The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)-cum-Chief Wildlife Warden (CWC) has informed the Madras High Court of a Government Order issued on Wednesday for the creation of four zonal offices of the Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Ramanathapuram.
In a status report filed before Justices N. Sathish Kumar and D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, the PCCF-cum-CWC Srinivas Ramachandra Reddy said, each zonal office would have one assistant conservator of forests, two forest range officers, two foresters and one driver to control forest related crimes and wildlife offences.
After submitting the report, Additional Advocate General J. Ravindran told the court that in addition to the four zonal offices, there was also a proposal to appoint a Chief Conservator of Forests to head the bureau from Chennai. The head of the bureau would be provided with support staff too to guide and monitor the activities of zonal offices.
