On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:57 PM, natvar patel <peopleofgujarat@gmail.com> wrote:
*Gujarat** will be no-1 in bird killing, Narendra modi is killer of birds.*
**
Gujarat is of Gandhi,
Gujarat is of AHINSA,
Gujarat is of JIV DAYA full people. Story is going to change in narendra
modi regime.
Gujarat is a state of killers…?
**[image: Wind Farm]
In race of maxi. wind power generation competition Narendra modi kills birds
*.*
Wind is global phenomenon occurring on the earth's surface due to unequal
heating of various parts of the earth's surface by the sun. Wind speed and
direction vary in the short and long term. There is a variation in minute to
minute. Wind is affected by the terrain and by height above the ground. Wind
speed generally increases with the height above the ground as moving wind
moving across the earth's surface encounters friction caused by the
turbulent flow over and around the mountains, hills, trees, buildings
etc.The power contained in the wind can be harnessed for mechanical
application such as water pumping or for generation of electricity, through
wind turbine generators, designed for specific purpose. The state of Gujarat
is blessed with a long coast line of 1600 km where the wind speeds are
adequate for conversion in to electrical energy. Similarly certain inland
hilly areas have potential wind speed for the same. In terms of power
application, the state of Gujarat has a gross potential of 7362 MW of wind
power generation. For the purpose of mechanical applications where the wind
speed required is much less than that required for the power application,
the land area in open fields throughout the state, with no obstructions over
a specified distance is sustainable for installations of windmills for
mechanical applications. The increasing costs of the fossil fuels and thus
the cost of the conventional electricity, has generated an increased
interest in using the natural source for meeting the energy requirements
*DIVERSION OF FOREST LAND FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF WIND FARMS:*
*Several potential sites of high wind density are situated in forest areas.
It is proposed to tap this huge potential of 20,000 MW by allowing wind
power projects on following guidelines. Areas of national parks and
sanctuaries, areas of outstanding natural beauty, national heritage sites,
sites of archeological importance, sites of special scientific interest and
other important landscapes will not be considered for development of wind
farm.*
* *
* Wind farms should be at safe distance (1 km or more) from these sites as
these sites have ample tourism potential. The distance of windmills from
highways, villages or natural habitations should be minimum 300 meters. No
Objection Certificate from local bodies will be mandatory as these machines
make lot of noise. The tips of wind turbine should be painted with orange
color to avoid bird hits. Forest dept will allow installation Wind Mast by
paying one time payment of one lakh per mast. It will provide 15m X 15m land
for every fifty hector of land for this purpose. The wind mast should be
removed after two years only after ascertaining technical parameters. Only
machines of 500 KW and above will be allowed. Forest land will be leased for
30 years initially. It will be first leased in favor of developer and then
transferred in the name investor/power producer within period of four years.
If developers fail to develop wind farms, land will be revert back to Forest
Department without any compensation. A lease rent of Rs. 30,000/- will be
charged in addition to compensatory afforestation and net present value. *
*Proposal for forest land should include require for land inclusive of the
corridors between successive windmills, statutory buildings, earthing pits,
transmission lines, roads including repose, breast walls, drains, curvature
etc. Alignment of road should be done by recognized firm and got approved by
the divisional forest officer concerned. The transmission lines should be
aligned with roads as far as possible. Details of alternative explored on
non forest land, cost benefit analysis of project, employment generated,
cost of electricity produced and economic viability should be also given in
proposal. Proposal should also include detail technological parameters about
mechanical fatigue. Around 65% to 70% of leased out area should be utilized
for development of medicinal plants. Intervening areas between two wind mill
foot prints shall also be planted up by dwarf species of trees at the
project cost. Soil and moisture conservation measures like counter trenching
shall be taken up on hillocks supporting the windmills.*
**
*Birds mortality is increased in Gujarat due to following *
1-*Windows and tall buildings-*Windows of all sizes and types, even small
and narrow windows, from those found on tall buildings to those used in
residential houses are very dangerous for birds. Ornithologists usually call
them "invisible killers" due to the large number of deaths and injuries they
cause regardless of species, age, sex and the conditions in which collisions
occur. Attracted by the reflection of trees or plants located near the
windows, birds try to pass through them, sometimes, at top speed. This can
lead to fatal or other injuries or simply exhaustion as they attempt to
overcome the invisible barrier and end up falling to the ground and thus
becoming easy prey. Predators such as cats often lie in wait for their
victims to quickly remove them. Moreover, some studies show that about half
of those birds, which manage to fly away, die later due to injuries
received. These facts are often unknown to those observing bird strikes, as
they tend to think collisions do not actually harm birds and that they are
able to fly away without any lasting damage.
