Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report (ESDDR)
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*OFFICIAL USE ONLY Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report (ESDDR) October 2020 Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project Highways Department (Government of Tamil Nadu) *OFFICIAL USE ONLY Environmental and Social Due Diligence for Associated Facilities of Chennai Peripheral Road Project CPRR Table of Contents Executive summary..................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 12 1.1 Purpose of this Report ..................................................................... 12 1.2 Project Rationale ........................................................................... 12 1.3 Objectives of the Project ................................................................. 13 1.4 Project Status ............................................................................... 14 1.5 Environmental and Social Due Diligence ................................................ 14 2 Facilities Description ............................................................................ 18 2.1 CPRR Section 1 (Northern Port Access Road from Ennore Port to Thatchur on NH- 16) ................................................................................................ 18 2.2 CPRR Section 4 (Sriperumbudur to Singaperumal Koil) ................................ 18 2.3 CPRR Section 5 (Singaperumal Koil on NH 32 to Mahabalipuram) ................... 19 2.4 Analysis of Alternatives .................................................................... 20 2.5 Traffic Study ................................................................................ 21 2.6 Proposed Design Interventions ............................................................ 22 3 Environmental Due Diligence ................................................................... 27 3.1 Legal and Regulatory Requirements ..................................................... 27 3.2 Environmental Impact Assessment ....................................................... 30 3.3 Contractor’s Obligation/ EMP clauses in the Bid Document .......................... 48 3.4 Findings and Areas of Concern for Environmental Safeguards ....................... 49 4 Social Due Diligence ............................................................................. 52 4.1 Legal and Regulatory Requirements ..................................................... 52 4.2 Census Survey ............................................................................... 53 4.3 Entitlement Matrix ......................................................................... 59 4.4 Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) .......................................................... 59 4.5 Institutional Arrangement ................................................................. 59 4.6 Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) .................................................. 61 4.7 R&R Budget .................................................................................. 61 4.8 Public Consultations ........................................................................ 62 4.9 Findings and Areas of Concern for Social Safeguards .................................. 65 5 Environmental and Social Corrective Action Plan (ESCAP) ................................. 66 5.1 Other Observations ......................................................................... 71 6 Conclusion ......................................................................................... 72 List of Tables Table 1: Various sections under Chennai Peripheral Ring Road ................................ 12 Table 2: Environmental Acts, Rules and Regulation Applicable for Section 1, 4 and 5 ..... 27 Table 3: Forest Cover in Project Districts (units in Sq.km) ..................................... 32 Table 4: Trees within the Project Corridor ........................................................ 33 Table 5: Trees proposed to be Transplanted ...................................................... 33 Table 6: Details of the Tree Species in the Project Area ........................................ 33 i *OFFICIAL USE ONLY Environmental and Social Due Diligence for Associated Facilities of Chennai Peripheral Road Project CPRR Table 7: Faunal Species in the Project area ....................................................... 35 Table 8: Environmental Impact Assessment Matrix ............................................... 39 Table 9: Environmental Monitoring Plan ........................................................... 45 Table 10: Social Acts, Rules and Regulation Applicable for Section 1, 4 and 5 .............. 52 Table 11: Abstract of the census survey and the social survey for Section 1 ................. 53 Table 12: Project Affected Household (PAHs) ..................................................... 54 Table 13: Type of Loss (Others Category) ......................................................... 55 Table 14: Summary of Socio Economic Survey .................................................... 56 Table 15: Abstract of the census survey for Section 5 ........................................... 58 Table 16: Suggestions/ comments shared in the Public Consultations in 2014 ............... 62 List of Figures Figure 1: Proposed CPRR alignment ................................................................ 13 Figure 2: Section 1 Alignment Map .................................................................. 18 Figure 3: Section 4 Alignment Map .................................................................. 19 Figure 4: Section 5 Alignment Map .................................................................. 19 Figure 5: Typical Cross Section for Section 1 (Including TPP Link Road) ...................... 22 Figure 6: Typical Cross Section for Section 4 ...................................................... 22 Figure 7: Typical Cross Section for Section 5 ...................................................... 23 Figure 8: Major Bridge at km 0/662 in Section 1 ................................................. 24 Figure 9: Cloverleaf Interchange at km 20/900 in Section 1 .................................... 25 Figure 10: Interchange at km 101/747 in Section 5 .............................................. 25 Figure 11: Presence of Pulicate Bird Sanctuary ................................................... 35 Figure 12: View of Thirutteri RF (left), and Sengundram RF .................................... 37 Figure 13: View of Thirutteri RF (Plantation in Rows) ........................................... 37 Figure 14: View of Sengundram RF, and Flora in Undulation Areas ............................ 38 Figure 15: Grievance Redressal Committee for CPRR ............................................ 61 Annexures Annexure 1 : Section 4 up-gradation Notification Annexure 2 : Administrative Sanction for LC 47 in Section 4 Annexure 3 : Legal and Institutional Requirements Annexure 4 : Environmental Clearance for CPRR (Entire Corridor) Annexure 5 : Coastal Regulation Zone Clearance Annexure 6 : Forest Clearance Application Form Submitted to Forest Department Annexure 7 : Entitlement Matrix Annexure 8 : Public Consultation Meeting Organised by TNPCB ii *OFFICIAL USE ONLY Environmental and Social Due Diligence for Associated Facilities of Chennai Peripheral Road Project CPRR List of Abbreviations AIIB : Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank AAQ : Ambient Air Quality CMA : Chennai Metropolitan Area CPCB : Central Pollution Control Board CPRR : Chennai Peripheral Ring Road CTE : Consent to Establish CTO : Consent to Operate CKIC : Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor CPR : Common Property Resource DRO : District Revenue Officer EC : Environmental Clearance EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment EHS : Environment, Health, and Safety EMP : Environmental management Plan FGD’s : Focus Group Discussion GRC : Grievance Redressal Committee GoTN : Government of Tamil Nadu IRC : Indian Roads Congress IRR : Inner Ring Road JICA : Japan International Cooperation Agency ISFR : Indian State of Forest Report LARR : Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act MoEF&CC : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoRTH : Ministry of Road Transport and Highways NGOs : Non-Governmental Organisation NH : National Highways NOC : No Objection Certificate ORR : Outer Ring Road PIU : Project Implementation Unit PMU : Project Management Unit PUC : Pollution under Control R&R : Resettlement and Rehabilitation ROB : Rail Over Bridge ROW : Right of Way SCZMA : State Coastal Zone Management Authority SEIAA : State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SIA : Social Impact Assessment SH : State Highways TNHD : Tamil Nadu Highways Department TNRIDC : Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation TNPCB : Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board TPP : Tribal Peoples Plan VUP : Vehicle Under Pass iii *OFFICIAL USE ONLY Environmental and Social Due Diligence for Associated Facilities of Chennai Peripheral Road Project CPRR Executive summary 1. Chennai is one of the fastest-growing metro cities in India. Over a decade Chennai has witnessed a significant increase in urban agglomeration. Due to the increase in the population, there is a growing demand for infrastructure facilities, which includes Water supply, Underground sewerage, Electricity, and Roads. The major arterial road network in CMA consists of National Highways (NH 16, NH 716, NH 48 and NH 32) as major radial roads and Inner Ring Road (IRR), Chennai Bypass and Outer Ring Road (ORR) as ring roads.