SFG1617 Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (A Government of Karnataka Enterprise) 16/J, I st Floor, Miller Tank Bed Area,Banglore-560052. Ph: 2238 2360,22382362,22380142,Fax:080-2238 2360 E-Mail: mdkrdcl@gmail.com/cekrdcl@gmail.com Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey And Impact Assessment in selected Chainages of Co-finance Project Road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report December 2015 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 ............................................................................................................... 19 Table 11: Road Kills Recorded through Direct Sighting during Survey .................................................................. 20 Table 12: Major Road kills Species as Intimated during Stakeholders’ Consultations .......................................... 21 Table 13: Species Needing Special Attention ............................................................................................................... 21 Table 14: Quadrat wise Floral Biodiversity Analysis ................................................................................................... 24 Table 15: Transect wise Avian Biodiversity Analysis .................................................................................................. 24 Table 16: Transect wise Avian Biodiversity Analysis .................................................................................................. 24 Table 17: Chainage wise Mammalian Faunal Biodiversity Analysis.......................................................................... 25 Table 18: Chainage wise Mammalian & Avian Richness Analysis ............................................................................ 25 Table 19: Outcome of the Stakeholders Consultation ................................................................................................ 26 Table 20: Proposed Mitigation Measures: Modifications of Existing Cross Drainage Structures ....................... 31 Table 21: Proposed Mitigation Measures: New Underpasses.................................................................................... 31 Table 22: Biodiversity & Wildlife Management Plan .................................................................................................. 33 Table 23: Summary of Reporting and Responsibilities ............................................................................................... 36 Table 24: Mitigation Cost ................................................................................................................................................ 37 Table 25: Key Personnel & their Assigned Tasks........................................................................................................ 39 Table 26: Support Staff & their Assigned Tasks .......................................................................................................... 39 Table 27: Extra Support (Specialised Wildlife Surveyors) Team............................................................................... 40 Final Report ii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Kick off Meeting at Bangalore and Mobilisation at Site .............................................................................. 4 Figure 2: Index Map & Location Map............................................................................................................................. 5 Figure 3: Map of Study Area & Sampling Locations .................................................................................................... 6 Figure 4: Hourly Fluctuation of Traffic (ADT) ............................................................................................................. 8 Figure 5: Rainfall Pattern of Project Districts ................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 6: Photographs of Floral Survey through Quadrat Sampling ........................................................................ 11 Figure 7: Transect Faunal Surveys.................................................................................................................................. 12 Figure 8: Random Nocturnal Survey ............................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 9: Photographs of Culvert Study & Impression Pads .................................................................................... 14 Figure 10: Meeting with Forest Officials ...................................................................................................................... 28 Figure 11: Meeting with Local Populace ....................................................................................................................... 28 Figure 12: Consultation Meetings................................................................................................................................... 29 Figure 13: Proposed Trench along the Project Road .................................................................................................. 31 Figure 14: Underpass for Animal Movement............................................................................................................... 32 LIST OF ANNEXURE Annexure 1: Minutes of the Kick off Meeting Annexure 2: Check List of Flora through Primary Study Annexure 3: Check List of Flora through Secondary Study Annexure 4: Check List of Fauna through Primary Study Annexure 5: Check List of Fauna through Secondary Study Annexure 6: Quadrat Wise Finding of Flora in Project Area Annexure 7: Transect and Chainage Wise Finding of Fauna in Project Area Annexure 8: Road Kill Record Annexure 9: Format for Reporting of Road Kill / Sighting of Uncommon Species Annexure 10: Public Consultation including Attendance Sheets Annexure 11: Picture Plates Annexure 12: Letter of DCF, Territorial Division, Kalaburagi LIST OF DRAWINGS Drawing 1: Drawings of RCC Box Culvert to be used as Animal Underpass Drawing 2: Drawings of Trench to Channelize Animal Movement Drawing 3: Drawings of Information & Cautionary Signage Final Report iii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 1. BACKGROUND The Second Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP-II) is a part of the on-going road improvement program to support the economic growth and social development plans in the Karnataka State. As part of the project, the proponent Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDCL), Government of Karnataka decided to implement development of 7 selected priority State Highways (about 452 Km) under the concept of co-financing with private financial institutions. Bidar – NH9 (Mannaekahalli) – Chincholi section of State Highway-15 is one of the road selected under KSHIP II. The project road starts at Bidar and ends at Chincholi and consists of two links 4A (Bidar to Mannaekahalli on NH 9) which starts at existing Km 47.360 and ends at Km 75.054 and Link 4B (Mannaekahalli on NH 9 to Chincholi) which starts at Km 75.054 to existing Km 107.400. The total length of the project stretch is 60.040 Km. The project Stretch passes through Bidar and Gulbarga District. The terrain is mainly plain followed by rolling & hilly terrain for a few km. Forest areas are also present along certain chainages along the road. The project road runs linearly (nearest distance is 1.3 km at Kollur) to the Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary which is located within 5 km aerial distance. The Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary was notified on 28thNovember 2011 by the Karnataka State Forest Department, under Wildlife Protection Act 1972. The sanctuary has an area of around 134.88km2 and is known to house diverse fauna, like black buck, common fox, four-horned antelope, fruit bat, hyena, Indian wolf, panther and wild boar. Over 35 species of birds, including black drongo, black-winged kite, blossom-headed parakeet, blue pigeon, black-headed oriole and grey partridge are also found in the region. The EIA & EMP for the project road was prepared & validated by a Design Consultant & Independent Environmental Review Consultant engaged by KRDCL respectively. However, detailed wildlife & biodiversity study for two stretches of the project road was warranted due to the proximity of the wildlife sanctuary& two reserve forests (which are on both side of the road), in order to provide a comprehensive wildlife assessment and propose additional specific mitigation measures as applicable. In this context, KRDCL had wished to engage a consultant for carrying out survey and assessment of potential impacts of the proposed improvements in selected chainages of project road between Bidar – NH9 (Mannaekhalli) – Chincholi. Accordingly, Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd. (Feedback Infra) has been awarded the assignment by KRDCL. 2. BRIEF OF PROJECT STUDY SECTION 2.1 Existing Features  Road part of SH-15, which starts from Bidar at existing Km 47.360 054 and ends at Chincholi at existing Km 107.400. The total length of the SH -15 stretch is 60.040 Km  Study Road Stretch: Changler (Km. 86.00) to Tumkunta (Km. 93.00) and Nagaidlai (Km. 96.00) to near Kollur (Km. 100.00)  Study Road Length: 11 Km  Districts: Bidar & Gulbarga District  Existing RoW: Varies from 15m to 26m in general  Existing Carriageway: predominantly Intermediate Lane  Pavement: Flexible  Major Intersection: Nil  Minor Intersection: 3  Major Bridge: Nil  Minor Bridges: 3  Box / Slab and Pipe Culverts: 15 Final Report 1 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 2.2 Proposed Features Alignment Following 2 types of configuration are proposed for the project road widening.  Two Lane with 1.5m Paved shoulder and 1.0m earthen shoulder  Two Lane with 1.5m Paved shoulder and 1.0m Paver Block in Cut section Right of Way  The proposed RoW varies from 15m to 26m  No new Land Acquisition is proposed Pavement  Flexible pavements are proposed for all throughout the road Geometric Design Aspects  Minor improvements in geometrics is proposed along with widening of the existing road to 2 lane with paved shoulder status  Design speed at urban is minimum 10 kmph and in rural is minimum 50 Kmph & maximum 65 Kmph Proposed cross drainage structure  Major Bridge: Nil  Minor bridge: 3  Box/slab/pipe culvert: 15. 3. OBJECTIVE The objectives of the assignment are the following: i. Baseline Study of flora and wildlife fauna along selected stretches (chainages - 86+00 to 93+00 and 96+00 to 100+00) of the project road. ii. Assessment of Impact on the flora and fauna, especially wildlife movement(s) along the project road due to the proposed improvements iii. Assess need for additional specific mitigation measures for protection of wildlife, especially with regards to wildlife movement(s) along the project road 4. SCOPE OF WORK 4.1 Task 1 – Conduct Primary Wildlife Fauna Surveys The Task I of the ToR envisaged the conduct of primary surveys of the wildlife fauna along two selected stretches of the project road (Km 86.000 to Km 93.000 and Km 96.000 to Km 100.000). It was also specified that the survey locations should not be separated by a distance of more than one kilometre and should cover at least the following locations: (i) For Chainage 86.000 to 93.000: At chainages 87.971, 88.273, 88.555, 90.401, 91.042 & 92.587 (ii) For Chainage 96.000 to 100.000 The survey has been specified to be carried out for a period of 1 month and shall include (but not be limited to) nocturnal fauna and avifauna. The survey for the nocturnal fauna/avifauna shall be limited to visual encounters and augmented with secondary survey. The output of this task shall be the following:-  Listing / Inventory of wildlife fauna on the selected project road section(s)  Inventory on Wildlife movement(s) if any, along on the selected project road section(s), with sample photographic evidence As per the task, a reconnaissance survey was done on 27th June 2015. The details of the study as per the Task 1 Final Report 2 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi shall be a part of the Interim, Draft Final & Final Reports. 4.2 Task 2 – Desk Study / Secondary Survey of all Wildlife Fauna As per the ToR, it is envisaged that FIPL shall conduct secondary survey / desktop study of the flora, wildlife fauna, including (but not limited to) avifauna of the Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary, Chincholi Reserve Forest, Changler Reserve Forest and Auranganagar Reserve Forest. The secondary survey shall also include the study of previous records of wildlife movements between the Chincholi wildlife sanctuary and the various reserve forests surrounding it, with reference to the impact on the selected project road stretches. This task shall include consultation with the local public, relevant experts and state wildlife & forest departments. FIPL shall also refer to EIA & EMP studies, list of CD structures within the selected chainages and Strip Plan of project road on Toposheet for the project road. The output of this task shall be the following:-  Collation of Inventory on flora, fauna, including wildlife movements.  Reports on Consultations/Verification of output in Task 1 with Local public, relevant experts, state wildlife & forest departments The details of the Task 2 shall be a part of the Interim, Draft Final & Final Reports. 4.3 Task 3 – Assessment of Wildlife Fauna Movement(s) It is envisaged as per the ToR that based on outputs defined in Tasks 1 & 2, the wildlife fauna movements within the selected project stretches shall be analysed / assessed and described. It should ascertain whether any potential for degradation of RF or Sanctuary is likely due to the proposed improvements to the road. An assessment of the magnitude and significance of the impacts to wildlife and its habitat should be made. This shall be a part of the Draft Final & Final Reports. 4.4 Task 4 – Propose Additional Specific Mitigation Measures As per the ToR again, based on findings of Task 3, FIPL shall provide requirement of additional mitigation measures for the project road and the details of additional specific mitigation measures. This shall include the various options / alternatives for the mitigation measures (if any) along with costing. Monitoring and reporting plans with roles and responsibilities and costs for any additional measures proposed should be included. This too shall be a part of the Draft Final & Final Reports. 5. MOBILIZATION & KICK OFF MEETING A Kick off meeting was held with KRDCL at Bangalore in KRDCL office on 25th June 2015. Following the meeting, the project team including the Team Leader and Wild Life Surveyor-I, reached Bidar on 26th June 2015. The team was augmented with another 3 support team members with expertise in ecology, biodiversity & wildlife, landscape management, avian, herpetology, mammals, flora & butterflies at Bidar. The project team started the surveys in non-forest areas from 27th June 2015 in Gulbarga Division, on the direction of KRDCL. The surveys as per the ToR for the entire study area including forest areas commenced after discussions between KRDCL & WL authorities and after the second meeting on 2 nd July 2015 with the DCF, Bidar. The forest officials at project districts were briefed on the methodology and were intimated that nocturnal surveys (only spotting of wildlife crossing in the project road) shall be done for the entire study area. The minutes of the Kick off meeting is given in Annexure 1. Final Report 3 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Figure 1: Kick off Meeting at Bangalore and Mobilisation at Site 6. STUDY / PROJECT AREA The present study as per the requirement of the ToR is limited in at two sections of the SH 15 (Bidar – Mannekahalli – Chincholi). The two project sections are i. Km 86.000 to Km 93.000 and ii. Km 96.000 to Km 100.000 The project sections fall in the two districts of Bidar & Chincholi in North Eastern part of Karnataka. For the purpose of the study and as elaborated in the study / project area, where the detailed observations shall be undertaken has been limited to 1 Km on both the side of the project sections. Final Report 4 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 7. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK 7.1 Country Level Legislation For the present assignment, the following acts were studied:  Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 – relates to protection of wild life in sanctuaries and National Park. This is not applicable as no Wildlife Sanctuary/ National Park / Biosphere Reserve is present within 1 Km radius as per the guidelines  Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 – relates to diversion of forestland for non-forest use. The act is not applicable as no forest land shall be diverted for the project 7.2 World Bank Operational Policies The EIA report had noted that the World Bank OP 4.04 was triggered due to the presence of Chincholi WL sanctuary within 1.3 Km of the project road. Further there is a presence of 2 RF on both side of the road, which are contiguous to the WL sanctuary. Thus to mitigate any adverse impact of the road and also to fully comply with the requirements of the OP, the present assignment was conceived and done. 8. TRAFFIC CONDITION OF THE STUDY AREA The important factor of this project is the widening of project road to cater the need of increased vehicular movement. The road widening and the high vehicular movement are the two factors which will have direct impact on the local flora and fauna. During the process of the widening of road it will create temporary impact during the preconstruction & construction activities. To assess the potential impact on the wildlife and its movement, existing and projected traffic pattern is very important. To understand that, the baseline and projected traffic volume of the study section (data of Chainage 87.500) has been considered. The traffic survey was done by DPR Consultant in the year of 2013-14. The figures for 2015-16 & 2020-21 have been projected by considering Traffic Growth Rates which has been arrived using standard procedure and other relevant factors to get the best projected value. The traffic scenario has been detailed out in design report. The hourly fluctuation of average daily traffic and its projected value has been presented in below sections Table 1: Hourly Traffic Details Hours 2013-141 2015-162 2020-212 6 AM - 7 AM 67 94 120 7 AM - 8 AM 88 124 158 8 AM - 9 AM 98 138 176 9 AM - 10 AM 129 182 232 10 AM - 11 AM 111 156 199 11 AM - 12 PM 133 187 239 12 PM - 1 PM 124 174 222 1 PM - 2 PM 100 141 180 2 PM - 3 PM 135 190 242 3 PM - 4 PM 121 170 217 4 PM - 5 PM 141 198 253 5 PM - 6 PM 122 172 220 1 Obtained through Primary Traffic Surveys conducted by DPR Consultant 2 Obtained by Projection of Primary Traffic Data by DPR Consultant Final Report 7 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Hours 2013-141 2015-162 2020-212 6 PM - 7 PM 119 167 213 7 PM - 8 PM 105 148 189 8 PM - 9 PM 65 91 116 9 PM - 10 PM 55 77 98 10 PM - 11 PM 66 93 119 11 PM - 12 AM 53 75 96 12 AM - 1 AM 26 37 47 1 PM - 2 PM 25 35 45 2 AM - 3 AM 50 70 89 3 AM - 4 AM 71 100 128 4 AM - 5 AM 81 114 145 5 AM - 6 AM 74 104 133 Source: Traffic Data at Chainage- 87.500, DPR, 2015 Figure 4: Hourly Fluctuation of Traffic (ADT) It was observed that the projected traffic for the year 2020-21 is expected to increases by 27 – 30 % of current traffic volume i.e. of 2015-16. Vehicular speed also will increase after improvement of project road section. It is quite vivid that the increased volume of traffic and vehicular speed will have comparatively more impact on local wildlife and its natural movement in future than present scenario. 