Swot analysis of managment of cauvery wl sanctury

Management of
Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamrajangar
Extent – 526.955 Sq. Kms
Notified vide GOK order No.
AHFF – FWL 87 dated : 14-01-1987

Chaos & Disorder in Division Office
Action Plans, Estimates, kept in lockers hidden.
Release Orders under various schemes concealed.
Tappals ,Progress Reports, Govt Notifications, Circulars, Govt Orders not
put up on table completely.
Pilferage of number of tappals. Revenue Records disorganized.
Audit Reports, High Court Parawise Reports kept displaced.
FOC Registers disorganized, Cash Books not updated.
Wild Life Crimes Reports unavailable.
Investigation Reports untraceable even after a week rigorous search.
Encroachment FIRs, Mahazars, Investigation Reports not traceable in
the office.
Records built for regularization of temporary PCP workers.
Leakage of Sensitive Information, Pilferage of Data.
Factionalism, Politics, Petitions, Blackmail, extortion & rent seeking

Struggle for Achieving National
Mandate
Improve the Environment
Safe Guard the Forests and Wild Life ( Art 48 A ) ( D P S P )
Protect & Improve Natural Environment
Protect Forests, Rivers, Wild Life
Compassion for living creatures ( Art 51 g ) ( F D )
Concurrent List = Forests 17 A
Chief Wild Life Warden may take “such measures”, in the
interests of wild life, as “he may consider necessary” for the
improvement of wild life habitat. ( CEC 14th Feb 2000 ) Clarified
Habitat Improvement, Protection Camps, Waterholes, Chowkies, Checkpost, Civil Works,
Entry barrier, Watch Tower, Research & Monitoring Activities ( for conservation and protection
for better management of the protected areas).

STRENGTHS
Approved Management Plan & Prescriptions
Information Technology
Newly Recruited Foresters & Forest Guards & Forest Watchers
Young Energetic, Enthusiastic Forest Force,
Newly Employed Tiger Task Force
Arms, Ammunition & Weapons
Forensic Science Knowledge
Eco Development Committee Presidents & Members
Jungle Lodges & Resorts, Private Resorts on boundaries
Available Scientific Research Study Publications
Wild animals Census & Population Density Data
Solar Power,
NREGS-SMC Works & Lantana removals etc
Fringe Area Young Energetic Unemployed Working Force
Degraded Forest Lands requiring replenishment
Fringe Area Revenue Villages-Afforestation, Fodder Develop

•Inadequate funds, lack of infrastructural support and lack of awareness
among the people about importance of conservation of wildlife.
• Enormous biotic pressure over the Sanctuary area by the human and
cattle population in 8 enclosure villages and 37 villages with in 5 kms
radius of the sanctuary.
• The sanctuary area being highly undulating and desiccating during
summer fire plays havoc which makes it impossible to fight forest fires.
• Many places of worship located inside the sanctuary drawing hundreds
of pilgrims makes the local administration helpless to have a check on
their movement within the sanctuary.
• Lack of adequate staff and motor able roads in the undulating area is a
big hindrance with regard to protection of the wildlife.
WEAKNESS

OPPORTUNITIES
Building Infrastructure –Supporting Staff Qtrs, Forest Guest Houses.
RIDF Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
Information Technology
Wireless, Telecommunication, Information Networking,
Intelligence Gathering, Collection of Information
GIS, Geographical Information System,
GPS Global Positioning System
Remote Sensing
Satellite Images Raster & Vector Landsat Images, Digital Elevation
Modelling,
GIS Software –Arc-View, Arc-Info, Arc-GIS ESRI Prouducts.
NREGA- Employment for Anti-Crop Depradation, Protection Duty,
Protection Camp Development, Soil & Moisture Conservation, Water
Harvesting Structure, Nursery Development, Watershed Development

