Lok Sabha Question No. 868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Forests Near Residential Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAJ KUMAR SAINI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 868

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

## Forests Near Residential Areas

## 868. SHRI RAJKUMAR SAINI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  forests  situated  closer  to  residential  areas  in  the  country,  State-wise, particularly in Haryana;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to develop the said forests as tourist sites; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (c)   As per the information provided by Haryana Forest Department, the strips such as  roads, canals and bundhs have been declared as protected forests. These protected forests are close  to  residential  areas.  Some  block  forests  in  districts  of  Mahendergarh,  Kaithal, Yamunanagar and Panchkula are also situated near residential areas. The list of district wise/category wise forests in the State of Haryana is given in Annexure-I. At present, there is no plan to develop the said forests as tourist sites.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 868 due for answer on 01.03.2016 regarding 'Forests Near Residential Areas'.

## Division/District wise Forest Area (in Ha.) for the year 2016-17

| Sl. No   | Division        | Reserved Forest     | Protected forest   | Protected forest   | Protected forest   | Protected forest   |                           | Protected   | Protected   | Protected   | Protected   | Protected   | Others Total (10+11+ 12+13+ 14)   | Unclas sified Forest   | Forest U/S 38 of IFA 1927   | Forest U/S 4&% of PLPA 1900   | Grand Total (3+9+15+ 16+17+18)   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Division        | Compact             | Road               | Roll               | Canal              | Bund               | Forest Total (4+5+6+7 +8) | Com- pact   | Road        | Roll        | Canal       | Bund        | Others Total (10+11+ 12+13+ 14)   | Unclas sified Forest   | Forest U/S 38 of IFA 1927   | Forest U/S 4&% of PLPA 1900   | Grand Total (3+9+15+ 16+17+18)   |
| 1        | 2               | 3 4                 | 5                  | 6                  | 7                  | 8                  | 9                         | 10          | 11          | 12          | 13          | 14          | 15                                | 16                     | 17                          | 18                            | 19                               |
| 1        | Ambala          | 197.78 337.75       | 1771.19            | 850.00             | 361.74             | 169.08             | 3289.76                   | 0.00        | 279.21      | 0.00        | 181.80      | 32.73       | 493.74                            | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 1001.31                       | 4982.59                          |
| 2        | Kaithal         | 3,714.03 87.04      | 1540.40            | 274.31             | 1555.76            | 42.94              | 3500.46                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 0.00                          | 7214.49                          |
| 3        | Kurukshetra     | 1,835.76 30.55      | 1266.50            | 149.09             | 990.67             | 301.42             | 2738.23                   | 0.00        | 203.76      | 0.00        | 1.22        | 0.00        | 204.98                            | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 0.00                          | 4778.97                          |
| 4        | Morni-Pinjore   | 8,628.72 24,505.00  | 704.47             | 125.56             | 0.00               | 19.77              | 25354.80                  | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 8.38                   | 0.00                        | 4466.04                       | 38457.95                         |
| 5        | Yamuna Nagar    | 6,872.05 8,692.12   | 1692.40            | 173.23             | 2749.26            | 57.39              | 13364.40                  | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 108.74                 | 0.00                        | 1411.13                       | 21756.32                         |
| Total    | North,Panchkula | 21,248.34 33,652.46 | 6,974.97           | 1372.19            | 5657.43            | 590.60             | 48247.65                  | 0.00        | 482.97      | 0.00        | 183.02      | 32.73       | 698.72                            | 117.13                 | 0.00                        | 6878.49                       | 77190.31                         |
| 6        | Jhajjar         | 0.00 491.00         | 1294.16            | 146.57             | 1762.19            | 42.42              | 3736.34                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 45.04                  | 0.00                        | 210.40                        | 3991.78                          |
| 7        | Karnal          | 386.58 3.68         | 2136.91            | 260.19             | 4624.05            | 109.59             | 7134.42                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 24.52                  | 67.60                       | 8.09                          | 7621.21                          |
| 8        | Panipat         | 0.00 15.81          | 962.71             | 294.97             | 2479.54            | 89.49              | 3842.53                   | 0.00        | 215.92      | 0.00        | 99.22       | 5.94        | 321.08                            | 0.00                   | 50.18                       | 0.00                          | 4213.79                          |
| 9        | Rohtak          | 0.00 41.20          | 1324.46            | 505.50             | 1928.79            | 198.00             | 3997.95                   | 18.0        | 146.38      | 0.00        | 211.02      | 0.00        | 375.40                            | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 221.00                        | 4594.35                          |
| 10       | Sonepat         | 0.00 0.00           | 2128.88            | 331.44             | 4608.00            | 317.74             | 7386.06                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 1057.45                       | 8443.51                          |
