FOREST RESOURCE:

 
The following table gives the total forest area in all the forest Division of Arunachal Pradesh

Division

Total Area
(In Hectare)

ALONG FOREST DIVISION 

1245800.00 

ANINI SOCIAL FORESTRY 

366800.00 

BOMDILA FOREST DIVISION 

2030.00 

BUNDERDEWA FOREST DIVISION 

328670.00 

CHANGLANG SOCIAL FOREST DIVN 

163200.00 

DAPORIJO FOREST DIVISION 

703200.00 

DEOMALI FOREST DIVISION 

79760.00 

DERING WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 

24500.00 

DHERGAON FOREST DIVISION 

151000.00 

DIBANG FOREST DIVISION 

493050.00 

HAPOLI FOREST DIVISION 

924600.00 

ITANAGAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 

47730.00 

KHELLONG FOREST DIVISION 

160000.00 

KHONSA FOREST DIVISION 

141700.00 

KHONSA PROJECT DIVISION 

14740.00 

LOHIT FOREST DIVISION 

570279.00 

MEHAO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 

443050.00 

MIAO PROJECT DIVISION 

35866.00 

MIAO SANCTUARY DIVISION 

276824.00 

MOULING NATIONAL PARK DIVISION

48300.00 

NAMPONG FOREST DIVISION 

39228.00 

NAMSAI FOREST DIVISION 

491800.00 

PAKUI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 

117895.00 

PASIGHAT FOREST DIVISION 

350000.00 

SEPPA FOREST DIVISION 

365700.00 

TOWANG SOCIAL FORESTRY 

208500.00 

YINGKIONG FOREST DIVISION

186500.00 

 

Source: Arunachal Pradesh Forest Co-operation Ltd. Arunachal Pradesh 

 

MINERAL RESOURCE

 

Coal occurs in Kameng, Subansiri and Tirap districts. Besides, there are occurrences of Copper ore, Gold and Pyrites in Subansiri, Kameng, Siang and Lohit districts, Dolomite in Kameng district, Graphite in Lohit and Subansiri districts and flux grade limestone in Lohit district. A number of thermal springs are in this state. Occurrences of oil have been reported from Ningru, Kumchai, Kharsang, Manabhum and across the Noa Dithing river in Arunachal Pradesh. Of these, two wells in Ningru and one in DumDuma turned out to be oil producing. Natural gas is also produced in the state. Assat values of the borehole samples from the completed boreholes by GSI in Amritganga Vasundhara block in West Kameng district were marginal. Investigations will be continued by drilling and traverse mapping. OIL (Oil India Limited) has carried out geological survey. It also carried out  60,889 meter drilling for petroleum and natural gas at Kumchai.

The value of mineral production in Arunachal Pradesh was Rs. 11 crores in 1997-98 registered a decrease of 30% compared to Rs. 16 crores in the previous year. Petroleum (crude) accounted for 99% of total value of mineral production in Arunachal Pradesh during 1994-95. The value of minor minerals was Rs. 15 lakhs in 1994-95, which was estimated at the level of 1993-94. 

The details of reserves, location and production of minerals are given below:

1. Coal (Tertiary)

Colour : Black
Mineral available at: Kameng district, Subansiri district, and Tirap district 
Total reserves available in million tonnes:

 

Proved

31.23

Probable

11.04

Possible

47.96

Chemical composition: Moisture, ash, volatile matter, fixed carbon etc.

2. Limestone
Colour: Light to dark grey
Total reserves available in million tonnes:

 

 

Tidding (Lohit District)

Dali (Siang istrict)

Proved

N.A.

N.A.

Probable

N.A.

N.A.

Possible

125.46

225

 

Chemical composition: CaO. MgO, R2O3 , AI, Fe2O3 etc.

Production details: 

 

Year

Quantity produced (000' tonnes)

Value in (000' Rs.)

No. of mines

1995-96

3

153

1

1996-97

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

1997-98

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

 

3. DolomiteColour : White 
Total reserves available in million tonnes: 

 

Chemical composition: Moisture, ash, volatile matter, fixed carbon etc.

