About the State FForest

orest Report of 2010...

Report
There is increasing concern at global level for conservation
of the existing forests and bringing more area under forest

Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report 2010

cover. This is required to reduce global warming and
atmospheric carbon. To achieve the above objectives,
annual forest cover change assessment is essential to pin
point areas of deforestation and greening. Various
countries in the world like Brazil, Indonesia and African
Countries apart from FAO are assessing the forest cover
on regular basis. The National Commission on Forestry has
also emphasised on the need to assess the forest resources
of the country on a regular basis.
The present effort is a step in that direction using LISS-III
images of Indian Satellite IRS P6. The effort is of crucial
importance because of huge expenditures being proposed
under Green India Mission and CAMPA scheme. For the
first time, sub Hectare areas are critically scanned in the
Geomatics laboratory and checked on the ground by the
staff and scientists. It is found that there is near total
accuracy as to the location, extent and shape of polygons
detected in laboratory and field.
This book, which is first of its kind in the state of Andhra
Pradesh, will immensely help the foresters in better
protection and management of the forests as well as
Environmentalists, NGOs and the general public interested
in the conservation forests and wildlife in the State.
 Geomatics Team

P.K. Sharma, IFS, Dr HC Mishra, IFS

Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (IT) Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (GIS)

P. Srinivasa Rao T. Nagamaneswari I. Prakash

ACF- (GIS) ACF- (P) ACF- (P)

M. Ashok Kumar S. Madhav Rao Dr. A. Ram Murthy

FRO (GIS) FRO (GIS) FRO (GIS)

M. Rajeswar Reddy K. Bhaskar M. Rajashekar Reddy B. Ramakrishna

Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS)

Ch. Neeraja A.I. Sheeba G. Naga Mallika M. Swathi

Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS)
 Andhra Pradesh
State of Forest Report
2010

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department

Government of A P
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
State of Forest Report - 2010

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 14.08.2010

Millions

MESSAGE

It gives me immense pleasure to know that Andhra Pradesh Forest

Department is bringing out the first report on the status of the forests in
Andhra Pradesh, ‘State of Forest Report of Andhra Pradesh 2010’, based
on the interpretation of satellite imageries of 2007 and 2008. Forests
are one of the most important life support systems of the Mother Nature
and the well being of a region can be best assessed by the status,
composition and spread of the forests.
The correct assessment of the status of forests helps in deciding the
priorities in planning for improvement of forest cover and in tackling the
issues involved in depletion of forest cover.
This Report will help in taking effective measures for safeguarding
and improving the existing forest areas and also help in planning for
extending the vegetation cover in areas where it is depleted due to various
reasons.
The importance of forests in environment protection and betterment
of livelihood conditions is well known and the resource mapping can be
done effectively if the status of resource is known. The present work will
go a long way in achieving this objective.
I compliment the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and the
officials of the IT wing of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department for bringing
out his report.

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 Foreword

Millions of years ago, the earth consisted of only water in the form of solid or liquid and
forests. Today, with rapid rise in population and modern civilisation, there is destruction
of forests which indeed, are a gift of nature. Forests, today, constitute only around 20%
of the earth’s surface, which is a matter of concern for all of us. Rapid deforestation has
resulted in global warming, depletion of ozone layer, increase of carbon compounds in
the atmosphere and high diurnal variations of temperature. There is loss of extent of
glaciers in Polar region apart from drying of rivers, depletion of water table and soil
erosion. Apart from this, there is also a loss of biodiversity and extinction of many
animals and plants. There is a global concern now shown to stop cutting of trees and
increase the forest cover.

It gives me great pleasure to introduce “The State of Forest Report of Andhra Pradesh-
2010” which is an attempt to assess the forest cover of Andhra Pradesh and show the
changes between 2007 and 2008 as discerned from LISS-III images of IRS P6 satellite.
The Geomatics Centre of the Department has been assessing the forest cover in the
notified forests of Andhra Pradesh since 1996. However, this is the first attempt to bring
out the results up to the Beat level in the shape of a Report, with more than 80% accuracy,
which is highly satisfying. This operation is not a fault finding exercise, but to appraise
the field officers, so that the corrective steps are taken for better protection and manage-
ment of forests. I compliment the entire team led by Sri P.K. Sharma, IFS, APCCF IT, in
bringing out this Report. I am sure this will be highly useful to all the field Officers.

C. Madhukar Raj, IFS

Hyderabad Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & HoFF
10-08-2010 Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad

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 Preface

Andhra Pradesh has 63,814 Km2 of recorded forests spread over about 3500 forest blocks.
It is very crucial to monitor every Hectare of the forest land, whether it is improving or
depleting. The synoptic view of satellites provides an opportunity to do that. The LISS-III
images of 23.5 meter pixel size of IRS P6 satellite are very ideal to do it.
Forest Cover monitoring is being done in Andhra Pradesh since 1996, using satellite
data. Even then, a comprehensive report of the status of forests in Andhra Pradesh was
not published earlier. This is the first attempt in that direction.
Earlier to 2007, the forest was classified taking canopy of more than 0.4 density as a
single class as dense forests. But in 2007, the forest is classified taking an extra class of
VDF and 2008 image is compared to localise the changes. Repeated classification is
avoided in the process and only changes are vectorised / polygonised. These changes
apart from areas of different classes in 2007 and 2008 are brought out in this report. The
broad contents of the report are as given below.
Chapter I deals with an Introduction wherein Andhra Pradesh Forests and History of
Geomatics is presented.
Chapter II deals with data used, the procedure adopted for determining changes, advice
of Technical Advisory Committee, and limitations of the Technology and Accuracy of the
classification.
Chapter III deals with state-wide results and their analysis. It gives areas of different
density classes in each division and circle.
Chapter IV gives the division-wise areas under various classes and changes occurring
there in between 2007 and 2008. It also gives change matrices for each division.
Chapter V gives an account of changes in Protected Areas.
Chapter VI gives an account of the forests of VSS areas and changes between 2007 and
2008.
The special team of Forest officials at different levels has worked very hard in putting
together this publication. It is hoped that this book shall serve the department in manag-
ing and protecting the forest more effectively. The team requests the readers to give their
reaction about this publication.

Sri PP.K.
.K. Sharma, IFS
IFS,
Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (IT)

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 Acknowledgements

The work for State Forest Report 2010 comparing 2008 data with 2007 started during the
tenure of Sri C. Siva Shanker Reddy, IFS formerly, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,
A.P. His sincere initiation of the work is acknowledged. Sri P.K.Sharma, IFS APCCF (IT)
constantly and continuously monitored the work and encouraged field visits by officers
and scientists of Geomatics Wing, without whose cooperation and guidance, this work
was not possible.

Sincere thanks are due to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) fromed by GOAP for
advising Geomatics Center in Geomatics Technology headed by Sri P.K.Sharma, IFS,
APCCF (IT) and consisting of Dr. H.C. Mishra, IFS, APCCF (GIS), Dr M.S.R Murthy,
Head of Forestry Division, NRSC, Dr.M. Reddy, Director General, APSRAC, Sri R.K.Bajpai,
IFS, Jt.Director from FSI, Dehradun & Dr.S.V.Reddy, Addl Director, (Scientific-Biosphere
Reserves), MoEF. The technical suggestions by TAC, greatly helped the Geomatics Center
in assessing the changes accurately. Contributions by Sri P. Sreenivasa Rao, Assistant
Conservator of Forests (GIS); Mrs. T. Nagamaneswari and Sri I. Prakash, Assistant
Conservator of Forests (Probationers); Sri S. Madhav Rao, Dr A. Rama Murthy, Sri M.
Ashok Kumar, Forest Range Officers (GIS); in image analysis and its validation is sincerely
acknowledged. Scientists of GIS cell viz. Sri Rajeshwar reddy, Sri K.Bhaskar, Sri Raja
Sekhar Reddy, Ms Neeraja, Smt Mallika, Smt Sheeba, Ms Swathi, & Sri Rama Krishna have
greatly contributed in image analysis and ground verification in different terrain. Their
contribution is sincerely acknowledged. The painstaking efforts taken by Mrs. Santhipriya
Pandey, IFS, DCF (GIS), Visakhapatnam for ground truthing works taken up in difficult
terrain of Vizag Circle is sincerely acknowledged.

The Present Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Sri C. Madhukar Raj has showed keen
interest in the State of Forest Report of AP, which inspired to expedite the work. Lastly,
but not the least, the contribution of the entire department field staff, in providing feedback
after ground verification and also providing logistic support to the visiting Geomatics
Center officers and scientists is sincerely acknowledged.

Dr HC Mishra, IFS
Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (GIS)

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 Contents

Executiv
ecutivee Summary
Executiv ...1
I Introduction ...3
1. About the state... 3 2. History of Geomatics in AP Forest Department ... 3
3. Forest Cover monitoring in AP ...4 4.Refinement of Methodology of Forest cover &
Change Assessment between years 2007 & 2008 ... 5
II Methodology ...6
1. Satellite data and its period... 6 2. Image Processing Technique Adopted... 7
3. Limitations of Technology ...8 4. Advice of Technical Advisory Committee on
change detection...8 5. Accuracy Assesment Report ...8
III State-wide Results and Analysis ...11
1. Introduction... 11, 2. Recorded Forest Area... 11, 3. Protected Forest Area... 12,
4. Community Forest Management... 12, 5. Forest Cover... 12,
IV Forest division-wise results ...17
1. Adilabad Division... 19, 2. Bellampally Division... 23, 3. Jannaram Division... 27,
4. Kagaz Nagar Division... 30, 5. Mancherial Division... 33, 6. Nirmal Division... 37,
7. Ananthapur Division... 41, 8. Chittoor (W) Division... 45, 9. Achampet WLM Division...49,
10. Atmakur Division... 53, 11. Markapur Division... 56, 12. Giddalur Division... 59,
13. Guntur Division... 63, 14. Nellore Division... 67, 15. Hyderabad Division... 71,
16. Mahabubnagar Division... 75, 17. Nalgonda Division... 79,
18. Badrachalam North Division... 83, 19. Badrachalam South Division... 87,
20. Khammam Division... 91, 21. Kothagudem Division... 95,
22. Paloncha Division... 99, 23. Paloncha WLM Division... 103,
24. Kadapa Division... 106, 25. Kurnool Division... 110, 26. Nandyal Division... 113,
27. Proddutur Division... 116, 28. Kamareddy Division... 120, 29. Medak Division...124,
30. Nizamabad Division... 129, 31. Eluru Division... 133, 32. Kakinada Division... 137,
33. Krishna Division... 142, 34. Narsipatnam Division... 145, 35. Paderu Division... 149,
36. Srikakulam Division... 152, 37. Vizianagaram Division... 156,
38. Vishakapatnam Division... 160, 39. Karimnagar East Division... 164,
40. Karimnagar West Division... 168, 41. Warangal North Division... 173,
42. Warangal South Division... 177, 43. Warangal WLM Division... 181,
44. Chittoor East Division... 184, 45.Tirupathi Division... 189, 46. Rajampet Division... 192
V Forest Cover Statistics in Protected Areas ...196
1. Introduction... 196 2. Protected Area Network in AP ... 196
3. Forest Cover in PAs... 196
VI Forest Cover Statistics in VSS Areas ...199
1. Introduction... 199 2. Joint Forest Protection Committee...199
3. Forest Cover in VSS Areas... 199
Glossary ...202

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 Abbreviations

AE Allowable Error NAD No rth American Datum

North
AVI Adv anced V
Advanced eg
Veg etation Index
egetation NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
AOI Area of Interest NDVI Normalized Differ ence V
Difference eg
Veg etation Index
egetation
AWiFS Advanced Wide Field Sensor NDWI Normalized Differ ence W
Difference ater Index
Water
BIL Band Interleaved by Line NF Non-Forest
BIP Band Interleaved by Pixel NRCAN Natural Resources Canada
BSQ Band Sequential NRSC National Remote Sensing Centre
CAD Computer Assisted Design NIR Near Infrared
CBD Convention on Biodiversity NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure
CFM Community Forest Management OF Open Forest (in terms of Canopy Cover)
CI Confidence Interval
PDOP Position Dilution Of Precision
CV Coefficient of V ariation
Variation
PA Protected Area
DBMS Database Management System
PAR Photosynthetically Active Radiation
DEM Digital Elevation Model
PCA Principal Component Analysis
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
PF Protected Forest
DIP Digital Image Processing
PPS Precise Positioning Service
DN Digital Number
PVI Perpendicular V eg
Veg etation Index
egetation
DOS Disk Operating System
dpi Dots Per Inch RADAR Radio-wave Detection and Ranging
DTM Digital Terrain Model (or Modeling)
Terrain RAR Real Aperture Radar
EMR Electromagnetic Radiation RDBMS Relational Database Management System
ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute RF Reserved Forest
ERDAS Earth Resources Data Analysis System RGB Red, Green, Blue Colour Space
ETM Enhanced Thematic Mapper RS Remote Sensing
EVI Enhanced V eg
Veg etation Index
egetation RTK Real-T ime Kinematic
Real-Time
FAO FFood
ood & Ag riculturee Or
ricultur
Agricultur Orgganization SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar
FCC False Color Composite SAVI Soil Adjusted V eg
Veg etation Index
egetation
FOV Field Of View SD Standard Deviation
GCP Ground Control Points SLAR Side-Looking Airborne Radar
GIS Geographic(al) Information System(s); SNR, S/N Signal to Noise Ratio
GPS Global Positioning System(s) SPS Standard Positioning Service
GSDI Global Spatial Data Infrastructure SRTM Shuttle Radar T opo
opoggraphy Mission
Topo
HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision SWIR Shortwave Infrared
IFOV Instantaneous Field Of View TIR Thermal Infrared
IRS Indian Remote Sensing Satellite TM Thematic Mapper
JFPC Joint Forest Protection Committee TSAVI Transformed Soil Adjusted V eg
Veg etation Index
egetation
LAI Leaf Area Index TVI Transformed V eg
Veg etation Index
egetation
LCC Lambert Conformal Conic (projection) UTM Univ ersal T
Universal ransv
Transv erse Mer
ransverse cator Pr
Mercator ojection
Projection
LISS Linear Imaging Self Scanner VDF Very Dense FFor
or est (in terms of Canopy Cov
orest er)
Cover)
LULC Landuse / Landcover VI Veg etation Indices
egetation
MDF Moderately Dense Forest (In terms of Canopy Cover) VSS Vana Samrakshana Samithi(es)
MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer WGS World Geodetic System
(or Spectrometer) WHS Water Harv esting Structur
Harvesting es
Structures
MSS Multi-Spectral Scanner

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 Executive Summary

Background
State Government of Andhra Pradesh in consonance with the National Forest Policy has been placing great
importance to the maintenance of the existing forest cover in the State of about 22% and committed to enhance it
to 33% of the geographical area through various ameliorating measures. However, the forests are under tremendous
pressure of usage by about 20 million people being directly or indirectly dependent upon it for livelihood.
Besides demands of development like irrigation projects, laying or improvement of the existing roads and power
supply lines, mining of coal and minerals etc. puts additional pressure on the forests.
In this backdrop, scientific assessment and monitoring of the State’s forest cover becomes essential for its proper
management on sustainable basis. Geomatics Wing of the Forest Department has been systematically and
periodically monitoring the forest cover inside the notified forests since 1996 and supplying the out puts to the
field officers for chalking better protection strategies and management practices. Though the forest cover of
Andhra Pradesh is being monitored since 1996, a comprehensive report of the state of forest in AP was not
published earlier. This is the first attempt in that direction.
There has been great advancement in the field of spatial technology in the last decade, hence the Geomatics
Centre has been making suitable improvements in the data interpretation and forest cover assessment.
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Key Results
Based on the interpretation of the LISS – III data of IRS P6 of November 2007 to January 2008 & November 2008
to January 2009, following are the key results of the ‘State of Forest Report of Andhra Pradesh 2010’-
• The state has 950.14 km2 of VDF, 18651.72 km2 of MDF, 22645.41 km2 of Open Forest, 13502.45 km2 of
Scrub, 7413.51 km2 of Non Forest and 651.33 km2 of water bodies in 2008. There is a net change of 107.96
km2 of forest area (from VDF, MDF, Open Forest, to Scrub forest and Non Forest) between 2007 and
2008.
• Maximum negative change was noticed in Khammam Circle with net negative change of 58.52 km2 followed
by Rajahmundry Circle with a net negative change of 22.75 km2.
• Minimum net negative change of only 0.14 km2 was found in Anantpur Circle.
• The net negative change in Joint-Forest Management or VSS areas was found to be 33.16 km2.
• In the Protected Areas the net negative change was found to be 2.39 km2.
• It was reported that fresh attempts on encroachments had contributed to nearly 65% of the negative
changes. Rest of the negative changes are attributed to preparation of forest lands for raising semi-
mechanical plantations and rotational felling of eucalyptus and other plantations.
• Adilabad District and Circle tops the list with maximum area under VDF category, which is 501.31 km2 out
of 950.14 km2 in the state; and also for the MDF which is 3834.95 km2 in the district.
• All change points, upto Compartment level, with co-ordinates including change of classes, have been put
up on the department’s GIS website www.apfdgis.com. It was made available to field staff within 6 months
of the procurement of Imageries.
 Chapter - I
Introduction

1.1 About the state

Andhra Pradesh is the fourth largest state in India, geographical area wise; with an area of 2,75,068 Km2. It is
bounded by Maharastra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north, Bay of Bengal in the east, Tamil nadu in the south
and Karnataka & Maharastra in the west. The state was formed on 1st November 1956, when states were re-
organised on linguistic basis by Government of India.
The state of Andhra Pradesh has a population of 76.21 million (2001 census) which is 7.41% of country’s population.
Nearly 73% of the population of the state is rural, which primarily depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.
Scheduled castes constitute about 16% and Scheduled tribes about 6% of the population. Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam
and Vijayawada are the principal cities in the state with over a million population. Traditionally, the state is
divided into three regions called Coastal region consisting of the nine coastal districts, Telengana region consisting
of 10 erstwhile Hyderabad districts and Rayalseema region consisting of 4 districts.

1.2 History of Geomatics in AP Forest Department

A small GIS Unit was set up in the year 1994, under the World Bank funded Andhra Pradesh Forestry Project.
FAO was given a consultancy for this item of work and Dr KD Singh was the principal consultant. Initially, the
Geomatics activity was started on 386 Personal Computers with 80 Mb Hard disk and 1 MB RAM in a small room
in the old Aranya Bhavan. The first package installed, was the IDRISI package donated by the FAO. Very soon, in
the same year, one PC Arc/Info (version 3.4.2) running on DOS operating system, was also donated by FAO, for
creating state vector data base on 1:250 K scale. The state database was ordered for digitisation by a tender
process in November- December 1994 and work was allotted to a company called “Remote Sensing Instruments”
for digitising forest block layer, administrative boundary layer, river and water body layer, Village and road layer
and vegetation density layer (FSI interpreted) with attributes. The layers were generated by the end of 1995 and
later ERDAS packages and PC Arc Info version 3.4.2 were procured. Later in 1996, the Geomatics centre was
moved into a larger room on the ground floor of PCCF’s office, where it functioned till 2000. The APFD had
procured ERDAS 8.2 version, Arc/Info NT 7.2.1 & Unix 7.1.2 Versions. The plotters for large format printing were
also procured. The Centre was later shifted to the premises of Andhra Pradesh Forest Academy, Dullapalli on the
outskirts of Hyderabad. Meanwhile, 3 Regional Geomatics centers were established at Rajahmundry, Warangal
and Kurnool in 1998-99, to cater to the needs of the three regions of the state. Later 3 more regional Geomatics
centres were set up at Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and Adilabad, taking the total number to 6. In 2007, the Geomatics
Centre was brought back to the newly constructed PCCF’s office, “Aranya Bhavan”, where it is located now.
Apart from the seven themes created on 1:250K scale on outsourcing basis, about 50 basic and derived themes
have been created/generated on 1:50K scale, mostly in-house. This data is distributed to Divisions for verification
and use. This data is being used in several applications like Site Suitability Analysis for WHS (awarded with
Golden Icon in 2005 by Government of India), Forest Fire Risk Mapping (awarded with Silver Icon in 2004 by
Government of India), Selection of Suitable sites for relocation of Blackbucks, etc.
Initially, one handheld GPS of 6 channels was procured in 1996 and later single frequency Trimble DGPS were
procured in 1998 with 3 fixed stations and 12 rovers for the whole state. When these machines became old and
outdated, 11 new DGPS of SX Blue II model were procured with new PDAs in 2008 and used for DGPS survey
using internet corrections available from NRCAN. The APFD has now 10 ERDAS packages, 6 Arc GIS packages,

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60 Arc View packages apart from packages like Map Info, e-Cognition etc. The APFD now has also about 1000
handheld GPS instruments of different make which are extensively used in the Surveying & Mapping and Navigating
to the locations in the field. The APFD has been continuously upgrading its hardware and software in tune with
the advancements in the Technology.
1.3 Forest cover Monitoring in AP
It was FAO which first initiated the forest cover monitoring in Andhra Pradesh during 1995. Mr Rudi Drigo, FAO
consultant, first demonstrated forest cover change assessment of Adilabad district taking IRS 1A/1B LISS II images
of 1988 and 1994. He employed a method called “Interdependent Visual Interpretation” which the FAO had used
for various countries in the world. The results were published for all the six divisions of Adilabad district in
1995-1996. Later, forest cover monitoring was undertaken regularly from 1999 when IRS 1C and IRS 1D LISS III data
of 1996 and 1998 were used. The task was given to private companies, who digitally interpreted the densities of
the forests and submitted the results to the forest department. The notified forests were classified into Water
bodies, Blanks/Others, Scrub (0 to 10% canopy), Open forests (10 to 40% canopy) and Dense forests (>40%
canopy) in line with FSI classification. After this, the forest cover was classified regularly by the Geomatics wing
every year using digital interpretation methods of LISS III data from 2000 to 2006. The classified data is being
communicated to field for validation, the necessary corrections were made, statistics were generated by eliminating
0.5 ha area and results were published. The statistics were communicated to the field officers. A tabular statement
of the work done is as follows:

(Area in Ha)

Sl No. Year of Data Method Dense Forest Open forest Scrub Blanks/ Total
data used used (> 40% canopy) (40 to 10% (10 to 0% Others
used canopy) canopy)
1 *1996 IRS 1C/1D LISS-III, Supervised
23.5 m Classification 10,30,270 18,03,331 25,68,480 9,34,770 63,36,851
2 *1998 IRS 1C/1D LISS-III, Supervised
23.5 m Classification 11,37,087 21,08,254 23,62,395 7,29,225 63,36,961
3 2000 IRS 1C/1D LISS-III, Un supervised
23.5 m Classification 13,18,321 22,46,780 22,44,668 5,23,418 63,33,187
4 2002 IRS 1C/1D LISS-III, Unsupervised /
23.5 m Supervised
Classification 14,06,841 24,41,978 20,32,320 4,55,126 63,36,265
5 2003 IRS 1C/1D, AWiFS, Un supervised
56 m / Supervised
classification 14,91,966 24,43,691 19,98,885 4,00,248 63,34,790
6 2004 IRS P6, LISS III, Un supervised
23.5 m / Supervised
classification 15,39,656 24,12,933 20,11,362 3,74,162 63,38,113
7 2005 IRS P6, LISS III, Un supervised
23.5 m Classification 16,00,064 24,33,366 19,88,498 3,13,246 63,35,174
8 2006 IRS P6, LISS III, Un supervised
23.5 m Classification 16,12,188 24,43,067 19,69,374 3,08,110 63,32,739
* Done on Outsourcing basis.
The work of vegetation classification has also been concurrently undertaken by FSI Dehradun on a biennial basis
from 1987, onwards for the entire country. The techniques adopoted by FSI and the results pertaining to the State
of AP are summarised further below:
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Forest Cover (>10% Canopy) in Km2

Sl Year of Data Used (period
Method Including outside Only notified Accuracy
No. SFR Sensor
Sensor,, Resolution)
used notified forest forest area achieved
1 1987 1981-83, Landsat MSS, 80 m Visual (1:250K scale) 49573* _
2 1989 1985-87, Landsat TM, 30 m Visual (1:250K scale) 47290* _
3 1991 1987-89, Landsat – TM, 30 m Visual (1:250K scale) 47290* _
4 1993 1989-91, Landsat – TM, 30 m Visual (1:250K scale) 47256* _
5 1995 1991-93, IRS-1B LISS-II , 36.25 m Visual and Digital
(1:250K scale) 47112* _
6 1997 1993-95, IRS-1B LISS-II , 36.25 m Visual and Digital
(1:250K scale) 43290* _
7 1999 1996-98, IRS-1C/1D LISS-III, Visual and Digital
23.5 m (NDVI) (1:50K scale) 44229* _
8 2001 1998-2000, IRS-1C/1D LISS-III, Digital(NDVI) with
23.5 m visual editing (1:50K scale) 44637 95.9%
9 2003 2000-2002, IRS-1D LISS-III, Digital (NDVI) with
23.5 m Visual editing (1:50K scale) 44419 _
10 2005 2002-2004, IRS P6, LISS –III, NDVI plus Unsupervised
23.5 m classification aided On
screen interpretation
(1:50K scale) 44372 38189 92.1%
11 2009 2004 -2006, IRS P6, LISS-III, Visual (comparison of
23.5 m latest image with previous
classification) (1:50K scale) 45102 _

1.4 Refinement of methodology of Forest Cover & change Assessment

between 2007 & 2008:
Experience has shown that complete digital interpretation, without input from visual editing, doesn’t give a
satisfactory level of accuracy. Further, it was noticed that repeated digital classification was prone to interpreta-
tional errors and overlaying two classified images didn’t give proper change image, at times. It was therefore,
decided to use visual editing after classifying the image of 2007, to get a correct interpretation of areas not
properly classified by the digital methods. NDVI slicing cum limited visual editing was resorted to for Adilabad,
Nizamabad, Medak, Warangal, Karimnagar, Khamam, Nalgonda, Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Visakhapatnam,
East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasham, Nellore, Chittoor, Anantpur and Kurnool districts.
However, to check the relative accuracies of various methods, other methods apart from NDVI slicing cum visual
editing like Unsupervised classification cum Supervised classification were also attempted in Mahbubnagar,
Kadapa, Hyderbad and RangaReddy and better method in terms of final accuracy was taken. The 2008 FCC image
was compared with 2007 classified map & 2007 FCC image to discern the changes apart from using the ERDAS
matrix tool. The changes were ground truthed by Geomatics wing and communicated to field staff for verification.
Over the years, the digital interpretation of Satellite data had been done independently. As a result, changes in
Forest cover were prone to interpretational errors. Therefore, APFD has switched over to Vector based approach
like the FSI from 2007, in which forest cover is mapped in polygons (Vector) by defining clusters of pixels with
boundaries. This improves the cartographic presentation of the output, helps map the changes more accurately
and makes the output available for use by protection staff. Both positive and negative changes were captured for
about 1154 locations and communicated to field staff for verification & feedback.

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Methodology

2.1 Satellite data and its period

The Satellite data for the entire State was procured from the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad
in digital form. It was multi spectral (LISS- III Sensor) data of IRS P6 satellite with a resolution of 23.5m.
One scene of LISS – III covers an area of about 20,000 km2 (140 km *140 km); there are considerable overlaps (15
to 20 percent) among adjacent scenes. Also, at the borders of the state or for islands, the whole scene has to be
procured even though the area of Interest (AOI) may be small. Thus, a total of 30 scenes covering the entire state
were procured. The scene-wise details of data procured are as follows:
S.No. Path/Row (P/R) Date of pass 2007 Date of pass 2008 Remarks
1 99/58 13-11-2007 7-11-2008 Cloud free
2 99/59 13-11-2007 7-11-2008 ,,
3 99/60 13-11-2007 7-11-2008 ,,
4 99/61 13-11-2007 7-11-2008 ,,
5 99/62 13-11-2007 7-11-2008 ,,
6 99/63 13-11-2007 7-11-2008 ,,
7 100/59 25-10-2007 30-12-2008 ,,
8 100/60 5-1-2008 30-12-2008 ,,
9 100/61 5-1-2008 30-12-2008 ,,
10 100/62 5-1-2008 30-12-2008 ,,
11 100/63 5-1-2008 30-12-2008 ,,
12 101/59 17-12-2007 11-12-2008 ,,
13 101/60 17-12-2007 11-12-2008 Partly Cloudy
14 101/61 17-12-2007 11-12-2008 Cloud free
15 101/62 23-11-2007 11-12-2008 ,,
16 101/63 23-11-2007 11-12-2008 ,,
17 101/64 23-11-2007 11-12-2008 ,,
18 102/60 22-12-2007 29-10-2008 ,,
20 102/61 22-12-2007 29-10-2008 ,,
21 102/62 15-1-2007 26-2-2009 ,,
22 102/63 2-1-2007 26-2-2009 ,,
23 102/64 15-1-2008 26-2-2009 ,,
24 103/59 27-12-2007 21-12-2008 ,,
25 103/60 27-12-2007 14-1-2009 ,,
26 103/61 9-1-2007 03-3-2009 ,,
27 104/59 14-11-2007 26-12-2008 ,,
28 104/60 14-11-2007 8-11-2008 ,,
29 105/59 13-12-2007 31-12-2008 ,,
30 105/60 13-12-2007 31-12-2008
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2.2 Image Processing Technique Adopted

The satellite data were rectified using scanned topo sheets on 1 : 50,000 scale and then for all districts NDVI
slicing cum editing, unsupervised classification, Unsupervised cum Supervised classification were used to get
the classification giving the best result. It was found out that in many cases NDVI slicing cum editing was giving
equal or superior result and so for many districts NDVI slicing and editing was adopted. The brief technique
adopted for image processing and change detection between 2007 and 2008 is given schematically below:

Satellite data Geometric Radiometric

download rectification normalisation

SOI top sheets

1:50,000 scale

NDVI Transformation Masking out Making sub-sets

non-forest areas of scene

Ground reference data

Preparation of change map by ERDAS
Accuracy Editing
Density slicing matrix tool and visual swiping by com-
Assessment
paring 2007 FCC with 2008 FCC

Post classification
Over lay boundaries Ground truthing
correction

Area statistics Maps

NDVI slicing demarcating water, Non-Forest, Scrub, Open Forest, Moderately Dense Forest and Very Dense
Forest was done in the ground. All the negative NDVI pixels were treated as Water, whereas low NDVI values were
treated as Non-Forest. It was noticed that December and January have low NDVI values than that of October and
November Scenes. Therefore normalisation of scenes was done when the scenes were of different months.
Normalisation of the scenes refers to changing the histogram of a slave image taking another image as a master.
It is used for temporally different and spatially coincide images.
After completing the NDVI slicing of the two images, Ground truthing was done and necessary editing to the
images carried out. It was seen that NDVI slicing gave accuracy between 72 to 95% without editing, after the two
images of 2007 and 2008 were classified. ERDAS matrix tool was used to get the change points. The change
points were then digitised on the FCC of 2008 image and the ground truthing of the change points was carried
out. It was noticed that the change points tallied in area, location and shape on the ground.
The matrix method, sometimes does not give the location of all the change points. To verify other possible change
points, the 2008 FCC and the 2007 FCC where overlaid and by swiping few more change points were detected.
All the change points were communicated to the Field officers for verification. The change points were kept in the
ARC IMS Server with their attributes for easy verification. About 100 points were checked by the officers of
Geomatics Wing and Vigilance Wing. There was good Correlation between the points shown in the lab and the
situation on ground.
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2.3 Limitations of Technology
The following are the limitations of the technology:
• Since resolution of data from LISS-III is 23.5m, smaller areas below 0.5 ha cannot be captured.
• Young plantations and species having less chlorophyll content in their crown, do not give proper reflectance
and as a result correct interpretation of such areas become difficult.
• Considerable details on ground could be obscured in areas having clouds and shadows. It is difficult to
interpret such areas without the help of collateral data.
• Variation in spectral response pattern during leafless period poses problems in interpretation.
• Gregarious occurrence of bushy vegetation like Lantana and certain agricultural crops, such as sugarcane,
cotton, etc, often pose problems in delineation of forest cover as their spectral response pattern is similar
to that of tree canopy.
2.4 Advice of Technical Advisory Committee on change detection:
Government of Andhra Pradesh constituted a Technical Advisory Committee Vide GOMs No.121 EFS & T-(For-III)
Deptt. Dated:- 04.12.2009, consisting of following members to aid and advise Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
in matters of Remote Sensing & GIS application:-
1. Sri P.K.Sharma, IFS Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (IT)
2. Sri Raj Kumar Vajpayee, Deputy Director, FSI
3. Dr. S.V.Reddy, Additional Director, MoEF
4. Dr. M.S.R Murthy, Head Forestry and Ecology Division NRSC.
5. Dr. Mruthyunjay Reddy, DG APSRAC
6. Dr. H.C.Mishra, IFS, Chief Conservator of Forests (GIS)
Accordingly, the Committee met on 11.2.2010 and took the following decisions:-
a) To address the encroachments and greening changes on annual basis using vegetation index methods.
b) To use FSI data for biennial monitoring of Crown density.
c) To use LISS-IV & Cartosat merged data for Working plan preparation, Trees outside Forests estimation etc.
Pursuant to this, Andhra Pradesh Forest Department has produced this report by Vegetation Index (NDVI) method.
2.5 Accuracy Assessment Report
Thematic Information derived from remotely sensed data is important for environmental models at local, regional,
and global scales. The thematic information may be in the form of thematic maps or statistics derived from area-
frame sampling techniques. The thematic information must be accurate because important decisions are to be
made using the information.
Though deriving thematic information from Remote Sensing Data is cost effective, quick and covers inaccessible
& large areas, unfortunately, the thematic information contains error. The Analyst shall be able to recognise the
sources of the error in this thematic information, shall minimise the errors as much as possible, and inform the
user how much confidence he or she should have in the thematic information. Remote sensing derived thematic
maps should normally be subjected to a thorough accuracy assessment before being used in scientific investigations
and policy decisions.
It is first necessary to clearly state the nature of the thematic accuracy assessment problem at hand, including:
What the accuracy assessment is expected to accomplish, the classes of interest (discrete or continuous), and the
sampling design and sampling frame.
There are basically 5 common sampling designs used to collect ground reference test data for assessing the
accuracy of a remote sensing derived thematic map, viz., Random sampling, Systematic sampling, Stratified
random sampling, Stratified systematic unaligned sampling, and Cluster sampling.
In the present assessment, Stratified Random Sampling T echnique is used. Ground truthing had been conducted
Technique
to collect the (training sites) to train the RS data. The test reference information (training sets) is collected after
the classification has been performed using a random sample to collect the unbiased observations for each
Category.
Error Matrix
After the ground reference test information has been collected from the randomly located sites, the test information
is compared with the information in the remote sensing derived classification map. Agreement and disagreement
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are summarised in the cells of the Err or Matrix and given in Table 2.2. Information in the error matrix is
Error
evaluated using simple descriptive statistics and multivariate analytical statistical techniques.
The ov erall accuracy of the classification map is determined by dividing the total correct pixels/points (sum of
overall
the major diagonal) by the total number of pixels/points in the error matrix (N). See Table 2.1. The error matrix
reveals that out of 703 points where observations were made, classification of 595 points was found to be correct
and the overall accuracy is estimated to be 84.64%. Further a Simplified Error Matrix was also formed by
grouping landuse classes broadly into two classes ‘forest’ and ‘non-forest’ and is given in Table 2.4. The simplified
error matrix reveals that out of 703 points, classification of 656 points was found to be correct and the overall
accuracy is estimated to be 93.31%. Besides the overall accuracy, the accuracy of individual categories were
computed by calculating the ‘producer’s accuracy’ and ‘user’s accuracy’ or reliability.
The producer’s accuracy measures how correctly a certain area has been classified. It is calculated by dividing the
total number of correct pixels/points in a category by the total number of pixels/points of that category as derived
from the reference data. This statistic indicates the probability of a reference pixel being correctly classified and
is a measure of omission error. The more is the error of omission; the lower is the producer’s accuracy.
The ‘user’s accuracy’ on the other hand is a measure of reliability of the map. It is calculated by dividing the total
number of correct pixels/points in a category by the total number of pixels/points that were actually classified in
that category. This measure is the probability that a pixel classified on the map actually represents that category
on the ground and is a measure of commission error. The more is the error of commission; the lower is the user’s
accuracy. The ‘producer’s accuracy’ and ‘user’s accuracy’ for Error Matrix are given in Table 2.3. It reveals that the
producer’s accuracy for VDF, MDF, OF, Scrub, NF and Water classes are 100%, 77.36%, 82.94%, 91.05%, 87.50%
and 100%, respectively. It also reveals that the user’s accuracy for VDF, MDF, OF, Scrub, NF and Water classes are
100%, 87.23%, 81.32%, 81.22%, 97.67 and 100%, respectively.
The ‘producer’s accuracy’ and ‘user’s accuracy’ for Simplified Error Matrix are given in Table 2.5. It reveals that
the producer’s accuracy for Forest and Non-Forest classes are 92.75% and 94.12% respectively. It also reveals that
the user’s accuracy Forest and Non-Forest classes are 95.76% and 90.07% respectively.
Results: The results are summarised as follows (Abstract of Accuracy %):
2.1. Overall Accuracy
S. No District/Division Accuracy% Number of Reference Points
1 Srikakulam 90.00 10
2 Vizianagaram 84.21 19
3 Nizamabad 90.00 20
4 Medak 86.36 22
5 Karimnagar 86.84 38
6 Warangal 95.00 40
7 Achampet Division 76.19 42
8 East Godavari 93.18 44
9 Hyderabad 73.91 46
10 Kurnool 91.38 58
11 Adilabad 98.46 65
12 Kadapa 86.67 75
13 Khammam 77.23 224
ST
STAATE 84.64 703
2.2. Error Matrix
Number of points as per Number of Points as per Field Total
Classification VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water classification
Very Dense Forest 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Moderately Dense Forest 0 123 15 2 1 0 141
Open Forest 0 34 209 13 1 0 257
Scrub 0 2 28 173 10 0 213
Non-Forest 0 0 0 2 84 0 86
Water 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Total of FField
ield 3 159 252 190 96 3 703
OVERALL ACCURACY % = 84.64
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2.3. Producer’s and User’s Accuracy

VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water
Producer's Accuracy 3/3 123/159 209/252 173/190 84/96 3/3
Producer's Accuracy % 100.00 77.36 82.94 91.05 87.50 100.00
Error of Omission% 0.00 22.64 17.06 8.95 12.50 0.00
User's Accuracy 3/3 123/141 209/257 173/213 84/86 3/3
User's Accuracy % 100.00 87.23 81.32 81.22 97.67 100.00
Error of Commission% 0.00 12.77 18.68 18.78 2.33 0.00

2.4. Simplified Error Matrix (Area in Km2)

Number of points as per Number of points as per Field Total
Classification Forest Non Forest Classification
Forest 384 17 401
Non Forest 30 272 302
Total FField
ield 414 289 703
Overall Accuracy % (simplified error matrix) =93.31
2.5. Producer’s and User’s Accuracy (Simplified error matrix)
Forest Non Forest
Producer's Accuracy 384/414 272/289
Producer's Accuracy % 92.75 94.12
Error of Omission% 7.25 5.88
User's Accuracy 384/401 272/302
User's Accuracy % 95.76 90.07
Error of Commission% 4.24 9.93
Khat Coefficient of Agreement:
Kappa analysis yields a statistic, which is an estimate of Kappa. It is a measure of agreement or accuracy between
the remote sensing derived classification map and the reference data as indicated by a) the major diagonal, and
b) the chance agreement, which is indicated by the row and column totals (referred to as marginals).
Computation of K hat Coefficient of Agreement

where xii is the number of observations correctly classified for a particular category (summarized in the diagonal
of the matrix), xi+ and x-i are the marginal totals for row i and column i associated with the category, and N is the
total number of observations in the entire error matrix.
In contrast to the overall accuracy, the Khat also takes into account the non-diagonal elements. It indicates whether
the correct values of the error matrix are due to true agreement or due to chance agreement. Khat for the Error
Matrix and Simplified Error Matrix are estimated to be 78.81% and 86.29% respectively and considered as
statistically sound.

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State-wide Results and Analysis

3.1. Introduction
Andhra Pradesh State lies between latitudes 12.6230 & 19.9170 N and longitudes 76.7610 & 84.7660 E. The
Geographical Area of the State is 2,75,068 Km2 which is 8.37 % of the landmass of the country and the state has
974 Kilometers of coastline. The State has three physiographic zones
zones, the hilly region having Nallamalais and
Erramalais hills and the Eastern Ghats having an latitude of 500 to 1400m above MSL; the plateau having an
altitude of 100 m to 1000 m above MSL and the deltas of
Table 3.1: Land use Pattern
rivers between the Eastern Ghats and the Sea Coast.
Godavari, Krishna and Pennar are the 3 principal rivers Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
of the State which drains into the Bay of Bengal. The
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 275068.00
River Godavari with its tributaries Pranahita, Manjeera,
Forest including Scrub 56013.50 20.36
Maneru, Indravati, Kinnerasani, Pamuleru and Sileru
drains through the northern parts of the State into Bay Agriculture 168821.46 61.37
of Bengal. The River Krishna with its tributaries Land with Scrub 17137.66 6.23
Tungabhadra, Vedhavati, Hundri, Musi, Paleru and Fallow Lands 10333.94 3.76
Munneru flows through the central parts of the State. Grasslands 652.17 0.24
The River Pennar, the third biggest river, with its Settlements 2633.41 0.96
tributaries Chitravati, Papaghni, Cheyyeru and Pincha Vegetation outside Forest 9132.87 3.32
drains Rayalaseema region and Nellore district.
Water bodies 10343.00 3.76
Land use pattern of the State is given in Table 3.1.
temperaturee ranging from 80C to 520C and the annual rainfall is
The climate of this State is generally dry with temperatur
about 500-1300 mm, received mainly from Southwest and Northeast monsoons.
The geolo gical formations of the State are: (1) The unclassified Archaean crystalline rocks mainly the granitic,
eological
but in eastern ghats comprising granulite suites (khondalites and kodurites), (2) The Middle–Upper Proterozoic
the Cuddapahs and its equivalents; (3) The Mesozoic the coal bearing Gondwana strata, (4) Eocene lava flows
(the Deccan traps) and (5) The semi-consolidated or unconsolidated tertiary and recent rocks.
The soils of the State are Red, Black, Alluvial, Laterite and Saline/Alkaline.
The population of the State is 76.21 million (2001 Census). The male population is 38.527 million and female
37.683 million. The Per capita forest area
is 0.08 ha. The population density is 277
persons per Km2. The livestock population
is 150.5 million.
3.2. Recorded Forest Area:
•The total notified forest area of the State
is 63,814 Km 2, which is 23.2 % of the
geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- and
Un-classed forests constitute 50,478.63 Km2
(79.10%), 12,365.34 Km 2 (19.38%) and
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969.76 Km2 (1.52%) of the total forest area, respectively. • The Khammam District has the highest notified forest area
– 8,436.94 Km2 and the Krishna has the lowest notified forest area – 664.28 Km2 only. However, as regards notified
forest to geographical area ratio Khammam District has highest - 52.64 % and Nalgonda has lowest - 5.9 %.
• As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of State fall under Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous
Forest, Littoral Swamp Forest, Dry Teak Forest, Dry Red Sanders Bearing Forest, Southern Dry Mixed Deciduous
Forest, Dry Deciduous Scrub, Dry Savannah Forest, Hardwikia Forest, Dry Bamboo Brakes, Southern Thorn
Forest, Dry Scrub Forest, Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest types.
3.3. Protected Area: The State has 26 Protected Areas – 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 4 National Parks and
1 Tiger Reserve i.e. Nagarjuna Sagar–Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR), which is the biggest Tiger Reserve of India.
Out of 63814 Km2 of notified forest area, 15214.52 Km2 is included in the PA network.
3.4. Community Forest Management:
There are 7,718 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) or JFPCs in the State. 15,199.8 Km2 forest area, which
constitutes 23.8 % of forest area, is under CFM. 1539 thousand members are involved in CFM which includes 465
thousand members belonging to Scheduled Tribes and 323 thousand members belonging to Scheduled castes.
3.5. Forest Cover:
• The forest cover in the State based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS-III 2008 data (October 2008 to March
2009), is 42247.60 Km2, which is 15.36% of the Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density classes,
the State has 950.14 Km2 of Very Dense Forest, 18651.72 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest and 22645.74 Km2 of
Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 13502.14 Km2, Non-Forest 7413.47 Km2 and Water Bodies 651.33 Km2. The
distribution of the forest cover of the State is shown in Figure 3.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution or est Cov
orest er in the CFM ar
Cover is: 76.77 Km2 in Very Dense Forest, 3,792.38 Km2 in
eas is
areas
Moderately Dense Forest and 5455.74 Km in Open Forest. The area of Scrub is 3,788.80 Km2, Non-Forest
2

208.65 Km2 and Water bodies 47.64 Km2.

•The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the PPA
Cover A ar is: 179.99 Km2 in Very Dense Forest, 4268.89 Km2 in
eas is
areas
Moderately Dense Forest, 5991.38 Km in Open Forest, The area of Scrub is 2779.07 Km2, Non-Forest 1107.00
2

Km2 and Water bodies 888.18 Km2.

• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of October 2008 to March 2009) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite data of October 2007
to March 2008), shows a net loss of 107.96
Fig 3.1:
Km2 of forest cover. Negative changes were
found in 35 Divisions in the State. While
positive changes were noticed in 3 Divisions
and no change in 8 Divisions. 5 Divisions
with most negative changes in terms of area
are Paloncha, Khammam, Eluru,
Kothagudem and Bhadrachalam N.
Kagaznagar, Marlkapur. Rajampet Divisions
tops for positive changes. Talking of Circles,
net negative changes were noticed in all 12
Circles. Khammam Circle with net negative
change of 58.52 km2 tops the list followed
by Rajahmundry circle with 22.75 km2.
• In CFM areas, there is a net loss of 33.16
Km2 forest cover. In PA areas, there is a net
loss of 2.39 Km2 forest cover. The change
locations are shown in Figure 3.2.

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• The forest cover chang matrix, given in Table 3.2 reveals that there has been a decrease of 29.72 Km2 of
changee matrix
moderately dense forest and 78.24 Km2 of open forest.
• The Simplified Forest Cover Change Matrix is given in Table 3.3 and Table 3.4.
• On the basis of Ground Truthing conducted by the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field officers, the
main reasons for decrease in the forest cover are fresh attempts on encroachments triggered by recognition of
rights of occupations under RoFR Act, rotational/clear felling of matured plantations and diversion of forest
lands under FCA.
Division wise for est cov
forest er in different forest canopy density classes along with the changes compared to 2007
cover
assessment is given in Table 3.9.

Table 3.2: Forest Cover change matrix

2007 (Data of Oct 2007 – 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 950.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 950.14
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 18651.29 0.49 8.43 21.23 0.00 18681.44
Open Forest 0.00 0.23 22638.12 23.38 61.84 0.43 22724.00
Scrub 0.00 0.20 3.53 13465.61 18.97 0.00 13488.30
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 3.62 4.72 7311.42 0.00 7319.76
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 650.90 650.90
Total of 2008 950.14 18651.72 22645.76 13502.14 7413.46 651.33 63814.55
Net Change 0.00 -29.72 -78.24 13.84 93.69 0.43

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Table 3.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total of 2007
Oct 2007 – Dec 2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 42240.27 114.88 0.43 42355.58
Degraded Forest 7.35 20800.72 0.00 20808.07
Water 0.00 0.00 650.90 650.90
Total of 2008 42247.62 20915.60 651.33 63814.55
Net Change -107.96 107.53 0.43
Good Forest includes VDF, MDF and OF; degraded forest includes Scrub and Non-Forest

Table 3.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
Oct 2007 – Feb 2008) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 55741.42 102.04 0.43 55843.89
Barren 8.35 7311.42 0.00 7319.76
Water 0.00 0.00 650.90 650.90
Total of 2008 55749.76 7413.46 651.33 63814.55
Net Change -94.12 93.69 0.43
Green includes VDF, MDF, OF and Scrub; Barren includes Non-Forest
Table 3.5: Change in All Classes
Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 1042 -14754.94 306 -4714.09 56 -272.68
Positive 112 1846.52 60 926.19 10 156.92
Net Change 1154 -12728.42 366 -3787.90 66 -116.76
Table 3.6: Change in Forest Cover (VDF, MDF, OF to SF and NF)
Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 881 -11530.93 238 -3434.79 52 -256.29
Positive 40 739.69 14 118.88 1 17.4
Net Change 921 -10791.24 252 -3315.91 53 -238.89
The change from DF to OF and vice versa, as well as Scrub to NF and vice versa, are not considered as changes in the forest cover,
because of marginal difference. However, details thereof are furnished here under:
Table 3.7: Changes between DF and OF
Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 7 -48.12 2 -14.75 0 0
Positive 5 24.38 2 5.43 0 0
Net Change 12 -23.74 4 -9.32 0 0

Table 3.8: Changes between SF and NF

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 154 -3025.89 66 -1264.55 4 -17.39
Positive 67 1082.45 44 801.88 9 139.52
Net Change 221 -1943.44 110 -462.67 13 95.24

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Table 3.9: Division wise Forest Cover 2008 (Area in Km 2)

MDF Net
Sl.No. & Division VDF OF SCRUB NF Water Total
Change*
I. ADILABAD
1 ADILABAD 52.31 925.86 339.77 381.61 192.07 7.33 1898.95 -0.13
2 BELLAMPALLY 172.82 868.23 244.06 106.84 126.96 5.88 1524.79 -0.24
3 JANNARAM 59.6 433.26 125.89 12.54 8.81 3.63 643.73 -0.04
4 KAGAZNAGAR 159.17 378.69 163.74 74.96 114.14 2.59 893.29 0.77
5 MANCHERIAL 50.23 578.11 281.37 115.2 80.05 10.41 1115.37 -0.75
6 NIRMAL 7.18 650.8 200.73 67.94 92.15 6.37 1025.17 -1.04
Total 501.31 3834.95 1355.56 759.09 614.18 36.21 7101.3 -1.43

II. ANANTHAPUR
7 ANANTHAPUR 0 0.87 348.72 710.78 884.73 0.5 1945.6 -0.14
8 CHITTOOR WEST 0.03 197.72 963.39 646.05 280.61 2.37 2090.18 0.00
Total 0.03 198.59 1312.11 1356.83 1165.34 2.87 4035.78 -0.14

III. FDPT SRISAILAM

9 ACHAMPET 0.33 479.11 1032.14 782.23 69.6 59.96 2423.37 -1.69
10 ATMAKUR 5.53 229.08 374.45 259.74 346.94 70.03 1285.77 0.00
11 MARKAPUR 1.93 372.31 951.45 689.11 243.56 14.5 2272.86 0.22
Total 7.79 1080.5 2358.04 1731.08 660.1 144.49 5982 -1.47

IV
IV.. GUNTUR
12 GIDDALUR 22.10 746.57 729.43 445.27 259.89 5.31 2208.56 -0.36
13 GUNTUR 0.00 0.29 347.41 1072.79 342.63 61.68 1824.80 0.00
14 NELLORE 0.00 191.55 957.41 732.16 468.89 29.95 2379.96 -0.65
Total 22.10 938.41 2034.25 2250.22 1071.41 96.94 6413.32 -1.01

V. HYDERAB AD
HYDERABAD
15 HYDERABAD 0 122.11 216.08 389.48 28.45 2.75 758.87 -1.38
16 MAHABOOBNAGAR 0 16.2 291.26 309.22 2.64 0.16 619.48 -0.25
17 NALGONDA 0 9.85 188.98 502.21 179.57 8.54 889.15 0.00
Total 0 148.16 696.32 1200.91 210.66 11.45 2267.5 -1.63

VI. KHAMMAM
18 BHADRACHALAM N 9.26 378.04 547.74 366.69 130.1 3.74 1435.57 -9.64
19 BHADRACHALAM S 83.57 620.31 373.23 177.21 36.34 3 1293.66 -1.21
20 KHAMMAM 0.41 351.62 524.5 353.76 89.47 2.58 1322.34 -14.36
21 KOTHAGUDEM 0.04 356.54 594.34 448 281.45 3.51 1683.88 -9.90
22 PALONCHA 38.77 418.27 651.2 286.77 124.49 4.02 1523.52 -21.70
23 WLM PALONCHA 1.43 221.04 273.37 125.22 52.57 12.75 686.38 -1.71
Total 133.48 2345.82 2964 .38
2964.38 1757.65 714.42 29.6 7945.35 -58.52

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VII. KURNOOL
24 KADAPA 0.03 164.84 973.55 486.41 89.38 2.32 1716.53 -0.06
25 KURNOOL 0 0.56 269.09 364.46 565.55 2.89 1202.55 0.00
26 NANDYAL 40.71 596.1 291.69 68.24 66.29 3.43 1066.46 -2.85
27 PRODDUTUR 3.58 426.38 552.85 302.7 280.65 8.95 1575.11 -0.04
Total 44.32 1187.88 2087.18 1221.81 1001.87 17.59 5560.65 -2.95

VII. NIZAMABAD
28 KAMAREDDY 0 328.05 489.94 85.17 74.13 4 981.29 -0.80
29 MEDAK 0 113.14 519.7 288.78 38.7 2.7 963.02 -1.27
30 NIZAMABAD 0 311.23 313.08 80.19 77.3 5.32 787.12 -1.93
Total 0 752.42 1322.72 454.14 190.13 12.02 2731.43 -4.00

IX. RAJAMUNDRY
31 ELURU 0 515.88 167.01 48.3 41.25 0.59 773.03 -10.94
32 KAKINADA 203.04 2356.73 221.37 185.97 99.22 169.06 3235.39 -8.29
33 VIJAYAWADA 0 1.94 287.19 211.76 70.17 73.46 644.52 -3.52
Total 203.04 2874.55 675.57 446.03 210.64 243.11 4652.94 -22.75

X. VIZAG
3 4 NARSIPATNAM 32.8 1084.87 757.08 244.29 234.38 0.33 2353.75 -0.16
35 PADERU 1.91 140.21 399.2 234.77 235.32 0.11 1011.52 -0.19
36 SRIKAKULAM 0 134.83 440.8 101.8 33.94 10.35 721.72 -0.93
37 VIJAYANAGARAM 0.03 598.07 525.1 61.73 33.92 0.44 1219.29 -4.71
38 VISAKHAPATNAM 0.15 432.77 527.96 200.53 103.46 1.23 1266.1 -1.39
Total 34.89 2390.75 2649.79 843.43 641.07 12.46 6572.39 -7.38

XI. W ARANGAL
WARANGAL
39 KARIMNAGAR_E 0 658.16 414.62 259.44 48.33 6.26 1386.81 -2.16
40KARIMNAGAR_W 0 501.74 337.26 120.2 13.51 1.78 974.49 -2.12
41 WARANGAL_N 0 953.99 1016.67 90.66 242.2 6.73 2310.25 -1.77
42 WARANGAL_S 0 309.49 432.26 73.42 337.2 22.29 1174.66 0.00
4 3 WLM WARANGAL 0 219.27 277.79 14.49 25.23 1.77 538.55 0.00
Total 0 2642.65 2478.6 558.21 666.47 38.83 6384.76 -6.05

XII. WLM-TIRUP
WLM-TIRUPAATI
4 4CHITTOOR EAST 0.02 114.71 1329.56 364.90 191.67 0.45 2001.31 -0.70
45 WLM TIRUPATI 3.16 86.64 405.16 194.85 22.10 2.41 714.32 0.00
46 RAJAMPET 0.00 55.71 976.17 363.30 53.85 2.91 1451.93 0.06
Total 3.18 257.06 2710.89 923.05 267.62 5.77 4167.56 -0.64
Grand Total
Total 950.14 18651.74 22645.41 13502.46 7413.91 651.34 63814.99 -107.96
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only i.e., VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between 2007 and 2008

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Forest division-wise results
 Forest W
orest ealth of Andhra Pradesh
Wealth

Beautiful Birds at Kolleru

Wildlife Sanctuary

Teak Mixed Forests of Adilabad

Natural Forest of East Godavari

Forests of Giddalur
 Forest division-wise results

1. Adilabad Division Adilabad Circle

Introduction: Adilabad Forest Division lies in Northern Part of Adilabad District, between latitudes 190
9’ 50’’ and 19 54’ 59’’ N and longitudes 780 7’ 28’’ and 790 5’ 37’’ E. The Geo
0
Geoggraphical Area of the Division is
Area
4409.41 Km2, which constitutes 27.34 % of the total area of the District. The highest hill ranges are situated in
ranges
the southeast corner of the Division. They are Kuchanpally 646m above MSL, Tummidipally gutta 634m. The
important riv ers of the Division are Kadam River, Penuganga and Peddavagu which are tributaries of Godavari.
rivers
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of the Division is characterised by hot summer
and is generally dry; except during the south-west monsoon Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
season. The temperature varies from 80C to 470C. The
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 4409.41
averag
eragee annual rainfall of the Division is 1051 mm, received
averag Forest including Scrub 1699.55 38.54
mainly from south-west monsoons. Agriculture 2153.17 48.83
The soils vary with underlying rock formation. Black cotton Land with Scrub 293.57 6.66
soils, Cahlka and Red soils, Sandy loams, Saline and Fallow Lands 84.42 1.91
Alkaline soils. The District is well endowed with rich Grasslands 0 0.00
reserves of coal, iron ore, lime stone and clays. Settlements 20.03 0.46
The total population of the Division is 0.65 million (2001 Vegetation outside Forest 108.2 2.46
Census). The per capita forest area is 0.28 ha. The Water body 50.47 1.14
population density is 148 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1830.35 Km2, which is
41.51 % of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Unclassed Forests constitute 996.47 Km2 (54.45
%), 820.32 Km2 (44.8%) and 13.56 Km2 (0.7%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous & Bamboo
Mixed Forests (Dry Teak bearing Forests, Dry Mixed Forests).
Protected Area: There is no Protected Area in the Division.

Community Forest Management: There are 390 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the
Division. An area of 359.34 Km2 forests, which is 21.06 % of the notified forests, is under the management of the
VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008), is 1317.94 Km2, which is 29.89% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 52.31 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 925.86 Km2 of Moderately Dense
Forests, and 339.77 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 381.61 Km2, Non-Forest 192.07 Km2 and Water
Bodies 7.33 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 1.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows: 1.1894 Km2 in Very Dense Forest, 106.83 Km2
Cover
in Moderately Dense Forests & 14.247 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the scrub is 34.41 Km2, 43.04 Km2 is
Non-Forests and 0.308 Km2 is Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite Imagery of Oct 2007 - Nov
2007), shows a net loss of 13.17 Ha forest cover
during the period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 1.2 reveals
that there has been a decrease of 0.13 Km2 of open
forest.
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• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee
matrix is given in Table 1.3 and Table 1.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the Geomatics
Center and the field officers, the main
reason for decrease in forest cover is
encroachments.
• There are 75 Beats in the Division.
Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in
2 Beats, and no change in 73 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008, in different
forest canopy density classes and
scrub along with the changes compared to
2007 assessment is given in Table 1.5.

Table 1.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Oct 2007 – 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
Nov 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 52.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 52.31
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 925.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 925.86
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 339.77 0.13 0.00 0.00 339.90
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 381.48 0.00 0.00 381.48
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 192.07 0.00 192.07
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.33 7.33
Total of 2008 52.31 925.86 339.77 381.61 192.07 7.33 1898.95
Net Change 0.00 0.00 -0.13 0.13 0.00 0.00

Table 1.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Oct 2007 – Nov 2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1317.94 0.13 0.00 1318.07
Degraded Forest 0.00 573.55 0.00 573.55
Water 0.00 0.00 7.33 7.33
Total of 2008 1317.94 573.68 7.33 1898.95
Net Change -0.13 0.13 0.00

Table 1.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Oct 2007 – Nov 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 1699.55 0.00 0.00 1699.55
Barren 0.00 192.07 0.00 192.07
Water 0.00 0.00 7.33 7.33
Total of 2008 1699.55 192.07 7.33 1898.95
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Table 1.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ADILABAD Range
Ankoli 5325.8 301.09 2051.37 406.6 2759.06 0.00 327.84
Arjuni 3381 70.2 1185.75 445.16 1701.11 0.00 491.65
Arli(n) 6103.01 0.00 34.95 197.28 232.23 0.00 179.03
Arli(s) 4484.32 0.00 217.63 303.63 521.26 0.00 257.12
Bhadi 25697.09 124.11 1520.17 219.93 1864.21 0.00 462.87
Devapur 5376.48 0.00 317.39 129.23 446.62 0.00 91.05
Dhaba 3398.69 15.89 1128.5 502.6 1646.99 0.00 330.7
Downa 3714.93 189.62 2076.43 414.88 2680.93 0.00 153.73
Khandu 6448.89 61.46 1685.79 354.14 2101.39 0.00 1068.1
Kosai 4775.6 0.00 1752.96 488.7 2241.66 0.00 251.92
Kuchlapur 6105.77 0.00 1358.44 448.92 1807.36 0.00 205.07
Masala 10360.96 90.85 1676.57 272.83 2040.25 0.00 231.14
Mavala 6567.4 0.00 633.61 424.63 1058.24 0.00 250.55
Tamsi 27017.67 0.00 228.58 317.79 546.37 0.00 183.87
Tantoli 6687.08 0.00 384.79 329.65 714.44 0.00 582.52
Toyaguda 5889.37 306.5 1735.3 500.56 2542.36 0.00 306.8
Yapalguda 13255.96 28.06 371.73 350.91 750.7 0.00 699.69
Total 144590 1188 18360 6107.4 25655 0.00 6074
BO
BOAATH Rang
Rangee
Arepally 4178.68 1.12 1414.23 612.25 2027.6 0.00 726.67
Boath 9220.82 0.00 1850.16 679.65 2529.81 0.00 244.48
Bondidi 4259.58 0.00 1379.37 488.86 1868.23 0.00 341.6
Boregaon 3346.33 0.00 651.25 651.05 1302.3 0.00 1107.7
Jeedipally 4126.5 0.00 601.77 252.55 854.32 0.00 126.05
Kowta 8030.68 0.00 540.78 351.45 892.23 0.00 800.99
Kuntala 1352.3 0.00 183.58 179.37 362.95 0.00 108.92
Marlapally 7390 0.00 3221.21 1539.22 4760.43 0.00 489.41
Neradigonda 4546.43 0.00 647.94 386.61 1034.55 0.00 681.02
Pardi 2271.57 0.00 391.33 458.08 849.41 0.00 227.75
Pisra 3022.72 18.32 2035.75 429.9 2483.97 0.00 237.77
Sonala 7227.29 0.00 2141.79 1206.56 3348.35 0.00 825.12
Wadoorpet 3288.49 0.00 967.74 621.45 1589.19 0.00 426.17
Wagdhari 1903.22 0.00 140.26 105.01 245.27 0.00 429
Wankidi(e) 4011.76 0.00 1534.89 613.93 2148.82 0.00 456.64
Wankidi(w) 3289.43 0.00 1574.27 607.5 2181.77 0.00 370.05
Total 71466 19.44 19276 9183.4 28479 0.00 7599
ECHODA
ECHOD Rangee
A Rang
Bharampur 4331.39 0.00 646.33 513.47 1159.8 0.00 576.95
Bhutai 6914.14 0.00 249.49 234.25 483.74 0.00 236.46
Dedra 5898.75 0.00 2097.94 755.68 2853.62 0.00 782.19
Dignoor 5547.05 0.00 408.22 215.17 623.39 0.00 494.06
Echoda 7335.58 0.00 642.31 196.57 838.88 0.00 271.14
Gairjam 8186.62 5.36 910.88 263.06 1179.3 0.00 506.26
Gudihathnoor 8643.35 0.00 771.21 467.38 1238.59 0.00 737.46
Harkai 3236.3 0.00 605.86 364.88 970.74 -6.03 669.79
Jhari 5922.85 0.00 1329.19 717.24 2046.43 0.00 321.64
Madhapur 3402.45 185.75 866.92 290.25 1342.92 0.00 530.32

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Sirchalma 3557.89 47.69 1976.58 267.58 2291.85 0.00 608.17
Sirkonda 4750.43 22.33 692.87 219.17 934.37 0.00 833.87
Talamadri 5126.42 128.9 1261.82 203.39 1594.11 0.00 671.03
Waipet 2816.95 14.6 1575.57 343.48 1933.65 0.00 600.28
Total 75670 404.6 14035 5051.6 19491 -6.03 7840
INDERVELL
INDERVELLY Y Rang
Rangee
Chorgaon 7195.73 260.82 1489.76 488.42 2239 0.00 1578.4
Dhanora 9088.4 6.29 269.11 199.65 475.05 0.00 385.1
Indervelly 8899.92 381.74 2165.78 671.45 3218.97 0.00 1081.3
Muthnoor 2294.64 89.59 473.35 108.57 671.51 0.00 304.13
Pataguda 3434.2 174.35 1873.11 342.62 2390.08 0.00 520.35
Pochampally(n) 3536.99 122.19 843.99 375.28 1341.46 0.00 1470.1
Pochampally(s) 3771.52 32.63 1746.66 622.51 2401.8 0.00 1036.1
Sayeedpur 3423.76 317.43 1511.7 448.91 2278.04 0.00 511.22
Shampur 9236.28 85.94 1833.56 785.57 2705.07 0.00 1026.2
Tosham 3627.03 32.73 863.04 193.42 1089.19 0.00 294.22
Wadgaon 7546.47 80.76 777.69 336.18 1194.63 0.00 741.22
Waipet[south] 3646.27 2.75 2582.84 391.36 2976.95 0.00 403.74
Total 65701 1587 16431 4963.9 22982 0.00 9352
UTNOOR Range
Chinnakohinoor 4297.88 164.83 610 84.91 859.74 0.00 92.86
Daboli 7173.3 168.67 2032.94 815.74 3017.35 0.00 555.09
Gadiguda 1934.11 9.24 613.02 328.72 950.98 0.00 324.07
Ghanpur 3294.72 44.19 692.27 152.64 889.1 0.00 389.39
Gudamamada 5307.6 76.84 1940.73 522.07 2539.64 0.00 661.92
Hasnapur 4934.19 387.81 971.71 242.62 1602.14 -7.14 473.95
Kobbaiguda 7884.21 108.65 392.63 145.78 647.06 0.00 431.07
Limbori 3390.34 19.48 973.33 893.38 1886.19 0.00 469.99
Lokari 5026.26 104.29 948.11 242.6 1295 0.00 291.2
Netnoor 14275.39 576.69 5727.96 1339.55 7644.2 0.00 1682.4
Raghapur 5004.23 129.22 1683.65 275.55 2088.42 0.00 303.98
Rasimetta 4700.82 53.27 1752.22 1024.44 2829.93 0.00 461.98
Sedwai 1905.59 13.93 561.72 331.65 907.3 0.00 342.69
Umri 2912.63 21 1386.3 891.25 2298.55 0.00 306.34
Utnoor 6813.38 133.72 3473.02 938.41 4545.15 0.00 248.65
Yempally 4153.92 20.07 724.6 453.86 1198.53 0.00 247.78
Total 83009 2032 24484 8683.2 35199 -7.14 7283
Grand Total
Total 440436 5231 92586 33990 131807 -13.17 38148
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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2. Bellampally Division Adilabad Circle

Introduction: Bellampally FFor

orest Division lies in the Adilabad District, between latitudes 180 56’ 16’’ and
orest
190 36’ 58’’ N and longitudes 780 56’ 8’’ and 790 56’ 53’’ E. The Geo
Geoggraphical Ar
Area
ea of the Division is 3293.30
Km2, which constitutes 20.41 % of the total area of the District. The terrain is undulating with a fringe of low hills
in different directions. The general elevation of hill ranges varies from 125m to 570m above MSL. Deccangutta is
ranges
the highest with an elevation of 633m above MSL.
• Land use pattern of the Division is given in T able 2.1. Table 2.1: Land use Pattern
Table
• The temperature varies from 9 0C to 47 0C. The Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
averag
eragee annual rainfall of the division is 1051m received
averag eoggraphical ar
Total ggeo
eo ea
area 3293.3
mainly from south-west monsoons. Forest including Scrub 1392.19 42.27
• The Black cotton and Red soils are found predominantly Agriculture 1563.56 47.48
in the division and the sandy loams are found mostly in Land with Scrub 141.66 4.30
the middle and eastern portion of the division. The Saline Fallow Lands 7.24 0.22
and Alkaline soils are also found but to a lesser extent. Grasslands 0.1 0.00
Settlements 11.68 0.36
• The prominent geological formations in the division
Vegetation outside Forest 95.62 2.90
are Archaen Granites and Gneisses, the Deccan trap and Water body 81.25 2.47
the Gondwana sand stones. The lower Gondwana bear
some coal seams, which are being mined by Singareni Colleries Company Limited in the Bellampally-Mancherial
belt. The Division has rich reserves of coal, lime stone and clays.
• The total population of the Division is 0.38million (2001 Census). The per capita forest area is 0.40 ha.
The population density is 115 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1540.56 Km2, which is
46.77 % of the total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical ar ea. Reserved, Protected and Unclassed Forests constitute 1337.74 Km2
ea
area
(86.8 %), 163.58 Km2 (10.64%) and 39.24 Km2 (2.5 %) of the total forest area respectively.
• As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous forests
forests
ests,
but for the convenience of forest management into Teak forest and Mixed Forest.
Protected Area:There is no Protected Area in the Division.

