Forest Department of Tamil Nadu

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:annualReport published on official website
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change,_Government_of_India
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
Tamil Nadu State Biodiversity Board
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:employs forest rangers
forest guards
wildlife wardens
IFS officers
gptkbp:establishedIn 1855
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Chennai
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Forest Department of Tamil Nadu
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Forest_Conservation_Act,_1980
gptkb:Indian_Forest_Act,_1927
gptkb:Wildlife_Protection_Act,_1972
gptkb:Joint_Forest_Management
Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project
Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882
Tamil Nadu Forest Policy, 2018
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Emblem_of_Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:mission biodiversity protection
sustainable forest management
afforestation
community participation in forest management
conservation of forests and wildlife
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Guindy_National_Park
gptkb:Kalakkad_Mundanthurai_Tiger_Reserve
gptkb:Vandalur_Zoo
gptkb:Mudumalai_National_Park
gptkb:Sathyamangalam_Tiger_Reserve
gptkb:Gulf_of_Mannar_Marine_National_Park
gptkb:Anamalai_Tiger_Reserve
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi_Wildlife_Sanctuary_and_National_Park
gptkb:Arignar_Anna_Zoological_Park
Tamil Nadu Forest Academy
Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation
Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Government_of_Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:principalChiefConservatorOfForests Shekar Kumar Niraj (as of 2023)
gptkbp:responsibility forests of Tamil Nadu
gptkbp:responsibleFor forest management
wildlife conservation
protected areas
Minister for Forests, Tamil Nadu
gptkbp:website https://www.forests.tn.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mannavanur_Lake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7