FOREST AREA STATISTICS

Total geographical area of district

3852 Sq Km

Total forest area of the district

1865.43 Sq Km

% Forest area of the district

48.43%

Total geographical area of the Khariar forest Division

3252 Sq Km

Total forest area of the division

1356.43 Sq Km

Classification of the Forest area (Sq Km)

Reserve forest

0.869

Proposed reserve forest

983.749

Demarcated Protected forest

24.33

Unclassed forest

0.540

Forests under revenue department

345.25

Village forest

1.698

Total forest area of the division

1356.43

% forest area of Khariar division

41.71%

Forest Area under Joint Forest Management (JFM)

Number of registered VSS*

458

Forest area protected by the VSS

301.94 Sq Km

% of forest area under JFM

22.26

* VSS- VANA SAMRAKSHANA SAMITI

Allocation

Expenditure

Proposed Allocation

2008-09

2009-10

Compensatory Afforestation

       28.61

             28.61

14.9700

12th Finance Commission Award

         3.21

               3.21

9.0800

Integrated Forest protection scheme

       12.21

             12.21

 0

Construction of Building

         5.00

               5.00

 0

Decentralised Nursery

         6.25

               6.25

 0

Bamboo sector development

         1.15

               1.15

0.9200

Economic plantation

         9.00

               9.00

39.0000

Protection of critically endagered area

       3.070

             3.070

3.7800

Livelihood creation

7.5000

National Affn. Programme (FDA)

       68.00

             41.67

95.7100

National Bamboo Mission

13.77

16.54

0.2400

CCF II Project (In-situ)

4

3.1

8.8000

12th Finance Commission Grant.(Bldg.)

         7.80

               7.80

0.0000

Total

180.00