Roads and Buildings Department Government of Gujarat Second Gujarat State Highway Project Mehsana-Palanpur SH 41 DRAFT DETAILED PROJECT REPORT Volume IV (Environmental Management Plan) December, 2018 LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd., India Consultancy Services for Project Management of Roads & Buildings Department, Second Gujarat State Highway Project Government of Gujarat Roads in Gujarat TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................4 1.1 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 CONTEXT FOR THE EMP ........................................................................................................... 4 1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ROAD ............................................................................ 5 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT .................................................................................................... 6 2 PROPOSED PROJECT IMPROVEMENT .........................................................................................7 2.1 IMPROVEMENT OF PROJECT CORRIDOR .................................................................................. 7 2.2 MAXIMUM UTILISATION OF ROW ............................................................................................ 7 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND DESIGN MEASURES .................................................................. 13 3.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 CONSIDERATION TO ASSESS IMPACTS ................................................................................... 13 3.3 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS ......................................................................................................... 13 3.4 CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................. 14 3.5 SPECIFIC MEASURES ............................................................................................................... 16 4 CLIMATE RESILIENT INTERVENTIONS FOR MEHSANA-PALANPUR CORRIDOR ............................ 18 4.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 18 4.2 CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN GUJARAT ........................................................................................ 18 4.3 CLIMATE VARIABILITY AT PROJECT CORRIDOR ...................................................................... 18 4.4 CLIMATE RESILIENT INTERVENTIONS ..................................................................................... 20 4.5 LANDSCAPING ........................................................................................................................ 21 4.6 DRIP IRRIGATION .................................................................................................................... 24 4.7 SILT TRAP, RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES AND OIL INTERCEPTORS ....................... 24 4.7.1 Silt Traps .................................................................................................................... 25 4.7.2 Oil interceptors ......................................................................................................... 25 4.7.3 Rain water Harvesting Structures ............................................................................. 25 4.8 OTHER CONVENTIONAL/ SOCIETAL BENEFITS ....................................................................... 29 4.8.1 Mitigation Measures for Air & Noise Pollution ......................................................... 29 4.8.2 Use of Renewable Energy ......................................................................................... 30 4.8.3 Recycling of Pavement .............................................................................................. 30 4.8.4 Cattle Crossings ......................................................................................................... 30 4.8.5 Solid Waste Management ......................................................................................... 31 5 ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT MEASURES......................................................................... 32 5.1 ENHANCEMENT MEASURES FOR COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS....................... 32 5.2 ENHANCEMENT OF ROAD SIDE AMENITIES AND FEATURES ................................................. 32 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................................. 35 6.1 PRE-CONSTRUCTION STAGE ................................................................................................... 35 6.1.1 Pre-Construction Activities by PIU ............................................................................ 35 6.1.2 By Contractor/ Authority’s Engineer ......................................................................... 35 6.2 CONSTRUCTION STAGE .......................................................................................................... 35 6.2.1 Construction stage activities by the Contractor ....................................................... 35 6.3 OPERATION STAGE ................................................................................................................. 36 6.4 NONCONFORMITY TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ................................ 36 DRAFT DETAILED PROJECT REPORT - V o l u m e I V Page | i Consultancy Services for Project Management of Consultancy Services for Project Management of Roads & Buildings Department, Second Gujarat State Highway Project Government of Gujarat Roads in Gujarat 6.5 COMPLIANCE WITH LABOUR REGULATIONS .......................................................................... 37 6.6 ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY (ESHS) CODE OF CONDUCT ...................... 39 6.7 ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ................................................................................................... 40 7 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................................... 62 7.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN .................................................................................. 62 7.1.1 Monitoring Indicators ............................................................................................... 62 7.2 REPORTING SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 68 7.3 CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT ............................................ 69 7.4 INSTITUTIONAL SETUP ........................................................................................................... 69 7.5 GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES ........................................................ 70 8 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUDGET ............................................................................. 71 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................... 75 Appendix 1: Requirement of Environmental Clearances .............................................................................. 76 Appendix 2: Concept Drawings and Images of Landscaping and Tree Plantation along Mehsana-Palanpur, SH 41 ............................................................................................................................................................. 80 Appendix 3: “Environmental Management Plan” ......................................................................................... 83 Appendix 4: Environmental Monitoring Formats ........................................................................................ 89 Appendix 4A .................................................................................................................................................. 99 Appendix 5: Guidelines for Environmental Management ......................................................................... 102 Appendix 6: “Environmental Management Plan” ....................................................................................... 157 List of Tables Table 1-1: Additional Corridors under GSHP II .............................................................................................. 4 Table 2-1: Identified Road Users and Their needs ........................................................................................ 7 Table 3-1: Summary of Environmental Impacts and Design Measures ...................................................... 13 Table 3-2: Details of Forest Land Diversion (NPF)....................................................................................... 15 Table 3-3: Applicable Laws and Regulations ............................................................................................... 15 Table 3-4: Environmental and Social Specific Measures ............................................................................ 16 Table 4-1: Impacts of Climate Change and Potential Design Considerations Proposed for the Project Corridor ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 4-2: Proposed Locations for Landscaping ........................................................................................