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INTRODUCTION
Consequent upon
reorganisation of Forest Department, Bargarh Forest Division has come into
force with effect from Ist October, 2003 vide Resolution No. 13228 dated 8th
August, 2003 of Government of Orissa, Forest & Environment Department.
After reorganisation Padampur Range of Padampur Revenue Sub-Division &
Bhatli and Kamgaon Range of Bargarh Revenue Sub-Division have been merged in
this division being separated from the Khariar Forest Division and Sambalpur
Forest Division respectively. Presently the Forests of Bargarh Revenue
District is controlled by the Divisional Forest Officer, Bargarh Forest
Division, Hirakud Wild Life Division & Sambalpur (South) Forest
Division. Out of the total
geographical area of 5834.0 Sq.km the forest cover is 1216.13 Sq.K.M. only
which constitutes 20.84 %. Out of the 1216.13 Sq.K.M. forest area, 852.21
Sq.K.M. is under the administrative control of this division. Balance 354.40
Sq. K.M. is under the administrative control of Hirakud Wildlife Division
and 9.52 Sq.K.M. is under the administrative control of Sambalpur South
Division. FOREST
PROFILE
POSITION
OF FOREST BLOCKS
FOREST
ROAD
CENTRAL
NURSERY
District
Integrated Nursery
In the meeting
of District Integrated Nursery held at Pipalmunda on 16.10.1997 it was
decided to allot the northern side of the Mother & Child Health Care
hospital campus at Pipalmunda comprising an area of about 0.8 Ha. to Deputy
Director, S.F.P. Bargarh for the Permanent Nursery. The existing Tube Well
& Pump remained within the allocated area of the Social Forestry
Project. The nursery was running with the allotted fund of the District
Administration from October, 1997 to August, 2000. Since then the nursery is
being run on revolving basis. The details of funds deposited, funds spent
since September, 2000 to date are reflected below.
ECO-CLUB
250 Nos of
schools in the District of Bargarh have been included in the Eco-
Club (National Green corps )
programme . 100% financial assistance received from Govt. have been
released to each school
to carry out different activities as per guidelines issued by the Govt. The
District Implementation & Monitoring Committee, Bargarh is reviewing the
activities of the Eco-Club Schools regularly. The Utilisation Certificate
and Activities are also submitted to Govt. regularly. MANAGEMENT
OF FOREST THROUGH V.S.S
Much emphasis
has been laid to manage the forest area under J.F.M. approach. The forest
fringe villages are in constant touch and adequate steps have been taken to
motivate them for protection of the forest area. The villagers have also
shown their keen interest to take the responsibility of protection of
forest. Besides, formation of 245 number of V.S.S in this division, sincere
steps are also being taken to form more V.S.S and assign the forest areas to
them for future management. The details of formation of V.S.S alongwith the
area assigned to them range wise are furnished here under.
The Block wise area covered under VSS are reflected below. Reserve
Forest
=
12195.08 Ha. (56 % of total RF area) PRF
=
17253.15 Ha. (38 % of total PRF area) Village
Forest
=
2916.81 Ha. (16 % of
total VF area) Families
involved in VSS activities
NATIONAL
AFFORESTATION PROGRAMME
There are 245
Nos. of Vana Samrakshyana Samities in this division and the area covered by
these VSS are 32365.04 Ha. The Forest Development Agency, Bargarh has been
sanctioned by the Ministry of Forest & Environment, Government of India
vide authentication No. CSS-NAP-FDA-37/2005-06 dated 10.06.2005 for
implementation of project work under National Afforestation Programme. The
scheme of 10th Plan is being implemented in 18 Nos. of VSS.
Further during
11th Five Year Plan 20 more Nos. of VSS were included in FDA
activities against the work programme sanctioned vide authentication No. CSS-FDA/352/2006-07.
In the same VSS some more afforestation programme has been taken up
during the year 2007-08.
For
implementation of NAP activities of 10th Five Year Plan an amount
of Rs. 87,00,000/- in two phases have been received out of which Utilization
Certificate for Rs. 85.03 Lacs has been submitted.
For 11th
Five Year Plan Rs. 18.14 Lacs have been received out of which Utilization
Certificate for Rs. 18.10 Lacs has been submitted. Further a sum of Rs. 70.0
Lacs has been received during this quarter against which Utilization
Certificate has been submitted during March, 2008.
Professor P.C.
Mishra, Head of the Department of Environmental Science, Sambalpur
University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla have evaluated the afforestation activities
of 10th Five Year Plan and has awarded 7.36 point out of 10
point.
