Contents PART I SUMMARY OF FACTS ON WHICH PROPOSALS ARE BASED CHAPTER I THE TRACT DEALT WITH Page No. 1.1 Name and Situation 1 1.2 Configuration of the Ground 1 1.3 Geology Rock and Soil 1 1.4 Climate 1 1.5 Irrigation 19 1.6 Drainage 19 1.7 Distribution of Area 19 1.8 Width of the Strips 20 1.9 Inter-Departmental Rules for the Management of Strip Forests 20 1.10 State of Boundaries 21 1.11 Legal Position 21 1.12 Rights and Concessions 24 1.13 Encroachments 24 CHIAPTER-II THE FORESTS 2.1 The Composition and the Condition of the Crop 25 2.2 Injuries to which the Crop is liable 26 2.2.1 Natural Calamity 26 2.2.1.1 Fire 26 2.2.1.2 Drought 26 2.2.1.3 Frosts 26 2.2.2 Grazing 27 2.2.3 Insects & Pests 27 2.2.4 Illcit felling 27 CHAPTER III UTILIZATION OF THE FOREST PRODUCE 3.1 Agricultural Custom and wants of the people 28 3.2 Marketable Produce 28 3.3 Line of Export 28 3.4 Methods of Exploitation and their Costs 29 3.5 Past and current prices 32 CHAPTER IV STAFF AND LABOUR SUPPLY 4.1 Staff 35 4.2 Labour 36 CHAPTER V PAST SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT 5.1 General History of the Forests 38 5.2 Past System of Management 38 5.3 Inter Departmental Rules 38 5.4 Special works of Improvement 39 5.5 Past Revenue and Expenditure 39 5.6 Past Yield 39 5.7 Growing Stock 41 5.8 Critical Reveue of Previous working plan 42 CHAPTER VI GROWTH AND YIELD STATISTICS 6.1 General 44 6.2 General Volume Table 44 6.3 Kikar 44 6.4 Shisham 44 6.5 Eucalyptus 45 6.6 Mean Annual Increment 45 PART II FUTURE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED AND PRESCRIBED CHAPTER I BASIS OF PROPOSALS 1.1 General Objects of Management 48 1.2 Method of Treatment 48 1.2.1 General Priciples 48 1.2.2 Management of wildlife in Forest 49 1.3 Constitution of Working Circle 50 1.3.1 Constitution of working Circle 50 1.4 Blocks And Compartments 52 1.5 Calculation of Yield 52 1.6 Period of Working Plan 52 CHAPTER II ROAD WORKING CIRCLE !2.1 General Constitution 53 2.2 Blocks and Compartments 53 2.3 Character of Vegetation 62 2.4 Analysis and Evaluation of the Crop 63 2.5 Method of Treatment 63 2.6 The Silvicultural System 64 2.7 Rotation 64 2.8 Calculation of Yield 64 2.9 Marking Rules 65 2.10 Method of Executing Felling 66 2.11 Planting Programme 66 2.12 Felling Programme 67 CHAPTER III CANAL WORKING CIRCLE 3.1 General Constitution 69 3.2 Blocks and Compartments 69 3.3 Character of Vegetation 80 3.4 Analysis of the Crop and Evaluation 80 3.5 Method of Treatment 80 3.6 Silvicultural System 81 3.7 Rotation 81 3.8 Calculation of Yield 82 3.9 Marking Rules 82 3.10 Method of Executing Felling 83 3.11 Planting Rules 83 3.12 Felling Programme 84 CHAPTER IV BUND & DRAIN WORKING CIRCLE 4.1 General Constitution 87 4.2 Blocks and Compartments 87 4.3 Character of Vegetation 91 4.4 Analysis and Evaluation of the Crop 92 4.5 Method of Treatment 92 4.6 Silvicultural System. 92 4.7 Rotation 92 4.8 Calculation of Yield . 93 4.9 Marking Rules 93 4.10 Method of Executing Felling 94 4.11 Planting Rules 94 4.12 Felling Programme 95 CHAPTER V RAIL WORKING CIRCLE 5.1 General Constitution 97 5.2 Blocks and Compartments 98 5.3 Character of Vegetation 99 5.4 Ana!ysis and Evaluation of the Crop. 100 5.5 Method of Treatment 100 5.6 Silvicultural System 100 5.7 Rotation 100 5.8 Calculation of Yield 101 5.9 Marking Rules 101 5.10 Method of Felling 102 5.11 Planting Rules 102 5.12 Felling Programme 102 CHAPTER VI THE BLOCK FOREST WORKING CIRCLE 6.1 General Constitution 103 6.2 Blocks and Compartments 103 6.3 Analysis and Evaluation of Crop 105 6.4 Method of Treatment and Silvic:ultural System 105 6.5 Rotation 106 6.6 Calculation of Yield 107 6.7 Marking Rules 107 6.8 Method of Felling 108 6.9 Planting Rules 108 6.10 Felling Programme 108 CHAPTER VII THE EUCALYPTUS WORKING CIRCLE 7.1 General Constitution 109 7.2 Blocks and Compartments 109 7.3 Analysis and Evaluation of Crop 112 7.4 Method of Treatment and Silvicultural System 112 7.5 Rotation 112 7.6 Calculation of Yield 113 7.7 Marking Rules 113 7.8 Method of Felling 114 7.9 Planting Rules 114 7.10 Felling Programme 115 CHAPTER VIII PLANTATION (OVERLAPPING) WORKING CIRCLE 8.1 General Constitution 118 8.2 Special objects of Management 118 8.3 