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Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) & Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental & Social Policy & Procedures (ESPP) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Volume I Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) & Public Disclosure Authorized Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) March 2015 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. i-xliii 1.0 Project Context .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 State Specific Details - Assam ...................................................................................... 2 2.0 Environment and Social Context – Assam ..................................................................................... 5 2.1 Approach/ Methodology ............................................................................................... 6 2.2 Consultation/ Participation............................................................................................ 6 2.3 Structure of the Report .................................................................................................. 7 3.0 Assam - An overview ....................................................................................................................... 8 4.0 Stakeholder Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 26 5.0 Issues, Impacts and Management Measures - Social .................................................................... 29 5.1 Impacts – Social .......................................................................................................... 29 5.2 Management Framework - Social ............................................................................... 30 5.3 Principles .................................................................................................................... 30 5.4 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 30 5.5 Legal and Regulatory Framework .............................................................................. 36 5.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................... 39 6.0 Issues, Impacts and Management Measures - Environment .......................................................... 51 6.1 Environmental issues ................................................................................................... 51 6.2 Principles .................................................................................................................... 54 6.3 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 54 6.4 Legal and Regulatory Framework .............................................................................. 55 6.5 Assessment of Environment Impact ........................................................................... 59 6.6 Management Framework ............................................................................................ 60 7.0 Integration of environment and social management measures into overall project cycle ...... 63 8.0 Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................................. 88 8.1 Administrative Arrangement for Project Implementation ................................................. 88 8.2 Review of Project Implementation Progress:............................................................. 88 8.3 Implementation Arrangement for Environment & Social Management by AEGCL/APDCL .................................................................................................................................... 89 9.0 Training & Capacity Building ................................................................................................. 96 10.0 Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) ............................................................................. 100 11.0 Monitoring & Evaluation ...................................................................................................... 102 12.0 Budget ........................................................................................................................................ 106 List of Tables Table 1.1: Summary of subprojects in Tranche- I under NERPSIP ......................................................... 3 Table 3.1: Administrative Setup in Assam ................................................................................................ 9 Table 3.2: Demographic Profile .............................................................................................................. 11 Table 3.3: District-wise Forest Cover ...................................................................................................... 16 Table 3.4: List of Protected Area ............................................................................................................. 17 Table 3.5 Allocation of Power to Assam ................................................................................................. 22 Table 3.6: Status of Electrification in Assam .......................................................................................... 25 Table 4.1: Key Stakeholders and their expectations/issues ..................................................................... 26 Table 5.1: Management Measures to address potential Social issues ...................................................... 34 Table 5.2 : Legal and Regulatory Provisions - Social .............................................................................. 37 Table 5.3: Comparison between WB Policy (OP 4.12) Requirements and RFCTLARR Act 2013……33 Table 5.4: Land Availability for Substations ………………………………………………………44 Table 5.5: Compensation and R&R Entitlement Framework for Land Acquisition ........................... 46 Table 6.1: RoW Clearance between Conductors and Trees ..................................................................... 52 Table 6.2: Legal and Regulatory Provisions – Environment ................................................................... 55 Table 6.3: Potential Environmental Issues and its Management Measures ............................................. 60 Table 7.1: Environmental and Social Assessment & Management Process of a Typical T & D Project 82 Table 7.2: AEGCL/APDCL’ Risk Responsibility Framework ................................................................ 87 Table 8.1: Responsibility Allocation Framework for the E&S Assessment & Management Process .... 93 Table 9.1: AEGCL/APDCL’s Skill Requirement .................................................................................... 97 Table 9.2: Skill Development Program .................................................................................................... 99 Table 11.1: Monitoring of Mitigation Measures under ESPP ................................................................ 102 List of Figures Figure 1.1: Power Map of the State Assam .............................................................................................. 4 Figure 3.1: Forest Cover of Assam .......................................................................................................... 15 Figure 3.2: Forest and Wildlife Habitats of Assam.................................................................................. 20 Figure 5.1: Activity Chart RFCTLARRA, 2013 ...................................................................................... 48 Figure 6.1: Approval Process of Forest Clearance................................................................................... 59 Figure 7.1: Project Cycle of a Typical Transmission/Distribution Project .............................................. 64 Figure 7.2: Environmental and Social Management Procedures ............................................................. 69 Figure 8.1: AEGCL/APDCL’s Organization Chart with Arrangement for ESPP Implementation ......... 92 Figure 10.1: Flow chart showing Grievance Redressal Mechanism……………………………….100 List of Annexures Annexure Title No. 1 Comprehensive Details of Assam 2 Assam Investment Plan under NERPSIP (GoI & World Bank Funding) 3 Social Management Framework (SMF) Salient Features of the Right to fair compensation and Transparency in Land 4 Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (RFCTLARRA, 2013) 5 Salient Features of the Electricity Act, 2003 Tree/Crop/Tower Footing Compensation Process (other than Forest Land 6 Compensation) 6a Typical Plan of Transmission Line Tower Footings 7 Health and Safety Checklists 8 Regulations for measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply 9 Right of Way/Width (RoW) in Forest: 132 kV S/C Line during construction 10 Forest Clearance Process 10a Online Submission and Monitoring of Forests Clearances Proposals (OSMFCP) 11 Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 12 Form –8 for Disposal of Batteries Hazardous Waste(Management, Handling & Trans-boundary Movement) Rule, 2008 13 notification dated 24th Sept.’ 2008 14 Form-2 for Maintaining Records of E-Waste Handled / Generated 15 Pro-forma for Environment and Social details for Transmission Line and substations 16 Format for details of Sites identified for substations 17 Form of Safety Plan to be submitted by the Contractor 18 Checklist
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