Environmental Assessment Report Initial Environmental Examination for AEP3 57 (Gubbi – Mandya) Project Number: 42513 October 2010 IND: Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project Prepared by Public Works Department, Government of Karnataka for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The 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. LIST OF ACRONYMS and Definition of Terms ADB Asian Development Bank ASI Archaeological Survey of India BOQ Bill of Quantities CAO Chief Administrative Officer CFE Consent of Establishment CFO Consent for Operation CO Carbon monoxide COI Corridor of Impact CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CSC Construction supervision consultant dB decibel EC Environmental Clearance EE Executive engineer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental management plan EMPIU Environmental management plan implementation unit EO Environmental Officer GoI Government of India GoK Government of Karnataka HC Hydrocarbon IEE Initial Environmental Examination IRC Indian Road Congress KSHIP Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project KSPCB Karnataka State Pollution Control Board LHS Left hand side MDR Major District Roads MFI Multilateral Financing Institutions MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forestrs MoRTH Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways NH National Highway NOC No objection certifcate Nox Nitrogen oxides Pb lead PCB Pollution Control Board PD Project Director PIU Project Implementation Unit PUC Pollution under Control Certificate PWD Public Works Department RAP Resettlement action plan RHS Right hand side RoW Right of way RSPM Respirable suspended particulate matter SDRC Social Development Resettlement Cell SEAC State Level Environmental Appraisal Committee SEIAA State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority SH State Highway SIA Social impact assessment ii SOS Strategic Option Study Sox oxides of sulphur SPCB State Pollution Control Board SPM Suspended particulate matter SPS Safeguard Policy Statement Subproject road packages under KSHIP UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization iii TABLE OF CONTENTS E EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................vii E1 Project background:.................................................................................................................vii E2 Scope of Works .......................................................................................................................vii E3 Improvement proposal.............................................................................................................vii E4 Key Environmental Laws & Policies: ......................................................................................viii E5 Applicability of EIA Notification 2006 and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009.............viii E6 Clearances required for the project: .......................................................................................viii E7 Baseline Environment:.............................................................................................................. x E8 Analysis of Alternatives: ........................................................................................................... x E9 Anticipated environmental impacts and mitigation measures: ................................................. x E10 Stakeholder Consultation: ......................................................................................................xiii E11 Environmental Management Plan: .........................................................................................xiii 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................1 1.1 Project Background ..................................................................................................................1 1.2 Objectives of the Study:............................................................................................................2 1.3 Extent of IEE.............................................................................................................................3 1.4 Methodology .............................................................................................................................3 1.5 IEE Content ..............................................................................................................................3 1.6 Organisational structure of Project Implementation Unit (PIU) ................................................4 2 DESCRIPTION OF SUBPROJECT .................................................................................................6 2.1 Subproject Location..................................................................................................................6 2.1.1 Scope of Works............................................................................................................... 6 2.1.2 Improvement proposal .................................................................................................... 6 2.1.3 Corridor of Impact (CoI) and Right of Way (RoW) ........................................................... 6 2.1.4 Traffic Details per Route ................................................................................................. 8 2.1.5 Alignment and Profile...................................................................................................... 8 2.1.6 Realignments and Bypasses........................................................................................... 8 2.1.7 Major and minor junctions ............................................................................................... 9 2.1.8 Road Construction Materials........................................................................................... 9 2.1.9 Street Furniture ............................................................................................................. 10 2.1.10 Bus Lay-bays ................................................................................................................ 10 2.1.11 Constructions and replacement of bridges and culverts................................................ 10 2.1.12 Railway Crossing: ......................................................................................................... 11 2.1.13 Design Cross Sections and Road widening and improvements: ................................... 11 2.2 Schedule for Implementation..................................................................................................14 3 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION FRAMEWORK...........................................................15 3.1 Policies and Regulatory Framework of the Government of India...........................................15 3.1.1 Constitutional Provisions............................................................................................... 15 3.1.2 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: ................................................. 15 3.1.3 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 ....................................................... 15 3.1.4 The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ....................................................................... 16 3.1.5 EIA Notification (September 2006 and February 2009): ................................................ 16 3.1.6 Interpretation and applicability of EIA Notification, 2006 for subproject road: ................ 16 3.1.7 Environmental Clearance Process ................................................................................ 17 3.1.8 The Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989................................. 19 3.1.9 Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 ......................................................................................... 19 3.1.10 The Indian Forest Act, 1927.......................................................................................... 19 3.1.11 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (as amended in 1988)................................................ 19 3.1.12 The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958 .................. 20 3.1.13 Fly Ash Notification, 1999 ............................................................................................. 20 3.1.14 Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991............................................................................... 21 3.1.15 The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ....................................................................................... 21 3.2 Asian Development Bank’s Safeguard Policy Statement (June 2009) ..................................21 3.3 Administrative Framework: .....................................................................................................22 3.3.1 Ministry of Environment and Forest............................................................................... 22 3.3.2 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),....................................................................... 22 3.3.3 Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), ...................................................... 22 3.3.4 The Environmental Management Plan Implementation Unit (EMPIU) ........................... 22 iv 3.4 Other Environmental Guidelines and Norms..........................................................................22