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Cover Page ESMF GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH Public Works Department Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program Part – A: Project Preparation Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Volume-I: Main Report December 2014 India Consulting engineers pvt. ltd. Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program Environmental and Social Management Framework Volume-I: Main Report Environmental and Social Management Framework Document Name (Volume-I: Main Report) Document Number EIRH1UP020/002 Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program Project Name Part – A: Project Preparation including Detailed Engineering Design and Contract Documentation Project Number EIRH1UP020 Document Authentication Name Designation Prepared by Dr. Sudesh Kaul Social Development Specialist Dr. S.S. Deepak Environmental Specialist Reviewed by Rajeev Kumar Gupta Deputy Team Leader Approved by Rajeev Kumar Gupta Deputy Team Leader History of Revisions Version Date Description of Change(s) R0 29/09/2014 First Submission R1 19/11/2014 Compliance to PWD and WB Comments Page i| Rev: R1 Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program Environmental and Social Management Framework Volume-I: Main Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Description Page 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 0-1 0.1 Project Background .............................................................................................................. 0-1 0.2 Rationale and Objective of Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) ............ 0-1 0.3 Study Methods ..................................................................................................................... 0-2 0.4 Environmental and Social Baseline ........................................................................................ 0-2 0.5 Environmental and Social Regulations and Policy Framework .................................................. 0-4 0.6 Environmental Management Famework ............................................................................... 0-10 0.7 Social Management Framework........................................................................................... 0-19 0.8 Indigenous Peoples Development Framework (IPMF) ........................................................... 0-24 0.9 Gender Assessment and Development Framework ............................................................... 0-25 0.10 Consultation Framework and Information Disclosure ............................................................ 0-25 0.11 Institutional Arrangement for Environmental and Social Management Plans .......................... 0-26 0.12 Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) ............................................................................... 0-29 0.13 Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................................................... 0-30 0.14 Consultation and Public Disclosure ...................................................................................... 0-30 0.15 Budget .............................................................................................................................. 0-31 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Background .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Rationale and Objective of Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) ............ 1-2 1.3 ESMF Sctructure .................................................................................................................. 1-3 1.4 Study Methods ..................................................................................................................... 1-3 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE OF THE STATE ......................................... 2-1 2.1 Physiography ....................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Geology ............................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3 Soils .................................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.4 Climate ................................................................................................................................ 2-6 2.5 Drainage ............................................................................................................................. 2-7 2.6 Hydrogeology ...................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.7 Environmental Quality .......................................................................................................... 2-8 2.8 Ecological Resources .......................................................................................................... 2-12 2.9 Floods and Droughts in the State ........................................................................................ 2-18 2.10 Social Profile ...................................................................................................................... 2-19 2.11 Land Use ........................................................................................................................... 2-21 2.12 Economic Profile ................................................................................................................ 2-21 2.13 State Economy................................................................................................................... 2-22 2.14 Employment Pattern ........................................................................................................... 2-22 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REGULATIONS AND POLICY FRAMEWORK .............. 3-1 3.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 3-1 Page ii| Rev: R1 Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program Environmental and Social Management Framework Volume-I: Main Report 3.2 Institutional Framework ........................................................................................................ 3-1 3.3 Key Environmental and Social Laws and Regulations .............................................................. 3-1 3.4 Summary of Statutory Clearance/Permits Requirement ........................................................... 3-5 3.5 World Bank Safeguard Policies .............................................................................................. 3-8 3.6 Relevant Provisions within Standard Specifications ............................................................... 3-10 4 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................ 4-1 4.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Environmental Assessment Process ....................................................................................... 4-1 4.3 Stakeholder Consultations .................................................................................................... 4-7 4.4 Institutional Arrangements for Implementation of Environmental Safeguards........................... 4-8 5 SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ......................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Objective ............................................................................................................................. 5-1 5.2 Need for Social Management Framework ............................................................................... 5-1 5.3 Objectives of Social Management Framework ........................................................................ 5-1 5.4 Social Issues ........................................................................................................................ 5-2 5.5 Social Screening Process ...................................................................................................... 5-3 5.6 Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) ............................................................................................ 5-5 5.7 Resettlement Policy and Land Acquisition Framework ............................................................. 5-6 5.8 Indigenous Peoples Development Framework (IPMF) ........................................................... 5-13 5.9 Consultation Framework and Information Disclosure ............................................................ 5-28 5.10 Stakeholder Mapping .......................................................................................................... 5-31 5.11 Institutional Arrangement ................................................................................................... 5-34 5.12 Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) ............................................................................... 5-35 5.13 Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................................................... 5-36 6 CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ............................................................... 6-1 6.1 ESMF Workshop ................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2
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