Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 38272-033 June 2016 IND: Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Project 2 Subproject : Water Supply Subproject and construction of 8 Numbers of Tube wells in Roorkee Submitted by: Urban Development Department, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun This report has been submitted to ADB by the Urban Development Department, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. This Initial Environment Examination report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area Initial Environmental Examination June 2016 IND: Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Program—Roorkee Water Supply Subproject and construction of 8 Numbers of Tube wells in Roorkee under Tranche II Prepared by Government of Uttarakhand for the Asian Development Bank. ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ASI Archaeological Survey of India BOD Bio Chemical Oxygen Demand CO Carbon Mono Oxide CFE Consent for Establishment CFO Consent for Operation CH4 Methane CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered species of wild Fauna and flora CMS Convention on Migratory Species CPCB Centre Pollution Control Board DO Dissolved Oxygen dB(A) Decibel DN Dehradun DSC Design and Supervision Consultants EMP Environment Management Plan EA Executing Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EAC Expert Appraisal Committee EC Environmental Clearance GoI Government of India GOU Government of Uttarakhand Ha Hectare H2S Hydrogen Sulphide HDPE High Density Poly Ethylene HFL High Flood level IEE Initial Environment Examination IPIU Investment Project Implementation Unit IPMU Investment Project Management Unit IUCN International Union for conservation of Nature and Natural Resources JNNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Km Kilometre Leq Sound level Mg Milligram MFF Multitranche Financing Facility MOEFCCCC Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change MLD Million Litter Per day Mn Million M Meter mm Millimetre mg/l Milligram per Litre m3 Cubic meter NAAQM National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring NGO Nongovernmental organizations NOx Oxides of Nitrogen NA Not Applicable OUR Oxygen Uptake Rate O&M Operation and Maintenance PMU Project Management Unit PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride PWD Public works Division PIU Project Implementation Units RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RoW Right of Way RSPM Respirable suspended particulate matter RP Rehabilitation Plan SEIAA State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SPCB State Pollution Control Board UEPPCB Uttaranchal Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Board SS Suspended Solids SBR Sequential Batch Reactor PM Particulate Matter SO2 Sulphur Dioxides ST Scheduled Tribes SC Scheduled Castes SOP Standard Operational Procedures TOR Term of reference UDD Urban Development Department UPJN Uttaranchal Pay Jal Nigam UJS Uttaranchal Jal Sansthan UP Uttar Pradesh UPCL Uttaranchal Power Corporation Limited μg/m3 Micro Gram per Cubic Meter % Percentage CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of May 2016) Currency Unit = Indian rupee/s (Re/Rs) Rs1.00 = $0.0150 $1.00 = Rs66.48 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India ends on 31 March. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2008 ends on 31 March 2008. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Overview 1 B. Environmental Compliance Requirements 1 II. DESCRIPTION OF SUBPROJECT 12 A. Need for the Subproject 12 B. Description of Subproject 12 C. Energy Efficiency Measures 14 D. Implementation Schedule 14 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 24 A. Physical Features 24 B. Ecological Resources 27 C. Economic Development 28 IV. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 30 A. Pre-construction – Location and Design 31 B. Construction Impacts 31 C. Operations and Maintenance Impacts 40 D. Cumulative Impact Assessment 41 V. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 43 VI. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 44 VII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 46 A. Public Consultation 46 B. Future Consultation and Disclosure 48 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 49 A. Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Program 49 B. Environmental Management Plan Costs 70 C. Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan for Construction of Tube Wells in Roorkee 71 A. Safeguards Items Having Penalty Provision for Construction of Tube Wells 82 B. Environmental Budget for construction of Tube wells 86 IX. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 88 X. CONCLUSIONS 89 List of Appendices APPENDIX 1 : Central Pollution Control Board Applicable Environmental Standards ...............90 APPENDIX 2: Rapid Environmental Assessment for Water Supply & Tube Wells in Roorkee ...96 APPENDIX 3 : List of Participant of Focused Group Discussions ............................................ 101 APPENDIX 4 : Photographs of Public Consultation in Roorkee ............................................... 111 APPENDIX 5 : Recommended Construction Contractors Contract Clauses ............................ 112 APPENDIX 6 : No Objection from Central Ground Water Board ............................................. 117 List of Table Table 1 - Applicable Environmental National and State Requirements for UUSDIP ................... 7 Table 2 : Urban Population Coverage of Roorkee .....................................................................12 Table 3 : Roorkee Water Supply Subproject Components ........................................................13 Table 4 : Ground Water Study of Roorkee ................................................................................14 Table 5 : List of Locations of Tube Wells and its Delivery Points ...............................................24 Table 6 : Monthly and Annual Normal Rainfall in District Hardwar .............................................25 Table 7 : Quality of Ground Water of Roorkee ..........................................................................27 Table 8 : Detail of Focus Group Discussions with General Public Group at Roorkee ................47 Table 9 : Details of public consultation by IPMU/IPIU for proposed tube wells location ......48 Table 10 : Issues and action plan discussed during public consultation ....................................48 Table 11 : Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Pre-construction Environmental Mitigation Plan ..........................................................................................................................50 Table 12 : Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Construction Environmental Mitigation Plan ..........................................................................................................................51 Table 13 : Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Operations and Maintenance Environmental Mitigation Plan ...................................................................................................56 Table 14 : Pre-construction Environmental Monitoring Program ................................................58 Table 15 : Construction Environmental Monitoring Program ......................................................63 Table 16 : Operation and Maintenance Environmental Monitoring Program ..............................69 Table 17 : Environmental Management and Monitoring Cost ....................................................70 Table 18 : Environmental Management Plan for Construction of Tube wells in Roorkee ...........72 Table 19 : Preventive Measures of non-compliance of Safeguards ...........................................82 Table 20 : Environmental Monitoring Plan – Tube well ..............................................................84 Table 21 : Environmental management and monitoring costs for 8 Tube Wells in Roorkee ......86 List of Figures Figure 1 : Location of Subproject ..............................................................................................15 Figure 2 : Location of proposed water supply distribution zones ...............................................16 Figure 3 : Location of Over Head Tanks ....................................................................................17 Figure 4 : Location of Over Head Tank at Ganeshpur ...............................................................18 Figure 5 : Location of Over Head Tank at Indrapark ..................................................................19 Figure 6 : Location of Over Head Tank at Padav .......................................................................20