OSAI

K. Kalidasan

Member

• Executive Committee, Tamil Nadu State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
• Tamilnadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority.
• Tiger Conservation Foundation, Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
• National Service Scheme Advisory Committee, Anna University, Coimbatore.
• District Forest Committee, Coimbatore.
• Environmental Protection Committee, Coimbatore Corporation.

Permanent Invitee

• Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi (nominated by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India).

Advisor

• The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Coimbatore Chapter.

Achievements

• In the past eight years, sensitized above one and half lakh students of various schools, colleges and universities by delivering talks on environment and nature.
• Motivated the government officials, NGOs and local body administrators through various meetings, workshops and training programmes about Forest and Nature Conservation.
• Participated in more than 15 International conferences and seminars on Environment and Nature.
• Talks on Ecology and Environment were telecasted in various television medias.
• Authored articles on Environment in the leading tamil magazines and newspapers.
• Supported 15 students for their successful completion of Ph.D (Wildlife Biology), M.Phil. (Tamil and Education), B.E. (Chemical), M.E. (Environmental Management) and M.Sc. (Wildlife Biology, Botany and Chemistry).

Campaign

• Instrumental in organising campaigns against degradation threats to our natural wealth.

Honours

• “Suturusulal Sudar Ooli 2009” Award
  Department of Environment Government of Tamilnadu.
• Citation of Honour
  for contributions towards Environmental Conservation
  Rotary club of Coimbatore Metropolis & Rotary club of Tirupur Metropolis.
• Protecting wild life and Environmental Conservation
  Tamil Nadu Forest Department,Coimbatore Circle