2. Limestone
Colour: Light to dark grey
Total reserves available in million tonnes:

 

 

Tidding (Lohit District)

Dali (Siang istrict)

Proved

N.A.

N.A.

Probable

N.A.

N.A.

Possible

125.46

225

 

Chemical composition: CaO. MgO, R2O3 , AI, Fe2O3 etc.

Production details: 

 

Year

Quantity produced (000' tonnes)

Value in (000' Rs.)

No. of mines

1995-96

3

153

1

1996-97

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

1997-98

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

 

3. DolomiteColour : White 
Total reserves available in million tonnes: 

Chemical composition: Moisture, ash, volatile matter, fixed carbon etc.

2. Limestone
Colour: Light to dark grey
Total reserves available in million tonnes:

 

 

Tidding (Lohit District)

Dali (Siang istrict)

Proved

N.A.

N.A.

Probable

N.A.

N.A.

Possible

125.46

225

 

Chemical composition: CaO. MgO, R2O3 , AI, Fe2O3 etc.

Production details: 

 

Year

Quantity produced (000' tonnes)

Value in (000' Rs.)

No. of mines

1995-96

3

153

1

1996-97

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

1997-98

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

 

3. DolomiteColour : White 
Total reserves available in million tonnes: 

Kameng District

Rupa

Menga

Dedza

Proved

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Probable

N.A.

N.A.

0.14

Possible

185

3.75

58.22

 

4. GraphiteMineral available at: Taliha (Subansiri District), Lohit District and Siang District 
Total reserves available in million tons: 

Proved 

N.A.

Probable

N.A.

Possible

84.973

 

5.  QuartziteMineral available at: Kalaktang (Kameng District) 
Total reserves available in million tons:

 

Proved 

N.A.

Probable

N.A.

Possible

3.13

Source: Mineral Year Book 1997, Task Force Report, Ministry of Mines

 

Agriculture
 

Land Types 

 Available (In Hectare)

BUILT UP

9912

KHARIF 

202465 

RABI 

50918 

DOUBLE CROP 

48648 

NET SOWN AREA 

204734 

GROSS CROP 

253383 

AGRICULTURE PLANTATION 

1646 

EVERGREEN FOREST 

5787437

DECIDUOUS FOREST 

24465 

DEGRADED AREA 

1093719 

FOREST BLANK 

3583 

FOREST PLANTATION 

25883 

MARSHY/ SWAMPY 

16673 

WITH OR WITHOUT SCRUBS 

1000 

BARREN ROCKY 

97059 

RIVER/ STREAM 

77780 

LAKE TANK 

2550 

SHIFTING CULTIVATION 

381154 

GRASS 

2056 

SNOW COVER 

644649 

Source: National Remote Sensing Agency Balanagar, Hyderabad

 

 

FISHERY 

 

Fish Production

Fish Production during 1999-2000 (in 000 tonnes) : 2.39 (Provisional)
 

Year

Fish 
(In M.T.)

Fry 
(In Million No.)

Fingerling 
(In Million No)

Fry  
Fingerling 
(In Million No)

Area 
(In Hectare)

1997-98 

2130.00 

24.00 

7.50 

31.50 

1611.93 

1996-97 

2002.00 

21.80 

7.30 

29.10 

1480.35 

1995-96 

1852.00 

21.00 

7.00 

28.00 

1181.76 

 

Pond and Hatchery Details (In Numbers) 
 

Year

Govt

Private

Village 
Owned 
Pond

Fingerling 
Centres

Pond

Hatchery

Pond

Hatchery

1997-98 

42 

7 

64 

2 

692 

21 

Source: Directorate of Fisheries, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 

 

Livestock and Poultry Population (data for 1997) 

Animal Name

Total Numbers

CATTLE 

448700 

BUFFALO 

11056 

SHEEP 

28482 

GOATS 

182580 

HORSE/PONY 

6760 

PIGS 

275400 

FOWL 

1203540 

DUCKS 

100160 

MITHUN 

124192 

DOGS 

90600 

 Source: Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Arunachal Pradesh