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SFG1690 V9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT WITH MANAGEMENT PLAN Public Disclosure Authorized FOR ANUPSHAHAR SEWERAGE SCHEME (Distt Bulandshahar) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Joint Director General Manager Public Disclosure Authorized Project Implementation Unit Yamuna Pollution Control U.P. Jal Nigam Unit U.P. Jal Nigam Ghaizabad Ghaziabad Content Content ...................................................................................................................................... 2 List of Figure .............................................................................................................................. 6 List of Tables .............................................................................................................................. 7 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 14 1.1 Ganga clean up initiatives ......................................................................................... 14 1.2 The Ganga River Basin Project .................................................................................. 15 1.2.1 World Bank assistance ....................................................................................... 16 1.3 Project components .................................................................................................. 16 1.3.1 Institutional development ................................................................................. 16 1.3.2 Component Two: Priority Infrastructure Investments ...................................... 18 1.4 Structure of the Report ............................................................................................. 20 2 Project description............................................................................................................ 23 2.1 About the City ........................................................................................................... 23 2.1.1 History ................................................................................................................ 23 2.1.2 Town at a Glance ............................................................................................... 23 2.1.3 Existing Sewerage Facilities in City .................................................................... 24 2.1.4 Works Completed under Ganga Action Plan Phase - II (GAP-II) ........................ 25 2.2 Necessity of this project ............................................................................................ 28 2.3 Proposed City Sewerage Plan .................................................................................... 29 2.3.1 Forecasted wastewater generation scenario .................................................... 29 2.4 Proposed Sewerage Treatment Plant (MBBR Technology) ...................................... 31 2.5 Disposal of Treated Effluent ...................................................................................... 32 2.5.2 Manhole ............................................................................................................. 43 2.5.3 House Connection Chamber .............................................................................. 44 2.5.4 Construction Methodology ................................................................................ 44 2.5.5 Muck and Debris Management ......................................................................... 45 2.5.6 U.P.PCB CONSENT .............................................................................................. 45 2.5.7 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ........................................................................... 45 2 2.5.8 Financial Cost Summary ..................................................................................... 45 3 Approach and Methodology ............................................................................................. 47 3.1 Screening Activity for Project Impact Assessment.................................................... 49 3.2 Conclusion of Screening Activity ............................................................................... 57 4 Regulations and Legal Framework ................................................................................... 58 4.1 Applicable Laws and Regulations – Environmental .................................................. 58 4.1.1 Legal Framework of Government of India ......................................................... 58 4.1.2 Key Environmental Laws and Regulations ......................................................... 59 4.2 Applicable Laws and Regulations - Social .................................................................. 61 4.2.1 National Policies and Acts .................................................................................. 61 4.2.2 The right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20i3 ........................................................................ 62 4.2.3 Forest Rights Act 2006 ....................................................................................... 63 4.3 Other Legislations applicable to Construction Projects under NGRBP ..................... 74 4.4 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 .................................................... 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Bookmark not defined. 5 Baseline Status .................................................................................................................. 78 5.1 Baseline Environmental Status ................................................................................. 78 5.1.1 Physiography and Topography .......................................................................... 78 5.1.2 Climate ............................................................................................................... 80 5.1.3 Land Use Pattern ................................................................................................ 84 5.1.4 Geological and Geophysical features................................................................. 85 5.1.5 Duration of Monitoring to generate the base line ............................................ 88 5.1.6 Meteorology ...................................................................................................... 88 5.1.7 Ambient Air Quality ........................................................................................... 88 5.1.8 Noise Environment ............................................................................................ 93 5.1.9 Water Environment ........................................................................................... 97 5.1.10 Drainage System .............................................................................................. 104 5.1.11 Waste Water Management ............................................................................. 104 5.1.12 Waste generation: ........................................................................................... 105 5.2 Tourism .................................................................................................................... 108 3 5.3 Environmentally Sensitive Zone .............................................................................. 109 5.4 Health Care .............................................................................................................. 110 5.5 Education ................................................................................................................. 111 5.6 Soil ........................................................................................................................... 112 5.6.1 Bathing Ghats ................................................................................................... 114 5.6.2 Biological Environment .................................................................................... 115 5.6.3 Socio Economic Baseline .................................................................................. 120 6 Environmental and Social Impacts ................................................................................. 129 6.1 Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................... 129 6.1.1 Design and Development Phase ...................................................................... 130 6.1.2 Impacts during construction phase ................................................................. 131 6.1.3 Air quality ......................................................................................................... 132 6.1.4 Noise levels ...................................................................................................... 132 6.1.5 Water resources ............................................................................................... 133 6.2 Impacts during operation phase ............................................................................. 133 6.2.1 Water environment ......................................................................................... 134 6.2.2 Noise and air quality ........................................................................................ 134 6.3 Potential Social Impacts .......................................................................................... 134 6.3.1 Social Impacts .................................................................................................

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