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Haryana is situated in the northern part of India and has a geographical area of 44,212 sq km which constitutes 1.34% of the geographical area of the country. The State lies between latitude 27°39’N to 30°55’N and longitude 74°27’E to 77°36’E. Physiographically Haryana falls in the Indo Gangetic plain although some of the areas fall […]

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Shri Nayab Singh
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Nayab Singh
Hon'ble Environment, Forest & Wildlife Minister, Haryana Sh. Rao Narbir

Message from PCCF’s Desk

Haryana is one of the states in the country having least forest area in the country primarily due to the fact that it has almost 81% of its area under agriculture. With only 7.16 percent of its area under forest and tree cover, our prime endeavour at the Forest Department will be to preserve and to increase the forest and tree cover in the State, for conserving the bio-diversity for ecological sustainability and environmental services, through sustainable management of forests and plantations. The role of forests and trees in providing services to humans has further become significant as they combat the adverse effects of the…

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