National Highways Authority of India

EXECUTI VE SUMMARY ENVI RONMENTAL I MPACT
ASSESSMENT

DI STRI CT - WEST MEDI NI PUR (WEST BENGAL)

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
(Ministry of Road Transport & Hi ghways, Govt. of India,New Delhi )

Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Project Report
for Rehabi litation and Upgradation of NH Stretches Under
NHDP-IVB
Section III: Jamshedpur-Baharagora-Kharagpur
(NH-33 & NH-6)
Group B- Package No. JH/DPR/NHDP-IV/05

FEBRUARY 2013
Detailed Project Report Jamshedpur-Baharagora-Kharagpur (NH-33 & NH-6)
Executive Summary: EIA District West Medinipur (West Bengal) Public Hearing Documents

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
DISTRICT - WEST MEDINIPUR (WEST BENGAL)

1.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The proposed project is widening and strengthening of existing 2 lane to 4 lane of Mahulia to Baharagora
section of NH- 33 from (Km 277.500 to Km 332.990) and from Baharagora to Kharagpur section of NH-6
from (Km 199.500 to Km 129.600) in the State of Jharkhand and West Bengal.The proposed project is a
part of National Highway Development Project Phase-IV B (Group B Package No JH/DPR/NHDP-IV/05).

The project road stretch of NH-33 starts at village Mahulia (Km 277.500) and terminates at Baharagora (Km
332.990) and meets NH-6. There is a flyover section from Km 332+990 to Km 333+500 of NH-33 and
included in design length of NH-6. The next section on NH-6 proceeds from Baharagora (Km 199.500) and
terminates at Kharagpur (Km 129.600). The National Highways NH-33 & NH-6 traverse across four (4)
blocks in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand State (Ghatshila, Dalbhumgarh, Chakuliya, Baharagora) and
four (4) blocks in West Medinipur district of West Bengal State (Kharagpur I, Jhadgram, Jambuni, Gopi-
Vallabhpur II (Baliyabera)). The details of project stretches are provided in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1 Details of Project Streches
State District

National
Highway
No.
Project Road Stretch Existing Chainage
(Ch.)
Length
(km)

Jharkhand

East
Singhbhum
NH-33 Mahulia to Baharagora

277.500
to
333.500
56.00
NH-6 Baharagora to Chirchira

199.500
to
185.150
14.35

West Bengal

West
Medinipur
NH-6 Chirchira to Jharia

185.150
to
134.400
50.75
NH-6 Jharia to Chowringhee 134.400
to
129.600
4.80
TOTAL LENGTH (km) 125.90
Note: On NH6-between existing Km 184 to Km 183, actual road length is found to be 2.550 Km in place of 1.0 Km, because of State
Boundary of Jharkhand and West Bengal.

The existing length of the project roads is 125.9 km and the design length of the project road is 127.13 km.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006, Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India came into effect from 14
th
September 2006. The EIA Notification, 2006 specifies the

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various development projects requiring prior clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).
As per Schedule of the Notification; the Highway project falls under Physical Infrastructure including
Environmental Services and have been listed under item no. 7(f), including new highways or expansion of
existing highways. The projects and activities under the Notification have been classified into two
categories- Category A and Category B, based on the spatial extent of potential impacts on human health
and natural and manmade resources. The highway projects have also been classified into two categories-
Category A and Category B based on the following conditions:

Note: Highways include Expressways

Moreover any project or activity specified in Category B will be treated as Category A if located in whole
or in part with in 10 km from the boundary of:
1. Protected areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972;
2. Critically Polluted areas as notified by Central Pollution Control Board from time to time;
3. Eco sensitive areas as notified under section 3 of Environment Protection Act, 1986 such as
Mahabaleshwar, Panchangi, Matheran, Pachmarhi, Dahanu, Doon Valley; and
4. Inter State boundaries and international boundaries.
Categorisation of present project
The proposed road widening project of Rehabilitation and Up gradation of NH-33 and NH-6 is greater
than 30 km in length involving additional right of way and passing through more than one state. Hence,
as per EIA notification 2006, the proposed project falls under Category A and attracts the conditions of
obtaining prior Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).
Therefore, Form 1 including Terms of Reference (TOR) for the EIA study along with Preliminary
Feasibility Report (PFR) in prescribed format was submitted to MoEF to get it approved by Expert
Appraisal Committee. Terms of Reference for EIA was finalised in 116
th
Meeting of the Expert Appraisal
Committee (MoEF) for Building Construction, Coastal Regulation Zone, Infrastructure Development and
Miscellaneous projects held on 19
th
21
st
September, 2012 at SCOPE Complex, New Delhi.
This report includes the information related to the project road falling in West Medinipur district of West
Bengal State.

Category A i) New National Highways; and
ii) Expansion of National Highways, greater than 30 km involving additional right
of way greater than 20m involving land acquisition.
Category B i) All New State Highway Projects; and
ii) State Highway expansion projects in hilly terrain (above 1,000 m AMSL) and
or ecologically sensitive areas.

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1.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ROAD IN WEST MEDINIPUR DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL
The salient features of the project proposal have been summarized in the following Table 1.2
Table 1.2: Project Description
S.No Salient Features Description
1. Proposed Project in the District Rehabilitation and Up gradation of NH-6 Section from Km
185.150 (Chirchira) to Km 129.600 (Kharagpur) in the State
of West Bengal from existing 2 Lane Configuration to 4 Lane
Divided Carriageway Configuration,
(Length in East Singhbhum: 55.550 Km)
2. State West Bengal
3 District West Medinipur

4 Starting Chainage of project road in
District
Chirchira
(Jharkhand/West Bengal Border km 185.150 of NH-6)
5 Ending Chainage of project road in
District
Km 129.600 (Kharagpur) of NH-6
6 Total length of Project road in District 55.55 kms on NH-6
(Refer Table 1.1)
7 Total no. of settlements along the
project road in District
30 villages (impacted)
(Refer Table 1.3)
8 Right of Way (ROW) Existing: varies from 45 m to 108m Proposed: 60 m
9 Carriageway Existing: 2 Lane Configuration
Proposed: 4 Lane Divided Carriageway
10 Carriageway width 9.50m (9.75) m width including paved shoulders on either
side of the median
11 Median Width 3m to 5 m

12 No. of Bypasses Proposed

Nil
13 Service Roads Proposed At 9 locations (11.708 Km length)
(Refer Table 1.4)
14 Major Bridges One (1) Retained with Repair along with One (1) new bridge
parallel to existing (for 2 lane)
At km 180.608 of NH-6
15 No. of Culverts in District Minor repairs and widen: 24 nos. on NH-6
Reconstruction of existing culverts: 18 nos. on NH-6

16 No. of Underpasses proposed in
District
Vehicular Underpass: 4 Nos. on NH-6
Pedestrian Underpass: 6 Nos on NH-6
Cattle Underpass: 7 Nos on NH-6)
(Refer Table 1.5)

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S.No Salient Features Description
17 Toll Plaza proposed One location
At km 158+250 on NH-6
18 Bus Bays Proposed 8 Nos.
(Refer Table 1.6)
19 Truck laybyes 3 Nos.
(Refer Table 1.7)
20 Wayside Amenities /Rest Area Nil
21 Total Land Acquisition in the project 27.72 Ha. (0.07 Ha Govt. land and 27.64 Ha Private land)
22 Existing trees within ROW of 60 m

