district-wise forest cover - tamil nadu in 2007 percentage...

Annexure - I

District-wise Forest Cover - Tamil Nadu in 2007

Sl.No Name of the

District Geographical

Area (Km2) Forest Cover

(Km2)

Percentage to Geographical

Area

1. Ariyalur 1947 317 16.28

2. Chennai 144 9 6.25

3. Coimbatore 7469 1870 25.04

4. Cuddalore 3706 444 11.98

5. Dharmapuri 9622 3027 31.46

6. Dindigul 5580 1429 25.61

7. Erode 8209 2215 26.98

8. Kancheepuram 4474 372 8.31

9. Kanniyakumari 1684 479 28.44

10. Karur 2901 88 3.03

11. Madurai 4277 568 13.28

12. Nagapattinam 2140 58 2.71

13. Namakkal 3413 544 15.94

14. Perambalur 1748 141 8.07

15. Pudukkottai 4651 252 5.42

16. Ramanathapuram 4232 273 6.45

17. Salem 5235 1218 23.27

18. Sivaganga 4086 312 7.64

19. Thanjavur 3415 183 5.36

20. The Nilgiris 2549 2048 80.35

21. Theni 2764 1008 36.47

22. Thiruvallur 3413 213 6.24

23. Thiruvarur 2716 29 1.07

24. Tiruchchirapalli 4511 410 9.09

25. Tirunelveli 6810 1239 18.19

26. Tiruvannamalai 6191 1387 22.40

27. Toothukudi 4621 167 3.61

28. Vellore 6077 1738 28.60

29. Villupuram 7190 1011 14.06

30. Virudhunagar 4283 289 6.75

Total 130058 23338 17.94

(Source: India State of Forest Report 2009, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment

& Forests, Government of India.)

Annexure II

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MEMBERS OF VFC / EDC

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of the Village Forest Committee

(VFC) / Eco Development Committee

(EDC) in which you are member

:

2. Date of Information of VFC / EDC :

3. Date from which you are a member :

4. Name of the Respondent :

5. Address of Respondent :

6. Name of the Panchayat :

7. Ward No. :

8. Religion :

9. Community (SC/ST/MBC/OC) :

10. Caste :

11. Family Details :

Total

Members Adult Children Male Female Normal Disabled

II. SIZE OF FAMILY

S.N

o.

Nam

e o

f

fam

ily

mem

ber

s R

elat

ion

ship

Age

Sex

(M/F

)

Mar

ital

stat

us

(Mar

ried

/

Sin

gle)

Edn

l.

Qu

alif

icat

ion

Std

. stu

dyi

ng

(if

dro

po

ut

at

wh

ich

leve

l)

Occ

up

atio

n

Mo

nth

ly

inco

me

(in

Rs.

)

(No

rmal

/

Dis

able

men

t)

(If

dis

able

…..)

III. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AVAILABLE

S.No. Details Before 2002 After 2002

1. a) House

i) Owned

ii) Rented

b) Location

i) RF

ii) Patta

iii) Poramboke

c) Type of house

i) Thatched roofs / Kutcha

ii) Tiles

iii) Concrete / Pucca

d) Year of Construction

e) Cost of construction

f) Present value

g) Floor type

i) Mud

ii) Cement

iii) Mosaic

h) Electricity available (Yes /No)

If no, alternate source

i) Kerosene

ii) Solar

iii) Others (specify)

2. Hospital

A. Medical facilities

a) Private Hospitals

b) Govt. hospitals

c) Medical camps

i) Siddha

ii) Allopathy

iii) Any other preferred

B. Distance travelled for medical facilities

C. Nature of treatment

i) Fees

ii) Cost Basis

If cost basis, mention how much/treatment

i) Private hospitals

ii) Govt. hospitals


3. Education

Name of the school

Standard upto which classes

permitted

No. of teacher available

No. of student per class

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Eighth

Ninth

Tenth

Hr. Secondary

No. of school drop outs

No. of literate

No. of student in college level

i) UG

ii) PG

School funded by

Infrastructure available in schools

i) Tables

ii) Chairs

iii) Benches

iv) Other

4. Electricity

a) No. of street lights available

i) Tube lights

ii) Sodium vapour lamps

iii) Others (specify)