*2. Wind turbines-*Although wind turbines are a form of clean technology
for renewable energy production and therefore an important tool in combating
climate change, they also represent a danger to migratory birds. Wind
turbines, especially when standing isolated in large-scale wind farm
developments, also represent a severe potential hazard for migratory birds.
Their blades rotate at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour and, when
placed along the major migratory routes of birds, wind turbines can become
extremely dangerous obstacles causing both injuries and fatalities to many
species of migratory birds. In addition to causing collisions, wind turbines
are also known to cause displacement of migratory birds and are considered
especially detrimental in areas where there is a known high concentration of
migratory birds, for example at major stop-over and feeding sites. Like
other obstacles that are surrounded with lights for air traffic safety, wind
turbines equipped with bright lights can also attract disorientated birds
and lead to fatal injuries during the night. Wind farms are often built
along coastlines and mountaintops, usually in areas that have high wind
potential, and which often lie along the flight paths of many migratory
birds. Unfortunately, wind farms are still being built along coastlines,
mountain ridges and wetlands, sometimes without any prior assessment of
their potential environmental impact on migratory birds and in places where
there is a known high concentration of many migratory bird species. It is
especially a cause for concern when wind farms are constructed in areas that
are frequently used by endangered and rare bird species.
3.* Power lines -*Power lines and fences are believed to pose a particular
risk to migratory birds. Overhead power lines stretch for millions of
kilometers globally and the resulting carpet of surface cables continues to
increase. Apart from the risk of electrocution faced by birds, which results
from poorly designed power poles, the cables themselves constitute objects
for potential collisions. Fast-flying birds, so-called poor fliers due to
their small wings, and birds lacking in agility are especially at risk; they
tend to hit conductors and ground wires, frequently at night and in poor
weather conditions.
*4. Communication towers and masts- *Tens of thousands of communication
towers dot landscapes across the country. These towers pose a significant
threat to endangered bird species, especially migratory birds. Gujarat
government must revise its rulemaking and consider the impacts within an
environmental impact study that a new tower may pose. Communication towers
and masts are commonly high structures located on elevated points of land
and their supporting guy wires are extremely dangerous for migratory birds.
Fast flying birds simply do not notice loose wires and birds that are not
very agile have difficulties avoiding them. Stormy nights and bad visibility
make supporting wires even more dangerous for birds and dramatically
increase the risk of collision. Brightly lit towers in the similar adverse
conditions make bird-strikes even more likely. Birds, especially nocturnal
birds traveling in weather conditions like fog or mist, loose their
navigation cues and get disoriented or dazzled by the lights of towers.
Mistaking them for constellations, birds tend to circle around the lights
and rarely escape fatal hits against the wires and other supporting
elements. Even if they manage to avoid heavy strikes, birds are often badly
injured or they waste energy they need to accomplish their migration
journey.
* In wind power policy there is no word used for bird, bird kill assessment,
bird saving- you can check at this link-
http://www.geda.org.in/pdf/wind/wind_power_policy2007.pdf***
*In the US, cars & trucks wipe out millions of birds each year, while 100
million to 1 billion birds collide with windows. According to the 2001
National Wind Coordinating Committee study, "Avian Collisions with Wind
Turbines: A Summary of Existing Studies and Comparisons to Other Sources of
Avian Collision Mortality in the United States," these non-wind mortalities
compare with 2.19 millions bird deaths per turbine per year. **Gujarat-India
has no data to display…only dead birds bodies to count.*
*Narendra modi give me account in per night electricity generation, how many
birds will be killed. Or birds killed per kilowatt electricity generated.*
*Can you stop this projects in narendra modi Government to save birds,
environ?*
· State-run lignite and bauxite mining major Gujarat Mineral
Development Corporation Ltd (GMDC) is all set to mark its entry into wind
power generation. The company has firmed up its plans to take up 100 Mw wind
power project in a phased manner. The Gujarat government has already
approved generation of 100 Mw wind power by GMDC. "This is the first wind
power project of the company and it will be implemented in a phased manner.
