in mehsana district

Year of tree resource survey: 2012

Year of report publication : 2013

Coordinator: Dr H. S. Singh, Additional Principal Chief Conservator Social Forestry, Gujarat State Gandhinagar

Field coordination, survey and: Mr. B. V. Vaghela , IFS, tree enumeration Conservator of Forest, Social Forestry, Mehsana Mr. G. Raman Murthy, IFS Dy Conservator of Forests, Social Forestry, Mehsana Field staff - ACFs, RFOs, Foresters and Forest Guards in Social Forestry Division, Mehsana

Fodder and wood consumption Mr G. Raman Murthy, IFSand wood balance study Dy Conservator of Forests, Social Forestry, Mehsana Mr B. N. Patel, Dy CF (Retired)

Authors: Dr. H. S. Singh, IFS, APCCF, Social Forestry Mr. B. V. Vaghela , IFS, CF, Social Forestry Mr. G. Raman Murthy, IFS, Dy CF, Social Forestry

Data compilation, entry and analysis: Mr. M. B. Gamit, Statistical Officer

Publication: Social Forestry Division, Mehsana

Photo: Dr H. S. Singh, IFS

Tree Resource(Tree Cover)

in

Mehsana District

(Tree enumeration and tree resource survey outside forest in Mehsana district)

Year 2013

Gujarat Forest Department

Summary 11. Background information 42. Data about Mehsana district 93. Social Forestry in Mehsana 104. Tree counting 2012 12 4.1 Methods 12 4.2 Results 13 4.2.1 The main findings 13 4.2.2 Tree and forest cover 16 4.2.3 Taluka - wise status of tree cover 17 4.2.4 Distribution of trees in girth classes 23 4.2.5 General observations and findings 245. Wood production and consumption 246. Economy of Trees Outside Forest (TOF) 277. Proposed Action Plan 28

Annexure-I: 37Assessment of value of fodder and fuel-wood extracted through lopping of Neem trees

Annexure II: 41Study on Consumption and production of Firewood

Annexure III: 43Timber consumption, production and timber industries

Annexure IV: 44Annual economic contribution of tooth brushing stick of Neem and Deshi babool

Annexure V: 44 Carbon store in Tree Cover

Annexure VI: 45 Taluka wise abstract - Non forest Rural area

Annexure VII: 46 Species wise and Girth-wise trees in Urban areas

Annexure VIII: 52 Species wise and Girth-wise trees in Rural areas

Annexure IX: 58 Species wise trees of Mehsana district in Rural & Urban areas

Annexure X: 65 Girth - wise Neem Trees of Mehsana Urban and Rural Area

References 66

About the report

Third tree resource survey and population estimation of trees growing outside forest (TOF) was initiated and completed in seven districts during the financial year 2012-13. The counting in the rest of the districts may be completed in the year 2013 to publish the third report in time. In this survey (tree census), the sample size has been increased to bring accuracy. Total tree counting in all urban areas in Gujarat was completed and its report has been published in 2011. In third tree census report, it has been planned to carry out trees population estimation for rural and urban areas separately.

It has also been planned to prepare status report on tree resources for each district. As a part of model exercise, the Addl. PCCF, Social Forestry coordinated tree survey in Mehsana district. He conducted field study along with the CF, Mehsana, Dy CF Mehsana and their staff as a part of training for forest resource and wood balance study so that the teams conduct survey properly. Resource persons were also employed to conduct wood balance study in a planned manner. After total tree counting in 35 sample villages, and wood balance and forest resource survey, this model report has been prepared. The report provides status of trees for each taluka in the district. Aim of preparing the first district report of its kind is to guide CCF/CFs in Social Forestry Circles and Dy CFs in Social Forestry Divisions to prepare similar report for the respective district after completion of the field survey in 2013.

CONTENTS

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Mehsana district falls in the semi-arid region in Gujarat State in the western part of India. There are 604 villages and seven Nagar-paliakas in the district, which cover a total area of 439,276 Ha. The Gazetteer of India, Mehsana district (1975) indicates that tree cover was poor three to four decades ago. Social forestry activities started in Mehsana district in 1970s, and Social Forestry Wing of Gujarat Forest Department has afforested a total of 36,605 ha area along roads, railways, Panchayat lands, wastelands and farm lands during the last four decades (1970-2012), a total of 36,605 ha area (Panchayat and wasteland, farm lands and other such lands) were afforested by the Forest Department. Additionally, about 25 crore seedlings were supplied to farmers, institutions and industries under Van Mahotsav. This has resulted into tremendous expansion of tree cover in the district.

First tree counting in the district was done in 2003-04 (Report, 2004). In the second tree counting in 2007-08 (Report 2009), the tree population in the non-forest area had increased. Although tree loss occurred due to road widening, over all tree cover and tree density has continued increasing.

In third tree counting in 2012, a total of 35 villages were identified in nine talukas, covering all categories of villages distributed across the landscape. These villages cover about 22,546 ha of non-forest areas. Total tree counting was done in these selected villages in three categories of lands. Total tree counting in urban area has already been done in the urban areas in 2011. The main findings of tree estimates in Mehsana district have been given in this section.

(i) Increasing tree cover: Tree cover has been increasing consistently in all talukas of Mehsana district and it has further increased to 236.35 lakh in 2012 at annual rate of 2.49 lakh trees. In 2012, the average tree density was 54.7 trees/ha in the district. Status of tree cover in the last three tree censuses has been given below.

Tree cover in the non-forest areas in Mehsana district

Year Tree population in Lakh

Tree density/ha

2004 213.90 49.62009 223.47 51.82012 236.35 54.7

(ii) Trees on form-lands: About 67.88 % trees in Mehsana district grows on farmlands. This also includes fruit bearing trees in the orchards. Thus, agro-forestry is most important component of the social forestry.

(iii) Trees in departmental plantations: Only about 4.54 % of total trees in the district were growing in the forest department plantations in panchayat and waste lands, along roads, canals and railway sides.

(iv) Scattered trees: The rest of 27.58 % of trees were estimated in human habitation, along ponds, in institutional, school compounds, government’s premise and scattered trees on other lands.

(v) Main trees: Neem dominates in the district as it constitutes over one fourth of total tree population in the district. The top ten dominant trees and their populations have been given in a table.

SUMMARY

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(vi) Exotic species: Tree population of exotic species such as Prosopis chilensis, A. tortalis had increased in 1980s and 1990s. Subsequently, these species were discouraged in plantations and their some of the old plantations were also harvested. In this tree estimation, population of these two species declined whereas number of Ardusa - Ailanthus excelsa has increased and its number may further improve due to its economic value and preference of farmers in agro-forestry.

(vii) Tree population in rural and urban areas: Tree population in rural and urban areas were estimated separately and given in the table below.

(viii) Trees in urban area: Tree density in the urban area is very poor as only 1,09,50 trees were counted in the urban areas in 2011 with tree density of about 7.8 trees/ha against 56.1 % in the rural areas.

Tree Population in the Non-forest Area in Mehsana DistrictNo

Taluka

Urban Non Forest Area Rural Non Forest Area TotalNo. of trees

Tree density Tree/Ha

No of trees in lakh


No of trees in lakh


1 Mehsana 42,400 13.2 51.39 64.2 51.81 62.22 Vijapur 5,500 15.8 30.98 55.3 31.04 55.13 Vadnagar 24,600 5.7 12.61 46.8 12.85 41.24 Becharaji O 0 16.67 41.7 16.67 41.75 Visnagar 11,200 14.2 27.71 58.1 27.82 57.46 Kadi 9,800 6.6 41.46 50.8 41.56 50.07 Kheralu 6,400 18.4 25.91 78.3 25.97 77.78 Satlasan 0 0 16.00 65.2 16.00 65.29 Unjha 9,600 2.7 12.53 44.4 12.63 39.7

TOTAL 109,600 7.8 235.26 56.3 236.36 54.7

Note: Becharaji and Satlasan do not have Nagarpalika status

Top 10 tree species of Mehsana DistrictName of Species No. of Tree

In lakh%

1. Limdo/Neem - Azadirachta indica

63.66 26.9

2. Gando Baval - Prosopis chilensis

25.90 10.9

3. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 24.47 10.44. Deshi baval / Babool -

Acacia nilotica19.63 8.3

5. Khijado / Sami - Prosopis cineraria

16.31 6.9

6. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 13.76 5.87. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus

mauritiana10.39 4.4

8. Israel baval - A. tortalis 9.87 4.29. Limboo/Limboo - Citrus

aurantium7.32 3.1

10. Piloo-Mitha - Salvadora oleoides

3.91 1.7

11. Others 41.12 17.4 Total 236.36 100.0

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ha area (Panchayat and waste land, private lands (agro-forestry) and other such lands) were afforested by the Social Forestry Division, Mehsana from 1970 to 2013. Additionally, about 25 crore seedlings were supplied to farmers, institutions and industries under Van Mahotsav during the period. This has tremendous impact in tree cover, as tree cover improved consistently during the last three decades.

(xii) It is guestimated that about 13.0 lakh trees are cut annually, including natural loss of trees in Mehsana district, to produce timber, poles and fuel-wood as estimated in this study.

(xiii) Carbon store: Total Carbon store in tree cover outside forest has been estimated about 48.93 lakh Carbon tones and annual Carbon sequestration rate may be atleast 1.86 lakh Carbon tones. These figures do not include Carbon in soil in land surface under tree canopy. After substracting leakage (harvesting of wood), the net annual addition of carbon in the tree cover in Mehsana district may be estimated about 0.52 lakh Carbon tones.

There is great scope for further improvement of tree cover by about 15 to 20 % under intensive social forestry activities in the next decade. If tree population increases to about 280 lakh in ten years, it may have tremendous positive impact on rural ecology and economy. If this target is achieved, the timber production and fuel-wood production may reach to the level of over 3.0 lakh cmt and about 7.5 lakh tones, respectively. The fooder yield may also go up in same proportion.

(ix) Tree and forest cover: Tree cover in the district has been estimated about 68,908 ha which is equivalent to 15.7 % of the geographical area of the district. The tree and forest cover in the district may be about 74,900 ha which is equivalent to about 17.1 % of the geographical area of the district.

(x) Contribution of trees in rural economy: Contribution of trees in term of timber, firewood, fodder and tooth cleaning sticks has been studied and found that the trees in social forestry areas have substantial contribution to the rural economy. The value of annual contribution of trees growing in Mehsana district should be at least the amount mentioned below.

Items Quantity Value (Rs crore)

Timber (small and large) and poles

2.72 lakh cubic meter

308.42

Fire-wood 5.593 lakh tones 167.79Green fodder (only Neem leaves)

2.851 lakh tones 42.76

Tooth stick or Dantan 17.42 crores sticks 8.59Total 527.56

Contribution of Rs. 527.56 crore is a conservative assessment, as many produces (NTFP) have not been accounted in this study. Fodder of Neem trees have been studies separately whereas people use other species such as Khijado, Deshi baval, Ardusa, Bordi for fodder. Annual quantity of leaves of fodder tree species consumed by 87,640 goats and 5,760 camels are also not accounted. Use of firewood for miscellaneous purposes in rural and urban areas is also missed in this study.

(xi) Social Forestry and its impact on rural ecology and economy: A total of 36,605

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Mehsana is bounded by the north and the north-west by the Banaskantha district, in the west by the Patan, Surendranagar and Ahmedabad districts and south by the Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts. The river Sabarmati between Mehsana and Sabarkantha is the eastern boundary. After re-organisation of districts and talukas, a new district-Patan was created. As a result, Patan, Chanasma, Harji, Sami and Sidhpur talukas were transferred to the new Patan District. The Mehsana, Kadi, Kalol, Visnagar, Vijapur and Kheralu talukas were reorganised by creating a few more talukas. The present Mehsana district covers nine talukas.

1. Background information

1.1 Introduction

Mehsana district is located in the northern part of Gujarat State where rainfall is low and erratic. Head Quarter of the district is Mehsana city which was founded by the Mahesaji or Masaji Chavada in the 12th or 13th century. In the past, most of the area of present Mehsana district was a part of Kadi Prant. In the former Baroda regime, the headquarters of the Kadi Prant were transferred to Mehsana in 1902 but the name of Prant continued to be Kadi till May 1931, when the Prant came to re-designated as Mehsana.

Tree Resource Mehsana District, Gujarat State

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A small portion, adjoining Banaskantha and Sabarkantha districts in the north-eastern corner, exposes hard rock of the Precambrian group, belonging to Ajabgadh series of Delhi system. Some areas in the district are known for oil and natural gas production where ONGC extract it on commercial basis.

1.3 Drainage: River systemThe entire area is drained by the Sabarmati and the Rupen. The river Sabarmati flowing on the boundary of the district is the third largest river in the state after Narmada and Tapi. It originates from the Arawallis in Rajasthan, and in its course of about 300 km, flows through Kheralu (Satlasan), Vijapur, and Kalol talukas. The river flows 90 km in Mehsana district and then enters in Gandhinagar district.

The river Rupen rises from the western side of the Taranga hill in Satlasan taluka and flows through Satlasan, Kheralu, Visnagar and Mehsana taluka before entering in the Patan district. These are two main rivers in the district but none of them is navigable. Sabarmati was perennial river in the past but turned seasonal after construction of Dharohi dam.

The information about the rivers of the district are summarised as follow

Name of river Name of taluka through which it

passes

Total length of the course of

the river

Sabarmati Satalasan, Kheralu, Vadnagar, Vijapur

About 90 km.

Rupen Kheralu, Vadnagar, Mehsana, Becharji

About 110 km.

Pushpawati - Tributary of Rupen (North of Rupen)

Kheralu, Unjha, Mehsana, Becharaji

About 70 km

Tributary of Rupen (South of Rupen)

Vadnagar, Visnagar, Mehsana and Becharaji

About 60 km

1.2 Physical feature and geology

Mehsana district presents somewhat uniform aspect, except hilly track in Satalasan taluka (earlier part of Kheralu taluka). The eastern portion of the district is rich in vegetation but the westwards it passes into salt and sandy waste with low tree density. In the western part of the district, the area becomes very monotonous. Sandy and loamy soil dominates in major part of Mehsana. The only redeeming feature which diversify the general flat surface of the country and the monotonous surface of the various parts of the district are hillocks and ridges of blown sandy loam which rise on average not more than 15 to 20 m. These hillocks are also modified with expansion of agriculture, human settlements and industries.

Taranga hill is situated in the Kheralu, now Satalasan taluka of the district. The highest hill is approximately 366 m above mean sea level. The hill seems to have taken name Taranga from the shrine dedicated to Taranga Mata on the hill. There are several Jain temples on the hills. The main shrine of Shri Ajitnathji was built in the 12th century during the regime of Kumarpal of Anhilwad. The grand temple, containing the gigantic shrine carved out of marvellous white marble along with shrines of other Tirthankars, is a place of pilgrimage for the Jains. The notable feature of the temple is that the wood used in the huge door is known to be never be burnt by fire as the wood smears water out proportion to the gravity of fire. This is people’s belief which need authentication. Gujarat Forest Department has established Tirthankar Van - a Sanskritic Van near the site.

Mehsana district is mainly covered with recent formation. At very few places, rocks are exposed and they are grouped into Idar granites, Himmatnagar series and laterites. This district is mostly covered by thick alluvium.

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The Sun Temple of Modhera: The temple was built by Bhimdev (1022 to 1063 AD) of the kings of the Solanki dynasty. In ancient times Modhera was a place of pilgrimage for the sun worshipers and the place of origin of the “Modh” Brahmins. Out of the two famous Sun Temples of India, one is at Modhera. The temple has been attacked several by Mahumud Gaznavi, indicating its importance at that time.

Taranga Jain Temple, Taranga: Taranga is famous for the Jain temple and it is important religious site for the Jains. This temple was constructed by Kumar Pal. Ajit Nath temple is most important at the site. The Taranga hill, height 244 m, is at bank of Sabarmati. Near the temple, the Forest Department has established Tithankar Van for tourists.

Mira Datar, Unava: Mira datar is a holy spot for Muslims. It is situated at Unava village on the banks of the Pushpawati river in Mehsana district. People of other religions also come here to offer “Chadar” and the Dargah and to fulfil their desire

The temple of Goddess Umiya, Unjha: This famous temple of Goddess Umiya is situated at Unjha which is the main business center of North Gujarat. Goddess Umiya is the Kuldevi of the Kadwa Patidar community. Various facilities are provided by the hosts to the pilgrims as well as other people.