Total : 20,413 trees

23 Compensatory plantation Three times the trees cut has been proposed as
Compensatory Plantation.
Approx. 61,300 trees
24 Total No. of trees to be planted in
District
Additional three rows trees have been proposed (As per
IRC:SP-21:2009.) to be planted apart from Compensatory
Plantation.
Approx. 43,500 trees
25 No. of rows of trees to be planted
along the District
3 Rows of trees on both sides of the road

26 River/Channel crossings 5 irrigation channels crossings and 2 river crossings in West
Bengal stretch.
27 Total Cost of the project Rs. 974.25 Crores

28 Environmental Management Cost for
the District

INR 17.90 Crores
(Refer Table 1.10)
29 R & R Budget for the project

INR. 142.41 Crores
(Refer Table 2.4)


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The list of impacted villages along the project road in West Medinipur district is given in Table 1.3

Table 1.3 List of impacted villages along the Project Road in West Medinipur District
S. No Name of village District
1 Patna West Medinipur
2 Khemashouli West Medinipur
3 Doarkhol West Medinipur
4 Kalaikunda West Medinipur
5 Pathri West Medinipur
6 Salika West Medinipur
7 Dewanmara I West Medinipur
8 Sadatpur West Medinipur
9 Rajpura West Medinipur
10 Kismatbalibhasa West Medinipur
11 Kalsibhanga West Medinipur
12 Khasjangal West Medinipur
13 Sidamdihi West Medinipur
14 Jangalkhas West Medinipur
15 Pheko West Medinipur
16 Barakala West Medinipur
17 Ukta West Medinipur
18 Shalgura West Medinipur
19 Bandarbani West Medinipur
20 Gundurghura West Medinipur
21 Netura West Medinipur
22 Suknibasa West Medinipur
23 Dogerya West Medinipur
24 Baladmara West Medinipur
25 Chiyapara West Medinipur
26 Konkro West Medinipur
27 Khamarpara West Medinipur
28 Chichra West Medinipur
29 Sardiha West Medinipur
30 Gohalura West Medinipur

Table 1.4: Lists of Service Roads along the Project Road in West Medinipur District
S. No
Existing Design
Service
Road Length
(m)
LHS/RHS/B
oth
Chainage (km) Chainage (km)
From To From To
Width
(m)
On NH - 6
1 185.2 183.5 14.440 16.220 7 1780 Both
2 183.35 182.3 16.910 17.895 7 985 Both
3 181.7 181.8 19.600 20.450 7 850 Both

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S. No
Existing Design
Service
Road Length
(m)
LHS/RHS/B
oth
Chainage (km) Chainage (km)
From To From To
Width
(m)
4 178 176.9 23.220 24.350 7 1130 Both
5 166.8 165.65 34.457 35.600 7 1143 Both
6 159.6 158.7 41.620 42.560 7 940 Both
7 152.325 151.7 48.900 49.560 7 660 Both
8 145.575 144.2 55.720 57.050 7 1330 Both
9 142.275 139.375 58.980 61.870 7 2890 Both
Total Length 11708

Table 1.5: List of proposed Underpasses along the Project Road in West Medinipur District

Vehicular Underpasses
S. No.

Design
Chainage
(km)
Existing Chainage
(km)
Proposed Span
arrangement
(No. x Length x
Height)
Total Width (m)
On NH - 6
1 20 + 206 181+046 1 x 12 x 5.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
2 34 + 802 166 + 457 2 x 12 x 5.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
3 56 + 550 144 + 706 1 x 12 x 5.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
4 59 + 110 142 + 122 1 x 12 x 5.5 2 x 12.00 + Median

Pedestrian Underpasses
S. No.

Design
Chainage
(km)
Existing Chainage
(km)
Proposed Span
arrangement
(No. x Length x
Height)
Total Width (m)
On NH - 6
1 15 + 392 184+316 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
2 17 + 467 183 + 311 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
3 24 + 020 177 + 238 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
4 35 + 446 165 + 814 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
5 42 + 255 159 + 017 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
6 61 + 354 139 + 897 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median

Cattle Underpasses
S. No.

Design
Chainage
(km)
Existing Chainage
(km)
Proposed Span
arrangement
(No. x Length x
Height)
Total Width
(m)
On NH - 6
1 26 + 371 174 + 888 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median

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S. No.

Design
Chainage
(km)
Existing Chainage
(km)
Proposed Span
arrangement
(No. x Length x
Height)
Total Width
(m)
2 28 + 546 172 + 713 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
3 32 + 296 168 + 963 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
4 33 + 821 167 + 437 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
5 38 + 471 162 + 791 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
6 40 + 392 160 + 843 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median
7 52 + 411 148 + 830 1 x 5 x 3.5 2 x 12.00 + Median

Table 1.6: List of Bus bays along the Project Road in West Medinipur District

Table 1.7: List of Truck lay bye along the Project Road in West Medinipur District

S. No. Existing Chainage (km) Design Chainage LHS/RHS
On NH-6
1 152+950 48+312 LHS
2 153+360 47+924 RHS
3 164+850 36+420 LHS

1.3 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION

The existing environmental condition along the project road was established based on the collected primary
and secondary data. The significant findings are as follows:

The project road section of NH-6 in West Medinipur district passes entirely through plain terrain.
Kansabati or Kasai and Subarnarekha are the two main rivers of the district. The land of West
Medinipur district is composed of alluvium followed by laterite, epidorite, conglomerate and gneiss.
The project road stretch in the district falls in seismic Zone III.

S.
No.
Existing Chainage (km) Design Chainage (km) LHS/RHS
On NH-6
1 141+950 59+304 LHS
2 141+900 59+354 RHS
3 145+175 56+085 LHS
4 145+325 55+935 RHS
5 166+280 35+000 LHS
6 166+500 34+770 RHS
7 183+975 17+292 LHS
8 183+775 17+492 RHS

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The monthly mean maximum and minimum temperatures as collected for Midnapore (nearest IMD
station) is 47.2
0
C (June) and 0.6
0
C (January) respectively. The project area receives average
rainfall between 1300 mm and 1500 mm. About 80 percent of the total rainfall is concentrated
during the months of July to September. The relative humidity varies between 56 % (March) to
84% (August) in Midnapore. Mean wind speeds are observed to be highest in the months of May
and June at (9.0 Kmph 6.8 Kmph).

Ambient Air Quality data was collected during the month of October and November, 2012 from four
(4) locations in West Medinipur District. The parameters monitored were Particulate Matter
(<PM10); Particulate Matter (<PM2.5); Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen oxide (NOx) and Carbon
monoxide (CO). Ambient Air Quality results are presented below:
Station
Code
Location
Range
PM10
g /m
3

PM2.5
g /m
3

SO2
g /m
3

NOx
g /m
3

CO
mg /m
3

AAQ9 Chirchira Village 73-143 39-74 5.5-7.5 27.1-46.9 0.29-0.93
AAQ10 Kalaikunda Air base 91-175 43-85 4.5-7.3 32.9-46.8 0.48-1.20
AAQ11 Nimpura Village 116-215 55-105 6.3-8.4 34.9-52.7 0.78-1.19
AAQ12 Manikpara Forest
Range Road
77-195 40-97 4-8.5 28-45 0.68-1.24
CPCB Standards 100 60 80 80 2.0
Source: Baseline environmental monitoring conducted by M/s Mitra S.K. Pvt. Limited

The above data reveals that at all locations Ambient Air Quality w.r.t to PM10 & PM2.5 are exceeding
the permissible limits prescribed by CPCB. SO2, NOX and CO levels were found to be below the
prescribed permissible limits of CPCB.

