DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT PLAN SAHIBGANJ : Preamble: Hon’ble National Green Tribunal in O.A. No. -710/2017, dated 15/07/2019 ordered regarding constitution of District Committee (as a part of District Planning Committee under Article 243 ZD) under Articles 243 G, 243 W, 243 ZD read with Schedules 11 and 12 and Rule 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. In the above said order, it is stated that among others ‘Chief Secretaries may personally monitor compliance of environmental norms (including BMW Rules) with the District Magistrate once every month. The District Magistrates may conduct such monitoring twice every month. We find it necessary to add that in view of Constitutional provisions under Articles 243 G, 243 W, 243 ZD read with Schedules 11 and 12 and Rule 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 it is necessary to have a District Environment Plan to be operated by a District committee (as a part of District Planning Committee under Article 243 ZD) In this regard, Environment & Forest Dept, Govt. of Jharkhand vide No-FRM- 4869, dt. 26/12/2019 instructed the Deputy Commissioners to prepare District Environmental Plans by constituting District Environment Committee (as a part of District Planning Committee) with representatives from Panchayats, Local Bodies, Regional Officers, State PCB and a suitable officer representing the administration, which may in turn be chaired and monitored by the District Collector/District Magistrate. As per the directions, District Committee in respect of Sahibganj district was formed to evolve and execute District Environmental Plan in the Sahibganj District. District Environment Committee, Sahibganj at Annexure-I. A meeting of the District Committee to evolve the District Environmental Plan in respect of Sahibganj District was held on 04/02/2020 .This plan has been prepared in line with the District Environment Plan (DEP) of CPCB and covers following thematic areas; 1. Waste Management Plan (i) Solid Waste Management Plan (ii) Plastic Waste Management (iii) C&D Waste Management (iv) Biomedical Waste Management District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 2 of 153 (v) Hazardous Waste Management (vi) E-Waste Waste Management 2. Water Quality Management Plan 3. Domestic Sewage Management Plan 4. Industrial Waste Management Plan 5. Air Quality Management Plan 6. Mining Activity Management plan 7. Noise Pollution Management Plan District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 3 of 153 CONTENTS Preamble 2-3 Contents 4-5 List of Annexure 6 List of Figures 7 List of Tables 8-9 Chapter 1 Brief Profile of the District 10-28 Chapter 2 S.W.O.T Analysis 29-30 Chapter 3 Waste Management Plan 31 3.1 Solid Waste Management Plan 32-52 3.2 Plastic Waste Management 53-68 3.3 C&D Waste Management 69-76 3.4 Biomedical Waste Management 77-79 3.5 Hazardous Waste Management 80-82 3.6 E-Waste Management 83 Chapter 4 Water Quality Management Plan 84-89 Chapter 5 Domestic Sewage Management Plan 90-124 Chapter 6 Industrial Waste Management Plan 125-126 Chapter 7 Air Quality Management Plan 127-132 Chapter 8 Mining Activity Management plan 133-135 Chapter 9 Noise Pollution Management Plan 136-138 Chapter 10 Conclusion 139 Chapter 11 Annexure 140-154 11.1 District Environment Committee District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 4 of 153 11.2 Thematic Action Plan Formats 11.3 All Annexure 11.4 All Figures District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 5 of 153 LIST OF ANNEXURES Annexure I District Environment Committee Annexure II Soil Sampling test Map Annexure III Solid waste landfill site & activity sites in map Annexure IV Map of sahibganj showing three drains Annexure V Land details of various components, Sahibganj Annexure VI Sewage network drawings Zone 1 & 2, Sahibganj Annexure VII Layout plan of main pumping station Annexure VIII Map of Zone-1 of Rajmahal Annexure IX Map of Zone-2 of Rajmahal Annexure X Map of Zone-3 of Rajmahal Annexure XI Sewage network, Rajmahal Annexure XII Sewage Layout plan of Rajmahal District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 6 of 153 LIST OF FIGURES Figure No. Description Page No. Figure-1.1 Month wise variation of maximum and minimum 14 temperatures Figure- 1.2 Month wise rainfall received in the district 14 Figure-1.3 Month wise variants in humidity in the district 15 Figure 1.4 Geological map of the district and its vicinity 16 Figure-1.5 Soil map of the district Figure-1.6 Soil sampling location of sewage Figure-1.7 Forest cover map of jharkhand 20 Figure-1.8 Forest and natural vegetation in the district 25 Figure-1.9 Location map of the district ANX Figure-3.1.1 Waste Collection and dumping sites map ANX Figure-4.1 Surface water sampling location ANX Figure-4.2 Pre monsoon and post monsoon ground water level 86 Figure-4.3 Ground water sampling map ANX Figure-5.1 Sahibganj Zones showing location of SPS/MPS/STP 97 Figure-5.2 Location of proposed sewerage project, Sahibganj 97 Figure-5.3 Location Map ANX Figure-5.4 Four drains showing map, Rajmahal ANX Figure-5.5 Location of proposed sewerage project, Rajmahal ANX Figure-5.6 Sewerage Zone map of Rajmahal ANX Figure-5.7 Zone wise location of SPS/MPS/STP, Rajmahal ANX Figure-7.1 Location of ambient air quality monitoring station ANX District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 7 of 153 List of Tables Table No. Description Page No. Table -1.1 Average meteorological condition 13 Table -1.2 Result of soil sampling of district 18 Table -3.1.1 Physical composition of municipal solid waste of 45 sahibganj Table -3.1.2 Physical composition of municipal solid waste of 47 sahibganj Table -3.1.3 Primary collection from residential areas 50 Table -4.1 Future water demands of sahibganj 84 Table -4.2 Surface water quality monitoring 85 Table -4.3 Ground water quality analysis 87 Table -5.1 Size wise details of the sewers proposed 98 Table -5.2 Comparison of various options for STP 99 Table -5.3 Various pumping station, Sahibganj 101 Table-5.4 NRCD standards discharge of effluent into river 101 Table-5.5 Land requirement for various process 102 Table-5.6 Over all estimates project cost 104 Table-5.7 Discharge of drains flowing, Rajmahal 104 Table-5.8 Sediment quality of drains 105 Table-5.9 Summary of sewerage network in Zone-1, Rajmhal 111 Table-5.10 Summary of sewerage network in Zone-2, Rajmahal 113 Table-5.11 Summary of sewerage network in Zone-3, Rajmahal 113 Table-5.12 Summary of sewerage network in Zone-4, Rajmahal 114 Table-5.13 Influent sewage characterstics 114 District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 8 of 153 Table-5.14 Size wise details of the sewers proposed 115 Table-5.15 Comparison of various option 116 Table-5.16 NRCD Standards for discharge of effluent into river 118 Table-5.17 Capacity of sewage treatment plant 118 Table-5.18 Land requirement for various process 119 Table-5.19 Comparison of life cycle of various treatment process 120 Table-5.20 Comparison of life cycle cost of various treatment 120 process Table-5.21 Chemical composition of the untreated sludge 122 Table-7.1 Ambient air quality monitoring 129 Table-7.2 Summary of finding of ambient air quality 129 District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 9 of 153 1. Brief Profile of the District : DISTRICT PROFILE Set within the lush green region, the district of Sahibganj, with a predominantly tribal population is a part of Santhal Pargana division and forms the eastern most tip of the division. The Rajmahal and Pakur subdivisions of old Santhal Pargana district were carved out on 17th May, 1983 to form Sahibganj district. Subsequently Pakur sub-division of Sahibganj district was carved out on 28th January, 1994 to constitute Pakur District. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:- The district of Sahibganj lies approximately between 24042' north and 25021' north lattitude and between 87025' and 87054 east longitude. Sahibganj is the administrative headquarter of the district and situated on the bank of the river Ganges at 25015' north lattitude and 87038' east longitude . The geographical area of the district is 1599.00 sq. km. It is bounded on north by the river Ganges and district of Katihar, on the south by the district Godda, on the east by Maldah and Murshidabad districts of the state of West Bengal, and on the west by Bhagalpur and Godda districts. The total number of Block 9 Namely Barharwa, Barhait, Pathna, Udhwa, Rajmahal, Mandro, Sahebganj, Taljhari & Borio, 166 Panchayat and villages in the district is 1819. Of these, 1307 are inhabited (chiragi) and 512 uninhabited (bechiragi). PHYSICAL ASPECTS:- A large part of the district is hilly. The vast tract of land enclosed between hill ranges had been assigned a name- Damin-I-koh, which is a Persian word means Skirts of the hills. The region on the bank of the Ganges is fertile and richly cultivated. The district may be divided into two natural divisions on the basis of its geographical location and cultivable land. District Environment Plan, Sahibganj Page 10 of 153 First region consists of Borio, Mandro, Barhait, Pathna and Taljhari blocks and lies under Damin-I-koh area. The hills and slopes are covered with forests, once dense but scanty now. The valleys have cultivable lands, yielding mostly paddy. The inhabitants of this region are generally Paharias, Mal Paharias and Santhals. The inhabitants on the hill top cultivate Barbatti and maize using rain water. The second region consists of Sahibganj, Rajmahal, Udhwa and Barharwa blocks. This plain region consists of the uplands, undulation along ridges and depressions.