Mandi forest guard Toyad Kant Saini to get state award
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Mandi, July 18
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A forest guard, Toyad Kant Saini, working in the office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Nachan, in Mandi district, has been selected for the state-level award 2019-20.
Saini, along with 19 officials and three organisations, has been selected for the award for his service in protecting the forest wealth of the state. This award is given every year to the staff working for raising and saving forests.
The award will presented by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on July 20 during the function being organised to celebrate the 72nd state-level Van Mahotsav at Nirmand in Kullu district.
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A source said Saini had been selected for the award for his daring acts of catching timber smugglers on several occasions, as well as raising and protecting plants in the Nachan Forest Division.
Hailing from Khandla village of Balh in Mandi district, he is the son of late Nanak Chand Saini, a teacher and a social worker. Residents of Khandla and Kummi village congratulated him.
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