Lok Sabha Question No. 2257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Skilled forest workers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2257

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## Skilled forest workers

## 2257.  SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  skilled  forest  workers  employed  with  all  forest  divisions  on  permanent  and contract basis, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  fire-fighting  equipment  available  with  forest  divisions,  State-wise  and  headwise; and
- (c)  the  number  of  skilled  forest  workers  and  fire-fighting  equipment  available  with  the  forest divisions in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, division-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) As per information received from the State Governments and UT Administrations, the number of skilled forest workers employed with all forest divisions on permanent and contract basis is enclosed at Annexure-I.
- (b) As per information received from the State Governments and UT Administrations, the details  of  fire-fighting  equipment  available  with  forest  divisions  are  enclosed  at Annexure-II.
- (c) As  reported  by  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  skilled  forest  workers  are  not engaged in Chittoor District. The list of fire-fighting equipment available in the forest divisions in Chittoor district is enclosed  at Annexure-III .

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2257 DUE FOR 23.09.2020 REGARDING SKILLED FOREST WORKERS

The number of skilled forest workers employed with all forest divisions on permanent and contract basis as reported by the States and UTs

|   S.N | Name of State/UT         | Skilled forest workers (permanent)   | Skilled forest workers (on contract)   |
|-------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|     1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 455                                  | Nil                                    |
|     2 | Puducherry               | Nil                                  | Nil                                    |
|     3 | Meghalaya                | 569                                  | 978                                    |
|     4 | Telangana                | Nil                                  | 157                                    |
|     5 | Bihar                    | Nil                                  | 68                                     |
|     6 | Haryana                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                    |
|     7 | Uttar Pradesh            | 4030                                 | Nil                                    |
|     8 | Andhra Pradesh           | 40                                   | 65                                     |
|     9 | Karnataka                | 5306                                 | 3258                                   |
|    10 | Himachal Pradesh         | 1268                                 | Nil                                    |
|    11 | Lakshdweep               | Nil                                  | Nil                                    |
|    12 | Goa                      | 200                                  | 1                                      |
|    13 | Gujarat                  | 51                                   | Nil                                    |
|    14 | Maharashtra              | 4470                                 | 517                                    |
|    15 | Jammu &Kashmir           | Nil                                  | Nil                                    |
|    16 | Mizoram                  | 412                                  | Nil                                    |
|    17 | Chandigarh               | 07                                   | 09                                     |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2257 DUE FOR 23.09.2020 REGARDING SKILLED FOREST WORKERS

The list  of  fire-fighting  equipment  available  with  the  forest  divisions  as  reported  by States and UTs

|   S. No. | Name of State/UTs        | Details of fire-fighting equipments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Power chain saw, GPS, torch light, first aid box, life jacket, lifebouy, ring bouy, pick axe, axe, pit saw, hose pipe, dah, binocular, search light, portable generator set, crow bar, gum boot, hand saw, rope, PVC tank (500 Litres), megaphone with dry cell, safety helmet, emergency light, safety Goggles, fire extinguisher etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        2 | Puducherry               | Bucket and hose pipes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|        3 | Lakshadweep              | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        4 | Meghalaya                | Hand held gps - 4 nos., head lamps / search light - 76 nos., tents - 10 nos., McLeod tools / fork rake - 105 nos., brush hook - 87 nos., fire beater - 376 nos., fire rake (peg type / nail type) - 500 nos., double bit axe / pick axe / pulaski tool - 425 nos., wooden handles / adjustable stick - 186 nos., protective work wear - 183 nos., dao / kukri / knife - 264 nos., safety helmets - 124 nos., safety goggles - 50 nos., forest tool kit -18 nos., bucket - 296 nos., shovel / digging spade - 387 nos., chainsaw - 3 nos., pipes / hose / sprayer - 26 nos., water storage/ container - 11 nos., fire shoes / boots - 58 nos., bill hook - 54 nos. |
|        5 | Telangana                | Shoes - 604 nos., rakers - 435 nos., gloves -431 nos., beaters - 398 nos., fire broom - 124 nos., search light - 83 nos., torch light - 213 nos., goggles - 225 nos., fire suit -59 nos., head lamps -96 nos., fire rod - 131 nos., nose mask - 100 nos.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        6 | Bihar                    | Fire fighting extinguisher - 95 nos., fire blowers, aluminized fire suites, fire blankets (Water gel), fire gloves, fire safety shoes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|        7 | Haryana                  | Small water mist 200 litres fire tender - 1 nos., jeep rescuer vehicle / camper - 1 nos., bolero pick up - 2 nos., fire rake - 120 nos., fire shovel - 22 nos., fire beater - 100 nos., fire watch tower - 6 nos., backpack blowers - 9 nos., Tata LPT 909 fires tender - 1 nos., mist blower - 35 nos.,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

