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Environment and Social Due Diligence Report July 2011

IND: India Infrastructure Project Financing Facility II –Soma Isolux Surat-Hazira Tollway Prepared by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited for the Asian Development Bank This report 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

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IIFCL

Due diligence Report on Environment and Social Safeguards

Sub Project: Widening and Up gradation of NH-6 between Surat-Hazira Section in the state of Gujarat, India.

July 2011

Sub-Project Developer: Soma Isolux Surat-Hazira Tollways Private Limited

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Sub Project: Widening and Up gradation of NH-6 between Surat-Hazira Section in the state of Gujarat, India

Due diligence Report on Environment and Social Safeguards

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CONTENTS

PROJECT BACKGROUND: ...................................................................................................... 4 1. SUB-PROJECT TITLE: ............................................................................................... 4 2. SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ................................................................................. 4 3. PROJECT FACILITIES: .............................................................................................. 6 4. CONCESSIONAIRE: ................................................................................................... 6 5. STATUS OF SUB-PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: .................................................... 6 DUE DILIGENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS: ...................................................... 7 6. AVAILABILITY OF EIA/EMP REPORTS: ................................................................... 8 7. VISIT TO SUB-PROJECT LOCATION: ....................................................................... 8 8. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY AND DUE DILIGENCE: ......................................... 8 9. CATEGORIZATION OF SUB-PROJECT: ................................................................... 9 10. STATUS OF REGULATORY CLEARANCES: .......................................................... 10 11. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE: ............................ 10 12. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS: ...................................................................................... 13 FIGURE 3: REALIGNMENT OF NH-6 BETWEEN BARDOLI AND ICHHAPORE ........................................ 16 13. IMPLEMENTATION OF EMP: ................................................................................... 16 13.1. EPC Contracts : ........................................................................................................................ 16 13.2. Environment management plan (EMP): ................................................................................. 17 13.2.1. Project Safety Management Plan:.............................................................................................. 17 13.2.2. Environment Management Implementation and Monitoring: ..................................................... 23 13.2.3. Environmental Monitoring: ......................................................................................................... 23 13.2.4. Environmental Compliance: ....................................................................................................... 23 13.2.5. Implementation Framework and Project Monitoring: ................................................................. 23 14. SITE VISIT:................................................................................................................ 26 15. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: ............................................................. 27 DUE DILIGENCE ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS: ..................................................................... 29 16. DUE DILIGENCE ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ........................................................ 30 17. LAND USE PATTERN ............................................................................................... 30 18. LAND ACQUISITION IN THE SUB-PROJECT: ........................................................ 31 19. STATUS OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE PROJECT- ........................................ 32 20. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ................................................................................. 32 21. PUBLIC CONSULTATION IN THE SUB-PROJECT: ................................................ 33 22. SITE VISIT ................................................................................................................. 34 23. HEALTH, SAFETY AND LABOUR LAWS: ............................................................... 34 24. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................ 34

Appendices:

Appendix I: EIA/EMP Report. Appendix II: Copies of relevant clearances, Consents and Permits Appendix III: Details of Public Hearing Appendix IV: EPC Contract Document Appendix V: Project Safety Management Plan Appendix VI: Signed copy of Environment Management Measures

Appendix VII: Environmental Monitoring Report Appendix VIII: Environmental Compliance Report Appendix IX: Photoplate

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1. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to upgrade the existing 7.0m wide undivided two-lane road of NH-6 from km 0+000 which is situated at Gujarat/Maharashtra Border and ends at km 131+825 (at a distance 1.1 km from the junction at km 28+000 of existing NH-6 near Gate of Hazira Village on the existing Hazira village Bypass road) near Hazira Port to 4 lane capacity.

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2. The project road is a part of National Highway No.-6 and lies within the Surat and Tapi districts of Gujarat. NH-6 is a very important link between the eastern part of the country i.e. Kolkata to the port city of Hazira and giving good link with Mumbai. The growing mismatch between road infrastructure and vehicle population in this section of the road has led to traffic congestion and reduced level of services.

3. The proposed widening and strengthening work would mainly involve: (i) raising the formation

level wherever it is required; (ii) widening of existing two lane road into four lane divided carriageways; (iii) Pavement strengthening and provision of drains, service roads, sidewalks, pedestrian crossing, cattle crossing, underpasses, bus bays and truck lay byes etc. The project salient features are given in table 1.1.

Table 1.1: Project Salient Features:

Particulars Project Road Road Length The project road starts at Gujarat/Maharashtra border and

ends near Hazira Port. The road can be divided into three major sections:

Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli section=69.200 Km

Bardoli-Palsana-Sachin-Magdalla-Ichhapore section=46.600 km

Ichhapore –Hazira section=16.025 Km Total road length is about 131+825 Km

Start Point Km 0+000 (km 103+000 of NH-6) at Gujarat/Maharashtra Border

End Point km 131+825 (at a distance 1.1 km from the junction at km 28+000 of existing NH-6 near Gate of Hazira Village on the existing Hazira village Bypass road) near Hazira Port

Bypasses 2 Nos. (at Vyara and at Bajipura) Realignment Between Bardoli (km 34+927 of NH-6) and Ichhapore (Km

12+612 of NH-6)

Existing Carraingeway The existing highway is a 2-lane facility with a single carriageway of 7.0 m, paved shoulder of 1.5 m & earthen shoulder of 0.5 - 2.0 m on either side, except at few locations

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Particulars Project Road where existing four lane road is already there.

In Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli section, 4-lane road exists between km 52+958 to 53+558 of NH-6. In Bardoli to Ichhapore section, 4-lane road exists between km 25+400 to km 27+350 of SH-168. In Surat to Hazira Port section, 4-lane road exists between km 12+637 and km 21+052 & km 24+283 and km 27+246 of NH-6.

Existing ROW 18 to 36 m (24 m on average)

Proposed ROW 60 m for the entire stretch. However at location of major junctions more than 60 m RoW is required depending on improvement of junction.

Terrain The entire project road lies predominantly on plain terrain, except some stretches on rolling terrain between Songadh and Gujarat/Maharashtra Border portion of the project road.

Service Roads on both sides

Total 2 x 46.917 = 93.834 Km of service road has been proposed on the both sides of the project road.

Bypass Details Vyara Bypass: Start Point: Design Chainage 32+000Km and End Point design chainage is 43+500 Km , total length=11+300km Bajipura Bypass: Start Point: Design chainage 48+325Km and End Point design chainage is 53+275 Km , total length=4+950km Realignment: Realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli and Ichapore.

Major Bridges 6 Nos. (3nos. rehabilitation and 3 nos. new construction)

Minor Bridges 32 Nos. ( 6 new construction)

Flyover 9 Nos.(all new construction) Railway Over Bridge 6 Nos. Vehicular Underpass (VUP) 22 Nos. (All new Construction) Pedestrian/Cattle Underpass (PUP and CUP)

11 Nos. (All new Construction)

Culverts 211 Nos. Intersections 13 Nos. Truck Lay Byes 4 Nos. (2 nos. on side of road alignment) Bus Shelters and Bus-Byes 102 (51 nos. on either side of the road alignment) Toll Plaza 2 Nos. (one at Km 28+000 and the other one at Km 89+400)

Source: Quarterly Progress Report (September 2010)

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As part of the project, various project facilities shall be provided which will also put advantage to the environmental and safety safeguards of the project. The project facilities to be provided as part of the concession agreement include: Toll Plaza (2 Nos. (one at Km 28+000 and the other one at Km 89+400); Road Side Furniture (e.g. Road Signs, Road Markings, Crash Barriers, Guard Rails,

MS Railings/ Separators, Delineators/Cats Eye, Hecto meter/Kilometer Stone, Boundary stone)

Highway Lighting; Padestrain facilities (e.g. Pedestrian Guard Rails, Padestrian Walkway,

Ramps/Steps, Pedestrian Crossings (at service roads), Tree Cutting and Tree plantation;

Landscaping and Arboriculture including median plantation; Truck parking/Lay byes at 4 nos. (LHS 2 nos. and RHS 2 nos.) Bus Byes and shelters at 102 locations (LHS 51 nos. and RHS 51 nos.) Pedestrian/Cattle crossings at 11 nos. of locations. Development of site for wayside amenities; Traffic aid posts; Vehicle rescue posts; Telecom system; Highway traffic management system; Highway patrol vehicles for the management of the Ambulances; Cranes; and Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMs)

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4. NHAI has appointed M/s Soma Isolux Surat-Hazira Tollways Pvt. Ltd. as the concessionaire for this sub-project. The Concession Agreement signed on 30th March 2009 between NHAI and M/s Soma Isolux Surat-Hazira Tollways Pvt. Ltd. The financial close has been achieved on 18th November 2009.

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5. According to project construction plan, the likely completion date is September 2012. As per latest progress report of March 2011, the sub-project has achieved a cumulative physical progress of 16.32%. The cumulative financial progress till Mar 11 is Rs 413.57 Crore (i.e. 31.7%).

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6. NHAI through its consultant M/s Consulting Engineering Services (I) Pvt. Ltd. has prepared the Environmental Assessment and Environment Management Plan. A copy of the EIA/EMP report is given in Appendix-I.

7. The EIA report is found substantive in contents and addresses adequately the baseline

environmental status, measures taken towards minimizing impacts for widening, bypass/realignment and new alignment sections, impact assessment and mitigation measures, and Environment Management Plan.

8. The EMP addresses mitigation measures towards (i) Siting and layout of construction camps;(ii)

road side tree plantation (iii) borrow areas management; (iii) Quarrey management (iv) Traffic management (v) Environment friendly construction methodology; (vi) Soil erosion and scouring management; (vii) Occupational health and safety management measures.

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9. As part of the preparation of the ESDDR, the sub-project was visited by the Environmental and Social safeguard specialists of IIFCL during 21-22nd of March 2011. The purpose of the visit is to verify the environmental safeguards as reported in the EIA/EMP reports, including consultation with the concessionaire and local people. The site visit photographs are given in section -14.

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10. The environmental sensitivity of the NH-6 within the project road section has been assessed by reviewing the Environmental Assessment and Management Plan reports prepared as part of the project preparation, supplemented by field visit and consultation with the concessionaire. The environmental sensitivity assessment is given below:

The Project Road section of NH-6 is not passing through any Wild Life Sanctuary,

National Parks and Biosphere Reserves within 10 km on either side of project road;

The widening and up-gradation of this NH section involves diversion of 168.9960 ha of protected forest land and diversion of 1.55 ha of reserve forest land. Clearance has been received for the diversion of 168.9960 ha of protected forest land including tree cutting permission. The clearance for reserve forest section is in progress and no construction work has not been taken up in this section;

Occurrence of rare and/or endangered (both flora and fauna) species has not been reported along this NH section per se..

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The total forest cover in Gujarat is about 9.66%. Out of the total forest cover non-forest cover is about 91.8% and very dense forest cover is only about 0.19% (Source: Forest Survey of India, 2009). The project districts however mostly covered by Open and non-forest types having lower canopy density;

27432 no. of trees are to be removed for the project. Out of this 20918 no. of trees to be cut from the protected forest areas and 6514 no. of trees to be cut from the not-protected forest areas. The tree cutting will be compensated by twice the number in several rows along the both sides of the highways. These plants shall be maintained for 3 years. The fund for re-plantation has been given to Forest Department by NHAI;

No monuments archeological or historical monuments, protected by Archeological Survey of India have been reported in this section;

This NH section has 6 major bridge and 31 minor bridges across various cross drainages criss- crossing the project alignment. The concessionaire has adopted adequate water pollution measures like Oil interceptor at parking of construction vehicle, silt fencing at construction of Bridge site;

Public consultations have been conducted during the environmental studies to disseminate the project information and to record the views/aspirations of the local people along this NH section;

Analysis of alternatives has been carried as part of the EIA/EMP study to minimize

the impact on natural resources to the extent possible and the input from the public consultation and alternative assessment has been incorporated the final road design;

Elaborate environmental management and monitoring system has been suggested

for this NH section;

A cost provision of INR 12.6 million has been proposed for Environment Management and monitoring during the construction phase;

Periodical environmental management, monitoring and reporting of the environmental

management measures are required to be undertaken by the concessionaire.

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11. The sub-project can be classified as category B based upon ADB’s EA requirements as per their Environment Policy (2002). This classification is based on the review of the EA report and other available documents, field verifications of the sub-project with respect to the environmental sensitivity among others.

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12. The statutory clearances required as part of the proposed widening and strengthening of NH-8 section between Pune–Solapur section was assessed and current status of availability of such clearances are given in table 1.2. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (EPA-1986) provides holistic framework for the protection and improvement to the environment. Under the EPA-1986 certain development projects have been identified requiring environmental clearance as defined under EIA notification dated 14th September 2006 including all its amendments.

Table 1.2: Status of Clearance

S.No. Clearances Required

Statutory Authority

Current Status of Clearance

1 Environmental Clearance

MoEF MoEF has granted the Environmental Clearance on 30th March 2010 subject to some specific conditions. During the site visit it has been observed that the concessionaire periodically (six monthly) sends compliance report to such clearance conditions to NHAI and most of such clearance conditions are complied with.

2 Forest Clearance

MoEF’s Regional Office

A total of 168.9960 ha of protected forest land is required to be diverted as part of the project. MoEF vide their letter dated 27th October 2010 provided their formal approval for the protected forest. However, there is also a requirement of 1.55 ha of reserve forest clearance. which is at an advanced stage of progress. The construction work at the reserved forest stretch has not been started.

3 Tree Cutting Permission

Forest and Environment Depart (Govt. of Gujarat)

A total of 27432 no. of trees are to be removed for the project. Out of this 20918 no. of trees to be cut from the protected forest areas and 6514 no. of trees to be cut from the not-protected forest areas. Permission for tree cutting for non-protected forest area has been given by Govt. of Gujarat, Forest & Environment Department on 19.02.2010 and by Deputy Conservator of Forest, Surat on 22.02.2010. Permission for tree cutting for protected forest area has been given by Deputy Conservator of Forest, Surat on 02.12.2010.

13. Copies of all relevant clearance, approvals and permits are given in Appendix-II.

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14. Public consultations have been carried out at during the EIA preparation including Local/Village Level Consultation followed by interview survey to understand the environmental impact of the project on potential project affected persons.

15. The location of local level public consultations and question set to extract information from local

people are given in table 1.3. 16. A wide range of people including and local People, private groups, community people,

Panchayat members and leaders were consulted. The main points of discussions with various agencies were concentrated on environmental awareness, afforestation, and shifting of religious structures associated with project.

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Table 1.3 Details of Public Consultations

Sl. No. Date Locations

1. 15/03/2007 Hazira

2. 07/05/2008 Songarh

3. 09/11/2008 Ena

4. 15/11/2008 Bhatia Source: EIA Report

17. The consultation photographs are given below:

Public consultation at Bhatia Public consultation at Virpur

Public Consultation at Ena Public Consultation at Songadh Source: EIA Report

18. As part of the public consultation and interview survey with the project affected person various issues was raised regarding the possible environmental impacts of the. The issues as raised during the project and response of the project authorities is given in table 1.4.

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Table 1.4: Issue Raised and Response of the Project Authorities

Issues Raised Response

Basic amenities like water taps, hand pumps etc. lying along the road should be protected.

The alignment has been so chosen that there is minimum loss of these basic amenities.

Tree should be protected Only those trees which directly impinge on the work will be clearly marked and felled.

Plantation & Orchards should be saved

The alignment has been so chosen that it is affecting minimal possible Plantation & Orchards.

Compensation for privately owned tree to be affected.

Compensation for privately owned trees would be given as fixed by the competent Authority.

Road safety Bypasses have been provided to avoid congested settlements of Vyara, Bajipur, Bardoli and Ena

Junctions will be improved.

Service Roads have been proposed Vehicular / Pedestrian Underpasses have been proposed

Rail Under Bridge should be Provided.

Four Rail Under Bridges has been proposed where Rail line is crossing NH 6 and its new alignment

Proper meeting should be organized before and during the work with local community.

PIU, NHAI and Contractor will organize regular meetings with the local communities before the start of work, during the construction phase and before the decommissioning phase to keep them appraised about the Project Activities.

Control of air, water and noise pollution during construction.

Appropriate and adequate measures have been detailed in the Environment Management Plan for pollution control.

Under Passes Should be Provided Under Passes has been proposed

Public Hearing: Further as part of the statutory requirements public hearing has been conducted in the project in the districts of Surat and Tapi on 13.10.2009 and 21.10.2009 respectively. People have been informed in advance about the public hearing through advertizing the public hearing notification one in Gujrati in “Gujarat Samachar” and in English in Times of India on 11.09.2009. Overall the issues being raised at the Public Hearing meeting was adequately addressed by the project proponent. The summary of the public hearing details are given in table 1.5 and details of such public hearing including photographs is given in Appendix-III. Table 1.5 Some of the major issues discussed in Public hearing meeting


Request for drainage line to avoid water logging during heavy rains

Areas prone with water logging will be provided with proper drainage facility, which will benefit the daily commuters.

The road will be very nearer to the boundary wall of Reliance and L&T after road

Due compensation shall be given as per NH Act 1956 in case of land acquisition and structure relocation.

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widening.

Ground water hard and threat to health of the residents in the study area

The ground water is hard and is being used for other household activities and not for drinking. If ground water is to be used for drinking it has to be properly treated.

One side you mention that project area does not pass through forest areas whilst on other side you mention 2.27 ha of notified area falling within the project site, which is a fact.

In this case it means that the project area does not pass through any national park, wildlife sanctuaries and any biosphere reserve lying within 7km road on either side of project road. However, part of the project area passes through protected and reserve forest areas for which the requisite clearance from forest department is under process.

What are provisions for drinking water and sanitation facilities

Provisions for drinking water and sanitation facilities has been discussed in the EMP.

How much % of local people will be given employment

Local people will be given employment but their %age has not been mentioned.

What will be provision for compensation package for employees dependents in case of accidental causalities during employment.

Compensation packages will be payed as per applicable rules by the project developers/concessionaires.

Where is plan layout specifying green belt locations

The green belt and plantation are given in typical cross section figures no. 2.6 to 2.8 of EIA report.

It is suggested that excessive plantation of pollution tolerant tree species should be done as SPM, RSPM levels are higher and will be more after 4 laning on both sides of roads.

Large scale plantation of flowering and pollution resistant plants will be taken up as part of median and avenue plantation program.

Water bodies in the forms of the tanks and ponds falling along the road are very few and insignificant. But as per judgment of High court in case of Sailesh Shah Vs State of Gujarat SCA 16636/2000 any construction work in water bodies is prohibited. This is a violation of the judgement.

No water bodies like tanks and ponds fall along the project road alignment which is likely to be impacted.

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19. In the EIA report an “analysis of alternative” has been attempted with respect to a “No Project” situation. A brief o the alternative assessment is summarized here.

20. “No Project”: Without the project, the road condition would continue to deteriorate as traffic

increases. Traffic congestion would like to get worse and people living across the road would suffer from the degraded condition of the transportation system possibly leading to higher road accidents, degraded environmental condition (from air and noise pollution) due to slower traffic from congestion , minimum preparedness and higher risk from accidental spillage etc. Further

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the no project situation would increase in fuel consumption due to travel time and overall economy of the state will be affected including reduced employment/economic opportunities and would affect the development of the area.

