Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Project Number: 49241-001 June 2016 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab Mytrah Wind and Solar Power Development Project (India) Prepared by Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for the Asian Development Bank. The 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. Your attention is directed to the “Terms of Use” section of this website. 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. 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab ESIA Report ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT June 2016 IND: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab Prepared by Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for the Asian Development Bank. P a g e | 1 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab ESIA Report CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (AS OF 28.06.2016 @ OANDA.COM) {The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover.} CURRENCY UNIT – INR (`) $1.00 = ` 68.027 P a g e | 2 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab ESIA Report Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank BGL Below Ground Level BOD Biological Oxygen Demand BPA Business Partnership Agreement BPL Below Poverty Line CEA Central Electricity Authority CHC Community Health Centre CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CTE Consent to Operate CTO Consent to Establish DISH Directorate of Industrial Safety And Health EAC Expert Appraisal Committee EHS Environment, Health and Safety EPC Engineering Procurement and Construction ESIA Environmental And Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESZ Ecologically Sensitive Zone FGD Focus Group Discussions GRM Grievance Redressal Mechanism IFC International Finance Corporation IMD Indian Meteorological Department IPP Independent Power Producer MAPPL Mytrah Aadhya Power Pvt. Ltd. MEIL Mytrah Energy (India) Limited MOEF&CC Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change MSL Mean Sea Level NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories NOC No Objection Certificate O&M Operation and Maintenance OBC Other Backward Caste PHC Primary Health Centre PS Performance Standard RTFCTLARR Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement P a g e | 3 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab ESIA Report ROW Right of Way SC Scheduled Caste SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SEIAA State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SEMS Social and Environmental Management System SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SPV Special Purpose Vehicle ST Scheduled Tribe TDS Total Dissolved Solid VSPL Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd. WPR Work Participation Ratio P a g e | 4 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab ESIA Report NOTES i. The fiscal year 2016-17 of the Government of India ends on March 31, 2017. ii. In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This environmental and social impact assessment 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. Your attention is directed to the tes of use sectio o ADB’s esite. 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. P a g e | 5 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab ESIA Report Table of Contents 0 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 17 0.1 Project Proponent ................................................................................................................. 17 0.2 The Project ............................................................................................................................ 17 0.3 Background of Study ............................................................................................................. 17 0.4 Objectives.............................................................................................................................. 18 0.5 ESIA Process and Methodology ............................................................................................ 18 0.6 Site Setting ............................................................................................................................ 19 0.7 Current Status ....................................................................................................................... 19 0.8 Power Evacuation Scheme .................................................................................................... 20 0.9 Project Development ............................................................................................................ 20 0.10 Climate Change Impact Assessment ..................................................................................... 20 0.11 Baseline Scenario, Impact and Mitigation Measures............................................................ 21 0.11.1 Land Resources ............................................................................................................. 21 0.11.2 Soil Quality and Characteristics..................................................................................... 21 0.11.3 Waste Generation and Handling ................................................................................... 22 0.11.4 Hydrology and Water Quality ....................................................................................... 23 0.11.5 Ecological Environment ................................................................................................. 23 0.11.6 Traffic and Transport Issue ........................................................................................... 24 0.11.7 Air Environment ............................................................................................................ 25 0.11.8 Noise Environment ........................................................................................................ 26 0.11.9 Social Environment ....................................................................................................... 26 0.11.10 Impact during Decommissioning .............................................................................. 27 0.12 Analysis of Alternatives ......................................................................................................... 28 0.13 Information Disclosure, Consultation and Participation....................................................... 28 0.14 Grievance Redressal Mechanism .......................................................................................... 28 0.15 Environment and Social Management Plan .......................................................................... 28 0.16 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 28 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 30 1.1 The Project ............................................................................................................................ 30 1.2 Project Proponent ................................................................................................................. 30 P a g e | 6 25 MW Solar PV Project at Village Bareta, District Mansa, Punjab ESIA Report 1.3 Consultant ............................................................................................................................. 30 1.4 Project Location .................................................................................................................... 30 1.5 Purpose and Scope of ESIA ................................................................................................... 30 1.6 Background of Study ............................................................................................................. 31 1.7 Objectives.............................................................................................................................. 31 1.8 ESIA Process and Methodology ............................................................................................ 32 1.9 ESIA Limitation ...................................................................................................................... 33 1.10 Report Structure ................................................................................................................... 33 2 Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework ................................................................................ 35 2.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................