Kirti Stumbh: Vadnagar Toran or Kirti Stumbh near Sharmishtha pond, was constructed by Solanki king to honour their victory in the north-west. This victory tower gate was constructed during the 10th century AD. People believe that there was big structures and establishment at or near the site. Kirti Stumbh is normally used as cultural greatness of Gujarat.

1.4 Climate

Mehsana falls in semi-arid region as the tropic of cancer passes through the district. The rainfall is also very less, varying from 600 mm to 700 mm and the district has extreme climate. The average rainfall in the district is about 642 mm. About 96 % of the annual rainfall in the district is received during the south-west monsoon (months-June to September). It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter, and general dryness prevails in the major part of the year.

The mean daily maximum temperature in May is about 42oC and the mean daily minimum is about 26oC. Extreme temperature reaches to 47oC. January is the coldest month and minimum temperature drop to about 11oC in this month. Humidity is high in monsoon with above 70 per cent and drop to below 30 per cent in early summer. Dusty wind from the Rann and also from arid region in north is common but tree cover moderates its impact. The district supports less dense forests but scrub type and thorn forests exist in the hills in Arasuri mountain ranges in Satlasan Taluka near Dharohi. Sloth bear, leopard and hyena reside in these hills.

1.5 Historical/cultural sites and noteworthy and important places

Temple of Goddess Bahuchar at Becharaji: This place is situated in the Chuval region of North Gujarat and is famous due to the temple of Goddess Bahuchar. The temple of Bahucharaji is a “Shakti Peeth” of Gujarat. A Gadi of eunuchs has been established at Bahucharaji. The temple was built by the Maratha King Shrimat Gayakwad. A fair is held on the full moon day of “Chaitra” month and the full moon day of “Aashadti” month.

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recreational purposes. The park support dense canopy of avenue trees.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited: The ONGC has establishment in Mehsana and has created a big asset. There are total 28 production areas covering total 6,000 ha. There are 1,311 oil wells and 16 gas production wells which produce 5,800 tones every year.

Other cultural and religious sites in the district are - Simandhar Jain temple (Mehsana), Aithor Ganpati temple in Unjha taluka, Jaleshwar Mahadev, Harihar Lalji temple, Neelkantha Mahadev in Visnagar taluka; Hatkeshwar Mahadev in Vadnagar.

1.6 Rural Areas in Mehsana

Out of 604 villages in the district, ten villages do not have human settlement at present. Each of 550 villages have Panchayat. There are 43 Joint Panchayat or Group Panchayat. Thus, there are 593 village Panchayats in the district.

Nine irrigation ponds in the district are under district Panchayat (Panchayat Irrigation Dept.). There are 247 ponds which are managed by the village Panchayat. There are 73 water check dams (reservoir ) with capacity of a good quantity of water, irrigating about 3,250 ha. As per the situation in 2010-11, about 265,260 ha area is under irrigation in the district. Situation is changing and may change after adequate supply of Narmada canal water.

1.7 LivestockBuffalo breed of Mehsana district are famous in the country for milk production. Mehsani buffalo is bred in the district and supplied to other state. Cow and buffalo are the main livestock and constitute about 90 % of total livestock in the district. The dependency of livestock on tree fodder is high.

The Tanariri temple of Vadnagar: This is a historical Samadhi temple of Hindu religion situated at Vadnagar. It is an important historical fact. Tana and Riri were two sisters born to Sharmishtha, daughter of Kuowarba, who was the daughter of Narsinh Mehta, a devotee of Lord Krishna. These sisters had memorized raga malhar when the great music maestro Tansen sang the Deepak raga in Akbar’s court. This causes fire on body. Tana and Riri Sang the Malhar raga to extinguish them. When this news reached emperor Akbar’s court, he ordered them to come to Delhi but these sisters sacrificed their lives to protect their honour. This temple was built in their memory.

Dudhsagar Dairy Mehsana: This Dairy was established in the year 1964 on co-operative basis and it has enabled Mehsana to be named as “Milk City”. The dairy has capacity to procure more than 75 lakh litres milk per day. This dairy produces skimmed milk powder while milk food powder butter, ghee and other milk product. The dairy has made an important contribution in improving the financial conditions of the farmers of Mehsana district.

Dharohi Dam, Dharohi, Satlasan Taluka: Construction of Dharohi dam across Sabarmati was completed in 1973. This project provides water to half of North Gujarat. It is situated at Dharohi village which is blessed with Natural Beauty. The project has given a reputation to Satlasan taluka. At Vav village, eight kilometers away, pure drinking water is supplied to the people from there.

Shanku Water Park: Shanku water park in Mehsana district is first such water park in Gujarat and perhaps in India also. To attract tourists, water sports and entertainment activities have been added in this park. A large number of people visit this park for

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in the district but descriptions in the Gazetteer indicate that the tree cover was poor in the past which is also ascertained by the elders in the villages. During this study, the villagers mentioned unanimously that the number of trees increased several times in the villages during the last three to four decades.

Some of exotic species were absent in the district before Independence. Prosopis was introduced in Gujarat about 110 years ago and it was almost absent or had poor presence four decade ago in the district. This aggressive species invaded the region and has colonised wastelands and rivers & streams. As a result, it has become dominant species in the area. Acacia tortalis, an exotic species, was absent in the area but was introduced in the early 1980s. Subsequently, large scale plantation was done in 1980s and 1990s. Survival per cent of this none grazeable species is high. The presence of this species increased in 1990s but subsequently declined due to harvesting of plantations and discouraging this species in plantation. Ailanthus excelsa - ardusa was rare before start of social forestry plantation. Due to its fast growth, and preference in packing and timber industries, farmers preferred plantation of this species. As a result, number of this species is increasing consistently. Number of Rayan tree is declining due to absence of natural and artificial regeneration. Neem and Deshi baval continue to dominate the area due to their strong economy and ecological suitability to the area. The three species - Prosopis, Ailanthus excelsa and A. tortalis-Israel baval were absent or had poor population (below one per cent) before start of social forestry activities. Subsequently, their number increased and now they form almost one quarter of total tree population in the district.

Livestock population in the districtLivestock Population in lakh

Cattle (Cow and bull) 2,57,080Buffalo 6,92,560Sheep 14,750Goat 87,640Camel 5,760Other 3,940Total 10,61,720

1.8 Status of trees in the past

In the absence of information, it is difficult to describe tree cover in Mehsana district in the past but some description about trees in the district in 1970s has been mentioned in the Gazetteer of India, Mehsana district (1975). Most of the talukas like Mehsana, Kadi in the district were sparsely wooded and trees were found near the village sites. The area around Unjha was somewhat thin of trees while the tracts around Sidhpur were fairly well-wooded. Vijapur also had a reasonably good tree cover. Although the western part of the Mehsana had very poor tree cover in 1970s, a better part of the western Mehsana had sparse cover of Rayan, Mahuda, Mango and Jamun. It appears that these descriptions were related to trees in Panchayat and wastelands.

Social forestry activities started in Mehsana district in 1970s. Farmers realised importance of trees and they started planting along farm boundaries. Social Forestry Wing of Gujarat Forest Department has taken up plantations along roads, railways, Panchayat lands and wastelands in big way. Agro-forestry plantations were also done by the department in a large scale. As a result, tree cover improved consistently. In the absence of data of tree cover before 2003, it is difficult to make any statement about the extent of trees

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2. Data about Mehsana district

Basic information about the district has been summerised and has been given in tabular form.

Abstract: Information about Mehsana district

1. Area of district (Ha) 439,276 Ha 2. Location 23.150 to 23.530 N. Latitude

72.070 to 72.260 E. Longitude3. Climate Average rainfall : 642 mm

Maximum temperature in Summer: 42 0CMinimum temperature in summer: 18 0CMaximum temperature in winter: 32 0CMinimum temperature: 8 0C.

4. Rivers Sabarmati, Rupen, Saraswati, Pushpawati and Khari5. Number of talukas 96. Number of Nagar-palika 77. Number of Gram Panchayat 5938. Number of villages 6049. Population of the district 18,37,890 in 2001 which increased to 20,27,707 in 2011

(2011 census data but yet to be officially published) Population in 2011Rural population 15,13,656Urban population 5,14,071

10. Forests in the districtForest area Forest cover (FSI 2011)

7,175 ha21,400 ha (including thickets of Prosopis outside forest)

11. Agricultural land 368,371 ha12. Irrigated agricultural land 181,698 ha13. Grazing lands 32,347 ha14. Urban areas (ha) 13,990 ha15. Non-forest area of the district

(1-10.1) (ha)432,101 ha

First tree counting in the district was done in 2003-04 and report was published in 2004. In 2004, tree population was 213.90 lakh in district with tree density of 49.6 trees/ha. In the second tree counting in 2009, the tree population in the

non-forest area was increased to 223.47 lakh and tree density to 51.8 trees/ha. Although tree loss has been observed due to road widening, over all tree cover and tree density continued increasing.

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Table-1: Plantation and seedling distribution in different period in Mehsana

Period Plantation Area(ha.) Seedling distribution(lakh)Private land Gauchar land Other Total Raised Distribution

1972-1980 0 1,263 791 2054 0 01981-1990 913 3,164 3,418 7495 870.73 870.731991-2000 6,904 3,370 4,551 14825 905.70 860.382001-2010 7,915 728 1,691 10334 635.51 582.742011-2013 1,303 317 277 1897 193.23 184.69TOTAL 17,035 8,842 10,728 36,605 2605.17 2498.54

3. Social Forestry in Mehsana

Social Forestry in Mehsana district was initiated in 1972 with plantation of an area covering 48 ha. Before start of Community Forestry Project, financed by the World Bank in 1980, the social forestry division had already afforested about 2,054 ha of the land. The Social Forestry

16. Tree population (2012)Trees in farm lands 164,64,680 (67.88%)Trees in Forest Department plantation / wastelands /panchayat lands

11,00,950 (4.54 %)

Trees in human habitation, ponds, compounds and misc. lands

66,91,030 (27.58 %)

Total number of tree in non-forest areas 236,35,500 (100.00 %)

17. Tree density (Trees/ha) 54.7 trees/ha18. Average tree density in state 16.2 trees/ha19. Tree per person 11.6 trees/person20. Growing stock

(wood above 20 cm diameter)103.5 lakh cubic meter

21. Length of railway line 20 km22. Length of roads 2,424 kms23. Canal: Length of Narmada canal

Length of Narmada Branch canal 15.3 Length of other Narmada canal

46.2 kms120.0 kms151.3 kms

24. River Length of Sabarmati river Length of Rupen river Length of Ruen’s tributary

90 km110 km60 km

under the World Bank had intensified tree plantation activities, including supply of seedlings. Details of achievements of the plantation and supply of Van Mahotsav seedlings have been given in Table-2.

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Above Table reveals that a total of 36,605 ha area (Panchayat and wasteland, private lands (agro-forestry) and other such lands) were afforested. Additionally, over 26 crore seedlings were supplied to farmers, institutions and industries under Van Mahotsav. This implies that, on an average, the Forest Department had planted about 1000 ha area per year during the last three decades and distributed about 75 lakh seedlings annually. Three externally aided projects were implemented to increase tree cover in the state. The social forestry has tremendous impact on tree cover and availability of tree resources. Although majority of the old plantations have been harvested but continuous and consistent affords of the Forest Department has changed the landscape of the district. During tree resource survey and discussion with elders in villages, it has been found that tree cover has improved many folds. Despite cutting or loss of a large number of trees to produce timber and fuel wood, and also to facilitate development, net tree population increasing at annual rate of about 2.5 lakh trees.

Although some people have planted trees themselves without support of the Forest Department, the major contribution in tree plantation had come from the Forest Department. As community lands, other common lands and wastelands are not available to maintain the pace of plantation, it is necessary to shift focus on private lands (agro-forestry), institutional lands , ponds and river banks. Plantation of about 1000 ha by the Forest Department and supply of about one crore high quality seedlings in may help to maintain the increasing pace of the tree cover in the district.

Poor people regularly collect fuel wood from dead trees/branches from social forestry plantations. Protection by the Panchayat is not adequate in majority of the villages. The biomass in term of small firewood, fodder, gums and fruits continue to flow and poor sections of the society get benefits from plantations. Some of the village forests have been harvested and revenue was handed over to the village Panchayat. A large number of trees along road sides were also cut to facilitate road widening. During the last four year-from 2008-09 to 2011-12, trees were cut in 204 ha of gramvan - village forest and 320.5 ha road side plantations. Thus, the social forestry division has harvested trees from 524.5 ha of plantations during the last four years at annual rate of about 130 ha.

Illegal cutting and loss of trees due to natural factors normally cause gradual decline in tree density in the departmental plantations. But wood available due to these factors is directly use by the poor people in the villages. In fact, dead and dried part of the trees in common land is main source of firewood for the labour class and poor people.

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4. Tree counting 2012

4.1 Methods

Tree cover in rural areas is basic ecological and economic infrastructure. In fact tree cover is key to maintain health of soil in the village and lay basic foundation for sustainable development in the line of Gramm Swaraj as advocated by Mahatma Gandhi. Recognising future economic, environmental and ecological roles, the Social Forestry Wing of the Gujarat Forest Department has decided to prepare district-wise report on “Tree Resource”. Methodology of estimating trees outside forest (TOF) has been established since first counting in 2003 and subsequently improved in the second tree census and also in this census. In the background of this fact, third counting of trees in the non-forest in seven districts was initiated in September 2012, although planning was done in advance. Social Forestry Wing has decided to initiate first model exercise in Mehsana district to development district and taluka-wise tree resource data base for continuity of monitoring and also to design proper planning. In 2009, a total of 25 villages were selected randomly in this district for total tree enumeration. The sample size has been increased in this study in 2012 by covering all type of areas in the district. It was decided to select four villages in each taluka. Satlasan is small taluka and three villages were selected in this taluka. Thus, a total of 35 villages were identified in nine talukas, covering all categories of villages distributed across the landscape. These villages cover about 22,546 ha of non-forest areas. Total tree counting was done in these selected villages.

Total tree counting in seven nagar palikas in Mehsana district was done in 2011. Thus,

urban tree population, as estimated in 2011, has been added to the rural tree population to find out total tree population in the district.

In this tree counting, about 5.7 % villages were selected randomly which covered about 5.39% of total non-forest areas (5.1% of district’s geographical area) in rural areas in the district. Thus, sample size is big enough to provide accurate result of tree estimation.

All trees having girth above 10 cm at breast height (GBH) were enumerated. The girth classes for counting trees were 10-30 cm, 30+-45 Cm, 45+-60 cm, 65+-75 cm, 75+-90 Cm, 90+-120 cm, 120+-150 cm, 150+-200 cm, 200+-250 cm, 250+-300 cm and above 300 cm.

Methodology of tree counting was discussed with staff and training was imparted to them and the labourers. In each village, tree counting was divided in following three categories.

(i) Trees in farmlands or orchards: Village map was used to identify agricultural lands. All trees along farm-lands, block plantation on private agricultural lands and fruit bearing trees in orchards were counted in the prescribed pro-forma.

(ii) Departmental plantation: Trees raised by the Forest Department on panchayat lands, road and railway sides or any other plantations on the common lands were counted separately.

(iii) Scattered trees: Trees also grow in human settlement/habitation, compounds of school/colleges, institutions, industries and in and around ponds. These were counted and recorded separately as scattered trees.

Based on tree counting in selected villages, tree population in each taluka has been extrapolated. In this counting, exercises in rural and urban areas were conducted separately.

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Table-2: Tree cover in the non-forest areas in Mehsana district

Year Tree population in Lakh

Tree density/ha

2003 213.90 49.62009 223.47 51.82012 236.35 54.7

(ii) Green district: Anand, Tapi, Mehsana and Gandhinagar are four districts in Gujarat which have tree density over 50 trees/ha in the non-forest area. Mehsana is third greenest district in Gujarat in term of the tree density.

(iii) Tree density: Tree density in the district increased from 49.6 trees/ha in 2003 to 51.8 trees/ha in 2009 and then further improved to 54.7 trees/ha in 2012.

(iv) Trees on form-lands: About 67.88 % trees in Mehsana district grows on farmlands. This also includes fruit bearing trees in the orchards. Thus, agro-forestry is most important component of the social forestry.

