Lok Sabha Question No. 189 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Trees Outside Forest in India Initiative
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: 189

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## Trees Outside Forest in India Initiative

## 189*   SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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

- (a) the number of trees that have fallen in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years, district-wise;
- (b) the details of areas of forests that has been deforested in the said State during the last five years, district-wise; and
- (c) the number of trees planted under the 'Trees Outside Forests in India' Initiative in the country during the last three years, State and district-wise including Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) to (c) The statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 189 due for reply on 05.08.2024 regarding 'Trees Outside Forest in India Initiative' by Shri Kesineni Sivanath:

- (a) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Forest  Department  of  Andhra Pradesh, the number of trees that have been felled in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years, district-wise are given in Annexure I .
- (b) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Forest  Department  of  Andhra Pradesh, the details of areas of forest that have been deforested during the last five years, district-wise are given in Annexure II .
- (c) The 'Tree Outside Forest in India' (TOFI) Programme is a technical collaboration under the India and USA Partnership Agreement for sustainable forest and climate adaptation. The TOFI was launched in seven States, namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. The main objectives of the TOFI under the technical collaboration are to focus on strengthening the enabling environment for the expansion of tree outside forest, support for creating improved economic  opportunities  and  improved  access  to  quality  information  for the promotion of tree outside forests. This is a technical collaboration and the objective of this programme does not involve tree plantation in the selected States.

To promote green cover outside the notified forest area, State Forest Departments have undertaken various activities targeting planting trees outside forest areas. As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR)-2021, the Tree Cover of the country has increased by 1933 square kilometers as compared to the estimates published in ISFR2017.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 189 due for answer on 05.08.2024 regarding 'Trees Outside Forest in India Initiative'

## District-wise, number of trees that have been felled in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years.

| S.No.   | District                    | Number of trees felled Legal fellings Patta landsDiverted lands   | Number of trees felled Legal fellings Patta landsDiverted lands   | Illegal fellings   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 1340                                                              | -                                                                 | 1944               |
| 2       | Anakapalli                  | -                                                                 | 8796                                                              | 354                |
| 3       | Anantapuramu                | 785                                                               | 88                                                                | -                  |
| 4       | Annamayya                   | 23181                                                             | -                                                                 | 27178              |
| 5       | Bapatla                     | 1650                                                              | -                                                                 | -                  |
| 6       | Chittoor                    | 19954                                                             | 20423                                                             | 25953              |
| 7       | Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema   | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | -                  |
| 8       | East Godavari               | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | -                  |
| 9       | Eluru                       | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | 1051               |
| 10      | Guntur                      | 12786                                                             | 4685                                                              | -                  |
| 11      | Kakinada                    | 54515                                                             | 23                                                                | -                  |
| 12      | Krishna                     | 31401                                                             | -                                                                 | -                  |
| 13      | Kurnool                     | -                                                                 | 24992                                                             | 540                |
| 14      | NTR                         | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | 107                |
| 15      | Palnadu                     | 7696                                                              | -                                                                 |                    |
| 16      | Parvathipuram Manyam        | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | 161                |
| 17      | Prakasam                    | 1579                                                              | 905                                                               | -                  |
| 18      | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | 25061                                                             | 21382                                                             | -                  |
| 19      | Sri Sathya Sai              | 2918                                                              | -                                                                 | -                  |
| 20      | Srikakulam                  | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | 417                |
| 21      | Tirupati                    | 61964                                                             | -                                                                 | 40349              |
| 22      | Visakhapatnam               | -                                                                 | 354                                                               | 131                |
| 23      | Vizianagaram                | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | 211                |
| 24      | West Godavari               | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | -                  |
| 25      | YSR                         | -                                                                 | 53375                                                             | 6000               |
| 26      | Nandyal                     | -                                                                 | -                                                                 | -                  |
|         | Total                       | 244830                                                            | 135023                                                            | 104396             |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 189 due for answer on 05.08.2024 regarding 'Trees Outside Forest in India Initiative'

## District wise details of areas of forest that have been deforested during the last five years

| S. No.   | District                    | Area diverted (in Hectares)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 2.24                          |
| 2        | Anakapalli                  | 68.13                         |
| 3        | Anantapuramu                | 5.68                          |
| 4        | Annamayya                   | -                             |
| 5        | Bapatla                     | -                             |
| 6        | Chittoor                    | 146.93                        |
| 7        | Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema   | -                             |
| 8        | East Godavari               | -                             |
| 9        | Eluru                       | -                             |
| 10       | Guntur                      | 165.07                        |
| 11       | Kakinada                    | 3.99                          |
| 12       | Krishna                     | -                             |
| 13       | Kurnool                     | 120.85                        |
| 14       | NTR                         | -                             |
| 15       | Palnadu                     | -                             |
| 16       | Parvathipuram Manyam        | -                             |
| 17       | Prakasam                    | 11.10                         |
| 18       | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | 107.95                        |
| 19       | Sri Sathya Sai              | -                             |
| 20       | Srikakulam                  | -                             |
| 21       | Tirupati                    | -                             |
| 22       | Visakhapatnam               | 60.10                         |
| 23       | Vizianagaram                | -                             |
| 24       | West Godavari               | -                             |
| 25       | YSR                         | 77.62                         |
| 26       | Nandyal                     | -                             |
|          | Total                       | 769.66                        |