Project Report on Green Cover Augmentation

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PROJECT REPORT ON GREEN COVER

AUGMENTATION

IN TENALI MUNICIPALITY

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

Introduction Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali Mandal and Tenali revenue division. It is one of the oldest Municipalities formed in 1909 and now is Special Grade Municipality with a population of 164937 as per 2011 census. The Municipality at present has an area of 16.63 Sq.kms. Tenali town is the 5th biggest urban centre in this region after Vijayawada, Guntur, Nellore and Ongole. There are 40election wards in this municipality. History Tenali Town in Guntur District is constituted into Municipality in the year 1909 with the population of around 18,000. Tenali, ‘Andhra Paris’ is one of the sacred places of Panchavati in the delta area of Krishna River. The Archeological monuments revealed that the village ‘Teravali’ gradually became Tenali and it is also reputed for devotees, intellectuals, orators, artists and educationalists from ancient days. During the British imperial rule, Tenali was in Repalle Taluk in Machilipatnam district, which was later divided into Krishna, and Godavari districts. In 1904, Krishna District was again separated into Krishna and Guntur Districts. Repalle Taluk was divided into Repalle and Tenali Taluks in 1909. Regional Connectivity Road: Tenali has road connectivity by means of Guntur, Mangalagiri, Burripalem and Ponnur roads which leads to National Highway No-5. Railway: The Tenali Junction is an A – category junction station in Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is situated on the Howrah-Chennai main line and also connects Tenali - Repalle branch line and Guntur-Tenali section AIR: The nearest airport is Gannavaram – which is at a distance of 50 kms Location Map

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

Town Profile: Drains (in Kms) Pucca Drains : 240.80 Area : 16.63 Sq. Kms Kutcha Drains : 61.00 Population (2001) : 1,53,756 Storm Water Drains : 18.20 Population (2011) : 1,64,937 Total (Present) 320.00 No. of Households : 43,604 BPL Population (21.21%) : 34,918 Street Lighting Literacy (M -76.11%) (F- : 40 w Florescent Lamps : 4898 74.76% 73.34%) 150 w SV Lamps : 580 No. of Municipal Wards : 40 250W SV Lamps : 200 No. of Slums : 44 400 w High Mast Lamps : 13 Slum population : 75,831 LED Lamps : 108 No. Households in Slums : 18,958 Total : 5691 Revenue Sanitation Compost Yard : 6.732 Acres No. of House Tax : Garbage Generated per : 31600 70 MTs Assessments day No. of VLT Assessments : 1938 Garbage Lifted per day : 70MTs No. of Water Tax : 2006 Slaughter House : 1 assessments Conservancy Building : 1 No. of Shop rooms : 249 Shopping Complexes - 21 Vehicles Open places (8) lease : Jeep : 1 Rs. 1.68Lakhs amount (2015-16) Autos : 29 Vegetable Market lease : Rs. 20.80 Tractors with Trailers : 13 amount (2015-16) Lakhs Ladder Mounted Vehicle : 1 Mutton and Fish Stalls : Rs. 3.05 Dumper Placer : 1 Lease Amount (2015-16) Lakhs JCB / Proculainer : 2 Fruit Market Lease Amount : Rs. 2.75 Water Tanker : 1 (2015-16) Lakhs Equipment Other Civic Infrastructures Hand Fogging Machines : 12 CRC Buildings : 3 Sprayers : 16 Travellers Bungalow : 1 Wheel Barrows : 70 Community halls : 5 Dumper Bins : 37 Parks : 2 Push carts : 60 E-Seva Buildings : 3 Town Planning Burial grounds (Hindu - : 11 Muslim - , Christian - ) 1) a) No. of blocks : 32 No. of Vegetable Markets : (Housing) 1 (Rythu bazaars-3) No. of Survey wards : 12 Mutton & Fish market : 1 No of Survey Blocks : 104 No. of Shopping complexes : 22 for 12 wards Reading rooms : 7 b) No. of Master plan : 120 roads Water Supply No. of Roads widened : Protected Water Supply : 1 7 as per Master plan Reservoir Proposed No. of : No. of HSC’s (BPL-450) : 2300 Master plan roads 2 No. of PSPs : 50 widened No. of Public Hand Bores : 610 2) Total No. of Mpl. : 124 Frequency of water supply : Daily 2 hours Assets Vacant open spaces : Roads (in Kms) 26 including UDA Layout CC Roads : 148.50 Encroached open sites : 2 BT Roads : 4.60 Provided Fencing : 1 WBM Roads : 6.50 Proposed Fencing : 1 Others : 20.40 3) Total Applications : 914 Total : 180.00 received under B.P.S

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality Demographic Details:

As of 2011 census of India, the city had a population of 164,937 with 43,593 households. The total population constitute, 81,427 males and 83,510 females —a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 14,340 children are in the age group of 0– 6 years, of which 7,347 are boys and 6,993 are girls—a ratio of 952 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 75.56% with 1,24,618 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. The decadal growth rate observed to be decreasing due to the poor connectivity (Location Disadvantage).

