'C' of Allahabad City, Uttar Pradesh

SFG1690 V8 Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plan for Sewerage Public Disclosure Authorized Works in Sewerage District ‘C’ of Allahabad City, Uttar Pradesh Prepared for National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) (Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plans (Sewerage District ‘C’-Allahabad) © The Energy and Resources Institute 2014 Suggested format for citation T E R I. 2014 Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plan for Sewerage Works in Sewerage District ‘C’ of Allahabad City, Uttar Pradesh New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute. [Project Report No. 2010WM13] For more information Ms. Sonia Grover Research Associate – Water Resources Division T E R I Tel. 2468 2100 or 2468 2111 Darbari Seth Block E-mail [email protected] IHC Complex, Lodhi Road Fax 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 New Delhi – 110 003 Web www.teriin.org India India +91 • Delhi (0)11 ii Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plans (Sewerage District ‘C’-Allahabad) Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 11 1.1 Ganga Clean up Initiatives ........................................................................................... 11 1.2 The Ganga River Basin Project ..................................................................................... 12 1.2.1 World Bank Assistance ................................................................................... 12 1.3 Project Components ....................................................................................................... 12 1.3.1 Component One: Institutional Development .............................................. 12 1.3.2 Component Two: Priority Infrastructure Investments .............................. 14 1.4 Structure of the Report .................................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 16 2.1 About the City ................................................................................................................ 16 2.2 Existing Sewerage Facilities in Allahabad City ......................................................... 16 2.2.1 Works Completed under Ganga Action Plan Phase – I (GAP-I) .............. 17 2.2.2 Works Completed under Ganga Action Plan Phase II .............................. 18 2.2.3 On-going works in Sewerage District ‘D’ Under JNNURM ..................... 18 2.2.4 City Sewerage Plan ......................................................................................... 19 2.2.5 Works Approved Under NGRBA ................................................................. 22 2.3 Necessity of this project ................................................................................................ 22 2.4 Location of Proposed Sewerage Project ...................................................................... 23 2.5 Proposed Sewerage System .......................................................................................... 25 2.5.1 Components of Proposed Sewerage Work .................................................. 27 2.5.2 Implementation Schedule .............................................................................. 30 2.5.3 Financing .......................................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 3 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY .......................................................................... 32 3.1 Methodology................................................................................................................... 32 3.2 Screening Activity for Project Impact Assessment .................................................... 34 3.3 Conclusion of Screening Activity ................................................................................ 50 CHAPTER 4 REGULATIONS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................. 51 4.1 Applicable Laws and Regulations – Environmental................................................. 51 4.1.1 Legal Framework of Government of India .................................................. 51 4.1.2 Key Environmental Laws and Regulations ................................................. 51 4.2 Applicable Laws and Regulations - Social ................................................................. 54 4.2.1 National Policies and Acts ............................................................................. 54 4.2.2 National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy for Project Affected Families – 2007 ................................................................................................. 55 4.2.3 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (As Modified Until 1st September, 1985) .... 55 4.2.4 Forest Rights Act 2006 .................................................................................... 56 4.3 Other Legislations applicable to Construction Projects under NGRBP ................. 56 CHAPTER 5 BASELINE STATUS ................................................................................................... 59 iii Environmental and Social Assessment with Management Plans (Sewerage District ‘C’-Allahabad) 5.1 Baseline Environmental ................................................................................................ 59 5.1.1 Physiography and Topography .................................................................... 59 5.1.2 Climate .............................................................................................................. 60 5.1.3 Geological and Geophysical features ........................................................... 60 5.1.4 Ambient Air Quality ....................................................................................... 61 5.1.5 Noise Environment ......................................................................................... 64 5.1.6 Water Environment ........................................................................................ 66 5.1.7 Storm Water Drainage .................................................................................... 73 5.1.8 Waste Water Management ............................................................................. 75 5.1.9 Solid Waste Management .............................................................................. 76 5.1.10 Biological Environment .................................................................................. 77 5.2 Baseline Social Status ..................................................................................................... 81 5.2.1 Public Consultation ......................................................................................... 86 CHAPTER 6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ............................................................. 90 6.1 Potential Environmental Impacts ................................................................................ 90 6.1.1 Design and Development Phase ................................................................... 90 6.1.2 Impacts during construction phase .............................................................. 90 6.1.3 Impacts during operation phase ................................................................... 93 6.2 Potential Social Impacts ................................................................................................ 93 6.2.1 Social impacts during construction phase ................................................... 94 6.2.2 Social impacts during operation phase ........................................................ 97 6.3 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 97 CHAPTER 7 MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................. 99 7.1 Environmental Management Plan ............................................................................... 99 7.1.1 Implementation of EMP Specific activities by UPJN ................................. 99 7.1.2 Specific activities by Contractor .................................................................... 99 7.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan ................................................................................ 116 7.3 EMP Budget .................................................................................................................. 120 7.4 Social Management Plan ............................................................................................. 129 7.4.1 Social mitigation plans during construction phase .................................. 129 7.4.2 Social mitigation plans during operation phase ....................................... 131 7.4.3 Mitigation measures adopted by locals during similar nature of project activities ............................................................................................. 131 7.4.4 Consultation Framework for Participatory Planning and Implementation of Mitigation Plan ............................................................ 135 7.4.5 Capacity of Institutions ...............................................................................

Load more