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1 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FOREST DEPARTMENT ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORTS FOR THE YEAR - 2009-10 Compiled by ADDL. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, R&D CIRCLE. Issued by THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS & HOFF, ANDHRA PRADESH , HYDERABAD - 500004, INDIA. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I (Narration Part) Description Page Nos. Chapter I Introduction Constitution of State Forests Classification of Forest Area Legal Status Ownership Composition Functional Forests Types Forest Area by Topography Land Use Pattern Comparison of Forest Cover Assessment (2009 Assessment) Forest Cover Change Matrix (2009 Assessment) Mangrove Cover Tree Cover Outside the Notified Forest Area Cultivable Non-Forest Area Tree Cover Outside Forests (TOF)

2 Estimates Circle wise Forest Cover Changes 1-5 Chapter II General Administration Circles, Divisions & Sub-Divisions Alteration in areas Demarcation Forest Survey Roads and paths Buildings Motor Vehicles 6-9 Chapter III Forest Protection Forest offences Detected Involving Vehicles Assault Cases Injury by Fire Grazing in Forest Area 10-11 Chapter IV Silviculture System of Management Regeneration Natural Regeneration Afforestation Measures Tending 12-14 Chapter V Plan and Non Plan Schemes Plan Schemes Externally Aided Projects Centrally Sponsored Schemes XII Finance Commission Grants Matching State Share Schemes RIDF Projects Normal State Plan Schemes Non-Plan Schemes 15-36 Description Page Nos.

3 Chapter VI Utilization Forest Out turn Supplies to Buroods / Industries Collection of Beedi leafs, Targets and Achievements Dwajasthambams Supplied GOVERNMENT Sawmills, Timber and Bamboo Depots Private Sawmills, Timber Depots & Bamboo Depots 37-49 Chapter - VII Financial Results Revenue Expenditure Revenue and Net Revenue 50-51 Chapter VIII Administration Organizational set up ANDHRA PRADESH Forest Academy, Dulapally 52-55 Chapter - IX Forest Research The facilities developed in the four Research Centers and their status Research Plots established Collection and Distribution of quality seeds Expenditure incurred under various schemes Activities under Publicity 56-59 Chapter X Wild Life Preservation National Parks Zoological Parks Deer Parks Sanctuaries Wildlife Management Circles WLM Project Tiger Circle, Srisailam WLM Circle, Tirupati WLM Circle, Eluru WLM Circle, Hyderabad Nehru Zoological Park.

4 Hyderabad 60-72 Chapter XI Other Information Implementation of RoFR Act 2006 Soil and Moisture Conservation and Bio diesel Plantations Exhibitions Vanamahotsava Vanyaprani Sapthaha Conferences and Meetings Forest Sports Meet Geomatics Centre MGNREGS CAMPA Social Forestry 73-88 Part II (Statement Part) Return No. Return Particulars Page Nos. 1 Area of Reserved Forests Reserved Land and Unnotified Forests 89 2 Boundaries of Reserved Forests 90 3 Out Turn of Timber from Coupes (Units) by The Contractors Agency 91 4a Out Turn of Timber from Coupes (Units) in Departmental Agency 92 4b Out Turn of Bamboo from Coupes (Units) by The Departmental Agency 93 5 Out Turn of Major and Minor Forest Produce 94-96 6 Out Turn from Plantation and Thinnings 97 7 Free grants 98 8 Animals Allowed for Grazing Total Revenue Realized Etc.

5 , 99 9 Fire and the Extent of Area Burnt 100 10 Offences Detected and Disposed Off 101 11 Forest Offences Involving Vehicles Booked and Disposed Off 102 12 Goat Browsing Cases Booked and Disposed Off 103 13 Assault Cases (Including Murders) Received and Disposed Off 104 14 The Annual Cut as per Working Plan and Actual Annual Cut 105-106 15 Statement of Plantations Raised and Expenditure Species Wise Under Annual Plan 107-113 16 Area Brought Under Plantations (Species Wise) 114-122 17 Roads maintained by Forest Department 123 18 Buildings Under Forest Department 124 19 Vehicles, Arms and Ammunition Under Forests Department 125 20 Expenditure (Audited Actuals) 126-127 21 Forest Revenue 128 22 Statement Showing the Species Wise Sale Results 129-135 23 Forest Blocks by Legal Status 136-137 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The Annual Administration Report covers all the administrative aspects of the Forest Department and also any specific innovations brought out by the department will also reflect in the report.

