| The Approach |
| Collecting information from secondary sources & consultations on: |
| Existing status of Cauvery river basin and major challenges |
| On-going forestry interventions and their impacts |
| Conditions of Riparian forests & their potential as biological filters |
| Mapping of riverscape, approaches for prioritization of sites for intervention & assessment of forestry interventions including SMC measures |
| Stakeholder's consultations for |
| Finalization of riverscape |
| Prioritization of sites |
| Finalization of suitable forestry interventions |
| Linking livelihood with rejuvenation interventions |
Coordinating with KFD for site specific forestry interventions (including SMC works ) and ground truthing, if required
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| Preparation of draft DPR (including cost tables for interventions) |
| Devising of monitoring mechanism and recommendations on required research |
