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Notification by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change publishing a draft Methodology for Tree Plantation based Green Credit under the Green Credit Rules, 2023 for public comment.

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Under Sections 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and section 5 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 (published vide S.O. 4458(E) dated 12th October 2023), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, via Notification S.O. 4643(E) dated 23rd October 2023, proposed a draft 'Methodology for Tree Plantation based Green Credit' for public comment within fifteen days, with objections/suggestions addressed to the Joint Secretary at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi (email: [email protected]); the draft designates the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) as Administrator of the Green Credit Programme and sets eligibility criteria requiring a minimum of 100 trees per plantation (100-1000 trees per hectare), registration via self-certification (geotagged photos, land ownership records, Aadhar/PAN, ten-year maintenance commitment), issuance of Green Credits over a ten-year schedule (20% at year 1, 25% at year 3, 30% at year 6, 25% at year 10) based on survival percentage, growth, and rainfall-zone multipliers, and physical verification by government agencies or third-party verifiers depending on project size.

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6761 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4464] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY , OCTOBER 25, 2023/ KARTIKA 3, 1945 CG-DL-E-27102023-249754 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST, AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFIC ATION New Delhi , the 23rd October, 2023 S.O. 4643(E).—WHEREAS, the Green Credit Rules, 2023 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub Section (ii), vide S.O. 4458(E), dated the 12th October, 2023. AND WHEREAS Sub -Secti on (2) (i) of Section 4 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 provides for tree plantation as an eligible measures/activities under the Green Credit Programme. AND WHEREAS Section 5 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 provides that the methodology for calculating the green credit in respect of any activity undertaken shall be such as may be notified by the Central Government on the recommendation of the Administrator. AND WHEREAS Section 7 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 designates the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) as the Administrator responsible for the effective implementation of the Green Credit Programme including its management and operation. AND WHEREAS Sub -Section (3) of Section 7 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 provides the respon sibilities of the Administrator including development of guidelines, processes and procedures for the implementation of the Green Credit Programme under these rules; and development of methodologies, registration process, guidelines and associated measurem ent, reporting and verification mechanism. AND NOW, THEREFORE in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3, Section 6 and Section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and Section 5 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023, the Central Government has now proposed a notification for ‘draft Methodology for Tree Plantation based Green Credit' for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said notification will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of 15 days from the date of publication of the draft in the official Gazette; The objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said Notification within the period specified above, will be taken into consideration by the Central Government; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh road, New Delhi - 110003, and may be sent to e -mail id: sohsmd [email protected] Draft Methodology for Tree Plantation based Green Credit are as follows: S.No. Project eligibility and verification Parameter Description of Parameter 1. Type of Project Tree plantation (except mangroves) 2. Project Proponent Eligible project proponents: All persons and entities including individuals/FPOs/Cooperatives/Forest Management Committees/Sustainable Agricultural Enterprises/SHGs/Eco -development committee/Urban and rural local bodies 3. Site Selection Any patch of Government/Panchayat/community land/individual land suitable for plantation 4. Tree specifiations 4a. Tree species with respect to Agroclimatic zones New Plantation will be considered as eligible for GCP. Plantation with indigenous tree species will be eligible.  Rainfall zone wise species (as per Annexure -1)  Horticultural tree species (as per Annexure -1)  Bamboo species are included 4b. Minimum number of trees Plantation of minimum 100 trees is required for qualifying under Tree Plantation based Green Credit 4c. Density/Spacing at the time of plantation Density: Minimum 100 trees per hectare and Maxim um 1000 trees per hectare shall be planted Details about availability of quality planting material and technical inputs can be accessed from local Forest/Agriculture Government functionaries 5. Registration Through Self -Certification: (i) Baseline data - geotagged photo(s) of the proposed location along with list of existing trees and GPS boundary of site(s). (ii) Proposed land should be free of incumbrances - along with land ownership record. (iii) Name, Aadhar, PAN (if required) and bank details of authorized representative along with certificate of registration of the project proponent. (iv) Project proponent need to give commitment to maintain plantation up to 10 years. (v) Undertaking that no natural ecosystems are harmed due to the project. (vi) Geotagged photos(s) of the project activity as in point 7. Self-certified submissions may be subjected to audit and if found misleading, project will be liable for disqualification and punitive action as per Green Credit Rules, 2023. 6. Measurement of p lants for issue of GCs will be carried as mentioned in point 7 will be based on the following two parameters 6a. Survival Percentage Survival percentage will be calculated based on the number of healthy standing individual plants as compared to initially registered number of plants 6b Height/Crown cover Height or Crown cover will be chosen by the project proponent during certification as an indicator of growth. During each monitoring period, the chosen parameter will be measured on a sampling basis (a s per defined protocol) and compared with earlier measurement recorded during previous period. Percentage of trees showing growth will be recorded. 