GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH Public Works Department Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program Part – A: Project Preparation DETAILED PROJECT REPORT Volume - VIII: Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Environmental Management Plan Badaun – Bilsi – Bijnaour Road (SH-51) July 2015 India Consulting engineers pvt. ltd. Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program DETAILED PROJECT REPORT Volume-VIII: EIA and EMP Report Badaun – Bilsi – Bijnaour Road (SH-51) Volume-VIII : Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA) and Document Name Environmental Management Plan (EMP) (Detailed Project Report) Document Number EIRH1UP020/DPR/SH-51/BBB/003/VIII Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program Project Name Part – A: Project Preparation including Detailed Engineering Design and Contract Documentation Project Number EIRH1UP020 Document Authentication Name Designation Prepared by Dr. S.S. Deepak Environmental Specialist Reviewed by Sudhendra Kumar Karanam Sr. General Manager (Roads & Highways) Rajeev Kumar Gupta Deputy Team Leader Avadesh Singh Technical Head Approved by Rick Camise Team Leader History of Revisions Version Date Description of Change(s) Rev. 0 23/12/2014 First Submission Rev. 1 16/02/2015 Revision with compliance to the World Bank Comments/Observations Rev. 2 16/07/2015 Revision after discussion with Independent Consultant Page i| Rev: R2 , Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program DETAILED PROJECT REPORT Volume-VIII: EIA and EMP Report Badaun – Bilsi – Bijnaour Road (SH-51) TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Description Page 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................... 0-1 0.1 Environmental Regulations and Policy .................................................................................. 0-2 0.2 Current Environmental Conditions ........................................................................................ 0-2 0.3 Public Consultation ............................................................................................................. 0-6 0.4 Potential Environmental Impacts ......................................................................................... 0-6 0.5 Analysis of Alternatives ..................................................................................................... 0-19 0.6 Environmental Management Plan ....................................................................................... 0-19 0.7 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 0-21 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Purpose of the Report ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Project Background ............................................................................................................ 1-1 1.3 The Project Road “ Badaun-Bilsi-Bijnaour Road (SH-51)” ....................................................... 1-2 1.4 Environmental Impact Assessment Study of Project Road ...................................................... 1-3 1.5 Objectives of the Study ....................................................................................................... 1-3 1.6 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................................. 1-3 1.7 Structure of the Environmental Assessment Report ............................................................... 1-4 2 Project Description ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Need for the Project ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Project Objective ................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.4 Project Approach for Environmental Studies ......................................................................... 2-2 2.5 Project Location ................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.6 Proposed Development ....................................................................................................... 2-3 2.7 Project Proposal ................................................................................................................. 2-4 2.8 Typical Cross Section ........................................................................................................ 2-11 3 Methodology ................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Study Area ........................................................................................................................ 3-3 3.3 Task 1: Collection of Baseline Environmental Data ................................................................ 3-3 3.4 Task 2: Review of Policies, Regulations and Institutional Arrangements .................................. 3-7 3.5 Task 3: Identification of Potential Environmental Impacts ...................................................... 3-7 3.6 Task 4: Preparation of Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan ................................. 3-8 4 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .............................................. 4-1 4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Institutional Framework ...................................................................................................... 4-1 4.3 Key Environmental Laws and Regulation .............................................................................. 4-1 4.4 World Bank Safeguard Policies ............................................................................................ 4-6 4.5 Statutory Clearance for Borrow Area and Stone Quarry .......................................................... 4-9 4.6 Other Legislation Applicable to Road Construction Projects .................................................. 4-10 Page ii| Rev: R2 , Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program DETAILED PROJECT REPORT Volume-VIII: EIA and EMP Report Badaun – Bilsi – Bijnaour Road (SH-51) 4.7 Summary of Statutory Clearance/Permits Requirement ........................................................ 4-11 5 Current Environmental Conditions ................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Physical Environment .......................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Social Environment ........................................................................................................... 5-29 5.3 Economic Development .................................................................................................... 5-31 6 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .......................... 6-1 6.1 Impacts During Design/ Pre-constructional Phase.................................................................. 6-2 6.2 Impacts during Construction Phase ...................................................................................... 6-4 6.3 Impacts during Operational Phase ..................................................................................... 6-16 7 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................ 7-1 7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 “With” and “Without” Project Scenario ................................................................................. 7-1 8 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................................. 8-1 8.1 Focus Group Discussion (FGD)............................................................................................. 8-1 9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) .............................................. 9-1 9.1 Objectives of the EMP ......................................................................................................... 9-1 9.2 Critical Environmental Issues ............................................................................................... 9-2 9.3 Environmental Management Action Plan ............................................................................... 9-2 9.4 Environmental Enhancement ............................................................................................. 9-26 9.5 Environmental Monitoring Programme ................................................................................ 9-26 9.6 Environmental Monitoring Action Plan ................................................................................ 9-27 9.7 Environmental Reporting System ....................................................................................... 9-28 9.8 Eenvironmental Monitoring Cost ........................................................................................ 9-28 9.9 Institutional Arrangement for Implementation of