Section 20 in The Indian Forest Service (Probationers' Final Examination) Regulations, 2016
20. Forest Health. - (1) General Protection. - Agencies causing forest damage - fires, man, cattle, insects, pathogens, nature of damage, forest fire - damage, control and protection, monitoring by Government of India, state and division level, damage assessment with the help of remote sensing and geographical information system, forest fire management plan and budgetary provisions, illicit felling, unrecorded removal (head-loads), uncontrolled grazing, shifting cultivation encroachment- problem and remedial measures, eviction procedures; Protection measures at divisional level - issuance of preliminary offence report, seizure, raid, first information report (FIR), court cases; timber depot and its maintenance, disposal of seized and unclaimed timber, transit of forest produce etc.; damages by atmospheric agencies - control measures; disaster management - basic concept of disaster management plan; participatory forest management for protection, intelligence gathering.
(2)Pests and Diseases. - Common forest insect pests and their control with the help of various case studies related to the field, excursion to nearby forest area for sal borer attack and demonstration of tree-trap method; diseases of trees - symptoms causal organism, identification and control measures with the help of case studies, excursion to nearby forest area to focus on different pathogens.
