Department of Environmental Science, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP
1Regional Horticultural Research Station, Jachh, Kangra
2Department of Forest Product and Utilization, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP
The study was carried out in all the ranges of Morni, Pinjore forest division and the area under Haryana Community Forestry Project for the plantation year 2005–06 during 2007. Random sampling technique was used to select and lay out the sampling unit. Survival of the plantations was found maximum (90.63%) in Panchkula range followed by Morni (86.00%) and Raipur Rani (85.47%) and minimum (83.38%) in Pinjore range. Over all survival of the plantations in Morni-Pinjore Forest Division and Haryana Community Forestry Project was recorded 86.14 and 78.10 per cent respectively. In Panchkula district it was obtained 82.12 per cent. The plantation was done through the involvement of village committees. Village Forest Committees (VFCs) were constituted by the State Forest Department whereas Village Resource Management Committees (VRMCs) were formed under the Haryana Community Forestry Project. It was observed that the involvement of the local people could be further increased through organizing regular meetings, trainings, exposure visits and awareness camps. More and more people should be motivated towards social fencing concept and stall feeding practices. The active participation of the villagers at all levels can be ensured through employment generation, more incentives and proper benefit sharing mechanisms.
Assessment, survival, afforestation, Panchkula
