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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
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