Environmental Impact Statement & Traffic Survey Study for Proposed Paud Road – Bal Bharati Link Road, Pune
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Environmental Impact Statement & Traffic Survey Study For Proposed Paud Road – Bal Bharati Link Road, Pune (For Hon. High Court appointed Experts’ Committee) August 2012 Prepared by Shrishti Eco-Research Institute B – 106, Devgiri, Opp. P. L. Deshpande Garden, Sinhagad Road, Pune – 411 030 Ph. No. – 91 – 20 – 24253773/ Telefax.: 66206539 Email ID – [email protected] Paud Road – Bal Bharati Link Road, Environmental Impact Statement and Traffic Survey Study Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................3 Project Team for Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of Bal Bharati - Paud Road Link ..... 6 Brief Description of Project ...............................................................................................7 Pune City: Background ..........................................................................................7 Location ...............................................................................................................7 Environmental Settings ...........................................................................................8 Hydro-geomorphology ...........................................................................................8 Topography ..........................................................................................................9 Geology ................................................................................................................9 Climate .............................................................................................................. 10 Current development scenario ............................................................................. 10 Industrial Growth in Pune .................................................................................... 10 Transportation .................................................................................................... 11 Traffic Growth .................................................................................................... 11 Impact on Health ................................................................................................ 11 Traffic Survey ................................................................................................................ 12 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 12 Team Members – ................................................................................................ 13 Observations ................................................................................................................. 14 Law College Road ............................................................................................... 14 Karve Road Near Savarkar Flyover ....................................................................... 15 Paud Road Near Kelewadi Junction ...................................................................... 17 Traffic Observations ....................................................................................................... 19 Law College Road ............................................................................................... 19 Karve Road ......................................................................................................... 26 Paud Road .......................................................................................................... 33 General Observations .......................................................................................... 39 Origin – Destination Survey ............................................................................................ 40 On Law collage road - ......................................................................................... 40 On Karve road - .................................................................................................. 42 On Paud road - ................................................................................................... 44 1 Combined Opinion of Commuters observed in OD Survey ...................................... 46 Page Shrishti Eco – Research Institute, B – 106, Devgiri, Opp. P. L. Deshpande Garden, Sinhagad Road, Pune 411 030 Ph. No. – 91 – 20 – 24253773/ 66206539 Email: [email protected] Paud Road – Bal Bharati Link Road, Environmental Impact Statement and Traffic Survey Study Traveling Distance and Response for the Proposed Road .................................................. 47 Commuters’ Occupation and Responses to the proposed road .......................................... 49 Survey Photographs - Jan 29, 2010 ................................................................................. 54 Impact Analysis Statement ............................................................................................. 58 Risk Assessment ....................................................................................................73 Environment Management Plan for Paud Road - Bal Bharati Link Road .............................. 75 Environmental issues with mitigation measures ............................................................... 83 Guidelines for Paud Road - Bal Bharati Link Road Project ................................................. 85 Disaster Management Plan for Paud Road – Bal Bharati Link Road .....................87 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 87 Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 87 Risk Assessment ............................................................................................................ 87 Natural Calamities .......................................................................................................... 88 The Team for Disaster Management of Paud Road – Bal Bharati Link Road ....................... 88 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 91 Mitigation Measures for all Potential Risk ......................................................................... 91 Mitigation Measures for Natural Calamities ...................................................................... 93 Supporting Studies ................................................................................................94 1. Traffic Count studies on Law College Road ............................................................... 94 2. Estimation of Air Carrying Capacity of Law College Road ............................................ 96 Benefit Cost Analysis (B/C) ................................................................................... 97 3. Economic Analysis ................................................................................................... 98 4. Carbon Footprint of Proposed Road ........................................................................ 103 2 Page Shrishti Eco – Research Institute, B – 106, Devgiri, Opp. P. L. Deshpande Garden, Sinhagad Road, Pune 411 030 Ph. No. – 91 – 20 – 24253773/ 66206539 Email: [email protected] Paud Road – Bal Bharati Link Road, Environmental Impact Statement and Traffic Survey Study Executive Summary Project Bal Bharati Paud Road Link Estimated Project Cost Rs. 24 cores Project Proponent Pune Municipal Corporation Objective 1. To reduce traffic load on Law College Road 2. To avoid losses, delays and air pollution resulting from congestion on Law College Road Entry - Exit Kelewadi Junction on Paud Road to Bal Bharati Near Symbiosis (Backside of BORI) Major commuter contributing areas Colonies and apartments on Paud Road (Up to Bhusari colony) and Karve Road (Up to Varje, Malwadi) Major Destinations of commuters From 5 to 50 km daily Short Distance (1 – 15 km) – Symbiosis, Chatushringi, Pune University, Aundh, Pashan, Shivajinagar etc. Long Distance (15 – 50 km) – Dapodi, Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akurdi, Nigdi, Chakan Major contention Traveling time on Law College Road Responses of Commuters (findings of OD 1. Combined positive response of commuters for the Survey) proposed road using 2,3 or 4 wheelers is about 58% and 60% of 4 wheeler owners opted for road while the least was 56% of ‘yes’ by two wheelers. 2. Commuters having different occupations have shown more inclination towards the construction of proposed road barring students. 3. Commuters traveling short or long distances have preferred the construction of road (68%) stating the reason of saving time. Observations on traffic volume 1. Maximum peak hour volume on Law College Road is 12021 on working days including Saturdays while minimum peak hour volume is 5701 on Sunday. 2. The percentage of public transport buses in the vehicular count is less than 1%. 3. Average peak hour flow on Sunday was 7158, that of on Saturday was 9011 and on working day it was 10555. 4. From the data collected during surveys, it can be concluded that more than 75% of the commuters are non-residents of Law College Road or its feeder roads like Prabhat Road and Bhandarkar Road. 5. As per calculations of Air Pollution Carrying Capacity considering carbon monoxide as a critical parameter, Law College Road’s traffic volume should not exceed 12739 per day while the daily volume is observed as 70709 (455% as compared to calculated carrying capacity). Environmental Impacts 1. There will be marginal