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TAMILNADU FOREST DEPARTMENT
FromThiru. P.Muhammed Shabab.l.FS.,Wildlife Warden,Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary,Srivilliputtur.
To,The Joint President (Manufacturing)India Cements Limited,Sankarnagar.Tirunelveli District.
C.No. 2613/2017 0 dated. 12.09.2018.Sir,
Sub: Request for issue of" Authentication for the Peafowl Conservation Planprepared for the area recommended for proposed Quarrying lease areaan extent of 479_195 ha in Kallurani, Muthuramalingapuram andNarttampatti Villages in Aruppukottai Taluk, Virudhuangar District -reg.
Ref: 1) India Cements Ltd, Sankarnagar Ref.No_ ICUSKN/MiQL-1/ECDated. 10.07.2017.
2) Forest Range Officer, Watrap Range C.No.112/2018Dated.05.04.2018.
3) Wildlife Warden, Srivilliputtur C.No_2613/2017 D Dated. 28.08.2018.
I wish to inform that the Peafowl Conservation Plan prepared for the area
recommended for proposed Quarrying lease area an extent of 479.195 ha in Kallurani,
Muthuramalingapuram and Narttampatti Villages in Aruppukottai Taluk, Virudhuangar District
is hereby authenticated.
The user agency has to follow the Conservation Plan in letter and spirit. The following
measures mentioned in the Conservation Plan has to be strictly followed.
i) Control of Air Pollution, water pollution, noise and other environmental
parameters.
ii) Habitat improvement
iii) Garbage Management
iv) Conservation education.
Yours faithfully
~~ Wildlife Warden. ''\ij..\C!\\~
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CONSERVATION PLAN FOR PEAFOWLOF
LIMEKANKAR & CLAY (OTHERS) MINESFOR
THE INDIA CEMENTS LIMITED
Prepared by
&~S.SARAVANAN
(Ecology & Biodiversity Expert )
Approved by NABET, Quality Council of India, New Oelhi-110002
Creative Engineers & ConsultantsNABET ACCREDITED, NABL ACCREDITED TESTING LABORATORY &
ISO 9001: 2008 CERTIFIED COMPANY
Chennai-600 059, Ph: 044-22395170, Cell: 09444133619
Email: cecgiri@yahoo.com, Web: www.creativeengineers.co.in
MARCH - 2018
CHPATER-I
INTRODUCTION
MIs. The India Cements Limited (ICl) is one of the leading cement manufacturer in India.
The company has three cement plants in Tamilnadu, two cement plants in Andhra pradesh, two
cement plants in Telanqana and one cement plant in Rajasthan.The first cement plant was started
in the year 1946 in Sankarnagar in Tirunelveli district in Tamilnadu. The plant was modified in the
year 1991 into a singla dry pocess kiln.
The company had applied for Quarrying Lease for Limekankar & Clay (Others) over an
extent of 480.515 Hectares of own patta lands in Kallurani, Muthuramalingapuram & Narttampatti
Villages of Aruppukottai Taluk in Virudhunagar District, Tamilnadu under Tamilnadu Minor Mineral
Concession Rules, 1959. The application has been processed and a total area of 479.195
Hectares has been recommended for lease vide letter NO.16025/MMC.212016-1 dated
23.05.2017 issued by the Principle Secretary to Government, Industries (MMC.2) Department,
Tamilnadu.
This project pertains to proposed operations of 1.0 Million Tonnes I Annum of Limekankar
and 0.2 Million Tonnes I Annum of clay (others) by Mechanized open cast mining method without
drilling & blasting.
1.1 lOCATION AND APPROACHABILITY
The area recommended for mining lease is located in Kallurani, Muthuramalingapuram
and Narttampatti villages of Aruppukottai Taluk in Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu. This area is
located about 7.1 Km North West of Aruppukottai, the Municipal office. The Nearest Railway
station is Aruppukottai which is 8.4 Km North West of lease area. The nearest Airport is at
Madurai about 42 km NW of the area.
The area recommended for mining lease is accessible through the approach road formed
by ICL in its patta lands to NH-45B, which is passing through 5 KM west of mining lease area.
The area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No.: 58 Kl3 located between Latitude from N9° 25'
32.9" to N9° 21' 10.7" and Longitude from E78° 01' 55.5" to E78° 09' 28.7".The Location Plan is
given in Figure No 1.
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FigureNo 1. Location Plan of Quarrying Lease.
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TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE:
The area is gently sloping from NW to SE with maximum elevation of 94RL and minimum
84RL. Seasonal odai are running in the east west & north south direction. Other than this there is
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no perennial water course in the area. The area is dry and devoid of vegetation worth mentioning
except a few cactus and thorny bushes here and there, the soil cover is 1.5 m of Clay.The
Toposheet Image of study area is given in Figure No 2.
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Figure No 2. Toposheet image of the 10KM buffer zone area around Quarry Lease
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1.3 CLIMATE:
Climate of the study area is hot during summer with temperature soaring up to 420 C
and receives SW monsoon with intermittent summer give respite to summer heat. In winter, the
average temperature is recorded around 200 C. Northeast monsoon is the major contributor of........-
rainfall contributing nearly 65% of the rainfall aiding surface drainage and saturating storage
ponds. Such climatic condition and limitation shown by soil, mostly rain fed crops are grown in
the study area.
The nearest Rainfall gauge station is located at Aruppukottai. The seven years of Rainfall
shows the maximum rainfall is recorded in the year of 2017 (498.2 mm) and the lowest yearly
rainfall was recorded in 2012 (131 mm). The yearly average rainfall in the area is 394 mm only.
The rainfall data between 2011- 2017 is given in shown in below
Graphical representation of Rainfall data near the mine site (2011 - 2017)
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SEP • OCT • NOV • DEC
Yearly Rainfall (2011-2017)180
160
140
120
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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1.4 NEED FOR THIS STUDY:
During the fauna survey, Peafowl coming under Schedule I (as per Wild Life (Protection)
Act, 1972) was observed in the study area. In the Terms of Reference issued by Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate change for lease area vide their letter No. J-11015/8/2017 -IA.II
(M)dated 16.01.2018under serial No. 20it is stated that "In Case of any scheduled-1 fauna
found in the study area, the necessary plan along with budgetary provisions for their
conservation should be prepared in consultation with State Forest and Wildlife
Department and details furnished. Necessary allocation of funds for implementing the
same should be made as part of the project cost."
