Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project (RRP IND 45371) Initial Environmental Examination Project No.: 45371-007 July 2017 India: Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project This initial environmental examination 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 on ADB’s 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. Project Number: 45371-007 July 2017 Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) For Water Resources Department Madhya Pradesh CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 July 2017) Currency Unit – Indian rupee (₹) ₹1.00 = $0.015477 $1.00 ₹64.612 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank MPIEIP - Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand CCA - Cultivable command area CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board DSC - Design and Supervision Consultant EARF - Environment Assessment and Review Framework EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan EPC - Engineering Procurement and Construction ESMC - Environmental and Social Management Cell ES - Environmental Specialist FGD - Focus Group Discussion FRL - Full Reservoir level HSMP - Health and Safety Management Plan IEE - Initial environmental examination INR - Indian Rupee KIP - Kundalia Irrigation Project LGC - Local Grievance Committee GRC - Grievance Redress Committee MOM - Minutes of Meeting MLD - Million Liters per day MoEFCC - Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change NGO - Nongovernment Organization NMP - Nutrient Management Plan NOx - Nitrogen oxide PIU - project implementation unit PM - Particulate Matter PMC - Project Management Consultant PMU - project management unit PPE - Personal Protective Equipment PUC - Pollution under Control Certificate REA - Rapid Environmental Assessment SC - Scheduled Caste SO2 - Sulphur Dioxide SPL - Sound Pressure Level SPS - Safeguards Policy Statement SS - Safeguards Specialist ST - Scheduled Tribe NOTES ( ) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination 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 on ADB’s 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 I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Background 1 B. Purpose of IEE 2 C. Objective 2 D. Scope of Work 2 E. Approach and Methodology 2 F. Report Structure 3 II. POLICY LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 3 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 7 A. Project Overview 7 B. Project Location 7 C. Project Components 10 D. Project Implementation Schedule 10 IV. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE DATA) 12 A. Physical Resources 12 1. Atmosphere 12 2. Ambient Air Quality 12 3. Ambient Noise level 13 4. Topography 13 5. Soils 13 6. Surface Water Quality 14 7. Groundwater Resources 15 8. Groundwater Quality 15 9. Fluorosis problem in the Project area 16 10. Geology 17 11. Seismology 17 B. Ecological Resources 17 1. Forests 17 2. Near Kundalia Village (site one) 18 3. Near Payli Village (site two) 19 4. Near Ramgarh Village (site three) 19 5. Biodiversity 19 6. Wildlife 20 7. Aquatic biology 21 8. Fisheries 22 9. Rare & endangered species 22 10. Protected areas 22 C. Economic Resources 22 1. Land use 22 2. Agriculture 22 D. Social and Cultural Resources 28 1. Population 28 2. Occupational Profile 28 3. Educational facilities 28 4. Health facilities 29 5. Historical \ Archaeological Sites 29 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 30 A. Screening of Impacts 30 B. Categorization of components 30 C. Incremental Environmental and Social Benefits 31 D. Potential Environmental Impacts & Mitigation measures 32 E. Potential Impacts of Associated Facility 33 VI. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 34 VII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION 36 A. Process for Consultation 36 B. Disclosers during the Public Consultation 37 C. Future Consultation and Information Disclosure 37 D. Grievance Redress Mechanism 38 1. Composition and functions of GRC 40 2. Approach to GRC 40 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 41 A. Mitigation 41 B. Environmental Monitoring Plan 53 C. Implementation Arrangement 54 1. Institutional Requirements 54 2. Capacity Building 55 3. Training and Capacity Building 55 D. Environmental Budget 57 E. Environmental Monitoring and Reporting 59 IX. CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS 60 ANNEXURES Annexure 1: Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Checklist 61 Annexure 2: Plant Species Reported in the Kundalia Project Area 63 Annexure 3: Potential Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures for Components Proposed under Kundalia Irrigation Project 67 Annexure 4: The Kundaliya Major Multipurpose Project as the Associated Facility 101 Annexure 5: Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings 113 Annexure 6: Pest and Nutrient Management Plans 140 TABLES Table 1: Environmental Regulatory Compliance for the Kundalia Irrigation Project .................... 4 Table 2: Existing Cropping Pattern KIP (Average of Last 5 years).............................................23 Table 3: Details of crop yield in Project area .............................................................................24 Table 4: Details of source of irrigation in Project area ...............................................................27 Table 5: Details of Livestock in Project Area .............................................................................27 Table 6: Demographic Profile of Project Area ...........................................................................28 Table 7: Details of Occupational structure in Project area .........................................................28 Table 8: Details of Educational facilities in Project area ............................................................29 Table 9: Details of Health facilities in Project area .....................................................................29 Table 10: Categorization of Project components .......................................................................31 Table 11: Analysis of No Project versus With Project Scenario .................................................34 Table 12: Analysis of flow irrigation versus pressurized irrigation ..............................................36 Table 13: Construction Camp Plan ............................................................................................42 Table 14: Selection criteriafor construction camp/site locations .................................................45 Table 15: Waste Management Plan ..........................................................................................46 Table 16: Construction Plants & Equipment Management Plan ................................................48 Table 17: Measures at Plant Site ..............................................................................................50 Table 18: Health and Safety Management Plan (HSMP) ...........................................................51 Table 19: Environmental Monitoring Plan ..................................................................................53 Table 20: Training Modules for Environmental Management.....................................................55 Table 21: Environmental Budget ...............................................................................................58 Table 22: Procedures & Indicators for NMP ............................................................................ 142 FIGURES Figure 1: Location Map of the Kundalia Irrigation Project ........................................................... 8 Figure 2: Layout Map of the Kundalia Irrigation Project .............................................................. 9 Figure 3: Distribution of crop area under Kharif season .............................................................23 Figure 4: Distribution of crop area under Rabi season...............................................................23 Figure 5: Distribution of area under Horticulture Crops ..............................................................24 Figure 6: Grievance Redress Mechanism in MPWRD ...............................................................39 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting the Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project (MPIEIP) that will achieve high irrigation efficiency and water productivity in two large irrigation schemes in Madhya Pradesh, India. The Kundalia Irrigation Project (KIP) is one of them which is planned as 100% pressurized pipeline distribution system for 125,000 hectares (ha) cultivable command area (CCA) primarily through sprinkler technique; and the supply of water for potable and industrial use. 2. The