Initial Environment Examination Project Number: 40648-034 December 2019 IND: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism - Tranche 3 Subproject : Facade Lighting of Sheesh Mahal and other buildings (Package No.: PB/IDIPT/T3/06/32) 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 November 2018 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/ind-40648-034-iee-16 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 Sheesh Mahal and other buildings (Package No.: PB/IDIPT/T3/06/32) 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 ..................................................................................................... 11 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUB PROJECT ................................................................ 13 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ..................................... 21 A. ADB Policy ............................................................................................................. 21 B. National and State Laws ....................................................................................... 22 IV. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................... 24 A. Physical Environment ........................................................................................... 24 B. Geology and Soil ................................................................................................... 25 C. Surface water ......................................................................................................... 25 D. Groundwater Quality ............................................................................................. 26 E. Ambient Noise Quality .......................................................................................... 27 F. Ambient Air Quality ............................................................................................... 27 G. Ecological Environment ........................................................................................ 27 H. Socio Cultural and Economic Environment ........................................................ 28 V. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................................ 39 A. Location Impacts (Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts) ...................... 40 VI. Public Consultation and Information disclosure ................................................. 47 A. ADB Disclosure Policy .......................................................................................... 47 B. Process for Consultation Followed ...................................................................... 47 C. Plan for Continued Public Participation .............................................................. 47 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................................................................. 48 A. Composition and functions of GRC ..................................................................... 49 B. Approach to GRC .................................................................................................. 50 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................ 50 A. Responsibility for EMP Implementation .............................................................. 50 B. EMP Tables ............................................................................................................ 53 C. Summary of Site and Activity-Specific Plans as per EMP .................................. 69 IX. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM ...................................................... 69 X. CAPACITY BUILDING ............................................................................................ 70 XI. EMP IMPLEMENTATION COST ............................................................................. 73 XII. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. 74 XIII. CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................... 74 3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location map of Sheesh Mahal, Patiala, Punjab .................................................. 14 Figure 2: Location map of Mohindra Kothi, Patiala, Punjab ................................................. 14 Figure 3: Sangrur Kothi, Sangrur, Punjab............................................................................ 15 Figure 4: Location map showing access roads to Gol Kothi ................................................ 16 Figure 5: Historical View of Gol Kothi .................................................................................. 18 Figure 6: Proposed Lighting design for Sheesh Mahal in Patiala ......................................... 19 Figure 7: Proposed Lighting design for Mohindra Kothi in Patiala ....................................... 19 Figure 8: Proposed Lighting design for Sangrur Kothi ......................................................... 20 Figure 9: Proposed Lighting design for Gol Kothi in Kapurthala .......................................... 20 Figure 10: Map showing distance of Bir Aishwan Wildlife Sanctuary from Project Site ........ 33 Figure 11: Grievance Redress Mechanism in IDIPT, Punjab ............................................... 49 Figure 12: EMP Implementation Arrangement for IDIPT .................................................... 52 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Environmental Regulatory Compliance .................................................................. 22 Table 2: Surface Water Quality of Canal at Sirhind, District - Patiala ................................... 25 Table 3: Ground Water Quality of Patiala ............................................................................ 26 Table 4: Ambient Noise Quality of Patiala (Under IDIPT, Punjab) ....................................... 27 Table 5: Ambient Air Quality of Patiala (Under IDIPT, Punjab) ............................................ 27 Table 6: Flora and Fauna of Patiala .................................................................................... 28 Table 7: Population Distribution – Patiala District ................................................................ 29 Table 8: Groundwater Quality in Sangrur ............................................................................ 30 Table 9: Ambient Air Quality in Sangrur .............................................................................. 32 Table 10: Noise Quality in Sangrur...................................................................................... 32 Table 11: Demographic Profile of Sangrur District ............................................................... 33 Table 12: Occupational Structure of Sangrur District ........................................................... 35 Table 13: Surface Water Quality - River Beas ..................................................................... 36 Table 14: Ambient Air Quality of Kapurthala (Under IDIPT, Punjab) .................................... 37 Table 15: Ambient Noise Quality of Kapurthala (Under IDIPT, Punjab) ............................... 37 Table 16: Population Distribution – Kapurthala District .......................................................