Maharashtra HSC GFC case studies
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Maharashtra HSC GFC refers to the Geology, Forestry and Conservation paper offered at the Higher Secondary Certificate (Class 12) level under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. It is a vocational-orientation subject that combines earth science with applied forest and wildlife management, so it suits students who want a foundation for degrees or diplomas in geology, forestry, environmental science, wildlife biology or conservation, and for those aiming at field-based or departmental careers. The Maharashtra HSC GFC case studies are 5 cases and about 3,968 words.
1Selecting dimension stone for a salt-exposed jetty on the Konkan coast
A contractor must choose dimension stone for a 60 m jetty arm on the Sindhudurg coast, exposed to direct monsoon swell, tidal wetting and drying, and salt spray; the design life is 30 years. Three quarries are within haul distance.
755 words, about 4 min2Debris slide on a ghat road cut into laterite-capped basalt
A 4.2 km ghat section of a State Highway in Satara district is cut into weathered Deccan basalt capped by 3-6 m of laterite. The 35 m high cut slope stands at about 55 degrees and is the only all-weather link for 14 villages.
745 words, about 4 min3Marking a first thinning in an unthinned teak plantation
A 120 hectare teak plantation in Nandurbar district was raised in 2003 at 2 m x 2 m, giving 2,500 stems per hectare at planting. It is Site Quality III, top height about 15 m, mean DBH 17 cm and basal area 27 square metres per hectare.
882 words, about 4 min4Compensatory afforestation proposed inside a Great Indian Bustard grassland
A 400 hectare dry grassland and scrub area in Solapur district holds a small breeding population of the Great Indian Bustard, estimated at fewer than a dozen birds. The district has received 3.5 crore rupees of compensatory afforestation funds and proposes to plant 60,000 seedlings of neem, Acacia nilotica and Prosopis juliflora on 150 hectares of the grassland, citing green cover and carbon.
786 words, about 4 min5Distillery spentwash reaching a stream before the monsoon
A molasses distillery attached to a sugar factory discharges about 60 kilolitres per day of spentwash. Analysis gives BOD 45,000 mg per litre, COD 95,000 mg per litre, pH 4.3 and total solids 12 percent.
800 words, about 4 min