b) Periodical replacement

i) As and when it fails

ii) Occasionally

iii) Biannual basis

iv) Annual basis

c) No. of bulbs in house


d) To whom you will be requesting in case of failure of lights (specify)

i)

ii)

iii)

e) Distance to be travelled for reporting failure / fuse of lamps

f) Replacement of street lights

i) Own cost

ii) Panchayat Union

iii) FDAs

iv) Other sources (specify)

g) Whether they attend the failures

i) Immediately

ii) Occasionally

iii) Others (Specify)

h) Others if any

IV. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

S.No Nature of employment BEFORE 2002 AFTER 2002

Man

day

s

gen

erat

ed

R

s. /

man

day

Tota

l

inco

me

M

an d

ays

gen

erat

ed

Rs.

/ m

an

day

Tota

l

inco

me

1. Agriculture

a)

b)

c)

d)

2. Forest produce collection & sale

a)

b)

c)

d)

3. Wage labour

a) Family labour

b) Agriculture wages

c) Industrial labour

d) Others (specify) – Afforestation

4. Dairying

a) Milch cow

b) Buffalo

S.No Nature of employment BEFORE 2002 AFTER 2002

Man

day

s

gen

erat

ed

Rs.

/ m

an

day

Tota

l

inco

me

Man

day

s

gen

erat

ed

Rs.

/ m

an

day

Tota

l

inco

me

5. Rearing of animals

a) Calves

b) Sheeps

c) Goats

d) Poultry

6. Apiculture

7. Sericulture

8. Occupation

a) Private

b) Government

c) Other source

9. d) Brokerage if any

10. Collection and sale of fodder

11. Any other information in support of

income & employment generation

including migration

a) Sale of young animals

b) Sale of animal stocks

c) Dividend /interest on deposits

d) Hiring out of animals

e) Sale of grains to others

f) Others

V. CONSUMPTION EXPENSES

S.

No.

Particulars Monthly purchase Annual

Quantity Value (Rs.) Quantity Value (Rs.)

Before

2002

After

2002

Before

2002

After

2002

Before

2002

After

2002

Before

2002

After

2002

1. Food

a) Rice

b) Cereals

c) Pulse

d) Oil

e) Sugar

f) Tea

g) Mutton

h) Chicken

i) Egg

j) Fish

k) Vegetables

l) Fruits

2. Education

3. Clothing

4. Health

5. Functions & Ceremonies

6. Social & religious

7. Fuels & lighting

8. Fodder

9. Fuelwood

10. Fiber

11. Others

a) Insurance

b) Vehicle tax

c) Loan repayment

d) Recreation

VI. ANIMAL SUPPORT SYSTEM


1. Working animals

i) No. of animal hired

ii) Hired

iii) Rs. Per hour if hired

2. Milch animals

i) No. of animals used

a) Local

b) Hybrid

ii) Milk yield / day

iii) Name of the milch animal (Cow / Buffalo)

iv) No. of calves / obtained in a year

v) To whom you are selling

vi) Home consumption (how much?)

3. Sheep

i) No. of animals owned

ii) No. of animals leased in

iii) No. of animals leased out

iv) No. of breeds obtained in a year

v) To whom you made a tie-up for sales

4. Goat

i) No. of animals owned

ii) No. of animals leased in

iii) No. of animals leased out

iv) No. of breeds obtained in a year

v) To whom you made a tie-up for sales

5. Other animals if any (specify)

a) Poultry

i) No. of birds

ii) With whom you made a tie-up

iii) Margin obtained / unit

iv) Specify if any information you want to

include

VII. CONSTRAINTS IN CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION a) Crop Enterprise

S.No. Biological constraints

Ranks given to each

constraint

Before 2002 After 2002

1. Lack of suitable varieties

2. Water problem

a) Scarce

b) Water logged

3. Drainage problem

4. Pest and diseases

5. Problem of soil

6. Weed infestation

7. Wildlife damage

8. Poaching

9. Others if any

b) Livestock enterprise


Ranks given to each

constraint


1. Poor yielder

2. Pest / disease endemic

3. Low genetic capacity

S.No. Technical constraints

Ranks given to each

constraint


1. Non availability of quality feed

2. Non availability of feed combination ratio

3. Non availability of technical guidance

S.No. Socio-economic constraints

Ranks given to each

constraint


1. Availability of feeds

Grazing area

Lack of veterinary care

High price of inputs

High price of livestock

Poor price for products

Unorganized market facility

Others if any (please add)

