Forest Survey of India Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Govt. of India

Side Event of Geo Smart India on
Trees Outside Forest (TOF) in India

4th December, 2019 from 930 hrs-1330 hrs.
Venue: HICC Hyderabad

930- 1000

Registration

1000-1040

Inaugural session

1000-1010

Welcome of the delegates and introduction of the side event by
Shri Prakash Lakhchaura, DDG, FSI

1010-1035

Opening remarks
Dr. Subhash Ashutosh, DG, FSI
Dr. Devendra Pandey, Ex. DG, FSI
Smt. R. Shobha, PCCF&HoFF, Telangana
Shri Sandeep Tripathi, PCCF&HoFF, Odisha
Sh. M.S Negi, ADG FC, MoEF&CC

1035-1040

Release of Technical Information Series 'Trees Outside Forest Resources in India' Volume I, No. 4, 2019

1040-1110

Tea Break

1110-1200

Technical Session I: TOF assessment by FSI
Chair: Dr. Devendra Pandey, Ex. DG, FSI

1110-1130

An overview of TOF in India
Dr. Subhash Ashutosh, DG, FSI

1130-1140

Methodology of TOF Assessment by FSI
Shri Kamal Pandey, DD, FSI

1140-1150

Growing Stock and production of timber from TOF
Shri Sushant Sharma, JD, FSI

1150-1200

Carbon Stock in TOF and Tree cover
Shri Prakash Lakhchaura, DDG, FSI

1200-1300

Technical Session II: Presentations from State Forest Departments
Chair: Shri Sandeep Tripathi, PCCF&HoFF, Odisha

1200-1215

Shri Sandeep Tripathi, PCCF&HoFF, Odisha

1215-1230

Shri Praveen Srivastava, PCCF(IT), Maharashtra

1230-1245

Shri Anoop Singh, APCCF, Andhra Pradesh

1245-1300

TBD

1300-1330

Panel discussion: Way forward for Enhancement of TOF in India

1300-1330

Panelist:
Dr. Subhash Ashutosh, DG, FSI
Shri Praveen Srivastava, PCCF(IT), Maharashtra
Shri Sandeep Tripathi, PCCF&HoFF, Odisha
Dr. Devendra Pandey, Ex. DG, FSI

1330-1335

Vote of thanks

1335

Lunch

TBD-To be decided