- Forest Area
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Kerala Forest Department (KFD), like other state departments in India, has evolved over last one and half century in response to changes in Forest Policy, priorities in five year plans and demands on the forests. However, it has by and large inherited the basic institutional framework of the colonial forest administration, with the emphasis on protection and management of government forests with limited involvement of the public.
Forest Area |
Total Forest Area | 11309.4754 Sq.Km |
Percentage of forest area to the total area of the state | 29.101 % |
By Legal Status(Area as per records) |
Reserved Forests | 9176.3016 Sq.Km |
Proposed Reserve | 295.3781 Sq.Km |
Vested Forests & Ecologically Fragile Lands | 1837.7957 Sq.Km |
TOTAL | 11309.4754 Sq.Km |
- Forest Areas on lease
Details of Forest Areas Given out under Lease to PSU's & Other Govt/Quasi Govt.Agencies
- Plantation Corporation of Kerala
- Kerala Forest Development Corporation Ltd
- Rehabilitation Plantation Limited
- State Farming Corporation of Kerala Limited
- Kerala State Electricity Board
- Oil Palm India Limited
- Other Government/Quasi Government Agencies