Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III (Rajgarh–Bagh and Manawar–Mangod Project)

Environmental Assessment Report

Initial Environmental Examination for SH-35-38: Rajgarh–Bagh and Manawar–Mangod Project Road Project Number: 43063 November 2010

IND: Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III

Prepared by Government of Madhya Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The initial environmental examination 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.

Table of Contents Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………viii 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Project Background/Rationale ...... 1 1.2. Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) and Environmental Assessment ...... 2 1.3. Purpose of the Study ...... 2 1.4. Extent of IEE ...... 3 1.5. IEE Content ...... 3 1.6. Team Composition and Acknowledgements ...... 3 1.7. Methodology ...... 3 1.7.1. Information/ data Sources ...... 4 1.7.2. Public Consultation ...... 5 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 6 2.1. Country’s Legal Framework and Regulatory Requirements for the Project ...... 6 2.2. Environmental Clearance Process ...... 7 2.3. Administrative Structure and the Interactive framework ...... 9 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 10 3.1. Project Location ...... 10 3.2. Characteristics of the Existing road ...... 11 3.3. Category of the Project ...... 15 3.4. Need for the Sub-Project ...... 15 3.5. Existing and Projected Traffic ...... 16 3.6. Key Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Activities ...... 16 3.7. Material required and Sourcing ...... 25 3.8. Project Implementation Schedule and Cost ...... 27 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 28 4.1. Physical Environment ...... 28 4.1.1. Meteorology and Climate ...... 28 4.1.2. Air and Noise Quality ...... 30 4.1.3. Topography and Geomorphology ...... 31 4.1.4. Geology/Soil ...... 32 4.1.5. Seismicity ...... 33 4.1.6. Land use ...... 33 4.1.7. Hydrology and Drainage ...... 35 4.1.8. Groundwater ...... 36 4.1.9. Surface water ...... 37 4.2. Ecological Resources ...... 38 4.2.1. Terrestrial Ecology ...... 38 4.2.2. Aquatic Ecology ...... 47 4.3. Socio-Economic Environment ...... 47 4.4. Social and Cultural Resources ...... 49 4.4.1. Population and Communities ...... 49 4.4.2. Literacy ...... 51 4.4.3. Occupational Status ...... 51 4.4.4. Structures or sites of historical, archaeological, paleontological, or architectural significance ...... 52 4.4.5. Areas of Eco-Sensitivity/Protected Area/Restricted Area legislative and others ...... 52 ii

5. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND ITS MITIGATION MEASURES 53 5.1.1. Climate ...... 53 5.1.2. Natural Hazard ...... 54 5.1.3. Air Quality ...... 54 5.1.4. Noise ...... 55 5.1.5. Impact on Land and Soil ...... 57 5.1.6. Groundwater ...... 60 5.1.7. Siltation and Surface Water Quality of Rivers and Other Water Bodies ...... 61 5.1.8. Hydrology and Drainage ...... 62 5.2. Impact on Biological Environment ...... 63 5.2.1. Terrestrial Ecology ...... 63 5.2.2. Aquatic Ecology ...... 67 5.2.3. Fauna ...... 67 5.3. Management of Construction Debris/Waste ...... 68 5.4. Socio-Economic Impact ...... 69 5.4.1. Positive Impacts ...... 69 5.4.2. Anticipated Negative Impacts ...... 69 5.4.3. Obstruction and Disruption of Traffic ...... 72 5.4.4. Transportation and Storage of Materials ...... 73 5.5. Cumulative and Induced Impact ...... 75 6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 77 6.1. Consultation Method and Information Disclosed ...... 77 6.2. Compliance with Relevant Regulatory Requirements ...... 77 6.3. Beneficiaries’ Comments ...... 80 7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND GRIEVANCE REDDRESS MECHANISM 84 7.1. Environmental Management Plan ...... 84 7.1.1. Social Development and Indigenous People Development Program (IPDP)84 7.1.2. Emergency Response Plan ...... 84 7.2. Environmental Monitoring Program (EMoP) ...... 84 7.2.1. Monitoring schedule and performance indicator ...... 85 7.2.2. Authorities and their Responsibilities for Implementation of EMoP ...... 86 7.3. Institutional Setting and Proposed Implementation Arrangement ...... 86 7.3.2. Institutional / Capacity Building ...... 90 7.4. Grievance Redress Mechanism ...... 92 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 93 8.1. Conclusions ...... 93 8.2. Key Recommendations: ...... 95

List of Tables Table 1.1 : Road Sections under MP State Highways III Project ...... 1 Table 1.2 : Primary and Secondary Information Sources ...... 4 Table 2.1 : Permissions/Clearances Required for the Sub-Project ...... 6 Table 3.1 : Carriageway Details ...... 12 Table 3.2 : Road Stretches for Reconstruction ...... 13 Table 3.3 : List of Major and Minor Intersections ...... 14 Table 3.4 : ADT of Project Road ...... 16 Table 3.5 : Summary of Projected Traffic for the Project Road ...... 16 Table 3.6 : Details of Existing Carriage Way with Widening Proposal ...... 19 Table 3.7 : Cement Concrete Lined Drain ...... 20 iii

Table 3.8 : Crash Barrier Locations ...... 21 Table 3.9 : Lighting ...... 23 Table 3.10 : Bus Stop Locations ...... 23 Table 3.11 : Stone Pitching ...... 24 Table 3.12 : List of Borrow Area ...... 26 Table 4.1 : Summary of Important Features of the Project Districts ...... 28 Table 4.2 : Monthly Rainfall data (mm) in the project districts for the last five years ...... 30 Table 4.3 : Ambient Air Quality Along the project section (24 Hourly) ...... 30 Table 4.4 : Noise Level in dB (A) Along the Project Corridor ...... 31 Table 4.5 : Physiochemical Characteristics of soil in the project road ...... 32 Table 4.6 : Land Use Pattern in the State ...... 33 Table 4.7 : Land Use Pattern in the Dhar District ...... 34 Table 4.8 : Chainage wise land use along the project road...... 34 Table 4.9 : List of Surface Water Sources Along/Across Project Corridor ...... 35 Table 4.10 : Groundwater Quality Along the Project Corridor ...... 37 Table 4.11 : Surface Water Quality of the rivers in project area ...... 38 Table 4.12 : Details of forest along the project road ...... 40 Table 4.13 : List of Plant Species found in the Study Area ...... 40 Table 4.14 : List of Fauna in the Study Area ...... 43 Table 4.15 : List of Avifauna in the Study Area ...... 43 Table 4.16 : List of Trees Along Project Road (within 20 m) ...... 44 Table 4.17 : Demographic Profile of the State and the country ...... 49 Table 4.18 : List of Villages in the Project Roads ...... 50 Table 5.1 : Noise- Sensitive Locations along the Alignment ...... 56 Table 5.2 List of Trees to be Cut ...... 64 Table 5.3 : Common Property Resources Along the Alignment ...... 74 Table 6.1 Summary of Consultation with Government Officials ...... 78 Table 6.2 : Summary of Consultation with NGOs ...... 79 Table 6.3 Consultation with local community ...... 81 Table 7.1 : Roles and Duties of Implementing Agency/Organisations ...... 87 Table 7.2 : Combined Training Budget for MPSRP II ...... 90

List of Figures Figure 2.1 : Environmental Clearance Procedure in India ...... 8 Figure 2.2 : Legislative Interface among various regulatory bodies ...... 9 Figure 3.1 : Location Map of SH-35-38 ...... 10 Figure 3.2 : Connectivity to the project Roads ...... 11 Figure 3.3 : Typical Cross section of the project Road ...... 18 Figure 4.1 : Isohyetal map of Madhya Pradesh ...... 29 Figure 4.2 : Hazard and Seismic Zoning Map ...... 33 Figure 4.3 : Drainage map of the project road SH-35...... 36 Figure 4.4 : Forest Cover Map of Madhya Pradesh ...... 39 Figure 4.5 : National Parks and Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh ...... 42 Figure 4.6 : Demographic Status of the Project Section ...... 51 Figure 4.7 Literacy rate along the project section ...... 51 Figure 4.8 : Occupational status along the Alignment ...... 52 Figure 7.1 : Proposed Structure for EMP/EMOP Implementation ...... 89

List of Appendix Appendix 3.1: Inventory and Survey Condition of Bridges ...... 96 Appendix 3.2 : Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist ...... 97

Appendix 3.3 : Details of Chainage wise existing and proposed design speed and curve radius ...... 100 Appendix 4.1 : National Ambient Air Quality Standards ...... 103 Appendix 4.2 : Ambient Noise Level Limits (In Leq dB(A)), India ...... 104 Appendix 4.3 : Drinking Water Standards And Probable Effects on Human Health (BIS: IS: 10500, 1991) ...... 105 Appendix 4.4 : Water Quality Criteria And Standards for Freshwater Classification (CPCB, 1979) ...... 108 Appendix 5.1: Guidelines for Borrow Areas Management ...... 109 Appendix 7.1: Environment Management Plan (SH-35-38: Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 50.43 km & Manawar-Mangod 49.63 km) ...... 113 Appendix 7.2: Monitoring Plan for the Performance Indicators ...... 134

Map 1: Location Map of MP State Highways Project

Map 2: Location Map of SH-35: Rajgarh-Sardarpur-Bagh Project Road vii

Map 3: Location Map of SH-38: Manawar-Mangod Project Road

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction 1. Madhya Pradesh, with abundant mineral resources, and growing agricultural and industrial pr oduction, n eed a w ell dev eloped r oad ne twork to cater to the increasing intra-state and regional traffic. Also, since it is centrally located within the country, most of the long haul north-south and east-west bound road traffic passes through the state. Therefore, the existing inadequate and damaged road infrastructure needs to be improved on priority to sustain the economic and social progress of the state. The improved road network with good interlinking between national, s tate hi ghways and major di strict roads w ill not onl y c ontribute i n significantly developing rural economy and r educing poverty but also increase the road capacity to cater the high projected traffic, reduce travel time and also contribute for lesser vehicular pollution emission. 2. Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC), the executing agency (EA), is responsible to provide an integrated transport system in the state that i s safe, e fficient, affordable, accessible t o al l and environmentally sustainable. As per its mandate, MPRDC plans to improve various major district roads t o at l east two l anes c arriage way l evel with funding s upport from A sian Development Bank (ADB). 3. To addr ess t his p roblem, Government o f M adhya P radesh ( GOMP) has approached ADB for financial assistance for improving a total of 15 state roads covering a length of about 1081 kms under Madhya Pradesh State Highways III P roject (MPSRSP III) programmed to be p rocessed for i mplementation i n 2010.The project also includes the institutional strengthening of the road sector under s eparate TA 7198(IND) which will enhan ce E A’s c apacity f or r oad as set development and management.

Description of Project 4. The pr oposed upgr ading/rehabilitation o f t he S tate H ighways-35-38 S ardarpur- Rajgarh-Bagh and Manwar-Mangod Sub-project. The sub-project SH-35 is divided i nto t wo sections, t he Rajgarh-Bagh section c overing 43.25 kms a nd existing B agh B ypass section in Dh ar d istrict covering 7.1 kms while it covers 49.5 km in Dhar district for SH-38. The subproject will upgrade the existing bad to very bad r oad c ondition i nto a pav ed 2 -lane di vided c arriageway c onfiguration with improved r oad geometry, pr oper and ade quate embankment, r ehabilitation of e xisting br idges, a dequate c ross dr ainage s tructures and s ide dr ains, improvement o f junctions/intersections, under passes, and w ay s ide a menities. This road des ign w ill be ade quate t o c ater to the v olume o f traffic un til 2030 which i s pr edicted t o i ncrease from t he c urrent r ange o f 1303-2280 to 3097- 14277 vehicles in S H-35 s ection and 1364 -2184 to 2907-14657 vehicles (average annual daily traffic) in SH-38 section. T he sub-project w ill be implemented in 18-24 months with an estimated cost of INR 807.4 and 1243 Million respectively. 5. The sub-project was classified as Category-B as provided in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) based on screening of likely impacts and sub-project ix

location which does not pass through or located near any national park, wildlife sanctuary, o r any ot her ec ologically s ensitive or pr otected a reas. N o archaeological/protected m onument i s l ocated i n t he pr oject v icinity. U nder t he EIA Notification, 2006 promulgated under Environment (Protection) Act 1986, the subproject is categorised as Category ‘B” and does not require prior environmental clearance from State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)1. 6. IEE w as c onducted bas ed on Detailed Project R eport and s ub-project det ails provided by the design team during the preparation of this report. The IEE covers all ac tivities pr oposed under t he pr oject i ncluding v arious b ridges and c ross- drainage structures constructions. The core zone of impact is taken as 100 meters ei ther s ide o f t he al ignment. H owever, t he s tudy ar ea i mpact z one i s considered up to 7 km on bot h sides o f r oad alignment t o al low f or a l arger analysis of landuse and other environmental features.

Description of Environment 1. The Sub-Project lies in Dhar district. The climatic condition of this area is semi arid. The maximum temperature goes upto 48.2 oC during summer in the month of May and the minimum temperature goes down to 7.0 oC during winter in the month of J anuary. The winds i n t he ar ea ar e l ight t o moderate during summer and winter and during the end of the summer season and monsoon season year. The predominant directions of wind were observed from E, WWN, EEN and W. The highest amount of rainfall (1084 mm) during the last five years was recorded in 2006. More than 90% of the annual rainfall takes place during the southwest monsoon period i.e. between June to September. 2. The ambient air quality levels conform to t he prescribed N ational A mbient Air Quality S tandards ( NAAQS). The ai r quality m onitoring dat a r eveals t hat SPM, 3 3 RSPM, SO2 and NOx range from 62.2 to 182.4µg /m , 26.5 to 87.5 µg/m , 4.3 to 12.7 µg/m3 and 6 µg/m3 to 12.3 µg/m3 respectively in the SH-35 project area while the c oncentrations o f SPM, R SPM, S O2 and NOx ranged from 132.5 to 165.7µg/m3, 41.8 to 82.3 µg/m3, 4.5 to 11.8 µg/m3 and 6.2 to 14.5 µg/m3 in the SH- 38 project area during s ummer s eason. T he 24-hourly average a mbient noise levels is also found to be within the prescribed limits. 3. The project r egion falls i n Zones I I & I II i.e., l ow t o m oderate r isk z one. The topography o f t he r egion i s m ixed t ype with road alignment t raversing through plain and r olling t errain i n m ost o f the l ength near A mbasoti ( km 18 /000–km 19/000) and Taanda (km 29/000-30/000). The soil type of the district is medium to deep B lack soil. In some portion of the district, alluvial soil is also found. The soil samples of the project area reveals that the dominant soil type is sandy loam with good organic content. 4. The land us e of the of the pr oject di stricts i s predominantly ag ricultural ( nearly 48%) followed by Forests (28%) in SH-35 section. Built-up Area constitutes about less t han 10% and r est i s oc cupied f or pl antation, w ater bodi es, c ommunity property resources, and miscellaneous use.

1 The EA has yet to formally approach MoEF for formal categorisation and grant of environmental clearance.

5. The project area is drained by few rivers like Mahi, Uri, Gaumukhi Nadi, Bumariya nadi, Bagh, Maan, Keshwi, Nalsu and Sukar. The ground water availability along the project road area is poor. The surface water quality of rivers Bagh, Maan, Keshwi are found suitable for irrigation- Class D and propagation of wild life and fisheries -Class-E. 6. Madhya P radesh i s en dowed with r ich and di verse f orest resources. In t he project s ection about 9.9 and 1. 8 km of t he road al ignment i s pas sing t hrough reserve forests. No other eco-sensitive areas is either crossed or located nearby the project al ignment. Since m ost par t o f t he p roject c orridor pas ses t hrough open agricultural land, large number of roadside trees is not affected considering to the length of the project road. Trees along roadside are mainly non-fruit bearing in nature whereas privately owned orchards are mostly comprised of fruit bearing trees. The project section is dominated by species such as mango, teak, neem, jamun, palas, saja, seasam, mahua etc. About 88 and 23 of these trees will be removed along the ROW of SH-35 and 38 road section. The existence of Foxes, Hare and macaque was also reported by people in the study area. 7. Despite abundant water bodies in the project area, large scale/organized fishing was not observed along the project road due their seasonal behaviour. There is no breeding or spawning ground of these species in any of the water bodies in the project area since the water av ailability and flow velocity is quite low and unfavourable for breeding. No migratory fishes are found in these rivers. 8. The ec onomy o f M adhya P radesh is bas ed on agr iculture, forest p roducts, industries, mineral resources, and cottage industry sectors. The agriculture along the project section is dominated by Oilseed (Soyabeen in particular). The state is one of the largest producers of cement in the country. The major industries in the state are- cement, Pig Iron, Steel Ingots, News Prints and Sugar mills. 9. The total number of households in the villages of the project road Sh-35 is 2686 out of the total population of 16834 while about 3630 households with population of 21654 along SH-38. The SC/ST population accounts for about 70 % of these. The literacy rate of the project district covering 8 villages of SH-35 is 39.06% out of w hich male ( 64.77%) dominates ov er female ( 35.23%) while f or S H-38 it is 64% covering 18 villages.

Public Consultation and Information Disclosure 10. All p re-construction, c onstruction, and ope ration ac tivities t hat w ere l ikely t o cause env ironmental impacts were i dentified, and ev aluated t o as sess t heir magnitude, dur ation, and p otential r eceptors i n c onsultation w ith t he stakeholders. C onsultations w ere m ade w ith t he g overnment representatives (District Forest Office, State Pollution Control Board, Water Resources Department, D irectorate of E conomics and S tatistics, and t he D istrict Ru ral Development A uthority), l ocal c ommunities ( Rajgarh, T anda, Amjhera and Borjeeri), and NGOs (Bhopal Yuwa Paryavaran Shikshan and Samajik Sansthan, Ecosake S ociety for E nvironment C onservation and S ocial A wareness, G reen Heart Nature Club, Forum for Environmental Protection, Energy Environment and Development G roup, C entre for E nvirocare an d E nergy T echnology) bet ween April to June 2010.

Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures 11. The s ignificant i mpacts dur ing des ign and c onstruction stage i nclude t he constricted sections of the roads which will be by-passed or require road alignment i mprovement to avoid and m inimize r esettlement and ot her sensitive structures and l ocations par ticularly i n Ringnaud ( Ch. 6. 0), Taanda ( Ch. 25.0), Aagar (Ch. 38 .5), Gopalpura ( 43.37), Avalda ( 51.4), K eshvi ( 76.5), Amjhera (87.1). Since the sub-project area is having mixed terrain, flood situation may get exacerbated due to i nadequate c ross dr ainage structures and r aising of embankments without proper balancing culverts. An estimated 88 and 23 trees will be r emoved al ong t he R OW to al low f or r oad ex pansion but will be compensated at a r ate of 1:10 plantations. Short-term deterioration of air quality may take place due to increase in fugitive dust emissions and noise level from earthmoving, ground shaping, unpaved transport, and emissions from heavy equipment and ot her mobile s ources. Water sprinkling to c ontrol dus t, use of clean f uels, c hanging t he l ocation and timing of construction activities and maintenance of equipments will minimize these impacts. Land use conversion particularly of residential areas and relocation of structures within the ROW will only be i mplemented f ollowing a m eaningful c onsultation and ac ceptable compensation and r elocation agr eements. A ll bor row ar eas w ill c omply with national laws and regulations. Impacts from the establishment and operation of the construction camps like generation and disposal of solid wastes, sewage, potable water requirements, health/hygiene, and safety is part of the contractor’s responsibility hi ghlighting the need for c ompliance w ith appl icable l aws. Waste and material use minimization will be promoted to decrease the volume of wastes that w ill be g enerated. Traffic safety to workers and pedestrian, par ticularly to children is considered through the strict implementation of a Traffic Control Plan to be pr epared by t he c ontractor p rior t o construction ac tivities and i n consultation with the affected communities. 12. During operation stage, the main impacts are on the surface water hydrology since the construction of a road crosses several river/rivulets in the flood-affected sections which can ac t as i mpediment t o na tural flow of w ater. O ther i ssues relate to i ncrease i n m obile em issions, r oad s afety t o motorist, pedestrian and animals. To minimize the impact on the local hydrology, adequate cross drains and their proper maintenance will be implemented. Information and education campaign t hrough the u se o f s igns and pos ters di stributed al ong the roadside encouraging m otorist t o pr operly m aintain their v ehicles, and pr oper driving habits to reduce emissions, reduce fuel consumption, and promote safety will be made. Fi nally, t raffic c ontrol m easures will be implemented t o ens ure safety t o pedestrian. Conclusion 13. In general, t he s ub-project r eceived i mmense support from l ocal peo ple w ith some concerns and apprehensions related to compensation for land and safety on r oads. The l ocal pe ople appr eciated that b esides pr oviding an al l w eather efficient connectivity to large population and i mproving the traffic scenario in the region, it will bear out several other positive economic and s ocial benefits which outweigh the negative environmental impacts. 14. This i nitial env ironmental ex amination ( IEE) as certains that the s ub-project i s unlikely t o c ause any significant env ironmental i mpacts. Few impacts w ere

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identified attributable to the proposed sub-project, all of which are localized and temporary in nature and can be easily mitigated with minor to negligible residual impacts. No additional studies or need of undertaking detailed EIA is envisaged at this stage. 1

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Project Background/Rationale 15. Madhya P radesh, with abundant mineral r esources, and growing agricultural and industrial production, need a well developed road network to cater to the increasing intra-state and regional traffic. Also, since it is centrally located within the country, most of the long haul north-south and east-west bound r oad traffic passes through t he s tate. Therefore, t he existing i nadequate a nd dam aged r oad i nfrastructure needs to be improved on pr iority t o sustain t he economic and social pr ogress of t he state. The improved road network with good interlinking between national, state highways and m ajor district roads will not only contribute in significantly developing r ural ec onomy and reducing poverty but al so increase the road capacity to cater the high projected traffic, reduce travel time and also contribute for lesser vehicular pollution emission. 16. Madhya P radesh R oad D evelopment C orporation ( MPRDC), th e executing agency (EA), is responsible to provide an integrated transport system in the state that is safe, efficient, affordable, accessible to all and environmentally sustainable. As per its mandate, MPRDC plans to improve various m ajor district roads to at l east t wo l anes carriage way level with funding support from Asian Development Bank (ADB). 17. Government o f M adhya P radesh ( GOMP) has appr oached A DB f or financial as sistance for improving a t otal o f 15 state r oads c overing a length o f abou t 1081 k ms under Madhya P radesh State H ighways I II Project (MPSRSP III) programmed to be processed for implementation in 2010. The road sections details under MPSRSP III are given in Table 1.1

Table 1.1 : Road Sections under MP State Highways III Project

S. Road SH Length Districts Name of Roads No. No. No. (KM) I. BHOPAL PACKAGE 1 1 Bhind-Ater-Porsa SH-2 60.85 Bhind –Morena Mihona-Lahar-Daboh-Bhander- 2 2 SH-45 85.70 Bhind-Datia Chirgaon Shivpuri - Pichhore-Chanderi-Mungawali-Onder- 3 3 SH-19 146.50 Ashoknagar- Kurwai Vidisha 4 7 Manawar-Mangod SH-38 49.63 Dhar 5 9 Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh SH-35 50.43 Dhar Shajapur- 6 10 Agar-Barod-Alot-Jawara SH-41 108.70 Ratlam-Ujjain- Pachor-Chapikheda-Jirapur-Machalpur- Rajgarh- 7 11 SH-51 86.70 Soyat Shajapur 8 13 Badi-Baktar-Dobi-Shahganj-Budhni SH-15 58.78 Raisen-Sehore 9 14 Silwani-Udaipura Road SH-44 28.58 Raisen Total (Bhopal Pkg) 675.87

S. Road SH Length Districts Name of Roads No. No. No. (KM) II. JABALPUR PACKAGE 10 16 Rahatgarh-Khurai-Khimlasa SH-42 47.48 Sagar Damoh-Hata-Gasiabad i/c Hata Town 11 18 SH-47 62.66 Damoh Portion Hata-Patera-Kumhari & Raipura- Damoh-Panna- 12 19 SH-48 91.28 Salaiya-Bahuribandh-Sihora Katni-Jabalpur 13 20A Amarpatan-Gorsari-Badera SH-13 46.50 Satna-Katni Sundara-Singhpur-Kothi-Jaitwara- Panna-Satna- 14 21 SH-52 85.29 Birsinghpur-Semaria Rewa 15 22 Sidhi-Beohari SH-55 71.29 Sidhi-Shahdol Total (Jabalpur Pkg) 404.49 Grand Total (Bhopal Pkg + Jabalpur 1,080.36 Pkg) Source: MPRDC

1.2. Project P reparatory T echnical A ssistance (PPTA) and Environmental Assessment 18. ADB has fielded TA: 7198 IND to assist MPRDC Road Construction Department ( RCD) in pr oject preparation f or possible f inancing o f MPSRSP III. As a part of this TA and safeguard requirement of ADB, environmental assessment has been carried out in accordance with relevant country’s applicable laws, regulations and in consistent to ADB’s Environmental A ssessment Guidelines, 2003 and S afeguard P olicy Statement (SPS), 2009. Each sub-project was scrutinized as to its type, location, s cale, and s ensitivity and the m agnitude of i ts pot ential environmental impacts. 19. The present r eport per tains t o Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh (SH-35) and Manawar-Mangod ( SH-38) sub-project. This s ub pr oject i s categorized as Category ‘B’ and hence an initial environmental examination (IEE) has been undertaken. 1.3. Purpose of the Study 20. This IEE report documents the environmental assessment of the Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh and Manawar-Mangod Road Subproject and identifies the env ironmental i ssues t o be c onsidered at p roject pl anning and design stage. The IEE addresses the env ironmental m anagement requirements o f ( i) t he Government o f India ( GOI); (ii) t he donor , A sian Development B ank ( ADB), and ( iii) t he P roject. In general, an IEE addresses the following:

o Provides i nformation about t he bas eline env ironmental s etting o f t he subproject; o Provides information on potential environmental impacts of the proposed subproject activities with its magnitude, distribution and duration 3

o Provides i nformation o n required mitigation m easures with c ost to minimize the impacts o Analyses the al ternatives opt ions considering al ternative l ocations, designs, management approaches, for selection of most feasible and environmental acceptable options. o Provides details of stack holders consultation o Suggest environmental m anagement and monitoring pl an with institutional measures for effective implementation of mitigative measures proposed. 1.4. Extent of IEE 21. IEE was conducted based on Detailed Project Report (DPR) provided by the design team during the preparation of this report. Certain changes may oc cur in the sub-project structural components but t hese c hanges are unl ikely t o cause significant environmental impacts. The IEE c overs all ac tivities pr oposed u nder t he p roject i ncluding v arious br idges and cross-drainage structures constructions. The core zone of impact is taken as 100 m ei ther side of the al ignment. H owever, t he s tudy a rea i s considered up to 7 km on either side of road alignment for larger analysis of l anduse and ot her environmental f eatures. Assessment is carried out for al l c omponents o f env ironment c overing t errestrial and aq uatic ecology, soil, water, noise and socio economic aspects. 1.5. IEE Content 22. The IEE has been largely structured as per SPS , 2009 and A DB’s Environmental Assessment Guidelines ( 2003). This i ncludes f ollowing eight chapters including this introduction Chapter. • Chapter 1- Introduction • Chapter 2- Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework • Chapter 3- Description of Project • Chapter 4- Description of Environment • Chapter 5- Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures • Chapter 6- Information Disclosure, Consultation, and Participation • Chapter 7 - Environment Management Plan and Grievance Redress Mechanism • Chapter 8- Conclusion and Recommendation 1.6. Team Composition and Acknowledgements 23. The environmental assessment has been carried out by the team of the environmental Experts of EQMS India Pvt. Ltd. The environmental team acknowledges the support extended by the executing agency, design consultant, and state departments/agency of forest, water resources, and pollution control Board etc. 1.7. Methodology 24. Suitable methodology was adopted to accomplish the study. As the first step, project-scoping exercise was undertaken identifying the parameters needed t o be c onsidered for t he s tudy and t o outline t he ac tivities f or collecting dat a on ea ch par ameter. D ata pe rtaining t o al l facets o f

environment viz. physical, ecological and socio-economic environment both through pr imary and s econdary s ources w ere c ollected. T he stepwise activities includes: • Review of legal requirements • Review of feasibility study • Reconnaissance s urvey f or i dentification o f k ey i ssues da ta requirement and preliminary consultation. • Primary and Secondary data Collection • Consultation with stakeholders • Identification of Impacts and Mitigation measures • Institutional Review and finalization of EMP in consultation with EA. 1.7.1. Information/ data Sources Key relevant information sources has been summarised in Table 1.2.

Table 1.2 : Primary and Secondary Information Sources

Environmental Parameters Information Sources Project o bjectives, Technical Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation information on existing r oad (MPRDC) and Design Consultant features and pr oposed rehabilitation work Inventory of r oad features l ike Ground P hysical s urveys and S trip P lans b y water B odies, C ommunity Design Consultant structures, env ironmentally sensitive locations ar eas, congested locations etc. Climatic Condition India meteorological Department, DPR, primary data collection Geology, Seismicity, Soil and Central Ground Water Authority, State of Topography Environment r eport p ublished by SPCB, Government websites and primary data collection Land Use/ Land Cover Survey of I ndia ( SoI) T oposheet, O bservation during survey and Satellite Imagery Drainage Pattern Survey of India Toposheet, water resources, field observation and local people, GIS Based land use analysis Status of forest areas. Compensatory afforestation Divisional Forest Office, Dhar norms etc. Status of Fishing Activity District Fisheries offices and Local Fishermen Air quality Noise, Soil and Water Onsite monitoring and analysis of field samples Borrow Areas, Quarries and other Design c onsultant an d pu blic c onsultation d uring construction material source field visit River geo-morphology, hydrology, Water r esources depar tment, DPR and drainage, flood patterns, information from local people, field observations Socio-economic Environment Different Govt. agencies/civic bodies, Official websites maintained by state Govt., census of India 2001 and Public Consultation during the Field s urvey, through f igures c ollected f rom Directorate of Statistics. 5

1.7.2. Public Consultation 25. Extensive c onsultations w ere hel d with al l s takeholders’ v iz. l ocal and beneficiary population, govt. departments/agencies, fishermen, road users and N GOs w ith i ntent t o collect bas eline i nformation, for better understanding o f the pot ential i mpacts and appr eciate the perspectives/concerns of the stakeholders. Information thus gathered was used to integrate it in project design and formulating mitigation measures and environmental management plan. .

2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK

2.1. Country’s Legal Framework and Regulatory Requirements for the Project 26. The legal framework of the country consists of several acts, notifications, rules and regulations to protect environment and wildlife. The Indian legal system has been c ritically r eviewed t o i dentify i ts appl icability t o t he project. A l ist o f al l r equired clearances/ per missions r elated to environment has been summarised in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1 : Permissions/Clearances Required for the Sub-Project2

Concerned S.No. Clearances Acts/Rules/Notifications/Guidelines Responsibility Agency A. Pre-construction Stage Environmental EIA N otification, 20 06 amended t ill State Not applicable Clearance3 date, promulgated under Environment Environmental for this (Protection) Act 1986 Impact particular road (not required Assessment stretch as it is 1 for this Sub- Authority an expansion Project) (SEIAA)4. of existing road and no new bypasses are to be constructed Permission for Forest Conservation Act (1980) District Level felling of trees Procedural G uidelines de veloped b y Committee the Department of Environment GoMP, constituted b y 2 MPRDC under t he or ders of t he H on’ble H igh the State Court; T ree r emoval will b e gui ded as Govt. per state government rules. B. Implementation Stage

2 Since this pr oject i s not pas sing t hrough any pr otected ar eas or ground water aut hority not ified areas, therefore t he following list of laws will not be applicable to this project. a. Central Ground Water Authority b. Wildlife (Protection) Act 2002 and rules thereof c. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remain Act 1958/Rules 1959

3 This Particular clearance is appl icable to al l new r oad projects as mentioned underneath. However for t his road stretch as i t is expansion of existing r oad and n o bypasses are being c onstructed so t his cl earance is n ot applicable. The N otification and i ts latest a mendment entails r equirement of pr ior env ironmental clearance t o t he f ollowing r oad projects. Category A -i) New National High ways; and ii) Expansion of National High ways greater than 30 km, involving additional right of way greater than 20m involving land acquisition and passing through more than one State. Category B-ii) All State High ways; and ii) Expansion projects in hilly terrain (above 100 m mean seal level (msl) and or ecologically sensitive areas)

Note: A general condition applies to both of the above category: “Any project or activity specified in Category ‘B’ will be treated as Category A, if located in whole or in part within 10 km from the boundary of: (i) Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, (ii) Critically Polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to time, (iii) Notified Eco-sensitive areas, (iv) inter-State boundaries and international boundaries”. 4 The SEIAA has varying opinion about its applicability. EA propose to take official confirmation about applicability of this notification. EA will obtain the environmental clearance in case SEIAA directs about the same. 7

Concerned S.No. Clearances Acts/Rules/Notifications/Guidelines Responsibility Agency River Board Authorities/ Permission f or Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Department of 3 Sand Mining Development) A ct, 195 7 a s a mended Contractor Mining Govt. from river bed in 1972 of Madhya Pradesh Consent to Madhya operate Hot mix Air ( Prevention a nd Control of Pradesh 4 Contractor plant, Crushers, Pollution) Act 1981 Pollution Batching Plant Control Board Authorization Madhya for Disposal of Hazardous Waste (Management and Pradesh 5 Contractor Hazardous Handling) Rules 1989 Pollution Waste Control Board Consent f or Madhya Disposal of Water ( Prevention a nd C ontrol of Pradesh 6 Contractor Sewage from Pollution) Act 1974 Pollution Labour camps Control Board Use of F ly as h within 1 00 k ms Fly Ash Notification, 1999 as amended 7 MoEF Contractor around Thermal up to 17th August 2003: Power plants. Department of Pollution U nder Transport, 8 Control Central Motor and Vehicle Act 1988 Govt. of Contractor Certificate Madhya Pradesh The B uilding a nd O ther C onstruction Employing District Labour 9 Workers ( Regulation of E mployment Contractor Labour/workers Commissioner and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996,

2.2. Environmental Clearance Process 27. The environmental c learance i s not appl icable for t his s ub-project s ince expansion is confined along the existing road corridor with no new bypass. However, the procedure for obtaining environmental clearance has been depicted as Figure 2.1 for reference purposes only.

