Environmental Monitoring Report
Semiannual Monitoring Report April – September 2017 July 2018
IND: Railway Sector Investment Program
Prepared by Ministry of Railways for the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank.
This environmental monitoring report 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.
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Environmental Monitoring Report Semi Annual Report: April 2017 – September 2017
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Contents
Executive Summary ...... 2 1. Background ...... 3 1.1 Railway Sector Investment Programme and Multi Tranche Financing Facility ...... 3 1.2 Active contracts ...... 5 1.3 Site activities during the reporting period ...... 7 2. Environmental Categorisation of the projects ...... 12 3. Scope of the Present Report ...... 12 4. Approach and methodology adopted for monitoring of compliance with EMP ...... 12 5. Institutional Arrangement for EMP Implementation ...... 13 6. Environmental performance monitoring ...... 16 6.1 Compliance with loan covenants, state and national statutes and regulations ...... 17 6.1.1 Compliance with covenants stipulated in the Loan Agreement ...... 17 6.1.2 Compliance with state and national statutes and regulations ...... 21 6.2 Compliance with the Environmental Management Plan ...... 24 6.2.1 Compliance with pollution control measures at construction sites ...... 24 6.2.2 Compliance with pollution control measures at plant and quarry sites ...... 25 6.2.3 Compliance with EMP Implementation at quarry site and borrow areas ...... 25 6.2.4 Compliance with worker’s safety requirements at site ...... 30 6.2.5 Labour Standards ...... 31 6.2.6 Health check-up and AIDS awareness camps for workers ...... 35 6.2.7 Debris/ Waste Management: ...... 37 6.2.8 Post construction environmental compliance ...... 37 6.2.9 Other Environmental Safeguards Measures: ...... 38 6.3 Monitoring of environmental quality attributes...... 39 6.3.1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring: ...... 43 6.3.2 Water quality Monitoring ...... 48 6.3.3 Noise level monitoring: ...... 62 7. Environmental and Safety training ...... 66 8. Public complaints on environmental and safety issues of project ...... 66 9. Environmental performance rating ...... 66 10. Significant non-compliances ...... 71
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11. Any additional environmental issue and impact observed during implementation which were not covered earlier in IEE ...... 71 12. Conclusion and recommendations ...... 71 Annexure-1...... 73 Tables Table 1: List of Track Doubling and Electrification Projects ...... 5 Table 2: List of contractors and PMCs along with dates of commencement ...... 7 Table 3: Major works in progress during reporting period ...... 11 Table 4: List of Environmental Officers of PMC deputed at various subprojects ...... 15 Table 5: Compliance status with Loan Covenants ...... 20 Table 6: Status of statutory clearance, licenses and permits ...... 23 Table 7: Status of borrow areas operations and rehabilitation ...... 28 Table 8: Labour Participation in different projects during Reporting Period ...... 33 Table 9: HIV/AIDS Awareness Camp Organised during Reporting Period ...... 36 Table 10: Status of Monitoring of Environmental Attributes during last 6 months ...... 41 Table 11: Construction package-wise ambient air quality at different locations ...... 45 Table 12: WHO Guidleins on Ambient Air Quality ...... 46 Table 13: Water Quality in DG-1 during April to September 2017 ...... 48 Table 14: Water Quality in DG-2 during April to September 2017 ...... 50 Table 15: Water Quality in HT-1 during April to September 2017...... 51 Table 16: Water Quality in HT-3 during April to June 2017 ...... 52 Table 17: Water Quality in HT-3 during July to September 2017 ...... 53 Table 18: Water Quality in ST-2 during April to September 2017 ...... 55 Table 19: Water Quality in ST-2 during April to September 2017 ...... 56 Table 20: Water quality monitoring data of package ST-3 during April to September 2017 ...... 58 Table 21: Ambient noise levels at different construction packages ...... 65 Table 22: Performance Rating on Environmental Compliance ...... 70
Figure Figure 1: Map of India showing Track Doubling and Electrification Projects ...... 4 Figure 2: Status of borrow area operation and rehabilitation in different projects ...... 29
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Abbreviations
ADB Asian Development Bank
AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
CtE Consent to Establish
CtO Consent to Operate
EMP Environmental Management Plan
FFA Framework Financing Agreement
GC General Consultant
GoI Government of India
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IA Implementing Agency
IEE Initial Environmental Examination
IPP Indigenous Peoples Plan
MFF Multitranche Financing Facility
MoR Ministry of Railways
NOC No Objection Certificate
PMC Project Management Consultant
RP Resettlement Plan
RSIP Railway Sector Investment Program
RVNL Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
SPS Safeguard Policy Statement
STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Executive Summary This semi-annual environmental monitoring report presents an overview of the status on implementation of environmental safeguards in ongoing doubling and electrification projects of Railway Sector Investment Program (RSIP) by the Government of India for the period from April 2017 to September 2017. The following 5 railway projects have been included under RSIP to be financed under Multitranche Financing Facility No.0060-IND: 1. Doubling of Daund - Gulbarga 2. Doubling of Sambalpur - Titlagarh 3. Doubling of Raipur - Titlagarh 4. Doubling of Hospet - Tinaighat 5. Electrification of Pune - Guntakal
For facilitating the execution, the above projects are further divided into 17 construction packages. The contracts of 17 construction packages have been awarded till September 2017. Out of 17 construction packages construction activities are in progress only in 13 packages. In the month of June 2016 contracts of three construction packages of RT-1, RT-3 and HT-2 have been terminated because of continuous nonperformance by the Contractor and the new contracts are yet to be awarded. In Pune-Guntalakal electrification project the remaining two packages of PG-3 and PG-4 have been awarded in February 2017 but the work has started because lead partner went bankrupt and the contract is likely to be terminated. In the present semiannual report, the performance of the implementation of environmental safeguards has been assessed based on the status of compliance with environmental loan covenants, compliance with environmental regulations of the Government and policies of ADB, implementation of provisions of EMP stipulated in the contract specifications, and the performance of the safeguards measures. During the reporting period no significant noncompliance has been observed with respect to implementation of environmental safeguards. The pollution control measures at different locations are found to be satisfactory. During monsoon season (July-September), rains helped in minimizing the dust generation due to construction activities. All the statutory/regulatory compliance on environmental and social safeguards are being strictly monitored in all the construction packages specially on obtaining different licences and permits and their renewal from time to time. All the contractors where works are in progress are complying with all the statutory requirements. Most of the Contractors have shown improvement in compliance with the requirements of worker’s safety and safe working conditions at site compared to the last reporting period. Observance of workers safety requirements at site during construction was satisfactory in DG-1, ST-1, PG-1 and ST- 2 however few lapses have been observed in remaining packages. Special attention is required for the safety of workers of subcontractors of all the construction packages. The main contractor has to ensure workers safety for sub-contractor’s too. The workers at all important and Major bridges and working at along running track must strictly follow the proper usage of hard hat, safety belts, safety jackets and safety boots etc. All the supervisory staff should also use PPEs at site during inspection.
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In general, the living conditions have improved in most of the labour camp after continuous efforts of PMC and RVNL. However general housekeeping and sanitation arrangements require improvement in few of the camp sites. Improvement has also been noted with respect to borrow area management, debris management in most of the project compared to last reporting quarter. Special attention has been given on the rehabilitation of borrow areas as per land owner’s requirements and obtaining satisfactory letter from the land owner. Removal of debris materials in substantially completed sections has been found satisfactory in most of the construction packages however this aspect requires improvement in construction packages HT-1, HT-2, RT-3, ST-3 and ST-4. For the terminated projects, the PMC has not shown any improvement towards verification of all the restoration works at borrow areas, plant site, campsites and other allied sites. The verification exercise and appropriate action for completion of restoration works at above sites are warranted from PMCs. Periodical health checkups and HIV/AIDS awareness camps are being organized from time to time in all the construction packages, but some contractors are not maintaining the periodicity of the HIV/AIDS awareness programme as per conditions of the contract. Most of the PMCs have now mobilized their Environmental Officer in all packages except for construction packages PG-2 and PG-3. After mobilization of PMC’s Environmental Officer improvement in record keeping and monitoring of environmental safeguards have been recorded especially during the quarter ending September 2017.
Monitoring of environmental attributes in terms of Air, Water and Noise quality was conducted as per environmental monitoring plan in most of the construction packages. The test results reflect that there is no significant load of pollution on these attributes due to project construction during the reporting period. During the current monsoon season some improvements in plantation activities have been observed. Plantation activities have been taken up in package of DG-1, DG-2, HT-1 and RT-2. It is required to maintain the plantation in order to optimise the survival of plants. Provision of rainwater harvesting structures in building construction is an important environmental component stipulated in contract. Till the reporting period, such structures have been provided only in few construction packages and require attention for inclusion of such features in all other packages.
1. Background
1.1 Railway Sector Investment Programme and Multi Tranche Financing Facility The Ministry of Railway (MoR), Government of India has taken up 5 projects of doubling of existing single railway track and electrification under Railway Sector Investment Programme (RSIP) with financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) under Multi Tranche Financing Facility. The total track length involved is about 1500 km spread across the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Under this programme, 4 doubling projects and 1 electrification project have been included. A Framework Financing Agreement was signed on 8th July 2011 between Government of India through the MoR and ADB for the implementation of the RSIP. The total cost of the RSIP covered by ADB Loans No. 0060-IND / 2793-IND, 3108-IND 3 Railway Sector Investment Program – Track Doubling and Electrification on Critical Routes
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this framework agreement is expected to be 1,144.6 million equivalents USD, out of which 500 million USD (43.7%) will be financed by ADB and remaining 644.6 million USD by India. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is the Implementing Agency for those projects. The location of the projects is shown as red and blue in the map (Figure 1) here under:
Figure 1: Map of India showing Track Doubling and Electrification Projects
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These projects have been further divided into 17 construction packages. The details of projects and subprojects (construction packages) and their locations are presented in the following table:
S Project Length Package State No. (km)
i. Doubling of Daund - Gulbarga DG-1: Bhigwan-Mohol Maharashtra and (DG) 224 DG-2: Hotgi-Gulbarga Karnataka
ii. Doubling of Sambalpur – ST-1: All Major Bridges Odisha Titlagarh (ST) ST-2: Sambalpur-Barapali 182 ST-3: Barapali-Bolangir ST-4: Bolangir-Titlagarh
iii. Doubling of Raipur –Titlagarh RT-1: Titlagarh-Lakhana Odisha and (RT) 203 RT-2: Lakhana-Arand Chhattisgarh RT-3: Arand-Raipur
iv. Doubling of Hospet–Tinaighat HT-1: Hospet-Hariapur Karnataka (HT) HT-2: Harlapur-Dharwar 229 HT-3: Kambarganavi- Tinaighat
v. Electrification of Pune-Guntakal PG-1: Pune-Bhigwan & Maharashtra, (PG) Gulbarga-Wadi Karnataka and PG-2: Wadi-Raichur Andhra Pradesh 641 PG-3: Raichur-Guntakal PG-4: Bhigwan-Mohol PG-5: Mohol-Gulbarga
Table 1: List of Track Doubling and Electrification Projects The scope of projects (i) to (iv) above is to provide a second line along the existing single line by constructing the roadbed and either extending or constructing new bridges, providing facilities for passenger and staff, laying track, signalling and telecommunications and general electrical works. For project number (v) the scope is to provide overhead Railway electrification.
1.2 Active contracts The works contracts have been awarded for 15 packages out of 17. The contracts for packages PG-4 and PG-5 of Electrification of Pune-Guntakal have been awarded in February 2017, but the Contractor is yet to be started. For each construction package, a PMC has been engaged for monitoring of contractor’s activities. A list of contractors and PMCs along with dates of commencement of works in each package is presented in Table 2. The new contract of package RT-1 for execution of all balance works from Kantabanji to Lakhna (40 Km) will be executed without ADB financing and this new contract has been awarded in August 2017. For terminated Package RT-3, the tender for new contract for the balance works from Belsonda to Raipur, with ADB financing, has
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been floated and finalization of contractor and commencement of works is expected by December 2017. Further, preparation for invitation of new tenders for HT-2 is in process. The details of Contractor and PMC’s for each contract packages during the period are presented in the following table:
Sl Projects/Packages Contractor PMC Date of start No. of Construction works
A. Daund-Gulabarga project
(i) DG-1: Bhigwan - Mohol IL & FS - Kalindee (JV) M/s Feedback 15/06/2012 Infra
(ii) DG-2: Hotgi - Gulbarga SMSIL-MBPL-BRAPL (JV) Voyants Solutions 16/04/2016
B. Sambalpur-Titlagarh project
(i) ST-1: Major Bridges Rahee-Agrawal CDM Smith 16/08/2012
(ii) ST-2: Sambalpur-Barapalli Larsen and Toubro STUP Consultants 20/04/2014
(iii) ST-3: Barapalli-Bolangir Larsen and Toubro CDM Smith 20/04/2014
(iv) ST-4: Bolangir-Titlagarh Larsen and Toubro BARSYL 20/04/2014
C. Raipur-Titlagarh project
(i) RT-1: Titlagarh-Lakhana IVRCL-MRT (JV) URS Scott Wilson 22/08/2012 terminated on
13/06/2016.
MRT for outdoor signalling work. 1/10/16
(ii) RT-2: Lakhana-Arand ARSS Infrastructure STUP Consultants 09/02/2015 Projects
(iii) RT-3: Arand-Raipur Railone-Tarmat-Durga URS Scott Wilson 22/08/2012 (JV) terminated on 21/06/2016
D. Hospet-Tinaighat project
(i) HT-1: Hospet-Harlapur Larsen and Toubro Voyants Solutions 05/08/2012
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Sl Projects/Packages Contractor PMC Date of start No. of Construction works
(ii) HT-2: Harlapur-Dharwad Railone-Tarmat-Durga Voyants Solutions 05/08/2012 (JV) terminated on 17/06/2016
(iii) HT-3: Kambarganavi- GVR-GEW (JV) STUP Consultants 01/08/2012 Tinaighat
E. Pune-Guntakal electrification project
(i) PG-1: Pune-Bhigwan & KEC International Ltd. - Voyants Solutions 12/09/2012 Gulbarga-Wadi KIEL (JV)
(ii) PG-2: Wadi-Raichur Larsen and Toubro-Bharat Voyants Solutions 24/10/2012 Rail Autom (JV)
(iii) PG-3 : Raichur - Guntakal Larsen and Toubro-Bharat Voyants Solutions 24/10/2012 Rail Autom (JV)
(iv) PG-4: Bhigwan-Solapur ISOLUX-BRAPL (JV) Yet to be awarded 15/04/2017
(v) PG-5: Solapur-Gulbarga ISOLUX-BRAPL (JV) Yet to be awarded 15/04/2017
Table 2: List of contractors and PMCs along with dates of commencement
PMCs are functional at all packages. The award of contract for new PMCs in place of existing PMCs for RT-1 and RT-3 is expected during December quarter (contract of those PMCs expires on 31/10/2017). The award of contracts for the PMCs of new electrification projects PG-4 and PG-5 is also expected to be awarded in December quarter. The contract of General Consultancy services awarded to JV (Egis Rail-Egis India-TUC RAIL) expired on 21/05/2017. TUC RAIL has opted out as a partner of JV with effect from 21/05/2017. Extension of Time (EOT) has been granted to General Consultant (without TUC Rail) upto 20/05/19 on 08/8/17.