9. ROAD FEATURES – EXISTING & PROPOSED  The project road section is 2 lane without paved shoulders while 2 lane with paved shoulder proposed  5 Typical Cross Sections has been proposed in the DPR for the entire road while 3 TCS is applicable for the project road section  The condition of the project road section presently is generally good with some potholes in few areas  Presently the pavement is bituminous & flexible and flexible pavement has been proposed in the project sections  Land use of the project section and area are Agriculture, Barren, Forest and some built up  The proposed ROW is 18-36m for the entire road Final Report 8 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi  The existing speed between Km 86.000 to Km 93.000 is a minimum of 20 Kmph for 85m stretch and the maximum is 80 Kmph for approx. 2.766 Km stretch. The speed in general varies between 40-80 Kmph. The Design speed in this section shall be a minimum of 20 kmph (for a stretch of 85m) and the maximum is 100 Kmph for approx. 2.882 Km stretch. The speed in general shall vary between 50-100 Kmph  The existing speed between Km 96.000 to Km 100.000 is a minimum of 10 Kmph for 43m stretch and the maximum is 80 Kmph for approx. 3.241 Km stretch. The speed in general varies between 50-80 Kmph. The Design speed in this section shall be a minimum of 10 kmph (for a stretch of 43m) and the maximum is 100 Kmph for approx. 3.241 Km stretch. The speed in general shall vary between 65-100 Kmph  No Service roads/Slip Roads are proposed in the project road section 10. CLIMATOLOGICAL TREND IN PROJECT DISTRICTS Bidar District experiences semi-arid climate with extreme summer. The dust storms and severe heat waves are common in the district between April and May. The temperature begins to rise towards the end of February till the end of May, which is the hottest month of the year. Coldest months are December and January. The temperature varies in the district between 20ºC and 42ºC. Gulbarga district lies in the northern plains of Karnataka and has semi - arid type of climate. Dry climate prevails for most part of the year. December is the coldest month with mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures being 29.5ºC & 15ºC to 10ºC respectively. During peak summer, temperature shoots up to 45ºC. Relative humidity varies from 26% in summer to 62% in winter. Based on the IMD Rainfall data (2009-2013) it was observed that both of the districts receive maximum downpour between July-August. Rainfall distribution of the study districts is depicted in below figure. Figure 5: Rainfall Pattern of Project Districts 11. PERIOD OF STUDY Generally as per the rainfall trend, the study area shows that during monsoon phase the month of June receives less rainfall comparatively, whereas in July the monsoon starts picking up after middle of the month. The sowing activity in the project area takes place during July. This draws attention of herbivores like deer, antelopes & wild boar and which in turn draws the predators also. As per the various secondary literature available for the area, the season of June - August is also the nesting and breeding period of various ground dwelling birds, thus an increase in their numbers is also witnessed. The larger mammals available in this area also either have their courtship period in this time (hyena, wild dog) or littering time (wolf, jackal). The lesser cats are also supposed to breed during this period. The advent of the rains also brings out the various amphibians and the reptiles out in the open (as their burrows get submerged). These are also the best time to track the butterflies and dragonflies which proves the health of the biodiversity in the area. Beside these, tracking of secondary evidence like pugmarks can be more easily spotted on soft and wet soil Final Report 9 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi to track the movement of wildlife. Thus the study month of June - July 2015, when the rapid biodiversity assessment is taking place can give the standard representation of the ground dwelling species, which have more chance to get affected due to the proposed road widening project. 12. METHODOLOGY 12.1 Primary Baseline Surveys 12.1.1 Floral & Habitat surveys Quadrat method which is being adapted to study the local vegetation as well as the habitat structure is an internationally accepted standard method. As the study area is a terrestrial system and shows homogeneity in the vegetation structure hence representative quadrat of fixed size in identified terrains put on a random manner helps to ascertain the habitat structure. The quadrats were taken randomly along the transect lines as well as out of the line transects to obtain maximum representation of the habitats. The quadrats were placed within a maximum distance limit of 1 Km, i.e., within the study area. The sizes of the quadrat were decided to be 10m x 10m and the standard procedure of categorizing of tree, shrub & herbs were followed. As the habitat diversity of the place is more on the LHS along with the fact that the cultivations areas were mainly on the RHS, the quadrats were predominantly taken on the LHS to give more representation of the floral diversity of the place. Table 2: Details of Quadrat Studied Approx. Sl. Chainage Quadrat LHS / Latitude & Date Habitat Type Distance from No (Km) No RHS longitude Road (m) 3rd July 17031’39.12” 1 99.500 Q1 LHS Cultivation Land 400 2015 77025’54.22” 5th July 17031’31.57” 2 99.700 Q2 RHS Cultivation Land 300 2015 77025’30.51” 10th July 17032’53.27” 3 96.300 Q3 LHS Cultivation Land 200 2015 77024’47.68” 11th July 17032’8.26” Groove at edge of 4 97.600 Q4 RHS 700 2015 77025’7.01” cultivation land 12th July 17037’25.43” Vegetation at edge 5 86.200 Q5 LHS 600 2015 77023’31.64” of Water body 12th July 17037’19.04” Fallow 6 86.300 Q6 RHS 300 2015 77023’1.50” Land/Scrub Land 13th July 17035’11.06” 7 90.400 Q7 LHS Scrub Forest 600 2015 77023’28.38” 13th July 17035’11.21” 8 90.400 Q8 LHS Scrub Forest 900 2015 77023’38.75” 14th July 17034’36.15” Fallow land/Scrub 9 92.00 Q9 LHS 200 2015 77023’37.75” Forest 14th July 17034’22.11” 10 92.300 Q10 LHS Fallow Land 150 2015 77023’43.50” 18th July 17036’40.83” 11 87.500 Q11 LHS Scrub Forest 300 2015 77023’19.42” 18th July 17035’51.0” 12 89.100 Q12 LHS Scrub Forest 980 2015 77023’42.3” Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 Final Report 10 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Figure 6: Photographs of Floral Survey through Quadrat Sampling 12.1.2 Faunal Survey To understand the faunal presence and their density in the project area the standard line transect method were adapted. In this method the transect line were chosen randomly perpendicular with the road axis. The length of the transect lines dependent on the habitat and the terrain. This transect lines has been drawn during day time. Randomly selected alternate transects has been made on both the sides of the road. Thus for every Km there are two transects, one on either side of the road. A total of 22 transects were carried out for the faunal survey. Table 3: Details of Transects Studied Date& Sl. Chainage Length Starting Ending Transact No Start Side Habitat Type No (km) (m) Lat/Long Lat/Long Time Cultivation Land 06.07.15 17037’16.52” 17037’17.14” 1 86/87/L1 (T1) 86.400 LHS 700 with scrub and 6:00 AM 77023’12.13” 77023’35.49” Small tree 06.07.15 17037’7.03” 17037’6.77” Cultivation Land 2 86/87/L2 (T2) 86.700 LHS 700 8:00 AM 77023’14.18” 77023’37.45” with scrub Cultivation Land, 07.07.15 17036’38.25” 17036’41.32” 3 87/88/L1 (T3) 87.600 LHS 700 rocky and scrub 6:15 AM 77023’8.57” 77022’44.79” land. 07.07.15 17036’41.50” 17036’34.48” Cultivation Land 4 87/88/R1 (T4) 87.500 RHS 700 7:55 AM 77023’8.99” 77023’31.82” and scattered plants 08.07.15 17036’15.61” 17036’16.40” Cultivation Land 5 88/89/R1 (T5) 88.300 RHS 700 6:10 AM 77023’7.76” 77022’43.92” and few trees 6 88/89/L1 (T6) 88.400 08.07.15 LHS 700 17036’12.37” 17036’12.01” Shrubby area Final Report 11 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Date& Sl. Chainage Length Starting Ending Transact No Start Side Habitat Type No (km) (m) Lat/Long Lat/Long Time 7:35 AM 77023’8.11” 77023’31.90” 09.07.15 17035’33.56” 17035’35.52” 7 89/90/L1 (T7) 89.600 LHS 700 Shrub jungle 6:00 AM 77023’11.27” 77023’34.85” 09.07.15 17035’30.24” 17035’31.63” 8 89/90/L2 (T8) 89.700 LHS 700 Shrub Forest 6:45 AM 77023’11.35” 77023’35.17” 10.07.15 17035’12.43” 17035’17.57” 9 90/91/R1 (T9) 90.300 RHS 320 Scrub Forest 5:45 AM 77023’9.81” 77023’00.33” 10.07.15 17035’9.65” 17034’57.89” 10 90/91/L1 (T10) 90.400 LHS 700 Cultivation Land 7:00 AM 77023’8.28” 77023’28.71” 11.07.15 17034’52.18” 17035’07.53” 11 91/92/L1 (T11) 91.300 LHS 700 Scrub Forest 6:30 AM 77023’22.26” 77023’40.00” 11.07.15 17034’47.85” 17034’35.71” 12 91/92/R1(T12) 91.500 RHS 700 Scrub Forest 8:00 AM 77023’27.22” 77023’07.68” Scrub 24.07.15 17034’31.16” 17034’33.70” 13 92/93/L1(T13) 92.100 LHS 250 Forest/Cultivation 6:40 AM 77023’35.84” 77023’44.04” Land Scrub 25.07.15 17034’25.63” 17034’21.55” 14 92/93/R1(T14) 92.300 RHS 700 Forest/Cultivation 8:00 AM 77023’38.77” 77023’14.93” Land 04.07.15 17032’37.68” 17032’58.76” 15 96/97/R1 (T15) 96.800 RHS 700 Cultivation Land 8:05 AM 77024’56.50” 77025’3.85” Cultivation Land 04.07.15 17032’38.39” 17032’16.84” 16 96/97/L1 (T16) 96.700 LHS 700 and Human 6:45 AM 77024’51.51” 77024’46.11” habitation 03.07.15 17032’31.66” 17032’50.62” 17 97/98/L1(T17) 97.400 RHS 700 Cultivation Land 8:15 AM 77025’14.19” 77025’27.31” 03.07.15 17032’32.85” 17032’13.37” 18 97/98/R1(T18) 97.300 LHS 700 Cultivation Land 7:00 AM 77025’10.37” 77024’59.07” 01.07.15 17032’10.98” 17032’11.56” 19 98/99/L1(T19) 98.500 RHS 700 Cultivation Land 6:00 AM 77025’39.58” 77025’15.44” 01.07.15 17032’8.28” 17032’6.42” 20 98/99/L2(T20) 98.600 RHS 700 Cultivation Land 7:20 AM 77025’39.21” 77025’15.38” 28.06.15 17031’35.80” 17031’35.48” 21 99/100/L1 (T21) 99.600 LHS 700 Cultivation Land 6:00 AM 77025’40.98” 77026’4.69” 28.06.15 17031’38.98” 17031’38.51” 22 99/100/R1(T22) 99.500 RHS 700 Cultivation Land 7:15 AM 77025’40.51” 77025’16.83” Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 Nocturnal random surveys were carried out in every alternate day along the road to identify the presence of nocturnal species in the study area in general and also to study the nocturnal movements of various faunal species in particular. The entire study stretch were monitored during at different time intervals starting from evening 7 PM in the evening till 5 AM at the study section. The study was carried out every alternate day. A general checklist was also prepared from any and all encounter that happened in the study area. Final Report 12 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Figure 7: Transect Faunal Surveys Figure 8: Random Nocturnal Survey Final Report 13 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Culvert study was done at chainages 87.971, 88.273, 88.555, 90.401, 91.042 & 92.587. For the initial 20 days the culverts were visited during every field visit. As no movements of wild fauna along the culverts could be identified due to and absence of foot / pug / hoof marks on the rocky terrain below the culverts, impression pads were made & placed at all the culverts to cross check and confirm that whether the existing culverts are being used by wild life. The impression pads were placed from 17th July 2015 and observation were made till 26th July 2015. Figure 9: Photographs of Culvert Study & Impression Pads Final Report 14 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi The water bodies in the selected stretch thoroughly searched and surveyed to understand the animal usage and to get an idea about the animal movement to & fro from the water bodies and whether they cross the road to get to the water bodies. The aspect of the ground birds and their foraging were considered with higher priority along with the mammals and reptiles that use the ground as the main mode of dispersion. 12.2 Secondary Study & Stakeholder Consultations Desktop study of the wildlife fauna including possible wildlife movements in the project area & consultations with local public, Local Experts and Forest & WL department has been conducted. The DCFs of Bidar & Gulbarga and their Subordinate staffs, both at the range and field offices has been met and consulted. The following information & documents has been collected from the forest & WL department:  Checklists of Flora & Fauna in the project area  Man Animal Conflict & Road kill records  Information on Wild life movement  Information on climate change  Cropping pattern The field data has also been verified through structured and unstructured consultations with the local populace, Local Experts and Forest & WL authorities. Table 4: Brief of Tasks Conducted Type of Activity/Study Number Quadrat Study 12 Transect 22 Nocturnal Survey 15 Consultation with Community 2 at Changler and Naga Idlai villages Consultation with Local Experts 2 Consultation with Locals 5 locations Institutional stake holders’ Consultation 4 times 12.3 Data Analysis Data captured during the field survey has been entered in system and analysed to find out the different biodiversity indices. The data collected were transferred to MS Excel Data sheet and used in PAST 3.08 software to analyse the diversity indexes. PAST is free software for scientific data analysis, with functions for plotting, univariate and multivariate statistics, ecological analysis, time series and spatial analysis, morphometrics and stratigraphy. 3.08 (August 2015) version of the software was used for analysis of data Final Report 15 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 13. FINDINGS OF STUDIES 13.1 Terrain & Habitat The study area has dry land, high arid zone with patch of dry deciduous and moist deciduous forest type. The study area receives low rain fall and the rock face is highly exposed. 3 different terrains viz. rocky, cultivation land and the area adjacent to the water bodies and stream line found in the project area. There is also a presence of a gorge running continuously & parallel to the road from chainage Km 86.700 to Km 93.000 on the LHS of the study area. The distance of the gorge from the central line of the road varies from 700m to 1km. There are 4 different major habitats in the study area. These are:  Cultivation land:  Forest: the forests along the project road section Changler & Chincholi Reserve Forest. These are mainly Moist Deciduous and Scrub forest  Gorge & Water body: On the LHS there is a presence of a gorge in between Km 86.700 to Km 93.000. This gorge runs parallel along the road and has a width of 700m to 1 Km. There are 2-3 very small water bodies or pockets having small amount of water. There are presences of nice patches of lentic vegetation along these water puddles which are utilised by the animals. There are also 2 ponds, one at the start near Changler and the other at the end of section 1 approximately near Km 92.500. The water body near Km 92.500 has a nice sloping and is easily accessible for the animals. There are also a number of seasonal water channels which criss-crosses the road. Most of these are presently dry with some water puddles confined in few spaces. One fine specimen of such channel is near Naga Idlai village where lentic vegetation and reeds were found which provided habitation for lesser cats and a host of avian species.  