The Department of Forest and Climate Change has divided the responsibilities of the IFS officers after their retirement. The responsibilities of senior IFS Ashish Kumar Bhatt and Janak Ram Nayak, who retired on June 30, have been given to new officers.

According to the issued order, the additional responsibility of the director of the State Forest Research and Training Institute under the Forest Department has been handed over to PCCF V. Srinivasa Rao. Similarly, the responsibility of CCF Raipur has been given to Dilraj Prabhakar. Apart from this, the responsibility of the Project Director of Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, K. given to the matches.