working plan of ferozepur forest division - Pbforests.gov.in

3.4 Methods of Exploitation and their Costs:Exploitation of timber is done through two agencies- the Forest Department, which marksthe trees that are to be felled and the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation, who doesthe actual felling. Felling, conversion and transportation are done on mechanical and economicalbasis. Imported tools and machinery like power chain saws have been introduced for thispurpose. Local labour is also employed for felling, conversion, logging, transport and loading.All these activities are the responsibility of the PSFDC once the marking list of the trees ishanded over to them. The Forest Department gets royalty on various trees exploited or sold bythe Corporation.Sometimes when the Corporation is not in a position to cut all the trees offered, thenthese trees are sold through open auctions conducted from time to time.The minimum prices of timber and other wood of different species are fixed by thePSFDC and are revised from time to time to keep pace with the market trends of the openmarket. The prevalent price as fixed by the PSFDC is enclosed for reference:Table 3.1Schedule of rates of the felling of trees/conversion into timber and firewood and sawing atthe sawmills of the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation Limited.(Applicable w.e.f. 1.04.2004)ItemParticulars of WorkRate (Rs.)No.(A) Felling and Conversion:-1. Clearance of bushes and other vegetative growth 9 per treesurrounding the trees to felled2. Lopping and roping of trees of class III and above 17 per tree3 Felling of trees at ground level & conversion intoa Round Timber including debarking of all the species 131 per M 3except Eucalyptusb Round timber excluding debarking of all the species 102 per M 3except Eucalyptusc Round timber of Eucalyptus 82 per M 3d Firewood including collection at site (Stacked) 53 per M 3e Pulip wood including collection at site in case of 58 per M 3EucalyptusfUprooting of muddies by manual labour1 For Class III trees 78 per Stumpii For IIA, IIB Class trees 150 per Stump29