Compliance to 2 nd EAC meeting Observations on EIA and EMP report of Morand and Ganjal Complex Project, Narmada Basin of Madhya Pradesh

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2 Compliance to 2 nd EAC meeting Observations on EIA and EMP report of Morand and Ganjal Complex Project, Narmada Basin of Madhya Pradesh Ref: MoM of 2 nd EAC meeting held on 30 th and 31 st January 2017 at Teesta Hall, First Floor, Vayu Wing, Indira, Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi The compliance to observations as per 2 nd EAC meeting Agenda item 2.2 as follows: Observations 1 Detailed list of plant diversity including herbaceous flora and total number of trees species in the submergence area. 2 The steps to be taken to conserve endemic and endangered species and their conservation plan is to be provided. Compliance/Reply by PP Details of flora mentioned in EIA and EMP Report under Section of Ch:4 of Vol- I. List of tree including herbaceous flora in the submergence area is enclosed as Annexure-1A & 1B for ready reference. The biodiversity indices are shown in EIA report under section 4.7.5, Table 4.20 There is no endangered species in the submergence. However, conservation plan has been prepared for endemic and indigenous species details are given in EMP - Vol-II, Table 5.1. A provision of Rs.100 lakhs has been made for the same. The conservation plan includes: Established Regeneration of indigenous species difficult to plant like Saja, Bija, Tinsa, haldu, harra, Bahera, Bhirra etc. will be selected in the forest area ( In year due for regeneration operations) for adoption. Selected regeneration will be provided physical inputs such as mulching, hoeing, saucers etc. and farm yard manures like organic fertilizer till they become saplings. The plan will be implemented by MP Forest Department. 3 Total ecological services and their values provided by biodiversity of the area under submergence and steps for mitigating their losses. 4 List of fish species and their migratory nature at the upstream / downstream of dam including their period of migration to be indicated. EIA and EMP complying to the aspect of the T.o.R estimation/ quantifying the ecological services are beyond the scope of the ToR and proceedings of subsequent EAC meeting. However, in writ petition (civil) 202 of 1995 Hon ble Supreme Court in decision dated and on recommendations of Mrs. Kanchan Chopra Committee has arrived on economic valuation of the ecological services provided by various types of forests and has made provision of NPV in lieu of forest being diverted for non forest purposes. In addition compensatory afforestation will also be carried out in lieu of diversion of forest area. List of fish species found in Morand and Ganjal river is already given in Volume-1, Section 4.7.5, Annexure 4.36 Information is based on Primary data hiring local fishermen. Sankaran Unni (1996) in his book Ecology of River Narmada (A.P.H Publishing Corporation, New Delhi) states that migratory fishes in a real sense do not exist in River Narmada. Among the fishes caught and or reported from the Morand and Ganjal Rivers, none of the fishes belong to the RET category, none of them is endemic and none of them is migratory. Most of them are introduced SECON 1

3 Observations 5 Status of these Fish species as per IUCN / NBFGR listed under Wildlife Conservation Act / Biodiversity Act. 6 Justification for e-flow requirement, supporting the Umbrella Fish Spices Diversity and their migration period. and are widespread in occurrence. Compliance/Reply by PP Since both are irrigation projects, the surplus waters are routinely discharged in to the drains and in to the main river down below. Fishes can freely move from the Narmada River in to the Morand or Ganjal Reservoirs through fish ladder during monsoon period. List of fish species as per IUCN/NBFGR is enclosed as Annexure - 2 for ready reference. Justification for e-flow requirement is discussed in the EIA report under Environment Flow Study (Refer Chapter ) To ensure that water required to sustain the riverine ecology is available at all the times, flow width and water depth is compared to that of pre-project conditions. Environment flow release recommendations are made for the values where flow width and depth are close to 50% or half of the pre-project values. Pre-project water depth, flow width and flow velocity is assessed by reviewing the results of 100% release scenario. An abstract from the chapter relevant to the query is enclosed herewith at Annexure The information on wildlife population density in the project area is not provided. As this project area is surrounded by number of protected areas (Ratapani Sanctuary, Melghat Tiger Reserve, etc.), inventorization is to be made on prey density (herbaceous animals) around the project area from secondary sources. Report of CCF (NVDA) on wildlife presence in the project area which contains data of sighting of carnivore and herbivore in transects at beat/range level has already been provided in compliance to the observation of 96 th MOM. The data presented provide reasonable information on wild life population in the project area. It is clarified that the report of CCF NVDA is based on data collected by forest department during wild life census carried out every four years outside the protected areas. However in protected areas wild life census is carried out every year and no protected area exists within 10 kms of project area. The forest department regularly prepares working plans for areas outside protected areas at regular interval. During preparation of working plan of forest division, the data to calculate prey density is not collected and as such there is no secondary data available for inventorization to be made on prey density in and around the project area. Further, it needs to be mentioned that such data is collected for preparation of management plan of Protected areas (National Park & Sanctuary) and not outside Protected Area. Moreover, the TOR clearly specifies baseline data for biology & biodiversity (Flora & Fauna) should be collected for study within 10 km radius from the main component of the project site. In this context it may be mentioned that Ratapani Sanctuary is 55 km away from Morand reservoir (70 km from Ganjal reservoir) on the other side (North) of Narmda river from project sites. Similarly Satpuda and Melghat Tiger Reserves are 45 km and 60 km away from project site, respectively. The size of reservoir is not likely to impact movement of wild life rather SECON 2

