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Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report Document Stage: Updated Project number: 42486-016 Period: August 2017 – January 2018 Submission Date: December 2018 IND: Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program This report was prepared by Project Management Unit, Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of environmental monitoring report originally posted in March 2019 available on https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/42486/42486-016-emr-en_0.pdf. This document is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy and does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. This updated environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Semi Annual Environmental Monitoring Report ADB Loan Number: 3528 – IND December 2018 IND: Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program (MPUSIP) – Tranche 1 Report 1: Period Aug 2017 to Jan 2018 Prepared by Project Management Unit, Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank Environmental Monitoring Report TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS 3 III. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW PROCEDURE 3 IV. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT MEASURES 3 V. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION 3 VI. MAJOR PROJECT ISSUES AND PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT 6 VII. CONSULTATIONS, PARTICIPATION, DISCLOSURES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT 7 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM 7 IX. ISSUES, FOLLOW UP, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION, DISCLOSURE AND ACTION PLAN LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Status of Sub - Project Awarded/Implementation Under Tranche 1 Table 2: Major Works under Sub project and Progress – Tranche 1 Table 3: Environmental Legislation and Pollution Control Acts Table 4: Action Required Ensuring Subprojects Comply with National Environmental Table 5: Present Status of Environment & Forest and Other Clearances Table 6: Deployment of Environmental Safeguards officials during Reporting Period (up to January 2018) Table 7: Status of Compliance of Environmental Safeguard Issues Table 8: Compliance status with Environmental Management and Monitoring Plans Table 9: Methodology of Sampling and Analysis Table 10: Base line Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Data at working sites Table 11: Base Line Noise Level Monitoring Data at Working Sites Table 12: Water Quality Monitoring Data at Working Sites Table 13: Safeguard issues and Mitigation measures Table 14: Status of GRC Formation Table 15: Detail of Grievances during the Reporting Period Environmental Monitoring Report Table 16: Suggestion & Action plan considered for satisfactory Environmental Compliance LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of Project Towns Under Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Figure 2: Safeguards Implementation Arrangement Figure 3: Grievance Redressal Mechanism LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1: Format For Compliance of Application Of EMP Appendix 2: Construction Phase Environmental Monitoring Plan Appendix 3: CONTRACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Appendix 4: SITE WISE- EMP COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST Appendix 5: Photographs of Disclosure of IEE Report in Hindi Language at respective ULBs Appendix 6: Details of Consultations during Subproject Implementation (August 2017 to January 2018) Appendix 7: Office Order of EA to Establish GRC at subproject town level Appendix 8: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Appendix 9: Sample Grievance Registration Form Appendix 10: List of the Towns Package-wise (Both Tranche 1 and Tranche 2) Environmental Monitoring Report Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program Project Number: 42486 Page: 1 of 177 ADB Loan No. 3528 IND (Tr-1) Date: From August 2017 To January 2018 I. INTRODUCTION A). Background 1. Government of Madhya Pradesh with loan funding from Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed to implement Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project (MPUSIP), herein after referred as “the Project‟. Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company Limited (MPUDC) shall be the Implementing Agency and the State Urban Development and Environment Department (UDED) shall be the executing agency for the Project. 