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Make notes of the following passage and prepare a summary using the notes.
The distribution of forests among different districts of the state very uneven. Concentration of forests is mostly in the hills of the western districts and in the Javadi group of hills in Vellore district. Dense forests are also seen in Salem district. More than half of the area in the Nilgiris is under forest. Other districts hold 1% to 5% of area under forests. Thanjavur being the alluvial plain is suitable for agriculture which has less than 1% of forest cover.
The forests of Tamil Nadu have different types of trees. Most of the trees in the state shed their leaves in the dry season. Tamil Nadu has large areas of sandal wood plantations, about 5,88,000 hectares. Hard wood trees are available in the forests of Coimbatore, Nilgiris and Kanyakumari. Trees that are used as fuel are found in Madurai, Coimbatore and Thanjavur districts. Kanyakumari district has rubber plantations(148 words).

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Forests and Trees of Tamil Nadu
The distribution of forests - districts - uneven - mostly in hills - Vellore - Salem - half of Nilgiris - Tanjore <1%<1% of forest - Forests - different trees - most trees - shed leaves in dry season - sandalwood - 588000588000 hectares - hardwood - Coimbatore - Nilgiris - KanyaKumari - rubber - Madurai, Tanjavur - fuel.
Rough Draft:
The forests in districts of
Tamil Nadu are unevenly distributed. Half of Nilgiris, hills of Western districts and Javadi hills of Vellore are dense forests. Other districts hold less than five percent and alluvial plain suitable for agriculture in Tanjavur has less than one percent.
Differenr types of trees like Hard wood, fuel wood and rubber trees are found in forests in Coimbatore, Madurai and Kanyakumari respectively. Most of them shed their leaves in Summer. Sandalwood is planted about 588000588000 hectares.
Fair Draft:
Forests and Trees of Tamil Nadu
The forests in districts of Tamilnadu are not evenly distributed. Half of Nilgiris, hills of Western districts and Javadi hills of Vellore have dense forests. Other districts hold less than percent and alluvial plain suitable for agriculture in Tanjavur has less than one percent. Different types of trees like Hard wood, fuel wood and rubber trees are found in forests in Coimbatore, Madurai and Kanyakumari respectively. Most of them shed their leaves in Summer. Sandalwood is planted in about 588000588000 hectares.

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