Community Forest Management: There are 228 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
2
the Division. An area of 206.92Km forests which is 13.43% of the notified forests is under the management of the
VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 1285.11 Km2, which is 39.02 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 172.82 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 868.23 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and
244.06 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 106.84 Km2, Non-Forest 126.96 Km2 and Water Bodies 5.88
Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 2.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas
is as follows- 2.19 Km2 Very Dense Forests & 96.53
Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 68.46 Km2 in Open
Forests. The area of the Scrub is 12.07 Km2, 18.52
Km2 in Non-Forest and 0.39 Km2 in Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Oct 2007 - Dec 2007), shows a

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net loss of 23.69 Ha forest cover during the
period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix, given in Table 2.2
reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.236
Km2 of open forest in to Non Forest.
• The simplified forest cover change
matrix is given in Table 2.3. and 2.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and the
field officers, the main reason for decrease in
forest cover is encroachment.
• There are 60 Beats in the Division. Negative
change in Forest Cover is seen in only 2 Beats,
and no change in 58 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008, in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 2.5.

Table 2.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Oct 2007 – 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 172.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 172.82
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 868.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 868.23
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 244.06 0.00 0.24 0.00 244.30
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 106.84 0.00 0.00 106.84
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 126.72 0.00 126.72
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.88 5.88
Total of 2008 172.82 868.23 244.06 106.84 126.96 5.88 1524.79
Net Change 0.00 0.00 -0.24 0.00 0.24 0.00

Table 2.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Oct 2007 – Dec 2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1285.11 0.24 0 1285.35
Degraded Forest 233.56 0 233.56
Water 0 0 5.88 5.88
Total of 2008 1285.11 233.8 5.88 1524.79
Net Change -0.24 0.24 0

Table 2.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Oct 2007 – Dec 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 1391.95 0.24 0.00 1392.19
Barren 126.72 0.00 126.72
Water 0 0.00 5.88 5.88
Total of 2008 1391.95 126.96 5.88 1524.79
Net Change -0.24 0.24 0.00

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Table 2.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ASIF AB
ASIFAB AD Rang
ABAD Rangee
Asifabad 7309.58 496.02 1180.34 194.08 1870.44 0.00 85.17
Balhanpur 2076.37 175.66 940.64 159.94 1276.24 0.00 160.67
Bambara 6848.42 637.58 1628.73 451.01 2717.32 0.00 164.58
Chichpally 4272.15 66.13 1979.66 889.71 2935.5 0.00 136.43
Chintaguda 2994.04 355.55 1963.85 161.4 2480.8 0.00 161.54
Chirrakunta 4409.08 423.29 979.93 156.79 1560.01 0.00 30.91
Dantanpally 7583.18 618.98 3513.16 682.69 4814.83 0.00 274.74
Dhanora 4905.34 130.74 2558.9 466.88 3156.52 0.00 316.24
Goyegoan 4452.57 160.72 1402.87 160.38 1723.97 0.00 134.59
Indapur 4587.62 63.85 1550.61 515.29 2129.75 0.00 329.25
Indhani 5924.23 126.96 1217.32 426.71 1770.99 0.00 157.35
Kanergoan 8010.86 544.01 746.03 122.18 1412.22 0.00 93.56
Karangjiwada 7023.62 52.18 2860.93 2567.55 5480.66 0.00 508.75
Keremeri 5377.59 114.91 2041.35 491.96 2648.22 0.00 526.39
Kodanmovad[n] 2649.55 273.01 1326.83 173.74 1773.58 0.00 60.01
Kodanmovad[s] 2056.69 112.37 1310.35 130.28 1553 0.00 22.85
Nawdhari 3480.76 149.95 1182.88 528.21 1861.04 0.00 73.09
Sangvi 5719.72 63.16 2378.22 1036.03 3477.41 0.00 261.51
Wankidi 5749.31 428.17 1538.3 426.59 2393.06 0.00 116.03
Waudham 5530.49 335.56 1365.02 164.6 1865.18 0.00 280.93
Welgi 5841.23 728.99 1754.7 226.4 2710.09 0.00 262.97
Total 106802 6057.8 35421 10132.4 51610.8 0.00 4157.6
ALL
BELLAMPALL
BELLAMP Y Rang
ALLY Rangee
Adilpet 3560.52 0 754.24 630.73 1384.97 -15.43 229.8
Bellampally 7802.49 2.36 656.11 590.58 1249.05 0.00 562.91
Dharmaraopet 4045.79 900.68 902.88 184.12 1987.68 0.00 64.88
Madaram 2780.58 431.86 1066.47 297.74 1796.07 0.00 108.18
Murliguda 2981.3 574.92 1700.87 289.43 2565.22 0.00 139.9
Narwaipet 4351.12 4.14 789.83 565 1358.97 0.00 184.6
Rallapet 7198.75 1.81 475.87 398.24 875.92 0.00 157.95
Tandur 11717.28 34.66 513.95 323.6 872.21 0.00 116.01
Venkatapur 2771.43 765.29 1049.33 150.05 1964.67 0.00 36.77
Total 47209.3 2715.7 7909.6 3429.49 14054.8 -15.43 1601
KUSHNEPALL
KUSHNEPALLY Rang
ALLY Rangee
Girelly 5485.71 0 14.56 123.53 138.09 0.00 130.69
Gopalpet 4462.05 1007.98 2778.34 214.06 4000.38 0.00 60.67
Hathni 14815.12 0 12.46 41.19 53.65 0.00 238.75
Kushnepally 8238.43 0.79 678.2 592.79 1271.78 0.00 163.89
Lingala 4803.53 104.8 904.36 387.32 1396.48 0.00 166.87
Nagaram 5901.3 251.78 1558.3 357.6 2167.68 0.00 143.75
Nennel 6547.37 0.56 815.28 473.4 1289.24 0.00 83.71
Rampur 3529.5 0.95 1402.88 277.56 1681.39 0.00 128.01
Rangapet 6647.96 60.08 993.47 634.98 1688.53 -8.26 391.02
Rebbena[kpl] 10046.35 6.98 880.56 707.06 1594.6 0.00 402.41

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Vemanpally 8592.1 495.37 3424.82 966.98 4887.17 0.00 519.24

Total 79069.4 1929.3 13463 4776.47 20169 -8.26 2429
REBBANA Range (Kushnepally)
Abbapur 1844.23 196.27 822.9 264.29 1283.46 0.00 193.19
Ameenguda 2998.51 491.38 729.26 177.61 1398.25 0.00 53.2
Dharmaram 15462.48 0 127.4 902.55 1029.95 0.00 462.93
Edulawada 10635.7 980.83 684.07 106.67 1771.57 0.00 51.04
Rebbena 7445.07 20.27 585.15 257.94 863.36 0.00 295.72
Takkallapally 6864.66 122.02 644.38 271.93 1038.33 0.00 96.63
Total 45250.7 1810.8 3593.2 1980.99 7384.92 0.00 1152.7
TIRY ANI Rang
TIRYANI Rangee
Bhimrelly 3126.4 305.55 1944.13 549.69 2799.37 0.00 84.47
Chintalamadira 3495.28 188.65 1504.89 255.01 1948.55 0.00 8.28
Devaiguda 3741.91 571.25 1755.13 241.85 2568.23 0.00 56.34
Ginnedhari 4188.92 225.45 1623.67 437.67 2286.79 0.00 46.72
Gopera 3673.72 300.54 2707.03 213.01 3220.58 0.00 258.88
Goyena 6356.66 520.4 4790.86 404.56 5715.82 0.00 443.42
Gudipet 4390.77 123.33 1223.06 756.04 2102.43 0.00 142.07
Gundal[east] 2891.2 507.76 1703.18 163.96 2374.9 0.00 13.56
Gundal[west] 2881.78 378.26 2133.45 133.97 2645.68 0.00 23.56
Irkepally 4752.63 174.33 1820.68 467.61 2462.62 0.00 93.76
Kannepally 5444.18 530.76 2216.24 304.87 3051.87 0.00 61.95
Mangi 3748.23 373.7 2459.24 88.68 2921.62 0.00 46.7
Meddi 2306.93 568.4 554.77 93.7 1216.87 0.00 63.64
Total
Total 50998.61 4768.38 26436.3 4110.62 35315.33 0.00 1343.35
Grand Total
Total 329330.34 17281.95 86822.89 24429.99 128534.83 -23.69 10683.63
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Longitude 79.58449
Latitude 19.09762
Area_Ha 8.26
Class Open to NF
Comp_No 372
Beat Rangapet
Range Kushnepally
Division Bellampally

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3. Jannaram Division Adilabad Circle

Introduction: Jannaram FFor

orest Division lies in the Adilabad District, between latitudes 180 55’ 21’’ and
orest
19 21’ 5’’ N and longitudes 78 45’ 10’’ and 790 14’ 5’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division is 925.27Km2,
0 0

which is 5.7 % of the total area of the District. The Northwest corner of this Division is the Birsaipet plateau is
396m above mean seal level. This plateau is all undulatory and drains from either side, into Peddavagu, which
runs across the plateau from North-East to South-West.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 3.1. Table 3.1: Land use Pattern
temperaturee varies from 15 0C to 45 0C. Av erag
The temperatur eragee
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
annual Rainfall of the division is 750mm received mainly
from south-west monsoons. Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 925.27
Forest including Scrub 631.29 68.23
In Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary about 30 seasonal streams are
Agriculture 236.33 25.54
identified. The area serves as a catchment for many streams, Land with Scrub 9.53 1.03
which drain into Kaddam reservoir and Godavari River. There Fallow Lands 3.91 0.42
are a large number of small, medium and big tanks scattered Grasslands 0 0.00
through out the division inside and out side the Reserve Settlements 13.03 1.41
Forest. Vegetation outside Forest 13.9 1.50
Red soils are extensive, followed by Black soils. Alluvial and Water body 17.28 1.87
laterite soils are found occasionally to a small extent.
The total population of the Division is 0.09million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.64ha. The
population density is 104 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 617.94 Km2, which is
66.78 % of the total geographical area. Reserved and Protected Forests Constitute 80.82 Km2 (13.2 %) and
537.12 Km2 (86.8 %) of the total forest area respectively. (Source: Facts & Figures from APFD website).
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous & Bamboo
Mixed Forests (Dry Teak bearing Forests, Dry Mixed Forests).
Protected Area:The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary. The total
notified forest area of the Division is included in Kawal WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 75 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the
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Division. An area of 122.02 Km forests, which is 19.74 % of of the notified forests, is under the management of
the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 618.75 Km2, which is 66.87 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 59.60 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 433.26 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and 125.89
Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 12.54 Km2, Non-Forest 8.81 Km2 and Water Bodies 3.63 Km2. The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in
Figure 3.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as
follows- 1.65 Km 2 in Very Dense Forests, 56.19 Km 2 in
Moderately Dense Forests, 55.17 Km2 in Open Forests. The
area of the Scrub is 3.90 Km2, 2.50 Km2 is Non-Forest, and
1.26 Km2 is Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
30th Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment (Satellite
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Imagery of 25th Oct 2007), shows a net loss
of 4.13 Ha during the period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix, given in Table 3.2
reveals that there has been a decrease of
0.0413 Km2 of Moderately Dense forest in to
Scrub.
• The simplified forest cover change
matrix is given in Table 3.3 and Table3.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and
the field officers, the main reason for decrease
in forest cover is due to encroachment.

• There are 34 Beats in the Division. Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in only 1 Beat, and no change in
33 Beats. • Beat wise forest cover in 2008, in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 3.5.

Table 3.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of 25th 2008 (Data of 30th Dec 2008) Total
Oct 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 59.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.60
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 433.26 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 433.30
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 125.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 125.89
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.50 0.00 0.00 12.50
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.81 0.00 8.81
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.63 3.63
Total of 2008 59.60 433.26 125.89 12.54 8.81 3.63 643.73
Net Change 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 3.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 25th Oct 2008 (Data of 30th Dec 2008)
2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 618.75 0.04 0.00 618.79
Degraded Forest 0.00 21.31 0.00 21.31
Water 0.00 0.00 3.63 3.63
Total of 2008 618.75 21.35 3.63 643.73
Net Change -0.04 0.04 0.00

Table 3.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 25th Oct 2008 (Data of 30th Dec 2008)
2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 631.29 0.00 0.00 631.29
Barren 0.00 8.81 0.00 8.81
Water 0.00 0.00 3.63 3.63
Total of 2008 631.29 8.81 3.63 643.73
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Table 3.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
BIRSAIPET Range
Birsaipet-e 1899.62 53.23 1526.74 113.07 1697.04 0.00 4.00
Birsaipet-w 3084.16 45.49 2208.79 355.46 2632 0.00 22.26
Dantanpalli-e 3331.89 167.5 2048.72 564.5 2832.93 0.00 52.21
Dantanpalli-w 2402.02 89.8 1328.56 743 2235.22 -4.13 73.86
Gandigopalpur 5737.16 617.45 3927 828.59 5432.25 0.00 59.21
Maisampet 3829.67 120.61 2407.43 1116.37 3690.5 0.00 46.09
Rampur 2298.77 13.1 1905.33 336.74 2266.49 0.00 11.32
Total 22583.29 1107.18 15352.6 4057.73 20786.43 -4.13 268.95
IND ANP
INDANP ALLI Rang
ANPALLI Rangee
Dosthnagar 1578.12 0 984.1 464.55 1473.95 0.00 25.3
Indanpalli 1767.42 50.59 864.83 730.61 1711.35 0.00 65.32
Islampur 3425.54 246.67 2450.41 504.84 3249.42 0.00 47.5
Kalamadugu 3633.14 24.5 395.77 354.26 904.84 0.00 130.31
Kalleda 2678.99 129.92 1607.75 622.65 2405.84 0.00 45.52
Kawal 5573.94 368.63 2472.44 662.04 3571.52 0.00 68.41
Kothapalli 2584.05 196.68 972.03 727.71 1971.53 0.00 75.11
Narlapur 2015.74 1.73 1390.7 568.28 1994.59 0.00 33.88
Total 23256.94 1018.72 11138 4634.94 17283.04 0.00 491.35
JANNARAM Range
Alinagar 2665.11 171.15 2116.35 229.88 2522.14 0.00 4.76
Chintaguda 2010.95 37.62 756.88 358.23 1172.56 0.00 19.83
Dongapalli 3469.18 604.42 2526.96 217.17 3381.04 0.00 32.49
Jamuldhara 2781.33 153.42 1560.85 504.14 2296.42 0.00 78.01
Jannaram 3747.2 0 588.64 500.83 1167.68 0.00 78.21
Kistapur 4030.65 89.79 1247.23 421.16 1804.04 0.00 45.86
Mamidipalli 1970.5 85.3 917.54 508.58 1576.82 0.00 65.4
Paidipalli 1225.85 24.96 728.84 252.87 1036.79 0.00 30.12
Total 21900.77 1166.66 10443.3 2992.86 14957.49 0.00 354.68
TADLAPET Rang Rangee
Chintapalli 2577.84 522.62 400.86 57.59 983.77 0.00 2.7
Dammannapet 2325.35 369.21 289.7 24.94 683.85 0.00 0
Lingapur 1483.43 400.17 335.76 55.59 823.12 0.00 31.6
Makulpet 2139.21 367.33 314.97 16.58 698.88 0.00 0
Mallial 2458.1 86.35 1949.35 340.53 2402.42 0.00 26.19
Mohammadabad 3031.68 5.14 622.29 284.1 958.82 0.00 47.29
Patha mamidipalli 2415.62 167.44 360.69 26.34 567.28 0.00 12.81
Ralli 1317.27 111.55 196.82 11.38 322.2 0.00 2.45
Singaraipet 1051.32 195.82 792.36 46.79 1040.91 0.00 5.94
Tadlapet 2135.17 350.11 679.43 28.44 1059.78 0.00 1.8
Tanimadugu 3851.03 91.23 454.18 10.97 561.08 0.00 4.7
Total 24786.02 2666.97 6396.41 903.25 10102.11 0.00 135.48
Grand T otal
Total 92527.02 5959.53 43330.3 12588.78 63129.07 -4.13 1250.46
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only i.e., VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between 2007 and 2008

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Adilabad Circle 4. Kagaz Nagar Division

Introduction: Kagaz nagar Forest Division lies in the North Eastern side Adilabad District, between
latitudes 19 11’ 51’’ and 190 36’ 20’’N and longitudes 790 22’ 28’’ and 790 58’ 21’’ E. The Geographical Area
0

of the Division is 1645.83 Km2, which constitutes 10.20% of the total area of the District. The important rivers
and streams of the division are Wardha, Pranahitha and Peddavagu which finally joins Godavari.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 4.1
Table 4.1: Land use Pattern The climate of the Division is generally dry and hot. The
temperature varies from 60C to 480C. The normal Annual
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage rainfall of the division is 904mm, received mainly from south-
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 1645.83 west monsoons.
Forest including Scrub 777.61 47.25 The rock formations in the division are Achaean Granites
Agriculture 706.05 42.90 and Genesis, the Deccan trap and the Gondwana sand
Land with Scrub 73.15 4.44 stones, soils formed from these rocks supports good Teak
Fallow Lands 11.61 0.71 forests. Soil types are Black cotton soils, Cahlka and Red
Grasslands 0.00 0.00
loams, Sandy loams, Saline and Alkaline soils.
Settlements 8.51 0.52
The total population of the Division is 0.22million (2001
Vegetation outside Forest 34.68 2.10
Water body 34.22 2.08 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.38 ha. The
population density is 134 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 858.81 Km2, which is 52.18 %
of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 650.62 Km2 (75.74 %),
206.58 Km2 (24 %) and 1.61 Km2 (0.18 %) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous & Bamboo
Mixed Forests.
Protected Area:There is no Protected Area in the Division.
Community Forest Management: There are 113 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the
Division. An area of 148.42 Km2 forests which is 17.27% of the notified forests, is under the management of the
VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 701.6 Km2, which is 42.63 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 159.17 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 378.69 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 163.74
Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 74.96 Km2, Non-Forests 114.14 Km2 and Water Bodies 2.59 Km2.
The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 4.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution or est Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows- 3.89 Km2 in Very Dense Forest, 61.87 Km2
Cover
in Moderately Dense Forest and 51.16 Km2 in Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 15.10 Km2, 14.24 Km2 is Non-
Forest and 0.33 Km2 is Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Oct 2007 - Dec 2007), shows a
net loss of 77.27 Ha forest cover during the period
of one year.
changee matrix, given in Table 4.2. reveals
• The chang
that there has been a decrease of 0.17 Km2 in moderatly
dense forest.

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• The simplified for forest cover
est cov changee
er chang
matrix is given in Table 4.3. and Table 4.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and
the field officers, the main reason for
decrease in forest cover is due to
encroachments and failure of plantations.
• There are 39 Beats in the Division.
Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in
3 Beats, positive change in 4 Beats and no
change in 32 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different
forest canopy density classes and scrub
along with the changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 4.5.

Table 4.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Oct 2007- 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 159.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 159.17
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 378.69 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.00 378.86
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 162.35 0.12 0.33 0.00 162.80
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.35 74.67 1.76 0.00 76.78
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 1.04 0.00 112.05 0.00 113.09
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.59 2.59
Total of 2008 159.17 378.69 163.74 74.96 114.14 2.59 893.29
Net Change 0.00 -0.17 0.95 -1.82 1.05 0.00 0.00

Table 4.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
2007- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 700.83 0.00 0.00 700.83
Degraded Forest 0.77 189.1 0.00 189.87
Water 0.00 0.00 2.59 2.59
Total of 2008 701.6 189.1 2.59 893.29
Net Change 0.77 -0.77 0.00

Table 4.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
2007- Dec 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 776.56 1.05 0 777.61
Barren 113.09 0 113.09
Water 0 0 2.59 2.59
Total of 2008 776.56 114.14 2.59 893.29
Net Change -1.05 1.05 0

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Table 4.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
BIJJUR Range
Bijjur 4540.11 500.21 1443.17 293.53 2236.91 0.00 103.09
Ellur 4455.87 1295.97 918.24 148.98 2363.19 0.00 13.84
Gundepally 3642.46 902.8 1432.57 604.44 2939.81 0.00 171.51
Indergaon 2239.67 40.27 638.18 452.48 1130.93 0.00 205.38
Kondapally 3740.91 383.2 1036.9 458.08 1878.18 0.00 163.85
Kuntalamanepally 4062.79 353.25 956.04 89.46 1398.75 -10.85 75.76
Lodpally 2054.69 523.26 985.54 219.82 1728.62 0.00 47.05
Mogelly 2737.6 0 623.12 545.83 1168.95 0.00 526.81
Murliguda 4872.29 0 568.49 1250.41 1818.9 0.00 1010.49
Papanpet 2524.11 300.14 1052.85 385.33 1738.32 0.00 257.25
Sulgupally 4172.77 282.41 1183.69 109.76 1575.86 -5.34 77.27
Total 39043.27 4581.51 10838.79 4558.12 19978.42 -16.19 2652.3
KAGAZNAGAR Range
Ankoda 4312.92 763.51 756.75 160.19 1680.45 0.00 30.69
Bombaiguda 2249.84 20.13 430.36 287.98 738.47 0.00 189.95
Chedwai 5542.36 706.4 1208.64 622.36 2537.4 0.97 257.23
Kadamba 3354.45 1104.87 1464.89 402.75 2972.51 0.00 70.63
Korsini 4858.11 929.39 1302.21 311.46 2543.06 0.00 134.36
Kothapet 7685.26 1226.97 1453.1 497.04 3177.11 0.00 194.99
Raspalli 5641.26 102.51 403.58 439.5 945.59 27.16 181.4
Vempalli 11139.99 1145.26 1285.83 555.29 2986.38 0.00 136.47
Total 44784.19 5999.04 8305.36 3276.57 17580.97 28.13 1195.72
KARJELLI Range
Ankoda 6864.19 61.77 318.39 437.08 817.24 0.00 98.93
Dimda 1992.95 78.94 661.41 217.31 957.66 -6.51 363.23
Gudem 4364.17 176.43 1032.89 966.19 2175.51 0.00 840.02
Gudlabori 6862.49 0.5 109.4 366.9 476.8 0.00 113.72
Karjelly 3634.47 514.13 1054.77 139.14 1708.04 0.00 72.36
Katepally 3384 236.95 1043.12 327.16 1607.23 0.00 71.18
Keethani 1603.18 482.52 1013.76 24.93 1521.21 0.00 9.14
Korsana 2183.42 439.51 1165.66 147.15 1752.32 0.00 23.79
Kukuda 2665.31 131 1048.17 379.4 1558.57 0.00 114.53
Total 33554.18 2121.75 7447.57 3005.26 12574.58 -6.51 1706.9
SIRPUR Range
Bhupalpatnam 2199.45 167.37 735.83 393.24 1296.44 50.14 159.92
Cheelapally 4664.95 660.92 2793.48 702.23 4156.63 0.00 128.65
Chintakunta 3324.91 167.65 960.7 463.47 1591.82 0.00 118.99
Dabba 2821.91 33.63 368.19 285.68 687.5 0.00 218.92
Kanki 4067.15 8.32 434.23 454.82 897.37 0.00 307.59
Loanvelly 5554.13 25.21 423.12 405.75 854.08 0.00 269.23
Makodi 4748.67 677.12 1570.78 624.03 2871.93 0.00 194.92
Malini 3345.34 943.41 1727.8 276.99 2948.2 0.00 49.28
Muthampet 9738.65 70.8 857.73 889.51 1818.04 21.7 341.07
Rebbena 2341.56 449.73 799.84 238.84 1488.41 0.00 110.24
Sirpur 4395.08 10.02 622.91 705.06 1337.99 0.00 225.14
Total 47201.8 3214.18 11294.61 5439.62 19948.41 71.84 2123.95
Grand T Total
otal 164583.44 15916.48 37886.33 16279.57 70082.38 77.27 7678.87
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.
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5. Mancherial Division Adilabad Circle

Introduction: Mancherial Forest Division lies in the South-East Part of Adilabad District, between
latitudes 18 40’ 10’’ and 190 8’ 42’’ N and longitudes 790 10’ 15’’ and 790 57’ 53’’ E. The Geographical Area
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of the Division is 2328.56 Km2, which constitutes 14.4% of the total area of the District. The elevation of hill
ranges varies from 135m – 540m from MSL. The highest point in the Division is 556m from MSL. Godavari and
Pranahitha are the major rivers of the division. Pranahitha forms eastern boundary and Godavari forms southern
boundary of the division.Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 5.1.
temperaturee varies from 90C to 480C. The av
The temperatur erag
eragee
averag Table 5.1: Land use Pattern
annual rainfall of the division is 1100mm received mainly
from south-west monsoon. Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
The soils if Mancherial Division ranges from Black cotton, Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 2328.56
Chalka sandy loam, Red loams to Saline and Alkaline soils. Forest including Scrub 1026.02 44.06
The Black cotton, Chalka and Red loamy soils are found Agriculture 983.23 42.22
Land with Scrub 115.78 4.97
throughout the division and the sandy loams are found
Fallow Lands 63.42 2.72
mostly in the middle potion of the division. Coal is found in Grasslands 0 0.00
the Barakar sand stone of Gondwanas and the Limestone Settlements 13.76 0.59
deposits are found in Rally block well situated for cement Vegetation outside Forest 65.25 2.81
manufacture. Water body 61.1 2.63
The total population of the Division is 0.51million (2001
Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.23 ha. The population density is 220 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1205.83 Km2, which is 51.85
% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 1180.64 Km2 (97.92 %),
24.09 Km2 (0.0199 %) and 1.10 Km2 (0.09 %) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous & Bamboo
Mixed Forests (Dry Teak bearing Forests, Dry Mixed Forests).
Protected Area:The Division consists of Pranahitha Wild Life Sanctuary, with an area of 68.37 Km2 which
constitutes 2.9% of total geographic area of the Division. The Division also part of Shivaram Wild Life Sanctuary
includes two beats of 14.23 km2 area.
Community Forest Management: There are 113 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs)
in the Division. An area of 137.67 Km2 forests which is 11.41 % of the notified forests, is under the management
of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 909.71 Km2, which is 39.07 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 50.23 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 578.11 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and 281.37
Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 115.2
Km2, Non-Forest 80.05 Km2 and Water Bodies 10.41
Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the
division is shown in Figure 5.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM
areas is - 0.53 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 45.51
Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 52.56 Km2 in
Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 20.21 Km2,
11.56 Km2 is Non-Forest & 0.48 Km2 is Water bodies.

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• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imageries of Oct 2007 - Dec 2007), shows
a net loss of 75.2 Ha forest cover during the period of
one year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 5.2 reveals
that there has been a decrease of 0.75 Km2 open forest
and 0.36 Km2 in Scrub
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given
in Table 5.3 and 5.4
• The main reason for decrease in forest cover is due
to encroachments failure of plantations and clearance
for raising of plantations. • There are 50 Beats in the Division. Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in 10
Beats, positive change in 4 Beats and no change in 36 Beats. • Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different forest
canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 5.5.

Table 5.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
Oct 2007- Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 50.23 0 0 0 0 0 50.23
Moderately Dense Forest 0 578.11 0 0 0 0 578.11
Open Forest 0 0 277.83 1.69 2.6 0 282.12
Scrub 0 0 1.47 113.5 0.58 0 115.56
Non-Forest 0 0 2.07 0 76.87 0 78.94
Water 0 0 0 0 0 10.41 10.41
Total of 2008 50.23 578.11 281.37 115.2 80.05 10.41 1115.37
Net Change 0 0 -0.75 -0.36 1.11 0 0

Table 5.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
2007- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 909.71 0.75 0 910.46
Degraded Forest 194.5 0 194.5
Water 0 0 10.41 10.41
Total of 2008 909.71 195.25 10.41 1115.37
Net Change -0.75 0.75 0

Table 5.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
2007- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1024.91 1.11 0.00 1026.02
Barren 0.00 78.94 0.00 78.94
Water 0.00 0.00 10.41 10.41
Total of 2008 1024.91 80.05 10.41 1115.37
Net Change -1.11 1.11 0.00

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Table 5.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHENNUR Range
Annaram 3553.96 0.00 316.82 722.19 1039.01 0.00 744.31
Chennur 6591.35 0.00 1410.39 910.35 2320.74 -10.17 431.62
Kistampet 13738.4 31.41 2021.29 1039.79 3092.49 19.18 291.67
Kotapalli 3966.49 4.49 1193.31 1291.58 2489.38 13.18 333.22
Lingannapet 2746.83 0.00 602.75 544.67 1147.42 -11.03 532.63
Nagampet 3088.39 0.00 844.37 607.31 1451.68 -9.27 475.44
Pangidisomaram 2570.43 0.00 1078.67 708.43 1787.1 0.00 196.16
Parpalli 5565.01 0.00 226.17 593.64 819.81 0.00 877.11
Sirsa 3828.26 0.00 291.55 306.8 598.35 0.00 750.96
Venkatapur 3055.98 30.42 1817.9 517.45 2365.77 0.00 150.86
Total 48705 66.32 9803.2 7242.2 17112 1.89 4784
LUXETTIPET Range
Devapur 6079.42 342.28 2827.38 923.65 4093.31 0.00 197.86
Gadhpur 3021.65 89.48 1246.19 504.1 1839.77 0.00 138.5
Hanmanthpally 9453.93 1065.4 1957.81 120.19 3143.42 0.00 8.86
Korichelma 4619.52 1102.3 939.06 89.07 2130.4 0.00 8.86
Medaram 3815.16 247.31 1033.17 320.97 1601.45 0.00 99.33
Mulkalla 4264.96 2.07 1107.8 421.82 1531.69 0.00 42.84
Muthampalli 6479.01 191.08 1642.63 652.64 2486.35 0.00 105.69
Old mancherial 5148.99 33.12 913.94 529.05 1476.11 0.00 101.37
Peddampet 8203.87 811.68 895.29 217.86 1924.83 0.00 85.04
Ralli 3798.18 20.05 1997.91 733.32 2751.28 0.00 79.23
Sonapur 4423.58 404.97 2832.45 419.43 3656.85 0.00 88.96
Tikannapalli 10242.9 115.77 2705.79 1142.87 3964.43 0.00 152.57
Venkatapur 3228.34 259.44 1191.04 256.65 1707.13 0.00 40.37
Total 72780 4685 21290 6331.6 32307 0.00 1149.5
MANCHERIAL Range
Arapelli 3934.22 0.00 1035.72 652.15 1687.87 0.00 133.8
Asnad 5974.05 1.68 1908.03 588.98 2498.69 0.00 118.07
Audam 2749.28 20.57 839.61 293.38 1153.56 0.00 64.33
Bhimaram 4213.16 5.25 757.37 601.25 1363.87 0.00 193.23
Burugupalli 2892.28 20.8 1181.24 569.88 1771.92 0.00 115.97
Dampur 2747.11 0.00 1494.76 309.22 1803.98 0.00 23.44
Gudipally 4446.17 12.44 1074.12 452.5 1539.06 -12.09 109.65
Indaram 6901.96 0.00 441.3 801.49 1242.79 -13.24 402.99
Jaipur 2575.37 5.23 568.43 361.27 934.93 -47.46 103.47
Kundaram 5942.92 2.42 1298.98 518.08 1819.48 94.74 76.15
Mancherial 7511.1 0.00 658.57 624.83 1283.4 -55.07 262.79
Mandamarry 4770.13 7.54 203.13 343.74 554.41 0.00 241.58
Pegadapally 5770.16 1.07 896 537.73 1434.8 0.00 163

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Pownur 4340.34 6.14 1215.42 381.28 1602.84 0.00 49.88
Sarangapalli 4147.76 0.00 579.96 845.45 1425.41 0.00 326.27
Somanpally 8623.03 0.00 383.28 477.44 860.72 0.00 464.8
Total 77539 83.14 14536 8358.7 22978 -33.1 2849.4
NEELWAI Rang
NEELW Rangee
Bopparam 1960.03 0.00 915.51 370.29 1285.8 -22.83 245.69
Katepally 2883.28 166.63 1085.16 276.54 1528.33 0.00 70.87
Kharji 2030.25 2.58 1209.15 228.62 1440.35 0.00 28.34
Kothur 3014.09 8.07 1387.64 765.55 2161.26 -50.09 204.55
Mailaram 2458.34 3.83 1327.02 778.79 2109.64 0.00 164.47
Mallampet 2957.49 1.24 1653.35 518.66 2173.25 0.00 84.49
Nakkalpally 2259.59 0.00 1186.68 319.38 1506.06 0.00 47.32
Neelwai 2766.02 0.00 524.01 774.38 1298.39 0.00 236.03
Sawanpally 2347.86 6.20 1110.46 437.71 1554.37 0.00 119.35
Shankarapur 3548.91 0.00 1303.79 965.41 2269.2 36.51 257.14
Yenchapalli 7606.21 0.00 478.34 844.03 1322.37 -7.55 1315.12
Total 33832.00 188.6 12181 6279.4 18649 -44.00 2773.4
Grand TTotal
otal 232856.00 5023.00 57811.00 28212.00 91046.00 -75.20 11556
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Longitude 79.64247 Longitude 79.64793

Latitude 18.95879 Latitude 18.96213
Area_Ha 31.02 Area_Ha 19.07
Class Open to NF Class Open to NF
Comp_No 726 Comp_No 726
Beat Kothur Beat Kothur
Range Neelwai Range Neelwai
Division Mancherial Division Mancherial

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6. Nirmal Division Adilabad Circle

Introduction: Nirmal FFor

orest Division lies in the South-West Part of Adilabad District, between latitudes
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18 50’ 39’’ and 19 20’ 31’’N and longitudes 770 45’ 45’’ and 780 56’ 34’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division
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is 3525.63 Km2, which constitutes 21.8% of the total area of the District. Godavari is the major river forms
southern boundary of the Division. Siddha and Kaddam rivers are tributaries of Godavari which flows through the
Division.
Table 6.1: Land use Pattern
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 6.1.
The temperature varies from 160C to 460C. The normal Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
Annual rainfall of the division is 800mm received mainly Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 3525.63
from south-west monsoons. Forest including Scrub 927.25 26.30
Black cotton soils, Cahlka and Red soils, Sandy loams, Saline Agriculture 1951.56 55.35
and Alkaline soils are found in this Division. The division Land with Scrub 81.76 2.32
has reserves of iron ore, lime stone and clays. Fallow Lands 75.74 2.15
The total population of the Division is 0.62million (2001 Grasslands 0.46 0.01
Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.18 ha. The Settlements 32.49 0.92
Vegetation outside Forest 144.85 4.11
population density is 176 persons per Km2. Water body 311.52 8.84

Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1178.4 Km2, which is 33.42
% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Unclassed Forests Constitute 354.57 Km2 (30%),
743.17 Km2 (63%) and 80.66 Km2 (7%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous & Bamboo
Mixed Forests (Dry Teak bearing Forests, Dry Mixed Forests).
Protected Area: The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary. The
total notified forest area of the Division is included in Kawal WLS. 407.2 km2 of geographical area is included in
Kawal WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 205 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
2
the Division. An area of 282.48 Km forests, which is 23.97 % of the notified forests, is under the management
of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008), is 858. 71 Km2, which is 24.36 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 7.18 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 650.8 Km2 of Moderately Dense
Forests, and 200.73 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 67.92 Km2, Non-Forest 92.15 Km2 and Water
Bodies 6.37 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 6.1.
•The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is - 0.267 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 101.71 Km2 in
Cover
Moderately Dense Forests, 116.41 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 27.62 Km2, 20.53 Km2 is Non-
Forest, and 0.63 Km2 is Water bodies.
Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
•Comparison
data of 7th Nov 2008) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite Imagery of 13th Nov 2007),
shows a net loss of 103.7 Ha of forest cover during
the period of one year.
•The chang
changee matrix, given in Table 6.2. reveals
that there has been a decrease of 0.18 Km2 of MDF
and 0.85 Km2 of open forest.
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• The simplified for est cov
forest cover changee
er chang
matrix is given in Table 6.3 and T able
Table
6.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and
the field officers, the main reason for
decrease in forest cover is due to
encroachments.
• There are 56 Beats in the Division.
Negative change in Forest Cover is seen
in 11 Beats and no change in 45 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in
different forest canopy density classes
and scrub along with the changes compared
to 2007 assessment is given in Table 6.5.

Table 6.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of 13th Nov 2008 (Data of 7th Nov 2008) Total
2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 7.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.18
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 650.8 0.00 0.13 0.05 0.00 650.98
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 200.73 0.29 0.56 0.00 201.58
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.50 0.00 0.00 67.51
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 91.54 0.00 91.50
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.37 6.37
Total of 2008 7.18 650.8 200.73 67.92 92.11 6.37 1025.16
Net Change 0.00 -0.18 -0.85 0.42 0.61 0.00

Table 6.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 13th Nov 2008 (Data of 7th Nov 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 858.71 1.03 0.00 859.74
Degraded Forest 0.00 159.05 0.00 159.05
Water 0.00 0.00 6.37 6.37
Total of 2008 858.71 160.08 6.37 1025.16
Net Change -1.03 1.03 0.00

Table 6.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 13th Nov 2008 (Data of 7th Nov 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Green Barren Water
Green 926.64 0.61 0.00 927.25
Barren 0.00 91.54 0.00 91.54
Water 0.00 0.00 6.37 6.37
Total of 2008 926.64 92.15 6.37 1025.16
Net Change -0.61 0.61 0.00

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Table 6.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
KAD AM Rang
KADAM Rangee
Alampally(E) 2579.89 50.11 1871.25 252.36 2173.72 0.00 47.08
Alampally(W) 2917.22 5.53 1654.33 499.21 2159.07 0.00 13.29
Dasturabad 4103.76 1.85 717.78 182.26 901.89 0.00 94.01
Dattojipet 2923.21 60.48 2171.59 376.05 2608.12 0.00 36.16
Dildarnagar 985.37 0.00 262.23 32.86 295.09 0.00 0.00
Gangapur 4688.02 31.26 1317.66 1111.28 2460.2 0.00 192.78
Lakshmipur 2943 80.38 2318.3 369.01 2767.69 0.00 6.80
Munial 3081.3 142.9 640.13 132.33 915.34 0.00 104.75
Pandavapur 2656.47 27.05 1967.67 412.61 2407.33 0.00 108.9
Peddur 6835.22 117.3 1350.06 287.87 1755.18 -2.81 45.06
Total 33713 516.8 14271 3655.8 18444 -2.81 648.8
KHANAPUR Range
Beernandi 3400.16 11.88 1264.85 209.69 1486.42 -7.84 87.63
Iqbalpur 1430.39 0.35 1020.9 41.51 1062.76 -26.92 0.65
Khanapur 2640.92 1.95 1330.14 256.32 1588.41 0.00 14.13
Mandapally 2559.35 1.96 1426.55 215.92 1644.43 -4.42 9.98
Maskapur 3525.22 0.00 693.53 183.72 877.25 0.00 4.60
Muthyampet 4486.31 7.25 1124.03 237.43 1368.71 -18.41 30.35
Nagapur 2402.75 19.32 2026 185.99 2231.31 0.00 3.04
Pochampally 2123.02 4.97 1067.68 322.75 1395.4 0.00 68.90
Rajura 2295.61 1.13 1318.11 133.47 1452.71 0.00 20.22
Sattanpally 3222.87 10.07 921.35 326.5 1257.92 0.00 19.58
Singapur 2679.87 12.01 1558.88 218.68 1789.57 0.00 15.55
Somwarpet 1670.14 2.4 1150.91 208.51 1361.82 0.00 50.40
Total 32437 73.29 14903 2540.5 17517 -57.59 325
MAMD
MAMDA A Rang
Rangee
Arepally 10819.5 3.02 701.32 899.59 1603.93 0.00 553.28
Bandal khanapur 6837.75 2.28 1163.65 635.31 1801.24 0.00 140.78
Boregaon 5823.77 5.87 723.91 558.59 1288.37 0.00 337.13
Dimmadurthy 1771.16 3.28 1087.9 212.45 1303.63 -7.72 15.96
Gaidpally 2298.11 0.00 72.5 455.93 528.43 0.00 512.97
Kappanpally 2405.2 2.46 1550.23 80.98 1633.67 -7.88 6.70
Mamda 1582.24 2.92 1011.21 221.03 1235.16 0.00 27.58
Medpally 2708.61 0.00 1497.85 207.39 1705.24 -7.40 101.67
Naldurthy 6598.25 9.23 1726.61 533.94 2269.78 -13.08 60.39
Ranapur 1524.1 0.00 814.74 172.66 987.4 0.00 74.39
Total 42369 29.06 10350 3977.9 14357 -36.08 1831
NIRMAL Range
Bamini 23649.3 0.00 300.1 248.68 548.78 0.00 93.75
Chincholi 13759.2 0.00 818.35 209.69 1028.04 0.00 92.97

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Dhani 5552.64 0.00 1148.34 266.52 1414.86 0.00 158.32

Dilawarpur 14822.9 0.00 55.64 232.39 288.03 0.00 173.72
Doderna 10373.3 0.00 532.73 349.97 882.7 0.00 134.22
Jam 4057.51 0.00 1038.25 198.49 1236.74 0.00 180.94
Jewly 5998.23 0.00 664.29 308.81 973.1 0.00 326.18
Koutla 5640.16 0.00 1050.98 320.21 1371.19 0.00 226.38
Kubeer 36116.1 0.00 809.03 827.21 1636.24 0.00 317.32
Kuntala 6106.24 0.00 928.99 501.9 1430.89 0.00 357.21
Mogli 60584.4 0.00 44.33 236.47 280.8 0.00 214.32
Narsapur 6715.48 0.00 132.2 344.35 476.55 0.00 306.78
Neelaipet 8323.15 0.00 659.29 134.67 793.96 -2.06 90.77
Ola 11682.4 0.00 1027.93 616.11 1644.04 0.00 400.35
Pyaramoor 4521.11 0.00 193.08 274.5 467.58 0.00 271.77
Total 217902 0.00 9403.5 5070 14474 -2.06 3345
PEMBI Range
Domdhari 3801.04 4.08 2736.56 697.11 3437.75 0.00 34.96
Englapur 2135.38 0.13 1380.27 478.93 1859.33 0.00 54.09
Itkial 3154.46 1.24 1401.71 833.83 2236.78 0.00 115.43
Paspula 3405.35 17.00 2686.21 337.65 3040.86 -5.16 66.90
Pembi 4809.68 0.72 2817.23 734.83 3552.78 0.00 111.95
R.d.nala 2027.28 0.00 1169.09 749.52 1918.61 0.00 35.61
Raidhari 2391.9 61.40 1498.27 289.55 1849.22 0.00 127.65
Tatiguda 2567.48 11.85 1397.33 416.35 1825.53 0.00 21.33
Yapaguda 1849.43 1.96 1084.19 376.38 1462.53 0.00 33.73
Total 26142 98.38 16171 4914.2 21183 -5.16 601.7
Grand Total
Total 352563 717.5 65098 20158 85974 -103.7 6751
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008
Longitude 78.56722
Latitude 19.07801
Area_Ha 6.21
Class Open to NF
Comp_No 948
Beat Dimmadurthy
Range Mamda
Division Nirmal

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7. Ananthapur Division Ananthapur Circle

Introduction: Ananthpur FFor

orest Division lies in the South Western Part of Andhra Pradesh state, between
orest
latitudes 13040’52.32”and 15014’0.24”N and longitudes 78045’39.96”and 780 28’ 14.52”E. The Geographical
Area of the Division and the District is 19130 Km2. The Division’s northern and central portions are a high
plateau, generally undulating, with large granite rocks or low hill ranges rising occasionally above its surface. In
the southern portion of the district the surface is more hilly, the plateau there rising 0.61 m above MSL. Six rivers
flow within the district: Penna, Chithravathi, Vedavathi, Papagni, Swarnamuki, and Thadakaleru.
Land use patter
pattern of the division is given in Table 7.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with Table 7.1: Land use Pattern
temperatures ranging from 29.10 C to 40.30C and the Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
annual rainfall is about 553.00 mm, receiving from Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 19130.00
Southwest monsoons (338 mm) and North East monsoon Forest including Scrub 1060.42 5.54
(156.0 mm. The failure of the rains in this South West Agriculture 15173.67 79.32
monsoon period of June to September leads the District to Land with Scrub 1286.08 6.72
drought by failure of crops. Fallow Lands 802.60 4.20
The District may be divided into 3 Natural Divisions. They Grasslands 28.66 0.15
are 1) Northern portion of Black Cotton soils (2) Central Settlements 58.89 0.31
portion mainly made up of arid region with poor Red Soils Vegetation outside Forest 134.32 0.70
Water bodies 585.36 3.06
consisting (3) High Level Land connecting with Mysore
plateau at higher elevation having sandy red soils of normal productivity.
The soils in Anantapur District are predominantly red soils (76%) and black soils (24%) occur in certain areas.
The total population of the Division & District is 3.640 million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.054
ha. The population density is 190 persons per Km2. The livestock population is 8.25 million.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1969.78 Km2, which is 10.3%
of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 1921.48 Km2 (77.64%),
14.73 Km2 (15.55%) and 33.57 Km2 (6.81%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical Moist
deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: There are no Protected Areas in the Division

Community Forest Management: There are 281 Vana Samrakshana SDamities (VSSs) in
the Division covering an area of 628.35 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 32 % of forest area.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008), is 349.59 Km2, which is 1.83% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 0.87 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 348.87 Km2 of Open Forests.
The area of the Scrub is 710.69 Km2, Non-Forest 884.68 Km2 and Water Bodies 0.50 Km2. The distribution of the
forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 7.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM
areas is 0.33 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests & 76.58
Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 235.06
Km2, 298.41 Km2 is Non-Forests and 0.102 Km2 in
Water bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover
(Satellite data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of
data of 2007(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan
2008), Shows a Net Loss of 13.83 Ha during the period
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of one year. • The chang
changee matrix, given in Table
7.2. reveals that there has been a decrease of
0.14 Km2 of open forest. • The simplified forest
cov er chang
cover changee matrix is given in Table 7.3. and
Table 7.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by
the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for decrease in forest
cover is due to encroachments.
• There are 72 Beats in the Division. There is
no change in Forest Cover in 71 Beats. There is
Negative change in 13.83 Ha in only 1 Beat,
Kanekal during the period. • Beat wise forest cover in 2008, different forest canopy density classes and scrub
along with the changes compared to 2007 assessment, is given in Table 7.5.

Table 7.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 0.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.87
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 348.72 0.09 0.05 0.00 348.86
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 710.69 0.00 0.00 710.69
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 884.68 0.00 884.68
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50
Total of 2008 0.00 0.87 348.72 710.78 884.73 0.50 1945.60
Net Change 0.00 0.00 -0.14 0.09 0.05 0.00 0.00

Table 7.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
– Jan 2008) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 349.59 0.14 0 349.73
Degraded Forest 1595.37 0 1595.37
Water 0 0 0.5 0.50
Total of 2008 349.59 1595.51 0.50 1945.60
Net Change -0.14 0.14 0

Table 7.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
– Jan 2008) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1060.37 0.05 0 1060.42
Barren 884.68 0 884.68
Water 0 0.50 0.50
Total of 2008 1060.37 884.73 0.50 1945.60
Net Change -0.05 0.05 0

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Table 7.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ANANTHPUR Range
Bhadrapuram 24886.42 0.00 0.00 0.91 0.91 0.00 671.11
Daddithota 15453.88 0.00 0.92 0.47 1.39 0.00 119.75
Darsinamala 44884.24 0.00 0.00 240.19 240.19 0.00 1,317.87
Durgam 62247.87 0.00 0.00 188.53 188.53 0.00 893.98
Ganginenipalli 15406.34 0.00 1.34 1,087.07 1,088.41 0.00 1,105.69
Kondapalli 13624.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 563.93
Marutla south 26848.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.36
Matutla north 30794.97 0.00 0.00 4.98 4.98 0.00 110.94
Ramagiri east 49351.83 0.00 0.00 13.86 13.86 0.00 658.07
Ramagiri west 24016.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 382.44
Singanamala 52521.09 0.00 0.00 11.72 11.72 0.00 1,199.28
Singavaram 7324.25 0.00 3.58 6.76 10.34 0.00 128.06
Voddipalli 49905.86 0.00 0.00 3.25 3.25 0.00 937.53
Yellutla 9262.24 0.00 5.66 47.91 53.57 0.00 716.67
Total 426,528.87 0.00 11.50 1,605.65 1,617.15 0.00 8,891.68
BUKKAP
BUKKAPAATNAM Rang
Rangee
Amagondapalem (E) 8379.99 0.00 3.67 2,144.28 2,147.95 0.00 1,577.57
Amagondapalem (W) 14580.77 0.00 0.00 554.25 554.25 0.00 1,910.48
Bukkapatnam 10148.56 0.00 1.05 2,661.26 2,662.31 0.00 704.75
Earlampalli 2952.08 0.00 0.50 777.29 777.79 0.00 697.95
Gangiredepalli 16793.11 0.00 4.10 2,488.06 2,492.16 0.00 2,211.12
Gunipalli 14861.50 0.00 0.00 510.89 510.89 0.00 1,276.32
Kondakamarla 10951.50 0.00 22.26 1,132.39 1,154.65 0.00 793.19
Mylsamudram 10909.83 0.00 2.98 881.31 884.29 0.00 612.09
Nallamada 6086.84 0.00 1.22 1,640.18 1,641.40 0.00 1,156.15
Narasampalli 4756.83 0.00 0.99 1,005.58 1,006.57 0.00 914.35
Pamudurthi 14080.26 0.00 0.00 560.17 560.17 0.00 1,977.86
Total 114,501.26 0.00 36.77 14,355.66 14,392.43 0.00 13,831.83
GOOTY Range
Anumpalli 31643.41 0.00 0.00 5.88 5.88 0.00 996.05
Jakkalachruvu 31284.37 0.00 0.00 17.10 17.10 0.00 388.63
Maddipalli 24496.21 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.00 109.44
Mutchiukota(s) 13908.38 0.00 0.00 9.42 9.42 0.00 197.76
Mutchukunta 19708.45 0.00 0.00 1.79 1.79 0.00 162.25
Nagasamudram 69427.73 0.00 0.00 31.28 31.28 0.00 595.63
Pandikunta 74983.21 0.00 0.01 7.65 7.66 0.00 536.79
39230.33 0.00 0.00 92.97 92.97 0.00 747.18
Yadiki 52227.73 0.00 1.67 28.20 29.87 0.00 753.41
Yellanur 32291.06 0.00 0.00 12.73 12.73 0.00 26.28
Total 389,200.87 0.00 1.68 207.52 209.20 0.00 4,513.42

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KADIRI Range
Chamalagondi 11348.69 0.00 0.00 1,165.07 1,165.07 1,345.81
Charupalli 18880.04 0.00 0.00 157.34 157.34 0.00 727.88
Dorigallu east 10841.22 0.00 0.00 232.76 232.76 0.00 1,559.16
Dorigallu west 34970.40 0.00 0.00 24.94 24.94 0.00 833.26
Edurudona 10761.13 0.00 1.27 1,274.78 1,276.05 0.00 2,307.17
Kalasamudram 5229.58 0.00 5.26 1,179.88 1,185.14 0.00 821.60
Kokkanti 24049.77 0.00 0.00 1,754.05 1,754.05 0.00 2,178.33
Kuntlapalli 10340.25 0.00 11.26 2,801.61 2,812.87 0.00 1,715.49
Kurli 8531.02 0.00 4.77 1,232.79 1,237.56 0.00 1,611.74
Peddannavaripalli 15271.79 0.00 0.55 1,235.46 1,236.01 0.00 1,396.03
Tallakalva 19497.03 0.00 0.00 538.28 538.28 0.00 1,948.92
Talupula 9305.14 0.00 0.00 575.42 575.42 0.00 842.49
Tanakallu 21938.53 0.00 2.11 826.10 828.21 0.00 1,330.79
Thummala (S) 9360.40 0.00 1.00 735.04 736.04 0.00 1,104.42
Tummala(N) 43215.64 0.00 2.98 694.71 697.69 0.00 1,919.63
Tummalabailu 8699.64 0.00 0.00 199.50 199.50 0.00 1,019.84
Tummalal(S) 22888.47 0.00 0.50 1,148.27 1,148.77 0.00 1,756.76
Total 285,128.73 0.00 29.70 15,776.00 15,805.70 0.00 24,419.32
KAL
KALYYANDURG Rang
Rangee
Beluguppa 35832.02 0.00 0.00 13.94 13.94 0.00 326.24
Dharmapuri 40202.11 0.00 0.00 99.95 99.95 0.00 1,113.74
Jambugumpala 27990.17 0.00 0.00 141.79 141.79 0.00 1,071.48
Kalyanadurg 49510.22 0.00 0.00 37.57 37.57 0.00 994.96
Kanekal 59069.87 0.00 1.97 263.26 265.23 -13.83 506.58
Khairevu 57642.98 0.00 0.00 21.18 21.18 0.00 680.78
Obulapuram 29768.84 0.00 0.00 3.90 3.90 0.00 465.22
Pillalapalli 26840.61 0.00 0.00 44.93 44.93 0.00 352.33
Rayadurg 39334.26 0.00 0.00 147.42 147.42 0.00 1,018.38
Settur 23353.28 0.00 0.00 2.72 2.72 0.00 346.82
Total 389,544.38 0.00 1.97 776.66 778.63 -13.83 6,876.53
PENUK OND
PENUKOND
ONDAA Rang
Rangee
Gundumala 10633.44 0.00 0.00 533.94 533.94 0.00 1,305.86
Guttur 21570.76 0.00 0.00 178.69 178.69 0.00 1,437.42
Madakasira 27914.35 0.00 0.00 382.95 382.95 0.00 977.87
Mandlapalli 33464.33 0.00 0.00 27.50 27.50 0.00 979.98
Penukonda 74770.44 0.00 0.00 215.39 215.39 0.00 2,406.41
Rallapalli 8771.55 0.00 0.00 131.97 131.97 0.00 495.09
Rolla 27142.69 0.00 0.00 11.06 11.06 0.00 553.23
Somandepalli 20597.55 0.00 0.00 67.69 67.69 0.00 1,074.85
Yerrakonda (N) 34278.57 0.00 3.99 283.79 287.78 0.00 2,093.11
Yerrakonda (S) 48952.20 0.00 0.89 332.03 332.92 0.00 1,212.86
Total 308,095.88 0.00 4.88 2,165.01 2,169.89 0.00 12,536.68
Grand Total
Total 1,913,000.00 0.00 86.50 34,886.50 34,973.00 -13.83 71,069.46
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only i.e., VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between 2007 and 2008
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8. Chittoor (W) Division Ananthapur Circle

Introduction: Chittoor West FFor

West orest Division lies on the Southern Part of Andhra Pradesh state, between
orest
latitudes 120 37’ 22” and 130 59’ 37.76”N and longitudes 780 40’ 12” and 790 08’ 35.52” E. The Geographical
Area of the Division is 7944 Km2, which constitutes 52.32% of the total area of the District. Terrain may be roughly
divided in to Hills and plateaus and Outer slopes and Outliners. The Eastern Ghats traverse this division from South-
West to North – east.Palmaner, Punganur, Madanapalli Plateaus are continous of the Mysore Plateau.The elevation
of the division varies from 305m on plains to 1377m on the hills. One of the prominent hills in the Division is
Horsley Hill 1314 m above MSL.
Table 8.1: Land use Pattern
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 8.1.
The climate of the Division is equable, healthy and Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
pleasant. The maximum temperature recorded in the Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 7944.00
division 440C to 460C.The average rainfall of the division Forest including Scrub 1807.19 22.75
is 730mm. Agriculture 4377.76 55.11
The soils in the Division are red loamy, red sandy and Land with Scrub 855.53 10.77
Fallow Lands 593.37 7.47
black clay black loamy, black sandy and red clay.
Grasslands 11.69 0.15
The population of the Division is 1.739 million (2001 Settlements 11.63 0.14
Census), which consists of 0.876 million males and Vegetation outside Forest 88.07 1.11
0.862 million females, which constitutes 46.45% of Water bodies 198.77 2.50
the total population of the District. The per capita forest
area is 0.118 ha.The Population density is 219 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 2068 Km2, which is 26% of
the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Unclassed Forests Constitute 1510.5 Km2 (73%), 550.85 Km2
(26.64%) and 6.72 Km2 (0.32%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Dry tropical South Indian dry mixed
deciduous forests, Southern cutch thorn forest groups & Tropical dry evergreen forests.
Protected Area:Out of 2068 Km2 of notified Forest area, 815.50 Km2 is included in the Koundinya
Wildlife Sanctuary.
Community Forest Management: There are 119 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs)
or Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 222.34 Km2 forests, which is 9.3 %of the
notified forests, is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 1161.14 Km2, which is 14.61% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 0.03 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 197.72 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and 963.39
Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 646.05Km2,
Non-Forest 280.20 Km2 and Water Bodies 2.37 Km2. The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in
Figure 8.1.
• The Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas is 33.65 Km2
in Moderately Dense Forests & 197.17 Km 2 in Open
Forests. The area of the Scrub is 146.84 Km2, 71.43 Km2
is Non-Forest and 0.68 Km2 Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data
of Dec 2008) with that of data of 2007 (Satellite Imagery

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of Nov 2007- Jan 2008),
shows no change in forest
cover during the period of one
year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in
Table 8.2 reveals that there has
no change of Forest cover
between 2007 and 2008.
• The simplified forest cover
chang
changee matrix is given in
Table 8.3 and Table 8.4.
• Beat wise forest cover in
2008 in different forest
canopy density classes and
scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment,
is given in Table 8.5.

Table 8.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 197.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 197.72
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 963.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 963.39
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 646.05 0.00 0.00 646.05
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 280.20 0.00 280.20
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.37 2.37
Total of 2008 0.03 197.72 963.39 646.05 280.20 2.37 2089.77
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 8.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1161.14 0 0 1161.14
Degraded Forest 926.26 0 926.26
Water 0 0 2.37 2.37
Total of 2008 1161.14 926.26 2.37 2089.77
Net Change 0 0 0 0

Table 8.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 1807.19 0.00 0.00 1807.19
Barren 280.20 0.00 280.20
Water 0.00 2.37 2.37
Total of 2008 1807.19 280.20 2.37 2089.77
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Table 8.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHITTOOR(W) Range
Bodabanda 10204.50 0.00 192.49 1,435.20 1,627.69 0.00 947.70
Chittapara 6618.75 0.00 141.55 1,797.80 1,939.35 0.00 437.92
Gollapalle 12533.99 0.00 56.53 715.44 771.97 0.00 169.97
Gundlapalle 3804.21 0.00 69.79 1,113.60 1,183.39 0.00 580.59
Irala 12411.41 0.00 96.02 1,618.70 1,714.72 0.00 652.06
Kalluru 6505.99 0.00 123.61 1,538.13 1,661.74 0.00 1,245.16
Kammapalle 2324.65 0.00 687.46 1,302.23 1,989.69 0.00 173.26
Keenatampalle 8209.14 0.00 0.58 337.84 338.42 0.00 494.44
M.V.Giri 7295.32 0.00 29.25 542.93 572.18 0.00 734.22
Madhavaram 1715.80 0.00 205.66 936.03 1,141.69 0.00 148.89
Mittoor 3129.59 0.00 221.08 837.52 1,058.60 0.00 232.11
Nagamvandlapalle 3578.20 0.00 624.99 2,020.11 2,645.10 0.00 403.80
Nampalle 4233.74 0.00 70.43 833.76 904.19 0.00 534.04
Rachoor 5625.68 0.00 123.00 959.20 1,082.20 0.00 495.41
Ragimanipenta 4407.73 0.00 531.38 1,003.56 1,534.94 0.00 154.52
Santhapeta 27502.29 0.00 33.51 1,291.81 1,325.32 0.00 1,172.86
Sarakallu 4632.30 0.00 168.62 1,226.84 1,395.46 0.00 511.32
Setteri 4173.55 0.00 144.07 1,099.72 1,243.79 0.00 576.08
Thumbakuppam 2914.34 0.00 185.52 807.73 993.25 0.00 170.88
Thumbapalem 2682.88 0.00 570.17 1,044.04 1,614.21 0.00 68.52
Total 134,504.04 0.00 4,275.71 22,462.19 26,737.90 0.00 9,903.75
KUPP
KUPPAM AM Rang
Rangee
Balla 7365.37 0.00 1.51 591.17 592.68 0.00 1,118.07
Bommadevarachenulu 4930.49 0.00 12.75 1,182.92 1,195.67 0.00 2,642.19
Kadapalle 16048.66 0.00 157.37 1,575.08 1,732.45 0.00 444.81
Kangundi 2480.61 0.00 18.78 861.45 880.23 0.00 405.30
Kuppum 13573.23 0.00 96.80 1,165.75 1,262.55 0.00 132.95
Mittapalle 5522.54 0.00 287.09 2,162.27 2,449.36 0.00 133.07
Muddanapalle 4656.10 0.00 365.51 877.48 1,242.99 0.00 596.05
Nadimuru 20608.17 0.00 20.54 2,507.56 2,528.10 0.00 1,744.26
Naniyala 3427.12 0.58 1,410.66 1,715.84 3,127.08 0.00 286.09
Narayanapuram 4559.47 0.00 328.24 905.72 1,233.96 0.00 654.90
Nayanur 2796.99 0.00 151.10 1,189.44 1,340.54 0.00 1,156.52
Pandyalamadugu 16098.80 0.00 1,170.11 1,543.78 2,713.89 0.00 215.01
Peddavanka 4471.66 0.00 10.90 621.84 632.74 0.00 991.62
Peddur 4113.86 0.00 297.18 1,793.97 2,091.15 0.00 318.41
Total 110,653.07 0.58 4,328.54 18,694.27 23,023.39 0.00 10,839.25
MAD ANAP
MADANAP ALLE Rang
ANAPALLE Rangee
Chalimamidi 17132.65 0.00 73.71 697.50 771.21 0.00 1,169.85
Cheekalabylu 10371.20 0.00 267.27 1,133.39 1,400.66 0.00 956.61
Ellutla 5124.78 0.00 27.23 692.69 719.92 0.00 944.50
Kalicherla 8900.86 0.00 23.06 893.30 916.36 0.00 1,653.41
Kalikiri 35559.17 0.00 10.97 931.37 942.34 0.00 1,704.85
Kandlamadugu 9220.31 0.75 252.49 897.58 1,150.82 0.00 419.22
Kottala 14319.57 0.00 14.37 1,240.88 1,255.25 0.00 1,360.84
Marripadu 19147.72 0.00 0.00 104.93 104.93 0.00 1,689.92

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Nadimicherla 12133.35 0.00 7.85 754.39 762.24 0.00 1,349.23

Nerdikonda 17684.50 0.00 0.00 285.31 285.31 0.00 1,828.63
Noorukuppalakonda 19588.22 0.00 5.55 850.39 855.94 0.00 1,575.79
Penchupadu 10099.70 0.00 261.79 1,053.57 1,315.36 0.00 915.42
Plateau 628.30 0.58 197.46 282.16 480.20 0.00 68.64
Ramaganipalle 26538.03 0.00 4.57 251.69 256.26 0.00 1,120.31
Sangasamudram 10708.24 0.00 8.78 350.58 359.36 0.00 1,142.22
Tarigonda 16945.86 0.00 5.72 494.20 499.92 0.00 1,282.47
Tavalam 12850.33 0.00 241.37 1,952.82 2,194.19 0.00 748.03
Thambalpalle 7603.48 0.00 28.99 1,699.97 1,728.96 0.00 1,187.09
Thettu 7895.25 0.64 502.48 1,588.28 2,091.40 0.00 589.14
Vepurikota 48549.58 0.00 1.85 378.20 380.05 0.00 1,861.11
Total 311,001.11 1.97 1,935.51 16,533.20 18,470.68 0.00 23,567.28
PALAMANER Range
Doddipalle 5821.20 0.00 75.49 1,029.87 1,105.36 0.00 735.66
Engamvaripalle 4015.56 0.00 614.45 2,254.37 2,868.82 0.00 169.65
Jagamarla 5384.81 0.00 1,070.78 2,211.65 3,282.43 0.00 365.64
Kalavapalle 5395.17 0.00 58.89 1,564.68 1,623.57 0.00 1,007.92
Keelapatla 8245.73 0.00 1,168.69 2,068.46 3,237.15 0.00 451.33
Kolamasinapale 5688.90 0.00 70.74 810.57 881.31 0.00 888.13
M.kothur 3965.28 0.00 275.18 2,769.10 3,044.28 0.00 616.28
Nellipatla 6657.06 0.00 496.98 2,010.16 2,507.14 0.00 776.81
P.n.d north 6040.01 0.00 247.08 2,367.69 2,614.77 0.00 67.86
P.n.d south 6877.85 0.00 988.11 2,117.82 3,105.93 0.00 62.38
Palamaner 4212.69 0.00 186.53 1,083.96 1,270.49 0.00 972.13
Pathikonda 11287.71 0.00 7.61 249.20 256.81 0.00 979.88
Tekumanda 2858.96 0.00 171.73 1,572.66 1,744.39 0.00 978.91
Thotakanuma 14016.81 0.00 201.70 1,487.37 1,689.07 0.00 595.89
Total 90,467.72 0.00 5,633.96 23,597.56 29,231.52 0.00 8,668.47
PUNGANUR Range
Arantlapalle 21167.70 0.00 22.04 434.99 457.03 0.00 1,199.49
Chandramakulapalle 9487.80 0.00 0.00 121.29 121.29 0.00 978.35
Charala 11426.10 0.00 78.86 816.54 895.40 0.00 650.62
Chembakuru 12437.88 0.00 150.48 712.56 863.04 0.00 369.73
Gollapalle 2090.97 0.00 141.30 1,489.09 1,630.39 0.00 982.76
Gurujulavaripalle 7396.08 0.00 43.64 644.93 688.57 0.00 534.71
Kanduru 10420.18 0.00 95.90 1,196.96 1,292.86 0.00 1,353.49
Madirimalai(E) 6061.44 0.00 328.83 1,677.30 2,006.13 0.00 708.41
Madirimalai(W) 4804.34 0.00 585.90 1,040.73 1,626.63 0.00 252.78
Muthukur 21668.08 0.00 0.00 61.32 61.32 0.00 556.68
Petur 2807.63 0.00 410.67 1,050.98 1,461.65 0.00 275.69
Rampalle 3924.52 0.00 579.69 1,696.00 2,275.69 0.00 326.84
Rayolpeta 8963.25 0.00 118.54 1,400.79 1,519.33 0.00 636.70
Somala 11814.89 0.00 29.89 1,182.60 1,212.49 0.00 1,647.03
Upparapalle 4210.91 0.00 1,010.80 1,381.39 2,392.19 0.00 271.43
Valligatla 9092.29 0.00 2.31 146.26 148.57 0.00 879.94
Total 147,774.05 0.00 3,598.85 15,053.73 18,652.58 0.00 11,624.65
Division total 794,400.00 2.55 19,772.57 96,340.95 116,116.07 0.00 64,603.40
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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9. Achampet WLM Division Srisailam Circle

Introduction: Achampet Forest Division lies in the south eastern part of Mahabubnagar District, between
latitudes 160 08’ 50’’ and 160 37’ 45’’ N and longitudes 780 4’ 30’’ and 780 58’ 50’’ E. The Geographical Area
of the Division is 4303.47 Km2, which is 23.35 % of the geographical area of the District. The Division has two
physiographic zones, the Amrabad plateau of Nallamalai hills having an altitude of 500 to 876 m and the plains
having an altitude of 200 to 500 m. The River Krishna forms Southern boundary of the Division as wells as the
District. Major tributaries of Krishna falling in Division are Dindi, Bhumunikolanu vagu, Nallavagu, Buggavagu, and
Yemulapayavagu. Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 9.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with
Table 9.1: Land use Pattern
temperatures ranging from 16.90 C to 450C and the annual
rainfall is about 700 mm, received mainly from Southwest Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
monsoons. Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical ar ea
area 4303.47
Srisailam quartzite occupies most part of the Division. The Forest including Scrub 2293.29 53.29
soil types found mainly are Black cotton, Red and Brown Agriculture 804.03 18.68
sandy loam. Land with Scrub 236.07 5.49
The total population of the Division is 0.43 million (2001 Fallow Lands 102.87 2.39
Census), which constitutes about 12.25 % of the total Grasslands 127.72 2.97
population of the District. The Per capita forest area is 0.53 Settlements 4.03 0.09
2 Not available for cultivation 645.24 14.99
ha. The population density is 100 persons per Km . The
Rivers/Streams 90.22 2.10
livestock population is 4.82 million.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 2423.36 Km2, which is
56.31% of the total geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- and Un-classed forests constitute 1881.51 Km2 (77.64%),
376.72 Km2 (15.55%) and 165.03 Km2 (6.81%) of the total forest area, respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
Moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: The Division is one of the four constituent Divisions of Nagarjuna Sagar – Srisailam
Tiger Reserve (NSTR), the biggest Tiger Reserve of India. Out of 2,423.36 Km2 of forest area, 1750 Km2 is
included in the Tiger Reserve.
Community Forest Management: There are 79 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the
Division. 216.73 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 8.95 % of forest area, is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 1511.58 Km2, which is 35.16% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 0.33 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 479.11 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests, and 1032.14 Km2
Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 782.23 Km2, that of Non-Forest 69.60 Km2 and Water Bodies 59.96 Km2.
The distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown
in Figure 9.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as
follows:- 38.68 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 93.79
Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 76.90 Km2,
Non-Forest 4.05 Km2 and Water bodies 3.29 Km2.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment (Satellite data
of Nov 2007 - Dec 2007), shows a net loss of 169 Ha of

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forest cover during the period of one year.
• The forest cover change matrix, given
in Table 9.2 reveals that there has been a
decrease of 1.31 Km2 of moderately dense
forest and 0.38 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change
matrix is given in Table 9.3 and Table
9.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the Geomatics
Center and the field officers, the main
reasons for decrease in forest cover is due
to encroachments.