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6 Annexure -1 B List of herbaceous (non woody annual and perennial wild plant) species recorded from the reservoirs Name of the Species Family 1. Abrus precatorius Fabaceae 2. Acalypha indica Euphorbiaceae 3. Acanthus ilicifolius Acanthaceae 4. Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae 5. Achyranthes bidentata Amaranthaceae 6. Aeluropus lagopoides Poaceae 7. Aerva javanica Amaranthaceae 8. Aerva lanata Amaranthaceae 9. Aerva tomentosa Amaranthaceae 10. Ageratum conyzoides Asteraceae 11. Alloteropsis cimicina Poaceae 12. Alocasia decipiens Araceae 13. Alternanthera pungens Amaranthaceae 14. Alternanthera sessilis Amaranthaceae 15. Alysicarpus monilifer Fabaceae 16. Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthaceae 17. Amaranthus viridis Amaranthaceae 18. Ammania multiflora Lythraceae 19. Ammannia baccifera Lythraceae 20. Amorphophallas bulibifer Araceae 21. Andrographis echinoides Acanthaceae 22. Andrographis paniculata Acanthaceae 23. Anisomeles ovata Lamiaceae 24. Apluda mutica Poaceae 25. Aristida adscensionis Poaceae 26. Aristida funiculata Poaceae 27. Aristida hystrix Poaceae 28. Aristida setacea Poaceae 29. Asclepias curassavica Asclepiadaceae 30. Asparagus racemosus Liliaceae 31. Asystasia gangetica Acanthaceae 32. Bacopa floribunda Scrophulariaceae 33. Barleria prionitis Acanthaceae 34. Bidens biternata Asteraceae 35. Blepharis repens Acanthaceae 36. Blumea amplectens Asteraceae 37. Blumea membranacea Asteraceae SECON 5

7 Name of the Species Family 38. Blumea solidaginoides Asteraceae 39. Boerhaavia diffusa Nyctaginaceae 40. Borreria articularis Rubiaceae 41. Borreria hispida Rubiaceae 42. Bothriochloa pertusa Poaceae 43. Brachiaria distachya Poaceae 44. Brachiaria ramosa Poaceae 45. Brachiaria reptans Poaceae 46. Bulbostylis barbata Cyperaceae 47. Cassia tora Caesalpinaceae 48. Cassia occidentalis Caesalpinaceae 49. Cassytha filiformis Lauraceae 50. Celosia argentea Amaranthaceae 51. Cenchrus ciliaris Poaceae 52. Cereus pterogonus Cactaceae 53. Chloris barbata Poaceae 54. Chloris gayana Poaceae 55. Chloris montana Poaceae 56. Chloris virgata Poaceae 57. Chlorophytum tuberosum Liliaceae 58. Chrozophora rottleri Euphorbiaceae 59. Chrysopogon montanus Poaceae 60. Chrysopogon aciculatus Poaceae 61. Chrysopogon fulvus Poaceae 62. Chrysopogon verticillatus Poaceae 63. Cissampelos pareira Menispermaceae 64. Cissus quadrangularis Vitaceae 65. Citrullus colocynthis Cucurbitaceae 66. Clematis gouriana Ranunculaceae 67. Cleome aspera Capparidaceae 68. Cleome gynandra Capparidaceae 69. Cleome monophylla Capparidaceae 70. Cleome viscosa Capparidaceae 71. Clitoria ternatea Fabaceae 72. Coix aradise -jobi Poaceae 73. Commelina paludosa Commalinaceae 74. Conyza stricta Asteraceae 75. Corchorus aestuans Tiliaceae 76. Corchorus capsularis Tiliaceae 77. Crotalaria prostata Fabaceae SECON 6

