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Forestry students urged to give up agitation

Special Correspondent

They are on strike since November 20

CHENNAI: The State government on Friday appealed to students of the Forest College and Research Institute at Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district to give up their agitation and resolve their problems through talks with the Collector.

The students of the college, which falls under the jurisdiction of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, are on strike since November 20. They are demanding 100 per cent reservation in the posts of Forester and Forest Ranger of the State Forest Department for those with under-graduate and post-graduate degrees in forestry.

An official release stated that when the Collector and the university Vice-Chancellor were consulted the government had come to know that a section of the students was damaging college property and resorting to demonstration and road roko at the behest of outsiders.

The Public Services Commission, when approached for its opinion, was of the view that preference could not be shown to any specific course and different graduate holders were eligible. Preference to those who did the forestry course would be against the existing norms and natural justice.

The Commission’s opinion was under the consideration of the government, the release added.

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