The state forest department has created a new post of Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Mangroves, for the protection and conservation of nearly 5,800 hectares of mangroves under it. N Vasudevan has been appointed the CCF.

The new post was created in October 2011 when the forest department did away with the post of CCF (Research), based in Chandrapur, in favour of the CCF(Mangroves) position in Mumbai.