1. Hunting & Poaching of wild animals, Tuskers, leopards,
tigers
2. Cattle grazing, commercial cattle business
3. Fire hazards during summer months.
4. Encroachment of Forest lands Almabadi & Dantalli
5. Smuggling of Timber and Firewood across TN borders
6. Man and animal conflict at Conflict Zones
7. Lack of Perennial waterholes
8. Soil Erosion & Need of Water Harvesting Structures
9. Unregulated tourism at Hoganekal TN Borders
10. Disease and pests
THREATS

Threat Mitigation Steps
10 New Anti Poaching Sheds under Operation
Carriage of sufficient Arms & Ammunition to combat the poachers &
hunters.
Regular Weapon upkeep and maintenance
Weapon Training to the Foresters & Forests Guards
Infrastructure development of the Protection Camps
Massive Perambulation & Cross Borders co ordination with TN
Forests/Police
Tele-Communication and Information Networking across the borders
Intelligence Gathering and Information Collections from Informants
across TN Borders
Detection of FOC & Wild Life Crimes from different areas
Regular Boundary Perambulation by Forest Guards and Protection
Camps along with GPS and GPS Report Plotting on Arc Info Maps.

• Conducting Workshops & Awareness Camps for Staff.
• Education and Awareness Camps for public & schools
• Nature Awareness Camps
• Elephant Days
• Maintenance of Patrol Paths, Inspection Roads
• Fire Control
• Vaccination
• Crop Compensation
• NREGA-Soil & Moisture Conservation Works, Weed Removal
• Habitat improvement-Firelines, Water Holes, Seed dibbling
• Solar Fencing at Indignatha, EPT at Padsalanatha
Threat Mitigation Steps

•Creation of water holes.
•Lantana Weed eradication programs.
•Augmentation of natural regeneration by ANR
•Planting of native species in the degraded lands ANR
•Soil and moisture conservation.
•Water Harvesting Structure like Check Dams
•Desilting of Water Tanks, check dams etc
•Restricting Minor Forest Produce withdrawals
Micro-plan work shop, writing and documentation.
Workshops and training.
Compensation for crop depredation, attack on livestock and
Human beings.
Habitat improvement works
Eco- Developmental Activities

• Problem of man and animal specially wild elephants conflict along
the boundary areas of the sanctuary abutting agricultural fields.
• Maintenance of the existing elephant proof trench and formation
of elephant proof trench on the remaining stretch of the
sanctuary.
• Improving source of water availability and fodder within the
sanctuary.
• Timely payment of compensation to the farmers & victim families.
• By arranging scaring teams and providing crackers to farmers to
scare away the crop raiding wild animals.
• Propaganda and publicity regarding the importance of wildlife
MAN AND ANIMAL CONFLICT

Sl.
No.
Year Detailed of cases No. of cases Amount Paid
1. 1998-1999 Nil Nil ---
2. 1999-2000 Crop Compensation cases 171 Cases 1,08,100.00
3. 1999-2000 Human killed by Wild Elephant 2 Cases 2,00,000.00
4. 2000-2001 Crop Compensation cases 82 Cases 73,400.00
5. 2000-2001 Human killed by Wild Elephant 1Case 1,00,000.00
10. 2003-2004 Crop Compensation cases 34 cases 67,500.00
11. 2004-2005 Human killed by Wild Elephant 2 cases 2,00,000.00
12. 2005-2006
Crop compensation cases 49 cases 50,000.00
Human killed by wild Elephant 1 case 1,00,000.00
13. 2006-07
Crop compensation cases 39 case 34,400.00
Human killed by wild Elephant 1 case 1,00,000.00
14. 2007-08
Crop compensation cases 478 Cases
4,60,725.00
Human killed by wild Elephant 12 Cases 13,50,000.00
Human Injury
1 case
20,000.00
15 2008-09 Human Killed by Elephant 2 case 3,00,000.00
16
2009-10 Upto
feb 2010
Human killed by wild Elephant (payment
paid in IDWH (S) & (C) 75000 each scheme
1 case 1,50,000.00
15 TOTAL
11,01,660.00
Crop Compensation, Human Deaths, Injury

