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SFG3416 Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Assessment for Tamil Nadu Rural Public Disclosure Authorized Transformation Project Report Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department Government of Tamil Nadu Volume 1 Environmental Assessment (EA) 2 Abbreviations and Acronyms ACU Adult Cattle Unit AHVS Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services CAA Coastal Aquaculture Authority CBO Community Based Organization CEE Centre for Environment Education CLG Common Livelihood Group CP Community Professional CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CRZ Coastal Regulation Zone DDS District Diagnostic Study DIC District Industries Centre DPSIR Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response EA Environmental Appraisal EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environment Management Plan EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EG Environmental Guidelines ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESI Environmental Sustainability Index FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FFDA Fish Farmers Development Agency FSI Forest Survey of India FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India HTL High Tide Line ICT Information and Communication Technology IFMR Institute for Financial Management and Research INM Integrated Nutrient Management LTL Low Tide Line MCM Million Cubic Meters MFP Minor Forest Produces 3 MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MT Metric Tonnes NBR Niligiri Biosphere Reserve NTFP Non Timber Forest Produce NP National Parks OP Operational Policy PCB Pollution Control Board PDO Project Development Objective PGP Participatory Growth Plan PWD Public Works Department SHG Self Help Group SSFE Small- Scale Forestry Enterprises TNEPRP TamilNadu Empowerment and Poverty Reduction Programme TNRTM Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Marketplace TNRTP Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project TOF Trees Outside Forests TMC Thousand Million Cubic SRI System of Rice Intensification VCA Value Chain Analysis WHO World Health Organisation WLS Wild Life Sanctuary 4 Contents: Chapter 1 1. Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) 10 1.1. Background of the project 10 1.2. Project Components 11 1.2.1. Component 1: Business Ecosystem Development and Enterprise Promotion 11 1.2.2. Component 2: Enterprise Business Plan Financing and Innovations: 11 1.2.3. Component 3: Skills and Job Opportunities 12 1.2.4. Component 4: Project Management, Results Monitoring and Implementation Support Systems 12 1.3 Environmental Assessment 13 1.3.1. Applicability of Environmental safeguards to TNRTP 13 1.3.2 Methodology for EA and ESMF 14 1.4. Overview of the EA Report 15 Chapter 2 2.1 Geography of Tamil Nadu 16 2.2 Agriculture 18 2.2.1. Agro-climatic Zone Profile 19 2.3. Current Trends in Agriculture 21 2.4. Current challenges for the Agriculture sector 23 2.5. Animal Husbandry and Dairying 25 2.6 Fisheries 30 2.7. Forest 31 2.7.1 Forest covers 31 2.7.2. Small- Scale Forestry Enterprises (SSFE) in Tamil Nadu 32 2.7.3 Protected Areas 33 2.7.4 Challenges in Forestry sector 35 2.8. Water Resources 37 2.9 Industrial Profile 40 2.10 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) for the District of Tamil Nadu 41 Chapter 3 Legal and Regulatory Framework for ESMF 44 Chapter 4 Identifcation of key risks and mitigation measures 63 4.1 Environmental Guidelines for Agriculture Value Chains 63 4.2 Environmental Guidelines for Livestock Value Chains 66 4.3 Environmental Guidelines for Enterprises 69 5 List of Tables: 1. Table 1.1 Applicability of Environmental Safeguards to TNRTP 13 2. Table 2.1 Key features of the state 17 3. Table 2.2 Agro climatic Zones and Types of soil - District covered 19 4. Table 2.3 Productivity changes of major crops in the last one decade 21 5. Table 2.4 The Area and Production of horticultural crops during 2010-11 22 6. Table 2.5 Livestock and Poultry Population (As per 19th Livestock Census 2012) 26 7. Table 2.6 Dairy Development 2013-14 (Nos) 26 8. Table 2.7 Availability, requirement and surplus/deficit of green fodder in Tamil Nadu (2010) 28 9. Table 2.8 Marine Fisheries Statistics- 2013-14 30 10. Table 2.9 An Overview of Inland Fisheries Sector 30 11. Table 2.10: Changing profile of forest produce in Tamil Nadu 32 12. Table 2.11 List of Protected areas in Tamil Nadu 34 13. Table 2.12 Overall supply of wood in Tamil Nadu, 2008 (million cu.m) 36 14. Table 2.13 Overall demand for wood in Tamil Nadu by sector, 2008 (million cu.m) 37 15. Table 2.14 Drought Prone TNRTP Blocks 39 16. Table 2.15 MSME Registration criteria 40 17. Table 2.16 Classification of MSMEs in Tamil Nadu (2012-13) - TNRTP districts 41 18. Table 2.17 ESI for the TNRTP Districts 42 19. Table 3.1 Legal and Regulatory Framework applicable for TNRTP 45 20. Table 4.1: Agriculture Commodity Value Chains: Environmental issues and best Practices in Interventions for Productivity enhancement, Storage, Processing etc 63 21. Table 4.2 Potential Environmental / Social issues in the Paddy value chain 64 22. Table 4.3 PotentialEnvironmental / Social issues in Pepper 66 23. Table 4.4 Potential Environmental / Soical issues in the Dairy value chain 66 24. Table 4.5 Goat Rearing: Potential Environmental/ Social issues 68 25. Table 4.6 Slaughter House: Potential Environmental / Social issues 68 26. Table 4.7 List of Farm and Non Farm Enterprises 69 27. Table 4.8 Potential Environmental / Social issues in farm based food product preparation 70 28. Table 4.9 Potential Environmental / Social issues in food product preparation 71 29. Table 4.10 Potential Environmental / Social issues in oil extraction 72 30. Table 4.11 Potential Environmental / Social issues forest based enterprises 72 31. Table 4.12 Potential Environmental/ Social issues in nonfarm based enterprises 73 32. Table 4.13 Potential Environmental / Social issues in Garment Stitching process 74 33. Table 4.14 Potential Environmental / Social issues for Handlooms, handicrafts, basket making, paper plates and paper 75 34. Table 4.15 Potential Environmental / Social issues in Granite Quarry 75 6 List of Figures 1. Fig 2.1 Tamil Nadu – District Map 16 2. Fig 2.2 Trends of net sown area and area under irrigation in 2001-02 to 2010-11 18 3. Fig 2.3 Agro Climatic Zones of TN 19 4. Fig 2.4 Soil Fertility Maps 20 5. Fig 2.5 Irrigation source of Tamil Nadu 21 6. Fig 2.6 The distribution of area under different crops in Tamil Nadu 22 7. Fig 2.7 Trends in Livestock population 24 8. Fig 2.8 Some of the native cattle and sheep breeds of Tamil Nadu 27 9. Fig 2.9 Forest Cover 31 10. Fig 2.10 Tamil Nadu River Basin Map 37 11. Fig 2.11 Status of TNRTP blocks based on Groundwater 38 12. Fig 2.12 ESI for the districts of Tamil Nadu 41 13. Fig 2.13 Comparison of districts across DPSIR components 43 List of Annexures Annexure 1 List of Tamil Nadu Sustainable Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) Blocks Annexure 2 List of activities field visited Annexure 3 Categorization of blocks based on the assessment of dynamic groundwater resources Annexure 4 District Fact Sheet Annexure 5 District- wise Identified Potential Industrial Opportunities Annexure 6 Regulatory Requirements List Annexure 7 The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 – Listed species Annexure 8 Procedures for obtaining Consent of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Consent to Establish Annexure 9 List of Red, Orange, Green and White category Industries as per PCB Directions Annexure 10 Food colors, preservatives, additives that can be used in food preparation and processing units Annexure 11 List of Prohibited Dyes: List of 42 Benzidine based Dyes Prohibited From 1993 Annexure 12 List of chemicals with quantities for application of Public Liability Insurance Act Annexure 13 List of Rivers, Streams, Reservoirs, etc where industries causing water pollution is not permitted Annexure 14 The WHO classification of pesticides by hazard Annexure 15 Summary of stakeholder consultation workshop 7 Executive Summary Introduction The Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP), supported by the World Bank, aims at supporting project outcomes with Tamil Nadu state’s Vision 2030 and leverage opportunities for rural transformation. The project’s focus will contribute to the following seven areas of strategic engagement, namely: i) Enterprise Promotion; ii) Creating Job Opportunities; iii) Value Chain Based Approach; iv) Convergence with existing skills training programs; v) Public-Private Partnerships; vi) Leveraging the strength of existing Community Based Organizations, and vii) Investment driven by market opportunities and by community-centric investment plans. The Project Development Objective is to “promote rural enterprises, access to finance and employment opportunities in 120 blocks of Tamil Nadu”. TNRTP will be operational in 26 districts specifically focusing on 120 blocks, and 3994 village panchayats of Tamil Nadu (Annexure 1). The project has the 4 following components and sub-components: Component 1: Business Ecosystem Development and Enterprise Promotion Sub-Components: 1.1) Inclusive Strategic Analytics and Planning 1.2) Business Development Support Services 1.3) Enterprise Promotion and Value Chain strengthening Component 2: Business Plans Financing and Innovations Sub-Components: 2.1) Facilitating Business Plan Financing; 2.2) Innovation Promotion Component 3: Skills and Job Opportunities Sub-Components: 3.1) Pre and Post training Services to Enhance Employment outcomes 3.2) Community- based training and skilling provision 3.3) Upgrading skills in prioritized value chains Component 4: Project Management, Results Monitoring and Implementation Support Systems Environment Assessment Study As per the requirement of the World Bank an Environmental Assessment (EA) study of the project was undertaken by the Rural Development and Panchayathi Raj Deraprtment with the support of Centre for Environment Education (CEE). The objective of the study was to understand environmental implications of project activities, and to define remedial measures to 8 mitigate any negative impacts, and to understand the compliance requirements with the national and state legal and regulatory framework and the World Bank Operational Policies.