J&K Govt orders transfers, postings in Forest Deptt

Srinagar, Mar 10: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered a series of transfers and postings in the Forest, Ecology and Environment Department with immediate effect.

According to Government Order No. 57-JK(FST) of 2026 dated March 10, several IFS and forest officers have been assigned new postings and additional charges in the interest of administration.

As per the order, Chaturbhuj Behara, IFS (AGMUT:1996), Director of the J&K Forest Research Institute, has been given additional charge of PCCF (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, J&K. He replaces Sarvesh Rai, IFS (AGMUT:1991), PCCF and Head of Forest Force (HoFF), J&K, who has been relieved of the additional charge.

Dr. V. S. Senthil Kumar, IFS (AGMUT:2005), Chief Conservator of Forests, Jammu, will hold additional charge of Regional Wildlife Warden, Jammu until further orders.

Meanwhile, Vanjulavalli Sridhar, IFS (AGMUT:2012), has been posted as Conservator of Forests, Research Circle.

Shaveta Jandial, IFS (AGMUT:2013), Regional Director, Pollution Control Committee, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Regional Director, Social Forestry Department, Jammu.

Similarly, Jyotsana, IFS (AGMUT:2013), Regional Wildlife Warden, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Chief General Manager (Eco-Tourism and Diversification) in the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Development Corporation Limited (JKFDCL).

Among other transfers, Suresh Manda, IFS (AGMUT:2016), has been posted as Regional Director, Pollution Control Committee, Jammu.

In addition, several officers at the Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) levels, including Zubair Ahmad Shah, Hitashi Sharma, Vijay Kumar Verma, Safeer Hussain and Abhijeet Joshi, have also been assigned new roles and additional responsibilities as part of the administrative reshuffle.