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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized E2257 Project: ESA Study under DRIP to develop Environment & Social Management Framework Page 2 of 227 Document: 2007069 / EC/ Date: July 2009 Revision: R2 TABLE OF CONTENTS S. No Description Page No. 1 INTRODUCTION 1-4 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Study Objectives & Key Issues 2 1.3 Study Methodology 3 1.4 Structure of the Report 4 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 5-10 2.1 Project Appreciation 5 2.2 Project Activities of Ten Dams 6 3 INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK 11-18 3.1 National Scenario 11 3.2 World Bank Safeguard Policies 14 4 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STATUS 19-72 4.A BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STATUS 19 4.A.1 Madhya Pradesh Introduction 19 4.A.2 Gujarat Introduction 23 4.A.3 Maharashtra Introduction 28 4.A.4 West Bengal Introduction 35 4.B Stakeholders And Public Consultation 40 4.B.1 Introduction 40 4.B.2 Objective 40 4.B.3 Stakeholders 41 4.B.4 Consultation with Stakeholders 42 4.B.5 Consultation at Sub-project Sites 42 4.C Assessment of key environmental and social issues 70 5 Scoping and Screening Impacts 73-77 5.1 Introduction 73 5.2 Scoping 73 5.3 Screening 75 6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 78-82 Final Report Environment & Ecology Project: ESA Study under DRIP to develop Environment & Social Management Framework Page 3 of 227 Document: 2007069 / EC/ Date: July 2009 Revision: R2 S. No Description Page No. 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMNET 83-143 FRAMEWORK 7.1 Introduction 83 7.2 Development of ESMF 84 7.3 Application of ESMF 87 7.4 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 89 7.5 GIS Based Social and Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation 93 7.6 Social Issues Require Special Consideration 94 7.7 Training and Capacity Building 94 Screening Formats 99 - 143 Annexes 144-166 8 SAMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT 167-189 PLAN 8.1 Introduction 167 8.2 Management Plans 167 8.3 Environmental Monitoring 185 8.4 Institutional Framework 186 LIST OF TABLES Table No. Description Page No. 1.1 List of Dams taken up for ESA in Four States 2 2.1 Activity Proposed in Sub-projects of Gujarat 6 2.2 Activity Proposed in Sub-projects of Maharashtra 7 2.3 Activity Proposed in Sub-projects of Madhya Pradesh 8 2.4 Activity Proposed in Sub-projects of West Bengal 8 3.1 Safeguard Policies of World bank 14 4.1 Distribution of Forest cover in the Sub-project District & State 20 4.2 Social Status of Subproject State, District and Tehsil 21 4.3 Distribution of Forest cover of the Subproject State & District 22 4.4 Social Status of Subproject State, District and Tehsil 23 4.5 Forest cover in the Subproject State & District 25 4.6 Social Status of Subproject State, District and Tehsil 25 4.7 Distribution of Forest cover in the Subproject State & District 27 4.8 Dairy Animals in Mehsana District 28 4.9 Social Status of Subproject State and District 28 4.10 Forest Cover of Subproject District & State 30 4.11 Social Status of Subproject State, District and Tehsil 31 Final Report Environment & Ecology Project: ESA Study under DRIP to develop Environment & Social Management Framework Page 4 of 227 Document: 2007069 / EC/ Date: July 2009 Revision: R2 4.12 Forest Cover of Subproject district 32 4.13 Social Status of Subproject District and Tehsil 33 4.14 Social Status of subproject District and Tehsil 34 4.15 Forest Cover of subproject District and State 36 4.16 Social Status of Subproject State, District and Tehsil 37 4.17 Forest Cover of Subproject District & State 38 4.18 Social Status of Subproject District and Tehsil 39 5.1 Environmental and Social Components for Scoping 73 5.2 Categorisation of Components 74 5.3 Environmental and Social Components for Screening 75 6.1 Analysis of Alternatives 78 7.1 Checklist for Screening and Mitigation 87 7.2 Checklist for ESMF Activities-Implementation 88 7.3 Social and Environmental Parameters to be Monitored and Evaluated- 90 Implementation and Post Implementation Phases 7.4 Monitoring Budget 92 7.5 Training and Capacity Building 95 7.6 Training Budget 98 Form SC-1 Screening of ESMF Activities 99 Form SC-2 Screening of Components 100 Form SC-3 Screening of Adverse (Environmental and Social) Impacts 101 Form SC-4 Screening and Categorisation of Components 124 Form SC-5 Screening Format for Identification of Suitable Mitigation Measures 125 Annex - 7 Social Issues Require Special Consideration 144 - 166 Annex - 7.1 Involuntary Resettlement Categorization 164 Annex - 7.2 Indigenous Peoples Impact Categorisation Forms 166 8.1 Plant Species suggested near Water Logging Areas & Water Bodies 170 8.2 Plant Species suggested near Settlements 170 8.3 Environmental Management Plan & Responsibilities 178 8.4 Environmental Monitoring Framework 185 8.5 Proposed Training Modules 187 8.6 Institutional Arrangements for Main Streaming of Environmental and 189 Social Issues LIST OF FIGURES Fig No. Description 4.1 Location Map of Madhya Pradesh 4.2 Location Map of Dams in Madhya Pradesh 4.3 Layout Plan of Monini Pickup Weir 4.4 Index Map of Mohini Pickup Weir 4.5 Sketch of Kolar Dam Final Report Environment & Ecology Project: ESA Study under DRIP to develop Environment & Social Management Framework Page 5 of 227 Document: 2007069 / EC/ Date: July 2009 Revision: R2 4.6 Location map of Gujarat 4.7 Location Map of Sub Projects in Gujarat 4.8 Sketch of Panam Dam 4.9 Index map of Panam Dam 4.10 Sketch of Kadana Dam 4.11 Index Map of Kadana Dam 4.12 Sketch of Dharoi Dam 4.13 Index Map of Dharoi Dam 4.14 Location Map of Maharashtra 4.15 Location Map of Subprojects in Maharashtra 4.16 Sketch of Bhatsa Dam 4.17 Index Map of Bhatsa Dam 4.18 Sketch of Bhatghar Dam 4.19 Sketch of Pawana Dam 4.20 Index map of Pawana Dam 4.21 Location map of West Bengal 4.22 Location Map of Dams in West Bengal 4.23 Sketch of Sali Dam 4.24 Sketch of Bara Mandira Dam Final Report Environment & Ecology Project: ESA Study under DRIP to develop Environment & Social Management Framework Page 6 of 227 Document: 2007069 / EC/ Date: July 2009 Revision: R2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND Over the years a large number of dams have been built all over India for development of water resources for irrigation, water supply, power generation and other benefits. Many of these dams are in urgent need of strengthening and rehabilitation to ensure their safety and to improve their performance. With this in view, Dam Safety Assurance and Rehabilitation Project (DSARP) was undertaken by the Central Water Commission (CWC) with the World Bank (WB) assistance in 1991. There were four participating States, namely, Orissa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The objectives of DSARP were to: a) Strengthen the institutional framework for Dam Safety Assurance b) Provide basic safety facilities and take up remedial works for upgradation of selected dams. The project ended in 1999, but in view of the benefits obtained, it was decided to extend the dam safety activities to other States having significant number of major dams. DSARP Phase-II was thus conceived which included the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The DSARP Phase-II was later revised and updated as Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP). The project development objective is to improve the safety and operational performance of selected existing dams. The proposed project deals with rehabilitation and modernization of existing dams. The purpose of the works is to prevent that the dams will operate under unsafe conditions due to prevailing safety issues. The project is now expected to be implemented in the following five states: Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Tamil Nadu A good number of dams, referred to as sub-projects, have been identified by the States for rehabilitation and upgradation under the DRIP. While reviewing the rehabilitation activities to be undertaken in each of the sub-projects, it was observed that a number of them could have potential environmental / social impacts which need to be taken care of Final Report Environment & Ecology Project: ESA Study under DRIP to develop Environment & Social Management Framework Page 7 of 227 Document: 2007069 / EC/ Date: July 2009 Revision: R2 during implementation of such activities. Hence, CWC, in consultation with the World Bank, decided to undertake environmental and social assessment of the sub-projects under consideration, in accordance with the relevant national and World Bank policies / guidelines. Since majority of the activities were found to be common among the sub-projects, it was further decided to undertake environmental and social assessment of the activities in ten representative sub-projects to identify the potential impacts and their mitigation measures and, based on this exercise, to develop an environmental and social management framework (ESMF). The framework will indicate the impacts of each activity, the required mitigation measures and the responsible entities for implementation, supervision and monitoring of the mitigation measures. It will also categorize the impacts in terms of low, medium and high. The ESMF will then be used by the concerned officials for screening of the sub-projects and for implementation, supervision and monitoring of the mitigation measures at appropriate levels. The ten representative sub-projects were selected from the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Environmental and social assessment of these sub-projects was carried out and an ESMF was developed, in accordance with the scope of the study.