Deputy Conservator of Forests
North Sub Division-1 (East, Dasarahalli, Yalahanka and Mahadevapura zones) South Sub Division-2 (West, South, Bommanahalli and R.R.Nagara Zone)
The Range Forest Officers, the Deputy Range Forest Officer and the Forest Guards are coming under the administrative control of the Assistant Conservator of Forests and he is having responsibility of raising the nursery, raising plantations (including medicinal plants, decorative and other species), avenue plantations, planting in the vacant lands. Government and public places, lake bunds in the parks, supervision of all the works and check measurement of the works carried out. He has the responsibilities of preserving the trees and their development. He is responsible for the supervision of the work for removal of trees/branches of trees, thus overall supervision of the work of Tree Management. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest has appointed the Assistant Conservator of Forest as “Tree Officer” under the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act 1976, sec 8(3). He has to function under the powers vested in the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act 1976 in respect of removal of trees/branches. He also has responsibility of conversing and protecting trees within BBMP jurisdiction. The Assistant Conservator of Forests shall give permission for the trees which obstruct widening of roads, which causes hinderence and inconvenience to the public in pursuance of the Karnataka Trees Preservation Act 1976. He is also responsible for identification of such of the trees which can be transplanted and transplanting the same, rising of avenue plantations. The Assistant Conservator of Forests are responsible for 100% check measurement for the works carried out in his jurisdiction. He should function in such a way that for the success of all the plantations raised and other activities he should follow the instructions and guidance given by the higher authorities from time to time.
