ACTION PLAN FOR GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT As per the stipulations of MoEF&CC, greenbelt is to be provided all along the boundary by planting tall, evergreen trees and the total green area including landscaping area will be about 36% of the project area. There are block plantations within the project site. Typical industrial greenbelt on all sides of the plant site with 5 to 10 m width patches and strips of greenbelt with a spacing of 2m x 3 m (1500 trees per Ha). About 1300 trees will be grown in the space available in the project area. Since there will be two rows of trees, they get direct light at least from one side and the branches can expand. Hence, potentially large trees with wide canopy are chosen instead of the less branched and straight growing trees. In addition to greenbelt development in the plant site, proponent proposed to develop green area with trees such as fruit bearing, Neem, Kadamba plantations of 1000 trees/year for five years in the nearby three identified villages (Obulapuram, Hirehalu Siddapuram and Dandinahirehalupete). Soil is good and suitable for plant growth but water supply is critical during the dry season. Special care shall be taken to water them at least once in 3 days during the dry period. A list of plants suitable for greenbelt and to the local agro climatic conditions. A list of multipurpose trees proposed to be planted in the greenbelt is given in Table 10.1.

TABLE -10.1: List Of Plants Identified For Greenbelt And Avenue Plantations. Sl. No Scientific Name Common Name Importance 1 Neolamarckia cadamba Kadam Edible Plant 2 Mimosops elengi Pogada Shade And Edible Fruit 3 Acacia auriculiformis Australian Wattle Avenue Tree 4 Albizia lebbeck Dirisana Shade And Timber 5 Alstonia scholaris Devil’s Tree Ornamental Tree 6 Anona reticulate Raamaphalamu Edible 7 Anonasquamosa Seetaaphalam Edible 8 Anthocephalus indica Kadamb Shade And Timber 9 Artocarpus heterophyllus Jack Fruit Tree Multipurpose 10 Azadirachta indica Vepa Or Neem Multipurpose 11 Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea Ornamental Tree 12 Dalbergia sissoo Sissoo Avenue And Timber Tree 13 Dendrocalamus strictus Bamboo Bamboo Products 14 Grevillea robusta Silver Oak Erect Non Shedding Tree 15 Holoptelia integrifolia Nemali Naara Fibre And Timber 16 Leucaena leucocephala Subabul Fodder And Pulp Wood 17 Madhuca longifolia Ippa Edible Fruits 18 Mangifera indica Maamidichettu Edible Fruit 19 Millingtonia hortensis Aakasa Malle Ornamental Tree 20 Muntingia calabura Wild Cherry Shade And Edible Fruit 21 Peltophorum pterocarpum Copper Pod Shade Only 22 Pongamia pinnata Gaanuga Source Of Biodiesel 23 Samania saman Nidrabhangi Shade, Timber & Fodder. 24 Saraca asoka Asokamu Ornamental Tree 25 Spathodea companulata Flame Of The Forest Ornamental Avenue Tree Fodder And Nitrogen Fixing 26 Stylosanthes hamata Hamata Grass Legume 27 Syzygium cumini Neredu Edible Fruits 28 Syzygium cumini Neereedu Edible Nuts 29 Tamarindus indica Chinta Tamarind Fruit And Leaf 30 Tamarindus indica Chintachettu Edible Fruits 31 Terminalia alata Nallamaddi Timber And Shade Tree 32 Terminalia arjuna Nallamaddi Timber And Shade Tree 33 Terminalia catappa Baadam Edible Fruits 34 Zizyphus mauritiana Reegu Edible Fruits CPCB recommended plant species for the region (CPCB document Guidelines for Developing Greenbelt vide PROBES/75/1999-2000)