Plan Period : 2014-2015 to 2023-2024 Year of Publication : December, 2015 By Dilip Kumar Das I.F.S Chief Conservator of Forests Project Elephant MYSURU PREFACE The revision of Virajpet Working Plan was due from 01-04-2011. Due to various reasons like lack of man-power support, and vacancy in the level of executive field staff, the revision process was delayed. The inventory work of the growing stock of forests and plantations of Virajpet division was done during 2010-2011. The inventory was designed with 0.1% sampling intensity for natural forests and 1.0% sampling intensity for fuel wood and teak plantations. Attempts were made to make the prescriptions and suggestions as practicable as possible. The prescriptions have been made strictly based on the condition of the forest as assessed from the field data collected during the inventory work and as per the observations made during the various field visits and discussions held with the local officers. While preparing the plan more priority has been given for improvement operation due to present precarious conditions of the forests. However, wherever possible approximate yield has been prescribed for generating revenue to the state. The draft plan(PWPR-II) of Virajpet division was discussed in the working plan approval committee meeting chaired by Sri. G.S.Prabhu, I.F.S Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, (EWPT) (Retd) on 17-01-2013. The suggestions made during the presentation and discussion have been incorporated and the draft plan was modified accordingly. In this connection, I express my sincere gratitude to Sri. Dipak Sarmah, I.F.S, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, HoFF (Retd) for his constant guidance during his tenure as APCCF in Working Plan Wing. I express sincere thanks to Sri. G.S.Prabhu, I.F.S (Retd) and Dr.Ravi Ralph I.F.S. for their valuable guidance offered during their tenure as APCCF (Working Plan). I also specially thank Sri. Kolla Sri Saibaba, I.F.S, CCF , Working Plan, Sri. K.S. Sugara I.F.S, APCCF, Sri. H.G. Shivananda Murthy, I.F.S, APCCF, Dr.D.S. Ravindran, APCCF and Sri.Ajay Misra, I.F.S. APCCF for their inspiration and guidance. I thank Sri B.K. Dikshit, IFS, APCCF for his contribution in preparation of the draft working plan. I also thank Sri. M.S. Puttaswamy , SFS, Dr P.Shankar I.F.S. Dr Malathipriya, I.F.S. for their co-operation during their tenure as DCF, Virajpet. I also thank A.C.Fs, RFOs and other staff of Virajpet division. I thank Smt.Saswathi Mishra,I.F.S, and staff of ICT wing for providing GIS maps. I also thank Sri.Gaonkar D.S. IFS, CF, Working Plan, Mysuru for his help. I convey my special thanks to Mr.Amarnath Shetty IFS, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), Regional Office, Bengaluru and Sri Vijay Kumar Gogi, IFS, Secretary (Forest), Bengaluru for timely approval of this working plan. I am also thankful to Sri K.Nagaraju, D.C.F, Sri T.Venkatesh, A.C.F, and Sri V.Ramalinge Gowda, A.C.F who worked in the working plan wing, Mysore and contributed in field inventory and in collection of data. I also thank Sri. K.M. Srinivas Murthy, DCF and T.A. to CF, Working Plan, Mysore, Sri.N.E.Kranthi, ACF , all the RFOs and staff of Working Plan wing Mysore for their assistance in the preparation of this plan. (Sd/-) Mysuru (DILIP KUMAR DAS IFS) 03.12.2015 Chief Conservator of Forests, (Project Elephant), Mysuru CONTENTS Section No. Page No. Executive Summary of the Working Plan I - XXIV PART - 1 CHAPTER -1 SUMMARY OF FACTS ON WHICH PROPOSALS ARE BASED 1 Name and Situation 1 2 Physical geography and configuration of the ground 2 3 Geology, Rock and Soil 2 – 3 4 Climate Parameters 3 – 5 5 Water supply 5 – 6 6 Distribution and area 6 – 8 7 Survey position 8 8 Working plan position 8 – 9 9 State of boundaries 9 10 Legal position 10 – 11 11 Rights and concessions 11 12 Commitments 12 13 List of past Deputy Conservator of Forests 12 14 Land use pattern 12 CHAPTER-II THE FOREST 1 Composition and condition of the crop 13 – 19 2 Injuries to which the crop is liable 19 – 21 CHAPTER-III UTILIZATION OF THE PRODUCE 1 Agricultural customs and wants of the population 22 – 23 2 Other sources of demand 23 3 Marketable produce 23 – 25 4 Markets and lines of export 25 5 Method of exploitation and cost 25 – 26 6 Past and current prices 26 CHAPTER-IV ACTIVITIES OF KARNATAKA FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (KFDC) IN HARVESTING AND MARKETING OF FOREST PRODUCE, RESULT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY 1 General 27 – 28 2 Socio- economic situation 28 – 29 3 JFPM Programme and Forest Resource Management 29 CHAPTER-V 1 FIVE YEAR PLANS 30 – 32 CHAPTER-VI STAFF AND LABOUR SUPPLY 1 Staff position 33 – 34 2 Labour force 34 3 Wage rates 34 CHAPTER-VII PAST MANAGEMENT 1 Past System of Management 35 – 54 CHAPTER-VIII STATISTICS OF STOCKING, GROWTH AND VOLUME 1 Inventory results