Himachal Pradesh Skills Development Project — City Livelihood Center at Nahan, and Rural Livelihood Centers at Pragati Nagar and Chopal, Shimla (Package No
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Initial Environmental Examination August 2017 India: Himachal Pradesh Skills Development Project — City Livelihood Center at Nahan, and Rural Livelihood Centers at Pragati Nagar and Chopal, Shimla (Package No. HPSDP-PWD/03) Prepared by the Government of Himachal Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank. This is an initial draft available on https://www.adb.org/projects/49108-002/main#project-documents CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 3 August 2017) Currency unit − Indian rupee/s (₹) ₹1.00 = $0.01570 $1.00 = ₹63.6750 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank ASI - Archaeological Survey of India CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board CLC - City Livelihood Centre CPR - Common property resources DOLE - Department of Labor and Employment DOTE - Department of Technical Education, Vocational and Industrial Training DOP - Department of Planning DOT - Department of Tourism EA - Executive Agency DOUD - Department of Urban Development EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan FSI - Forest Survey of India GOHP - Government of Himachal Pradesh GOI - Government of India HPSDP - Himachal Pradesh Skills Development Project IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IA - Implementing Agency ITI - Industrial Training Institute IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature MOEFCC - Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change MCC - Model Career Center NP - National Park OM - Operations Manual PA - Protected area PD - Project director PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMC - Project Management Consultant PMU - Project Management Unit PUC - Pollution under Control PWD - Public Works Department RLC - Rural Livelihood Centre REA - Rapid Environmental Assessment SEIAA - State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SLEC - State-level Empowered Committee SPCB - State Pollution Control Board SPM - Suspended Particulate Matter SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 UNESCO - United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization WLS - Wildlife Sanctuary WEIGHTS AND MEASURES μg – microgram dB(A) – weighted decibel ha – hectare km – kilometer km2 – square kilometer m – meter m2 – square meter MW – megawatt NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India ends on 31 March. “FY” before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2017 ends on 31 March 2017. (ii) In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 A. Background ................................................................................................................ 1 B. Compliance with India’s Environmental Regulatory Framework .................................. 7 C. Asian Development Bank’s Environmental Safeguard Policy Principles ..................... 8 D. Review and Approval Procedure ................................................................................ 9 E. Report Structure ......................................................................................................... 9 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT COMPONENTS......................................................... 10 A. Components of the Sub-project ................................................................................ 10 B. Executing and Implementing Agencies .................................................................... 30 C. Implementation Schedule ......................................................................................... 30 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING SUB-PROJECT ENVIRONMENT .............................. 31 A. Environmental Profile ............................................................................................... 31 B. Ecological Resources ............................................................................................... 40 C. Economic Resources ................................................................................................ 43 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES .......................................... 47 A. Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................. 47 B. Location Impacts ...................................................................................................... 47 C. Impacts during Design and Pre-Construction Phase ................................................ 47 D. Impacts during Construction Phase .......................................................................... 47 E. Environmental Impacts during Operation Phase ....................................................... 49 F. Description of Planned Mitigation Measures ............................................................. 50 G. Land Aquisition and Resettlement ............................................................................ 58 V. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ................................................................ 59 A. Institutional Arrangements for Project Implementation .............................................. 59 B. Responsibility for updating IEE during Pre-Construction and Construction ............... 61 C. Environmental Monitoring Plan ............................................................................... 114 D. Capacity Building .................................................................................................... 117 E. Environmental Budget ............................................................................................ 118 F. Environmental Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................ 119 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................................... 120 A. Process For Consultations Followed ...................................................................... 120 B. Future Consultation And Information Disclosure ..................................................... 127 C. Grievance Redress Mechanism .............................................................................. 127 VII. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................... 130 VIII. CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................................................. 130 2 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Environmental Regulatory Compliance .................................................................... 7 Table 2: Description of the Sub-project Components .......................................................... 14 Table 3: Ambient Air Quality Data for Project Area .............................................................. 31 Table 4: Ambient Noise Levels in Project Area.................................................................... 32 Table 5: Average, Maximum and Minimum Temperature at Shimla .................................... 32 Table 6: Elevation of Sub-Project Sites ............................................................................... 35 Table 7: Ground Water quality in Sub-Project Area (Nahan) ............................................... 37 Table 8: Protected Areas in Himachal Pradesh ................................................................... 42 Table 9: Details of Existing Micro and Small Enterprises and Artisan Units in Sirmaur District43 Table 10: Details of Existing Micro and Small Enterprises and Artisan Units in Shimla District44 Table 11: Land use pattern of Project Districts .................................................................... 45 Table 12: Summary of Environmental Impacts and Planned Mitigation Measures ............... 51 Table 13: Pre-Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan for CLC Nahan ......... 62 Table 14: Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan for CLC Nahan ............... 69 Table 15: Operation Phase Environmental Management Plan for CLC Nahan .................... 80 Table 16: Pre-Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan for RLC Pragati Nagar81 Table 17: Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan for RLC Pragati Nagar .... 87 Table 18: Operation Phase Environmental Management Plan for RLC Pragati Nagar ........ 96 Table 19: Pre-Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan for RLC Chopal ........ 98 Table 20: Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan for RLC Chopal ............. 104 Table 21: Operation Phase Environmental Management Plan for RLC Chopal ................. 113 Table 22: Monitoring Plan for Sub-Projects (CLC at Nahan, and RLCs at Pragati Nagar and Chopal) in Shimla Zone Construction Package for Preconstruction, Construction and Operation Phases ...................................................................................................... 115 Table 23: Site- and Activity-Specific Plans/Programs as per EMP..................................... 116 Table 24: Training Modules for Environmental Management............................................