Hengrabari

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There are several Reserved Forests (Indian Forest Act, 1927) in and around Guwahati. The reserved forests within the limits of Guwahati Municipal Corporation, are Hengrabari, Phatasil and Jalukbari. These forests are under the administrative control of the Divisional Forest Officer, Kamrup (East) Forest Division. The other reserved forests around Guwahati are Rani and Garbhanga RFs. Deepar Beel, which is a vast expanse of water body on the western side of the city is not only a Ramsar site, but also is a Wildlife Sanctuary. The forests act as the green lung of Guwahati, but, unforrtunatley, a large chunk of the area is encroached by unauthrized occupants.

The Rani and Garbhanga RFs have a large population of elephants. Sometimes, wild elephants come down and damage the paddy crops around the Deepar Beel area. To control the menace, and streamline wildlife management in and around Guwahati, the Government of Assam constituted Guwahati Wildlife Division in the early parts of 2006.