Forest

 

 

Forests of Arunachal Pradesh:

 

Particulars

Unit As on. 31.03.2007 As on 31.03.2008

Forest Circle

Nos. 4 4

Forest Division (territorial & functional/Survey. WPI/SFI Research & W.L.)

Nos. 38 39

Forest Range (territorial & functional/Survey. WPI/SFI Research & W.L.)

Nos. 126 126

Forest Beat (territorial & functional/Survey. WPI/SFI Research & W.L.)

Nos. 155 155

Forest area

Percentage 82 82

Wild life Sanctuary

Nos. 11 11

Tiger Reserve

Nos. 2 2

National Parks

Nos. 2 2

Source: Arunachal Pradesh at a Glance 2009

 

District-wise number of Forest Circles, Divisions, Range and Beat offices in Arunachal Pradesh As on 31.03.2007:

(In sq. Km.)

District

Name of Forest Circles covering the district No. of Forest Division No. of Ranges No. of beat offices
Territorial Survey/WP/SF/ Research & Wildlife Accounts beat Non - accounts beat

Tawang

Western Circle (Banderdewa) 1 - 3 - 4

West Kameng

- Do - 3 1 17 8 15

East Kameng

- Do - 1 1 7 1 19

Papumpare

- Do - 2 5 25 5 18

Lower Subansiri

- Do - 1 - 6 - -

Kurang Kumey

- Do - 1 - - - -

Upper Subansiri

Central Circle (Pasighat) 1 - 3 - 4

West Siang

- Do - 2 - 7 - 10

East Siang

- Do - 1 1 7 1 16

Upper Siang

- Do - 1 1 6 1 8

Dibang Velley

- Do - 1 - 2 - -

Lower Dibang Valley

Eastern Circle (Tezu) 1 1 7 2 10

Lohit + Anjaw

- Do - 2 3 15 3 10

Changlang

Southern Circle (Deomali) 2 1 9 2 4

Tirap

- Do - 2 1 10 - 6

Total for A.P.

4 21 15 124 23 124

Source: Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2007

 

Classification of Forest area management under Reservation, Protection etc. in Arunachal Pradesh, As on 31.03.2007:

(in sq. Km.)

District

No. of Forest Divisions Reserved Forest Anchal Reserved Forest / VRF Protected Forest Forest Under Other Purpose Proposed reserved forest Unclassified State Forest
Wild life Sanctuary National Park

Tawang

1 - - 5.98 - - - 107.947 971.073

W/Kameng

4 708.35 4.57 0.51 217.00 - 100 - 2922.00

E/Kameng

2 1063.86 - 0.27 861.95 - - - 1207.73

Papumpare

7 1007.75 - - 140.30 - - - 1368.25

L/Subansiri

1 347.07 - - 337.0 - - - 2064

Kurang Kumey

1 - - - - - - - 5975.00

U/Subansiri

1 504.00 2.00 - - - - - 3076.00

W/Siang

2 248.18 - - - - - 25.00 3119.82

E/Siang

2 467.39 3.00 - 190.00 - - - 1131.61

U/Siang

2 - - - - 483.00 - - 686.00

Dibang Velley

1 - - - - - - - 2506.00

L.Dibang Valley

2 678.96 - - 4430.50 - - 11.25 587.79

Lohit

5 4233.53 249.19 - 783.00 - - 2906.37 61.91

Changlang

3 653.48 146.19 - 177.42 1807.82 - - 1347.84

Tirap

3 - 219.93 1.04 - - - - 1290.03
Anjaw - - - - - - - - -

Total For A.P.

37 9912.57 625.37 7.80 7137.57 2290.82 100 3150.567 28315.703

Source: Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2007

 

District-wise Forest Cover:

(Area in Km.2)

Districts

Geographical area

2005 Assessment

Percentage of Geographical area

Change

Scrub

Very dense forest

Mod. dense forest

Open forest

Total

Changlang

4662

1610

1657

1014

4281

91.83

11

0

Dibang Valley

13029

1278

5234

2855

9367

71.89

-3

6

Kameng East & Kameng West

11556

2499

5506

2146

10151

87.84

-30

43

Lohit

11402

1750

4059

1964

7773

68.17

16

0

Popumpare

3462

763

1701

823

3287

94.95

11

0

Siang East

3655

544

1744

553

2841

77.73

-5

0

Siang Upper

7050

939

3428

1260

5627

79.82

7

3

Siang West

7813

1057

4687

1047

6791

86.92

6

0

Subansiri Lower

9548

2266

4805

1646

8717

91.30

21

29

Subansiri Upper

7032

1153

3482

1182

5817

82.72

25

29

Tawang

2172

78

721

419

1218

56.08

-2

18

Tirap

2362

474

953

480

1907

80.74

28

0

Total

83743

14411

37977

15389

67777

80.93

85

128

Source: Forest Survey of India 2005

 

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