Ambient Noise levels were taken during the month of October and November, 2012 at four (4)
locations in West Medinipur District from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm (Day) and from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am
(Night). The monitored results are presented as follows:

Source: Baseline environmental monitoring conducted by M/s Mitra S.K. Pvt. Limited
The above data reveals that Ambient Noise levels exceeded the permissible limits as prescribed by
CPCB at sensitive location.
Station
Code
Location Type of Area
Leq (dBA)
Day
Leq (dBA)
Night
Permissible limits
as per CPCB
standards (dBA)

Day

Night
NQ 7 Chirchira Village Residential 54.2 44.5 55 45
NQ 8 Lodhasuli Jungle Sensitive 62.5 46.9 50 40
NQ 9 Kalaikunda Air base Commercial 64.5 50.5 65 55
NQ 10 Manikpara Forest
Range Road & NH-6
Junction
Commercial 61.5 48.8 65 55

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In West Medinipur District, the surface water quality sample was collected from two (2) locations.
The physico-chemical analysis of water samples revealed that the water quality criteria of study
area falls in the range of Class B water prescribed by CPCB (as per the overall result) and hence
recommended for outdoor bathing and to be used for drinking water after conventional treatment
and disinfection. All the measured parameters were observed well within the prescribed limit.

Ground water quality was assessed from the hand pump along the project area at two (2) locations
in Medinipur District. Presence of faecal coliform and E coli is observed at GWQ-4 (tube well). The
count of total coliform is also high at GWQ-4. This shows that tube well water at Nimpura village is
contaminated with feces. Hence, the water of this location is not fit for drinking. All other
physiochemical parameters are well within the limits of IS:10500 at all monitoring locations. (Water
quality standard as per BIS (IS: 10500:1991))

About 60 borrow areas have been identified in West Medinipur district along NH-6. Necessary
approvals from concerned gram panchayats have been obtained. Also, one stone quarry site have
been identified at Silda in West Bengal.

Around 2.79 ha and 0.92 ha of protected forest land will be required to be diverted for the project
road section of NH-6 in Kharagpur and Jhargram forest division respectively in the state of West
Bengal. The details of forest land that needs to be diverted for non-forest purpose are given as
follows:
State &
District
Forest
Division
Village Road side Nature of Land-
Reserve/
Protected
Forest
/Jangaljhari
Land to be
diverted
(acre)
Land to be
diverted
(Hectare)
West
Bengal,
West
Medinipur
NH-06 (CH. 153.700 KM TO CH. 143.550KM)
Kharagpur Doyarkhol LHS/RHS Protected Forest 5.191 2.101
Hariatara RHS Protected Forest 0.808 0.327
Pathri LHS/RHS Protected Forest 0.892 0.3612
Total 6.89 2.79
NH-06 in Chirchra (STATE BORDER) (CH. 185.145 KM TO CH. 153.700 KM )
Jhargram Chirchra LHS Protected Forest 0.221 0.090
Khamarpara RHS Protected Forest 0.019 0.008
Konkro RHS Protected Forest 0.035 0.014
Chiyapara RHS Protected Forest 0.026 0.011
Pindrakuli LHS Protected Forest 0.006 0.003
Khasjungal
(908)
LHS/RHS Protected Forest 0.096 0.039
Kismat
Dhangri
LHS Protected Forest 0.011 0.004

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State &
District
Forest
Division
Village Road side Nature of Land-
Reserve/
Protected
Forest
/Jangaljhari
Land to be
diverted
(acre)
Land to be
diverted
(Hectare)
Khasjungal
(906)
Bankshol RHS Protected Forest 0.088 0.036
Dhabijangal LHS/RHS Protected Forest 0.308 0.125
Lodhashuli LHS Protected Forest 0.119 0.048
Jangalkhas
(681)
Dogeriya LHS/RHS Protected Forest 0.858 0.347
Total 2.27 0.92
Total Forest Land to be diverted in West Bengal 9.16 3.71
Source: As per Forest Clearance diversion proposal submitted to Principle Chief Conservator of Forest

Predominant tree species found along NH-6 project road section in West Bengal are Arjun, Jhakra
Potash, Sakhua, Doka and Neem. Total no. of affected trees in West Medinipur is around 20,413
(within proposed RoW). No endangered flora and fauna species are located within the proposed
project corridor. Three times the tree cut will be planted as Compensatory Afforestation as per
provision of Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Apart from this additional plantation along the highway
shall be taken up as per IRC:SP-21:2009. Shrubs will be planted in median.

The project area does not fall under any critically polluted industrial area as notified by Central
Pollution Control Board (CPCB). There is no archaeological site/protected monument within 15 km
on either side of the project road.

1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DUE TO THE PROJECT

A careful assessment of anticipated impacts of various environmental components have been carried out in
the project in advance to ensure that all the key environmental issues are addressed in the project
appropriately and the impacts can be avoided or mitigated in the project to the acceptable level. The project
has been assessed with respect to different environmental components, proposed locations and activities of
the project. Based on the study it can be envisaged that some environmental impacts of minor extent is
anticipated due the project and can be reversed, minimized or avoided by the following suggested measures
in the Environmental Management Plan.

Acquisition of land and properties are inevitable in the project like other widening project but these issues
has been given proper attention right from planning and design stage so as to keep the loss to minimum.
Details of land and properties have been discussed separately in Social Impact section of this report. The
other major impact is felling of roadside trees, which are again inevitable for widening of Highway to desired
configuration. However this loss can be reversed through compensatory plantation all along the proposed

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alignment. About 20,413 trees are likely to be cut in the district, for which compensatory plantation of around
61,300 trees have been considered (1:3 ratio). Also, Additional tree plantation in three rows will be carried
out along the project road as per IRC:SP-21:2009 which would ultimately enhance the overall surrounding
environmental condition and ambience of the area. The key environmental issues identified due to the
project are as follows
S. No. Environmental
Issues
Impacts Location Remarks
1 Land
Environment
Loss of land Throughout the road length
where the required ROW is
less than 60m
During pre
construction period
Loss of properties /
structures
More pronounced in built-up
areas
Loss of Forest Land Protected and Reserved
Forest along the road
2 Roadside
Vegetation
Tree cutting Through out the stretch
3 Soil Loss of top soil Throughout the stretch, borrow
area, stockyard, campsite
During construction
period
Soil Contamination Campsite, stockyard, vehicle
and equipment servicing
station
During construction
period
4 Air Environment Deterioration of air
quality
At construction site and plant
operation site/stockyards
During construction
period
5 Noise
Environment
Noise Pollution At construction site and plant
operation site/stockyards
During construction
period
6 Water
Environment
Deterioration of
water quality
At construction site, plant
operation site/stockyards and
at workers campsite
During construction
period. No major
water bodies
located in close
vicinity except
irrigation canal
7 Safety Occupational safety
for construction
workers
At construction site, plant
operation site/stockyards and
at workers campsite
During construction
period

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S. No. Environmental
Issues
Impacts Location Remarks
Accident hazards
for road users
At construction zone especially
temporary diversion and haul
roads
During the
operation phase,
the safety of the
road users will
enhance due to
provision of divided
carriageway,
underpasses,
service roads,
better safety sign
boards, etc.
During operation phase, the improvement of the road have positive influence by virtue of better accessibility,
low vehicle operating cost, quick accessing to marketing centers, educational and medical facilities,
improvement of the wayside amenities, etc. and thus provide tremendous opportunities of socio-economic
development of the region. Development of the green belt along the project, removal of bottlenecks, better
riding quality, proper safety provision for road users, planned wayside amenities, provision of bus stops and
lay byes with proper safety arrangements, provision of underpasses for the local villagers, landscaping are
the major features, which have been included in the project and will help in enhancing overall environmental
and social conditions of the area located all along the project stretch compared to the existing situation.

