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Draft Report DRAFTNardave MediumREPORT Irrigation Project Executive Engineer Draft Village Nardave, Tal - Kankavali, Dist – Sindhudurg Maharashtra Medium Project Division, EIA EMP Ambadpal-Kudal Report EnvironmentalEME/CS/NMIP Impact /2018-19/102 R00 Assessment Date 01/05/2018 of Nardave Medium Irrigation Project Village Nardave, Tal - Kankavali, Dist – Sindhudurg Maharashtra Submitted To: Executive Engineer Medium Project Division, Ambadpal-Kudal Water Resources Department Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation (KIDC), Thane Tal Kudal Dist Sinhdhudurg, 416520 Phone office 02362-244241 Email ID - [email protected] Prepared By MITCON Consultancy and Engineering Services Ltd Agriculture College Campus, Next to D.I.C Office, Shivajinagar, Pune – 411005 Maharashtra Tel: +91-20-66289400 (Direct) Website:http://www.mitconindia.com EME/CS/NMP/2018-19/102 R00 Date 01/05/2018 Mitcon Consultancy and Engineering Services Ltd., Pune Nardave Medium Irrigation Project Executive Engineer Draft Village Nardave, Tal - Kankavali, Dist – Sindhudurg Maharashtra Medium Project Division, EIA EMP Ambadpal-Kudal Report EME/CS/NMIP /2018-19/102 R00 Date 01/05/2018 INDEX CHAPTER NO. 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1 1.1 Preamble ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Need for the Project & its Importance ........................................................................... 2 1.3 Project Status ................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Project Location ............................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Scope of the Study ......................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Approach and Methodology .......................................................................................... 4 1.7 Environmental, Social Policy and Legal Framework .................................................... 8 CHAPTER NO. 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................... 10 2.1 Project Background ...................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Project site .................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Brief Description and Nature of the Project ................................................................ 11 2.3.1 Salient Features ......................................................................................................... 11 2.3.2 Components of the Project: ....................................................................................... 14 2.3.3 Connectivity .............................................................................................................. 18 2.3.4 Land Form, Land use and Land ownership .............................................................. 18 2.4 Alternative sites ........................................................................................................... 20 2.5 Hydrology and Water Planning ................................................................................... 20 2.5.1 Water Availability ..................................................................................................... 20 2.5.2 Upstream Utilization ................................................................................................. 23 2.5.3 Water Planning.......................................................................................................... 23 2.6 Command Area ............................................................................................................ 27 2.7 Cropping Pattern .......................................................................................................... 29 2.8 Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R and R) Plan ......................................................... 29 2.8.1 Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement: ................................................ 29 2.8.2 Present Position of Rehabilitation ............................................................................. 30 2.8.3 Status of completion of civic amenities is tabulated below ...................................... 30 2.9 Project Schedule & Cost Estimate ............................................................................... 30 2.10 Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations) .......................................................... 31 CHAPTER NO. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE STUDY ............................... 33 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 33 3.2 Study Area ................................................................................................................... 34 3.3 Environmental Parameters ........................................................................................... 37 3.4 Meteorology ................................................................................................................. 38 3.5 Geological and Geophysical Study .............................................................................. 40 3.6 Seismic-Tectonic Appraisal of the Area ...................................................................... 41 3.7 Ambient Air Quality .................................................................................................... 42 3.8 Ambient Noise Level ................................................................................................... 44 3.9 Water Quality Study .................................................................................................... 46 3.10 Soil Quality .................................................................................................................. 61 3.11 Ecology and Biodiversity ............................................................................................. 69 3.11.1 Ephemeral Plant ........................................................................................................ 69 3.11.2 Phytosociological Study............................................................................................ 73 3.11.3 Vegetation survey in Command area ........................................................................ 84 3.11.4 Conclusion Vegetaion Study..................................................................................... 86 Mitcon Consultancy and Engineering Services Ltd., Pune i Nardave Medium Irrigation Project Executive Engineer Draft Village Nardave, Tal - Kankavali, Dist – Sindhudurg Maharashtra Medium Project Division, EIA EMP Ambadpal-Kudal Report EME/CS/NMIP /2018-19/102 R00 Date 01/05/2018 3.11.5 Faunal Study ............................................................................................................. 89 3.11.6 Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary ............................................................................... 97 3.11.7 Wetland Ecology ..................................................................................................... 103 3.12 Land Use Land Cover Study ...................................................................................... 115 3.12.1 Land Use and Land Cover Classification of 12 km buffer ..................................... 115 3.12.2 Land Use Land Cover Classification of the Catchment Area ................................. 118 3.12.3 Land Use Land Cover Classification for Submergence Area ................................. 120 3.12.4 Land Use Land Cover Classification for Command Area ...................................... 122 3.13 Socio Economic Environment ................................................................................... 127 CHAPTER NO. 4 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................................... 134 4.1 Identification of the Impacts ...................................................................................... 134 4.2 Impacts on Environment Resources .......................................................................... 135 4.2.1 Impact on Air Quality ............................................................................................. 135 4.2.2 Impact on Noise Environment ................................................................................ 136 4.2.3 Impact on Water Resources .................................................................................... 137 4.2.4 Impact on Soil ......................................................................................................... 137 4.2.5 Impacts on Ecological Resources ........................................................................... 138 4.2.6 Land Use ................................................................................................................. 140 4.2.7 Impact on social and community structure ............................................................. 141 4.2.8 Impact on Aesthetic Values .................................................................................... 141 4.3 Impact Assessment Methodology .............................................................................. 141 4.3.1 Methodology Adopted ...........................................................................................
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