We have attempted to visualise the project induced changes in the existing status of wildlife habitats in order to predict the likely impacts of the project on wildlife values. This chapter identifies such impacts on the different components of the biological environment of the affected area. The significance of such impacts has largely been based rated in accordance with the uniqueness and/or fragility of a given habitat type, or the status of faunal/floral species likely to be impacted upon, as well as the duration and reversibility of the changes associated with project activities.

4.1 Impact Assessment of along Viramagm - Koyali (VK) Section :
Field studies in this section revealed that the proposed single loopline will cross the Vatrak river near Kheda in Gujarat otherwise it traverses mainly through the crop fields. This river bed is dry for a longer period since it has flow of water only during the monsoon season. Due to low floral and faunal diversity and high level of biotic pressure recorded this river secured low conservation significance value. No significant impact on wildlife values of this wetland is visualized.