摘要：Chhattisgarh State is mostly dominated by tribal and backward people. The state has rich endowment ofnatural resources in terms of minerals, forests and water bodies. The state has a forest cover of around44%, which represents diverse tropical flora and fauna. Mahanadi, Shivnath, Son, Arpa, Kharoun, Hasdeoand Indrawati are the main rivers. The main forest types that are classified on the basis of species compositioninclude Sal forest, being the dominant species distributed throughout western and eastern Belghana. However,the teak forest are found throughout the Khondri range while the mixed forests are distributed in the southernBelghana where the species of bamboo, sal, muhua, bija, sisso etc. are prominent. The third importantresource in aforementioned region is soil and the geology of watershed that determines the infiltration ofwater, percolation of water, and controls the runoff and soil erosion of the area. The most widely distributedsoil types of the area are loamy sand, loam, clayey loam and clay. The black cotton soil and lateritic or red soilare widely dominating in parts of study area. It was inferred from the study that Arpa river basin is very richin natural resources, which need their systematic management without overexploiting them so thatsocioeconomic standards of this tribal area can be uplifted in a productive manner.
