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Ministry of Forest and Environment

BUSINESS :--

  1. Forest Conservation
  2. Conservation of Wild Animals and Birds
  3. Control of Forest Development Corporation
  4. Biological Parks Management
  5. Protection and Conservation of Environment
  6. Environmental Research and Education
  7. Maintenance and improvement of Ecology in the Urban and Rural areas.
  8. Formulation of Rules and Planning of Human habitations
  9. Control of all the officers employed in this Department Administrative control of all the buildings of this Department

ORGANISATIONAL SETUP:-

Ministry level

The Ministry is headed by The Secretary with two Deputy Secretaries, one Under Secretary and other ministerial staffs.

Field Level

The Department is headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests under whose control there are 9 CCFs, 18 Cfs, 85 DFOs, 156 ACFs, 1052 Foresters and 3330 Forest Guards.

Forest Development Corporation and Pollution Control Board are in the process of being created.

GENERAL INFORMATIONS:-

Forests in Jharkhand extends over 23605 sq.km. representing 29.61 % of the total geographical area of the State of which 82 % are Protected Forest and 17.5 % are Reserve Forest with a small amount of unclassed forests ( 33.49 sq.km. ).

The District wise Forest area and per capita forest area in Jharkhand is given below.

Name of the District

Geographical Area in Hac.

Forest area in Hac.

Per capita Forest area in Hac.

Dumka

551800

160989

0.11

Pakud

69300

14027

0.02

Godda

211000

16231

0.02

Sahebganj

340600

8254

0.01

Deoghar

247900

23546

0.03

Hazaribagh

504900

242904

0.09

Chatra

370600

196152

0.32

Koderma

241000

89038

0.14

Giridih

488700

228930

0.10

Bokaro

292700

39355

0.05

Dhanbad

207400

26380

0.01

Ranchi

757400

179454

0.08

Gumla

295900

130835

0.11

Lohardaga

773300

36573

0.13

Palamau

797400

353133

0.21

Garhwa

477500

202840

0.25

Singhbhum East

542800

198240

0.12

Singhbhum West

801200

213666

0.12

TOTAL

7971400

2360547

0.10

PRESENT ACTIVITIES:--

The development activities are undertaken through three types of funding patterns such as 100 % State scheme, 100 % Central scheme and 50 % Central schemes.

in erstwhile Bihar the Forest department used to get 3 to 4 crores for development works under Plan head. In the year 2000-01 the State sanctioned more than 10 crores in Plan head for the Work component. The budget under Plan head for the year 2001-02 is 73.00 crores .

The main Afforestation programme will be taken up along the National Highways and State Highways and in the second phase other roads will be taken up. This is the programme prioritised by the State Govt. to provide shelter to the travellers and simultaneously the subsistence level of the poor people can be increased through plantations of Fruit plants and Timber yielding plants.Altogether Rs. 26.00 crores has been allocated to the Forest Department under this head.

The next priority is to rehabilitate the Degraded Forests. Rs. 20.00 crores has been earmarked for this purpose. Since the tribal's life is entirely dependent on the productivity of

the Forests, the Chief Minister has personally taken care of these programmes .

To meet the rural energy crisis quick growing fuel and fodder wood plantations is to be taken up in this financial year at a cost of Rs. 5 crores.

Consolidated afforestation and ecological development will be taken up in four districts of Ranchi, Giridih , Deoghar and Dumka through 100 % assistance by the Govt. of India.

For the Development of High quality seeds by using modern scientific techniques an amount of 31.44 lakhs will be spent this year by the Govt. of India.

For the scientific management of the natural bamboo forests and plantations of bamboos in such areas a scheme amounting to Rs. 1825.16 lakhs has been submitted to the Govt. of India.

Bamboo Project

Name of the project

Bamboo Development

Name of the State

Jharkhand

Name of implementing agency

Forest & Environment Dept. Jharkhand

Name of the coordinating office

Chief Conservator of forest, Dev Jharkhand,Ranchi-2

Period of the project

2000-01 to 2010-11

Project Location

Forests of plateau region of 18 district Jharkhand mainly i n the southern part & taking up some private lands also

Total Geographical area of the project

23,605 sq km.

Total Project area

15,300 hac.

Total degraded area within the project

7500 hac.

Totalarea to be treated during the project.

(T.S.P) 7750 hac (O.A.) 7550 hac.

Ownershipof the treatable land

Forest Land

Total estimated cost of theproject at current wage rate

Rs. 18,25.16 Lakh

Area of project in which Silvicultural operation is required

7500 hac.

Area of project to be taken up for plantation

7800 hac.
   

Year - wise requirement of funds.