All the above issues have been adequately addressed in Project design and Environmental Management
Plan, which are highlighted in the next section.

1.5 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

Environmental Management Plan has been framed which consists of mitigation, monitoring and institutional
measures during the design, construction and operation stages of the project to avoid, eliminate to reduce
the anticipated adverse environmental impacts. (Refer Table 1.8)

1.5.1 Implementing Authority

The Client along with the contractor will implement the proposed project. An Environmental Management
Cell (EMC) will be set up for implementing and monitoring the mitigation measures. The EMC will also report
to the designated institutions to establish accountability.
Executive Summary: EIA District East Singhbhum (Jharkhand) Public Hearing Documents

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Table 1.8: Environmental Management Action Plan
S. No.
Environmental Issues &
Impacts
Mitigation Measures
Institutional Responsibility
Planning and
Execution
Supervision
A. PRE-CONSTRUCTION STAGE
A-1 Land and Properties Loss

Land acquisition will be marginal. The acquisition of land and
private properties will be carried out in accordance with the RAP
and entitlement framework for the project.

Early identification of entitlement for Compensation and Advance
planning of Resettlement And Rehabilitation Action Plan to
Compensate the Losses

All the affected people will be compensated as per NPRR before
commencement of Construction works
PIU - NHAI
Kharagpur and
Revenue
DepartmentWest
Bengal
PIU - NHAI
Kharagpur
A-2 Preservation of Trees The alignment has been designed to minimize the tree loss. About
48,873 trees located within 60m RoW (28,460 in Jharkhand and
20,413 in West Bengal). All efforts will be made in design to save
maximum trees.

Compensatory plantation will be carried out as per Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980.

Apart from Compensatory plantation Green belt development on
both sides has been designed throughout the project stretch as per
IRC SP-21:2009. Shrub plantation in median is also proposed.

Compensatory Afforestation to be carried out as per Forest
(Conservation) Act and Forest Rules of Jharkhand & West Bengal.
PIU - NHAI
Kharagpur and
Forest Department,
Jharkhand &West
Bengal
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
A-3 Location of crushers, hot-mix
plants, WMM Plant, Concrete
Batching plants etc.
Stone crushers, Hot mix plants: WMM Plants and Concrete
Batching plants will be sited sufficiently away from settlements,
agricultural operations and any commercial establishments. Such
plants will be located at least 500m away from the nearest
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU - NHAI
Kharagpur

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S. No.
Impacts
Mitigation Measures
Planning and
Execution
Supervision
village/settlement preferably in the predominant downwind side.
Mobile equipment can be placed within 50 m from the nearest
dwelling.

The Concessionaire shall submit a detailed layout plan for all such
sites and approval of the Environmental Expert of Independent
Consultant (IC) shall be necessary prior to their establishment.

Arrangement to control dust pollution through provision of wind
screens, sprinklers and dust encapsulation will have to be provided
at all such sites especially for crushers. Use of buildings and
equipment within the plant site as wind barriers may be considered.

Specifications of crushers and hot mix plants will comply with the
requirements of the relevant current emission control legislations
and Consent/NOC for all such plants shall be submitted to the
Environmental Expert of Independent Consultant (IC). The
Concessionaire shall not initiate plant operation till the required
legal clearance are obtained and submitted.
A-4 Other construction vehicles,
equipment and machinery
All vehicles, equipment and machinery to be procured and brought
to site for construction will conform to the relevant Bureau of India
Standard (BIS) norms and the manufacturers specifications. The
discharge standards promulgated under the Environment
Protection Act, 1986 will be strictly adhered to.

Noise limits for construction equipments such as compactors,
rollers, front loaders concrete mixers, cranes (movable), vibrators
and saws will not exceed the value specification the Environment
(Protection) Rules, 1986.

The equipment proposed to be used for bridge and culvert
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construction and to be installed close to waterway/streams, must be
checked and certified fit, especially with respect to the potential
leakage of oil and grease.

The inspection should verify that:
Equipment is clean (free of mud, dirt an oil)
Equipment is in good working order.
A drip pan is available for equipment that will be stored on site.
Concessionaire has a spill kit
Operator is trained on the refueling, maintenance and
emergency spill.
A logbook will be maintained documenting all fuelling and
maintenance events (date, time, location, condition of site,
weather conditions, amount of fuel on maintenance event,
issues).
Adequate inspections will be conducted during the construction
period.
A-5 Severance Problem About 8 numbers of vehicular underpasses (4 in Jharkhand and 4
in West Bengal), 12 numbers of pedestrian underpasses (6 in
Jharkhand and 6 in West Bengal) and 14 nos. of cattle
underpasses (7 in Jharkhand and 7 in West Bengal) have been
provided for crossing the road for vehicles, pedestrians, and cattles
to avoid severance problem.
Design Consultant/
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
A-6 Borrow Areas About 160 Borrow areas have been identified (100 in Jharkhand
and 60 in West Bengal). NOCs from Gram Panchayats have been
obtained.

Concessionaire will not start borrowing earth from select borrow
area until the formal agreement is signed between the land owner
and the Concessionaire and a copy is submitted to the IC and the
Design Consultant/
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PIU.

In addition to testing for the quality of borrow materials by the IC,
the environmental experts of the IC will be required to inspect every
borrow area location prior to approval. All borrow areas will be
rehabilitated as per the Borrow Rehabilitation Plan.
A-7 Quarry Areas The quarry materials requirement of this project will be taken from
the existing approved quarries along the project highway. Three
quarries have been identified for the project - Potka, Baharagorha
in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and Silda in West
Medinipur of West Bengal. Mining Plan giving details of mining has
been prepared and submitted to State Mining Department.

In case the Concessionaire decides to use quarries other than
recommended by Consultants, then it will be selected based on the
suitability of the materials.

The Concessionaire will obtain necessary permission for
procurement of materials from Mining Department, District
administration and Jharkhand and West Bengal Pollution Control
Board and shall submit a copy of the approval and the rehabilitation
plan to the PIU and Environmental Expert of IC.
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
A-8 Arrangement for construction
water
The Concessionaire will use ground water/surface water as a
source of water for the construction after taking prior permission
from Competent Authority.

The Concessionaire will provide a list of locations and type of
sources from where water for construction will be used.

To avoid disruption/disturbance to other water users, the
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Concessionaire will extract water from fixed locations and consult
the Environmental Expert before finalizing the locations. The
Concessionaire will not be allowed to pump water from any
irrigation canal and surface water bodies used by the community.
The Concessionaire is required to comply with the requirements of
the State Ground Water Department and seek its approval for doing
so and submit copies of the permission to Environmental Expert of
IC and PIU.
A-9 Site identification for disposal
of unsuitable materials
The Concessionaire shall identify site(s) away from the project area
where unsuitable materials (debris, solid waste) generated in the
course of the construction can be safely disposed off. Such
locations shall be inspected by the Environmental Expert of
Independent Consultant and approved in consultation with the PIU
before construction work starts.
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
A-10 Construction camp location,
design and lay-out
Sitting of the construction camps will be as per the guidelines
below:

Locations of construction camp to be identified by the
Concessionaire. Construction camps will not be proposed within
500 m from the nearest settlements to avoid conflicts and stress
over the infrastructure facilities with the local community. Location
for stockyards for construction materials will be identified at least
1000m from water sources.

The waste disposal and sewage system for the camp will be
designed, built and operated such that no odour is generated.