Scrub & fallow land 13.2 Flora A total of 131 species of flora have been recorded in the study area. The tree found in the study area all are quite short in height and lacks canopy at high level hence the species recognized as tree but the canopy coverage is very less and thus giving a shape of a scrub forest with a high amount of open area. The findings of quadrat study about the floral community have been briefed in below table. The details of the flora in the project area have been provided in Annexure 2 & 3. Table 5: Floral Community of Project Area Type of Flora Number of Species Trees 48 Aquatic Plants 3 Creepers 20 Grasses 5 Herbs 30 Palms 1 Shrubs 24 Total 131 Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 13.3 Fauna A total of 229 various faunal species including 123 species of birds, 17 species of mammals, 13 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibians and 41 species of butterflies has been recorded during the study. The apex of the system is being governed by the Canis group. The number of the individuals among the Canis group is high as compared to that of the cat species amongst the mammalian species. The secondary information shows presence of leopard in Chincholi wild life sanctuary but the same also confirms that no leopard movement is recorded in the last ten years anywhere near the study area/ the road. Final Report 16 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi The avian faunal study reveals in total 123 species of birds being sighted in the study area. Among which 14 are ground dwelling and in total 12 does nesting on the ground. The herpeto-faunal sampling shows a total 23 different species out of which 10 belongs to amphibian and 13 are reptilian species. The following table shows the different faunal group and there relative species number sighted during the study. The details of the faunal species found in the project area are given in Annexure 4 & 5. Table 6: Faunal Community of Project Area Type of Fauna Number of Species Sighted Butterflies 41 Odonates (Dragonflies & Damsel flies) 25 Amphibia 10 Reptilia 13 Aves 123 Mammals 17 Total 229 Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 3 major mammalian fauna, 2 avifauna & 1 reptilian fauna falling under Schedule 1 of the Wild Life Protection Act are found in the project area and tabulated in Table 7 & other faunal species belonging to Schedule II and III including mammals and reptiles were found in the study area are presented in Table 8. As per the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Wild animals are listed in different schedules i.e. schedule I, II, III and IV in accordance with the degree of protection accorded to it. Schedule I-II deals with species that are critically endangered and requires greater conservation. Schedule III & IV deals with species which too are endangered but requires a lower degree of protection. Schedule V of the act provides the faunal species which are treated as vermin and can be hunted. Schedule VI deals with floral species those are prohibited from planting and cultivations. Presence of ground dwelling and ground nesting birds which have the maximum chance of getting affected by the widening of the road and projected increase in car number has also been recorded in Table 9. It is pertinent to note that only a few mammalian species were sighted during the diurnal surveys including the transect studies. The majority of the mammalian species were located during the nocturnal survey. Table 7: Schedule-I Species in Project Area Sl. No. Common Name Scientific Name Class Status & Sightings3 Source 1 Indian Wolf Canis lupus Mammal Uncommon (2) Primary 2 Black Buck Antelope cervicapra Mammal Uncommon (1) Primary 3 Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata Mammal - Secondary 4 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Aves Common (19) Primary 5 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Aves Uncommon(2) Primary 6 Bengal Monitor Lizard Varanus Benghalensis Reptilia Common (7) Primary 7 Crimson Rose Butterfly Pachliopta hector Insecta Common (20) Primary Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 3 Status relates to the status of the species in the project area, while sightings relates to the number of individuals recorded during the survey period in the survey area. The number of sightings is within parenthesis Final Report 17 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Table 8: Schedule II & III Endangered Species Sighted in the Project Area Sl. Status & Common Name Scientific Name Schedule Class Source No. Sightings3 1 Wild Dog Cuon alpinus II Mammal Uncommon (1) Primary 2 Indian Fox Vulpes bengalensis II Mammal Uncommon (2) Primary 3 Golden Jackal Canis aureus II Mammal Common (5) Primary 4 Common Langur Semnopithecus entellus II Mammal Common (8) Primary 5 Jungle Cat Felis chaus II Mammal Common (15) Primary Common Palm Paradoxurus 6 II Mammal Uncommon (1) Primary Civet hemaphroditus 7 Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica II Mammal Uncommon (1) Primary 8 Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus II Mammal Common (5) Primary 9 Chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus II Reptiles Common (16) Primary 10 Russell’s Viper Vipera ruselli II Reptiles Common (4) Primary 11 Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwarsii III Mammal Common (6) Primary 12 Spotted Deer Axis axis III Mammal Uncommon (1) Primary Source: Field Study, June-July 2015 Table 9: Ground Dwelling and Ground Nesting Birds Sighted in the Project Area Sl. Status & Dwelling (D) Common Name Scientific Name Schedule No Sightings3 / Nesting (N) 1 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus I Common (15) D&N 2 Painted Francolin Francolinnus pictus IV Common (7) D&N 3 Grey Francolin Francolinnus pondicerianus IV Common (18) D&N 4 Red Wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus IV Common (20) D&N 5 Yellow Wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus IV Uncommon (7) D&N 6 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelius IV Uncommon (2) D&N 7 Barred Button Quail Turnix suscitator IV Uncommon (3) D&N 8 Paddy field Pipit Anthus rufulus IV Common (4) D&N Orange Headed Ground 9 Zoothera citrina IV Uncommon (2) D Thrush 10 Little Ring Plover Charadrius dubius IV Uncommon (1) D&N White Breasted Water 11 Amauromis phoenicurus IV Common (6) D Hen Ashy Crowned Sparrow 12 Eremopterix griseus IV Common (9) D&N Lark 13 Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera IV Common (7) D&N 14 Sykes's Lark Galerida deva IV Uncommon (3) D&N Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 13.4 Nocturnal Study As detailed in the methodology section, nocturnal random surveys were carried out on every alternate day along the road to identify the presence of nocturnal species in the study area in general and also to study the nocturnal movements of various faunal species in particular. As stated earlier, the majority of the mammalian fauna were identified during the nocturnal survey. This chainage wise data has been computed to get the idea about the mammalian fauna of the area and has been represented through the diversity index value of the mammalian fauna of the area in the findings. Final Report 18 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 13.5 Culvert Study No use of the existing culverts by the wild animals has been found during the study period. This may be due to the following: i. Some of the culverts were choked and for some openings were covered with undergrowth and hence were not favourable for animal movement ii. The present culverts have been located to mainly serve the hydrological functions and were never intended for utilisation by the animals iii. The culverts in general were not placed in the appropriate locations where animal crosses the road 13.6 Road Crossings & Road Kills Road Crossings by 27 species recorded during the Wildlife Survey. These are given in table below. Also a total of 12 individuals of various species have been found to be killed while crossing the road during the study period. During the consultations, the stakeholders reported the presence of road kills of another 9 different species. The details of the road kills are given in Table 11. The photographs of the road kills are given in Annexure 8. Table 10: Road Crossings of Animal Sighted Sl. Severity / Common Name Scientific Name Class Schedule Period No. Remarks Crimson Rose 1 Pachliopta hector Insecta I Diurnal High impact Butterfly 2 Indian Wolf Canis lupus Mammalia I Diurnal Low Impact High mortality 3 Russell’s Viper Vipera russeii Reptilia II Nocturnal impact 4 Chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus Reptilia II Diurnal High impact 5 Common Langur Semnopithecus entellus Mammalia II Diurnal Low Impact 6 Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii Mammalia II Diurnal Low Impact 7 Ballon Frog Uprodon systoma Amphibia IV Nocturnal High impact Duttaphrynus 8 Common Toad Amphibia IV Nocturnal High impact melanostictus 9 Bull Frog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Amphibia IV Nocturnal High impact 10 Indian Trinket Snake Coelognathus helena Reptilia IV Nocturnal High impact 11 Common Vine Snake Ahaetulla nasuta Reptilia IV Diurnal High impact 12 Garden Lizards Calotes versicolor Reptilia IV Diurnal High impact No mortality / 13 Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra Aves IV Diurnal low impact No mortality / 14 Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum Aves IV Diurnal low impact No mortality / 15 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Aves IV Diurnal low impact No mortality / 16 Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi Aves IV Diurnal low impact No mortality / 17 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Aves IV Diurnal low impact 18 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Aves IV Diurnal / low impact No mortality / 19 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Aves IV Diurnal low impact Eurasian Collard No mortality / 20 Streptopelia decaocto Aves IV Diurnal Dove low impact Final Report 19 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. Severity / Common Name Scientific Name Class Schedule Period No. Remarks No mortality / 21 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Aves IV Diurnal low impact No mortality / 22 House Sparrow Paser domesticus Aves IV Diurnal low impact No mortality / 23 Painted Francolin Francolinnus pictus Aves IV Diurnal low impact Francolinnus No mortality / 24 Grey Francolin Aves IV Diurnal pondicerianus low impact Indian Black-nape 25 Lepus nigricollis Mammalia IV Nocturnal Low Impact Hare 26 Wild Boar Sus scrofa Mammalia IV Nocturnal High Impact Five-striped Palm Paradoxurus 27 Mammalia IV Diurnal Low Impact Squirrel hemaphroditus Indian Hairy legged Not 28 Tatera indica Mammalia Nocturnal High Impact Gerbil included Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 Table 11: Road Kills Recorded through Direct Sighting during Survey Sl. Common Scientific Schedule Class Date & Time Chainage Individual No. Name Name 1 Russell’s Viper Vipera russelii II Reptilia 4th July, 8:45 PM 91.200 1 Crimson Rose Pachliopta 2 I Insecta 7th July, 9:00 AM 91.800 1 Butterfly hector 10th July, 5:20 3 Jungle Cat Felis chaus II Mammalia 97.500 1 AM Not in 14th July, 2:50 4 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Aves 99.200 1 Schedule PM Centropus Not in 18 July, 1:30 th 5 Greater Coucal Aves 90.200 1 sinensis Schedule PM Not in 18th July, 2:00 6 Cattle (Cow) Bos indicus Mammalia NA 1 Schedule PM Calotes Not in 19th July, 11:40 7 Garden Lizard Reptilia 89.700 1 versicolor Schedule AM Domesticated Canis Not in 20 July, 3:30 th 8 Mammalia NA 1 Dog familiaris Schedule PM Common Vine Ahaetulla 24th July, 2:50 9 IV Reptilia 90.800 1 Snake nasuta PM Common Coelognathus 25 July 7:46 th 10 IV Reptilia 90.600 1 Trinket Snake helena AM Chamaeleo 26th July, 10:03 11 Chameleon 1II Reptilia 92.300 1 zeylanicus AM Large Grey Turdoides Not in 26 July, 10:10 th 12 Aves 92.800 1 Babbler malcolmi Schedule AM Final Report 20 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Table 12: Major Road kills Species as Intimated during Stakeholders’ Consultations Sl. No. Common Name Scientific Name Status Class 1 Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis Schedule I Reptilia 2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Schedule I Aves 3 Indian Wolf Canis lupus Schedule I Mammalia 4 Jackal Canis aureus Schedule II Mammalia 5 Spectacled Cobra Naja naja Schedule IV Reptilia 6 Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa Schedule IV Reptilia 7 Black-naped Hare Lepus nigricollis Schedule IV Mammalia 8 Wild Boar Sus scrofa Schedule IV Mammalia 9 Frogs - - Amphibia Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 13.7 Species Needing Special Attention The overall study reveals a considerable amount of biodiversity at the study area with presence of some Schedule I & II animals,4 some of which were found dead on the road. Presence of various ground dwelling avifaunal species were also recorded from site. The ground dwelling birds, entire reptile community & mammals those criss-crosses the project road for food, water or other biological needs are the most prone to road kill. Details of such species that crosses the project road, due to which some species crosses the road and are thus vulnerable to traffic are given in table below. Table 13: Species Needing Special Attention Sl. Common Scientific Schedule Class Family Concern No. Name Name 1 Indian Wolf Canis lupus I Mammal Canidae All schedule I species Antelope requires highest degree 2 Black Buck I Mammal Bovidae of conservation. cervicapra Manis Multiple Road 3 Indian Pangolin I Mammal Manidae Crossings recorded. crassicaudata 4 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus I Aves Phasianidae Road kills of Indian Wolf, Peafowl, Monitor Bengal Monitor Varanus 5 I Reptilia Varanidae Lizard & Crimson Rose Lizard Benghalensis Butterfly recorded Crimson Rose through primary and 6 Pachliopta hector I Insecta Papilionidae Butterfly secondary information. 7 Jungle Cat Felis chaus II Mammal Felidae 8 Jackal Canis aureus II Mammal Canidae Evidence of road kills 9 Russell’s Viper Vipera russelii II Reptiles Viperidae recorded through Chamaeleo primary & secondary 10 Chameleon III Reptiles Chamaeleonidae source. 3 species are zeylanicus schedule II animals. 2 Common Vine species are prey of apex 11 Ahaetulla nasuta IV Reptiles Colubridae Snake group of canines and Common Coelognathus other schedule I species 12 IV Reptiles Colubridae Trinket Snake helena found in the locality. Black-naped The reptiles listed are 13 Lepus nigricollis IV Mammal Leporidae Hare more prone to road kills 14 Wild Boar Sus scrofa IV Mammal Suidae 4 Schedules are defined under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Final Report 21 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. Common Scientific Schedule Class Family Concern No. Name Name 15 Wild Dog Cuon alpinus II Mammal Canidae 16 Indian Fox Vulpes bengalensis II Mammal Canidae 17 Golden Jackal Canis aureus II Mammal Canidae Schedule II & III Common Palm Paradoxurus animals located in the 18 II Mammal Viverridae Civet hemaphroditus project area. Spotted Small Indian Dear is a prey of apex 19 Viverricula indica II Mammal Viverridae group of canines found Civet Grey in the locality 20 Herpestes edwarsii III Mammal Herpestidae Mongoose 21 Spotted Deer Axis axis III Mammal Cervidae Painted Francolinnus 22 IV Aves Phasianidae Francolin pictus Francolinnus 23 Grey Francolin IV Aves Phasianidae pondicerianus Red Wattled 24 Vanellus indicus IV Aves Charadriidae Lapwing Yellow Wattled Vanellus 25 IV Aves Charadriidae Ground Dwelling and Lapwing malabaricus Cursorius Ground Nesting Birds. 26 Indian Courser IV Aves Glareolidae Less susceptible & coromandelius Barred Button vulnerable to road kills. 27 Turnix suscitator IV Aves Turnicidae No separate mitigation Quail measures required for Paddy field 28 Anthus rufulus IV Aves Motacillidae these species. However Pipit most of these are prey Orange Headed species of higher 29 Zoothera citrina IV Aves Turdidae Ground Thrush vulnerable (to road kills) Little Ring groups (identified in this 30 Charadrius dubius IV Aves Charadriidae Plover table above) White Breasted Amauromis 31 IV Aves Rallidae Water Hen phoenicurus Ashy Crowned Eremopterix 32 IV Aves Alaudidae Sparrow Lark griseus Indian Bush Mirafra 33 IV Aves Alaudidae Lark erythroptera 34 Sykes's Lark Galerida deva IV Aves Alaudidae 13.8 Statistical Analysis of Biodiversity The simplest way to describe a community is to list the species in it. Species richness (S) is the number of species on that list, and is most often used as the first pass estimate of diversity for a community. Hence in the present study the overall checklists have been prepared to understand the species richness of the study area. The Shannon Weiner Biodiversity Index (H) was created to effectively deliver a message concerning species richness and evenness in a given ecosystem. The index implies that as the number of species increases, or as the distribution of species becomes more even, the better the biological diversity. Typically, the Shannon index in real ecosystems ranges between 1.5 and 3.5 (MacDonald, 2003, p. 409). The value rarely surpasses 4 (Margalef, 1972). Simpson's Biodiversity Index (1-D) is considered a dominance index because it weights towards the abundance of the most common species. Since the present study was done in a random basis, it was important to have the idea about the dominance (D) as well as evenness (E) to understand the basic structure of the community. Final Report 22 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi In order to understand the biodiversity of the study area, the species richness was calculated followed by an analysis of Shannon Weiner’s and Simpson’s Biodiversity indexes to understand the diversity as these are the two most used analysis to get an idea about the diversity. The Shannon Weiner’s and Simpson’s Biodiversity indexes when measured more than 3 along with the fact that if the Simpson’s Biodiversity indexes is close to 1 means the area holds considerable amount of diversity. On the other hand, if the data set shows lower value than 3 and <0.5 respectively the area generally shows lower diversity value. It may be noted that the statistical analysis for the study area is based on the number of species identified and located only during transect and quadrat studies. The other species have been noted in the checklist provided in Annexure 2-5. In the study area the quadrat value of the flora is lower in both the cases denoting lower floral diversity character of the area and also low species richness. The avian diversity is high considering that the average value for Shannon Weiner’s Biodiversity index is more than 3 while scoring more than 0.75 in the Simpson’s Biodiversity index. The mammalian diversity value for the area is quite nice though the results show specific dominance. The table 13 shows the floral diversity at different quadrat with respect to trees, herbs, shrubs and creepers diversity level. In that table, Type refers to the type of flora (Tree, Shrub, Herb, and Creeper). The quadratic analysis of the floral data reveals floral diversity close to the road as well as the quadrats from the area adjacent