(v) Trees in Departmental plantations: About 4.54 % of total trees in the district were growing in the forest department plantations in panchayat and waste lands, along road, canal and railway sides.

(vi) Scattered trees: The rest of 27.58 % of trees were estimated in human habitation, along ponds, in institutional and industrial compounds and scattered trees on wastelands etc.

(vii) Trees in urban area: Tree density in the urban area is very poor as only 1,09,50 trees were counted in the urban areas in 2011 with tree density of about 7.83 trees/ha against 56.1 % in the rural areas.

(viii) Tree species diversity: About 160 species of trees grow in the area and

To estimate fodder and fuel wood from lopping of Neem trees, a separate study was done and its methodology has been described in Annexure-I.

Wood balance study was conducted separately and its report along with methodology has been given in Annexure-II.

Timber production and consumption were also studied and its details are given in Annexure-III.

Rural populations use Neem and Deshi babool sticks for using them as mouth tooth. This is traditional practice. With development of market economy, more people use tooth paste but a good number of old people continue to use green sticks for cleaning their tooth in morning. In some areas, it is marketed. This has been studied separately and details are given in Annexure-III.

Averages of national and state figures were taken to estimate Carbon store and annual Carbon sequestration in tree cover in the state.

4.2 Results

4.2.1 The main finding of tree estimates in Mehsana district

This is third estimate of tree cover in Mehsana district since first counting in 2003. Although district falls in the semi-arid region, tree cover in the non-forest area is very impressive. The main findings of this counting are as follows.

(i) Increasing tree cover: Tree cover has been increasing consistently in all talukas of Mehsana district. Forest Department estimated a total of 213.90 lakh trees in 2003 which increased to 223.47 in 2009 and further increased to 236.35 lakh in 2012 at annual rate of 2.49 lakh trees. The tree density in this counting has been estimated about 54.7 trees/ha in the district.

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Table-3: Top ten trees in the district

Name of Species No. of Tree %1. Limdo/Neem - Azadirachta indica 6,366,290 26.92. Gando Baval - Prosopis chilensis 2,590,190 10.93. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 2,447,470 10.44. Deshi baval / Babool - Acacia nilotica 1,962,890 8.35. Khijado / Sami - Prosopis cineraria 1,631,270 6.96. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 1,376,180 5.87. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 1,038,590 4.48. Israel baval - A. tortalis 987,210 4.29. Limboo/Limboo - Citrus aurantium 731,920 3.110. Piloo - Mitha- Salvadora oleoides 391,320 1.711. Others 4112,170 17.4

Total 2,36,35,500 100.0

measurements of 111 species of trees were recorded by the enumerators in the non-forest area of the district. Some of the rare or uncommon tree species in the district could not be encountered in the sample villages.

(ix) Main trees: Neem dominates in the district as it constitute over one fourth of total tree population in the district. There were 63.66 lakh Neem trees in the district. Mehsana may be one of a leading district in term of Neem population. Top ten trees in term of population are - Neem (Azadirachta indica) - 26.94%, Prosopis chilensis-10.96 %, Ardusa (Ailanthus excelsa) - 10.36 %, Deshi babool (Acacia nilotica) - 8.3 %, Khijado (Prosopis cineraria) - 6.9 %, Kanji (Holoptelia integrifolia) - 5.8 %, Bordi (Zizyphus sp) - 4.4 %, Israel baval (Acacia tortalis) - 4.18 %, Limboo (Citrus aurantium) - 3.1 %, and Piloo (Salvadora oleodes)-1.6 %. These ten trees constitute 82.6 % of total tree population in the district, and the rest of over hundred species cover only 17.4 % of total trees.

(x) Neem: Neem is most preferred tree in the district. Also, Neem tree density in Mehsana district may be highest in the country. Almost every Neem tree in this semi-arid region is lopped for fodder as it is major source of fodder in the area. During the scarcity, people cry for fodder in Saurashtra and Kachchh but situation is different in Neem rich areas. It provides fodder security to people and has major contribution to the animal husbandry. In fact Mehsana and the areas around Mehsana district in Gandhinagar, Sabarkantha and Banaskantha are the main zone of Neem tree in the country.

(xi) Prosopis dominant area: Neem is dominant tree in all taluka, except Becharaji. Soil in this taluka is saline and it is not favourable to other tree species. In this taluka, Prosopis chilensis is most dominant tree, constituting population over 56 % of total trees in the taluka.

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Table-4: Tree population estimates in rural and urban areas

Area Geographical area (ha) Tree population Tree density Trees/ha1. Rural 418,111 23,525,930 56.272. Urban 13,990 109,570 7.833. Total in non-forest area in district

432,101 23,635,500 54.7

then discouraged. Now this species is not planted by the Forest Department. Population of Israel baval declined from 16.63 lakh in 2009 to about 10.51 lakh in 2012. Israel baval has been harvested from the departmental plantation on one hand and its plantation has been discouraged on other hands. It is expected that it number may further decline in the next tree counting.

(xiv) Ardusa- Ailanthus excelsa has emerged an important agro-forestry species in the north Gujarat, including Mehsana. Economic return from plantation of Ailanthus along the farm boundary is relatively high due to prevailing commercial market of the species for packing and plywood. Its population increased from about 9.03 lakh in 2009 to 23.94 lakh in 2012. There are large numbers of new plantations of Ardusa. Population of this species may further increase in near future. At present, it is the second most important tree along with Deshi babool in the district.

(xv) Tree population: Tree population in urban and rural areas (non-forest) has been given in Table-4.

(xii) Prosopis chilensis is an exotic species which was absent or was rare before constitution of the state. It is very aggressive species and colonised a large areas. River banks are thickly covered by Prosopis. Although number of plants of this species is very high, only about 27.18 lakh trees having girth above 10 km at breast height were counted in 2012. Population of this species was high in first and second counting but declined because of cutting and its removal in a large area. Thus, increasing population of Prosopis has been controlled due to its cutting for fuel wood and charcoal. It has very high energy values and has major fuel wood supplier in the rural areas. The poor villagers collect Prosopis fuel wood free of cost from the wastelands and common lands.

(xiii) Declining number of Israel baval: Israel baval- Acacia tortalis was also introduced in 1980s. Gradually, this species become one of the main species in the Forest Department plantations due to its safety from livestock. It population gradually increased and became one of the main trees in 1990s. Due to its less economic and ecological value, composition of this species in plantation declined and

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Forest and tree cover: Forest cover in the district was about 21,400 ha (FSI 2011) and tree cover about 68,900 ha. Some of the areas under forest cover and tree cover are overlapping. Forest cover in the forest area is not known but major part of the forest area is under dense and open forest. If we assume, that about 6,000 ha forest area is under tree cover, the tree and forest cover in the district may be about 74,900 ha which is equivalent to about 17.1 %. Thus, average forest and tree cover in Mehsana is higher than average forest and tree cover in Gujarat.

After implementation of intensive social forestry programmes and conservation of forest, it may be a realistic target to achieve forest and tree cover to the extent of about 20 % of the total geographical area of the district.

4.2.2 Tree and forest cover

Tree cover: If dense and open tree covers are taken into consideration, in urban area of Gandhinagar, 282 trees are equivalent to one hectare of tree cover (Singh, 2012). In Gujarat state, about 343 trees are equivalent to one hectare of tree cover (FSI 2011 and Anon 2009). If a norm of about 343 tree equivalent to one hectare of tree cover is applied for Mehsana, the tree cover in the district in 2012 was estimated about 68,908 ha which is equivalent to 15.7 % of the geographical area of the district.

Forest cover: As per the State of Forest Report (2011) of the FSI, Dehradun, forest cover in the district was 214 sq. km (19 sq. km dense forest + 195 sparse forest), although forest area is only 71.75 sq. km. It appears that tree cover in the non-forest areas in the wastelands, ravines and community lands were also accounted in the forest cover. Most probably, thicket of Prosopis and block plantations were accounted in the forest cover. The district also support 50 sq. km scrub cover.

Table-5: Tree Population in the Non forest Areas in different talukas of Mehsana district

No

Taluka

Urban Non Forest Area Rural Non Forest Area Total

Area (in Ha.)

No of trees Tree density Tree/Ha

Area (in Ha.)


Area (in Ha.)


1 Mehsana 3,200 42,370 13.24 80,064 5,138,730 64.18 83,264 5,181,090 62.22 Vijapur 348 5490 15.76 55,992 3,098,140 55.33 56,340 3,103,620 55.13 Vadnagar 4,287 24,610 5.74 26,936 1,260,860 46.81 31,223 1,285,470 41.24 Becharaji 0 O 0 39,982 1,667,160 41.70 39,982 1,667,160 41.75 Visnagar 790 11,220 14.20 47,677 2,770,550 58.11 48,467 2,781,780 57.46 Kadi 1,500 9,820 6.55 81,598 4,146,420 50.82 83,098 4,156,240 50.07 Kheralu 350 6,430 18.37 33,074 2,591,010 78.34 33,424 2,597,440 77.78 Satlasan 0 0 0 24,533 1,600,010 65.22 24,533 1,600,010 65.29 Unjha 3,515 9,640 2.74 28,255 1,253,060 44.35 31,770 1,262,690 39.7

TOTAL 13,990 109,570 7.83 418,111 23,525,930 56.27 432,101 23,635,500 54.7

Note: Bechraji and Satlasana are not notified as Nagarpalika (Urban area) and they Panchayats

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4.2.3 Taluka-wise status of tree cover

(i) Mehsana taluka (Location: 23.360 N and 72.230 E)

There are 116 villages which cover a total area of 832.64 sq. km. Rupen and Khari are two rivers in the taluka. Simandhar Jain temple is important religious site. The largest milk dairy of Asia is located in this taluka. The soil of the taluka is depositional light

black and sandy. Neem (26.1%), Prosopis (14.0%) and Khijado (9.9 %) are three main trees in the district. Prosopis is major fuel-wood supplier to poor section of the society. There are total 51.81 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 62.2 trees/ha. Thus, tree cover in Mehsana taluka is very good.

Table - 6.1: Top 10 tree species of Mehsana Taluka (2012)

Name of Species No. of Tree %

1. Limdo/Neem - Azadirachta indica 1354390 26.1

2. Gando baval - Prosopis chilensis 724270 14.0

3. Khijado / Sami - Prosopis cineraria 513710 9.9

4. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 454070 8.8

5. Deshi baval / Babool - Acacia nilotica 408800 7.9

6. Limboo/Nimboo - Citrus aurantium 270130 5.2

7. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 262960 5.1

8. Piloo -Khari- Salvadora oleoides 188320 3.6

9. Pinkecia - Cassia javanica 123990 2.4

10. Piloo - Mitha- Salvadora oleoides 122980 2.4

11. Others 757470 14.6

Total 51,81,090 100.00

(ii) Kadi taluka

(Location: 23.180 N and 72.200 E)

There are 120 villages which cover a total area of 830.98 sq. km. Meladi Mata-nu- Mandir, Yukteshwer and Ramji temples are important religious sites. Taluka is famous for ceramic industries. The soil of the taluka is light black and productive. Ground water was main source for irrigation. Recently, Narmada water brings agricultural prosperity in the area. Blue bull problem is very serious in the taluka. Vultures are also found in good number as about 66 vultures with few nestings were recorded in 2012.

Blackbuck population in the taluka is also very good. Over three thousands blackbuck enjoyed open areas in the district but number declined in the recent years. Neem ( 27.0 %), Deshi baval (12.8 %) and Ardusa (11.3%) are three main trees in the taluka. Population of Ardusa trees is increasing in the area. There are total 41.56 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 50.0 trees/ha. Tree cover is good but below the average of Mehsana district. Dense tree groves of Acacia nilotica in Thol Lake are outstanding.

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(iii) Vijapur Taluka (Location: 23.560 N and 72.740 E)

There are 64 villages which cover a total area of 572.15 sq. km. Rupen and Khari are two rivers in the taluka. Area of the taluka is along the west bank of Sabarmati river. Ghantakarn temple and Harsidedha temple are two main religious sites. Soil of the area is sandy with clay

and light black colour. Land is productive and suitable for agricultural crops. Tree density has improved consistently. Neem dominates the area and constitutes about 31.9 % of total trees in the taluka. Kanji (18.3%) and Ardusa (14.2%) are other important tree species. Number of Ardusa trees has increased during the recent years. Ravine areas support thicket of Prosopis

Table - 6.2: Top 10 tree species of Kadi Taluka (2012)



2. Deshi baval/Babool - Acacia nilotica 532690 12.83. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 471060 11.34. Gando baval - Prosopis chilensis 368180 8.95. Limboo/Nimboo - Citrus aurantium 208710 5.06. Israel baval - A. tortalis 158330 3.87. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 134300 3.28. Amla - Emblica officlanis 124370 3.0

9. Khijado/Sami - Prosopis cineraria 116720 2.8

10. Piloo - Mitha- Salvadora oleoides 111510 2.711. Others 807490 19.4

Total 41,56,240 100.00

Table - 6.3: Top 10 tree species of Vijapur Taluka (2012)

Name of Species No. of Tree %1. Limdo/Neem - Azadirachta indica 989020 31.92. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 566430 18.33. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 439570 14.24. Israel baval - A. tortalis 241990 7.85. Deshi baval - Acacia nilotica 201560 6.56. Limboo/Nimboo - Citrus aurantium 120590 3.97. Chikoo - Acrussapota 107690 3.58. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 91550 2.99. Gando baval - Prosopis chilensis 74530 2.410. Amla - Emblica officlanis 46200 1.411. Others 224490 7.2

Total 31,03,620 100.00

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which supply fuel wood to poor people. In Vijapur Taluka, there are total 31.04 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 55.1trees/ha.

(iv) Visnagar Taluka (Location: 23.240 N and 72.410 E)

There are 59 villages which cover a total area of 484.67 sq. km. Pushpawati and Khari are two main rivers in the taluka. Hatkeshwer, Ashapuri Mata, Vishnupuri are important temples. Ground water was the main source of irrigation. Area is

suitable for tree growth. Land is productive and suitable for agricultural crops. Tree density has improved consistently. Neem (20.1 %), Khijado (16.5%) and Deshi baval (14.87%) are important tree species in the area. There are total 27.82 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 57.4 trees/ha. Tree cover is very good in the taluka and above the average of tree cover in the district.

Table - 6.4: Top 10 tree species of Visnagar Taluka (2012)



2. Khijado/Sami - Prosopis cineraria 459790 16.5

3. Deshi baval/Babool - Acacia nilotica 413550 14.9


5. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 226090 8.1

6. Israel baval - A. tortalis 104540 3.8


8. Jambu - Syzygium cumini 93070 3.3

9. Piloo - Mitha- Salvadora oleoides 91660 3.3

10. Karanj - Holoptelia integrifolia 77000 2.8

11. Others 367060 13.2

Total 27,81,780 100.00

(v) Vadnagar Taluka (Location: 23.470 N and 72.910 E)

There are 44 villages which cover a total area of 321.23 sq. km. Sabarmati and Rupen are two rivers in the taluka. Vadnagar is historical site. Hatkeshwer Mahadev, Ashapuri Mata, Vishnupuri are important temples. Kirti Stumbh and Tanariri temple and Sharmishta ponds are important sites for tourists. Ground water and Dharoi canals are the main source of irrigation. Narmada canal has started supplying water for

irrigation. Area is suitable for tree growth. Land is productive and suitable for agricultural crops. Tree density has improved consistently. Neem dominates area and constitutes about 34.47 % of total trees in the taluka. Deshi baval (12.0%) and Ardusa (9.3%) are other important tree species in the area. There are total 12.85 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 41.2 trees/ha. Tree cover is relatively poor in the taluka.

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Land is productive and suitable for agricultural crops. Tree density has improved consistently. Neem dominates the area and constitutes about 39.91 % of total trees in the taluka. Ardusa (19.04%) and Dadam (4.8%) are other important tree species in the area. There are total 25.97 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 77.7 trees/ha. Tree cover is outstanding in the taluka and very high compared to the tree cover in the district.

(vi) Kheralu Taluka (Location: 23.540 N and 72.380 E)

It is a small taluka with 52 villages, covering a total area of 334.24 sq. km. Sabarmati and Rupen are two main rivers in the taluka. Mandropur temple of Goddess is important temple in the taluka. Some area is stony with poor soil. Ground water and canal from Dharohi dam were the main source of irrigation. Area is suitable for tree growth.

