ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) FOR PROPOSED BUS – BASED RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM (BRTS) FOR PCMC PIMPARI – CHINCHWAD DISTRICT: PUNE, MAHARASHTRA ROPOSED BY PIMPARI – CHINCHWAD MUNCIPAL CORPORATION [PCMC] March 2009 Rapid EIA Study for proposed BRTS Table of Content CONTENTS CONTENTS .................................................................................................................iii List of Tables ............................................................................................................... vii List of Figures ............................................................................................................ viii CHAPTER 1.................................................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PREAMBLE................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE EIA STUDY........................................................................................ 2 1.3 METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY......................................................................................... 3 1.4 STRUCTURE OF EIA REPORT............................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2.................................................................................................................. 6 PROJECT DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................... 6 2.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 PROFILE OF THE CITY .......................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Historical Background............................................................................................................ 7 2.2.2 City’s Growth......................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 VEHICULAR GROWTH AND COMPOSITION ..................................................................... 7 2.4 REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE MOBILITY PLAN (CMP)................................................ 9 2.5 PROPOSED BRT SYSTEM ..................................................................................................... 11 2.5.1 Kalewadi Phata to Dehu-Alandi road................................................................................... 12 2.5.2 Nashik phata to Wakad......................................................................................................... 13 2.5.3 Proposed Structures along the Corridors.............................................................................. 15 2.5.4 Design of Corridors.............................................................................................................. 20 2.5.5 Location of Bus Stops .......................................................................................................... 21 2.5.6 Typical Street Sections & Bus Stop Design ......................................................................... 21 2.6 TRAFFIC STUDIES ................................................................................................................ 27 2.7 DETAILED PLANS FOR REDEVELOPMENT ALONG CORRIDORS.............................. 27 CHAPTER 3................................................................................................................ 28 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY............................................................ 28 3.1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 28 3.2 SCOPE OF BASELINE STUDIES.......................................................................................... 28 3.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................................................. 30 3.3.1 Meteorology ........................................................................................................................ 30 3.3.2 Ambient Air Quality............................................................................................................34 3.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT......................................................................................................... 37 3.5 TRAFFIC STUDIES ................................................................................................................ 39 Pimpri Chinchwad Muncipal Corporation iii Rapid EIA Study for proposed BRTS Table of Content 3.6 WATER ENVIRONMENT....................................................................................................... 50 3.6.1 Hydrogeology...................................................................................................................... 55 3.7 LAND ENVIRONMENT.......................................................................................................... 55 3.7.1 Physiography....................................................................................................................... 55 3.7.2 Relief & Drainage ............................................................................................................... 56 3.8 GEOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 57 3.9 SEISMOLOGY.......................................................................................................................... 60 3.10 LAND USE................................................................................................................................ 61 3.11 SOIL .......................................................................................................................................... 64 3.12 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................ 67 3.13 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.................................................................................. 69 3.13.1 Demographic Profile ............................................................................................................ 69 3.13.2 Socio-Economic Profile ....................................................................................................... 70 3.13.3 Structures on the Route......................................................................................................... 71 CHAPTER 4................................................................................................................ 73 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................... 73 4.1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 73 4.2 POLLUTION SOURCES ......................................................................................................... 73 4.3 IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACTS ......................................................................................... 74 4.4 AIR ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................................................. 76 4.4.1 Construction Phase.............................................................................................................. 76 4.4.2 Functional Phase ................................................................................................................. 78 4.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT......................................................................................................... 79 4.5.1 Construction Phase.............................................................................................................. 80 4.5.2 Functional Phase ................................................................................................................. 83 4.6 IMPACT ON TRAFFIC ........................................................................................................... 83 4.7.1 Construction Phase.............................................................................................................. 84 4.7.2 Functional Phase ................................................................................................................. 85 4.8 IMPACTS ON LAND ENVIRONMENT................................................................................. 85 4.8.1 Land Use & Aesthetics........................................................................................................ 85 4.8.2 Topography & Geology....................................................................................................... 86 4.8.3 Soil ....................................................................................................................................... 86 4.8.3.1Construction Phase ............................................................................................................... 86 4.9 WASTE DISPOSAL..................................................................................................................87 4.9.1 Construction Phase............................................................................................................... 87 4.9.2 Functional Phase 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