PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA PROJECT NAME: MEGHALAYA INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PROJECT (MITP) ROAD NAME: PARALLEL ROAD TO EXISTING DALU BAGHMARA ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT First Draft : 06.01.2020 Revised on : June 2020 Prepared: BK Checked: BK/CB Approved: BPS 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 4 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Background ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Purpose of ESIA Report ............................................................................................................................. 8 Objective and Scope of the EIA Study ....................................................................................................... 9 Approach and Methodology Adopted for EIA Study ................................................................................. 9 Caveats to EIA Study ................................................................................................................................ 12 Structure of EIA Document ...................................................................................................................... 12 2. Project Description ............................................................................................................................... 14 Brief Description of the Project Road ....................................................................................................... 14 Carriageway and Right of Way ................................................................................................................ 14 Pavement Conditions ................................................................................................................................ 14 Other Design Features .............................................................................................................................. 15 3. Policy, Legal and Administrative Frameworks .................................................................................... 16 Environmental Legal Framework ............................................................................................................. 16 World Bank Operational Policies and Environmental Requirements ....................................................... 19 4. Environmental Baseline Status ............................................................................................................. 22 Introduction and Methodology ................................................................................................................. 22 Physical Environment ............................................................................................................................... 22 Topography, Soil, Geology and Seismicity .............................................................................................. 22 Flood Plains .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Water Quality and Atmosphere ................................................................................................................ 23 Air Environment ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Biological Environment ............................................................................................................................ 28 5. Analysis of Alternatives ....................................................................................................................... 30 6. Potential Environmental Impacts and their Mitigation Management Plan ........................................... 31 6.1 Impacts on Physical Environment ...................................................................................................... 31 Impacts on Biological Environment ......................................................................................................... 36 Impacts on Community Sensitive Receptors and Health and Safety ........................................................ 36 Impacts on Occupational Health and Safety ............................................................................................. 39 7. Public Consultation and Disclosure ...................................................................................................... 43 8. Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................................................ 48 8.1 Environmental Management Plan ....................................................................................................... 48 Pre- construction activities by Project Implementation Unit and Contractor ........................................... 48 Pre-construction activities by the Contractor/ PIU ................................................................................... 49 Construction Stage (Activities to be carried out by the Contractor) ......................................................... 57 8.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan ......................................................................................................... 76 9. Implementation Arrangement ............................................................................................................... 82 8.1 Establishment of an Environmental and Social cell within the PWD ................................................. 82 8.2 Training and Capacity Building .......................................................................................................... 84 8.3 EMP Estimated Implementation Budget for project road section ...................................................... 85 Annex-2: Borrow area management guidelines ........................................................................................ 91 Annex-3: Guidelines For Storage, Handling And Disposal Of Hazardous Waste, Municipal Solid Waste And Construction And Demolition Waste ................................................................................................ 95 Annex 4- Guidance Note on Site Clearance ............................................................................................. 98 Annex 5: Construction Camp Management .............................................................................................. 99 Annex 6: Contractors Responsibility for COVID-19 and other Pandemics ........................................... 108 Annex 7: Attendance Sheet of public consultations ............................................................................... 110 List of Tables Table 1: Phase 1 - List of Roads ..................................................................................................................... 4 Table 2: Project Road Coordinates ................................................................................................................. 4 Table 3: MITP Phase - I Roads - West Meghalaya ......................................................................................... 8 Table 4: Sources of secondary information................................................................................................... 10 Table 5: Summary of existing carriageway ................................................................................................... 14 2 Table 6: Applicable Laws and Regulations of GoI, State ............................................................................. 16 Table 7: Gap Analysis WB Policies and Environmental Regulatory Compliance Requirements ................ 20 Table 8: Details of the stretches .................................................................................................................... 23 Table 9: Rivers/ Streams Crossing Across Project Road .............................................................................. 23 Table 10: Surface Water Quality ................................................................................................................... 24 Table 11: Groundwater Quality .................................................................................................................... 25 Table 12: Climatology Table (Nearest Station at Tura) ................................................................................ 26 Table 13: Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Analysis ................................................................................... 27 Table 14: Noise Monitoring Observations .................................................................................................... 27 Table 15: CPCB Ambient Noise Standards .................................................................................................. 27 Table 16: Fishes in Bakali River ................................................................................................................... 28 Table 17: Soil erosion prone areas ................................................................................................................ 31 Table 18: Slope Protection Measures Parallel Road to existing Dalu Baghmara Road ...............................