FIGURES

Fig. 1.1 Proposed route for Oman - India Gas Pipeline.

Fig. 3.1 The known and estimated distribution of the Asian wolf and its breeding areas in Gujarat (Source: Jhala and Giles, 1991).

Fig. 3.2 Distribution of Great Indian Bustard.

PLATES

Plate 2.1 Landfall point of the proposed Oman-India Pipeline near Rapar Gadhwali.

Plate 2.2 Location of the receiving terminal of the proposed Oman-India Pipeline near Bhachau.

Plate 2.3 The proposed pipeline would traverse through several seasonal rivers.

Plate 2.4 The proposed pipeline is also aligned both across and along several roads.

Plate 2.5. Grasslands with thorn scrub vegetation are excellent wildlife habitats en route the proposed pipeline.

Plate 2.6 Indirect evidences provide reliable information on occurrence of wildlife species.

Plate 3.1 Patches of scrub forest within the proposed pipeline corridor.

Plate 3.2 Saline grassland patches en route the proposed pipeline support several wildlife species.

Plate 3.3 Areas adjacent to landfall point are excellent wildlife habitats.

Plate 3.4 Ravines within the pipeline corridor are also potential wildlife habitats.

Plate 3.5 The proposed pipeline corridor supports diverse avifauna.

Plate 3.6 Rock lizard (above) and Jerdon's snake eye (below) are the two commonly occurring reptilian species within the proposed corridor.