24 New Reserve Forests declared by TN Govt in last 2 years
According to the Forest Department, 24 new reserve forests have been declared in the last 2 countries in tamil Nadu covering an area of 3585 hectares.
In this regard, in a statement issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department, "During the last two years, i.e. 2021-2023, under Section 16 of the tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882, Dindigul, Dharmapuri, Madurai, Kallakurichi, Theni, Sivagangai, Namakkal and The government of tamil Nadu has notified the following 24 new Reserve Forests in the Nilgiri Districts covering an area of 3585.38.56 hectares.
Accordingly, 1374.35.06 in Dindigul, 58.12 in Madurai, 35.95 in Theni, 166.62 in Sivaganga, 106.01 in Dharmapuri, 1138.95 in Kallakurichi, 703.36 in Namakkal and 2.02 in Nilgiris.
The Green tamil Nadu campaign was launched in september 2022 to restore non-forest degraded forest cover and other degraded land cover by planting 265 crore trees in the next 10 years to make the state's geographical forest and tree cover 33%, with a lofty goal of increasing forest and tree cover.
In case the government of tamil Nadu declares several areas as reserve forests under the category of “Protected Forests”, the procedures as per the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 should be followed. "The application of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 provides the best possible protection to the areas registered as forests in the government registers," it said.
In this regard, in a statement issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department, "During the last two years, i.e. 2021-2023, under Section 16 of the tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882, Dindigul, Dharmapuri, Madurai, Kallakurichi, Theni, Sivagangai, Namakkal and The government of tamil Nadu has notified the following 24 new Reserve Forests in the Nilgiri Districts covering an area of 3585.38.56 hectares.
Accordingly, 1374.35.06 in Dindigul, 58.12 in Madurai, 35.95 in Theni, 166.62 in Sivaganga, 106.01 in Dharmapuri, 1138.95 in Kallakurichi, 703.36 in Namakkal and 2.02 in Nilgiris.
The Green tamil Nadu campaign was launched in september 2022 to restore non-forest degraded forest cover and other degraded land cover by planting 265 crore trees in the next 10 years to make the state's geographical forest and tree cover 33%, with a lofty goal of increasing forest and tree cover.
In case the government of tamil Nadu declares several areas as reserve forests under the category of “Protected Forests”, the procedures as per the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 should be followed. "The application of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 provides the best possible protection to the areas registered as forests in the government registers," it said.