STEPS FOR MAN ANIMAL CONFLICT
MITIGATION
Elephant Crop Anti Depredation Camps :
4 Camps 5 Watchers each camp, Crackers, Torch, Fire burning, EPT
covering during night 6 PM to 6 AM one gun staff
Hanur Wild Life Range :Chikkailur, Ganigmanagala, Kallidoddi, Beerota
Cowdaahlli Wild Life Range : 2 Camps at Dantalli, Arabagere, Changadi,
Ponachi, Asthur
Kanakapura Wild Life Range : Soligere, Madivala, Kolkote
MM Hills : Gopinatham, Indignatha-Padsalnatha, Ponachi
EPT maintenance and fresh EPT constructions at Padsalnatha
Solar Fencing of Indignatha
Awareness Camps
Elephant Days Celebration
Wild Life Week Celebration

Statement Showing the Detail of FOC Cases from 1992 to 2010
Sl. No Year
Openin
g
Balnce
cases
booked
during the
year
Total
Dispose during
the year
Balance
Remarks
Court Others Total
1 1992-93 4cases 4 3cases - - -
2 1993-94 1 17cases 18 12cases 4 2 6
3 1994-95 6 5cases 11 5cases 4 2 6
4 1995-96 6 26cases 32 25cases 5 2 7
5 1996-97 7 34cases 41 32cases 5 4 9
6 1997-98 9 36cases 45 34cases 5 6 11
7 1998-99 11 36cases 47 34cases 5 8 13
8 1999-00 13 28cases 41 26cases 5 10 15
9 2000-01 15 41cases 56 34cases 5 17 22
10 2001-02 22 36cases 58 35cases 5 18 23
11 2002-03 23 169cases 192 25cases 147 20 167
including 140
encroachment
cases for the year
2002-03
12 2003-04 167 700cases 867 24cases 822 21 843
including 675
encroachment
cases for the year
2003-04
13 2004-05 843 18cases 861 18cases 822 21 843
14 2005-06 843 33cases 876 - 839 37 876
15 2006-07 876 12cases 888 - 850 38 888
16 2007-08 888 27cases 915 - 869 46 915
including 3
encroachment
cases for the year
2007-08
17 2008-09 915 21cases 936 - 890 46 936
18 2009-10 936 27Cases 963 - 896 67 963
Forest Offence Cases

Developmental Projects
Approved from Govt Of
India
Project Cost = Rs 1 Cr
10 Tents = Rs 41 L
Dormitory = Rs 8 L
Store Room = Rs 4 L
Gol Ghar = Rs 5 L
Forest IB = Rs 5 L
Reception = Rs 4 L
Children Park =Rs 4 L
Car Parking =Rs 3 L
Kitchen = Rs 5L
Articles = Rs 20 L
Total Cost = Rs 1 Cr

The Ladybird Beetle
Jungle Camps &
Mystery Trails

© 2007 Adventure Products & Services Pvt. Ltd.
Erkam Valley Mystery Trails
2008-10
Gopinatham

Ventilation, Bedroom, Living

Platform for ladybird

Close up of ventilation

The entry point

Hoganekal Eco Tourism
Karnataka Tamilnadu Cross Border Issue
Basic Infrastructure
Public Convinience Rs 20 L
Toilet, Bathroom, Changing Rooms
Drinking Water Facility
Parking Stand Rs 5 L
Resting Place with chairs Rs 3 L
Paragola Resting Place Rs 2 L
Canteen Rs 15L
Steps & Plateform Rs 10 L
Watch Tower Rs 10 L
Interpretation Centre Rs 10 L
Fencing of Tourism Area Rs 20 L
Signage Boards Education/Awareness Rs 3 L
Trekking Trails Rs 2 L
Total Rs100 Lakhs

Budgetary Plan
Adequate budgetary support is of utmost importance for the success of the
management plan. All activities are solely dependent on the availability of funds for
execution of various works proposed in the plan. Hence, the plan budget prepared
here would try to incorporate provisions for all the strategies of proposed management
and related activities.
•Pay and allowances for existing staff.
•Pay and allowances for proposed staff.
•Wages for existing staff.
•Wages for proposed staff.
•TA for existing staff.
•TA for Proposed staff.
•Office expenditure.
•Rent, rates, and Taxes
•Motor vehicles.
•Other Expenses.