7. Calculation of issuance of Green Credit (GC) Year *Year wise distribution of GCs in percentage At the end of 1st year of plantation 20 *For 100 trees, value of GCs to be distributed to eligible applicant for 10 years =100 GCs At the end of 3rd year of plantation 25 At the end of 6th year of plantation 30 At the end of 10th year of plantation 25 Total 100 percentage Calculation of GCs = Total Number of trees as identified at first certification * Survival Percentage * Percentage of trees showing growth * Percentage of year wise distribution of GCs * Multiplier for rainfall zone List o f multiplier for rainfall zones is given in Annexure -1 8. Verification and issuance of GCs 1. Project proponent to submit geotagged photos(s) of the project activity as per the issuance years in point 7 and populate survival and growth data on the GCP Regist ry/app. 2. Physical Verification:  For projects with > 500 to 5000 trees: Existing Government machinery (Revenue, Forest, Agriculture, Irrigation, Municipal, Deptt. field staff) to verify  Large projects with > 5001 trees: Third -party verifiers (designated unde r Green Credit Rules, 2023 9. Green Credit Programme process 1. Registration of the project proponent 2. Project submission 3. Project listing 4. Project Registration 5. Monitoring and Verification 6. Issuance of Green Credits 7. Transfer and retirement 10. Any tree plan tation projects covered under any existing/new laws, as amended will also get registered under the Green Credit Rules, 2023 and may trade/generate the GCs generated as mandated under these laws/regulations. [F. No. HSM -12/24/2023 -HSM ] NAMEETA PRASAD, Jt. Sec y. Annexure 1 A. List of Species (Rainfall less than 500mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.3 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 GUJARAT Kachchh Acacia catechu, Acacia leucocephala, Acacia modesta, Acacia nilotica, Acaci a senegal, Adina cardifolia, Anogeissus pendula,Anogeissus latifolia, Azadirachta indica, Balunites aegyptiaca, Boswellia serrata, Butea monosperma, Cassia fistula, Commiphora wightii, Creteva adansonii, Dalbergia paniculata, Dalbergia sissoo, Dichrostachy s cinerea, Holoptelea integrifolia, Maytenus emarginata, Melia azedarach, Moringa oleifera, Phoenix robusta, Phyllanthus emblica, Pongamia pinnata, Prosopis cineraria, Salvadora oleoides, Sterculia urens, Syzygium cumini, Tamarindus indicus, Tamarix aphyll a, Tamarix articulata, Tecomella undulata, Tectona grandis, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellirica, Wrightia tinctoria, Ziziphus mauritiana, Phyllanthus emblica, Azadirachta indica, Salvadora oleoides Punica granatum, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus heterophy llus, Morus alba, Mangifera indica, Averrhoa carambola, Grewia asiatica, Citrus nobilis, Citrus reticulata, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ficus carica Capparis decidua 2 HARYANA Bhiwani 3 HARYANA Fatehabad 4 HARYANA Hisar 5 HARYANA Jind 6 HARYANA Sirsa 7 HARYANA Charkhi Dadri 8 PUNJAB Bathinda 9 PUNJAB Faridkot 10 PUNJAB Fazilka 11 PUNJAB Mansa 12 PUNJAB Sri Muktsar Sahib 13 RAJASTHAN Ajmer 14 RAJASTHAN Barmer 15 RAJASTHAN Bikaner 16 RAJASTHAN Churu 17 RAJASTHAN Sri Gang anagar 18 RAJASTHAN Hanumangarh 19 RAJASTHAN Jaisalmer 20 RAJASTHAN Jalore 21 RAJASTHAN Jhunjhunun 22 RAJASTHAN Jodhpur West 23 RAJASTHAN Nagaur 24 RAJASTHAN Pali 25 RAJASTHAN Sikar 26 RAJASTHAN Anupgarh 27 RAJASTHAN Balotra 28 RAJASTHAN Beawar 29 RAJASTHAN Didwana 30 RAJASTHAN Jodhpur East 31 RAJASTHAN Kekri 32 RAJASTHAN Neem ka Thana 33 RAJASTHAN Phalodi 34 RAJASTHAN Sanchore 35 RAJASTHAN Kuchaman 36 HIMACHAL PRADESH Lahul & Spiti Pinus gerardiana, Juglans regia, Salix fragilis, Salix alba, Prunus armeniaca, Malus domestica, Prunus domestica Taxus wallchiana, Pinus wallichiana, Ficus auriculata , Ephedra gerardiana, Hippophae rhamnoides, Hippophae tibetana, Morus alba, Juniperus indica, Malus baccat a, Prunus communis, Pyrus malus, Prunus dulcis, Prunus armeniaca, Pyrus amygdalus 37 LADAKH Leh 38 LADAKH Kargil B. List of Species (Rainfall : 500mm - 1000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.2 S.No STATE district Average Rainfall (mm) Forest ry Species Horticulture Species 1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Tawang 664 Alnus nepalensis, Picea smithiana, Abies pindrow, Cedrus deodara, Taxus wallichiana, Betula utilis Buxus wallichiana, Tsuga dumosa, Pinus roxburghii,Cupressus torulosa, Illicium griffithii Jun iperus squamata, Rhododendron arboreum, Terminalia myriocarpa, Juniperus recurva, Abies densa Prunus armeniaca, Pyrus communis, Citrus jambhiri 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Shi Yomi 965 3 HIMACHAL PRADESH Kullu 912 4 HIMACHAL PRADESH Kinnaur 653 5 JAMMU A ND KASHMIR Anantnag 938 6 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Badgam 971 7 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Bandipura 668 8 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Baramula 882 9 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Ganderbal 797 10 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kishtwar 607 11 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kupwara 889 12 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Muzaffarabad 860 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Pulwama 943 14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Punch 827 15 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Srinagar 786 16 SIKKIM North 692 C. List of Species (Rainfall : 500mm - 1000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.2 S.No STATE district Average Rainfall (mm) Forestry Species Horticulture Species DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU Diu 759 Acacia catechu, Acacia nilotica, Acacia Senegal, Acacia tortilis, Aegle marmelos, Anogeissus pendula, Avicenna officianalis, Azadirachta indica, Balunites aegyptiaca, Bauhinia variegata, Borassus flabefera, Boswellia serrata, Butea monosperma, Capparis deciduas, Commiphora mukul, Commiphora wightii, Cordia dichotoma, Dalbergia paniculata, Grewia tenax, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Maytenus emarginata, Melia azedarach, Phoenix dactylifera, Phyllanthus emblica, Prosopis cineraria, Salvadora oleoides, Shorea robusta, Swietenia Annona reticulata, Annona squamosa, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Citrus limetta, Citrus maxima, Citrus sinensis, Cocos nucifera, Emblica officinalis, Ficus carica, Ficus palmata, Grewia asiatica, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manilkara zapota, Morus alba, Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi, Ziziphus mauritiana 2 DELHI South 681 3 DELHI Central 677 4 DELHI East 706 5 DELHI