India: Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan Executive Summary of Road Up Gradation For Chittor - Puttur Road Government of Andhra Pradesh 48081 v2 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized
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India: Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan
Executive Summary o f Road Up Gradation
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Chittor - Puttur Road
Government o f Andhra Pradesh
48081 v2
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ENT OF ANDHRA
Andhta Pradesh Road Sector Project T h e Louis Berger Group, Inc. Fearibiliy Study, Design and Detailed Engineering - = _ e _ _ _ _ _
Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project 'I'hc Louis Berger Group, Inc. Feasibility Study, Defign and Detailed Engineering
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ABBREVIATIONS
sos R&B APRDC APRSP GO1 GOAP S H MDR ODR EIA EMP DoF MoEF FHWA CPCB IMD COI PIA PD ROW
AAQ SPM RPM AADT PUC AS1 NOC RH PAP RAP OMC csc EMU EO
Strategic Option Study Road & Building Department A.P. Road Development Corporation Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project Government of India Government o f Andhra Pradesh State Highway Major Distr ict Road Other District Road Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Management Plan Department o f Forest Ministry o f Environmentmd Forest Federal Highways Authority Central Pollution Control Board India Meteorological Department Comdor o f Impact Project Influence Area Project District Right o f Way Ambient Air Quality Suspended Particulate Matter Respirable Particulate Matter Annual Average Daily Traffic Pollution under Control Certificate Archaeological Survey o f India. N o Objection Certificates Relative Humidity Project Affected Person Resettlement Action Plan Optimum Moisture Content Construction Supervision Consultant Environment Management Unit Environment Officer
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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BACKGROUND
APRDC has planned to knprove the State road network by providing better quality and safer roads to the users in sustainable manner with loan assistance from World Bank. Improved quality of roads, better institutional operation and management system of APRDC and safe roads are important features of the project component. In this connection RDC has selected 38 corridors (cumulative length of 2002 km) o f high-density (traffic) roads through Strategic Option Study (SOS) to be developed in phased manner.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The main objective would be to alleviate the current unsafe and congested conditions o f the road network connecting the villages and towns by providing better quality and safe roads to the users in a sustainable and environment friendly manner. Government o f India, Go1 through M i n i s t r y of Environment and Forest (MoEF) enforces Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for environmental protection because o f intervention of new projects or activities, or on expansion and modernizatiau o f existing projects or activity based on thek environmental impacts.
SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
The environmental assessment scope includes screening and scoping, environmental assessment and environmental management plans for the individual project roads as required. The EA process also envisages to develop a comprehensive environmental management frame work for the entire project which will adopted as part of the corporate envkonmental policy for AP Road Development Corporation.
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ROAD The Project road, Chittoor Puttur is a section o f Major District Road, located in Rayalseerna Region of Andhra Pradesh. The Project road starts at km 3/2 in Chittoor near FCI godown in Chittoor district and r u n s northeast direction connecting Gangadhaa Nellore, Kondapali, Thayyur, and Kametinagar and terminates at km 64/0 near Puttur. Cumulative length o f project road i s 61/8 km. The project road provides connectivity between NH-4, NH-18 and NH-205 and i s widely used by interstate traffic.
Based on the traffic demand the PR i s proposed to be upgraded to 4lane configuration from Chittoor - Tirmtanni Jn (km 3/2 - 6/2) and the remaining length i s proposed to be 2 lane paved shoulder configuration.
KEY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Table 1 presents the environmental regulations and legislations relevant to AP state road project.
Table 1: Environmental Regulations and Legislations - -
SR A c t I R u l m Rupoae Reaion for Applicability Aulhority N o
MoEF. Gol; DOE. Aa d envkonmentll
rchedulcr arc urwd under thir Sate CPCB; SPCB , Environment To protect aud improve notifications, ruler nnd
Protection Act-1986 o v e d environment ... PCL
ThL notification i s NOT
the present SEW of project mad i s MDR
To provide envkonmentd
NO applicable to Project mad, u MoEF. Em EnvLonmrnd Impact clcannce tu new 2 Assessment Notifidon development acdviticr
14th S c p m fouowinp rnvirauncnd impactuscrsrnent Rew lugt quantity of fly
Notification for we of Fz tu NO No r h d plant within IWkm reaches. minimize land use for fly ash
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Act / Ruler Purpose $:$$: Reason for Applicability Authority SR. N o
National Environment Address Cdcnnccs 5 AppcUnte Authority Act regvdig the pnxers of Yes Gricvancu if be NEAA with, \ithill thil ut.
