BHADRAK-ANANDAPUR: SH - 53 This Link Comprises of 56.736 Km of SH-53 from 0 Km (Bhadrak) to 56.736 Km (Bhogpur - 11 Kms Ahead of Anandapur)
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GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA Fi WORKS DEPARTMENT ORISSA STATE ROAD PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized FEASIBILITY STUDY AND DETAILED PROJECT PREPARATION FOR PHASE-I: YEAR I ROADS Draft Final Environmental Assessment Report April 2007 El 584 VOL. 3 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Co0 N S U L TI N G ENGINEERS GROUP LTD. E-1 2, Moji Colony, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur-17 Tel: +91-141-2520899, 2521899, 2520556 Fax: 2521348. E-mail: ce ceqinclia.corn ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ASI Archaeological Survey of India ADVs Animal Drawn Vehicles BP Bank Practices CAMPA Compensatory Afforestation, Fund Management and Planning Authority CD Cross Drainage CGWB Central Ground Water Board Col Corridor of Impact CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CPR Common Property Resources CT Census Town DFO Divisional Forest Officer DOE Department of Environment DPR Detailed Project Report EA Environment Assessment EAC Expert Appraisal Committee EIA Environment Impact Assessment EMAP Environment Management Action Plan O EMP Environment Management Plan FACOR Ferro Alloys Corporation of Orissa FGD Focus Group Discussion GoI Govemment of India GoO Government of Orissa GP Good Practices, Gram Panchayat HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HDVs Human Drawn Vehicles IBs Inspection Bungalows IER Independent Environmental Review IMD Indian Meteorological Department IMFA Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Corporation IRC Indian Road Congress ISAP Institutional Strengthening Action Plan KBK Koraput-Bolangir-Kalahandi LCV Light Commercial Vehicles MDR Major District Road MoEF Ministry of Environment & Forests MoST Ministry of Surface Transport . MOU Memorandum of Understanding NAC Notified Area Council NALCO National Aluminium Company NGO Non Government Organization NH National Highway NOC No Objection Certificate NTPC National Thernal Power Corporation O&M Operation & Maintenance OBCC Orissa Bridge Construction Corporation ODR Other District Road OFC Optical Fibre Cable OP Operational Policies OSPCB Orissa State Pollution Control Board OSRP Orissa State Roads Project OUAT Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology OWD Orissa Works Department PA Protected Areas PAPs Project Affected Persons PIA Project Influence Area PIU Project Implementation Unit PRI Panchayati Raj Institutions RCC Reinforced Concrete Cement R&R Rehabilitation & Resettlement RD Rural Development ROB Road Over Bridge RoW Right of Way SC Schedule Caste SEZ Special Economic Zone SEIAA State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SH State Highway SHG Self Helf Group ST Scheduled Tribe ToR Terms of Reference TW Tube Well VECs Valued Environment Components WB World Bank * _TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS TITLE PAGE NOS. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I-XII CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION I 1.1 Development of Road Network - A Prerequisite to Develop Orissa's Economy I 1.2 Project Background 2 1.3 Positive Impacts/Benefits from the Project 3 1.4 Negative Impacts of the Project: 4 1.5 Boundaries of OSRP 4 1.6 Need for Environment Assessment (EA) for OSRP 6 1.7 Scope of the EA Study 6 CHAPTER-II METHODOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT 9 2.1 Steps in Environment Assessment Exercise 9 2.2 Use of Findings of Environment Screening Exercise 9 2.3 Review of Project Information/Policy/Legal Documents 10 2.4 Collection of Secondary Information/Data 11 2.5 Collection and Generation of Baseline Data 13 2.6 Assessment of Environmental Impacts 14 2.7 Community Consultation/Public Participation 15 2.8 Preparation of EMAP 15 CHAPTER-Il PROJECT DESCRIPTION 16 3.1 Overall Details of OSRP 16 3.2 Corridor wise Details of Phase - 1: Year - I Roads 17 3.3 Proposed Civil Activities, Designs, and Specifications 22 CHAPTER-IV LEGAL FRAMEWORK & ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES 24 4.1 Natural Environment 24 4.2 Social and Cultural Environment 26 W 4.3 Other Legislations Applicable to Road Projects 27 4.4 Salient Features of Important Laws/Regulations 28 4.5 World Bank Requirements 36 4.6 Summary of Clearance Requirements 36 4.7 Project Promoter Responsibilities Interfaces with other Agencies 37 4.8 Capability of OWD for Interface Management 39 CHAPTER-V EXISTING CONDITIONS 40 5.1 Geographical Coverage 40 5.2 Physiography 41 5.3 Geology 43 5.4 Hydrology 45 5.5 Soil 46 5.6 Climate 47 5.7 Land Utilization & Agriculture 54 5.8 Livestock 61 5.9 Fisheries 62 5.10 Minerals 63 5.11 Industries 64 5.12 Archaeological Sites/Places of Tourist Interest 65 5.13 Forest & Vegetation of the Area 65 5.14 Wildlife 68 5.15 Water Bodies 69 5.16 Demography 72 5.17 Availability of Infrastructure & Service Facilities 75 5.18 Noise Level 77 * 5.19 Water Quality 