In compliance to this TOR condition, Conservation plan for Peafowl is prepared for'-"
the lease area of MIs. The India Cements Limited over an extent of 479.195 Hectares of
patta lands in Kallurani, Muthuramalingapuram & Narttampatti Villages of Aruppukottai
Taluk in Virudhunagar District, Tamilnadu.
Details of existing status of Land Use & Land Cover of the study area, Ecology and
Biodiversity of the study area, Impacts due to the project and Mitigation Measures and finally the
combined conservation plan for Peafowl are given in this report.
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CHAPTER-II
LAND USE & LAND COVER OF THE STUDY AREA
2.0 REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE DATA USED FOR THE STUDY
In the present study, LlSS IV data acquired on 26th August 2017 and LlSS III data
acquired on 24th December 2017 of Resourcesat-2 satellite have been used to generate the
required landuse map of 10 Km radial buffer around lease area of MIs The India Cements
Limited.
The area has been divided into two zones, namely, core and buffer zones. Core zone is
considered as the area recommended for quarrying lease (479.195 Ha), while buffer zone
encompasses an area of 10 km radius distance from the periphery of core zone.
NDVI analysis (using LlSS III data) as depicted in Figure No. 3showed a maximum value
of 0.262 and a minimum value of -0.593 with an average value of 0.116. The maximum value
indicates absence of large canopied dense vegetative cover in the buffer area, for example
wooded area with trees of dense foliage, plantation varieties like sugarcane, casuarina, cashew
and crops such as paddy. On the other hand, lower positive value and negative values would
imply presence of dry crops, barren land and scrubs. Some of the common range values of
various LULC in the buffer area as extracted from the NDVI analysis using few specific sample
locations are given in Table 1.
Table 1. NDVI range values of LULC of study area
Range Values
S.No Landuse Categories From To
1. Crop varieties - 0.72 + 0.109
2. Scrub vegetation - 0.082 - 0.316
3. Fallow - 0.135 - 0.283
4. Stony I Sandy I Rocky area - 0.035 + 0.102
5. Mining I Quarry Area - 0.161 - 0.217
6. Mining Dumps - 0.086 + 0.010
7. Settlement - 0.037 + 0.074
8. Industrial Area + 0.035 +0.117
9. Building + 0.028 + 0.81
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Figure No.3. NI?VI of the buffer area using USS III satellite data
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78° 04' 78° 14'
09°31'
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Land use and land cover (LULC) map of 10 Km buffer area is prepared using both LlSS IV (26th
August 2017) and recent satellite data of LlSS III acquired on 24th December 2017 (Figure No.
4). Such comparison has helped to separate crop land from natural vegetation and to elucidate
relevant land use information.
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Figure No.4. Remote sensing satellite image of the Lease area - LlSS III of 24 Dee 2017
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The LULC map showing spatial distribution of various land use categories using visual
interpretation has been transformed as digital database in GIS environment (Figure No.5).
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Figure No 5. LULC map of 10 Km radial buffer around ICL's Lease area and it's environment
78°112' 78°114'
LANDUSE lLANO COVERMAP OF10KM BUFFERAREA AROUND
KANKAR LIME ML OFMIS ICL. PANDALGUDI
USINGLlSS III DEC 2017AND LlSS-1VAUG 2017
78°104' 78°106'
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09°31'
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kilometers ~ RAILWAYS
DKANKAR LIME ML AREA78°104' 78°106' 78°112' 78°114'
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In general, spatial pattern of the LULC suggests predominant presence of crop land
followed by fallow land with presence of natural vegetation (Scrubs) and other categories, which
are discussed in detail in the following sections.
BUILT-UP I SETTLEMENTS
Together they occupy an area of 11.713 Sq.km covering 2.81% of the buffer area.
Villages cover an area of 18.907 Sq.Km representing 4.54% of the total area. Industrial area is
mainly seen near Aruppukottai town, cement crushers near Maravarperungudi and Pandalgudi
and few solar plants are seen near villages such as Koppuchittampatti and Amanakkunatham.
Total spatial extent of built-up categories is estimated to be 36.824 Sq.Km representing 8.84% of
the buffer area.
AGRICULTURAL LAND:
Crop land occupies an area of 190.66 Sq.km representing 45.77 percentage of the buffer
area.
FALLOW LAND:
It is an agricultural land where it is either harvested or ready for next cultivation. Spatial
extent of this category is 90.21 Sq.Km representing 21.66% of the total buffer area.
PLANTATION:
They are mostly seen as small patches near waterbodies and settlements indicating
relatively better soil condition as seen near Chidambarapuram village. It covers an area of 15.40
sq.km representing 3.70% of the study area. Total area under agriculture is estimated to be
296.274 Sq.Km representing 71.13% of the study area.
'-' LAND WITH SCRUB:
It covers a total area of 51.98 sq.km and represents 12.48% of the buffer area.
LAND WITHOUT SCRUB
It covers an area of 9.57 Sq.km showing 2.3% of the buffer area. Also, another
category "stony I rocky area" is seen in the eastern periphery of the buffer area near
Tamilpadi and Aladipatti. It covers an area of 8.045 Sq.Km and represents 1.93% of the
study area. In this part, few quarries are also seen. Total area of mining area and dump is
estimated as 2.725 Sq.Km (0.65%) and 4.634 Sq.Km (1.11%) respectively.
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WATER BODIES
Total area of water bodies is estimated as 6.038 Sq.Km and represents 1.45%
of the buffer area. Similarly, streams show an area of 0.452 Sq.Km representing 0.11
%. Landuse pattern of 10 Km radial buffers and spatial extent of various LULC categories as
discussed above is summarized and is shown in Table No.2.
Table No 2. LULC Categories within 10 Km Buffer zone-and their Spatial Extent
S.No LULC Categories Area (Sq. Km) Percentage (%)
1. Crop 190.6600 45.77
2. Fallow 90.2131 21.66
3. Plantation 15.4009 3.70
4. Land with Scrub 51.9790 12.48
5. Barren I Sandy Area 9.5701 2.30
6. Stony I Rocky waste 8.0449 1.93
7. Mining Area 2.7255 0.65
8. Mining Dumps 4.6343 1.11
9. Village 18.9074 4.54
10. Town 11.7131 2.81
11 Industrial Area 6.1821 1.48
12 Building I Shed 0.0210 0.01
13. Water bodies 6.0383 1.45
14. River I Stream 0.4518 0.11
Total 416.5415 100.00
From the above table it is seen that Fallow land and crop land constitutes about
67% of the study area.
