Lok Sabha Question No. 4133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Area of Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Ranjeeta Koli

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4133 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Area of Forest Land

## 4133.   SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

- (a) the total area of forest land in Gujarat and Rajasthan at present;
- (b) the area which is required to be set aside as forest land in various districts of Gujarat and Rajasthan;
- (c) whether every district has requisite area of forestland at present;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the districts of Gujarat and Rajasthan which do not have the requisite forest area?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Forest  Survey  of  India,  Dehradun  an organization  under  the  Ministry  carries out the assessment  of  forest  cover  of  the  country  biennially  and  the  findings  are  published  in India  State  of  Forest  Report  (ISFR).  The  forest  cover  assessment  is  a  wall-to-wall mapping  exercise  based  on  remote  sensing  supported  by  intensive  ground  verification and field data from National Forest Inventory.As per the latest report i.e. ISFR- 2019, the total  forest  cover  of  the  Gujarat  is  14,857.33  square  kilometreand  that  of  Rajasthan  is 16629.51 square kilometre which comprises of 7.57% and 4.86% respectively of the total geographical area of the State.
- (b) to (e)    The National Forest Policy, 1988 providesthat the national goal should be to have aminimum of one-third of the total land area of the country under forest or tree cover. In the hills and in mountainous regions, the aim should be to maintain two-third of the area under  such  cover  in  order  to  prevent  erosion  and  land  degradation  and  to  ensure  the stability of the fragile eco-system. This goal is a national level goal.

The  district-wise  forest  cover  of  Gujarat  and  Rajasthan  as  per  ISFR-2019  is  given  in AnnexureI & II respectively.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4133 due for answer on 19.03.2021 regarding 'Area of Forest Land'

District wise forest cover of Gujarat as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR)-2019

(Area in square kilometre)

| S. No.   | District      | Geographical area   | Total Forest Cover   |   Percentage of Geographical Area |
|----------|---------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Ahmedabad     | 8,107               | 131.21               |                              1.62 |
| 2        | Amreli        | 7,397               | 260.40               |                              3.52 |
| 3        | Anand         | 3,204               | 50.48                |                              1.58 |
| 4        | BanasKantha   | 10,743              | 822.50               |                              7.66 |
| 5        | Bharuch       | 6,509               | 277.52               |                              4.26 |
| 6        | Bhavnagar     | 10,034              | 293.21               |                              2.92 |
| 7        | Dohod         | 3,642               | 529.82               |                             14.55 |
| 8        | Gandhinagar   | 2,140               | 92.05                |                              4.3  |
| 9        | Jamnagar      | 14,184              | 471.11               |                              3.32 |
| 10       | Junagadh      | 8,831               | 1693.31              |                             19.17 |
| 11       | Kachchh       | 45,674              | 2345.29              |                              5.13 |
| 12       | Kheda         | 3,953               | 94.44                |                              2.39 |
| 13       | Mahesana      | 4,401               | 158.62               |                              3.6  |
| 14       | Narmada       | 2,817               | 948.00               |                             33.65 |
| 15       | Navsari       | 2,246               | 362.43               |                             16.14 |
| 16       | PanchMahals   | 5,231               | 710.06               |                             13.57 |
| 17       | Patan         | 5,792               | 102.51               |                              1.77 |
| 18       | Porbandar     | 2,316               | 126.68               |                              5.47 |
| 19       | Rajkot        | 11,198              | 154.32               |                              1.38 |
| 20       | Sabarkantha   | 7,394               | 815.27               |                             11.03 |
| 21       | Surat         | 4,549               | 500.06               |                             10.99 |
| 22       | Surendranagar | 10,423              | 173.99               |                              1.67 |
| 23       | Tapi          | 3,139               | 792.41               |                             25.24 |
| 24       | The Dangs     | 1,766               | 1362.62              |                             77.16 |
| 25       | Vadodara      | 7,546               | 603.21               |                              7.99 |
| 26       | Valsad        | 3,008               | 985.81               |                             32.77 |
|          | Grand Total   | 1,96,244            | 14,857.33            |                              7.57 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4133 due for answer on 19.03.2021 regarding 'Area of Forest Land'

District wise forest cover of Rajasthan as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR)-2019

(Area in square kilometre)

| S. No.   | District      | Geographical area   | Total Forest Cover   |   Percentage of Geographical Area |
|----------|---------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Ajmer         | 8,481               | 305.11               |                              3.6  |
| 2        | Alwar         | 8,380               | 1196.66              |                             14.28 |
| 3        | Banswara      | 4,522               | 268.42               |                              5.94 |
| 4        | Baran         | 6,922               | 1010.99              |                             14.46 |
| 5        | Barmer        | 28,387              | 289.79               |                              1.02 |
| 6        | Bharatpur     | 5,066               | 230.27               |                              4.55 |
| 7        | Bhilwara      | 10,455              | 224.19               |                              2.01 |
| 8        | Bikaner       | 30,239              | 255.61               |                              0.85 |
| 9        | Bundi         | 5,776               | 557.18               |                              9.65 |
| 10       | Chittaurgarh  | 7,822               | 988.80               |                             12.64 |
| 11       | Churu         | 13,835              | 82.00                |                              0.59 |
| 12       | Dausa         | 3,432               | 117.00               |                              3.41 |
| 13       | Dhaulpur      | 3,033               | 419.00               |                             13.81 |
| 14       | Dungarpur     | 3,770               | 302.30               |                              8.02 |
| 15       | Ganganagar    | 10,978              | 112.92               |                              1.03 |
| 16       | Hanumangarh   | 9,656               | 89.96                |                              0.93 |
| 17       | Jaipur        | 11,143              | 552.76               |                              4.96 |
| 18       | Jaisalmer     | 38,401              | 325.77               |                              0.85 |
| 19       | Jalor         | 10,640              | 268.07               |                              2.52 |
| 20       | Jhalawar      | 6,219               | 435.58               |                              7    |
| 21       | Jhunjhunun    | 5,928               | 200.77               |                              3.39 |
| 22       | Jodhpur       | 22,850              | 107.78               |                              0.47 |
| 23       | Karauli       | 5,524               | 870.00               |                             15.75 |
| 24       | Kota          | 5,217               | 546.73               |                             10.48 |
| 25       | Nagaur        | 17,718              | 147.04               |                              0.83 |
| 26       | Pali          | 12,387              | 674.85               |                              5.45 |
| 27       | Pratapgarh    | 4,449               | 1037.91              |                             23.33 |
| 28       | Rajsamand     | 4,655               | 521.79               |                             11.21 |
| 29       | SawaiMadhopur | 4,498               | 462.69               |                             10.29 |
| 30       | Sikar         | 7,732               | 193.06               |                              2.5  |
| 31       | Sirohi        | 5,136               | 911.91               |                             17.76 |
| 32       | Tonk          | 7,194               | 165.06               |                              2.29 |
| 33       | Udaipur       | 11,724              | 2757.54              |                             23.51 |
|          | Grand Total   | 3,42,239            | 16,629.51            |                              4.86 |