T h i s act w i l l be applicable to Y @EM) 1997 cnvixonmentaldrumcc.
knd *-tion Set out d e for there w i l l be acquiaidon of land hmue Depurment State acquiainon. of land by Yes for \idenin& geomccric
government itnprovcmmn and GovanmCllL Act 1894 d( 1989
~ ___ .--..- CdiglIIMU. -_ MoEF circukr on D . ~ g "mnrgin.l Lnd, Not applicable as per AcquLicion and Bypnrsca acquisition rhcing m the NO En"mm+ MoEF 1999 1997 Nookation
T h e Forest (Consenadon) Act 1927 TheFo'orcrt by KatricLing conversion (Consemtion) ACL I980 forest (convcnion) Rules tnnt
, Marginalhd Asresrmmt Noa6catum 14th Sep-2006
The 'p jec t m d bcnvem km %/loo to 59/300 passes Forest
hectam am will be acquired GoAF' from forett hmL
To check deforestation
of forested arc% into non- forested mas
Y u through rcrerved forest. 2.072 Deputmcnt,
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MoEF drculy (1998) on
Wdd Life Protection Act 1972
SPncrunrics To control1L pollution by brTmspon controlling
- -_ - __ ___ - ouef consemtor- This act u not applicable m Y
croasing along p r o w conidor. wm&
duringconruuction; for
crtabluhmcnt of hot nu.. plant, worhn' cmp, COSM~IUCE~~
To pmkCt wddlfe
National Park and through ccrain of wdafc
NO there m NO poma orunldlifc wufep
Depmcnt, GoAP n l s act d be applicabk
Yen obuttung NOC for emission of air Dcpurtmmt. pollumu LU per the prescribed
Air (Prevention and
Act, 1981 1 I Control of Pollution)
;randan&. camp, etc.
This act wiu be applicable during
of hot mL plant, conshuch
This act will be applicable as vehicular noire on project t o u t e ~ tquired to useas for Noise Pollution
&,,trol Act) 19% by the "OEF futurc yean and necessary protection measure need to be conridend in design.
To control watm pollution by controlling Water Prevention and
I 2 lhd of PoUudon) diachvge of poUUun0 Y Yes constnrtion for (esMbbhrnu SPCB
camp, vrorhn' canlp. ea. Act1974 per the pracnbed standards --
The standards for noise for 13 (Re$,"on Jnd urd nigh' km
forvvio? land UIU.
Archaeological Dept
Andent Monuments T h i s act not applicable aa the sndian
Sins and RemJins and historical rcmJins Ancient Monument, declared Tzfri::d Culture Henrage Act1958
NO project route L not dore to M y Hcci* Society and
protected under h e a c ~
14 ~ n d ~hro,oginl Consemdon of c u l d
found in India
(INTACH). Cmtnctor need to stock
Bitumen, Emulsions etc.
diesel, bitumen ctc.
lik stone, d, river sand etc.
Yes hnzvdow nratcdal f i e diesel. SPCB Is Public Liability and rial, and Insurance Act 1991 accidents.
Safe transportation, yes For m s p & g and rtohg Chief Controller 16 Explorivc Act 1984 s t m g c and use o f exploiive material
17 hiinor h h d and For ncIv q ~ . Yer Regulate we of minor minerals
18 .4ct 1788 and Central Yes road ums and conrmrtion
of kplor icr
District GUccmr concession Ruler Central Motor Vehicle To check vehicular rir This will be,applinble Motor Vehicle
Depvmrnt Motor Vehicle Rules1989 and pouution' Mpchincy.
T h i s poticy will OOt be To maintain ccolcgid
stability through NO applicable Y NO eco rmritive prescrvadon and feature exists along the project
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Act / Ruler Rupo= Reraon for Applicability Aurhoriry SR. N o
The conshunon of project The minikg 1ct h u been rold win requkc w e p 1 e s .
20 The h l i g A c r ooaficd for d e and Yea There win k procured through zzo$ rcund mining activity. mining from riverbeds and
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On the basis o f data and information collected dudng field s w e y and discussion with local expert and visullise potential associated +pact, consultant has categorised th is project as category-B, which requires a lesser level of environmental investigation.
BASE LINE ENVIRONMENT
Data was collected from secondary sources for the macro-environmental setting like climate, physiography (Geology and slope), biological and soao-economic environment within Project Influence Area, PIU/ Project District, PD . First hand information have been collected to record the micro-environmental features withjn Corridor o f Impact, CoI. Collection o f fmt hand (Primary) information includes preparation o f base maps, extrapolating environmental features on proposed road design, tree enumeration, location and measurement o f soao-cultural features abutting project road.
STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION Consultative procedure, since the inception o f the project, has been continued during pre-feasibility, feasibility, Environmental Assessment and Management Plan preparation stage. Considering the fact that involving local communities in the project planning i s basis o f the participatory planning, often suggestion and option given by the people improves technical and economic efficiency o f the project and suggested improvements proposals (if adopted by the project) o f the people also generates sense of ownership within communities thus eases implementation process.
