NATIONAL MISSION for CLEAN GANGA Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India
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NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India Final Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Plan Sewerage and Sewerage Treatment at Buxar, Bihar March 2020 LEA ASSOCIATES SOUTH ASIA PVT. LTD. New Delhi, India Final Report Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Plan (ESAMP) for Sewerage and Sewerage Treatment at Buxar for Pollution Abatement of River Ganga in Bihar 1.1 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... I INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... I PROJECT AREA ...................................................................................................................................... II PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... II EXISTING SCENARIO OF SEWERAGE FACILITIES .................................................................................. IV NECESSITY OF THIS PROJECT ................................................................................................................ V APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ V POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... VI PROJECT SCREENING .......................................................................................................................... VII BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL FEATURES OF PROJECT AREA ......................................... VIII PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ..................................................................................................................... X ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................ X ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................................... XII IMPLEMENTATION OF EMP .............................................................................................................. XIII GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM.................................................................................................... XV LABOUR MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................................................................................... XVI GENDER ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................... XVI 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 GANGA CLEAN UP INITIATIVES .................................................................................... 1 1.2 GANGA RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES ...................................................... 2 1.3 WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE .......................................................................................... 3 1.4 NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME .................................................................................. 4 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ....................................................................................... 5 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 7 2.1 CITY PROFILE ................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 EXISTING SCENARIO OF SEWERAGE FACILITIES IN BUXAR CITY .................................. 8 2.3 NECESSITY OF THIS PROJECT ..................................................................................... 14 2.4 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES .................................................... 16 2.5 COMPONENTS PROPOSED FOR SEWERAGE WORK ................................................... 17 2.6 DISPOSAL OF TREATED EFFLUENT ............................................................................. 23 2.7 SLUDGE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT ............................................................................ 23 2.8 SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 24 3 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY .................................................................................. 25 3.1 METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 25 3.2 REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS AND DATA COLLATION .................................. 26 3.3 DESCRIBING THE SUB-PROJECT ACTIVITIES ............................................................... 26 3.4 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ............................................................................... 26 3.5 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROFILE OF PROJECT AREA ..................... 26 3.6 SCREENING ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................. 27 3.7 IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ..................................................... 27 3.8 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................... 27 3.9 DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN ............................................................. 27 CANADA | INDIA | AFRICA | MIDDLE EAST Page |i Final Report Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Plan (ESAMP) for Sewerage and Sewerage Treatment at Buxar for Pollution Abatement of River Ganga in Bihar 3.10 SCOPE OF WORK ...................................................1.1 ..................................................... 27 4 POLICY AND LEGAL GUIDELINE ...................................................................................... 29 4.1 POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.................................................. 29 4.2 KEY APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS – ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL ............. 29 4.3 OTHER LEGISLATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROJECT ..................................................................................................................... 32 4.4 APPLICABILITY OF THE WORLD BANK POLICIES......................................................... 33 4.5 COMPLIANCE TO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ...................................................... 34 4.6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK OF NGRBA .............. 34 5 BASELINE STUDY OF THE PROJECT AREA ........................................................................ 36 5.1 LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY..................................................................................... 37 5.2 GEOMORPHOLOGY .................................................................................................... 37 5.3 TOPOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................ 37 5.4 CLIMATE AND METEROLOGY ..................................................................................... 38 5.5 WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION ................................................................................... 38 5.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY .............................................................................................. 39 5.7 NOISE QUALITY .......................................................................................................... 40 5.8 SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY .................................................................................. 41 5.9 WATER QUALITY OF GANGA RIVER ........................................................................... 41 5.10 GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY .................................................................................. 45 5.11 SOIL QUALITY ............................................................................................................. 47 5.12 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................... 48 5.13 AQUATIC HABITAT ..................................................................................................... 51 5.14 SEISMIC HAZARD ........................................................................................................ 52 5.15 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ............................................................................................ 52 5.16 AGRO-CLIMATIC ZONES AND SOIL CONDITION ......................................................... 52 5.17 SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................. 53 5.18 POPULATION .............................................................................................................. 53 5.19 SEX RATIO AND LITERACY RATE ................................................................................. 53 5.20 SCHEDULE CASTE AND SCHEDULE TRIBE POPULATION ............................................ 53 5.21 INCOME AND OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE .............................................................. 54 5.22 SLUM AREAS IN PROJECT CITY ................................................................................... 54 6 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ............................................................................................... 55 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................ 60 7.1