1.3 Site activities during the reporting period Following table depicts the status of progress of major activities during the reporting:
Packages Major works in progress
A. Daund-Gulbarga project o Earthwork in cuttings from Pophlaj to Washimbe subsection and hard rock DG-1 excavation from Parewadi to Jinti Road subsections.
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Packages Major works in progress
o Minor bridges for the subsections from Kurduwadi to Jeur stations. o Ballast supply for the subsections from Kurduwadi to Dhavalas and Dhavalas to Kem stations. o Track linking works for the subsections from Dhavalas to Kem stations. o Station building and S&T service buildings at Kurduvadi, Kem and Bhalwani station yards. o Staff-quarter buildings near Kurduvadi, Kem, Bhalwani and Solapur stations o S&T: cable trenching, power-cable laying, casting of foundations, erection and fixing of equipment for location boxes, installation of point machines, installation of glued joints and associated wiring works at Madha Station yard. Cable trenching and laying of Signal and power cables, installation of location boxes pertaining to outdoor signaling works at Madha and Wadsinge station yard.
o Blanketing for the subsection from Boroti to Dudhani and that from Dudhani to Kulali. o Bridge protection works for minor bridges completed in the subsection from Aklakot Road to Nagansur and is in progress for those in the subsections from Nagansur to Boroti and Boroti to Dudhani. o Major bridge no. 511/2: pile-cap completed for foundation of all piers and pier-shaft is in progress for all piers. o Major bridge no. 532/1: piling works completed for foundation of all piers. o DG-2 Major bridge no. 553/1: Casting of all 4 nos. of RCC boxes completed. o Major bridge no. 561/2: Casting of raft slab completed all 3 spans and final- lift of web-wall with top-slab in progress. o Major bridge no. 563/2: Casting of 2 RCC boxes completed and top-slab in progress for balance 3 spans. o Construction of station building in progress at Boroti, Dudhani, Kulali and Ganagapur station yards. o Gulbarga Station yard: construction of S&T Service building is in progress; Foundation and fabrication of steel-girders completed for Foot-Over-Bridge.
B. Hospet-Tinaighat project
o Earthwork in filling for Ginigera platform. o Works commenced for FOB at Munirabad station yard. o Finishing works for major bridges in milestone-2 and milestone-3. o Construction of platform and dismantling of existing track for upgradation HT-1 works and foundation for Foot-over-Bridge (FOB) at Munirabad station yard. o Extension work of level crossing at LC no 66 and LC no 79. o Construction of Platform wall at Hitnal station yard. o The works in the subsection from Bhanapur to Koppal have been commissioned in June 2017.
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Packages Major works in progress
The contract has been terminated in June 2016 due to poor performance of the HT-2 contractor.
o Earth work in cutting between Km 3/800 and Km 3/900. o Safety fencing work at the forest area from Km 537/300 to Km 537/400 for protection of wild life avoiding their crossing the tracks. o Track linking works for the subsection from Tavargatti to Nagargalli. o Construction of minor bridge no. 132 and 133. HT-3 o Thorough Sleeper Renewal (TSR) works completed at Londa yard and Tinaighat yard. o Ballast boxing in the subsection from Shivathan to Tinaighat. o The works in the subsections from Shivathan to Londa and from Londa to Tinaighat stations completed on 27/03/2017. o Staff quarters near Londa and Alnawar station yards.
C. Raipur-Titlagarh project
The works contract was terminated in June 2016 due to non-performance of the contractor. The JV partner of the contractor executing outdoor S&T works is retained. RT-1 The new contract for execution of all balance works from Kantabanji to Lakhna (40 Km) will be executed without ADB financing and this new contract has been awarded in August 2017. The duration of this new contract is 18 months.
o Earthwork in progress in the subsection from Nawapara to Lakhna. o All minor bridges completed in Bhimkhoj to Bagbahera to Komakhan section, from Komakhan to Khariar Road and from Nawapara to Lakhna subsections. o Major bridge no. 161: pile foundations and pier-shafts completed o Major bridge no. 124: Superstructure works in progress. RT-2 o Major Bridge No.116: works completed. o Track linking works in the subsections from Bagbahara to Komakhan and from Khariar Road to Nawapara. o FOB at Bhimkhoj station yard completed. o FOB at Arand station completed. o Construction of service buildings at all station yards. o S&T works at Arand station yard.
The contract was terminated in June 2016 due to nonperformance of the contractor. RT-3 The new contract for the balance works from Belsonda to Raipur, with ADB financing, is floated (technical bid opened on 28/03/2017), finalization of contractor is expected in December 2017.
D. Sambalpur-Titlagarh project
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Packages Major works in progress
o Bridge no. 438: pile-foundations for pier-8 completed. o Bridge no. 76: Wing-wall and substructure for abutment-2 completed. o 6 nos of 30.5m span girders has been metalised and painting in progress, ST-1 erection of 1 nos of 30.5m span girders at bridge no 331 have been completed. o Fabrication of 24m span girders (for ROB – bridge no. 439A).
o Earthwork in cutting for the subsection from Godbhaga to Attabira. o Blanketing, dressing of side-slopes and turfing for the subsections from Godbhaga to Attabira and that from Attabira to Suktapalli. o Major bridge no. 160: Substructure works for piers, P1, P2, P5, P6 and ST-2 abutments. o Track works for the subsections from Godbhaga to Attabira including station yards. o The subsection from Hirakud to Godbagha (10 Km) has been commissioned on 28/04/2017.
o Earthwork in filling and blanketing in the subsection from Dungripali to Khaliapali. o 13 minor bridges in the subsection from Dungripali to Khaliapali completed during this period. o Major bridge no. 295: concreting of top-slab completed for the all 6 nos of RCC boxes. o Major bridge no. 306A: concreting of top-slab completed for 1 nos of RCC boxes. o Major bridge no. 309: concreting of raft-slab cast for 1 nos of RCC boxes and ST-3 web-walls for 1 nos of RCC boxes. o 3 minor bridges in the subsection from Khaliapali to Losingha completed during this period. o Track-linking works from Barapali to Dungriplai and from Dungripali to Khaliapali. o Flash-butt welding of rails, spreading of ballast, laying of sleepers and other track works from Barapali to Dungriplai and from Dungripali to Khaliapali. o Foundation work for Foot-over-Bridge (FOB) at Dungripali station yard. o Service building for S&T, laying of S&T cables, foundation and erection of location boxes for S&T works at Barpali station yard.
o Balance earthwork in cutting and filling and minor bridge works for the subsections from Deogaon Road to Badmal and from Badmal to Saintala. o Major bridge no. 363: Casting of pedestal and fixation of bearings on all ST-4 piers and abutments completed during this period. o Major bridge no. 420: Works commenced and foundation work in progress. o Track linking and falsh-butt welding of rails in the subsections from Balangir to Deogaon Road and from Deogaon Road to Saintala.
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Packages Major works in progress
o Foundations for service building/relay room at Balangir station and finishing works at Deogaon Road and Saintala stations.
E. Pune-Guntakal electrification project
o The works of Boom and Mast erection completed at Gulbarga Yard. o Work for TSS at Martur - about 90% completed. o Works for Switching stations at Sahabad and Hiranandur – about 80% PG-1 completed. o Incoming power transmission lines for TSS at Martur: Out of total 55 nos in scope, 54 nos of towers have been completed in this period. o TSS at Yadgir: Cable trench works, erection of control panel and battery- chargers. o Rectification of works as per comments of Traction Department of Railways. PG-2 o Defect Liability Period commenced and adjustment of works done as per comments of Traction Department of Railways. o All OHE works of PG-2 completed and commissioned.
o All OHE works except for TSS near Matntralayam, Tower-Wagon shed at Matntralayam and Adoni, have been inspected by CRS and commissioned. o Erection of equipment and earthing works at TSS near Mantralayam. o Construction of tower wagon shed at Mantralayam and Adoni. o PG-3 Tower wagon shed completed at Raichur station. o Construction of tower wagon shed in progress at Mantralayam and Adoni. o All OHE works of PG-3 except for TSS near Matntralayam, Tower-Wagon shed at Matntralayam and Adoni, have been inspected by CRS and commissioned.
Table 3: Major works in progress during reporting period
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2. Environmental Categorisation of the projects All the 5 projects have been classified under “Category-B” projects in accordance with the ADB categorization criteria based on ADB’s Environmental Assessment Guidelines 2003, and Safeguard Policy Statement 2009. In category–B projects, the proposed project’s potential adverse environmental impacts are site specific. The different project activities have potentials of small to medium scale localized impacts on different environmental components that can be mitigated with implementation of suitable mitigation measures. Being Category-B projects, all projects require only Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) for meeting the environmental requirements under ADB’s policy. Separate IEE report has been prepared for each Project covered under RSIP and Environmental mitigation and monitoring plan have been formulated based on the findings of the environmental study with respect to the anticipated potential environmental impacts. The recommended EMP has been included in the bidding and contract documents of each construction package. A separate budgetary allocation for implementation of EMP has also been included in the contracts.
3. Scope of the Present Report The present semi-annual report highlights the compliance status on environmental safeguards in different projects under RSIP during construction as per contract agreement and specifications in all active construction packages for the period from April 2017 to September 2017. The scope of this report is mainly to present the compliance status on environmental safeguards during construction in all the 13 construction packages, where works are in progress covering compliance with statutory requirements of each project and conditions of EMP stipulated in contract conditions. The report also envisages performance effectiveness of implementation as well as monitoring of environmental attributes at different representative sites. The information presented in this report is mainly based on observations made during field inspections carried out by the employer, the engineer .the contractor, periodical inspections by the General Consultant as well as the records provided by the PMC and contractor of respective construction package.
4. Approach and methodology adopted for monitoring of compliance with EMP
The monitoring of compliance of EMP and its performance is carried out through following tasks:
(i) Site inspections by Environmental Officers of PMC, Environmental Expert of GC and Nodal Officers of PIU. (ii) Review of Contractor’s and PMC’s documents related to implementation of Environmental safeguards. (iii) The status reports submitted by the PMC’s on environmental compliance. (iv) Monitoring of selected environmental parameters identified as indicators.
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5. Institutional Arrangement for EMP Implementation Under RSIP, the overall arrangements for implementation and monitoring of environmental safeguards in different projects at different institutional levels are as below:
• RVNL / Project Implementation Unit (PIU) • Project Management Consultant (PMC) (Engineer and his representatives) • General Consultants (GC) • Contractors
The contractor is the agency responsible for direct implementation of environmental mitigation measures at different locations in different construction packages, whereas the others are having supervisory/monitoring roles.
At each level there is provision of environmental personnel for ensuring the effectiveness of implementation and monitoring of environmental mitigation measures. The status of appointment/ nomination of environmental personnel at different levels as on date are as follows:
a) RVNL: Environmental Nodal/Project Officers: RVNL has nominated Environmental Focal Persons both at Corporate Level as well as at all the 5 PIU Offices to oversee the implementation of environmental safeguards, coordination with stakeholders, government officials and regulatory authorities on environmental issues, addressing the public grievances on environmental issues.
b) PMC’s Environmental Officers: To supervise the contractor’s activities including quality of works as well as compliance of environmental safeguard measures implemented by the contractor. The RVNL has appointed Project Management Consultant (PMC) for each construction package. In each package there is provision of an Environmental Officer in the PMC team with responsibility to:
• Serve as the primary point of contact for environmental matters • Manage the development, evaluation and oversight of the EMP implementation • Provide technical guidance to the contractor for implementation of the EMP and preparation of checklists/formats/reports etc. • Provide feedback and recommendations to Project Manager • Reporting and recording keeping on environmental safeguards issues
Each PMC has to deploy their Environmental Officer at site as per the PMC’s Contract agreement. The nature of input of the Environmental Officer of PMC is intermittent. However, full time input of Environmental officer has been incorporated in the new PMC’s Contract for regular monitoring environmental compliances. The list of PMC’s Environmental Officers in different construction packages and their status of mobilization till the reporting quarter ending in September 2017 is provided in the following table:
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Name of Project Package Name of PMC Environmental Remarks Officer of PMC
There is full time deployment of Environmental Officer as per DG-1 Feedback infra Mr P. Sivaraman new PMC Contract awarded in Daund-Gulbarga January 2017. (DG) There is full time deployment of DG-2 Voyants Solutions Mr. P. Suresh Babu Environmental Officer as per new PMC Contract.
HT-1 Voyants Solutions Mr. Srikant Ahire Site inspection and reporting is irregular. So, the PIU directed Hospet-Tinaighat HT-2 Voyants Solutions Mr. Srikant Ahire the PMCs to replace Mr Ahire. (HT) New Environmental Officer is HT-3 STUP Consultants Mr. Srikant Ahire expected to join in next quarters.
No Environmental Officer available after August 2015. RT-1 URS Scott Wilson - Penalty has already been imposed on PMC by the RVNL against non compliance.
Also covering the package of ST- RT-2 STUP Consultants Mr. Gagan Parida Raipur-Titlagarh 2. (RT) RVNL directly engaged Environmental Officer Mr. Maheshwar Parida on RT-3 URS Scott Wilson - 27/08/2016 whose contract period expired in February 2017. No Environmental Officer is available since March 2017
Spending on average 5 to 7 days PG-1 Voyants Solutions Mr. Srikant Ahire at this site. Pune–Guntakal (PG) No Environmental Officer of PG-2 Voyants Solutions - PMC is available at site since August 2016
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Name of Project Package Name of PMC Environmental Remarks Officer of PMC
No Environmental Officer of PG-3 Voyants Solutions - PMC is available at site since August 2016.
Dr Sahu’s input has been Dr. Santosh Kumar ST-1 CDM Smith enhanced from 2 to 5 days in a Sahu month from July 2017.
ST-2 STUP Consultants Mr. Gagan Parida -
Dr Sahu’s input has been Dr. Santosh Kumar Sambalpur- ST-3 CDM Smith enhanced from 2 to 5 days in a Sahu Titlagarh (ST) month from July 2017.
No Environmental Officer was available after August 2016. In Dr. Santosh Kumar September 2017, the PMC has ST-4 BARSYL Sahu engaged Dr Sahu who will provide his input for 5 days in a month.
Table 4: List of Environmental Officers of PMC deputed at various subprojects In construction packages DG-1 and DG-2, there is a full time Environmental Officer with new PMCs to oversee the safeguard compliances in the subprojects. In the remaining packages, there is provision of part-time PMC’s Environmental Officers having intermittent inputs and spend only few days in a month for monitoring the safeguards activities.
After deployment of full time Environmental Officer in package DG-1 and DG-2, the efficiency of compliance monitoring, record keeping and reporting on environmental safeguards has enhanced in these packages. The PMC’s Environmental Officer was not available in project packages RT-1, RT-3, PG-2 and PG-3 during the reporting period. In construction packages PG-2 and PG-3 no Environmental Officer was available since August, 2016 which has resulted into deterioration of monitoring of environmental compliance at site as well as record keeping and reporting on environmental safeguards. It is important to mention that in construction packages PG-2 and PG-3 most of the construction activities are over and have been commissioned. No significant works are in progress since July 2017 in PG-2 whereas in PG-3 all OHE works have been commissioned except for TSS building at Mantralaya and staff quarters. In above packages, post construction environmental compliances are required to be completed by PMC for which environmental officer is required.