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CHAPTER - III
ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
3.1 FLORA:
A systematic study was carried out to evaluate their current status Flora and Fauna in
Core and Buffer Zone. Ecological questionnaire survey also carried out along the observed
buffer zone villages for their visual observation and activities of Fauna. The details were given
below.
- METHODOLOGY
Firstly the available secondary information for the region is collected in the study area.
Secondly, any eco-sensitive habitats falling in buffer area were identified and thirdly intensive
field survey was carried-out to collect baseline data on biodiversity.
QUADRATS TECHNIQUE:
Quadrats of 25 x 25-m were laid down randomly within core and buffer area; each
quadrat was laid to assess the trees (>5 cm GBH) and one, 10 x 10-m sub-quadrat nested within
the quadrat for shrubs and 1 x 1-m for herb. The quadrats were laid randomly to cover the area
to maximize the sampling efforts and minimize the species homogeneity, such as small stream
area, trees in agricultural bunds, tank bunds, farm forestry plantations, wildlife areas, natural
forest area, avenue plantations, house backyards, etc. In each quadrat individuals belonging to
tree (25 x 25-m), shrub (10 x 10-m) and (1 x 1-m) for herb were recorded separately and have
been identified on the field.
PRAMETHODS
Interacting with the local village ranged from older people to young people to gain the traditional
knowledge about the flora and fauna.
Collect secondary data from Government records as well as through discussion with Forest
officials, knowledgeable public etc.
To accomplish the above objectives, a general ecological survey covering an area of 10 km
radius was conducted. The Species were identified using regional floras (Gamble and Fischer
1921- 1935; Matthew 1991; Nair and Henry 1983; Henry et al. 1987; Henry et al. 1989).
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RESULTS:
(i) CORE ZONE:The entire lease area is Patta-dry land owned by the company. No forest land is involved in the
quarry lease area. The list of flora within the proposed quarrying lease area has been prepared
by classifying it in to Trees (10 number of Species), Shrubs (13 number of Species), Herbs (21
number of Species), Climbers (6 number of Species), Cactus (2 number of Species) and Grass
(5 number of Species).The detailed list of flora in core zone is given in Table No.3.
Table No.3. The list of Flora in Core Zone (Within Quarry Lease Area)
SI.No Species Family Local Name
A. Trees
1 Acacia nilotica Fabaceae Karuvelan
2 Albizia amara Fabaceae Vagai
3 Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae Seemai karuvel
4 Morinda coreia Rubiaceae Nuna
5 Acacia leucophloea Fabaceae Valvelam
6 Borassus flabelliformis Arecaceae Panna-maram
7 Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Vembu
8 Tamarindus indica Fabaceae Puliyamaram
9 Ziziphus jujuba Rhamnaceae Elanthai
10 Salvador aper sica Salvadoraceae Ukaa
B. Shrubs
1 Abutilon indicum Malvaceae Thuthi
2 Calotropis gigantea Apocynaceae Earukku
3 Cassia auriculata Fabaceae Aavarampoo
4 Dodonaea viscosa Sapindaceae Viraali
5 Helianthus annuus Asteraceae Sunflower
6 Jatropha glandulifera Euphorbiaceae Vellaikattukottai
7 Justicia adhatoda Acanthaceae Adathoda
8 Lantana camara Verbenaceae Unnichedi
9 Sida cordifolia Malvaceae Mayir -manikham
10 Sesamum indicum Pedaliaceae Ellu
11 Tecoma stans Bignoniaceae Yellow trumpetbush.13
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SI.No Species Family Local Name
12 Vitex negundo Lamiaceae Nocchi
13 Datura metel Solanaceae Umatai
C. Herbs
1 Acalypha indica Amaranthaceae Kupaimenikeeri
2 Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae Nayuruvi
3 Anisomeles malabarica Lamiaceae Peyimarutti
4 Aristolochia bracteolata Aristolochiaceae Aduthinnarppalai
5 Cleome viscosa Cleomaceae Naaivelai
6 Capsicum annuum Solanaceae Chilli
7 Chrozophora rottleri Euphorbiaceae Purapirakkai
8 Croton bonplandianum Euphorbiaceae Reilpoondu
9 Leucas aspera Lamiaceae Thumbai
10 Parthenium hysterophorus Asteraceae Parthenium
11 Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Phyllanthaceae MelaNelli
12 Phyllanthus niruri Phyllanthaceae Keelanelli
13 Lepidagathis cuspidata Acanthaceae Karappanpoondu
14 Sida acuta Malvaceae Palambasi
15 Sidarhom bifolia Malvaceae Kurundotti
16 Solanum xanthocarpum Solanaceae Kandangkattari
17 Solanum incanum Solanaceae Karimulli
18 Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Vettukaipoondu
19 Tragia involucrata Euphorbiaceae Kanchori
20 Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae Thulasi
21 Ocimum americanum Lamiaceae NaiThulasi
D. Climbers
1 Abrus precatorius Fabaceae· Kundumani
2 Cardiospermum halicacabum Sapindaceae Mudakathan
3 Cissus quadrangularis Vitaceae Pirandai
4 Capparis rotundifolia Capparaceae Thoratti
5 Capparis divaricata Capparaceae Turatti
6 Kedrostis foetidissima Cucurbitaceae Appakovai
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SI.No Species Family Local Name
E. Cactus
1 Agave americana Cactaceae Kaththalzhi
2 Opuntia stricta Cactaceae Sappathikalli
F. Grasses
1 Apluda mutica Poaceae Mauritian Grass
2 Brachiaria ramosa Poaceae Pala pul
3 Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Arugampillu
4 Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae koraipullu
5 Kyllingane moralis Cyperaceae Veluttanirbasi
(i) BUFFER ZONE:
-The list of flora within 10KM radius from the proposed quarrying lease area has been
classified in to Trees (51 number of Species), Shrubs (23 number of Species), Herbs (33 number
of Species), Climbers (10 number of Species), Cactus (2 number of Species), Cultivated Crops
(14 number of species) and Grass (7 number of Species). The detailed list of flora in buffer zone
is given in Table No.4.
