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DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT TIRUPPUR DISTRICT Chapter Content Page No. 1. Introduction 4 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District 4 – 5 3. General Profile of the District 5 – 8 4. Geology of Tiruppur District 9 – 12 5. Drainage of Irrigation pattern 12 Land Utilisation Pattern in the District: Forest, Agricultural, 6. 13 – 14 Horticultural, Mining etc., 7. Surface Water and Ground Water scenario of the District 14 – 15 8. Climate and Rainfall of the District 16 9. Details of Mining Leases in the District 17 10. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years 18 11. Details of Production of Minor Mineral in last three years 19 12. Mineral Map of the District 20 List of Letter of Intent (LOI) Holder in the District along with 13. 21 its validity 14. Total Mineral Reserve available in the district 21 15. Quality/Grade of Mineral available in the district 22 16. Use of Mineral 22 17. Demand and supply of the Mineral in the last three years 22 18. Mining Leases marked on the map of the district 23 – 24 Details of the area of where there is a cluster of the mining 19. 25 leases 20. Details of Eco-sensitive area 25 21. Impact on the environment due to Mining activity 25 – 26 Remedial measures to mitigate the impact of mining on the 22. 27 – 28 environment 23. Reclamation of the mined out area 29 - 30 24. Risk assessment & Disaster Management Plan 30 – 31 25. Details of Occupational health issue in the District 31 – 32 Plantation and Green belt development in respect of leases 26. -
Eco-Hydrology and Chemical Pollution of Western Ghats
Eco-hydrology and Chemical Pollution of Western Ghats Dr.Mathew Koshy M..Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Reader and Research Guide in Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara.Kerala Eco-hydrology Eco-hydrology is a new integrative science that involves finding solutions to issues surrounding water, people, and the environment. One of the fundamental concepts involved in eco-hydrology is that the timing and availability of freshwater is intimately linked to ecosystem processes, and the goods and services provided by fresh waters to societies. This means that emphasis is placed on the hydrological cycle and its effects on ecological processes and human well-being. Limnology Limnology is the science that deals with the physical, chemical and biological properties and features of fresh waters. A professional who studies fresh water systems is a limnologist. Lotic System: The lotic environment is consisting of all inland waters in which entire water body continually flows in a definite direction. etc. rivers streams. Lentic system: The lentic environment has been including all inland waters in which water has been not continually flowing in a definite direction. Standing waters Western Ghats The Western Ghats hill range extends along the west coast of India, covering an area of 160,000 square kilometers. The presence of these hills creates major precipitation gradients that strongly influence regional climate, hydrology and the distribution of vegetation types and endemic plants. Biodiversity Although the total area is less than 6 percent of the land area of India, the Western Ghats contains more than 30 percent of all plant, fish, fauna, bird, and mammal species found in India. -
Career Profile Of
Career Profile of Er. E. Sreedharan Chairman & Managing Director, Kokan Railway Corporation Ltd Recipient of S.B. Joshi Memorial Award for Bridge & Structural Engineering for the year 1995, cited by Alumni Association of College of Engineering, Pune Date of Birth: • 12th June, 1932 Educational Qualification and Training: • BE (Civil), Govt. College of Engg, Kakinada, Kerala in April 1953 Professional Experience and Achievements: • Held a number of positions as Assistant Engineer, Executive Engineer, Divisional Engineer and Deputy Chief Engineer on the Southern and South Eastern Railways. • In-charge of new line constructions such as Quilon-Ernakulam metre gauge line, Mangalore-Hassan railway line, a number of doubling projects, bridge and tunnel projects and also maintenance of permanent ways in Palghat, Hubli and Vijaywada Divisions. • Restored the Pamban Railway