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7. CONCLUSIONS 
e The total fodder availability in the Mandakini sub- 
watershed is 263635 t/year. However, for revenue 
land, it is 107322 t/year and for non-revenue land it is 
156313 t/year. Based on the ecological principles the 
sustainable amount (optimal) that can be extracted is 
limited to 111609 t/year for the entire Mandakini sub- 
watershed. For revenue land, it is 62803 t/year and for 
non-revenue land it is 53806 t/year. 
* The fodder availability from grasslands is 53509 
t/year (optimal) while total is 25947 t/year. The 
contribution of forest is 54447 t/year (optimal) and 
178500 t/year (total). Total contribution from 
scrublands is 1706 t/year while extraction at optimal 
level can be 5679 t/year. 
e The scenario seems to on surplus side in terms of 
fodder availability (473565 tyear) when total 
extraction is considered. On the other hand optimal 
extraction scenario indicates grim picture with 
availability as low as -73461 t/year for the overall 
Mandakini sub-watershed. 
e Out of 451 villages 92 villages show surplus fodder 
availability at optimal level of extraction. However, 
when total extraction is considered there are 169 
villages surplus with fodder. 359 villages fall under 
deficit category for fodder availability at optimal 
extraction and 282 villages, even when total 
extraction is considered. 
* There are 14 villages with 100 per cent surplus fodder 
availability. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Authors are extremely grateful to Dr. Ajai, Group Director, 
FLPG and Dr. R.N Jadhav, former Head, FED for their keen 
interest in the present study. Authors are highly obliged to the 
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India for 
providing the financial assistance. 
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