Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plan for Laying of Branch Sewers and Allied Works in Sewerage District-I of Kanpur City, Uttar Pradesh
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SFG1690 V2 Final Report Environmental and Social Assessment Public Disclosure Authorized with Management Plan for laying of Branch Sewers and Allied Works in Sewerage District-I of Kanpur City, Uttar Pradesh Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared for NATIONAL GANGA RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY (NGRBA) (Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plan (Sewerage District-I, Kanpur) © The Energy and Resources Institute 2014 Suggested format for citation T E R I. 2013 Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plan for laying of Branch Sewers and Allied Works in Sewerage District-I of Kanpur City, Uttar Pradesh New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute. [Project Report No. 2010WM13] For more information Sonia Grover Research Associate – Water Resources Division T E R I Tel. 2468 2100 or 2468 2111 Darbari Seth Block E-mail [email protected] IHC Complex, Lodhi Road Fax 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 New Delhi – 110 003 Web www.teriin.org India India +91 • Delhi (0)11 ii Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plan (Sewerage District-I, Kanpur) Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Ganga Clean up Initiatives ............................................................................................. 8 1.2 The Ganga River Basin Project ....................................................................................... 8 1.2.1 World Bank Assistance ..................................................................................... 9 1.3 Project Components ......................................................................................................... 9 1.3.1 Component One: Institutional Development ................................................ 9 1.3.2 Component Two: Priority Infrastructure Investments .............................. 11 1.4 Structure of the Report .................................................................................................. 12 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 13 2.1 About the City ................................................................................................................ 13 2.2 Existing Sewerage Facilities in Kanpur City .............................................................. 14 2.2.1 Works Completed under Ganga Action Plan Phase .................................. 15 2.2.2 On-going works under JNNURM................................................................. 16 2.2.3 City Sewerage Plan ......................................................................................... 17 2.3 Necessity of this project ................................................................................................ 18 2.4 Location of Proposed Sewerage Project ...................................................................... 19 2.5 Proposed Sewerage System .......................................................................................... 20 2.5.1 Components of Proposed Sewerage Work .................................................. 22 2.5.2 Implementation Schedule .............................................................................. 23 2.5.3 Financing .......................................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 3 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ......................................................................... 25 3.1 Methodology.................................................................................................................. 25 3.2 Project Screening ............................................................................................................ 27 3.3 Conclusion of Screening Activity ................................................................................ 40 CHAPTER 4 REGULATIONS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................. 41 4.1 Applicable Laws and Regulations – Environmental................................................. 41 4.1.1 Legal Framework of Government of India .................................................. 41 4.1.2 Key Environmental Laws and Regulations ................................................. 41 4.2 Applicable Laws and Regulations - Social ................................................................. 44 4.2.1 National Policies and Acts ............................................................................. 44 4.2.2 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLAR&R) Act- 2013 .............. 45 4.2.3 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (As Modified Until 1st September, 1985) .... 45 4.2.4 Forest Rights Act 2006 .................................................................................... 46 4.2.5 Environmental and Social Management Framework of NGRBA ............ 47 4.3 Other Legislations applicable to Construction Projects under NGRBP ................. 53 4.4 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 54 CHAPTER 5 BASELINE STATUS ................................................................................................... 56 5.1 Baseline Environmental Status ..................................................................................... 56 5.1.1 Physiography and Topography .................................................................... 56 5.1.2 Climate .............................................................................................................. 56 5.1.3 Geological and Geophysical features ........................................................... 57 iii Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plan (Sewerage District-I, Kanpur) 5.1.4 Ambient Air Quality ....................................................................................... 58 5.1.5 Noise Environment ......................................................................................... 60 5.1.6 Water Environment ........................................................................................ 61 5.1.7 Storm Water Drainage .................................................................................... 66 5.1.8 Waste Water Management ............................................................................. 67 5.1.9 Solid Waste Management .............................................................................. 70 5.1.10 Biological Environment ................................................................................. 71 5.2 Baseline Social Status ..................................................................................................... 74 5.2.1 Details of Social Surveys ................................................................................ 79 5.2.2 Access to Basic Services .................................................................................. 79 5.2.3 Status of Poverty in Kanpur .......................................................................... 79 CHAPTER 6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ............................................................ 85 6.1 Potential Environmental Impacts ................................................................................ 85 6.1.1 Design and Development Phase ................................................................... 85 6.1.2 Impacts during construction ......................................................................... 85 6.1.3 Impacts during operation .............................................................................. 87 6.2 Potential Social Impacts ................................................................................................ 88 6.2.1 Social Impacts .................................................................................................. 88 6.3 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 92 CHAPTER 7 MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................. 94 7.1 Environmental Management plan ............................................................................... 94 7.1.1 Implementation of EMP Specific activities by UPJN ................................. 94 7.1.2 Implementation of EMP ................................................................................. 94 7.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan ................................................................................ 106 7.3 EMP Budget .................................................................................................................. 106 7.4 Social Management Plan ............................................................................................. 118 7.4.1 Social mitigation plans during construction phase .................................. 118 7.4.2 Social mitigation plans during operation phase ....................................... 120 7.4.3 Mitigation measures adopted by locals during similar nature of project activities ............................................................................................. 120 7.4.4 Consultation Framework for Participatory