Bridge in 46 days, 125 spans of which were washed away in a tidal wave in December 1963. • As Dy. Chief Engineer, in-charge of investigation, planning and design of the first ever Metro in the country, viz. at Calcutta from 1970 to 1975. • Worked as Divisional Supdt., Mysore Division, Southern Railway and as Additional Chief Engineer (Track), Southern Railway from 1976 to 1979. • As Chief Engineer (Construction), Eastern Railway in March 1979, in- charge of all the major Railway Construction Projects on that Railway. • Worked as Chief Engineer (Construction), Southern Railway, in-charge of all maojot projects on that Railway from 1981 to 1985. • In February1986, as Chief Administrative Office (Construction), Central Railway, in charge of all the major construction activities and Metropolitan Transport Project on that Railway. • In June 1980, in-charge of organizing the preliminary works for the prestigious Konkan Railway and subsequently, as Chairman and 1 Managing Director of the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd in October 1990. -
Thiruvallur District
DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 2017 TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT tmt.E.sundaravalli, I.A.S., DISTRICT COLLECTOR TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT TAMIL NADU 2 COLLECTORATE, TIRUVALLUR 3 tiruvallur district 4 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT - 2017 INDEX Sl. DETAILS No PAGE NO. 1 List of abbreviations present in the plan 5-6 2 Introduction 7-13 3 District Profile 14-21 4 Disaster Management Goals (2017-2030) 22-28 Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability analysis with sample maps & link to 5 29-68 all vulnerable maps 6 Institutional Machanism 69-74 7 Preparedness 75-78 Prevention & Mitigation Plan (2015-2030) 8 (What Major & Minor Disaster will be addressed through mitigation 79-108 measures) Response Plan - Including Incident Response System (Covering 9 109-112 Rescue, Evacuation and Relief) 10 Recovery and Reconstruction Plan 113-124 11 Mainstreaming of Disaster Management in Developmental Plans 125-147 12 Community & other Stakeholder participation 148-156 Linkages / Co-oridnation with other agencies for Disaster 13 157-165 Management 14 Budget and Other Financial allocation - Outlays of major schemes 166-169 15 Monitoring and Evaluation 170-198 Risk Communications Strategies (Telecommunication /VHF/ Media 16 199 / CDRRP etc.,) Important contact Numbers and provision for link to detailed 17 200-267 information 18 Dos and Don’ts during all possible Hazards including Heat Wave 268-278 19 Important G.Os 279-320 20 Linkages with IDRN 321 21 Specific issues on various Vulnerable Groups have been addressed 322-324 22 Mock Drill Schedules 325-336 -
OCCASIO I AL PAPER O. 36 RECORDS of the ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY of INDIA
MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION OCCASIO I AL PAPER o. 36 RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 36 A SURVEY OF THE CAUVERY RIVER SYSTEM WITH A MAJOR ACCOUNT OF ITS FISH FAUNA BY K. C. Jayaram Zoological Survey C!! India, Oalcutta-700 016 AND T~ Venkateswarlu" M. B. Ragunathan S.kern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Madras 600 028 Edited by the Director, Zoological Survey. of India 1982 ® Copyright 1982, Government of India Published in August, 1982 PRICE: 1 nlana : Rs. 4~.OO Foreign : £ 6.00 $ 9,50 PRINTED ~N INDIA BY THB BANI PRESS, 16 HBMENDRA SBN STRBBT, CALCUTTA-700 006 AND PUBLISHED BY THB DIRBCTOR, ZOOLOGICAL SURVBY OP INDIA, CALCUTTA. RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA Miscellaneous Publication Occasional Paper No. 36 1982 Pages 1-115 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 WORK PROGRAMME ... 1 AUTHORSHIP ASSIGNMENTS 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 THE CAUVERY RIVER 3 CLIMATE AND VEGETATION 5 TRIBUTARIES 5 COLLECTING STATIONS WITH ECOLOGICAL NOTES 7 MARGINAL AND AQUATIC BIOTA 18 SYSTEMATIC LIST OF CAUVERY FISHES 20 SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT ••• 28 DISCUSSION 107 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 110 REFERENCES • • . , •• 112 INTRODUCTION Cauvery, Krishna and Godavary rivers constitute the major three ,1.er systems in South India. Geologically they are much older than die Oanga, Indus and Brahmaputra rivers of Northen India. The eco nomic prosperity of the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Kerala and Karnataka is closely intertwined with the water-supply and potentialities of these three rivers. Since historical times their. waters have been extensively utilised for agriculture, fisheries, irrigation and tllYigation purposes. -