Figure 2.1 : Environmental Clearance Procedure in India 9

2.3. Administrative Structure and the Interactive framework 28. The Government through specific legislations regulates the environmental management system in India. The MoEF and the pollution control boards (CPCB i.e. Central Pollution Control Board and SPCBs i.e. State Pollution Control B oards) together form the regulatory an d adm inistrative c ore o f the par t. Other Ministries/Statutory B odies/departments responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and g ranting v arious c learances includes S tate m inistry / Dept. o f env ironment, r egional o ffices o f M oEF and state forests/wildlife departments. Their key roles and responsibilities and interface among them have been concisely depicted through the flow diagram in Figure 2.2.

Figure 2.2 : Legislative Interface among various regulatory bodies

3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 3.1. Project Location 29. The sub project road section Rajgarh to Bagh (through existing Bagh Bypass road) and Manawar-Mangod is a part of SH-35 and 38 measuring 50.38 and 4 9.63 km in length and located in Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh State. The Location map of project road is given as Figure 3.1. This project is important as it provides connectivity between NH -59 and SH-39, a v ital connectivity between Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh . (Figure 3.2 for schematic view))

Figure 3.1 : Location Map of SH-35-38 11

NH-59 Jhabua 65 km 23 km Dhar Mango d

Towards Agra

SH-38

48 km NH-3

SH-38

Khalghat Manwar

NH-3

Towards Mumbai

Figure 3.2 : Connectivity to the project Roads

3.2. Characteristics of the Existing road

30. Right o f W ay and car riage way width: The e xisting c arriageway i s a single t o i ntermediate l ane r oad hav ing f lexible pav ement, w ith widths varying between 3.00 m to 5.50 m along the entire length of the project road. The existing road has earthen shoulder of about 1.0 m to 2.0 m on either sides of the project road. ROW available for the entire project road is around 10 – 12 m on ei ther sides from road centre line except in built up ar eas and forest sections where it is not ed as low as 7m . Chainage wise carriageway widths are provided in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1 : Carriageway Details Chainage Carriageway Remarks Shoulder Shoulder Start End Width Type Width Sardarpur-Rajgarh - Bagh Road Rajgarh - Bagh Road 0/000 1/500 3.60 BT ES 1.70 1/500 1/900 3.90 BT ES 1.70 1/900 2/400 5.70 BT ES 1.50 2/400 6/000 3.90 BT ES 1.70 6/000 7/300 5.90 BT ES 1.70 7/300 24/000 3.70 BT ES 2.00 24/000 25/300 5.50 BT ES 2.00 25/300 41/000 3.65 BT ES 1.20 41/000 43/300 3.10 BT ES 1.00 Bagh Bypass end - Jobat Junction 44/600 44/825 5.30 BT ES 2.00 44/825 45/000 4.30 BT ES 2.00 45/000 45/550 4.30 BT ES 2.00 45/000 46/000 4.00 BT ES 2.00 46/000 47/000 3.50 BT ES 2.00 47/000 47/330 4.00 BT ES 2.00 Bagh Bypass 0/000 4/400 3.10 BT ES 1.00 Manawar-Mangod 42/570 45/200 6.40 BT HS 1.5 45/200 56/000 3.90 BT HS 1.5 56/000 57/300 3.60 BT HS 1.5 57/300 85/000 3.80 BT HS 1.5 85/000 86/000 3.60 BT HS 1.5 86/000 89/000 3.75 BT HS 1.5 89/000 92/200 3.90 BT HS 1.5 Source: DPR 31. Pavement and carriage way conditions: The pavement condition along the entire length of the road can generally be r ated as moderate. Riding quality i s m oderate t o p oor. M ostly c racking ex ists throughout the road except in f ew stretches where pavement quality is good. Raveling and potholes ar e also exists at s ome l ocations. Looking t o the pr esent condition o f the r oad i t requires l ots o f i mprovements geometrically as well as structurally. Accordingly stretches identified f or major improvement are listed below in Table 3.2

Table 3.2 : Road Stretches for Reconstruction Chainage S.No. Length (km) From To Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh Rajgarh – Bagh 1 0/000 6/960 6.960 2 7/310 24/080 16.770 3 24/960 38/780 14.080 Bagh Bypass (existing) 4 0/000 3/400 3.400 Manawar-Mangod 1 43/500 44/000 0.500 2 44/200 52/760 8.560 3 53/050 62/980 9.930 4 63/410 71/450 8.040 5 71/450 82/200 10.750 6 82/200 86/100 3.900 7 86/250 86/970 0.720 8 87/440 92/200 4.760 Source: DPR 32. Alignment and G eometrics: There a re m any hor izontal c urves comprising very sharp turns which need to be improved to State highway standards. An av erage t ravel s peed of 30 – 35 k m/hr c ould be maintained due to sub standards geometry. There is no coherence between horizontal alignment and v ertical profile. Set back distances are almost non - existent a t curve l ocations; es pecially at s harp c urves t he provision is worse. 33. Cross Drainage (CD) Structures: The project road runs generally in line with gr ound p rofile or a t l ow / m edium e mbankment ex cept a t br idge approaches. However Project road requires an efficient drainage network and stable embankment slopes. There exists one major bridge, six minor bridges, seven causeways and sixty eight culverts on the SH-35 project road section and five minor bridges, eleven causeways including CC roads and about fifty culverts on SH-38. List of major and minor bridges along w ith s urvey c hainages and c onditions o f ex isting s tructures a re appended as “Inventory and Condition Survey for Bridges” in Appendix 3.1. 34. Terrain and Landuse: The project road SH-35 alignment traverses through pl ain terrain t hroughout ex cept few s tretches w here r olling and hilly t errain enc ountered. H illy T errain ex ists near A mbasoti V illage between km 18/000 to km 19/000, near Taanda Village km 29/000 to km 30/000 and between km 32/000 to km 34/000 for SH-35 and between km 65/600 to km 70/000 and km 70/000 to km 78/500 for SH-38. The road passes t hrough i mportant t owns nam ely R ajgarh, Bagh, M anawar, Jeerabad, Amjhera and Mangod. 35. Road I ntersections: There ar e 1 m ajor i ntersection, 24 and 28 minor intersections sighted on t he roads SH-35-38 respectively. Almost all o f

these intersections ar e poor in geometrics and no j unction development has been obs erved. The chainage wise details of these intersections are given in Table 3.4

Table 3.3 : List of Major and Minor Intersections Chainag Major S. Surface Type e / Link Width (m) No. Type L/R/Cross (Km/m) Minor Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh Rajgarh- Jobat junction Right 1 0/000 Major Jhabua BT 7.00 (Start point) 2 0/700 Minor Village Road CC 3.50 Right 3 6/700 Minor Into Ringnod CC 2.00 Right 4 6/900 Minor Into Ringnod CC 6.00 Right Bhoparpur & Jain 5 7/100 Minor CC 5.00 Left Thirth 6 7/200 Minor Gomanpura CC 3.00 Right 7 7/300 Minor Village Road ER 4.50 Left 8 7/900 Minor Malpuri WBM 2.75 Left 3.00 - 9 8/000 Minor Urdaid Village/Village WBM/ER Cross 5.50 10 11/500 Minor Nayapur ER 2.50 Right 5.00 - 11 19/720 Minor Village/Village BT - BT Cross 5.50 12 20/400 Minor Jaali BT 3.60 Right 13 22/050 Minor Badada-Bhopla, Jaali ER - ER 2.5-2.50 Cross 14 24/500 Minor Barda-Bari CC - BT 2.50 -2.50 Cross 15 25/300 Minor Ghatla BT 3.00 Right 16 26/300 Minor Jeerabad BT 3.00 Left 17 28/500 Minor Jetgadh BT 2.75 Right 18 34/250 Minor Naavel BT 3.00 Left 19 34/400 Minor Banki Village WBM 5.00 Right 20 38/100 Minor Kudu Jetta BT 4.00 Left 21 39/100 Minor Jaanla BT 2.75 Left 22 43/250 Minor Bagh City BT 3.75 Left Bagh Bypass 23 1/770 Minor Bavadia WBM 5.50 Right 24 2/700 Minor Bavadia BT 3.75 Right 25 0/000 Minor Bagh City BT- BT 3.75 Left Manawar-Mangod 1 42/570 Minor Bakaner- Singana BT-BT - Start point 2 45/400 Minor Jail Road GSB - Left 3 45/850 Minor Chikli - Thermat GSB-BT - Staggered 4 48/800 Minor Larda Village ER - Left 5 49/600 Minor Village Road GSB - Left 6 52/900 Minor Bagh BT - Left 7 55/300 Minor Village Road ER - Right 8 56/200 Minor Dharwani GSB - Left 10 60/400 Minor Dhar Cement Plant ER - Right 11 61/200 Minor Afar Somva GSB - Right 15

Chainag Major S. Surface Type e / Link Width (m) No. Type L/R/Cross (Km/m) Minor 12 61/300 Minor Rati Talei GSB - Left 13 63/100 Minor Jeerabad BT - Left Satguru Cement 14 64/600 Minor ER - Left Factory 15 69/400 Minor Jeerabad BT - Right 16 70/300 Minor Virpur GSB - Left 17 74/300 Minor Aamala ER - Right 18 76/400 Minor Keshvi BT - Right 19 77/300 Minor Village Road CC - Right 20 87/500 Minor Bopavar BT - Left GSB- 21 88/000 Minor Rajpura- Rajpura - Cross GSB Sardarpur Rajgarh 22 92/200 Major BT- BT - End point Jhabua- Dhar, Indore Note: BT – Black Top, CC-Cement Concrete, WBM – Water Bound Macadam ER – Earthen Road

3.3. Category of the Project

36. The sub-project has been evaluated using the Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) checklist issued by ADB (Appendix-3.2) for Roads and Highways of the ADB‘s Environmental Assessment Guidelines 2003. The pr oject r oad pas ses m ainly t hrough pl ain t errain w ith s ome undulations. The p roject s ection neither pas ses t hrough nor i s l ocated near any Wildlife Sanctuary, National Park, or any other environmentally sensitive or ec ologically or ar cheologically protected ar eas. T he environmental impacts env isaged are m inimal and m ajority are c o- terminus w ith t he c onstruction phas e. H ence, t he pr oject has been classified a s C ategory “ B” i n ac cordance w ith ADB’s S afeguard P olicy Statement 2009. 3.4. Need for the Sub-Project

37. The main aim of developing this State highway is to provide connectivity to the selected townships with other major social and commercial centres within t he di stricts as well i n t he ot her par ts of the s tate. The pr oposed road Rajgarh to Bagh and Manawar-Mangod road section serves as a link connecting D har D istrict f rom one end to anot her end. The s ub pr oject road w ill benef it m ore t han 1. 7 m illion popul ations ( mainly r ural) by providing i mproved t ransport an d c ommunication facilities w hich will contribute in accelerating the local economy. 38. This sub project road is important as it provides connectivity between NH 59, 3 and S H 39, a v ital c onnectivity bet ween G ujarat and M adhya Pradesh. The traffic intensity at this sub project road is increasing, necessitating augmentation of capacity for safe and efficient m ovement. The road condition is poor which reduces the average traffic speed and also results in higher fuel consumption and vehicular pollution. Therefore, improvement o f this s ubproject road i s pr oposed t o p rovide s afe movement of increasing traffic at higher travel speeds with reduced travel time, accidents, overloading, and vehicle emissions.

3.5. Existing and Projected Traffic 39. Existing Traffic Volume: Average Daily Traffic (ADT) of project road is studied at various locations and is presented in Table 3.4. The ADT for the road Rajgarh – Bagh varies from 1303 in terms of number of vehicles to 2280 number of vehicles and 1364 to 2184 on Manawar-Mangod. Highest traffic volume has been recorded near the CVC Location at Km 6/000 near Ringnod Village at SH-35 and Lunera village at SH-38. Lowest traffic volume has recorded near the CVC Location at km 38/500 near Aagar Village on SH-35 and Keshvi on SH-38.

Table 3.4 : ADT of Project Road S. No. Location Total Vehicles Total (PCUs) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 Ringnod Village (Km 6/000) 2280 3546 2 Aagar Village (Km 38/500) 1303 2067 Manawar-Mangod 1 Lunehra (48/800) 2184 2737 2 Keshvi (76/500) 1364 2207 Source: DPR 40. Projected T raffic: The maximum t raffic i s ex pected t o be about 1427 7 ADT (15964 P CU) a t Ringnod v illage by t he y ear 2030. The abov e projection is based on the growth rates of 9.4% for Cars, 6.6 % for Buses, 5.8% for G oods V ehicles, 10. 6% for 2 -wheeler and 7 .5% for T ractors which was derived through “IRC-108, Econometric Model”) The summary of projected traffic for the year 2009 to 2030 is given at Table 3.5.

Table 3.5 : Summary of Projected Traffic for the Project Road Project Road 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 From To Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh Near Ringnod Village(6/000) 3097 4585 6759 9880 14277 Rajgarh Bagh (4741) (6472) (8811) (11916) (15964) Manawar-Mangod Near Lunhera Village(48/800) 2907 4427 6684 9969 14657 Manwar Mangod (3592) (5027) (7027) (9765) (13448) Source: DPR Note: Values in bracket indicate PCUs/day 41. The capacity of different carriageways is 6000, 15000 and 18000 PCUs per day for intermediate lane, 2 lane with earthen shoulders and 2 lane with P aved s houlders r espectively. A nalysing t he c apacity of D esign Service Volume of Carriage ways and the projected traffic, the sub project requires two l anes w ith ear then s houlder by 2 014 and t wo l anes w ith paved shoulder by 2029. 3.6. Key Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Activities 42. The sub p roject road rehabilitation i nvolves ac tivities l ike w idening, realignment, intersections improvement, correction in road geometry and 17

raising the embankment height in at certain stretches of the road to meet the design norms defined for state highways under IRC codes. The brief of all key project activities are described below: 3.6.1. Realignment and Curvature Improvement: 43. To avoid resettlement / rehabilitation and l and acquisition issues existing alignment is followed with substandard geometry. There are many sharp curves in the existing road which need to be improved to develop a high- speed highway. In plain or rolling terrain, a minimum curve radius of 230 m is considered t o ac hieve design speed. Absolute minimum radius o f 150 m i s us ed at l ocation w ith s pace c onstraints ( e.g. ur ban ar eas, structure approach & Forest Areas). These locations are tabulated in Appendix 3.2 3.6.2. Proposed Cross Section Details 44. Lane W idth and E arthen S houlder : I n or der t o m eet future t raffic requirement the existing carriageway is proposed to be upg raded to Two Lane with Earthen Shoulder to achieve high speed of travel with comfort and safety. 7m wide carriageway is proposed with basic traffic lane width of 3.50 m. Earthen shoulders of 2.50 m wide is proposed on either side of t he pr oposed main c arriageway f or rural pl ain and r olling t errains. I n stretches like hilly or forest area earthen shoulder is restricted to 1.00 m. 45. Footpath: The minimum width of footpath in urban stretches is proposed to be 1. 00 m. T he side dr ain i n s uch s tretches may be ac commodated under the footpath. 46. Utility Corridor: Minimum width of utility corridor for rural sections will be 2.0m and for urban/ built-up sections will be 1.00 m. 47. Side S lopes: The s ide s lopes ar e p roposed based on em bankment height and is as follows Embankment height up to 3.0 m - 2H: 1V Embankment height from 3.0 m to 6.0 m - 1.5H: 1V Embankment height exceeding 6.0 m - To be des igned based on soil parameters. Cut slopes will be Soil - 1H: 1V 48. Cross f all : Carriageway will hav e c rossfall of 3 .0%. For ea rthen shoulders crossfall value will be 4.0%. Figure 3.3 shows the typical cross section to be followed on the project stretch.

Figure 3.3 : Typical Cross section of the project Road 3.6.3. Pavement Design and Widening : 49. Existing road will be widened to improve the capacity as well as horizontal geometrics. A c ombination o f ov erlay and new c onstruction w ill be followed for proposed improvements. At a number of places, the vertical profile will be changed to improve the vertical geometrics. This will require reconstruction after partial or full removal of the existing pavement, depending upon subgrade condition. In urban areas cement concrete pavement along with side drain is proposed. 50. Concentric w idening s cheme i s followed t o m inimise l and ac quisition issues and to ensure maximum utilisation of existing carriageway. The improvement is proposed to the existing pavement to meet the design requirement o f 2 .5 m. I n specific s tretches where t he pav ement i s damaged / det eriorated s pecial t reatments, ar e pr oposed. The improvement pr oposal i ncludes ov erlay of B C=40mm, DBM=55mm, or raising and r econstruction with WMM, or r aising and r econstruction with GSB. The details of existing carriage way and widening proposal is given at Table 3.6

Table 3.6 : Details of Existing Carriage Way with Widening Proposal S. Existing Chainage Proposed Length Existing Proposed No. (km) Chainage (km) Carriageway Carriageway From To From To Rajgarh – Bagh 1 0.000 1.500 0.000 1.550 1.550 3.500 7.000+ES 2 1.500 2.120 1.550 2.250 0.700 3.900 7.000+ES 3 2.120 2.330 2.250 2.440 0.190 5.700 7.000 4 2.330 2.435 2.440 2.545 0.105 5.700 7.000+ES 5 2.435 2.640 2.545 2.750 0.205 3.900 7.000+ES 6 2.700 5.400 2.810 5.520 2.710 3.900 7.000+ES 7 5.580 5.650 5.680 5.750 0.070 3.900 7.000+ES 8 5.780 6.960 5.880 7.050 1.170 5.900 7.000 9 7.310 7.820 7.405 7.925 0.520 3.700 7.000+ES 10 7.920 10.750 8.025 10.860 2.835 3.700 7.000+ES 11 10.830 12.260 10.940 12.375 1.435 3.700 7.000+ES 12 12.340 12.850 12.460 12.940 0.480 3.700 7.000+ES 13 13.010 13.650 13.090 13.720 0.630 3.700 7.000+ES 14 13.720 14.000 13.790 14.075 0.285 3.700 7.000+ES 15 14.070 17.950 14.140 17.900 3.640 3.700 7.000+ES 16 18.250 18.530 18.280 18.560 0.280 3.700 7.000+ES 17 18.640 21.040 18.670 21.035 2.365 3.700 7.000+ES 18 21.210 21.620 21.210 21.620 0.410 3.700 7.000+ES 19 21.680 22.500 21.680 22.500 0.820 3.700 7.000+ES 20 22.620 23.070 22.620 23.070 0.450 3.700 7.000+ES 21 23.300 24.000 23.300 24.020 0.720 5.500 7.000+ES 22 24.960 25.300 24.870 25.215 0.345 5.500 7.000+ES 23 25.300 26.300 25.215 26.240 1.025 3.650 7.000+ES 24 26.360 28.400 26.300 28.500 2.200 3.650 7.000+ES 25 28.500 28.600 28.600 28.700 0.100 3.650 7.000+ES 26 28.720 28.850 28.820 28.970 0.150 3.650 7.000+ES 27 28.970 29.050 29.020 29.100 0.080 3.650 7.000+ES 28 29.130 31.120 29.180 31.135 1.955 3.650 7.000+ES 29 31.230 35.710 31.245 35.660 4.415 3.650 7.000+ES 30 35.820 36.780 35.770 36.730 0.960 3.650 7.000+ES 31 36.920 38.125 36.870 38.050 1.180 3.650 7.000+ES 32 38.225 41.000 38.150 40.960 2.810 3.650 7.000+ES 33 41.000 43.300 40.960 43.295 2.335 3.100 7.000+ES Bagh Bypass 1 0.000 0.300 43.295 43.600 0.305 3.200 7.000+ES 2 0.380 0.470 43.680 43.770 0.090 3.200 7.000+ES 3 0.570 1.680 43.870 44.980 1.110 3.200 7.000+ES 4 1.760 2.130 45.060 45.430 0.370 3.200 7.000+ES 5 2.200 2.520 45.500 45.820 0.320 3.200 7.000+ES 6 2.600 2.900 45.900 46.200 0.300 3.200 7.000+ES 7 3.100 3.170 46.400 46.470 0.070 3.200 7.000+ES 8 3.330 3.400 46.630 46.710 0.080 3.200 7.000+ES

S. Existing Chainage Proposed Length Existing Proposed No. (km) Chainage (km) Carriageway Carriageway From To From To Rajgarh – Bagh 1 44.825 47.325 47.775 50.230 2.455 3.700 7.000+ES Manwar – Mangod Road 1 71.450 72.750 72.150 73.420 1.270 3.800 7.00+ES 2 72.850 73.850 73.520 74.520 1.000 3.800 7.00+ES 3 73.980 79.350 74.650 80.100 5.450 3.800 7.00+ES 4 79.500 81.000 80.250 81.785 1.535 3.800 7.00+ES 5 81.000 81.550 81.785 82.320 0.535 3.750 7.00+ES 6 81.600 82.200 82.370 83.000 0.630 3.650 7.00+ES Source: DPR 3.6.4. Improvement Proposal for Intersection 51. Improvement scheme in r espect of each j unction is pr epared t o smooth movement of traffic. The improvement proposal suggested include either left in left out approach or channelized intersection design. 3.6.5. Design of Road Side Drains 52. For a sound drainage system open lined drain and chute drains in RCC on hi ll s ide in m ountainous t errain and slopes of hi gh em bankment respectively and as r apids on hi gh cut sections is f ollowed. The construction of an underground dr ain 1 m x 1 m l ined with R CC-20 c m thick and covered with RCC slab 10 cm in thickness is proposed at urban and semi-urban stretches. Details about the drainage are given in Table 3.7.

Table 3.7 : Cement Concrete Lined Drain S. Existing Chainage (km) Proposed Chainage (km) Length Remarks No. From To From To (m) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh Rajgarh – Bagh 1 2.120 2.330 2.250 2.440 190 + Kanjrota 2 5.780 7.310 5.880 7.400 1520 + Ringnod 3 24.08 24.960 24.02 24.870 850 + Taanda Bagh Bypass 4 3.400 4.400 46.710 47.540 830 + Bagh Bagh Bypass – Jobat Junction 5 44.600 44.825 47.540 47.780 240 + Bagh Manawar-Mangod 1 42.57 44.33 42.57 44.15 1580 + Both Side 2 52.76 53.20 52.76 53.31 550 + 550 Both Side 3 62.98 63.51 63.17 63.69 520 + 520 Both Side 4 86.10 88.00 86.85 88.77 1920 + Both Side Source: DPR 3.6.6. Traffic Control and Safety Measures 53. In addition to adequate provisions for roadway width, geometric elements and j unction i mprovement, the following provisions ar e pr oposed to 21

enhance the safety of road users. Due consideration has been made for the pr ovisions c ontained i n I RC: S P 44 -1994, “ Highway S afety C ode”. Also, various measures have been proposed to increase traffic control for the High-speed highway. 3.6.6.1 Crash Barrier : 54. Safety barrier of rigid, flexible or semi-rigid type are proposed at following locations. In general W-beam crash barrier is proposed.

♦ Non-traversable road side embankments ♦ Where embankment height is 3m or more ♦ Where embankment is retained by a retaining structure ♦ On valley sides of highway in hill sections ♦ Miscellaneous hazardous locations (like proximity to water structures, non-collapsible sign supports, buildings etc.) 55. The crash barrier locations are given in Table 3.8:

Table 3.8 : Crash Barrier Locations SH-35 Left Side Right Side Proposed Chainage Length Proposed Chainage Length From To m From To m 16/140 16/700 560 14/990 15/070 80 16/930 17/900 970 17/400 17/560 160 18/265 18/760 495 17/750 17/900 150 19/180 19/210 30 18/000 18/170 170 21/630 21/660 30 22/815 22/865 50 22/800 22/850 50 26/025 26/070 45 31/140 31/170 30 28/700 28/900 200 32/295 32/325 30 29/150 29/215 65 33/100 33/200 100 29/420 29/450 30 37/800 37/865 65 33/090 33/200 110 42/925 42/955 30 33/320 33/400 80 46/545 46/580 35 42/985 43/090 105 47/727 47/757 30 44/180 44/305 125 47/857 47/887 30 47/727 47/757 30 49/805 50/100 295 47/857 47/887 30 Source: DPR

SH-38 Left Side Right Side Proposed Chainage Length Proposed Chainage Length From To m From To m 44/440 44/490 50 59/630 59/700 70 56/930 56/960 30 61/685 61/870 185 57/065 57/095 30 62/240 62/265 25 57/440 58/000 560 66/230 66/375 145 61/830 61/870 40 66/385 66/410 25 65/890 65/930 40 66/715 66/800 85 67/920 67/960 40 69/030 69/301 271 68/990 69/293 303 69/325 69/375 50 69/325 69/375 50 71/370 71/393 23 71/410 71/665 255 71/855 71/885 30 78/250 78/550 300 73/560 73/600 40 78/680 79/000 320 74/980 75/095 115 80/160 80/255 95 75/125 75/220 95 80/300 80/460 160 75/495 75/600 105 80/930 81/050 120 75/890 75/990 100 81/250 81/370 120 76/185 76/370 185 86/100 86/690 590 77/635 77/665 30 Right Side 78/540 78/580 40 Proposed Chainage Length 78/730 79/000 270 From To m 79/860 80/460 600 45/355 45/566 211 80/930 81/050 120 48/235 48/320 85 81/400 81/490 90 56/935 56/965 30 82/160 82/860 700 57/065 57/095 30 82/930 83/000 70 58/810 58/830 20 84/660 84/800 140 79/860 80/460 600 Source: DPR 3.6.6.2 Road Signs 56. Adequate road signs are proposed for the project road in order to provide advance information to regulate/control traffic flow and ens ure s afety o f operations. All road signs are provided in accordance with IRC 67. 57. Appropriate road markings are provided with stop signs, give-way signs, traffic merging and di verging signs, lane closure signs, compulsory keep left/right s igns or any o ther s igns as per I RC-67. A dvance c autionary signs are proposed for sharp curves along with chevron signs at the outer edge o f the c urves. In hilly ar eas, c urve-ahead s igns ar e ac companied with appropriate delineators. 58. The signs will be of retro reflective sheetings of high intensity grade with encapsulated lens and fixing details as per of MoRT&H Specifications for Road and Bridge Works, 2001(4th Revision, latest reprint) are proposed. 3.6.6.3 Pavement Markings 59. In pr oject road, pavement markings are proposed as per I RC: 35 -1997, “Code of Practice for Road Marking” with centre-line, edge line, continuity line, s top l ine, give w ay l ines, di agonal/chevron m arkings and z ebra crossings. The pav ement marking s hall be o f hot appl ied t hermoplastic 23

paint w ith g lass beads as per the M ORT&H s pecification for R oad an d Bridge Works, 2001(4th Revision, latest reprint). 3.6.6.4 Lighting 60. The project road is proposed with lighting systems in urban stretches/built up areas as shown in Table 3.9.

Table 3.9 : Lighting Length Existing Chainage (km) Proposed Chainage (km) S. No. From To From To (m) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 6/960 7/310 7/050 7/405 355 2 24/000 24/960 24/020 24/870 850 3 3/400 4/400 46/710 47/540 830 4 44/600 47/325 47/540 50/230 2690 Manawar-Mangod 1 42/570 42/980 42/570 42/980 410 2 42/980 43/500 42/980 43/500 520 3 44/000 44/150 43/820 43/970 150 4 44/150 44/200 43/970 44/010 40 5 52/760 53/050 52/760 53/170 410 6 62/980 63/410 63/170 63/590 420 7 86/100 86/250 86/850 87/040 190 8 86/970 87/000 87/770 87/800 30 9 87/000 87/440 87/800 88/250 450 Source: DPR 3.6.7. User Facilities 3.6.7.1 Bus Stop 61. Bus stops are proposed at following locations given in Table 3.10. Existing bus stops are proposed to be retained. Appropriate maintenance measures shall be made to keep it in working conditions.

Table 3.10 : Bus Stop Locations S. Existing Chainage Proposed Chainage Side Village Name No. km/m km/m Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 19/735 19/770 RHS Near Village 2 20/300 20/336 LHS Near Jaali 3 22/065 22/113 RHS Bhopal Jaali 4 26/464 26/443 RHS Near Jeerabad 5 28/530 28/616 RHS Near Jetgadh 6 30/356 30/325 RHS Near Village 7 32/335 32/330 LHS Near Village 8 34/436 34/385 LHS Near Baanki

9 39/213 39/141 RHS Near Jamla 10 44/595 47/467 RHS Near Bagh 11 45/447 48/457 LHS Near Bagh Manawar-Mangod 1 49/600 49/800 LHS Near Canal 2 59/430 59/664 RHS Near Village 64/500 RHS Satguru Cement 64/400 3 Factory 4 78/620 79/500 RHS Near Village 5 87/950 88/800 LHS Amjera Village Source: DPR 3.6.8. Slope Stabilisation and Protection Works 62. Erosion is proposed to be minimized largely by the use of flat side slopes, rounded and bl ended w ith natural t errain; s errated c ut s lopes; dr ainage channels des igned w ith due r egard to w idth, dept h, s lopes, al ignment, and pr otective t reatment; i nlets l ocated and spaced for e rosion c ontrol prevention of er osion at c ulvert out lets; pr oper facilities f or groundwater interception; dikes, berms, and o ther protective devices to trap sediment at strategic locations; and protective ground covers and planting. 63. High embankment will be site specifically designed considering the quality of the available material, prevalent moisture condition and associated pore water pressure, bearing capacity of the founding strata and the requirement of any preloading etc. Stone pitching is proposed at the locations mentioned in the Table 3.11. 64. Other s tabilisation m easures as C oncrete bl ock pitching and Launc hing apron i n C C bl ocks ar e pr oposed t o be adopt ed on c ase t o c ase bas is after thorough study of the problematic sites.

