Initial Environmental Examination (Draft)

September 2011

India: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program – Tranche 2

Prepared by Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (DISCOM-C), Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (DISCOM – E), Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (DISCOM – W) for Asian Development Bank

The environmental assessment 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.

Abbreviations iii Weights and Measures iii

1.0 INTRODUCTION 4

2.0 POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 5 2.1 National Requirements 5 2.2 ADB‟s Requirements 5

3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 5 3.1 Project Components 5 3.2 Project Location 8 3.3 Need for Project 9 3.4 Implementation Plan 11

4.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 13 4.1 Physical Resources 13 4.2 Ecological Resources 15 4.3 Economic Development 17 3.4 Social and Cultural Development 20

5.0 SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 21 5.1 DISCOM‟S Approach for Route Selection 20 5.2 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Design/Pre-Construction Phase 21 5.3 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Construction 21 5.4 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Operation 25 5.5 Environmental Management Plan 26

6.0 INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 36 6.1 Institutional Arrangements 36 6.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan 37 6.3 Cost Estimates for Implementation of Environmental Management Plan 41

7.0 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION 41 7.1 Information Disclosure 41 7.2 Public Consultation 41 7.3 Consultation Findings 41

8.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 42

9.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 44

10.0 CONCLUSIONS 45

List of Annexes

Annex 1 Applicable Environmental Policies and Procedures 47 Annex 2 List of 33 kV Substation 50 Annex 3 Details of Public Consultations 51

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Abbreviations

ADB – Asian Development Bank DISCOM – Distribution Company DISCOM-C – Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited DISCOM-E – Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited DISCOM-W – Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited EA – Executing Agency EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan GOMP – Government of Madhya Pradesh GoI – Government of India MPPCB – MP Pollution Control Board GIS – Geographic Information System GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism HVDS – High-Voltage Distribution System LV – Low Voltage MFF – Multitranche Financing Facility MOEF – Ministry of Environment and Forests MP – Madhya Pradesh MP TRADECO – Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Limited MPERC – Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission MPPSIP – Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program MPSEB – Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board MPPTCL – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited MV – Medium Voltage PMU – Project Management Unit ROW – Right of Way VCB – Vacuum Circuit Breaker

Weights and Measures ha (hectare) – Unit of area km (kilometer) – 1,000 meters kV – kilovolt (1,000 volts) kWh – kilowatt-hour MW – Megawatt

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1. The Government of Madhya Pradesh (GOMP) has restructured the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) on 31 May 2005 by virtue of Notification 226. As a result, five independent companies were formed which includes one generation company, one transmission company and three distribution companies. The five independent companies are as follows:

Generation company - Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. Ltd. (MPPGCL) Transmission company - Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd. (MPPTCL) Distribution companies - Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company, (MPPKVVCL) in Jabalpur; Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company (MPMKVVCL) in Bhopal; and Madhya Pradesh Pachim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company (MPPKVVCL) in Indore.

2. The residual MPSEB purchases electricity from generating companies and supplied electricity in bulk to the three DISCOMs of the State. However, as provided for by the electricity reforms transfer schemes of 3 June 2006, the functions of the residual MPSEB for bulk purchase and bulk supply of electricity were transferred to the Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Limited (MPTRADECO). Therefore, all the three DISCOMs now buy power from MPTRADECO including short-term power.

3. One of the major obstacles affecting the economic growth and development in the rural areas of Madhya Pradesh is inadequate power supply. At present, rural power feeders mix load for about 8-10 hours. Agricultural pumps are provided with three-phase supply for 6-8 hours. During the rest of the period, single-phase supply is made available to households. Farmers use phase splitters1 and run their water pumps for extended hours resulting in power interruptions, abnormal loading of feeders and failures of distribution transformers. The current inefficient system results in households not getting power round the clock, leading to unbalanced loading on transformers and defeating the purpose of load shedding. Moreover, the current system of common supply to households and water pumps makes it difficult to locate and reduce the commercial losses.

4. To ensure better power supply in the rural areas, which would require strengthening of the existing infrastructure and construction of new infrastructure, the GOMP has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through the Government of India (GOI) for a Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) to finance the feeder separation program (or the distribution improvement program). The first phase of this feeder separation program was approved by ADB in 2007.2 The current MFF is now financing the second phase.3 The second phase covers the installation of separate feeders4 for households and irrigation water pumps, installation of high voltage distribution systems (HVDS), provision of new power connections, installation of meters for unmetered consumers, asset mapping of the DISCOMs using the Geographic Information System (GIS), and an analysis of the network system for better quality of power service to households and financial sustainability of DISCOMs.

1 Once feeders are separated and HVDS systems are in place, illegal tapping of power to run water pumps will not be possible. 2 ADB. 2007. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Mutltitranche Financing Facility to India for the Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program. Manila ($620M in six tranches). 3 ADB. 2011. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Mutltitranche Financing Facility to India for the Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program. Manila ($556M in two tranches). 4 These are power supply lines from 33 kV∕11 kV substations in the distribution system.

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5. The three DISCOMs will be the Executing Agencies for the MFF which would have two tranches with similar project components. However, Tranche 2 will include improvements in 33 kV systems.

6. An environmental assessment and review framework (EARF) has been prepared during Tranche 1. The EARF ensures that the subprojects under the MFF are implemented following the safeguard objectives of ADB embodied in the 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement. The DISCOMs, as the Executing Agencies, will be responsible for the preparation of the environmental assessments of the subprojects following the procedures in the EARF and in obtaining ADB concurrence prior to implementation.

2.0 POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK

2.1 National Requirements

7. According to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Act 2009 of GOI, feeder separation projects are not listed as environmentally-sensitive projects and hence, no environmental clearance is required from the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) or the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).

8. However, clearance from the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department is required only in cases where the subproject is constructed on forestland or requires cutting of forest trees. Details of environmental regulations of GOI are given in Annex 1.

2.2 ADB’s Requirements

9. Under the SPS 2009, the Project is classified as Category B since the potential adverse environmental impacts are site-specific, few if any of them irreversible, and can be readily mitigated. For Category B projects, an initial environmental examination (IEE) is required. Thus, this IEE was prepared following the requirements of SPS 2009 and the EARF.

3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

3.1 Project Components

10. Similar to Tranche 1, the project components for Tranche 2 are as follows:

Component 1 Feeder separation

This will involve additional new 11 kV bays at existing primary substations and construction of new 11 kV lines. Currently, the 11 kV line construction work does not identify whether the work is associated with a new agricultural feeder or a new village feeder. New transformers associated with agricultural feeders, and all 11 kV rehabilitation and upgrades are included in the component.

Component 2 HVDS and associated low voltage (LV) lines

This component will cover the village feeders and the associated works such as movement of existing distribution substations to a more convenient, new location closer to the village, and installation of new transformers in the HVDS as required. Associated LV works under the HVDS is also included in this component.

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Component 3 Quality improvement and metering

This will involve asset mapping, associated global positioning system (GPS) survey, improvements to the metering system, and overall improvement of the network management at 33 kV and below.

Component 4 Upstream 33 kV network strengthening

This component will have upstream improvements in the 33 kV network, including the new 33 kV lines, 33 kV/11 kV substations, upgrading and additional transformers at existing substations.

The components funded under Tranche 2 are given in Table 3.1 while Table 3.2 presents the specific project activities in Tranche 2. Annex 2 shows the description of the substations included in Tranche 2.

Table 3.1 Project Components under Tranche 2

S No Items Unit Total for Tranche 2 1 11kV Bays at 33/11 kV substations No. 969 2 11 kV line km 19,308 3 Distribution Transformer Sub Station No. 20,164 4 LT line km 13,249 5 HVDS System (Conversion of existing LT to HT line) km 2,203 6 New Meter Connections No. 132,094 7 Defective meter replacement No. 116,961 8 33 kV line km 731 9 33 kV Bay at EHV S/s No. 42 10 33 kV new Substations No. 21 11 GPS Survey

Table 3.2 Project Activities in Tranche 2

SNo. Item Unit Quantity CENTRAL DISCOM Component 1: Feeder separation 1 Extension of 11kV bay in existing 33/11 kV substation Nos 204 2 11 kV line on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole km 6,002 3 11 kV DP structure on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole Nos 6,002 4 Road crossing on H-Beam Nos 202 5 Raising the height for vertical clearance of 11 kV line Nos 1,612 25 kVA, 11/0.433 kV, 3-phase distribution transformer substation with 6 Nos 7,938 metering 7 Installation of 11 kV AB switch on 11 kV line Nos 2,015 Component 2: HVDS and associated LV lines 8 HVDS (conversion of existing LV to HV line) on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole km 411 LV line 3-phase, 5-wire overhead using AB cable XLPE 50 sq mm on PCC 9 km 411 Pole 140 kg, 8 m Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 50 sq mm on 10 km 1,027 existing 3-phase LV line Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 25 sq mm on 11 km 2,053 existing 3-phase LV line Shifting of existing 11/0.433 kV 3-phase distribution transformer substation 12 to new location for separation of agricultural pump consumers from other Nos 856 consumers

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SNo. Item Unit Quantity Renovation of existing transformer, and installation and commissioning of 13 Nos 1,712 energy meter on existing distribution transformer Component 3: Quality Improvement, Metering 14 Material & erection of new meter to unmetered consumer Nos 105,675 15 Providing new single phase connections Nos 105,675 16 Providing new 3-phase connections Nos 26,419 17 Replacement of defective single phase/three phase meter Nos 26,419 EAST DISCOM Component 1: Feeder separation 1 Extension of 11 kV bay in existing 33/11 kV substation Nos 437 2 11 kV line on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole with DP km 9,683 25 kVA, 11/0.433 kV, 3-phase distribution transformer substation with 3 Nos 7,390 metering Component 2: HVDS and associated LV lines LV line 3-phase 5-wire overhead using AB cable XLPE 50 sq mm on PCC 4 km 887 pole 140 kg, 8 m Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 50 sq mm on 5 km 2,217 existing 3-phase LV line Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 25 sq mm on 6 km 3,326 existing 3-phase LV line Component 3: Quality Improvement, Metering Providing meters for new & existing connections with renovation of service 7 lines Nos 193,120 (includes 10% of the existing consumers & new connections) 8 GPS survey Component 4: Upstream 33 kV network strengthening 9 33 kV line on H beam (152x152 mm) km 186 10 33 kV DP on H beam (152x152 mm) Nos 186 11 33 kV line on PCC pole with Dog conductor km 545 12 33 kV DP structure on PCC pole Nos 549 13 33 kV bay at EHV substations Nos 42 WEST DISCOM Component 1: Feeder separation 1 Extension of 11 kV bay in existing 33/11 kV substation Nos 328 2 11 kV line on 140 kg 8 m PCC pole with DP km 3,623 25 kVA, 11/0.433 kV, 3-phase distribution transformer substation with 3 Nos 4,836 metering 4 11 kV DP structure on 8 m PCC pole Nos 2,788 5 Four pole structure Nos 141 6 Road/river/railway crossings na Component 2: HVDS and associated LV lines 7 LV to HV conversion (HVDS) km 1,792 LV line 3-phase 5-wire overhead using AB cable XLPE 50 sq mm on PCC 8 km 222 pole 140 kg, 8 m Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 50 sq mm on 9 km 1242 existing 3-phase LV line. Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 25 sq mm on km 1864 existing 3-phase LV Line Component 3: Quality Improvement, Metering Cost of providing meters for new & existing connections with renovation of 10 Nos 90,542 service lines Component 4: Upstream 33 kV network strengthening 33 kV line on H Beam (152x152 mm), 33 kV bay power transformer 11 augmentation & new power substation 12 33 kV line with DOG conductor km 343 13 33 kV Bay at EHV substation Nos 8

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SNo. Item Unit Quantity 14 33 kV guard for road /river /line crossing km 673 15 33 kV DP structure on PCC pole Nos 357 16 New 33/11 kV substations (from temporary to permanent ) Nos 1.6 MVA Nos 1 3.15 MVA Nos 22 5 MVA Nos 2 17 New 3.15 MVA, 33/11 kV substations Nos 21 18 Augmentation of power transformer From 1.6 to 3.15 MVA Nos 4 From 3.15 to 5 MVA Nos 76 19 Additional 3.15 MVA power transformer in existing substation Nos 21

3.2 Project Location

11. Within each district, the project activities shown in Table 3.2 are distributed over several divisions (see Table 3.3).

Table 3.3 Subproject Locations

Central DISCOM East DISCOM West DISCOM District Division District Division District Division Gwalior Gwalior (O&M) Narsinghpur Gadarwara Shajapur Shujalpur Dabra Chhindwara Parasia Mandsaur Garoth Datia Datia Amarwara Malhargarh Sheopur Sheopur (N) Sausar Mandsaur Sheopur (W) Pandhurna Sitamau Bhind Bhind Seoni Lakhnadon Neemuch Neemuch Gohad Damoh South Manasa Mehgaon Panna Panna Jawad Lahar Tikamgarh Tikamgarh Indore Morena Morena- I Dhar Morena- II Khargone Sabalgarh Khandwa Barwani Burhanpur Ratlam Dewas Ujjain Jhabua

12. All the three DISCOMs conduct the business of distribution and retail supply of electricity in their franchise areas shown in Figure 3.1.

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Figure 3.1 Distribution Areas of each DISCOM

3.3 Need for Project

13. Rural distribution networks of the DISCOMs have several problems causing the efficiency of distribution and customer service to be poor. Some of the problems are as follows:

over-use of subsidized electricity for agricultural water pumping causing financial losses; unauthorized connections for agricultural pumps and households/commercial activities causing financial losses; and, ageing and poorly maintained distribution lines and transformers, which are frequently run above rated capacity, causing excessive technical losses to the DISCOMs and a poor quality supply at consumer end.

14. The rural/agricultural areas are served through radial5 MV lines by the DISCOMS at 11 kV. In rural areas, two specific types of customers have to be served: irrigation water pumps in agricultural lands and other households/commercial requirements of adjoining village area(s). In certain cases, the same transformer would provide the LV supply to households as well as to agricultural water pumps. Electricity supply to agriculture is based on a fixed charge. There are two problems associated with this practice: (i) farmers tend to use excessive electricity from the connection provided at a fixed monthly cost, (ii) there are un-authorised connections to both households and agricultural water pumps, depriving the DISCOMs of the revenue.

15. To prevent over-use of electricity, the only option for DISCOMs is to switch-on the

5 Most of the feeders are radial and stand-alone, but some of them interconnect to two primary substations. If so, they will be fed from one substation continuously but in case of any emergency or capacity constraint of a substation or the upstream network, the load on that feeder will be shifted to the other substation.

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distribution lines serving the agricultural area for a limited time each day based on seasonal water requirements. Other users receive electricity for the same number of hours each day as agricultural water pumps are allowed to use. Typically, electricity is provided for a maximum of eight hours per day during daytime. 16. DISCOMs have also adopted an alternative practice of switching off one phase of the 11 kV feeders from the primary substation, thus causing a lower voltage in two of the three phases on the LV lines, both in the village areas and in agricultural areas. This practice has limited success due to the following:

farmers use the pumps even at a lower voltage, using phase splitters, which have the capability of generating a two or three-phase supply adequate to run the pumps, using the supply available in the healthy phase6, approximately two thirds of the household customers receive a lower voltage supply which can only operate incandescent lamps; it causes overloading of the two moderate voltage (MV) lines that remain live resulting to excessive technical losses; and, it causes overloading of the phase winding of the distribution transformer connected between the two phases which causes excessive technical losses and frequent transformer winding failures.