Shankar Ias Academy Test 18 - Geography - Full Test - Answer Key
SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY TEST 18 - GEOGRAPHY - FULL TEST - ANSWER KEY 1. Ans (a) Explanation: Soil found in Tropical deciduous forest rich in nutrients. 2. Ans (b) Explanation: Sea breeze is caused due to the heating of land and it occurs in the day time 3. Ans (c) Explanation: • Days are hot, and during the hot season, noon temperatures of over 100°F. are quite frequent. When night falls the clear sky which promotes intense heating during the day also causes rapid radiation in the night. Temperatures drop to well below 50°F. and night frosts are not uncommon at this time of the year. This extreme diurnal range of temperature is another characteristic feature of the Sudan type of climate. • The savanna, particularly in Africa, is the home of wild animals. It is known as the ‘big game country. • The leaf and grass-eating animals include the zebra, antelope, giraffe, deer, gazelle, elephant and okapi. • Many are well camouflaged species and their presence amongst the tall greenish-brown grass cannot be easily detected. The giraffe with such a long neck can locate its enemies a great distance away, while the elephant is so huge and strong that few animals will venture to come near it. It is well equipped will tusks and trunk for defence. • The carnivorous animals like the lion, tiger, leopard, hyaena, panther, jaguar, jackal, lynx and puma have powerful jaws and teeth for attacking other animals. 4. Ans (b) Explanation: Rivers of Tamilnadu • The Thamirabarani River (Porunai) is a perennial river that originates from the famous Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. -
Ladakh Himalayan Homestays.Pdf
Homestays Benefit Local People and Threatened Species - Rinchen Wangchuk The Himalayan Homestays Programme: The snow leopard is more than just a beautiful and powerful symbol – as the top predator in its mountain realm, it is a barometer for the health of its fragile high altitude ecosystem The Himalayan-Homestays initiative emerged out of a series of brainstorming sessions with villagers in Hemis National Park on how best to resolve conflicts with snow leopards and other predators that were killing 12% of their livestock annually. The SLC and local communities developed alternatives that would transform a centuries-old problem into an opportunity. Villagers decided tourism was an opportunity that had potential and one that was giving them little benefit at the time even though some 5000 visitors were passing through the Park and their settlements. Starting in 2000, with initial assistance from The Mountain Institute and later UNESCO’s financial support, villagers and SLC developed a community based tourism program that would generate income and require minimal capital investment on the part of the villagers (see definition below). For all participating groups it was an opportunity to develop and demonstrate how an income generating activity such as ecotourism, could be fully integrated with wildlife conservation, and the protection of one of the Himalaya’s most charismatic and elusive species and an important Ladakhi cultural symbol, the snow leopard. During the workshops that followed villagers defined the Himalayan Homestays in the following way: “A traditional village based Ladakhi Homestay would share their traditional way of life and values with visitors, provide traditional food, in an eco-friendly environment that requires little initial investment.” This definition was a key component of the vision that was the driving force of the Himalayan Homestays programme in Ladakh. -
Problems of Salination of Land in Coastal Areas of India and Suitable Protection Measures
