TN FOREST AT A GLANCE

ALTITUDE-WISE FOREST COVER OF TAMIL NADU (AS PER ISFR 2019 ASSESSMENT)


Area in sq.km
Altitude Zone VDF MDF OF Total
0-500 376 5,121 8,586 14,083
500-1000 1,810 4,398 2,411 8,619
1000-2000 1,087 1,394 697 3,178
2000-3000 332 117 35 484
VDF - Very Dense Forest; MDF – Moderate Dense Forest; OF – Open Forest

FOREST COVER MAP OF TN

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