New Delhi 657 6 DELHI North 622 7 DELHI North East 684 8 DELHI North West 621 9 DELHI Shahadra 710 10 DELHI South West 601 11 DELHI West 623 12 DELHI South East 693 13 HARYANA Ambala 972 14 HARYANA Faridabad 666 15 HARYANA Rewari 519 mahagoni, Tectona grandis, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia tomentosa, T amarix articulata 16 HARYANA Gurugram 579 17 HARYANA Jhajjar 541 18 HARYANA Kaithal 520 19 HARYANA Karnal 665 20 HARYANA Kurukshetra 724 21 HARYANA Mahendragarh 509 22 HARYANA Mewat 575 23 HARYANA Palwal 592 24 HARYANA Panipat 623 25 HARYANA Rohtak 512 26 HARYANA Sonipat 577 27 PUNJAB Amritsar 660 28 PUNJAB Barnal a 525 29 PUNJAB Fatehgarh Sahib 785 30 PUNJAB Firozpur 502 31 PUNJAB Gurdaspur 845 32 PUNJAB Hoshiarpur 972 33 PUNJAB Jalandhar 674 34 PUNJAB Kapurthala 701 35 PUNJAB Ludhiana 670 36 PUNJAB Moga 525 37 PUNJAB Patiala 690 38 PUNJAB Rupnagar 988 39 PUNJAB Sangrur 557 40 PUNJAB Sas Nagar 959 41 PUNJAB Shahid Bhagat Singh 824 42 PUNJAB Tarn Taran 598 43 PUNJAB Malerkotla 557 44 GUJARAT Devbhumi Dwarka 543 45 GUJARAT Jamnagar 706 46 GUJARAT Bhavnagar 686 47 GUJARAT Bharuch 968 48 GUJARAT Aravalli 867 49 GUJARAT Banas Kantha 596 50 GUJARAT Dahod 947 51 GUJARAT Mahisagar 941 52 GUJARAT Amreli 652 53 GUJARAT Rajkot 718 54 GUJARAT Surendranagar 616 55 GUJARAT Botad 645 56 GUJARAT Khed a 905 57 GUJARAT Morbi 600 58 GUJARAT Ahmadabad 748 59 GUJARAT Anand 852 60 GUJARAT Gir Somnath 852 61 GUJARAT Junagadh 922 62 GUJARAT Sabar Kantha 813 63 GUJARAT Porbandar 791 64 GUJARAT Mahesana 719 65 GUJARAT Gandhinagar 788 66 GUJARAT Patan 607 67 RAJASTHAN Alwar 657 68 RAJASTHAN Banswara 957 69 RAJASTHAN Baran 893 70 RAJASTHAN Bharatpur 682 71 RAJASTHAN Bhilwara 607 72 RAJASTHAN Bundi 740 73 RAJASTHAN Chittaurgarh 770 74 RAJASTHAN Dausa 706 75 RAJASTHAN Dhaulpur 798 76 RAJASTHAN Dungarpur 780 77 RAJASTHAN Jaipur South 571 78 RAJASTHAN Jhalawar 933 79 RAJASTHAN Karauli 739 80 RAJASTHAN Kota 810 81 RAJASTHAN Pratapgarh 900 82 RAJASTHAN Raj Samand 589 83 RAJASTHAN Sawai Madhop ur 758 84 RAJASTHAN Sirohi 699 85 RAJASTHAN Tonk 626 86 RAJASTHAN Udaipur 722 87 RAJASTHAN Deeg 682 88 RAJASTHAN Dudu 571 89 RAJASTHAN Jaipur North 571 90 RAJASTHAN Khairthal 657 91 RAJASTHAN Kotputli Behror 571 92 RAJASTHAN Salumbar 722 93 RAJASTHAN Shahpura 607 D. List of Species (Rainfall : 500mm - 1000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.2 S.No STATE district Average Rainfall (mm) Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 ANDHRA PRADESH Chittoor 816 Acacia ch undra, Acacia leucophloea, Acacia nilotica, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Albizia lebbeck, Albizia procera, Anacardium occidentale, Anogeissus latifolia, Artocarpus gomezianus, Artocarpus hirsutus, Azadirachta indica, Borassus flabellifer, Boswellia serrata, Bridelia retusa, Bruguiera spp., Buchanania cochinchinensis, Calophyllum elatum, Calophyllum inophyllum, Canerium strictum, Casuarina equisetifolia, Chloroxylon swietenia, Cinnamomum tamala, Cinnamomum zelaynicum, Cleistanthus collinus, Dalbergia latifolia, Dalbergia paniculata, Dalbergia sissoo, Diospyros melanoxylon, Elaeocarpus serratus, Excoecaria agallocha, Garcinia indica, Garcinia spicata, Gardenia gummifera, Gardenia resinifera, Gmelina arborea, Hardwikia binnata, Holarrhena pubescens, Holigarna arnottiana, Holoptelea Anacardium occidentale, Annona reticulate, Annona squamosa, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus limetta, Citrus nobilis, Citrus reticulate, Citrus sinensis, Cocos nucifera, Emblica officinalis, Ficus carica, Grewia asiatica, Litch i chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manilkara zapota, Morus alba, Prunus persica, Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi, Ziziphus mauritiana, Citrus sinensis 2 ANDHRA PRADESH Anantapur 549 3 ANDHRA PRADESH Y S R Kadapa 689 4 ANDHRA PRADESH Guntur 849 5 ANDHRA PRADESH Kurnool 702 6 ANDHRA PRADESH Potti Sriramulu Nellor 938 7 ANDHRA PRADESH Prakasam 786 8 KARNATAKA Bagalkot 744 9 KARNATAKA Ballari 630 10 KARNATAKA Bengaluru Rural 776 11 KARNATAKA Bengaluru Urban 827 12 KARNATAKA Bidar 994 13 KARNATAKA Chamarajanagar 791 14 KARNATAKA Chik Ballapur 666 15 KARNATAKA Chitradurga 510 16 KARNATAKA Davangere 650 17 KARNATAKA Dharwad 904 18 KARNATAKA Gadag 698 19 KARNATAKA Haveri 887 integrifolia, Hopea wightiana, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Lannea coromandelica, Madhuca longifolia, Magnolia champaca, Melia azedarach, Melia dubia, Mimusops elengi, Morinda pubescens, Moringa oleifera, Morus alba, Myristica indica, Oroxylum indicum, Petrocarpus marsupium, Phoenix loureiroi, Pongamia pinnata, Pterocarpus marsupium, Pterocarpus santalinus, Santalum album, Sapindus emarginatus, Schleichera oleosa, Spondias pinnata, Sterculia guttata, Sterculia urens, Stereosperm um chlonoides, Strychnos nux -vomica, Swietenia mahogany, Tamarindus indica, Tectona grandis, Termianlia catappa, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia tomentosa, Vateria indica, Wrightia tinctoria, Xylia xylocarpa, Toona ciliata 20 KARNATAKA Kalabur agi 865 21 KARNATAKA Kolar 682 22 KARNATAKA Koppal 702 23 KARNATAKA Mandya 664 24 KARNATAKA Mysuru 994 25 KARNATAKA Raichur 673 26 KARNATAKA Ramanagaram 762 27 KARNATAKA Tumakuru 597 28 KARNATAKA Vijayapura 809 29 KARNATAKA Yadgi r 729 30 TAMIL NADU Erode 704 31 TAMIL NADU Pudukkottai 968 32 TAMIL NADU Ramanathapuram 846 33 TAMIL NADU Tiruppattur 885 34 TAMIL NADU Tuticorin 723 35 TAMIL NADU Vellore 911 36 TAMIL NADU Dharmapuri 900 37 TAMIL NADU Dindigul 851 38 TAMIL NADU Karur 722 39 TAMIL NADU Madurai 900 40 TAMIL NADU Namakkal 809 41 TAMIL NADU Perambalur 953 42 TAMIL NADU Salem 887 43 TAMIL NADU Sivaganga 967 44 TAMIL NADU Tiruchirapalli 841 45 TAMIL NADU Tiruppur 687 46 TAMIL N ADU Virudhunagar 860 47 TAMIL NADU Krishnagiri 817 48 TELANGANA Hyderabad 797 49 TELANGANA Karimnagar 961 50 TELANGANA Mahabubnagar 818 51 TELANGANA Siddipet 908 52 TELANGANA Nalgonda 735 53 TELANGANA Rangareddy 750 54 TELANGANA Jogulamba Gadwal 716 55 TELANGANA Nagarkurnool 731 56 TELANGANA Wanaparthy 780 57 TELANGANA Narayanpet 802 58 TELANGANA Vikarabad 921 59 TELANGANA Medchal - malkajgiri 835 60 TELANGANA Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 815 61 TELANGANA Suryapet 913 62 TELANGANA Jangaon 906 63 TELANGANA Warangal (urban) 973 64 TELANGANA Jagtial 973 65 TELANGANA Ranjanna Sircilla 906 66 MAHARASHTRA Aurangabad 737 67 MAHARASHTRA Jalna 799 68 MAHARASHTRA Usmanabad 850 69 MAHARASHTRA Washim 966 70 MAHARASHTRA Ahamadnagar 634 71 MAHARASHTRA Akola 778 72 MAHARASHTRA Bid 785 73 MAHARASHTRA Buldhana 786 74 MAHARASHTRA Dhule 680 75 MAHARASHTRA Jalgaon 786 76 MAHARASHTRA Latur 953 77 MAHARASHTRA Nandurbar 896 78 MAHARASHTRA Parbhani 919 79 MAHARASHTRA Sangli 877 80 MAHARASHTRA Solapur 723 81 MADHYA