F. No. 10-4/2019-IA.III Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Impact Assessment Division) Indira Paryavaran Bhawan Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj New Delhi - 110 003 ,,Lth Dated:b March, 2019 To The General Manager (Environment-II) National Highways Authority of India G-5&6, Sector-10, Dwarka New Delhi - 110 075. Sub: Development of 4-laning of Chitrakoot-Kothi Section of NH-135BG start at Village Chakla Rajrani, District Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh (km 0.000) and ends at Village Nayagaon, District Satna, Madhya Pradesh (km 55.000) by M/s National Highways Authority of India - Terms of Reference Sir, This has reference to your letter No. 1013/1/2k/Env./580 dated 5th December, 2018, submitting above mentioned proposal online on 6th December, 2018, for seeking Terms of Reference (TOR) as per the provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 and subsequent amendments under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. The proposal for' Development of 4-laning of Chitrakoot-Kothi Section of NH- 135BG start at Village Chakla Rajrani, District Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh (km 0.000) and ends at Village Nayagaon, District Satna, Madhya Pradesh (km 55.000) by M/s National Highways Authority of India' was considered by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Industrial Estate/Area, SEZ and Highways projects in its 206th meeting held on 24 - 25 January, 2019 in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi. 3. During above meetings, the project proponent, along with the EIA Consultant M/s Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, made a presentation and provided following information to the Committee: (i) The proposal involves Development of 4 laning of Chitrakoot - Kothi Section of NH 135BG from km 0.000 to km 55.000(Package-I) under Bharatmala Pariyojana ((Lot-1/Madhya Pradesh/Package-6). Length of the proposed project road is 55.0 km, out of which 8.680 km stretch is in the State of Uttar Pradesh and 46.320 km is in the State of Madhya Pradesh. [Proposal No.IA/M P/M IS/87756/2018] Page 1 of 12 (ii) Location: The proposed project road originates from the existing NH-35 (old NH-76) at Chakla Rajrani village of Chitrakoot district (Km. 0+000) in the State of Uttar Pradesh and ends at Nayagaon village of Satna District (Km. 55+000) in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The proposed alignment is passing through 1 Tehsil (Karvi) & 14 villages of Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh and 3 Tehsils (Majhgawan, Birsinghpur, Raghuraj Nagar) & 20 villages of Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. (iii) Land use of the site and around the site up to 10 km radius: Predominant land use pattern of the site and around the site up to 10 km radius is agricultural followed by forest, residential, commercial, barren land, water body etc. (iv) Land Acquisition and Proposed RoW: Total land to be acquired for the proposed project is 268.834 ha out of which 196.47 ha is private land and 72.364 ha is government land. The existing RoW varies between 25 m to 30 m and Proposed ROW is 70 m in general outside forest area and in forest area, a minimum 32 m and maximum 40 m RoW has been adopted. At location of junctions, bus bays, truck lay bye, toll plaza, VUP/Flyovers and interchange, extra land to be provided in addition to above mentioned ROW as per the actual design requirement. (v) Justification for selection of the site: Chitrakoot is a famous religious place and during religious festival, it was observed that, the congestion situation is serious. Traffic movement along the existing road is very critical. Due to presence of market and religious structures along existing road, widening along existing road will involve large scale demolition and will create social unrest. Hence to avoid these hindrances, a bypass has been proposed at Chitrakoot. Near village Pindra, within a short stretch of 3.5 km (existing km 28+500 to Km 32+000), there are 8 substandard horizontal curves having radius of 75 m, 100 m and 180 m and habitation are along the existing road with building line clearance of 31 m. Improvement along existing road including curve improvement will involve demolition of structures. Hence a small realignment of 3.35 km has been proposed. At km 32+500 (design km 31+300) the alignment crosses Mandakini river and traverses in Uttar Pradesh for a length of 1 km. Due to presence of habitation and the river is running parallel to the existing road. The existing horizontal radiuses are about 60 and 160 m between km 32+600 to km 34+450(existing). Improvement along existing is not feasible on right side. Hence to avoid such constraints realignment of about 1.6 length km has been proposed. Various options were analysed for the proposed bypasses and comparison has been drawn based on Technical, Environmental and Social Considerations. Considering the need to minimize land acquisition in majority section eccentric widening has been adopted. (vi) Total water