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Jharkhand: 18 IAS trainees get joyful glimpse of Palamu Tiger Reserve

THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK   Advertisement Daltonganj, Jan 23: A contingent of 18 IAS trainees of the Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of…

Jharkhand: 18 IAS trainees get joyful glimpse of Palamu Tiger Reserve

Jharkhand: 18 IAS trainees get joyful glimpse of Palamu Tiger Reserve

THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK

 

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Daltonganj, Jan 23: A contingent of 18 IAS trainees of the Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAS), Mussoorie arrived at the Betla National Park on a two-day tour under the aegis of the Bharat Darshan.

Here in Jharkhand, these young IAS trainees had forest attachments like the Army in Arunachal Pradesh and the Navy in Lakshadweep.

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The Director LBSNAS had written to the field director of Palamu Tiger Reserve Kumar Ashutosh about their tour in the PTR.

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Kumar Ashutosh said, “It’s good that they have come. Here they will see the jungles and habitat. I believe it will be a joyful experience with them.”

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“Palamu Tiger Reserve has tremendous flora and fauna. Here, highway and railway lines pass through the state. It’s no less a challenging thing for us and our wildlife.” added Ashutosh.

The nodal officer of this programme here, PK Jena, who is an IFS officer and deputy director of the north division of PTR said, “The 18-member contingent of the IAS trainees has eight females and 10 males. All are too much buoyed to see the jungles here.”

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“They saw the Palamu Quilas. They saw the Kawaldah Jheel. Their joys knew no bounds” added Jena.

Jena said, “I spoke to them about the BOMA technique and why it should be launched here.”

They saw bison and were too fascinated by this wildlife. They talked about the wolves.

No visitor to the Betla National Park can afford not to see the captive elephants here.

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Betla National Park has four captive elephants the oldest Juhi to the youngest Rakhi. There are Murugesh and Sita.

IAS trainees cuddling elephants

Jena said, “These IAS trainees will be going to administration soon. They need to know about the socio-economic condition and growth. PTR is a handy example of it. Here it is quite a sincere task for finding the socio-economic condition.”

Palamu Tiger Reserve has in and around 190 villages, and biotic pressure is tremendous here. Poor come to the tiger reserve not to see wildlife but to collect herbs, seeds, flowers, fruits dry wood for fuel.

 

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