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AGGRESSIVE AFFORESTATION IN INDIA

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AGGRESSIVE AFFORESTATION IN INDIA

1. INTRODUCTION

Afforestation and reforestation both refer to establishment of trees on non-

treed land. Reforestation refers to establishment of forest on land that had recent

tree cover, whereas afforestation refers to land that has been without forest for

much longer. A variety of definitions differentiate between these two processes.

Some definitions of afforestation are based on phrases such as "has not supported

forest in historical time;" others refer to a specific period of years and some make

reference to other processes, such as "under current climate conditions." The

International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines define afforestation as

the "planting of new forests on lands which, historically, have not contained

forests1."

The contributions of forests to the well-being of humankind are

extraordinarily vast and far reaching. Forests play a fundamental role in combating

rural poverty, ensuring food security and providing decent livelihoods; they offer

promising mid-term green growth opportunities; and they deliver vital long-term

environmental services, such as clean air and water, conservation of biodiversity

and mitigation of climate change2. Economic progress and human well-being are

dependent on healthy forests. Forests serve as carbon sinks and stabilise global

climate, regulate water cycles and provide habitats for biodiversity while hosting a

wide variety of genetic resources. Economic valuation studies conducted in

different countries have demonstrated the important benefits from forests, in

particular for climate regulation services and existence values3.

1 www.ipcc.ch

2 Global Forest Reserve Assessment, 2015, p. v

3 The Tribune, New Delhi, 18.6.2011

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2. FOREST AND TREE RESOURCES IN INDIA

Based on interpretation of satellite data ( October 2010 to January 2012)

and the inventory of forests and Trees Outside Forests (TOFs) carried out by

Forest Survey of India, the key results of India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013

are as follows:

Forest cover of the country as per this assessment is 697,898 sq. km.

(69.79 million ha) which is 21.23 percent of the geographical area of the

country. The tree cover of the country is estimated to be 91,266 sq. km.

(9.13 million ha) which is 2.78 percent of the geographical area.

The total forest and tree cover of the country as per 2013 assessment is

789,164 sq. km. (78.92 million ha) which is 24.01 per cent of the

geographical area of the country.

There is an increase of 5,871 sq. km in the forest cover of the country in

comparison to 2011 assessment.

For the first time, in this report, the forest cover information is being

segregated between the areas inside and outside the greenwash of Survey

of India (SOI) toposheets. As the greenwash areas broadly coincide with the

'forests' of the country, it gives a fair idea about the forest cover inside and

outside the forest area.

In hill and tribal districts of the country, there is an increase of forest cover of

40 sq km and 2,396 sq km respectively as compared to the previous

assessment.

The North-Eastern States of India account for one-fourth of the country's

forest cover. There is a net decline of 627 sq km in forest cover as

compared to the previous assessment.

Mangrove cover has decreased by 34 sq km as compared to the previous

assessment.

The total growing stock of India's forest and trees outside forests is

estimated as 5,658.046 million cum which comprises 4,173.362 million cum

inside the forests and 1,484.68 million cum (m.cum) outside the forests.

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While there is an increase in total forest cover in the country, there is a

decrease in the growing stock both inside and outside forest area.

In the present assessment total carbon stock in forest is estimated to be

6,941 million tonnes. There is an increase of 278 million tonnes in the carbon stock

of country as compared to last assessment reported in India State of Forest Report

2011 which corresponds to the year 20044.

Forest and Tree cover of India in 2013

Source: India State of Forest Report, 2013

3. IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIA'S FORESTS

About 48 per cent of recorded forest area is having adequate regeneration

while about 24 percent area is having inadequate regeneration. In and

around 10 per cent of forest area, no regeneration was observed.

About 73 percent of the recorded forest area is affected by light to heavy

grazing.

Humus is present in about 54 percent of recorded forest area out of which

43 per cent area is under shallow category. No humus is observed in 32.73

percent area.

4 India State of Forest Report, 2013, p. vii-viii

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About 76 percent area of Recorded Forest Area is under 'natural forest' out

of which 63 percent is of 'seed origin'. The plantation forests constitutes only

6 percent area.