17. This switching off the MV line or one phase of the line has led to a situation where the rural communities do not benefit by the availability of electricity for household use and for small industrial or commercial activities. Additional benefits such as electricity for longer hours of study and work for school children cannot be achieved. Commercial activities or other smaller industrial activities are not catalysed by the availability of electricity, owing to the limited availability and the poor quality of supply.

18. Unauthorized connections are widespread in the villages, aggravated by the presence of long, un-insulated LV distribution lines in the rural areas. These rural distribution lines generally use bare conductors, from which unauthorized connections are conveniently taken, both for household use and for agricultural use.

19. The 33 kV and the MV/LV distribution networks in the rural areas require rehabilitation as they have been built over a period of 25-35 years without any regular maintenance. In most areas, the lines are in a bad condition, with leaning poles, sagging conductors, ageing transformers and worn-out switchgear. There is no transformer and LV line protection, or has been by-passed, causing poor reliability and frequent equipment failures.

20. Since GOMP aims to continue providing free or concessionary rates for electricity use required for water pumping, the DISCOMs need a longer-term solution to the current problems which aims to:

provide electricity for water pumping over a limited number of hours; provide electricity for other household and commercial or industrial activities in adjoining villages throughout the day for their social and commercial activities; reduce technical losses on MV and LV lines; reduce commercial losses both in agricultural and other customer groups caused by unauthorized connections, unmetered connections, and meter errors/tampering among authorized customers; and, rehabilitate the MV and LV distribution network to improve quality of supply and to protect vital equipment.

6 The use of phase-splitters is common in agricultural areas, and pumps continue to operate when one phase of the HV line is switched off.

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21. To address the problems, a clear separation of power distribution to agriculture and other customers would be required as well as complete rehabilitation of the distribution systems, provide new power connections, supply quality metering component, and improve the overall network management using asset mapping, energy auditing, and network analysis.

3.4 Implementation Plan

22. The overall project implementation schedule for the project is attached in Table 3.4. The schemes mentioned above are planned to be commissioned as per the schedule given therein.

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Table 3.4 Project Implementation Schedule

Activities 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Tranche 2

DISCOM-C Preparation of Bidding Documents Bidding and Contract Signing Implementation DISCOM-E Preparation of Bidding Documents Bidding and Contract Signing Implementation DISCOM-W Preparation of Bidding Documents Bidding and Contract Signing Implementation

Project Completion Report

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4.0 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT

4.1 Physical Resources

4.1.1 Topography, Geology and Soil

23. The project components are located in various geographic locations in Madhya Pradesh which covers Malwa, Nimar, Bundel Khand, Chambal, Bagel Khand, and Mahakaushal regions. Except the valley of Narmada, the state consists of a plateau with mean elevation of about 500 meters above mean sea level, interspersed with mountains of the Vindhya and the Satpura ranges.

24. The area is part of peninsular plateau consisting of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and is structurally part of the peninsular block. The soil of the region is rich and fertile. Categorically, Madhya Pradesh has two Agro-Climatic zones namely; (i) Central Plateau and Hill Region, and (ii) Western Plateau and Hill Region. Soil in the region is mainly black soil ranging from shallow to deep black. The area is geologically stable and is not prone to earthquakes.

4.1.2 Meteorology and Climate

25. Madhya Pradesh has a subtropical climate characterized by hot summer season and dryness except southwest monsoon season. Like most of north India, it has a hot dry summer (April-June) followed by monsoon rains (July-September) and a cool and relatively dry winter (December-February). The state has a tropical climate varying from dry sub-humid to semi-arid. Summers are hot and at some places, it remains humid, while winters are reasonably comfortable.

Temperature 26. The maximum temperature during summer ranges between 33-44oC while minimum temperature ranges between 19-30oC. The temperature during the winter season ranges between 10-27oC.

Rainfall

27. The average rainfall is about 1,370 mm, which decreases from east to west. The southeastern districts have the heaviest rainfall with some places receiving as much as 2,150 mm, while the western and northwestern districts receive 1,000 mm or less. The monsoon season spreads from June to September with average rainfall of 1000 mm in the west to 2000 mm in the eastern part of state.

4.1.3 Air Quality

28. Air quality is considered to be good except in few urban and industrial centres, where air quality is poor, due to industrial activities and transport sources. Ambient air quality measurements conducted by CPCB7 in 2006 in various cities in Madhya Pradesh are given in Table3.1.

Table 3.1 Ambient Air Quality Parameter levels in Madhya Pradesh State (Annual Average Concentration in µg/m3, 2006)

Type of Average NO Average SO Average Average CITY LOCATION 2 2 Area (µg/m3) (µg/m3) RPM (µg/m3) SPM (µg/m3)

7 Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India

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Type of Average NO2 Average SO2 Average Average CITY LOCATION 3 3 3 3 Area (µg/m ) (µg/m ) RPM (µg/m ) SPM (µg/m ) CEPT Govindpura I 9 4 57 164 Hamidia Road R 16 5 81 250 Bhopal TT Nagar R 9 4 36 85 Arera Colony R 21 BDL 101 265 Jabalpur Vijay Nagar R 22 BDL 81 173 Chemical Division Labour Club I 20 28 101 114 Nagda BCI Labour Club R 27 18 87 98 Grasim Kalyan Kendra R 32 21 95 107 Sub-divisional Office I BDL 4 285 460 Satna Regional Office R BDL BDL 145 213 Polo ground I 17 8 132 215 Indore Kothari Market R 15 7 118 194 Telephone Nagar R 10 4 100 157 EID Perry(I) Ltd I 23 19 43 103 Dewas Metal Section R 23 11 46 107 Vikas Nagar R 25 14 40 96 Jayant Township R 34 25 98 384 Singrauli NTPC Vidhyanagar R 35 26 61 286 Waidhan R 28 19 84 290 Sagar Pt. Deendayal Nagar R 9 7 105 192 Dindayal Nagar R 11 6 153 230 Gwalior Maharaj Bada R 11 6 124 185 District Office I 15 18 55 123 Ujjain Regional Office R 10 10 52 118 Mahakal Temple S 14 16 57 128 I 80 80 120 360 National Ambient Air Quality Standards R 60 60 60 140 S 15 15 50 70 Note:- R – Residential and other areas; I – Industrial area; S – Sensitive Areas, SO2- Sulphur Dioxide; NO2 – Oxides of Nitrogen; SPM - Suspended Particulate Matter; RPM - Respirable Particulate Matter (size less than 10 3 microns) BDL = Below Detection Limit (Concentration less than 9 µg/m for NO2); (Concentration less than 4 3 µg/m for SO2) Source – http://cpcb.nic.in

4.1.4 Water Resources

According to Environmental Information System of India (Newsletter, January – March 2008), there are 10 major rivers originating from Madhya Pradesh and since it is located in the center of the country, most of the river are interstate. These rivers are Chambal, Sindh, Betwa, Ken (flowing northward and meet with Yamuna River), while Sone River discharges into the Ganges. The rivers of Narmada Tapi and Mahi flow westward and meet Arabian Sea while the rivers Wainganga and Pench meet with Godavari River in the south. Annual runoff from these rivers within the state is estimated at 81,719 hm, out of which about 49,743 hm can be harnessed for irrigation purposes. Groundwater use is common in the state.

4.1.5 Seismicity

29. The Project region falls in seismic Zones II and III i.e., low to moderate risk zone for seismicity. Specifically, the project areas fall within the low hazard zone. The hazard and seismic zoning are presented in Figure 3.1.

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Figure 3.1 Hazard and Seismic Zone Map (Madhya Pradesh and India)

4.2 Ecological Resources

4.2.1 Terrestrial Ecology

Forest

30. As per “India State of Forest Report 2009” published by Forest Survey of India, Madhya Pradesh is a reservoir of biodiversity. The recorded forest area of the State is about 94,689 km2 out of which Reserved Forests constitute 65.36%, Protected Forests 32.84%, and Unclassed Forests 1.8%. About 31% of the State's geographical area is under recorded forests. A comparison of forest cover between Madhya Pradesh and India is given in Table 3.2 while Figure 3.2 shows the forest cover map of Madhya Pradesh.

Table 3.2 Comparison of State Forest Cover with National Forest Cover

India Madhya Pradesh Class Area (km2) % of Geographical Area Area (km2) % of Geographical Area Forest Cover Very Dense Forest 83,510 2.54 6,647 2.16 Moderately Dense Forest 319,012 9.71 35,007 11.36 Open Forest 288,377 8.77 36,046 11.68 Total Forest Cover* 690,899 21.02 77,700 25.20 Non-forest Scrub 41,525 1.26 6,401 2.08 Non-forest** 2,554,839 77.72 146444 72.72 Total Geographical Area 3,287,263 100.00 308,245 100.00 * Includes 4,639 km2 under mangroves ** Excludes scrubs and includes water bodies Source: India State of Forest Report 2009, Forest Survey of India

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Figure 3.2 Forest cover Map of Madhya Pradesh

31. The important non-wood forest products are Tendu leaves (Diospyros melanoxylon), Sal seed, (Shorea robusta), Harra (Terminalia chebula), Chironji (Buchnania lanzan), and flowers and seeds of Mahua (Madhuca indica). The common flora species are babul, neem, keekar, jaria, chhola, reonjha etc.

32. Most notable wildlife species reported are jackal, fox, monkey, wolf, squirrel, and reptiles. There are no Wild Life Sanctuaries/National Parks, Tiger Reserves in the project area. There are no sensitive, threatened, or endangered species in the areas directly impacted by the investment components.

Wildlife and Protected Area

33. There are nine National Parks and 25 Sanctuaries spread over an area of 10,862 km2 constituting 11.40% of the total forest area and 3.52% of the geographical area of the state. Efforts are under way to increase the Protected Area network to 15% of the forest or 5% of the geographical area as suggested by State Wildlife Board. Annex 3 provides a list of all forest areas in the state.

34. In 1973, GOI/WWF launched the “Project Tiger” and Kanha National Park was one of the first nine Protected Areas selected under this project. At present, there are five Project Tiger areas in Madhya Pradesh and these are Kanha, Panna, Bandhavgarh, Pench and Satpura. Madhya Pradesh is also known as the 'Tiger State' as it harbours 19% of India's Tiger Population and 10% of the world's tiger population.

35. Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal is the only ex-situ conservation area that has been given provisional recognition by the Central Zoo Authority. However, this area has been notified as a National Park in order to provide adequate legal protection but is managed as a

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modern zoological park. Here the captive wild animals have been kept in near natural habitat setup.

4.3 Economic Development

4.3.1 Industries

36. The economy of Madhya Pradesh is based on agriculture, forest products, industries, mineral resources, and cottage industry sectors. The gross domestic product in 2000 is Rs 737,150 Million.

37. Major industries are cotton textiles, newsprint, pottery, cement, carpets, silk, rayon, jute, glass, steel, and electrical engineering goods electronics, telecommunications, petrochemicals, food processing, and automobiles. The state has also taken the lead in cement production and is famous for its traditional handicrafts and handlooms manufactured at Chanderi and Maheshwar.

4.3.2 Employment

38. According to the 2001 Census, around 57% of the total population are non-workers, 32% main worker, and 11% are marginal workers. The different category of workers is given in Table 3.3. Per capita income at current prices is about Rs. 5,926. Agriculture provided employment to about 76.2% of the working population.

Table 3.3 Distribution of Workers in Madhya Pradesh

Particulars Total Number % Main Worker 19,102,572 32 Marginal Worker 6,690,947 11 Non Worker 34,554,504 57 Total 60,348,023 100

4.3.3 Water Supply

39. Madhya Pradesh ranks among the top states in accessibility and availability of safe drinking water supply. Nearly 90% of the total population have access to safe drinking water. Groundwater and surface water resources are also available within the Project districts. Groundwater is primarily used for drinking and domestic purposes in the project influence area.

40. According to 2001 Census, majority of the people access drinking water near their premises (51%), around 25% have access within their premises, and 24% of households fetch their drinking water away from home (see Figure 3.3).

Figure 3.3 Access to Safe Drinking Water

Within Premises 24% 25% Near Premises Away

51%

Source: Census of India, 2001

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41. About 39% of the households use hand pumps as their main source of drinking water, 29% use wells, and 25% use tap water (see Table 3.4).

Table 3.4 Sources of Drinking Water

S No Particulars Total No % 1 Tap 2,763,309 25 2 Hand pump 4,279,126 39 3 Tube well 429,966 4 4 Well 3,166,076 29 5 Tank, Pond 34,264 0 6 River, Canal 145,914 1 7 Spring 56,471 1 8 Any other 44,527 0 Total 10,919,653 100

4.3.4 Transportation

42. Madhya Pradesh has poor transport and communication facilities with only about 21 km roads/100 km2 compared to the national average of 62 km/100 km2. The road network is deficient both in network connectivity and in riding quality.

43. The main railroads that pass through the state connect the ports of Chennai, Mumbai, and Kolkota with their surrounding areas. Important railway junctions include Bhopal, Ratlam, Khandwa, Itarsi, and Katni.

44. Major airport connections are located in Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa and Khajuraho.

4.3.5 Land Use

45. Nearly 44.33% of the land is utilized for agriculture with a few variations every year which largely depends upon the onset of monsoon and rainfall variability. The state has a total of 30.76 million hectares of land of which about 150.78 lakh hectares is the net sown area under agriculture. This represents 49% of the total geographical area. Forestland covers around 28% of the total geographical area (or 8,688 thousand ha) and the total cultivable area is 18,704 thousand ha.

Table 3.5 Land Use Pattern in the State

Land Use Area in '000 ha Percentage Total geographical area 30,824 Reporting Area for land utilization 30,756 100 Net area Sown 14,975 48.7 Forest* 8,688 28.2 Area not available for cultivation 3,364 10.9 Permanent Pasture & Grazing land 1,341 4.3 Land under misc. tree crops and groves 20 0.06 Cultivable waste land 1,175 3.8 Fallow land other than current fallows 596 1.9 Current fallows 596 1.9 *The data is given for 2004-05 (as per availability) including Reserved and Protected Forest

4.3.6 Power Supply

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46. The installed power capacity in Madhya Pradesh is 6,305 MW. Out of this capacity, 2990 MW is produced from state‟s own projects, 1599 MW from joint-venture projects, and 1716 MW from the central sector allocation. Per capita electricity consumption in the state is 270 kWh. Almost 70% of the households have access to lighting through electricity while the remaining 30% are not electrified.

4.3.7 Type of Fuel Used for Cooking

47. The most commonly used fuel for cooking among the households is firewood (65%), LPG (14%), cow dung (10%) and crop residue (6%). Less than 1% of the households use electricity as fuel for cooking.

Table 3.6 Type of Fuel Used for Cooking

No Particulars Total No % 1 Firewood 7,056,683 65 2 Crop residue 645,761 6 3 Cow dung 1,073,397 10 4 Coal, Lignite 87,001 1 5 Kerosene 477,832 4 6 LPG 1,483,947 14 7 Electricity 10,298 0.1 8 Biogas 50,214 0.5 9 Any other 9,542 0.1 10 No cooking 24,978 0.2 Total Households 10,919,653 100 Source: Census of India, 2001

4.3.8 Agriculture

48. The economy of Madhya Pradesh is dominated by agriculture accounting for 40% of the net domestic product. There are two seasonal crops grown in a year. In 2004-05, the state has produced about 14.1 million tonnes of food grains (comprising 10.7 million tonnes of cereals and 3.4 million tonnes of pulses) and about 4.8 million tonnes of total oilseed (soya bean production is 3.75 million tonnes). The state has contributed 7.43% food grains, 8.7% cereals and 21.4% pulses to the national food storage in 2004-05. The most common crops produced are millet, wheat, maize (corn), rice, gram, soyabean, cotton, ground-nuts, and pulses.

