National Highways Inter-Connectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP I) Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Management Framework A Guidance Document for dealing with Environmental Issues Public Disclosure Authorized during Planning, Design and Construction of Roads Under the Project Public Disclosure Authorized Draft Document – November 2011 Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Government of India ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK NATIONAL HIGHWAY INTER-CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT I Page 2 of 87 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Project Background Chapter 2 - Regulatory Framework Chapter 3 - Environmental Management - Approach and Tools Chapter 4 – Potential Environmental Impacts and Management Measures Chapter 5 – Institutional Arrangements Page 3 of 87 List of Acronyms BOD Biological Oxygen Demand CGWB Central Ground Water Board CO Carbon Mono-oxide COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CoI Corridor of Impact CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CRZ Coastal Regulation Zone CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CWW Chief Wildlife Warden dB(A) Decibel (A) DPR Detailed Project Report EA Environmental Assessment EC Environmental Clearance E-coli Escherichia coli EHS Environmental, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMF Environment Management Framework EMP Environment Management Plan EO Environmental Officer ESR Environmental Screening Report F1 Form 1 GI Galvanized Iron GoI Government of India HE Highway Engineers IAHE Indian Academy of Highway Engineers IS Indian Standards K Potassium Km Kilometer LAP Land Acquisition Plan M Million m Meter MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests MoRTH Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MT Metric Ton Page 4 of 87 N Nitrogen NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NGO Non-Governmental Organization NH National Highways NHAI National Highways Authority of India NHIIP National Highway Interconnectivity Improvement Project NO Nodal Officer NOC No Objection Certificate NOx Oxides of Nitrogen OP Operational Policies P Phosphorous PAP Project Affected Person Pb Lead PCU Passenger Car Units PIC Project In Charge PIU Project Implementation Unit PM10 Particulate Matter 10 PM2.5 Particulate Matter 2.5 PMC Project Management Cell PWD Public Works Department RAP Resettlement Action Plan RO Regional Officer ROW Right of Way SBD Standard Bidding Document SIA Social Impact Assessment SO2 Sulfur Dioxide SPCB State Pollution Control Board TA Technical Assistance TOR Terms of Reference WB World Bank Page 5 of 87 Chapter 1 PROJECT BACKGROUND 1.1 Introduction Roads form a critical link in the transport sector accounting for about 60 percent of passenger movement, 67 percent of freight movement and close to 70 percent of transport sector contribution to the GDP. Forming only 2 percent of total length of roads in India, the national highway network carries over 40 percent of total traffic in the country. As India continues to emerge as one of the fastest growing economies worldwide, effective and efficient transportation and connectivity is needed to facilitate equitable distribution of economic growth. This is critical especially in rural areas and isolated backward regions of the country, where poor road infrastructure is hampering development. To improve connectivity through road infrastructure, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India plans to up-grade all the single lane/ intermediate lane National Highways to at least two lane standards. Some of these stretches are proposed to be taken up through the assistance from World Bank. The basic proposition includes strengthening of road pavement in addition to widening to 2 lane/2 lane with paved shoulder standards. The National Highways Inter-connectivity Improvement Project I (NHIIP I) proposed for funding support from the World Bank forms part of the Government of India‟s plan to rehabilitate and upgrade about 6,700 km of non-National Highway Development Network to a two-lane standard configuration. 1.2 Project Objective The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve and sustain integration of less developed areas in the project states by enhancing their road connectivity with the National Highways network. The total cost of the project is estimated at Rs. 6,445 crores, the equivalent of US$ 1,345 million. This is calculated on a 9-year period including construction and 5 years of performance-based maintenance. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) will be the implementing agency. 1.3 Project Components The operation will finance civil works with expanding and upgrading from single/ intermediate to two lane standard configuration with paved shoulders, and strengthen implementation efficiency and the sustainability of project roads through improved maintenance roads. It will also support a transformational technical assistance agenda of setting national standards for road sector management, road safety, work site safety and piloting innovative “green national” highway codes. Through the TA support, the project will also strengthen the capacity of the PIUs that will be involved in implementing and monitoring the sub-projects and with the compliance with environmental management Page 6 of 87 measures. The proposed approach will enable MoRTH and the Bank to concentrate on elements that support systemic improvements with the focus on improving maintenance of the highway system. Two sets of outcome indicators have been proposed: to measure extent of integration; and level of sustained integration of the project. The project will have four components: A. Road Improvement Component: The component includes up-grading of selected sections (with a total length of about 1,250 km) of existing single/intermediate lane National Highways to standard two-lane/two lane with paved shoulder configuration.. The roads to be finally included under the component will be selected on the basis of economic analysis as well as results from environment and social assessment studies. Towards this end, screening results have identified twelve proposed roads/sub- projects for inclusion under NHIIP-I located in low income states of Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan and in remote areas of middle income states of Karnataka, West Bengal. However, these or other roads meeting the project (technical) criteria in addition to environment (process/requirements specified in Environment Management Framework) and social (process/requirements specified in RPF) requirements would be considered for inclusion under the project. B. Road Safety Component Development and network-wide implementation of a new NH road accident database, including „one-off‟ baseline data collection Review and updating IRC Road Safety standards Development and implementation of RS-specific Monitoring and Evaluation capability in MoRTH Multi-agency / multi-sector pilot project(s) on non-NHDP road corridors involving improved RS engineering, innovations in public information, driver and user education, community involvement and safety enforcement Operationalization of the NRS&TM Board This component will finance: (i) technical advisory and consulting services, training costs and fees, logistics, consumables and publications; (ii) software (IP), goods and equipment, and (iii) minor civil works (TBC) for the above sub-components. C. Institutional Performance & Governance Improvement Component Resource Management – Phased MoRTH-wide roll-out of tailored (NHAI-TA derived) ERP systems including implementation of supporting equipment, user training and operational support, action to support changes in MoRTH prompted by the ERP, plus transfer to the ERP platform of the non-NHDP Project Preparation and Management tools and the new non-NHDP contract database E-Procurement – implementation MoRTH-wide of E-Procurement for non-NHDP purposes - may be linked to ERP and states‟ facilities Page 7 of 87 Network Asset Management – upgrading systems, policies and skills as well as comprehensive road data collection for effective and comprehensive non-NHDP asset planning, development and management; review and piloting of axle load enforcement, and updating of MoRTH / PWD „execution-delegation‟ framework Project Preparation and Management – Comprehensive enhancement of guidelines, manuals/documentation and supporting systems, MoRTH staff training and on-site technical assistance for more efficient delivery of non-NHDP projects and works, including strengthening of projects progress/performance monitoring, reporting and evaluation processes and integration of new „Construction Zone Safety‟ requirements and „Green Highway‟ guidelines; piloting and (after evaluation) implementation of guidelines on Value Management; and implementation (pre-ERP) of new non-NHDP contract („jobs-wise‟) database Performance Evaluation – Implementation in MoRTH of new (NHAI-TA derived) Risk Management framework; strengthening MoRTH (NHAI-TA influenced) „third party works quality and performance audit‟ framework / capacity, and piloting on non-NHDP projects and works of new (NHAI-TA derived) Performance Rating System for all „suppliers‟ MoRTH Staff Training and HRD – Application of new (NHAI-TA derived) Training Needs Assessment (TNA) MoRTH-wide, followed by implementation of new 3-year Project-supported TNA-based staff training, HRD programs and „exposure‟ placements for MoRTH staff and for selected PWD staff with ongoing non-NHDP responsibilities This component will finance: (i) technical advisory and consulting services, domestic