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Table 7.10 Model treatment plan for silvipastoral plantation (SPP-200)
Sr. No. Item/activity Specifications of item Quantity Year of execution

1 Survey and demarcation Surveying the area with chain and compass, demarcating it with

monoliths or masonry pillars, and preparation of map of the
area 1:5,000 scale, topo-map and treatment maps

50 ha Y1

2 Fencing Fencing the area with ditch-cum-bund fence of section DB-2,

with suitable provision for drainage of water at required
number of places

3,000 m Y1

3 Nursery work Raising of plants in temporary nursery on site, including 20 %

extra plants for casualty in handling, transport, etc.

12,000 nos. Y1, Y2

4 Soil and water conservation works 4.1 Digging of V-ditch of section VD-1, at a spacing suitable for

terrain, say from 30 m to 75 m depending upon slope, in soils
of hardness class:
(a) S3 5,000 m Y1

(b) S4 5,000 m Y1

4.2 Making of contour furrows in between V-ditches with the
help of tractor-drawn disc plough, at 1.5 m interval

300,000 m Y2

4.3 Excavation of pits of standard size P-3 in the space between
the contour lines, in soils of hardness class:
(a) S3 5,000 nos. Y2

(b) S4 5,000 nos. Y2

250 m 3 4.4 Construction of loose-stone check dams (LSCDs) across

streams, etc.

Y2

4.5 Construction of saucers of 1 m diameter around the planted
seedlings in order to harvest and retain water, in soils of
hardness class:
(a) S1, S2, or S3 5,000 nos. Y2

(b) S4 5,000 nos. Y2

5 Sowing of seeds for CVH, on keylines 5.1 Sowing of seeds of tree and shrub species in two parallel

rows at 20 cm spacing on the bunds of contour V-ditch, and in
three rows on the bund of the fence, by hand dibbling, just
before rains

29,000 row-m Y2