21. “Alternative Alignment-With Project”: The proposed project widening and strengthening option has been achieved with assessment of possible widening option. The possible widening option includes the widening either in the Left Hand Side (LHS) or at the Right Hand Side (RHS) or concentric widening. Such widening option has been made to minimize the impact on environmental features (e.g. tree cutting), minimizing impact on structures and improvement of geometric design. Such philosophy of road widening alternative has been verified during the site visit. The existing road passes through congested stretches of Vyara, Bajipura, Bardoli, and Surat, which do not have adequate ROW to be widened to 4/6-lane facility. Therefore various alternatives have been studied for the 2 proposed Bypasses at Vyara & Bajipura and realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli & Ichhapore. Figure 1 and 2 shows the approved alignment of bypasses and realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli and Icchapore. The proposed bypasses and realignment of the project road has been made to have beneficial impact in terms of (i) Minimum displacement; (ii) Minimizing impact on local environment and tree cutting; (iii) uninterrupted flow of through traffic; (iv) avoid adverse impact of the crowded areas etc.

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22. The analysis demonstrates that pursuing the proposed project is the better option.

Figure 1: Vyara Bypass

Figure 2: Bajipura Bypass

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Figure 3: Realignment of NH-6 Between Bardoli and Ichhapore

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23. As part of the project detailed EMP measures has been undertaken including a budget of INR12.6 million for implementing the same. The EMP budget exclusively includes the following measures:

Environmental Monitoring and Training; Tree plantation; Enhancement of religious structures; Landscaping (including 3 years of maintenance); Water sprinkling during construction; Sanitation facilities and Drinking water facilities in the construction camps; Noise barriers/green barriers for silence zone;

13.1. EPC CONTRACTS :

24. As part of the EPC contract between the concessionaire and the contractors the Safety, Environment and Labour related measures are being taken care. As per the labor clauses of the EPC contract (section 21), the EPC contractor shall, jointly and severely, comply with and shall require all its subcontractors and suppliers to comply without limitation with all requirements of the (i) Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996, (ii) The Workman’s Compensation Act 1923, (iii) The payment of wages Act 1936, (iv) Minimum Wages Act 1948,

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(v) The weekly holidays Act 1942, (vi) The Employees State Insurance Act 1948, (vii) The Employees Provident Fund Scheme 1952, (viii) The maternity benefit act 1962, (ix) The contract labour regulation act 1970, (x) The equal remuneration act 1976, (xi) The interstate Migrant Workmen, 1979 and (xii) The Labour Laws Act 1988; (xiii) The children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933, (xiv) The child labour prohibition and Regulation Act 1951 and any other laws relating to the employment of workmen and or any subsequent modification of workmen or any subsequent modification or reenactment thereof. These labour clauses written in the EPC contracts includes most of the labor related laws relevant to Indian conditions.

25. Further as per section 13 of the EPC contract, the EPC contractors are liable to adhere to the

relevant Environmental and Safety safeguards. This primary includes the adherence to (i) Environmental requirements stipulated in the project requirements and with all the environmental laws having application to the project including but not limited to standards for noise and vibration levels and air borne and water borne pollutants, (ii) The EPC contractors shall provide a suitably qualified and experienced person at the project site to act as Environmental Compliance Manager; (iii) The EPC contractor shall keep the project site and works in an orderly state; (iv) The EPC contractor shall develop, implement and administer a surveillance and safety program for providing a safe environment on or about the project and shall comply with the safety requirement as set forth in the schedule-L of the concession agreement. Further the EPC contractor shall provide Project Site safety plan to the concessionaire for approval. These plans would generally include the various safety arrangements to be taken by the EPC contractors. The EPC contract document is given in Appendix-IV.

13.2. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP):

26. The environmental management plan is given in Appendix-I, which briefly describes the proposed mitigation measures that would be adopted during the construction and operation stages of the project.

13.2.1. Project Safety Management Plan:

The concessionaire undertakes a health and safety management plan through its EPC contractors. The Health and Safety plan is to being implemented by a dedicated team of health and safety officers under the guidance of Independent Engineer. During the site visit a good interaction has been made with the Health and Safety management team of the concessionaire and it has been observed that the project authorities carry out the following activities regularly as per the H&S plan (attached as Appendix-V).

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Some of the Health and Safety measures seen during site visit

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27. Anyone who intends to enter the construction camp site need to wear personnel protective

equipments like health safety jackets, helmets and safety boots. In every camp a first aid room is provided and emergency telephone number is registered. In the camps a full time medical officer is appointed and the emergency contact numbers are displayed at main locations of the camp sites. Regular health check up of workers are organized to ensure their medical fitness.

28. GAS Pipeline and Safety Arrangements: From Chainage 76 to Chainage 133 (towards Hazira

Port) is being developed by the EPC Contractors M/s Isolux Corsan India. In this section at some locations gas pipelines may need to be crossed due to the proposed road widening. The details of the gas pipeline crossing is given in table 1.5. M/s Engineers India Ltd. has provided their safety recommendation for the crossing of GAIL pipeline in the project area. The broad recommendations are:

Minimum cover of 1.2 m on top of pipeline shall be maintained at all time during construction;

Location of pipeline shall be identified during construction and no excavation shall be permitted 1.0 meter on either side of the edge of the pipeline;

Crane movement shall not be permitted over the pipeline during erection of girder at L&T char Rasta.

29. During the site visit it has been observed that the following safety measures are taken during construction work at the gas pipeline area:

Any construction work at the gas pipeline areas is being carried out in

presence of the respective engineers and safety officers of Soma Isolux Surat-Hazira Tollways P. Ltd. (SISHTPL) and the respective safety officers of the gas pipeline agency. For any construction work in the gas pipeline area all the concerned forest officers are informed adequately over e-mail and SMS 3-4 days before the scheduled construction work.

Each gas pipeline agencies do have their own onsite emergency program which are considered for such construction work and all emergency contact numbers are also given to the SISHTPL officers.

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Table 1.5: Details of Gas Pipeline with the proposed widening of Surat-Hazira road section

Sr.No Pipeline Owner

Affected Chainage (KM) Position of Pipelines at Site Current Status

From To

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Indian Oil

Bottling Plant

111+660 Gas Pipeline Crossing, encasing of pipe to be done for widening portion

IOCL does maintenance exercise every quarter by exposing the pipe at every 3 m and checking the thickness of 8" gas pipe line crossings. This exercise can't be done after 4-laning of highway, therefore IOCL is hiring consultant how to maintain these pipelines when it will be buried deep after construction.

115+870 Gas Pipeline Crossing, encasing of pipe to be done for widening portion

111+660 113+825

Water Pipeline (Affected in MCW RHS side) IOCL is ready to relocate the pipeline but not

ready to bear the relocation cost.

IOCL agreed to give NOC for working in the stretches affected by water supply pipe lines.

2 ONGC

111+947 Gas Pipeline Crossing 1. ONGC Hazira is in principle agreed to give NOC for the execution in Km 109-111 and a formal request is being sent for this NOC. 2. One Gas pipe line is crossing at Icchapur under proposed ROB which belongs to ONGC Ankleshwar. A letter was sent to ONGC Ankleshwar and they have confirmed to send their technical staff to confirm/identify pipeline at site.

109+850 110+100 Gas Pipeline not affecting MCW & SR

115+880 Gas Pipeline Crossing at Ichchapur 109+850 111+660 Electrical & OFC Line in MCW RHS

109+850 110+100

Water Pipeline (Affected in MCW Toe ) ONGC is

ready to relocate the pipeline but but not ready to bear the relocation cost

3 GSPL

121+600 127+440 Affected in MCW RHS.

The GSPL is not in position to shift the gas pipeline but agreed to give permission to execute the work in affected stretches with prior information of excavation activity. They also requested to maintain proper soil cushion above top of pipelines during construction.

127+440 130+800

Affected in MCW LHS. Joint meeting done along with IC, Concessionaire

& GSPL , GSPL is not ready to relocate Gas Pipeline.

122+700 Gas valve chamber on RHS MCW 118+710 Gas Pipeline Crossing 118+907 Gas Pipeline Crossing 118+912 Gas Pipeline Crossing 119+045 Gas Pipeline Crossing 127+440 Gas Pipeline Crossing

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4 GSPC

112+500 130+800 Affected in MCW right side. . The GSPC has agreed to shift the gas pipeline. The GSPC have applied for NOC for shifting and same was given by NHAI recently. The GSPC promises that they will be shifting the pipeline within 2 months. We have provided the details of Utility corridor to the agency for relocation of Gas Pipeline

121+520 GSPC Gas valve chamber on RHS MCW

5 Gujarat Gas

88+780 115+350 Gas Pipeline & Gas Chamber on RHS

GGCL is close to complete the shifting of its gas pipeline from Ch: 94+300 to 97+000 & also gas chamber at ch : 103+920.

117+100 130+800 Gas Pipeline & Gas Chamber on LHS

129+900 Gas pipe line chamber on LHS 82+950 84+150 Affected in MCW right side 96+450 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 97+100 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 106+570 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 109+240 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 115+350 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 115+620 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 116+410 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 118+780 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 119+060 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 119+400 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 120+280 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line 121+450 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line

131+780 Crossing 1 No Gas pipe line

6 GAIL 104+200 106+730 These lines are in LHS. The GAIL are not in position to shift their gas pipelines but given the

permission (with the condition that a cushion of 1.2m will be maintained during construction) to execute the work in chainage Km104 - 112 which is affected by DUL gasline.The trench pit details of reach Km 112-116 has also been submitted to GAIL and similar recommendation/ permission from GAIL is now

106+730 1 No Gas pipe line crossing 106+730 110+000 These lines are in RHS.

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111+930 112+000 4 Nos Gas pipeline crossing provided on similar 1.2m cushion arrangement.

112+350 2 Nos Gas pipeline crossing 115+860 2 Nos Gas pipe line crossing

111+930 114+200 Affected in sercive road left side 3 Gas pipe line running parallel.

119+050 1 No Gas pipe line crossing

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Bhart Gas LPG Bottling

Ltd

112+260 Crossing from LHS to RHS

The Bharat Gas has hired consultant for suggesting the protection arrangement for their pipelines during construction activity.

112+260 113+200

Affected in MCW in right side. This agency is preparing design for protection works for which we have provided the required information.

8 Reliance Industrie

s Ltd.

121+500 Crossing 1 No Gas pipeline

The drawings for protection work for pipeline crossing at Km 89+060 has been submitted by RIL and it was sent to IC/ NHAI for information. RIL Officials have been approached to provide similar NOC for working in the areas affected by pipelines running parallel to the road.

117+550 120+300 Gas line in LHS SR running parallel to the alignment

89+060 Crossing only

10 Hazira

LNG Pvt Ltd

132+660 132+930 Gas pipe line on LHS This pipeline has been dismantled already.

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13.2.2. Environment Management Implementation and Monitoring:

30. As part of project review and site visit, effort has been made to check the arrangement available in the project to implement and monitor the environment management measures. This includes checking (i) Institutional arrangement for implementing and monitoring environment management measures; (ii) Environmental Safeguard measures undertaken during the construction phase and (iii) Physical environmental monitoring during the construction stage of project. The construction camps are well equipped with potable water facilities and sanitation facilities for the workers and other technical staff. Water recycling has been observed at the construction camp for the curing operation and regular sprinkling is being done at the haul roads for dust suppression. The signed copy of Environment Management measures are given in Appendix-VI. IIFCL has requested the project developer to send periodic updation on EMP implementation.

13.2.3. Environmental Monitoring:

31. The environmental monitoring is primarily the responsibility of the EPC contractor. The

Environmental Monitoring has been outsourced to M/s Microtech Systems & Services. The monitoring agency monitors the Ambient Air, Potable Water, Soil, Noise, etc. The measured results are within the permissible limits of Air and Noise quality as per the National Ambient Air Quality Standard 1994 as amended in 1998. The copy of Environmental Monitoring report is enclosed as Appendix-VII. The frequency of testing of parameters is on quarterly basis. The concessionaire however being requested by IIFCL to conduct subsequent environmental monitoring considering the parameters prescribed in AAQ standard 2009 as laid down by CPCB. Further the developer is has been requested to conduct environmental monitoring in sensitive locations (like schools, hospitals/medical amenities and important religious/historical structures) along the project road.

13.2.4. Environmental Compliance:

32. The compliance to environmental clearance conditions are regularly being prepared and sent to NHAI at an interval of six months. The latest copy of the report is given in Appendix-VIII. It is observed that most of the clearance conditions are being complied with.

13.2.5. Implementation Framework and Project Monitoring:

33. The overall implementation responsibility of the EMP lies with the Project Director of NHAI.

The PD is supported by the Environment Officer of NHAI. During the site visit it has been observed that the EPC contractor team consists of Health Safety and Environmental personnel. Further the Environment Specialist of Independent Engineer monitors the implementation of EMP. The overall responsibility of the Environment management team include but not limited to the following:

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34. Ensure Implementation of EMP; Ensure proper construction and maintenance of the facilities for the labour

camps; Ensuring that proper environmental safeguards are being maintained at borrow sites

and quarries; Ensure that proper facilities are available for the monitoring of ambient air quality and

collection of water and soil samples as mentioned in the environmental monitoring plan;

The institutional arrangement made for the project implementation is given in figure2.1.

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Figure 2-1: Organisation Chart

Direct Indirect

State Pollution

Control Board /

SEIAA Construction /

Project Manager

(Contractor)

Environmental Officer

(Contractor)

Team Leader(Independent

Engineer / Consultant)

Environmental Expert

(Independent Engineer /

Consultant)

Chief Project Manager

(Concessionaire)

Environmental Officer

(Concessionaire)

Project Director

(NHAI)

Environmental

Officer

(NHAI)

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35. A site visit was undertaken by IIFCL’s Environmental and Social Safeguard specialist to review the implementation of the project environmental safeguards. During the site visit it has been observed that:

Regular sprinkling has been done in working areas to suppress the dusts from the

crushing units and the haul roads; the frequency is found adequate..

The trucks bringing the construction materials to the mixing plant area is covered;

Adequate number of vehicular and pedestrian/cattle underpasses has been provided at strategic location in consultation of local people;

Side drains are under construction along the side of road;

The construction camps are provided with adequate drinking water and sanitation facilities. Labor camps are provided with toilets. Sewage is treated in septic tanks with soak pits.

Labor camp is provided with Community kitchen with LPG connection to arrest tree cutting for fire wood.

In slab curing operation water recycling is practiced.;

Each camp is provided with first aid room and emergency facilities. The emergency contact details are displayed at strategic location of the project;

Workers are also provided with recreational facilities in the labour camps like Television along with cable connection, play ground etc.

Adequate safety management measures are practiced.

The concessionaire through their contractors organizes regular safety training workshops once in 15 days.

36. The site visit photographs are given in details of the some of the environmental safeguard

measures and progress of construction work details are given in Appendix IX.

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37. Based upon the available documents and site visit it is concluded that the concessionaire through their EPC contractors have undertaken adequate environmental safeguard measures. The conclusions for the sub-project is given below:

The sub-project has been prepared by NHAI as per its own funding requirement and not

anticipation to ADB operation.

The widening and up gradation of this NH section has no major significant environmental impact;

The sub project may also have a positive GHG emission reduction due to less fuel consumption for the same traffic density;

The sub-project has received the Environmental clearance, clearance for diversion of protected forest for 168.9960 ha and have also received the tree cutting permission for the protected forests and non-protected forest areas.

The reserve forest clearance for diversion of 1.55 ha of forest land is at an advanced stage of process;

This segment of NH-6 section has no National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary within 10km on either side of the project road.

The project alignment does not pass through any of the notified environmental sensitive areas.

As part of the DPR preparation adequate alternative measures has been undertaken for

(i) minimum impact on environmental aspects; (ii) provide minimum disturbance to the structures, through selection of the widening options (e.g. LHS or RHS widening or concentric widening), selection of two bypasses (e.g. Vyra and Bajipura Bypass and realignment at Bardoli) and construction of Vehicular underpass and pedestrian underpasses to cater to safe transport of the vehicles. Additionally various road safety measures are provided include traffic management measures and street lighting.

The institutional arrangement available for the implementation of EMP appears to be

adequate as there is a sufficient number of staff available for implementing and monitoring the EMP implementation. The physical monitoring of environmental parameters has been outsourced to M/s Microtech Systems & Services, test reports are available on quarterly basis.

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A cost provision of INR 12.6 million has been proposed for Environment Management and monitoring plan. During site visit, it is observed that substantial expenditure has been made for setting up of labor camp sanitation facilities as well as environmental monitoring during construction stage. Road side as well as median plantation shall be taken up once the major construction works are completed.

The concessionaire through their contractor is undertaking various environmental

management measures to minimize the construction stage impact on air, water, soil and noise quality.

Based on the site visits and due diligence findings, the sub-project has no major outstanding issues with respect to environmental safeguards.

The Current Sub-project, therefore appears not to involve significant reputational risks to ADB funding on environmental safeguards.

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16. DUE DILIGENCE ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS

38. NHAI has assigned the concession for four laning of Gujarat/Maharashtra-Surat-Hazira port section of National Highway ( NH-6), State Highway 168 and SH 187 (Approx. length 132.913 Km.) in the State of Gujarat under NHDP Phase-III through Public-Private/Public Sector Partnership (PPP) on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (“DBFOT”) basis to Soma Isolux Surat Hazira Toll way Private Ltd. (SISHTPL) (“the Concessionaire”).The concession period is of 19 year , including construction period of 2.5 years.

39. The social safeguard due diligence study has carried out for the sub-project with the information

and documents provided by the concessionaire, M/S Soma Isolux Surat Hazira Toll way Private Ltd. (SISHTPL). The Detail Project Report (DPR), Feasibility Report were prepared by M/s Consulting Engineering Services (India) Private Limited. New Delhi and the Lenders’ Engineer (LE) Quarterly Progress Report ending March-2011.

40. The affected people have been compensated for loss of land, according to the policies and procedures of NH Act- 1956. The compensation for the loss of land has been paid entirely under the mandate of NHAI considering the market value obtained from the Revenue Department of the state.

41. As informed by the concessionaire two villages inhabited by Schedule Tribes are affected due to the subproject namely Afva and Saroli village. The main village, Afva village which is away from the raod but a hamlet belong to Schedul Tribes families is affected and all the 11 families located between Chainage 37+600 to 37+700 are allotted houses under Indira Avas Yojna.

42. 43. Oriental Bank of Commerce Ltd. has appointed as the senior Lender. M/S Halcrow Consulting

India Pvt. Ltd. have appointed as “Lender’s Engineer” to provide advice on technical related aspects of the project up to Financial Close (Phase-1), during construction period (Phase-2) and during operation period (Phase-3).

44. The construction package for the project includes developing the existing two lane carriageway

to four lane dual carriageway configurations including strengthening of existing two lanes. The present road is mostly 2 lane single carriageways with 7m wide carriageway with paved shoulder of 1.5 and earthen shoulder of 0.5 to 2.0 m on both sides except at few locations where existing four lane road is already there. The existing Right of way varies from 18 to 36m ( 24 m average) and has 6 Major Bridges, 31 minor Bridges, 156 Hume Pipes Culvert and 24 Slab Culverts.

17. LAND USE PATTERN

45. Between Km 0+000 to Km 76+000 (i.e. from Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli section), the land used is predominantly agricultural and rural with urban settlements at Songadh, Vyara, Bajipura and Bardoli. Few villages are also there in rural area. Commercial and Institutional

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establishments are also coming in patches as project road passes through the built up areas. Occasional plantations as well as barren patches were observed in pockets of agricultural land.

46. From km 76+000 to Km 115+800; realignment has been desgined between Bardoli to Ichapore section. In this section the land use is predominantly agricultural and rural between Bardoli and Palsana. There is mixed land use pattern along both sides of road in Palsana – Sachin – Un-Magdalla–Ichhapore stretch.

47. From Km 115+800 to Km 131+825 i.e. between Ichhapore to Hazira section are mostly dominated by various industries and anciliary activities.