Table 3.11 : Stone Pitching S. Proposed Chainage Left Length Proposed Chainage Right Length No. (m) (m) From To From To 1 19180 19210 30 14990 15070 80 2 21630 21660 30 22815 22865 50 3 22800 22850 50 26025 26070 45 4 31140 31170 30 29150 29215 65 5 32295 32325 30 29420 29450 30 6 37800 37865 65 42985 43090 105 7 42930 42975 45 44180 44305 125 8 46545 46580 35 47857 47887 30 9 47857 47887 30 Source: DPR 3.6.9. Improvement Proposal for Bridges and Drainage Structure 65. There are two major bridges and nineteen minor bridges. The rehabilitation of the bridge includes the activities like change of damaged handrails, replacement of de fective expansion joints, repairing of minor cracks, repairing of solid slab having signs of damage, cleaning by sand 25

blasting o f c orroded s teel r einforcement and additional r einforcement where nec essary, s trengthening and r epairing with P MC of R CC s olid slabs which s how hone ycombing, r emoval of ex isting wearing c oat and replacement with new wearing coat of 50 mm thick bituminous concrete after laying 12mm thick mastic asphalt, strengthening of approaches. 66. Water way/ ventway will be c leaned if vegetation growth is impeding the main water channel. The channel will be dredged if excessive siltation has bl ocked the w aterway. S pur, dy kes w ill be provided t o c hange t he water c ourse i f i t i s found t hat d ue t o t he flow di rection, ex cessive scouring is occurring near one of pier or abutment and it is in danger. 3.6.10. Improvement Proposal for Causeways 67. There are seven causeways out of which six are pipe drain type and on is solid slab type. A lmost all causeways get overtopped during monsoon. Hence di scharge pas sing t hrough v ent as w ell as o vertopping par t i s considered for r evised structure. Wherever possible additional pipes will be i ntroduced by r aising r oad l evel t o ec onomise c ost. In t ypical c ases wherever required box type structure is also proposed 3.6.11. Improvement Proposal for Culverts 68. There are 68 culverts consisting of 34 pipe culverts(buried 7nos), 20 slab culverts (buried 2), 13 ar ch culverts(buried 1) and 1 c ulvert is buried and could not be i dentified. T he culverts ar e pr oposed t o be widened f or carriage w ay width of 12m . T he i mprovement pr oposal i ncludes dismantling and r ecasting o f head w alls, bed replacement w ith pr oper designs. Many of the culverts have vegetation in the channels apart from some sand mounds causing vent way obstructions, which need c learing. Pipe diameter less than 0.9 m is to be replaced by 1.2m diameter pipe. The culverts which are completely damaged or distressed are proposed for reconstruction. The culvert retained and repaired as mentioned above will be widen to match with formation width of Road section. 3.6.12. Utilities and Services 69. Utilities and Services are seen only in the vicinity of towns, villages and roadside es tablishments t he pr oject r oad al ignment t raverses t hrough either open area or agricultural land with small stretches of forest area. As the project road connects the major towns namely Rajgarh & Bagh all major utilities run adjacent to the road alignment. Electric and telephone lines almost follow the existing road alignment. 3.7. Material required and Sourcing 70. The various construction materials which will require for the project road construction and other activities are listed below. • Borrow Soil • Aggregate • Granular material • Sand • Cement • Bitumen

• Steel • Water 3.7.1. Borrow soil 71. Borrow Soil identified during survey for DPR study revealed that it can be used for road embankment as well as for Sub grade layer. The details of available source, location, average lead distance to the project road and approximate available quantity are given in Table 3.12.

Table 3.12 : List of Borrow Area S. Chainage Section Side Type of Approximate Approximate No. Material distance from Quantity project road in (Indicative (M) area) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 40/000* Rajgarh - Bagh Right Hillock 0.050 km 50 x 50 m 2 42/000 Rajgarh - Bagh Left Hillock 0.050 km 50x30 m 3 1/400* Bagh Bypass Right Hillock 0.050 km 100 x100 m Manawar-Mangod Manawar - 1 59/000* Both Hillock 50 200 x 200 m Mangod Manawar - 2 59/600* Right Hillock 50 100 x 100 m Mangod Manawar – 3 61/400 Right Hillock 50 150 x 150 m Mangod Manawar - 4 61/800* Right Hillock 50 200 x 100 m Mangod Source: DPR 3.7.2. Aggregate 72. Aggregate stone is basic ingredient in road construction. Investigation of quarry ar ea w as c arried out f or D PR s tudy t o as certain t he pot ential source of aggregate for the construction of different pavement layers like Bituminous C oncrete (BC), D ense B ituminous M acadam ( DBM), Bituminous Macadam (BM), Wet Mix Macadam ( WMM), Granular Sub- base, s and for c ement c oncrete w orks and G SB. There ar e two quarries/crushers are located near the project road, one is Shubham Stone Crusher 25 km far from Bagh and second one is Krishna quarry 60 km f ar f rom Rajgarh t owards Jhabua for SH -35. For S H-38, one quarry/crusher is located near km 48.000 on the project road. Apart from this few crushers are available on NH-59, which are towards Ahmedabad and towards Indore. 3.7.3. Sand 73. Sand t o be us ed i n t he c oncrete w ork dur ing c onstruction i s av ailable near t he pr oject r oad at the River H atni which is about 80 k m far from Bagh for SH-35. The major source of sand near the SH-38 road is River Shamlada which is about 20 km far from Manawar. 3.7.4. Cement 27

74. There are so many factories of cement manufacturing in Madhya Pradesh. The cement can be procured from the open market. 3.7.5. Bitumen 75. Nearest source of bitumen is Mathura refinery, Uttar Pradesh and K oyali Refinery, G ujarat. Bitumen of VG -10 equivalent o f 80 -100 or V G-30 equivalent of 60-70 penetration grade from above mentioned Refinery, is proposed to be used for bituminous work. 3.7.6. Steel 76. There is numbers of steel rolling factories is situated in Madhya Pradesh, with v arious g rade o f s teel. T he s teel i s t o be pur chase from the open market. 3.7.7. Water 77. Ground w ater and s urface w ater i n t he v icinity of t he pr oject r oad i s proposed t o use as a source o f w ater for c onstruction ac tivities. The approximate quantity of water required for construction activities in the project is 250 KL/day. 3.8. Project Implementation Schedule and Cost 78. The project is in the detailed design stage. The construction of widening of the road to 2- lane road will be implemented in 18 to 24 months. The estimated cost of the project excluding R and R and EMP is estimated to be INR 80,74,97,137/- for SH-35 and INR 1,24,32,65,817/- for SH-38.

4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 79. Baseline env ironmental conditions about al l facets of env ironment v iz. physical, biological and socio-economic have been established using both primary and s econdary s ources. E fforts hav e been m ade t o c ollect t he latest information bot h at r egional as well as local level especially along the pr oject corridor. This w ill help t o predict l ikely c hanges i n t he environment due to the project and will serve as performance indicators for various components. 80. The p roject r oad Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh and M anawar-Mangod is a section o f S H-35 and 38 measuring 50.43 and 49. 63 km i n l ength and located i n Dhar d istricts of Madhya P radesh. A summary T able of t he project district is given in Table 4.1. 4.1. Physical Environment 4.1.1. Meteorology and Climate 81. Madhya Pradesh has a subtropical climate characterized by hot summer season and dr yness ex cept s outhwest m onsoon s eason. Li ke most o f north India it has a hot dry summer (April-June) followed by monsoon rains ( July-September) and a c ool and r elatively dr y w inter ( December- February). The m aximum t emperature dur ing summer s eason r anges from 33 to 44ºC and 10 to 27ºC during winter season. The average rainfall is about 1,370 mm which decreases from east to west. The south- eastern di stricts hav e t he heav iest r ainfall, s ome pl aces r eceiving a s much as 2,150 mm, while the western and north-western districts receive 1,000 mm or less.

Table 4.1 : Summary of Important Features of the Project Districts S. No. Parameters Dhar . Dhar district is lying in the Western part of Madhya P radesh and oc cupies as ar ea of 8,153 sq km . The di strict i s bou nded by t he d istricts of Ratlam to t he north, Ujjain to the nor theast, Indore to t he e ast, Khargone (West N imar) t o the southeast, Barwani to the south, and 1. General Jhabua to the west. . The district extends between the latitude of 22º 00' t o 22º 49' north, l ongitude of 75º06' t o 75º 42'.east. . It i s located at an e levation of 5 88 m abov e MSL

. Temperature goes up t o 48. 2ºC ( max.) and min. 7 C 2. Climate º . It r eceives a nor mal r ainfall of 800-900 mm of annually. Ecologically Sensitive Area 3. Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Narsinghgarh wildlife Wild Life Sanctuaries sanctuary 29

National Parks None Tiger Reserves None Elephant Reserves None Reharda RF, Shadi RF, Bandhanriya RF, sardarpur R.F, Nimkhera R.F, Lawani R.F, Dhar R.F, Bhil Reserve/Protected Forests Kheri R.F, Chumpiya R.F, Banki R.F, Limkhera R.F, Khaniamba R.F Geomorphology 3 distinct physiographic divisions. a) Malwa in the north, b) Vindhyachal range in central zone and 1. Major Physiographic Units 4. c) Narmada valley along the southern boundary. However, the valley is again closed up by the hills in the south-western part. 2. Major Drainage Narmada, Chambal and its tributaries, Mahi. 5. Major Soil Type Medium Black soil 6. Principal Crops Soyabean, cotton and wheat. Predominant G eological 7. Deccan Trap Formations Source: District/Govt. Websites

Figure 4.1 : Isohyetal map of Madhya Pradesh 82. Climate: The Sub-Project passes through the Dhar district. The climatic condition of this area is semi arid. The maximum temperature goes upto 48.2 oC dur ing s ummer i n t he m onth o f May and t he m inimum temperature goes down to 7.0 oC during winter in the month of January. The w inds i n t he ar ea are l ight t o moderate d uring s ummer and w inter and during the end o f t he s ummer s eason and m onsoon s eason y ear. The predominant di rections of wind were obs erved f rom E , WWN, E EN and W. 83. The highest a mount o f r ainfall (1084) during the last five years was recorded in 2006. More than 90% of the annual rainfall takes place during the southwest monsoon period i.e. between June to September. Monthly

rainfall d etails for la st five years i n t he pr oject di strict Dhar has been summarized in Table 4.2.

Table 4.2 : Monthly Rainfall data (mm) in the project districts for the last five years Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total Dhar 2004 0 0 0 0 2.8 66 196.4 390.4 50.9 14.8 0 0 721.3 2005 0 0 3.6 3.6 0.5 55.5 245.6 74.5 174.9 1.7 0 0 559.9 2006 0 0 10.3 0 0 68.4 329.9 461.6 205.5 5.2 2.5 0 1083.4 2007 0.4 0 0 0 6.5 134.3 432.2 373.2 214.4 0 0 0 1161 2008 0 0 0 0 0 71.9 241 99.5 242.1 32.8 0 0 687.3 Source: India Meteorological Department, Delhi 4.1.2. Air and Noise Quality 84. In absence of any existing data on ambient air quality and noise levels of the pr oject ar ea, ons ite m onitoring w as c onducted at few s elected locations. Most of the project area lies in vast open agr icultural land and is largely free from air pollution and noi se generating sources other than traffic. 4.1.2.1 Air Quality 85. The 24 hour ly av erage am bient ai r q uality l evels with r espect t o suspended par ticulate m atter (SPM), r espirable par ticulate m atter (RSPM), Sulphur Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen are shown in Table 4.3. The T able r eveals that S PM, RSPM, SO2 and NOx r ange from 62. 2 t o 182.4µg /m3, 26.5 to 87.5 µg/m3, 4.3 to 12.7 µg/m3 and 6 µg/m3 to 12.3 µg/m3 respectively in the project area. These ambient air quality levels conform to the pr escribed N ational A mbient A ir Q uality S tandards (NAAQS) (Appendix 4.1).

Table 4.3 : Ambient Air Quality Along the project section (24 Hourly)

Location RSPM SPM SO2 NOx Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh Max 87.5 182.4 12.7 12.3 Kanjrota Min 45.3 144.5 6.4 6.6 Avg 68.2 170.3 10.5 9.1 Max 53.2 115.7 9.2 8.7 Ringnod Min 26.5 46.5 4.5 4.2 Avg 33.6 62.2 6.1 6 Max 77.2 138.4 9.5 11.6 Tanda Min 42.8 88.6 4.3 6.4 Avg 54.3 112 6.5 8.9 Max 82.2 132.3 10.6 12.2 Aagar Min 36.7 79.8 5.7 6.1 Avg 66.4 115.1 8.1 8.6 Manawar-Mangod Max 78.3 162.8 9.7 13.2 Gopalpura Min 44.5 132.5 4.5 6.5 31

Location RSPM SPM SO2 NOx Avg 62.5 146.3 7.0 9.6 Max 82.3 165.7 10.5 12.8 Chaaklaad Min 52.2 144.6 5.2 6.2 Avg 66.1 157.2 7.7 9.5 Max 74.3 158.7 11.8 14.5 Jeerabad Min 41.8 136.4 6.3 7.4 Avg 57.3 145.8 9.2 10.3 Max 81.5 171.3 11.3 12.5 Amjhera Min 55.6 142.4 6.2 7.2 Avg 67.5 158.3 8.8 9.3 Source: Field Monitoring 4.1.2.2 Noise: 86. The ambient noise levels (Table 4.4) at most of the locations is well within the permissible limits (Appendix 4.2) as prescribed by CPCB for day time and night time. Overall the noise level in the project region is not disturbing.

Table 4.4 : Noise Level in dB (A) Along the Project Corridor Station Noise level in dB (A) Location Code Day Night Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh N-1 Ringnaud 50.2 41.3 N-2 Posiya 51.6 40.4 N-3 Taanda 52.4 42.2 N-4 Aagar 50.9 41.3 Manawar-Mangod N-1 Gopalpura 56.3 45.8 N-2 Bediya 55.8 46.1 N-3 Dedli 52.3 42.3 N-4 Keshvi 51.4 41.5 Source: Field Monitoring 4.1.3. Topography and Geomorphology 87. The project road lies between 74º47’ E to 74º57’ E and 22º21’ N to 22º40’ N in Dhar district. Stratigraphically, the Dhar district mainly comprises the Malwa in the north, the Vindhyachal range in central zone and the Narmada valley along the southern boundary. However, the valley is again closed up by the hills in the south-western part. 88. Malwa Plateau: The northern half of the district lies on the Malwa plateau. It covers the northern parts of Dhar, Sardarpur and Badnawar tehsils. The average elevation of the plateau is 500 metres above the mean sea level. The V indhyachal r ange: A par t o f t he r ange ex tends i n t he di strict i n a Crescentic belt generally from s outh-east to north-west. T he r ange is represented by a strip of hilly area 5 to 20 kilometres in width. To the west of Bagh and K ukshi the range stands disconnected by the valleys of the Mahi and Hatni.

89. It r estarts al ong t he N armada i n t he s outh-west. T he great V indhyachal range extends generally from west to east and scarps at most of its length towards t he s outh. The hi ghest pea k o f the di strict, M ograba ( 751.03 metres) lies in the central part. Nilkanth (702.26 metres) lies further east and the Shikarpura hill rises up to 698.91 metres. The 90. The t opography of t he project r oad s ection i s mixed t ype. The pr oject road alignment traverses through plain terrain in most of the length except few locations where r olling t errain w as obs erved. T he p roject road al so passes through hilly terrain at near Ambasoti Village (km 18/000–km 19/000) and Taanda Village (km 29/000-30/000). 4.1.4. Geology/Soil 91. The project area is occupied by Deccan trap. The major part of the Dhar district is covered by the Deccan Trap locally called the Malwa Trap. Nine basaltic flows have been recorded in the area. The flows vary in thickness from abou t 10 t o 36 metres. The bas alt i n some flows i s massive, compact and fine-grained in nature. It is steel grey ot dark grey in colour. But at pl aces i t i s pur ple, gr ained bl ack to d ark grey i n c olour and vesicular i n nat ure w ith zeolites ( stylbite, nat rolire and m esolite), c alcite and secondary silica as vesicular fillings. The rocks contain phenocrysts of plagioclase felspar em bedded i n m esostasis o f labrodorite m icrolites, granules of augire, iron ore and glass. Intertrappean horizons are represented by r ed boles, limestone and gritty sandstone. At places the traps have irregular thin laterite cappings. 92. Soil: The s oil t ype o f D har di strict i s mainly the m edium to deep B lack soil. I n some portion of the di strict river alluvial soil is also found. The alluvium consists of clay, silt, sand, gravels and pebbles. The soil sample has been c ollected at four l ocations i n t he pr oject s ection as s hown i n Table 4. 5. T he Table r eveals t hat t he dom inant soil t ype is sandy loam with good organic content.

Table 4.5 : Physiochemical Characteristics of soil in the project road S. Parameters Location No. Ringnaud Posiya Ambasoti Aagar 1 Colour Brown Brown Light Brown Light Brown 2 pH(20% slurry) 8.2 7.8 8.5 8 3 Conductivity ( μmhos / cm, 20% slurry) 330 310 340 305 4 Moisture (%) 1.77 1.58 1.64 1.6 5 Chlorides (%) 0.0542 0.0678 0.0553 0.0714 6 Bulk density (g/cc) 1.46 1.54 1.32 1.28 7 Porosity (%v/v) 0.72 0.65 0.77 0.82 8 Water H olding Capacity (%) 29 27 31 30 9 CEC meq/100g 28.3 27.4 28.3 27.5 10 Carbonate (%) NT NT NT NT 11 Bicarbonate (%) 0.0764 0.0726 0.0682 0.0805 12 Organic Matter (%) 0.55 0.58 0.66 0.6 33

S. Parameters Location No. Ringnaud Posiya Ambasoti Aagar 13 Texture Sandy Sandy Loam Loam Clay Loam Sandy Loam 14 Nitrogen % 1.46 1.53 1.28 1.45 15 Potassium ,kg/h 1.62 1.65 1.54 1.7 16 Phosphorous, kg/h 26.9 28.3 25.5 26.6 Source: Field Monitoring 4.1.5. Seismicity 93. The project region falls in Zones I I & III of seismicity and low hazard zone in the seismic and hazard zoning map respectively as shown in Figure 4.2.

Source: Amateur Seismic Centre, Pune Source: IS 1893 (Part 1) 2002

Figure 4.2 : Hazard and Seismic Zoning Map 4.1.6. Land use 94. The area under various land uses in the state is presented in Table 4.6. The Table shows that the major portion of the land use is under agriculture (48.69%) followed by forest cover (28%).

Table 4.6 : Land Use Pattern in the State Land Use Area in '000 ha Percentage Total geographical area 30824 Reporting Area for land utilization 30756 100 Net area Sown 14975 48.7 Forest* 8688 28.2 Area not available for cultivation 3364 10.9 Permanent Pasture & Grazing land 1341 4.3 Land under misc. tree crops & groves 20 0.06 Cultivable waste land 1175 3.8 Fallow land other than current fallows 596 1.9 Current fallows 596 1.9 Source: DPR 34

The data is given for 2004-05 (as per availability) including Reserved & Protected Forest 95. Landuse of Dhar District: The land along the project road is a combination of barren land and cultivated land with some built-up areas and commercial areas in terms of printing factories in between. There are stretches of Reserve forest exist on bo th sides of t he pr oject r oad for a length of 9 .4 km.The a rea under v arious l and us es i n the di strict i s presented in Table 4.7.

Table 4.7 : Land Use Pattern in the Dhar District Land use Class Area in Hectares Forest Area 119724 Non Agriculture Land 115675 Land usages for other than Agriculture 53149 Agriculture Land 19243 Waste Land 6475 Total Crop Area 731587 Source: Dhar.nic.in 96. Land U se P attern a long the pr oject r oad S ection: Land use p attern along t he pr oject r oad i s al so m ixed t ype dom inated by ag riculture an d residential areas. Chainage wise land use along the project road is given in Table 4.8. 10.1 km of road length passes through forest areas.There are also few public and private settlements along the project road.

Table 4.8 : Chainage wise land use along the project road Chainage (km) Existing land use Village From To Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 0.0 2.0 Mixture of agricultural and barren land Kanjrota 2.0 6.5 Mixture of agricultural land and settlements Ringnod 6.5 14.0 Agricultural land with roadside settlements Bheel khedi, Posiya 14.0 19.4 Forest area both side 19.4 22.0 Agricultural land with roadside settlements Ambaroti 22.0 24.0 Mixture of agricultural and barren land 24.0 27.0 Agricultural land with built-up area Tanda 27.0 27.5 Forest area on right side 27.5 32.5 Agricultural and barren land 32.5 35.5 Forest area both side Baanki 35.5 36.8 Agricultural and barren land 36.8 37.1 Forest area both side 37.1 41.9 Agricultural and barren land Agar 41.9 42.6 Forest area both side 42.6 48.2 Built-up area Bagh Manawar-Mangod 44.2 46.0 Commercial / residential settlements Gopalpur 46.0 49.0 Agricultural land and settlement Lunhera 49.0 56.0 Agricultural land with built-up area Borjeeri, Avalda 56.0 60.0 Agricultural land with built-up area Chaaklaad , Bediya 60.0 63.9 Residential settlement Jeerabad 35

Rodada, Khedi 63.9 71.6 Agricultural land with built-up area Balwari 71.6 71.8 Forest area left side 71.8 73.6 Agricultural land with built-up area Dedli 73.6 76.0 Forest area both side 76.0 77.0 Barren land 77.0 80.4 Forest area right side Keshavi 80.4 84.5 Forest area both side 84.5 91.3 Commercial / residential settlements Amjhera Source: DPR 4.1.7. Hydrology and Drainage 97. Madhya Pradesh represents great river basins and t he watershed o f a number of rivers. The project road in the Dhar district falls in the Narmada Basin. The project area is drained by few rivers like Mahi, Uri, Gaumukhi Nadi, Bumariya nadi, Bagh River and its tributaries. The Uri Nadi crosses the pr oject r oad nea r Gatla. Some nal has ar e a lso c rossing t he p roject road. The Bagh River and Mahi is found to be per ennial on observation. Other rivers and nal has are non-perennial in nature. The water bodies along the corridor are given in Table 4.9. The detailed drainage pattern is given in given in Figure 4.3

Table 4.9 : List of Surface Water Sources Along/Across Project Corridor S. No. Name Whether Crossing or in Buffer Area Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1. Devda Nala Buffer Zone 2. Bagh Nadi Buffer Zone 3. Meldi nala Buffer Zone 4. Uri River Crossing the project alignment 5. Gaumukhi Nadi Buffer Zone 6. Mahi River Buffer Zone 7. Ringnod Nala Crossing the project alignment 8. Reliya Nala Crossing the project alignment 9. Phulganvari Nala Buffer Zone 10. Ruparal Nala Buffer Zone 11. Bumariya Nadi Buffer Zone Manawar-Mangod 1. Man River Crossing the project alignment 2. Keshwi Nadi Crossing the project alignment 3. Nalsu Nadi Buffer Zone 4. Other S mall Crossing the project alignment & also lies tributaries of in the Buffer Zone also. Maan River Source: Survey of India Toposheet/ Google Earth/Wikimapia site

Figure 4.3 : Drainage map of the project road SH-35. 4.1.8. Groundwater 98. The ground water availability along the project road area is poor. The depth of water table varies from 48.0 mbgl -290.41 mbgl. Most of the wells become dry except in monsoon season. The groundwater quality of the samples collected during field survey in the study area has been summarised in Table 4.10. The results reveal that the ground water quality conforms to the drinking water standards (Appendix 4.3). 37

Table 4.10 : Groundwater Quality Along the Project Corridor

S. Locations No Parameters Avalda Jeerabad Keshvi Amjhera 1 Colour Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 pH 7.8 8.2 7.8 7.3 3 Conductivity (μmhos / cm) 465 452 408 422 4 Turbidity, NTU 3 2 3 2 5 TDS (mg/l) 295 284 265 274 6 TSS (mg/l) 4 4 5 5

7 Total Hardness as CaCO3 (mg/l) 74 78 83 71 8 Chlorides as Cl (mg/l) 26.4 27.3 30.5 28.9

9 Sulphates as SO4 (mg/l) 19.4 21.7 14.8 18.3

10 Nitrates as NO3 (mg/l) ND ND ND ND

11 Phosphates as PO4 (mg/l) 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 12 Florides as F (mg/l) 0.6 0.58 0.45 0.63 13 Iron as Fe (mg/l) 0.18 0.19 0.15 0.22 14 Lead as Pb (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 15 Copper as Cu (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 16 Nickel as Ni (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 17 Zinc as Zn (mg/l) 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 18 Chromium Total as Cr (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 19 Manganese as Mn (mg/l) 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05 20 Oil & grease (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 21 Calcium as Ca (mg/l) 26.5 25.8 23.6 24.7 22 Magnesium as Mg (mg/l) 18.3 17.4 16.6 16.2 Source: Analysis of Field Samples 4.1.9. Surface water 4.1.9.1 Surface Water Quality 99. Water sample taken from Bagh River and Uri River on SH-35 and Maan river and Keshwi Nadi for SH-38 has been compared with the standards prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for Irrigation- Class D and propagation of wild life and fisheries -Class-E (Appendix.4.4). The results of the samples conforms their suitability for both these purposes. Results of the surface water quality in the project area have been summarized in Table 4.11.

Table 4.11 : Surface Water Quality of the rivers in project area

S.No SH-35 SH-38 Parameters . Bagh Uri Maan Keshwi Colourles Colourles 1 Colour Colourless Colourless s s 2 pH 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.7 3 Conductivity (μmhos / cm) 634 625 538 544 4 Turbidity, NTU 5 5 6 5 5 TDS (mg/l) 406 388 334 354 6 TSS (mg/l) 12 18 24 22 7 Total Hardness as CaCO3 (mg/l) 108 117 144 156 8 Chlorides as Cl (mg/l) 47 38.6 36.5 34.4

9 Sulphates as SO4 (mg/l) 15.8 17.3 16.3 15.8

10 Nitrates as NO3 (mg/l) 0.56 0.62 0.52 0.48

11 Phosphates as PO4 (mg/l) 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.05 12 Florides as F (mg/l) 0.42 0.4 0.028 0.02 13 Iron as Fe (mg/l) 0.16 0.18 0.16 0.14 14 Lead as Pb (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 15 Copper as Cu (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 16 Nickel as Ni (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 17 Zinc as Zn (mg/l) 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 18 Chromium Total as Cr (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 19 Manganese as Mn (mg/l) 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.05 20 Oil & grease (mg/l) ND ND ND ND 21 Calcium as Ca (mg/l) 31.5 30.4 32.5 28.7 22 Magnesium as Mg (mg/l) 17.5 18.1 18.3 17.7 23 Total Coliform 34 31 30 33 24 DO 5.5 5.3 25 BOD 5.2 4 6.1 5.8 26 COD 14.6 12.7 15.3 12.7 Source: Analysis of field Samples 4.2. Ecological Resources 4.2.1. Terrestrial Ecology 4.2.1.1 Forests: 100. Madhya Pradesh is endowed with rich and diverse forest resources. Lying between l at. 21° 04'N an d l ong. 74° 02' and 82 °49' E , i t i s a reservoir o f biodiversity. T he geographical ar ea o f the s tate i s 308 ,144 km2 (118,975 sq mi) which constitutes 9.38% of the land area of the country. The forest ar ea o f t he state i s 95 ,221 km2 ( 36,765 sq mi) c onstituting 31% of the geographical area of the state and 1 2.44% of the forest area of t he c ountry. Leg ally t his ar ea has been c lassified i nto " Reserved Forest, P rotected For est and U nclassified F orest", w hich c onstitute 61.7%, 37.4% and 0.9% of the forest area respectively. Central, eastern and s outhern par ts of t he s tate ar e rich, whereas nor thern and w estern parts are de ficient in f orest. The forest c over o f t he s tate i s s hown i n Figure 4.4 39

Figure 4.4 : Forest Cover Map of Madhya Pradesh 101. According to Champion and Seth classification modified by V.K. Seth the forests in the study area are Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous forests. 102. Dry Teak For ests: It oc curs ex tensively on the eastern and nor thern slopes o f B agh, S ardarpur, D hamnod and M anawar r anges. This i s t he climax vegetation of the area stabilised by the reduction of other varieties due to grazing and fires. In such areas the top canopy is usually filled up by teak well with an increased number of associate species. 103. Mixed For ests: The M ixed f orests v ary f rom t he g eneral t ype. T he admixture of a large number of species to dry types like that of salai and the m altreated ar eas o f s crubs and gr asses. These oc cur ov er v ery undulating t opography. M ostly in deg raded c onditions of t he ov er w ood and Underwood ar e har dly distinguishable. Among t he associates salai, anjun, rohan, dhaora, saj and chloroxylon swietenia are most widespread. 104. The Forest of the Project Section: A section of the project road passes through Reserve f orest5 areas namely Bhilkheri, Khaniamba, B anki an d Limkhera R .F. The de tail of forest ar ea al ong the s ection has been summarized in Table 4.12.

5 Reserved Forests - The State Government may constitute any forest-land or waste-land as reserved forests which is the property of Government, or over which the Government has proprietary rights, or to the whole or any part of the forest- produce of which the Government is entitled. Protected forest - The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the provisions applicable to any forest-land or waste-land which,, is not included in a reserved forest but which is the property of Government, or over which the Government has proprietary rights, or to the whole or any part of the forest produce of which the Government is entitled. There is small difference between Reserved and Protected Forests in India. The major difference between the two (As per Indian F orests Act 1972) i s that all ac tivities i n a r eserved f orest ar e pr ohibited unl ess pr ior per mission i s ob tained. Whereas in case of protected forests State Govt frames rules for various permissible activities like cutting of trees which can be performed following the rules.

Table 4.12 : Details of forest along the project road Approximate S. Chainage Length Side of Distance from No. (km) Road From To edge of Road (m) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 14.000 19.400 5.400 Both 4 2 27.000 27.500 0.500 Right 5 3 32.500 35.500 3.000 Both 4 4 36.800 37.100 0.300 Both 4 5 41.900 42.600 0.700 Both 4 Total (km) 9.900 Manawar-Mangod 1 71.600 71.800 Left 0.2 2 73.600 76.000 Both 2.4 3 77.000 80.400 Right 3.4 4 80.400 83.600 Both 3.2 5 83.600 84.500 Left 0.9 Total (km) 10.100 Source: DPR 4.2.1.2 Flora 105. The study area is almost barren with very scattered and l ess vegetation. Acacia catechu is the most dominant species observed in the study area. The plant species which are observed during the present survey are Prosopis juliflora, Azadirachta indica, Dalbergia sissoo, Mangifera indica, Eucalyptus s pp., Syzygium cumini, A cacia catechu, Acacia nilotica, Albizia lebek, Zi zyphus mauritiana, Ficus benghal ensis, Ficus religiosa, Zizyphus j ujube. The l ist o f c ommon t rees obs erved dur ing t he pr esent survey along the road is given in Table 4.13. Table 4.13 : List of Plant Species found in the Study Area S. No. Local Name Botanical Name Family Large Trees 1. Achar Buchanania lanzan (spreg) Anacardiaceae 2. Arjun Terminalia arjuna (Bedd) Combretaceae 3. Aam Mangifera indica (Linn) Anacardiaceae 4. Awla Emblica officinalis Euphorbiaceae 5. Imli Tamarindus indica (Linn) Caesalpiniaceae 6. Kardhai Anogeissus pendula Combrataceae 7. Kala siras Albizia lebbek Leguminosae (Mimoseae) 8. Kevlor Bauhinia purpurea Caesalpinaceae 9. Kumbhi Careya arborea Myrtaceae 10. Kullu Sterculia urens Stcrculiaceae 11. Kem Mitragyna parvifolia Rubiaceae 12. Khair Acacia catechu Leguminosae (Mimoseae) 13. Gular Ficus glomerata Moraceae 14. Gunja Gardenia pinnata Burseraceae 15. Chchwa Albizzia odoratissima Leguminosae (Mimoseae) 16. Chirol Holoptelea integrifolia Legumenosae (Mimoseae) 41

S. No. Local Name Botanical Name Family 17. Jamun Syzygium cuimini Myrataceae 18. Kankar Lannea coromandalica Anacardiaceae 19. Tendu Diospyros melanoxeon Ebenaceae 20. Dhavda Anogeissus latifolia Combretaceae 21. Dhobin Dalbergia paniculata Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 22. Nilgiri Eucalyptus spp Myrtaceae 23. Neem Azadirachta indica Meliaceae 24. Palas Butea monosperma Leguminosea (papilionaceae) 25. Pakar Ficus infectoria Moraceae 26. Padar Stereospermum suaveolens Bignoniaceae 27. Pangra Erythrina Suberosa Leguminosae (Pipilionaceae) 28. Pipal Ficus religiosa Moraceae 29. Bad Ficus bengalensis Moraceae 30. Bahera Terminalia belerica Combretaceae 31. Babul Acacia nilotica Legumenosae (Mimoseae) 32. Bel Aegle marmelos Rutaceae 33. Bhirra Chloroxylon Swietenia, D.C. Meliaceae 34. Maharukh Ailanthus excelsa Simarubiaceae 35. Mahua Madhuca indica Sapotaceae 36. Shisham Delbergia latifolia, Roxb Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 37. Safed Siras Albizzia procera, Benth Leguminosae (Mimoseae) 38. Sagwan Tectona grandis Verbenaceae 39. Saj Terminalia tomentosa Combretaceae 40. Salai Boswellia serrata Burseraceae 41. Seja Lagerstroemia parviflora Lythraceae 42. Semal Salmalia malabarica, Bombaxcieba Malvaceae 43. Haldu Adina Cardifolia Rubiaceae Small Trees 44. Amaltash Cassia fistula Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae) 45. Astara Bauhinia malabarica Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae) 46. Asta Bauhinia racermosa Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae) 47. Ghont Zizyphus xylopyra Rhamnaceae 48. Ber Zizyphus jujube Rhamnaceae 49. Lokhandi Ixora arborea Rubiaceae 50. Sehra Bauhinia retusa Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae) Shrubs and Under Shrubs 51. Adusa Adhatoda vasica Acanthaceae 52. Apamarg Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae 53. Arandi Ricinus Communis Euphorbiaceae 54. Aak Calotropis gigantean Asclepiadaceae 55. Gokhru Tribulus terrestris Zygophllaceae 56. Zhadneri Zizyphus nummularia Rhamnaceae 57. Tulsi Ocimum Sanctum Labiatae 58. Thuar Euphorbia nerifolia Euphorbiaceae 59. Dhavai Woodfordia fruticosa Lythraceae 60. Nirgudi Vitex negundo Verbenaceae 61. Neel Indigofera pulchella Leguminosae 62. Pawar Cassia tora Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae) 63. Beshram Ipomoea pescaparae Convolvulaceae 64. Bhatkatiya Solanum nigrum Solanaceae 65. s Vidyasini Lantana camara Verbenaceae 66. Shatavari Asparagus recemosus Liliaceae

S. No. Local Name Botanical Name Family 67. Sitafal Anona Squamosa Anonaceae 68. Harsingar Nyctanthes arbortristis Oleacaae 69. Ratanjot Jatropha curacas Evphorbiaceae 70. Gunja Abrus precatorious Leguminosea 71. Gauj Millietia auriculata Leguminosea (Pipilionaceae) 72. Palasbel Butea superba Leguminosea (Pipilionaceae) 73. Amrbel Cuscuta reflexa Convolvulaceae 74. Bans Dendrocalamus Strictus Gramineae Source: Field Survey and Secondary Sources 4.2.1.3 Fauna 4.2.1.4 Wild Life and Protected Areas 106. There ar e 9 National Parks and 25 Sanctuaries spread over an ar ea of 10,862 km2 constituting 11.40% of the total forest area and 3.52% of the geographical area of the Madhya Pradesh state. The details of National Park and Sanctuaries is shown in Figure 4.5

Figure 4.5 : National Parks and Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh 107. The vegetation density and di versity is an important factor determining the habi tat and t hus for par ticular w ild ani mals. D ifferent ani mals pr efer different types o f habi tat for food and s helter. Grazzing a ctivity m ostly performed by dom estic animals l ike cow, buffaloes, g oat etc. however, the public consultation revealed the existence of Foxes, Hare, macaque in t he s tudy ar ea. List of fauna pr esent i n s tudy ar ea i s g iven i n Table 4.14.

