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Total area of Khadimnagar National Park is 1676.73 acres. The biodiversity of the forest was rich in early times, but it is in danger now due to the destruction of the natural forest by over extraction and so on. Now in this situation, there are still 217 plant species, 26 species of mammal, 20 species of amphibians, 9 species of reptiles and 28 species of birds living in this forest.

4.1.1 Timber resources:

This forest is deciduous in nature. Plantation was started in Khadimnagar reserve forest since 1961. In early times, the forest was mostly covered with Pecha bamboo, which was gradually felled and substituted by tree plantations from 1960s to give a tropical forest look. The natural forest was thus gradually converted into plantation forest by planting with various species.

Table 4. 1: Major tree species in Khadimnagar:

Species name	Plantation year	Plantation area (acres)	Plantation age	Average height (meter)	Average diameter (c.m.)
Garjan (Dipterocarpus turbinatous)	1993-94	822	16 yr	22.5	33.85
Dhakijam (Syzygium grandis)	1993-94	822	16 yr	24.5	22.98
Chapalish (Artocarpus chaplasha)	1993-94	822	16 yr	19	21.04
Teak (Tectona grandis)	1961	62	48 yr	23.5	32.17
Champa (Michelia champaka)	1993-94	822	16 yr	17	17
Chikrasi (Chikrassia tabularis)	1993-94	822		23	14.3

4.1.2 Participatory forest:

In the Khadimnagar National Park, a participatory forest was established by the participation of the local people and the government. It was established in 2007-08. The planting material was Agor (Acquilaria agallocha). It was established on 20 hectares of land.

Table 4. 2: plantation status of participatory forestry in Khadimnagar:

Name of the species	Plantation year	Average collar dia.	Average height
Agor (Acquilaria agallocha)	2007-08	0.862086 cm	0.972674 m

4.1.3 Bamboo:

Khadimnagar National Park is rich with bamboo resources. It was established in 1988 on an area of 40 acres. Major bamboo species planted were Mitinga (Bambusa tulda), Pencha (Dendrocalamus hamaoltoni), Kali (Oxytenenthera nigriciliata) and Pechel (Bambusa nutans). Pencha Bansh is the only bamboo species occurring naturally in Khadimnagar national park. In 1997, 10 hectares of land in Bomagar and in 2003-04 10 hectares of land in Choragar was also planted with bamboo.

Table 4.3: Bamboo resources in Khadimnagar National Park:

Plantation year	Area	Average calm/clump	Mature bamboo	Immature bamboo
1988	40 acres	8-9	78.67%	21.33%
1997	10 hectares
2003-04	10 hectares

4.1.4 Cane:

Cane plantation was first established in 1961 as undergrowth of Teak plantation in 62 acres. Again in 1991-92 an area of 10 hectares in Charagor was planted with cane species by clear felling the long rotation forest species. In 2004-2005 an area of 10 hectares was planted with cane. Major cane species found in Khadimnagar beat are Golla bet (Daemonorops jenkinsianus) and Jali bet (Calamus tenuis).

Table 4. 4: Cane resources in Khadimnagar National Park:

Plantation year	Plantation area	mature cane	regeneration	Avg. dia	Avg. ht.
1961	62 acres
1991-92	10 hectares	76.47%	23.53%	2.09 cm	4.16 m
2004-05	10 hectares

4.2 Tillagorh eco-park:

This is also a plantation forest. Total area of Tillagorh eco-park is 112.0 acres. Cane is planted as undergrowth in 89.0 acres. Some areas of the forest were clear felled in several times and again replanted, this is about 56.50 acres, which is mentioned as ‘overlapping’. The forest is now more or less gained a natural state, as the natural regeneration is occurring profoundly in this forest. Major species planted are: Garjan (Dipterocarpus turbinatous), Sal (Shorea robusta), Gamar (Gmelina arborea), Champa (Michelia champaka), Agor (Acquilaria agallocha), Jarul (Lagerstromea speciosa) etc. Golla bet (Daemonorops jenkinsianus) is mostly planted as undergrowth.

Table 4. 5: Major tree species of Tillagorh:

Species name	Plantation year	Plantation area	Average height (m)	Average diameter (c.m.)
Garjan (Dipterocarpus turbinatous)	1991	50 acres	29	30.65
Sal (Shorea robusta)	1991	50 acres	21	33.87

Table 4. 6: Planation status of Tillagorh eco-park in last few years:

Year of plantation	Area of plantation (acres)	species
1976	15	Champa, Agor, Gamar etc.
1978	2	Champa, Cane etc.
1979	3	Garjan, Agor, Champa etc.
1980	3	Garjan, Agor, Champa etc.
1983	10	Garjan, Jarul, Champa etc.
1987	3	Sal, Garjan, Golla bet etc.
1988	6	Sal, Garjan, Golla bet etc.
1989	15	Sal, Golla bet etc.
1990	15	Sal, Champa, Golla bet etc.
1991	50	Garjan, Champa, Golla bet etc.
1994	5	Champa, Gamar, Jarul etc.
2002	5	Chikrassi, Champa, Garjan etc.
2006	5	Akashmoni, Kodom, Mangium etc.