Jharkhand PSC Prelim Exam 18-Dec-2016 Solved Paper

Some of the forestry related issues of Jharkhand that affect the climate are: low productivity, forest fires, diversion of forest land, wood fuel dependency on forests, human activities on forest land. Forest fires constitute a major threat, the forests in the state are mostly dry deciduous and are prone to forest fires during summer season. Most of the fires are associated with the activities of the forest dependent communities for mahua and Sal seed collection and the desire to promote better under growth post rains. The fires caused by mahua collectors are common in March and April and are the cause of wide spread damage to the forest growth (Jharkhand- Action Plan on Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand, 2014).