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Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 40156-033 June 2020 IND: Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program - Tranche 2 Subproject : Sand dredging and rehabilitation of rock revetment to implement coastal erosion protection works at Udyavara, Udupi district, Karnataka Submitted by: Project Management Unit Sustainable Coastal Protection & Management Investment Program 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 May 2016 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/ind-sustainable-coastal-protection-and-management-may-2016- iee. 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: Joint Director PMU <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:00 PM To: Rajesh Yadav <[email protected]>; Girish Mahajan <[email protected]> Cc: Raghavendra Naduvinamani <[email protected]>; Project Director-SCP&MP-Karnataka <[email protected]>; PMDC-K2 <[email protected]>; Naik Gopal <[email protected]> Subject: SCPMIP-K T2: Updated Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report of Udyavara Sub project Dear Sir, Please find attached, updated Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report of Udyavara Sub project for ADB's review and approval. -- Thank You, With Regards Joint Director Project Management Unit Sustainable Coastal Protection & Management Investment Program Old Mangalore Port,Bunder, Mangalore Karnataka- India Recd. 9.06.20 SFG Log 4178 SUSTAINABLE COASTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM – TRANCHE 2 SAND DREDGING AND REHABILITATION OF ROCK REVETMENT TO IMPLEMENT COASTAL EROSION PROTECTION WORKS AT UDYAVARA, UDUPI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION REPORT MAY 2019 Sand Dredging and Rehabilitation of Rock Revetment to Implement Coastal Erosion Protection Works at IEE Report Udyavara, Udupi District, Karnataka TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Objective and Scope ............................................................................................... 1 1.3 CRZ Notification and EIA Notification ................................................................................. 2 1.4 Indian Environmental Regulatory Compliance .................................................................. 2 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Site Description ...................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Existing Condition ................................................................................................................ 4 2.3 Material Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 5 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 6 3.1 Physical Environment ........................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Biological Environment ....................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Socio-Economic Profile ...................................................................................................... 20 4.0 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MIGITATION MEASURES ................................ 22 4.1 Coastal Erosion Issues and Threats .................................................................................. 22 4.2 Screening of Environmental Impacts................................................................................. 22 4.3 Pre-Construction Stage Impacts ....................................................................................... 27 4.4 Construction Stage Impacts ............................................................................................... 28 4.5 Operation Stage Impacts ..................................................................................................... 34 4.6 Beneficial Impacts of Project .............................................................................................. 34 5.0 RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................... 36 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN....................................................................................... 38 6.1 Salient Features of the EMP ................................................................................................ 38 6.2 Implementation Arrangements and Responsibilities ...................................................... 45 6.3 Communication Campaign ................................................................................................. 45 7.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ..................................................... 46 8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN ........................................................................................ 49 8.1 Salient Features of the Environmental Monitoring Plan ................................................. 49 8.2 Cost for Implementing the Environmental Monitoring Plan .......................................... 50 8.3 Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................................ 50 8.4 Reporting ............................................................................................................................ 51 9.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESSLAL MECHANISM ..................................................................................... 53 10.0 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................ 55 PMU, SCPMIP, Government of Karnataka i FCG ANZDEC Sand Dredging and Rehabilitation of Rock Revetment to Implement Coastal Erosion Protection Works at IEE Report Udyavara, Udupi District, Karnataka List of Figures Fig 1: Coastal Erosion and its impact ............................................................................................................ 1 Fig 2: Udyavara Coastal Protection and Sand Dredging Works .................................................................... 3 Fig 3: Udyavara Site Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations ........................................................................ 6 Fig 4: Hydrology of Udyavara Basin ............................................................................................................... 8 Fig 5: Groundwater Sampling Points near Udyavara River ......................................................................... 11 Fig 6: Udyavara Noise Level Monitoring Locations ..................................................................................... 14 Fig 7: GSHAP Map Showing Seismic Zone in State of Karnataka .............................................................. 17 List of Tables Table 1-Air Quality Monitoring Location ......................................................................................................... 6 Table-2 Results of Air Quality Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 7 Table-3 Names of Coordinates of Water Quality Sampling Points ................................................................ 8 Table-4 Third-Order River Water Quality Parameters .................................................................................... 9 Table-5 Qualifying Parameters for Water Quality Criteria ........................................................................... 10 Table-6 Groundwater Potential in Udupi District .......................................................................................... 10 Table-7 Results of Groundwater Quality Monitoring ................................................................................... 12 Table-8 Results of Noise Level Monitoring ................................................................................................. 15 Table-9 Karnataka State Meteorological Conditions .................................................................................. 18 Table-10 Key Mangrove Species found in River Estuarine Systems in Karnataka .................................... 18 Table-11 Socio-Economic Profile of Udyavara Gram Panchayath ............................................................. 21 Table-12 Screening of Environmental Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures .................................. 23 Table-13 Mitigation Hierarchy of Environmental Impacts ........................................................................... 27 Table-14 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Construction ....................................... 28 Table-15 Trends