sacred groves

Seminar on ‘SACRED GROVES’, SurjpurFeb 24, 2016

Presented by Md. Inzamamuddin, Pankaj thakur, Nellu gupta.

Sarguja UniversityDep. of Environmental science

Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh M.Sc 1st semester

What is Sacred Groves?

• Sacred groves may be loosely used to refer to other natural habitat protected on religiou sgrounds, such as Alpine Meadows.

Study Location “SURAJPUR”

• Date of Formation:  Surajpur District was carved out of Surguja District on 15th August 2011.      

• Area:  9,265 square kilometers• Population: 660,280 (2011)• Density of Population: 137 people per square kilometer    • Boundaries of Surajpur District  North: Madhya Pradesh, South: Korba District, Chhattisgarh

East: Koriya District, Chhattisgarh West: Surguja District, Chhattisgarh

• verage Rainfall: 962 mm• Average Temperature in Summer: 32°C• Average Temperature in Winter: 17°C• Major Rivers: River Rihand, Renuka, Mahaan• Blocks: Bhaiyathan, Odari, Pratappur, Premnagar, Ramanujna

gar, SurajpurReferences [1]

Surjpur District SACRED GROVES names• Common name1 . गूलर2 . साल3. बेल 4 . बरगद5. केला6. कनेर7. समी8. धतूरा 9. पीपल 10. aawla11. आम12. narial13. देवी फूल14. karmi15. बेर16. murmee

• Scientific name1 . Ficus racemosa 2. Shorea Robusta3. Aegle murmelos 4. Ficus bengnalensis5. musaparadisiacas6. 7.8. Datura stramoruum 9. Ficus religiosa10. Phyllonthus emblica11. Mamgifera indica12.Cocus nusifera13. Hibiscus rosarinensis14. Neolamarckia cadamba15. Ziziphus mauritiana16.

1. गूलर Ficus racemosa

2 . साल Shorea Robusta

3. बेल Aegle murmelos

4 . बरगद Ficus bengnalensis

5. केला musaparadisiacas

6. कनेर

7. समी

8. धतूरा Datura stramoruum

9. पीपल Ficus religiosa

10. Aawla Phyllonthus emblica

11. आम Phyllonthus emblica

12. Narial Mamgifera indica

13. देवी फूल Hibiscus rosarinensis

14. Karmi Neolamarckia cadamba

15. बेर Ziziphus mauritiana

Conclusion

References• References [1] “Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns

(Provisional)". CensusCommissionofIndia. Archivedfromtheoriginalon 2004-06-16. Retrieved2008-11-01. • • http://surajpur.gov.in/

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