HIGH-TECH  

PLANTATION

HIGH TECH TEAK  PLANTATIONS

Since 1997 the Nigam is raising High Tech Teak Plantation with the following Plantations objectives and Technical Parameters :-

OBJECTIVES

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS

  1. Suitable forest areas with deep and rich soil having good drainage nearer to natural water sources are selected.

  2. The area is fenced.

  3. Wherever possible, ploughing and cross ploughing is done.

  4. Pits of size 45 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm are dugout and soil MIX having 1 tagadi well decomposed cowdung manure , 100 gm Neem cake 100 gm bio-fertilizer, 100 gm single super phosphate and 20 gm Lindane powder per pit, is added .

  5. Planting with good quality standard size teak root shoots is done during the month of March.

  6. Weeding and soil working once in a month is carried out.

  7. During 1st year, watering is done once or twice a week as per requirement on set of rains, 90 gm NPK chemical fertilizer per plant in 4 split dozes are given, a dose of 100gm bio-fertilizer per plant is also given after one month of planting.

  8. During 2nd year, 200 gm bio fertilizer per plant, 160 gm NPK chemical fertilizer per plant in 4 split doses and watering 2 to 4 limes during March to June is given. Weeding & soil working once in a month, application of insecticide, singling of shoots and debudding operations are also carried out.

  9. During third year, 100 gm NPK Chemical fertilizer in 2 split dose per plant and watering as prescribed in second year is provided.

  10. clearing of plants during 4th year and thinning during 6th, 11th, 16th and 21st year are carried out where as final harvest is proposed in 30th year.

ESTIMATED COST PER HECTARE - Rs. 2.42 lakh.

ESTIMATED YIELD & REVENUE PER HECTARE
Total yield of 2950 Poles and 208-395 cubic meter timber is estimated during the total project period of 30 years which is estimated to fetch the total revenue of Rs. 5.28 Lakhs.

                                                               ACHIEVEMENTS UP TO 2004

Year Plantation Raised (in ha.)

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

32
87
82
5
36
114
110
67
Total 533


GROWTH

Year Average Height
( in mts.)		 Average Collar girth (in cms.)
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
5th Year
1.50
3.00
5.00
7.50
10.00 		10
15
20
25
30