Initial Environment Examination Project Number: 42266-025 March 2020 IND : Kolkata Environmental Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 2 Prepared by : Kolkata Municipal Corporation This initial environmental examination report 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Draft Package Number: KEIIP/NCB/TR-2/ WS 20/2019 - 20 AUGUST, 2019 IND: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 2) – WS20 Construction of Pumping Station to Handle Sludge Water of Garden Reach Water Works (GRWW) Prepared by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the Asian Development Bank ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ASI - Archaeological Survey Of India BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board CTE - Consent To Establish CTO - Consent To Operate DSC - Design And Supervision Consultant DWF Dry Weather Flow KMC - Kolkata Municipal Corporation EARF - Environmental Assessment And Review Framework EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EKW - East Kolkata Wetlands EMP - Environmental Management Plan GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism GW RW - Garden Reach Water Works IEE - Initial Environmental Examination KEIP - Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project KEIIP Kolkata Environmental Improvement Investment Program MFF - Multi-tranche Financial Facility NIOSH - National Institute Of Occupational Health O&M - Operation And Maintenance PMC - Program Management Consultant PMU - Program Management Unit REA - Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW - Right-Of-Way S&D - Sewerage And Drainage SEMR - Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SWF - Storm Water Flow TMP - Traffic Management Plan WBPCB - West Bengal Pollution Control Board WTP - Water Treatment Plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES m3/h cubic meter per hour dB(A) decibel in A network °C degree Celsius km kilometer kVA kilovolt-ampere m meter μg/m3 microgram per cubic meter mg/l milligram per liter MLD million liters per day mm millimeter MPN/100ml Most Probable Number per one hundred milliliters NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit km2 square kilometer This 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...............................................................................................................................1 I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................4 Extent of IEE ........................................................................................................................ 6 IEE Content .......................................................................................................................... 6 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .................................................................7 A. ADB Policy .................................................................................................................. 7 B. National and State Laws ............................................................................................. 8 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBPROJECT ........................................................................................... 16 A. Existing Situation ...................................................................................................... 16 B. Project Background and Existing sludge handling system ................................... 16 C. Need of the Sub Project ............................................................................................ 17 D. Components of the Subproject ................................................................................ 17 E. Implementation Schedule ......................................................................................... 18 IV. DEScription of Environment (Baseline Data) ................................................................................ 20 A. Physical Resources .................................................................................................. 20 B. Ecological Resources ............................................................................................... 35 C. Economic Development ........................................................................................... 39 D. Social and Cultural Resources ................................................................................ 40 V. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................. 43 A. Planning and Design Phase ..................................................................................... 45 B. Construction Phase .................................................................................................. 45 C. Operation and Maintenance phase .............................................................................. 58 D. Summary of Site Specific Mitigation Measures .......................................................... 64 Cumulative Impact Assessment ....................................................................................... 64 VI. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION..................................... 64 A. Public participation during the preparation of the IEE ........................................... 64 B. Future Consultation and Disclosure ........................................................................ 66 i. Consultation during detailed design .................................................................. 66 ii. Consultation during construction: ...................................................................... 67 iii. Project disclosure ............................................................................................. 67 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................................ 67 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................................................... 70 A. Institutional Arrangement ........................................................................................ 71 B. Environmental Management and Mitigation Measures .......................................... 74 C. Environmental Monitoring Program ........................................................................ 93 D. Environmental Management and Monitoring Cost ................................................. 98 E. Monitoring and Reporting ...................................................................................... 101 IX. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION .................................................................................. 102 List of Appendixes Appendix Content of Appendix Page Number No. 1 Applicable Standards For Ambient Air, Air Emission, Effluents, 117 Receiving Water Bodies, And Drinking Water 2 Applicable Noise Standards 131 3 Applicable NIOSH Occupationnel Noise Standards 135 4 Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary 137 Movement) Rules, 2016 5 Applicable labour acts and other relevant acts 140 6 REA Checklist of Pumping station 142 7 Monthly Environmental Monitoring Report - Format 149 8 Photo Illustration of Project Location 155 List of Tables Table Table Content Pg. No. No. 1 Applicable Environmental Regulations for Sewerage and Drainage 10 Subproject 2 Topographical information of Borough XV in KMC 20 3 Near Surface Stratigraphy of Kolkata Region 22 4 Soil Quality in Five Boroughs of Kolkata Municipal Council 24 5 Month-Wise Average Ambient Air Quality at Taratala Road 27 6 Ambient Air Quality around Garden Reach Pumping Station 28 7 Water quality of Hooghly river at Garden Reach 29 8 Chemical analysis of surface water (taken from Hooghly River near Garden 30 Reach) 9 Chemical analysis of waste water (after treatment) in GRWW 31 10 Ground water quality around GRWW 33 11 Ambient Noise level in Garden Reach area 35 12 Phytoplankton in Hooghly River during High tide 37 13 Phytoplankton in Hooghly River during Low tide 38 14 Zooplankton in Hooghly river during High tide. 38 15 Zooplankton in Hooghly River during low tide. 39 16 Summary of Quantifiers and Qualifiers Used for Assessment Purposes 44 17 Summary of Activities and Facilities, Resource Use, and Produced Outputs 46 during Construction Phase 18 Potential impacts during the construction phase 49 19 Summary of Activities and Facilities, Resource Use, and Produced Outputs 68 during Operation and Maintenance Phase 20 Potential Impacts