6. Forests, Wildlife and Environment - Tamil Nadu Government

Check Dam constructed under TAPScheme-Vellore DistrictPercolation pond constructedunder TAP Schemeiv. National Afforestation Programme (NAP): (GOI Project)The National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board, Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, piloted the National Afforestation Programme (NAP)which was implemented during the Tenth Five Year Plan. Merger of variousschemes such as Integrated Afforestation & Eco-development Project, AreaOriented Fuel wood and Fodder Scheme were formulated. Tamil Nadu hasbeen implementing this programme on Watershed basis, under a decentralizedinstitutional structure comprising the Forest Development Agencies (FDA)and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) presuming that theNational Afforestation Programme will be continued in the Eleventh Five YearPlan for Tamil Nadu. The guidelines as approved by the National Afforestationand Eco-Development Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests will befollowed, as it is Government of India Project.Though the major part of the work is to be taken up under TAP II andNAP, afforestation works and forest restoration works will be taken up underthe following ongoing schemes which will be continued in the Eleventh Planperiod.The following on-going schemes of Tenth Five Year Plan are to be continuedduring Eleventh Five Year Plan:Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project – Phase-IINational Afforestation ProgrammeWestern Ghats Development Programme253