District Forest Department

District Forest Department

Viluppuram Territorial Division

Area

Activities

Forest Type

Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project

Local Biodiversity Conservation

Lower Zone

Middle Zone

Upper Zone

Buffer zone activities in Programme villages

List of Buffer Zone Activities Work Carried out During 2002-2003

Line Department activities

Water Harvesting Structures

Water Harvesting Structures 2001-2002

Water Harvesting Structures 2002-2003

Water Harvesting Structures- 2003-2004

Photos

Sancturies

Location

Configuration of the Land

Climate and Rainfall

Vegetation

FAUNA

Immigration of Birds

Tourism

Reserved Forest (Notified Under Section 16 of TNF Act 1882)

Reserved Forest Leased out to TAFCORN ( Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation)

Reserved Lands (Notified Under Section 4 of TNF Act 1882) In Viluppuram District.

Contact Address & Phone number .

Viluppuram Territorial Division

Villupuram Territorial Division is one of the oldest territorial divisions in Tamil Nadu formed during 1957, forms part of Villupuram and Cuddalore Districts.

This Division is attached with the Conservator of Forests, Dharmapuri circle, Dharmapuri. For administrative convenience, the Villupuram Division has been divided into Nine Forest Ranges as detailed below:

Sl.No.	Name of Range	Headquarters.
1.	Villupuram	Villupuram
2.	Gingee	Gingee
3.	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet
4.	Tindivanam	Tindivanam
5.	Cuddalore	Cuddalore
6.	Chidambaram	Chidambaram
7.	Pitchavaram	Chidambaram
8.	Forest Station	Villupuram
9.	Technical	Villupuram

Area :

Total area comes under Villupuram Forest Division is 48703.13 ha. Out of this 24017.24 ha. has been leased out to TAFCORN. Out of the balance of 24685.89 ha. 20707.92 ha. falling under Villupuram District and 3977.97 ha. falling under Cuddalore District. Villupuram Forest Division consists of 26 Reserved Forests areas out of which tribal are living in Pitchavaram and Killai R.Fs.

Activities:

The main activities of this Division are the Protection and Preservation of the existing Natural Reserved Forests and Wild animals such as Spotted Deer, Antelope, Sloth bear etc., and the development of the degraded forests. This Division is implementing various forests acts to protect the Reserved Forests and Reserved Land.

Forest Types:

These Forests are lies between 11 – 8’ latitudes and 78 – 38’ longitudes. The topography of the Forests varies from Plains with gentle slope.

The forests of this division are divided into three regions from the points of view of topography, soil conditions and flora. They are : -

The coastal regions -- containing the casuarinas plantations, sand dunes, the mangroves and scrub jungle. The whole of Pitchavaram, Pitchavaram extension and Killai Reserved Forests and the Porto Novo and Ariyakosti URL.

The lateritic region -- containing the extensive cashew plantation and the dry evergreen forest – Kangiruppum Bit I and II, Velangulam, Ammeri, Narimanam, Semakottai and Extension, Kallamedu and Kuttady Reserved Forests.

The inland plains region – containing the eucalyptus and miscellaneous fuel plantations and the thorny scrub jungles – Alwarmalai, Varanjaram, Porasakurichi, Magarur, Kattumailur, Nangur, Krishnapuram, Thottapadi, Kottalamalai, Melpalangur, Mallapuram and Poosapadi Reserved Forests and Pandur, Sirupakkam, Kattayanallur, Kuttakudi URL.

The following forest types are found in this division: -

The Coastal regions contains:

Sandy areas with sand dunes

Tidal swamps

Scrub jungles.

Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project

Tamilnadu Afforestation Project is started with the aid of Japan fund (Japan Bank for International Co-operation) from the year 1997-1998. Implementation of TAP in Villupuram Forest Division since 1997, aims at improving productivity of natural forests as well as agriculture through watershed development methods, biodiversity conservation in natural forests, involving of local people in these activities through JFM model and develops infrastructure and capacity development in these village communities as part of the whole unit watershed ecosystem.