Table - 6.5: Top 10 tree species of Vadnagar Taluka (2012)


1. Limdo/Neem- Azadirachta indica 443060 34.52. Deshi baval/Babool - Acacia nilotica 154270 12.03. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 120130 9.34. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 115300 9.05. Gando baval - Prosopis chilensis 62950 4.96. Khijado/Sami - Prosopis cineraria 59610 4.67. Israel baval - A. tortalis 52110 4.18. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 36340 2.89. Sargavo - Moringa oleifera 21130 1.6

10. Setur - Morus alba 19190 1.511. Others 201380 15.7

Total 12,85,470 100.00

Table - 6.6: Top 10 tree species of Kheralu Taluka (2012)


1. Limdo/Neem - Azadirachta indica 1036700 39.92. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 494640 19.03. Dadam - Punica granatam 124690 4.84. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 118450 4.65. Deshi baval/Babool - Acacia nilotica 107410 4.16. Khijado/Sami - Prosopis cineraria 103360 4.07. Israel baval - A. tortalis 89020 3.48. Gando baval - Prosopis chilensis 83310 3.29. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 58430 2.310. Arni - 38320 1.511. Others 343110 13.2

Total 25,97,440 100.00

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(vii) Satlasan Taluka (Location: 23.540 N and 72.380 E)

Taluka has 73 villages, covering a total area of 308.38 sq. km. Sabarmati and Saraswati are two main rivers in the taluka. Taranga hill is important religious and tourist site in the district. Forest Department has established Sanskritic Van-Cultural forest (Tirthankar Van) at Taranga which attracts a large number of people. Adinath temple exists at Taranga. This taluka supports forest where leopard, sloth bear and hyena are found. Some area is stony with poor soil and a large area of the forest has

loose sandy soil. Dharohi dam in taluka is main source of irrigation, although people also use ground water for irrigating their crops. Area is suitable for tree growth. The land is productive and suitable for agricultural crops. Tree density has improved consistently. Neem dominates the area and constitutes about 27.7 % of total trees in the taluka. Bordi (11.7%) and Kanji (11.2 %) are other important tree species in the area. Forest support Bordi, Dhavada, Gorad, and plantation of Acacia tortalis. There are total 16.00 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 65.2 trees/ha.

Table - 6.7: Top 10 tree species of Satlasan Taluka (2012)



2. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 186640 11.7

3. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 178640 11.2

4. Israel baval - A. tortalis 133630 8.3


6. Goras amli - Pithecellobium dulce 71230 4.4

7. Aniyar - Acacia tomentosa 67000 4.2


9. Katus bamboo - Bambusa arundinacea 41160 2.6

10. Setur - Morus alba 37490 2.3

11. Others 257050 16.1

Total 16,00,010 100.00

black colour with sands and it is productive. Area is suitable for tree growth. Land is productive and suitable for agricultural crops. Ground water and canal of Dharohi dam were the main sources of irrigation. Neem (24.8 %), Khijado (21.6%) and kanji (15.0 %) are other important tree species in the area. There are total 12.62 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 39.7 trees/ha. This taluka has relatively low tree cover.

(viii) Unjha Taluka (Location: 23.800 N and 72.390 E)

It is a small taluka with 32 villages, covering a total area of 317.70 sq. km. Pushpawati is the main river in the taluka. This taluka has one of the largest agricultural produce market yard. Isabgul is exported from this centre to other countries. Umia Mata temple is 1200 years old temple in the taluka. Aithor temple of God Ganesh is about 2500 years old. Soil is light

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arrival of Narmada canal. Prosopis chilensis, an exotic species dominate in this taluka and has a population of 56.1 % of the total tree population. Bordi (12.7 %) and Piloo (7.6%) are other two important tree species. Nesting of vultures was also recorded in this district. Sun temple at Modhera is most important tourist site in the taluka. There are total 16.67 lakh trees in the taluka with tree density of 41.7 trees/ha.

(ix) Becharaji (Location: 23.350 N and 72.070 E)

It has 51 villages, covering a total area of 399.82 sq. km. Pushpawati and Rupen are the main rivers in the taluka. This taluka has saline land and less human population. There are several religious and cultural sites in the taluka. Bahucharaji, Modheshweri Devi temple and cultural site - Modhera are nationally known sites. This taluka had poor agricultural crops but situation is changing fast with

Table - 6.8: Top 10 tree species of Unjha Taluka (2012)Name of Species No. of Tree %

1. Limdo/Neem - Azadirachta indica 313640 24.82. Khijado/Sami - Prosopis cineraria 272880 21.63. Gando baval - Prosopis chilensis 189950 15.04. Deshi baval/Babool - Acacia nilotica 100810 8.05. Israel baval - A. tortalis 81740 6.56. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 53520 4.27. Jambu - Syzygium cumini 47510 3.88. Limboo/Nimboo - Citrus aurantium 38680 3.19. Kanji - Holeptelia integrifolia 28610 2.310. Gundi - Cordia gharaf 27060 2.111. Others 108290 8.6

Total 12,62,690 100.00

Table - 6.9: Top 10 tree species of Becharaji Taluka (2012)

Name of Species No. of Tree %1. Gando baval - Prosopis chilensis 934440 56.12. Bordi/Ber - Zizyphus mauritiana 212140 12.73. Piloo -Khari- Salvadora oleoides 127180 7.64. Limdo/Neem - Azadirachta indica 104540 6.35. Khijado/Sami - Prosopis cineraria 88750 5.36. Kerda - Capparis decidua 86420 5.27. Piloo - Mitha- Salvadora oleoides 41210 2.58. Ardusa - Ailenthus excelsa 22160 1.39. Deshi baval/Babool - Acacia nilotica 18450 1.110. Israel baval - A. tortalis 7580 0.411. Others 24290 1.5

Total 16,67,160 100.00

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4.2.4 Distribution of trees in girth classes

Data of trees in different girth classes have been analysed. Number of trees has been estimated in each GBH with unit of one centimeter. The curve indicating trees population against each girth in centimeter shows a normal distribution, except at pole stage. Fast growing species like Eucalyptus is not grown for timber and it is harvested at pole stage. Similarly, Prosopis chilensis is cut regularly for firewood before it gain high girth.

Percent of trees of total trees of a species having GBH above 120 cm.

Neem About 9.3 % Deshi babool About 12.9 % Ardusa About 6.8 % Kanji About 12.6 % Khijado About 9.7 % Prosopis chilensis About 0.3% Eucalyptus About 0.7 %

Number of trees of Eucalyptus, Prosopis is very low in higher girth classes which have some impact on normal distribution of trees in different girth classes. This also reveal that a good quantity of timber may be available in future when a large number of trees in lower

Largest trees of Neem (Mahavriksh) of the country is in Mehsana district. There are good number of tree in the district which have girth above 3 m. As per tree resource survey, about 4,885 trees in the rural district have girth above 3.0 m and contribution of Neem in this is 2,339 trees. Large size of trees above 2.0 m GBH are less on farm lands as they are harvested in time by the farmers and replaced by the new trees in the interest of fodder and timber production. Many of the large trees had GBH above 4 m. Rayan, Vad, Pipal, Piloo. Mehsana and Satlasan talukas have more number of such trees.

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453,900 220,200 142,000 64,800 38,200 8,400 2,800 580 100

20 cm 45 cm 75 cm 105 cm 135 cm 175 cm 225 cm 275 cm 325 cm

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4.2.5 General observations and finding in tree survey and wood balance study

(i) With increasing prosperity and awareness, energy consumption has shifted in favour of LPG gas. As a result, firewood consumption per capita is on decline. Agricultural waste, caster sticks make substantial contribution to fuel energy for cooking food. Poor people are more dependent on Prosopis juliflora for firewood. Small branches available from lopping of Neem trees are substantial in quantity to meet the firewood requirement.

(ii) Dung is normally used for fertilizer but Rabaris, cattle rearing community sometime use dung to prepare cakes for firewood.

(iii) Due to attack of termite in the area, people prefer iron frame or RCC frame in their doors and window. Thus, use of timber in house as well as construction of cattle shade is also declining.

(iv) Tractor and machine have replaced/ is replacing bull and traditional plough. This also contributes in decline of use of wood in agriculture.

(v) Use of fuel wood in Holi festival has also declined drastically.

(vi) People pass their time watching TV and they do not get time to use fire to warm themselves. Thus, use of firewood in winter to get themselves warmed has also declined.

(vii) Normally old people in villages still use Neem and Deshi baval stick for cleaning their teeth (Dantan) in morning. Young generation normally prefer to use tooth brush.

(viii) People use leaves of Neem, Khijado, Subaval, Deshi baval and Ailanthus to feed their livestock. Branches of Deshi baval are lopped to feed goat whereas Neem and Subaval are used for feeding their cattle.

(ix) Farmers use ground water and canal water extensively to irrigate their fields. This helps the growth of trees and increase in tree cover in the district.

(x) Depredation of agricultural crops due to blue bull and wild boar is very serious in the district. Population of both species in the district is very high.

(xi) Preference to grow Ailanthus excelsa along farm lands has been observed. This trend has already contributed in increasing population of Ailanthus and it is expected that this species may reach to the level of Neem and Deshi baval in near future.

5. Wood production and consumption 5.1 FirewoodFirewood consumption depends on life style of people and availability of other energy sources in the area. In forested areas, including areas having thickets of Prosopis chilensis have high rate of consumption of firewood because the wood is available in the common/forest lands at low cost. People normally collect firewood without paying any cost from such areas. As a result, consumption rates remain high in such areas. In cities, towns and developed villages, firewood consumption is partly replaced by LPG and other energy sources. In Mehsana district, living standard of some people is high and they use LPG. In general, there is decline in per capita consumption of firewood among the rich and middle classes but number of poor people and landless labour, who use firewood, is high.

Before discussing present firewood consumption patter, let us examine per capita annual firewood consumption as mentioned in different studies.

House hold survey reveals that per capita average annual firewood consumption in Mehsana district in rural area was 331.2 kg in 2012. Thus, fuel-wood consumption, as per

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Table-7: Annual per capita firewood consumption (kg)

Study report/reference Forested villages

Non forested villages

Small town/ cities

Big cities

Wood Balance Study, Gujarat, 1984 417 207 143 76Wood Balance Study, Gujarat, 2005 494 298 145 71CSO-GOI (2010) Average in India in the year 2004

Rural area-261 NA Urban area - 77

NA

Wood balance Study, Mehsana (2012)

331 (average of forested and none forested villages)

NA NA

A house-hold survey in the rural areas has estimated timber consumption of about 1,41,000 CMT of small and large timber. Survey also reveal that about 16.22 lakh poles and 17,300 bamboos poles were used by household for construction of cattle shed, huts and shades etc. A rough estimate indicates that 20 to 25 poles, as used by the villages, are equivalent one cubic meter of timber. Thus, about 0.71 lakh cubic meter of poles are used by the people in rural areas. This does not include huge number of poles used in construction industries. This implies that rural areas in Mehsana consumes about 2.12 lakh cmt timber. Urban areas also consume substantial quantity of timber. A large quantity of timber is used by 306 timber industries. Timber consumption in plywood, furniture and packing industries is substantial. A sizeable quantity of timber is imported through Kandla Port. Also, Deshi babool, Neem and Ardusa timber is exported outside. It is difficult to estimate internal production of timber within Mehsana district. The estimate of 2.72 lakh cubic meter of timber and poles in the line of estimation by the Central Statistical organisation (CSO) from trees growing in the non forest areas in Mehsana district appears reasonable. It is difficult to prepare a balance sheet of import and export of timber in Mehsana district but it may be stated that internal production of timber and firewood is enough to meet the requirement of the district.

2011 population census, by the household in rural Mehsana was 501,368 tones. Additionally, about 18,356 tone of firewood was used in crematoria and Holi festival. Hotels, tea stall, crematoria and labour force in semi-urban and urban areas consume a good quantity of firewood. If a minimum norm of per capita annual firewood consumption of 77 kg, as mentioned in the above table, is applied for the urban areas in Mehsana, the total fuel wood consumption by the urban population should be about 39,583 tones. Thus, total fuel wood consumption in Mehsana district was 559,210 tones, say about 5.59 lakh tones.

5.2 Timber

Timber and ploe production potential from the non-forest areas in Gujarat has been estimated about 31.0 lakh cubic meter (FSI 2011). If similar norm is applied in tree cover in Mehsana, timber production should be about 2.72 lakh cubic meter. Although lands in Mehsana district is productive, the timber content per tree in this district may be marginally low compared to the tree in central and south Gujarat but higher than yield per tree in Saurashtra and kachchh. Lopping of Neem tree, the main tree in Mehsana, has some impact on availability of timber but new technology of timber sawing and higher yield in some species like Ardusa compensate it.

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from the local timber species. About 15,290 cubic meter of local round timber, mainly Ardusa was consumed by plywood and veneer industries. Thus, timber industries consume about 122,770 cmt. A small part of the small timber is used in local goods which was not shown in the registers. Contribution of timber by different local species for saw mills has been estimated. The saw mills purchase entire standing tree at the farm land and transport everything after cutting it. Thus, input of round timber and output of sawn timber shows different ratios for different species because tractors or trucks load of wood contain round timber and firewood. Average percentage of inputs and out puts of local timber in timber industries reveal that Neem has contribution 43.1 %, followed Deshi baval 15.5%, Khijado 10.5 %, Kanji 4.3 %, Ardusa 4.5 %, Eucalyptus 2.7 % and remaining other species 19.4 %.

The contribution of Deshi baval may be higher than the above figures as a good quantity it is used in local instrument, implements and furniture. Also, a good quantity of round timber of Deshi babool is exported to Rajasthan. A large quantity of local round wood, mainly Deshi baval is exported to Rajasthan. In the absence of data, it is difficult to estimate local timber exported to other states.

It has been estimated that 281 saw mills import about 80,890 cmt of timber from other countries via Kachchh. Also, 24 plywood and veneer industries import substantial quantity of timber but it is not accounted in the absence data. It is apparent from above analysis that timber industries in Mehsana consume over 203,660 cmt of timber. Some of the sawn timber produced by the timber industries is exported to other states. In absence of data, it is difficult to estimate total timber exported from Mehsana to other states but analysis reveal that total timber production in Mehsana district from local trees may be equivalent or near to total timber consumption in the district.

5.3 Timber industries

There are 281 saw mills, 24 plywood and veneer and one particle board industries in Mehsana district. Twenty saw mills, three latis and three plywood and veneer industries were selected to study pattern of timber consumption. Majority of saw mills purchase standing trees and transport to saw mill with timber and firewood. The registers of saw mills contain data in volume and weight. It was difficult to estimate the quantity of small round timber used in firewood. Twenty saw mills received about 15,688 cmt meter of local round wood (timber and firewood). The saw mills also indicate a good quantity of sawn timber as a part of input to the saw mill, but these are considered exchange among the saw mills. Thus, sawn timber data is ignored in analysis and only round timber is considered as input material to the saw mills. These twenty saw mills also received 5,757 cmt meter of round and sawn timber from Kandla/Gandhidham which were imported from other countries.

The saw mills in Mehsana are dependent on internal timber production within district and import from other countries. Except Indian teak, the quantity of timber landing in the saw mills from other states and also from other districts is very less and can be ignored. In the background of this fact, it is presumed that, except a small quantity of the Indian teak, all Indian wood to these saw mills are coming from the villages in Mehsana district.

Study reveals that 73.1 % timber used by the saw mills was from the villages in the district and the remaining about 26.9 % timber is imported from other countries via Kachchh.

Total local round timber consumed by all the saw mills in Mehsana district has been estimated about 107,480 cmt or 1.075 lakh cmt meter of round timber. These saw mills supplied about 64,490 cmt of sawn timber

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is expected marginally at lower side compared to trees in good areas. To make a realistic assessment, some correction factor may be applied. In this case, annual timber yield per tree has been expected 20 per cent below the national average. Thus, district’s annual economic contribution of Rs 308.42 crore may be a realistic assessment. As per the prevailing price in 2012, economic contribution of TOF in term of timber, fuel wood, Neem fodder and tooth stick has been evaluated. Other NTFP could not be evaluated due to various reasons. It may be safely stated that annual contribution of the TOF in the rural economy of Mehsana district was at least Rs 527.56 crore.Above is a conservative assessment, as many produce (NTFP) are not accounted in this study. Fodder of Neem trees have been studies whereas people use other species such as Khijado, Deshi baval, Ardusa, Bordi for fodder. Annual quantity of leaves of fodder tree species consumed by 87,640 goats and 5,760 camels is also not accounted. Use of firewood for miscellaneous purpose and in urban area is also missed in this study.