'-'"Table No.4. Thelist of Flora in Buffer Zone (10KM area)
SI.No Species Family Local Name
A. Trees1 Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae Pencile tree
2 Acacia leucophloea Fabaceae Valvelam
3 Acacia nilotica Fabaceae Karuvelan
4 Aegle marmelos Rutaceae Vilvamaran
5 Albiziaamara Fabaceae Vagai
6 Albizialebbeck Fabaceae Vagai
7 Annacordium occidentalae Anacordiaceae Munthiri
8 Annona squamosa . Annonaceae Siththa
9 Ata/antia monophylla Rutaceae KattuElumeachi
10 Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Vembu
11 Borassusfla belliformis Arecaceae Panna-maram
12 Cassia fistula Fabaceae Konral
13 Carica papaya Caricaceae Pappali
14 Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Savukku
15 Citrus limon Rutaceae Lemon
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SI.No Species Family Local Name
16 Cocus nucifera Arecaceae Tennai
17 Delonix elata Fabaceae Perungondrai
18 Delonix regia Fabaceae Gulmohar
19 Eucalyptus tereticomis Myrtaceae Thailamaram
20 Ficus benghalensis Moraceae Aalamaram
21 Ficushispida Moraceae Aarasu
22 Ficus religiosa Moraceae Poarasamaram
23 Gmelina arborea Lamiaceae Kumalaamaram
24 H%pte/ea integrifolia Ulmaceae Avi or Aaya
25 Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Subabul
26 Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Maamaram
27 Madhuca /ongifolia Sapotaceae lIuppai
28 Manilkara zapota Sapotaceae Sappota
29 Melia dubia Meliaceae MalaiVembu
30 Mimusops e/engi Sapotaceae Magizhamboo
31 Morinda tinctoria Rubiaceae Nuna
32 Moringa oleifera Moringaceae Murungai
33 Murraya koenigii Rutaceae Curry leaf
34 Musa paradisiaca Musaceae Valzhlai
35 Odina wodier Anacardiaceae Oodiyan
36 Peltophorum pterocarpum Fabaceae Kilukiluppai
37 Phoenix sylvestris Arecaceae Eeachamaram
38 Phyllanthus emblica Euphorbiaceae Nelli
39 Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Kodukkapuli
40 Po/ya/thia longifolia Annonaceae Nietilingam
41 Pongamia pinnata Fabaceae Pungai
42 Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae Seemaikaruvel
43 Psidium guava Myrtaceae Koyya
44 Samanea saman Fabaceae Amaivagai
45 Senna siamea Fabaceae Manjalkonrai
46 Sygygium cumuni Anacordiaceae Naval
47 Tamarindus indica Fabaceae Puli
48 Tectona grandis Verbenaceae Tekku
49 Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae MarudhaMaram
50 Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Badam Tree
51 Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Puvarasu
B. Shrubs1 Aloe vera Asphodelaceae Chotthukathalai
2 Abutilon indicum Malvaceae Thuthi
3 Boerhaavia diffusa Nyctaginaceae Kagithapoo
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SI.No Species Family Local Name
4 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Fabaceae Mayilkondrai
5 Ca/otropis gigantea Apocynaceae Earukku
6 Cassia auriculata Fabaceae Aavarampoo
7 Datura metel Solanaceae Umatai
8 Dodonaea viscosa Sapindaceae viraali
9 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Malvaceae Semparuthi
10 Ipomia carnea Convolvulaceae Pink morning glory
11 Ixora casei Rubiaceae ldlipoo
12 Jatropha glandulifera Euphorbiaceae Vellaikattukottai
13 Justicia adhatoda Acanthaceae Adathoda
14 Lantana camara Verbenaceae Putus
15 Lawsonia inermis Lythraceae Maruthani
16 Nerium indicum Apocynaceae Arali
17 Plumeria acuminata Apocyanaceae Alari
18 Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Amanakku
19 Rosa indica Rosaceae Rose
20 Sida cordifolia Malvaceae Sida plant
21 Tecoma stans Bignoniaceae Yellow trumpetbush
22 Vitex negundo Verbinaceae Vanili
23 Ziziphus jujuba Rhamnaceae Elanthai
C. Herbs
1 Acalypha indica Amaranthaceae Kupaimenikeeri
2 Acanthospermum hispidum Asteraceae Gokulkanta
3 Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae Nayuruvi
4 Amaranthus viridis Amaranthaceae Creen amaranth
5 Andrographis echioides Acanthaceae Birkubat
6 Andrographis paniculata Acanthaceae Kirayt
7 Anisomeles malabarica Lamiaceae Peyimarutti
8 Argemone mexicana Papaveraceae Mexican poppy
9 Aristolochia bracteolata Aristolochiaceae Aduthinnarppalai10 Anisomeles indica Lamiaceae marutti
11 Boerhavia erecta Nyctaginaceae Erect spider ling
12 Cleome viscosa Cleomaceae Naaivelai
13 Chrozophora rottleri Euphorbiaceae Purapirakkai
14 Plectranthus amboinicus Lamiaceae Indian borage
15 Croton sparsiflorus Euphorbiaceae Poodusedi
16 Leucas aspera Lamiaceae Thumbai
17 Lepidagathis cuspidata Acanthaceae Karappanpoondu
18 Parlhenium hysterophorus Asteraceae Parlhenium
19 Phyllanthus niruri Phyllanthaceae Keelzhaneeli
20 Sida acuta Malvaceae Palambasi
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SI.No Species Family Local Name
21 Sidarhom bifolia Malvaceae Kurundotti
22 Solanum nigrum Solanaceae Manatthakalfi
23 Solanum incanum Solanaceae Karimulli
24 Solanum xanthocarpum Solanaceae Kandangkattari
25 Tephrosia purpurea Fabaceae Vayalpoondu
26 Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Vettukaipoondu
27 Tragia involucrata Euphorbiaceae Kanchori
28 Ocimum tenuifforum Lamiaceae Thulasi
29 Ocimum americanum Lamiaceae NaiThulasi
30 Verbena bipinnatifida Verbanaceae Purple praire
31 Vinca rosea Apocynaceae Nithiyakalyani
32 Wedelia calendulacea Asteraceae Aster
33 Xanthium strumarium Asteraceae Rough cocklebur
D. Climbers1 Abrus precatorius Fabaceae Kundumani
2 Asparagus racemosus Asparagaceae Tannir -vittan
3 Cardiospermum halicacabum Sapindaceae Mudakathan
4 Cissus quadrangularis Vitaceae Pirandai
5 Coccinia indica Cucubitaceae Kovai
6 Convolvulus arvensis Covolvulaceae Bhoomi Chakra Poondu
7 Jasminum angustifolium Oleaceae Uccimalligai
8 Capparis rotundifolia Capparaceae Thoratti
9 Capparis divaricata Capparaceae Turatti
10 Kedrostis foetidissima Cucurbitaceae Appakovai