PRADESH Agar Malwa 944 82 MADHYA PRADESH Alirajpur 914 83 MADHYA PRADESH Ashoknagar 994 84 MADHYA PRADESH Barwani 759 85 MADHYA PRADESH Bhind 862 86 MADHYA PRADESH Burhanpur 908 87 MADHYA PRADESH Datia 934 88 MADHYA PRADESH Dhar 899 89 MADHYA PRADESH Guna 962 90 MADHYA PRADESH Gwalior 952 91 MADHYA PRADESH Jhabua 937 92 MADHYA PRADESH Mandsaur 919 93 MADHYA PRADESH Morena 836 94 MADHYA PRADESH Nimach 894 95 MADHYA PRADESH Nivari 876 96 MADHYA PRADESH Rewa 964 97 MADHYA PRADESH Sheopur 830 98 MADHYA PRADESH Shivpuri 909 99 MADHYA PRADESH Singrauli 964 100 MADHYA PRADESH Tikamgarh 980 101 MADHYA PRADESH Ujjain 964 102 MADHY A PRADESH Khargone 858 103 MADHYA PRADESH Mauganj 964 E. List of Species (Rainfall : 500mm - 1000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.2 S.No STATE district Average Rainfall (mm) Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 BIHAR Arwal 900 Acacia catechu, Acacia leucociphala, Acacia modesta, Acacia nilotica, Acacia nilotica, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Albizia lebbeck, Azadirachta indica, Bauhinia purpurea, Bauhinia varigeta, Bombax ceiba, Dalbergia sissoo, Ficus racemosa, Ficus virens, Holoptelea integrifolia, Melia azedarach, Moringa oleifera, Phyllanthus emblica, Pongamia pinnata, Prosopis cineraria, Pterocarpus marsupium, Sterculia villosa, Swietenia mahagoni, Syzygium cumini, Tecomella undulata, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bell irica, Toona ciliata, Ziziphus mauritiana Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia Schleichera oleosa Spondias pinnata, Boswellia serrata,Diospyros melanoxylon, Buchanania cochinchinensis, Pongamia pinnata, Sterculia urens, Lannea coromandelica, Annona reticulata , Annona squamosa, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Citrus limetta, Citrus maxima, Citrus sinensis, Emblica officinalis, Ficus carica, Ficus palmata, Grewia asiatica, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manilkara zapota, Morus alba, Psidium guajava, Punica granat um, Sapindus mukorossi, Ziziphus mauritiana, 2 BIHAR Aurangabad 952 3 BIHAR Kaimur 949 4 BIHAR Bhojpur 946 5 BIHAR Buxar 907 6 BIHAR Gaya 942 7 BIHAR Jahanabad 887 8 BIHAR Lakhisarai 975 9 BIHAR Muzaffarpur 974 10 BIHAR Nalanda 914 11 BIHAR Nawada 924 12 BIHAR Patna 945 13 BIHAR Rohtas 955 14 BIHAR Samastipur 992 15 BIHAR Sheikhpura 931 16 BIHAR Vaishali 954 17 JHARKHAND Kodarma 991 18 JHARKHAND Garhwa 998 19 UTTAR PRADESH Mahoba 840 20 UTTAR PRADESH Agra 783 21 UTTAR PRADESH Aligarh 734 22 UTTAR PRADESH Ambedkarnagar 989 23 UTTAR PRADESH Amethi 900 24 UTTAR PRADESH Amroha 860 25 UTTAR PRADESH Auraiya 820 26 UTTAR PRADESH Azamgarh 995 27 UTTAR PRADESH Budaun 851 28 UTTAR PRADESH Baghpat 719 29 UTTAR PRADESH Ballia 959 30 UTTAR PRADESH Banda 830 31 UTTAR PRADESH Barabanki 933 32 UTTAR PRADESH Bareilly 993 33 UTTAR PRADESH Bhadohi 870 34 UTTAR PRADESH Bulandshahr 771 35 UTTAR PRADESH Chandauli 957 36 UTTAR PRA DESH Chitrakoot 859 37 UTTAR PRADESH Ayodhya 979 38 UTTAR PRADESH Etah 738 39 UTTAR PRADESH Etawah 840 40 UTTAR PRADESH Farrukhabad 827 41 UTTAR PRADESH Fatehpur 862 42 UTTAR PRADESH Firozabad 780 43 UTTAR PRADESH Gautambudhnagar 716 44 UTTAR PRADESH Gazipur 953 45 UTTAR PRADESH Ghaziabad 770 46 UTTAR PRADESH Hamirpur 789 47 UTTAR PRADESH Hapur 815 48 UTTAR PRADESH Hardoi 899 49 UTTAR PRADESH Hathras 734 50 UTTAR PRADESH Jalaun 868 51 UTTAR PRADESH Jaunpur 902 52 UTTAR PRADESH Jhansi 875 53 UTTAR PRADESH Kannauj 822 54 UTTAR PRADESH Kanpur 836 55 UTTAR PRADESH Kanpur Dehat 806 56 UTTAR PRADESH Kasganj 743 57 UTTAR PRADESH Kaushambi 837 58 UTTAR PRADESH Lucknow 900 59 UTTAR PRADESH Mainpuri 789 60 UTTAR PRADESH Mathura 647 61 UTTAR PRADESH Meerut 851 62 UTTAR PRADESH Mirzapur 902 63 UTTAR PRADESH Moradabad 956 64 UTTAR PRADESH Muzaffarnagar 891 65 UTTAR PRADESH Pratapgarh 887 66 UTTAR PRADESH Raibeareli 870 67 UTTAR PR ADESH Sambhal 814 68 UTTAR PRADESH Shahjahanpur 990 69 UTTAR PRADESH Shamli 792 70 UTTAR PRADESH Sitapur 963 71 UTTAR PRADESH Sonbhadra 994 72 UTTAR PRADESH Sultanpur 927 73 UTTAR PRADESH Unnao 869 74 UTTAR PRADESH Varanasi 939 75 UTTAR PRADESH Prayagraj 833 F. List of Species (Rainfall : 1000mm - 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.1 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 ARUNACHAL PRADES Anjaw Abizia lebbeck, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Albi zia chinensis, Albizia odoratissima, Albizia procera, Aquilaria malaccensis, Artocarpus chama, Artocarpus lakoocha, Baccaurea ramiflora, Betula alnoides, Bischofia javanica, Bombax ceiba, Bauhinia purpurea, Bauhinia varigeta, Canarium resiniferum, Canarium strictum, Castanopsis spp. Chukrasia tabularis, Cinnamomum tamala, Cordia dichotoma, Dalbergia sissoo, Derris robusta, Dillenia indica, Dipterocarpus retusus, Dipterocarpus turbinatus, Docynia indica, Duabanga grandiflora, Dysoxylum binectariferum, Erythr oxylon kunthianum, Garcinia cowa, Garcinia kydia, Garcinia pedanculata, Garcinia tinctoria, Gmelina arborea, Gynocardia odorata, Heteropanax fragrans, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Juglans regia, Kayea assamica, Livistona jenkinsiana, Magnolia champaca, Magn olia gustavi, Melia azadirach, Mesua ferrea, Morus alba, Myrica esculenta, Neolamarckia cadamba, Oroxylum indicum, Phoebe goalparensis, Parkia timoriana, Pinus kesiya, Premna latifolia, Schima wallichii, Shorea assamica, Stereospermum chelonoides, Sygygium cumunii Tectona grandis, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellarica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia citrine, Terminalia myriocarpa, Terminalia tomentosa, Toona Areca catechu, Litchi chinensis, Pyrus communis, Psidium guajava, Artoca rpus heterophyllus, Citrus sinensis, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Citrus maxima, Prunus domestica, Pyrus communis, Prunus persica, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus hystrix, Emblica officinalis, Mangifera indica, Moringa oleifera 2 ARUNACHAL PRADES Dibang Valley 3 ARUNACHAL PRADES East Kameng 4 ARUNACHAL PRADES Kurung Kumey 5 ARUNACHAL PRADES Upper Siang 6 ARUNACHAL PRADES Upper Subansiri 7 ARUNACHAL PRADES West Kameng 8 ARUNACHAL PRADES Lower Subansiri 9 ARUNACHAL PRADES Siang 10 ARUNACHAL PRADES Kra Daadi 11 SIKKIM West Sikkim 12 SIKKIM Soreng 13 ASSAM Darrang 14 ASSAM Dima Hasao 15 ASSAM Golaghat 16 ASSAM Kamrup Metro 17 ASSAM Kamrup Rural 18 ASSAM Karbi Anglong 19 ASSAM Marigaon 20 ASSAM Nagaon 21 ASSAM Nalb ari 22 ASSAM Sonitpur ciliata, Trewia nudiflora 23 ASSAM West Karbi Anglong 24 MANIPUR Churachandpur 25 MANIPUR Jiribam 26 MANIPUR Ukhrul 27 MANIPUR Senapati 28 MANIPUR Pherzawl 29 MIZORAM Champhai 30 MIZORAM Aizawl 31 NAGALAND Paren 32 NAGALAND Phek 33 NAGALAND Wokha 34 NAGALAND Dimapur 35 NAGALAND Kohima 36 NAGALAND Kiphire 