Repair and maintenance
•Roads, Bridges, Culverts.
•Buildings and watch towers, checking gates.
•Vehicles.
•Wireless sets.
•Other equipments.
•Water holes.
•Fire lines.
Protection activities
•Purchase of vehicles.
•Purchase of Mobile sets.
•Demarcation of boundary of sanctuary.
•Rewards and incentives.
•Secret service fund.
•Procurement of weapons and ammunition.
•Supply of uniforms & Accoutrements.
•Supply of ration to anti poaching camps.
•Construction of buildings.
•Other expenses.

Eco-Tourism activities
•Creation of infrastructure.
•Development of Interpretation centre and orientation center.
•Development and maintenance of Signage's and wayside exhibits.
•Publications of brochures.
•Salary for nature guides.
•Other expenses.
Research, Monitoring and training
•Establishment of Research centre.
•Purchase of equipments.
•Census operations.
•Trainings and work shops.
•Maintenance and Development of infrastructure.
•Other miscellaneous expenditures.

Requirement of additional vehicles
• The existing number of vehicles is minimal when compare to the vast, rugged forest
area of the sanctuary. The existing old vehicles shall be replaced with new ones and
also provided with additional vehicles like four wheel drive jeeps.
Sl.
No.
Designation
Existing vehicle (in
Nos)
Required vehicles
Jeeps Motor bikes
1. Deputy Conservator of Forests 1 - -
2. Assistant conservator of Forests
Kanakapura WL sub Division - 1 -
3. Assistant conservator of Forests
M.M.Hills WL sub Division 1 - -
4. RFO WL Kanakapura 1 - 2
5. RFO WL Hanur - 1 2
6. RFO WL Cowdally 1 - 2
7. RFO WL M.M.Hills 1 - 2
8. RFO WL Alambadi - 1 1
Total
05 03 09

•Total length of the patrolling roads
inside the sanctuary = 200.70 kms.
PATROLLING PATHS
STRENGTHENING OF WIRELESS NETWORKS
• No of static wireless stations = 6.
• Repeaters station = 1 (at
Soligere).
• Mobile Wireless sets = 5 Nos. (fitted to the
Jeeps).
• Walkie-Talkies = 30 Nos.
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
• 0.315 rifles = 11 Nos.
• Revolver = 1 No.
• Slide action 12 bore guns = 6 Nos.
• 12 bore guns = 11 Nos

PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC RELATION
• Publicity material to create awareness among school children, tourists and general
public on conservation of wildlife.
FIRE CONTROL
• Control of Forest fire, a very difficult task because of the highly undulating terrain and
thick under growth of grass.
• Maintenance of existing fire lines by clearing and early burning before the last week
of december.
• Employing adequate number of fire watchers in the first week of January.
CONTROL OF ILLEGAL REMOVAL OF FOREST PRODUCE:
• Stray cases of illegal removal of timber and fuel wood noticed
• Collection of NTFP not allowed.
TRANS BOUNDARY PROBLEMS:
• Scope for smugglers and poachers to operate across the interstate boundary of
Tamilanadu.
• Frequent meetings with officers from both the states required.

PLANTING
• Rigid protection to be given to the root stock of indigenous tree
species in the fringe areas affected by biotic interference.
• Planting of seedlings not recommended as survival percentage is
less because of shallow rocky soil and root competition
IMPROVING LANTANA INFESTED AREAS
• Lantana infested areas to be taken up in phased manner for
judicious removal of lantana to create gaps for the growth of
grass and other indigenous species.
Habitat improvement:

MAINTENANCE OF WATERHOLES
•Mostly seasonal waterholes in the sanctuary
other than the perennial river Cauvery.
•More number of waterholes to be created
for well distribution of wild animals.
•Desalting of existing waterholes required for
time to time before the on set of monsoon.
MAINTENANCE OF SALTLICKS
• Inadequate existing Saltlicks.
• More number of saltlicks required to replenish
the salt requirement of the wild animals.
• Annual maintenance of saltlicks required.

