Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Updated Project Number: 43253-025 January 2017 IND: Karnataka Integrated Urban Sector Development Investment Program – Tranche 1: Harihara City Sewerage Scheme Subproject Package Number: 01HRA01 Prepared by Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation, Government of Karnataka for the Asian Development Bank. This updated 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 (IEE) Updated January 2017 IND: Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program (KIUWMIP) Tranche 1: Sewerage (Under Ground Drainage) Scheme for Harihar City Municipal Council- Package number 01HRA01 Prepared by Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation, Government of Karnataka for the Asian Development Bank The initial environmental examination (IEE) prepared based on designs was reviewed and approved by KUIDFC and ADB in October 2014. It has been disclosed in KUIDFC and ADB’s website (https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/kiuwmip-tranche-1-sewerage-scheme-harihara-city- municipal-council-iee) The approved draft IEE (version October 2014) has now been updated reflecting some changes in scope for Harihar Town Underground drainage scheme. Presently project is under implementation ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ASI Archaeological Survey of India CBO Community Based Organizations CFE Consent for Establishment CFO Consent for Operation CRO Complaint Receiving Officer CSS Construction Supervision Specialist CGWB Central Ground Water Board CMC City Municipal Council CPCB Central Pollution Control Board DC Deputy Commissioner DI Ductile Iron DPD Deputy Project Director DPR Detailed Project Report DSC Design and Supervision Consultant EA Executing Agency EC Environmental Clearance EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan ERP Emergency Response Plan FAL Facultative Aerated Lagoon GoI Government of India GoK Government of Karnataka GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HDPE High Density Polyethylene H&S Health and Safety IA Implementing Agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination IFC International Finance Corporation INR Indian Rupee IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management KIUWMIP Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Improvement Porgramme KPCL Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited KSPCB Karnataka State Pollution Control Board KUIDFC Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development & Finance Corporation KPTCL Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited LPA Local Planning Authority MFF Multi-tranche Financing Facility MID Minor Irrigation Department MoEFCC Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoU Memorandum of Understanding NGO Non-Government Organisation NH National Highway NKUSIP North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Programme NWKRTC North-West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation 1 ODF Open Defecation Free O.E Over Exploited O&M Operations & Maintenance PIU Program Implementation Unit PMU Program Management Unit PPE Personal Protection Equipment PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PUC Pollution Under Control REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RH Relative Humidity RoW Right of Way RP Resettlement Plan SBR Sequential Batch Reactor SC Scheduled Caste / Steering Committee SEIAA State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SH State Highway SOP Standard Operating Procedures SPS Safeguard Policy Statement ST Scheduled Tribe STP Sewage Treatment plant TMC Town Municipal Council TMP Traffic Management Plan ULB Urban Local Body UGD Under Ground Drainage USD US Dollars UWSS Urban Water Supply & Sanitation WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES dB Decibels ha Hectares km kilometre lpcd litres per capita per day lpm liter per minute M million M metre Mcft million cubic feet Mcm million cubic meters MLD million litres per day Mm millimetre Ppm Parts per million 2 NOTE{S} In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of November 2016) Currency unit – Equivalent Rs 1.00 = $ 0.015 $1.00 = Rs. 66.7 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. 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, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area 3 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 7 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 10 A. Background ..................................................................................................................... 10 B. Background of IEE .......................................................................................................... 10 C. Environmental Regulatory Compliance............................................................................ 10 D. Scope of IEE ................................................................................................................... 14 E. Report Structure ............................................................................................................. 14 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS ..................................................... 15 A. Need for Infrastructure Improvement in Harihar ............................................................... 15 B. Description of the Subproject .......................................................................................... 16 C. Implementation Schedule ................................................................................................ 18 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................... 32 A. Physical Resources ........................................................................................................ 32 B. Ecological Resources...................................................................................................... 36 C. Economic Development .................................................................................................. 37 D. Socio Cultural Resources ................................................................................................ 38 E. Environmental Settings of Investment Program Component Sites ................................... 39 IV. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES ....................... 43 A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 43 B. Location Impact .............................................................................................................. 44 C. Design Impact ................................................................................................................. 46 D. Construction Impacts ...................................................................................................... 49 E. Operational & Maintenance Impacts................................................................................ 57 V. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ..................................... 58 A. Project Stakeholders ....................................................................................................... 58 B. Consultation & Disclosure Till Date ................................................................................. 58 C. Future Consultation & Disclosure: ................................................................................... 59 D. Redress of Grievance ..................................................................................................... 59 E. Grievance Redress Process ............................................................................................ 60 F. GRC / SC composition and selection of members ........................................................... 60 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ..................................................................... 61 A. Environmental Management Plan.................................................................................... 61 B. Institutional Arrangements ............................................................................................... 78 C. Training Needs ............................................................................................................... 81 D. Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................................................ 83 E. EMP Implementation Cost ............................................................................................... 83 4 VII. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................