Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 48373-007 October 2019 Period: April 2019 – June 2019 IND: Bihar New Ganga Bridge Project Submitted by Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited, Patna This environmental monitoring 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. 1 Environmental Monitoring Report Second Quarter Report (April to June 2019) October 2019 IND: Bihar New Ganga Bridge Project Greenfield Six-lane Extra-dosed Cable Bridge (Length of the project 22.76 km including 9.76 km bridge length) over river Ganga near Shukulpur village in District Patna on NH-30 to near Bidupur in District Vaishali on NH-103 in the State of Bihar. Prepared by Project Management Authority Engineer for the Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited, Bihar and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring 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 2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONOTORING REPORT Second Quarter Report (April to June 2019) Loan No- 3396 IND Lower pylon Greenfield Six-lane Extra-dosed Cable Bridge (Length of the project 22.76 Km including 9.76 km bridge length) over river Ganga near Shukulpur village in District Patna on NH-30 to near Bidupur in District Vaishali on NH-103 in the state of Bihar. Prepared by: Project Management Authority Engineer for the Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited, Bihar In Joint Venture AECOM ASIA COMPANYLTD. with RODIC CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 30 June 2019) Currency unit - Indian Rupee (INR) INR 1.00 = $ 0.0144 $1.00 = INR 69.504 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank ADF - Asian Development Fund RDC - Road Development Corporation EMES - Environment Management & Environment Safeguard ES - Environmental Specialist PMAE - Project Management Authority Engineers EMP - Environmental Management Plan EA - Execution Agency EIA - Environmental impact Assessment EARF - Environmental assessment and review framework ESMS - Environmental and social management system EMR - Environmental Monitoring Report SPCB - State Pollution Control Board IWAI - Inland Waterways Authority of India CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board IPP - Indigenous People Plan BNGBP Bihar New Ganga Bridge Project. BSRDCL - Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited PAM - Project Administration Manual PCAG - Public Consultation and Addressing of Grievances MoEF& CC - Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change EHS - Environment Health Safety Management Plan SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement WEIGHTS AND MEASURES km - Kilometer m - Meter NOTES In this report, "$" refers to US dollars This environmental monitoring 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. CONTENTS Executive Summary _________________________________________________________ i I. Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 1 A. Project Objective __________________________________________________ 1 B. Project Description _________________________________________________ 1 C. Objective of the Report _____________________________________________ 4 D. Project Implementation Arrangement (Administrative Details) _______________ 4 E. Project Implementation Progress ______________________________________ 6 II. Compliance to Safeguards Provisions _____________________________________ 12 A Compliance to Loan Agreement _____________________________________ 12 B Compliance to Project Administration Manual ___________________________ 14 C Compliance to the Civil Works Contract Agreement ______________________ 18 D Compliance to condition of the Environmental Clearances _________________ 40 III. Compliance to the Environmental Management Plan ________________________ 44 A. Status of clearances and permits. ____________________________________ 44 B. Findings and Recommendations _____________________________________ 62 C. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REQUIRED. ________________________________ 62 IV. Environmental Monitoring _____________________________________________ 63 A. Summary of Inspection Activities _____________________________________ 63 B. Summary of training and awreness programme _________________________ 63 C. Noise Monitoring _________________________________________________ 65 D. Air Quality ______________________________________________________ 70 E. Water Quality ____________________________________________________ 77 V. Public Consultations and addressing of Grievances __________________________ 83 A. Public Consultations ______________________________________________ 83 B. Complaints and Requests Received __________________________________ 84 VI. Conclusion ________________________________________________________ 85 A. Summarize the overall Progress of Implementation of safeguard Measures ___ 85 B. Problems Identified and Actions Recommended _________________________ 85 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location Map of the Project Site on Google earth Image........................................ 2 Figure 2: BNGBP Project Alignment Map .............................................................................. 3 Figure 3: Organization Structure of Safeguards Cell of BSRDCL .......................................... 5 Figure 4: Map showing monitoring locations ....................................................................... 64 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Project Overview ...................................................................................................... i Table 2: Details of the Project ............................................................................................... 1 Table 3: Status of Construction Works as of June 2019 ........................................................ 6 Table 4: Status of Compliance to Environmental Provisions of the Loan Agreement ........... 12 Table 5: Compliance to PAM ............................................................................................... 14 Table 6: Compliance to the safeguards Clauses of the Civil Work Contract ........................ 18 Table 7: Compliance of EC ................................................................................................. 40 Table 8: Status of Clearances/approvals as per Environmental regulation of India ............. 44 Table 9: Status of Compliance to the updated EMP ............................................................ 46 Table 10: Noise Monitoring Results for April 2019 ............................................................... 66 Table 11: Air Quality Monitoring Results ............................................................................. 71 Table 12: Ground Water Quality Monitoring Results (April 2019) ........................................ 78 Table 13:Surface Water Quality Monitoring Results ............................................................ 79 Table 14:Soil Analysis Report (April 2019) .......................................................................... 82 Table 15: Status of Actions suggested by BSRDCL ............................................................ 85 i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. This report is the eighth quarterly report of its kind and covers the second quarter of 2019 on environmental safeguards compliance of the Bihar New Ganga Bridge Project. It covers the period from April-June 2019. The aim of this project is to construct a new road bridge (New Ganga Bridge Project), across the Ganga River and an integrated approach roadway network in the state of Bihar. It will improve transport connectivity between north and south Bihar, which is divided by the Ganga River, and a better link to Patna, the state capital city, and the surrounding areas. The main bridge structure is of 9.76 kilometers (km) in length and is expected to become the longest river bridge in India, is supported by the Regional Cooperation and Integration Strategy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 2. The environmental safeguards of the project are being implemented in compliance with the loan covenants, project agreement and contractor is complying with the proposed mitigation measures described in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP); Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Manual and the contract specifications. The implementation of environmental safeguards are being