6. Economy of Trees Outside Forest (TOF)

Trees are backbone of rural economy. Tangible and intangible benefits from trees are tremendous but these are never accounted properly in the national economy. The planning commission recognised trees wealth outside forests and estimated their contribution in term of timber. As per the report of Central Statistical Organisation (CSO 2010), the TOFs contribution to the economy of Gujarat State (Contribution to GDP) in form of timber at price in the year was Rs. 4387.8 crores. Thus about 26.9 crores trees in the non-forest areas made annual contribution to the GDP as mentioned above. It this logic and equations are applied in Mehsana district, about 236.36 lakh trees in Mehsana should be contributing at least Rs 385.52 crore in term of timber and poles. Mehsana is in semi-arid environment. Neem trees are regularly lopped that effect development of trunk and major branches. It is guessed that timber yield from the trees in south and central Gujarat is marginally at higher side but it is difficult to mention here about the exact figures. Thus, the timber yield

Table-9: Annual contribution of trees in rural areas in Mehsana district

Items Quantity Value (Rs. in crore)

Timber (small and large) and poles 2.72 lakh cubic meter 308.42

Fire-wood 5.59 lakh tones 167.79

Green fodder (only Neem leaves) 2.85 lakh tones 42.76

Tooth stick or Dantan 17.42 crores sticks 8.59

Total 527.56

Economic value of NTFP of the TOFAs there are about 160 tree species recorded in Mehsana, ten species of them such as Neem, Prosopis, Ardusa, Deshi baval, Khijado, kanji, Bordi, other baval species, Piloo, accounting for over 83.4 per cent, have major contribution in term of NTFP. There are certain other species

such Deshi mango, mahuda, rayan, aritha, amla, baheda, gugal, gunda, jamun and Sitafal which account for over 16.6 % of total trees. These species are in minority but provide fruits, medicine and gums to local people. The present study has not estimated contribution of these about one and half dozen species which are

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also major producer of NTFP. The economic contribution of the following should be studied to account the true contribution of TOF in the district

(i) Seeds: Neem - generally collected and marketed for production of oil and cakes. It is also locally used for using as bio fertiliser and bio - pesticide.

(ii) Gums: Species of Acacia(iii) Flowers: Mahuda and Kesuda (Butea

monosperma)(iv) Fruits: Jamun, Aritha, Sitafal, Deshi Bordi,

Amla, Rayan, Nimboo and Deshi Mango(v) Honey: Flowers of trees and shrubs

support honey production

Every biomass discharged by trees is added directly or indirectly to soil. The value of such a large number of trees in the district in terms of leaf litter and soil and water recharge is very high. In the absence of economic tools to account these tangible benefits, the present study could not account such economic values.

Economic value of fuel-wood other than conventional kitchen use, such as fuel wood use in brick industries, camp fires during winter season, fuel wood used by tea shops and road side eatery gullas has not been estimated.

7. Proposed Action PlanMehsana is already a green district but there is a scope to improve tree cover in agro-forestry areas, riverine areas and institutional lands. Anand has high tree density over 68 trees/ha and it is possible to increase tree cover to achieve this level of greenery. To achieve this target, intensive social forestry activities should be taken up by improving planting stock. To achieve a target of average tree density of 65 trees/ha, the tree population should increase by about 20%. In other world, number of trees in Mehsana district should improve from about 236.4 lakh to about 281 lakh. To achieve this goal, following action has been proposed in this report.

(i) Forest Department should carry out departmental plantations in an area of at least 1200 ha annually (400 ha in community, wasteland and institutional lands + 800 ha agro-forestry).

(ii) Annual supply of seedlings under Van Mahotsav should be about one crore seedlings.

(iii) Quality seedlings (clonal and seedlings from improved seeds) should be supplied to farmers to improve their income.

(iv) A large number of CPT (Candidate Plus Trees) of Ailanthus excelsa, Neem, and Deshi baval should be identified for collection of genetically superior seeds. Technological development should be taken up to produce quality planting stock.

(v) Tall seedlings should be raised to improve success of departmental plantation.

(vi) People participation in tree plantation should be enhanced to transform tree plantation as people’s movement.

(vii) Timber industries should be promoted and timber marketing facilities should be improved so that the farmers get fair price.

(viii) Provision of permission from the authority for cutting trees on farm land should be removed and farmers should have full freedom to grow and cut trees as per their choice.

(ix) Bio-technological application is necessary to improve productivity of agro-forestry and also the survival per cent.

(x) Tree plantation activities should be subsidised to promote agro-forestry.

(xi) Scheme for restoring river banks and raising trees in and around ponds/check dams should be intensified.

(xii) High quality seedlings of fruit bearing species should be supplied to people.

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Sun temple - Modhera

Kirti Stumbh, Vadnagar

Kirti StumbhRani-ni-Vav near Sun temple

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Thol Bird Sanctuary having dense cover of Deshi babool in shallow water zone and in its fringe area

Blackbuck in Kadi taluka

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Botanical name : Azadirachta indicaEnglish name : Neem or Mangrosa TreeLocation : Village-Lunawa, Dist. - MehsanaSize : Girth (GBH) - 5.18 mAge : Over 200 years

A neem tree on Siddhapur road in Mehsana district won the National Mahavriksh (Great Tree) Award in 1994. As per the measurements collected at the national level by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India for several large trees of neem, the size of this tree at that time was largest, and based on measurement data, it was recognised as the largest neem tree in India. Although its exact age is not known, people believe that it could be over 200 years old. The tree along the road is protected and people respect existence of this great tree.

Largest Neem - Mahavriksh

Large Neem Tree

Botanical name : Azadirachta indicaEnglish name : NeemLocation : Davalsapir Dargh in Jaska village,

Taluka - Vadnagar , Dist.- MehsanaSize : Girth (GBH) - 5.70, Height - About

24 m., Crown diameter-27 m.Age : About 250 years

Villagers believe that it is very old, perhaps more than 250 years old tree. People protect this tree religiously.

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Botanical name: Azadirachta indica, Madhuca indica, Ficus benghalensis and F. religiosa in one stemLocation: Village-Between Transwad and Nakapur,Taluka-Vadnagar, Dist. MehsanaSize: Girth (GBH)-3.68 m., Height-11 mAge: Unknown, but age of first original tree is high.

Unique Tree - Four in One Tree Stem

Four trees-a Vad, a Pipado, a Mahuda and a Neem grow together forming one stem at a site between Transwad and Nakapur villages in Vadnagar taluka in Mehsana district. Girth at Breast Height of the stem was measured about 396 cm. Pipad is the tallest measuring about 11m whereas Vad and Mahuda attained heights of about 9 m each. Neem tree survives under domination of these three trees. It appears that neem or Mahuda is the oldest among them. Vad and Pipad must have germinated at a later stage on the stem of Neem or Mahuda and have taken over the original tree. At present, all four survive and grow together at the site as a part of the stem without any apparent damage.

Large and Old Rayan TreeBotanical name: Manilkara hexandra Location: Village-Vasai, Taluka-Vijapur, Dist.-MehsanaSize: Girth (GBH)-6.50 m.,Height-26 m., Average canopy diameter-27 m.Age: Very old-guess is over 250 years

A large Rayan tree having the maximum girth has been recorded in the private land of Shri Jibuji Narayanji Chawada in Mehsana district. Average canopy diameter of the tree was 26 m. Due to its girth, size, and age, this tree has been included in the list. Over a half dozen large and old rayan trees having girth over 5.5 m were studies but only three are included in the list.

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Lopping of Neem trees grown by the farmers on farm’s boundaries

First stage - Beginning of lopping Second stage - half of the branches lopped Last stage - All branches lopped

Farmers having several trees of Neem on the boundary normally lop them in planned manner to maintain supply of fodder for entire winter. Sometimes they go for heavy lopping to extract fodder and also maximum quantity of firewood. Most of such trees are lopped one by one and they go for second lopping in same year for some trees which were lopped in the beginning.

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Ardusa - Ailathus excelsa, a preferred agro-forestry species in Mehsana

Block plantation in a few lines at corner of the field

Cultivation between the lines of Ardusa plantation in Mehsana

Boundary plantation by a farmer

Ardusa nursery

Plant from quality seedlings

Village forest plantation (2010)

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Block plantation of teak in Mehsana district by a farmer, although climate is not very suitable for this species

Private pole sale deport in Mehsana district

Environmental plantation in a school in MehsanaSmall block of Neem plantation raised by a farmer

Irrigated village forest (Plantation 2011) of ArdusaPole selling private depot in Mehsana

Tree line on the boundary of a college compound.

Most of the schools and institutions have raised similar plantations in the district.

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Cultural forest - Tirthankar Van at Taranga

Egrets resting in an agricultural field near Thol

Dense forest of Deshi babool in Thol Bird Sanctuary

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height above 4.0 m. Neem is an integral part of human life in the area and forms the backbone of rural economy but its true value was never evaluated. It has ecological and economic significance in the region. During drought, government machinery works day and night to supply fodder (grasses) to farmers and cattle breeders in Saurashtra and Kachchh but the story of Mehsana is different due to the presence of good number of Neem trees which provide fodder security to livestock. Neem tree was found present everywhere in good numbers. In Gujarat State, Neem trees dominate in the districts in north, central Gujarat and Saurashtra. Tree enumeration data reveals that perhaps Neem trees have maximum population in Mehsana. This species dominates the areas as about 26.93% counted trees belonged to this species in the district. There were 63.66 lakh Neem trees (63.31 lakh in rural areas and 0.35 lakh in urban areas) with girth class >10 cm, out of total 236.35 lakhs trees in the district. It is an equally known fact that farmers use the Neem leaves as assured fodder (or as green leaf manure in case of farmers not having any cattle, which is not well known phenomena) and woody portion of lops are used as fuel wood. Farmers lop trees twice for stall feeding the cattle. Lopping starts in November and continues till first half of February. One can see abundantly lopped trees in late winter. Normally, very few trees are seen without lopping in winter. In most of the cases, farmers use lopped fodder at their home where cattle are kept. The lopped materials are normally carried by bullock-carts, camel-carts, bi-cycles, head-loads in the villages. Leaves are normally mixed with dry fodder or straw for feeding cattle. This study provides an interesting information about importance of Neem fodder for sustaining animal husbandry, supply of fuel-wood and fertilizer.

Annexure-I: Assessment of value of fodder and fuel-wood extracted through lopping of Neem trees in Mehsana District

(i) Introduction

Trees are backbone of rural economy and ecology, but their contribution is not accounted properly in the state and national economy. Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India first time estimated contribution of tree outside forest (TOF) in term of timber for the year 2008-09. Tree supplies timber, fuel-wood, fodder, fruits, gums and several other produces, including fertilizer to the soil. All these are not accounted in the absence of data. In the recent years, contribution of trees in the rural economy and timber industries has been realized but total contribution is yet to be estimated.

Gujarat is first state in the country which conducts tree survey and enumeration at intervals to estimate growing stock and trend of development of social forestry. The planning for the third counting has been done and works have been initiated in seven districts in first phase. In this exercise, some attempt has been made to account contribution of trees in term of fodder and other produce. To begin with, a small exercise has been conducted in Mehsana district where Neem trees make major contribution to the rural economy in term of fodder, fuel-wood, timber and seeds.

Semi-arid environment of Mehsana district in north Gujarat is ideal for Neem tree, as climate and soil factors suites this species. The largest Neem tree in India-Mahavriksh, having girth (GBH) above 5.20 m is also recorded in Lunawa village in the district. There are several trees in the district which have girth at breast

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also found that about 65% of selected trees are lopped twice and a few thrice. Thus, 1.5 times of the lopped trees were accounted to find out estimate of fodder and fuel-wood which may be marginally on lower side. Lopping was also observed in a few small trees having girth near 45 cm but it was ignored.

It has been observed that entire yield of leaves and fuel wood was not used for the purpose. The leaves contain small twigs and branches which were normally not eaten by the livestock. It is difficult to estimated unused material at the livestock feeding site but application of a correction factor of about 10% may be reasonable to find out the estimation of fodder consumed by the livestock.

(iii) Price for estimating economic contribution

Contribution of fodder: Neem, Deshi baval, Khijado, Ailanthus excelsa etc. are important fodder trees in the district but contribution of Neem in development of animal husbandry is maximum. Acacia nilotica is preferred for goats and camels. Since Neem is most important tree for fodder in the district, its economic contribution has been estimated in this report.

Neem fodder: The average prevailing prices of different kinds of green fodders in the district during 2012 were Rs.3.00 to Rs. 4.00. Neem leaf as fodder is not traded commercially, but whenever some consumers collect leaf fodder from a farmer, it normally cost them Rs. 2.00 or more. The nutritional value of Neem fodder is as good as any other green fodder. Thus, actual price of green Neem fodder should be at least Rs 2.0/kg, but to have a conservative estimate, the value of Rs 1.50/kg has been considered to account contribution of Neem leaves to the economy of farmers.

(ii) Methodology

For valuation of Neem lopping, altogether 35 Neem trees were selected in 3 talukas - Visnagar, Vijapur and Mehsana, in the district in consultation of the farmers. These trees were selected from 11 girth classes ranging from 10 cm to over 300 cm, with 3-5 trees among each girth class. It was found that farmers leave young trees below 45 cm girth, although some farmers do lopping in the lower girth classes also to get some farmers. Fodder yield from small trees is low and also majority of young trees below 45 cm girth are normally not lopped. Trees with lower, middle and higher girths were selected within each girth class. Most of these trees were from the farmer’s field and they were asked to do lopping as they do normally to feed their cattle. Edible leaves with soft twigs were removed to weigh it. The farmers have sustainable use of every part of lopped material. Leaves are used for fodder and woody portion is used for fuel wood and most of medium to large farmers manage their fuel from lopped trees on their farms. The woody parts were allowed to dry for one to one and half month. Weight of dry wood part was taken to find out fuel wood availability from lopped branches.

The survey and collection of data of 500 Neem trees on farm lands of twenty farmers and their settlement sites in three talukas were done. Some of the trees in human settlement and institutional compounds were not lopped. It is assumed that trees in urban areas were not lopped and their contribution in fodder was insignificant. It was also found that certain trees were being left untouched for recouping from lopping affect. All these factors were considered, and estimated that about 83% Neem trees in rural areas were lopped. It was

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(i) Small twigs are not eaten by cattle.

(ii) Many farmers use Neem leaves for other purpose-pala for spreading dry leaves on the floor of the cattle so they pass night comfortably. Finally, it is used as manure or bio fertilisers.

It may be safe to consider three-fourth of the total leave production for fodder and the rest for other uses such as cattle comfort. The leaves used for cattle comfort also have some value. Even if the quantity of leaves use for fodder is little less than two third, the total value may not be affected as every Neem leaf lopped is finally used for bio-fertiliser. However, it may be safe to account three-fourth, say about of total 2850.9 lakh kg for fodder and the rest for pala and manure.

Given the above parameters for estimating at absolute low level, the price of fodder from Neem leaves in the district was valued at about Rs. 42.76 crore and that of fuel-wood at Rs. 67.05 Crores and both put together at about Rs. 109.81 Crores annually. Secondly, as the district is known for its dairy production and milk industry, the said figures has certainly a great bearing and assumes its importance.

Average fodder and fuel yield as a result of lopping of Neem tree is given in a table.

Clarification: As per the FSI (2011), the potential production of fuel-wood from the TOF in Mehsana should be about 1.88 lakh tones. Prosopis juliflora trees and shrubs are cut regularily to supply huge quantity of firewood. Neem trees are lopped every year and they also produce huge quantity of firewood annually.

Fuel wood: Lopped branches, Prosopis shrubs and felling of trees form the source of fuel wood in the villages. In Mehsana district, major part of fuel wood to farmers comes from the lopped material. The average price of fuel-wood in departmental auction in 2012 was Rs 3000/- per tone, although the prevailing price in market was about Rs. 3000 to 4000 per ton (wholesale to retail). Fuel value from small branches may be relatively low. Thus, in this study, the price of fuel-wood from Neem lopping can be conveniently assumed at Rs. 2.25.

