Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is under siege

souce: Times of india

Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), a pristine and unique eco-system situated in Chandrapur district, is one of the few success stories for ‘Project Tiger’. The reserve, a major source of tiger population and endowed with rich biodiversity, is virtually under siege.

Tadoba is a major breeding centre for tigers and
leopards. It virtually supplies big cats to all major forests and habitats in the region. For this to happen, there must be corridors allowing the movement of cats into other forest areas. Thanks to growing villages and development projects, these corridors are getting blocked.
The big cats are already blockaded from South-West direction towards Agarzari and Padmapur due to extensive mining projects, with more projects proposed. In this direction, they run into a major city like Chandrapur. In fact, they have sometimes come even up to Chandrapur and made human and cattle kills. The spill-over tigers and leopards from Kolsa range presently use forest corridor towards south-east
i.e. Rajoli and Mul.
The threat to 625-sq km TATR has increased following clearance to 25-year-old Human river irrigation project by the apex court recently. Studies and records show that the spill-over tiger and leopard population of Tadoba cannot migrate towards north-west due to a cluster of small villages (Shegaon, Ashta, Wadala, Mudholi etc.). They prefer the narrow forest corridor from Sirkada-Shivni-Naleshwar while migrating towards Bramhapuri Division. The Human dam reservoir will block (see map) the corridor.
The ‘bottleneck’ forest corridor from Palasgaon (Sirkada) to Shivni would go under submergence of the project. New proposals of mines like Adani Power Project for coal blocks at Lohara, 9.8 km from TATR boundary, and Maharashtra State Mining Corporation Limited (MSMCL) at Agarzari, 3.2 km from Tadoba, are raising their heads threatening the very existence of the reserve. The MSMCL has sought nine compartments and has asked them to be deleted from TATR buffer zone.
Warns wildlife conservationist Kishor Rithe, “If these proposed projects come up, Tadoba will lose its importance. The spill-over tiger/leopard population will try to either disperse or intrude in the fringe villages like Ashta, Wadala, Navegaon, Khadsingi, Kolara, Sitarampeth, Mudholi, Ghosri and many others. It may also affect towns like Sindewahi, Chimur, Mul and Chandrapur in the near future. The damage would be far more than what you see now. Last month, a tiger killed a woman near the Rangers College, which is hardly three kms from Chandrapur.”
Rithe, who heads the Satpuda Foundation, said the Human dam clearance has now added to the worries of these 52 villages situated on the fringes of TATR. The state government and the irrigation department would be held responsible for if attacks on humans and cattle increase. Already, these villages put huge biotic pressure on the reserve. No prizes for guessing who will be the loser. Eventually, human beings will eliminate the hemmed in tigers.
According to Debi Goenka of Conservation Action Trust, Mumbai, “Instead of conserving tigers, the government itself is pushing through coal mine projects and the Human dam which
will severely impact their habitat. With this, TATR will become an island of green surrounded by brown activities. This is happening when we all agree that protecting corridors is an important issue in tiger protection.”
Goenka said tigers were moving out of TATR into adjacent forests, which are themselves under severe biotic pressure.
In such conditions, mananimal conflicts would only flare up. The logical way of resolving this would be to increase the areas under protection and try to reduce the activities that disturb wildlife. Precisely the opposite is being done.
Meanwhile, a scientific study by city-based Tiger Research And Conservation Trust (TRACT) headed by Harshawardhan and Poonam Dhanwatey has photographic and physical evidence of presence of large carnivores (tigers, leopards, sloth bears) and other small carnivores like (dholes, hyenas, jackals, jungle cats, rusty spotted cats, ratels, ruddy mongoose) in the area marked for submergence. The landscape also supports large herbivores like gaurs, sambars, chital, barking deer, four horned antelopes and many reptilian species.
WHAT IS TATR
TATR was created in 1995. The area of the reserve is 625.40 sq km. This includes Tadoba national park, created in 1955 with an area of 116.55 sq km and Andhari wildlife sanctuary created in 1986 with an area of 508.85 sq km. The reserve is constituted with 577.96 sq km reserve forest, 32.51 sq km protected forest and 14.93 sq km other areas.

MIHANS PROGRESS IS ON ITS PEAK !

Though investors may be going slow, Maharashtra Airport Development Company building city’s ambitious Mihan seems to be going full speed ahead with developing infrastructure there.
MADC is in the process of finalising a deal with Europe’s biggest hotel chain— Accor—for setting up three and four star hotels within the SEZ.
Besides 50 other companies in the process of investing in Mihan, Accor is negotiating a land deal with Mihan to set up the hotels.

