FOREST & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION Office at Paryavaran Bhawan (2nd Floor), Sec.19-B, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh, Tel. 0172-2700284

HOW TO GET SAPLINGS (FREE OF COST)

A) LOCATION OF FOREST NURSERIES AND AVAILABLE

Department of Forests & Wildlife, Chandigarh Administration provides saplings of tree species, shrubs & medicinal plants ‘free of cost’ for plantation in U.T. Chandigarh. Department is having following six nurseries from where saplings may be collected by the residents, NGOs, schools and other institutions :- i) Hallomajra Nursery on Ambala –Chandigarh National Highway, ii) Daria Forest Nursery opposite Railway Station, iii) Kishangarh Nursery at Kishangarh village, opposite Chandigarh Golf Range iv) Forest Nursery in Patiala-ki-Rao Forests (behind Punjab Univ.) v) Forest Nursery near Lake Club. vi) Medicinal Plants Nursery at Chandigarh Botanic Garden, Sarangpur

To obtain the saplings from the Forest Department Nurseries, application on plain paper may be submitted to the following:

Sr.No. No. of Plants Officer/Official to be approached 1. Upto 10 Nos. Incharge of Forest Nursery 2. Upto 50 Nos. Range Forest Officer 3. Above 50 Nos. Deputy Conservator of Forests

It is desirable that, before placing an application for saplings you have carried out following works/ activities :-

1. Identified the land and have obtained ‘NOC’ from the concerned land owning agency. 2. That you have confirmed form the expert sources that site is appropriate from protection and management view point. 3. You have arranged Tree guards etc., if required, to safeguard the saplings.

4. The pits of recommended size, in consultation with Forest department/ any expert agency, have been dug up atleast

1 15 day in advance and soil is mixed with manure etc. Preferable size of pits in case of : Tree: 60 cm x 60 cm x 60 cm, Herbs & shrubs: 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm In case of medicinal plants beds/ pots of desirable size have been prepared. 5. Assessment of the available space/ area, with respect to number of species to be planted, have been carried in consultation with Forest department/ any expert agency to ensure better survival of saplings and to avoid any wastage. 6. That you have decided in consultation with the Forest department/ expert agency, what species are to be planted: a) Foliage/ Flowering/ Fruiting Trees, b) Tree of Short/Medium/ Large height c) Tree of Short/Medium/ Large canopy d) Medicinal plants

Contact number of the Incharges of the Forest Department Nurseries:- S.No. Name of Nursery Name of Incharge Contact No. i) Hallomajra Nursery on Sh.Ajay Sharma, 97817-11501 Ambala –Chandigarh Forester National Highway

ii) Daria Forest Nursery Sh.Ajay Sharma, 97817-11501 opposite Railway Forester Station

iii) Kishangarh Nursery at Sh.Ajay Sharma, 97817-11501 Kishangarh village, Forester opposite Chandigarh Golf Range iv) Forest Nursery in Sh.Kulbir Singh 99151-27299 Patiala-ki-Rao Forests Gill, Forest Guard (behind Punjab Univ.)

v) Forest Nursery near Sh.Rohit Kumar, 98889-99800 Lake Club Forester

vi) Medicinal Plants Sh.Jatinder Singh, 92164-28398 Nursery at Chandigarh Forester Botanic Garden, Sarangpur

For any further details/ queries/ suggestions/ advise you may visit our office at Paryavaran Bhawan (2nd Floor), Sector 19-B, Chandigarh, Tel.0172-2700284, on any working day between 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM.

To place any grievance, if any, you may contact: Deputy Conservator of Forests, Chandigarh Administration Paryavaran Bhawan (2nd Floor), Sector 19-B, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh Tel: No.0172-2700284 E-mail: [email protected]

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B) (a) Tentative list of plants available at various Forest Nurseries of Chandigarh

S. No. Name of the Botanical/ Scientific Name (Common name)

1. Arjun Terminalia arjuna 2. Amaltas Cassia fistula 3. Amrood Psidium guajava 4. Amla Phyllanthus emblica 5. Alstonia Alstonia scholaris 6. Ashoka Saraca asoca 7. Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra 8. Bahera Terminalia bellirica 9. Bael Aegle marmelos 10. Barota Enterolobium cyclocarpum 11. Burma neem Azadirachta indica 12. Bottle Brush Callistemon 13. Chalta Dillenia indica 14. Cassia glauca Cassia glauca 15. Chandni Tabernaemontana divaricata 16. Chakrasia Chukrasia velutina 17. Duranta Duranta repens 18. Dek Melia azedarach 19. Eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus 20. Gulab Rosa 21. Gullar Ficus racemosa 22. Gulmohar/Gulmohari Delonix regia 23. Harar 24. Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 26. Imli Tamarindus indica 27. Jamun Syzygium cumini 28. Jamoa Eugenia cuspidate 29. Jand cineraria 30. Jaccaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia 31. Jungle Jalebi Pithecellobium dulce 32. Kadamb Neolamarckia cadamba 33. Kanak Champa Pterospermum acerifolium 34. Kathal Artocarpus heterophyllus 35. Khair 36. Kaner Nerium indicum