• There are 40 Beats in the division. Negative change in Forest cover is seen in 7 Beats and no change in 33 Beats.
Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to
2007 assessment is given in Table 9.5.

Table 9.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
– Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 479.11 0.00 0.40 0.91 0.00 480.42
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 1032.14 0.12 0.26 0.00 1032.52
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 781.71 0.00 0.00 781.71
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.43 0.00 68.43
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.96 59.96
Total of 2008 0.33 479.11 1032.14 782.23 69.60 59.96 2423.37
Net Change 0.00 -1.31 -0.38 0.52 1.17 0.00 0.00

Table 9.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
– Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1511.58 1.69 0 1513.27
Degraded Forest 850.14 0 850.14
Water 0 0 59.96 59.96
Total of 2008 1511.58 851.83 59.96 2423.37
Net Change -1.69 1.69 0

Table 9.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
– Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 2293.81 1.17 0 2294.98
Barren 68.43 0 68.43
Water 0 0 59.96 59.96
Total of 2008 2293.81 69.60 59.96 2423.37
Net Change -1.17 1.17 0

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Table 9.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest forest Change*
ACHAMPET Range
Achampet 160.14 0.00 500.01 897.54 1,397.55 0.00 150.55
Banala(n) 50.84 0.00 865.58 732.47 1,598.05 0.00 37.99
Banala(s) 21.16 0.00 1,568.81 501.60 2,070.41 0.00 34.49
Billakal 23.11 0.00 582.00 463.39 1,045.39 0.00 51.38
Bommanapally 148.94 0.00 516.96 1,376.04 1,893.00 0.00 210.30
Choutapally 18.20 0.00 1,297.53 535.80 1,833.33 0.00 29.82
Ganapur 40.19 0.00 14.59 1,313.64 1,328.23 0.00 1,600.59
Inole 13.29 0.00 11.72 241.10 252.82 0.00 1,077.52
Kondanagul 156.47 0.00 432.91 994.94 1,427.85 0.00 132.52
Mannevari pally 57.42 0.15 18.29 1,354.19 1,372.63 0.00 2,191.08
Rangapur 148.51 0.00 1,173.28 913.00 2,086.28 0.00 144.58
Siddapur-(E) 50.62 0.66 231.48 1,214.70 1,446.84 0.00 1,199.95
Siddapur-(W) 17.22 0.00 8.63 534.29 542.92 0.00 1,145.73
Total 906.09 0.81 7,221.79 11,072.70 18,295.30 0.00 8,006.50
AMRABAD Range
Amrabad 92.71 0.00 726.04 3,210.54 3,936.58 0.00 2,833.89
Domarlagundi 71.06 2.82 8.84 1,035.14 1,046.80 0.00 4,764.48
Ippalapally 21.91 0.00 1.00 658.16 659.16 0.00 1,258.65
Kollampenta 57.08 0.00 1,685.39 1,426.44 3,111.83 0.00 492.08
Macharam-(N) 29.92 0.00 254.66 1,219.20 1,473.86 -20.85 1,276.44
Macharam-(S) 85.47 0.00 693.55 2,462.42 3,155.97 -21.08 1,675.37
Maddimadugu 168.43 0.51 55.70 1,542.03 1,598.24 0.00 10,316.09
Maredugu 165.20 0.00 69.91 5,345.86 5,415.77 0.00 9,449.10
New road farhabad 44.82 0.00 2,427.35 1,725.33 4,152.68 0.00 394.82
Padara 139.24 0.00 217.92 2,921.82 3,139.74 -19.59 5,127.45
Tirmalapur 114.39 0.00 523.40 6,178.07 6,701.47 0.00 4,574.96
Ummanpenta 61.34 2.08 0.00 524.86 526.94 0.00 4,446.03
Vatvarlapally(E) 114.26 0.40 1,660.41 7,711.77 9,372.58 -38.82 2,233.11
Vatvarlapally(N) 24.03 0.00 277.79 1,815.64 2,093.43 0.00 368.03
Total 1189.86 5.81 8,601.96 37,777.28 46,385.05 -100.34 49,210.50
KOLLAPUR Range
Amaragiri 22.86 0.00 9.50 393.93 403.43 0.00 1,058.67
Ankilpenta(N) 20.62 0.00 1,886.90 212.39 2,099.29 0.00 12.31
Ankilpenta(S) 17.19 0.00 1,285.14 449.09 1,734.23 0.00 26.48
Bollaram 37.68 0.28 654.58 1,586.41 2,241.27 0.00 754.12
Chintapally_S-II 22.73 0.00 88.94 621.74 710.68 0.00 604.29
Chintapally-S-I 12.49 0.00 77.47 533.45 610.92 0.00 579.51
Kollapur 108.26 0.00 66.73 549.29 616.02 0.00 422.85
Medarvote 21.17 0.00 170.42 684.20 854.62 0.00 869.00
Narlapur 77.26 0.74 75.90 367.35 443.99 0.00 2,221.14
Peddavote 26.23 0.00 1,090.73 1,337.74 2,428.47 0.00 252.95
Somasila 466.84 0.78 55.27 744.49 800.54 0.00 862.73
Sukkalagundam 18.83 0.00 907.17 775.86 1,683.03 -10.33 103.28
Yeddulagundam 24.31 0.00 1,642.64 791.05 2,433.69 0.00 55.83
Yellore 75.80 0.00 2.82 58.98 61.80 0.00 629.71
Yerragundam penta 29.29 0.00 1,048.47 1,494.07 2,542.54 0.00 266.72

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Yerrapenta 56.85 0.00 2,329.67 2,846.53 5,176.20 -46.66 355.56

Yetham 68.35 0.00 2.16 23.42 25.58 0.00 600.45
Total 1106.76 1.80 11,394.51 13,469.99 24,866.30 -56.99 9,675.60
LINGAL Range
Appaipally 11.39 0.00 429.13 616.38 1,045.51 0.00 120.73
Bacharam 64.11 0.00 0.00 143.59 143.59 0.00 1,057.29
Balmoor 18.85 0.00 230.33 480.28 710.61 0.00 47.78
Dhararam 9.79 0.00 391.65 558.24 949.89 0.00 51.08
Gorremadug S-I 65.64 0.00 20.81 580.82 601.63 -11.69 367.37
Gorremadug S-II 8.54 0.00 228.68 558.66 787.34 0.00 87.08
Lingal 171.13 0.51 135.61 1,042.91 1,179.03 0.00 721.94
Mareddinne 3.75 0.00 2.21 146.70 148.91 0.00 220.02
Marlapaya 21.24 0.00 1,323.84 799.83 2,123.67 0.00 49.18
Padmanapally 13.79 0.00 756.14 591.12 1,347.26 0.00 58.02
Rayawaram 10.72 0.00 46.69 644.09 690.78 0.00 403.83
Sathapur 104.55 1.09 20.68 306.79 328.56 0.00 1,483.51
Total 503.49 1.60 3,585.77 6,469.41 10,056.78 -11.69 4,667.83
MANNANUR Range
Appapur 17.57 0.00 717.44 1,017.30 1,734.74 0.00 39.85
Behirapur-(N) 64.14 0.00 1,988.10 3,932.08 5,920.18 0.00 244.32
Behirapur-(S) 20.73 0.00 193.14 1,264.94 1,458.08 0.00 408.65
Burujugundal 33.13 0.00 1,759.84 1,389.39 3,149.23 0.00 244.27
Eagalapenta 38.27 2.61 279.69 2,474.90 2,757.20 0.00 711.89
Farahabad(E) 44.30 18.36 1,268.22 2,537.82 3,824.40 0.00 709.54
Farahabad(W) 21.41 0.00 771.63 1,091.08 1,862.71 0.00 329.44
Farhabad(S) 40.47 0.00 1,152.73 2,718.60 3,871.33 0.00 269.36
Mannanur-(N) 20.87 0.00 813.32 823.62 1,636.94 0.00 421.20
Mannanur-(S) 43.96 0.00 2,468.71 1,854.17 4,322.88 0.00 176.41
Pullaipally 55.11 0.00 2,270.91 3,106.15 5,377.06 0.00 266.54
Rampur 35.42 0.00 1,513.62 1,783.90 3,297.52 0.00 324.33
Sangadigundal 131.64 2.51 1,642.70 8,777.37 10,422.58 0.00 2,077.04
Vatvarlapally(S) 30.32 0.00 459.78 1,827.97 2,287.75 0.00 298.49
Total 597.34 23.48 17,299.83 34,599.29 51,922.60 0.00 6,521.33
Grand total 4303.55 33.50 48,103.86 103,388.67 151,526.03 -169.02 78,081.76
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Farahabad View Point, Achampet Bamboo clumps of Pulicheruvu

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10. Atmakur Division Srisailam Circle

Introduction: Atmakur Forest Division lies in the north-east Part of Kurnool District, between latitudes
160 8’ 52.8’’ and 150 39’ 3.6’’ N and longitudes 780 55’ 57’’ and 780 15’ 1.8’’ E. The Geographical Area of the
Division is 2154 Km2, which is 12.20 % of the total area of the District.
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 10.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with Table 10.1: Land use Pattern
temperatures ranging from 120 C to 430C and the annual
rainfall is about 670 mm, received mainly from Southwest Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
monsoons. Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 2154
Important minerals and rocks found in the District are iron, Forest including Scrub 868.80 40.33
lime stone, steatite, barytes, quartz, asbestos, diamond and Agriculture 784.92 36.44
black & pink granite. The soil types found mainly are Black Land with Scrub 77.13 3.58
cotton (East and North Western), Red (South Eastern) and Fallow Lands 22.93 1.07
Grasslands 30.68 1.42
Brown sandy loam.
Settlements 12.89 0.60
The population of the Division is 0.276 million (2001
Vegetation outside Forest 103.96 4.83
Census), which consists of 0.142 million males and 0.134 Water bodies 252.69 11.73
million females, which constitutes 7.82% of the total
population of the District. The per capita forest area is 0.466 ha.The Population density is 128 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1288.81 Km2, which is
59.83 % of the total geographical area. Reserved, and Un-classed Forests Constitute 1204.44 Km2 (93.45%), and
84.37 Km2 (6.54%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical Dry Deciduous, Tropical
Moist Deciduous and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: The Atmakur Division is one constituent Division of Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife
Sanctuary (GBM) and Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve (NTSR) and Rollapadu WLS. Out of 1288.81 Km2 of forest
area, 536.16 Km2 is included in Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve (NTSR) and 277.88 Km2 is in Gundla Brahmeswaram
Wildlife Sanctuary (GBM) & 5.20 Km2 is in Rollapadu Wild Life Sanctuary.
Community Forest Management: There are 47 Forest Protection Committees (FPC) or
Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 135.31 Km2 forests, which is 10.5 % of the notified
forests, is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 609.06 Km2, which is 28.27 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy cover
density classes, the Division has 5.53 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, and 229.08 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests,
and 374.45 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 259.74 Km2, Non-Forests 346.94 Km2 and Water
Bodies is 70.03 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 10.1.
• The distribution of the Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM
areas is as follows-0.018 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 8.3 Km2
in Moderately Dense Forests, and 30.13 Km2 in Open Forests.
The area of the Scrub is 19.34 Km 2, 76.39 Km 2 is Non-
Forest, and 1.12 Km2 is Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Dec 2008) with that of data of 2007 (Satellite Imagery of Jan
2008), shows that there is no change between the one years.

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changee matrix, given in
• The chang
Table 10.2 reveals that no loss
in the forests.
• The simplified forest cover
chang
changee matrix is given in Table
10.3 and Table 10.4.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008
in different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007
assessment, is given in Table
10.5.

Table 10.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
2007 (Data of Jan 2008)
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 5.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.53
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 229.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 229.08
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 374.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 374.45
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 259.74 0.00 0.00 259.74
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 346.94 0.00 346.94
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.03 70.03
Total of 2008 5.53 229.08 374.45 259.74 346.94 70.03 1285.77
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 10.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Jan 2008) 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 609.06 0.00 0.00 609.06
Degraded Forest 0.00 606.68 0.00 606.68
Water 0.00 0.00 70.03 70.03
Total of 2008 609.06 606.68 70.03 1285.77
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 10.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 ( Data of Jan 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
2008) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 868.80 0.00 0.00 868.80
Barren 0.00 346.94 0.00 346.94
Water 0.00 0.00 70.03 70.03
Total of 2008 868.80 346.94 70.03 1285.77
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Table 10.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ATMAKUR Range
Atmakur 18689.27 0.00 169.23 2,707.83 2,877.06 0.00 3,357.65
Gummadapuram 12484.85 0.00 35.59 1,049.10 1,084.69 0.00 1,786.50
Guvvalakuntla east 4527.38 0.00 58.35 883.21 941.56 0.00 1,127.45
Guvvalakuntla west 5627.88 0.00 62.51 1,626.96 1,689.47 0.00 2,409.51
Musalimadugu 35220.50 0.00 21.69 441.62 463.31 0.00 1,089.39
Sivapuram 20614.80 1.91 243.79 1,870.93 2,116.63 0.00 2,389.35
Total 97164.69 1.91 591.16 8579.65 9172.72 0.00 12159.85
BAIRLUTY Range
Bairluty 4211.72 3.41 1,263.34 1,610.76 2,877.51 0.00 283.76
Nallakalva 4474.91 0.00 243.09 1,564.68 1,807.77 0.00 665.97
P.a.puram north 5618.26 0.00 313.62 876.75 1,190.37 0.00 404.85
P.a.puram south 1501.88 0.00 194.18 662.10 856.28 0.00 354.12
Pasurutla 5389.17 38.80 2,748.49 2,461.49 5,248.78 0.00 400.63
Rudracode 4983.99 195.88 3,102.91 1,408.11 4,706.90 0.00 344.88
Total 26179.93 238.09 7865.63 8583.89 16687.61 0.00 2454.21
NAGALUTY Range
Indireshvaram east 3453.03 0.02 141.74 1,017.97 1,159.73 0.00 902.92
Indireshvaram west 3942.66 0.00 237.44 1,406.16 1,643.60 0.00 593.98
Nagaluty 2219.74 0.00 854.09 843.56 1,697.65 0.00 340.91
Pangidi east 4441.14 3.08 1,084.97 2,791.28 3,879.33 0.00 702.41
Pangidi west 5131.78 9.02 1,724.78 2,183.30 3,917.10 0.00 632.53
Venkatapuram 2791.12 1.84 280.98 989.09 1,271.91 0.00 397.39
Total 21979.47 13.96 4324.00 9231.36 13569.32 0.00 3570.14
SRISAILAM Range
Pechuruvu east 7968.99 0.00 579.43 2,645.18 3,224.61 0.00 2,094.73
Pechuruvu west 6492.95 0.00 524.98 2,180.07 2,705.05 0.00 1,644.59
Srisailam 5118.30 0.00 0.91 574.55 575.46 0.00 1,365.06
Sundipenta 3384.86 0.00 27.08 685.82 712.90 0.00 1,190.67
Total 22965.10 0.00 1132.40 6085.62 7218.02 0.00 6295.05
Abbarajukunta 9786.45 95.93 2,683.03 1,240.22 4,019.18 0.00 177.58
VELGODE Range
G.B.M. East 777.47 7.10 649.09 162.90 819.09 0.00 6.63
G.B.M. West 1377.40 11.17 1,283.06 168.54 1,462.77 0.00 1.50
Pangidi 6574.65 184.46 4,046.74 2,026.33 6,257.53 0.00 414.00
Rollapadu 20322.48 0.00 0.00 1.16 1.16 0.00 4.18
Velgode north 3365.43 0.00 14.29 381.29 395.58 0.00 393.09
Velgode south 8668.60 0.00 319.06 983.02 1,302.08 0.00 420.63
Velgode west 31154.34 0.00 0.00 0.73 0.73 0.00 76.94
Total 82026.82 298.66 8995.27 4964.19 14258.12 0.00 1494.55
Grand total 250316.00 552.62 22908.46 37444.71 60905.79 0.00 25973.80
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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Srisailam Circle 11. Markapur Division

Introduction: Markapur Forest Division lies in the South Eastern Part of Prakasam District, between
latitudes 15 23’ 1’’ and 160 18’ 16’’ N and longitudes 780 47’ 48’’ and 790 57’ 56’’ E. The Geographical Area of the
0

Division is 7,218 Km2, which is 25.1 % of the total area of the District. The Rivers Gundlakamma, Sagileru, Musi,
Paleru and Manneru are seasonal and the Gundlakamma River rises in Nallamala hills and the Cumbum Tank is
formed by a bund across the river. Landuse pattern of the division is given in Table 11.1.

Table 11.1: Land use Pattern The climate of this Division is dry and salubrious,
temperatures ranging from 190C to 380C and the annual
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage rainfall is about 871 mm, received mainly from Southwest
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 7218 monsoons.
Forest including Scrub 2014.3 27.91 Sandstone mixed with quartzite and occasional Shale is the
Agriculture 4267.32 59.12 characteristic rock formation on the veligonda and at their
Land with Scrub 534.29 7.40 extreme’s bordering Kanigiri the rocks gradually change into
Fallow Lands 111.67 1.55
Gneisses or Granite composition the Division. Outcrops of
Grasslands 13.84 0.19
Settlements 31.10 0.43
Barytes and Manganese ores occur in veligonda. The soil
Vegetation outside Forest 188.96 2.62 types found mainly are red loamy soil, Black cotton, sandy
Water bodies 56.53 0.78 loam and sandy soils.

The total Population of the division is 0.773 million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.32 ha. The
population density is 107 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 2476.39 Km2, which is
34.30% of the total geographical area. The total forest area is Reserved Forest.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Southern Tropical dry deciduous is the
predominant and climatic climax forest in the Division the Southern Tropical Thorn Forest also occurs in low
elevations and in plains.
Protected Area:The Division is one of the constituent Divisions of Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger
Reserve (NSTR), and Gundla Brahmeswaram Wild Life Sanctuary (GBM). Out of 2476 Km2 of notified forest area
1039.51 Km2 is included in the Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve and 55.45 Km2 is included in the Gundla
Brahmeswaram Wild Life Sanctuary (GBM).
Community Forest Management: There are 93 Vana Samrakshna Samities (VSSs) in the
Division. An area of 347.14 Km2 forests, which is 14.01 % of the notified forests, is under the management of
VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 1325.69 Km2, which is 18.36% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest cover canopy
density classes the Division has 1.93 Km2 of Very Dense
Forests, 372.11 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and
951.43 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is
688.83 Km2, Non-Forest 244.06 Km2 and Water Bodies
14.50 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the
division is shown in Figure 11.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM
areas is as follows-0.27 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 39.86
Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests & 119.14 Km2 in Open
Forests, 134.22 Km2 in Scrub, 53.42 Km2 in Non-Forests,
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and 0.21 Km in Water bodies. • Comparison
of the current forest cover (Satellite data of Dec
2008) with that of data of 2007 (Satellite
Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008), shows that
there is a net loss of 21.61 Ha of forest cover
between the 2 years. The change matrix, given
in Table 11.2. reveals that there has been a
decrease of 0.20 Km2 of MDF and 0.02 Km2 of
OF.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is
given in Table 11.3 and Table 11.4. • On the
basis of ground truthing conducted by the
officers of the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reason for decrease in forest cover is due to encroachment and clearance for rising of plantations.
• There are 40 beats in the division. Negative change in forest cover is seen in only 1 beat, positive change in 2
beats and no change in 37 beats. • Beat wise forest cover in 2008, in different for est canopy density classes
forest
and scrub along with the changes compared to 2007 assessment, is given in Table 11.5.

Table 11.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 1.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.93
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 372.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 372.11
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 951.39 0.00 0.05 0.00 951.43
Scrub 0.00 0.20 0.07 688.00 0.56 0.00 688.83
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.11 242.95 0.00 244.06
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.50 14.50
Total of 2008 1.93 372.31 951.45 689.11 243.56 14.50 2272.86
Net Change 0.00 0.20 0.02 0.28 -0.50 0.00

Table 11.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1325.47 0.00 0.00 1325.47
Degraded Forest 0.22 932.67 0.00 932.89
Water 0.00 0.00 14.50 14.50
Total of 2008 1325.69 932.67 14.50 2272.86
Net Change 0.22 -0.22 0.00

Table 11.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 2014.30 0.00 0.00 2014.30
Barren 0.50 243.56 0.00 244.06
Water 0.00 0.00 14.50 14.50
Total of 2008 2014.80 243.56 14.50 2272.86
Net Change 0.50 -0.50 0.00

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Table 11.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Total Change* Scrub
Area forest forest forest
DORNAL range
Ch.mantanala 6734.13 68.70 4714.36 1502.76 6285.82 0.00 109.73
Chilakacherla 10197.45 2.29 429.17 3907.89 4339.35 0.00 2009.88
Chinnarutla 5781.90 5.14 2577.36 2560.16 5142.66 0.00 309.78
Chintala 4080.22 3.81 885.63 2544.30 3433.74 0.00 419.00
Edavalli 6679.85 0.00 237.43 1241.55 1478.98 0.00 750.92
Nallaguntla 3995.86 5.67 1578.66 1466.71 3051.04 0.00 312.58
P. Bommalapuram 3634.58 9.02 141.38 812.15 962.55 0.00 669.79
Peddachama 3200.80 2.76 2194.77 828.98 3026.51 0.00 15.98
Peddamantanala 5526.05 5.41 3134.65 1677.61 4817.67 0.00 182.79
Tummalabailu 3034.52 2.39 1526.70 1173.50 2702.59 0.00 169.80
Y.cherlopalli 6826.55 0.48 1241.00 2999.87 4241.35 0.00 769.60
Total 59691.91 105.67 18661.11 20715.48 39482.26 0.00 5719.85
G.V
G.V.P.PALLI rang
.PALLI rangee
Burugundala 13171.23 1.90 1444.49 4906.49 6352.88 0.00 4031.23
G.v.palli 9202.24 11.26 1710.29 5104.05 6825.60 0.00 692.84
Guttalachenu 13801.19 1.72 91.48 4330.61 4423.81 0.00 5633.59
Nekkanti 16658.88 4.57 2165.38 9702.86 11872.81 0.00 2981.70
Palutla 4710.71 3.87 71.07 1572.96 1647.90 0.00 2032.51
Regumanipenta 8882.00 2.53 1367.90 4950.89 6321.32 0.00 1692.15
Total 66426.25 25.85 6850.61 30567.86 37444.32 0.00 17064.02
MARKAPUR range
Bommilingam 5895.78 32.80 2295.57 1551.82 3880.19 0.00 16.66
Donkaonda 10061.05 0.00 183.37 1605.03 1788.40 0.00 1932.60
Gotlagattu 40324.68 0.74 2.36 225.67 228.77 0.00 2141.80
Gottipadia 26182.95 0.00 74.50 1469.79 1544.29 0.00 4045.25
Gundamcherla 7026.86 3.21 1227.80 3233.67 4464.68 0.00 1499.92
Kalanuthala 56395.90 0.89 472.27 1521.83 1994.99 0.00 2977.25
Kaluzuvvalapadu 40151.76 0.00 6.77 103.14 109.91 0.00 2407.77
Magutur 8094.73 8.36 949.35 2585.90 3543.61 0.00 1545.92
Nagulavaram 8827.83 0.00 13.23 814.92 828.15 0.00 1568.69
Peddarikatla 10439.04 0.00 198.91 1018.19 1217.10 0.00 1209.72
Podili 46818.10 0.00 46.62 822.99 869.61 0.00 828.14
Potlapadu 189589.54 4.85 198.41 723.63 926.89 0.00 2022.68
Total 449808.22 50.85 5669.16 15676.58 21396.59 0.00 22196.40
Y.P ALEM rang
.PALEM rangee
Akkapalem 12367.55 0.00 688.60 3035.32 3723.92 -2.39 3212.07
Boyalapalli 31126.22 0.00 6.01 227.41 233.42 0.00 2497.85
Kolukula 16601.39 4.16 1345.88 7169.15 8519.19 17.40 1497.67
Komarolu 11979.18 0.00 430.23 2201.63 2631.86 0.00 2467.37
Mallapalem 7790.17 0.00 7.38 679.36 686.74 0.00 2878.90
Naidupalem 10826.56 0.00 0.00 116.49 116.49 0.00 868.52
Pullalacheruvu 14000.28 0.00 309.48 2839.22 3148.70 6.60 2535.94
Rentapalli 11862.64 0.00 0.00 105.23 105.23 0.00 1937.81
T.r.cheruvu 8495.97 3.70 1755.10 5614.98 7373.78 0.00 689.95
Veerabhadrapuram 9226.37 2.59 1276.87 3401.04 4680.50 0.00 1326.52
Venkatareddypalli 11597.35 0.00 210.33 2793.73 3004.06 0.00 3989.87
Total 145873.69 10.45 6029.88 28183.56 34223.89 21.61 23902.47
Grand total 721800.06 192.82 37210.76 95143.48 132547.06 21.61 68882.74
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.
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12. Giddalur Division Guntur Circle

Introduction: Giddalur Forest Division lies in the South Eastern Part of Prakasam District, between
latitudes 14 57’ 46’’ and 160 09’ 48’’ N and longitudes 780 44’ 16’’ and 800 28’ 35’’ E. The Geographical Area of
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the Division is 10,408.00 Km2, which is 59.04% of the total area of the District. The Rivers Gundlakamma,
Sagileru, Musi, Paleru and Manneru are seasonal and the Gundlakamma River rises in Nallamala hills and the
Cumbum Tank is formed by a bund across the river.
Landuse pattern of the Division is given in Table 12.1. Table 12.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is dry and salubrious, the
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
temperatures ranging from 190C to 380C and the annual
rainfall is about 871 mm, received mainly from Southwest Total ggeo eo
eogg raphical ar ea 1 0 4 0 8 . 0 0
area
Forest including Scrub 1944.51 18.68%
monsoons.
Agriculture 7164.53 68.84%
The rocks in the Division are Sandstone mixed with quartzite Land with Scrub 618.70 5.94%
and occasional Shale is the characteristic rock formation on Fallow Lands 100.77 0.97%
the veligonda and at their extreme’s bordering Kanigiri, the Grasslands 22.17 0.21%
rocks gradually change into Gneisses or Granite Settlements 103.26 0.99%
composition. Outcrops of Barytes and Manganese ores also Vegetation outside Forest 192.62 1.85%
occur in veligonda. The soil types found mainly are red Water bodies 261.44 2.51%
loamy soil, Black cotton, sandy loam and sandy soils.
The total population of the Division is 2.28 million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.08 ha. The
population density is 219 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1,948.60 Km2, which is
18.72% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 1908.69 Km2
(97.95%), 39.91 Km2 (2.09%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the forests of Division fall under Southern tropical dry deciduous and
it is the predominant and climatic climax forest, Southern Tropical Thorn Forest also occurs in low elevations and
in plains.
Protected Area: The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Gundla Brahmeswaram (GBM)
Wildlife Sanctuary Out of 1948.60 Km2 of notified forest area, 444.76 Km2 is included in the Gundla Brahmeswaram
Wildlife Sanctuary (GBM).
Community Forest Management: There are 110 Vanasamrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the
Division. An area of 287.08 Km2 forests, which is 19.16 % of the notified forests, is under the management of VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Feb 2009), is 1498.10 Km2, which is 14.4 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy cover density classes, the Division has 22.10 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 746.57 Km2 of Moderately Dense
Forests, and 729.43 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 446.42 Km2, Non-Forests 258.38 Km2 and
Water Bodies 5.31 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of
the division is shown in Figure 12.1.
• The distribution of the Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM
areas is as follows-13.55Km2 in Very Dense Forests & 886
Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 3116.09 Km2 in Open
Forests, 10064.34 Km2 in Scrub, 10817.15 Km2 in Non-Forest
and 273.7 Km2 in Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Oct. 2008 - Feb 2009) with that of data of 2007 (Satellite
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Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008) shows a net loss
of 35.53 Ha of forest cover during the period of one
year. • The for esr cov
foresr er chang
cover changee matrix
matrix, given in
Table 12.2. reveals that there has been a decrease
of 0.36 Km2 of open forest & 1.15 Km2 of Scrub
forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given
in Table 12.3. and Table 12.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by
the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reason for decrease in forest cover
is due to encroachment.
• There are 62 beats in the division. Negative
change in forest cover is seen in only 1 beat and no
change in 61 beats. • Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along
with the changes compared to 2007 assessment, is given in Table 12.5.

Table 12.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 22.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.10
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 746.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 746.57
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 729.07 0.00 0.36 0.00 729.43
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 444.75 1.67 0.00 446.42
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.52 257.86 0.00 258.38
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.31 5.31
Total of 2008 22.10 746.57 729.07 445.27 259.88 5.31 2208.20
Net Change 0.00 0.00 -0.36 -1.15 1.50 0.00

Table 12.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1498.10 0.00 0.00 1498.10
Degraded Forest 0.00 704.80 0.00 704.80
Water 0.00 0.00 5.31 5.31
Total of 2008 1497.74 705.15 5.31 2208.20
Net Change -0.36 0.36 0.00

Table 12.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 1943.01 1.50 0.00 1944.51
Barren 0.00 258.38 0.00 258.38
Water 0.00 0.00 5.31 5.31
Total of 2008 1943.01 259.88 5.31 2208.20
Net Change -1.50 1.50 0.00

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Table 12.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Change* Scrub
forest
GIDD ALUR Rang
GIDDALUR Rangee
Allinagaram 6973.16 30.70 1859.56 1329.54 3219.80 0.00 1004.41
Bodi 8099.78 129.31 3197.59 1554.40 4881.30 0.00 955.72
Chinaobenenipalli 12784.50 0.00 209.66 1867.77 2077.43 0.00 1649.38
Chintalapalli 5002.54 14.93 1297.71 1738.79 3051.43 0.00 431.18
Gunthapalli 10969.92 0.69 722.08 1414.16 2136.93 0.00 617.15
Janapalacheruvu 10839.83 14.64 1425.84 2126.54 3567.02 0.00 988.25
Nallaguntla 12415.93 19.25 1388.07 1375.28 2782.60 0.00 441.07
Sanjeevarao peta 13518.53 162.19 2993.67 1561.69 4717.55 0.00 785.07
Singasanipalli 8917.16 58.52 2257.57 2529.19 4845.28 0.00 519.99
Taticherla 16978.12 0.00 330.11 1559.93 1890.04 0.00 821.94
Uyyalawada 5278.89 38.49 2067.40 1078.87 3184.76 0.00 442.30
Total 111778.36 468.70 17749.24 18136.16 36354.10 0.00 8656.45
GUNDLAKAMMA Range
Diguvametta 5066.17 180.35 4635.93 377.62 5193.90 0.00 22.04
Isukagundam 4510.55 48.34 3900.51 703.39 4652.24 0.00 2.20
Kothakota 5325.91 143.14 2920.82 601.23 3665.19 0.00 91.97
Malakondapenta east 6864.09 31.45 5120.63 1875.15 7027.23 0.00 55.04
Malakondapentawest 5911.18 279.96 5504.23 311.53 6095.72 0.00 0.87
Obulesunipenta 4539.50 52.36 3758.12 826.48 4636.96 0.00 36.61
Sandrapodu 8669.28 50.40 2860.38 1548.19 4458.97 0.00 475.50
Tunnel 3875.96 498.59 2916.69 562.75 3978.03 0.00 8.89
Total 44762.65 1284.57 31617.30 6806.33 39708.20 0.00 693.12
KANIGIRI Range
Ambavaram 2452.19 0.00 133.30 823.17 956.47 0.00 452.94
Ballipalli 13791.76 0.00 0.00 298.24 298.24 0.00 1364.61
Bonthavaripalli 7258.45 56.35 1156.76 2624.61 3837.72 0.00 825.03
Chennapanauunipalli 8925.11 37.50 2606.37 2282.35 4926.22 0.00 307.95
Chundi north 5411.69 0.00 0.00 159.95 159.95 0.00 1726.23
Chundi south 28674.69 0.00 0.00 107.91 107.91 0.00 905.25
Gudipatipalli 16092.21 20.96 1469.17 3143.67 4633.80 0.00 2056.76
Gunthachenampalli 11095.90 5.27 103.27 1786.44 1894.98 -35.53 1119.40
Hazeepuram 22112.07 0.00 0.00 139.58 139.58 0.00 576.72
Kanigiri 30041.10 0.00 8.53 327.23 335.76 0.00 1079.96
Kodigampalli 35559.90 0.00 3.92 30.24 34.16 0.00 720.14
Malapadu 24961.34 0.00 0.00 459.98 459.98 0.00 567.57
Malapadu1 8661.37 0.00 580.71 1716.78 2297.49 0.00 343.47
Mogilicherla 4859.22 0.00 0.00 4.29 4.29 0.00 133.57
Nagireddipalli p 24243.76 0.00 14.44 400.69 415.13 0.00 1377.69
Peddacherlopalli 13327.63 0.00 8.82 549.95 558.77 0.00 1222.52
Peddirlapadu 16481.85 0.00 0.81 580.79 581.60 0.00 1959.81
Tadivaripalli 11468.31 0.00 209.29 3113.43 3322.72 0.00 2208.26

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Thummagunta 3782.74 0.00 105.01 1160.57 1265.58 0.00 824.43

Thungodu 7107.97 77.51 2077.63 3068.86 5224.00 0.00 206.38
Vedullacheruvup 17803.61 9.30 1362.02 3954.26 5325.58 0.00 1192.18
Total 314112.86 206.88 9840.05 26732.98 36779.91 35.53 21170.88
ONGOLE Range
Chagollu 2553.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.42
Chakicherla 2773.52 0.00 5.54 2.10 7.64 0.00 75.29
Chimakurthy 150992.17 0.00 0.00 28.35 28.35 0.00 1399.43
Gudlur 12966.80 0.00 0.00 40.50 40.50 0.00 653.43
Kukatlapalli 165510.05 0.00 0.00 3.51 3.51 0.00 223.65
Kullurpadu 39883.65 0.00 1.01 9.69 10.70 0.00 162.19
Mocherla 10538.99 0.00 4.85 179.61 184.46 0.00 1075.77
Motupalli 40459.63 0.00 2.45 43.54 45.99 0.00 126.29
Peddavaram 6491.95 0.00 0.00 2.61 2.61 0.00 108.67
Perlavanlapalle 35861.49 0.00 0.00 4.57 4.57 0.00 83.55
Potlur 5166.70 0.00 0.00 71.89 71.89 0.00 1205.43
Pullaripalem 15918.82 0.00 0.00 10.04 10.04 0.00 89.99
Total 489117.29 0.00 13.86 396.40 410.26 0.00 5279.09
TURIMELLA Range
Ambavaram 2452.19 11.55 1506.42 1937.57 3455.54 0.00 956.68
Araveetikota 10512.36 51.88 2509.69 3104.80 5666.37 0.00 509.80
Bollupalli 6375.39 6.54 1870.26 2570.12 4446.92 0.00 682.43
J.b. Krishnapuram 13830.70 0.00 257.83 2054.60 2312.43 0.00 1505.42
J.p.cheruvu 6602.16 3.58 1081.24 1532.89 2617.71 0.00 1350.45
Maddipenta 5111.02 150.17 3983.94 1075.63 5209.74 0.00 49.23
Papinenipalli 9902.40 11.09 1959.20 3577.52 5547.81 0.00 1243.39
Racherla 11809.32 0.00 108.07 1379.34 1487.41 0.00 1688.23
Turimella 7761.57 6.54 623.25 1680.23 2310.02 0.00 540.37
Velagalapaya 6671.74 8.74 1536.35 1958.27 3503.36 0.00 316.02
Total 81028.85 250.08 15436.24 20870.96 36557.28 0.00 8842.01
Grand total 1040800.00 2210.23 74656.69 72942.83 149809.75 35.53 44641.55
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

Longitude 79.18901
Latitude 15.17788
Area_Ha 20.136
Class Open to NF
Comp_No 467
Beat Gunthachenampalli
Range Kanigiri
Division Giddalur

2007 2008

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13. Guntur Division Guntur Circle

Introduction: Guntur Forest Division Comprises of the entire District and lies in the South Eastern Part
of Prakasam District, between latitudes 150 42’ 13.68’’ and 160 49’ 23.52’’ N and longitudes 790 12’ 34.56’’
and 800 54’ 16.92’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division is 11,391.00 Km2, which constitutes 100 % of the
total area of the District. The Division has four physiographic zones the sea board, the plains, and hills rising gently
to an altitude of 500 m. The ‘U” shaped Nallamala hills skirting Macherla to its west and on the east Markapur and
Kurnool Divisions, the other hill ranges are Venkatayyapalem and Kondaveedu of Sttenapalli and Narasaraopet and
in the North from Nagarjunasagar runs towards east along Krishna River and meets in Bay of Bengal.The important
rivers draning the division is the Krishna River and Gundlakamma with tributaries which are seasonal are Chandravanka,
Goli and Naguleru in Macherla. Landuse pattern of the Division is given in Table 13.1.
The climate of this Division is dry and salubrious
temperatures ranging from 170C to 480C, and the annual Table 13.1: Land use Pattern
rainfall is about 989.1 mm received from both South-West Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
and North-East monsoons. Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 11391.00
The Common rocks are Shales, Slates, Lime-stone, Quartzite, Forest including Scrub 1420.49 12.47
Gneisses and Schist. Soils of all kinds occur in the Division, Agriculture 8476.51 74.41
Swampy in the Krishna estuary, Sandy along the coast, Land with Scrub 160.46 1.41
Alluvial on the banks of Krishna, Red Gravelly in the interior Fallow Lands 593.40 5.21
and Loamy of rather rare occurrence. Grasslands 0.71 0.01
The Guntur Division and District Population is 4.40 million Settlements 283.44 2.49
(2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.04 ha. The Vegetation outside Forest 102.91 0.90
Water bodies 353.08 3.10
population density is 387 persons per Km2. The livestock
population is 2.3 million.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1619.410 Km2, which is 14.21
% of the total geographical area. The total forest area is Reserved Forest.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the major Forest types of Division are classified into coastal Forests
and inland Forests. In Coastal Forests Mangroves Forests and Dry evergreen Forests are present. Inland Forests
are Southern dry mixed deciduous, Hardwickia binata forests and Acacia arabica forests.
Protected Area: The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
(KWS). Out of 1619.410 Km2 of notified forest area, 81.99 Km2 is included in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
(KWS).
Community Forest Management: There are 180 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division.
An area of 260.80 Km2 forests, which is constitutes 16.10 % of the notified forests, is under the management of
the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Feb 2009), is 347.70 Km2, which is 3.05% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy Cover density classes, 0.29 Km 2 of
Moderately Dense Forests, and 347.41 Km2 of
Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 1072.79
Km2, Non-Forest 342.63 Km2 and Water Bodies
61.68 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of
the division is shown in Figure 13.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM
areas is as follows- 5.46Km2 in Moderately Dense
Forests, 25.04 Km2 in Open Forests, 199.88 Km2
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in Scrub, 33.88 Km 2 in Non-
Forest, and 1.99 Km2 in Water
bodies.
• Comparison of the current
forest cover (Satellite data of Oct
2008 - Feb 2009) with that of
previous assessment (Satellite
Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan
2008) shows no loss in forest
cover.
• The chang
changee matrix, given in
Table 13.2 reveals that there is
no change in forest cover.
• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given in Table 13.3 and Table 13.4.
• Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to
2007 assessment is given in Table 13.5.

Table 13.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 347.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 347.41
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 1072.79 0.00 0.00 1072.79
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 342.63 0.00 342.63
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 61.68 61.68
Total of 2008 0.00 0.29 347.41 1072.79 342.63 61.68 1824.80
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 13.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 347.70 0.00 0.00 347.70
Degraded Forest 0.00 1415.42 0.00 1415.42
Water 0.00 0.00 61.68 61.68
Total of 2008 347.70 1415.42 61.68 1824.80
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 13.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 1420.49 0.00 0.00 1420.49
Barren 0.00 342.63 0.00 342.63
Water 0.00 0.00 61.68 61.68
Total of 2008 1420.49 342.63 61.68 1824.80
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Table 13.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
GUNTUR Range
Ameenabad 26504.86 0.00 0.00 365.08 365.08 0.00 907.15
Atchampet 25458.44 0.00 0.00 525.66 525.66 0.00 2,201.19
Bodanam 5407.75 0.00 0.00 116.96 116.96 0.00 1,118.12
Chinthapalli 4596.98 0.00 0.00 1,057.06 1,057.06 0.00 1,848.52
Dodleru 48714.27 0.00 0.00 9.66 9.66 0.00 660.03
Enamdala 57574.26 0.00 0.00 1,058.58 1,058.58 0.00 1,816.63
Endroy 44849.36 0.00 0.00 24.25 24.25 0.00 799.05
Gundlapalli 8472.38 0.00 0.00 730.13 730.13 0.00 2,068.72
Guthikonda 39538.55 0.00 0.00 1,585.49 1,585.49 0.00 2,392.60
Konanki 15359.19 0.00 0.00 116.30 116.30 0.00 2,488.40
Kondaveedu 44882.38 0.00 0.00 458.73 458.73 0.00 715.42
Madinapadu 9712.60 0.00 0.00 10.04 10.04 0.00 1,250.63
Mangalagiri 59422.52 0.00 0.00 192.14 192.14 0.00 458.23
Nekarikal 4121.48 0.00 0.00 559.94 559.94 0.00 1,819.37
Papayapalem 4799.84 0.00 0.00 268.53 268.53 0.00 2,639.20
Pulichintha 6185.36 0.00 0.00 1,424.15 1,424.15 0.00 2,064.97
Tripurapuram 34611.12 0.00 0.00 1,164.60 1,164.60 0.00 2,792.61
Tsallagariga 8338.01 0.00 0.00 5.32 5.32 0.00 4,843.76
Vemavaram 26584.94 0.00 0.00 9.05 9.05 0.00 273.12
Venkatayapalem 2680.19 0.00 0.58 780.38 780.96 0.00 1,306.44
Total 477814.48 0.00 0.58 10462.05 10,462.63 0.00 34464.16
MACHERLA Range
Adigoppula 7854.09 0.00 0.00 1,405.21 1,405.21 0.00 1,657.01
Daida 22971.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 429.66
Kakirala 5606.04 0.00 0.00 757.42 757.42 0.00 1,250.68
Loyapalli 7767.90 0.00 0.00 3,128.37 3,128.37 0.00 1,584.79
Macherla 15994.31 0.00 0.00 12.51 12.51 0.00 1,310.95
Madugula 23119.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 223.43
Minchalapadu 5759.89 0.00 0.00 1,638.50 1,638.50 0.00 1,688.49
Mutukuru 9515.48 0.00 0.00 2,142.67 2,142.67 0.00 2,474.82
Veldurthi 17351.71 0.00 0.00 30.57 30.57 0.00 631.00
Total 115940.87 0.00 0.00 9115.25 9,115.25 0.00 11250.83
REP ALLE R
REPALLE ang
angee
Rang
Adavuladeevi 106345.62 0.00 0.00 3.83 3.83 0.00 476.69
Dindi 2861.42 0.00 0.00 19.60 19.60 0.00 226.42
Muthayapalem a 19258.97 0.00 3.55 147.67 151.22 0.00 566.59
Muthayapalem b 47933.86 0.00 0.00 56.14 56.14 0.00 1,576.10
Nizampatnam 50377.60 0.00 0.00 284.47 284.47 0.00 341.36
Puluguvaripalem 8331.27 0.00 0.00 344.35 344.35 0.00 680.46
Total 235108.74 0.00 3.55 856.06 859.61 0.00 3867.62

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VINUK
VINUKOND OND
ONDAA Rang
Rangee
Bollapalli 5837.16 0.00 0.00 718.19 718.19 0.00 2,958.12
Chejerla 25790.73 0.00 0.00 922.58 922.58 0.00 1,770.63
Domalagudem 9555.82 0.00 0.00 293.47 293.47 0.00 2,629.27
Epuru east 14284.95 0.00 0.00 3.90 3.90 0.00 1,313.60
Epuru west 4435.87 0.00 0.00 625.57 625.57 0.00 2,101.87
Garikapadu 4031.41 0.00 0.00 434.37 434.37 0.00 1,608.72
Jayanthipuram 2895.77 0.00 0.00 935.22 935.22 0.00 1,157.22
Kandrika 6685.14 0.00 0.00 617.99 617.99 0.00 3,411.45
Kanumulachervu 11781.85 0.00 0.78 184.64 185.42 0.00 4,968.49
Karempudi 8496.57 0.00 0.00 815.17 815.17 0.00 1,976.62
Mellavagu 2492.46 0.00 0.00 882.29 882.29 0.00 1,191.42
Naidupalem 4912.95 0.00 0.00 172.20 172.20 0.00 2,678.10
Ravulapuram 3538.90 0.00 0.00 449.31 449.31 0.00 2,380.86
Ravvaram 50819.65 0.00 3.57 17.48 21.05 0.00 1,584.86
Remidicherla 4431.22 0.00 0.00 1,660.31 1,660.31 0.00 1,790.92
Tangedumalli 35294.48 0.00 0.00 0.69 0.69 0.00 607.82
Tangirala 12881.47 0.00 0.00 4.22 4.22 0.00 1,393.58
Vaddemgunta 23653.10 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.39 0.00 2,106.20
Total 231819.50 0.00 4.35 8737.99 8,742.34 0.00 37629.75
WL-KRISHNA Range
Kothapalem(wl) 1192.01 0.00 0.00 475.03 475.03 0.00 371.92
Lanka vanidibba(wl) 4053.51 0.05 0.00 901.36 901.41 0.00 537.34
Mollagunta(wl) 9575.86 0.00 0.00 1,042.24 1,042.24 0.00 960.45
Total 14821.39 0.05 0.00 2418.63 2,418.68 0.00 1869.71
Wl-nsagar range
Gangalgunta(wl) 6176.73 0.00 8.82 1,218.58 1,227.40 0.00 3,333.22
Gottipalli(wl) 5596.18 0.00 0.00 71.76 71.76 0.00 683.73
Kandlgunta(wl) 3019.82 0.00 0.00 15.26 15.26 0.00 248.16
Koppunuru(wl) 8289.14 0.00 0.00 43.55 43.55 0.00 3,059.23
Nagulavaram(wl) 6976.55 0.00 0.00 13.67 13.67 0.00 814.45
Pasuvemula(wl) 9816.78 0.00 0.00 45.29 45.29 0.00 2,216.62
Sirigiripadu(wl) 8364.64 0.00 11.41 1,721.82 1,733.23 0.00 5,270.65
Tummurukota(wl) 12076.82 0.00 0.00 18.37 18.37 0.00 2,373.82
Zuvuku(wl) 3278.38 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 195.03
Total 63595.04 0.00 20.23 3150.30 3,170.53 0.00 18194.91
Grand total 1139100.00 0.05 28.71 34740.28 34,769.04 0.00 107276.98
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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14. Nellore Division Guntur Circle

Introduction: Nellore Forest Division, Comprises of the entire District and lies in the South Eastern Part
of Andhra Pradesh, between latitudes 150 4’ 58.59’’ and 130 48’ 49.58’’ N and longitudes 790 6’ 4.36’’ and 800 14’
46.71’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division is 12934.72 Km2, which is 100 % of the total area of the District.
The Division is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, the state of Tamil Nadu to the South, the district of
Kadapa, and the district of Prakasam to the north. The eastern side consists of area of low lying land extending
from the base of the Eastern Ghats to the sea. The west side of the district is separated from Kadapa district by
Veligonda hills. The district is split by the River Pennar and is located on both south and north banks of it. This
Division has four physiographic zones the sea board, the plains, foothills and Ghats reaching upto 800 m, The
principal rivers in the district area Pennar in the centre, Kandaleru, Swarnamukhi, Kalinga Rivers in the south and
Uppuvagu in the north. Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 14.1.
The climate of this Division has a hot and exhausting for
Table 14.1: Land use Pattern
most part of the year, the temperature ranging from 180
to 420 and the annual rainfall ranges from 700-1040 mm Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
through South West and North East Monsoons. Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 12934.72
The Division is under laid by two types of the oldest Forest including Scrub 1879.83 14.53
rocks, Schistose and Quartzite’s of the Dharwar System. Agriculture 6610.72 51.11
The Peninsular gneisses, Closepet granite and Pegmatite Land with Scrub 2126.77 16.44
are also found intruding into the Schistose series, the Fallow Lands 621.88 4.81
north-west portion of the Dharwarian belt of Nellore Grasslands 21.02 0.16
Settlements 84.33 0.65
devoid of Pegmatite intrusions but the southern Eastern
Vegetation outside Forest 141.98 1.10
portion, Gudur, Rapur areas is traversed by many
Water bodies 1448.19 11.20
intrusions and they contain Deposits of Muscovite mica.
The soil types found mainly are Sandy soils, Red soils Lateritic soils, Murram, Clayey and Alluvial soils.
The Division & District Population is 2.65 million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.8 ha. The
population density is 203 persons per Km2. The livestock population is 2.5 million.
Recorded Forest Area: The Nellore District it self comprises the Division is one of the 3 constituent
Divisions of Guntur Circle. Out of 2519.37Km2 of notified forest area, 1030 Km2 is included in the Peninsula
Narasimha WLS, 500 Km2 is included in Pulicat Bird Sanctuary, 4.58 Km2 is included in Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary.
Community Forest Management: There are 292 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs)
or Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 645.93 Km2 forests, which is 25.63 % of the
notified forests, is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Feb 2009) is 1149.61 Km2, which is 8.8% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest cover
canopy density classes the Division has 191.55 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and 958.06 Km2 of Open
Forests. The area of the Scrub is 732.09 Km2, Non-Forest 468.31 Km2 and Water Bodies 29.95 Km2. • The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in
Figure 14.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas
is as follows-6.43 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests & 115.56
Km2 in Open Forests, 264.66 Km2 in Scrub, 207.8 Km2 in
Non-Forest, and 1.33 Km2 in Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Oct 2008 - Feb 2009) with that of data of 2007 (Satellite

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Imagery of Nov 2007- Jan 2008) shows a
Net loss of 64.47 Ha of forest cover during
the period of one year.
• The forest cover change matrix, given
in Table 14.2 reveals that there has been a
decrease of 0.65 Km2 Open Forests.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix
is given in Table 14.3 and Table 14.4.
On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and
the field officers, the main reasons for
decrease in forest cover is due to clearance
for raising of plantations.
• There are 85 Beats in the division. There

are no changes in Forest Cover in 78 beats. There is Negative change in 5 Beats and Positive Change in 2 Beat.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment, is given in Table 14.5.

Table 14.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 191.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 191.55
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 957.09 0.22 0.75 0.00 958.06
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.15 731.94 0.00 0.00 732.09
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.00 468.14 0.00 468.31
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 29.95 29.95
Total of 2008 0.00 191.55 957.41 732.16 468.89 29.95 2379.96
Net Change 0.00 0.00 -0.65 0.07 0.58 0.00 0.00

Table 14.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1148.96 0.65 0.00 1149.61
Degraded Forest 0.00 1200.40 0.00 1200.40
Water 0.00 0.00 29.95 29.95
Total of 2008 1148.96 1201.05 29.95 2379.96
Net Change -0.65 0.65 0.00

Table 14.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 1881.12 0.58 0.00 1881.70
Barren 0.00 468.31 0.00 468.31
Water 0.00 0.00 29.95 29.95
Total of 2008 1881.12 468.89 29.95 2379.96
Net Change -0.58 0.58 0.00

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Table 14.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ATMAKUR Range
Bata 4823.61 0.00 792.99 2,162.81 2,955.80 0.00 878.55
Bommavaram 6397.92 0.00 70.89 868.64 939.53 0.00 112.28
Brahmanapalli 4791.36 0.00 434.67 1,171.82 1,606.49 0.00 541.24
Gowravaram 14884.82 0.00 211.25 1,950.84 2,162.09 -37.67 1,196.21
Gudigunta 8636.13 0.00 971.60 3,432.03 4,403.63 0.00 1,373.24
Gudipadu 17507.74 0.00 1.62 176.20 177.82 0.00 618.19
K.n. Palli n 3006.15 0.00 241.12 1,967.67 2,208.79 0.00 406.26
Kampasamudram 2435.14 0.00 0.00 23.68 23.68 0.00 519.95
Ponguru 36418.34 0.00 0.34 783.29 783.63 0.00 3,062.49
Rajavolu 21791.64 0.00 0.58 102.90 103.48 0.00 1,248.47
Rajupalem-atma 10624.23 0.00 393.36 1,509.52 1,902.88 0.00 390.40
Sangam 64585.54 0.00 79.95 432.68 512.63 0.00 1,501.62
Singanapalli 4069.76 0.00 209.55 1,440.50 1,650.05 0.00 1,141.55
T. Talupur 4818.31 0.00 104.34 2,087.69 2,192.03 0.00 1,219.53
Venkatapuram 5386.85 0.00 1,094.40 1,918.15 3,012.55 0.00 689.93
Total 210177.53 0.00 4606.66 20028.42 24635.08 -37.67 14899.91
KA
KAVVALI Rang
Rangee
Bitragunta 20513.47 0.00 2.37 57.27 59.64 0.00 204.05
Chinnannaluru 43878.82 0.00 3.97 57.09 61.06 0.00 767.47
Dagadarthi 34680.09 0.00 211.96 735.54 947.50 0.00 763.19
Gollapalem 15364.28 0.00 12.94 576.41 589.35 0.00 253.39
Kavali 6192.51 1.10 10.46 141.02 152.58 0.00 415.79
Kesawaram 28796.05 0.00 0.00 14.11 14.11 0.00 873.08
Kothapalli 13416.82 0.00 12.09 91.84 103.93 0.00 679.60
Racherlapadu 48988.87 0.00 16.94 267.08 284.02 0.00 281.31
Total 211830.92 1.10 270.73 1940.36 2212.19 0.00 4237.88
NELLORE Range
Dontali 5993.76 0.00 0.00 224.25 224.25 0.00 377.96
Gudur 55820.24 0.58 33.21 1,192.48 1,226.27 0.00 826.83
I puru 4452.24 0.00 0.00 31.29 31.29 0.00 63.84
Kadivedu 38962.05 0.81 10.23 887.99 899.03 0.00 367.54
Kondlapudi 62819.74 0.00 3.98 269.33 273.31 0.00 444.01
Kothapatnam 4501.32 0.00 0.74 99.77 100.51 0.00 100.21
Marupur 6835.18 0.00 26.93 801.48 828.41 0.00 740.16
Tammenapatnam 2899.86 0.00 0.00 26.83 26.83 0.00 24.21
Teegapalem 1128.69 0.00 0.00 70.47 70.47 0.00 45.22
Vadlapudi 14137.21 0.00 28.56 906.15 934.71 0.00 1,326.81
Varagali 13949.43 0.00 0.98 53.06 54.04 0.00 71.14
Venkatachalam 32394.51 0.58 23.57 784.81 808.96 0.00 899.41
Total 243894.25 1.97 128.20 5347.91 5478.08 0.00 5287.34
PULICA
PULICAT T BIRD SANCTUARY RangRangee
Pernadu 16661.39 0.00 19.31 686.25 705.56 0.00 91.48
Venadu 34151.55 0.00 0.70 76.34 77.04 0.00 45.31
Total 50812.93 0.00 20.01 762.59 782.60 0.00 136.79
RAPUR Range
Adurpalli 19965.45 0.00 0.00 43.04 43.04 0.00 1,052.06
Ammavaripalem 26792.14 0.00 12.39 202.14 214.53 0.00 1,090.65
Chipini 6581.47 0.00 412.21 1,767.47 2,179.68 0.00 791.46

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Epuru 3765.39 0.00 372.40 1,583.51 1,955.91 0.00 440.95

Gonupalli 8886.32 0.00 517.89 4,826.74 5,344.63 -1.86 1,648.89
Kaluvoya 11282.40 0.00 273.17 1,583.49 1,856.66 0.00 949.74
Koturupalli 4658.34 0.00 105.07 1,761.84 1,866.91 0.00 887.05
Penubarthi 13568.05 0.00 35.32 707.85 743.17 8.82 1,525.08
Pulikollu 6188.57 0.00 0.00 65.05 65.05 0.00 588.08
Rajupalem-rapur 5017.25 0.00 133.07 1,834.77 1,967.84 0.00 1,331.37
Rapur 5909.52 0.00 858.14 2,442.63 3,300.77 0.00 521.55
Tagecherla 4116.17 0.00 51.03 1,635.50 1,686.53 0.00 572.70
Thumaya 7411.28 0.00 1.40 429.28 430.68 0.00 1,120.79
Turpukambampadu 10874.57 0.00 0.00 240.73 240.73 0.00 1,349.32
Valasa 4812.15 0.00 783.10 2,241.99 3,025.09 0.00 433.50
Vavintaparthi 10138.91 0.00 1.79 510.15 511.94 0.00 1,322.09
Total 149968.01 0.00 3556.98 21876.18 25433.16 6.96 15625.28
UD
UDA AYAGIRI Rang
Rangee
Arlapadia 27203.16 0.00 712.37 3,885.39 4,597.76 0.00 3,370.06
Chinnanagampalle 6269.51 0.00 136.56 1,114.80 1,251.36 0.00 637.85
Devammacheruvu 9349.89 0.00 2,040.54 5,394.27 7,434.81 0.00 406.20
Duttalur 38463.54 0.00 5.42 776.02 781.44 0.00 2,660.14
Kottapalli 6365.26 0.00 572.00 3,100.79 3,672.79 0.00 1,107.01
Nandipadu 12995.09 0.00 45.66 967.12 1,012.78 -12.68 1,959.52
Pandrangi 6616.45 0.00 738.37 3,166.44 3,904.81 0.00 925.91
Sekunalapalli 6392.97 0.00 51.87 2,008.15 2,060.02 -11.07 1,264.40
Sitatampuram 6246.75 0.00 708.04 1,496.54 2,204.58 8.44 92.81
Udayagiri east 6796.40 0.00 84.92 1,751.03 1,835.95 -18.45 520.28
Udayagiri west 4725.74 0.00 662.16 1,617.11 2,279.27 0.00 289.61
Varikuntapadu 42039.38 0.00 2.44 528.21 530.65 0.00 2,113.98
Total 173464.15 0.00 5760.35 25805.87 31566.22 -33.76 15347.77
VENKA
VENKAT TAGIRI Rang
Rangee
Alturpad 12869.81 0.00 1,096.99 3,813.09 4,910.08 0.00 976.09
Attiwaram 18364.87 0.00 80.87 184.56 265.43 0.00 557.26
Balayapalli 21782.44 0.00 4.04 94.75 98.79 0.00 1,484.18
Chaganam 16541.60 0.00 22.64 2,037.53 2,060.17 0.00 2,406.80
Chilamanur 6538.03 0.02 79.16 266.09 345.27 0.00 515.94
Chilamuru 31071.00 0.00 109.73 1,691.76 1,801.49 0.00 1,085.14
Dachuru 3395.40 0.00 416.50 905.21 1,321.71 0.00 504.82
Dakkili 5514.53 0.00 0.00 98.50 98.50 0.00 1,204.86
Davulapalli 8212.18 0.00 805.79 2,628.62 3,434.41 0.00 387.49
Doravari satram 22148.71 0.00 16.88 583.80 600.68 0.00 688.28
Gilakapadu 8846.50 0.00 75.41 1,370.21 1,445.62 0.00 964.44
Jayampu 13037.62 0.00 138.80 525.32 664.12 0.00 852.43
Jorepalli 5862.53 0.00 0.00 207.06 207.06 0.00 1,583.90
Kurjagunta 6493.15 0.00 260.53 999.29 1,259.82 0.00 1,473.29
Marlapudi 21792.03 0.00 0.00 57.99 57.99 0.00 14.61
Naidupeta 5865.07 0.00 0.37 198.27 198.64 0.00 322.93
Palem kota 4344.12 0.00 913.58 1,442.83 2,356.41 0.00 604.09
Sullurupet 20062.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21
Teelthampadu 4546.77 0.00 581.52 808.94 1,390.46 0.00 261.84
Uggumudi 17829.73 0.00 32.19 623.88 656.07 0.00 644.26
Vembulur 4884.01 0.00 163.01 1,351.40 1,514.41 0.00 486.93
Yatalur 7449.81 0.03 14.01 155.76 169.80 0.00 654.41
Total 267452.22 0.05 4812.02 20044.86 24856.93 0.00 17674.20
Grand total 1307600.00 3.12 19154.95 95806.19 114964.26 -64.47 73209.17
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.
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15. Hyderabad Division Hyderabad Circle

Introduction: Hyderabad Forest Division consists of Hyderabad & Rangareddy Districts. Hyderabad
forest division lies between latitudes 160 50’ 39” to 170 42’ 28” in the North & Longitudes 770 21’ 49” to 780
49’ 49” in the East. The Geographical Area of the Division is 7,710 Km2. The average altitude is 536 m above
MSL. The highest point in the city is Banjara Hills, which is 665 m above MSL. The contour level falls gradually
from west to east creating almost a trough near the Musi River which runs through the city.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with temperatures ranging from 120 C to 420C and the normal rain fall
of the Dist. Is 786.8 mm, received mainly from Southwest monsoons.
Granites are found in the Division. The soil types found
mainly are Black cotton, Red and Brown sandy loam. Table 15.1: Land use Pattern
The total population of the Division and District is 7.4 Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
millions (2001 Census), which constitutes about 9.71 %
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 7710
of the total population of the AP. The Per capita forest Forest including Scrub 730.75 9.48
area is 0.01 ha. The population density is 960 persons per Agriculture 5916.47 76.77
Km2. The livestock population is 1.6 million. Land with Scrub 435.56 5.64
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified Fallow Lands 14.15 0.18
Grasslands 0.79 0.01
forest area of the Division is 730.75 Km2, which is 9.48% Settlements 424.91 5.50
of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Not available for cultivation 27.36 0.35
Un-classed Forests Constitute 379.96 Km2 (52%), 244.70 Rivers/Streams/Tanks 160.01 2.07
Km 2 (33.49%) and 106.09 Km 2 (14.52%) of the total
forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous and Tropical
Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: No protected areas are found in this Division.

Community Forest Management: There are 123 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs)
or Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 353.49 Km2 forests which is 48.37 % of the
notified forests is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) is 338.18 Km2, which is 4.39% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 122.10 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest, and 216.08 Km2 of Open Forest.
The area of the Scrub is 389.48 Km2, Non-Forest 28.46 Km2 and Water Bodies 2.75 Km2. The distribution of the
forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 15.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as follows - 53.83 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests,
95.68 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of Scrub is 134.87 Km2, 6.69 Km2 is Non-Forest and 0.85 Km2 is Water
bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data
of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008),
shows a net loss of 137.68 Ha of forest cover during the
period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix, given in Table 15.2 reveals that
there has been a decrease of 0.13 Km2 of moderately
dense forest and 1.25 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given
in Table 15.3 and 15.4.
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• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for
decrease in the forest cover is due
to encroachments and clerance for
rising of plantations. • There are
62 beats in the division. Negative
change in forest cover is seen in
only 6 beats, positive change in 4
beats and no change in 52 beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008
in different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 15.5.

