Conservation Plan for Faunal Species As Listed in Schedule I of The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 In Respect of Jaisinghdesar Ball Clay, Red & Yellow Ochre Mine Near Village-Jaisinghdesar Tehsil-Nokha, District-Bikaner (Rajasthan) CONTENTS S.No. Particulars Page No. 1 CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1-8 1.1 Project Description 1 1.1.1 Project Proposal 1 1.1.2 Project Category 1-2 1.1.3 Brief Description about the Nature, Size, 2-4 Location of the Mine Lease: 1.2 Requirement for the Project: 4 1.2.1 Water Requirement: 4 1.2.2 Requirement of Mining Machinery 4 (Proposed) 1.3 Land Details of the Mining Lease 4 1.4 Use of the Mineral 5 1.5 Objective of Study 5 1.5.1 Need of Biodiversity Impact Assessment 5 1.5.2 The Following point is required to be 5-6 covered under the “ToR” issued vide letter No. J-11015/219/2015-IA.II (M), dated 25th August, 2015. 1.6 Aspects/ Scope of Study 6 1.7 Location of the Mining Lease Area 7 1.8 Google Image of the Mining Lease Area 8 2 Chapter-2. Location of The Mine and 9-18 The Pattern of Drainage & Land Use 2.1 Location of the Mine Site 9 2.1.1 Approach Route 9 2.1.1.1 Approach by Road 9 2.1.1.2 Approach by Railway 9 2.1.1.3 Approach by Air 9 2.2 Topography and Drainage Pattern 9 2.3 Climate of the Study Area 10 2.4 Soil of the Area 10 2.4.1 Soil Quality of the Study Area 11 2.5 Land Environment 11 2.5.1 Land Use/ Land cover studies 11 2.5.2 Methodology 11-12 2.5.2.1 Methodology Land Use in study area 12-13 based on District Handbook S.No. Particulars Page No. 2.5.3 Land use / Land cover Study from 14 Geographical Toposheet 2.5.3.1 Methodology 14 2.5.3.2 Softwares used 14 2.5.3.3 Final Output 14 2.5.4 Land use/ Land cover Classification 16 System 2.5.4.1 Observations: 17 2.6 Conceptual Land use Pattern of the core 18 zone 3 Chapter-3 Biological Study of the Core 19-34 zone & the Buffer zone, Identified Impacts and Their Mitigation Measures 3.1 Biological Study 19 3.1.1 Objectives 19 3.1.2 Methodolog 20 3.1.2.1. For Flora 20 3.1.2.1.1 Phytosociological Study 20 3.1.2.1.2 Floristic Studies 21 3.1.3. Results 21 3.1.3.1 Floristic composition 21 3.1.3.2 Aquatic flora 21 3.1.3.3 Description of Forests, in the Study Area 21 3.1.3.4 Rare, Endangered and Red listed Plant 24 species in the Study Area 3.1.3.5 Endemic Plants of the Study Area 24 3.1.4 Crop Pattern 24 (i) Field Crops 25 (ii) Horticulture crops-Vegetable 25 (iii) Condiments Crops 25 (iv) Pulses 26 (v) Medicinal and aromatic crops 26 (vi) Fodder Crops 26 3.1.2.2 For Fauna 26 3.1.5 Fauna Survey Results 26 3.1.5.1 Avifauna (Birds) 27 3.1.5.2 Reptile 27 3.1.5.3 Mammals 27-28 3.1.6 National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere 29 Reserves, Wildlife Corridors, Ramsar site Tiger/Elephant Reserves (existing as well as proposed) 3.1.7 Critically Endangered, Endangered and 30 Vulnerable fauna S.No. Particulars Page No. 3.1.8 Anticipated Impact of mining activities on 30 flora & fauna 3.2. Conclusion 32 3.3 References: 33-34 Plate Flora observed in the Study Area 3.1-3.2 Plate Cultivation of Crops in the Study Area 3.3 Plate Fauna observed in the Study Area 3.4 4 Chapter-4 Conservation Plan and 35 Budgetary Provision 4.1. Introduction 35-36 4.2. Scheduled Fauna in the Study Area 37 4.3. Species Wise Specific Conservation Plan 37 1 Gazella bennettii Sykes, 1831 38-45 (Chinkara) 4.4. Budget for Conservation of Chinkara 45 Plate The following types of slogan will be 48 written on the walls in the village (Jaisinghdesar, Pithrasar, Janglu, Bandala, Munjasar, Janglu and Tema Ji ki Dhani)., each covering an area of about 1.0 m. x 0.5 m. Plate The Mugs, T-Shirts and Wall clocks 49-50 bearing the pictures of Chinkara and relevant messages as shown below will be distributed. Plate A brochure as shown below containing 51-52 information about the Chinkara will be distributed. Plate The following types of Hoardings will also 53 be displayed along both the sides of the roads, where Chinkaras are present. Plate The following pictures will also be 54 displayed during the Van Mahotsava week. 4.5 References 55-56 LIST OF TABLES Table No. Particulars Page No. 1.1 Showing the Brief Description about the 2-4 Nature, Size, Location of the Mine Lease 1.2 Details of Proposed