Other uses: Small and young branches of Neem is normally used by villagers for Datan (tooth brush) and bundle of Datan is traded in towns and also in some villages. Fruits and seeds of Neem are collected in a large scale for extraction of oil and preparation of manure. The manure prepared from Neem fruit and seeds are also used as insecticides and pesticides. Economy of this is also very strong but not studied in this report. Neem leaves are used locally for health treatment. The local herbal medicines are prepared and used locally. There is a need of evaluating all these values and its contribution to the village economy.

(iv) Result and discussion

Fodder: As per tree counting in 2012, about 35.90 lakh Neem trees in the rural areas have girth above 45 cm. It has been estimated that about 29.80 lakh trees were lopped annually and produced about 38.01 Crore kilograms of green leaves and about 29.8 crores kilogram of dry fuel-wood. The entire green fodder with twigs are not used for fodder. There is need to apply correction factors to estimate green fodder due to following reasons.

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during drought, it is necessary to take up Neem plantation in wastelands, community lands and private lands in a big way.

Annual production of about 4.47 lakh tones of firewood appears at higher side. Small branches and some of its woody material is used for fencing and other purpose. It is guessed that two third to three fourth of it is used as firewood. Thus, 2.98 lakh tones of firewood is a reasonable assessment.

(v) Inference

Economic contribution in terms of fodder and fuel-wood from lopping of Neem tree has been evaluated in this report but it is not a valuation of total contribution of Neem trees. In Gujarat, about 26.9 Crores trees have growing stock of about 11.8 Crore cubic meter of timber and make an annual contribution of Rs. 4387.70 Crore in the state economy (CSO 2010) in term of timber production. With this logic, about 63.66 lakh Neem trees in Mehsana district may be having an annual contribution of about Rs. 103.84 crore. Thus, the annual contribution of Neem trees in term of fodder, timber and fuel wood may be estimated at least Rs. 213.65 Crores.

The above study and the results thereupon may help to convince authorities to understand the economic and ecological contribution of Neem in the rural economy and ecology. To address fodder problem and also to establish fodder security in Saurashtra and Kachchh

Girth at breast height

Number of trees in

lakh

Green fodder yield/

tree/year (kg)

Green fodder yield/tree/

year (kg)-after correction

factor

Dry fuel yield/tree/

year (kg)

Dry fuel yield/tree/year (kg) after

correction factor

Total green fodder yield

in lakh kg

Total fuel wood (dry) in lakh kg

45-60 cm 7.75 36.42 32.78 46.10 39.19 254.05 303.7261-75 cm 8.16 116.73 105.06 145.08 123.32 857.29 1006.2975-90 cm 8.18 140.88 126.79 171.45 145.73 1037.14 1192.07

90-120 cm 5.89 173.85 156.47 217.76 185.09 921.61 1090.18121-150 cm 3.50 263.25 236.93 314.00 266.90 829.26 934.15151-200 cm 1.75 289.50 260.55 381.00 323.85 455.96 566.74

201 and above

0.67 371.63 334.47 525.38 446.57 224.09 299.20

35.90 - - 4579.4 5392.3583% of above 29.80 - - - 3800.90 4475.65

Note: (i) On an average, about 83 % trees are lopped

(ii) Correction factor: Only three-fourth of the leaf yield has been considered for consumption by the livestock

(iii) Correction factor: Two-third of wood extracted from lopped material is accounted for fuel wood.

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also carry these materials for cooking their food. It has been found that about 46.6 % of total fire material comes from agricultural waste and 3.3 % from cattle or cow dung. About half (50.1 %) of the total fire material come from wood, woody material extracted from lopping and cutting of branches of shrubs, trees along agricultural fields or from the wasteland or Panchayat lands.

Firewood consumption in kitchens has been declining due to progressive increase in the use of LPG or gas cylinder but poor people and lobourers-large in number continue to maintain high dependency of firewood. Mehsana is progressive district and people do not prefer fuel wood in their kitchen due to health and also due to easy availability of LPG. After comparison with previous wood balance study, it has been found that wood consumption per person may further decline with increase in economic status of people.

Average annual per capita fuel-wood consumption in rural areas was 331.23 kg, which also includes consumption of fuel-wood extracted from shrubs and Prosopis. Although changing economic status and life style are resulting into shift of fuel wood consumption towards LPG, but easy availability of Prosopis chilensis in wastelands, panchayat lands and river systems etc. at free of cost may be reason for marginally higher consumption of fuel wood by poor section of society. In this study, forested and non-forested villages are not separated. Shrub lands, dominated by mainly Prosopis chilensis supply substantial quantity of fuel wood in Mehsana district, specially in Bhecharji taluka.

Agricultural crops provide substantial quantity of firewood in Mehsana district. People grow Tuwar, Makai, Bajara, Juwar, caster and cotton which produce material for fuel wood. Farmers normally use agricultural waste from these crops for firewood. Labourers working in fields

Annexure II: Study on Consumption and production of Firewood

To study wood and timber consumption in Mehsana district, 22 villages were selected in nine talukas. The study was conducted in the year 2012. In these villages, hundred per cent tree counting was done as a part of tree estimation in the district. In each of these villages, eight families-2 big farmers, 2 small farmers, 2 marginal farmers and 2 landless/labourers were selected from different categories. In a few selected villages, number of families interviewed was less than eight as there were no family in some categories. Thus, total 170 families were interviewed under a methodology. The information was collected through participation of families and other villagers to bring accuracy in data. The proforma was designed after discussion and information was collected from the families in the prescribed pro-forma. The analysis of the data has been given as below.

Category Number of families surveyed

Number of people in families

Total annual fuel-wood consumption (kg)

Big farmers 42 331 108728Small farmers 42 298 100681Marginal farmers 44 289 91,896Landless 42 245 83919Total 170 1163 385,224

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families). Total firewood used in the rural areas in Mehsana district for burning and cremating dead human bodies and burning Holika has been estimated about 18,357,692 kg or 18, 358 tones.

Based on this study, total firewood used in Mehsana district in rural areas for household consumption, cremation etc. has been estimated about 559,209 tones or 5.593 lakh tones. Since firewood export and import is negligible, it is presumed that consumption of firewood in the district is equivalent to its production.

This study has certain limitation and consumption of firewood for the followings have not been estimated.

(i) Migratory labourers working in agriculture sector, constructions and road constructions are dependent on firewood. They purchase firewood from the market or collect wood cutting Prosopis and other such shrubby vegetation. This component was not studied to account firewood consumption by such people.

(ii) Tea stall, Dhaba, small hotels use firewood and charcoal and data related to such economic activities are not collected.

(iii) The Hindus in cities also prefer to use wood for burning dead body. Consumption of wood in urban areas in crematoria has not been estimated in this study.

(iv) Poor people leaving in fringe areas or labourers working in the city consume a good quantity of firewood. This is also not studied.

(v) Brick industries and earthen pot manufacturing units use a good quantity of firewood. Many of these are functioning without permission and they are not registered. This is also not accounted.

Economic value of firewood consumption

As mentioned above, firewood consumption

Rural population in Mehsana district, as per the 2011 census, was 15,13,656 and per person annual consumption about 331.23 kg. Thus, total fuel wood consumption by the house holds in rural areas in Mehsana district may be estimated about 501,368,277 kg, say about 501,368 tones.

Consumption of firewood in urban area has not been studied. In three reports (Wood balance study 1984, Wood balance study 2005 and CSO-2010), per capita annual firewood consumption varies from about 145 kg to 71 kg, depending on size of cities. CSO (2010) estimated a figure of 77 kg. In urban areas in Mehsana, hotels, teal stall, dhabas, migratory labour force and crematoria consume a good quantity of firewood. Thus, a minimum figure of 77 kg per person per year, as reported by the CSO 2010 may be applied to estimate firewood consumption towns and cities in Mehsana. Thus, about 39,583 tones of fire is consumed annually in the urban areas in Mehsana.

Dead body of adult Hindus are burnt but children below age of 14 years are normally buried. Annual death rate of Hindu above 14 years was collected from the district record. The firewood used for burning body in open traditional system and crematoria was also collected. The firewood consumption in crematoria is normally two third of burning in traditional method without using crematoria bed. Data recording burning on crematoria bed and traditional methods were also collected. It has been estimated that about 5,51,200 kg of firewood for cremation of dead Hindu bodies, 3,925 kg of firewood for Holi and Garba festival were used in 22 villages where wood balance study was conducted. Thus, a total quantity of 555,125 kg of firewood was used in 22 villages having population 45,772 individuals (9,172

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wood input was very high because tractor or truck load of wood for some species contain round timber and firewood. As per practice, the saw mills purchase standing trees and transport entire wood (timber +firewood) at the saw mill, after cutting and logging. Actual quantity of timber can be estimated from the output of sawn timber by presuming conversion per cent of 60-65 %. The estimates reveal that twenty saw mills received about 15,688 cmt meter of local round wood (timber and firewood). The saw mills also indicate a good quantity of sawn timber as a part of inputs to the saw mill, but these are considered exchange among the saw mills. Thus, sawn timber data is ignored in analysis and only round timber is considered as an input material to the saw mills. These twenty saw mills also received 5,757 cmt meter of round and sawn timber from Kandla/Gandhidham which were imported from other countries. Study reveals that 73.1 % timber used by the saw mills was from the villages in the district and the remaining about 26.9 % timber is imported from other countries via Kachchh.

Total local round timber consumed by the saw mills in Mehsana district has been estimated about 107,480 cmt or 1.075 lakh cmt. These saw mills supplied about 64,490 cmt of sawn timber from the local timber species. About 15,290 cubic meter of local round timber, mainly Ardusa was consumed by plywood and veneer industries. Thus, timber industries consume about 122,770 cmt. A small part of the small timber is used in local goods, which was not reflected in their records. Contribution of timber by different local species for saw mills has been estimated. Average percentage of inputs and out puts of local timber in timber industries reveal that Neem has contribution 43.1 %, followed Deshi baval 15.5%, Khijado 10.5 %, Kanji 4.3 %, Ardusa 4.5 %, Eucalyptus 2.7 % and remaining other species 19.4 % in total local timber supply to the saw mills.

was at least 5.593 lakh tones in 2012 in rural areas. Auction price of fuel wood was Rs 3,500 to Rs. 4,000 per tone on firewood shop. The latest firewood auction price in Mehsana Forest Depot was just over 3,000 per tone and this rate has been applied to estimate economic contribution. Thus, economic contribution of trees including wood shrubs may be estimated at least Rs 167.79 crore.

Annexure III: Timber consumption and production, and timber industries in Mehsana

As mentioned in annexure II, total 170 families were surveyed to estimate house hold timber consumption. Requirement of timber for repairing old house, construction of new house, preparation of new furniture, timber required for agricultural and other implement were collected. It was found that one family having member of seven persons requires on an average about 0.644 cmt timber/year. In other words, per capita annual requirement of timber in rural area was about 0.09198 cmt. Annual house-holds consumption of timber in rural areas of Mehsana was estimated about 140,880 cmt. Similarly, about 16,22,110 poles and 17,270 bamboos were consumed in the villages. The poles used in construction activities were not accounted.

There are 281 saw mills, 4 veneer and veneer cum plywood industries, 20 plywood industries and 1 particle board industries in the district. In all, this district has total 306 timber based industries and majority of the timber inputs to these industries are from private farms/agro-forestry plantations.

Twenty saw mills and three plywood and veneer industries were selected to study timber consumption pattern by the timber industries. From saw mills input and output of timber of different species were prepared and data was collected for the two years-2010-11 and 2011-12. Data for local timber and exported timber were collected separately. Quantity of round

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Annexure IV: Annual economic contribution of tooth brushing stick (tooth cleaning stick) of Neem and Deshi babool

In rural areas, people normally use Neem or Deshi babool sticks for cleaning or mouth brushing every morning. Sticks of these species are also marketed in some areas. As per a survey, price of a stick varies from 40 paise to 70 paise, depending on season and location. The market rate of Deshi baval sticks is higher than Neem’s stick because people prefer it. Marketing of Deshi babool stick is more prevalent while Neem is generally collected locally.

A survey in 22 villages in nine talukas revealed that 31.53% villagers use such sticks. About 60 people use Deshi baval tooth stick and the rest of people use Neem’s sticks. In the past, majority of people were dependent on such stick to clean their tooth and mouth in morning. With improvement in economic condition and life style, people are shifting their preference towards tooth paste, although it is believed that Neem and Deshi baval tooth brush are good for healthy teeth. Some of the people are totally dependent on Neem and Deshi babool stick and some people use both-tooth paste and sticks. People in the villages have a belief that use of Neem or Deshi babool strengthen their teeth and strengthen general health of teeth. It has been found in this study that 4.77 lakh rural people, out of 15.14 lakh rural population use Neem and Deshi babool sticks. It is also presumed that the use of such sticks is very less in urban areas and its contribution in the economic activities is not accounted in this study. If we assume a minimum price of 35 paise for a Neem stick and 55 paise for Deshi babool stick, the annual value of the tooth sticks may be at least Rs 8.59 crore (Rs. 2.54 crore for Neem stick +Rs. 6.05 Crore for Deshi babool).

Annexure V: Carbon store in Tree Cover

As per the estimation of Carbon store in the tree cover in India, on an average (statistical), a tree store about 207 kg Carbon, although this depend on sise of tree. Also, the Carbon sequstration rate per tree may be estimated about 7.86 kg per tree. If this norms are applied to the trees in Mehsana district, the total Carbon store in the tree cover in Mehsana district may be estimated about 48.93 lakh Carbon tonesand annual carbon sequestration rate by the standing trees may be in range of about 1.86 lakh Carbon tones.

In Mehsana district, tree population has increased at rate of about 2.49 lakh trees/year. This implies that increased number of trees normally add net Carbon storage of about 0.52 Lakh Carbon tone. In other world, value of net annual addition of Carbon in tree cover due to annual increase in number of tree may be higher than the total expenditure of the Social Forestry Division in Mehsana district.

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Anne

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Tree

Cen

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2012

Talu

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on fo

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on

in Ta

luka

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Area

in

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a (H

a.)

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rest

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in

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a (H

a.)

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(Ha.)