E. Cactus .1 Agave americana Cactaceae Kaththalzhi
2 Opuntia stricta Cactaceae Sappathikalli
F. Cultivated Crops1 Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Pigeon pea
2 Capsicum annuum Solanaceae Red chilli
3 Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae Paruththi
4 Helianthus annuus Asteraceae Sun flower
5 Jasminum officinale Oleaceae Malli
6 Musa paradisiaca Musaceae Valzhai
7 Pennisetum glaucum Poaceae Kampuo
8 Riccinus cummunis Euphorbiaceae Aamanakku
9 Sesamum indicum Pedaliaceae Ellu
10 Solanumly copersicum Solanaceae Tomato
11 Solanum melongena Solanaceae Kaththarii
12 Sorghum vulgare Poaceae Solam
13 Sesbania grandiffora Fabaceae Agati
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SI.No Species Family Local Name
14 Allium cepa Amaryllidaceae Onion
G. Grasses
1 Apluda mutica Poaceae Mauritian Grass
2 Brachiaria ramosa Poaceae Pala pul
3 Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Arugampillu
4 Chloris barbata Poaceae Kodaipullu
5 Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae koraipullu
6 Oesmostachya bipinnata Poaceae Darbhaipul
7 Kyllingane moralis Cyperaceae Veluttanirbasi
FAUNA:
There is no Wild Life Sanctuary or National Park within the study area or its 10 km buffer
zone area. Peafowl placed under Schedule-I as per Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is found in
the study area and its surroundings. The list of Fauna recorded in the study area is given in
Table No.5
Table No.5. List of Fauna in the Study Area (10 Km Radius Area Including Proposed
Quarrying Lease Area)
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SI.Common name Scientific name Family
IUCN/WPA
No Schedule
A. Mammals
1 Boar Sus scrota Suidae LC/III
2 Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata Cercopithecidae LCIIII
3 Cat Felis chaus Felidae LC/lII
4 Rat Rattus rattus Muridae LCN
5 Squirrel Funambulus palmarum Sciuridae LC /IV
6 Indian hare Lepus nigricollis Leporidae LC 1111
B. Reptiles
1 Lizard Calotes versicolor Agamidae LC/IV
2 Krait Bungarus caeruleus Elapidae LC/IV
3 Indian cobra Naja naja Elapidae LC III
4 Russell's viper Daboia russelii Viperidae LC III
5 Indian rat Snake Ptyas muscosa Colubridae LC III
c. Birds
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51.Common name Scientific name Family
IUCN/WPA
No Schedule
Black drongo Dicrurusn7acrocercus DicruridaeLCflV
1
Cattle egret Bubu/cus ibis ArdeidaeLCflV
2
Common myna Acrido therestristis SturnidaeLCflV
3
Common quail Coturnix coturnix PhasianidaeLCflV
4
5 Grey jungle fowl Gallus sonneratii PhasianidaeLCftV
6 Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus PhasianidaeLCflV
7 House crow Corvus sp/endens CorvidaeLCflV
8 House sparrow Passer oomesticus PasseridaeLCftV
9 Indian tree pie Dendrocitta vagabunda CorvidaeLCflV
10 Jungle crow Corvus mecromyncbos CorvidaeLCflV
11 Jungle myna Acido theresfuscus SturnidaeLCflV
12 Large egret Ardea alba ArdeidaeLCflV
13 Little egret Egretta garzetta ArdeidaeLCflV
14 Pond heron Ardeo /agrayii ArdeidaeLCflV
15 Purple sunbird Nectarinia asiatica NectariniidaeLCflV
16 Red-vented bulbul Pycno notuscafer PycnonotidaeLCflV
17 Rose ringed parakeet Psittacula kremeti PsittacidaeLCflV
18 Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis ColumbidaeLCflV
19 Small blue kingfisher A/cedo atthis AlcedinidaeLCflV
20 Peafowl Pavo cristatus Phasianidae ten
D. Butterflies
1 Common crow Eup/oea core Nymphalidae LCflV
2 Common grass Yellow Eureme hecabe Coliadinae LCIIV
3 Common emigrant Catopsil/a potnone Coliadinae LCIIV
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Note: Other than Peafowl there is no schedule - I Species in the study area.
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CHAPTER-IV
CONSERVATION PLAN FOR PEAFOWL (SCHEDULE 1 SPECIES)
4.1 OUTLINE:
The peafowl comprise of two Asiatic bird species (the blue or Indian peafowl originally of
India and Sri Lanka and the green peafowl of Myanmar, Indochina, and Java) and one African
species (the Congo peafowl native only to the Congo Basin) of birds in
the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family. The word peacock is referred to male
and peahen is referred to female.
4.2 TAXONOMY AND NAMING:
Carl Linnaeus in his work Systema Naturae in 1758assigned to the Indian peafowl the
technical name of Pavo cristatus.
4.3 DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT:
-The Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus is the national bird of India, and is common and widely
distributed in the Indian Subcontinent. The distribution is ranged from Himalayas in the north to
peninsular India in the south. In Tamil Nadu, peafowl population is rich in Coimbatore, Madurai,
Virudhunagar, Nilgiri and Tirunelveli Districts. The habitat of peafowl is mainly in dry deciduous
forests, scrub jungle and in cultivated regions and around human habitations. In many parts of....,/
India, they are protected by religious practices.
4.4 DESCRIPTION:
-Peacocks are a larger sized bird with a length from bill to tail of 100 to 115cm and to the
end of a fully grown train as much as 195 to 225cm and weigh 4-6 kg. Peahenis smaller at
around 95 cm in length and weighs 2.75-4 kg. Indian peafowl are among the largest and
heaviest representatives of the Phasianidae. Their size, colour and shape of crest make them
unique within their native distribution range. The male is metallic blue on the crown, the feathers
of the head being short and curled. The fan-shaped crest on the head is made of feathers with
bare black shafts and tipped with bluish-green webbing. A white stripe above the eye and a
crescent shaped white patch below the eye are formed by bare white skin. The sides of the head
have iridescent greenish blue feathers.
