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Public Works Department Government of Rajasthan Public Disclosure Authorized Consultancy Services for Preparation of Feasibility Report for Two laning of Km 00+000 to Km 51+035 comprising the section of SH-08A from Khud-Renwal (the “Highway III”) Package-03 Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT JUNE 2018 Submitted to: Public Disclosure Authorized Additional Chief Engineer (PPP) Public Works Department (PWD) 1-Jacob Road, Jaipur-302006 Rajasthan, India Public Disclosure Authorized By Pentacle Consultants (India) Private Limited, Mumbai In Consortium with Techosum Engineers & Consultants Private Limited, Jaipur ABBREVIATIONS AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic AAQ - Ambient Air Quality AAQM - Ambient Air Quality Monitoring BDL - Below Detection Limit bgl - Below Ground Level BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand BIS/IS - Bureau of Indian Standard cd - Cross Drainage CGWB - Central Ground Water Board CO - carbon monoxide COD - chemical oxygen demand CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board DO - Dissolved Oxygen DEM - Digital Elevation Model DPR - Detailed Project Report DFO - Divisional Forest Officer EA - Executing Agency EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan EPA - Environmental Protection Act GDP - Gross Domestic Product GHG - Green House Gas GIS - Geographic Information System GoI - Government of India GoR - Government of Rajasthan IMD - Indian Meteorological Department INR - Indian Rupees IRC - Indian Road Congress LOS - Level of Service Max - Maximum Min - Minimum MDRs - Major District Roads MoEF&CC - Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change NGO - Non Government Organization NH - National Highway NOx - Oxides of Nitrogen PCU - Passenger Car Unit PHC - Primary Health Centre PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMC - Project Management Consultant PF - Protected Forest PUC - Pollution under Control RF - Reserve Forest Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. a 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Brief about the Sub-Project Road ...................................................................................... 1 1.3 Need of the Project Road .................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Benefits of the Project ........................................................................................................ 1 1.4 Need of Environment Impact Assessment Study ............................................................... 2 1.5 Scope of the EIA Study ....................................................................................................... 3 1.6 Approach and Methodology of the EIA Study .................................................................... 4 1.7 Limitation of EIA Study ....................................................................................................... 8 1.8 Layout of the EIA Report .................................................................................................... 9 2 Project Description ......................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Project Profile ................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Project Location & Accessibility ....................................................................................... 10 2.3 Project Features ............................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Proposed Improvement Plan ........................................................................................... 13 2.5 Project Environmental Setting ......................................................................................... 22 2.6 Components & Activities of The Proposed Project .......................................................... 22 2.7 Infrastructure Requirement for Highway Development .................................................. 22 2.8 Resource Requirements for the Project ........................................................................... 24 2.9 Pollutant Sources & Characterisation .............................................................................. 25 3 POLICY, LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ........................................................... 27 2.10 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 27 2.11 Overview of Indian Environmental Legislation and Administrative Framework ............. 27 2.12 Applicable Environmental Legislation .............................................................................. 27 2.13 Operational Policies of World Bank ................................................................................. 34 2.14 Guidance .......................................................................................................................... 35 2.15 Other Applicable Laws ...................................................................................................... 36 4 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE STATUS ............................................................................... 39 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Methodology .................................................................................................................... 39 4.3 Land Environment ............................................................................................................ 40 4.4 Air Environment ............................................................................................................... 46 4.5 Water Environment .......................................................................................................... 50 RHSDP II - 1 - June 2018 Khurd – Renwal (SH 08A) Rev.No: Draft 1.0 4.6 Biological Environment .................................................................................................... 56 4.7 Economy ........................................................................................................................... 59 4.8 Socio Economic Environment ........................................................................................... 60 5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (Technology & Alignment) .................................................. 62 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 62 5.2 No Project Scenario .......................................................................................................... 62 5.3 Alternative Alignment ...................................................................................................... 62 5.4 Re-Alignments .................................................................................................................. 62 5.5 Alternative Materials and Technologies .......................................................................... 62 6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................................... 65 6.1 Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures ................................................................. 65 6.2 Potential Impact on Land Use .......................................................................................... 65 6.3 Potential Impact on Soil ................................................................................................... 66 6.4 Potential Impact on Surface Water Resources ................................................................ 67 6.5 Potential Impact on Surface Water Quality ..................................................................... 68 6.6 Potential Impact on Ground Water Resources ................................................................ 71 6.7 Potential Impact on Ground Water Quality ..................................................................... 71 6.8 Potential Impact on Ambient Air Quality ......................................................................... 71 6.9 Potential Impact on Noise Quality ................................................................................... 72 6.10 Potential Impact on Physiography and Drainage ............................................................. 74 6.11 Potential Impact on Biological Environment .................................................................... 74 6.12 Potential Impact on Socio-economic Environment.......................................................... 75 6.13 Community Health and Safety Issues ............................................................................... 75 6.14 Occupational Health and Safety Issues ............................................................................ 76 6.15 Key Impacts in the Project ................................................................................................ 77 7 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE ..................................................................... 79 7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................