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Initial Environment Examination Project Number: 40648-034 December 2019 IND: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism - Tranche 3 Subproject : Facade Lighting of Darbar Hall and adjoining buildings at Qila Mubarak, Patiala (Package No.: PB/IDIPT/T3/06/34) Submitted by Program Management Unit, Punjab Heritage and Tourism Board, Chandigarh This initial environmental examination 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. This is an updated version of IEE posted in October 2018 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/ind-40648-034-iee-13. 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. Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 40648-034 ADB loan Number:3223-IND December, 2019 Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism (IDIPT)(Tranche-3) - Punjab Subproject–Facade Lighting of Darbar Hall and adjoining buildings at Qila Mubarak, Patiala (Package No.: PB/IDIPT/T3/06/34) Prepared by the Government of Punjab This IEE is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff. ABBREVIATIONS ADB : Asian Development Bank AAQ : Ambient Air Quality CTE : Consent to Establish CTO : Consent to Operate DSC : Design and Supervision Consultant DPR : Detailed Project Report DoT : Department of Tourism EA : Executing Agency EARF : Environment Assessment & Review Framework EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment EMP : Environmental Management Plan GoI : Government of India GoP : Government of Punjab GRC : Grievance Redress Committee H&S : Health and Safety IEE : Initial Environmental Examination IDIPT : Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism LGC : Local Grievance Committee MoEF& CC : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MC : Municipal Council NAAQS : National Ambient Air Quality Standard NoC : No Objection Certificate NGO : Non-Governmental Organization O&M : Operation and Maintenance PIU : Project Implementation Unit PHTPB : Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board PMC : Project Management Consultant PMU : Project Management Unit PPCB : Punjab Pollution Control Board PV : Photovoltaic REA : Rapid Environmental Assessment SPS : Safeguard Policy Statement SLEC : State Level Empowered Committee TSS : Total Suspended Solids UT : Union Territory UNWTO : United Nations World Tourism Organization VOC‟s : Volatile Organic Compounds 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 9 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUB PROJECT ................................................................ 11 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ..................................... 16 A. ADB Policy ............................................................................................................. 16 B. National and State Laws ....................................................................................... 17 IV. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................... 19 A. Physical Environment ........................................................................................... 19 B. Geology and Soil ................................................................................................... 20 C. Surface water ......................................................................................................... 21 D. Groundwater Quality ............................................................................................. 21 E. Ambient Noise Quality .......................................................................................... 22 F. Ambient Air Quality ............................................................................................... 23 G. Ecological Environment ........................................................................................ 23 H. Socio Cultural and Economic Environment ........................................................ 24 V. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................................ 25 A. Location Impacts (Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts) ...................... 25 VI. Public Consultation and Information disclosure ................................................. 33 A. ADB Disclosure Policy .......................................................................................... 33 B. Process for Consultation Followed ...................................................................... 33 C. Plan for Continued Public Participation .............................................................. 33 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................................................................. 34 A. Composition and functions of GRC ..................................................................... 34 B. Approach to GRC .................................................................................................. 35 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................ 36 A. Responsibility for EMP Implementation .............................................................. 36 B. EMP Tables ............................................................................................................ 39 C. Summary of Site and Activity-Specific Plans as per EMP .................................. 55 IX. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM ...................................................... 55 X. CAPACITY BUILDING ............................................................................................ 56 XI. EMP IMPLEMENTATION COST ............................................................................. 59 XII. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. 60 XIII. CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................... 60 3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location map of Qila Mubarak, Darbar Hall in Patiala .......................................... 12 Figure 2: Proposed Lighting design for Darbar Hall in Patiala ............................................. 14 Figure 3: Proposed Lighting design for Ran Bass in Patiala ................................................ 14 Figure 4: Proposed Lighting design for Entrance Gate of Qila Androon .............................. 15 Figure 5: Proposed Lighting design for Entrance gate of Qila Mubarak (From inside) ......... 15 Figure 6: Proposed Lighting design for courtyard in Qila Mubarak ...................................... 16 Figure 7: Grievance Redress Mechanism in IDIPT, Punjab ................................................. 35 Figure 8: EMP Implementation Arrangement for IDIPT ...................................................... 38 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Environmental Regulatory Compliance .................................................................. 18 Table 2: Surface Water Quality of Canal at Sirhind, District - Patiala ................................... 21 Table 3: Ground Water Quality of Patiala ............................................................................ 22 Table 4: Ambient Noise Quality of Patiala (Under IDIPT, Punjab) ....................................... 23 Table 5: Ambient Air Quality of Patiala (Under IDIPT, Punjab) ............................................ 23 Table 6: Flora and Fauna of Patiala .................................................................................... 23 Table 7: Population Distribution – Patiala District ................................................................ 24 Table 8: Pre-construction EMP Table .................................................................................. 40 Table 9: Construction EMP Table........................................................................................ 44 Table 10: Post-Construction EMP Table ............................................................................. 53 Table 11: Site- and Activity-Specific Plans/Programs as per EMP....................................... 55 Table 12: Indicative Environmental Monitoring Program ..................................................... 55 Table 13: Training Modules for Environmental Management (common for entire project) ... 57 Table 14: Indicative EMP Budget ........................................................................................ 59 ANNEXURES Annexure – 1 : Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Checklist Annexure – 2 : No Objection Certificates (NOC) from the concern Stakeholders/Authorities Annexure – 3 : Sample Outline of Spoil Management Plan (SMP) Annexure – 4 : Sample Traffic Management Plan (TMP) Annexure – 5 : Details of Public and Stakeholders Consultations Annexure – 6 : Sample Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report Template Annexure – 7 : Summary Monitoring Table Annexure – 8 : Sample Environmental Site Inspection Report Annexure – 9 : Sample Grievance Redress Form Annexure – 10 : Archaeological Monitoring and Chance Encounter Protocol Annexure – 11

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