1.4 Relevance of NRGBA in Halisahar Municipality

SFG1690 V13 Environment and Social Management Plan for sewerage and STP scheme in Halisahar Town, West Bengal EMP-Ver2.0 DETAILED PROJECT REPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN HALISAHAR MUNICIPALITY Public Disclosure Authorized UNDER NRGBA ESAMP Public Disclosure Authorized SUBMITTED TO: KOLKATA METROPOLITAN DEVELOPEMENT AUTHORITY (KMDA), KOLKATA, WEST BANGAL Public Disclosure Authorized Submitted by: Corporate Public Disclosure Authorized Office: IPE GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED IPE Towers, B – 84, Defence Colony, BhishamPitamah Marg, New Delhi -110024 Phone: +91-11- 4075 5900 / 24339533 / 24339534 Environment and Social Management Plan for sewerage and STP scheme in Halisahar Town, West Bengal EMP-Ver2.0 P a g e | 2 Environment and Social Management Plan for sewerage and STP scheme in Halisahar Town, West Bengal EMP-Ver2.0 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 9 1.1 Ganga Clean Up Initiatives.............................................................................................. 9 1.2 National Ganga River Basin Programme ...................................................................... 10 1.2.1 World Bank Assistance ........................................................................................ 11 1.3 Project Component ......................................................................................................... 11 1.2.1 Component One: Institutional Development ................................................... 11 1.2.2Component Two: Priority Infrastructure Investments .................................... 12 1.4 Relevance of NRGBA in Halisahar Municipality ........................................................... 13 1.5 Need for Environment and Social Management Framework under NGRBP................. 14 1.6 The structure of the Report............................................................................................. 15 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 17 2.1 About Halisahar Municipality ........................................................................................ 17 2.2 Existing Sewerage Facility in Halisahar ................................................................. 18 2.2.1 Existing Sewerage: ................................................................................................ 18 2.2.2 Sanitation ............................................................................................................... 21 2.2.3 Other on-going works .............................................................................................. 22 2.3 The Need for the Project ................................................................................................ 22 Description of the Proposed Sewerage Project ................................................................... 22 2.3.1 Main Components of the Project ............................................................................. 24 2.3.2 Implementation Schedule .................................................................................... 34 2.3.3 Cost Summary ....................................................................................................... 35 3. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................................... 38 3.1 Methodology ................................................................................................................... 39 3.2 Screening and Categorization ........................................................................................ 40 3.3 Screening Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 46 4. REGULATIONS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 48 4.1Applicable Laws and Regulations-Environmental .......................................................... 48 4.1.1 Legal Framework of Government of India .............................................................. 48 4.1.2 Key Environmental Laws and other related Regulations ........................................ 49 P a g e | i Environment and Social Management Plan for sewerage and STP scheme in Halisahar Town, West Bengal EMP-Ver2.0 4.2 Applicable Laws and Regulations - Social ..................................................................... 51 4.3 Other legislations applicable to construction activities ................................................. 66 4.4 World Bank Safeguard Policies ..................................................................................... 68 5. BASELINE STATUS ......................................................................................................... 70 5.1 Baseline Environmental Features .................................................................................. 70 5.1.1 Physiography and Topography ................................................................................ 70 5.1.2 Climate..................................................................................................................... 70 5.1.3 Soil Type and Pollution ........................................................................................... 70 5.1.4 Air Pollution: ......................................................................................................... 71 5.1.5 Noise Pollution: ..................................................................................................... 72 5.1.6 Water Environment .................................................................................................. 72 5.1.7 Drainage................................................................................................................... 78 5.1.8 Solid waste Management ......................................................................................... 79 5.1.9 Flora and Fauna ....................................................................................................... 80 5.2 Baseline Socio- Economic Status ................................................................................... 81 5.2.1 Demographic profile ................................................................................................ 81 5.2.2 Socio Economic status ............................................................................................. 83 5.2.3 Household survey in the project Area ..................................................................... 84 5.2.4 Traffic Analysis ....................................................................................................... 86 6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ............................................................ 90 6.1 Potential Environmental and Social Impacts ................................................................. 90 6.1.1 Air Quality ............................................................................................................... 90 6.1.2 Noise ........................................................................................................................ 91 6.1.3 Water Quality .......................................................................................................... 91 6.1.4 Waste Management ................................................................................................. 92 6.1.5 Occupational Health and Safety .............................................................................. 92 6.1.6 Traffic Flow ............................................................................................................. 93 6.1.7 Project Impacts ...................................................................................................... 93 6.2 Stakeholder Feedback on Perceived Impact ............................................................ 99 6.2.1 Identification of sensitive locations ....................................................................... 100 6.2.2 Assessment of environmental and social impact by stakeholders ......................... 100 7. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN........................ 112 1. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................. 112 1.1 Specific activities by Design Built Operate ( DBO) Operator . Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.2 Implementation of EMP .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. P a g e | ii Environment and Social Management Plan for sewerage and STP scheme in Halisahar Town, West Bengal EMP-Ver2.0 1.3 Specific activities by Design Built Operate (DBO) Operator .. Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.4 Implementation of EMP .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.6 Cost of ESMP ........................................................................................................... 132 7.7 Public Involvement and Disclosure.............................................................................. 139 7.8 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 139 Appendix 1 .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN............................ Error! Bookmark

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