The Assam forest department has released additional principal chief conservator of forests-cum-CHD (forest) in BTC, Anindya Swargowari and directed to join his new place of joining after he disobeyed the state governmentโ€™s notification on transfer.

According to an order, issued on Friday, Anindya Swargowari has been serving as additional PCCF-cum-CHD (forest), Kokrajhar in BTC for the last 5 years.

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A proposal was received from Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) principal secretary for transfer of IFS officer Anindya Swargowari regarding his transfer, vide No.BTC/Forest.37/2014/26, dated January 8, 2021.

Anindya Swargowari, an IFS officer of 1988 batch, was transferred and posted as additional PCCF (A&V), office of the PCCF & HoFF, Assam in place of IFS officer Sandeep Kumar vide a government notification No FRE. 23/2014-H, dated April 19, 2021,  as proposed by the BTC authority, the order said.

The order said: โ€œAninidya Swargowari, IFS (AM:1988), additional principal chief conservator of forests cum-CHD (Forest), BTC, Kokrajhar has not obeyed the Govt. notification and joined in his new place of posting till date.โ€

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โ€œAnurag Singh, IFS was also transferred and posted as CCF-cum-CHD (Forest), BTC, Kokrajhar vide Govt. Notification No.FRE.23/2014/213-.1 dated April 19, 2021 and could not join till date in his new place of posting due to non-compliance of Government order by Anindya Swargowari,โ€ the order said.

In view of above facts and circumstances, Anindya Swargowari โ€œstands released from present place of posting with immediate effect and directed to join in his new place of postingโ€, the order issued by commissioner & secretary (forest department) to the Assam government.