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Initial Environmental Examination

This report has been submitted to ADB by the Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB.

Project Number: 40648-033 December 2014

IND: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism – Tranche 2

Submitted by

Department of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)

Development of Adventure Tourist Centre at Baur Jalashay, Gularbhoj

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Environmental Assessment Document


Loan No: 2833 IND

November 2014

Infrastructure Development Investment Programme for Tourism, Uttarakhand

Subproject: Development of Adventure Tourist Centre at Baur Jalashay

Prepared by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Government of Uttarakhand, for the Asian

Development Bank

This IEE 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.



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ABBREVIATIONS

ADB - Asian Development Bank

BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand

BoQ - Bill of Quantities

CO - Carbon Monoxide

CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board

DSC - Design and Supervision Consultant

EA - Executing Agency

EAC - Expert Appraisal Committee

EARF - Environment Assessment and Review Framework

EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP - Environment Management Plan

ES - Environmental Specialist

GC - General Conditions

KMVN - Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd

GoI - Government of India

GoUK - Government of Uttarakhand

IDIPT - Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism

IEE - Initial Environmental Examination

INR - Indian Rupee

PIU - Project Implementation Unit

PMU - Program Management Unit

PUC - Pollution Under Control Certificate

MLD - Million Liters per day

MoEF - Ministry of Environment and Forests

MFF - Multi – Tranche Financing Facility

NGO - Non-Governmental Organization

NOx - Nitrogen Oxide

PD - Program Director

PM - Particulate Matter

RP - Resettlement Plan

RPM - Respirable Particulate Matter

SC - Scheduled Caste

SLEC - State Level Expert Committee

SO2 - Sulphur dioxide

SPM - Suspended Particulate Matter

SPS - Safeguards Policy Statement

ST - Scheduled Tribe



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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

1.1. BACKGROUND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8

1.2. PURPOSE OF IEE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

1.3. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE --------------------------------------------------------------- 8

1.4. REPORT STRUCTURE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

2. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT COMPONENTS ---------------------------------------------------------- 11

2.1. PROJECT OVERVIEW -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

2.2. PRESENT STATUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

2.3. PROJECT COMPONENTS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

2.4. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ------------------------------------------------------------------------16

3. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT --------------------------------------------------------- 18

3.1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE - PHYSICAL RESOURCES ------------------------------------------------------------18

3.2. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

3.3. ECONOMIC RESOURCES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

3.4. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------22

3.5. BASIC AMENITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE --------------------------------------------------------------------23

3.6. SWOT ANALYSIS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24

4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ------------------------------------- 25

4.1. LOCATION IMPACTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25

4.2. DESIGN AND PRE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS -----------------------------------------------------------------25

4.3. CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28

4.4. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE IMPACTS --------------------------------------------------------------------37

5. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN ------------------------------------ 38

5.1. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------38

5.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN -----------------------------------------------------------------------39

5.3. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------54

5.4. CAPACITY BUILDING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54

5.5. ENVIRONMENT BUDGET---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------57

5.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------57

6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ----------------------------------- 59

6.1. PROCESS FOR CONSULTATION FOLLOWED ------------------------------------------------------------------59

6.2. FUTURE CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ------------------------------------------------59

6.3. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------59

7. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 62

8. CONCLUSIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63



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List of Tables

Table 1 Environmental Regulatory Compliance for Baur Jalashay Project area ------------------------------ 9

Table 2 Ambient Air Quality (24 Hrs) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------20

Table 3 Noise Monitoring (24 Hrs) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20

Table 4 Surface Water Quality Analysis of Baur Reservoir -------------------------------------------------------21

Table 5 Ground Water Quality Analysis of Baur Reservoir --------------------------------------------------------21

Table 6 Demographic Profile of Project area -------------------------------------------------------------------------22

Table 7 SWOT Analysis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24

Table 8 Summary of Pre-Construction Mitigation Measures ------------------------------------------------------27

Table 9 Summary of Mitigation Measures during Construction Phase -----------------------------------------34

Table 10 EMP to guide the Contractor----------------------------------------------------------------------------------39

Table 11 Monitoring Plan---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54

Table 12 Training Modules For Environment Management--------------------------------------------------------55

Table 13 Environmental Budget-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57

Table 14 Grievance Redressal Mechanism----------------------------------------------------------------------------61

List of Figures

Figure 1 Location Map of Baur Jalashay in Kumaon, Uttarakhand ...................................................... 12

Figure 2 Existing Site Photographs ..................................................................................................... 14

Figure 3 Existing Site Google Image ................................................................................................... 15

Figure 4 Proposed Baur Jalashay Sub Project Site Layout ................................................................. 17

Figure 5 Sub Project Area of Baur Jalashay, Uttarakhand .................................................................. 19

List of Appendices

Appendix 1 Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist .................................................................... 64

Appendix 2 Compliance with sub project selection criteria (as per EARF table 6) ............................... 68

Appendix 3 List of Public Consultations .............................................................................................. 73

Appendix 4: NOCs and MoMs ............................................................................................................ 74

Appendix 5: Sub Project Photographs ................................................................................................ 79

Appendix 6 Air Noise and Water Testing Reports ............................................................................... 81



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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. The Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism (IDIPT) envisages an

environmentally and culturally sustainable and socially inclusive tourism development, in the

project states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand, delivered through a

multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) modality. Project 2 includes the states of Uttarakhand and

Tamil Nadu.

2. This Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) has been prepared for "Development of Adventure

Tourist Centre at Baur Jalashay” under Tranche 2. The IEE has been prepared based on the primary, secondary data, field visits, reconnaissance survey and public and stake holder's

consultations. The subproject is needed to strengthen the tourism potential of this area as this

site is very popular among local visitors, pilgrims, nature lovers, bird watchers and other interest

groups.

3. Baur Jalashay (water reservoir) lies in the Gadarpur and Bajpur development blocks of Udham

Singh Nagar district. It is situated north west of Rudrapur town, at a distance of 20 kilometres

from Rudrapur, 70 kilometres from Nainital and 250 km from Delhi on Rudrapur-Dineshpur-

Gularbhoj road. The nearest railway station is Gularbhoj (3kms) and Rudrapur (20 kms), while

the nearest airport is Pantnagar (35 kms). Access to the reservoir from Gularbhoj is via a three

metre wide road mainly unpaved. The main rivers which feed the Baur reservoir are Baur and

Kakarata. The total catchment of the reservoirs is 605 square kilometres. Water holding

capacity of these reservoirs is 3650 million cubic feet. During winters migratory birds arrives in

the area which is a major tourist attraction. The tourism department of Uttarakhand has

developed some view points and water sports facilities near Baur spillway.

4. Baur water reservoir has enchanting scenic values and great potential to develop as a water

sports activity destination. The reservoir provides a panoramic view of Tarai valley and forests.

The earthen dam is stretched over a length of 9.5 kilometres and becomes an ideal tourist

destination during monsoons and winters. The place is visited throughout the year by

community and tourists from surrounding cities like Haldwani, Rudrapur, Kaladhungi, Bajpur,

Gadarpur, Rampur etc. It is a favourite picnic spot for the people of these towns during

weekends and national holidays. Access to the dam site and basic facilities and infrastructure at

the project site are very poor and needs to be upgraded / developed.

5. The subproject area lies in Gadarpur development block of Udham Singh Nagar District. There

are around 34 villages situated in the surroundings of Baur water reservoir including Gularbhoj

town. The population of these villages is about 59914 with 11443 households of mixed

community mainly comprising of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. There is considerable population

of SC and ST community (Buxa tribe). There is also dominance of Bengali community migrated

from West Bengal and Bangladesh.

6. The proposed subproject mainly comprises of the Development of Baur Water Reservoir as

Adventure Sports and Tourist Centre. The project envisages development of water sports

adventure centre with Olympic standards by creating infrastructure for the tourists including the



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water sports equipment. The scope of the project includes the construction of Parking Area;

Office; Reception; Interpretation center; Entrance Plaza; Restaurant; Dormitory for 48 persons;

Double bed Rooms (7Nos); Store for the equipment (Boat house); First aid facility; Indoor

Games; Mess; Staff Accommodation; Tourist Accommodation i.e., entertainment area, Public

convenience (toilets, wash rooms, changing rooms & Locker facilities); Watch tower;

Landscaping; Waterscape; Plaza; Children play area; Floating Jetty; Procurement of Adventure

Water Sports equipment and Conduction of training programs. Construction of all elements will

begin in the last quarter of the year 2014, and work will be completed in the mid of 2016. Total

implementation period is 18 months.

7. The subproject has been categorized as B as per the ADB‘s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). The subproject is not covered in the ambit of the EIA notification 2006 and EIA Act

2009. As a result, the categorization, and the subsequent environmental assessment and

clearance requirements, either from the state or the Government is not triggered. Consent to

Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) from the Environmental Protection and

Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) for infrastructure works including DG sets, if used will be

taken by the project contractor.

8. As a part of IEE, a detailed impact assessment covering impacts due to location, design and

pre-construction, construction, operation and maintenance have been assessed. The project

will lead to marginal impacts on water quality of surrounding water body due to disposal of

sewage, construction waste, etc.

9. An Environmental Management plan (EMP) outlining the specific environmental measures to be

adhered to during various phases of implementation of the subproject has been prepared. The

subproject will conform to all Government regulations, policies, and standards, as well as Asian

Development Bank‘s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009)

10. A stakeholder discussion has been conducted. The project design incorporates the views of

primary and secondary stakeholders including local communities and local officials who were

all meaningfully consulted during IEE and project preparation

11. The environmental impacts of the project are therefore not significant and at Category B level,

as per ADB's Safeguards Policy Statement. The specific measures stated in the EMP will

address all adverse environmental impacts due to the subproject. Impacts are readily mitigated

through careful siting, specific selection criteria for procuring contractors with demonstrated

experience; execution of proven mitigation measures during the design; and adoption of good

engineering practices during construction and implementation. A detailed monitoring plan

prepared as part of this IEE will further mitigate negative environmental impacts during

implementation

12. A Project Management Unit (PMU) is established in Dehradun for the overall project

management and Project Implementation Units (PIU) is also established at Bhimtal. A

Safeguards Specialist within the PMU will be responsible for implementation of the resettlement

and environmental safeguard provisions. Project Management Consultants (PMC) and Design

and Supervision Consultants (DSC) provide assistance to the PMU/PIUs in project



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implementation. Within the PMC team a Safeguards Specialist will provide overall management

of environmental and social issues, and will provide technical support to the PMU including

implementation of the environmental and resettlement issues according to ADB’s requirements, and assist in monitoring impacts and mitigation measures associated with sub- projects. The

Safeguards Specialist of the DSC team will be responsible for preparation of the Environmental

Assessment documents in line with the EARF and supervise the implementation of the EMP

provisions in the various sub-projects.

13. The DSC Safeguards Specialist will support environmental management functions including

updating sub-project IEEs in respect to environmental management plans, assisting in

preparing IEEs, and assist in monitoring impacts and mitigation measures associated with sub-

projects. He/she will be required to include mitigation measures in designs where appropriate,

and to specify other measures in construction contracts. Contractors will be required by their

contracts to implement all specified mitigation, monitoring, and reporting assigned to contractors

as presented in sub-project IEE.

14. The subproject is unlikely to cause significant adverse impacts. The potential adverse impacts

that are associated with design, construction, and operation can be mitigated to standard

levels without difficulty through proper engineering design and the incorporation or application

of recommended mitigation measures and procedures. Based on the findings of the IEE, the

classification of the Project as Category “B” is confirmed, and no further special study or detailed EIA needs to be undertaken to comply with ADB SPS (2009) or GoI EIA Notification

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CHAPTER – I

INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background

15. The India Inclusive Tourism Infrastructure Development Project (IITIDP) envisages an

environmentally and culturally sustainable and socially inclusive tourism development, in the

project states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. The expected Impact

of the Project in the four states is sustainable and inclusive tourism development in priority

State tourism sub circuits divided into marketable cluster destinations that exhibit enhanced

protection and management of key natural and cultural heritage tourism sites, improved

market connectivity, enhanced destination and site environment and tourist support

infrastructure, and enhanced capacities for sustainable destination and site

development with extensive participation by the private sector and local communities.

16. As per the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Environmental Assessment Guidelines, and in line with the Environment Assessment and Review Framework (EARF) for the project, all the sub-

project components for the proposed works are categorized as ‘B’ and an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) prepared. This Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) assesses the

"Development of Adventure Tourist Centre at Baur Jalashay” and specifies measures

towards addressing the impacts. The IEE was based on a review of sub-project site plans and

reports; field visits, collection of primary and secondary data to characterize the environment

and identify potential impacts; and interviews and discussions with stakeholders.

17. Based on the findings of the IEE, an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been

prepared, outlining the specific environmental measures to be adhered to during various phases

implementation of the sub project. This EMP forms part of the contract document, and shall

enable integration of environmental provisions / management measures in the Contract

Document.

1.2. Purpose of IEE

18. The present proposal is aimed at "Development of Baur Water Reservoir as Adventure Sports

and Tourist Centre”. The environmental impacts due to this subproject are mostly related to the location of the site, construction impacts and Operation & Maintenance as well. Therefore, as

per the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Environmental Assessment Guidelines, the sub-

project components are categorized as ‘B’ and this IEE has been carried out. This IEE provides mitigation measures for impacts related to location and design, construction, operation, and

maintenance.

1.3. Environmental Regulatory Compliance

19. The realm of environmental regulations and mandatory requirements for the proposed

subproject is shown in Table 1. The EIA Notification (2006) as amended in 2009 by the



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Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) specifies the mandatory

environmental clearance requirements. Accordingly, all projects and activities are broadly

categorized in to two categories - Category A and Category B, based on the spatial extent of

potential impacts and potential impacts on human health and natural and man-made resources.

Table 1 Environmental Regulatory Compliance for Baur Jalashay Project area

Applicability of Acts/Guidelines Compliance Criteria

ADB Safeguard Policy

Statement, (2009)

Categorization of subproject components into A, B or C and

developing required level of environmental assessment for each

component.

Sub-project is Category B as no significant impacts are

envisaged.

The Water Prevention and

Control of Pollution Act 1974 and

The Water Prevention and

Control of Pollution Rules 1975

The Act and Rules outlines the activities which are prohibited on

account of their potential to cause water pollution. Pollution from

various sources at Baur Jalashay Sub Project area need to be

controlled as per this Act and Rules

Forest Conservation Act, 1980

This act provides guidelines for conservation of forests and

diversion of forest land for non-forest use. The law also states

guidelines on de-reservation of various categories of forests for

diversion of forest land. This law describes the penalty for

contravention of the provisions of the Act. Restriction on the de-

reservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest

purpose. No Forest land is to be acquired for the project. Hence

this act is not applicable to the sub project

The Indian Wildlife (Protection)

Act, 1972, amended 1993, The

Wild Life (Protection)

Amendment Act, 2002

This Act provides guidelines for protection of [Wild animals, birds

and plants] and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or

incidental thereto. It also states the norms for hunting of wild

animals, prohibition of picking, uprooting, etc., of specified

plants. The Act deals with the declaration of area as Sanctuary,

National Park, and closed area and also states the restriction of

entries in the sanctuary.

Not Applicable for the subproject

Biodiversity Act 2002 and

Biodiversity Rules 2004

The Act essentially controls access to indigenous biodiversity

resources. No agency/person referred to in sub-section (2) shall,

without previous approval of the National Bio-diversity Authority,

obtain any biological resource occurring in India or knowledge

associated thereto for research or for commercial utilization or

for bio-survey and bio-utilization.

Not Applicable for the subproject

The Ancient Monuments and

Archaeological Sites and

Remains Act, 1958, and the

rules, 1959 provide guidance for

carrying out activities, including

conservation, construction and

reuse in and around the

protected monuments.

Project site is not an ASI protected monument and there are not

any monuments of this nature within the jurisdiction.

Therefore, the provisions of this act do not apply.

