ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (REVISED) FOR THE RESTORATION OF PALLAVARAM PERIYA ERI AND KEELKATTALAI ERI UNDER TNSUDP Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized OCTOBER 2018 Public Disclosure Authorized PREPARED BY PALLAVARAM MUNICIPALITY Public Disclosure Authorized TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PREAMBLE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 PROJECT AREA ................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.4.1 PALLAVARAM PERIYA LAKE .................................................................................................................... 2 1.4.2 KEELKATTALAI LAKE ............................................................................................................................... 5 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................. 8 2.1 OBJECTIVE ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2 SCOPE OF EIA ................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 METHODOLOGY FOR EIA ................................................................................................................................. 9 2.3.1 STUDY PERIOD ........................................................................................................................................ 9 2.3.2 STUDY AREA............................................................................................................................................ 9 3 BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 10 3.2.1 WATER QUALITY – PALLAVARAM PERIYA LAKE .................................................................................. 10 3.2.2 WATER QUALITY – KEELKATTALAI LAKE .............................................................................................. 11 3.3 SOIL QUALITY MONITORING ......................................................................................................................... 11 3.4 FLORAL AND FAUNAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................. 12 3.4.1 PALLAVARAM PERIYA LAKE .................................................................................................................. 12 3.4.2 KEELKATTALAI LAKE ............................................................................................................................. 14 4 PROJECT PROPOSAL ............................................................................................................................... 17 5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 18 5.1 PALLAVARAM LAKE ........................................................................................................................................ 18 5.1.1 RESTORATION WORKS BEING EXECUTED IN PALLAVARAM LAKE ..................................................... 18 5.1.2 PROGRESS OF WORK............................................................................................................................ 18 5.1.3 CONSTRUCTION OF PERIPHERAL DRAINS ........................................................................................... 18 5.1.4 OVER FLOW WEIR/REGULATOR .......................................................................................................... 19 5.1.5 CLEANING & DE-SILTING ...................................................................................................................... 19 5.1.6 PROTECTING THE BOUNDARY OF THE LAKE ....................................................................................... 21 5.1.7 SOLID WASTE DUMP YARD .................................................................................................................. 21 5.1.8 BUND STRENGTHENING ...................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 KEELKATTALAI LAKE ....................................................................................................................................... 22 5.2.1 RESTORATION WORKS BEING EXECUTED IN KEELKATTALAI LAKE .................................................... 22 6 STATUTORY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................... 27 6.1 INITIATIVES BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT .............................................................................................. 28 6.2 CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION AND APPLICABLE LEGISLATIONS ................................................................. 28 6.2.1 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY, 2006 ........................................................................................... 28 6.2.2 THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 (EPA) ........................................................................ 29 6.2.3 THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974 ............................................ 29 6.2.4 THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) CESS ACT OF 1977 .............................. 29 6.2.5 THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES (2016) .............................................................................. 30 6.2.6 THE INDIAN FOREST ACT OF 1927 ...................................................................................................... 30 6.2.7 THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT OF 1980 ..................................................................................... 30 6.2.8 NATIONAL LAKE CONSERVATION PLAN .............................................................................................. 30 6.2.9 AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT 1981 AND TAMIL NADU AIR (PREVENTION OF CONTROL OF POLLUTION) RULES 1983 ........................................................................................................... 31 6.2.10 EIA NOTIFICATION, DT 2006 (S.O.1533(E), DT.14/09/2006) ............................................................. 31 6.2.11 LABOUR LAWS ...................................................................................................................................... 31 6.3 WORLD BANK POLICIES ................................................................................................................................. 31 6.4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 32 6.5 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................. 35 7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES............................................................................ 35 7.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 36 7.2 OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................................... 36 7.3 IMPACT ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................... 36 7.3.1 POSITIVE IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT / PROJECT BENEFITS ................................................................ 36 7.3.2 IMPACTS ON AIR ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................ 37 7.3.3 IMPACT ON WATER ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................... 38 7.3.4 IMPACTS ON THE LAND ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................ 39 7.3.5 IMPACTS ON TOPOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY............................................................................................ 40 7.3.6 IMPACTS DUE TO WASTE DISPOSAL ................................................................................................... 41 7.3.7 FLORA AND FAUNA .............................................................................................................................. 41 7.3.8 IMPACTS ON WORKERS AND THE HOST COMMUNITIES ................................................................... 42 8 ENVIRONMENTAL