Forest

 

Forests as on 31.03.2006:

 

Forest Circle

4

Forest Division [territorial & functional]

36

No. forest ranges [territorial & functional]

123

Forest Beat [territorial & functional]

151

Forest area [%]

82

Annual expenditure on forest [Rs. lakh]

6516.93

Annual forest revenue [Rs. lakh]

1371.14

Wild life sanctuaries

11

No. of Tiger Reserves

2

National Parks

2

Source: Arunachal Pradesh at a Glance, 2006,

Deptt. of Economics & Statistics, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh.

 

Classification of forest area management under reservation, protection etc. In Arunachal Pradesh, as on 31-03-2006:

(In sq. Km.)

District

No. of Forest Divisions

Reserved Forest

Anchal Reserved Forest/VRS

Protected Forest

Forest under

Other

purpose

Proposed Reserved Forest

Proposed ARF/VRF

Unclassified State Forest

Wild life Sanctuary

National Park

Tawang

1

---

---

5.98

---

---

---

---

---

3060.93

W/Kameng

4

708.35

4.57

0.51

217.00

---

100.00

203.03

293.11

---

E/Kameng

2

1063.86

---

0.27

861.95

---

---

---

17.70

537.74

Papumpare

6

1007.75

---

---

140.30

---

---

---

---

4388.46

L/Subansiri

1

347.07

---

---

337.0

---

---

457.92

18.50

Kurang Kumey

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

U/Subansiri

1

504.00

2.00

---

---

---

---

---

---

3112.00

W/Siang

2

248.18

---

---

---

---

---

429.00

2.00

9806.82

E/Siang

2

467.39

3.00

---

190.00

---

---

150.00

7.25

3806.73

U/Siang

2

---

---

---

---

483.00

---

---

16.63

D/Velley

1

---

---

---

4149.00

---

---

---

---

3050.54

L.D. Valley

2

678.96

---

---

4430.50

---

---

---

8160.00

Lohit

5

4396.53

249.19

---

783.00

---

---

1090.80

53.00

572.48

Anjaw

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Changlang

3

653.48

146.68

---

177.42

1807.87

---

74.80

55.90

63.42

Tirap

3

---

219.93

1.04

---

---

---

14.50

20.01

Total for A.P.

35

9912.57

625.37

7.80

7137.57

2290.82

100.00

2505.39

51540.00

31466.27

Source: Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006

 

Quantity and value of major forest productions in Arunachal Pradesh during 2005-2006.

 

District

State forest quantity

State Forest Quantity

Total value of quantities under col. 6 & 7(In Rs)

Timber (cum)

Total Value of Timber(in Rs)

Firewood (Cum.)

Total Value of Firewood (in Rs.)

Cane (kaps)

Bambo (no.)

Tawang

---

54028735

5006.31

202325

Nil

29

1015

W/Kameng

458.728

2532.25

108890

3700

22945

57333

E/Kameng

---

32.5

1398

6986

80

90179

Papumpare

713.320

311.00

13373

10245

250

126169

L/Subansiri

712.6415

4054.25

248117

3325

7100

63320

Kurang Kumey

---

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

U/Subansiri

---

Nil

8127

Na

Na

55165

W/Siang

113

Nil

Nil

8870

7130

159526

E/Siang

1832.6632

174.00

7731

5550

2950

57345

U/Siang

2667.3348

11.4

490

3226

Nil

94301

D/Velley

---

291.98

12555

Nil

Nil

 

Lower Dibang Valley

1887.543

16.00

1880

708

Nil

15000

Lohit+Anjaw

8798.917

102.00

4386

10030

34008

160637

Changlang

1287.265

320

23760

3950

29850

57250

Tirap

1088.931

27.216

1170

Nil

Nil

 

Total For A.P.

17614.68

54028735

12878.906

624202

56590

104342

938240

Source: Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006

 

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

 

Forest Divisions:

 

Division

Total Area (In Hectare)

Along Forest Division

1245800.00

Anini Social Forestry

366800.00

Bomdila Forest Division

2030.00

Bunderdewa Forest Divikksion

328670.00

Changlang Social Forest Divn

163200.00

Daporijo Forest Division

703200.00

Deomali Forest Division

79760.00

Dering Wildlife Sanctuary

24500.00

Dhergaon Forest Division

151000.00

Dibang Forest Division

493050.00

Hapoli Forest Division

924600.00

Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary

47730.00

Khellong Forest Division

160000.00

Khonsa Forest Division

141700.00

Khonsa Project Division

14740.00

Lohit Forest Division

570279.00

Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary

443050.00

Miao Project Division

35866.00

Miao Sanctuary Division

276824.00

Mouling National Park Division

48300.00

Nampong Forest Division

39228.00

Namsai Forest Division

491800.00

Pakui Wildlife Sanctuary

117895.00

Pasighat Forest Division

350000.00

Seppa Forest Division

365700.00

Towang Social Forestry

208500.00

Yingkiong Forest Division

186500.00

Source: Arunachal Pradesh Forest Corporation Ltd. Arunachal Pradesh

 

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