PANJIM: The State government constituted inspections teams to carry out site inspection private forest areas will commence its work from November 16.
The panel will undertake the work in four talukas of Salcete, Quepem, Sanguem and Canacona.
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In August, the National Green Tribunal had directed the government to notify an area of 46.11 sq kms as ‘private forest’ identified by the Sharma Committee.
Later, the Forest Department constituted six inspection teams in North and eight teams in South Goa to carry out site inspection of the properties fulfilling or meeting private forests criteria of canopy density and area, as per the Forest Survey of India (FSI) map.
The team has to delineate private forest boundary on the ground and survey the area inside the delineated forest boundary.
It also has to carry out site inspection of the properties and collect data on percentage of forestry species by total enumeration. The land owner will be given an opportunity to remain present during enumeration.
It has to prepare georeferencing survey plan of areas qualifying the criteria of private forests i.e. 75 per cent of tree species of forestry type and then submit field data sheets and survey plan to the concerned territorial Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF).