48. However in the ROW sections, the impact for proposed widening and strengthening of the road will mostly will be on agricultural land and the Project affected people are losing part of their land and are not economically displaced.

18. LAND ACQUISITION IN THE SUB-PROJECT:

49. The subproject required 793.19 Ha. of land. The total length of the subproject road is approx.132.913 Km. which passes through rural and urban areas. The land acquisition is being done by NHAI as per The National Highways Act 1956. Technically, the Land Acquisition of project corridor is not completed and the valuation of land/structures is currently underway in Surat district. For Km 54 to Km 133 and the valuation from Km 0 to Km 54 (Tapi district) has been submitted to Collector for finalization.

50. The sub-project road SISHTPL has been divided into two packages, namely Package-A (starts from Km.75+93 to Km.132+913 ) which is with Isolux Corsan India Engineering and Construction Private Ltd .and Package-B, (starts from Km.0+000 to Km.75+930) which is with Soma Enterprise Ltd. The details of package wise land available and the land to be made available is given in Table-1.8

Table- 1.8. Availability of Land for Package-A & Package-B

Sl.No.

Description Isolux (Package-A)

Soma (Package-B) In Ha.

Soma Isolux in Ha.

1. Total Land Required 337.61 455.58 793.19 2. Total Land Available a) Existing Road 215.598 181.506 397.104 b) Existing Bus Bays/Govt.

Land Available 0.60 4.08 4.68

Total (a+b) 216.20 185.59 401.78 3. Land to be made Available

(1-2) 121.41 269.99 391.4

4. % Land not Available 35.96 59.26 49.35

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19. STATUS OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE PROJECT-

51. The up to date status of the whole stretches of land acquisition process approx.132.913 Km. of road in Surat and Tapi district of Gujarat is given below:

Valuation/3G Notification-

Valuation from Km 0 to Km 54 (Tapi district) has been submitted to Collector for finalization.

For Km 54 to Km 133 (Surat district), valuation is expected to be completed within the time frame.

3D Notification-

00+00 to 54+146 3D issued in official Gazette in July 2010 and published in Gujarat Samachar newspaper dated 28.08.10.

54+146 to 75+930 3D issued in the official Gazette Notification No. 2473 GI/2010 dated 25.06.2010 and Published in local newspaper “Divya Bhaskar and Times of India” on 12.08.2010.

75+930 to 88+575 3D issued in the official Gazette Notification No. 2473 GI/2010 dated 25.06.2010. Issued. (Published in local newspaper “Divya Bhaskar and Times of India” on 12.08.2010.

Km 88+575 to Km 124+800, 3D Gazette notification, published in News

Paper “Times of India” and local newspaper “Sandesh” dated 14.09.2010, but from stretch Km 124+800 to Km 133+000, 3D is expected to be issued.

20. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

52. As the subproject is a linear project, and due to land acquisition the Project Affected People are losing part of the land and are not getting economically displaced. To compensate the loss, if any petty contract have been awarded to the locals.

53. To restore and enhance the economic conditions of the APs, local people are employed as unskilled labour during the construction . through the contractors/subcontractors. During the site visit it has been observed that the EPC contractor have hired skilled and unskilled workers belonging to the project region and the affected people based on their skilled level. The details of employment generation is given in Table-1.9

Table-1.9 No. of Workers employed in the project

Component wise No of worker employed Total

Outside the Project Area Local Labor

Skilled 315 65 380

Semi-Skilled 200 45 245

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Unskilled 165 105 270

TOTAL 680 215 895

21. PUBLIC CONSULTATION IN THE SUB-PROJECT:

54. Initial Public consultation has been carried out in this Project with the objectives of minimising probable adverse impacts of the project through alternate design solutions (alignment and cross-sectional) and to achieve speedy implementation of the project through bringing awareness amongst the community on the benefits of the project.

55. The public consultation has been taken up in rural, suburban and urban areas along the corridor

of impact of the project road to inform people about the purpose and preliminary design of the project as an integral part of social and environmental assessment process for this project. Several meetings were organized at various locations, promoting public understanding of the processes and mechanisms through which developmental problems and needs are investigated and solved.

56. Village/local level consultations were held at selected locations like Hazira, Songarh, Ena and

Bhatia on 2007, and 2008 to understand the implication of the project impacts on various groups, especially those with a distinct degree of vulnerability.

57. As part of the public consultation and interview survey with the project affected person various

issues have been raised regarding the possible social impacts some of the issue raised by the affected persons and response of the developer are given in Table-1.10

Table-1.10 Public Consultation in the subproject

Sl. No. Issue Raised Response 1. Loss of properties should be

minimum. The loss of Property has been kept minimum by providing Bypasses/ Realignments, Elevated Corridors.

2. Cultural / religious properties should be saved.

Temples and Mosques have been saved through provision of eccentric widening to the left or right without compromising on the safety features

3. Road safety Bypasses have been provided to avoid congested settlements of Vyara, Bajipur, Bardoli and Ena Junctions will be improved. Service Roads have been proposed Vehicular / Pedestrian Underpasses have been proposed

4. Compensation should be paid before acquisition of property and should be paid at market rates.

The compensation will be paid as per relevant regulatory framework of the State

5. Compensation and the The competent Authority will decide on

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Sl. No. Issue Raised Response resettlement of the existing market.

compensation and Resettlement as per law.

6. Local people should be given employment during construction.

Local people will be given preference in employment for unskilled / semiskilled components of work.

22. SITE VISIT

58. A site visit has been undertaken between 21st to 2nd of March 2011 by IIFCL’s Environment and Social Safeguard specialists. During the site visit consultations were carried out with the concessionaire, EPC contractors and workers to review the health and safety measures, work progress, implementation status of the project and Social Safeguard measures taken in the project.

23. HEALTH, SAFETY AND LABOUR LAWS:

59. SISHTPL along with its Contractors has made effort to provide a safe working culture within worksite as well as on the labour camp by providing guidelines and to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to avoid accidents and injuries, occupational illness.

60. Contractor is giving training to the worker which helps them develop their skills and knowledge.

Most of the workers have been provided with adequate safety measures such as safety helmets, safety boots, earplugs, highway jackets and gloves. Workers have also been provided with ready access to on- or off-site health care facilities with first-aid-box, and dispensary.

61. Workers are given awareness training weekly meetings, and celebration of national safety day

and awareness programmes, recreation facilities like Television sets in the rest room are also provided.

62. These workers have been provided with facilities like onsite accommodation with basic amenities like dining room, community hall, recreation centers, water & toilets, transportation to work site and safety gears etc to the workers. The developer has ensured all the necessary arrangements to the workers which were shown in Annexure-V.

63. During the site visit, on dated 21st and 22nd March 2011 it is indicated that there were no significant issues relating to the facilities to the workers. The developer has ensured all the necessary arrangements to the workers which were shown in Photoplate-I (as given in Appendix IX).

24. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

64. The NHAI has prepared this project for its own funding requirement and not in anticipation to ADB’s operation.

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65. The Land Acquisition is in progress and the valuation of land/structures is currently underway in Surat and Tapi district.

66. The positive impact of sub project on the society is that the community members consider this project as a value for them because the subproject brings better economic development and opportunity in the area.

67. With the progress observed during the site visit and subsequent discussion with the project developer and observations of the monthly progress reports periodically being updated by the LE, the current subproject therefore does not appears to involve any kind of reputational risks to ADB funding on social funding and recommended for funding under the proposed project. .

Project: Feasibility Study and DPR for 4/6 Laning of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Surat – Hazira Port Section of NH-6 in Gujarat Sheet 1 of 4 Document: 2006093/EC/Rep-003/Vol-IV/Content Date: August 2009 Table of Contents Revision: R1

DRAFT PRELIMINARY PROJECT REPORT Environment & Ecology

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SL. NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

List of Acronyms L-1 to L-2 Executive Summary Es-1 –Es-13

1. INTRODUCTION 1-1 to 1-4 1.1 Introduction 1-1

1.2 Project Background 1-1

1.3 Brief Description of Project 1-2

1.4 Objective 1-2

1.5 Scope of the Consultancy Services 1-4

1.6 Stages of completion 1-4

1.7 Scope of Environmental Study 1-4

1.8 Structure of The Report 1-4

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2-1 to 2-34 2.1 Brief Project Description 2 - 1

2.2 Project Highlights 2 - 1

2.2.1 Road Alignment 2 - 2

2.2.2 Location 2 - 3

2.2.3 Terrain & Soil 2 - 3

2.2.4 Climate 2 - 4

2.2.5 Land Use 2 - 4

2.2.6 Road Side Development – Villages & Towns 2 - 5

2.2.7 Industrial Area 2 -10

2.2.8 Existing Right of Way 2 - 11

2.2.9 Traffic 2 - 12

2.2.10 Pedestrian Safety Measures 2 - 13

2.2.11 Accident Prone Zone and Measures to Improve the Safety 2 - 14

2.2.12 Road Safety and Signage 2 - 16

2.2.13 Bridges & Culverts 2 - 16

2.2.14 ROBs & Level Crossings 2 - 20

2.2.15 Intersections/Junctions 2 - 21

2.2.16 Existing Drainage Pattern 2 - 22




2.2.17 Utilities 2 - 23

2.2.18 Reserve Forest, Water Bodies & Eco-Sensitive Receptors 2 - 23

2.3 Description of Improvement Schemes 2 - 23

2.3.1 Improvement Proposal 2 - 23

2.3.2 Service Road 2 - 23

2.3.3 Typical Cross Section 2 - 25

2.3.3.1 Proposed Bypass 2 - 26

2.3.3.2 Proposed Realignment 2 - 26

2.3.4 Proposed Highway Structures 2 - 26

2.3.5 Utilities 2 - 30

2.3.6 Roadside Drains 2 - 30

2.3.7 Arboriculture & Landscaping 2 - 31

2.3.8 Material Sourcing 2 - 31

2.3.9 Land Requirement 2 - 34

3. POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 3-1 to 3-8 3.1 Administrative Framework 3-1

3.2 Applicable GOI – Legal Framework 3-1

3.3 EIA Notifications 3-2

3.3.1 Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 as amended 3-3

3.3.2 Extracts of Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003 3-4

3.3.3 Extracts of Fly Ash Notifications 3-5

3.3.4 Stipulations of NHAI on Widening 3-6

3.3.5 Statutory Clearances Required 3-6

4. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 4-1 to 4-43 4.1 Topography, Geology and Seismicity 4-1

4.2 Soil and Agriculture 4-2

4.2.1 Soil Monitoring 4-2

4.2.2 Soil Characteristics in the Study Area 4-3

4.3 Land Use 4-4

4.4 Drainage, Water Bodies and Water Quality 4-5

4.4.1 Water Quality Monitoring 4-6

4.4.2 Surface Water Quality in the Study Area 4-6




4.4.3 Ground Water Quality in the Study Area 4-9

4.5 Climate and Meteorology 4-11

4.6 Air Quality and Noise 4-12

4.7 Noise Monitoring 4-15

4.7.1 Ambient Noise Levels in the Study Area 4-16

4.8 Flora, Forests and Fauna 4-16

4.8.1 Flora 4-16

4.8.2 Existing Roadside Plantation 4-17

4.8.3 Forests 4-38

4.8.4 Fauna 4-40

4.9 Amenities, Religious and Cultural Properties 4-40

5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 5-1 to 5-10

5.1 Impacts and Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase 5-1

5.1.1 Topography, Geology & Soil Environment 5-1

5.1.2 Land Use 5-1

5.1.3 Drainage, Water Bodies and Water Use 5-2

5.1.4 Air Quality & Noise 5-3

5.1.5 Flora & Fauna 5-4

5.1.6 Social Aspects 5-4

5.2 Impact and Mitigation Measures During Operation Phase 5-5

5.2.1 Air Quality 5-5

5.2.2 Noise Level 5-5

5.2.3 Fauna 5-6

5.2.4 Drainage, Water Body and Water Use 5-6

5.2.5 Access 5-7

5.2.6 Cultural Environment 5-8

5.2.7 Socio Economic Environment 5-8

5.2.8 Public Health and Road Safety 5-9

5.2.9 Human Use Values 5-10




6. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 6-1 to 6-2

7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION 7-1 to 7-9

7.1 Introduction 7-1

7.2 Objectives 7-1

7.2.1 Information Sharing 7-2

7.2.2 Appraisal and Assessment 7-2

7.2.3 Devising Specific Solutions 7-2

7.3 Levels of Consultant 7-2

7.3.1 Local/Village Level Consultations 7-5

7.3.2 Interview Survey 7-6

7.3.3 Issue Raised and Response of the Project Authorities 7-7

7.4 Continued Consultations and Participation 7-9

8. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 8-1 to 8-33

8.1 Introduction 8-1

8.2 EMP Matrix 8-1

8.3 Greenbelt Development Plan 8-18

8.4 Environmental Monitoring Plan 8-18

8.5 Environmental Budget 8-31

8.6 Cooperate Social Responsibility 8 - 34

9 Additional TOR (Finalized by MOEF) Annexure - A

10 Compliance of Additional TOR (Finalized by MOEF) Annexure - B

11 Resettlement Plan and Resetlement Action Plan Annexure - C

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

ADB Asian Development Bank

ASI Archeological Survey of India

AAQM AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING

BIS Bureau of Indian Standard

BOD Biological Oxygen Demand

CO Carbon Monoxide

COD Chemical Oxygen Demand

CoI Corridor of Impact

CF Conservator of Forest

CPCB Central Pollution Control Board

dB Decibel

DFO Divisional Forest Officer

DO Dissolved Oxygen

DoE Department of Environment

DOES Directorate of Economics and Statistical Survey

EA Environmental Assessment

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP Environmental Management Plan

EMC Environmental Management Cell

EMU Environmental Management Unit

GOI Government of India

HC Hydrocarbon

LHS Left Hand Side

MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests

MOST Ministry of Surface Transport

MORTH Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

MPN Most Probable Number

NAQMS NATIONAL AIR QUALITY MONITORING SERIES

NHAI National Highway Authority of India

NO2 Nitrogen dioxide

NOC No Objection Certificate

L-2

ND Not Detectable

UPPCB Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board

pH Potential Hydrogen ion concentration

PAP Project Affected Person

PCB Pollution Control Board

PMU Project Management Unit

POL Petroleum Oil Lubricant

PSC Pre Stressed Concrete

PWD Public Works Department

RAP Resettlement Action Plan

RHS Right Hand Side

ROW Right of Way

RPM Respirable Particulate Matter

SPCB State Pollution Control Board

SDoE State Department of Environment

SO2 Sulphur dioxide

SPM Suspended Particulate Matter

TOR Terms of Reference

TSS Total Suspended Solid

Project: Feasibility Study and DPR for 4/6 Laning of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Surat – Hazira Port Section of NH-6 in Gujarat Sheet: 1 of 13 Document: 2006093/EC/Rep-004/Vol-IV/Executive Summary Date: August 2009 Executive Summary Revision: R1

DRAFT PRELIMINARY PROJECT REPORT CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES (INDIA) LIMITED

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

0.1 INTRODUCTION National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has been entrusted to implement an ambitious plan on de velopment o f v arious national hi ghway co rridors for augmenting t heir ca pacity adeq uately f or sa fe a nd sp eedy m ovement of traffic taking into acco unt the traffic growth in such corridor in future decades. S uch network o f good na tional hi ghways are pr ojected t o be t he minimum basi c requirement of providing a level playing field for the producers and manufacturers in different regions of the country.

0.2 PROJECT ROAD The project road is a part of National Highway No.-6 and lies within the Surat and Tapi districts of Gujarat. The project road starts at km 0+000 which is situated at Gujarat/Maharashtra Border and ends at km 131+825 (at a distance 1.1 km from the j unction at km 28+ 000 o f ex isting NH-6 near G ate o f Hazira V illage on t he existing H azira v illage B ypass road) nea r H azira P ort. The i mportant towns/places en-route a re S ongadh, V yara, B ajipura, B ardoli, P alsana, S achin, Magdalla and I chhapore. T he ex isting road i s not passi ng through any of the Reserve Forest, Wild life Sanctuary or any Bio-Sphere Reserve. The co nstruction pack age for t he pr oject i ncludes developing t he ex isting t wo lane ca rriageway t o Four Lane dual ca rriageway co nfigurations including strengthening o f ex isting t wo l anes. The p resent r oad i s mostly 2 Lan e S ingle carriageways with 7m wide carriageway with paved shoulder of 1.5 and earthern shoulder of 0.5 to 2.0 m on both sides except at few locations where existing four lane road is already there. The existing Right of way varies from 18 to 36m ( 24 m average) and has 6 Major Bridges , 31 minor Bridges, 156 Hume Pipes Culvert and 24 Slab Culverts.

The project road includes construction of two bypasses on NH-6, at Vyara (11.3

km) and Bajipura (4.95 km) respectively, along with realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli and Ichhapore (46.6 km).

0.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed improvements includes the followings

• Realignment of NH-6 has been proposed between Bardoli and Ichhapore, bypassing Bardoli, Kadodara and Surat city

• The final al ignment o f t he pr oject r oad co mmence from km 0+ 000 (existing km 103+000 of NH-6) at Gujarat/Maharashtra border and follows the existing NH-6 alignment up to km 32+200 (existing km 70+994 of NH -6) at Vyara. From this point the realignment of NH-6 (i.e. Vyara Bypass) starts and again meets the NH-6 at km 43+500 (existing km 60+430 o f NH -6).



• From km 43+500 (existing km 60+430 of NH -6) the alignment follows the NH-6 up t o km 48+325 (existing km 55+380 of NH -6) at Bajipura. From this point f urther r ealignment o f NH-6 ( i.e. Bajipura Bypass) st arts and meets the NH-6 at km 53+275 (existing km 50+780 of NH -6).

• Realignment o f NH-6 again starts at km 69+200 (km 34+927 of ex isting NH-6) at B ardoli. Fr om km 69 +200 t he al ignment follow t he ne w alignment, crosses the SH-88 at km 48+000 of SH-88 (design chainage 69+700) and meet the SH-187 at km 6+500 of SH-187 (design chainage 75+225) on west of Wanesa village. The portion of SH-88 (495 m length) between km 34+927 of NH-6 and km 48+000 of SH-88 will come within proposed R OW of pr oject r oad. Fr om km 75 +225 t he pr oject r oad alignment follows the SH-187 up to km 7+660 o f SH-187 ( design chainage km 76+425). From km 76+425 the project road follows the new alignment bypassing the Ena village and again meets the SH-187 on west side of Ena village at km 9+090 o f SH-187 (design ch ainage 77+825). From km 77+ 825 the pr oject r oad al ignment follows the S H-187, continues up t o P alsana co nnecting N H-8 (km 269+200 o f N H8, design chainage km 83+940). From km 83+940 the project road follows SH-168 via S achin – Un – Magdalla up t o I chhapore j unction at km 12+ 612 of existing NH-6 (design chainage 115+800).

• From Ichhapore j unction t he project road again follow t he exi sting NH-6 alignment up to junction of NH-6 with Shell company road at km 130+725 (existing km 28+000 near welcome Gate of Hazira village) of Surat-Hazira Port section of NH-6. From this junction at km 130+725, the project road follows the alignment of existing Hazira Village B ypass Road (i.e. road leading to Shell Company) and ends at km 131+825 (at a distance 1.1 km from the junction at km 130+725 near Gate of Hazira Village on the existing Hazira village Bypass road) near Hazira Port.

• Construction of New Four Lane Vyara Bypass from existing km 70+994 of NH -6 to km existing km 60+430 of NH -6 of 11.3 km Length.

