Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Chithode to Erode Corridor (SH 15) Public Disclosure Authorized Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project – II (Roads Under Additional Financing) Public Disclosure Authorized Highways Department (Government of Tamil Nadu) June 8, 2020 Table of Content 1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Corridor ............................................................................ 1 1.2 Proposed Project Improvements ......................................................... 3 1.3 Anticipated Environmental and Social Impacts ........................................ 3 1.4 Environmental Enhancement Measures ................................................. 3 2 Environmental and Social Management Plan .................................................. 7 2.1 Objective of ESMP .......................................................................... 7 2.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan .......................................................... 44 2.3 ESMP Budget ............................................................................... 55 List of Figure Figure 1: Location Map of Chithode to Erode Road (SH 15) ...................................... 2 List of Table Table 1: Road Corridors under TNRSP-II (Additional Financing) ................................. 1 Table 2: Environmental and Social Management Plan – Chithode to Erode Corridor (SH 15) 9 Table 3: Gender Action Plan ......................................................................... 42 Table 4: Performance Indicators for Project Implementation .................................. 44 Table 5: National Ambient Air Quality Standards ................................................. 46 Table 6: National Ambient Noise Quality Standards .............................................. 47 Table 7: National Standard of Water ............................................................... 47 Table 8: Environmental Monitoring Plan ........................................................... 49 Table 9: Summary details of Reporting ............................................................ 51 Table 10: Institutional Responsibilities for ESMR Implementation ............................. 52 Table 11: Guideline for Good Environmental Practices .......................................... 54 Table 12: Environmental Management Budget for Chithode to Erode Corridor (SH 15) (Contract BOQ Bill no 6) .............................................................................. 55 Annexures Annexure 1 : Impacts type, Nature and Magnitude – Chithode to Erode Corridor Annexure 2 : Chainage-wise Details of Trees proposed to be removed for the Improvement Annexure 3 : Schematic Drawing of Construction Camp Annexure 4 : Environmental Monitoring Formats Annexure 5 : Guidelines for Environmental Management ii Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for Chithode to Erode Corridor (SH 15) TNRSP 1 Introduction The Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN), has proposed to take up upgrading of about 574km length of roads with financial assistance from the World Bank. In line with the prioritization exercise, fourteen corridors have been selected in total, aggregating to about 574 km length under TNRSP- II, where there are no sensitive environmental and major social issues are involved. Out of fourteen, eleven corridors have been proposed to implement through EPC mode and remaining three corridors through PPP mode. For the EPC mode contract packages (for a length of 428 km) the safeguard documents are prepared and disclosed. For the PPP mode contract (for a length of 146 km), the safeguard documents are under preparation. In addition, the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN), has now proposed to seek Additional Finance (AF) from the World Bank for improving seven road projects totalling about 110km under TNRSP II. Out of the seven road packages, the DPR’s were prepared for four corridors during the year 2015 to 2016, which had to be updated to suit the current scenario in 2020. For other three corridors, DPRs had to be prepared afresh. Based on the project readiness, the roads are proposed to be implemented under two phases as depicted in the following Table. Table 1: Road Corridors under TNRSP-II (Additional Financing) Phasing of the Project Roads Description Length (km) Project State Highways (SH) - 222 Omalur to Mecheri 14.600 Phase - 1 State Highways (SH) - 30 Malliyakarai to Attur 10.146 State Highways (SH) - 15 Chithode to Erode 8.020 State Highways (SH) - 116 Kanchipuram to Cheyyar1 17.170 Major District Road (MDR) - 108 Erode to Chennimalai 24.000 Phase - 2 State Highways (SH) - 139 Ariyalur to Reddipalayam 12.400 State Highways (SH) - 4 Arcot to Arani 24.600 Source: TNRSP These roads will be improved from existing two lane to two/four lane with paved shoulder/ four lane configuration with road furniture and other safety accessories. This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) has been prepared for Chithode to Erode Corridor (SH 15) of length 8.020km, to define the Environmental and Social Management requirements to ensure environmental and social safeguards during construction and operation phase. 