Addressing the 2015 batch of probationers of Indian Forest Service, he said, "The quality of training faculty imparting training at various institutes should be the best."
"The minister strongly emphasised on the coexistence between forests, tribals and species of flora and fauna," an official release said.
"Conservation of trees and species of birds and animals and their co-existence is inherent in our civilisation," it said quoting the minister.
Dave asked the trainee officers to strive to become good forest officers and immerse themselves in work.
The 2015 batch of probationers comprise 61 officers, including four women and two foreign trainees from Bhutan.
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