Sl.
No
.
Name of the sanctioned posts
No. of
posts
Sanctione
d
No. of posts
filled up
Vacant as on
31-12-07
Requirement/Alrea
dy operating
1. Deputy Conservator of Forests 1 1 0 0
2. Assistant conservator of Forests 1 1 0 1
3. Range Forest officer 4 4 0 1
4. Forester 5 5 0 4
5. Forest Guard 16 09 07 30
6. Forest watcher 09 06 03 74
7. Supernumerary 09 09 0 0
8. Second division surveyor 01 0 1 1
1. Superintendent 1 1 0 1
2. First Division Assistant 1 1 0 1
3. Second Division Assistant 3 2 1 6
4. Peon 1 1 0 7
5. Diver 0 0 0 8
6. Meti 0 0 0 3
7. Cleaner 0 0 0 5
8. Computer Operator 0 0 0 8
9. Night watchman 0 0 0 8
10
.
Wireless operator
0 0 0 8
TOTAL 52 40 12 166
The existing staff position and requirement of additional staff

Office Set Up Reshuffling
Good Governance & Efficient Administration require periodic
shuffle
Reshuffling of Ministerial Staff improves Administration
Shifting within Forest Circle
Deputation within Forest Circle
Transfer from another Forest Circle
Mutually agreeable staff shuffling
District Transfer Committee
Regular Shifting, shuffling,
New working environment
Good Working Culture

Reorganization chart of Cauvery Wildlife Division
Deputy Conservator of Forests,
Assistant Conservator of Forests- 2 Nos.
FDA – 2 Nos.
SDA – 4 Nos.
Driver – 1 No.
Computer Operator – 2 Nos.
Peons -2 Nos.
Night Watchman -1 No.
Range Forest Officers – 5 Nos.
Superintendent – 1 No.
Foresters – 9 Nos.
SDS – 3 Nos.
Forest Guards – 46 Nos.
Forest Watchers – 92 Nos.
Wireless operator -1 No.

Reorganization chart of Assistant conservator of Forests, Kanakapura
wildlife sub division,
Assistant Conservator of Forests,
SDA – 1 No.
Driver – 1 No.
Computer Operator – 1 No.
Peons -1 No
Range Forest Officer - 2
Kanakapura Wildlife Range – 1
Hanur Wildlife Range - 1
Wireless Operator -1 No.

Reorganization chart of Assistant conservator of Forests, M.M.Hills wildlife
sub division,
Assistant Conservator of Forests,
SDA – 1 No.
Driver – 1 No.
Peons -1 No
Range Forest Officer - 3
Cowdally Wildlife Range -1
M.M.Hills Wildlife Range -1
Alambadi Wildlife Range -1

Reorganization chart of Kanakapura Wildlife Range.
Range Forest Officer
SDA – 1 No.
Driver – 1 No.
Peon -1 Nos.
Forester - 2 Nos.
Forest Guards -8 Nos.
Forest Watchers -16 Nos.
Meti -2 Nos.
Cleaner -2 Nos.

Reorganization chart of Hanur Wildlife Range .
SDA – 1 No.
Driver – 1 No.
Peon -1 Nos.
Forester - 2 Nos.

Reorganization chart of Cowdally Wildlife Range
SDA – 1 No.
Driver – 1 No.
Peon -1 No.
Forester - 2 Nos.

