Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 43467-016 April 2020 IND: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 2 Submitted by: Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co. Ltd. (DISCOM-E), Jabalpur This initial environmental 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. This report is an updated version of the IEE report posted in September 2011 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/madhya-pradesh-energy-efficiency-improvement-investment- program-tranche-2-draft. 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. From: PD FS <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:55:27 AM To: Jyotirmoy Banerjee <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: Regarding revised IEE reports for loan no. 2764, 2830 and 3066 Dear Sir The IEE reports are revised by the appointed consultant as suggested by the ADB Environment team. It is requested to approve the same. CGM(RP) Initial Environmental Examination Loan no 2830 April, 2020 IND: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program-Trench 2 Submitted by: Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co. Ltd. (DISCOM-E), Jabalpur Prepared by Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt Ltd. Ghaziabad This report has been submitted to ADB by the Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co. Ltd. (DISCOM-E), Jabalpur and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. This updated 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS S.No Content Page nos. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Overview of the project 3 1.1.1 Impact and Outcome 5 1.1.2 Outputs 5 1.1.3 Financing Plan and Implementation Arrangement 6 1.2. The Need for an Initial Environmental Examination 6 1.2.1. National Requirements 6 1.2.2. Requirements of Asian Development Bank 7 1.2.3 Objectives of the IEE 7 1.2.4 7 Scope and Methodology 1.3 Structure of the Updated Report 8 2.0 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 10 2.1 ADB Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 10 2.2 Applicable National and State Legislation 11 2.3 11 National and State Environmental Assessment Requirements 2.4 Applicable International Environmental Agreements 16 2.5 16 Other Applicable Laws and Policies 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 17 3.1 Introduction 17 3.2 Objective & Benefits 17 3.3 Updated Scope of Work 18 3.4 Project Location and component 20 3.5 Need for Project 27 3.6 Implementation Schedule 29 3.7 Sub -station Land Area Effect of Changed Scope 30 4.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 31 4.0 Physical Resources 31 4.0.1 Topography, Geology and Soil 31 4.0.2 Meteorology and Climate 32 4.0.3 Air Quality and Noise 32 4.0.4 Natural Hazards 35 4.0.5 Water Resources 37 4.1 Aquatic Ecology 49 4.2 Socio economic Profile 49 4.2.1 Industries 50 4.2.2 Employment 50 4.2.3 Water Supply 50 4.2.4 Transportation 52 4.2.5 Land Use 52 4.2.6 Power Supply 53 4.2.7 Type of Fuel Used for Cooking 53 4.2.8 Agriculture 53 4.2.9 Mineral Resources 54 4.3 Social and Cultural Development 54 56 5.0 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE 59 6.0 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 6.1 Introduction 59 6.2 Prepare Construction Management Plan 61 6.3 Hiring of Project Staff and Workers 61 6.4 Orientation for EPC Contractor(s) And Workers 62 6.4.1 Presence of Workers At Construction Sites 62 6.4.2 Site Preparation and Construction of Substations 62 6.5 Operation Phase 65 6.5.1 Presence of Distribution Poles And Substations 65 6.5.2 Management of Mineral Oil For Transformers & Discarded Batteries 66 7.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOUSERS 68 8.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 72 9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 75 9.1 Mitigation Measures 75 9.2 Environmental Monitoring 75 9.3 Implementation Arrangements 75 10.0 FIELD BASED ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE 86 11.