Wild Life – Declaration of Reserved Forest Areas in Sathyamangalam As
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ABSTRACT Forests – Wild life – Declaration of reserved forest areas in Sathyamangalam as Sathyamangalam Wild life sanctuary – Notification under section 26 A (1) (b) of Wild life (Protection) Act 1972 Central Act 53 of 1972 published ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST (FR V) DEPARTMENT G.O.(Ms.) No.93 Dated:11.08.2011 Read: 1. G.O.Ms.No. 122 Environment and Forests (FR 5) Department, dated 3.11.2008 2. From the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden letter No.WL5/17854/2004 dated 26.11.2009 -------------- ORDER: The Government accept the proposal of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden for declaring an area of 88,726.00 Ha. of Reserved Forest as Sathyamangalam Wild life Sanctuary in Sathyamangalam and Gobichettypalayam Taluk under section 26 A (1) (b) of the Wild life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972). The Notification appended to this order will be published both in English and Tamil in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and in Tamil in the District Gazette of the Erode District. 2. The Tamil Development, Religious Endowment and Information Department is requested to send immediately a Tamil Translation of the Notification to the Works Manager, Government Central Press, Chennai for publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and in the District Gazette of Erode District. 3. The Works Manager, Government Central Press, Chennai is requested to send 10 copies each of the Notification to the Government, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests/ Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden /Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Chennai, Collector of Erode District and the Revenue Divisional Officer, Sathyamangalam as soon as the notification is published. (BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) C.V.SANKAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To The Works Manager, Government Central Press, Chennai. The Director of Stationery and Printing ,Chennai. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chennai – 15. /2/ The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, Chennai.15 The District Collector, Erode District, Erode. Copy to:- The Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The Revenue Department. SF/SC. / FORWARDED BY ORDER/ SECTION OFFICER APPENDIX NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 26-A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, having considered the area, the boundaries of which are specified in the Schedule below, is of adequate ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural and zoological significance, for the purpose of protecting, propagating and developing wild life and its environment, hereby declares that the said area shall be a Sanctuary, on and from the date of 11th August 2011. THE SCHEDULE (1). Name of the District : Erode (2). Name of the Forest Division : Sathyamangalam Forest Division (3) Name of the Taluks : Sathyamangalam and Gobichettypalayam (4). Area of the Sanctuary : 88726.00 hectares Name of the Reserved Forest Area in hectares (i) Guthiyalathur Reserve Forests 48792.72 (ii) Akkurjorai Reserve Forest 383.64 (iii) Akkurjorai Extn. Reserve Forest 155.80 (iv) Talamalai Reserve Forest 31987.59 (v) Berabetta Reserve Forest 1468.52 (vi) Ullepalayam Reserve Forest 1059.58 (vii) Nilgiri Eastern Slope Reserve Forest 4878.15 Total Area 88726.00 (5). Name of the Sanctuary : Sathyamangalam Wildlife BOUNDARY North : Karnataka State Boundary East : Bhavani Taluk of Erode Division (South Bargur Reserved Forest) South : Gobichettipalayam Taluk and Coonoor Taluk Revenue villages West : Karnataka State Boundary C.V. SANKAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT /True copy/ SECTION OFFICER .