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Public needs Pilibhit to be a Tiger reserve - OIPA INDIA

 

Naresh Kadyan, Representative of OIPA in India - Chairman, PFA Haryana,

07.05.2009 05:15

 

Pilibhit have 72000 hectare forest area land & Smt. Maneka Gandhi founder of the

PFA represented this area in Indian Parliament many times but no body is

worried to conserve wildlife - forest of this area, hence the International

Organization for Animal Protection - OIPA in India representative Naresh Kadyan

comes forward to fight for neglected forest and wildlife, it should be protected

from poachers - wooden mafia's.

 

Pilibhit lies between the parallels of 28064' and 29053' north latitude and the

meridians of 79057' and 81037' east longitude covering an area of 68.76 km. In

the north side of Pilibhit is covered by Udham Singh Nagar of Uttarakhand state,

along with the territory of Nepal, and Shahjahanpur lies in the south side

Pilibhit, on the east of Pilibhit is flanked for a short distance by Lakhimpur

Kheri and the remaining distance is swathed by the Shahjahanpur and on the

westren limit touches the limits of Bareilly.

Haripur Range Forest, Pilibhit

Road side small canals are very common in Pilibhit

Sunset at Chuka Beach, near Pilibhit

 

? According to the Central Statistical Organisation, the district Pilibhit had

an area of 3504 km on Sept 1, 2007, occupying 46th position in the state and the

total area of the pilibhit city is 68.76 km. Pilibhit city has much higher

population density than the rest of district. The population density of the city

is 2365.11 /km, on the other hand the district has only 469.51 /km.

 

In its general appearance the district presents diverse features and

topographically may be divided into several distinct tracts. In the north and

north-west the tract is a continuation of the Terai. The southern portion of the

Bisalpur tehsil is similar in most respect to the adjacent tract of Bareilly and

Shahjahanpur. The eastern and smaller section approximates rather to undeveloped

forest areas of Lakhimpur Kheri, though with the spread of cultivation the

dissimilarity between Puranpur and the rest of the district is gradually

becoming less marked. There are 1227 Villages in the district Pilibhit, out of

which 964 are electrified.

 

The district has more than 10 small to medium sized rivers amd 9 small to medium

sized water bodies. The origin of river Gomti, Gumti or Gomati (Hindi: ?????),

which is a tributary of the Ganges River, is from a small lake Gomat Taal

situated in Madhotnada in the Puranpur tehsil region. Another important river in

the district is River Sharda (Hindi: ????? ???), which runs through on the

eastern part of the district. The city Pilibhit receives water from the river

Devhahuti Ganga or Devha (Hindi: ??????? ???? or ?????) the north - west side of

the city and the River Ghaghara or Khakra (Hindi: ????? or ?????) on the

north-east side of the city. Pilibhit city also have a few water bodies in its

limits, one being on Tanakpur road in front of Dramond college gate, another

being at the Degree College chauraha. Every year during winters this water body

attracts thousands of migratory birds. The main source of water in the district

is the ground water and the canals. District Pilibhit is swathed by a big net of

canals. The district has 6 main feeders or canals, which run through almost 138

km in the district.

 

Major part of Pilibhit District is covered by dense forest. Total 784.572 km is

forest. Till 1978, 63% area of the district was a dense forest, but

deforestation has scaled done the total forest cover to 22.39% in 2004. The

Sharda canal is the main canal of the district, the others being its branches.

Total length of canals in the district is 138 km. Apart from the canal system,

district also has a few water bodies, which are being using for agriculture

purposes.

 

The National Highway No. 74 runs through the district in order to connect

Haridwar to Bareilly via Kiccha, Kashipur and Nagina city. Apart from National

Highway, The district is well connected with Shahjahanpur in south, Lakhimpur

Kheri and Indian International Border (IIB) with the territory of Nepal in east,

Nanital and town Khatima in north, and the city of Bareilly in the west by

roadways and Rail ways. The district Pilibhit also has several places of

religious importance in or around the district. A main Gurudwara of Sikh

community is placed in Nanakmatta town around 46 KM from the city.

 

One of the biggest and the most important temple of the region, Sri Purnagiri

Temple is in the nearby Champawat district of Uttaranchal. Thousands of lakhs of

people from the holes and corners of Uttar Pradesh comes to this temple and

Pilibhit is one of the halting point for the pilgrims.

A team of the International Organization for Animal Protection - OIPA - People

for Animals (PFA) Haryana visited this area last week, Amitabh Agnihotri contact

09412524675 - a local wildlife activist - journalist informed that 36 Tigers, 8

Leopards along with all kinds of rich wild animals are there in the forest

except Elephant - Rhinoceros and he strongly recommend this area to be declared

as a Tiger reserve to protect the forest and wildlife.

Pilibhit - The Mini Punjab

Country India

Region Rohilkhand

State Uttar Pradesh

Division Bareilly

District(s) Pilibhit

Settled Late 15th century AD

Mayor Mr. Prabhat Jaiswal

MP Smt. Menaka Gandhi

MLA Mr. Riyaz Ahemad

Civic agency Pilibhit Nagar Palika Parisad

Ward 52 wards

Population

? Density 1,62,625 (2001[update])

? 2,365.11 /km2 (6,126 /sq mi)

Sex ratio 877 ?/?

Literacy

? Male

? Female 49.81%

? 62.49%

? 35.11%

Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English, Punjabi

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Area

? Elevation

? Coastline 68.76 km² (27 sq mi)

? 172 m (564 ft)

? 0 km (0 mi)

Climate

? Precipitation

Temperature

? Summer

? Winter HS-TH (Köppen)

? 780 mm (30.7 in)

? 25.5 °C (78 °F)

? 36.8 °C (98 °F)

? 14.5 °C (58 °F)

Distance(s)[show]

? From Delhi ? 274 km (170 mi) NW (land)

? From Lucknow ? 270 km (168 mi) SE (land)

Codes[show]

? Pincode ? 262001

? Telephone ? +05882

? UN/LOCODE ? IN-PBT

? Vehicle ? UP-26

ISO 3166-2 IN-UP-PB

Footnotes[show]

The word 'Pilibhit' means A Wall of Yellow Mud

Website www.pilibhit.nic.in

 

Naresh Kadyan,

OIPA -http://www.oipa.org

Representative for INDIA,

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