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4.1 FORESTS
Of the different categories of landuse that have been determined in the 25 km radial zone, area under the forest constitute a significant proportion (316 km2) of the existing landuse. Major portion of the forested area constitute the Northern most part of the Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve. All of the forest area within this zone has the legal status of Reserved Forest. The Reserved Forest that form the 325 km2 of Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve part within this radial zone are parts of Miryalguda and Deverkonda ranges of the Nalgonda Forest Division. The Reserved Forests included in Deverkonda forest range are Ghatnemlipur Reserved Forest, Nimbapur Reserved Forest, Rajawaram Reserved Forest, Suriyaraopet Reserved Forest, Kannapur Reserved Forest, Azampur Reserved Forest I and II and Nidgul Reserved Forest. Table 2 provides the details of the topography, physiography and regeneration status of different Reserved Forest falling within the radial zone.
Last Updated: February 13, 2013