The details of villages tackled under this project from 1997-98 are given below:

Sl.No.	Year	Name of village	Name of Range
1.	1997-98	1. Mazhavanthangal 2. Nellimalai 3. S. Ogaiyur	Villupuram Gingee Ulundurpet
2.	1998-99	1. Kadayam 2. Kanakkankuppam 3. Karunkuzhi	Villupuram Gingee Ulundurpet
3.	1999-2000	1. Oddampattu 2. Nadupattu 3. Koothakudi	Villupuram Gingee Ulundurpet
4.	2000-2001	1. Adukkam 2. Athiyur 3. Porasakurichi 4. Devathanampettai	Villupuram Gingee Ulundurpet Technical
5.	2001-2002	1. Malaiyarasankuppam 2. Kosapalayam 3. Krishnapuram 4. Mangulam	Villupuram Gingee Ulundurpet Cuddalore
6.	2002-2003	1. Anumanandal	Ulundurpet.
7.	2003-2004	1. Sembakurichi 2. Esanthai/Thenseruvalur 3. T. Edaiyar	Gingee Cuddalore Ulundurpet

Local Biodiversity Conservation

Under this component 3 programme villages are identified in the Villupuram Division and work will be taken up on watershed basis following the Joint Forest Management concept. The watershed improvement will consist both planting and soil and moisture conservation work. The improvement treatment of each watershed will be done zone wise (eg. Lower, Middle, Upper and Buffer zone) based on the character of terrain and existing vegetation cover. The watershed on a holistic basis irrespective of ownership of land will be treated for effective action.

a. Lower Zone (90 Ha. /Village)

The lower zone will be planted with the species to meet the need of the village community and also for Long-term benefits. 500 Seedlings / Ha. are to be planted in this zone in addition to soil and moisture conservation measures like gully plugging check dams, contour trenches, vegetative barriers. 450 numbers of seedlings of miscellaneous species will be planted which can meet the need of the local villagers for fruit, fodder, fuel wood and green leaf manure. Some of the miscellaneous species like Illupai, Jack, Naval, Cashew, Sitha, Nelli, Neem, Poovarasu, Sissu, Mungil, Achan, Vagai, Usil etc. will be planted in this zone. The choice of species will be decided after consulting the local people. The ratio of financial allocation per ha. for planting work and soil moisture conservation measures in Lower Zone should be 65 : 35

b. Middle Zone ( 80 Ha. / Village):

In middle zone (assets creating zone) species to meet the long term needs of the village community, will be planted. Usually fruit bearing and small timber etc., will be planted here. 300 Seedlings / Ha are to be planted in this zone in addition to soil and moisture conservation measures like gully plugging, Check dams, Contour trenches, Vegetative barriers. 250 number of seedlings of miscellaneous species like Bamboo, Illupai, Naval, Nelli, Sissu, Vagai, Achan, Poovarasu etc., will be planted here for the remaining 25 good quality tamarind Seedlings and 25 vegetative propagated cuttings are to be planted in this asset creating zone. The ratio of financial allocation per Ha. for planting work and soil moisture conservation measures in middle zone should be 55 : 45 respectively.

c. Upper Zone ( 80 ha / Village ):

The upper zone will be known as shown as zone of eco - restoration. The existing natural growth of this area will be totally protected as such and the genetic bio-diversity will be enhanced by planting the pioneering species available in this area 100 seedlings / ha of miscellaneous species available in this zone will be planted in addition to soil and moisture conservation measures like gully plugging, Check dams, Contour trenches, Vegetative barriers. The ratio of financial allocation per ha. for planting work and soil moisture conservation measures in upper zone should be 35 : 65 respectively.

Buffer zone activities in Programme villages:

This zone comprises both the patta lands and community poromboke waste lands falling within 2-3 km. radius of forest boundary selected to be treated under Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project (TAP) Soil and moisture conservation works and planting along the field bunds will be taken up based on the demand of the local villagers as planned in micro plan. Activities for the forest department, communities and other developmental activities in the programme villages should be done in an integrated manner with the involvement of all other sister departments and Local NGO’s. Asset creating works, which are of priorities and identified in consultation with Village Forest Council can be included in the micro plan before execution.

TAP introduced in 1997, is a step towards assigning an effective role to local communities in managing the forest resources. TAP aims at organizing and adequately empowering local communities in this direction. Under this zone the following activities are carried out.

Milch cow loan

Petty shop loan

Loan to Self Help Groups

Supply of power sprayer

Construction of Community Hall

Forming Concrete Road

Construction of Retaining wall

Loan to purchase adoring materials

Providing wooden partition to School classrooms

Forming Poultry farm

Loan for the purchase of bicycle

Threshing floor

List of Buffer Zone Activities Work Carried out During 2002-2003 in Viluppuram Division.

