Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Rehabilitation and Executive Summary Upgradation to 2 lane with paved shoulders configuration of For Biaora - MP / Rajasthan Border on NH-12 Public Hearing in the state of Madhya Pradesh TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 BACKGROUND 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.0 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 4.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS 5.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION 6.0 PROJECT BENEFITS 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 8.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9.0 SAFETY MANAGEMENT 10.0 REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT PLAN 11.0 BUDGET 12.0 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS 13.0 CONCLUSION & RESOMMENDATIONS LIST OF TABLES TABLE-1: AMBIENT AIR QUALITY TABLE-2: AMBIENT NOISE QUALITY TABLE-3: WATER QUALITY TABLE-4: LAND TO ACQUIRE TABLE-5: PROJECT AFFECTED PEOPLE TABLE-6: BUDGET FOR R & R LIST OF FIGURES INDEX MAP OF PROJECT ROAD 1 TECHNOGEM CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Rehabilitation and Executive Summary Upgradation to 2 lane with paved shoulders configuration of For Biaora - MP / Rajasthan Border on NH-12 Public Hearing in the state of Madhya Pradesh 1.0. BACKGROUND Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Ltd. (MPRDC) has proposed to rehabilitate and upgrade Biaora to MP / Rajasthan Border road section of NH – 12 in Madhya Pradesh state to 2 lane with paved shoulders. Package from Biaora to MP / Rajasthan Border section is awarded to M/s Technogem Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Thane, Mumbai, to carry out Detailed Project Report (DPR). DPR includes conducting Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies to obtain Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) th as per the latest EIA notification dated 14 September 2006 and its amendments time to time. EIA of the said project is carried out to assess the impacts on environmental attributes due to the location, design, construction and operation of the proposed project. Based on the Impact Assessment an Environment Management Plan (EMP) is suggested outlining the measures for protecting the environment. 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project road starts from existing Ch.2/6 (km.1.600) i.e. from the junction of Biaora bypass on NH-3 and ends at MP/Rajasthan border existing Ch.67/0. The length of about 2 km existing Ch. 26/0 to Ch. 28/0 is a missing length due to construction of Rajgarh bypass. Total length of project road is 61.0 km. The project length passes through Biaora, Rajgarh and Khilchipur tahasils of Rajgarh district. Project Road passes through 3 towns and 9 villages. The project road passes through flat / plain terrain of Rajgarh District of Madhya Pradesh State. Existing ROW is 31.70 m and improvements / up-gradation of the road is proposed in a length of 48.255 km within available land new construction of road is proposed in a total length of 12.745 km in stretches for bypasses, realignment for geometrical improvements and for approaches of proposed new bridge across Nevaj River. For proposed bypasses ROW will be 60 m and in the stretches of realignment ROW of 45 m is proposed. However, where proposed bypass is passing through forest ROW of 30 m is proposed. Existing road is 2 lane (7.00 m carriageway width) with soft shoulder of 1.50 m to 2.00 m width. Roadway proposed is 2 lane (7.00 m carriageway width) with paved shoulders of 1.50 m width and soft shoulders of 2.00 m width on either sides. Existing structures on Project Road are 2 major bridges, 19 minor bridges, 8 slab culvert, 41 pipe culverts, 1 RUB and 3 canal crossings (siphons). Improvements to structures such as widening, repairs, reconstruction, new construction to structures are proposed including existing structures on Project Road for 2 major bridges, 20 minor bridges, 16 slab / box culverts, 51 pipe culverts, 1 RUB Bypasses proposed at two locations namely, Khilchipur Bypass of 5.275 km length and Bhojpur Bypass of 1.620 km length. New construction in 1.40 km length for approaches of proposed new bridge across Nevaj river including improvement to steep gradient at Kishangarh. Realignment for geometrical improvements is proposed at 5 locations for total length of 3.25 km, where there are acute horizontal curves and narrow low level minor bridges. It is also proposed to widen exiting 2 lane road to 4 lane divided carriageway with footpaths in length of 2.6 km passing through Rajgarh town. Total 21 road junctions including existing are proposed for improvement on Project Road. Facilities proposed on Project Road are bus bays and bus shelters at 15 locations on 2 TECHNOGEM CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Rehabilitation and Executive