Methods of Improvement 118 8.4 Planting Programme 119 8.5.1 Degraded model with Staggered Trench &Pit 122 8.5.2 Model for Saline/Alkaline Areas 122 8.5.3 Water logged area Treatment model 123 CHAPTER IX JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT (OVERLAPPING) WORKING CIRCLE 9 Introduction 133 9.1 General Constitution 133 9.2 Special objects of Management 134 9.3 Government Policies on Joint Forest Management 134 9.4 Present Condition of Forest 135 9.5 Duties and Responsibilities in the changed situation 136 9.6 Joint Forest Management in Ferozepur Forest Division 137 9.7 Sharing of Usufructs with the JFM Beneficiaries 138 CHAPTER X NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCE [OVERLAPPING] WORKING CIRCLE 10.1 Introduction 140 10.2 Herbal Gardens/ Parks 140 10.3 Other activities 143 10.3.1 Apiculture/ Bee Keeping 144 10.3.2 Income generation activities from forest products 144 CHAPTER XI WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT [OVER LAPPING] WORKING CIRCLE 11.1 General Constitution. 146 11.2 Objective of Working Circle: 146 11.3 The Animals and Birds Found in the Division. 146 11.4 Protected Areas In The Ferozepur Forest Division 147 11.4.1 Abohar wildlife sanctuary 147 11.4.2 Harike wildlife sanctuary 147 11.4.3 Wildlife management 148 11.5 Area of biodiversity value lying outside PA network 148 11.6 Legal Position 149 11.7 Rights and Concessions in respect of Wildlife 149 11.8 Hunting and Shooting 149 11.9 General Census 149 11.10 Maintenance of Habitat of Wildlife 149 11.11 Improvement of Habitat. 149 11.12 Injuries to which Wildlife is liable 150 11.12.1 Fire 150 11.12.2 Grazing 150 11.12.3 Poaching 150 CHAPTER XII FOREST PROTECTION [OVER LAPPING] WORKING CIRCLE 12.1 General Constitution 152 12.2 Special objects of management 152 12.3 Legal Provision 152 12.4 Formulation of the protection information system 153 12.5 Execution of search warrant 153 12.6 Powers of arresting the offenders 153 12.7 Collection of information 153 12.8 Special patrolling during night 154 12.9 Special measures against smuggling of forest produce across border 154 12.10 Posting of young healthy persons in patrolling party 154 12.11 Other protection measures 155 CHAPTER XIII FINANCIAL FORECASTS 13.1 General 156 13.2 Revenue and Expenditure 156 CHAPTER XIV MISCELLENOUS REGULATION 14.1 Fire Protection 157 14.2 Petty Sall 157 14.3 Clearance of tall grasses 157 14.4 Checking of Bounderies 157 14.5 Beat Books 158 14.6 Wild Life 158 14.7 Nurseries 158 14.8 Seed Collection 159 14.9 Ecotourism 159 14.10 Rules & Regulation for Ecotourism 160 CHAPTER - XV ESTABLISHMENT AND LABOUR 15.1 Establishment 161 15.2 Labour 161 15.3 Buildings 161 Chapter XVI CONTROL AND RECORDS 16.1 Records 163 16.1.1 Annual Plan of Operations 163 16.1.2. Planting Journals 163 16.1.3 Forest Journals 164 16.1.4 Nursery Registers 164 16.1.5 Divisional Note Book 164 16.1.6. Control Forms 164 16.1.7. Fire Control Forms 165 16.2 Control Forms 165 16.3 Deviation Statement 165 16.4 Divisional Note Book 165 ANNEXURE-I List of common trees, shrubs, climbers & grasses 166 found in Ferozepur Forest Division. ANNEXURE -1B A List of Birds found in Ferozepur Forest Division. 167 ANNEXURE - IC List of Mammels found in Ferozepur Forest Division. 178 ANNEXURE - ID List of Fish found in Ferozepur Forest Division. 179 ANNEXURE - IE List of Turtles found in Ferozepur Forest Division 180 ANNEXURE-II Punjab Govt. Notification No.1122/Ft-58/1195 dt. 3-5-1958 181 ANNEXURE-III Punjab Govt. Notification No.222/Ft-III-731-35837 dt.21-11-1973 183 ANNEXURE-IV Punjab Govt. Notification No.2928/Ft-71/3934-dt. 15-10-1971 185 ANNEXURE-V Punjab Govt. Notification No.39/54/95/Ft-III-2305-dt. 2-3-1998 187 ANNEXURE-VI Punjab Govt. Notification No.39/124/2001/FT-3/12478 Dt 20-8-01 190 ANNEXURE-VII Punjab Govt. Notification No.39/103/2001/FT-3/12482 Dt. 20-8-01 193 ANNEXURE-VIII Punjab Govt. Notification No.39/125/2001/FT-3/13226 Dt. 30-8-01 196 ANNEXURE-IX Punjab Govt. Notification No.39/150/2001/FT-3/14083 Dt. 14-7-01 199 ANNEXURE-X Punjab Govt. Notification No.39/24/2002/FT-3/8439 Dt. 10-6-02 200 ANNEXURE-XI Punjab Govt. Notification No.39/23/2002/FT-3/8659 Dt. 12-6-02 205 ANNEXURE-XII Punjab Govt.