Unless otherwise arranged by the local sanitary authority,
arrangements for right soils (human excreta) disposal approved by
the local medical health or municipal authorities or as directed by
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Environmental Expert will have to be provided by the
Concessionaire.
A-11 Arrangements for temporary
land
The Concessionaire as per prevalent rules will carry out
negotiations with the landowners for obtaining their consent for
temporary use of lands for workers camp, construction sites/hot mix
plants/traffic detours etc. The Environmental Expert will ensure that
the clearing up of the site prior to handling over to the owner (after
construction or completion of the activity) is duly carried out by the
Concessionaire.
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B CONSTRUCTION PHASE
B-1 Clearing & Grubbing Vegetation will be removed from the construction zone before
commencement of construction. All works will be carried out such
that the damage or disruption to flora other that those identified for
cutting is minimum.

Only ground cover/shrubs that impinge directly on the permanent
works or necessary temporary works will be removed with prior
approval from the Environmental Expert. The Concessionaire,
under any circumstances will not cut or damage trees. Trees
identified under the project will be cut only after receiving clearance
from the Forest Department of Jharkhand and West Bengal and
after the receipt of written permission from PIU.

Vegetation only with girth of over 30 cm measured at a height of 1.0
m above the ground will be considered as trees and shall be
compensated.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-2 Generation of debris from
dismantling structures and road
Debris generated due to the dismantling of the side of existing road
for pavement rehabilitation will be suitably reused in the proposed
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surface construction, subject to the suitability of the materials and approval
of the Engineer and Environmental Expert as follows:

The existing base and sub-base material shall be recycled as
sub-base for the haul road or access roads
The existing bitumen surface may be utilized for the paving of
cross roads, access roads and paving works in construction
sites and campus, temporary traffic diversions etc.
Any place specifically directed by the Engineer.

The Concessionaire will suitably dispose off unutilized debris
materials at pre-designated disposal locations, subject to the
approval of the Environmental Expert. At locations identified for
disposal of residual bituminous wastes, the disposal will be carried
out over a 60 mm thick layer of rammed clay so as to eliminate the
possibility of leaching of wastes into the ground water. The
Concessionaire will ensure that the surface area of such disposal
pits is covered with a layer of soil.

All arrangements for transportation during construction including
provision, maintenance, dismantling and clearing debris, will be
planned and implemented by the Concessionaire as approved and
directed by the Environmental Expert.

The pre-designed disposal locations will be a part of
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan (CSWMP) to be
prepared by the Concessionaire in consultation with the
Environmental Expert and the Engineer of the IC.
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B-3 Disposal of other construction
waste
The Environmental Expert will approve these disposal sites after
conducting a joint inspection on the site with the Concessionaire.

Non- bituminous wastes may be dumped in borrow pits (preferably
located in barren lands) covered with a layer of the soil. No new
disposal site shall be created as part of the project, except with
prior approval of the Environmental Expert. All waste materials will
be completely disposed of and the site will be fully cleaned and
certified by Environmental Expert before handing over.

All waste material will be completely disposed of and the site will be
fully cleaned and certified by Environmental Expert before handling
over.
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-4 Stripping, stocking and
presentation of top soil
The topsoil from all areas of cutting and all areas to be permanently
covered will be stripped to a specified depth of 150 mm and stored
in stockpiles. A portion of the temporarily acquired area and/or
Right of Way will be earmarked for storing topsoil. The locations for
stockpiling will be pre-identified in consultation and with approval of
Environmental Expert. The following precautionary measures will
be taken to preserve them till they are used:

(a) Stockpile will be designed such that the slope does not
exceed 1:2 (vertical to horizontal), and height of the pile is
restricted to 2 m. To retain soil and to allow percolation of
water, the edges of the pile will be protected by silt fencing
(b) Stockpiles will not be surcharged or otherwise loaded and
multiple handing will be kept to a minimum to ensure that
no compaction will occur. The stockpiles shall be covered
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with gunny bags or vegetation.
(c) It will be ensured by the Concessionaire that the topsoil
will not be unnecessarily trafficked either before stripping
or when in stockpiles.

Such stockpiled topsoil will be utilized for-
Covering all disturbed areas including borrow areas
Top dressing of the road embankment and fill slopes
In the agricultural fields of farmers, acquired temporarily.

Residential topsoil, if there any will be utilized for the plantation.

B-5 Accessibility The Concessionaire will provide safe and convenient passage for
vehicles, pedestrians and livestock to and from roadsides and
property access as connecting the project road. The
Concessionaire will also ensure that the existing accesses are not
blocked without providing adequate provisions and to the prior
satisfaction of Environmental Expert.

The Concessionaire will take care that the cross roads are
constructed in such a sequence so that traffic movement on any
given area does not get affected.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-6 Planning for Traffic diversion Detailed Traffic Control Plans will be prepared and submitted to the
Environmental Expert for approval, five days prior to
commencement of works on any section of road. The traffic control
plans shall contain details of temporary diversions, traffic safety
arrangements for construction under traffic, details of traffic
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arrangement after cessation hazardous materials and arrangement
of flagmen.

The Concessionaire will provide specific measures for safety of
pedestrians and workers at night as a part of traffic control plans.
The Concessionaire will ensure that the diversion/detour is always
maintained in running condition, particularly during the monsoon to
avoid disruption to traffic flow. The Concessionaire will also inform
local community of changes to traffic routes, conditions and
pedestrian access arrangements with assistance from IC and PIU.

B-7 Earth form Borrow Areas for
Construction
No borrow area will be opened without permission of the
Environmental Expert. The location, shape and size of the
designated borrow areas will be as approved by the Environmental
Expert of IC and in accordance to the IRC recommended borrow
pits for road embankments. The borrowings operations will be
carried out as specified in the guidelines for setting an operation of
borrow areas.
The Concessionaire will rehabilitate the borrow areas as soon as
borrowing is over from a particular borrow area in accordance with
the Borrow Area Rehabilitation/ Redevelopment Guidelines or as
instructed by the Environmental Expert.
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-8 Quarry Operation The Concessionaire will develop a Comprehensive Quarry
Redevelopment Plan as per the Mining Rules of Jharkhand & West
Bengal and submit a copy to PIU and IC prior to opening of the
quarry site. The quarry operations will be undertaken within the
rules and regulations in force.

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B-9 Construction water The Concessionaire will arrange adequate supply and storage of
water for the whole construction period at his own costs. The
Concessionaire will submit a list of source/s from where water will
be used for the project to IC and PIU.
The Concessionaire will source the requirement of water
preferentially from ground water but with prior permission from the
Competent authority/ authorities, if required. A copy of the
permission will be submitted to IC and PIU prior to initiation of
construction.

The Concessionaire will take all precaution to minimize the wastage
of water in the construction process/operation.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-10 Drainage & Flood Control The Concessionaire will ensure that construction materials like
earth, stone are disposed off so that they does not block the flow of
water of any watercourse and cross drainage channels.

