Telangana DGP C.V. Anand urges officials to join hands in saving forest lands
Telangana DGP C.V. Anand paid tribute to forest personnel on Martyrs' Day, emphasizing the dangers faced by staff protecting natural resources. He called for better coordination between police and forest departments to prevent land encroachment and illegal smuggling.
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The statement highlights the intersection of law enforcement and environmental conservation in protecting state forest assets.
Twenty-three forest personnel have lost their lives while protecting forests and wildlife in Telangana, DGP C.V. Anand said on Friday, paying tribute to them on Forest Department Martyrs’ Day at the Nehru Zoological Park.
DGP Anand said the sacrifices of forest personnel who faced threats while protecting natural resources and wildlife could not be forgotten. He also expressed condolences to the family of Forest Beat Officer Banothu Naveen, who died on August 11 after being caught in a wildlife snare at Palvancha.
Mr. Anand said Forest Martyrs’ Day, observed on September 11, commemorated the sacrifice of 363 Bishnoi community members who died protecting trees at Khejarli in Rajasthan in 1730. He said the occasion was comparable in significance to Police Commemoration Day.
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