Environmental Impact It delineates the steps required for obtaining Environmental

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Applicability of Acts/Guidelines Compliance Criteria

Assessment Notification, 2006 as

amended in 2009

clearance. As per the notification, a list of projects, requiring

Environmental Clearance from regulatory agencies at the State

or Central government level has been provided.

As per this notification, the subproject does not require

Environmental Clearance.

20. It can be observed from Table-1, that the proposed sub-project does not need to go through a

full-scale environmental assessment process; as the scale of impacts and categorization of the

sub-project components will not require clearances from Competent Authorities. Therefore, any

further approvals or environmental clearances from the GoI or GoUK are not envisaged. The

sub-project selection criteria specifies that all project activities pertaining to "Development of

Adventure Tourist Centre at Baur Jalashay” are in accordance with the provisions of the

Management Plan.

21. The ADB guidelines, stipulate addressing environmental concerns, if any, of a proposed activity

in the initial stages of Project preparation. For this, the ADB Guidelines categorizes the proposed

components into categories (A, B or C) to determine the level of environmental assessment

required to address the potential impacts. The Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) checklist

method was followed as per ADB requirement to assess the potential impacts of the project in

planning phase. The REA checklist is attached as Annexure-I with this report. The subproject

has been categorized as B as per the ADB‘s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). Accordingly this IEE has been prepared to address the potential impacts, in line with the recommended IEE

content and structure for Category B project. The IEE has been conducted based on Primary

and secondary sources of information and field reconnaissance surveys and stakeholder

consultations. Evaluation has been conducted for impacts likely to accrue due to due to location,

design & pre-construction, construction, operation & maintenance. An EMP outlining the specific

environmental measures to be adhered to during implementation of the subproject has been

prepared.

1.4. Report Structure

22. This Report contains eight (8) sections including this introductory section:

(i) Introduction;

(ii) Description of Project Components;

(iii) Description of the Existing Environment;

(iv) Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures;

(v) Environmental Management Plan;

(vi) Public consultation & Information Disclosure;

(vii) Findings and Recommendations; and

(viii) Conclusions



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CHAPTER – II

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT COMPONENTS

2.1. Project Overview

23. The ADB supported IDIPT Project targets inclusive economic growth and provision of livelihood

opportunities for local communities in the tourism sector through tourism infrastructure

development. The overall goal of project is to generate awareness and build capacity of

community on environmental and livelihood promotion aspects and improve the quality of life of

the rural community especially poor and women through sustainable tourism development.

Based on its geographical location and inter connectivity, the project area comes under Zone 2

which is the main Eastern gateway to Uttarakhand and its eastern Kumaon region from Delhi

and UP by road or rail.

24. Placed at an altitude of 700 feet, reservoir Baur Jalashay appears like a delightful panorama of

nature. Fringed with lush, verdant expanses, the banks of this lovely water body always

present an enthralling ambiance. In view of the perceived tourism potential of this reservoir and

its surrounding areas, the Department of Tourism constructed Tourist eco-huts and viewpoints,

on the southern corner of the reservoir. The Department of Irrigation, Government of

Uttarakhand has taken entire area on lease from Forest department. Despite the presence of

cultural and natural resources to attract visitors, the tourism potential of this site is under-utilized.

25. This reservoir has vast potential to offer for water sports tournaments like Canoeing, Kayaking,

Boating, Zorbing, sailing etc. at National and International levels. However the site lacks in

facilities like accommodation for sports persons , restaurants , Store house and some office /

reception centre that are mandatory for a sports adventure centre of respectable size. In the past

National Aqua sports tournaments were shifted from this site due to lack of facilities as

mentioned above. Therefore in order to address this gap, there was a felt need to adopt a

multi-pronged tourism development strategy for this site which focuses on water sports

adventure tourism centre and sustainability of the existing cultural and natural resources

involving the up-gradation of its adventure tourist infrastructure which at present unable

to cope to heavy rush and demand of the tourists/ sports enthusiasts in the peak season due

to no accommodation and lesser facilities. Some relevant details of the site are given below:

a. Baur Jalashay (water reservoir) lies in the Gadarpur and Bajpur development blocks of

Udham Singh Nagar district. It is situated north west of Rudrapur town, at a distance

of some 20 kilometres from Rudrapur, 70 kilometres from Nainital and 250 km from Delhi on

Rudrapur- Dineshpur - Gularbhoj road. The nearest railway station is Gularbhoj (3kms) and

Rudrapur (20 kms), while the nearest airport is Pantnagar (35 kms). Access to the reservoir

from Gularbhoj is via a three metre wide road mainly unpaved.

b. The main rivers which feed the Baur reservoir are Baur and Kakarata. The total catchment of

the reservoirs is 605 square kilometres. Water holding capacity of these reservoirs is 3650



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million cubic feet. During winters migratory birds arrives in the area which is a major tourist

attraction. The tourism department of Uttarakhand has developed some view points

and water sports facilities near Baur spillway.

c. Baur water reservoir has enchanting scenic values and great potential to develop as a water

sports activity destination. The reservoir provides a panoramic view of Tarai valley and

forests. The earthen dam is stretched over a length of 9.5 kilometres and becomes an ideal

tourist destination during monsoons and winters. The place is visited throughout the year by



weekends and national holidays. Access to the dam site and basic facilities and

infrastructure at the project site are very poor and needs to be upgraded / developed.

Figure 1 Location Map of Baur Jalashay in Kumaon, Uttarakhand

2.2. Present status

26. The Baur Jalashay a large water body has many attractions to offer. Besides being a paradise

for the bird watchers as thousands of birds come here every year and a variety of resident and

migratory birds are seen here , it provides a quiet, serene environment , away from the hustles of

towns and cities and a blue water expanse extending 9.5 Kms in length and upto 1 Km in width.

27. Baur Jalashay located in the district of Udham Singh Nagar of Kumaon Division of the

Himalayan state of Uttarakhand borders Nainital, a well-known tourist spot in the North and

Nepal towards the East lying at the confluence of two major trade and tourist routes of the

Himalayas, the north-south axis demarcating the route of Bageshwar- Almora - Ranikhet –Nainital - Delhi and the east-west axis marking the pilgrimage to Punyagiri temple near

Tanakpur. The district is characterized by high industrial and agricultural growth producing high

yielding variety of crops and many well-known Industrial units under State Industrial

Development Corporation Limited. It is literally a “bowl of productivity” of Kumaon, given the

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range and diversity of food grains, vegetables and fruits that are cultivated here since historic

times.

28. Rudrapur, a major business centre and a modern town is the nearest town from Baur Jalashay

and was established by the devotees of lord “Shiva” or “Rudra”. This reservoir lies in the tourist circuit with famous Jim Corbett Park in the west, Nanaksagar reservoir and punyagiri temple in

the east. This circuit is richly endowed with material heritage remains, temples, fortified

settlements and archaeological sites dating back to the ancient and medieval periods of history.

"Its geo-political position and wealth of natural resources made Rudrapur a highly developed

historic city with a cosmopolitan culture, attracting popular migrations from Bengal, Nepal and

the hills of North India, thus generating a rich and textured society since the early medieval

period.



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Figure 2 Existing Site Photographs

29. The viewing of the birds and leisure in serene and quite surroundings of large blue water body is

a critical tourism attraction in this region. As such areas offering good scenes encompassing all

above traits will have good tourism potential. The immediate vicinity of Baur Jalashay is

dominated by agricultural fields and thick forests having scattered rural settlements in the

attractive foot hills over looked by the hills surrounding in the north.

30. The development of Baur Jalashay as adventure sports and tourism centre under the scope of

this subproject is meant to tap into this recognized tourism potential of Baur Jalashay which

presents to visitors panoramic views of a large size blue water body, variety of birds and its

setting with green Forests and farmland.

Based on the input data available Baur Jalashay has following attractions:

a. A large water body with 900 hectares of water expanse.

b. Easy access to the site from rest of the country.

c. Large species of birds including migratory make it a bird watchers paradise.

d. Nearby tourist attractions like Jim Corbett park, Sitavani and score of other tourist attraction

in the adjoining hills

31. In the year 2013, the total number of visitors to Baur Jalashay, were 3000 per month on an

average. A large number of domestic tourists are from SIDCUL Rudrapur, and tourists visiting

the various important tourist places in Kumaon. KMVN has also created view points along the

periphery of the reservoir for the tourists. Low number of foreign visitors may be attributed to lack

of information about the sights and infrastructure available, as also the difficulty in

reaching Baur Jalashay. However, development of infrastructure and adventure tourism

facilities are a means of attracting more foreign visitors, and the upgrading of Pantnagar airport

will further enhance the site’s tourism potential.



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Figure 3 Existing Site Google Image

2.3. Project components

32. The project envisages development of water sports adventure centre with Olympic standards by

creating infrastructure for the tourists including the water sports equipment. The total cost of the

project is estimated at 13.15 crores. The project will sustain itself in terms of operation and

maintenance. The scope of the project includes the Construction of:

i). Parking Area

ii). Office

iii). Reception

iv). Interpretation Center

v). Entrance Plaza

vi). Restaurant

vii). Dormitory For 48 Persons

viii). Double Bed Rooms 7nos

ix). Store For The Equipment (Boat House)

x). First Aid Facility

xi). Indoor Games

xii). Mess

xiii). Staff Accommodation

xiv). Tourist Accommodation I/C Entertainment Area

xv). Public Convenience (Toilets, Wash Rooms, Changing Rooms & Locker Facilities)



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xvi). Watch Tower

xvii). Landscaping

xviii). Waterscape

xix). Plaza

xx). Children Play Area

xxi). Floating Jetty

xxii). Procurement of Adventure Water Sports equipment

xxiii). Conduction training programs.

33. The Proposed Layout Plan of the Sub-Project showing various project Components is Show in

the Figure Below. No objection certificate from the stakeholders are attached as Annexure 6.

2.4. Project Implementation Schedule

34. The implementation period for the proposed subproject is 24 months. Detailed design started in

June 2014. Construction of all elements will begin in the last quarter of the year 2014, and work

will be completed by the last quarter of the year 2016.



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Figure 4 Proposed Baur Jalashay Sub Project Site Layout



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CHAPTER – III

DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT

3.1. Environmental profile - Physical Resources

35. Uttarakhand became a separate state carved out of hill districts and sub Himalayan regions of

Uttar Pradesh in the year 2000 and is the newly formed hill state in the Indian Himalayan Region.

The geographical location (28°43' N to 31°27' N and 77°34' E to 81°02' E) resource setting of

Uttarakhand is unique and shares its borders with China and Nepal. It borders the Tibet

Autonomous Region on the north, Nepal on the east and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the

South, Haryana to the West and Himachal Pradesh to the North West. There are 13 districts in

Uttarakhand which are grouped into two divisions: Kumaon division and Garhwal division. The

Kumaon division includes six districts: (i) Almora, (ii) Bageshwar, (iii) Champawat, (iv) Nainital, (v)

Pithoragarh, and (vi) Udham Singh Nagar. The Garhwal division includes seven districts: (i)

Dehradun; (ii) Haridwar; (iii) Tehri Garhwal; (iv) Uttarkashi; (v) Chamoli; (vi) Pauri Garhwal

(commonly known as Garhwal); and (vii) Rudraprayag.

36. Uttarakhand has a total geographical area of 51,125 km², of which 64% is covered by forest. A

large part of the state is made mountainous. Most of the northern parts of the state are part of

Greater Himalaya ranges, covered by the high Himalayan peaks and glaciers, while the lower

foothills were densely forested. The difference in altitude between the lowest parts and the

highest part (snow peaks of Nandadevi) is almost 7,000 meters.

3.1.1. Project Area: Baur Jalashay

37. Baur Jalashaya (water reservoir) lies in the Gadarpur development block of Udham Singh

Nagar district. It is situated north west of Rudrapur town, at a distance of some 20 kilometres

from Rudrapur, 70 kilometres from Nainital and 250 km from Delhi on Rudrapur-Dineshpur-

Gularbhoj road. The nearest railway station is Gularbhoj (3kms) and Rudrapur (20 kms), while

the nearest airport is Pantnagar (35 kms). Access to the reservoir from Gularbhoj is via a three

metre wide road mainly unpaved.

38. The main rivers which feed the Baur reservoir are Baur and Kakarata. The total catchment of

the reservoirs is 605 square kilometres. Water holding capacity of these reservoirs is 3650

million cubic feet. During winters migratory birds arrives in the area which is a major tourist

attraction. The tourism department of Uttarakhand has developed some view points and water

sports facilities near Baur spillway.



The earthen dam is stretched over a length of 9.5 kilometres and becomes an ideal tourist

destination during monsoons and winters. The place is visited throughout the year by





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weekends and national holidays. Access to the dam site and basic facilities and infrastructure at

the project site are very poor and needs to be upgraded/developed.

Figure 5 Sub Project Area of Baur Jalashay, Uttarakhand

3.1.2. Climate

40. The area generally falls under Shivaliks comprising of Bhabar and Terai region which is marked

with heavy rainfall and temperature. The general climate of the area is tropical or hot. The rainfall



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in this region varies between 1300 and 1800 mms of which about eight percent falls as winter

rains and about 80 percent falls as monsoon precipitation. In the winters, from November to

March, the forenoons are found shrouded in heavy mist and nights with heavy dew. From April

till mid-July, the temperature is very high, exceeding 4o degree centigrade. There is very much

variation in day and night temperatures.

3.1.3. Soils

41. The soil of the region consists of very deep, well drained, soils formed in a loamy mantle and

sandy or gravelly outwash sediments. These soils are on till plains, moraines, stream terraces

and outwash plains. They have moderate permeability in the upper part and rapid permeability in

the lower part. The soils in the region are alluvial, riverine, non-calcareous to moderate

calcareous soils and have been carved out by the fast flowing rivers draining from the Himalayas.

Degradation of natural resources is a major concern of livelihood, poverty alleviation and

environmental services. Soil and water are critical natural resources and careful management of

these resources is essential to food security and environmental protection.

3.1.4. Air Quality

42. Ambient air quality measurements in the Baur Jalashay Sub-Project Area are shown in Table 2

(reports attached in Annexure 8). The monitoring was done on 07/11/2014. The PM10 level

ranged from 61.2 to 68.8 µg/m3, which is well below the permissible limit of 100 µg/m3

respectively. Likewise, Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen dioxide too were well below the permissible

limit. This is expected in an area with no major sources of air pollution.

Table 2 Ambient Air Quality (24 Hrs)

Parameters measured Unit Near Dam Gate

At Entry Gate

Allowable Limit*

Particulate Matter (PM10) µg/m3 61.2 68.8 For 24 Hrs = 100 Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) µg/m3 06 10 For 24 Hrs = 80

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) µg/m3 10 12 For 24 Hrs = 80

Carbon Monoxide (CO) mg/m3 0.03 0.04 For 08 Hrs = 02 For 01 Hrs = 04

*Allowable Limit = National Ambient Air Quality Standards as per CPCB Notification New Delhi, 18 Nov 2009

Date of sampling= 07.11.2014

3.1.5. Noise

43. Ambient noise quality has been monitored during preparation of this report. The data of noise

monitoring are shown in Table 3 (Details in Annexure 8). The day time equivalent noise level

ranged from 61.3 to 52.9 dB (A), which is well below the permissible limit.

Table 3 Noise Monitoring (24 Hrs)

Location Unit Maximum* Minimum* Average* Allowable Limit* Baur Jalashay dB (A) 61.3 52.9 56.4 75

*Leq Values = Equivalent Continuous Sound Pressure Level

Date of sampling= 07.11.2014



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3.1.6. Surface Water

44. Baur Jalashay is the most important water body in project area both in terms of environment and

tourist attraction. The monitoring result of the Baur Reservoir are all under permissible limits. The

summary of the water quality analysis is presented in Table 4.

