FINAL ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT (FEAR) FOR T & D NETWORK IN AND TUENSENG DISTRICTS UNDER NERPSIP TRANCHE-1,

August, 2020

Prepared for:

Power Grid Corporation of Limited

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ADC - Assistant Deputy Collector AHH - Agricultural Households AP - Affected Persons CA - Compensatory Afforestation CEA - Central Electricity Authority CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon CPIU - Central Project Implementation Unit CPR - Common Property Resources CPTD - Compensation Plan for Temporary Damage CRM - Contractor’s Review Meeting DC - Deputy Collector DPN - Department of Power, Nagaland DPR - Detailed Project Report EMF - Electro Magnetic Field EMP - Environment Management Plan EN - Endangered EPA - Environment Protection Act ESMU - Environment and Social Management Unit ESPPF - Environment and Social Policy & Procedures Framework FEAR - Final Environment Assessment Report FRA - Forest Right Act FSI - Forest Survey of India GA - Geographical Area GCC - General Conditions of Contract GHG - Green House Gas GIS - Geographical Information System GoI - Government of India GoN - GPS - Global Positioning System GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redressal Mechanism GSDP - Gross State Domestic Product GW - Green Wash HFL - High Flood Level HQ - Head Quarter IA - Implementing Agency IBA - Important Bird Area ICNIRP - International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection IEAR - Initial Environment Assessment Report ISFR - India State of Forest Report ITI - Industrial Training Institute IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature Km - Kilometer kV - KiloVolt LC - Least Concerned LILO - Line-In Line-Out MDF - Moderately Dense Forest MoEF&CC - Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change MSE - Medium and Small Enterprise MVA - Mega Volt Ampere MW - MegaWatt NA - Not Assessed NBSAP - National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan NBSS&LUP - National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning NER - North East Region NERPSIP - North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project NH - National Highway NOC - No Objection Certificate NPV - Net Present Value NT - Near Threatened NTFP - Non Timber Forest Product NU - Nagaland University OF - Open Forest PCB - Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl PF - Protected Forest PGCIL - Powergrid Corporation of India Limited PIU - Project Implementation Unit PRA - Participatory Rural Appraisal PWD - Public Works Department RF - Reserved Forest RFA - Recorded Forest Area RFCTLARRA - Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act ROW - Right of Way RSET - R S Envirolink Technologies Pvt. Ltd. S/s - Substation SDO - Sub Divisional Officer SH - State Highway SIA - Social Impact Assessment SMF - Social Management Framework SPCU - State Project Coordination Unit Sq km - Square Kilometer ST - Scheduled Tribes T&D - Transmission and Distribution TOF - Tree Outside Forest TRC - Terrace Rice Cultivation VDF - Very Dense Forest VU - Vulnerable WB - World Bank ZSI - Zoological Survey of India

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION & PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND 1.1 1.2 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION 1.2 1.3 PROJECT BENEFIT 1.4 1.4 PRESENT SCOPE & PRESENT STUDY 1.5 1.5 OVERALL PRPJECT PROGRESS 1.7 1.6 OBJECTIVE & METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR FEAR STUDY 1.8

CHAPTER 2: BASELINE DATA 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.1 2.2 STUDY AREA DISTRICTS 2.1 2.2.1 Physical Environment 2.1 2.2.1.1 River System 2.2 2.2.1.2 Meteorology 2.2 2.2.1.3 Soil 2.3 2.2.1.4 Land use Pattern 2.7 2.2.1.5 Landslide Vulnerability 2.8 2.2.1.6 Erosion Vulnerability 2.10 2.2.2 Biological Environment 2.11 2.2.2.1 Floristic 2