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Forest cover is the total geographical area declared as forest by the government. As of 2021, the total forest cover in India is 80.9 million hectares, which is 21.71 per cent of the total geographical area. [2] There is a 1,540 sq.km increase in forest cover over 2019. Madhya Pradesh has the highest forest cover by area followed by Arunachal ...
It lies on the alluvial plain of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, with an area of 263,100 square kilometers (101,600 sq mi), covering most of the state of Uttar Pradesh and adjacent portions of Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar; as well as a minuscule adjacent portion of southern Nepal.
The forest cover in the state is 6.1 percent of the state's geographical area. The cultivable area is 82 percent of the total geographical area, and the net area sown is 68.5 percent of the cultivable area. [15] Inhabitants of the state are called Awadhi, Brajwasi, or Bundeli, depending upon their region of origin.
The existing flora in Uttar Pradesh can be classified into three categories- Wet tropical deciduous forests. Dry tropical deciduous forests. Tropical thorny forests. [2] On the Shivalik foothills and in the terai-bhabhar area grow the sal and gigantic haldu. Along river courses the shisham grows in abundance.
According to the 2019 Forest Survey, the State of Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country. In terms of percentage of forest cover Mizoram (85.41 percent) is the most forest rich state. In Lakshadweep, around 90.33% of forest can be found. [9]
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 20 km 2: An urban forest in the city of Lucknow, slowly development is happening around this forest but the main forest is preserved by the government, a Night Safari and a modern Zoo has also been proposed here by the government. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary: Sattari taluk, Goa: 208.5 km 2: Bengal tigers can be found here ...
The Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests are a tropical dry forest ecoregion of central India. The ecoregion lies mostly in Madhya Pradesh state, but extends into portions of Chhattisgarh , Maharashtra , Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh states.
Ministry of Forest and Wildlife of Uttar Pradesh The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Upper Gangetic plain , near Bahraich city in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh , India and covers an area of 400.6 km 2 (154.7 sq mi) in the Terai of the Bahraich district .