ANNEXURE-1

Additional Condition #1:

In case of acquisition of private land and displacement of families to be done, then

R&R to be followed as per Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land

Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,2013

Reply

The land to be acquired is mainly in river section and in flood section of the river.

Therefore, it does not involve acquisition of house and temporary or permanent

residential or non-residential structure. There shall be no displacement of any person

due to acquisition of land. The acquisition of the land shall be by mutual consent with

the stake holders in consonance with Section 46 of “The Right to Fair Compensation

and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013”,

(RFCTLARRA 2013) which has come into force from 1-1-2014, notified by

Government of India. Compensation shall be paid for land and other assets as per

U.P. Government norms i.e., maximum @4 times the circle rate fixed by the collector

and as determined by the distinct committee, formulated as per U.P. G.O.

No.2/2015/215/F-13-20(48)/2011, date 19.3. 2015.

Additional Condition #2:

In case the mine Quarry is envisaged for borrow materials, necessary permission be

obtained as per the EIA Notification,2006 and Amendments thereof.

Reply

The construction material like coarse aggregate, sand, boulder, stone for masonry,

filter material except local sand, shall be arranged and transported to the site from

existing Govt approved Quarry at Haldwani/Lalkuan in Uttarakhand. Therefore, for

these no new quarry has been envisaged. To meet the demand of earth, it is

proposed to be drawn from the work area /reservoir/pond area as this will not require

additional acquisition of land over and above the area under submergence. In case

mining quarry is required for borrow materials, necessary action as per EIA

notification,2006 shall be taken and necessary permission be obtained as per the

EIA Notification,2006 and Amendments thereof.

Additional Condition #3:

Fish pass has been suggested for the migration of fishes. The proposal has been

found to be not as per scientific understanding. Therefore, detailed design proposed

to be submitted for authentication.

Reply

For movement of fish species found in Kosi river near Lalpur, provision of a fish

ladder has been made in the left divide wall of New barrage under ERM Project of

Kosi Canal System. A pool type fish ladder (1.8mX2.0m) with each pool length of

1.65m having submerged orifice of width(40cm) and height (45cm) shall be provided

across cross wall. The progressive head difference between each pool has been

fixed as 0.2m (Δh). The General Arrangement Drawing and section of fish ladder is

shown in Figure1. The hydraulic and structural design of fish ladder drawing has

been vetted by the IIT, Delhi. The design of fish ladder has been based on scientific

principles and on the basis of norms /criterion adopted for fish passes in India

(R.S.Varshney et al ; CIFRI Bulletin No. 156,2008 ) and other countries (Claudio Baigun et al, www.fao.org/tempref/docrep/fao/010/y4454e/Y4454e02.pdf). The

design descriptions for slope, velocity through orifice and discharge and pool

dimension are below:

Pool Dimensions

Height of orifice, Hs= 0.45m

Width of Orifice, Ws= 0.45

Single pool length =1.75m

Water depth in pool=1.5m

Pool width =1.8m

The slope of Pool Fish Ladder

Centre to centre length of a pool (lb)= 1.95m

Difference in water level (Δh) =0.20

Slope, I= Δh / lb = 1:9.75, which is within the range 1:7 to 1:15

Maximum Flow velocity within the orifice

Vs=√2gx Δh=1.98m/sec, which is less than 2m/s, hence O.K.

Discharge through the orifice

Qs= Ѱ As x√2gx Δh1.50 = 0.85x0.4x0.45x√19.62x0.0894

=0.20 cumec

The design features of the proposed fish ladder have been checked in the light of the

design requirement for a pool type fish pass as suggested in CIFRI Bulletin No.-156 of 2008, and have been found as per recommendations therein

Optimal position of fish passes

As per Bulletin, the fish pass must be positioned at the bank of the river where the current is highest. The proposed fish ladder has been located in left divide wall separating under sluices with other barrage bays. Fish ladder are generally located adjacent to divide wall near under sluices because there is always some water in the river section below them (R.S.Varshney et al) It is an established fact that the under sluices of barrage are located towards that bank of the river where the current is deep and maximum flow is attracted. Therefore, for ascertaining a continuous current of flow on the downstream, it has been proposed within the left divide wall separating bay 2 and 3 of barrage.

