Suresh Pant appointed as Odisha’s new principal chief conservator

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Saturday appointed 1990-batch IFS officer Suresh Pant as the new principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) and head of forest force (HoFF) in Odisha.

The senior IFS officer was serving as the managing director (MD) of Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC) Ltd since 2021. Pant has also served as the regional chief conservator of forests (RCCF), Bhawanipatna Circle and Berhampur Circle, earlier.