VIJAYAWADA: Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday lauded the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers for their service. It may be noted that AP was at top in increasing forest cover according to India State of Forest Report-2021 (ISFR).
The ministry of environment, forest, and climate change released the biennial ISFR on January 13. From the state-wise increase or loss of forest covers, mangrove ecosystem, carbon stock, climate change hotspots, to forest fire monitoring, the ISFR-2021 examined the state of forests across the nation.
Jagan also congratulated the state forest department officers of batch 1992, 1997, 2004, 2008, and 2013 on the occasion of their promotion.
AP forest department officers led by principal chief conservator of forest N Pratheep Kumar, IFS, and other officers met the chief minister at his camp office. Pratheep Kumar briefed the CM on the efforts of his staff in making AP No.1 in ISFR. Pratheep Kumar also updated the CM on the progress of All-India Tiger Estimation 2021-22 in the state.
