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CONTENTS CHAPTER No. PARTICULARS PAGE No. CHAPTER – I INTRODUCTION 1.1 – 1.18 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 – 2.50 3.1 – 3.42 CHAPTER – III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CHAPTER – IV 4.1 – 4.13 MITIGATION MEASURES ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY & CHAPTER – V 5.1 – 5.12 SITE CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 6.1 – 6.8 CHAPTER – VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 7.1 – 7.35 CHAPTER – VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 8.1 – 8.4 CHAPTER – IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9.1 – 9.9 CHAPTER – X DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 10.1 – 10.7 INTEGRATED MSW MANAGEMENT PROJECT FOR GMADA CLUSTER Draft EIA/EMP At village – Samguli, Tehsil & District – SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab Report CHAPTER–I INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), New Delhi is a principal environmental regulatory agency in India and formulates environmental policies and accords environmental clearance for the projects. The GMADA (Greater Mohali Area Development Authority) Cluster comprising of 18 ULBs (Urban Local Bodies) generates approximately 350 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) of MSW. Like in any other city, Municipal Corporation of GMADA Cluster is responsible for providing municipal and allied civic services for city of Amritsar. At present, MSW management system of GMADA Cluster is in primitive stages of offering such facilities and MSW is disposed off in an unscientific manner. For processing of bio-degradable waste, a compost plant has been set up, which is partly operational. Thus, there is a need to develop an integrated MSW management system. An Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Project for GMADA Cluster comprising 18 ULBs is proposed to be developed at village Samguli, Tehsil SAS Nagar, Mohali, in Punjab. As per EIA Notification, September, 2006 & as amended on 1st December, 2009, this project falls under Project Activity ‘7(i)’ & Category B, therefore it’s necessary to have Environmental Clearance for the project from the State level Environment Impact Assessment Authority. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK The 1972 United Nation Conference on Human Development at Stockholm influenced the need for a well-developed legal mechanism to conserve resources, protect the environment and ensure the health and well being of the people in India. Over the years, the Government of India has framed several policies and promulgated number of Acts, Rules and Notifications aimed at management and protection of the environment. As a result, our country now has a fairly comprehensive set of environmental Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), Municipal Corporation (SAS Nagar) Mohali (MCM), Government of Punjab 1.1 INTEGRATED MSW MANAGEMENT PROJECT FOR GMADA CLUSTER Draft EIA/EMP At village – Samguli, Tehsil & District – SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab Report legislation aimed at ensuring that the development process meets the overall objective of promoting sustainability in the long run. Moreover, the Indian Constitution has also incorporated specific articles to address environmental concerns through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment of 1976. As stated in the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the state (Article 48 A) to ‘protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country’. It imposes a duty on every citizen (Article 51 A) ‘to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife’. Reference to the environment has also been made in the Directive Principles of State Policy as well as the Fundamental Rights. ENVIRONMENT POLICIES Several environment Policy statements have been formulated in the last few decades as a part of the Governments’ approach to integrate environmental and developmental aspects of planning. The policies reflect a gradual shift in emphasis from pollution abatement and control to proactive and voluntary approaches for pollution prevention in keeping with global paradigm shifts and trends in environment management. Following are some of the key policies that have been laid down by the Central Government: National Forest Policy, 1988; National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment and Development, 1992; Policy Statement on Abatement of Pollution, 1992. Despite these policy documents, a need for a comprehensive policy statement had been evident for some time in order to infuse a common approach to the various sectoral and cross-sectoral, approaches to environmental management. As a result, a National Environment Policy (NEP, 2006) has been drawn up as a response to our national commitment to a clean environment, mandated in the Constitution in Articles 48 A and 51 A (g), strengthened by judicial interpretation of Article 21. Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), Municipal Corporation (SAS Nagar) Mohali (MCM), Government of Punjab 1.2 INTEGRATED MSW MANAGEMENT PROJECT FOR GMADA CLUSTER Draft EIA/EMP At village – Samguli, Tehsil & District – SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab Report 1.1.3 Legal Provisions for Environment The principal environmental regulatory agency in India is the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi. MoEF formulates environmental policies and accords environmental clearance for the projects. It is important to note that the Central Government framed ‘umbrella legislation’, called the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to broadly encompass and regulate an array of environmental issues. The overall purpose of EPA is to establish an overall coherent policy and provide a basis for the coordinated work of various government agencies with operational responsibility for the environment and natural resources. This legislation also invests authorities with regulatory powers to address specific issues affecting the environment. The Act does not allow any person to establish an industry, operation or process that discharge or emit any environmental pollutant in excess of standards prescribed under specific rules and notifications. The Acts, Rules and Notifications applicable to environmental aspects of the construction and operational phases of proposed project is summarized in Table 1.1 and briefly described in the following sections. TABLE 1.1: Summary of Environmental Legislation for Proposed Project Legislation/ Notification Areas / Activities Covered Environment Impact Assessment Overall guidelines provided to get Notification, dated 14th September Environment clearance and for 2006, as amended on 1st December, preparation of EIA. 2009. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 Overall Environment Protection Environment (Protection) Rules, Compliance to environmental (Air, 1986 Water, Noise) Standards issued under EPR Air (Prevention and Control of Protection of Air Quality Consent Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), Municipal Corporation (SAS Nagar) Mohali (MCM), Government of Punjab 1.3 INTEGRATED MSW MANAGEMENT PROJECT FOR GMADA CLUSTER Draft EIA/EMP At village – Samguli, Tehsil & District – SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab Report Pollution) Act, 1987 (as amended) to Establish (NOC) for establish ing with Rules. and Consent to Operate (CTE) for activities causing air pollution from DG sets from SPCB Compliance to National Ambient Air Quality Standard Water (Prevention and Control of Protection of Water Quality Pollution) Act, 1974 with Rules. Discharge of sew age from proposed project Obtaining Consent to Establish (NOC) for establishing and Consent to Operate (CTE) for activities causing water pollution from SPCB Water Cess Act, 2003 (as amended) Paying Water Cess to Local Body for sourcing of domestic water Legislation Areas / Activities Covered Noise Pollution (Regulation and Compliance with Ambient Noise Control) Rules, 2006 (as amended) Standards in accordance to land use of the area The Municipal Solid Waste Esta blish consistent regulations (Management and Handling) Rules, governing collection, segregation, 2000 transportation, and disposal of all types of municipal solid wastes The Public Liability Insurance Act, An Act to provide public liability- 1992 (as amended) insurance for the purpose of pro viding immediate relief to the persons affected by accident while handling any hazardous substance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), Municipal Corporation (SAS Nagar) Mohali (MCM), Government of Punjab 1.4 INTEGRATED MSW MANAGEMENT PROJECT FOR GMADA CLUSTER Draft EIA/EMP At village – Samguli, Tehsil & District – SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab Report Manufacture, Storage and Import of Notifying regulato ry authority (in Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 this case, the State Factories (as amended) Inspectorate) of storage of hazardous substances like Waste Oil, etc. Follow guidance on such storage, maintain, updated MSDS, submit annual Safety Report to authority Prepare Onsite Emergency Plan State Groundwater Regulation Conform to restriction for drawing of groundwater Arrange for recharge through Rainwater Harvesting Schemes (as applicable) Siting Guidance Follow Siting Guidance as far as practicable Avoid sites which are environmentally sensitive National Policy on Resettlement and Resettlement and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation issues of project affected people Ancient Monuments and No development activity (including Archaeological Sites and Remains building, mining, excavating, Act, 1958 blasting) is permitted within radii of 100 m (protected area), and 300 m (controlled area) without prior permission of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) or State