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

We express our gratitude to Shri Pradeep Khanna, Additional PCCF (Wildlife) Gujarat state, for reposing the trust in WII to take up this assignment.

We gratefully acknowledge Mr. A.K. Pillai, Chief Executive, M/s Narmada Cement Company Limited 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 Mr. P.C. Kemkar, Manager (Mines), Narmada Cement Company Limited. His untiring support and readiness to assist in our mission helped us accomplish our work smoothly. We are also grateful to Shri Sanjeev Harsh, Chief Liason Officer, Narmada Cement Company Limited for attending to our request for information and facilitating the field work.

At WII, we would like to express our gratitude to Director, WII for steering this study and for providing valuable guidance throughout the course of the study.

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