Baseline Study for Shajapur-Agar Solar
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Jun-17 Final Report Baseline Social & Environmental Report Shajapur & Agar 250MW Solar PV Park Submitted BY: Knight Frank (India) Pvt. Ltd. 1505 - 1508, Tower- B; Signature Towers, South City- 1 Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 3 SECTION 1.01 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT ...................................................................................................... 3 SECTION 1.02 KEY FEATURES OF PROPOSED SITES .................................................................................................. 3 SECTION 1.03 PROJECT RATIONALE ..................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION 1.04 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER II. LOCATION OF PROPOSED PROJECT SITES ............................................................................... 5 SECTION 2.01 POTENTIAL SITES .......................................................................................................................... 5 (a) Shajapur 250MW Solar PV Park ....................................................................................................... 5 (b) Agar 250MW Solar PV Park ............................................................................................................. 7 SECTION 2.02 GOVERNMENT LAND PARCELS AVAILABILITY ...................................................................................... 9 (a) Villages of Shajapur District ............................................................................................................. 9 (b) Villages of Agar District .................................................................................................................. 10 CHAPTER III. DELINEATION OF SITE BOUNDARIES ..................................................................................... 12 SECTION 3.01 LOCATION OF POTENTIAL CLUSTERS ............................................................................................... 12 SECTION 3.02 SITE -01 (SUSNER)...................................................................................................................... 13 SECTION 3.03 POTENTIAL SITE – 02 (AGAR -AGAR) ............................................................................................. 16 SECTION 3.04 SITE – 03 (MOMAN BADODIYA-SHAJAPUR) ..................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER IV. SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ................................................................................. 24 SECTION 4.01 LOCATION ATTRIBUTES – CLIMATIC PARAMETERS ............................................................................. 24 SECTION 4.02 SOLAR RESOURCE POTENTIAL ........................................................................................................ 24 SECTION 4.03 LAND ASPECTS ........................................................................................................................... 25 (a) Land Holding Pattern – Susner Tehsil ............................................................................................. 26 (b) Land Holding Pattern – Agar tehsil ................................................................................................ 26 Page | 1 (c) Land Holding Pattern - Moman Badodiya Tehsil ........................................................................... 27 (d) Land values and economic potential of land .................................................................................. 28 (e) Existing Land Use / Land Cover ...................................................................................................... 28 SECTION 4.04 TRANSMISSION LINES .................................................................................................................. 31 SECTION 4.05 SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ............................................................................. 31 (a) Demographic Profile ...................................................................................................................... 31 (b) Medical and Health Facilities / Sanitation Facilities ...................................................................... 32 (c) Vulnerability Profile ........................................................................................................................ 33 (d) Occupational / Economic Profile .................................................................................................... 34 (e) Assets Ownerships among the households .................................................................................... 37 SECTION 4.06 GEOLOGY OF THE AREA ................................................................................................................ 37 SECTION 4.07 GEO-MORPHOLOGY FOR THE PROJECT SITES .................................................................................... 39 SECTION 4.08 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................................ 39 SECTION 4.09 WATER RESOURCES .................................................................................................................... 40 (a) Ground water availability status .................................................................................................... 40 (b) Surface water bodies & drainage Basins........................................................................................ 42 SECTION 4.10 FLORA AND FAUNA / BIO DIVERSITY ............................................................................................... 43 SECTION 4.11 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .............................................................................................................. 45 SECTION 4.12 PHYSICAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................ 47 CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................... 49 (a) Sub project activities affecting the natural physical environment ................................................. 49 (b) Project activities affecting the biological environment .................................................................. 49 (c) Project activities affecting the visual environment ........................................................................ 50 (d) Project activities affecting the settlement / infrastructure ............................................................ 50 (e) Project activities affecting the Social Environment ........................................................................ 51 Page | 2 CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION Section 1.01 Introduction to the Project The Government of India has identified the power sector as one of the critical components for infrastructure development and overall economic growth. The 11th five year plan and 12th five year plan (including phase -2 of the National Solar Mission) focusses on a more state led solar power growth in terms of Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP), solar park facilities and new financing models for implementation. The Government of India‟s focus on attaining „Power for all‟ has accelerated capacity addition in the country. The Planning Commission‟s 12th Five-Year Plan estimates total domestic energy production to reach 669.6 Million Tonnes of Oil Equivalent (MTOE) by 2016–17 and 844 MTOE by 2021–22. Nearly 4,000 MW of solar power is added in 2016, nearly twice the addition of 2,133 MW in 2015. Between April 2000 and March 2016, the industry attracted US$ 10.48 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The World Bank Group has committed to provide US$ 1 billion for India‟s solar energy projects and plans to work with other multilateral development banks and financial institutions to develop financing instruments to support future solar energy development in the country. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has signed an agreement with Germany-based KfW Development Bank to fund Rs 300 crore (US$ 44.7 million) for floating solar projects in Maharashtra and Kerala, which are expected to generate over 310 GW of green energy. Canada's second largest pension fund, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), has set up its office in India and committed to invest US$ 150 million in the Indian renewable energy sector over the next three to four years. The Government of India announced a massive renewable energy power production target of 175,000 MW by 2022; this comprises generation of 100,000 MW from solar power, 60,000 MW from wind energy, 10,000 MW from biomass, and 5,000 MW from small hydro power projects. Government of India has asked states to prepare action plans with year-wise targets to introduce renewable energy technologies and install solar rooftop panels so that the states complement government's works to achieve 175 GW of renewable power by 2022. The state of Madhya Pradesh is among the favourable states due to high potential attributed to locational benefits for solar and wind power generation including solar development policy initiatives taken by the state government. MNRE has proposed Madhya Pradesh to be one of the potential states for engagement wherein a comprehensive