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Alignment of Outer Ring Road: to with link to Mangalapuram

Typical Cross section for Outer Ring Road: Outer Ring Road for Capital City of Thiruvananthapuram Revised Initial Screening Report

Synopsis of Revised Initial Screening Report

PS-1 General Government of in 2002-03 approved a set of projects under Capital Region Development Project (CRDP) for the planned development of the Capital City. These projects are under various stages of implementation such as “Trivandrum City Road Improvement Project” comprising development, operation and maintenance of approx. 42 kms of important city roads.

The Government has now decided to take up additional projects as Phase-II to supplement the above with the objective of sustainable improvement of urban environment of the Capital Region and to take care of the future development of the Capital City.

Government of Kerala (GoK) through the Phase-II of Capital Region Development Project (CRDP) has taken up city-region infrastructure projects such as:  Improvement of existing roads, Construction of ring roads and link roads;  Preparation of parking policy and building parking places;  Cleaning of waterways and water bodies;  Environmental improvement of Markets, Shopping Streets and Parks;  Greening the city by planting 1 lakh trees in 5 years;  Improvement of connectivity (Broadband, Wi-Fi, etc.);  Revitalization of Heritage commission, highlighting of Landmarks and distribution of Music and Art Circuit;  Development of alternate source of energy, provide UG cabling and ring main, etc.  Providing drinking water facility (100%) for all  100% coverage of sewerage system

The High Power Committee under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Minister has decided to take up four priority projects, these are:

 Improvement of existing roads, construction of ring roads and link roads  Preparation of parking policy and building parking places  Environmental improvement of markets, shopping streets and parks  Greening the city by planting 1 lakh trees in 5 years

M/s. IL&FS Township & Urban Assets Limited., have been retained by CRDP-II as Transaction Advisors for the establishment of the technical, economical, and financial viability of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) Project of Thiruvananthapuram City and develop the periphery into a Outer Area Growth Corridor (OAGC).

PS-2 Objective of the Study The main objective of the Study is to establish the technical, economical, and financial viability of the project and prepare detailed feasibility project reports for the Outer Ring Road (ORR) Project of Thiruvananthapuram City and develop the periphery into an Outer Area Growth Corridor (OAGC).

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At this Stage, the initial screening report for the entire stretch from Paripally (near Navaikulam) to Vizhinjam along with a spur/link to Mangalapuram has been prepared. The limitation of the initial screening report are as follows: 1. Horizontal alignment is fixed based on the Digital Elevation Model and Contour Map (1 meter level interval) as generated from processed aerial LiDAR data acquired through primary survey. 2. Traffic data is from secondary sources. Primary Traffic Survey will be carried out in the next few weeks and results of the same shall be reported in the draft Detailed Project Feasibility Report.

Detailed Feasibility Project Report (DFPR) Study for Outer Ring Road (Navaikulam to Vizhinjam along with a spur/link to Mangalapuram) shall be completed based on the comments on this report from various departments.

PS-3 Outer Area Growth Corridor Appreciation Outer Area Growth Corridor project is perceived as “A new township built alongside Outer Ring Road (ORR) similar to Special Economic Zone with proper Master Development Plan & special Development Regulations to attract Investments and Talents, has been taken up to achieve the following objectives: a) Accelerated, systematic and environmentally responsible development of peripheral areas to improve the quality of life of residents in the outer areas of capital region

b) Offer direct connectivity and shorter commuting time from outer area and adjoining districts to the major economic hub of capital region-Vizhinjam Port and thus help decongest the core city area by reducing transit traffic.

c) Provide adequate support infrastructure to spur ancillary economic activities to the major economic hubs at Vizhinjam (southern side of city) and Technopark-Technocity complex (northern side of city).

PS-4 Project Location The ORR project is green-field project on the Outer Area of Thiruvananthapuram City on the eastern side for a length of about 78.880 Kms. The location plan of the project road section is given in Plate PS.1.

