Andhra Pradesh Forest Department

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
	Forests For Survival
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Minister responsible	Sri Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, Ministry of Forest and Environment;
Agency executive	N. Prateep Kumar, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF);
Website	http://www.forests.ap.gov.in/

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is one of the administrative divisions of Government of Andhra Pradesh. It is headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force. The primary function of this department is protection, conservation and management of forests in the Andhra Pradesh State. The Forest Department is organised into 12 territorial circles and 43 divisions. In addition, one Senior Officer of the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests functions as Planning and Extension Officer in each district.

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