Pollution Impact

Assessment -
Mrugavani Park

Team:
Amrutha. G
Bilhani M.
Sukriti Patra
Sai Sree
● These are important lung
spaces for a city that is
being choked with growth,
population and pollution.
● However, these are the
prime targets for
encroachers.
● From Ranga Reddy district
alone, there are around 34
cases filed in the High
Court by various people
claiming lands in the
reserved forests are their
private property.

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Objective
● Documentation
● To study the effect of the park’s
ecosystem on the surrounding ● Climate Impact
city
● Native plant and animal species ● Pollution Assessment
of Hyderabad - How are they
impacted by the current ● Final Evaluation Chart -
greenscape of the city Summary
● Study in detail about orientation
and climate in cooling the
immediate surroundings
● Personal experience of the space
- Suggestions to improve the
current condition of the park

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Timeline of Mrugavani
▪ Inaugurated 1988
▪ Area 1211 acres
▪ Today, according to
www.hansindia.com, area is
890 acres
▪ As per google earth, area- 680
acres approx.
History of Mrugavani:
● Project started by NT Rama Rao
for public view
● Now, it mostly focuses on
preserving biodiversity
● Showcases the southern tropical
dry deciduous forest type
● 1994- Indian government
declared it as a wildlife
sanctuary/national park
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Brief - ● On an average 60 camps are
conducted yearly, which includes,
▪ The park has a well defined visitor
trekking, bird watching,
zone with an Environmental
identification of plant species,
Education Center with facilities
interactive snake show, quiz
like, cottages for day stay, watch
programme, film show and slide
tower for overview, nature camp
shows.
shed and safari drive.
● The park is open on all days
▪ The park is under the
except Mondays from 9.00 am to
administrative control of K Mohan
5.00 pm. Entry fee is Rs 10 for
Divisional Forest Officer, (Wildlife
adults, Rs 5 for children and Rs 20
Management), Hyderabad, who
for Safari Park. Up to 150 people
conducts series of natural camps
visit daily. However, majority
for school children, NGOs and
people prefer weekends that sees
assorted groups.
over 500 people.

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Documentation -
Location Data
▪ Moinabad, Ranga Reddy District,
Chilkur, Telangana 500075
▪ 17.3508° N, 78.2861° E
▪ 5 Km along the boundary of
Mrugavani - ESZ Green belt as
per GO 111 of the State
Government
▪ The initial ESZ touched Kokapet
the hotbed of real estate activity
and Narsingi village.

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 Documentation
Surrounding
Infrastructure

▪ 25 km away from hyderabad

▪ Musi river is 3 km away from the park
▪ Chilkur village- 5.17 km
▪ Gandipet 3.9 km
▪ Redipalli village 9.8 km
▪ Masjid 0.54 km
▪ Colleges are surrounded within 3km (4 colleges )
▪ Royal river resort 3.9 km
▪ Chilkur balaji temple 7
Site contours

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Objective: Discuss the relevance of
Macroclimate and presence of forests

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Factors impacting Microclimate of National park region-

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Factors affecting microclimate: The composition of the soil affects microclimates primarily through how
much water it retains or which evaporates from it. A soil that has a large
● Topography proportion of clay retains more moisture than one that is predominantly sand.
● Soil The degree to which a soil retains moisture affects the humidity and
● Water temperature of the air above it. After heavy rains, the soil can contain a lot of
● Vegetation water and modify microclimates much like a body of water such as a lake.
● Artificial structures
● Aspect refers to
the direction that a
slope faces. This
will determine
how much solar
radiation it
receives, which
in turn impacts
upon
temperature and
shading.
● The steeper the
slope the faster
wind will move
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 ● Aspect face- South and North
● Hyderabad is a valleyed
topography which channels the
winds to the core
● Heat island effect from buildings
of the surroundings
● The steeper the slope the faster
wind will move uphill.

a steeper slope means that water runs off the slope more quickly, meaning not only that it has
less time to percolate into the soil and so be made available to plants growing there, but also
is more likely to cause erosion of the soil on the slope, particularly in areas of heavy rainfall.

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● Water bodies to the
North West and
South East to curb
the ongoing hot
winds
● Channels cooled
wind over water and
trees to reduce
regional temperature

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● Bare soils reflect more light - Hyderabad is sandy
loam
soil and red soil
a silt loam soil that has 30% sand, 60% silt and 10% clay
sized particles.

