Following the suspension of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) PL Agarwal (IFS:1994:TR), amid the controversy surrounding the naming of a pair of lions as Akbar and Sita, which were sent to West Bengal, the Tripura government has redistributed his responsibilities among two senior IFS officers.
RK Samal (IFS:1993:TR), currently the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APR) with additional roles as CEO of CAMPA and MD of TRPC Ltd., will now also assume the responsibilities of Chief Wildlife Warden, Member Secretary of Tripura Biodiversity Board, and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (FCA).
Deepa D Nair (IFS:2001:TR), Chief Conservator of Forests (Planning & Development) and CEO of Element Project, will now take on the duties of Managing Director of Tripura Nature Trail Resorts (TNTR) Ltd., CEO & PD of Tripura JICA (SCATFORM) Project, and Chief Conservator of Forests (Research & Training).
