Bennichan reinstated as Chief Wildlife Warden
The Hindu
After keeping him under suspension for close to a month, the State government reinstated Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden Bennichan Thomas on Thursday.Mr.
After keeping him under suspension for close to a month, the State government reinstated Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden Bennichan Thomas on Thursday.
Mr. Thomas was suspended from service for permitting the Executive Engineer of the Tamil Nadu Water Resources department to cut down 15 trees in the area adjacent to the baby dam near the Mullaperiyar dam without following the applicable rules and consultative procedures, according to the government order that reinstated the official.
The suspension was withdrawn on the recommendation of the Suspension Review Committee that the order issued by Mr. Thomas permitting Tamil Nadu to cut down the trees was cancelled by the State government and that no trees were felled in the area as per his earlier order.
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