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Plate PS.1 Proposed Alignment of Outer Ring Road

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PS-5 Alignment Details of ORR (i) The ORR is initially being designed as a 4-lane carriageway with 6-lane structures (expandable upto 6-lanes as per traffic warranty in future) freeway with controlled access through 10 meter service roads on both sides connecting the main carriageway with all leading radial and arterial roads of Thiruvananthapuram city and the other major district roads/other district roads in the outer areas of the capital region.

(ii) The ORR starts from National Highway no. NH66 (old NH 47) near Paripally (from Navaikulam) and end point is Vizhinjam Bypass/NH66 (direct connectivity to Vizhinjam Port) with a link between Thekadda to Mangalapuram.

(iii) The length of the ORR is about 78.880 Kilometers, i.e Trunk alignment from Navaikulam to Vizhinjam: 65.630 Kilometers and Link alignment from Thekadda to Mangalapuram is 13.250 Kilometers.

(iv) The right of way (RoW) for the ORR is 70 meters. RoW area of about 600 hectares shall be acquired for the ORR.

(v) The land use along the stretch is of mixed in nature with agricultural, residential, cultural and commercial.

(vi) Major built ups along the project road is limited to locations where proposed highway crosses the existing roads. 14 nos. of PUPs, 36 nos. of LVUs, 21 nos. of VUPs, 7 nos. of Flyovers are proposed for the main trunk of ORR. Similarly, 2 nos. of PUPs, 10 nos. of LVUs, 4 nos. of VUPs, 2 nos. of Flyovers are proposed for the Mangalapuram link.

(vii) The proposed ORR alignment crosses an existing railway line near Balaramapuram.

(viii) The details of the rivers/streams and ponds are presented in Table PS-1. Table PS-1: Summary of the Rivers/Ponds along the Project Road Sl. No Chainage Type of Water Body 1 1+200 Pond 2 3+100 Pond 3 10+600 Pond 4 11+800 Pond 5 13+700 Upper Chittar River 6 15+500 Pond 7 22+172 River 8 37+840 Killi River 9 40+020 River 10 46+200 Pond 11 46+300 Pond 12 48+550 Pond 13 50+080 Annapad Stream 14 56+900 Vettukallu Pond 15 62+300 Pond 16 63+350 Pond

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ES-6 Traffic Forecast on the ORR Traffic data for the proposed ORR has been extracted from relevant traffic data from Detailed Project Report for 4 laning of Chertala – Thiruvananthapuram of NH 47 (New NH- 66) (from Km 379/100 to Km 551/900) [Package-III] under NHDP Phase III in the State of Kerala and is shown on Table PS-2.

Table PS-2: Traffic Data on NH47 (new NH66)

Motorized Motorized

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Wheeler Wheeler

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Station No. Station (Km) Chainage of Location Survey Car 3 2 Bus Mini & Bus Axle 3 & Axle 2 Trucks Tractor & LGV Tractor & MAV withTrailer Non Vehicle

PCU Factors 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5, 3 3.0 1.5 4.5 2.0 (PCU) ADT Average Daily Traffic (ADT) VC7 535 Palammoodu 15674 1739 14746 1970 983 886 104 11 33722 Annual Average Daily Traffic (ADT) VC7 535 Palammoodu 15382 1757 14860 1990 993 895 105 11 36607

Commercial Traffic Homogeneous Sections on NH47 (new NH66) – Base Year Homogeneous LCV & Bus 2 Axle 3 Axle MAV Total Sections Mini Bus Trucks Trucks HS-7 1389 1495 776 217 105 3982

Mode-wise Traffic Growth Rates: 20 Year Horizon Year Car 2- 3- Bus & LCV Trucks MAV Wheeler Wheeler Mini Bus 2017-22 10.80% 7.96% 6.54% 5.90% 4.60% 4.00% 4.00% 2023-27 6.91% 5.09% 4.18% 3.80% 3.00% 2.60% 2.60% 2028-32 5.87% 4.32% 3.55% 3.20% 2.50% 2.20% 2.20% 2032 – 2041 5.10% 3.75% 3.08% 2.80% 2.20% 1.90% 1.90%

The ORR is designed to handle about 65,000 PCUs per day and can be widened in future to operate traffic volume of 97,500 PCUs per day.