to the cultivation area has lowest density and diversity. The richness is also low. Q1, Q2, Q3 reflects such habitat. Only for Q4 and Q6 the quotient of floral diversity are relatively high. The area overall lacks tree density. That is one of the major reasons of top soil erosion in the area. The areas that are near the Q9-11 shows moderate density. Table 14 & 15 shows the diversity of the avian fauna at the study site at different transect (Chainage 86-100). Table 16 shows the diversity of the Mammalian fauna at the study site along the chainage at different transect lines (Chainage 86-93 & 96-100). The table shows that the transects in the first seven kilometres has a higher value of avian diversity and mammalian diversity is higher on the lower chainage area where there is more open area due to the cultivations. A Chainage wise Mammalian & Avian fauna Richness Analysis has been shown in table 17. The Annexure 6 provides the Quadrat Wise Finding of Flora in Project Area while Annexure 7 provides the Transect and Chainage Wise Finding of Fauna in Project Area. Final Report 23 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Table 14: Quadrat wise Floral Biodiversity Analysis Quadrat Parameters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Type 3 4 1 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 Individuals 7 8 4 13 14 13 14 14 16 14 19 15 Dominance_D 0.3878 0.2813 1 0.2663 0.3878 0.3018 0.4796 0.4184 0.8828 0.8673 0.385 0.52 Simpson_1-D 0.6122 0.7188 0 0.7337 0.6122 0.6982 0.5204 0.5816 0.1172 0.1327 0.615 0.48 Shannon_H 1.004 1.321 0 1.352 1.004 1.266 0.8921 0.98 0.2338 0.2573 1.013 0.673 Evenness_e^H/S 0.9099 0.9367 1 0.966 0.9099 0.8865 0.8134 0.8881 0.6317 0.6467 0.9182 0.9801 Table 15: Transect wise Avian Biodiversity Analysis Transects Parameters T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T 10 T11 Taxa_Species 43 40 44 38 43 36 36 45 40 50 44 Individuals 116 94 90 98 96 82 84 108 96 115 85 Dominance_D 0.04206 0.05251 0.03975 0.0506 0.04449 0.04759 0.05839 0.04784 0.04384 0.04106 0.04221 Simpson_1-D 0.9579 0.9475 0.9602 0.9494 0.9555 0.9524 0.9416 0.9522 0.9562 0.9589 0.9578 Shannon_H 3.416 3.27 3.492 3.254 3.404 3.282 3.169 3.384 3.38 3.514 3.468 Evenness_e^H/S 0.7083 0.6577 0.7464 0.6816 0.7 0.7397 0.6605 0.6553 0.734 0.6714 0.7288 Table 16: Transect wise Avian Biodiversity Analysis Transects Parameters T12 T 13 T14 T 15 T 16 T17 T18 T 19 T 20 T 21 T 22 Taxa_Species 36 41 37 40 41 35 47 44 48 49 50 Individuals 79 87 84 100 81 73 148 137 122 99 97 Dominance_D 0.05272 0.04875 0.06207 0.0504 0.04466 0.05273 0.0798 0.1293 0.0512 0.04908 0.04028 Simpson_1-D 0.9473 0.9512 0.9379 0.9496 0.9553 0.9473 0.9202 0.8707 0.9488 0.9509 0.9597 Shannon_H 3.245 3.349 3.187 3.285 3.399 3.228 3.166 2.918 3.37 3.463 3.584 Evenness_e^H/S 0.713 0.6944 0.6546 0.6675 0.7303 0.7209 0.5044 0.4206 0.6061 0.6511 0.7202 Final Report 24 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi The following table shows the diversity of the Mammalian fauna at the study site along the chainage at different transects (Chainage 86-93, 96-100) Table 17: Chainage wise Mammalian Faunal Biodiversity Analysis Parameters Chainage (Km) 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-100 Taxa_S 2 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 3 6 2 Individuals 6 7 7 14 13 17 11 23 14 20 5 Dominance_D 0.5556 0.3878 0.4286 0.2245 0.2308 0.3356 0.2562 0.3384 0.551 0.275 0.52 Simpson_1-D 0.4444 0.6122 0.5714 0.7755 0.7692 0.6644 0.7438 0.6616 0.449 0.725 0.48 Shannon_H 0.6365 1.004 0.9557 1.55 1.525 1.218 1.468 1.311 0.7963 1.488 0.673 Evenness_e^H/S 0.9449 0.9099 0.8668 0.9421 0.9188 0.8453 0.8682 0.7422 0.7391 0.7379 0.9801 Table 18: Chainage wise Mammalian & Avian Richness Analysis Chainage (Km) Parameter 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-100 Mammalian species 2 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 3 6 2 Avian species 47 44 46 43 45 39 47 47 48 52 51 Final Report 25 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 14. STAKEHOLDER & COMMUNITY CONSULTATION The stakeholder consultation adopted was rapid appraisal methodology which included community meetings and in-depth interviews with institutional stakeholders. The individuals, community, local experts, concerned authorities like forest & wildlife department were consulted to understand the pattern of local ecology & biodiversity and interactions among the local floral and faunal components. Their views on probable impact and mitigation were also taken into consideration. For the project road, following major groups of stakeholders were identified for consultations during biodiversity survey:  Primary Stakeholders: locals including community, local residents, shopkeepers, farmers, etc.;  Institutional Stakeholders: concerned govt. departments like forest & wildlife  Local Experts: local researchers, local wildlife experts/naturalist Consultations were done using various tools including, interviews with government officials, dialogues were set-up with the locals and community through structured questionnaire on general environment, climate & other related issues. The institutional level consultations were held with representatives of State Forest & Wildlife Department having stakes in implementation of the project. During the field surveys 5 individuals were separately questioned while 2 community consultations were done at 2 Gram Panchayats at Changler and Naga Idlai. Prior intimation to the community was given about the schedule of meeting to ensure maximum level of participation. 2 local experts including 1 researcher working on Chincholi WLS are also consulted for several times during the study period. The consultation revealed that the rainfall has decreased in the area over the past few years. The local feels the main culprit for decrease in rainfall is the declining green cover of the area. Introduction of exotic species like Eucalyptus spp. played a major role in the depletion of ground water. As per them, leopard and wild dogs were sighted regularly earlier 20-25 years back but this two species has now been reduced severely especially in and around the villages like Naga Idlai, Kollur and also in the forest areas near Changler. There are no leopard sightings in the last 10 years in the areas, where the consultations were done. A year ago near Chandrampalli Dam which is in the fringe / buffer area of Chincholi WL Sanctuary, a leopard was spotted by a shepherd. This change has increased the wild boar population in the area which as per the populace is the main road kill mammal. The deer and blackbucks are also not so frequent at the study area. The boar, deer, blackbuck and other herbivores comes out of the forest areas mainly when the harvest is ready in the field. This sometime brings the wolf and hyena out in the open but they are not so frequent on the road side area. The jungle cat population is quite good along with the black naped hare. As per the local population the reptiles are the one which get killed on the road maximum followed by the wild boar. Table 19: Outcome of the Stakeholders Consultation Sl. Date Stakeholders Consulted Outcome No. 26th June Mr. Srinivasaiah, ACF – He shared his idea about the area the general 1 2015 and 2nd Homnabad, Bidar Divison features of the study area. July 2015 He accompanied us once in the study site to tell us 27th June Amba Das, Forest Section about the local flora. He just said that the animal 2 2015 and 02th Officer, Changler, Bidar Division crossings do happen but there is no definite route July 2015 that he knows. Told us about the change in rain fall. Presence of 28th June Chinappa, Farmer, Kollur 3 snakes in the crop field, Presence of Fruit bat in 2015 the banana orchard Shared information about local flora and fauna. 29th June 4 Gopal Rao, Village Head Kollur Informed that there has been a marked change in 2015 the faunal presence Final Report 26 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. Date Stakeholders Consulted Outcome No. Told us that there is not many data available with 26th June him other than the copy of the management plan. Mr. Dhananjay, DCF, Bidar 5 2015 and 2nd He also told us about the soil erosion and what the July 2015 department is doing. The general plantations that are being carried out He shared a good lot of information about the Mr. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Local local birds and general reptiles. He accompanied 6 2nd July 2015 Avifaunal Expert us to the field where the movements of the hyena and wolf happen. He shared his information about few road kills he Mr. Shravan Kumar, PhD witnessed. Also informed us about the local Flora. 7 18th July 2015 student of Gulbarga University He confirmed about the presence of Indian Pangolin He confirmed the presence of wolf and occasional 8 7th July 2015 Kedarnath, Farmer, Naga Idilai visit of wild dog. He told us about the water body near Chainage 86 how birds use to come over there and for the last 9 8th July 2015 Mr. Narayan, Farmer, Changler three seasons there is very bad rainfall which has changed the cropping pattern as well as reduced the number of migratory visitors. He told us about the animal he has seen crossing 10 11th July 2015 Mr. Prabhakar, Kollur the road, like wild boar, snakes and birds like peacock etc. He shared the local checklist with us of flora and Mr. Narayanmurty, DCF 11 21st July 2015 fauna. Told us about the last finding of leopard Gulbarga pug mark from Chincholi WLS The populace gathered over there unimously said that the rain fall has changed a lot over the last 5-6 years. That has made an impact on the cropping 12 19th July 2015 Changler pattern. The movement of animal reduced a lot as the forest cover also changed. As per them the highest road kill what they observe that is of reptiles followed by wild boar The people here shown more concerned about wild life and the villagers said that wild boar population increased along with langur which became a nuisance for the farming. They also said that Bengal monitor is good for the area as they 13 21st July 2015 Kollur, Naga Idlai kill other snake. The wolf and the jungle cat population is steady, hare is in good number but the wild dog and leopard which use to visit the village long back are not seen now. They told us about the presence of Indian Pangolin also. Source: Field Study, June - July 2015 The details of Public Consultation have been attached as Annexure 10. Final Report 27 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Figure 10: Meeting with Forest Officials ACF Homnabad & DCF Bidar along with the team ACF Homnabad with the Team Leader & WL Surveyor Forest Section Officer, Changler, Bidar Division Meeting with DCF, Gulbarga Division Figure 11: Meeting with Local Populace Final Report 28 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Figure 12: Consultation Meetings Consultations at Changler Consultation at Kollur / Naga Idlai 15. IMPACT ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION PROPOSED 15.1 Impact 15.1.1 Forest Areas The widening of the proposed road sections shall not have any impact on the forest areas as no diversion of forest land shall be required. Final Report 29 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 15.1.2 Flora As per the development proposal of project, no additional land will be taken and project will be accommodated within available ROW in the entire study section. Hence, there shouldn’t be any significant impact over floral community outside the ROW. Few roadside planted trees are likely to get affected due to the proposed widening. Approximately 164 trees are likely to be affected in the study section of 11 Km. The species are predominantly Eucalyptus spp. & Azadirachta Indica (Neem). Best effort shall be given to reduce the number of felling to the maximum extent possible. Impact on endangered of endemic species are not envisaged 15.1.3 Fauna The overall study reveals a considerable amount of biodiversity at the study area with presence of some scheduled animals as per the Wild Life Protection Act and some of them were found dead on the road. Now with a lower traffic load on a narrow road the rate of mortality is not so high 16 individual found during the survey. But as per the locals, the road kills rate increases with the increase of monsoon, which incidentally was also not so high this year during the study. As the study section of the road shall be widened there will be a chance of increased mortality of the animals using road. 15.2 Proposed Mitigation After analysing the impacts and also analysing the presence of schedule I animals at the study site the following mitigation being proposed.  To provide RCC Box culverts/Animal Underpass (2.5m wide and 1.5m height) at various strategic point, so that along with water various wildlife can also pass through the culvert to reach the other side of the road. Detailed drawings provided in Drawing No. FIPL-KRDCL-WLS-01  Some existing pipe culverts may also be upgraded to box culverts cum animal underpass  The culvert floor must be naturalized so that small vegetation can grow and give the underneath area a natural passage look  The culvert height must accommodate animals like Hyena, Wolf, Jackal, Wild boar etc.  100m length of wire fencing is suggested on RHS from Km 88.225 to Km 88.325, Km 88.500 to Km 88.600 and on the LHS of the road at Km 92.540 to Km 92.640 so as to prevent movement of bigger mammals & channelize animal movements through culvert  Posters & sign boards describing the biodiversity of the area & also providing the mobile numbers of the forest officers for intimation in cases of road kills. Detailed signage drawings provided in Drawing No. FIPL/KRDCL/WLS-03  Provide trench on both the side of 1.4 m width at Top, 0.6 m width at bottom with a depth of 0.8 m all along 7 Km of project road section (Km 86.000 – Km 93.000) to create a barrier as well as to channelize animal movement towards nearest underpass. Detailed drawings provided in Drawing No. FIPL-KRDCL-WLS-02  The first 7 Km of the study project section the maximum speed of the vehicle should be limited to 45 km/hr. The traffic in the night need to be controlled with putting up movable barriers at Km 89.000 to Km 91.000. The toll plaza should not be in between Km 85 – Km 102  The hydrological importance shall also be kept in mind while deciding on the relocation / modification of the culverts  During Construction period no construction work shall be allowed after night fall  Special care should be taken to ensure that the animal movement is not restricted due to the construction work  Workers & local populace should be made aware through awareness workshops about the importance of wildlife and biodiversity and special attention paid that no poaching and hunting takes Final Report 30 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi place Table 20: Proposed Mitigation Measures: Modifications of Existing Cross Drainage Structures Sl. No. Existing CH Proposed CH Existing Structure Remarks 1 87.960 87.971 Pipe Culvert 2 88.540 88.555 Pipe Culvert Convert to RCC box 3 90.390 90.401 Pipe Culvert culvert cum Animal 4 92.600 92.587 Pipe Culvert Underpass 5 98.970 98.952 Pipe Culvert It may be noted that no structural changes or up gradation of culverts in Existing Km 87.400, 88.260, 88.630, 88.960, 90.340, 90.680, 90.880, 91.040, 96.840, 97.250,97.850, 98.500, 98.680, 99.580. These are to be maintained and periodically cleaned Table 21: Proposed Mitigation Measures: New Underpasses Existing Ch (DPR) Proposed Ch (DPR) Remarks 87.590 87.600 New Animal Underpass Proposed 90.590 90.600 New Animal Underpass Proposed 97.010 97.000 New Animal Underpass Proposed 98.020 98.000 New Animal Underpass Proposed Figure 13: Proposed Trench along the Project Road Final Report 31 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Figure 14: Underpass for Animal Movement Final Report 32 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Table 22: Biodiversity & Wildlife Management Plan Supervising & Sl. No. Environmental Issue Location / sources Mitigation Measures Implementing Agency Monitoring Agency Pre-Construction Phase  Proper underpasses for WL movement  Provision of trench line along the WL Consultant, IE, Biodiversity & Design P1 Study Area road Concessionaire, IE, KRDCL Proposal  Minimization of Tree Felling Contractor  Planning of Toll Plaza beyond Km 85.000 -102.000  Needs to be planned and designed Planning for Traffic meticulously with the help of the Concessionaire/ IE, KRDCL and P2 Project road section environmental expert present at the site Diversions & Detours Contractor Traffic Police so that it does not spoil / fragment wildlife habitat Labour Camp &  No camp site should be permitted Concessionaire/ P3 Siting of Labour Camp within the stretch i.e. 85.000-102.000 IE, KRDCL Camp site Contractor Km Chainage. Construction Phase C1 Site Clearance  No Debris should be dumped IE and between km 85.000 - 102.000. They Concessionaire/ C.1.1 Clearing & Grubbing Within ROW KRDCL, Regulatory need to be collected and removed from Contractor Authorities immediately after generation  No Debris should be dumped here. Disposal of debris from They need to be collected and removed IE and dismantling structures & from the site on ASAP basis. The Concessionaire/ C.1.2 Within ROW KRDCL, Regulatory excavation of the existing Chainage 85-102 need to be kept clean Contractor Authorities road surface & pavements as much as possible during the construction work. C.1.3 Instrument & Heavy Vehicle Within ROW  Instrument and heavy vehicle parking Concessionaire/ IE, KRDCL Final Report 33 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Supervising & Sl. No. Environmental Issue Location / sources Mitigation Measures Implementing Agency Monitoring Agency Parking shouldn’t be allowed between Chainage Contractor 87.000 – 91.000  The locations for stock piling should not be located between Chainage Stripping, stocking and Camp site and 87.000-90.500. Stock piling may be Concessionaire/ IE and C.1.4 preservation of top soil Borrow Area done in other section of the project Contractor KRDCL, road in consultation and with approval of Environmental Specialist of IE.  