37 NAGALAND Zunheboto 38 NAGALAND Chümoukedima 39 NAGALAND Niuland 40 NAGALAND Tseminyu 41 TRIPURA Khowai 42 TRIPURA West Tripura G. List of Species (Rainfall : 1000mm - 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.1 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 CHANDIGARH Chandigarh Acacia catechu, Acacia nilotica, Acacia Senegal, Acacia tortilis, Aegle marmelos, Albizia procera, An thocephalus chinensis, Anogeissus pendula, Aquilaria malaccensis Avicenna officianalis, Alstonia scholaris, Azadirachta indica, Balunites aegyptiaca, Bauhinia variegata, Borassus flabefera, Boswellia serrata, Butea monosperma, Capparis decidua, Canarium st rictum, Commiphora mukul, Commiphora wightii, Cordia dichotoma, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Dalbergia latifolia, Dalbergia sisso, Dalbergia paniculata, Gmelina arborea, Grewia tenax, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Maytenus emarginata, Melia azedarach, Moringa oleife ra, Oroxylum indicum, Phoenix dactylifera, Phyllanthus emblica, Prosopis cineraria, Salvadora oleoides, Shorea robusta, Swietenia mahagoni, Tamarindus indica, Tectona grandis, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia tomentos a, Tamarix articulata Annona reticulata, Annona squamosa, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Citrus limetta, Citrus maxima, Citrus sinensis, Cocos nucifera, Emblica officinalis, Ficus carica, Ficus palmata, Grewia asiatica, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manil kara zapota, Morus alba, Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi, Ziziphus mauritiana 2 GUJARAT Dangs 3 GUJARAT Surat 4 GUJARAT Chhota Udepur 5 GUJARAT Narmada 6 GUJARAT Panch Mahals 7 GUJARAT Tapi 8 GUJARAT Vadodara 9 HARYANA Panchkula 10 HARYANA Yamunanagar 11 JHARKHAND Chatra 12 JHARKHAND Deoghar 13 JHARKHAND Godda 14 JHARKHAND Bokaro 15 JHARKHAND Dhanbad 16 JHARKHAND Dumka 17 JHARKHAND Giridih 18 JHARKHAND Gumla 19 JHARKHAND Hazaribagh 20 JHARKHAND Jamtara 21 JHARKHAND Khunti 22 JHARKHAND Latehar 23 JHARKHAND Lohardaga 24 JHARKHAND Pakur 25 JHARKHAND Palamu 26 JHARKHAND West Singhbhum 27 JHARKHAND East Singhbhum 28 JHARKHAND Ramgarh 29 JHARKHAND Ranchi 30 JHARKHAND Sahibganj 31 JHARKHAND Saraikela -kharsawan 32 JHARKHAND Simdega H. List of Species (Rainfall : 1000mm - 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.1 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 UTTAR PRADESH Bahraich Acaci a catechu, Acacia leucociphala, Acacia modesta, Acacia nilotica, Acacia nilotica, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Albizia lebbeck, Azadirachta indica, Bombax ceiba, Dalbergia sissoo, Ficus racemosa, Ficus virens, Holoptelea integrifolia, Melia azedarach , Moringa oleifera, Phyllanthus emblica, Pongamia pinnata, Prosopis cineraria, Pterocarpus marsupium, Sterculia villosa, Swietenia mahagoni, Syzygium cumini, Tecomella undulata, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellirica, Toona ciliata, Ziziphus mauritiana Buchanania cochinchinensis, Lannea coromandelica, Diospyros melanoxylon, Gmelina arborea, Sterculia urens, Annona reticulata, Annona squamosa, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Citrus limetta, Citrus maxima, Citrus sinensis, Emblica officinalis, Ficus carica, Ficus palmata, Grewia asiatica, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manilkara zapota, Morus alba, Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi, Ziziphus mauritiana 2 UTTAR PRADESH Balrampur 3 UTTAR PRADESH Basti 4 UTTAR PRADESH Bijnor 5 UTTAR PRADESH Deoria 6 UTTAR PRADESH Gonda 7 UTTAR PRADESH Gorakhpur 8 UTTAR PRADESH Kheri 9 UTTAR PRADESH Kushinagar 10 UTTAR PRADESH Lalitpur 11 UTTAR PRADESH Mau 12 UTTAR PRADESH Pilibhit 13 UTTAR PRADESH Rampur 14 UTTAR PRADESH Saha ranpur 15 UTTAR PRADESH Santkabirnagar 16 UTTAR PRADESH Shrawasti 17 UTTAR PRADESH Siddharthnagar 18 UTTAR PRADESH Maharajganj 19 BIHAR Araria 20 BIHAR Banka 21 BIHAR Begusarai 22 BIHAR Bhagalpur 23 BIHAR Darbhanga 24 BIHAR Gopalganj 25 BIHAR Jamui 26 BIHAR Katihar 27 BIHAR Khagaria 28 BIHAR Madhepura 29 BIHAR Madhubani 30 BIHAR Munger 31 BIHAR Pashchimi Champaran 32 BIHAR Purbi Champaran 33 BIHAR Purnia 34 BIHAR Saharsa 35 BIHAR Saran 36 BIHAR Sheohar 37 BIHAR Sitamarhi 38 BIHAR Siwan 39 BIHAR Supaul I. List of Species (Rainfall : 1000mm - 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.1 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 CHHATTISGARH Bastar Acacia chundra, Acacia leucophloea, Acacia nilotica, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Albizia lebbeck, Albizia procera, Anacardium occidentale, Anogeissus latifolia, Artocarpus gomezianus, Artocarpus hirsutus, Azadirachta indica, Borassus flabellifer, Boswellia serrata, Bridelia retusa, Buchanania cochinchinensis, Calophyllum elatum, Calophyllum inophyllum, Canerium strictum, Chloroxylon swietenia, Cinnamomum tamala, Cinnamomum zelaynicum, Cleistanthus collinus, Dalbergia latifolia, Dalbergia paniculata, Dalbergia sissoo , Diospyros melanoxylon, Elaeocarpus serratus, Garcinia indica, Garcinia spicata, Gardenia gummifera, Gardenia resinifera, Gmelina arborea, Hardwikia binnata, Holarrhena pubescens, Holigarna arnottiana, Holoptelea integrifolia, Hopea wightiana, Lagerstroem ia parviflora, Lannea coromandelica, Madhuca longifolia, Magnolia champaca, Melia azedarach, Melia dubia, Mimusops elengi, Morinda pubescens, Moringa oleifera, Morus alba, Myristica indica, Oroxylum indicum, Petrocarpus marsupium, Phoenix loureiroi, Pongam ia pinnata, Pterocarpus marsupium, Pterocarpus santalinus, Santalum album, Sapindus emarginatus, Schleichera oleosa, Spondias pinnata, Sterculia guttata, Sterculia urens, Stereospermum chlonoides, Swietenia mahogany, Tamarindus indica, Tectona grandis, Termianlia catappa, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia tomentosa, Wrightia tinctoria, Xylia xylocarpa, Toona ciliata, Schrebera swietenioides Anacardium occidentale, Annona reticulate, Annona squamosa, Artocarpus heteroph yllus, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus limetta, Citrus nobilis, Citrus reticulate, Citrus sinensis, Cocos nucifera, Emblica officinalis, Ficus carica, Grewia asiatica, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manilkara zapota, Morus alba, Prunus persica, Psidium gu ajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi, Ziziphus mauritiana, Citrus sinensis 2 CHHATTISGARH Dantewada 3 CHHATTISGARH Dhamtari 4 CHHATTISGARH Janjgir - Champa 5 CHHATTISGARH Narainpur 6 CHHATTISGARH Raigarh 7 CHHATTISGARH Sukma 8 CHHA TTISGARH Balod 9 CHHATTISGARH Baloda Bazar 10 CHHATTISGARH Balrampur 11 CHHATTISGARH Bemetara 12 CHHATTISGARH Bijapur 13 CHHATTISGARH Bilaspur 14 CHHATTISGARH Gaurela -pendra - marwahi 15 CHHATTISGARH Durg 16 CHHATTISGARH Gariyaband 