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in

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nites

aegy

ptiac

a31

0450

2513

5058

335

531

00

310

010

479

50Isr

ael b

aval

- A. to

rtalis

3039

6715

4604

1595

0214

3441

1208

8261

243

4091

017

4514

453

098

6491

51Jam

bu - S

yzygiu

m cu

mini

2787

116

041

1575

526

226

3666

640

995

4189

118

947

303

6950

2248

1452

Jamfal

- Psid

ium gu

ajava

4885

455

079

3272

249

9875

037

510

20

00

014

2880

53Ka

chna

r - Ba

uhini

a sp

00

00

00

00

00

00

54

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sGi

rth - c

lasse

s10

-30 cm

31-45

cm

46-60

cm61

-75 cm

76-90

cm90

-120 c

m12

1-150

cm

151-2

00

cm20

1-250

cm

25

1-300

cm

> 300

cmTo

tal

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

54Ka

dam

- Mich

alia c

hamp

aca

00

00

00

00

00

00

55Ka

dayo

- Ster

culia

uren

s30

200

00

00

00

00

5056

Kadip

atta -

Mur

raya

koen

igii

693

610

031

310

00

00

816

57Ka

ju - A

naca

rdium

occid

ental

e0

00

00

00

00

00

058

Kaka

d - G

agua

pinn

ata0

00

00

00

00

00

059

Kalam

- Mitr

agyn

a par

vifoli

a0

00

00

00

00

00

060

Kala

dhau

- Ano

geiss

us pe

ndula

4707

3797

2973

172

690

00

00

011

718

61Ka

nji - H

olopte

liaint

egrif

olia

3056

4516

2203

2135

5016

9734

1548

9420

3433

9271

960

472

9139

1205

172

1373

166

62Ka

pok -

Ceiba

penta

ndra

174

5013

510

075

250

00

00

559

63Ka

ramad

i - Ca

rissa

conje

sta

00

00

00

00

00

00

64Ka

ranj -

Pong

amia

pinna

ta44

243

1644

816

207

7180

2611

021

156

6780

335

8322

1613

8580

65Ka

sid - C

asia

siame

a15

726

1043

011

362

1379

210

169

6264

890

118

100

068

761

66Ke

rda -

Capp

aris d

ecidu

a11

6678

1280

714

035

1080

610

310

010

00

015

4449

67Kh

air - A

cacia

catec

hu31

3131

00

030

00

00

123

68Kh

ajuri -

Phoe

nix da

ctylife

ra11

324

317

0713

8614

5857

825

944

00

057

8869

Khak

haro

- Bute

a mon

ospe

rma

934

1101

1913

1424

5050

00

00

054

7270

Khare

k - Ph

oeini

x tom

entos

a0

502

502

502

502

251

251

00

00

2510

71Kh

ati am

li - Ta

marin

dus in

dica

6504

3005

3138

4715

5601

3738

2486

3792

2204

279

9435

556

72Kh

ijado

/sami

- Pro

sopis

cine

raria

4357

8618

3282

2028

6718

2998

1408

1032

4442

1170

1530

628

8900

1358

272

1628

358

73Ka

ijelia

- Kige

lia af

rican

a0

113

106

169

182

155

089

00

081

474

Koth

i - Lim

onia

acidi

ssima

677

519

1445

893

568

3459

250

00

4220

75Ku

di/Du

dhi -

Wrig

hti tin

ctoria

6838

9896

3436

1786

2268

1031

00

00

025

255

76Ku

sum

- Sch

leich

era al

eosa

00

00

00

00

00

00

77Lim

boo -

Citru

s aur

antiu

m25

0419

2309

8620

3968

4059

932

6227

269

00

00

7295

7578

Limdo

- Aza

dirac

hta in

dica

1932

920

8094

2377

4508

8164

4381

7643

5887

0634

9627

1748

0451

465

1326

922

5463

3106

279

Mah

udo -

Mad

huca

indic

a30

7211

5512

4116

7718

0018

7528

0221

1673

639

513

617

005

80M

iletia

- Mille

tia pe

guen

sis0

00

00

00

00

00

081

Piloo

mith

ijar -

Salva

dora

oleo

ides

1032

2127

245

2168

452

614

3086

144

171

4893

228

003

1952

214

065

226

3905

44

55

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sGi

rth - c

lasse

s10

-30 cm

31-45

cm

46-60

cm61

-75 cm

76-90

cm90

-120 c

m12

1-150

cm

151-2

00

cm20

1-250

cm

25

1-300

cm

> 300

cmTo

tal

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

82Na

god -

Vitex

negu

ndo

408

305

263

153

310

00

00

011

6083

Nariy

ali - C

ocus

nucif

era47

641

474

087

537

014

211

969

00

032

0584

Nilgi

ri - Eu

calyp

tus s

p31

933

3565

927

285

3310

920

111

5665

1077

00

00

1548

3985

Paras

piplo

- The

spes

ia po

pulne

a10

2747

3316

160

00

00

149

86Pa

rijat -

Nyc

tanth

us ar

borti

stis

1378

297

129

123

00

00

00

019

2787

Parki

ya0

00

00

00

00

00

088

Ramb

aval

- Par

kinso

nia ac

uleata

030

200

00

00

00

050

89Pe

ltrofo

rm - P

eltro

forum

ferru

ginieu

m13

684

1051

463

1138

9657

0217

1470

817

211

60

042

817

90Pil

oo kh

arijar

- Salv

ador

a pers

ica89

647

2354

145

753

3809

224

786

5715

939

248

2003

113

793

2093

254

3543

9791

Pinke

cia - C

assia

java

nica

8102

410

968

1343

311

597

5950

4872

930

710

9230

012

9606

92Pip

al - F

icus t

sila

1943

1345

2774

3467

3552

4523

2510

1839

727

6541

2278

693

Pipalo

- Ficu

s reli

giosa

312

660

981

1014

1165

700

755

1128

290

238

361

7604

94Po

ngaro

- Eryt

hrina

sp31

00

00

00

00

00

3195

Putra

njiva

- Dryp

etes r

oxbu

rghi

00

00

00

00

00

00

96Ra

gat r

ohido

- Tec

omell

a und

ulata

2331

2107

1329

699

369

2083

519

125

00

095

6297

Rain

tree -

Sama

nea s

aman

1751

6715

360

160

00

00

1687

98Re

d San

dal -

Ptero

carp

us sa

ntalin

us0

00

00

00

00

00

099

Ramf

al - A

nnon

a mur

icata

034

6934

00

00

00

013

710

0Ra

ngoo

n bad

am -

00

00

00

00

00

00

101

Raya

n - M

anilk

ara h

exan

dra

288

320

206

467

721

2520

2762

2100

2981

1452

417

1423

410

2Ro

yan -

Soym

ida fe

brifu

ga0

00

3489

135

5020

1020

035

810

3Ru

bber

tree

- Ficu

s sp

00

00

00

00

00

00

104

Rukh

ado -

Adins

onia

digita

ta69

939

924

925

025

015

050

250

250

2097

105

Sada

d - Te

rmina

lia to

mento

sa16

815

9815

3418

8640

441

554

256

00

066

0310

6Sa

fed si

rus -

Albiz

ia pr

ocera

215

6113

869

3417

234

344

034

011

0110

7Te

ak - T

ecton

a gra

ndis

3116

539

5850

3736

1016

3481

533

40

00

046

553

108

Salai

- Bos

wellia

serra

ta0

00

00

00

00

00

010

9Sa

ndes

aro - D

elonix

elata

4913

2873

1343

1030

158

271

3510

100

010

643

56

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sGi

rth - c

lasse

s10

-30 cm

31-45

cm

46-60

cm61

-75 cm

76-90

cm90

-120 c

m12

1-150

cm

151-2

00

cm20

1-250

cm

25

1-300

cm

> 300

cmTo

tal

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

110

Sapt

parn

i - Als

tonia

scholo

ris36

282

6712

6677

710

158

00

00

00

5053

911

1Sa

rgavo

- Mor

inga o

leiera

2407

611

159

9097

1131

989

9620

2285

941

100

067

579

112

Sharu

- Cas

uarin

a equ

isetif

olia

1906

733

1262

442

9911

00

00

044

5311

3Se

tur -

Mor

us al

ba57

825

2397

413

772

6194

1940

206

00

00

010

3911

114

Seva

n - G

melin

a arb

orea

2723

592

6273

1226

8914

3042

420

30

00

048

555

115

Shika

kai -

Acac

ia sin

uata

00

00

00

00

00

00

116

Shisa

m - D

alberg

ia lati

folia

00

00

00

00

00

00

117

Simlo

- Bom

bex c

eiba

768

369

216

9928

50

00

00

017

3711

8Sir

us - A

lbizia

lebb

ek29

563

8689

6293

5454

7105

6354

3391

872

458

890

6826

811

9Sis

oo - D

alberg

ia sis

oo16

837

2381

3064

2137

1328

1115

539

118

6810

027

597

120

Sitafa

l - An

nona

squa

mosa

4088

1204

2779

340

980

00

00

085

0912

1Sh

ivling

i - Co

urou

pita g

uiane

nsis

00

00

00

00

00

00

122

Sopa

ri - Ar

eca c

atech

u0

00

00

00

00

00

012

3Sp

athod

ia - S

path

odea

indic

a34

00

00

00

00

00

3412

4Su

bava

l - Le

ucae

na le

ucoc

epha

la65

866

3597

116

718

1125

751

5367

424

517

161

00

1361

1612

5Ta

d - Bo

rassu

s flab

ellife

r0

00

00

00

00

00

012

6Ta

nach

h - De

smod

ium oo

jenne

nsis

00

00

00

00

00

00

127

Tent

u - O

roxylu

m ind

icum

00

00

00

00

00

00

128

Timru

- Dios

pyro

s mela

noxy

lon0

00

00

00

00

00

012

9Um

aro - F

icus g

lomera

ta17

5710

2774

968

075

952

635

131

410

00

6173

130

Unt m

orad

- Sua

eda s

p50

7525

5050

500

00

00

300

131

Vad -

Ficu

s ben

ghale

nsis

348

295

428

473

601

959

1280

1454

1154

704

360

8056

132

Vayv

arno -

Crate

va ad

anso

ii0

00

00

00

00

00

013

3M

anve

l bam

boo

- Den

droc

alamu

s stri

ctus

2480

516

1718

00

00

00

00

4714

134

Kanta

s bam

boo

- Bam

busa

arun

dinac

ea22

121

4570

1206

041

920

00

00

00

4294

313

5Vik

lo - M

ayten

sus s

eneg

alens

is23

4522

00

00

00

00

9013

6Gh

atbor

- Zizi

phus

cara

cutta

153

5184

2439

1534

198

215

00

00

097

2313

7Du

dhalo

- Wrig

htia a

rbor

ea0

00

00

00

00

00

0

57

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sGi

rth - c

lasse

s10

-30 cm

31-45

cm

46-60

cm61

-75 cm

76-90

cm90

-120 c

m12

1-150

cm

151-2

00

cm20

1-250

cm

25

1-300

cm

> 300

cmTo

tal

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

138

Dhau

- Ano

geiss

us pe

ndula

00

00

00

00

00

00

139

Dada

m - P

unica

gran

atam

1335

0366

7048

743

00

00

00

014

0703

140

Mind

hal -

Xero

mphis

spino

sa0

00

00

00

00

00

014

1Pa

nirvo

- Eryt

hrina

varie

gata

00

00

00

00

00

00

142

Rava

na - H

ypha

ene i

ndica

00

00

00

00

00

00

143

Sank

hedo

00

00

00

00

00

00

144

Aghe

do - A

chyra

nthes

aspe

ra0

00

00

00

00

00

014

5Biy

o - Pt

eroca

rpus

mor

supiu

m0

00

00

00

00

00

014

6Va

rakhd

o - Sa

lvado

ra pe

rsica

00

00

00

00

00

00

147

Tech

oma -

Teco

ma st

ans

1559

241

168

00

00

00

00

1968

148

Mith

o lim

do - M

urra

ya ko

enigi

i20

315

3275

3563

1716

203

00

00

00

2907

214

9Ale

di - M

orind

a pub

esce

ns0

00

00

00

00

00

015

0Sa

mdi -

Pros

opis c

inera

ria0

00

00

00

00

00

015

1Ru

drak

sh - E

laeoc

arpu

s sph

aeric

us0

6192

310

00

00

00

184

152

Umbh

- Miliu

sa to

mento

sa0

00

00

00

00

00

015

3Rij

ado -

Acac

ia leu

coph

loea

00

00

00

00

00

00

154

Boda

r - La

gestr

oemi

a par

viflor

a0

00

00

00

00

00

015

5An

iyar -

Acac

ia tom

entos

a38

245

2721

725

992

2032

912

299

6098

2725

305

750

013

3285

156

Mod

ad - L

anne

a cor

oman

delic

a0

00

00

00

00

00

015

7Kil

ai - A

lbizia

proc

era0

00

00

00

00

00

015

8Pe

ndula

- Poly

althia

long

ifolia

Thw.

var

pend

ula0

143

2567

2473

00

00

00

051

83

159

Othe

rs16

5447

3356

916

388

9384

3873

823

143

00

00

2296

27To

tal90

4503

535

4405

530

2283

323

1564

119

2409

619

3484

511

4141

441

6680

1376

9538

908

4726

2352

5928

Girth

clas

ses o

f urb

an ar

ea32

009

2073

517

182

1291

810

019

8877

3885

2552

894

341

159

1095

71Gr

and T

otal

9077

044

3564

790

3040

015

2328

559

1934

115

1943

722

1145

299

4192

3213

8589

3924

948

8523

6354

99

58

Anne

xure

- IX

Spec

ies w

ise

tree

s of M

ehsa

na d

istr

ict i

n Ru

ral

& U

rban

are

asSr.

No

.Tre

e Spe

cies

Trees

in ru

ral ar

eaTre

es in

ur

ban

area

Total

tree

sM

ehsa

naVij

apur

Satla

sana

Khera

luKa

diVis

naga

rBe

chara

jiVa

dnag

arUn

jhaTo

tal tr

ees

in ru

ral

area

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1Aa

l - M

orind

a tom

entos

a0

00

00

00

00

019

719

72

Andr

akh -

Anno

geiss

us se

ricea

00

00

00

00

00

00

3Ag

thio

- Ses

bania

gran

diflor

a0

00

010

830

00

010

8318

1101

4M

ango

- Man

gifera

indic

a29

7639

801

3288

210

384

2966

021

395

165

4056

4652

1459

7173

214

6703

5Am

la - E

mblic

a offic

lanis

2598

246

171

1769

510

509

1243

4918

629

1192

4126

1220

2498

7396

425

0837

6An

jan - H

ardw

ikia b

innata

00

00

00

00

00

00

7An

jir - F

icus c

arica

644

00

500

00

00

694

2772

18

Anko

l - Ala

ngium

salvi

folium

00

5429

00

00

032

357

520

5752

9Ar

dusa

- Aile

nthus

exce

lsa45

1978

4395

0212

4967

4946

1247

0966

2964

9422

159

1190

2824

250

2443

956

3510

2447

466

10Ar

itha -

Sapin

dus e

marg

inatu

s0

010

30

450

00

1015

83

161

11Ar

jun sa

dad -

Term

inalia

arjun

a36

849

80

949

474

6019

00

083

0832

8340

12As

an - B

eideli

a retu

sa0

00

00

00

00

00

013

Asita

ro - B

auhin

ia rec

emos

a31

00

3120

00

00

031

515

3156

14As

hok -

Sara

ca in

dica

1227

1957

00

00

00

031

8421

3205

15As

opala

v - Po

lyalth

ia lon

gifoli

a92

6462

0971

8144

4327

041

4414

3335

2451

9467

303

1074

678

049

16Ba

dam

- Term

inalia

catap

pa10

1222

0636

0836

1919

073

1120

636

450

6019

5048

098

1945

5004

317

Bahe

da - T

ermina

lia be

lleric

a0

00

00

033

00

333

3618

Baka

mlim

do - M

elia a

zadir

ach

1043

267

790

1123

4966

033

00

8222

465

8687

19Ba

ngali

bava

l - Ac

acia

auric

ulifor

mis

00

075

00

330

010

830

138

20Bh

ilamo

- Sem

ecar

pus a

naca

rdium

00

00

00

00

00

00

21Bil

i - Ae

gle m

arme

los15

3449

837

815

2319

457

1863

132

1817

7327

275

296

2757

122

Bord

i - Ziz

yphu

s mau

ritian

a26

2585

9154

118

6643

5841

039

907

1812

821

2140

1146

3153

506

1037

491

1104

1038

595

23Bo

rselli

- Mim

usop

s elen

gi33

4471

550

7512

076

021

590

229

1665

062

217

272

59

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sTre

es in

rural

area

Trees

in

urba

n are

a

Total

tree

sM

ehsa

naVij

apur

Satla

sana

Khera

luKa

diVis

naga

rBe

chara

jiVa

dnag

arUn

jhaTo

tal tr

ees

in ru

ral

area

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

24Bo

ttle b

rush

- Call

istem

on ci

trinu

s0

00

022

60

00

438

664

9475

825

Buch

/Aka

sh ne

em - M

illing

tonia

horen

sis0

00

1073

00

00

010

7326

1099

26Ch

ampo

- Mich

elia c

hamp

aca

890

1824

147

484

6510

00

020

910

397

790

1118

727

Chan

dan -

Santa

lum al

bum

046

2634

2721

00

070

3174

8283

7565

28Ch

aroli -

Buch

anan

ia lan

zan

6319

00

00

00

00

6319

063

1929

Chiko

o - Ac

rus s

apota

1003

110

7643

1219

825

2170

515

1567

717

331

7969

2269

0289

422

7796

30De

shi b

aval

- Aca

cia ni

lotica

4082

0420

1479

2535

810

7235

5325

4341

3301

1845

215

2601

1007

5419

5992

729

6719

6289

431

Dham

an - G

rewia

tiliae

folia

1810

00

00

00

00

1810

218

1232

Dhav

ado -

Anog

eissu

s latif

olia

00

00

00

00

00

00

33Dh

eki -

Diosp

yros c

ordif

olia

00

00

00

00

00

00

34Fa

nas -

Artoc

arpu

s hete

roph

yllus

00

00

00

00

00

7171

35Ga

ngo b

aval

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sopis

chile

nsis

7233

0674

354

5920

283

097

3679

0293

061

9344

4759

574

1898

3725

8478

054

1525

9019

536

Garm

ado -

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a fistu

la11

3536

309

1323

3248

117

0511

640

2128

3927

359

239

865

37Gl

irisidi

a - G

liricid

ia se

pium

00

00

00

00

00

00

38Gu

gal -

Comm

iphor

a wigh

tii0

00

00

00

900

900

9039

Gorad

- Aca

cia se

nega

l61

00

00

00

502

056

30

563

40Go

ras am

li - Pi

thec

ellob

ium du

lce40

1974

771

228

9036

2038

333

9629

863

0521

911

5631

605

1162

3641

Gulm

ohar

- Delo

nix re

gia50

6211

2119

9338

4425

213

7280

314

1526

1147

4750

015

6149

061

42Gu

nda -

Cord

ia dic

hotom

a11

197

4679

962

924

4072

013

743

2582

8634

2973

8641

441

286

826

43Gu

ndi -

Cord

ia gh

araf

3573

70

687

1986

932

526

7094

645

8092

2705

613

1706

158

1318

6444

Haldu

- Adin

a cor

difoli

a0

00

00

00

00

08

845

Hard

e - Te

rmina

lia ch

ebula

7853

00

00

017

00

7870

078

7046

Herm

o - A.