Fish Pass entrance

As per bulletin the fish pass should be in daylight. The proposed fish ladder ensures this feature as the ladder within the divide wall all along its length is exposed to sun. The velocity at which the current exits the fish pass is 1.98m/s and is within the velocity range of 0.8m/s to 2.0m/s as recommended in the bulletin.

Fish Pass exit condition

Under the bulletin it has been recommended that the head level water level of impoundment should be constant. This has been ensured as the barrage pond shall be regulated at constant pond level. The current velocity at the exit and within the pass shall not exceed 2m/s so as to avoid turbulence of water.

Discharge and current conditions

As per bulletin the turbulence of the flow through the fishway should be as low as possible so that all aquatic organisms can migrate and that the current velocity through in fishway should not exceed 2m/s at narrow point such as orifice or slot. This recommendation has been fully adopted in the design.

Slope of a fish pass

As per recommendation, it should be between 1:7 to 1:15, whereas the slope as per design has been calculated as 1:9.75, which is within the limits.

Pool Dimension

The recommended pool dimension by CIFRI and the proposed dimensions are shown in Table -1

Table 1: Pool Dimensions

Fish Species

CIFRI/Proposed Pool dimension(m) Orifice(m) DifferenceIn water level(m)

Slope

Tor sp

L W H W HCIFRI (Table 5) >1-

10 >0.8 >0.6-2 0.2 0.2 0.20-4.0 1:7 up

to1:15

Proposed 1.75 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.45 0.20 1:1.95

Figure1: GAD of Fish Ladder

Additional Condition #4:

Inventorization of fish species as reflected in the EIA report is incomplete. Data may

be collected from the secondary sources and be submitted so that the same can be

authenticated from the domain experts

Reply

The data on fish species has been collected from secondary sources and also interactions with scientists of Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries (ICAR), Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR), Lucknow, Department of Zoology, Hindu College, Moradabad.

The fish species reported in Kosi River, Rampur, U.P. based on secondary published data and interactions with locals & scientists are listed as follows:

Table 2: Fish species of Kosi river, Rampur, U.P.

SCIENTIFIC NAME ENGLISH NAME Bagarius bagarius Catfish Barillius barna Barna BarilCatla catla Major CarpChanna punctata Spotted SnakeheadChanna seenghala -Cirrihinus cirrhosus Mrigal CarpClarius batrachus Catfish Cyprinus carpio Common CarpEutopiichthys vacha CatfishLabeo calabasu LabeoLabeo dera LabeoLabeo rohita RohuMystus punetatus MystusMystus seenghala MystusNoemachilus rubidipini

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Publications consulted for the study are as follows:

Atkore, V.M., K. Sivakumar and A.J.T. Johnsingh. 2011. Pattern of diversity and conservation status of fresh water species in the tributaries of river Ramganga in the Shiwaliks of the Western Himalaya. Current Science 100 (5); 731-736.

Negi R.K. and T. Negi. 2010. Assemblage structure of stream fishes in the Kumaon Himalaya of Uttarakhand State, India. Life Science Journal 7 (1); 9-14.

Pathak, J.K., K. Mohan and S. Sharma. 2011. Ichthyo diversity of river Ramganga of Western Uttar Pradesh. In: M. Kumar, R. K. Gupta and G.S. Paliwal (eds.) Biodiversity: An Overview, I. K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, pp.151-159.

Selakoti, B. 2018. Fish diversity in a Kumaun Himalayan River, Kosi at Almora, Uttarakhand, India. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management 06 (02) ; B-2018-5-B-2018-9.

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhinagaran.1991. Inland Fishes of India and Adjacent Countries, Vol. I & II, Oxford and IBH Pub. Co. P. Ltd., New Delhi.

Tyagi, R.K. and L.D. Chaturvedi. 1978. Fisheries of Moradabad. Proc. All India Symp. Ichthyofauna pp.50-55.

* Professional interaction with the scientists, viz., Dr. N.N. Pandey, Scientist, Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries (ICAR), Bhimtal, Uttarakhand; Dr. K.D. Joshi, Principal Scientist, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR), Lucknow; and Dr. J. K. Pathak, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Hindu College, Moradabad.

Additional Condition #5:

Once the above sought information is reconciled, grant of EC shall be processed

Reply

In view of the pointwise replies made to the information sought, it is most humbly

prayed that EC may kindly be processed and accorded to the project in terms of

recommendation.