IEE: India: Sewerage and Drainage Subproject, Kolkata Environmental Improvement Investment Program
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Initial Environmental Examination May 2012 IND: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 1) - Sewerage and Drainage Subproject Prepared by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation for Asian Development Bank WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CFU - Colony Forming Unit cum/hr - cubic meter per hour cum/m3 - cubic meter dB(A) - Decibal in A network Ft - feet Ha - hectare Km - kilometer km2 or sq km - square kilometer KVA - Kilovolt ampere lpcd - liter per capita per day M - meter m/yr - meter per year mg/l - milligram per liter MGD - million gallon per day MGH - million gallon per hour MPN - Most Probable Number MT - Metric Ton ML - million liter MLD - million liter per day mm - Millimeter NTU - Nephelometric turbidity Unit 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. 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. ABBREVIATIONS AAS - Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy ADB Asian Development Bank APHA - American Public Health Association ASI - Archaeological Survey of India BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand CBO - Community Based Organization COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand CESC - Calutta Electric Supply Corporation’ CHWTSDF - Common Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage & Disposal Facility CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board CPHEEO - Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation CTE - Consent to Establish CTO - Consent to Operate CRZ - Coastal Regulation Zone CW - Canal Water DG - Diesel Generator DO - Dissolved Oxygen DPR - Detailed Project Report DSC - Design and Supervision Consultants DWF Dry Weather Flow DVC - Damodar Valley Corporation KMC - Kolkata Municipal Corporation EARF - Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EKW - East Kolkata Wetlands EKWMA - East Kolkata Wetland Management Authority EMP - Environmental Management Plan GC - Gas Chromatography GRC - Grievance Redressal Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism GW - Groundwater HC - Hydrocarbons HPLC - High Pressure Liquid Chromatography ICP - Inductively Coupled Plasma Chromatograph IEE - Initial Environmental Examination INR - Indian National Rupee KEIP - Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project KMC - Kolkata Municipal Corporation KMDA - Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas MoEF - Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India MSDS - Material Data Safety Sheet MTBM - Micro Tunnel Boring Machine NEERI National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Health NGO - Non Government Organization O and M - Operation and Maintenance PAH - Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon PBPS - Palmer Bazar Pumping Station PMC - Project Management Consultant PMU - Project Management Unit PS - Pumping Station REA - Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW - Right of Way RP - Resettlement Plan S&D - Sewage & Drainage SEIAA - State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority SPM - Suspended Particulate Matter SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement STP - Sewage Treatment Plant SWF - Storm Water Flow SW - Surface Water TDS - Total Dissolved Solids TMP - Traffic Management Plan TP - Tollygunge-Panchanangram TSS - Total Suspended Solids TVS - Total Volatile Solids UFW - Unaccounted For Water USD - US Dollar WBPCB - West Bengal Pollution Control Board WBSEB West Bengal State Electricity Board WBWML - West Bengal Waste Management Ltd. WTP - Water Treatment Plant TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... i I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 1 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 2 A. ADB Policy ....................................................................................................................... 2 B. National and State Laws .................................................................................................. 3 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBPROJECT .............................................................................................. 6 A. Existing Situation ............................................................................................................. 6 B. Components of the Subproject ........................................................................................ 7 C. Salient Features of the Subproject .................................................................................. 7 D. Implementation Schedule ................................................................................................ 9 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE DATA) ........................................................... 9 A. Physical Resources ......................................................................................................... 9 B. Ecological Resources .................................................................................................... 22 C. Economic Development ................................................................................................ 29 D. Social and Cultural Resources ...................................................................................... 33 IV. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................... 35 A. Planning and Design Phase .......................................................................................... 36 B. Construction Phase ....................................................................................................... 38 C. Operation and Maintenance Phase ............................................................................... 47 D. Summary of Site Specific Mitigation Measures ............................................................. 51 E. Cumulative Impact Assessment .................................................................................... 52 V. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................................... 54 VI. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ...................................... 55 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................................. 56 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................................................... 58 A. Institutional Arrangement ............................................................................................... 58 B. Environmental Management and Mitigation Measures ................................................. 61 E. Monitoring and Reporting ............................................................................................ 85 List of Tables Table&1:&Applicable&Environmental&Regulations&for&S&D&subproject!..........................................................!4 Table&3:&Salient&Features&of&Begore&Pumping&Station!..................................................................................!8 Table&5:&Salient&features&of&Trunk&Sewers&and&Laterals&in&Diamond&Harbour&RoaD&Catchment!................!8 Table&7:&Topographical&information&of&Boroughs&XILXV,&KMC!...................................................................!10 Table&8:&Near&Surface&Stratigraphy&of&Kolkata&Region!...............................................................................!11 Table&9:&Soil&Quality&in&Five&Boroughs&of&Kolkata&Municipal&Council!........................................................!11 Table&10&:&Monthly&average&ambient&air&quality&of&Kolkata&in&2008!.........................................................!13 Table&11:&MontHLWise&Average&Ambient&Air&Quality&at&BeHala&CHowrasta!..............................................!13 Table&12.&Ambient&Air&Quality&at&Diamond&Park&Club,&near&Joka&tram&depot!...........................................!14 Table&13.&Water&quality&of&Hooghly&river&at&Garden&ReacH!.......................................................................!14 Table&14.&Quality&of&canal&water&from&five&selected&boroughs&of&KMC!.....................................................!15 Table&&15.&Chemical&analysis&of&canal&water!...............................................................................................!16 Table&16.&Ground&water&level&data&as&measured&during&December,&2011!................................................!17 Table&17.&Ground&water&quality&around&Tranche&1&S&D&subproject&sites!.................................................!18 (date&of&sampling&–&4.11.2011)!...................................................................................................................!18 Table&18:&Noise&level&measurement&witHin&seventeen&warDs&in&BorougH&XILXV!......................................!20 Table&19:&Noise&level&in&Garden&ReacH&area!...............................................................................................!20 Table&20:&Noise&along&Diamond&Harbour&RoaD&&&James&Long&Sarani!.......................................................!21