VIII. Details of other agricultural related successful enterprise

i) Any other enterprise undertaken? : Yes / No

ii) If she / he is aware of any other enterprise? : Yes / No

If yes,

S.No. Enterprise Order of

preference

Expected

outcome

Reasons for

preference

IX. Reasons for not resorting to such enterprise


Ranks given to each

constraint


1. Lack of knowledge / technical information

2. Lack of funds

3. High initial investment

4. Lack of market facility

5. Lack of transport facility

6. Others (specify)

i)

ii)

iii)

X. Suggest possible opportunities for increasing the present level of income and employment for your farm / household

1.

2.

3.

XI. Assistance expected from Government or other organization

Type of assistance Agency Remarks

XII. How regularly do you and your family members go for fuelwood collection?

What fuel do they use for cooking?

Details Before 2002 After 2002

a) Almost every day

b) Once a week

c) Once a fortnight

d) Once a month

e) Once in 3 months

f) Once or twice a year

g) Others (specify)

XIII. Nature of wood you prefer (Specify the species)

S.No. Details of wood preferred Before 2002 After 2002

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

XIV. What types of fodder do you fetch when you go for fodder collection?

S.No. Name of the fodder Quantity / day

Value of collection fodder, if

sold in the market

Before 2002 After 2002 Before 2002 After 2002

XV. Distance travelled for collection of fuelwood, fodder, etc.

S.No. Nature of travel Mode Distance / day

(Kms.)

Remarks

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

XVI. Problems faced in mobilizing resources


1. Problems due to Forest Department

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

2. Due to wild animals

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

3. Others

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

XVII. Details of land use


1. Land owned (Ha)

Leased in land

Leased out land

Total land (in Ha.)

2. Type of land

Rainfed

Irrigated

Garden land

3. Nature of cultivation

Shifting

Regular

4. Cropping pattern

S.No. Name of the crop


Area in

Ha

Yield

obtained

Area in

Ha

Yield

obtained

1. Agricultural crops (Cereals)

a)

b)

c)

d)

2. Pulse crops

a)

b)

c)

3. Others

a)

b)

c)

5. Income generation

S.No. Details of activity Before 2002 After 2002

1. Agriculture

2. As labour wages

3. i) Private

Permanent

Casual

Contractual

ii) Government

Permanent

Casual

Contractual

4. Collection & sale of Non-Timber

Forest Produces (NTFPs)

5. Others (specify)

XVIII. Details of assistance provided for the Asset creation

S.No. Name of assistance Assistance provided by whom


1. Agricultural inputs

a) Seed

b) Fertilizer

c) Pesticides

d) Others

2. Agricultural implements & tools

a)

b)

c)

3. Animals

a) Cow

b) Buffalo

c) Sheep

d) Goats

e) Poultry

f) Others

4. Other activities, if any

XIX. Community development

S. No.

Details of assets


No

. of

asse

ts

cre

ate

d

Val

ue

in R

s.

No

. of

villa

ges

/ m

em

be

rs

be

ne

fitt

ed

No

. of

asse

ts

cre

ate

d

Val

ue

in R

s.

No

. of

villa

ges

/ m

em

be

rs

be

ne

fitt

ed

1. Non Residential

a) Creech

b) Community hall

c) TV Room

d) Grocery shop

e) Common toilet

f) Drying yard

g) Others if any (specify)

h) Roads

i) Black top

ii) Cement top

iii) Kutcha road

i) Wells

i) Bore wells

ii) Open wells

iii) Tube wells

j) Check dams

k) Percolation ponds

l) Ponds / tanks

m) Gully plugging

2. Transportation

a) Autos

b) Mini buses

c) Town bus permits / extensions

d) Tractor

e) Others if any (specify)

3. Audiovisual aids & recreation

a) Radio room

b) Television

c) Talkies / theatre

S. No.

Details of assets


No

. of

asse

ts

cre

ate

d

Val

ue

in R

s.