Table 4.14 : List of Fauna in the Study Area S. No. Local Name Zoological Name Family 1. Common Langur Presbytia entellus Colobidae 2. Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta Circopthecidae 3. Common Mongoose Herpestes edwardsi Herpestidae 4. Jackal Canis aureus Canidae 5. Indian Fox Vulpes benglensis Canidae 6. Common five Stripped Funambulus pennanti Sciuridae squirrel 7. Field rat Bandicota bengalensis Muridae 8. Common house rat Rattus rattus-refescena Muridae 9. Common India Porcupine Hystrix indica Hystricidae 10. Common Indian hare Lepus nigricollis Leporidae Source: Secondary sources and Public consultations 108. There are no Wild Life Sanctuaries/National Parks, Tiger Reserves etc. in the project area. 4.2.1.5 Avifauna

109. The composition of bird communities is strongly related to the surrounding habi tat. The s tudy ar ea i s m ostly dom inated by f orest canopy, with some interspersed openings and shrubby vegetation. These habitat conditions evidently attract numerous bird species. A total number of 12 s pecies of bi rds were enc ountered dur ing t he pr esent s urvey. Dominant bird species observed during the survey are blue rock pigeon, rose r inged pa rakeet, green bee ea ter, hous e c row, c ommon myna, House s parrow et c. Li st o f bi rd s pecies found i n s tudy ar ea i s given i n Table 4.15 Table 4.15 : List of Avifauna in the Study Area S. No. Standard English Name Zoological Name Family 1. Gray Heron Ardea Cinerea Ardeidae 2. Paddy Bird Ardeola grayii Ardeidae 3. Cattle egret Bulbulcus ibis Ardeidae 4. White egret Egretta alba Ardeidae 5. Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ardeidae 6. Black parteidge Francolinus from Colinus Phasianidae 7. Gray partridge Francolinus pond-icerianus Phasianidae 8. Common or gray quail Cotuenix coturnix Phasianidae 9. Red wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Charadridae 10. Yellow wattled lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Charadridae 11. Common green pigeon Treron Phoenicoptera Collumbidae 12. Blue rock pigeon Columba livia Collumbidae 13. Indian ring dove Streptopelia decaocto Collumbidae 14. Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Collumbidae 15. Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Psittacidae 16. Rose ringed Parakeet Psittacula Krameri Psittacidae 17. Blossom headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Psittacidae 18. Koel Eudynamys scolopaceae Cuculidae 19. Coucal Centropus sinensis Cuculidae 20. Pied king fisher Ceryle rudis Alcedinidae

S. No. Standard English Name Zoological Name Family 21. Small Blue king fisher or Alcedo atthis Alcedinidae Common king fisher 22. White breasted king fisher Halcyon smyrnensis Alcedinidae 23. Green bee eater Merops orientalis Meropidae 24. Indian roller blue jay Coracias benghalensis Coracidae 25. Indian pitta Pitta brachyuran Pittiade 26. Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Orioladae 27. King crow; Black Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Dicruidae 28. Large Racket tailed drango Dicrurus paradiseus Dicruidae 29. Pied myna Sturnus contra Sturnidae 30. Common myna Aeridotheres tristis Sturnidae 31. Jungle myna Aeridotheres Sturnidae 32. House crow Corvus splendens Corvidae 33. Jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos Corvidae 34. Red whisked bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Pycnontidae 35. Redvented bulbul Pyenonotus cafer Pycnontidae 36. Jungle babbler Turdoidesstriatus Muscicapidae Timalinae 37. Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Muscicapidae 38. Magpie Robin Copsychus-saularis Muscicapidae Turdinae 39. Indian Robin Saxicola fulicatus Muscicapidae Turdinae 40. Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea Motacillidae 41. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla glava Motacillidae 42. Purple sun Bird Nectarinia asiatica Nectarinidae 43. House sparrow Passer-domesticus passerinae 44. Weaver bird Ploceus philippinus passerinae 45. Red Munia Estrilda amandava Estrildinae Source: Secondary sources and Public consultations

4.2.1.6 Roadside Plantations 110. The major species observed along roadside are mango, teak, neem, jamun, pal as, saja, s easam, mahua e tc. It w as found t hat abou t 1486 trees ex ist w ithin 20 m w idth al ong t he pr oject r oad SH-35 and 1384 along S H-38. The Chainage-wise list of trees along the p roject road is given in Table 4.16. Table 4.16 : List of Trees Along Project Road (within 20 m) S. Chainage (km) No. of Trees Total No. From To Left Right Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 0 1 31 12 43 2 1 2 7 14 21 3 2 3 11 7 18 4 3 4 4 6 10 5 4 5 6 7 13 6 5 6 24 8 32 7 6 7 51 9 60 8 7 8 20 20 40 45

S. Chainage (km) No. of Trees Total No. From To Left Right 9 8 9 11 9 20 10 9 10 31 7 38 11 10 11 8 11 19 12 11 12 21 16 37 13 12 13 15 17 32 14 13 14 12 12 24 15 14 15 15 8 23 16 15 16 19 11 30 17 16 17 10 9 19 18 17 18 17 14 31 19 18 19 16 6 22 20 19 20 8 4 12 21 20 21 42 19 61 22 21 22 34 22 56 23 22 23 19 16 35 24 23 24 10 8 18 25 24 25 27 13 40 26 25 26 24 14 38 27 26 27 17 11 28 28 27 28 16 14 30 29 28 29 22 17 39 30 29 30 16 30 46 31 30 31 17 18 35 32 31 32 59 16 75 33 32 33 35 18 53 34 33 34 3 9 12 35 34 35 7 10 17 36 35 36 3 15 18 37 36 37 9 9 18 38 37 38 25 11 36 39 38 39 20 14 34 40 39 40 28 19 47 41 40 41 11 23 34 42 41 42 4 35 39 43 42 43 16 40 56 Sub Total 801 608 1409 Bagh Bypass (existing) 1 0 1 12 26 38 2 1 2 8 0 8 3 2 3 0 0 0 4 3 4 11 4 15 5 4 5 8 8 16 Sub Total 39 38 77 Total 840 646 1486 Manawar-Mangod 1 44.000 45.000 4 11 15

S. Chainage (km) No. of Trees Total No. From To Left Right 2 45.000 46.000 10 7 17 3 46.000 47.000 17 6 23 4 47.000 48.000 16 9 25 5 48.000 49.000 23 39 62 6 49.000 50.000 19 21 40 7 50.000 51.000 21 8 29 8 51.000 52.000 20 5 25 9 52.000 53.000 23 13 36 10 53.000 54.000 15 3 18 11 54.000 55.000 11 13 24 12 55.000 56.000 17 16 33 13 56.000 57.000 15 7 22 14 57.000 58.000 13 2 15 15 58.000 59.000 26 9 35 16 59.000 60.000 24 7 31 17 60.000 61.000 8 10 18 18 61.000 62.000 10 7 17 19 62.000 63.000 9 10 19 20 63.000 64.000 11 3 14 21 64.000 65.000 6 0 6 22 65.000 66.000 8 4 12 23 66.000 67.000 12 5 17 24 67.000 68.000 19 3 22 25 68.000 69.000 23 1 24 26 69.000 70.000 11 1 12 27 70.000 71.000 28 0 28 28 71.000 72.000 29 6 35 29 72.000 73.000 24 14 38 30 73.000 74.000 35 4 39 31 74.000 75.000 41 25 66 32 75.000 76.000 39 20 59 33 76.000 77.000 55 8 63 34 77.000 78.000 27 6 33 35 78.000 79.000 21 23 44 36 79.000 80.000 20 18 38 37 80.000 81.000 10 8 18 38 81.000 82.000 9 3 12 39 82.000 83.000 10 6 16 40 83.000 84.000 14 29 43 41 84.000 85.000 11 37 48 42 85.000 86.000 4 35 39 43 86.000 87.000 6 22 28 44 87.000 88.000 7 0 7 45 88.000 89.000 10 18 28 46 89.000 90.000 4 13 17 47 90.000 91.000 9 27 36 47

S. Chainage (km) No. of Trees Total No. From To Left Right 48 91.000 92.000 11 7 18 49 92.000 93.000 7 13 20 Total 822 562 1384 Source: DPR and Strip Mapping 4.2.2. Aquatic Ecology 111. Small scale fishing was observed for local purpose. Only two major fish species were observed viz. Rohu (Labeo rohita) and Catla (Catla catla). There is no breeding or spawning ground of these species in any of the water bodi es in t he pr oject ar ea s ince t he w ater av ailability and f low velocity i s q uite l ow and unf avourable for br eeding. N o m igratory fishes are found in these rivers. 4.3. Socio-Economic Environment 4.3.1. Economic Development 112. The ec onomy o f M adhya P radesh is bas ed on a griculture, forest products, industries, mineral resources, and cottage industry sectors. The gross domestic product of t he state am ounted to R s. 304, 720 m illion i n 1990, i n 1995 t his figure am ounted to R s. 478,410 m illion, and i n 2000 this figure stood at Rs. 737,150 million. 4.3.1.1 Agriculture 113. In 2004-05, the state has produced about 14.1million tones of food grains (comprising C ereals 10. 7million t onnes and 3. 4million t onnes o f pul ses) and about 4.8 million tones of total Oilseed (Soyabean production is 3.75 million tones). The state has contributed 7.43% food grains, 8.7% cereals and 21.4% pulses to the national food storage. The contribution o f national oi l s eed pr oduction w as 22. 1% i n the 2003-04. T hus t he state became highest producer of pul ses and s econd oi lseed pr oducer i n the country in 2003-04. 114. Dhar is the soya and cotton belt of Malwa and Nimar. Dhar handles close to 4 bi llion R upees worth o f agr iculture c ommodities, pr incipally s oya, gram, pul ses, c otton an d w heat. The p rincipal agr iculture seasons a re Kharif, the autumn or rain harvest and rabi the spring or cold water harvest. The m ore i mportant am ong t he c rops o f t he D istrict i nclude, jowar, makka, or maize, bajara, rice( known locally as sal), kodon ( also known as bhadli), tuar, mung and urad, tilli or sesamum and remeli, kapas or cotton and tobacco, all grown in Kharif while wheat, gram, barley, lentil, linseed and mustard and sugarcane are all rabi crops. 4.3.1.2 Mineral Resources 115. Madhya Pradesh is rich in minerals. There are large reserves of coal and important depos its o f i ron or e, manganese o re, baux ite, l imestone, dolomite, copper, fire clay & china clay. Diamond reserves at Panna are of particular interest. There are 24 cement factories in the state. The state is one of the largest producers of cement in the country. The reserves of dolomite ( 66 m illion t onnes), fuller’s earth ( 1.2 lakh m illion t onnes), c lay (12030 million tonnes), lime stone, quartz etc. reported in project area.

116. Mineral R esources of t he P roject D istrict: The nodul ar and c oralline limestones found i n t he di strict ar e l ocally us ed for lime-burning. T he gneisses of the area can be used as building material. T he Nimar sandstone and the Coralline limestone are quarried near Aspura and Dehadli. Occurrences o f z eolites ( mostly s tibite type) and s emiprecious stones l ike agate, chalcedony, opal , am ethyst, and ot her forms of s ilica are sporadic. Irregular masses of breccia, with matrix of brown hematite are found at Bag and west of Indwan.

4.3.1.3 Industries 117. The m ajor i ndustries o f t he s tate ar e el ectronics, t elecommunications, petrochemicals, food pr ocessing and au tomobiles. The s tate ha s al so taken a lead in the production of cement. The state is also famous for its traditional handi crafts a nd handl ooms manufactured a t C handeri an d Maheshwar. The major industrial unit in the state are- cement, Pig Iron, Steel Ingots, News Prints and Sugar mills. 118. Industries of Project District: The economy of Dhar flourishes with revenue earned from export of its agricultural and industrial products. The main ex port c ommodities i nclude edi ble oi l, B agh P rints, l eather goods, Pithora paintings and other handicrafts. Infrastructure Facilities. Pithampur located in the District Dhar is the second largest industrial area in A sia considered t he hub for t he automobile m anufacturing i ndustry. Apart from au tomobile i ndustries, P ithampur i s hom e t o v arious o ther industries like f ood pr ocessing, c hemical p rocessing, d istilleries, manufacturing, and textile industries. 4.3.2. Infrastructure Facilities 4.3.2.1 Water Supply 119. Madhya Pradesh ranks among top states in accessibility and availability of safe drinking water supply. Nearly 90% of the total population gets safe drinking water. Projects districts are also richly endowed by groundwater and surface water resources. Groundwater is primarily used for drinking and domestic purposes in the project influence area. 4.3.2.2 Transportation 120. Madhya P radesh i s po orly s erved with t ransport and c ommunication facilities. State has about 21km of roads per 100 sq. km, as amongst an all India average of 62 km per sq. km. The road network is deficient both in t he q uantum ne twork c onnectivity as well as i n r iding q uality o f t he roads, mainly the state highways, district roads and village roads. The main railroads that pass through the state were originally laid down to connect the ports of Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkota with their surrounding areas. Important r ailway j unctions i nclude B hopal, R atlam, K handwa, Itarsi and Katni. Major airports connecting the states with other part of the country ar e a t B hopal, Gwalior, I ndore, J abalpur, R ewa and K hajuraho, as well as several national highways. 121. Transportation of the Project District: Dhar district is well connected by air, rail and road. The nearest airport is Indore, about 100 km away which 49

is c onnected t o D elhi, Bombay, G walior, and Bhopal. The convenient railhead is Ratlam (124 km) and Indore (94 km) on the Delhi-Bombay mainline. NH-59 and NH-79 is passing through the Dhar district. Regular bus service c onnects Mandu w ith I ndore, D har, M how, R atlam, U jjain, and Bhopal. 122. The pr oposed road R ajgarh t o B agh and B agh B ypass r oad s ection serves as a l ink c onnecting D har D istrict from o ne end t o a nother end . The i mprovement o f roads i nfrastructure i n t he region w ill enhanc e t he tourism potential as well as will lead to increased socio-economic activities in the district. Therefore, the existing road infrastructure urgently needs improvement by widening and reconstruction. 4.3.2.3 Power Sources and Availability 123. The s tate i s w ell end owed with pot ential h ydroelectric pow er. M ain hydroelectric pr ojects (jointly dev eloped with ot her s tates) a re the Babanthadi with Maharashtra, the Ban Sagar with B ihar and uttar Pradesh, the Chambal Valley with Rajasthan, Narmada Sagar with Gujrat and Rajasthan, and R ajghat and U rmil with Uttar Pradesh. The Hasdeo Bango, Bargi, and Birsinghapur thermal power projects are also within the state. 124. Installed pow er c apacity of M adhya P radesh i s 6305 MW, o f w hich 2990MW i s pr oduced from s tate’s ow n pr ojects, 1599M W from joint- venture projects and 1716MW from the central sector allocation. Per capita el ectricity c onsumption i n the s tate i s 270Kwh. A bout 97. 43% villages in the state have been electrified. 4.4. Social and Cultural Resources 4.4.1. Population and Communities 125. Madhya Pradesh is a l andlocked state in t he central part of t he country with a popul ation of 60. 3 m illion with m ore t han74% o f t he popul ation living i n t he r ural ar eas. The popul ation dens ity of t he s tate i s 196 persons/km2 an compared t o 325 per sons/km2 of I ndia. Sex r atio of the state is 920 against the 933 in the country. 126. According t o t he c ensus 2001, t he state o f Madhya P radesh and I ndia have following facts on Population (Table 4.17)

Table 4.17 : Demographic Profile of the State and the country S. No. Feature Madhya Pradesh India 1 Geographical Area (sq. km) 308824 3287240 2 Total Population 60385118 1028737436 3 Male population 31456873 532223090 4 Female population 28928245 496514346 5 Rural Population 44282528 742490639 6 Urban Population 16102590 286119689 7 Density 196 325 8 Sex ratio (female/1000 male) 920 933 9 Literacy (%) 64.08 64.8 Source: Census Data, Census of India, 2001

127. The pr oject r oad S H-35 i s pas sing through the 8 v illages o f t he D har district. These villages are listed in Table 4.18.

Table 4.18 : List of Villages in the Project Roads Chainages Name of Town/Village Start End Rajgarh – Bagh Road Kanjrota 2.100 2.600 Ringnaud 6.000 7.200 Bheelkhedi 11.400 11.600 Posiya 12.400 12.500 Ambaroti 19.700 19.800 Tanda 24.000 25.000 Banki 34.300 34.400 Aagar 38.500 38.800 Manawar-Mangod Gopalpura 45.800 46.000 Lunheraa 48.500 49.000 Borjeeri 49.800 50.000 Avalda 52.600 53.100 Chaaklaad 56.100 56.300 Bediya 58.200 58.600 Jeerabad 62.900 64.000 Rodada 65.900 66.100 Khedi Balwaari 69.300 69.400 Raajabaayda 70.000 70.100 Dedli 72.000 72.200 Keshvi 76.400 76.700 Vavdi 77.200 77.300 Amjhera 85.800 88.400 Source: DPR 128. The total number of households in the villages of the project road is 2686 where the total population is 16834. Out of these, about 30 % is general. ST population is in majority in t hat region. The SC/ST population accounts for about 70 % of the total population as shown in Figure 4.6. The figure also reveals that the gender ratio among SC/ST population is almost the same. 51

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Figure 4.8 : Occupational status along the Alignment 131. Tribal population in the project area is high (67.38 % in the project area). Road i s pas sing t hrough r eserve forest for a length o f 9.9 km. I t i s observed that the distance of forest is 4 to 5 m from edge of shoulders. But apart from fuel wood, no other dependency of the tribal population is observed in the project road area. 4.4.4. Structures or si tes o f hi storical, ar chaeological, pa leontological, or architectural significance 132. There is no such site of significance either impacted or in the close vicinity of the project area. 4.4.5. Areas of E co-Sensitivity/Protected A rea/Restricted A rea l egislative and others 133. The project road is passing through about 9.9 km in reserve forest area on SH-35 and 10.1 km on SH-38.

5. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND ITS MITIGATION MEASURES 134. Environmental impacts have been assessed considering present environmental setting of the project ar ea, nat ure, and ex tent of t he proposed ac tivities. S uitable appr oach and qualitative and q uantitative techniques were used to ascertain likely direct and indirect impacts during design, construction and operation stages of the project. Impacts are classified as being insignificant, minor, moderate and major. The mitigation measures have been presented along with the impacts. 135. During the field study, a num ber of informal consultations were held with people in the locality including those presently living along the various stretches o f t he s ub p roject c orridor. S ome N GOs working in t he areas were also contacted. Discussions were held with various concerned Government authorities l ike with Forests Departments, pollution control boards, S tate env ironmental i mpact as sessment aut hority. Outcome of these consultations is referred for environmental impact assessment and designing of mitigative measures. 5.1. Impact on Physical Environment 5.1.1. Climate Design and Construction Phase 136. Project will ha ve no i mpact on c limate of the ar ea. T he subproject may have minor impact on weather conditions of the area due to cutting of the 88 and 23 trees respectively on SH-35 and SH-38. Mitigation Measures 137. All e fforts ar e m ade to m inimise t he c utting t he t rees t hrough s uitable design modifications. Supervision consultants will further ensure minimal cutting of the trees during the construction stage. The compensatory afforestation shall be m ade on t he basis 1:7. The plantations shall begin with start of construction. The survival of plantation will be ensured, even if they ar e pl anted t hrough c oncerned forest department. Tree of nat ive variety onl y will be pl anted. In addi tion to abo ve pl antation, addi tional trees shall be pl anted t hrough v illage P anchayats t o i mprove microclimatic conditions of the area. Operation Stage 138. The s ub-project r oad i s located i n vast open agr icultural l and which w ill provide adeq uate dispersion of gaseous em ission f rom vehicle. Fur ther, extensive plantation will ameliorate/enhance the micro-climate. It also has associated bene fits with respect to Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction. The GHG emission reduction is anticipated due to improved road conditions and better connectivity. The GHG reduction is anticipated due to reduced idling of vehicle.

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139. It i s proposed that MPRDC may i nitiate s tudy t o as sess the GHG emission r eduction an d r eap the ec onomic bene fits from r oad improvement projects including higher tree plantation. 5.1.2. Natural Hazard 140. Flood: Few locations of the project section get flooded during monsoon season due to low level of the alignment and choking of drains. 141. Earthquake: The s ub project roads l ies i n s eismic z one I I/III as per classification by B ureau o f Indian S tandards. T his means l ower t o medium seismic intensity. Mitigation Measures 142. In or der to pr event the f lood-like s ituation, the v olume of t he ex isting culverts must be raised in-order to increase their carrying capacity. Further, the height of the embankment must be adequately raised above the present level to avoid any water logging on the road. 143. All subproject s tructures shall be designed with consideration of above seismicity.

5.1.3. Air Quality Design and Construction Phase 144. The potential sources of air emission during the construction phase of the project are: (i) dus t from ear th w orks ( during s ite p reparation), (ii) emissions from t he ope ration o f c onstruction eq uipment and m achines, (iii) f ugitive e missions f rom vehicles p lying on t he road, (iv) f ugitive emissions during the transport of construction materials, (v) air emissions other than dust arise from combustion of hydrocarbons particularly from the hot mix pl ants, and (vi) l ocalised i ncreased t raffic c ongestion i n construction ar eas. Most of t he emissions w ill be i n t he form o f c oarse particulate m atter which will s ettle dow n i n c lose v icinity of c onstruction site. Hot m ix pl ant will g enerate carbon m onoxide ( CO), un -burnt hydrocarbon (HC), s ulphur di oxide (SO2), par ticulate matters ( PM), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. This may affect the air quality of nearby areas, especially, due to emission discharge from low height of the stack. However, this will be a temporary phase and hence, no significant impact is envisaged. 145. The s tone a ggregate w ill be s ourced from l icensed q uarries. N o new quarries shall be open for the pr oject. The pollution related aspects t o these quarries are independently complied by the quarry owner. The aggregate w ill be t ransported i n t he c overed quar ries t hrough ex isting national and state highways. Mitigation Measures 146. Road pav ement des ign should be s uch t hat t yre f riction due t o v ehicle movement will b e reduced. Vehicles del ivering l oose and fine materials like sand and aggregates shall be covered. Dust suppression measures like w ater s prinkling, w ater fogging s hall be a pplied i n al l dus t pr one 55

locations s uch as unpa ved haul age r oads6, ear thworks, s tockpiles and asphalt m ixing pl ant ar eas. P PE s hall be pr ovided t o t he c onstruction workers to minimise inhalation of respirable suspended particulate matter. 147. Mixing plants and asphalt (hot mix) plants shall be located at least 1 km away and i n downwind direction of the hu man s ettlements. Material storage ar eas s hall al so be l ocated do wnwind of the habi tation ar ea. Contractor shall obtain consent to establish and oper ate from concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) before its use for the project road. Hot m ix plant shall be f itted with stack of adequate height ( 30 m) or as may be prescribed by SPCB to ensure enough dispersion of exit gases. Diesel G enerating (DG) s ets s hall al so be f itted w ith s tack o f a dequate height. Low s ulphur d iesel s hall be us ed i n D G s ets and ot her construction machineries. Construction vehicles and machineries shall be periodically m aintained. LPG should be us ed as fuel s ource i n construction camps instead of wood, wherever possible. 148. Air quality m onitoring shall be c arried out dur ing c onstruction phas e. Suitable pol lution c ontrol m easures s hall be adopt ed i f monitored parameters are found above the prescribed limit. Operation Phase 149. The bad road conditions, the idling of vehicles are the main causes of the air and noise pollution at present. The improved road conditions will result in the improved ambient air quality. Since traffic is projected to increase with improved roads and better connectivity, the impact will remain more or l ess sa me. Since subproject i s l argely t raverse t hrough ope n agriculture areas, which provides adequate dispersion to gaseous pollutants generated from vehicles. Mitigation Measures 150. It i s pr oposed to m aintain t he r oad c onditions i ncluding s houlders and embankment turfing. Thick trees shall be planted close to sensitive locations such as hospital, school boundaries and near religious places. 151. Caution sign f or s peed r egulation and l ane dr iving s hall be fixed near habitat areas. Educative awareness boards for safe and fuel efficient driving shall be fixed at selective locations. 5.1.4. Noise Design and Construction Phase 152. Ambient noi se l evel m ay i ncrease t emporarily i n t he c lose v icinity o f various construction activities, maintenance workshops and v ehicles and earthmoving e quipment. These c onstruction a ctivities ar e ex pected to produce noise levels in the range of 80 – 95 dB(A) (at a distance of about 5 m from the source). Although this level of noise is higher the permissible limit for ambient noise level for residential/commercial levels but w ill oc cur onl y i ntermittently and t emporary. This noi se l evel will attenuate fast with increase in distance from noise source. Impact due to noise dur ing c onstruction ac tivities w ill be m inimal t o i nhabitants s ince

6 Water suppression of fugitive dust can reduce emissions from 12% to 98%

most of the built-up areas are located at safer distance from the road. However, there are few noise sensitive locations especially schools close to the alignment (Table 5.1)

Table 5.1 : Noise- Sensitive Locations along the Alignment Offset from the S. Chainage Village Feature Side edge of the No. (km) road(m) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 16.000 Posiya Temple Left 8.00 2 22.100 Ambaroti School Left 9.70 3 26.200 Tanda Temple Left 2.70 4 43.300 Aagar Temple Right 6.40 Manawar-Mangod 1 43.370 Gopalpura Temple Left 2.90 2 44.000 Gopalpura Temple Left 7.20 3 45.900 Gopalpura Mosque Left 4.80 4 51.400 Avalda School Right 8.90 5 52.800 Avalda Temple Right 9.70 6 53.000 Avalda School Right 7.30 7 63.700 Jeerabad School Left 6.40 8 66.000 Rodada School Left 7.70 9 71.300 Raajabaayda Temple Right 6.80 10 76.500 Keshvi Temple Right 7.90 11 76.600 Keshvi School Left 8.10 12 82.100 Vavda Temple Right 9.10 13 87.150 Amjhera Temple Left 3.00 14 87.250 Amjhera Temple Left 6.80 15 87.300 Amjhera Temple Right 5.70 Source: DPR Mitigation Measures 153. Vehicles and eq uipments should be fitted with silencers and maintained well. The workers shall be provided with personal protection devices such as earplugs and earmuffs. Tree plantation shall be started along with the construction activities. Noise and vibration monitoring shall be carried out as per the s uggested m onitoring plan. The construction equipments/machinery ( stationary) s hall be pl aced aw ay f rom habi tat areas

Operation Phase 154. During the operational phase, movement of traffic will be the prime source of noise. Traffic congestion and pedestrian interferences increase the use of horns. T his m ay result in i ncrease noi se l evels at c ommercial ar eas, nearby schools and religious places. Mitigation Measures 155. Effective traffic m anagement and g ood r iding c onditions shall be maintained t o reduce the noise l evel throughout the stretch and speed limitation and hon king r estrictions m ay be enforced near sensitive locations especially at Ringnaud (Ch. 6.0), Taanda (Ch. 25.0), Aagar (Ch. 38.5). Multilayer trees shall be planted close to the sensitive locations. 5.1.5. Impact on Land and Soil 5.1.5.1 Loss of Productive Soil and Change in Land use Design and Construction Phase 156. No l and us e will c hange due t o the pr oject since r equired R OW is available throughout the alignment. Land use though will change temporarily of construction camp areas and for the period of construction. This will also result in loss of soil productivity. 157. Land use may also change due to borrowing the earth. Land will also loose its productivity if top soil is not preserved. Mitigation Measures 158. It s hall be ens ured t hat t he l and t aken on l ease for ac cess r oad and construction camp is restored back to its original land use before handing it over back to land owner. 159. The top soil from the productive land (borrow areas, road widening areas etc.) shall be preserved and r eused for plantation purposes. It shall also be us ed as t op c over of em bankment s lope for gr owing v egetation t o protect soil erosion. Operation Phase 160. The be tter ac cess c an l ead t o c onversion of a griculture l and for residential and c ommercial pur poses c lose t o roads and es pecially i n rural and urban ar ea. This m ay r esult i n l oss of p roductive l and and agricultural produce. Mitigation Measures 161. The EA may explore the feasibility of restricting about 50 m area ei ther side o f the r oad as no dev elopment z one on t he l ine r estriction ar e imposed for National Highways in India. 5.1.5.2 Soil Erosion Design and Construction Phase 162. Soil erosion may take place along steep and un compacted embankment slope, and wherever vegetation is cleared. Soil erosion may have cumulative ef fect v iz. s iltation, e mbankment da mage, dr ainage problem

etc. Los s o f s oil due t o r un of f from ear th s tock-piles m ay al so lead t o siltation. The intensity of soil erosion at different locations will be influenced by the lithology, topography, soil type and climatic condition (mainly rainfall) and drainage pattern. Mitigation Measures 163. Bank p rotection measures s hall be t aken at e rosion pr one ar eas. The protection measures may include use of geo-textiles matting. Provision of side dr ain s hall be m ade t o g uide t he w ater t o nat ural out falls. Stone pitching shall be carried out wherever necessary. When soil is spread on slopes for permanent disposal, it shall be buttressed at the toe by retaining walls. Side slopes of the embankment shall not be steeper than 2H:1V. Turfing/bio-turfing of embankment and slopes shall be done along the s tretch. IRC: 5 6 -1974 r ecommended p ractice for t reatment o f embankment slopes for erosion control shall be t aken into consideration. Soil er osion s hall be visually c hecked on s lopes and hi gh embankment areas. In case soil erosion is found, suitable measures shall be taken to control the soil erosion. 164. Though terrain is flat all through the stretch, except at few locations where it i s r olling t errain. A lso, t he pr oject s ection pas ses t hrough v alley ar ea near B aanki v illage. T herefore, all s teep cuts shall be f lattened an d benched. Retaining wall on both sides shall be provided. Shrubs shall be planted in loose soil area. Operation Phase 165. Soil of steep slopes of embankment and near bridge approaches may erode the embankment formation due to unexpected rainfall. Soil erosion condition m ay ar ise i f bor row ar eas ar e not s tabilized/restored pr operly. Regular m onitoring f or e ffectiveness of soil erosion measures ( turfing, stone pitching, etc.) shall form part of the environmental monitoring during project operation). Suitable strengthening measures shall be taken to prevent r eoccurrence o f s oil er osion at ex isting er osion pr one l ocations and prevent them at newer locations. 5.1.5.3 Borrow Areas and Quarries Design and Construction Phase 166. The project area is generally having a flat terrain with some portion under hilly t errain, par ticularly bet ween R ajgarh-Gairi and B agh B ypass sections. Far mers w ere r eady t o pr ovide ear th f rom their field up t o certain dep th on ade quate c ompensation, i t i s r ecommended t hat borrowing from agricultural land shall be minimised to the extent possible. Further, no earth shall be borrowed from already low lying areas. 167. Borrow areas if left un-rehabilitated may pose risk to people, particularly children and animals o f ac cidentally f alling i nto i t as well as bec ome potential breeding ground for mosquitoes and vector born disease. 168. Illegal q uarrying m ay lead t o uns table s oil condition; des troy t he landscape of the terrain, air and noise pollution. Opening of new quarries is not envisaged due t o t he p roposed p roject. Quarry m aterial w ill be sourced from existing nearby quarries. 59