8 Name of the Species Family 78. Cucumis callosus Cucurbitaceae 79. Cymbopogon coloratus Poaceae 80. Cymbopogon flexuosus Poaceae 81. Cymbopogon nardus Poaceae 82. Cynodon barberi Poaceae 83. Cynodon dactylon Poaceae 84. Cyperus compressus Cyperaceae 85. Cyperus diffusus Cyperaceae 86. Cyperus esculentus Cyperaceae 87. Cyperus iria Cyperaceae 88. Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae 89. Cyperus squarrosus Cyperaceae 90. Cyperus triceps Cyperaceae 91. Dactyloctenium aegyptium Poaceae 92. Desmodium gangeticum Fabaceae 93. Desmodium triflorum Fabaceae 94. Desmodium triquetrum Fabaceae 95. Dichanthium annulatum Poaceae 96. Digitaria ciliaris Poaceae 97. Digitaria longiflora Poaceae 98. Digitaria sanguinalis Poaceae 99. Dinebra retroflexa Poaceae 100. Echinochloa colona Poaceae 101. Echinochloa crusgalli Poaceae 102. Eclipta prostrata Asteraceae 103. Emilia sonchifolia Asteraceae 104. Enteropogon monostachyos Poaceae 105. Eragrostis maderaspatana Poaceae 106. Eragrostis pilosa Poaceae 107. Eragrostis tenella Poaceae 108. Eragrostis viscosa Poaceae 109. Eriochloa procera Poaceae 110. Euphorbia chamaesyce Euphorbiaceae 111. Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae 112. Euphorbia indica Euphorbiaceae 113. Exacum pedunculatum Gentianaceae 114. Exacum tetragonum Gentianaceae 115. Galactia longifolia Fabaceae 116. Galactia tenuiflora Fabaceae 117. Galactia villosa Fabaceae SECON 7

9 Name of the Species Family 118. Gentelbua urens Acanthaceae 119. Glinus lotoides Aizoaceae 120. Glinus oppositifolius Aizoaceae 121. Glycine wightii Fabaceae 122. Glycosmis mauritiana Rutaceae 123. Glycosmis pentaphylla Rutaceae 124. Gnaphalium polycaulon Asteraceae 125. Gomphrena globosa Amaranthaceae 126. Hedyotis affinis Rubiaceae 127. Hedyotis auricularia Rubiaceae 128. Hedyotis corymbosa Rubiaceae 129. Hedyotis diffusa Rubiaceae 130. Hedyotis herbacea Rubiaceae 131. Hedyotis racemosa Rubiaceae 132. Hedyotis umbellate Rubiaceae 133. Hemidesmus indicus Periplocaceae 134. Hemigraphis hirta Acanthaceae 135. Hemigraphis latebrosa Acanthaceae 136. Hemigraphis venso Acanthaceae 137. Heteropogon contortus Poaceae 138. Heylandia latebrosa Fabaceae 139. Hybanthus enneaspermus Violaceae 140. Hyptis sauveolens Lamiaceae 141. Imperata cylindrica Poaceae 142. Indigofera aradise Fabaceae 143. Indigofera astragalina Fabaceae 144. Indigofera ennaephylla Fabaceae 145. Indigofera linifolia Fabaceae 146. Indigofera linnaei Fabaceae 147. Indigofera linni Fabaceae 148. Indigofera oblongifolia Fabaceae 149. Indigofera tinctoria Fabaceae 150. Indigofera trita Fabaceae 151. Indigofera wightii Fabaceae 152. Iphigenia indica Liliaceae 153. Ipomoea aquatica Convolvulaceae 154. Ipomoea carnea Convolvulaceae 155. Ipomoem alba Convolvulaceae 156. Ischaemum pilosum Poaceae 157. Ischaemum ciliare Poaceae SECON 8

