Tadoba guides get their own office in Moharli, given by Forest Department

The Tadoba Guide Welfare Association has got an office of its own at Moharli. The office, in a block of the Forest Colony of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, was inaugurated. The Forest Department has given the space to the association so that its day-to-day work can run smoothly and plans for the welfare of guides can be taken forward. The association was formed in 2026.

Senior officials of the tiger reserve and Forest Department staff were present at the inauguration. Moharli core area Range Forest Officer S. B. Awghan and Moharli (buffer) Range Forest Officer Santosh Thipe attended. Field Director Dr Prabhunath Shukla, Deputy Director Anand Reddy Yellu, ACF Vivek Natu and Moharli (buffer) field assistant S. Jumde were also present. Other staff members also took part.

Association president Anil Tiwade was there too. Tourist guides and guides of the Moharli gate came in large numbers.

Dr Shukla, Field Director of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, inaugurated the new office by cutting a ribbon. A puja of Goddess Saraswati was then performed in the presence of officials and guides, and with it the office formally began functioning.

Dr Shukla spoke to the association's members on the occasion. He said guides play an important role in the tourism system. According to him, a guide's work is not limited to telling tourists about the forest. Some planning is also needed for guides' economic progress and their future.

Dr Shukla also advised the association's office-bearers and members to keep the organisation united, do better work in future and work in coordination with the Forest Department.

Guides are an essential link in Tadoba's jungle safaris. It is the guides who tell tourists from India and abroad about the forest, wildlife, birds, plants and conservation. With the association now having its own office, it is hoped that coordination among guides, meetings, training, welfare work and future plans will gain pace.

The association's office-bearers and guides thanked Forest Department officials for providing the office. The guides said the office would be more than just a place for them. It would become a centre where everyone would work together for the interests of guides and for the growth of wildlife tourism at Tadoba.

Tourist guides of the Moharli gate, Forest Department officials and staff, and association members were present at the event.