Table 4 Surface Water Quality Analysis of Baur Reservoir

S.No Parameters measured Unit Protocol Result Standard (CPCB) (max)

Inland Surface Water

Public Sewer

1. pH ---- APHA 4500 H + B 7.02 5.5 – 9.0 5.5 – 9.0

2. Total Suspended Solids (TSS) mg/L APHA 2540 H + B 18.2 100 600

3. Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand (3 Days at 270 C) (BOD)

mg/L APHA 4500 (D) 4.5 30 350

4. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

mg/L APHA 5220 (B) 18.0 250 NS

5. Oil & Grease (O&G) mg/L APHA 5520 (B) < 1.0 10 20

3.1.7. Groundwater

45. The water supply of the local villages depends mainly on groundwater, which is abstracted

through tube wells located at the project area. The monitoring result of the water from hand pump

are all under permissible limits. The water quality testing report is given in the Table 5

Table 5 Ground Water Quality Analysis of Baur Reservoir

S.No Parameters

measured Unit Protocol Result

Drinking Water Standards /

Limit (IS:10500 2004)

Desirable Permissible

1. Colour Hazen APHA – 2120 (C) < 5 HZN 5 max. 25 max.

2. Odour --- IS:3025 (P-5) Unobjectionable Unobjectionable No Relaxation

3. Taste --- IS:3025 (P-8) Agreeable Agreeable No Relaxation

4. Turbidity NTU APHA 2130 (B) < 1 5 max. 10 max.

5. pH --- APHA 4500 H + B 7.12 6.5-8.5 No Relaxation

6. Total Hardness mg/L APHA 2340 (C) 67.2 300 max. 600 max.

7. Iron (Fe) mg/L APHA 3111 (B) 0.12 0.3 max. 1.0 max.

8. Chlorides (Cl) mg/L APHA 4500 (B) 21.3 250 max. 1000 max.

9. Residual, Free

Chlorine (RFC) mg/L APHA 4500 (B) NIL 0.2 No Relaxation

10. Sulphates (SO4) mg/L APHA 4500 (C) 9.2 200 max. 400 max.

11. Total Alkalinity mg/L APHA 2320 (B) 64.2 200 max. 600 max.

12. Flouride (F) mg/L APHA 4500 (F) 0.23 1.0 max 1.5 max.

13. Total Dissolved solids

(TDS) mg/L APHA 2540 (C) 245 500 max. 2000 max.

Microbiological / Bacteriological Tests:-

14. Total Coliform (MPN) No./100ml APHA 9215 < 1.8 < 10 < 10

15. Faecal Coliform --- APHA 9227 (E) Absent Absent No Relaxation



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3.2. Ecological Resources

46. Flora: The forest area surrounding the reservoirs mainly comprises of Reserve forests of tropical

moist deciduous forest category. There is very much diversity of flora and fauna in these forests.

The main forest vegetation of these forests consist of Sal (Shorea robusta), Shisham (Dalbergia

sissoo), Haldu (Adina cordifolia), Jamun (Syzygium cumini), Khair (Acacia catechu), Mango

(Mangifera indica), Kathal (Artocarpus heterophyllus) etc and patches of grasses and reeds.

Racks of Popular (Populus sp.), Safeda (Eucalyptus sp.) and Teak (Tectona grandis) are grown

in the last few decades. The local community is dependent on these forests for fuel, fodder and

leaf litter. A large variety of medicinal, aromatic and flowering herbs are also found in these

forests.

47. Fauna: Among the major wild life, elephant (Elephas indicus), tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard

(Panthera pardus), wild dog (Cuon alpinus), sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), hyena (Hyaena

hyaena), wild bear (Sus scrofa cristatus), Sambhar deer (Cervus unicolor), Swamp deer (Cervus

duvaucelli), Chital (Axis axis), Chausingha (Tetracerus quadrucornis), Nilgai (Bosephalus

tragocamelus), wild boar, monkey (Macaca mubuata villosa) etc are common. The common bird

species are peafowl (Pavo cristatus), black partridge (Ortygornis gularis), heron (Nyticorex

griseus), egret (Herodias garzetta), King fisher (Ceryle guttala), dove (Turtur cambaiensis) and

jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) etc.

3.3. Economic Resources

48. The main occupation of the local community is agriculture, animal husbandry and daily wage

labour. Besides, some households have govt jobs in irrigation department and private jobs in

companies located at SIDCUL near Rudrapur. The total area is irrigated thus highly productive.

The main agricultural crops are paddy and wheat (among cereal crops), sugarcane, mustard,

pea etc. Livestock population mainly comprises of cow, buffaloes and bullocks. Besides goats,

ponies, pigs are also reared for sustaining livelihoods. Livestock is mainly reared for milk

production, transport and making compost.

3.4. Social and Cultural Resources

49. Demography: There are around 34 revenue villages situated in the surroundings of these

reservoirs including Gularbhoj town. As per Census 2011, the population of these villages is

about 59914 with 11443 households mainly comprising of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. There is a

dominance of SC, ST (Buxa tribe) and Bengali community migrated from West Bengal and

Bangladesh. The demographic data of project area villages is summarized in the Table 6.

Table 6 Demographic Profile of Project area

S.No Villages Total HHs Population

Total Male Female SC ST

1 Rooppur 87 477 244 233 21 331

2 Khanpur Paschim 478 2361 1213 1148 1138 827

3 Roshanpur 456 2273 1164 1109 326 217



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S.No Villages Total HHs Population

Total Male Female SC ST

4 Khempur 400 2126 1101 1025 215 1122

5 Rajpur 249 1250 651 599 28 602

6 Rafinagar 254 1327 697 630 288 0

7 Govindpur 214 1028 532 496 156 62

8 Kaupa 244 1263 628 635 106 363

9 Kulha 1628 8580 4366 4214 95 4176

10 Dhemri Block 298 1596 814 782 12 5

11 Jaganpuri 316 1637 855 782 0 171

12 Gularbhoj 145 794 399 395 4 345

13 Madanapur 640 3139 1597 1542 398 909

14 Charanpur 151 853 436 417 0 338

15 Shyamnagar 129 628 332 296 51 0

16 Narayanpur 184 935 477 458 30 0

17 Dhanpur Vijaipur 508 2483 1310 1173 729 0

18 Girdhar Nagar 316 1628 873 755 349 0

19 Nandpur 447 2248 1156 1092 173 865

20 Husainpur 46 246 120 126 0 0

21 Dheemar Khera 215 1213 616 597 0 300

22 Maseet 412 2450 1268 1182 102 1

23 Khushalpur 42 221 114 107 0 0

24 Sarovar Nagar 349 1852 943 909 0 0

25 Fatehganj 97 517 260 257 134 0

26 Motiyapura 212 1131 585 546 188 283

27 Gopal Nagar 90 597 391 206 100 158

28 Kuin Kheri 74 372 189 183 0 0

29 Bal Khera 47 254 131 123 0 0

30 Patthar Kui 354 1933 1011 922 180 0

31 Jhagarpuri 315 1742 890 852 12 35

32 Ramjiwanpur 365 2014 1034 980 34 6

33 Bara Khera 790 3826 2046 1780 539 71

34 Gadarpur 891 4920 2570 2350 548 0

Total 11443 59914 31013 28901 5956 11187

3.5. Basic Amenities and Infrastructure

50. Due to closeness from the block and district headquarters, the project area has almost all

infrastructure facilities like road, electricity, education, drinking water, health centre, banks, post

office, market, police station, petrol pump etc. within a periphery of 10 kms. There is potential of

tourism development in the area due to Baur water reservoir, which will provide more

employment to the local youth and improve the livelihoods security of local community.



During winters migratory birds arrives in the area which is a major tourist attraction. The tourism

department of Uttarakhand had developed some view points and water sports facilities near

Baur spill way. The irrigation department collects revenue from the contractor for fish farming in



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the reservoir. The latest contract was assigned to a local contractor for INR 5 crores for fish

farming for five years. The local community are not allowed for fishing.

3.6. SWOT Analysis

52. The SWOT analysis of the area as a tourist destination was done with the objective of assessing

its tourism potential and possibilities for sustainable tourism development in the next decade.

The study of SWOT analysis shows that the important and accepted livelihood option is tourism

based. The strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats of which are summarized below.

Table 7 SWOT Analysis

STRENGHTS

Availability of Nainital and Corbett National Park as tourist destination which attracts millions of tourists every year

Geographical setting and centralized location of the site is ideal for developing the site as tourism destination

Abundance of natural endowments including rich bio diversity of the region

Availability of Tourism department and KMVN as a government enterprise to promote tourism in Kumaon region

OPPORTUNITIES

The Government of India has given special attention to eastern Uttarakhand tourism circuit.

ADB has supported the state for tourism development in this region of Uttarakhand.

There is potential for private sector investment in tourism projects

Besides Intra regional tours there are opportunities for promoting cross border towns to neighboring countries like Nepal.

Potential of Water sports and training centre

WEAKNESSES

Underutilized infrastructural facilities of the government

Falling of the catchment area under reserve forest, which hampers the development of roads and other infrastructure at the reservoir site

Lack of effective marketing of tourism based products

Poor industrial capacity and lack of proper training.

Underutilized network and synergy among public and private organization of the region

THREATS

Competition from other tourism destinations like Nainital, Bhimtal and Corbett National Park etc

Threats from uncontrolled urbanization and tourism development

Environmental concerns like pollution, overcrowding, etc



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CHAPTER – IV

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

53. The assessment for environmental impacts due to the implementation of this project has been

carried out for potential impacts during the following stages of the project planning and

implementation:

Location impacts: Impacts associated with site selection, including impacts on

environment and resettlement or livelihood related impacts on communities and wildlife

Design impacts: Impacts arising from project design, including the technology used,

scale of operations, discharge standards etc.

Construction impacts: Impacts resulting from construction activities including site

clearance, earthworks, civil works, etc.

O&M impacts: Impacts associated with the operation and maintenance of the

infrastructure built in the project.

4.1. Location Impacts

54. The location considered for the subproject is within the area designated for eco - tourism as part

of developing Uttarakhand‘s conservation, heritage, natural and cultural attractions, and are

outside areas demarcated for habitat protection and conservation. The proposed sub-project

envisages Development of Adventure Tourist center at Baur Jalashay and also the promotion

of adventure sports activities. There is no land acquisition as the land belong to Irrigation

Department, Government of Uttarakhand. The NOC has been obtained from the Irrigation

Department with an understanding on revenue sharing between Irrigation and Tourism

Department Govt. of Uttarakhand. Land Transfer from Irrigation Department is also being

considered and letter to Secretary Tourism has been written in this regard. There is no impact

on temporary resettlement and livelihood loss during the execution of the subproject. No

additional land is to be acquired. Thus, resettlement and rehabilitation is not required for the

subproject.

4.2. Design and Pre Construction Impacts

55. Pre-construction Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Consents, permits, clearances, no objection certificate (NOC). Failure to obtain necessary

consents, permits, NOCs, etc. can result to design revisions and / or stoppage of works.

56. Mitigation measures. The following will be conducted during detailed design phase:

Obtain all necessary consents, permits, clearance, NOCs, etc. prior to start of civil works.

Acknowledge in writing and provide report on compliance all obtained consents, permits, clearance, NOCs, etc.

Include in detailed design drawings and documents all conditions and provisions if necessary



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57. Erosion control. Most of the impacts will occur due to excavation and earth movements during

construction phase. Prior to commencement of civil works, the contractor will be required to:

Develop an erosion control and re-vegetation plan to minimize soil loss and reduce sedimentation to protect water quality.

Minimize the potential for erosion by balancing cuts and fills to the extent feasible.

Identify and avoid areas with unstable slopes and local factors that can cause slope instability (groundwater conditions, precipitation, seismic activity, slope angles, and geologic structure).

Minimize the amount of land disturbed as much as possible. Use existing roads, disturbed areas, and borrow pits and quarries when possible. Minimize vegetation removal. Stage construction to limit the exposed area at any one time.

58. Utilities. Interruption of services (water supply, toilets, bathing areas, etc.) will be scheduled and

intermittently related to localized construction activities. To mitigate impacts, PIU/DSC will:

Identify and include locations and operators of these utilities in the detailed design documents to prevent unnecessary disruption of services during the construction phase.

Require contractors to prepare a contingency plan to include actions to be done in case of unintentional interruption of services.

Require contractor to obtain from the PIU and/or DSC the list of affected utilities and operators;

If relocations are necessary, contractor will coordinate with the providers to relocate the utility.

59. Social and Cultural Resources. There is a risk that any work involving ground disturbance can

uncover and damage archaeological and historical remains. Although no such sites have been

identified. The PIU/DSC will:

Consult Archaeological Survey of India and/or State Department of Archaeology to obtain an expert assessment of the archaeological potential of the site.

Consider alternatives if the site is found to be of medium or high risk.

Include state and local archaeological, cultural and historical authorities, and interest groups in consultation forums as project stakeholders so that their expertise can be made available.

Develop a protocol for use by the construction contractors in conducting any excavation work, to ensure that any chance finds are recognized and measures are taken to ensure they are protected and conserved.

60. Sites for construction work camps and areas for stockpile, storage and disposal. The

priority is to locate these near the subproject sites. The contractor will be required to meet the

following criteria for the sites:

Will not promote instability and result in destruction of property, vegetation, irrigation, and drinking water supply systems, etc.

Residential areas will not be considered so as to protect the human environment (i.e., to curb accident risks, health risks due to air and water pollution and dust, and noise, and to prevent social conflicts, shortages of amenities, and crime).

Disposal will not be allowed near sensitive areas which will cause inconvenience to the community.

The construction camp, storage of fuel and lubricants should be avoided at the river bank. Any construction camp site will be finalized in consultation with DSC and PIU

61. Sources of construction materials. Significant amounts of gravel, sand, and cement will be

required for this subproject. Extraction of materials can disrupt natural land contours and

vegetation resulting in accelerated erosion, disturbance in natural drainage patterns, ponding

and water logging, and water pollution. The contractor will be required to:

Use quarry sites and sources permitted by government.



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Verify suitability of all material sources and obtain approval from PIU/DSC.

If additional quarries are required after construction has started, obtain written approval from PIU/DSC.

Submit to DSC on a monthly basis documentation of sources of materials.

It will be the construction contractor’s responsibility to verify the suitability of all material sources and to obtain the approval of district administration. If additional quarries are required after construction is started, then the contractor obtain written approval of PIU.

62. Access. Hauling of construction materials and operation of equipment on-site can cause traffic

problems and conflicts in ROWs. Construction traffic will access most work areas from the

existing roads therefore potential impacts will be of short-duration, localized and can be

mitigated. The contractor will need to adopt the following mitigation measures:

Plan transportation routes so that heavy vehicles do not use narrow local roads, except in the immediate vicinity of delivery sites.

Schedule transport and hauling activities during non-peak hours.

Locate entry and exit points in areas where there is low potential for traffic congestion.

Keep the site free from all unnecessary obstructions.

Drive vehicles in a considerate manner.

Coordinate with the Traffic Police Department for temporary road diversions and for provision of traffic aids if transportation activities cannot be avoided during peak hours.

Notify affected sensitive receptors by providing sign boards with information about the nature and duration of construction works and contact numbers for concerns/complaints.

Provide free access to households and businesses/shops along the ROWs during the construction phase.

63. Summary of pre-construction activities is presented in Table 8 the responsibilities, monitoring

program and costs are provided in detailed in the EMP. The contractor is required to update the

information during detailed design phase.

Table 8 Summary of Pre-Construction Mitigation Measures

Parameters Mitigation Measures

Consents, permits, clearances, no objection certificate (NOC), etc.

Obtain all necessary consents, permits, clearance, NOCs, etc. prior to start of civil

works.

Acknowledge in writing and provide report on compliance of all obtained consents,

permits, clearance, NOCs, etc.

Include in detailed design drawings and documents all conditions and provisions if

necessary

Erosion control Develop an erosion control and re-vegetation plan to minimize soil loss and reduce

sedimentation to protect water quality.

Minimize the potential for erosion by balancing cuts and fills to the extent feasible.

Identify and avoid areas with unstable slopes and local factors that can cause slope

instability (groundwater conditions, precipitation, seismic activity, slope angles, and

geologic structure).

Minimize the amount of land disturbed as much as possible. Use existing roads,

disturbed areas, and borrow pits and quarries when possible. Minimize vegetation

removal. Stage construction to limit the exposed area at any one time.