10 Name of the Species Family 158. Ischaemum indicum Poaceae 159. Ischaemum laxum Poaceae 160. Iseilema laxum Poaceae 161. Iseilema prostratum Poaceae 162. Jacquemontia paniculata Convolvulaceae 163. Justicia adhatoda Acanthaceae 164. Justicia diffusa Acanthaceae 165. Justicia glabra Acanthaceae 166. Justicia procumbens Acanthaceae 167. Justicia vahlii Acanthaceae 168. Kyllinga nemorales Cyperaceae 169. Lablab purpureus Fabaceae 170. Lepidagathis cristata Acanthaceae 171. Lepidagathis cuspidata Acanthaceae 172. Leucas biflora Lamiaceae 173. Leucas indica Lamiaceae 174. Leucas lamifolia Lamiaceae 175. Lippia javanica Verbenaceae 176. Ludwigia octovalvis Onagraceae 177. Ludwigia perennis Onagraceae 178. Ludwigia prostrata Onagraceae 179. Malvastrum Coromandelianum Malvaceae 180. Matricaria chamomilla Asteraceae 181. Mazus pumilus Scrophulariaceae 182. Melochia corchorifolia Sterculiaceae 183. Merremia gangetica Convolvulaceae 184. Merremia tridentata Convolvulaceae 185. Millettia auriculata Fabaceae 186. Millettia recemosa Fabaceae 187. Mollugo cerviana Aizoaceae 188. Mollugo disticha Aizoaceae 189. Mollugo nudicaulis Aizoaceae 190. Mollugo pentaphylla Aizoaceae 191. Momordica dioica Cucurbitaceae 192. Mucuna pruriens Fabaceae 193. Mukia maderashpatana Cucurbitaceae 194. Murdannia nudiflora Commalinaceae 195. Neodistemon indicum Urticaceae 196. Neptunia triquetra Mimosaceae 197. Ocimum americanum Lamiaceae SECON 9

11 Name of the Species Family 198. Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae 199. Ocimum canum Lamiaceae 200. Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae 201. Oxalis corniculata Oxalidaceae 202. Panicum brevifolium Poaceae 203. Panicum maximum Poaceae 204. Panicum psilopodium Poaceae 205. Panicum repens Poaceae 206. Pennisetum purpureum Poaceae 207. Peristrophe bicalyculata Acanthaceae 208. Peristrophe paniculata Acanthaceae 209. Phyla nodiflora Verbenaceae 210. Phyllanthus amarus Euphorbiaceae 211. Phyllanthus debilis Euphorbiaceae 212. Phyllanthus Maderaspatensis Euphorbiaceae 213. Polygala arvensis Polygalaceae 214. Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae 215. Portulaca pilosa Portulacaceae 216. Rhynchosia hirta Fabaceae 217. Rhynchosia minima Fabaceae 218. Rhynchosia rothii Fabaceae 219. Rhynchosia suaveolens Fabaceae 220. Rhynchosia aradis Fabaceae 221. Rostellularia diffusa Acanthaceae 222. Rostellularia procumbens Acanthaceae 223. Rostellularia prostrata Acanthaceae 224. Rostellularia simplex Acanthaceae 225. Rostellularia vahlii Acanthaceae 226. Rothia indica Fabaceae 227. Ruellia tuberosa Acanthaceae 228. Rungia parviflora Acanthaceae 229. Rungia pectinata Acanthaceae 230. Rungia repens Acanthaceae 231. Saccharum munja Poaceae 232. Saccharum spontaneum Poaceae 233. Sagittaria guayanensis Alismataceae 234. Sagittaria sagittifolia Alismataceae 235. Salvia coccinea Lamiaceae 236. Sansevieria roxburghiana Agavaceae 237. Schima sulcatum Poaceae SECON 10

