what should be the green belt area in a paint/chemical industry ?. What is the concept of green belt? can garden with grasses and hedge and edge be considered as green belt or not? what is the legal requirements?
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Grasses cant not be considered as green belt, it should be trees. There are some particular trees for the relevant products, you can find that in agriculture book. For example - Banyan trees are really good to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
The concept to develop green belt is for various reasons like Noise absorption method, to restrict air pollution so that air pollutants can not travel out of the company's premises, health reason etc.
As per the legal requirement Company should have 33% of green belt area of total plot area and 1000 trees per acre.
You can find more detail information on CPCB website.
Good luck.
Insisting/advising and practically doing are the two different things. Most of the times, the advice is not followed and norms are flaunted.
Also, the list of trees reported and actually planted are also different. Understanding which one are exotic and native is also confusing, as the forest dept itself is planting exotic trees in their plantations and promoting them as fast growing, thinking that they are native.
An exotic tree found locally and thus become native???
Dr.M.V.R.N.Acharyulu said:
Dear DAA
kindly check with conditions of EC by MoEF and CFE and CFO of respective PCB. In that they must have specifically mentioned of plantation on shore line and greenbelt and also EIA report.check with EC and CFE& CFO
Dr.Acharyulu
DAA said:
Sir, Thanks.I woulld like to have your expert views further.Ours is Port (terminal)sector.And, MAngroves are mandatary , to maiantain.It is grown in premises.So, in this case, can we considered it in (as greenbelt)33% of land. ?What is significant to maniantain buffer of 50 or 100 meter to it?IS thre any guidlines for maniantaning buffer.?is there any direction, to which buffer should be provided?i think ours falls under green field.if we want to extend buffer from 50 meter to 100 meter, then is there any criteria for keeping buffer?Kindly, advise..THanks..
Dear sir
Green belt is belt around the project site. Mangroves are normally grown luxuriantly in intertidal zone near sea coast area. if you develop as offsite area that will be considered as plantation or as CSR activity. If your project is greenfield project you have to allocate 33% of land for greenbelt and if it is brownfield project MOEF may ask to develop the plantation around project out of project land to meet the norm of 33% of land GB
Dr.MVRN.Acharyulu
DAA said:
Sir, just wanted to know, can we considered patch of Mangroves(@ 60 acer)in green belt area of industry?and, if no enough space is available, can this belt be developed offsite(far from project, not surrounded by)?will moEF consider it?
Dr.M.V.R.N.Acharyulu said:
Thanks for information. will you please share that images of Babarala?, have tried, but not found the same.
thanks
V RANGASAMY said:
Please check link and download GreenBelt Development Guidelines by CPCB
http://cpcb.nic.in/upload/Publications/Publication_513_GuidelinesFo...
Dear Mr. Ravindra Gavali
MOEF insisting/advising to develop a greenbelt around the project by planting three tier system of plants ranging between 2000 and 2500 plants depending on industry/area/region basiically of native plant species ( of the region)
Dr.MVRN.Acharyulu
Is there any guideline for emphasizing the selection of native species? Mostly, the fast growing species consists of exotic tree species which adds nothing to maintain the ecology and biodiversity of the area. The common preference is for Glyrisidia and Casia sp. They may grow fast, but are ecological filth. In fact, leaving the area to restore naturally might be a better option rather then planting these exotic species and destroying the ecosystem. These species further invade the adjoining area and damage the existing biodiversity. Even many of these species, are potentially toxic and allergic to human health.
Further, in native species, neem is also preferred for its fast growing capability. However, monoculture of neem is also not a good option. Is there any guidelines for the number of species or species richness to be maintained while planting trees as greenbelt or compensatory afforestation? Is there any r-selected and k-selected species combination maintained?
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