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manner to avoid further loss of forest lands and its consequential fallouts. Theworks to be carried out under forest consolidation are re-fixing of forestboundaries, preparing detailed maps using GPS in the territorial divisions,planting of agave along the Reserve Forest (RF) boundaries in the territorialdivisions, dibbling of Palmyrah nuts along the RF boundaries wherevernecessary at two metre interval in two rows., planting of Acacia mellifera attwo meter espacement will be done over 200 km per year along the RFboundaries, repair and maintenance of the existing RF Cairns wherevernecessary at 4000 Nos. per year, construction of new RF Cairns at 20000Nos.per year and the identified encroachments will be evicted at Rs. 25,000/- perhectare including the cost of consolidation and re-planting by suitable treesat 20 hectare per year.The vulnerable patches in the forest areas, particularly fragile ecosystems,which have been subjected to exotic weed infestations, and these are degradingthe ecosystems by affecting the natural regeneration of the native species.Hence the unwanted grass and weeds in vulnerable areas will be removedand planted with suitable species at 1.5 x 1.5m espacement at 100 ha. perdivision.Forest fire is a major problem facing most of the forest areas of the State.The problem is most acute in the hill areas of Western Ghats and EasternGhats. The problem is severe during the months of January to June, till theonset of monsoon. The winter ensures the desiccation of the inflammablematerials in the forests and this is aided by frost. The strong winds in summermonths further add to the problem. Graziers, forest abutting estates, negligentactivities of the villagers in the forest abutting villages, ganja cultivators andaccidental causes from tourists and along the roads passing through the forestsare the major causes of the forest fires. The resultant loss to naturalregeneration and biodiversity warrants greater focus to tackle this menace.The preventive measures which are proposed to be taken up are RF levelfire prone area maps for all the Reserve forest, formation of village protectioncommittees, special camps for the eradication of ganja and other illegalactivities, reward to informers training programme to field staff, providing waterstorage facilities, creation of water impounding structures, mass awarenesscamps, creation of cattle ponds, engaging watchers for fire season, fire tracing,fire line clearing and maintenance and purchase of fire fighting equipments.257
The infrastructure development proposed the formation of warning centresand fire watch towers included during the Plan period in the vulnerable areas,construction of camping shed, construction of check post building, purchaseof ammunition and repair and replacement of available weapons and repairand replacement of wireless and communication equipment. The proposedoutlay for forest protection is Rs.140.82 croreViii. Infrastructure DevelopmentForest resource management requires a large spectrum of infrastructurewhich include roads, transport, communication, housing, interpretationcentres, rest houses, inspection sheds, hospitality facilities in sanctuariesand national parks for efficient protection and management of the valuableresources in the State. Today there are nearly 148 IFS Officers and 5848 fieldstaff which includes DCFs, ACFs, Rangers, Foresters, Forest gaurds and Forestwatchers. There are 1307 office staff in the forest department. To improve theefficiency and efficacy of the forest protection machinery of the state and tosupport in all the fields of forestry so that the resource is put to its best useand also support better conservation by improving the chain of infrastructurefacilities required for staff and officers, rest houses and inspection sheds areneeded. The outlay for the State schemes for Infrastructure developmentespecially for the improvement of forest roads network is Rs.100.00 crore.ix. Transfer Technology through Research and GIS Forestry ResearchThe goal of the research wing of the forest department also will be tomeet the requirement of wood based industries from the produces obtainedfrom trees outside forest area by stimulating the tree growing activity amongthe farming community. The forest research will also focus in ensuring thatthe farmers who take up this activities should be able to get a minimumreturn of Rs.20, 000/- per acre per annum. This is aimed at reversing theurban migration from rural areas. The goal will be to provide prescription fordevelopment of rural economy through forestry, which will result in arrestingthe depletion of land resources, and thereby alleviate poverty and increasethe contribution of rural sector in the GDP.All the research centres will be strengthened to continue research onthrust areas like tree improvement, seedlings and clonal orchard, plantation258
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