Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized . ~ Design of Evacuation Shelters and Routes in Environmental Impact Assessment Report 11 Tsunami affected Coastal Districts of Tamil Nadu Volume I Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CRZ Coastal Regulation Zone esc Construction Supervision Consultants CZMP Coastal Zone Management Plan dB Decibels DG Diesel Generator EA Environmental Assessment EAC Expert Appraisal Committee ECOP Environmental Code of Practice EDPM Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework EPA Environmental Protection Act ETRP Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project FAR Floor Area Ratio FRP Fiber Reinforced Plastic FSI Floor Space Index GOI Government of India Ha Hectares HC Hydro Carbons HTL High Tide Line Km Kilometer LTL Low Tide Line MCM Million Cubic Meters MLA Member of Legislative Assembly MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests MP Member of Parliament NAAQ National Ambient Air Quality NGO Non Governmental Organisation NOx Oxides ofNitrogen PIA Project Implementing Agency Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited TOC - ii Disaster Management and Mitigation Department, ETRP, Chennai Design of Evacuation Shelters and Routes in Environmental Impact Assessment Report 11 Tsunami affected Coastal Districts of Tamil Nadu Volume I PIZ Project Impact Zone RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RAP Resettlement Action Plan RSPM Respirabale Particulate Matter SEIAA State/Union Territory Environmental Impact Assessment Authority SLEC State Level Empowered Committee SOx Oxides of Sulphur SPM Suspended Particulate Matter TNSCZMA Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority TNGA Tamil Nadu Ground Water Authority TNPCB Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board TOR Terms of Reference VAO Village Administration Officer Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited TOC - iii Disaster Management and Mitigation Department, ETRP, Chennai Design of Evacuation Shelters and Routes in Environmental Impact Assessment Report II Tsunami affected Coastal Districts of Tamil Nadu Volume I TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. lntroduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Project Description ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3. Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework ............................................................................................ 1 1.4. Baseline Environmental Profile of the Project Area ....................................................................................... 2 1.5. Assessment of Potential Environmental Impacts .......................................................................................... 2 1.5.1. Positive Impacts .................................................................................................................................... 2 I. 5.2 Negative Impacts ................................................................................................................................... 3 1.6. Mitigation of Impacts & Environmental Management Plan ......................................................................... 3 1. 7. Conclusions and Recommendations .............................................................................................................. 4 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1. Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 2.2. Identification of Project and Project Proponent ............................................................................................ 6 2.3. Objectives of EIA ............................................................................................................................................ 9 2.4. Scope of EIA Study ....................................................................................................................................... 10 2.5. Approach and Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 10 2.5.1. Environmental Screening .................................................................................................................... 11 2.5.2. Scoping ................................................................................................................................................ 11 2.5.3. Delineation of the Project Influence Area ........................................................................................... 11 2.5.4. Reconnaissance Surveys ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.5.5. Secondary Data Collection .................................................................................................................. 11 2.5.6. Establishing Baseline Environmental Profile ...................................................................................... 11 2.5.7. Identification and Evaluation of Potential Impacts .............................................................................. 12 2.5.8. Identification ofthe Requirements of Environmental Regulations ..................................................... 12 2.5.9. Integration oflmpacts in the Design ................................................................................................... 12 2.5.10. Preparation of Environmental Management Plan ................................................................................ 12 2.5.11. Structure of the EIA Report ................................................................................................................. 12 Project Description .............................................................................................................................................. 13 3.1. lntroduction ................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2. Type of the Project. ...................................................................................................................................... 13 3.3. Need for the Project .................................................................................................................................... 13 3.4. Analysis of Alternatives for Location of the Evacuation Shelters ................................................................. 13 3.5. Brief Description of the Project. ................................................................................................................... 14 3.5 .1. Project Designs - Criteria .................................................................................................................... 14 3.5.2 Design ofthe Evacuation Shelters ....................................................................................................... 14 3.5 .3. Design of Additional Facilities ............................................................................................................ 26 3.5.3.1 lmprovemnt of Roads for Evacuation Routes ................................................................................. 26 3.5.3.2 Drinking Water Facilities- Sump and OHT.. .................................................................................... 26 Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited TOC - iv Disaster Management and Mitigation Department, ETRP, Chennai Design of Evacuation Shelters and Routes in Environmental Impact Assessment Report 11 Tsunami affected Coastal Districts of Tamil Nadu Volume I 3.5.3.3 Sanitation Facilities- Septic Tank ................................................................................................... 26 Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework ................................................................................................... 29 4.1. lntroduction ................................................................................................................................................. 29 4.2. Environmental Policies and Regulations ...................................................................................................... 29 4.2.1. Environmental and Social Management Framework ofETRP ............................................................ 29 4.2.1.1. Environmental Screening of the Project as per the ESMF of ETRP ............................................. 29 4.2.1.2. Social Screening of the Project as per the ESMF of ETRP ........................................................... 30 4.2.2. Operational Policies of the World Bank .............................................................................................. 30 4.2.2.1. O.P. 4.01- Environmental Assessment.. ..................................................................................... 30 4.2.2.2. O.P. 4.04- Natural Habitats .......................................................................................................