Table 15.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 122.08 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 122.23
Open Forest 0.00 0.02 215.7 1.38 0.23 0.00 217.33
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.23 386.57 1.94 0.00 388.74
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.53 26.29 0.00 27.82
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.75 2.75
Total of 2008 0.00 122.10 216.08 389.48 28.46 2.75 758.87
Net Change 0.00 -0.13 -1.25 0.74 0.64 0.00 0.00

Table 15.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 338.18 1.38 0 339.56
Degraded Forest 0 416.56 0 416.56
Water 0 0 2.75 2.75
Total of 2008 338.18 417.94 2.75 758.87
Net Change -1.38 1.38 0

Table 15.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 726.13 2.17 0 728.30
Barren 1.53 26.29 0 27.82
Water 0 0 2.75 2.75
Total of 2008 727.66 28.46 2.75 758.87
Net Change -0.64 0.64 0

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Table 15.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
HYDERABAD(N) Range
Amberpet 15969.59 21.58 78.63 100.21 0.00 1788.21
Ganganpahad 22673.93 0 3.97 3.97 0.00 402.45
Keesra 31923.24 49.46 164.76 214.22 -47.28 1308.37
Kothrepally 11127.13 0 0 0 0.00 0.04
Laxmapur 3536.13 125.03 149.93 274.96 10.68 361.38
Medchal 8655.74 0.61 28.31 28.92 0.00 574.16
Medpally 18862.42 0.56 28.44 29 0.00 773.64
Mudmiyal 115703 9.71 113.18 122.89 -7.37 1216.92
Pochampally 11375.61 22.26 337.15 359.41 0.00 650.45
Shamirpet 6933 5.21 146.37 151.58 0.00 664.49
Suraram 14894.1 0 22.42 22.42 0.00 488.07
Turkapally 12828.99 320.28 498.62 818.9 -10.31 838.75
Total 274483 554.69 1571.77 2126.46 -54.28 9066.91
HYDERABAD(S) Range
Dardumailaram 13761.8 34.14 240.72 274.86 0.40 1500.54
Gollur 6844.67 22.43 115.02 137.45 0.00 573.53
Gungal 11777.1 55.33 451.85 507.18 0.00 798.47
Ibrahimpatnam 22821.88 0.67 10.2 10.87 0.00 898.39
Kongrakalan 9265.76 31.08 173.61 204.69 0.00 1370.23
Lemoor 5796.08 1.57 76.46 78.03 4.52 976.42
Mankhal 14099.97 0.66 46.93 47.59 0.00 584.49
Nalavelly 6354.74 21.3 74.02 95.32 0.00 702.15
Pahadishareef 14775.64 92.72 142.93 235.65 0.00 1363.19
Phulmamidi 15948.72 81.19 461.69 542.88 0.00 738.68
Rachnoor 14933.72 16.07 299.82 315.89 0.00 939.86
Rangapur 14450.05 37.05 328.41 365.46 0.00 835.63
Tatparthy 15469.4 199.17 868.75 1067.92 0.00 547.93
Yacharam 7047.44 58.6 467.63 526.23 0.00 678.16
Total 173347 651.95 3758.04 4409.99 4.92 12507.7
MOHMMAD
MOHMMADAB ABAD Rang
ABAD Rangee
Ananthasagar 1324.73 446.15 586.49 1032.64 0.00 325.35
Gadisingapur 18148.13 164.08 1065.96 1230.04 0.00 332.33
Gadriyal 4732.16 433.71 581.01 1014.72 0.00 149.05
Ibrahimpur 4195.64 52.92 717.63 770.55 0.00 562.93
Kalman Kalva 2092.07 658.14 299.18 957.32 0.00 84.12
Komreddypally 19198.08 43.8 472.38 516.18 0.00 1296.73
Kothapally 2109.74 832.61 250.26 1082.87 0.00 55.9
Kulkacherla 7311.28 407.05 785.33 1192.38 -10.77 298.35
Mohammabad 4074.93 1172.22 608.92 1781.14 0.00 160.19
Mujahidpur 7966.35 321.88 217.93 539.81 2.90 25.56
Pargi 28047.7 329.34 407.51 736.85 0.00 918.91

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Rangammaguda 1404.09 387.14 138.38 525.52 0.00 75.16

Venkatapur 3366.39 44.39 632.52 676.91 0.00 261.48
Total 103971 5293.44 6763.5 12056.9 -7.87 4546.06
TANDUR RANGE
Adikicherla 2423.25 250.42 259.94 510.36 0.00 370.7
Gingurthy 14102.03 643.32 143.4 786.72 0.00 138.39
Indur 5301.23 1289.29 494.78 1784.07 0.00 484.08
Juntpally 12738.4 92.43 657.55 749.98 0.00 289.76
Kalkhoda 15268.61 201.44 407.98 609.42 0.00 852.86
Mailwar 18326.41 35.92 683.62 719.54 0.00 1141
Nagulpally 6096.7 484.26 540.08 1024.34 -55.09 652.39
Rampally 9136.55 104.57 270.5 375.07 0.00 586.42
Tandur 7205.26 0 0 0 0.00 239.58
Tattepally 6247.91 129.49 146.28 275.77 0.00 115.54
Total 96846.4 3231.14 3604.14 6835.28 -55.09 4870.72
VIKARABAD RANGE
Adhalpur 10858.91 749.62 1667.4 2417.02 0.00 609.7
Dharpur 5089.36 79.37 778.07 857.44 -9.45 585.39
Dornal 4708.82 72.54 359.49 432.03 -15.91 500.85
Ekamamidi 13228.05 94.74 449.46 544.2 0.00 929.84
Ibrahimpur 4195.64 0 0.02 0.02 0.00 0
Kothrepally 11127.13 248.89 575.69 824.58 0.00 763.17
Madanpally 6739.31 142.36 328.4 470.76 0.00 915.74
Mansanpally 4761.81 59.75 355.37 415.12 0.00 536.72
Mothukpally 24136.33 243.82 394.67 638.49 0.00 1006.58
Munnorsomaram 2590.33 122.11 165.11 287.22 0.00 708.68
Rasnam 1802.31 45.06 181.17 226.23 0.00 89.51
Rudraram 7900.48 83.29 498.41 581.7 0.00 533.65
Vikarabad 25214.02 549.97 282.78 832.75 0.00 703.23
Total 122353 2491.5 6036.05 8527.55 -25.36 7883.05
Division T otal
Total 771000 12222.7 21733.5 33956.2 -137.68 38874.4
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.
Satellite Imageries
Imageries
Longitude 77.73747
Latitude 17.28090
Area_Ha 6.26
Class DF TO OF
Comp_No 108
Beat Adhalpur
Range Vikarabad
Division Hyderabad

Longitude 77.74451
Latitude 17.27788
Area_Ha 15.91
2007 2008 Class OF TO NF
Comp_No 102
Beat Dornal
Range Vikarabad
Division Hyderabad

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16. Mahabubnagar Division Hyderabad Circle

Introduction: Mahabubnag
Mahabubnagar
ubnagar FFor
orest Division lies in the West Part of Mahabubnagar District, between
orest
latitudes 15 50’ 12’’ and 17 14’ 13’’ N and longitudes 770 14’ 55’’ and 780 48’ 07’’ E. The Geographical Area of the
0 0

Division is 13,802.75 Km2, which is 74.88 % of the total area of the District. The Division having an altitude of
498 m. The district may be physiographically divided into more or less two distinct regions, the plains region
with low lying scattered hills and the extensive Amarabad- Farhabad plateau, a continuous range of hills, of an
average, elevation of about 800 meters, extending more or less, east-west along the Krishna river on the southern
boundary of the district. The hill range is interspersed by several deep valleys, which are almost inaccessible
from the plains. Two important rivers, viz. Krishna and
Tungabhadra flow through the district. The River Krishna Table 16.1: Land use Pattern
forms Southern boundary of the Division as wells as the
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
District.
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 16.1 Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 13802.75
The climate of this Division is generally dry with Forest including Scrub 616.85 4.47
0 0
temperatures ranging from 16.9 C to 45 C and the annual Agriculture 11560.48 83.76
rainfall is about 754 mm, received mainly from Southwest Land with Scrub 463.22 3.36
monsoons. The soils found in the division is are red sandy, Fallow Lands 412.62 2.99
Block cotton and Loamy soils Settlements 36.58 0.26
The total population of the Division is 3.07 million (2001 Not available for cultivation 250.11 3.35
Census), which constitutes about 77.75 % of the total
Rivers/Streams 462.38 1.81
population of the District. The Per capita forest area is
0.53 ha. The population density is 100 persons per Km2. The livestock population is 4.82 million.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 573.18. Km2, which 4.15% of
the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 442.44 Km2 (77.19%), 118.77
Km2 (20.72%) and 11.97 Km2 (2.09%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
Moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area:No protected areas are found in this division.

Community Forest Management: There are 207 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs)
or Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 455.62 Km2 forests, which is 79.49 % of the
notified forests, is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) is 307.46 Km2, which is 2.23% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes the Division 16.20 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest and 291.26 Km2 Open Forest. The area
of the Scrub is 309.22 Km2, Non-Forest 2.64 Km2 and Water Bodies 0.16 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover
of the division is shown in Figure 16.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM
areas is as follows-13.46 km2 in Moderately Dense
Forest, 232.34 Km2 in Open Forest, The area of the
Scrub is 208.57 Km2, 1.15 Km2 is Non-Forest and
0.10 Km2 is Waterbodies. • Comparison of the
current forest cover (Satellite data of Nov 2008 -
Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008), shows
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a net loss of 25.46 Ha of forest cover during
the period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 16.2
reveals that there has been a decrease of
0.09 Km2 of moderately dense forest and
0.17 Km2 of open forest. • The simplified
forest cover change matrix is given in Table
16.3 and Table 16.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and
the field officers, the main reasons for
decrease in forest cover is due to
encroachments.
• There are 51 Beats in the Division.
Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in 3 Beats and no change in 48 Beats Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in
different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to 2007 assessment is given
in Table 16.5.
Table 16.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 16.20 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 16.28
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 291.26 0.16 0.01 0.00 291.43
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 309.06 0.10 0.00 309.16
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.45 0.00 2.45
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.16
Total of 2008 0.00 16.20 291.26 309.22 2.64 0.16 619.48
Net Change 0.00 -0.09 -0.17 0.06 0.19 0.00 0.00

Table 16.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 307.46 0.25 0 307.71
Degraded Forest 311.61 0 311.61
Water 0 0 0.16 0.16
Total of 2008 307.46 311.86 0.16 619.48
Net Change 0.25 0.25 0 0.00

Table 16.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 616.68 0.19 0 616.87
Barren 0 2.45 0 2.45
Water 0 0 0.16 0.16
Total of 2008 616.68 2.64 0.16 619.48
Net Change -0.19 0.19 0 0.00

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Table 16.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
AMANGAL R ange
Range
Amangal 7683.37 0 193.88 193.88 0 448.88
Chandrayanpally 15624.52 0 52.92 52.92 0 1201.67
Charakonda 17879.34 3.26 332.76 336.02 0 1360.07
Cherikonda 21235.95 3.39 857.92 861.31 0 969.47
Cherkur 18970.84 3.45 36.93 40.38 0 594.34
Chhepununthala 23341.94 0 245.81 245.81 0 571.44
Gokaram 85311.71 3.67 641.38 645.05 0 874.84
Kadthal 5123.86 4.04 1093.67 1097.71 0 466.58
Kamadhan 70244.86 2.16 343.77 345.93 0 55.28
Karkalpahad 5667.54 1.06 687.14 688.2 0 610.51
Mudwin 5734.76 1.56 924.68 926.24 0 510.52
Total 276819 22.59 5410.86 5433.45 0 7663.6
KOD ANGAL rang
KODANGAL rangee
Bomraspet 11834.04 85.29 473.07 558.36 -12.11 471.92
Dudyal 33977.37 0.5 176.43 176.93 0 201.94
Gokafaslabad 55669.28 0 135.67 135.67 0 429.64
Kodangal 14646.53 15.9 490.25 506.15 0 269.25
Kothur 7961.68 87.06 1289.29 1376.35 0 504.57
Tekulkote 10174.91 12.02 446.9 458.92 -5.69 556.48
Total 134264 200.77 3011.61 3212.38 -17.8 2433.8
MAHABUBNAGAR R ange
Range
Acharyapur 6439.48 12.87 921.41 934.28 0 846.86
Appaipalli 13419.72 58.57 898.06 956.63 0 694.71
Appannapally 9143.23 239.2 1130.01 1369.21 0 71.22
Boyapally 2713.59 169.02 854.45 1023.47 0 162.13
Chandraspally 8892.19 0 158.35 158.35 0 899.89
Darpally 3376.21 5.64 927.21 932.85 0 487.9
Dhanwada 21942.13 16.68 1149.2 1165.88 0 678.76
Gaddiguda 75619.6 1.43 279.51 280.94 0 452.34
Gajulpet 13606.69 3.34 946.95 950.29 0 519.44
Garlapad 4599.12 21.18 960.9 982.08 0 770.46
Gundiyal 7440.83 8.66 666.62 675.28 0 657.64
Jatram 123278.26 0 637.67 637.67 0 1290.56
Kistapur 4990.39 25.16 1086.3 1111.46 0 1050.76
Kotakonda 9493.26 12.96 738.27 751.23 0 1844.89
Mahaboobnagar 6172.99 1.28 722.5 723.78 0 429.11
Malkapur-g 44563.55 236.84 654.02 890.86 0 61.53
Malkapur-k 3149.31 73.88 995.34 1069.22 0 344.99
Manikonda 4275.05 128.95 1270.88 1399.83 0 348.66
Teegalpally 52797.4 136.62 814.14 950.76 0 18.1
Total 415913 1152.28 15811.8 16964.1 0 11629.95

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WANAP
WANAPAR AR
ARTYTY R ang
angee
Rang
Agrahar 59868.29 3.21 461.2 464.41 0 1150.06
Dattaipally 3527.78 1.09 65.32 66.41 0 429.29
Gangaram 40220.33 86.24 816.78 903.02 0 173.03
Gattu 195851.76 0 20.12 20.12 0 623.8
Ghanpur 27425.64 1.57 601.07 602.64 0 981.03
Gopalpet 15140.55 7.7 108.61 116.31 0 245.77
Gudipally 88213.95 0 3.35 3.35 0 172.64
Jangamaiahpally 8693.6 104.47 1003.47 1107.94 0 401.83
Kashimnagar 2704.44 6.06 263.52 269.58 0 671.27
Madhavaraopally 5556.44 0 81.48 81.48 0 511.65
Pangal 10887.39 6.69 81.8 88.49 0 476.89
Peedagudem 47546.85 0.04 143.82 143.86 0 654.86
Remaddula 7672.83 36.81 66.61 103.42 -7.66 1129.33
Veeraipally 25233.21 0 772.15 772.15 0 974.73
Wanaparthy 14736.19 0.61 406.53 407.14 0 601.56
Total 553279 254.49 4895.83 5150.32 -7.66 9197.74
Grand total 1380275 1630.13 29130.1 30760.2 -25.46 30925.09
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries
Longitude 77.51661
Latitude 17.09003
Area 3.4 ha
Change OF TO NF
Compartment No. 283
Beat Tekulkote
Range Kodangal
Division Mahabubnagar

2007 2008

Banyan Tree at
Pillalamarri

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17. Nalgonda Division Hyderabad Circle

Introduction: Nalgonda
Nalgonda FFor
orest Division lies in the Southern Part of Telangana region, between latitudes
orest
16 21’ 19’’ and 17 48’ 42’’ N and longitudes 780 36’ 43’’ and 800 04’ 27’’ E. The Geographical Area of the
0 0

Division is 14,217 Km2, which is 5.18% of the total area of the AP. The Division has an average altitude of 421 m.
The River Krishna flows on Southern boundary of the Division. Major tributaries of Krishna falling in Division
are Musi, Dindi, Pegga vadu, Kangal, Alair, and Halia.
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 17.1. Table 17.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally dry with Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
temperatures ranging from 200 C to 400C and the annual
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 14217
rainfall is about 772 mm, received mainly from South-
Forest including Scrub 836.93 5.89
west monsoons. Agriculture 11510.49 80.97
This division contains very rich minerals like Limestone, Land with Scrub 836.87 5.88
Quartzite, Granite, Telspar etc. The soil types found mainly Fallow Lands 198.84 1.40
are Black cotton, Red and Brown sandy loam. Grasslands 14.29 0.10
The total population of the Division and District is 3.25 Settlements 110.62 0.78
millions (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.03 Not available for cultivation 111.67 0.78
ha. The population density is 242 persons per Km2. The Rivers/Streams/Rivers 597.29 4.20
livestock population is 1.35 million.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 836.93 Km2, which is 5.9% of
the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 832.26 Km2 (99.44%), 0.2
Km2 (0.03%) and 4.47 Km2 (0.53%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous and Tropical
Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: Part of the area of this district i.e. Nagarjunasagar WL Division is one of the four
constituent Divisions of Nagarjuna Sagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR), the biggest Tiger Reserve of India.
Out of 836.93 Km2 of notified forest area 440.89 Km2 is included in the Tiger Reserve.

Community Forest Management: There are 95 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) or

Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division .An area of 188.41 Km2 forests which is 21.19% of the
notified forests is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 198.83 Km2, which is 1.40% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 9.85 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest and 188.98Km2 of Open Forest. The area of the
Scrub is 502.10 Km2, Non-Forest 179.57 Km2 and Water Bodies 8.54 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of
the division is shown in Figure 17.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas
is as follows - 0.18 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests,
20.55 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of Scrub is 118.44
Km 2 , 48.96 Km 2 is Non-Forest & 0.28 Km 2 is
Waterbodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Dec 2007 - Jan 2008), shows
no change of forest cover.

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• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in
Table 17.2 reveals that there has
been a decrease of net 11 Ha of
scrub forest to non-forest.
The simplified forest cover
change matrix is given in Table
17.3 and T able 17.4.
Table
• There are 46 Beats in the
division. There is no change in
Forest cover is seen in Beats.
Beat wise forest cover in 2008
in different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table
17.5.

Table 17.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Dec 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 ) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 9.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.85
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 188.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 188.98
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 502.10 0.11 0.00 502.21
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 179.46 0.00 179.46
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.54 8.54
Total of 2008 0.00 9.85 188.98 502.10 179.57 8.54 889.04
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.11 0.11 0.00 0.00

Table 17.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 )
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 198.83 0.00 0.00 198.83
Degraded Forest 0.00 681.67 0.00 681.67
Water 0.00 0.00 8.54 8.54
Total of 2008 198.83 681.67 8.54 889.04
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 17.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 )
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 700.93 0.11 0.00 701.04
Barren 0.11 179.46 0.00 179.46
Water 0.00 0.00 8.54 8.54
Total of 2008 701.04 179.57 8.54
Net Change -0.11 0.11 0.00
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Table 17.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHOUTUPP
CHOUTUPPAL AL R ang
angee
Rang
Allapur 5894.25 0.00 34.81 34.81 0.00 1444.19
Bibinagar 47406.01 0.00 58.92 58.92 0.00 627.21
Choutuppal 48808.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.85
Dattaipally 13788.7 0.00 113.82 113.82 0.00 480.01
Jalasingaram 16245.3 0.00 147.26 147.26 0.00 210.77
Malkapur 11881.47 0.00 0.49 0.49 0.00 206.26
Narayanpur 19398.68 0.95 109.94 110.89 0.00 1618.4
Raigir 165102.87 0.00 0.72 0.72 0.00 136.89
Tippaiguda 3160.55 0.00 73.59 73.59 0.00 1220.49
Vasalamarri 9427.52 0.00 302.03 302.03 0.00 682.85
Veerareddypalli 3520.67 0.00 319.82 319.82 0.00 200.03
Total 344634.46 0.95 1161.41 1162.36 0.00 6861.94
DEV ARAK
DEVARAK OND
ARAKONDONDAA R ang
angee
Rang
Bollaram 8080.56 83.12 2173.56 2256.68 0.00 3401.24
Chitriyala 18452.57 303.05 1549.63 1852.68 0.00 1641.29
Chityal 65613.85 3.89 74.87 78.76 0.00 177.83
Goneboinapally 16597.68 8.97 90.25 99.22 0.00 1432.69
Gundlapally 10041.18 2.36 51.57 53.93 0.00 1064.72
Kamballapaalli 6733.47 359.46 3018.29 3377.75 0.00 2049.4
Kothapally 14550.88 23.07 1394.47 1417.54 0.00 2722.48
Marriguda 25790.79 0.00 101.31 101.31 0.00 609.58
Mohammadapur 69174.42 0.00 9.38 9.38 0.00 220.58
Mudigonda 28141.56 11.93 24.56 36.49 0.00 559.88
Nalgonda 152055.28 1.46 11.77 13.23 0.00 18.26
Pogilla 5290.33 14.86 765.83 780.69 0.00 2541.27
Rekularam 10754.29 26.94 2445.12 2472.06 0.00 2311.6
Takkadlapally 11250.73 1.28 230.3 231.58 0.00 687.8
Yelgapally 29351.76 0.00 48 48 0.00 980.54
Total 471879.34 840.4 11988.89 12829.29 0.00 20419.2
MIRY ALGUD
MIRYALGUD
ALGUDA A R ang
angee
Rang
Adavidevulapally 3780.8 34.31 129.75 164.06 0.00 1006.24
Chintlammaguda 5744.73 0.00 4.45 4.45 0.00 139.2
Damercherla 10136.84 1.58 35.18 36.76 0.00 1067.45
Gorlaguda 15189.77 2.15 139.11 141.26 0.00 821.85
Gundlapahad 17064.38 0.00 37.94 37.94 0.00 611.97
Indergonda 216646.23 5.14 152.12 157.26 0.00 326.73
Janpahad 10971.55 0.00 21.51 21.51 0.00 873.03
Kallepally 5513.66 0.00 20.58 20.58 0.00 1362.46
Mallareddigudem 86131.18 22.24 87.2 109.44 0.00 1500.61
Miryalguda 56029 2.19 46.6 48.79 0.00 451.82
Mulkacherla 4905.59 0.58 404.5 405.08 0.00 877.49

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Ragadapa 48528.91 0.84 231.29 232.13 0.00 1891.97

Raghunathapalem 10471.42 6.73 9.8 16.53 0.00 748.44
Veeralapalem 8145.15 2.07 97.39 99.46 0.00 1464.2
Total 499259.21 77.82 1417.42 1495.24 0.00 13143.4
NAGARJUNASAGAR R ange
Range
Nagarjunasagar 8393.88 22.95 848.01 870.96 0.00 2243
Nellikal 41642.03 30.01 1477.5 1507.51 0.00 967.71
Pedagattu 13886.25 7.63 764.71 772.34 0.00 2571.66
Tunkinuthala 8492.48 4.08 432.89 436.97 0.00 1827.36
Waddipatla 26561.3 0.00 298.25 298.25 0.00 1363.79
Yellapur 6951.04 0.61 508.84 509.45 0.00 822.99
Total 105926.99 65.28 4330.2 4395.48 0.00 9796.5
Grand total 1421700 984.44 18897.91 19882.35 0.00 50221
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

The Mysterious tree

Nagarjunasagar Dam

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18. Badrachalam North Division Khammam Circle

Introduction: Badrachalam North Forest Division lies in the north part of Khammam District, between
latitudes 17 35’ 47’’ and 18 37’ 46’’ N and longitudes 800 22’ 22’’ and 810 09’ 40’’ E. The Geographical Area of
0 0

the Division is 2406 Km2, which is 15.01 % of the geographical area of the District. The important rivers, which
drain in this Division are, the Godavari and the Taliperu.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 18.1. Table 18.1: Land use Pattern
temperaturee in the summer is 500 C
The average highest temperatur
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
in the month of May and the minimum average temperature
in December is 110 C .The average rainfall in this Division Total ggeoeo
eoggraphical area
area 2406
Forest including Scrub 1307.66 54.35
is 1361.22 mm.
Agriculture 649.69 27.00
The soil types found mainly are Black soil and Red loams. Land with Scrub 85.74 3.56
The Rock found in this Division is Gneiss.The Mineral Fallow Lands 184.48 7.67
resources in this division are Iron, Coal, Kankar and Lime Grasslands 34.10 1.42
stone. Settlements 7.88 0.33
The total population of the Division is 0.213 million (2001 Vegetation outside Forest 69.52 2.89
Census).The Per capita forest area is 0.87 ha. The Water Bodies 66.93 2.78
2
population density is 88 persons per Km .
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1863.82 Km2, which is
77.46% of the total geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- and Un-classed forests constitute 1418.72 Km2
(76.12%), 333.70 Km2 (17.9%) and 111.40 Km2 (5.98%) of the total forest area, respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen, Dry Teak and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: There is no protected area in the Division.

Community Forest Management: There are 64 JFPCs or Vana Samrakshana Samithies

(VSSs) in the Division. 118.81 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 8.28 % of forest area, is under the management
of VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division
Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Dec 2008), is 944.68 Km2, which is 39.26% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 9.26 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 380.78 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests,
and 554.64 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 362.98 Km2, Non-Forest 124.17 Km2 and Water Bodies 3.74
Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown in Figure 18.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows:- 0.01 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 32.78 Km2
Cover
in Moderately Dense Forests, 48.07 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 25.48 Km2, Non-Forest 12.14
Km2 and Water bodies 0.33 Km2.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of Oct 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite data of Dec 2007), shows a net loss of 963.85
Ha forest cover during the period of one year.
The forest cover change matrix, given in Table 18.2
reveals that there has been a decrease of 2.74 Km2 of
moderately dense forest and 6.91 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given
in Table 18.3 and Table 18.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by the

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officers of the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for decrease in
forest cover is due to encroachments and
clearance for rising of plantations.
• There are 52 Beats in the Division.
Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in
25 Beats, and no change in 27 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in different forest
canopy density classes and scrub along with
the changes compared to 2007 assessment
is given in Table 18.5.

Table 18.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 9.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.26
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 378.04 0.00 0.11 2.63 0.00 380.78
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 547.74 3.80 3.10 0.00 554.64
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 362.78 0.20 0.00 362.98
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 124.17 0.00 124.17
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.74 3.74
Total of 2008 9.26 378.04 547.74 366.69 130.10 3.74 1435.57
Net Change 0.00 -2.74 -6.90 3.71 5.93 0.00 0.00

Table 18.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 935.04 9.64 0.00 944.68
Degraded Forest 0.00 487.15 0.00 487.15
Water 0.00 0.00 3.74 3.74
Total of 2008 935.04 496.79 3.74 1435.57
Net Change -9.64 9.64 0.00

Table 18.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1301.73 5.93 0.00 1307.66
Barren 0.00 124.17 0.00 124.17
Water 0.00 0.00 3.74 3.74
Total of 2008 1301.73 130.10 3.74 1435.57
Net Change -5.93 5.93 0.00

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Table 18.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest forest Change*
BHADRACHALAM Range
Arlagudem 3422.68 0.00 560.81 625.50 1186.31 -151.79 186.34
Bandirevu n 1706.55 1.17 976.53 431.44 1409.14 0.00 238.97
Bandirevu s 1925.11 0.00 988.13 547.57 1535.70 0.00 194.71
Cherupalli 3007.81 0.00 453.55 555.82 1009.37 -38.97 283.41
Jaggaram 2934.16 0.00 1705.71 548.08 2253.79 -11.96 571.47
K.n. Purram 5084.85 0.00 171.63 344.07 515.70 -44.13 154.27
Kallerukunta 2980.56 0.00 664.86 356.26 1021.12 -176.01 217.23
Kondepally 2055.88 0.00 263.79 458.58 722.37 -42.28 109.62
Madhavaraopet 2122.07 0.00 263.04 502.29 765.33 0.00 304.21
Nallakunta 2736.99 0.00 395.41 796.13 1191.54 -33.94 326.62
Nellipaka 6129.59 0.00 23.96 333.29 357.25 -7.23 388.05
Nimmalagudem 4518.35 0.00 637.64 530.77 1168.41 -33.48 170.88
Palamadugu 1810.22 0.00 460.69 641.60 1102.29 -39.08 295.95
Singaram 6059.99 0.00 444.83 373.20 818.03 -41.88 320.64
Tunikicheruvu 2836.55 0.00 489.84 578.06 1067.90 -57.21 228.89
Vissapuram 5326.96 0.00 347.59 922.19 1269.78 -17.70 852.94
Total 54658.32 1.17 8848.01 8544.85 17394.03 -695.66 4844.20
CHERLA Range
Alubaka 4676.03 0.00 63.95 719.93 783.88 -6.50 506.87
Chalamala 5830.81 292.75 1744.16 1787.74 3824.65 0.00 1274.52
Cherla 5341.78 0.00 149.55 384.62 534.17 0.00 422.29
Doli 6473.35 52.27 1335.54 1835.56 3223.37 0.00 2060.02
Edira 3267.10 2.89 579.71 1141.17 1723.77 0.00 342.17
Gannavaram colony 2421.71 72.16 1022.38 985.98 2080.52 0.00 328.71
Oddipeta 2511.63 5.53 697.12 920.43 1623.08 0.00 656.91
Pusuguppa 2224.52 0.00 1090.26 673.35 1763.61 0.00 177.52
Ramachandrapuram 18503.70 153.90 2988.73 4786.95 7929.58 -12.16 3439.21
Subbampeta 7856.88 26.77 1265.56 780.24 2072.57 0.00 303.84
Suraveedu 2892.23 0.00 170.02 774.47 944.49 0.00 793.54
Total 61999.74 606.27 11106.98 14790.44 26503.69 -18.66 10305.60
DUMMUGUDEM Range
Anjubaka 6055.49 0.00 264.32 159.38 423.70 -86.60 67.32
Bodanelly 3285.03 10.58 1353.00 879.68 2243.26 -1.18 376.37
Devarapally 4893.00 0.00 292.42 1229.70 1522.12 -53.57 679.72
Kothuru 4389.70 0.00 745.70 611.12 1356.82 -27.93 707.88
Kurnapalli 2175.94 10.17 633.36 643.58 1287.11 0.00 427.97
Mulakanapalli 1901.26 0.00 286.25 390.10 676.35 0.00 187.13
Parnasala 2913.55 0.00 197.49 437.31 634.80 0.00 103.54
Pedamidisileru 3980.63 1.55 1153.85 1352.82 2508.22 -14.47 544.71
R.kothagudem 1634.87 0.00 212.57 905.49 1118.06 -11.20 438.18
Tyagada 4761.90 0.00 614.47 655.91 1270.38 -20.58 648.79
Uyyalamadugu 7443.10 31.80 2194.18 2206.10 4432.08 -5.93 1712.35
Total 43434.47 54.10 7947.61 9471.19 17472.90 -221.46 5893.96

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VENKA
VENKAT TAPURAM Rang
Rangee
Arunachalapuram 7988.18 4.21 1481.06 3268.98 4754.25 0.00 1753.80
Bhuvanapalli 5079.77 0.00 67.18 552.83 620.01 0.00 361.72
Cherukuru 2531.34 0.00 0.07 24.58 24.65 0.00 83.45
Dulapuram 3946.39 0.00 221.44 1145.30 1366.74 0.00 689.42
Kadaikal 10378.67 0.57 1335.48 5264.89 6600.94 0.00 2927.87
Nuguru 4188.02 0.00 42.41 239.88 282.29 0.00 328.58
Pavanoor n 4184.35 7.40 1087.73 2034.58 3129.71 0.00 842.71
Pavanoor s 5753.09 68.20 1034.88 1740.62 2843.70 0.00 1646.27
Penugolu n 6912.98 101.82 1638.37 2397.53 4137.72 0.00 1763.42
Penugolu s 3721.20 49.72 887.10 1662.16 2598.98 0.00 945.16
Pragallapally 3435.38 0.00 332.14 872.76 1204.90 -10.98 176.21
Pusuru 3604.04 0.00 149.36 604.74 754.10 -17.09 466.88
Tekulagudem 11109.40 31.86 1599.98 2434.12 4065.96 0.00 3133.06
Venkatapuram 7721.37 1.16 298.05 414.30 713.51 0.00 135.65
Total 80554.18 264.94 10175.25 22657.27 33097.46 -28.07 15254.20
Grand T otal
Total 240646.71 926.48 38077.85 55463.75 94468.08 -963.85 36297.96
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

Longitude 80.52413
Latitude 18.39221
Area 17 ha.
Change EucalyptusPl 2007
Compartment No. 105
Beat Pusuru
Range Venkatapuram
Division Badrachalam North

2007 2008

Longitude 80.51586
Latitude 18.38211
Area 11 ha.
Change EucalyptusPl 2007
Compartment No. 96
Beat Pragallapally
Range Venkatapuram
Division Badrachalam North

2007 2008

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19. Badrachalam South Division Khammam Circle

Introduction: Badrachalam South Forest Division lies in the eastern part of Khammam District, between
latitudes 170 27’ 42’’ and 170 54’ 05’’ N and longitudes 810 05’ 45’’ and 810 48’ 47’’ E. The Geographical Area of
the Division is 1737.52 Km2, which is 10.84 % of the geographical area of the District. The main rivers of the
division are Godavari, Sabari, Sileru.The Godavari river forms the southern boundary and Sileru river forms
northern boundary of the division.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 19.1 Table 19.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally cool and pleasant
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
with temperatures ranging from 110 C to 490C and the
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 1738
annual rainfall is about 1362 mm, received mainly from
Forest including Scrub 1255.59 72.24
Southwest monsoons.
Agriculture 203.03 11.68
The soil types found mainly are Black soil, Teak soil and Land with Scrub 37.40 2.15
Red loams. The Rock found in this Division is Gneiss. Fallow Lands 178.75 10.28
The Mineral resources in this division are Iron, Coal, Grasslands 1.04 0.06
Kankar and Lime stone. Settlements 0.49 0.03
The total population of the Division is 0.085 million Vegetation outside Forest 37.34 2.15
(2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 1.92 ha. The Water Bodies 24.35 1.40
population density is 49 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1632.27 Km2, which is 93.92%
of the total geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- and Un-classed forests constitute 1076.69 Km2 (65.96%),
479.53 Km2 (29.38%) and 76.05 Km2 (4.66%) of the total forest area, respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen, Dry Teak and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: The Division is one of the 4 constituent Divisions of Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary.
Out of 1523.52 Km of notified Forest area, 271.94 Km2 is included in the Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary.
2

Community Forest Management: There are 40 Vana Samrakshana Samithies (VSSs) in

the Division. 86.88 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 6.72 % of forest area, is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division
Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Jan 2009), is 1078.32 Km2, which is 62.06% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 83.57 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 620.74 Km2 Moderately Dense
Forests, and 374.01 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 177.27 Km2, Non-Forest 35.07 Km2 and Water
Bodies 3 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown in Figure 19.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows:- 0.9 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 35.22 Km2
Cover
in Moderately Dense Forests, 37.38 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 11.85 Km2, Non-Forest 1.44
Km2 and Water bodies 0.09 Km2.
• Comparison of the current forest cover
(Satellite data of Oct 2008 - Jan 2009) with that
of previous assessment (Satellite data of Dec
2007), shows a net loss of 121.07 Ha forest cover
during the period of one year.
• The for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix
matrix, given in Table
19.2 reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.43
Km2 of moderately dense forest and 0.78 Km2 of
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open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change
matrix is given in Table 19.3 and Table
19.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field officers,
the main reasons for decrease in forest
cover is due to encroachments.
• There are 48 Beats in the Division.
Negative change in Forest Cover is seen
in 11 Beats, and no change in 37 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in different forest
canopy density classes and scrub along
with the changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 19.5.
Table 19.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Jan 2009) Total
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) of 2007
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water
Very Dense Forest 83.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 83.57
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 620.31 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.00 620.74
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 373.23 0.21 0.57 0.00 374.01
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 177.00 0.27 0.00 177.27
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.07 0.00 35.07
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00
Total of 2008 83.57 620.31 373.23 177.21 36.34 3.00 1293.66
Net Change 0.00 -0.43 -0.78 -0.06 1.27 0.00 0.00

Table 19.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Jan 2009)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1077.11 1.21 0.00 1078.32
Degraded Forest 0.00 212.34 0.00 212.34
Water 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00
Total of 2008 1077.11 213.55 3.00 1293.66
Net Change -1.21 1.21 0.00

Table 19.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Jan 2009)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1254.32 1.27 0.00 1255.59
Barren 0.00 35.07 0.00 35.07
Water 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00
Total of 2008 1254.32 36.34 3.00 1293.66
Net Change -1.27 1.27 0.00

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Table 19.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHINTUR Range
Chadalawada 2400.44 324.95 1063.96 473.17 1862.08 -5.15 234.37
Chintur 3558.93 38.80 571.99 379.01 989.80 0.00 183.76
Choppalli 4286.58 0.00 317.89 838.47 1156.36 0.00 118.28
Eruwada 6299.55 605.59 4572.42 806.13 5984.14 0.00 81.70
Guduru 3843.52 21.88 759.12 958.56 1739.56 0.00 690.62
Guletiwada 4108.23 620.10 1800.74 685.88 3106.72 -25.20 624.51
Kalleru 4740.59 0.00 474.51 1152.28 1626.79 -2.92 1376.00
Kansulur 1934.96 28.59 843.58 568.58 1440.75 0.00 208.65
Kondapalli 3073.77 77.57 672.41 752.82 1502.80 0.00 329.01
Kundulur 2691.75 463.62 1137.63 460.26 2061.51 0.00 311.55
Pothampalli 2406.17 39.20 1077.59 1018.81 2135.60 0.00 251.82
Tellavarigudem 4799.52 38.02 740.51 1031.20 1809.73 0.00 661.29
Total 44144.01 2258.32 14032.35 9125.17 25415.84 -33.27 5071.56
KUNA
KUNAV VARAM Rang
Rangee
Bodanuru 3396.10 5.79 532.26 581.97 1120.02 -7.42 272.03
Buradagudem 6247.88 58.44 824.31 818.85 1701.60 0.00 819.65
Chinanarsingapeta 4932.64 0.00 1072.81 1095.09 2167.90 0.00 263.69
E.d. Pally 7655.82 16.12 1539.29 1925.57 3480.98 0.00 2367.12
G.k.gudem 1869.05 0.00 262.65 291.15 553.80 0.00 204.69
Kuturu 4011.08 170.57 1117.12 842.65 2130.34 0.00 527.67
Maddigudem 3389.25 323.82 1394.11 1100.72 2818.65 0.00 237.06
Murumuru 3789.81 1.06 1376.45 774.89 2152.40 -35.27 193.41
Narakonda 3744.84 86.09 1293.16 871.51 2250.76 0.00 1316.93
Pochavaram 4673.43 3.17 1179.69 974.38 2157.24 -8.06 203.14
Sarivela 3722.25 191.81 980.83 1281.11 2453.75 0.00 1061.46
Singannagudem 4352.81 1.65 405.69 396.79 804.13 0.00 77.30
Tekulabore 3714.55 21.73 878.88 319.50 1220.11 -3.60 128.21
Thatilanka 3290.33 21.06 1534.56 1120.56 2676.18 -10.78 271.82
Uppanapalli 3284.36 217.84 1446.47 961.13 2625.44 -12.71 208.65
Total 62074.20 1119.15 15838.28 13355.87 30313.30 -77.84 8152.83
LAKKA
LAKKAV VARAM Rang
Rangee
Dabbagudem north 1898.96 169.10 1143.52 457.93 1770.55 0.00 112.64
Dabbagudem south 1859.94 133.58 976.16 348.70 1458.44 0.00 201.57
Devarapally 1840.56 58.50 548.99 569.01 1176.50 0.00 273.77
Gondigudem 1818.41 55.12 1173.73 495.39 1724.24 0.00 86.26
Lakkavaram 3741.36 352.77 1538.51 749.24 2640.52 0.00 470.25
Mittawada 1665.30 206.05 947.17 462.70 1615.92 -3.75 32.77
Sukkumamidi(N) 5353.80 516.02 2835.33 965.46 4316.81 0.00 460.23
Sukkumamidi(S) 9826.00 753.05 5468.13 2498.70 8719.88 0.00 973.37
Surawada 1661.75 189.00 1106.43 292.82 1588.25 0.00 63.05
Total 29666.08 2433.19 15737.97 6839.95 25011.11 -3.75 2673.91

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V.R.PURAM RangRangee
Buruguwada 3484.23 324.62 2215.67 659.10 3199.39 0.00 198.44
Chintaregupalli 4175.51 0.00 277.04 377.86 654.90 0.00 154.58
Darapalli 2407.57 95.71 1282.62 570.89 1949.22 0.00 35.18
Gonduru 7575.79 1247.90 4388.89 1371.98 7008.77 0.00 286.93
Jeediguppa 1311.93 16.04 536.58 318.45 871.07 0.00 50.84
Kalthanuru 2536.40 16.25 1011.73 634.41 1662.39 0.00 88.43
Maredupudi 1705.05 174.36 1284.00 227.74 1686.10 0.00 18.76
Peddamattapalli 3095.31 0.00 520.95 1073.28 1594.23 -6.21 522.57
Pocharam 3342.89 141.78 1811.38 815.39 2768.55 0.00 87.79
Tummileru 3997.50 512.45 2009.82 750.38 3272.65 0.00 90.17
Ummadivaram 1934.58 1.50 668.53 757.69 1427.72 0.00 156.68
V.R. Puram 2301.49 0.00 342.06 452.05 794.11 0.00 105.54
Total 37868.25 2530.61 16349.27 8009.22 26889.10 -6.21 1795.91
Grand T otal
Total 173752.54 8341.27 61957.87 37330.21 107629.35 -121.07 17694.21
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Sabari River Badrachalam Temple

Godavari River
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20. Khammam Division Khammam Circle

Introduction: Khammam Forest Division lies in the Southern part of Khammam District, between latitudes
160 46’ 2’’ and 170 33’ 35’’ N and longitudes 790 48’ 10’’ and 810 16’ 37’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division
is 6027 Km2, which is 37.6 % of the geographical area of the District. The rivers in this division are Munneru,
Paleru, Akheru and Wyra.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 20.1. Table 20.1: Land use Pattern
temperaturee in the summer is 470 C Land use
The average highest temperatur Area in Sqkm Percentage
and the minimum average temperature in December is
Total geographical area 6027
140 C and the average annual rainfall is 997.96mm, received
Forest including Scrub 1242.49 20.62
mainly from Southwest monsoons. Agriculture 4166.08 69.12
The Soil types found mainly in this Division are Sandy Land with Scrub 126.96 2.11
soils, Black soils, Red loamy soils and Skeletal soils. The Fallow Lands 18.75 0.31
Rock formations found in this Division are Archaens, Grasslands 0.00 0.00
Puranas and Gondwanas. The Mineral resources in this Settlements 78.02 1.29
Division are Coal, Iron ore, Lime stone and Marble, Barytes, Vegetation outside Forest 303.10 5.03
Graphite, Chromite, Mica, Garnet, Kyanite and Building Water Bodies 91.61 1.52
stones.
The total population of the Division is 1.46 million (2001 Census).The Per capita forest area is 0.85 ha. The
population density is 242 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1246.19 Km2, which is
20.68% of the total geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- and Un-classed forests constitute 1131.25 Km2 (90.78%),
112.74 Km2 (9.04%) and 2.2 Km2 (0.18%) of the total forest area, respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen, Dry Teak and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: There is no protected area in the Division.

Community Forest Management: There are 110 Vana Samrakshana Samithies (VSSs) in
the Division. 238.76 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 18.06 % of forest area, is under the management of VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Dec 2008), is 890.89 Km2, which is 14.78% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 0.41 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 353.71 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests,
and 536.77 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 351.60 Km2, Non-Forest 77.27 Km2 and Water Bodies 2.58
Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown in Figure 20.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows:- 0.1 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 48.03 Km2
Cover
in Moderately Dense Forests, 102.74 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 68.23 Km2, Non-Forest 18.90
Km2 and Water bodies 0.76 Km2.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Oct 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite data of Dec 2007), shows a net
loss of 1436 Ha forest cover during the period of one
year.
• The for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix
matrix, given in Table
20.2 reveals that there has been a decrease of 2.09
Km2 of moderately dense forest and 12.27 Km2 of open
forest.
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• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee
matrix is given in Table 20.3 and Table
20.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field officers,
the main reasons for decrease in forest
cover is due to encroachments. • There
are 82 Beats in the Division. Negative
change in Forest Cover is seen in 29 Beats,
and no change in 63 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in different forest
canopy density classes and scrub along
with the changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 20.5.

Table 20.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
2007 (Data of Dec 2007)
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 351.62 0.00 0.00 2.09 0.00 353.71
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 524.50 2.55 9.72 0.00 536.77
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 351.21 0.39 0.00 351.60
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 77.27 0.00 77.27
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.58 2.58
Total of 2008 0.41 351.62 524.50 353.76 89.47 2.58 1322.34
Net Change 0.00 -2.09 -12.27 2.16 12.20 0.00 0.00

Table 20.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total of 2007
2007 (Data of Dec 2007)
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 876.53 14.36 0.00 890.89
Degraded Forest 0.00 428.87 0.00 428.87
Water 0.00 0.00 2.58 2.58
Total of 2008 876.53 443.23 2.58 1322.34
Net Change -14.36 14.36 0.00

Table 20.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total of 2007
2007 (Data of Dec 2007)
Green Barren Water
Green 1230.29 12.20 0.00 1242.49
Barren 0.00 77.27 0.00 77.27
Water 0.00 0.00 2.58 2.58
Total of 2008 1230.29 89.47 2.58 1322.34
Net Change -12.2 12.2 0.00

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Table 20.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
DAMMAPET Rang Rangee
Achutapuram 7954.94 1.87 250.81 800.60 1053.28 -15.48 576.21
Anantharam 3857.01 1.85 888.38 1033.15 1923.38 -51.44 380.80
Ankampalem 5609.24 0.00 1370.80 1062.04 2432.84 -5.95 282.68
Aswaraopet 7143.29 0.00 266.35 1243.35 1509.70 -26.00 597.97
Dammapet 7223.07 0.00 308.24 593.51 901.75 -58.31 405.77
Durdapadu 5245.40 0.00 544.50 1897.93 2442.43 -13.37 929.57
Gandugulapalli 3387.56 0.00 274.42 1098.78 1373.20 -262.99 346.33
Gopannagudem 2493.08 0.00 663.28 636.28 1299.56 -17.01 549.81
Katkur 4094.28 0.00 2121.33 618.52 2739.85 0.00 24.74
Maddulamada 3557.85 0.00 1392.60 1186.09 2578.69 0.00 197.35
Mandalpalli 2016.33 1.12 241.95 365.91 608.98 -5.30 106.23
Mustibanda 7519.56 11.15 471.55 359.10 841.80 0.00 142.32
Nagupalli 3350.44 0.00 881.91 1221.56 2103.47 -18.66 136.23
Nallamudi 5851.64 3.08 766.18 1847.39 2616.65 -59.89 466.28
Narayanapuram 8143.53 0.00 603.59 1535.03 2138.62 -15.09 628.35
Patwarigudem 2813.97 0.00 663.34 562.88 1226.22 -70.50 82.56
Pusakunta 4228.93 0.00 2724.31 677.78 3402.09 -13.55 31.24
Tirumalkunta 11546.39 0.00 3163.95 1244.81 4408.76 -15.77 150.39
Vinayakapuram 7229.18 0.00 999.51 1817.17 2816.68 -214.56 524.59
Total 103265.69 19.07 18597.00 19801.88 38417.95 -863.87 6559.42
KAREP ALLI Rang
KAREPALLI Rangee
Burdaraghavapuram 4064.08 0.00 288.95 1146.93 1435.88 0.00 401.75
Cheemalapadu 1677.40 0.04 6.42 422.40 428.86 0.00 407.16
Gadepadu 844.88 1.57 19.36 85.55 106.48 0.00 596.71
Kesupalli 2964.46 0.00 74.02 772.05 846.07 0.00 941.63
Madampalli 2941.04 0.78 3.95 43.32 48.05 0.00 449.24
Maddulapalli 5807.01 0.00 231.85 504.91 736.76 0.00 727.31
Muthyalampadu 3694.28 0.00 6.10 143.66 149.76 0.00 1779.79
N.s. Kothur 4390.28 0.00 1.72 37.80 39.52 0.00 1107.61
Ootokur 9334.76 0.00 503.79 541.05 1044.84 0.00 790.84
Papkol 7371.68 0.00 201.95 1549.17 1751.12 0.00 824.83
Rajaraopet 2991.63 0.00 152.61 1077.21 1229.82 0.00 470.71
Ramannapalem 3902.36 0.00 0.13 399.69 399.82 0.00 1297.99
Regaboinagudem 3013.92 0.00 20.33 292.46 312.79 0.00 1368.28
Relakayalapalli 1979.11 0.00 18.12 693.11 711.23 0.00 747.10
Singareni/karepalli 9084.18 0.00 2.30 60.01 62.31 0.00 122.03
Tadkalpudi 1053.69 0.00 8.54 65.54 74.08 0.00 384.73
Timmaraopeta 2158.69 0.00 371.07 473.02 844.09 -14.45 413.67
Total 67273.45 2.39 1911.21 8307.88 10221.48 -14.45 12831.38
SA THUP
SATHUP ALLI Rang
THUPALLI Rangee
Annapureddipalli 2299.62 0.00 534.60 479.36 1013.96 -41.14 52.82
Bhavanapalem 2964.17 0.00 72.92 431.82 504.74 -100.81 244.58
Buggapadu 1963.83 0.00 126.90 692.21 819.11 0.00 380.47

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Chandraipalem 1100.74 0.00 503.98 377.84 881.82 0.00 27.47

Cherukupalli 2403.93 0.00 416.27 775.52 1191.79 0.00 378.44
Chowdaram 2389.41 0.00 15.32 331.08 346.40 0.00 331.53
Gollagudem 14824.08 0.00 2.75 210.60 213.35 0.00 239.87
Kakarlapalli 4253.58 0.00 104.84 753.06 857.90 0.00 646.04
Kistaram 1422.90 0.00 20.85 228.56 249.41 0.00 137.67
Kompalli 8360.28 0.00 43.10 659.06 702.16 0.00 382.04
Lankapalli 3237.94 0.00 0.60 151.61 152.21 0.00 386.35
Pentalam 3936.27 0.00 526.30 1133.14 1659.44 -89.15 286.69
R.c. Puram 1908.45 0.00 201.61 528.33 729.94 0.00 218.91
Rajapuram(namaram) 3311.82 0.00 99.18 1231.92 1331.10 -59.09 634.51
Rudrakshapalli 3995.98 1.79 519.22 1066.49 1587.50 -3.16 239.40
Sathupalli 17275.02 0.00 18.99 512.84 531.83 0.00 364.09
Yatalkunta 2210.38 0.00 673.15 589.77 1262.92 -107.14 183.07
Total 77858.40 1.79 3880.58 10153.21 14035.58 -400.49 5133.95
TALLAD
ALLADA A Rang
Rangee
Arkalpadu 8070.73 0.00 192.94 293.66 486.60 0.00 695.37
Bhimaram 33116.74 0.00 184.71 827.45 1012.16 0.00 410.03
Buchireddipalem 11478.16 0.00 0.00 139.89 139.89 0.00 306.77
Burugugudem 3189.96 0.00 761.01 796.51 1557.52 0.00 337.53
Chintagurthi 21381.24 0.00 80.63 200.31 280.94 0.00 748.55
Erlapudi 13211.98 6.01 302.47 350.43 658.91 0.00 810.52
Gopalpet 4121.57 0.00 992.15 479.28 1471.43 0.00 116.92
Gowraram 2727.50 0.00 227.21 1248.92 1476.13 0.00 493.81
Gubbagurthi 10396.46 0.00 301.36 642.20 943.56 0.00 427.80
Gudur 11381.19 1.52 810.93 419.64 1232.09 0.00 305.08
Gundepudi 4879.47 0.00 62.13 480.11 542.24 -48.50 633.04
Guntipalligoparam 2261.81 0.00 37.38 540.45 577.83 0.00 207.50
Kacharam 2307.37 0.00 20.85 470.44 491.29 0.00 589.10
Kallur 17262.87 0.00 1017.38 774.49 1791.87 -52.84 395.65
Kusumanchi 48946.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Lingagudem 6436.03 0.00 174.97 358.39 533.36 0.00 283.72
Lokaram 4639.44 7.41 1504.57 469.69 1981.67 0.00 103.16
Maddukur 3242.37 0.00 619.33 1680.56 2299.89 -16.92 313.07
Mekalkunta 8552.77 1.55 144.27 467.68 613.50 0.00 862.14
Nacharam 1949.80 0.00 509.56 702.56 1212.12 0.00 396.27
Nallabandabodu 7356.47 0.00 1075.23 1004.61 2079.84 -6.70 333.50
Nelakondapally 55462.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pangidi 3268.27 1.19 15.97 46.43 63.59 0.00 98.67
Ravikampad 3833.28 0.00 213.71 1018.13 1231.84 -17.60 463.55
Remidicherla 1951.53 0.00 84.73 412.98 497.71 0.00 189.25
Tallapenta 4682.33 0.00 1130.47 785.15 1915.62 -14.63 206.42
Tummalapalli 23094.52 0.00 98.64 349.00 447.64 0.00 578.69
Venkatagiri 28622.42 0.00 417.59 307.90 725.49 0.00 163.59
Venkatapuram 6499.24 0.00 2.38 147.32 149.70 0.00 165.53
Total 354324.48 17.68 10982.57 15414.18 26414.43 -157.19 10635.23
Grand T otal
Total 602722.02 40.93 35371.36 53677.15 89089.44 -1436.00 35159.98
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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21. Kothagudem Division Khammam Circle

Introduction: Kothagudem FForor est Division lies in the Western part of Khammam District, between
orest
latitudes 17 19’ 55’’ and 18 4’ 49’’ N and longitudes 800 02’ 46’’ and 800 50’ 44’’ E. The Geographical Area of
0 0

the Division is 2503 Km2, which is 15.62 % of the geographical area of the District. The highest peak of pancha
pandvulu in this Division is 729.38 m. The area is undulated and interrupted with hills and hillocks of igneous
with elevation ranging from 12m to 500 m. Kalakandavagu which forms major sources of water for Bayyaram
cheruvu. Morredu river and Kinnerasani river are the perennial sources of water in this Division.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 21.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with Table 21.1: Land use Pattern
temperatures ranging from 280 C to 500 C and the annual
rainfall is about 934.69 mm, received mainly from Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
Southwest monsoons. Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 2503
The most important mineral deposit in the Division is Forest including Scrub 1412.13 56.42
Coal, which is being exploited by M/s. Singareni Collieries Agriculture 879.50 35.14
Company Ltd. The other minerals are Iron Ore, Barytes, Land with Scrub 72.86 2.91
Graphite, and Copper Ore. The Rocks found in the Division Fallow Lands 22.30 0.89
are Lime Stone, Marble, and Garnet. Dolomite deposits Grasslands 0.49 0.02
Settlements 20.80 0.83
occur in Bayyaram Range and are being exploited by M/s
Vegetation outside Forest 75.75 3.03
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). The soil types Water Bodies 19.17 0.77
found mainly are Sandy soils, Black cotton, Red alluvial
loam, and Skeletal soils. The soils are rich in fertility.
The total population of the Division is 0.434 million (2001 Census).The Per capita forest area is 0.35 ha. The
population density is 173 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1538.04 Km2, which is
61.45% of the total geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- forests constitute 1321.03 Km2 (85.89%), 217.01 Km2
(14.11%) of the total forest area, respectively. However, 103.50 Km2 of notified forest area of the Division is
constituted as Paloncha WLM Division.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen, Dry Teak and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: Out of 1538.04 Km2 of notified forest area of old Kothagudem Division, 103.50 Km2 of
notified forest area is constituted as Paloncha WLM Division.
Community Forest Management: There are 106 Vana Samrakshana Samithies (VSSs) in
the Division. 238.62 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 14.17 % of forest area, is under the management of VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Dec 2008), is 960.82 Km2, which is 38.39% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 0.04 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 356.71 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests,
and 604.07 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is
451.31 Km2, Non-Forest 268.24 Km2 and Water Bodies 3.51
Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the Division is
shown in Figure 21.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is
as follows:- 26.38 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 106.46
Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 70.66 Km2,
Non-Forest 34.95 Km2 and Water bodies 0.17 Km2.
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• Comparison of the current forest cover
(Satellite data of Oct 2008 - Dec 2008) with
that of previous assessment (Satellite data of
Dec 2007), shows a net loss of 989.84 Ha
forest cover during the period of one year.
• The for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix
matrix, given in
Table 21.2 reveals that there has been a
decrease of 0.17 Km2 of moderately dense forest
and 9.73 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is
given in Table 21.3. and Table 21.4. • On the
basis of ground truthing conducted by the
officers of the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for decrease in forest
cover is due to encroachments and clearance for raising of plantations. • There are 76 Beats in the Division.
Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in 29 Beats, and no change in 47 Beats.• Beat wise forest cover in
different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to 2007 assessment is given
in Table 21.5.

Table 21.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
2007 (Data of Dec 2007)
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 356.54 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.00 356.71
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 594.34 1.34 8.39 0.00 604.07
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 446.66 4.65 0.00 451.31
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 268.24 0.00 268.24
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.51 3.51
Total of 2008 0.04 356.54 594.34 448.00 281.45 3.51 1683.88
Net Change 0.00 -0.17 -9.73 -3.31 13.21 0.00 0.00

Table 21.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 950.92 9.90 0.00 960.82
Degraded Forest 0.00 719.55 0.00 719.55
Water 0.00 0.00 3.51 3.51
Total of 2008 950.92 729.45 3.51 1683.88
Net Change -9.90 9.90 0.00

Table 21.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1398.92 13.21 0.00 1412.13
Barren 0.00 268.24 0.00 268.24
Water 0.00 0.00 3.51 3.51
Total of 2008 1398.92 281.45 3.51 1683.88
Net Change -13.21 13.21 0.00

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Table 21.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
BAYY ARAM Rang
YYARAM Rangee
Bayyaram 7322.02 0.00 252.76 1151.26 1404.02 0.00 705.79
Gowararam 2313.88 0.00 26.32 77.33 103.65 0.00 282.21
Kachanpalli 1843.41 0.00 599.62 433.72 1033.34 0.00 203.77
Karukonda 4059.74 0.00 216.04 708.67 924.71 0.00 1144.07
Laxmipuram 2973.24 0.00 462.27 781.80 1244.07 0.00 543.31
Miryalapenta 2042.88 0.00 492.49 625.95 1118.44 0.00 468.07
Motlatimmapuram (N) 3985.74 0.00 1243.59 1393.22 2636.81 0.00 860.26
Motlatimmapuram (S) 2842.51 0.00 704.36 896.91 1601.27 0.00 656.80
Nagaram 11771.28 0.00 371.63 981.08 1352.71 0.00 956.70
Namalapadu 1332.97 0.00 469.80 399.81 869.61 0.00 209.24
Pandipampula 2875.36 0.00 548.92 792.61 1341.53 0.00 569.32
Total 43363.03 0.00 5387.80 8242.36 13630.16 0.00 6599.54
GUND
GUNDAL AL Rang
Rangee
Adiviramavaram 4378.03 0.00 2857.51 1183.90 4041.41 0.00 120.55
Damaratogu east 1936.13 0.00 826.36 860.19 1686.55 0.00 153.45
Damaratogu north 3129.71 0.00 1373.47 1045.44 2418.91 -1.80 189.91
Damaratogu west 2952.52 0.00 1372.05 1163.19 2535.24 -2.65 387.01
Dongatogu 6056.35 0.00 3319.97 1525.82 4845.79 0.00 504.97
Gundala 7447.64 0.00 459.77 2885.53 3345.30 -8.45 1289.98
Jinnelagudem 1230.53 0.00 73.81 644.81 718.62 0.00 407.06
Kachanpalli 5107.09 0.00 624.39 1448.07 2072.46 0.00 1170.90
Karnigudem 5062.65 0.00 2504.01 1059.92 3563.93 -16.45 724.29
Kodavatancha 5136.19 0.00 322.51 1263.29 1585.80 0.00 1186.20
Mamakannu 3153.99 0.00 177.53 941.63 1119.16 -7.90 593.01
Narsapuram 3023.72 0.00 76.47 1403.25 1479.72 -6.98 991.67
Ravigudem 1248.12 0.00 80.42 704.40 784.82 -2.90 240.43
Sayanpalli 3608.16 0.00 127.87 422.56 550.43 0.00 1099.72
Suddarevu 3523.65 0.00 2815.62 428.42 3244.04 0.00 235.65
Valasala 3399.64 0.00 187.11 619.85 806.96 -6.20 1109.03
Total 60394.12 0.00 17198.87 17600.27 34799.14 -53.33 10403.83
KOMRARAM Range
Anantharam 2692.46 0.00 743.05 808.23 1551.28 0.00 347.42
Chinaregulagudem 1917.35 0.00 727.56 815.36 1542.92 -1.53 269.80
Komraram 2836.20 0.00 28.99 255.53 284.52 -36.39 387.02
Manikyaram 2522.34 0.00 867.75 796.52 1664.27 0.00 379.54
Mittapalli 3550.86 0.00 96.76 658.89 755.65 0.00 1387.86
Polaram 4546.64 0.00 355.46 1319.19 1674.65 -2.72 1084.39
Shammunigudem 2433.02 0.00 1114.79 647.59 1762.38 0.00 183.43
Shatpalli 3595.75 0.00 1314.07 1091.34 2405.41 0.00 336.79
Vennelbail 2396.74 0.00 641.02 1363.94 2004.96 0.00 255.43
Yedapalagudem 1772.30 0.00 391.28 575.41 966.69 0.00 363.41
Yellapuram 2811.07 0.00 597.42 1168.81 1766.23 -3.82 509.77
Total 31074.73 0.00 6878.15 9500.81 16378.96 -44.46 5504.86

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KOTHAGUDEM Range
Ansetpalli 6592.66 0.00 108.06 485.28 593.34 0.00 1106.88
Bodu 3964.88 0.00 72.89 332.60 405.49 0.00 994.59
Chatakonda 4289.05 0.00 0.00 140.80 140.80 0.00 1122.95
Hemachandrapuram 1482.72 0.00 0.83 133.26 134.09 -35.41 143.26
Kistaram 3951.18 0.00 1017.38 784.70 1802.08 -2.19 285.13
Koppurai 2969.76 0.00 414.17 669.82 1083.99 -9.52 943.54
Koyagudem 4246.88 0.00 12.40 193.71 206.11 0.00 474.86
Medlamadugu 2362.04 0.00 115.64 1083.57 1199.21 -30.41 588.59
Murlipad 2275.45 0.00 350.68 1020.10 1370.78 0.00 470.28
Total 32134.62 0.00 2092.05 4843.84 6935.89 -77.53 6130.08
RAMA
RAMAV VARAM Rang
Rangee
Abbugudem 1196.92 0.00 12.74 583.83 596.57 -124.67 157.39
Annaram 1847.71 0.00 35.51 1314.98 1350.49 -13.58 462.10
Chaparalapally_east 3680.50 0.00 68.69 1072.75 1141.44 -17.79 407.92
Chaparalapally_west 1253.86 0.00 24.33 698.59 722.92 -162.97 225.89
Damarachrla 4450.39 0.00 2.12 389.00 391.12 -40.13 439.46
Gareebpet 5411.28 0.00 0.00 415.35 415.35 0.00 749.40
Kamalapuram 2469.28 3.85 60.25 884.44 948.54 0.00 945.84
Marrigudem 2325.25 0.00 19.11 853.38 872.49 -134.02 479.40
Musalivarre 2542.20 0.00 172.44 1187.31 1359.75 0.00 384.97
Penagadapa 2124.24 0.00 2.28 379.98 382.26 -108.82 530.43
Penuballi 2675.94 0.00 165.64 1389.67 1555.31 0.00 891.85
Ramavaram 2382.62 0.00 0.00 127.18 127.18 -97.81 632.85
Sandrukunta 1177.62 0.00 44.35 793.98 838.33 0.00 305.61
Satyampet 2952.91 0.00 490.91 1857.13 2348.04 -17.37 282.15
Thippanpalli 6343.29 0.00 0.00 245.19 245.19 -72.47 826.13
Total 42834.01 3.85 1098.37 12192.76 13294.98 -789.63 7721.39
YELLANDU Range
Daniyalapadu 781.02 0.00 5.35 55.85 61.20 0.00 390.27
Dharmapur 2963.26 0.00 554.93 1359.84 1914.77 -14.95 536.94
Jodbouli 3040.44 0.00 248.16 651.70 899.86 0.00 745.12
Kollapur 1741.95 0.00 323.21 660.60 983.81 0.00 577.96
Kommugudem 4264.94 0.00 305.73 712.72 1018.45 0.00 877.38
Kunterla 2870.02 0.00 219.62 609.51 829.13 0.00 613.17
Madharam 2975.53 0.00 12.70 56.96 69.66 0.00 596.39
Patharalagadda 3217.40 0.00 212.12 1024.66 1236.78 0.00 796.47
Perepalli 3502.94 0.00 7.35 129.17 136.52 0.00 509.80
Pubally 2767.03 0.00 181.86 592.61 774.47 -6.58 790.35
Pusapalli 2373.68 0.00 459.50 651.26 1110.76 0.00 772.09
Thummalachelka 4368.46 0.00 414.95 1285.88 1700.83 -3.36 798.02
Todtalagudem 1001.61 0.00 69.78 191.29 261.07 0.00 497.65
Urugutta 4625.41 0.00 0.58 44.35 44.93 0.00 270.12
Total 40493.69 0.00 3015.84 8026.40 11042.24 -24.89 8771.73
Grand T otal
Total 250294.20 3.85 35671.08 60406.44 96081.37 -989.84 45131.43
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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22. Paloncha Division Khammam Circle

Introduction: Paloncha Forest Division lies in the Central part of Khammam District, between latitudes
17 19’ 4’’ and 18 09’ 10’’ N and longitudes 800 25’ 56’’ and 810 30’ 17’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division
0 0

is 2530 Km2, which is 15.78 % of the geographical area of the District. The elevation varies from 12m to 600m
above Mean Sea Level in this Division. The Godavari River, which forms the North-eastern boundary of this
Division is the perennial river in this Division. Other rivers are Kinnerasani, Pamleru and Morredy which almost
dry up in summer. Besides these rivers, few big tanks Tummalachervu, Parentalacheruvu also exist in this Division.
Some important projects are Kinnersani and Mukamamidi.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 22.1. Table 22.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally cool fresh and
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
pleasant with the maximum temperature is 490 C and the
minimum is 100C and the average annual rainfall is ranging Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 2530
from 934.96 to 1334 mm, received mainly from Southwest Forest including Scrub 1413.37 55.86
Agriculture 813.73 32.16
monsoons.
Land with Scrub 54.10 2.14
The Soil types found mainly in this Division are Red Sandy Fallow Lands 77.87 3.08
Loam, Red Loam, Black-cotton, Alluvium and Saline. The Grasslands 2.06 0.08
Rock formations found in this Division are Quartzite, Settlements 31.88 1.26
Gneiss, Sandstone, Granite, Schist and Marble. The Vegetation outside Forest 72.76 2.88
important mineral deposit in this Division is coal which Water Bodies 64.22 2.54
is being exploited by the Singareni Collieries Company
Ltd. The other minerals found in this Division are Barytes, Graphite, Hematite (Iron ore) and soapstone.
The total population of the Division is 0.382 million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.56 ha. The
population density is 151 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Old Division is 2156.62 Km2, which is
85.24% of the total geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- and Un-classed forests constitute 1545.8 Km2
(71.68%), 498.04 Km2 (23.09%) and 112.78 Km2 (5.23%) of the total forest area, respectively. However, 582.88
Km2 of notified forest area of the Division is constituted as Paloncha WLM Division.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen, Dry Teak and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: Out of 2156.62 Km2 of notified forest area of old Paloncha Division, 582.88 Km2 of
notified forest area is constituted as Paloncha WLM Division.
Community Forest Management: There are 137 Vana Samrakshana Samithies (VSSs) in
2
the Division. 284.24 Km forest area, which constitutes 18.66 % of forest area, is under the management of VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Dec 2008), is 1129.94 Km2, which is 44.66% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 38.77 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 419.75 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests,
and 671.42 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 283.43
Km2, Non-Forest 106.13 Km2 and Water Bodies 4.02 Km2.
The distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown
in Figure 22.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as
follows: 0.34 Km 2 in Very Dense Forest, 53.72 Km 2 in
Moderately Dense Forests, 155.20 Km2 in Open Forests, The
area of the Scrub is 59.56 Km2, Non-Forest 15.26 Km2 and
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Water bodies 0.16 Km2.
• Comparison of the current
forest cover (Satellite data of
Oct 2008 - Dec 2008) with
that of previous assessment
(Satellite data of Dec 2007),
shows a net loss of 2169.70 Ha
forest cover during the period
of one year.
• The for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee
matrix
matrix, given in Table 22.2
reveals that there has been a
decrease of 1.48 Km 2 of
moderately dense forest and
20.21 Km2 of open forest. • The
simplified forest cover change
matrix is given in Table 22.3
and Table 22.4
22.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field officers, the
main reasons for decrease in forest cover is due to encroachments and clearance for rising of plantations.
• There are 65 Beats in the Division. Negative change in Forest Cover is seen in 37 Beats, and no change in 28
Beats
• Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to
2007 assessment is given in Table 22.5.

