Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state in India. On November 1, 2000, the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out.

The Forests

Forest Area

Madhya Pradesh is endowed with rich and diverse forest resources. Lying between lat. 21°04'N and long. 74°02' and 82°49' E, it is a reservoir of biodiversity. The geographical area of the state is 3,08,144 sq. km which constitutes 9.38% of the land area of the country. The forest area of the state is 95,221 sq. km constituting 31% of the geographical area of the state and 12.44% of the forest area of the country. Legally this area has been classified into "Reserved Forest, Protected Forest and Unclassified Forest", which constitute 61.7%, 37.4% and 0.9% of the forest area respectively. Per capita forest area is 0.21 ha. as against the national average of 0.07 ha.

Related Topics:
Forest - Biodiversity

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Forest composition

Central, eastern and southern parts of the state are rich, whereas northern and western parts are deficient in forest.

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Variability in climatic and edaphic conditions brings about significant difference in the forest types of the state. There are four important forest types viz. Tropical Moist, Tropical Dry, Tropical Thorn , Subtropical broadleaved Hill forests.

Related Topics:
Climatic - Edaphic - Tropical Moist - Tropical Dry - Tropical Thorn - Subtropical broadleaved Hill forests

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The forest area can also be classified based on the composition of forest and terrain of the area. Based on composition, there are three important forest formations namely Teak forest , Sal forest and Miscellaneous Forests. Bamboo bearing areas are widely distributed in the state. To obviate pressure on the natural forests , plantations have been undertaken in forest and non forest areas to supplement the availability of fuel wood , small timber , fodder etc.

Related Topics:
Teak - Sal - Bamboo - Plantations - Timber - Fodder

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Forest Growing Stock

The total growing stock (volume of timber / wood) is 500 lakh cu. m. valued worth Rs 2.5 lakh Crores.

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