Initial Environmental Examination August 2015 Uttar Pradesh Major District Roads Improvement Project (Main Report: Coverpage to Chapter 3) Prepared by Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department, Government of India for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as on 31st July 2015) Currency unit – Indian rupee (INR) INR 1.00 = $ 0.0156 $1.00 = INR 64.1510 ABBREVIATIONS AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic AAQ - Ambient Air Quality ADB - Asian Development Bank AE - Assistant Engineer APTI - Air Pollution Tolerance Index ARAI - Automotive Research Association of India AS - Aliganj-Soron Marg BA - Bulandshehar –Anupshehar BAU - Business as Usual BC - Black Carbon BMTPC - Building Material and Technology Promotion Council BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand BPL - Below Poverty Line BSR - Basic Schedule of Rates CALINE 4 - California Line Source Dispersion Model Version 4 CAMPA - Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority CBOs - Community Based Organizations CBR - California Bearing Ratio CFCs - Chlorofluorocarbons CGWA - Central Ground Water Authority CHANGER - Calculator for Harmonized Assessment and Normalization of Greenhouse gas Emission for Roads CL - Center line CNG - Compressed Natural Gas CO - carbon monoxide CoRTN - Calculation of Road Traffic Noise CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board CSC - Construction Supervision Consultant CSIR - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CRRI - Central Road Research Institute DFO - Divisional Forest Officer DG - Diesel Generator DO - Dissolved Oxygen DP - Displaced Persons DPR - Detailed Project Report DTA - Daily Temperature Range DU - Domestic Use EA - Executing Agency EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan EO - Environmental Officer FCA - Forest conservation Act GDP - Gross Domestic Product GFF - Glass fiber filter GHG - Green House Gas GIS - Geographic Information System GLS - Ground Level Concentration GoUP - Government of Uttar Pradesh GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism HA - Hussainganj-Hathgaon-Auraiya-Alipur HCV - Heavy Carriage Vehicles HFL - Highest Flood Level HK - Haliyapur-Kurebhar-Bilwai HMA - Hot Mix Asphalt IBA - Important Birds and Biodiversity Area ICAP - Indian Clean Air Program IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IMD - Indian Meteorological Department IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IR - Irrigation IRC - Indian Road Congress IS - Indian Standard IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources JE - Junior Engineer KB - Kaptanganj-Hata- Gauri Bazar- Barhaaj Marg KL - Kilo Liter KN - Kaptainganj-Naurangia LCV - Light Carriage Vehicles LKO - Lucknow LPD - Liter per Day MB - Muzaffarnagar-Baraut MDRs - Major District Roads MM - Mohanlalganj-Maurawan-Unnao Marg MoEFCC - Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change MoRT&H - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MOST - Media Oriented Systems Transport NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Standards NATCO - National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation NBSS & LU - National Bureau of Soil Sciences and Land Use mapping ND - Nanau-Dadau NGO - Non Government Organization NH - National Highway NOx - Oxides of Nitrogen NPV - Net Present Value NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Unit OC - Organic Carbon ODRs - Other District Roads PCU - Passenger Car unit PF - Protected Forest PH - Physically Handicapped (PH) PI - Performance Indicator PM - Particulate Matter PP - Project Proponent PPE Personal Provisional Equipment PPTA - Project Preparatory Technical Assistant PRI - Panchayati Raj Institution PSTP - Packaged sewage treatment plants RCP - Representative Concentration Pathways REA - Rapid Environmental Assessment RO - Range Officer ROADEO - Road Emissions Optimization ROW - Right of Way RP - Resettlement Plan SC - Supervision Consultants SDO - Sub Divisional Officer SEIAA - State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SHE - Safety Health & Environment SIEE - Systemic Injury by Environmental Exposure SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SO2 - Sulphur Dioxide SOI - Survey of India SPL - Sound pressure levels SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SPCB - State Pollution Control Board SR - Storage of Rain Water PPTA - Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PUC - Pollution under Control TDS - Total Dissolved Solids TEEMP - Transport Emissions Evaluation Model for Projects ULB - Urban Local Bodies UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UPPCB - Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board UPPWD - Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department USAID - United State Agency for International Development USDA - United States Department of Agriculture VRs - Village Roads WHHs - Women headed households WPS - With Project Scenario WW - Waste Water WEIGHTS AND MEASURES amsl - Altitude mean sea level Cum - Cubic metre dB (A) - A-weighted decibel gm/cm3 - Gram per centimeter cube g/km - Gram per kilometer g/tkm - Grams per ton kilometer gm/cc - Grams per cubic centimeter ha - Hectare km - Kilometer Km/l - Kilometer per litter km2 - Square kilometer Leq - Equivalent continuous noise level μg - Microgram μg/ m3 - Microgram per cubic metre m - Meter mamsl - Metres above mean sea level mg/ kg - Milligram per kilogram mg/l - Milligram per liter mg/ m3 - Milligram per cubic meter MPN - Most Probable Number MW - Megawatt PM 2.5 or 10 - Particulate Matter of 2.5 micron or 10 micron size Sqm - Square Metre Tons/ km - Tons per kilometer 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. i A. Project Background .................................................................................................... i B. Objective of Project ..................................................................................................... i C. Project Roads ............................................................................................................ ii D. Project Categorization & Environmental Sensitivity ................................................... iii E. Initial Environment Examination ................................................................................ iii F. Objective of IEE ........................................................................................................ iii G. Project Interventions ................................................................................................. iv H. Capacity and Level of Service ................................................................................... v I. Description of Environment ....................................................................................... vi J. Anticipated Environmental Impacts ........................................................................... ix K. Public Consultation ................................................................................................. xvi L. Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................... xvi M. Cost and Implementation Schedule ....................................................................... xviii N. Conclusion ............................................................................................................. xviii I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1 A. Project Background .................................................................................................. 1 B. Objective of Project ................................................................................................... 2 C. Project Roads ........................................................................................................... 2 D. ADB Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 and Environmental Categorization ............. 2 E. Initial Environment Examination ................................................................................ 3 F. Approach and Methodology ...................................................................................... 4 G. Structure of IEE ........................................................................................................ 5 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 9 A. General ..................................................................................................................... 9 B. Project Roads ........................................................................................................... 9 E. Capacity and Level of Service .................................................................................23 F. Design Parameters ..................................................................................................24 G. Proposed Interventions ............................................................................................25