Table 22.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Dec 2007) 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 38.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38.77
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 418.27 0.00 0.00 1.48 0.00 419.75
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 651.20 5.43 14.79 0.00 671.42
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 281.34 2.09 0.00 283.43
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 106.13 0.00 106.13
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.02 4.02
Total of 2008 38.77 418.27 651.20 286.77 124.49 4.02 1523.52
Net Change 0.00 -1.48 -20.21 3.34 18.36 0.00 0.00

Table 22.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Dec 2007) 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1108.24 21.7 0.00 1129.94
Degraded Forest 0.00 389.56 0.00 389.56
Water 0.00 0.00 4.02 4.02
Total of 2008 1108.24 411.26 4.02 1523.52
Net Change -21.7 21.7 0.00

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Table 22.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Green Barren Water
Green 1395.01 18.36 0.00 1413.37
Barren 0.00 106.13 0.00 106.13
Water 0.00 0.00 4.02 4.02
Total of 2008 1395.01 124.49 4.02 1523.52
Net Change -18.36 18.36 0.00

Table 22.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
AMARARAM Range
Amararam 6978.26 95.63 2322.18 2140.12 4557.93 -20.04 341.70
Cheeravalli 1557.91 0.00 355.39 542.53 897.92 -22.21 52.85
Damaracherla 5083.74 44.41 2136.55 1596.70 3777.66 0.00 193.40
Gundalapadu 2563.51 4.69 931.52 1216.77 2152.98 0.00 174.63
Kothur 5519.54 0.00 1047.15 1784.33 2831.48 -7.49 402.70
Raigudem 2931.25 3.52 99.80 1337.09 1440.41 0.00 313.46
Sridhara 5240.91 0.00 12.70 1283.18 1295.88 -7.80 436.73
Timmampet 2526.82 4.91 118.64 1439.54 1563.09 0.00 763.95
Timmampet baroon 1812.00 2.23 126.17 506.97 635.37 -7.44 167.73
Vinjaram 2595.06 0.00 285.00 811.69 1096.69 -41.63 174.61
Total 36809.00 155.39 7435.10 12658.92 20249.41 -106.61 3021.76
ASW APURAM Rang
ASWAPURAM Rangee
Aswapuram 6169.62 6.70 742.43 1472.29 2221.42 -123.54 442.94
Chintriyala 4590.62 0.00 3.22 104.05 107.27 0.00 487.84
Eravendi 1868.47 0.00 247.88 377.75 625.63 0.00 206.82
Gondigudem 3189.82 3.35 920.10 971.36 1894.81 -31.09 421.39
Kistasagar 2406.14 0.00 450.01 1151.08 1601.09 -37.22 439.34
Kunavaram 3790.17 0.00 478.67 2241.67 2720.34 -4.91 757.09
Manubothulapadu 6037.88 0.00 1200.92 4018.85 5219.77 0.00 741.90
Manuguru south 5127.41 0.00 849.00 1012.79 1861.79 -96.81 1029.86
Manuguru west 9228.75 0.00 54.15 1213.11 1267.26 0.00 1689.92
Musalimadugu 1658.99 0.00 232.39 1091.64 1324.03 0.00 303.63
Nellipaka 4881.95 0.00 276.96 1008.55 1285.51 -11.20 799.96
Sarapaka 8926.62 0.00 199.86 671.72 871.58 -66.34 1031.46
Sompalli 2639.53 0.00 0.00 17.12 17.12 0.00 147.65
Ulavanoor kothur 2998.10 0.00 926.65 1786.74 2713.39 -4.29 252.92
Total 63514.07 10.05 6582.24 17138.72 23731.01 -375.40 8752.72
BAYY ARAM Rang
YYARAM Rangee
Anantharam 3674.33 1.07 52.96 397.87 451.90 0.00 585.47
Chirumalla 5135.67 0.00 958.41 2818.85 3777.26 -21.16 1180.90
Dugnepally 1421.39 0.00 142.06 161.83 303.89 -69.65 210.70
Gopalraopet 2356.47 4.75 502.95 878.08 1385.78 0.00 233.69

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Janampet 4027.22 0.00 655.01 798.90 1453.91 -82.26 527.02

Kalvalnagaram 5752.39 1.73 229.38 949.94 1181.05 -102.78 952.45
Karakagudem 2190.63 5.72 764.29 863.39 1633.40 -28.90 398.51
Kondaigudem 4195.45 0.00 153.71 1489.06 1642.77 -2.55 527.92
Pagaderu 2513.19 16.01 1429.14 962.46 2407.61 0.00 108.95
Pathareddipalem 4550.42 0.00 172.36 499.56 671.92 0.00 241.82
Potlapally 3742.54 3.62 285.64 412.70 701.96 0.00 128.81
Raghunathapalem 4277.99 0.00 270.52 2389.17 2659.69 0.00 1388.97
Seethampet 5403.06 0.00 947.43 1286.99 2234.42 -33.07 348.74
Total 49240.75 32.90 6563.86 13908.80 20505.56 -340.37 6833.95
KUKUNOOR Range
Chigurumamidi 4043.49 82.90 1574.45 1322.61 2979.96 0.00 132.11
Gollagudem 3351.53 30.44 1080.57 648.61 1759.62 -4.39 94.95
Goparaju gudem 2674.16 0.00 106.57 563.02 669.59 -45.27 145.88
Gummadapally 7220.82 11.41 1661.73 1644.11 3317.25 -46.62 1074.19
Gundambore 2492.78 0.00 136.78 881.74 1018.52 -21.16 413.59
Kakeshnoor 3148.96 367.81 1396.62 807.61 2572.04 0.00 227.71
Kantlam 2083.71 356.22 1347.59 267.25 1971.06 0.00 91.68
Kavadigundla east 2899.58 571.26 1941.25 285.53 2798.04 0.00 29.11
Kavadigundla north 1853.39 10.21 981.57 300.73 1292.51 -31.32 161.68
Koida 4056.41 313.49 1690.91 648.89 2653.29 0.00 58.97
Kukunoor 4318.01 0.00 470.23 1200.33 1670.56 -70.04 205.23
Lankalapally 1474.18 0.00 167.88 618.06 785.94 -45.61 208.11
Nandipadu 3700.21 6.31 1904.10 1548.33 3458.74 -9.39 191.39
Pentaplly 6559.30 1620.33 3617.93 1233.04 6471.30 0.00 97.71
Rudramkota 7131.20 0.00 21.68 416.15 437.83 0.00 239.52
Tekupally 3188.85 308.51 1917.59 753.55 2979.65 0.00 89.24
Total 60196.58 3678.89 20017.45 13139.56 36835.90 -273.80 3461.07
PALONCHA Rang Rangee
Bangarujal 1607.07 0.00 0.00 23.85 23.85 0.00 203.82
Dantalaboru 1846.36 0.00 0.00 607.06 607.06 0.00 420.33
Lingareddipalli 2512.03 0.00 105.03 1547.95 1652.98 -274.98 350.67
Madharam 2850.09 0.00 131.10 2220.34 2351.44 -152.85 414.11
Mulakalapally 5274.42 0.00 38.75 1422.91 1461.66 -409.72 696.80
Muthyalampadu 6366.29 0.00 940.31 1603.05 2543.36 -85.18 690.09
Nagaram 2117.61 0.00 0.00 6.96 6.96 0.00 200.75
Paloncha east 4549.78 0.00 85.09 1075.71 1160.80 -20.62 820.47
Pogadlapally 1973.92 0.00 16.18 295.79 311.97 -5.41 292.42
Suraram 5113.99 0.00 0.00 70.27 70.27 0.00 344.61
Uppusaka 6065.65 0.00 50.34 662.56 712.90 -13.46 1297.40
Vaddu ramavaram 2963.59 0.00 9.56 759.01 768.57 -111.30 542.08
Total 43240.80 0.00 1376.36 10295.46 11671.82 -1073.52 6273.55
Grand T otal
Total 253001.20 3877.23 41975.01 67141.46 112993.70 -2169.70 28343.05
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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23. Paloncha WLM Division Khammam Circle

Introduction: Paloncha WLM Forest Division lies in the Central part of Khammam District, between
latitudes 17 35’ 11’’ and 170 59’ 54’’ N and longitudes 800 27’ 14’’ and 800 47’ 20’’ E. The Geographical Area of the
0

Division is 825 Km2, which is 5.15 % of the geographical area of the District. The elevation varies from 12m to
600m above Mean Sea Level in this Division. Kinnerasani, Pamleru and Morredy are rivers of the Division.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 23.1 Table 23.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally cool fresh and
pleasant ranging from 100 C to 490C and the annual rainfall Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
is about 1334 mm, received mainly from Southwest Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 825
monsoons. Forest including Scrub 622.00 75.39
The Soil types found mainly in this Division are Red Sandy Agriculture 137.65 16.69
Loam, Red Loam, Black-cotton, Alluvium and Saline. The Land with Scrub 20.08 2.43
Rock formations found in this Division are Quartzite, Fallow Lands 4.29 0.52
Grasslands 0.12 0.01
Gneiss, Sandstone, Granite, Schist and Marble. The
Settlements 0.38 0.05
minerals found in this Division are Barytes, Graphite,
Vegetation outside Forest 17.29 2.10
Hematite (Iron ore) and soapstone. Water Bodies 23.19 2.81
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified
forest ar
forest ea of the Division is 497.55 Km2, which is 83.20% of the total geographical area.
area
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical
moist deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen, Dry Teak and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: Entire forest area of the Division is included in Kinnersani WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 50 Vana Samrakshana Samithies (VSSs) in the
Division. 199.33 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 29.04 % of forest area, is under the management of VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct 2008 - Dec 2008), is 497.55 Km2, which is 60.31% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division has 1.43 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 221.33 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests,
and 274.79 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 124.45 Km2, Non-Forest 51.63 Km2 and Water Bodies 12.75
Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown in Figure 23.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows:- 0.44 Km2 in Very Dense Forest, 60.30 Km2
Cover
Moderately Dense Forests, 77.85 Km2 in Open Forests, The area of the Scrub is 40.74 Km2, Non-Forest 17.87
Km2 in and Water bodies 2.13 Km2.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of Oct 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite data of Dec 2007), shows a net loss of 171.37 Ha forest cover during the period of one year.
The forest cover change matrix, given in Table 23.2 reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.29 Km2 of
moderately dense forest and 1.42 Km2 of
open forest.
• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee
matrix is given in Table 23.3. and Table
23.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the Geomatics
Center and the field officers, the main
reason for decrease in the forest cover is
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due to encroachments and
clearance for rising of
plantations.
• There are 20 Beats in the
Division. Negative change in
Forest Cover is seen in 9
Beats, and no change in 11
Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in
different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along with
the changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table
23.5.

Table 23.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Dec 2007) 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 1.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.43
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 221.04 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.00 221.33
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 273.37 0.77 0.65 0.00 274.79
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 124.45 0.00 0.00 124.45
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 51.63 0.00 51.63
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.75 12.75
Total of 2008 1.43 221.04 273.37 125.22 52.57 12.75 686.38
Net Change 0.00 -0.29 -1.42 0.77 0.94 0.00 0.00

Table 23.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 495.84 1.71 0.00 497.55
Degraded Forest 0.00 176.08 0.00 176.08
Water 0.00 0.00 12.75 12.75
Total of 2008 495.84 177.79 12.75 686.38
Net Change -1.71 1.71 0.00

Table 23.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 621.06 0.94 0.00 622.00
Barren 0.00 51.63 0.00 51.63
Water 0.00 0.00 3.51 12.75
Total of 2008 621.06 52.57 12.75 686.38
Net Change -0.94 0.94 0.00

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Table 23.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHA
CHAT TAK OND
AKOND
ONDA A Rang
Rangee
Allapally 6333.25 0.00 985.85 1625.95 2611.80 -18.70 1392.86
Chinthakunta 5586.98 0.00 499.74 2565.89 3065.63 0.00 1325.34
Gangaram 3498.62 0.67 470.18 847.91 1318.76 0.00 340.16
Gattumalla 4628.34 3.00 1116.61 1928.42 3048.03 0.00 940.81
Gollagudem 2341.95 0.00 197.55 866.75 1064.30 0.00 772.71
Kothasingaram 3975.16 2.46 2299.70 1365.27 3667.43 -24.26 175.84
Mailaram 2855.49 0.00 181.05 874.77 1055.82 0.00 821.02
Markode 7662.94 16.16 3089.62 1480.30 4586.08 0.00 678.68
Punukula chelaka 1418.84 0.00 137.18 739.88 877.06 -6.13 396.64
Regalla 2139.54 0.00 1.28 133.44 134.72 0.00 928.83
Venkatapuram 4574.78 0.00 1207.24 2243.98 3451.22 -1.60 668.28
Total 45015.89 22.29 10186.00 14672.56 24880.85 -50.69 8441.17
YANAMB
ANAMBAI AI Rang
Rangee
Bangaru chelaka 6125.64 0.00 417.52 2235.60 2653.12 -21.22 1057.71
Karegattu 4978.56 3.13 1438.24 1777.75 3219.12 -27.95 617.21
Mallaram 4179.29 1.06 794.40 1632.00 2427.46 0.00 644.83
Mamillavai 2768.19 2.18 1323.82 988.14 2314.14 -3.55 257.34
Pagidapur 4622.10 20.43 2517.07 1051.39 3588.89 0.00 116.86
Regalla 3794.80 33.77 1963.33 1523.13 3520.23 -32.89 222.57
Regulagudem 1942.16 8.60 940.69 878.24 1827.53 0.00 115.71
Ulvachelaka 4177.51 51.08 2176.10 1784.65 4011.83 0.00 141.58
Yanambail 4881.03 0.00 375.84 935.96 1311.80 -35.07 830.42
Total 37469.28 120.25 11947.01 12806.86 24874.12 -120.68 4004.23
Grand T otal
Total 82485.17 142.54 22133.01 27479.42 49754.97 -171.37 12445.40
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

Longitude 80.70096
Latitude 17.71994
Area_Ha 3.67
Class Open to NF
Comp_No 10
Beat Karegattu
Range Yanambail
Division WLM Paloncha

2007 2008

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Kurnool Circle 24. Kadapa Division

Introduction: Kadapa Forest Division lies in the middle Part of Kadapa District, between latitudes 130
50’ 40’’ and 14 40’ 37’’ N and longitudes 780 13’ 9’’ and 790 14’ 39’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division is
0

4521 Km2, which is 29.44 % of the total area of the District. This Division lies on the Deccan Plateau. Altitude of
North, East and Southeast region is less, while the southern and south-west region is a high plateau with 760 m
altitude. The main rivers that flow through Kadapa division are Penna, Papaghni, and Mandavi.
Landuse pattern of the division is given in Table 24.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with
Table 24.1: Land use Pattern
temperatures ranging from 210C to 440C and the annual
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage rainfall is about 661.22mm.
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 4521 The soil types found mainly are Red loamy soil, Black
Forest including Scrub 1625.45 35.95 Cotton soil, Red sandy soil. The minerals resources in
Agriculture 1721.55 38.08 this division are granites, barites, asbestos and lime stone.
Land with Scrub 359.63 7.95
The total population of the Division is 0.858 million (2001
Fallow Lands 602.52 13.33
Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.22 ha. The
Grasslands 0.25 0.01 2
Settlements 19.64 0.43 population density is 190 persons per Km .
Vegetation outside Forest 140.98 3.12Recorded Forest Area: The total notified
Water Bodies 50.97 1.13forest area of the Division is 1,928.69 Km2, which is
25.63% of the total geographical area. Reserved and
Protected Forests Constitute 1,914.08 Km (99.24%) and 14.61 Km2 (0.76%) of the total forest area respectively.
2

As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Southern tropical dry deciduous,
Southern tropical thorn mixed, Tropical dry ever green and Dry red sanders bearing forest types. Red Sanders
(Pterocarpus santalinus), an endemic tree species is available in plenty in this area.
Protected Area:The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife
Sanctuary and also one of the four constituent Divisions of Sri Penisula Narasimha WLS. Out of 1,716.54 Km2 of
notified forest area, 246.30 Km2 is included in Sri Lankamalleswara WLS and 272.53 Km2 is included in Sri
Penisula Narasimha WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 118 JFPCs or Vana Samrakshana Samithies
(VSSs) in the Division. 394.08 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 22.96 % of forest area, is under the management
of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division
Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 1138.42 Km2, which is 25.18% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 0.03 Km2 Very Dense Forest, 164.84 Km2 Moderately Dense Forest, and 973.56 Km2
Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 486.41 Km2, Non-Forest is 89.39 Km2 and Water Bodies is 2.32 Km2. the
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 24.1.
• The Forest Cover in the CFM areas is 11.24 Km 2 in
Moderately Dense Forest and 180.84 Km2 in Open Forest.
The area of the Scrub is 170.04 Km2, Non-Forest is 31.75
Km2 and Water bodies is 0.21 Km2.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment (Satellite Imagery
of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008), shows a net loss of 6.07 Ha of
forest cover during the period of one year. The change matrix,

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given in Table 24.2 reveals that there has been
a decrease of 0.06Km2 of open forest. • The
simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given
in Table 24.3 and Table 24.4. • On the basis of
ground truthing conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field officers, the main
reason for decrease in the forest cover is due to
clearance for rising of plantations.
• There are 44 beats in the division. Negative
change in forest cover is seen only in 2 beats,
positive change only in 1 beat and no change in
41 beats. • Beat wise forest cover in different
forest canopy density classes and scrub along
with the changes compared to 2007 assessment
is given in Table 24.5.

Table 24.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 164.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 164.84
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 973.33 0.00 0.28 0.00 973.62
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.11 486.27 0.59 0.00 486.97
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.14 88.51 0.00 88.77
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.32 2.32
Total of 2008 0.03 164.84 973.56 486.41 89.39 2.32 1716.54
Net Change 0.00 0.00 -0.06 -0.56 0.62 0.00

Table 24.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total of 2007
Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1138.42 0.06 0 1138.48
Degraded Forest 575.74 0 575.74
Water 0 0 2.32 2.32
Total of 2008 1138.42 575.80 2.32 1716.54
Net Change -0.06 0.06 0

Table 24.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total of 2007
Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 1624.83 0.62 0 1625.45
Barren 88.77 0 88.77
Water 0 0 2.32 2.32
Total of 2008 1624.83 89.39 2.32 1716.54
Net Change -0.62 0.62 0

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Table 24.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
KAD AP
KADAP
APAA R ang
angee
Rang
Bhakarapet 5952.63 0.00 247.30 2639.27 2886.57 0.00 132.38
Ippapenta 6873.94 0.00 227.92 3753.41 3981.33 0.00 1423.10
K.g.penta 2152.99 0.00 299.25 1756.12 2055.37 0.00 107.57
Kanumalopalli 12228.18 0.00 63.71 2292.47 2356.18 0.00 863.01
Maddimadgu_east 5905.05 0.00 203.11 3069.75 3272.86 0.00 1302.16
Maddimadgu_west 4919.78 0.00 252.15 2309.81 2561.96 0.00 1172.74
Mamillapalli 6788.91 0.00 144.74 1732.88 1877.62 12.76 1200.42
Rasulpally 9234.37 0.00 39.64 1019.67 1059.31 0.00 2109.21
Total 54055.86 0.00 1477.83 18573.37 20051.20 12.76 8310.59
RAY
RA CHOTI
YACHO TI R ang
angee
Rang
Gadi_kota 6779.52 0.00 404.95 5549.03 5953.98 0.00 512.23
Guvvalacheruvu(E) 4101.30 0.00 686.96 2493.11 3180.07 0.00 546.43
Guvvalacheruvu (W) 15230.70 0.00 402.75 1521.21 1923.96 0.00 891.92
Kesapuram 9783.79 0.00 16.84 444.76 461.60 0.00 1428.07
Korthimadugu 9210.59 0.00 593.88 5461.45 6055.33 0.00 1203.82
Madhavaram 15394.87 0.00 0.00 23.76 23.76 0.00 1704.46
Nadimpalli 11377.11 0.00 679.24 3493.90 4173.14 0.00 1174.86
Pandillapalli 39293.28 1.28 16.42 912.80 930.50 0.00 2385.83
Saraswathipally 16902.26 0.00 753.74 3182.29 3936.03 0.00 1199.85
Surabhi 17100.78 0.00 23.68 959.74 983.42 0.00 1846.11
T.sakibanda 22772.86 0.00 12.54 175.95 188.49 0.00 674.67
Total 167947.04 1.28 3591.00 24217.99 27810.27 0.00 13568.25
SIDHOUT R ange
Range
Gollapalli 5677.02 0.00 1785.58 2532.92 4318.50 0.00 311.23
Kondur 12349.12 0.00 1468.23 2073.74 3541.97 0.00 2332.26
Maddur 12077.34 0.00 1021.91 4314.97 5336.88 0.00 2646.44
Muthukur 9607.10 0.00 65.66 2027.10 2092.76 0.00 1643.91
Ponnapalli 10648.91 0.00 208.10 3680.75 3888.85 0.00 727.64
Rollabodu 2868.34 0.00 2112.58 749.20 2861.78 0.00 18.90
Sidhavatam 6383.41 0.00 1615.27 3152.39 4767.66 0.00 203.05
Total 59611.25 0.00 8277.33 18531.06 26808.39 0.00 7883.43
VEMPALL
VEMP Y R
ALLY
ALL ang
angee
Rang
Bonagundicheruvu 14034.37 0.00 27.51 2379.52 2407.03 0.00 1869.99
Chilekampalli 10368.33 0.00 317.12 1919.08 2236.20 0.00 1093.13
Gorlapalli 21056.56 0.00 11.79 1166.24 1178.03 0.00 1114.66
Idupulapaya 4609.96 0.00 264.23 2493.10 2757.33 0.00 803.43
Nandimandalam 9837.09 0.00 240.17 2562.38 2802.55 0.00 1270.36
Polathala 3763.38 0.00 201.99 2213.65 2415.64 0.00 901.99
Rachakuntapally 8841.23 0.00 0.00 526.94 526.94 0.00 1198.86
Vempally 12279.00 0.97 24.54 717.23 742.74 0.00 1691.79

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Yellatur 17424.99 0.00 446.67 3287.22 3733.89 0.00 677.81

Total 102214.91 0.97 1534.01 17265.36 18800.34 0.00 10622.01
A R
VONTIMITTA
VONTIMITT ang
angee
Rang
Chintalakunta 8423.74 0.00 44.62 1178.87 1223.49 0.00 838.08
Chintarajupalli 5542.28 0.00 207.04 2158.98 2366.02 0.00 262.34
Dasarladoddi 5479.39 0.50 1018.09 4166.70 5185.29 0.00 275.51
Madhavaram 15394.87 0.00 59.18 1459.03 1518.21 0.00 1271.30
Mantapampalli 3679.75 0.00 4.30 1268.88 1273.18 0.00 978.61
Nadimpally 7475.03 0.00 16.86 1926.55 1943.41 -3.99 875.02
Nandalur 8707.75 0.00 42.80 1795.01 1837.81 -14.84 917.26
Patur 5573.05 0.00 205.98 2630.67 2836.65 0.00 931.33
Vontimitta 7995.10 0.00 4.62 2189.21 2193.83 0.00 1963.55
Total 68270.94 0.50 1603.49 18773.91 20377.90 -18.83 8312.99
Division total 452100.00 2.75 16483.66 97361.69 113848.10 -6.07 48697.26
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008
Longitude 79.15425
Latitude 14.31085
Area 14.8 ha.
Change Kanuga Plantation
2008-2009
Compartment No. 468
Beat Nandalur
Range Vontimitta
Division Kadapa

Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy

Temple, Vontimitta

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Kurnool Circle 25. Kurnool Division

Introduction: Kurnool FFor
orest Division lies in the Western Part of Kurnool District, between latitudes 140
orest
56’49.56” and 150 57’49.68”N and longitudes 760 58’26.04” and 780 29’22.56”E. The Geographical Area of the
Division is 12,904 Km2, which is 73.07 % of the total area of the District. The Kurnool Division formation
consists of shales, Limestone, and quartzite and its distribution continued to western portion of Nallamalais.The
average elevation in the division varies from 305 to 579.5 mts above MSL.The elevation of Kurnool town is about
288 Mts above MSL.The River Thungabhadra–a Tributary of River Krishna forms Northern boundary of the
Division.
Table 25.1: Land use Pattern
Landuse pattern of the Division is given in Table 25.1.
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage The climate of this Division is inland tropical monsoonic
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 12904 type with three distinct seasons. Temperatures ranging from
0 0
Forest including Scrub 634.11 4.92 12 C to 45 C and the average annual rainfall in the division
Agriculture 10048.40 77.84 are about 523.24 mm.
Land with Scrub 705.85 5.47 Important minerals and rocks found in the division are
Fallow Lands 1031.6 7.99 Limestone, iron, red and yellow ochre’s, Barytes, Diamond,
Grasslands 83.82 0.65 Black and pink Granite. The soil types found mainly are
Settlements 113.53 0.88 black cotton, Red and saline soils.
Vegetation outside Forest 71.55 0.55 The population of the Division is 2.704 million (2001
Water bodies 215.14 1.67
Census), which consists of 1.376 million males and 1.328
million females, which constitutes 76.62% of the total population of the District. The per capita forest area is
0.045 ha.The Population density is 210 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1202.55 Km2, which is 9.58 %
of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Unclassed Forests Constitute 1154.45 Km2 (96%), 37.17
Km2 (3.09%) and 10.93 Km2 (0.91%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, and Tropical
Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area: No Protected Area is there in the Division.
Community Forest Management: There are 149 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
the Division. 392.62 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 32.65 % of forest area, is under CFM.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008- Dec 2008), is 269.65 Km2, which is 2.15 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy cover density classes, the Division has 0.56 Km2 Moderately Dense Forest, and 269.09 Km2 Open Forest.
The area of the Scrub is 364.46 Km2, Non-Forests 565.55 Km2 and Water Bodies 2.89 Km2. The distribution of the
forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 25.1.
• The distribution of the Forest Cover in the CFM areas
is as follows- 0.02 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 111.00
Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 138.82 Km2,
Non-Forest 142.52 Km2 and Water bodies 0.27 Km2.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data
of Nov 2008- Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008) shows that
there is no change between the one year.
• The forest cover change matrix are given in Table 25.2.
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The simplified forest
cover change
matrices are given in
Table 25.3 and
Table 25.4.
• Beat wise forest
cover in different
forest canopy
density classes and
scrub along with the
changes compared
to 2007 assessment
is given in Table
25.5.

Table 25.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 0.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.56
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 269.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 269.09
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 364.46 0.00 0.00 364.46
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 565.55 0.00 565.55
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.89 2.89
Total of 2008 0.00 0.56 269.09 364.46 565.55 2.89 1202.55
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 25.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 269.65 0 0 269.65
Degraded Forest 0 930.01 0 930.01
Water 0 0 2.89 2.89
Total of 2008 269.65 930.01 2.89 1202.55
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 25.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 634.11 0 0 634.11
Barren 0 565.55 0 565.55
Water 0 0 2.89 2.89
Total of 2008 634.11 565.55 2.89 1205.55
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Table 25.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ADONI R ange
Range
Gulyam 49629.40 0.00 16.51 56.11 72.62 0.00 139.30
Gundlakonda 72975.02 0.00 0.00 283.44 283.44 0.00 1261.90
Isvi 45974.71 0.00 0.00 30.08 30.08 0.00 523.25
Jonnagiri 17360.50 0.00 0.00 288.96 288.96 0.00 927.12
Kotekallu 90490.31 0.00 0.00 5.43 5.43 0.00 170.85
Kuppagallu 65417.29 0.00 3.43 94.99 98.42 0.00 450.23
Narineki_east 71930.47 0.00 0.00 37.99 37.99 0.00 859.73
Narineki_west 22942.45 0.00 0.00 127.07 127.07 0.00 1098.25
Pattikonda 39587.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 46.04
Tuggali 24062.76 0.00 0.00 1.12 1.12 0.00 40.62
Tungabadra 55667.74 0.00 0.00 8.73 8.73 0.00 59.46
Total 556038.27 0.00 19.94 933.92 953.86 0.00 5576.75
DHONE R ange
Range
Aliabad 17576.97 0.00 0.00 418.18 418.18 0.00 372.11
Chintalapeta 6474.48 0.00 0.00 1324.29 1324.29 0.00 1320.12
Dhone 10670.27 0.00 1.65 2219.65 2221.30 0.00 764.42
Erragudi 17351.88 0.00 0.04 162.65 162.69 0.00 210.22
Gulmaliabad 45574.74 0.00 2.01 350.19 352.20 0.00 2006.09
Jaladurgam 9622.41 0.00 0.00 2013.36 2013.36 0.00 2376.95
Madhavaram 5789.47 0.00 0.00 280.39 280.39 0.00 1023.80
Malkapuram 15044.21 0.00 0.00 1329.35 1329.35 0.00 1579.02
Malyala 27242.44 0.00 0.00 294.65 294.65 0.00 736.40
Narayanapuram 5296.85 0.00 0.00 686.18 686.18 0.00 529.79
Ouk 127818.47 0.00 14.36 956.56 970.92 0.00 1509.49
Peapully 19730.05 0.00 0.00 1626.06 1626.06 0.00 1213.23
Peddapaya 6306.62 0.00 0.00 1313.47 1313.47 0.00 1238.35
Racherla 8012.90 0.00 2.84 1515.76 1518.60 0.00 1725.23
Rangapuram 10591.14 0.00 0.00 350.71 350.71 0.00 1011.78
Total 333102.90 0.00 20.90 14841.45 14862.35 0.00 17617.00
KURNOOL R ange
Range
Bethamcherla 14393.30 0.00 1.70 2090.84 2092.54 0.00 2001.68
Bugganipalli 3344.77 0.00 0.00 24.63 24.63 0.00 768.40
Gani 12226.10 0.00 0.00 885.15 885.15 0.00 1382.71
Gargayapuram 33035.48 0.00 2.30 1262.27 1264.57 0.00 776.78
Gorukal 18599.05 0.00 4.26 99.08 103.34 0.00 135.58
Konidedu 12904.54 0.00 1.91 881.75 883.66 0.00 2428.70
Lanjabanda 8979.11 0.00 0.00 2125.36 2125.36 0.00 638.20
Panyam 16435.93 0.00 1.45 71.37 72.82 0.00 381.54
Ramallakota 54011.98 0.00 1.37 955.60 956.97 0.00 674.82
Ramatheertham 11929.79 0.00 0.00 76.96 76.96 0.00 754.35
Somayajulapalli 4985.34 0.00 0.00 590.37 590.37 0.00 639.22
Thammarajupalli 7177.73 0.00 1.37 727.98 729.35 0.00 751.21
Veldurthi 49019.20 0.00 0.00 43.91 43.91 0.00 97.44
Yaparlapadu 119300.48 0.00 0.31 1298.72 1299.03 0.00 1822.62
Total 366342.82 0.00 14.67 11133.99 11148.66 0.00 13253.25
Division total 1255484.00 0.00 55.51 26909.36 26964.87 0.00 36447.00
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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26. Nandyal Division Kurnool Circle

Introduction: Nandyal FFor

Nandyal orest Division lies in the South Eastern Part of Kurnool District, between latitudes
orest
140 53’58.56” and 150 40’58.08” N and longitudes 780 20’27.6”and 780 46’40.08”E. The Geographical Area of the
Division is 2,600.00 Km2, which is 14.73 % of the geographical area of the District. The Nandyal Division
formation consists of Purple shaley lime stone shaley flags Gray lime stone and flags. The Maximum elevation in
the division is 908.68 mts above MSL.Importent Rivers in this division are Kundu River, Gundlakamma River.
Landuse pattern of the Division is given in Table 26.1.
Table 26.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally dry and enervating
with temperatures ranging from 100 C to 460C and the Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
average annual rainfall is about 914 mm, received mainly Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 2600.00
from South-west monsoons. Forest including Scrub 999.59 38.45
The soil types found mainly are Black, Alluvial soils, Brown Agriculture 1498.64 57.63
loamy soils, and Red soils. Land with Scrub 48.75 1.87
The population of the Division is 0.548 million (2001 Fallow Lands 7.41 0.29
Census), which consists of 0.278 million males and 0.270 Grasslands 0.00 0.00
million females, which constitutes 15.56% of the total Settlements 11.86 0.46
population of the District. The per capita forest area is Vegetation outside Forest 14.21 0.55
Water bodies 19.54 0.75
0.194 ha.The Population density is 211 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1,066.46 Km2, which is 41.02
% of the total geographical area. The total forest area is Reserved Forest.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the forests of Division fall under Tropical Dry Deciduous, Tropical
Moist Deciduous and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area:The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Gundla Brahmeswaram (GBM)
Wildlife Sanctuary. Out of 1,066.46 Km2 of notified forest area, 371.81 Km2 is included in the GBM WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 51 Forest Protection Committee Committees (FPCs) or
Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 166.84 Km2 forests , which is 15.64 % of the
notified forests, is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 928.50 Km2, which is 35.71 % of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes the Division has 40.71 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 596.10 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest and 291.69 Km2
of Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 68.24 Km2, Non-Forest 66.29 Km2 and Water Bodies 3.43 Km2. The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 26.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows- 1.29 Km2 in Very Dense Forests, 63.23 Km2
Cover
in Moderately Dense Forests, 52.33 Km2 in Open Forest, 20.41 Km2 in Scrub, 28.62 Km2 in Non-Forest and 0.96
Km2 in Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment (Satellite
Imagery of Jan 2008) shows a Net loss of 284.50 Ha of forest cover during the period of one year.
• The for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 26.2
reveals that there has been a decrease of 2.09 Km2 of
moderately dense forest and 0.76 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrices are given in
Table 26.3 and Table 26.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by the officers
of the Geomatics Center and the field officers, the main

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reasons for decrease in the forest
cover is due to encroachments.
• There are 29 Beats in the
division. There are no changes in
Forest Cover in 23 Beats and
Negative change in 6 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in
different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 26.5.

Table 26.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Jan 2008) 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total

VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 40.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.71
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 596.10 0.00 0.00 2.09 0.00 598.19
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 291.69 0.00 0.76 0.00 292.45
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.24 0.00 0.00 68.24
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 63.44 0.00 63.44
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.43 3.43
Total of 2008 40.71 596.10 291.69 68.24 66.29 3.43 1066.46
Net Change 0.00 -2.09 -0.76 0.00 2.85 0.00

Table 26.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total of 2007
2007 (Data of Jan 2008)
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 928.50 2.85 0 931.35
Degraded Forest 0 131.68 0 131.68
Water 0 0 3.43 3.43
Total of 2008 928.50 134.53 3.43 1066.46
Net Change -2.85 2.85 0

Table 26.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total of 2007
2007 (Data of Jan 2008)
Green Barren Water
Green 996.74 2.85 0 999.59
Barren 0 63.44 0 63.44
Water 0 0 3.43 3.43
Total of 2008 996.74 66.29 3.43 1066.46
Net Change -2.85 2.85 0.00

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Table 26.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
BANDI A TMAKUR R
ATMAKUR ang
angee
Rang
G.C.palem 7761.00 39.86 2,210.00 1,432.59 3,682.45 0.00 310.23
Honkaram (N) 5560.00 107.71 1,489.35 666.44 2,263.50 0.00 75.05
Honkaram (S) 8137.00 77.82 1,302.35 448.52 1,828.69 0.00 107.88
Narapureddy_kunta(N) 5548.00 2.84 1,465.33 1,026.66 2,494.83 0.00 180.26
Narapureddy_kunta(S) 5605.00 5.10 1,142.48 646.44 1,794.02 0.00 100.46
Total 32611.00 233.33 7609.51 4220.65 12063.49 0.00 773.88
CHELAMA R ange
Range
Basavapuram 7068.00 101.04 2,716.42 1,557.02 4,374.48 -79.00 292.27
Chelama 4192.00 1.18 1,471.13 2,362.40 3,834.71 0.00 399.17
Dongabhavi 2155.00 3.66 820.42 946.93 1,771.01 0.00 337.53
Kotakonda 27703.00 214.82 2,518.97 1,073.62 3,807.41 0.00 257.01
Pacherla 4396.00 510.64 2,545.21 1,232.00 4,287.85 0.00 182.28
Peddakambalur 14989.00 213.31 3,236.72 859.49 4,309.52 -33.50 88.05
Total 60503.00 1044.65 13308.87 8031.46 22384.98 -112.50 1556.31
GUNDLA_BRAHMESW
GUNDLA_BRAHMESWARAM ARAM R ang
angee
Rang
Ramanapenta(E) 3887.00 141.52 3,403.64 406.52 3,951.68 0.00 5.96
Ramanapenta(W) 3989.00 153.26 3,309.90 591.22 4,054.38 0.00 30.12
Total 7876.00 294.78 6713.54 997.74 8006.06 0.00 36.08
NAND
NANDY YAL R ang
angee
Rang
Baireni 5962.00 57.59 2,361.32 2,648.06 5,066.97 0.00 892.64
Gadigundaram 3314.00 560.83 2,554.18 249.24 3,364.25 0.00 29.63
Palardam 2584.00 164.30 2,052.27 357.45 2,574.02 0.00 52.37
Prema 17703.00 92.74 2,051.54 911.37 3,055.65 -44.00 196.82
Thimmapuram 20626.00 70.19 1,615.75 473.87 2,159.81 0.00 93.88
Total 50189.00 945.65 10635.06 4639.99 16220.70 -44.00 1265.34
RUDRA
RUDRAV VARAM R ang
angee
Rang
Ahobilam_north 3559.00 192.62 2,183.49 969.65 3,345.76 -10.00 111.78
Ahobilam_south 3106.00 157.69 2,131.07 603.67 2,892.43 0.00 63.36
Bachepalli 2082.00 41.02 1,436.99 604.87 2,082.88 0.00 49.24
D.V.penta 19840.00 412.78 2,962.84 2,109.72 5,485.34 0.00 792.62
Madambhavi 10120.00 70.74 2,464.60 1,757.93 4,293.27 0.00 340.42
Mittapalli 16970.00 1.63 647.97 601.19 1,250.79 -62.00 635.47
Nuthala (N) 13249.00 25.15 1,110.47 895.98 2,031.60 0.00 179.32
Nuthala (S) 2519.00 82.26 1,680.50 730.46 2,493.22 0.00 59.11
Peddavangli 15224.00 219.35 1,662.43 979.93 2,861.71 0.00 740.03
Rudravaram 20258.00 308.52 4,079.02 1,468.23 5,855.77 -56.00 148.30
Utla 1894.00 40.92 1,192.54 633.77 1,867.23 0.00 72.38
Total 108821.00 1552.68 21551.92 11355.40 34460.00 -128.00 3192.03
Division total 260000.00 4071.09 59818.90 29245.24 93135.23 -284.50 6823.64
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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Kurnool Circle 27. Proddutur Division

Introduction: Proddutur Forest Division lies in the Northern Part of Kadapa District, between latitudes
14 19’ 37’’ and 15 13’ 43’’ N and longitudes 770 56’ 43’’ and 790 17’ 38’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division
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is 7,524 Km2, which is 48.99 % of the Geographical area of the District.The main rivers that flow through the
Division are Penna, Chitravathi, Kunderu, Papaghni, Sagileru and Mogamneru.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 27.1.
Table 27.1: Land use Pattern The climate of this Division is generally dry with
temperatures ranging from 210C to 440C and the annual
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
rainfall is about 661.22mm, received mainly from Southwest
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 7524 monsoons.
Forest including Scrub 1285.95 17.09 The soil types found mainly are Red loamy soil, Black
Agriculture 4343.95 57.73
Cotton soil, Red sandy soil. The important minerals
Land with Scrub 500.77 6.66
Fallow Lands 1101.21 14.64
available are granites, barites, asbestos and lime stone.
Grasslands 1.56 0.02 The total population of the Division is 1.278 million (2001
Settlements 31.78 0.42 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.13 ha. The
2
Vegetation outside Forest 115.58 1.54 population density is 170 persons per Km . The Literacy
Water Bodies 143.20 1.90 rate in the district is 70%.

Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1,663.35 Km2, which is
39.13% of the total geographical area. Reserved and Protected Forests Constitute 1,549.48 Km2 (93.15%) and
114.07 Km2 (6.86%) of the total forest area, respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification the Forests of Division fall under Southern tropical dry deciduous,
Southern tropical thorn mixed, Tropical dry ever green and Dry red sanders bearing forest types. Red Sanders
(Pterocarpus santalinus), a highly endemic tree species, is found in plenty in this Division.
Protected Area: The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife
Sanctuary. Out of 1,575.11 Km2 of notified forest area, 218.12 Km2 is included in Sri Lankamalleswara WLS. This
Division is also one of the four constituent Divisions of Sri Penisula Narasimha WLS. Out of 1,575.11 Km2 of
forest area, 133.74 Km2 is included in Sri Penisula Narasimha WLS. Rajiv Gandhi National Park is also located in
this Division. It covers an area of 3.82 Km2.
Community Forest Management: There are 128 JFPCs or Vana Samrakshana Samities
(VSSs) in the Division. An area of 456.38 Km2 forest area, which is 28.97% of the notified forest area, is under
the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 982.81 Km2, which is 13.06% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes the Division has 3.58 Km2 of Very Dense Forest, 426.38 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest and 552.85 Km2
of Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 302.70 Km2, Non-Forest 280.65 Km2 and Water Bodies 8.95 Km2. The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown
in Figure 27.1.
• The distribution of the Forest Cover in the CFM areas
is as follows: 0.01 Km2 in Very Dense Forest, 46.02Km2
in Moderately Dense Forest and 148.83 Km2 in Open
Forest. The area of the Scrub is 154.34 Km2, Non-Forest
is 105.41 Km2 and Water bodies is 1.77 Km2.

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• Comparison of the current forest cover
(Satellite data of Dec 2008) with that of the
previous assessment (Satellite Imagery of Nov
2007 - Jan 2008) shows a net loss of forest
cover of 4.34 Ha during last one year.
• The chang matrix, given in Table 27.2
changee matrix
reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.01
Km2 of moderately dense forest and 0.03 Km2
of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is
given in Table 27.3 and Table 27.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and the
field officers, the main reason for decrease in
the forest cover is due to encroachments.
• There are 45 beats in the division. Negative change in forest cover is seen in only 2 beats and no change in 43
beats. • Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 27.5.
Table 27.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 3.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.58
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 426.38 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 426.39
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 552.85 0.00 0.00 0.03 552.88
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 302.60 0.50 0.00 303.10
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 280.15 0.00 280.24
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.92 8.92
Total of 2008 3.58 426.38 552.85 302.70 280.65 8.95 1575.11
Net Change 0.00 -0.01 -0.03 -0.40 0.41 0.03

Table 27.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 982.81 0.01 0.03 982.85
Degraded Forest 583.34 0 583.34
Water 0 0 8.92 8.92
Total of 2008 982.81 583.35 8.95 1575.11
Net Change -0.04 0.01 0.03

Table 27.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 1285.51 0.41 0.03 1285.95
Barren 280.24 0 280.24
Water 0 0 8.92 8.92
Total of 2008 1285.51 280.65 8.95 1575.11
Net Change -0.44 0.41 0.03

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Table 27.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
BADVEL R ange
Range
Balayapalli 8537.42 1.18 1550.71 2159.78 3711.67 0.00 1129.07
Boyanapalli 14170.24 0.00 121.43 2816.53 2937.96 0.00 1534.63
Brahmanapalli 7106.39 0.00 185.12 2269.93 2455.05 0.00 1322.84
Gangireddipalli 11089.42 0.00 308.84 1354.88 1663.72 0.00 369.47
Ganugapenta 12437.8 0.00 209.75 2668.85 2878.60 0.00 1624.64
Jangamrajupalli 16680.14 0.00 18.07 1536.22 1554.29 0.00 652.07
Lothuvanka 10631.93 0.67 1416.59 2585.70 4002.96 0.00 1496.84
Obulam 13040.43 0.00 434.20 3984.24 4418.44 0.00 1353.83
Ramapuram 6661.68 0.00 15.57 1432.21 1447.78 0.00 1290.00
Valleruvaripalli 13350.61 0.00 85.97 2741.52 2827.49 0.00 2000.48
Total 113706.07 1.85 4346.25 23549.86 27897.96 0.00 12773.88
MUDD
MUDDANURANUR R ang
angee
Rang
Bhanukotamala 26584.33 0.00 0.00 65.73 65.73 0.00 735.19
Dhodium 37437.14 0.00 0.00 2.34 2.34 0.00 471.63
Dorigallu_east 29847.22 0.00 5.20 43.28 48.48 0.00 725.55
Dorigallu_west 29078.56 0.00 8.65 14.18 22.83 0.00 108.58
Gundlur 47775.28 0.00 0.00 6.28 6.28 0.00 515.09
Kalamala 59887.93 0.00 0.00 13.00 13.00 0.00 372.26
Mallela 58934.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 32.77
Mangapatnam 19053.74 0.00 0.00 34.81 34.81 0.00 289.47
Settivaripalli 60581.11 0.00 0.00 48.06 48.06 0.00 1286.91
Venkayakalva 13279.09 0.00 0.00 4.58 4.58 0.00 33.92
Total 382459.34 0.00 13.86 232.27 246.13 0.00 4571.37
ONIPENT
ONIPENTA A R ang
angee
Rang
Gangayapalli 8516.17 0.00 137.12 910.09 1047.21 0.00 418.87
Ganjikunta 17068.02 5.21 1168.48 676.20 1849.89 0.00 487.31
Kothapalli 11270.27 6.06 2195.04 1377.53 3578.63 0.00 283.37
Maddivaripalli 5611.51 0.00 317.65 1844.78 2162.43 0.00 414.87
Mudireddipally 5413.23 4.43 2744.92 1575.88 4325.23 0.00 100.73
Neelapuram 15981.54 23.65 1570.41 977.11 2571.17 0.00 864.11
Thippireddipally 5091.54 16.21 4138.49 694.03 4848.73 0.00 36.39
Total 68952.28 55.55 12272.10 8055.62 20383.27 0.00 2605.65
PORUMAMILLA R ange
Range
Balayapalli 8537.42 79.83 2396.78 2006.00 4482.61 0.00 1326.32
Itukalapadu 21735.26 21.96 3595.61 1237.82 4855.39 0.00 11.86
Jyothi 8922.13 82.20 3933.73 1235.10 5251.03 -1.20 57.28
Kalasapadu 8239.68 0.00 397.14 1263.59 1660.73 0.00 697.30
Mallepalli 17516.56 3.30 3650.97 1274.27 4928.54 0.00 247.58
Mamillapalli 6193.91 0.00 435.05 1870.73 2305.78 -3.14 745.24
Peddabhavi 7396.42 16.35 1863.01 2460.82 4340.18 0.00 588.34
Siddavaram 8493.27 0.00 156.29 1301.18 1457.47 0.00 1657.91

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Tekurupet 9316.01 0.00 274.13 1392.35 1666.48 0.00 1150.59

Thaduku 5918.44 87.53 4020.27 1554.86 5662.66 0.00 21.63
Venkatapuram 8826.66 0.00 427.38 2032.81 2460.19 0.00 1298.24
Total 111095.76 291.16 21150.36 17629.54 39071.06 -4.34 7802.27
PR ODD
PRODD
ODDA ATUR R ang
angee
Rang
Balasinganapally 4661.62 0.00 1091.77 1845.33 2937.10 0.00 376.71
Byanapalli 7075.68 0.00 711.44 897.86 1609.30 0.00 415.47
Jandlavaram 3059.71 6.99 1625.17 945.73 2577.89 0.00 197.93
Kamalapuram 19886.26 0.00 0.00 13.84 13.84 0.00 49.99
Nagasanipalli 8791.88 1.02 641.07 777.03 1419.12 0.00 455.88
Pattur 10458.66 1.44 772.15 1267.99 2041.58 0.00 670.27
Proddatur 22252.74 0.00 14.69 73.37 88.06 0.00 390.57
Total 76186.55 9.46 4856.29 5821.14 10686.89 0.00 2556.81
Division total 752400 358.02 42638.86 55288.43 98285.31 -4.34 30309.98
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Longitude 79.05134
Latitude 15.01778
Area 5.11 ha.
Class Scrub to NF
Compartment No. 248
Beat Tekurupet
Range Porumamilla
Division Proddutur

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Nizamabad Circle 28. Kamareddy Division

Introduction: Kamareddy Forest Division lies in the south eastern Part of Nizamabad District, between
latitudes 18 3’ 34’’ and 18 42’ 11’’ N and longitudes 770 53’ 45’’ and 780 34’ 17’’ E. The Geographical Area of the
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Division is 2,732 Km2, which is 34.04% of the geographical area of the District. This Division lies on the Deccan
plateau. Manjira River flowing from Medak District enters Kamareddy Division at Nizamsagar Reservoir and
flows in Northerly direction to join Godavari river at the North-west corner of the district. Kappalavagu and
peddavagu are other two strems. The Rivers and streams of the district form part of the Godavari basin. The
altitude varies between 335 meters to 490 meters above
Table 28.1: Land use Pattern
MSL. The highest peak is 635m above MSL situated in
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage Gandhari Block.
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 2732 Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 28.1.
Forest including Scrub 903.57 33.01 The climate of this Division is generally dry with
0 0
Agriculture 1613.07 58.94 temperatures ranging from 13 C to 47 C. The north and
Land with Scrub 84.61 3.09 northwestern regions of the Division receive above 1000
Fallow Lands 22.45 0.82 mm. of rainfall while North Eastern, south Eastern and
Grasslands 0.00 0.00 southern regions of the division receive less than 900 mm
Settlements 3.00 0.11 of rainfall from Southwest monsoons.
Vegetation outside Forest 32.42 1.18 The soil types found mainly are Black cotton soil and Sandy
Water Bodies 77.88 2.85
loam. The economic minerals known from this Division
are the building material clay, iron-ore, manganese ore, mica, semi-precious stones, talc and soap-stones.
The total population of the Division is 0.93million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.10 ha. The
population density is 340 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 940 Km2, which is 34.34%
of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 598.56 Km2 (63.71%), 252
Km2 (26.84%) and 88.84 Km2 (9.45%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous forests.
Protected Area:Out of 940 Km2 of notified forest area 86.76 Km2 area is included in Pocharam WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 112 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
the Division. An area of 325.66 Km2, which is 33.19% of the notified forest area and 19.91Km2 is plantation area,
is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) is 817.99 Km2, which is 29.94% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes the Division has 328.05 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 489.94 Km2 of Open
Forests. The area of the Scrub is 85.17 Km2, Non-Forest 74.13 Km2 and Water Bodies 4.00 Km2.
• The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown
in Figure 28.1.
• The distribution of the Forest Cover in the CFM areas is
as follows 83.59 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests and 177.44
Km2 in Open Forests, Scrub is 34.96 Km2, 28.38 Km2 is Non-
Forests and 1.28 Km2 Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008), shows a net loss
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of 80.21 Ha forest cover during the period of one
year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 28.2 reveals
that there has been a decrease of 0.54 Km2 of
moderately dense forest and 0.26 Km2 of open
forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given
in Table 28.3 and Table 28.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by
the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for decrease in the forest
cover is due to encroachments.
• There are 66 beats in the division. Negative
change in forest cover is seen in 6 beats, positive change in 1 beat and no change in 59 beats. • Beat wise forest
cover in 2008,in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to 2007
assessment, is given in Table 28.5.

Table 28.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 328.05 0.08 0.38 0.09 0.00 328.59
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 489.84 0.14 0.21 0.00 490.20
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.65 0.14 0.00 84.78
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 73.69 0.00 73.71
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 4.00
Total of 2008 0.00 328.05 489.94 85.17 74.13 4.00 981.29
Net Change 0.00 -0.54 -0.26 0.39 0.42 0.00

Table 28.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 817.99 0.80 0 818.79
Degraded Forest 0 158.49 0 158.49
Water 0 0 4.00 4.00
Total of 2008 817.99 159.30 4.00 981.29
Net Change -0.8 0.8 0

Table 28.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 903.15 0.42 0.00 903.57
Barren 0.00 73.71 0.00 73.71
Water 0.00 0.00 4.00 4.00
Total of 2008 903.15 74.13 4.00 981.29
Net Change -0.42 0.42 0.00

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Table 28.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
GANDHARI R ange
Range
Bhanapur 3403.06 0.00 111.96 968.71 1080.67 0.00 125.85
Chedmal 4159.23 0.00 399.36 1114.42 1513.78 0.00 310.61
Gandhari 2720.18 0.00 74.43 387.86 462.29 0.00 157.63
Gandivate 3598.70 0.00 743.87 1551.23 2295.10 0.00 158.60
Gowraram(g) 3200.63 0.00 914.91 595.84 1510.75 0.00 45.21
Gurjal 5839.93 0.00 14.37 689.84 704.21 0.00 167.24
Kondapur 809.32 0.00 49.52 393.04 442.56 0.00 64.16
Mombajipet 1348.53 0.00 276.03 601.89 877.92 0.00 137.08
Mudhelly 1923.07 0.00 868.90 661.96 1530.86 0.00 30.22
Nagloor 2565.39 0.00 439.32 806.46 1245.78 0.00 191.74
Pothangal 4002.04 0.00 725.10 1060.52 1785.62 0.00 153.65
Singitham 2545.68 0.00 961.18 949.04 1910.22 0.00 43.75
Uthnoor 4744.25 0.00 55.26 260.17 315.43 0.00 134.65
Vellutla 2977.16 0.00 1253.88 975.98 2229.86 0.00 60.51
Yacharam 1947.61 0.00 383.44 677.76 1061.20 0.00 201.26
Total 45784.80 0.00 7271.51 11694.69 18966.20 0.00 1982.16
IND
INDALAL
ALWWAI R ang
angee
Rang
Amsanpally 5529.84 0.00 397.44 1165.38 1562.82 -6.86 202.42
Dharpally 2157.26 0.00 193.72 505.40 699.12 0.00 84.43
Dubbak 10094.30 0.00 276.29 1124.13 1400.42 0.00 308.89
Gannaram 3493.66 0.00 476.27 823.02 1299.29 0.00 84.15
Gowraram 3224.90 0.00 433.97 1002.88 1436.85 0.00 100.63
Indalwai 5920.04 0.00 871.08 1004.61 1875.69 0.00 122.99
Kalwaral 2090.66 0.00 653.72 318.47 972.19 0.00 26.21
Koratpally 3904.61 0.00 116.71 981.94 1098.65 0.00 227.97
Navanandi 3137.33 0.00 796.87 322.00 1118.87 0.00 24.83
Pipri 2450.86 0.00 651.45 135.26 786.71 -3.81 15.29
Ravutla 2498.47 0.00 1337.95 333.65 1671.60 2.03 28.45
Sadasivnagar 4006.79 0.00 545.54 387.46 933.00 0.00 24.70
Sirikonda 3048.23 0.00 1072.90 294.96 1367.86 0.00 10.93
Sirnapally 2918.72 0.00 722.64 525.52 1248.16 0.00 61.70
Triyambakpet 1247.44 0.00 469.69 528.14 997.83 0.00 13.55
Yanampally 4753.07 0.00 298.99 776.78 1075.77 0.00 61.38
Total 60476.20 0.00 9315.25 10229.59 19544.84 -8.64 1398.50
KAMAREDDY R ange
Range
Akkapuram 872.59 0.00 82.72 455.53 538.25 0.00 112.63
Annaram 6019.17 0.00 763.06 1308.63 2071.69 0.00 548.52
Bhiknoor 16530.79 0.00 554.66 772.62 1327.28 0.00 141.37
Donkal 2541.19 0.00 1551.31 732.53 2283.84 0.00 10.15
Esaipet 22360.84 0.00 60.46 938.66 999.12 0.00 439.15
Gadkole 4310.70 0.00 477.14 967.19 1444.33 -5.40 62.06

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Ghanpur 3681.39 0.00 332.09 939.24 1271.33 0.00 299.33

Ghanpur beroon 5860.50 0.00 31.19 670.96 702.15 0.00 530.10
Gidda 15563.22 0.00 902.43 692.56 1594.99 0.00 15.53
Honnajipet 4023.47 0.00 538.77 685.11 1223.88 0.00 43.08
Kotalpally 1341.48 0.00 521.49 695.79 1217.28 0.00 45.90
Machareddy 1649.86 0.00 60.40 371.15 431.55 0.00 56.88
Maddikunta 2693.72 0.00 483.25 913.88 1397.13 0.00 189.47
Pakhal (north) 2161.92 0.00 1179.35 953.73 2133.08 -18.88 181.32
Pakhal south 1468.60 0.00 602.93 519.14 1122.07 -25.52 235.70
Pandimadugu 1614.01 0.00 424.36 263.57 687.93 0.00 14.24
Peddaipally 7615.73 0.00 272.46 491.17 763.63 0.00 83.87
Posanipet beroon 3320.13 0.00 1.87 83.18 85.05 0.00 36.86
Reddypet 1889.69 0.00 591.41 852.95 1444.36 0.00 78.77
Toompally 3493.65 0.00 2195.29 953.19 3148.48 -21.77 147.55
Total 109012.67 0.00 11626.63 14260.78 25887.41 -71.57 3272.47
YELLAREDDY R ange
Range
Bhavanipet 1905.23 0.00 725.65 658.03 1383.68 0.00 40.87
Bollaram 3728.91 0.00 103.24 1100.45 1203.69 0.00 259.09
Gundaram 2725.87 0.00 357.28 1135.38 1492.66 0.00 184.65
Hasanpally 14641.40 0.00 107.64 537.47 645.11 0.00 84.67
Jaldepally 1460.16 0.00 232.16 556.74 788.90 0.00 9.41
Komatpally 2948.88 0.00 138.62 765.61 904.23 0.00 114.29
Kondapur 809.32 0.00 419.65 2119.07 2538.72 0.00 297.91
Laxmapur 3677.20 0.00 994.25 827.50 1821.75 0.00 52.52
Mengaram 1846.12 0.00 387.60 641.70 1029.30 0.00 25.70
Mothe 2123.27 0.00 103.07 1092.05 1195.12 0.00 153.45
Mustapur 1992.97 0.00 441.85 476.22 918.07 0.00 62.31
Nagireddypet 12411.72 0.00 142.77 1127.08 1269.85 0.00 253.30
Potaipally 1633.23 0.00 154.36 850.30 1004.66 0.00 158.27
Shetpally 1962.70 0.00 235.00 674.81 909.81 0.00 88.20
Yerrapahad 4559.36 0.00 102.66 272.17 374.83 0.00 40.47
Total 58426.33 0.00 4645.81 12834.56 17480.37 0.00 1825.10
Division total 273700.00 0.00 32859.19 49019.62 81878.81 -80.21 8478.23

*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries
Longitude 78.52063
Latitude 18.52927
Area 14.017
Class Open to Scrub
Compartment No. 448
Beat Pakhal(North)
Range Kamareddy
Division Kamareddy
2007 2008

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Nizamabad Circle 29. Medak Division

Introduction: Medak is located in the North West Part of Andhra Pradesh State, between latitudes 170 25’
36’’ and 180 17’ 7’’ N and longitudes 770 26’ 43’’ and 790 7’ 37’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division is
9699Km2. District forms a part of the tables land of Deccan plateau and is crisscrossed by different ranges of
hills. The ground is mostly flat and undulating with gentle slop. The elevation of ground varies from 500m–
600m with occasional hills up to 638m above mean sea level. Medak falls under semiarid region of peninsular
India.
Table 29.1: Land use Pattern Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 29.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
temperatures ranging from 60 C to 460C and the annual
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 9699.00 rainfall is about 700 mm, receiving mainly from Southwest
Forest including Scrub 923.13 9.52 monsoons.
Agriculture 7591.99 78.28 Red earths comprising loamy sands, sandy loams and sandy
Land with Scrub 561.88 5.79 clay loams; Ragar, or Black cotton soil comprising clay
Fallow Lands 11.42 0.12 loams, clay and silt clay are present.
Settlements 50.71 0.52
Manjeera River which is a tributary of Godavari River is
the main source of water supply.Haldivagu or Pasupuvagu
Vegetation outside forest 293.88 3.03
tributary of Manjeera and Kudlair tributary of Manair River
Waterbody 265.99 2.74
are also water sources in the district and all these remains
dry in the summer.
The total population of the Division is 2.6million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.03ha. The
population density is 275 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 905.94 Km2, which is
9.96% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 634.22 Km2 (70%),
255.63 Km2 (28.2%) and 16.09 Km2 (0.018%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous and Tropical
Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area:Out of 905.94 Km2 of notified forest area 55.47 Km2 area is included in Pocharam WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 251 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
2
the Division. An area of 678.04 Km forests, which is 75% of notified forest area is under the management of
VSSs. During JFM/CFM project around 45 Km2 areas is brought under Plantations.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008), is 632.85 km2, which is 6.5% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes, the Division does not have Very Dense Forest cover, 112.92 Km2 of Moderately Dense
Forests, 521.21 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 288.99 Km2, Non-Forests 37.27 Km2 and Water
Bodies 2.70 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 29.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas
is as follows:- 120.10 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests,
1,045.44 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is
380.46 Km2, 24.66 Km2 is Non-Forest and 2.46 Km2 Water
bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover 2008
(Satellite data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous
assessment of 2007 (Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 to Jan
2008) shows a net loss of 127.94 Ha of forest cover during
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the period of one year.• The changchangee
matrix, given in Table 29.2 reveals that
matrix
there has been a increase of 0.21 Km2 of
moderately dense forest. • The
simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix,
is given in Table 29.3 and Table 29.4
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field officers,
the main reasons for decrease in the
forest cover is due to encroachments and
clearance for rising of plantations.
• There are 95 beats in the Division.
Negative change in forest cover is seen in
8 beats, positive change in 3 beats and no change in 84 beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment, is given in Table 29.5.
Table 29.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 112.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 112.93
Open Forest 0.00 0.21 519.27 0.37 1.33 0.00 521.21
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.43 288.41 0.10 0.00 288.99
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 37.27 0.00 37.27
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
Total of 2008 0.00 113.14 519.71 288.79 38.75 2.70 963.11
Net Change 0.21 -1.50 -0.20 1.48 0.00

Table 29.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 632.85 1.28 0 634.13
Degraded Forest 0 326.26 0 326.26
Water 0 0 2.70 2.70
Total of 2008 632.85 327.54 2.70
Net change -1.28 1.28 2.70 963.10

Table 29.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 921.64 1.48 0 923.12
Barren 0 37.26 0 37.26
Water 0 0 2.70 2.70
Total of 2008 921.64 38.75 2.70 963.10
Net Change -0.19 0.19 0

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Table 29.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
MED
MEDAKAK R ang
angee
Rang
Amsanpally 6566.02 0.00 458.15 945.28 1,403.43 0.00 173.86
Andugulapally 1008.28 0.00 20.25 491.00 511.25 0.00 76.85
Annaram 9564.42 0.00 118.36 815.57 933.92 0.00 257.74
Arkela 5108.02 0.00 1.22 240.98 242.20 0.00 468.78
Bhootpur 6494.79 0.00 243.46 865.77 1,109.23 0.00 208.92
Bujrampet 7579.03 0.00 140.12 365.51 505.63 0.00 308.24
Damarancha 2436.78 0.00 17.93 552.04 569.98 -2.20 396.85
Kulcharam 3611.81 0.00 282.52 533.90 816.42 0.00 187.51
Manepally 1824.59 0.00 250.18 803.35 1,053.53 0.00 49.57
Mangalparthy 2388.83 0.00 178.95 979.96 1,158.91 0.00 300.84
Nagsanpally 6374.28 0.00 88.49 721.58 810.07 0.00 335.19
Rampur 3197.17 0.00 111.75 906.26 1,018.01 0.00 342.93
S.kondapur 3875.82 0.00 135.04 891.68 1,026.72 0.00 239.12
Shetpally 5903.99 0.00 141.93 1,268.71 1,410.64 -26.83 601.85
Tekmal 16225.75 0.00 9.23 656.57 665.79 0.00 206.30
Wariguntham 1507.00 0.00 81.78 329.93 411.71 0.00 92.48
Yeldurthy 8601.20 0.00 317.30 1,403.44 1,720.73 0.00 317.51
Total 92267.79 0.00 2,596.65 12,771.52 15,368.17 -29.03 4,564.54
NARA
NARAY YANKHED R ang
angee
Rang
Alladurgu 7931.84 0.00 23.92 263.54 287.47 0.00 26.73
Bachepally 1868.06 0.00 0.00 22.62 22.62 0.00 232.13
Bibipet 12341.02 0.00 0.46 75.77 76.23 15.03 454.67
Kadpal 2802.87 0.00 69.69 379.40 449.09 0.00 56.26
Madhwar 5613.50 0.00 0.67 432.93 433.61 0.00 603.16
Nagadhar 2595.92 0.00 50.04 768.73 818.78 1.33 319.59
Narayanakhed 39189.09 0.00 0.61 218.32 218.93 0.00 166.96
Nizampet 4597.30 0.00 0.00 186.37 186.37 0.00 470.87
Raikode 41067.13 0.00 17.14 346.75 363.90 0.00 335.67
Raparthy 3095.75 0.00 0.00 69.91 69.91 0.00 195.78
Sanjeevanraopet 3382.59 0.00 16.63 333.43 350.06 0.00 100.29
Shankarampet_a 13504.86 0.00 14.13 314.34 328.47 0.00 135.00
Tedkal 17029.27 0.00 0.00 4.51 4.51 0.00 29.76
Total 155019.21 0.00 193.30 3,416.64 3,609.94 16.36 3,126.86
NARSAPUR R ange
Range
Brahmanpally 1327.33 0.00 46.86 367.51 414.37 0.00 51.86
Chippelthurthy 2952.25 0.00 0.00 267.23 267.23 0.00 262.38
Choutkoor 140347.51 0.00 3.02 759.40 762.42 0.00 544.80
Gummadidalla 3967.24 0.00 23.94 866.32 890.26 0.00 181.27
Ibrahimbad 4033.22 0.00 67.49 514.54 582.03 0.00 293.88
Kanukunta 2665.45 0.00 39.21 246.33 285.54 0.00 37.74
Khazipally 18303.32 0.00 0.00 76.99 76.99 0.00 437.24

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Kowdipally 2649.99 0.00 59.31 731.84 791.15 0.00 245.66

Mangapet 4901.03 0.00 82.61 753.93 836.54 0.00 252.39
Mohammadanagar 2671.01 0.00 583.30 547.97 1,131.27 -13.74 57.29
Nagsanpally 1918.98 0.00 54.13 508.98 563.12 0.00 58.11
Nallavally 4317.95 0.00 6.54 696.07 702.61 0.00 258.18
Narayanapoor 3157.48 0.00 3.10 292.02 295.12 0.00 266.93
Narsapur 11653.72 0.00 31.62 929.52 961.13 0.00 262.16
Nathinaipally 8336.07 0.00 6.30 344.58 350.88 0.00 375.39
Pilluta 2800.07 0.00 28.34 374.45 402.78 0.00 126.05
Ratnapur 2031.86 0.00 135.17 1,089.59 1,224.76 0.00 172.38
Salabathpoor 2469.49 0.00 148.26 231.50 379.75 0.00 25.03
Shivampet 9815.24 0.00 198.13 1,158.99 1,357.12 0.00 277.83
Sirpura 9138.73 0.00 11.35 137.74 149.10 0.00 40.12
Somakapet 3290.11 0.00 9.68 343.11 352.79 0.00 255.15
Tirumalpur 3848.93 0.00 0.50 349.77 350.27 0.00 436.14
Wailal 9308.55 0.00 74.25 516.94 591.19 -5.15 317.88
Total 255905.54 0.00 1,613.10 12,105.32 13,718.42 -18.89 5,235.84
POCHARAM R ange
Range
Burugupally 2607.45 0.00 551.39 578.39 1,129.78 0.00 74.17
Parvathapoor 2666.79 0.00 956.47 370.58 1,327.05 0.00 168.60
Rajpet 3795.71 0.00 548.14 1,218.77 1,766.91 0.00 115.05
Total 9069.95 0.00 2,056.00 2,167.74 4,223.74 0.00 357.82
RAMA
RAMAY YAMPET R ang
angee
Rang
Akkannapet 2136.35 0.00 408.99 310.50 719.49 0.00 61.24
Baithole 3642.16 0.00 84.90 270.22 355.12 0.00 135.13
Datharpally 11452.52 0.00 0.56 545.85 546.42 0.00 815.38
Dongal dharmaram 2181.39 0.00 286.00 192.46 478.46 0.00 9.95
Gangapoor 3521.70 0.00 954.82 640.91 1,595.74 0.00 127.77
Ibrahimpur 6141.68 0.00 251.29 756.09 1,007.37 0.00 85.69
Jansilingapur 3434.85 0.00 482.25 695.51 1,177.77 0.00 86.64
Manoharabad 9897.21 0.00 72.10 619.79 691.88 0.00 450.81
Narsingi 5208.75 0.00 341.77 860.47 1,202.24 0.00 288.72
Pathur 2095.18 0.00 166.66 289.37 456.03 0.00 113.51
Ramayampet 13992.59 0.00 48.69 305.28 353.97 0.00 119.34
Rampur 5965.80 0.00 71.87 549.91 621.77 0.00 899.07
Shankarampet 5659.35 0.00 45.35 571.65 617.00 0.00 74.09
T. Mohamadapur 6037.56 0.00 383.16 922.47 1,305.63 0.00 226.43
Valllure 3078.48 0.00 140.69 499.40 640.10 0.00 94.46
Waddiaram 2643.17 0.00 17.66 369.26 386.93 0.00 197.12
Total 87088.75 0.00 3,756.76 8,399.14 12,155.91 0.00 3,785.35
SIDDIPET R ange
Range
Chilasagar 4198.53 0.00 9.40 330.03 339.43 23.79 470.00
Damarkunta 10525.08 0.00 0.55 94.23 94.79 0.00 788.98
Dommat 15925.20 0.00 0.00 86.72 86.72 0.00 378.26
Dubbak 9444.40 0.00 5.48 624.15 629.63 0.00 327.16

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Gajwel 21839.84 0.00 1.79 791.91 793.70 -46.86 638.92
Gambhirpoor 8949.26 0.00 0.55 232.89 233.44 0.00 278.17
Godgupally 5597.01 0.00 0.00 221.34 221.34 0.00 298.98
Induperial 10671.77 0.00 1.79 823.68 825.47 0.00 1,211.02
Jagdevpur 17197.93 0.00 0.00 780.99 780.99 0.00 360.71
Kondapak 6925.32 0.00 0.56 892.51 893.07 -21.04 388.69
Marpadga 26170.96 0.00 4.50 921.28 925.79 0.00 923.28
Meenajipet 14532.24 0.00 1.79 883.03 884.81 -2.06 1,087.25
Mirdoddi 15995.62 0.00 6.92 397.83 404.75 0.00 151.80
Mulug 9242.18 0.00 9.61 932.58 942.19 -50.21 560.94
Siddipet 60700.72 0.00 10.90 353.87 364.77 0.00 993.71
Vemulghat 18077.15 0.00 0.00 1,395.10 1,395.10 0.00 725.13
Total 255993.21 0.00 53.83 9,762.14 9,815.98 -96.38 9,582.99
ZAHEERABAD R ange
Range
Didgi 5178.42 0.00 2.96 18.68 21.64 0.00 127.25
Gudgarpally 7507.60 0.00 398.05 705.63 1,103.68 0.00 232.46
Gudupally 11785.98 0.00 460.92 949.73 1,410.65 0.00 231.83
Husselli 23446.02 0.00 15.32 286.19 301.51 0.00 328.73
Pichargad 38523.25 0.00 59.81 643.36 703.17 0.00 615.76
Sajjapur 7900.79 0.00 23.36 547.45 570.81 0.00 403.10
Zaheerabad 20213.68 0.00 69.38 352.48 421.86 0.00 297.55
Total 114555.75 0.00 1,029.79 3,503.52 4,533.31 0.00 2,236.69
Division total 969900.20 0.00 11,299.44 52,126.02 63,425.45 -127.94 28,890.09
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Longitude 78.65528
Latitude 17.81451
Area 14 Ha.
Change OF TO NF
Compartment No. 263
Beat Gajwel
Range Siddipet
Division Medak

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30. Nizamabad Division Nizamabad Circle

Introduction: Nizamabad FFor

orest Division lies in the North Western Part of Nizamabad District, between
orest
latitudes 180 10’ 10’’ and 190 00’ 55’’ N and longitudes 770 31’ 17’’ and 780 40’ 17’’ E. The Geographical Area of the
Division is 5,219 Km2, which is 65.59 % of the total area of the District. This region lies on Deccan Plateau.
Godavari enters Andhra Pradesh at Kandhakurthi in Nizamabad Division. Manjira river which flows through
thick forests of Nizamabad and Kamareddy divisions towards Northwest direction joins Godavari at Kandhakurthi.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 30.1 Table 30.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally dry with
temperatures ranging from 130C to 470C and the annual Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
rainfall is about 1033.7mm, received mainly from Southwest Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 5219
monsoons. Forest including Scrub 705.71 13.52
Red soils are extensive followed by Black soils in Agriculture 3809.14 72.99
Nizamabad Division. Alluvial and Laterite soils are found Land with Scrub 192.54 3.69
Fallow Lands 31.84 0.61
occasionally and small in extent. Along the banks of Grasslands 0.00 0.00
Godavari and other big streams soil is loamy or alluvial Settlements 31.74 0.61
and more fertile, hence support better forests. Most of the Vegetation outside Forest 45.00 0.86
soils have Morrum underneath at different depths, which Water Bodies 402.76 7.72
support some of the good Teak Forests in the division.
Verities of colored granites and the Deccan trap rocks and different types of economic minerals are available in
this division.
The total population of the Division is 1.4million (2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.06ha. The
population density is 268 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 872 Km2, which is
16.7% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 530.36 Km2 (60.84%),
319 Km2 (36.61%) and 22.26 Km2 (2.5%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous.
Protected Area:There are no Protected areas in the Division
Community Forest Management: There are 148 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
the Division. An area of 423.48Km2 forests, which is 48.56% of forest area, is under the management of the
VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) is 624.32 Km2, which is 11.96% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest
canopy density classes the Division has 311.23 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 313.09 Km2 of Open Forests.
The area of the Scrub is 80.19 Km2, Non-Forests 77.30 Km2 and Water Bodies 5.32 Km2. The distribution of the
forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 30.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas is
as follows:- 131.47Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 184.33
Km2 in Open Forests, Scrub is 46.49 Km2, 40.54 Km2 is Non-
Forests and 2.54 Km2 Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover of the year
2008(Satellite data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of
previous assessment year 2007 (Satellite Imagery of Oct 2007
- Nov 2007), shows a net loss of 192.3 Ha of forest cover
during the period of one year.

