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BOUNDARIES OF SANCTUARY
A) External and Internal Boundaries
The total length of the external boundary is 104.53 km out of which 74.93 km is an artificial boundary and 29.60 km length is natural boundary. As per the notification the external boundaries are as follows.
On the North |
Revenue village boundary of the village Khursipar Berdipar, Belapur, Hamesha, Kodebarra, Mangaezari. |
On the East |
Railway line Gondia to Chandrapur, Broad gauge section of South eastern Railway |
On the South |
Pitezati fazal forests and Sakoli Range, village boundaries of Jamdi, Kosamtondi and Reserve Forest boundary. |
On the West |
Village boundary of Bhajepar, Chorkhamara, Chorkhamara-Pangdi Cart track and Reserve Forest boundary. |
The sanctuary area is surrounded externally by the Reserved Forests of Gondia Forest Division and Bhandara Forest Division on the Northen and Eastern side, by the Reserve Forest of FDCM, Bhandara Division on the Southern and Western side.
The breakup of external boundary is given in the Appendix No. 3 & Map No. 2
The external boundary has already been demarcated by conventional boundary cairns, about 60% of the length has a trench-cum-mound (T.C.M.) boundary which needs regular repairs. External boundary of 12 meter width is maintained annually.
Village Boundary:
Thadezari is the only village geographically situated inside the sanctuary. This village boundary coincides with the Compt. Boundary.
At present the sanctuary area is not classified into various zonation. So the zonation boundaries does not exists.
All these types of boundaries need to be demarcated and mapped permanently. The boundary demarcation within the sanctuary should be distinct from the normal forest boundary.
B) ECOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES:
The forest area surround the sanctuary is a self-sufficient ecosystem with its living fauna and flora. There is no marked difference between the vegetation and the topography of the surrounding areas with that of the sanctuary. As the present sanctuary area is small, it is not viable in itself. It is with these considerations the extension of this sanctuary is proposed and the same has been recommended by the Wildlife Institute of India’s study in the “Protected Area (PA) Network” for the State.
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