Machinery 4 1.3 Showing the Land Details of the Mining 4 Lease 2.1 Details of Zones 12 2.2 Land use pattern of (Secondary Data) 13 Buffer Zone 2.3 Land Use / Land Cover Pattern 14 (Primary Data) 2.4 Land use/ Land cover Classification 16 System 2.5 Land use / Land cover breakup 16 classification system of the study area 2.6 Details of Conceptual Plan 18 2.7 Post Mining (Conceptual) Land Use 18 Pattern of Core Zone 3.1 List of plants found in the core zone of 22 the project area 3.2 List of plants found in the buffer zone of 22-23 the project area 3.3 Percentage frequency, density and 23 abundance of the plant occurring in the core zone. 3.4 Percentage frequency, density and 23 abundance of the plant occurring in the buffer zone. 3.5 Details of forest area in the Buffer 24 zone 3.6 Crops (Kharif and Rabi) are growing in 25 the study area by farmers 3.7 The common vegetables grown in the 25 area are 3.8 The condiments crops grown in 26 the area are 3.9 The common pulses grown in the area 26 are 3.10 Medicinal and aromatic crops are also 26 grown in the area are 3.11 Details of observed Fauna in the Core 28 Zone of the project area S.No. Particulars Page No. 3.12 Fauna observed in the buffer Zone of the 28 project area 3.13 Likely impact of mining activities on 30-32 flora & fauna and proposed mitigation measures 4.1 List of Schedule- I faunal Species 37 observed during the Study 4.2 Budget for Five Years For the 46 Conservation of Gazella bennettii. 4.3 Year wise breakup of the Budgetary 47 Plan of Expenditure for the Conservation of Gazella bennettii LIST OF MAPS S.No. Particulars Page No. 1.1 Showing the Location of the Mining 7 Lease Area 1.2 Google Image showing the Location of 8 the Mining Lease Area 2.1 Showing Land Use/ Land Cover Pattern 15 of the Buffer Zone LIST OF FIGURES S.No. Particulars Page No. 2.1 Pie diagram showing Land use / Land 17 cover breakup classification system of the study area LIST OF ANNEXURES S.No. Particulars Annexure No. 1 A copy of the mining Lease Agreement 1 Letter. 2 A copy of the mining lease period 2 Extension Letter. 3 A copy of the ToR letter issued vide 3 letter no. J-11015/219/2015-IA.II (M) dated 25th August, 2015. 4 A Copy of The Mining Plan (Including 4 Progressive Mine Closure Plan) Approval Letter. 5 5 A copy of letter no. एफ () सव / 2016- 17/7954 dated 10.11.2016, issued by the Dy. Conservator of Forest, Bikaner, regarding National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Corridors, Ramsar site Tiger/Elephant Reserves. 6 A Copy of the Certificate issued by Dr. 6 Radhe Shyam to the Effect that the Conservation Plan for Schedule-I Species has been Prepared by Him and Dr. Sumit Dookia. 7 Google Image showing the location of 7 the mining lease area. 8 A Copy of the Map Showing the 8 Location of the Mining Lease Area. 9 A map showing the Drainage Pattern of 9 the Study Area. 10 Village-wise land use pattern of the 10 Study Area. 11 An authenticated list of flora and fauna 11 issued by the Dy. Conservator of Forest, Bikaner vide letter no. एफ () सव / 2016- 17/7889 dated 9.11.2016. 12 Undertaking by the Project Proponent. 12 CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description: The mining lease for Ball Clay, Red & Yellow Ochre, situated near village Jaisinghdesar, Tehsil- Nokha, District- Bikaner (Rajasthan) having a lease area of 129.50 Hect. [M.L. No. 18/83] was granted vide order no. F-1(82)/Khan/Gr.2/84 dated 02.02.85 in favor of M/s Sharda Sales Corporation, Proprietor, Smt. Sharda Devi Poddar, Bachhawato ka Mohalla, Bikaner (Rajasthan). The mining lease agreement was executed on 27.06.1985 and registered on 11.10.85. So the lease period was valid from 11.10.1985 to 10.10.2005 (Annexure- 1). Subsequently the project proponent applied for the renewal of the mining lease on 25.11.2004. Initially the renewal was rejected by the DMG order dated 24.7.2006, but ultimately the renewal had to be granted after intervention of honorable Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur. Thus the mining lease period was extended by a period of 4 years 5 months 24 days with effect from 28.07.2008.Now according to Sec 8A (6) of the Mines and Minerals (D&R) Amendment Act, 2015 the lease period shall be valid upto 21st January, 2043.