Shailesh G Tembhurnikar, an officer of 1987 batch of Indian Forest Service (IFS), has been appointed as new Head of Forest Force (HoFF) of State Forest Department on Thursday. Before this appointment, Tembhurnikar was holding the post of Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) and Chief Executive Officer (Maha-CAMPA). Dr YLP Rao, the outgoing PCCF (HoFF) got superannuated recently. Whereas, the new PCCF (HoFF) Tembhurnikar assumed the charge on Thursday. In his career as a forester, Tembhurnikar served as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (APCCF) at Maha- CAMPA, and APCCF (Conservation). He also held the post of Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF).

 

He was the Regional Director of Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) and Assistant Director in Social Forestry Department. He has also served as Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) in East Melghat as well as in Buldhana also. Shailesh Tembhurnikar bagged many awards and medals at state, national and international levels for his contribution in the field of forest development and wildlife conservation. He also participated at different international level wildlife training programmes during his career.