Demographic Details of Tenali Municipality

Years Population Decadal Growth rate 1971 102937 31.09 1981 119257 15.85 1991 143726 20.52 2001 153756 6.98 2011 164649 7.08

Economy The town thrives on agricultural and associated trade activities. The agricultural lands around the city is irrigated by the Krishna river water flowing through its three main canals. Major crops include black gram, maize, jowar etc.Tenali Agriculture Marketyard is used for trading and exporting agricultural products. The biggest Sangam dairy, Co-operative Sugar factory, Continental Coffee works, internationally famous are situated very close to the town. he town has very high rate of floating population since Tenali functions as a regional centre and market place for Agriculture, Entertainment, Employment & Medical facilities etc.

Growth of the city  Most of the city extends towards the North while a very small part of the city’s municipal boundary extends to the south  The growth of the city had been majorly along the transport route especially along the Vijayawada road and the railway line running across the city  The ongoing development of the Amaravathi the Capital to the North West of the city is a major economic booster for industrial and allied activities in the region.

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

GREEN COVER SCENARIO

Canals: Three canals (East Canal, Nizamatnam and West Canal) of the Krishna River flow through the heart of the Tenali with a length of 2.8 Kms. For all the canals ETS survey conducted and proposed to beautify bunds duly taking up plantations on sides of canals and turfing on sloped East Canal Bund portion.

Parks: In Tenali town three parks (Gandhi Ervin Park, Satyanarayana Park and Kavi Raja Park) are existing before. Recently through AMRUT UDAColony Park was developed and through the General Funds Colony park opposite to Bustand was developed. Satyanarayana Park Now Tenali Municipality is proposed to develop open sites at Indira Nagar, Itanagar and at Head Water Works to develop ecofriendly parks with special provision for child- friendly components. Parks Existing and Proposed: Extent Sl. ward Name & Address of the Park in Extent in No No Sq.mts Acres Gandhi Ervin Park at Muniswamy Naidu 1 8 4855.2 1.2 Road 2 6 Kavi Raja Park at Gandhi Nagar, Tenali 3236.8 0.8 3 13 Satyanarayana Park (Chinaravuru Tank) 32084.78 7.92 4 30 UDA Colony Park - AMRUT 2023.41 0.5 5 37 Colony Park at Bus stand 1416.40 0.35 4 34 Alapati Nagar – Nursery 3712.96 0.9 6 32 Indira Nagar – Yanadi Colony 2023.41 0.5 7 40 Municipal Water Works Site 12380.76 3.06 8 39 Potti Sriramulu Park- Itanagar 930.58 0.23 Total 62664.30 15.46

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

Open Spaces:

In Tenali Town there are 32 open spaces at various places with an extent of 12.72 Acres (51515.27 Sq.m). Now ULB is proposed to protect these sites with live fencing and proposed to develop green belt.

Water Bodies:

In Tenali heart of the town there are 5 water bodies exits for an extent of 31.66 acres at Itanagar – 2 tanks, Rajaka tank – 2 Parts and at Pinapadu. ULB has already taken up developments to Rajaka tank – one part. Now it is proposed to take up beautifications to four tanks duly taking up linings to tank portion, modernization of inlet outlet facilities, fencing and providing walkers track. Beautification with greenery is also proposed. Rajaka Tank

Plantations:

In Tenali Municipality is proposed to take up beautification of central dividers in four main roads passing in heart of the town for a length of 2.4 Kms duly providing lawn and Avenue plantation. It is also proposed to take up plantation in 44 Municipal schools, five Community halls, 11 Burial grounds and to take up plantation at compost yard, sewerage treatment plant including road side plantation both sides nearly for 150 kms length.

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

Statistics of the green cover and open spaces: The area under green cover is only 597743.1 Sq. M (3.5 % of the total area) which is inadequate for the present population of the town.

Area in Sq. M Area in Acres Area under Canals 462801.42 114.36 Area Under Parks 62664.30 15.46 Area under open spaces 51515.27 12.72 Area under Water Bodies 128122.50 31.66 Area under Plantations 50214 12.48 Total 755317.50 186.88

Comparison with Standards:

Norms as per URDPFI Existing Benchmark: 10 -12 Sq.m per person 5 10-15% of the total Area 4.5 %

Green cover scenario at Tenali City From the table above, the existing green cover in the Tenali city is about 4.5 % of its geographical area. It is further estimated that a minimum of 1.82 sq.km of green cover needs augmentation to meet the minimal desired standards (at least 15% of its geographical area).

Estimated area for improving green cover to 15% of its total geographical area

Based on the above it is imperative that the green cover at each ULB mentioned above need immediate augmentation to meet the desired objective/vision of increasing the overall green cover to 15% of its Geographical area.

Proposals for Augmentation It is envisaged to develop the following various proposals to meet the desired standards duly improving the green cover and beautification of local area and their vicinity during the next five years.

