All preparations have been made in Madhya Pradesh for implementing the ambitious Joint forest Management programme in 2118 square kilometers of forest area being managed by the State forest Development Corporation MPFDC. The MPFDC is currently implementing plantation projects in twelve Madhya Pradesh districts Betul, Mandla, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Dindori, Jabalpur, Katni, Umaria, Sidhi, Bhopal and Hoshangabad.