Introduction:

Raised in 1996 to safeguard and protect forest property, it is specialized in forestry and policing operations, and functions under the provision of FPF Act of 2001.

Operational activities:

Include road patrolling, Nakkas on strategic routes, off road jungle patrolling in vulnerable forest areas, intelligence gathering on forest offences through Jungle observation posts. It is operating through 18 field units.

0.33 lakh Cft of timber and 109 number of Horses/ ponies and 14 vehicles were seized . 495 forest offences were registered , 2700 kanals of area was saved against fire and 70 kanals of encroachment land was evicted.