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Meghalaya
Group 3J
Shivangi Maheshwari
Koel Nath
Kunal Joshi
Ekshan Kumar
Vinay Gundecha
Suman Sourav
Meghalaya Profile
BioPhysical
SocioEconomic
Economic
The state of
Meghalaya with a
geographical
area of 22,429
sq. km, is
situated in
northeast India
According to
2001 census, the
population of the
state is 2,306,
069 with a
density of 103
persons per
square km.
Agriculture is the
main occupation
of the people of
Meghalaya.
Environm
ent
Water scarcity,
biodiversity loss,
deforestation,
urbanization,
water pollution,
population
explosion and
coal mining.
Deforestation
Shifting
Cultivation
Mining
Urbanization
Industrializatio
n
Meghalaya
Causes
Effects
Loss of Species
Water Cycle
Disturbance
Soil erosion
Climatic change
69.06% to 63.06%
over 15 years.
Condition of forests in
Meghalaya
Vegetation
Tropical
evergreen,
tropical
semievergreen, tropical damp deciduous,
subtropical broad leaved, subtropical pine
and temperate forests, grasslands and
savannas
Tropical forests
Up to an elevation of 1200m
Average rainfall 100-250cm
Occupy northern and north eastern
slopes
Man-made or sub-climax forests
Types
of
forests
Grassland &
Savanna
Temperate
forests
Up to an elevation of 1500m
Average rainfall 250-500cm
Occupy southern slope of Khasi and
Jaintia hills
Seasonally dry and nutrient poor
Forest Administration
Forest Fragmentation
Effects of moving
agriculture, mining,
logging etc. can be seen
on the forests.
Timberlands getting
divided into little areas.
Forests are getting
debased and cleaned.
Since the state is
dominatingly of
mountain terrain,
deforestation and the
resultant loss of soil,
particularly in the slopes,
are prompting expanded
siltation of waterways
63%
10%
15%
16%
13%
18%
15%
Jaintia Hills
Ri Bhoi
15,875
15,850
15,800
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15,769
15,750
15,714
15,700
15,657
15,650
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15,600
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15,633
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15,550
15,500
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
Forest-Man Ratio In
Meghalaya
100
80
90
70
80
60
Reserve Forest
National Park
Protected
Forest
50 (Ha)
Area
40
70
Unclassed
Forest
Total Forest
Area60 (Ha)
50
40
30
Forest Area
Population
20
2512600
23,06,069
10
30
Ha
20
10
0
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
Year
0.64
0
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
Year
DPSIR Analysis
Drivers
Drivers
Population
Population
explosion
explosion
Sustenance needs
needs
Sustenance
Market economy
economy
Market
Impact
Impact
Low Forest
Forest
Low
productivity
productivity
Biodiversity Loss
Loss
Biodiversity
Low crop
crop productivity
productivity
Low
Reduced vegetation
vegetation
Reduced
cover
cover
Response
Response
Re-vegetation of
of barren
barren
Re-vegetation
lands
lands
Check on
on deforestation
deforestation
Check
Environmental education
education
Environmental
for
for
masses
masses
State
State
Vegetation destruction
destruction
Vegetation
Loss in
in soil
soil fertility
fertility &
&
Loss
Barren hills
hills
Barren
Land Degradation
Degradation
Land
Decrease in
in forest
forest
Decrease
cover
cover
Pressure
Pressure
Shifting cultivation
cultivation
Shifting
Coal and
and limestone
limestone
Coal
mining
mining
Increase amount
amount of
of
Increase
tea gardens
gardens
tea
Forest fires
fires
Forest
Suggestions and
Recommendation
Thank you!