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Head office of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is in the Panagal Maaligai or Panagal Building in Saidapet, Chennai. Map of Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Nadu Forest Department, formerly the Madras Forest Department, is a government department responsible for managing all the protected areas and forests plus environmental and wildlife related issues of Tamil Nadu state in South India.
Tamil Nadu Forest Department is the nodal agency responsible for the protection and management of forests in the state. [1] Forests occupy an area of 22,643 km 2 (8,743 sq mi) constituting 17.4% of the geographic area. [2]
Protected areas of Tamil Nadu cover an area of 3,305 km 2 (1,276 sq mi), constituting 2.54% of the geographic area and 15% of the 22,643 km 2 (8,743 sq mi) recorded forest area of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It ranks 14th among all the states and union territories of India in terms of total protected area. [1]
The directorate of Natural Resources Management was established in 2010 as a part of the industries department. [1] It was separated into a stand-alone department in January 2022. [ 2 ]
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Tamil Nadu, [2] South India, covering 21.47 km 2 (8.29 sq mi) along the Palk Strait where it meets the Bay of Bengal at Point Calimere at the southeastern tip of Nagapattinam District.
In 1855, this area came under sustainable forest management for teak plantations by the pioneering efforts Douglas Hamilton and H. F. Cleghorn of the new Tamil Nadu Forest Department. In the early 1900s, protection of the Karian shola was also ensured. [7] The area was notified as Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary in 1974. of its unique habitats at ...
Tamil Nadu Forest Department Kadavur Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Dindigul and Karur districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The sanctuary covers an area of 118.06 km 2 (45.58 sq mi) and was notified in 2022.
Mukurthi National Park is managed by the Tamil Nadu Department of Forestry with the main objective to conserve the endangered shola-grassland ecosystem and its endemic flora and fauna. The department operates an effective year round anti- poaching program with gun- and radio-equipped foot patrols operating from anti-poaching camps at ...