Maharashtra Forest Department

The Maharashtra Forest Department is a department of the Indian state of Maharashtra responsible for forestry and wildlife management.[1][2]

District wise contribution for 33 Crore Tree Plantation Drive from 1 July to 30 September 2019

The headquarters of Maharashtra Forest Department is in Nagpur. There are 11 territorial forest circles in Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Thane and Yavatmal. The three wildlife circles are Wildlife Borivali, Wildlife Nagpur and Wildlife Nashik.[3] The office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HoFF) is the chief of the forest division in Maharashtra.[4] Rights of tribal people in the forest areas under Forest Rights Act are also governed by the Forest Department.[5][6]

  1. ^ Telang, Sonali (3 April 2018). "Maharashtra leads in forest management". The Asian Age.
  2. ^ Jadhav, Ranjeet (11 April 2018). "Maharashtra Forest Department To Do Away From Waterhole Census From 2018". mid-day.com.
  3. ^ "Contacts". Maharashtra Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra Forest Department".
  5. ^ "Welcome to Forest Rights Act website".
  6. ^ Ghate, Rucha Suresh (1992). Forest Policy and Tribal Development: A Study of Maharashtra. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 87. ISBN 8170224187.