The support and the cooperation provided by various individuals and agencies have greatly helped in the preparation of this report.

We sincerely acknowledge the Ministry of Environment and Forests for reposing the trust in WII to take up this assignment.

We are grateful to the Director, WII for steering this study and for providing valuable guidance throughout the course of the study.

We express our gratitude to the Additional PCCF (HPFD) for facilitating field studies and for also providing valuable inputs in this study.

We sincerely thank the authorities of M/s ACC for granting us the permission to use Gagal Cement Works at Barmana as a model of a working limestone mine and cement plant project and for the cooperation rendered by the officials and staff during the visit to the site.

We gratefully acknowledge Mr. G.N. Sinha, Executive Director, M/s Harish Cement Ltd. and his team for providing logistic support during the field studies and for facilitating our work throughout the course of this study.

We greatly benefited from discussions with the inhabitants of the project area. Their untiring support, eagerness to assist and their hospitality helped us accomplish our work smoothly.

At WII, we would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Sathyakumar and Dr. K. Ramesh for the helpful interactions from which we benefited immensely.

The inputs of Shri Narinder Singh Bist and Shri Praveen K. Tomar of the EIA Cell, WII in Desk Top Publishing of this report are thankfully acknowledged.

Project Team