Institutional Capacity Development component under the WBFBC Project has a provision for exposure visits to different states where JICA sponsored Projects are presently being implemented.

These exposure visits would cover study of working of JFMCs, Nursery techniques, functioning of the Project under Society mode, MIS application in field reporting etc.

The first such visit was undertaken by the officials of the Directorate of Forests, West Bengal, from 27th January to 1st February, 2014 to the State of Odisha.

The list of Officials who visited OFSD Project is as follows:

1 Shri Rajesh Kumar Chief Conservator of Forests, South East Circle

2 Shri Kumar Vimal Divisional Forest Officer, Panchet Division, Central Circle

3 Shri Anjan Guha Divisional Forest Officer, Kharagpur Division, Western Circle

4 Shri Utpal Nag Divisional Forest Officer, Kangsawati South Division, South West Circle

5 Shri Shubhendu Bandopadhyaya, Joint Project Director, WBFBC Project

6 Shri Asitava Chatterji Addl. DFO, Buxa Tiger Reserve, West

7 Shri P. C. Ojha Range Officer, Bishnupur Range, Panchet Division, Central Circle

8 Shri Anindyo Guhathakurata Range OfficerHijli Range Kharagpur Division, Western Circle

9 Shri S C Barman Range Officer,Manbazar-I Range,Kangsabati (South) Division, South West Circle

10 Shri S S Kar Sharma Beat Officer,Bishnupur-II Beat, Bishnupur Range, Panchet Division, Central Circle

11 Shri K S Mahapatra Beat Officer, Narayangarh Beat, Belda Range, Kharagpur Division, Western Circle

12 Shri Ashis Kr Bandyopadhyay Beat Officer, Kenda Beat, Manbazar Range, Kangsawati South Division, South West Circle

13 Shri Swapan Kumar Mondal, Beat Officer, Aduria Beat, Panagarh Range, Bardwan Division, South East Circle

14 Shri Subhasis Haldar Beat Officer, Rasa Beat, Dubrajpur Range, Birbhum Division, South East Circle