Working Plan
Forest Division (N)
(1) History & genesis of the Division
:-
The Working Plan Forest Division started
functioning since 29th September, 1978 with Mr. Shamsher Ali, IFS as
its first Working Plan Officer under Directorate of Forest & Soil
Conservation in the Directorate
building. The coming 29th September/2018 will be its 40th
years of existence (40th Anniversary). This Division has seen as
much as 33 (thirty three) Working Plan officers of which 23 nos. are Central
Service and 10 State Forest Service Officers. Since the Working Plan Division
was bifurcated back in 2005 into 2(two) Division viz. WPO(N) & (S). This
Divisiion is now, officially known as Working Plan Forest Division(N) with its
headquarters at Aizawl.
(2) (A) Activities : The main aim and object of this Working Plan
Forest Division(N) is to perform survey and demarcation of different territorial
divisions under its jurisdiction to chalk out the various items like location
with Geo-Coordination of roads, rivers, R/F, RRF, ranges as well as Divisions
etc. In addition to these all, this division office has to enumerate the trees,
bamboos, medicinal plants and many other important flora and fauna to prepare
working plan for each individual divisions and obtain approval from the
competent authority i.e. Regional Office at Shillong etc.
(B) Achievement : The
achievement of this division is as below :-
Out of 7 Divisions i.e.
Kawrthah, Mamit, N.Vanlaiphai, Kolasib, Thenzawl, Aizawl, Champhai and Darlawn,
Working Plan in respect of Kawrthah Forest Division was completed and obtained
approval from the Competent Authority. Also implementation of Working Plan of
the said division was started and continued till its date of expiry. Later it
was applied for extension of Period of implementation. However recently the
authority has allowed for 3 years’ extension of Working Plan.
For Kolasib, Thenzawl,
Mamit and Aizawl Divisions this office has submitted the complete working plan
and for which it is being waited for approval.
And for Champhai and
Darlawn Divisions, the working plans are under preparation. (Draft working plan
for Darlawn Working Plan has already been submitted).
Working Scheme approved :
1. Thenzawl
Private Plantations raised (outside notified forests) on Govt. leased lands
operative from date of issuance of approval and for 5 years from 21.7.2010
2. Kolasib
Gomari working scheme effective from date of issuance of approval for a period of 3 years from
21.7.2010
3. Working
Scheme for Private Plantations raised (outside notified forests) on Govt. leased lands under Kolasib Forest Division
effective for a period of 5 years from date of issuance of
approval (16.8.2010).
4. Kolasib
Bamboo working scheme is operative for 3 years from the date of approval
from 3.7.2013
(3) Incumbency
of DFO :-
Sl. No Name from to
1. S. Ali I.F.S. 29.09.78 16.06.81
2. C. Lalvuana, S.F.S. 17.06.81 28.05.82
3. Rohmingliana, I.F.S 29.05.82 16.11.82
4. C. Ramhluna , I.F.S 17.11.82 16.12.82
5. Rohmingliana, I.F.S 17.12.82 06.09.84
6. Lalchungnunga Ralte, S.F.S 07.09.84 09.10.86
7. C. Lalvuana, S.F.S. 10.10.86 19.09.89
8. Lallianzuala, S.F.S 20.09.89 17.10.89
9. R. Kemp,I.F.S 18.10.89 14.03.91
10. R. Pachhunga, S.F.S 15.03.91 18.06.91
11. Rosiama Vanchhong, I.F.S 19.06.91 12.12.91
12. Liandawla, I.F.S 13.12.91 30.07.93
13. G. Kumar, I.F.S 02.08.93 05.05.94
14. Lalzuiliana, S.F.S 05.05.94 09.05.94
15. B. Suanzalang, I.F.S 10.05.94 17.08.98
16. Dr. Keyiekhrie Kire,I.F.S 17.08.98 25.07.99
17. Lalthangliana murray, I.F.S 26.07.99 05.02.01
18. K.B. Singh,I.F.S 06.02.01 29.08.02
19. Lalthangliana Murray, I.F.S 21.10.02 21.11.05
20. R.K. Gupta, I.F.S 22.11.05 07.08.06
21. Jitendra Kumar, I.F.S 08.08.06 09.05.07
22. R.K. Gupta, I.F.S 10.05.07 11.05.07
23. Lalthlamuana Pachuau, S.F.S 11.05.07 29.05.07
24. Lalthangliana Murray, I.F.S 30.05.07 22.02.08
25. C. Lalbiaka, M.F.S 22.02.08 17.02.09
26. Ravi Horo, I.F.S 17.02.09 11.05.11
27. Lalnunsanga Khawlhring M.F.S 11.05.11 18.03.13
28. Dr. C. Vidhyasagar, I.F.S 28.07.13 30.08.13
29. M.Z. Singson,I.F.S 01.09.13 13.09.13
30. Saurabh Sharma, I.F.S 13.09.13 28.07.14
31. Dr. C. Vidhyasagar, I.F.S 28.07.14 11.05.15
32. Tsewang Gyaltson, I.F.S 11.05.15 08.02.17
33. N. Viji , I.F.S 08.02.17