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Initial Environment Examination Project Number: 40031-033 December 2015 IND: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 2 Subproject: Bundi Sewerage and Sanitation Submitted by Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project, Jaipur This initial environment examination report has been submitted to ADB by the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project, Jaipur 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 Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (RRP IND 2506) Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage : FINAL Project Number : 40031 ADB Loan No. : 2506 MONTH YEAR : MAY 2015 REVISED : November 2015 India: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Bundi Sewerage and Sanitation Subproject (Tr-02) – Sewerage and Sanitation Prepared by Local Self Government Department For the Government of Rajasthan Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project The 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. ABBREVIATION: ADB - Asian Development Bank DSC - Design and Supervision Consultancy EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EA - Executing Agency EAC - Expert Appraisal Committee FI - Financial Intermediary GoI - Government of India GoR - Government of Rajasthan GSI - Geological Survey of India HSC - house service connection IA - Implementing Agency IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IPMC - Investment Programme Management Consultancy IPMU - Investment Programme Management Unit JNNURM - Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission lpcd - liter per capita per day lps -liter per second LSGD - Local Self-Government Department mg/l - milligrams per liter MFF - Multi-tranche Financing Facility MLD - million liters per day MoEF - Ministry of Environment and Forests NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards OD - outer diameter OM - Operations Manual PHED - Public Health Engineering Department IPMU - Project Management Unit RCC - reinforced cement concrete ROW - right-of-way RPCB - Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board RSPM - respirable suspended particulate matter RUIDP - Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project RUSDIP - Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program SBR - Sequential Batch Reactor SPM - suspended particulate matter STP - Sewerage Treatment Plant ToR - Terms of Reference UA - Urban Agglomeration UIDSSMT - Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns uPVC - unplastized poly vinyl chloride USEPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency WEIGHT AND MEASURES lakh – 100,000 (one hundred thousand) crore – 10,000,000 (ten million) µg/m3 – micrograms per cubic meter km – kilometer lpd – liters per day m – meter mg/l – milligrams per liter mm – millimeter ppm – parts per million NOTE{S} (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. (ii) “INR” and “Rs” refer to Indian rupees CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 . Purpose of the Report ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Extent of the IEE study ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 ADB Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.2. National Law ............................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2.3. Review and Approval Procedure .............................................................................................................. 3 1.2.4. Scope of Study .......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2.5. Others ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................................. 6 2.1. Type, Category and Need .......................................................................................................................... 6 2.2. Location, Size and Implementation Schedule ............................................................................................ 6 2.3. Description of the Subproject ................................................................................................................... 6 2.3.1. Existing Situation Assessment .................................................................................................................. 6 2.3.2. Subproject Description Including Detailed Scope ..................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 12 3.1 Physical Resources ................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.1. Location .................................................................................................................................................. 12 3.1.2. Topography, Natural Hazard and Drought ............................................................................................. 12 3.1.3. Geology, Geomorphology, Mineral Resources and Soil ......................................................................... 12 3.1.4. Climate .................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.5. Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.6. Surface Water ......................................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.7. Noise Quality in Project sites of Bundi .................................................................................................... 18 3.1.8. Geohydrology and Groundwater ............................................................................................................ 18 3.2. Ecological Resources ............................................................................................................................... 19 3.3. Economic Development .......................................................................................................................... 19 3.4. Social and Cultural Resources ................................................................................................................. 22 CHAPTER 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION: LOCATION AND DESIGN .............................. 25 4.1. Pre-Construction- Location and Design ................................................................................................... 25 4.2. Potential environmental Impacts and mitigation measures: Infrastructure Construction ....................... 25 4.2.1. Screening out Areas of No Significant Impact .................................................................................. 25 4.2.2. Sewage Treatment Plant ................................................................................................................... 26 4.2.3. Physical Resources .................................................................................................................................. 27 4.2.4. Ecological Resources ............................................................................................................................... 27 4.2.5. Economic Development .......................................................................................................................... 27 4.2.6. Social and Cultural Resources ................................................................................................................. 28 4.3. Sewerage Network and Trunk Sewer .................................................................................................. 28 4.3.1. Construction Method ....................................................................................................................... 28 4.3.2. Physical Resources ............................................................................................................................ 29 4.3.3. Ecological Resources ..............................................................................................................................