Examiner Bureau | Srinagar:
S Senthil Kumar, a 1998-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the joint AGMUT cadre belonging to the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir cadre, has been appointed Director General of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), headquartered in Dehradun.
Kumar’s appointment places him at the helm of the organisation responsible for assessing, monitoring and documenting forest resources across the country. The FSI plays a key role in preparing forest-related assessments and providing data to support forest conservation, management and policy planning.