|    |                  | tractor with water tanker - 12 nos., bolero jeep - 6 nos., water tanker capacity 5000 litres each - 7 nos., tractor - 7 nos., trolley - 5 nos., pick up jeep - 6 nos., rakers - 28 nos., chain saw - 200 nos.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  8 | Uttar Pradesh    | Pulaski, fire rakes, double axe, fire shovel, fire beater, pumping set, fire extinguisher, water tank, maclight, leaf blower etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|  9 | Andhra Pradesh   | Fire extinguisher / blowers / beaters - 423 nos., fire safety kit - 48 nos., asbestos fire suit / fire blower suits / full safety suit with gloves and goggles / aprons / life jacket - 268 nos., fire vehicles - 4 nos., Vanadhara (water tanker safety equipments) / water sprayer with water pipes - 31 nos., helmets / led head light and mask / cap -175 nos., fire safety hand gloves - 145 nos., torch lights / search lights / hand lamps - 97 nos. water storage cans - 75 nos. siren (manual + battery) - 2 nos., shoes / gum boots - 293 nos., safety goggles - 179 nos., walkie talkie - 4 nos., bill hooks / sickles / bush cutters / grass cutters / bill hook / other tools - 301 nos., fire buckets - 10 nos. |
| 10 | Karnataka        | Goggles - 140 nos., canvas shoes - 1247 nos., sacks - 122 nos., helmets - 648 nos., hand gloves - 939 nos., head lamps - 66 nos., Oxygen cylinder - 5 nos., torch - 620 nos., masks - 335 , backpacks - 638 nos., bill hooks - 851 nos., battery - 50 nos., solar street light - 1 nos., fire extinguisher - 47 nos. shoes for uniform - 568 nos., power saw machine - 16 nos., Makitha power leaf blower - 8 nos., head light - 363 nos., water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | tanks - 46 nos., GPS - 4 nos. Safety suit / jacket - 204 nos., first aid kit - 200 nos., fire raker - 2289 nos., shovels - 236 nos., fire beater - 577 nos., fire extinguisher - 394 nos., goggles - 4 nos., gloves - 220 nos., shoes - 245 nos., helmet - 215 nos., mask - 123 nos., pump - 28 nos., fire kit - 13 nos., pulaski axe - 329 nos., double bit axe - 348 nos., water bottle - 129 nos., fire guard - 10 nos., fire bucket - 72 nos., fire jumper - 0 nos.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12 | Goa              | Fire blower - 3 nos., fire fighting goggle- 73 nos, fire racks (nail type)- 67 nos., fire resistance cloth- 33 nos., McLeod tools- 20 nos., fire beaters- 20nos., pulaski tools- 20 nos., double bit axe- 13 nos., forest fire shovel- 20nos, water tankers, forest jackets, rest kits- 25 nos., hunter shoes- 62 nos., kukri-97 nos., air blower- 1 nos., fire man axe vulcanized rubber insulated handle - 1 nos., fire proximity suit nomex outer layers -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

