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5.4 Is there a systematic maintenance schedule and funds in place for management of infrastructure/assets?<br />

Assessment criteria<br />

Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks<br />

No systematic inventory or maintenance<br />

schedule.<br />

Inventory maintenance is adhoc and so is<br />

the maintenance schedule.<br />

Systematic inventory provides the basis for<br />

maintenance schedule but funds are<br />

inadequately made available.<br />

Systematic inventory provides the basis for<br />

maintenance schedule and adequate funds<br />

are made available.<br />

Poor<br />

Fair<br />

Good<br />

Very good<br />

ü<br />

Regular inventory provides basis of action but<br />

funds are inadequate to deal with them<br />

appropriately<br />

6. Outcomes<br />

6.1 Are threatened/ endangered species populations stable or increasing?<br />

Assessment criteria<br />

Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks<br />

Threatened/ endangered species<br />

populations declining.<br />

Some threatened/ endangered species<br />

populations increasing, most others stable.<br />

Most threatened/ endangered species<br />

populations increasing, most others stable.<br />

All threatened/ endangered species<br />

populations either increasing or stable.<br />

Poor<br />

Fair<br />

Good<br />

Very good<br />

ü<br />

Elephant population is on increase. The tiger<br />

population is stable, but deer population is<br />

on decline.<br />

6.2 Are biological communities at a mix of ages and spacings that will support native biodiversity?<br />

Assessment criteria<br />

Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks<br />

Biological communities unlikely to be able<br />

The sanctuary has got a lot of pristine area,<br />

Poor<br />

to sustain native biodiversity.<br />

which support a good amount of native<br />

Some biological communities likely to be<br />

biodiversity.<br />

Fair<br />

able to sustain native biodiversity.<br />

Most biological communities likely to be<br />

able to sustain native biodiversity.<br />

Good ü<br />

All biological communities likely to be able<br />

to sustain native biodiversity.<br />

Very good<br />

*Score: Poor: 2.5; Fair: 5; Good: 7.5; Very Good: 10<br />

Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (West Bengal)<br />

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