4.3.9 Mineral Resources

49. Madhya Pradesh is rich in minerals. There are large reserves of coal and important deposits of iron ore, manganese ore, bauxite, limestone, dolomite, copper, fire clay, and china clay. Diamond reserves at Panna are of particular interest. There are 24 cement factories in the state. The state is one of the largest producers of cement in the country. The reserves of dolomite (66 million tonnes), fuller‟s earth (120 billion tonnes), clay (12,030 million tonnes), limestone, quartz are reported in project area.

4.4 Social and Cultural Development

50. Population of Madhya Pradesh is 60.35 million (Census 2001) which constitutes 5.87% of the country‟s population. Out of the total population, 73.54% is rural and 26.26% is urban. The Schedule Tribes accounts for 22.3% of the state. The main tribal groups are Gond, Bhil, Baiga, Kokru, Bhariya, Halba, Kaul, Mariya and Sahariya.

51. Of the total population, 52% accounts for male while 48% is female. The sex ratio

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(the number of females per thousand males) is 933:1000. The literacy rate is 64.11% where women are less literate than men. The average household size is 5.5.

52. According to the report, “Socio Economic and Poverty Reduction (SEPR, 2006) - in support of MP Power Sector Reforms”, there has been a decline in poverty from 61.78% in 1973-74 to 37.43 % in 1999-2000. Poverty line for rural areas in the state is set at Rs. 311.34 per capita per month and Rs. 481.65 per capita per month for the urban population.

5.0 SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES

5.1 DISCOM’S Approach for Site Selection

5.1.1 Planning Stage

53. One of the factors that govern the establishment of the distribution system is the infringement of populated/agriculture area and scarce land. Wherever such infringements are substantial, different alternative options are to be considered. During the route alignment, all possible efforts are made to avoid the populated/agricultural/forest area infringement completely or to keep it to the minimum. Whenever it becomes unavoidable due to geographical locations/terrain, mitigation costs involved towards avoidance needs to be worked out. While identifying the distribution system, preliminary route selection was done by DISCOMs based on the interpretation of 1:50,000 maps/topographic maps of the area and walk over surveys.

54. For selection of optimum sites for distribution system and substations, the following points are taken into consideration: i) Construction activities do not adversely affect the population living in the vicinity of the proposed transmission lines/substations and does not create any threat to the survival of any community with special reference to tribal community etc. ii) No resettlement of households due to the project, no loss of livelihoods, location of transformers should be away from any public utility services such as playgrounds, schools, hospitals, and other establishments with due consultation with the community and local administration. iii) The Project components do not affect any monument of cultural or historical importance. iv) The Project components avoid or minimise infringement with area of natural resources. v) Ensure that Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are not used in the project funded facilities. vi) Site selection should consider seismicity and geography of the local area; vii) Selected site should not be sloping in order to carry runoff and oil spills towards the natural water body.

55. To achieve the above, DISCOMs have undertaken MV/LV/HVDS feeder route selection, site selection for DTRs and 33kV substations in close consultation with Village Panchayat representatives, Public Works Department, and the local district administration.

5.2 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Design/Pre-Construction Phase

5.2.1 Route Selection

56. As per the Forest Conservation Act 1980, all power lines infringing upon the ecologically sensitive areas have to be approved by the Forest Department. Forests will be

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avoided as far as possible while selecting the distribution line route. Where it is not possible to avoid forests, the routing of the lines in the forest area will be done in consultation with respective forest authorities to minimise damage to the forests and to ensure minimal impact on wildlife.

57. Care must be taken that line routes must avoid wetlands and unstable area. The line route must be selected appropriately to avoid relocation of people and minimise threat to common property resources. Impact on agricultural land along the line must be restricted to the construction phase, and compensation, if deemed necessary, shall be paid as determined by the district authorities to the affected persons.

5.2.2 Equipment Selection

58. The transformers and switchgear equipment used in the Project must be free from poly-chlorinated biphenyl (PCB). Procurement of new transformers will specify that PCB should not be used and only non-PCB coolant such as hydrocarbon mineral oil will be used. If presence of PCB in the existing transformers is confirmed at any stage during the transformer replacement process, the turnkey contractor and DISCOM will adopt best industry practices with regards to handling of PCB, dispose it within their existing work and safety handling procedures, and recommend the appropriate disposal of these equipment in accordance with the applicable national and international standards. Disposal will comply with national regulations and in the absence of such, any acceptable international best practice.

5.3 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Construction Phase

59. Environmental impacts identified during construction are insignificant and temporary. The scale of the works is relatively minor and since the feeder lines pass through villages, most of the labour force will be from the local villages, hence, no construction camps will be required.

5.3.1 Impact on Physical Resources

Topography

60. The natural terrestrial environment of the proposed project areas have already been significantly altered and disturbed by people who converted land into fields, villages, semi- urban areas with infrastructure facilities such as roads, drains, homes and buildings, etc. Therefore, the subproject activities will not cause any significant impacts to the existing environment nor will it affect any environmentally-sensitive areas.

Climate and Air Quality

61. The project area is predominantly village lands and agriculture along the ROW. It will have minimal impact on the climate condition.

62. The construction of distribution line and substations will not incur negative impact on air quality due to the temporary nature of construction activities. Associated-construction activities are excavation for the poles, and movement of transporting vehicles carrying construction materials along the haul road (through un-built roads, but not maintained). These activities are expected to generate dust particles for short span and temporary, thus, will not affect air quality.

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Noise Levels

63. Pole erection pits shall be dug up manually with augers, thus, it is not expected to increase the noise level significantly and no vibration. During the construction of 33 kV substations, major sources of noise are movement of vehicles transporting the construction material and equipment to the site. Most of the access roads along the alignment are in good condition. Major construction works will be carried out during the daytime only.

Surface Water Quality

64. The overhead conductor will not affect any of the sewerage/drainage system and no streams will be disturbed. Careful pole siting will ensure that water bodies will not be affected. Apart from limited disturbance during construction, there will be insignificant effects on water quality.

65. At 33 kV substations, care shall be taken to locate the temporary construction worker sheds away from water bodies. Workers will be provided with adequate drinking water facilities, sanitary facilities and drainage in the temporary sheds. Impacts to the existing drainage system will be temporary such as inundation during rainy season or extreme rain event, stagnation of water creating temporary breeding sites in the area including irrigation canals, natural flow paths and drains can be avoided by proper site selection.

Ground Water Quality

66. Ground water pollution will not take place during feeder erection. No fuel and other lubricants are required at the sites and will not be stored at the construction sites. The contractor, adopting best industry practices, will prevent any accidental spills of paints/transformer oil etc. and their discharge to the soil and water environments.

Soil and Geology

67. The erection of HT/LT/HVDS poles will not cause soil erosion at the structure/pole erection site. Maximum effort will be taken to minimise removal of trees and to minimise the obstruction or destruction to natural drainage pattern of the surrounding areas. The 33 kV substation sites are generally flat and the construction material shall be stored within the area earmarked for substation site. The construction waste will be minimal and will be disposed of properly through garbage bins and collected daily.

5.3.2 Impact on Ecological Resources

5.3.2.1 Terrestrial Ecology

Flora and Fauna

68. It is not expected that any flora and fauna that are rare, endangered, endemic or threatened will be affected given the scale of the project. Also, the migratory paths of small mammals and reptiles will not be affected by construction activities. No wildlife travel routes were found during the route alignment selection process.

69. There is no sensitive ecological area/protected forest area such as national wildlife park, bird sanctuary crossing the proposed route alignment or near the substation sites. However, DISCOM will secure appropriate clearances form MoEF or State Forest Department, if needed.

70. The removal of herbaceous vegetation from the soil and loosening of the top soil

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would be confined mainly to the 33 kV station sites. These would be minimised by sprinkling of water during construction period and mixing local grasses and herbs seed to soil and debris coming out during site clearance, cutting, filling and levelling.

Removal of Trees

71. The initial construction works for substation sites involves land clearance, cutting, filling and levelling which may cause loss of some trees and vegetation. Care will be taken to avoid dense vegetation as far as possible and pole locations are selected at plain fields where vegetation is less dense. Compensation to the tree owners in private areas will be paid as per GoMP norms. Any tree loss on government land or forestland, appropriate clearances and afforestation/tree compensation will be paid to Madhya Pradesh Forest Department.

Disposal of Debris

72. Spoils and debris generated at 33 kV substation sites during construction stage will be contained within the substation. The negative impact on surrounding ecology, public health and scenic beauty due to improper disposal of the debris will be minimised by proper disposal. The extent of removal of all excess mud from the pole locations is insignificant and the contractor shall repair any damage to pavements, roads, and drainage systems.

5.3.2.2 Aquatic Ecology

73. No significant impacts on aquatic ecology in the riverine areas are envisaged.

5.3.3 Impact on Human Environment

Health and Safety

74. The contractor will provide necessary training on safety to the personnel working at the lines. Personal protective equipment like safety gloves, eye-shields, helmet, and ear plugs, etc. will be provided during construction and during maintenance work. First aid facilities and doctor on call from nearby towns will be made available within the labour camps and working area.

75. Only trained personnel will undertake handling of fuel, lubricants, and waste oil. They will be trained on disposal techniques according to best industry practice and regulatory guidelines. This will be the contractor‟s responsibility.

76. Project activities may create accidental damage to public and construction workers. Contractors will take the necessary action to enhance personal safety during the construction through the following measures:

Organise awareness programmes relevant to personal safety of the workers and public in the area. Installation of warning signs to particular locations such as transverse points of local road network by HVDS/LT lines. The statutory Workmen Compensation will also cover workers as per GoI laws by the contractor.

Agriculture

77. There is no permanent loss of land for distribution lines. For 33 kV substations, the

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proposed lands are mostly barren government lands, besides two private lands measuring 50 m x 50 m each, which will be acquired in consultation with local administration and villagers. The agricultural loss due to erection of HT/LT/HVDS lines construction will be compensated in consultation with local village Panchayats. As far as possible, the prime agricultural land will be avoided and the construction will start after crop harvesting.

Employment

78. Construction of lines/substations will generate local employment, as number of unskilled labour will be required at the time of construction.

Temporary Outage of the Electricity

79. Temporary disconnection of power supply will occur during construction activities. Public located in project-affected area will face inconvenience for short periods. The following measures will be taken:

Advance notice to the public about the time and duration of the utility disruption, and Restore the utilities immediately to minimize public inconvenience.

Resettlement and Rehabilitation

80. Land acquisition or resettlement will not be required for MV/LT/HVSDS lines since the overhead cable can utilise the existing road bench area. For 33 kV substations, barren government/private land will be used and if any resettlement and rehabilitation issue arises, compensation will be paid based on National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation 2007 and ADB‟s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009.

Cultural Sites

81. No major sites of archaeological, cultural, or historic significance are present in the area.

Traffic and Transport

82. During construction phase, traffic disturbance will be minimised by avoiding high- density areas, using proper traffic signs and avoiding road blockage.

Interference with other Utilities and Traffic

83. As per regulations enacted by GoI, it is mandatory for DISCOM to seek clearance prior to construction from the Department of Railways, Telecommunications, and wherever necessary, from Aviation authorities that are likely to be affected by the construction of power lines. The power lines affect nearby telecommunication circuits by causing electrical interference and induced voltage, which may occur to nearby telecom circuit and suggested necessary protection measures will need to be adopted. This may require measures like rerouting of the telecom circuits, conversion of overhead telecom circuits into cables to minimise the interference. In general, the system is planned and executed in such a way that adequate clearance is maintained between power lines and the railways, civil aviation and defence installations.

Waste Disposal

84. Old batteries and transformer oil will be disposed off through certified waste handlers in accordance with the provisions of MoEF and compliance with these provisions will be

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reported to ADB/relevant GoMP agency through biannual reports.

Solid Waste Disposal

85. Metal scraps and waste wooden packing material will be generated at the location of the line/pole erection sites. These will be collected and disposed off by the contractor following government regulations.

Sanitary Waste Disposal at Construction Sites and Labour Camps

86. The places where most labour will be staying will be near hamlets which shall use the community services for solid waste, water and sanitation. At 33 kV substation construction sites, contractor will provide for safe drinking water facilities, sanitary facilities, and drainage in the temporary sheds of the construction workers to avoid surface water pollution. This should form an integral part of all construction contracts before commencement of any construction works.

87. Only a small group of 5-6 workers are required for MV/LT/HVDS site and they keep on shifting every week to a new location. The small camps can dig up small sanitary pits (following government requirements) which will be coved by soil after use this will not have any adverse impact on sanitary conditions of nearby area.

Liquid Waste Disposal

88. There will be no oil or chemical waste generated during the erection of HVDS/LT line hence no mitigation is required. Storage and usage of the transformer oil at 33kV substation site will be done as per contract specifications and GoI/GoMP regulations for handling any oil leakage at site.

Green House Gas Pollutant – Leakage of Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)

8 89. Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is a non-toxic greenhouse gas used as a dielectric in 33kV circuit breakers, switchgear, and other electrical equipment. DISCOMs plan to use Vacuum Circuit Breakers for 33kV and 11 kV switchgears but it is possible that some manufacturer will propose to use SF6 circuit breakers. If it is used, appropriate record of SF6 maintenance schedule will be put in place by the DISCOM to maintain leakage within 0.1% replacement norms of the industry. Hence, mitigation measures will only be required if the DISCOMs agree to the use such circuit breakers by the contractor.

5.4 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Operation Phase

Air Quality and Noise

90. The distribution line and the substations will not have any negative impact on air quality during the operation phase.

91. There may be humming noise from the transformers which will be felt only to a distance of up to 15 m to 30 m from the source and therefore not expected to cause nuisance to residential areas.

Electric Shocks

92. Once distribution transformer substations and lines are fully erected, fencing, danger

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signs will be installed at each location that clearly identifies and warn of the dangers of climbing into an operational substation. Signage meeting the IEEE9 standards will be placed on all overhead power poles warning of the attendant electrical hazards. EPC will advise the community about the location and associated dangers of the overhead feeder line.

5.5 Environmental Management Plan

93. Based on the environmental assessment of project activities, an Environment Management Plan (EMP) has been developed for the project to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts. The EMP discusses anticipated impacts, mitigation measures, monitoring requirements and responsible authorities to implement the EMP with respect to the following stages: (i) pre-construction, (ii) construction, and (iii) operation and maintenance. Detailed, site-specific mitigation measures and monitoring plans were developed and will be implemented during the project implementation phase. The EMP is given in Table 5.1 which identifies feasible and cost-effective measures to be taken to reduce potential adverse impacts to acceptable levels.

94. A summary environmental impact matrix and the mitigation measures is given in Table 5.2. The matrix is developed based on environmental analysis of project facilities and review of environmental impacts of a typical power distribution projects.

