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Green Inspirational Experiences in Forest Services

Author Name: D. Raveendranathan | Format: Paperback | Genre : Biographies & Autobiographies | Other Details

Mr D Raveendranathan, IFS (Retd), was recruited as Forest Range Officer in the year 1970 by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. Initially he served as Forest Range Officer in Government Rubber Plantations, Keeriparai; Plantation Ranges in Gandamanur and Kodaikanal. He was in charge of Srivilliputtur, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli and Shencottai territorial Ranges. He was posted in the Social Forestry Ranges of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi Districts. He was promoted as Assistant Conservator of Forests and deputed as Divisional Manger in the Arasu Rubber corporation in the year 1991, then as Wildlife warden in the Grizzled giant squirrel sanctuary Srivilliputtur. Further he was posted as Deputy Director in the Kalakkadu Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, then posted as Regional Manager in the Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation, Villupuram. He was promoted as Deputy Conservator of Forests in 1999 and posted as Divisional Forest Officer in Vellore. He was conferred IFS and posted as District Forest Officer, Tirunelveli, Divisional Forest Officer Ramanathapuram and finally at Tirunelveli Social Forestry Division. He retired from service on 28 February-2007 in the IFS- Junior Administrative Grade – Deputy Conservator of Forests.

Jump into the real-life, thrilling experiences of a forest officer that include the apprehension of the people involved in forest-related crimes, eviction of encroachments from the unruly mob, near-death encounters with forest animals, management of labor during strikes and agitations in rubber plantations among others. Green Inspirational Experiences in Forest Services highlights the training imparted to forest officers along with other educational content regarding trees in the forest and their uses.

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D. Raveendranathan

Mr D Raveendranathan, IFS (Retd), was recruited as a Forest Range Officer in 1970 and was promoted as Assistant Conservator of Forests and deputed as Divisional Manger in 1991. Since then, he’s held various posts like Wildlife Warden, Deputy Conservator of Forests and was finally conferred IFS and posted as District Forest Officer. He retired from service and took to publishing two books—Green Inspirational Experiences in Forest Services and  Western Ghats And The Bounteous Services Showered On The Planet. His passion and 36-year-long service with the Forest Department prompted him to express his concerns on the effect of global warming on India. 

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