Initial Environment Examination Project Number: 47100-004 October 2018 Part B: Main Report (Pages 102 – 324) and Annexures IND: Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission and Distribution System Improvement Project Submitted by Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd., Jabalpur This report has been submitted to ADB by the Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd., Jabalpur and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. This report is an updated version of the IEE report posted in May 2017 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/ind-47100-004-iee. This updated initial environment examination 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. reduced forest involvement of 2.24%. However, during design implementation, a better route was finalized that avoids some identified forest patches which were not identified earlier and therefore the line has been revised to a length of 22.569 kms. A total of 3.037 hectares of forest land will be involved and no trees will be felled. Forest clearance has been applied for and case has been forwarded to CCF, Shivpuri. Figure 3.66: Kolaras-Mada 132kV DCSS line Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 102 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 105. The line Kolaras-Mada 132kV DCSS line was proposed with a route length of 20 kms. However, in order to maintain sufficient buffer distance from Akoda reserve forest and Sarjapur and Ramrai protected forests, the route length was further revised to 18.366 kms (as per IEE report of May, 2017) and has now been revised to 20.293 kms in order to avoid forest. This final route alignment avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.67: 132kv DCDS Guna 220-Bhonra line 106. The line 132kv DCDS Guna 220-Bhonra line was proposed with a route length of 20 Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 103 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited kms with forest involvement of 14.5%. However, in order to reduce the forest involvement to 9%, the length was revised to 25 kms (as per IEE report of May, 2017) and has now been revised to 21.394 kms in order to avoid a forest patch not identified earlier. A total of 6.09 hectares of forest land will be involved and total number of 2352 trees will be felled. Forest clearance has been applied for and case has been forwarded to CCF, Shivpuri. Figure 3.68: LILO of one circuit of Malanpur-Mehgaon line at 400 kvS/s (CWRTL Adani) Morena Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 104 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 107. The line LILO of one circuit of Malanpur- Mehgaon line at 400 KV S/s (CWRTL Adani) Morena was proposed with a route length of 20 kms. There are a number of reserve and protected forest patches in the region and so to avoid them, the revised length was 8 kms (as per IEE report of May, 2017) and has now been revised to 7.396 kms. This final route alignment avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.69: 2nd circuit of Shivpuri 220- Kolaras 132kV DCSS line Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 105 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 108. The line 2nd circuit of Shivpuri 220- Kolaras 132kV DCSS was proposed with a route length of 35 kms (as per IEE report of May, 2017) and has now been revised to 34.686 kms as it avoids avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.70: 2nd ckt of Malanpur- Morar 132kV line Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 106 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 109. The line 2nd ckt of Malanpur- Morar 132kV line was proposed with a route length of 29 kms. The revised route length is 28.708 kms35. This final alignment avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.71: Khurai- Khimlasa 132kV DCSS line 35 Earlier reported as 29 because of rounding off. Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 107 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 110. The line Khurai- Khimlasa 132kV DCSS line was proposed with a route length of 20 kms later revised to 20.937 in order to maintain buffer distance from large settlements and reserve forest. This final alignment avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.72: LILO of Mungaoli Traction Feeder to Mungaoli (D/C) Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 108 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 111. The line LILO of Mungaoli Traction Feeder to Mungaoli was proposed with a route length of 10 kms later revised to 8.32 kms in order to avoid large settlements. This final alignment avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.73: Ashoknagar 220-Kothiya 132kV DCSS Line 112. The line Ashoknagar 220-Kothiya 132kV DCSS was proposed with a route length of Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 109 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 35 kms later revised to 30 kms in order to avoid large settlements. This final alignment avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.74: Sagar220- Rehli 132kV DCSS line 113. The line Sagar220- Rehli 132kV DCSS was proposed with three alternatives with route lengths 38.475, 39.722, and 46.260 with forest involvement of 7.89%, 8.38%, and 7.84%. The route length was revised to 40 kms (as per IEE report of May, 2017) Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 110 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited and has now been revised to 38.458 kms. The final length has now reduced forest involvement to 7.59%. A total of 8.202 hectares of forest land will be involved and total number of 470 trees will be felled. Forest clearance has been applied for and case has been forwarded to APCCF, Shivpuri. Figure 3.75: 2nd ckt of Sagar 220-Sagar 132kV (I/C) 114. The line 2nd ckt of Sagar 220-Sagar 132kV (I/C) was proposed with a route length of Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 111 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited 9 kms further revised to 8.77 kms36 which is selected as it avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. 36 Earlier reported as 9 because of rounding off. Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 112 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited Figure 3.76: Stringing of 3rd conductor from Bina220 to Mungaoli 115. The line stringing of 3rd conductor from Bina220 to Mungaoli was proposed with a route length of 35 kms. The revised route length is 31.3 kms as it avoids large Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 113 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited settlements. The final route length also avoids reserve forests altogether and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.77: LILO of both ckt of Badod- Kota/Modak 220kV line at Suwasra 220kV S/s (2XD/C) 116. The line LILO of both ckt of Badod- Kota/Modak 220kV line at Suwasra 220kV S/s (2XD/C) was proposed with three alternatives of route lengths 4.103, 4.544 and 4.586. The route length was further revised to 4.382 kms37 in order to maintain sufficient buffer distance from large settelements and reserse forests. This final route alignment avoids reserve forests altogether and large settlements and other critical 37 Line length had been reported incorrectly instead of route length earlier. This has been corrected now. Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 114 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.78: LILO of one ckt of Neemuch 220-Mandsaur 132kV line at Budha 132kvS/s 117. The line LILO of one ckt of Neemuch 220-Mandsaur 132kV line at Budha 132kvS/s was proposed with three alternatives of route lengths 22.1, 22.976 and 24.041. The revised alternative was finalized with a route length of 24 kms (as per IEE report of May, 2017) and has now been revised to 22.077 kms as it avoids reserve forests Loan No. 3066 IND IEE Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Project 115 Implementing Agency – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited altogether and large settlements and other critical sensitive environmental areas. Figure 3.79: LILO of both ckt of 132kV Gandhisagar-Suwasra / Garoth line at Suwasra 220kV S/s 118. The line LILO of both ckt of Gandhisagar-Suwasra / Garoth 132kV line at Suwasra 220kV S/s was proposed with three alternatives of route lengths 1.2, 1.381 and 1.719 kms.