• Construction of New Four Lane Bajipura Bypass from existing km 60+430 of NH -6 to km existing km 55+380 of NH -6 of 4.95 km Length.

• Realignment of 46.6 km long section of NH-6 section starting from km at km 69+ 200 (34+927 o f ex isting) NH-6 between B ardoli and Palsana comprising of the realigned and existing section of Bardoli and Ena cutting and f ollowing t he al ignments of SH-88, SH-187, SH-188 and S H-168 at different stages ends at km 130+725 (existing km 28+000) near welcome Gate of Hazira village.

0.4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT The de tailed desi gn o f t he pr oject has been cl osely co ordinated with t he preparation of this Environmental Impact Assessment Report and the Environmental Management P lans. The E A pr eparation l ed t o i dentification of



potential ne gative env ironmental i mpacts and t heir feasible r emedial m easures (including av oidance, m itigation and enhance ments). Based on t hese f indings Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) have been prepared for the implementation of the project.

0.5 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK The w idening & st rengthening o f G ujarat/Maharashtra B order - Surat - Hazira Port Section of NH-6 i s a “Category B” project. The legal aspects which are applicable f or the w idening & st rengthening o f G ujarat/Maharashtra B order - Surat - Hazira Port Section of NH-6 under EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Environmental Clearance The l ength o f the P roject R oad i s 131.285 k m and i nvolves land acq uisition of more then 20m in width put together and also involves land acquisition in Vyara, Bajipura Bypass and for r ealignment se ctions of B ardoli and E na. T herfore it requires Environment Clearance.

The requirements o f obtaining the clearances from authorities at the state level for the project are indicated in Table Es - 1.

Table Es – 1.0: Summary of Applicable GOI Policies, Guidelines, RULES & Regulations Applicable for the study

GOI Policies & Regulations

Objective

EIA Notification of September 14, 2006,

To protect and improve overall environment

Air ( Prevention & C ontrol of P ollution) Act

1981 To control air pollution by controlling emission and air pollutants according to prescribed standards

Water ( Prevention an d C ontrol of Pollution) Act and Cess Act of 1977

1974 To c ontrol w ater pol lution by c ontrolling emission & Water pollutants as per the prescribed standards

Forest ( conservation) A ct and i ts amendment in 1988

1980 Protection of forests

Forest ( conservation) R ules and i ts amendment Act

2003 Protection of Forest

The Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 Protection Wild Life Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2002 Protection of Wild Life Ancient Monuments and Archaeological sites & Remains Act

1958 Conservation of Cultural and Historical remains found in India

The Land Acquisition Act 1894 & 1989 Set out rule for acquisition of land by Government. Noise ( Regulation & C ontrol) Rules 2000 and its amendments

2001 & 2003

Noise pollution regulation and controls

Hazardous Waste (Handling & Management) R ules 198 9, and i ts amendment

1989 & 2000

Handling & Transportation of Hazardous Waste

Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

1991 Provide pu blic i nsurance l iability f or pr oviding immediate r elief t o per sons af fected by a ccident occurring while handling any hazardous substances.



GOI Policies & Regulations

Objective

Guidelines f or E nvironmental I mpact Assessment of highways Projects

IRC: 104:1988,

Guidelines for carrying out EIA of Highway Projects

IS Codes for Ground & Surface Water

IS:10500 For testing of Ground and Surface Water

CPCB Guidelines For Monitoring & analysis of air, water, soil etc

0.6 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT

As defined in the scope of works baseline data on various physical, biological and social aspects has been collected, analyzed and compiled in order to get the picture of the existing environment condition in the project area.

0.7.1 Physical Resources

Topography, Geology & Seismicity

The entire project road lies predominantly on plain terrain, except some stretches on r olling t errain be tween S ongadh and G ujarat/Maharashtra B order p ortion o f the project road. The project area comes under Seismic Zone-IV.

The major portion of the area is covered with alluvium. No rock exposures are seen in the vicinity. The trap exposures are reported occurring inland towards the eastern part of the area.

Geological formations met within the area are of different ages i.e. sub-recent to recent age formation contains Alluvium, Milli olite Sandstone, Craj Series of Lower Moicene, Nammultic Limestone (Kirthar Series) of E ocene, Sub-nummulitic gypsens s hales s upra trappean s ediments of Palacocene, Bag b eds a nd Himatnagar Sandstone and Deccan Trap of Up-cretaceous and Decan Trap of Up-creta- Eocane.

Soil Type

The soil characteristics of the study area is mostly residual in nature. The soil of the area i s m ainly bl ack cotton s oil and i t m ay be w eathered p roduct o f trap. B each sand is composed of alternate layers of medium to fine grained sand and varies in colour from light brown to light grey. The sand beaches are not continuous but are cut off by creeks and mud swamps.

Surface Water Bodies

Tapi is the main river system which is traversing through the project area. The other namely Mindhola River, Taraj Khadi, Azaba Khadi, Khadi and Tapi River. Some of the other minor rivers and streams in the project area are Dokmarda Khadi, Chik Khadi, Mindh River, Kachha Khadi and Somnath River.

Water bodies in the forms of the tanks and ponds falling along the road are very few and insignificant.



Surface water q uality m onitored r eflects that t hat m ost o f the par ameters were below the permissible standards stipulated for Inland Surface Waters.

Ground Water

From above it can be concluded that the ground water, in general, is hard in nature and the physico-chemical quality does not satisfy the desired limit of the Drinking Water S tandards. H owever, all t he p arameters ar e well within t he maximum per missible l imit and i t does not pose threat to the health of the population concerned.

Climate

The climate of the area is moderate and t ropical characterized by a hot summer from March to Mid June, a humid monsoon or rainy season stretching from Mid June to S eptember, a sh ort pl easant p ost-monsoon dur ing October and November, and a cool winter spanning between December and February.

Temperature

Temperature varies widely over the year. A maximum mean daily temperature of 37.7°C i s observed i n t he hot test month A pril and a m inimum o f 14. 3°C i n t he coldest month January.

Humidity

Humidity is moderate to high through the major part of the year and r ises above 80% dur ing the monsoon m onths particularly bet ween Ju ly t o S eptember. The annual mean relative humidity is about 72% in the morning (0830 IST) and 53% in the evening (1730 IST).

Land use pattern

On Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli section, the land used is predominantly agricultural and rural w ith ur ban settlements at S ongadh, V yara, B ajipura an d Bardoli. On Bardoli to Ichhapore section, land use is predominantly agricultural and r ural between Bardoli and P alsana. There is mixed land use pattern along both sides of road in Palsana – Sachin – Un – Magdalla – Ichhapore stretch. On Ichhapore to Hazira section the dominance of industrial plants are more.

Borrow pits, Quarries & Stone Sources

The height of embankment is not high (varies between 1 to 3 m at most) therefore the quantity o f so il r equired i s much l ess. The bor row ar eas w ill be opened, operated and closed as per IRC Guidelines.

The Stone aggregates will be pr ocured from A reth, Songarh & C hikhali. Sand from R iver T api near Gaipagla, v illage near K amrej and A mbika R iver near Mahuwa. B orrow m aterial will be br ought from I chhapore,Palsana, K amrej, Songarh and Navsari.

Air Quality



SPM l evels are hi gh a t al l ei ght (8) m onitoring st ations because o f v ehicular pollution & hi gh par ticulate m atter i n t he ai r as these a re co ngested ar eas adjacent to the National Highway. RPM levels are high at almost all the monitoring stations except AQ2 & AQ5 because o f vehicular pol lution & hi gh par ticulate m atter i n t he ai r due t o t raffic congestion and settlements. All other parameters like SO2 and NOx are within the prescribed limits.

Noise Level

It was observed that the during the day time as well as night time, ambient noise scenario i n residential, commercial & se nsitive ar eas within t he s tudy a rea , i n general, exceeded the acceptable limits due to traffic and congestion.

0.7.2 Ecological Resources

The P roject R oad ha s mixed t o dense p lantation al ong the road at st retches. There are around 17401 trees along the road and predominant species are Saru (Casuarina equisetifolia), Bavel (Acacia nilotica), Neem (Azardica indica), Sisoo (Delbergia sisoo), Rain Tree (Somania saman), Gulmohar (Delonix regia), Nilgiri (Eucalyptus ianceolatus), Na riyal ( Cocos nucifera), Bargad ( Ficus bangalensis), Mango (Mangifera indica) etc. There is an area of 2.272 ha. of notified Reserve Forest falling along the project road Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Park and Biosphere Reserves

The Project Road is not passing through any Wild Life Area Sanctuary, National Parks and neither there is any Biosphere Reserves within 7 km of the Road on either side nor any wild life has been reported in the area.

0.7.3 Socio Cultural Environment The Project Road is passing through two Districts namely Surat and Tapi. Some important settelements enroute are Songadh, Vyara, Bajipura and Bardoli. Archaeological and Cultural Sites No archaeologically important monument, arts and cultural site exist on either side of the project road within 7 km of COI. Industries There large number of industrial areas along the Project Road Section between Ichhapore t o H azira P ort section. They ar e K RIBHCO, N TPC, R eliance and ESSAR.

0.8 PUBLIC CONSULTATION Community consultations were held with Project Affected Persons (PAPs), other stakeholders and the general public to determine their view about the proposed road and i ncorporate their suggestions while f inalizing the al ignment. The public consultation was held at the following places. Refer Table Es. - 2.0.



Table Es - 2.0 Details of Public Consultations


1. 15/03/2007 Hazira 2. 07/05/2008 Songarh 3. 09/11/2008 Ena

4. 15/11/2008 Bhatia The people were generally in favor of construction of the road, as it would reduce traffic congestion and improve socio-economic status of the area. On the basis of community consultations following recommendations have been made:

• Compensation for land and t rees falling in the agricultural land to be g iven as per market price of the land and tree

• Compensatory plantation of trees in accordance with state guidelines. • Adoption o f st ringent co ntrol m easures for ai r a nd noi se pol lution dur ing

construction and operation particularly near settlements and junctions. • Provision of cross drainage structures for maintenance of Natural Flow. • Prevention of deterioration in surface water quality through sediment control

and adoption of a protocol for material handling & storage. • Safety measures at work site through traffic management and provision of

personal protective equipment for work force. • Protecting sensitive receptors like schools and hospitals close to ROW from

high noise level • Impacting minimum nu mber o f cultural p roperties like temples/shrines

coming close to ROW

0.9 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES The analysis of alternatives has been made on the basis of “with and without project sce narios” i n t erms of pot ential envi ronmental i mpacts. O n the basi s of analysis we ca n sa y t hat project acquires positive/beneficial i mpacts “ With” project scenario and will greatly improve the environment and enhance social and economic development o f t he r egion co mpared t o “ Without” p roject sc enario, which will further deteriorate the existing environment and quality of life. The anal ysis of al ternative was also done f or t wo by passes viz. Vyara and Bajipura Bypasses and realignment o f r oad s tretch at B ardoli and E na falling within Bardoli – Ichhapur section and the best option was selected on the basis of Engineering, Financial, Environment and Social parameters.

0.10 IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE

Impacts on env ironmental par ameters and pr oposed m itigation m easures are detailed in the matrix at Table Es - 3.0.



Table Es – 3.0: Summary Impact Mitigation Matrix

Subject Potential Impact Mitigation Measures

Physical Environment

Topography Impacts very l ow, bu t permanent.

No mitigation measure is required.

Geology Impacts low level t hrough removal o f stones aggregate and sa nd from i dentified quarries.

Material will be taken from the existing quarries only.

Soils • Physical & chemical contamination of soil.

• Compaction and structural damage.

• Soil erosion.

• Dumping of construction waste at approved locations protected firms.

• Reuse of construction waste.

• Storage of construction material in accordance with the IRC norms.

• Avoiding work during periods of heavy rainfall.

• Rehabilitation of borrow areas for productive use.

• Conservation of topsoil for reuse in planting pits and rehabilitation of borrow areas, sodding /grass turfing and implementation of soil erosion control plan.

Climate

Temperature/Rainfall/Humidity

Low spatially restricted short-term impact.

• Only those trees which will directly impinge on work will be felled.

• Compensatory afforestation and Plantation will be carried as early as possible.

Land

Loss of Productivity • 403.248 ha. Land will be diverted from agriculture affecting productivity at the micro-level. Impact significant at micro level and insignificant at macro-

• Compensation will be paid



Subject Potential Impact Mitigation Measures level.

• .

Induced Development

• Insignificant change in the land use pattern through usage of land along bypass.

• Civil authorities to control any induced development using the prevailing regulatory framework.

Water Environment

Surface water • Degradation of some water quality parameters like pH, COD, BOD, TDS, Turbidity etc.

• No impact on availability.

• Use of sediment traps, silt fencing, sodding/grass turfing etc. for minimization of soil movement;

• Use of cofferdams for construction of abutments and bridge pier. Cofferdams to be made of such material that cannot be brought into suspension by flowing water

• Stream substrate only to be disturbed for construction of abutments and piers

• Tarpaulins or other catchment devices will be slung under the bridge to prevent debris, wastes and toxic compounds from entering the stream

• Avoidance of lead-based paints in painting components of bridges

• Provision of adequate cross drainage structures.

• Implementation of a protocol for storage of topsoil, construction waste away from water course. etc.

• Location of onsite refueling stations away from water resource.

• Use of oil/water separators to extract



Subject Potential Impact Mitigation Measures floating.

• Monitoring of water quality during construction and operation.

Ground w ater quality

• No impact on Ground water is anticipated.

• Hazardous waste will be disposed as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules 2003

Environment

Air • Increased gaseous pollution along with fugitive dust emissions.

• Asphalt plant, Crusher, Batching Plant, will be sited 1000 m in down wind direction from nearest settlements.

• Vehicles and construction equipments to be maintained properly.

• Construction materials & waste will be properly covered during transportation to avoid spillage & dispersion.

• Provision of two bypasses will relieve population of settlements of Falakata, Alipurduar, and Salsalabari of higher pollution levels during construction.

Noise • Construction phase impact low to moderate, spatially restricted and reversible.

• During operation phase beneficial impact in the initial phase persistence of such beneficial impact will depends on the future traffic volume & quality of maintenance of road.

• Construction plant & machinery to be located 1 Km away from settlements.

• Construction vehicles and equipments fixed or mobile to be equipped and maintained with effective muffler system.

• Two bypasses at Vyara and Bajipura and realignment at Bardoli and Ena has been proposed to avoid settlements at Vyara,



Subject Potential Impact Mitigation Measures Bajipura, Bardoli and Ena This will save settlements of increased levels of noise during construction.

• Proper traffic management near sensitive receptors.

• Putting up “ no horn” signage near sensitive receptors.

• Provision of earplugs to workers.

• Noisy construction to be restricted during the hours by 7 am- 7 pm.

• Provision of sound screens near sensitive receptors during construction phase.

Ecology

Flora • 17401 numbers of trees to be impacted

• Compensatory plantation, along roadside; 10 trees to be planted for each tree removed as per State Government guideline.

• Payment of compensation for loss of trees on Private Land.

Fauna The project area does not pass through any forest area or any wildlife area. Fresh water fish-fauna may be impacted due to increased turbidity and alkalinity duri bridge construction on rivers. Such impacts will be local, short to medium term and reversible.

• No mitigation measures required. Construction workers will be made aware about the provision of the Wild life (Protection) Act 1972 Mitigation measures as suggested for reducing adverse impacts on surface water quality during bridge construction will hold good for fish fauna also.

Socio-economic Environment

Socio-economic Environment

• Displacement of people. • Demolition of Structure. • Loss of land under

• Resettlement of people as per provisions of RAP.

• Two bypasses and



Subject Potential Impact Mitigation Measures agriculture & tea.

• Influx of construction workers.

realignment at two places have been proposed to minimize displacement of people and demolition of structures at settlements at Vyara, Bajipura, Bardoli and Ena.

• Compensation for loss of structures private, community and public.

• Ensure employment of local labour in unskilled and semi skilled sector.

• Setting up migrant workers camp at least 1 Km away from settlements.

• Enhancement of Community Properties

Archeological Monuments / Historical structure.

• No archeological monument is present in project corridor.

• No mitigation required.

Religious Structures/cultural property

• No Religious Structures will be impacted

• No Mitigation Measure Required.

Public Health and Road Safety

Public health and road safety

• Psychological impacts of project affected people.

• Migration of worker may lead to sanitation problem creating congenial condition for disease vectors.

• Discomfort arising of air, noise pollution. Hazards of accident.

• Continued consultation with PAPs and the competent authority for speedier settlements of appropriate compensation package and resettlement.

• Ensure sanitary measures at construction camp to prevent water borne disease and vector borne disease.

• Provide appropriate personal protective equipments like earplugs, gloves gumboot, and mask to the work force.

• Safe traffic management at construction area.



0.11 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING/MANAGEMENT PLAN

Environmental management plan has been prepared for mitigation/management/ avoidance of t he po tential adv erse i mpacts and enhance ment o f various environmental components along the project road. For each mitigation measure to be ca rried out i ts location, t ime frame, i mplementation and ov erseeing/ supervising r esponsibilities has been i dentified. Monitoring plan for construction and operation phase have been framed to ensure effective implementation EMP

0.12 COSTS AND BUDGET

A t entative cost, for implementing env ironmental m anagement plan on d ifferent items is estimated to be Rs. 1,04,77,950/- (Rupees One Crore Four lakhs Seventy Seven Thousand and Nine Hundred Fifty only) This cost i ncludes the cost of mitigation measures, implementation of monitoring plan as well as enhancement measures. This cost does not include mitigation measure cost as included against engineering items.

Project: Feasibility Study and DPR for 4/6 Laning of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Surat – Hazira Port Section of NH-6 in Gujarat Sheet: 1 of 4 Document: 2006093/EC/Rep-004/Vol-IV/Chapter-1 Date: August 2009 Introduction Revision: R1

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CHAPTER – 1

Introduction 1.1 Introduction

On October 24, 1998, Prime Minister announced the development of Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) linking four Metro Cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata (NHDP Phase I) and North South (NS) corridor linking Shrinagar and Kanyakumari with a Salem-Kochi spur and East-West (EW) co rridor co nnecting S ilchar an d P orbandar ( NHDP P hase I I). A Task Force headed by Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission was created on October 30, 1998. T he t ask f orce m andated NHAI to develop this National Highway Development Project ( NHDP) by f our/six l aning o f t hese l inks. A s a nat ural ex tension t o t his, t he Government has decided t o g o ahead w ith NHDP P hase I II (formerly called Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana) that env isages upgrading about 10, 000 k m o f ex isting National H ighways to 4/ 6 l ane dual ca rriageway through publ ic private partnership on a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis. Phase III would comprise stretches of National Highway carrying high volume of traffic, connecting State capitals with NHDP Phases I and II net work and pr oviding co nnectivity to pl aces of eco nomic, t ourist and co mmercial importance. I t has been appr oved i n t wo Phases viz Phase I II -A for implementation o f widening and strengthening of 4,000 km of National Highways on BOT basis and Phase III - B f or preparation of det ailed project r eport f or 6,000 k m. T his Phase is targeted f or completion by 2010.

Under this plan, the Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Surat – Hazira Port section of National Highway No.6 in the state of Gujarat is proposed for rehabilitation and widening of existing carriageway t o 4 -/6-lanes as appropriate and also t o dev elop by passes for co ngested areas as necessary, either through public-private partnership (PPP) basis or self budgetary sources or l oans from international i nstitutions l ike A DB and World Bank. N HAI has assigned the consultancy services for Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Report (DPR) and Tender Document for this NH section to M/s Consulting Engineering Services (India) Private Limited, New Delhi.

