SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Dense forest-Open forest-Mangrove forest
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Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
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Dense forest-Mangrove forest-Open forest
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Open forest-Mangrove forest-Dense forest
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India is, Open forest-Dense forest-Mangrove forest.
Detailed explanation-2: -In India the state with the largest area under very dense forest in Arunachal Pradesh. The state has a forest cover of 79, 63% according to a report of 2017-2018. Arunachal Pradesh has two national parks.It also has 11 wildlife sanctuaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thereafter, the forest cover of India, as reported in the ISFRs, has increased by an eye-popping 80, 000 sq.km.
Detailed explanation-4: -Area-wise: Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Maharashtra.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 2021, Haryana had the lowest forest cover with respect to total geographical area in India at 3.63 percent. Trailing closely behind was the state of Punjab with 3.67 percent forest cover. Both Haryana and Punjab are located in the northern part of India.