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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

FORESTS COVER OF PUNJAB 2021

FOREST SURVEY OF INDIA 2021

The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021

The ISFR is the 17th biennial Report of India's Forests by the Forest Survey of India under the Ministry of Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

PUNJAB

Total area of PUNJAB : 50362 km square

Geographical Location : 29°33' north to 32°32' North

: 73°53' East to 76°56' East

Average Population Density 551 per square km

FORESTS COVER OF PUNJAB 2021

CLASS	AREA	% OF GA
VDF	11	0.02
MDF	793	1.58
OF	1043	2.07
TOTAL	1847	3.67
SCRUB	34	0.07

FOREST COVER OF PUNJAB 2019

CLASS	AREA
VDF	11
MDF	793
OF	1043
TOTAL	1847
SCRUB	34

VDF : VERY DENSE FOREST

MDF : MODERATE DENSE FOREST

OF : OPEN FOREST

GA : GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

AREA IN SQUARE KM

TREE COVER IN PUNJAB

Tree cover is defined as all tree patches of size less than 1ha occurring the recorded forest Area. Tree cover includes trees in all formations including scattered trees.

2019 assessment	2021 assessment	Change wrt 2019 assessment
1591	1138	-454

FOREST SURVEY OF PUNJAB 2021

FORESTS	TREES	TOTAL AREA
1847	1138	2985

TOP THREE DISTRICTS BY MOST FOREST COVER AREA

HOSHIARPUR ⫸ ROPAR ⫸ GURDASPUR

BOTTOM THREE DISTRICTS BY LEAST FOREST COVER AREA

FATEHGARH SAHIB , BARNALA , MOGA

PERCENTAGE WISE TOP 3 MOST FOREST COVER AREA DISTRICTS

HOSHIARPUR ⫸ ROPAR ⫸ MOHALI

PERCENTAGE WISE BOTTOM 3 LEAST FOREST COVER AREA DISTRICTS

FATEHGARH SAHIB , MOGA , JALANDHAR

Monday, March 14, 2022

The Dam is constructed on the Satluj river in Bhakra village, Bilaspur district Himachal Pradesh. The Dam is height of 226 metres. The reservoir, just behind the dam to store the water is Gobind Sagar Reservoir. It is third largest reservoir of India. The 1st Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru called it is "New Temple of resurgent India".

Construction of the Dam is started in 1948 and completed in 1963. The Dam is also a Hydropower Plant generator which gernates 1325 MV of power. The power is distributed among Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The Dam is Managed by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). It was constituted in 1966 for administration and maintence of the Dam.

Friday, March 11, 2022

COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION RESERVES IN PUNJAB

COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION RESERVE IN PUNJAB

PIC credited to IAS EASY

CONSERVATION RESERVES IN PUNJAB

1 RAKH SARAI AMANT KHAN CONSERVATION RESERVE

◾Notified in 2010

◾In TARNTARAN District

2. Ropar Wetland Conservation Reserve

3. Ranjit Sagar Dam Conservation Reserve : Pathankot

4.Beas River Conservation Reserve

COMMUNITIES RESERVE IN PUNJAB

1 LALWAN COMMUNITY RESERVE : Hoshiarpur

2. KESHOPUR CHHAMB COMMUNITY RESERVE : Gurdaspur

◾1st Community reserve of India

3. Panniwala-Gumjal-Haripura-Diwankhera Community Reserve:Fazilka

4. Siswan Community Reserve :SAS (MOHALI)

Sources 👇

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE PRESERVATION PUNJAB

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA QUIZ

THE INDUS WATER TREATY

THE INDUS WATER TREATY

The treaty is subject of water sharing between India and Pakistan. The treaty includes three rivers :- Indus and its 2 tributaries (Jhelum and Chenab).

The Treaty was signed in Karachi in 19 September 1960. Then the Prime Minister of India was Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Prime Minister of Pakistan was Ayub Khan.

The Treaty gives the shares of water of three rivers (Indus, Jhelum and Chenab) 80% to Pakistan and 20% to India. The Treaty also gives the control on the water of the Rivers of Punjab, India (Ravi, Beas and Satluj).

The World Bank was the mediator of the Treaty between India and Pakistan.

HINDI TRASLATION

सिंधु जल संधि

यह संधि भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच जल बंटवारे का विषय है। संधि में तीन नदियाँ शामिल हैं: सिंधु और इसकी 2 सहायक नदियाँ (झेलम और चिनाब)।

19 सितंबर 1960 में कराची में संधि पर हस्ताक्षर किए गए थे। तब भारत के प्रधान मंत्री पंडित जवाहर लाल नेहरू थे और पाकिस्तान के प्रधान मंत्री अयूब खान थे।

संधि तीन नदियों (सिंधु, झेलम और चिनाब) के पानी का हिस्सा पाकिस्तान को 80% और भारत को 20% देती है। संधि पंजाब, भारत की 3 नदियों (रावी, ब्यास और सतलुज) के पानी पर नियंत्रण भी देती है।

वर्ड बैंक भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच संधि का मध्यस्थ था

Monday, March 7, 2022

PUNJAB GENERAL KNOWLEGE QUIZ

Sunday, March 6, 2022

ALL PERVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS OF PUNJAB GOVERNMENT EXAMS

PPSC (PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION)