4. description of the environment - Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Final Feasibility Report
Preparation of Feasibility– cum-Preliminary Design for 4/6 Laning
of Jetpur-Somnath section of NH 8D, Package No:
NHAI/DBFOII/DPR/02
Type of Workers
VOLUME III:
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Table 4-23 shows the types of workers in the project influence area. As per the Census estimates
(2001), Jetpur taluka of Rajkot district has 91 percent of main workers. The percentage of main
workers in the 6 talukas of Junagadh district within the project influence areas ranges between
70 percent (in Mangrol) and 91 percent (in Junagadh). About 30 percent of total workers are
marginal workers in Mangrol and Malia talukas of Junagadh district (Table 4-23).
Table 4-23: Type of Workers within the Project Influence Area, 2001
District Taluka
Main Workers 2001
No. %
Marginal Workers 2001
No. %
Rajkot Jetpur 40883 91 4002 9
Rajkot District 1076436 86 168370 14
Junagadh
Junagadh 90052 91 9179 9
Vanthali 18675 83 3739 17
Keshod 31865 84 6251 16
Mangrol 3950 70 1681 30
Malia 11615 71 4817 29
Veraval 62130 89 7840 11
Junagadh District 785530 78 215312 22
Project Influence Area 259170 87 37509 13
Gujarat State 17025074 33.6 4230447 8.35
Source: Population Totals of Gujarat, Census of India, 2001; Note: Figures are rounded of to first decimal place
4.10.7 District wise land use
District and Block wise land use is presented in the Table 4-24 below.
District
Table 4-24: Landuse along the Project Corridor
District-wise Land Utilisation in Gujarat (2003-2004)
Net Area
Sown
Gross Sown
Area
Net Irrigated
Area
Gross
Irrigated
Area
(Hundred Hectares)
% of Gross Irrigated
to Gross Sown Area
Junagadh 5238 6022 1231 1545 25.7
Rajkot 7378 7559 1832 1984 26.2
Gujarat 96779 107910 29944 35728 33.1
Source: Census of India, 1991
The extent of Public Land adjacent to the project corridor was collected from the Department of
Land Revenue. Knowledge of extent of land was required to restrict development within the
public land and thereby reducing private land acquisition.
4.10.8 Cultural Environment
Baseline Information on Cultural Environment is presented for the project corridor. This includes
heritage structures as well as those having local and regional significance.
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