Mitigation Measures 169. Borrow pits s hall be selected from ba rren land/wasteland t o the ex tent possible. Borrow areas should not be located on cultivable lands except in the situations where land owners desires to level the land. The top soil shall be pr eserved and dept h s hall be restricted t o t he des ired l evel. Borrow ar eas s hould be ex cavated as per t he intended end us e by t he owner. T he I ndian R oad C ongress ( IRC):10-1961 g uideline s hould be used for selection of borrow pits and amount that can be borrowed 170. The depths in borrow pits should be so regulated that the sides are not be steeper t han 25% . To the extent possible, borrow ar eas shall be sited away f rom habi ted ar eas. B orrow ar eas s hall b e l evelled w ith s alvaged material or other filling materials which do not pose contamination of soil. Else, i t s hall be c onverted i nto i ntended us e as per the requirement of land owner/community. The borrow area shall be located/ rehabilitated as per the guidelines given at Appendix 5.1 5.1.5.4 Compaction and Contamination of Soil Design and Construction Phase 171. Soil i n t he adj oining pr oductive l ands be yond t he ROW, haulage r oads, and c onstruction c amp area may be c ompacted due to m ovement o f construction v ehicles, machineries, e quipments and due t o s iting o f construction camps and workshops. 172. Soil may get contaminated due to inappropriate disposal of liquid waste, (lubricating oil and fuel spills, waste oil and lubricant and vehicle/equipment washing effluent) and solid waste (fuel filters, oily rags) likely to be generated from repair and maintenance of transport vehicles, construction equipment and machinery. Soil may get contaminated due to inappropriate disposal o f domestic solid w aste and s ewage from construction camps. Mitigation Measures 173. To prevent soil compaction in the adjoining productive lands beyond the ROW, the movement of construction vehicles, machinery and eq uipment shall be restricted to the designated haulage r oute. The productive land shall be reclaimed after construction activity. Septic tank or mobile toilets fitted with anaerobic treatment facility s hall be provided at construction camp. D omestic s olid w aste at c onstruction c amp s hall be s egregated into bio-degradable and non-biodegradable waste. The non- biodegradable and r ecyclable waste s hall be s old of f. E fforts s hall be made t hat bio-degradable waste shall be c omposted in t he m echanised and m ovable composter by t he c ontractor. N on bi odegradable an d non saleable waste shall be disposed off to authorised land fill site. If land fill site not available then burial of the waste in a secured manner shall be ensured. 174. Fuel and lubricants shall be stored at the predefined storage location. The storage area shall be paved with gentle slope to a corner and connected with a chamber to collect any spills of the oils. All efforts shall be made to minimise the waste generation. Unavoidable waste shall be stored at the

designated pl ace pr ior to di sposal. To av oid soil c ontamination at t he wash-down and re-fuelling areas, “oil interceptors” shall be provided. Oil and grease spill and oil soaked materials are to be collected and stored in labelled c ontainers ( Labelled: WASTE OIL; a nd haz ardous s ign b e displayed) and sold off to SPCB/ MoEF authorized re-refiners. Operation Stage 175. No i mpact on s oil i s an ticipated dur ing ope ration phas e of the pr oject except al ong s lope lying areas and near b ridge approaches where unexpected r ainfall m ay er ode t he e mbankment formation and deterioration of borrow areas if not rehabilitated properly. Mitigation measures 176. Erosion prone areas shall be visually checked periodically for any erosion and appr opriate c orrective ac tion s hall be t aken i f any er osion i s identified. Regular monitoring of side drains and cross drainage structures to check blockade situation. 5.1.6. Groundwater Design and Construction Stage 177. Water will be m ainly r equired for compaction of formation and dom estic purposes i n the workers c amp. T hese r equirements w ill be m ainly sourced from groundwater (approximately 250 KL per day). Also, the depth to water table in some part is depleting annually. Any uncontrolled abstraction c an further det eriorate t he situation. Contamination o f groundwater is not env isaged s ince al l c onstruction c amps w ill ha ve septic tanks or mobile toilets depending on the number of workers in each camp. Mitigation Measures 178. Requisite per mission s hall be obt ained f or abs traction o f groundwater from State Ground Water Board/Central Ground Water Authority. 179. The contractor shall make a rrangements for w ater r equired during construction in such a way that the water availability and supply to nearby communities remains unaffected. 180. Water intensive activities shall not be undertaken during summer period to the extent feasible. 181. Provision s hall be m ade t o l ink s ide dr ains with t he near by ponds f or facilitating w ater har vesting. Where ponds ar e not available, t he w ater harvesting pi ts s hall be c onstructed as pe r t he r equirement and rainfall intensity. Operation Stage 182. No i mpact i s anticipated on g roundwater due t o t he pr oject dur ing operation phase, hence, no specific mitigation is proposed.

5.1.7. Siltation and Surface Water Quality of Rivers and Other Water Bodies Design and Construction Stage 183. The project section is being crossed by Uri River which dry up during non- monsoon period. Hence, no impact is envisaged on surface water bodies in the project section. However, there is a pond near Bheelkhedi village. 184. Since most of the major water bodies are seasonal in nature, siltation impact due to bridge rehabilitation works will be negligible, if construction debris/other w aste ar e c leared i mmediately after c onstruction. The temporary pollution of water bodies from spillage of chemicals and oil at construction s ites an d waste f rom c onstruction c amps m ay oc cur. S oil erosion has di rect bea ring on s iltation. The s iltation l ikely t o be c aused due t o bank e rosion has al ready been addr essed abov e in s oil er osion section. 185. Accidental oil and chemicals spills can contaminate the water.

Plate 1: Pond in the Project Section

Mitigation Measure 186. Siltation Issues: Required mitigation as suggested in soil erosion section shall be t aken i nto c onsideration. Bridge r ehabilitation ac tivity i s recommended during non-monsoon (mid-September to mid-June) period. Silt fencing and/or brush barrier shall be installed for collecting sediments before letting them into the water body. Silt/sediment should be collected and stockpiled for possible reuse as surfacing of slopes where they have to be re-vegetated. Chute drains shall be provided to drain surface runoff and prevent erosion from slopes. 187. Fuel and Lubr icant S pillage I ssue: A ll eq uipment ope rators, d rivers, and warehouse personnel will be trained in immediate response for spill containment and eventual cleanup. No vehicles or equipment should be parked or refuelled near water-bodies, so as to avoid contamination from fuel and lubricants. All chemicals and oil shall be stored away from water

and c oncreted pl atform w ith c atchment pi t for s pills c ollection. The emergency response procedures including reporting, preferably written in the l ocal l anguage and simple t o under stand shall be pr ovided b y t he contractors. The slopes of embankments leading to water bodies should be m odified and r e-channelised t o pr event entry of contaminants. Large construction c amps s hall be a voided al ong t he a lignment and l ocated away from habitation and water bodies. 188. Waste Disposal Issues: All wastes arising from the construction should be di sposed i n an env ironmentally ac cepted m anner so as not t o bl ock the flow of water in the channels. The wastes should be collected, stored and t ransported t o t he approved di sposal s ites. Construction l abourers shall be preferable from local population. Sewage from labour camps will be treated t hrough septic t anks. N o untreated sanitary wastewater s hall be discharged into surface water bodies.

Operation Stage 189. No major or long-term impact is anticipated during the operation phase on the surface water bodies due to the project implementation activities. Oil-contaminated runoff from the road during monsoon will have minimal impacts c onsidering their low c oncentration. However, r egular v isual checks shall be made t o observe any incidence of blockade of drains. Regular c hecks s hall be m ade for s oil er osion and t urfing c onditions of river training structures for its effective maintenance. 5.1.8. Hydrology and Drainage Design and Construction Stage 190. The activities involved with proposed road development will be carried out along w ith e xisting al ignment. N o new bridge is pr oposed t o be constructed. Existing bridges/cross drainage structures are only to be improved. Diversion of w ater c hannels dur ing rehabilitation o f c ross drainage structures is not envisaged. Mitigation Measures 191. Elaborate dr ainage s ystem s hall be provided t o dr ain t he s torm w ater from the roadway and embankment and to ensure minimum disturbance to nat ural dr ainage o f surface and s ubsurface water o f the ar ea. The design o f dr ainage s ystem s uch as s urface an d s ub-surface dr ainage shall be c arried out as per IRC: SP: 42 and IRC: SP: 50. Surface runoff from the main highway, embankment slopes and the service roads shall be di scharged t hrough l ongitudinal dr ains, des igned for ade quate c ross section, bed slopes, invert levels and t he outfalls. If necessary, the walls of t he dr ains s hall be d esigned t o r etain t he adj oining ear th. IRC: 3 4- 1970: R ecommendations f or r oad c onstruction i n waterlogged ar ea and IRC: 75 and M OSRTH guidelines for Design of High Embankments shall be referred. 192. Provision of additional cross drainage structure shall be made in the areas w here near by l and i s s loping t owards r oad al ignment i n bot h t he both sides. 63

Plate 2: Ch. 5.4 (Near Ringnaud village) Plate 3: Ch. 35.8 (Near Aagar village)

Plate 3: Ch. 86.7 (Near Amjhera village) Plate 4: Ch. 76.4 (Near Keshvi village)

Operation Stage 193. Water accumulation incidence may occur due to inadequate availability of cross drainage structure or clogging of cross drainage structures. Mitigation Measures 194. Regular r emoval/cleaning of depo sited s ilt shall be done from d rainage channels and outlet points before the monsoon season. Rejuvenation of the dr ainage system by r emoving enc roachments/ c ongestions will b e regularly conducted. 5.2. Impact on Biological Environment 5.2.1. Terrestrial Ecology 195. The project section Rajgarh-Bagh and Manawar-Mangod of the proposed alignment passes through 9.9 and 10.1 km of reserve forests areas. 196. However, to minimise the impact of roadside tree cutting out of 1486 and 1384 respectively for SH-35 and 38, about 88 and 23 trees are likely to be cut due t o t he pr oposed r oad i mprovement work. The impact and mitigation due to tree cutting has been discussed in following paragraphs. The Chainage wise list of trees to be cut along the project road is given in Table 5.2

Table 5.2 List of Trees to be Cut S. No. Proposed Chainage (km) Side Offset from Centreline (m) Rajgarh-Bagh bypass (km 0.0 to km 43.3) 1 0.1 Right 6.1 2 0.11 Right 6 3 0.17 Left 7 4 0.28 Left 6.9 5 0.33 Left 7.1 6 0.55 Right 4.5 7 0.62 Left 6.3 8 0.75 Right 7.2 9 0.83 Left 6.4 10 1.64 Left 5.2 11 1.64 Left 5.5 12 1.75 Left 6.1 13 1.85 Left 5.4 14 3.195 Right 6.4 15 5.33 Left 2.8 16 5.795 Right 2.3 17 5.89 Left 6 18 5.94 Left 7.4 19 5.96 Right 7.7 20 7.705 Left 6.9 21 9.12 Left 6.4 22 10.18 Right 4.3 23 10.34 Right 6.9 24 11.83 Right 6.2 25 11.85 Right 6 26 19.71 Left 7.7 27 20.13 Left 7.9 28 23.82 Right 7.8 29 24 Left 5.7 30 24.16 Left 6.3 31 24.29 Right 5.3 32 24.3 Left 6.1 33 25.26 Left 7.2 34 25.29 Left 7.1 35 25.36 Right 7.7 36 25.85 Left 7.2 37 25.9 Left 6.9 38 25.93 Left 7.1 39 25.94 Left 7.3 40 26.07 Left 5.6 41 26.68 Left 3 42 26.71 Left 6.2 43 26.81 Right 5 44 28.25 Left 6 45 28.255 Right 6.3 46 29.49 Right 7.7 47 30.87 Left 5.6 48 30.88 Right 3.3 65

S. No. Proposed Chainage (km) Side Offset from Centreline (m) 49 30.89 Left 5.7 50 31.005 Left 4.6 51 31.05 Left 4.5 52 31.44 Left 7.8 53 31.6 Right 7 54 31.75 Left 7.1 55 31.97 Right 7.3 56 32.005 Right 6.9 57 32.01 Right 6.7 58 32.01 Right 6.6 59 32.01 Left 6 60 32.21 Right 6.1 61 35.6 Right 6.6 62 35.75 Left 6.3 63 35.83 Right 7.7 64 36.13 Left 7.5 65 36.16 Left 7.4 66 36.18 Left 5.1 67 36.4 Left 6.3 68 36.57 Left 7 69 37.17 Right 6.3 70 37.32 Left 6 71 37.47 Right 6.7 72 38.61 Right 7.3 73 39.4 Left 2.9 74 42.75 Right 6.4 75 43.14 Left 7.5 76 43.18 Left 7.4 Bagh bypass (km 43.3 to km 47.5) 77 43.6 Right 4.6 78 46.79 Right 5.4 Bagh bypass end to Kuksi Junction (km 47.5 to km 50.2) 79 48.12 Right 5.2 80 48.73 Left 7 81 48.75 Left 7.1 82 49.12 Left 5.7 83 49.5 Right 6.2 84 49.6 Left 7.9 85 49.72 Right 4.8 86 49.75 Left 8 87 49.91 Left 6.4 88 50.215 Right 5.8 Manwar-Mangod (km 42.700 to km 93.080) 1 43.000 Right 6.3 2 43.010 Right 7.4 3 43.100 Left 4.5 4 43.550 Left 6.3 5 43.960 Right 4.0 6 44.210 Right 4.8 7 48.750 Left 6.6

S. No. Proposed Chainage (km) Side Offset from Centreline (m) 8 51.120 Right 4.1 9 53.030 Left 5.5 10 53.040 Left 5.4 11 53.050 Left 4.5 12 53.080 Left 5.2 13 53.090 Left 5.7 14 56.730 Right 2.8 15 57.610 Right 4.2 16 63.090 Right 7.2 17 70.910 Left 7.2 18 72.460 Right 4.3 19 88.000 Left 4.6 20 88.050 Right 4.1 21 91.100 Right 7.6 22 91.360 Right 7.1 23 92.400 Right 3.9 Source: DPR and Strip Mapping Design and Construction Stage 197. One m onth before t he construction s tarts, c learing and grubbing will be performed by the contractor. All trees within the ROW with 300 mm diameter a t 1 m above the gr ound w ill be c ut, i ncluding t he r emoval o f stumps. All stumps and roots of trees of girth more than 33 mm at above 1 m from the ground level will be culled. 198. There are altogether 88 and 23 trees that are likely to be affected due to the project. Most of the roadside trees are non-fruit bearing in nature. The cutting of trees will have minor to negligible impact on local environment. Moreover, this will be temporary since large number of trees have been planned t o be pl anted on bot h s ides o f t he r oad. This w ill i mprove t he local climatic conditions in long term. Mitigation Measures 199. Requisite permission from forest department shall be obtained for cutting of roadside trees. 200. The project envisages plantation of approximately 616 and 161 trees along both sides of road as per IRC SP: 21 specifications. This will include t he c ompensatory plantation on 1:7 basis replacement rate. Besides, additional plantation s hall be done on river bank s near b ridge sites to enhance the aesthetics and check soil erosion. All tree plantations will be carried out in close consultation with forest department. 201. A range of 10-15 m centre-to-centre is recommended for spacing of trees (parallel to the road). Setback distance of trees in different situations shall be based on IRC: SP: 21 and IRC: 66. The distance between the kerb, if any, and t he near est e dge o f t ree t runk s hall be at l east 2 m. The plantation in median shall comprise shrubs whose height would normally not exceed 1-1.5 m and shall be as per IRC SP: 21. 202. For s afe t raffic oper ation, v ertical c learance be tween t he c rown o f the carriageway and l owest part of overhang of the tree available across the 67

roadway shall conform to the standards laid down in IRC: SP: 21. The pit size, fencing, watering, and manuring requirements shall also conform to the above standard. Excess use of pesticides shall be restricted. Planting shall be such that it does not obstruct the visibility of traffic from any side and shall be pleasing in appearance. Operation Stage 203. Positive i mpacts on terrestrial ec ology ar e ex pected du ring t he pr oject operation due to the increase in vegetation and landscaping along the state highway. The Project will coordinate with t he local communities to maintain and enhance the trees planted along the state road. ”No adverse impact is ant icipated dur ing oper ation stage except accidental dam ages or absence of proper tree management“. 204. No direct impact is ant icipated dur ing oper ation stage except accidental damages or absence of proper tree management. Mitigation Measures 205. Arrangement shall be made to ensure survivability of the tree plantation. The S ocial For est D epartment or D ivisional F orest O ffices s hall be consulted or involved in this programme. The tree survivability audit shall also be conducted at least once in a year to assess the effectiveness of the programme. 5.2.2. Aquatic Ecology Design and Construction Stage 206. Large scale/organised fishing was not observed in the rivers/water bodies of the project area. All water bodies are seasonal in nature 207. Improvement o f ex isting em bankments par ticularly al ong t he w aterways will increase s ilt while a ccidental spill of m aterials, c hemicals, and fuels will deteriorate receiving water quality. Mitigation Measures 208. Siltation shall be avoided by measures suggested in Para 173.

Operation Stage 209. No impact is envisaged during operation phase of the project and henc e no mitigation proposed. However, periodic s urveillance shall be conducted to check erosion and siltation in major water bodies. 5.2.3. Fauna Design and Construction Stage 210. Movement of herbivores like Cattle, Goats, Cows, Bulls etc., have been observed in the project section. Mitigation measures 211. Disturbance to these animals will be avoided to the extent possible by restricting t he construction t ime from 6 am – 6 pm . N o food and w aste littering will be ensured to disturb their natural habitat.

212. All precautions will be taken to minimise noise in these areas. Operation Stage 213. Due to movement of herbivores like Cattle, Goats, Cows, Bulls. Mitigation measures 214. A box culvert of 2.5 m height will be provided especially near forest areas for safe passage of animals. 215. Fencing w herever cattle movement i s expected. To avoid the need for cattle underpasses, some of the proposed culverts `near habitations may be widened to facilitate cattle movement. 5.3. Management of Construction Debris/Waste 216. Quarry dust and unused iron bars or damaged support structures constitute significant wastes. Mitigation for solid waste from construction camp has been given in construction camp section. Mitigation measures 217. The ex isting bi tumen s urface c an be ut ilized f or pav ing of c rossroads, access roads, and paving works in construction sites and camps, temporary traffic diversions, haulage routes etc. 218. All excavated materials from roadway, shoulders, verges, drains, cross drainage and the like will be the property of the MPRDC and will be used for backfilling embankments, filling pits, and landscaping. 219. Unusable debr is m aterial s hould be s uitably di sposed o ff at pr e- designated disposal l ocations, with appr oval of the c oncerned authority. The bi tuminous wastes shall be d isposed i n s ecure l andfill s ites onl y in environmentally accepted manner. For removal of debris, wastes and its disposal MOSRTH guidelines should be followed. 220. Unusable and s urplus materials, as determined by the Project Engineer, will be removed and disposed off-site. 221. The l ocations o f dum ping s ites s hould be selected w ith f ollowing considerations. 222. Unproductive/wastelands shall be selected for dumping sites. 223. Away f rom residential areas and l ocated at least 1000 m downwind side of these locations, 224. Dumping sites do not contaminate any water sources, rivers etc, and 225. Dumping sites hav e ad equate c apacity e qual t o t he a mount o f deb ris generated. 226. Public per ception and c onsent from the v illage P anchayats about t he location of debris disposal site has to be obtained before finalizing the location. 227. Form works will be re-used to the extent possible, more than 20 times as dictated by good practice. All stripped formworks will be examined for any damage and rectified in the workshop for re-use. Rectification includes plugging holes, and straightening bent steel props. 69

5.4. Socio-Economic Impact 228. Assessment of project impact on socio-economic conditions point to the conclusions that positive benefits are many fold compared to its adverse impact. 5.4.1. Positive Impacts 229. Road-side ec onomic ac tivities w ill increase due t o i ncreased nu mber of vehicle us ing t he r oad. E conomic ac tivities s upporting transport l ike gasoline stations, aut omotive r epair shops, lodging, and r estaurants are expected to increase. Increase agro-industrial activities are also expected to take advantage of improved access to urban centres where there are higher demands and better prices for agricultural products. Other generic benefits of such projects are (i) Reduction in travel time (ii) better mode and f requency of transport ( iii) access t o q uality heath care f acilities, educational and other infrastructural facilities (iv) enhanc ed tourism activities i n t he area and s tate which i n m any t erms will boos t the l ocal economy (v) bet ter investment c limate for industries creating more employment opportunities to local people. 5.4.2. Anticipated Negative Impacts 230. Minor losses like problems in accessibility and community linkage, health and s afety dur ing and a fter construction, an d t emporary c hange i n demographic configuration are mitigable with minor to negligible residual impacts. 5.4.2.1 Impacts due to Construction Camp and Immigration of Workers 231. Poor siting and i mproper management of construction camp may lead to several adverse impacts on environment viz. (i) loss of vegetation due to use of wood as fuel source for cooking (ii) deterioration in nearby surface water bodi es’ q uality ( iii) c ompaction and c ontamination o f s oil due t o uncontrolled disposal of s olid waste ( iv) Poor s anitation m ay r esult t o transmission of communicable diseases among the workers and the host communities. This i nclude t he pos sible s pread o f s exually t ransmitted disease, diseases from improper handling and supply of foodstuffs, poor water supply, insect-borne diseases, and alcoholic and drug. Mitigation measures 232. Construction camp shall be sited at such locations so as to utilise the existing infrastructure. No productive land should be utilised for construction c amp. A ll s ites m ust be gr aded, di tched and r endered free from depressions to avoid water stagnation and necessary provisions for adequate drainage must be made. Accommodation and ancillary facilities including recreational facility for workers shall be erected and maintained to standards and scales approved by the resident eng ineer. All c amps should m aintain minimum di stance o f 500 m f rom habitation and w ater bodies. 233. All construction camps shall be provided with sanitary latrines and urinals with provision of septic tanks attached with soak pits. Storm water drains shall be provided for the flow of used water outside the camp. Drains and ditches s hall be t reated w ith bl eaching pow der on a r egular bas is.

Garbage bi ns must be provided i n t he c amp and r egularly em ptied and disposed off in a hygienic manner. The possibility of using LPG cylinders as fuel source for cooking to avoid any tree cutting should be explored. 234. At every workplace, the Contactor will ensure, in collaboration with local health aut horities t hat a r eadily a vailable f irst-aid uni t i ncluding an adequate supply of sterilized dressing materials and appliances shall be provided. Workplaces r emote and far aw ay f rom regular hospitals shall have indoor health units with one bed for every 250 workers. 235. The Contractor will ensure the good health and hygiene of all workers to prevent sickness and epidemics. These include the HIV/AIDS prevention program to reduce the risk and transfer of HIV virus between and among the workers and community, promote early diagnosis and as sist affected individuals. A ctivities u nder t he p rogram i nclude m onthly i nformation, education, and c onsultation c ommunication c ampaigns t o w orkers, drivers, delivery crew, and communities on the risk, dangers, and impacts of STD and HIV/AIDS. 236. The Contractor w ill ens ure t hat s ufficient s upply of s uitable and hygienically prepared food at reasonable price is available to the workers. 237. The Contractor will provide adequate and safe water supply for the use of the workers. 238. The Contractor will ensure that all precautions to protect the workers from insect and pest to r educe t he risk t o heal th. This i ncludes t he us e of insecticides which should comply with local regulations. 239. No alcoholic liquor or prohibited drugs will be i mported to, sell, give, and barter to the workers of host community. 240. Migrant workers may be t he potential carriers of various diseases. Local community may get exposed to the diseases carried by migrant workers. Regular health check-up and immunization camps shall also be organized for the workers and nearby population. 5.4.2.2 Safety of Construction Workers and Accident Risk to Local Community Design and Construction Stage 241. The following s afety as pects v iz. ( i) s afety o f construction w orkers, (ii) safety of road users including pedestrians and cyclists (iii) safety to cattle; (iv) safety of local community (iv) unsafe/ hazardous traffic conditions due to c onstruction v ehicle movement need to be considered during de sign and construction stage and (v) conduct of safety audit. Mitigation measures 242. During the construction phase, contractors shall be required to adopt and maintain safe working practices. Internationally accepted and widely used safety procedures should be followed during (i) road works (ii) handling of large construction equipment and machineries, (iii) handling of chemicals and haz ardous m aterials and i nflammable s ubstances (iii) w elding ( iv) electrical works etc. A set of mitigation measures for construction workers have been provided in EMP matrix table. 71

243. Contractor s hall arrange all PPEs for workers, first-aid and f ire f ighting equipments at c onstruction s ites. A n em ergency pl an s hall be pr epared duly approved by engineer in charge to respond to any instance of safety hazard. The contractor will be required to appoint an Accident Prevention Officer (APO) who will conduct regular safety inspections at construction sites. The APO will have the authority to issue instructions and take protective m easures t o prevent accidents. The partial control on ac cess for the project road shall be achieved through measures like service road with physical separation for local traffic, intersections, acceleration/deceleration l anes, v ehicular and p edestrian unde rpasses, median openings with shelter lane. • The partial control on ac cess f or t he project r oad shall be ac hieved through measures like service road with physical separation for local traffic, i ntersections, a cceleration/deceleration l anes, v ehicular and pedestrian underpasses, median openings with shelter lane. • Grade s eparated i ntersections/junctions shall be pr ovided at all m ajor intersections in consistent to IRC: 92 • Pedestrian/cyclist and c attle passageways s hall be pr ovided near identified l ocations. These facilities s hall be pl anned i n ac cordance with the relevant provisions contained i n IRC-11, IRC-17 and IRC-103. T he crossing f acilities can be designed either i n c onjunction w ith g rade intersections or through underpasses. • To av oid di sruption of the ex isting t raffic due to construction a ctivities, comprehensive t raffic m anagement pl an s hall be dr awn up by t he concessionaire. Traffic in construction zones shall be managed as per the provisions of IRC SP 55. • After construction is completed in a particular zone, it shall be opened f or normal oper ation. All di versions/access r oads should be c losed bef ore start of normal operation. • Use of retro-reflectorized traffic signs, and cantilever/gantry types overhead signs, thermoplastic road marking paints, delineators, traffic cones, e mpty bi tumen drums, ba rricades, and flagmen w ill be us ed t o ensure traffic management and safety. Conduct of regular safety audit on safety m easures adopt ed dur ing c onstruction. T he audi t w ill c over manpower and t heir safety, machinery, temporary works, equipment and vehicles, m aterials s torage and handl ing, c onstruction pr ocedures, environment, site safety guidelines, and miscellaneous services. Operation phase 244. Important issues related w ith s afety dur ing operational phas e ar e monitoring of emergencies and establishing procedures to carry out rescues during sudden di sasters s uch a s floods, fires e specially near habited areas. Mitigation Measures 245. It is proposed to explore the feasibility of providing the following facilities:

o Highway patrol unit(s) for round the clock patrolling to provide assistance to the users in case of any need, monitor the travel conditions to provide

information to the control section and to undertake immediate measures for managing the traffic flow in case of any incident.

o Phone boot hs for ac cidental r eporting and a mbulance s ervices with minimum response time for rescue of any accident victims.

o Tow-away facility for the break down vehicles. 246. MPRDC m ay also e xplore the possibility of coordination with operating agency of intersecting National Highways to have common facilities and share the costs as appropriate. 5.4.3. Obstruction and Disruption of Traffic Construction Phase 247. Disruption o f ac cess to i nfrastructure o r s ocial r esource due t o construction activity will cause nuisance and to a certain extent additional cost t o the publ ic i n t erms o f l onger travel per iod due t o di version or heavier traffic. It will also pose risk of accident to motorist at night if these blockages and disruption are not clearly demarcated. Mitigation Measures 248. The contractor will submit a Traffic Plan to the Project Engineer at least two w eeks before the c onstruction s tarts that w ill r esult t o obs truction. The pl an w ill include a drawing o f t emporary di versions and det ails o f arrangement. It will al so i nclude pl an f or t ransportation of r aw m aterials like quarry, sand etc. A section of the Traffic Plan will be a Control Plan that details how the safety of the pedestrians and workers and delineation of t he r oadway at ni ght. T his pl an w ill r ecommend f or appr oval of s afe and convenient temporary diversion of traffic during construction, design of barricades, delineators, signs, markings, lights, and flagmen, among others. 249. Paved shoulder will be provided on one side of the existing road by the contractor with the following minimum requirements: • At least one 3.5 m lane to remain to traffic at all times • The s urface us ed by t he t hrough traffic w ill be firm bi tuminous compacted surface free of defect • The maximum continuous length over which construction under traffic may take place is limited to 750 meters. • Construction activity will be restricted to only one side of the existing road. 250. On stretches where it is not possible to pass the traffic on t he part width of existing carriageway, temporary paved diversions will be constructed. These pav ed di versions w ill c omply with s tandards on junctions and temporary cross drainage. 251. Transportation of quarry material to the construction sites through heavy vehicles s hall be done t hrough ex isting major r oads to t he ex tent possible. This will restrict wear and tear to the village/minor roads. Small 73

vehicles/un-motorised v ehicle c an al so be us ed for i ts further transportation to the construction sites from temporary storage areas. 5.4.4. Transportation and Storage of Materials 252. The c onstruction m aterial pr imarily will c onsist o ff a ggregate, s and, cement, bi tumen, l ubricating oi l and fuel for v ehicle and c onstruction equipments. These will be stored temporarily at construction camps. Oils, fuels and c hemicals w ill be s tored on concreted pl atform w ith s pill collection pi ts w hile c ement w ill be s tored under c over. A ll t hese temporary s torage ar eas will be located at least 150 m aw ay from the habitat areas. T he l ikely i mpacts due t o t ransportation and s torage including fugitive emission hav e al ready been covered under di fferent section above. 5.4.4.1 Impact on Land and Private Properties 253. The assessment made by the resettlement expert shall be referred for exact loss of private properties and measures to compensate such losses. Environmental screening of resettlement sites, if required for the project, shall be carried out. Besides monetary compensation for any loss of private trees, compensatory afforestation and extensive plantation has been incorporated in the EMP to have long-term environmental benefits. 254. Income restoration measures/livelihood options for vulnerable group/resource poor sections and ot her affected pe rsons as recommended by social de velopment/resettlement expert shall be implemented. 5.4.4.2 Impact on Common Property Resources 255. There ar e v arious t ypes o f c ommunity s tructures/ facilities/utilities al ong the pr oposed al ignment. Geometric adj ustments hav e been made t o minimize the loss to any such facilities. Any such structures even falling within ROW but out of required formation width shall be s aved. Alternate access has to be p rovided to these structures during construction stage. No community s tructures ar e l ikely t o be di smantled/relocated. The impact on other community properties has been provided at Table 5.2.

