Last Updated on: November 30, 2022

About:

The Sivasagar Forest Division was created during 1993 by bi-furcating the erstwhile Jorhat Division within the Sivasagar political district. This division is surrounded  by the the river Brahmaputra in its North, the Dibrugarh Division in its East, the states of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh in its south and Jorhat Division in its West.The division has 24105.046 Ha of notified forest area consisting 7(seven) nos. of Reserve forests namely Geleky RF, Panidehing RF, Abhoypur RF, Sola RF, Sapekhati RF, Deroi RF and Dilli RF. The division has a 33.93sq km Protected Area namely Panidehing Bird Sanctuary  with an area of adjacent to the Panidehing Reserve Forest with its 282.12 km area as Eco Sensitive Zone being shock absorber. The division is spread over two civil districts namely Sivasagar and Charaideo. Most of the Reserve forests are consisting of Hollong Nahor Forests of the Assam Tropical Evergreen Forest type.

1. Location: 26^o59’43’’N and 94^o37’48’’E
2. Vision

To protect and improve the environment and Biodiversity, to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the division, to preserve and add new dimensions to the rich heritage of our composite culture, to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures. It also encompasses opening up the forestry sector for income and employment generation among our people while conserving the priceless biodiversity of the districts of Sivasagar and Charaideo and thus progressively reducing the pressure on the natural forests.

3. Mission:

The Division plans, executes, co-ordinates and monitors implementation of various forestry and wildlife programs to ensure ecological security and environmental balance by sustainable management of forests. It is also engaged in enhancing the forest and tree cover through people’s participation on benefit sharing basis in order to meet the people’s needs and for better realization of ecological goods and services.

1. Objectives

1. Protection, Conservation and Development of forests and wildlife and suitably use low productive and degraded lands through tree plantation.
2. To increase tree cover outside the forest area and encourage people and institutions in plantation related activities so as to achieve the goals of National Forest Policy 1988 and cover maximum areas under forests.
3. To create awareness among the people about the forests and environment.

Recent Achievement:

1. A Sahitya Manishi Upabon (Bio-Diversity Park) has been established at Geleky  Reserved Forest under State CAMPA Scheme. The area of Sahitya Manishi Upabon is 2.5 Ha.

519 nos. of tree species, 62 nos. of Orchid species and 23 nos. of bamboo species are planted in the Sahitya Manishi Upabon (Bio-Diversity Park)

2. Raising of 1.0 Ha site nursery is on process for creation of 50 Ha AR plantation at Disangmukh.
3. Erected 6.0 Km Solar Fencing at Disangmukh to mitigate Human-Elephant conflict.

Projects & Schemes:

	Item of works	Quantity	Total amount	Site specific justification
1.Project Elephant (CS & SS)
	Construction of Elephant Trance	1 km @ Rs. 6.0 lakhs	Rs. 6.0 lakhs	To confine infestation of Wild Elephant in adjoining villages of Panidehing Wildlife sanctuary.
2.Integrated Development of Wildlife Sanctuary
	Removal of invasive species in 3 nos. Wetlands
	Hingora jan Beel	4 ha.	Rs. 2.0 lakhs	Wild invasive degraded the Wetlands and other habitat of the sanctuary beside detrimenting dropness of wetlands..
	Ii) Gela demow Beel	4 ha.	Rs. 2.0 lakhs
	iii) Lolitongkur beel	3 ha.	Rs. 1.5 lakhs
3.Construction of Bundhs/check dams
	Ujantoli Nola	1 no.	Rs. 24.30 lakhs	To keep water reserve in a suitable level during winter season to provide habitat of birds and fish species.
	Ii) Jolatup Nola	1 no.	Rs. 24.60 lakhs
	Iii) Ghokha Borbeel Nola	1 no.	Rs. 24.10 lakhs
4. Construction of patrolling/ inspection paths and tourist road
	Chitolia Camp to Kandulijan Beel	3 km	Rs. 15.00 lakhs	Patrolling and approach road to bird flocking site for providing facilities to visitors.
	ii) Soroguwa Beat to Ujantoli Beel	2 km	Rs. 10.00 lakhs
	Desiltation of shallow Wetland Ujantoli Beel and Kandulijan Beel to make water holes	1 no.	Rs. 24.50 lakhs	Making of water holes to keep the water reserve during drought spell.

Branches & Offices:

Sl No	Name of Office	Location
1	Divisional Forest Office	Borpukhuripar,Sivasagar
3	Sivasagar Range Office	Borpukhuripar,Sivasagar
5	Geleky Beat Office	Geleky RF,Sivasagar
6	Atkhel Beat Office	Gelekey RF,Atkhel,Sivasagar
7	Haluating Beat office	Haluating,Geleky RF,Sivasagar
8	Amguri Beat Office	Amguri,Sivasagar
9	Demow Beat Office	Demow,Panidehing RF, Sivasagar
10	Desangmukh Beat Office	Desangmukh, Panidehing RF, Sivasagar
11	Sorogua Beat Office	Sorogua, Panidehing BS, Sivasagar
16	Sonari Range Office	Naphuk,Sonari range, Charaideo
17	Kherbari Beat Office	Abhoypur RF, kherbari
18	Singloo Beat Office	Abhoypur RF,Kherbari
19	Sola Beat Office	Sola RF, Mathurapur, Charaideo
20	Namtola Beat Office	Abhoypur RF, Namtola
21	Deroi Beat Office	Deroi RF,rangoli
22	Lechai Sub-Beat Office	Abhoypur RF, Namtola
23	Borhat Range Office	Borhat
24	Panbari Beat Office	Panbari,Borhat
25	Dillighat Beat Office	Dillighat, Dilli RF,Borhat
26	Lefera Beat Office	Lefera ,Dilli RF,Borhat
27	Halua Beat Office	Halua , Dilli RF, Borhat
28	Bimolapur Beat Office	Bimolapur,Borhat
29	Sapekhati Beat Office	Sapekhati,Borhat

 

Citizen Services:

• Raising plantation in urban area for maintaining Eco-system.
• Awareness campaign among citizen for

1. Conserving forests along with its wildlife and their habitats
2. Producing and harvesting forest produce using scientific system.
3. Opening up forest resources for income and employment generation.

 

 

Contact Details:

Sl No	Name of the officer	Designation	Contact details
1	Sri Deben Chandra Kalita, AFS	DCF, DFO	9864117949
2	Sri Bubul Baruah, AFS	FRO,Sivasagar Range	7086821545
3	Sri Dhimangshu Saikia,AFS	FRO,Sonari Range	9706373277
4	Smt  Sumi Deori,AFS	FRO, HQ	8724036554

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