Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited February 2014
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EIA study for Proposed River Front Development in Patna Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Submitted To Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited February 2014 Submitted By Public Disclosure Authorized Sen and Lall Consultants Pvt. Ltd. South Gandhi Maidan, Patna GPO, VOYANTS SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. Patna – 800001 403, 4th Floor, BPTP Park Centra, Sector - 30, NH-8, Gurgaon - 122001 Phone - 0124-4598 200 , Telefax - 0124-4019051 E-mail – [email protected], www.voyants.in Project : Environmental Impact Assessment Study for Ganga River Front Development at Patna EIA-Ver2.1 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... iii 1. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS UNDER NGRBA ................................................................................... 2 1.2 PATNA RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................. 2 1.2.1 Proposed Developments in Patna RFD ............................................................................................... 3 1.3 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF EIA ............................................................................................................... 3 1.4 PROPOJECT PROPONENT ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 TECHNICAL CONSULTANT AND ARCHITECT ........................................................................................ 4 1.6 EIA CONSULTANT .................................................................................................................................... 4 1.7 STRUCTURE OF EIA ................................................................................................................................. 4 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 EXISTING GHAT CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 NEED FOR PATNA RFD .......................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS ............................................................................................................... 13 2.3.1 Development of Ghats ....................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Promenades including kiosks (connecting some of the ghats together) ............................................ 14 2.3.3 Community cum cultural centres ....................................................................................................... 17 2.3.4 Landscape work at Precinct Zones:................................................................................................... 18 2.3.5 City level parks: ................................................................................................................................. 19 2.3.6 Improvement of approach roads to the precincts .............................................................................. 19 2.3.7 Development of Electric Crematoria at Gulbi Ghat ............................................................................ 21 2.3.8 Development of Toilet Complex ........................................................................................................ 21 2.3.9 Development of Interceptor Drain ...................................................................................................... 21 2.3.10 Environmental Awareness ............................................................................................................... 21 2.4 PROJECT LOCATION.............................................................................................................................. 21 2.5 ADDITIONAL BENEFIT ............................................................................................................................ 24 2.6 PROJECT COST ...................................................................................................................................... 24 3. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK......................................... 25 3.1 POLICIES AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (GOI) ........................... 25 3.2 Environment and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of NGRBA .................................................... 30 4. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................... 35 4.1 PROJECT INFLUENCE AREA ................................................................................................................. 35 4.2 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SCREENING: ......................................................................................... 37 4.3 Project Area .............................................................................................................................................. 40 4.4 Baseline Environmental Profile ................................................................................................................. 40 4.4.1 Meteorological environment .............................................................................................................. 40 4.4.2 Physical environment ........................................................................................................................ 42 4.4.3 ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY ...................................................................................................... 55 4.4.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 74 4.4.5 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ............................................................................................................. 79 4.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 80 P a g e | i Project : Environmental Impact Assessment Study for Ganga River Front Development at Patna EIA-Ver2.1 5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................. 81 5.1 With or Without Project Alternatives ......................................................................................................... 82 5.2 Good design aspects ................................................................................................................................ 85 5.3 Technology Benefits ................................................................................................................................. 90 6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION & STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION .............................................................. 91 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 91 6.2 Methods of Public Consultation ................................................................................................................ 91 6.3 Focus Group Discussion with local communities ...................................................................................... 92 6.4 Public Consultation with Stakeholders .................................................................................................... 104 7. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ...................... 108 7.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 108 7.2 ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL FACTORS: ......................................................................................... 108 7.2.1 Environmental Factors: .................................................................................................................... 108 7.2.2 Social Factors: ................................................................................................................................. 108 7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES-CONSTRUCTION STAGE .................... 108 7.3.1 Quarries and Crushers .................................................................................................................... 108 7.3.2 Cultural and Heritage Resources: ................................................................................................... 109 7.3.3 Loss of Structures............................................................................................................................ 114 7.3.4 Generation of Dust: ......................................................................................................................... 115 7.3.5 Noise and Vibration: ........................................................................................................................ 115 7.3.6 Sanitation and Waste Generation: ..................................................................................................