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“Form-1, PFR and Proposed Tor for Obtaining Tor of ATTAPPADY VALLEY IRRIGATION PROJECT in District Palakkad, Kerala” “Form-1, PFR and Proposed ToR for Obtaining ToR of ATTAPPADY VALLEY IRRIGATION PROJECT in District Palakkad, Kerala” PROJECT PROPONENT IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT AND RESEARCH BOARD IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA MCPL/EMD/RV/15-16/02/01 MARCH, 2016 Prepared By MANTEC CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. QCI/NABET Accredited EIA Consultant at S.No.104 as per List of Accredited consultant Organizations/Rev.38/Feb. 08, 2016 and MoEF & NABL approved Laboratory 805, Vishal Bhawan, 95 Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019, PH. 011-26429294/95/96, Fax. 011-26463665/26842531, e-mail: [email protected], Environment Division, D-36, Sector-6, Noida-201 301, U. P., Ph. 0120-4215000, 0120-4215807 Fax. 0120-4215809, E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mantecconsultants.com Pre-feasibility Report of Proposed Attappady Valley Irrigation Project (AVIP) in i Palakkad district, Kerala TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 1 2. Introduction of the project / Background Information ...................................................................... 6 2.1 Identification of the Project Proponent .................................................................................... 6 2.2 Brief Information about the Project.......................................................................................... 6 2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the country or Region .......................................... 7 2.4 Demand-Supply Gap ............................................................................................................... 8 2.5 Employment Generation ......................................................................................................... 8 3. Project description ......................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any ........................... 10 3.2 Location (Map Showing general location, specific location and project boundary with project layout) with coordinates .................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 History of the Project ............................................................................................................. 11 3.4 Details of Alternate Sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted................................ 16 3.5 Investigations by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) ........................................................ 16 3.5.1 Field Season 1974-75 ................................................................................................... 20 3.5.2 Field Season 1976-77 ................................................................................................... 20 3.5.3 Field Season 1977-78 ................................................................................................... 20 3.5.4 Pre-construction stage Geological report (1978) ........................................................... 21 3.5.5 Field Season 1979-1980 ............................................................................................... 21 3.5.6 Field Season 1980-1981 ............................................................................................... 21 3.5.7 Field Season 1981-1982 ............................................................................................... 21 3.6 Studies by Kerala Engineering Research Institute (KERI), Peechi ....................................... 22 3.7 Central Water Commission (C.W.C) Clearance .................................................................... 22 3.8 Infrastructural Works taken up till date .................................................................................. 22 3.9 Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) ........................................................................... 23 3.10 Alternatives to the Project ...................................................................................................... 23 3.11 ‘In-principle’ Approval for the project ...................................................................................... 24 3.11.1 Present Status of the Project ......................................................................................... 24 3.12 Size or magnitude of operation ............................................................................................. 25 3.13 Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished products. ...................................... 26 3.14 Project description with process details (schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc). ................................................................................. 26 IRRIGATION DESIGN AND RESEARCH BOARD, Irrigation department, Kerala Pre-feasibility Report of Proposed Attappady Valley Irrigation Project (AVIP) in ii Palakkad district, Kerala 3.14.1 Calculation of Design Flood ........................................................................................... 32 3.15 Availability of water its source, energy/power requirement and sources Water Availability . 32 3.16 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal. ...................................................................................................................... 32 4. Site Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 36 4.1 Connectivity ........................................................................................................................... 36 4.2 Landform, Land use& Land Ownership ................................................................................ 36 4.3 Topography ........................................................................................................................... 37 4.4 Existing Land use Pattern ..................................................................................................... 37 4.4.1 Silent Valley National Park ............................................................................................ 37 4.4.2 Catchment Area ............................................................................................................. 37 4.4.3 Command Area .............................................................................................................. 37 4.4.4 Submergence Area ........................................................................................................ 38 4.5 Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................................... 38 4.6 Soil Classification .................................................................................................................. 39 4.7 Climatic data from Secondary sources ................................................................................. 40 4.7.1 Rainfall ........................................................................................................................... 40 4.7.2 Temperature .................................................................................................................. 40 4.7.3 Humidity ......................................................................................................................... 40 4.7.4 Wind .............................................................................................................................. 41 4.7.5 Sunshine ........................................................................................................................ 41 5. Planning Brief ................................................................................................................................ 42 5.1 Planning Concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) town and country planning/development authority classification................................................................................... 42 5.1.1 E x i s t i n g cropping pattern ........................................................................................ 42 5.1.2 Proposed Cropping Pattern ........................................................................................... 43 5.1.3 Crop water requirement ................................................................................................. 44 5.2 Population Projection ............................................................................................................ 44 5.3 Land use planning ................................................................................................................. 45 5.4 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social) .................................................. 45 5.5 Amenities/Facilities ............................................................................................................... 45 6. Proposed Infrastructure ................................................................................................................. 47 6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area) ........................................................................................
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