Sighting/Road Kill of wildlife & Concessionaire/ C.1.5 Wildlife Study Area uncommon species. Annexure 9 IE, KRDCL Contractor provides a format for the recording  Biodiversity Impact Assessment Habitat Fragmentation & C.1.7 Impact on Biodiversity Study Area  Study of mitigation efficacy WL Expert KRDCL  Proposal for modified mitigation WL Expert , C1.8 Workshop Study Area  Periodic awareness workshops (at Concessionaire, IE, KRDCL least 2 in a financial year) Contractor C2 Procurement of Construction Material  Finalizing borrow areas for borrowing earth & all logistic arrangements need to be done after the sites are being finalised by the environmental expert. No earth should be collected from the areas identified IE, KRDCL and Borrow area used Concessionaire/ C.2.1 Borrow Areas for preparing corridor for animal Regulatory for project road Contractor movement. Authorities  Planning of haul roads for accessing borrows areas will be undertaken during this stage. The haul roads should be routed to avoid areas needed for maintaining the corridors & should use Final Report 34 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Supervising & Sl. No. Environmental Issue Location / sources Mitigation Measures Implementing Agency Monitoring Agency the existing village roads wherever available. C2 Working Period during Construction Material  Working hours shall be strictly during the day time only and no night time construction shall be taken up  Daytime shall be counted from 1hour IE, KRDCL and after sunrise and till sunset Concessionaire/ C.2.1 Wild Life Movement Study Area Regulatory  It is advisable that the construction Contractor Authorities activity is not taken up immediately before Monsoon and till Monsoon season (start of June to mid of August approx.) in the study section Operation Stage O1 Wildlife Study Area  Sighting/Road Kill of wildlife & Concessionaire, IE, KRDCL uncommon species Contractor  Biodiversity Impact Assessment Habitat Fragmentation & O2 Impact on Biodiversity Study Area  Study of mitigation efficacy WL Expert KRDCL  Proposal for modified mitigation Clearing & Maintenance of Culverts &  Periodic cleaning and maintenance of Concessionaire, O3 IE, KRDCL culverts Underpasses Culverts Contractor  Installation of Sign boards describing the biodiversity of the area & also Concessionaire, O4 Information through Signage Study Area providing the mobile numbers of the IE, KRDCL Contractor forest officers for intimation in cases of road kills Final Report 35 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 16. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT The detailed Implementation Arrangement has been furnished in EMP Report of Road No. 2: Bidar - NH-9 (Ekhelli) – Chincholi prepared by the DPR consultant and validated by the Independent Environmental Review Consultant. The same shall continue for the implementation of the mitigation measures as proposed under the study. It is envisaged that in addition to the responsibilities specified in EMP for Environmental Officer of Concessionaire/ Contractor, he will also report sighting & kill of wildlife/uncommon species with photographic evidence to KRDCL through IE. Environmental Expert of KRDCL will subsequently intimate the fact to concerned Forest / WL authority and take their suggestion if needed. 17. REPORTING SYSTEM Reporting system has been detailed out in EMP Report. In addition to that the following roles and responsibilities should be covered as detailed in table below. Table 23: Summary of Reporting and Responsibilities IE / Wildlife Expert KRDCL Format Item Timing Overseeing / No. Supervision Reporting Compliance PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE Reporting by concessionaire / contractor to IE & IE to Continuous Immediately P1 KRDCL for sighting/Road before start of Continuous after As required Kill of wildlife & construction occurrence uncommon species CONSTRUCTION PHASE Reporting by concessionaire / contractor to IE & IE to Continuous Immediately Immediately C1 KRDCL for sighting/Road during after after As required Kill of wildlife & construction occurrence occurrence uncommon species Reporting by Wildlife During Experts to KRDCL for construction - in C2 Once in a year Once in a year As required Biodiversity Assessment & Post Monsoon WL Management season OPERATION PHASE Reporting by concessionaire to IE & IE to KRDCL for Immediately Immediately O1 sighting/Road Kill of During Operation after after As required wildlife & uncommon occurrence occurrence species During Operation – covering all the Reporting by Wildlife seasons in 4 years: Expert to KRDCL for 1st Year: Pre- Once in a year Once in a year O2 As required Biodiversity Assessment & monsoon season for 4 years for 4 years WL Management 2nd Year: monsoon season 3rd Year: Post Final Report 36 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi IE / Wildlife Expert KRDCL Format Item Timing Overseeing / No. Supervision Reporting Compliance monsoon season 4th Year: Winter season The reporting system between the World Bank & KRDCL has been detailed out in the EMP report. Reporting arrangement to the bank during the construction and operation phase will be finalised by KRDCL and will be shared with World Bank. 18. COST OF MITIGATION MEASURES The cost for provision of mitigation measures is given below: Table 24: Mitigation Cost Total Sl. Rate Particular Unit Quantity (INR No. (INR) Lakh) 1 New Box Culverts as Underpasses No. 4 1500000 60.00 2 Up gradation of Old culverts as RCC Box Culverts No. 5 1850000 92.50 Running 3 Trench including cost for turfing & jute protection 14000 168 m 23.52 4 Maintenance/clearing of Trench Years 8 150000 12.00 Signage – Information (size 900 x 1800 mm) 5 No. 10 25000 including lettering as per IRC code 2.50 Signage – Information (size 1200 x 600 mm) 6 No. 25 15000 including lettering as per IRC code 3.75 Cautionary/ Warning signs ( 900 mm Eq. triangle) 7 No. 35 6000 as per IRC code 2.10 Mandatory / Regulatory sign (60 cm circular) as per 8 No. 22 5000 IRC code 1.10 Running 9 Wire fencing 300 1500 m 4.50 Total (INR Lakh) 201.97 Total (INR Crore) 2.0197 19. PERIODIC BIODIVERSITY MONITORING Keeping in view the biodiversity and the wild life in the area it is proposed that KRDCL carries out periodic & rapid Wildlife Surveys & Biodiversity Assessment Studies to assess the actual impact of the road on the wildlife and biodiversity during the Construction & Operation phase. For this purpose they shall engage a team of Wildlife & Ecology experts either directly or through the Concessionaire. The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Territorial Division, Kalaburagi has also instructed the user agency to take up periodical impact assessment studies at regular intervals to adopt further necessary mitigation measures vide Letter No. A3/BUD/KRDCL/CR/2015-16 Dated. 21/10/2015. The Copy of the letter has been attached as Annexure 12. Time & Duration: The assessment study should be conducted at least once a year during construction & operation stage for 6 years i.e., twice during construction and 4 times during operation phase. The study period shall cover pre-monsoon, monsoon, post-monsoon & winter seasons. The survey period should be chosen in such a way so as to ensure that all the seasons are covered. The study period shall not be less than 30 days since the baseline was established on basis of 1 month’s data. This will help to have a comparative Final Report 37 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi pattern of local ecosystem in respect to time. & variation will be reflected (if any). Need for further study should be discussed with concerned stakeholders and should be decided accordingly by user agency after completion of 6 Years’ study period. Expertise: The team of wildlife experts should consist of ecologists (Avian & Faunal expertise required) along with wildlife surveyors. The experts should have carried out at least 1 such survey for a multilateral funded road project successfully. The sighting/road kill records maintained by KRDCL shall be shared with the experts for their understanding and evaluating the efficacy of mitigation measures adopted. The experts may suggest for modification of Wildlife Management if needed. Study Methodology & Objective: Methodology for the study of biodiversity should be similar to the current study. This will help to have a comparative pattern of local ecosystem in respect to time. & variation will be reflected (if any). However, based on the need study approach could be changed if Wildlife Experts feel. The study should cover but not be limited to:  Biodiversity of Floral Community including statistical analysis  Biodiversity of Faunal Community (including Mammal, Avifauna, Herpetofauna etc.) including statistical analysis  Movement of wildlife towards road side  Condition of Trench cum unlined drain  Condition of Underpasses cum Culverts & suitability for animal crossing  Condition of wildlife awareness sign boards placed along the road  Random checking of traffic speed  Consultation with concerned institutional stakeholders and experts to obtain secondary information on ecology & biodiversity  Conduct Awareness program and collection of secondary information (on ecology & biodiversity) from local community  Analysis of effectiveness of adopted mitigation measure through Biodiversity Surveys & Road Kill data  Understand need for modification of mitigation, if any  Proposal for modified mitigation Determination of Effectiveness of Adopted Mitigation Measure The Efficacy of the adopted mitigation measures can be judged on the basis of the following parameters:  Steadiness of Biodiversity of Floral & Faunal Community  Movement of wildlife towards road side  Condition of Trench cum unlined drain  Condition of Underpasses cum Culverts - suitability for animal crossing  Condition of wildlife awareness sign boards placed along the road  Random checking of traffic speed  Consultation with concerned institutional stakeholders and experts to obtain secondary information on ecology & biodiversity  Awareness program and collection of secondary information (on ecology & biodiversity) from local community  Recorded Road Kill data Final Report 38 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi 20. TEAM COMPOSITION OF PRESENT STUDY The project team that has been mobilized along with the task assigned for the assignment are given below: Table 25: Key Personnel & their Assigned Tasks Sl. Proposed Name of Task Assigned No. Personnel Personnel  Liaison with the client and initialisation of study  Conduct & supervise surveys and study Wildlife  Co-ordinate among all the team members Dr. Parikshit 1 Scientist cum  Consultations with local populace & institutional Gautam Team Leader stakeholders  Provide mitigation measures  Responsible for all the reports  Liaison with the client  Analysis & Review of Traffic Report prepared for the project road  Analysis & review of existing road alignment & design features 2 Transport Prashanth  Suggestion of mitigation measures including better road Specialist Kalathil features & signage to avoid road kills  Integration of safety measures & mitigation measures suggested by Wild Life Scientist  Road Safety Audit Report  Support & Assist the TL for publishing of maps and the reports Table 26: Support Staff & their Assigned Tasks Sl. Proposed Name of Task Assigned No. Personnel Personnel  Site visit under guidance of the TL Wildlife Arijit  Conduct primary survey of wildlife fauna under guidance of 1 the TL Surveyor 1 Choudhury  Conduct floral biodiversity survey along the project corridor under guidance of the TL  Prepare draft inventory & checklist of wild mammalian & avifauna fauna & flora on the selected project road sections  Prepare draft inventory of on wildlife movements, if any, along on the selected project road sections  Consultation and verification of primary survey results with the Wildlife local public & Field forest & wild life staff under guidance of 2 Satyajit Ray Surveyor 2 TL  Primary analysis of field data on the wildlife fauna movements within the selected project stretches  Primary analysis & presentation based on survey data the species richness, biodiversity, species abundance etc.  Assist preparation and Submission of all Reports Final Report 39 December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi The project team was also assisted in the field by a team of 4 persons with specialised niche in the field of biodiversity and wildlife. This extra support team of specialised wild life surveyors are given below: Table 27: Extra Support (Specialised Wildlife Surveyors) Team Sl. No Name Years of Experience Expertise 1 Arjan Basu Roy 15+ Butterflies, Flora, Herpetology &Avian Ecology, Biodiversity & Wildlife, Landscape 2 Rishin Basu Roy 8+ Management 3 Arpita Dutta 6+ Avian, Herpetology & Mammals 4 Animesh Manna 3+ Avian & Flora, Butterflies 21. CONCLUSION The area holds a considerable amount of diversity with a considerable richness of the flora fauna. That makes the area important from biological diversity point of view. At the same time a better managed road is important keeping the fact in mind that road accident chance is high in a narrow road with high PUC and LMV and Axle vehicles. The road needs to be widened keeping the balance and for that the mitigation proposed need to be followed. If proper mitigations are being taken care off then there should not be any problem with the road work. 22. REFERENCE 1. Bonham, C.D. 1989. Measurements for Terrestrial Vegetation, John Wiley and Sons, 338 p 2. DeVries, P.G. 1979. Line intersects sampling-statistical theory, applications, and suggestions for extended use in ecological inventory 3. In: R.M. Cormack, G.P. Patil and D.S. Robson, eds., Sampling Biological Populations, Vol. 5: Statistical Ecology, pp. 1-70. International Cooperative Publishing House, Fairland, MD 4. MacDonald, G. M. (2003). Biogeography: Space, Time, and Life. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 5. Margalef, R. (1972). Homage to Evelyn Hutchinson, or why is there an upper limit to diversity 6. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 44, 211-235 7. Shannon, C. E. (1948). A mathematical theory of communication. The Bell System Technical Journal, 27, 379-423 Final Report 40 December 2015 Annexure Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 1: Minutes of the Kick off Meeting Project: Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Assessment in selected Chainages of road between Bidar – NH9 (Mannaekhalli) – Chincholi Location: KRDCL Meeting Room, Bangalore Date: 25th June 2015. Time 4:00 PM Attendees: The following persons were present Sl. No. Name of the person Designation Organisation 1 Mr. SP Bagali Executive Engineer KRDCL 2 Vijaylakshmi Assistant Executive Engineer KRDCL 3 Mr. Aswath Narayan Environmental Specialist KRDCL 4 Dr. Parikshit Gautam Team Leader FIPL 5 Mr. Arijit Choudhury AGM & Ecology Surveyor FIPL 6 Mr. Satish NL AGM FIPL A meeting was scheduled for kickoff meeting for the project. The meeting was chaired by SP Bagali. The Chief Engineer couldn’t attend the meeting due to some other urgent appointments. Satish NL introduced the team members of the project to KRDCL. He stated that the team has been mobilized and both the TL and the Surveyor are travelling to Bidar by train in the evening. They shall be meeting the DCF Bidar on 26th and then be starting the surveys from 27th June onwards. Dr. Gautam as the team leader then described the works that shall be undertaken as below:  The methodology of the surveys that shall be undertaken for the project. It was described that line transect methods shall be adopted for faunal surveys while random quadrats survey methods shall be adopted for the floral surveys  The surveys shall be undertaken both during the daytime and night  Nocturnal surveys shall be limited to visual encounters only  The deliverables and the timelines were also discussed as per the ToR provided  Forest officials at the site and the divisional HQ shall be consulted for getting the secondary information The following points were raised by FIPL and where the help of KRDCL were sought  Permissions from Bidar & Gulbarga DCFs and the permission of the PCCF (HOFF) & PCCF (WL). The KRDCL team clarified that the letters shall be signed and sent to the concerned officials by email and both PCCF shall be contacted for permissions  An official map of the sanctuary from the PCCF may be kindly obtained. KRDCL agreed to meet and obtain the map  Mobilisation was requested as site works were involved. Further the formal Work Order was not issued by KRDCL. KRDCL requested that Major Aswath Kumar B meets the KRDCL MD (who is out of station) on Monday for the work order letter, payment schedules and mobilization amount and other administrative works  KRDCL were requested to arrange for lodging in the PWD Inspection Bungalow at Chincholi or at Changler. KRDCL AEE at Gulbarga was contacted who promised to make some arrangements in discussions with the local PWD staff The meeting ended with a thanks to the chair. 