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In construction packages ST-1 and ST-3, the monthly input of Environmental Officer has been increased from 2 days to 5 days in a month after July 2017 by the CPM/PIU on request of PMC for better monitoring of environmental safeguards and reporting. In terminated construction contract packages of RT-1, RT-3 and HT-2, the PMCs are continuing but no Environmental Officer in PMC’s team is available in these terminated contract packages. The PMC’s Environmental Officer is needed in these projects and updation of record on implementation status of environmental safeguards of terminated construction packages. In RT-3 packages, the PIU directly appointed one Environmental Officer in October 2016 for the above purpose but his contract got expired in March2017 and afterwards no Environmental Officer is not available in this package. c) GC Environmental Expert: There is provision of an Environmental Expert in the GC team with responsibility for:
• Overall progress monitoring on EMP implementation, • Review the compliance with statutory requirements, • Preparation of quarterly and semiannual reports, • Providing trainings for capacity enhancement of RVNL, PMCs and contractors staff on environmental issues.
Dr. Surjit Singh Deepak is working as Environmental Expert of GC team and conducts periodical site inspection and reviews environmental progress based on actual site visit and information supplied by the PMC. Time to time training workshops on Environmental implementation have been conducted for PMC and the contractors as capacity building measures on effective implementation and monitoring of EMP in the project during construction.
d) Contractor’s Environmental, Health and Safety Officers: All the contractors have nominated Environmental, Health and Safety Officers in their respective packages, where construction works are in progress.
6. Environmental performance monitoring As discussed in the previous section, different environmental performance indicators have been identified for assessing the effectiveness ofenvironmental compliances. These indicators areassessed qualitatively and quantitatively on periodic basis during project execution. The various environmental indicators selected are based on physical, chemical and biological parameters. The parameters selected as performance indicators are as follows: (i) Compliance with loan covenants (ii) Compliance with state and national statutes and regulations (iii) Compliance with the Environmental Management Plan (iv) Monitoring of environmental quality in terms of air,water and noise quality at critical locations and comparision with baseline environmental quality and state/National Standards
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6.1 Compliance with loan covenants, state and national statutes and regulations
6.1.1 Compliance with covenants stipulated in the Loan Agreement All the requirements of the loan covenants have been complied in all the projects as stipulated in the Schedule 4 of the Framework Finance Agreement (FFA) under environmental considerations and the schedules 4 and 5 of Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations). There is no any new issues merged during the reporting period in any of the project packages. The status of project compliance on environment safeguards as per stipulated agreement with the Government of India and ADBispresented in the following Table 5.
S.N. Loan Covenants Status of Compliance
A. FRAMEWORK FINANCING AGREEMENT
1 Schedule 4 A. 1(iv): The project will also be environmentally and Complied. socially sound and include measures to mitigate Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) any possible environment and social impacts in report has been prepared for each accordance with the safeguard framework-1 project under RSIP on the basis of prepared (Schedule 5) and Safeguard Policy detailed screening and analysis of all Statement (SPS) 2009. For each project, a poverty environmental parameters, field and social analysis will be conducted in investigations and stakeholder accordance with ADBs guidelines on poverty and consultations to meet the requirements social assessment. Similarly, an environmental for environmental assessment process assessment will be carried out for each project in and documentation as per ADB’s accordance with the SPS 2009. Safeguard Framework and ADB’s SPS 2009. The Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan has been All measures and requirements set forth in the incorporated in bidding documents of all respective initial environmental examination. the projects. (“IEE”), environment impact assessment (“EIA”) and environmental management plan (“EMP”), During construction it has been ensured and any corrective or preventative actions set that all the necessary permits/ approvals/ forth in a safeguards monitoring report, MOR and licenses are obtained. Adequate actions RVNL shall ensure that all bidding documents and on environmental safeguard have been contracts for works contain provisions that undertaken during construction in require contractors to comply with the measures accordance with the EMP. and requirements relevant to the contractor set
forth in the IEE/EIA, the EMP, the RP and the IPP (to the extent they concern impacts on affected people during construction), and any corrective or preventative actions set out in the safeguards monitoring report.
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S.N. Loan Covenants Status of Compliance
2 Schedule 4 A. 1(iv): For each project, all necessary Government Complied approvals will be obtained, including MOR, The necessary approvals and licenses in Ministry of Environment and Forest, Pollution each project including their renewals Control Boards, and other relevant agencies, as have been ensured. The status of applicable. clearances/approvals/ licenses upto September 2017 is presented in Table 3.
B. LOAN AGREEMENT (ORDINARY OPERATIONS)
3 Schedule 4 B:.Approval Procedure 2. All projects will be prepared and processed in accordance with the procedures set out below. Rapid Environmental Assessment has been prepared for all the selected (i) MOR will select a possible project from railway projects and accordingly categorization of priority, which is part of the existing network all the 5 projects has been done. The implemented by the MOR. MOR will then projects have been categorized as conduct a feasibility study for the project “Category-B” projects based on including its cost estimate, technical and environmental issues and hence only IEE economic analysis. MOR will also prepare (a) an was required for the projects. The IEE initial poverty and social assessment (IPSA) and reports have been approved by ADB and fill out a checklist for (b) involuntary disclosed to the public on website. resettlement; (c) indigenous people; and (d) complete the Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) checklist for screening of environmental issues.
Schedule 4: Conditions for Award of Contract: Complied Para 6: The Borrower shall not award any works
contract for any part of the project which involves environmental impacts until RVNL has (a) Obtained the final approval of the IEE All the relevant provisions of from the relevant Environment Authority environmental safeguards have been of the Borrower incorporated in Works Contract. The (b) Incorporated the relevant provisions approved EMP has been incorporated from the EMP into the Works contract. into work contract of all the construction packages as particular conditions of the contract under RSIP.
4 Schedule 5: Execution of Project; Financial Matters:
Environment Para 7 (b) The Borrower shall
ensure, and cause to MOR and RVNL to ensure, that works under a contract shall not be Complied. commenced in the relevant section, until forestry No Hot Mix Plant has been installed in clearance and permits from Pollution Control any of the contract packages. Boards for Operation of Hot Mix Plants are
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S.N. Loan Covenants Status of Compliance obtained
5 Schedule 5: Execution of Project; Financial Matters:
Safeguards related Provisions in Bidding Complied Documents and Works Contract: Para 12: The Borrower shall ensure, and cause MOR and RVNL to ensure that all bidding documents and contracts for works contain provisions that require Contractors to (a) Comply with the measures and Being complied. requirements relevant to the contractor The compliance with the mitigation set forth in the IEE, the EMP, the RP and measures stipulated in the EMP is the IPP (to the extent they concern constantly monitored in each impacts on affected people during construction package and necessary construction), and any corrective or corrective actions are being taken at site. preventive actions set out in a Safeguard Monitoring Report. Environmental monitoring and mitigation (b) Make available a budget for all such costs allocated/incorporated in contract environmental and social measures; and agreement
(c) Provide the Borrower and ADB with a written notice of any unanticipated No such risks or impacts observed during environmental, resettlement or the reporting period from April 2017 to indigenous people risks or impacts that September 2017 arise during construction,
implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP, the RP or the IPP.
6 Schedule 5: Execution of Project; Financial Matters:
Safeguards Monitoring and Reporting (Para 13) :
The Borrower shall do the following and shall cause MOR and RVNL to the following: (a) Submit Semi-annual Safeguards The semi-annual reports on safeguards Monitoring Reports to ADB and disclose monitoring have been prepared as per relevant information from such reports the guidelines and submitted to ADB and to affected persons promptly upon disclosed on website. submission.
(b) If any unanticipated environmental and/or social risk and impacts arise No such unanticipated environmental during construction, implementation or risks or impacts occurred during the operation of the Project that were not reporting period. considered in the IEE, the EMP, the RP or
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S.N. Loan Covenants Status of Compliance occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan.
(c) Report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and No breach of compliance recorded in any requirements set forth in the EMP, the of the projects till date. RO or the IPP promptly after becoming aware of the breach.
Table 5: Compliance status with Loan Covenants
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6.1.2 Compliance with state and national statutes and regulations The requirements of different statutory permits and licences under different acts and rules pertaining to environmental safeguards have been identified in all the construction packages where works are in progress depending upon the nature of works and the requirements of equipments, machineries and materials. The status of obtaining statutory permits and licenses and their subsequent renewals are reviewed on the regular basis in all the construction packages. None of the projects under RSIP comes under the perview of EIA Notification, 2006 of MoEF&CC, Government of India, hence no environmental clearance is required for these project. The following Table presents the package wise compliance status of various required statutory permissions under different rules and regulations pertaining to environmental safeguards under different rules for the reporting period.
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NOC for Batching plant from PCB Clearance for Env Clearance NOC for Stone Crusher Plant under Air Permission for Quarry License Diversion of for Quarry from PCB under Air (Prevention (Prevention and Tree Felling Labour License From Name of the Sub Forest land Under and Control of Pollution) Act, Control of Section Under Forest Under Labour Department of project project Under Forest (Environment 1981 and Water (Prevention Pollution) Act, 1981 Conservation Rules Mines and Conservation Protection) and Control of Pollution)Act, and Water Act, 1980 Geology Act, 1980 Act 1974 (Prevention and Control of Pollution)Act, 1974
Obtained and HT-1 Hospet-Harlapur NA Obtained Obtained Obtained NA Obtained renewed HT-2 Contract terminated in June 2016 Hospect- NA (The stone crusher Tinaighat established earlier at Ramnagar Kambarganavi- Obtained and HT-3 NA Obtained Obtained Obtained is non functional and the Obtained Tinaighat renewed Contractor is procuring ballast from third party agency) Sambalpur- Obtained and ST-1 Major bridges NA Obtained NA NA NA Obtained Titlagarh renewed NA (The Stone Crusher established earlier is not in use Forest NA (The for the project. The Plant has Clearance for contractor is been handed over to Sambalpur- temporary Obtained and procuring ST-2 Obtained NA contractor’s own Highway Obtained Barapali diversion of renewed materials from Division and the crushed ballast 0.044 ha area third party from this plant is not in use for is in process licensed quarry) this package during reporting period) ST-3 Barapali-Bolangir NA Obtained Obtained NA NA NA Obtained Forest Obtained and Obtained and ST-4 Bolangir-Titlagarh Clearance for Obtained NA NA NA renewed Renewed temporary
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NOC for Batching plant from PCB Clearance for Env Clearance NOC for Stone Crusher Plant under Air Permission for Quarry License Diversion of for Quarry from PCB under Air (Prevention (Prevention and Tree Felling Labour License From Name of the Sub Forest land Under and Control of Pollution) Act, Control of Section Under Forest Under Labour Department of project project Under Forest (Environment 1981 and Water (Prevention Pollution) Act, 1981 Conservation Rules Mines and Conservation Protection) and Control of Pollution)Act, and Water Act, 1980 Geology Act, 1980 Act 1974 (Prevention and Control of Pollution)Act, 1974
diversion of 5.768 ha area is in process RT-1 Contract terminated in June 2016 Raipur- NA RT-2 Lakhana-Arand NA Obtained Obtained NA NA Obtained Titlagarh RT-3 Contract terminated in June 2016 Obtained and Daund- DG-1 Bhigwan-Mohol NA Obtained Obtained NA NA NA renewed Gulbarga DG-2 Hotgi-Gulbarga NA NA Obtained NA NA NA Obtained Pune-Bhigwan Obtained and PG-1 and NA NA NA NA NA NA renewed Gulbarga-Wadi Pune- Obtained and Guntakal PG-2 Wadi-Raichur NA NA NA NA NA NA renewed Obtained and PG-3 Raichur-Guntakal NA NA NA NA NA NA renewed
Table 6: Status of statutory clearance, licenses and permits
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6.2 Compliance with the Environmental Management Plan All the Contracts, the provisions of environmental safeguards including Environmental Management Plan have been incorporated under section 6, employer’s requirements of the contract. The contractor has to follow the stipulated environmental safeguard measures as per EMP during construction activities. The compliances with the safeguards requirements by the contractor during construction are being regularly monitored by PMC and PIU at site. The General Consultant assesses the performance of EMP implementation on the basis of feedback received from different PMCs as well as site inspection. The following major environmental issues have been reviewed during the reporting period for assessing the performances of compliances. The required corrective measures are being suggested to the respective Contractors and PMCs for improvement. • Pollution control measures at all potential sources including construction and plant sites • Borrow area/quarry operations and rehabilitation • Labour Standards maintenance of facilities and general housekeeping at all construction sites and camps. • Medical facility at camps, construction sites and plant sites • General safety at different sites including construction site, plant site, borrow areas, stockyards, etc. • HIV/AIDS awareness and health check up programme • Supply and use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for all the workers at all worksites • Maintenance of general public safety. • Periodical monitoring of environmental attributes such as air quality, water quality and, noise levels at different locations during construction
6.2.1 Compliance with pollution control measures at construction sites In all the construction packages where works are in progress, the pollution control measures adopted at site is satisfactory. It has been ensured in all the construction packages that the contractors are applying water sprinkling during the dry period for controlling dust at all the vulnerable of dust generation. It has also been ensured that the transportation of materials is in covered dumpers to avoid dust generation and spillage of materials along the roads. The vehicles and equipments are maintained on regular basis to maintain emissions within permissible levels. The Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates for all the vehicles used in the project are being monitored at regular intervals. It has also been ensured that all the vents are cleared during the current monsoon season to avoid blockage of water thereby flooding of surrounding land. The PMCs and PIUs have taken proactive roles in identification of such potential areas and instructed the contractor to take necessary steps for clearing all the vents during monsoon period. It has also been ensured in all the packages that the equipment service stations, storage sites of chemicals and other materials as well as labour camps are established sufficiently away from water body / natural waterways to avoid chances of water contamination.
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6.2.2 Compliance with pollution control measures at plant and quarry sites During the reporting period only batching plant/concrete mix plants were operational in construction packages of DG-1, DG-2, RT-2, ST-1, ST-2, ST-3 and ST-4. There is no stone crusher plant functioned at any of construction packages o. All the contractors are procuring all required ballast and aggregates from third party agencies to meet their requirements. The dust control measures at all the operational batching plants were satisfactory during the reporting period. For power supply at plant site and camp sites, Contractors have established advance unit of low emission noiseless genets in all the construction packages. The gaseous emission and noise level have been observed to be in control. At all stock yards, necessary precautions are being taken in order to minimise the risk of land or water contamination by providing proper platforms for storage of petroleum/ chemical products and stacking of construction materials, waste materials away from water ways.
6.2.3 Compliance with EMP Implementation at quarry site and borrow areas In the project packages except for electrification project packages PG-1, PG-2 and PG-3, borrow areas for soil and granular materials are required for construction of embankment and other formation work like blanketing. It has been ensured that all the borrow areas have been operated by following the standards guidelines of MoEFCC. The borrow areas have been selected mainly in uncultivated or barren lands near the project area to avoid major impact on land and to keep lead to the minimum. Cultivable lands were selected for borrow areas only when the local farmers wanted to lower down the level of their land for paddy field, pond development or leveling of undulated land. It has also been ensured that the borrow areas are operational only after written consent from the land owners. Special emphasis has been given to ensure that all the exhausted borrow are rehabilitated as per land owner’s requirement and agreed plan. All the contractors have shown improvement towards observance of safeguard requirements for borrow area operation and rehabilitation compared to last reporting period.
