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Initial Environmental Examination Updated Project Number: 49107-006 November 2020 IND: West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Program - Bulk Water Supply for 4 Blocks of Nandakumar, Chandipur, Nandigram I and Nandigram II at Purba Medinipur District Package No: WBDWSIP/WW/EM/01 Prepared by Public Health Engineering Department, Government of West Bengal for the Asian Development Bank. ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank CPCB – Central Pollution Control Board CTE – Consent to Establish CTO – Consent to Operate DSISC Design, supervision and institutional support consultant EAC – Expert Appraisal Committee EHS – Environmental, Health and Safety EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan GRC – Grievance redress committee GRM – Grievance redress mechanism GOI – Government of India GoWB – Government of West Bengal HSGO – Head, Safeguards and Gender Officer IBPS – Intermediate Booster Pumping Station IEE – Initial Environmental Examination IWD – Irrigation and Waterways Department MoEFCC – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change WBPCB – West Bengal Pollution Control Board NOC – No Objection Certificate PHED – Public Health Engineering Department PIU – Project Implementation Unit PMC – Project Management Consultant PMU – Project Management Unit PWSS - Pied Water Supply Scheme PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance REA – Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW – right of way SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement WHO – World Health Organization WTP – Water treatment plant WBDWSIP – West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project WEIGHTS AND MEASURES C Degree Celsius km kilometre lpcd litres per capita per day m metre Mgd million gallons per day Mld million litres per day mm millimetre Nos Numbers sq.km Square Kilometer NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India and its agencies ends on 31 March. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 4th December 2018) Currency Unit – Indian Rupees (INR) INR1.00 – $0.014 $1.00 = INR 70.02 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………...1-5 I. INTRODUCTION 6 A. Background 6 B. Purpose of this IEE Report 7 C. Report Structure 7 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 9 A. Project Area 9 B. Existing Water Supply Situation 9 C. Proposed Project 12 D. Energy Efficiency Measures included in the subproject 16 E. Implementation Schedule 17 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 26 A. ADB Policy 26 B. National Environmental Laws 28 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 35 A. Methodology Used for Baseline Study 35 B. Physical Resources 35 C. On site Ambient Air, Surface water and Ambient Noise Monitoring : 49 D. Ecological Resources 58 E. Economic Development 59 F. Socio Cultural Resources 62 G. Subproject Site Environmental Features 65 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 69 A. Pre-Construction Impacts – Design & Location 70 B. Construction Impacts 74 C. Operation and Maintenance Impacts 84 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 87 A. Overview 87 B. Public Consultation 87 C. Information Disclosure 89 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 91 A. Project Specific Grievance Redress Mechanism 91 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 95 A. Environmental Management Plan 95 B. Implementation Arrangements 113 C. Capacity Building and Training 116 D. Monitoring and Reporting 117 E. Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Implementation Cost 118 IX. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 120 List of Appendices Appendix 1 : REA Checklist ................................................................................................. 124 Appendix 2 : CTE of Water Treatment Plant ........................................................................ 129 Appendix 3 : Applicable Ambient Air Quality Standards for ADB funded projects in India ............................................................................................................................................... 132 Appendix 4 : Vehicle Exhaust Emission Norms ................................................................. 129 Appendix 5 : Applicable Ambient Noise Level Standards for ADB funded projects in India ............................................................................................................................................... 130 Appendix 6: Drinking Water Standards ............................................................................... 133 Appendix 7 : Department of Environment’s Direction Under Air Act, 1981 For Control of Air Pollution from Construction Activities in West Bengal ................................................ 135 Appendix 8: Extract from Construction and Demolition Management Rules, 2016 ......... 137 Appendix 9 : Salient Features of Major Labor Laws Applicable to Establishments Engaged in Construction of Civil Works ............................................................................. 143 Appendix 10 : Site Specific Environmental Management Plan .......................................... 145 Appendix 11 : NOC from NH and Irrigation Dept. for laying of Pipeline & Application for NOC of construction of River crossing Bridge .................................................................. 222 Appendix 12 : Letter from PIU to Divisional Railway Manager, South-Eastern Railway, Kharagpur for obtaining permission to lay Water Transmission Mains at Railway line crossings ............................................................................................................................... 227 Appendix 13 : Summary of Public Consultation ................................................................. 229 Appendix 14 : Sample Grievance Registration Form ......................................................... 252 Appendix 15: GRC Notification and Committee .................................................................. 254 Appendix 16: Labour License, WC Policy and All Risk Policy........................................... 267 Appendix 17 : Guidelines for Safety during Monsoon/Heavy rainfall ................................ 272 Appendix 18 : Permission letter for withdrawal of 117 MLD Raw water from Rupnarayan river at Mouza - Mirpur/Ichapur, Block Nandakumar from Irrigation & Waterways Department, Govt. of West Bengal ...................................................................................... 274 Appendix 19 : Land Possession Documents of Intake and WTP ....................................... 275 Appendix 20 : Sample Environmental Site Inspection Report ........................................... 284 Appendix 21 : Template - Semiannual Environmental Monitoring Report ........................ 286 Appendix 22 : WHO Interim Guidance on Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Waste ............ 291 Appendix 23 : Standard Operating Procedure for Prevention and Risk Minimization of Corona Virus Disease ............................................................................................................ 297 Appendix 24 : Tree Felling NOC ........................................................................................... 324 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The proposed West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project (WBDWSIP) aims to provide safe, reliable and continuous drinking water in accordance with guidelines of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India and with the Vision 2020 of GoWB to about 6 million people in selected Arsenic, Fluoride, and Salinity affected areas of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Bankura and East Medinipur districts. The Project will ensure drinking water security through 24/7 piped water supply schemes in the areas covered, strengthen the institutional structures and build the capacities of stakeholders at all levels of service delivery for sustainable operation and maintenance and sustained public health improvement. 2. WBDWSIP will be implemented over a 6-year period beginning in 2018, and will be funded by ADB via a sector loan modality. Specific sub project will be implemented over period of 3 years after award of contract and total operate and maintenance period is of 2 years thereafter. 3. The Subproject. Creation of surface water based bulk water supply system to meet the water demand for the blocks of Nandakumar, Chandipur, Nandigram I and Nandigram II blocks in Purba Medinipur district under the WBDWSIP. The sub-project will also help in reducing the incidence of ground water depletion and intrusion of salinity in ground water. The selected blocks are located in the western bank of the River Rupnarayan. spreading over 39 Gram Panchayats and covering 345 villages and 745 habitations (as per Census 2011).The subproject includes the following work components: (i) Raw water intake (fixed jetty type) and pumphouse – electric substation,(ii) 112 MLD capacity water treatment plant with all appurtenances, civil & electro-mechanical works, including Chlorination sludge lagoons, (iii) 18 km long raw water pumping mains, (iv) 36.168 km long DI K9 clear water transmission