By Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A young forest range officer in Odisha lost his life defending the forest on December 11, 2023. He and other officials had gone to push a herd of elephants, which had started towards human settlements, inside the forest to prevent a confrontation between humans and animals. But a tusker trampled him to death. He is a real green hero, defending both the wild animals and their habitat. The government just pays a tribute to them by observing Forest Msrtyr’s Day on September 11 every year. Regretfully, there isn’t a government honour bestowed upon him for their bravery. Now, voices have been raised in Telangana demanding institution of a national award for our green heroes.

Forest officials in Telangana have demanded that that Green Warriors’ contributions be acknowledged. As many as 24 state foresters have already died defending the forest during last 30 years.

To learn more about this, Indian Masterminds spoke with 1990 batch IFS officer Mohan Chandra Pargaien, PCCF and Chief Wildlife Warden, Telangana.

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