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The following table presents the overviews of the status of borrow area operation and rehabilitation in different project packages till end of September 2017:
Project Total Lead range No. of No. of No. of Remarks Package borrow from the borrow borrow borrow areas project site areas areas areas identified (m) operational exhausted rehabilitated
DG-1 79 100 to 3700 m 11 26 17 Out of total 79 borrow area identified, 23 borrow areas could not be used. Out of remaining borrow area, 11 borrow areas are operational, the remaining 19 borrow areas are kept on hold for future use. The extraction of materials is over for a total number of 26 borrow areas and the restoration works have been completed for 17 exhausted borrow areas as per land owner’s requirement. Restoration works of remaining 9 exhausted borrow area is pending.
DG-2 17 80 to 5000 m 5 9 3 Out of 17 identified borrow areas, material extraction of 9 borrow areas is over, material extraction from 6 borrow areas is under progress whereas extraction of material has not yet started for 2 borrow areas.
Rehabilitation of exhausted borrow area completed for only for 3 numbers. Rehabilitation activities are in progress for balance 6 completed borrow area
10 1000 to 6000 1 9 9 Completed borrow areas HT-1 m have been restored as per land owner’s requirements.
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Project Total Lead range No. of No. of No. of Remarks Package borrow from the borrow borrow borrow areas project site areas areas areas identified (m) operational exhausted rehabilitated
The contract has been HT-2 - - - - terminated.
HT-3 40 100 to 1000 m 1 33 33 Only 34 borrow areas are being operated. Due to heavy rains during the reporting period no borrow area was operational.
RT-1 Contract terminated
RT-2 76 100 to 500 m 3 73 73 19 borrow areas converted to pond and remaining levelled to surrounding land for developing crop field.
RT-1 Contract terminated
ST-1 Not required 100 to 2000 m Completed borrow areas have been ST-2 46 0 46 46 restored as per land owner’s requirements.
116 50 to 1000 m 0 116 116 As confirmed by the ST-3 Contractor they are able to collect the record of only 32 operated borrow areas. Detail Document of all borrow areas are required for inspection at field level. The PMC has to submit verification report on the all the borrow areas used for extraction of materials in the project for construction purpose.
31 70 to 2000 m 6 25 25 Updated information on ST-4 borrow area have been not submitted by PMC till September end.
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Project Total Lead range No. of No. of No. of Remarks Package borrow from the borrow borrow borrow areas project site areas areas areas identified (m) operational exhausted rehabilitated
Borrow Area not required due to nature of works PG-1 Borrow Area not required due to nature of works PG-2 Borrow Area not required due to nature of works PG-3
Table 7: Status of borrow areas operations and rehabilitation
Status of borrow area in DG Project 90 79 80 70
60 50 40 Numbers 30 26 17 17 20 11 9 10 5 3 0 DG-1 DG-2 Construction packages
Identified operational Exhausted Rehabilation
Status of borrow area in HT project 45 40 40 35 33 33 30
25 20 Numbers 15 10 9 9 10
5 1 1 0 HT-1 HT-2 HT-3 Construction packages
Identified operational Exhausted Rehabilation
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Status of borrow area in RT project 80 76 73 73 70
60
50
40 Numbers 30
20
10 3 0 RT-1 RT-2 RT-3 Construction packages
Identified operational Exhausted Rehabilation
Status of borrow area in ST project 140
116 116 120 116
100
80
60 Numbers 46 46 46
40 31 25 25 20 6 0 0 0 0 ST-1 ST-2 ST-3 ST-4 Construction packages
Identified operational Exhausted Rehabilation
Figure 2: Status of borrow area operation and rehabilitation in different projects
As evident from the above table, rehabilitation of exhausted borrow area is pending in DG-1 and DG-2 packages. The Contractors have started rehabilitation activities but it was interrupted due to rainy season. In construction packages HT-1, HT-3, RT-2 and ST-2 all the exhausted borrow areas have been satisfactorily rehabilitated as per land owner’s requirement. In package ST-3,
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inconsistency in borrow area details was observed. As per report submitted by the PMC, a total number of 116 borrow areas have been identified for material extraction. However, they could not complete the ground verification of total numbers of 116 borrow area for lack of documents from the contractor. As informed by the main Contractor, they could collect the documents only for 32 borrow areas till September end and are in process of collection and compilation of the data for remaining borrow areas used for borrowing of materials. Once the documentation is completed, ground verification of all the utilized borrow areas will be done. In package ST-4, the PMC has not submitted updated information on status of borrow area operation and rehabilitation for the reporting period. The records of the borrow area is required to be verified and maintained by the PMC both in packages ST-3 and ST-4. In terminated contract packages of HT-2, RT-1 and RT-3, the PMCs do not have proper records on borrow area and hence the status of borrow area utilization and restoration of borrow area could not be assessed.
6.2.4 Compliance with worker’s safety requirements at site a. Workers Safety: Worker’s safety in general was found to be satisfactory at construction packages DG-1, PG-1, ST-1 and ST-2. In remaining packages, it requires improvement, particularly where work are being done by small contractors and subcontractors. The cases of casual approach and negligence towards workers safety are more prominent with sub-contractors. These contractors have neither supplied adequate numbers of PPEs nor proper monitoring arrangement for safety at site. It is the responsibility of the main contractor to ensure safety of all workforce including those of sub- contractors along with quality of works. They have to ensure that all the workers have been supplied with appropriate PPEs and are being used during works at site. A regular training of sub- contractor’s workers is also required to be organized by the main contractor for making them aware of the safety arrangements and measures to be taken in case of any accident. Safe access to work zone is also an issue at many locations in construction packages ST-3 and ST-4 and required to be addressed on priority. It is equally important that all the supervisory staff including those of PMC and RVNL use PPEs such as helmets and safety shoes during site inspection especially at track works. Such lapses have been observed in most of the construction packages. Adequate fire fighting arrangements and safe storage of materials have been ensured at all the work sites, fabricating yards, workshops and other allied sites in most of the construction packages and the periodical refilling of fire extinguisher cylinders. In packages HT-1, HT-3 and ST-2 all the fire extinguishers have expired and require refilling. In general, improvement has been recorded in maintenance of first aid kits with all essential items at all work area, workshops, stockyard, camp site and plant sites of most of the construction packages. Few lapses in maintaining the first aid kit have been observed at construction sites site in HT-3 and RT-2, ST-1 and ST-4. All the Contractors have been advised to always maintain all the essential items of first aid kits and to keep first aid kits all the major work zones including plant sites. b. Traffic and public safety: The traffic safety and public safety aspect is strictly monitored at different sites by the team of PMC and RVNL. Since doubling work involves construction of new track adjacent to a live one, safety fencing has been provided along existing track in all projects. However, there is need of regular maintenance of fencing at most of the construction packages. Additional protection measures have
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been followed by providing flagman, look outs, hooters and warning sign boards at level crossings, curves and approaches of major bridges etc. Suitable barriers have been installed across the new embankment, preferably adjoining the manned/unmanned level crossings in most packages to regulate the entry of vehicles during the working hours. Further, watchmen are deployed on both sides of all major work sites with red flags and hooters/whistle to keep a watch on the approaching trains and alert the workers well in time. It is important to provide well trained lookout men at track works in entire project packages to meet the objective of safety provision. In project package DG-2, RT-2 and ST-4, this aspect require improvement. In Construction package ST-2, blasting was proposed for cutting of hard rocks from chainage 72/1800 to 72/960 near Attabira station. Around the blasting zone on the right side of track few railway quarters are situated where families are residing. Only controlled blasting through licensed blaster has been permitted. Necessary permission for use of blasting materials has been obtained from the District Authority. The Blasting has been carried out only during lean period in fixed timing. The schedule of blasting has been circulated widely to the surrounding population and necessary warning signboards have been erected.
6.2.5 Labour Standards
a. Labour Participation In all the project packages where works are in progress, there are mainly casual laboure and some labour with specialized skills to perform the construction activities. This section presents details on labour participation for different construction packages based on the information submitted by the respective PMCs. During the reporting period from April 2017 to September 2017, labour details have been received for construction packages DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, RT-2, ST-1, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4, PG-1 and PG-3. The project packages RT-1, RT-3 and HT-2 have been terminated, whereas the labour data for packages HT-3, and PG-2 have not been received. The labour details of Package PG-3 is available only for 2 month, i.e. April and May 2017 whereas for package ST-4 the labour data is available only for September 2017. The labour details have been analyzed only for 5 months for construction packages RT-1, ST-3 and PG-1. In all these packages the labour data for July 2017 is not available. The packagewise details of labourers engaged have been summarized in the following table. It may noted that the vehicle and machine operators have not been included in the list of labourers.
Contract Total Male Female Local Migrant Ratio of Remarks Packages Labours Labours Labours Labours Labours Local Labour (mandays) Participation (mandays) (mandays) (mandays) (mandays) (%)
(i) Daund – Gulbarga Doubling Project
DG-1 37527 36887 640 33441 4086 89.1 (98.3%) (1.7%)
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Contract Total Male Female Local Migrant Ratio of Remarks Packages Labours Labours Labours Labours Labours Local Labour (mandays) Participation (mandays) (mandays) (mandays) (mandays) (%)
DG-2 12390 9823 2567 12390 0 100.0 (79.3%) (20.7)
(ii) Hospet- Tinaighat Doubling Project
HT-1 31143 29234 1909 26806 4337 86.1 (93.9%) (6.1%)
HT-2 ------Contract Terminated
HT-3 ------No information on labour data submitted by PMC
(iii) Raipur – Titlagarh Doubling Project
RT-1 ------Contract Terminated
RT-2 12544 9357 3187 8564 3980 68.3 Only for 5 months. (74.6%) (25.4%) Data for July 2017 not available
RT-3 ------Contract Terminated
(iv) Sambalpur – Titlagarh Doubling Project
ST-1 15542 15542 0 4876 10666 31.4 (100%) (0%)
ST-2 40877 35634 5243 33872 7005 82.9 (87.2%) (12.8%)
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Contract Total Male Female Local Migrant Ratio of Remarks Packages Labours Labours Labours Labours Labours Local Labour (mandays) Participation (mandays) (mandays) (mandays) (mandays) (%)
ST-3 24169 23243 926 18125 6044 75.0 Only for 5 months. (96.2%) (3.8%) Data for July 2017 not available
ST-4 2340 2340 0 2340 0 100.0 Data for only (100%) (0%) September 2017
(v) Pune – Guntakal Electrification Project
PG-1 5643 5643 0 0 5643 0.0 Only for 5 months. (100%) (0%) Data for July 2017 not available
PG-2 ------No information on labour data submitted by PMC
PG-3* 13654 13654 0 8430 5224 61.7 Data available (100%) only for April 2017 and May 2017.
Grand 195829 181357 14472 148844 46985 76.0 Total (92.6%) (7.4%)
Table 8: Labour Participation in different projects during Reporting Period Figure in parenthesis is percentage to total labourers engaged
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Based on the labour details provided by the respective PMCs, altogether employment of more than 195829 mandays for labourers were generated during the reporting period. From the above table it is evident that there was participation of both male and female labourers in different construction packages. Out of total laboures engaged for different activities the major share was with local labourer which was 76% of total manday. In the electrification project PG-1, all labourers were migrant labours as the ongoing activities require special skill and the Contractor has to rely upon their regular migrant labours having those skills. In PG-3 the main works of electrification is over and the balance works under progress are construction of staff quarters and TSS building. In ST-1 package also the percentage of local labourers is merely 31.4 per cent. In remaining projects, the participation of local labourers varied between 61.7 to 100 percent. In construction package DG-2 and ST-4, all the laboueres engaged are local labourers. The participation of female workers is limited to DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, RT-2, ST-2 and ST-3. Overall participation of male labourers was 92.6%, whereas the participation of female labourers was merely 7.4% of total labourers engaged during the reporting period. All the female labourers are unskilled labours mainly engaged in earthwork/ building construction activities. All the female workers are local workers except for RT-2 package. In RT-2 packages 7 female migrant labours were engaged in September 2017. b. Compliances of EMP at workers/labour camps Majority of the labourers engaged by the contractors are local labourers. For accommodating migrant laborers, labour camps have been provided in construction packages DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, RT- 2 and in all ST packages. In construction package DG-1, labours camps have been provided at contractor’s base camp at Kurdwadi and near Tera Nalla at chainage 386.200. In addition to above specified camps, accommodation for about 12-15 migrant labourers have been provided in rented house at Kem by main contractor. The basic facilities provided at Kurdwadi camp are satisfactory. In labour camp at Tera Nalla, around 30 labourers are residing in 6 dwelling units in the camp, but there are no toilet, bathroom units and waste disposal facilities in the camp. The Contractor has intended to close this camp as the bridge works are about to complete and during rainy season most of the labourers have gone on leave, but the entire establishment is still lying on the same place. It is required to dismantle the camp and the temporary access, remove all the debris and surplus materials and restore the site. In DG-2 package the contractor has provided prefabricated camps for their labourers and operators at Sawalgi and Nagansoor with all basic facilities and have been maintained satisfactorily. Another camp has been provided at Dudhani near batchmix plant, where few workers are living with their families. At this camp toilet and bathroom units have not been provided even after repeated instructions from PMC and PIU. As laboures are living with their families, separate toilet and bathroom facilities for male and female members are required to be provided at above camp. In package ST-1, labour camps have been provided at five locations at Mahanadi Bridge, Ong river bridge, Hirapur Base Camp, Sonegarh bridge and one near Saintala bridge construction site. All the camps have been located in government land. The facilities provided in labour above camps are found to be generally satisfactory. During the reporting period most of the labourers left the site due to stoppage of works during monsoon.
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There is a labour camp at Suktapali batching plant in ST-2 where the contractor has shown some improvement in general hygienic conditions, waste collection and disposal over last period. However, improvement in maintenance of water supply at toilets and bathrooms is still required. In package ST-3, the contractor has shown improvement in overall conditions of the labour camp at Rugudikhal village near batching plant. The toilets and bathroom units have been constructed at cam and are maintained satisfactorily. RO water is supplied to the labourers at camp. Dust bins have been provided at camp for managing garbages. In package ST-4, the labour camp situated at Saintala requires improvement in respect of sanitation and other basic amenities. The contractors in HT-3, PG-1, PG-2 and PG-3 keep their migrant labourers (operators and other skilled labourers) in rented houses in the town area. In construction packages of PG-2 and PG-3, most of the works have been completed and very few labourers were available at site during the reporting period.
