Forest and Water in the river Narmada
Anurag Shrivastava
APCCF IT
Forest Department MP
Catchment of River Narmada
Dindori District
Barwani District
Challenges to Forest Cover
• Population pressure 2.35% annual growth - poised to double in 2 decades • Over grazing resulting in impact on regeneration
• Illicit Felling
• Mining
• Encroachment
• Competing land use • Easy availability
• Low investment • Wilderness is nobody’s priority
Surface water availability in Barwani District May 2017
Surface water availability in Dindori District May 2017