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Forest department has taken steps to introduce the use of E-governance in all fields upto the level of Range Forest Officer. A wide Area Network (WAN) has been opted to link the state head office to the district and to the taluk level i.e., Range Forest Office through KSWAN (Karnataka State Wide Area Network).
Comprehensive database of the forest resources, human resource development of the department is being taken up.
Priority areas are identified and steps have been taken to develop software packages for e-governance in the forest department.
Technologies like Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) are being used to the process of Working Plan revision. In colloboratioin with Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre, Bangalore (KSRAC) Working Plan division is digitising different layers of Forest resources and other particulars of all the divisions.
Computer literacy and training programmes of various levels have been organised to both executive and ministerial staff of the department. |
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The Forest Department is one of the revenue earning departments of the State. Though there has been ban on the Green felling, the Forest Department has been taking up revenue generation works like harvesting of dead and fallen timber, firewood and sale of Non Timber Forest Products etc. Annually the Forest Department earns an average of Rs. 100 Crores. |
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The forests in Karnataka are managed as per the National Forest Policy of 1988 by giving emphasis to the following three areas of forest management |
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- Sustainable development and management of forests to meet the peoples minimum requirements.
- Protection and management of forests through joint forest planning involving local community through Village Forest Committee.
- Conservation of Bio diversity
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The forests in the state are managed as per the prescriptions of the Working Plans which are prepared for a period of ten years after taking into consideration the type of forests, the condition of the existing crop, the demand for various forest produce and the requirements of the area for conservation of soil, moisture etc., and for maintenance of ecological balance. |
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No fellings of green trees is done in the state. Only dead and fallen trees are extracted through the department. The Karnataka State Forest Industries Corporation which is a Government undertaking is also entrusted with the logging work. |
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There are two methods of disposal of timber and other forest produce from the Government Depots |
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1. By Auction Sale
2. By Retail Sale |
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The timber received in the Depot is arranged in convenient lots according to the quality, girth and length. After arriving at the value of each lot depending upon the past rates obtained, it is exposed for public auction. Normally 3 to 4 sales are conducted per year in each Depot. The sale is normally conducted by the Deputy Conservator of Forests. |
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In this method the timber and other forest produce which are allotted in the Depot are released at the Schedule rates fixed from time to time. Deputy Conservator of Forests and higher officers are empowered to sanction retail sale in small quantities at scheduled rates, which is based on the highest rates received in the previous sales. Such releases are for bona-fide use of the public. |
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