Nagpur: The National Council Fixed Committee for Wildlife (SCNBWL) plans to generate policy decisions on land management in protected and forest areas under the transmission line.
Said it was a policy problem after the Supreme Court order in May 2021 concerning laying down the underground power transmission path in Bustard Bustard Habitat (GIB) Great Rajasthan and Gujarat, a proposal was placed by the former Head of the Principal of HS forest members and the Singh Committee in the 66th meeting SCNBWL held on December 31.
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court was also asked to formulate a strategy of Sarus Crane in the Gondia.
The proposal includes land recovery along the transmission line as a wildlife habitat.
It has been observed that unwanted unwanted weeds such as Lantana Camara grow in the forest cleaned along the transmission line.
This results in an aggressive invasion of the unwanted species.
Singh said, “For the benefit of wildlife, a sheet of this land under the transmission line must be managed by eradicating unwanted growth along the strip of these lines, and food availability for herbivores must be improved.” The land must be managed as a habitat that is suitable for wildlife by recovering it under animal feed species such as grass and small to medium trees such as Acacia, Ziziphus, Emblica, depending on the conditions and climate requirements.
Singh added, “In some cases, the strip can be managed as the forest fire line and the land must be covered by pine shrubs such as species of agave, alove, salvadora, euphorbia etc., depending on climate conditions.” The proposal states that losses for wildlife because the transmission path must be converted into advantages, especially for reptiles, birds and small mammals by managing land so that they fit their needs.
Bird victims because collisions or electricity with electrical lines on the ground can occur in the bird species that can be flown.
Especially risky is birds migrating at night, birds fly in flocks of sheep, and large and heavy birds from limited maneuveration.
The death of many heavy birds such as Gibs and India Saras are in a note.
The victim because electric shock occurs almost exclusively on a poorly designed intermediate voltage electric pole.
Bird species that visit electricity poles to perch, perch or rest are affected.
For some species, sustainable losses endanger their population.
“During the transmission channel planning, it is important to identify ecologically sensitive areas such as staging areas for waterfall so that they can be inventored to set sensitivity levels, and if necessary, avoided.
Experience and bird devices are increasingly proven to reduce collisions,” Proposal said.
The power cable requires insulation on the critical path of bird migration.
While designing a guideline document to protect birds from the transmission line, an electric expert must be involved in the committee to cover all technical aspects so that they can be applied and acceptable.