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Mission Statement of
Forest Department
The state of Tripura, with a
geographical area of 10491 km2 is predominantly hilly (60%)
& is
surrounded on three sides by a deltaic
basin of Bangladesh. The state is situated between 22o57’ &
24o32’N and 91o10’ & 92o20’E with tropic of cancer passing
through it.
The State is situated in the
south-western extremity of North-East region of the country.
It shares border (1001 km in perimeter) with Bangladesh,
Assam and Mizoram. International border with Bangladesh is
856 km, which is almost completely open and porous.
1. Enhancement of the Social Face of
Forestry in Tripura through increase in Economic Welfare
of the populace of
the State.
2. Enhancement and Improvement in Forest Crop composition by
promoting mixed, specially
indigenous, species and changes
in silviculture priority for meeting ecological,
socio-economic
and industrial
needs.
3. Strengthening of participatory and Community Forest
Resource Management.
4.E-governance for transparency and speedy implementation of
Policies, Schemes and
Projects
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