17 CHHATTISGARH Jashpur 18 CHHATTISGARH Kabirdham 19 CHHATTISGARH Uttar Bastar Kanker 20 CHHATTISGARH Kondagaon 21 CHHATTISGARH Korba 22 CHHATTISGARH Korea 23 CHHATTISGARH Mahasamund 24 CHHATTISGARH Mungeli 25 CHHATTISGARH Raipur 26 CHHATTISGARH Raj Nandgaon 27 CHHATTISGARH Surajpur 28 CHHATTISGARH Surguja 29 MADHYA PRADESH Anuppur 30 MADHYA PRADESH Balaghat 31 MADHYA PRADESH Betul 32 MADHYA PRADESH Bhopal 33 MADHYA PRADESH Chhatarpur 34 MADHYA PRADESH Chhindwara 35 MADHYA PRADESH Damoh 36 MADHYA PRADESH Dewas 37 MADHYA PRADESH Dindori 38 MADHYA PRADESH Khandwa 39 MADHYA PRADESH Harda 40 MADHYA PRADESH Narmadapuram 41 MADHYA PRADESH Indore 42 MADHYA PRADESH Jabalpur 43 MADHYA PRAD ESH Katni 44 MADHYA PRADESH Mandla 45 MADHYA PRADESH Narshimapura 46 MADHYA PRADESH Panna 47 MADHYA PRADESH Raisen 48 MADHYA PRADESH Rajgarh 49 MADHYA PRADESH Ratlam 50 MADHYA PRADESH Sagar 51 MADHYA PRADESH Satna 52 MADHYA PRADE SH Sehore 53 MADHYA PRADESH Seoni 54 MADHYA PRADESH Shahdol 55 MADHYA PRADESH Shajapur 56 MADHYA PRADESH Sidhi 57 MADHYA PRADESH Umaria 58 MADHYA PRADESH Vidisha 59 MAHARASHTRA Satara 60 MAHARASHTRA Amaravati 61 MAHARASHTRA Bhand ara 62 MAHARASHTRA Chandrapur 63 MAHARASHTRA Gadchiroli 64 MAHARASHTRA Gondia 65 MAHARASHTRA Hingoli 66 MAHARASHTRA Nagpur 67 MAHARASHTRA Nanded 68 MAHARASHTRA Nashik 69 MAHARASHTRA Pune 70 MAHARASHTRA Wardha 71 MAHARASHTRA Yavatmal 72 KARNATAKA Belagavi 73 KARNATAKA Hassan J. List of Species (Rainfall : 1000mm - 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.1 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 LAKSHADWEEP Lakshadweep Acacia sinuate, Adenanthera pavonina, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Anacardium occidentale, Annona reticulate, 2 KERALA Thiruvananthapuram 3 PUDUCHERRY Karaikal Alstonia scholaris, Anacardium occidentale, Anogeissus latifolia, Anogeissus latifolia, Aphanamixis polystachya, Artocarpus hirsutus, Artocarpus lacucha, Borassus flabellifer, Buchanania cochochinensis, Calophy llum elatum, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum tamala, Cinnamomum zelaynicum, Citrus medica, Cocos nucifera, Cordia oblique, Dipterocarpus indicus, Dysoxylum malabaricum, Garcinia indica, Garcinia spicata, Gmelina arborea, Holoptelia integrifolia, Hopea parviflora, Hydnocarpus wightianus, Madhuca longifolia, Magnolia champaca, Melia composita, Millingtonia hortensis, Moringa oleifera, Olea dioica, Petrocarpus marsupium, Phoenix sylvestris, Pongamia pinnata, Prunus dulcis, Santalum alb um, Sapindus emarginatus, Schleichera oleosa, Spondias pinnata, Sterculia guttata, Sterculia urens, Stereospermum chlonoides, Swietenia maghagoni, Syzygium aromaticum, Syzygium calophyllifolium, Syzygium cumini, Tamarindus indica, Tectona grandis, Terminal ia alata, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia catapa, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia tomentosa, Toona Ciliata Annona squamosa, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus limetta, Citrus nobilis, Citrus reti culate, Citrus sinensis, Cocos nucifera, Emblica officinalis, Ficus carica, Grewia asiatica, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Manilkara zapota, Morus alba, Prunus persica, Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi, Ziziphus mauritiana, Citrus sinensis 4 PUDUCHERRY Puducherry 5 PUDUCHERRY Yanam 6 TAMIL NADU Cuddalore 7 TAMIL NADU Kanchipuram 8 TAMIL NADU Nilgiris 9 TAMIL NADU Nagapattinam 10 TAMIL NADU Thanjavur 11 TAMIL NADU Thiruvarur 12 TAMIL NADU Tiruvallur 13 TAMIL NADU Ariyalur 14 TAMIL NADU Chengalpattu 15 TAMIL NADU Chennai 16 TAMIL NADU Coimbatore 17 TAMIL NADU Kallakkurichi 18 TAMIL NADU Kanyakumari 19 TAMIL NADU Ranippettai 20 TAMI L NADU Teni 21 TAMIL NADU Tenkasi 22 TAMIL NADU Tirunelveli 23 TAMIL NADU Tiruvannamalai 24 TAMIL NADU Villupuram 25 TAMIL NADU Mayiladuthurai 26 TELANGANA Adilabad 27 TELANGANA Bhadradri Kothagudem 28 TELANGANA Nizamabad 29 TELA NGANA Mulugu 30 TELANGANA Kumuram Bheem 31 TELANGANA Mancherial 32 TELANGANA Nirmal 33 TELANGANA Kamareddy 34 TELANGANA Sangareddy 35 TELANGANA Khammam 36 TELANGANA Mahabubabad 37 TELANGANA Warangal (rural) 38 TELANGANA Jayashank ar Bhupalapally 39 TELANGANA Peddapalli 40 TELANGANA Medak 41 ANDHRA PRADESH East Godavari 42 ANDHRA PRADESH Krishna 43 ANDHRA PRADESH Srikakulam 44 ANDHRA PRADESH Visakhapatnam 45 ANDHRA PRADESH Vizianagaram 46 ANDHRA PRADESH West Godavari K. List of Species (Rainfall : 1000mm - 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.1 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 UTTARAKHAND Haridwar Adina cardifolia, Aegle marmelos, Aesculus assamicus, Alnus nepalensis, Amoor a walichii, Anogeissus latifolia, Pyrus communis, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus 2 UTTARAKHAND Udham Singh Nagar 3 UTTARAKHAND Almora 4 UTTARAKHAND Bageshwar Bauhinia purpurea, Bauhinia varigeta, Biscofia javanica, Celtis australis, Dalbergia sissoo, Grewia asiatica, Grewia optiva, Holoptelia integrifolia, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Lagerstroemia indica, Lannea coromandelica, Ma llotus phillipensis, Melia azedarach, Myrica esculenta, Ougeinia oojeinensis, Pistacia khinjuk, Sapium insigne, Shorea robusta, Terminalia tomentosa, Toona ciliata, Cassia fistula, Erythrina suberosa, Syzygium cuminii, Shorea robusta, Delbergia latifolia, Bombax ceiba, Neolamarckia cadamba, Salix alba, Populus ciliata, Prunus cerasoides, Myrica esculanta, Kydia calycina, Pyrus pashia, Quercus leucotrichophora, quercus floribunda, Rhododendron arboretum, Grewia optiva Moringa oleifera, Oroxylum indicum,Spond ias pinnata, Boswellia serrata, Prunus cerasoides, Lannea coromandalica, Buchanania cochinchinensis, Diospyros melanoxylon tupruT erminalia bellarica, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia chebula heterophyllus, Mangifer a indica, Juglans regia, Emblica officinalis, Litchi chinensis 5 UTTARAKHAND Champawat 6 UTTARAKHAND Dehradun 7 UTTARAKHAND Nainital 8 UTTARAKHAND Pauri Garhwal 9 UTTARAKHAND Rudraprayag 10 UTTARAKHAND Tehri Garhwal 11 UTTARAKHAND Chamoli 12 UTTARAKHAND Pithoragarh 13 UTTARAKHAND Uttarkashi 14 HIMACHAL PRADESH Solan 15 HIMACHAL PRADESH Bilaspur 16 HIMACHAL PRADESH Chamba 17 HIMACHAL PRA DESH Hamirpur 18 HIMACHAL PRADESH Kangra 19 HIMACHAL PRADESH Mandi 20 HIMACHAL PRADESH Shimla 21 HIMACHAL PRADESH Sirmaur 22 HIMACHAL PRADESH Una 23 PUNJAB Pathankot 24 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Doda 25 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Jammu 26 JAMMU A ND KASHMIR Kathua 27 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kulgam 28 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Mirpur 29 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Rajauri 30 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Ramban 