Andhra Pradesh Forest Department

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Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
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Forests For Survival
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Sri Ajay Kumar Naik, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF)
Website http://forests.ap.gov.in

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is one of the administrative divisions of Government of Andhra Pradesh. It is headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HOFF), an Indian Forest Service officer. The primary function of this department is protection, conservation and management of forests in the Andhra Pradesh State. The Forest Department is organised into 12 territorial circles and 43 divisions. One Senior Officer of the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests functions as Planning and Extension Officer in each district.

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Flora and fauna

Andhra Pradesh State is bestowed with two river systems of Krishna and Godavari. Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board is a statutory body that maintains and keeps balance of biodiversity in ecosystems, landscapes, heritage sites. The forests in the state can broadly be divided into four major biotic provinces.

  1. Deccan Plateau - 53%
  2. Central Plateau - 35%
  3. Eastern Highland - 11%
  4. East Coastal Plains - 1%

The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous type with a mixture of Teak, and species of the genera Terminalia , Dalbergia , Pterocarpus , Anogeissus etc. Fauna includes Tiger, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dog, Hyena, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Chinkara, Chowsingha, Nilgai, Cheetal, Sambar and a number of Birds and Reptiles.

The state is a possessor of some rare and endemic plants like Cycas beddomei , Pterocarpus santalinus , Terminalia pallida, Syzygium alternifolium, Shorea talura, Shorea tumburgia, Psilotum nudum etc. Among its rich fauna, the Double Banded or the Jerdon’s courser, the golden gecko, and the gray slender loris are some of the rare and endemic fauna of the state.

Protected areas

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Kambalakonda
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Coringa
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Papikonda
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Koundinya
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Krishna
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Rollapadu
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Lanka Malleswara
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Nagarjuna sagar - Srisailam
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Gundla Brahmeswaram
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Penusila
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Sri Venkateswara
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Pulicat
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Nelapattu
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Telineelapuram
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Kolleru
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Uppalapadu
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Kondakarla Ava
Map of wildlife sanctuaries in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Green is National Park, Red denotes Wildlife Sanctuaries, Blue denotes Bird Sanctuaries.
Wild Life SanctuariesArea

(In km2.)

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary 235.70
Kolleru Bird Sanctuary 308.55
Kondakarla Ava Bird Sanctuary 1.3
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary 194.81
Nagarjunasagar Srisailam (Project Tiger) 3568.00
Rolla Padu 6.14
Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary 1194.00
Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary 464.42
Nelapattu 4.58
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary 500.00
Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary (Project Elephant)357.60
Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary 1030.85
Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 70.70
National ParksArea

(In km2.)

Papikonda National Park [1] 1012.86
Sri Venkateswara National Park 525.97
Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram) 2.5
Zoo parkLocationArea (in Acres)
Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Tirupati5,532 acres (22 km2)
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park Visakhapatnam625 acres (2.5 km2)

References

  1. "Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.