Forest Division: PURULIA DIVISION
ACTIVITIES
(a) Forest Protection - Actively done by Beat and Range level staff and officers located at different areas by means of patrolling in the forest, collecting information from local Forest Protection Committees. Member of Forest Protection Committee take part in patrolling as well. During 2008-09 4 Nos. of cases were sent to Court with 5 Nos. of arrested persons. Recently, authorized officer and DFO, Purulia passed Order for confiscation of 2 Nos. of vehicle illegally involved in transportation of forest produce.
(b) Plantation - Carried out in degraded forest land and in areas which are systematically
felled to harvest forest produce from previous plantations. A detail list of such plantation during
this year is attached herewith along with area planted during last 5 years under this Division.
2004-05 - 514 Ha.
2005-06 - 375 Ha.
2006-07 - 451 Ha.
2007-08 - 745 Ha.
2008-09 - 843 Ha.
(c) Silvicultural Operation - To rejuvenate Sal forest different silvicultural operation is being
carried out like multiple shoot cutting, coppicing in degraded areas.
(d) Soil Moisture Conservation Work - Major objectives are -
(i) To harvest run off water.
(ii) To increase moisture regime in forest area.
(iii) To facilitate ground water recharge.
(iv) To help local population to utilize ground water for different activities like agriculture,
pisciculture etc.
(v) To prevent soil erosion.
This is done by means of different construction activities, namely –
Contour trench.
Boundary trench.
Earthen Dam.
Rock Check Dam.
Vegetative Check Dam.
Re-digging of old Earthen Dam.
Gully plugging.
Water harvesting structures.
Fish scale trench.
Rock Check Dam at Khatanga Mouza ( NREGA) Earthen Dam at Pogro Mouza ( RKVY work)
Kotshila Block Kotshila Block
(e) Joint Forest Management - To ensure people’s participation in Forest Management, this Division actively tries to involve local people in every steps of forestry activities from Plan preparation to execute the work resulting to -
- Formation of 212 Forest Protection Committees.
- Details of Range wise break up is given below:-
Towards a step to Joint Forest Management, formation of Forest Protection Committee was top priority in this Division since 90’s. As a result, total number 211 Forest Protection Committees has been formed.
Range |
No. of F.P.C. |
Total member |
Ajodhya |
21 |
1041 |
Arsha |
32 |
3156 |
Bagmundi |
24 |
1874 |
Balaramapur |
30 |
4651 |
Jhalda |
33 |
3543 |
Joypur |
21 |
2508 |
Kotshila |
19 |
2478 |
Matha |
32 |
2170 |
29833.15 Ha. of forest land is being looked after by these FPCs.
- These FPCs are given 25% share of money value of forest produce yearly harvested.
(f) Entry Point Activities - To facilitate and encourage villagers participation in forest
conservation and protection, this Division takes different entry point activities in FPC
villages, namely -
- Construction of village road.
- Improvement of village road.
- Construction of community latrine.
- Construction of latrine in village school.
- Dug well for irrigation.
- Ring well for drinking water.
- Construction of Earthen Dam for pisciculture.
- Supply of agril machineries like sprayer, paddy thrasher, agril implements.
- Construction of community hall.
- Rural libraries for students.
- Supply of material to minimize wild animal damage – like dragon light, search-light, hulla, K. oil, burnt mobile, crackers etc.
- Arranging friendly football matches and cultural programme.
- Construction of causeway and culverts.
- Construction of irrigation cannel.
Paddy Thresher Machine for Distribution Material are being distributed to FPC members
( Support activities –Jhalda Block) ( Support activities –Jhalda Block)
(g) Alternate employment generation for Forest Protection Committees through training and imput - Vocational trainings are arranged every year to provide self-employment to FPC members. Following trainings are some of them –
- Lac cultivation training with imput.
- Tassar cultivation training with imput.
- Sal leaf plate making training with machine.
- Agar Bati making training.
- Sewing training.
