Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Draft Project Number: 42486-016 August 2016 IND: Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program – Bhind Water Supply Subproject Package No: MPUSIP-4B Prepared by Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank. 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, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Draft Initial Environmental Examination August 2016 IND: Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program – Bhind Water Supply Subproject Prepared by Project Management Unit, Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 Dec 2015) Currency unit – Conversion INR1.00 = $.0.015 $1.00 = INR 66.00 Abbreviations ADB – Asian Development Bank ASO – Assistant Safeguards Officer CFE – Consent for Establishment CFO – Consent for Operation CGWB – Central Ground Water Board CPCB – Central Pollution Control Board EA – Executing Agency EAC – Expert Appraisal Committee EC – Environmental Clearance EHS – Environmental Health & Safety EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan; ESR – Elevated Service Reservoir GOI – Government of India GOMP – Government of Madhya Pradesh IA – Implementing Agency IEE – Initial Environmental Examination; LPCD – Liters per Capita per Day MLD – Million Liters per Day MOEF – Ministry of Environment and Forest MPPCB – Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board MPUDC – Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company MPUDC – Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project NOC – No Objection Certificate PMC – Project Management Consultant PE – Polyethylene PHED – Public Health Engineering Department PIU – Project Implementation Unit; PMU – Project Management Unit PO – Project Officer PWD – Public Works Department REA – Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist RoW – Right of Way SEIAA – State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 UDHD – Urban Development and Housing Department ULB – Urban Local Body Ex celtech Consultancy and Projects Pvt Ltd, Jaipur 3 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES C Degree Celsius km kilometre lpcd litres per capita per day mm milli meter m metre mld million litres per day mm millimetre Nos Numbers sq.km Square Kilometer TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 1 II. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 5 A. Background ................................................................................................................. 5 B. Purpose of this IEE Report ......................................................................................... 6 C. Report Structure .......................................................................................................... 7 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT.............................................................................. 8 A. Project Area................................................................................................................. 8 B. Existing Water Supply Situation.................................................................................. 8 C. Proposed Project......................................................................................................... 9 D. Implementation Schedule ......................................................................................... 12 IV. Policy, Legal & Administrative framework ............................................................. 17 A. ADB Policy ......................................................................................................................... 17 A. National Environmental Laws ................................................................................... 17 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................. 21 A. Methodology Used for Baseline Study ..................................................................... 21 B. Physical Resources................................................................................................... 21 C. Ecological Resources................................................................................................ 26 D. Economic Development ............................................................................................ 26 E. Socio Cultural Resources ......................................................................................... 27 F. Subproject Site Environmental Features .................................................................. 28 VI. anticipated ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .......... 34 A. Introduction................................................................................................................ 34 B. Pre-Construction Impacts – Design & Location........................................................ 35 C. Construction Impacts ................................................................................................ 39 D. Operation and Maintenance Impacts........................................................................ 44 VII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .......................... 46 A. Overview.................................................................................................................... 46 B. Public Consultation ................................................................................................... 46 C. Information Disclosure .............................................................................................. 47 VIII. grievance redress mechanism .............................................................................. 48 A. Project Specific Grievance Redress Mechanism ..................................................... 48 IX. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................... 52 A. Implementation Arrangements................................................................................. 52 B. Environmental Management Plan............................................................................. 52 C. Implementation Arrangements.................................................................................. 74 D. Training Needs .......................................................................................................... 76 E. Monitoring and Reporting.......................................................................................... 77 F. EMP Implementation Cost ........................................................................................ 78 X. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................................... 80 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Population projection and water demand .............................................................. 9 Table 2: Proposed Bhind Water Supply Subproject Components .................................. 10 Table 3: Applicable Environmental Regulations................................................................ 18 Table 4: WHO Ambient Air Quality Guidelines................................................................... 20 Table 5: World Bank Group’s EHS Noise Level Guidelines.............................................. 20 Table 6: Groundwater Quality (2015) ................................................................................... 26 Table 7: Land use details ..................................................................................................... 26 Table 8: Site Environmental Features ................................................................................. 29 Table 9: Ground Water details of last 10 years ................................................................. 37 Table 10: Design Stage Environmental Management Plan ............................................... 54 Table 11: Environmental Management Plan of Anticipated Impacts during Pre- Construction ........................................................................................................................... 57 Table 12: Environmental Management Plan of Anticipated Impacts during Construction ........................................................................................................................... 60 Table 13: Environmental Management Plan of Anticipated Impacts during Operation 71 Table 14: Environmental Monitoring Plan of Anticipated Impacts during Construction .................................................................................................................................................. 72 Table 15 : Environmental Monitoring Plan of Anticipated Impacts during Operation .. 73 Table 16: Outline Capacity Building Program on EMP Implementation ......................... 76 Table 17: Cost Estimates to Implement the EMP ............................................................... 78 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of proposed subproject town ...............................................................