| Total    | Central, Rohtak | 386.58 551.69       | 7847.12            | 1538.67            | 15402.57           | 757.25             | 26097.30                  | 18.0        | 362.30      | 0.00        | 310.24      | 5.94        | 696.48                            | 69.56                  | 117.78                      | 1496.94                       | 28864.64                         |
| 11       | Bhiwani         | 139.27 205.57       | 2911.38            | 675.00             | 5155.12            | 9.78               | 8956.85                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 2.20                   | 0.00                        | 0.00                          | 9098.32                          |
| 12       | Fatehabad       | 0.00 38.44          | 1657.06            | 331.74             | 2068.79            | 23.70              | 4119.73                   | 0.00        | 990.06      | 0.00        | 902.30      | 0.00        | 1892.36                           | 60.03                  | 5.60                        | 0.00                          | 6077.72                          |
| 13       | Hisar           | 0.00 562.51         | 2865.81            | 622.96             | 3225.08            | 86.50              | 7362.86                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 5.75                   | 0.00                        | 0.00                          | 7368.61                          |
| 14       | Jind            | 414.40 22.40        | 1925.57            | 1426.80            | 3023.81            | 3.15               | 6401.73                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 172.68                 | 8.00                        | 0.00                          | 6996.81                          |
| 15       | Sirsa           | 3.74 0.00           | 2385.16            | 276.08             | 1329.50            | 43.12              | 4033.86                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 179.62      | 638.12      | 45.90       | 863.64                            | 33.00                  | 17.40                       | 0.00                          | 4951.64                          |
| Total    | (West, Hisar)   | 557.41 828.92       | 11744.98           | 3332.58            | 14802.30           | 166.25             | 30875.03                  | 0.00        | 990.06      | 179.62      | 540.42      | 45.90       | 2756.00                           | 273.66                 | 31.00                       | 0.00                          | 34493.10                         |
| 16       | Faridabad       | 175.63 0.00         | 670.72             | 0.00               | 598.95             | 64.05              | 1333.72                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 5509.73                       | 7019.08                          |
| 17       | Gurgaon         | 214.89 144.68       | 997.60             | 142.00             | 200.83             | 90.50              | 1575.61                   | 0.00        | 12.66       |             | 0.00 0.00   | 0.00        | 12.66                             | 31.11                  | 238.15                      | 6824.85                       | 8897.27                          |
| 18       | Mewat           | 14.64               | 725.20             |                    | 437.90             |                    |                           |             | 8.18        | 0.00        |             | 0.00        | 68.18                             |                        |                             | 6432.33                       |                                  |
|          |                 | 16.19               |                    | 0.00               |                    | 219.78             | 1397.52                   | 0.00        |             |             | 0.00        |             |                                   | 39.66                  | 206.80                      |                               | 8160.68                          |
| 19       | Mohindergarh    | 1662.01 0.00        | 1213.92            | 235.22             | 847.44             | 97.68              | 2394.26                   | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 36.54                  | 544.72                      | 1088.52                       | 5726.05                          |
| 20       | Palwal          | 138.61 47.18        | 1462.04            | 0.00               | 1165.71            | 17.64              | 2692.57                   | 0.00        | 0.00        |             | 0.00 0.00   | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 92.26                  | 0.00                        | 25.20                         | 2948.64                          |
| 21       | Rewari          | 559.48 34.46        | 1528.20            | 269.64             | 1322.65            | 117.51             | 3272.46                   | 0.00        | 20.24       | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 20.24                             | 0.14                   | 112.14                      | 970.57                        | 4935.03                          |
| Total    | (South, Gurgaon | 2766.81 240.96      | 6597.68            | 646.86             | 4573.48            | 607.16             | 12666.14                  | 0.00        |             | 41.08       | 0.00 0.00   | 0.00        | 101.08                            | 199.71                 | 1101.81                     | 20851.20                      | 37686.75                         |
| 22       |                 | 0.00 0.00           | 0.00               |                    |                    |                    |                           | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        |             |             |                                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 0.00                          |                                  |
|          | Demo Division   |                     |                    | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00                      | 0.00        | 0.00        |             | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00                              |                        |                             |                               | 0.00                             |
| Total    | (Demo Circle)   | 0.00 0.00           | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00                      |             |             |             | 0.00 0.00   | 0.00        | 0.00                              | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                             |