Mitigation and monitoring measures for proposed high-level bridge construction through Son Gharial Sanctuary on Bahri-Hanumana road state highway-52 near Jogdah, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The present study was conducted during the month of June and July, 2022. We performed transect walks (each of minimum 5 km) and sign survey on the east and west direction of the proposed Jogdah bridge along the north and south river banks of the Son River. The survey was conducted with the aim to assess the faunal diversity and its abundance and identification of important breeding and roosting sites of the birds and reptiles.