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The back has scaly bronze-green feathers with black and copper markings. The scapular
and the wings are buff and barred in black, the primaries are chestnut and the secondaries are
black. The tail is dark brown and the "train" is made up of elongated upper tail coverts (more than
200 feathers, the actual tail has only 20 feathers) and nearly all of these feathers end with an
elaborate eye-spot. A few of the outer feathers lack the spot and end in a crescent shaped black
tip. During the survey the observed photo of Pea fowl is given below.
4.5 DIETAND HABITAT
The peafowl is an omnivore that relies on seeds, leaves and insects and also feed on'-"
variety of crops such as groundnut, paddy and fruits in the agriculture areas of buffer zone. The
edge of the buffer zone has good amount of vegetation with scrub vegetation and act as a good
habitat for Peafowl. Moving from one place to another place was observed frequently in the
buffer zone. This may be because of dry vegetation, lack of water and food scarcity
4.6 MAJOR THREATS IN THE STUDYAREA:
4.6.1 IMPACTWITHIN THE LEASE:
Opencast mechanized mining method by hydraulic excavators & trucks is proposed in the
area. No drilling and blasting is proposed in the mine. Activities like mining, transportation, etc.,
clearance of bushy vegetation, road making, lighting are likely to affect the species in the area.
Their impact is indicated below to help plan for minimizing them to the extent possible.
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4.6.2 PERCEIVED THREAT IN THE STUDY AREA:
Direct observations of Peafowl were recorded around the project area because of scrub
vegetation, agriculture land, water bodies etc. The birds are observed to be socially moving in
'-' these areas along the human population and all the areas. There are no major threats identified
v in this area due to mining and industrial activity in the region. The local village people have good
information about the movement of peafowl and their habitats. During discussion with local
village people, many of them were saying that it normally found within the scrub thorny
vegetation and rarely coming to village area. During the drought season the sighting was more in
the agricultural fields and near water bodies of buffer zone. Peafowl uses agriculture and various'-'
rural habitats as a feeding ground during day time while during night time they take shelter on the- trees as well as on the roof of the houses. It clearly indicates peafowl normally uses habitats
adjacent to village.
-During the survey, it was observed that there is no major threat in the buffer zone. But in
the drought season, the movement of Peafowl from one place to another place for their food,
water requirement makes them in trouble. Poaching of peacocks is mainly for their meat and
feathers and unintentional killing by feeding on pesticide treated seeds are known threats-- 4.7 CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HABITAT:
- The following measures are proposed for conservation of the species:'-'
i. Control of Air Pollution, water pollution, noise and other environmental parameters.
Habitat improvement- ii.
iii. Garbage Management
iv. Conservation education
'-'4.7.1 CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION:
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Mining and allied operations in the area may affect the existing environmental set up in
the area unless proper mitigation measures are not taken. Hence it is essential to assess the
impacts of mining on various environmental parameters so that abatement measures could be
planned in advance for systematic, sustainable and eco-friendly mining in the area.
Various environmental mitigated measures will be implemented in the mining to prevent
any adverse impact on the environment and ecology. Salient details of the control measures are
as follows:
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(a) AIR QUALITY:
There will be no drilling & blasting in the lease area. However Dust suppression system like
water spraying on haul roads will be practiced. Crowding of trucks on the haul road will be
avoided by properly spacing them to avert the concentration of dust emission at any time.
(b) WASTE DUMP MANAGEMENT:
There is no waste dump proposed in the mining operations. The excess clay removed for
exposing the Limekankar and any screened fines removed will be utilized for simultaneous
backfilling of mined out pits.
(c) NOISE ENVIRONMENT:
There is no drilling and blasting in the lease area. The only source of noise will be from the
mining and transportation equipment's. Th.efollowing mitigative measures have been proposed
for reducing the noise. Proper maintenance of the noise generating parts of the machines will be
carried out. Air silencers of suitable type that can modulate the noise of the engines of machinery
will be utilized and will be maintained effectively.
~ Planting rows of native trees along roads, around mine, area, in safety barriers and
other noise generating centers to act as acoustic barriers.
~ Proper and regular maintenance of equipment's may lead to less noise generation.
~ Providing in-built mechanism for reducing sound emissions.
4.7.2 HABITAT IMPROVEMENT:
Towards habitat improvement the following measures are suggested:
(1) PLANTATION:
It is therefore necessary to take up plantation of suitable species for providing adequate
cover and fodder for the animals. The Plantation divided in to three areas
a) Plantation in the mined out and backfilled areas:
Methodical and well-planned plantation scheme will be carried out depending
upon the immediate need, priority and availability of land. The plantation will be done in
multiple rows in a staggered way to cover the area to give the desired stratified
appearance of multi tiers. Since most of the species proposed in the area are wide
growing in nature it is proposed to plant the trees in 10m X 10m in staggered pattern. The
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details of year wise plantation proposed in the mined out and backfilled areas and also in
the area left out from mining is given below
ProposedProposed
area ofYear Location number
afforestationSpecies
trees (Nos)(Ha)
1stYear1stYear mined out &
2S00 2S.000backfilled area
2nd Year2nd Year mined out &
3S00 3S.000backfilled area Neem,
3rd Year3rd Year mined out &
3S.000Ponnavarai,
backfilled area3S00 Pungan & fruit
4th Year 4th Year mined out &SOOO SO.OOO
bearing trees
backfilled area like Sappota,
SthYear SthYear mined out &SO.OOO
Guava, mango,
backfilled areaSOOO etc.
Total 19500 195.000(PlantationPattern -
SecondMined out & Backfilled areas
11000 110.792 10meters X
Fivein Block Nos.3, 4, S & 10 10meters
Year Untouched areas within the4S00 43.274 spacing in
mininq block staggeredTotal plantation during second five
15500 154.066 manner)years
Total Plantation Proposed for life of35000 349.066the mine
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b) Green belt in mine safety zone:
Apart from the above plantation proposal, it is also proposed to develop green belt
along the safety distance areas. The species chosen for green belt are fast growing with
good canopy and dense leaf density with the following characteristics.
~ Tall growing & evergreen trees native to the area.
