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