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 Annexure 2: Checklist of Flora through Primary Study Trees Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 1 Mango Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae 2 Custard Apple Annona squamosa Annonaceae 3 Pala Indigo Wrightia tinctoria Apocynaceae 4 Butterfly Tree Bauhinia purpurea Caesalpiniaceae 5 Golden Shower Cassia fistula Caesalpiniaceae 6 Kassod Tree Cassia siamea Caesalpiniaceae 7 Gold Mohur / Flame Tree Delonix regia Caesalpiniaceae 8 Copper Pod Tree Peltoforum pterocarpum Caesalpiniaceae 9 Tamarind Tamarindus indica Caesalpiniaceae 10 Pigeon Wood Treama orientalis Cannabaceae 11 Arjun Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae 12 Bahera Terminalia bellirica Combretaceae 13 Indian Almond Terminalia cattapa Combretaceae 14 Haritaki Terminalia chebula Combretaceae 15 Indian Cherry Cordia dichotoma Ehretiaceae 16 East Indian Ebony Diospyros melanoxylon Ehretiaceae 17 Golden Shower Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae 18 Babul Acacia nilotica Fabaceae 19 Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium Fabaceae 20 Vilaiti Keekar Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae 21 Siris Albizia lebbeck Fabeceae 22 North Indian Rosewood Dalbergia sissoo Fabeceae 23 Castor Oil Tree Pongamia pinnata Fabeceae 24 Clearing-nut Tree Strychnos potatorum Loganiaceae 25 Phalsha Grewia subinaequalis Malvaceae 26 Neem Tree Azadirachta indica Meliaceae 27 Subabul Leucena leucocephela Mimosaceae 28 Rain Tree Samanea saman Mimosaceae 29 Fig Tree Ficus hispida Monaceae 30 - Ficus altissima Moraceae 31 Banyan Tree Ficus benghalensis Moraceae 32 Cluster Fig Ficus glomerata Moraceae 33 Peepul Tree Ficus religiosa Moraceae 34 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus spp. Myrtaceae 35 Indian Blackberry Syzygium cumini Myrtaceae 36 Indian Blackberry (Small) Syzygium sp. Myrtaceae 37 Queen of the night Nyctanthes arbortristis Oleaceae 38 Indian Jujube / Ber Ziziphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae 39 Aal Morinda pubescens Rubiaceae 40 Rusa Pavetta crassicaulis Rubiaceae 41 - Tamilnadia uliginosa Rubiaceae 42 Golden Apple Aegle marmelos Rutaceae 43 East indian Stainwood Chloroxylon swietenia Rutaceae 44 - Dodonea vericosa Sapindaceae 45 Mahua Madhuca longifolia Sapotaceae 46 Wild Almond Sterculia foetida Sterculiaceae 47 Indian Elm Holoptelea integrifolia Ulmaceae 48 Burma Teak Tectona grandis Verbenaceae Final Report ii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Shrubs Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 1 Oleander White Nerium oleander 'Roseum' Apocynaceae 2 Common Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium L. Asteraceae 3 Tecoma Tecoma goudichoudi Bignoniaceae 4 Caesalpinia Caesalpinia pulcherrima Caesalpiniaceae 5 Gray Nicker Caesalpinia bonduc Caesalpiniaceae 6 Jangli-arandi Jatropha curcus L. Euphorbiaceae 7 Roast Potato Plant Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. Euphorbiaceae 8 Rattlepods Clotalaria pallida Fabaceae 9 Kasunda / Baner Cassia occidentalis Fabaceae 10 Kasunda / Baner Cassia sophera Fabaceae 11 Tanner's Cassia Cassia auriculata Leguminosae 12 - Pterolobium hexapetalum Leguminosae 13 Indian Mallow Abutilon indicum Malvaceae 14 - Grewia flavescens Malvaceae 15 - Grewia hirsuta Malvaceae 16 Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan Papilionaceae 17 Karipata Murraya koenigii Rutaceae 18 - Dodonea vericosa Sapindaceae 19 Dhutra Datura fastuosa Solanaceae 20 Black Nightshade Solanum nigram Solanaceae 21 Bamanhati Clerodendrum indicum Verbenaceae 22 Glorybower Clerodendrum inerme Verbenaceae 23 Nishinda Vitex negundo Verbenaceae 24 Wild jessamine,Carray cheddie Canthium parviflorum Rubiaceae Creeper Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 1 Anantamul Hemidesmus indicus Asclepiadaceae 2 Aparajita Clitoria ternatea Fabaceae 3 Yam / Air Potato Dioscorea bulbifera Dioscoreaceae 4 Jungli Angur Vitis latifolia Vitaceae 5 Wild Kulthi Atylosia scarabaeoides Fabaceae 6 Woodroses Merremia emarginata Convolvulaceae 7 Trellis-vine Daemia extensa R. Br. Asclepiadaceae 8 Aiea morning glory Ipomoea triloba Convolvulaceae 9 Gulanchalata Tinospora cordifolia Menispermaceae 10 Indian Stinging Nettle Tragia involucrata Euphorbiaceae 11 Jasmine Jasminum officinale Oleaceae 12 Indian Caper Capparis zeylanica Capparaceae 13 Purple Yam Dioscorea alata Dioscoreaceae 14 Crab's eye / Rosary Pea Abrus precatorius Fabaceae 15 Jewel Vine Derris scandens Fabeceae 16 Asparagus Aspaagus recemosus Asparagaceae 17 Heartseed Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 18 Telakuchu Coccinia grandis Cucurbitaceae 19 Panacea Twiner Tylophora indica Apocynaceae 20 Green Milkweed Climber Wattakaka volubilis Apocynaceae Grasses Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 1 Commelina Commelina oblique Commelinaceae 2 Commelina Commelina benghalensis Commelinaceae 3 Commelina Commelina salicifolia Roxb. Commelinaceae Final Report iii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 4 Sugar Cane Sacharum Officinarum Graminaceae 5 Durba Cynodon dactylon Graminae Herbs Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 1 Hemigraphis Hemigraphis hirta Acanthaceae 2 Kulekhara Hygrophila schulli Acanthaceae 3 Bluebell Ruelia prostrata Acanthaceae 4 Alternanthera Alternanthera paronychioides Amaranthaceae 5 Alternanthera Alternanthera sessilis Amaranthaceae 6 Achyranthes Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae 7 Keshut Eclipta alba Asteraceae 8 Madras Carpet Grangea maderaspatana Asteraceae 9 Famine Weed Parthenium hysterophorus Asteraceae 10 Sahadebi Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae 11 Sonchus Sonchus arvensis L. Asteraceae 12 Synedrella Synedrella Nudiflora Asteraceae 13 Coat Bottons Tridax procumbens Asteraceae 14 Cleome Cleome Viscosa Capparidaceae 15 Helencha Enydra fluctuans Compositae 16 Bon Tulshi Croton bonpladianum Euphorbiaceae 17 khirika Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae 18 Seed-under-leaf Phyllanthus simplex Retz. Euphorbiaceae 19 Seed-under-leaf Phyllanthus urinaria Linn. Euphorbiaceae 20 Soya Bean Glycine max Fabeceae 21 Indian Catmint Anisomeles indica Lamiaceae 22 Peet Berela Sida acuta Malvaceae 23 Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea L. Portulacaceae 24 Bon Tepari Physalis minima L. Solanaceae 25 Graceful Pouzalz's Bush Pouzalzia indica Urticaceae 26 Hen's Nettle Fleurya interrupta Urticaceae 27 Bhuiokra Phyla nodiflora Verbenaceae 28 Turmeric Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae 29 - Tribulus terrestris Zygophyllaceae 30 Devil's Claw Martynia annua Martyniaceae Palms Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 1 Indian Datepalm Phoenix sylvestris Palmae/ Arecaceae Aquatic Plants Sl. No Common Name Scientific Name Family 1 Bush Morning Glory Ipomoea carnea Convolvulaceae 2 Common Marsh Buckwheat Polygonum glabrum Polygalaceae 3 Cattail Typha angustata Thypaceae Final Report iv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 3: Checklist of Flora through Secondary Study Sl.No. Botanical Name. Family. Local Name. 1 Acacia latronum Mimosoidae Hottejali, Anegobli 2 Acacia nilotica ” Babul,Karijali, Gobli. 3 Acacia senegal ” Mugli 4 Acacia chundra ” Kempu jali. 5 Acacia leucophloea ” Bili jali. 6 Acacia intia ” Korinda kanajige 7 Acacia catechu ” Kaggali. 8 Acacia ferruginea ” Banni. 9 Acacia pennata ” Kaadu seege. 10 Albizzia amara ” Tugli, Chigare. 11 Albizzia lebbeck ” Bage, Siris. 12 Albizzia procera ” Belati, Hill siris, Safed siris. 13 Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae Cashewnut 14 Aegle marmelos Rutaceae Bael, Bel. 15 Ailanthus excelsa Meliaceae Kudrebevu, Helarimara. 16 Abrus precatorius Faboideae Gulganji 17 Anogeissus latifolia Combretaceae Dindiga, Sirwal. 18 Andropogon contortus Poaceae Surili grass. 19 Annona reticulata Annonaceae Ramphal. 20 Annona squamosa ” Shareefa, Seethaphal 21 Aporosa lindleyana Euphorbiaceae Challe. 22 Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Bevu. 23 Apluda mutica Poaceae Karry guddi. 24 Aloe vera Liliaceae Lolesara 25 Andropogon schoenanthus Poaceae Rausa grass. 26 Agave sisalana Liliaceae Kattale, Sisal fibre. 27 Aristida setacea Poaceae Ragsapeta, Jadoo-ki-ghas. 28 Bassia latifolia Sapotaceae Mohwa, Hippe. 29 Bauhinia racemosa Caesalpiniaceae Sannabasavanapada. 30 Bauhinia purpurea ” Doddabasavanpada. 31 Boswellia serrata Burseraceae Dhup, Salai gum tree. 32 Buchnania latifolia Anacardiaceae Malli, Chiranji. 33 Butea monosperma. Papilionaceae Muttugada mara, Flame of the forest 34 Butea superba. ” Muttugada balli. 35 Bombax malabaricum. Bombacaceae Buraga. 36 Cassia fistula. Caesalpiniaceae. Amaltas, Kakke. 37 Cassia auriculata. ” Thangadi. 38 Cassia siamea. ” Seeme Tangadi. 39 Careya arborea Myrtaceae Kaval, Buda. 40 Cymbopogon celoratus. Poaceae. Bodha grass. 41 Calastrus senegalensis. - Danthi, Kubja. 42 Chloroxylon swietenia. - Mashiwal, Bittla. 43 Carissa carandus Apocynaceae Kavale. 44 Cymbopogon martinii. Poaceae Rosha grass. 45 Diospyros melanoxylon. Ebenaceae Tupra, Tumri. 46 Dalbergia sissoo. Papilionaceae Sissoo. 47 Dalbergia latifolia. ” Rosewood, Beete. 48 Delonix regia. Caesalpiniaceae May Flower, Gulmohar. 49 Dendrocalamus strictus. Poaceae Male bamboo. 50 Dalbergia paniculata. Pappilionaceae Pachali. 51 Desmodium pulchellum. Fabaceae Seegate gida. 52 Dodonia viscosa Sapindaceae Bandarike. Final Report v December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl.No. Botanical Name. Family. Local Name. 53 Emblica officinalis. Euphorbiaceae Amla, Nelli. 54 Eucalyptus spp. Myrtaceae Nilgiri. 55 Euphorbia tirucalli. Euphorbiaceae Kalli. 56 Elaeodendron glaucum. Celastraceae Mukarthi. 57 Ficus bengalensis Moraceae Aala. 58 Ficus glomerata ” Atti. 59 Ficus religiosa ” Arali, Peepal. 60 Ficus mysorensis ” Goni 61 Grewia tiliaefolia Tiliaceae Tadasalu. 62 Gardenia gummifera Loganiaceae Bikke 63 Gardenia latifolia ” Adavi Bikke 64 Gmelina arborea Verbenaceae Shivane. 65 Hardwickia binata Caesalpiniaceae Kamara, Anjan, Aasu. 66 Holoptelia integrifolia Urticaceae Tapasi. 67 Ixora arborea Rubiaceae Goravi. 68 Kigelia pinnata Bignoniaceae Aane Toradu mara. 69 Lantana camara Verbenaceae Lantana. 70 Lagerstroemia parviflora Lythraceae Channangi. 71 Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Mavinamara. 72 Morinda tinctoria - Kadukumbala. 73 Michelia champaca Magnoliaceae Sampige. 74 Melia azedarach Meliaceae Arebevu, Huchbevu. 75 Mitragyna parviflora Rubiaceae Kalam tree, Kongu. 76 Nerium adorum Apocynaceae Kanagalu. 77 Opuntia dillenii Cactaceae Papaskalli. 78 Ocimum sanctum Labiatae Tulsi. 79 Pterocarpus marsupium Papilionaceae Honne, Bijasal. 80 Pterocarpus santalinus ” Rakta chandan. 81 Pongamia pinata ” Honge, Kanige. 82 Phoenix sylvestris Palmae Ichalu 83 Prosopis juliflora Mimosoidae Bellary jali. 84 Parthenium histerophorus Asteraceae Parthenium, Congress grass. 85 Randia dumetorum. Rubiaceae Mangare. 86 Randia uliginosa ” Kare. 87 Samania, saman. Mimosoidae Rain tree. 88 Santalum album Santalaceae Shrigandha, Sandal wood. 89 Sapindus emarginatus. Sapindaceae Soapnut tree, Rita. 90 Semecarpus anacardium Anacardiaceae Geru, Marking nut. 91 Soymida febrifuga ” Some. 92 Syzygium cuminii Myrtaceae. Nerale. 93 Tamarindus indica. Caesalpiniaceae Tamarind, Hunise . 94 Tectona grandis. Verbenaceae. Teak, Tega,Sagavani. 95 Terminalia tomentosa. Combretaceae. Karimatti. 96 Terminalia chebula. ” Alale, Harda. 97 Terminalia arjuna ” Arjun, Holematti, Bilimatti. 98 Terminalia belerica ” Tare. 99 Tetrameles nudiflora. Dasticaceae. Kadbende. 100 Typha angustata Typhaceae Aapu, Anechondu. 101 Vitex negundo Verbenaceae Lakkigida. 102 Wrightia tinctoria Apocynaceae. Hale, Halgouri. 103 Zizyphus xylocarpus Rhamnaceae Gotte. 104 Zizyphus jujuba. ” Bare. Final Report vi December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 4: Checklist of Fauna through Primary Study Mammals Schedule S. Common / Local Scientific name Family IUCN Status (WL Act, No. Name 1972) 1 Golden Jackal Canis aureus Canidae Least Concern II 2 Common Langur Semnopithecus entellus Cercopithecidae Least Concern II 3 Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii Herpestidae Least Concern II 4 Jungle Cat Felis chaus Felidae Least Concern II 5 Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hemaphroditus Viverridae Lower Risk II 6 Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica Viverridae Least Concern II 7 Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus Pteropodidae Least Concern II 8 Black-naped Hare Lepus nigricollis Leporidae Least Concern IV 9 Spotted Deer Axis axis Cervidae Least Concern III 10 Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Bovidae Near Threatened I 11 Indian Grey Wolf Canis lupus Canidae Least Concern I 12 Wild Boar Sus scrofa Suidae Least Concern III 13 Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena Hyaenidae Near Threatened III 14 Wild Dog Cuon alpinus Canidae Endangered II 15 Indian Fox Vulpes bengalensis Canidae Least Concern II Five Striped Palm 16 Paradoxurus hemaphroditus Sciuridae Least Concern - Squirrel 17 Indian Gebril Tatera indica Muridae Least Concern - Birds Schedule S. Common / Local Scientific name Family IUCN Status (WL Act, No. Name 1972) 1 Painted Francolin Francolinnus pictus Phasianidae Least Concern IV 2 Grey Francolin Francolinnus pondicerianus Phasianidae Least Concern IV 3 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Phasianidae Least Concern I 4 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Anatidae Least Concern IV 5 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Podicipedidae Least Concern IV Near 6 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Ciconiidae IV Threatened 7 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Ciconiidae Vulnerable IV Near- 8 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Threskiornithidae IV threatened 9 Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Threskiornithidae Least Concern IV 10 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Threskiornithidae Least-concern I 11 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Ardeidae Least-concern IV 12 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Ardeidae Least-concern IV 13 Purple Heron Ardea perpurea Ardeidae Least-concern IV 14 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Ardeidae Least-concern IV 15 Great Egret Casmerodius albus Ardeidae Least-concern IV 16 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Ardeidae Least-concern IV 17 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ardeidae Least-concern IV Near 18 Darter Anhinga melanogester Anhingidae IV Threatened 19 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Phalacrocoracidae Least-concern IV 20 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Phalacrocoracidae Least-concern IV 21 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax corba Phalacrocoracidae Least-concern IV 22 Common Kesterl Falco tinnunculus Falconidae Least-concern IV 23 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Accipitridae Least-concern IV Final Report vii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Schedule S. Common / Local Scientific name Family IUCN Status (WL Act, No. Name 1972) 24 Black Kite Milvus migrans Accipitridae Least-concern IV 25 Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pemis ptilorhyncus Accipitridae Least-concern IV 26 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Accipitridae Least-concern IV 27 Crested Serpent Eagle Spiaornis cheela Accipitridae Least-concern IV 28 Shikra Accipiter badius Accipitridae Least-concern IV 29 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Accipitridae Least-concern IV 30 Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus limnaeetus Accipitridae Least-concern IV White-breasted 31 Amauromis phoenicurus Rallidae Least-concern IV Waterhen 32 Barred Buttonquil Turnix suscitator Turnicidae Least-concern IV 33 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Recurvirostridae Least-concern IV 34 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Charadriidae Least-concern IV 35 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Charadriidae Least-concern IV 36 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Charadriidae Least-concern IV 37 Common Redshank Tringa totanus Scolopacidae Least-concern IV 38 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Scolopacidae Least-concern IV 39 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelius Glareolidae Least-concern IV 40 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Laridae Least-concern IV Near 41 River Tern Sterna aurantia Laridae IV Threatened 42 Common Pigeon Columba livia Columbidae Least Concern IV 43 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Columbidae Least Concern IV 44 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Columbidae Least Concern IV 45 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Columbidae Least Concern IV Yellow-footed green 46 Treron phoenicoptera Columbidae Least Concern IV Pigeon 47 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Psittacidae Least Concern IV 48 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Psittacidae Least Concern IV 49 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Cuculidae Least Concern IV 50 Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Cuculidae Least Concern IV 51 Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Cuculidae Least Concern IV 52 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Cuculidae Least Concern IV 53 Blue-faced Malkoha Rhopodytes viridirostris Cuculidae Least Concern IV 54 Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii Cuculidae Least Concern IV 55 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Cuculidae Least Concern IV 56 Spotted Owlet Athene brama Strigidae Least Concern IV 57 Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata Strigidae Least Concern IV 58 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Caprimulgidae Least Concern IV 59 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Apodidae Least Concern IV 60 Little Swift Apus affinis Apodidae Least Concern IV 61 Common Hoopoe Upupa epops Upupidae Least Concern IV 62 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Coraciidae Least Concern IV White-throated 63 Halcyon smyrnesis Halcyonidae Least Concern IV Kingfisher 64 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Alcedinidae Least Concern IV 65 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Halcyonidae Least Concern IV 66 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Meropidae Least Concern IV 67 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris Bucerotidae Least Concern IV 68 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala Ramphastidae Least Concern IV 69 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei Campephagidae Least Concern IV Black-headed 70 Coracina melanoptera Campephagidae Least Concern IV Cuckooshrike 71 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Aegithinidae Least Concern IV Final Report viii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Schedule S. Common / Local Scientific name Family IUCN Status (WL Act, No. Name 1972) 72 Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea