Odisha Forest Schedule of Rates
About Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Odisha
Odisha has substantial forest cover — Simlipal Biosphere Reserve, Bhitarkanika mangrove sanctuary (cyclone-buffer), Satkosia, Kotgarh, Karlapat, and the substantial reserved forest belt across central Odisha (Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Kandhamal, Koraput districts). Forest Dept civil scope: anti-poaching camps, watchtowers, perimeter fencing, eco-development infrastructure, plantation works, soil-water conservation structures (CPT walls, gabion structures, gully plugs), forest-rest-house maintenance. Plantation and CAMPA-funded works register their SORs on the central MoEFCC e-Green Watch portal (national framework); forest civil construction defaults to Works Dept SOR 2022 (already covered).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Odisha Forest publish its own SOR?
No standalone civil SOR booklet. Plantation/CAMPA SORs register on central e-Green Watch (egreenwatch.nic.in/Masters/Public/SORView.aspx). Forest civil construction uses Works Dept SOR 2022.
What is e-Green Watch?
MoEFCC's central platform where state Forest Departments register their plantation Schedules of Rates. Each plantation type (afforestation species, density, watering protocol) gets its own SOR registered separately. The national authoritative source for plantation rates.
What about Simlipal Tiger Reserve civil?
Tiger reserve infrastructure (anti-poaching camps, watchtowers, perimeter fencing, ecotourism civil) tenders against Works Dept SOR + Wildlife Protection Act compliance.
Does Bhitarkanika need cyclone-resistant design?
Yes. Bhitarkanika and coastal forest belts in Kendrapara/Jagatsinghpur are in IS 875 high wind-speed zone. Forest civil + cyclone-shelter civil follow Works Dept SOR + cyclone-zone overheads.
What about CAMPA-funded works?
CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management & Planning Authority) plantation programmes register species-specific SORs on e-Green Watch. The Odisha Forest Dept is the implementing agency.