41.69 percent area of Recorded Forest Area falls under miscellaneous

(mixed) forests, followed by Sal (5.78 percent), Lowland hardwood (5.69

percent), Teak (4.68 percent) and Teak with miscellaneous species (4.23

percent).

About 53 percent recorded forest area has either regeneration or pole or

small timber crop. Only 7.62 per cent area has crop under big timber and about 21

per cent area has mixed crop5.

4. FOREST COVER and RECORDED FOREST AREA

The term 'Forest Cover 'refers to all lands more than one hectare in area

with a tree canopy of more than 10 percent irrespective of ownership and legal

status including orchards, bamboo and palm. On the other hand, the term

'Recorded Forest Area'(or forest area) refers to all the geographic areas recorded

as 'Forests' in government records which largely consist of Reserved Forests and

Protected Forests as constituted under the provisions of Indian Forest Act 1927.

Although majority of the recorded forest areas have vegetation cover, yet

there are blanks and areas with tree density less than 10 percent or even areas

without any trees. The recorded forest area figures of various states and union

territories of the country are given in Annexure-I6.

Change In Forest Cover

Change in forest cover between the two assessment periods, reflects the

change on the ground during the intervening period. The positive change can be

attributed to conservation measures or management interventions such as

afforestation activities, participation of locals for better protection measures in

plantation areas as well as in traditional forest areas etc., whereas the decrease in

5 India State of Forest Report, 2013, pp. ix-x

6 Ibid. pp.2-4

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forest cover is due to harvesting of short rotational plantations, clearances in

encroached areas, biotic pressures, shifting cultivation practices etc.7

Change in Forest cover of States/UTs between 2011 and 2013

(Area in km )

States/UTs Geogra-phical Area

2011 Assessment 2013 Assessment Change

VDF* MDF** OF*** Total VDF MDF OF Total VDF MDF OF Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Andhra Pradesh

275,069 850 26,242 19,297 46,389 850 26,079 19,187 46,116 0 -163 -110 -273

Arunachal Pradesh

83,743 20,868 31,519 15,023 67,410 20,828 31,414 15,079 67,321 -40 -105 56 -89

Assam 78,438 1,444 11,404 14,825 27,673 1,444 11,345 14,882 27,671 0 -59 57 -2

Bihar 94,163 231 3,280 3,334 6,845 247 3,380 3664 7,291 16 100 330 446

Chhattisgarh 135,191 4,163 34,911 16,600 55,674 4,153 34,865 16,603 55,621 -10 -46 3 -53

Delhi 1,483 6.76 49.48 119.96 176.2 6.76 49.38 123.67 180 0.00 -0.10 3.71 3.61

Goa 3,702 543 585 1,091 2,219 543 585 1,091 2,219 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Gujarat 196,022 376 5,231 9,012 14,619 376 5,220 9,057 14,653 0 -11 45 34

Haryana 44,212 27 457 1,124 1,608 27 453 1,106 1,586 0 -4 -18 -22

Himachal Pradesh

55,673 3,224 6,381 5,074 14,679 3,224 6,381 5,078 14,683 0 0 4 4

Jammu & Kashmir$

222,236 4,140 8,760 9,639 22,539 4,140 8,760 9,638 22,538 0 0 -1 -1

Jharkhand 79,714 2,590 9,917 10,470 22,977 2,587 9,667 11,219 23,473 -3 -250 749 496

Karnataka 191,791 1,777 20,179 14,238 36,194 1,777 20,179 14,176 36,132 0 0 -62 -62

Kerala 38,863 1,442 9,394 6,464 17,300 1,529 9,401 6,992 17,922 87 7 528 622

Madhya Pradesh

308,245 6,640 34,986 36,074 77,700 6,632 34,921 35,969 77,522 -8 -65 -105 -178

Maharashtra 307,713 8,736 20,815 21,095 50,646 8,720 20,770 21,142 50,632 -16 -45 47 -14