~ Easy, quick early growth and establishment.
Uniform spreading of crown habit.
Timber trees having long gestation period.
Trees with high foliage density, leaves with larger leaf area.
Attractive appearance with both good flowering and fruit bearing.
Bird and insect attracting species.
Suitable green cover with minimal maintenance.
The details of year wise afforestation proposals are given below.
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Proposed Proposed areaYear location
number of afforestation Speciestrees(Nos)
(Ha)
Along the Safety Barrier area in1stYear Block-1 (southern part), Block-8 & 9 1000 8.892
(southern part) & Along the haul road.
Along the Safety Barrier area in
2nd YearBlock-1 (northern part), Block-7
1500 12.449(southern part) & Block-9 (south side) Neem,
& Along the haul road. Ponnavarai,Along the Safety Barrier area in Pungan,
3rd YearBlock-6 (eastern part), Block-5
1500 12.449 Manja(southern part) & Block-9 (northern Konnai,
part) & Along the haul road. Iyalvagai,Along the Safety Barrier area in Vaagai,
4th Year Block-6 (western part), Block-72000 17.785
&Poovarsu(northern part) & Block-9 (north side) etc.
& Along the haul road.Along the Safety Barrier area in (Plantation
5thYearBlock- 2, Block-3 (southern part),
2000 17.785Pattern -
Block-5 (south & east side), Block-10 10meters X(southern part) & Along the haul road. 10meters
Total 8000 69.360 spacing in
Along the Safety Barrier area instaggered
Second manner)Five
Block-3 (northern part), Block-4,6000 54.800
YearBlock-5 (northern part), Block-10
(northern part)Total Plantation Proposed for 10 Years lease
14000 124.16Period
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-c) Avenue trees:
It is proposed to plant two rows of indigenous species trees on either sides of the quarrying leaseapproach road.
~ Trees with conical canopy and with attractive flowering.
Trees with medium spreading branches to avoid obstruction to the traffic.
Trees with branching at 10 feet and above.
The total length of quarry approach road owned by the applicant is 4.3KM and it is
proposed to plant 1750 numbers of tress along the road side and the final selection of species
will be done as per advice of local forest department. As mentioned above it is proposed to plant
the trees in two rows on either sides of the road with spacing of 10 meters X 10 Meters in
staggered pattern. Thus every effort will be made for regeneration of biodiversity of the mined out
area in a scientific way to better the land status.
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(2) ENSURING HABITAT DURING & AFTER MINING:
The proposed quarrying lease area mainly consists of shrubs and bushes, which is being
acting as shelter for the peafowl. In order to conserve the Peafowl habitat during mining the
following measures has been proposed.
~ During mining few areas will be left out as undisturbed areas for ensuring the
shelter needs of the peafowl. Out of the total quarrying lease area of 479.195
Hectares only 305.792 hectares will be utilized for mining and a total area of
167.434 hectares (Safety barrier 124.160 Ha & untouched area 43.274 Ha) of
land will remain untouched.
~ Quarrying operations are planned in systematic year wise manner. The proposed
mining area of 305.792 Ha will be mined in a period of 10 years. The area
required for each year will be cleared in respective years only.
~ Restoration of mined out land by simultaneous backfilling and reclamation by
plantation is proposed in the area which will improve the greenery and habitat.
The plan showing the proposed quarry lease area with proposed area for mining and area
which will remain un-disturbed is enclosed in Annexure-1.
'- The land use pattern of the area recommended for lease at the at present, end of plan
'-.; period & end of life of mine is given below
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Land Use at the Land Use at thePresent
end of Plan end of Life ofDescription Land use
(Ha)Period (5 years) Mine (10 Years)
(Ha) (Ha)
Area Proposed for Mining Nil 195.000 305.792*
Infrastructure Nil 0.314 0.314
Area covered under approach roads 1.549 5.655 5.655
Sub Total 1.549 200.969 311.761
Area covered under safety barrier 124.160 124.160 124.160
Untouched area 353.486 154.066 43.274
Sub Total (Total un-disturbed area) 477.646 278.226 167.434
Total Area 479.195 479.195 479.195
* The entire mined out area of 305.792 Ha will be backfilled and reclaimed with plantation.
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It is clear from the above land use table that, there will be enough un-disturbed areas
available within the quarrying lease area which will act as habitat for Peafowl. The restoration of
mined out land by simultaneous backfilling and reclamation by plantation is proposed in the area
will provide additional habitat.
The plantation of native tree species like Mangiferaindica, Ficus benghalensis,
Odinawodier, Sygygiumcumuni, Azadirachtaindica and Tamarindusindica will help to improve the
vegetation cover. The restoration of degraded scrub forest and afforestation program will act
effective habitat for Peafowl and it prevent the movement of Peafowl. The Tentative timeline for
afforestation operations is given below.
Operations (continued up toJ F M A M J J A S 0 N 0
3 year each batch)
Soil stabilization 1 2..
Identify the suitable nativespecies & procuring 3
Development of nursery 4 5 6.
Pitting and plantation 7 8
Watering to all saplings 7 8 9 10 11 12,:
Weeding 9
Mulching 10 11
2na time Weeding 12
(3) CONSERVING OR RESTORING WATER BODIES:
-Scarcity of water is main issues for movement of Peafowl during summer. There are three
major water bodies (kulaml Kanmai) covering a total extent of 26.645 hectares within and
adjoining to the proposed quarry site. They are, Kulam located in S.F.No.305/5 covering an area
of 1.98 Hectares & Kulam located in S.F.No.295 covering an area of 0.18 hectares in Kallurani
Village and the Kanmai located in S.F.Nos.231, 232, 233, etc in Muthuramalingapuram Village
covering an area of 24.485 hectares. Towards conservation and restoration of water bodies it is
proposed to carryout periodical desilting and cleaning of natural water bodies like ponds, kanmai,
etc surrounding the lease area in coordination with the villagers, local administration bodies and
Forest department.
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Apart from this there are 7 seasonal odai present within and adjoining to the proposed
quarrying site for a total length of 7.95KM. Proposals for up-keeping of the above odai by
periodical desilting and bushes cleaning will be done in coordination with the villagers,local'-'
administration bodies and Forest department. The plan showing the proposed quarry lease area
with location of water bodies and odai is enclosed in Annexure.
