FOREST
AREA UNDER OF FOREST COVER IN SIKKIM : 1998-99
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Sl. |
Description |
Area in Ha. |
%age of Total Geographical |
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No. |
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Area under the administrative Control of Forest Dept. |
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1 |
Recorded Forest Land With Tree Cover |
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(i) Reserve forest |
2261.00 |
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(ii) Khasmal Forest |
285.00 |
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(iii) Goucharan forest |
104.00 |
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Total |
2650.00 |
37.34 |
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2 |
Alpine Pasture and Shrubs |
1024.00 |
14.43 |
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3 |
Perpetual Snow covered Area |
2091.10 |
29.47 |
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Total (1+2+3) |
5765.10 |
81.24 |
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Hence, total area which is under administrative control of forest, environment & wildlife Department is 5765.10 square kilometer which account for 81.24% of the total geographical area of the State. |
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INCREASE IN FOREST COVER
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DESCRIPTION |
AREA (in Sq.Kms.) |
%age of Total |
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Geographical Area |
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I. Recorded Forest Area under Tree Cover |
2650.00 |
37.34 |
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II. Actual Forest cover Assessment |
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(a) 1993 |
3119.00 |
43.95 |
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(b) 1995 |
3127.00 |
44.07 |
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(c) 1997 |
3129.00 |
44.10 |
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Net increase in forest cover till 1997. |
479.00 |
6.75 |
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Incrrease in forest cover as percentage of the total geographical |
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area of the State. |
6.75% |
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Increase in forest cover as percentage of the recorded |
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forest area of the State. |
18.08% |
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Percentage of total geographical area under forest cover. |
44.10% |
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