Shergaon
Forest Division administers the forest resources of Rupa – Shergaon – Kalaktang
region in West Kameng District of the State of Arunachal Pradesh in between
latitudes 27 degrees North and 27 degrees 15 minutes North and longitudes 92
degrees East and 92 degrees 30 minutes East. The total geographical area of the
division is 869.50 square kilometers. The entire area comes under Unclassed
State Forests (USF).
Shergaon Forest Division was created in 1984 out of the
erstwhile Tawang Forest Division vide Government notification No. FOR
298/E-2/84/33634-750 dated 10/12/1984.
The administrative
boundaries of the forest division are:
South: Northern boundary
of Khellong Forest Division
East: Bhalukpong -
Bomdila National Highway road; Rupa road till an unnamed nallah and the nallah
upstream till the ridge
North: The ridge towards
west till the international boundary of India with Bhutan
West: International
boundary of India with Bhutan
Shergaon Forest Division is covered under the six Survey of
India topo sheets of 83A/3, 83A/4, 83A/7, 83A/8,83A/12 and 83B/1
in the scale of 1:50,000.
Geography: The landscape
of Shergaon Forest Division is mostly mountainous. There are deep gorges and
valleys, high peaks and rugged terrain covering various ranges of the Himalaya,
with elevations ranging from 100 m to more than 7000 m above mean sea level.
The rivers draining the huge landscape join either the Kameng river inside
Arunachal Pradesh or the Bhairabkund river in Assam. Its steep topology with a
wide altitudinal range, a gradient in precipitation extending to very high
rainfall and largely intact forests makes this region very rich in
biodiversity.
Geology: Major geological formation is Bomdila group of early Paleozoic
to Pre-Cambrian groups.
Climate: The average annual
precipitation is 120 mm with bulk of rains during April to September. July and
August are the hottest months while January is the coldest.
FOREST GOVERNANCE
Forests in a State are
divided into Forest Circles. A Forest Circle is divided into non-overlapping
forest divisions for the purpose of administration and coordination. Alignment
of forest divisions to political boundaries are not necessary, as forests often
overlap political boundaries. It generally comprises one or more districts or
vice-versa. A Forest Division protects and manages forest resources under it's
territorial jurisdiction. A Forest Division is broken up into one or more
forest ranges.