requirement and its source: Total water requirement for 24 months of construction period is 13,75,000 KL (1,883 KLD). It would be sourced from surface (40%) and ground water (60%). The required [Proposal No.IA/MP/MIS/87756/2018] Page 2 of 12 permission will be obtained by the Contractor prior to construction as per law. (vii) Water bodies, diversion if any: The proposed alignment is crossing Bagdhara Nala at Ch. 22+800, Paisuni River at Ch. 32+000 and Thadi Pather Nala at Ch. 53+450. (viii) Terrain, level with respect to MSL, requirement of filling, if any: The alignment is passing through plain and undulating terrain with elevation ranges from 140 m to 400 m AMSL. (ix) Utilization of Fly Ash: There are three Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) within 300 km of the proposed project road. Fly ash from the above mentioned TPPs will be utilized for construction of road embankment as per IRC Guidelines (IRC:SP:58-2001). Quantity of fly ash requirement in Package-I is 1,251,134.00 cum. (x) Tree cutting, types, numbers, girth size etc.: Tentative Number of Trees to be felled along existing Road is given below: Girth Size wise Number of Trees Design Major Species Package 30 to 60 60 to 90 to 180 >180 Chainage Total cm 90 cm cm cm 0+000 to Shorearobusta; I 2686 224 119 55 3,084 55+000 Tectonagrandis;Ficusreli giosa; Dalbergialatifolia; Mangiferaindica; Grand Total 2686 224 119 55 3,084 Azadirachtaindica; Syzygiumcumini etc. Actual numbers of trees outside forest areas to be felled can be ascertained only after completion of Joint Measurement Survey (JMS) with appropriate authorities. The details will be provided in the EIA Report. (xi) Rehabilitation involved if any: Initial enumeration reveals an impact on approx. 155 properties (Private, Religious, Community and Government). Actual details will be provided in the EIA Report. (xii) Whether the project is in Critically Polluted area: No. (xiii) National Park/ Wild Life Sanctuary in 10 km radius area & Eco- Sensitive Zone in 10 km radius area: Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the left side of the project road and nearest distance of the Sanctuary from the road is 1.239 km at Ch. 36+550. The proposed project road is located outside the ESZ of the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary as per MoEFCC Notification [S.O. 3573(E)] dated 9th November 2017 (extent of ESZ is 1 km all around the boundary of the Raniput Wildlife Sanctuary). Nearest distance of the ESZ boundary from the design center line is 199 m at Ch. 36+550. [Proposal No.IA/M P/M IS/87756/2018] Page 3 of 12 (xiv) If the project involves diversion of forest land, extend of the forest land: Total length of forest along the proposed project road is 23.069 km. Total Forest land required to be diverted for the proposed project is 91.9260 ha, out of which 2.0935 ha is located in Chitrakoot District of Uttar Pradesh and 89.8325 ha land is located in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. Forest Approx. Area to be District Type of Forest Package State Division diverted (Ha) Chitrakoot Road side Protected Package Uttar Chitrakoo 2.0935 Forest 1A Pradesh t (Karvi) Reserved / Package Madhya 89.8325 Satna Satna(T) Protected Forest 1B Pradesh Forest diversion proposal of Package-1A vide proposal no. FP/UP/ROAD/36810/2018 has been uploaded on 30th October, 2018 and Package-1B vide proposal no, FP/MP/ROAD/36727/2018 has been uploaded on 25th October, 2018. Both the proposals are under examination with State Government. (xv) Investment/Cost of the project: INR 1,026.54 Crore. (xvi) Benefits of the project: Proposed project will Improve road network benefiting the local people & tourists; reduce the travel time, distance as well as transportation cost; boost socio-economic and tourism development along the project road; income of vulnerable and poor people will be increased; increase possibility of employment of semi-skilled and unskilled people living along the project road and its adjoining villages during the construction and operational period; will provide better driving conditions and road safety. (xvii) Employment potential: Approx. 320 during construction phase of 24 months and approx. 60 during operation phase. No. (xviii) If any court case pending for violation of the environmental laws: 4. Based on the deliberations in the meeting and information provided by the proponent in support of the project, the EAC recommended for grant of TOR. As per the recommendation of the EAC, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change hereby accords TOR for 'Development of 4-laning of Chitrakoot-Kothi Section of NH-135BG start at Village Chakla Rajrani, District Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh (km 0.000) and ends at Village Nayagaon, District Satna, Madhya Pradesh (km 55.000) by M/s National Highways Authority of India'and for preparation of EIA/EMP report with public consultations subject to compliance of all conditions as notified in the standard ToR applicable for highways and specific conditions, as mentioned below.