Under Entry
Point Activities one project each in 18 V.S.S of 10th Plan are
operational which includes Drinking Water Facility, Construction of
Community Centre, Construction of School, Construction of Road etc. Funds
for EPA activities of 11th Five Year Plan has been partly
released. DEVELOPMENT
OF BAMBOO SECTOR UNDER
NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION Under the above scheme, allotment of Rs. 2,73,000/- has been made towards development of a Centralized Nursery in public sector. The work is under progress at Pipalmunda. For 2007-08 and 2008-09 Annual Action Plan of Rs. 4305900.00 each have been submitted to the Project Director, OBDA, Bhubaneswar for necessary approval. In the meanwhile, the allotments for following activities are received.
ORISSA STATE MEDICINAL SERVICE PROGRAMME
State Medicinal Plant Board, Forest & Environment Department,
Government of Orissa have sanctioned Rs. 2.20 Lacs towards raising of
qualitative planting materials in Bargarh District. The break-up of the
sanctioned amount are as follows. a)
Qualitative Planting materials
..
Rs. 1,70,000.00
Seedling on Tree
Species 30000 Nos. @ 3/- Rs.
90000.00
Seedling
of herbaceous species 15000 @ 2/- Rs. 30000.00
Grafted Seedling
5000
@
10/- Rs. 50000.00 b) Infrastructure
& contingencies
Rs. 50,000.00 Break-up
of utilization of fund Funds
Sanctioned
..
Rs. 2.20 Lacs Funds
Released
..
Rs. 1.20 Lacs Funds
Utilized (03/08)
..
Rs. 1.20 Lacs Raising of quality planting materials
33030 Nos. of quality planting seedlings comprising of 22 varieties
were raised during 2007-08 in Barhaguda central nursery of Bargarh Range.
The break of tree and herbaceous species are as follows.
A
detailed account of seedlings raised are furnished below.
Disposal
of Seedlings
Two NGOs, the Institute for Rural Development & Management
Studies (IRDMS) with its unit office at Khajurtikra, Bargarh and New Life
Club with its unit office at Bhalutikra, Bargarh are working under the SMPB
service programme under OFFDI towards promotion of medicinal plants in the
district. As per the programme guide lines the following medicinal seedlings
are distributed to the primary gatherers for cultivation through the above
NGOs.
Balance
seedlings available in the central nursery, Barhaguda
= 15420 Nos. Performance
Report of N.G.Os IRDMS
-
Conducted an
awareness training programme on cultivation involving Vaidyas/ primary
gatherers on 19.8.2007 at Sohela.
Conducted training on vermin-compost on 28th & 29th
September, 2007 in the project office of IRDMS Bargarh. Organised
exposure visit of primary gatherers on 11th of October, 2007 to
Nrusinghnath.
Organized
herbal fare in the Book Fare at Bargarh from 18th to 25th
November, 2007. New
Life Club
Conducted
workshop on medicinal plants at Hotel Oriental, Bargarh on 12.10.2007. Dr.
J.P. Singh, IFS, C.F. (KL) Sambalpur Circle, Sri B.N. Hota, DFO Retd and Sri
M. Mahapatra, D.C.F. SMPB Bhubaneswar attended the workshop as resource
person. Submission
of Utilization Certificate IRDMS
-
Upto 3rd Phase New
Life Club
-
Upto 3rd Phase ORISSA
STATE VANASPATI VANA PROJECT
Vanaspati
Vana Project a centrally sponsored scheme under the Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare, Government of India is in operation in Gandhamardan Hill
Range for the conservation and propagation of medicinal plants to meet the
demand of Indian System of Medicines. PROJECT
AREA
Gandhamardan hill range spreads over 2 Revenue Districts namely
Bargarh & Bolangir. The total area of Gandhamardan Reserve Block is
18029.0 Ha. Out of which 12569.0 ha. comes under Bargarh District.
Out of 12569.0
Ha. of Gandhamardan Reserve Block in Bargarh Forest Division only 2120.0 Ha.
area have been selected for implementation of works under Vanaspati Vana
Project. COMPONENT
WISE AREA TO BE COVERED In-situ
Preservation (Control Plot)
=
100.0 Ha. In-situ
Conservation
=
2000.0 Ha. Ex-situ
Demonstration-cum-Nursery =
19.0 Ha. Live
Herbal Garden
=
1.0 Ha.
TOTAL
=
2120.0 Ha.
In the implementation of this Vanaspati Vana Project in Gandhamardan
Forest Block 15 number of Vana Samrakshyana Samiti situated along the
project areas have been associated directly in the execution of the project
activities. 2000.0 Ha. of In-situ Conservation area have been distributed
among them for protection, conservation and propagation of medicinal plants
i.e. trees, herbs, shrubs and climbers. The list of the VSS associated in
the project work and the area allotted to them are furnished below.
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