Alternative sites Details Siting Siting criteria Guidelines Alternate site – 1 Alternate site – 2 Alternate site – 3 Proposed site Location and - Located at Vaddamanu Village Located at Pudicharla and Located near Chagalamarri, Located at Villages of Land area about an area of 1200 Ha. its surrounding villages district about an Guttapadu, Meedivemula, about an area of 1900 Ha. area of 1765 Ha. N. Konthalapadu, Uppalapadu villages and Orvakal town about an area of 1697.38 Ha. Ecologically At least 25 Yaddamanu Reserve Forest Gadidemadugu RF – 7.5, Gundla Brahmeswaram Gani RF 6.0 km (SE), Sensitive areas km (RF) – adjacent to site, West NW Wildlife Santuary 8 km (E) Yambayi RF 7.1 km (SW) Gadidemadugu RF – 1.5, West Yaparlapadu RF 12.5 km Mittapalle RF 14 km (NE) Lanjabanda RF 7.8 km (NW) Rollapadu wildlife sanctury 16 (SW) Ramallakota RF 8.3 km (SW) km (SE) Ramallakota RF 15.5 km Yaparlapadu RF 8.4 km (W) Yaparlapadu RF 23.5 km (SW) (SW) RF 9.4 km Rollapadu wildlife sanctury (SE) 16 km (E) Panyam RF 10.2 km (SE) Pullaiah RF 14.5 km (NW) GIB Rollapadu wildlife sanctury 19.7 km (NNE) Coastal areas ½ km from None None None None high tide line Flood Plain of ½ km from Away from flood plain Away from flood plain Away from flood plain Away from flood plain Riverine system flood plain AVRHNSS Main Canal and AVRHNSS Main Canal – 4 km KC Canal – 0.6 km (S) Konderu Stream (Adjacent Bapan Kotur Reservoir are (NW) Kunderu river – 1 km (S) to project site towards Adjacent to the site towards KC canal – 10 km (NW) Vakkileru river (minor) East), South East. Tungabhadra river – 11.5 adjacent to the site (E) dam reserviour 22 Srisailam reservoir – 3 km km (NW) km (N) (N) Srisailam reservoir – 18.5 Tungabhadra river – 4.2 km km (N) (W) Details Siting Siting criteria Guidelines Alternate site – 1 Alternate site – 2 Alternate site – 3 Proposed site Transport & ½ km from State highway – 1.2 km (SE) State highway – 6 km (NW) National Highway NH-18 National Highway NH-18 Communication highway & Kurnool Railway station 15.7 Kurnool Railway station Kurnool to Chittoor is Kurnool to Chittoor is Railway km (W) 17.4 km (NW) located 1.7 km (E) located 1.2 km (E) Kurnool Railway station 22 km (NNW) Major at least 25 Kurnool city 13 km (SW) Orvakal town 1.8 km (SE) Chagalamari town – 1.6 km Orvakal town 1.7 km (NNE) settlements km [Population approx. 4.25 [population approx 5000] (E) [Population approx. (population approx 5000) (3 lakhs lakhs] Kurnool city 14.5 km (NW) 21000] Kurnool city 20 km (NNW) population) [Population approx. Proddatur City 19 km (S) [Population approx 4.25 4.25lakhs] [Population approx. 2.2 lakhs] lakhs] Rehabilitation No R&R issues involved No R&R issues involved Yes, No R&R issues involved, & Resettlement Hamlets present within site APIIC acquired land as per issues the statutory norms Type of land Avoid Prime Major part is agriculture land Waste land and Mining land Prime agriculture land (by Rocky land with open scrub Agri Land canal irrigation) Remarks The Srisailam reservoir and The land has been The Gundla The site is meeting the Tungabhadra river are 3 km reserved by Govt of AP for Brahmeswaram Wildlife siting guidelines of and 4.2 km from the site, and creation of mining zone Santuary falls within 10 MOEFCC to the maximum the Kurnool town is around 13 and the parcel of land is in km from the site, Hamlets extent and the land has km. pieces spread over 4 are present within the site been acquired by Govt. of Major part of the land is villages hence the site was (R&R issue may arise). AP and allotted for prime agriculture land, hence not considered. Major part of the land is development of Industrial the site was not considered prime agriculture land, zone which is part of hence the site was not Industrial hub. considered.

Justification for selection of Proposed Site:

 The proposed site is having large and contiguous land parcel suitable for industrial development.  It is well connected by road and rail network.  The nearest National Highway to the project site is NH-18 (Kurnool to Chittoor) is located 1.2 km East from the project site.  The nearest railway station to the project site is Kurnool railway station at a distance of approx. 20 km NNW.  The site is located around 20 km from Kurnool with well-endowed Social and educational infrastructure.  Water and power supply for the proposed Industrial Park can be met through the nearest source from Srisailam foreshore at HNSS lift station-Zero at Muchumarri Village and the power will be sourced from the nearest substation of Orvakal / Nannur / Kalvabugga.  There are no ecologically sensitive areas such as Wild Life Sanctuary, National parks, Critically Polluted Areas, etc., within 10 km radius from the proposed site.  There are no costal area and no flood plain riverine system within 500 m radius.  No major industries were located near the proposed site  The land use of the proposed site is having open scrub and rocky area to a maximum extent.  No R&R involved in the proposed project site.