31 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Riasi 32 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Samba 33 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Shupiyan 34 JAMMU AND KASH MIR Udhampur L. List of Species (Rainfall : 1000mm - 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.1 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 ODISHA Anugul Abizia lebbeck, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Albizia chinensis, Albizia p rocera, Artocarpus chama, Baccaurea ramiflora,Bischofia javanica, Areca catechu, Litchi chinensis, Pyrus communis, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus 2 ODISHA Balasore (baleshwar) 3 ODISHA Bhadrak 4 ODISHA Gajapati 5 ODISHA Kendraparha Bombax ceiba, Canarium strictum, Chukrasia tabularis, Cinnamomum tamala, Cordia dichotoma, Dalbergia sissoo, Derris robusta, Docynia indica, Duabanga grandiflora, Dysoxylum binectariferum, E rythroxylon kunthianum, Garcinia cowa, Garcinia kydia, Garcinia pedanculata, Garcinia tinctoria, Gmelina arborea, Gynocardia odorata, Heteropanax fragrans, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Livistona jenkinsiana, Magnolia champaca, Magnolia gustavi, Melia azadir ach, Morus alba, Myrica esculenta, Neolamarckia cadamba, Oroxylum indicum, Premna latifolia, Schima wallichii, Shorea robusta, Stereospermum chelonoides, Sygygium cumunii, Tectona grandis, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellarica, Terminalia chebula, Termin alia citrine, Terminalia myriocarpa, Terminalia tomentosa, Toona ciliata, Trewia nudiflora heterophyllus, Citrus sinensis, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Citrus maxima, Prunus domestica , Pyrus communis, Prunus persica, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus hystrix, Cocus nucifera, Emblica officinalis, Mangifera indica 6 ODISHA Bolangir (balangir) 7 ODISHA Baragarh 8 ODISHA Cuttack 9 ODISHA Deogarh 10 ODISHA Dhenkanal 11 ODISHA Ganjam 12 ODISHA Jagatsinghpur 13 ODISHA Jajapur 14 ODISHA Jharsuguda 15 ODISHA Kalahandi 16 ODISHA Kandhamal 17 ODISHA Keonjhar (kendujhar) 18 ODISHA Khordha 19 ODISHA Koraput 20 ODISHA Malkangiri 21 ODISHA Mayurbhanj 22 ODISHA Nabarangapur 23 ODISHA Nayagarh 24 ODISHA Nuaparha 25 ODISHA Puri 26 ODISHA Rayagarha 27 ODISHA Sambalpur 28 ODISHA Subarnapur 29 ODISHA Sundargarh 30 ODISHA Baudh (bauda) 31 WEST BENGAL Purba Medinipur 32 WEST BENGAL South Twenty -four Parganas 33 WEST BENGAL Bankura 34 WEST BENGAL Purba Barddhaman 35 WEST BENGAL Birbhum 36 WEST BENGAL Dakshin Dinajpur 37 WEST BENGA L Haora 38 WEST BENGAL Hugli 39 WEST BENGAL Kolkata 40 WEST BENGAL Maldah 41 WEST BENGAL Murshidabad 42 WEST BENGAL Nadia 43 WEST BENGAL North Twenty -four Parganas 44 WEST BENGAL Paschim Medinipur 45 WEST BENGAL Puruliya 46 WEST BENGAL Uttar Dinajpur 47 WEST BENGAL Jhargram 48 WEST BENGAL Paschim Barddhaman M. List of Species (Rainfall : above 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.0 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Chang lang Abizia lebbeck, Aegle marmelos, Ailanthus excelsa, Albizia chinensis, Albizia odoratissima, Albizia procera, Altengia excelsa, Aquilaria malaccensis, Artocarpus chama, Artocarpus lakoocha, Baccaurea ramiflora, Betula alnoides, Bischofia javanica, Bomb ax ceiba, Bauhinia Areca catechu, Litchi chinensis, Pyrus communis, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Citrus sinensis, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Citrus maxima, Prunus 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lohit 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lower Dibang Valley 4 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Papumpare 5 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Tirap purpurea, Bauhinia varigeta, Canarium resiniferum, Canarium strictum, Chukrasia tabularis, Cinnamomum tamala, Cordia dichotoma, Dalbergia sissoo, Derris robusta, Dillenia indica, Dipterocarpus retusus, Dipterocarpus turbinatus, Docynia indica, Duabanga grandiflora, Dysoxylum binectariferum, Erythroxylon kunthianum, Exbucklandia populnea, Garcinia cowa, Garcinia kydia, Garcinia pedanculata, Garcinia tinctoria, Gmelina arborea, Gynocardia odorata, Heteropanax fragrans, Holarrhena antidysent erica, Kayea assamica, Livistona jenkinsiana, Magnolia champaca, Magnolia gustavi, Melia azadirach, Mesua ferrea, Morus alba, Myrica esculenta, Neolamarckia cadamba, Oroxylum indicum, Phoebe goalparensis, Parkia timoriana, Pinus kesiya, Premna latifolia, Schima wallichii, Shorea assamica, Stereospermum chelonoides, Sygygium cumunii Tectona grandis, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellarica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia citrine, Terminalia myriocarpa, Terminalia tomentosa, Toona ciliata, Trewia nudiflora domestica, Pyrus communis, Prunus persica, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus hystrix, Emblica officinalis, Man gifera indica, Moringa oleifera 6 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lower Siang 7 ARUNACHAL PRADESH West Siang 8 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lepa Rada 9 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Pakke Kessang 10 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Namsai 11 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Kamle 12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH East Siang 13 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Longding 14 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Capital complex itanagar 15 ARUNACHAL PRADESH lepa ra da 16 ASSAM Baksa 17 ASSAM Dhubri 18 ASSAM Hailakandi 19 ASSAM Lakhimpur 20 ASSAM Barpeta 21 ASSAM Bongaigaon 22 ASSAM Cachar 23 ASSAM Charaideo 24 ASSAM Dhemaji 25 ASSAM Dibrugarh 26 ASSAM Goalpara 27 ASSAM Jorhat 28 ASSAM Karimganj 29 ASSAM Kokrajhar 30 ASSAM Majuli 31 ASSAM Sibsagar 32 ASSAM South Salmara Mancachar 33 ASSAM Tinsukia 34 ASSAM Udalguri 35 BIHAR Kishanganj 36 MANIPUR Tamenglong 37 MANIPUR Bishnupur 38 MANIPUR Chandel 39 MANIPUR Imphal West 40 MANIPUR Imphal East 41 MANIPUR Thoubal 42 MANIPUR Kamjong 43 MANIPUR Nonei 44 MANIPUR Tengnoupal 45 MANIPUR Kangpokpi 46 MANIPUR Kakching 47 MEGHALAYA West Garo Hills 48 MEGHALAYA Ri-bhoi 49 MEGHALAYA South West Garo Hills 50 MEGHALAYA North Garo Hills 51 MIZORAM Lawngtlai 52 MIZORAM Saiha 53 MIZORAM Serchhip 54 MIZORAM Kolasib 55 MIZORAM Mamit 56 MIZORAM Lunglei 57 NAGALAND Mokokchung 58 NAGALAND Mon 59 NAGALAND Tuensang 60 NAGALAND Longleng 61 NAGALAND Noklak 62 NAGALAND Shamator 63 TRIPURA Dhalai 64 TRIPURA Gomati 65 TRIPURA North Tripura 66 TRIPURA Sepahijala 67 TRIPURA South Tripura 68 TRIPURA Unokoti 69 WEST BENGAL Cooch Behar N.List of Species (Rainfall : above 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.0 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species