Dept of Environment bids farewell to Principal Chief Conservator

Rajat Subhra Pal, retiring IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Forest Force.

Kohima, November 3 (MExN): The Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change held a farewell function on October 31 on the retirement of Rajat Subhra Pal, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Forest Force.

Rajat Subhra Pal, an Indian Forest Service officer of the 1986 batch served the state with distinction for 33 years and 2 months.

The officer was lauded for the meritorious service rendered to the department and the state by all the speakers in the function. The retiring officer in his farewell speech recalled the time when he first joined the state in 1989.

He stated that he takes back with him cherished memories of the state and that one of the strengths that he has observed in Nagaland is how people resolve conflicts. Pal added that the informal setting in the government system of the state also leads to better communication between seniors and subordinate officers thereby leading to better coordination.

Principal and Head of Forest Force designate, Lhoubeilatuo Kire, IFS also spoke on the occasion and recalled the probationary period spent with Rajat Subhra Pal. He stated that in the short period, Pal was the head of Forest Force, he had helped streamline the administrative system in the department thereby smoothening his transition as the next Head of Forest Force. He congratulated the retiring officer on the completion of a long and successful career.