Table 5.3 : Common Property Resources Along the Alignment

Chainage Offset from edge S. No. Feature Side (km) of road (m) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1 1.300 Temple Right 19.20 2 2.500 Temple Right 11.70 3 5.600 Cemetery Left 42.70 4 7.000 Temple Left 14.70 5 7.500 Temple Right 12.55 6 16.000 Temple Left 8.00 7 19.800 School Left 15.70 8 20.500 Bus shelter Left 7.50 9 21.400 School Right 19.10 10 22.000 Temple Left 11.60 11 22.050 Bus shelter Right 6.90 12 22.100 School Left 9.70 13 25.000 Temple Right 15.90 14 26.200 Temple Left 3.0 15 26.400 Bus shelter Right 6.85 16 28.600 Bus shelter Right 7.30 17 30.300 Bus shelter Right 9.60 18 32.050 Temple Right 12.70 19 32.400 Bus shelter Left 10.50 20 34.400 Bus shelter Left 7.10 21 38.600 Temple Left 11.50 22 38.600 Temple Right 20.30 23 39.150 Bus shelter Right 14.60 24 42.400 Temple Right 24.00 25 43.300 Temple Right 6.40 Manawar-Mangod 1 43.370 Temple Left 3.0 2 44.000 Temple Left 7.2 3 45.900 Mosque Left 4.8 4 49.000 Temple Right 13.2 5 49.000 School Right 10.3 6 49.600 Bus shelter Left 10.3 7 50.000 Temple Left 12.0 8 51.000 Temple Left 30.0 9 51.400 School Right 8.9 10 52.800 Temple Right 9.7 11 53.000 School Right 7.3 12 57.500 Temple Right 24.0 13 59.500 Bus shelter Right 8.3 14 60.400 Temple Left 19.9 15 60.400 Temple Right 20.0 16 61.200 Temple Right 10.6 17 63.300 Temple Right 10.1 75

Chainage Offset from edge S. No. Feature Side (km) of road (m) Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 18 63.700 School Left 6.4 19 64.400 Bus shelter Right 15.4 20 66.000 School Left 7.7 21 69.300 School Right 20.4 22 71.300 Temple Right 6.8 23 76.500 Temple Right 7.9 24 76.600 School Left 8.1 25 78.650 Bus shelter Right 8.9 26 82.100 Temple Right 9.1 27 84.200 Temple Left 12.4 28 85.500 Temple Right 13.7 29 85.800 Temple Left 23.0 30 86.000 Temple Right 18.9 31 86.450 Temple Right 16.6 32 87.150 Temple Left 3.0 33 87.250 Temple Left 6.8 34 87.300 Temple Right 5.7 35 87.350 Temple Left 12.6 36 87.700 Temple Right 15.2 37 87.950 Bus shelter Left 7.5 38 90.600 Temple Left 20.6 39 91.750 Temple Left 13.6 Source: DPR 5.5. Cumulative and Induced Impact 256. Cumulative Impact: The area along the present road sections SH-35 and 38 i s dev eloping. T he road al ready ex ists and pr oposed pr oject w ill facilitate the pace of development. Some of the cumulative impacts will be det erioration i n t he ai r and noi se q uality es pecially at t he c ongested locations like Ringnod, Taanda, Bagh on SH-35 and Gopalpur, Jeerabad and Amjhera due t o increased traffic. The ancillary development activity due t o t he i mproved r oad c onditions w ill f urther put pr essure o n agricultural lands and vegetated areas such as Kanjrota, Bheelkhedi, Ambasoti, Lunhera, Borjeeri, Dedli. However, these activities will be slow and impacts are expected to be minimal. 257. The project is expected to improve long time water flooding, soil erosion conditions es pecially ne ar K eshwi R iver and ot her r olling t errain ar eas due to additional culverts and over-toppings. The higher amount of compensatory a fforestation ( 1:7) w ill i ncrease t he aes thetics al ong t he ROW and help in bringing the positive impact on the sourroundings. The improved a ccessibility will also r esult i n i ncreased i ndustrial and commercial developments especially near Taanda, Bagh, Gopalpur, Amjhera etc. The net impacts are expected to be more positive. 258. Induced Impact - The induced impact from the project will be m ainly due to t he related de velopmental ac tivities and i mproved i nfrastructural development l ike bui lding c onstruction and c ommercial es tablishment.

This i s l ikely t o r esult i n net pos itive i mpact due t o ov erall s ocial development 77

6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 6.1. Consultation Method and Information Disclosed 259. Consultations w ere hel d dur ing di fferent s tages o f t he preparation o f IEE. To address the key environmental issues, consultations at various levels with local people and government departments were conducted to arrive at s ocially and t echnically ac cepted s olutions. A comprehensive consultation with all stakeholders was conducted at the project section. 260. Stakeholder’s consultations were held with the intent to understand their concerns, apprehensions, overall opinion and s olicit recommendations to improve project design. Informal meetings, interviews were organized covering t he ent ire pr oject s tretch. The i nformal c onsultation generally started w ith ex plaining t he s ub pr ojects, followed by an e xplanation t o potential impacts. Participant’s views were gathered with regard to loss of agricultural l and, effect on air and noise quality of the area due to traffic, water availability, accident and risk. 261. The di scussions w ere d esigned t o receive m aximum i nputs from t he participants regarding their ac ceptability and env ironmental c oncerns arising out o f t he s ub-project. They w ere g iven t he br ief out line o f t he project to which their opinion was sought. Suggestions were also sought for mitigating any potential adverse impact. 6.2. Compliance with Relevant Regulatory Requirements 262. In India, public consultation is mandatory in case of Category A and B 1 category projects7 in select conditions. Being a category B project as per ADB Environmental Guidelines 2003, consultation was carried out during t he early stage o f IEE r eport preparation. T he requirement o f public consultation during the implementation of the project has been proposed as part of the mitigation plan. 263. Public c onsultation w as under taken c onsistent w ith t he A DB requirements. All the five principles of information dissemination, information solicitation, integration, co-ordination and engagement i nto dialogue were incorporated in the consultation process. A framework of different environmental impacts likely from the project was strengthened and modified based on opinions of all those consulted, especially in the micro l evel b y s etting up dialogues with t he v illage peopl e f rom whom information on site facts and prevailing conditions were collected.

7 As per schedule I of EIA notification number S.O. 1533, dated 14th September 2006. This notification also defines when a public consultation is mandatory.

6.2.1. Consultation with Executing Agency 264. Officials of executing agency provided technical information’s about the project. All issues related to effective implementation of EMP, grievance redress m echanism, various c learances/consent and pe rmission required pr ior t o and dur ing implementation were discussed. Mr. Vivek Aggarwal and Mr. P.K. Chaturvedi, Managing Director and Deputy General M anager o f M adhya P radesh R oad D evelopment C orporation (MPRDC), expressed their organization’s commitment to implement the project i n env ironmentally s ustainable wa y and as per the applicable laws/regulations/guidelines and safeguard requirements of ADB and the country. They also shared about lessons learnt from ongoing project. 6.2.2. Consultation with other Government Departments 265. All r elevant g overnment depar tments/agencies i ncluding forest and wildlife, fisheries, pollution control board, water resources, and DRDA were c onsulted f or c ollection of av ailable i nformation t heir v iews/ comments and suggestions about the project. 266. Forest o fficials of t he D har district informed about t he ex istence o f forests in the project area. They were also interacted about the existing rules and no rms with r egards to forest r esources and c ompensation in case of cutting of roadside trees. The official’s assured their cooperation in compensatory afforestation work. 267. The list of government officials contacted, along with purpose/objective has been summarised in Table 6.1.

Table 6.1 Summary of Consultation with Government Officials S. Name of Official Department Issue discussed No. Consulted PCCF (Working Plan), Status of forest in state, Impacts on 1. Mr. Dubey Forest D epartment, forest, mitigation options, Satpura Bhavan, Bhopal Environmental friendly forest activities Sr. Scientist, Environmental Issues in the state, legal Madhya P radesh framework of MoE F and r evised E IA 2. Dr. Rita Kauri Pollution Control Board notification 2006, a pplicable p ermits & Paryavaran B havan, clearances, Impacts of proposed project Bhopal on environment, Scientist, Environmental Issues in the state, legal Madhya P radesh framework of MoE F and r evised E IA 3. Dr. Abhay Saxena Pollution Control Board notification 2006, a pplicable p ermits & Paryavaran B havan, clearances, Impacts of proposed project Bhopal on environment, Environmental qua lity i n the state and Superintending Engineer major urban centres. Capacity of Mr. Rajesh Madhya P radesh pollution control board in environmental 4. Srivastava Pollution Control Board management and m onitoring Paryavaran B havan, requirements of S PCB in t he pr oposed Bhopal project. 79

S. Name of Official Department Issue discussed No. Consulted Dy. Conservator of Status of forest in state, Impacts on 5. Mr. S. P. Sharma Forest, F orest forest, mitigation options, Department, Bhopal Environmental friendly forest activities

Conditions of r oad net work i n s tate, scope of road improvement, Managing Director, 6. Mr. Vivek Aggarwal environmental issues r elated with r oad MPRDC, Bhopal improvement, capacity enhancement of MPRDC, future plans Conditions o f r oad net work i n s tate, DGM (Enviornment), scope of road improvement, 7. Mr. Alok Chaturvedi MPRDC, Bhopal environmental issues r elated with r oad improvement Conditions of r oad net work i n s tate, scope of road improvement, Mr. Piyush.K. environmental issues r elated with r oad 8 DGM, MPRDC, Bhopal Chaturvedi improvement, i mplementation s chedule of various activities, organizational setting of MPRDC, Ram Samujh, Status of forests along the project road, Forest Guards, Range Diwakar – Forest presence of f lora and f auna s pecies i n 9. officers, l ocal Guard the f orests, f orest boun daries and road communality leaders encroachments

6.2.3. Consultation with NGOs 268. All t he N GOs welcome t he pr oject. T hey ex press c oncern ov er afforestation programme. NGOs also demand to pay attention for survival rate o f the t rees. A wareness c amp am ong t he peopl e r egarding road safety is also suggested. The outcome of consultation with NGOs is summarised below in Table 6.2.

Table 6.2 : Summary of Consultation with NGOs Contact Name of NGOs Remarks Person BYPASS - Bhopal Y uwa Mr. Akhilesh • Welcomed the project Paryavaran Shikshan Singh Yadav • Raised concerns about the impact on and Samajik Sansthan reserve forests through the project stretch Chunabhatti, • Expressed his concern about use of fodder Bhopal,M.P.-16 from t he f orest bei ng us ed dur ing construction phase • Suggested m inimal t ree c utting an d proportional afforestation Ecosake Society for Mr. Kinshuk • Welcomed the project Environment Tiwary • Expressed hi s d esire that a dequate Conservation and Social compensation s hould b e provided, as per Awareness the l atest R &R policy, to t he pe ople Bhopal-16 affected from this project • Desired m inimal i mpacts on f orest and other m ineral resources in the region f rom

Contact Name of NGOs Remarks Person the project • Desired i nvolvement of Loc al s killed a nd unskilled labour dur ing c onstruction activities Green Hurt Nature Club Jai Sharma • Welcomed the project M.P. Nagar, Bhopal-11 • Emphasized the need of plantation of local tree species for the roadside plantations. • Raised his c oncerns on t he l and filing/borrow activity s uggested abo ut prevention of top soil • Desired the need of awareness/ training program for t he c ontractors and l abourers to educate them for environmental issues. Forum for Environmental Dr. R. Mathur • Welcomed the project Protection • Expressed h is c oncern r egarding water Gwalior - 474011 logging problem during construction phase at many places. • Raised h is c oncerns a bout h ealth and safety s chemes t o be pr ovided t o construction labours es pecially d uring monsoon period. • Emphasized on the need of identification of sites f or di sposal of c onstruction d ebris before the start of civil works. • Wanted ba nning of o ld vehicles on t hese roads b y G overnment t o r educe t he pollution. Energy Environment and Ajit Kumar • Welcomed the project Development Group Saxena • Raised h is c oncerns a bout t he pr oblem of R-12, II Floor electricity and its r ole i n num ber of Above Central Color Lab accidents that occurred on this road due to Bhopal - 462003 it. • Enquired a bout t he compensation to be provided to the displaced/affected people. Centre for Envirocare Mahendra • Welcomed the project and Energy Technology Kumar Shukla • Expressed h is c oncerns about t he c utting E-7/466 Arera Colony of trees and stressed the need for their Bhopal - 462016 rehabilitation and afforestation. Madhya Pradesh • Suggested the need of increasing the awareness am ong c ontractors, l abourers and villagers. 6.3. Beneficiaries’ Comments 269. The p roject has i mmense ac ceptability am ong the l ocal peopl e. They perceived that in addition to providing all weather connectivity, the sub- project road will bring positive socio-economic changes in the area. Local peopl e m ainly di scussed on i ssues related t o rehabilitation and resettlement and proper vigilance of construction work. They suggested minimising a cquisition o f a gricultural l and as m uch as pos sible s ince livelihood of the people is principally dependent on agriculture. 81

270. Other common demands included issues related with increase in traffic due to improved road conditions. The list of participants, their views, and outcome of the consultations have been summarised in Table 6.3.

Table 6.3 Consultation with local community S. Village Name of Particpiant Issues and Outcomes No. Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 1. Rajgarh Ashok Balooch . Welcomed the project (forest guard) . Complained about t he bad r oad c onditions Gulab singh chauhan especially due t o w hich m any ac cidents take (forest guard) place. Raju sharma . Expressed their concern on t he safety aspect in (mechanic) the post-project scenario. Gulab singh (grocery . Concerned about land acquisition and shop owner) compensation to the affected people. Prem kunwar . Informed abou t t he poo r gr oundwater c ondition (STD/PCO) and the villagers purchase it from tankers at the Babu lal (labour) cost of Rs. 300/tanker . Electricicty problem is also acute . No fishery activity reported by the villagers . Informed about us e o f fertilizers and pes ticides for agricultural activities . Informed about the frequent movement of animals like neelgai, deer, rabbit, peacock on the road durinh night time 2. Tanda Dewaan singh . Welcomed the project Forest sisodia (Range . Informed abou t t he forest s tretches w ithin t heir Range officer) range and v erified t he r ange o f this pr oject Office Prahlad singh pawar section coming under forests (clerk, range office) . Confirmed t he movement o f ani mals on t he D.S. waghela (clerk) project section Anita Nigwal (forest . Informed about t he pl antations done by t heir guard) department on this stretch Ramesh solanki (forest guard) Jagad singh (forest guard) Manawar-Mangod 1. Amjhera Kishori Lal (tailor) . Welcomed the project Dasharath (tea shop . Complained about the flood condition on the road owner) during monsoon due to its low elevation. Ramesh (farmer) . Expressed t heir concern on t he safety aspect in Mohan (farmer) the post-project scenario. Presently it is 4-5 in a Babulal (farmer) month. Dharmendra (vendor) . Concerned about land acquisition and Mangilal (villager) compensation to the affected people. . Informed about t he m ovement o f ani mals l ike neelgai, dee r e tc on t he pr oject s ection dur ing night time.

S. Village Name of Particpiant Issues and Outcomes No. Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh . No fishery activity reported by the villagers . Informed about us e o f fertilizers and pes ticides for agricultural activities 2. Borjeeri Kuma singh (tribal) . Welcomed the project Melu (tribal) . Objected to any tree cutting in the project Sujha (tribal) section.

Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh

Plate 1: Discussion with local people at Rajgarh and Bhilkhedi village

Plate 2: Information obtained at forest range office Tanda Manawar-Mangod 83

Plate 3: Discussion with local people at Amjhera village

7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND GRIEVANCE REDDRESS MECHANISM

7.1. Environmental Management Plan 1. The E nvironmental M anagement P lan ( EMP) i s pr epared t o facilitate effective i mplementation o f r ecommended mitigations m easures with defined r oles and r esponsibility, r egulatory c ompliance r equirements, stages o f i mplementation w ith l ocation, t ime f rame and c osts. The mitigation measures are proposed to eliminate or minimise the identified impact associated with design, construction and oper ation stages of t he project, to acceptable level by adopting the most feasible options. 2. The EMP consists of action plans for (i) implementation of recommended mitigation measures, (ii) environment quality monitoring during construction and operation stage to assess the effectiveness of mitigation measures pr oposed, an d ( iii) i nstitutional c apacity bui lding and t raining. The EMP is detailed at Appendix 7.1.

7.1.1. Social D evelopment and I ndigenous P eople D evelopment P rogram (IPDP) 3. A s eparate S ocial I mpact A ssessment s tudy i s under taken and s ocial development programme is addressed as per this study. The involuntary resettlement issue is also addressed under separate study. However, the correlated i ssues l ike safety o f habi tats and w orkers, protection o f common phy sical c ultural r esources, s afe pa ssage o f habi tats ar e addressed under environmental assessment and mitigation plan. 4. Since there is no indigenous population likely to be affected in the project area, IPDP i s no t env isaged. This has to be c onfirmed bas ed on t he social assessment.

7.1.2. Emergency Response Plan 5. Assessment of nature, type and ex tent o f project activities establishes that accidents on paved roads and c onsequent spillage can be t he more frequent em ergency. O ther s ituation i ncludes r oad ov ertopping due t o heavy f lood. I t i s s uggested to dev elop a c ommunication and r esponse system t o minimize t he response time. The project authorities shall be prepared to counteract against such emergency either by developing in- house capabilities or by associating with any competent agency. 7.2. Environmental Monitoring Program (EMoP) 6. The environmental monitoring programme is prepared with aim to monitor the environmental performance of environmental management plan. The EMOP is planned with the focus on following objectives: • To the assess the effectiveness of mitigation measures proposed • To as sess t he c hange in env ironmental quality dur ing c onstruction and operation stage with respect to before the project scenario. 85

• To assess compliance to regulatory requirements • To monitor the status of c orrective ac tion taken in c ase of deviation from the planned measures or regulatory requirements. This will be used as performance indicators for the project. A monitoring plan defining the parameters to be monitored, w ith sampling locations, frequency o f measurements, c ost and responsibility f or v arious component of env ironment i s prepared for al l s tages o f pr oject and provided as Appendix 7.2.

7.2.1. Monitoring schedule and performance indicator 7. The monitoring schedule has been developed based on the possible occurrence of adverse impacts and required mitigation actions. However, this schedule is subject to change depending on the analysis results obtained. The performance indicators and protocol for changing the monitoring schedule is given below. 7.2.1.1.1 Tree Plantation 8. The 75% s urvival r ate o f r e-plantation s hall be m onitored on t he first year of t he ope ration p hase. I f the s urvival r ate i s f ound bel ow 70% , survival rate monitoring shall be again taken up after 3 years. This cycle should continue until the 70% survival rate is achieved. 7.2.1.1.2 Soil Erosion and Drainage Congestion 9. No s ignificant s oil er osion pr oblem i s ant icipated due t o t he p roject either in the construction phase or in the operation phase. However, in the c onstruction phas e, s ome l ocalised s oil er osion m ay be not iced owing t o c onstruction ac tivities. H owever, i f soil er osion i s not iced during construction and operation phase, the corrective action shall be initiated and frequency of check be increased to assess the tendency of occurrence. 10. The cross dr ainage structure shall be free from s iltation. V isual c heck shall be m ade periodically to identify any drainage congestion or water logging along the road. Appropriate corrective action shall be taken to clear the congestion and prevent reoccurrence. 7.2.1.1.3 Air and Noise Quality 11. Due t o t he variability of t he c onstruction activities, nam ely c hanges i n batch composition, type of construction activity and other anthropogenic influences, the ambient air quality of the project area may change. If the air quality with respect to any parameter exceeds by more than 25% of its last monitored value, the monitoring frequency shall be doubled and cause of the increase investigated. If the construction activities are found to be the reason for this increase, suitable measures should be adopted. 12. Similarly, due to the variability in traffic movement, namely changes in traffic volume, traffic compositions and other anthropogenic influences, the noi se q uality i n t he pr oject ar ea i s l ikely t o c hange. I f t he noi se quality ex ceeds by 20 % o f the appl icable am bient noi se quality

standard or 5% of its last monitored value, the monitoring frequency shall be increased and the cause of the increase investigated. If the construction activities are found to be the reason for this increase, suitable measures should be adopted. 7.2.1.1.4 Water Quality 13. No significant change in water q uality is per ceived due t o t he pr oject in the operation phase. However, in the construction phase, the monitored values f or pH , B OD, COD, T DS, DO and Oil & Grease m ight c hange owing to construction activities. Hence, it is suggested that if the monitored v alue f or any w ater quality par ameter ex ceeds by m ore than 20% o f i ts l ast m onitored s tatus t he monitoring frequency s hall be increased.

7.2.2. Authorities and their Responsibilities for Implementation of EMoP 14. The most essential component of the Environment Monitoring Plan is the execution of the Plan in accordance with the monitoring schedule provided therein. The field officer concerned at PIU will be responsible for timely monitoring of various parameters and compliance with the mitigative m easure pr oposed. H e c an ex ecute t his t ask through supervision c onsultant. A r esultant dat abase i s pr oposed t o b e maintained. A Management Information System (MIS) is also put in place for effective flow of information between various levels and functions within the MPRDC. 15. The monitoring reports shall be sent to Sr. Manager (Environment & Social) at head office with copy to Divisional Officer. 7.3. Institutional Setting and Proposed Implementation Arrangement 16. M. P. State Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) is responsible for the dev elopment o f s tate r oads. M PRDC has s et up di visional of fices which act as Project Implementation Unit (PIU). Each PIU is headed by Divisional officer who is supported various engineers (field officers). These field officers also have the responsibility to comply with various regulatory per mitting and c ompliance m onitoring r equirement. A Sr Manager ( Environment & Social) i s posted at H ead Q uarter who is responsible for ov erall env ironment and s ocial m anagement o f sub projects. H e r eports t o Dy G eneral M anager w ho i s r esponsible for the implementation o f M PSRP_II and c o-ordinate with A DB t o monitor al l environmental requirements of this subproject. 17. For s ubproject pl anning and i mplementation, P roject I mplementation Unit/s (PIUs) are established. This is headed by Divisional Officer and supported by Fi eld o fficers. It i s pr oposed t o d esignate one o f t he field officers w ith addi tional r esponsibility of env ironment and s ocial management. This officer shall be given adequate training for effective environmental m anagement and m onitoring. The designated field officer will be r esponsible f or i mplementation and monitoring o f E MP. Fi eld Officer will monitor the compliance directly or with the help of supervision consultant. SQC will also supervise the contractor for complying the EMP requirements, monitoring requirements and obtaining the required 87

permits. D ivisional of ficer w ill ov erall r esponsible f or ens uring e ffective implementation of EMP at PIU level who will ensure it through field officer and S QC. Fi eld o fficer w ill be f ully r esponsible f or oper ation s tage monitoring. 18. The EMP will be i ncluded in the construction contract and t he contractor will be r esponsible f or i ts i mplementation. MPRDC will m onitor t he implementation of these m itigation measures by t he contractors t hrough Sr. Manager E nvironment, Fi eld O fficers at P IU and S QC. The f ield officers at P IU l evel w ill be r esponsible for compliance m onitoring an d periodic reporting to divisional officer and Sr. Manager Environment at Head office. 19. The roles and duties of various agencies responsible for monitoring have been out lined i n Table 7. 1. The flow di agram d epicting the i nstitutional arrangement for i mplementation E MP and E MoP has been g iven as Figure 7.1. Table 7.1 : Roles and Duties of Implementing Agency/Organisations HQ MPRDC Contractor PIU Supervision Consultant • Obtain s tatutory • Obtain per mits as • Joint verification to • Assist and ad vise t he clearances r equired required during be c arried o ut by PIU in matters relating during pre-construction construction stage HQ, P IU, S C to en vironment and stage Contractor Env. social matters. • Joint V erification Manager. • overall project Exercise i ncluding, • Compliance r eporting coordination a nd PMU C MU, SC f or • Overall Supervision to EMP and clearance management t hrough review of EMP of i mplementation of conditions PIU supported by SC EMP • Interaction with S r • Provide c orrective • Interaction a nd Manager ( Env. & • Environmental action i f any de viation Reporting to ADB. Social) , PIU and SC monitoring t hrough to EMP is identified Submission of approved laboratory progress r eports to • Contractor’s E nv. or through SC • Part of Joint ADB a tleast onc e i n a Officer will be primarily Verification E xercise • Verification of year. responsible f or to be c arried out b y implementation EMP consent t aken b y HQ, P IU a nd • Effective contractor for Contractor f or r eview • implementation of Filling of R eporting opening of bor row of E MP f or EMP and Monitoring of Format and submitting areas, and setting up modification in EMP to SC labour c amps. enhancement Ensuring r estoration • Compilation of data • Monitoring t hrough measures (if required) as per initial relating t o approved agency. agreement w ith l and • Ensure that the implementation of • Preparation of v arious owner contractor def ine t he EMP. plans f or ef fective cost of env ironmental • Keeping records of • Advising and implementation of measures l ike bor row all consents obtained suggesting corrective EMP as detailed out in area r ehabilitation et c by contractor. measures to adhere to EMP and submitting it which are s hown as time schedule for for approval to SC • Compilation of dat a part of c onstruction implementation of relating to cost under EMP • EMP. Identification of s ites implementation of matrix ( Appendix 7. 1) for l abour c amps, hot before t he s tart of • EMP. Carry o ut mix pl ant, batch m ix construction. T his • verification/supervision plant, debris disposal Filling of Summary amount s hall be exercises f or etc Sheets and reporting released aga inst implementation of to HQ. completion of

EMP w ith respect t o • Approval of pl ans respective E MP modification (if prepared b y measures. required) for contractor • enhancement Supervise • Addressing measures. implementation of grievances of l ocal EMP/EMoP by community and contractor information • dissemination Develop good through practices construction NGOs/CBOs. guidelines t o as sist contractor i n implementation of EMP • Conduct Consultations programs w ith t he stakeholders on regular bas is t o g et first hand information on t he inconvenience caused to contractor’s activities su ch a s noise, debris di sposal etc. • Ensure s ubmission of compliance report t o EMP/EMoP on ce in six month to PIU

HQ MPRDC Asian DY General Manager Developmen (MPSRSP II) t Bank

Social and Env. Group (Proposed) Sr. Manager (Env and Social) Supported by Manager Env. and Social (proposed)

PIU Supervision Consultant Contractor Divisional Officer supported by field Officers

Field Officer – (Proposed to be designated with additional responsibility of Env. And Social)

Need Based Support from Approved Monitoring Agency and Independent Subject Experts and Institutions

Figure 7.1 : Proposed Structure for EMP/EMOP Implementation

7.3.2. Institutional / Capacity Building 20. Capacity B uilding: As per t he ex isting s tructure, one o fficer a t S r. Manager Level is responsible for Environmental and social aspect at MPRDC. Considering t he i ncreasing magnitude of ac tivities, i t i s proposed that another manager level officer be appointed to support Sr. manager’s ac tivities. T he g roup s hall be nam ed as E nvironmental and Social G roup. To f acilitate and streamline this group’s a ctivities it is proposed to develop the Environmental and social impact guidelines. This will standardise the impact assessment, regulatory compliance and environmental quality monitoring mechanism. 21. Training and Awareness: To enh ance t he capacity of o fficials for effective implementation of proposed mitigation measures and monitoring the resultant effects, as well as create awareness amongst workers and public, the training and awareness programme is planned and is given as Table 7.2. The institutions/agencies like regional office of MoEF, SPCB/CPCB, and I ndian I nstitute o f Technologies c an be c onsulted for such t rainings. I ndependent s ubject’s ex perts/consultants (e.g., fo r the environmental awareness program, impact assessment specialist will be the resource person) can also be the resource persons to i mpart trainings. These experts / agencies shall be appointed based on specific need for the training. Table 7.2 : Combined Training Budget for MPSRP II

Combined Training Budget for MPSRP II S. Target Subject(s) Method Time Basis for Costs Estimation No. group Frame and Training Training Delivery Estimate Material d Cost Preparation 1 All staffs Environmental Lectures Before @ Rs 2.0 Reproduction of Training of MPRDC Overview: cum beginning Lacs Material Rs 24,000 (@ Rs. including Environmental interactio of the 200 per set for 120 sets ) PIU Regulations, s ub- n implemen project project related tation of Training Delivery: staff provisions of the sub- Honorarium and travel cost involved in various A cts/ project. of the faculty Rs 2.0 lac (@ implement Guidelines, E IA 50,000 per programme for 4 ation of notification, process INR 6.24 programmes) the project and m ethodology Lakhs and Select for IEE, EMPs Venue and other facility NGOs. costs Rs 2.0 lacs ( @ Rs 50000 per programme with 25 participants in each) 2 Field Implementation of Worksho Before @ Rs 2.0 -do- Officer EMPs: ps and the Lacs (Env) at Basic features of an Seminars constructi PIU, EMP, P lanning, on begins Supervisio designing a nd n execution of INR 6.24 91

Consultant environmental Lakhs ’s mitigation a nd Environme enhancement ntal measures, Specialists monitoring a nd and Select evaluation of NGOs environmental conditions – during construction and operation 3 Sr Environmentally Worksho Before @ Rs 3.0 -do- Manager, Sound ps and the Lacs Manager Construction Site visits constructi at Head Practices: on Quarter Clean construction and Field technology, INR 6.24 officer at alternatives Lakhs PIU, , materials and design techniques for team, construction, Waste Supervisio Management and n minimization in Consultant construction, Constructi pollution control on devices and Contractor methods for s’ staff construction sites and equipment, Environmental clauses in contract documents and their implications, protection of flora and fauna Environmental monitoring during construction 4 PIU and Monitoring Lectures, During @ Rs 1.5 Reproduction of Training Supervisio Environmental Worksho initial Lacs Material Rs 24,000 (@ Rs. n Performance p and site phases of 200 per set for 120 persons Consultant during visits constructi ) , NGOs Construction: on and Air, Water, Soil and Training Delivery: communit Noise, t ree s urvival INR 5.0 Honorarium and travel cost y Monitoring Lakhs of the faculty Rs 1.6 lac (@ representa requirement and 40,000 per programme for 4 tives techniques, programmes) Evaluation a nd Review of r esults, Venue and other facility Performance costs Rs 1.6 lacs ( @ Rs indicators an d t heir 40,000 per programme with applicability, 25 participants in each) possible corrective actions, r eporting requirements and

mechanisms

Total Rs 23.72 Training lacs or Costs Say Rs. 24 lacs

22. Management System: It is proposed to develop standard environmental guidelines for impact assessment, management plan, and monitoring. It is recommended to develop an Environmental Management and Reporting Systems following international standards like ISO 14001. 7.4. Grievance Redress Mechanism 23. Any en vironmental g rievance r eceived f rom publ ic or s takeholders concerning the project will be directed to the concerned PIU. Firstly, field officer w ill as sess i f t he g rievances ar e genuine or s uggestion i s acceptable. Accordingly, response will be given within 15-30 days through suitable m ode by t he field of ficer with t he appr oval of Divisional O fficer. In case PIU is unable to resolve the issue, the matter will be forwarded to Sr. Manager ( Environment & Social) at head quarter who will take it up further and resolve. The corrective and preventing action will be taken in a time bound manner as per response given to the stakeholders. The outcome shall also form part of quarterly report to ADB. 24. The local community will be informed by the respective supervision consultants about t he o ption t o ex press t heir grievances i f any t hrough the mechanism described above before the start of construction activities. The grievance redress mechanism with the name of concerned official shall also be displayed at MPRDC website, and on notice boards of the PIU office and construction sites. 93

8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1. Conclusions 25. The findings of Environment Assessment indicate that project is unlikely to c ause any s ignificant environmental i mpacts. While s ome o f the impacts are negative, there are many bearing benefits to the area. Most of t he i mpacts ar e l ikely t o oc cur dur ing c onstruction s tage and ar e temporary in nature and can be mitigated with minor to negligible residual impacts. Some impacts require design consideration and are suitably addressed. The pr oject r eceived i mmense s upport from l ocal peopl e as they perceive that this project will improve the overall connectivity and bring various economic opportunities to the people of the area. 26. The alignment does not pass through or located nearby any ecologically sensitive or pr otected a reas. N o ar chaeological/protected monument i s located in the project vicinity. The land use pattern around the alignment is predominantly agricultural. The significant impact during construction is mainly as sociated w ith m inor i ncrease i n du st bor ne ai r pol lution, increased noise level, nuisance due to movement and operation of vehicles, es tablishment o f t emporary f acilities, h indrance i n ac cessibility to common property resources etc. During operation stage, the main impact m ay be related t o ai r q uality and noi se. O ther i ssues r elates t o road safety including pedestrian and cattles. 27. Environmental s creening and a ssessment o f l ikely i mpacts, the pr oject has been categorised as Category ‘B’. The effective implementation o f environmental management plan will facilitate in minimising the environmental impact to acceptable level. No additional studies or need of undertaking detailed EIA is envisaged at this stage. 28. Key findings of the IEE are summarised in following paragraphs: • There ar e s everal c anals and dr ains c utting ac ross t he p roject alignment. The m ajor r ivers c rossing t he pr oject ar ea ar e Mahi and Bagh. The topography of t he subproject area is marked by elevated plains and low altitude hills which cause water logging during monsoon season, especially near the surface water bodies and canals. Therefore adequate c ross d rainage structures are r equired t o avoid flooding during monsoon season. All necessary measures as suggested in IEE including IRC specifications for embankment formation in waterlogged areas shall be taken into account. • The groundwater condition i n t he pr oject s ection i s poor . H ence, provisions of water harvesting should be adopted. • Since no l and ac quisition i s i nvolved, t he pr oject w ill not a ffect any family. Also, there will be no Impact on community infrastructure as the upgradation is limited to the available ROW. • Ambient noi se l evel i s w ithin pr escribed l imit ex cept nea r bus y intersections such as Ringnod, Taanda, Ambasoti, Aagar etc. Some of the key s uggested measures dur ing c onstruction ar e pr ovision of temporary noi se bar riers and r egulating c onstruction t imings near sensitive locations. Operation stage mitigation includes multilayered

plantation and r estricting hon king near s ensitive ar eas, m aintaining good road conditions and congestion free traffic movement. • Large q uantity of earth is required for the p roject. The availability of government waste land/barren land/uplands etc. is limited in the area. It is recommended to follow the guidelines for borrow area management as suggested in IEE. • Since the sub-project passes through about 9.9 km of reserve forests, the c ondition imposed i n t he forest clearance must b e st rictly implemented. Also, provisions mentioned in the IEE for these locations for the safety of flora and fauna should be strictly imposed. • The c ompensatory afforestation s hould be unde rtaken at 1: 7 basis in close consultation with f orest department. Roadside plantation should be done as per IRC specifications. Additional plantation should be done in consultation at river banks especially at major bridge locations. • Soil er osion al ong em bankment s lope, river bank s, b ridge sites an d river training structures shall be checked through measures suggested in IEE. These measures coupled with silt fencing/brush barrier etc will also help to minimise siltation of water bodies though required at only few locations since most of the water bodies are seasonal in nature. • Predominant land use along the project alignment is agricultural/open area which helps in adequate dispersion of air emission. The increased pollution level during construction stage will be largely localised and temporary in nature. Corridor specific measures to curb emission include maintaining g ood r oad c onditions, improved t raffic regulations and roadside plantation with pollutant absorbent species. • Siting and management of temporary construction facilities i.e. construction c amp, w orkers c amp, hot mix plant, bat ching pl ant, dumping s ites, s tone crusher et c. s hall be do ne i n env ironmentally accepted manner as mentioned in IEE. • Dismantled m aterial s hall be r eused t o t he ex tent pos sible. Le ftover debris shall be di sposed off in environmentally acceptable method and at designated sites. • Risk involved with accidents, community and occupational health safety should be mitigated as per measures provided in IEE. A proper traffic management plan shall be in place well before start of the construction. 29. Post Environmental Assessment Surveillance and Monitoring is essential to s ustain the e ffectiveness o f the m itigative measures s uggested. A detailed monitoring plan has been prepared as part of the Environmental Management Plan. The focus areas of monitoring covers air, surface water q uality, noi se, s oil er osion, dr ainage c ongestion and t ree s urvival rate. The reporting requirements along with the follow up actions in case of deviation from the norms have been detailed out as a part of EMP. The frequency has been set in consideration of the likely impacts.