Summary Upgradation to 2 lane with paved shoulders configuration of For Biaora - MP / Rajasthan Border on NH-12 Public Hearing in the state of Madhya Pradesh both side of the road i.e. 30 nos., Truck lay byes at 2 locations and Toll Plaza including administrative building at 1 location. Index map of project road is depicted below: MP/Rajasthan Border 3 TECHNOGEM CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Rehabilitation and Executive Summary Upgradation to 2 lane with paved shoulders configuration of For Biaora - MP / Rajasthan Border on NH-12 Public Hearing in the state of Madhya Pradesh 3.0 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES The main objective of the proposed project is to rehabilitate and up-grade existing route without altering to the extent possible. Two bypasses are proposed on existing alignment at Khilchipur town and Bhojpur village. Analysis of alternatives is carried for these bypasses and after detailed discussions with CGM NHAI, alignment is finalized. To assess the overall project impact quantitative analysis is carried out. Mitigation measures are proposed along with implementing agency to avoid adverse impact. Hence, the project taken as a whole results into positive impact. 4.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS Baseline environmental studies were conducted for Summer 2011 to determine the existing conditions of various environmental attributes viz., air quality, meteorology, surface and ground water quality, ecology, prevailing land use and noise levels. 4.1 Meteorology The climate of the area is generally dry except during south-west monsoon season. The year may be divided into four seasons. The wind pattern as per the IMD observations shows that monthly mean wind speed is in the range of 0- 24.0 km/hr. According to IMD Rajgarh, annual average of maximum and minimum mean monthly temperatures is 33.6oC and 17.6oC respectively. The average annual relative humidity is found to be in the range of 6% and 100% at 8.30 hrs and 1730 hrs. The total annual average rainfall received is about 706.9 mm. The meteorological data was recorded at the project site during Summer 2011 and indicates that the winds were light to moderate. Winds are predominantly from N-W quadrant. Maximum o o temperature was observed a 46.8 C while the minimum temperatures 7.4 C. 4.2 Air Quality Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (AAQM) stations were set up at four locations for 24-hourly sampling of PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, Pb & CO. The observations are summarized below: Table-1: Ambient Air Quality Parameter Concentrations, CPCB Limits for Industrial, Residential, 3 3 µg/m Rural & Other areas, µg/m PM10 24 - 55 100 PM2.5 8 – 17 60 SO2 9.4 – 18.3 80 NOx 10.5 – 20.6 80 3 3 CO 0.025 – 0.168 mg/m 4 mg/m Pb 0.036 – 0.086 1.0 AAQM levels observed during the study period are found to be well within the standards prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). 4 TECHNOGEM CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Rehabilitation and Executive Summary Upgradation to 2 lane with paved shoulders configuration of For Biaora - MP / Rajasthan Border on NH-12 Public Hearing in the state of Madhya Pradesh 4.3 Noise Quality Noise levels within study area are measured at four locations for various land uses. The baseline noise levels are tabulated below: Table-2: Ambient Noise Quality Land use Levels, dB(A) CPCB Limits, dB(A) Commercial Area Leq(day) : 51.3 – 58.4 65 Leq(night) : 37.6 – 51.1 55 4.4 Water Quality Water quality in the study area is assessed at three ground water and one surface water locations to know the baseline levels. The results are given below: Table-3: Water Quality Parameters Ground Limits As Per Surface Limits As Per Water IS:10500 Water IS:2296 Quality Desirable / Quality Permissible pH 6.97 – 7.52 6.5 - 8.5 7.48 6.5 - 8.5 Total dissolved solids 352 – 1720 500 / 2000 226 1500 Total hardness 195 – 260 300 / 600 130 NS Chlorides 20 – 770 250 / 1000 27 600 Sulphates 16 – 116 200 / 400 9 400 Calcium 54 – 78 75 / 200 34 NS Magnesium 12 – 16 30 / 100 11 NS Fluoride 0.6 – 1.1 1.0 / 1.5 0.4 1.5 Concentrations are expressed in mg/l The ground water and surface water quality is found within the limits. 4.5 Land Use Pattern Major land use along the project corridor is agriculture and barren land. In towns and villages built-up area is of residential and commercial buildings. There are no industrial establishments along the project road. There are protected forest lands abutting the existing ROW in the stretches near Kishangarh, Jalapa Mata Mandir and Khilchipur. Forest is area is open type having density less than 0.4 to barren. 4.6 Soil Characteristics Soil samples were collected from four locations to establish the baseline characteristics and to assess the agricultural and afforestation potential of the soil.