Forest and Water in the river Narmada

Anurag Shrivastava

APCCF IT

Forest Department MP

anurag@mp.gov.in

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