Initial Environment Examination Project Number: 47229-001 July 2017 Part A: Main Report (Pages 1 - 118) and Annexures (Pages 119 – 131) IND: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project (UEAP) Package: Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and Installation of Solar Street Lights at various TRHs in Disaster Affected Districts of Pithoragarh & Bageshwar of Kumaon Region, Uttarakhand Submitted by Project implementation Unit –UEAP, Tourism (Kumaon), Nainital This initial environment examination report has been submitted to ADB by Project implementation Unit – UEAP, Tourism (Kumaon), Nainital and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. This initial environment 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. ADB Project Number: 3055-IND June: 2017 IND: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project Submitted by Project Implementation Unit, Tourism (Kumaon), UEAP This report has been submitted to ADB by the Project implementation Unit, UEAP, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, Dehradun and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. 1 Asian Development Bank Initial Environmental Examination June: 2017 India: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project (UEAP): - Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and Installation of Solar Street Lights at various TRHs in Disaster Affected Districts of Pithoragarh & Bageshwar of Kumaon Region, Uttarakhand Prepared by State Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, for the Asian Development Bank. 2 This initial environmental examination is a document of the State Disaster Management Authority, Government of Uttarakhand. 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. 3 Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand CO Carbon Monoxide CFE Consent for Establishment CH4 Methane CFO Consent for Operation DO Dissolved Oxygen dB Decibel IEE Initial Environmental Examination EA Executing Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EC Environmental Clearance GoI Government of India GoU Government of Uttrakhand Ha Hectare H2S Hydrogen sulphide HDPE High Density Poly Ehylene HFL High Flood level Km Kilometer KMVN Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Leq Sound level Mg Milligram MFF Multitranche Financing Facility MoEF & CC Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change MLD Million Litter Per day Mn Million M Meter Mm Millimeter mg/l Milligram per Liter m3 Cubic meter NAAQM National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring NOx oxides of Nitrogen NA Not Applicable OUR Oxygen Uptake Rate O & M Operation and Maintenance PMU Project Management Unit PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride PWD Public Works Department PIU Project Implementation Unit RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RoW Right of Way RSPM Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter RP Resettlement Plan SEIAA State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SPCB State Pollution Control Board UEPPCB Uttarakhand Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Board 4 SS Suspended Solids SBR Sequential Batch Reactor UEAP Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project UJS Uttarakhand Jal Sanasthan SPM Suspended Particulate Matter SO2 Sulphur dioxide ST Scheduled Tribes SC Scheduled Castes SOP Standard Operational Procedures UDD Urban Development Department UJS Uttaranchal Jal Sansthan U.P Uttar Pradesh UPCL Uttaranchal Power Corporation Limited 5 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Cm - Centimeter Crore - 100 lakhs = 10,000,000 Lakh - 100 thousand = 100,000 Km - Kilometer Kph - Kilometer per hour Lpd - liters per day M - Meter milligrams per mg/l - liter Mm - Millimeter MSL - Mean sea level = 10-6 meter µg/m3 - micrograms per cubic meter =S/cm - micro Siemens per centimeter NTU - Nephalo turbidity unit Ppm - parts per million NOTE{S} In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. INR_and _ refer to Indian rupees 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11 I INTRODUCTION 14 A. Project background/rationale 14 B. Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project (UEAP) 14 C. Purpose of the environmental assessment 14 D. Extent of IEE 15 E. IEE contents 15 F. Methodology 15 G. Public consultation 16 II POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 17 III DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 21 A. Project location 23 B. Proposed category of the project 24 C. Background of the Proposed Sub-Project 24 D. Subproject Description 25 E. Project implementation schedule 34 F. Design Features 34 G. Sludge management and treated sewage disposal 39 H. Layout maps of STP with space requirement 40 IV DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 42 A. Physical environment 42 i. Geography 42 ii. Geology 44 iii. Physiography 45 B. Pedology 45 C. Climate and meteorology 46 D. Ambient Air quality and Noise level 47 E. Hydrology 47 i. Water drainage 48 ii. Water quality 48 F. Mineral resources 49 G. Seismology 50 H. Ecology 51 1. Forestry 51 2. Biodiversity 54 3. Biosphere reserves 57 4. Fishery 58 I. Socio-economic 59 1. Social and cultural development 59 2. Land use and land use pattern 59 E. Health 60 F. Cultural and archaeological resources 61 G. Economic development 63 1. Transportation and communication 63 2. Industrial development 64 3. Agriculture, forestry and fishery 64 H. Fisheries 69 I. Energy and electric power potential 70 J. Aesthetic and tourism 70 7 V ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND 72 MITIGATION MEASURES A. Land Acquisition and Resettlement 72 B. Environmental Impacts 73 1. Location Impacts 73 2. Design Impacts and Pre-Construction Impacts 73 3. Construction Impacts 74 4. Operation and Maintenance Impacts 74 C. Benefits 74 D. Cumulative Impact Assessment 75 VI INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND 76 PARTICIPATION A. Public participation during the preparation of the IEE 76 B. Future consultation and disclosure 79 C. Consultation during detailed design 79 D. Consultation during construction stage 79 E. Project disclosure 79 VII ENVIRONMENTAL GMANAGEMENT PLAN AND 80 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM A. Environment Management and Monitoring Plan 80 B. Institutional arrangements 80 I. UEAP, SDMA (PMU) 81 II. UEAP, IA, FPIU 81 III. The Engineer PIU 82 IV. Environmental Safeguard Expert (PIU) 82 V. Contractor 83 C. Environment Management 84 D. Environmental Monitoring Plan 87 E. Environmental budget 89 F. Environmental Monitoring and Reporting 93 G Performance indicators 114 F. Grievance Redress Mechanism 115 VIII CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 117 Annexure 1 119 8 LIST OF TABLES TABLE II-1 Applicable environmental national and state requirements for UEAP 17 TABLE III-1 Location and Capacity of STP 23 TABLE III-2 Location and Number of Solar Lights 23 TABLE IV-1 Availability of important minerals (million tonnes) 49 TABLE IV-2 District-wise forest cover, Uttarakhand 52 TABLE IV-3 Predominant top-canopy (tree) species according to altitude 53 TABLE IV-4 Wildlife in Uttarakhand 54 TABLE IV-5 National parks in Uttarakhand 55 TABLE IV-6 Wildlife sanctuaries in Uttarakhand 55 TABLE IV-7 List of major flora 56 TABLE IV-8 List of major fauna 56 TABLE IV-9 Land utilisation in Uttarakhand 60 TABLE IV-10 Demographic Socio-economic and health profile of Uttarakhand state 60 as compared to India figure TABLE IV-11 Health infrastructure of Uttarakhand 61 TABLE IV-12 Transportation of Uttarakhand state. 63 TABLE IV-13 Area under principal crops and productivity in Uttarakhand 67 TABLE IV-14 Ecological sub-regions and altitude-wise major agriculture crops 68 TABLE IV-15 Mode of irrigation and drainage system in Uttarakhand 69 Location Impacts for addition Damaged Tourism Assets in TABLE V-1 District Bageshwar and Pithoragarh 73 TABLE VI-1 Date & Number of Participants Consulted 77 TABLE VII-1 Environmental monitoring plan 88 TABLE VII-2 Environmental Management and Monitoring Costs 91 Standardized EMMP for STP Works to guide the contractor in TABLE VII-3 94 mitigating environmental impacts Standardized EMMP for Solar Light Works to guide the TABLE VII-4 107 contractor in mitigating environmental impacts TABLE VII-5 Performance Indicators of EMMP 114 9 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix I REA Checklist 121 Appendix II Public Consultation Record 127 Appendix III Public Consultation Photographs 146 Appendix IV Grievance Redress Mechanism 149 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Uttarakhand lies in the northern part of India amidst the magnificent Himalayas and dense forests. The State is bordering Himachal Pradesh in the north-west and Uttar Pradesh in the South and shares international borders with Nepal and China. The State is comprised of 13 districts divided into two regions and also called administrative divisions; the Kumaon and Garhwal. 2. Recent disaster of unprecedented floods in June, 2013 in the