Forests Of The Study Area

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Forest within the study area are represented by the Reserved Forests patches. The details of the different Reserved Forests patches which fall within the study area are provided in Table 5 below.

Table 5. Reserved Forest areas represented in 10km radial zone.

S.No.

Reserved Forests within 10km radial zone

Total area of RF (km2)

Area within the study zone (km2)

% area within the study zone

1

 Bhumeshwar Reserved Forest (proposed )

3.07

0.87

28.4%

2

 Nakatti Reserved Forest

7.46

0.87

11.71%

3

 Kakoijana Reserved Forest

3.22

0.35

10.78%

 All the Reserved Forests listed above are the part of Aie Valley Forest Division and are the part of sub mountain tract known as the Bhabhar area. The soil over most of the Bhabhar area is dry sandy loam superimposed on beds of pebbles with very thin layer of humus.

 


Last Updated: September 30, 2015