EIA & EMP for Upgrading of Pedna-Nuzvid-Vissannapet Road
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (ANDHRA PRADESH ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) ANDHRA PRADESH ROAD SECTOR PROJECT Feasibility Study, Design and Detailed Engineering Detailed Project Report UPGRADING OF PEDNA−NUZVID−VISSANNAPET ROAD VOLUME – VII Environmental Impact Assessment And Environmental Management Plan December 2011 Submitted to: The Chief Engineer (R &B) CRN & Managing Director A.P. Road Development Corporation, 5th floor, R&B complex, Mahavir Marg, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad- 500 004 Andhra Pradesh, India. Submitted by: THE Louis Berger Group, Inc Engineers.Planners.Scientists.Economists B3-6, Sector-32, Gurgaon 122 001, Haryana, India Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Feasibility Study, Design and Detailed Engineering INDEX ABBREVIATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER - 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER - 2: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT CHAPTER - 3: ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CHAPTER - 4: BASELINE ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER - 5: STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION CHAPTER - 6: ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES CHAPTER - 7: PROJECT IMPACTS AND ISSUES CHAPTER - 8: IMPACT MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT CHAPTER - 9: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDICES Detailed Project Report, Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan ( i ) Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Feasibility Study, Design and Detailed Engineering ABBREVIATIONS SOS Strategic Option Study R&B Road & Building Department APRDC A.P. Road Development Corporation APRSP Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project GOI Government of India GOAP Government of Andhra Pradesh SH State Highway MDR Major District Road ODR Other District Road EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan DoF Department of Forest MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest FHWA Federal Highways Authority CPCB Central Pollution Control Board IMD India Meteorological Department COI Corridor of Impact PIA Project Influence Area PD Project District ROW Right of Way AAQ Ambient Air Quality SPM Suspended Particulate Matter RPM Respirable Particulate Matter AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic PUC Pollution under Control Certificate ASI Archaeological Survey of India. NOC No Objection Certificates RH Relative Humidity PAP Project Affected Person RAP Resettlement Action Plan OMC Optimum Moisture Content CSC Construction Supervision Consultant EMU Environment Management Unit EO Environment Officer Detailed Project Report, Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan Page - 1 Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Feasibility Study, Design and Detailed Engineering PIU Project Implementation Unit PU Package Unit Detailed Project Report, Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan Page - 2 Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Feasibility Study, Design and Detailed Engineering EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A.1 BACKGROUND APRDC has planned to improve the State road network by providing better quality and safer roads to the users in sustainable manner with loan assistance from World Bank. Improved quality of roads, better institutional operation and management system of APRDC and safe roads are important features of the project component. In this connection RDC has selected 38 corridors (cumulative length of 2002 km) of high-density (traffic) roads through Strategic Option Study (SOS) to be developed in phased manner. A.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT The main objective would be to alleviate the current unsafe and congested conditions of the road network connecting the villages and towns by providing better quality and safe roads to the users in a sustainable and environment friendly manner. Government of India, GoI through Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) enforces Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for environmental protection because of intervention of new projects or activities, or on expansion and modernization of existing projects or activity based on their environmental impacts. A.3 SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) The environmental assessment scope includes screening and scoping, environmental assessment and environmental management plans for the individual project roads as required. The EA process also envisages to develop a comprehensive environmental management frame work for the entire project which will adopted as part of the corporate environmental policy for AP Road Development Corporation. A.4 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ROAD Pedna – Nuzvid – Vissannapet Road, the project road is a section