Forest wealth of Bargarh District

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BARGARH FOREST DIVISION (This division has been carved out from Sambalpur and Khariar Forest Division) This division has been created with Baragarh Range of Old Sambalpur Forest Division and Bhatli Range and Padmapur Range of Old Khariar Forest Division. Now it has same 3 Ranges. Graphical Area of Bargarh is 5831.6 Sq km, Out of which forest area is 269.329 sq KM. Out of which 213.22 Sq Km is under Reserve forest.  0.19 sq Km under D.P.F , 55.82 sq K.M under U.D.P.F and 0.09 sq Km under U.C.F . Bargarh was under the Sambalpur plantation division & it works since 1986. All the previous year plantation raised under different scheme have been transferred to the concerned Territorial Division except the plantation raised under commercial plantation funded by Orissa forest Development corporation Ltd.  Work of this division is to (i) protect & preservation of forest (ii) Joint forest Management  (iii) implementation  of forest corporation act & Rule (iv) Plantation activity (iv) collection of revenue . For the development of forest Sambalpur Social forestry division started from 30.12.1988.  It has two project division  (1) Sambalpur Project Division & (2) Bargarh Project Division. Bargarh project division covers the entire Bargarh revenue districts having 7 social forestry range (i) Bargarh (ii) Barpali (iii) Bhatli  (iv) Attabira (v) Melchamunda (vi) Padampur (vii) Paikmal  . This project was running under the financial assistance  of Swedish Govt . After withdrawal of financial support of Sweden from 1.4.1996 the work of the social forestry is very limited . Under new policies Joint Forest Management (JFM) & Vana Surakshya Samiti  (VSS) started . 1   Flora Of Bargarh Amba (Mangifera indica), Ainla (Emblica officinalis), Arjun (Terminalia arjuna),Ashoka (Sarca asoca), Bahada(Terminalia belerica), Bandhan (Ougenia oojeinensis), Bija (Pterocarpus marsupium), Bheru (Chloroxylon swietiana), Char (Buchanaia lanzan), Dhaman (Grewia tiliofolia), Dhaura(Anogeissus latifolia), Dhoben (Dalbergia paniculata), Genduli (Sterculia urens), Harida (Terminalia chebula), Jamu (Syzygium cumini), Kanchan (Bauhinia spp.), Karanj(Pongamia glabra), Kendu (Diospyros melanoxylon), Khair (Acacia catechu), Kochila(Strychnos nuxvomica), Kongra (Xylia xylocarpa), Kurum (Adina cordifolia), Kusum (Schleichera olesa), Mahalimba(Ailanthus excelsa), Mahula (Madhuca indica),Tentra (Albizia procera), Mundi (mitragyna parvifolia), Phasi (Anogeissus acuminata), Pitamai (Garuga pinnata), Rai(Dillenia pentagyna), Rajmohi (Lannea coromandelica), Rimili (Bursera serrata), Saguan (Tectona grandis), Sal (Shorea robusta), Salai (Boswellia serrata), Semal(Bombax ceiba), Sidha(Lagerstromia parviflora), Silveroak (Grevillea robusta), Siris (Albizzia lebbeck), Sisso(Bali)(Dalbergia sissoo), Sissoo(Pahari)(Dalbergia latifolia), Sunari(Cassia fistula),Tentuli(Tamarindus indica) etc. 1   Fauna Of Bargarh Tiger (Panthera tigris), Leopard (Panthera pardus), Gaur (Bibos gaurus), Blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra, Sambar (Cervus unicolar),Chital (Axis axis),Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak),Indian Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), Common Langur (Presbytis entellus), Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), Common Otter (Lutra lutra), Indian Porcupine (Hytrix indica), Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) 1   Kendu leaf Kendu leaf is controlled by D.F.O Sambalpur  Kendu leaf division . Illicit cutting of branches of trees and shrubs from Reserved forest of Bargarh district is very common . which causes excessive damage to the forest . Increase of population in the Urban & nearby village area increase demand of fire wood, which led to excessive cutting. The requirement of fire wood and its extreme shortage in different states of our country have still been neglected subjects. According to Natural resource forum short fall of fuel production of India by 2000 AD has been estimated to be in order of 137 million tons, which require 34 million, hectors of land. To save the country from impending disaster, a very massive fuel plantation programme is necessary. Due to defective forest policy & official negligence illicit cutting of timer and transporting the logs by tractor, trucks, and 3 whalers and even in the train is very common in the Bargarh district 1   Forest of Bargarh District 1 Ambabhona Range Ramkhol 24 hact Forest 2 Bhatli  range banjipali  106 Hact (Village forest) 3 Kamgaun Range  Grindola  134 Hact(Rain forest) 4 Barpali Range Tulandi    87   HactRain Forest) 5 Melchamunda Range Jitapali  9     Hact(Village Forest)        TOTAL 360 Hact (Previously comes Under Khariar Division) 6 Mechamunda  Gaisilet block  Chikili village forest 8 hact 7 Padampur      Bhaludungurui 40 Hact 8 Paikmal   Bamhantal 24 Hact 9 Paikmal  Jharband block Mahagoon  10 hact.   TOTAL 82 Hact   1   FOREST PROTECTION  As per the above data the forest protection programme  is not satisfactory  in the district . Since last two decades no serious attempt had been taken to establish the real type of Biosphere. Even although Debrigarh is declared as a Wield life Century. State government is not taking proper action and interest. Gandhamardan , which is a treasure land of rare medicinal plants is also not yet declared as a Biosphere  although the proposal is pending since long .  There are 18 no of Vana Surakshya Samiti (VSS) working at present in the district covering 2,062 .23 Hector land  . According to  Notification  of The Department of Forest & Environment , government of Orissa  Notification No IOF (from) 20/93-16700 dt 03-07-1993  these V.S.S were formed . They are (i) – Talgon  - (59.40) hact  at Talgoun reserve forest (Bheden Block) (ii) Burkel (Barpali) 19.20 hact