Ecological balance Sample Clauses

Ecological balance a) The contractor shall maintain ecological balance by preventing de-forestation, water pollution and defacing of natural landscape. The contractor shall so conduct his construction operation as to prevent any unnecessary destruction, scarring, or defacing of the natural surroundings in the vicinity of the work. In respect of the ecological balance, Contractor shall observe the following instructions. i) Where unnecessary destruction, scarring, damage or defacing may occur, as result of the operation, the same shall be repaired replanted or otherwise corrected at the contractor’s expense. The contractor shall adopt precautions when using explosives, which will prevent scattering of rocks or other debris outside the work area. All work area including borrow areas shall be smoothened and graded in a manner to conform to the natural appearances of the landscape as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge. ii) All trees and shrubbery which are not specifically required to be cleared or removed for construction purposes shall be preserved and shall be protected from any damage that may be caused by the contractor’s construction operation and equipment. The removal of trees and shrubs will be permitted only after prior approval by the Engineer-in-Charge. Special care shall be exercised where trees or shrubs are exposed to injuries by construction equipment, blasting, excavating, dumping, chemical damage or other operation and the contractor shall adequately protect such trees by use of protective barriers or other methods approval by the Engineer-in- Charge. Trees shall not be used for anchorages. The contractor shall be responsible for injuries to trees and shrubs caused by his operations. The term “injury” shall include, without limitation bruising, scarring, tearing and breaking of roots, trunks or branches. All injured trees and shrubs be restored as nearly as practicable without delay to their original condition at the contractor’s expense.

Ecological balance. 1The Station Facility Manager shall maintain ecological balance by preventing deforestation, water pollution and defacing of natural landscape. He shall, so conduct his cleaning operations, as to prevent any avoidable destruction, scarring or defacing of natural surroundings in the vicinity of work. In respect of ecological balance, the Station Facility Manager shall observe the following instructions. Where destruction, scarring, damage or defacing may occur as a result of operations relating to Cleaning activities, the same shall be repaired, replanted or otherwise corrected at Station Facility Manager’s expense. All work areas shall be smoothened and graded in a manner to confirm to natural appearance of the landscape as directed by the Nodal officer. All trees and shrubbery, which are not specifically required to be cleared or removed for cleaning purposes, shall be preserved and shall be protected from any damage that may be caused by Station Facility Manager’s cleaning operations and equipment. The removal of trees or shrubs will be permitted only after prior approval by the Nodal officer. Trees shall not be used for anchorage. The Station Facility Manager shall be responsible for injuries to trees and shrubs caused by his operations. The term “injury” shall include, without limitation, bruising, scarring, tearing and breaking of roots, trunks or branches. All injured trees and shrubs shall be restored as nearly as practicable, without delay, to their original condition at Facility Manager’s expenses. In the conduct of cleaning activities and operation of equipment, the Station Facility Manager shall utilize such practicable methods and devices as are reasonably available to control, prevent and otherwise minimize air/noise pollution. Station Facility Manager shall use Environmental friendly chemical / detergents / reagents. for the purpose of Cleaning & housekeeping to the extent Possible. Station Facility Manager shall submit Material safety data sheets & shall follow the instructions written in material safety data sheets. The handling & Storage of materials shall also be done as per materials safety data sheets.