6.2.6 Health check-up and AIDS awareness camps for workers As per Contract requirements, HIV/AIDS awareness programme is required to be organized by the Contractors through approved agency in all the construction packages on regular basis. The main objectives of organising such camps are to • raise awareness amongst construction workers and the local community of the risk of infection with the HIV virus; • reduce the risk of transfer of the HIV virus between and among construction workers and the local community; • promote early diagnosis; and • assist affected individuals to access care and counseling. The HIV/AIDS awareness programmes were initiated in all the construction packages where work are in progress. In most of the packages, the contractors have engaged local NGOs or doctors from local authorized centers for conducting such programmes. In construction package DG-1, the Contractor has appointed in-house doctor who normally conducts training on HIV/AIDS awareness and health checkups. The main activities during the camp include the following: • Awareness speech on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, • HIV/AIDS awareness posters Exhibition, • Distribution of condoms, • General health checkups and • Encouraging voluntary diagnosis tests The participants were mainly the labourers, other staff of contractors including those of subcontractors and truck drivers making deliveries to sites. Special emphasis has been given to the participating migrant labours. Till date, no case of HIV/AIDS infection has been reported. As per the contract, the awareness programme is required to be conducted every alternate month, but this required frequency is still to be achieved in all the construction packages. The PMCs have repeatedly been advised by the General Consultant to monitor these activities and motivate the contractors to achieve the desired frequency and to maintain records of the same along with photographs, attendance sheets and other documentary evidences. ADB Loans No. 0060-IND / 2793-IND, 3108-IND 35 Railway Sector Investment Program – Track Doubling and Electrification on Critical Routes
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During the reporting period, the Health Checkups and HIV/AIDS awareness camps were organized in all the active contract packages except for construction packages of PG-2 and PG-3. The Contract packages of RT-1, RT-3 and HT-2 was terminated and new contracts yet to be awarded. Following table details the HIV/AIDS awareness programme conducted during the period from April 2017 to September 2017:
Construction Period Venue Conducted By Package
DG-1 Dr M.P.Singh, EHS September 2017 Camp Site Expert IL&FS
Solapur Zilha Samajik DG-2 July and September 2017 Nagansoor Camp Karya Samittee, Solapur (NGO)
Chaitanya Urban and Rural Development HT-1 August 2017 Munirabad Sanstha, Migrant IT, Koppal(NGO)
RT-2 May 2017 Bagbahara Local from Local Health Centre
ST-1 May 2017 Hirapur Contractor’s EHS cell
ST-2 June 2017 Saintala camp Dr Namita Bissi from Saintala Primary Health Centre
ST-3 Dr A.K. Agrawal from Rugadikhal Bendra Primary April 2017 Plant/Camp site Hospital, Agalpur, Balangir
Dr Namita Bissi from ST-4 August 2017 Saintala camp Saintala Primary Health Centre
Gulbarga Camp Doctor from Local PG-1 July 2017 Office Health Centre
Table 9: HIV/AIDS Awareness Camp Organised during Reporting Period
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6.2.7 Debris/ Waste Management: The debris generation is mainly due to excavation works for roadbed, pile works and building construction. The debris generated due to project activities consists mainly of earth and mud. Most of the top soil extracted are stacked on adjacent ground within the railway land for reuse in embankment slopes, temporary access road, horticulture purpose and for backfilling of borrow areas. Black cotton soil, generated mainly in construction package of DG-1, DG-2, HT-1 and ST-2 packages are not suitable for embankment construction but is good for cultivation. Local farmers often take up these type of soil for use in their agriculture field. The balance debris that are not in use is suitably disposed off. Rock boulders have been generated in construction packages of DG-1, DG-2, ST-2 and ST-3. The entire rock boulder generated in DG-2 and ST-3 has been reused for stone pitching at embankment slope and protection work of bridges. Huge quantity of rock generated in Washimbe section of DG-1 has been stacked within the railway boundary at a safe distance from the track. The railway has to take decision for disposal of these stacked rock boulders. In ST-2 package, the boulders generated due to blasting, will be reused in stone pitching work etc. The unused debris generated in the commissioned section of HT-1 and HT-3 has been removed from the site. In package of PG-1, PG-2 and PG-3, most of the debris generated have been utilized for filling up of the undulated area within and around TSS buildings. In HT-2, removal of debris generated during construction is pending for removal from various work sites.
6.2.8 Post construction environmental compliance In construction packages of PG-2 and PG-3, most of the works have been completed and commissioned during the period. In PG-1 Puna to Daund section is already operational. Similarly, in construction packages of HT-1, HT-3 and RT-1, commissioning has been completed in some stretches. In all the completed sections, there is requirement of post construction compliance on environmental safeguards in terms of removal of debris materials from work site, restoration of all the temporary sites used for plant erection, worker’s camp, stockyards, fabrication units, borrow areas, garages and temporary diversions, etc. It has been advised to all the PMC to ensure that the contractors are submitting their action plan on post construction compliance. However, report on post construction compliances for completed section is awaited from the PMC. The ADB Mission has also raised the issue of construction environmental compliance during the site last visit in June 2017. Although the contractor has not submitted their action plan on post construction environmental compliance, the contractors have initiated removal of debris from the site in commissioned section in packages of DG-1, HT-1, HT-3 and RT-1. The labour camps in DG-1 have been dismantled in the completed section and the site has been restored. The contractor has used the dismantled materials and debris for improving the village access road on the request from the local villagers. All the vents of bridges across the completed section have been cleared. The batching plant near Tungbhadra bridge in HT-1, and 2 in ST-1 package have been dismantled after completion of concreting works in those areas. However, site restoration and removal of debris are pending at above areas. In construction package of RT-3, dismantling of labour camp at Mahanadi in Mahasamund and restoration of site are still pending. This site was abandoned by the contractor after termination of the contract.
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Monitoring of the issue of post construction compliance in all the completed sections as per EMP and maintaining proper record of the same are required to be done by all PMCs.
6.2.9 Other Environmental Safeguards Measures: a. Rainwater Harvesting Structures There is provision for implementation of rainwater harvesting systems in the station buildings and staff quarters in all the contracts. Rainwater harvesting system has been provided only in package HT-1 at Sompur Road, Harlapur, Banikuppa and Munirabad Railway Station buildings and in HT-3 at Alnawar Railway Station building and at Londa yard. In construction packages of PG-1, only 2 numbers of rainwater harvesting structures have been provided for completed structures of 20 units of staff quarter at Daund and 3 OHE depot at Loni, Daund and Gulbarga. In PG-2 and PG-3, number of staff quarters have been constructed but the rainwater harvesting system has not been incorporated in the completed buildings. In package RT-2, construction of one rainwater harvesting structure has been provided at Arand Railway Station. In DG-1, newly constructed staff quarters at Solapur has been identified for providing rainwater harvesting structures, but the construction activities for rainwater harvesting have not been initiated. In remaining projects where construction of staff quarters and station buildings are under progress the PMC has been advised to ensure provision of rain water harvesting structures as per the contract specifications and BOQ. b. Tree Plantation: The contractors have shown improvement towards plantation compared last reporting period. In contract packages of DG-2, RT-2 and HT-1 plantation activities have been initiated during the current monsoon season. However, there was no improvement in plantation activities in remaining construction packages during the reporting period. The status of tree plantation till the end of reporting period, (September 2017) is presented in the Table 9. All the contractors have been advised to submit their action plan for carrying out tree plantation including identification of land for plantation and maintenance of survival as per contract agreement. The PMC has been advised to ensure plantation as ongoing process and to monitor survival rates of all the planted trees.
Construction Package Required number of trees to be Total number of trees planted as per BOQ planted
1. Daund-Gulbarga Track Doubling Project
6500 7995 (only 2007 trees DG-1 survived till September 2017) 6500 800 DG-2 2. Hospet-Tinaighat Track Doubling Project
7000 1048 HT-1 Contract Terminated HT-2
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8000 2566 HT-3 3. Sambalpur-Titlagarh Track Doubling Project
Nil Nil ST-1 15058 10000 ST-2 13036 10719 ST-3 14396 Nil ST-4 4. Raipur-Titlagarh Track Doubling Project
Contract Terminated RT-1 3447 3275 RT-2 Contract Terminated RT-3 5. Pune-Guntalkal Electrification Project
Nil Nil PG-1 Nil Nil PG-2 Nil Nil PG-3
Table 10: Project-wise Status of Tree Plantation till September 2017
6.3 Monitoring of environmental quality attributes It is required to carry out periodical monitoring of environmental attributes by the contractor in their respective construction packages in terms of air quality, water quality and noise levels. During the reporting period from April 2017 to September 2017 environmental monitoring was undertaken in 9 construction packages which are DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, HT-3, ST-1, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4 and PG-1. Between April to September 2017 in DG-1, HT-1, ST-1, ST-4 and PG-1 the monitoring was carried out only once, whereas in construction packages DG-2, ST-2 and ST-3 the monitoring was carried out twice. In Package HT-3 the Contractor is monitoring the environmental attributes on monthly basis. In remaining project packages no monitoring was carried out during last six months.
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S. Project/ Monitoring of Environmental Components Monitoring No Constructio Agency Air Quality Water Quality Noise Level . n Package 1. Daund-Gulbarga Doubling Project Air quality Water quality Noise level Care Labs, monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Hyderabad. conducted in the conducted in the conducted in the (i) DG-1 month of July month of July month of July 2017 2017 at 3 2017 at two at 3 locations. locations. locations Air quality water quality Noise level Care Labs, monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Hyderabad. conducted in the conducted for carried out at one month of May bore well water location near hard (ii) DG-2 and September at Sawalgi Camp rock cutting area 2017 at one site in the month in May 2017 and location near of May 2017 September 2017 batching plant. and September 2017. 2. Hospet-Tinaighat Doubling Project Air quality Water quality Noise level Shri Krishna Aqua monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Engineering carried out in the carried out in carried out in the Works, Hubbali (i) HT-1 month of August, the month of month of August 2017 at August 2017 at 2017 at Munirabad Munirabad Munirabad Railway station Railway station Railway station (ii) HT-2 Contract Terminated in June 2016 Monthly air Monthly water Monthly noise Altus Eco quality quality monitoring was Management monitoring was monitoring was conducted in April, Private Limited, carried out in carried out in May, June July, Bangalore. April, May, June, April, May, June August and (iii) HT-3 July, August and July, August and September 2017 September 2017 September 2017 at 3 locations. at 3 locations. for borewell located at stone crusher unit. 3. Raipur-Titlagarh Doubling Project (i) RT-1 Contract terminated. No Monitoring carried out during reporting period
No monitoring has been carried out during reporting period. Last monitoring (ii) RT-2 was conducted in January 2017.
Contract terminated. No Monitoring carried out during reporting period Last (iii) RT-3 monitoring was conducted in January 2017.
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S. Project/ Monitoring of Environmental Components Monitoring No Constructio Agency Air Quality Water Quality Noise Level . n Package 4. Sambalpur-Titlagarh Doubling Project
Air quality Water quality Noise level Visiontek monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Consultancy carried out in the carried out in carried out in the Services Pvt. Ltd., month of June the month of month of June (i) ST-1 2017. June 2017. 2017. Submission Bhubaneswar. Submission of Submission of of result is test result is test result is pending. pending. pending.
Air quality Water quality Noise level Centre for monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Envitech and carried out in the carried out in carried out in the Management month of April the month of month of April and (ii) ST-2 and August 2017 April 2017 at 4 August 2017 at 3 Consultancy Pvt. at 3 locations. locations and in locations. Ltd., Bhubaneswar August 2017 at 3 locations.
Air quality Water quality Noise level Centre for monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Envitech and carried out in the carried out in carried out in the Management (iii) ST-3 month April and the month April month April 2017 of September, 2017 at 1 at 4 locations and Consultancy Pvt. 2017. April 2017 location and in in September 2017 Ltd., Bhubaneswar at 4 locations. September 2017
Air quality Water quality Noise level Centre for monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Envitech and carried out in the carried out in carried out in the Management (iv) ST-4 month of the month of month of September 2017 September 2017 September 2017 at Consultancy Pvt. at 2 locations. at 1 location. 4 locations. Ltd., Bhubaneswar
5. Pune-Guntakal Railway Electrification
Air quality Water quality Noise level Enviro Analysis & monitoring was monitoring was monitoring was Engineers Pvt. carried out in the carried out in carried out in the Ltd., Mumbai month of July, the month of month of July, (iv) PG-1 2017 at one July, 2017 for 2017at 1 location. location drinking water samples collected from 2 locations. (ii) PG-2 No monitoring has been carried out after April 2016. (iii) PG-3 No monitoring has been carried out after April 2016.
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6.3.1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring: During the reporting quarter ambient air quality was monitored at different locations in construction packages DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, HT-3, ST-1, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4 and PG-1. The air quality parameters were measures with respect to SPM, PM10, PM2.5, SO2 NOx and CO. The concentration of SPM in air was recorded only in construction packages DG-1 and PG-1. Monitoring of PM10 was carried out in all the above construction pcakges, whereas PM2.5 was tested only in constrauction packages DG-2, ST- 2, ST-3, ST-4 and PG-1. Similary concentration of SO2 in air was monitored for all the above project packages except DG-1. The NOx was monitored for all the packages, whereas the carbon monoxide was not recorded in HT-1 and HT-3 packages. 24 hour sampling was carried out for at all the locations of monitoring. The contractors have submitted the test results except for construction package ST-1. The following table presents package-wise test results of air quality monitoring carried out between April 2017 and September 2017.