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Table 5.1 Environmental Management Plan

Potential Environmental Parameters to be Standards/Measur Institutional Implementation Project Mitigation Action Impact Monitored ement/Frequency Responsibility Schedule Activity Pre-construction A. Physical Resources Equipment Release of chemicals and PCBs not used in substation transformers Compliance with Setback distances DISCOM Detailed design specifications harmful gases in or other project facilities or equipment. setback distances (“as- to nearest houses – and design receptors (air, water, built” diagrams). Once during parameters land) design. B. Environmental Resources Location of Impact on water bodies / Consideration of site location where poles Site location, line Consultation with DISCOM Part of detailed distribution land/ residences could be located to avoid water bodies or alignment selection local authorities project siting and poles and agricultural land. (distance to dwelling, and land owners, survey and design distribution line water bodies and/or MOEF water quality alignment and Careful site selection to avoid existing agricultural land). standards – Once design settlements. Safe distance from schools during design. and hospitals to be kept as specified by GoMP/DISCOM norms. Substation Noise generation Substation designed to ensure noise will Expected noise Noise control DISCOM Detailed design location and Exposure to noise, not be a nuisance. Selection of emissions based on regulations in 1994 design Nuisance to neighbouring construction techniques and machinery to substation design, Noise levels to be properties minimise ground disturbance. noise levels. specified in tender Construction documents – Once techniques and during design. machinery. Interference Temporally flooding Appropriate siting of poles to avoid channel Site location and line Consultation with DISCOM Detailed alignment with drainage hazards/loss of interference. alignment selection. local authorities survey and design patterns/Irrigati agricultural production and design on channels engineers – Once during design. Location of land Impact to the existing Construction facilities should be placed at Water and Air Quality. Air quality DISCOM Detailed design for substations/ surface water suitable distance from water bodies, Standards and distribution environment natural flow paths, important ecological Water Quality poles habitats and residential areas. standards – Once during design. C. Ecological Resources Encroachment Loss of precious Avoid encroachment by careful site and Flora and fauna habitat Flora and fauna DISCOM Detailed design into precious ecological values/ alignment selection. loss. protection act – ecological damage to precious Once during areas species design. D. Human Environment Substation Disturbance to the Maintained adequate clearance, Proximity to houses Technical DISCOM Detailed design location and adjacent lands and the construction of retaining structures, and other structures. specification design people due to cut and fill minimise cut and fill operations adjoining to operations the dwellings 28

Potential Environmental Parameters to be Standards/Measur Institutional Implementation Project Mitigation Action Impact Monitored ement/Frequency Responsibility Schedule Activity Location of Exposure to safety Setback of dwellings to overhead line route Pole locations and line Setback distances DISCOM Part of pole siting distribution related risks designed in accordance with DISCOM alignment selection to nearest houses – survey and detailed poles and norms with respect to nearest Once during design alignment survey distribution line dwellings and design alignment and design Involuntary Loss of lands and Compensation paid for temporary/ Public complaints Rates as per the DISCOM Prior to resettlement or structures permanent loss of productive land Resettlement Plan/ construction phase land acquisition Frame work for the project - Once Encroachment Loss of agricultural Use existing pole footings wherever Pole locations and line Consultation with DISCOM Part of detailed into farmland productivity possible alignment selection local district alignment survey administration and design Avoid siting new poles on farmland Design of authorities and wherever possible Implementation of crop design engineers - and tree compensation Once Farmers compensated for any permanent (based on affected area) loss of productive land/fruit trees that need to be trimmed/removed along RoW. Statutory approvals for tree trimming /removal Avoid productive agriculture lands for development of 33 kV substations

Proper fencing of substation land to avoid encroachment Explosions/Fire Hazards to life Design of substations to include modern Substation design Tender document DISCOM Part of detailed fire control systems/firewalls. compliance with fire to mention detailed substation layout prevention and control specifications – and design Provision of fire fighting equipment to be codes Once /drawings located close to transformers, power equipment. Construction A. Physical Resources Site clearance Soil erosion and surface Construction in erosion and flood-prone Soil erosion Visual inspection DISCOM, Construction period runoff areas should be restricted to the dry (Turbidity and season sedimentation) – Once Treat clearing and filling areas against flow acceleration and construction work should be carefully designed to minimise obstruction or destruction to natural drainage Removal or Public inconvenient Advance notice to the public about the time Disruption of other Technical DISCOM Throughout the disturbance to and the duration of the utility disruption commercial and public specification of construction period other public activities / Public DISCOM – Once 29

Potential Environmental Parameters to be Standards/Measur Institutional Implementation Project Mitigation Action Impact Monitored ement/Frequency Responsibility Schedule Activity utilities Use of well trained and experienced complaints machinery operators to reduce accidental damage to the public utilities

Restore the utilities immediately to overcome public inconvenience Equipment If used, SF6 leakage Record of all substation switchgear, Switchgear casings As per DISCOM Throughout layout and during storage and cylinders located within secure casings and Substation (International Contractor construction/erectio installation erection of switchgear bounding Electro-technical through n period Commission) IEC contract standards provisions Once in year Surplus Runoff to cause water Excess fill from pole foundation excavation Location and amount Appropriate fill DISCOM, Construction period earthwork/soil pollution, solid waste disposed of next to roads or around (m3) of fill disposal disposal and disposal houses, in agreement with the local Soil disposal locations dispersal locations community or landowners. and volume (m3) – every month during construction B. Environmental Resources Substation Loss of soil Fill for the substation foundations obtained Borrow area siting Minimal ground DISCOM, Construction period construction by creating or improving local drain system. (area of site in m2 and disturbance – estimated volume in Every month during m3) construction Water pollution Minimize construction activities involving Seasonal start and Timing of major DISCOM, Construction period significant ground disturbance (i.e. finish of major disturbance substation land forming) during the earthworks (pH, activities - prior to monsoon season. BOD/COD, Suspended start of construction solids, other) activities Provision of Contamination of Construction workforce facilities to include Amenities for Presence of proper DISCOM, Construction period facilities for receptors (land, water, proper sanitation, water supply and waste Workforce facilities sanitation, water Contractor construction air) disposal facilities. supply, and waste through workers disposal facilities- contract Once before start provisions of construction. Mechanised Noise, vibration and Construction equipment to be well Construction Technical DISCOM, Construction period construction operator safety, efficient maintained. equipment - estimated specifications, operation noise emissions and safety regulations, operating schedules Noise, vibration, Proper maintenance and turning off plant Noise control equipment wear and tear not in use. regulations Usage of roads Increase in airborne dust Existing roads and tracks used for Access roads, routes Use of established DISCOM, Construction period for accessibility particles construction and maintenance access to (length and width of roads wherever the site wherever possible. new access roads to be possible constructed) Acquisition of Loss of agricultural Avoid faming season wherever possible for Land area of Regular monitoring DISCOM, Throughout the

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Potential Environmental Parameters to be Standards/Measur Institutional Implementation Project Mitigation Action Impact Monitored ement/Frequency Responsibility Schedule Activity fields and other productivity the project activities. agriculture loss compliance with construction period lands regulations Ensure existing irrigation facilities are Usage of existing maintained in working condition utilities

Protect /preserve topsoil and reinstate after Status of facilities construction completed (earthwork in m3)

Repair /reinstate damaged bunds etc. after Implementation of Crop construction completed compensation (amount paid, dates, etc.) Compensation for temporary loss in agricultural production C. Ecological Resources Temporary Loss of power supply to Advance notice to the public about the time Houses and Regular monitoring Contractor Throughout the outage of the the local community and the duration of the utility disruption commercial premises during the period of DISCOM construction period electricity when distribution lines of power disruption erection of crossing the new Restore the utilities immediately to conductors distribution line are overcome public inconvenience switched off Wood/ Loss of vegetation and Construction workers prohibited from Illegal wood/ vegetation Complaints by local DISCOM, Construction period vegetation deforestation harvesting wood in the project area during harvesting (area in m2, people or other harvesting, their employment. number of incidents evidence of illegal cut and fill reported) harvesting -Monitor operations every complaint Effect on fauna Prevent contractor work force from Habitat loss Wild Life Act – DISCOM Construction period disturbing the flora, fauna including hunting Every Month during of animal and fishing in water bodies construction

Proper awareness programme regarding conservation of flora, fauna including ground vegetation to all drivers, operators and other workers Site clearance Vegetation Marking of vegetation to be removed prior Vegetation marking Clearance strictly DISCOM, Construction period to clearance, and strict control on clearing and clearance control limited to target Contractor activities to ensure minimal clearance. (area in m2) vegetation - Once through at start of contract clearance. provisions D. Human Environment Transportation Nuisance to the general Transport loading and unloading of Water and air quality National DISCOMs Construction period and storage of public construction materials should not cause Environment Act materials nuisance to the people by way of noise, vibration and dust. CPCB Emission

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Potential Environmental Parameters to be Standards/Measur Institutional Implementation Project Mitigation Action Impact Monitored ement/Frequency Responsibility Schedule Activity Avoid storage of construction materials Standards and beside the road, around water bodies, MOEF water quality residential or public sensitive locations. standards

Construction materials should be stored in Once Every month covered areas to ensure protection from during construction dust, emissions, and such materials should be bundled in environment friendly and nuisance free manner. Trimming/ Fire hazards Trees allowed growing up to a height within Species-specific tree Presence of target DISCOM, Construction period cutting of trees the RoW by maintaining adequate retention as approved species in RoW Contractor within RoW Loss of vegetation and clearance between the top of tree and the by statutory authorities following vegetation through deforestation conductor as per the regulations. (average and maximum clearance – Once contract tree height at maturity, at start of provisions Trees that can survive pruning to comply in metres) construction should be pruned instead of cleared. Disposal of cleared During 33kV substation construction and vegetation as approved feeder erection, felled trees and other by the statutory cleared or pruned vegetation to be authorities (area disposed of as authorised by the statutory cleared in m2) bodies. Health and Injury and sickness of Contract provisions specifying minimum Contract clauses Health and safety DISCOM Construction period safety workers and members of requirements for construction camps (number of incidents regulations – As (Contractor the public and total lost-work days specified in through Contractor to prepare and implement a caused by injuries and contract documents contract health and safety plan. sickness) provisions)

Contractor to arrange for health and safety awareness programmes Nuisance to Losses to neighbouring Contract clauses specifying careful Contract clauses Incorporating good DISCOM Construction period nearby land uses/ values construction practices. Design basis and construction (Contractor properties layout management, through As much as possible existing access ways Reinstatement of land design engineering contract will be used. status (area affected, practices provisions) m2) Productive land will be reinstated following Implementation of Consultation with completion of construction tree/crop compensation affected parties (amount paid) immediately after Compensation will be paid for loss of completion of production, if any. construction and after the first harvest Operation and Maintenance Phase A. Physical Environment 32

Potential Environmental Parameters to be Standards/Measur Institutional Implementation Project Mitigation Action Impact Monitored ement/Frequency Responsibility Schedule Activity Operation of Leakage of SF6 gas Record of all 33/11 kV substation Switchgear casings Ozone Depleting DISCOM Throughout the 33/11 kV switchgear located within secure casings and Substation substances – operation switchgear bounding Regularly as per DISCOM norms B. Environmental Resources Oil spillage Contamination of Substation transformers located within Substation bounding National DISCOM Throughout the land/nearby water bodies secure and impervious bundled areas with (“as-built” diagrams) Environment Act, operation a storage capacity of at least 100% of the Hazardous Waste capacity of oil in transformers and Management rules associated reserve tanks. – Regularly as per DISCOM norms Handling of old 25 kV & 11/0.4 kV Handling oil and Distribution transformers, waste oil transformers only by certified handlers and Handling of banned PCB based recyclers transformers and waste oil Soil Erosion at Removal of top soil Planting of buffer zone species suitable for Turbidity of water Visual inspection DISCOM Throughout the pole base of project area (Visual Inspection) (Turbidity and operations distribution line Mixing of grass/herbs seed to disposed sedimentation) muck C. Human Environment Electric shock Death or injury to the Security fences around substation Proper maintenance of Periodic DISCOM Throughout the workers and public fences and sign boards maintenance operation Establishment of warning signs Usage of appropriate Number of Careful design using appropriate technologies (lost work programmes and technologies to minimise hazards days due to illness and percentage of injuries) staff/workers covered Substation Exposure to Substation design to comply with the limits Required vibrations Technical DISCOM Throughout the maintenance electromagnetic of electromagnetic interference within floor level, instrumentation specifications of operation interference area DISCOM

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Environmental Magnitude of Impacts Implementation and Potential Impacts Nature of Impact Mitigation Measures Attribute Low Medium High Monitoring A. Physical Resources 1. Topography Change in the surface Direct/Local/ X To minimise the impact of loss of Before construction features and present irreversible vegetation as per existing norms. phase aesthetics 2. Climate No impacts on Direct/Local/ X No measurable impact on the climatic climatic conditions irreversible conditions, hence no mitigation is required B. Environmental Resources 1. Air Quality Project will have Direct/Local/ X Water sprinkling at 33 kV substation During construction marginal impact on air reversible construction sites and pole erections activity quality during sites, as needed. construction due to increase in the dust level. 2. Noise Noise due to Direct/Local/ X Restriction of noise generating activities During construction construction activities. reversible at night and use of personal protective activity equipment by workers. Noise arising from Direct/Local/ X To maintain a safe distance or provide During operational humming generated reversible proper shielding near residential areas phase by transformers for 33 kV substations, if needed 3. Surface and Runoff from the Direct/Local/ X Careful placement of 33kV substation Before and during Ground Water construction site reversible boundary, poles etc. construction activity quality Domestic wastewater Direct/Local/ X Domestic wastewater treatments by During construction from construction reversible providing soak pits/temporary drainage. and operation sites 4. Soils and Soil erosion due to Direct/Local/ Avoiding sites which are prone to the soil During and after the Geology erection and clearing reversible erosion. construction activity of vegetation in the RoW. C. Ecological Resources 1. Terrestrial Loss of vegetation Direct/Local/ X Compensation to the tree owners for Before the construction Ecology irreversible private trees, if any. DISCOM will be phase responsible for meeting all statutory rules/ regulations for forest clearances as per GOI/GoMP norms. 2. Terrestrial Disturbance to local Direct/Local/ X Wildlife routes and their habitats avoided Before and during Fauna fauna during reversible as far as possible during the route construction phase construction selection. 3. Aquatic Ecology No significant impacts Direct/Local/ X No mitigation required. Before and during envisaged reversible construction phase D. Human Environment 1. Fire Fires, explosion and Direct/Local X Use of personal protective equipment. During construction other accidents along By lopping of trees, fire hazards will be and operation phase

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Environmental Magnitude of Impacts Implementation and Potential Impacts Nature of Impact Mitigation Measures Attribute Low Medium High Monitoring the route alignment of avoided during maintenance period. HVDS line. Regular inspection of lines for faults prone to accidents. 2. Health and Exposure to low Direct/ Local/ X HVDS lines do not cause EM fields. Only Before and after the Safety electromagnetic fields continuous slight EMF may exist near 33 kV construction phase. substations. No mitigation required. 3. Agriculture Small temporary loss Direct/ Local/ reversible X Avoid prime agriculture land. Before and during of agriculture land Construction activity after crop construction phase. due to pole and line harvesting. erection. For 33 kV substations, avoid private Lands required for 33 agricultural lands; use govt. land mostly. kV substations Make proper compensation for private lands acquired. 4. Socio- Beneficial impacts Direct/ regional X Unskilled labour and indirect benefits. During operational economics from rural and urban Overall economic growth of the region. phase electrification. Job opportunities during construction phase 5. Resettlement No resettlement Direct/Local/ reversible X Route alignment is selected in such a Before the construction required as no way that there is no resettlement issue. phase. houses along the RoW. 6. Cultural sites No archaeological, Direct/Local/ reversible X No archaeological, historical or cultural -- historical, or cultural important sites are affected, hence no important sites are mitigation required affected by the construction of the lines. 7. Traffic and Traffic congestion due Direct/Local/ reversible X Avoid high density traffic areas, proper During construction Transportation to movement of traffic signs at the construction site, phase construction vehicles ensuring proper access roads at 33 kV substations 8. Solid Waste Probability of surface Indirect/Local/ X Separate solid waste During operation Generation and groundwater reversible Scrap will be collected and disposed phase pollution off properly following government regulations. Insignificant solid waste generation due to small erection work by 3-4 people for the each line. 33 kV substation will require small (5-8) quantity of persons during peak period of construction and hence the solid waste generation will be very small – small pit could be made which could covered by soil once 35

Environmental Magnitude of Impacts Implementation and Potential Impacts Nature of Impact Mitigation Measures Attribute Low Medium High Monitoring construction is complete. 9. Handling of Leaching of oil into Direct/Local/irreversible X Batteries and transformer oil will be During Construction waste Oil and water bodies disposed off through certified waste and Maintenance old transformers handlers in compliance with GOI/GoMP. phase These provisions must be reported to ADB/MoEF through biannual reports 10. Greenhouse If used, SF6 is a non- Direct/Local X If specified in contract documents, SF6 During Maintenance gas pollutants toxic greenhouse gas handling should be part of each Phase used as a dielectric in contracts technical specification, and circuit breakers, required design and routine test must be switch gear, and other done during erection and commissioning electrical equipment of the circuit breaker.

