Forest Martyr’s Day celebrated in Rajiv Smriti Forest,
Raipur, 11 September 2023
Forest Martyrs’ Day is celebrated on 11th September in memory of the martyred forest officers and employees who sacrificed their lives while protecting the forests, wildlife and environment. In this context, today a tribute meeting was organized by the Forest and Climate Change Department at Rajiv Smriti Van (Energy Park), Raipur.
On this occasion, Forest and Climate Change Minister Mr. Mohammad Akbar, Principal Secretary Forest Department Mr. Manoj Pinguva and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief of Forest Force Mr. V. Senior officials of the Forest Department including Srinivas Rao paid tribute to the martyred forest personnel by laying a wreath at the Forest Martyr Memorial. Also, while saluting the forest martyrs, two minutes silence was paid and tribute was paid.
It is noteworthy that the name inscribed in the Forest Martyr Memorial located at Rajiv Smriti Van, Raipur, is that of Late Deputy Forest Inspector. Of. D. Sahil, Forester Late. Motilal Kushwaha, Forester Late. Madhusudan Patil, Forest ranger late. Virendra Kumar Tiwari, Forest Guard Late. Jagdish Chandra Markam, Project Officer Late. Ashok Kumar Acharya, Forester Late. Mark Tandi, Forest Guard Late. Shiv Kumar Kaushik, Forester Late. Mehtar Singh Dansena, Late. Budhram Bhagat, Forester Late. Wh. P. Shastri, Forester Late. Anganpalli Pandu, Late. Virendra Kumar Sinha, Forest Guard Late. Ramji Ram Jaiswal, Forest Guard Late. K.P. Gautam, forest guard late. Shambhunath Singh, Forest Guard Late. Ramji Verma, Forester Late. Maneshwar Yadav, Forest Guard Late. Chunni Lal Sahu, Forest Guard Late. Suresh Kumar Rao, Forest Guard Late. Sukhdev Ram Netam, Forest Guard Late. Jagdish Ram Kumeti, Forest Guard Late. Patriot Das Mangre, Forest Guard Late. Vijay Kumar Sahu, Forest Guard Late. Rameshwar Pandey, Forester Late. Ganpati, Forest Guard Late. Baliram Tandon, Forest Guard Late. Madan Singh Parihar, Forest ranger late. Ashrafi Lal Srivastava, forest ranger late. Daulat Ram Daler, forest ranger late. Rathram Patel is included.
On this occasion, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Shri Sanjay Ojha, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Shri M.T. Nandi, Mr. Shetty Panawar, Mr. Arun Pandey, Mr. Sunil Mishra, Chief Executive Officer Mr. O.P. Yadav and Mrs. Sangeeta Gupta, Mrs. Shalini Raina, Mr. Amarnath Prasad, S.P. A large number of Forest Department officers and employees including Paikra and Shri Raju Agasimani, Shri Ram Avtar Dubey, Shri Alok Tiwari were present.
