Year of tree counting
Year 2011
Year of report publication
July 2012
Edition
First
Direction and
Dr. S. K. Nanda, IAS
guidance
Principal Secretary, Forest & Environment, Gandhinagar.
and
Mr. Pradeep Khanna, IFS
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, and Head of Forest Force, Gujarat State
Coordinator
Dr. H. S. Singh, IFS
Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Social Forestry, Gujarat State
Author (Data analysis and
Dr. H. S. Singh, IFS, Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,
report writing)
Social Forestry, Gujarat State
Regional coordination:
CCF and CFs incharge of Social Forestry Circles-Dr. Jagdish Prasad, IFS, CCF, Ahmedabad; Mr. D.
K. Sharma, CCF, Kachchh; Mr. S. M. Patel, IFS, CF, Bharuch; Mr. N. V. Katariya, IFS, CF, Rajkot; Mr.
S. K. Langa, Dy. Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad and Mr. I. A. Chauhan, CF.
Field data collection
Planning and organization of field works: Dy Conservators in charge of the Social Forestry
Divisions and they were assisted by the Assistant Conservator of Forests, Dy Municipal
Commissioner, Ahmedabad.
DCFs Social Forestry - N. D. Patel, IFS, DCF, Navsari; Franklin Khoubung, IFS, DCF, Surat; R. L. Patel,
GFS, DCF: Bharuch, J. V. Vyas, GFS, DCF, Narmada; M. B. Patel, GFS, DCF, Vadodara; R. H. Suvera,
GFS, DCF, Godhra; T. M. Dangi, GFS, DCF, Dahod; J. V. Joshi, IFS, DCF, Nadiad; B. J. Barodawala, GFS,
DCF, Nadiad; C. K. Sonavane, IFS, DCF, Anand; G. Ramanmurthy, IFS, DCF, Ahmedabad; S. P. Jani,
IFS, DCF, Ahmedabad, P. S. Valvi, GFS, DCF, Surendranagar; Bhavin Vyas, GFS, DCF, Gandhinagar;
Ms. Anuradha Sahu, GFS, DCF, Mehsana; Dr. K. Ramesh, IFS, DCF, S.K., M. A. Chavda, GFS,
DCF, Palanpur; B. B. Modi, GFS, DCF, Patan; M. R. Gujjar, GFS, DCF, Kachchh; B. T. Chadasania,
GFS, DCF, Jamnagar; B. F. Sindhi, IFS, DCF , Rajkot; M. M. Bhalodi, GFS, DCF, Porbandar; L. J.
Parmar, GFS, DCF, Porbandar; R. D. Katara, GFS, DCF, Junagadh; J. K. Makwana, GFS, DCF, Amreli;
N. A. Chaudhary, IFS, DCF, Bhavnagar; and ACFs in Social Forestry Divisions.
Team leader for enumerations: Range Forest Officers and Foresters
Enumerators: Foresters, Forest Guards, Forest Watchmen, youths, students and nature lovers.
Over 2,000 field staff of Social Forestry Wing, students, members of the NGOs and employees
of Municipal Corporations worked as enumerators to count trees in the urban areas.
Data compilation and entry
M. B. Gamit, Statistical Officer, Social Forestry
Publication
Social Forestry Wing, Gujarat Forest Department, Gandhinagar
Cover Photo
Vivek Desai (City of Ahmedabad-2006)
Photos
Dr. H. S. Singh, IFS, Bhushan Pandya, Anil Gohil, Manoj Dholakia, Saurabh Desai, Param Buch
