Forest Departement

The major portion of Nainital is covered with forests which are rich resources of Govt. revenue in the form timber wood, turpentine extraction from Pine trees , various types of herbs etc. For the management of this vast resource there is a setup of forest departments consisting of Conservator , DFOs , Rangers , Foresters etc. For conserving forest based resources Van Panchayats have been organized in the district there are around 400 Van Panchayats in the district.