Resettlement Sites

Resettlement Sites

E507 volume 11 MUMBAIWMTOPOLTAN REGION DEVIWFMENT AUTHORT (-MRDA) M1MUAI UR3AN TRANSPORTATION PrnoJCT (MUTh Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized COMMUNIT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (CIMP) FOR PERMANENT RStIrIIMWENT SImS * bRARAVI ANTOP BILL * WADALA * M[ANKEURD Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized JUNE 2002 PREPAD BY Public Disclosure Authorized ICON POIUJTON C01TL CONSULTANl 4-5, DIAMOND COURT, 142, LADY JAI3511 ROAD MAKIRL lbUSBA -4016 PONL,44 333& 44433 B-MAIL Wal Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized CONTENTS CHAPTER Pg. No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1. INTRODUCTION 5 Annexure 1.1 Location Sketch 12 Annexure 1.2 Applicable Indian Laws And World Bank Safeguard Policies 13 2. SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ALTERNATIVES 20 Annexure 2.1 Site Layout Plans 2.1.1 Layout for Dharavi Resettlement Site 21 2.1.2 Layout for Antop Hill Resettlement Site 22 2.1.3 Layout for Wadala Resettlement Site 23 2.1.4 Layout for Mankhurd Resettlement Site 24 3. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT 25 4. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 26 Annexure 4.1 Public Information Centers 40 Annexure 4.2 Exhibits of the Four Sites Minutes of the Four Sites 4.2.1 Exhibits of Dharavi Resettlement Site 44 Minutes of Dharavi Resettlement Site 48 4.2.2 Exhibits of Antop Hill Resettlement Site 52 Minutes of Antop Hill Resettlement Site 55 4.2.3 Exhibits of Wadala Resettlement Site 58 Minutes of Wadala Resettlement Site 61 4.2.4 Exhibits of Mankhurd Resettlement Site 64 Minutes of Mankhurd Resettlement Site 69 CONTENTS' CHAPTER Pg. No. 5. COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENT PLAN 72 Annexure 5.1 Dharavi Resettlement Site - CEMP 75 Annexure 5.2 Antop Hill Resettlement Site - CEMP 84 Annexure 5.3 Wadala Resettlement Site - CEMP 88 Annexure 5.4 Mankhurd Resettlement Site - CEMP 91 Annexure 5.5 Maintenance Schedule - A sample 94 Annexure 5.6 Tenement Wise Maintenance Cost 97 A sample Annexure 5.7 A Do's and Don'ts to be circulated amongst 98 EMC Annexure 5.7 B Do's and Don'ts to be circulated amongst 100 Inhabitants Annexure 5.7.1 A Translation of 'Synopsis' of 101 Annexure 5.7 In Local Language Annexure 5.8 Critical Problems With Mitigatory 103 Actions in Resettlement Sites Annexure 5.9 Monitoring Indicators of Post CEMP 106 Assessment LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest MPCB Maharashtra Pollution Control Board MSEB Maharashtra State Electricity Board MTNL Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited MUTP Mumbai Urban Transport Project NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NO, Nitrogen Oxides OD Operational Directive (of the World Bank) PAH's Project Affected Households PCC Project Coordinating Committee PIA Project Implementation Agency PIC Public Information Center PIL Public Interest Litigation PMC Project Management Consultants RAP Resettlement Action Plan R & R Resettlement and Rehabilitation RIP Resettlement Implementation Plan ROB Road Over (RAIL) Bridge SPARC Society For The Promotion Of Area Resource Centre SO2 Sulphur Di Oxide SRS Slum Rehabilitation Society TDR Transfer of Development Rights LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS BEST Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking BMC Bombay Municipal Corporation BSES Baseline Socio Economic Society CEMP Community Environment Managemcnt Plan CO Carbon Monoxide CRZ Coastal Regulation Zone DCR Development Control Regulations EA Environmental Assessment EHS Environment, Health and Safety EMC Environmental Management Committec EMP Environment Management Plan FSI Floor Space Index GOM Government of Maharashtra HC Hydrocarbons IBRD International Bank of Reconstruction and Development IDA International Development Association JVLR Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road MCBM Municipal Corporation of Brihan Mumbai MCGM Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai MHADA Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority MMR Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMRDA Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Background Of The Project: Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) conceptualized in 1994 envisages substantial improvements in both the rail and the non-rail infrastructure primarily to encourage public transport. The Project is to be implemented a joint venture between Government of Maharashtra (GOM), Indian Railways, BEST, MCBM and MSRDC etc. A total of 19,000 Project Affected Households (PAH's) are likely to be affected by the Project and required to be re-settled in accordance to Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R & R) policy adopted by GOM for MUTP. Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) (April 2002) prepared by MMRDA projects the details of the R & R policy, socio- economic characteristics of PAH's, resettlement entitlements and the institutional framework. The applicable Indian Laws and World Bank safeguards within which this resettlement will be carried out for this sub-projects and overall MUTP are enlisted in Articlel.2 of this Report. Therefore, as a part of Project preparation, a site specific Community Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) is proposed to be carried out for each sub-project to meet the requirements of OP 4.01 guidelines published by the World Bank for each Sub-Project Site along with a Resettlement Implementation Plan (RIP). MMRDA appointed M/s. Econ Pollution Control Consultants (M/s. ECON) in November 2001 to prepare a Site specific CEMP for four permanent Resettlement Sites at DHARAVI, ANTOP HILL, WADALA, AND MANKHURD. These sites fall under option 'C' category of RAP. 1.2 Assessment Of Environmental Status And Consultations With PAH's: Quite a few PAH's, located in the safety zone of the railways were seen as a risk to safe operations of the suburban services. Due to frequent disruptions in smooth running of the train, the Mumbai High Court on receiving a representation from an NGO directed the railways to remove the encroachments on the railway land. GOM and MMRDA had to intervene and assure the Court that these squatters will be re-settled within a strict time limit. Thus permanent housing readily available with MHADA and Shiv Shahi Purnavasan Prakalp Ltd. (SSPL) were acquired for resettlement. Therefore, the formal process of reviewing alternate Resettlement Sites could not be undertaken. The PAH's at these four Resettlement Sites were shifted from various slums along the railway tracks between Kurla and Thane and some from Wadala and King's Circle. The social, economical and environmental conditions in the slums from which the PAH's were shifted varies from pocket to pocket but are by and large unhygienic, with poor living and sanitary conditions. The vast majority of people depend on stand post type water supply and defecate in the open. The solids waste is haphazardly dumped in the surrounding areas and the area get water logged during monsoon due to inadequate drainage facilities. The implementation of this CEMP is targeted to result in improving the status of PAH's in terms of their social, health and environmental conditions. Public consultation has been carried out by MMRDA for the whole of MUTP, including the final "Consolidated Environmental Assessment" study. Similarly, R & R Policy was explained to the communities as a part of the BSES. A number of consultation meetings were undertaken by M/s. ECON for this sub-project through MMRDA and the local NGO's at each of the resettlement sites at Dharavi, Antop Hill, Wadala, Mankhurd. The PAH's have been already resettled at these Four Sites in June 2001. Based on the consultation meetings with Representatives of the PAH's, information available with MMRDA, discussions with the local representatives, the environmental impacts at each of the resettlement in the post implementation stage are enlisted in Chapter -4. Also attached to this Chapter are Exhibits of problems existing at various Resettlement Sites. The impacts enlisted are restricted to environmental issues for urban infrastructure as MMRDA has undertaken to mitigate other issues brought out in the minutes by the PAH's as a part of the proper implementation of RAP / RIP. 1.3 Recommendations And Conclusions: The recommendations of the CEMP in Chapter 5 give an issue wise mitigatory action plan for each of the environmental parameters at the Four Sites along with the responsible agency, time frame and costs for their implementation. The budget for Site- wise CEMP costs is as under. SITE RUPEES Dharavi 26,50,000.00 Antop Hill 19,25,000.00 Wadala 12,45,000.00 Mankhurd 13,90,000.00 72,10,000.00 These costs do not include any cost of public consultations, awareness programmes, departmental monitoring, consultant fees, incidental expenses, sundries, etc. These costs are included in the final Consolidated Environmental Assessment Report. The recommendations include immediate formation and functioning of the EMC's at each of the Resettlement Sites. For the guidance of the EMC's, a typical maintenance schedule, budgetary calculations for monthly maintenance charges are prepared. A list of Do's and Don'ts in simple language (with its 'synopsis' in local language) to form a part of a larger awareness, educational, training and participation programme is also included. The implementation of the CEMP will be monitored by MMRDA through the NGOs based on the specific indicators presented in Annexure 5.9 to ensure that good housekeeping practices and local laws for environmental parameters are complied with. It is expected that the environmental and living conditions of the PAH's at the Resettlement Sites will improve after implementation of the CEMP along with general improvement in their health, social and economic status. 4 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Mumbai, over the last few decades, has emerged as the financial and commercial capital of India. Greater Mumbai's population that was around 4 million in 1961 is now 11.9 million in 2001. The urban growth has spread beyond the boundaries of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) in the northern, northeastern and eastern directions mainly along the suburban rail corridors to form Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Greater Mumbai has an area of 438 sq.

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