|    |                | 1 nos., ABC dry powder map 50% stored pressure 6 kg. , fire extinguisher - 4 nos., led flash light torch - 7 nos. head lamp - 20 nos., led baton - 6 nos., heavy duty bolt cutter - 3 nos., ratchet - 5 nos., safety harness - 5 nos., snake hook - 5 nos., dragon / search light - 5 nos., PA mega phone - 1 nos., eyes box - 6 nos., small axe - 10 nos., fire fighting shoes - 77 nos., fire fighting gloves - 67 nos., water bottle - 50 nos., fire fighting torch - 49 nos., steel fire broom (jhaapa) - 20 nos., adjustable rod for broom - 20 nos., mist blowers - 9 nos., chain saws - 12 nos., camera trap - 8 nos., Nikon Cool Pix - p - 900 camera - 6 nos., STIHL FS 250 brush cutter - 10 nos., steel fire broom (jhaapa) - 20 nos., adjustable rod for broom - 20 nos.,   |
|----|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13 | Gujarat        | Blower, fire extinguisher, fire safety bottle, fire extinguisher portable kartige - 638 nos., jacket, safety shoes, helmet, safety gloves, face mask multi filter, fire man ex karwinsheet, fire blanket, goggles, head cap - 1191 nos., Water tanker - 25 nos., Meghaphone, fire safety equipment - 208 nos., Rechargeable torch - 31 nos., Brooms, rake, brush cutter, chainsaw machine - 137 nos.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14 | Maharashtra    | Fire engines- 27 nos., blowers-3399 nos., fire beaters-1474 nos., fire rakes-848 nos., grass cutters-837 nos., forest fire shovels-407 nos., fire extinguishers-291 nos., pulaski tools-348 nos., protection strike polycarbonates-1564 nos., fire proof uniforms-1259 nos., safety shoes-1350 nos., protection shields-645 nos., water tankers- 91 nos., GPS- 3002 nos.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15 | Jammu &Kashmir | Fire extinguishers, fire beaters, fire-proof suits, binoculars, ladders, brush hooks, sliders, fire rakes, fire resistant shoes, fire resistant gloves, fire shovels, buckets, spades, pike poles, helmets, rescue ropes, GPS navigations devices, torches and bill hooks etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16 | Mizoram        | Iron Spike- 153 nos., hoes with handle-122 nos., spade with handle-109 nos., long sticks (half binded with GCI sheet)-106 nos., coverall dress- 10 nos., gloves-22 nos., helmet-50 nos., water hose with handle-29nos., fire rake (Peg type)-16 nos., fire beater-16 nos., knife-5 nos., first aid kit- 1 nos., shovels-12 nos., fire extinguisher-8 nos., plastic hose pipe 25 mm 100 Mt-1nos., plastic hose pipe 20 mm 100 Mt-1nos., syntex (water Tank) 2000 lits-2 nos., crompton greaves (water pump)-1 nos., digging bars (thirtiang)- 3 nos., dao (sword)-55 nos., plough-10 nos., broom-8                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|    |            | nos., kissan kraft manual sprayer (16 lits)-40 nos., rack shack-40 nos., torch light-40 nos., spray gun-10 nos., fire rake (nail type)-6 nos., brush hook- 6 nos., head light-6 nos., tool kit bag-6 nos.   |
|----|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 17 | Chandigarh | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2257 DUE FOR 23.09.2020 REGARDING SKILLED FOREST WORKERS

## List of fire-fighting equipment available in Chittoor district

|   Sl. no | Name of equipment          |   Chittoor (East) Division |   WLM. Tirupathi Division |   Chittoor (West) Division |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Water sprayers             |                         82 |                         2 |                         50 |
|        2 | Fire Extinguishers         |                         29 |                         8 |                          0 |
|        3 | Grass cutters              |                          8 |                         3 |                          9 |
|        4 | Blowers                    |                          3 |                         2 |                          0 |
|        5 | Bill hooks                 |                         21 |                       240 |                          0 |
|        6 | Water bottles              |                         11 |                         0 |                          0 |
|        7 | Rechargeable torch lights  |                          1 |                         0 |                         25 |
|        8 | Fire suits                 |                          0 |                         6 |                          0 |
|        9 | Heat resistant hand gloves |                          0 |                        14 |                         22 |
|       10 | Shovels                    |                          0 |                        14 |                          0 |
|       11 | Water tankers              |                          0 |                         3 |                          1 |
|       12 | Rachet type helmets        |                          0 |                        14 |                          0 |
|       13 | Chemical splash google     |                          0 |                        14 |                          0 |
|       14 | Honda Bush cutter          |                          0 |                         7 |                          0 |
|       15 | Jungle shoes               |                          0 |                       189 |                          0 |
|       16 | Haven sacks                |                          0 |                       240 |                          0 |
|       17 | Safety Jacket              |                          0 |                         0 |                          9 |
|       18 | Fire Beaters               |                          0 |                         0 |                         43 |