The company has envisaged a total of Rs. 600 crore investments for the
project," sources close to the development revealed. In the first phase,
GMDC, which already has interests in various power projects in and outside
Gujarat, intends to put up wind mills having aggregate capacity of 19.5 Mw,
for which it will pump in Rs 120 crore? This wind farm will be funded
through internal accruals. The company has identified Rajkot district's
Malaya area, which borders arid region of Kutch in Gujarat. "The first phase
of the project will be taken up in current year, while it will take not less
than two years to complete the remaining phases", sources added.GMDC's move
to foray into wind power generation is prompted by various factors, one of
which is that the company is sitting on surplus fund. Apart from this, the
company willl be able to avail special incentives offered under the state
government's wind power policy. The new wind power policy of the state has
fixed Rs. 3.50 per unit tariff for purchasing wind power. Earlier, the rate
was Rs. 3.37 per unit." The company will also get the benefit of carbon
credit while supply power to state grid, which will further help Gujarat to
meet its power requirement", sources explained. he state of Gujarat blessed
with along coast lined and certain inland areas which have potential for
harnessing of Wind energy for power generation. According to the study
conducted by the Ministry of Non – Conventional Sources of Energy, the state
of Gujarat has a gross potential of 7362 MW of Wind Power. About 50 sites in
the state have been declared potential for setting up of Wind farms, on the
basis of the long term data of Wind speed, collected and analyzed under the
aegis of the Ministry of Non Conventional Sources of Energy. Given the
potential of wind power generation in the state, the first demonstration
Wind farm project was set up by the Agency in 1986 at the Okha coast
followed by few more demonstration Wind farms with an aggregate capacity of
16.295 MW. The satisfactory performance and operation of these demonstration
Wind farms, led to an incentive scheme in 1993, declared by the state
government for private sector participation in the Wind power generation.
Under the incentive scheme of 1993, a Wind farm capacity of 149.55 MW by the
private sector has been established during the period from 1993 to March,
1998.The state government in June, 2002, has declared the new Wind Power
Generation Policy – 2002, for private sector participation, for setting up
of the Wind farms.
· KANDLA - Public sector refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has
completed its 21 MW wind power project near the port town of KANDLA, a top
official said Wednesday. The wind farm, set up at a cost of Rs.130 crore,.
The power generated in the wind farm would be used for captive consumption
to operate the equipment installed at IOC's fuel storages at the KANDLA
port. A trial run of turbines has already been started at the wind farm, he
said. The project operation and maintenance contract has been awarded to
renewable energy major Suzlon Energy. gas marketing major Gail India had
said it was also planning to set up a series of wind farms in Gujarat.
· Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), on 06 September 2008,
formally commissioned a 50 MW wind power project on the coast of Jakhau,
some 125 km from Bhuj in Katchh district of Gujarat. Under the proposed
Rs.300 crore projects, a total of 34 wind mills, having power rating of 1.5
MW each, have been installed along the coastal plains by the Suzlon Energy.
These machines will supply power to ONGC's oil installations at Ankles war,
Ahmedabad, Mahesana and Vadodara through the power grid of the Gujarat
Energy Transmission Corporation.
· A 52 MW wind power plant that Suzlon Energy is executing for
Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) in Gujarat will be commissioned in
September.GSPC, which has plans to develop wind power capacity of 200 MW by
2009-end on an investment of Rs.1, 200 crore, had selected Suzlon Energy and
Vestas Wind Systems earlier in the year after inviting bids for execution of
the projects. After completion of the first project, other sites will be
allocated to the two selected companies
· Ahmedabad, Gas marketing Major Gail India is planning to
establish a series of wind power projects in Gujarat during the current
fiscal. company has invited bids for setting up wind power projects of 4.5
to 5 MW capacity each on a turn-key basis. The official added that Gujarat
had so far attracted investments worth Rs.400,000 crore in the energy
sector. The state is on its way of becoming India's wind energy hub and is
likely to be among the top three states in terms of wind power capacity by
2012.
· Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corp (GPEC), an independent power
project in Bharuch district, has sought a $20-million loan from the
International Finance Corp (IFC) to part finance the first of its two wind
power projects at Samana, about 65 kilometers from Jamnagar. The company is
setting up two 50.4 megawatt wind power projects in the windswept Samana in
two phases. Its Bharuch unit has a generating capacity of 655 megawatt a
larger 360 megawatt wind power plant is already in operation in Samana.
