About Me

Education:

  • B.Sc (Engg) in Mechanical Engineering (with honours), 1983 (NIT, Kurukshetra; formerly Regional Engg College, Kurukshetra, India)

  • M.Tech (Environmental Management of Rivers and Lakes) from IIT Roorkee, India in First division with distinction

  • M.Sc in Forestry, 1988 (Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun, India)

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management, 1998 (Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India)

  • Doctorate (Forest Management), 2006 (Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun, India)

Career Details

Education

  • Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering department at National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Sector-26, Chandigarh, India during 1985-86

  • Worked as Professor in the Technical Forestry area at IIFM, Bhopal-462003, India during 2016-2021

Forest Management & Administration

  • Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) in Arunachal Pradesh, India during 1988-1991

  • Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) in Chandigarh during 1991-1995

    • Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and Conservator of Forests (CF) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India in different spells during 1995-2005

  • Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) in the Department of Environment and Forests, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh and looked after Working Plans, Forest Conservation Act related cases and CAMPA issues.

  • Promoted as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) in July 2018.

  • Presently working as PCCF (P&D) in A & N administration at Port Blair-744102

Forestry Research

  • DCF and CF in Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur-342005, Rajasthan, India in different spells during 1998-2010. Served as Head of Silviculture division, Conservator of Forests (Administration) and Group Coordinator (Research) in the institute. Worked as Director, State Forest Research Institute, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India during 2010-2011 and 2015-16