Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Draft for Consultation Project Number: 52028-004 April 2021 India: Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project – Intake Arrangement for Water Supply System in Ranchi Package No: JUWSIP/03 Prepared by Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd. under guidance of the Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 6 April 2021) Currency Unit = Indian rupees (₹) ₹1.00 = $0.013 $1.00 = ₹73.27 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank ASI – Archeological Survey of India CPCB – Central Pollution Control Board – Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering CPHEEO Organization 3rd Edition CTE – Consent to Establish CTO – Consent to Operate EAC – Expert Appraisal Committee EHS – Environmental, Health, and Safety EIA – environmental impact assessment EMP – environmental management plan GLSR – Ground Level Service Reservoir GOI – Government of India GOJ – Government of Jharkhand IEE – initial environmental examination MoHUA – Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs MPN – most probable number MoEFCC – Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change NOC – no objection certificate O&M – operation and maintenance PIU – project implementation unit PMU – project management unit REA – rapid environmental assessment RMC – Ranchi Municipal Corporation SEIAA – State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 JSPCB – Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board JUWSIP – Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project – Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company JUIDCO Limited WHO – World Health Organization ULB – urban local body WTP – water treatment plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES m3 – cubic meter °C – degree Celsius Ha – hectare km – kilometer kWh – kilowatt hours L – liters – liters per capita per day LPCD m – meter MT – metric ton MCM – million cubic meters MLD – million liters per day mm – millimeter nos. – numbers km2 – square kilometer m2 – square meter RL – reduced level NOTE In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars. 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 on ADB’s 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. CONTENTS Pages I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Project Background 1 B. Scope of the Report 1 C. IEE Report Structure 2 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2 A. Profile of Ranchi 2 B. Master Plan of Water Supply in Ranchi 0 C. Proposed Subproject Components 2 D. Operation and Maintenance 8 E. Associated / Existing Facility 9 F. Subproject Benefits 9 G. Implementation Schedule 9 III. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 10 IV. POLICY LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 12 A. ADB Policy Statement 12 B. Screening and Categorization 12 C. National and State Laws 15 D. International Conventions and Treaties 25 E. Manuals and Indian Standard Codes 29 F. Indicative Statutory Clearance Requirements 30 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 31 A. Regional Settings 31 B. Accessibility 31 C. Physical Environment 31 D. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES 40 A. Economy 45 B. Municipal infrastructure 46 C. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 47 D. Environmental Settings of Investment Program Component Sites 47 VI. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 50 A. Introduction 50 A. Project Benefits. 50 B. Design Impacts 50 C. Location Impacts 53 D. Pre-construction Impacts 54 E. Construction Impacts 56 F. Operation and Maintenance Impacts 66 G. Cumulative Impacts 68 VII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION 68 A. Overview 68 B. Public Consultation 69 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 71 A. Common grievance redress mechanism 71 B. Institutional arrangements and role functions 72 C. GRM at Project Level 73 D. GRM beyond project level 74 E. Consultation arrangements 75 F. Other features and requirements 76 IX. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 77 A. Institutional Arrangement 77 B. Capacity Building 81 C. Environmental Management Plan 83 D. Environment Management Plan Implementation Cost 84 E. Indicative Cost of EMP 131 F. Monitoring and Reporting 131 X. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 132 A. Conclusion 132 B. Recommendations 134 APPENDICES: 1. REA Checklist 2. Water Availability in Rukka Reservoir 3. Exemption of Water Supply Projects from Taking Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from Pollution Control Board 4. Ambient Air Quality Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards in Respect of Noise, Vehicle Exhaust Emission Norms and Drinking Water Standards 5. Water Quality Test Results 6. Extreme Rainfall and Drought Hazard Maps 7. Minutes of Public Consultation During Project Preparation 8. Screening of Biodiversity Features Identified at Rukha Reservoir 9. Site Photograph with Coordinates 10. Sample Outline Spoils (Construction Waste) Management Plan 11. Sample Outline Traffic Management Plan 12. Salient Features of Major Labor Laws Applicable to Establishments Engaged in Construction of Civil Works 13. Standard Operating Procedure Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic 14. Guidance for Contractors Camps 15. Sample Grievance Registration Form 16. Typical Cross Section of Coffer Dam 17. Sample Environmental Site Inspection Report 18. Environmental Safeguards Monitoring Template (QPR AND SEMR) 19. IBAT Proximity Report: Water Supply-Ranchi 20. Public Information Notice Template EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Project Description. The proposed Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project (JUWSIP) would support urban service improvement strategies and policy initiatives of the Government of Jharkhand (GOJ) to contribute to improved urban living under the Jharkhand Vision and Action Plan 2021. The project will complement ongoing efforts of the GOJ for water supply infrastructure and service improvement and institutional reforms under various national flagship programs. JUWSIP will finance water supply infrastructure investments in four prioritized urban local bodies (ULBs). The towns selected include the state’s capital city Ranchi, and three towns located in economically and socially backward areas of Jhumri Telaiya, Hussainabad and Medininagar. Output 1: Water supply infrastructure in four Project towns improved. The Project will finance water supply infrastructure investments in four Project towns. The infrastructure investments involve construction and 5 years of performance-based O&M of piped water supply system in Project towns comprising of: (i) four water treatment plants with combined capacity of 275 million liters per day (MLD) meeting Indian water quality standards (IS:10500),1 and (ii) 940 kilometers (km) of climate-resilient water distribution network connected to about 115,000 households to ensure 24/7 water supply with non-revenue water reduced from current level of 45% to 20%. The water supply will have universal coverage including below poverty line, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and households with disabled persons in the Project areas. The Project will provide vocational training for employable job skills in construction and O&M of water supply assets to at least 100 community members (50 women). Output 2: Institutional capacity for sustainable urban service delivery and urban governance improved. The physical investments will be complemented with targeted institutional and financial reforms and capacity building to create an institutional framework for the ULBs in Jharkhand to replicate and follow. These include: (i) sustainable water sector asset management strategy including user charges policy for O&M cost recovery prepared and implemented in at least two Project towns; (ii) urban reforms policy on strengthening own-source revenues of ULBs prepared with three key actions implemented in two Project towns; (iii) information technology enabled systems for water service delivery and administration adopted in Ranchi through use of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for water supply operations, and mapping of assets, properties, and revenue database on geographic information system (GIS); (iv) training of relevant staff on, (a) design and implementation of urban services, including response to climate risks; (b) institutional development, urban governance, revenue generation, and financial planning, and operational dimensions; and (c) inclusion of gender equality and inclusive social features in urban services;2 and (v) improved awareness on, (a) behavior change activities focusing on water conservation, health, sanitation, and hygiene; (b) spread of epidemics or pandemics such as coronavirus disease; and (c) pilot vocational training for prospective job opportunities in construction and O&M. Subproject Scope. This proposed subproject (JUWSIP/03) will support the development and operation and maintenance [O&M] of new raw water intake for water supply in Ranchi City. The subproject is designed to meet the water requirement of Ranchi for the year 2050 (30 years planning period as per the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization, (CPHEEO) guidelines). Proposed subproject components are: (i) construction of 950 m forebay channel including intake channel