Initial Environmental Examination Updated Project Number: 49107-006 March 2020 IND: West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Program –Subproject: Water Supply Distribution System : Indpur Block (Bankura District)[Package DWW/BK/02A] Prepared by Public Health Engineering Department, Government of West Bengal for the Asian Development Bank. ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank CPCB – Central Pollution Control Board CTE – consent to establish CTO – consent to operate DSISC design, supervision and institutional support consultant EAC – Expert Appraisal Committee EHS – Environmental, Health and Safety EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan GRC – grievance redress committee GRM – grievance redress mechanism GOI – Government of India GoWB – Government of West Bengal HSGO – Head, Safeguards and Gender Officer IBPS – Intermediate Booster Pumping Station IEE – Initial Environmental Examination IWD – Irrigation and Waterways Department MoEFCC – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change WBPCB – West Bengal Pollution Control Board NOC – No Objection Certificate PHED – Public Health Engineering Department PIU – Project Implementation Unit PMC – Project Management Consultant PMU – Project Management Unit PWSS - Piped Water Supply Scheme PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance REA – Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW – right of way SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement WHO – World Health Organization WTP – water treatment plant WBDWSIP – West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project WEIGHTS AND MEASURES m3/hr cubic meter per hour dBA decibel C degree Celsius ha hectare km kilometre lpcd liters per capita per day m meter mbgl meters below ground level mgd million gallons per day MLD million liters per day mm millimeter km2 square kilometer NOTES In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 17th August, 2018) Currency unit = Rupee (INR) INR 1.00 = 0.014 USD USD 1.00 = 69.80 INR Initial Environment Examination covers OHR and Pipeline Zones: 10, 12, 13, 14, 18 and 20 This initial environmental examination 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. i CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i-v I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Background 1 B. Purpose of the Initial Environmental Examination Report 3 C. Report Structure 4 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 5 A. Project Area 5 B. Existing Water Supply Situation 6 C. Proposed Project 7 D. Implementation Schedule 11 E. Present status implementation 11 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 21 A. ADB Policy 21 B. National Environmental Laws 23 C. Other Permission from Statutory Authorities 26 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 28 A Methodology Used for Baseline Study 28 B. Physical Resources 28 C. Ecological Resources 46 D. Economic Development 50 E. Socio Cultural Resources 55 F. Subproject Site Environmental Features 59 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 69 A. Pre-Construction Impacts – Design and Location 70 B. Construction Impacts 71 C. Operation and Maintenance Impacts 80 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 82 A. Overview 82 B. Public Consultation 82 C. Information Disclosure 83 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 84 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 87 A. Environmental Management Plan 87 B. Implementation Arrangements 106 C. Capacity Building and Training 109 D. Monitoring and Reporting 110 E. Environmental Management Plan Implementation Cost 111 IX. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 112 ii List of Appendices Contents Pages Appendix 1 Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist 115 Appendix 2 Applicable Ambient Air Quality Standards for ADB funded 120 projects in India Appendix 3 Vehicle Exhaust Emission Norms 124 Appendix 4 Ambient Noise Level Standards for ADB funded projects in 125 India Appendix 5 Department of Environment’s Direction Under Air Act, 128 1981 for Control of Air Pollution From Construction Activities In West Bengal Appendix 6 Extract from Construction and Demolition Management 130 Rules, 2016 Error! Bookmark not defined. Appendix 7 Salient Features of Major Labor Laws Applicable to 136 Establishments Engaged Appendix 8 Drinking Water Standards 138 Appendix 9 Surface Water Quality Classification Criteria 139 Appendix 10 Guidelines for Safety during Monsoon/Heavy Rainfall 140 Appendix 11 Summary of Public Consultations 142 Appendix 12 Sample Grievance Registration Form 158 Appendix 13 GRC Notification and Committee 161 Appendix 14 Sample SEMP 173 Appendix 15 Labour License and WC Policy 267 Appendix 16 Sample First Aid Record 270 Appendix 17 Sample Environmental Site Inspection Report 271 Appendix 18 Sample Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report 273 Template Appendix 19 Standard operating procedure for prevention an risk 279 minimization of corona virus disease (COVID -19) at the facilities and work sites of West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project (WBDWSIP) Appendix 20 WHO interim guidance on water, sanitation, hygiene and 307 waste management for the COVID 19 virus i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The proposed West Bengal Drinking Water Improvement Project (WBDWIP) aims to provide safe, reliable and continuous drinking water as per Government of India’s (GOI) standard to about 2.6 million people in the arsenic, fluoride, and salinity affected selected areas of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Medinipur and Bankura districts of West Bengal. 2. The project will adopt a sector approach, and subprojects will be selected and proposed for funding adhering to the agreed Subproject Selection Criteria (SSC). Project districts are North 24 Parganas (with two blocks of South 24 Parganas included for distribution network), Bankura and East Medinipur, and subprojects to be covered under the Project will be within these districts only unless otherwise agreed with ADB. Subprojects proposed under the Project stem from a district-wide comprehensive water quality and sustainability planning and completion of the Drinking Water Quality Action Plan (DWQAP) for the concerned district. 3. WBDWSIP will be implemented over period of 3 years after award of contract and operate and maintenance period is of 2 years . 4. The Subproject. Provision of water supply distribution system in fluoride (groundwater) affected block of Indpur in Bankura district is taken up in this subproject under the WBDWSIP. A parallel subproject, implemented under WBDWSIP, will provide bulk water supply (treated water) to this subproject for further distribution to the households in the project area. Subproject includes the following civil works components: (i) Intermediate Booster Pumping Station (IBPS) cum Ground Level Storage Reservoir (GLSR) of capacity 1400 KL. and allied works at Raghunathpur, (ii) IBPS and allied structures at Gobindpur (iii) laying of Transmission Mains from IBPS cum GSLR to OHRs of approx. 155.48 km, (iii) construction of 19 overhead reservoirs (OHRs) in Indpur block; (iv) laying of about 757 km distribution network , and (v) provision of domestic water meters for household water connections with water meters. 5. Project Implementation Arrangements. Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) of Government of West Bengal is the executing and implementing agency for the WBDWSIP. Project Management Unit (PMU) exclusively established in PHED for the WBDWSIP will implement the project. PMU is assisted by district level Project Implementation Units. Safeguard and Gender Cell (SGC) in the PMU is responsible for safeguards compliance. Project Management Consultant and PIU-wise Design, Supervision and Institutional Support Consultant (DSISC) assist PMU and PIUs in implementation and management of the project. 6. Screening and Assessment of Potential Impacts. ADB requires the consideration of environmental issues in all aspects of the Bank’s operations, and the requirements for environmental assessment are described in ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009. As per the GOI EIA Notification, 2006, this subproject does not require EIA study or environmental clearance. The potential environmental impacts of the subproject have been assessed using ADB’s Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist for Water Supply. The potential negative impacts were identified in relation to pre-construction, construction and operational period. It should be noted that, this IEE document has been updated for the zones, where construction has commenced by 29th February, 2020 in Indpur block of Bankura district. The detail of the zones are given in Section II of this report. ii 7. Categorization. Based on results of the assessment and ADB’s SPS, the subproject is classified as environmental Category B, i.e., the subproject is judged to be unlikely to have any significant adverse environmental impacts. However, an initial environmental examination is required/advisable. 8. Description of the Environment. The subproject components are located in Indpur block of Bankura District which is situated on the western part of the State of West Bengal. The total area of the district is 6882 square kilometers (km2). It extends from 23038’ north Latitude and between 86036’ and 87047’