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[[File:Tree Plantation Drive by Maharashtra Forest Department.jpg|thumb|District wise contribution for 33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive from 1st July to 30th September, 2019]] | [[File:Tree Plantation Drive by Maharashtra Forest Department.jpg|thumb|District wise contribution for 33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive from 1st July to 30th September, 2019]] | ||
The headquarters of Maharashtra Forest Department is in [[Nagpur]]. There are 11 territorial forest circles in Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Thane and Yavatmal. The three wildlife circles are Wildlife Borivali, Wildlife Nagpur and Wildlife Nashik.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contacts|publisher=Maharashtra Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra|url=http://www.mahaforest.nic.in/contact_detail.php?lang_eng_mar=Eng}}</ref> The office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HoFF) is the chief of the forest division in Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahaforest.nic.in/internal.php?lang_eng_mar=Eng&id=26|title=Maharashtra Forest Department|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Rights of tribal people in the forest areas under Forest Rights Act are also governed by the Forest Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fra.org.in/|title=Welcome to Forest Rights Act website|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oW0Wl_NjAscC& | The headquarters of Maharashtra Forest Department is in [[Nagpur]]. There are 11 territorial forest circles in Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Thane and Yavatmal. The three wildlife circles are Wildlife Borivali, Wildlife Nagpur and Wildlife Nashik.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contacts|publisher=Maharashtra Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra|url=http://www.mahaforest.nic.in/contact_detail.php?lang_eng_mar=Eng}}</ref> The office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HoFF) is the chief of the forest division in Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahaforest.nic.in/internal.php?lang_eng_mar=Eng&id=26|title=Maharashtra Forest Department|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Rights of tribal people in the forest areas under Forest Rights Act are also governed by the Forest Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fra.org.in/|title=Welcome to Forest Rights Act website|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oW0Wl_NjAscC&q=%22Maharashtra+Forest+Department%22&pg=PA87 |title=Forest Policy and Tribal Development: A Study of Maharashtra |page =87|isbn=8170224187 | ||
|first1=Rucha Suresh |last1=Ghate |year= 1992 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company|location=New Delhi}}</ref> | |first1=Rucha Suresh |last1=Ghate |year= 1992 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company|location=New Delhi}}</ref> | ||
==33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive== | ==33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive== | ||
To fight climate change and droughts in [[Maharashtra]], the forest department planned 33 crore tree plantation drive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mazhar |first1=Ali |title=CM to launch drive to plant 33cr trees from Anandwan {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/cm-to-launch-drive-to-plant-33cr-trees-from-anandwan/articleshow/70015909.cms |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> It was three-month long tree plantation drive across 36 districts from | To fight climate change and droughts in [[Maharashtra]], the forest department planned 33 crore tree plantation drive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mazhar |first1=Ali |title=CM to launch drive to plant 33cr trees from Anandwan {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/cm-to-launch-drive-to-plant-33cr-trees-from-anandwan/articleshow/70015909.cms |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> It was three-month long tree plantation drive across 36 districts from 1 July to 30 September in the State of Maharastra.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramakrishnan |first1=Suniyakrishnan |title=Maha Govt Accomplishes Ambitious Initiative, Plants 33 Crore Trees |url=https://thelivenagpur.com/2019/09/26/maha-govt-accomplishes-ambitious-initiative-plants-33-crore-trees/ |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=The Live Nagpur |date=26 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Maha CM launches drive to plant 33 cr saplings from Chandrapur |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/maha-cm-launches-drive-to-plant-33-cr-saplings-from-chandrapur-119070100855_1.html |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=1 July 2019}}</ref> The State over achieved the target by planting more than 33 Crore saplings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pinjarkar |first1=Vijay |title=Maharashtra achieves 33 crore plantation target {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/state-achieves-33-crore-plantation-target/articleshow/71301570.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> In total, Maharashtra Forest Department planted, 52 crore trees between 2017 and 2019 and the survival rate remains to be 81%.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahamulkar |first1=Sujit |title=MVA backs BJP's tree plantation drive {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mva-backs-bjps-tree-plantation-drive/articleshow/74605991.cms |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Maharashtra Forest Department is a department of the Indian state of Maharashtra responsible for forestry and wildlife management.[1][2]
The headquarters of Maharashtra Forest Department is in Nagpur. There are 11 territorial forest circles in Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Thane and Yavatmal. The three wildlife circles are Wildlife Borivali, Wildlife Nagpur and Wildlife Nashik.[3] The office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HoFF) is the chief of the forest division in Maharashtra.[4] Rights of tribal people in the forest areas under Forest Rights Act are also governed by the Forest Department.[5][6]
33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive[edit | edit source]
To fight climate change and droughts in Maharashtra, the forest department planned 33 crore tree plantation drive.[7] It was three-month long tree plantation drive across 36 districts from 1 July to 30 September in the State of Maharastra.[8][9] The State over achieved the target by planting more than 33 Crore saplings.[10] In total, Maharashtra Forest Department planted, 52 crore trees between 2017 and 2019 and the survival rate remains to be 81%.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Telang, Sonali (3 April 2018). "Maharashtra leads in forest management". The Asian Age.
- ↑ Jadhav, Ranjeet (11 April 2018). "Maharashtra Forest Department To Do Away From Waterhole Census From 2018". mid-day.com.
- ↑ "Contacts". Maharashtra Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Forest Department".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Welcome to Forest Rights Act website".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Ghate, Rucha Suresh (1992). Forest Policy and Tribal Development: A Study of Maharashtra. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 87. ISBN 8170224187.
- ↑ Mazhar, Ali. "CM to launch drive to plant 33cr trees from Anandwan | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ Ramakrishnan, Suniyakrishnan (26 September 2019). "Maha Govt Accomplishes Ambitious Initiative, Plants 33 Crore Trees". The Live Nagpur. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Maha CM launches drive to plant 33 cr saplings from Chandrapur". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ Pinjarkar, Vijay. "Maharashtra achieves 33 crore plantation target | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ Mahamulkar, Sujit. "MVA backs BJP's tree plantation drive | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official Website of the Maharashtra Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra
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