Manipur 22,327 730 6,151 10,209 17,090 728 6,094 10,168 16,990 -2 -57 -41 -100

Meghalaya 22,429 433 9,775 7,067 17,275 449 9,689 7,150 17,288 16 -86 83 13

Mizoram 21,081 134 6,086 12,897 19,117 138 5,900 13,016 19,054 4 -186 119 -63

Nagaland 16,579 1,293 4,931 7,094 13,318 1,298 4,736 7,010 13,044 5 -195 -84 -274

Odisha 155,707 7,060 21,366 20,477 48,903 7,042 21,298 22,007 50,347 -18 -68 1,530 1,444

Punjab 50,362 0 736 1,028 1,764 0 736 1,036 1,772 0 0 8 8

Rajasthan 342,239 72 4,448

11,567 16,087 72 4,424 11,590 16,086 0 -24 23 -1

Sikkim 7,096 500 2,161 698 3,359 500 2,161 697 3,358 0 0 -1 -1

Tamil Nadu 130,058 2,948 10,321 10,356 23,625 2,948 10,199 10,697 23,844 0 -122 341 219

Tripura 10,486 109 4,686 3,182 7,977 109 4,641 3,116 7,866 0 -45 -66 -111

Uttar Pradesh 240,928 1,626 4,559 8,153 14,338 1,623 4,550 8,176 14,349 -3 -9 23 11

Uttarakhand 53,483 4,762 14,167 5,567 24,496 4,785 14,111 5,612 24,508 23 -56 45 12

West Bengal 88,752 2,984 4,646 5,365 12,995 2,971 4,146 9,688 16,805 -13 -500 4,323 3,810

A&N Islands 8,249 3761 2,416 547 6,724 3,754 2,413 544 6,711 -7 -3 -3 -13

Chandigarh 114 1 10 6 17 1.36 9.66 6.24 17.26 0.36 -0.34 0.24 0.26

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

491 0 114 97 211 0 114 99 213 0 0 2 2

Daman & Diu 112 0 0.62 5.53 6.15 0 1.87 7.4 9.27 0 1.25 1.82 3.12

Lakshadweep 32 0 17.18 9.88 27.06 0 17.18 9.88 27.06 0 0 0 0

Puducherry 480 0 35.37 14.69 50.06 0 35.23 14.83 50.06 0 -0.14 0.14 0

Grand Total 3,287,263 83,471 320,736 287,820 692,027 83,502 318,745 295,651 697,898 31 -1,991 7,831 5,871

$ Includes Jammu & Kashmir area outside LOC that is under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China.

* Very Dense Fores ** Moderate Dense Forest *** Open Forest

Reasons For Change

Based on the information collected by the Forest Survey of India officials in

consultation with the field officials of the State Forest Departments (SFD), main

7 Ibid., pp.18-19

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reasons for aforesaid changes are summarised as follows8:

Reasons for Change

States Reason

Andhra Pradesh Main reasons for decrease in forest cover has been the open cast coal mining, rotational felling of fast growing species and encroachment on forest lands.

ArunachalPradesh Decrease in forest cover of the State is due to shifting cultivation practices and biotic pressure in many districts. However in some areas regeneration of bamboos and other miscellaneous species and plantation by SFD is also observed.

Assam Encroachment, biotic pressure and shifting cultivation practices.

Bihar Afforestation activities, inclusion of TOF.

Chhattisgarh Developmental activities, mining, encroachment.

Delhi Plantation.

Gujarat Change in forest cover is attributed to conservation efforts and afforestation within and outside recorded forest areas.

Haryana Developmental activities, rotational felling in agroforestry area.

Jammu & Kashmir Developmental activities.

Jharkhand Plantation, inclusion of TOF areas.

Karnataka Rotational felling.

Kerala Afforestation and conservation activities, inclusion of TOF area.

Madhya Pradesh Encroachment, mining, submergence of area.

Maharashtra Encroachment.

Manipur Decrease in forest cover of the state is due to shifting cultivation practices and biotic pressure in major parts of the state.

Meghalaya Conservation leading to regeneration and afforestation.

Mizoram Main reason for the change in forest cover is shifting cultivation, soil erosion and biotic pressure.

