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Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 38272-033 November 2016 IND: Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Project 2 Subproject : Roorkee Sewerage 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 is an updated version of the report originally posted in July 2011 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/uttarakhand-urban- sector-investment-program-tranche-2-roorkee-sewerage-subproject. 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 October 2016 IND: Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Program- Roorkee Sewerage Subproject Tranche II Prepared by Government of Uttarakhand for the Asian Development Bank. 1 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of October 2016) Currency Unit = ndIndian rupee/s (Re/Rs) Rs1.00 = 015 $1.00 = 68.57 Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank BOD Bio Chemical Oxygen Demand CO Carbon Mono Oxide CFE Consent for Establishment CH4 Methane CFO Consent for Operation DO Dissolve Oxygen dB Decibel DDN Roorkee Nagar Nigam IEE Initial Environmental Examination EA Executing Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EC Environmental Clearance GoI Government of India GoU Government of Uttarakhand Ha Hectare H2S Hydrogen sulphide HDPE High Density Poly Ethylene HFL High Flood level Km Kilometer Leq Sound level Mg Milligram MFF Multitranche Financing Facility MoEFCC Ministry of Environment & Forests&Climate Change MLD Million Litter Per day Mn Million MDD Maximum Dry Density M Meter mm Millimeter mg/l Milligram per Liter m3 Cubic meter NAAQM National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring NOx Oxides of Nitrogen NA Not Applicable OUR oxygen uptake rate O & M Operation and maintenance OMC Optimum Moisture Content PMU Project Management Unit PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride PWD Public works Division i PIU Project Implementation Units RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RoW Right of Way RSPM Respirable suspended particulate matter RP Rehabilitation Plan SEIAA State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SPCB State Pollution Control Board UEPPCB Uttaranchal Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Board SS Suspended Solids SBR Sequential Batch Reactor SPM Suspended Particulate Matter SO2 Sulphur dioxides ST Scheduled Tribes SC Scheduled Castes SOP Standard Operational Procedures UDD Urban Development Department UPJN Uttaranchal Peya Jal Nigam UJS Uttaranchal Jal Sansthan U.P Uttar Pradesh UPCL Uttaranchal Power Corporation Limited g/m3 Micro Gram Per Cubic Meter % Percentage ii NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India ends on 31 March. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2008 ends on 31 March 2008. (ii) In this report, "$" 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 Develop- ment Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. i Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................... v-vii I. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 A. Overview ....................................................................................................... 1 B. Environmental Compliance Requirement....................................................... 1 II. Description of Sub-project .............................................................................. 10 A. Need for the Sub-project ............................................................................ 10 B. Subproject Description ................................................................................ 10 C. Energy Efficiency Measures ....................................................................... 13 D. Implementation Schedule ...................................................................................... 13 III. Description of the Environment ............................................................................. 18 A. Physical Features ...................................................................................... 18 B. Ecological Resources ................................................................................. 25 C. Economic Development .............................................................................. 25 IV. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures .................................................. 27 A. Pre-construction - Location & Design .......................................................... 27 B. Construction Impacts .................................................................................. 31 C. Operational and Maintenance (O& M) Impacts ............................................ 36 D. Cumulative Impact Assessment .................................................................. 37 V. Institutional Arrangements .......................................................................... 41 VI. Grevances Redress Mechanism ..................................................................... 41 VII. Public Consultation and Information Disclosure.......................................... 43 A. Public Consultation Conducted .................................................................... 43 B. Future consultation and disclosure .............................................................. 45 VIII. Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................ 46 A. Environment Mitigation and Monitoring Program ......................................... 46 B. Safeguards Items Having Penalty Provision for Roorkee sewerage system.60 C. Environmental Management and Monitoring Costs ..................................... 61 IX Findings and Recommendations ..................................................................... 62 X. Conclusions .................................................................................................. 65 ii List of Tables Table 1 : Applicable Environmental National and State Requirements for UUSDIP ...................... 6 Table 2 : Roorkee Sewerage Subproject Components ............................................................... 10 Table 3 : Description of Contract Sub-Package of Sewerage System of Roorkee. ...................... 11 Table 4 : Proposed length of distribution network package ......................................................... 11 Table 5 : Design Parameters of Sewage Treatment Plant .......................................................... 12 Table 6 : Implemntation schedule for 33MLD-STP and splitted contract Packages. .................... 13 Table 7 : Classification test results of soil samples collected from STP site. ............................... 19 Table 8 : Laboratory Proctor’s Compaction Test Results of Soil Samples ................................... 19 Table 9 : Organic and Inorganic constituents of soil at two locations of STP site. ....................... 19 Table 10 : Monthly and Annual Normal Rainfall in District Hardwar (mm) ................................... 20 Table 11 : Baseline of Ambient Air Quality of Sewerage Sub-Project at Roorkee ..................... 20 Table 12 : Baseline of Ambient Noise level of Sewerage Sub-Project in Roorkee ....................... 21 Table 13 : Water quality characterstics of 500m upstream and 500m downstream from the discharge point of treated sewage into Solani River. ........................................................... 22 Table 14 : Influent Characterstics of Rampur Chungi drain at Roorkee ....................................... 22 Table 15 : Quality of Ground Water of Roorkee .......................................................................... 23 Table 16 : Ground water quality at 33 MLD-STP site at Saliyar- Ibrahimpur. .............................. 24 Table 17 : Detail of Focus Group Discussions with General Public Group at Roorkee .............. 44 Table 18 : Details of public consultation by IPMU/IPIU for 33MLD-STP at Roorkee .................... 45 Table 19 : Issues and action plan discussed during public consultation ...................................... 45 Table 20 : Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Pre-construction Environmental Mitigation Plan...................................................................................................................... 47 Table 21 : Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Construction