Section 4(4) in The Chhattisgarh State Forest Policy, 2001
4.1Area under forests. - The national goal is to have a minimum of one-third of the total land area of the country under forest or tree cover. Though the State has the rare distinction of having more than one-third of its geographical area under forest, there are few districts, where the forest area is less than the norm, and where there is a need to expand the forest cover in addition to preserving the existing forest cover.There is a necessity to preserve the existing tree cover on hill slopes and landscapes providing catchment to rivers originating of flowing through the State.
