Recovery Of Elephant Skeleton In Narasinghpur: Action Taken Against Erring Forest Officials, Claims PCCF

Odisha PCCF, Sashi Paul said on Tuesday that the STF, which exhumed the skeletal remains of a dead elephant in Balikiari reserve forest on last Tuesday, submitted the report to the DFO, prompting action against the Forest officials who are under a cloud.

Odisha PCCF Sashi Paul

The Athgarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) has reportedly initiated action against a Forester and a Forest Guard after the Special Task Force (STF) submitted its report to the DFO on the death of an elephant in the Balikiari reserve forest under Narasinghpur (West) Forest Range in Cuttack.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Sashi Paul said on Tuesday that the STF, which exhumed the skeletal remains of a dead elephant in Balikiari reserve forest on last Tuesday, submitted the report to the DFO, prompting action against the Forest officials who are under a cloud.