ES-7 Design Standards for ORR The design standards and loading to be considered are generally based on the requirements laid down in the latest editions of IRC and IS codes of practices & standards specifications, and guidelines of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Additional technical references would be used wherever the provisions of IRC/IS codes are found inadequate

ES-8 Development Proposals for ORR

ES-8.1Typical Cross Sections: Different typical cross sections have been developed for the ORR (four laning) with service roads following the guidelines of 4-laning manual suiting the site conditions and these are presented below in Plate PS-2 & PS-3

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Plate PS-2: Typical Cross Sections (Type A, Type B and Type C)

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Plate PS-3: Typical Cross Sections (Type D, Type E and Type F)

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ES-8.2Pavement Design: Flexible pavement design is carried out according to guidelines provided IRC 37-2012. In general, 8% CBR is considered. The axle load survey is yet to be carried out and for the purpose initial screening report, a range of 100 to 150 MSA has been assumed and following composition of pavement has been considered for quantity estimation. The pavement composition considered in the quantifications is given in Table PS-3 Table PS-3: Pavement Composition Pavement Layer Thickness (mm) Main Carriageway Service Road Bituminous Concrete 50 40 Dense Bituminous Macadam 115 60 Water Bound Macadam 250 250 Granular Sub Base 200 200 Subgrade 500 500

ES-8.3Brigdes, Cross Drainage Works & Other Structures: The summary of Bridges, cross drainage works and other structures are presented in Table PS-4 below:

Table PS-4: Summary of Bridges, Cross Drainage Works & Other Structures A: From Paripally to Vizhinjam SI No Chainage Cross Road / Drainage Major Bridge: 2 nos. 1. 19+930 2. 38+780 Minor Bridges: 4 nos. & Viaduct: 9 nos. 1. 5+700 Nala 2. 11+600 River 3. 36+420 Killi River 4. 48+760 Annapad Stream 5. 0+250 Paadum/Nala 6. 6+350 Paadum/Nala 7. 7+540 Paadum/Nala 8. 8+100 Paadum/Nala 9. 12+870 Paadum/Nala 10. 17+630 Paadum/Nala 11. 21+300 Paadum/Nala 12. 55+980 Paadum/Nala 13. 59+380 Paadum/Nala Pipe Culverts: 54 nos. Box Culverts: 43 nos. Pedestrian Underpasses (PUPs): 14 nos. 1. 6+180 - Puthusserymukku Road 2. 7+900 Ambungal - Vadakkevila - Chimbuparambil Rd 3. 19+300 Poovathoor Devi temple 4. 24+170 Local Road 5. 24+740 Local Road 6. 26+120 Local Road 7. 31+000 Local Road Page 8 of 35

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SI No Chainage Cross Road / Drainage 8. 31+900 Local Road 9. 34+340 Local Road 10. 42+360 Ananthankunnu Road 11. 47+350 Local Road 12. 55+180 Local Road 13. 58+700 Local Road 14. 61+370 Local Road Light Vehicular Underpasses (LVUs): 36 nos. 1. 0+800 Local Road 2. 2+200 Local Road 3. 4+545 Kunnathuvathukkal - Vellallor rd 4. 7+210 Vellallur - Allathukaa Road 5. 8+570 Keshavapuram PHC Road 6. 9+990 Pullayil Road 7. 11+760 Kunnumel - road 8. 12+450 Local Road 9. 13+200 Pulimath temple road 10. 15+650 Kuttimondu - Karette road 11. 16+820 Local Road 12. 18+000 Local Road 13. 21+080 Local Road 14. 23+090 Local Road 15. 26+520 Vembeyam - Ozhukupara 16. 28+010 Local Road 17. 30+350 Malethikkada - Kalluvarambu Road 18. 32+400 Poovathoor - road 19. 35+900 10th mile stone mulamukku-venkode-Vattappara Rd. 20. 37+730 Local Road 21. 39+580 Local Road 22. 40+700 Local Road 23. 43+240 Local Road 24. 44+450 Local Road 25. 46+280 Vilappilsala-Kundamoozhi Temple Rd 26. 48+290 Killy - Moongode Road 27. 50+270 Cheenivila - Nellikkadu Rd 28. 56+470 Local Road 29. 57+200 Local Road 30. 59+160 Local Road 31. 59+730 Local Road 32. 60+050 Local Road 33. 60+500 Mangalathukonam - Peringammala Rd 34. 60+930 Local Road 35. 61+840 SiSilipuram road 36. 63+700 Rd / Vizhinjam Uchakkada rd Vehicular Underpasses (VUPs): 21 nos. 1. 1+450 Decentmukku - Pulloormukku road