The Concessionaire will take all necessary measures to prevent the
blockage of water flow. In addition to the design requirements, the
Concessionaire will take all required measures as directed by the
Environmental Expert of IC to prevent temporary or permanent
flooding of the site or any adjacent area, if any.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-11 Slope Protection and Control of
Soil Erosion
The Concessionaire will take slope protection measures as per
design, or as directed by the Environmental Expert of IC to control
soil erosion and sedimentation through use of dykes sedimentation
chambers, basins, fibber mats, mulches, grasses, slope, drains and
other devices.
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All temporary sedimentation, pollution control works and
maintenance thereof will be deemed as incidental to the earth work
or other items of work and as such no separate payment will be
made for them. The Concessionaire will ensure the following
safeguards:

During construction activities on road embankment, the side
slopes of all cut and fill area will be graded and covered with
stone pitching, grass and shrub as per design specifications
Turfing works will be taken up as soon as possible, provided
the season is favourable for the establishment of grass sods.
Other measures of slope stabilization will include mulching,
netting and seeding of batters and drains immediately on
completion of earthworks.
In borrow pits, the depth shall be so regulated that the sides of
the excavation will have a slope not steeper than 1 vertical to 2
horizontal, fromthe edge of the final section of the bank.
B-12 Water pollution from
construction wastes
The Concessionaire will take all precautionary measures to prevent
the wastewater generated during construction from entering into
rivers, ponds or the irrigation system and avoid construction works
close to water bodies during monsoon.

All waste arising from the project is to be disposed off in the
manner that is acceptable to the Jharkhand and West Bengal
Pollution Control Boards or as directed by Environmental Expert.

Run- off from wasted concrete may be alkaline and thus pH
reduction may be needed. The Environmental Expert will certify that
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all liquid wastes disposed off form the sites meet the discharge
standards.
B-13 Water pollution from fuel and
lubricants
The Concessionaire will ensure that all construction vehicle parking
location, fuels/lubricants storage sites, vehicles, machinery and
equipment maintenance sites are located at least 100m away from
any water body. The Concessionaire will also ensure that spillage
of fuels and lubricants do not contaminate the ground.

If fuel storage and refueling areas are located on agricultural land
or areas supporting vegetation, the topsoil will be stripped,
stockpiled and returned after cessation of such activities.

All location and layout plans of such sites will be submitted by the
Concessionaire prior to their establishment and will be approved by
the Environmental Expert and PIU. The Concessionaire will arrange
for collection, store and disposal of oily wastes to the pre-identified
disposal sites (list to be submitted to IC and PIU) and approved by
the Environmental Expert. All spills and collected petroleum
products will be disposed off in accordance with MoEF and
Jharkhand & West Bengal Pollution Control Boards guidelines.
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-14 Dust Pollution The Concessionaire will take precautions viz. water sprinkling etc.
to reduce the level of dust generating from construction site. All the
plants will be sited at least 1 km in the downwind direction from the
nearest human settlement.

The Concessionaire will provide necessary certificates to confirm
that all crushers used in construction conform to relevant dust
emission control legislation.
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Crushers licensed by the Jharkhand & West Bengal Pollution
Control Boards shall be used for the project.

Fly ash shall be used as per IRC SP 58 Guidelines.

On daily basis it will be ensured that all dumpers carrying fly ash
are fully covered by tarpaulin

Water Sprinkling during loading and unloading of fly ash shall be
periodically carried out.

Storage of fly ash within enclosures shall be done and regular
water sprinkling will be ensured over the stack.

B-15 Emission from construction
vehicles, equipments and
machineries
The Concessionaire will ensure that all vehicles, equipments and
machineries used for construction are regularly maintained and
confirm the pollution emission levels comply with the relevant
requirements of Jharkhand & West Bengal Pollution Control
Broads.

The Concessionaire will submit PUC certificates for all
vehicles/equipment/machinery used for the project and maintain a
record of the same during the contract period. Monitoring results
will also be submitted to IC and PIU as per the monitoring plan.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-16 Noise from vehicles,
equipments and machineries
The Concessionaire will confirm the following:

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All plants and equipments used in construction shall strictly
conform to the MoEF/CPCB/JSPCB/WBPCB noise standards.
All vehicles and equipment used in construction will be fitted
with exhaust silencers.
Servicing of all construction vehicles and machinery will be
done for exhaust silences and will be checked and if found
defective will be replaced.

All the construction sites within 150m of the nearest habitation,
noisy construction work such as crushing, concrete mixing will be
stopped during the night time between 10.00 pm to 6.00 am.

No noisy construction activities will be permitted around educational
institutions/health centers (silence zones) up to a distance of 100 m
from the sensitive receptors.

Monitoring shall be carried out at the construction sites as per the
monitoring schedule and results will be submitted to IC and PIU.

Environmental Expert will be required to inspect regularly to ensure
the compliance of EMP.

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B-17 Personal Safety measures for
labour
The Concessionaire will provide:
Protective footwear and protective goggles to all workers
employed on mixing asphalt materials, cement, concrete etc.
Protective goggles and clothing to workers engaged in stone
breaking activities
Earplugs to workers exposed to loud noise, and workers
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working in crushing, compaction, or concrete mixing operation.
Adequate safety measures for workers during handling of
materials at site.

The Concessionaire will comply with all the precautions as required
for ensuring the safety of the workmen as per the International
Labour Organization (ILO).

The Concessionaire will not employ any person below the age of 14
years for any work and no woman will be employed on the work of
painting with products containing lead in any form.

The Concessionaire will also ensure that no paint containing lead or
lead products is used except in the form of paste or readymade
paint. They will provide facemasks for use to the workers when
paint is applied in the form of spray or a surface having lead paint is
rubbed and scraped. The Concessionaire will mark no smoking in
high risk areas and enforce non-compliance of use of PPE with
zero tolerance. These will be reflected in the Construction Safety
Plan to be prepared by the Concessionaire during mobilization and
will be approved by IC and PIU.
B-18 Traffic & Road Safety The Concessionaire will take all necessary measures for the safety
of traffic during construction and provide, erect and maintain such
barricades, including signs, markings, flags, lights and flagmen as
proposed in the Traffic Control Plan/Drawings and as required by
the Environmental Expert of IC for the information and protection of
traffic approaching or passing through the section of any existing
cross roads.
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The Concessionaire will ensure that all signs, barricades, pavement
markings are provided as per the MoRTH specifications or as
directed by the Engineer. Before taking up construction on any
section of the existing road, a Traffic Management Plan will be
devised and implemented to the satisfaction of the
Concessionaires vehicle drivers must be strictly controlled
particularly when plying on local/village roads.

B-19 Risk from electrical
equipments
The Concessionaire will take all required precautions to prevent
danger from electrical equipment and ensure that

No material will be stacked or placed as to cause danger or
inconvenience to any person or the public.
All necessary fencing and lights is provided to protect the
public in construction zones.

All machines to be used in the construction will conform to the
relevant Indian Standards (IS) codes, are free from patent defect,
are kept in good working order, regularly inspected and properly
maintained as per IS provision and to the satisfaction of the
Environmental Expert.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-20 First aid The Concessionaire will arrange for :
A readily available first aid unit including adequate supply of
sterilized dressing materials and appliances as per the
Factories Rules in every work zone
Availability of suitable transport at all times to take injured or
sick person(s) to the nearest hospital.
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Equipment and trained nursing staff at construction camp.
B-21 Informatory Signs and
Hoardings
The Concessionaire will provide, erect and maintain
informatory/safety signs, hoardings written in English and local
language, wherever required or as suggested by the Environmental
Expert of IC.
Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-22 Road side Plantation Strategy The Concessionaire will carry out the plantation as per the Green
Belt Development Plan prepared for the project as per IRC-SP:21:
2009.

The Environmental Expert of IC will inspect regularly the survival
rate of the plants and compliances with regards to tree plantation
guidelines.

Concessionaire,
Forest Department
Jharkhand & West
Bengal.
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-23 Accommodation for labour
Camps
The Concessionaire will follow all relevant provisions for
construction and maintenance of labour camp.

