Odisha: IFS Nitish Kumar gets NatWest Earth Heroes Award
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 20, 2021 IST
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Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: IFS officer and Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Kalahandi North Division, Nitish Kumar has been awarded NatWest Earth Heroes Award for (Green Warrior- category) for his conservation work. He will be awarded for invaluable contributions towards afforestation, infrastructure development, enforcement (protection), and converting technology into conservation outcomes in the Kalahandi North Division. From2018 to 2020, he has worked extensively on soil and moisture conservation to improve wildlife habitat of the Kalahandi North Division. He was instrumental in formulating Fire Control Rapid Response team in the area as forest fires are a major cause of wildlife habitat degradation in the Kalahandi North Division. He was also the first to introduce drone technology in the Odisha Forest Department, used for plant health mapping in the elephant habitat areas and water body construction basis the elephant movement data analysis and elephant density mapping. “I am humbled, and I thank the NatWest Group and jury members for selecting me for the ‘Green Warrior’ Earth Hero Award. I would also like to extend my gratitude to the Government of Odisha for giving me this opportunity and supporting me. Forest and wildlife management is a challenging task, which has only encouraged me to explore different types of technological interventions. I believe that technology can help build efficiency and is beneficial for forestry and wildlife management,” said the IFS.
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