Dharwad district has a geographical area of 4.273 lakh hectares, out of which the forest area covers an extent of 0.352 lakh hectares, i.e. 8.24% of the total geographical area of the district. The Social Forestry division, Dharwad consists of 5 Ranges covering all the 5 talukas of the district and one Sub-Division. There are total 372 villages and 127 Gram panchayats in the district. There are total 34 sanctioned posts in the Division out of which 30 posts are filled, 4 posts are vacant in this division. There are 37 Daily Wage Employees working in this division.

The Social Forestry Division, Dharwad was established as per G.O. No. AHFF 22 FEG 86 dated 03-11-1986.

AIMS

In Dharwad district Social Forestry works are taken up in community lands and Farm lands. Social Forestry activities are funded by Zilla Panchayat, Dharwad under M.G.N.R.E.G.A. Project and Special Development land (S.F.) and Western Ghat Development Scheme during 2011-12.

The raising of Plantations are taken up in community lands like; Gayarana, C & D lands, roadsides, Tank bunds, canal sides, school premises, temples and graveyards. Agro Forestry is taken up in Agricultural lands along the bunds and dry waste lands for their day to day needs and up lift the financial position of the farmers. In community lands the plantation works are taken up under various schemes.

Under Agro Forestry seedlings are distributed to the farmers as per beneficiaries lists approved by the Gram Panchayats.

During 2012-13 under M.G.N.R.E.G.A. we have taken up raising of Bio-fuel plantations, by raising nurseries in all the talukas. Under Bio-fuel we have taken up plantation works, for the Suvarna Bhoomi beneficiaries (Bio-fuel) and we have taken up plantations under Hasiru honnu (Agricultural lands) and Baradu Bangar (C & D class lands, Roadside, canal side & tank bunds). District level N.G.O. has been selected by Bio-fuel Board of Karnataka State, to awareness creation about the Bio-fuel plants and oil extraction and marketing of the product and also they give training regarding importants of Bio-fuel plants to Gram Panchayat members, P.D.O.s, Taluka Panchayat members and Zilla Panachayat members.

STAFF PATTERN

Organisation

DIVISION ACTIVITIES:

• Afforestation of C and D class Wastelands, Roadsides, Tank bunds and Institutional lands.
• Raising of seedlings for departmental Planting, Farm forestry and Public distribution.
• Implementation of JFPM activities as per Govt. orders through the formation of Village Forest Committees.
• Raising Bio-fuel nurseries and Bio-fuel plantations.

VI. RAISING OF PLANTATIONS DURING 2012-13 (List of Plantations)

RAISING OF NURSERIES DURING 2012-13:

1. Dharwad S.F. Range : (Sanjeevini Rayapur Nursery)

SI.No	Name of the Scheme	Name of the Species	Size of PBs						Remarks
			5x8	6x9	8x12	10x16	14x20	Total
1	MGNREGA	Honge, Neem, Cherry, Teak, Raintree etc.	-	-	206600	4000	6000	216600
2	-"- Bio fuel		-	-	108100	-	-	108100
3	-..S.D.P.(S.F.)		-	-	6600	-	-	6600
4	W.G.D		-	38300	-	-	-	38300

2. Hubli S.F. Range : 1) Unkal Nursery 2) Timmasagar Nursery

SI.No	Name of the Scheme	Name of the Species	Size of PBs						Remarks
			5x8	6x9	8x12	10x16	14x20	Total
1	MGNREGA	Honge, Neem, Cherry, Teak, Raintree etc.	-	-	105720	4000	6000	115720
2	-"- Bio fuel		-	-	60400	2640	-	63040
3	-..S.D.P.(S.F.)		-	-	-	-	-	-

3. Kalaghatgi S.F. Range : (Belvantra Nursery)

SI.No	Name of the Scheme	Name of the Species	Size of PBs						Remarks
			5x8	6x9	8x12	10x16	14x20	Total
1	MGNREGA	Kadubadam Nerale, Bevu, Honge, Cherry, Teak,	-	-	100000	4000	6660	110660
2	-"- Bio fuel		-	-	-	-	-	-
3	-..S.D.P.(S.F.)		-	-	660	-	-	660

4. Kundgol S.F. Range (Jigalur Nursery)

SI.No	Name of the Scheme	Name of the Species	Size of PBs						Remarks
			5x8	6x9	8x12	10x16	14x20	Total
1	MGNREGA	Raintree, Honge, Bevu, Nerale, Teak, etc.	-	-	100000	1500	6460	107960
2	-"- Bio fuel		-	-	92700	2640	-	95340
3	-..S.D.P.(S.F.)		-	-	3960	-	-	3960

5. Navalgund S.F. Range : (Guddada Nursery )

SI.No	Name of the Scheme	Name of the Species	Size of PBs						Remarks
			5x8	6x9	8x12	10x16	14x20	Total
1	MGNREGA	Kadubadam Honge, Bevu, Nerale, etc.	-	-	10000	1500	5140	106650
2	-"- Bio fuel		-	-	67100	2640	-	69740
3	-..S.D.P.(S.F.)		-	-	2640	-	-	2640

ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS, DURING 2012-13:

INFORMATION OFFICERS WORKING UNDER TALUKA LEVEL AND DISTRICT LEVEL :