The Government has ordered transfer and postings of 23 Forest officers in the Department of Forest, Environment and Ecology. Jyotsna, Divisional Forest Officer, Photo Interpretation Division, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Reasi vice Anil Kumar Atri. Harpreet Kour l/C Special Secretary (Technical) shall hold the additional charge of DFO, Photo Interpretation Division till further orders. Abhijeet Joshi, I/C DCF, Divisional Forest Officer, Social Forestry, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Joint Director, Soil & Water Conservation, Jammu against available vacancy. Priyanka Sareen, DCF (M&E), Social Forestry was transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer Agrostology vice Hitashi Sharma. Hitashi Sharma, I/C DCF, Divisional Forest Officer Agrostology has been transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Social Forestry, Jammu vice Abhijeet Joshi. Vijay Kumar, DCF, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plan Mahore was transferred and posted as Wildlife Warden, Kathua vice Rajan Singh. He shall also hold the charge of DFO Working Plan, Mahore till its completion. Abhinav Ramyotra, I/C DCF, Divisional Forest Officer, Samba has been transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Social Forestry, Udhampur against available vacancy. Shaveta Deonia, DCF, Divisional Forest Officer, Seed Division, SFRI, Jammu has been transferred and posted as DCF, (M&E) Social Forestry, J&K vice Priyanka Sareen. Mehnaz Anjum Malik, ACF, West Circle was transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Seed Division, SFRI vice Shaveta Deonia. Rajan Singh, ACF, Wildlife Warden, Kathua has been transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Ramban vice Anwar Aftab Shah. Shahzad Choudhary, ACF, Wildlife Warden, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Dy Director, Forest Protection Force, Batote vice Vijay Kumar Kohli. Anil Kumar Atri, ACF, Divisional Forest Officer, Reasi was transferred and posted as Wildlife Warden, Jammu vice Shahzad Choudhary. Mohinder Singh, ACF, Dy Director, Forest Protection Force Doda has been transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Mahore vice Farooq lqbal. The charge of Dy Director, Forest Protection Force, Doda shall be looked after by Chander Shekhar, Divisional Forest Officer, Bhaderwah in addition to his own duties. Som Dutt Khajuria, ACF, Assistant Soil Conservation Officer, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer Samba vice Abhinav Ramyotra. Farooq lqbal, ACF, Divisional Forest Officer, Mahore has been attached in the office of Chief Conservator of Forests, Jammu till further orders. Jagdish Lal, ACF, Dy Director, Forest Protection Force, Reasi has been transferred and posted as Dy Director, Forest Protection Force, Udhampur relieving Dy Director, Forest Protection Force, Jammu of the additional charge of the post. Sawroop Chander on Medical leave, has been attached in the office of CCF, Jammu. His salary shall be drawn from the overall cadre strength of the ACF. Uzma Hamal, I/C ASCO with Joint Director Soil and Water Conservation, Central Office was transferred and posted as Assistant Soil Conservation Officer, Jammu vice Som Dut Khajuria. Junaif Nazir, I/C ASCO with Joint Director, Soil and Water Conservation, Central Office has been transferred and posted as Assistant Soil Conservation Officer, Budgam against available vacancy. Farhat Sidiq, I/C Assistant Soil Conservation Officer, Baramulla has been transferred and posted as Assistant Soil Conservation Officer, Kupwara vice Javaid Ahmed Malik, who will report in the office of CCF, Kashmir for further posting. Vijay Kumar Kohli, Range Officer Grade-I, Dy. Director Forest Protection Force, Batote has been transferred and posted as Technical Officer with Conservator of Forests, Chenab Circle. Anwar Aftab Shah, Range Officer Grade-I, Divisional Forest Officer, Ramban was transferred and posted as Dy. Director, Forest Protection Force, Reasi vice Jagdish Lal. Shafqat Ahmad Sofi, Range Officer Grade-I attached in the office of PCCF (HoFF), J&K has been transferred and posted as Project Officer, Soil Conservation and Flood Control Division, Pohru, relieving Divisional Forest Officer, JV Baramulla of the additional charge of the post. Arshad Ali Qadri, Range Officer Grade-I, attached in the office of PCCF, Jammu was transferred and posted as Assistant Soil Conservation Officer, Baramulla vice Farhat Sidiq. Zubair Ahmad Shah, I/C DCF, Conservator of Forest, Srinagar Circle shall hold the charge of Joint Director, FPF Kashmir in addition to his own duties, relieving Waseem Farooq Mir of the additional charge of the post. One post of ACF and equivalent is transferred in the Administrative Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment for withdrawal of the salary. Waseem Farooq is now posted in the office of Chief Secretary, J&K to deal with NGT matters.