Name of Range	Village		Amount allotted	Activities carried out	No. of beneficiaries		Amount Spent in Rs.
Name of Range	Village		Amount allotted	Activities carried out	Male	Female	Amount Spent in Rs.
1	2		3	4	5	6	7
Ulundurpet	2002 Anumanandal		300000	Supply of Milch cow	7	3	100000
				Petty Shop loan	2		10000
				Power Sprayer	3		13500
				Self Help Group		60	30000
				Formation of Bund in Anumanandal Tank			100000
				Barbed wire fencing and gate for School	118	108	12000
				Wooden partition for School class room	25	22	3000
				Milch cow		4	31500
				Total			300000
	2001 V.Krishnapuram		200000	Self help group		20	10000
				Community Hall			188000
				Total			198000
	2000 Porasakurichi		100000	Loan to purchase Milch cow Loan to WSHG	8	1 10	90000 10000
	2000 Porasakurichi		100000	Total			100000
Villupuram	2001 Malaiyarasan- kuppam		200000	Supply of Milch cow	7	3	100000
				Threshing floor			100000
				Total			200000
	2000 Adukkam		100000	Supply of Milch cow	9		90000
				Petty shop loan	2		10000
				Total			100000
Gingee	2001 Kosapalayam		200000	Concrete road		50	50000
				Retaining wall		25	20000
				WSHG		10	10000
				Milch cow		15	120000
				Total			200000
	2000 Athiyur		100000	Milch cow		10	70000
				Purchase motor		25	30000
				Total			100000
	2000 Devathanampettai		100000	Milch cow		15	100000
	2000 Devathanampettai		100000	Total			100000
Cuddalore	2001 Mangulam		200000	Improvement of Oorani at Mangulam Village		500	200000
Cuddalore	2001 Mangulam		200000	Total			200000
Buffer zone ( Consolidation of plantation )
Ulundurpet		1997 S.Ogaiyur	135000	Supply of Mitsubishi mini tractor			135000
Villupuram		1997 Mazavanthangal	135000	Loan to purchase Milch cow	11 Nos.		85000
				Supply of Adoring Materials			50000
				Total			135000
Gingee		1997 Nellimalai	135000	Milch cow		13	91000
				Poultry farm	1		9000
				Milch cow		5	35000
				Total			135000
Ulundurpet		1998 Karunkuzhi	20000	Milch cow		4	20000
Villupuram		1998 Kadayam	20000	Loan to purchase Bicycle	4		20000
Gingee		1998 Kanakkankuppam	20000	Improvement of road work		50	20000
				Grand Total			194500

Line Department activities

The Tamilnadu Afforestation Project was implemented from 1997-98 in tune with the concept of Joint Forest Management system. The degraded forests were regenerated with the willing support of the masses inhabiting the adjacent villages. The demands of the villagers could not be fully met with the allocation of funds under the TAP scheme only. The involvement of other departments is also required to provide the maximum benefits to the villagers.

The Tamilnadu Government has constituted District Level Committee on Joint Forest Management as per G.O.Ns.No.166 E&F (FR VI) department dated 11.6.98. This committee will have a meeting once in 3 months, with the line department, and at the time the villagers’ needs are being discussed. The line departments also concentrate their activities in these TAP villages. Some of the activities proposed with the Line Department are given below:

Formation of Road

Forming Milk Society

Leveling of agricultural land and summer ploughing

Supply of necessary furniture like Chairs, Tables, Fans etc. to the Schools.

Construction of Class rooms for Schools.

Desilting and strengthening of Panchayat Tanks

Threshing floor

Conducting Vetenary Medical Camps

Conducting free Medical Camps

Supply of Sewing machines, Iron Box etc.