Concentration of air quality parameters S. Date of Project/Subproject SPM PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx CO No. Sampling (µgm-3) (µgm- (µgm- (µgm-3) (µgm- (mgm-3) 3) 3) 3) i. Daund – Gulbarga Project 1. Package DG-1 Kurduvadi Batching (i) 159 86 - - 72 0.88 Plant Madha Station Ch. (ii) 21/07/2017 108 76 - - 54 0.66 No. 392/2 Kem Station Ch. No. (iii) 186 76 - - 62 0.765 358/100 2. Package DG-2
535/000 RMC plant, - (i) Reinforcement steel 03/05/2017 - 42 30 22 30 stack yard & aggregate stack Savalgi (Batching (ii) - 41 29 26 38 0.74 plant & Site location) 26/09/2017 Site location – (iii) - 52 32 22 31 0.52 557/100 ii. Hospet-Tinaighat Project 1. Package HT-1 (i) Near Munirabada 09/08/2017 - 32.7 21.3 10.1 20.7 - Railway Station 2. Package HT-3 (i) Near the crusher (40 11/04/2017 - 53 - 17 20 -
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Concentration of air quality parameters S. Date of Project/Subproject SPM PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx CO No. Sampling (µgm-3) (µgm- (µgm- (µgm-3) (µgm- (mgm-3) 3) 3) 3) mts away from the imaginary line) (ii) Near Alnavar Railway - 66 - 18 12 - Station (iii) RMC plant yard - 65 - 15 12 - (iv) Near the crusher (40 mts away from the - 54 - 18 15 - imaginary line) 11/05/2017 (v) Near Alnavar Railway - 62 - 21 15 - Station (vi) RMC plant yard - 63 - 12 11 - (vii) Near the crusher (40 mts away from the - 55 - 19 15 - imaginary line) 12/06/2017 (viii) RMC plant yard - 55 - 10 13 - (ix) Near Alnavar Railway - 48 - 19 11 - Station (x) Near the Crusher - 56 - 9 18 - (xi) Near Alnavar Railway 06/07/2017 - 68 - 24 14 - Station (xii) RMC plant yard - 63 - 16 17 - (xiii) Near the crusher - 57 - 11 16 - (xiv) Near Alnavar Railway 08/08/2017 - 63 - 20 18 - Station (xv) RMC plant yard - 61 - 15 17 - (xvi) Near the crusher - 58 - 12 19 - (xvii) Near Alnavar Railway 05/09/2017 - 57 - 15 19 - Station (xviii) RMC plant yard - 53 - 15 12 - iii. Sambalpur – Titlagarh Project 1. Package ST-2 Near Attabira (i) - 84.5 47.6 18.2 22.7 <1 Railway Station 07/04/2017 (ii) Near Debahal - 64.8 33.5 14.5 19.9 <1 (iii) Near Batching Plant - 74.2 48.3 14.2 20.1 <1
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Concentration of air quality parameters S. Date of Project/Subproject SPM PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx CO No. Sampling (µgm-3) (µgm- (µgm- (µgm-3) (µgm- (mgm-3) 3) 3) 3) (iv) Near Attabira - 81.6 49.3 19.3 24.7 <1 Railway Station (v) Near Batching Plant - 72.9 44.8 15.7 21.8 <1 29/08/2017 (vi) Near Suktapalli Railway Station - 65.6 40.2 13.9 19.2 <1 Building 2. Package ST-3 Near Bridge No. 279 (i) - 72.1 39.9 12.5 18.4 <1 (JT-74) Near Bridge No. 274 (ii) 05/04/2017 - 68.3 35.8 15.2 19.3 <1 (JT-73) & (iii) Near Batching Plant 06/04/2017 - 64.7 33.8 12.4 14.4 <1 (iv) Khalipalli Station - 50.6 28.4 11.6 15.7 <1 Yard (Bridge No. 306) (v) Near Khalliapalli Yard - 55.8 27.3 17.1 19.8 <1 (Bridge no. 302) Near Dunguripalli 12/09/2017 (vi) - 53.4 26.7 16.3 19.5 <1 yard (vii) Near Bridge No-277 - 52.2 26.9 17.1 18.6 <1 3. Package ST-4 Near Saintala (i) 12/09/2017 - 56.1 27.8 17.4 18.9 <1 Batching Plant iv. Pune Guntakal Electrification Project 1. Package PG-1 (i) At Wadi Store 04/07/2017 142 49.7 26.2 5.7 17.6 110 NAAQS Standards, Central Pollution - 100 60 80 80 2.0 Control Board
Table 11: Construction package-wise ambient air quality at different locations
WHO Ambient Air Quality Guidelines
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Particulate Matter PM10 70 (Interim target-1) 1-year 50 (Interim target-2) 30 (Interim target-3) 20 (guideline) 150 (Interim target-1) 24-hour 100 (Interim target-2) 75 (Interim target-3) 50 (guideline) Particulate Matter PM2.5 35 (Interim target-1) 1-year 25 (Interim target-2) 15 (Interim target-3) 10 (guideline) 75 (Interim target-1) 24-hour 50 (Interim target-2) 37.5 (Interim target-3) 25 (guideline) Sulfur dioxide (SO ) 125 (Interim target-1) 2 24-hour 50 (Interim target-2)
20 (guideline) 10 minute 500 (guideline) 40 (guideline) Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 1 year
1 hour 200 (guideline)
Table 12: WHO Guidleins on Ambient Air Quality During the reporting period the concentration of SPM was found in the range of 159 µgm-3 to 186 µgm-3 in DG-1 whereas the same was recorded in the range of 142 µgm-3 . There is no standard limit specified for SPM levels in ambient air in India. The analysis of reports reflects that the concentration of PM10 varied between minimum 32.7 µgm-3 at Munirabad Railway Station in HT-1 and maximum 86 µgm-3 at Kurduvadi batching plant in DG-1. At all the monitoring locations the concentration of PM10 was observed within the permissible limit of 100µgm-3 as stipulated by the Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India. As per WHO guidelines Guidelines on Ambient Air Quality, it can be observed that at Munirabad Railway Station of HT-1 and batching plants of Savalgi and Dudhani Camp of DG-2, the levels of PM10 in air concentration were within the WHO guidelines of ambient air for 24 hour average (50 µgm-3 ). In remaining construction packages, the PM10 levels were higher than the WHO guidelines of 50 µgm-3 but were within the limit of Interim Target-2 of 100 µgm-3. The PM2.5 levels were monitored in construction packages HT-1, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4 and PG-1. The concentration of PM2.5 at all the monitoring locations varied between minimum 26.2 µgm-3 at Wadi Store of package PG-1 to maximum 49.3 µgm-3 in ST-2 at Attabira Railway station in August, 2017. The concentrations of PM2.5 at all the monitoring locations were found within the maximum
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permissible level of 60 µgm-3 as stipulated by the CPCB, GoI. However as per WHO guidleines at all the monitoring locations, the concentration of PM2.5 level was higher than the prescribed guidelines of 25 µgm-3 for 24 hour averaging but within the Interim Target-2 of 50 µgm-3.
The concentrations of SO2 at all the monitoring locations were well within the permissible limit as prescribed by the CPCB, GoI. Overall the concentration SO2 in the air was found in the range from 5.7 µgm-3 in PG-1 to 26 µgm-3at Sawalgi Batching Plant in DG-2. Except for the DG-2 package, the -3 SO2 levels were observed within the prescribed limit of 20 µgm as per WHO guidelines, but at all -3 the locations the SO2 levels were within the prescribed limit of 50 µgm of Interim target-2.
-3 -3 The concentration of NO2was observed in the range from 11 µgm in HT-32 to 72 µgm in DG-1. At all the locations, the NO2 levels were well within the Nation’s prescribed limit. Except for DG-1 the -3 NO2 levels were within the WHO guidelines of 40 µgm on annual averaging basis, but within 1 hourly averaging range.
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6.3.2 Water quality Monitoring The samples of water from different sources were collected and tested for physico chemical characteristics in construction packages DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, HT-3, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4 and PG-1 during the reporting period from April, 2017 to September, 2017 as per environmental monitoring plan. The test results of all the water samples reflect that all the measured parameters were within the acceptable limit as per IS 10500-2012 except for total dissolved solids, total hardness, total alkalinity, Calcium and magnesium content of water samples collected from Munirabab Railway Station in construction package HT-1, Wadi store in package PG-1, total hardness and total alkalinity in the samples collected from Martur TSS building of PG-1 and Total Hardness in the ground water sample (Borewell) of HT-3. However, all these parameters were found within the permissible level in absence of alternate source (IS:10500:2012). The packagewise water quality monitoring results are presented in following tables:
Sampling locations (DG-1, date of Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 sampling: 21/07/2017) Parameters Unit Drinking water Construction Permissible Limit in Water Acceptable Limit Absence of Alternate Source
PH - 6.5 7.3 6.5-8.5 No relaxation
Color Hazen 1.0 1.0 Max 5 Max 15
Odour -- Agreeable Agreeable Unobjectionable -
Taste -- Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable
Turbidity NTU <1.0 1.0 Max 1 Max 5 Total 446 Max 500 Dissolved mg/l 58 Max 2000 Solids Total 160 Max 200 Hardness as mg/l 30 Max 600 CaCO3 Chlorides as 74 Max 250 mg/l 15 Max 1000 Cl
Iron as Fe mg/l <0.01 <0.01 Max 0.3 No relaxation
Residual free <0.2 Minimum 0.2 mg/l <0.2 Minimum 1 chlorine
Coliforms MPN/100ml <2/Absent <2/Absent Absent/100ml Absent/100ml
Escherichia <2/Absent Absent/100ml MPN/100ml <2/Absent Absent/100ml Coli
Table 13: Water Quality in DG-1 during April to September 2017
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Sampling Sampling locations (DG-2, location (DG-2, date of date of Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 sampling: sampling: Parameters Units 08/06/2017) 26/09/2017) 536/000 RHS Savalgi (Labour Permissible Limit in Bore well Water Camp) Acceptable Limit Absence of Alternate Source
PH - 2.5 7.8 6.5-8.5 No relaxation
Color Hazen 1.0 1.0 Max 5 Max 15 Electrical -- 850 840 Not Specified Not Specified conductivity Turbidity NTU 1.0 1.0 Max 1.0 Max 5.0 Total Max 2000 Dissolved mg/l 460 462 Max 500 Solids Total Max 600 Hardness as mg/l 150 190 Max 200 CaCO3 Non Carbonate mg/l Nil Nil Not Specified Not Specified Hardness as CaCO3 Calcium as Max 200 mg/l 45 64 Max 75 Ca Magnesium Max 100 mg/l 9.2 7.2 Max 30 as Mg Alkalinity to Max 600 Phenolphth mg/l Nil <1.0 Max 200 alein as CaCO3 Alkalinity to Max 600 Methyl mg/l 195 190 Max 200 orange as CaCO3 Chlorides as Max 1000 mg/l 160 80 Max 250 Cl Sodium as mg/l 125 40 Not Specified Not Specified Na Potassium mg/l 3.0 6.0 Not Specified Not Specified as K Sulphates as Max 400 mg/l 24 26 Max 200 SO4 Nitrates as No Relaxation mg/l 18 32 Max 45 NO3
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Sampling Sampling locations (DG-2, location (DG-2, date of date of Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 sampling: sampling: Parameters Units 08/06/2017) 26/09/2017) 536/000 RHS Savalgi (Labour Permissible Limit in Bore well Water Camp) Acceptable Limit Absence of Alternate Source
Iron as Fe mg/l 0.04 0.02 Max. 0.3 No Relaxation
Fluoride as Max 1.5 mg/l 0.3 0.4 Max. 1.0 F Silica as mg/l 3.0 1.1 Not Specified Not Specified SiO2 Total bacterial Cfu/ml 09 14 Not Specified Not Specified Count Coli forms MPN/1 <2/Absent <2/Absent Absent/100ml Absent/100ml 00ml Escherichia. MPN/1 <2/Absent <2Absent Absent/100ml Absent/100ml Coli 00ml
Table 14: Water Quality in DG-2 during April to September 2017
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Sampling location (HT-1, date Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 of sampling: 09/08/2017) Munirabada Railway Station Permissible Limit in Parameters Unit Absence of Acceptable Limit Alternate Source pH - 6.91 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 Odour - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Turbidity NTU 0.05 Max 1.0 Max 5.0 Colour Hazen <5 Max 5.0 Max 15.0 Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Electrical µS/cm 1270 Not Specified Not Specified conductivity Total Dissolved mg/l 660 Max 500 Max 2000 Solids Total Hardness (as mg/l 530 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Total Alkalinity (as mg/l 276 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 156.67 Max 75 Max 200
Chloride (as Cl) mg/l 167.53 Max 250 Max 1000
Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 90.71 Max 30 Max 100
Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 21.3 Max 200 Max 400
Nitrate (as NO3-N) mg/l 0.894 Max 45 No relaxation
Fluoride (as F) mg/l 0.284 Max 1.0 Max 1.5
Table 15: Water Quality in HT-1 during April to September 2017
Sampling location (HT-3) Borewell water at Ram Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 Nagar Stone Crusher Plant Sample of Sample of Sample of Permissible Parameters Unit 08/04/2017 09/05/2017 16/06/2017 Limit in Acceptable Limit Absence of Alternate Source pH 7.63 No - 7.88 7.50 6.5-8.5 relaxation Colour - 4 4 4 Max 5.0 Max 15 Odour NTU Odourless Odourless Odourless Unobjectionable - Taste Hazen Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable
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Turbidity 4.4 - 3.8 3.5 Max 1.0 Max 5.0 NTU Total 235 mg/l 238 250 Max 200 Max 600 hardness Iron as Fe 0.2 No mg/l 0.2 0.2 Max 0.3 Relaxation Chloride as 12 mg/l 12 12 Max 250 1000 CI Residual - free mg/l - - Max 500 Max 2000 chlorine Dissolved 66 mg/l 68 50 Max 75 Max 200 solids Calcuim as 15 mg/l 16 15 Max 0.05 Max 1.5 ca Magnesium - mg/l - - Max 200 Max 400 as Mg Copper as 0.02 No mg/l 0.02 0.02 Max 45 Cu Relaxation Manganese - mg/l - - Max 1.0 Max 1.5 as Mn Sulphates 0.5 mg/l 0.5 0.5 Max 200 Max 600 as SO4 Nitrates as 0.25 No mg/l 0.23 0.25 6.5-8.5 NO3 relaxation Flouride mg/l 0.01 0.01 0.01 Max 5.0 Max 15 Alkalinity mg/l 18 20 26 Unobjectionable -
Table 16: Water Quality in HT-3 during April to June 2017
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Sampling location (HT-3) Borewell water at Ram Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 Nagar Stone Crusher Plant Sample of Sample of Sample of Permissible Parameters Unit 06/07/2017 09/08/2017 05/09/2017 Limit in Acceptable Limit Absence of Alternate Source pH 7.65 No - 7.78 7.80 6.5-8.5 relaxation Colour -Hazen 4 4 4 Max 5.0 Max 15 Odour NTU Odourless Odourless Odourless Unobjectionable - Taste Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Turbidity 4.5 - 3.8 3.5 Max 1.0 Max 5.0 NTU Total 237 mg/l 278 253 Max 200 Max 600 hardness Iron as Fe 0.2 No mg/l 0.2 0.2 Max 0.3 Relaxation Chloride as 12 mg/l 12 12 Max 250 1000 CI Total 66 Dissolved mg/l 75 50 Max 500 Max 2000 solids Calcuim as 15 mg/l 16 15 Max 75 Max 200 ca Copper as 0.03 mg/l 0.02 0.02 Max 0.05 Max 1.5 Cu Sulphates 0.5 mg/l 0.5 0.5 Max 200 Max 400 as SO4 Nitrates as 0.25 No mg/l 0.25 0.24 Max 45 NO3 Relaxation Flouride mg/l 0.01 0.01 0.01 Max 1.0 Max 1.5 Alkalinity mg/l 25 20 24 Max 200 Max 600
Table 17: Water Quality in HT-3 during July to September 2017
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Sampling locations (ST-2, date of sampling: 07.04.2017) Standards as per IS: Parameters 10500:2012
Debahal Attabira Permissible Unit Rail Way Limit in Batching Plant Batching Acceptable Station Absence of (BW-1) Plant (BW-2) Limit Alternate Source
Colour Hazen <5 <5 <5 <5 Max 5 Max 15 Odour - AL AL AL AL Agreeable Agreeable Taste - AL AL AL AL Agreeable Agreeable
Turbidity NTU <1 <1 <1 <1 Max 1.0 Max 5.0 pH Value - 6.78 6.8 7.31 7.34 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5
Total 64 96 Hardness (as mg/l 76 116 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Iron (as Fe) 0.12 <0.05 No mg/l 0.16 0.19 Max 0.3 relaxation Chloride (as 26 34 mg/l 24 43 Max 250 Max 1000 Cl) Residual, free ND ND mg/l ND ND Min 0.2 Min 1.0 Chlorine Total 291.2 342.8 Dissolved mg/l 286.6 290.4 Max 500 Max 2000 Solids Calcium (as 14.43 20.84 mg/l 16.03 23.25 Max 75 Max 200 Ca) Magnesium 6.8 10.7 mg/l 8.75 14.09 Max 30 Max 100 (as Mg)
Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 Max 0.05 Max 1.5
Manganese <0.05 <0.05 mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.1 Max 0.3 (as Mn) Sulphate (as 7.2 11.6 mg/l 6.2 17.9 Max 200 Max 400 SO4) Nitrate (as 2.2 1.8 No mg/l 1.6 3.6 Max 45 NO3) relaxation
Fluoride as F mg/l 0.1 0.29 <0.05 0.24 Max 1.0 Max 1.5
