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Table - 4.2 Forest Cover-the Comparative Situation (1987 & 1989)
(Area: sq.km.)
Forest Cover Assesment
Sl. No. State/UTs
1987 1989 Difference Percentage
Assessment Assessment in Change.
based on based on Sq. km.
imagery imagery
1981-83 1985-87
1. Andhra Pradesh 50194 47911 -2283 - 4.5
2. Arunachal Pradesh 60500 68763 +8263 +13.6
3. Assam 26386 26058 - 328 - 1.2
4. Bihar 28748 26934 -1814 - 6.3
5. Goa(including Daman and Diu) 1285 1300 +15 + 1.2
6. Gujarat 13570 11670 -1900 -14.0
7. Haryana 644 563 -81 -12.5
8. Himachal Pradesh 12882 13377 + 495 + 3.8
9. Jammu & Kashmir 20880 20424 - 456 - 2.1
10. Karnataka 32264 32100 - 164 - 0.5
11. Kerala 10402 10149 - 253 - 2.43
12. Madhya Pradesh 127749 133191 +5442 + 4.25
13. Maharashtra 47416 44058 -3358 - 7.02
14. Manipur 17679 17885 + 206 + 1.16
15. Meghalaya 16511 15690 - 821 - 4.97
16. Mizoram 19092 18178 - 914 - 4.78
17. Nagaland 14351 14356 + 5 + 0.03
18. Orissa 53163 47137 -6026 -11.3
19. Punjab 766 1151 + 395 +51.5
20. Rajasthan 12478 12966 + 488 + 3.9
21. Sikkim 2839 3124 + 285 +10.0
22. Tamilnadu 18380 17715 - 665 - 3.6
23. Tripura 5743 5325 - 418 - 7.2
24. Uttar Pradesh 31443 33844 + 2401 +7.63
25. West Bengal 8811 8394 - 417 - 4.7
26. Andaman & Nicobar Island 7603 7624 + 21 + 0.27
27. Chandigarh 2 8 + 6 + 30.0
28. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 237 205 - 32 - 13.5
29. Daman & Diu - 2 - -
30. Delhi 15 22 +7 +46.6
31. Lakshadweep - - - -
32. Pondicherry 8 - - -
Total 642041 640134 -1907 0.29
Source: The State of Forest Report 1989
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Table - 4.3 Progress of Afforestation through successive Plan periods
Sl No. Five Year Plan Area afforested in Cumulative
Period Plan Period (lakh Ha.)
(Lakh Ha.)
1. First 0.52 0.52
2. Second 3.11 3.63
3. Third 5.83 9.46
4. 1966-69 4.53 13.99
5. Fourth 7.14 21.13
6. Fifth 12.21 33.34
7. 1979-80 2.22 35.56
8. Sixth 46.50 82.06
9. Seventh 88.70 170.76
10. 1990-91 7.01 177.77
Source Developing Wastelands, Ministry of Environment and Forests.
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