Aegithinidae Least Concern IV 73 White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius Campephagidae Least Concern IV 74 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Campephagidae Least Concern IV 75 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Laniidae Least Concern IV 76 Black Drongo Dicrurus macracercus Dicruridae Least Concern IV 77 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Dicruridae Least Concern IV 78 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Oriolidae Least Concern IV 79 White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis Rhipiduridae Least Concern IV Asian Paradise 80 Terpsiphone paradise Monarchidae Least Concern IV Flycatcher 81 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Corvidae Least Concern IV Corvus macrorhynchos 82 Eastern Jungle Crow Corvidae Least Concern IV levaillantii 83 House Crow Corvus splendens Corvidae Least Concern IV 84 Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor Hirundinidae Least Concern IV 85 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Hirundinidae Least Concern IV 86 Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola Hirundinidae Least Concern IV 87 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Hirundinidae Least Concern IV 88 Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera Alaudidae Least Concern IV Ashy-crowned Sparrow 89 Eremopterix griseus Alaudidae Least Concern IV Lark 90 Sykes's Lark Galerida deva Alaudidae Least Concern IV 91 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Pycnonotidae Least Concern IV 92 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus Pycnonotidae Least Concern IV 93 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Cisticolidae Least Concern IV 94 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Cisticolidae Least Concern IV 95 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Cisticolidae Least Concern IV 96 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Cisticolidae Least Concern IV 97 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Cisticolidae Least Concern IV 98 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Cisticolidae Least Concern IV 99 Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumeti hyperythra Timaliidae Least Concern IV 100 Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi Timaliidae Least Concern IV 101 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis Timaliidae Least Concern IV 102 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense Timaliidae Least Concern IV 103 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Zosteropidae Least Concern IV 104 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Sturnidae Least Concern IV 105 Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra Sturnidae Least Concern IV 106 Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum Sturnidae Least Concern IV 107 Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus Sturnidae Least Concern IV 108 Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Turdidae Least Concern IV 109 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Muscicapidae Least Concern IV 110 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata Muscicapidae Least Concern IV 111 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Muscicapidae Least Concern IV 112 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Muscicapidae Least Concern IV 113 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni Choloropseidae Least Concern IV 114 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Dicaeidae Least Concern IV 115 Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica Nectariniidae Least Concern IV 116 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica Nectariniidae Least Concern IV 117 Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna Nectariniidae Least Concern IV 118 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Passeridae Least Concern IV 119 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Ploceidae Least Concern IV 120 Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica Estrildidae Least Concern IV 121 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Estrildidae Least Concern IV Final Report ix December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Schedule S. Common / Local Scientific name Family IUCN Status (WL Act, No. Name 1972) 122 White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Motacillidae Least Concern IV 123 Paddy field Pipit Anthus rufulus Motacillidae Least Concern IV Reptiles & Frogs Schedule S. Common / Local Name Scientific name Family IUCN Status (WL Act, No. 1972) Duttaphrynus 1 Common Toad Bufonidae Least Concern IV melanostictus 2 Ferguson's Toad Duttaphrynus scaber Bufonidae Least Concern IV 3 Indian Painted Frog Kaloula taprobanica Microhylidae Least Concern IV 4 Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla ornata Microhylidae Least Concern IV 5 Marbled Balloon Frog Uprodon systoma Microhylidae Least Concern IV 6 Skipper Frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis Dicroglossidae Least Concern IV 7 Cricket Frog Fejervarya sp. Dicroglossidae Least Concern IV 8 Indian Bull Frog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Dicroglossidae Least Concern IV 9 Common Tree Frog Polypedates maculatus Rhacophoridae Least Concern IV 10 Indian Burrowing Frog Sphaerotheca sp. Dicroglossidae Least Concern IV 11 Bronze Grass Skink Eutropis macularia Scincidae Least Concern IV 12 Spotted Supple Skink Lygosoma punctata Scincidae Least Concern IV 13 Common Grass Skink Eutropis carinata Scincidae Least Concern IV 14 Fan-throated Lizard Sitana ponticeriana Agamidae Least Concern IV 15 Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor Agamidae Least Concern IV 16 Forest Lizard Calotes rouxii Agamidae Least Concern IV 17 Bengal Monitor Lizard Varanus bengalensis Varanidae Least Concern I 18 Chamaeleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus Chamaeleonidae Least Concern II 19 Russel's Viper Daboia russelii Viperidae Least Concern II Common Bronzeback Tree 20 Dendrelaphis sp. Colubridae Least Concern IV Snake 21 Common Vine Snake Ahaetulla nasuta Colubridae Least Concern IV 22 Indian Trinket Snake Coelognathus helena Colubridae Least Concern IV 23 Spectacaled Cobra Naja naja Elapidae Least Concern II Butterflies S. No. Common / Local Name Scientific name Family 1 Spot Swordtail Graphium nomius Papilionidae 2 Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae Papilionidae 3 Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector Papilionidae 4 Common Mormon Papilio polytes Papilionidae 5 Lime Papilio demoleus Papilionidae 6 Common Mime Papilio clytia Papilionidae 7 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe Pieridae 8 Small Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta Pieridae 9 Common Emigrant Catopsilia pomona Pieridae 10 Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe Pieridae 11 Eastern Striped Albatross Appias olferna Pieridae 12 Common Jezebel Delis eucharis Pieridae 13 White Orange Tip Ixias marianne Pieridae 14 Small Orange Tip Colotis etrida Pieridae 15 Psyche Leptosia nina Pieridae 16 Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus Lycaenidae 17 Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon Lycaenidae 18 Spotted Pierrot Tarucus callinara Lycaenidae Final Report x December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi S. No. Common / Local Name Scientific name Family 19 Common Cerulean Jamides celeno Lycaenidae 20 Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax Lycaenidae 21 Common Quakar Neopithecops zalmora Lycaenidae 22 Striped Tiger Danaus genutia Nymphalidae 23 Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus Nymphalidae 24 Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace Nymphalidae 25 Common Crow Euploea core Nymphalidae 26 Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda Nymphalidae 27 Baronet Symphaedra nais Nymphalidae 28 Joker Byblia ilithyia Nymphalidae 29 Common Bush Brown Mycalesis perseus Nymphalidae 30 Common Five Ring Ypthima baldus Nymphalidae 31 Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha Nymphalidae 32 Tawny Coster Acraea violae Nymphalidae 33 Common Castor Ariadne merione Nymphalidae 34 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne Nymphalidae 35 Blue Pansy Junonia orithya Nymphalidae 36 Peacock Pansy Junonia almana Nymphalidae 37 Grey Pansy Junonia atlities Nymphalidae 38 Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonis Nymphalidae 39 Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta Nymphalidae 40 Great Egg Fly Hypolimnas bolina Nymphalidae 41 Common Banded Awl Hasora chromus Hesperiidae Odonates S. No. Common / Local Name Scientific name Family 1 Common Clubtail Ictinogomphus rapax Gomphidae 2 Common Hooktail Paragomhus lineatus Gomphidae 3 Blue Darner Anax immaculifrons Aeshnidae 4 Ditch Jewel Brachythemis contaminata Libellulidae 5 Granite Ghost Bradinopyga geminata Libellulidae 6 Ruddy Marsh Skimmer Crocothemis servilia Libellulidae 7 Ground Skimmer Diplacodes trivialis Libellulidae 8 Asiatic Blood Tail Lathrecista asiatica Libellulidae 9 Tricoloured Marsh Hawk Orthetrum luzonicum Libellulidae 10 Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk Orthetrum pruinosum Libellulidae 11 Green Marsh Hawk Orthetrum sabina Libellulidae 12 Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens Libellulidae 13 Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer Potamarcha congener Libellulidae 14 Coral-tailed Cloud Wing Tholymis tillarga Libellulidae 15 Red Marsh Trotter Tramea basilaris Libellulidae 16 Crimson Marsh Glider Trithemis aurora Libellulidae 17 Black Stream Glider Trithemis festiva Libellulidae 18 Scarlet Rock Glider Thrithemis kirbyi Libellulidae 19 Greater Crimson Glider Urothemis signata Libellulidae 20 Pigmy Dartlet Agriocnemis pygmaea Coenagrionidae 21 Coromandel Marsh Dart Ceriagrion coromandelianum Coenagrionidae 22 Golden Dartlet Ischnura aurora Coenagrionidae 23 Bush Dart Copera sp. Platycnemididae 24 Un Id - Platycnemididae 25 Un Id - Platycnemididae Final Report xi December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 5: Checklist of Fauna through Secondary Study Mammals Sl.No. Common Name. Scientific Name 1 Black buck Antelope cervicapra 2 Common langur Presbtlis entellus 3 Common fox Vulpes bengalensis 4 Fruit bat - 5 Hyaena Hyaena, hyaena 6 Hare Lapus nigricallis 7 Indian porcupine Hystrix indica 8 Indian wolf Canis lupus pallipes 9 Jackal Canis aureus 10 Jungle cat Felis chans 11 Mice - 12 Mongoose Herpestes Spp. 13 Panther Panthera pardus 14 Rat - 15 Squirrel - 16 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus 17 Spotted Deer Axis axis 18 wild boar Sus scrofa 19 Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata Birds Sl. No. Common Name. Scientific Name 1 Ashy wren warbler Prinia socialis 2 Black drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 3 Black winged kite Elanus caerulus 4 Blossom headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 5 Blue pigeon Columba livia 6 Blue jay Coracias benghalensis 7 Black headed oriole Oriolus xanthornus 8 Common weaver bird Ploceus philippinus 9 Crow pheasant Centropus sinensis 10 Chestnut bellied nut-hatch Sitta castanea 11 Common myna Acridotheres tristis 12 Common hawk Cuculus varins 13 Cattle egret Babulus ibis 14 Common peafowl Pavo cristatus 15 Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis 16 Grey babbler Turdoides malcolmi 17 Grey wagtail Motacilla caspica 18 Grey jungle fowl Gallus sonnerata 19 Great horned owl Bubo bubo 20 Grey patridge Francolinus pondicerianus 21 Golden backed wood pecker Dinopium benghalensis 22 House sparrow Passer domesticus 23 Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicata 24 Jungle babbler Turdoides striatus 25 Jungle myna Acridotheres fusens 26 Jungle crow Corvus macroshynchos 27 Koel Eudynamys scolopacea 28 Luggar falcon Falco biarmicus jugger 29 Munia Lonchura Spp. Final Report xii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. No. Common Name. Scientific Name 30 Pied wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis 31 Pariah kite Milnus migrans 32 Red vented bulbul Pycnonotus eafer 33 Red turtle dove Streptopelia Spp. 34 Roseringed parakeet Psittaculla krameri 35 Whistling thrush Myiophoneus horsfieldii Reptiles Sl. No. Common Name. Scientific Name 1 Cobra Naja tripudians 2 Chameleon Chameleo calcaratus 3 Garden lizard - 4 Krait Bangarus ceruleus 5 Monitor lizard - 6 Python - 7 Rat snake - 8 Tortoise - 9 Viper Echis carinata Crustaceans and Insects Sl. No. Common Name. Scientific Name 1 Butterflies and moths - 2 Beetles - 3 Crabs - 4 Scorpions - Final Report xiii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 6: Quadrat Wise Finding of Flora in Project Area Sl. Local/Common Scientific Name Family Local Status Type No Name Quadrat -1 1 Sahadebi Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae Common Herb Phyllanthus simplex 2 Seed-under-leaf Euphorbiaceae Common Herb Retz 3 Turmeric Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae Very Common Herb 4 Tanner's Cassia Cassia auriculata Leguminosae Common Shrub 5 Golden Shower Cassia fistula Caesalpiniaceae Uncommon Tree 6 Vilaiti Keekar Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae Very Common Tree 7 Aal Morinda pubescens Rubiaceae Common Tree Quadrat -2 Green Milkweed 1 Wattakaka volubilis Apocynaceae Common Creeper Climber 2 Alternanthera Alternanthera sessilis Amaranthaceae Very Common Herb 3 Bluebell Ruelia prostrata Acanthaceae Common Herb 4 Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan Papilionaceae Very Common Shrub 5 Castor Oil Plant Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae Common Shrub 6 Aal Morinda pubescens Rubiaceae Common Tree 7 Castor Oil Tree Pongamia pinnata Fabeceae Common Tree 8 Butterfly Tree Bauhinia purpurea Caesalpiniaceae Uncommon Tree Quadrat -3 1 Turmeric Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae Very Common Herb 2 Sahadebi Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae Common Herb Phyllanthus simplex 3 Seed-under-leaf Euphorbiaceae Common Herb Retz. 4 Soya Bean Glycine max Fabeceae Common Herb Quadrat -4 1 Anantamul Hemidesmus indicus Asclepiadaceae Uncommon Creeper 2 Trellis-vine Daemia extensa R. Br. Asclepiadaceae Common Creeper 3 Commelina Commelina oblique Commelinaceae Uncommon Herb 4 Bon Tepari Physalis minima L. Solanaceae Common Herb 5 Achyranthes Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae Common Herb 6 khirika Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae Common Herb 7 Tanner's Cassia Cassia auriculata Leguminosae Common Shrub 8 Nishinda Vitex negundo Verbenaceae Common Shrub 9 Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan Papilionaceae Very Common Shrub 10 Babul Acacia nilotica Fabaceae Common Tree 11 - Tamilnadia uliginosa Rubiaceae Uncommon Tree North Indian 12 Dalbergia sissoo Fabeceae Common Tree Rosewood 13 Vilaiti Keekar Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae Very Common Tree Quadrat -5 1 Anantamul Hemidesmus indicus Asclepiadaceae Uncommon Creeper 2 Jungli Angur Vitis latifolia Vitaceae Uncommon Creeper Final Report xiv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. Local/Common Scientific Name Family Local Status Type No Name Indian Stinging 3 Tragia involucrata Euphorbiaceae Uncommon Creeper Nettle 4 Jasmine Jasminum officinale Oleaceae Uncommon Creeper Near Taranpur 5 Indian Caper Capparis zeylanica Capparaceae Creeper Ghat 6 Wild Kulthi Atylosia scarabaeoides Fabaceae Uncommon Creeper Phyllanthus simplex 7 Seed-under-leaf Euphorbiaceae Common Herb Retz. 8 - Tribulus terrestris Zygophyllaceae Common Herb 9 Aal Morinda pubescens Rubiaceae Common Tree 10 Indian Jujube / Ber Ziziphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae Uncommon Tree 11 Custard Apple Annona squamosa Annonaceae Very Common Tree 12 Indian Cherry Cordia dichotoma Ehretiaceae Common Tree 13 Indian Elm Holoptelea integrifolia Ulmaceae Common Tree 14 Pala Indigo Wrightia tinctoria Apocynaceae Common Tree Quadrat -6 1 Jungli Angur Vitis latifolia Vitaceae Uncommon Creeper Green Milkweed 2 Wattakaka volubilis Apocynaceae Common Creeper Climber 3 Panacea Twiner Tylophora indica Apocynaceae Common Creeper 4 Coat Bottons Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Very Common Herb 5 Sahadebi Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae Common Herb Boy's Gurukul 6 Turmeric Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae Herb Area 7 Indian Catmint Anisomeles indica Lamiaceae Uncommon Herb 8 Nishinda Vitex negundo Verbenaceae Very Common Shrub 9 Custard Apple Annona squamosa Annonaceae Very Common Tree 10 Pala Indigo Wrightia tinctoria Apocynaceae Common Tree 11 Indian Elm Holoptelea integrifolia Ulmaceae Common Tree 12 Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium Fabaceae Uncommon Tree 13 Aal Morinda pubescens Rubiaceae Common Tree Quadrat -7 1 Coat Bottons Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Very Common Herb Phyllanthus simplex 2 Seed-under-leaf Euphorbiaceae Common Herb Retz. 3 khirika Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae Common Herb 4 Tanner's Cassia Cassia auriculata Leguminosae Common Shrub 5 Nishinda Vitex negundo Verbenaceae Common Shrub 6 Golden Shower Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae Very Common Tree 7 Babul Acacia nilotica Fabaceae Common Tree 8 Siris Albizia lebbeck Fabeceae Common Tree 9 Neem Tree Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Common Tree 10 Butterfly Tree Bauhinia purpurea Caesalpiniaceae Uncommon Tree 11 Golden Shower Cassia fistula Caesalpiniaceae Uncommon Tree 12 East Indian Ebony Diospyros melanoxylon Ehretiaceae Very Common Tree 13 Fig Tree Ficus hispida Monaceae Common Tree Final Report xv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. Local/Common Scientific Name Family Local Status Type No Name 14 Vilaiti Keekar Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae Very Common Tree Quadrat -8 Graceful Pouzalz's 1 Pouzalzia indica Urticaceae Common Herb Bush 2 Indian Catmint Anisomeles indica Lamiaceae Uncommon Herb Phyllanthus urinaria 3 