Government of India Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation A report on Problems of Salination of Land in Coastal Areas of India and Suitable Protection Measures Hydrological Studies Organization Central Water Commission New Delhi July, 2017 'qffif ~ "1~~ cg'il'( ~ \jf"(>f 3mft1T Narendra Kumar \jf"(>f -«mur~' ;:rcft fctq;m 3tR 1'j1n WefOT q?II cl<l 3re2iM q;a:m ~0 315 ('G),~ '1cA ~ ~ tf~q, 1{ffit tf'(Chl '( 3TR. cfi. ~. ~ ~-110066 Chairman Government of India Central Water Commission & Ex-Officio Secretary to the Govt. of India Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Room No. 315 (S), Sewa Bhawan R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 FOREWORD Salinity is a significant challenge and poses risks to sustainable development of Coastal regions of India. If left unmanaged, salinity has serious implications for water quality, biodiversity, agricultural productivity, supply of water for critical human needs and industry and the longevity of infrastructure. The Coastal Salinity has become a persistent problem due to ingress of the sea water inland. This is the most significant environmental and economical challenge and needs immediate attention. The coastal areas are more susceptible as these are pockets of development in the country. Most of the trade happens in the coastal areas which lead to extensive migration in the coastal areas. This led to the depletion of the coastal fresh water resources. Digging more and more deeper wells has led to the ingress of sea water into the fresh water aquifers turning them saline. The rainfall patterns, water resources, geology/hydro-geology vary from region to region along the coastal belt. -
23D Markha Valley Trek
P.O Box: 26106 Kathmandu Address: Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: +977 1 5312359 Fax: +977 1 5351070 Email: [email protected] India: 23d Markha Valley Trek Grade: Easy Altitude: 5,150 m. Tent Days: 10 Highlights: Markha Valley Trekking is one of the most varied and beautiful treks of Nepal. It ventures high into the Himalayas crossing two passes over 4575m. As it circles from the edges of the Indus Valley, down into parts of Zanskar. The trekking route passes through terrain which changes from incredibly narrow valleys to wide-open vast expanses. Markha valley trek becomes more interesting by the ancient form of Buddhism that flourishes in the many monasteries. The landscape of this trek is perched with high atop hills. The trails are decorated by elaborate “charters”(shrines) and “Mani”(prayer) walls. That further exemplifies the region’s total immersion in Buddhist culture. As we trek to the upper end of the Markha Valley, we are rewarded with spectacular views of jagged snow-capped peaks before crossing the 5150m Kongmaru La (Pass) and descending to the famous Hemis Monastery, where we end our trek. This trekking is most enjoyable for those who want to explore the ancient Buddhism with beautiful views of Himalayas. Note: B=Breakfast, L= Lunch, D=Dinner Day to day: Day 1: Arrival at Delhi o/n in Hotel : Reception at the airport, transfer and overnight at hotel. Day 2: Flight to Leh (3500m) o/n in Hotel +B: Transfer to domestic airport in the morning flight to Leh. Transfer to hotel, leisurely tour of the city to acclimatize: the old bazaar, the Palace, the Shanti Stupa, mosque; afternoon free. -
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RESEARCH REPORT Developing Procedures for 114 Assessment of Ecological Status of Indian River Basins in the Context of Environmental Water Requirements Vladimir Smakhtin, Muthukumarasamy Arunachalam, Sandeep Behera, Archana Chatterjee, Srabani Das, Parikshit Gautam, Gaurav D. Joshi, Kumbakonam G. Sivaramakrishnan and K. Sankaran Unni International Water Management IWMI is a Future Harvest Center Institute supported by the CGIAR Research Reports IWMI’s mission is to improve water and land resources management for food, livelihoods and nature. In serving this mission, IWMI concentrates on the integration of policies, technologies and management systems to achieve workable solutions to real problems—practical, relevant results in the field of irrigation and water and land resources. The publications in this series cover a wide range of subjects—from computer modeling to experience with water user associations—and vary in content from directly applicable research to more basic studies, on which applied