Initial Environmental Examination Updated Project Number: 49107

Initial Environmental Examination Updated Project Number: 49107-006 June 2020 IND: West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Program – Subproject: Water Supply Distribution System Taldangra Block (Bankura District) [Package DWW/BK/02B] 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 MoEF&CC – 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 m3/hr cubic meter per hour dBA decibel C degree Celsius ha hectare km kilometre lpcd liters per capita per day m meter mbgl meters below ground level mgd million gallons per day MLD million liters per day mm millimeter km2 square kilometer NOTES In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 17th August, 2018) Currency unit = Rupee (INR) INR 1.00 = 0.014USD USD 1.00 = 69.80INR Initial Environment Examination covers OHR Zone: 10 and 18 and OHR & Pipeline Zones: 3, 4, 15 (Taldangra) 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. Contents ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. I I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1 A. Background .............................................................................................................. 1 B. Purpose of the Initial Environmental Examination Report ......................................... 3 C. Report Structure ....................................................................................................... 4 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ......................................................................... 5 A. Project Area ............................................................................................................. 5 B. Existing Water Supply Situation................................................................................ 6 C. Proposed Project ...................................................................................................... 6 D. Implementation Schedule ....................................................................................... 10 E. Present status implementation stage ...................................................................... 10 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................... 20 A. ADB Policy ............................................................................................................. 20 B. National Environmental Laws ................................................................................. 22 C. Other Permission from Statutory Authorities ........................................................... 25 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .............................................................. 27 A. Methodology Used for Baseline Study .................................................................... 27 B. Physical Resources ................................................................................................ 27 C. Ecological Resources ............................................................................................. 45 D. Economic Development ......................................................................................... 48 E. Socio Cultural Resources ....................................................................................... 53 F. History, Culture and Tourism .................................................................................. 54 G. Subproject Site Environmental Features ................................................................ 56 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ... 69 A. Pre-Construction Impacts – Design and Location ................................................... 69 B. Construction Impacts .............................................................................................. 71 C. Operation and Maintenance Impacts ...................................................................... 80 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .......................... 82 A. Overview ................................................................................................................ 82 B. Public Consultation................................................................................................. 82 C. Information Disclosure ............................................................................................ 83 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................................. 84 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................... 88 A. Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................... 88 B. Implementation Arrangements ............................................................................. 106 C. Capacity Building and Training ............................................................................. 108 D. Monitoring and Reporting ..................................................................................... 110 E. Environmental Management Plan Implementation Cost ....................................... 110 IX. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................... 113 APPENDIX APPENDIX 1: RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST ................................... 115 APPENDIX 2 : APPLICABLE AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR ADB FUNDED PROJECTS IN INDIA ................................................................................................................................... 121 APPENDIX 3 : VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSION NORMS .......................................................... 125 APPENDIX 4 : AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS FOR ADB FUNDED PROJECTS IN INDIA ................................................................................................................................... 126 APPENDIX 5 : DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT’S DIRECTION UNDER AIR ACT, 1981 FOR CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN WEST BENGAL ............................................................................................................................................ 129 APPENDIX 6 : EXTRACT FROM CONSTRUCTION and DEMOLITION MANAGEMENT RULES, 2016 .................................................................................................................................... 131 APPENDIX 7 : SALIENT FEATURES OF MAJOR LABOR LAWS APPLICABLE TO ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN CONSTRUCTION OF CIVIL WORKS ......................... 137 APPENDIX 8:DRINKING WATER STANDARDS ....................................................................... 139 APPENDIX 9:SURFACE WATER QUALITY CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA .............................. 140 APPENDIX 10:GUIDELINES FOR SAFETY DURING MONSOON/HEAVY RAINFALL ............ 141 APPENDIX 11:SUMMARY OF PUBLIC CONSULTANTS.......................................................... 143 APPENDIX 12 : SAMPLE GRIEVANCE REGISTRATION FORM .............................................. 157 APPENDIX 13 : GRC NOTIFICATION AND COMMITTEE ......................................................... 160 APPENDIX 14 : SAMPLE SEMP ................................................................................................ 172 APPENDIX 15 : LABOUR LICENSE AND WC POLICY ............................................................ 257 APPENDIX 16 : SAMPLE FIRST AID RECORD ........................................................................ 260 APPENDIX 17 : SAMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INSPECTION REPORT ............................ 261 APPENDIX 18 : SAMPLE SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT TEMPLATE ........................................................................................................................

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