Wednesday 17 October 2012

AP Economy Bits: AP-Socio Economic Survey 2011-12 : Forests



Andhra Pradesh is the second largest State in forest area in the Indian Union.

Andhra Pradesh has 62.30 lakh ha. of forest area constituting 22.65 percent of the total geographical area of the State.

Out of the total forest area,
 Reserved Forest area accounted for 50,478 Sq. Kms.
 Protected forest forms 12,365 Sq. Kms and
the rest 971 Sq. Kms are unclassified.

There are 6 National Parks and 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries for in situ conservation.

There are (4) Zoological Parks and (6) Deers Parks in the State for ex situ conservation of wildlife.

Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife sanctuary) was established in the year 1979 and attained the status of Tiger Reserve in 1983.

Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve tiger reserve sprawls over an area of 3,568.09 Sq. Kms. in parts of (5) districts of Kurnool, Prakasam, Guntur, Nalgonda and Mahaboobnagar.

The Bio-diversity conservation laboratory has been setup at Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam Tiger Reserves.

 The Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation was established in 1975 on the recommendations of the National Commission on Agriculture, with an objective to raise massive plantations to cater to the needs of wood based industries.

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