Maharashtra Forest Department
Indian state department
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The Maharashtra Forest Department (MFD) is a department of the Indian state of Maharashtra responsible for forestry and wildlife management.[1][2] The headquarters of Maharashtra Forest Department is in Nagpur.
- Sri Ganesh Naik, Ministry of Environment, Forest Science and Technology
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Maharashtra |
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| Website | http://mahaforest.gov.in |
The office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HoFF) is situated at Nagpur, which is considered as Headquarter of the forest Department in Maharashtra.[3]
There are 11 territorial forest circles in
- Amravati,
- Aurangabad,
- Chandrapur,
- Dhule,
- Gadchiroli,
- Kolhapur,
- Nagpur,
- Nashik,
- Pune,
- Thane and
- Yavatmal.
The three wildlife circles are
- Wildlife-West (Borivali) ,
- Wildlife-East (Nagpur) and
- Wildlife (Nashik).[4]
Rights of tribal people in the forest areas under Forest Rights Act are also governed by the Forest Department.[5][6]
Wildlife-Protected Areas
- Tiger Reserve
| Tiger Reserve | Year declared | Core Area (km2) | Buffer Area (km2) | Total Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melghat Tiger Reserve | 1974 | 1,500 | 1,268 | 2,768 |
| Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve | 1993 | 626 | 1,102 | 1,728 |
| Pench Tiger Reserve | 1999 | 257.23 | 483.96 | 741.19 |
| Sahyadri Tiger Reserve | 2007 | 600 | 565 | 1,166 |
| Navegaon National Park | 2013 | 654 | 1241 | 1895 |
| Bor Wildlife Sanctuary | 2014 | 138 | 678 | 816 |
| Total | 3775 | 5338 | 9113 | |
- National Parks
- Sanctuaries
- Kanhargaon Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pranhita Wildlife Sanctuary
- Wan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary
- C.R.s
33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive
To fight climate change and droughts in Maharashtra, the forest department planned 33 crore tree plantation drive.[8] It was three-month long tree plantation drive across 36 districts from 1 July to 30 September in the State of Maharastra.[9][10] The State over achieved the target by planting more than 33 Crore saplings.[11] In total, Maharashtra Forest Department planted, 52 crore trees between 2017 and 2019 and the survival rate remains to be 81%.[12]
Departmental Hierarchy
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force (PCCF & HoFF)
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)
- Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF)
- Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF)
- Conservator of Forests (CF)
- Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) / Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF)
- Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF)
- Range Forest Officer (RFO)
- Dy. Ranger (DyRFO)/ Field Assistant
- Section Forest Officer (SFO)/Forester
- Beat Forest Officer/ Forest Guard(FG)
See also
- List of Forests Departments in India
- Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee
- Rajasthan forest department
- Department of Forest and Wildlife (Punjab)
