Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Final Project Number: 48434-003 February 2019 IND: Visakhapatnam Chennai lndustrial Corridor Development Program – Naidupeta Economic Zone Subproject – Providing Bulk Water Facility and Summer Storage in Naidupeta Industrial Cluster Package No: VCICDP/APIIC/04 Prepared by Andhra Pradesh Industrial lnfrastructure Corporation Limited, Government of Andhra Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank. This final 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. Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Final Project Number: 48434 February 2019 IND: Visakhapatnam Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program (VCICDP) Naidupeta Economic Zone Subproject – Providing Bulk Water Facility and Summer Storage in Naidupeta Industrial Cluster - VCICDP-04 Prepared for Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited 1-1 This initial environmental examination is prepared based on available data, detailed design of sub project components and earlier IEE of Tranche 1. Some of the standard content included in the IEE prepared for VCICDP -03 Project has been included appropriately in the present IEE 1-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 08 March 2016) .................................................... 1-6 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1-7 1.1 Preamble ............................................................................................................................... 1-7 1.2 Purpose and objective of the study ....................................................................................... 1-8 1.3 Extent of the IEE study ......................................................................................................... 1-9 1.4 IEE Methodology ................................................................................................................... 1-9 1.4.1 Primary Data Collection ............................................................................................ 1-10 1.4.2 Secondary Data Collection ....................................................................................... 1-10 1.4.3 Public Consultation ................................................................................................... 1-10 1.4.4 Assessment of Potential Impacts ............................................................................. 1-11 1.4.5 Preparation of the Environment Management Plan ................................................. 1-11 1.5 Structure of the report ......................................................................................................... 1-11 2 Policy Legal and Administrative Framework ......................................................................... 2-12 2.1 Relevant Environmental Regulations .................................................................................. 2-12 2.1.1 ADB Safeguard Policy/Categories - Environment .................................................... 2-16 2.2 Social Regulations/Policies ................................................................................................. 2-17 2.2.1 ADB’s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement, 1995 ..................................................... 2-17 2.2.2 ADB Safeguard Policy/Categories – Involuntary Resettlement................................ 2-18 2.2.3 ADB Safeguard Policy/Categories – Indigenous People .......................................... 2-18 3 Project Description ................................................................................................................... 3-19 3.1 Water Source ...................................................................................................................... 3-20 3.1.1 Hydrological Aspects ................................................................................................ 3-21 3.1.2 Intake Works ............................................................................................................. 3-23 3.1.3 Pumping Main ........................................................................................................... 3-23 3.1.4 Summer Storage Tank .............................................................................................. 3-24 3.1.5 Water Treatment Plant .............................................................................................. 3-26 3.1.6 Transmission Main .................................................................................................... 3-28 4 Description of Environment and Social Conditions ............................................................. 4-28 4.1 Environmental ..................................................................................................................... 4-28 4.2 Social .................................................................................................................................. 4-29 4.3 Project Influence Area (PIA)/Project Study Area ................................................................ 4-29 4.3.1 District Profile ............................................................................................................ 4-29 4.3.2 Relief and Slope ....................................................................................................... 4-29 4.3.3 Geological Profile ...................................................................................................... 4-30 4.3.4 Hydrogeology ............................................................................................................ 4-30 4.3.5 Soils .......................................................................................................................... 4-30 4.3.6 Land Use/Land Cover ............................................................................................... 4-30 4.3.7 Regional Meteorology ............................................................................................... 4-30 4.3.8 Seismic Zone Characteristics ................................................................................... 4-32 4.3.9 Cyclone ..................................................................................................................... 4-33 4.3.10 Reserved Forests ..................................................................................................... 4-33 4.4 Socio-economic Profile of Naidupeta Cluster ..................................................................... 4-34 4.4.1 Demographic Profile ................................................................................................. 4-34 4.4.2 Occupational Profile .................................................................................................. 4-34 4.4.3 Literacy Rate ............................................................................................................. 4-34 4.5 Baseline Environmental Conditions .................................................................................... 4-34 4.5.1 Site Specific Meteorology ......................................................................................... 4-34 4.5.2 Ambient Air Quality ................................................................................................... 4-35 4.5.3 Noise ......................................................................................................................... 4-40 4.5.4 Soil Quality ................................................................................................................ 4-42 4.5.5 Water Quality ............................................................................................................ 4-42 4.5.6 Ecology ..................................................................................................................... 4-42 5 Anticipated Environmental and Social Impacts/Issues ........................................................ 5-43 6 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure .................................................................. 6-53 1-3 7 Institutional Arrangements and Responsibilities .................................................................. 7-57 8 Institutional Capacity and Development ................................................................................ 8-62 9 Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................................... 9-63 9.1 Impact and Mitigation Matrix during Construction Phase ................................................... 9-63 9.2 Impact and Mitigation Matrix during Operation Phase ........................................................ 9-66 9.3 Environmental Monitoring Programme ................................................................................. 9-1 9.4 Environmental Monitoring ..................................................................................................... 9-2 10 Resettlement Plan(RP) ............................................................................................................