Utilities Identify and include locations and operators of these utilities in the detailed design

documents to prevent unnecessary disruption of services during the construction

phase.



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Parameters Mitigation Measures

Require contractors to prepare a contingency plan to include actions to be done in

case of unintentional interruption of services.

Obtain from the PIU and/or DSC the list of affected utilities and operators;

Prepare a contingency plan to include actions to be done in case of unintentional

interruption of services.

If relocations are necessary, contractor will coordinate with the providers to relocate

the utility.

Social and Cultural Resources

Consult Archaeological Survey of India or State Department of Archaeology to

obtain an expert assessment of the archaeological potential of the site.

Consider alternatives if the site is found to be of medium or high risk.

Include state and local archaeological, cultural and historical authorities, and interest

groups in consultation forums as project stakeholders so that their expertise can be

made available.

Develop a protocol for use by the construction contractors in conducting any

excavation work, to ensure that any chance finds are recognized and measures are

taken to ensure they are protected and conserved.

Sites for construction work camps, areas for stockpile, storage and disposal

Will not promote instability and result in destruction of property, vegetation,

irrigation, and drinking water supply systems, etc.

Residential areas will not be considered so as to protect the human environment (i.e.,

to curb accident risks, health risks due to air and water pollution and dust, and noise,

and to prevent social conflicts, shortages of amenities, and crime).

Disposal will not be allowed near sensitive areas which will cause inconvenience to

the community.

The construction camp, storage of fuel and lubricants should be avoided at the river

bank. The construction camp site for intake well should be finalized in consultation

with DSC and PIU.

Sources of construction materials

Use quarry sites and sources permitted by government.

Verify suitability of all material sources and obtain approval from PIU/DSC.

If additional quarries are required after construction has started, obtain written

approval from PIU/DSC.

Submit to DSC on a monthly basis documentation of sources of materials.

Access Plan transportation routes so that heavy vehicles do not use narrow local roads,

except in the immediate vicinity of delivery sites.

Schedule transport and hauling activities during non-peak hours.

Locate entry and exit points in areas where there is low potential for traffic

congestion.

Keep the site free from all unnecessary obstructions.

Drive vehicles in a considerate manner.

Coordinate with the Traffic Police Department for temporary road diversions and for

provision of traffic aids if transportation activities cannot be avoided during peak

hours.

Notify affected sensitive receptors by providing sign boards with information about

the nature and duration of construction works and contact numbers for

concerns/complaints.

Provide free access to households and businesses/shops along ROWs during the

construction phase.

4.3. Construction Impacts

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any such activity in the vicinity of the site so that the history and sanctity as well as the usability

of the site by the projected number of tourists are not hampered. The construction stage impacts

due to the proposed project components are generic to the construction activities. The EMP

emphasizes on the construction impacts and necessary mitigation measures to be strictly

followed by the contractor and supervised by the DSC and PIU team Key impacts are covered in

the following paragraphs.

65. Impacts due to stock piles of waste and top soil: Improper stock piling of construction

materials and top soil can obstruct drainage, disturb tourists, etc. Due consideration will be given

for materials storage and construction sites such that it doesn‘t cause any hindrance to tourists movement within the site. Stockpiles will be covered to protect from dust and erosion.

66. Disposal of construction waste: The construction waste could lead to siltation of the reservoir.

In the proposed subproject, it should be made mandatory for the contractor involved in

construction activities for proper disposal of the construction waste at the disposal site as

designated by the PIU and DSC. It will also be ensured that no construction waste will be

disposed in the reservoir (U/s and D/s), canal and the site will be properly cleaned after the

construction is complete. Construction waste will be done at low laying area (with due

permission from Municipal Corporation) along with earth cover for development of vegetation

cover.

67. Quarry/Borrow pits operations: As the construction material includes bricks, cement and steel

which will be procured from market. No quarrying/borrow pit operation are required. Hence there

are no impacts in this subject

68. Impacts due to operation of construction equipment: Construction equipment required for

the proposed project will include the concrete mixer, drilling machine for piling works, dumpers

and DG sets for power backup, trucks for the transportation of construction material. Suitable

site will be selected for siting the construction of equipment, so that there is minimal disturbance

to human population and ecology of the area.

69. Impacts on Water Quality. Excavated materials may end up in drainages and water bodies

adjacent to the subproject sites, particularly during monsoon season. Other risks of water

pollution may be caused by: (i) poorly managed construction sediments, wastes and hazardous

substances; and (ii) poor sanitation practices of construction workers. The contractor will be

required to:

Schedule civil works during non-monsoon season, to the maximum extent possible.

Ensure drainages and water bodies within the construction zones are kept free of obstructions.

Keep loose soil material and stockpiles out of drains, flow-lines and watercourses.

Avoid stockpiling of excavated and construction materials (sand, gravel, cement, etc.) unless covered by tarpaulins or plastic sheets.

Re-use/utilize, to maximum extent possible, excavated materials.

Dispose any residuals at identified disposal site finalized in consultation with district administration.

Dispose waste oil and lubricants generated as per provisions of Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989.



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Develop a spill prevention and containment plan, educate workers about the plan, and have the necessary materials on site prior to and during construction.

Refuel equipment within the designated refueling containment area away from drainages, nallahs, or any water body.

Inspect all vehicles daily for fluid leaks before leaving the vehicle staging area, and repair any leaks before the vehicle resumes operation.

Sewage generated by labour involved in construction phase should be collected and properly treated prior to disposal.

70. Impacts on drainage pattern: The land to be used for the project is quite less. Proper care has

been taken for selecting location of construction sites. Hence, no impact is expected on drainage

pattern in the area.

71. Increase in noise level: Noise and vibration-emitting construction activities include earthworks,

rock crushing, concrete mixing, movement and operation of construction vehicles and

equipment, and loading and unloading of coarse aggregates. The significance of noise and

vibration impacts will be high in areas where noise-sensitive institutions such as health care and

educational facilities are situated. These impacts will be temporary, short-term, intermittent, and

expected to be in the range of 80 to 100 dB (A).

Plan activities in consultation with the PIU/DSC so that activities with the greatest potential to generate noise are conducted during periods of the day which will result in least disturbance.

Minimize noise from construction equipment by using vehicle silencers and fitting jackhammers with noise-reducing mufflers.

Avoid loud random noise from sirens, air compression, etc.

Instruct drivers that horns not be used unless it is necessary to warn other road users or animals of the vehicle’s approach.

If specific noise complaints are received during construction, the contractor may be required to implement one or more of the following noise mitigation measures, as directed by the project manager:

- Locate stationary construction equipment as far from nearby noise-sensitive

properties as possible.

- Shut off idling equipment.

- Reschedule construction operations to avoid periods of noise annoyance identified

in the complaint.

- Notify nearby residents whenever extremely noisy work will be occurring.

Follow Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, day time ambient noise levels should not exceed 65 dB(A) in commercial areas, 55 dB(A) in residential areas, and 50 dB(A) in silence zone.1

Ensure vehicles comply with Government of India noise limits for vehicles. The test method to be followed shall be IS: 3028-1998.

Staging of construction equipment and unnecessary idling of equipment within noise sensitive areas to be avoided whenever possible.

1 Day time shall mean from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm. Silence zone is an area comprising not less than 100 meters around

hospitals, educational institutions, courts, religious places or any other area which is declared as such by UEPPCB. Mixed

categories of areas may be declared as one of the above mentioned categories by UEPPCB.



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Monitoring of noise levels will be conducted during the construction phase of the project. In case of exceeding of pre-determined acceptable noise levels by the machinery will require the contractor(s) to stop work and remedy the situation prior to continuing construction.

72. Impacts on air quality: The operation of various construction equipment requires combustion of

fuel. Normally, diesel is used in such equipment. The major pollutant which gets emitted as a

result of diesel combustion is SO2. The SPM emissions are minimal due to low ash content in

diesel. The short-term increase in SO2, is quite low. Hence, no major impact is anticipated on

this account. During construction phase, there will be increased vehicular movement. Lot of

construction material like sand, fine aggregate is stored at various sites, during the project

construction phase. Normally, due to blowing of winds, especially when the environment is dry,

some of the stored material can get entrained in the atmosphere. However, such impacts are

visible only in and around the storage sites. The impacts on this account are generally,

insignificant in nature.

73. The mitigation measures are:

Identification of construction limits (minimal area required for construction activities)

When practical, excavated spoils will be removed as the contractor proceeds along the length of the activity.

When necessary, stockpiling of excavated material will be covered or staged offsite location with muck being delivered as needed during the course of construction.

Excessive soil on paved areas will be sprayed (wet) and/or swept and unpaved areas will be sprayed and/or mulched. The use of petroleum products or similar products for such activities will be strictly prohibited.

Contractors will be required to cover stockpiled soils and trucks hauling soil, sand, and other loose materials (or require trucks to maintain at least two feet of freeboard).

The contractor will be responsible for maintaining properly functioning construction equipment to minimize exhaust.

Construction equipment and vehicles will be turned off when not used for extended periods of time.

Unnecessary idling of construction vehicles to be prohibited.

Effective traffic management to be undertaken to avoid significant delays in and around the project area.

Road damage caused by sub-project activities will be promptly attended to with proper road repair and maintenance work.

Conduct regular water spraying on earth piles, trenches and sand piles.

Conduct regular visual inspection along alignments and construction zones to ensure no excessive dust emissions.

Spreading crushed gravel over backfilled surfaces if re-surfacing of disturbed ROWs cannot be done immediately.

Maintain construction vehicles and obtain “pollution under control” certificate from UEPPCB.

Obtain CFE and CFO for hot mix plants, crushers, diesel generators, etc., if to be used in the project.

74. Impacts on biodiversity during construction phase: No significant impacts are expected on

the biodiversity during the construction phase. As per preliminary design, tree-cutting is not

required. This will be reassessed during detailed design phase. There are no protected areas in

the direct and indirect impact zones and no diverse ecological biodiversity as vegetation and

animals found in the construction zones are common in built up / urban areas. The reservoir is

replete with Water birds and migratory birds especially during winter months. The contractor will



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be required to:

Conduct site induction and environmental awareness.

Limit activities within the work area.

Plan and phase activities to minimize any impact on the water birds due to construction activities.

Replant trees in the area using minimum ratio of 2 new trees for every 1 tree cut, if any. Replacement species must be approved by the State Forest Department.

75. Disturbance to traffic during construction phase: At the time of construction there might be

disturbance and inconvenience for the movement of the public and vehicles due to project

construction activities. These inconveniences will be temporary in nature and last for a very short

duration. However construction will be planned considering the tourists season. Tourist season

may be utilized to complete the works, which do not cause much disturbance to the tourists and

local residents.

76. Inconvenience in accessibility: There may be inconvenience to tourists, residents,

businesses, and other road users due to construction activities in the project area and slower

flow of traffic in areas with narrow roads. This potential impact is site-specific, short-term and can

be mitigated. The contractor will be required to:

Ensure no damage to structures/properties near construction zone.

Provide walkways and metal sheets where required to maintain access of people and vehicles.

Provide sign boards to inform nature and duration of construction works and contact numbers for concerns/complaints.

Increase the workforce in front of critical areas such as institutions, place of worship, business establishment, hospitals, and schools;

Implement good housekeeping. Remove wastes immediately. Prohibit stockpiling of materials that may obstruct/slow down pedestrians and/or vehicle movement.

Ensure workers will not use nearby/adjacent areas as toilet facility.

Coordinate with DSC for transportation routes and schedule. Schedule transport and hauling activities during non-peak hours. Communicate road detours via visible boards, advertising, pamphlets, etc.

Ensure heavy vehicles do not use narrow local roads, except in the immediate vicinity of delivery sites.

Provide instructions on event of chance finds for archaeological and/or ethno-botanical resources. Works must be stopped immediately until such time chance finds are cleared by experts.

77. Impacts on cultural properties: The proposed project does not interfere through any sites of

religious, historical and/or cultural significance. However, it will help improve the overall

aesthetics of adjoining market places etc.

78. Impact due to Waste Generation: Construction activities will generate excavated soils, excess

construction materials, and solid wastes (such as removed concrete, wood, trees and plants,

packaging materials, empty containers, oils, lubricants, and other similar items). These impacts

are negative but short-term and reversible by mitigation measures. The contractor will need to

adopt the following mitigation measures:



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Prepare and implement a waste management plan. Manage solid waste according to the following hierarchy: reuse, recycling and disposal. Include in waste management plan designated/approved disposal areas.

Coordinate with State Pollution Control Board and local municipality/district administration for beneficial uses of excavated soils/silts/sediments or immediately dispose to designated areas.

Avoid stockpiling and remove immediately all excavated soils, excess construction materials, and solid waste (removed concrete, wood, trees and plants, packaging materials, empty containers, oils, lubricants, and other similar items).

Prohibit disposal of any material or wastes (including human waste) into drainage, nallah, or watercourse.

79. Impacts on Occupational Health and Safety. Residential accommodation for workers is not

proposed. Workers need to be mindful of occupational hazards which can arise from excavation

works in high-traffic and busy areas. Exposure to work-related chemical, physical, biological and

social hazard is typically intermittent and of short duration, but is likely to reoccur. Potential

impacts are negative and long-term but reversible by mitigation measures. Overall, the

contractor should comply with IFC EHS Guidelines on Occupational Health and Safety. These

include:

Disallow worker exposure to noise level greater than 85 dBA for a duration of more than 8 hours per day without hearing protection. The use of hearing protection shall be enforced actively.

Develop comprehensive site-specific health and safety (H&S) plan. The overall objective is to provide guidance to contractors on establishing a management strategy and applying practices that are intended to eliminate, or reduce, fatalities, injuries and illnesses for workers performing activities and tasks associated with the project.

Include in H&S plan measures such as: (i) type of hazards during excavation works; (ii) corresponding personal protective equipment for each identified hazard; (iii) H&S training for all site personnel; (iv) procedures to be followed for all site activities; and (v) documentation of work-related accidents.

Provide H&S orientation training to all new workers to ensure that they are apprised of the rules of work at the site, personal protective protection, and preventing injury to fellow workers.

Ensure that qualified first-aid can be provided at all times. Equipped first-aid stations shall be easily accessible throughout the site as well as at construction camps.

Provide medical insurance coverage for workers.

Secure construction zone from unauthorized intrusion and accident risks.

Provide supplies of potable drinking water.

Provide clean eating areas where workers are not exposed to hazardous or noxious substances.

Provide visitor orientation if visitors to the site can gain access to areas where hazardous conditions or substances may be present. Ensure also that visitor/s do not enter hazard areas unescorted.

Ensure the visibility of workers through their use of high visibility vests when working in or walking through heavy equipment operating areas.

Ensure moving equipment is outfitted with audible back-up alarms.

Mark and provide sign boards in the construction zone, and areas for storage and disposal. Signage shall be in accordance with international standards and be well known to, and easily understood by workers, visitors, and the general public as appropriate.

80. Impacts on Socio-Economic Activities. Manpower will be required during the construction

phase. This can help generate contractual employment and increase in local revenue. Thus

potential impact is positive and long-term. As per preliminary design, land acquisition and



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closure of roads are not required.

81. The potential impacts are negative and moderate but short-term and temporary. The contractor

will need to adopt the following mitigation measures:

Leave space for access between mounds of soil.

Provide walkways and metal sheets where required to maintain access to shops/businesses along trenches.

Consult businesses and institutions regarding operating hours and factoring this in to work schedules.

Provide sign boards for pedestrians to inform nature and duration of construction works and contact numbers for concerns/complaints

82. Summary of Mitigation Measures during Construction. Table-9 provides summary of

mitigation measures to be considered by the contractor during construction phase. The detailed

mitigation measures, environmental monitoring and reporting requirements, emergency

response procedures, related implementation arrangements, capacity development and training

measures, implementation schedule, cost estimates, and performance indicators are provided in

the EMP.

Table 9 Summary of Mitigation Measures during Construction Phase

Potential Impact

Mitigation Measures

Erosion hazards Save topsoil removed during excavation and use to reclaim disturbed areas, as soon as it is

possible to do so.

Use dust abatement such as water spraying to minimize windblown erosion.