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 96 PAGE NO. LIST OF TABLES Table No. Table 1.1 Financing Plan of DISCOM – East 6 Table 2.1 Comparison of Environmental Requirements of ADB and GoI 13 Table 3.1 Summary of Updated Scope of Work of DISCOM-East 19 Table 3.2 Project Components in Loan no 2830 21 Table 3.3 Project Implementation Schedule 30 Table 4.1 Ambient Air Quality Parameter levels in Madhya Pradesh State 33 (Annual Average Concentration in µg/m3, 2006) Table 4.2 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring of Project Area 34 Table 4.3 Noise Level Monitoring of Project Area 34 Table 4.4 Calamity Events in Madhya Pradesh (1991-2007) 37 Table 4.5 Surface Water Quality Monitoring of Project Area 38 Table 4.6 Ground Water Quality Monitoring of Project Area 40 Table 4.7 Basin Wise Water Resources and Availability 44 Table 4.8 Comparison of State Forest Cover with National Forest Cover 46 Table 4.9 National Park and Sanctuaries in Western Madhya Pradesh 47 Table 4.10 Distribution of Workers in Madhya Pradesh 50 Table 4.11 Sources of Drinking Water 51 Table 4.12 Land Use Pattern in Madhya Pradesh 53 Table 4.13 Type of Fuel Used for Cooking 53 Table 5.1 With Project and without Project Scenario 57 Table 6.1 Summary of 11 KV Feeders of Total Project Area 60 Table 6.2 Exposure to electric & magnetic field (EMF) from overhead 66 transmission lines Table 7.1 Summary of Public Consultation 68 Table 7.2 Public Consultation Plan during Implementation 70 Table 9.1 Environmental Management Plan 77 Table 9.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan 83 Table 10.1 Status of Environmental Regulatory Requirements 87 Table 10.2 EMP Compliances Status of Project 90 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 MP-DISCOM Jurisdiction 3 Figure 1.2 Indicative Project Implementation Arrangements 6 Figure 2.1 Environmental Clearance Process in India 12 Figure 3.1 3/11 KVA substation: Baretha, 11KV feeder: Baretha in district 21 Narsinghpur Figure 3.2 33/11 KVA substation: Ahar, 11KV feeder: Ahar in district 22 Chhindwara Figure 3.3 33/11 KV substation:- Diwari, Feeder:-Shikara in district Seoni 22 Figure 3.4 33/11 KVA substation: Kesli, 11KV feeder: Sahajpur in district Rehli 23 Banda Figure 3.5 33/11 KVA substation: Tejgarh, 11KV feeder: Tejgarh in district 23 Damoh Figure 3.6 33/11 KVA substation: Amanganj, 11KV feeder: Kamtana in district 24 Panna Figure 3.7 33/11 KVA substation: Badagaon, 11KV feeder: Samarra in district 24 Tikamgarh Figure 4.1 Seismic Regions of India 36 Figure 4.2 Groundwater Quality of MP 43 Figure 4.3 Hazard and Seismic Zone Map (Madhya Pradesh and India) 44 Figure 4.4 Map of Forest Cover in Madhya Pradesh 46 Figure 4.5 Map of National Parks and Sanctuaries in Western Madhya Pradesh 48 Figure 4.6 Access to Safe Drinking Water 51 Figure 8.1 Processes for Grievance Redress Mechanism in the DISCOM-East 73 S.No. LIST OF APPENDIX Appendix I REA Checklist of Subprojects Appendix II List of Acts, Rules and Notifications, India as Applicable to the Project Appendix III Applicable Environmental Policies and Procedures Appendix IV Detailed Updated Scope of Work of DISCOM-East Appendix V Photographs of Progress of Sub-stations Appendix VI Photographs of Public Consultation Appendix VII Sample Attendance Sheet of Public Consultation Appendix VIII GRC Formation Circular of DISCOM-East CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 1 December 2019) Currency Unit – Indian Rupee (Rs) $1.00 = Rs 70.92 Abbreviations ADB – Asian Development Bank DISCOM-E – Distribution Company- East EA – Executing Agency EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan GOMP – Government of Madhya Pradesh GoI – Government of India GIS – Geographic Information System GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism HVDS – High-Voltage Distribution System IEE - Initial Environmental Examination LV – Low Voltage MPPCB – MP Pollution Control Board MFF – Multitranche Financing Facility MOEF – Ministry of Environment and Forests MP – Madhya Pradesh MP TRADECO – Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Limited MPERC – Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission MPPSIP – Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program MPSEB – Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board MPPTCL – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited MV – Medium Voltage PMU – Project Management Unit ROW – Right of Way VCB – Vacuum Circuit Breaker Weights and Measures ha (hectare) – 10,000 sq. m km (kilometre) – 1,000 m kV – Kilovolt (1,000 volt) kWh – Kilowatt-hour mG – milliGauss MVA – Megavolt-Ampere MW – Mega Watt ºC – degree Celsius EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Introduction 1. An adequate, better-quality supply of electric power in rural Madhya Pradesh, where 70% of the population lives, would spur economic growth and development. In order to ensure a good quality, 24-hour supply of power to rural households, the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GOMP) has been undertaking a distribution improvement program (feeder separation program) with an approximate cost of $400.00 million.