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Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 41598 April 2010 India: National Capital Region Planning Board Project (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) Volume 6: Environment Assessment Reports – Sub-Projects Prepared by Sheladia Associates, Inc. USA For National Capital Region Planning Board This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. (For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. TA 7114-IND NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PLANNING BOARD PROJECT Medium Term Strategic Evolution and Borrowers Assessment ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT REPORTS ON SUB PROJECTS April 2010 Asian Development Bank Submitted To : National Capital Re ion Plannin Board Prepared By : Sheladia Associates Inc, USA Final Report : VOLUME - VI TA 7114-IND National Capital Region Planning Board Final Report Project cts Sub Proje – TABLE OF CO TE TS A – PATAUDI WATER SUPPLY PROJECT B - PATAUDI SEWERA(E PROJECT C - DEVELOPME T OF MULTI-MODEL TRA SIT CE TRE AT A A D VIHAR, CTD Environmental Assessment Report D. BADLI BYPASS – E.CO STRUCTIO OF VARIOUS ROADS I SO EPAT DISTRICT Volume 6 F. REHABILITATIO OF 1. ROADS I JHAJJAR DISTRICT (. DEVELOPME T OF MULTI-MODEL TRA SIT CE TRE AT SARAI /ALE /HA Sheladia Associates, Inc. USA TA 7114-IND National Capital Region Planning Board Final Report Project Environmental Assessment Document Sub Projects Sub – A. PATAUDI ATER SUPPLY PRO$ECT Environmental Assessment Report – Volume 6 The Environmental A e ment i a document of the borrower. The view expre ed herein do not nece arily repre ent tho e of ADB( Board of Director , Management, or taff, and may be preliminary in nature. TA 7114-IND National Capital Region Planning Board Final Report Project Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................... 1 A. Bac-ground..............................................................................................................1 B. Compliance to ESMS of NCRPB ...................................................................................1 Sub Projects Sub C. Purpo e of the IEE.....................................................................................................1 – D. Environmental Regulatory Compliance............................................................................2 E. Report Structure........................................................................................................2 II. DESCRIPTION OF PRO$ECT COMPONENTS ..................................................................................................... 3 A. Project Bac-ground....................................................................................................3 B. De cription of ub-project component ............................................................................4 1. Coverage .............................................................................................................4 .. Ba i of proce de ign ...........................................................................................4 3. Source of raw water................................................................................................4 Environmental Assessment Report – 4. Inta-e wor- .........................................................................................................5 0. Raw water tran mi ion...........................................................................................5 1. 2ater treatment plant..............................................................................................5 Volume 6 7. Bul- tran mi ion of treated water ..............................................................................5 8. Treated water torage, ervice re ervoir and boo ter tation ..........................................6 4. 2ater metering......................................................................................................6 10. Treated water di tribution y tem ...........................................................................6 11. Power upply.....................................................................................................6 C. Implementation Schedule ............................................................................................6 III. Description of the Environment........................................................................................................................... , A. Phy ical Environment .................................................................................................7 1. Terrain ................................................................................................................7 .. Climate................................................................................................................7 3. Soil ...................................................................................................................7 4. 6eology...............................................................................................................7 0. 7and , e .............................................................................................................7 1. Surface 2ater ......................................................................................................7 7. 6roundwater.........................................................................................................8 8. Ambient Air 8uality .................................................................................................8 4. Ambient Noi e 7evel ..............................................................................................8 10. Ecological Re ource ..........................................................................................8 Sheladia Associates, Inc. USA i TA 7114-IND National Capital Region Planning Board Final Report Project 11. Di a ter ..........................................................................................................9 B. Social and Cultural Re ource ......................................................................................9 1. Demographic profile................................................................................................9 .. Indu trie ...........................................................................................................10 Sub Projects Sub 3. Phy ical Infra tructure Service ...............................................................................10 – IV. Identification of Environmental Impacts and Miti.ation Measures ................................................................ 11 A. 7and ac8ui ition and re ettlement impact .....................................................................11 B. Environmental Impact ..............................................................................................12 V. Environmental Mana.ement Plan...................................................................................................................... 15 VI. Institutional Re0uirements................................................................................................................................. 11 A. In titutional Arrangement ..........................................................................................22 B. Environmental Monitoring Plan....................................................................................22 1. Development of a ba eline .....................................................................................23 Environmental Assessment Report .. Monitoring Action ................................................................................................23 – C. Training 9 Capacity Building.......................................................................................23 D. Environmental Budget...............................................................................................24 Volume 6 VII. Public Consultation and Information Disclosure............................................................................................. 16 A. Proce of Con ultation Followed ................................................................................26 B. Framewor- for continued public participation ..................................................................27 VIII. Findin.s and Recommendations....................................................................................................................... 12 I3. Conclusions......................................................................................................................................................... 30 3. Appendi5 16 REA Chec7list ................................................................................................................................ 31 Sheladia Associates, Inc. USA ii TA 7114-IND National Capital Region Planning Board Final Report Project I. INTRODUCTION A. 8ac7ground 1. The Project aim to promote growth and balanced development of the whole National Capital Region through providing economic ba e in the identified major ettlement (Metro Centre /Regional Sub Projects Sub Centre ) for ab orbing economic development impul e of Delhi, efficient tran port networ-, development of – phy ical infra tructure, rational land u e pattern, improved environment