Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Revised Project Number: 40031 ADB Loan No.: 2506 September 2008 / April 2013 India: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program –Sawai Madhopur Water Supply Subproject (Tr-2) Prepared by Local Self Government Department For the Government of Rajasthan Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project The 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. Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Draft IEE Project Number: 40031 ADB Loan No.:2506 September 2008/April 2013 India: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Sawai Madhopur Water Supply Subproject (Tr-02) Prepared by Local Self Government Department For the Government of Rajasthan Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project The 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. 2 ABBREVIATION ADB Asian Development Bank CWR Clear Water Reservoir DSC Design and Supervision Consultancy EA Executing Agency EAC Expert Appraisal Committee FI Financial Intermediary GLSR Ground Level Service Reservoir GoI Government of India GoR Government of Rajasthan GSI Geological Survey of India IA Implementing Agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination IPMC Investment Programme Management Consultancy IPMU Investment Programme Management Unit JNNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission LPCD Litre Per Capita per Day LPS Litre Per Second LSGD Local Self-Government Department MFF Multitranche Financing Facility MLD Million litre Per day MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards OD Outer Diameter OHSR Over Head Service Reservoir OM Operations Manual PHED Public Health Engineering Department PMU Project Management Unit RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete ROW Right of Way RPCB Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board RSPM Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter RUIDP Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project RUSDIP Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program SPM Suspended Particulate Matter STP Sewerage Treatment Plant ToR Terms of Reference UA Urban Agglomeration UIDSSMT Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns uPVC Unplasitized Poly Venyl Chloride USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency WC Water Closets WTP Water Treatment Plant 4 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES lakh – 100 thousand = 100,000 crore – 100 lakhs = 10,000,000 µg/m3 – micrograms per cubic meter km – kilometer lpd – liters per day m – meter mg/l – milligrams per liter m3/sec – cubic meters per second mm – millimeter ppm – parts per million NOTE{S} (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. (ii) “INR” and “Rs” refer to Indian rupees TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2. EXTENT OF THE IEE STUDY ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1. ADB POLICY....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.2. NATIONAL LAW ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2.3. REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURE ......................................................................................... 3 1.2.4. SCOPE OF STUDY ............................................................................................................................ 3 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUB-PROJECT ........................................................................................ 4 2.1. TYPE, CATEGORY AND NEED ...................................................................................................... 4 2.2. LOCATION, SIZE AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE .............................................................. 4 2.3. SERVICE DELIVERY, EXISTING WATER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT ......................................... 4 2.4. DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK ........................................................................................................ 5 2.5. ASSOCIATED FACILITIES: ............................................................................................................. 6 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................... 13 3.1. PHYSICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 13 3.1.1. LOCATION ....................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.2. TOPOGRAPHY, DRAINAGE, NATURAL HAZARD AND DROUGHT ............................................. 13 3.1.3. GEOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND SOIL ........................................ 16 3.1.4. CLIMATE ....................................................................................................................................... 18 3.1.5. AIR AND NOISE QUALITY ............................................................................................................... 20 3.1.6. SURFACE WATER ........................................................................................................................... 20 3.1.7. GEOHYDROLOGY AND GROUNDWATER .................................................................................... 21 3.2. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................ 23 3.2.1. FOCUS OF STUDY AND INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 23 3.2.2. PROTECTED AQUATIC FAUNA IN THE CHAMBAL RIVER .......................................................... 24 3.2.3. OTHER FLORA AND FAUNA IN THE NATIONAL CHAMBAL ........................................................ 26 3.3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................................... 29 3.3.1. LAND USE ....................................................................................................................................... 30 3.3.2. COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE ............................................................................. 32 3.3.3. INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................................................... 33 3.3.4. TRANSPORTATION ......................................................................................................................... 34 3.4. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................... 35 3.4.1. DEMOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................ 35 3.4.2. HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES .................................................................................... 36 3.4.3. HISTORY, CULTURE AND TOURISM ............................................................................................. 37 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES: LOCATION AND DESIGN ....... 39 6 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES: INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 40 5.1. SCREENING OUT AREAS OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ......................................................... 40 5.2. SOURCE AND SUPPLY AUGMENTATION .................................................................................. 41 5.2.1. CONSTRUCTION METHOD ............................................................................................................ 41 5.2.2. PHYSICAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 41 5.2.3. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 41 5.2.4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 42 5.2.5. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................ 42 5.3. NETWORK IMPROVEMENT ......................................................................................................... 43 5.3.1. CONSTRUCTION METHOD ............................................................................................................ 43 5.3.2. PHYSICAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 45 5.3.3. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 46 5.3.4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 46 5.3.5. SOCIAL AND