Year

Amount (Rs.In Lakh)

2000 - 2001

200.07

2000 - 2002

190.00

2000 - 2003

199.93

2000 - 2004

199.97

2000 - 2005

200.00

2000 - 2006

200.01

2000 - 2007

200.02

2000 - 2008

200.01

2000 - 2009

135.46

2000 - 2010

83.22

2000 - 2011

16.47

Funding pattern -

100%G.O.I. assistance.

Total no.of VFMPC TO BE ENGAGED.

Total population to be benefited

10.00 lakhs

Mandays to be generated during project period.

38.50 lakhs

No.of Forest Division involved in the implementation of the Project

21

Name or important species to be planed in the project area

Dendrocalamus strictus, Dendrocalamus longispathus, Bambusa arundinacea,Bambusa gigantica

Rights & Concession & enjoyed by

Villagers are allowed to collect villagers on protected forest land. Fire wood ,house- building materials for their bonafide use. Also free collection of NTFP& free grazing except in current regeneration area are allowed. Turees are allowed to take bamboos for basket making.

Maintenance of assets of project period

By concerned VFMPC.

Strategy for development

The bamboo 7 cane development project will be a need based programme that would be implemented in consultation with the local VFMPC.

Scheme of Implementation

The local VFMPC will be associated in the field – work including identification of forest dependent persons &giving them employment in the project

Benefit sharing-

Whenever applicable the sharing arrangement between the participating villagers &the F.D. will be done.

Monitoring & Evaluation

Monitoring & evaluation will be done by the concerned D.F.O.s

Research

Improved planting stock in the form of quality seeds & culms obtained from genetical plus trees and improved nursery practice will be done by Research & Evaluation Division, Ranchi. & F.R.O.Ranchi. Date of Proposal 15 th December,2000

Wildlife and Environment Protection:-

The State Govt. is determined for the protection and development of the wild life. The State is having one National Park, Ten Sanctuaries , One Biological Park and two other small reserves. The list is given below.

Name

Area in sq.km.

Contact Address

Palamau National Park

231.67

Field Director, Project Tiger , Palamau

Palamau Sanctuary

794.33

DFO, Daltanganj
South Div. Palamau

Mahuadand Wolf Sanctuary

63.25

-Do-

Hazaribagh Sanctuary

186.25

DFO, Hazaribagh West Div. Hazaribagh

Koderma Sanctuary

177.35

DFO, Koderma Div Koderma

Parasnath Sanctuary

49.33

DFO, Giridih Div. Giridih

Topchanchi Sanctuary

8.75

DFO, Dhanbad Div. Dhanbad

Lawalong Sanctary

207.00

DFO, Chatra Div. Chatra

Palkot Sanctuary

183.18

DFO, Gumla Div. Gumla

Dalma Sanctuary

193.22

Range Officer of Forest Dalma Sanctuary,Jamshedpur.

Udhwa bird Sanctuary

5.65

DFO, Sahebganj Div. Sahebganj

Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park

1.04

Director, Biological Park, Ranchi

Kalamati Deer Park

0.23

DFO, Wild Life Div, Ranchi

Muta Crocodile Breeding center

0.02

-Do-

Palamau Tiger Project

For reduction in the dependence of villagers on wildlife habitats the Global Environment Fund and GOI has sanctioned a scheme of Rs. 38.00 crores for economic development of 191 villages in around Palamau tiger reserve. This eco-development is scheduled to end in the year 2001-2001 but due to various procedural delays till date only 194.034 lakhs have been spent. The GOI have already released 1.5 crores so far to the state of Jharkhand. The establishment cost of the Palamau Tiger reserve is borne by the State Government.

 

No.

Name of Sanctuaries

Name of Animals

   

Tiger

Leopard

Cheetal

Barking
Deer

Sambhar

Wild Boar

Neelgai

Langur

Gaur

Wolf

Elephant

Wild
Dog

Sloth
Bear

Rhesus
Monkey

Black Buck

1

Gaya Wildlife Div

7

4

3390

1260

1290

600

30

1260

-

30

1

-

690

1200

-

2

Hazaribagh West

3

15

102

49

101

90

-

45

-

12

-

136

-

-

-

3

Hazaribagh East

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

-

4

Daltonganj North

4

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

-

5

Chaparan Div-I

5

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

Chaparan Div-II

44

30

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Kodarma Div

1

2

87

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Gaya Div

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

Bhojpur Div

-

-

-

-

-

-

2995

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

766

10

Dhanbad Div

-

6

12

-

-

116

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

Ranchi East Div

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

12

Saranda Div

12

16

2

-

16

103

-

-

70

-

135

-

23

 