8.2. Key Recommendations: 30. Any major changes or any major additional work other than the proposed project ac tivities w ill r equire pr eparation o f anot her env ironmental assessment. This additional assessment will have to be submitted to concerned Government authorities and ADB for concurrence before civil works commence. 31. The implementation of prescribed mitigation measures will minimize/avoid the adverse impacts. Moreover, the impacts shall be monitored continually b y i mplementing and upda ting the E nvironmental Management pl an and E nvironmental M onitoring P lan. E nvironmental Management and M onitoring Plan may be updat ed if deemed necessary as per site conditions. MPRDC shall submit six monthly compliance/update reports to ADB. 32. All nec essary c learances/permissions/No-objections/Consents should be obtained as required at di fferent s tages and as out lined i n l egal framework c hapter o f I EE. MPRDC shall ens ure t hat env ironmental clearance as may be required is obtained before start of construction. 33. Executing agency shall ensure that EMP and EMoP is included in Bill of Quantity (BOQ) and forms part of bid document and c ivil works contract. The same shall be revised if necessary during project implementation or if there is any change in the project design and with approval of ADB.

Appendix 3.1: Inventory and Survey Condition of Bridges

Appendix 3.2 : Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist

Roads and Highways

SARDARPUR-RAJGARH-BAGH (SH-35) SECTION

Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Checklist

• This checklist is to IND:be prepared TA 4998 to support the environmental classification of a project. It is to be attached to the environmental categorization form that is to be prepared and submitted to the Chief Compliance Officer of the Regional and Sustainable Development Department. • This c hecklist i s to b e c ompleted w ith the a ssistance of a n E nvironment Specialist in a Regional Department. • This checklist focuses o n environmental issues and concerns. To ensure that social dimensions are adequately considered, refer also to ADB checklists and handbooks on (i) involuntary resettlement, (ii) indigenous peoples planning, (iii) poverty reduction, (iv) participation and (v) gender and development. • Answer the questions assuming the without mitigation case. The purpose is to identify potential impacts. Use the “remarks” section to discuss any anticipated mitigation measures.

Country / Project Title: Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh and Manawar-Mangod (SH-35 and 38) Section Sector Division:

SCREENING QUESTIONS Yes No REMARKS A. Project siting

Is the Project Area Adjacent to or within any of the following Environmentally Sensitive areas? . Cultural Heritage Site None

. Protected Area None

. Wetland None

. Mangrove None

. Estuarine None

. Buffer Zone of Protected None Area . Special Area for None Protecting Biodiversity B. Potential Environmental Impacts

Will The Project Cause…

SCREENING QUESTIONS Yes No REMARKS Encroachment on No encroachment on historical or cultural areas is envisaged. historical/cultural ar eas; The t opography of pr oject r oad i s m ainly f lat. But, m inor disfiguration of l andscape b y impacts on landscape by road embankments to improve road em bankments, cuts, f ills, profile, cuts and fills cannot be ruled out. and quarries? Encroachment on pr ecious None. The project road does not pass through any sensitive ecology ( e.g. s ensitive or ecological areas. protected areas)? Alteration of surface water hydrology of waterways c rossed Minimal, s ince no n ew c onstruction of br idges i s proposed by r oads, r esulting in increased Most r ivers i n pr oject area ar e s easonal. N ecessary sediment i n s treams af fected b y measures shall be taken to prevent impacts on watercourses. increased soil erosion at construction site? Deterioration of surface water Suitable prevention measures such as silt fencing will reduce quality d ue to s ilt r unoff and silt run off. sanitary wastes f rom w orker- based c amps and c hemicals Adequate measures for sanitary waste and silt runoff shall be used in construction? taken to prevent any such condition. Local air p ollution l evel is l ikely to b e i ncreased f or s hort Increased l ocal ai r po llution due duration d uring c onstruction per iod par ticularly due t o ear th to rock crushing, cutting and work. A ppropriate d istance f rom s ettlement ar ea a nd wind filling works, and chemicals from direction m ay b e t aken i nto ac count t o locate ai r p olluting asphalt processing? facility like stone crushing unit etc., if required. Risks and v ulnerabilities r elated Risk is temporary and associated with construction phase. to occupational health and safety due t o physical, chemical, Construction workers w ill be pr ovided with proper biological, a nd r adiological occupational, he alth and s afety gear. S afety of ficer will be hazards dur ing project appointed b y c ontractor t o l ead i mplementation of construction and ope ration occupational an d c ommunity h ealth a nd s afety plan dur ing during pr oject c onstruction an d construction phase operation? Minimal increase in ambient noise levels is expected due to Noise and vibration d ue t o various construction activities. Necessary mitigation blasting and other civil works? measures will be t aken i n noise s ensitive l ocations s uch as schools, temples and forest areas. Dislocation or involuntary None. resettlement of people Dislocation a nd c ompulsory No displacement. resettlement of people living in Project improvement work is to be carried out within existing right-of-way? available ROW, no resettlement is envisaged. Disproportionate impacts on the poor, women and c hildren, None. Indigenous P eoples or ot her vulnerable groups? Other social concerns relating to All pos sible m itigation m easures w ill b e t aken t o av oid a ny inconveniences i n l iving inconvenience due to the project. Efforts will also be made to conditions i n t he pr oject ar eas keep air pollution within permissible levels to prevent that m ay t rigger c ases of upper respiratory problems and stress among the nearby respiratory problems and stress? inhabitants. Hazardous dr iving c onditions Traffic management pl an t o be f ollowed dur ing c onstruction where c onstruction interferes will be prepared. with pre-existing roads? 99

SCREENING QUESTIONS Yes No REMARKS Poor s anitation and s olid waste disposal i n c onstruction camps Appropriate waste management shall be adopted to prevent and work sites, and possible any such conditions. Awareness plan for workers will be transmission of c ommunicable prepared to educate them about communicable diseases. diseases from workers to local populations? Creation of temporary breeding habitats f or m osquito v ectors of No such condition is anticipated disease? Temporarily d uring c onstruction s tage. Adequate m easures Accident r isks as sociated w ith will be pr ovided t o pr event t hem such as s peed r eduction, increased vehicular traffic, provision of c rash barrier & proper traffic signage system at leading t o ac cidental s pills o f sensitive places w ill e nsure s mooth t raffic f low which will toxic materials and loss of life? reduce accidental risk Increased noise and air pollution Temporary during construction phase. resulting from traffic volume? Increased r isk o f w ater po llution Temporarily during construction phase. from oi l, gr ease a nd f uel spills, and other materials from vehicles Adequate pr eventive m easures will take to prevent such using the road? risks. Social conflicts if workers from other r egions or c ountries ar e Most of the workers will be hired locally. hired? Large population influx during project construction and Most of t he workers w ill be hi red l ocally. All gr oundwater operation t hat c auses increased extraction will be c overed b y necessary p ermits and al l burden o n s ocial infrastructure construction sites will have sanitary toilets with septic tank. and services (such as water supply and sanitation systems)? Risks t o c ommunity he alth an d safety d ue t o t he t ransport, No blasting will be made, bitumen handling will be consistent storage, and use and/or disposal with t he Mat erial S afety D ata S heet, oc cupational an d of materials s uch as explosives, community health and safety provisions included in the EMP fuel and other c hemicals dur ing construction and operation? Community safety risks due to both ac cidental and n atural causes, es pecially where t he structural elements or components of t he project ar e Community and occupational health and safety plan will form accessible t o m embers of t he part of EMP. affected community or w here their f ailure c ould r esult i n i njury to t he c ommunity t hroughout project c onstruction, operation and decommissioning. The Project is categorized as B. As per MOEF latest EIA notification, Environmental Clearance for the project is not required. However, other consent conditions will be required.

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Appendix 3.3 : Details of Chainage wise existing and proposed design speed and curve radius

Sr. Existing Proposed Speed Chainage Radii Speed Remarks No. Chainage Radii Start End (mt) (kmph) Start End (mt) (kmph) Rajgarh – Bagh 1 2.22 2.30 150 20 2.33 2.41 170 30 Urban Area 2 2.33 2.37 35 15 2.44 2.48 40 15 Urban Area+Minor Bridge 3 2.41 2.46 25 10 2.52 2.57 32 10 Minor Bridge Approach 4 5.53 5.58 50 20 5.63 5.68 55 15 Minor Bridge Approach 5 5.61 5.70 85 20 5.71 5.80 100 25 Minor Bridge Approach 6 6.90 6.93 150 25 7.01 7.03 170 30 Urban Area 7 6.94 7.02 100 20 7.04 7.12 120 20 Urban Area 8 7.08 7.12 70 20 7.18 7.22 75 20 Urban Area 9 13.97 13.99 40 20 14.04 14.06 50 30 Hilly Area 10 14.03 14.07 25 20 14.11 14.14 30 20 Hilly Area 11 14.20 14.21 50 20 14.27 14.28 90 35 Hilly Area 12 14.48 14.49 50 20 14.55 14.56 60 35 Hilly Area 13 14.54 14.57 65 20 14.61 14.64 80 35 Hilly Area 14 14.88 14.92 150 25 14.94 14.99 170 40 Hilly Area 15 14.99 15.05 80 20 15.05 15.10 100 35 Hilly Area 16 15.22 15.34 150 30 15.27 15.39 160 40 Hilly Area 17 15.49 15.50 80 25 15.58 15.60 125 40 Hilly Area 18 15.71 15.73 100 20 15.81 15.83 125 40 Hilly Area 19 15.89 15.97 60 30 15.95 16.03 85 40 Hilly Area 20 16.11 16.13 55 20 16.16 16.18 100 35 Hilly Area 21 16.26 16.29 70 20 16.32 16.34 80 35 Hilly Area 22 16.34 16.36 40 20 16.39 16.41 45 30 Hilly Area 23 16.39 16.46 120 25 16.45 16.51 125 40 Hilly Area 24 16.52 16.53 30 20 16.57 16.58 40 30 Hilly Area 25 16.56 16.57 30 20 16.62 16.62 40 30 Hilly Area 26 16.62 16.66 55 20 16.67 16.71 60 35 Hilly Area 27 16.69 16.70 25 20 16.74 16.75 50 30 Hilly Area 28 16.82 16.85 40 20 16.87 16.90 50 30 Hilly Area 29 16.89 16.94 50 20 16.94 16.99 60 35 Hilly Area 30 16.98 17.02 70 20 17.03 17.07 80 35 Hilly Area 31 17.08 17.12 110 20 17.12 17.17 125 40 Hilly Area 32 17.83 17.88 35 15 17.27 17.32 40 30 Hilly Area 33 17.34 17.37 35 15 17.38 17.41 40 30 Hilly Area 34 17.55 17.59 120 20 17.58 17.63 130 40 Hilly Area 35 17.64 17.68 60 20 17.68 17.72 80 35 Hilly Area 36 17.87 17.89 60 20 17.91 17.93 100 35 Hilly Area 37 17.92 17.94 40 15 17.96 17.98 50 30 Hilly Area 38 18.00 18.01 8 10 18.04 18.05 17 20 Hilly Area 39 18.04 18.09 30 15 18.07 18.12 35 20 Hilly Area 40 18.12 18.14 25 20 18.15 18.17 30 20 Hilly Area 41 18.23 18.25 20 15 18.26 18.28 25 20 Hilly Area 42 18.29 18.29 20 15 18.32 18.32 25 20 Hilly Area 43 18.32 18.34 20 15 18.35 18.38 25 20 Hilly Area 44 18.37 18.37 20 15 18.40 18.40 25 20 Hilly Area 45 18.42 18.42 12 10 18.45 18.45 15 20 Hilly Area 46 18.45 18.46 12 10 18.50 18.51 15 20 Hilly Area 47 18.54 18.57 20 15 18.59 18.62 24 20 Hilly Area 48 18.62 18.64 10 10 18.66 18.67 20 20 Hilly Area 49 18.69 18.71 18 15 18.73 18.74 25 20 Hilly Area 50 21.11 21.19 180 25 21.10 21.18 200 35 Minor Bridge Approach 51 21.63 21.66 30 20 21.63 21.66 40 30 52 21.86 21.88 35 20 21.85 21.86 60 35 101

Sr. Existing Proposed Speed Chainage Radii Speed Remarks No. Chainage Radii Start End (mt) (kmph) Start End (mt) (kmph) 53 24.74 24.78 60 20 24.64 24.69 70 20 Junction + Urban Area 54 24.81 24.82 80 25 24.72 24.73 100 35 Junction + Urban Area 55 24.90 24.92 60 20 24.76 24.78 100 35 Urban Area 56 26.33 26.39 50 20 26.23 26.30 55 30 Minor Bridge Approach 57 27.28 27.34 75 30 27.20 27.25 100 40 58 27.90 27.94 120 20 27.91 27.95 150 30 Minor Bridge Approach 59 28.47 28.61 110 20 28.48 28.61 150 30 Junction 60 28.88 28.94 30 15 28.88 28.94 40 20 Hilly Area 61 2.87 2.88 20 15 28.99 29.00 30 20 Hilly Area 62 29.11 29.15 35 20 29.13 29.16 50 30 Hilly Area 63 33.15 33.21 50 20 33.11 33.16 60 30 Hilly Area 64 33.27 33.29 40 20 33.23 33.24 50 30 Hilly Area 65 33.33 33.34 70 20 33.29 33.30 80 40 Hilly Area 66 33.39 33.43 30 15 33.35 33.38 33 20 Hilly Area 67 33.46 33.49 60 20 33.43 33.46 80 40 Hilly Area 68 33.58 33.59 35 20 33.55 33.57 40 20 Hilly Area 69 33.62 33.67 35 20 33.60 33.65 40 30 Hilly Area 70 37.14 37.17 90 30 37.07 37.10 125 40 Hilly Area 71 37.79 37.81 25 20 37.71 37.73 30 20 Hilly Area 72 37.86 37.91 25 20 37.79 37.83 33 20 Hilly Area 73 39.12 39.17 170 25 39.05 39.09 200 35 Junction 74 42.24 42.30 155 25 42.20 42.26 200 35 Bridge 75 42.86 42.90 80 30 42.86 42.90 90 40 76 43.20 43.27 180 25 43.19 43.26 200 35 Urban Area Bagh Bypass 77 0.03 0.04 150 20 43.33 43.34 170 25 Causeway 78 0.10 0.12 50 20 43.39 43.41 55 20 79 0.48 0.52 90 20 43.78 43.82 100 20 Hilly Area 80 0.58 0.59 120 20 43.87 43.88 150 30 Hilly Area 81 0.66 0.69 80 30 43.95 43.98 100 40 Hilly Area 82 0.77 0.79 160 25 44.06 44.08 200 35 Hilly Area 83 1.47 1.49 120 30 44.76 44.78 150 40 Hilly Area 84 1.56 1.60 110 30 44.85 44.89 150 40 Hilly Area 85 1.74 1.79 18 15 45.03 45.08 25 20 Hilly Area + Junction 86 1.85 1.89 90 20 45.14 45.18 100 25 Hilly Area 87 1.94 1.98 35 20 45.24 45.27 40 20 Hilly Area 88 2.02 2.09 120 20 45.32 45.38 140 25 Hilly Area 89 2.14 2.15 40 20 45.43 45.44 60 25 Hilly Area 90 2.20 2.22 50 20 45.49 45.51 60 20 Hilly Area 91 2.26 2.27 100 20 45.55 45.56 200 35 Hilly Area 92 2.34 2.36 170 30 45.63 45.65 200 35 Hilly Area 93 2.42 2.50 80 20 45.71 45.79 100 20 Hilly Area 94 2.53 2.59 50 20 45.82 45.88 70 20 Hilly Area 95 2.65 2.77 110 20 45.94 46.06 125 20 Hilly Area + Junction 96 2.88 2.90 40 20 46.17 46.19 50 20 Hilly Area 97 3.01 3.07 120 25 46.32 46.38 200 35 Hilly Area 98 3.49 3.51 130 20 46.70 46.73 200 30 99 3.60 3.64 80 20 46.82 46.85 100 20 Junction 100 3.65 3.66 90 20 46.86 46.88 100 20 Urban Area 101 3.67 3.71 60 20 46.89 46.92 70 20 Urban Area 102 3.74 3.75 120 20 46.96 46.96 200 25 Urban Area 103 3.80 3.82 40 15 47.00 47.02 50 20 Urban Area 104 3.84 3.94 90 20 47.05 47.14 100 20 Urban Area + Junction 105 4.05 4.08 150 20 47.25 47.29 200 25 Urban Area 106 4.11 4.15 120 20 47.32 47.36 150 25 Urban Area 107 4.17 4.19 30 10 47.38 47.39 50 20 Urban Area

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Sr. Existing Proposed Speed Chainage Radii Speed Remarks No. Chainage Radii Start End (mt) (kmph) Start End (mt) (kmph) 108 4.20 4.29 50 20 47.41 47.50 60 20 Urban Area Bagh Bypass end - Jobat Junction 109 44.60 44.61 5 15 47.53 47.54 5 20 Urban Area 110 48.30 48.36 120 20 48.24 48.29 125 40 111 48.41 48.45 45 25 48.35 48.39 70 35 112 46.92 46.99 25 15 49.80 49.87 30 20 113 46.99 47.10 50 20 49.87 49.99 65 20 Hilly Area 114 47.11 47.25 80 20 50.00 50.14 90 20 Hilly Area 115 47.27 47.33 75 20 50.16 50.22 100 20 Hilly Area

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APPENDIX 4.1 : NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS

The finding as N otified on 16 th November 2009 by t he C entral P ollution C ontrol Board (CPCB) in exercise of its powers conferred under Section 6 and Section 25 of the Environment Protect Act, 1986.

Time-Weighted Concentration in Ambient Air

Ecologically Industrial, Pollutant Sensitive Area Residential Average (Notified by and other Central rural area Government) Annual* 50 20 3 SO2 ug/m 24 hours** 80 80 Annual* 40 30 3 NOx ug/m 24 hours** 80 80 Annual* 60 60 3 PM10 ug/m 24 hours** 100 100 Annual* 40 40 3 PM2.5 ug/m 24 hours** 60 60

Annual* 0.50 0.50 3 Lead ug/m

24 hours** 1.0 1.0

8 Hours** 2000 2000 3 CO ug/m 1 Hour** 4000 4000 8 Hours** 100 100 3 O3 ug/m 1 Hour** 180 180 Annual* 100 100 3 NH3 ug/m 24 hours** 400 400 Source: Gazette of India, Part II-Section-3-Subsection (i)

* Annual Arithmetic Mean of minimum 104 measurements in a year taken twice a week 24-hourly at uniform interval. ** 24-horly / 8-hourly values or 0.1 hourly monitored values shall be complied with 98% of t he t ime i n t he year. H owever, 2% of t he t ime, i t may ex ceed but not on t wo consecutive days.

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APPENDIX 4.2 : Ambient Noise Level Limits (In Leq dB(A)), India

Day Time Night Time Area/Class (6:00 AM to 9:00 PM) (9:00 PM to 6:00 am)

Standard Standard

Industrial 75 70

Commercial 65 55

Residential 55 45

Silence 50 40 Source: Environment Protection Rules, 1986, Schedule III

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APPENDIX 4.3 : Drinking Water Standards And Probable Effects on Human Health (BIS: IS: 10500, 1991)

S. Prescribed limits Parameters Probable effects No. Desirable Permissible 1 COLOUR (HAZEN UNIT) 5 25 Aesthetically undesirable. 2 ODOUR Essentially free Aesthetically undesirable. 3 TASTE Agreeable Aesthetically undesirable. 4 TURBIDITY (NTU) 5 10 Indicates pollution/ contamination. Affects t aste, c orrodes supply 5 pH 6.5 8.5 system. Causes s caling, ex cessive s oap HARDNESS, as CaCO3, 6 300 600 consumption, c alcification of mg/l arteries. Causes s taining of l aundry a nd 7 IRON, as Fe , mg/l 0.30 1.00 porcelain. I n t races i t i s e ssential for nutrition. May be injurious to heart or kidney patients. T aste, i ndigestion, 8 CHLORIDE, as Cl , mg/l 250 1000 corrosion and palatability are affected. RESIDUAL CHLORINE, only Excessive c hlorination causes 9 when 0.20 - asthma, colitis and eczema Water is chlorinated May c ause gastro-intestinal TOTAL DISSOLVED 10 500 2000 irritation, c orrosion a nd l axative SOLIDS, mg/l effect to new users. Excessive C ause incrustation, deficiency c auses rickets, 11 CALCIUM, as Ca, mg/l 75 200 essential f or ner vous, m uscular, cardiac f unctions a nd i n coagulation of blood. Its s alts are c athartics and diuretic. Excessive m ay ca use laxative ef fect; def iciency causes 12 MAGNESIUM, as Mg, mg/l 30 100 structural an d f unctional c hanges. It i s ac tivator of many enzyme systems. Beneficial in human metabolism, deficiency r esults in n utritional anaemia in infants. Large amounts may r esult i n liver dam age, 13 COPPER, as Cu, mg/l 0.05 1.50 causes central nervous system irritation and depression. Enhances corrosion of Al in water supply systems. Causes g astro-intestinal i rritation. Along w ith Mg or Na can hav e a 14 SULPHATE, as SO4, mg/l 200 400 cathartic effect. Concentration more t han 750 m g/l m ay have laxative effect. Causes infant methaemoglobinaemia, at very 15 NITRATE, as N, mg/l 45 100 high c oncentration c auses gas tric cancer and effects central nervous

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S. Prescribed limits Parameters Probable effects No. Desirable Permissible and cardiovascular system.

Reduces dental c arries, very h igh 16 FLUORIDE, as F, mg/l 1.00 1.50 concentration may cause crippling skeletal fluorosis. Acute toxicity m ay b e as sociated with r enal, ar terial h ypertension, 17 CADMIUM, as Cd, mg/l 0.01 No relaxation itai-itai ( bone di sease). C d s alts cause cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Burning i n m outh, s evere inflammation of gas tro-intestinal tract w ith v omiting and d iarrhoea. 18 LEAD, as Pb, mg/l 0.05 No relaxation Chronic toxicity pr oduces naus ea, severe a bdominal pa in, paralysis, mental c onfusion, visual disturbances, and anaemia etc. Essential and beneficial in hum an 19 ZINC, as Zn , mg/l 5 15 metabolism. Imparts astringent taste to water. Cr6+ produces lung tumours, 20 CHROMIUM, as Cr, mg/l 0.05 No relaxation coetaneous and nasal m ucous membrane ulcers and dermatitis. Causes skin damage, circulatory 21 ARSENIC, as As, mg/l 0.05 No relaxation problems, and i ncreased r isk o f skin cancer. Raises blood cholesterol, lowers 22 ANTIMONY, as Sb, mg/l 0.006 No relaxation blood sugar. 23 ALUMINIUM, as Al, mg/l 0.030 0.200 Leads to neurological disorders. 24 BARIUM, as Ba, mg/l 2 No relaxation Increases blood pressure. 25 BERYLLIUM, as Be, mg/l nil 0.0002 Is carcinogenic Causes nerve damage, thyroid 26 CYANIDE, as CN, mg/l 0.05 No relaxation problem. Neurological a nd r enal disturbances. Excess ca uses 27 MERCURY, as Hg, mg/l 0.001 No relaxation gonadotoxic and mutagenic effects and di sturbs t he cholesterol metabolism. Essential as a cofactor in enzyme systems and m etabolism processes. E xcessive ca uses change i n ap petite and r eduction 28 MANGANESE, as Mn, mg/l 0.10 0.30 in metabolism of iron to form haemoglobin. Imparts undesirable taste a nd s tains plumbing fixtures and laundry. Leads t o h air, f inger l oss, and 29 SELENIUM, as Se, mg/l 0.01 No relaxation numbness i n f ingers or t oes, circulatory problems. Affects c entral ner vous system, 30 BORON, as B, mg/l 1.00 5.00 salts m ay c ause n ausea, cramps, convulsions, coma, etc. 31 ALKALINITY, as CaCO3, 200 600 Imparts unpleasant taste, 107

S. Prescribed limits Parameters Probable effects No. Desirable Permissible mg/l deleterious to humans in presence of high pH, hardness and TDS. Imparts t oxicity, accumulates i n different or gans of bod y, a nd 32 PESTICIDES, ug/l nil 0.001 affects i mmune and nervous systems. Carcinogenic. High concentration causes vomiting and diarrhoea s timulates 33 PHOSPHATE, as PO4, mg/l No guideline secondary hyperthyroidism and bone loss. Harmful t o p ersons s uffering f rom 34 SODIUM, as Na, mg/l No guideline cardiac, r enal and circulatory diseases. Essential nut rition e lement but 35 POTASSIUM, as K, mg/l No guideline excessive amounts are cathartic. Non-toxic e lement but m ay be carcinogenic in animals, can react 36 NICKEL, as Ni , mg/l No guideline with DN A r esulting in DNA damage in animals. PATHOGENS Causes water borne diseases like a)TOTAL COLIFORM coliform j aundice; Typhoid, 37 No/dl 1 10 Cholera et c. produces i nfections

b)FAECAL COLIFORM involving skin m ucous m embrane No/dl of eyes, ears and throat. RADIOACTIVITY: -BETA PARTICLES 0-4 milligram/year 38 Increases risk of cancer. -ALPHA PARTICLES 0-15 picocuries/year -RADIUM 0-05 picocuries/year

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APPENDIX 4.4 : Water Quality Criteria And Standards for Freshwater Classification (CPCB, 1979)

Characteristics A B C D E

Dissolved Oxygen (DO), 6 5 4 4 - mg/L, Min Biological Oxygen Demand, BOD, mg/L, 2 3 3 - - max Total Coliform organism 50 500 5000 - - **, MPN/100ml, Max pH value 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 6 – 9 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 Free Ammonia (as N), - - - 1.2 - mg/L, Max Electrical Conductivity, - - - - 2250 µmhos/cm, max Sodium absorption Ratio - - - - 26 Boron, mg/L, Max - - - - 2

A) Drinking water sources without conventional treatment but after disinfecting B) Outdoor Bathing (organized) C) Drinking water source with conventional treatment followed by disinfecting D) Propagation of wildlife, fisheries E) Irrigation, industrial cooling, controlled waste disposal

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Appendix 5.1: Guidelines for Borrow Areas Management

1. SELECTION OF BORROW AREAS Location of b orrow ar eas shall be f inalized as per IRC: 10 -1961guidlines. The finalization of l ocations in case of bor rows ar eas i dentified i n pr ivate l and s hall depend upon t he formal ag reement bet ween l andowners and c ontractor. If, agreement i s not reached bet ween t he c ontractor and l andowners for the identified bo rrow ar eas sites, arrangement f or locating the s ource o f s upply of material for embankment and s ub-grade as well as c ompliance t o environment requirements in respect of excavation and borrow areas as stipulated from time to t ime by t he M inistry of E nvironment and For ests, G overnment o f India, and local bodies, as applicable shall be the sole responsibility of the contractor. The contractor in addition to the established practices, rules and regulation will also consider following criteria before finalizing the locations. (1) The borrow area should not be l ocated in agriculture field unless unavoidable i.e. barren land is not available. (2) The borrow pits preferably should not be located along the roads. (3) The loss of productive and agriculture soil should be minimum. (4) The loss of vegetation is almost nil or minimum. (5) The Contractor will ensure that suitable earth is available. 2. CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILTY The C ontractor s hall obt ain r epresentative s amples f rom ea ch o f t he i dentified borrow ar eas and ha ve t hese t ested at t he s ite l aboratory f ollowing a t esting programme app roved by t he E ngineer. I t s hall be ens ured that the s ub-grade material when compacted to the density requirements shall yield the design CBR value of the sub-grade. Contractor shall begin operations keeping in mind following; (1) Haulage of material to embankments or other areas of fill shall proceed only when sufficient spreading and c ompaction plants is operating at the place of deposition. (2) No excavated acceptable material other than surplus to requirements of the C ontract s hall be removed from t he s ite. C ontractor should be permitted t o r emove acceptable m aterial f rom the site to s uit his operational procedure, then shall make consequent deficit of material arising there from. (3) Where the excavation reveals a combination of acceptable and un- acceptable m aterials, t he C ontractor shall, unl ess ot herwise ag reed by the E ngineer, c arry out t he ex cavation i n s uch a m anner t hat t he acceptable materials are excavated separately for use in the permanent works w ithout c ontamination by t he un -acceptable m aterials. T he acceptable material shall be stockpiled separately. (4) The Contractor shall ensure that he does not adversely affect the stability of excavation or fills by the methods of stockpiling materials, use of plants are siting of temporary buildings or structures.

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3. BORROWING FROM DIFFERENT LAND-FORMS

A. Borrow Areas located in Agricultural Lands

(i) The preservation of topsoil will be carried out in stockpile. (ii) A 15 c m t opsoil w ill be stripped o ff from the bo rrow pi t and t his will be stored in stockpiles in a designated area for height not exceeding 2m and side slopes not steeper than 1:2 (Vertical: Horizontal). (iii) Borrowing of ear th w ill be c arried out up t o a depth o f 1. 5m from t he existing ground level. (iv) Borrowing of earth will not be done continuously through out the stretch. (v) Ridges of not less t han 8m widths will be l eft at intervals not exceeding 300m. (vi) Small drains will be cut through the ridges, if necessary, to facilitate drainage. (vii) The slope of the edges will be maintained not steeper than 1:4 (vertical: Horizontal). (viii) The depth of borrow pits will not be more than 30 cm after stripping the 15 cm topsoil aside.

