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Environment and Social Due Diligence Report January 2014 IND: Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Facility in India –ACP Tollways Pvt. Ltd. Prepared by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited for the Asian Development Bank This 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. 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. Environmental and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. Due Diligence Report on Environment and Social Safeguards Sub Project: Development, maintenance and management of the State Highway No.05A including four laning from Ch.0.000 to Ch. 64.000 & from Ch. 97.000 to Ch. 115.000 and six laning from Ch. 64.000 to Ch. 97.000 of Varanasi - Shaktinagar section of NH-05A in the state of Uttar Pradesh through Public Private Partnership (the PPP) on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis. Narayanpur Robertsganj Hathinala Sub-Project Developer: ACP Tollways Pvt. Ltd. January 2014 November 2013 1 ACP Tollways Pvt. Ltd. Environmental and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. CONTENTS PROJECT BACKGROUND: ...................................................................................................... 5 1. SUB-PROJECT TITLE: ............................................................................................... 6 2. SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ................................................................................. 6 3. SUB PROJECT SCOPE: ............................................................................................. 8 4. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL DETAILS: ....................................... 9 5. CONCESSIONAIRE: ................................................................................................. 10 6. EPC CONTRACTORS:.............................................................................................. 10 7. INDEPENDENT ENGINEER: .................................................................................... 10 8. LENDER’S ENGINEER: ............................................................................................ 10 9. AVAILABILITY OF EIA/EMP REPORTS: ................................................................. 12 10. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY AND DUE DILIGENCE: ....................................... 12 11. CATEGORIZATION OF SUB-PROJECT: ................................................................. 14 12. STATUS OF REGULATORY CLEARANCES: .......................................................... 14 13. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE: ............................ 17 14. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................... 17 15. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CLAUSES IN CONCESSION AGREEMENT: ... 18 16. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CLAUSES IN EPC CONTRACT: ........................ 19 17. EMP IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET: ......................................................................... 20 18. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) IMPLEMENTATION: ................. 21 19. EPC CONTRACTOR’S HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT ( HSE) PLAN: .... 23 20. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: .......................................................................... 23 21. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION: ............................ 24 22. SITE VISIT:................................................................................................................ 25 23. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION: ........................................................... 25 24. MONITORING BY IIFCL: ........................................................................................... 26 DUE DILIGENCE ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ....................................................................... 28 25. SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS COMPLIANCE REVIEW: ................................................... 29 25.1. Methodology adopted for social compliance review: .......................................................... 29 26. MINIMIZATION OF SOCIAL IMPACTS: .................................................................... 29 26.1. Bypass: ..................................................................................................................................... 29 27. PUBLIC CONSULTAIONS: ....................................................................................... 29 28. LAND ACQUISITION IN THE SUB-PROJECT: ........................................................ 31 29. RESETTLEMENT IMPACT IN THE SUB-PROJECT: ............................................... 33 29.1. Impact on Religious properties .............................................................................................. 33 30. COMPENSATION AND ENTITLEMENT: .................................................................. 33 31. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: .......................................................................... 34 32. LABOUR HEALTH, SAFETY, HYGIENE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS: .......... 34 33. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND INCOME RESTORATION: ............................. 34 34. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: ........................................................... 35 35. SITE VISIT OBSERVATIONS: .................................................................................. 36 36. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: ........................................................... 36 November 2013 2 ACP Tollways Pvt. Ltd. Environmental and Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Institutional arrangements for EMP Implementation ................................................................................................ 24 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Service Road Details .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 2: Project Salient Features..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 3: Administrative details of the project ................................................................................................................................ 9 Table 4: Status of Regulatory Clearances Obtained .................................................................................................................... 14 Table 5: EMP Implementation Matrix ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Table 6: Issues rose during public consultation .......................................................................................................................... 29 Table 7: The details of land required for the sub-project............................................................................................................ 32 Table 8: The purpose wise land acquisition .................................................................................................................................. 32 Table 9: Employment generated during construction stage of the project .................................................................. 35 APPENDICES: Appendix I: Letter from State Level Appendix IA: Copy of the Environment Environmental Impact Assessment Authority on Management Plan (EMP) EIA Appendix II: Copies of all relevant clearances, Appendix III: Copies of Tree-Cutting Permission consent/ approvals and permits Appendix IV: Copy of the Concession Agreement Appendix V: Copy of the EPC Contract (CA) Appendix VI : Copy of EMP Implementation Appendix-VII : Copy of HSE Plan Budget Appendix VIII: Copies of Environmental Appendix IX: The copy of the Gazette Notification Monitoring Report Appendix X: List to religious structures affected in Appendix XI: Map Showing the Location of the existing RoW Chandraprabha Sanctuary Photoplate-I: Site Visit Photographs November 2013 3 ACP Tollways Pvt. 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