Bamboo Resources Survey in Kalagarh Forest Division, Western Circle, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Dendrocalamus strictus is the main bamboo species in Uttar Pradesh, occupying a gross forest area of about 9 lac acres in Sub-Himalayan and Vindhyan tracts. In view of its present and potential importance as a major long fibre raw material for paper and pulp industry, a regular survey of entire bamboo resources has been carried out in U.P. during the last two years. The results of this survey in Kalagarh Forest Division are discussed in detail, along with a description of the tract and the forest, method of planning and organisation of the survey by sampling and estimates of present and future productivity and potential.