- Training for piggery.
- Pisciculture training.
- Driving training.
- Pump set repairing training.
- Medicinal plant cultivation and preservation training.
- Horticultural training.
Distribution of Lac seeds to FPC members Training for “Dhup”making to Women
Murguma Beat, Kotshila Range members of FPC ( Ajodhya Range)
(h) Production and distribution of seedling - This Division also undertakes the activity of raising quality planting material for distribution to general public and institution in order to encourage people for plantation in their own land with a overall target increase greenery in the area. For this purpose, following nurseries are functioning round the year.
Location |
Type of nursery |
Capacity |
Balarampur |
Central Nursery |
25,000/year |
Kotshila |
Central Nursery |
20,000/year |
Jhalda |
Central Nursery |
10,000/year |
Arsha |
Modern Nursery |
25,000/year |
Matha |
Bamboo Central Nursery |
20,000/year |
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Balarampur Central Nursery Bamboo nursery at Matha Range
(i) Mitigation of Man-Animal Conflict :
This division is facing problem with Elephant depredation every year. The worst affected areas are-
Block Jhalda-I-Jhalda Range - Ghosra, Kalmadi, Hesla, Kanakpur, Garakushi, Pusti, Kushi,
Vashudi, Chhotobakad (mostly Southern part of Jhalda-I
Block).
Block Bagmundi-Bagmundi Range - Peretorang, Pirorgoria, Rangamati, Kalimati, Suisa, Gagi.
Jhalda-II Block-Kotshila Range - Simni, Jhabar, Haratan, Tahadri, Taherbera, Jarahatu.
Human Death : From April, 2008.
Joypur Range - 7
Jhalda Range - 3
Bagmundi Range - 1
Total : 11 Cases
Compensation Paid
Range Amount No. of Case
Jhalda 11.88 877
Bagmundi 7.74 1154
Kotshila 1.96 184
Steps taken –
- Massive Awareness campaign in the affected villages.
- Supply of material to the villagers to drive away wild animals, specially elephant.
- Patrolling by staff and officers in the affected area.
- Construction of temporary and permanent watch tower.
- Construction of water harvesting structure and re-digging of existing structure along with enrichment of near-by forest area.
- Timely and speedy disposal of compensation claims.
Compensation is being paid for death cases Measurement of foot of elephant is being taken
Joypur Range
(j) Wild Life Rescue Operation - In recent past wild life rescue operation has also become a regular activity of this Division. Following lists shows such activities during last year.
Date |
Animal rescued |
Place of rescue |
Post rescue action |
27.06.2008 |
Adult spotted deer |
Mohanpur of Kotshila Range |
Released back to Haratan forest of Kotshila |
20.11.2008 |
Elephant calf |
Peretorang of Bagmundi Range |
Sent back to mother elephant herd |
12.01.2009 |
Small Indian Civet |
Hussaindih of Jhalda Range |
Released back to Mahadevpur forest of Jhalda Range |
28.01.2009 |
Jungle Cat |
Darda of Jhalda Range |
Released back to Mahadevpur forest of Jhalda Range |
04.03.2009 |
Spotted deer fawn |
Kantadih of Arsha Range |
Released back to Lahadungri forest area of Ajodhya Range. |
08.03.2009 |
Adult barking deer |
Saldih of Balarampur Range |
Handed over to Surulia Rescue Centre of Kangsabati (North) Division. |
(k) Government Revenue Generation : This Division holds regular auction of forest produce obtained from seizure, departmental felling of plantation and Sal coppice areas. During 2008-09 auction resulted into generation of Government revenue at the tune of Rs. 3879273/-.
CONTACT
For details please contact-
Divisional Forest Officer,
Purulia Division
Contact no.-(o)03252-222329
( fax)03252-228323
e-mail: dfopuruliadivision@rediffmail.com
dfo_puruliadivision@ yahoo.in
(Sources: Divisional Forest Officer, Purulia Division, Purulia)