Dehradun, Aug. 21 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 19 Aug: Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh, addressing probationers of the Indian Forest Service at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy here today, called upon the young officers to treat forest and natural resource conservation as a vital duty of national service. He said that just as soldiers guard the country's geographical boundaries, forest officers are guardians of its natural wealth. He also welcomed Vice President CP Radhakrisnhan to the event

The Governor also stressed that climate change, water scarcity, biodiversity loss and natural disasters are pressing challenges of the present era, making the role of the Forest Service more crucial than ever. He reminded the probat...