1.2 Project Background

Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India has decided to take up the dev elopment of various National Highways stretches/corridors under NHDP Phase III programme in the country where the intensity of traffic has increased significantly and there i s requirement o f augmentation o f capacity f or sa fe and e fficient movement of traffic. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been entrusted by the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India with the task of the development and capacity augmentation of the few selected stretches/corridors of National Highways, either through public-private partnership (PPP) basis or self budgetary sources or l oans from i nternational i nstitutions like A DB and World B ank. The project i s being prepared for implementation under the NHDP Phase-III programme.



For the purpose of project preparation, various corridors have been divided into convenient sections, selected on the basis of traffic generation and at traction pot ential, g eographic location and other considerations. The project road section is to be developed as a partially access controlled highway. Accordingly, N HAI ha s assigned the w ork o f “ Consultancy S ervices for Feasibility S tudy and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for 4/6 Laning of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Surat – Hazira Port section of NH-6 in the State of Gujarat under NHDP Phase III (Package No. NHDP I II/DL5/20)” to M /s Consulting E ngineering S ervices (India) P rivate Li mited, N ew Delhi. The agreement for t he Consultancy se rvices was signed on 18 October 2006 an d the project preparation activities commenced subsequently on 1st November 2006.

1.3 Brief Project Description

The p roject road i s a part o f National H ighway No.-6 and lies within t he Surat and T api districts of G ujarat. The pr oject r oad s tarts at k m 0+ 000 w hich i s situated at Gujarat/Maharashtra B order and ends at km 131+ 825 ( at a di stance 1. 1 km from t he junction at km 28+000 of existing NH-6 near Gate of Hazira Village on the existing Hazira village Bypass road) near Hazira Port. The important towns/places en-route are Songadh, Vyara, Bajipura, Bardoli, Palsana, Sachin, Magdalla and Ichhapore.

The co nstruction pac kage for the pr oject i ncludes developing t he ex isting t wo l ane carriageway to Four Lane dual ca rriageway configurations including st rengthening of existing two lanes.

The p roject r oad i ncludes construction o f t wo byp asses on N H-6, a t V yara and B ajipura respectively, along with realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli and Ichhapore.

Fig. 1.1 (Index Map) shows the entire project road along with the road network in the area. 1.4 Objective

The main objective of the Consultancy services is to establish the technical, environmental, social eco nomical and financial vi ability of t he p roject for dev eloping t he ex isting 2 -lane NH-6 section to 4/6-lane divided carriageway configuration and to prepare detailed project reports for implementation. The highway section is to be developed as partially access controlled facility with provision of service roads, realignments, intersections etc. as appropriate.

1.5 Scope of Consultancy Services

The scope of Consultancy services as set out in the TOR includes the following m ajor tasks: i) review of all available reports and published information about the project road and

the project influence area; ii) environmental and social impact assessment, including compliance with the

requirements of lending agencies, such as related to cultural properties, forestry, natural habitats, involuntary resettlement etc.;



ii)a. public consultation, including consultation with Communities located along the road, NGOs working in the area, other stake-holders and relevant Govt. depts. at all the different stages of assignment (such as inception stage, feasibility stage, preliminary design stage and once final designs are concretized);

iii) detailed reconnaissance; iv) identification of possible improvements in the existing alignment and bypassing

congested locations with alternatives, evaluation of different alternatives with comparison to techno-economic and other considerations, and recommendations regarding the most appropriate option;

v) traffic studies including traffic surveys and Axle Load survey and demand forecasting for the next thirty years;

vi) inventory and condition surveys for the road; vii) inventory and condition surveys for bridges, cross-drainage structures and drainage

provisions; viii) detailed topographic surveys using Total Stations and GPS; ix) pavement investigations; x) sub grade characteristics and strength: investigation of required sub-grade and sub-

soil characteristics and strength for road and embankment design and sub soil investigation;

xi) identification of sources of construction materials; xii) detailed design of road, its x-sections, horizontal and vertical alignment, design of

embankment of height more than 6m and also in poor granular soil condition and where density consideration require even in lesser height embankment and detailed design of structures preparation of GAD and construction drawings and cross-drainage structures and underpasses etc.

xiii) identification of the type and the design of intersections; xiv) Design of complete drainage system and disposal point for storm water. xv) Value analysis / value engineering and project costing; xvi) economic and financial analysis; xvii) contract packaging and implementation schedule; xviii) strip plan indicating the scheme for carriageway widening, location of all existing

utility services (both over and underground) and the scheme for their relocation, trees to be felled and planted and land acquisition requirements including schedule for LA; reports documents and drawings arrangement of estimate for cutting of trees and shifting of utilities from the concerned department;

xix) financial viability of project and financing options like BOT, Annuity, SPV; xx) preparation of detailed project report, cost estimate, approved for construction

drawings, rate analysis, detailed bill of quantities, bid documents for execution of civil works through budgeting resources;

xxi) Design of toll plaza and identification of their numbers and location and office cum residential complex including working drawings;

xxii) Design of weighing stations, parking areas and rest areas as required; xxiii) Any other user oriented facility enroute toll facility; xxiv) Tie-in of on-going / sanctioned works of MoSRT&H / NHAI / other agencies; xxv) Preparation of social plans for the project affected people as per leading

agencies/Govt. of India R & R Policy.



1.6 Stages of Completion

The project preparation activities for completing the assignment have been split in ToR into four stages as follows:

STAGE 1 - Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and Inception Report (IR) STAGE 2 - Feasibility Study Report and Strip Plan STAGE 3 - Land Acquisition Report and Preliminary Project

Report (PPR) STAGE 4 - Draft D etailed P roject Report ( DPR) and Fi nal D etailed P roject

Report The stages will generally follow a sequence, though each stages are inter-related and inter-dependent on one another. The related reports for each stage will be submitted to NHAI as stipulated in the TOR.

1.7 SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

The main objective of the Environmental Assessment is to improve decisions making and to ensure that the highway improvement options under considerations are environmentally sound and sustainable. The scope of work comprises of:

• Collection of i nformation on e xisting base line conditions in or der t o i dentify t he environmental issues in the area.

• Identification of environmentally sensitive locations i.e. water bodies, roadside utilities/facilities, sites of cultural/ historical/ archaeological importance.

• Assess the adv erse i mpacts on t he env ironment and t o su ggest co st e ffective mitigation measures to mitigate the negative impacts.

• Conduct Public Consultation with Project Affected Persons (PAPs), Stakeholders to incorporate their views on the local environmental issues.

1.8 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT The Environmental Impact Assessment Report is structured as follows:

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Project Description

Chapter 3 - Policy, Legal and Administrative framework

Chapter 4 - Baseline Environmental Status

Chapter 5 - Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Chapter 6 - Analysis of Alternatives

Chapter 7 - Public Consultation

Chapter 8 - Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan

Project: Feasibility Study and DPR for 4/6 Laning of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Surat – Hazira Port Section of NH-6 in Gujarat Sheet: 1 of 34 Document: 2006093/EC/Rep-004/Vol-IV/Chapter-2 Date: August 2009 Project Description Revision: R1


CHAPTER – 2

Project Description

2.1 Brief Project Description

The p roject road i s a part o f N ational H ighway No.-6 and lies within t he Surat and T api districts of G ujarat. The pr oject r oad s tarts at k m 0+ 000 w hich i s situated at Gujarat/Maharashtra B order and ends at km 131+ 825 ( at a di stance 1. 1 km from t he junction at km 28+000 of existing NH-6 near Gate of Hazira Village on the existing Hazira village Bypass road) near Hazira Port. The important towns/places en-route are Songadh, Vyara, Bajipura, Bardoli, Palsana, Sachin, Magdalla and Ichhapore.

The co nstruction pac kage for the pr oject i ncludes developing t he ex isting t wo l ane

carriageway to Four Lane dual ca rriageway configurations including st rengthening of existing two lanes.

The p roject r oad i ncludes construction o f t wo byp asses on N H-6, a t V yara and B ajipura

respectively, along with realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli and Ichhapore.

2.2 Project Highlights

The salient features of the road stretch have been summarized in Table-2.1 below.

Table 2.1: Salient Road Features Road Stretch The project road is broadly divided in three important sections as mentioned

below: • Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Bardoli section • Bardoli - Palsana – Sachin – Magdalla – Ichhapore section • Ichhapore – Hazira section

Road Length • Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Bardoli section = 69.200 km • Bardoli - Palsana – Sachin – Magdalla – Ichhapore section = 46.600 km • Ichhapore – Hazira section = 16.025 km Total Road Length = 131.825 km

Start Point Km 0+000 (km 103+000 of NH-6) at Gujarat/Maharashtra Border End Point km 131+825 (at a distance 1.1 km from the junction at km 28+000 of existing NH-

6 near Gate of Hazira Village on the existing Hazira village Bypass road) near Hazira Port

Bypasses 2 Nos. (at Vyara & at Bajipura) Realignment Between Bardoli (km 34+927 of NH-6) and Ichhapore (Km 12+612 of NH-6) Existing Carriageway

The existing highway is a 2-lane facility with a single carriageway of 7.0 m, paved shoulder of 1.5 m & earthen shoulder of 0.5 - 2.0 m on either side, except at few locations where existing four lane road is already there. In Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli section, 4-lane road exists between km 52+958 to 53+558 of NH-6. In Bardoli to Ichhapore section, 4-lane road exists



between km 25+400 to km 27+350 of SH-168. In Surat to Hazira Port section, 4-lane road exists between km 12+637 and km 21+052 & km 24+283 and km 27+246 of NH-6.

Existing ROW 18 to 36 m (24 m on average) Proposed ROW

60 m for the entire stretch. However at location of major junctions more than 60 m RoW is required depending on improvement of junction.

Districts En-route

Surat & Tapi

Important Settlements

(a) Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli – Vyara, Bajipura and Bardoli (b) Bardoli to Ichhapore – Palsana, Sachin, Magdalla and Ichhapore (c) Ichhapore to Hazira Port – Hazira notified area. There are important industrial

units like KRIBHCO, NTPC, Reliance Industries, L&T, ESSAR Steel Ltd. Major Bridges 6 Nos. Minor Bridges 31Nos. Cross Drainage Structures

157 nos. of pipe culverts and 24 nos. of slab culverts

Major Road Crossing

14 nos.

Railway Crossings

4 Nos.

Railway Over Bridge

2 Nos.

2.2.1 Road Alignment

Considering co ngestion w ithin S urat ci ty, r apid dev elopment o f S urat ci ty t owards Kadodara ( eastern si de) & I chhapore (western side), dev elopment o f i ndustries on bo th side of N H-6 bet ween K adodara and B ardoli, available R OW, so cial problems to be encountered in acquisition of additional land and structures for 6 laning of road, geometric deficiencies in a lignment at ce rtain pl aces, ensuring free flow of t raffic across Surat ci ty and ot her techno-economical asp ects, realignment o f N H-6 has been pr oposed between Bardoli and Ichhapore, bypassing Bardoli, Kadodara and Surat city.

Further, considering t he same factors as enumerated above, by passes have been al so

proposed at Bajipura and Vyara. The route of final/approved alignment of the project road is described below. The final alignment of the project road commence from km 0+000 (existing km 103+000 of

NH-6) at G ujarat/Maharashtra border and follows the exi sting N H-6 alignment up t o km 32+200 (existing km 70+994 of NH -6) at Vyara. From this point the realignment of NH-6 (i.e. Vyara Bypass) starts and again meets the NH-6 at km 43+500 (existing km 60+430 of NH -6).

From km 43+500 (existing km 60+430 of NH -6) the alignment follows the NH-6 up t o km

48+325 (existing km 55+380 of NH -6) at Bajipura. From this point further realignment of NH-6 (i.e. Bajipura Bypass) starts and meets the NH-6 at km 53+275 (existing km 50+780 of NH -6).



From km 53+275 (existing km 50+780 of NH -6) the alignment follows the NH-6 up t o km 69+200 (existing km 34+927 of NH -6) at Bardoli.

Realignment of NH-6 again starts at km 69+200 (km 34+927 of existing NH-6) at Bardoli.

From km 69+200 the alignment follow the new alignment, crosses the SH-88 at km 48+000 of SH-88 (design chainage 69+700) and meet the SH-187 at km 6+500 of SH-187 (design chainage 75+ 225) on west of Wanesa v illage. The por tion o f S H-88 ( 495 m l ength) between km 34+927 of NH-6 and km 48+000 of SH-88 will come within proposed ROW of project r oad. From k m 75+ 225 the pr oject r oad al ignment follows the SH-187 up t o km 7+660 of SH-187 (design chainage km 76+425). From km 76+425 the project road follows the new alignment bypassing the Ena village and again meets the SH-187 on west side of Ena v illage at km 9 +090 o f S H-187 (design ch ainage 77+ 825). Fr om km 77 +825 the project road alignment follows the SH-187, continues up to Palsana connecting NH-8 (km 269+200 of NH8, design chainage km 83+940). From km 83+940 the project road follows SH-168 via Sachin – Un – Magdalla up to Ichhapore junction at km 12+612 of existing NH-6 (design chainage 115+800).

From Ichhapore j unction t he pr oject r oad again f ollow t he exi sting NH-6 alignment up to

junction of NH-6 with Shell company road at km 130+725 (existing km 28+000 near welcome Gate of Hazira village) of Surat-Hazira Port section of NH-6. From this junction at km 130+725, the project road follows the alignment of existing Hazira Village Bypass Road (i.e. road leading to Shell Company) and ends at km 131+825 (at a di stance 1.1 km from the junction at km 130 +725 nea r Gate o f H azira V illage on the ex isting H azira v illage Bypass road) near Hazira Port.

2.2.2 Location

The project road is situated in Surat district of Gujarat State. Surat is a port city situated on the ban ks o f Tapi R iver and a t a distance o f around 269 km. from the st ate ca pital, Ahmedabad. The Latitude and Longitude of the start and end point of the project highway are 21°09’44”N & 73 °43’47”E and 21 °05’24”N & 7 2°38’32”E r espectively. Thus the p roject highway lies approximately between 21°09’44”N and 21 °05’24”N Lat itude and 73°43’47”E and 72°38’32”E Longitude.

2.2.3 Terrain and Soil Type

The entire project road lies predominantly on plain terrain, except some stretches on rolling terrain bet ween Songadh and Gujarat/Maharashtra Border portion o f the pr oject road. I n the rolling stretch, the existing road has frequent rise and fall with moderate to mild bendy alignment.

The formation so il al ong t he pr oject hi ghway is mostly sa nd-silt-clay ma trix f rom Maharashtra/Gujarat Border to Bardoli to Magdalla. From Magdalla to Ichhapore to Hazira



Port the soil is blackish in nature and reported to exhibit swelling characteristics. Between Songadh and Gujarat/Maharashtra Border, lateritic soil was noticed.

2.2.4 Climate

The cl imate i s either e xtreme hot o r ex treme cold. T he cl imate i n t he pr oject ar ea i s governed by the Arabian Sea .In summer the temperature rises to 45°C and in winter it falls around 14°C. The average rainfall in the project area varies from 350 to 1550 mm.

2.2.5 Land Use On Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli section, the land used is predominantly agricultural and rural with urban settlements at Songadh, Vyara, Bajipura and Bardoli. Few villages are also there in rural area. Commercial and I nstitutional establishments are also coming i n pat ches as pr oject r oad pa sses through the bui lt up a reas. O ccasional plantations as well as barren patches were observed in pockets of agricultural land. On Bardoli to Ichhapore section, land use is predominantly agricultural and rural between Bardoli and Palsana. There is mixed land use pattern along both sides of road in Palsana – Sachin – Un – Magdalla – Ichhapore stretch. On Ichhapore to Hazira section the dominance of industrial plants are more. The land use patterns, abutting the project highway are summarized in Table 2.2.

Table 2.2 : Land use Pattern Abutting Project Highway

Land Use

Land Use Pattern Left Side Right Side

(% Stretch) (% Stretch) Section: Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Bardoli Built-up 11.09 12.48 Commercial 9.46 7.27 Agricultural 42.41 44.96 Residential 1.55 1.5 Industrial Open Land 7.87 6.91 Barren Land 22.8 24.73 Others (Water body, Plantation, Religious, Institutional etc.)

4.82 2.17

Total 100 100 Section: Bardoli to Ichhapore Built-up 5.07 6.15 Commercial 11.68 9.9 Agricultural 33.2 31.8 Residential 2.66 5.45




Land Use


(% Stretch) (% Stretch) Industrial 6.78 6.04 Open Land 6.23 7.12 Barren Land 22.21 21.81 Others (Water body, Plantation, Religious, Institutional etc.)

12.17 11.72

Total 100 100 Section: Ichhapore to Hazira

Built-up 3.02 5.43 Commercial 6.94 5.13 Agricultural 0.6 Residential 18.1 Industrial 40.43 31.38 Open Land 12.67 Barren Land 32.1 23.84 Others (Water body, Plantation, Religious, Institutional etc.)

16.91 3.45

Total 100 100

2.2.6 Road side Development - Villages/Towns In Gujarat/Maharashtra border to Bardoli section, the project road predominantly passes through the rural area, except the towns like Songadh, Vyara, Bajipura and Bardoli. There are also small commercial / residential built-up areas in location like Maypur, Paniari and A nandpur al ong t he pr oject r oad. I n V yara t own, co ngestion w as obse rved at f ew locations along the road. Elsewhere there is no major congested area, except few houses/building may be close to the existing road.



Fig 2.1 Project Road near Bajipura

In Bardoli to Ichhapore section, bet ween B ardoli and S achin the r oad passe s predominantly through rural area. There is no significant congestion in this portion of road except that at Wanesa and Ena village, the available RoW is less at some locations. Some residential, commercial and institutional structures will be af fected due to widening of road in those villages. In Palsana to Sachin construction activities of residential structures and establishment of industries were observed between km 8+000 to 9+000 of SH-168 on l eft side of road. Between Sachin and Ichhapore the road passes through predominantly built-up, Industrial, and Barren land area. From km 11+600 to km 14+000 of SH-168 there is Industrial area of GIDC on l eft side and o n r ight side there i s mix land use of residential, commercial and Industrial ar ea. B etween km 24+ 100 t o km 2 6+300 t here i s bui lt-up, r esidential and commercial area on both sides of road. Dumus Airport area is between km 23+900 to km 24+400 on l eft side o f project road. From km 26+330 to km 27+260 of SH-168, a 900m long bridge across Tapi River is located. From km 27+400 to km 32+000 of SH-168, there is plant areas of ONGC, IOC and other industries on left side of road, where as on right side t here a re i ndustrial & commercial se t up o f important i ndustrial uni ts like Indian O il, Bharat Gas, GAIL & GETCO.



Fig 2.2 Project Road near Palsana

In Ichhapore to Hazira Port section, almost entire stretch of road between km 12+612 to km 29+184 of NH-6 l ies in industrial area. There are big industrial plants of organizations like KRIBHCO, NTPC, Reliance Industries and L&T on the left side of project road from km 14+000 to km 22+100. From km 24+225 to km 27+900, there are plants and factories of ESSAR Steel Ltd on both sides of road. From km 12+612 to km 14+000, there are residential and commercial areas on both sides of road. From km 14+100 to km 22+611 on right si de o f r oad, t here ar e r esidential & co mmercial ar eas, truck parking terminal o f Reliance I ndustries and bar ren l ands in few st retches. B etween k m 22+200 and km 24+225 there is Arabian Sea adjacent to the project road on the left side. In Hazira village between km 28+040 to km 29+184 (i.e. end of project road) , there are lots of residential houses and few shops in close vicinity of the road causing major congestion to traffic. In Hazira village the clear ROW varies from 10m – 18m. The list of villages and towns on both sides of project highway has been identified during Reconnaissance and Inventory Survey of project road. Such i dentified se ttlements shown at Table 2. 3 have been g iven ca reful co nsideration before deciding on the appropriate cross-section, and other related improvement proposals earmarked for the project.