Provide temporary stabilization of disturbed/excavated areas that are not actively under

construction.

Apply erosion controls (e.g., silt traps) along the drainage leading to the water bodies.

Maintain vegetative cover within road ROWs to prevent erosion and periodically monitor

ROWs to assess erosion.

Clean and maintain catch basins, drainage ditches, and culverts regularly.

Conduct routine site inspections to assess the effectiveness of and the maintenance

requirements for erosion and sediment control systems.

Impacts on water quality

Schedule civil works during non-monsoon season, to the maximum extent possible.

Ensure drainages and water bodies within the construction zones are kept free of obstructions.

Keep loose soil material and stockpiles out of drains, flow-lines and watercourses.

Avoid stockpiling of excavated and construction materials (sand, gravel, cement, etc.) unless

covered by tarpaulins or plastic sheets.

Re-use/utilize, to maximum extent possible, excavated materials.

Dispose any residuals at identified disposal site (PIU/DSC will identify approved sites).

Dispose waste oil and lubricants generated as per provisions of Hazardous Waste

(Management and Handling) Rules, 1989.

Develop a spill prevention and containment plan, educate workers about the plan, and have the

necessary materials on site prior to and during construction.

Refuel equipment within the designated refueling containment area away from drainages,

nallahs, or any water body.

Inspect all vehicles daily for fluid leaks before leaving the vehicle staging area, and repair any

leaks before the vehicle resumes operation.

Sewage generated by labour involved in construction phase should be collected and properly

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Potential Impact

Mitigation Measures

Impacts on air quality

Identification of construction limits (minimal area required for construction activities)

When practical, excavated spoils will be removed as the contractor proceeds along the length

of the activity.

When necessary, stockpiling of excavated material will be covered or staged offsite location

with muck being delivered as needed during the course of construction.

Excessive soil on paved areas will be sprayed (wet) and/or swept and unpaved areas will be

sprayed and/or mulched. The use of petroleum products or similar products for such activities

will be strictly prohibited.

Contractors will be required to cover stockpiled soils and trucks hauling soil, sand, and other

loose materials (or require trucks to maintain at least two feet of freeboard).

The contractor will be responsible for maintaining properly functioning construction

equipment to minimize exhaust.

Construction equipment and vehicles will be turned off when not used for extended periods of

time.

Unnecessary idling of construction vehicles to be prohibited.

Effective traffic management to be undertaken to avoid significant delays in and around the

project area.

Road damage caused by sub-project activities will be promptly attended to with proper road

repair and maintenance work.

Conduct regular water spraying on earth piles, trenches and sand piles.

Conduct regular visual inspection along alignments and construction zones to ensure no

excessive dust emissions.

Spreading crushed gravel over backfilled surfaces if re-surfacing of disturbed ROWs cannot

be done immediately.

Maintain construction vehicles and obtain “pollution under control” certificate from UEPPCB.

Obtain CFE and CFO for hot mix plants, crushers, diesel generators, etc., if to be used in the

project.

Noise and vibrations impacts

Plan activities in consultation with the PIU/DSC so that activities with the greatest potential to

generate noise are conducted during periods of the day which will result in least disturbance.

Minimize noise from construction equipment by using vehicle silencers and fitting

jackhammers with noise-reducing mufflers.

Avoid loud random noise from sirens, air compression, etc.

Require drivers that horns not be used unless it is necessary to warn other road users or

animals of the vehicle’s approach. If specific noise complaints are received during construction, the contractor may be required

to implement one or more of the following noise mitigation measures, as directed by the

project manager: (i) locate stationary construction equipment as far from nearby noise-

sensitive properties as possible; (ii) shut off idling equipment; (iii) reschedule construction

operations to avoid periods of noise annoyance identified in the complaint; and/or (iv) notify

nearby residents whenever extremely noisy work will be occurring.

Follow Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, day time ambient noise levels should

not exceed 65 dB(A) in commercial areas, 55 dB(A) in residential areas, and 50 dB(A) in

silence zone.2

Ensure vehicles comply with Government of India noise limits for vehicles. The test method

2 Day time shall mean from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm. Silence zone is an area comprising not less than 100 meters around

hospitals, educational institutions, courts, religious places or any other area which is declared as such by UEPPCB. Mixed

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Potential Impact

Mitigation Measures

to be followed shall be IS: 3028-1998.

Staging of construction equipment and unnecessary idling of equipment within noise sensitive

areas to be avoided whenever possible.

Monitoring of noise levels will be conducted during the construction phase of the project. In

case of exceeding of pre-determined acceptable noise levels by the machinery will require the

contractor(s) to stop work and remedy the situation prior to continuing construction.

Impacts on flora and fauna

Conduct site induction and environmental awareness.

Limit activities within the work area.

Replant trees in the area using minimum ratio of 2 new trees for every 1 tree cut, if any.

Replacement species must be approved by state forest Department

Inconvenience in accessibility

Ensure no damage to structures/properties near construction zone.

Provide walkways and metal sheets where required to maintain access of people and vehicles.

Provide sign boards to inform nature and duration of construction works and contact numbers

for concerns/complaints.

Increase the workforce in front of critical areas such as institutions, place of worship, business

establishment, hospitals, and schools;

Implement good housekeeping. Remove wastes immediately. Prohibit stockpiling of materials

that may obstruct/slow down pedestrians and/or vehicle movement.

Ensure workers will not use nearby/adjacent areas as toilet facility.

Coordinate with DSC for transportation routes and schedule. Schedule transport and hauling

activities during non-peak hours. Communicate road detours via visible boards, advertising,

pamphlets, etc.

Ensure heavy vehicles do not use narrow local roads, except in the immediate vicinity of

delivery sites.

Provide instructions on event of chance finds for archaeological and/or ethno-botanical

resources. Works must be stopped immediately until such time chance finds are cleared by

experts.

Impacts on waste generation

Prepare and implement a waste management plan. Manage solid waste according to the

following hierarchy: reuse, recycling and disposal. Include in waste management plan

designated/approved disposal areas.

Coordinate with State Pollution Control Board and local administration for beneficial uses of

excavated soils/silts/sediments or immediately dispose to designated areas.

Recover used oil and lubricants and reuse; or remove from the sites.

Avoid stockpiling and remove immediately all excavated soils, excess construction materials,

and solid waste (removed concrete, wood, trees and plants, packaging materials, empty

containers, oils, lubricants, and other similar items).

Prohibit disposal of any material or wastes (including human waste) into drainage, nallah, or

watercourse.

Impacts on occupational health and safety

Comply with IFC EHS Guidelines on Occupational Health and Safety

Disallow worker exposure to noise level greater than 85 dBA for a duration of more than 8

hours per day without hearing protection. The use of hearing protection shall be enforced

actively.

Develop comprehensive site-specific health and safety (H&S) plan. The overall objective is to

provide guidance to contractors on establishing a management strategy and applying practices

that are intended to eliminate, or reduce, fatalities, injuries and illnesses for workers

performing activities and tasks associated with the project.

Include in H&S plan measures such as: (i) type of hazards during excavation works; (ii)

corresponding personal protective equipment for each identified hazard; (iii) H&S training for

all site personnel; (iv) procedures to be followed for all site activities; and (v) documentation



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Potential Impact

Mitigation Measures

of work-related accidents.

Provide H&S orientation training to all new workers to ensure that they are apprised of the

rules of work at the site, personal protective protection, and preventing injury to fellow

workers.

Ensure that qualified first-aid can be provided at all times. Equipped first-aid stations shall be

easily accessible throughout the site as well as at construction camps.

Provide medical insurance coverage for workers.

Secure construction zone from unauthorized intrusion and accident risks.

Provide supplies of potable drinking water.

Provide clean eating areas where workers are not exposed to hazardous or noxious substances.

Provide visitor orientation if visitors to the site can gain access to areas where hazardous

conditions or substances may be present. Ensure also that visitor/s do not enter hazard areas

unescorted.

Ensure the visibility of workers through their use of high visibility vests when working in or

walking through heavy equipment operating areas.

Ensure moving equipment is outfitted with audible back-up alarms.

Mark and provide sign boards in the construction zone, and areas for storage and disposal.

Signage shall be in accordance with international standards and be well known to, and easily

understood by workers, visitors, and the general public as appropriate.

Impacts on socio-economic activities

Leave space for access between mounds of soil.

Provide walkways and metal sheets where required to maintain access to shops/businesses

along trenches.

Consult businesses and institutions regarding operating hours and factoring this in to work

schedules.

Provide sign boards for pedestrians to inform nature and duration of construction works and

contact numbers for concerns/complaints.

Employ at least 50% of the labor force, or to the maximum extent, local persons within the 2-

km immediate area if manpower is available.

“Mobility Plan” has to be chalked out in consultation with the District Administration prior to

start of work.

4.4. Operation and Maintenance Impacts

83. The most significant beneficial impact on the environment is through improvement of tourism

infrastructure at Baur Jalashay which will promote water sports and tourism in the area. The

project initiatives will encourage tourist populations to these destinations. The project will also

build the capacity of primary and secondary stakeholders by training on environmental and

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CHAPTER – V

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN

5.1. Institutional Arrangements

84. The institutional arrangements specify the arrangements for the implementation of environmental

provisions of the entire project, and include the proposed subproject also.

5.1.1. Project Management Unit (PMU) &Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

85. The Department of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand is the Executing Agency (EA). Project

Management Unit (PMU) will be established in Dehradun for the overall project management

and Project Implementation Units (PIU) will be established for each of the three circuits. The

proposed sub-project will be implemented by the PIU, Bhimtal. A Safeguards Specialist is

proposed within the PMU, and will be responsible for implementation of the resettlement and

environmental safeguard provisions. A Forest Conservation Specialist is also proposed in PMU

and DSC to look the matters of forests in all the projects.

5.1.2. Project Management Consultant (PMC) &Design and Supervision Consultants (DSC)

86. Project Management Consultants (PMC) and Design and Supervision Consultants (DSC) are

recruited to provide assistance to the PMU and PIUs respectively in project implementation.

Within the PMC team an Environment Safeguards Specialist will provide overall direction for

management of environmental issues, and will provide technical support to the PMU including

implementation of the environmental requirements according to ADB requirements, and assist in

monitoring impacts and mitigation measures associated with sub-projects. The Safeguards

Specialist of the DSC team will be responsible for preparation of the Environmental Assessment

documents in line with the EARF and supervise the implementation of the EMP provisions in the

various sub-projects. The PMU, will oversee the implementation of the environmental provisions

related to subproject implementation, its responsibilities include preparation and updating of

IEEs consistent with the ADBs Environmental Assessment Guidelines and the environmental

compliance requirements of the Government of Uttarakhand and the Government of India.



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87. The DSC Safeguards Specialist will support environmental management functions including

updating sub-project IEEs in respect to environmental management plans, assisting in preparing

IEEs, and assist in monitoring impacts and mitigation measures associated with sub-projects.

He/she will be required to include mitigation measures in designs where appropriate, and to

specify other measures in construction contracts. Contractors will be required by their contracts

to implement all specified mitigation, monitoring, and reporting assigned to contractors as

presented in sub-project IEE. Environmental monitoring will be undertaken by the PMU

supported by the DSC- Safeguards Specialist.

88. Towards addressing the environmental issues in the project components during design and

implementation, the DSC will include provisions for inputs of an Environmental Specialist. In

addition to addressing the issues related to environmental management in the project, the

Environmental Specialist will play a central role in ensuring capability building on Environmental

Management of the PMU/PIU, Contractor and Line Departments.

5.2. Environmental Management Plan

89. All works undertaken towards protection of environmental resources as part of the EMP and as

part of good engineering practices while adhering to relevant specifications will be deemed to be

incidental to works being carried out and no separate payment will be made unless otherwise

specified explicitly. The costs towards environmental management as per EMP unless otherwise

provided as a separate head, will be deemed to be part of the BoQ of the project. The scope of

works of the contractor towards the implementation of the environmental provisions shall be as

follows:

Abide by all existing Environmental regulations and requirements of the Government of

Uttarakhand and Government of India, during implementation,

Compliance with all mitigation measures and monitoring requirements set out in the

Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

Submission of a method statement detailing how the subproject EMP will be complied with as

per the schedule of monitoring given in subsequent paragraphs.

Monitoring of project environmental performance and periodic submission of monitoring

reports.

Compliance with all measures required for construction activities in line with the regulatory

requirements and the guidelines set forth in the management plans for these areas.

Compliance of all safety rules and regulations applicable at work, and provision of adequate

health and safety measures such as water, food, sanitation, personal protective

equipment, workers insurance, and medical facilities.

90. The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) translates recommended mitigation and monitoring

measures into specific actions that will be carried out by the contractor and proponent. EMP

deals with the management measures and implementation procedure of the guidelines along

with enhancement measures recommended to avoid, minimize and mitigate foreseen

environmental impacts of the project. For each mitigation measure to be taken, its location,

timeframe, implementation and overseeing/ supervising responsibilities are listed in the EMP.

Table 10 presents a generic EMP to guide the contractor in mitigating environmental impacts.



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Table 10: EMP to guide the Contractor

Sl.

No.

Environmental

Issues

Mitigation Measures Location Implementation Supervision

1 Location Impacts

1.1 Lack of sufficient

planning to assure

long term

sustainability of the

improvements and

ensure protection of

the assets created

and the architectural

character of the

surroundings

Design will include

provisions for ensuring

effective maintenance and

protection of the assets

created so as to ensure

the long term

sustainability. To ensure

long term sustainability

design should take into

consideration appropriate

Bureau of Indian

Standards Codes (BIS) for

design, Seismic Zone IV

coefficient, appropriate

wind load and detailed

design after carrying

geotechnical

investigations.

Designs will be worked out

and implemented in

accordance with the

provisions and will strictly

conform to Uttarakhand

architecture.

Subproject

site

PIU / DSC

PMU/PMC

2 Design Impacts and Pre-construction Impacts

2.1 Layout of

components to avoid

impacts on the

aesthetics of the site

The project components

(Parking Area, Office,

Interpretation Center,

Entrance Plaza,

Restaurant, Dormitory,

Double Bed Rooms 7nos,

Store For The Equipment,

Public Convenience,

Watch Tower and

Landscaping) siting will

avoid impacts on the

aesthetics of the site and

ensure minimal impacts.

Subproject

site

PIU / DSC

PMU/PMC

2.2 Slope stability

related issues

Areas along vulnerable to

slope failures will include

slope protection

Subproject

site

PIU/DSC PMU/PMC



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No.

Environmental

Issues


measures for uncovered

slopes as pitching,

vegetation, benching, etc.

2.3 Increased storm

water runoff from

alterations of the

site’s natural drainage patterns

due to landscaping,

excavation works,

construction of

parking lots, and

addition of paved

surfaces

Design of proposed

components will enable

efficient drainage of the

sites and maintain natural

drainage patterns. The site

is located near the

reservoir and has drainage

towards canal. The storm

water generated will be

diverted to canal through a

properly constructed

drainage system. The

drainage system is part of

building design and

drainage cost has been

included in the overall

project cost.

Subproject

site

PIU/DSC PMU/PMC

2.4 Selection of

materials and

construction

technologies, if not

carefully chosen, will

adversely impact the

aesthetic appeal of

the project area and

surroundings.

Selection of materials and

construction technologies

proposed will strictly

conform to the

Uttarakhand architecture.

Project involves Green

Belt in around 70% of the

area. Landscaping

elements will only utilize

native species.

Subproject

site

PIU / DSC PMU/PMC

2.5 Integration of energy

efficiency and

energy conservation

programs in design

of sub-project

components

The detailed designs for

the sub-project

components shall ensure

that environmental

sustainability principles,

including energy

efficiency, resource

recycling, waste

minimization, etc. The

design considers the

following energy efficiency

measures :

Incorporation of Green

Building standards. The

Hybrid construction

(conventional + LGFS)

will promote green

Subproject

site

PIU/DSC

PMU/PMC



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No.

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Issues


building norms.

Reuse of treated grey

water for gardening.

Minimizing translucent

surfaces like glasses –

which will reduce energy

consumption.