--

13

Garhwa South Div

11

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

Shahabad Div

3

25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

Palamau Tiger Reserve

44

68

15232

2029

2758

7741

138

31079

721

259

119

435

118

35098

-

16

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary

-

2

-

21

-

88

-

18

 

2

61

2

32

288

-

17

Giridih Div

-

3

-

-

-

386

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

864

-

18

Porahat Div

-

5

-

14

-

65

-

2

 

-

108

-

23

375

-

19

Dhalbhum Div

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

18

-

-

-

-

20

Kolhan Div

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

130

-

-

-

-

21

Chaibasa South Div

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

-

-

-

-

22

Rajgir Sanctuary

-

-

-

-

-

294

218

136

 

-

-

-

-

-

26

23

Sahebganj SF Div

-

3

--

-

-

241

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

24

Latehar Div

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

Chatra South Div

1

7

626

198

66

66

-

-

 

-

17

-

-

-

-

26

Chatra North Div

-

2

188

18

6

311

5

-

 

-

-

-

1

-

-

 

Total

137

201

19639

3652

4237

10101

3386

32540

791

312

657

573

887

37825

792

Jharkhand Forestry Project

For the forestry sector in the new State of Jharkhand a project of Rs. 1147.77 crores to be spent over a period of 10 years to be funded by the World Bank has been sent to the GOI. The main components of this project are:

  1. Rehabilitation of degraded forests over 5 lakhs hectares
  2. Afforestation on private land through peoples participation in 40,000 ha
  3. Linear plantation over 1800 km along roadside, railway line and canal banks
  4. Biodiversity conservation
  5. Seed and nursery technique development
  6. Technical upgradation of technique of working plans, monitoring, coordination, mapping, inventory, etc.

State Trading Organisation

This is the wing of the Forest Department which harvests and does marketing of the major forest produces of the State.Under one CCF there are three ST circles and 18 Divisions looking after the logging and marketing of the timber, bamboo, khair etc.

Details of Revenue earned

Sl.no.

 Year

Revenue in lakhs

1

1990-91

4735.79

2

1991-92

4037.18

3

1992-93

4210.71

4

1993-94

4128.64

5

1994-95

3770.49

6

1995-96

3702.4

7

1996-97

2520.5

8

1997-98

1486.02

9

1998-99

1160.49

10

1999-00

1918.12

Total

31670.34

Project Elephant

The State Govt. has declared 9406 sq.km. of Forest area covering 17 forest divisions as Elephant Project area to improve the elephant habitat , Greening of elephant corridors, developing wireless networking system and proper driving away of the elephants from the habitated areas. Govt. of India is funding this project.

 

 

World Food Programme

The main object of this programme is all round development of selected villages through food grain distribution. The labourers engaged in this programme get 2.5 kgs. of wheat 200 gms. of peas per manday deducting Rs. 7.00 from their wages. This money so saved is deposited in the welfare account for taking up other community welfare activities in the same area.

 

 

Forest Fire Control

The State Govt. is quite serious in protecting the forest from the fires. Govt. of India has been requested to fund this project for creation of related assets so that adequate measures can be taken up for fire control.

FOREST DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

FDAs has been created in the State of Jharkhand. All the funds available for plantations should be routed through the proposed FDAs to ensure timely utilisation.

The highlights of the proposal for FDA are as below :

  1. All territorial divisions would be included under this scheme.
  2. Committees should be formulated in each Division
  3. Each Forest Division will be the plan unit of the FDA.
  4. All village Forest Management and Protection Committees will remain under the control of the FDA.
  5. The Conservator of Forests, Territorial Circle will be the Chairman of the FDA.
  6. The Divisional Forest Officer shall be the member – secretary cum Chief Executive Officer Of The FDA.
  7. The Chairman of all the VFMPCs will be the members of the FDA.
  8. All FDAs would be registered under the Registration Act.
  9. All funds under the Centrally sponsored schemes would be routed through the FDAs to the VFMPCs. and other implementing units.
  10. Forest Department shall be the nodal department . Other Govt. Departments working under such schemes would have to formulate and place their schemes for approval to the concerned Regional Chief Conservator of Forest. After getting sanction from the RCCF money would be released by the FDA.
  11. FDA will be responsible for administration and monitoring of the schemes.

Minor Forest Produce

Forest of Jharkhand are rich in minor forest produces including medicinal plants like Kendu leaves, Harra, Behera, Mahua, Kusum, Karanj, Amla, Chironj, Tinospora, Dioscorea, Asparagus, etc. Program of conservation and development of these plants dovetailing with the poverty alleviation measures have been activated in the state. Accumulated ethnobotanical wisdoms of local tribes Santhals, Pahariyas, Hos, Mundas are being surveyed for furtherance of tribal knowledge of herbal medicines.

 

 

 

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