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
While conducting tree enumeration and inventory o f road side environmental features (hot spots), the consultant has also conducted information dissemination by one to one campaigning about proposed improvement,
Potential project affected families were consulted to inform them about proposed road improvement program and possible environmental conflict such as tree cutting, relocation of handpumps, .
Pictorial Methods were adopted to explain proposed improvement and possible environmental impacts in the concerned villages,
Information dissemination through pumhlet / Khddap&du among the villagers explaining proposed road improvement.
ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES The existkg alignment, from km 52/400 to km 54/400, passes through congested areas of Karvetnagar, a major Panchayat village. The village has historical and religious importance.
The geometric along the existing alignment are beset with sharp and blind curves. Existing ROW, for around 4OOm length vanes from 10.3Om to 12.40m and all through this stretch the abutting buildings are residential cum commercial structures. For proposing the cross section Type 111, which requires minimum 16m width, abutting building need to be acquired. Further to improve the geometric, the sharp c w e at km 53/000 (9@ bend), which i s at the center o f this stretch, would requke more land for geometric improvement.
Consultants have explored the possibility o f bypass or realignment at Kamemagax town. Consultants had carriedout the option study of the alternatives possible, based on that the alignment approved by APRDC i s studied/investigatcd, for its environmental impact.
A.ll AVOIDANCE, MITIGATION & ENHANCEMENT Prevention or avoidance of impact i s ,better than mitigation of impact. Hence avoidance and reduction o f adverse impacts approaches were adopted during the design stage through continued interaction between the design and environmental teams. T h i s i s reflected in the designs o f the horizontal & vertical alignment, cross sections adopted, construction methods and construction materials. In-depth site investigations have been carded out so that sensitive environmental resources are effectively avoided, leading to the environmentally best-fit altgnment option. As a result many of the trees, cultural properties, water bodies etc. have been avoided at the design stage itself, as presented in Table 3 below.
Environmental Management Plan (Em) deals with the implementation procedure o f the guidelines and measures recommended to avoid, minimize and mitigate environmental impacts o f the project. I t also includes management of measures suggested for enhancement o f the environmental quality along the b h w a y s .
The institutiwal arrangement made under project will look in to the implementation o f project as well as EMP and the various legal settings applicable to the project are briefly stated in chapter 3.
The avoidance, mitigation & enhancement measures for protection o f the environment along highways have been discussed in detail in previous chapter. Although the soaal envkonmental impacts, i t s mitigation and management is an essential component o f the EM', t h i s chapter excludes it for the purpose of clarity and procedural requirements. Soaal environmental elements have been separately dealt in separate volume namely, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Ac t ion Plan (RAP).
OBJECTIVE OF EMP
The J3P i s a plan o f action fo r mitigation / management / avoidance of the hegative impacts of the project and enhancement of the project corridor. For each measure to be taken, i ts location, timeframe, implementation and overseeing / supervision responsibilities are listed. These components of the EMP have been given in Chapter 9 wh ich explains the environmental issues and the avoidance/ mitigation/ minimization or enhancement measures adopted and/or to be adopted during different phases of the project. I t also provide the references fo r the suggested measures, responsible agency for i t s implementation/ management as wel l as i t s timeframe.
C O S T ESTIMATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
bfitigation measures proposed in the EMP wiU be implemented by the Contractor. T h e works to b e undertaken b y the Contractor have been quantified and the quantities included in the respective BOQ items such as earth works, slope protection, noise barriers, road safety features, and shrub plantation.
Provisional quantities have also been included for additional measures that may be identified during construction and for s i l t fencing which will depend on the Contractors work methods and site locations. I tems and quantities have also been included for enhancement measures.
More general environmental management measures to b e followed by the contractor have been included in the specifications and th is EMF'. These cannot b e quantified and are to be included in the contract rates. A total o f Rs. 24.615 d o n has been allocated fo r the environmental management for the Project road.
ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK
The proposed project will b e implemented by APRDC through i t s Environmental Management Unit (EMU). The EMU comptises o f officers f rom Department o f Forest, GoAP, and other environmental Engineers. T h e EMU will b e coordinating with the field level implementing agendes
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such as Engineer (Supervision Consultant), Contractor and field level APSHP officials. Role and responsibilities of important officials i s detailed in chapter 9.
ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF PIU - APRSP (Supervision and Monitoring of EMP)
I Chief Engineer & Managing Director APRDC 1 t
t Proiect Director - APRSP
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Environment & Safety Manager of Package Unit, Contractor