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• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 30.2
reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.85
Km2 of moderately dense forest and 1.07 Km2
of open forest.
The simplified forest cover change matrix is
given in Table 30.3 and Table 30.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and
the field officers, the main reason for decrease
in the forest cover is due to encroachments.
• There are 55 beats in the Division.
Negative change in forest cover is seen in 12
beats and no change in 43 beats. • Beat wise
forest cover in 2008 in different forest canopy
density classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007 assessment, is given in Table 30.5.

Table 30.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Oct 2007 – 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
Nov 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 311.23 0.09 0.47 0.29 0.00 312.08
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 312.99 0.34 0.76 0.07 314.16
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 79.34 0.12 0.00 79.46
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 76.13 0.00 76.18
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.25 5.25
Total of 2008 0.00 311.23 313.09 80.19 77.30 5.32 787.13
Net Change 0.00 -0.85 -1.07 0.72 1.13 0.07

Table 30.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Nov 2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 624.32 1.92 0.00 626.24
Degraded Forest 0.00 155.57 0.07 155.64
Water 0.00 0.00 5.25 5.25
Total of 2008 624.32 157.49 5.32 787.13
Net Change -1.92 1.85 0.07

Table 30.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Nov 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 704.51 1.2 0.00 705.71
Barren 0.00 76.11 0.07 76.18
Water 0.00 0.00 5.25 5.25
Total of 2008 704.51 77.30 5.32 787.13
Net Change -1.20 1.13 0.07

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Table 30.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
BANSW
BANSWAD AD
ADAA R ang
angee
Rang
Akbarnagar 24636.83 0.00 59.22 77.01 136.23 0.00 8.78
Banswada 4721.77 0.00 182.76 381.58 564.34 0.00 83.88
Bommandevpally 3707.89 0.00 1155.10 640.49 1795.59 0.00 80.79
Chandur 5631.05 0.00 294.24 518.21 812.45 -6.42 103.90
Chillargi 6208.22 0.00 20.99 1001.84 1022.83 0.00 500.55
Dhadgi 6245.86 0.00 0.00 484.59 484.59 0.00 498.16
Hajipur 2080.63 0.00 441.43 184.53 625.96 0.00 27.25
Ibrahimpet 6201.23 0.00 793.14 373.92 1167.06 0.00 33.39
Jalalpur(w) 3776.13 0.00 878.77 402.38 1281.15 0.00 36.67
Jallapur(e) 1282.13 0.00 397.78 522.40 920.18 0.00 78.82
Jallapur(s) 2494.76 0.00 48.13 399.66 447.79 0.00 128.91
Jukkal 5586.03 0.00 0.85 51.50 52.35 0.00 130.76
Kodapgal kalan 10895.11 0.00 2.38 74.54 76.92 0.00 238.44
Kowlas 9008.81 0.00 26.84 1540.86 1567.70 0.00 396.22
Lingampally 3436.40 0.00 2.45 185.49 187.94 0.00 93.75
Mainoor 37876.42 0.00 0.00 87.75 87.75 0.00 234.06
Maqdumpur 3360.33 0.00 71.94 275.77 347.71 0.00 92.89
Medpally(n) 1659.35 0.00 544.02 239.85 783.87 0.00 61.09
Medpally(s) 1397.87 0.00 438.58 351.75 790.33 0.00 19.77
Mohammednagar 4200.55 0.00 182.13 958.00 1140.13 0.00 168.62
Nasrullabad 3826.69 0.00 935.57 503.77 1439.34 0.00 55.05
Nizamsagar 9443.27 0.00 3.15 991.21 994.36 0.00 818.64
Rampur 6750.54 0.00 938.68 424.68 1363.36 0.00 55.39
Rampur kalan 6997.31 0.00 2.78 463.32 466.10 0.00 414.73
Shantapur 11793.81 0.00 91.63 811.04 902.67 0.00 263.09
Taglepally 21198.38 0.00 787.41 496.72 1284.13 0.00 90.76
Total 204417.39 0.00 8299.99 12442.84 20742.83 -6.42 4714.35
KAMMARP
KAMMARPALLI ALLI R ang
angee
Rang
Basheerabad 2770.13 0.00 380.95 158.15 539.10 -7.05 13.14
Bheemgal 35062.45 0.00 967.47 873.44 1840.91 -9.00 327.13
Bheemnagar 2833.49 0.00 1380.28 512.64 1892.92 0.00 90.27
Kammarpally 88634.55 0.00 146.16 343.76 489.92 0.00 66.20
Karepally 1935.00 0.00 1035.32 387.63 1422.95 0.00 104.26
Konapur (n) 4757.80 0.00 1452.88 1354.66 2807.54 -10.58 70.17
Konapur (s) 3816.98 0.00 1278.73 1031.82 2310.55 0.00 79.73
Konasamundar 4855.08 0.00 506.27 613.33 1119.60 -3.91 194.40
Manal 4200.35 0.00 952.61 612.60 1565.21 -11.60 144.24
Mendora 1993.38 0.00 442.72 257.82 700.54 -45.32 61.50
Tadlapally 2398.70 0.00 1397.23 462.59 1859.82 -35.01 86.86
Tatpally 2621.41 0.00 1461.70 668.48 2130.18 -33.95 71.78
Total 155879.32 0.00 11402.30 7276.90 18679.20 -156.42 1309.68

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NIZAMABAD R ange
Range
Abbapur 42813.56 0.00 32.68 361.22 393.90 0.00 164.61
Amrad 6728.72 0.00 466.88 318.51 785.39 0.00 11.76
Badsi 4468.06 0.00 1294.21 420.95 1715.16 -25.46 29.39
Kalpole 2363.29 0.00 1054.67 734.65 1789.32 0.00 44.83
Kulaspur 5300.40 0.00 1039.73 553.68 1593.41 -2.18 97.42
Mallaram 7192.55 0.00 357.69 1101.73 1459.42 0.00 30.58
Mamidipally 31905.08 0.00 499.17 995.68 1494.85 0.00 310.29
Manchippa 3189.92 0.00 840.63 787.79 1628.42 -1.82 84.60
Mosra 10394.63 0.00 691.12 712.06 1403.18 0.00 117.00
Mudakpally 2505.52 0.00 782.89 496.01 1278.90 0.00 32.42
Munipally 6874.07 0.00 904.43 838.83 1743.26 0.00 133.11
Muthukunta 4081.25 0.00 619.79 928.79 1548.58 0.00 20.31
Secundrapur 6338.21 0.00 65.37 522.87 588.24 0.00 75.73
Sirpur 5165.81 0.00 1468.98 589.89 2058.87 0.00 44.43
Thanakalan 5796.66 0.00 316.35 1194.53 1510.88 0.00 345.10
Timmapur 3489.68 0.00 1071.84 946.60 2018.44 0.00 108.17
Yamcha 12995.87 0.00 0.00 192.03 192.03 0.00 272.48
Total 161603.29 0.00 11506.43 11695.81 23202.24 -29.46 1922.23
Division total 521900.00 0.00 31208.72 31415.55 62624.27 -192.30 7946.26
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Longitude 78.59820
Latitude 18.58162
Area_Ha 8.76
Class DF TO SF
Comp_No 52
Beat Manal
Range Kammarpalli
Division Nizamabad

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31. Eluru Division Rajahmundry Circle

Introduction: Elulru Forest Division lies in the North eastern part of Andhra Pradesh, between latitude160
18’ 05’’ and 170 28’ 52’’N and longitude 800 52’ 04’’and 810 51’ 31’’.The Geographical Area of the Division is 7742
km2, which constitutes 100 % of the total area of the District. The Division has two physiographic zones, the
plains and Hills. The climate of Eluru division is characterized by high humidity nearly all the year round with
oppressive summer and good seasonal rainfall. The major rivers falling in the Division Godavari, Gauthami,
Vasita. Landuse pattern of the Division is given in Table 31.1
Deccan traps,Alluvial deposits,Lower or upper Gondwana Table 31.1: Land use Pattern
ediments,Khondalites and Charcolites occupy the
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
districts.Loamely soils,Latererite soils and black cotton
soils are found in the district. Temperatures ranging from Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 7742.00
Forest including Scrub 739.36 9.55
190C to 370C and the annual rainfall are about 1076mm.
Agriculture 5591.90 72.23
South West monsoon gives more rain than North East Land with Scrub 58.92 0.75
monsoon. The total population of the Division and District Fallow Lands 40.77 0.53
is 3.5 millions ( 2001 census) and the per capita forest is Grasslands 0.00 0.00
0.021 Ha Settlements 143.74 1.86
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified Vegetation outside Forest 417.04 5.39
Water bodies 750.27 9.69
forest area of the Division is 773.03 Km2, which is 10%
of the total geographical area. Reserved and Protected forests Constitute 732.11 Km2 (95%), 40.9 Km2 (5%) of the
total forest area respectively.
As per the Champion and Seth’s classification forest types are Southern secondary moist mixed deciduous forests,
Southern tropical secondary moist mixed deciduous forests, tropical secondary dry deciduous scrub forests and
Tropical dry evergreen scrub forests.
Protected Area: The Division is partly has Kolleru and Papikonda Wild Life Sanctuaries. Out of 773.02
Km2 of forest area 308.55 Km2 is included in the Kolleru. It is the largest fresh water lake in the Country. It is one
of the Ramsar convention wetland sites. Part of 591 Km2 Papikonda Wild Life Sanctuary falls in this division
Community Forest Management: There are 213 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
the Division414.54Km2 forest area, which constitutes 53% of forest area.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008 - Mar 2009), is 693.82, which is 9% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy
density classes, the Division has 519.62 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and 174.20 Km2 Open Forests. The
area of the Scrub is 45.53 Km2, that of Non-Forest is 33.08 Km2 and Water Bodies is 0.59 Km2. the distribution of
the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 31.1.
• The Distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as follows: 26.62 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests,
107.88 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 25.35 Km2, 15.22 Km2 is Non-Forest and 0.06 Km2 is water
bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data
of Dec 2008 - Mar 2009) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Dec 2007), shows a net loss of
1095 Ha forest cover.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 31.2 reveals that there has
been a decrease of 3.74 Km2 of moderately dense forest and
7.21Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given in Table
31.3 and Table 31.4.
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On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for
decrease in the forest cover is due to
encroachments and clearance for
rising of plantations. • There are 43
Beats in the division. Negative
change in Forest cover is seen in 12
Beats and no change in 31 Beats.
Beat wise forest cover in different
forest canopy density classes and
scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment is
given in Table 31.5.

Table 31.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Mar 2009) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 515.88 0.00 2.77 0.97 0.00 519.62
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 166.99 0.00 7.21 0.00 174.20
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.53 0.00 0.00 45.53
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.08 0.00 33.08
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.59
Total of 2008 0.00 515.88 166.99 48.30 41.26 0.59 773.02
Net Change 0.00 -3.74 -7.21 2.77 8.18 0.00

Table 31.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Mar 2009)
- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 682.87 10.95 0 693.82
Degraded Forest 0 78.61 0 78.61
Water 0 0 0.59 0.59
Total of 2008 682.87 89.56 0.59 773.02
Net Change -10.95 10.95 0 0

Table 31.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Mar 2009)
Total of 2007
- Dec 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 731.17 8.18 0 739.35
Barren 0 33.08 0 33.08
Water 0 0 0.59 0.59
Total of 2008 731.17 41.26 0.59 773.02
Net Change -8.17 8.17 0.00

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Table 31.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ELURU Range
A r palem 20036.29 0.00 432.01 972.01 1,404.02 0.00 188.67
Barrikonda 17911.85 0.00 239.35 909.31 1,148.66 -7.58 232.72
Bhogole 15491.61 0.00 349.91 713.29 1,063.20 -85.21 384.52
Chintalapudi 9409.24 0.00 1,374.72 855.20 2,229.92 0.00 59.01
Dubacherla 28272.51 0.00 410.20 750.30 1,160.50 0.00 66.57
M.v.gudem 5031.73 0.00 1,165.91 1,042.90 2,208.81 -89.89 195.87
Nallajerla 20836.08 0.00 89.88 971.63 1,061.51 0.00 348.21
R.s.varam 93661.85 0.00 264.77 943.37 1,208.14 -36.65 67.34
Thadikelapudi 19998.68 0.00 196.97 857.02 1,053.99 -107.05 316.79
V.r.gudem 297843.89 0.00 164.25 447.03 611.28 -405.66 320.63
Velagalapalli 14876.38 0.00 39.49 631.13 670.61 -2.48 621.65
Yerraguntapalli 5184.11 0.00 394.31 676.23 1,070.54 -91.78 95.16
Total 548554.22 0.00 5121.75 9769.41 14891.16 -826.3 2897.13
JANGAREDDIGUDEM Range
Aliveru 3033.31 0.00 2,972.28 49.41 3,021.70 0.00 0.00
Ankannagudem 1785.85 0.00 991.54 184.29 1,175.83 0.00 21.10
Antarvedigudem 6327.96 0.00 1,488.48 82.63 1,571.11 0.00 16.12
Darbhagudem 11140.87 0.00 12.85 814.51 827.36 -130.76 277.04
Doramamidi 4464.03 0.00 764.25 97.86 862.11 0.00 14.94
Gullapudi 10459.96 0.00 3,918.14 262.75 4,180.89 0.00 4.45
Jeelugumilli 3149.96 0.00 256.18 778.37 1,034.55 -1.2 293.59
Kamaiahpalem 4165.07 0.00 899.52 803.24 1,702.76 -27.59 223.46
Marlagudem 15753.54 0.00 122.90 554.71 677.61 0.00 86.11
Mulagalampalli 9196.95 0.00 881.36 1,106.75 1,988.11 -108.23 348.07
Total 69477.50 0.00 12307.50 4734.52 17042.02 -267.78 1284.88
KANNAPURAM Range
Chinthapalli 2362.72 0.00 1,585.30 24.34 1,609.64 0.00 0.57
Dandipudi 17174.01 0.00 3,163.35 241.92 3,405.26 0.00 22.83
Kallumamidi 1563.45 0.00 1,136.90 15.36 1,152.26 0.00 0.00
Karakapadu 14776.89 0.00 444.78 93.01 537.80 0.00 9.09
Kopalli 3182.02 0.00 2,146.69 49.79 2,196.48 0.00 0.02
Kotrupalli 1013.71 0.00 981.94 30.04 1,011.98 0.00 0.00
Kovvada 15780.36 0.00 899.12 440.77 1,339.89 0.00 87.57
Kunkala 17751.42 0.00 2,221.53 153.44 2,374.98 0.00 4.58
L N D Pet 2280.89 0.00 1,642.09 347.50 1,989.59 0.00 99.03
P R Gudem 3123.74 0.00 2,198.79 227.91 2,426.70 0.00 6.82
Total 79009.21 0.00 16420.48 1624.08 18044.56 0.00 230.51
POLA
POLAV VARAM RangRangee
Chilakaluru 3621.58 0.00 2,753.31 195.46 2,948.77 0.00 34.43
Kondrukota 5683.15 0.00 3,917.10 183.36 4,100.45 0.00 17.99
Kothuru 1939.12 0.00 556.39 107.67 664.06 0.00 4.14

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Nettappakota 3692.38 0.00 1,918.99 48.36 1,967.35 0.00 9.26

Polavaram 46890.98 0.00 1,102.94 44.14 1,147.08 0.00 6.83
Sirivaka 2295.57 0.00 1,593.33 249.62 1,842.95 0.00 21.19
Sivagiri 1862.33 0.00 922.44 189.65 1,112.09 0.00 3.44
Tekuru 2204.32 0.00 1,344.81 72.84 1,417.65 0.00 22.96
Thutigunta 2718.66 0.00 2,126.86 122.83 2,249.69 0.00 17.67
Udathapalli 908.96 0.00 757.40 -0.31 757.09 0.00 0.00
Vinjaram 5342.03 0.00 1,119.24 78.88 1,198.12 0.00 2.45
Total 77159.08 0.00 18112.79 1292.49 19405.29 0.00 140.35
Grand T otal
Total 774200.01 0.00 51962.52 17420.50 69383.02 -1,094.08 4552.87

*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Division Eluru
Range Jangareddygudem
Beat Mulagalampalli
Comp 152
Class Dense to NF
Area-ha 95.56 ha
Latitude 17.25084
Longitude 81.27090

Kolleru Birds
Sanctuary

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32. Kakinada Division Rajahmundry Circle

Introduction: Kakinada Forest Division lies in the north eastern part of Andhra Pradesh, between latitudes160
18’ 04’’ and 180 00’ 54’’N and longitude 810 30’ 08’’ and 820 36’ 17’’ E .The Geographical Area of the Division is
10807 Km2. Godavari District can be broadly classified into three natural divisions namely the Delta, Up land and
Agency or hill tracts. The general elevation of the district varies from a few meters near the sea to about 300
meters in the hills of the agency. The Eastern Ghats rise by gradations from the level of the coast and spread
throughout the erstwhile agency Taluks of Rampachodavaram and Yellavaram. The delta portion constituting the
whole of Konaseema and portions of Kakinada, Ramachandrapuram and Rajahmundry erstwhile Taluks, presents
a vast expanse of rice-fields surrounded by plantain, betel, coconut gardens and innumerable palmyrahs. The
erstwhile Taluks of Tuni, Pithapuram, Peddapuram and Portions of Kakinada, Ramachandrapuram and Rajahmundry
constitute the upland areas. The main soils in the district are alluvial (clay loamy) red soil, sandy loam and sandy
clay. There is mostly alluvial soil in Godavari delta and sandy clay soil at the tail end portions of Godavari river,
red loamy soil in upland and agency area of the district. The major rivers falling in the division are Godavari,
pampa and Yeleru.
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 32.1. Table 32.1: Land use Pattern
The region mostly has a tropical climate like the rest of
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
the Coastal Andhra region. The summers (March-June)
are very hot and humid. The rainy season (July-Jan) is the Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 10807
best time to visit this place with the fields brilliantly green Forest including Scrub 2971.09 27.49
Agriculture 5574.51 51.58
with paddy crops, rivulets flowing with water and the sun
Land with Scrub 331.78 3.07
shining brightly, but not burning as it does in the summer. Fallow Lands 224.00 2.07
Temperatures ranging from 100C to 480C and the annual Grasslands 22.00 0.20
rainfall are about 1280mm. Settlements 130.19 1.20
The total population of the Division & district is 4.8 million Vegetation outside Forest 1149.41 10.64
(2001 Census) and the per capita forest is 0.066 Ha. The Water bodies 404.02 3.75
2
population density is 454 persons per Km .
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 3235.39 Km2, which 32.71% of
the total geographical area. Reserved and Protected Forests Constitute 2701.31 Km2 (83.3%), 531.13 Km2 (22.7%)
of the total forest area respectively.
As per the Champion and Seth’s classification Southern secondary moist mixed deciduous forests, Southern
tropical secondary moist mixed deciduous forests and dry deciduous scrub forests.
Protected Area:The division has Koringa and part of Papikonda Wild Life Sanctuaries. Out of 3235.39
Km2 of forest area this division koringa occupies 235.7 Km2 and it is the largest surviving patch of Mangrove
forests in the State with more than 65 Mangrove tree species, Home for the rare, endangered Smooth Indian Otter,
Fishing Cat, Estuarine Crocodile. Part of 591 km2 of Papikonda sanctuary located in this division.
Community Forest Management: There are 529 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the
Division 1148.05 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 35.4% of forest area,.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division
Division, based
on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data (Dec 2008
- Jan 2009), is 2739.43 which is 25.3% of the total Geographical
area. In terms of the forest canopy density classes, the Division
has 203.04 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 2361.61Km2 Moderately
Dense forests, and 224.78 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the
Scrub is 181.67 Km2, that of Non-Forest is 95.23 Km2 and Water

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Bodies 169.06 Km2. the distribution
of the forest cover of the Division is
shown in Figure 32.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover
in the CFM areas is as follows: -
60.91 in Very dense forests, 905.91
Moderately Dense Forests, 89.36
Km2 in Open Forests. The area of
the Scrub is 54.69 Km2, 26.79 Km2
is Non-Forest and 10.38 Km 2 is
water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest
cover (Satellite data of Dec 2008 -
Jan 2009) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite Imagery of Nov
2007 - Dec 2007), shows a net loss
of 829.1 Ha forest cover.

• The for est cov

forest er chang
cover matrix, given in Table 32.2 reveals that there has been a decrease of 4.88 Km2 of
changee matrix
moderately dense forest and 3.41 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given in Table 32.3 and Table 32.4.
On the basis of ground truthing conducted by the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field officers, the main
reasons for decrease in the forest cover is due to encroachments and clearance for raising of plantations.
• There are 99 Beats in the Division. Negative change in Forrest Cover is seen in 13 Beats and no change in 86
Beats. Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared
to 2007 assessment is given in Table 32.5.

Table 32.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 203.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 203.04
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 2356.73 0.00 0.17 4.71 0.00 2361.61
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 221.22 3.29 0.27 0.00 224.78
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.15 181.45 0.07 0.00 181.67
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.06 94.17 0.00 95.23
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 169.06 169.06
Total of 2008 203.04 2356.73 221.37 185.97 99.22 169.06 3235.39
Net Change 0.00 -4.88 -3.41 4.30 3.99 0.00 0.00

Table 32.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009)
- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 2731.14 8.29 0.00 2739.43
Degraded Forest 0.00 276.90 0.00 276.90
Water 0.00 0.00 169.06 169.06
Total of 2008 2781.14 285.19 169.06 3235.39
Net Change -8.29 8.29 0.00

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Table 32.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009)
- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 2967.11 3.99 0.00 2971.10
Barren 0.00 95.23 0.00 95.23
Water 0.00 0.00 169.06 169.06
Total of 2008 2967.11 99.22 169.06 3235.39
Net Change -3.99 3.99 0.00

Table 32.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ADD
ADDA ATHIGALA Rang
Rangee
Addathigala 4103.86 4.27 1347.46 198.9 1550.63 0 100.22
Chavitidibbalu 9034.82 206.96 2488.17 120.59 2815.72 0 257.51
Dakodu 4082.24 58.66 2610.96 115.55 2785.17 0 115.91
Dutcherthi 6169.69 30.22 2645.35 234.89 2910.46 0 104.75
Kalimamidi 7116.83 10.53 3340.92 357.73 3709.18 0 311.3
P.yerragonda 8986.63 1351.87 6201.23 302.64 7855.74 0 374.03
Perikivalasa 7467.08 1254.3 4431.39 259.06 5944.75 0 442.03
Vedullakonda 8000.62 14.41 1047.09 188.09 1249.59 0 158
Vetamamidi 5086.66 42.1 1629.43 141.04 1812.57 0 57.19
Y.ramavaram 11466.17 709.94 5670.8 202.95 6583.69 0 213.84
Total 71514.6 3683.26 31412.8 2121.44 37217.5 0 2134.68
CORINGA Range
Bhyravapalem 4039.4 347.51 2168.09 16.87 2532.47 0 0
Coringa 6283.93 802.07 3911.71 827.87 5541.65 0 93.64
Hope iseland 14256.17 88 2505 500.54 3093.54 0 89.68
Neellarevu 69490.13 0.12 0.93 0 1.05 0 0.01
Total 94069.63 1237.7 8585.73 1345.28 11168.71 0 183.33
ELESW ARAM Rang
ELESWARAM Rangee
Anantharam 9301.66 3.66 2048.06 302.57 2354.29 0 139.16
Bavuruvaka 3430.73 37.11 2083.54 87.54 2208.19 0 52.2
Kondalingamparthi 3014.89 0.83 940.35 512.75 1453.93 0 224.02
Kothuru 37130.48 0.72 2344.48 300.44 2645.64 0 176.59
Lingamparthi 29799.62 31.08 1799.95 131.26 1962.29 0 61.74
Lododdi 2739.16 72.57 1964.59 159.54 2196.7 0 150.65
Pedamallapuram 6204.36 178.51 3650.52 470.38 4299.41 0 252.14
Peddipalem 15102.11 199.75 5111.98 340.09 5651.82 0 215.64
Raghavapatnam 5920.4 29.02 1207.29 201.48 1437.79 0 173.91
S.agraharam 9406.7 20.94 1735.07 234.18 1990.19 -2.48 184.21
Vatangi 2933.07 33.93 1693.44 236.25 1963.62 -224.53 106.66
Total 124983.18 608.12 24579.27 2976.48 28163.87 -227.01 1736.92

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GOKA
GOKAV VARAM Rang
Rangee
Angaluru 2434.01 0 1189.66 92.33 1281.99 0 35.06
Chinabarangi 4363.16 2.71 1174.84 190.64 1368.19 0 246.09
Dandangi north 2759.86 0 969.17 34.06 1003.23 0 6.13
Dandangi south 2012.27 0 456.62 71.04 527.66 0 15.92
Devaram 1688.22 4.35 416.42 6.87 427.64 0 0.66
Devipatnam 2386.54 5.82 891.66 111.77 1009.25 0 66.94
Indukurupeta 8788.57 0 257.52 27.44 284.96 0 10.8
Katchuluru 1680.02 86.08 1219.06 18.85 1323.99 0 22.98
Kondamodalu 6765.91 339.59 4635.64 154.07 5129.3 -1.74 134.39
Manturu 3124.42 1.01 1364.22 75.15 1440.38 0 10.56
Pedanuthula 4280.49 63.19 1408.86 68.54 1540.59 0 57.38
Purushothapatnam 23152.96 0 463.1 0.72 463.82 0 3.95
Sarabhavaram 12152.19 1.33 569.56 3.58 574.47 0 4.07
Teliperu 5766.55 357.7 4005.78 125.38 4488.86 0 128.11
Veeravaram 2216.9 0 1196.61 82.75 1279.36 0 49.64
Total 83572.07 861.78 20218.72 1063.19 22143.69 -1.74 792.68
KAKINAD
KAKINADA A Rang
Rangee
Atchutapuram 8801.98 1.5 927.1 504.34 1432.94 0 564.62
Beach road 112091.28 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dewancheruvu 30759.4 0 508.13 98.33 606.46 0 101.41
Kandikuppa 86949.45 0 6.98 1.83 8.81 0 0.38
Kandikuppa plantation 5448.16 199.04 2096.76 268.25 2564.05 0 81.97
Kothaperumallapuram 10355.48 0 0 0 0 0 0
Masanitippa 6400.32 464.09 943.66 85.61 1493.36 0 41.78
Murari 30408.2 24.25 544.47 6.11 574.83 0 9.15
Rajupeta 17227.67 18.36 2851.4 355.01 3224.77 0 161.88
Ratikalva 23353.77 486.68 583.41 50.51 1120.6 0 21.54
Sangavaka 8766.91 4.56 954.76 215.44 1174.76 0 103.3
Vodalarevu 53701.52 0 106.53 15.23 121.76 0 29.61
Vontimamidi 6809.31 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 401073.45 1198.48 9523.2 1600.66 12322.34 0 1115.64
RAJA
RAJAV VOMMANGI Rang Rangee
Badadanapalli 2752.97 0 1681.98 178.99 1860.97 0 264.23
Doramamidi 5049.72 0 2569.63 279.52 2849.15 0 165.17
J.annavaram 6304.76 0 2893.19 871.69 3764.88 0 270.14
Jaddangi 11066.83 0 2409.93 895.48 3305.41 0 661.63
Labbarthi 5497.39 0 3102.21 544.04 3646.25 0 434.07
Lagarai 4540.77 0 739.98 89.49 829.47 0 84
Laxmipuram 3742.64 1.44 904.33 254.8 1160.57 0 96.99
Rajavommangi 6219.44 0 1608.74 424.45 2033.19 -16.99 602.78
Thimmapuram 4526.68 7.55 1415.71 400.45 1823.71 0 203.29
Vayyada 2882.18 92.72 1930.78 244.87 2268.37 0 188.37
Veerabhadrapuram 2642.83 8.91 1366.47 175.44 1550.82 0 39.42
Total 55226.21 110.62 20622.95 4359.22 25092.79 -16.99 3010.09

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RAMP
RAMPA ACHOD
CHODA AVARAM Rang
Rangee
Akumamidikota 13700.44 1869.97 9435.78 464.76 11770.51 -17.07 437.1
Chintalapudi 4155.61 756.33 1984.05 65.56 2805.94 0 119.09
Daragadda 6866.02 131.57 1599.44 152.2 1883.21 0 399.39
Devarapalli 9453.09 812.46 6095.72 525.61 7433.79 0 541.24
Donkarai 15609.19 243.39 8114.58 1222.78 9580.75 -10.87 802.09
Geddada 9556.73 520.82 6357.64 944.75 7823.21 -9.14 1574.15
Gurthedu 5809.4 164.02 2073.88 187.23 2425.13 0 411.13
Kakuru 10088.1 1061.92 8348.97 182.93 9593.82 -9.36 162.4
Kutrawada 17111.19 1166.59 14563.95 665.56 16396.1 0 484.59
Mangampadu 4364.46 32.68 2910.06 352.48 3295.22 0 342.85
Maredumilli north 4433.7 582.92 3509.81 42.78 4135.51 0 10.4
Maredumilli south 7968.83 979.95 6678.23 89.24 7747.42 0 69.17
Palagondi 5084.73 391.68 2415.7 225.55 3032.93 0 179.75
Pindukuruvalasa 10744.45 781.69 8347.84 266.71 9396.24 0 281.18
Rampa 3485.32 27.04 790.03 80 897.07 0 142.5
Tanganakota 6066.92 237.66 4332.25 283.53 4853.44 0 322.38
Valamuru 10638.44 1538.75 8461.35 253.08 10253.18 0 159.77
Total 145136.62 11299.44 96019.28 6004.75 113323.5 -46.44 6439.18
SUDIK
SUDIKONDOND
ONDA A RANGE
Appanapalem 6078.59 1.72 274.53 25.76 302.01 0 25.82
Beerampalli 7984.2 2.23 1566.3 178.45 1746.98 0 50.63
Bhavaram 4048.84 0 342.16 54.27 396.43 -25.22 24.52
Bhimavaram 5370.59 99.42 1801.12 132.53 2033.07 0 77.91
Burugubanda 2868.62 1.61 1155.21 97.41 1254.23 0 57.52
D.velamalakota 10907.55 827.97 6200.05 614.44 7642.46 0 1056.37
Korumilli 8783.42 8.7 1067.64 207.55 1283.89 0 146.43
Mallavaram east 4303.14 0 757.63 90.24 847.87 0 50.04
Mallvaram west 3249.97 0.32 570.5 45.32 616.14 -41.85 17.19
Matlapadu 2234.61 10.25 1144.28 79.48 1234.01 0 51.24
Molleru 8441.16 0 2193.62 458.16 2651.78 0 274.74
Narasapuram 2971.53 0.67 961.6 168.74 1131.01 0 124.62
Pidathamamidi 10237.53 25.42 2598.12 413.89 3037.43 -66.12 449.6
Pinjarikonda 7929.9 75.1 1629.07 126 1830.17 0 44.56
R yerrampalem 7277.71 100.79 772.85 6.96 880.6 -60.71 0.93
Sudikonda north 3082.82 0 831.15 164.49 995.64 0 206.39
Sudikonda south 5605.02 0.61 453.02 97.74 551.37 0 54.44
Tirumalayapalem 3749.04 149.64 880.1 44.74 1074.48 -343.02 41.72
Total 105124.24 1304.45 25198.95 3006.17 29509.57 -536.92 2754.67
Grand T otal
Total 1080700 20303.85 236160.9 22477.2 278941.9 -829.1 18167.2
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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Rajahmundry Circle 33. Krishna Division

Introduction: Krishna Forest Division lies in the North eastern part of Andhra Pradesh, between latitudes
150 42’ 19’’ and 170 9’ 10’’ N and longitudes 800 00’07’’ and 810 33’ 13’’E.The Geographical Area of the Division is
8727 km2. The Division has two physiographic zones, the plains and Hills. The major rivers falling in the
division are Krishna, Keesara, Tammileru and Budameru.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 33.1.
Table 33.1: Land use Pattern The average highest temperature in the summer is 450 C
and the minimum average temperature in December is 170C
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
and the average annual rainfall is 1028mm
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 8727.00 Deccan traps,Alluvial deposits,Lower or upper Gondwana
Forest including Scrub 504.73 5.78 ediments,Khondalites and Charcolites occupy the
Agriculture 6089.71 69.78
districts.Loamely soils,Latererite soils and black cotton
Land with Scrub 137.42 1.57
soils are found in the division. The total population of
Fallow Lands 528.28 6.05
Grasslands 0.00 0.00 the Division & District is 4.1 millions (2001 Census) and
Settlements 252.16 2.89 the per capita forest is 0.015 Ha.
Vegetation outside Forest 386.23 4.43
Waterbodies 828.47 9.50
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest
area of the Division is 644.52 Km2, which 7.3% of the
total geographical area. Reserved and Protected Forests Constitute 417.44 Km2 (65%) and 227.07Km2 (35%) of
the total forest area respectively.
As per the Champion and Seth’s classification Dry Deciduous Scrub Forests, Southern Thorn Forest, Tropical
Evergreen scrub Forest and Tidal Swamp Mangrove Forests .
Protected Area:This Division has Kolleru and Krishna Wild Life Sanctuaries .Out of 644.52Km2 of
forest area part of kolleru sanctuary which is spread over 308.55 Km2 is included in the division. Part of 194.81
Km2 of Krishna sanctuary is included in this division.
Community Forest Management: There are 68 Vana Samrakshana Samithies (VSSs) in
the Division 624.80 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 96.8% of forest area, is under the management of the
VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Oct2008 - Feb 2009), is 292.65 Km2, which is 7.3% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy
density classes, the Division has 1.96 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, and 290.69 Km2 of Open Forests. The
area of the Scrub forests is 212.08 Km2 and that of Non-Forest 66.66 Km2 and Water Bodies 73.13 Km2. The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 33.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as follows: 0.042 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forest,
421.25 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 189.32 Km2 , 13.62 Km2 is Non-Forest and 0.56 Km2 is water
bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Oct 2008 - Feb 2009) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Jan 2008), shows a net loss
of 35.2 Ha forest cover.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 33.2 reveals that there
has been a decrease of 0.02Km2 of moderately dense forest
and 3.50Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given in Table
33.3 and Table 33.4.
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• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the Geomatics
Center and the field officers, the main
reason for decrease in the forest cover is
due to encroachments.
• There are 34 Beats in the division.
Negative change in Forest cover is seen
in 9 Beats, positive change is seen in 3
Beats and no change in 50 Beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in different forest
canopy density classes and scrub along
with the changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 33.5.

Table 33.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 1.94 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 1.96
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 286.92 0.00 3.44 0.33 290.69
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.27 210.77 1.04 0.00 212.08
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.66 0.00 66.66
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 73.13 73.13
Total of 2008 0.00 1.94 287.19 210.77 71.16 73.46 644.52
Net Change 0.00 -0.02 -3.50 -1.31 4.50 0.33

Table 33.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 289.13 3.52 0 292.65
Degraded Forest 0 278.41 0.33 278.74
Water 0 0 73.13 73.13
Total of 2008 289.13 281.93 73.46 644.52
Net Change -3.52 3.19 0.33 0

Table 33.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 499.90 4.83 0 504.73
Barren 0.00 66.33 0.33 66.66
Water 0.00 0.00 73.13 73.13
Total of 2008 499.90 71.16 73.46 644.52
Net Change -4.83 4.50 0.33
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Table 33.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
MYLA
MYLAV VARAM R ang
angee
Rang
A.Konduru 9,206.72 0.00 12.59 1,280.13 1,292.72 0.00 487.00
Chandragudem 3,745.00 0.00 0.00 86.08 86.08 12.80 778.53
Cheemalapadu 9,074.69 0.00 0.00 620.89 620.89 0.00 1,136.41
Kakarla 23,652.24 0.00 0.00 122.32 122.32 6.00 499.79
Pondugula 5,180.75 0.00 2.67 1,065.76 1,068.43 0.00 559.35
T.gannavaram 7,305.42 0.00 0.00 322.64 322.64 0.00 531.88
Velvadam 7,118.69 0.00 0.00 66.51 66.51 0.00 555.96
Vinagadapa 25,686.43 0.00 2.94 1,148.04 1,150.98 0.00 366.61
G.Konduru 2,594.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 93,563.98 0.00 18.20 4,712.37 4,730.57 18.80 4,915.53
NUZVID Range
Anneraopeta 5,911.46 0.00 0.00 907.85 907.85 0.00 440.77
Chillaboinapalli 12,871.06 0.00 4.39 395.01 399.40 -13.70 327.15
Chinnampeta 18,747.92 0.00 25.09 432.70 457.79 -97.00 1,333.53
Chittapur 21,567.43 0.00 0.54 311.47 312.01 -1.50 611.07
Kanimerla 3,772.24 0.00 0.63 571.87 572.50 -10.55 822.24
Katrenupadu 14,295.25 0.00 72.67 668.27 740.94 -168.00 872.36
Ramanakkapeta 9,760.72 0.00 1.65 236.93 238.58 0.00 476.42
Reddigudem 13,240.48 0.00 2.23 607.73 609.96 -12.00 703.21
Sunkollu 2,915.70 0.00 0.00 596.77 596.77 0.00 804.96
Yenamadala 19,604.96 0.00 0.00 196.38 196.38 0.00 296.95
Total 122,687.22 0.00 107.20 4,924.98 5,032.18 -302.75 6,688.66
VIJA
VIJAYYAWADADAA R ang
angee
Rang
Duggiralapadu 7,895.68 0.00 2.36 1,313.56 1,315.92 0.00 367.19
Elichetladibba 8,971.04 0.00 0.00 739.64 739.64 0.00 808.51
Gandrai 69,631.18 0.00 0.56 205.64 206.20 2.00 1,458.72
Gangineni 2,805.43 0.00 2.37 1,194.51 1,196.88 0.00 93.13
Jaggiahpeta 9,069.19 0.00 0.00 5.67 5.67 0.00 338.59
Jujjuru 41,336.50 0.00 17.21 2,971.71 2,988.92 0.00 428.01
Koduru 6,454.14 0.00 0.00 1,085.95 1,085.95 0.00 583.34
Kondapalli 4,035.20 0.00 0.91 808.74 809.65 0.00 353.23
Kothurutadepalli 15,685.80 0.00 35.08 1,833.14 1,868.22 -35.00 469.59
Metlapalli 15,382.97 0.00 0.00 46.55 46.55 0.00 407.82
Mulapadu 34,410.05 0.00 1.36 4,191.64 4,193.00 -32.62 1,192.26
Nachugunta 12,428.39 0.00 0.00 2,499.31 2,499.31 0.00 1,417.88
Nunna 92,800.82 0.00 11.02 947.91 958.93 0.00 141.70
Sobhanapuram 10,819.87 0.00 0.00 764.14 764.14 -1.00 227.80
Sorlagondi 324,722.56 0.00 0.00 823.28 823.28 0.00 1,311.88
Total 656,448.82 0.00 70.87 19,431.39 19,502.26 -66.62 9,599.65
Grand T otal
Total 872,700.02 0.00 196.27 29,068.74 29,265.01 -350.57 21,203.84
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forestbetween year 2007 and 2008.

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34. Narsipatnam Division Vishakapatnam Circle

Introduction: Narisipatnam Forest Division lies in the north Eastern part of Andhra Pradesh and lies
between latitudes 17 27’ 33” and 180 07’ 02’’ N and longitudes 810 51’ 47” and 820 47’ 59” E. The Geographical
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Area of the Division is 3754.99 Km2. which is 30.95% of the geographical area of the district .The Division has
two physiographic zones, the plains and Hills. The climate of Narispatnam division is characterized by high
humidity nearly all the year round with oppressive summer and good seasonal rainfall. The climate of the hill
parts of the district is different from that of the plain. Altitude varies from 130 M to 1529 M MSL.The major rivers
falling in the division are Sileru, A tribuatary of Godavari, Varaha and Thandava which drain to sea.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 34.1.
The climate of the division is characterized by by three Table 34.1: Land use Pattern
distinct seasons. i) Summer (ii) Rainy and (iii) winter Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
seasons. The temperature ranging from 50 C to 450 C and
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 3754.99
annual rainfall is about 712mm, received mainly from Forest including Scrub 2119.19 56.44
Southwest monsoons. Agriculture 918.52 24.46
The divisions geology comprises of oldest formation of Land with Scrub 249.05 6.63
charnokite series and predominant khondalite group of Fallow Lands 22.23 0.59
rocks of Precambrian age. The rocks are essentially Grasslands 0.13 0.00
Khondalite group with a few charnokite, bands, granites, Settlements 8.50 0.23
quartizites, calcigranulites, pegmatites.The chief mineral Vegetation outside Forest 381.07 10.15
found is Bauxite in all the high hills of the agency area, Waterbodies 56.30 1.50
wherever grasslands are existing .There are three soil types
in the division are Sandy soils of khondalites and quartzites, Clayey sands of charnockites and granites and
Coastal dune sand dunes of quartzite’s.
The total population of the Division is 0.47 millions (2001 Census) which is 12 % of the total population of the
district. The per capita forest is 0.49 Ha. The population density is 126 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total Notified forest of the Division is 2353.72 Km2 which is 62.67% of
the geographical area. Reserved-, Protected- and un-classed forests constitute 989.92km2 (42.12%), 1356.31 Km2
(57.71%) and 4.05 Km2 (0.17%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per the Champion and Seth’s classification Southern tropical semi evergreen forests, Southern tropical secondary
moist mixed deciduous forests, southern tropical secondary dry deciduous forests, Tropical dry evergreen scrub
southern thorn forests and dry savanna forests.
Protected Area:No protected areas are found in this division.
Community Forest Management: There are 284 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
the Division. 231.13 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 9.8% of forest area.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008 - Jan 2009), is 1874.94Km2, which is 49% of the
total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 32.80Km2 of Very Dense Forests,
1085.03 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests, and 757.08 Km2
Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 244.29 Km2, that of
Non-Forest is 234.22 Km2 and Water Bodies is 0.33 Km2. the
distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown in
Figure 34.1.

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• The distribution Forest Cover in the
CFM areas is as follows: 0.87Km2 in Very
dense Forests,99.43 Km 2 Moderately
Dense Forests, 96.17Km2 in Open Forests.
The area of the Scrub is 20.13 Km2, 14.52
Km2 is Non-Forest and 0.02 Km2 is Water
bodies. • Comparison of the current
forest cover (Satellite data of Dec 2008 -
Jan 2009) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Dec
2007), shows a net loss of 16 Ha forest
cover.• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in
2
Table 34.2. reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.16 Km of moderately dense forest.• The simplified
forest cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given in Table 34.3 and Table 34.4. • On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field officers, the main reasons for decrease in the forest cover is
due to encroachments. • There are 52 Beats in the division. Negative change in Forest cover is seen in 2 Beats
and no change in 50 Beats Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with
the changes compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 34.5.
Table 34.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 32.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 32.80
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 1084.87 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00 1085.03
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 757.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 757.08
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 244.29 0.00 0.00 244.29
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 234.22 0.00 234.22
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.33
Total of 2008 32.80 1084.87 757.08 244.29 234.38 0.33 2353.75
Net Change 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00

Table 34.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009) Total of 2007
- Dec 2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1874.75 0.16 0 1874.91
Degraded Forest 0 478.51 0 478.51
Water 0 0 0.33 0.33
Total of 2008 1874.75 478.67 0.33 2353.75
Net Change -0.16 0.16 0 0

Table 34.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009) Total of 2007
- Dec 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 2119.04 0.15 0 2119.19
Barren 0 234.23 0 234.22
Water 0 0 0.33 0.33
Total of 2008 2119.04 234.38 0.33 2353.75
Net Change -0.15 0.16 0.00

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Table 34.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHINT
CHINTAP APALLI R
APALLI ang
angee
Rang
Chintapalli_north 5301.07 2.61 404.70 1157.15 1564.46 0.00 801.53
Chintapalli_south 7797.90 6.13 1908.41 1811.11 3725.65 0.00 730.44
Jerrela 6904.64 0.00 1902.06 1451.37 3353.43 0.00 390.80
Krishnapuram 7951.62 4.82 1204.03 2137.47 3346.32 0.00 1149.06
Lammasingi_north 8131.33 5.49 1340.71 1628.06 2974.26 0.00 535.25
Sarabhannapalem 12473.62 31.07 4443.56 3221.36 7695.99 0.00 881.79
Tajangi 5830.53 0.64 334.71 1672.99 2008.34 0.00 846.50
Wangasara 8587.72 0.00 1398.44 1826.98 3225.42 0.00 1316.19
Total 62978.43 50.76 12936.62 14906.49 27893.87 0.00 6651.56
K.D.PET
K.D.PETA A R ang
angee
Rang
Balaram 18448.74 32.13 2425.23 2794.33 5251.69 0.00 401.06
Bangarammapeta 9284.49 18.01 3760.23 1079.28 4857.52 0.00 198.80
Golugonda 8264.10 2.00 2411.39 1563.12 3976.51 0.00 376.49
K.d.peta 4526.40 0.00 834.55 898.09 1732.64 0.00 81.23
Kakarapadu 5688.94 12.65 2060.99 898.65 2972.29 0.00 153.74
Koyyuru 9238.63 51.79 3949.20 1647.72 5648.71 0.00 374.62
Mampa 8920.02 95.64 4119.06 1464.65 5679.35 0.00 371.94
Total 64371.32 212.22 19560.65 10345.84 30118.71 0.00 1957.88
LO THUGEDD
LOTHUGEDD
THUGEDDA A R ang
angee
Rang
Akkajangi 8253.32 0.00 621.87 1747.92 2369.79 0.00 909.21
Balapam 11687.03 5.80 2734.70 4820.02 7560.52 0.00 1595.75
Cherukumpakalu 5366.17 0.00 946.60 1162.84 2109.44 0.00 624.65
Kokkiraipally 8070.14 0.96 557.94 2118.15 2677.05 0.00 815.46
Lothugedda 2966.71 0.00 32.75 452.24 484.99 0.00 621.80
Total 36343.37 6.76 4893.86 10301.17 15201.79 0.00 4566.87
MARRIP AKALA R
MARRIPAKALA ang
angee
Rang
Cheedipalem 4683.18 11.68 3491.18 621.87 4124.73 0.00 54.00
Doddavaram 6370.64 40.53 4036.66 1462.95 5540.14 0.00 389.13
M.bheevaram 4353.17 341.63 3032.53 326.81 3700.97 0.00 45.36
Marripakala 6023.26 175.86 4230.76 1161.62 5568.24 0.00 272.66
Palakajeedi 6876.24 779.74 4722.36 938.69 6440.79 0.00 248.80
Valugudem 4439.42 395.22 2513.60 876.54 3785.36 0.00 307.87
Total 32745.91 1744.66 22027.09 5388.48 29160.23 0.00 1317.82
NARSIP
NARSIPA ATNAM R ang
angee
Rang
Arlova 8746.20 0.00 592.89 1437.97 2030.86 0.00 222.32
Downuru 5860.88 3.72 2114.61 1401.15 3519.48 0.00 212.07
K.v.puram 11846.38 0.00 385.10 1227.83 1612.93 0.00 264.36
Koduru 15062.42 0.75 1319.29 1708.72 3028.76 0.00 237.74
Kondasantha 11536.11 0.00 1091.00 1089.91 2180.91 0.00 176.24
Kotavuratla 6423.54 1.82 1406.95 1610.15 3018.92 -4.80 411.30
Lammasingi_south 2566.79 0.00 738.33 1392.65 2130.98 0.00 313.43

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Narsipatnam 8042.76 0.00 1568.47 1842.87 3411.34 0.00 326.12
Pedimikonda 18247.77 0.53 807.43 1451.23 2259.19 0.00 301.41
Thadiparthi 5708.13 0.00 1637.26 2549.07 4186.33 0.00 992.81
Vedurupalli 10756.75 87.02 2365.16 1055.69 3507.87 -11.00 87.92
Total 104797.73 93.84 14026.49 16767.24 30887.57 -15.80 3545.72
R.V .NA
R.V.NA GAR R
.NAGAR ang
angee
Rang
G.kothaveedhi 2417.96 11.19 800.58 795.25 1607.02 0.00 341.62
Gudem 4917.35 125.15 2316.12 1180.32 3621.59 0.00 495.65
Lankapakalu 8269.27 97.67 4391.49 2088.17 6577.33 0.00 537.54
Mandapalli 5945.89 293.92 3474.46 1076.99 4845.37 0.00 559.12
Pedavalasa_north 5478.22 1.66 1065.76 935.94 2003.36 0.00 538.28
Pedavalasa_south 5935.79 43.19 2378.54 1393.73 3815.46 0.00 665.76
R.V.Nagar 4118.77 17.73 2082.01 708.48 2808.22 0.00 270.61
Sapparla 7014.35 4.30 3265.67 2066.86 5336.83 0.00 564.44
Total 44097.60 594.81 19774.63 10245.74 30615.18 0.00 3973.02
SILERU R ange
Range
A. Dharakonda 7413.48 11.96 2858.47 1678.29 4548.72 0.00 405.15
Dharakonda 2707.59 2.03 870.36 1107.65 1980.04 0.00 385.58
Duppulawada 3394.00 0.00 744.91 1076.77 1821.68 0.00 609.09
Kondajartha 4166.54 317.88 2655.76 551.72 3525.36 0.00 121.72
Sadigunta 4188.86 92.32 1849.73 1013.72 2955.77 0.00 420.03
Sileru 8116.85 15.19 4414.57 1891.74 6321.50 0.00 366.61
Thokarai 2814.72 137.28 1889.92 432.82 2460.02 0.00 108.31
Total 32802.04 576.66 15283.72 7752.71 23613.09 0.00 2416.49
Grand T otal
Total 378136.40 3279.71 108503.06 75707.67 187490.44 -15.80 24429.36
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008
Division Narsipatnam
Range Narsipatnam
Beat Kotavuratla
Comp 1167
Area-ha 4.8
Class OF to Scrub
Latitude 17.48939
Longitude 82.70265

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35. Paderu Division Vishakapatnam Circle

Introduction: Paderu Forest Division lies in the north Part of Visakapatnam District between latitudes170
55’ 48’’ and 180 32’ 59’’ N and longitudes 820 18’ 41’’ and 830 01’ 04’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division is
2336.21 km2, which is 20.93 % of the geographic area of the District. The Division has two physiographic zones,
the plains and Hills. The major rivers falling in the division is Machkund River flowing to north.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 35.1. Table 35.1: Land use Pattern
The division’s geology comprises of oldest formation of
charnokite series and predominant khondalite group of Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
rocks of Precambrian age. The rocks are essentially Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 2336.21
Khondalite group with a few charnokite bands, granites, Forest including Scrub 776.52 33.24
quartizites, calcigranulites, pegmatites.The soil types Agriculture 532.22 22.78
found in the division are Sandy soils of khondalites and Land with Scrub 515.51 22.07
Fallow Lands 64.99 2.78
quartzites, Clayey sands of charnockites and granites Black
Grasslands 3.27 0.14
cotton soils come up next having sizeable chunks of area
Settlements 2.03 0.09
in K.Kotapadu, Devarapalli, Cheedikada, Paderu and Vegetation outside Forest 348.63 14.92
Hukumpeta Mandals. Water bodies 93.04 3.98
The climate of Paderu division is characterized by high
humidity nearly all the year round with oppressive summer and good seasonal rainfall. The climate of the hill
parts of the division is different from that of the plain. Altitude varies from 90 M to 1500 M MSL.Temperatures
ranging from 100C to 350C and the annual rainfall is about 1320mm.
The total population of the Divison is 0.29 million (2001 Census) which is 9% of the total population of the
district. The per capita forest is 0.33 Ha. The population density is 128 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1011.52. Km2, which 43.3%
of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed forests constitute 719.5197Km2 (71.1%), 285.2Km2
(28.2%) and 6.8Km2 (0.006%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per the Champion and Seth’s classification Southern tropical semi evergreen forests, Southern tropical secondary
moist mixed deciduous forests, southern tropical secondary dry deciduous forests, Tropical dry evergreen scrub
southern thorn forests and dry savanna forests.
Protected Area:No protected areas are found in this division.
Community Forest Management: There are 303 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
the Division.270.90 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 26.65 % of forest area, is under CFM.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008 - Jan 2009), is 541.32 Km2, which is 23.17% forest canopy density classes, the Division has 1.91 Km2
of Very Dense Forests, 140.50 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests and 399.10 Km2 Open Forests. The area of the
Scrub is 235.03 Km2, that of Non-Forest is 234.87 Km2 and Water Bodies is 0.11 Km2. The distribution of the
forest cover of the Division is shown in Figure 35.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas as
follows: 0.28 Km2 in Very Dense Forests,48.20 Km2 in
Moderately Dense Forests and 133.16 Km2 in Open Forest.
The area of the Scrub is 59.72 Km2 and 46.42 Km2 in Non-
Forest. • Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Dec 2008 - Jan 2009) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Dec 2007), shows a net
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• The The forest cover change
matrix, given in Table 35.2 reveals
that there has been a decrease of
0.29 Km 2 of moderately dense
forest and 0.25 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover
change matrix is given in Table
35.3 and Table 35.4. • On the
basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for
decrease in the forest cover is
stated due to encroachments. • There are 20 Beats in the division. Negative change in Forest cover is seen in
4 Beats and no change in 16 Beats. Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub
along with the changes compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 35.5.

Table 35.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 1.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.91
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 140.21 0.00 0.04 0.25 0.00 140.50
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 398.85 0.02 0.23 0.00 399.10
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 234.72 0.31 0.00 235.03
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 234.87 0.00 234.87
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.11
Total of 2008 1.91 140.21 398.85 234.78 235.67 0.11 1011.52
Net Change 0.00 -0.29 -0.25 -0.25 0.80 0.00

Table 35.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009)
Total of 2007
- Dec 2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 540.97 0.54 0 541.51
Degraded Forest 0 469.90 0 469.90
Water 0 0 0.11 0.11
Total of 2008 540.97 470.44 0.11 1011.52
Net Change -0.54 0.54 0.00

Table 35.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009)
Total of 2007
- Dec 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 776.09 0.43 0 776.52
Barren 0 234.89 0 234.89
Water 0 0 0.11 0.11
Total of 2008 776.09 235.32 0.11 1011.52
-0.43 0.43 0.00

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Table 35.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ARAKU R ange
Range
Araku 8978.36 0.00 164.46 1,149.11 1,313.57 0.00 1,242.59
Arama 5048.57 0.00 242.67 1,234.49 1,477.16 0.00 656.83
Gasaba 5361.54 0.63 144.57 524.91 670.11 0.00 426.50
Guntaseema 3351.75 3.24 499.93 953.15 1,456.32 0.00 325.67
Kandrum 8831.18 2.15 605.02 1,807.36 2,414.53 -7.00 648.97
Madagada 5036.63 0.00 33.95 508.76 542.71 0.00 1,016.95
Mulayagalugu 11443.87 0.00 216.92 1,494.74 1,711.66 -2.56 1,386.16
Paraseela 6813.36 0.00 55.79 546.68 602.47 -13.72 762.79
Sukarametta 4258.25 0.00 41.22 516.92 558.14 0.00 943.10
Total 59123.50 6.02 2004.53 8736.12 10,746.67 -23.28 7409.56
PADERU R ange
Range
Badimela 12011.54 0.53 506.28 2,473.97 2,980.78 0.00 1,720.04
G.madugula 16712.35 24.47 1,742.56 4,467.58 6,234.61 0.00 1,544.59
Kinchumanda 10897.81 1.81 351.07 2,080.42 2,433.30 0.00 1,383.86
Paderu 17228.18 32.36 1,458.35 4,037.04 5,527.75 0.00 1,564.67
Sukuru 20155.81 39.97 1,372.88 4,176.26 5,589.11 0.00 2,068.01
Total 77005.69 99.14 5431.14 17235.27 22,765.55 0.00 8281.17
PEDD
PEDDABAB
ABA AYULU R ang
angee
Rang
Aradakota 21161.97 2.13 928.31 2,534.13 3,464.57 0.00 2,055.01
Busiput 7325.01 0.74 783.69 1,953.84 2,738.27 0.00 567.33
Ginnelakota 15460.18 37.46 1,621.59 2,877.38 4,536.43 0.00 1,710.04
Machipuram 20299.89 45.40 2,455.46 4,076.95 6,577.81 -31.24 1,499.78
Rudakota 7566.02 0.00 41.95 700.31 742.26 0.00 961.26
Sujanakota 25678.73 0.00 783.58 1,795.66 2,579.24 0.00 1,017.46
Total 97491.81 85.73 6614.58 13938.27 20,638.58 -31.24 7810.88
Grand T otal
Total 233621.00 190.89 14050.25 39909.66 54,150.80 -54.52 23501.61
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries
Longitude 82.87072
Latitude 18.21187
Area_Ha 13.72
Class OPEN TO NF
Comp_No 40
Beat PARASEELA
Range ARAKU
Division PADERU

2007 2008

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Vishakapatnam Circle 36. Srikakulam Division

Introduction: Srikakulam Forest Division lies in the north eastern part of Andhra Pradesh, between
latitudes 18 05’ 01’’ and 190 09’ 56’’ N and longitudes 830 31’ 44’ and 840 44’ 58” E. The geographical Area of the
0

District is 5953.52 Km2. The Division has two physiographic zones, i.e hills and the plains which are known as
agency and non agency area. The altitude varies from 300 feet to 5000 feet. The slope is North and North West
South and South East. . The Major Rivers are Nagavali and Vamshadhara.
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 36.1.
Table 36.1: Land use Pattern The climate of this Division is generally dry with
temperatures ranging from 170 C to 370 C and the annual
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage rainfall is about 1225 mm, received mainly from Southwest
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical ar ea
area 5953.52 monsoons.
Forest including Scrub 677.52 11.38 Manganese ore, Graphite, lime stone, Iron ore & Mica
Agriculture 3561.68 59.83 occur in the division. The soil types found sandy and clayey
Land with Scrub 541.12 9.09
soils formed due to weathering of underlying rocks granite,
Fallow Lands 60.72 1.02
gneisses and other allied rocks.
Orchards 321.46 5.4
Settlements 31.55 0.53 The total population of the Division and district is 2.5
Not available for cultivation 523.86 8.8 million (2001 Census),The population density is 419
2
Rivers/Streams 235.14 3.95 persons per Km . The Per capita forest area is 0.028 ha.

Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the division is 721.72 km2 which is 12.21 % of
the geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed forest constitute 422.45km2(61%), 242.79 Km2 (35%)
and 21.17 Km2 (3%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under South Indian Semi evergreen
forests, South Indian Moist deciduous forests
(Mixed, Sal, Hilly savanna), South Indian Dry deciduous( mixed, thorn), South Indian dry evergreen forests(
Misc. forests)
Protected Area:No protected areas are found in this division.
Community Forest Management: There are 282 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
2
the Division.290.20 Km forest area, which constitutes 40.21 % of forest area, is under CFM.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 576.56 km2, which is 9.7% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 134.92 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests, and 441.63 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the
Scrub is 101.79 Km2, that of Non-Forest 33.01 Km2 and Water Bodies 10.35 Km2. The distribution of the forest
cover of the Division is shown in Figure 36.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as follows:- 41.45 in Moderately Dense Forests, 189.41
Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 41.43 Km2 in, 15.35 Km2 is Non-Forest and 2.53 Km2 is Water
bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment (Satellite
Imagery of Nov 2007 - Dec 2007) shows a net loss of 92.27
Ha forest cover. • The forest cover change change matrix, given
in Table 36.2. reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.09
Km2 of moderately dense forest and 0.83 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given in Table
36.3 and Table 36.4.
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• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for
decrease in the forest cover is due to
encroachments.
• There are 43 Beats in the division.
Negative change in Forest cover is
seen in only 11 Beats and no change
in 32 Beats. • Beat wise forest cover
in different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 36.5.