No

. of

villa

ges

/ m

em

be

rs

be

ne

fitt

ed

No

. of

asse

ts

cre

ate

d

Val

ue

in R

s.

No

. of

villa

ges

/ m

em

be

rs

be

ne

fitt

ed

4. Library and information

a) No. of books

i) Education interest

ii) Soil interest

iii) Recreation interest

iv) Knowledge building

v) Computer facilities

5. Drinking water

a) Overhead tanks

b) Common water storage

c) Streams

d) Rivers /dams

e) Others

6. Recreation needs

a) Club

b) Reading room

c) Others

7. Training needs

a) Production

b) Processing

c) Harvesting

d) Marketing

e) Health maintenance

f) Baby care

g) Micro finance & banking

h) Others

8. Social participation by the tribes

a) No. of festivals attended

b) No. of meetings attended

c) How many occasions in sharing the resources in holidays / holydays

d) How many worshipping performed

e) Others if any

XX. FDA contribution (Forest Department contribution through FDA)

S.

No. Name of activity

No. of

assets

created

Cost

in Rs. Remarks

A) Asset creation (Movable & Immovable Assets)

a) Immovable

i) Residential building (Group house)

ii) Non-residential buildings

(Creech, Community hall, TV Shed, School, Toilets,

Cow shed, Tractor shed, Store room, Drying yard,

Pump house, etc.)

iii) Roads (Construction, repairing) Black tap Mud Concrete

iv) Wells (Bore wells, Tube wells, Open wells, etc.)

Overhead tanks

v) Provision shop, Ration shop etc.

Others (Street light, Solar lights, etc.)

b) Movable

i) Agricultural implements

(Tractors, Ploughs, Sprayer, Duster etc.)

ii) Vehicle (Auto, Mini bus, Cycle, etc.)

B. Employment Generation

a) By Self Help Group - MFP collection - Loan - Shop (Tea shop, Provision shop) - Others

b) By Govt. Schemes (Central & State Govt.) - SGRY - PMGY - IAY - Magalir Thittam - Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR) - Western Ghats Development

Programme(WGDP) - TamilNadu Afforestation Programme (TAP) - National Afforestation Programme (NAP) - Project Elephant

c) By NGOs / V.As

- OSAI - CDFPES - KEYSTONE - Others

S.

No.

Name of activity No. of

assets

created

Cost

in Rs.

Remarks

d) Others - Supply of fruit bearing seedlings - Supply of Jatropha seedlings

C) Welfare Measures

a) Medical / Health camps

b) Veterinary camps

c) Training Programme - Sericulture - Apiculture - Fruit harvesting training - Others

Attitude towards VFCs/EDCs

Sl.No Statement Agree Undecided Disagree

1. VFC/EDC has made significant improvements

in the socio economic conditions of

members.

2. Since no good work is done no need for

existence of VFC/EDC.

3. VFC/EDC promotes mutual cooperation

among people.

4. VFC/EDC has helped in protecting the forest.

5. VFC/EDC does not help to solve problems of

local people.

6. VFC/EDC is a old concept and it has nothing

new to offer.

Attitude towards Forest Department

Sl.No Statement Agree Undecided Disagree

1. Forest department makes sincere efforts

to organise people and involve them in

decision making through VFC/EDC and

help them genuinely.

2. Since VFC/EDC does not help people

monetarily it is a failure

3. Through VFC/EDC, there is positive

relationship between forest department

officials and people.

4. VFE/EDC is only a means to get funds

from central government.

5. VFC/EDC will create a profound impact in

optimising and stabilizing the income of

people

6. Even after the formation of VFC/EDC

harassment by the forest department

people does not get reduced.

XXI. Do you think FDA is required and to be continued? Yes / No

If No, on what lines and how the support services are to be extended?

If yes, who has to contribute maximum (pl. rank)

A. 1. Forest Department

2. Agriculture Department

3. Horticulture Department

4. Health Department

5. Education Department

6. Rural Development Department

7. Tribal Welfare Department

8. Revenue Department

B. Non-Government Organization

C. Self-Help Groups

D. Others

XXII. What are the suggestions on your part to increase the facilities for tribals? (Please specify)

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