Nagaland Main reason for decrease in forest cover is biotic pressure, particularly the shortening of shifting cultivation cycle.

Odisha Main reason for the change in forest cover is due to conservation initiatives by State Forest Department and through Van Sanrakshan Samiti (VSS) alongwith availability of better quality satellite data.

Punjab Plantation.

Rajasthan Biotic pressure and mining.

Sikkim Earthquake induced landslide leading to loss of forest.

Tamil Nadu Main reason for increase in forest cover is better protection and conservation of forests leading to increase in MDF and OF areas and inclusion of TOF.

Tripura Main reason for change in forest cover is shifting cultivation widely practiced across the state.

Uttar Pradesh Plantation and conservation initiatives.

Uttarakhand Conservation and afforestation activities.

West Bengal Increase in the forest cover of the state is mainly due to coppice growth and afforestation inside the forests, growth of commercial plantations and shade trees in tea gardens, inclusion of TOF areas.

A&N Islands Loss in mangrove vegetation.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli Plantation and conservation initiatives.

Daman and Diu Conservation of degraded forest area.

8 India State of Forest Report, 2013, pp.22-23

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5. FOREST COVER IN THE NORTH-EASTERN STATES

North-Eastern region of the country comprising eight states namely

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and

Tripura is endowed with rich forest resources. The region, which constitutes

only 7.98 percent of the geographical area of the country, accounts for nearly

one fourth of its forest cover. Because of its biodiversity richness, the region has

been identified as one of the 18 biodiversity hot spots of the world. As per the 2013

assessment, the total forest cover in the region is 172,592 sq km, which is 65.83

percent of its geographical area in comparison to the national forest cover of 21.23

percent. The current assessment shows a decrease of forest cover to the extent of

627 sq km in the North-Eastern region. The main reason for this decrease is

attributed to the biotic pressure and shifting cultivation in the region. State-wise

forest cover in the region, along with changes as compared to the previous

assessment is shown as below9:

Forest Cover in the North-Eastern States (Area in km)

States

Geographi-cal Area

Forest Cover 2013 Percent of GA

Change w.r.t. ISFR 2011

Scrub VDF MDF OF Total

Arunachal Pradesh

83,743 20,828 31,414 15,079 67,321 80.39 -89 121

Assam 78,438 1,444 11,345 14,882 27,671 35.28 -2 182

Manipur 22,327 728 6,094 10,168 16,990 76.10 -100 1

Meghalaya 22,429 449 9,689 7,150 17,288 77.08 13 372

Mizoram 21,081 138 5,900 13,016 19,054 90.38 -63 0

Nagaland 16,579 1,298 4,736 7,010 13,044 76.69 -274 2

Sikkim 7,096 500 2,161 697 3,358 47.32 -1 311

Tripura 10,486 109 4,641 3,116 7,866 74.98 -111 66

Grand Total 262,179 25,494 75,980 71,118 172,592 65.83 -627 1,055

9 India State of Forest Report(ISFR), 2013, p.26

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6. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR AGGRESSIVE AFFORESTATION

Afforestation in the country is taken up cross sectorally under various

Centrally Sponsored Schemes/grants such as National Afforestation Programme

(NAP), Green India Mission (GIM), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme

(IWMP), National Bamboo Mission, Finance Commission Grants, Compensatory

Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and also under

different State Plan/Non Plan Schemes including externally aided projects10.

The major initiatives taken in this regard are as under :

Forest Conservation

The Central Government, with an objective to regulate the use of forest land

for non-forest purposes, enacted the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The said Act

provides that use of forest land for non-forest land for non-forestry purposes

requires prior permission of the Central Government. Under this Act, diversion of

forest land stipulates appropriate conditions to mitigate impacts of diversion of

forest land on the ecology, environment, biodiversity and overall forest cover in the

country.

Implementation of the Forest (Conservation) Act,1980 has successfully

reduced the average annual rate of diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes

from 1.65 lakh hectares per annum during the 25 years period from 1951-52 to

1975-76 prior to enactment of the Act during which 4.135 million hectares of forest

land was diverted for non-forest purposes without any mitigative measures, to

35,702 hectares per annum during 33 years of the existence of the Act, during

which Central Government accorded approvals under the Act for diversion of

11,78,195 hectares of forest land for non-forest purposes with adequate mitigative

measures11.

