Project Management Unit West Bengal Inland Water Transport, Logistics and Spatial Development Project Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP) for First Year Investments February 8, 2020 West Bengal Inland Water Transport, Logistics and Spatial Development Project ESIA and ESMP Report for First Year Investments TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ...............................................................................................................................1 Proposed Development Objective(s) ........................................................................................1 First Year Investments ..............................................................................................................1 Jetty Locations ..........................................................................................................................2 Development Schedule .............................................................................................................4 Purpose of the Report ...............................................................................................................5 Methodology Applied ................................................................................................................5 National Policy and Legal Framework ......................................................................................5 Other Requirements - World Bank Safeguard Policies ............................................................6 Baseline Environment ...............................................................................................................6 Project Opportunities/Enhancement Measures ........................................................................7 Stakeholder Consultations ........................................................................................................7 Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures ..............................................................................8 Environmental and Social Management Plan ........................................................................ 11 Environmental Monitoring Program ....................................................................................... 12 Project Management Unit (PMU) ........................................................................................... 12 Conclusions............................................................................................................................ 13 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 14 1.1 Proposed Development Objective(s) ..................................................................................... 14 1.2 Overall Project Description/Components ............................................................................... 14 1.2.1 Component A: Strengthening IWT Institutional Capacity (USD 20 Million) ................. 15 1.2.2 Component B: Technical Assistance for Planning and Investment Prioritization (USD 8 Million) .................................................................................................................................... 15 1.2.3 Component C: Infrastructure Investments to Improve Water Transport (USD 115 Million) .................................................................................................................................... 16 1.2.4 Component D: Support to Implementation (estimated cost USD 7 Million) ................ 17 1.3 Project Beneficiaries .............................................................................................................. 17 1.4 Project Investments under First Year Investments ................................................................ 17 1.5 Purpose of the Report ............................................................................................................ 18 1.6 Details of Project Proponent .................................................................................................. 18 1.7 Methodology Applied ............................................................................................................. 19 1.7.1 Project Study Area ....................................................................................................... 19 1.7.2 Project Influence Area ................................................................................................. 20 1.8 Structure of the Report ........................................................................................................... 20 1.8.1 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 20 1.8.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 20 1.8.3 Policy and Legal Framework ....................................................................................... 20 1.8.4 Description of First Year Investments .......................................................................... 20 1.8.5 Baseline Scenario ........................................................................................................ 21 1.8.6 Analysis of Alternatives................................................................................................ 21 1.8.7 Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................................. 21 1.8.8 Stakeholder Consultations & Information Disclosure .................................................. 21 1.8.9 Environmental and Social Management Plan.............................................................. 21 1.8.10 Conclusions & Recommendations ............................................................................... 21 2 Policy and Legal Framework ...................................................................................................... 22 2.1 EIA Notification ...................................................................................................................... 22 2.2 CRZ Notification ..................................................................................................................... 22 2.3 Forest and Wild Life Acts ....................................................................................................... 22 2.4 The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 ...................................................... 22 2.5 The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 ........................................................... 23 2.6 Noise Pollution Act/Rules ....................................................................................................... 23 2.7 Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 23 2.8 The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 .................................................................................................. 23 2.9 Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 ..... 23 2.10 Public Liability and Insurance Act 1991 ................................................................................. 24 2.11 Kolkata Port Trust Guidelines ................................................................................................ 24 Table of Contents Page i West Bengal Inland Water Transport, Logistics and Spatial Development Project ESIA and ESMP Report for First Year Investments 2.12 Environmental Legislations .................................................................................................... 24 2.13 Inland Waterways Regulations/Guidelines............................................................................. 27 2.13.1 The National Waterway Act, 2016 ............................................................................... 27 2.13.2 Prevention of Collision on National Waterways Regulations, 2002 ............................. 27 2.13.3 National Waterways, Safety of Navigation and Shipping Regulations, 2002 .............. 27 2.13.4 National Disaster Management Guidelines on Boat Safety, September 2017 ............ 27 2.14 Land Acquisition/R&R ............................................................................................................ 28 2.15 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 .................................................................................................................. 28 2.16 Memorandum - Direct Land Purchase from Land Owners .................................................... 28 2.17 The Right to Information Act, 2005 ........................................................................................ 28 2.18 Kolkata Gazette – Multiplication Factor.................................................................................. 29 2.19 The West Bengal Inland Fisheries Act, 1984 ......................................................................... 29 2.20 West Bengal Minimum Wages Rules, 1951 ........................................................................... 29 2.21 World Bank Safeguard Policies and Guidelines .................................................................... 29 2.21.1 Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) ................................................................... 30 2.21.2 Natural Habitats (OP 4.04) ..........................................................................................