Coimbatore, Dec 4
Following the opposition from nature enthusiasts and wildlife conservation NGOs, the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association also showed their displeasure today in shifting the office of the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF)- 'Project Tiger' from Coimbatore to Chennai.
Dressed in striped vibrant yellow and black to resemble an exact replica of a tiger, the farmers' petitioned the Collector to revoke the order to shift the APCCF from Coimbatore.
The farmers contended that moving the office from Coimbatore is not prudent. As all three tiger reserves - Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), Mudhumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) are located close to Coimbatore, it enables the officials from the field to apprise the higher officials on their needs and also enable the higher officials to direct their subordinates without any difficulty, the farmers said.
They also added that moving the office would lead to operational delay and lack of co-ordination and monitoring. The field directors working in the reserves would find it very difficult to get in touch with the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) if he were to be seated in Chennai.
The 'Puli attam' by the farmers' garnered the attention of the people in the district collectorate.
Following the opposition from nature enthusiasts and wildlife conservation NGOs, the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association also showed their displeasure today in shifting the office of the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF)- 'Project Tiger' from Coimbatore to Chennai.
Dressed in striped vibrant yellow and black to resemble an exact replica of a tiger, the farmers' petitioned the Collector to revoke the order to shift the APCCF from Coimbatore.
The farmers contended that moving the office from Coimbatore is not prudent. As all three tiger reserves - Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), Mudhumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) are located close to Coimbatore, it enables the officials from the field to apprise the higher officials on their needs and also enable the higher officials to direct their subordinates without any difficulty, the farmers said.
They also added that moving the office would lead to operational delay and lack of co-ordination and monitoring. The field directors working in the reserves would find it very difficult to get in touch with the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) if he were to be seated in Chennai.
The 'Puli attam' by the farmers' garnered the attention of the people in the district collectorate.