of naturally growing trees in state forests 55 – 57 2 Inventory results in Devarakadus (protected forests) 58 3 Inventory results of Bamboo 59 4 Inventory results of Teak plantations 59 5 Overall summary of inventory results 59-60 6 Chippinahole linear tree increment plot 61 7 Bannadapare linear tree increment plot 62 PART -II FUTURE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED AND PRESCRIBED CHAPTER-1 BASIS OF PROPOSALS 1 Objects of Management 63 2 Method of Treatment to be adopted 64 3 Constitution of working circles 64 4 Allotment of areas to working circles 65 – 66 5 Period of the plan 66 CHAPTER-II PROTECTION WORKING CIRCLE 1 General Constitution of the Working circle 67 – 68 2 Specific objects of Management 68 3 Allotment of the area to the working circle 68 4 Proposed treatment 69 5 Statistics of Growth 69 CHAPTER-III IMPROVEMENT WORKING CIRCLE 1 General Constitution of the Working circle 70 2 Specific objects of Management 70 3 Allotment of the area to the working circle 71 4 Cycle of salvage logging 71 5 Rules for marking and extraction 71-72 6 Improvement operations 72-73 7 Watershed Management & Soil and Moisture Conservation 74 8 Calculation of yield 74 CHAPTER-IV TEAK PLANTATION WORKING CIRCLE 1 General constitution of the working circle 75 2 Specific objects of Management 75 3 Exploitable girth and rotation 75 – 76 4 Thinning 76 – 77 5 Area allotted to the working circle 77 6 Thinning marking 78 7 Management of partially failed teak plantations 79 8 Tending 80 9 Identification of plantation area 80 10 Statistics of yield 80 CHAPTER-V BAMBOO OVERLAPPING WORKING CIRCLE 1 General Constitution of the Working circle 81 2 Objects of Management 82 3 Method of treatment 82-83 4 Felling Cycle 83 5 Allotment of Area to the working circle 83-84 6 Regeneration 84 7 Statistics of growth and yield 84-85 CHAPTER-VI WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT OVERLAPPING 86 – 89 WORKING CIRCLE CHAPTER-VII NON TIMBER FOREST PRODUCES OVERLAPPING WORKING CIRCLE 1 General Constitution of the Working circle 90 2 Specific Objects of Management 90-91 3 Allotment of Area 91-93 4 Method of Sale 93-94 5 General Measures 94-95 CHAPTER-VIII MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS 1 Forest land and consolidated management 96-99 2 Sandal wood management 100-103 3 Joint Forest planning and management 103-105 4 Grazing 106 5 Fire protection 106 6 Petty fallings 107 7 Research plots 107 8 Buildings 107 9 Farm Forestry 107 10 Application of Forest Management information system 107 11 Biodiversity Conservation 108 12 Afforastation and management of grassy blanks 108 13 Petty removal of dead & fallen trees 108 CHAPTER-IX 1 GENERAL FINANCIAL FORECAST AND FINANCIAL PLAN OF 109-114 OPERATION CHAPTER-X ESTABLISHMENT AND LABOUR 115-118 CHAPTER-XI CONTROL AND RECORDS 119-120 1 Deviation 120 CHAPTER-XII SUMMARY OF PRESCRIPTIONS 1 General objects of management 120 2 Constitution of working circles 120 3 Protection working circle 121 4 Improvement working circle 122 5 Teak plantation working circle 123 6 Bamboo overlapping working circle 124 7 Wildlife Management overlapping working circle 125 8 NTFP overlapping working circle 126 9 Miscellaneous regulations 127 ANNEXURE LIST Annexure No. Page No. I (a) Land Classification details (Village wise) Range wise as per updated 128 – 133 revenue records I (b) Reserved Forests 134 I (c) Protected Forests 135 – 148 I (d) List of Jamma Malai Holders – Padinalknad Reserve Forest 149 – 154 I (e) Details of paisari lands (C and D lands) surveyed and proposed for 155 section 4 notification I (f) List of Section-IV notified area 156 – 157 II Details of total geographical areas of Division and Ranges 158 III (a) Statement showing the rainfall data in Virajpet Division 159 III (b) Statement showing the Temperature of Kodagu district for the last 10 160 years III (c) Statement showing the Relative humidity of Kodagu district for the last 161 10 years IV Sanctioned working scheme of Virajpet division for the year 2012-13 162 – 190 V Notification of the Commissioner of Coorg, Bangalore dated : 191 – 203 23.4.1906 VI Forest leases since inception of the division and leases which are in 204 force pertaining to Virajpet Division. VII List of deputy conservator of forest worked in the Virajpet division 205 – 206 VIII (a) Growing stock of Natural forests in Virajpet Division (CPT Wise) 207 – 216 VIII (b) Growing stock of Devarakadus in Virajpet Division 217 – 235 VIII (c) Obverse J Curves 236 – 243 VIII (d) Statement showing the natural regeneration, forestry density and forest 244 – 266 types in Virajpet Division VIII (e) Statement showing the growing stock of Bamboo in natural forests of 267 – 271 Virajpet Division IX List of Non Timber Forest Produce available in the division 272 X Collection of NTFP by LAMP Society since 1999-2000 to 2013-14 in 273 – 274 the Virajpet Division.