Raipur, July 4 -- The Chhattisgarh Forest Department has put the implementation of Community Forest Resource (CFR) management on temporary hold, given the lack of clear guidelines from the central government.

In a letter dated July 3, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) B Srinivas Rao instructed all regional and divisional forest officers to pause further action on CFR governance.

"Until the Government of Chhattisgarh receives guidance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the currently issued directions are being suspended," the letter stated.

The Forest Department has written to both the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) requesting th...