Water Harvesting Structures:

To harvest the rainwater to increase ground water table, drinking water facilities for wild life and cattle Check Dam, Percolation Ponds / Deer pond were constructed as listed below :

Water Harvesting Structures 2001-2002 in Viluppuram Forest Division

S.No.	Name of Range	Name of RF	Name of Programme Village	PP / DP /IPP	Amount Spent in Rs.	Water holding capacity in mcft	Water holding capacity in litres (in Crores)
1.	Gingee	Karai	Kosapalayam	PP	397000	0.66	1.88
2.	Gingee	Karai	Kosapalayam	PP	229000	0.27	0.76
3.	Gingee	Karai	Kosapalayam	PP	258000	0.30	0.84
4.	Gingee	Karai	Kosapalayam	DP	249000	0.24	0.68
5.	Gingee	Karai	Kosapalayam	IPP	271000	0.36	1.02
6.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	PP	334170	0.55	0.85
7.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	PP	376000	0.25	0.74
8.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	PP	740000	3.58	10.28
9.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	IPP	448000	0.47	1.32
10.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	IPP	477000	0.47	1.32
11.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	DP	165855	0.10	0.28
12.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	DP	98910	0.10	0.28
13.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	DP	97100	0.10	0.28
14.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	DP	107000	0.10	0.28
15.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	CC	188945	0.12	0.34
16.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	CC	139000	0.10	0.28
17.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	V.Krishnapuram	CC	139000	0.10	0.28
18.	Villupuram	Gangavaram	Malaiarasankuppam	PP	446000	0.33	0.85
19.	Villupuram	Gangavaram	Malaiarasankuppam	PP	337000	0.24	0.68
20.	Villupuram	Thandavasamudram	Malaiarasankuppam	PP	269000	0.20	0.57
21.	Villupuram	Thandavasamudram	Malaiarasankuppam	IPP	461000	0.47	1.34
22	Villupuram	Thandavasamudram	Malaiarasankuppam	DP	114000	0.16	0.45
23.	Villupuram	Thuruinjikadu	Adukkam	PP	200000	0.20	0.86
24.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	Anumanandhal	PP	427000	0.30	0.87

Water Harvesting Structures- 2002-2003 in Viluppuram Forest Division

S.No.	Name of Range	Name of RF	Name of Programme village	PP / DP	Amount in Rs.	Water holding capacity in mcft	Water holding capacity in litres (in Crores)
1.	Gingee	Karai	Kosapalayam	PP1	326000	0.33	0.72
2.	Gingee	Karai	Kosapalayam	DP2	161000	0.25	0.95
3.	Gingee	Karai	Athiyur	PP1	200000	0.30	0.95
4.	Gingee	Pakkamalai	D.pettai	DP	186000	0.25	0.71
5.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	Anumanandal	PP 1	404000	1.10	3.15
6.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	Anumanandal	DP1	92000	0.40	1.15
7.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	Anumanandal	IPP	133500	2.54	7.28
8.	Ulundurpet	Krishnapuram	Krishnapuram	P.P.1	233000	0.30	0.86
9.	Cuddalore	Krishnapuram	Krishnapuram	DP1	206000	0.31	0.89

Water Harvesting Structures- 2003-2004 in Viluppuram Forest Division

S.No.	Name of Range	Name of RF	Name of Programme village	PP / DP	Amount in Rs.	Water holding capacity in mcft	Water holding capacity in litres
1.	Cuddalore	Thottapadi	Esanthai	DP1	222000	0.38	1.08 Crores
2.	Cuddalore	Thottapadi	Esanthai	PP1	442000	043	1.23 Crores
3.	Cuddalore	Thottapadi	Esanthai	DP2	214000	0.30	0.86 Crores
4.	Tindivanam	Thottapadi	Esanthai	PP2	421000	0.37	1.05 Crores
5.	Gingee	Krishnapuram	Sembakurichi	DP1	204000	0.32	0.93 Crores
6.	Gingee	Krishnapuram	Sembakurichi	PP1	377000	0.33	0.95 Crores
7.	Gingee	Krishnapuram	Sembakurichi	DP2	210000	0.32	0.90 Crores
8.	Villupuram	Thurinjikadu	Adukkam	DP1	260000	0.36	1.03 Crores

RAIN WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE
PERCOLATION POND AT V.KRISHNAPURAM (2001 PV)

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RAIN WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE
CATCH WATER PIT & SEMI CIRCULAR BUND

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RAIN WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE
DEER POND AT SEMBAKURICHI (2003 PV)

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Sancturies

For forming of Kazhuveli Bird’s Sanctuary over an area of 4722.2.05 Ha at Kazhuveli Tank in Vanur & Tindivanam Taluks was notified as Reserve Land under Tamil Nadu Forest act 1882 of section 26 in Villupuram District Gazette dated 16.04.2001.

To declare the above area as Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary, under section 18(1) of The Wild life Protection Act 1972 is under preparation. It will be rooted through the District Collector, Villupuram for onward transmission through the proper channel to the Tamilnadu Government for notification.

