RT-26: Forest Department – Wildlife – Appointment of Honorary Wildlife Wardens under Section 4(I)(bb) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 – Orders – Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT Forest Department – Wildlife – Appointment of Honorary Wildlife Wardens under Section 4(I)(bb) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 – Orders – Issued. ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (For.II) DEPARTMENT G.O.Rt.No. 26 Dated: 20-01-2012 ORDER: The Government are empowered to appoint the Honorary Wildlife Wardens in each District for the purpose of involving the community leaders and Wildlife enthusiasts, who have the interest as well as the capacity to render necessary assistance to the Chief Wildlife Warden, Andhra Pradesh for Wildlife Conservation in the State u/s 4(I)(bb) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended in 2002. Such assistance can be very useful in controlling poaching, clandestine trade in wild animals, their derivatives or their articles; and also for carrying the message on Wildlife and related matters to the people living in and around the Sanctuaries and National Parks. 2. As per Section 4(3) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, the Honorary Wildlife Wardens appointed under the Section shall be subordinate to the Chief Wildlife Warden. The main duty and responsibility of an Honorary Wildlife Warden is to assist whole-heartedly the State Organization, responsible for Wildlife Conservation work such as: 1. Control of poaching and clandestine trade in Wild Animals and Articles/ their derivatives. 2. Detection and prosecution of offences under Wildlife (Protection) Act and Rules. 3. Preventing damage to the habitat of Wildlife; and 4. Measures for dealing with the problem of damage by Wild Animals to life and property including assessment and payment of compensation. 3. In view of the above, Government, under Section 4(I)(bb) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, hereby appoint the following members as Honorary Wildlife Wardens in respect of the following (12) Districts in Andhra Pradesh: Sl.No. Name of the District Name proposed 1 Srikakulam Smt.T. Bharati, Advocate, Pathapatnam, Srikakulam District. 2 Vizianagaram Sri Lanka Gopalam, s/o. Late Asini Naidu, Peda Merangi (Post), G.M.Valasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 3 Visakhapatnam Medida Murali Krishna, S/o. Late Satyanarayana, Flat No.F.2, Krishna Kutir, Opp.to Timpasy School “B” gate, Asilmetta, VISAKHAPATNAM-500003. 4 West Godavari Penumesta Kalyan Varma, S/o. Late Ramanjaneya Raju, Rayaram, Bhimavaram. WEST GODAVARI. 5 Rangareddy Kasireddy Nagendra Prasad, S/o. Rama Rao, H.No.4-3-7/2, Opp.to: RTO Office, VIKARABAD. R.R.Dist. 6 Nizamabad Turupu Ramesh Reddy,S/o. Devanna, Vannel (B)(V)Balkonda Mandal, Nizamabad District. 7 Adilabad M. Sanjeeva Reddy, S/o. M. Lakshma Reddy, Flat No.201, Vijaya Laxmi Aarcade, Spring Fields, Jeedimetla, Rangareddy Dist.8 Krishna Pusapati Veera Venkata Narasimha Raju, S/o. Suryanarayana Raju, Gopavaram (V), Kaikalur Mandal, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 9 Chittoor Suruluri Balakrishna, S/o. Surappachari, D.No.6-8-1112, NGO Colony, K.T.Road, TIRUPATI-517 507. 10 East Godavari Arimilli Laxmiprasad, S/o. Late Venkatarao, C/o.C.Appa Rao, Kotturu, Samalkota; EAST GODAVARI. 11 Prakasam Kovvuri China Saidulu, S/o. Venkateswarlu, D.No.28328428 to 86 Addanki, PRAKASAM DIST. 12 Hyderabad Pabbu Srinivasulu, S/o. Venkateswarlu, D.No.10-3-290/1, Flat No.401, G.K.Castle Apartment, Opp.: Vani High School, NMDC, Vijayanagar Colony, HYDERABAD 4. The term of the Members shall be for a period of two years from the date of issue of this order. 5. The expenditure on TA & DA bills etc., shall be debited to the head of account ‘2406-Forestry & Wildlife-01-Forestry-001-Direction & Administration-SH(03)-Dist. Offices’. 6. The Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests, A.P., Hyderabad is directed to take action and issue instructions to the Chief Wildlife Warden for conducting regular meetings and to involve the Honorary Wildlife Wardens more actively in Wildlife Conservation measures. 7. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their U.O. No.34227/155/A2/Expr.(M&F)/11, Dated.11-01-2012. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) M. SAMUEL Special Chief Secretary to Government To The Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests, A.P., Hyderabad. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (WL) & Chief Wildlife Warden, A.P., Hyderabad. All the Members thro’ Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests, A.P., Hyderabad. The Accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad. The Pay & Accounts Officer, A.P., Hyderabad. Copy to: The Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The P.S. to Hon’ble M (FES&T). The Curator, Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad. The Curator, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam. The Curator, Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park, Tirupathi. The Curator, Vanasthali Park, Hyderabad. The Curator, K.B.R. National Park, Hyderabad. Sf/Sc //Forwarded :: by order// SECTION OFFICER