6. Forests, Wildlife and Environment - Tamil Nadu Government

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forestry, soil nutrient management, organic tree farming, nursery technology,medicinal plants post-harvest technology and silvicultural research. Researchon industrial wood species to support veneer, match, dye and other industrialsector will continue. Research on important agro-forestry species will bestrengthened.There is need to use geomatics as a technology in dealing with theissues like natural resource assessment, survey and demarcation, developingmonitoring protocols, disaster management and planning various mitigationmeasures. The primary objective of the Geomatics Centre is to strengthenfield-based applications of Remote Sensing and GIS by making use of latestInformation Technology and also contributing to the interpretation, planning,monitoring and evaluation of various decisions. All levels of field functionarieswill be exposed to this frontier technology of GIS for better resource monitoring,surveillance and threat control. By establishment of regional GIS Labs, thescientific management of forestry practices will be strengthened. The outlayfor the State schemes for forest research and GIS is Rs.26.03 crore.x. Human Resource ManagementCapacity building programmes proposed in this proposal are essentialand this will bring in a sea change in the working atmosphere of the departmenton the whole. The technical and managerial training and infrastructure facilitiesproposed in the project will bring considerable change in the skill and capacityof the personnel working in the Forest Department. This will also providebetter working environment to the individuals who will facilitate to achievethe objectives and mission of the Department. By this capacity buildingactivities about 3500 ministerial staff, 1350 forest watchers, 2200 forest guards,1300 foresters, 590 rangers, 50 ACF’s and 140 senior officers will get a chanceto improve their working quality and their personal development. Thus theover all working environment and the quality of working will improvesubstantially and this will definitely help to the mission and vision of theForest Department during the Plan period. The outlay for the State schemesfor human resource management is Rs.10.10 crore.xi. Empowerment of Women through ForestryIn many forestry schemes based on JFM also, women participation inproject activities is being limited to a labourer / client relationship mostly259
centered around nursery and plantation activities with general exceptions.The active participation of women in bio-diversity and forest development willhelp improve their family, promote greater equity and contribute to their overallempowerment. Hence, this thrust area of women empowerment is proposedto be included in the Eleventh Five Year Plan. Women will be involved andtheir perspectives will be reflected in the policies and programmes of theForest Department for conservation gains and restoration of degraded forests.The various programmes outlined for the empowerment of women will beimplemented. Women’s contribution to socio-economic development asproducers and workers will be harnessed. The outlay for the State scheme isRs 10.00 crore.Coastal Area Conservation And ManagementThe Tamil Nadu Forest Department have taken up afforestation along thecoastal line in the name of Coastal Shelter Belt Plantations since 1960. Thetotal area under shelterbelt Plantations raised so far is 2239 ha. and the totalarea under mangrove Plantations is 2679 ha. Afforestation in the coastalregion was also taken up under other schemes such as National AfforestationProgramme and the total area covered is 4087 ha.Most of the vulnerable sea coast stretches will be covered during the Planperiod under shelterbelt. Mangrove system will be enriched through restorationand mangroves established to strengthen the coastline and the livelihoodsecurity and safety will be ensured to people living in the coastal areas throughinterventions by the end of the Plan period. The afforestation works will betaken up with the funding from JBIC and other external agencies.Catchment Area ManagementIn Tamil Nadu, there are 32 river systems, 71 reservoirs, 2,391 canalsand 40,319 tanks and majority of their catchment areas lie in forestlands. Toimprove the forests, an Integrated Watershed Development approach is beingimplemented by undertaking afforestation and soil and water conservationmeasures in the affected watersheds. Massive soil and water conservationactivities are being taken up, as an integral part of all treatment plans atmacro as well as micro levels. These steps would ensure prevention of floodsand droughts in the adjacent plains besides benefiting vegetation and wildlifein forest areas. The works shall be taken up with the funding from Governmentof India (Rs.129.43 crore), NABARD and other external agencies.260
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