leuc

ophlo

ea30

70

00

00

00

030

70

307

47He

plofeg

ma0

00

00

00

00

00

048

Indrav

jav - H

larrh

ena p

ubes

cens

00

00

00

00

00

00

60

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sTre

es in

rural

area

Trees

in

urba

n are

a

Total

tree

sM

ehsa

naVij

apur

Satla

sana

Khera

luKa

diVis

naga

rBe

chara

jiVa

dnag

arUn

jhaTo

tal tr

ees

in ru

ral

area

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

49Ing

oriyo

- Bala

nites

aegy

ptiac

a10

062

180

399

00

00

010

479

010

479

50Isr

ael b

aval

- A. to

rtalis

1180

1024

1814

1336

2688

988

1583

2010

4540

7579

5188

481

730

9864

9171

598

7206

51Jam

bu - S

yzygiu

m cu

mini

4233

7330

1377

880

1344

038

9276

086

163

5547

446

2248

1414

6322

6277

52Jam

fal - P

sidium

guaja

va91

322

6138

1082

330

7016

320

1218

10

2901

125

1428

8038

014

3260

53Ka

chna

r - Ba

uhini

a sp

00

00

00

00

00

1010

54Ka

dam

- Mich

alia c

hamp

aca

00

00

00

00

00

77

55Ka

dayo

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culia

uren

s0

00

00

00

500

504

5456

Kadip

atta -

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raya

koen

igii

460

356

00

00

00

081

640

856

57Ka

ju - A

naca

rdium

occid

ental

e0

00

00

00

00

04

458

Kaka

d - G

agua

pinn

ata0

00

00

00

00

00

059

Kalam

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agyn

a par

vifoli

a0

00

00

00

00

00

060

Kala

dhau

- Ano

geiss

us pe

ndula

036

1168

20

00

00

011

718

611

724

61Ka

nji - H

olopte

liaint

egrif

olia

8638

356

5863

1786

3711

7644

1341

6822

6004

414

3560

028

453

1373

166

3013

1376

179

62Ka

pok -

Ceiba

penta

ndra

00

054

90

00

100

559

5060

963

Karam

adi -

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sa co

njesta

0

00

00

00

00

02

264

Karan

j - Po

ngam

ia pin

nata

2055

2704

825

8911

2374

676

624

6884

1534

014

9113

8580

2288

1408

6865

Kasid

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ia sia

mea

2393

4982

447

2621

4320

310

733

1208

2590

584

6876

114

7170

232

66Ke

rda -

Capp

aris d

ecidu

a43

744

013

4013

729

00

8641

840

9178

1544

4927

1544

7667

Khair

- Aca

cia ca

techu

123

00

00

00

00

123

212

568

Khaju

ri - Ph

oenix

dacty

lifera

736

041

239

4427

120

10

161

6357

8817

359

6169

Khak

haro

- Bute

a mon

ospe

rma

00

5051

150

00

027

10

5472

1054

8270

Khare

k - Ph

oeini

x tom

entos

a0

00

00

00

2510

025

100

2510

71Kh

ati am

li - Ta

marin

dus in

dica

1196

409

3608

5492

1489

851

3014

937

2594

935

556

379

3593

572

Khija

do/sa

mi - P

roso

pis ci

nera

ria51

3176

1224

141

9210

3166

1166

9845

9330

8875

158

058

2727

4616

2835

829

1016

3126

873

Kaije

lia - K

igelia

afric

ana

245

178

00

248

143

00

081

416

898

2

61

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sTre

es in

rural

area

Trees

in

urba

n are

a

Total

tree

sM

ehsa

naVij

apur

Satla

sana

Khera

luKa

diVis

naga

rBe

chara

jiVa

dnag

arUn

jhaTo

tal tr

ees

in ru

ral

area

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

74Ko

thi -

Limon

ia ac

idissi

ma0

017

275

3973

00

00

4220

542

2575

Kudi/

Dudh

i - W

righti

tincto

ria0

025

255

00

00

00

2525

50

2525

576

Kusu

m - S

chlei

chera

aleo

sa0

00

00

00

00

00

077

Limbo

o - Ci

trus a

uran

tium

2700

7012

0560

5738

9136

2066

4773

500

132

5170

3862

272

9575

2343

7319

1878

Limdo

- Aza

dirac

hta in

dica

1341

455

9866

1244

3003

1033

856

1120

003

5556

4410

4539

4366

8930

9261

6331

062

3522

963

6629

179

Mah

udo -

Mad

huca

indic

a53

3815

6699

620

4717

3838

410

1375

104

1700

569

1707

480

Mile

tia - M

illetia

pegu

ensis

00

00

00

00

00

00

81Pil

oo m

ithija

r - Sa

lvado

ra ol

eoide

s12

2949

4626

010

484

1115

0691

657

4120

779

373

2239

0544

777

3913

2182

Nago

d - Vi

tex ne

gund

o49

10

275

038

40

00

1011

6050

1210

83Na

riyali

- Coc

us nu

cifera

521

058

479

911

5157

3360

032

0556

137

6684

Nilgi

ri - Eu

calyp

tus s

p14

234

4159

820

513

9635

3252

616

938

480

1808

183

415

4839

649

1554

8885

Paras

piplo

- The

spes

ia po

pulne

a0

00

00

099

500

149

245

394

86Pa

rijat -

Nyc

tanth

us ar

borti

stis

460

00

014

670

00

019

2713

720

6487

Parki

ya0

00

00

00

00

00

088

Ramb

aval

- Par

kinso

nia ac

uleata

00

00

00

050

050

1060

89Pe

ltrofo

rm - P

eltro

forum

ferru

ginieu

m26

6914

2337

816

2224

604

7409

2102

743

1867

4281

722

1545

032

90Pil

oo kh

arijar

- Salv

ador

a pers

ica18

8319

3311

10

3669

015

0512

7178

1060

535

4397

358

3547

5591

Pinke

cia - C

assia

java

nica

1238

3826

710

30

1828

3325

3319

121

1296

0620

212

9808

92Pip

al - F

icus t

sila

4755

996

447

3694

4311

3325

546

1124

3588

2278

614

1924

205

93Pip

alo - F

icus r

eligio

sa19

330

309

1273

2460

1075

9939

263

7604

637

8241

94Po

ngaro

- Eryt

hrina

sp31

00

00

00

00

314

3595

Putra

njiva

- Dryp

etes r

oxbu

rghi

00

00

00

00

00

1111

96Ra

gat r

ohido

- Tec

omell

a und

ulata

920

2062

5192

4521

2150

00

9562

195

6397

Rain

tree -

Sama

nea s

aman

00

00

014

9066

131

016

876

1693

98Re

d San

dal -

Ptero

carp

us sa

ntalin

us0

00

00

00

00

00

0

62

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sTre

es in

rural

area

Trees

in

urba

n are

a

Total

tree

sM

ehsa

naVij

apur

Satla

sana

Khera

luKa

diVis

naga

rBe

chara

jiVa

dnag

arUn

jhaTo

tal tr

ees

in ru

ral

area

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

99Ra

mfal

- Ann

ona m

urica

ta0

013

70

00

00

013

73

140

100

Rang

oon b

adam

- 0

00

00

00

00

00

010

1Ra

yan -

Man

ilkar

a hex

andr

a16

8714

230

399

790

8340

1720

113

7714

234

9314

327

102

Roya

n - So

ymida

febr

ifuga

00

137

00

00

221

035

86

364

103

Rubb

er tr

ee - F

icus s

p0

00

00

00

00

011

1110

4Ru

khad

o - Ad

inson

ia dig

itata

00

020

970

00

00

2097

020

9710

5Sa

dad -

Term

inalia

tome

ntosa

3405

712

010

019

4124

414

910

4266

0352

6655

106

Safed

siru

s - Al

bizia

proc

era27

60

825

00

00

00

1101

211

0310

7Te

ak - T

ecton

a gra

ndis

5276

3220

2852

3319

990

158

012

016

3846

553

277

4683

010

8Sa

lai - B

oswe

llia se

rrata

00

00

00

00

00

00

109

Sand

esaro

- Delo

nix el

ata0

015

8188

610

00

201

010

643

1310

656

110

Sapt

parn

i - Als

tonia

scholo

ris98

20

00

4342

957

320

039

650

539

1018

5155

711

1Sa

rgavo

- Mor

inga o

leiera

1552

216

9079

053

4211

354

9644

960

2094

213

3567

579

1102

6868

111

2Sh

aru - C

asua

rina e

quise

tifoli

a13

800

020

083

50

248

1717

7344

5369

551

4811

3Se

tur -

Mor

us al

ba34

0518

006

3748

713

779

8781

2450

6619

155

782

1039

1137

710

4288

114

Seva

n - G

melin

a arb

orea

3405

2117

515

1523

3568

665

913

242

5726

148

555

1012

4956

711

5Sh

ikaka

i - Ac

acia

sinua

ta0

00

00

00

00

00

011

6Sh

isam

- Dalb

ergia

latifol

ia0

00

00

00

00

02

211

7Sim

lo - B

ombe

x ceib

a92

00

079

00

080

352

1737

4317

8011

8Sir

us - A

lbizia

lebb

ek27

9219

7512

7114

403

3225

571

6587

772

2830

268

268

434

6870

211

9Sis

oo - D

alberg

ia sis

oo92

142

241

1427

810

406

201

5088

313

0427

597

104

2770

112

0Sit

afal -

Anno

na sq

uamo

sa15

3411

7472

226

7176

713

6117

211

5285

0926

987

7812

1Sh

ivling

i - Co

urou

pita g

uiane

nsis

00

00

00

00

00

00

122

Sopa

ri - Ar

eca c

atech

u0

00

00

00

00

00

012

3Sp

athod

ia - S

path

odea

indic

a0

034

00

00

00

345

39

63

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sTre

es in

rural

area

Trees

in

urba

n are

a

Total

tree

sM

ehsa

naVij

apur

Satla

sana

Khera

luKa

diVis

naga

rBe

chara

jiVa

dnag

arUn

jhaTo

tal tr

ees

in ru

ral

area

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

124

Suba

val -

Leuc

aena

leuc

ocep

hala

8573

914

5978

3475

1376

5210

862

877

1273

014

5013

6116

1775

1378

9112

5Ta

d - Bo

rassu

s flab

ellife

r0

00

00

00

00

020

2012

6Ta

nach

h - De

smod

ium oo

jenne

nsis

00

00

00

00

00

00

127

Tent

u - O

roxylu

m ind

icum

00

00

00

00

00

00

128

Timru

- Dios

pyro

s mela

noxy

lon0

00

00

00

00

02

212

9Um

aro - F

icus g

lomera

ta67

553

275

1997

1670

487

5092

442

6173

205

6378

130

Unt m

orad

- Sua

eda s

p0

00

300

00

00

030

00

300

131

Vad -

Ficu

s ben

ghale

nsis

1994

765

584

399

1399

1032

530

873

480

8056

631

8687

132

Vayv

arno -

Crate

va ad

anso

ii0

00

00

00

00

00

013

3M

anve

l bam

boo

- Den

droc

alamu

s str

ictus

00

722

00

974

015

0615

1247

149

4723

134

Kanta

s bam

boo

- Bam

busa

arun

dinac

ea0

041

163

1198

00

058

20

4294

358

4300

113

5Vik

lo - M

ayten

sus s

eneg

alens

is0

00

090

00

00

900

9013

6Gh

atbor

- Zizi

phus

cara

cutta

9694

00

00

290

00

9723

097

2313

7Du

dhalo

- Wrig

htia a

rbor

ea0

00

00

00

00

00

013

8Dh

au - A

noge

issus

pend

ula0

00

00

00

00

00

013

9Da

dam

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ica gr

anata

m49

144

50

1246

8311

383

2621

552

3111

9914

0703

7314

0776

140

Mind

hal -

Xero

mphis

spino

sa0

00

00

00

00

01

114

1Pa

nirvo

- Eryt

hrina

varie

gata

00

00

00

00

00

11

142

Rava

na - H

ypha

ene i

ndica

00

00

00

00

00

00

143

Sank

hedo

00

00

00

00

00

00

144

Aghe

do - A

chyra

nthes

aspe

ra0

00

00

00

00

00

014

5Biy

o - Pt

eroca

rpus

mor

supiu

m0

00

00

00

00

00

014

6Va

rakhd

o - Sa

lvado

ra pe

rsica

00

00

00

00

00

167

167

147

Tech

oma -

Teco

ma st

ans

245

085

977

40

00

900

1968

643

2611

64

Sr.

No.

Tree S

pecie

sTre

es in

rural

area

Trees

in

urba

n are

a

Total

tree

sM

ehsa

naVij

apur

Satla

sana

Khera

luKa

diVis

naga

rBe

chara

jiVa

dnag

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12

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56

78

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1112

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7111

3420

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917

688

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00

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00

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285

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290

8619

4117

168

463

1329

246

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3285

191

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7615

6M

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00

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00

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157

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00

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00

00

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158

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198

8346

1714

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075

5429

730

746

5614

2296

2747

8323

4410

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5138

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3098

135

1600

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2591

005

4146

420

2770

554

1667

163

1260

862

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2352

5928

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61-75

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91-12

0 cm

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50 cm

151-2

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201-2

50 cm

251-3

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1 cm

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12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1M

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3717

6617

4817

6415

4716

6185

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330

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736

1293

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738

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124

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30

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8410

9412

8894

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219

274

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253

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345

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126

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429

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310

132

1528

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584

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678

117

7327

152

4381

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5304

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4977

4820

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2082

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91-12

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251-3

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1 cm

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56

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1112

1314

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7129

1532

2624

2063

1646

3716

3472

1349

1264

603

3389

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6920

2552

213

4145

52

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6928

1379

9610

6006

1450

7815

6553

1212

5497

145

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222

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8199

343

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812

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6676

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5611

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7396

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7662

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118

1579

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5215

8665

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3092

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46-60

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9666

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9224

3811

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3255

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12

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7035

1385

3310

6583

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5815

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5043

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3134

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8529

542

104

3781

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3165

653

336

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216

400

1525

812

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1966

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1620

1923

5016

010

4539

5Vis

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r97

306

5299

539

088

1098

8814

2370

5459

935

745

2049

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9715

0446

555

9051

6Ka

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5396

1444

7710

7120

1141

5299

456

1110

2066

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3723

352

9323

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111

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47

Khera

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8896

1160

5811

6799

1099

8811

8407

7445

646

653

1917

849

4212

7651

1036

704

8Sa

tlasa

na14

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7662

383

701

5617

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094

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198

7078

4948

1890

481

4430

039

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1519

1734

690

2162

118

801

4509

719

796

1590

835

2516

1367

22

3136

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tal19

3810

781

4727

7803

3482

1420

8224

6359

3306

3517

0917

6406

5201

113

469

2339

6366

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2. FSI (2011). India State of Forest Report, 2011. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, MoEF New Delhi.

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For further information contact

Conservator of ForestsSocial Forestry Circle, Rajmahel Compound, Mehsana, Gujarat.

Ph. : (02762) 221731

in mehsana district

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