| Northern
Areas Forest Department (NAFD)
The following statistics
show the activities and involvement
of the Forest Department in the
area.
Forest Plantation:
• Total
number 66 Units
• Total area 10,000 acres.
• Total linear plantation
178 km.
• done on the roadside /channel
sides
Forest Nurseries:
• Total
number 47
• Total area 60 acres
• Total nursery stock 1.100
million (average)
Table
10. District-wise artificial plantations
| S. # |
Name of District |
Plantations |
Area in acres |
| 1 |
Gilgit |
10 |
672 |
| 2 |
Ghizer |
19 |
4075 |
| 3 |
Diamer |
12 |
1175 |
| 4 |
Skardu |
21 |
3623 |
| 5 |
Ghanche |
4 |
515 |
| Total |
66 |
10,000 |
Table 11.
Avenue/channel-side Plantations
S.
# |
Name
of District |
Area
(sq. km) |
Linear
acreage |
1 |
Gilgit |
18 |
14.00 |
2 |
Diamer |
10 |
8.00 |
3 |
Skardu |
150 |
11.00 |
Total |
178 |
33.00 |
Nurseries
|
1 |
Gilgit |
07 |
14 |
2 |
Ghizer |
09 |
10 |
3 |
Diamer |
18 |
20 |
4 |
Skardu |
08 |
11 |
5 |
Ghanche |
05 |
07 |
Total |
47 |
62 |
Source for
Tables 10-11: Northern Areas Forest
Department, Gilgit.
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