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6.0 INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

6.1 Institutional Arrangements

95. The three DISCOMs will serve as the executing agencies for the investment program which includes this Tranche 2. All three DISCOMs have established project management units (PMUs) for implementation of the previous MFF and these units will continue their roles under Tranche 2. These PMUs have been fully operational and have substantial experience in ADB project implementation as demonstrated by their good performance in implementation of the previous MFF.

96. During implementation, the PMU will conduct day-to-day project management including procurement, construction supervision, inspection and testing of equipment, payments to contractors, and monitoring and reporting of progress. The PMU manager will report directly to chairmen and managing directors of the DISCOMs.

97. A coordinating committee, consists of the chairmen and managing directors of the executing agencies, will be set up by the Department of Energy to monitor and coordinate the overall implementation of the investment program. This committee will coordinate between the executing agencies, ADB and the Department of Economic Affairs on issues related to project implementation. The institutional structure of the DISCOMs is shown in Figure 6.1. The PMU is responsible for the implementation of Tranche 2 investments.

Figure 6.1 PMU Structure at DISCOMs FSP - IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING Corporate - Project Management Unit

Circle Level - Project Implementation and Monitoring Unit

PMU level Respective SE (O&M) – Project Manager

RESPECTIVE EE (O&M) – In RESPECTIVE EE (O&M) – In charge of FSP Project for Division charge of FSP Project for Division AE – NODAL OFFICER ( Will be AE – NODAL OFFICER ( Will be deployed exclusively for FSP deployed exclusively for FSP along along with 2 Line staff ) with 2 line staff)

FSP= Feeder Separation Project

98. For each subproject, the DISCOM will do the overall coordination, preparation, planning, implementation, and financing of all activities required to comply with the EMP. The DISCOMs, as needed, may employ additional third-party services.

99. Each Field Unit, headed by the Superintendent Engineer, who reports directly to the PMU head, will be assisted by Nodal Officers (Assistant Engineer(s)) in coordinating with respective engineering units to address environmental and social issues. The Nodal officer will be assisted by the contractor‟s representative or separately hired consultant for environmental monitoring and designing of appropriate mitigation measures.

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100. Given the capacity of DISCOMs, it is proposed that these Nodal officers shall assume primary responsibility for the environmental assessment as well as implementation of EMPs of their respective subprojects (one or more lots) through contractors or third party consultants. The duties of the Nodal officers will include (i) oversight of construction contractors for monitoring and implementing mitigation measures; (ii) liaising with the contractor and seeking their help to solve the environment-related issues of project implementation; and (iii) preparation of environmental monitoring reports every six months on behalf of PMU for submission to ADB.

101. The duties of the PMU at the corporate level includes:

Monitoring the implementation of mitigation measures during construction and operation phases of the project. Prepare suitable environmental management reports at various sites Advising and coordinating field environmental management activities performed by various contractors. Liaise with the GOMP and state agencies in seeking their help to resolve any implementation related environment issues. Advise to project planning/design cells on environmental and social issues during route selection to avoid negative environmental impacts.

102. The Project Management Consultants (PMC) hired by DISCOMs will have overall responsibility to manage the site activities. The DISCOMs will ensure that contractor(s) engaged for each lot will implement the EMP, as required The PMU will have overall responsibility for processing and implementing all subproject(s). Table 6.1 presents the details of responsibilities during the implementation of the EMP.

Table 6.1 Institutional Roles and Responsibilities for Implementation of EMP

Activity Responsible Agency Sub-project Initiation Stage Assign Nodal officers for each lot DISCOM Clearances/approvals from relevant GOI/GoMP agencies- Forest, Roads, DISCOM Railways, telecom etc. Disclosure of project EMP details on DISCOM website PMU/DISCOM Conducting discussions/meetings/workshops with APs and other PMU/DISCOM stakeholders Updating of EMP mitigation measures based on discussions PMU

EMP Implementation Stage Meetings at community/household level with Aps Field Level staff/Contractor Implementation of proposed EMP mitigation measures Field Level staff/Contractor Consultations with APs during EMP mitigation measures implementation Field Level staff/Contractor Grievances Redressal PMU/DISCOM/District Administration Internal monitoring PMU/DISCOM ADB-Asian Development Bank, AP-Affected Persons, EA-Executing Agency, EMP - Environmental Management Plan, PMU- Project Management Unit.

6.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan 103. Mitigation measures related to construction as specified in the EMP will be incorporated into civil works contracts, and their implementation will be the responsibility of the contractors. In addition, contractors will submit monthly progress reports to PMU on the implementation of EMP. The DISCOM then will report on progress achieved against the EMP activities and milestones on a six monthly basis to ADB.

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104. The environmental management plan, given in Table 5.1 applies to all sub-projects.10 The mitigation measures given in the EMP requires monitoring of environmental attributes during construction and operation phase by the DISCOM. During project implementation, the Nodal Officers of the DISCOMs shall do the monitoring of the environmental aspects at the field level. Each DISCOM will also be responsible for obtaining any regulatory approvals and compliance with GOI and GOMP environmental laws, as applicable to all subprojects in Tranche 2. The DISCOMs will document any unanticipated consequence of the project.

105. Activities to be monitored include: all planning, coordination and management activities related to the implementation of safeguard issues; the identification of corrective and preventive actions; records of health and safety matters and training activities; consultations with project affected peoples (as and when needed, particularly during the implementation); feedback, trouble shooting and project related grievances, preparation of progress and monitoring reports as required by ADB; and verifying the projects overall compliance with safeguard measures and its progress.

106. Progress reports will include a description of implementable activities and their status; identify the responsible party (ies) involved in their implementation; and provide project management schedules and timeframes for doing so, along with their associated costs. Summary appraisal reports will be submitted to ADB subsequent to obtaining the EA‟s approval and clearance(s).

107. During implementation, if any project activities are noticed to have significant adverse environmental impacts, ADB requires DISCOM to hire external experts of repute to verify if sound environmental management practices were followed during implementation. If required, these external monitoring experts will report on a semi-annual basis to ADB. In case the implementation of EMP is not satisfactory, these external experts will recommend actions to enhance environmental compliance by DISCOMs. 108. Environmental monitoring will consist of routine systematic checking that environmental management measures have been implemented effectively during each stage of the project. Table 6.2 presents the summary environmental monitoring plan while Table 6.3 presents the environmental monitoring plan. A budget of Rs. 5.0 Million has been set aside for implementation of EMP (see Table 6.4).

Table 6.2 Summary Environmental Monitoring Plan

11 Implementation Environmental Monitoring Tasks Implementation Schedule Responsibility Pre-Construction Phase Audit project bidding documents to ensure EMP is DISCOM Prior to issue of bidding included. documents Monitor contractor‟s detailed alignment survey to ensure PMU Prior to DISCOM approval of relevant environmental mitigation measures in EMP Contractor‟s detailed have been included. alignment survey. Audit detailed design of facilities to ensure standard DISCOM Prior to DISCOM approval of environmental safeguards/mitigation measures (as contractor‟s detailed designs. identified in EMP) have been included. Approvals from GoMP agencies such as forest DISCOM Prior to DISCOM approval of department, roads etc. as required before finalisation. contractor‟s detailed designs.

Construction Phase Regular monitoring and reporting of contractor‟s PMU Continuous throughout the compliance with contractual environmental mitigation construction period. measures.

10The EMP is presented as a stand-alone document. 11 Monitoring of issues related to compensation of landowners for land acquisition and loss of production, etc. are addressed in the Resettlement Action Plan.

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11 Implementation Environmental Monitoring Tasks Implementation Schedule Responsibility Handling of waste oil and old transformers to be PMU As per GOI/GoMP statutory handled by certified agencies. requirements

Operation and Maintenance Observations during routine maintenance inspections of PMU As per DISCOM inspection feeder lines. RoW inspections will include monitoring of schedules implementation status of mitigation measures specified in EMP.

Handling of waste oil and old transformers to be PMU As per GOI/GoMP statutory handled by certified agencies. requirements

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Table 6.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan12

Project Mitigation Parameters to be Monitored Location Measurements Frequency Responsibility Cost Stage Measures Route survey to Possible encroachment on All feeder/HVDS Field mapping with Global 1time survey to finalize DISCOM through route survey n/a define alternative reserved forests, schools, lines and 33 kV Positioning System (GPS) design contractor/substation site survey Pre- alignments. Identify religious places, substation sites equipment construction suitable 33 kV archaeological sites etc. substation sites. Dust, equipment Incorporation of appropriate All construction Field assessment to ascertain 1 time assessment for DISCOM to include in bidding documents. Included in emissions, erosion, clauses in construction contracts for all 33 quantity and design baseline establishment ADB to verify through review of bidding construction and noise control contracts kV substation appropriate measures to be documents.13 contracts (paid Waste management sites taken during from estimated

(transformer oil and decommissioning/ handling of budget of Rs. 5.0 scrap etc.) old transformers, and million) installation of new DTR and substations Construction Dust, equipment Suspended Particulate Matter All 33 kV “Grab” samples for air and One time at the Contractors to implement, DISCOM to Included in emissions, and (SPM) Noise, Water: pH, substation sites water. Spot-check for noise beginning of initial provide oversight via regular field construction erosion control Solid Dissolved Oxygen (DO), using portable monitoring activity. Monitoring to be inspections; ADB to audit during project contracts (paid Waste management Biochemical Oxygen Demand device. Spot check for solid conducted as deemed review missions. DISCOM has direct from estimated (BOD), Total Suspended waste generation and necessary responsibility for compliance with budget of Rs. 5.0 Solids (TSS), Solid waste disposal GOI/GoMP regulations million) generation and disposal

Minimize removal of No of trees to be removed All feeder/HVDS Determine if forest areas are 1 time survey DISCOM to get approval from requisite n/a trees, avoid reserve Distances from transmission lines and involved. agencies such as telecom, railways and forests, national line, telecom, railway, roads substation sites Proximity to schools etc. transmission lines etc. parks, schools, etc. avoided religious and archaeological areas Waste management Waste transformer oil All DTR locations Audit/Spot check for old Spot checks for oil/ DISCOM has direct responsibility for Included in (transformer oil and disposal/Oil leakages All 33 kV transformer handling and waste at all sites old/new transformer handling and disposal; construction scrap) (Hydrocarbons and PCBs, if substation sites disposal, waste oil generation waste transformer oil in compliance with contracts (paid any) and disposal GOI/GoMP regulations from estimated budget of Rs. 5.0 million)

Equipment Same parameters as during All substations/ Spot checks based on visual As necessary based on DISCOM, ADB to audit during project Included in emissions and construction period lines inspections and any inspections and review missions construction Operations Waste management complaints complaints14 contracts (paid and (transformer oil and from estimated Maintenance scrap etc.) budget of Rs. 5.0 million)

12 Monitoring of issues related to compensation of landowners for land acquisition will be included in the resettlement plan. 13 ADB will review documents and „no objection certificates‟ from GOI/GoMP agencies before providing “no objection” at each stage of bidding, contract evaluation, and contract award. 14 Parameters should be monitored if warranted based on visual observations or complaints. 42

6.3 Cost Estimates for Implementation of Environmental Management Plan

109. Table 6.4 presents the breakdown of cost estimates for the implementation of EMP. This cost estimates include the implementation of mitigation measures and environmental monitoring.

Table 6.4 Cost Estimates for Implementing EMP

S. Nº Environmental Cost Elements Costs in Rs. A. Design and Pre-Construction Stage 1. Tree and crop compensation Rs. 600,000 2 Cost towards EMP (Contractors cost) Rs. 19,00,000 B. Construction Stage 1 EMP implementation Monitoring Rs. 17,00,000 2 Medical camps for workmen and society - HIV/AIDS and Rs. 400,000 health awareness programs 3 Capacity building/training on the use of GIS15 Rs. 400,000 Total Costs Rs. 50,00,000

7.0 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION

7.1 Information Disclosure

110. In line with ADB‟s Public Communications Policy 2005 and the SPS 2009, DISCOMs are required to ensure that relevant project information about social and environment safeguard issues are made available during the initial stages to affected people and other stakeholders. The DISCOMs will provide project information to project-affected people and other stakeholders in English, Hindi, and local vernacular language (as needed). The DISCOMs, on their website, will post project-related information and the IEE. ADB will post the IEE on their website upon receipt from the DISCOMs.

7.2 Public Consultation

111. During the project formulation stage, DISCOMs have conducted a project scoping exercise and reconnaissance survey of the existing system. During public consultation sessions by the safeguards team, considerable dialogue was held between DISCOMs representatives, individuals, and groups from the community to make them aware of the proposed project.

7.3 Consultation Findings

112. Public consultations were conducted in semi-urban and rural areas with people living in the project-affected area between 15 March to 30 April 2011 by the safeguards team. Various stakeholders such as DISCOM officials, relevant land departments and the block development officer of the project area were present during consultations.

113. The community consulted was requested to air their opinions freely, on the project, its impact, and suggestions for mitigating adverse impacts. People participated in voluntary public consultation sessions to express their views about the proposed project. No major environmental issues were raised during the consultation process. The people are supportive of the project as they felt that the project would help bring reliable power, work, and labour opportunities in the area, improve distribution infrastructure, and will improve their

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living conditions.

114. Majority of the villages are located at the tail end of the feeders and therefore they face many problems like low voltage, constant tripping, and burnouts. Load shedding is a major problem, which has an adverse impact on the farmers. In most villages, farmers use diesel engines for water extraction that increases the cost of irrigation. The villagers felt that the proposed project would solve the problems of low voltage and irregular supply of electricity.

115. Most villagers did not have any specific suggestion or criteria related to project design, operation, and construction. The villagers felt that transformers should be centrally located in the villages to reduce power loss and improve voltage and the old wires, which caused frequent disruption of power supply, should be replaced. The project should provide PVC16 covered cabled wiring to avoid power theft and should install meter for domestic and permanent agri-consumers. Among other criteria, few villagers suggested to have separate connection for domestic and agriculture with accurate billing and timely collection by DISCOM.

116. Almost all the villages covered during public consultation were optimistic that the employment potential would increase by 100% with regular supply of power. Most villagers felt that the current project will definitely lead to cultivation of more crops during offseason due to better irrigation facility and new varieties of crops thereby increasing productivity and will add to better incomes. However, the villagers of Sonway in Ujjain district informed the team that the employment situation did not improve even after installation of substation and a feeder separator near their village.

117. The villagers felt that the project would not have any negative impact on food grain availability, no negative impact on soil water, land use or migration pattern. They also expressed that the project will not cause widespread imbalance and will have no adverse health and safety issues as well as any resettlement issues or any significant land acquisition.

118. All the villagers felt that the consultation was very useful and were very happy as they got an opportunity to share their views before the government officials. They felt that the consultation is useful for sharing views about the project and they felt confident that the DISCOMs are now serious about improvement in electricity supply. All participants during the consultation admitted that the local people would provide full cooperation and support the implementation of the project. Record of public consultations by the social team is given in Annex 3.