2. The Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program (MPUSIP) is expected to improve the urban environment and living conditions in targeted urban areas. It will: (i) improve and expand urban infrastructure and services in urban areas; and (ii) strengthen urban institutional, management, and the financing capacity of the institutions, including the urban local bodies (ULBs). The project will be implemented in 73 selected towns in the state of Madhya Pradesh under Tranche 1, particularly in towns with significant tourism potential. The improvement in urban infrastructure will include rehabilitation, improvement, and expansion of: (i) water supplies; and (ii) sewerage and sanitation. Due to requirement of huge investment, the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh have availed external funding assistance in order to address the situation and improve the basic service levels. ADB agreed to co- finance implementation of Madhya Pradesh’s 73 selected towns. The project will be implemented using a multi-tranche financing facility. 3. The budgetary allocation for improvement in the Water Supply, Sewerage and Sanitation components in US currency ($) is 829 million. On 19 May 2017 ADB approved the Loan for Tranche 1 under the multi-tranche financing facility (MFF). On 19 June 2017 the Loan Agreement between GoI and ADB for Tranche 1 of MPUSIP (Loan 3528-IND) was signed. The loan became effective on August 2017. 4. The Program is carried out by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) acting through the State’s Urban Development and Environment Department (UDED) and its Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company Limited (MPUDC). 5. M/s TATA Consulting Engineers Limited in Association with J.P.S. Associates Private Limited is the Project Management Consultants for the present assignment. Improvement of water supply in 69 towns and Sewage & sanitation collection and treatment in four identified towns i.e. in Anjad, Badwaha, Sanawad and Saikheda etc. will be implemented under a single Design-Build-Operate (DBO) contract package. 6. Location of project towns is given hereunder. Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program Project Number: 42486 Page: 1 of 177 ADB Loan No. 3528 IND (Tr-1) Date: From August 2017 To January 2018 Figure 1: Location of Project Towns Under Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program Project Number: 42486 Page: 1 of 177 ADB Loan No. 3528 IND (Tr-1) Date: From August 2017 To January 2018 B). Project Category 7. Environment Category as per ADB Policy. All sub projects under Tranche 1 have been classified by ADB as environmental assessment category B (some negative impacts but less significant than category A) and the impacts of subprojects were assessed through Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), prepared according to ADB Safeguard Policy (SPS 2009) and Environmental Assessment Guidelines (2003). 8. Environment Category as per Government policy. None of the subprojects fall under the ambit of EIA Notification, 2006, and therefore categorization as per the Notification do not apply. EIA study and / or Environmental Clearance is thus not requireed. C). Report Purpose 9. This report is the “Semi Annual Environment Monitoring Report (SEMR)” for the period August 2017 to January 2018 to describe the present compliance status (mostly documentation part). Implementation of the mitigation measures, monitoring and reporting as per EMP of the IEE will be considered after commencement of physical activity. This is the first SEMR submitted for the MPUSIP Tranche 1 Loan for the period starting fron loan effectiveness in August 2017 to January 2018. 10. Report structure. xxxxxxxxx D). Project Profile Tranche 1 11. Till 31st January 2018, 15 packages of 44 sub-projects towns under Tranche 1 have been awarded. Selection of DBO contractor has been done & Letter of Acceptance has been issued for the sub projects of 15 packages. Table 1 shows the project components under implementation, starting date of implementation, schedule date of completion etc. along with physical progress for Tranche I. Table 1: Status of Sub - Project Awarded/Implementation Under Tranche 1 (Upto 31st January 2018) S. Package Town DBO Starting date of Projected Schedule Design Progress (%) as on No. No. Contractor Implementation months of date of 31.01.2018 completion completion (as per (Extended Work date of order) completion) Subproject Water Supply Scheme Hydraulics Structure Electro- Mechanical 1 1A Boda M/s Rean-PC 04.08.2017 28 02.12.19 20 5 0 Snehal (JV) 2 Kurawar 15 5 0 Kolkata 3 Kothari 15 5 0 4 1B Amla M/s. Laxmi 07.06.2017 28 04.10.19 50 20 0 Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program Project Number: 42486 Page: 2 of 177 ADB Loan No. 3528 IND (Tr-1) Date: From August 2017 To January 2018 5 Betul Bazar Civil Engg., 40 20 0 Kolhapur 6 Sarni 55 20 0 7 1C Sohagpur M/s Central 27.04.2017 28 24.08.2019 India 70 50 10 Engineering, 8 Bankhedi MSIPL (JV), 60 40 0 Nagpur 9 2B Pansemal M/s Rean-PC 07.04.17 28 04.08.19 0 0 0 Snehal (JV) 10 Rajpur Kolkata 30 0 0 11 Karahi- Paglya 20 10 0 Khurd 12 Kasrawad 30 30 10 13 2C Dhamnod M/s Bansal 18.09.2017 28 14.01.2020 Construction 20 10 0 Company & M/s Goel 14 Mandav Projects Private Ltd. 0 0 0 (JV) 15 2D Meghnagar M/s P C 13.09.2017 28 09.01.2020 Snehal 10 5 0 Construction 16 Bhavra Co. Ltd & M/s 0 0 0 Rean 17 Petlawad Watertech 20 10 0 Pvt.