Table 2.3: Important Settlements Abutting Project Highway

SI. No. Existing Chainage (Km)

Name of Place Remarks From To

Section: Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Bardoli 1 34.927 37.244 Bardoli NH-6 2 37.244 38 Tajpur Khurd NH-6 3 38.064 39.22 Tajpur Vadod NH-6 4 39 39.22 Afwa NH-6 5 39.22 42.8 Kikwad NH-6 6 42.8 44.58 Hindolia NH-6 7 44.58 45.75 Sejwad NH-6 8 45.75 47.77 Manekpur NH-6 9 47.77 49.7 Manekpur NH-6 10 49.7 51.125 Titvar NH-6 11 51.125 53.6 Bajipura NH-6 12 53.6 55.655 Bajipura NH-6 13 55.655 55.975 Beda Barkhadi NH-6 14 55.975 58.435 Maypur NH-6 15 58.435 60.46 Tichakpura NH-6 16 60.46 63 Panyari NH-6 17 63 63.144 Bhatpur NH-6 18 62.13 65.8 Vyara NH-6 19 63.372 64.8 Vyara NH-6 20 64.8 66.86 Kapura NH-6 21 66.86 69.54 Padkua NH-6 22 69.54 72.75 Veerpur NH-6 23 72.75 74.1 Chorvad NH-6 24 74.1 75.39 Chorvad NH-6 25 75.39 77.15 Doslada NH-6 26 77.15 78.17 Doslada NH-6 27 74.15 75.39 Mandol NH-6 28 75.39 75.915 Mandol NH-6 29 75.915 77.835 Kikakui NH-6 30 78.17 81.24 Pokhran NH-6 31 80.815 81.24 Kumkura NH-6 32 81.24 82.645 Sonapara NH-6 33 82.645 83.175 Sonapara NH-6 34 83.175 84.24 Songadh NH-6 35 84.24 85.012 Songadh NH-6






36 85.012 86 Vankvel NH-6 37 86 87 Pankhari NH-6 38 87 88 Chacharbunda NH-6 39 88 89 Chacharbunda NH-6 40 89 90 Chacharbunda NH-6 41 90 91 Mirkot NH-6 42 91 92 Mirkot NH-6 43 92 93 Mirkot NH-6 44 93 94 Anandpur NH-6 45 94 95 Anandpur NH-6 46 95 96 Bhadbhunja NH-6 47 96 97 Bhadbhunja NH-6 48 97 98 Bhadbhunja NH-6 49 98 99 Ghandinagar NH-6 50 99 100 Ghandinagar NH-6 51 100 101 Sakarda NH-6 52 101 102 Kataswan NH-6 53 102 103.122 Kataswan NH-6

Section:- Bardoli to Ichhapore via Palsana – Sachin - Magdalla

1 34+927 of

NH-6 4+500 of SH-

187 Bardoli, Nandida, Pisad New Alignment 2 4+500 5+500 Wanesa SH-187 3 5+500 8+000 Dhamdod SH-187 4 8+000 10+000 Ena SH-187 5 10+000 11+000 Ghaluda SH-187

6 11+000 13+500 Malekpur, Bhatpur,

Kanav SH-187 7 13+500 15+500 Palsana SH-187 8 0+000 1+000 Palsana SH-168 9 1+000 2+500 Itawla SH-168 10 2+500 4+500 Taraj SH-168 11 4+500 6+000 Bhatia, Lingod SH-168 12 6+000 8+000 Waktana, Hazipura SH-168 13 8+000 10+500 Vanj SH-168 14 10+500 12+100 Sachin SH-168 15 12+100 14+500 Un SH-168 16 14+500 16+000 Sanari, Jiyav SH-168






17 16+000 18+000 Budiya, Dipli SH-168 18 18+000 19+000 Dundi SH-168 19 19+000 20+000 Bhimrad SH-168 20 20+000 22+000 Khajod, Sarsana SH-168 21 22+000 24+000 Abhawa SH-168 22 24+000 26+500 Magdalla SH-168 23 27+500 30+000 Bhatpur SH-168 24 30+000 32+000 Kawas, Ichhapore SH-168

Note: From km 26+500 to km 27+500 of SH-168 is Waterway Area of Tapi River Section: Ichhapore to Hazira Port

1 12+612 15+000 Kawas NH-6 2 15+000 17+000 Limla NH-6 3 17+000 20+000 Mora NH-6 4 20+000 22+000 Suvali NH-6 5 22+000 23+500 Junagam NH-6 6 23+500 25+500 Gundadi NH-6 7 25+000 26+500 Miltaphalia NH-6 8 26+500 31+800 Hazira NH-6

As the r oad pas ses generally t hrough rural ar ea su rrounded by agr icultural l and, acquisition of additional land may not pose serious problem. However, at major towns and villages, so me residential and co mmercial st ructure’s acquisition m ay be nece ssary t o accommodate a 60 m ROW. Where l and ac quisition i s not feasible, Bypass has been considered.

2.2.7 Industrial Area A list of important industrial area along the project road is presented in Table 2.4.

Table 2.4: Industrial Area

Stretch Name Of Industrial Area From To Section : Bardoli – Gujarat/Maharashtra Border

No Industrial Area Exist in this section Section : Bardoli – Ichhapore

7+470 of SH-

8+870 of SH-

Hojiwala Industrial Area (on Left Side) 12+062 of SH-

168 14+687 of SH-

168 GIDC Industrial Area at Sachin (on Left Side)



Stretch Name Of Industrial Area From To 27+287 of SH-

168 30+000 of SH-

168 ONGC Industrial Area (on Left Side), Indian Oil &

GAIL Plant Area (on Right Side)

30+000 of SH-168

32+000 of SH-168

Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum Plant Area (on Left Side),GETCO & Other Industries (on Right

Section : Ichhapore to Hazira Port 13+330 15+596 Kribhco Industrial Area 15+596 16+945 NTPC Industrial Area 16+945 17+445 Reliance Industrial Area 17+445 19+845 Reliance Industrial Area (on Left Side), Space for

other Industries (on Right Side) 19+845 22+100 L&T Industrial Area (on Left Side), Space for other

Industries (on Right Side) 22+100 23+823 Space for other Industries (on Right Side)

23+823 24+173 ESSAR Industrial Area (on Right Side)

24+123 27+684 ESSAR Industrial Area 2.2.8 Existing Right of Way (ROW)

During reconnaissance survey, a few boundary stones were found on the project road. The details of existing RoW were collected from the PWD NH Division, Bharuch for NH-6 and from PWD Surat District Division for SH-187 & SH-168. On the basis of document received from PWD NH Division, Bharuch and from PWD Surat District Division the details of existing RoW are presented in the Table 2.5.

Table 2.5: Existing Right of Way (ROW) as per PWD Records

Existing Chainage (Km) Length (Km)

Width (m)

Total ROW Remarks

From To Left Right (m) Section: Bardoli - Gujarat/Maharashtra Border

34+927 35+400 0.473 12 12 24

NH - 6

35+400 36+855 1.455 15 15 30 36+855 40+772 3.917 15 15 30 40+772 43+893 3.121 15 15 30 43+893 50+980 7.087 15 15 30 50+980 53+382 2.402 15 15 30 53+382 55+744 2.362 15 15 30 55+744 61+862 6.118 15 15 30 61+862 64+400 2.538 15 15 30 64+400 68+075 3.675 18 18 36 68+075 70+461 2.386 18 18 36 70+461 83+165 12.704 18 18 36 83+165 85+600 2.435 18 18 36



Existing Chainage (Km) Length (Km)

Width (m)

Total ROW Remarks

From To Left Right (m) 85+600 86+900 1.3 25 25 50 86+900 87+735 0.835 18 18 36 87+735 88+000 0.265 18 18 36 88+000 98+115 10.115 22.5 22.5 45 98+115 99+630 1.515 22.5 22.5 45 99+630 102+267 2.637 22.5 22.5 45

102+267 103+000 0.882 22.5 22.5 45 Section: Bardoli - Ichhapore Via Palsana-Sachin-Magdalla

4+500 7+820 3.32 12 12 24 SH - 187 7+820 8+120 0.3 12 12 24

8+120 15+500 7.38 12 12 24 0+000 2+400 2.4 30 30 60

SH - 168

2+400 2+700 0.3 30 30 60 2+700 8+400 5.7 30 30 60 8+400 8+700 0.3 30 30 60 8+700 24+800 16.1 30 30 60 24+800 25+100 0.3 30 30 60 25+100 25+500 0.4 30 30 60 25+500 27+400 1.9 22.5 22.5 45 27+400 27+700 0.3 22.5 22.5 45 27+700 27+800 0.1 22.5 22.5 45 27+800 32+000 4.2 15 15 30

Section: Ichhapore - Hazira Port 12+600 18+095 5.495 12 12 24

NH - 6 18+095 24+223 6.128 12 12 24 24+223 29+184 4.961 9 9 18

2.2.9 Traffic

Mostly the traffic is of through type. In Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section, the major traffic generation point along the project stretch is Bardoli junction at km 34+927 of NH-6. T he pr oject st retch of N H-6 crosses the SH-88 & SH -165 at k m 34+927 of N H-6 which leads to Navsari and Mahuwa. Surat - Kadodara – Bardoli portion of existing NH-6 also m eets the pr oject road at km 34 +927 o f NH-6. I n t his section t raffic survey was conducted at km 37+700 (at Bardoli) and km 67+700 (at Vyara) of NH-6. From km 34+927, presently a large part of the traffic diverts to Surat - Kadodara – Bardoli portion of existing NH-6, which causes a significant reduction in traffic on the remaining stretch. However with the construction of 4-lane road from Bardoli to Palsana connecting NH-8, a major portion of through as well as local t raffic are ex pected to be di verted on B ardoli-Palsana-Sachin-Magdalla-Ichhapore section of project road due to improved facility. The AADT in terms of PCU between B ardoli & V yara and V yara & G ujarat/Maharashtra bor der i s 28076 and 28142 respectively.



In Bardoli to Ichhapore Section, the major traffic generation points along the project stretch are Palsana junction at km 15+500 of SH-187/km0+000 of SH-168 (km 269+200 of NH-8), Sachin junction at km 11+600 of SH-168 and I chhapore junction at km 32+000 of SH-168 (Km 12+612 of Surat – Hazira section of NH-6) . The project stretch of NH-6 crosses the NH-8 at km 269+200 of NH-8, overlaps with SH-6 from km 11+600 to km 12+200 of SH-168 and meets the Surat – Hazira portion of existing NH-6 and Ichhapore – Sayon portion of SH-168 at km 32+000 of SH-168. A large part of the traffic diverts to project road from NH-8 at P alsana j unction and f rom S H-6 at S achin j unction, w hich ca uses a si gnificant increase in t raffic on t he st retches of this section. The A ADT in t erms o f P CU for t his section is 22929. In Ichhapore to Hazira Section, there is no specific major traffic generation point along the project stretch. Traffic is generated from the adjoining industries along the project road. Local traffic could be se en near the settlements. These are mainly composed of bicycles, two-wheelers, animal drawn carts, tractors and jeeps. Passenger movement by buses and jeeps was also noticed on Surat – Bardoli – Palsana – Sachin – Magdalla – Ichhapore – Hazira Port section of project road. The AADT in terms of PCU for this section is 32380.

2.2.10 Pedestrian Safety Measures

The Consultants have carried out pedestrian count survey at nine (9) locations for 12 hour duration (8.00 am to 8.00 pm). The maximum number of pedestrians crossing the project road, an d co rresponding av erage hour ly m otorized t raffic and the es timated pedest rian vehicular conflict for the same period are presented in the following Table

Table 2. 6: Summary of Pedestrian Crossing Count Survey

Sl.No

Location

Peak Hour P V PV2 (in 108)

Name of Intersection/

location

Chainage (km)

1 Ichhapore Junction 12+612 10.00 - 11.00 73 1,581 1.82

2 Mora Junction 18+370 17.00 - 18.00 31 1,207 0.45 3 Vareli 15+200 10.00 - 11.00 242 2,196 11.69 4 Near Kadodara 17+200 16.00 - 17.00 276 4,762 62.59 5 Kadodara Chowk 17+383 10.00 - 11.00 737 3,037 67.98 6 Bardoli Chowk 33+887 09.00 - 10.00 396 2,010 16.00

7 NH-6,NH-165,SH-88 crossing 34+927 12.00 - 01.00 44 1,204 0.64

8 Vyara Chowk 65+066 12.00 - 01.00 184 1,204 2.67 9 Songadh Chowk 84+368 10.00 - 11.00 290 1,434 5.96

The pede strian v ehicular co nflict i ndex, w hich i s the p roduct o f num ber o f pedest rians crossing the road and square of number of motorised vehicles on the road, which is based on I RC: 103 -1988 “Guidelines for P edestrian Facilities”. The code su ggests controlled crossing measures for pedest rians, i f PV2 value is more than 1X108 for undivided roads and 2X 108 for di vided roads. I t i s observed t hat at V areli, N ear K adodara, K adodara



Chowk, B ardoli C howk, V yara C howk and S ongadh C howk pedest rian co ntrol cr ossing measures are needed. Among these junctions only Mora junction, Ichhapore Junction, NH-6, NH -165 & S H-88 cr ossing and S ongadh C howk ar e now on t he al ignment and t hese junctions are proposed to be a grade separated intersection except the Mora Junction. In other places of the road pedestrian crossing activity is less. However 8 Fl yovers, 21 V ehicular U nderpass and 11 P edestrian/Cattle U nderpass have been provided at major junctions and junction of bypasses & the existing roads to facilitate safe passage for the pedestrian and the local traffic. Though 3 new at grade junctions are proposed 2 at start & end o f Vyara Bypass and 1 a t start o f Bajipura Bypass, where necessary pedestrian sa fety and co ntrol m easures have been considered in junction design. At the entire grade separated junctions and underpasses locations be pedestrian controlled measures have been provided at grade levels. Pedestrian sa fety i s provided i n t he f orm o f P edestrian Guard R ailings, P edestrian Fo ot Over Bridges, Pedestrian/ Cattle Underpass, Pedestrian crossings with road markings and reflective studs, Footpath, Road Signs & Markings, Street Illumination in urban area etc. at suitable locations. At each at-grade major junctions, provisions for pedestrian crossing with proper signaling system have been provided. These junctions are having both side footpath separated w ith Pedestrian G uard Railings so that di rect access to t he main carriageway will restricted..

In Urban and se mi urban sections, service roads with 1.5 m wide footpath (on outer side) on the both side of the main carriageway are provided. Metal beam crush barrier is provided in the centre of median in this stretches which will work as a physical barrier for cross road activities. Sufficient number of pedestrian/cattle underpasses is proposed to facilitate safe crossing of cattle and pedestrian.

2.2.11 Accident Prone Zone and Measures to Improve the Safety

To identify the accident prone locations along the project corridor, the accident records, as available, were collected from four pol ice stations, Vyara, Palsana, Bardoli, and Valod for five years.

The accident-prone areas/ hazardous locations along the project road have been identified

based on Accident Severity Index (ASI) for a particular stretch. The Accident Severity Index for various stretches has been calculated by assigning the severity weightage of 6 to fatal accidents, 4 to non-fatal accidents.

Threshold values of Accident Severity Index for a stretch are taken as “x+1.5σ”, where x is the mean of ASI for the whole stretch and σ is the standard deviation from the mean value (x). The threshold value for each stretch was determined and the respective ASI compared



0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Vyara Palsana Bardoli Valod

LOCATION

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2002 - ASI2003 - ASI2004 - ASI2005 - ASI2006 - ASI

to identify the accident-prone year (for the stretch). The year, when the ASI exceeds the threshold value, marks the location as prone to accidents in that particular year.

The summaries of Accident Severity Indices (ASI) for five years are s hown in Table 2.7 below. Although, ASI did not exceed threshold value for all the three sections, comparison between section specific ASI values indicates larger occurrence of accidents under Palsana PS from 2002 to 2005 and Palsana and Vyara in 2006. Yearly ASI is presented in Figure below.

Table 2.7: Accident Severity Indices (ASI)

Location Accident Severity Indices (ASI) in year

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Vyara 78 160 202 122 280 Palsana 182 210 380 366 282 Bardoli 144 194 262 156 216 Valod 64 38 124 54 102 Mean 117 150.5 242 174.5 220 Std Dev 55.63 77.84 107.96 134.53 84.43 Threshold

Value 200 267 404 376 347

Figure 2.3: Yearly Accident Severity Indices (ASI)



As the project road is conceived to be improved to 4 lane with 1.5 m paved shoulder, provision of underpasses, Flyovers & ROBs at selected locations, pedestrian footpaths, service roads and junction improvement shall be done with proper geometric improvement, which will definitely help to reduces accident rates.

2.2.12 Road Safety and Signage

Road Signs are provided wherever required as per IRC guidelines. Over head gantry signs are provided at the start of flyovers, start of major junctions and start and end of Bypasses. Direction signs are provided at all junctions. Hazard markers are provided at the start of bridges. All markings are proposed as per the requirements and follows the IRC guidelines. Metal beam crash barrier is provided at all sharp curves, high embankments and approaches of vehicular and pedestrian /cattle underpasses. Street illuminations have been provided in urban area.

2.2.13 Bridges and Culverts

There are 6 major bridges and 31 minor bridges present in project road section i.e. from Gujarat/Maharashtra Border of NH6 to Hazira Port. In the stretch from Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border of NH6, there are 1 major bridges (length more than or equal to 60m) and 18 minor bridges (length less than 60m). A list o f major and minor bridges i ndicating l ocations and type o f b ridges i n t his section i s furnished in Table 2.8 given as below:

Table - 2.8

List of Bridges - Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section of NH6

S. No.

Existing NH-6

Chainage

Design Chainage

Name of Bridge

Bridge No. Span Arrangement

Structure Type

Bridge Type

1 39+187 64+948

Dokmarda Khadi

- 1x13 , TTL = 13m .

RCC T-girder

Minor Bridge

2 41+864 62+270

Chick Khadi 41/2

1x9.4 + 1x22.4 + 1x9.4 ,TTL = 41.2m

BCG

Minor Bridge

3 45+374 58+761

Canal Crossing

46/1 3x9.0 ,TTL = 27.0m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

4 - 51+675

Bajipura Bypass

3x33M

New Bridge

Major Bridge

5 42+925

Vyara Bypass

1x7m

New Bridge

Minor Bridge

6 40+015

Vyara Bypass

1x30m

New Bridge

Minor Bridge

7 34+096 Vyara 1x25m New Minor



S. No.

Existing NH-6

Chainage

Design Chainage

Name of Bridge

Bridge No. Span Arrangement

Structure Type

Bridge Type

Bypass Bridge Bridge 8

71+464 31+791

Mindh River 71/1

1x6.3 + 1x7.0 + 1x6.3 , TTL =

19.60m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

9 84+860 18+403

Kachha Khadi 85/2

1x10.0 , TTL = 10.0m

RCC T-girder

Minor Bridge

10 87+380 15+909

Minor Bridge -

1x6.6 + 1x6.9 , TTL = 13.5m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

11 91+451 11+632

Local Khadi 92/1

2x8.10 ,TTL = 16.2m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

12 92+225 10+880

Minor Bridge

- 4x4.9,TTL = 19.6m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

13 92+792 10+297

Minor Bridge

93/4 1x6.0 ,TTL = 6.0m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

14 93+976 9+166

Minor Bridge -

2x7.75 ,TTL = 15.50m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

15

97+597 5+475

Minor Bridge -

1x7.5 + 1x7.9 + 1x7.4 TTL

= 22.80m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

16

98+782 4+275

Minor Bridge 99/3

1x8.75 + 1x8.90 + 1x8.90 ,TTL =

26.55 m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

17 100+020 3+122

Minor Bridge -

2x5.9 ,TTL = 11.80m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

18

101+751 1+137

Minor Bridge -

1x5.75 + 3x6.15 + 1x5.75 ,TTL =

29.95m

RCC solid slab

Minor Bridge

19 103+068 0+134

Somnath River -

5x9.5 ,TTL = 47.50m

RCC T-girder

Minor Bridge

Legend: BCG – Balanced cantilever girder The number of bridges reported above includes 1 major bridge at Bajipura bypass (Sl no 4) and 3 minor bridges at Vyara bypass (Sl. nos. 5, 6 & 7).



