This story is from November 24, 2015

Forest academy holds training for 33 officers

About 33 officers including six women from six states have joined the 18 month training programme at the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy in Coimbatore on Monday. 12 male officers and one female officer from Andaman and Nicobar islands, 10 male officers and three female officers from kerala, four male officer from Madhya Pradesh, four male officer and one female officer from Tamil Nadu, two female officers and one male officer from Uttarakhand and one male officer from Karnataka were part of the training.
Forest academy holds training for 33 officers

COIMBATORE: About 33 officers including six women from six states have joined the 18 month training programme at the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy in Coimbatore on Monday. 12 male officers and one female officer from Andaman and Nicobar islands, 10 male officers and three female officers from kerala, four male officer from Madhya Pradesh, four male officer and one female officer from Tamil Nadu, two female officers and one male officer from Uttarakhand and one male officer from Karnataka were part of the training.

All of them said while they faced some language troubles while making some purchases, they were excited and were looking forward to the training. Savithri Giri from Uttarakhand said she was away from her family for 18 months. “The main thing I would miss is the food as we are not used to eating much rice,” she said. Their classes began on Monday and they would be trained in various aspects of the forests including laws, technology usage, fitness training and other aspects such as conservation, poaching and so on.
M S M Anandan, minister of state for forests, said that this was a proud moment for Tamil Nadu as the last time such training took place was in 1988. “The academy is known for its heritage, discipline and training. Equipped with all facilities, we wish the batch a successful training,” he said. He also held a review meeting with forest officers and conservator of forests.
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