AREA PROPOSED FOR BIRD SANCTUARY

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a) Location:

Kazhuveli Tank (Swamp) is in Tindivanam Taluk of Villupuram District. The entire Kazhuveli Tank (Swamp) lies west of Pondichery to Chennai, East Coast Road. The tank is in between 79⁰ 45’ to 79⁰ 55’ longitude and in between 12⁰ to 12⁰ 10’ Latitude. The tank lies adjacent to Bay of Bengal along the East Coast. The Tank is partly in Marakanam and in Vanur Panchayat Unions of Villupuram District. The bottom most of this tank starts in Kellpudupattu Village, which is about 5 to 6 kilometres from Pondicherry and it extends to Marakanam Village.

(b) Configuration of the Land:

The major portions of this Tank (Swamp) spread over about 15 villages in Tindivanam Taluk as follows:

1. Anumandai , 2. Seyyankuppam, 3. Chettikuppam, 4. Koonimedu, 5. Keelpudupattu, 6. Koluvari, 7.Kaluperumpakkam, 8. Vilvanatham, 9. Anpakkam, 10. Idaicheri, 11. Uppuvelur, 12. Karattai, 13.Devannandal, 14. Kilapakkam and 15. Nadukuppam.

The approximate area of Kazhuveli Tank (Swamp) is about 47 square kilometres. The bottom most of the tank is one kilometre west of Bay of Bengal near Keelpudupattu village and at the top it is about three kilometres from Bay of Bengal. The entire tank is in plains. The soil is sandy having small percentage of clay and humus. The area is not having any good vegetation because of the soil factor. The Tank (Swamp) is lying as a waste land for decades together.

(c) Climate and Rainfall:

The Kazhuveli Tank (Swamp) is adjoining Bay of Bengal and therefore the climate is moist and damp without the extremes of heat and cold. The climate according to Bangnouls and Gaussan " belongs the 37th Medium tropical transitional bioclimatic." This tank gets its maximum rainwater during the period from July to January every year. The average rainfall in this area is about 1200 mm as per the rainguage data at Marakkanam. In addition to this Rainwater the Kazhuveli Tank receives the sea backwaters from "Vedayanthittu Kazhuveli", which is in the North of Kazhuveli tank. Vedayanthittu Kazhuveli is also a big tank adjacent to Bay of Bengal. The Kazhuveli tank (Swamp) gets the drainage waters from the nearby agricultural lands during the season. The tank will have full water for about six months in a year. The water will begin to reduce from February and March every year till the winter season. The Tank is also having number of feeding channels.

(d) Vegetation:

Kazhuveli is an old mangrove forest, which has been degraded over a period, of time. There are extensive sedges and grasses in the non-estuarine portion and the aquatic reeds also are seen.

Prosophis juliflora, Barringtonia, Acacia nilotica are the main species found in the flatter areas. In the estuarine area Avicennia marina, Suaveda monica is found.

Mangrove forests are endangered all over the world. Declaration of the area as Birds Sanctuary will help in conservation of this rare fragile ecosystem.

(e) FAUNA:

An important aspect for which it is sought to be declared as birds sanctuary is the wide variety of migratory waterfowls. Some 71 species of waterfowls are sighted in this area, including 13 species of Anatudal and 30 species of shorebirds. The area holds around 30,000 ducks in winter, 20,000 - 40,000 shorebirds and 20,000 - 50,000 terns during winter.

In March and April as the water level recedes, the lagoon attracts pelicans, herons, egrets, storks and ibises.

A list of avifauna recorded by Honorary Wildlife Warden of Villupuram District Dr. Rauf Ali regarding the faunal composition of Kazhuveli is enclosed herewith.

(f) Immigration of Birds:

The area also serves as an important Corridor for the migratory birds which move to Point Calimere during winter. Every year during the months of October to February large congregations of water birds can be seen in thousands in this swamp. Since the swamp is adjacent to Bay of Bengal, large number of birds from foreign countries are coming and staying here in the winter as a refugee place. The conditions and climate prevailing in winter season in this swamp are highly suitable to the migratory birds from the foreign countries. Declaration of the area as bird sanctuary will prevent poaching and destruction of habitat of these migratory birds.

