Husband-wife forest chiefs in Kerala under scrutiny: Probe sought into record-room demolition

Palakkad (Kerala), Oct 28 (UNI) ANEC Trust has sought an independent, time-bound inquiry into a potential conflict of interest involving a husband-wife duo heading two key forest circles in Kerala, following allegations that completed record rooms in a NABARD-funded office building in Palakkad were proposed to be demolished or modified to accommodate another office. In a representation submitted to Dr L. Chandrasekhar, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in charge of Forest Management, Finance, Budget and Allocation at the Forest Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the Trust called for a thorough examination of the decision-making process involving the Chief Conservators of Forests…