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Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question No.5679, dated 28.4.2015 11

India. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Annual Report 2014-15, pp.57-58.

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Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)

Due to certain discrepancies in the implementation of compensatory

afforestation, some NGOs had approached The Hon’ble Supreme Court for relief.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court on 10th July 2009 issued orders that there will be a

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)

as National Advisory Council under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of

Environment & Forests for monitoring, technical assistance and evaluation of

compensatory afforestation activities.

Objectives of CAMPA are as under :

Lay down broad guidelines for State CAMPA. Facilitate scientific, technological and other assistance that may be required

by State CAMPA. Make recommendations to State CAMPA based on a review of their plans

and programmes. Provide a mechanism to State CAMPA to resolve issues of an inter-state or

Centre-State character.

STATE CAMPA : A REVIEW

The Hon’ble Supreme Court also approved the guidelines prepared by the

MoEF for utilizing CAMPA funds by an agency to be constituted in the states and

to be known as The State CAMPA. The guidelines also talk about establishment of

an independent system for concurrent monitoring and evaluation of the works

implemented in the States utilizing the funds available. In sum, the prime task of

State CAMPA would be regenerating natural forests and building up the institution

engaged in this task in the State Forest Department12.

As on date, a total amount of Rs. Six thousand one hundred and sixty one

crores, eight lakhs, sixty thousand and eight hundred and twenty two only has

been released to the State CAMPAs. A principal amount of Rs. Thirty five

thousand eight hundred and fifty three crores is held in term deposits with various

Nationalized Banks, maturing between 27th March 2015, and 27th March 2016.

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Appropriate utilization of the released funds is ensured by insisting on utilization of

at least 70 percent of past releases, for any State CAMPA to qualify for further

releases13.

National Mission for A Green India

The Government proposes to implement the tree plantation programme

extensively in the country. To increase forest and tree cover in the country, the

Central Government has initiated several measures. Notable among them are

launching of National Mission for a Green India as a Centrally Sponsored

Scheme for total cost of Rs.13,000 crores in February, 2014 and taking

appropriate measures to put in place a proper institutional mechanism for

expeditious utilization of amounts realised in lieu of forest land diverted for non-

forest purpose. The National Mission for a Green India aims at following:

Enhancing quality of forest cover and improving ecosystem services from 4.9 million hectares (mha) of predominantly forest lands, including 1.5 mha of moderately dense forest cover, 3 mha of open forest cover, 0.4 mha of degraded grass lands.

Eco-restoration/afforestation to increase forest cover and eco system services from 1.8 m ha forest/non forest lands, including scrub lands, shifting cultivation areas, abandoned mining areas, ravine lands, mangroves and sea-buckthorn areas. Enhancing tree cover in 0.2 mha Urban and Peri-Urban areas (including institutional lands) Increasing forest cover and eco-system services from Agro-forestry and Social Forestry on 3 mha of non-forest lands.

Restoration of 0.1 mha of wetlands and the eco system services thereof. Budget allocation for the Mission in the current financial year is Rs.64.00 crore. The unspent balance presently available with the ad-hoc CAMPA, a major part of which will be utilised for tree plantations, is of the order of Rs. 38,000 crorers. Similarly, amounts to be realised by the State Governments and Union territory Administrations in lieu of forest land likely to be diverted for non-forest purpose in future along with annual interest to be accrued on unspent balance, a major part of which will also be utilized for tree plantations, will be of the order of about Rs. 6,000 crores annum.

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Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question No.2134, dated 10.3.2015.

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The Central Government is also providing assistance to States

Governments and Union territory Administrations under a Centrally Sponsored

Scheme “National Afforestation Programme (NAP)” for regeneration of

degraded forests and adjoining areas through people’s participation. The scheme

is being implemented through a decentralized mechanism of State Forest

Development Agency (SFDA) at State level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at

Forest Division level and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) at village

level. The Budget allocation for the current financial year under NAP is Rs. 100

crores14.

