Pulpwood Plantation Division, Kaptai,Rangamati

Introduction:

Kaptai Pulpwood plantation division is consisted of twenty Mouzas of Rangamati and Bandarban district and it's area is 60,013.09 acres.Out of the total area there are 47,034.32 acres of reserve forest land is composed by the completion of 20 section of the existing forest act and the rest of reserve forest land is composed by the completion of 6 section of the existing forest act. Kaptai Pulpwood plantation division was created in 1978 for supplying pulpwood to Karnaphuli Paper Mill(KPM) .Since 1992 pulp woods are supplied to KPM by the Kaptai Pulpwood Plantation Division.Rangamati Forest Circle controls the administration of Kaptai Pulpwood Plantation Division.It's headquarter is at the Kaptai under Rangamati district.

Administration:
There are nine Ranges,one Check station,one Depot and a special patrolling team exist in this division.There are two ACF's (Assistant Conservator of Forests) served in the Sadar and Rajochthalli respectively.

Ranges:

1. Sadar Range
2. Raikhali Range
3. Rajvilla Range
4. Dhanuchori Range
5. Lirragao Range
6. Rajochthalli Range
7. Hara Range
8. Noapatong Range
9. Bagmara Range

Check Station:

1. Bangalhalia check station

Depot:

1. Raikhali depot
   

Forest type:
Generally three types of forest are seen in the Kaptai Pulpwood Plantation Division such as:

• Semi evergreen forest
• Moist deciduous forest and
  
• Pulpwood plantation with short rotation

Species composition:
Following plant species are mainly available in the Kaptai Pulpwood Plantation Division.

• Chapalish(Artocarpus chaplasha)
• Koroi(Albizia sp.)
• Akashmoni(Acacia auriculiformis)
  
• Gamar(Gmelina arborea)
• Kadam(Anthocephalus chinensis)
  
• Simul(Bombax ceiba)
• Minziri(Cassia samea)
• Amloki(Emblica officinalis)
• Bahera(Terminalia belerica) etc

Major wildlife:
Following wild lives are mainly seen in the Kaptai Pulpwood Plantation Division.

• Asian Elephant(Elephas maximus)
• Monkey(Macaca mulatta)
• Capped Leaf Monkey(Trachypithecus pileatus)
  
• Barking Deer(Muntiacus muntjak)
• Sambar(Cervus unicolor)
• Hoolock Gibbon(Hylobates hoolock)
• Red Junglefowl(Gallus gallus)
• Kajil Pheasant(Lophura leucomelanos) etc.

Yearly Pulpwoods are provided to KPM:

• 1992-93(8,87388.00 cft)
• 1993-94(14,07827.00 cft)
• 1994-95(19,12,229.00 cft)
• 1995-96(17,62,922.00 cft)
• 1996-97(19,50,810.00 cft)
• 1997-98(13,14219.00 cft)
• 1998-99(12,22,300 cft)
• 1999-00(6,39,886.00 cft)
• 2000-01(7,26,800.00 cft)
• 2001-02(7,72,000.00 cft)
• 2002-03(7,43,500.00 cft)
• 2003-04(7,97,700.00 cft)
• 2004-05(4,75,776.00 cft)
• 2005-06(4,68,014.40 cft)
• 2006-07(8,05,522.20 cft)
• 2007-08(8,84,040.00 cft)
• 2008-09(29,302.56 cft)

Compiled by:
Md.Zahidur Rahman Miah
Assistant Conservator of Forests
Kaptai National Park
CHT South Forest Division.