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Welcome to Haryana Forest Department
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Haryana is primarily an agriculture state with almost 80% of its land under cultivation.
The geographical area of the state is 44212 sq. km which is 1.3% of India’s geographical area.
It is not bestowed with bounty of natural forests and only 3.52% of its geographical area is under
notified forests. The rest extends as tree cover in village common lands, community lands,
institutional lands and agricultural farms, making the area under forest and tree cover to 6.80 percent.
(India State of Forest Report, FSI, 2009)
Forestry activities in the state are dispersed over rugged
Shivalik Hills in north , Aravalli hills in south, sand dunes in west and
wastelands, saline-alkaline lands and waterlogged sites in the central part of
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To promote sustainable
development of forest resources in the state, Haryana government has framed its
own forest policy in 2006. The policy has fixed the goal of achieving 10% forest
and tree cover by 2010 and eventually 20% in the state. This goal can be
achieved by agroforestry practices. We are using genetically superior seedlings
under agro-forestry on farm lands to increase productivity. In fact agroforestry
should become a national mandate and a people's movement, as it is most
economical, sustainable and stable alternative for ensuring ecological security
of the country. Annually the forest department is distributing about 25 million
seedlings to the farmers free of cost. Agroforestry plantations
raised by the Forest Department are rated as one of the best in the country. It
has been adopted by farmers as an income generation practice and used as a
model of rural development, worthy of emulation in rest of the country. This
practice can meet the goal of achieving one third of the geographical area of
country under tree cover as envisaged in the national forest policy. The success
of agro-forestry in Haryana enabled a forest deficit state to become the most
productive state in terms of plywood and veneer. Annually 2.5 million
cubic meters of wood that is mostly farm-grown, is converted into plywood and
other form of composite wood within the State of Haryana. Today Yamuna Nagar has
become the national centre of plywood and veneer industry. The policy of not
putting unnecessary restrictions on felling of trees from private land and their
subsequent transit has enabled an environment which has led a large number of
farmers to grow trees. The endeavour has been to enable an environment that
agro-forestry and wood-based industries flourish and grow simultaneously.
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Content on this website is published and managed by Haryana Forest Department. For any query regarding this webiste Please Contact the "Web Information Manager : Conservator of Forests (Planning and MIS) O/o Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Van Bhawan, C-18, Sector-6, Panchkula-134109, Haryana (India)
Ph: 91-172-2560118, 91-172-2563988, Fax: 91-172-2583158
Email : cfplg@yahoo.com
All efforts have been made to make the information as accurate as
possible,
Haryana Forest Department or National Informatics Center will not be responsible
for any loss to any person caused by inaccuracy in the information available on
this Website. Any discrepancy found may be brought to the notice of Haryana
Forest Department.
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