Table- 4.2. Physical properties of soil of the Siddhirganj project impact area in ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) OF WORLD BANK FINANCED SIDDHIRGANJ 450 MW COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT (CCPP) PROJECT SIDDHIRGANJ, NARAYANGAJ

Table-4.2. Physical properties of soil of the Siddhirganj project impact area Soil associationsSob-soil charactersisticsLimitations(i) Damra –karail associationRed, yellow, gray mottled clayLow fertility and moisture holding capacity(ii)Naraibagh-siddhirganj associationGray and dark grey moteled, yellow brown silty clayDeep flooding heavy texture(iii)Naraibagh-jalkundi associationRed, brown, black friable clayShallowly flooding(iv) Naraibagh-pyati associationRed, yellow, grey mottled clayLow fertility and moisture holding capacity(v)Naraibagh-silmandi associationGrey/dark grey, mottled yellow-brown silty clayDeep flooding habitat(vi)Tejgaon-khilgaon associationRed to strong brown friable clayLow natural fertility and moisture holding capacity, rather sticky when wet Source: Land and soil Resources Utilization Guide (SRDI, 1999).