20 Point Programme

Afforestation/Tree plantation targets are fixed by Ministry of Environment,

Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) annually to States/UTs under 20 Point

Programme. The details of afforestation targets and achievements by the States

during the last two years are given in Annexure-II 15.

Special Afforestation Drive on Banks of Ganga

About 4,400 hectares of land along the Ganga has been freed from

encroachment in Uttar Pradesh and the Centre has started planting saplings on it

as part of a special afforestation drive. The land, scattered along the banks of the

holy river in Jansath tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district, was under encroachment for

several decades. The land was freed from encroachment recently following the

intervention of the Muzaffarnagar district administration. Before being encroached

upon, the land was with the State Forest Department and under Gram

Sabhas. The Union Water Resources Ministry has now begun planting saplings on

the reclaimed land as part of the afforestation drive on the banks of Ganga.16.

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PIB Press Release dated 4.8.2015 15

Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question No.5679, dated 28.4.2015 16

The Economic Times, dated 14.6.2015.

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Other Initiatives:

(a) The Government has approved a slew of green initiatives to increase the

forest cover through aggressive and affirmative afforestation. The

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change, informed that the unspent funds to the tune of Rs.250 crores had

got accumulated over the last five years and that the Council has allocated

Rs. 162 crores to carry out these initiatives.

(b) Projects under Urban Forestry (Nagar Van Udyan Yojana) on a pilot basis

envisage creation of city forests under 200 municipal bodies. 50 cities are

likely to join this initiative and funds to the tune of Rs. 50 crores have been

initially earmarked for the purpose.

(c) A School Nurseries Programme will also be taken up on a pilot basis to

inculcate the spirit of conservation of environment in young minds. Students

from Class V to IX will be encouraged to plant saplings, nurture them and

take the potted plants to their homes at the end of the academic session.

(d) Forests and forest activities such as felling of trees and monitoring their

growth will be intensively monitored through GIS system and Rs.75 crores

have been kept aside for such activities.

(e) It has also been emphasised that Forest Survey of India returns to carry out

a tree census after 20 years, but will now be done after every five years17.

7. CONCLUSION

The total forest cover in the country, including trees is about 24 percent of

its geographical area. This is much short of the National Forest Policy's aim of a

forest and tree cover of 33 percent of the geographical area. This is an ambitious

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goal which is difficult to achieve. There is greater awareness now of the

importance of forests. Therefore, efforts to increase the forest cover should

continue, so that there is at least no further loss18.

In fact We need to move beyond conservation to sustainable management

of tree resources. But we can only do if we grow trees and then plant them again.

This, in turn, requires partnerships with people who will benefit from planting trees.

This is what we need to discuss and what we need to work on in the coming years.

Environment must become India's development agenda again. This is the

imperative19.

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Deccan Herald, dated 16.7.2014 19

Business Standard, dated 26.4.2015.

Annexure-I

Recorded Forest Areas (RFAs) in States and UTs (Area in Km)

States/UTs Geographical Area (GA)

RFA as reported in ISFR 2011

RFA as (as revised by SFDs)

Total RFA

% of GA

Reserved Forests

Protected Forests

Unclassed Forests

Andhra Pradesh 275,069 63,814 50,479 12,365 970 63,814 23.20

Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 51,540 10,723 9,779 31,039 51,541 61.55

