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CHANGES IN FOREST COVER OF PUNJAB The geographic area of the state is 50,362 sq.km of which 2,901 sq.km is recorded as forest. The actual forest cover of the state is 1,387 sq.km which constitutes 2.8 per cent of the geographic area. There has been a net increase of 45 sq.km in the forest cover of Punjab in 1997 assessment. Dense forest showed an increase of 30 sq.km and open forest by 15 sq.km. The change matrix given in table below shows that 2 sq.km of dense forest changed to scrub. From the open forest 28 sq.km changed to dense forest and 2 sq.km degraded to scrub and 4 sq.km to non-forest. From non-forest area, 4 sq.km improved to dense forest and 49 sq.km to open forest. Table: Forest cover change matrix of Punjab (sq.km)
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