NAME – TANVI
SHARMA
CLASS - 9TH TULIP
ROLL NO. – 31
SUBJECT – SOCIAL
SCI.
MANIPUR – THE JEWEL
OF INDIA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK RAJ RANI MAM FOR
GIVING US THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPRESS OURSELVES VIA SOCIAL SCIENCE
PROJECT. I AM ALSO THANKFUL TO OUR
PRINCIPAL SR. LIJI PETER FOR LETTING US DO
THIS PROJECT , IT REALLY HELPED ME TO KNOW
AND RESEARCH ABOUT “MANIPUR”
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CONTENT:
• MANIPUR : THE JEWEL OF INDIA
• FLORA AND FAUNA OF MANIPUR
• ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FLORA AND FAUNA.
• INITIATIVES TAKEN BY MANIPUR GOVERNMENT
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FLORA AND FAUNA.
MANIPUR:- The Jewel Of India
The small state of Manipur is vibrant with colors
and boasts of a rich culture. Their history and
customs are likely to attract many people from
around the globe. Their belief and superstitions have
always charmed foreigners. Hence, a small place like
this should be explored and admired.
Area covered by bamboo forests, Manipur is one of
India's largest bamboo producing states and a major
contributor to the country's bamboo industry.
Manipur has the highest number of handicraft units
and the highest number of craft persons (skilled and
semi-skilled artisans) in the entire Northeast region.
Manipur is a Jeweled land because it is
surrounded by nine hills with an oval-shaped valley
at the center, a naturally made Jewel.
THE CULTURE OF MANIPUR
Ukhrul DANCE
IMPHAL
KEIBUL LAMJAO
FESTIVE SEASONS HANDICRAFTS NATIONAL PARK
TRADITIONAL DRESS
CUISINE MUSIC
FLORA IN MANIPUR
Blessed with an amazing variety of flora and fauna, 67% of
the geographical area of Manipur is hill tract covered
forests. Depending on the altitude of hill ranges, the
climatic condition varies from tropical to sub-alpine. The
wet forests and the pine forests occur between 900-2700
m above MSL and they together sustain a host of rare and
endemic plant and animal life. Coveted the world over as
some of the most beautiful and precious blooms, orchids
have an aura of exotic, mysteries about them.
In Manipur, they are abound in their natural habitat
growing in soil or on trees and shrubs speaking their beauty
and colour, stunning the eye that is not used to seeing
them. in such profusion. There are 500 varieties of orchids
which grow in Manipur of which 472 have been identified
FAUNA IN MANIPUR
In addition to ‘Siroi Lily’ which is the only terrestrial lily grown on the hill
tops of Siroi hill, Ukhrul, the Hoolock Gibbon, the Sloe Loris, the Clauded
Leopard, the Spotted Linshang, Mrs. Hume’s Barbacked Pheasant, Blyths
Tragopan, Burmese Pea-Fowl, four different species of Hornbills etc. form only
a part of the rich natural fauna of Manipur. However, the most unique is the
Sangai the dancing deer. The floating mass of vegetation on the Loktak Lake
sustains small herds of this endemic deer which unfortunately has the dubious
distinction of being the most threatened Cervid (known as Phumdi) in the
World. Other mentionable fauna is Salamander known as ‘Lengwa’ found at
the foothill of Siroi in Ukhrul.
People of Manipur
The people of Manipur include Meitei, Naga, Kuki, Meitei Pangal and other
colourful communities which have lived together in complete harmony for
centuries. These are the people whose folklore, myths & legends, dances,
indigenous games and martial arts, exotic handlooms & handicrafts are infested
with the mystique of nature. The wonders has no end in Manipur.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
OF FLORA AND FAUNA
Manipur is blessed with rich endemic wildlife. Some of them fall under endangered category. It has
rich wildlife from big carnivores to micro-fauna. Among big carnivores, it has Tigers, Leopards, Clouded
leopards, Black Panther, Malayan Sun Bear and Himalayan Black Bear. Migratory elephants have also
been reported in some parts of the State. It is an important home of endangered and endemic
primates i.e. Hoolock gibbon, Stump-tailed macaque, Assamese macaque, Pig tailed macaque etc.