8.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

119. A grievance redress mechanism (GRM) will be setup by DISCOMs to provide suitable grievance redressal procedure for project-affected persons. The GRM will consist of a grievance redress committee (GRC). The GRC will have representatives from APs, Panchayat Head, Project Engineer (Field), nominated district revenue officer as nodal officer, and the designated official in DISCOM dealing with safeguards. The GRC will meet as and when major grievance arises. The main responsibilities of the GRC are: (i) provide support to APs on problems arising from land/property acquisition if any; (ii) record AP grievances, categorize, and prioritize grievances and resolve them within 4 weeks.

120. The GRM will address concerns and complaints promptly, using an understandable

16 Polyvinyl chloride, commonly abbreviated PVC, is a thermoplastic polymer.

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and transparent process that is gender responsive, culturally appropriate, and readily accessible to the affected persons at no costs and without retribution.

121. The PMU shall formulate procedures for implementing the GRM. These will include procedures for taking/recording of complaints, handling of on-the-spot resolution of minor problems, taking care of complainants, and provisions of responses to distressed stakeholders with due attention to the impacts on vulnerable groups. Figure 8.1 shows the proposed grievance procedure.

122. The grievance process will consist of the following steps:

(i) minor grievance will be resolved onsite through the concerned project engineer and contractor; (ii) if it fails, then the case will be referred to the GRC which will take the action within 15 days; and, (iii) if the AP is not satisfied with the decision then he/she will have the right to approach the appropriate court of law for resolution of the issue.

Figure 8.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism

Aggrieved Party DISCOM Within 7 Grievance Redressed (Affected Persons) (FILED LEVEL STAFF) days

Grievance Not Addressed (Major Grievances)

Grievance Redress Grievance Committee (GRC) Within 15 Redressed days

Grievance Not Addressed

Appropriate Court of Law

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9.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

123. Careful selection criteria for subproject sites have been specified to ensure minimal impacts during project implementation.

124. The large extent of proposed feeder lines pass through village roads, cultivated and uncultivated lands, human settlements and mostly parallel to the existing feeder lines. Cultivated lands are usually avoided. There will be acquisition of land required for only two 33 kV substations from the surrounding communities.

125. The proposed project will improve the operational efficiency and quality of power, reliability of the system, and is expected to reduce systems losses. A more reliable supply of power will boost the economic development in the villages. Overall, the major environmental impacts associated with distribution projects are limited to construction phase that can be mitigated by the implementation of EMP. Due to careful selection criteria, there will be minimal removal of trees for the distribution lines and substations.

126. Most people in the project areas depend on wages and agriculture. The lack of income-generating activities can be considered as a major challenge they face. Energy availability to these areas is expected to increase income-generating activities. This will help the local people in starting their own businesses while some can improve/upgrade their business, shops, etc. With effective feeder separation, they will be assured of a reliable electric supply. In addition, a reliable electricity supply will:

Facilitate agricultural activities, the students and the general public in their work, Potentially increase land values, Increase the volume of business e.g. bagging and sorting of grains, seeds, dairy etc. Create income-generating activities, and, Enhance the safety and mobility during nighttime.

127. No baseline information is available on water, air, soil and noise in the rural area of districts with respect to distribution line and distribution substations. It is recommended that DISCOMs collect baseline data for water, air, soil, and noise at suitable sampling locations. Establishment of baseline parameters is essential to monitor changes on the quality of water, air, soil and noise during construction and operation phase.

128. Public consultations were conducted along the feeder separation corridor and specifically the 33 kV substations. The results indicate broad support for the project based on perceived economic and social benefits. Most impacts are expected to occur during the construction phase and are considered to be temporary in nature. DISCOMs have selected the feeder corridors and new 33 kV substations based on survey assessment by its own staff at the field level. The final selection of routes will be done in a way that ROW alignment traverses through nearby villages without infringing upon important water resources, forest, roads, and public places meant for schools, hospitals and public amenities. Removal of old transformers and their handling, waste oil management, and excavation and movement of soils for construction of 33 kV substations are the impacts identified and mitigations are incorporated in the EMP.

129. The DISCOMs will get all statutory clearances from relevant forest clearances, roads, railways, and communication agencies of GOMP/GoI and will obtain the requisite “no objections” from various stakeholders that include Panchayats, and district administrations of the area.

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10.0 CONCLUSIONS

130. The careful consideration of environmental and social aspects, during route and site selection by DISCOMs, is expected to result to minimal impacts from project implementation. The environment and social impacts associated with feeder separation project are limited to the construction phase and can be mitigated through the implementation of the EMP and environmental monitoring.

131. Public consultations have been conducted along the feeder separation corridor. The results indicate broad support for the project based on perceived economic and social benefits. The feeder line corridors are being carefully selected after undergoing an options assessment. The 33 kV substation sites are located mostly on land owned by GOMP characterized as mostly barren, uninhabited and unused lands, besides two sites which are on private land. No endangered or protected species of flora or fauna are reported at any of the subproject sites.

132. Adequate provisions have been made for the environmental mitigation and monitoring of predicted impacts, along with their associated costs. Adverse impacts if noticed during implementation will be mitigated using appropriate design and management measures. Mitigation measures related to construction, as specified in the EMP, will be incorporated into civil works contracts, and their implementation will be the responsibility of the contractors. The DISCOMs will however be responsible for the overall implementation and auditing of site-specific EMPs.

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Annex 1 Applicable Environmental Policies and Procedures

A. National Environmental Laws

1. The Environmental regulations, legislation, policy guidelines that may impact this project, are the responsibility of a variety of government agencies. The principal Environment Regulatory Agency in India is the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). MoEF formulates environmental policies and accords environmental clearances for different projects.

2. The Important environmental legislations in India are given below (i) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, amended 1988 (ii) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (iii) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, amended 1987 (iv) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982 (v) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and including the following Rules/Notification issued under this Act.

The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, including amendments The Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 The Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2003 The Hazardous Wastes (management, handling and trans-boundary movement) Rules 2009 The Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002; The Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 1994; amended up to 2009; Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001 The Environmental Clearance Notification, 1994 Environmental Standards of CPCB

(vi) Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 (vii) The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, amended 1993 (viii) The Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1995 (ix) The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (x) Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, amended 1988 (National Forest Policy, 1988)

Forest (Conservation) Rules, 1981 amended 1992 and 2003 Guidelines for diversion of forest lands for non-forest purpose under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

(xi) The National Environmental Appellate Authority Act, 1997 (xii) The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

B. Other Relevant Acts

The policy framework consists of following main regulations: 1. The Electricity Act, 2003 2. National Resettlement & Rehabilitation Policy, 2007 (NRRP) (MoRD, DoLR). 3. Right of Way and compensation under Electricity Laws. 4. Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

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5. The Indian Telegraph Act 1885. 6. Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878 as amended in 1949. 7. Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Area) Act, 1996. 8. The Right to Information Act, 2005. 9. National Policy on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work, Ministry of Labour and Employment 10. National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Work Place, Ministry of Labour and Employment

C. Key Environmental Legislations

Operational Agencies/Key Name Scope and Objective Key Areas Players Water (Prevention To provide for the Controls sewage and Central and State Pollution and Control of prevention and control of industrial effluent Control Board Pollution) Act, 1974 water pollution and discharges enhancing the quality of water Air (Prevention and To provide for the Controls emissions of air Central and State Pollution Control of Pollution) prevention and control of air pollutants Control Boards Act - 1981 pollution Forest Act, 1927 To consolidate acquisition of Regulates access to State government, forest common property such as natural resources, state settlement officers forests has a monopoly right over land, categories forests Forest Conservation To halt India‟s rapid Restriction on de- Central Government Act, 1980 deforestation and resulting reservation and using Environmental degradation forest for non-forest purpose Wildlife Protection To protect wildlife Creates protected areas Wildlife Advisory Boards; Act, 1980 (National parks, Central Zoo Authorities sanctuaries) categories of wildlife which are protected Environment To provide for the protection An umbrella legislation; Central government nodal Protection Act, 1986 and improvement of supplement laws agency MoEF; can deplete Environment powers to state department Environmental of Environment Impact Assessment Notifications 1994 and amendments up to 2009 The Batteries Provide safe disposal of To control unsafe Central government nodal (Management and lead acid and all other types disposal of batteries agency MoEF; can deplete Handling) Rules, of batteries contents by authorised powers to state department 2001 as amended; recyclers of Environment The Hazardous Movement, handling, of To control the disposal of Central government nodal Wastes waste chemical oils in hazardous chemicals, agency MoEF; can deplete (Management, industries, commercial, other oils etc. into water, land powers to state department Handling and Trans- services and air of Environment boundary Movement) Rules 2009 The National Green Effective and expeditious All civil cases where Chairperson, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 disposal of cases relating to substantial questions Tribunal environmental protection relate to environment and conservation of forests (including enforcement of and other natural resources any legal right relating to including enforcement of environment). any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and

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Operational Agencies/Key Name Scope and Objective Key Areas Players property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto

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Annex 2 List of 33 kV Substations

SN District Division Block/Tehsil Location/Village Gram Panchayat Type of land Status of land 01. Indore Indore O&M Indore 01. Ujjaini Sonway Government Empty Depalpur Depalpur 02. Farkoda Farkoda Government Empty 02. Ujjain Ujjain O&M Ujjain 03. Karchha Karchha Private - Tarana Tarana 04. Karanj Karanj Government Squatter 03. Dewas Dewas Dewas 05. Kumariya Kumariya Government Squatter Dewas Dewas 06. Lohari Lohari Government Squatter 04 Ratlam Jaora Jaora 07. Sarsi Sarsi Government Empty 05. Mandsore Mandsore O&M Mandsore 08. Jawasiya Jawasiya Government Empty 06 Neemuch Kundleshwar Kundleshwar 09. Amad (Nai Nanera) Nai Nanera Government Empty 07 Dhar Kanwan Kanwan 10. Bhat Bamanda Bhat Bamanda Government Empty Manawar Manawar 11. Lunhera-Bujurg Lunhera-Bujurg Government Empty 08. Barwani Sendhawa Sendhawa 12. Dondwara Dondwara Government Empty Sendhawa Sendhawa 13. Jamali Jamali Private - 09. Khargone Bhikangaon Bhikangaon 14. Sirali Sirali Government Empty 10. Khandawa Pandhana Pandhana 15.Ghattakhedi Ghattakhedi Government Empty Pandhana Pandhana 16.Diwal Diwal Government Empty Khargone-II Khargone 17. Bamangaon Bamangaon Government Empty Khargone-I Khargone 18. Dongargaon Dongargaon Government Empty 11. Burhanpur Burhanpur O&M Burhanpur 19. Raigaon Raigaon Government Empty Burhanpur 20. Mohad Baldi Bambhada Government Empty Nepa Nagar 21. Bori-Bujurg Bori-Bujurg Government Empty

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Annex 3 Details of Public Consultations

General Perception about Project

1. Majority of the villages are located at the tail end of the feeders and therefore they face problems like low voltage, constant tripping etc. During the season, load shedding is a major problem, which is having an adverse impact on the farmers. In most villages, farmers used diesel engines for water extraction, which increases the cost of irrigation. Irregular supply of electricity during the season is a concern for most villages. Old wires are causing regular faults and low voltages during season are affecting most villages. The availability of power varies from minimum 6 hours to maximum 12 hours. Most villages demand substations near to their villages to get regular supply of power. The villagers felt that the proposed project would solve the problems of low voltage and irregular supply of electricity in the project area.

Support of local people for proposed project

2. People are willing to provide support for the proposed feeder separation project. It is a long demand by the local people.

Critical issue and concern by the local people for the project

3. Majority of the villages reported no critical issues immediately affecting them. Location of the 33 kV sub-station is not an issue with the villagers. However, villagers in Karchha village felt that land availability is the major concern because there is no Government land available in the village. For the villagers of Karanj in Ujjain district, double pole transformers are less in numbers and they demanded more transformers.

Criteria for project design, operation stage and construction

4. Most villagers opined that they do not have any criteria for project design, operation, and construction. Most importantly, the villagers of Sarsi in Ratlam district felt that the transformers should be centrally located in the village to reduce power loss and improve voltage. The old wires caused frequent disruption of power supply thus needed to be replaced throughout. The project should provide PVC17 covered cabled wiring to avoid power theft and DISCOM should install meter for domestic and permanent agri-consumers. Among other criteria, few villagers desired to have separate connections for domestic and agriculture. At Nai Nanare Village in Neemuch district, the people wanted accurate billing and timely collection by DISCOM from the farmers.

Employment potential in the project

5. Almost all villages opined that the employment potential would increase by 100% with regular supply of power. The villagers felt that employment opportunities would increase substantially with better irrigation facility and cultivation of more crops in a year. However, the villagers of Ujjaini in Sonway district informed that the employment situation did not improved after installation of sub-station and feeder separator near to their village. Most importantly, most of the villagers stated that people would start growing more crops during offseason due to better irrigation facility. Most villagers felt that the current project would definitely lead to more crops and new varieties of crops thus it will also increase productivity and will add more income for the people.

17 Polyvinyl chloride, commonly abbreviated PVC, is a thermoplastic polymer.

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Total Households

6. Among the villages covered, the size of the households varied from 100-1800 in the villages covered during public consultation. The details of the households is shown in the Table A4.1.

Table A4.1: Number of Households

Village District Number of households Ujjaini Indore 100 Farkoda Indore 386 Karchha Ujjain 195 Karanj Ujjain 600 Kumariya Dewas 150-175 Lohari Dewas 180-200 Sarsi Ratlam 500 Jawasiya Mandsore 700 Nai Nanare Amad Neemuch 155 Bhat Bamanda Dhar 360 Lunhara Bujura Dhar 1000-1200 Dondwara Barwani 1000-1200 Jamali Barwani 100 Sirali Khargone 250-260 Ghatt khedi khandawa 450 Diwal khandawa 700 Bamangaon khandawa 380 Dongargaon khandawa 350-370 Raigaon Burhanpur 170 Mohad Baldi Burhanpur 1800

Ethnic Minorities

7. Ethnic minorities are present In 11 villages out of the 21 villages covered during the public consultation. Among the minorities, schedule tribes mostly belonging to Bheel and Bilala, and Muslims are present. Schedule Tribe population are present in the village Ujjaini, Sarsis, Lunhara Bujura, Jamali, Sirali, Ghatt khedi, Diwal, and Dongar gaon. Muslims are present in substantial numbers in Lohari, Sarsi, Dondwara, and Diwal. The composition of the population is shown in the following table (Table A4.2).

