Question

Wood requirement for Indian Industries is
A) 10 million m3
B) 20 million m3
C) 30 million m3
D) 40 million m3

Answer 1

Hint:Wood is a very valuable natural resource. In a developing country like India, fuelwood continues to be the primary source of energy for millions of (mostly rural) people at one end of the spectrum, while at the other end of the spectrum, a healthy GDP growth rate ensures that the growing middle class is eager for the most modern wooden facilities, from modular kitchens to modular kitchens.

Complete answer:
India is one of seventeen mega-biodiverse nations, housing 7% of the world's biodiversity. Many species of flora or fauna are endemic to India.Indian forest types include tropical wet evergreens, semi-evergreens, deciduous, tropical dry deciduous forests, subtropical pine forests, alpine forests, dry alpine scrubs, temperate mountain forests, swamps, mangroves, thorns.
Champion & Seth published a landmark classification scheme for the forest types of India in 1968.India has a flourishing array of industries for semi-processed and value-added timber products, including wood handicrafts, pulp and paper, plywood and veneer and wood furniture. In particular, exports of wood craft are on the rise.
Commonly available species from forests in India include:
Teak (Tectona grandis), both natural and cultivated.
Sal (Shorea robusta)
Khair (Catechu Acacia)
While India is one of the world's leading producers of tropical logs, it is also one of the world's largest consumers of wood products. India can not satisfy its own demand for domestic timber products and is thus one of the top importing countries for tropical forests. However, India's tropical log consumption levels decreased in 2017 with the previous year. India's imports continued to decline gradually, falling to 2.6 million m3 in 2017 and 2.4 million m3 in 2018.
India is likely to face serious shortages of domestic and foreign timber supplies (ITTO, 2004). The demand for timber is projected to increase from 58 million cubic metres in 2005 to 153 million cubic metres in 2020, while its supply is projected to increase from 29 million cubic metres in 2000 to 60 million cubic metres in 2020.

Thus the correct Answer is option (D)40 million m3.

Note:The decline in imports reflects the degree of demand in the Indian plywood industry, which is a major end-user of tropical logs.