SHIKSHA Kiran in Dudhwa National Forest February 2023
Team from SHIKSHA Initiative visited the Office of the Head forest field director in Lakhimpur district
and interacted with the Chief Conservator of Forest, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Mr B. Prabhakar (IFS)
and his team.
Mr Mayank Sinha, AGM, SHIKSHA Initiative led this meeting and explained about SHIKSHA – SNF and
SHIKSHA Kiran program in detail. Mr B.Prabhakar appreciated SHIKSHA’s efforts through awareness
activities among rural communities. He also shared his experience about existing forest range-
related issues and conflicts between wildlife & humans. He requested to extend support for
information dissemination through the implementation of awareness activities and Shiksha Kiran
Van will play a vital role in this regard. Mr Kaushik from The Habitat Trusts team accompanied team
SHIKSHA initiative and moderated the conversation with the forest officials.
