DFOs to assist J&K Deputy Commissioners in fight against COVID-19

Forest Department has deputed Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) to the offices of Deputy Commissioners across J&K to assist them in containing COVID-19.

The services of the DFOs (Territorial) and DFOs (SocialForestry) have been placed at the disposal of respective Deputy Commissionersfor management of the infection, in addition to their duties, said an officialof Forest Department.

   

These teams will workunder the overall supervision of Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF)Jammu and Kashmir, Mohit Gera to help civil administration and healthdepartment to control spread of coronavirus.

“The DFOs will coordinate and cooperate with respectiveDeputy Commissioners in the tasks assigned for management of COVID-19 whileensuring that the activities like management of zoo, nurseries, wild life, firefighting, watering plantation, patrolling and related activities are carriedout smoothly,” said the official.

He said the DFOs underthe supervision of PCCF Jammu and Kashmir will constitute teams of officers andstaff members in each district to work in coordination with Directorate of Ecology,Environment, and Remote Sensing for tasks pertaining to geo-spatial andtemporal mapping of coronavirus cases.

“They will help insurveillance, making of buffer zones and containment zones using geo-mappingwith the help of data which will be provided by the respective DeputyCommissioners to them. They will work with support from Director Environment,”said the official.

The official saidFinancial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo will chair ameeting on Tuesday to review how they will work and conduct supervision andpresentation will also be made by the officials.

Under the supervision ofDFOs, three to four official team will be formed and they will collect datafrom the DC offices for geo-mapping so that buffer zones and containment zonescan be made.

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