INTRODUCTION

• STARTED FUNCTIONING

• WITH EFFECT FROM 1-12-2001 JURISDICTION

• EARLIER DISTRICT AND PRESENTLY – DHARWAD – GADAG – HAVERI Districts. • PART OF (Ghattaprabha Bird Sanctuary) • PART OF BELLARY (Daroji Bear Sanctuary) • PART OF UTTAR (Attiveri Bird Sanctuary) ADMINISTRATION

Headed by Deputy Conservator of Forests • SOCIAL FORESTRY & • TERRITORIAL DIVISION OF RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS

Headed by Assistant Conservator of Forests • WILD LIFE SUB DIVISION AT RANEBENNUR WILD LIFE SUB DIVISION OF RANEBENNUR

• ATTIVERI BIRD SANCTUARY – • -UTTAR KANNADA-AREA 2.26 SQ KM - Migratory Birds

• GHATPRABA BIRD SANCTUARY –BELGAUM-AREA -29.78 SQ. KM - Migratory Birds

• RANEBENUR BLACK BUCK SANCTUARY – • HAVERI-AREA -119SQ KM.POPULATION 6000-6500 NUMBERS(Black Bucks)

• DAROJI SLOTH BEAR SANCTUARY -HOSPET- AREA – 55.87 SQ KM.POPULATION 121-136 NUMBERS(Sloth Bears) STAFF POSITION

SL NO. DESIGNATION SANCTION FILLED VACANT POST ED POST POST 1C.F. 11- 2 DY.C.F. 6 6 - 3 A.CF. 12 9 3 4G.M. 55- 5 RFO 33 29 4 6 SUPERINTENDENT 7 5 2 7 FDA 28 26 2 8 SDA 25 25 - 9 STENOGRAPHER 1 1 - 10 2ND GRADE DRAFTS MEN 1 - 1 11TYPIST 633 12 SURVEYER 1 - 1 13 2ND GRADE SURVEYER 3 3 - 14 FORESTER 106 97 9 15 FOREST GUARD 213 136 77 TOTAL 448 349 99 NATURE OF FORESTS

• DRY DECIDUOUS ADJOINING UTTAR KANNADA • SCRUB FOREST IN EASTERN REGION – i.e. DHARWAD ,GADAG , HAVERI DISTRICTS • BEST OF VEGETATION TYPE IN THE WEST ADJOINING YELLAPUR DIVISION DETAILS OF GEOGRAPHICAL AND FOREST AREA

Sl Division/ Geographic Forest Area in Sq. k. m. % of Total SC% ST% BPL% District al Area in Forest Population sq.km Area (in Lac.)

Dense Open Total

1 Dharwad 04620 272 132 0404 9.48 16.043 8 4 39

2 Gadag 04656 065 105 0170 3.65 9.718 14 6 45

3 Haveri 04823 213 237 0450 9.33 14.391 12 9 31

Total 13739 550 474 1024 Activities

• Protection • Consolidation • Habitat improvement • Tree-based farming in Farmlands …..aiming at :- • Soil and Moisture conservation • Improving the Productivity per Unit Area •JFPM AFFORESTATION

NAME YEAR RAISING SEEDLINGS FARM ADVANCE SEEDLINGS FINANCIAL OF THE PLANTED FORESRY WORK DIVISIO N TATATATA TA T RELEAS ACH E DWD-T 2005-06 768 784 5.48 5.55 - - 525 454 6.27 4.27 184.88 52.89 52.88

2005-06 587 587 2.56 2.56 5.10 2.2 592 215 7.21 4.44 267.7 82.96 82.9 GADAG- T

2005-06 815 815 4.88 4.88 - - 762 20 9.20 5.75 107.02 52.90 52.90 HAVERI -T

DWD- 2005-06 175 175 0.83 0.83 5.93 5.3 138.5 138.5 0.13 0.13 83.37 29.1 29.1 SF

GADAG- 2005-06 173 173 0.36 0.36 3.65 3.65 ------SF

HAVERI 2005-06 183 183 1.06 1.06 1.27 1.27 - - 3.8 2.57 58.98 28.14 28.14 -SF Afforestation Works- Nursery Activities

Raising of quality seedlings is pre-requisite to all successful afforestation activities Growing Fuel wood plantation for meeting peoples requirements Agro-forestry in Farm Lands

Bund Planting of Teak Bhishma Tank : Restoration; Gadag Division

Period Implementing Committee Out lay agency

1.10.2003 Lake D.C. Gadag, Chairman, Project cost To 3 yrs Devt Authority S.P. Gadag, Chairman (Technical Rs.250.0 lakh Committee), Central Share 70% Other members which include 5 executive State Share 30% Engineers of the District, Dy. Director of Horticulture, Commissioner GBUDA and Commissioner Municipal Council Gadag and 3 private local consulting Engineers Bhishma Tank Contd.. S.M.C Works Construction of Water Tank for harvesting water

Gully Checks across the Water ways to stop the run off and avoid soil erosion there by conserving the moisture. Contd….

Effect of SMC works around the water Harvesting the water from the storage- Regeneration coming up in and catchment in to a pond which will around water help in improving moisture regime of the area there by improving ground water recharge. Earthen Bund Contd..

Causeways Contd.. Culvert and Nala

Culvert

Boundary wall JFPM

Rural employment Collection of Grass and Fodder free of cost Contd… Contd..