(g) Tourism:

The above swamp is on Pondicherry to Chennai East Coast Road ( ECR ). The length of this tank parallel to the Pondicherry - Chennai East Coast Road is for about 8 to 9 Kms. Large number of link roads is there to this tank from Pondicherry to Chennai East Coast Road. Private parties near the East Coast Road in between Pondy and Marakanam have constructed modern cottages. The local population and the tourists from various parts of country can have this swamp as a Tourist spot and picnic place.

Reserved Forest (Notified Under Section 16 of TNF Act 1882) in Viluppuram District

Sl. No	Name of Range	Name of Taluk	Name of Reserved Forest	Extent in Ha.	Notification No. and date (Board of Revenue (Land Revenue) Forest and date	Remarks
1	Villupuram	Tirukoilur	Adukkam	809.37	B.P.No.205 dated 27.4.1892 and G.O.Ms.No.980 dated 17.10.1891.	-
2	Villupuram	Gingee	Gangavaram	2681.87	G.O. Ms.No.976 dated 10.10.1887.	-
3	Villupuram	Gingee	Thandava Samudram	318.49	B.P.No.613 dated 29.10.1895 and G.O.Ms. No.658 dated 1.10.1895.	-
4	Villupuram	Gingee	Poolanjimalai	236.94	B.F.No.20 dated 14.01.1893.	-
5	Villupuram	Villupuram	Thurinjikadu	401.24	B.F.No.490 dated 23.11.1891 and G.O.Ms.No.980 dated 17.10.1891.	-
6	Villupuram	Villupuram	Odayanatham	648.71	B.F.No.202 dated 7.7.1902 and G.O.Ms.No.546 dated 23^rd June 1902.	-
7	Villupuram	Gingee	Pakkamalai (p)	2263.81	B.P.No.37 dated 27.1.1887 and G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6.3.1897.	-
	Total			7,360.43

Sl No	Name of Range	Name of Taluk	Name of Reserved Forest	Extent in Ha.	Notification No. and date (Board of Revenue (Land Revenue) Forest and date	Remarks
1	Gingee	Gingee	Pakkamalai	2237.03	B.P.No.37 dated 27.1.1887 and G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6.3.1897.	-
2	Gingee	Gingee	Siruvadi	1360.16	G.O.Ms.No.976 dated 10.10.1887.	-
3	Gingee	Gingee	Muttakadu	1289.72	G.O.Ms.No.976 dated 10.10.1887.	-
4	Gingee	Gingee	Padipallam	1457.28	B.P.No.37 dated 27.1.1897, G.O.Ms.No.743 dated 22.12.1896.	-
5	Gingee	Gingee	Karai	686.75	G.O.Ms.No.976 dated 10.10.1887.	-
	Total			7,030.94

Sl. No	Name of Range	Name of Taluk	Name of Reserved Forest	Extent in Ha.	Notification No. and date (Board of Revenue (Land Revenue) Forest and date	Remarks
1	Tindivanam	Vanur	Koonimedu ‘B’ block	57.27	Govt. Lr.No. 79109 / FR III / 83-5 / F&F dated 08.03.1984.	-
2	Tindivanam	Vanur	Chettikuppam	47.42.5	Govt. Lr. No. 735 / FR / III / 84-6 dated 10.05.1984.	-
3	Tindivanam	Vanur	Kurumbaram	245.62	B.P. No. 193 dated 21.04.1892 and G.O.Ms.No. 248 dated 11.03.1892.	-
	Total			350.81

Sl. No	Name of Range	Name of Taluk	Name of Reserved Forest	Extent in Ha.	Notification No. and date (Board of Revenue (Land Revenue) Forest and date	Remarks
1	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Porasakurichi	333.06	B.P.No.625 dated 9.10.1894 and G.O.Ms.No.642, 642A dated 1.9.1894.	-
2	Ulundurpet	Kallakurichi	Varanjaram	353.69	B.P.No.637 dated 11.11.1895 and G.O.Ms.No.691, 691A dated 22.10.1895.	-
3	Ulundurpet	Kallakurichi	Magarur	511.12	B.P.No.22 dated 17.1.1896 and G.O.Ms.No.825, 825A dated 15.12.1896.	-
4	Ulundurpet	Kallakurichi	Thottapadi	585.98	B.P.No.365 dated 25.8.1897 and G.O.Ms.No.673, 673A dated 4.8.1897.	-
5	Ulundurpet	Kallakurichi	Krishnapuram	2445.91	B.P.No.339 dated 13.5.1893 and G.O.Ms.No.306, 306A dated 20.4.1897.	-
6	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Iruvelpet	316.63.5	Govt. Lr.No.22513/FR /111 / 86-7/F&F dated 21.10.1985.	-
7	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Gramam	194.56	Govt. Lr. No. 32513/FRII/86-7 / F&F dated 21.10.1986.	-
8	Ulundurpet	Tirukoilur	T. Edaiyar	365.55.5	Govt. Lr.No. 30229 / FR/III/86-8 / F&F dated 05.06.1984	-
9	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Koothakudi	604.16	Govt. Lr. No. 636 / FR / III / 84-7 dated 23.06.1984.	-
	Total			5,711.66