12 Name of the Species Family 238. Schima nervosum Poaceae 239. Schoenoplectus articulatus Cyperaceae 240. Scilla hyacinthine Liliaceae 241. Scoparia dulcis Scrophulariaceae 242. Scutellaria rivularis Lamiaceae 243. Setaria italica Poaceae 244. Sida acuta Malvaceae 245. Sida cordata Malvaceae 246. Sida rhombifolia Malvaceae 247. Sida spinosa Malvaceae 248. Solanum xanthocarpum Solanaceae 249. Sopubia delphinifolia Scrophulariaceae 250. Sopubia trifida Scrophulariaceae 251. Sphaeranthus indicus Asteraceae 252. Sporobolus coromandelianus Poaceae 253. Sporobolus indicus Poaceae 254. Sporobolus maderaspatanus Poaceae 255. Sporobolus tremulus Poaceae 256. Stylosanthes fruticosa Fabaceae 257. Tehrosia purpurea Fabaceae 258. Tephrosia procumbens Fabaceae 259. Tephrosia pulcherrima Fabaceae 260. Tephrosia pumila Fabaceae 261. Tephrosia tinctoria Fabaceae 262. Tephrosia villosa Fabaceae 263. Themeda triandra Poaceae 264. Themeda quadrivalis Poaceae 265. Themeda arundinacea Poaceae 266. Thespesia lampas Malvaceae 267. Thysanolaena maxima Poaceae 268. Tiliacora acuminata Menispermaceae 269. Tinospora cordifolia Menispermaceae 270. Tinospora sinensis Menispermaceae 271. Tragia involucrata Euphorbiaceae 272. Tragus roxburghii Poaceae 273. Trianthema decandra Aizoaceae 274. Trianthema portulacastrum Aizoaceae 275. Trianthema triquetra Aizoaceae 276. Tribulus terrestris Zygophyllaceae 277. Tridax procumbens Asteraceae SECON 11

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15 Annexure-3 Justification for e-flow requirement, supporting the Umbrella Fish Spices Diversity and their migration period. FISH SPECIES The fishes caught and reported from Morand and Ganjal rivers in study area are enclosed in above mentioned Annexure-: DISCHARGE DATA (75% DY) Morand Morand Ganjal Ganjal (MCM) (cumec) (MCM) (cumec) Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Total Average - high flow (Aug-Sept) Average - low flow (Oct-July) It can be observed from flow series as shown in above table (and chart below)of Morand and Ganjal rivers that except for the month of August and September, rivers remain dry for rest of the months. Above fish species thrive in the stagnant pools of water formed at depressions in the river bed during these months. SECON 14

16 ENVIRONMENT FLOW RECOMMENDATION Storage of water especially during peak period would certainly reduce the discharge in the river downstream of the dams, however, keeping in view the project requirement and present ecosystem in the river in long low flow period, recommendations have been worked out with a view to protect the ecosystem by meeting the habitat requirement even during reduced flow scenario. This being a storage project designed to meet the requirement of water for irrigation in command area, drinking water and industrial uses therefore, objective is to ensure that maximum storage can be created for distribution of water for irrigation drinking water and industrial uses. However, at the same time, environment flow releases have been worked out with a view that natural flow in the river is mimicked during the reduced flow scenario. Further, the project will create a permanent large habitat for fish species. Two reservoirs of Morand and Ganjal dams of 2200 ha and 833 ha area respectively will have fish production potential of Kg/ha/year. This is considered a good management measure to compensate for the impact of reduced flow scenario. This would be more conducive for aquatic life as reservoirs will provide habitat to aquatic life and releases during the lean months shall be in the same range as natural habitat during those months. To ensure that water required sustaining the riverine ecology is available at all the times, flow width and water depth is compared to that of pre-project conditions. Environment flow release recommendations are made for the values where flow width and depth are close to 50% or half of the pre-project values. Pre-project water depth, flow width and flow velocity is assessed by reviewing the results of 100% release scenario. Modeling study gives the output in terms of depth, width and flow velocity. Analysis of the modeling output is done with a view to evaluate the depth, and width as per the criteria discussed in above paragraph. The analysis results for average flow depth and width respectively under different release scenarios during low flow and high flow periods for Morand and Ganjal Dams have been given in report. Modeling Output Average Values for Different Release Scenarios (MORAND DAM) Release Scenario Water depth (cm) Flow velocity (m/s) Flow width (m) High Flow Period 10% (5.60 cumec) % (8.39 cumec) % (11.19 cumec) % (13.99 cumec) % (16.79 cumec) % (22.39 cumec) % (27.98 cumec) % (55.97 cumec) Low Flow Period 10% (0.15 cumec) % (0.23 cumec) % (0.30 cumec) % (0.38 cumec) % (0.45 cumec) % (0.60 cumec) % (0.76 cumec) % (1.51 cumec) SECON 15

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