Forest range

Forest administration in India

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For other uses, see Forest Range (disambiguation).

A forest range is a term used to define administrative regions containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests.[1] The term was in use in British India, and hence India, Pakistan and Bangladesh use this term for administrative purposes.

## In India[edit]

Map of the Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary in South India with the Forest Range boundaries marked. Note that all the ranges are in the same district of Chamarajanagar and the range boundaries may or may not correspond to taluka boundaries

In India, the combined forests in a forest division are completely divided into non-overlapping forest ranges for the purpose of administration and coordination, in an analogous form of dividing the political area of a subdivision into blocks. Alignment of the ranges to political boundaries is not necessary, as forests often overlap political boundaries - but one range cannot span more than one state.

Each range controls the protected areas and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a Forest Range Officer.[1] A forest range may be broken up into one or more 'sub-ranges' or 'blocks'.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Thakker, P S (2015). Remote sensing inputs for forest working plan revision a case study in Vijay Nagar range forest of Sabarkantha district in state of Gujarat India. Gujarat University. Retrieved 11 April 2019.