State Forest department forms committee to hear local grievances
Q. State forest department has formed a committee headed by whom to hear grievances of 22 villages affected following inclusion of three ranges of Terai east of Uttarakhand as buffer zone of Philibit Tiger reserve of UP?- Published on 01 Aug 16a. Dhananjai Mohan
b. Dhananjai Singh
c. Dhananjai Seth
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Dhananjai Mohan
State forest department has formed a committee headed by Chief Conservator of forests Dhananjai Mohan to hear grievances of villagers following inclusion of three ranges of Terai East of Uttarakhand as buffer zone of Phillibit Tiger Reserve of UP.
- This marks the first time when the reserve forest of the state is going to become the buffer zone of a tiger reserve of some other state.
- NTCA or National Tiger Conservation Authority has given approval for inclusion of three ranges as buffer zones of reserve.