In t he st retch from B ardoli t o I chhapore, t here ar e onl y 5 m ajor br idges and 11 minor bridges. A list of bridges in this section indicating locations and type of bridges is furnished in Table 2.9 given as below:

Table - 2.9 List of Bridges - Bardoli to Ichhapore Section

Sl. No.

Existing SH

Chainage

Design Chainage

Name of Bridge

Bridge No. Structure Type

Bridge Type

1 - 70+450

Mindhola

Proposed New Bridge

Major Bridge

2 3+321 87+242

Taraj Khadi RCC Solid Slab

Major Bridge

3 3+691 87+607

RCC Solid Slab

Minor Bridge

4 8+034 91+983

RCC Solid Slab

Minor Bridge

5 10+297 94+195 RCC Solid Slab Minor Bridge

6 12+968 96+780 RCC Box Minor Bridge

7a 14+760 98+582 Azaba Khadi (Abandoned)

RCC T-Beam Major Bridge

7b 14+760 98+582 Azaba Khadi

(Running) RCC T-Beam

Major Bridge




11a 18+888 102+695 Khadi

(Abandoned) RCC T-Beam

Major Bridge

11b 18+888 102+695 Khadi

(Running) RCC T-Beam

Major Bridge




15 26+768 110+520 Tapi River PSC T-Beam Major



Sl. No.

Existing SH

Chainage

Design Chainage

Name of Bridge

Bridge No. Structure Type

Bridge Type

Bridge

16 31+791 115+652 RCC Solid Slab Minor Bridge

Note: The existing chainage mentioned in Table 2.6 corresponds to SH-168.

The number of bridges reported in Table 2.8 includes 1 major bridge over Mindhola River near Bardoli on new alignment (Sl no 1). In the stretch from Ichhapore to Hazira Port no bridges are present. Inventory details of existing cross drainage (CD) structures (length less than 6m) in all the stretches of the project road have been collected during site visit. A total of 181 numbers of existing CD structures were observed in project road, summarized details of which are given as below: Bardoli – Gujarat/ Maharashtra Border Section of NH6

Total Culverts : 89 nos. Pipe Culverts : 76 nos. Slab Culverts : 12 nos. 1 nos. of pipe culverts are widened with slabs on both sides

Bardoli – Ichhapore Section

Total Culverts: 76 nos. Pipe culverts : 66 nos. Slab Culverts : 10 nos.

Ichhapore – Hazira Port Section

Total Culverts : 16 nos. Pipe culverts : 14 nos. Slab Culverts : 2 nos.



Fig 2.4 Bridge over River Tapi Fig 2.5 One of the minor bridge 2.2.14 ROBs and Level Crossings

There are total 4 existing level crossings and 2 ROBs in the project road. Out of this 1 level crossing and 1 ROB are in Bardoli to Gujarat-Maharashtra border section of NH6, 1 ROB in Bardoli t o I chhapore section and r emaining 3 l evel cr ossings are i n I chhapore t o H azira Port section of NH6. A list of Level crossings and ROB in all sections indicating locations and type is furnished in Table 2.10, Table 2.11 & Table 2.12 given as below:

Table - 2.10 List of ROB/Level Crossings - Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section

Sl. No.

Existing NH

Chainage

Design Chainage Type / LC No.

Railway Chainage Route

Rly Division

1 83+525 19+750 ROB GEB 3/14-15

GEB Power House - Songadh

Western

2 99+056 3+896 Manned Level

Crossing No. 64 90/5-6 Surat – Bhusawal Western

Table - 2.11

List of ROB/Level Crossings - Bardoli to Ichhapore

Sl. No.

Existing SH

Chainage


Railway Chainage Route Rly Div

1 12+063 (SH 168)

95+915 ROB 425B PTD.5.02 - Western



Table - 2.12 List of Level Crossings – Ichhapore to Hazira Port Section

Sl. No.

Existing NH

Chainage


Railway Chainage Route Rly

Division

1 12+902 115+975 Manned Level Crossing No. 1

KWS 0/20-21

ONGC – Kosam Gothan

Western

2 15+440 118+521 Manned Level Crossing No.

17

KK 22/25-26

KRIBCO - Kosam Gothan

Western

3 26+177 128+897 - - Internal of ESSAR

Company Local

2.2.15 Intersections/Junctions

Apart from many minor intersections, a number of major intersections are present. There are 15 major intersections along the project road. A list of major intersections is listed in Table-2.13 below.

Table 2.13: Major Intersections

Sl. No. Chainage (Km)

Design Chainage Type of

Junction Class of crossing

Road Remarks

Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Bardoli section

1 34.927 69+200 X NH-6, SH-88 & SH- 165 Jn. At Bardoli

Start of Bardoli-Ichhapore Bypass

2 36.655 67+473 X NH-6 & SH-187 Jn. near Bardoli

3 50.780 53+351 X NH-6 & SH-5 Jn. At Bajipura

End of Bajipura Bypass

4 37+668 X Vyara Bypass & SH-171

Vayara Bypass

5 84.368 18+914 X NH-6 & SH-173 Jn. At Songadh

6 84.635 18+619 T (Left) NH-6 & SH-173 Jn. At Songadh

7 102.038 1+177 T (Left) NH-6 & SH- 80 Jn. Near Uchhal



2.2.16 Existing Drainage Pattern

The project road has road side drains and numerous culverts besides bridges. In general, the project road seems to have adequate drainage facility. However, further study will be taken up in DPR stage. Suitable measures in the form of side drains and cross drainage structures have been considered through out the road. In urban sections RCC covered drain is provided on both side of the road. The scheme for road drainage and the hydrological & hydraulic study for the cross-drainage structures have been carried out for the entire length of the project road. The details of this study have been presented in Chapter-3, Volume-II: Design Report of the Draft PPR. According to this report the existing natural streams are adequate to pass the flood water.

Sl. No. Chainage (Km)

Design Chainage Type of

Junction Class of crossing

Road Remarks

Bardoli to Ichhapore Section

1 6.045 of SH-187 74+800 T (Right)

Realigned NH-6 and SH-187 near Nandira village

2 15.500 of SH-187/0.000 of

SH-168 83+940 X

Realigned NH-6 and NH-8 at Palsana

It is already a Grade Separated Intersection with Flyover on NH-8

3 4.794 of SH-168 88+750 X

Realigned NH-6 and SH-170

4 11.600 of SH-168 95+375 T (Left)

Realigned NH-6 and SH-6 at sachin

5 12.200 of SH-168 96+175 T (Right)

Realigned NH-6 and SH-6 at Un

6 25.500 of SH-168 109+253 X

Realigned NH-6 and SH-66 at Magdalla

Ichhapore to Hazira Port Section

1 12.612 115+800 X NH6 & SH 168 at Ichhapore

2 18.370 121+485 T(Right) NH-6 & SH-84 near Mora village



2.2.17 Utilities

There are number of utilities like electric line, telephone line, gas pipe line, water pipe line, sewer l ines et c. ei ther running par allel or cr ossing t he pr oject r oad. A lso hi gh-tension electric line crosses the project road at number of places. During reconnaissance survey and t opographic survey, i t was also obse rved t hat O ptical Fibre C able ( OFC) l ines of different t elecom co mpanies were r unning par allel ei ther on l eft or r ight si de of ex isting road. D etails of al l t he utilities noticed al ong the pr oject r oad and t he ar rangements f or relocating the same will be shown in the Utility Relocation Plan separately.

2.2.18 Reserve Forest, Water Bodies and Eco-sensitive Receptors

Along t he r oad t here are no r eserve forest, water bodi es and eco logically se nsitive receptors which may pose as significant hazard impeding improvement of the project road.

2.3 Description of Improvement Schemes 2.3.1 Improvement Proposals

The improvement proposals incorporated in the design of the project road are based on the guidelines of the “Manual of Specifications and Standards for Four Laning of National Highways through Public Private Partnership” published by MoSRT&H in March 2008.

The existing alignment of the road is generally retained where the road geometry is within acceptable norms as per design standards. The typical widened cross-section would consist of the following salient features: i) 7.0m & 10.5m carriageway for 4 and 6 lane road respectively ii) 0.25m/0.50m kerb sh yness/edge st rip at t he e dge o f median for r ural & ur ban

stretch respectively iii) 1.5 m wide paved shoulders iv) 2.0 m wide earthen shoulders v) 4.5 m wide rural median and 1.2 m wide urban median vi) 5.5m – 7m carriageway for service roads vii) 0.5m paved shoulder for service road

2.3.2 Service Road Total 2 x 46.917 = 93.834 Km of service road has been proposed on the both sides of the project road. Service roads are provided at selected stretches where habitations are found. From Ichhapore to Hazira gate throughout service road is provided except a sm all portion near Essar Industries where land is not available. One extra lane is provided in this particular stretch to handle the local traffic. A tentative list of service road is given in the following Table 2.14.



Table 2.14 : Details of Service Road

SI. No. Design Chainage Length

(km) Remarks From (km) To (km) Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Bardoli Section

1 0+650 1+975 1.325 Both Sides

2 3+270 4.570 1.300

Both Sides

3 7+035 8+962 1.927 Both Sides

4 15+458 20+570 5.112 Both Sides

5 37+372 37+985 0.613 Both Sides

Vyara to Bardoli Section

6 44+979 45+720 0.741 Both Sides

7 52+675 54+010 1.335 Both Sides

8 66+925 69+200 2.275 Both Sides

Bardoli to Palsana Section

9 69+200 70+000 0.800 Both Sides

10 74+375 76+555 2.180 Both Sides

11 77+500 78+155 0.655 Both Sides

12 82+655 83+940 1.285 Both Sides

Palsana to Ichhapore Section

13 83+940 85+025 1.085 Both Sides

14 87+800 89+035 1.235 Both Sides

15 91+660 93+140 1.480 Both Sides

16 94+302 98+155 3.853 Both Sides

17 107+263 109+795 2.532 Both Sides

18 111+235 115+800 4.565 Both Sides

Ichhapore to Hazira Port Section

19 115+800 128+419 12.619 Both Sides

The main improvement proposals are broadly stated below:



• For the entire alignment of the project road a m inimum 60m ROW has been proposed for accommodating future 6 laning requirements.

• Two bypasses have been proposed. One skirting the Vyara town and another at Bajipura.

• A major realignment has been proposed between Bardoli and Ichhapore. • Concentric widening has been pr oposed at urban locations or where the existing road

is already 4 l ane, so that the main 4-lane ca rriageways can be constructed prior to acquisition as additional.

• Eccentric widening has been proposed in rural area or the semi urban area. • Substandard curves and other shortcomings of geometry have been proposed for

improvement. • The existing pavement has been proposed to be strengthened with flexible overlays. • Widened carriageway has been proposed to be of flexible type. • In urban sections service roads have been provided for local traffic. • Entire stretch of the project road will be constructed as 4 lane divided carriageway in

the beginning. • When the capacity o f t he 4 l ane road will exceed i ts desire level of service, t hen the

carriageway will be widened to 6 lane. • All the new bridges and Structures will be constructed for 6 lane. • New 3 lane Bridges/Structures is to be constructed parallel to existing one. • For 3/ 6 l ane B ridges/Structures, a cr ash bar rier w ill be pr ovided i n l ine o f paved

shoulder of 4 lane approach road, which will be again repositioned when the approach road will be widened to 6 lane.

• 5 new RoBs are proposed for the main carriageway. Out of this 2 are in Ichhapore to Hazira section, 1 is in Palsana to Ichhapore section and 2 are on Vyara to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border section.

• 1 ex isting R OB i n V yara t o Gujarat/Maharashtra B order se ction a t S ongadh will b e widened to 6 lane from 2 lane.

• Existing 2 lane ROB at Sachin in Palsana to Ichhapore section will be used for catering the service road/existing SH-6 traffic in Navsari to Surat direction.

• One 2 l ane ROB at the same level of existing ROB at Sachin in Palsana to Ichhapore section will be constructed for catering the service road/SH-6 traffic in Surat to Navsari direction.

• Pedestrian Foot Over Bridges have been pr oposed on t he ur ban stretches for pedestrians.

• Flyovers have been proposed at the intersections of project road with NH/SH. • Vehicular Underpasses have been proposed on bypasses for partial access control. • Pedestrian/Cattle Underpasses have been proposed on Bypasses. • Provision of facilities like lay-bys for truck parking, wayside amenities, bus bays & Toll

Plaza. • Traffic safety and co ntrol measures such as signs and markings, signals, del ineators

etc.

2.3.3 Typical Cross-Section

Proposed Typical Cross Section of the project road in rural area, urban area and Bypass portion are shown in Figs. 2.6 through 2.10 enclosed at the end of the Chapter.



2.3.3.1 Proposed Bypasses

Two B ypasses have be en pr oposed at V yara and B ajipura r espectively. T he det ails of Bypasses are given in Table 2.15 below.

Table 2.15 – Details of Bypass

Name of Bypass

Start Point End Point Length of

Bypass (km)

Length on

NH-6 (km) Place

Chainage on NH-6

(km)

Design Chainage

(Km) Place

Chainage on NH-6

(km)

Design Chainage

(Km)

Vyara Bypass Vyara 70.994 (MH) 32+200 Vyara 60.430

(HA) 43+500 11.300 10.564

Bajipura Bypass Bajipura 55.380 (MH) 48+325 Bajipura 50.780

(HA) 53+275 4+950 4.6

MH - Maharashtra Side HA - Hazira Side

2.3.3.2 Proposed Realignment

A ma jor r ealignment of N H-6 has been pr oposed bet ween B ardoli and I chhapore, bypassing Bardoli, Kadodara and Surat city. The route of realignment of the project road is described in Para 2.2.1. Total length of realignment of the project road = 46.600 km

The realignment portion of the project road comprises

− 0.500 km of SH-88 − 7.315 km of SH-187 − 31.860 km of SH-168 − 6.925 km of New Alignment

Total length of existing road (SH 168 & SH 187) = 39.675 km Total length of new alignment = 6.925 km

2.3.4 Proposed Highway Structures

Underpasses & Overpasses Cattle & pedestrian underpasses and overpasses will be provided at appropriate locations

as per the NHAI circular based on traffic study and safety requirements at appropriate junction locations, depending on the social impact study.



(a) Pedestrian /Cattle Underpasses

Pedestrian/Cattle underpasses are provided at those locations where cattle movement is high, specially at those locations where agricultural land is present on the both sides of the road. On the existing NH-6 and t he SH-187 & SH-168, cattle crossing were not observed during the surveys and investigations. Adequate number of Pedestrian/Cattle underpasses has been proposed on the bypass locations, where the alignment mainly passes through the agricultural land. A tentative list of proposed pedestrian cattle underpasses is given in the following Table 2.16.

(b) Details of Vehicular Underpass

Total 21 numbers of vehicular underpasses have been proposed in the project road. A list of these vehicular underpasses is given in the following Table 2.17 with their locations.

Table 2.17: Details of Vehicular Underpass

Sl. No.

Existing Chainage (km)

Design Chainage

(km) Proposed Structural

Configuration Span

Arrangement

Section1 - Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Vyara 1 Vyara Bypass 34+677 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 2 Vyara Bypass 35+706 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m 3 Vyara Bypass 37+313 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 4 Vyara Bypass 37+668 New 6-Lane Structure 1x25m 5 Vyara Bypass 38+827 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 6 Vyara Bypass 40+669 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m

Table 2.16: Details of Pedestrian/Cattle Underpass

Sl. No.


Design Chainage


Configuration Span

Arrangement

Section1 - Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Vyara 1 Vyara Bypass 33+281 New 6-Lane Structure 1 x 4 2 Vyara Bypass 35+314 New 6-Lane Structure 1 x 4 3 Vyara Bypass 36+646 New 6-Lane Structure 1 x 4 4 Vyara Bypass 38+321 New 6-Lane Structure 1 x 4

Section 2 - Vyara to Bardoli 5 Bajipura Bypass 48+946 New 6-Lane Structure 1 x 4

Section 3 - Bardoli to Ichhapore 6 New Alignment 70+012 New 6-Lane Structure 1 x 4 7 New Alignment 70+700 New 6-Lane Structure 1x4 8 New Alignment 71+623 New 6-Lane Structure 1x4 9 New Alignment 73+000 New 6-Lane Structure 1x4 10 New Alignment 76+900 New 6-Lane Structure 1x4 11 New Alignment 77+225 New 6-Lane Structure 1x4

Section 4 - Ichhapore to Hazira NIL



Table 2.17: Details of Vehicular Underpass

Sl. No.


Design Chainage


Configuration Span

Arrangement

7 Vyara Bypass 41+950 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m Section 2 - Vyara to Bardoli

8 Bajipura Bypass 49+802 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m 9 Bajipura Bypass 50+493 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m 10 Bajipura Bypass 51+200 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m 11 Bajipura Bypass 51+956 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m

Section 3 - Bardoli to Ichhapore 12 New Alignment 71+360 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m 13 New Alignment 72+037 New 6-Lane Structure 1x7.5m 14 New Alignment 73+910 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 15 New Alignment 74+798 New 6-Lane Structure 1x25m 16 New Alignment 76+563 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 17 New Alignment 77+498 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 18 New Alignment 77+744 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 19 14+302(SH -187) 82+970 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 20 4+838(SH-168) 88+795 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m 21 8+851(SH_168) 92+769 New 6-Lane Structure 1x10.5m

Section 4 - Ichhapore to Hazira NIL

(c) River, Canal & Nala Crossings The project road alignment crosses five major rivers namely Mindhola River, Taraj Khadi, Azaba Khadi, Khadi and Tapi River. One major bridge lie in Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section. There are 18 minor bridges in this section. In this section there are 1 major bridge at Bajipura bypass and 3 minor bridges at Vyara bypass. Other 4 major bridges over the r iver fall within Bardoli to Ichhapore Section. In this section there are 5 m ajor bridges and 11 minor bridges. One new br idge is proposed over river Mindhola i n this section. There is no major bridge in Ichhapore to Hazira Port Section. Most of these rivers except Tapi ar e non -perennial and r emain dr y t hrough out t he y ear ex cept m onsoon m onths. These rivers and nallas join with numerous interconnected channels, brooks & causeways to form the network o f the drainage system that ca rries the su rface runoff from the area during the monsoon showers.

(d) Measures taken during the constructions of bridges across river/canal/drain There a re m ainly t wo t ypes new br idges in v iew of t here l ocations with r espect t o the existing bridge. First type is new bridge located adjacent to existing bridge and second type is new bridge located far away from existing bridge. In the first case i. e. where new bridge is located adjacent to existing bridge, all the bridges are minor bridge except one over Taraj Khadi which has total length of 61m and consists of



five span of RCC T girder. The following measures needs to be taken for the safety of the existing bridge:- • All bridges are preferred to be constructed in the dry season. Most of the time in the

year is dry. • Superstructure m ay be co nstructed w ith st aging su pported at ground/ bed with

foundation of required strength. • In case of major bridge at Taraj Khadi most of the time of the year much flow is not

present through the khadi. If required change of flow within the stream can be done. • The clear distance between the footings of the existing and t he new bridge should

be more than 1.5 times the difference between the founding levels of the existing and the new bridge for the safety of existing bridge.