Table A4.2: Composition of Population

Village District Number of households Ethnic minority (ST) Bheel and one HH of Muslim total - Ujjaini Indore 100 25HH of ST families Farkoda Indore 386 No Karchha Ujjain 195 No Karanj Ujjain 600 SC-10%, Muslim-3 households Kumariya Dewas 150-175 No Total Muslim families are 80HH all are Lohari Dewas 180-200 general categories (Khan) St (Bheel) and Muslims Community in the Sarsi Ratlam 500 Village ST 100 HH and Muslims 50HH. Jawasiya Mandsore 700 No Nai Nanare Amad Neemuch 155 ST-5,SC-20 Bhat Bamanda Dhar 360 No

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Village District Number of households Ethnic minority Bilala from ST community is ethnic Lunhara Bujura Dhar 1000-1200 indigenous people. Total 800-900 HH. Bilala (ST) ethnic indigenous and Muslims Dondwara Barwani 1000-1200 total 60HH from minorities. 75% people are (75 HH) ethnic indigenous. Jamali Barwani 100 They are Bilala and Barela ST Groups. Bheel 50 HH and Bilala 80 HH are the Sirali Khargone 250-260 ethnic indigenous people. Bheel and Bilala from 55 community are the Ghatt khedi Khandawa 450 ethnic indigenous people total 150 HH Total 350 HH of Bheel/Barela ethnic indigenous people and 50 HH of Muslims Diwal Khandawa 700 minorities. No major ethnic /Muslims minorities people in the village only 5 HH of Raj gond (ST) Baman gaon Khandawa 380 and 5 HH of Muslims. Total 150 HH of Bheel / Biala ethnic Dongar gaon Khandawa 350-370 indigenous people in the village No major ethnic or Muslims minorities in the village only 10 HH of Bhillala /Barela (ST) Rai gaon Burhanpur 170 indigenous people. (ST) Bheel and one HH of Muslim total - Mohad Baldi Burhanpur 1800 25HH of ST families SC= Scheduled Caste, ST= Scheduled Trible, HH=Households,

No of shops/commercial establishments

8. Most small business establishments are present in almost all villages. About 300 shops in 21 villages were covered during public consultations. In Lunhara Bujura in Dhar district, there are about 60 shops, in Diwal village in Khandwa district there were about 30 shops, and in Rai Gaon village in Burhanpur district there were about 50 shops. Besides shops, there are more than 50 flour mills in the villages. The village Sarsi in Ratlam district and Jawasiya in Mandsore district had more varieties of shops such as flour mills, tyre repairing shops, wood workshops and building workshops.

Number of industrial units

9. In most villages, there are no small or large-scale industries. Dewas, which is about 7 kilometres away from Lohari village has few industries and factories. Jamali in Barwani district is an industrial area which has small and major cotton based industries where 40% people from the adjoining village areas work there.

Socio economic standing: land use, cropping pattern

10. Most villages covered under public consultation reported that the people were either farmers or engaged in agriculture as labourers. The number of farmers varied from 30-60% of the total households in each village. 100 households in Farkoda village in Indore district, 70 households in Ujjaini village, as well as majority of the families of Jawasiya and Sarsi villages practice dairy activities. Majority of the villages reported that they get both Kharif and Ravi crops. Banana is cultivated in Bambhada village at Burhanpur district. The average land holding size varied from 4-10 acres in the project area. About 5-10% households were engaged in business and white collar jobs from villages of Kumariya and Lohari in the district of Dewas, Jawasiya in Mandsore district, Dondwara in Barwani district, Lunhara Bujura and Bhat Bamanda in Dhar district. There were also some landless households among the tribal population of Sirali village in Khargone district.

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Sources of irrigation

11. Almost all the villages are dependent on tube wells for irrigation purposes. The water table is a problem for some of the villages where it was found at 150-250 feet. Tube wells are major source for the Rabi season. However, irrigation facilities are not available for about 40% of the agricultural lands. Diesel engines are used for irrigation in few villages. The villagers of Nai Nanare Amad in Neemuch district reported that irrigation facility although available for 75% of the land is very costly and adversely affects the output. Some of the villages reported using Nalla (small streams) but these are seasonal.

Major Agricultural Production

12. Most villages produce wheat. The per-acre yield of wheat varies between 10-25 quintals per acre. High yields of wheat are reported by villages in Indore, Ujjaini, Dewas and Ratlam districts. Majority of villages produces Soyabean and the average yield is in the range of 5-10 quintals per acre. Cotton is produced in 6 villages in Khandwa and Burhanpur districts. The productivity of cotton is 5-10 quintals per acre. Some of the villages also cultivated potatoes, onions, garlic, and other seasonal vegetables.

Access to Forest Land and Use

13. Majority villages reported that they do not have forestland in their respective villages. In Ujjaini village, 150 acres of forestland adjoining the village is maintained by Forest Department. Forest is available at 5 kms away from Jamali village but it is not accessible to the villagers. Ghatt Khedi Village has about 100 acres of barren forestland but not taken proper care by the forest department. Similarly, forest is 3 km away from Diwal village in Khandawa district, 2 kilometres from Dongar Gaon, and 3 to 4 kilometres away from Mohad Baldi village in Burhan district.

Current rates for agricultural land

14. The government rates for the agricultural land are much less than the private land rates. The private rate of the agricultural land varies from Rs. 0.2-5 million per acre. The private price of the land is more in Ujjaini (Rs. 4–5 million) and Farkoda (Rs. 1–2 million per acre) villages in Indore district. The private land price is also higher in Dewas district which varied in the range of Rs. 2-4 million as reported from Kumaria and Lohari villages. In other villages, the private land price varied between Rs. 0.2-0.8 million. Similarly, the government circle rate varied between Rs.0.1-1 million per acre. The government rate was higher in the districts of Indore and Dewas. (Table A4.3).

Table A4.3: Price of Land

Current Rate for agricultural land Village District Pvt. Rate Government Rate Ujjaini Indore 4-5 million/acre 1 million/acre Farkoda Indore 1-2 million/acre 0.6 million/acre Karchha Ujjain 1-1 million/acre 0.6 million/acre Karanj Ujjain 1-1.4 million/acre Kumariya Dewas 2-3 million/acre 1.1-1.2 million/acre Lohari Dewas 3-4 million/acre 1.1-5 million/acre Sarsi Ratlam 0.5 to 0.8 million/acre 0.2 million/acre Jawasiya Mandsore 0.2 – 0.6 million/acre Nai Nanare Amad Neemuch 0.2-0.3 million/acre Bhat Bamanda Dhar 0.8-1 million/acre 0.5 -0.6 million/acre

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Current Rate for agricultural land Village District Pvt. Rate Government Rate Lunhara Bujura Dhar 0.6 million/acre 0.2 million/acre Dondwara Barwani 0.3 million/acre 0.05 million/acre Jamali Barwani 5 million/acre at road side 0.6-0.8 million/acre Sirali Khargone Rs. 0.4-0.5 million/acre 0.175 million/acre Ghatt khedi Khandawa 0.4 million/acre 0.05 million/acre Diwal Khandawa 0.4-0.6 million/acre 0.2 – 0.25 million/acre Baman gaon Khandawa 0.6 million/acre 0.35 million/acre Dongar gaon Khandawa 0.4 million/acre 0.1 million/acre, Rai gaon Burhanpur 0.4-0.7 million/acre 0.4 million/acre Mohad Baldi Burhanpur 0.5-0.6 million/acre 0.2 – 0.5 million/acre

Average total monthly expenditure per household on grid electricity

15. For domestic consumption, the average monthly bill amount is fixed and the amount varied between Rs. 250-400. The average monthly expenditure on electricity varied from village to village. Most of the villagers reported using 5 HP motors and the average expenditure varied between Rs. 600-1000/- per month.

Source of drinking water

16. Tube wells and hand pumps are the major sources of drinking water in most villages covered under consultation. During summer, private borings are best sources of drinking water for Kumariya villagers in Dewas district. In four villages, wells are also major sources of drinking water. Although Nal Jal Yojana is running in two of these villages, these are not in working condition due to lack of power supply.

Shortage of water

17. Availability of water is a major problem for some villages. At Ujjaini and Farkoda village in Indore district, the availability of water is at 150-500 feet below the ground. At Mohad Baldi village in Burhanpur district, the water is available at 600-700 feet below the ground. The problem of the drinking water is acute during the summers. In Jawasiya village in Mandsore district, during summer due to scarcity of water people rely on tankers. In Nai Nanare Amad of Neemuch district, during the month of May, June and July, people depend on tankers for which they pay an amount between Rs. 150-200. During summer, fetching water is a time taking job at least 5 hours per day as reported by villagers of Bhat Bamanda in Dhar district. However, the problem of water is not so alarming in 11 of the villages out 20 villages covered.

Negative impact on food grain, availability/land use 18. No.

Will project cause landslides or soil erosion 19. No.

Will project cause widespread imbalance 20. No.

Will project cause health and safety issues 21. No.

Resettlement and land acquisition

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22. No.

Protected areas

23. The Forest department maintains protected areas. Shipra Udgam, which is about 150 acres, is a protected area near the Ujjaini village in Sonway district.

Health status

24. In most villages, primary health centres are not present. However, registered medical practitioners (RMPs) are available in few villages. The people usually travel to nearby urban towns to access medical services. The villages dependent on nearby towns for health care are Ujjaini, Karanj, Nai Nanare Amad, Diwal, Bamangaon, Dongargaon, Raigaon and Mohad Baldi. However in Lohari village in Dewas district and in Bhat Bamanda and Lunhara Bujura in Dhar district, a sub centre is available. Similarly, in Ghatt Khedi village in Khandwa district, although a primary health centre is available but the services are not good as perceived by the villagers.

25. Prevalence of any chronic diseases is not reported but a health needs assessment can done by GoMP to provide details of the diseases prevailing in the project area. Most villages reported that people are aware of harmful effects for HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.

Will project setting change migration pattern 26. No.

Will project site adversely impact the water and soil 27. No.

Poverty Level

28. About 35-40% of the households fall below the poverty level as observed during the public consultation. The level of poverty is pronounced in Dondwara village in Barwani district, Ujjaini in Indore, Jawasia in Mandsore, Jamali in Barwani, and Bamangaon in Khandwa district due to more landless households, lack of employment opportunities among the tribals in these villages (Table A4.4)

Table A4.4: Number of Households below Poverty Levels

No of Households below Poverty Village District Number of households level Ujjaini Indore 100 70 Farkoda Indore 386 181 Karchha Ujjain 195 81 Karanj Ujjain 600 200 Kumariya Dewas 150-175 60 Lohari Dewas 180-200 100 Sarsi Ratlam 500 229 Jawasiya Mandsore 700 110 Nai Nanare Amad Neemuch 155 100 Bhat Bamanda Dhar 360 25 Lunhara Bujura Dhar 1000-1200 300 Dondwara Barwani 1000-1200 300 Jamali Barwani 100 90 Sirali Khargone 250-260 148

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Ghatt khedi Khandawa 450 250 Diwal Khandawa 700 150 Baman gaon Khandawa 380 112 Dongar gaon Khandawa 350-370 222 Rai gaon Burhanpur 170 100 Mohad Baldi Burhanpur 1800 550

Educational status

29. Most villages have a primary school though a few villages also have a high school. For middle level and high school, the village children mostly go to study in nearby towns. The level of literacy is satisfactory. Among boys, the average level of education is secondary and higher secondary level. Among girls, the level of education is mostly the middle level as high schools are not present in most of the villages. Among the older population, most of them are illiterate.

Employment status

30. Most villagers either are farmers or engaged as agricultural labourer in the project area. Among the youth, unemployment is about 30-40% though in some villages, unemployment was almost nil. Jamali in Barwani district as industries are available in the surrounding areas, and Sirali village in Khargone where all villagers cultivate vegetables.

Migration pattern

31. In most villages, migration is not reported. However, 5% people in Farkoda village in Indore district migrate to Gujurat during the season of cotton. In Jawasiya village, few families migrate to the nearest city for jobs - from Dongargaon in Khandwa district, people migrate to Bhopal, Indore and Pithampur for jobs.

Perceived benefits from project

32. Most villages perceive that the provision of better electricity, power supply for irrigation will change the condition of the farmers. The cost of farming will decrease, as this will increase production and income of the people. The provision of domestic electricity will facilitate better education among the students and this will enhance the lifestyle of the people. People will also introduce new crops due to better irrigation facilities. The increase in productivity will also increase employment profile of the village people.

Other organizations active in the area

33. In all the villages, there are no NGOs or civil society present. However, Keshav Krishi Club from NABARD is active in Sarsi village of Ratlam district for promoting agricultural activities.

Village Committee

34. In all villages, decisions are taken by Gram Panchayat and Gram Sabha is held for any critical and community related issues. All the panchayat members and Sarpanch actively participate in decision-making.

Other Issues 35. Some of the other issues raised by the villagers during consultation are as follows: Regular and permanent connection for pump set.

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Government should not charge installation fee for irrigation connection Regular power supply with full voltage. Power during night for at least 6-8 hrs. The Government, as reported by Sarsi villagers in Ratlam district, should manage old dues. Separate line for domestic and irrigation purposes. More double pole transformers required for sufficient voltage distribution. Free power supply during the season/crops time especially for the poor farmers. Few villages desired free power supply for tube well for drinking water.

Usefulness of consultation

36. All the villagers admitted that the consultation as very useful and they were very happy that they got an opportunity to share their views with the government officials. They felt that the consultation is useful for sharing views about the project and the details showing them that DISCOM was serious about improving electric supply. It was felt that the consultations helped increase the trust level between people and officials on the proposed project.

Involvement of people in implementation

37. All the participants during the consultation assured that the local people would provide full cooperation and involvement for the implementation of the project. The people from Sarsi Village were very excited about the project and they were ready to support physically and economically for the proposed project.

38. The list of the villages covered in the social survey is provided in the Table A4.5 below. Table A4.6 provides a list of all villagers met during the consultation process.

Table A4.5: List of villages covered in Social Survey

Sl. No Village Panchyat District 1 Baori-Bujurg Baori-Bujurg Burhan pur 2 Ujjaini Sonway Indore 3 Farkoda Farkoda Indore 4 Karchha karhha Ujjain 5 Karanj karanj Ujjaini 6 Kumariya Kumariya Dewas 7 Lohari Lohari Dewas 8 Sarsi Sarsi Ratlam 9 Jawasiya Jawasiya Mandsore 10 Nai Nanare Nai Nanare Kukreshwar 11 Bhat Bamanda Bhat Bamanda Dhar 12 Lunahaira Bujurg Lunahaira Bujurg Dhar 13 Dondware Dondware Barwani 14 Sirali Sirali Khargone 15 Ghatta khedi Ghatta khedi Khandawa 16 Diwal Diwal Khandawa 17 Bamangaon Bamangaon Khandawa 18 Dongagaon Dongagaon Khandawa 19 Rai gaon Rai gaon Burhanpur 20 Mohad Baldi(abnbhada) Bambhada Burhanpur 21 Jamali Jamali Barwani

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Table A4.6: Village wise List of the Participants and their occupation

Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation Village:-Ujjaini 1 Dana Lal Patel Sarpanch/Agriculture 2 Kanhiya Lal Patel Chief 3 Shyam Patel Farmer 4 Kedar Aineya Farmer 5 Suresh Dangi Farmer 6 Dayaram Ji Dangi Farmer 7 Pratap singh Banghla Farmer 8 Hari Singh Dangi Farmer 9 Bane Singh Farmer 10 Ramesh Patel Farmer 11 Ramesh Malwiya Farmer 12 Sanjay Vansh Farmer 13 Yogendra Dangi Farmer 14 Aashiq Farmer 15 Champa Lal Farmer 16 Bharat Singh Farmer 17 Ranjan Singh Dangi Farmer 18 Ranjan Singh Farmer 19 Lad Singh Dangi Farmer 20 Sada Shiv Dangi Farmer 21 Narendra Singh Farmer/Agriculture Village:- Farkoda 1 Rajendra Choudhary Patwari 2 Lakhan Singh Agriculture 3 Kushal Singh Agriculture 4 Ishwar Patel Agriculture 5 Jagarnath Patel Agriculture 6 Ramesh Ji Jat Agriculture 7 Vikram Singh Agriculture 8 Sakir Sah Agriculture 9 Malkhan Singh Agriculture 10 Nawab Shah Agriculture 11 Jagarnath Agricultural Labour 12 Ratan Nath Agricultural Labour 13 Bhagi Rath Agricultural Labour 14 Balu nath Agricultural Labour 15 Chhagan Nath Agricultural Labour 16 Radhey Shyam Agricultural Labour 17 Pratap Nath Agricultural Labour 18 Dayaram Nath Agricultural Labour 19 Mukesh Nath Agricultural Labour 20 Shantu Nath Agricultural Labour 21 Sanju Nath Agricultural Labour 22 Aman Nath Agricultural Labour 23 Bahadur Singh Agricultural Labour 24 Bhairo Singh Agricultural Labour Village:-Karchha 1 Rajesh Sita Ram Sarpanch Representative 2 Birendra Singh Chouhan Agriculture 3 Bhanwar Chouhan Agriculture 4 Lalu Das Bairagi Agriculture 5 Pura Lal Baghela Agriculture 6 Kanchare Malviya Agriculture 7 Karan Singh Kathor Member Agriculture 8 Rameshwar Gorind Agriculture 9 Birendra Sharma Agriculture

