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| FOREST STATISTICS 1.Status
of Nagaland Forest as on 31.01.2001 - Out of the
total land area of 16,57,583, hectares, forests occupy an area of approximately 8,62,930
ha - Legal Status :
Forests Areas (Ha) % of Total Forest Area (a)
Reserved Forests
8583
1 (b)
Purchased Forests
19247
2.3 (c)
Protected Forests
50756
5.9 (d)
Wildlife Sanctuary
22237
2.6 (e)
Village Forests i. Virgin Forests
477827
55.4 ii. Degraded Forests
284280
32.9
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862930
100 2. Ownership: a) State
100823
11.7% b) Co-operative
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- c) Private
762107
88.3% 3.Classification of forests 3.1.
Forest area under Government control (I)
Reserved Forests - a) Kohima Division (Rangapahar)
6,226.00 ha.
b) Mon Division (Singphan)
2,357.00 ha.
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Total 8,583.00
ha. (ii) Wildlife
Sanctuaries and National Park a)
Intanki
- Kohima District
20,202.00 ha. b)
Puliebadze - Kohima District
923.00
ha. c)
Fakim
- Tuensang District
642.00 ha. d)
Rangapahar
- Dimapur District
470.00 ha.
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Total - 22,237.00 ha 3.2. Protected Forest I. Kohima District 1.
Jaluki Protected Forest
414.40 ha II. Phek District 1. Shilloi
8,857.80 ha. 2. Sangtam-Kuki 8,401.97
ha. 3. Athumza 1,472.00
ha. 4. Chipoketami
2,000.00 ha.
Total - 20,731.77 ha. III.
Zunheboto District 1. Aochaklimi
62.16 ha 2. Suruhoto
138.57 ha 3. Lizatomi
146.00 ha. 4. Sapotami
32.00 ha. 5. Khamannbato
266.77 ha.
Total -
645.50 ha. IV. Mokokchung District 1. Chubi 134.68 ha. 2.
Minkong
275.32 ha 3.
Longsa
18.00 ha.
V. Wokha District 1. Wokha
323.75 ha. 2. Aitepyong
233.10 ha. 3. Yikhum
42.00 ha. Total - 598.85 VI. Tuensang District 1. Chessore
160.58 ha 2. Saramati
362.60 ha. 3. Konya
450.00 ha.
Total
- 973.18 ha.
Grand Total
23791.70 ha. 4.Purchased Forests Since the area
under Government control in the state is very limited and quite inadequate for a
mountainous state like Nagaland, the Department has purchased some forest land from
private owners to take up plantations. The total land
purchased by the Department is 19222.44 ha.
District-wise area of land purchased by the Department up to 2000-2001 is indicated below
- a)
Kohima and Dimapur District
5,008.93 ha. b)
Mokokchung District
4,538.87 ha. c)
Wokha District
773.06 ha. d)
Zunheboto District
40.00 ha. e)
Phek District
757.27 ha. f)
Tuensang District
836.61 ha. g)
Mon District
7,292.26 ha.
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Total - 19,247.00 ha 5. Comparative situation of forest cover in 1999 and 1997 ( in Sq. Km.)
1999 Assessment
1997 Assessment
Change 14,164
14,221
-57 6.Actual forest cover by density classes ( in Sq. Km.)
in 1999 -
Dense forest Open forests
Total
(Crown density
(Crown density
Forest
40%&above) below 40% )
cover 7. Scrub Land
and Non- Forest areas ( in Sq. Km.) in 1999 -
14
2401 8.District-wise Forest
Cover in Nagaland (in Sq. Km.) in 1997
9.Growing
stock volume per hectares and Annual Increment - (As per Forest Survey of Indian Report 1995 ) (Million cum) (in cum)
(0,000cum) 94,887
66.1
1903 10. Stratum-wise estimated Growing Stocks of Forests
as per 1995 F S I Report- Hard Wood Mixed
Bamboo Miscellaneous with conifer ( Cum )
( Cum )
( Cum ) 114000
1077000
93696000 11.
National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries National Park
Wildlife sanctuaries Area (in Sq. Km)
Area
(in Sq. Km) 202.02
34.5 (Source: The State Forest report 1997 and 199 12. FINANCIAL
RESULTS. As per the National Forests Policy, Forestry is to be regarded as a ‘Welfare Activity’ necessary for the survival of mankind. The revenue from Forestry Sector shall be only incidental. The State Government has by and large followed this policy. The amount of forests revenue collected during the period from 1985-86 to 1999-2000 is given below - Year Revenue ( In Rs Lakhs ) 1985-86
531.56 1986-87
608.73 1987-88
645.91 1988-89
557.31 1989-90
473.00 1990-91
508.85 1991-92
541.48 1992-93
351.00 1993-94
306.38 1994-95
220.75 1995-96
275.10 1996-97
152.53 1997-98
123.02 1998-99
291.83
1999-2000
166.28 Particulars
of expenditure under both plan and non plan grant during the period of 1985-86 to
1999-2000 as shown below :
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