Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (A Government of Karnataka Enterprise) Public Disclosure Authorized 16/J, I st Floor, Miller Tank Bed Area,Banglore-560052. Ph: 2238 2360,22382362,22380142,Fax:080-2238 2360 E-Mail: [email protected]/[email protected] Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey And Impact Assessment in selected Chainages of Co-finance Project Road from Bidar to Chincholi Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Final Report December 2015 Public Disclosure Authorized Feedback Infra Private Limited (New Delhi – Gurgaon – Mumbai - Gandhinagar – Bangalore – Hyderabad – Chandigarh) No 93, 1st Floor, KH Road, Opp.KSRTC Central Office Bangalore - 560 027 Ph: 080-42840555, Fax : 41320989 Wildlife Survey & Impact Assessment Report Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi TABLE OF CONTENT 1. BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. BRIEF OF PROJECT STUDY SECTION ......................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Existing Features .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2.2 Proposed Features ............................................................................................................................................ 2 3. OBJECTIVE .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 4. SCOPE OF WORK.................................................................................................................................................. 2 4.1 Task 1 – Conduct Primary Wildlife Fauna Surveys .................................................................................... 2 4.2 Task 2 – Desk Study / Secondary Survey of all Wildlife Fauna ............................................................... 3 4.3 Task 3 – Assessment of Wildlife Fauna Movement(s) ............................................................................... 3 4.4 Task 4 – Propose Additional Specific Mitigation Measures ...................................................................... 3 5. MOBILIZATION & KICK OFF MEETING ................................................................................................... 3 6. STUDY / PROJECT AREA .................................................................................................................................. 4 7. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................................................. 7 7.1 Country Level Legislation ............................................................................................................................... 7 7.2 World Bank Operational Policies .................................................................................................................. 7 8. TRAFFIC CONDITION OF THE STUDY AREA ......................................................................................... 7 9. ROAD FEATURES – EXISTING & PROPOSED ......................................................................................... 8 10. CLIMATOLOGICAL TREND IN PROJECT DISTRICTS .......................................................................... 9 11. PERIOD OF STUDY .............................................................................................................................................. 9 12. METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................................................ 10 12.1 Primary Baseline Surveys .............................................................................................................................. 10 12.1.1 Floral & Habitat surveys ............................................................................................................................. 10 12.1.2 Faunal Survey ................................................................................................................................................ 11 12.2 Secondary Study & Stakeholder Consultations ......................................................................................... 15 12.3 Data Analysis .................................................................................................................................................. 15 13. FINDINGS OF STUDIES ................................................................................................................................... 16 13.1 Terrain & Habitat ........................................................................................................................................... 16 13.2 Flora ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 13.3 Fauna ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 13.4 Nocturnal Study.............................................................................................................................................. 18 13.5 Culvert Study................................................................................................................................................... 19 14. STAKEHOLDER & COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ............................................................................ 26 15. IMPACT ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION PROPOSED ........................................................................... 29 15.1 Impact .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 15.1.1 Forest Areas .................................................................................................................................................. 29 15.1.2 Flora ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 15.1.3 Fauna .............................................................................................................................................................. 30 Final Report i December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 15.2 Proposed Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 30 16. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT ...................................................................................................... 36 17. REPORTING SYSTEM........................................................................................................................................ 36 18. COST OF MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................................... 37 19. PERIODIC BIODIVERSITY MONITORING .............................................................................................. 37 20. TEAM COMPOSITION OF PRESENT STUDY .......................................................................................... 39 21. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 22. REFERENCE ......................................................................................................................................................... 40 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Hourly Traffic Details ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 2: Details of Quadrat Studied .............................................................................................................................. 10 Table 3: Details of Transects Studied ............................................................................................................................ 11 Table 4: Brief of Tasks Conducted ................................................................................................................................ 15 Table 5: Floral Community of Project Area ................................................................................................................. 16 Table 6: Faunal Community of Project Area................................................................................................................ 17 Table 7: Schedule-I Species in Project Area ................................................................................................................. 17 Table 8: Schedule II & III Endangered Species Sighted in the Project Area .......................................................... 18 Table 9: Ground Dwelling and Ground Nesting Birds Sighted in the Project Area ............................................. 18 Table 10: Road Crossings of Animal Sighted ..............................................................................................................