WEST BENGAL Darjeeling Acer laevigatum, Acer oblongum, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, Albizza lebbeck, Amoora wallichii, Neol amarckia cadamba, Betula utilis, Boehmeria rugulosa, Canarium sikkimensis, Castanopsis hystrix, Castanopsis indica, Cinnamomum tamala, Cinnamomum zelynicum, Engelhardtia spicata, Juglans regia, Gmelina arborea, Heteropanax fragrans, Morus laevigata, Rhodod endron spp. Quercus spp. Tusga dumosa, Taxus wallichiana, Terminalia myriocarpa, Artocarpus spp. Albizza procera, , Tetrameles nudiflora, Exbucklandia populnea, Litsea polyantha, Litchi chinensis, Pyrus communis, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Pyrus communis, Citrus sinensis, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Citrus maxima, Prunus domestica, Prunus persica, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus sinensis SIKKIM East Sikkim SIKKIM South Sikkim SIKKIM Pakyong 5 DADRA & NA GAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU Dadra & Nagar Haveli Tectona grandis, Calophyllum inophyllum, Pongammia pinnata, Holarrhena pubescens, Anacardium occidentale, Oroxylum indicum, Buchanania cochinchinensis, Pterocarpus marsupium, Dalbergia latifolia, Artocarpus het erophyllus, Casuarina equisetifolia, Pandanus tectorius, Terminalia paniculata, Terminalia tomentosa, Carallia brachiata, Excoecaria agallocha, Rhizophora apiculata, Bruguiera cylindrica, Dipterocarpus indicus, Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Hope a sp., Hydanocarpus sp. Lagerstroemia microcarpa, Adina cordifolia, Aquilaria malaccensis Pterygota alata, Artocarpus hirsuta, e Garcinia cowa, Syzygium rubicundum, Diospyros buxifolia,Holigarna grahamii, Tetrameles Cocus nucifera, Anacardium occidentalem, Mangifera indica, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Emblica officinalis, Areca catechu, Annona reticulate, Artocarpus hirsutus, Myristica fragrans 6 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU Daman 7 GUJARAT Valsad 8 GUJARAT Navsari 9 KARNATAKA Chikkamagaluru 10 KARNATAKA Shivamogga 11 KERALA Alappuzha 12 KERALA Idukki 13 KERALA Kollam 14 KERALA Kottayam 15 KERALA Palakkad 16 KERALA Pattanamthitta 17 MAHARASHTRA Kolhapur 18 MAHARASHTRA Mumbai City 19 MAHARASHTRA Sub Urban Mumbai nudiflora, Cryptocarya stocksii, Elaeoca rpus tuberculatus, Garcinia spicata,Knema attenuata, Baccaurea courtallensis, Syzygium cumini, Litsea floribunda, Litsea deccanensis, Dimocarpus longan Terminalia crenulata, Dalbergia lanceolaria, Dalbergia sissoides,Xylia xylocarpa, Mesua ferrea, Acrocarp us fraxinifolius,Hydnocarpus alpinia,Xylocarpus molluccensis, Heritiera littoralis,Knema andmanica,Barringtonia asiatica,Morinda citrifolia,Terminalia citrine, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR Nicobar ANDAMAN & NICOBAR South Andaman 22 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR North & Middle Andaman O. List of Species (Rainfall : above 2000mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.0 S.No STATE District Forestry Species Horticulture Species 1 GOA North Goa Abroma a ngusta, Anacardium occidentale, Artocarpus gomezianus, Baccaurea ramiflora, Borassus flabellifer, Calophyllum inophyllum, Carallia brachiata, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cycas rumphii, Cynometra ramiflora, Dalbergia latifolia, Dillenia indica, Diospyros andam anica, Dipterocarpus alatus, Excoecaria agallocha, Garcinia indica, Garcinia mangostana, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Magnolia champaca, Manilkara littoralis, Manilkara zapota, Mimusops elengi, Morinda citrifolia, Moringa oleifera, Myristica fragrans, Pandanus odoratissimus, Phyllanthus emblica, Pongamia pinnata, Santalum album, Sapindus laurifolius, Spondias dulcis, Spondias pinnata, Sterculia macrophylla, Tamarindus indicus, Tectona grandis, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia bialata, Terminal ia catapa, Terminalia citrine Cocus nucifera, Anacardium occidentalem, Mangifera indica, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Emblica officinalis, Areca catechu, Annona reticulate, Artocarpus hirsutus, Myristica fragrans 2 GOA South Goa 3 KARNATAKA Dakshina Kanna da 4 KARNATAKA Kodagu 5 KARNATAKA Udupi 6 KARNATAKA Uttara Kannada 7 KERALA Ernakulam 8 KERALA Kannur 9 KERALA Kasaragod 10 KERALA Kozhikode 11 KERALA Malappuram 12 KERALA Trissur 13 KERALA Wayanad 14 PUDUCHERRY Mahe 15 MAHARASHTRA Ratnagiri 16 MAHARASHTRA Palghar 17 MAHARASHTRA Raygad 18 MAHARASHTRA Sindhudurg 19 MAHARASHTRA Thane 20 ASSAM Chirang Abizia lebbeck, Ailanthus excelsa, Albizia chinensis, , Albizia procera, Altengia excelsa, Aquilaria malaccens is, Artocarpus lakoocha, , Bauhinia purpurea, Canarium strictum, Chukrasia tabularis, Cinnamomum tamala, Derris robusta, Dillenia indica, Dipterocarpus retusus, Duabanga grandiflora, Exbucklandia populnea, Gmelina arborea, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Magno lia champaca, Mesua ferrea, Myrica esculenta, Phoebe goalparensis, Pinus kesiya, Premna latifolia, Schima wallichii, Stereospermum chelonoides, Sygygium cumunii, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellarica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia citrine, Terminalia my riocarpa, Toona ciliata, Eurya japonica Pterospermum acerifolium, Aegle marmelos, Dysoxylum binectariferum Anacardium occidentale, Areca catechu, Litchi chinensis, Pyrus communis, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Citrus sinensis, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Citrus maxima, Prunus domestica, Pyrus communis, Prunus persica, Averrhoa carambola, Citrus hystrix, Emblica officinalis, Mangif era indica, 21 MEGHALAYA East Garo Hills 22 MEGHALAYA East Khasi Hills 23 MEGHALAYA East Jaintia Hills 24 MEGHALAYA South Garo Hills 25 MEGHALAYA West Khasi Hills 26 MEGHALAYA South West Khasi Hills 27 MEGHALAYA West Jaintia Hills 28 WEST BENGAL Alipur Duar 29 WEST BENGAL Jalpaiguri WEST BENGAL Kalimpong Tamarindus indica, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Tectona grandis, Trewia nudiflora, Ficus auriculata, Ficus racemosa, Engelhardtia spicata Castanopsis indica, castanopsis tribuloides, Artocarpus chapsala, Morus laevigata, Betula alnoides, Rhododendron arboretum, Vitex pendacularis, Spondias pinnata, Garcinia lancifolia, Garcinia paniculata, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Quercus spp. Note: List of tree species is tentative and it may be modified based on suggestions from stakeholders. To calculate the average rainfall for each district, 30 years (1990 -2019) climate data layers of worldclim and district boundaries provided by the Survey of India were used. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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