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SI No Chainage Cross Road / Drainage 2. 3+000 Ponganadu - Puthusserymukku Road 3. 5+420 - Chemmarthu muku rd 4. 15+180 Karette - Road 5. 16+120 Vamanapuram - Aramthanam Road 6. 18+610 Vamanapuram - Aramthanam Road 7. 20+100 Vamanapuram - Aramthanam Road 8. 22+060 - Venjaramood Road 9. 30+030 Thekkada - Punkummoodu - Vattappara Road 10. 33+600 Vattapara Vallikode Roade 11. 35+440 Kaipady Road 12. 37+340 Azhikode - road 13. 38+640 Keltron - Aruvikkara road 14. 41+680 Kadambanad Cheriyakonni rd 15. 45+230 Peyad - Road 16. 49+420 Thiruvananthapuram - Dam Rd 17. 51+630 - Anappad Rd / pongummoodu road 18. 52+940 Oortumbalam - Maranalloor road 19. 54+250 Balaramapuram - Oortumbalam road 20. 56+080 Mukkapalamoodu to Eruthavoor 21. 62+910 Vizhingham Balapuramroad Flyovers (FOs): 7 nos. 1. 0+000 NH-47 - Salem - Kochi - Kanykumari highway 2. 9+200 SH46 - – Alamcode road 3. 13+920 SH-1 - Kilimanoor Road 4. 29+400 SH-47 - Venjaramood - Nedumangada Rd 5. 36+430 SH-45/SH-2 - Thiruvanathpuram - road 6. 58+060 NH-66/NH-47 - Trivandrum-Nagercoil Hwy 7. 64+230 NH-66 Salem - Kochi - Kanyakumari Highway B: From Thekkada to Mangalapuram SI No Chainage Cross Road Pedestrian Underpasses (PUPs): 2 nos. 1. 5+820 Local road 2. 9+780 Local road Light Vehicular Underpasses (LVUs): 10 nos. 1. 0+600 Kanyakulangara - Thekkada road 2. 1+500 Chiramukku – Kanyakulangara road 3. 3+120 Local road 4. 3+670 Nannattukava road 5. 4+600 Kanyakulangara - road 6. 7+520 Keezhthonnaikal Village Office Road 7. 8+945 Pachira Keezhavoor road 8. 10+270 Kilithattil road 9. 10+880 Vallor road 10. 11+500 CRPF road Vehicular Underpasses (VUPs): 4 nos. 1. 4+030 Vettinad - Velavoor Rd

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SI No Chainage Cross Road 2. 5+320 Kanyakulangara - Pothencode Rd 3. 6+740 Kazhakoottam - Thaikod Rd 4. 8+360 Pothencode Murukkumpuzha Rd Flyovers (FOs): 2 nos. 1. 2+555 MC Road - Trivendrum - kilimanoor road 2. 12+550 NH-66 - Salem - kochi - Kanyakumari Highway

ES-8.3Road Over Bridge (ROB): A ROB is proposed at chainage 56+800 near Balaramapuram Railway Station

ES-9 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Impact Assessment (SIA) EIA Study has been completed by M/s L&T EIL and has been already been submitted to CRDP-II and the Public Hearing is yet to be started.