Phenolic <0.001 <0.001 Compounds mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.001 Max 0.002 (as C6H5OH) Mercury (as <0.001 <0.001 No mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.001 Hg) relaxation
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Cadmium (as <0.003 <0.003 No mg/l <0.003 <0.003 Max 0.003 Cd) relaxation Selenium (as <0.001 <0.001 No mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 Se) relaxation Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 Max 0.05 Cyanide (as ND ND No mg/l ND ND Max 0.05 CN) relaxation Lead (as Pb) <0.05 <0.05 No mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.01 relaxation Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Max 5 Max 15 Chromium as <0.05 <0.05 No mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.05 Cr+6 relaxation Mineral Oil <0.05 <0.05 No mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.5 relaxation Total 88 164 Alkalinity (as mg/l 76 80 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Aluminium (as <0.01 <0.01 mg/l <0.01 <0.01 Max 0.03 Max 0.2 Al) Boron (as B) mg/l <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 Max 0.5 Max 1.0
Table 18: Water Quality in ST-2 during April to September 2017
Sampling locations (ST-2, date of sampling: Standards as per IS: 29/08/2017) 10500:2012
Batching Plant Batching Plant Suktapalli Permissible Limit Parameters Unit (BW-1) (BW-2) Station Building in Acceptable Absence of Limit Alternate Source
Colour Hazen <5 <5 <5 Max 5 Max 15 Odour - AL AL AL Agreeable Agreeable Taste - AL AL AL Agreeable Agreeable
Turbidity NTU <1 <1 <1 Max 1.0 Max 5.0 pH Value - 6.9 6.8 7.4 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5
Total Hardness (as mg/l 76 116 110 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.19 0.19 0.1 Max 0.3 No relaxation Chloride (as mg/l 23 43 23 Max 250 Max 1000 Cl) Residual, free mg/l ND ND ND Min 0.2 Min 1.0
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Chlorine
Total Dissolved mg/l 215.6 290.4 271.3 Max 500 Max 2000 Solids Calcium (as mg/l 15.23 23.25 22.04 Max 75 Max 200 Ca) Magnesium mg/l 9.23 14.09 13.36 Max 30 Max 100 (as Mg)
Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 Max 0.05 Max 1.5
Manganese mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.1 Max 0.3 (as Mn) Sulphate (as mg/l 13.2 17.9 6.5 Max 200 Max 400 SO4) Nitrate (as mg/l 1.2 3.6 2.9 Max 45 No relaxation NO3) Fluoride (as F) mg/l 0.15 0.29 <0.09 Max 1.0 Max 1.5 Phenolic Compounds mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.001 Max 0.002 (as C6H5OH) Mercury (as mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.001 No relaxation Hg) Cadmium (as mg/l <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 Max 0.003 No relaxation Cd) Selenium (as mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 No relaxation Se) Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 Max 0.05 Cyanide (as mg/l ND ND ND Max 0.05 No relaxation CN) Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.01 No relaxation Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Max 5 Max 15 Chromium (as mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.05 No relaxation Cr+6) Mineral Oil mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.5 No relaxation Total Alkalinity (as mg/l 120 80 116 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Aluminium (as mg/l <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Max 0.03 Max 0.2 Al) Boron (as B) mg/l <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 Max 0.5 Max 1.0
Table 19: Water Quality in ST-2 during April to September 2017
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Sampling locations Sampling locations (ST-3, date of (ST-3, date of Standards as per IS: sampling: sampling: 10500:2012 06.04.2017) 13/09/2017) Parameters Unit Batching plant Dungaripali R.S. Permissible Limit Mess in Acceptable Absence of Limit Alternate Source
Colour Hazen <5 <5 Max 5 Max 15 Odour - AL AL Agreeable Agreeable Taste - AL AL Agreeable Agreeable
Turbidity NTU <1 <1 Max 1 Max 5 pH Value @ 25 - 7.09 6.67 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 deg C Total Hardness mg/l 92 68 Max 200 Max 600 (as CaCO3) Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.14 0.14 Max 0.3 No relaxation Chloride (as mg/l 18 12.9 Max 250 Max 1000 Cl) Residual, free mg/l ND ND Min 0.2 Min 1.0 Chlorine Total Dissolved mg/l 246.8 126.4 Max 500 Max 2000 Solids Calcium (as mg/l 18.44 18.04 Max 75 Max 200 Ca) Magnesium mg/l 11.18 5.59 Max 30 Max 100 (as Mg)
Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.03 <0.03 Max 0.05 Max 1.5
Manganese mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.1 No relaxation (as Mn) Sulphate (as mg/l <5 8.3 Max 200 Max 400 SO4) Nitrate (as mg/l 1.2 1.7 Max 45 No relaxation NO3) Fluoride (as F) mg/l <0.05 0.12 Max 1 Max 1.5 Phenolic Compounds mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.001 No relaxation (as C6H5OH) Mercury (as mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.001 Max 0.002 Hg)
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Cadmium (as mg/l <0.003 <0.003 Max 0.01 No relaxation Cd) Selenium (as mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 No relaxation Se) Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 Max 0.05 Cyanide (as mg/l ND ND Max 0.05 No relaxation CN) Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.01 No relaxation Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 5 Max 15 Chromium (as mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.05 No relaxation Cr+6) Mineral Oil mg/l <0.05 <0.05 Max 0.5 No relaxation Total Alkalinity mg/l 108 61 Max 200 Max 600 (as CaCO3) Aluminium (as mg/l <0.01 <0.01 Max 0.03 No relaxation Al) Boron (as B) mg/l <0.2 <0.2 Max 0.5 Max 1.0
Table 20: Water quality monitoring data of package ST-3 during April to September 2017
Sampling locations (ST-4, Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 date of sampling: 12/09/2017) Parameters Unit Batching plant at Saintala Permissible Limit in Absence of Acceptable Limit Alternate Source
Colour Hazen <5 5 15 Odour - AL Agreeable Agreeable Taste - AL Agreeable Agreeable
Turbidity NTU <1 Max 1 Max 5 pH Value @ 25 deg C - 6.79 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5
Total Hardness (as mg/l 126 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.19 Max 0.3 No relaxation
Chloride (as Cl) mg/l 29.9 Max 250 Max 1000
Residual, free mg/l ND Min 0.2 Min 1.0 Chlorine Total Dissolved mg/l 292.8 Max 500 Max 2000 Solids
Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 32.06 Max 75 Max 200
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Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 11.18 Max 30 Max 100
Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.03 Max 0.05 Max 1.5
Manganese (as Mn) mg/l <0.05 Max 0.1 Max 0.3
Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 15.6 Max 200 Max 400
Nitrate (as NO3) mg/l 2.1 Max 45 No relaxation
Fluoride (as F) mg/l <0.16 Max 1 Max 1.5 Phenolic Compounds mg/l <0.001 Max 0.001 Max 0.002 (as C6H5OH) Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 Max 0.001 No relaxation Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l <0.003 Max 0.003 No relaxation Selenium (as Se) mg/l <0.001 Max 0.01 No relaxation Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.001 Max 0.01 Max 0.05 Cyanide (as CN) mg/l ND Max 0.05 No relaxation Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.05 Max 0.01 No relaxation Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 Max 5 Max 15 Chromium (as Cr+6) mg/l <0.05 Max 0.05 No relaxation Mineral Oil mg/l <0.05 Max 0.01 0.5 Total Alkalinity (as mg/l 124 Max 200 Max 600 CaCO3) Aluminium (as Al) mg/l <0.01 Max 0.03 Max 0.2 Boron (as B) mg/l <0.2 Max 0.5 Max 1.0
Table 20: Water quality monitoring data of package ST-4 during April to September 2017
Package PG-1 Sampling locations (Date of Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 sampling: 04.07.2017) Permissible Limit in Parameters Unit Martur TSS Wadi Store area Acceptable Absence of (Drinking water) (Drinking water) Limit Alternate Source
Color Hazen 0.1 0.1 Max 5 Max 15 units Odour - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Turbidity NTU 0.1 0.01 Max 1 Max 5 Total Dissolved mg/l 648 728 Max 500 Max 2000 Solid Electrical µS/cm 1014 1124 Not Specified Not Specified conductivity
Total Alkalinity mg/l 212 206 200 600
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Package PG-1 Sampling locations (Date of Standards as per IS: 10500:2012 sampling: 04.07.2017) Permissible Limit in Parameters Unit Martur TSS Wadi Store area Acceptable Absence of (Drinking water) (Drinking water) Limit Alternate Source
(as CaCO3) pH value at 25 - 7.55 7.30 6.5 to 8.5 No relaxation deg C
Total Hardness mg/l 288 362 Max 200 Max 600 as CaCO3 Calcium as Ca mg/l 71.8 86.2 Max 75 Max 200 Magnesium (as mg/l 26.4 35.6 Max 30 Max 100 Mg) Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 Max 0.05 Max 1.5 Iron as (Fe) mg/l 0.11 0.12 Max 0.3 No relaxation Manganese (as mg/l <0.01 <0.01 Max 0.1 Max 0.3 Mn)
Chloride as Cl mg/l 82.4 176 Max 250 Max 1000 Sulphate (as mg/l 40.5 85.2 Max 200 Max 400 SO4)
Nitrate (as mg/l 3.2 4.1 Max 45 No relaxation NO3) Fluoride (as F) mg/l 0.70 0.50 Max 1.0 Max 1.5 Phenolic mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max. 0.001 Max 0.002 compounds Mercury (as mg/l <0.0005 <0.0005 Max 0.001 No relaxation Hg) Cadmium (as mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.003 No relaxation Cd) Selenium (as mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 No relaxation Se)
Arsenic as (As) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.05
Cyanide as (CN) mg/l <0.005 <0.005 Max 0.05 No relaxation
Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 Max 0.01 No relaxation
Zinc (as Zn) mg/l 0.22 0.70 Max 5 15
Total Chromium (as mg/l <0.03 <0.03 Max 0.05 No relaxation Cr+6)
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Mineral Oil mg/l <0.01 <0.01 Max 0.05 No relaxation
Residual mg/l 0.20 <0.10 Min 0.2 Min 1.0 Chlorine Total Coliform MPN/10 Absent Absent Absent Absent 0 ml E.Coli Nos./100 Absent Absent Absent Absent ml
Table 21: Water quality monitoring data of package PG-1
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6.3.3 Noise level monitoring: As confirmed by the PMCs, the noise levels were recorded at different locations in construction packages DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, HT-3, ST-1, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4 and PG-1 packages during the reporting period. The test results of ST-1 has not been submitted by the Contractor. The average equivalent noise level at different locations is presented in following table:
Equivalent Noise Prescribed limit WHO level LeqdB(A) by Guidelines LeqdB(A) CPCB, GoI LeqdB(A)
Day Night Day Night S. Project/ Date of time time Location time time No Subprojects monitoring (6.00 (22.00 (6.00 (22.00 Night Hoursto Hours Day time Hours Hours time 6.00 to to Hours to 6.00 22.00 22.00 Hours Hours) Hours)
I. Daund-Gulbarga project (DG)
Rock 70 70 cutting area 54.4 48.2 75 70 Ch. No. Package 357/2 1 21/07/2017 DG-1 Kem Station 70 70 Ch. No. 51.3 44.2 75 70 358/100
Hard rock 75 70 70 70 cutting area at 08/05/2017 68.2 - Ch. 532/900 Package Savalgi 70 70 2. DG-2 (Batching 66.2 - 75 plant ) 26/09/2017 Work Site 70 70 at Ch. 62.3 - 75 557/100
II. Hospet-Tinaighat project (HT)
Near 70 70 Package Munirabada 1. 10/08/2017 56.75 46.77 75 70 HT-1 Railway Station
2 Package Near the 11/04/2017 49 - 75 - 70 70
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Day Night Day Night S. Project/ Date of time time Location time time No Subprojects monitoring (6.00 (22.00 (6.00 (22.00 Night Hoursto Hours Day time Hours Hours time 6.00 to to Hours to 6.00 22.00 22.00 Hours Hours) Hours)
HT-3 RMC plant 11/05/2017 59 - 75 - 70 70 yard
Khanapur 12/06/2017 53 - 75 - 70 70
06/07/2017 48 - 75 70 70 70
08/08/2017 65 - 75 70 70 70
05/09/2017 67 - 75 70 70 70
11/04/2017 68 - 75 - 70 70
11/05/2017 69 - 75 - 70 70 Near the 12/06/2017 66 - 75 - 70 70 crusher area Uttar 06/07/2017 65 - 75 70 70 70 Kannada 08/08/2017 60 - 75 70 70 70
05/09/2017 68 - 75 70 70 70
11/04/2017 63 - 75 - 70 70
11/05/2017 59 - 75 - 70 70 Near 12/06/2017 63 - 75 - 70 70 Alnavar Railway 06/07/2017 60 - 75 70 70 70 Station 08/08/2017 58 - 75 70 70 70
05/09/2017 64 - 75 70 70 70
III. Sambalpur-Titlagarh project (ST)
Near 07/04/2017 63.5 52.9 75 70 70 70 Package Attabira 1. Railway 70 70 ST-2 11/09/2017 65.9 53.3 75 70 Station
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Equivalent Noise Prescribed limit WHO level LeqdB(A) by Guidelines LeqdB(A) CPCB, GoI LeqdB(A)
Day Night Day Night S. Project/ Date of time time Location time time No Subprojects monitoring (6.00 (22.00 (6.00 (22.00 Night Hoursto Hours Day time Hours Hours time 6.00 to to Hours to 6.00 22.00 22.00 Hours Hours) Hours)
Near 07/04/2017 64.3 55.7 75 70 70 70 Batching Plant 11/09/2017 66.1 54.7 75 70 70 70
Near 70 70 07/04/2017 58.1 50.2 75 70 Debahal
Near 70 70 Suktapalli 11/09/2017 63.3 52.9 75 70 Rly. Station Buildg
Near 70 70 Bridge No. 65.8 50.9 75 70 279 (JT-74)
Near 70 70 Bridge No. 63.1 58.2 75 70 274 (JT-73) 05/04/2017 Near & 70 70 Batching 06/04/2017 61.8 52.4 75 70 Plant
Khalipalli 70 70 Station Package Yard 65.9 52.2 75 70 2. ST-3 (Bridge No. 306)
Near 70 70 Khalliapalli 61.3 51.6 75 70 yard (Bridge No. 302)
Near 70 70 13/09/2017 Dunguripalli 60.8 50.2 75 70 yard
Near 70 70 Batching 70.4 55.7 75 70 Plant
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Equivalent Noise Prescribed limit WHO level LeqdB(A) by Guidelines LeqdB(A) CPCB, GoI LeqdB(A)
Day Night Day Night S. Project/ Date of time time Location time time No Subprojects monitoring (6.00 (22.00 (6.00 (22.00 Night Hoursto Hours Day time Hours Hours time 6.00 to to Hours to 6.00 22.00 22.00 Hours Hours) Hours)
Near Bridge 70 70 61.6 52.8 75 70 No. 277
Near 70 70 Deogaon Road 68.7 54.8 75 70 Railway Station
Near L/C JT 70 70 NO-111 at 62.1 53.4 75 70 Package Km-706/13 3. 12/09/2017 ST-4 Near 70 70 Saintala 70.5 52.9 75 70 batching plant
Near 70 70 Bolangir 69.2 55.8 75 70 Railway Station
Pune Guntakal Electrification project (PG)
Package At Gulbarga 05/07/2017 75 70 1. 65.3 46.1 75 70 PG-1 Station
Table 22: Ambient noise levels at different construction packages
The monitoring results on ambient noise levels presented in the above table reflect that during the monitoring period the daytime noise levels varied between minimum 48 dBALeq at Khanapur Ready Mix Concrete plant in HT-3 to maximum 70.5 dB Leq at Saintala Batching Plant of construction package ST-4. At all the monitoring locations, the noise levels were recorded within the prescribed limit (75 dBALeq) for industrial/commercial areas as per CPCB Standards, Government of India. In comparison to the WHO guidelines on background noise level, the noise levels were within the prescribed limit of 70 dBALeq at all the locations except at Rudrakhal Batching Plant of package ST-3
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(70.4 dBALeq) and Saintala Batching Plant of package ST-4 (70.5 dBALeq), where the daytime noise levels were slightly higher than WHO guidelines but within GoI maximum permissible limit. The night time noise levels were recorded in construction packages of DG-1, HT-1, ST-2, ST-3 ,ST-4 and PG-1. No nighttime noise levels were recorded in construction packages of DG-2 and HT-3. The nighttime noise level were recorded in the range from minimum 44.2 dBALeq at Kem Railway Station in DG-1 to maximum 58.2 dBALeq at Bridge No. 274 (JT-73) in April 2017 in ST-3. At all the monitoring locations the nighttime noise levels were well within the prescribed limit of Government of India as well as the WHO guidelines of 70 LeqdBA.
