| S.No. |
Project Activity |
PA & Local Benefits |
Impact |
Mitigation Measures/ Recommendations |
| 1 |
Restriction of fishing rights of 305 people residing near PA |
- Improved wetland quality
- Enhanced fish production
- Increase in bird diversity
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- The process will be delayed until final notification of PA
- Increased conflict between PA management/staff and fishing community
- Tendencies to maximize benefits from fishing may accelerate effort if the ban is inevitable leading to severe depletion in stock
- Agitated people may indulge in detrimental activities (poisoning of water holes, extraction of timber are examples of such activities in past)
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- Alternative livelihood for fishing community needs careful assessment
- Gazettment of PA to be expedited for imposing restrictions
- Inquiry into fishing rights which remains pending will have to be conducted to facilitate the restrictions
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| 2 |
Eradication of Parthenium sp. and Lantana
(9200 hectare) |
- Habitat improvement and increased forage availability
- Reduced competition between animals for fodder requirements
- Uprooted Lantana could be a fuel resource for local people
|
- Likely dangers of infestation of new areas by weeds
- Uprooting perennial weeds likely to affect soil stability
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- Continuous removal to be ensured for complete eradication
- The areas after weeding out of Parthenium and Lantana to be planted with herbs and shrubs to ensure stabilization and prevent soil loss
|
| 3 |
Loose boulder check dams (approximately 8500) |
- Control soil erosion
Improve water and moisture regime in PA
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- Recurring effort due to movement of boulders
Limited effectiveness in soil & water conservation
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- More durable engineering solutions for bank stabilization and flow regulation to be explored to cut recurring costs in maintenance of boulder check dams
|
| 4 |
Stop dams (19 no) |
- Effective in harvesting water
|
- Reduction in base flow for downstream users
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- Hydrological profiling and long term change detection be encouraged
- Need for sluice gates may be looked into
- Need downstream impact assessment
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| 5 |
Construction of artificial water holes |
- Means to overcome water scarcity during summer
- Improved habitat for most herbivores visiting these water points frequently
- Better animal sighting
- Proper dispersal and balanced habitat utilization
|
- Probability of seepage low because of concrete base
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- Monitoring of use of these water holes by wildlife important for future improvement in design and assessment of site suitability
- Vigil to prevent acts of the poisoning of water holes
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| 6 |
Wireless watch towers (8 no |
- Improved communication and view for better protection and control of fire and offence
|
- Mostly erected in peripheral areas
Some visual impacts because of the presence of physical structures of considerable height
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- Camouflaging may reduce visual impacts
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| 7 |
Road improvement 373 km |
- Improved accessibility to fire affected areas
- Improved accessibility to different parts of PA for better patrolling and detection of offence
- Effective as fire lines
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- May also improve infrastructure for offenders
- Increase in speeding traffic and linked increase in probability of road induced disturbance that may or inhibit movement to water points located near roads.
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- Regulations for restricted road use may reduce impacts
- Crossing over points be identified through planned studies for incorporating safeguards such as fencing along road in vulnerable stretches.
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| 8 |
Barriers (12 already erected and one proposed at Chediya and Jamtara route) |
- Prevent illegal and unauthorized entry of people and cattle.
- The proposed barrier will prevent entry of people through Chediya and Jamtara route
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- Present locations have insignificant impact
- Implementation and effectiveness of entry regulations not well assessed
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- Checking of records at barriers may be helpful in assessing and further promoting effectiveness
- Review the format of information currently adopted to improve efficacy of regulations and suggest changes if required
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