B. Borrow Areas located in Elevated Lands

C. Borrow Areas near River side

D. Borrow Areas near Settlements

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(ii) A 15 c m t opsoil w ill be stripped o ff from t he bo rrow pi t and this w ill be stored in stockpiles in a designated area for height not exceeding 2m and side slopes not steeper than 1:2 (Vertical: Horizontal). (iii) Borrow pi t l ocation w ill be l ocated a t l east 0. 75 km from v illages and settlements. I f un-avoidable, the pit will not be dug for more than 30 c m and drains will be cut to facilitate drainage. (iv) Borrow pi ts l ocated i n such l ocation w ill be r e-developed i mmediately after borrowing is completed. If spoils are dumped, that will be covered with a l ayers of s tockpiled t opsoil i n ac cordance w ith c ompliance requirements with respect MOEF/PPCB guidelines.

E. Borrow Pits along the Road

Borrow pits along the road shall be discouraged and if deemed necessary and permitted by the Engineer; following precautions are recommended (i) The preservation of topsoil will be carried out in stockpile. (ii) A 15 c m t opsoil w ill be stripped o ff from t he bo rrow pi t and this w ill be stored in stockpiles in a designated area for height not exceeding 2m and side slopes not steeper than 1:2 (Vertical: Horizontal). (iii) Ridges o f no t l ess than 8m w idths s hould be l eft a t i ntervals not exceeding 300m. (iv) Small drains shall be cut through the ridges of facilitate drainage. (v) The depth of the pits shall be so regulated that there bottom does not cut an imaginary l ine having a slope o f 1 vertical to 4 horizontal projected from the ed ge of the final section of bank, the m aximum dep th of any case being limited to 1.5m. (vi) Also, no pit shall be dug within the offset width from the toe of the embankment required as per the consideration of stability with a minimum width of 10m. 4. REHABILITATION OF BORROW AREAS The objective of the rehabilitation programme is to return the borrow pit sites to a safe and secure area, which the general public should be able to safely enter and enjoy. S ecuring borrow pits in a s table condition is fundamental requirement of the rehabilitation process. This could be achieved by filling the borrow pit floor to approximately the access road level.

Re-development plan shall be prepared by the Contractor before the start of work inline with the owners will require and to the satisfaction of owner. The Borrow Areas shall be rehabilitated as per following; • Borrow pits shall be backfilled with rejected construction wastes and will be given a vegetative cover. If this is not possible, then excavation sloped will be s moothed and depression will be f illed in such a w ay that it looks more or less like the original round surface. • Borrow ar eas m ight be us ed for a quaculture i n c ase l andowner w ants such development. I n that case, such borrow area will be photographed

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after t heir pos t us e restoration and E nvironment E xpert o f S upervision Consultant will certify the post use redevelopment. The Contractor will k eep r ecord of phot ographs of v arious st ages i .e., before using materials from t he l ocation ( pre-project), f or t he period borrowing activities (construction Phase) and after rehabilitation (post development), to ascertain the pre and post borrowing status of the area.

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APPENDIX 7.1: Environment Management Plan (SH-35-38: Sardarpur-Rajgarh-Bagh 50.43 km & Manawar-Mangod 49.63 km) All activity for supervision is on part of SQC unless involvement of different department Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision A. Design and Construction Stage 1. Alignment  Pavement • Selection of suitable pavement Design requirement • All habitat areas throughout During the Included i n Design SQC/MPRD damage and design i n habitat ar eas the alignment design construction Consultant C inadequate considering a lignment l evel and stage cost drainage drainage provisions in • Raise r oad l evel abov e t he habitat areas nearby ar eas w ith pr ovision of adequate side drains to evacuate the rain water and domestic discharges ( drained by habi tats occasionally) to prevent damage to r oad and r ain w ater e ntry t o habitats’ houses. • Provision of ade quate no of cross drainage structures based on dr ainage pat tern ar ound t he alignment  Safety along the • Make provisions of crash barriers Design requirement • Crash barriers are proposed During the Included i n Design SQC/MPRD proposed at accident prone areas at many places along the design construction Consultant C alignment • Provision of rumble strips in project corridor stage cost habitat areas to regulate speed. • Provision o f re tro-reflective warning s ign bo ards ne ars school, hospital, religious places and forests areas • Provision of f ootpaths al ong t he road near habitat areas, school, hospital, r eligious p laces and forests • Compliance with norms specified in I RC c odes f or s tate highway for curvature and grading • Provision of safety kerb with

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision footpath at all bridges • The des ign should at tempt t o equalize c ut an d fill. T he centerline s hould be aligned s o that on al l s lopes b elow 60 degrees, half cut and half fill can be achieved. • Minimize the cutting in hill areas. Incorporate slope s tabilization measures t o pr event any l and slide situation. • 2. Natural Hazards  Protection from • Design considering the IRC:34 Throughout the stretch Design Project Design SQC/MPRD damage from earthquake pot ential t hough t he Recommendations Stage preparation Consultant C Earthquake area f alls un der l ow ear thquake for road construction Cost intensity of 2/3 in waterlogged area and IRC: 75 and MOSRTH guidelines  Protection of road • Raise embankment height above for Design of High All the existing culverts/bridges Design Included i n Design SQC/MPRD embankment in the HFL levels in the flood prone Embankments are improved to increase their and construction Consultant C Flood prone areas. carrying capacity. Constructi cost Areas • Provision of adequate balancing on Stage culverts. 3. Weather Conditions and Air Quality  Local Weather • Geometric adjustment to reduce Kyoto Protocol, Throughout project corridor, Design Road Side Design SQC conditions tree cutting. Environmental mainly at level c rossings, and Plantations Consultant /MPRDC • Compensatory t ree P lantation Protection Act, haulage r oads, ea rthwork, Constructi +Additional and Contractor (1:5) 1986; The Air construction s ites, loading on stage Plantation • Additional P lantation o n r iver (Prevention and areas, s torage ar eas, t ransport During the cost8=(0.7 + banks, bor row areas a nd Control of Pollution) route Constructi 0.2) Million sensitive locations to increase Act, 1981 on stage (@1200/tree)

8 The total no. trees likely to be c ut are estimated to be 88 and 23 f or SH-35 and 38 respectively. Compensatory afforestation norm is 1:2. Additional Plantation of 1:5 is suggested. Hence, 616 and 161 trees have to be planted in lieu of compensatory plantation. Project has the provision of planting trees on both sides of the road. The lump sum cost of cutting a tree, its afforestation and maintenance is taken as Rs. 1200.

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision the green cover and improve the + aesthetics IRC and  Dust Generation • Transport, loading and unloading MORTH Included in Design SQC/MPRD due to of loose and fine materials Specifications for project cost Consultant C construction through covered vehicles. Road and Bridge and Contractor SQC/MPRD activities and • Paved approach roads. works C Air (P and CP) transport, storage • Storage areas to be located Act 1974 and and handling of downwind of the habitation area. • Water spraying o n ea rthworks, Central Motor and construction unpaved haulage roads and Vehicle materials other dust prone areas. Act 1988 • Provision of PPEs to workers.  Emission of air • Regular maintenance of Asphalt mixing plants, crushers, During the Included i n Contractor SQC/MPRD pollutants (HC, machinery and equipment. DG sets locations Constructi project cost C SO2, NOX, CO • Batching, a sphalt mixing pl ants on stage etc) from vehicles and crushers at downwind (1km) due to traffic direction from the nearest congestion and settlement. use of equipment • Only crushers licensed by the and machinery PCB shall be used Included in • DG sets with stacks of adequate monitoring cost height and use of l ow s ulphur diesel as fuel. • Ambient air quality monitoring • Follow t raffic m anagement p lan as given in Section 8. 4. Noise  Noise from • All eq uipment t o be t imely Legal requirement Throughout project section During the Cost for Contractor SQC/MPRD construction serviced and pr operly Noise P ollution especially at c onstruction s ites, Constructi Plantation C vehicle, maintained. (Regulation and residential areas and identified on stage already equipment and • Bottlenecks to be removed. Control) R ules, sensitive locations indicated machinery. • Construction eq uipment a nd 2000 and above. machinery t o b e f itted with amendments silencers an d m aintained thereof properly. + • Only I S appr oved equi pments Clause No 501.8.6. shall b e u sed f or c onstruction MoSRTH

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision activities. Specifications for • Timing o f no isy c onstruction Road and Bridge activities shall be done during works Monitoring night t ime a nd w eekends near Cost as sensitive receptors su ch as indicated I n schools and temples, concurrent EMoP. noisy operations may be separated t o r educe t he t otal noise g enerated, and i f possible re-route traffic during construction t o av oid t he accumulation o f noi se beyond standards. Else p rovision of temporary no ise b arrier at sensitive locations or near sources. • Time r egulation ne ar r esidential and forest areas construction shall be r estricted t o day light hours. • Initiation o f m ulti l ayered plantation, to serve as mitigation option for operation phase • Honking r estrictions n ear sensitive areas • PPEs to workers • Noise monitoring as per EMoP. 5. Land and Soil  Land use • For construction non -agricultural Project requirement Throughout t he pr oject section During Included i n Contractor SQC/MPRD Change and Loss areas t o b e us ed as bor row and borrow areas design construction C of productive/top areas. and cost soil • If using agricultural land, top soil constructi to be preserved an d l aid o ver on Stage either on the embankment slope for growing vegetation to protect soil erosion.  Slope protection • Bio-turfing of e mbankments to IRC: 56 -1974 Throughout the stretch Design Construction Design SQC/MPRD and Soil erosion protect slopes. recommended especially along hilly areas and cost consultant and C 117

Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision due to • Slope protection by providing practice for constructi Contractor, construction frames, dry s tone pi tching, treatment of on stage activities, masonry retaining walls, planting embankment slopes earthwork, and of grass and trees. for erosion control cut and fill etc. • The side slopes of all cut and fill Clause No. 306 and areas will be graded and covered 305.2.2 with s tone pi tching, gr ass a nd MoSRTH shrub as per design Specifications for specifications. Care should be Road and Bridge taken that the s lope gr adient works shall not be greater than 2:1. Guidelines IX for  Soil erosion at • The earth stockpiles to be Soil erosion At earth stockpiles Design Construction Contractor SQC/MPRD earth stockpiles provided with gent le s lopes t o and cost C prevent soil erosion. constructi on stage  Borrow areas • Non-productive, bar ren l ands, IRC G uidelines on Borrow sites location. During Construction Contractor SQC/MPRD upland s hall be u sed for borrow areas and Design cost C borrowing ear th w ith t he for quar ries and necessary permissions/consents. (Environmental constructi • Depths of b orrow pi ts t o be Protection A ct and on Stage regulated and sides not steeper Rules, 1986; W ater than 25%. Act, Air Act) • Topsoil t o be s tockpiled and + C lause N o. protected f or use at t he 305.2.2 MoSRTH rehabilitation stage. Specifications for • Transportation of earth materials Road and Bridge through covered vehicles. works • IRC recommended practice for Guidelines V f or borrow pits (IRC 10: 1961). Borrow Are as • Borrow areas not to be dug Management continuously. • To the extent borrow areas shall be sited away from habitated areas. B orrow ar eas s hall be leveled with salvaged material or other filling materials which do not po se c ontamination of s oil. Else, i t shall be c onverted i nto

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision of oil, bituminous and r efueled i n such a f ashion ement of and non that oil/diesel spillage doe s not constructi bituminous debris contaminate the soil. on generated from • Fuel s torage and refueling s ites demolition and to be k ept aw ay f rom dr ainage road construction channels. • Unusable d ebris s hall be dumped in ditches and low lying areas. • To av oid s oil c ontamination Oil- Interceptors shall be provided at wash down and refueling areas. • Waste oil and o il soaked cotton/ cloth shall be s tored in containers l abeled ‘ Waste Oil’ and ‘Hazardous’ sold off to MoEF/SPCB authorized vendors • Non-bituminous wastes to be dumped i n borrow pi ts w ith t he concurrence of l andowner a nd covered w ith a layer o f t opsoil conserved from opening the pit. • Bituminous w astes w ill be disposed off in an identified dumping site approved by the State Pollution Control Board • Soil quality monitoring 6. Water Resources Sourcing of water • Requisite per mission s hall be - Throughout the Project section During Included i n Contractor SQC/MPRD during Construction obtained f or abstraction of Constructi construction C groundwater f rom C entral on stage cost Groundwater Authority • Arrangements shall b e m ade by contractor t hat t he w ater availability and supply to nearby communities remain unaffected.  Disposal of water • Provisions s hall be m ade t o Clause No. 1010 EP Throughout the Project section During Included i n Contractor SQC/MPRD during connect road side drains with Act 1986 MoSRTH Constructi construction C

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision Construction exiting near by po nds otherwise Specifications for on stage cost make pr ovision of w ater Road and Bridge harvesting pits intermittently. works  Alteration in • Existing drainage s ystem to be Design requirement, Near all drainage channels, river During Included i n Contractor SQC surface water maintained and further Clause No 501.8.6. crossings etc. Constructi construction hydrology due to enhanced. MoSRTH on stage cost embankment • Provision shall be m ade for Specifications for adequate size and number of Road and Bridge cross drainage structures esp. in the ar eas w here l and i s s loping towards road alignment. • Road level shall be raised above HFL level wherever road level is lesser than HFL.  Siltation in water • Embankment slopes to be Design requirement Near Mahi, B agh a nd M aan During Included i n Contractor SQC bodies due to modified suitably t o r estrict t he , rivers an d ot her water bod ies, Constructi construction construction soil debris entering water bodies. Clause No 501.8.6. embankment slopes. on stage cost activities/ • Provision of Silt fencing shall be MoSRTH earthwork made at water bodies. Specifications for • Silt/sediment should be collected Road and Bridge and stockpiled for possible reuse works as s urfacing of slopes w here (CP and CP) they have to be re-vegetated. and worldwide best • Earthworks an d s tone w orks t o practices be pr evented f rom i mpeding natural f low of r ivers, s treams and w ater c anals or ex isting drainage system.  Deterioration in • No vehicles or equipment should The Water Mahi, Bagh and Maan rivers and During Construction Contractor SQC Surface water be par ked or r efuelled n ear (Prevention and other Water bodies, refueling Constructi cost quality due to water-bodies, so as to avoid Control of Pollution) stations, construction camps. on Stage leakage from contamination f rom f uel a nd Act, 197 4 and Monitoring cost vehicles and lubricants. amendments as i ndicated in equipments and • Oil and grease traps and fuelling thereof. EMoP waste from platforms t o be provided at reconstruction fuelling locations. camps. • All c hemicals and oi l s hall be stored aw ay f rom w ater and 121

Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision concreted platform w ith catchment pit for spills collection. • All equipment operators, drivers, and warehouse personnel will be trained in immediate response for s pill c ontainment and eventual cleanup. Readily available, simple t o und erstand and preferably written in the local language e mergency r esponse procedure, i ncluding r eporting, will be provided by the contractors • Construction camp to be sited away from water bodies. • Wastes must be collected, stored and t aken t o ap prove di sposal site only. • Water quality shall be monitored periodically. 7. Flora and Fauna  Vegetation loss • Minimize tree cutting to the Forest Conservation Throughout project corridor During the Indicated MPRDC SQC due to site extent possible. Act 1980 design above through preparation and • Roadside trees to be removed + and competent construction with prior approval of competent IRC SP: 21 and IRC Constructi authority activities and authority. SP:66 on stage Plantation Strategy • Compensatory pl antation at 1:5 basis and a dditional pl antation as per the IRC guidelines in consultation w ith F orest Department. • Regular maintenance of all trees planted. • Provision of LPG in construction camp as fuel source to avoid tree cutting, wherever possible. • Plantation of trees on both sides of t he r oad. Integrate v egetation

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision management ( IVM) with t he carriage way completely clear of vegetation. From the edge of the road t o t he bo undary of R OW, vegetation structured w ith smaller plants near the line and larger trees further away to avoid costly and pr ovide habitats for a wide v ariety of pl ants and animals. Additional pl antation near river banks to check erosion as part of compensatory plantation. • In t he event o f de sign c hanges during t he c onstruction stages additional assessments including the possibility to save trees shall be made by the EA. • Road side Plantation Strategy as per I RC s pecifications including manuring. • Control use of pesticides/fertilizers 8. Construction Camps  Impact associated • All c amps should m aintain Design Requirement All construction camps During Included i n Contractor and SQC with location minimum distance from Constructi construction EO following: on stage cost # 500 m from habitation # 1000 m f rom f orest ar eas where possible # 500 m from water bodies where possible # 500 m from through traffic route where possible • The av erage d istance be tween two camps should be 50 km 123

Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision  worker’s Health in • The location, layout and basic The Building and All construction camps During Part of the Contractor SQC construction facility provision of eac h labor Other C onstruction constructi Contract camp camp will be submitted to SQC workers ( Regulation on stage prior t o t heir c onstruction. T he of Employment and construction shall commence Conditions of only after approval of SQC. Service) A ct 1 996 • The contractor will maintain and necessary l iving a ccommodation The Water and ancillary facilities in (Prevention and functional and hygienic manner Control of Pollution) as approved by the EA. Act, 197 4 and • Adequate w ater and s anitary amendments latrines w ith septic t anks thereof attached to soak pits shall be provided. • Preventive m edical c are to be provided t o w orkers including a First-Aid k it t hat must be available in the camp. • Waste d isposal facilities s uch a s dust bins must be provided in the camps an d regular disposal of waste must be carried out . • The C ontractor w ill take a ll precautions t o protect t he workers from insect and pest to reduce the r isk t o hea lth. T his includes t he us e of i nsecticides which s hould c omply w ith l ocal regulations. • No al coholic l iquor or pr ohibited drugs w ill b e i mported t o, s ell, give, barter to the workers of host community. • Awareness r aising t o immigrant workers/local community on communicable and s exually transmitted diseases.

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision  Reuse and • The existing bitumen surface disposal of shall be utilized f or pav ing of construction and cross roads, access roads, and dismantled waste paving works in construction sites and camps, t emporary traffic diversions, and haulage routes. • All excavated materials from roadway, s houlders, v erges, drains, cross drainage will be used f or ba ckfilling embankments, f illing pi ts, a nd landscaping. • Unusable debr is m aterial should be s uitably di sposed off at pr e- designated d isposal l ocations, with appr oval of t he c oncerned authority. The bituminous wastes shall be di sposed i n s ecure landfill sites only in environmentally accepted manner. F or r emoval o f deb ris, wastes and its disposal MOSRTH gui delines should be followed. • Unusable and surplus m aterials, as d etermined by t he P roject Engineer, w ill be r emoved a nd disposed off-site. 8. Accessibility, Traffic Management, Accident and Safety Risks  Design • Temporary t raffic di version s hall Throughout the pr oject c orridor During Project Contractor SQC requirement and be planned by the contractor and Design requirement especially at intersections. constructi preparation Traffic Planning approved by the ‘Engineer’. and on stage and During • The t raffic c ontrol pl ans s hall IRC SP:55 construction Construction contain details of diversions; cost Stage traffic safety arrangements during c onstruction; safety measures for nighttime traffic

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision takes place near them. Years Old) • Fencing w herever c attle • IRC:SP: 44 -1994 movement is expected. To avoid Highway S afety Code the need for cattle underpasses, • IRC: S P: 55 - some of the proposed culverts 2001 G uidelines `near hab itations may be for S afety i n widened to facilitate cattle Construction movement. Zones  Safety of Workers • Contractors to adopt and • The Building and Construction sites Constructi Included i n Obligation of SQC and accident risk maintain safe working practices. other on period construction Contractor from construction • Usage of fluorescent and Construction cost activities workers Act 1996 retroflectory signage, i n local and Cess Act of language at the construction 1996 sites • Factories Act • Training to w orkers on s afety 1948 procedures and precautions. • Mandatory appointment of safety officer. • All r egulations r egarding safe scaffolding, l adders, w orking platforms, gangway, stairwells, excavations, trenches and s afe means of entry and egress shall be complied with. • Provision of PPEs to workers. • Provision of a r eadily av ailable first ai d uni t i ncluding an adequate supply of dr essing materials. • The c ontractor w ill not em ploy any person below the age of 14 years for any work • Use of h azardous material should b e m inimized an d/or restricted. • Emergency plan (to be approved by engineer) shall be prepared to respond to any accidents or

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision emergencies. • Accident Prevention Officer must be appointed by the contractor.  Accident risk to • Restrict a ccess t o co nstruction • local community sites to authorized personnels • Physical separation must be provided for movement of vehicular and human traffic. • Adequate signages must be provided f or s afe t raffic movement 9. Common Property Resources and other Utilities  Utilities • All telephone and electrical Project requirement Throughout the corridor Before Included i n Contractor/SQ SQC poles/wires an d und erground Constructi construction / C cables should be shifted before on R and R cost. start of construction 10. Enhancement Measures  Environmental • Maintenance of tree Environmental Throughout the corridor Design Construction Contractor SQC enhancement plantations. Enhancement as and cost along the corridor • Enhancement/rehabilitation of part of pr oject Constructi borrow areas and c amp s ites requirement on Stage etc. 11. Contractor Demobilization 129

Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision  Clean-up • Contractor w ill pr epare s ite Project requirement Throughout the Corridor and Immediate ---- Contractor SQC Operations, restoration pl ans, which will b e borrow areas ly a fter Restoration and approved by the ‘Engineer’. Constructi Rehabilitation The clean-up and restoration on operations ar e t o b e implemented by t he c ontractor prior to demobilization. • All construction zones including river-beds, culverts, road-side areas, c amps, ho t m ix pl ant sites, c rushers, batching p lant sites and any other area used/affected by the project will be l eft c lean and tidy, at t he contractor's ex pense, t o t he satisfaction o f the Environmental officer. All t he opened borrow areas will be rehabilitated .and ‘Engineer’ will certify in this regard. B. Operation Stage 1. Climate and Air quality  Air pollution due • Roadside t ree p lantations s hall Environmental Throughout the Corridor Througho Indicated In SQC/contractor to due to be maintained. Protection Act, ut EMoP vehicular • Regular maintenance of the road 1986; The Air operation movement will be d one to e nsure g ood (Prevention and period surface condition Control of Pollution) • Vehicular ai r pollution will be Act, 1981 managed a nd m onitored a t t he toll plazas. • Ambient air quality monitoring. If monitored parameters are above the pr escribed l imit, s uitable control measures must be taken. • Technological and behavioral changes • Road s igns shall b e pr ovided reminding the motorist to

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision  Contamination of • Monitoring of surface water Near Mahi, B agh a nd M aan surface water bodies rivers and other Water bodies Indicated in quality due to EMoP leakage of oil  Siltation • Regular visual checks shall be made to observe any incidence of bl ockage o f dr ains/culverts. Regular checks shall be made for s oil er osion and t urfing conditions of r iver t raining structures fo r its e ffective maintenance.  Water logging • Regular checks s hall be d one Throughout the corridor due to blockage along t he al ignment t o en sure of streams that flow of water is maintained through c ross dr ains and o ther channels/streams. • Monitoring of w ater bor ne diseases due to stagnant water bodies  Protection of • Immediate removal of deposited Project requirement Identified Flood prone areas During Operation and SQC Embankment in silt f rom dr ainage channels a nd whole Maintenance Flood prone out-let poi nts. R ejuvenation of operation Cost Areas the drainage system by removing stage encroachments/ congestions. This s hall be don e i n c lose coordination w ith c oncerned department. • Long term strategy to be w orked out with water resources, agriculture, soil and other department. 5. Flora and Fauna  Vegetation • Planted trees, shrubs, and Forest Conservation Throughout project section During Indicated in SQC grasses to be properly Act 1980 whole Monitoring cost maintained. operation in EMoP • The tree s urvivalist a udit t o b e period conducted at least once in a

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Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision year to assess the effectiveness • Maintenance of b ox c ulverts, wherever provided. 6. Flooding/ inundation  Road inundation • MPRDC will ens ure t hat al l Project operation Throughout t he s tretch During Overall SQC due to choking of drains (side drains and all cross requirement particularly near low lying areas whole Operation cost drainage drainages) are per iodically and crossings. operation channels cleared e specially be fore period monsoon season to facilitate the qu ick pa ssage of r ainwater and avoid flooding. 7. Right-of-Way Maintenance  Accident Risk due • Efforts s hall be made t o m ake Project requirement Throughout the Project route During Included in SQC to uncontrolled shoulder completely clear of whole operation/ growth of vegetation. operation Maintenance vegetation • Regular maintenance of period. cost plantation along the roadside • Invasive plant not to be planted near the road. 8. Accidents and Safety  Accident risks • Traffic c ontrol m easures, IRC:SP:55 Throughout the Project route During Included in SQC associated with including s peed limits, will be whole operation/ traffic movement. enforced strictly. operation Maintenance • Further e ncroachment a nd period. cost squatting within the ROW will be prevented. • No s chool or ho spital w ill be allowed to be es tablished within 100 m of t he h ighway w ithout permission f rom t he pl anning authorities. • Monitor/ensure t hat a ll safety provisions included in design and construction p hase ar e properly maintained • Highway pat rol un it(s) f or r ound 133

Environmental Remedial Measure Reference to laws Approximate Time Mitigation Institutional Responsibility Issue/ Component /guidelines Location Frame Cost Implementation Supervision the c lock pa trolling. P hone booths f or ac cidental r eporting and ambulance s ervices w ith minimum response time for rescue of any accident victims, if possible. • Tow-away f acility f or t he br eak down vehicles, if possible. • Coordination with operating agency of i ntersecting N ational Highways t o h ave c ommon facilities and share the costs as appropriate, if possible.  Transport of • Preparation of spill prevention Throughout the project stretch Included in SQC Dangerous and c ontrol and em ergency operation/ Goods preparedness and responsive Maintenance plans based on an ana lysis of cost. hazards, i mplementation of presentation and c ontrol measures. • Emergency plan for vehicles carrying hazardous material 9. Monitoring Operation Performance  Monitoring • The M PRDC will monitor the Throughout the corridor Included in SQC Operation operational performance of the EMoP Performance various mitigation/ enhancement measures carried out as a part of the project • The i ndicators s elected for monitoring i nclude t he s urvival rate o f tr ees; u tility o f enhancement provision, status of rehabilitation of borrow areas, Air quality, w ater qu ality, no ise levels, s oil quality, dr ainage pattern, etc.

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APPENDIX 7.2: Monitoring Plan for the Performance Indicators Env. Project Frequency Approximate Indicator Parameters Method/Guidelines Location Standards Implementation Supervision Stage and Duration cost (Rs) s High v olume s ampler Hot mix plants, stone crushers to be l ocated 50 m 24 hr Contractor and construction/ earthwork Construction from t he pl ant i n t he continuous, 6x5000x3x3 through approved sites and as suggested by NAAQS SQC stage downwind direction. 3/year for 3 =Rs. 2,70,000 monitoring SQC Use method specified years agency SPM, (Total 6 Locations) by CPCB for analysis Air RSPM, SO2, High v olume s ampler Quality NOX, CO, to be l ocated 50 m Major R oad I ntersections and 24 hr SQC through HC from the selected 6X5000x3X1 Operation Residential area continuous, approved locations i n t he NAAQS =Rs 90,000 SQC stage (6 Locations) 3/year for 1 monitoring downwind direction. year agency Use method specified by CPCB for analysis Groundwater at C onstruction Camps/site and Surface water Ground at and downstream of Mahi Contractor Construction water: (IS: 3/year for 3 6x 4000x3X3 through approved and B agh river and any l arge CPCB SQC stage 10500:1991) years =Rs 216, 000 monitoring and Grab s ample c ollected pond l ocated c lose t o the agency Surface from s ource and alignment being used by local water for analyze as per community. Water Class D and Quality Class E as Standard Methods for Groundwater at 2 locations and Prescribed Examination of Water Surface water sample of river by CPCB and Wastewater Mahi and Bagh (downstream EO through Operation 3/year for 1 6X3x4000 approved and for of br idge Lo cation) and CPCB SQC stage vector borne year =Rs 72, 000 monitoring stagnant water bo dies agency diseases developed due to borrow areas 135

Env. Project Frequency Approximate Indicator Parameters Method/Guidelines Location Standards Implementation Supervision Stage and Duration cost (Rs) s Once during Guidelines rainy seasons Routine work from water Construction of the of Engineering Contractor SQC resources Siltation Visual Checks f or pr esence of All ri vers/streams/drainage construction Team department in Water construction de bris/waste and channels a nd major w ater period. Bodies bodies along the stretch Guidelines EO, with support blockade of drainage channels Once during Routine work from water of Water Operation operation of of Engineering SQC st resources Resource 1 year Team department Department Construction sites, major road Free field at 1 m from intersections and 1 each at 24 hr 10x1500x3x3 Construction the eq uipment w hose residential, c ommercial an d continuous, =Rs. 1,35,000 SQC SQC stage noise levels are being sensitive lo cations a long t he 3*/year for 3 Equivalent determined. alignment. years Noise levels Noise (10 Locations) on dB (A) MoEF levels Equivalent Noise scale for day levels u sing an Near residential, commercial and night Operation integrated noi se level and silence zone. 3 / year for 1 6x3000x3X1 SQC SQC stage meter kept a t a (6 Locations) year =Rs 54, 000 distance of 15 m from edge of Pavement NPK (ICAR standard ) Once during CPCB and Construction and heavy agricultural l and and H MP whole NPK as per 12,000 SQC SQC Stage metals for sites construction ICAR Soil dredging stage standard Quality sites At o il s pillage lo cations a nd Once for the Operation Oil and As specified by the other pr obable s oil first year of CPCB 12,000 SQC SQC stage grease site eng ineer contamination location operation MPRDC/SQC Part of routine Construction Visual action of After first rain Contractor MPRDC Stage Visual check Throughout the project Checks engineering Soil for Soil corridor es pecially at R iver team Erosion erosion and banks, br idge l ocations Part of routine Once during Operation siltation structures Visual action of operation of Engineering Team of MPRDC Stage st Checks engineering 1 year team

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Env. Project Frequency Approximate Indicator Parameters Method/Guidelines Location Standards Implementation Supervision Stage and Duration cost (Rs) s Part of routine Once in a Construction None action of Contractor’s year before SQC stage Throughout the P roject Specific engineering Engineering Team Drainage rainy season Corridor especially at probable team Congesti Visual Checks drainage congestion areas as Once in a Part of routine on Operation described in IEE year before None action of MPRDC Engineering Team Stage rainy season Specific engineering for 3 yrs team IRC guidelines Identification of and Best Contractor with Construction Visual Once in a borrow areas as per Borrow areas to be operated Practices approval from SQC Stage Checks month IEE for Borrow MPRDC Borrow Part of the area Areas Contract operation Borrow Operation Visual Rehabilitation as Quarterly for 1 Area Closed Borrow Areas MPRDC Stage Checks recommended in IEE year rehabilitatio n Plan Storage Area, Construct Construction IRC Quarterly ion Sites for guidelines Part of the Contractor with Construction Rapid a udit as p er during Sites and Hygiene, Construction Sites and Camp and to the regular approval from SQC stage reporting format construction Labour drainage satisfaction monitoring E.O., MPRDC period Camp Medical of SQC Facilities Etc. During site Surveillance m onitoring of t rees Construction Throughout t he P roject clearance in felling SQC/Local Forest Departments Stage Section construction As phase Included in Tree suggested overall The Engineer will be responsible Plantatio by Forest plantation Cost for monitoring upto the Defect n Operation Audit for survival rate of trees Throughout t he P roject Once in a Dept. Liability Period in any particular stage plantation Section year for years stretch. After this period the SQC will be responsible for monitoring 137

Env. Project Frequency Approximate Indicator Parameters Method/Guidelines Location Standards Implementation Supervision Stage and Duration cost (Rs) s Monitoring Costs: INR 0.86 Million MPRDC – Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited, EO: Environmental Officer, SQC-Supervision Quality Controller; IS - India standard; NOx - Nitrogen Oxide; Pb - Plumbum, (lead); RPM - Respirable Particulate Matter; SO2 - Sulfur Dioxide; SPM - Suspended Particulate Matter, HC- Hydrocarbon, CO- Carbon monoxide