Seed-under-leaf Euphorbiaceae Common Herb Linn. 4 Dhutra Datura fastuosa Solanaceae Uncommon Shrub 5 Bamanhati Clerodendrum indicum Verbenaceae Uncommon Shrub 6 Glorybower Clerodendrum inerme Verbenaceae Uncommon Shrub 7 Kassod Tree Cassia siamea Caesalpiniaceae Common Tree East indian 8 Chloroxylon swietenia Rutaceae Common Tree Stainwood 9 Indian Cherry Cordia dichotoma Ehretiaceae Common Tree North Indian 10 Dalbergia sissoo Fabeceae Common Tree Rosewood 11 Banyan Tree Ficus benghalensis Moraceae Uncommon Tree 12 Fig Tree Ficus hispida Monaceae Common Tree 13 Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium Fabaceae Uncommon Tree 14 Phalsha Grewia subinaequalis Malvaceae Uncommon Tree Quadrat -9 Common Marsh Aquatic 1 Polygonum glabrum Polygalaceae Common Buckwheat Plant 2 Commelina Commelina oblique Commelinaceae Uncommon Grass 3 Commelina Commelina benghalensis Commelinaceae Common Grass Alternanthera 4 Alternanthera Amaranthaceae Very Common Herb paronychioides 5 Achyranthes Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae Common Herb 6 Bon Tulshi Croton bonpladianum Euphorbiaceae Common Herb 7 khirika Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae Common Herb 8 Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea L. Portulacaceae Common Herb Phyllanthus simplex 9 Seed-under-leaf Euphorbiaceae Common Herb Retz. 10 Madras Carpet Grangea maderaspatana Asteraceae Uncommon Herb 11 Peet Berela Sida acuta Malvaceae Uncommon Herb 12 Bluebell Ruelia prostrata Acanthaceae Common Herb 13 Sahadebi Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae Common Herb 14 Sonchus Sonchus arvensis L. Asteraceae Common Herb 15 Synedrella Synedrella Nudiflora Asteraceae Uncommon Herb 16 - Tribulus terrestris Zygophyllaceae Common Herb 17 Kasunda / Baner Cassia occidentalis Fabaceae Uncommon Shrub Quadrat -10 Common Marsh Aquatic 1 Polygonum glabrum Polygalaceae Common Buckwheat Plant 2 Commelina Commelina oblique Commelinaceae Uncommon Grass 3 Commelina Commelina benghalensis Commelinaceae Common Grass Final Report xvi December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. Local/Common Scientific Name Family Local Status Type No Name 4 Bon Tulshi Croton bonpladianum Euphorbiaceae Common Herb 5 khirika Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae Common Herb 6 Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea L. Portulacaceae Common Herb Phyllanthus simplex 7 Seed-under-leaf Euphorbiaceae Common Herb Retz. 8 Madras Carpet Grangea maderaspatana Asteraceae Uncommon Herb 9 Peet Berela Sida acuta Malvaceae Uncommon Herb 10 Bluebell Ruelia prostrata Acanthaceae Common Herb 11 Sahadebi Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae Common Herb 12 Sonchus Sonchus arvensis L. Asteraceae Common Herb 13 Synedrella Synedrella Nudiflora Asteraceae Uncommon Herb 14 - Tribulus terrestris Zygophyllaceae Common Herb 15 Kasunda / Baner Cassia occidentalis Fabaceae Uncommon Shrub Quadrat -11 1 Peet Berela Sida acuta Malvaceae Uncommon Herb 2 Bluebell Ruelia prostrata Acanthaceae Common Herb 3 Sahadebi Vernonia cinerea Asteraceae Common Herb 4 Sonchus Sonchus arvensis L. Asteraceae Common Herb 5 Synedrella Synedrella Nudiflora Asteraceae Uncommon Herb 6 - Tribulus terrestris Zygophyllaceae Common Herb 7 Coat Bottons Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Very Common Herb 8 Tanner's Cassia Cassia auriculata Leguminosae Common Shrub Pterolobium 9 - Leguminosae Common Shrub hexapetalum 10 - Dodonea vericosa Sapindaceae Common Shrub 11 Golden Apple Aegle marmelos Rutaceae Common Tree 12 Siris Albizia lebbeck Fabeceae Common Tree 13 Neem Tree Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Common Tree 14 Butterfly Tree Bauhinia purpurea Caesalpiniaceae Uncommon Tree 15 Kassod Tree Cassia siamea Caesalpiniaceae Common Tree East indian 16 Chloroxylon swietenia Rutaceae Common Tree Stainwood 17 Mahua Madhuca longifolia Sapotaceae Common Tree 18 Aal Morinda pubescens Rubiaceae Common Tree 19 Castor Oil Tree Pongamia pinnata Fabeceae Common Tree Quadrat -12 1 Gray Nicker Caesalpinia bonduc Caesalpiniaceae Common Shrub 2 Jangli-arandi Jatropha curcus L. Euphorbiaceae Common Shrub Phyllanthus reticulatus 3 Roast Potato Plant Euphorbiaceae Common Shrub Poir. 4 Rattlepods Clotalaria pallida Fabaceae Uncommon Shrub 5 Kasunda / Baner Cassia occidentalis Fabaceae Uncommon Shrub 6 Indian Mallow Abutilon indicum Malvaceae Uncommon Shrub 7 - Dodonea vericosa Sapindaceae Common Shrub 8 Glorybower Clerodendrum inerme Verbenaceae Uncommon Shrub Final Report xvii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Sl. Local/Common Scientific Name Family Local Status Type No Name 9 Nishinda Vitex negundo Verbenaceae Very Common Shrub 10 Arjun Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae Very Common Tree 11 Bahera Terminalia bellirica Combretaceae Common Tree 12 Tamarind Tamarindus indica Caesalpiniaceae Common Tree 13 Rusa Pavetta crassicaulis Rubiaceae Common Tree 14 Vilaiti Keekar Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae Very Common Tree 15 Indian Jujube / Ber Ziziphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae Uncommon Tree Final Report xviii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selectaawed chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 7: Transect and Chainage Wise Finding of Fauna in Project Area Transact- Wise Findings: Birds Transact wise Numbers found S. No. Name of the Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 Painted Francolin 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 5 0 0 3 2 2 Grey Francolin 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 Indian Peafowl 1 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 7 1 1 1 3 0 8 1 1 4 Eurasian Spoonbill 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Indian Pond Heron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Cattle Egret 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 Black-shouldered Kite 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Black Kite 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Oriental Honey-Buzzard 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Short-toed Snake Eagle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 11 Shikra 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 White-eyed Buzzard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 White-breasted Waterhen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 Barred Bottonquil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 6 4 0 0 0 15 Yellow-wattled Lapwing 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Red-wattled Lapwing 2 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 5 1 2 1 1 2 17 Wood Sandpiper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Indian Courser 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Common Pigeon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Eurasian Collared Dove 6 8 4 7 5 6 2 8 5 4 2 7 8 6 9 6 5 4 2 7 5 3 21 Spotted Dove 3 4 2 8 5 4 1 6 5 8 6 4 7 6 8 5 6 2 5 4 3 5 22 Laughing Dove 2 3 2 3 4 3 6 5 2 6 6 3 2 3 4 5 3 6 1 1 1 1 23 Yellow-footed green Pigeon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Rose-ringed Parakeet 6 4 6 7 9 1 5 10 6 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 2 4 5 3 2 3 25 Plum-headed Parakeet 4 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 2 1 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 7 2 26 Jacobin Cuckoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 Common Hawk Cuckoo 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Final Report xix December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selectaawed chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Transact wise Numbers found S. No. Name of the Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 Asian Koel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 Blue-faced Malkoha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Sirkeer Malkoha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Greater Coucal 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 Spotted Owlet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 Asian Palm Swift 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 34 Indian Roller 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 White-throated Kingfisher 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 36 Common Kingfisher 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 37 Green Bee-eater 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 38 Indian Grey Hornbill 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 39 Coppersmith Barbet 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Common Iora 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 41 Marshall's Iora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 42 White-bellied Minivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 Small Minivet 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 Bay-backed Shrike 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 45 Black Drongo 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 46 Black-hooded Oriole 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 47 Rufous Treepie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 48 Eastern Jungle Crow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 49 House Crow 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 50 Wire-tailed Swallow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 51 Red-rumped Swallow 5 1 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 6 5 5 4 3 52 Red-vented Bulbul 6 8 6 9 6 5 9 6 10 10 6 6 5 4 3 7 8 10 12 10 14 12 53 White-browed Bulbul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Grey-breasted Prinia 5 6 5 6 5 7 8 5 6 6 8 10 9 14 5 6 7 8 3 8 7 6 55 Jungle Prinia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 Plain Prinia 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 57 Ashy Prinia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Final Report xx December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selectaawed chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Transact wise Numbers found S. No. Name of the Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 58 Common Tailorbird 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 59 Tawny-bellied Babbler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60 Large Grey Babbler 10 8 4 1 1 7 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 11 1 14 7 6 61 Yellow-billed Babbler 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 Yellow-eyed Babbler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 Oriental White-eye 3 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 6 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 3 64 Common Myna 9 1 1 7 6 1 5 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 6 1 4 6 7 1 3 4 65 Brahminy Starling 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 66 Chestnut-tailed Starling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 67 Orange-headed Thrush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 68 Oriental Magpie Robin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 69 Indian Robin 6 1 8 5 4 6 3 3 4 7 2 5 3 5 5 4 3 7 6 4 1 2 70 Pied Bushchat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 71 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 72 Pale-billed Flowerpecker 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 73 Purple-rumped Sunbird 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 74 Purple Sunbird 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 75 House Sparrow 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 76 Baya Weaver 6 5 6 7 8 5 9 11 1 1 4 5 7 1 6 1 1 34 45 12 5 4 77 Indian Silverbill 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 4 6 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 1 4 78 Scaly-breasted Munia 6 10 2 5 6 0 7 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 1 Chainage Wise Findings: Mammals Chainage Wise Numbers Found S. No. Name of the Species 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-100 1 Golden Jackal 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 Common Langur 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 12 10 6 0 3 Grey Mongoose 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 Jungle Cat 2 3 0 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 Common Palm Civet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final Report xxi December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selectaawed chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Chainage Wise Numbers Found S. No. Name of the Species 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-100 6 Small Indian Civet 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Flying Fox 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 Indian Hare 4 3 2 2 3 5 2 3 2 2 2 9 Barking Deer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Spotted Deer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Blackbuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Indian Grey Wolf 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Wild Boar 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 Striped Hyena 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 Wild Dog 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 Indian Fox 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Final Report xxii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 8: Road Kill Record Species: Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) Species: Chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) Kill Recorded: on 10.7.15 @ 05:29 AM; Ch: 97.500 Kill Recorded: on 26.7.15 @ 10:03 AM; Ch: 92.300 Species: Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) Species: Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector) Kill Recorded: on 19.7.15 @ 11:41 AM; Ch: 89.700 Kill Recorded: on 7.7.15 @ 9:00AM; Ch: 91.800 Species: Russell’s Viper (Vipera russeli ) Species: Large Grey Babbler (Turdoides malcolmi) Kill Recorded: on 4.7.15 @ 8:45PM; Ch: 91.200 Kill Recorded: on 26.7.15 @ 10:10 AM; Ch: 92.800 Final Report xxiii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Species: Common Vine Snake (Ahaetulla nasuta) Species: Common Trinket (Coelognathus helena) Kill Recorded: on24.7.15 @ 2:50 PM; Ch: 90.800 Kill Recorded: on25.7.15 @ 7:46 AM; Ch: 90.600 Final Report xxiv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 9: Format for Reporting of Road Kill/ Sighting of Uncommon Species Date Time Distance from Chainage (Km)- Village- Road (m) Local/ Scientific Name Common Name Sighting / Kill of Species (if known) Photographs (for Road Kill) Top View View from LHS View from RHS Photographs (for Sighting) Any Photograph Captured Signature Signature Signature (Contractor) (Concessionaire) (IE) Final Report xxv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 10: Public Consultations Final Report xxvi December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report xxvii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report xxviii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report xxix December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report xxx December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report xxxi December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report xxxii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Structured Questionnaire followed for Consultation with Forest/Wildlife Officials NAME DESIGNATION ADDRESS DATE: TIME: SL.No. Issues Discussed Outcome Forest Map showing the alignment & 1 Other relevant Maps Forest Land Details 2 Crossing the Road or Adjoining: 3 Flora & Fauna Check List : Over all Flora & Fauna Check List : Area Specific 4 (if Available) Animal Crossing/ Corridor crossing the 5 project area: 6 Movement of Wildlife 7 Record of Man/Animal Conflict Record of kill (wildlife) due to road 8 accident Whether there is any habitat area of 9 migratory species close to Project Area Is there any species which is not seen in 10 recent days (Report on Local Extinction): Presence of Endemic / Endangered 11 Species 12 Potential impact due to the project What do you suggest to minimize the 13 impact? 14 Any suggestion shared Final Report xxxiii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Structured Questionnaire followed for Consultation with Community WILDLIFE SURVEY (Community Consultation Format) Community’s View Km: From- To- Community / Village Name- Q.1- Rainfall trend of the area Q.2- Change in cropping pattern Q.3- Change in tree Species and tree Cover of the area Q.4- Animals/Insects affecting their crops and time of the year Q.5- Are the crop destroying animals getting naturally predated? Q.6- If yes, which are those preys and Predators? Q.7- Location of Crop damage occurrence in respect to road Q.8- Species Observed in field or Vicinity Reptiles & Snakes Amphibians Birds Mammals Q.9- Road kills observed by local populace Final Report xxxiv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Community Consultation Attendance Sheets Final Report xxxv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 11: Picture Plates Final Report li December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report lii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report liii December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Final Report liv December 2015 Consultancy Services for Wildlife Survey and Impact Assessment in selected chainages of co-finance project road from Bidar to Chincholi Annexure 12: Letter of DCF, Territorial Division, Kalaburagi Final Report lvi December 2015 Drawings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A A B B DETAIL OF CURTAIN WALL-I (DOWN STREAM SIDE) C C D DETAIL OF CURTAIN WALL-II (UP STREAM SIDE) E E NOTES:- F F G G DETAIL-'X' SECTION B-B H F DBAC 15th Floor, Tower 9B, DLF Cyber City Phase-III, H Gurgaon 122002 KARNATAKA ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED RCC BOX CULVERT AS ANIMAL UNDERPASS BANGALORE Feedback Infrastructure Services Private Limited FIPL-KRDCL-WLS-01 DRAWN BY DESIGNED BY CHECKED BY APPROVED BY Feedback Infrastructure Services Private Limited RKH S.M. 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