of State Highway No. 46, located in Andhra Region of Andhra Pradesh. The Project road starts at Pedana bypass(assumed km 7/0) at Buntumilli road jn. and traverses through km 9/4 of SH 46 at Pedna in Krishna district and runs north west direction connecting Gudlavalleru, Gudivada, Hanumanjunction, Nuzvid and terminates at km 96/0 Before Vissannapet . Cumulative Length of PR is 83.6 km. The project road provides connectivity between Machilipatnam Port with NH-214A, NH-214, NH-5 & NH-221 and is widely used by interstate traffic. A.5 KEY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS Table 1 presents the environmental regulations and legislations relevant to AP state road project. Table 1: Environmental Regulations and Legislations SR. Applicable Act / Rules Purpose Reason for Applicability Authority No Yes/ No As all environmental To protect and MoEF. Gol; Environment notifications, rules and 1 improve overall Yes DoE, State Gov. Protection Act-1986 schedules are issued under environment CPCB; SPCB this act. To provide Environmental Impact environmental clearance This notification is NOT Assessment to new development NO applicable to Project road, as 2 MoEF. EIAA Notification activities following this is an up-gradation 4th April, 2011 environmental impact existing state highway assessment Reuse large quantity of fly ash discharged from Notification for use No thermal plant within 3 thermal power plant to NO of fly ash 100km reaches. minimize land use for disposal Detailed Project Report, Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan E - 1 Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Feasibility Study, Design and Detailed Engineering SR. Applicable Act / Rules Purpose Reason for Applicability Authority No Yes/ No Coastal Regulation Zone(CRZ) Protection of fragile Road is not located along 4 NO Notification 1991 coastal belt coastal belt (2002) Address Grievances National Environment regarding the process Grievances if any will be 5 Appellate Authority Act Yes NEAA of environmental dealt with, within this act. (NEAA) 1997 clearance. This act will be applicable to Revenue The Land Set out rule for as there will be acquisition Department 6 Acquisition Act 1894 acquisition. of land by Yes of land for widening, State & 1989 government geometric improvements Government. and realignments. MoEF Circular on Defining “marginal Not applicable as per Marginal Land land’ acquisition Environmental Impact 7 NO MoEF Acquisition and relating to the 1997 Assessment Notification Bypasses 1999 Notification 14th Sep-2006 The Forest (Conservation) Act To check 1927 deforestation by Forest The Forest 8 restricting conversion NO NO forest area. Department, (Conservation) Act. of forested areas into GoAP 1980 forest non- forested areas (conversion ) Rules 1981 MoEF circular (1998) on linear Plantation Protection / planting on roadside, canals roadside strip as and railway lines Roadside tree plantation in avenue/strip 9 modifying the NO Andhra Pradesh does not MoEF plantations as these applicability of come under the forest act. are declared protected provisions of forest forest areas. (Conversation) Act, to linear Plantation Chief To protect wildlife This act is not applicable to Conservator Wild Life Protection through certain of as there are NO points of Wildlife, Wildlife 10 NO Act 1972 National Parks and wildlife crossing along Wing, Forest Sanctuaries project corridor. Department, GoAP To control air pollution This act will be applicable by & Transport during construction; for Air (Prevention and controlling emission of obtaining NOC for 11 Control of Pollution) Yes SPCB air Department. establishment of hot mix Act, 1981 Pollutants as per the plant, workers' camp, prescribed standards. construction camp, etc. To control water This act will be applicable pollution by Water Prevention during construction for controlling discharge 12 and Control of Yes (establishments of hot mix SPCB of pollutants as per Pollution) Act1974 plant, construction camp, the prescribed workers' camp, etc. standards This act will be applicable as The standards for noise vehicular noise on project Noise Pollution for day and night have routes required to assess for 13 (Regulation and been promulgated by Yes SPCB future years and necessary Control Act) 1990 the MoEF for various protection measure need to land uses. be considered in design. Archaeological Dept Gol, Indian This act not applicable as Ancient Monuments Conservation of Heritage Society the project route is not close and Archaeological cultural and historical and Indian 14 NO to any Ancient Monument, Sites and Remains remains found in National Trust declared protected under the Act1958 India for Art and act. Culture Heritage (INTACH). Detailed Project Report, Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan E - 2 Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Feasibility Study, Design and Detailed Engineering SR. Applicable Act / Rules Purpose Reason for Applicability Authority No Yes/ No Contractor need