Forest Minister Umesh Katti appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) a range forest officer (RFO) accused of having links with a timber smuggler. Prasanna Subedar, who served as RFO in Haliyal range, was appointed OSD to the minister on Dec 3, 2021. The appointment was based on a recommendation letter from the minister dated Nov 24, 2021. An OSD usually liaises between the
The court revoked green clearance for the project as its committee concluded that the marginal benefits of track-doubling would come at the cost of ecological damage