· This is also the region where Tata Power has planned two wind
energy projects of 50 megawatt each. A Chinese firm and the Tata group are
investing Rs.8.15 billion ($189.5 million) to generate together over 150
megawatt of wind power in Gujarat's Rajkot district. The two power projects
are to be set up in Samana, in the Rajkot district, making it a major centre
for wind-generated power. CLP, through its India subsidiary CLP India, is
investing close to Rs.5 billion for installing 126 wind turbines in Samana
that will generate 100.8 megawatt of power. Tata Power has installed wind
turbines in the same area for generating 50 megawatt of power at a cost of
Rs.3.15 billion. Both projects are expected to become operational by early
next year. The state government, which is banking heavily on wind power, has
identified Samana as an ideal location for installing 450 turbines that can
generate a total of 360 megawatt. To encourage investment in wind energy
developments in the state, the government has introduced a raft of
incentives including a higher wind energy tariff. Sources confirmed that
both CLP and Tata Power projects would be located in Samana, which is a
large area and could accommodate more than one project. Amana has a
high-tension transmission grid and electricity generated by wind turbines
can be fed into it. For this purpose, a substation at Sadodar has been
installed.
*You have to see Nal sarovar bird Sanctuary in photo or past recorded video
only. You can not see even any living bird in Gujarat, costal, katchh, & in
whole Gujarat.***
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary-The Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Ahmedabad is
one of the premier attractions of the diverse wildlife in Gujarat. A wetland
sanctuary of the most beautiful and colorful birds of the state, the Nal
Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is home to a number of endangered species of both
flora and fauna. The most interesting fact about the sanctuary is that a
number of birds migrate to the reserve during the winter and spring seasons.
A shelter to about 250 species of wetland birds, Nal Sarovar Sanctuary,
Gujarat is a window to the states magnificent wildlife. The winter migrants
of the sanctuary comprise White Storks, Rosy Pelicans, Herons, Flamingoes
and Brahminy Ducks. The reserve also has a lake which is as long as 116 sq
km. During the months of November and February, one can see a large number
of indigenous and migratory birds flocking to Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. If
you visit the sanctuary early morning, you can also catch a glimpse of
ducks, flamingos, geese and pelicans.
The lake measures 123 km², attracts over 210 species of birds in the winter,
and harbours a variety of flora and fauna. Thousands of migratory waterfowl
flock to this sanctuary just after the Indian monsoon season. The shallow
area and ponds on the outer fringes of the lake attract the wading birds
that feed in the shallow waters. Besides a few mammalian species including
the endangered wild ass and the blackbuck, its migratory bird population
includes Rosy Pelicans, Flamingoes, White Storks, Brahminy Ducks and Herons.
Millions of magnificently colored visit the delightful bird sanctuary in
winter and spring. It harbours over 250 species of wetland birds. Winter
migrants from the north including Rosy Pelicans, Flamingos, White Storks,
Brahminy Ducks and Herons visit Nal Sarovar.Between November and February,
this 116 sq km lake, is home to vast flocks of indigenous and migratory
birds. Ducks, geese, pelicans and flamingos are best seen early in the
morning and in the evening and the sanctuary is best visited as a day
excursion by taxi, as buses are infrequent and there is no convenient
accommodation. The best time to tour the park is during winters and spring
seasons, as this is the perfect time, when you get to see plentiful
migratory birds. and its also a best time for wind flow in Gujarat. Now it
will be season of bird killing. because its season of wind power generations
too.
*Alarming points-**When wind turbines, power lines and other man-made
structures are placed in areas where the density of birds is high or along
major migratory paths, the probability of collisions significantly
increases. In particular, the placement of wind farms and other structures
along landscape features such as river valleys and coastal areas, used by
migratory birds as navigation cues, is believed to significantly increase
collisions. Collision risks are also increased or diminished by the
intensity and use of lighting and size – the more lighting in place and the
taller the structure is, the more dangerous the objects are for birds. Bad
weather and darkness, as well as the physical characteristics of birds
(acuteness of vision) or flight behavior (flocks), also influence the
collision rate.*
*Gujarat has been conferred the 'Best Wind Power Developer State in India'
award by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), Pune for
registering maximum increase in installed Wind Energy Power generation
during 2007-08. Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA), the nodal agency
of the Government of Gujarat for promotion and popularization of Renewable
Energy and Energy Conservation, said that the state has added 616 MW in wind
energy generation in the above mentioned period. This is far greater than
Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra who have added 380 and 260 MW of wind power
generation capacity respectively. GEDA said that the wind energy installed
capacity in Gujarat in 2004-05 was only 51 MW. But with the announcement of
Wind Power Policy on June 13, 2007 to promote clean and green energy, the
capacity was increased to 1252.9 MW as the per March 2008 figures*. [image:
Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary]**
*Author-lagerahonatubhai, surat-Email-lagerahonatubhai@gmail.com,
M-09228484459**.* Story of bird killer – modi-will never end.**
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Palash Biswas
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