Table 36.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water
Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 134.83 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 134.92
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 440.80 0.04 0.80 0.00 441.63
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 101.76 0.03 0.00 101.79
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.02 0.00 33.02
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.35 10.35
Total of 2008 0.00 134.83 440.80 101.80 33.93 10.35 721.72
Net Change 0.00 -0.09 -0.83 0.01 0.092 0.00

Table 36.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total of 2007
- Dec 2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 575.63 0.93 0 576.56
Degraded Forest 134.74 0 134.74
Water 0 0 10.35 10.35
Total of 2008 575.63 135.77 10.35
Net Change 0.92 -0.93 0 721.72

Table 36.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total of 2007
- Dec 2007) Green Barren Water
Green 677.43 0.09 0 677.52
Barren 33.02 0 33.02
Water 0 0 10.35 10.35
Total of 2008 677.43 33.93 10.35 721.72
Net Change -0.19 0.19 0

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Table 36.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
KASIBUGGA R ange
Range
Baruva 9297.02 0.00 9.99 9.99 0.00 70.55
Bogabanda 5238.06 48.63 650.02 698.65 0.00 96.54
Bogabani 21423.00 187.77 2,446.16 2,633.94 0.00 404.20
Budarsingi 5271.54 40.72 895.07 935.79 0.00 287.93
K.V. Palem 15293.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 170.20
Makarajola 12364.90 149.88 1,062.78 1,212.66 0.00 550.59
Mandasa 8595.36 19.60 1,433.05 1,452.66 0.00 305.71
Metturu 10765.57 0.00 36.20 36.20 0.00 273.11
Sunkidi 5545.87 2.04 791.87 793.91 0.00 163.94
Total 93795.24 448.65 7,325.14 7,773.79 0.00 2,322.77
PALAK
PALAKONDOND
ONDAA Rang
angee
Antikonda 16602.53 420.10 804.07 1,224.16 -6.67 117.95
Bodlapadu 12027.62 1,066.27 513.52 1,579.79 -20.06 41.90
Burna central 5457.17 517.49 349.20 866.69 0.00 43.22
Burna east 1020.50 316.78 125.45 442.23 0.00 3.38
Burna north 8990.05 683.20 437.50 1,120.70 0.00 24.07
Burna west 3870.94 170.10 266.72 436.81 0.00 164.66
Chinagora 17356.84 546.80 1,496.37 2,043.17 -2.29 377.32
Gudivada 15004.81 626.11 568.60 1,194.71 0.00 43.66
Kadagandi east 13978.03 340.44 1,022.15 1,362.59 -36.20 90.38
Kadagandi west 13906.12 811.32 470.25 1,281.57 0.00 19.90
Palakonda 38320.77 450.97 1,334.13 1,785.10 0.00 296.69
Tankidi 5747.73 920.74 954.89 1,875.63 -3.62 8.95
Total 152283.09 6,870.31 8,342.83 15,213.14 -68.84 1,232.10
PA THAP
PATHAP
THAPA ATNAM R ang
angee
Rang
Antharaba 10706.48 251.84 1,729.54 1,981.37 -2.97 244.75
Bagga 7932.61 759.68 3,094.36 3,854.04 0.00 286.59
Baleru 12297.66 741.29 2,655.81 3,397.10 -0.61 256.74
Jadupalli 19495.47 693.46 2,570.49 3,263.94 0.00 394.24
Korada 19996.15 799.24 3,474.60 4,273.83 -0.20 84.01
P0lavaram 6063.42 1,305.91 1,640.88 2,946.79 0.00 46.61
Rugada 11639.75 146.66 2,327.73 2,474.40 -0.60 708.19
Saravakota 23641.62 73.31 1,967.55 2,040.85 0.00 468.76
Sudiraikonda’ 13057.18 381.53 3,009.94 3,391.48 0.00 367.97
Temburu 6696.43 200.46 1,986.01 2,186.47 -1.35 330.75
Total 131526.77 5,353.37 24,456.90 29,810.27 -5.73 3,188.60
SRIKAKULAM R ange
Range
Balarampuram 2294.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 207.01
Dharmavaram 34218.99 0.00 145.73 145.73 0.00 566.47
Kalingapatnam 3950.21 0.00 87.01 87.01 0.00 261.02
Kotapalem 16502.72 0.00 60.22 60.22 0.00 458.66

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Kuppili 47407.45 0.00 0.78 0.78 0.00 91.11

Machilesam 7877.28 0.00 9.43 9.43 0.00 95.34
Vatsavalasa 4415.88 0.00 34.04 34.04 0.00 59.54
Total 116666.78 0.00 337.20 337.20 0.00 1,739.15
TEKKALI Range
Amalapadu 7171.06 0.00 104.51 104.51 0.00 499.01
Ampalam 43879.67 0.00 37.35 37.35 0.00 477.63
Mulapeta 11894.81 0.00 7.76 7.76 0.00 240.41
Narsingapalli 8101.74 747.48 2,905.22 3,652.71 -17.70 361.68
Sariapalli 30033.35 70.66 682.17 752.84 0.00 106.27
Total 101080.63 818.15 3,737.02 4,555.16 -17.70 1,685.01
Grand T otal
Total 595352.51 13,490.47 44,199.09 57,689.56 -92.27 10,167.63

*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Longitude 83.902910
Latitude 18.568606
Area 14 Ha.
Change OF TO NF
Compartment No. 161
Beat Kadagandi east
Range Palakonda
Division Srikaulam

Wildlife in AP Forests

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Vishakapatnam Circle 37. Vizianagaram Division

Introduction: Vizianagaram Forest Division lies in the north eastern part of Andhra Pradesh, between
latitudes 17 52’ 32’ and 19 09’ 39’’ N and longitude 830 00’ 00” and 830 49’ 11” E. The Geographical Area of the
0 0

Division is 6261.64 Km2.The Division has two physiographic zones, the plains and Hills. The major rivers in the
district are nagavali,Vegavathi,Gomuki and Suvarnamukhi. Land use pattern of the division is given in Table
Table 37.1: Land use Pattern 37.1.
The climate of this district is characterized by high humidity
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
nearly all the year round with oppressive summer and good
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical ar ea
area 6261.64 seasonal rainfall. The climate of the hill parts of the district
Forest including Scrub 1187.91 18.97
is different from that of the plain. The temperature varies
Agriculture 3244.78 51.82
from 17.10C to 39.60C.The main soils in the district are
Land with Scrub 777.07 12.41
Fallow Lands 23.79 0.38 Red soils, Sandy loams and Sandy clay and they constitute
Grasslands 0.63 0.01 96 % of the total area. The soils in the district are
Settlements 25.67 0.41 predominantly loamy with medium fertility. There are
Not available for cultivation 869.74 13.89 mostly red loamy soils, as far as dry lands are concerned
Rivers/Streams 132.12 2.11 and clay loamy in case of wet lands. The normal rainfall of

the district for the year is 1,131 mm. The district gets the benefit of both the South West and North- East monsoon.
The total population of the Division and District is 2.2 million as per 2001 census and the per capita forest is
0.053 Ha. The population density is 344 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total Notified forest of the division is 1219.28 Km2 which is 18.24% of
the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and unclassed forests constitute 716.27km2 (60%), 420.10 km2
(35.2%) and 56.66km2 (0.047%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per the Champion and Seth’s classification floristic composition of the forests of the district are falling under
Southern tropical moist mixed deciduous forests, Northern tropical dry deciduous forests, Southern tropical dry
mixed deciduous forests. Dry evergreen forests.
Protected Area: No protected areas are found in this division.
Community Forest Management: There are 265 Vana Samrakshana Samitites (VSSs) in
2
the Division. 305.59 Km forest area, which constitutes 25% of forest area, is under CFM.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008), is 1127.9Km2, which is 18% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy
density classes, the Division has 0.03Km2 Very Dense Forests, 601.90 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests, and 525.97
Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 60.04 Km2, that of Non-Forest is 30.90 Km2 and Water Bodies is 0.44
Km2. the distribution of the forest cover of the Division is shown in Figure 37.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the CFM areas is as follows:- 168.67Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests,
114.38 Km2 in Open Forests The area of the Scrub is 13.06 Km2, 9.45 Km2 is Non-Forest and 0.02 Km2 is Water
bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite
data of Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007), shows a net
loss of 471 Ha forest cover. • The for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee
matrix
matrix, given in Table 37.2 reveals that there has been a
decrease of 3.83 Km2 of moderately dense forest and 0.88
Km2 of open forest. • The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee
matrix is given in Table 37.3 and Table 37.4.

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• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for
decrease in the forest cover is due
to encroachments and clearance
for rising of plantations.
• There are 49 Beats in the
division. Negative change in
Forest cover is seen in 18 Beats
and no change in 31 Beats. Beat
wise forest cover in different
forest canopy density classes and
scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment is
given in Table 37.5.

Table 37.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
2007 (Data of Nov 2007)
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water
Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 598.07 0.17 1.76 1.90 0.00 601.90
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 524.93 0.34 0.71 0.00 525.97
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.63 0.41 0.00 60.04
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.90 0.00 30.90
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.44 0.44
Total of 2008 0.03 598.07 525.09 61.73 33.92 0.44 1219.28
Net Change -3.83 -0.88 1.69 3.02 0.00 0.00

Table 37.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total of 2007
2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1123.19 4.71 0 1127.90
Degraded Forest 90.94 0 90.94
Water 0 0 0.44 0.44
Total of 2008 1123.19 95.65 0.44 1219.28
Net Change -4.71 4.71 0

Table 37.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total of 2007
2007) Green Barren Water
Green 1184.89 3.02 0 1187.91
Barren 30.90 0 30.90
Water 0 0 0.44 0.44
Total of 2008 1184.89 33.92 0.44 1219.28
Net Change -3.02 3.02 0

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Table 37.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
KURUP
KURUPAM AM R ang
angee
Rang
Arnada 11887.07 0.00 1,841.79 3,334.85 5,176.64 -1.45 218.28
Bori 10920.92 0.00 299.27 477.62 776.89 0.00 79.77
Bothili 4543.31 0.00 222.24 1,000.99 1,223.23 -1.5 109.56
Darsini 1863.20 0.00 177.53 702.94 880.47 0.00 51.05
Elwinpeta 8291.10 0.00 395.10 2,039.35 2,434.45 -1.93 237.23
Gorada 6236.81 0.00 1,375.72 2,379.33 3,755.05 0.00 186.34
Kedaripuram 5883.64 0.00 425.55 709.75 1,135.30 0.00 48.46
Kurupam 5927.74 0.00 997.12 830.82 1,827.94 0.00 57.67
Manda 7191.37 0.00 1,071.13 1,214.56 2,285.69 0.00 41.11
Mondemkhall 7785.11 0.00 362.08 3,139.37 3,501.44 -6.31 1,065.44
Neelakantapuram 3996.39 0.00 1,057.33 1,072.02 2,129.35 0.00 17.01
Panasabadra 9946.81 0.00 1,940.60 3,642.87 kurupam -3.26 680.29
Total 84473.46 0.00 10,165.46 20,544.46 30,709.92 -14.45 2,792.21
PARV
PARVA ATHIPURAM Rang angee
Bobbili 31478.32 0.00 1,537.12 761.18 2,298.30 -9.19 148.34
Goipaka 2423.58 0.00 767.79 1,035.10 1,802.89 0.00 65.32
Gutchimi 24414.10 0.00 278.59 626.78 905.37 0.00 101.23
Masimanda 16977.17 0.64 6,390.32 2,699.22 9,090.18 -7.36 147.66
Parvathipuram (n) 12760.20 0.00 826.38 218.12 1,044.50 -48.51 10.63
Parvathipuram south 25207.52 0.00 1,655.45 272.33 1,927.78 -18.82 47.05
Poram 4948.29 0.00 401.93 412.41 814.34 0.00 29.29
Pujariguda 12877.63 0.00 1,916.18 2,282.87 4,199.05 0.00 102.92
Saluru (e) 16835.29 0.00 1,069.60 841.57 1,911.17 -15.68 36.50
Shikarganj 21646.73 0.00 609.29 743.21 1,352.50 -43.52 167.34
Total 169568.84 0.64 15,452.64 9,892.79 25,346.07 -143.08 856.28
SALUR R ange
Range
Butchampadu 1336.66 0.00 437.87 660.77 1,098.64 0.00 79.34
Duggeru 11347.58 2.46 4,704.40 1,888.21 6,595.07 -163.74 201.30
Kankanapalli 6183.56 0.00 1,904.22 1,782.00 3,686.21 0.00 150.35
Kesali 1101.38 0.00 234.04 325.99 560.04 0.00 12.24
Kurukutti 12208.87 0.00 1,586.23 1,286.11 2,872.33 0.00 90.05
Makkuva 12425.04 0.00 523.17 278.72 801.89 -4.54 57.45
Mothumuru 17681.28 0.00 2,013.29 3,460.05 5,473.34 0.00 206.78
Pachipenta 2599.60 0.00 284.38 219.16 503.54 -5.2 18.92
Saluru 15742.32 0.00 981.53 1,721.51 2,703.04 0.00 250.61
Thonam 10654.38 0.00 2,502.03 934.83 3,436.86 -11.03 42.81
Total 80626.28 2.46 15,171.16 12,557.34 27,730.96 -184.51 1,109.85
VIZIANAGARAM R ange
Range
Andra 17829.37 0.00 1,053.99 472.17 1,526.16 0.00 49.05
Bhimaram 6791.92 0.00 2,073.19 763.58 2,836.77 -65.92 35.22
Damarasingi 64669.53 0.00 314.50 629.95 944.45 0.00 170.75

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Gantikonda 9216.95 0.00 747.80 37.56 785.37 0.00 0.43
Kancheru 2313.10 0.00 1,105.66 415.03 1,520.69 -47.53 10.70
Konada 31988.90 0.00 0.00 132.28 132.28 0.00 91.71
Kothapalem 7983.19 0.00 2,061.14 904.93 2,966.07 0.00 113.81
Kumili 8081.31 0.00 843.64 562.17 1,405.81 0.00 89.71
L. Gunnala 18733.25 0.00 595.52 170.40 765.92 0.00 3.62
Pallapugudaba 23828.11 0.00 1,312.72 169.84 1,482.56 0.00 9.00
Pedakonela 7284.10 0.00 3,019.91 2,099.55 5,119.46 -15.22 132.47
Poolbagh 29415.50 0.00 323.72 521.24 844.96 0.00 217.48
Rabha 13052.87 0.00 1,608.20 747.65 2,355.85 0.00 42.28
Rompilli 3050.10 0.00 1,109.28 367.27 1,476.55 0.00 32.69
Sariapalli 4117.52 0.00 1,680.18 984.96 2,665.13 0.00 56.14
Velgada 11420.80 0.00 248.15 444.06 692.22 0.00 164.81
Venkayyapalem 31743.73 0.00 1,308.85 182.32 1,491.17 0.00 26.74
Total 291520.27 0.00 19,406.46 9,604.95 29,011.41 -128.67 1,246.62
Grand T otal
Total 626188.86 3.10 60,195.71 52,599.55 112,798.37 -470.71 6,004.96
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008

Longitude 83.20044
Latitude 18.28414
Area_Ha 16
Class DENSE TO NF
Comp_No 320
Beat BHIMARAM
Range VIZIANAGARAM
Division VIZIANAGARAM

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Vishakapatnam Circle 38. Vishakapatnam Division

Introduction: Vishakaptanam Forest Division lies in the South of Visakapatnam, between latitudes 170
15’ 00’’ and 18 26’ 25’’ N and longitudes 820 31’ 04’’ and 830 27’ 40’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division is
0

5069.78 km2, which is 45 % of the total geographical Area of the District. The Division has two physiographic
zones, the plains and Hills. The major rivers falling in the division are Thadava, varaha and sharada. Land use
pattern of the Division is given in Table 38.1.
Table 38.1: Land use Pattern There are three major soil types in the Division. These are
Sandy soils and Clayey sands of and granites and Coastal
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage dune sand dunes of quartzite’s..
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 5069.78 The climate of Vishakapatnam Division is characterized
Forest including Scrub 1162.63 22.93 by high humidity nearly all the year round with oppressive
Agriculture 2085.90 41.14 summer and good seasonal rainfall. The climate of the hill
Land with Scrub 495.36 9.77 parts of the division is different from that of the plain.
Fallow Lands 407.97 8.05 Altitude varies from 90 M to 1500 M MSL.Temperatures
Grasslands 0.49 0.01 ranging from 100 C to 350C and the annual rainfall is about
Settlements 78.09 1.54
1202mm. received mainly from Southwest and Northeast
Vegetation outside Forest 616.29 12.16
Waterbodies 223.05 4.40
monsoons.

The total population of the Divisionis 3.05 million (2001 Census), which is 79% of the total population of the
district. The per capita forest is 0.04 Ha. The population density of the division is 603 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1266.09 Km2, which 25% of
the total geographical area. Reserved- Protected and Unclassed Forests Constitute 586.6Km2 (46%), 678.65Km2
(53%) and 0.74Km2 (0.06%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per the Champion and Seth’s classification, the division types are Southern tropical semi evergreen forests,
Southern tropical secondary moist mixed deciduous forests, southern tropical secondary dry deciduous forests,
Tropical dry evergreen scrub southern thorn forests and dry savanna forests.
Protected Area: Out of 1266.10 Km2 of the forest area of the Division one Wild Life Sanctuary named
Kambalakonda of area of 70.70 Km2 exists. Which is large and sprawling greenery around the Vizag City
harbouring diverse flora & fauna?
Community Forest Management: There are 321 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the
Division.271.93 Km2 forest area, which constitutes 21 % of forest area, is under CFM.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Nov 2008 - Dec 2008), is 962.39 Km2, which is 19% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy
density classes, the Division has 0.15 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 433.56 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests, and
528.56 Km2 Open Forests. that of The area of the Scrub is 200.47 Km2, Non-Forest is 102.13 Km2 and Water
Bodies is 1.23 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 38.1.
• The distribution of Forests Cover in the CFM areas as follows:- 103.03 Km2 Moderately Dense Forests, 114.26
Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 34.92 Km2,
19.30 Km2 is Non-Forest and 0.22 Km2 is water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of
Nov 2008 - Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov 2007 - Dec 2007), shows a net
loss of 139 Ha forest cover.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 38.2 reveals that there
has been a decrease of 0.79Km2 of moderately dense forest
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2
and 0.60Km of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover
chang
changee matrix is given in Table
38.3 and Table 38.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for
decrease in the forest cover is due
to encroachments.
•There are 40 Beats in the
division. Negative change in Forest
cover is seen in 10 Beats and no

change in 30 Beats. Beat wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 38.5.

Table 38.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 432.77 0.00 0.04 0.75 0.00 433.56
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 527.96 0.02 0.58 0.00 528.56
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.47 0.00 0.00 200.47
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 102.13 0.00 102.13
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.23 1.23
Total of 2008 0.15 432.77 527.96 200.53 103.46 1.23 1266.10
Net Change 0.00 -0.79 -0.60 0.06 1.33 0.00

Table 38.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 960.88 1.39 0 962.27
Degraded Forest 0 302.60 0 302.60
Water 0 0 1.23 1.23
Total of 2008 960.88 303.99 1.23 1266.10
Net Change -1.39 1.39 0 0

Table 38.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Nov 2008 – Dec 2008)
- Dec 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1161.41 1.33 0 1162.74
Barren 0 102.13 0 102.13
Water 0 0 1.23 1.23
Total of 2008 1161.41 103.46 1.23 1266.10
-1.33 1.33 0.00

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Table 38.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ANANTHAGIRI R ange
Range
Ananthagiri 8119.41 0.00 318.29 1,011.91 1,330.20 -13.73 851.50
Bondam 2274.93 0.00 45.16 671.21 716.37 -15.15 462.75
Borra 2460.32 0.00 79.22 573.84 653.06 0.00 378.71
Chintalapudi 3438.31 0.00 1,251.85 741.84 1,993.69 0.00 74.11
Dabbagunta 3462.80 0.00 1,794.43 1,117.85 2,912.28 -19.59 126.82
Iragai 1124.59 0.00 7.40 412.23 419.63 0.00 479.23
Kasipatnam 3576.35 0.00 1,418.32 513.26 1,931.58 -4.50 38.99
Kuridi 4462.74 0.00 1,337.31 1,678.91 3,016.22 0.00 271.89
Lotheru 2303.93 0.00 79.34 804.53 883.87 0.00 480.07
Medaparthy 10165.72 0.00 1,824.69 3,276.62 5,101.31 -13.83 1,088.79
Moduga 3191.16 0.00 60.67 1,104.96 1,165.63 -10.49 910.82
Polamguda 2366.52 0.00 6.78 330.23 337.01 0.00 274.65
Sontivanipalem 1065.15 0.00 407.08 237.63 644.71 0.00 30.98
Total 48011.93 0.00 8630.54 12475.02 21105.56 -77.29 5469.31
CHOD
CHODA AVARAM R ang
angee
Rang
(z)Kottapatnam 34208.78 0.00 2,463.64 2,210.18 4,673.82 0.00 511.11
Jeenabadu 12694.69 1.10 4,471.67 2,949.17 7,421.94 0.00 440.28
Kasipuram 15680.22 2.15 3,017.19 3,476.76 6,496.10 0.00 1,163.55
Kinthali 14618.13 0.52 3,277.65 2,105.82 5,383.99 0.00 381.74
Konam 12043.28 1.79 1,697.68 3,710.32 5,409.79 0.00 1,250.41
Madugula 13145.40 0.00 2,880.69 2,696.60 5,577.29 0.00 416.35
Minimuluru 9066.86 0.00 2,088.69 4,241.31 6,330.00 -26.73 990.78
Tattapudi 17530.44 4.75 3,134.77 3,354.14 6,493.66 -21.42 1,948.12
Thenugupudi 23120.56 0.00 1,576.06 1,080.76 2,656.82 0.00 143.51
Total 152108.36 10.31 24608.04 25825.06 50443.41 -48.15 7245.85
VISHAKHAP
VISHAKHAPA ATNAM R ang
angee
Rang
Advanipalem 6820.54 0.00 93.97 729.41 823.38 0.00 548.99
Amanam 2621.11 0.00 1.39 93.41 94.80 0.00 219.65
Duvvada 17428.53 0.00 339.87 573.64 913.51 0.00 450.36
Kannurupalem 13362.38 0.00 1,294.74 2,033.46 3,328.20 0.00 692.54
Mudasarlova 12374.71 0.00 1,531.59 1,797.58 3,329.17 -4.90 569.55
Nallakonda 34162.57 0.00 236.75 952.89 1,189.64 0.00 742.10
Pangidi 36373.07 0.00 652.06 889.62 1,541.68 0.00 582.48
Paradasipalem 8555.54 0.00 554.38 1,035.17 1,589.55 0.00 381.37
Parawada 32230.86 0.00 40.34 220.92 261.26 0.00 407.93
Pothukonda 9914.66 0.00 203.05 891.95 1,095.00 0.00 409.85
Pudimadaka 23333.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.72
Sontyam 18813.31 0.00 86.46 278.96 365.42 0.00 115.99
Yendada 7183.54 0.00 604.42 991.36 1,595.78 -7.60 242.10
Total 223173.97 0.00 5639.02 10488.37 16127.39 -12.50 5388.63

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YELAMANCHILI R ange
Range
Ellamanchili 6467.42 0.76 762.34 870.10 1,633.20 0.00 182.13
Panchadarla 21060.78 0.00 26.57 557.58 584.15 0.00 755.77
Payakaraopet 14123.26 4.27 1,113.55 355.54 1,473.36 0.00 97.71
Rebaka 23630.38 0.00 1,770.14 1,259.43 3,029.57 0.00 521.15
Regupalem 18402.89 0.00 804.85 1,024.49 1,829.34 0.00 386.52
Total 83684.73 5.03 4477.45 4067.14 8549.62 0.00 1943.28
Grand T otal
Total 506978.99 15.34 43355.05 52855.59 96225.98 -137.94 20047.07
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

Longitude 83.06270 Longitude 83.06681

Latitude 18.14084 Latitude 18.14126
Area_Ha 4.07 Area_Ha 8.26
Class OPEN TO NF Class OPEN TO NF
Comp_No 510 Comp_No 510
Beat MEDAPARTHY Beat MEDAPARTHY
Range ANANTHAGIRI Range ANANTHAGIRI
Division Visakhapatnam Division Visakhapatnam

Kambalakonda
Forest

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Warangal Circle 39. Karimnagar East Division

Introduction: Karimnagar East Forest Division lies in the Eastern Part of Karimnagar District, between
latitudes 18 20’ 53’’ and 18 52’ 14’’ N and longitudes 790 10’ 48’’ and 800 20’ 44’’ E. The Geographical Area of
0 0

the Division is 3,814 Km2, which is 32.25% of the geographical area of the district. This region lies on Deccan
Plateau. The River Godavari forms Northern and Eastern boundary of the Division as wells as the District.
Godavari and Maneru are main rivers of Karimnagar East Division. The major irrigation project of the district is
the Sriramsagar reservoir project, which covers 35 mandals in the district.
Table 39.1: Land use Pattern
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 39.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage temperatures ranging from 90C to 500C and the annual
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 3814 rainfall is about 756 mm, received mainly from Southwest
Forest including Scrub 1333.62 34.97 monsoons.
Agriculture 1292.93 33.90 The soil types found mainly are Black cotton, Sandy loam,
Land with Scrub 314.00 8.23 Alluvial, Lateritic with less humus in top layer.
Fallow Lands 217.32 5.70 The total population of the Division is 0.96 million (2001
Settlements 32.87 0.86 Census), which constitutes 27.5% of the district population.
Vegetation outside Forest 548.56 14.38
The Per capita forest area is 0.14 ha. The population density
Water body 74.65 1.96
2
is 252 persons per Km . The Literacy rate of the division is 56%.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1,432.1 Km2, which is 37.55%
of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 1,382.13 Km2 (96.51%),
27.43 Km2 (1.913%) and 22.54 Km2 (1.573%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification the Forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous and Tropical
Thorn Forest types consisting of mixed teak and miscellaneous type of corporation.
Protected Area:The Division is one of the two constituent Divisions of Sivaram Wildlife Sanctuary. Out
of 1,386.81 Km2 of forest area, 19.15 Km2 is included in Sivaram WLS.
Community Forest Management: There are 127 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
2
the Division. 314.05 Km forest area, which constitutes 21.93 % of forest area.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data (Dec
2008) is 1,072.8 Km2, which is 28.13% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 658.16 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 414.62 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of
the Scrub is 259.44 Km2, Non-Forest 48.33 Km2 and Water Bodies 6.26 Km2.The distribution of the forest cover
of the division is shown in Figure 39.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM is as follows: 113.72 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests &
111.89 Km2 in Open Forests, Scrub is 78.49 Km2, 8.71 Km2 is Non-Forests and 1.22 Km2 Water bodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment (Satellite
Imagery of Oct 2007 - Dec 2007), shows a net loss of 216.45 Ha
of forest cover during the period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 39.2 reveals that there has
been a decrease of 0.76 Km2 of moderately dense forest and 1.40
Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given in Table
39.3 and Table 39.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by the officers of

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the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, the main reasons for
decrease in the forest cover is due to
encroachments and partly due to
pollarding for rearing silk worms.
• There are 78 beats in the
division. Negative change in forest
cover is seen in only 19 beats and
no change in 59 beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in
different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along
with the changes compared to 2007
assessment, is given in Table 39.5.

Table 39.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Oct 2007 – 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
Dec 2007) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 658.16 0.00 0.39 0.37 0.00 658.92
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 414.62 0.44 0.96 0.00 416.02
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 258.61 0.11 0.00 258.72
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 46.89 0.00 46.89
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.26 6.26
Total of 2008 0.00 658.16 414.62 259.44 48.33 6.26 1386.81
Net change 0.00 -0.76 -1.40 0.72 1.44 0.00 0.00

Table 39.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
– Dec 2007)
Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1072.78 2.16 0 1074.94
Degraded Forest 0 305.61 0 305.61
Water 0 0 6.26 6.26
Total of 2008 1072.78 307.77 6.26 1386.81
Net Change -2.16 2.16 0

Table 39.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
– Dec 2007)
Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1332.22 1.44 0 1333.66
Barren 0 46.89 0 46.89
Water 0 0 6.26 6.26
Total of 2008 1332.22 48.33 6.26 1386.81
Net Change 1.44 1.44 0

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Table 39.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
AZAMNAGAR R ange
Range
Azamnagar 2632.4 0.00 1,089.92 345.17 1,435.09 -1.35 195.3
Borlaguda 1755.42 0.00 882.19 423.8 1,305.99 -39.81 64.27
Erraram 2142.48 0.00 219.69 377.55 597.24 -40.35 464.58
Kanakanoor 2514.76 0.00 1,320.46 425.46 1,745.92 -3.80 151.73
Khammampally 4221.9 0.00 2,958.35 821.58 3,779.93 0.00 183.49
Mutharam 2257.46 0.00 274.41 477.23 751.64 -32.62 808.46
Nandigoan 4189.78 0.00 504.94 197.65 702.59 -8.57 396.05
Pegadapally 4570.32 0.00 3,460.51 585.74 4,046.25 -9.16 181.06
Polaram 2089.85 0.00 188.23 467.52 655.75 -7.03 525.92
Reddypally 3416.03 0.00 2,205.57 859.96 3,065.53 -2.13 229.33
Singaram 6120.94 0.00 4,444.02 1,055.49 5,499.51 0.00 187.21
Total 35911.33 0.00 17,548.30 6,037.15 23,585.45 -144.82 3,387.40
BHUP ALP
BHUPALP ALL
ALPALL Y R
ALLY ang
angee
Rang
Bhupalpally 1208.7 0.00 759.28 332.9 1,092.18 0.00 81.25
Edlapally 4020.85 0.00 446.99 580.41 1,027.40 0.00 569.82
Gorlaveedu 3627.42 0.00 576.74 525.98 1,102.72 0.00 657.33
Kasimpally 970.55 0.00 646.15 250.87 897.01 0.00 59.07
Mallaram 5697.67 0.00 1,113.08 1,399.38 2,512.47 -6.78 1,036.43
Medipally 1756.42 0.00 307.64 825.3 1,132.94 -3.00 472.91
Mulugupally 3715.14 0.00 499.81 983.55 1,483.37 0.00 713.45
Rudraram 4643.07 0.00 139.28 881.12 1,020.40 0.00 951.79
Shatrajpally 2052.64 0.00 463.67 531.9 995.57 0.00 604.29
Tadicherla 4186.89 0.00 56.85 296.26 353.11 0.00 666.73
Toondla 4659.52 0.00 1,311.30 661.82 1,973.13 0.00 274.85
Vallamkunta 2350.22 0.00 9.35 36.35 45.7 0.00 39.17
Total 38889.08 0.00 6,330.16 7,305.84 13,636.00 -9.78 6,127.09
CHINT AKANI R
CHINTAKANI ang
angee
Rang
Chintakani 7137.78 0.00 900.25 458.47 1,358.72 0.00 232.02
Ethnaram 2958.39 0.00 1,892.54 391.8 2,284.34 0.00 112.5
Khamanpally 3911.73 0.00 2,452.71 1,067.35 3,520.06 0.00 390.36
Lenkalagadda 3209.88 0.00 924.84 962.29 1,887.12 0.00 401.87
Lingapur 2417.6 0.00 1,405.08 420.13 1,825.20 0.00 92.65
Muknoor 2973.7 0.00 1,679.60 216.69 1,896.29 0.00 68.29
Neelampally 3011.54 0.00 1,956.71 434.44 2,391.15 0.00 127.59
Nimmaguda 3729.4 0.00 2,141.24 865.87 3,007.11 0.00 338.48
Pankena 4584.95 0.00 1,989.04 1,461.25 3,450.29 0.00 295.27
Panmalla 3893.03 0.00 669.77 1,231.71 1,901.48 0.00 591.93
Peddampet 2190.43 0.00 1,106.19 804.26 1,910.45 0.00 279.73
Sarvaipet 2924.27 0.00 962.91 674.96 1,637.87 0.00 154.73
Singampally 3086.76 0.00 2,197.58 430.08 2,627.65 0.00 158.54
Yamanpally 2256.37 0.00 1,249.31 434.29 1,683.60 0.00 171.49
Total 48285.85 0.00 21,527.75 9,853.58 31,381.33 0.00 3,415.44

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MAHADEVPUR R ange
Range
Annaram 2559.97 0.00 620.48 482.39 1,102.87 0.00 480.12
Beerasagar 3321.97 0.00 1,463.29 438.07 1,901.36 0.00 177.79
Damarakunta 4778.53 0.00 255.27 793.44 1,048.71 -15.14 451.58
Elkeshwar 6715.7 0.00 1,028.34 371.81 1,400.15 0.00 143.23
Gummallapally 7101.03 0.00 1,157.74 766.96 1,924.71 0.00 808.94
Heerapur 3199.27 0.00 957.65 489.76 1,447.42 0.00 301.96
Kaleshwar 2966.93 0.00 872.1 517.52 1,389.62 0.00 182.19
Kataram 1299.47 0.00 431.86 76.35 508.21 0.00 54.78
Kudurupally 2134.42 0.00 1,184.11 574.45 1,758.56 0.00 259.44
Mahadevpur 1372.48 0.00 1,024.22 197.89 1,222.10 -13.74 77.61
Nasturpally 1747.95 0.00 1,121.57 223.82 1,345.39 -3.34 158.95
Palgul 2761.3 0.00 443.94 487.01 930.95 0.00 398.12
Pratapgiri 1075.19 0.00 663.86 306.88 970.74 0.00 91.77
Rapallykota 2611.86 0.00 558.55 686.5 1,245.05 0.00 184.75
Sandrupally 1950.54 0.00 979.85 367.39 1,347.23 -2.65 281.02
Suraram 3192.71 0.00 85.37 719.82 805.19 0.00 301.2
Total 48789.33 0.00 12,848.21 7,500.07 20,348.28 -34.87 4,353.45
MANTHANI R ange
Range
Adavisrirampur 4035.46 0.00 358.87 840.42 1,199.29 0.00 293.03
Arinda 4408.99 0.00 17.14 476.39 493.53 0.00 650.79
Begumpet 5543.01 0.00 567.04 146.46 713.5 0.00 8.4
Bhatpally 1334.93 0.00 70.79 507.84 578.63 0.00 392.14
Bompally 7359.77 0.00 51.96 135.97 187.93 0.00 44.38
Eklashpur 3167.31 0.00 369.99 531.08 901.07 0.00 445.12
Gajulapally 8053.08 0.00 745.04 326.91 1,071.95 0.00 93.56
Gopalpur 3954.32 0.00 343.9 716.32 1,060.22 -2.58 525.83
Gunjapadugu 10198.32 0.00 0 1.62 1.62 0.00 183.17
Kalvacherla 3335.79 0.00 953.71 530.96 1,484.67 0.00 146.79
Kannal 3433.38 0.00 2.88 189.06 191.94 0.00 697.44
Khammampally 3933.38 0.00 366.6 785.04 1,151.64 0.00 465.95
Khansaipet 2020.37 0.00 55.37 541.38 596.75 0.00 807.98
Kukkalagudur 15951.11 0.00 744.59 445.26 1,189.85 0.00 131.6
Kunaram 24280.33 0.00 359.69 408.3 767.99 -5.37 239.84
Lakkaram 2528.55 0.00 473.21 423.62 896.83 -15.00 496.38
Maidambanda 5511.06 0.00 681.14 272.84 953.98 0.00 88.42
Maredugonda 3879.7 0.00 33.66 568.88 602.54 0.00 567.12
Peddapally 49131.06 0.00 360.98 602.84 963.82 -4.03 230.66
Putnoor 6088.86 0.00 229.54 374.32 603.86 0.00 115.08
Ramagundam 24300.36 0.00 151.32 493.54 644.86 0.00 175.64
Rangapur 6463.36 0.00 44.89 144.65 189.54 0.00 442.15
Sabitham 1959.45 0.00 23.71 209.58 233.29 0.00 147.07
Somanpally 3063.45 0.00 236.16 670.43 906.59 0.00 1,086.27
Takkallapally 5589 0.00 395.96 562.11 958.07 0.00 113.91
Total 209524.4 0.00 7,638.12 10,905.84 18,543.97 -26.98 8,588.73
Division total 381399.99 0.00 65,892.54 41,602.48 107,495.02 -216.45 25,872.10
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.
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Warangal Circle 40. Karimnagar West Division

Introduction: Karimnagar west Forest Division lies in the western Part of Karimnagar District, between
latitudes 17 58’ 58’’ and 19 4’ 37’’N and longitudes 780 30’ 56’’ and 790 36’ 54’’E. The Geographical Area of the
0 0

Division is 8,009 Km2. which is 77.75% of the geographical area of the Distirct. This Division lies on Deccan
Plateau. The River Godavari forms Northern and Eastern boundary of the Division as wells as the District.
Godavari and Maneru are main rivers of Karimnagar West division. The major irrigation project of the district is
the Shriram sagar reservoir project, which covers 35 mandals in the district.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 40.1.
Table 40.1: Land use Pattern The climate of this Division is generally dry with
0 0
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage temperatures ranging from 21 C to 47 C and the annual
rainfall is about 756 mm, receiving mainly from Southwest
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 8009
monsoons.
Forest including Scrub 959.19 11.98
Agriculture 5315.40 66.37
The soil types found in the Division are mainly are Clayee
Land with Scrub 705.84 8.81 loam, Sandy loam and Red chelkas interspersed with Block
Fallow Lands 246.07 3.07 cotton soils.
Settlements 123.64 1.54 The total population of the Division is 2.52 million (2001
Vegetation outside Forest 426.79 5.33 Census), which constitutes 77.5% of the total population
Waterbody 232.06 2.90 of the district. The Per capita forest area is 0.041 ha. The
population density is 315 persons per Km2. The Literacy rate in the division is 56%.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1,044.71 Km2, which is
13.04% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 864.29 Km2 (82.73%),
168.72 Km2 (16.15%) and 11.70 Km2 (1.12%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the forests of Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous and Tropical
Thorn Forest types consisting of mixed teak and miscellaneous type of corporation.
Protected Area:No Protected Area is there in the Division.
Community Forest Management: There are 236 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) or
2
JFPCs in the Division. An area of 554.499 Km forests, which is 44.4 % of forest area, is under CFM.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division, based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 839.99 Km2, which is 10.48% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes, the Division has 501.74 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 337.26 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of
the Scrub is 120.20 Km2, Non-Forest 13.50 Km2 and Water Bodies 1.78 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover
of the division is shown in Figure 40.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas is a follows:- 341.13Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests &
153.28 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 53.70 Km2, 5.99 Km2 is Non-Forests and 0.40 Km2 is Water
bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Oct 2007 - Jan 2008), shows a net loss
of 211 Ha of forest cover during the period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 40.2 reveals that there
has been a decrease of 1.86 Km2 of moderately dense forest
and 0.25 Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given in Table
40.3 and Table 40.4.
On the basis of ground truthing conducted by the officers of

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the Geomatics Center and the
field officers, the main reasons
for decrease in the forest cover
is due to encroachments and
clearance for rising of
plantations.
• There are 106 beats in the
division. Negative change in
forest cover is seen in 8 beats
and no change in 98 beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008
in different forest canopy density
classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table
40.5.

Table 40.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Oct 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 501.74 0.00 1.42 0.44 0.00 503.59
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 337.26 0.06 0.20 0.00 337.51
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 118.72 0.21 0.00 118.93
Non Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.66 0.00 12.66
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.78 1.78
Total of 2008 0.00 501.74 337.26 120.20 13.50 1.78 974.47
Net Change 0.00 -1.86 -0.25 1.27 0.84 0.00 0.00

Table 40.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
- Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 838.99 2.11 0 841.10
Degraded Forest 0 131.59 0 131.59
Water 0 0 1.78 1.78
Total of 2008 838.99 133.70 1.78 974.47
Net Change -2.11 2.11 0

Table 40.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Oct 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
- Jan 2008) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 959.19 0.84 0 960.03
Barren 0 12.66 0 12.66
Water 0 0 1.78 1.78
Total of 2008 959.19 13.50 1.78 974.47
Net Change 0.84 0.84 0

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Table 40.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
JAGTIAL R ange
Range
Allipur_east 417.86 0.00 198.47 33.95 232.42 0.00 4.84
Allipur_west 5505.46 0.00 286.46 309.08 595.54 0.00 7.86
Battapally 1163.18 0.00 293.01 251.91 544.92 0.00 81.31
Chinnapur 3913.42 0.00 477.82 80.13 557.95 0.00 15.59
Donoor 6514.20 0.00 495.82 365.87 861.69 0.00 47.00
Eldurthy 7924.78 0.00 582.26 33.13 615.39 0.00 6.39
Govindaram 11300.96 0.00 751.22 97.20 848.42 0.00 8.72
Habsipur 1043.16 0.00 527.38 56.13 583.51 0.00 23.15
Kalleda 13006.13 0.00 671.30 164.36 835.66 0.00 54.36
Kandlapally 1885.32 0.00 836.31 431.25 1267.56 0.00 99.04
Kolvai 3456.24 0.00 421.80 378.13 799.93 0.00 285.40
Laxmidevipally 2351.74 0.00 774.50 119.53 894.03 0.00 18.18
Maddutla 2614.52 0.00 683.11 29.47 712.58 0.00 1.69
Manal 10156.92 0.00 511.22 39.03 550.25 0.00 25.14
Muthkuraopet 1064.29 0.00 695.07 51.11 746.18 -74.50 10.59
Nagnoor 2481.71 0.00 763.54 276.47 1040.01 0.00 25.23
Narsimulapally 3087.07 0.00 556.98 436.00 992.98 0.00 215.89
Nerella 3355.28 0.00 790.40 495.90 1286.30 0.00 131.69
Ogulapur 3537.61 0.00 820.47 137.43 957.90 0.00 11.73
Rangasagar 1508.50 0.00 566.24 445.95 1012.19 0.00 47.77
Rechapally_east 1086.99 0.00 548.20 155.69 703.89 0.00 30.84
Rechapally_west 1670.51 0.00 324.26 33.47 357.73 0.00 4.19
Sarangapur 1673.62 0.00 740.48 142.95 883.43 0.00 43.11
Talladharmaram 2252.18 0.00 318.80 395.69 714.49 0.00 164.51
Tatipally_north 7461.42 0.00 437.73 49.60 487.33 0.00 4.80
Tatpally_south 2615.12 0.00 493.89 99.08 592.97 0.00 20.20
Thurthi 803.41 0.00 659.54 70.16 729.70 -15.71 11.75
Tuminalla 4623.06 0.00 414.50 343.70 758.20 0.00 132.45
Velgonda 1454.39 0.00 137.03 25.85 162.88 0.00 0.40
Waddat 3632.38 0.00 1199.58 194.10 1393.68 0.00 17.57
Total 113561.40 0.00 16977.39 5742.32 22719.71 -90.21 1551.39
KARIMANAGAR R ange
Range
Bommareddypally 14937.61 0.00 527.45 355.60 883.05 0.00 18.02
Choppadandi 12921.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dammaipet 1412.53 0.00 901.84 159.95 1061.79 0.00 35.44
Elkaturthy 28921.91 0.00 30.28 19.99 50.27 0.00 4.52
Fazilnagar 5876.58 0.00 960.21 190.28 1150.49 0.00 18.39
Gangadhara 39795.10 0.00 1.20 4.16 5.36 0.00 0.37
Gollakota 10734.13 0.00 603.39 286.61 890.00 0.00 37.10
Jammikunta 24718.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kamalapur 14344.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Kapparaopet 9322.85 0.00 113.74 224.00 337.74 0.00 297.59
Karimanagar 19766.33 0.00 0.00 1.27 1.27 0.00 0.00
Keshavapatnam 57042.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kodmial 5852.35 0.00 819.35 116.42 935.77 0.00 15.83
Lagalamarri 10246.82 0.00 584.15 381.64 965.79 0.00 38.53
Mirzapur 46996.67 0.00 2043.22 1210.89 3254.11 0.00 557.82
Muthyampet 7238.45 0.00 713.83 87.43 801.26 0.00 21.06
Raipatnam 7652.13 0.00 244.16 362.35 606.51 0.00 413.19
Regonda 48897.60 0.00 60.72 679.14 739.86 0.00 808.43
Shanigaram 36669.79 0.00 164.37 710.94 875.31 0.00 408.06
Surampet 1916.27 0.00 849.67 75.91 925.58 0.00 20.02
Tirumalapur 2643.08 0.00 849.38 111.78 961.16 0.00 8.90
Total 407906.93 0.00 9466.96 4978.36 14445.32 0.00 2703.27
RAIKAL R ange
Range
Amberipet 2971.09 0.00 740.02 170.19 910.21 0.00 56.32
Bandalingapur] 2556.20 0.00 354.99 255.48 610.47 0.00 61.40
Bhupathipur 8946.08 0.00 958.02 94.15 1052.17 0.00 13.98
Bornapally_north 2417.94 0.00 722.29 540.28 1262.57 -2.68 372.37
Bornapally_south 890.95 0.00 457.38 150.47 607.85 0.00 6.58
Chintakunta 12187.40 0.00 1630.52 156.12 1786.64 0.00 58.25
Chintalur 2005.49 0.00 789.79 124.21 914.00 0.00 13.05
Dabba 6615.83 0.00 486.12 230.40 716.52 -30.59 43.28
Devanpally 1000.11 0.00 298.46 294.64 593.10 0.00 90.43
Dharmajipet 1047.59 0.00 736.95 23.50 760.45 0.00 1.86
Gorrepally 2264.59 0.00 747.56 273.84 1021.40 0.00 118.54
Heerapur 2779.24 0.00 451.71 143.48 595.19 0.00 1.20
Ibrahimpatnam 3485.90 0.00 268.98 244.48 513.46 0.00 134.09
Katkapur_north 1090.40 0.00 117.94 377.77 495.71 0.00 251.57
Katkapur_south 1161.21 0.00 388.84 498.17 887.01 0.00 113.20
Kothapet 2553.72 0.00 665.49 83.91 749.40 0.00 6.65
Laxmipur 19661.51 0.00 80.09 296.17 376.26 0.00 125.02
Mallapur 4050.19 0.00 47.62 114.81 162.43 0.00 84.67
Moghalpet 5132.66 0.00 613.99 132.89 746.88 0.00 25.33
Rangaraopet 6768.99 0.00 669.73 288.65 958.38 0.00 108.03
Regunta 6766.84 0.00 511.25 371.00 882.25 0.00 196.55
Sattakkapally 2194.25 0.00 59.53 68.81 128.34 0.00 0.89
Tatalvai 1001.04 0.00 717.75 8.50 726.25 0.00 0.00
Vasthapur 1217.67 0.00 708.57 96.87 805.44 -5.54 10.51
Vempallyvenkatraopet 3560.32 0.00 865.21 263.68 1128.89 0.00 21.23
Vemulakurthy 5717.68 0.00 450.07 185.27 635.34 0.00 89.55
Total 110044.88 0.00 14538.87 5487.74 20026.61 -38.81 2004.55
SIRCILLA R ange
Range
Advipadira 1001.25 0.00 69.19 314.19 383.38 0.00 107.58
Akkapally 6802.66 0.00 244.92 721.83 966.75 0.00 61.96
Almaspur 2431.17 0.00 230.13 803.75 1033.88 0.00 155.62

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Chandurthy 5330.10 0.00 1019.98 60.02 1080.00 -48.32 2.66

Chirlavancha 10539.29 0.00 0.00 139.28 139.28 0.00 270.86
Garjanpally 2218.50 0.00 318.01 420.61 738.62 0.00 194.34
Gollapally 6898.41 0.00 163.00 908.52 1071.52 0.00 199.52
Gorintial 6305.51 0.00 249.08 701.06 950.14 0.00 233.80
Gundaram 2540.38 0.00 214.69 559.88 774.57 0.00 188.45
Irnapally 2294.33 0.00 417.41 882.45 1299.86 0.00 174.08
Jillella 25993.16 0.00 49.90 678.53 728.43 0.00 578.01
Kancherla 1247.12 0.00 480.49 400.87 881.36 0.00 46.18
Konaraopet 3456.37 0.00 378.23 739.57 1117.80 0.00 47.04
Lingannapet 6284.76 0.00 111.58 601.34 712.92 0.00 314.48
Maddimalla_north 1508.80 0.00 433.84 388.76 822.60 -19.74 255.05
Maddimalla_south 1311.42 0.00 196.25 420.56 616.81 0.00 385.88
Marrimadla_north 2568.22 0.00 581.19 1364.26 1945.45 0.00 214.30
Marrimadla_south 1303.94 0.00 165.69 547.75 713.44 0.00 151.29
Mucherla 9068.20 0.00 222.06 738.33 960.39 0.00 313.21
Nimmapally 1859.16 0.00 289.19 546.80 835.99 0.00 115.40
Nizamabad 7537.69 0.00 297.13 845.63 1142.76 0.00 138.94
Nookalamarri 15842.82 0.00 718.44 64.19 782.63 0.00 8.16
Peddalingapur 14194.71 0.00 10.28 114.08 124.36 0.00 237.25
Rudrangi_east 2063.44 0.00 807.18 216.20 1023.38 0.00 17.92
Rudrangi_west 4625.00 0.00 919.61 1400.92 2320.53 0.00 253.75
Thimmapur 2518.54 0.00 202.24 491.33 693.57 0.00 236.88
Vanpally 867.37 0.00 269.56 470.27 739.83 0.00 119.31
Vattimalla 8606.22 0.00 194.11 1308.74 1502.85 -13.92 358.34
Venkatapur 12168.23 0.00 123.58 694.24 817.82 0.00 248.39
Total 169386.79 0.00 9376.96 17543.96 26920.92 -81.98 5628.65
Division total 800900.00 0.00 50360.18 33752.38 84112.56 -211.00 11887.86

*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

Longitude 78.84416
Latitude 19.06041
Area 2.7 ha
Change DF TO SF
Compartment No. 528
Beat Bournapalli north
Range Raikal
Division Karimnagar west

2007 2008

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41. Warangal North Division Warangal Circle

Introduction: Warang al (North) FFor

arangal orest Division lies in the Northern west Part of Warangal District,
orest
between latitudes 17 29’ 16’’ and 18 36’ 20’’ N and longitudes 780 49’ 49’’ and 800 40’ 13’’ E. The Geographical
0 0

Area of the Division is 8,687.81 Km2, which is 75.96% of the total area of the District. The elevation of the terrain
Ranges from 266 to 518 Mts. above Mean Sea level. The general slope of the land is towards South East, the
surplus water draining into Godavari river. Dayyam vagu is one of the important rivulet flowing in the Division
and passes through mostly Forest area. Table 41.1: Land use Pattern
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 41.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
0 0
temperature ranging from 15 C to 45 C and the annual Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 8687.81
rainfall is about 1015.8 mm, received mainly from Southwest Forest including Scrub 2062.96 23.75
monsoons. Agriculture 5402.94 62.19
The soil types found mainly are Black cotton, Loamy, sandy Land with Scrub 370.82 4.27
and Alluvial. The rocks found in this Division are Archeans, Fallow Lands 308.13 3.55
Grasslands 0 0
Granites, Gneissus and Dyke. The Mineral Resources in
Settlements 103.8 1.19
this division are Iron ore, Lime stone and Coal.
Vegetation outside Forest 171.84 1.98
The total population of the Division is 2.34 million (2001 Water Body 267.32 3.07
Census).The Per capita forest area is 0.098 ha. The
population density is 258 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 2,310.25 Km2, which is
26.59% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 1,579.06 Km2
(68.35%), 709.02 Km2 (30.69%) and 22.18 Km2 (0.95%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the forests of Division falls under Dry deciduous teak Forests and
Tropical Moist deciduous Forests.
Protected Area:There is no Protected area in the Division now, since part of the Warangal North
Division was constituted as Warangal WLM Division.
Community Forest Management: There are 127 Vana Samrakshana Samities
2
(VSSs) in the Division. 332.38 Km forest area, which is 8.95 % of the notified forests. During the JFM/CFM
project period about 16.75 Km2 area brought under plantations.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008), is 1,970.66 Km2, which is 22.68% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy
density classes the Division has 955.09 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 1017.34 Km2 Open Forests. The
area of the Scrub is 90.53 Km2, Non-Forests 240.56 Km2 and Water Bodies 6.73 Km2. The distribution of the
forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 41.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas is as follows: 106.65 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests
& 149.04 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 18.94 Km2, 56.99 Km2 is Non-Forests and 0.76 Km2 in
Water bodies. • Comparison of the current forest cover
year 2008 (Satellite Imagery of Dec 2008) with that of previous
assessment year 2007 (Satellite Imagery of Oct 2007 - Jan
2008), shows net loss of 176.1 Ha of forest cover during the
period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 41.2 reveals that there
has been a decrease of 1.10 Km2 of moderately dense forest
and 0.67 Km2 of open forest.
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• The simplified forest cover change matrix
is given in Table 41.3 and Table 41.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing
conducted by the officers of the Geomatics
Center and the field officers, the main
reasons for decrease in the forest cover is
due to encroachments and clearance for
rising of plantations.
• There are 84 beats in the division.
Negative change in forest cover is seen in
8 beats and no change in 76 beats.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in
different forest canopy density classes and
scrub along with the changes compared
to 2007 assessment, is given in Table
41.5.

Table 41.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Dec 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
– Jan 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 953.99 0.00 0.13 0.97 0.00 955.09
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 1016.67 0.00 0.67 0.00 1017.34
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.53 0.00 0.00 90.53
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 240.56 0.00 240.56
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.73 6.73
Total of 2008 0.00 953.99 1016.67 90.66 242.20 6.73 2310.25
Net Change 0.00 -1.10 -0.67 0.13 1.64 0.00 0.00

Table 41.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1970.66 1.77 0 1972.43
Degraded Forest 0 331.09 0 331.09
Water 0 0 6.73 6.73
Total of 2008 1970.66 332.86 6.73 2310.25
Net Change -1.77 1.77 0

Table 41.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
– Jan 2008) Green Barren Water
Green 2061.32 1.64 0 2062.96
Barren 0 240.56 0 240.56
Water 0 0 6.73 6.73
Total of 2008 2061.32 242.2 6.73 2310.25
Net Change -1.64 1.64 0

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Table 41.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest forest Change*
BHUP ALAP
BHUPALAP ALLI_NOR
ALAPALLI_NOR TH
ALLI_NORTH R ang
angee
Rang
Alliguda (S) 3312.91 0.00 2577.74 623.04 3200.78 0.00 14.95
Alliguda (N) 2981.87 0.00 2207.05 527.86 2734.91 0.00 30.91
Andukthanda 2610.44 0.00 235.4 574.32 809.72 -35.00 44.91
Bandal 6386.58 0.00 5092.57 1123.48 6216.05 0.00 36.63
Beerelli 4905.43 0.00 1997.09 2080.44 4077.53 -15.00 267.67
Bhagirthipet 39484.39 0.00 18.79 411.1 429.89 0.00 242.36
Bhupathipur 2904.48 0.00 1554.89 1217.16 2772.05 0.00 35.74
Bodiguda 3543.43 0.00 2107.22 1348.19 3455.41 0.00 45.56
Burgupet 8537.72 0.00 2788.53 1884.93 4673.46 0.00 132.4
Bussapur 1903.94 0.00 631.58 916.77 1548.35 0.00 128.51
Chelpur 13177.4 0.00 774.49 701.4 1475.89 0.00 39.93
Chinnaboinapally 3275.37 0.00 1404.17 971.5 2375.67 0.00 94.94
Chittial 2531.86 0.00 1597.62 834.13 2431.75 0.00 14.9
Damervai 2347.53 0.00 999.27 1158.45 2157.72 0.00 65.85
Devnoor 12869.6 0.00 24.45 466.7 491.15 0.00 67.64
Domeda 4948.79 0.00 526.35 1941.93 2468.28 -12.50 141.47
Dudekulapalli 3017.2 0.00 1356.79 1164.69 2521.48 0.00 28.05
Eturnagaram 6272.38 0.00 792.13 876.21 1668.34 0.00 92.05
Gangaram 2961.37 0.00 2174.54 788.56 2963.1 0.00 23.4
Gurvella 4759.47 0.00 1420.97 907.58 2328.55 0.00 49.15
Total 132732.16 0.00 30281.64 20518 50800.08 -62.50 1597.02
ETURANGARAM R ange
Range
Incherla 2580.07 0.00 58.88 303 361.88 0.00 65.92
Jakaram 4887.13 0.00 141.38 802.73 944.11 0.00 218.08
Kamalapur 4549.21 0.00 1017.76 2225.79 3243.55 0.00 148.92
Karlapalli (N) 5910.98 0.00 963.16 2557.77 3520.93 0.00 246.05
Karlapalli (S) 5022.89 0.00 1746.33 2290.94 4037.27 0.00 61.5
Kasimdevipet 2999.92 0.00 848.3 849.1 1697.4 0.00 83.7
Katapur 3693.25 0.00 1157.26 764.72 1921.98 0.00 64.76
Katrepally 108107.25 0.00 114.69 873.79 988.48 0.00 106.21
Kodishella (N) 4024.8 0.00 1928.6 1869.98 3798.58 0.00 29.65
Kodishella (S) 3152.6 0.00 1303.1 1867.85 3170.95 0.00 22.52
Komatpalli 2693.6 0.00 441.19 1311.74 1752.93 -32.00 182.15
Kothanagaram 2700.26 0.00 1101.26 962.97 2064.23 0.00 81.64
Lawal 6407.94 0.00 4799.62 1448.47 6248.09 0.00 77.28
Lingal 4924.98 0.00 2473.46 1745.69 4219.15 0.00 106.5
Machapur 2296.37 0.00 688.86 653.81 1342.67 0.00 57.27
Machupad 3382 0.00 622.71 708.21 1330.92 0.00 51.19
Mallampalli 4212.03 0.00 1078.16 656.56 1734.72 0.00 20.35
Mallur 3054.53 0.00 824.45 486.5 1310.95 0.00 33.39
Mangapet 3461.37 0.00 230.9 1265.78 1496.68 0.00 156.86
Motlaguda 4755.41 0.00 2322.3 2008.45 4330.75 0.00 72.37
Mulug 6193.23 0.00 172.54 398.66 571.2 0.00 136.52
Total 189009.82 0.00 24034.91 26053 50087.42 -32.00 2022.83
MULUG R ange
Range
Nagapuri 58920.23 0.00 0 30.5 30.5 0.00 50.68

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Nallagunta 1472.07 0.00 996.61 462.93 1459.54 0.00 16.23
Narayanpur 2782.93 0.00 874.21 1069.37 1943.58 -33.00 47.54
Narlapur 3412.49 0.00 829.59 1525.71 2355.3 0.00 222.06
Narsimhasagar 3477.71 0.00 575.97 1390.43 1966.4 0.00 101.87
Narsingapur 2662.24 0.00 1609.94 998.58 2608.52 0.00 40.95
Nawabpet 8567.96 0.00 218.57 432.79 651.36 0.00 95.79
Neredupally 4558.77 0.00 3.09 457.89 460.98 0.00 172.32
Oorattam 10406.08 0.00 4609.74 3708.83 8318.57 0.00 208.96
Palampet 6458.47 0.00 88.6 512.04 600.64 0.00 68.35
Pambapur 3774.25 0.00 169.05 670.83 839.88 0.00 80.93
Pandikunta 6908.7 0.00 77.59 788.13 865.72 0.00 209.88
Pasra 5580.94 0.00 1668.58 1104.2 2772.78 0.00 40.92
Peddapur I 2039.9 0.00 1225.35 818.7 2044.05 0.00 23.51
Peddapur II 5768.19 0.00 1206.15 421.83 1627.98 -2.60 29.53
Total 126790.93 0.00 14153.04 14393 28545.8 -35.60 1409.52
PASARA R ange
Range
Pongal 5854.04 0.00 65.43 351.86 417.29 0.00 89.39
Puredpalli 3587.45 0.00 1299.8 1721.78 3021.58 -32.00 187.09
Raghunathpalli 87774.97 0.00 0 36.88 36.88 0.00 57.94
Rajupet 3081.87 0.00 649.5 165.77 815.27 0.00 34.98
Rampur (N) 2915 0.00 468.99 1322.91 1791.9 0.00 84.06
Rampur (S) 6129.08 0.00 1772 2966.4 4738.4 0.00 157.95
Rampur_mulakatta 3876.01 0.00 640.75 1392.17 2032.92 0.00 71.2
Rampur_new 2435.15 0.00 1179.94 896.64 2076.58 0.00 60.79
Rangapur 4234.56 0.00 812.37 3201.41 4013.78 0.00 190.24
Ravulapalli 113943.92 0.00 51.42 545.47 596.89 0.00 78.89
Rayanguda 11369.5 0.00 864.97 3576.07 4441.04 0.00 297.77
Roheer 5411.31 0.00 1610.99 1500.13 3111.12 0.00 116.72
Salpak 5921 0.00 1735.66 1909.27 3644.93 0.00 78.87
Salvai 5355.08 0.00 942.12 1673.05 2615.17 0.00 135.85
Shahpalli 4336.22 0.00 2109.77 1468.61 3578.38 0.00 84.38
Souledu 3297.35 0.00 2262.1 931.55 3193.65 0.00 3.32
Tadvai 5197.74 0.00 2208 1779.92 3987.92 0.00 166.16
Total 274720.25 0.00 18673.81 25440 44113.7 -32.00 1895.6
T.P.W
.P.W ARANGAL R
.WARANGAL ang
angee
Rang
Tatikonda 85067.39 0.00 2.61 673.13 675.74 0.00 437.04
Thimmampet 6984.3 0.00 931.99 2057.5 2989.49 0.00 230.92
Thimmapur 3418.14 0.00 478.12 2532.26 3010.38 0.00 179.84
Thirmalagiri 7998.6 0.00 126.88 1086.3 1213.18 0.00 462.23
Tondyal laxmipur 3401.38 0.00 1210.6 1612.68 2823.28 0.00 74.66
Total 106869.81 0.00 2750.2 7961.9 10712.07 0.00 1384.69
TAD
TADW WAI R ang
angee
Rang
Tupakulaguda 2441.47 0.00 429.78 1057.04 1486.82 0.00 20.9
Velchal 20911.95 0.00 122.97 295.96 418.93 0.00 93.56
Vencharam 2653.01 0.00 69.66 972.14 1041.8 -14.00 276.95
Venkatapur 4180.59 0.00 1381.9 1253.38 2635.28 0.00 142.63
Yenglapur 3486.32 0.00 1394.74 1674.14 3068.88 0.00 76.15
Yennelamadugu 4985.4 0.00 2215.88 2116.01 4331.89 0.00 133.26
Total 38658.74 0.00 5614.93 7368.7 12983.6 -14.00 743.45
Division total 868781.71 0.00 95508.53 101734 197242.67 -176.10 9053.11
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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42. Warangal South Division Warangal Circle

Introduction: Warangal (South) FFor

arangal orest Division lies in the South East Part of Warangal District, between
orest
latitudes 170 19’ 05’’ and 180 07’ 04’’ N and longitudes 790 35’ 32’’ and 800 18’ 32’’ E. The Geographical Area of
the Division is 3,618 Km2, which constitutes 29.3% of the total geographical area of the District. The Division is
having an altitude of 420 m to 658 m and the plains having an altitude of 302 m.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 42.1. Table 42.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally dry with
temperatures ranging from 150C to 450C and the annual Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
rainfall is about 1015.8 mm, received mainly from Southwest Total ggeoeo
eoggraphical area
area 3618.13
monsoons. Forest including Scrub 815.16 22.53
The soil types found mainly are Black cotton, Red and Agriculture 2296.34 63.47
Brown sandy loam. Land with Scrub 174.21 4.81
Fallow Lands 77.86 2.15
The total population of the Division is 0.867 million (2001
Grasslands 0 0.00
Census).The Per capita forest area is 0.135 ha. The Settlements 13.11 0.36
population density is 240 persons per Km2. Vegetation outside Forest 94.3 2.61
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest Water Body 147.15 4.07
area of the Division is 1,174 Km2, which is 32.4% of the
total geographical area. Reserved, Protected and Un-classed Forests Constitute 572.8 Km2 (48.79%), 598 Km2
(51.03%) and 2.11 Km2 (0.18%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Dry deciduous teak Forests, Tropical
dry deciduous mixed forests, bamboo and mixed teak forests.
Protected Area:There is no Protected area in the Division now, since part of the Warangal South
Division was constituted as Warangal WLM Division.
Community Forest Management: There are about 147 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs)
in the Division. An area of 339.46 Km2 forest area, which is 19.89 % of notified forest area. There are about 19.89
Km2 of forest area is brought under plantations.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 741.75 Km2, which is 20.5% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes the Division has 309.49 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and 432.26 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of
the Scrub is 73.42 Km2, Non-Forest 337.20 Km2 and Water Bodies 22.29 Km2. The distribution of the forest cover
of the division is shown in Figure 42.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas is as follows: 82.73 Km2 in Moderately Dense
Forests,137.44 Km2 in Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 27.63 Km2, 90.46 Km2 is Non-Forests and 1.21 Km2
Water bodies. • Comparison of the current
forest cover year 2008 (Satellite Imagery of
Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment
year 2007 (Satellite Imagery of Dec 2007),
shows no change of forest cover during the
period of one year
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 42.2
reveals that there has no change.
The simplified forest cover change matrix
is given in Table 42.3 and Table 42.4.

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• Beat wise forest cover in
2008 in different forest canopy
density classes and scrub along
with the changes compared to
2007 assessment, is given in
Table 42.5.

Table 42.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Dec 2007) 2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 309.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 309.49
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 432.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 432.26
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 73.42 0.00 0.00 73.42
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 337.20 0.00 337.20
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.29 22.29
Total of 2008 0.00 309.49 432.26 73.42 337.20 22.29 1174.65
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 42.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 741.75 0.00 0.00 741.75
Degraded Forest 0.00 410.61 0.00 410.61
Water 0.00 0.00 22.29 22.29
Total of 2008 741.75 410.61 22.29 1174.65
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 42.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Green Barren Water
Green 815.16 0.00 0.00 815.16
Barren 0.00 337.20 0.00 337.20
Water 0.00 0.00 22.29 22.29
Total of 2008 815.16 337.20 22.29 1174.65
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Table 42.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
GUDUR R ange
Range
Apparajpally 5044.26 0.00 273.55 675.31 948.86 226.04
Bhupathipet 3611.68 0.00 1291.49 815.63 2107.12 83.89
Damarancha 1503.96 0.00 1.83 170.62 172.45 130.81
Doravarithimmapur 4165.67 0.00 2518.54 1904.23 4422.77 57.53
Gajulagattu 2629.44 0.00 9.81 436.6 446.41 156.3
Gudur 2994.87 0.00 597.09 844.37 1441.46 204.83
Gunjed 2550.8 0.00 1392.61 906.19 2298.8 62.25
Macherla 1193.32 0.00 208.38 452.46 660.84 98.18
Matwada 2365.55 0.00 496.04 1234.31 1730.35 115.91
Nagaram 11851.69 0.00 10.4 441.41 451.81 288.36
Naikpally 3519.91 0.00 9.49 302.59 312.08 115.21
Otla 2984.88 0.00 1243.9 1253.3 2497.2 102.49
Ponugodu 3411.55 0.00 120.85 676.06 796.91 115.65
Raichetlapad 4712.88 0.00 75.2 169.43 244.63 24.61
Total 52540.46 0.00 8249.18 10282.5 18531.7 1782.06
KO THA
KOTHA GUD
THAGUD
GUDA A R ang
angee
Rang
Bavargonda 1707.59 0.00 654.47 654.92 1309.39 56.57
Buthulapally 3072.37 0.00 177.4 1657.17 1834.57 346.67
Enclosure 1056.41 0.00 14.61 148.08 162.69 105.81
Gangaram 2669.97 0.00 2031.77 739.53 2771.3 31.07
Gudipaddu 2400.19 0.00 1718.95 367.24 2086.19 23.08
Gurjalemote 1938.07 0.00 1206.31 687.17 1893.48 28.46
Jangalapally 3136.31 0.00 1873.88 1246.27 3120.15 87.46
Kamaram 3760.65 0.00 928.42 2329.3 3257.72 81.8
Komatlaguda 2574.33 0.00 1464.81 859.82 2324.63 81.38
Kothaguda 2986.12 0.00 288.03 575.47 863.5 227.7
Madaguda 3245.1 0.00 1058.34 1232.03 2290.37 158.83
Mamidiguda 2802.91 0.00 983.78 1083.6 2067.38 64.22
Marriguda 2962.12 0.00 806.52 1569.93 2376.45 89.53
Pandem-east 1816.74 0.00 1442.58 543.94 1986.52 30.86
Pandem-west 1434.08 0.00 1049.24 331.76 1381 11.42
Polaram 2620.22 0.00 361.81 1295.64 1657.45 266.28
Putlabhupathi 2037.7 0.00 919.78 791.24 1711.02 81.07
Thirmalgandi 1745.38 0.00 87.14 1185.01 1272.15 138.59
Total 43966.26 0.00 17067.84 17298.1 34366 1910.8
MAHBOOBABAD R ange
Range
Alair 13134.01 0.00 202.77 450.83 653.6 114.74
Beriwada 2344.64 0.00 59.77 418.51 478.28 109.36
Chinnanagaram 45609.46 0.00 6.05 483.56 489.61 315.36
Edulapusapally 1422.18 0.00 15.09 205.05 220.14 134.62
Inugurthy 12193.94 0.00 14.25 601.27 615.52 260.4

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Jamandlapally 2124.12 0.00 26.04 437.36 463.4 192.52

Kambalpally 3898.01 0.00 275.03 582.69 857.72 153.33
Kesamudram 5120.9 0.00 29.04 267.39 296.43 69.06
Kongarigidda 2312.1 0.00 450.81 1168 1618.81 206.89
Mahabubabad 89797.99 0.00 56.12 557.46 613.58 152.34
Penugonda 822.32 0.00 11.71 167.78 179.49 94.81
Tadlapusapally 6762.75 0.00 32.07 334.79 366.86 187.95
Total 185542.4 0.00 1178.75 5674.69 6853.44 1991.38
NARSAMPET R ange
Range
Ashoknagar 24843.99 0.00 50.86 710.53 761.39 119.87
Budharaopet 531.45 0.00 27.78 40.33 68.11 9.9
Dabeerpet 3382.71 0.00 490.31 1453.25 1943.56 264.67
Govindapur 27504.31 0.00 1164.27 1214.16 2378.43 174.88
Inchaguda(n) 2766.1 0.00 94.61 654.57 749.18 88.97
Inchaguda(s) 2484.01 0.00 16.25 523.91 540.16 205.61
Itkalpally 2346.34 0.00 5.71 138.34 144.05 88.07
Khanapur 560.38 0.00 142.56 194.84 337.4 37.54
Musimi_ii 2630.84 0.00 448.53 1345.41 1793.94 89.45
Musmi-1 2358.39 0.00 526.59 1012.35 1538.94 108.75
Pakhal 4225.38 0.00 544.49 1185.89 1730.38 278.35
Pogallapalli 4029.92 0.00 11.4 328.04 339.44 154.12
Ponugondla 2100.51 0.00 929.78 1168.67 2098.45 37.3
Total 79764.33 0.00 4453.14 9970.29 14423.4 1657.48
Division total 361813.5 0.00 30948.91 43225.6 74174.5 7341.72
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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43. Warangal WLM Division Warangal Circle

Introduction: Warangal (WLM) FFor

arangal orest Division lies in the North West Part of Warangal District, between
orest
latitudes 170 29’ 16’’ and 180 36’ 20’’ N and longitudes 780 49’ 49’’ and 800 40’ 13’’ E. The Geographical Area of
the Division is 540 Km2. Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 43.1.
The climate of this Division is generally dry with Table 43.1: Land use Pattern
temperatures ranging from 150C to 400C and the annual
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
rainfall is about 1015.8 mm, received mainly from Southwest
monsoons. Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 540.04
Forest including Scrub 511.55 94.72
The total population of the Division is 0.036 million (2001
Agriculture 6.86 1.27
Census).The Per capita forest area is 1.49 ha. The Land with Scrub 5.41 1.00
population density is 66 persons per Km2. Fallow Lands 0.19 0.04
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest Grasslands 0.00 0.00
area of the Division is 538.55 Km2. Settlements 0.00 0.00
Vegetation outside Forest 14.99 2.78
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Water Body 1.04 0.19
Division fall under Tropical dry deciduous, Tropical Moist
deciduous, Tropical Semi-evergreen and Tropical Thorn Forest types.
Protected Area:The Division is totally covered with Protected areas of Eturnagaram wildlife sanctuary
and Pakhal wildlife Sanctuary.
Community Forest Management: There are 43 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
2
the Division. An area of 100.67 Km forest area, which is 18.69% of the notified forests
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 497.06 Km 2, which is 92.04% of the total
Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density classes
the Division has 219.27 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests and
277.79 Km2 of Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 14.49
Km2, Non-Forests 25.23 Km2 and Water Bodies 1.77 Km2. The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure
43.1.
• The distribution of Forest Cover in the JFM/CFM areas is as
follows: 33.92 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 56.63 Km2 in
Open Forests. The area of the Scrub is 3.69 Km2,
5.84 Km 2 is Non-Forest and 0.58 Km 2 Water
bodies.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is given
in Table 43.3 and Table 43.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted by
the officers of the Geomatics Center and the field
officers, found no change in 2007 & 2008.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different forest
canopy density classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007 assessment, is given
in Table 43.5.

