Maharashtra Forest Department
The Maharashtra Forest Department (MFD) 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.
| महाराष्ट्र वनविभाग | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of Maharashtra |
| Headquarters | Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive | |
| Child agencies |
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| Website | http://mahaforest.gov.in |
The office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HoFF) is situated at Nagpur, which is considered as Headquarter of the forest Department in Maharashtra.[3]
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-West (Borivali) ,
- Wildlife-East (Nagpur) and
- Wildlife (Nashik).[4]
Rights of tribal people in the forest areas under Forest Rights Act are also governed by the Forest Department.[5][6]
Wildlife-Protected Areas
- Tiger Reserve
- National Parks
- Sanctuaries
- Kanhargaon Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pranhita Wildlife Sanctuary
- Wan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary
- C.R.s
33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive
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]
Departmental Hierarchy
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force (PCCF & HoFF)
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)
- Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF)
- Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF)
- Conservator of Forests (CF)
- Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) / Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF)
- Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF)
- Range Forest Officer (RFO)
- Dy. Ranger (DyRFO)/ Field Assistant
- Section Forest Officer (SFO)/Forester
- Beat Forest Officer/ Forest Guard(FG)
See also
- List of Forests Departments in India
- Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee
- Rajasthan forest department
- Department of Forest and Wildlife (Punjab)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maharashtra Forest Department". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Contacts". Maharashtra Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to Forest Rights Act website".
- ^ 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
- Official Website of the Maharashtra Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra