Haryana Government has decided to digitise all its notified strip forests along roads, railway lines, canals and bunds in the state for administration and maintenance of forest covering central, south, north and west forest circles.
The State Government has invited agencies for digitisation of around 16,599 notified strip forests covering 85,229.66 hectares forest area, said a spokesman of Forest Department.
The forests in Haryana are divided into four circles for their administration and maintenance and strip mapping that is central, south, north and west circles.
Each circle has five districts. The Central circles is comprise of districts Jahjjar, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak and Sonipat whereas Faridabad, Nuh, Mahendergarh, Palwal and Rewari fall in south circle. The north circle consists of Ambala, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore and Yamunanagar and West circle includs Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind and Sirsa.
The spokesman said that the notified forest strips in each district are found along roads, rails, canals, bunds and drains.
The last date for submission of expression of interest and clarification sought for would be December 5. Further information to this effect could be obtained from Department’s website, he added.