78 5.20 Air Quality 81 5.21 Soil Quality 82 5.22 Traffic Volume 85 CHAPTERS TITLE PAGE NOS. CHAPTER-VI FINDINGS OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATION EXERCISE 89 6.1 Objectives of Community Consultation 89 6.2 Consultation Process 90 6.3 Communication Strategies followed for Community Consultation 90 6.4 Findings of Community Consultation 91 CHAPTER-VII POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 97 7.1 Type of Impacts 97 7.2 Impacts of Location 98 7.3 Impacts of Project Design 98 7.4 Impacts During Construction 98 7.5 Impact During Operation Phase 116 CHAPTER-VIII ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES & MITIGATION MEASURES 119 8.1 Alternative Alignment/Bypass 119 8.2 Reducing ROW width in Habitation Areas 122 8.3 Design Considerations 124 8.4 Drainage Designs & Slope Protection Measures 130 8.5 Choice of Construction Materials 134 8.6 Mitigation Measures for Adverse Environmental Impacts 134 8.7 Improved Traffic Safety Measures 144 CHAPTER- IX ENVIRONMENT ENHANCEMENT MEASURES 149 9.1 Provision of Toilet Blocks 149 9.2 Provision of Rest Shelters/Waiting Rooms 149 9.3 Plantation Programmes 150 LIST OF ANNEXURES ANNEXURE - I - A Tree Enumeration List of Corridor - Bhadrakh - Chandbali ANNEXURE - I - B Tree Enumeration List of Corridor - Bhadrakh - Anandpur ANNEXURE - I - C Tree Enumeration List of Corridor - Bhawanipatna - Khanar ANNEXURE - I - D Tree Enumeration List of Corridor - Berhampur - Bangi in. ANNEXURE - I - E Tree Enumeration List of Corridor - Bangi Jn - J.K.Pur ANNEXURE - 11 - A CPR list Corridor - Bhadrakh - Chandbali ANNEXURE - 11 - B CPR list Corridor - Bhadrak - Anandpur ANNEXURE - 11 - C CPR list Corridor - Bhawanipatna - Khariar ANNEXURE - II - D CPR list Corridor - Berhampur - Bangi Jn ANNEXURE - 11 - E CPR list Corridor -Bangi to J.K Pur ANNEXURE - 111 - A Lead Chart of Corridor - Bhadrakh - Chandbali ANNEXURE - III - B Lead Chart of Corridor - Bhadrakh - Anandpur ANNEXURE - III - C Lead Chart of Corridor - Bhawanipatna - Khariar ANNEXURE - III - D Lead Chart of Corridor - Berhampur - Bangi Jn ANNEXURE - III - E Lead Chart of Corridor - Bangi Jn - J.K Pur ANNEXURE - IV - A List of Habitation/Built up areas where RoW width is reduced to 16 meters of Comdor - ANNEXRE-I - A Bhadrakh - Chandbali ANNEXURE -IV - B List of Habitation/Built up areas where RoW width is reduced to 16 meters of Corridor - Bhadrakh - Anandpur ANNEXURE -IV C List of Habitation/Built up areas where RoW width is reduced to 16 meters of Corridor - Bhawanipatna - Khariar ANNEXURE - IV - D List of Habitation/Built up areas where RoW width is reduced to 16 meters of Corridor - Berhampur - Bangi Jn Consulting Engineers Group Ltd., Jaipur Environment Assessment Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Orissa State Roads Project (OSRP) is a road upgrading and rehabilitation initiative by Government of Orissa and will be implemented by Orissa Works Department (OWD). The total estimated project cost is 315 million US$. Out of this 250 million US$ will be funded by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and rest 65 million US$ by Government of Orissa. The Project will be implemented in phases. Under Phase I of the Project, 825 kms of State Highways has been selected for upgradation and rehabilitation on priority basis. Out of the 825 kms of road corridors under Phase I of OSRP, 364.781 kms are to be covered in IS"Year of the Phase I programme. The present Environment Assessment exercise relates only to these corridors (Phase I: Year I) under OSRP. The road corridors covered under this exercise are Bhadrakh - Chandbali (SH 9) (49.060 km), Bhadrakh - Anandpur (SH 53) (56.736 km), Khariar - Bhawanipatna (SH 16) (66.545 km), Berhampur - Bangi Jn (SH 17) (150.400 km) and Bangi Jn - JK Pur (SH 4) (42.040 km). The broad objective of the Project is rehabilitation of existing road network involving rising of formation levels, strengthening of pavements and where necessary widening and realignment of roads. The main significant change that is expected at the end of project implementation is "Businesses and households in project areas utilize cost-effective road infrastructure and observe significant reduction in their transportation costs". The detailed design for these corridors was initiated in early 2006 and is in progress. The expected contract period for construction work is 24 months, which has been referred in the discussion of environmental assessment as the construction phase. After construction work, the project will enter in to operational period as referred to in this report. The design life (or operation period) of the project is 20 years from the start of operation. In OSRP, as like other development projects, the environment acts, policy guidelines of both State and Central Government will be applicable. These include Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; National Forest Policy, 1952, 1988 (Rev.); Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, and Rules, 1987-2006 (various); Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 1994 and Notification Dt