Trainee IFS officers received practical training in DGPS survey and wildlife management.

Raipur : A special training program for trainee Indian Forest Service officers was organized yesterday at Baranwapara Wildlife Sanctuary. The trainee officers were provided detailed information on various aspects related to modern technologies, IT based forest management and wildlife conservation. Through this training, the future Forest Service officers got practical exposure to the techniques and management processes used at the regional level.
Forest and Climate Change Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap told the trainee officers of All India Forest Service that you all should develop your skills by using modern technologies and work continuously for the protection and conservation of the forest wealth of Chhattisgarh. He extended his best wishes to all the trainee officers.
During the training program, Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Regional Director Ms. Stovisha Samjdar gave detailed information about the functioning of DGPS, its usefulness and its importance in forest survey, demarcation and management. He said that DGPS based survey enables accurate data collection in forest areas which is extremely useful for long term conservation plans. In this sequence, Deputy Director, Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Varun Jain gave information about “Gaj Sanket” mobile application. He said that this app acts as an effective digital tool in elephant monitoring, movement tracking, human-elephant conflict management and instant information sharing. The trainee officers were also exposed to practical aspects related to field usage, data entry and management of the app.
At the conclusion of this training program, Divisional Forest Officer Balodabazar Dhammasheel Ganveer said that this type of technical and field based training is very important for the future Forest Service officers. He said that forest and wildlife conservation can be made more effective through modern technology, digital tools and scientific management methods and such training programs will prove helpful to the officers in taking better decisions at the ground level.
Superintendent Baranwapara Sanctuary Krishanu Chandrakar informed the trainee officers about the geographical, ecological and conservation related features of Baranwapara Sanctuary. Along with this, the officers were taken on a tour of the Wild Buffalo Conservation Centre, Blackbuck Relocation and Conservation Centre, Grassland Development Areas and other important sites operating in the sanctuary, which gave them an opportunity to understand the conservation work firsthand.