Forest
Introduction
Pirpanjal Forest Division comprising of three Territorial Ranges and one Soil Range. The area of the Division is 480.1 Sq Kms and Suknag Range is biggest Range comprising of 175.2 Sq Kms. Before the creation of Special Forest Division Tangmarg and handing over of area in respect of compartment Ri-23 & Ri-24 to Shopian Forest Division, the area of the Pirpanjal Forest Division was 765.7 Sq Kms .The Range wise details of the area is given as under:-
| S.no | Range | area in Hec. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doodganga | 15972.00 |
| 2 | Raithan | 14511.45 |
| 3 | Sukhnag | 17525.25 |
Organisational Structure:-
- Range Officer = 04
- Block Forest Officer = 17
- Beat Guard = 36
Four constitutes :-
- Charisharif
- Chadura
- Khansahib
- Budgam
These are falling within the Jurisdiction of this Division and one Beerwah Constituency falls in Special Forest Division Tangmarg.Besides this Division covers three Development Authorities.
- Yousmarg Development Authority
- Doodpathri Development Authority and
- Toismaidan Development Authority.