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Design of Roads in the State of Meghalaya (EAST) Under Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project Public Works Department Government of Meghalaya Public Disclosure Authorized Design of Roads in the State of Meghalaya (EAST) under Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project • Pasysih - Garampani Road Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Date of Release : 16. 01. 2020 Prepared : USS Checked : RP / RP Approved : RBS Consultant: Public Disclosure Authorized Projects Consulting India (P) Ltd Engineers & Planners An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company New Delhi 110 070 Email: [email protected] www.pcindia.co LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board EA - Executing Agency EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Monitoring Plan ESZ - Eco-Sensitive Zone GoI - Government of India IFC - International Finance Corporation IRC - Indian Road Congress MDR - Major District Road MoEF&CC - Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change MoRT&H - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MPWD - Meghalaya Public Works Department NBWL - National Board for Wildlife NGO - Non-government Organization NH - National Highway OP - Operational Policy PAF - Project Affected Person PMGSY - Pardhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana RF - Reserve Forest ROW - Right of Way SPCB - State Pollution Control Board TOR - Terms of Reference Draft Environmental Assessment Report i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... VII 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 2 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................... 2 1.2 PURPOSE OF ESIA REPORT ...................................................................................................... 3 1.3 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE EIA STUDY ................................................................................. 3 1.4 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR EIA STUDY ......................................................... 4 1.5 LIMITATION OF EIA STUDY ...................................................................................................... 7 1.6 STRUCTURE OF EIA REPORT .................................................................................................... 7 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 10 2.1 TYPE OF PROJECT ................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 LOCATION AND FEATURES OF THE PROJECT ROAD ..................................................................... 10 2.3 PROJECT FEATURES .............................................................................................................. 12 2.3.1 RIGHT OF WAY ................................................................................................................... 12 2.3.2 EXISTING ROAD ................................................................................................................... 15 2.3.3 EXISTING CROSS DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ................................................................................ 15 2.3.4 JUNCTIONS AND INTERSECTIONS ............................................................................................ 15 2.3.5 TREES CUTTING ................................................................................................................... 15 2.4 IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS ................................................................................................... 15 2.4.1 BRIDGE & CROSS DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ............................................................................... 24 2.5 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ....................................................................................... 24 2.6 COMPONENTS & ACTIVITIES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................................................... 24 2.7 INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENT FOR ROAD DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 24 2.8 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROJECT .......................................................................... 25 2.9 POLLUTANT SOURCES & CHARACTERISATION ........................................................................... 26 2.10 PROJECT BENEFITS ............................................................................................................... 26 3. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS .................................................... 28 3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 28 3.2 GOVERNMENT (INDIA) ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................... 28 3.3 SOCIAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF INDIA AND STATE ........................................................ 32 3.4 OPERATIONAL POLICIES OF WORLD BANK ............................................................................... 33 3.5 CATEGORY OF THE PROJECT................................................................................................... 34 4. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE STATUS .............................................................................. 35 4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 35 4.2 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 35 4.2.1 STUDY AREA ....................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS AND STUDIES ................................................................................ 37 4.3 LAND ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................... 37 4.3.1 TOPOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................... 37 4.3.2 GEOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... 38 4.3.3 SEISMICITY ......................................................................................................................... 39 4.3.4 SOIL TYPE AND QUALITY ....................................................................................................... 41 4.3.5 LAND USE .......................................................................................................................... 42 4.4 AIR ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................. 44 4.4.1 CLIMATE & METEOROLOGY .................................................................................................. 44 4.4.2 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ......................................................................................................... 46 Draft Environmental Assessment Report ii 4.4.3 AMBIENT NOISE QUALITY ..................................................................................................... 47 4.5 WATER ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................ 47 4.5.1 HYDROGEOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 47 4.5.2 GROUNDWATER QUALITY ..................................................................................................... 50 4.5.3 HYDROLOGICAL FLOW & DRAINAGE ....................................................................................... 50 4.5.4 SURFACE WATER QUALITY ..................................................................................................... 50 4.6 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................. 52 4.6.1 FOREST .............................................................................................................................. 52 4.6.2 FOREST TYPE AND DENSITY .................................................................................................... 53 4.6.3 FLORA ............................................................................................................................... 54 4.6.4 FAUNA............................................................................................................................... 55 4.6.5 PROTECTED AREA NETWORK ................................................................................................. 55 4.6.6 SACRED GROVES ................................................................................................................. 58 4.7 SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 59 4.7.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ....................................................................................................... 59 4.7.2 ECONOMY .......................................................................................................................... 60 5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES .......................................................................................... 64 5.1 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................................................... 64 5.2 WITH OR WITHOUT
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