Assam 78,438 26,832 17,864 0 8,968 26,832 34.21

Bihar 94,163 6,473 693 5,779 1 6,473 6.87

Chhattisgarh 135,191 59,772 25,782 24,036 9,954 59,772 44.21

Delhi 1,483 85 78 7 0 85 5.73

Goa 3,702 1,224 253 0 972 1,225 33.09

Gujarat 196,022 18,927 14,373 2,886 4,388 21,647 11.04

Haryana 44,212 1,559 249 1,158 152 1,559 3.53

Himachal Pradesh 55,673 37,033 1,898 33,130 2,005 37,033 66.52

Jammu & Kashmir 222,236 20,230 17,643 2,551 36 20,230 9.10

Jharkhand 79,714 23,605 4,387 19,185 33 23,605 29.61

Karnataka 191,791 38,284 28,690 3,931 5,663 38,284 19.96

Kerala 38,863 11,265 11,309* 0 0 11,309 29.10

Madhya Pradesh 308,245 94,689 61,886 31,098 1,705 94,689 30.72

Maharashtra 307,713 61,939 51,548 6,727 3,082 61,357 19.94

Manipur 22,327 17,418 1,467 4,171 11,780 17,418 78.01

Meghalaya 22,429 9,496 1,113 12 8,371 9,496 42.34

Mizoram 21,081 16,717 7,909 3,568 5,240 16,717 79.30

Nagaland 16,579 9,222 86 508 8,628 9,222 55.62

Odisha 155,707 58,136 26,329 15,525 16,282 58,136 37.34

Punjab 50,362 3,084 44 1,137 1,903 3,084 6.12

Rajasthan 342,239 32,639 12,475 18,217 2,045 32,737 9.57

Sikkim 7,096 5,841 5,452 389 0 5,841 82.31

Tamil Nadu 130,058 22,877 19,388 2,183 1,306 22,877 17.59

Tripura 10,486 6,294 4,175 2 2,117 6,294 60.02

Uttar Pradesh 240,928 16,583 11,660 1,420 3,503 16,583 6.88

Uttarakhand 53,483 34,651 24,643 9,885 123 34,651 64.79

West Bengal 88,752 11,879 7,054 3,772 1,053 11,879 13.38

A & N Islands 8,249 7,171 5,613 1,558 0 7,171 86.93

Chandigarh 114 34 32 0 3 35 30.70

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

491 204 199 5 0 204 41.55

Daman & Diu 112 8 0.24 0 8.03 8 7.38

Lakshadweep 32 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Puducherry 480 13 0 2 11 13 2.71

Total 3,287,263 769,538 425,494 214,986 131,341 771,821 23.48

Annexure-II

Details of Afforestation Targets and Achievements under 20 Point Programme for the years 2013-14 to 2014-15

S. No. Name of State/UT 2013-14 (in hectares) 2014-15 (in hectares)

Target Achievement Target Achievement **

1 Andhra Pradesh 387760 372962 399600 207383

2 Arunachal Pradesh 5760 213 5780 56

3 Assam 1180 0 4060 NR

4 Bihar 21860 69224 22800 43713

5 Chhattisgarh 64220 60581 60000 83506

6 Goa 225 154 305 346

7 Gujarat 124520 139283 145400 131585

8 Haryana 64890 57197 40000 34399

9 Himachal Pradesh 25460 25595 20000 20682

10 Jammu and Kashmir 9050 8704 13300 5350

11 Jharkhand 22200 3450 22300 NR

12 Karnataka 79760 82925 47000 52805

13 Kerala 7530 3891 7530 472

14 Madhya Pradesh 128370 135199 133000 NR

15 Maharashtra 157780 213750 163450 97571

16 Manipur 11500 17916 14380 11547

17 Meghalaya 3940 16330 4110 1991

18 Mizoram 5420 5253 5840 NR

19 Nagaland 1950 10140 3840 10648

20 Orissa 100000 117535 182270 125821

21 Punjab 9700 13816 10090 4539

22 Rajasthan 57000 67722 53155 68991

23 Sikkim 6160 4805 6160 4095

24 Tamil Nadu 58770 70235 55071 39855

25 Telangana - - - 75312

26 Tripura 20450 16280 20900 16403

27 Uttarakhand 19920 21242 16000 16553

28 Uttar Pradesh 76230 78339 68180 54539

29 West Bengal 7940 3910 8130 6346

30 A & N Islands 1220 1128 1100 1182

31 Chandigarh 100 175 155 161

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32 D & N Haveli 220 200 220 220

33 Daman & Diu 10 0 10 11

34 Delhi 1220 848 692 1468

35 Lakshadweep 20 28 25 NR

36 Puducherry 40 41 70 46

Total 1482375 1619071 1534923 1117596

Source: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5679 dated 28.4.2015

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