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Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation 10 Rajendra Singh Agriculture 11 Toofan Singh Agriculture 12 Sanju Sharma Agriculture 13 Kamal Das Bairagi Agriculture 14 Subhash Rathod Agriculture 15 Amba Ram Agriculture 16 Ram Lal Agriculture 17 Hari Singh Parmar Agriculture Village:- Karanj 1 Ram Chandra Agriculture 2 Ratan Singh Agriculture 3 Amba Agriculture 4 Satya Narayan Agriculture 5 Devi Singh Agriculture 6 Manohar Agriculture 7 Pawan Agriculture 8 Shankar Ex. Sarpanch, Driver 9 Champa Lal Agriculture 10 Jai Ram Agriculture 11 Paras Sharma Agriculture Village:-Kumariya 1 Anil Patel Jila Panchayat Member (Agriculture) 2 Mohan Lal Patel Agriculture 3 Gopal Patel Agriculture 4 Ashok Patel Agriculture 5 Kamal Patel Agriculture 6 Ram Charn Choudhary Agriculture 7 Rajendra Patel Agriculture 8 Girdhari Patel Agriculture 9 Jeetendra Patel Agriculture 10 Dinesh Patel Agriculture 11 Jaggarnath Patel Agriculture 12 Ram Krishan Patel Agriculture 13 Babu Lal Mukati Agriculture 14 Jay Narayan Agriculture 15 Vinod Patel Agriculture 16 Makhan Patel Agriculture 17 Kamal Patel Agriculture 18 Satya Narayan Choudhary Agriculture Village:- Lohari 1 Hari Inayat Pathan Ex. Sarpanch, Agriculture 2 Anil Patel Jila Panchyat Member, Agriculture 3 Ishaq Khan Agriculture 4 Mukesh Mukati Agriculture 5 Mange Lal Agriculture 6 Mehmood Beig Agriculture 7 Ershad Nagari Agriculture 8 Soram Bai Mukati Agriculture 9 Sabana Sohail Member 10 Hazam Jaibul Bee Ex. Sarpanch 11 Gamu Khan Agriculture/Dairy 12 Nirmala Bai Agriculture Village:- Sarsi 1 Bhairu Lal Sarpanch 2 Dheeraj Singh Ex. Sarpanch, Agriculture 3 Ram Chander Dhakar Agriculture 4 Gopal Dhakar Agriculture

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Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation 5 Vinod Kumar Dhakar Agriculture 6 Mathura Lal Dhakar Ex. Dy Sarpanch, Agriculture 7 Babu Lal Kharo Member PACS Board of Director 8 Radhey Shyam Agriculture 9 Nand Lal Dhakar Agriculture 10 Banti Lal Sain Service +Agriculture Village:-Jawasiya 1 Bal krishan Kumawat Sarpanch Agriculture 2 Lal Das Vairagi Dy-Sarpanch Agriculture 3 Bhaini Das Agriculture/poojapath 4 Ramesh Sharma Agriculture 5 Bhanwar Lal Agriculture 6 Badri Lal Patel Agriculture 7 Dwarka Das Service 8 Bhagwat Lal Sharma Agriculture 9 Magani Bheel Agriculture+Labour 10 Mansukhal Kumawat Agriculture 11 keshav Sharma Agriculture 12 Kamal Kumawat Agriculture 13 Badri Lal Sharma Agriculture 14 Ishwar Lal Patidar Agriculture 15 Balaram patidar Agriculture 16 Balaram Kumawat Agriculture 17 Mukesh Patidar Agriculture 18 Prabhulal Kumawat Agriculture 19 Gansham Kumawat Agriculture 20 Shambu Lal Balai Agricultural Labour 21 Hari Ram Kumawat Agriculture 22 Gopal Kumawat Agriculture Village:-Nai Nanare 1 Karan Singh Ex. Sarpanch Agriculture 2 Sahzad Hasairi Labour 3 Bagdu Nath Labour 4 Afasar Ansari Labour 5 Md. Ansar Agriculture 6 Naval Kishor Patidar Teacher 7 Md.Azad Labour 8 Champa Lal Agriculture 9 Bhagat Ram Agriculture 10 Dev Kishan Agriculture 11 Kurban Hussain Agriculture 12 Banshi Lal Labour 13 Shaligram Dhangur Driver 14 Suresh Agriculture 15 Kanhaiya Lal patidar Agriculture 16 Sita Ram Labour 17 Arif Ansari Agriculture 18 Radhey Shyam Agriculture 19 Uday Ram Dhungad Agriculture 20 Kanhaila Dhangar Agriculture 21 Mukesh Agriculture 22 Mangi Lal Sarpanch 23 Kawar Lal Secretary 24 Radhey Shyam Dy-Sarpanch Village:- Bhat Bamanda

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Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation 1 Brajpal Singh Sarpanch Agriculture 2 Balram Singh Sarpanch Agriculture 3 N.S. Saretawat Ret.Service man Agriculture 4 Manohar Singh Floor Mill+Agriculture 5 Moti Lal Agricultural Labour 6 Deependra Singh Agricultural Labour 7 Ram Chandra Agricultural Labour 8 Shiv Raj Singh Pvt School 9 Bhopal Singh Agriculture 10 Krishna Pal Singh Agriculture 11 Radehey Shyam Agriculture 12 Mahendra Yadav Patwari Village:- Lun Haira Bujurg 1 Surendra Sharma Agriculture 2 Rama kant Sharma Dy Sarpanch 3 Dau Lal Rathore Dy Sarpanch 4 Hukum Chand Business 5 Bij Ram Patel Agriculture 6 Sadiya Patel Agriculture 7 Bakkrishna Rathod Agriculture 8 Akhilesh Jaiswal Business 9 Satu Lal Agriculture 10 Rabi Sen Labour 11 Vidyakant Sharma Pujari 12 Haf Singh Patel Agriculture (Teacher) 13 Kunwar Singh Teacher 14 Bhagwan Rathod Pan Shop 15 Chandar Gulab Agriculture 16 Om Jataw Shoe Maker 17 Momin Saha Mechanic 18 Mohan Chouhan Mechanic 19 Poonam chand champa Business 20 Lal Jain Agriculture Village:-Dondwara 1 Genda Ram Toofan Sarpanch 2 Sita Ram Agriculture 3 Mukesh Agriculture 4 Kailash Agriculture 5 Aap Singh Jada Agriculture 6 Maka Ram Agriculture 7 Suba Ram Agriculture 8 Gore Lal Agriculture 9 Bhura Lal Agriculture 10 Dinesh Agriculture 11 Deela Dongaria Agriculture 12 Mangi Lal Agriculture 13 Ralia Agriculture 14 Ram Das Agriculture 15 Smt. Kamuli Bai Agriculture 16 Smt. Bhurali Bai Agriculture 17 Smt. Richhri Bai Agriculture 18 Smt. Mangati Bai Agriculture 19 Dhur Singh Agriculture Village:- Jamali 1 Viku Lal Agriculture 2 Shankar Tulaya Labour 3 Pandya Temariya Labour 4 Chima Mohan Labour

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Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation 5 Amar Singh Labour 6 Anil Nalana Labour 7 Mal Singh Labour 8 Math Yadu Labour 9 Shama Bawara Labour 10 Rohi Das Labour 11 Hirusam Mangi Labour 12 Motia Jhabar Labour 13 Fom Singh Mangatia Labour 14 Jhandu Dabar Labour 15 Kailash Kana Labour 16 Deru Nam Singh Labour 17 Govind Gopal Labour 18 Budha Dabar Labour 19 Chamajee Mangatia Labour 20 Menu Das Bhelu Labour Village:- Sirali 1 Roop Singh Sarpanch, Agriculture 2 Chhaju Lal Agriculture 3 Hukum Chand Agriculture 4 Alok Agriculture 5 Sohan Lal Agriculture 6 Pana Lal Agriculture 7 Yeshwant Agriculture 8 Somaji Agriculture 9 Tara Chand Agriculture 10 Mukesh Agriculture 11 Basudev Agriculture 12 Balu Singh Agriculture 13 Soubhag Singh Agriculture 14 Trilok Chand Agriculture 15 Kanak singh Agriculture 16 Mangatu Ji Agriculture 17 Kadawa Ji Agriculture 18 Ashok Agriculture 19 Deepak Agriculture 20 Ankit Agriculture 21 Rajendra Agriculture 22 Prem Singh Agriculture 23 Vikram Singh Agriculture 24 Mansa Ram Agriculture Village:- Ghatta Khedi 1 Khuman Singh Ex. Sarpanch, Agriculture 2 Balam Fatta EX. Sarpanch, Agriculture 3 Birendra Singh Ward Member, Agriculture 4 Mahendra Singh Member Agriculture 5 Ram Chand Patel Agriculture 6 Mohan Singh Rathod Janpad Member, Agriculture 7 ChandraPal Singh Agriculture 8 Uma Shankar Agriculture 9 Lokendra Singh Agriculture 10 Mahesh Patel Agriculture 11 Gajendra Singh Rathod Rajpura 12 Shi Ram Patel Ghata Agriculture 13 Genda Lal Ji Agriculture 14 Rajendra Singh Agriculture 15 Shyam Singh Agriculture 16 Narendra Singh Agriculture 17 Mehtap Singh Agriculture

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Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation 18 Dharmendra Singh Agriculture 19 Devendra Singh Agriculture 20 Kalyan Singh Agriculture Village Diwal 1 Yogendra Singh Mantri (Sec.) 2 Jay Pal Singh Agriculture (ward member) 3 Ravindra Geete Agriculture (ward member) 4 Tej Pal Singh Ward Member 5 Bhagwat Singh Ward Member 6 Jay Ram Agriculture+Labour 7 Salim Khan Shop owner 8 Jay Pal Singh Agriculture 9 Ram Singh Agricultural Labour 10 Ruwab Khan Agriculture 11 Ashok Golkar Agriculture 12 Rajendra Agriculture 13 Gopal Agriculture 14 Ashok Agriculture 15 Lokendra Agriculture 16 Kaptan Agriculture 17 Ayuab Khan Agriculture 18 Tribhun Singh Agriculture 19 Hukum Gangee Agriculture 20 Prakash Prajapal Agriculture 21 Deependra Singh Dy-Sarpanch 22 Dilip Singh Agriculture ward member Village: Baman Gaon 1 Kailash Patel Sarpanch, Agriculture President (Gram Siksha 2 Dev Ram Ji Patel Samitee) 3 Hukum Chand Dogune Secretary 4 Badri Patel Agriculture 5 Hari Patel Agriculture 6 Genda Lal Malviya Member (Agriculture) 7 Genda Lal Patel Agriculture 8 Panna Lal Agriculture 9 Tulshi Ram Dogune Agriculture 10 Rukharu Malviya Agriculture 11 Mahesh Patel Dy-Sarpanch 12 Sakha Ram Patel Agriculture 13 Gulab Chand Darbar Agriculture 14 Maya Ram Malviya Agriculture 15 Kailash Patel Agriculture 16 Tulshi Ram Patel Agriculture 17 Raja Ram Agriculture 18 Nana Ji Agriculture 19 Gend Lal Agriculture 20 Parmanand Agriculture 21 Tika Ram Agriculture 22 Lalit Agriculture 23 Dhana Lal Patel Agriculture Village: Dongar Gaon 1 Ashok Kumar Ex.Sarpanch, Agriculture 2 Surya Dayal Kotwar Kotwar Agriculture 3 Sobha Ram Agriculture 4 Ganpat Lal Sain Saloon 5 Nanu Agriculture 6 Ganga Ram Agriculture 7 Bhaiya Lal Agriculture

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Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation 8 Hukum Bhaskar Agriculture 9 Khuman Singh Agriculture 10 Gulab Singh Agriculture 11 Sunder Lal Agriculture 12 Balak Ram Agriculture 13 Chain Singh Agriculture 14 Sarvan Agriculture 15 Genda Lal Agriculture 16 Gajara Agriculture 17 Hari Karan Agriculture 18 Bhura Ji Agriculture 19 Govind Agriculture 20 Kalyan Agriculture 21 Anil Agriculture 22 Rakesh Agriculture 23 Govind Agriculture 24 Pradeep Agriculture 25 Ashok Agriculture 26 Chuni Lal Agriculture 27 Subhash Gupta Press (Business) Village:- Rai Gaon 1 Digamber Patil Agriculture 2 Vishwanath Patil Agriculture 3 Laxman Pandit Patil Agriculture 4 Namdev Choudhary Agriculture 5 Balu Pandit Agriculture 6 Hari Bhau Choudhary Agriculture 7 Gautam Panwar Agriculture 8 Sanjay Patil Agriculture 9 Kashi Nath Ganesh Member 10 Ukha Onkar Panwar Kotwar 11 Krishna Laxman Agriculture (Kotwar) 12 Ankat Patil Agriculture 13 Lahu Daya Ram Patil Agriculture 14 Siddharth Taigade Agricultural Labour 15 Abhinash Panwar Agricultural Labour 16 Pramanand Panwar Agricultural Labour 17 Yogesh Patil Agricultural Labour 18 Sunil Babu Rao Medhe Agricultural Labour 19 Ram Das Shivram Agricultural Labour 20 Santosh Lahu Patil Agriculture 21 Prakash Kadu Agriculture Village: Mohad Baldi 1 Sunil Punaji Bari Sarpanch, Agriculture 2 Padamakar Choudhary Janpad Member, Agriculture 3 Prahlad Kakarie Dy-sarpanch, Agriculture 4 Samadhan Mahajan Agriculture member 5 Bitthal Mahajan Member Agriculture 6 Narendra Mahajan Assistant Secretary 7 Kanhaiya Mahajan Agriculture 8 Riyaz Khan Contractor 9 Jagarnath Choudhary Agriculture 10 Prahlad Mahajan Agriculture 11 Govinda Mahajan Agriculture 12 Ramchandra Agriculture 13 Manoj Bahi Agriculture 14 Dinkar Choudhary Agriculture 15 Raja Ram Mahajan Agriculture 16 Ghyaneshwar Choudhary Agriculture

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Sr. No. Name of the Participant Occupation 17 Dala Patil Agriculture 18 Babu Lal Namhira Agriculture 19 Shanta Ram Tukaram Agriculture 20 Dev Ram Choudhary Agriculture 21 Murli Dhar Kishan Agriculture Village:- Bori Bujurg 1 Amar Singh Solanki Sarpanch 2 Sumit Kumar Agarwal Dy-sarpanch, Business 3 Raju Aggarwal Business 4 Mehmud Business 5 Md.Yusuf Business 6 Badal Singh Agriculture 7 Harpal Agriculture 8 Eda Singh Agricultural Labour 9 Than Singh Agricultural Labour 10 Billore Singh Service 11 Kulu Singh Agriculture 12 Nahala Agricultural Labour 13 Ful Singh Agriculture 14 Raj Kumar Labour 15 Amit Aggarwal Labour 16 Shekh Umar Agriculture 17 Raja Ram Agriculture 18 Shekh Sayiid Agriculture 19 Ram Singh Agriculture

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