37. Kaner Yellow Thevetia peruviana 38. Kachnar Bauhinia variegata 39. Kusum Carthamus tinctorius

4 40. Lathi Bans Dendrocalamus strictus 41. Lagerstroemia (Pride of India) Lagerstroemia speciosa 42 Milletia Millettia pinnata 43. Moulsari Mimusops elengi 44. Mahogany Swietenia sp. 45. Mango Mangifera indica 46. Mayurpankhi Platycladus orientalis 47. Neem Azadirachta indica 48. Northern Black Wattle Acacia Auriculiformis 49. Papri Holoptelea integrifolia 50. Pipal Ficus religiosa 51. Palash Butea monosperma 52. Rat-ki-Rani Cestrum nocturnum 53. Shisham Dalbergia sissoo 54. Silver Grevillea robusta 55. Tun Toona ciliata

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C) (b) Tentative list of Medicinal Plants available at Medicinal Plants Nursery in Botanic Garden, near village Sarangpur, Chandigarh/ Daria Forest Nursery (opposite Railway Station).

Medicinal Plants

Sr. No. Common name Botanical/ Scientific Name 1. Khair Acacia catechu 2. Bel Aegle marmelos 3. Siris Albizzia lebbek 4. Sataparna Alstonia scholaris 5. Kathal Artocarpus heterophyllus 6. Barhal Artocarpus chaplasha 7. Kadam Anthocephlus cadamba 8. Neem Azadirachta indica 9. Kachnar Bauhinia variegata 10. Red silk cotton tree Bombax ceiba 11. Amaltas Cassia fistula 12. Tun Cedrela toona 13. Shisham Dalbergia sisoo 14. Amla Emblica officinalis 15. Jamoa Eugenia cuspidate 16. Banyan Ficus bengalensis 17. Pipal Ficus religiosa 18. Gular Ficus glomerata 19. Mango Mangifera indica 20. Bakain Melia azedarach 21. Maulsiri Mimusops elengi 22. Sohanjana Moringa oleifera 23. Curry patta Murraya koenigii 24. Kanak champa Pterospermum acerifolium 25. Karang Pongamia pinnata 26. Khejri Prosopis spicigera 27. Amrood Psidium guava 28. Putranjeeva Putranjiva roxburghii 29. Mahogany Swietenia mahagony 30. Jamun Syzygium cumini 31. Imli Tamarindus indica 32. Bahera Terminalia bellerica 33. Harar Terminalia chebula 34. Arjun Terminalia Arjuna 35. Rati Abrus precatorius 36. Vacha Acorus calamus

6 37. Vasaka Adhatoda vasica 38. Ghrit kumari Aloe barbedensis 39 Satavari Asparagus racemosus 40. Kalmegh Andrographis paniculata 41. Brahmi Bacopa monnieri 42. Kala bansa Barleria prionites 43. Sadabahar Catharanthes roseus 44. Karonda Carissa congesta 45. Manduparni Centella asiatica 46. Aparajita Clitoria ternatea 47. Patharchat Coleus barbatus 48. Haldi Curcuma longa 49. Lemon grass Cymbopogon citrates 50. Citronela Cymbopogon nanus 51. Mehendi Lawsonia intermis 52. Mint varieties Mentha species 53. Lajwanti Mimosa pudica 54. Kaner Nerium odorum 55. Harshringar Nyctanthes arbortristis 56. Kali tulsi Ocimum basilicum 57. Ram tulsi Ocimum grattisimum 58. Kapur tulsi Ocimum kilimandscharicum 59. Tulsi Ocimum sanctum 60. Pippali Piper longum 61. Chitrak Plumbago zeylanica 62. Sarpagandha Rauwolfia serpentina 63. Pili kaner Thevefia nerifolia 64. Mayur pankh Thuja compacta 65. Giloe Tinospora cordifolia 66. Khus Vetiver 67. Nirgundi Vitex negundo 68. Aswagandha Withania Somnifera

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