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GOVERNMENT OF Roads and Buildings Department Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized

A.P.STATE HIGHWAYS PROJECT Suppleiiienital Report on Environmental Aspects Public Disclosure Authorized for the Meeting ofilhe EXPERT COMMITTEE for INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MISCELANIOUS PROJECTS

SCHEDULED ON Public Disclosure Authorized 7 thi. Ftbxruary 1997 I N D E X

-7 I . 1U3A'L'.. I I, AW IE;XURES s

1. Line diagran of project roads showing maj or towns . 8

2. Project roads-First 400 Km '

3. Nalgonda Bypass 10

4. miryalaguda Bypaes 12

5. byp-.Ins at Cuddapah1

6. Bypass at Karimnagar 16

7. Project roads-lRemnaining 1000 Km .17

8. Bypass at Rajainpet 19

94 Altrrnate route for Kurnool-Guntur road .. 21

10. Cross Section (Urban) .. 22

11. Crozs Section (Rural) ,. 23

12. Typical Intersection details 24

13. 1Lind scaping details . 25

.. 26 14. Det.iils of speed hump

15. 'Typical lju.u stop dctals .. 27

16. Temporary traffic control at construction site . 28

17. Tl21)111orary traflic contxoat at divl,lons ,, 29

18. Typicdl street ligliting layout in urban areas 30 a2d intersections.

III. List of villages with Right of ways

31 1. Cudd.a oah - Tadloatri

2. Nlarketoilli- ddianki7 .,32-34

3. Karlmnag -r--Hianumakonda

4. Kirimnagar - Rai)atnan.3 Government of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh State Highway Project

The State Govenmmenthas taken up preparation of DetailedEngineering for the proposed Andhra Pradesh State IHighwaysProject to be taken up with the World Bank loan assistance. The Bank has agreed for inclusionof 1400 kTnsof road network under the project. The cost of the Project will be about R3s.1100 crores. The work is proposed to be taken up in Two Phases. The road network of 400 kms under Phase-I and the balance 1000 kms under Phase-Il. The Detailed Engineering for the Phase-I of 400 kms is already completed and the Detailed Project Report is also finalised. The Detailed Engineeringfor Phase-TIroads is being taken up. The roads includedin the Project are as under;

Phase-I

I) Tadfipatri- Cuddapahroad iu) Varkepalli- Addanki road if ) Raipatnam - Karimnagar - Warangal road

Phase-II

I) Kurnool - Guntur road a) Kurnool - Atinakur road b) Atmakur - 7hokapa1Li road c) 7hokapalli - Guntur road ii) Cuddapah - - Puttur State border iii) Nallajerla Palacollu road iv) Ko-vur - Bhimadole road v) Tadipatri - Gooty road Ni) Mfadanapalli - - Renigunta - Naidu pet road. a) Aadanapalli - Chandrgiri road b) Chandraggiri - Renigunta road c) Renigunta - road

2. All the above roads indicated above are the existng State Highways and the Major District roads. The Improvement proposals is the Project consists of Widening and Strengthening of the existing cariageway. At a few places, geometric improvements are proposed and the re-alignment is planned accordingly. However, this re-alignment is within the existing Right-of-Way only

Project Roads passing in Forest area/Sanctuaries / National Parks.

3. Out of a total length of 1400 kins a length of about 90 kms of roads are passing through the forcst arca. The details of tlhcroads strctchcs are as undcr:

* Atjakur - 7thokapalLi(Ku-rnool - Guntur road)

, Mlfadanapallv-Cliandragiri- road (3fadanapally Chandragiri Naidupet)

* Cuddapah - Renigunta road (Cuddapalh-Renigunra-Puur State Border) -2-.

These roads are existing since ages. The present improvement proposals are limited to existing Right-of-Way only. No forest land is needed for this purpose.

Environmental Analysis Report & PCCF Recommendations:

4. As per the Ministry of Environment & Forests' guidelines (vide Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Amended on the 25th October, 1992) the proposals were submitted in the required Format to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, giving all the details of the Roads that are passing through the Forest-land, Wildlife Sanctuaries/ National Parks etc. These applications were examined by the concerned District Forest Officers, the Conservator of Forests and recommended the proposals to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt.of A.P. Hyderabad. The Prl., C.C.F. also forwarded to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt.of India, through the State Govemrnmentfor according approval / clearance needed under Forcst Conservation Act, 1980.

S. The above Report also covered the Wildlife Sanctuaries located on one side of the following roads.

1) Kurnol - Guntur road (in beween Afrnakoor-Thokapally)- (NagarjunaSagarSrisailamTiger Sanctuary.)

2) Afadanapalli - - Chandragiri road (Sri Venktdeswia Sanctuary and National Park)

6. The Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests, and the Field Director, Project Tigcr, Srisailam have accepted the mitigation measures suggested by the Department (for the roads passing near Wildlife Sanctuaries) and recommended for according approval for the same.

7. In addition to the aboNv, and as per Bank's guidelines and Ministry of Environment and Forests Regulations, for Highway Projects, the Environmental Impact Assessment duly indicating the mitigation Plan need to be prepared. In order to satisfy these guidelines and Rules, the Department has undertaken through Consultants, viz MWsSnowy Mountains Engineming Corporation Ltd, Australia, the Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment along with mnitigation measures.

8. The Consultants have already prepared the Environmental Analysis Report afler conducting Detailed Study and also consulting with Experts in the field. Copy of the Report along with Questionnaire for the Environmental appraisal required to be furnished to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govermnent of India, has submitted in T.O Lr no:35578 1 WB / EIA / 96 datcd:ll-09-96.in the earlier proposals.

9. As can be seen from the Report it is clear that there are no major environmental problem-Lsall along the road network of 1400 kns included in the Project. The following rmitigationmeasures are taken care and built-in the contract document.