A. Park developments in ULB B. Protection of Water Bodies and development of the same as tourist destination duly improving with landscape, children plan area, etc C. Tree Cover- Trees planted along the roads within the right-of-way and on the central verge (median), Roads / Residential area

D. Planting the tree along the Canal Bunds and Open Spaces

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

Intended Scenario for Development of Greenery in Town Limits: Plants Required for Augmentation of Greenery:

No of Plants required Place where plantation Units Avenue/Fruit to be done Bearing/Scrubs Canal Bunds 16.80 Kms 2000

Road Margins in 148.50 Kms 18500 Residential colonies

Schools 44 Nos 2000 Burial Grounds 11 Nos 550 Community Halls 5 Nos 250 Tanks 5 Nos 500 Compost Yard 6.72 Acres 100

Sewerage Treatment Plant 17.35 Acres 200

Central Dividers 2.40 Kms 1300

32 Nos (12.8 Open Spaces 1000 Acres)

Total Rs. 26400

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

Target and Achievement for Augmentation of Greenery:

GUNTUR REGION

REPORT ON TREE PLANTATION IN THE ULBs A.P - 2017-18 Achievement up to 30-12-2017 Target (in Nos)

Sl.N Name Avenu Planta Distrib Plantat o of ULB Avenue Distribut e tion in ution ion in Total plantat ion of Total planta open of open ion plants tion Spaces plants Spaces

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 Tenali 9000 11400 6000 26400 8410 12438 4670 25518

Outcome on environment

Out come after taking up above developments in Greenery will combat climate change, clean the air, produces oxygen, to cool the streets and the city, to conserve energy, to save water and to prevent water pollution, to prevent soil erosion, to shield children from ultra-violet rays and to reduce mental fatigue , to increase Desertification, to bring rain in proper time, reduces the pollution level, to minimize the effect of draught and global warming, help the Industries to have a proposer use of plant items without leaving a bad effect in the society and environment in Tenali Town. Main objective is to bring livable and friendly environment in Tenali Town.

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

ANNEXURE

Green Cover Augmentation – Tenali Municipality

Available Municipal Open Spaces:

Sl. ward Name & Address of the Extent in Encrochments No No Open Space Sq.mts if any 1 32 Yaddla Lingaiah Colony 782.54 No 2 32 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 1346.62 No 3 30 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 2034.47 No 4 30 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 2196.25 No 5 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 1920.81 No 6 32 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 1974.42 No 7 30 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 1432.24 No Sulthanbad , Vadera Colony, Weaker Yes, Partly Encroached with Temple 8 29 6298.86 Section Layout (Sivalayam) 9 30 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 397.65 No Yes, Partly Encroached by Temple Structure and it was handed over by the 10 30 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony(L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 3258.02 V.G.T.M UDA , to Tenali Municipality duly protected with Fencing 11 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 3078.39 No 12 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 1180.65 No Latrine Site at Opp: Muslim Burrial Ground , 13 31 407.77 No Chenchupet, 14 30 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 397.65 No 15 30 V.G.T.M , UDA Colony (L.P No.5/2011/TNL) 408.17 No Alapati Nagar, Opp:Sai Baba Temple 16 28 1466.24 No Sulthanbad Gantavari Street, Panduranga peta Yes, Encroachment by way of 17 27 12006.4 (Acquired Property ) Residential Houses 18 28 Pinapadu Tank 227.6 No 19 25 Dullavari Street, Pinapadu 67.98 No Rajiv Gruha Kalpa, at Chandrababu Naidu Out of A.c 55 cents A.c 0.15 cents was 20 23 2207.06 Colony, Tenali covered with A.P.S.P.D.C.L Sub Station 21 40 Opp.Adi andhra school, Ithanagar, Tenali 1202.07 No leased out to Viswa Junior College (on North Mpl. Site leased out out to Viswa Junior 22 37 2202.359 side of A.P.S.R.T.C Bus stand) Tenali College for college purpose. 36 Yes, Encroachment by way of Shop 23 By the side of vysya vidyanihi, tenali 72.11 &37 Room 36 Yes, Partly covered with Thirupathamma 24 Gopal reddy Road, Ganganamma pet 287.2 &37 and Krishna temple open space leased to Arabinda Education Mpl. Site leased out to Arabinda 25 8 Society(near tirupathamma temple, 1130.41 Education Society for School purpose. Tankasalavari street) 26 4 B.C.Colony (L.P No.68/84, V.G.T.M UDA) 7160.76 No 27 13 Kondavari street, chinaravuru (toilets site) 250.83 Utilazed for Arbic School Northern side of library building at Church 28 13 121.38 No Road, Chinaravuru 29 12 Bagladesh colony, chinaravuru. 70.52 No Reserved open space in Weaker section Yes, Partly Encroached with A.C. Sheet 30 12 256.41 colony at Chinaravuru Donka. shed Mpl. Site at Mallepadu Gram Panchayat at 31 - 2548.98 No Yadlapali Donka. Parlty Encroached by way of two 32 13 Kancharla Vari Street, Chinaravuru. 283.22 Residentail Houses

Available Municipal Open Spaces 51515.27 Sq.m