ES-10 Civil Construction Cost The quantification of road works, Bridges and CD structures items are calculated from typical cross sections and drawings. The summary of construction items covered in cost estimates are tabulated in Table PS-5 etc. Table PS-5: Summary of Cost Sl. No. Particulars Cost 1 Bill No. 1: Site clearance and Dismantling 2,54,90,047 2 Bill No. 2 : Earth Work 2,31,21,96,176 3 Bill No. 3 : Base Courses (GSB) and Base Courses (WMM) 5,14,36,06,038 4 Bill No. 4 : Bituminous Courses 3,60,87,92,300 5 Bill No. 5 : Culverts 1,06,23,34,505 6 Bill No. 6A : Minor Bridges (Box type) 1,00,52,36,327 7 Bill No. 6B : Major Bridges 61,75,34,493 8 Bill No. 6C : VUP’s & VOP’s 2,75,43,18,928 9 Bill No. 6D : Flyovers 2,63,79,99,641 10 Bill No. 6E: Road Over bridge 44,65,58,904 11 Bill No. 6F : Interchanges 1,52,65,98,103 12 Bill No. 6G: Viaducts over Paadum 1,78,79,77,535 13 Bill No. 7 : Traffic signs, markings and other road appurtenances 7,07,67,764 14 Bill No. 8 : Drainage & Other Protection Works 5,11,41,21,349 15 Bill No.9: Wayside Amenities 2,20,00,000 16 Bill No. 10: Environmental Plan 2,87,81,187 17 Bill No. 11: Miscellaneous Works 15,49,10,105 TOTAL 28,31,92,23,403

Tunnelway requirements Provision of Tunnel sections shall be analysed at the next stage i.e. to be incorporated in the draft Detailed Project Feasibility Report.

ES-11 Cost of Land Acquisition The cost of land (600 hectares) for right of way (ROW) works out to Rs. 3553 Crores at an average rate of Rs. 5.92 Cr per hectare. The cost of land additional 5 meter green buffer outside the ROW of ORR, i.e. about 80 hectares of land, would cost about Rs 474 Crores. Page 11 of 35

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Total Land Cost = Rs. 4027 Crores shall be included as part of the project funding structure under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

ES.12 Project Financials: (i) Revenue Streams from In/Out Bound Heavy Vehicle Traffic of Vizhinjam Port: As this ORR is designed as freeway with controlled access with closed tolling facility, i.e. toll at entry and exit ramps/loops of the ORR along with tolling of heavy vehicles (trucks and multi axle vehicles) getting into and exiting the Vizhinjam Port through an exclusive link of the ORR at the Vizhinjam end. The expected toll revenue from heavy vehicles in/out bound traffic of Vizhinjam Port is presented in Table PS-6: Table PS-6: Expected Revenue from in/out bound traffic of Vizhinjam Port Traffic(‘000 TEUs)* 2019 2023 2028 2033 2038 2043 Gateway-Loaded 26 92 160 194 194 194 Gateway-Empty 11 40 53 64 64 64 Gateway–Total 37 132 213 258 258 258 Transshipment 112 566 878 992 992 992 Total Operation Capacity 149 698 1091 1250 1250 1250 Source: * DPR of Vizhinjam Port Annual Toll Revenues Expected Number of Heavy Commercial Vehicles in that FY 149000 698000 1091000 1250000 1250000 1250000 Toll Rate (Rs. 20 per Km) escalated at 5% annually 20 24 31 40 51 65 Toll Charge (for 70 Kms ORR) 1400 1702 2172 2772 3538 4515 Annual Revenues (Rs. in Cr.) 21 119 237 346 442 564

(ii) Base Financial Model The financial model shall be developed and covered in the Detailed Project Feasibility Report

ES.13 Project Economics: The economic benefits that may accrue from a green field road project like the ORR will outweigh the financial costs. Quantification of all the benefits from an economic point of view will require extensive research in terms outputs generated, but an accepted methodology has been adopted to assess the economic viability of the ORR project.

The benefits associated to the society from a project like ORR are: (i) Vehicle Operating Cost Benefits (ii) Vehicle Operating Time Benefits (iii) Benefits from reduction in Road Accidents (iv) Benefits from Users of the ORR (v) Benefits from Private Investments along the ORR (vi) Employment Generation & Additional Economic Benefits from Implementation of the ORR Project The economic mode shall be developed and covered in the Detailed Project Feasibility Report.

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