Installation of BEE

certified equipment

Usage of energy

efficient lighting fixtures

(LED and solar).

Use of fly ash bricks

(ACC block) instead of

traditional bricks

Provision of P-V cells on

roof with south east

orientation

In future, the Open

Terraces may be used for

harvesting of solar power

with installation of photo-

voltaic panels.

3 Construction Impacts

3.1 Construction Camps

- Location,

Selection, Design

and Layout

Siting of the construction

camps shall be as per the

guidelines below and

details of layout to be

approved by DSC.

The potential sites will be

selected for labour camp

and these shall be visited

by the DSC environmental

expert and one having

least impacts on

environment will be

approved by the DSC.

Location for stockyards for

construction materials

shall be identified at least

200m away from the

reservoir

Construction sanitation

facilities must be

adequately planned

The Construction camps

Construction

camps

Contractor

DSC/ PIU



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No.

Environmental

Issues


including sanitation facilities, shelter, canteen, first aid, day care creche facilities must be adequately drained and must not be subject to periodic flooding. The camps must be located such that drainage from and through the camps will not endanger any domestic or public water supply. All sites must be graded, ditched and rendered free from depressions such that water may get stagnant and cause nuisance.

3.2 Sanitation facilities

at construction

camps

The contractor shall

provide sanitation facilities

at camp site. Minimum

numbers of toilets as

prescribed per number of

workers regularly

employed at the project

shall be provided, with

separate facilities for

female workers. These

toilets facilities shall be

maintained and septic

tanks/soak pits shall be

provided at the toilets

Facilities for solid waste

management will include

dust bins in adequate

numbers for solid waste

collection. The dust bins

shall be regularly emptied

and waste from camp site

shall be disposed off at

designated locations.

Construction

camp

Contractor DSC/PIU

3.3 Circulation plan

during construction

in the tourist

destination

Temporary Moderate Prior to

commencement

of site activities

and mobilization

on ground, the

Contractor will

prepare and get

approved by the

Engineer,

Contractor/

DSC/PIU



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No.

Environmental

Issues


circulation plan

during

construction for

safe passage of

tourists during

construction

stage, including

development of

alternative

access routes,

traffic

regulations,

signages, etc.,

during

construction.

The Contractor

with support of

the PIU will

carry out

dissemination of

these

information and

circulation plan

at key entry

points.

3.4 Site clearance

activities, including

delineation of

construction areas

Only ground cover/shrubs

that impinge directly on the

permanent works or

necessary temporary

works shall be removed

with prior approval from

the Environmental Expert

of DSC

All areas used for

temporary construction

operations will be subject

to complete restoration to

their former condition with

appropriate rehabilitation

procedures. The

photographic records shall

be maintained for the

temporary sites used for

construction. These will

help in proper restoration.

Subproject

site

Contractor

DSC / PIU

3.5 Drinking water

availability at

Sufficient supply of cold

potable water to be

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Construction camp

and construction site

provided and maintained.

If the drinking water is

obtained from an

intermittent public water

supply then storage tanks

will be provided. For this

contractor will submit his

plan how availability of

drinking water shall be

assured.

3.6 Waste disposal The pre-identified disposal

location shall be part of

Comprehensive Waste

Disposal Plan. Solid

Waste Management Plan

to be prepared by the

Contractor in consultation

with local civic authorities.

The Environmental

Specialist of DSC shall

approve these disposal

sites after conducting a

joint inspection on the site

with the Contractor.

Contractor shall ensure

that waste shall not be

disposed off near the

water body.

Waste

Disposal sites

Contractor

DSC / PIU

3.7 Stockpiling of

construction

materials

Stockpiling of construction

materials will be done in

such a way that it does not

impact and obstruct the

drainage. The stockpiles

will be covered to protect

from dust and erosion.

Subproject

stockpiling

site

Contractor DSC/ PIU

3.8 Quarry and Borrow

pits Operations

(i)No new quarry shall be

opened for the sub project.

(ii)Contractor shall finalize

the quarry for procurement

of construction materials

after assessment of the

availability of sufficient

quantity of materials,

quality and other logistics

arrangements.

(iii)The contractor shall

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obtain materials from

approved quarries only.

(iv)Adequate safety

precautions will be

ensured during

transportation of quarry

materials from quarries to

the construction sites.

(v)Vehicles transporting

the material will be

covered to prevent

spillage.

3.9 Arrangement for

Construction Water

(i) The Contractor shall

provide a list of locations

and type of sources from

where water for

construction shall be

acquired.

(ii)The contractor shall use

ground/surface water as a

source of water for the

construction with the

written consent from the

concerned Department.

(iii)To avoid disruption/

disturbance to other water

users, the Contractor shall

extract water from fixed

locations and consult DSC

before finalizing the

locations.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC / PIU

3.10 Soil Erosion Slope protection measures

will be undertaken as per

design to control soil

erosion. For land

development and

protection works, cost of

has been included in the

DPR.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC/ PIU

3.11 Water Pollution

from Construction

Wastes

The Contractor shall take

all precautionary

measures to prevent

entering of wastewater into

the water body during

construction.

Contractor shall not wash

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his vehicles in the lake

water.

3.12 Water Pollution

from Fuel and

Lubricants

The Contractor shall

ensure that all construction

vehicle parking locations,

fuel/ lubricants storage

sites, vehicle, machinery

and equipment

maintenance and refueling

sites shall be located at

least 500 m away from the

water body.

Contractor shall ensure

that all vehicle/machinery

and equipment operation,

maintenance and refueling

shall be carried out in such

a manner that spillage of

fuels and lubricants does

not contaminate the

ground.

Waste water from vehicle

parking, fuel storage

areas, workshops, wash

down and refueling areas

shall be treated in an oil

interceptor before

discharging it on land or

into surface water bodies

or into other treatment

system.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC/ PIU

3.13 Soil Pollution due to

fuel and lubricants,

construction wastes

The fuel storage and

vehicle cleaning area will

be stationed such that

spillage of fuels and

lubricants does not

contaminate the ground.

Soil and pollution

parameters will be

monitored as per

monitoring plan.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC / PIU

3.14 Siltation of water

bodies due to

spillage of

construction wastes

Silt fencing to be provided near construction sites to prevent sediments from the construction site to enter into the water body.

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No disposal of

construction wastes will be

carried out into the water

body. Extraneous

construction wastes will be

transported to the pre-

identified disposal site for

safe disposal.

3.15 Generation of dust The contractor will take

every precaution to reduce

the levels of dust at

construction sites.

All earthworks to be

protected/ covered in a

manner to minimize dust

generation.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC /PIU

3.16 Emission from

Construction

Vehicles, Equipment

and Machinery

All vehicles, equipment

and machinery used for

construction shall confirm

to the relevant Bureau of

India Standard (BIS)

norms. The discharge

standards promulgated

under the Environment

Protection Act, 1986 shall

be strictly adhered to. The

silent/quiet equipment

available in the market

shall be used in the sub

Project.


maintain a record of PUC

for all vehicles and

machinery used during the

contract period which shall

be produced for

verification whenever

required.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC/ PIU

3.17 Noise Pollution The Contractor shall

confirm that all

Construction equipment

used in construction shall

strictly conform to the

MoEF/CPCB noise

standards and all Vehicles

and equipment used in

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construction shall be fitted

with exhaust silencers.

At the construction sites

noisy construction work

such as crushing,

operation of DG sets, use

of high noise generation

equipment shall be

stopped during the night

time between 10.00 pm to

6.00 am.

Noise limits for

construction equipment

used in this project will not

exceed 75 dB (A).

3.18 Material Handling at

Site

Workers employed on

mixing cement, lime

mortars, concrete, etc., will

be provided with protective

footwear and protective

goggles.

Workers, who are

engaged in welding works,

will be provided with

welder’s protective eye-

shields.

Workers engaged in stone

breaking activities will be

provided with protective

goggles and clothing.

The use of any toxic

chemical will be strictly in

accordance with the

manufacturer’s instructions. A register of

all toxic chemicals

delivered to the site will be

kept and maintained up to

date by the Contractor.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC/ PIU

3.19 Disposal of

Construction Waste /

Debris / Cut Material


confirm that Safe disposal

of the construction waste

will be ensured in the pre-

identified disposal

locations. In no case, any

construction waste will be

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disposed around the

project site

indiscriminately.

3.20 Safety Measures

During Construction

Adequate safety measures

for workers during

handling of materials at

site will be taken up.

The contractor has to

comply with all regulations

for the safety of workers.

Precaution will be taken to

prevent danger of the

workers from drowning,

fire, etc. First aid treatment

will be made available for

all injuries likely to be

sustained during the

course of work.

The Contractor will

conform to all anti-malaria

instructions given to him

by the Engineer.

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC/ PIU

3.21 Clearing of

Construction of

Camps and

Restoration

Contractor to prepare site

restoration plans for

approval by the Engineer.

The plan is to be

implemented by the

contractor prior to

demobilization.

On completion of the

works, all temporary

structures will be cleared

away, all rubbish burnt,

excreta or other disposal

pits or trenches filled in

and effectively sealed off

and the site left clean and

tidy, at the Contractor’s expense, to the entire

satisfaction of the

Engineer

Subproject

site

Contractor DSC/ PIU

4 Operation and Maintenance impacts

4.1 Environmental

Conditions

The periodic monitoring of

the ambient air quality,

noise level, surface water

quality, soil quality in the

Subproject

site

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subproject area as

suggested in the

monitoring plan through an

approved monitoring

agency.

Monitoring

Agency

4.2 Uncontrolled tourism

flow

Regulation as per the

Carrying Capacity

Assessment.*

Subproject

site

Tourism

department

Tourism

dept./ PMU

4.3 Unhygienic condition

due to poor

maintenance of

sanitation facilities

and irregular solid

waste collection

Tourism department will

carry out maintenance of

the toilets, and carry out

the regular collection and

disposal of wastes to a

designated waste

treatment site.

Subproject

site

Tourism

department

Tourism

dept./ PMU

4.4 Operation &

Maintenance of

Water Sports Activity

The O&M of the activity

has to be done in such a

way that there is least

adverse impact on the

water body.

Use of manual boating and

flat water sports activity to

minimize adverse impacts

of motorized boating.

Motorized boating to be

used only for rescue

purposes. Clear zone

demarcation and phasing

of the activities to avoid

any impact on the water

birds. Water Sports activity

should not interfere with

migratory birds’ season.

Subproject

site

Tourism

department

Tourism

dept./ PMU

4.5 Operation of Motor

boats*

Use Euro 4 engine boat

motor rather than an old

two-stroke engine to

ensure effective & efficient

use of fuel, production of

cleaner exhaust. Euro 4

engine run more quietly

than traditional two-stroke

engines thus decreasing

noise pollution levels.

Subproject

site

Tourism

department

Tourism

dept./ PMU

4.6 Demarcation and

Flagging

Proper demarcation &

flagging of the area

towards Tehri dam to

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minimize risks.

4.7 Zonation of risky,

shallow and

sensitive areas.

Establish no-wake zones

in shallow areas and allow

manual boating only in

such areas & Educate lake

users to avoid sensitive

areas and drive slowly

through shallow areas.

Subproject

site

Tourism

department in

coordination

with Irrigation

Dept.

Tourism

dept./ PMU

4.9 Health and safety

risks

The sports activity to be

carried out as per national

norms and guidelines. All

safety equipment must be

available in working

conditions. The Lifeguards

employed should be

trained continuously to

update their skills.

Subproject

site

Tourism

department

Tourism

dept./ PMU

*Motorized boating to be used only for rescue purposes.

91. The detailed provisions for specific environmental issues shall be as outlined in the table on

impacts and mitigation measures. Key clauses are outlined in the following sections.

5.2.1. Debris Disposal

92. The contractor will, prior to start of construction operations, identify potential sites for disposal of

construction debris, sites for general construction wastes. The contractor will obtain approval on

identified sites from the Engineer of PIU and Supervision Consultant and disposal will be only

after consent letter from the Engineer.

5.2.2. Precautions for protection of Environmental Measures

93. The Contractor shall ensure that construction activities do not result in any

contamination of land or water by polluting substances. Unless otherwise provided in the

specifications, the Contractor shall ensure that no trees or shrubs or other vegetation are felled

or harmed except those required to be cleared for execution of the works. The Contractor shall

protect trees and vegetation from damage to the satisfaction of the Engineer. In the conduct of

cleaning activities and operation of equipment, the Contractor will utilize such practicable

methods and devices as are reasonably available to control, prevent and otherwise minimize

air/noise pollution.

5.2.3. Noise and Air Pollution

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prejudice to any other provision of the Contract and the law of the land and its obligation as

applicable, the Contractor will take all precautions outlined in the EMP to avoid the air and noise

pollution.

95. The Contractor shall monitor the environmental parameters periodically as specified in the

monitoring plan and report to the Engineer. The Contractor shall reduce the dust emission due to

construction activities by regular water sprinkling in the affected areas.

96. All the construction equipment and vehicles shall have Pollution under Control (PUC) Certificate

to ensure that no air pollution may be caused due to operation of their equipment and vehicles.

All the construction equipment and vehicles should remain all time in good conditions up to

satisfaction of site engineers.

97. The Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Employer from and against any liability

for damages on account of noise or other disturbance created while carrying out the work, and

from and against all claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges, and expenses,

whatsoever, in regard or in relation to such liability.

5.2.4. Occupational Health and Safety during Construction

98. The Contractor shall, in accordance with the safety and health provisions specified in the EMP,

provide workers with a safe and healthy working environment, in the work areas, through

application of preventive and protective measures consistent with international good practice, as

reflected in internationally recognized standards such as the ADB’s Environment, Health and Safety Guidelines. The borrower/client will take steps to prevent accidents, injury, and disease

arising from, associated with, or occurring during the course of work by-

Providing preventive and protective measures, including modification, substitution, or

elimination of hazardous conditions or substances;

Providing appropriate equipment to minimize risks and requiring and enforcing its use;

Training workers and providing them with appropriate incentives to use and comply with

health and safety procedures and protective equipment;

Documenting and reporting occupational accidents, diseases, and incidents; and

Having emergency prevention, preparedness, and response arrangements in place.

Provide first aid facilities in all the worksites and having qualified first aider to give first aid at

the time of any accident.

Contractor should provide safe drinking water, clean eating and resting.

Contractor should have prepared emergency response plan with full details and methods of

emergency response during any accident and shall have and display the emergency contact

numbers at site.

Contractor should follow all the applicable rules and regulations for workers safety.

5.2.5. Post Construction Clearance

On completion of work, wherever applicable, the Contractor shall clear away and remove from the

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kind and leave the whole of the sites and works in a clean condition to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

5.3. Environmental Monitoring Plan

99. Environmental monitoring will be done during construction in three levels; namely monitoring

development of project performance indicators done by the DSC Environmental Specialist,

monitoring implementation of mitigation measures done by the Contractor; and overall regulatory

monitoring of the environmental issues done by the PMU Environmental Specialist. The

environmental monitoring plan for the project is presented in Table 11. The proposed monitoring

of all relevant environmental parameters, with a description of the sampling stations, frequency

of monitoring, applicable standards and responsible agencies are presented.

Table 11: Monitoring Plan for Baur Subproject

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Attributes Parameters to be Monitored

Standards Frequency Responsibility

1 Air Quality CO, NOx, PM10, PM2.5, Pb and SO2

Air (prevention and control of pollution) Rules, CPCB, 1994

Once in every three months during construction and operation stages

Contractor, DSC/ Tourism department through approved Monitoring Agency

2 Water quality

TDS, TSS, pH, Hardness, BOD, Faecal Coli form

IS for Inland surface waters (IS:2296,1982) and for drinking water (IS:10500, 1991)



3 Noise Levels Noise quality as per National Ambient Noise Standards on db (A) scale

MOEF Noise Rules 2000



4 Bio Diversity

Habitat quality using standard sampling analysis techniques for aquatic ecology

Operation Stage

Three seasons (Pre-Monsoon, Monsoon and Winter)

Local Universities equipped with facilities for aquatic ecology sampling

5.4. Capacity Building

5.4.1. Institutional Strengthening

100. The Department of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand is the Executing Agency (EA). Project

Management Unit (PMU) will be established in Dehradun for the overall project management.

