R. N. Datta

Abstract

The annual firewood requirement of C.P. & Berar for a populution of 17 millions is estimated at 5,500,000 tons. Total production from Government and private forests and miscellaneous sources is estimated at 2,000,000 tons. Firewood equivalent of charcoal exported is about 6,40,000 tons. The deficit of firewood is about 3,500,000 tons. Dung produced by about 13,500,000 bovine animals is about 11,000,000 tons (dry) of which 30% is lost in grazing grounds, 30% is used as manure and 40%, i.e. 4,400,000 tons (dry) are burnt as fuel. If used as manure this is capable of producing about 4,71,428 tons of extra food grains worth about Rs. 142,000,000/-. The value of firewood equivalent of dung burnt is about Rs. 61,600,000/-. Shortage is keenly felt in the plains of Chattisgarh, Berar and Nagpur. Forest required to produce the deficit is estimated to be about 8,2.00 sq. miles. They must be situated closed to villages where supplies are required.

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R. N. Datta

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Madhya Pradesh comprises the former province of C.P. and Berar and fifteen ex-States which merged in 1948. Proprietory rights were abolished in 1951. All forests vest in the State. The land area is 130,272 square miles, 62,400 square miles being under forest. The Forest Department manages 46,803 square miles. It has a Chief Conservator, a Deputy Chief Conservator, five Conservators and 32 Divisional charges. The forest types are mixed, teak and sal. Teak, sal and other timbers, bamboos, lac, katha, tendu leaves, grazing and wildlife are the important forest resources. A revised forest policy has been formulated in 1952.

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