Manipur is also the home of 6 species of Hornbills and 4 species of Pheasants. The State falls in the
East-Asian migratory flyway of Amur Falcon and many other migratory birds. The other important
wild animals which are endangered or rare and found in Manipur forests, include Slow Loris, Pangolin,
Himalayan Yellow Throated Marten, Monitor Lizards, Hog Deer, Hog Badger, Binturong etc.
Manipur is the home of brow-antlered deer called as Sangai ( Rucervus eldii eldii), one of the
endangered deer species in the world, now available only in Keibul Lamjao National Park of the State.
It is also called as Manipur Dancing Deer. The National Park is located in the South-Eastern part of
the Loktak Lake, which is the largest natural fresh water lake in North-East India. A unique floating
biomass of vegetations, which forms meadows, locally called ‘Phumdi’ plays a crucial role as the
habitat of Sangai. It has a combination of aquatic wetland and terrestrial eco-system. This National
Park has also been declared as Ramsar site. The Sangai was declared extinct in 1951 and then re-
discovered at Keibul Lamjao in 1953. First census of Sangai conducted in 1975, counted 14 heads
only. Therefore, the Forest Department took initiative in 1975 and notified Keibul Lamjao National
Park in 1977. With intensive in-situ conservation efforts by the Forest Department, the population
has grown and as per 2016 ground census, the population of Sangai has reached to 260.
ENGANDGERED ANIMALS OF
MANIPUR
SLOW LORIS
PANGOLIN HIMALAYAN YELLOW
THROATED MARTEN
MONITOR LIZARD HOG DEER Hog Badger Binturong
ENGANDGERED PLANTS
IN MANIPUR
Senecio rhabdos Capparis cinerea
Lastreopsis wattii
Kalanchoe roseus Vanda coerulea Anoectochilus tetrapterus Lilium macklineae
THE FOREST Govt. OF MANIPUR
The Manipur forests are being managed through well-defined
and consolidated Forest Divisions as per prescriptions under
Working Plans through a well-established administrative set up.
There are 14 Territorial Forest Divisions, 3 Wildlife Divisions
and 6 Functional Divisions. These Divisions are managed by
Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCFs)/Divisional Forest Officers
(DFOs) with support of Range Officers, Deputy
Rangers/Foresters and Forest Guards. Above DCFs/DFOs, the
hierarchy in ascending order is Conservator of Forests (CFs),
Chief Conservator of Forests (CCFs) and Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests (PCCF). The Forest Department in the
State is headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests &
Head of Forest Force (PCCF & HoFF).
Forests of Manipur: A Mainstay of the
Economy
Manipur has more than 77% geographical area under forest cover.
Further, about 82% of the State’s forest cover is in Manipur
hills. This implies that majority of the population of the State,
particularly in hills, is either living in forests or forest fringe.
Thus, the socio-economic life of most of the people would
invariably revolve around the forests or forest produce.
State Forests are the source of:
Good quality Timber
Fuelwood
Fodder
Bamboo
Non-timber forest produce (NTFPs) like Agar, spices etc.
Medicinal plants
Building stones, Earth, Sand etc.
The majority of the population is directly or indirectly dependent
upon the forests for their livelihood and subsistence. Most of the
small and medium enterprises in the State are based on forest
produce.
INITIATIVES TAKEN BY MANIPUR Govt.
ON
THE MANAGEMENT OF FLORA AND
FAUNA.
• Conserve dense forest cover and increase density of open forests.
• Increase Protected Area Network (PAN) and improve protection network for wildlife
conservation.
• Encourage sustainable utilization of forest resources, NTFPs and medicinal plants.
• Strengthen network for protection of forests and prevention of forest fires.
• Prevent environmental loss and climate change by maintaining the carbon sink.
• Develop forest resource base to create more opportunities for employment, economic
activities and livelihood.
• Beautification of cities/township and river banks.
• Bring Manipur on the Tourism map of India by promoting Ecotourism and develop
local markets.
• Developing a sense of ownership among communities towards natural resources and
forests by involving them in forest management and planning.
• Encourage Research and development on natural resource management.
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