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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]
[1] [2] It was notified by Government of Tamil Nadu in March 2023 and will become the 18th wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. [3] It will cover a forest area of 801.15 km 2 (309.33 sq mi) and will cover parts of Gobichettipalayam and Anthiyur taluks in Erode district in Western Tamil Nadu. [4]
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.
Tamil Nadu Forest Department Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The sanctuary covers an area of 686.4 km 2 (265.0 sq mi) and was notified in 2022.
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has divided the valley into 3 administrative areas: Thalinji beat 4290 ha, Manjampatti beat 3741.75 ha and Keelanavayal beat 3058.75 ha. Total = 11,090.5 ha = 110.905 km 2 (42.821 sq mi)
Sathyamangalam Forest Division in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The total area originally declared as a sanctuary was 524.3494 km 2 (202.4524 sq mi). The boundaries of the sanctuary were the Thalavadi range of Thalamalai forests and Hasanur, T.N.Palayam ranges of Gobichettipalayam taluk of Guthiyalathur forests, contiguous with Billigiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary in the north and the ...