6 This publication is annual publication highlighting all the activities of the forest department during the year in Forest Circles and Head Office of the Forest Department in ANDHRA PRADESH . The salient feature of the report covers all the aspects as per the forest code. It gives detailed account of Forest Administration, Forest Conservation, Developmental Works, Afforestation, Revenue, Research, Social Forestry, Wildlife and Other GOVERNMENT of India programmes and State GOVERNMENT programmes on Forestry. The report also reflects the fund budgetary flow from the state GOVERNMENT and the GOVERNMENT of India. It also reflects the Budget allocation, Revenue, Expenditure, etc. CONSTITUTION OF STATE FORESTS ANDHRA PRADESH is the fourth largest State in coverage of Geographical area and the second largest State in Forest area in the Indian Union.

7 The total Forest area of the State is which occupies of the total Geographical area of 2,75,068 which is almost equal to the country's average percentage of forests. The forests of the ANDHRA PRADESH State are distributed in different agro-climatic zones with varying composition and forest types, Majority of which are classified as (1) Tropical Dry Deciduous (2) Southern Tropical Moist Deciduous and (3) Southern Tropical Thorn forests. Most of the forest area is highly degraded owing to biotic pressure and over use of forest resources. Since last one decade most of the degraded areas have been reclubbed with the implementation of Community Forest Management programme through more than 7718 Vana Samrakshana Samithis.

8 The percapita Forest area is Ha as against the all India average of Ha. The State is administered in 23 Districts which are further subdivided in 1128 Revenue Mandals. The State has a varied topography ranging from the hill ranges of Eastern Ghats, Nallamalais and Seshachalam Hills to Deccan Plateau, River Valleys of Godavari and Krishna, Mangrove Shores of Bay of Bengal and supports of variety of Eco types, rich in their Bio-diversity and support a variety of Floral and Faunal forms. 2 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST AREA Sl. No. Particulars Forest Area ( ) Percentage to Total Forest Area Legal Status a) Reserved b) Protected c) Un-Notified Total: Ownership: Forest Department Composition: (Non-Coniferous) a) Sal b) Teak c) Others Total: Functional: a) Protected Forests b) Production Forests Total: Forest Types: ( as per Champion & Seth s Classification ) 1.

9 Plantation 2. Tropical Semi Ever Green Forests 3. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests 4. Litoral & Swamp Forest 5. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests 6. Tropical Thorn Forests 7. Tropical dry Ever Green Forests Total: Source: ISFR 2009 FOREST AREA BY TOPOGRAPHY The Statement showing the Forest by Topography of the catchments where pre-investment survey of the forests resources was conducted and furnished as below: Sl. No. Catchment Plain Hill area Total Area in Area in Percentage to total area of catchment Area in Percentage to total area of catchment 1 a) East Godavari 1086 5462 6548 b) Shifting Cultivation 140 465 605 2 Nallamala 1982 3179 5161 3 Mahaboobnagar 1082 858 1940 4 Kothagudem 3560 1078 4638 5 Adilabad 3164 3176 6340 6 Warangal 2572 3370 5942 Total: 13586 17588 31174 The area where pre investment survey was not conducted: 32,640 Sq.

10 Kms. 3 LAND USE PATTERN Sl. No. Land Use Area in Sq. Kms Percentage 1 Total Geographical Area 2 Forest including Scrub 3 Agriculture 4 Land with Scrub 5 Fallow Lands 6 Grass Lands 7 Settlements 8 Vegetation Outside Forest 9 Water Bodies 10 Others Source: APSFR - 2011 COMPARISON OF FOREST COVER ASSESSMENT (2009 ASSESMENT) (in ) Assessment VDF MDF Open Scrub NF Water Total 2008 2009 Net Change 0 - - Source: APSFR - 2011 In the State, there was a reduction of in Moderately Dense Forest and in Open Forest. The Net Loss of Forest Cover in both MDF and OF put together is in one year FOREST COVER CHANGE MATRIX (GOOD AND DEGRADED FORESTS) (2009 ASSESMENT) (Area in ) 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 Dec 2008) 2009(Data of Oct 2009 Mar 2010) Total of 2008 Good Forest Degraded Forest Water Good Forest Degraded Forest Water Total of 2009 Net Change - - *Source: APSFR-2011 4 MANGROVE COVER (in ) Sl.