The location, layout and basic facility provision of each labour camp
will be submitted to IC and PIU prior to their construction. The
construction will commence only after the written approval of the
Environmental Expert. The Concessionaire will maintain necessary
living accommodation and ancillary facilities in functional and
hygienic manner and as approved by the IC.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-24 Potable water The Concessionaire will provide potable water facilities within the
precincts of every workplace in an accessible place.

The Concessionaire will also guarantee the following:
Supply of sufficient quantity of potable water (as per IS) in
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every workplace/labour camp at suitable and easily accessible
places and regular maintenance of such facilities.
If any water storage tank is provided, the bottom of the tank will
be kept at least 1m above from the surrounding ground level.
If water is drawn from any existing well, which is within 30m
proximity of any toilet, drain or other source of pollution, the
well will be disinfected before water is used for drinking.
All such wells will be entirely covered and provided with a trap
door, which will be dust proof and waterproof.
A reliable pump will be fitted to each covered well. The trap
door will be kept locked and opened only for cleaning or
inspection, which will be done at least once in a month.

Environmental Expert will be required to inspect the labour camp
once in a week to ensure the compliance of the EMP.

B-25 Sanitation and Sewage system The Concessionaire will ensure that-
The sewage systemfor the camp will be designed, built and
operated in such a fashion that it should not pollute the ground
water or nearby surface water.
Separate toilets/bathrooms, will be arranged for men and
women
Adequate water supply is to be provided in all toilets and
urinals
All toilets in workplaces are with dry-earth system (receptacles)
which are to be cleaned and kept in a strict sanitary condition
Night soil (human excreta) is to be disposed off by putting layer
of it at the bottom of a permanent tank prepared for the
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purpose and covered with 15cm, layer of waste or refuse and
then covered with a layer of earth for a fortnight.

B-26 Waste disposal The Concessionaire will provide segregated garbage bins in the
camps and ensure that these are regularly emptied and disposed
off in a hygienic manner as per the Comprehensive Solid Waste
Management Plan approved by the Environmental Expert of IC.

Unless otherwise arranged by local municipal authority,
arrangements for disposal of night soils (human excreta) suitably
approved by the local municipal authority or as directed by
Environmental Expert, will be arranged by the Concessionaire.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
B-27 Pollution Monitoring The periodic monitoring of the ambient air quality, noise level, water
(both ground and surface water) quality, soil pollution/contamination
in the selected locations as suggested in environmental monitoring
plan will be the responsibility of Concessionaire.

PIU will appoint MOEF/JSPCB/WBPCB approved pollution
monitoring agency for this purpose.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
C OPERATION STAGE
C-1 Monitoring Operation
Performance
The PIU will monitor the operational performance of the various
mitigation/enhancement measures carried out as a part of the
project.

The indicators selected for monitoring include the survival rate of
trees, vegetative noise barriers, utility of enhancement provision for
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relocated utilities, hand pumps and other relocated structures if
any; status of rehabilitation of borrow areas.

C-2 Maintenance of Drainage PIU will ensure that all drains (side drains, cross drains etc.) are
periodically cleared especially before monsoon season to facilitate
the quick passage of rainwater and avoid flooding.

PIU will ensure that all the sediment and oil and grease traps set up
at the water bodies are cleared once in every three months.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
C-3 Pollution Monitoring The periodic monitoring of the ambient air quality, noise level, water
(both ground and surface water) quality, soil pollution/contamination
in the selected locations as suggested in environmental monitoring
plan will be the responsibility of Concessionaire.

PIU will appoint MOEF/JSPCB/WBPCB approved pollution
monitoring agency/Laboratory for this purpose.

Concessionaire
IC,
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
C-4 Changes in Land use pattern NHAI/PIU shall take initiative and act as facilitator to prepare an
action plan for balanced regional development in consultation with
Local Development Authority and State Government to control the
ribbon development along the project road. A land use regulation
control need to be adopted.

A land use zoning map may be developed, under which upto a
particular distance from the ROWof the alignment no development
will be allowed.

PIU, Revenue
Department
PIU NHAI
Kharagpur

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S. No.
Impacts
Mitigation Measures
Planning and
Execution
Supervision
Necessary hoardings will be erected indicating the availability of
ROW and legal charges for encroachment of ROW. Budgetary
provisions are to be made to control the ribbon development along
project road.

Safety of public and road users shall be maintained through traffic
control and management throughout the operation period. Trauma
centers for treatment of accident victims should be established at
regular intervals and operated to the full satisfaction of PIU.
C-5 Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR)
As part of CSR, the following provisions are suggested :
Undertaking regular road safety, HIV/AIDs, health awareness
campaigns
Assistance to improve skills for income generation to
community people
Development of schools, health cares, dispensaries or public
facilities
Workshops/Training to farmers in order to impart the
knowledge to use modern methods and tools for farming
To ensure that the contractors provides all necessary
amenities and facilities for the workers at construction
camps/work sites and no employment of child labour is
practiced at site
PIU - NHAI
Kharagpur

PIU NHAI
Kharagpur
Executive Summary: EIA District Medinipur (West Bengal) Public Hearing Documents

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1.5.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan

The Monitoring Program during construction (3 years) and operation (2 years) phases is given in
Table 1.9

Table 1.9: Environmental Monitoring Plan
Parameter Locations Duration Frequency
Air Quality:
PM10 , PM2.5 , SO2, NOx, CO
1. Plant site, HMP and Stone
Crusher during
construction phase
2. Locations of baseline
data monitoring
3. Sensitive Areas e.g.
Schools etc
24 hours
sampling
Once in a
season
Noise Level
Leq dB (A) (Day and Night)
Average and Peak values
Locations of baseline data
monitoring
24 hours
Continuous
sampling
Once in a
season
Surface and Ground Water Quality:
for different physical chemical and
biological parameters
Locations of baseline data
monitoring
Grab Sampling
Once in a
season
Soil Quality Monitoring Locations of baseline data
monitoring
Composite
Sample
Once in a
season
Roadside Plantation Maintenance All along the project road
stretch in West Medinipur
District
Regular Regularly
throughout the
year

1.5.3 Environmental Training

The Environmental Management Cell (EMC) will be imparting training and raising environmental awareness
level of Construction Engineers/Contractors and other staff members/workers at regular interval.

1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET
A separate budget provision of Rs 17.90 crores (for West Medinipur district) has been made for
implementation of environmental mitigation measures under Environment Management Plan to resolve
different issues, which includes vegetation clearance, compensatory afforestation, Green belt development,
dust control measures, sanitation and waste management, monitoring of environmental quality etc., The
cost for relocation of religious features, handpumps, borewells, slope stabilization measures, lay byes,
facilities at bus stops, etc. are included in the engineering costs.


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A budgetary cost estimated for environmental management activities is presented in Table 1.10

Table 1.10: Environmental Management Cost for the Project in West Medinipur District
Particulate Estimated Rate
Total Cost
(Rs.)
Environmental training Lump sum 3,00,000
Cost of Compensatory Afforestation
Total tree affected: 28,460 trees
Compensatory Afforestation: 61,300 trees (1:3
Ratio)

Cost of 61,300 trees Rs. 100/tree 61,30,000
Tree Guard of 61,300 trees Rs. 1200/tree 7,35,60,000
Shrub planting in median Rs. 50000/- per km for 55.5
Km
27,75,000

Avenue Plantation of 43,500 trees along ROW
considering three rows of trees on each side as
per IRC:SP:21
Rs. 100 per tree 43,50,000
Tree Guard of 28,600 trees Rs. 1200/tree 34,320,000
Maintenance for 1
st
year Lump sum 15,00,000
Maintenance for 2
nd
Maintenance for 3
rd
Sub-Total 12,44,35,000*
Environmental Monitoring for Construction and
Operation Period
10,76,000
Dust suppression by watering Lump sum 20,00,000
Environmental measures in Workers camp Lump sum 16,00,000
Rainwater Harvesting Structures @every 500
mts (Appox. 110 structures )
Rs. 75,000 per structure 82,50,000
Toilet & bathing facilities at Truck lay byes
locations (3 Nos.)
Rs. 3,00,000 per toilet 9,00,000
Drinking Water Facility Bus bays locations (8
Nos.)
Rs. 1,00,000 per location 8,00,000
Corporate Environmental Responsibility @1% of Project Cost 4,00,00,000
TOTAL 17,90,71,000

*This figure may change after final estimation received from Forest department. The Responsibility of Compensatory Plantation lies with the Forest
Department.


