ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR “PROMOTION OF TOURISM AT KADALUR LIGHT HOUSE POINT” AT KADALUR LIGHTHOUSE POINT, MOODADI VILLAGE, KOYILANDI TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, KERALA PROPOSED BY Directorate of Lighthouses & Lightships (DLL) Gandhi Nagar, KadavanthraConsultant PO, Cochin – 682020 (NABET Accredited vide Certificate No. NABET/EIA/1619/RA0083& MoEF Recognized Lab vide F. No. Q-15018/29/2007-CPW) HUBERT ENVIRO CARE SYSTEMS (P) LTD, CHENNAI FEB, 2019 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents..........................................................................................................................................2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................11 Infrastructure services and facilities .................................................................................................. 11 Water Requirement ............................................................................................................................ 13 Waste water generation...................................................................................................................... 14 Rain water Harvesting & Storm Water Management ........................................................................ 14 Power Requirement............................................................................................................................ 15 Manpower .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Solid waste generation ....................................................................................................................... 15 Analysis of Alternate Sites Considered ............................................................................................. 16 Project Cost........................................................................................................................................ 16 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................23 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND.................................................................................................. 23 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT............................................................................................... 23 1.3 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT.................................... 23 1.4 JUSTIFICATION AND NEED FOR PROJECT................................................................... 24 1.5 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY...................................................................... 24 1.6 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT .......................................................................................... 25 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE EIA STUDY ................................................................................... 26 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................29 2.1 PROJECT LOCATION ......................................................................................................... 29 2.2 CONNECTIVITY.................................................................................................................. 31 2.2.1 Rail.......................................................................................................................................31 2.2.2 Air........................................................................................................................................31 2.2.3 Water ..................................................................................................................................31 2.2.4 Road ....................................................................................................................................31 2.3 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND FACILITIES......................................................... 32 2.4 Water Requirement ................................................................................................................ 33 2.5 Power Requirement................................................................................................................ 36 2.6 Manpower .............................................................................................................................. 36 2.7 Solid waste generation ........................................................................................................... 36 2.8 SITE CONDITION................................................................................................................ 37 2 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................39 3.1 PREAMBLE .......................................................................................................................... 39 3.2 STUDY AREA ...................................................................................................................... 39 3.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA............................................................................. 40 3.4 ENVIRONMENTALLY/ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS..................................... 40 3.5 PHYSICAL CONDITIONS................................................................................................... 44 3.6 PIA DISTRICT PROFILE..................................................................................................... 45 3.6.1 Climatic Conditions .............................................................................................................45 3.7 NATURAL RESOURCES OF KOZHIKODE PIA DISTRICT ........................................... 46 3.7.1 Flora & Fauna......................................................................................................................46 3.7.2 Forest ..................................................................................................................................46 3.7.3 Irrigation..............................................................................................................................46 3.7.4 Agricultural Resources ........................................................................................................47 3.7.5 Mineral Resources ..............................................................................................................47 3.7.6 Land Use & Land Cover .......................................................................................................48 3.7.7 Land Use Pattern of the Study Area....................................................................................51 3.7.8 Topography .........................................................................................................................53 3.7.9 Geology of the PIA District..................................................................................................54 3.7.10 Geomorphology of PIA District ...........................................................................................57 3.7.11 Hydrogeology of PIA District ...............................................................................................58 3.7.12 Drainage Pattern in PIA District ..........................................................................................59 3.7.13 Soils in PIA District...............................................................................................................61 3.7.14 Cyclone and Depressions, Wind and Coastal Erosion in PIA District ..................................63 3.7.15 Seismicity ............................................................................................................................64 3.8 AIR ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................................... 64 3.8.1 Meteorological Conditions..................................................................................................65 3.8.2 Meteorological Data Collection ..........................................................................................65 3.8.3 General Meteorological Scenario based on IMD Data .......................................................65 3.8.4 Meteorological Scenario during Study Period ....................................................................66 3.8.5 Ambient Air Quality.............................................................................................................68 3.9 NOISE ENVIRONMENT...................................................................................................... 73 3.9.1 Results and Discussions.......................................................................................................74 3 3.9.2 Observations .......................................................................................................................74 3.10 WATER ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................... 75 3.10.1 Surface Water Resources....................................................................................................75 3.10.2 Ground Water Resources....................................................................................................86 3.11 FLORA & FAUNA...............................................................................................................