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Upper Krishna Project in Vijayapura District, Karnataka EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR UPPER KRISHNA PROJECT IN VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA PROJECT BY KRISHNA BHAGYA JALA NIGAM LTD KARNATAKA CONSULTANTS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS PVT LTD # 13/2, 1ST MAIN ROAD, NEAR FIRE STATION, INDUSTRIAL TOWN, RAJAJINAGAR,BANGALORE-560 010, QCI NO. 60 AS PER REV. 41 MAY 08, 2016 DOCUMENT NO. EHSC/KBJNL/UKP JUNE 2016 Upper Krishna Project in Vijayapura District, Executive Summary Karnataka of Draft EIA Report REVISION RECORD Rev. No Date Purpose Issued as Draft Executive summary for EHSC/01 09.06.2016 Comments and Suggestions Issued as Draft Executive Summary for 10.06.2016 submission to KSPCB for conducting EHSC/02 Environmental Public Consultation Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd i EHS Consultants Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Upper Krishna Project in Vijayapura District, Executive Summary Karnataka of Draft EIA Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5 2. Project Description ................................................................................................................... 6 2.1Need for Modernization of Upper Krishna Project ............................................................. 8 2.2 Water availability .............................................................................................................. 10 2.3 Thimmapur LIS ................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Ramthal (Marol) LIS .......................................................................................................... 13 2.5 Budihaal-Peerapur LIS ...................................................................................................... 17 2.6 Nandawadagi LIS ............................................................................................................. 20 2.7 9(A) Distributory ................................................................................................................. 23 2.8 Cropping Pattern .............................................................................................................. 25 3.Description of baseline environment ................................................................................... 27 3.1 Physical Environment ....................................................................................................... 27 3.1.1 Topography ................................................................................................................ 27 Meteorological Data: ........................................................................................................ 28 3.1.2 Ambient air quality .................................................................................................... 28 3.1.3 Ambient Noise levels ................................................................................................. 29 3.1.4 Seismicity ..................................................................................................................... 29 3.1.5 Geology and Minerals .............................................................................................. 29 3.1.6 Soil characteristics ..................................................................................................... 29 3.1.7 Hydrology .................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.8 Surface and Ground Water ..................................................................................... 30 3.1.9 Land use assessment ................................................................................................. 31 3.2 Biological Environment ........................................................................................................ 32 3.2.1 Flora ................................................................................................................................. 32 3.2.2 Fauna .............................................................................................................................. 32 3.2.3 Protected Areas ............................................................................................................ 33 3.2.4 Forest land ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.3 Aquatic Ecology ................................................................................................................... 33 4. Anticipated Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures .......................................... 33 4.1 Ambient Air Quality .......................................................................................................... 33 4.2 Ambient Noise Level ........................................................................................................ 34 4.3 Water Environment ........................................................................................................... 34 4.4. Land Environment ........................................................................................................... 35 4.5 Biological Environment .................................................................................................... 35 4.6 Evaluation Impacts ........................................................................................................... 36 5. Analysis of Alternatives .......................................................................................................... 41 5.1 Budihaal-Peerapur LIS ...................................................................................................... 41 5.2 Ramthal (Marol) LIS .......................................................................................................... 41 5.3 Nandawadagi LIS ............................................................................................................. 42 5.4 9A distributory .................................................................................................................... 42 5.5 Thimmapur LIS ................................................................................................................... 42 6. Environmental Monitoring Program .................................................................................... 43 7. Social Impact Assessment ..................................................................................................... 46 7.1 Project affected villages ................................................................................................. 46 7.2 Impact of the project ...................................................................................................... 47 Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd 2 EHS Consultants Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Upper Krishna Project in Vijayapura District, Executive Summary Karnataka of Draft EIA Report 8. Project Benefits ....................................................................................................................... 48 9. Environmental Management Plan ...................................................................................... 49 9.1 Command Area Development Plan ................................................................................. 53 9.1.1 Water Users Association (WUA) ................................................................................... 53 9.1.2 Green belt development plan .................................................................................... 53 9.1.2.1 Existing catchment area treatment details ........................................................... 53 9.1.2.2 Agro forestry activities in command area ............................................................. 53 9.2 Fisheries Development Plan ................................................................................................ 58 9.3 Muck Disposal plan .............................................................................................................. 59 9.4 Cost for implementing EMP ................................................................................................ 60 Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd 3 EHS Consultants Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Upper Krishna Project in Vijayapura District, Executive Summary Karnataka of Draft EIA Report LIST OF TABLES Table 1 List of modernization works taken up by KBJNL ..................................................... 5 Table 2 Salient features of the UKP Stage-I and II ................................................................ 6 Table 3 Crop water requirement for UKP Stage-I ............................................................... 10 Table 4 Crop water requirement for UKP Stage-II .............................................................. 10 Table 5 Water allocation for modernization works ............................................................ 10 Table 6 Salient Features of Thimmapur LIS .......................................................................... 12 Table 7 List of benefitting villages under Thimmapur LIS ................................................... 12 Table 8 Salient Features of Ramthal (Marol) LIS ................................................................. 13 Table 9 List of benefitting villages under Ramthal LIS ........................................................ 16 Table 10 Salient Features of the project .............................................................................
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