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Punjab Forest Policy, 2019 2.5 Range Lands Rangelands are those areas of the world, which by reason of physical limitations -low and erratic precipitation, rough topography, poor drainage, or cold temperatures are unsuited for cultivation and are source of forage for free-ranging of native and domestic animals, as well as a source of wood products, water, and wildlife. The physical characteristics of the rangeland include low and erratic precipitation, rugged terrain, high mean annual temperature and low humidity. Range management is the science and art of optimizing the returns from rangelands through the manipulation of range ecosystems. The major objectives of the Range Management are to increase the forage production, to reduce the soil erosion and to alleviate poverty among farmer community. In Punjab the total area under Range Management is spread over 240172 acres in 12 districts of Barani Tract of Pothohar, Thal, foothills of Kohe Suleman Hills called "Pachad" and Cholistan. Detail is as under:- I. Pothohar six districts (Gujrat, Mandi Baha-ud-Din, Jhelum, Chakwal, Khushab and Attock) II. Thal two districts (Bhakkar and Layyah) III. Pachad one district (D.G. Khan) and IV. Cholistan three districts (Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan) The range area of Punjab can be divided into 4 ecosystems. The rangelands following in districts Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhelum, Chakwal, Khushab and Attock are included in Pothohar ecosystem while Bhakkar and Layyah Districts fall in Thal ecosystem. Similarly, district D.G Khan covers the Pachad ecosystem while Cholistan ecosystem includes district Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan. The main trees, shrubs and grasses present in Pothohar ecosystem are Acacia modesta (Phulai), Olea cuspidata (Kao), Carrisa spinarum (Garanda), Cenchrus cilliaris (Dhaman), Cynodon dactylon (Khabbal). Likewise, in Thal ecosystem the vegetation includes Prosopis cineraria (Jand), Tamarix aphylla (Frash), Acacia jacquemontii (Kikri), Cenchrus cilliaris (Dhaman), Elionurus hirsutus (Gorkha). Similarly, in Pachad ecosystem Prosopis cineraria (Jand), Zizyphus jujuba (Ber), Acacia nilotica (Kikar) Cenchrus cilliaris (Dhaman), Elionurus hirsutus (Gorkha) are common. Moreover, Prosopis cineraria (Jand), Salvadora oleoides (Wan), Calligonum polygonoides (Phog), Cenchrus cilliaris (Dhaman), Elionurus hirsutus (Gorkha) are widely spread in Cholistan ecosystem. The major interventions carried out in the range areas of the Punjab include anti-erosion works such as small dams, check dams, dykes, water ponds, gully plugging, artificial reseeding, development of new watering points, dry afforestation of forage and shady trees under development and non-development budget. 9 | Page

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