“Assessment of Plant Diversity Loss Along the Flood and Landslides Hit Areas of Nelliyampathy Forest Range, Palakkad” Principal Investigator: Dr. V Suresh Asst. Professor, Dept. of Botany Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad Department of Botany, Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad Kerala State Biodiversity Board January - March, 2019 Page | 1 “Assessment of Plant Diversity Loss Along the Flood and Landslides Hit Areas of Nelliyampathy Forest Range, Palakkad” Principal Investigator: Dr. V. Suresh Asst. Professor, Dept. of Botany Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad Agency : Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad Principal Investigator Principal Dr. V. Suresh Page | 2 Project Fellows: 1. Mrs. ADHITHYA MOHAN, Project Fellow, Department of Botany, Government Victoria College, Palakkad 2. Ms. SMITHA M, Project Fellow, Department of Botany, Government Victoria College, Palakkad 3. Mr. ASHIQ PP, Project Fellow, Department of Botany, Government Victoria College, Palakkad 4. Mr. ANAND PP, Project Fellow, Department of Botany, Government Victoria College, Palakkad 5. Mr. TIBIN THOMAS, Project Fellow, Department of Botany, Government Victoria College, Palakkad Page | 3 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.1 STUDY SITES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.1.1 NELLIYAMPATHY................................................................................................................................................................ 21 2.1.2 KOLLENGODE PANCHAYAT ......................................................................................................................................... 21 RESULTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 -Plants-............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 3. 1 Assessment of Floral Biodiversity of Selected Areas ...................................................................................................... 29 3.1.1. Cherumkaadu (Aluvuseri- Nemmara) ......................................................................................................................... 29 3.1.2. Perumal mala (Parathodu colony – Kollengode) .................................................................................................... 29 3.1.3. Nelliyampathy Road side (Road side 1 to 55) ........................................................................................................... 29 3.1.4 Padagiri ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.5 Kaikatty ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.6 Cherunelli ................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 3.1.7 Ayiloor panchayat ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.1.8 Kayaradi .................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.1.9 Brookland ................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 3.1.10 Marappalam ......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.11 Sooryapara ,Chandramala. .......................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.12 Elavanchery .......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.13 Kundrachola , seetharkund ........................................................................................................................................ 32 -Animals- ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 162 3.2 Assessment of Faunal Biodiversity of selected areas ......................................................................................................... 163 3.2.1 Nelliyampathy Roadsides .................................................................................................................................................... 163 3.2.2 Ayyappan Thittu ..................................................................................................................................................................... 163 3.2.3. Kaikatty .................................................................................................................................................................................... 163 3.2.4 Padagiri ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 163 3.2.5 Marappalam .............................................................................................................................................................................. 164 3.2.6 Cherunelli .................................................................................................................................................................................. 164 3.2.7 Nelliyampathy Forest Roadsides 1 to 55 ........................................................................................................................ 164 3.2.8 Cherumkaadu (Aluvuseri- Nemmara) ............................................................................................................................. 165 3.2.9 Perumal mala (Parathodu colony – Kollengode) ......................................................................................................... 165 3.2.10 Brookeland And Alexandria ............................................................................................................................................ 165 3.2.11 Vazhakkund ........................................................................................................................................................................... 166 3.2.12 Ayiloor Panchayat ............................................................................................................................................................... 166 Page | 4 3.2.13 Kayaradi- Ayalamudichi ........................................................................................................................................... 166 3.2.14 Elavancherry .......................................................................................................................................................................... 167 3.2.15 Sooryapara and Chandramala .......................................................................................................................................... 167 3.2.16 Seetharkund ........................................................................................................................................................................... 167 3.2.17 Kundrachola ........................................................................................................................................................................... 167 4. BASELINE DATA ................................................................................................................................................................................. 226 4.1 BMC REPORT OF NELLIYAMPATHY ................................................................................................................................... 251 4.2 BMC REPORT OF AYILOOR .................................................................................................................................................. 252 4.3 BMC REPORT OF NEMMARA .............................................................................................................................................. 252 5. DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................................... 258 5.1 Ambiguities in the study .......................................................................................................................................................