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New Delhi : Union Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) Minister Prakash Javadekar addressed the 5thConvocation of Forest Research Institute (FRI), Deemed to be University, at Dehradun on September 7, 2019.
The Minister said that it is everyone’s duty to conserve the environment and the students of forestry can lend a big hand in this endeavour. Javadekar also gave a clarion call to make the conservation of forests a people’s movement. He also added that while forest officials were responsible for protection of the wildlife, it would not be possible without the help of the people living in the forests. On the issue of man-elephant conflict, the Minister said that we should ensure that the forests contain enough resources for the wildlife so that it is not induced to venture into the human settlements.
TheMinister conferred 62 Ph.D.degrees in various disciplines of Forestry and 253 Masters degree in Forestry,Wood Science &Technology, Environment Management and Cellulose and Paper technology.
Siddhanta Das, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary to Govt. of India, MoEF&CC; Dr S C Gairola, Chancellor, FRI, and Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun, and A S Rawat, Vice-chancellor, FRI, were also present at the function, according to a PIB release.
Earlier during the day, the Minster inaugurated the new buildings of Guest House and Women’s Hostel at the Wildlife Institute of India at Dehradun. The Minister also addressed the Annual General Meeting of the Institute.