Name of the Range
Proposed beats (re-organization)
Name of the section Name of the Beat CPT Nos.
Kanakapura Wildlife
Range
Muthathi Bheemeshwari
Soligeri
Muthathi
Konanagundi
Sangam Kolkote
Hyra
Sangam
Madiwala
The proposed re-organisation of the area in Kanakapura Wildlife Range

Hanur Wildlife Range Chikkayalur Cauvery 12,13
Rachappajinagar 14
Balagunase 15
Mastigowdanadoddi 16
Ganigamangala 17
Shaggyam Basavanakada 18,19
Shaggyam 20
Rasiboli 21,22
Berota 23,24
Basakkanahalla 25,26
Pushpapura 27,28

Cowdally Wildlife Range Dantalli Saviramatti 70
Arabagere 71
Kambal siddeswara 72
Jadeswamigudi 73
Dantalli 74
Kaveri Changadi 75,76
Ugania 77,78
Tekkananatha 79
Kondakurinatha 80
Tagarathala 81
Doddabalapa

Name of the Range
Proposed beats (re-organization)
Name of the section Name of the Beat CPT Nos.
M.M.Hills Wildlife Range Gopinatham Yemmeguli 55
Mylumale 92
Gopinatham B 90
Gopinatham A 91
Palar Nagamalai 93
Indiganatha A 94
Indiganatha B 95
Kokkarehalla 96
Alambadi Wildlife Range Alambadi Vishweshwara 82
Bejjalane 83
Donkabavi 84
Panchalane 85
Koppuru 86
Alambadi 87
Marikottayi 88
Gowdikere 89

Reorganization chart of M.M.Hills Wildlife Range
SDA – 1 No.
Driver – 1 No.
Peon -1 Nos.
Forester - 2 Nos.
Forest Guards - 8 Nos.
Meti -2 Nos.
Cleaner -2 Nos.

Reorganization chart of Alambadi Wildlife Range
SDA – 1 No.
Driver – 1 No.
Peon -1 Nos.
Forester - 1 Nos.
Forest Guards - 8 Nos.

Re-organization of area.
At present there are 4 wildlife ranges in this sanctuary which are divided into 5
sections and 15 beats for administrative purposes. For better administration and management
of the sanctuary the reorganization of the area in to different administrative units is proposed.
Sl.
No.
Name of the Range
Name of the
Section
Name of the
Beat
Compartment No.
1.
Kanakapura Wildlife
Range
Muthathi
Sangam --
Muthathi --
Bheemeshwari --
2. Hanur Wildlife Range Shaggyam
Shaggyam A 21, 22, 23, 24
Shaggyam B 25, 26, 27, 28
Shaggyam C 17, 18, 19, 20
Cauvery 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
3.
Cowdally Wildlife
Range
Dantalli
K. Hosur 70, 71, and 72
Changadi 73, 74, 75 and 76
Bijjalane A
77, 79, 81 and part of 78,
80
4.
M.M.Hills Wildlife
Range
Gopinatham
Gopintham 90, 91, 92 and 55 part
Indigantha A 93, 94
Indiganatha B 95, 96
Alambadi
Alambadi 87, 88, 89
Bejjalane B 84, 85, 86 and 83 part

The protected area and the interface land use situation
The existing situation in the zone of influence
• Eight enclosure villages inside the Sanctuary.
• 30 villages are with in 5kms radius of the Sanctuary.
• Human population in enclosure and surrounding villages with in 5 kms of radius
of the sanctuary is estimated as 35000.
• cattle population enclosure and surrounding villages. Is estimated 39000.
• The local population is mainly dependent on agriculture. Hence immense biotic
pressure over the sanctuary for small timber and fire wood and for grazing their
cattle in the sanctuary.
Enclosure villages inside sanctuary
Sl.
No.
Name of the range Enclosure villages
1. Kanakapura Wildlife Range Muthathi, Madiwala
2. Cowdally Wildlife Range Dantally
3. M.M.Hills Wildlife Range Nagamalai, Bejjalane, Panchalane,
Indiganatha, Padasalanatha
Total No. of Villages inside sanctuary are – 8 Nos.

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