MUMBAI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED मुंबई मेशो रेल िनगम िलिमटेड ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR MUMBAI METRO RAIL CORRIDOR LINE- III (COLABA-BANDRA-SEEPZ) FINAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 2012 Submitted to RITES LIMITED New Delhi Submitted by (A GOVERNMENTOFINDIA ENTERPRISE) PLOT NO. 1, SECTOR-29, MMRDA GURGAON, HARYANA, INDIA Www. mmrda mumbai.org www.rites.com Urban Environmental Engineering CONTENTS CHAPTER–0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER–1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1.1 1.2 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF STUDY ................................................................ 1.1 1.3 JICA REQUIREMENT ............................................................................................. 1.3 1.4 LEGAL, POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAME WORK ....................................... 1.4 1.4.1 Water and Water Pollution ........................................................................ 1.4 1.4.2 Air Quality .................................................................................................. 1.5 1.4.3 Noise Quality ............................................................................................. 1.6 1.4.4 Solid Waste Management ......................................................................... 1.6 1.5 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................. 1.6 1.5.1 Central and State Pollution Control Boards ............................................. 1.6 1.6 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ....................................................................... 1.7 1.6.1 Data Collection .......................................................................................... 1.9 1.6.2 Environmental Impact Assessment ........................................................... 1.9 1.6.3 Environmental Management Plan ........................................................... 1.10 1.6.4 Environmental Monitoring ........................................................................ 1.10 1.6.5 Liaison with Authorities ............................................................................ 1.10 1.7 FORMAT OF THE REPORT ................................................................................. 1.10 CHAPTER- 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 EXISTING SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 2.1 2.2 PROPOSED METRO SYSTEM IN MUMBAI ........................................................... 2.1 2.3 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES .............................................................................. 2.2 2.3.1 Alignment Planning ...................................................................................... 2.2 2.3.2 Proposed Alignment .................................................................................... 2.4 2.4 DEPOT PLANNING .................................................................................................. 2.5 2.4.1 Car Depot Site Requirement ....................................................................... 2.6 2.4.2 Proposed Alignment Sites for Depot ........................................................... 2.6 2.5 MAJOR SECTION OF PROPOSED METRO CORRIDOR (LINE III)...................... 2.7 2.6 RIDERSHIP ON PROPOSED METRO CORRIDOR ............................................... 2.9 2.7 ROLLING STOCK, TRACTION AND SIGNALLING ................................................ 2.9 CONTENTS Urban Environmental Engineering 2.8 PASSENGER CARRYING CAPACITY........................................................... ...... 2.10 2.9 MAINTENANCE DEPOTS................................................................................... 2.11 2.10 POWER REQUIREMENTS................................................................................... 2.11 2.11 SUB STATIONS................................................................................................... 2.12 2.12 CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY................................................................... 2.12 2.12.1 Construction Strategy.............................................................................. 2.12 2.12.2 Construction Period................................................................................. 2.12 2.13 COST ESTIMATES.............................................................................................. 2.13 CHAPTER–3 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DATA 3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING .................................................................................. 3.1 3.2 LAND ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................. 3.2 3.2.1 Physiography ............................................................................................... 3.2 3.2.2 Geology and Soils ....................................................................................... 3.2 3.2.3 Seismicity ..................................................................................................... 3.3 3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................... 3.7 3.3.1 Water Resources ........................................................................................ 3.7 3.3.2 Ground Water ............................................................................................. 3.7 3.3.3 Water Quality .............................................................................................. 3.8 3.4 METEOROLOGY AND AIR ENVIRONMENT…………………………… ............... 3.10 3.4.1 Meteorology ............................................................................................. …3.10 3.4.2 Air Quality ................................................................................................... 3.14 3.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………… ..... 3.22 3.6 VIBRATION……………………………………………………………………………. .. 3.24 3.6.1 Vibration Monitoring at Location 1: Lady Willingdon Building, Dhobi Talao ............................................................................................... 3.26 3.6.2 Vibration Monitoring at Location 2: Narutamdas Bhau Jewelers, K.Gajanan Vertak Chowk, Lamington Road ............................................ 3.28 3.6.3 Vibration Monitoring at Location 3: Mittal Towers, Maharshi Valmiki Chowk ....................................................................................................... 3.30 3.6.4 Vibration Impact Assessment at Location 4: Central Assurance Building, opp to Commissariat Building, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road .................... 3.32 3.6.5 Vibration Impact Assessment at Location 5: Bhikha, Behram, Parsees Well, Hutatma Chowk. ........................................................................... 3.34 3.6.6 Vibration Impact Assessment at Location 5: Chhatrapati Shivaji terminal .................................................................................................. 3.36 3.7 ECOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 3.36 3.7.1 Forests/Flora ............................................................................................ 3.36 CONTENTS Urban Environmental Engineering 3.7.2 Fauna ....................................................................................................... 3.37 3.8 SOCIO- ECONOMIC CONDITIONS .. ………………………………………………...3.39 3.9 HISTORICAL SITES ................................................................................................ 3.39 3.10 SENSITIVE RECEPTOR ......................................................................................... 3.41 CHAPTER–4 NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 4.1 GENERAL……………………………………………………………………………... ..... 4.1 4.2 IMPACTS DUE TO PROJECT LOCATION .............................................................. 4.1 4.2.1 Project Affected People (PAPs) ............................................................... 4.2 4.2.2 Change of Land Use ................................................................................. 4.2 4.2.3 Loss of Trees/Forests ............................................................................... 4.2 4.2.4 Utility/Drainage Problems .......................................................................... 4.3 4.2.5 Impact on Historical and Cultural Monuments .......................................... 4.3 4.2.6 Impact on Local Transport Facilities ......................................................... 4.4 4.3 IMPACTS DUE TO PROJECT DESIGN ................................................................... 4.4 4.3.1 Platforms Inlets and Outlets ...................................................................... 4.4 4.3.2 Ventilation and Lighting ............................................................................. 4.5 4.3.3 Metro Station Refuse ................................................................................ 4.6 4.3.4 Risk Due to Earthquake ........................................................................... 4.6 4.4 IMPACT DUE TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION .......... ………………………….......4.6 4.4.1 Soil Erosion ................................................................................................. 4.7 4.4.2 Traffic Diversions and Risk to Existing Buildings ....................................... 4.7 4.4.3 Impact of Proposed Road Improvement Works ........................................ 4.7 4.4.4 Muck Disposal ..........................................................................................