1.1 Project Corridor The project road starts from the existing km 153/500 on SH 15 (Bhavani-Perundarai Main Road) and ends at the existing km 161/625 at Erode, project road length is 8.125 km. The coordinates of the project stretch are from 11°23'35.32"N latitude and 77°39'36.98"E longitudes to 11°20'53.05"N latitude and 77°43'8.47"E longitudes. Location map of the project road is given in Error! Reference source not found. below. 1 Including the Vandavasi Bypass, connecting SH 116 to SH 05 (km 36/457 to km 39/829) 1 Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for Chithode to Erode Corridor (SH 15) TNRSP Figure 1: Location Map of Chithode to Erode Road (SH 15) Salient Feature ofChithode to Erode Road (SH 15) S.No Project Component Details 1. Location of Project Starting point km 153/500 Chithode (Bhavani-Perundarai Main Road) and End point km 161/625 at Erode 2. Length of road 8.125km 3. Terrain Plain terrain 4. Major settlements Chithode, Kongapalayam, Naripalayam, MamaruthuPalayam, Thannirpanthalpalayam, PeriyaSemur, Soolai and Veerappanchatram in Erode district 5. Sensitive Locations 8 temples, 5 Schools and 1 hospital 6. Rivers km 86/430 (Kombai River) 7. Ponds/Tanks Nil 8. Forest Area Nil 9. Wildlife Sanctuary/National Nil Parks/Notified Eco-sensitive area within 10km from project road 10. Existing Right of Way 6m to 16m 11. Existing lane configuration 2 lane configuration with/without paved shoulder and a 4 lane divided carriageway at few built-up sections 12. Major Bridges Nil 13. Minor Bridges 3 14. Culverts 22 2 Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for Chithode to Erode Corridor (SH 15) TNRSP S.No Project Component Details 15. Major Junctions 3 16. Minor Junctions 14 17. Bus shelter 4 18. Railway Level Crossing Nil 19. Truck Lay byes Nil 1.2 Proposed Project Improvements Study mandates the improvement of the project road to four-lane with paved shoulder standards with other improvements to make the road a standard facility. Improvement proposals formulated are based on the IRC guidelines and site-specific requirements. The proposed improvements are aimed at easing traffic congestion, reducing the road accidents by improving physical characteristics of the road, which includes geometry, pavement strength, drainage, and enhancing the aesthetics. General philosophy followed in formulating the improvement proposals are: Limit the improvements within the land identified for the project. Introduce transition to all the curves along the alignment Utilize the available Right of Way to the maximum extent possible so as to avoid additional land acquisitions Improve and introduce the project facilities Improvement of road safety features Accordingly, the following optimum level of improvements is proposed: Widening of the project road as the traffic warrants; Strengthening/reconstruction of the existing pavement for the entire length; Provision of footpath cum built-up drain at urban locations; Provision of open lined drain at village areas; Improving / redesigning sharp curves; Widening/ reconstruction of existing culverts and provision of additional culverts depending on the cross drainage requirements; Bridge and cross drainage rehabilitation, widening and reconstruction. Junction improvements; Provision for pedestrian crossing facilities; Street lights will be provided at urban and village areas; Provision of traffic signs and road furniture; Provision of bus shelters 1.3 Anticipated Environmental and Social Impacts The planning of project intervention and its impacts on the environmental, social and cultural components were studied for pre-construction, construction and operation stages. Matrix method wasfollowed for the identification and evaluation of impacts. The activity - impact identification matrix is presented as Annexure 1. 1.4 Environmental Enhancement Measures General environmental enhancement measures proposed for the project are construction of noise barriers to attenuate sound for sensitive receptors, construction of artificial groundwater recharge structures in drains in rural areas and in ponds and lakes, planting trees on the inner side of the noise barriers as additional noise barriers for sensitive receptors, planting trees on both sides of the road at places where land