Scope of the project

The project area administratively falls under 15 districts consisting of 12 districts in the Eastern Hilly Belt and 3 in the Western area. The relation between the Districts and Forest Department's administration is in the following table.

S.No. Name of District Project Divisions
Territorial Forestry Division Social Forestry Division Wildlife Division
Eastern Hilly Belt
1. Banaskantha Banaskantha Banaskantha _
2. Sabarkantha Sabakantha North
Sabakantha South 		Sabakantha _
3. Panchmahal Godhara Godhara WL Vadodara
4. Dahod Baria Dahod _
5. Vadodara Chotaudepur Vadodara _
6. Narmada Narmada Narmada _
7. Bharuch Bharuch Sub Division Bharuch _
8. Surat Surat Surat _
9. Tapi Vyara _ _
10. Dangs Dangs North
Dangs South 		_ _
11. Navsari Valsad North
Dangs South 		Navsari _
12. Valsad Valsad North
Valsad South 		Valsad _
Western Area
13. Jamnagar _ _ Marine National Park
14. Rajkot Rajkot _ _
15. Kachchh Kachchh East
Kachchh West 		_ _

The project will cover

  • 13 territorial divisions and one wildlife division in the Eastern Hilly Belt
  • 10 social forestry divisions in non forest areas in Eastern Hilly Belt
  • 6 Wildlife Protected Areas in 6 territorial forestry divisions
  • Mangrove areas in Marine National Park in Jamnagar district, Kachchh (E) and (W), and Rajkot territorial divisions
  • Grasslands (reserved/non-reserved vidis ) of Rajkot District in Rajkot Territorial Division

The project will also cover

  • Purna Wildlife Sanctuary - North Dangs Division, Ahwa
  • Vansda National Park - South Dangs Division, Ahwa
  • Shoolpaneswar Wildlife Sanctuary - Narmada Division
  • Ratan Mahal Wildlife Sanctuary - Baria Forest Division
  • Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary - Banaskantha Forest Division
  • Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary - Banaskantha Forest Division