Bhubaneswar, Feb 2: Sanath Kumar N, a 2012-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, has been appointed Director of Nandankanan Biological Park by the Odisha government.

According to a notification issued by the Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Sanath Kumar N has been elevated from his post as Deputy Director of Nandankanan and posted as Director of the biological park.

Meanwhile, Manoj V Nair, a 2001-batch IFS officer who was serving as Director of Nandankanan Biological Park along with additional charge as Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), has been appointed as Member Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). He will also continue to hold additional charge as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife).

In another administrative order, IFS officer G Rajesh (2001 batch), currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) with additional charge as Chief Conservator of Forests (Project Planning & Afforestation), has been allowed to continue holding additional charge as Project Director of the Odisha Forestry Sector Development Society (OFSDS), Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar.