Life deep in the forest is not easy. There are scarcities of modern facilities and people have to work hard for even basic amenities. Perhaps, that is why tribal community in India has been the most vulnerable community, as they are forest dwellers.
But our forest officials are also trying hard and working day and night to help them and make their lives easy. One such story shared by Praveen Kaswan, a 2016 batch IFS officer of WB cadre, is winning the heart of netizens and people are bowled over by the simple touch of humanity that goes a long way.
Mr Kaswan shared a Twitter thread that how forest officials in Gangutia area in Bardhaman district of WB helped some students from remote villages. These were students who had to appear for their board exams and they were ferried by forest officials in their jeeps to their centres cutting through all their tensions and arriving on time. Today, they all have passed the exam. This story has gone viral on Twitter and netizens are hailing forest officials’ efforts.
In his tweet, Mr Kaswan said, “There are many Forest villages in our reserve. Aditya Lama is the only student to give Madhyamik exam from one such village; Gangutia. Our beat team is taking him in morning to exam centre which is far & brining back. So that he can concentrate on study. Like this there r many.”
In his second tweet, he said, “We wish them all the best. On special instructions of Honourable Chief Minister arrangements for escort & transportation from fringe villages and forest villages are made. So they can give exams without worries.”
In his next tweet, he talked about that how this endeavor was published in newspapers. He wteeted, “This picture published in today’s newspaper. While our Forest staff taking Forest village kids for Madhyamik board exams, from another Forest village. Taken by a journalist.”
Then, he informed that all children did great in exam as results are out. He tweeted, “Results were declared and they passed exams with flying colors. Students who were provided transportation during exams from remote forest villages. Todays newspaper.”