Three artificial water pots have been already established in the quarrying lease area to
ensure the water availability for the Peafowl & other birds in the area. Availability of fresh water in
the water pots will be ensured throughout the year. The photographs showing the water pots
placed in the lease area is enclosed in Annexure-2.
4.7.3 GARBAGE MANAGEMENT:
The following measures will be taken to manage the same.
• :. Entries of non-biodegradable materials which are likely to produce Garbage such asPolythene bags, Aluminium foils, Tin foils etc. are restricted in the Mining area.
• :. The Garbage generated in the Mining area is regularly collected and segregated in-toBio-degradable and non-degradable materials.
• :. The non-degradable materials if any are sent for recycling.
...." • :. The Bio-degradable substances after segregation will be put in the Compost pits forconversion in-to manure. The Manure obtained from these pits will be utilised forplantation purpose.
4.7.4 CONSERVATION EDUCATION:
Awareness training will be provided to all the workmen in the quarrying operations
including transport. Awareness boards related to conservation of Peafowl has been erected
along the approach road.
Speed breakers will be established in proper intervals in the quarry approach road to
avoid the threat to peafowl due to over speeding of mineral transporting vehicles.
To create awareness among the public, especially the students, youth, farmers, & women
and involve them in conservation by motivating them with the help of forest department.
Conducting Awareness for school children by direct contact, posters, organizing
seminars, related to the conservation etc., educating & creating awareness among the local
villagers to enhance conservation ethic among locals.
The photographs showing the awareness boards already erected in the area is enclosed
in Annexure-3.
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4.8 BUDGET:
The proposed budget for conservation of Peafowl, Schedule - I Species in the-.J
Limekankar and Clay (Others) quarrying lease area prepared in consultation with Forest
Department are given below
Budget for Conservation of Schedule - I Species (Pavo cristatus)
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SI.Amount in Lakh Rupees
Activity 1st 2nd 3rd 4th s"No.
Year Year Year Year YearTotal
Environmental control measures within thelease area (Including Mined out land restoration,
1 Plantation in mined out & Backfilled areas, Green In built in the respective operating cost of the projectbelt development, mitigative measures for dust,
noise, garbage management, etc.)
Habitat Improvement (Developing Plantation
2other than quarrying lease area including nearby
0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 2.50Government Lands, Educational Institutions,
Village Panchayath lands, etc. )Development of Road Side Plantation (1750
3Trees) on either sides of Quarry approach road
1.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 2.00by indigenous species in two rows and its
maintenance.
Conservation & restoration of water bodies4 (Periodical Bushes cleaning & desilting of 3 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 2.50
ponds & part of 7 odai as mentioned in 4.7.2 (3) )
Conservation education awareness to Mines5 Employees, school! college students, Villagers, 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 1.50
Government Officials, etc.
Total 2.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 8.50
The implementation & cost towards item 1 will be spent directly by the company, whereas
for 2, 3 & 4 will be done in consultation with the Forest Department.
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4.9 APPROACHES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN
This plan will be executed and implemented through The India Cements Limited.
Necessary guidance from forest officials will also be taken. After 5 years, the budget may be
reviewed in the field based on rates prevailing at that time and other conditions. Proactive
approach of The India Cements Limited in these aspects will ensure habitat restoration,
biodiversity conservation in the region.
4.10 CONCLUSION:....,
~'-- During the bio-diversity study carried out in the study area, the presence of Schedule-1
'- species Peafowl was identified. Conservation Plan for Peafowl is prepared with necessary
budgetary provisions. Based on the study carried out, it is clear that project operations will not
- affect the peafowl population, habitat and other activities. But still necessary measure like
Control of Air Pollution, water pollution, noise and other environmental parameters, Habitat
conservation & improvement, Garbage Management and Conservation Education in the study
area to ensure the conservation of Indian Peafowl.
The India Cements Limited is very active in related to biodiversity and conservation. The
company is working very closely to address conservation issues; in past also they worked in the
area of green belt development, habitat restoration and biodiversity assessment for various
projects and programs.
This report on Conservation Plan for Peafowl recommends several prevention and
mitigation measures as we" as habitat improvement programs planned to protect biodiversity in
the study area. This plan has covered important aspects such as habitat restoration, biodiversity
conservation and conservation measures and eco-development to address social and
conservation issues. It also provides financial outlay of its implementation cost. A" the
commitments and proposals given will be strictly implemented and the conservation of the
Peafowl will be ensured.
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~-Wildlife WardenGrizzled Squirrel
Wildlife SanctuarY.~rivimnuttur.
PLAN SHOWING WATER BODIES AND AREA UNTOUCHEDWITHIN THE AREA RECO"'MENDED IN FAVOR OFM/ • . TH.: INDIA cEMeNTS LIMITED FOR QUARRYING fLIASE POR LIMI!KANKAR a CLAY (OTHERS) oveR ANEXTENT OF 479.18,5 H• . OF PATTA LANDS OF THE INDIA CEMENTSLIM1TI!D IN KALLURANI, MUTHURAMALINGAPURAM •NARTTAMPATTI VILLAGI!S OP ARUPPUKOTTAt TALUK,VJRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT, TAMILNADU
INDEX
~ AREARE~ FORQUARRYINGLEASE· 479.19.5 H~.
_ AREA UNTOUCHED WITHIN THE QUARRYING LEASE -167.43.4 HI.
_ AREA PROPOSED FOR MINING· 305.79.2 HI.
UAANI! KANMAt ADJACENT TO QUARRYING LEASE· 26.64.5 HI.
f~1 DDAI-7.95Km
E:j uLnMATE PIT UMrT
~ QUARRY APPROAOi ROAD· LAID BYrct IN OWN PATTA LANOS
L?1 VilLAGE ROAD
~ APPROACH ROAD TO INTERVENING PArrA LANDS
Annexure-2
THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE WATER POT PLACED NEAR TO THEKANMAI SITUATED IN S.F.NOS.231, 232, 233, ETC IN
MUTHURAMALINGAPURAM VILLAGE
THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE WATER POT PLACED NEAR TOTHE POND SITUATED IN S.F.No.305/5 IN KALLURANI VILLAGE
THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE WATER POT PLACED NEAR TO THEQUARRY LEASE AREA
Annexure-3
THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE AWARENESS BOARDS ALREADYERECTED ALONG THE QUARRY ROAD APPROACH ROAD
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