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Table 43.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
2007 (Data of Dec 2007)
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 219.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 219.27
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 277.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 277.79
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.49 0.00 0.00 14.49
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.23 0.00 25.23
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.77 1.77
Total of 2008 0.00 219.27 277.79 14.49 25.23 1.77 538.55
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 43.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 497.06 0.00 0.00 497.06
Degraded Forest 0.00 39.72 0.00 39.72
Water 0.00 0.00 1.77 1.77
Total of 2008 497.06 39.72 1.77 538.55
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 43.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Dec 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Green Barren Water
Green 511.55 0.00 0.00 511.55
Barren 0.00 25.23 0.00 25.23
Water 0.00 0.00 1.77 1.77
Total of 2008 511.55 25.23 1.77 538.55
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 43.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
ETURUNAGARAM Range
Chintaguda 1134.77 0.00 498.59 503.82 1002.41 47.33
Chittayal 2125.15 0.00 1055.33 828.17 1883.5 19.73
Etur 1004.46 0.00 316.42 553 869.42 47.32
Iylapur 2693.89 0.00 1579.16 815.56 2394.72 19.97
Kondai(n) 1763.4 0.00 1256.37 539.22 1795.59 4.07
Kondai(s) 1297.48 0.00 794.01 500.96 1294.97 10.49
Mallial(n) 1969.07 0.00 1367.69 561.64 1929.33 18.97
Mallial(s) 2362.56 0.00 1241.94 756.42 1998.36 78.22
Sarvai(n) 1680.28 0.00 676.03 776.96 1452.99 32.09
Sarvai(s) 1618.84 0.00 560 904.04 1464.04 55.51

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Yelshatpally 1442.69 0.00 849.41 578.86 1428.27 10.63

Total 19092.6 0.00 10194.95 7318.65 17513.6 344.33
THAGUD
KOTHA GUDA-I
GUD A-I RANGE
Ankannaguda 1168.5 0.00 468.8 695.87 1164.67 11.17
Konapur 1506.63 0.00 50.03 1313.94 1363.97 157.69
Kondapur 487.39 0.00 161.56 314.18 475.74 13.67
Medapally 2083.65 0.00 588.21 1003.05 1591.26 148.42
Ootai 2627.63 0.00 455.66 2014.89 2470.55 140.54
Pathipelly 1556.5 0.00 373.22 1083.52 1456.74 64.39
Ponugondla 1851.91 0.00 641.93 1178.23 1820.16 39.47
Rampur 2472.51 0.00 1054.54 1458.1 2512.64 20.28
Sarvapur 2327.33 0.00 242.11 2020.78 2262.89 87.4
Total 16082.1 0.00 4036.06 11082.56 15118.6 683.03
KOTHA GUD
THAGUD A-II RANGE
GUDA-II
Doravarivempally 2444.36 0.00 590.19 1773 2363.19 51.34
Karlai 2687.54 0.00 420.03 1492.23 1912.26 87.25
Ootla 1275.05 0.00 491.2 735.5 1226.7 17.37
Total 6406.95 0.00 1501.42 4000.73 5502.15 155.96
TAD
ADW WAI RANGE
Chinnaboinapally 1180.05 0.00 530.4 648.87 1179.27 23.01
Dodla 2904.37 0.00 1521.15 797.96 2319.11 42.51
Heerapur 1258.11 0.00 611.76 653.84 1265.6 10.86
Kamaram 2755.4 0.00 1283.16 1464.11 2747.27 50.67
Medaram 1349.29 0.00 874.23 465.85 1340.08 7.05
Oorattam 920.1 0.00 651.13 256.6 907.73 5.28
Tadawai 2055.48 0.00 723.16 1089.54 1812.7 126.13
Total 12422.8 0.00 6194.99 5376.77 11571.8 265.51
Division T otal
Total 54004.4 0.00 21927.42 27778.71 49706.1 1448.83
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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Tirupathi Circle 44. Chittoor East Division

Introduction: Chittor East Forest Division lies in the south of Andhra Pradesh and Eastern Part of
Chittor District, between latitudes 130 1’ 7.32” and 130 55’28.56” N and longitudes 780 46’ 50.88”and 800 03’
10.44” E. The Geographical Area of the Division is 6,769.18 Km2, which constitutes 44.58 % of the total area of
the District. The Eastern Ghats are predominant in the western region and they gradually bend towards the sacred
Sheshachalam hills of Tirupati i.e east division, passing through Chandragiri erstwhile taluk and entering into
Nellore district. There is a plateau of average height of 800 m MSL. The Division having easternghats an altitude
of 1152.70 m. The rivers flowing in the division are non-
Table 44.1: Land use Pattern perennial in nature and the important rivers are Bheema
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage river which is a tributary of river Swarnamukhi which rises
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 6769.18 in the Eastern Ghats of the district and finally enters into
Forest including Scrub 1809.48 26.73 Nellore district. Other important rivers are the Pincha Nadi,
Agriculture 3371.05 49.80 the Tumbur kona, the Kalangi, the Arani, the Ponnai.
Land with Scrub 903.77 13.35 Landuse pattern of the division is given in Table 44.1
Fallow Lands 299.68 4.43 The climate of this Division is healthy and pleasant. The
Grasslands 30.62 0.45 temperatures ranging from 120C to 360C and the rain fall
Settlements 24.06 0.36 of the division is occur under both, the South-West and
Vegetation outside forest 121.06 1.79 North-East Monsoon Periods. Annual rainfall is about 880
Rivers/Streams/tanks 209.45 3.09
mm (average of past 12 years), only 450 mm is received
from the South-West Monsoon and the Critical rain fall is stunted and open type of vegetation in this division.
The major portion of the division is covered by red loamy and sandy soils with portions of alluvial soil. The soils
in the division constitute sandy loamy 55%, sandy clay loams 30% to 32% clay soils 3% and the balance soils are
Red clay soils and block sandy soils.
The population of the Division is 1.696 million (2001 Census), which consists of 0.854 million males and 0.842
million females, which constitutes 45.29% of the total population of the District. The per capita forest area is
0.14 ha.The Population density is 251 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 2452.08 Km2, which is
36.22% of the total geographical area. Reserved, Protected Forests Constitute 1976.68 Km2 (80.61%), 475.4 Km2
(19.39%) of the total forest area respectively.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Dry tropical South Indian dry mixed
deciduous forests, Southern cutch thorn forest groups &Tropical dry evergreen forests Forest types.
Protected Area:The Division is one of the three constituent Divisions of WLM Tirupathi. In the forests
of this division at present wild animals like tiger and panther (Panthera pardus) are present in small numbers.
Community Forest Management: There are 225 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs)
or Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 567.7 Km2 forests which constitutes 28.37 %
of the notified forests is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based
on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data (Dec 2008
- Feb 2009) is 1444.29 Km2, which is 21.34% of the total
Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density classes
the Division has 0.02 Km2 of Very Dense Forest, 114.71 Km2 of
Moderately Dense Forest, and 1329.56 Km2 of Open Forest.
The area of the Scrub is 364.9 Km2, Non-Forest 191.67 and
Water Bodies 0.45 Km2. The Distribution of the forest cover of
the division is shown in Figure 44.2.
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• The distribution of
Forest Cover in the CFM
areas is as follows- 0.02
Km2 in Very Dense Forests,
16.83 Km 2 in Moderately
Dense Forests. and 315.22
Km2 in Open Forest, The
area of the Scrub is 139.14
Km 2, 84.23 Km 2 is Non-
Forest and 0. 17 Km 2 is
Waterbodies.
• Comparison of the
current forest cover
(Satellite data of Dec 2008
- Feb 2009) with that of
previous assessment
(Satellite Imagery of Nov
2007- Feb 2008) shows a
Net loss of 69.92 Ha of forest cover during the period of one year. • The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 4.44.2
reveals that there has been a decrease of 0.70 Km2 of Open Forest. • The simplified forest cover change matrix
is given in Table 44.3 and Table 44.4. • On the basis of ground truthing conducted by the officers of the
Geomatics Center and the field officers, the main reasons for decrease in forest cover is due to encroachments
and clearance for rising of plantations. • There are 78 Beats in the division. There are no changes in Forest
cover in 72 Beats. There is Negative change in 5 Beats and Positive Change in 1 Beat. • Beat wise forest cover in
2008 in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes compared to 2007 assessment
is given in Table 44.5.
Table 44.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 - 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Feb 2009) Total
Feb 2008) VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 114.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 114.71
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 1329.50 0.00 0.76 0.00 1330.26
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.06 364.9 0.00 0.00 364.9
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 190.91 0.00 190.97
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.45
Total of 2008 0.02 114.71 1329.56 364.9 191.67 0.45 2001.31
Net Change 0.00 0.00 -0.70 0.00 0.70 0.00 0.00

Table 44.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Feb 2009)
Total of 2007
- Feb 2008) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1444.29 0.70 0 1444.99
Degraded Forest 555.87 0 555.87
Water 0 0 0.45 0.45
Total of 2008 1444.29 556.57 0.45 2001.31
Net Change -0.70 0.70 0

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Table 44.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2007 2008 (Data of Dec 2008 – Feb 2009)
- Feb 2008) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 1809.19 0.70 0 1809.89
Barren 190.97 0 190.97
Water 0 0 0.45 0.45
Total of 2008 1809.19 191.67 0.45 2001.31
Net Change -0.70 0.70 0

Table 44.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest forest Change*
BHAKRAPET Range
Bhakrapet 14306.2 0 589.93 1,798.07 2,388.00 0.00 218.7
Devarakonda 11590.52 0 921.3 693.83 1,615.13 0.00 103.52
Ganugapenta 8178.64 0 470.04 1,385.01 1,855.05 0.00 605.12
Mangalampet 6711.23 0 539.37 2,253.53 2,792.90 0.00 683.49
Marella 16889.77 0 0.64 923.18 923.82 0.00 670.01
Mellacheruvu 4798.61 0 2.13 1,153.99 1,156.12 0.00 345.48
Peddamallela 12955.17 0 1.1 368.91 370.01 0.00 873.1
Pudipatlabailu 16366.7 0 67.21 771.09 838.3 0.00 766.58
Talapula 17070.84 0 2.93 1,404.61 1,407.54 -11.85 1,320.61
Ustikayalapenta 8990.5 0 33.46 2,515.30 2,548.76 -2.44 936.55
Vagalla 17731.2 0 1.96 1,155.48 1,157.44 0.00 1,090.36
Total 135589.39 0 2630.07 14423 17053.07 -14.29 7613.52
CHITTOR Range
Bommasamudram 5141.38 0 6.66 455.08 461.74 0.00 704.66
Chasses Hills 12611.6 0 2.56 705.84 708.4 0.00 321.15
Chittoor 9255.29 0 0 431.29 431.29 0.00 381.63
Kasipentla 2531.86 0 288.58 1,260.01 1,548.59 0.00 305.19
Mungilipattu 3893 0 904.71 1,750.75 2,655.46 0.00 256.86
Nendragunta 8757.84 0 622.91 1,536.44 2,159.35 0.00 251.13
Oddepalli 4120.58 0 294.52 1,195.90 1,490.42 0.00 396.12
Pachigunta 9515.92 0 0 69.08 69.08 0.00 285.47
Panapakam 3201.66 0 558.29 1,666.07 2,224.36 0.00 303.15
Pathagunta 6463.92 0 245.22 1,324.46 1,569.68 0.00 358.23
Penumur 6417.69 0 28.85 497.89 526.74 0.00 669.61
Puthalapattu 21284.2 0 3.55 260.79 264.34 0.00 1,000.23
Total 93194.94 0 2955.85 11153.6 14109.45 0.00 5233.43
KARVETINAGAR Range
Allamadugu 15345.92 0 0 1,133.24 1,133.24 0.00 1,264.43
Amudala 8397.27 0 4.69 384.74 389.43 0.00 917.17
G.V.Puram 11262.11 0 1.03 1,350.01 1,351.04 0.00 644.39
Karvetinagar 2012.75 0 75.9 1,145.62 1,221.52 0.00 53.03
Nissankadurgam 8907.95 0 1.85 590.5 592.35 -1.25 746.56

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Palasamudram 9503.24 0 3.41 2,267.56 2,270.97 0.00 1,130.81

R.K.M.Puram 3744.31 0 218.61 1,571.12 1,789.73 0.00 47.12
Rayalacheruvu 11685.11 0 14.21 1,246.35 1,260.56 0.00 479.47
Srpuram 8431.84 0 9.37 1,881.83 1,891.20 0.00 897.23
Surendranagar 6279.44 0 3.58 1,000.29 1,003.87 6.30 227.74
Total 85569.93 0 332.65 12571.26 12903.91 5.05 6407.95
PUTTUR Range
Battikandriga 8334.88 0 46.21 1,438.51 1,484.72 0.00 32.4
Diguvaputtur 6461.93 0 225.41 3,077.88 3,303.29 0.00 187.82
Gullur Puttur 4430.52 0 26.91 1,672.26 1,699.17 0.00 169.14
Nagari 23459.64 0 42.07 1,973.29 2,015.36 0.00 1,307.15
Padiredu Gollapalle 4334.97 0 22.62 2,216.36 2,238.98 0.00 93.39
Palamangalam 5013.47 0 253.53 1,478.49 1,732.02 0.00 237.66
Puttur Moolapalem 5209.34 0 414.46 2,187.01 2,601.47 0.00 138.88
Taduku 4350.16 0 301.34 1,783.60 2,084.94 0.00 260.73
Vadamalpet 4912.54 0 459.45 2,487.77 2,947.22 0.00 198.42
Vagathur 5303.73 0 119.87 2,971.18 3,091.05 0.00 109.97
Total 71811.18 0 1911.87 21286.35 23198.22 0.00 2735.55
SA TY
SATY
TYAAVEDU Rang
Rangee
Ambakam 10247.05 0 122.09 4,350.72 4,472.81 0.00 1,226.58
Bhupatheeswarapuram 6035.27 0 65.62 4,068.30 4,133.92 0.00 410.54
Kadur 15300.46 0 0 985.86 985.86 0.00 1,383.65
Kambakam 8370.98 0 38.88 3,777.33 3,816.21 0.00 548.65
Nagalapuram 10163.9 0 322.39 3,279.26 3,601.65 0.00 212.61
Nandanam 3736.91 0 13.7 2,469.99 2,483.69 0.00 776.92
Pandur 5395.99 0 9.78 1,251.34 1,261.12 0.00 1,014.39
Pulikundram 20097.94 0 170.83 2,471.17 2,642.00 0.00 352.03
S.K.Madugu 6155.75 0 219.41 2,581.44 2,800.85 0.00 329.78
Satyavedu 8367.7 0 24.09 2,747.59 2,771.68 0.00 303.18
Vanallur 4405.36 0 0 1,373.88 1,373.88 0.00 548.66
Total 98277.31 0 986.79 29356.88 30343.67 0.00 7106.99
SRIKALAHASTI Range
Adavaram 4841.14 0.69 235.63 3,407.48 3,643.80 0.00 62.16
Anjur 6736.12 0 3.05 1,786.11 1,789.16 0.00 430.24
Chintalapalem 9570.76 0 19.63 1,357.78 1,377.41 0.00 423.63
Kalathur 3814.87 1.68 154.75 1,974.38 2,130.81 0.00 162.59
Kalavagunta 4553.96 0 183.69 1,815.42 1,999.11 0.00 616.22
Kandlur 7441.02 0 3.55 2,717.69 2,721.24 0.00 197.28
Kasaram 11449.71 0 0.76 2.19 2.95 0.00 33.47
Katur 16936.14 0 90.86 1,366.59 1,457.45 0.00 310.19
Kukkambakam 3144.06 0 31.41 1,562.66 1,594.07 0.00 473.89
Kuntipudi 4829.86 0 24.49 2,178.20 2,202.69 -34.50 254.27
Mannavaram 6928.89 0 451.13 798.53 1,249.66 -26.18 722.85
Melachur 6275.24 0 78.34 2,695.93 2,774.27 0.00 364.18
Ramapuram 25289 0 34.28 2,396.45 2,430.73 0.00 120.88

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Thimmasamudram 3865.55 0 157.75 1,948.37 2,106.12 0.00 124.6

Total 115676.31 2.37 1469.32 26007.78 27479.47 -60.68 4296.46
TIRUPA
TIRUP Rangee
ATI Rang
Balakrishanapuram 4602.48 0 14.21 1,055.77 1,069.98 0.00 859.79
Bhimavaram 8325.54 0 566.28 2,054.06 2,620.34 0.00 339.21
Chellur 10723.98 0 60.91 1,905.63 1,966.54 0.00 173.2
Dornakambala 4226.95 0 400.96 1,634.72 2,035.68 0.00 407.59
Krishnapuram 12909.7 0 50.89 3,317.86 3,368.75 0.00 109.64
Musalipedu 5342.12 0 43.94 1,810.13 1,854.07 0.00 190.38
Napier North 1970.24 0 13.01 1,556.89 1,569.90 0.00 43.47
Napier South 1882.01 0 12.58 1,764.64 1,777.22 0.00 36
Tondawada 10925.43 0 13.32 1,395.59 1,408.91 0.00 294.94
Yerpedu 15890.5 0 8.43 1,731.59 1,740.02 0.00 638.43
Total 76798.95 0 1184.53 18226.88 19411.41 0.00 3092.64
Grand T otal
Total 676918 2.37 11471.08 133025.75 144499.2 -69.92 36486.53

*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

2007 2008
Longitude 79.53277
Latitude 13.79698
Area_Ha 34.50
Class OF TO NF
Comp_No 187
Beat Kuntipudi
Range Srikalahasti
Division Chittoor East

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45. Tirupathi WLM Division Tirupathi Circle

Introduction: Tirupathi WLM Division area includes portion area of Chittoor district and portion area of
Kadapa district. It lies in the south of Andhra Pradesh between latitudes 130 36’ 18’’ and 130 56’ 55.68’’ N and
longitudes 790 07’ 51.96’’ and 790 30’ 18.36” E. The Geographical Area of the Division is 755.17 Km2.
Land use pattern of the division is given in Table 45.1.
Table 45.1: Land use Pattern
The climate of this Division is generally dry with
temperatures ranging from 160 C to 450C and the annual Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage
rainfall is about 934 mm, received mainly from northeast Total ggeo eo
eoggraphical area
area 755.17
monsoons. Forest including Scrub 689.81 91.34%
The total population of the division is 0.334 million (2001 Agriculture 0.00 0.00%
Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.22 ha. The Land with Scrub 3.82 0.51%
population density is 250 persons per Km . 2 Fallow Lands 35.73 4.73%
Grasslands 0.00 0.00%
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest Settlements 4.39 0.58%
area of the Division is 714.33 Km2, which is 98.38% of the Not available for cultivation 19.18 2.53%
Rivers/Streams/tanks 2.31 0.31%
total geographical area.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under Dry tropical South Indian, dry
mixed deciduous forests, dry deciduous, Southern cutch thorn forest groups &Tropical dry evergreen forests
Forest types. Its most important species is the famous pterocaropus santalinus or red sanders.
Protected Area:The Division is one ofthe constituent Divisions of WLM Tirupathi. In the forests of this
division at present wild animals like tiger and panther (Panthera pardus) are present in small numbers.
Community Forest Management: There are 42 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs)
or Vana Samrakshna Samities (VSSs) in the Division. An area of 107.44 Km2 forest which constitutes 15.04 % of
the notified forests is under the management of the VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 494.96 Km2, which is 68.10% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes the Division has 3.16 Km2 of Very Dense Forests, 86.64 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forests, 405.16 Km2 of
Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 194.85 Km2, Non-Forests 22.10 Km2 and water Bodies 2.41 Km2.The
distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown in Figure 45.1.
• The distrib ution of FFor
distribution orest Cov
orest er in the CFM areas is as follows - 0.88 Km2 in Very Dense Forests,15.31 Km2
Cover
in Moderately Dense Forest, 54.35 Km2 in Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 22.63 Km2, 7.23 Km2 is Non-
Forest and 0.2 Km2 is Waterbodies.
• Comparison of the current forest cover (Satellite data of Dec 2008) with that of previous assessment (Satellite
Imagery of Nov 2007) shows no change in forest cover during the period of one year.
• The chang
changee matrix
matrix, given in Table 45.2 reveals that there is no change in forest cover.
• The simplified for est cov
forest er chang
cover changee matrix is given in Table 45.3 and Table 45.4.
• Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the changes
compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 45.5.

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Table 45.2: Forest Cover change matrix

2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
2007 (Data of Nov 2007)
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 3.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.16
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 86.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.64
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 405.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 405.16
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 194.85 0.00 0.00 194.85
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.10 0.00 22.10
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.41 2.41
Total of 2008 3.16 86.64 405.16 194.85 22.10 2.41 714.32
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Table 45.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Nov 2007) Total of 2007
Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 494.96 0.00 0 494.96
Degraded Forest 216.95 0 216.95
Water 0 0 2.41 2.41
Total of 2008 494.96 216.95 2.41 714.32
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0

Table 45.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Nov 2007) Total of 2007
Green Barren Water
Green 689.81 0.00 0 1809.89
Barren 22.10 0 22.10
Water 0 0 2.41 2.41
Total of 2008 689.81 22.10 2.41 714.32
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0

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Table 45.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Very dense Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHAMALA Range
Chalmala East 4297.12 12.37 1,369.35 2,812.13 4,193.85 0.00 145.25
Chalmala West 3383.84 116.38 1,870.73 1,319.53 3,306.64 0.00 109.70
Nagapatla East 3943.19 5.79 901.97 2,269.77 3,177.53 0.00 658.55
Nagapatla West 4003.43 66.27 1,389.05 2,175.95 3,631.27 0.00 217.15
Talakona Central 3539.73 3.20 387.17 2,088.76 2,479.13 0.00 840.87
Talakona North 2031.97 8.78 455.15 1,197.84 1,661.77 0.00 276.32
Talakona South 1968.24 82.62 788.14 884.20 1,754.96 0.00 181.35
Total 23167.52 295.41 7161.56 12748.18 20205.15 0.00 2429.19
TIRUP
TIRUPA ATHI Rang
Rangee
Alipiri 1340.91 0.00 42.89 571.06 613.95 0.00 664.94
Karakambadi 3047.23 0.00 10.29 1,920.50 1,930.79 0.00 1,014.28
Mamandur North 1917.57 0.00 52.49 1,500.21 1,552.70 0.00 339.43
Mamandur South 3000.95 0.00 48.99 2,401.23 2,450.22 0.00 538.02
Papavinasanam 2591.48 0.00 58.28 980.89 1,039.17 0.00 1,409.46
Perumallapalli 1806.86 20.93 423.89 893.59 1,338.41 0.00 436.29
T.N.Palem 1680.89 0.00 3.67 965.34 969.01 0.00 607.81
T.N.Palem Central 1566.98 0.00 84.39 1,197.47 1,281.86 0.00 282.34
Tirumala 3761.60 0.00 116.76 559.30 676.06 0.00 364.04
Total 20714.48 20.93 841.65 10989.59 11852.17 0.00 5656.61
BALAP
ALAPALLALL
ALLYY Rang
Rangee
Balapalli West 2793.60 0.00 250.69 2,193.31 2,444.00 0.00 376.11
Dasettipalli 3137.36 0.00 40.44 2,281.51 2,321.95 0.00 855.06
Gundampenta 2582.47 0.00 12.54 700.14 712.68 0.00 1,905.10
Gunjana 3898.01 0.00 27.30 2,430.36 2,457.66 0.00 1,503.93
Gunjana North 2713.76 0.00 53.26 1,562.10 1,615.36 0.00 798.43
Gunjana South 2707.57 0.00 124.69 2,271.82 2,396.51 0.00 348.21
Kangimadugu 3202.72 0.00 67.57 2,046.60 2,114.17 0.00 1,163.66
Mogilipenta 4682.06 0.00 76.41 2,038.69 2,115.10 0.00 2,611.23
Papanasanam 3005.45 0.00 8.21 1,253.76 1,261.97 0.00 1,837.14
Total 28723.00 0.00 661.11 16778.29 17439.40 0.00 11398.87
Grand T otal
Total 72605.00 316.34 8664.32 40516.06 49496.72 0.00 19484.67
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

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Tirupathi Circle 46. Rajampet Division

Introduction: Rajampet Forest Division lies in the South Part of Kadapa District, between latitudes 130
46’ 45’’ and 14 23’ 35’’ N and longitudes 780 44’ 44’’ and 790 28’ 22’’ E. The Geographical Area of the Division
0

is 3,027 Km2, which is 19.71% of the total area of the District. The Division is having an altitude of 378.7 m. The
rivers Penna, Chitravathi, Kundu, Papaghni, Sagileru, Mandvya, Gunjaneru and Cheyyeru falling in Division.
Land use pattern of the Division is given in Table 46.1.

Table 46.1: Land use Pattern The climate of this Division is generally dry with
temperatures ranging from 280 C to 450C and the annual
Land use Area in Sqkm Percentage rainfall is about 700 mm with uneven isolated rains
Total ggeo
eo
eoggraphical area
area 3027 received mainly from South-west monsoons.
Forest including Scrub 1397.35 46.16 The soil of the Division is mainly red ferruginous soil and
Agriculture 845.79 27.94 black soil. These two classes can be sub divided into clay,
Land with Scrub 185.17 6.12 loam sand with finer distinctions. They range from poor
Fallow Lands 382.88 12.65 to fertile. Red soils occupy most of the division area and
Grasslands 6.00 0.20
are under cultivation. These soils have a low nutrient status.
Settlements 7.65 0.25
The minerals like Barytes, China clay, White clay, Copper,
Orchids 158.72 5.24
Rivers/Streams/water bodies 43.43 1.43 Manganese Black Granite and lime stone are available.
The total population of the Division is 0.466 million
(2001 Census). The Per capita forest area is 0.31 ha. The population density is 154 persons per Km2.
Recorded Forest Area: The total notified forest area of the Division is 1,437.03 Km2, which is
47.47% of the total geographical area. Reserved and Un-classed Forests Constitute 1,410.71 Km2 (98.17%), and
26.32 Km2 (1.83%) of the total forest area.
As per Champion and Seth’s classification, the Forests of Division fall under dry deciduous forest type. Its most
important species is the famous pterocaropus santalinus or red sanders. Since this is the only district of the
country in which this species occurs, a positive conservation to extend them has been evolved. These forests fall
under three zones wise those of Teral or Fuel Forests upto an elevation of hundred feet, Hill Forests or Red
Sanders lying between the elevation of 800 and 2000 feet and Shoreaeugenla occupying elevations above 2000feet.
Protected Area:The Division is one of the three constituent Divisions of WLM Tirupathi and entire
notified forest area is included in PA.
Community Forest Management: There are 178 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) in
2
the Division. An area of 445.55 Km forests which is 31% of the notified forests, is under the management of the
VSSs.
Forest Cover: The forest cover in the Division based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data
(Dec 2008) is 1031.88 Km2, which is 34.11% of the total Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes the Division has 55.71 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest
and 976.17 Km2 Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 363.3
Km2, Non-Forest 53.85 Km2 and Water Bodies 2.91 Km2.
• The distribution of the forest cover of the division is shown
in Figure 46.1.
• The distribution of the Forest cover in the CFM areas is as
follows - 4.12 Km2 in Moderately Dense Forests, 125.76 Km2 in
Open Forest, 112.61 Km2 in Scrub, 35.03 Km2 in Non-Forest and
0.08 Km2 in Waterbodies.
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• Comparison of the current forest cover
(Satellite data of Dec 2008) with that of previous
assessment (Satellite Imagery of Nov - 2007)
shows a net gain of 6.4 Ha of forest cover
during the period of one year.
• The chang matrix, given in Table 46.2
changee matrix
reveals that there has been a increase of 0.06
Km2 of open forest.
• The simplified forest cover change matrix is
given in Table 46.3 and Table 46.4.
• On the basis of ground truthing conducted
by the officers of the Geomatics Center and the
field officers, the main reason for decrease in
the forest cover is due to encroachments and clearance for rising of plantations. • There are 32 beats in the
division. Negative change in forest cover is seen in only 1 beat, positive change in 2 beats and no change in 31
beats. • Beat wise forest cover in 2008 in different forest canopy density classes and scrub along with the
changes compared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 46.5.
Table 46.2: Forest Cover change matrix (Area in Km 2)

2007 (Data of Nov 2007)

2008 (Data of Dec 2008) Total
VDF MDF OF Scrub NF Water of 2007
Very Dense Forest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Moderately Dense Forest 0.00 55.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.71
Open Forest 0.00 0.00 976.02 0.02 0.07 0.00 976.11
Scrub 0.00 0.00 0.00 363.16 2.37 0.00 365.53
Non-Forest 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.12 51.40 0.00 51.68
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.91 2.91
Total of 2008 0.00 55.71 976.17 363.3 53.85 2.91 1451.94
Net Change 0.00 0.00 0.06 -2.23 2.17 0.00 0.00

Table 46.3: Forest Cover change matrix (Good and Degraded Forest) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Good Forest Degraded Forest Water
Good Forest 1031.81 0 0 1031.82
Degraded Forest 0.06 417.15 0 417.21
Water 0 0 2.91 2.91
Total of 2008 1031.88 417.15 2.91 1451.94
Net Change 0.06 -0.06 0

Table 46.4: Forest Cover change matrix (Rejuvenation and Barren) (Area in Km 2)
2007 (Data of Nov 2008 (Data of Dec 2008)
Total of 2007
2007) Green Barren Water
Green 1395.18 2.17 0 1397.35
Barren 0 51.68 0 51.68
Water 0 0 2.91 2.91
Total of 2008 1395.18 53.85 2.91 1451.94
Net Change -2.17 2.17 0

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Table 46.5: Beat wise Forest Cover (Area in Ha)

Geographical Mod. dense Open Net
Beat Area forest Total Scrub
forest Change*
CHITVEL R ange
Range
C.M.Rachapalli 8940.06 50.08 3263.59 3313.67 0.00 784.14
Chitvel 24982.32 792.13 5802.4 6594.53 -6.87 1858.42
Chukkavaripalli 9901.72 61.24 2643.91 2705.15 0.00 820.36
Kondur 12841 172.92 3176.19 3349.11 0.00 477.38
Kottur 12119.02 97.32 4857.64 4954.96 0.00 1732.8
Mallelamadugu 6053.46 258.77 2918.49 3177.26 0.00 275.43
Rajukunta 8286.79 459.45 4190.9 4650.35 0.00 829.97
Salivendala 4364.77 65.37 2244.95 2310.32 0.00 546.84
Venkatarajupalli 6419.91 15.19 3737.62 3752.81 0.00 1167.95
Total 93909.06 1972.49 32835.68 34808.17 -6.87 8493.29
KODUR R ange
Range
Balapalli 2992.18 32.56 1983.99 2016.55 3.70 564.98
Chiyyavaram 5166.09 88.61 3157.6 3246.21 0.00 84.19
Gadela 3227.87 120.13 2308.6 2428.73 0.00 1172.59
Gundampenta 2481.46 0 5.57 5.57 0.00 3.36
K.v.bhavi_north 14659.69 149.4 3662.94 3812.34 0.00 752.44
K.v.bhavi_south 3020.48 52.25 2600.43 2652.68 0.00 660.81
Kodur 7555.36 226.82 2829.18 3056 0.00 501.86
M.bhavi 10452.57 15.15 1848.52 1863.67 0.00 1216.21
N.g.penta 2627.83 50.78 1512.87 1563.65 0.00 1394.3
Settigunta 7263.7 12.52 1369.6 1382.12 0.00 216.74
Ummethala 2826.53 8.01 1298.75 1306.76 0.00 1878.29
Total 62273.77 756.23 22578.06 23334.29 3.70 8445.77
RAJAMPET R ange
Range
Akepadu 9065.27 0 898.24 898.24 0.00 1337.76
Annasamudram 4737.11 44.7 2650.31 2695.01 0.00 1120.8
Arimanipenta 2914.11 85.47 2042.88 2128.35 0.00 1151.01
B.d.bhavi 3447.89 301.71 3099.08 3400.79 0.00 471
C.c.kunta 5890.32 15.51 2245.06 2260.57 0.00 1116.39
Rachavaripalli 8337.47 0 220.87 220.87 0.00 1023.27
Renuthala 8422.21 46.04 3005.6 3051.64 0.00 1022.63
Rollamadugu 4342.37 51.86 4117.63 4169.49 0.00 623.02
S.r.palem 5760.64 6.35 1630.92 1637.27 9.57 906.32
T.bailu 4518.47 222.96 4412.73 4635.69 0.00 444.25
Vattalur 3359.27 29.87 1667.82 1697.69 0.00 399.39
Total 60795.12 804.46 25991.12 26795.58 9.57 9615.83
SANIP
SANIPA AYA R ang
angee
Rang
Dinnela 2350.92 566.7 1500.49 2067.19 0.00 248.83
Jandrapenta 5236.92 44.9 2604.8 2649.7 0.00 929.42
Jillelamanda 4449.75 126.62 2034.63 2161.25 0.00 383.64
Mudumpadu 10763.09 683.69 1423.18 2106.87 0.00 269.38

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Polimerapalli 6448.58 0 10.36 10.36 0.00 699.59

Rayavaram 8678.36 513.95 2632.87 3146.82 0.00 1218.14
Sanipaya 4105.67 22.65 2044.47 2067.12 0.00 1263.7
T.sundupalli 26667.04 0.79 208.7 209.49 0.00 1760.52
Vanarajupalli 5464.43 71.29 2285.5 2356.79 0.00 1021.46
Veeraballi 11557.29 6.87 1460.87 1467.74 0.00 2203.68
Total 85722.05 2037.43 16205.88 18243.31 0.00 9998.35
Division total 302700 5570.61 97610.74 103181.35 6.40 36553.24

*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.

Satellite Imageries
Imageries

Longitude 79.29004
Latitude 14.19183
Area 54.9 ha.
Class Scrub to NF
Compartment No. 1053
Beat Chitvel
Range Chitvel
Division Rajampet

2007 2008

Red sanders forest of

Rajampet

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Forest Cover Statistics in Protected Areas

5.1. Introduction
India, being situated in the tropical region, harbors a rich Bio-Diversity. With just 2% of the world’s land area,
India supports about 10% of the world’s Biological Diversity making it the 7th richest Bio-Diversity country in the
world. This distinction bestows a great responsibility on the Government to protect and conserve its rich Floral,
Faunal and Ecological Diversity. This is sought to be done by establishing a network of Protected Areas. The
term Protected Areas is commonly used to describe areas of Ecological and Biological importance like Wildlife
Sanctuaries, National Parks, Zoos, Game reserves etc. An area qualifies to be declared as Protected Area when
it bears some floral or faunal species of great significance, which needs to be conserved or has an ecological
system, which is fragile and needs to be protected. India is one of the 12 mega-biodiversities of the world (CBD).
The Andhra Pradesh state has coastline of about 1000 km. The State has wide and varied vegetation types
enriched by a variety of flora and fauna. Andhra Pradesh being located strategically in the central region of the
Indian sub-continent has representatives of the magnificent Indian plant and animal life. Its varied topography
ranging from the hills of Eastern Ghats and Nallamallas to the shores of Bay of Bengal supports varied ecotypes,
which in turn support a rich diversity of flora and fauna. The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry
deciduous type with a mixture of Teak, Terminalias, Dalbergias, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus etc. The hills of Eastern
Ghats add greatly to the Biological Diversity and provide centers of endemism for plants, birds and lesser forms
of animal life. The varied habitat harbors a diversity of fauna which includes Tiger, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dog,
Hyena, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Chinkara, Chowsingha, Nilgai, Cheetal, Sambar and a number of Birds and
Reptiles. The long sea coast provides the nesting ground for sea turtles, the back waters of Pulicat lake are the
feeding grounds for Flamingo and Grey Pelican, the estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich man-
grove forests with Fishing Cat and Otters as key-stone species. The State is a proud possessor of some rare and
endemic plants like Cycas beddomei, Pterocarpus santalinus, Terminalia pallida, Syzygium alternifolium, Shorea
talura, Shorea tumburgia, Psilotum nudam etc. Similarly, the Double banded or the Jerdon’s Courser, the Golden
Gecko, and the Slender Loris are rare and endangered, and are endemic to the State.
5.2.Protected Area Network in AP
The State has 26 Protected Areas – 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 4 National Parks and 1 Tiger Reserve i.e. Nagarjuna
Sagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR), the biggest Tiger Reserve of India. Out of 63814 Km2 of notified forest
area, 15214.52 Km2 is included in the PA network, covering about 23.84% of notified forest area and 5.53% of
Geographical area of the State.
The State with its rich forests and diverse flora and fauna provides ample scope for promoting Eco-Tourism. The
natural beauty of the state has not been exposed to the visitors till now. The Government has drawn up a plan to
open up the Protected Area Network of the State for visitors. Each of the Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park of
the State has its own significance and has something unique to offer to the visitors.
5.3.Forest Cover in Protected Areas
The forest cover in the Protected areas based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data (October 2007 to
March 2008), is 10440.27 Km2, i.e. 3.8% of the Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density classes
the State has 180.00 Km2 of Very Dense Forest, 4268.89 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest and 5991.38 Km2 of
Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 2779.07 Km2, Non-Forest 1107.01 Km2 and Water Bodies 888.18 Km2.
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Comparison of the forest cover of 2008 (Satellite data of October 2008 to March 2009) with that of 2007
(Satellite data of October 2007 to March 2008), shows a net loss of 2.39 Km2 of forest cover. Maximum habitat
loss of 1.71 Km2 has occurred in Kinnerasani WLS and the least loss of 0.02 Km2 in Papikonda WLS. There is no
change of habitat in 21 Protected Areas
Protected Area wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes along with the changes com-
pared to 2007 assessment is given in Table 5.1.

Table 5.1: Protected Area-wise Forest Cover 2008 (Area in Km 2)

Net Total
No. Sanctuary Name VDF MDF OF SF NF WB**
Change

1 ETURNAGARAM WLS 0.00 417.93 350.51 0.00 22.91 75.21 4.11 870.67
2 GBM WLS 28.38 760.07 295.30 0.00 52.59 17.93 0.95 1155.21
3 KAMBALAKONDA WLS 0.00 26.20 38.01 -0.13 11.78 3.91 0.12 80.00
4 KAWAL WLS 14.84 713.60 535.17 -0.04 34.33 29.28 5.25 1332.47
5 KBR_NP 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.00 1.11 0.25 0.00 1.43
6 KINNERASANI WLS 1.54 228.37 293.32 -1.71 177.96 109.26 15.28 824.72
7 KOLLERU LAKE WLS 0.04 18.34 68.36 0.00 43.33 21.30 26.16 177.52
8 KORINGA WLS 12.87 89.26 13.99 0.00 1.91 6.23 125.56 249.81
9 KOUNDINYA WLS 0.01 112.96 453.47 0.00 190.50 57.57 0.99 815.50
10 KRISHNA WLS 0.00 0.00 80.14 0.00 66.80 49.64 121.82 318.39
11 LANKAMALLESWARA WLS 0.11 158.06 233.05 0.00 102.85 11.43 0.10 505.61
12 MAHAVIR HARINA
VANASTHALI_NP 0.00 0.18 0.55 0.00 11.95 2.39 0.00 15.07
13 MANJEERA WLS 0.00 2.40 5.52 0.00 5.35 2.89 10.72 26.88
14 CHILKUR MRUGAVANI_NP 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 4.48 0.45 0.00 4.97
15 NELAPATTU WLS 0.00 0.03 5.05 0.00 1.20 3.22 0.07 9.57
16 NSTR WLS 1.08 731.90 1970.32 -0.10 1371.70 350.98 96.36 4522.28
17 PAKHAL WLS 0.00 96.28 277.84 0.00 25.59 100.96 17.42 518.09
18 PAPIKONDA WLS 79.97 636.56 111.05 -0.02 20.54 5.25 3.23 856.60
19 PENISULA WLS 0.00 84.51 799.79 0.00 321.56 28.13 37.55 1271.54
20 POCHARAM WLS 38.19 82.89 13.38 0.00 7.63 0.13 0.16 142.39
21 PRANAHITA WLS 0.00 22.48 17.45 -0.40 23.27 4.94 0.24 68.38
22 PULICAT LAKE 0.09 2.33 41.54 0.00 87.66 205.39 420.33 757.35
23 RAJIVGANDHI_NP 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.00 1.81 1.71 0.00 3.82
24 ROLLAPADU WLS 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 5.16 0.00 5.21
25 SHIVARAM WLS 0.00 4.00 19.17 0.00 16.12 0.76 0.04 40.09
26 SRI VENKATESWARA WLS 2.87 80.02 367.13 0.00 175.28 13.93 1.71 640.94
Total 180.00 4268.89 5991.38 -2.39 2779.07 1107.01 888.18 15214.52

** Water Bodies inclusive of outside notified forests in Pulicat & Kolleru Lake, Koringa WLS etc.
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only i.e., VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between 2007 and 2008.

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Table 5.2: Changes in all Classes

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 1042 -14754.94 306 -4714.09 56 -272.68
Positive 112 1846.52 60 926.19 10 156.92
Net Change 1154 -12728.42 366 -3787.90 66 -116.76

Table 5.3: Change in Forest Cover (VDF, MDF, OF to SF and NF)

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 881 -11530.93 238 -3434.79 52 -256.29
Positive 40 739.69 14 118.88 1 17.40
Net Change 921 -10791.24 252 -3315.91 53 -238.89
The change from DF to OF and vice versa as well as Scrub to NF and vice versa are not considered as changes in
the forest cover, because of marginal difference. However, details there of are furnished here under:

Table 5.4: Changes between DF and OF

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 7 -48.12 2 -14.75 0 0.00
Positive 5 24.38 2 5.43 0 0.00
Net Change 12 -23.74 4 -9.32 0 0.00

Table 5.5: Changes between SF and NF

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 154 -3025.89 66 -1264.55 4 -17.39
Positive 67 1082.45 44 801.88 9 139.52
Net Change 221 -1943.44 110 -462.67 13 95.24

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 Chapter - VI
Forest Cover Statistics in VSSs

6.1. Introduction
Andhra Pradesh is one of the pioneering Forest Departments in India in implementation of Community Forest
Management (CFM). Joint Forest Management (JFM) was introduced in AP in 1994, as a means of protecting
forests, to improve their productivity and to alleviate rural poverty, by following the national JFM model being
used in most of the States at that time. This strategy proved effective in restoring forest cover in degraded forest
lands, and improved access to the forest resources by communities living in forest fringe areas. Considering the
potential of the forests to contribute towards poverty alleviation, the Government of Andhra Pradesh adopted a
proactive stance by transforming JFM into CFM during 2002.
The difference between JFM and CFM is that while JFM uses participation of comunities mainly for forest
protection, by giving them the access to non-timber forest products and modest benefit-sharing in timber, with
their limited involvement in forest management. CFM aims to improve forests both in coverage and productivity
by empowering VSSs to take more autonomous decisions regarding the management and use the forest resources
in livelihood development. This means a greater devolution of power and responsibilities to VSSs in planning,
management and decision making on the forest areas marked for the VSSs, at the same time redefining roles of
APFD frontline staff to act as facilitators. It is important to note that Andhra Pradesh is the only State which has
adopted CFM and provided 100% of gross revenue generated from the VSS forest areas with a minimum of 50% of
it being required to be ploughed back in forest development works, as per the key strategy to address the use of
forest resources for poverty alleviation.
6.2. Joint Forest Protection Committee (JFPCs)
There are 7,718 Vana Samrakshana Samities (VSSs) or JFPCs in the State. 15,199.8 Km2 forest area, which consti-
tutes 23.8 % of forest area, is under CFM. 1539 thousand members are involved in CFM which includes 465
thousand members belonging to Scheduled Tribes and 323 thousand members belonging to Scheduled castes.
6.3. Forest Cover in VSS Areas
The forest cover in the VSS areas based on the interpretation of IRS P6 LISS III 2008 data (October 2008 to
March 2009), is 9324.89 Km2, which is 3.39% of the Geographical area. In terms of the forest canopy density
classes the State has 76.79 Km2 of Very Dense Forest, 3783.31 Km2 of Moderately Dense Forest and 5431.61 Km2
of Open Forest. The area of the Scrub is 3796.23 Km2, Non-Forest 2064.09 Km2 and Water Bodies 47.97 Km2.
Comparison of the forest cover of 2008 (Satellite data of October 2008 to March 2009) with that of 2007
(Satellite data of October 2007 to March 2008), shows a net loss of 33.16 Km2 of forest cover.
Division wise forest cover in different forest canopy density classes along with the changes compared to 2007
assessment is given in Table 6.1.
The 15 VSSs, where the forest cover was lost the most (VDF, MDF, OF, Scrub) are:
Kothapalli (BCM N), Yatlakunta (KMM), Arlagudem (BCM N), Madhapur (HYD), N. Rachapalli (Rajampet),
Kommugudem (PAL), Nakalapally (Rajampet), Rajapuram (KMM), Y.kota (A.W) (Rajampet), Bheemunigudem
(KMM), Adurupalli (NLR), Puttupalli (NYL), Oosapalli (NLR), Abbugudem (KTDM) and Ootlapally-a (KMM).

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The 15 VSSs, where the forest cover was gained the most (VDF, MDF, OF, Scrub) are:
Nagavaripalem, Pulikallu, Adurupalli, Thimmayapalem, Inkurthi, Gundavolu, Nagavaripalem, Chouta bheemavaram,
Nagavaripalem, Aakalivalasa, Pulikallu and Ramakuru of Nellore division; Gaddamallaiahgud of Hyderabad divi-
sion; Magutur ST thanda of Markapur division and Malapadu of Giddalur division.
Table 6.1: Division wise Forest Cover in VSS areas 2008 (Area in Km 2)

No. Division Name MDF Net

VDF OF SF NF WB** Total
Change
1 Achampet 0.01 42.35 102.64 0.00 83.94 4.42 3.60 236.96
2 Adilabad 1.10 112.25 157.87 0.00 39.61 48.06 0.45 359.34
3 Anathapur 0.00 0.35 78.83 0.00 241.93 307.14 0.11 628.36
4 Atmakur 0.02 8.30 30.13 0.00 19.34 76.40 1.12 135.31
5 Bellampally 2.33 100.62 71.58 0.00 12.56 19.42 0.41 206.92
6 Bhadrachalam North 0.01 31.05 44.26 -5.54 27.70 15.47 0.33 118.82
7 Bhadrachalam South 0.90 35.16 37.33 -0.11 11.85 1.54 0.09 86.87
8 Chittoor East 0.02 17.20 321.67 -0.40 142.17 86.46 0.17 567.69
9 Chittoor West 0.00 34.60 202.75 0.00 150.99 73.45 0.71 462.50
10 Eluru 0.03 263.16 103.62 -7.08 28.12 19.55 0.06 414.54
11 Giddalur 0.15 10.11 35.54 0.00 114.79 123.37 3.12 287.08
12 Guntur 0.00 0.00 25.05 0.00 199.88 33.88 1.99 260.80
13 Hyderabad 0.00 65.18 115.06 -0.80 163.48 8.74 1.03 353.49
14 Jannaram WLM 1.67 56.81 55.79 0.00 3.95 2.53 1.28 122.03
15 Kadapa 0.00 11.24 180.78 -0.06 169.93 31.92 0.21 394.08
16 Kagaznagar 3.95 62.70 51.83 -0.08 15.16 14.43 0.34 148.41
17 Kakinada 61.19 905.65 89.21 -0.53 54.39 27.26 10.35 1148.05
18 Kamareddy 0.00 83.59 177.43 0.00 34.97 28.38 1.28 325.65
19 Karimnagar East 0.00 382.67 171.82 -0.31 60.37 6.91 0.45 622.22
20 Karimnagar West 0.00 120.53 118.70 -0.51 83.57 9.61 1.30 333.71
21 Khammam 0.10 47.82 99.27 -3.67 68.54 22.26 0.76 238.75
22 Kothagudem 0.00 26.31 104.69 -1.83 70.68 36.78 0.17 238.63
23 Kurnool 0.00 0.02 111.00 0.00 138.82 142.52 0.27 392.63
24 Mahabubnagar 0.00 13.74 246.34 -0.19 223.82 1.43 0.09 485.42
25 Mancherial 0.56 47.88 55.42 0.13 21.08 12.23 0.51 137.68
26 Markapur WLM 0.28 39.87 119.15 0.00 134.22 53.42 0.21 347.15
27 Medak 0.00 69.29 361.20 -0.47 181.49 14.83 1.02 627.83
28 Medak WLM 0.00 20.57 22.89 0.00 4.03 2.69 0.03 50.21
29 Nagarjunasagar 0.00 2.88 44.66 0.00 106.66 21.87 0.15 176.22
30 Nalgonda 0.00 0.21 23.31 0.00 134.37 55.54 0.32 213.75
31 Nandyal 1.29 62.55 51.57 -1.44 20.41 30.06 0.96 166.84
32 Narsipatnam 0.87 99.35 96.17 -0.08 20.14 14.60 0.00 231.13
33 Nellore 0.00 6.44 115.08 -0.48 264.78 208.18 1.34 595.82
34 Nellore TGP 0.00 0.16 9.66 0.00 28.89 11.35 0.06 50.12
35 Nirmal 0.29 107.46 123.07 -0.08 29.26 21.74 0.68 282.50
36 Nizamabad 0.00 131.37 184.07 -0.38 46.53 40.88 2.54 405.39
37 Paderu 0.29 40.21 133.14 -0.02 59.73 46.44 0.00 279.81
38 Paloncha 0.34 53.07 150.56 -5.26 60.98 19.13 0.16 284.24
39 Paloncha WLM 0.44 60.22 76.89 -1.04 41.07 18.58 2.13 199.33
40 Proddatur 0.01 46.02 148.83 0.00 154.34 105.41 1.77 456.38
41 Rajampet 0.00 4.29 131.00 0.10 117.20 36.36 0.08 288.93
42 Srikakulam 0.00 41.44 189.19 -0.25 41.48 15.57 2.54 290.22
43 Tirupathi WLM 0.94 16.35 58.05 0.00 24.17 7.72 0.21 107.44
44 Vijayawada 0.00 0.04 27.45 -0.55 46.03 6.97 0.88 81.37
45 Visakhapatnam 0.00 102.91 114.18 -0.21 34.93 19.71 0.22 271.95
46 Vizianagaram 0.00 172.64 117.88 -1.18 13.74 10.65 0.02 314.93
47 Warangal North 0.00 107.31 149.94 -0.84 18.89 55.56 0.67 332.37
48 Warangal South 0.00 85.57 138.02 0.00 27.66 87.03 1.19 339.47
49 Warangal WLM 0.00 33.80 57.04 0.00 3.59 5.64 0.59 100.66
Total 76.79 3783.31 5431.61 -33.16 3796.23 2064.09 47.97 15200.00
*Net Change in Forest Cover Only, i.e. VDF, MDF and OF to Scrub and Non-Forest between year 2007 and 2008.
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Table 6.2: Changes in all Classes

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change
No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 1042 -14754.94 306 -4714.09 56 -272.68
Positive 112 1846.52 60 926.19 10 156.92
Net Change 1154 -12728.42 366 -3787.90 66 -116.76

Table 6.3: Change in Forest Cover (VDF, MDF, OF to SF and NF)

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change
No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 881 -11530.93 238 -3434.79 52 -256.29
Positive 40 739.69 14 118.88 1 17.40
Net Change 921 -10791.24 252 -3315.91 53 -238.89
The change from DF to OF and vice versa, as well as Scrub to NF and vice versa, are not considered as changes
in the forest cover, because of marginal difference. However, details there of are furnished here under:

Table 6.4: Changes between DF and OF

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change
No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 7 -48.12 2 -14.75 0 0.00
Positive 5 24.38 2 5.43 0 0.00
Net Change 12 -23.74 4 -9.32 0 0.00

Table 6.5: Changes between SF and NF

Entire Notified Forest Areas VSS Areas Protected Areas
Change
No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha No. of Points Area-ha
Negative 154 -3025.89 66 -1264.55 4 -17.39
Positive 67 1082.45 44 801.88 9 139.52
Net Change 221 -1943.44 110 -462.67 13 95.24

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 Glossary of Technical Terms

Allow able Err

Allowable or: A systemic error that is 'acceptable', both statistically and analytically. The amount of error that can be tolerated
Error:
without invalidating the usefulness of the analytic result.
AWiFS: Advanced Wide Field Sensor
Band: A wavelength interval in the electromagnetic spectrum. For example, in IRS images the bands designate specific wavelength
intervals at which images are acquired.
Calibration: Process of comparing an instrument's measurements with a standard.
Classification: Process of assigning individual pixels of an image to categories, generally on the basis of spectral reflectance
characteristics.
Classification accuracy: The extent to which a manual or automatic processing system correctly identifies selected classes.
Color Composite Image: Color image prepared by projecting individual black-and-white multi-spectral images, each through a
different color filter. When the projected images are superposed, a color composite image results.
Interval:
Confidence Interv al: A confidence interval (CI) is a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter. Confidence
intervals are used to indicate the reliability of an estimate. How likely the interval is to contain the parameter is determined by the
confidence level or confidence coefficient. Increasing the desired confidence level will widen the confidence interval, however the
estimated value will be away from the absolute value.
Consumer’ss accuracy: It is a measure of the reliability of an output map generated from a classification scheme. It is a statistic that
Consumer’
can tell the user of the map what percentage of a class corresponds to the ground-truthed class.
Contrast: The ratio between the energy emitted or reflected by an object and its immediate surroundings.
Contrast enhancement: Image-processing procedure that improves the contrast ratio of images. The original narrow range of digital
values is expanded to utilize the full range of available digital values.
Contrast ratio: On an image, the ratio of reflectance’s between the brightest and darkest parts of an image.
Contrast stretching: Expanding a measured range of digital numbers in an image to a larger range, to improve the contrast of the
image and its component parts.
Density slicing: Process of converting the continuous gray tones of an image into a series of density intervals, or slices, each
corresponding to a specific digital range. The density slices are then displayed either as uniform gray tones or as colors.
Digital Image Processing: Computer manipulation of the digital-number values of an image.
Digital Number (DN): Value assigned to a pixel in a digital image
Error Matrix: A matrix or table that displays statistics for assessing image classification accuracy by showing the degree of
misclassification among classes.
Errors of Commission: Pixels incorrectly assigned to a particular class that actually belong in other classes.
Errors of Omission: Pixels incorrectly excluded from a particular class.
False color image: An image produced by displaying multiple spectral bands as colors different from the spectral range they were
taken in. A color image where parts of the non-visible EM spectrum are expressed as one or more of the red, green, and blue
components, so that the colors produced by the Earth's surface do not correspond to normal visual experience. Also called a false-
color composite (FCC). The most commonly seen false-color images display the very-near infrared as red, the red as green, and the
green as blue.
Forest: Land with tree crown cover (or Equivalent stocking level) of more than 10 % and area of more than 0.5 ha. The trees should
be able to reach a minimum height of 5 m at maturity in situ. May consist of either closed forest formations where trees of various
storeys and undergrowth cover a high proportion of the ground, or open forest formations with a continuous vegetation cover, in which
tree crown cover exceeds 10 %. Young natural stands and all plantations established for forestry purposes which have yet to reach
above criteria are included under forest, as are areas normally forming part of the forest area which are temporarily unstocked as a
result of human intervention or natural causes but which are expected to revert to forest.

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Forest Canopy Density: Forest Canopy Density (FCD) refers to the proportion of an area in the field/ground that is covered by the
crown of trees and is expressed in percentage of the total area.
For est T
orest ype: Forest type is defined as a unit of vegetation which possess broad characteristics in physiognomy and structure
Type:
sufficiently pronounced to permit its differentiation from other such units (Champion & Seth 1968)
Geographic Information System (GIS): A computer based system for capturing, storing, manipulating, analyzing and displaying
data, which are spatially referenced to the earth.
Global Positioning System (GPS): The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system. It
provides reliable positioning, navigation, and timing services to worldwide users on a continuous basis in all weather, day and night,
anywhere on or near the Earth which has an unobstructed view of four or more GPS satellites.
Good FFor orest
or Degraded
est and Deg raded FFor
orest:
or est: Good Forest includes VDF, MDF and OF; degraded forest includes Scrub and Non- Forest.
Green
Gr Barren:
een and Barr en: Green includes VDF, MDF, OF and Scrub; Barren includes Non-Forest.
Ground control point (GCP): A geographic feature of known location that is recognizable on images and can be used to determine
geometric corrections.
Ground truth: Information acquired by field study for the purpose of calibration and/or verification of remotely sensed data.
Geometric correction: Image-processing procedure that corrects spatial distortions in an image. The geographic correction of
image data to conform to a map projection.
Histogram: A means of expressing the frequency of occurrence of values in a data set within a series of equal ranges/bins, the height
of each bin representing the frequency at which values in the data set fall within the chosen range. A cumulative histogram expresses
the frequency of all values falling within a bin and lower in the range. A smooth curve derived mathematically from a histogram is
termed as probability density function (PDF).
Image: A pictorial representation acquired in any wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum. Although image is a general term,
it is commonly restricted to representations acquired by non-photographic methods.
Imagery: The products of image forming instruments.
Interpretation: The process in which a person extracts information from an image.
Interpretation key: Characteristic or combination of characteristics that enable an interpreter to identify an object on an image.
Kappa coefficient: A statistical measure of the agreement, beyond chance, between two maps (e.g. output map of classification and
ground-truthed map). It is represented by the symbol kappa hat or Khat.
Mangroves : Salt tolerant ever green forest ecosystem found mainly in tropical and sub – tropical coastal and / or inter tidal regions.
Medium Dense Forest: All lands with forest cover having a canopy density between 70-40%
Multi-spectral classification: Identification of terrain categories by digital processing of data acquired by multi-spectral scanners.
Multi-spectral scanner: Scanner system that simultaneously acquires images of the same scene at different wavelengths.
Mid-infrared (MIR): The range of EM wavelengths from 8 to 14 micrometres dominated by emission of thermally generated
radiation from materials; also known as thermal infrared.
NDVI:
ND VI: The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is defined as the ratio of the difference in the NIR & Red radiance values
to the sum of the NIR & Red radiance values.
NDWI:
ND WI: The Normalized Difference Water Index (NDVI) is defined as the ratio of the difference in the SWIR and NIR radiance values
to the sum of the SWIR and NIR radiance values.
Near infrared (NIR): The shorter wavelength range of the infrared region of the EM spectrum, from 0.7 to 2.5 m. It is often divided
into very-near infrared (VNIR) covering the range accessible to photographic emulsions (0.7 to 1.0m), and the short-wavelength
infrared (SWIR) covering the remainder of the NIR atmospheric window from 1.0 to 2.5m.
Noise: Random or repetitive events that obscure or interfere with the desired information.
Open Forest: Lands with forest cover having a canopy density between 40 to 10%.
Overall accuracy: The percentage of correctly classified pixels. It is a good measure of the accuracy of a classification scheme as it
is not biased towards the smaller classes.
Path and Row: Path is an approximate specific orbital track of a Satellite which may vary due to drift and other factors. Row refers to
the latitudinal center line of a frame of imagery.
Pixel: Contraction of picture element
Pr oducer’
Producer’
oducer’ss accuracy: A measure of the accuracy of a particular classification scheme. It shows what percentage of a particular ground
class was correctly classified.
Protected Forest (PF): An area notified under the provisions of the Indian Forest Act or other State Forest Acts, having limited
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Radiometric correction: Calibration of recorded radiance values reflected from (or emitted by) the ground scene.
Radiometric Resolution: The expected spread of variation in each estimate of scene reflectivity as observed in an image. Smaller
radiometric resolution is "better". Radiometric resolution for a given image may be improved by averaging, but at the cost of spatial
resolution.
Raster format: A means of representing spatial data in the from of a grid of DN, each line of which can be used to modulate the lines
of a video raster
Ratio image: An image prepared by processing digital multi-spectral data as follows: for each pixel, the value for one band is divided
by that of another. The resulting digital values are displayed as an image.
Remote sensing: Collection and interpretation of information about an object with an instrument without being in physical contact
with the object.
Reserved Forests (RF): An area so constituted under the provisions of the Indian Forest Act or other State Forest Acts, having full
degree of protection. In Reserved forests all activities are prohibited unless permitted.
SAVI:
SA VI: Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index. A vegetation index that accounts for, and minimizes, the effect of soil background conditions.
Scene: As the satellite moves along its path, the observatory instruments are continuously scanning the terrain below. The
instrument signals are transmitted to Earth and correlated with telemetry ephemeris data to form individual framed images. During
this process, the continuous data are segmented into individual frames of data known as scenes
Scrub: Degraded forest lands having canopy density less than 10% and areas with dwarf and stunted growth.
Spatial resolution: Ability to separate closely spaced objects on an image or photograph. A measure of the smallest angular or
linear separation between two objects usually expressed in radians or meters.
Spectral resolution: The ability of a sensing system to resolve or differentiate electromagnetic radiations of different frequencies.
Standard Deviation and V Variance:
ariance: In probability theory and statistics, the variance of a random variable or distribution is the
expected, or mean, value of the square of the deviation of that variable from its expected value or mean. Thus the variance is a
measure of the amount of variation within the values of that variable, taking account of all possible values and their probabilities or
weightings (not just the extremes which give the range).
The standard deviation of a statistical population, a data set, or a probability distribution is the square root of its variance. Standard
deviation is a widely used measure of the variability or dispersion.
Statistic: A statistic is a single measure of some attribute of a sample (e.g. its arithmetic mean value). It is calculated by applying a
function (Statistical algorithm) to the values of the items comprising the sample which are know together as a set of data.
A Statistic as a function of a sample where the function itself is independent of the sample’s distribution; that is, the function can be
stated before realisation of the data. The term statistic is used both for the function and for the value of the function on a given
sample.
Ster eo pair: Two overlapping images or photographs that may be viewed stereoscopically.
Stereo
Supervised classification: Digital-information extraction technique in which the operator provides training-site information that
the computer uses to assign pixels to categories
Tone: Each distinguishable shade of gray from white to black on an image
area:
Training ar ea: A sample of the Earth's surface with known properties; the statistics of the imaged data within the area are used to
determine decision boundaries in classification.
Training site: Area of terrain with known properties or characteristics that is used in supervised classification.
Tree: A woody perennial with a single main stem, or in the case of coppice with several stems, having a more or less definite crown,
having diameter 10 cm or more at breast height (1.37m). If there are stems below 1.37 m height then individual branch/stem which has
attained 10 cm DBH will be considered as individual tree. It also includes bamboo, palms, coconut, neem, peepal, fruit trees etc.
Unsupervised classification: Digital information extraction technique in which the computer assigns pixels to categories with no
instructions from the operator.
Veg etation Canopy: The layers of vegetation above the level of the ground, formed by the leaves of the plants.
egetation
Very Dense FFororest:
or est: All lands with forest cover having a canopy density more than 70%
Visible radiation: Energy at wavelengths from 0.4 to 0.7mm that is detectable by the human eye.

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P.K. Sharma, IFS, Dr HC Mishra, IFS

Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (IT) Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (GIS)

P. Srinivasa Rao T. Nagamaneswari I. Prakash

ACF- (GIS) ACF- (P) ACF- (P)

M. Ashok Kumar S. Madhav Rao Dr. A. Ram Murthy

FRO (GIS) FRO (GIS) FRO (GIS)

M. Rajeswar Reddy K. Bhaskar M. Rajashekar Reddy B. Ramakrishna

Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS)

Ch. Neeraja A.I. Sheeba G. Naga Mallika M. Swathi

Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS) Project Scientist (GIS)
About the State FForest
orest Report of 2010...
Report
There is increasing concern at global level for conservation
of the existing forests and bringing more area under forest

Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report 2010

cover. This is required to reduce global warming and
atmospheric carbon. To achieve the above objectives,
annual forest cover change assessment is essential to pin
point areas of deforestation and greening. Various
countries in the world like Brazil, Indonesia and African
Countries apart from FAO are assessing the forest cover
on regular basis. The National Commission on Forestry has
also emphasised on the need to assess the forest resources
of the country on a regular basis.
The present effort is a step in that direction using LISS-III
images of Indian Satellite IRS P6. The effort is of crucial
importance because of huge expenditures being proposed
under Green India Mission and CAMPA scheme. For the
first time, sub Hectare areas are critically scanned in the
Geomatics laboratory and checked on the ground by the
staff and scientists. It is found that there is near total
accuracy as to the location, extent and shape of polygons
detected in laboratory and field.
This book, which is first of its kind in the state of Andhra
Pradesh, will immensely help the foresters in better
protection and management of the forests as well as
Environmentalists, NGOs and the general public interested
in the conservation forests and wildlife in the State.