HP: Ajay Srivastava is Head of Forest Force, Rajiv Kumar is PCCF (wildlife)

The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday (13.01.2022) appointed Ajay Srivastava (IFS:1988:HP) as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force). Srivastava had been officiating as the head of the Forest Force after the retirement of Dr Savita last year.

Prior to this assignment, he was posted as PCCF (wildlife)-cum-chief wildlife warden of the state.

The state government also appointed Rajiv Kumar (IFS:1988:HP), MD of the HP State Forest Development Corporation, as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden in place of Srivastava.