1. LAND AVAILABILITY AND SUITABILITY FOR FUEL WOOD PRODUCTION IN SRI LANKA B.A. JAYANANDA, ASOKA PIERIS & J. JAYASINGHE. LAND USE POLICY PLANNING DIVISION 17 TH AUGUST 2005

2. LAND OWNERSHIP Total Land Extent of the Country = 6,570,134 (Ha.) Land Owned by the state =5,403,899 Ha. (82.3%) Land Owned by the Private Sector =1,166,235 Ha.(17.7%)

3. SRI LANKA Location5.51 – 9.51 N (Lat) 79.4 - 81.51 (Long) Total Area 65610Km2 Elevation 0 - 1600m. Three major Climatic Zones Wet Zone 2500 – 5500 mm Annual Rainfall Intermediate Zone 1900 – 2500 mm Annual Rainfall Dry Zone Below 1900mm Annual Rainfall

4. LAND MANAGERS Urban Development Authority Forest Department Department of Wildlife Conservation Coast Conservation Department Land Commissioners Department Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka. Land Reform Commission

5. LAND AVAILABILITY

6. Potentially Available Lands Category –1Un –utilized State owned Lands Category –11Alienated State owned Lands Category – 111Forests with Sparsely Vegetated

7. Category -1 UNUTILIZED STATE OWNED LANDS DISTRICTLand Extent (Ha) Colombo 53 Kalutara 591 Gampaha 78 Galle 169 Matara 55 Hambantota5927 Kurunegala2404 Puttlam 744 DISTRICTLand Extent (Ha) Kandy 1959 Matale 807 Nuwaraeliya 928 Anuradhapura 19040 Polonnaruwa 1861 Monaragala 22431 Badulla 20410 Ampara 32154

8. Methodology Applied Preliminary Investigation by G.N. Field Verification by LUPPD staff Detail Data Collection by LUPPD staff Mapping Include to the Data Base Regular Updating??? Cost???

9. General Guideline for Selecting Land for Alienation A.Exclude 1.Stream and road reservations 2.Catchments areas of tanks 3.Forest and wild life reserves 4.Land above 30% slope 5.Land above 5000 foot contour 6.Land with poor soil 7.Land with too much rock B.Include 1.Land with good soil 2.Land with water supply close by 3.Land less than 8% slope 4.Land between 8% and 30% slope for Agro-Forestry

10. Category -11 Alienated State Owned Lands (Major Settlement Schemes) North-Western Province DistrictNo. of Major Settlement Schemes Highland Extent (Ha.) No. of Allotments Puttlam1031252331 Kurunegala0932656086

11. Category -11 Alienated State Owned Lands (Major Settlement Schemes) Uwa Province DistrictNo. of Major Settlement Schemes Highland Extent (Ha.) No. of Allotments Monaragala0819752355 Badulla1020504236

12. Category -11 Alienated State Owned Lands (Major Settlement Schemes) Central Province DistrictNo. of Major Settlement Schemes Highland Extent (Ha.) No. of Allotments Kandy0213981982 Matale0420603586 Nuwaraeliya0161152

13. Category -11 Alienated State Owned Lands (Major Settlement Schemes) North-Central Province DistrictNo. of Major Settlement Schemes Highland Extent (Ha.) No. of Allotments Anuradhapura08579615731 Polonnaruwa081178014687

14. Category -11 Alienated State Owned Lands (Major Settlement Schemes) Sabaragamuwa Province DistrictNo. of Major Settlement Schemes Highland Extent (Ha.) No. of Allotments Ratnapura02153552

15. Category -11 Alienated State Owned Lands (Major Settlement Schemes) Southern Province DistrictNo. of Major Settlement Schemes Highland Extent (Ha.) No. of Allotments Hambantota033761626

16. Category -11 Alienated State Owned Lands (Major Settlement Schemes) North & Eastern Province DistrictNo. of Major Settlement Schemes Highland Extent (Ha.) No. of Allotments Jaffna1412683056 Mullativu0842834783 Trincomalee0721597328 Batticaloa0730441916 Mannar02312386 Ampara01477610816 Vavuniya027621130

17. Category -111 Sparsely Vegetated Forest Lands DistrictTotal Spares (Ha) Total Dense (Ha.) Ampara40966123163 Anuradhapura99525164877 Badulla2664522753 Batticaloa1776634967 Colombo4871359 Galle158418953 Gampaha-362

18. Category -111 Sparsely Vegetated Forest Lands DistrictTotal Spares (Ha) Total Dense (Ha.) Hambantota5963023197 Jaffna3171037 Kalutara457514021 Kandy714627177 Kegalla109613734 Kilinochchi502632573 Kurunegala119737525

19. Category -111 Sparsely Vegetated Forest Lands DistrictTotal Spares (Ha) Total Dense (Ha.) Mannar16797106942 Matale1346156525 Matara177318468 Monaragala57579152628 Mullativu20152149150 Nuwaraeliya462035084 Polonnaruwa21333114341

20. Category -111 Sparsely Vegetated Forest Lands DistrictTotal Spares (Ha) Total Dense (Ha.) Puttlam1754569082 Ratnapura1156258926 Trincomalee14446112299 Vavuniya15568101481

21. SUMMARY CategoryTypeExtent (ha.) Comment Category -1Unused State Owned 114093Field Verification/ Validation Category - 11Major Settlement Schemes 54215Socio Economic Survey Category - 111 Forest Dept: Sparsely Vegtd. 471593To be Comply with FMP

22. LAND SUITABILITY

23. AGRO-ECOLOGICAL REGIONS OF SRI LANKA THREE CLIMATIC ZONES Wet Zone Intermediate Zone Dry Zone

24. 46 AGRO-ECOLOGICAL REGIONS WET ZONE Wet Zone Up Country 4 Regions Wet Zone Mid Country 6 Regions Wet Zone Low Country 5 Regions

25. Intermediate Zone Intermediate Up Country 7 Regions Intermediate Mid Country 8 Regions Intermediate Low Country 5 Regions

26. Dry Zone Dry Zone Low Country 11 Regions

27. 75% Expectancy Value of Annual Rainfall(mm) Wet Zone - 1700-3300mm Intermediate Zone - 1100-2400mm Dry Zone - 650-1100mm

28. Land Extent Under Different Agro-Ecological Region Wet Zone Up Country - 139807 ha Wet Zone Mid Country - 315534 ha Wet Zone Low Country - 818733 ha Intermediate Up Country - 157162 ha Intermediate Mid Country - 342395 ha Intermediate Low Country - 1004431 ha Dry Zone Low Country - 3562616 ha