This sub-project will be implemented by the PIU, Bhimtal. A Safeguards Specialist is proposed

within the PMU, and will be responsible for implementation of the resettlement and

environmental safeguard provisions. Project Management Consultants (PMC) and Design and

Supervision Consultants (DSC) are recruited to provide assistance to the PMU/PIUs in project

implementation. Within the PMC team a Safeguards Specialist will provide overall direction for

management of environmental and social issues, and will provide technical support to the PMU



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including implementation of the environmental and resettlement requirements according to ADB

requirements, and assist in monitoring impacts and mitigation measures associated with sub-

projects. The Safeguards specialist of the DSC team will be responsible to assist in preparation

of IEE and EMP report and supervise the implementation of the EMP provisions in the sub-

projects. The PMU will oversee the implementation of the environmental provisions related to

subproject implementation, consistent with the ADBs Environmental Assessment Guidelines and

the environmental compliance requirements of the Government of Uttarakhand and the

Government of India.

5.4.2. Training and Capacity Building

101. The Environmental Specialist of the PMC and DSC will provide the basic training required for

environmental awareness followed by specific aspects of infrastructure improvement projects

along with environmental implications for projects located on stream and besides the stream.

Specific modules customized for the available skill set will be devised after assessing the

capabilities of the members of the Training Programme and the requirements of the project. The

entire training would cover basic principles of environmental assessment and management;

mitigation plans and programme, implementation techniques, monitoring methods and tools. The

proposed training program along with the frequency of sessions is presented in Table 12.

Table 12 Training Modules for Environmental Management

Programme

Description

Participants

Form of Training

Duration/ Location

Training Conducting

Agency A. Pre-Construction Stage

Sensitization W orkshop

Introduction to Environment: Basic Concept of environment Environmental Regulations and Statutory requirements as per Government of India and ADB

Tourism / Forest / Roads / Culture Department Officials, Project Director (PD) and Environmental Specialist (ES) of the PMU/PIU

workshop 1 working Day

Environmental Specialist of the PMC

Session I

Module I Introduction to Environment: Basic Concept of environment Safeguards Regulations and Statutory requirements as per Govt. of India and ADB Guidelines on cultural resources, Environmental considerations in planning, design and implementing projects

PMU/PIU (including the ES) and Engineering staff of the implementing agencies

Lecture 1 Working Day

Safeguards Specialist of the PMC

Module II Environmental components impacted in construction and operation stages Activities causing pollution during construction and operation stages Environmental Management Environmental Provisions Implementation Arrangements Methodology of Assessment Good engineering practices to be integrated into contract documents

PMU/ PIU (including the ES) and Engineering staff of Tourism dept

workshop 1 working Day

Safeguards Specialist of the PMC

Module III Improved Co-ordination with Other Departments: Statutory Permissions – Procedural

PMU/PIU (including the ES) and Engineering staff of

Lecture / Interactive Sessions

1 working Day

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Requirements Co-operation & Coordination with other Departments.

Tourism dept PMC

Module IV Environmental considerations in planning, designing and implementing heritage buildings and conservation projects

PMU/PIU (including the ES) and Engineering staff of Tourism dept.

Lecture / Interactive Sessions and site visits

2 Working days

Safeguards specialist of the PMC with support from the Conservation specialist of the PMC

Module V Environmental principles of Eco-tourism (as per Uttarakhand eco-tourism policies) and training and awareness building on Conservation and management aspects of the area.

Local Community Groups, NGOs


1 working Day

Specialist from DSC and PIU

B. Construction Stage

Session II

Module VI Role during Construction- Roles and Responsibilities of officials / contractors / consultants towards protection of environment Implementation Arrangements Monitoring mechanisms

Engineers and staff of line departments of the Government of Uttarakhand, and PMU/PIU (including the ES)


1 W orking Day

Safeguards Specialist of the DSC

Module VII Monitoring and Reporting System

Engineers and staff of implementing agencies and PMU/PIU (including the ES)


1 W orking Day

Safeguards Specialist of the DSC

Session III

Module VIII Skill upgrade on ecotourism and nature guides Hospitality, Interpretational skills, micro- planning, Biodiversity etc

Youth in the villages in the periphery, and other NGOs in the district

Site visits, interactive sessions

2 working days

Tourism department

Notes: PMU = Project Management Unit; PIU = Project Implementation Unit; PMC = Project Management Consultant; D S C = D e s i g n and Supervision Consultant; E S = Environment

S p e c i a l i s t ; NGO= N o n - government organization

5.5 Environmental Budget

102. As part of good engineering practices in the project, there have been several measures as

erosion prevention, rehabilitation of borrow areas, safety, signage, provision of temporary drains,

etc., the costs for which will be included in the design costs of specific subprojects. Therefore,

these items of costs have not been included in the IEE budget. Only those items not covered

under budgets for construction are considered in the IEE budget.

103. This is a small construction project and there are no major structures to be constructed therefore

it is not expected to cause much significant air, water and noise pollution. The main EMP cost

will arise from monitoring of environmental parameters (air, water and noise).

104. The costs of personal protective equipment to construction workers shall be borne by contractor

as part of conditions of contract. In addition the sources of funds for Mitigation measures during

construction stage including monitoring during construction stage are also to be borne by the

contractor. These are deemed to be included as part of the contract price amount quoted by the

contractor for the works. The costs of components for monitoring in operation stage and the

capacity building costs are to be funded by the PMU. The EMP cost is given in the Table 13.



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Table 13: Environmental Budget

5.6 Environmental Monitoring and Reporting

105. The PMU will monitor and measure the progress of EMP implementation. The monitoring

activities will be corresponding with the project’s risks and impacts and will be identified in the

EIAs/IEEs for the subprojects. In addition to recording information of the work, deviation of work

components from original scope, the PMU and PIU will undertake site inspections and document

review to verify compliance with the EMP and progress toward the final outcome.

106. DSC will submit monthly monitoring and implementation reports to PIU, who will take follow-up

actions, if necessary. PIU will submit the quarterly monitoring and implementation reports to

PMU who will then submit to the PD. The PMU will submit semi-annual monitoring reports to

ADB. Project budgets will reflect the costs of monitoring and reporting requirements. For

subprojects likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts during operation, reporting

will continue at the minimum on an annual basis. Monitoring reports will be posted in a location

accessible to the public.

107. For projects likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts, the EA will retain qualified

Item Rate per sample (INR)

Total Cost (INR)

Source of Funds

A. Construction Phase

Air Quality (2 locations; 6 times including once before start of construction)

7500 90,000.00

Concerned Contractor’s cost

Water Quality (4 locations; 6 times including once before start of construction)

5000 1,20,000.00

Noise Quality (4 locations; 6 times including once before start of construction)

2500 60,000.00

Total Monitoring Cost For Construction Phase

2,70,000.00

B. O&M Phase

Air Quality (2 location; 4 times including onset of bird season)

7500 60,000.00

Implementing Agencies cost

Water Quality (2 locations; 4 times including onset of bird season)

5000 40,000.00

Noise Quality (2 location; 4 times including onset of bird season)

2500 20,000.00

Bird count (2 seasons) 45,000 90,000

C. Capacity Building Expenses (3 Sessions)

90000 2,70,000.00 PMU/DSC

Total Budgeted Cost (A+B+C) 7,50,000.00



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and experienced external experts to verify its monitoring information. The EA will document

monitoring results, identify the necessary corrective actions, and reflect them in a corrective

action plan. The EA, in each quarter, will study the compliance with the action plan developed in

the previous quarter. Compliance with loan covenants will be screened by the EA.

108. ADB will review project performance against the EA’s commitments as agreed in the legal

documents. The extent of ADB's monitoring and supervision activities will be commensurate with

the Project’s risks and impacts. Monitoring and supervising of social and environmental

safeguards will be integrated into the project performance management system. ADB will

monitor projects on an ongoing basis until a project completion report is issued. ADB will carry

out the following monitoring actions to supervise project implementation:

Conduct periodic site visits for projects with adverse environmental or social impacts;

Conduct supervision missions with detailed review by ADB’s safeguard specialists/ Officers or consultants for projects with significant adverse social or environmental impacts;

Review the periodic monitoring reports submitted by EA to ensure that adverse impacts

and risks are mitigated as planned and as agreed with ADB

Work with EA to rectify to the extent possible any failures to comply with their safeguard

commitments, as covenanted in the legal agreements, and

Exercise remedies to re-establish compliance as appropriate; and prepare a project

completion report that assesses whether the objective and desired outcomes of the safeguard

plans have been achieved, taking into account the base line conditions and the results of

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CHAPTER – VI

PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

6.1. Process for Consultation followed

109. During Project preparation, consultations have been held with the District Administration,

Department of Tourism, KMVN, Forest department, Irrigation Department, public

representatives of project area villages, on project orientation, issues pertaining to construction

and management of project site, land acquisition problems and addressing the current gaps in

provision of basic services and improvement of tourist infrastructure. These consultations

provided inputs in identification of the felt needs of the communities, and the relevant

stakeholders. Details of meetings and Photographs of consultations are attached as Annexure

5 with this report

6.2. Future Consultation and Information Disclosure

110. To ensure continued public participation, provisions to ensure regular and continued stakeholder

participation, at all stages during the project design and implementation is proposed. A

grievance redress cell will be set up within the PIU and PMU to register grievances of the people

regarding technical, social and environmental aspects. This participatory process will ensure that

all views of the people are adequately reviewed and suitably incorporated in the design and

implementation process. Further, to ensure an effective disclosure of the project proposals to the

stakeholders, an extensive project awareness campaign will be carried out.

111. For the information and benefit of the community the summary of IEE will be translated in the

local language (Hindi) and made available at: (i) Office of the PIU/PMU; and, (ii) Office of the

District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar and other relevant line departments in the District. These

copies will be made available free of cost to any person seeking information on the same. Hard

copies of the IEE will be available in the PMU/PIU as well as the district library at Udham Singh

Nagar, and accessible to citizens as a means to disclose the document and at the same time

creating wider public awareness. On demand, the person seeking information can obtain a hard

copy of the complete IEE document at the cost of photocopy from the office of the PMU/PIU, on a

written request and payment for the same to the Project Director. Electronic version of the IEE will

be placed in the official website of the Tourism Department and the website of ADB after approval

of the documents by Government and ADB. This will create awareness of the project

implementation among the public.

6.3. Grievance Redress Mechanism

112. The affected person / aggrieved party can give their grievance verbally or in written to the local

grievances committee. Grievances of affected person will first be brought to the attention of the

implementing NGO who can resolve the issue at site level. If the matter is not solved within 7



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days period by the NGO or PIU, it will be brought to the Grievance Redress Committee

constituted for the purpose in PIU. This GRC shall discuss the issue in its monthly meeting and

resolve the issues within one month of time after receiving the grievance. If the matter is not

resolved by GRC at PIU level within stipulated time, it shall be referred to GRC at PMU level by

Executive Engineer of PIU.

113. GRC at PMU shall discuss the issue and try to resolve it and inform the PIU accordingly. If the

matter is not resolved by the GRC at PMU level within one month of time, the aggrieved

person/party can bring the matter to the Court of Law. The PIU shall keep records of all

grievances received including contact details of complainant, date of receiving the complaint,

nature of grievance, agreed corrective actions and the date these were affected and final

outcome. The grievance redress process is shown below.

6.3.1. Composition and functions of GRC

114. Local Grievance Committee (LGC): The LGC will be composed of representatives from Line

Agency, Gram Panchayat, local NGO, SHG, and other nominated from Baur Jalashay area.

115. Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) at PIU: In each PIU there shall be one GRC, which will

include Project Manager (PIU), District Tourist Officer of Department of Tourism of Govt of

Uttarakhand, Community Development Officer of PIU, nominated representative of District

Magistrate and nominated representative committee shall be headed by Project Manager(PIU).

The committee will meet at least once in every month. Agenda of meetings hall be circulated to

all the members and affected persons/aggrieved party along with venue, date and time; informed

in written atleast 7 days in advance of meeting. The matters shall remain with GRC at PIU level

for one month and if grievance is not resolved within this time period, the matter shall be referred

to GRC at PMU.

116. GRC within Environmental and Social Management Cell (ESMC) at PMU: There shall be one

GRC in PMU. The matters not resolved by the GRC at PIU level within one month shall come

under GRC at PMU. GRC at PMU will include Community Development Expert of PMU,

Safeguard Specialist of PMU and Additional Project Director (APD) of PMU. The Committee shall

be headed by APD of PMU. This committee shall look the matters, which are referred to and not

resolved by GRC at PIU level. If the matter is not resolved by the GRC at PMU level within one

month of time, the aggrieved person/party can bring the matter to the Executive Committee/State

Level Empowered Committee (SLEC)

117. Approach to GRC

Affected person/aggrieved party can approach to GRC for redress of his/their grievances

through any of the following modes-

o Web based: A separate corner will be developed at the program website so that public

/community/ affected person can register their complaint in the online column.

o Telecom based: A toll free no. Will be issued by the PMU/ PIU so that general public

can register their complaint through telephone / mobile phone to the PIU/PMU office.

o Through implementing NGO: The local representative of the NGO appointed for the

purpose will collect the problems & issues of the community or affected person and

pass on the same to PIU / PMU.



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Table 14 Grievance Redress Mechanism

Note: 1. LGC - NGO, SHG, Line Agency, Representative of Gram Panchayat, Special invitee 2. GRC – PM, CDO, Engineer, DFO, DTO, SDM 3. GRC in Environment and Social Management Cell (ESMC) – PMU (APD, SS, CDS, FS), PMC (EE, CDE)



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CHAPTER – VII

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

118. The proposed components of the project are in line with the sub-project selection criteria for the

IDIPT. The subproject conforms to all GoI, GoUK and ADB regulations, policies, and standards

including all necessary government permits and clearances.

119. The significance of the environmental impacts will be more due to the construction related

impacts. It is to be noted that the resultant potential impacts from these proposals can be offset

through provision of proven mitigation measures during the design and adoption of good

engineering practices during construction and implementation. Further, the provision of

environmental infrastructure will better the environmental conditions and minimize the pollution

related and aesthetic quality near the tourist areas and the other destinations.

120. The specific management measures laid down in the IEE will effectively address any adverse

environmental impacts due to the sub-project. The effective implementation of the measures

proposed will be ensured through the building up of capacity towards environmental management

within the PMU supplemented with the technical expertise of a Safeguards Specialist as part of

the DSC Consultants. Further, the environmental monitoring plans provide adequate opportunities

towards course correction to address any residual impacts during construction or operation

stages



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CHAPTER – VIII

CONCLUSIONS

121. The IEE carried out for the sub-project show that the proposed sub-components will result

in net environmental benefits in terms of enhanced tourism facilities and revenue generation, and

that any adverse environmental impact can be addressed through proper location, planning,

and design of the proposed sub-project; control of construction activity and mitigation measures.

The EMP provided for mitigation of all identified short term impacts and the contract clauses for

the environmental provisions will be part of the civil works contracts. Further, the proposed

designs have been consulted with the stakeholders and no significant issues requiring redress in

terms of environmental safeguards exist.



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Appendix 1 Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist

Country/Project Title: India/Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism-Project II-

Uttarakhand

Sector Division SAUW (South Asia Urban Development and Water Division)

SCREENING QUESTIONS Yes No REMARKS

A. Project Siting:

Is the project area adjacent to or within any of the following environmentally sensitive areas?

Densely populated? The reservoir has been made near Gularbhoj

town with dense population.

Heavy with development activities? The surrounding areas of reservoir mainly

comprises of agricultural fields and orchards.

Adjacent to or within any environmentally

sensitive areas?

Cultural heritage site

Protected Area

Wetland It is a manmade earthen dam/reservoir.

Mangrove

Estuarine

Buffer zone of protected area

Special area for protecting biodiversity

Bay

B. Potential Environmental Impacts

Will the Project cause….

