| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of Haryana |
| Headquarters | Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector-1, Chandigarh 30°45′40″N 76°48′2″E / 30.76111°N 76.80056°E |
| Agency executive | |
| Website | http://haryanaforest.gov.in/ |
Forests Department, Haryana is a department of the Government of Haryana, a state in India, that runs and maintains many protected nature areas in the state of Haryana. It has two administrative divisions: Forest and Wildlife. The department is responsible for maintaining National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Conservation Reserves in Haryana. It also provides a special emphasis on Soil and Moisture Conservation works in the hills to conserve water and deliver it to adjacent farmlands. Two National Parks, eight Wildlife Sanctuaries, two Conservation Reserves, four Animal & Bird Breeding Centres, one Deer park, and 49 herbal parks.[1] Kanwar Pal Gujjar has been the cabinet minister responsible for this department since October 2019.[2] constitute the Protected Area network of the department, covering 0.75% of the state.[3] It also maintains a list of Protected Areas in Haryana.
- ^ "Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas in Haryana". Haryana Forest Department. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Bajwa, Harpreet (29 October 2014). "New CM Khattar Keeps Home, Abhimanyu Finance & Revenue". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Introduction | Haryana Forest Department | India". Retrieved 24 October 2021.