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Environment and Social Due Diligence Report December 2013 IND: Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Facility in India –GVK Bagodara Vasad Expressway Pvt. Ltd. Prepared by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited for the Asian Development Bank This report 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. Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report Sub Project: SIX LANING OF EXISTING THREE LANE FOR BAGODARA – WATAMAN – TARAPUR – VASAD ROAD SH-8 FROM KM. 0/000 TO 101/900 IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT ON BUILD, OPERATE AND TRANSFER (BOT) BASIS Project Road Sub-Project Developer: GVK Bagodara Vasad Expressway Pvt. Ltd. December 2013 December 2013 1 GVK Bagodra Vasad Expressways Pvt. Ltd. Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. Sub Project: SIX LANING OF EXISTING THREE LANE FOR BAGODARA – WATAMAN – TARAPUR – VASAD ROAD SH-8 FROM KM. 0/000 TO 101/900 IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT ON BUILD, OPERATE AND TRANSFER (BOT) BASIS Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Rep December 2013 2 GVK Bagodra Vasad Expressways Pvt. Ltd. Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. CONTENTS PROJECT BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................... 5 1. SUB-PROJECT TITLE: ............................................................................................... 6 2. SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ................................................................................. 6 3. ROAD FURNITURE AND ENHANCEMENT: .............................................................. 8 4. DEBT SYNDICATION: ................................................................................................ 8 5. CONCESSIONAIRE: ................................................................................................... 9 6. EPC CONTRACTORS:................................................................................................ 9 7. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT: ................................................................................. 9 8. LENDER’S ENGINEER: .............................................................................................. 9 DUE DILIGENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS ..................................................... 10 9. AVAILABILITY OF EIA/EMP REPORTS: ................................................................. 11 10. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY AND DUE DILIGENCE: ....................................... 11 11. CATEGORIZATION OF SUB-PROJECT: ................................................................. 12 12. STATUS OF REGULATORY CLEARANCES: .......................................................... 12 13. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE: ............................ 14 14. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS: ...................................................................................... 14 15. ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY CLAUSES IN CONCESSION AGREEMENT: ......... 15 16. ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY CLAUSES IN EPC CONTRACT: ............................ 15 17. EMP IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET: ......................................................................... 16 18. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) IMPLEMENTATION: ...................... 16 18.1. CONCESSIONAIRE AND EPC Contractor’s HSE PLAN: ...................................................... 21 18.2. EMP COMPLIANCE STATUS:.................................................................................................. 21 19. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: .......................................................................... 22 20. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION: ............................ 22 21. SITE VISIT:................................................................................................................ 23 22. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: ............................................................. 24 DUE DILIGENCE ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ....................................................................... 26 23. SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS COMPLIANCE REVIEW: ................................................... 27 23.1. Methodology adopted for social compliance review: .......................................................... 27 24. MINIMIZATION OF SOCIAL IMPACTS: .................................................................... 27 24.1. Bypass: ..................................................................................................................................... 27 25. PUBLIC HEARING: ................................................................................................... 27 26. LAND ACQUISITION IN THE SUB-PROJECT: ........................................................ 27 26.1. impacts on TRIBAL COMMUNITIES: ...................................................................................... 28 26.2. Impact on Common property Resources (CPR): .................................................................. 28 27. COMPENSATION AND ENTITLEMENT: .................................................................. 29 28. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: .......................................................................... 29 29. LABOUR HEALTH, SAFETY, HYGIENE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS: .......... 29 30. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND INCOME RESTORATION: ............................. 29 31. SITE VISIT OBSERVATIONS: .................................................................................. 30 32. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: ........................................................... 30 December 2013 3 GVK Bagodra Vasad Expressways Pvt. Ltd. Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. LIST OF TABLES Table- 1 Project Salient Features: ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Table- 2 Status of Regulatory Clearances Obtained: ................................................................................................................... 12 Table- 3 EMP Implementation Matrix Status: ............................................................................................................................. 16 Table- 4 Summery of Land acquisitions ....................................................................................................................................... 28 LIST OF FIGURES Figure- 1 Institutional arrangement for implementation and monitoring of EMP at Bagodra Vasad Expressway Project . 23 APPENDICES: Appendix-I-EIA Report Appendix II-Environment Clearance, Tree-cutting Clearance & Forest Clearance Appendix III-Consents & Approvals Appendix-IV-GVK BVEPL - Concession Agreement Appendix-V-GVK BVEPL-EPC Contract Appendix- VI-Environment Management Plan Appendix -VII-HSE & Road Safety Appendix -VIII-Environmental Implementation Status Management Plan Appendix-IX- Environment Quality Appendix-X- List of Local Labor Employed Monitoring Report Appendix-XI-Sample copy of payment sheets PHOTOPLATE: Photoplate- I: Site Visit Photographs- Environmnetal & Social Safeguards December 2013 4 GVK Bagodra Vasad Expressways Pvt. Ltd. Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. PROJECT BACKGROUND December 2013 5 GVK Bagodra Vasad Expressways Pvt. Ltd. Environment and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. 1. SUB-PROJECT TITLE: 1. The Bagodara – Wataman – Tarapur – Vasad section of SH – 8 starts from Bagodara at Km. 0.000 in Ahmedabad District and ends at Vasad Km. 101.900 in Anand district with a total length of 101.900 Kms. This road connects National Highway No. 8A near Bagodara to National Highway No. 8 near Vasad on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis. 2. SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 2. Gujarat State Road Development Corporation Limited (GSRDC), Gujarat has awarded the Concession to GVK Bagodra Vasad Expressways Pvt. Ltd. for six laning of existing three lanes for Bagodara – Wataman – Tarapur – Vasad road SH-8 from km. 0/000 to 101/900 in the state of Gujarat on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis. The Concession Agreement was signed on 21st of February 2011. 3. The existing carriageway width of 12.00 m with protective brick wall of 45 cm thick from km. 0.00 to km. 35.00 on both sides and 1.0 to 1.50 m earthen side shoulders having ROW of 30.00 meters in the entire length. The riding surface of this section is fair to good. The alignment of road is generally in plain terrain and straight with few curves. 4. The length of the project road section is 101.900 km, with width of the carriage way is 6 lane divided dual Carriageway with median. Paved shoulders on both sides having equivalent crust same as the main carriageway is 1.5 M. Hard side shoulder on both sides is 1.0 M. The proposed ROW in the project corridor is 60 m, apart from 60 m ROW is also proposed for bypasses. 5. There are 5 major towns namely Tarapur, Dharmaj, Borsad, Asodar