As a forester in govt. service for 30 years,i focussed my and my department's approach to a people-friendly management of forests;i was instrumental in introducing a progressive system of revising labour wages in consonance with cost of living,insurance for casual labour ;advocated land capability classifiction concepts for forestry and community management of forests .
tribal areas of India in general and Andhra Pradesh in particular.
improvement in health,education and employment with family as the yard-stick of measurement.
raised and managed plantations of teak,bamboo,coffee;conservation of crocodiles and other wildlife. served in WWF and Blue-cross[animal welfare]after retirement from govt.service.presently i am free-lance, honorary advisor to voluntary /non-government organizations.