PRA Exercise- in the process of Participatory decision making process- preparing management plan for Gives sense of pride and ownership the village RISING OF PLANTATIONS UNDER NAP- FDA : NAME OF TARGET(5YEARS) ACHIEVEMENTS UPTO 28/02/006 DIVISION THE TOTA AGENCY L NOS OF PHY(HA) FIN( PHY FIN(IN LAC) VFC IN ( LAC) IHA) RELEASE EXP

DHARWAD DHARWAD 31 1380 285.66 1235 180 177.62

GADAG GADAG 72 1565 217.44 1330 254.40 160.37

HAVERI HAVERI 42 1400 252.04 1000 210.22 117

TOTAL 644.62 454.99 NAP-FDA for Current Year

Division Name of the Agency Target (1year) Achievement up to 28.02.06

Phy (In Fin (In Phy (In Fin (In Ha) Lakhs) Ha) Lakhs)

Dharwad Dharwad 295 54.90 295 49.17

Gadag Gadag 275 62.34 275 48.04

Haveri Haveri 500 73.39 500 73.00

Total 1070 190.63 1070 170.21 Forest Offence Cases

PENDING AS DURING THE DISPOSED REVENUE BALANCE DIVISION ON 1 /04/ 05 PERIOD CASES

DHARWAD 532 289 551 820883.00 270

GADAG 222 144 214 90845.00 152

HAVERI 553 176 190 539

RANEBENNUR 10 55 57 25000.00 8 71- A CASES

DIVISION AS ON 1/ DURING THE DISPOSAL PENDING 04/ 05 PERIOD

DHARWAD 76 4 12 68

GADAG 4 - 2 2

HAVERI 129 7 66 70

RANEBENNUR nill 1 - 1

TOTAL 209 12 80 141 VEHICLES DISPOSED

NAME OF THE CONFISCATED DURING THE DISPOSAL BALANCE REMARKS DIVISION AS ON 01/ 04/ 05 PERIOD UPTO 28/ 02 /06 DHARWAD 33 12 38 7 OUT OF 38 VEHICLES EXPOSED FOR SALE 7 HAVE NO BID GADAG 1 - 1 0

HAVERI 58 3 42 19

RANEBENNU 0000 R

TOTAL 92 15 81 26 STOCK POSITION OF SANDAL:DHARWAD AS ON 28-02-2006

SL NO CATEGORY QTY IN KGS

1 Ghatbadla 617.50

2 Roots Class -1 403.000

3 Roots Class-2 334.400

4 Roots Class-3 240.700

5 Jajpokal Class -1 586.850

6 Jajpokal Class -2 445.870 7 Ain bagar 303.700

8 Cheria 3703.400

9 Hatri Chilta 4231.900

10 Milva Chilta 5208.000

11 Saw dust 912.700

12 White Chips 22510.600

TOTAL 39498.620 DETAILS OF REVENUE COLLECTED(IN LAC) UPTO 28/02/2006

SL DIVISION TARGET ACHIEVEMENT REMARKS NO 1 DHARWAD 170.85 78.53 Sandal to be exposed to Auctioning 2 GADAG 30.10 15.13 Hence Shortfall

3 HAVERI 37.85 18.89

4 RANEBENNUR 6.00 0.23

TOTAL 244.80 112.78 Encroachments in forest land prior to 27.04.1978 (Efforts made)

Dvision Actual Regularized by DC Rejected by DC Area to be Evicted Area evicted up to Balance area to be Encroachment 28.2.2006 evicted

No. of Extent No. of Extent No. of Extent No. of Extent No. of Extent No. of Extent Families Families Families Families Families Families

Dharwad 105 154.194 55 44.55 50 86.77 80 109.64 71 100.842 9 8.802

Gadag 630 647.19 Pursuing Revenue Authorities

Haveri 395 498.242

TOTAL 1130 1299.626 55 44.55 50 86.77 80 109.64 71 100.842 Wind Mill Non-Conventional Energy at Kappat Hills, Mundragi of Gadag Division

Sl.no Name of the Agency Installed Capacity in Area Diverted Remarks MegaWatts (Ha)

1 M/s Subhas 10 65.74 Marketing Ltd..

2 M/s Suzlon Energy 75 157.85 Ltd..

3 M/s Suzlon Energy 16.25 13.03 Ltd..

4 M/s Enercon 39.2 86.68 Ltd..

5 Gadag Co-op 5 13.00 Singatrayan Kere Industries Esatate Ltd.. 6 Karnataka Power 2.5 4.80 Kadkol Corporation Ltd.. 2 4.80 Doni

7 M/s Deepak M. Patil 5.25

Total 155.2 Projects in the Pipeline : Wetland Conservation: Haveri, Dharwad, Gadag Name of the Division Works Proposed Remarks Dharwad Wetland conservation of Nuggikeri Proposal is being prepared in Tank technical guidance of SDM Engineering College Budnal Zoological Park Proposal for 10.25crores has been submitted Eco Education Centre “Sanjeevini” Work In Progress. at Rayapur-Sattur in Hubli Financial Constraints- Need 100laks. Approaching different Authorities.

Gadag Magadi Wetland Sanctioned by GOI. Rs 66. 35 laks

Rannebennur W.L 1. Great Indian Bustard Rehab Seeking GOI assistance Prog. 2. Rural Tourism Devt. At GOI approved Rs 60 lakhs Attiveri Bird Sanctuary 3. Rural Tourism Devt. At Project submitted to GOI Kamalapura, Hospet, Bellary 4. Peacock Conservation Reserve 5. Ghattaprabha Wetland Submitted to GOK Conservation Certain observations made

Haveri Heggeri Tank Proposal Submitted. Certain clarifications are sought. Problems

• Shortage of Hands in Protective staff

• Insufficient funds for fire-protection

• Not all Talukas in SF division have Range Officers

• Insufficient Allotments for Building Maintenance and TA

• Career Plan for RFOs and above

• Man-animal Conflict

– Man-Elephant conflict at Hanagal, Haveri – Man-Black Buck conflict at Ron, Gadag – Man-Bear conflict in Dharwad Forest Division – Monkey menace in the Whole circle