Coimbatore Gets New Forest Academy Director and Deputy Conservator of Forests in IFS Reshuffle

Coimbatore: K. Kulal Yogesh Vilas, IFS, who was serving as Wildlife Warden in Chennai, has been posted as Deputy Conservator of Forests (Working Plan), Coimbatore, replacing K. Bhargava Teja, IFS, as part of a reshuffle of Indian Forest Service officers ordered by the Tamil Nadu government.

According to Government Order (Rt.) No. 483, dated October 27, 2026, K. Bhargava Teja has been posted as Wildlife Warden, Chennai, in place of K. Kulal Yogesh Vilas.

The reshuffle, issued by the Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department, also includes changes to senior positions in the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy, Coimbatore, and several forest divisions across the State.

Dr. V. Naganthan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Director of the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy, Coimbatore, has been deputed to the Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited as its Chairman. N. Satheesh, Chairman and Managing Director of Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited, Nagercoil, has been reverted to the Forest Department and posted as Chief Conservator of Forests and Director of the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy, Coimbatore.

The order also covers postings in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tiruppur, Trichy, Hosur, Cuddalore, Erode, Dharmapuri, Namakkal and other locations.

The government order was issued by Kakarla Usha, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department.