Conservation and Preservation of Resources — Social Science STD 7 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social ScienceConservation and Preservation of Resources3 Marks
Question
What is the amount of forests in India ?
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Answer
The amount of forests in India is about $23 \%$. This amount is much less.
The largest forest cover are situated in Andaman and Nicobar islands, in the states of Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh. The amount of forests in Himalayas and its mountainous region is more than $60 \%$.
In Gujarat, the forest cover is on $11.18\%$ of its total land area. According to the National Forest Policy, it is essential that there should be forests on $33 \%$ of the total land area of the country.
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