work ultimately depends. Some research reports are narrowly focused, analytical and detailed empirical studies; others are wide-ranging and synthetic overviews of generic problems. Although most of the reports are published by IWMI staff and their collaborators, we welcome contributions from others. Each report is reviewed internally by IWMI’s own staff and Fellows, and by external reviewers. The reports are published and distributed both in hard copy and electronically (www.iwmi.org) and where possible all data and analyses will be available as separate downloadable files. Reports may be copied freely and cited with due acknowledgment. Research Report 114 Developing Procedures for Assessment of Ecological Status of Indian River Basins in the Context of Environmental Water Requirements Vladimir Smakhtin, Muthukumarasamy Arunachalam, Sandeep Behera, Archana Chatterjee, Srabani Das, Parikshit Gautam, Gaurav D. -
Train Number Index Train from to Train Table Train from to Train Table No
Train Number Index Train From To Train Table Train From To Train Table No. station station Name No. No. station station Name No. 10103/10104 Mumbai CST Madgaon Mandovi 26 11271/11272 Itarsi Bhopal Vindhyachal 72 10111/10112 Mumbai CST Madgaon Konkan Kanya 26 11301/11302 Mumbai CST KSR Bengaluru Udyan 10 10215/10216 Madgaon Ernakulam 26 11303/11304 Hyderabad Sri Chhatrapati 19,49,71 11001/11002 Sai Nagar Shirdi Pandharpur 10 Shahu Maharaj (T) 11003/11004 Dadar Sawantwadi Road Rajya Rani 26 11307/11308 Hyderabad Gulbarga Intercity 10 11005/11006 Dadar Puducherry 19,20,21 11309/11310 Solapur Miraj 10 11007/11008 Mumbai CST Pune Deccan 19 11401/11402 Mumbai CST Nagpur Nandigram 53 11009/11010 Mumbai CST Pune Sinhagad 19 11403/11404 Nagpur Sri Chhatrapati 44 11011/11012 Lokmanya Tilak (T) H.S. Nanded 53 Shahu Maharaj (T) 11013/11014 Lokmanya Tilak (T) Coimbatore 10,86 11405/11406 Pune Amravati 44 11015/11016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) Gorakhpur Kushinagar 35 11407/11408 Pune Lucknow Jn 35,44 11017/11018 Lokmanya Tilak (T) Karaikkal 10,21 11423/11424 Solapur Hubballi Intercity 19 11019/11020 Mumbai CST Bhubaneswar Konark 10,30 11447/11448 Jabalpur Howrah Shaktipunj 73 11021/11022 Dadar Tirunelveli 19,69 11449/11450 Jabalpur Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 16,56 11023/11024 Mumbai CST Sri Chhatrapati Sahyadri 19 11453/11454 Ahmedabad Nagpur Prerana 34 Shahu Maharaj (T) 11463/11464 Somnath Jabalpur(via Itarsi) 33,34,43,76 11025/11026 Bhusaval Pune 91 11465/11466 Somnath Jabalpur (via Bina) 33,34,43,76 11027/11028 Mumbai CST Chennai Mail 10 11471/11472 Indore -
Ground-Water Dams for Rural-Water Supplies in Developing Countries -;™;
2 1 7 R G 6 8 Ground-Water Dams for Rural-Water Supplies in Developing Countries -;™;. ..,.,.... ... J L O •_* ' '-•»:•:•• . i^.-./-'i... !\'«-.- ::A:£\>J. FOR CCr»;iv:Ui\.:iTV WAT?./? SU by Gdran Hansonl\lilssone Ak d ban 3 "" ABSTRACT The use of ground-water dams to store water in regions with ari r tropicado l climate methoa s si d thas ha t received considerable attentio lasyearse w th fe t y n i B n. storing water behind subsurface dams in natural aquifers or e saninth d accumulate sann di d storage dams, the disadvan- tage f conventionaso l surface storage, suc higs ha h evapora- tion rates, pollution, siltation healtd an , h hazardse b y ma , avoided. The techniques are very old, but only recently have there been some attempts to make systematic studies an develoo dt p proper siting, design constructiod an , n methods. This paper present experience th s e gained from existing structures all over the world and describes the physical settin whicn gi techniquee hth appliede b y ma s . Fig . Genera1 . l principl subsurfaca f eo e dam. Design and construction alternatives are shown, and case studies from Indi Ethiopid aan presentede aar construce Th . - dammin f groungo d wate practices rwa ancieny db t tion of ground-water dams may be a feasible solution to civilizations in North Africa. More recently, various water-supply problems in many parts of the world if small-scale ground-water damming techniques have precede propey b d r plannin sitd egan surveys. been developed and applied in many parts of the world, notably in southern and East Africa, and in -r - BACKGROUND India.