Mihan flying high despite downturn

“Besides having 50 companies already in the process of investing in Multimodal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (Mihan), we are negotiating a land deal with Accor for hotels. We have already awarded a contract for setting up 2500-bed hospital to Johns Hopkins, a globally-acclaimed health services provider from US,” revealed Abdul Abid Ruhi, project manager, MADC.
The reason, as Ruhi puts it, the cost of the land in SEZs in Nagpur, considered the tenth economically fastest growing urban centre of India, is half that in metro cities like Mumbai. “In the financial meltdown, tier-two cities like Nagpur will thus be benefited as compared to the metro cities like Mumbai,” he added.
Sources said Mantri Realty, building a private SEZ close to Mihan, is also separately negotiating deals with Biocon, another reputed name in biotech and pharma, and Satyam, a well-known software institution. Shrikant Laddha and Rupesh Mowade, President and project manager for Mantri Realty’s private SEZ, said though they were going slow in construction due to economic slowdown, top banners like Biocon and Satyam were negotiating with the company for setting up their units. Besides, there have been 20 fresh inquiries for buying land. Mantri’s Rs 600 crore SEZ is coming up with its first phase of Rs 100 crore with five iconic buildings over 44 acres.
According to Ruhi, as of now there were no indications of putting on hold the construction plans by major investors. “Satyam will start construction by February next year while SICAL Logistics will begin work on its project from January 2009. Developments by L&T are also expected soon,” reveals Ruhi and his Chief Engineer colleague S V Chahande.
He said that the quota of land reserved for IT companies in Mihan was almost over. “But recently four inquiries for buying land in non-IT sector were made by companies in Kolkata and Mumbai,” Ruhi, who looked elated after answering frequent calls from Mumbai and Kolkata, said.
MADC superintending engineer S K Chatterjee said companies like DLF, Shapoorji Pallonji Info City, TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd (which makes parts for Boeing’s Dreamliner) and Caliber Point have maintained their pace of developments.

`Empress City’ in Nagpur a review

KSL to develop 400 crore “Empress City”

The project will be implemented by Reward Real Estate Company Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KSL and Industries Ltd, a company release said.

Reward Real Estate would work with architect Hafeez Contractor, Shapoorji and Pallonji, the construction group and Singapore based company for landscaping.
KSL and Industries acquired Tata textile unit, Empress Mills that is now developed as an integrated township project which is expected to be completed in 24 months by December 2007.
“The project comprises of information and technology park, a 400 room five star hotel, shopping mall, multiplexes and 600 luxury residential apartments,” Reward Real Estate Company Pvt Ltd President Sorabh S Tayal said.
The size of residential flats would range from 1,000 to 1,500 square feet and there would be 10 to 12 residential towers in the project, he added.
The bookings for the IT park and shopping malls have already started while the booking for the residential area would start from January.
Reward Real Estate would work with architect Hafeez Contractor, Shapoorji and Pallonji, the construction group and Singapore based compamy for landscaping.
KSL and Industries acquired Tata textile unit, Empress Mills that is now developed as an integrated township project which is expected to be completed in 24 months by December 2007. According to Mr Saurabh Kumar Tayal, Chairman and Managing Director, KSL, “Nagpur is the seventh largest city in India with a population of over 40 lakh. Its significance from various angles makes strategic business sense for us.”
The company sees much business potential with the international airport and the Butibori Special Economic Zone coming up nearby.
“Besides, Nagpur has a large agricultural community whose spending power has been growing of late,” said Mr Tayal.
Facitlities
The facility is likely to comprise a 3.5-lakh sq feet information technology park, a 300-room five star hotel, a shopping mall, multiplexes and 800 luxury residential apartments. There will also be facilities such as swimming pools, health clubs, jogging parks, playgrounds, indoor games complex, community halls, temple, emergency post, telecommunication facilities and video phones.”The project comprises of information and technology park, a 400 room five star hotel, shopping mall, multiplexes and 600 luxury residential apartments,” Reward Real Estate Company Pvt Ltd President Sorabh S Tayal said. The size of residential flats would range from 1,000 to 1,500 square feet and there would be 10 to 12 residential towers in the project, he added.
The bookings for the IT park and shopping malls have already started while the booking for the residential area would start from January.

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Source:The Hindu

NAgpur MIHAN & Cargo related area

MIHAN & Cargo related area

It is amazing to see the 340 sqkm of area related to Cargo would transform into Nagpur suburb; how it would develop? from where the investment will come? and how many locals will commit long term investments for residential cause?

Or only this is speculation? Very difficult to answer. But dont worry Nagpurestate-study-team finds it out for you with its perisodic dialogues and visits to the area and meeting with larnge to small the investors in this field.

Nagpurestate-team advices small investors to go slow before commiting long-term investments. As the geomorphorphogy of Nagpur and Wardha road is that of plain,vast area would still be available for suitable residential purpose in and around. There is no need to panick and jump into high value transactions unless clear developmental picture emerges which any would take another 1.5 year. As of now most of the investment comes from NRI and trader community. The stock market boom and property prices in Nagpur has direct correlation.

Still the large speculations are being made for Wardha road by LARGE LAND OWENER COMMUNITY having both political and financial interest. Nagpuretstate study team feels 250 sqfteet rates would be median in the range of 14 Km from zero miles on Wardha road. For further advices please cosult our Nagpurestate-study team at : nagpurestate@cootoad.com

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Pic Mihan-Cargo Map