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Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Program (Funded by World Bank) Baddi-Sai-Ramshahr (Km 11.00 to KM 45) Environment and Social Impact Assessment (Draft) HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD & OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. (Government of Himachal Pradesh Undertaking) (An ISO 9001:2008 QMS & ISO 14001:2004 EMS conforming company) November 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS............................................................................................ 3 Executive Summary............................................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1 Introduction..............................................................................................................10 1.1 Project Description....................................................................................................................10 1.2 Sub-Project Road – Baddi to Sai to Ramshahr......................................................................... 11 1.3 Purpose of ESIA13 1.4 Scope of the ESIA13 1.5 Appoach and Methodology.......................................................................................................14 Chapter 2 – Legal and Institutional Framework.......................................................................18 2.1 Applicable Regulations of GOI/GoHP.................................................................................... 18 2.2 World Bank ESF Policy, Directives and Standards – Extent of Relevance............................ 26 2.3 Comparative Analysis of key national, state and Bank policies...............................................35 2.4 Comparison of National Environmental Framework and ESF, 2018....................................... 36 2.5 Institutional Framework............................................................................................................38 Chapter 3 Baseline Data...........................................................................................................40 3.1 Land Environment....................................................................................................................41 3.2 Physical Environment............................................................................................................... 50 3.3 Biological Environment............................................................................................................ 59 3.4 Social Environment....................................................................................................................66 3.5 Cultural Environment.................................................................................................................83 3.6 Hazard and Vulnerability Profile............................................................................................... 83 Chapter 4 – Stakeholder consultations & information disclosure............................................90 Chapter 5 – Analysis of Alternatives....................................................................................... 99 5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................99 5.2 With and Without Project Alternatives.....................................................................................99 5.3 Environmental and Social considerations...............................................................................101 Chapter 6 Environment and Social Risks and Impacts and Mitigation Measures............... 103 6.1…related to Assessment and Management of E&S risk and impact (ESS 1):...........................103 6.2… relating to Labor and working conditions (ESS 2)................................................................ 104 6.3…relating to Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management (ESS 3)............107 6.4… relating to Community Health and Safety (ESS 4)................................................................124 6.5…on land & assets (ESS 5).........................................................................................................130 6.6… relating to Bio-diversity & Living Natural Resources (ESS 6)............................................. 132 6.7… on Tribals/Indigenous Population (ESS 7).............................................................................135 6.8… on impacts on Cultural Heritage (ESS 8)...............................................................................135 Chapter 7 – Key Measures and Actions for Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)....................................................................................................................................137 1 | Page LIST OF APPENDICES 1 List of the individuals/organizations that prepared/ contributed to ESIA. 2 References Summary table of Consultations and surveys with stakeholders (affected persons other interested 3 parties) Comparison of ESF, RFCTLARR Act 2013 and GoHP Financial Commissioner Standing Order No. 4 28 and Measures to address gaps 5 ListofapplicableLabourlaws 6 Details Of Settlements, Cross Drainage Structures, Junctions Along the Project Road 7 Plan&ProfileofProjectRoad 8 Strip Plan of Project Road Showing Existing Features 9 Transect WalkSurveyFormats 10 Ecological Investigations along the Project Road Corridor 11 Photographs Of Sensitive Locations of the Project Road 12 Environmental Monitoring Test Results GoHP’s Strategy To Rehabilitate Areas Infested With Invasive Alien Plant Species (Exotic Weeds) 13 In Himachal Pradesh 14 Village Wise - Census & Economic Details 15 VillageWise-Amenities 16 Census Questionnaires 17 Socio-Economic Questionnaires 18 Attendance Sheet of Stakeholder Consultations 19 Photographs of Stakeholder Consultations 20 Checklist for Community Consultations 21 Gender Based Focused Group Discussion Checklist 22 Material Quantities, Cut and Fill Areas and Volumes 2 | Page ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CGWB Central Ground Water Board COI Corridor of Impact CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CRRI Central Road Research Institute DoE Department of Environment DC District Commissioner ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESF Environment and Social Framework ESS Environment and Social Standard EMP Environmental Management Plan ESCP Environment and Social Commitment Plan FPIC Free Prior and Informed Consultation FGDs Focus Group Discussions GDP Gross Domestic Product GoI Government of India GoHP Government of Himachal Pradesh GRC Grievances Redress Committee GRM Grievances Redress Management HPPWD Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department HPRIDP Himachal Pradesh Road and Other Infrastructure Development Corporation HPSRTP Himachal Pradesh State Road Transformation Project/ IRC Indian Road Congress LMP Labour Management Procedure MDRs Major District Roads MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests MSL Mean Sea Level MW Mega Watt NGO Non-Government Organization NH National Highway NOx Oxides of Nitrogen NSDP Net State Domestic Product PAP Project Affected Person PIU Project Implementation Unit PMC Project Management Consultant RAP Resettlement Action Plan RFCTLARR Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Act Rehabilitation and Resettlement RoW Right of Way SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SEIAA State Environmental Impact Assessment Agency SGWB State Ground Water Board SH State Highway SO2 Sulphur Dioxide SC Schedule Caste ST Schedule Tribe WB The World Bank 3 | Page Executive Summary 1.0 Project Description 1. GoHP’s program for transforming state level transport institutions, improving mobility and logistics for horticulture and overall economic growth in HP, connecting HP to the Bharatmala network, and enhancing Road Safety, sets the goal for the institutional transformation envisaged to be implemented under the proposed project. The proposed Project Development Objective is to enhance the efficiency of the transportation, logistics and Road Safety institutions to stimulate horticulture and overall economic growth in Himachal Pradesh. 2. The proposed operation comprises the following: Component 1: Building HP’s Transport and Logistics Institutions, and Resilience; Component 2 - Improving fruit belts stimulating HP’s horticulture and overall economic growth. This component will finance upgrading priority target collector roads/MDRs. Component 3: Enhancing Road Safety. Under Component 2 upgrading of approximately 90.95 km of roads connecting small holding farmers production and primary processing clusters to wholesale markets/SME clusters. The implementation of the core initiatives of the project is expected to result in: i) Improved efficiency of transport and logistics institutions; ii) Reduction in maintenance expenditure; iii) Reduction in transport cost for transporting products from production clusters to SME/wholesale markets along the project roads; iv) Reduction in road accident fatalities per 100,000 population in pilot areas. 2.0 Sub-project road– Baddi to Sai to Ramshahr 3. The sub-project road– Baddi to Sai to Ramshahr (Chainage 11+ 500 to Chainage Km 44+726) is one of the four priority corridors proposed for upgradation. It traverses 31 major settlements en- route this hilly and mountainous corridor, including major settlements such as Baddi, Sai, Taller and Ramshahr village. These locations do not have any schedule V areas or tribal households. The proposed improvement/widening scheme of project road comprises concentric widening, eccentric widening