Green brigade objects to forest guard physical tests at Taljai Hills

He said,”Of the total number of applications,about 30 per cent remained absent,while 20 per cent were not eligible for the post. So the remaining 50 per cent are giving interviews.”

The candidates have to complete a round of 5 km on track within 30 minutes after which,they would be eligible for written tests and further examination.

Prabhakar Kukdolkar,a senior forest official,said,”Every year,the response to the post of forest guards is quite good,but sadly very few applicants are aware of what the job profile of a forest guard is what are the requirements for the job.”

However,even as the recruitment drive is on,the venue of the physical tests has received objections from enviromentalists. Objecting to the physical tests being conducted on the hills,environmental activist Dilip Dakhve says the spot is an eco-sensitive zone. “The forest authorities should conduct the tests elsewhere,as Taljai Hill serves as an abode to various birds and animals and this sudden presence of so many people might scare them away.”

The preliminary physical tests will conclude on Tuesday while the written test is on November 15.