7. Environmental and Safety training So far the GC has conducted two rounds of formal training on implementation of environmental safeguards during construction and procedures for monitoring the compliances for PMCs, PIUs and Contractors supervision staff. The PMC’s Environmental officers also give periodical training on Environmental measures in their respective project package. Informal training and guidelines are also provided by the GC’s Environmental Officer during the site inspections. All the main contractors have introduced regular trainings on various aspects of safety at different locations for their staff and labourers. It has been advised to include sub-contractors staff also for safety awareness trainings from time to time to strengthen the safety requirements at work site. The Contractor’s EHS experts also conduct tool box talks to the workforce before commencement of works on regular basis in order to raise their awareness.
8. Public complaints on environmental and safety issues of project Grievance Redress Committees (GRCs) have been established by RVNL to look into any public complaint during construction work with respect to environmental issues of the project. The public information signboards have been installed at strategic locations in all the construction packages for receiving the public complains. During the monsoon period complain related to blockage of waterways in packages of RT-1, RT-2 and HT-1 was received from the local public and the corrective action was taken immediately by the local PIU Office and PMC for getting all the vents cleared to ensure smooth flow of water during rains.
9. Environmental performance rating Based on the periodical site inspections by PMC, PMC’s report and GC on EMP compliance status, assessment of compliance to the requirement of EMP of the contract, has been done for the project which is indicated below:
Sl. Activity Performance rating Remarks No.
Compliance with Statutory Rules and Regulations The action plan does not Action plan for EMP 1 Satisfactory include plantation activities compliance and debris disposal. No
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Sl. Activity Performance rating Remarks No. improvement has been made compared to last quarter at all packages. NOC for batching plants from respective state pollution Licenses and permits for control board has been 2 plants and equipments and Good ensured. No quarry operated by quarry the contractor. Procurement of ballast is done from third party agency. Periodical renewals have been 3 Labour licenses Good ensured in all the construction packages 4 Site selection / clearance Satisfactory Construction Related Compliance Satisfactory in all the construction Public/Traffic safety 5 packages measures
General hygienic conditions required to be maintained at Require improvement in DG-2, Housekeeping and hygiene camp site at all time. Garbage 6 ST-2, and ST-4 Satisfactory in all at construction sites collection and disposal as well other packages as debris removal from site required in these packages. General hygienic conditions are Special attention required in satisfactory in ST-1, DG-2 and ST- and DG-1 and DG-2 Toilet and 2 and ST-3. Need improvement in bathroom units are required to Labour/construction camps all labour camps. No toilet and be provided at labour camp of 7 and facilities bathroom units provided at Kalindi section of DG-1 and labour camp of DG-1 at Teranala labour camp at Dudhani in DG-2 (Kalindi section) and Labour camp at Dudhani in DG-2
Medical facilities and 8 Satisfactory in all the packages health checkups of workers
9 Dust Control: Enclosures at cement loading unit and functional dust suppression system to be Satisfactory in all the construction (A) At plant site maintained at batching plant. packages All the workers working at batching plan must be provided with gloves and nasal masks of
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Sl. Activity Performance rating Remarks No. appropriate quality for restricting inhalation of fine dust Satisfactory in all the construction (B) At construction sites packages 10 Stock piling of topsoil Satisfactory Slope protection of high embankment and bridge 11 Satisfactory in all packages approaches from soil erosion Satisfactory in all the construction First Aid Box with all necessary packages except HT-3, ST-3 and first aid items required to be 12 First aid facilities ST-4 (First Aid Boxes not available maintained at all construction at all major construction sites) site at all time.
Special attention required for the workers of subcontractors of all the construction packages. The main contractor has to ensure workers safety for sub-contractor’s too. The workers at all Important and Major bridges and working at Satisfactory in DG-1, ST-1, PG-1 along running track must and ST-2. No work in PG-2 and strictly follow the proper usage Personal Protective 13 PG-3. Require improvement in of hard hat, safety belts, safety Equipment (PPE) remaining packages. jackets and safety boots etc. The planning for supply of appropriate PPE should be in coherent with the work plan and assessment of labours. All the supervisory staff including those of PMC and RVNL should also use PPEs at site during inspection.
Proper storage and 14 handling of chemicals and Satisfactory waste oils Disposal of garbages and waste Satisfactory in DG-1, HT-3, RT-2 water discharge into the Sanitation and waste PG-1, PG-2 and PG-3 packages. surrounding land of the camp 15 management Require improvement in site has been observed in DG- remaining construction packages 2, HT-1 (at Tungbhadra bridge), ST-2 and ST-4 packages
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Mostly local labourers are engaged in the project Employment for local 16 Good. packages except for the villagers / residents labourers requiring special skills. Special attention is required for the section where sub- Satisfactory DG-1, ST-1, ST-2, Safety measures during Contractors are working. It is 17 Needs improvement in remaining execution of works the responsibility of main packages contractor to ensure safety at site. Display of Emergency contact numbers, training of staff to Require improvement in ST-3, Emergency response deal with emergency situation, 18 and ST-4 Packages Satisfactory in system and emergency vehicles remaining packages required to be deployed.
Improvement in borrow area documentation has been recorded compared to last quarter. A number of borrow areas are operational without Satisfactory in DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, written consent from land HT-3, RT-2 and ST-2. Require owners and non submission of Borrow area operation and iomprovement in remaining documents on environmental 19 rehabilitation projects where borrow area features of borrow area to PMC operation is required has been recorded. Discrepancy in report on borrow areas has been observed during site inspection by GC team. PMC has to verify the correctness of information submitted by the contractor. Debris removal from site in substantially completed Require improvement HT-1, HT-2, sections is required before 20 Debris clearance from site RT-3, ST-3 and ST-4. Satisfactory commissioning. The contractor in remaining packages has to submit debris disposal plan along with identification of disposal sites. Good in packages DG-1, DG-2, HT- Bimonthly schedule required to Awareness programme on 1, PG-1, ST-2 and ST-3. be maintained as per contract specification. 21 HIV/AIDS and other STD for In remaining packages the workers awareness camps are required to be organized periodically as per ADB Loans No. 0060-IND / 2793-IND, 3108-IND 69 Railway Sector Investment Program – Track Doubling and Electrification on Critical Routes
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Periodicity of environmental monitoring is required to be Good in HT-1, HT-3, DG-1 and DG- ensured by the PMC in their 2. respective packages. Monitoring of 22 Environmental monitoring to be environmental attributes carried out in consistent with Require improvement in the specified environmental remaining projects. monitoring plan specified in the contract.
The Environmental Officer of PMC is available in DG-1, DG-2, No Environmental Officers RT-2, ST-1, ST-2, ST-3, ST-4 HT-1 available in packages RT-1, RT- and HT-3. 3, PG-2 and PG-3. The duration and frequency of Full time Environmental Officer Mobilisation status of site PMC's Environmental officer is available in DG-1 and DG-2 23 Environmental Officer of is good in DG-1, DG-2, ST-2, and PMC RT-2. The time spent by the PMC’s Environmental Officer in other packages is not adequate to cover the entire project sections and other construction related sites and preparation of report. Appointment of focal environmental officer at 24 Good corporate level and PIU level Lack of PMC’s Environment Officer at site and irregular site The record keeping and reporting inspection is affecting adversely on EMP implementation is the record keeping and Record Keeping and satisfactory in Construction 25 reporting on environmental Reporting packages DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, RT-2 compliance as well as and ST-2, In remaining packages performance on this require improvement. implementation of environmental safeguards. Table 23: Performance Rating on Environmental Compliance
Some site photographs indicating mitigation measures being implemented and also examples of good practices and bad practices has been provided as Annexure I.
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10. Significant non-compliances No major non-compliance has been observed during the reporting quarter except for the non availability of PMC’s Environmental Officer in package RT-1, PG-2 and PG-3. The PMCs have not shown improvement on this issue compared to last reporting period even after repeated highlight of the issue. The workers safety has remains an important issue in most of the construction packages. This is primarily attributed to inadequate numbers of availability of PPEs to the workers. General house-keeping in labour camps requires improvement in almost all construction packages especially with respect to waste collection and disposal. Tree plantation activities have been started in HT-1, DG-1, DG-2 and RT-2 packages during the monsoon period. In other packages, the contractors are lagging far behind their plantation target. Proper scheduling for tree plantation is required to ensure that the plantation activities are taken up during the monsoon season and plantation activities must be completed before completion of works and the contractor get adequate time for maintaining the plantation for at least one year time.
11. Any additional environmental issue and impact observed during implementation which were not covered earlier in IEE No any additional environmental impact has been reported in the project during the reporting period. Patches of reserved forest area is situated on either side of the railway land in the vicinity of Railway boundary between Chainage km 123 to 129 in construction package of RT-2. Movement of wild animals such as wild bear, deer, jackal, etc has been observed across the railway track. On advise of GC’s Environmental Expert, the PMC’s environmental officer has prepared site specific environmental mitigation plan for safety of wild animal and damage to the forest resources during construction. In the IEE report generic mitigation measures were suggested but Site specific measures for this stretch have been not covered. In Construction package of ST-2, blasting is proposed for cutting of hard rocks falling between Ch 72/800 to 72/960 near Attabira Railway Station. Around the blasting zone few railway quarters are situated where families are residing. Since the site specific management plan for such blasting area was not covered in IEE, the GC’s Environmental Officer advised the PMC to prepare site specific assessment to identify all the risk due to proposed blasting activities and prepare site specific environmental mitigation plan. The PMC’s Environmental Officer has prepared the same and the mitigation measures have been supplemented to the Contractor for observance of necessary safeguards measures.
12. Conclusion and recommendations In general the environmental and social safeguards of the projects are being implemented in compliance with the loan covenants, project agreement and contractors are complying with the mitigation measures described in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) except for few lapses related to workers safety, debris management and sanitation arrangement at camps, plantation, construction of rainwater harvesting provisions and non availability of PMC’s Environmental Officers in some packages.
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• Absence of PMC’s Environmental Officer in RT-1, RT-3, PG-2 and PG-3 construction packages has affected the monitoring of EMP implementation at site and record keeping as well as reporting in those packages. Further, in construction packages ST-1, ST-3, HT-2 and HT-3 the PMC’s Environmental Officers do not carry out regular site inspection and submission of compliance reports of environmental safeguards. • In all the construction packages where works are in progress, all requisite permits and licences on environmental safeguards have been obtained and have been renewed from time to time. • During the reporting period the management of air pollution in terms of dust control was found to be satisfactory in all the projects. Adequate measures have been taken at different sites to prevent water contamination and siltation of water bodies. • The contractors have shown improvement in borrow area operation and management in all the project packages. The action to eliminate discrepancy in borrow area detail noted in ST- 3 has been initiated by the Contractor and PMC. • In the completed section of package DG-1, HT-3, PG-1, PG-2 and PG-3 the contractor has removed all the debris materials, restored the camp site and borrow areas. In remaining packages, this aspect requires improvement. • Monitoring of environmental attributes in terms of air quality, water quality and noise levels have been undertaken by the contractor in the construction packages of DG-1, DG-2, HT-1, HT-3, ST-2, ST-3 and ST-4. The test results revealed there is no significant pollution load due to the construction activities. In remaining packages, it is to be ensured by the PMC that the monitoring schedule for air, water and noise is maintained as per specified environmental monitoring plan specified in the contract. • Some improvements in plantation activities have been observed during this monsoon season. Plantation activities have been taken up in package DG-1, DG-2, HT-1 and RT-2. In remaining packages the contractors have not shown any progress in tree plantation compared to last quarter. • Provision of rainwater harvesting structures in building construction is an important component stipulated in contract. Till the reporting period, such structures have been provided only at 4 locations in HT-1, 2 locations in HT-3 and 2 locations in PG-2. In RT-2 package, construction of Rainwater Harvesting structures is under progress at Arand Railway Station. In remaining packages, rainwater harvesting features have not been provided. • The post clearance environmental compliance is required to be monitored in the substantially completed sections in all the construction packages. In none of the packages, the PMC has maintained any records of monitoring of post construction compliance. However, post construction activities such as debris removal, dismantling of temporary diversions, vent clearance, dismantling of labour camps and restoration of temporary sites including borrow areas have been initiated in packages DG-1, HT-1 and HT-3. The contractors have been advised to submit the action plan on post construction environmental compliances.
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Annexure-1
HT-1: Air and Noise monitoring ST-2: Air Quality Monitoring at Attabira Railway Station and Batching Plant
ST-2: Noise Monitoring at Blasting site near Attabira ST-4: Air quality monitoring at Batching Plant, Saintala and Railway Station Deogaon Railway Station
DG-1: Safety fencing with wooden posts at Chainage DG-2: Barbed wire Safety Fencing with steel posts at Chainage 363/400 560/800
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DG-2: Stacking of ballast near adjacent to trees at Ch. DG-2: Borrow Area operation at Chainage 513/000 560/800 posing risk of damage to trees
DG-2 Dudhani Labour Camp- No Toilet and Bathroom units DG-2: Contractor’s camp site at Sawalgi
HT-1: Abandoned labour camp at Tungbhadra Bridge, ST-3: Toilet unit with water tank at Rudrakhal camp site Dismantling of camp and site restoration is required
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DG-2:HIV/AIDS awareness camp
ST-1:HIV/AIDS awareness camp
ST-4:Health and HIV/AIDS awareness camp organized
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DG-1: Rock cutting in progress at Washimbe HT-1: Plantation works in progress
PG-2&3: Tree plantation during world Environmental Day
PG-3: Completed Staff Quarter at Raichur without permission PG-2: Completed Staff Quarters at Krishna; without of Rainwater Harvesting structures Rainwater Harvesting structures
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RT-2: Quarters under construction at Baghbehara; Rain RT-2: Workers without PPE at Jonk River site Water Harvesting Structure not provided
ST-2: Warning/ Information signboards and flag men at Blasting area near Attabira Railway Station
PG-3: International Safety Award RT-2: Information signboards Environmental Grievance Redressal
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