Reserved Forest Leased out to TAFCORN ( Tamil nadu Forest Plantation Corporation)

Sl	Name of Range	Name of Taluk	Name of Reserved Forest	Extent in Ha.	Notification No. and date (Board of Revenue (Land Revenue) Forest and date	Remarks
1	Tindivanam	Vanur	Agaram	242.82	B.P.No. 411 dated 26.07.1883 and G.O.Ms.No. 473 dated 06.07.1888
2	Tindivanam	Vanur	Marakkanam	26.11	B.P.No.411 dated 26.07.1888 and G.O.Ms.No. 473 dated 06.07.1888.
3	Villupuram	Villupuram	Melkondai	194.24	B.P.No. 250 dated 23.11.1891 and G.O.Ms.No. 250 dated 15.08.1891.
4	Ulundurpet	Tirukoilur	Nayanur	651.2	B.P.No. 726 dated 19.12.1892 and G.O.Ms.No. 117 dated 25.11.1892.
5	Ulundurpet	Tirukoilur	Swamimalai	2158.74	B.P.No. 250 dated 23.11.1891 and G.O.Ms.No. 250 dated 15.08.1891.
6	Ulundurpet	Tirukoilur	Seedevi	1121.83	B.P.No. 688 dated 06.12.1892 and G.O.Ms.No. 1148 dated 16.11.1892.
7	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Kunjaram	485.64	B.P.No. 211 dated 27.05.1897 and G.O.Ms.No. 250 dated 29.04.1897.
8	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Nathamur Bit I	1231.10	B.P.No. 234 dated 12.05.1892 and G.O.Ms.No. 343 dated 08.04.1892.
9	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Nathamur Bit II	1490.51	B.P.No. 234 dated 12.05.1892 and G.O.Ms.No. 343 dated 08.04.1892.
10	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Pandur	462.62	Govt. Lr.No. 45698/F2/III 84-7 / F&F dated 19.01.1985.
11	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Sirupakkam	404.21	Govt. Lr. No. 12894 / FR / III / 85-4 / F&F dated 27.04.1985.
12	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet & Kallakurichi	Alwarmalai	2673.61	B.P.No. 210 dated 21.03.1895 and G.O.Ms.No. 192,192A dated 27.02.1793.
13	Ulundurpet	Tirukoilur	Kuttadi	687.96	B.P.No. 446 dated 30.10.1891 and G.O.Ms.No. 862,862A dated 11.01.1891.
14	Ulundurpet	Tirukoilur	Kallamedu	416.83	B.P.No. 22 dated 17.01.1896 and G.O.Ms.No. 487,487A dated 24.07.1795.
15	Tindivanam	Vanur	Kilsevur	485.64	G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 17.12.1887.
16	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Alwarmalai Extension	6.41	G.O.Ms.No. 717 / F&F dated 06.07.1974.
	Total			12,739.47
	Grand Total			33,193.31

Reserved Lands (Notified Under Section 4 of TNF Act 1882) In Viluppuram District.

Sl. No	Name of Range	Name of Taluk	Name of Reserved Land	Extent in Ha.	Notification No. and date	Remarks
1	Tindivanam	Vanur	Keelpudupattu	56.33	CCF, Ref.No.G2/ 17744/78-6 dated 04.06.1979.
2	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Thiruvannainalur	208.84	G.O.Ms.No.3361 dated 02.09.1946
3	Ulundurpet	Ulundurpet	Edaikkal	821.13	G.O.Ms.No.850 dated 27.07.1988	Leased out to TAFCORN

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Viluppuram Forest Division
23A, Ranganathan Street,
Viluppuram
Phone No. 04146 - 223743

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