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2.0 RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP)

2.1 INTRODUCTION
This Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) report has been prepared as per the National Policy on the
Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Project Affected Families - 2007 (NPRR 2007), National Highways Act
(NH Act), 1956; and Jharkhand Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2008 and is based on data
collected from field survey. The primary purpose for preparing Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is to assess
the socio-economic condition of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in order to minimise and provide
mitigative measures. Since the displacement is indispensable, rehabilitation shall be done in such a manner
so that the standard of living of PAPs is restored. Special attention will be paid to the vulnerable groups.
RAP has provisions to ensure that PAPs are compensated at replacement value for the assets lost and to
enable them to regain or improve their socio-economic status enjoyed prior to the project. Implementation of
the RAP will be done on data so modified.

2.2 PROJECT IMPACT

Based on socio-economic survey, a total of 266 private structures lie within 30 meters of either side of the
existing centerline of road both NH-6 and NH-33. The structures are residential, commercial or residential
cum commercial in their nature. The break-up of the structures and their typology is given in Tables 2.1.

Table 2.1 Type and Area of Private Structures
Source: Socio-Economic Survey, July 2011

It can be seen from the above table that out of total 226 affected structures, 47 structures are likely to be
affected in West Medinipur district.
Categories of losses

No. of
Structure
Total Area of the
Structures (Sq.m)
Affected Area of Structure
(Sq.m)
East Singhbum
Residential 85 15330.95 5979.33
Commercial 85 42603.53 15295.34
Residential cum
Commercial
49 5743.45 2672.48
Total 219 63677.93 23947.15
West Medinipur
Residential 15 783.97 423.15
Commercial 22 1304.14 385.74
Residential cum
Commercial
10 549.50 151.61
Total 47 2637.61 960.5
TOTAL 266 66315.54 24907.65

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2.3 LAND REQUIRED
The project road section of NH33 will impact 103 villages of Jharkhand state and 30 villages of West
Bengal. Table 2.2 provides block/circle wise details of private and government land to be acquired under
this project.
Table2.2 Quantum of Land to be Acquired
District Circle /Block
Government Land
(area in sq/m)
Private Land
(area in sq/m)
East Singhbum

Ghatshila 21540.85 183013.9
Dhalbhumgarh 72551.08 354405.1
Chakuliya 31644.43 110495.7
Baharagora NH 33 38679.46 402484
Baharagora NH 06 32046.29 246872.3

Total Area in
Hectares 19.6462 129.7271
West Medinipur

Kharagpur I 00.00 162760.7
Jhargram 200.18 89845.29
Jamboni (Gidhni) 399.23 11168.45
Gopi Vallabhpur II 102.81 12699
Total Area in
Hectares
0.0702

27.6473

Total land area to be acquired in both districts
in Hectares 19.7164 157.3744
Source: Socio-Economic Survey, July 2011

As observed from above table, total land requirement in West Medinipur district is 27.717 Ha including 0.070
Ha of government land and 27.647 Ha private land.

2.4 AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS AND PAPS
A total of 1469 households (1276 in East Singhbhum and 193 in West medinipur) of 136 villages will be
affected due to the acquisition of private land for widening and strengthening of NH-33 and NH-6.
There are 7009 (6038 in East Singhbhum and 971 in West Medinipur) project affected persons (PAPs).

2.5 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
NHAI has an Environmental and Social Development Unit (ESDU) at the corporate level. ESDU/ NHAI will
undertake the revalidation of RAP before the start of RAP implementation and will engage services of
Project Consultant (PC) for the same. For the project implementation NHAI will set up Project
Implementation Unit (PIU). PIU will be headed by Project Director (PD), GM/DGM level officer.

R&R Cell will be established as a part of PIU, and two districts Resettlement and Rehabilitation Officers
(DRROs), one for each project district, will be appointed to R&R Cell. DRROs will assist PD in all land
acquisition and resettlement activities under the project. NHAI will be the Executing Agency (EA) for project.
ESDU of NHAI will oversee all RAP implementation activities, and will engage service of non-governmental

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organization (NGO) for RAP implementation and an independent agency for external monitoring. DRROs
(R&R Cell) at PIU will undertake RAP implementation, with the help of NGO appointed by ESDU. All the
RAP activities will be regularly reported to ESDU by PIU. PIU/R&R Cell will establish networking with district
administration (District Collectors office, Revenue Department etc.) to ensure timely implementation of RAP.
Networking with central/state/town departments will also be established (i) so as to link proposed income
restoration packages with government schemes, if any; (ii) for restoration/replacement of community
infrastructure such as water supply, sewerage, electricity/telephone network, irrigation canals etc.; and (iii)
for restoration/replacement of CPRs/public amenities such as shrines, schools etc.

The implementation schedule of RAP is presented in Table 2.3.

Table 2.3 Schedule of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Activities
S.
No.
Land Acquisition and Resettlement
Activities
Start Date Completion Date Duration
(days)
1
Revalidation of RP 1st of Month 1 30th of Month 2 60
2
RP Approval by NHAI 1st of Month 3 30th of Month 3 30
3
Issue of identity cards 1st of Month 4 30th of Month 4 30
4
Recruitment of Implementing NGO 1st of Month 3 30th of Month 3 30
5
Information sharing, consultations and
disclosure meetings
All through the RP implementation period
6
Payment of compensation and
assistance for relocation
1st of Month 5 30th of Month 7 60
7 Relocation and resettlement of PAPs 1st of Month 6 15th of Month 8 75
8
Skill Training of vulnerable groups /
income restoration activities, if
proposed during revalidation
15th of Month 8 30th of Month 11 75
(Optional)
9 Possession of acquired property 1st of Month 9 30th of Month 9 30
10 Internal monitoring All through the RP implementation period
11 External monitoring All through the RP implementation period
12
Handover acquired lands to
contractors for construction
1st of Month 10
13 Start of Civil Works 5th of Month 10 onwards


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2.6 BUDGET

The estimated R & R budget is presented in Table 2.4.

Table 2.4: Estimated R&R Budget for Project

Sl. No. Item Unit Quantity Unit Rate /
Acre (Rs)

Amount (in
Rs.)
(Crores)
A Compensation: Land
1 Cost of private land along the
road: WB
hectares 27.72
(68.49 acres)
10000000 68.49
2 Cost of private land along the
road: Jharkhand
hectares 149.37
(369.10acres)
200000 7.38
3 Additional 30 % Solatium 22.7
Sub Total: Land 98.63
B Compensation: Structure
Affected Families
1 Structure compensation: Sq m 23947.15 5000 12
Total 12.00
C Other Assistance
1 R&R Assistance to Structure
affected families

25.00
Sub Total: Assistance 25.00
TOTAL (A+B+C) 135.63
Contingency (5%) 6.78
GRAND TOTAL 142.41

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