● Analysis - Loamy soil of the park region has 70% of porous

clay material - hence the park provides considerable
temperature relief with a cooler microclimate

Vegetation : covers the soil and prevent heat loss

and radiation from it, it also regulates the
temperature of the soil, filters dust and other
particles from the air, and can act as a windbreak
or suntrap.

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● Prevalent Wind direction- South East and
South West
● Cooling effect of the water bodies on the
prevailing hot south west winds
● Drop in the microclimate temperature due to
shade and shadow of canopies
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● Improves Air quality
● Hyderabad ranks 50
in the International
Pollution Index 2018

The Green Zones initiative

will focus resources on
most impacted
communities in three
areas:
• Reduce existing
environmental pollution
and improve land-use
decisions
• Invest in sustainable,
community-based
economic development
• Increase community
capacity and power
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Flora of the
park
● Teak (25 years to
mature)

● Rosewood ( about
3 to 4 feet per year
to a maximum
height of 100 feet or
so)

● Sandalwood (30
years to be ready for
● Species native to Hyderabad - Microclimate highly
harvesting)
benefited from large populations of native trees
● spread over 890 acres and is home to 600 different
● Neem (7 to 10 types of plant and animal life.The flora is a sprawling
years) 130 species of herbal and medicinal value plants and
● Bamboo trees such as teak, bamboo, sandal, picus, palas and
● Custard Apple rela.
● Senna Auriculata 17
Fauna of the park
Mammals:
1. Sambar Deer
2. Cheetal
3. Porcupine
4. Hare
5. Jungle Cat
6. Wild Boar
7. Mongoose
8. Civet Cat
Reptiles
● Cobra
● Python
● Monitor Lizard
● Tortoises
Avian Species
Peacock
Warblers
Babblers
Flower Peckers
Partridges
Lapwings
Ducks
Curlews
Indian Roller
Noise
Impact
Analysis
● Role in noise pollution - Noise
buffer of 5 km to shield the city
from noise pollution
● Noise blocking plants are
especially useful in urban
areas where refracted noise
from hard surfaces, such as
buildings and pavement, are
problematic.
● Evergreen shrubs - year round
noise reduction
● Density
● Broadleaf evergreens are more
● Area covered provides noise buffer
effective than narrow-leaf plants
and confers

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 Reasons to Plant
more Trees -
Mrugavani Flora
1. Trees can increase property
value
2. Trees can reduce power bills
and save more energy
3. Trees strengthen our sense of
place
4. Trees increase biodiversity
5. Trees lower air temperature in
summer
6. Trees help to reduce flooding
and improve water quality
7. Trees reduce Noise pollution
8. Trees protect us from climate
change
9. Trees improve health and well
being
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 THE GREEN BELT
1. The government received representations
from locals, builders and industrialists
expressing concern over development
taking a hit in areas falling in the buffer
zone.

1. They wanted the zone radius to be cut

down to 1 km or even up to 500 m. The
State Government decided to pursue the
case with Centre before the final
notification was released.

1. The state government wanted further

reduction of radius to 1 km around the
park to take up various development
projects in villages abetting Hyderabad to
meet the city's future expansion.
 Construction specifications and
standards - approved materials-
1. Usage of eco
friendly materials
like
bamboo,timber
reconstituted
wood , clay etc

1. However, cement
concrete flooring
shall be allowed
for all toilets and
bathrooms..

1. Architecture of
construction
should be of the
type that blends
with the
surrounding
landscape.
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 1. All the facilities will be 1.
periodically maintained
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM with high quality
standards
2. Proposed to have tie ups 2.
with
international/national
chain of operators for key 3.
facilities like
accommodation,
Auditorium etc., to the 4.
extent required to make
the project commercially
viable 5.
3. Preventive maintenance
will be carried out.
4. Providing eco-friendly 6.
vehicles for Safari Drive
(2 No’s)Protection
through required
veterinary and animal
health care services
Eco friendly materials
used for maintenance
inside the National Park
Area
Local people will be
recruited for
maintenance.
Information technology
systems will be
implemented.
Personnel with requisite
experience are being
employed
Adequate safety
precautions will be
taken
Services like security,
cleaning etc., will be
outsourced in
consultation with & with
prior intimation to
APFDC.
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👩👩 Thank you for your
👩👩
time!
Sai Sree
Sukriti
Bilhani
Amrutha

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