Impacts on the sustainability of associated

sanitation and solid waste disposal systems

and their interactions with other urban

services.

These impacts shall result in the event of the

sanitation and solid waste management systems

not being developed in the proposed sites. It will

also dependent on the efficiency/capability of

community institutions and inaction of

environmental laws developed by community.

Proper mitigation measures are provisioned in

the project.

Deterioration of surrounding environmental

conditions due to rapid urban population

growth, commercial and industrial activity,

and increased waste generation to the point

that both manmade and natural systems are

overloaded and the capacities to manage

these systems are overwhelmed?

It is envisaged that due to increase in tourism

related infrastructure development, more

entrepreneurs like hotel, lodge, home-stay,

shops etc will be developed resulting to rapid

urban population growth, commercial and

industrial activity, and increased waste

generation

Degradation of land and ecosystems (e.g.

loss of wetlands and wild lands, coastal

zones, watersheds and forests)?

Dislocation or involuntary resettlement of

people



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Degradation of cultural property, and loss of

cultural heritage and tourism revenues?

Occupation of low-lying lands, floodplains

and steep hillsides by squatters and low-

income groups, and their exposure to

increased health hazards and risks due to

pollutive industries?

Water resource problems (e.g. depletion /

degradation of available water supply,

deterioration for surface and ground water

quality, and pollution of receiving waters?

Air pollution due to urban emissions?

Risks and vulnerabilities related to

occupational health and safety due to

physical, chemical and biological hazards

during project construction and operation?

Only physical hazards to workers due to

accidents may come across during construction

for which safety of workers should be taken in

priority.

Social conflicts between construction

workers from other areas and local workers?

Road blocking and temporary flooding due

to land excavation during rainy season?

Noise and dust from construction activities?

Minor impact envisaged during the construction

and post construction activity due to regular

functioning of compressors. Adoption of

mitigation measures shall effectively address

such impact during construction.

Traffic disturbances due to construction

material transport and wastes?

Minor impact envisaged during construction for

which due care will be taken to avoid traffic

disturbances.

Temporary silt runoff due to construction?

Due to construction activities near reservoir,

there is a potential of temporary silt runoff to the

reservoir. Adoption of mitigation measures shall

effectively address such impact during

construction.

Hazards to public health due to ambient,

household and occupational pollution,

thermal inversion, and smog formation?

Water depletion and/or degradation?

Overpaying of ground water, leading to land

subsidence, lowered ground water table,

and salinization?

Contamination of surface and ground waters

due to improper waste disposal?

Due to increase in tourist inflow, it is envisaged

that garbage and other solid waste may increase

which may result to contamination of surface and

ground waters. Adoption of mitigation measures

like formulation of environmental laws,

developing solid waste management systems

like composting etc. shall effectively address



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such impact during construction and post

construction.

Pollution of receiving waters resulting in

amenity losses, fisheries and marine

resource depletion, and health problems?

Large population influx during project

construction and operation that causes

increased burden on social infrastructure

and services (such as water supply and

sanitation systems)?

Social conflicts if workers from other regions

or countries are hired?

Risks to community health and safety due to

the transport, storage, and use and/or

disposal of materials such as explosives,

fuel and other chemicals during operation

and construction?

Community safety risks due to both

accidental and natural hazards, especially

where the structural elements or

components of the project are accessible to

members of the affected community or

where their failure could result in injury to

the community throughout project

construction, operation and

decommissioning?

Climate Change and Disaster Risk Questions The following questions are not for environmental categorization. They are included in this checklist to help identify potential climate and disaster risks.

Is the Project area subject to hazards such

as earthquakes, floods, landslides, tropical

cyclone winds, storm surges, tsunami or

volcanic eruptions and climate changes (see

Appendix I)?

The project area is located in an area prone to

water logging, earthquakes etc as it is located in

the seismic Zone V as per IS 1893:2002.

Could changes in temperature, precipitation,

or extreme events patterns over the Project

lifespan affect technical or financial

sustainability (e.g., increased extreme

rainfall increases flooding, damaging

proposed infrastructure)?

The project area lies in the terai region with

water logging problem during monsoons. In case

of such events, the road blockage may hamper

project progress.

Are there any demographic or socio-

economic aspects of the Project area that

are already vulnerable (e.g., high incidence

of marginalized populations, rural-urban

migrants, illegal settlements, ethnic

minorities, women or children)?

Could the Project potentially increase the Due to development of tourism infrastructure, it



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climate or disaster vulnerability of the

surrounding area (e.g., by paving vulnerable

groundwater recharge areas, or using water

from a vulnerable source that is relied upon

by many user groups, or encouraging

settlement in earthquake zones)?

is envisaged that tourist inflow in the area will

increase resulting to increase traffic and noise

pollution in the area. Also more enterprises like

guest houses, lodges, home-stays and shops

are likely to come. Proper systems need to be

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Appendix 2 Compliance with sub project selection criteria (as per EARF table 6)

Component Criteria Remarks

Overall selection criteria

1. Will be fully consistent with management plans or master plans for the area

Sub project selected based on the Uttarakhand Tourism Development master plan for Uttarakhand. Sub project area comes in zone 2 of the said master plan.

2. Will avoid resettlement/relocation. If unavoidable the extent of resettlement will be minimized.

No such impact anticipated

3. Will not result in destruction of or encroachment onto protected areas, including National Parks. Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves, environmentally sensitive zones and Biosphere reserves.

No environmentally sensitive zones in the vicinity

4. Will be in line with the Conservation Plan/management plan for the conservation and management of the Protected areas

NA

5. Will promote tourism related activities in protected areas, in the zones earmarked for tourism development, the scale and extent of which shall be in line with the provisions in the Management Plan

Not a Protected area

6. Will not result in destruction of or encroachment onto archaeological monuments/heritage sites and will be in line with the master plan proposals for the conservation and preservation of the site/monuments

Not an ASI Site

7. Will not involve major civil works within the prohibited and regulated areas, as defined in the ASI refutations, to minimize any potential impacts on safety to the structures/ monuments

Not an ASI Site

8. Will reflect inputs from public consultation and disclosure for site selection

Meaningful public consultations have been done from planning phase and inputs have been considered in the project design

9. Will not introduce any elements or components that are invasive upon the sanctity and significance of the cultural heritage site, including large scale commercial activities or creation of new land uses with potential to trigger induced development and land use changes around the sites

Proposed interventions aim at enhancement of the quality of surrounding area’s natural and historic built environment.

10. Will introduce landscaping and other tourist infrastructure in line with the environmental quality of the tourist destinations, such as landscaping in harmony with the natural vegetation and diversity and not encourage introduction of species that are invasive

No new/alien species shall be introduced. Landscaping plan shall enhance the natural and scenic beauty of the place. Only native and drought tolerant species will be planted.

11. Will not result in development of physical infrastructure/ tourism amenities that would impair the environmental conditions due to

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lack of management capacities or high O&M costs

environment management.

Conservation measures and excavation measures-in and around Cultural properties and protected Monuments/ Structures.

12. Will observe the principle of not altering the historic condition and shall involve treatment of damage caused by natural processes and human actions and prevention of further deterioration, using both technical and management measures.


13. Will promote in situ conservation and only in the face of uncontrollable natural threats and relocation is the sole means of saving elements of a site may they be moved in their historic condition.


14. Will ensure that intervention be minimal. Every intervention proposed shall have clear objectives and use tried and proven methods and materials.


15. Will ensure that physical remains are conserved in their historic condition without loss of evidence. Respect for the significance of the physical emails must guide any restoration. Technical interventions should not compromise subsequent treatment of the original fabric. The results of intervention should be unobtrusive when compared to the original fabric or to previous treatments, but still should be distinguishable.


16. Will ensure that the adaptive reuse of any particular building of monuments/structures does not intrude or induce impacts on other areas of the monument


17. Will ensure preservation of traditional technology and craftsmanship. New materials and techniques may only be used after they have been tried and proven, and should in no way cause damage to site.

Project designs are based on guidelines conforming to Uttarakhand architecture

18. Will ensure that the setting of a heritage site be conserved. Natural and cultural landscapes that form part of a sites setting contribute to its significance and should be integrated with its conservation

The goal of the project is to undertake holistic development and cultural revival of the surroundings and enhance the standard of the built and natural environment of the surroundings.

19. Will ensure that during archaeological excavation care be taken to conserve the physical remains. A practical plan for the conservation of a site-both during and after excavation-should be submitted for all site programmed for excavation




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20. Will ensure that treatment of the cultural heritage site and its environs is a comprehensive measure to prevent damage form natural processes and human actions, to reveal the historic condition of a site, and to allow its rational use. Service building should be as far as possible form the principal area of the site. Landscaping should aim to restore the site to its historic state and should not adversely affect the site: contemporary gardening and landscape concepts and designs should not be introduced.

The landscaping elements will utilize native species to protect local biodiversity.

Conservation and habitat protection measures- in and around the natural heritage assets and protected areas.

21. Will observe the principle of not adversely impacting the habitat quality of the protected area and shall involve treatment of damage caused by natural processes and human actions and prevention of further deterioration, using both technical and management measures.


22. Will ensure that intervention, in form of additional civil works within the protected areas, be minimal. Every intervention proposed shall have clear objectives and use tried and proven methods and materials.


23. Will not open up new areas of tourist movement, including opening up of new routes for boating in wetlands etc, especially in areas identified as core or zone identified for conservation in the management plan for the protected area.


24. Will ensure that the areas of significant habitat diversity habitats are conserved in their natural condition.


25. The results of intervention should be unobtrusive when compared to the original fabric or to previous treatments, but still should be distinguishable


26. New materials and techniques may only be used after they have been tried and proven, and should in no way cause damage to the site.

No new materials and techniques are used

27. Service buildings should be as far as possible from the principal area of the site.

NA

Water supply 28. Will be taken up from existing potable treatment systems nearby, unless on such systems are available in the vicinity

Existing potable system is used. Project only contains provision of water storage system.

29. Will not result in excessive abstraction of ground water or result in excessive groundwater pumping impairing ground water quality

Not envisaged

30. Will ensure adequate protection form pollution of intake points

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31. Will not result in unsatisfactory raw water supply (e.g. supply with excessive pathogens or mineral constituents)

Potable water supply is through existing water supply scheme. Internal distribution system will be provided in the project.

32. Will ensure proper and adequate treatment and disposal facilitates for increased volumes of wastewater generation

Not much waste water generation envisaged. There will be upgradation of existing system of sewage management - septic tanks/sock pits.

Sanitation and toilet facilities

33. Will ensure that the site selection for the septic tank/ or any/ or any other treatment method proposed is not close to water intake or water usage points, or areas prone to flooding or water logging

Upgradation/ new construction of septic tanks/ sock pits will be done at the existing location.

34. Will ensure that sanitation improvements proposed do not result in pollution of groundwater.

Ensured and forms part of EMMP

35. Will not interfere with other utilities and block access to buildings, cause nuisance to neighboring areas due to noise, smell, and influx of insects, rodents, etc.

The proposed sanitation arrangements have been made in view of population load and hence interference with other utilities and nuisance to neighboring areas not envisaged.

36. Will not impair downstream water quality due to inadequate sewage treatment or release of untreated sewage,

Project entails provision of new septic tanks/sock pits or upgradation of the existing system. Hence impairment of downstream water quality not envisaged.

37. Will not cause overflows and flooding of surroundings, especially around the heritage sites with raw sewage.

Adequate sewage treatment arrangements

Solid waste management

38. Will ensure that the disposal of solid wastes will not result in degradation of aesthetics in the vicinity of the proposed tourist areas

There is provision of waste segregation at source through separate Bio-degradable and Non- Biodegradable Waste bins and suitable disposal arrangements.

39. Will ensure buffer of greenbelt and earth works around the site to avoid nuisance to neighboring areas due to foul odor and influx of insects, rodents, etc.

During construction phase suitable buffer will be provided as per EMMP. Project has provisions for landscaping with native species

40. Will ensure that for composting pits for protected areas, the locations are devoid of any wildlife population, especially wild boars, porcupines

NA

41. Will ensure any on site waste management done in compliance with government regulations and in coordination with municipal authorities.

The issue has already been assessed and the appropriate mitigation measure has been proposed and incorporated in the DPR and forms part of the EMP and O&M

Roads 42. Will ensure minimal clearing of vegetation Clearing of vegetation will be done only if necessary, after consultation with Environment Specialist of the DSC. This forms part of contractor’s responsibility listed in the EMMP.



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43. Will ensure no dislocation and involuntary resettlement of people living in right of way.

No dislocation and involuntary resettlement envisaged. Activities planned in consultation with stakeholders and NOCs available are annexed in IEE.

44. Will not lead to alteration of surface water hydrology of streams/waterways that may result in increased sediment load due to erosion form construction sites.

Surface water body exists in the vicinity and erosion from construction sites will be controlled as per EMMP provisions.

Drainage and flood protection

45. Will ensure improvements are identified to cater to the watershed or drainage zones and not individual drains.

No alterations to the existing drainage patterns are expected due to project interventions

46. Will ensure adequacy of outfall of proposed drainage works, to avoid any impacts associated with flooding in downstream areas, or areas not covered

NA

47. Will ensure effective drainage of the monument area, and provide for improved structural stability of the monuments

Drainage improvement works are proposed for sanitation and rainwater disposal without causing damage to the existing temple and surrounding structures. These interventions shall rather improve the structural stability of the surroundings structures.

Development of parking and other tourist infrastructure amenities

48. Will ensure no deterioration of surrounding environmental conditions due to uncontrolled growth around these facilities, increased traffic and increased waste generation resulting from improved infrastructure facilities

49. Will not create structures or buildings that are physically or visually intrusive, in terms of size, scale, location that shall have an adverse impact on the aesthetic quality or the site, through careful designs in terms of built form, construction materials etc.

The sub project shall lead to improved environmental conditions by supplementing the inadequate sanitation system. Not envisaged. The proposed developments will provide a context- and use-appropriate solution to the project looking at the environmental sensitivity of the area. Project shall add to the aesthetic beauty of the site and enhance the visitor experience.



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Appendix 3 List of Public Consultations

During Project preparation, consultations have been held with the District Administration, Department

of Tourism, KMVN, Forest department, Irrigation Department, public representatives of project area

villages, on project orientation, issues pertaining to construction and management of project site, land

acquisition problems and addressing the current gaps in provision of basic services and improvement

of tourist infrastructure. These consultations provided inputs in identification of the felt needs of the

communities, and the relevant stakeholders.

S.

No. Place Date

Consulted

persons/ Community Issues discussed / Output Received

1. Rudrapur 17-05-2013 Irrigation

Department

Discussion regarding land Issues of

Baur Jalashay Project area

2.

Baur Jalashay

Project Area

Villages

21-05-2013 Local Community

Discussion with local community in

villages regarding project

components

3. Rudrapur 12-06-2013 Irrigation

Department

Discussion regarding NOC for the

Sub Project

4.

Baur Jalashay

Project Area

Villages

13-06-2013 Local Community


villages regarding livelihood

opportunities

5. Baur Jalashay 27-08-2013

Local Community

Irrigation

Department


villages regarding project

components



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Appendix 4: NOCs and MoMs



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Letter from Additional Chief Executive Officer, UTDB to Secretary

Tourism, Govt. Of UK requesting action from his end for Land

Transfer from Irrigation Dept. to Tourism Department, to

facilitate the easy execution of the project in PPP mode, as

deliberated in the 5th SLEC meeting held on 25.08.2014.



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NOC from Secretary Irrigation to Chief Engineer, Irrigation with condition that the 10% of

the total revenue generated through adventure tourism at the Baur site will be given to

the Irrigation Department.



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Appendix 5: Sub Project Photographs

Baur Jalashay

Irrigation Canal at the Site Existing Eco Huts

Earthen Bund of Baur Jalashay

Existing Park on D/s Face of DAM Access Road



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Existing Landscaping Baur Jalashay

Existing Eco Huts Existing View points

Baur Jalashay DAM Migratory Birds



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Appendix 6 Air Noise and Water Testing Reports



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