Two br idges present i n t he pr oject r oad, cr osses the ex isting ca nal. O ne i s adjacent t o existing br idge and ot her is fully new construction. Other than the above measures some more guidelines need to follow when bridges cross the existing canal. These are as follows: - • Preferred to construct in the period when canal is expected to flow at low level. • The assured closured period and the periods when the canal is expected to flow at

low su pply level sh ould be obt ained from t he competent au thority an d m ake i t assured.

• If i nadequate assu red cl osure per iod or v ery short l ow level f low duration i s observed, it is preferred to adopt shallow/ deep pile or well foundation, though from other technical consideration different types of foundation may be most suitable.

• Total num ber o f sp ans should be m inimum w ith eco nomy co nsideration so t hat minimum possi ble num ber o f foundation l ies in t he ca nal bed. For sm all ca nal a single span bridge will avoid all the above problems.

• Type of Superstructure should be selected keeping in mind the problems of providing staging from canal bed. So, it is preferred to adopt the type which can be laid without any st aging. O therwise i n ot her cases where st aging c an not b e avoided it may be supported over piles driven in running water.

In this project a single span bridge is proposed so that no foundation exists in the canal bed por tion. B ridge i s resting on pi le foundation t o av oid t he co nstruction d ifficulties. A single span of PSC precast T-Girder i s proposed for superstructure so that no need to construct any staging for construction of T-Girder superstructure and deck slab can be constructed by making shuttering supported on precast girders. In the second case i. e. where new bridge is located far away from existing bridge, all the bridges ar e m inor, ex cept t wo m ajor br idges. One m ajor br idge i s proposed at B ajipura bypass and anot her at B ardoli - Wanesa v illage by pass having l ength 106m an d 141m



respectively consisting of 35m PSC precast T-Girder type superstructure and RCC cast in situ deck slab. Bridge at Bajipura bypass are preferred to start at dry season, pile foundation is proposed and superstructure is of PSC precast type to avoid the staging over river bed. The major bridge near Bardoli - Wanesa village bypass is over river Mindhola and most of the time of the year, a significant depth of water is present in this river. Well foundation is proposed for this bridge and superstructure is of PSC precast type which will avoid the staging over river bed.

2.3.5 Utilities

There are number of utilities like electric line, telephone line, gas pipe line, water pipe line, sewer l ines et c. ei ther running par allel or cr ossing t he pr oject r oad. A lso h igh-tension electric line crosses the project road at number of places. During reconnaissance survey, it was also obse rved t hat O ptical Fi bre C able ( OFC) l ines of di fferent t elecom co mpanies were running parallel either on l eft or r ight side of existing road. D etails of all the utilities noticed al ong t he pr oject r oad w ill be sh own i n S trip P lan, t o be su bmitted al ong w ith Feasibility Study Report.

2.3.6 Roadside Drains

The project road has road side drains and numerous culverts besides bridges. In general, the project road seems to have adequate drainage facility. However, further study will be taken up in DPR stage. a. Rain Water Harvesting The ca pture and st orage o f r ainwater for su bsequent ut ilization i s called r ainwater harvesting. Rainwater harvesting is one part of a water management strategy in which a various water sources satisfy demands. It is the diversion of runoff water from the road into channels/ canals and distribution into ditches/ basins or farmland for agricultural production. Rainwater harvesting systems can be designed quite differently, use a v ariety of m aterials, sa tisfy an ar ray o f per formance requirements, and hav e di fferent cu ltural impacts. Commonly use d sy stems are co nstructed o f three pr incipal co mponents; na mely, t he catchment area, the collection device, and the conveyance system. b. Types of RWH structures Following types of RWH structures are generally suitable in rural areas: a. Construction of community wells in a few places in a village. Within 10-20 feet from

the well, construct a bore-well using a hand-operated pump. b. De-silting and dredging of existing water tanks / ponds / water storage areas in

villages periodically. c. If there are any small rivers or streams, build check-dams across them to hold the

rain water for usage after the rains have stopped.



d. Construction o f t rapezoidal pond / s torage sp aces with pr oper desi gn t o hol d

required capacity of runoff. In ur ban ar ea l ined dr ain of ade quate ca pacity with pr ovision of di scharging t he r unoff water i n t o lined wells of adequate capacity at certain i nterval along the r oad a t suitable locations beyond t he R OW limit may be co nstructed t o s tore t he rain w ater. T he runoff water may be also carried to the existing water bodies like pond/lakes in the nearby area. There ar e few co mmunity wells, t ube w ells and sm all ponds along t he pr oject st retch, within right of way and may need shifting. The same has been taken care in cost estimates. Further pr oposed bo rrow ar eas are assu med t o be use d as potential w ater so urces in future and accordingly addressed in cost estimates as borrow area development. Only construction cost of these rain water harvesting pits are taken in cost estimates. Land acquisition part is not taken and it will be finalised after fixing the exact locations at DPR stage.

2.3.7 Arboriculture & Landscaping

Arboriculture and Landscaping will be done al ong the road on bo th the right and l eft hand sides, as the road alignment is a 4 lane divided carriageway with 4.5 m wide median. The pattern of arboriculture and landscaping will be d etermined by the availability of space on both si des of the road, number o f t rees to be felled, num ber o f sensitive r eceptors lying along the road and ponds and water bodies lying adjacent to the road.

(a) Green Belt and Central Verge Adequate open sp ace has been pr ovided bet ween t he t oe l ine of e mbankment (in r ural area)/footpath (in urban area) and t he space for utility services, on bot h sides of the road within the proposed ROW. This open space may be used for plantation. Minimum width of median is kept 4.5m in rural area, which may a lso be use d for plantation. I n urban area minimum width of median is 1.2m. Cost for maintenance of the project road including the green belt, as applicable has been considered in the total project cost.

2.3.8 Material Sourcing

Based on detailed inspection of the area around the project road, many borrow areas has been identified from where soil could be ex tracted. The locations were so chosen that the material available would satisfy the requirements of MORTH specification. The consultant also identified the plenty of quarry sites including crushers, for both coarse as well as fine aggregates. Samples were tested in laboratory and available quantities were estimated and found to be adequate. The de tails of materials available f rom borrow and q uarry ar eas w ill be di scussed i n t he materials report at DPR stage.



Manufactured i tems like bi tumen ca n be pr ocured from V adodara R efinery or H PCL distribution centre at Hazira. Steel and cement can be procured from the market.

(a) Borrow Area Locations

A list of borrow area and tentative available quantity is given in the following Table 2.18

Table 2.18 Details of Borrow Are Locations

Sl No. Borrow Area Sample No. Place

Location of Sample

(Km) Lead (km) Quantity(m3)

Section: Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Bardoli 1 BA-05 SONGADH 96+110 of NH-6 0.0 7,500.000 2 BA-01 SONGADH 88+022 of NH-6 0.0 2,500,000.000 3 BA-02 SONGADH 86+219 of NH-6 0.0 10,000.000 4 BA-13 SONGADH 82+500 of NH-6 0.3 375,000.000 5 BA-14 SONGADH 82+400 of NH-6 0.1 1,500,000.000 6 BA-15 SONGADH 82+000 of NH-6 1.0 225,000.000 7 BA-16 SONGADH 82+000 of NH-6 0.5 562,500.000 8 BA-04 SONGARH 81+146 of NH-6 0.0 1,500,000.000 9 BA-06 PANIYARI 58+899 of NH-6 0.0 30,000.000

10 BA-07 HINDOLIA 43+593 of NH-6 0.0 500,000.000

11 BA-08 VANISHA PICAD 28+100 of NH-6 0.0 225,000.000

12 BA-03 KAMREJ ^^ 18.0 20,000.000 Section: Bardoli to Ichhapore Realignment Section

Sl No. Borrow Area Sample No. Village Name Existing

chainage Lead (km) Quantity(m3)

13 BA-10 PALSANA 14+220 of SH-187 2.0 50,000.00

14 BA-17 TADIYA VILLAGE # 3.5 17,00,000

15 BA-11 NAVSARI * 25^ 60,000 16 BA-12 CHIKLI * 45^ 500000

17 BA-18 MAROLI VILLAGE ** 9.0 30,00000

18 BA-09 ICCHAPUR 11+000 of NH-6 0.0 10,00,000

Note 1) Samples BA-13 to BA-18 were collected during PPR stage. 2) ^^ Approx 28 Km from Palsana Junction on NH-8 towards Ahmadabad. 3) # Approx 3.5 Km. from Km. 15+295 of SH-187 on the left side of Palsana – Navsari section of NH-8 4) * On Surat Mumbai section of NH-8. 5) ** Approx 9 Km. from Km. 11+600 of SH-168 on the left side of Sachin-Navsari

section of SH-6 6) ^ Lead from Km. 15+295 of SH-187 at Palsana



(b) Sand Quarry Locations

A list of sand quarry location and tentative available quantity is given in the following Table 2.19.

Table 2.19: Details of Sand Quarry Locations

Sl No. Name of Quarry Village Name Location Lead (km) Quantity(cum)

1 Jalaram Stone Quarry SONGARH 80+000 0.0 Abundance

2 Vijay Stone Quarry ARETH 17+200 62.0 Abundance

3 Deedas Sand Quarry ORNA 17+200 29.0 Abundance

4 Jalaram Stone Quarry

CHIKLI (NAVSARI) 14+820 70.0 Abundance

5 Sand from Tapi

River Near Magdalla

MAGDALLA 41+020 0.0 Abundance

(c) Consumption of Water during Construction

Details of consumption of water during the construction are given in Table 2.20 below.

Table 2.20: Details of Water Consumption for the Project

Sl. No.

Item Quantity (approx.) (in cum)

Water Required (in L/cum)

Total Water Consumption

(in Litre)

Source of Water

A Road Works 1 WMM 588,127.16 80 47,050,173 Existing

Surface Water resources i.e. 3 rivers namely Mindhola River, Taraj Khadi & Tapi River and Ground Water.

2 GSB 538,166.31 60 32,289,979 3 Subgrade 1,292,123.97 240 310,109,754 4 Earthen Shoulder 724,431.79 240 173,863,630 5 Earth Filling 3,655,024.56 240 877,205,894

6 Compacting Original Ground 1,022,899.07 40 40,915,963

B Sub Total (A) 1,481,435,392 C Bridge Works 1 Concrete for Culverts,

Bridges & Structures 1,090,000

tonne (approx.)

@0.5 as w/c ratio

57,500,000

2 Curing of Concrete Works (taking density of concrete=2.4 t/m3)

454167 m3 (approx.)

@ 100 litre/m3

45416700

D Sub Total (B) 102,916,700 E Total (C+D) 1,584,352,092 F Taking 20% Extra for Miscellaneous 316,870,418

G Grand Total (E+F) 1,901,222,511



2.3.9 Land Requirement

Land r equirement for t he co nstruction of the r oads will be det ermined once t he Land Acquisition Plan (LAP) and Land A cquisition Report (LAR) have been pr epared as part of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) study taking into consideration the total households and structures to be affected. One the basis of the LAP and LAR the Resettlement & Rehabilitation Plan will be formulated.

Project: Feasibility Study and DPR for 4/6 Laning of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border – Surat – Hazira Port Section of NH-6 in Gujarat Sheet: 1 of 8 Document: 2006093/EC/Rep-003/Vol-IV/Chapter-3 Date: August 2009 Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan Revision: R1


Chapter- 3 Policy, Legal and Institutional Framework

3.1 Administrative Framework The Environmental Management System in India is regulated by certain specific

legislations. The Ministries /Statutory Bodies responsible for ensuring Environmental compliance by project promoters include: The Ministry of Environment & Forests, GoI Central Pollution Control Board State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) Ministry/Department of the Environment in the states

3.2 Applicable GOI - Legal Frame Work The Table 3. 1 shows the det ails of t he v arious clearances that w ill h ave t o be obtained pr ior t o t he final A ward of C ontracting. T he bi dding and al l ot her r elated process can p roceed t ill t he award of final co ntract. A summary o f appl icable G OI policies, guidelines , rules and regulations applicable are given under:

TABLE 3.1: SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE GOI POLICIES, GUIDELINES, RULES &

REGULATIONS1 APPLICABLE FOR THE STUDY

GOI Policies & Regulations Year Objective EIA Notification of September 14, 2006,

2006 To protect and improve overall environment

Air ( Prevention & C ontrol of Pollution) Act

1981 To c ontrol ai r pol lution b y c ontrolling em ission and a ir pol lutants ac cording t o pr escribed standards

Water ( Prevention an d C ontrol of Pollution) Act and Cess Act of 1977

1974 To control water pollution by controlling emission & Water pol lutants as per t he pr escribed standards

Forest ( conservation) A ct and i ts amendment in 1988

1980 Protection of forests

Forest ( conservation) R ules and its amendment Act

2003 Protection of Forest

The Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 Protection Wild Life Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2002 Protection of Wild Life Ancient M onuments and Archaeological sites & Remains Act

1958 Conservation of C ultural a nd H istorical r emains found in India

The Land Acquisition Act 1894 & 1989 Set out rule for acquisition of land by Government.

1 An exhaustive list of GOI policies and Regulations provided in Annexure 4 and also in the policy review section



GOI Policies & Regulations Year Objective Noise ( Regulation & C ontrol) R ules 2000 and its amendments

2001 & 2003

Noise pollution regulation and controls

Hazardous Waste ( Handling & Management) R ules 198 9, a nd i ts amendment

1989 & 2000

Handling & Transportation of Hazardous Waste

Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

1991 Provide pub lic insurance l iability f or pr oviding immediate relief to persons af fected by accident occurring while handling any hazardous substances.

Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of highways Projects

IRC: 104:1988,

Guidelines f or c arrying out E IA of H ighway Projects

IS C odes for G round & S urface Water

IS:10500 For testing of Ground and Surface Water

CPCB Guidelines For Monitoring & analysis of air, water, soil etc 3.3 EIA Notifications

The w idening & st rengthening o f Gujarat/Maharashtra Border - Surat - Hazira Port Section of NH-6 is a “Category B” project. The legal aspects which are applicable for the widening & strengthening of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border - Surat - Hazira Port Section of N H-6 under EIA N otification of S eptember 14 , 2006 , i ssued by t he Ministry of Environment and Forests are discussed below:

An Application to be m ade in the prescribed Form 1 al ong with the copy of the pre-feasibility project report seeking prior Environmental Clearance from MOEF as the length o f the highway is greater than 30 K m, involving additional right of way greater than 20m involving land acquisition

On the basis of the details of the project submitted in Form 1 along with the TOR proposed by pr oject p roponent and appended Pre Feasibility Report, “Scoping” will be done b y t he E xpert A ppraisal C ommittee i n ca se o f the ca tegory “ A” project.

All cat egory ‘ A” and C ategory B 1 projects and act ivities shal l un dertake Public Consultation

Public Hearing will also undertaken as the project involve further acquisition of land

The following projects or activities shall require prior environmental clearance from the concerned regulatory authority …….

All new projects or activities listed in the Schedule to the notification; Expansion and modernization of the existing projects or activities listed in the Schedule…



Project or Activity Category with Threshold Limit Conditions if any

A B

7 (f) Highways i) New National High ways; and ii) Expansion of National High ways greater than 30 KM, involving additional right of way greater than 20m involving land acquisition and passing through more than one State.

i) New State High ways; and ii) Expansion of National / State Highways greater than 30 km involving additional right of way greater than 20m involving land acquisition.

General Condition shall apply

3.3.1 Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 as amended

Under this law the PWD must obtain administrative approval from the Forest Department to clear over 20 hectares of designated forestland and in 1986 when the MOEF enact ed t he E nvironmental P rotection A ct, the ent ire l inear st retches of road side pl antations along t he S tate hi ghways were decl ared as protected forests (refer Box 3.1 f or more details). According to this although the land is under the control of State Government, due t o its protected Status, approval of Central, Regional or State Government for using the land for widening and rehabilitation must be obtained.

At t he S tate l evel, G overnment w as empowered t o decl are r eserves and pr otected forest and was also given the authority to acquire land for extension and preservation of forests. In December 1996, a S upreme Court judgment further defined the types of forests to be protected.

Depending on the size of the tract to be cleared, clearances are required from the following levels of Government. If the forest exceeds 20 hectares then prior permission of Central Government is required. If the forest is between 5 to 20 hectares the regional Office of Chief conservator is empowered; if the forest is below or equal to five hectares the State Government may give permission; and, If the construction area is more than 40 % forest, permission to undertake any work is required from the Central Government, irrespective of the size of the area.

Strip and l inear pl antations are v ery si gnificant for a dev elopment project l ike r oad widening and improvement. (Refer Box 3.1).



Box 3.1 Applicability of Forest conservation act to Roadside Strip-Plantations:

The February 18, 1998 MOEF circular on linear plantations on roadsides, Canal and railway lines modified the applicability of provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to linear plantations. The new modification recognizes that the spirit behind the Forest (Conservation) Act was conservation o f ‘natural forests’ and not ‘ strip plantations’. I n the case of the “notified to be protected” roadside plantations, the clearance may be given by the co ncerned r egional o ffice o f t he MOEF, i rrespective of t he ar ea of plantation l ost. While i ssuing t he appr oval, i n pl ace of nor mal pr ovisions f or compensatory afforestation, the regional offices will stipulate a condition that for every tree r emoved at l east two t rees should be pl anted. If the co ncerned Regional o ffice does not issue the decision within thirty days of the receipt of fully completed application, t he p roject pr oponent may pr oceed w ith widening/expansion under intimation to the State Forest Department, and the MOEF.

3.3.2 Extracts of Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003

As per t he p rovisions of t he Fo rest (Conservation) R ules, 2003 as amended up to February 2004 “6. Submission of proposals seeking approval of the Central Government under section 2 of the Act (1) Every User Agency who want to use any forest land for non-forestry purposes,

shall make its proposal in the relevant Form appended to the rules , Form ‘A’ for proposals seeking first time approval under the Act., …. to the Nodal Officer of the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, along with requisite information and documents, complete in all respects.

(2) The User Agency shall endorse a copy of the proposal, along with a copy of the receipt obtained from the office of the Nodal Officer, to the concerned Divisional Forest Officer or the Conservator of Forests, Regional Office, as well as the Monitoring Cell of the Forest Conservation Division of the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi – 110003

(4) The proposal referred to in clause (e) (ii) of sub-rule (3), involving forest land upto 40 hectares shall be forwarded by the concerned State Government or as the case may be, the Union territory Administration, along with its recommendations, to the Chief conservator of Forests or the Conservator of Forests of the concerned Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, who shall, within a period of 45 days of the receipt of the proposal from the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be (a) decide the diversion proposal upto 5 hectares other than the proposal relating to mining and encroachments, and (b) process, scrutinize and forward diversion proposal of more than 5 hectares and upto 40 hectares including all proposals relating to mining and encroachments upto 40 hectares, along, with the recommendations, if any, to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi – 11003, for obtaining the decision of the



Central Government and inform the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, and the User Agency concerned.

(5) The Regional Empowered Committee shall decide the proposal involving diversion

of forest land upto 40 hectares other than the proposal relating to mining and encroachments, within 45 days of the receipt of such proposal from the State Government or the Union territory, Administration, as the case may be:

Provided that the Central Government may, if consider it necessary, enhance or reduce the limit of the area of forest land.

(6) The proposal referred to in clause (e) (ii) of sub-rule (3), involving forest land of

more than 40 hectares shall be forwarded by the concerned State Government or as the case may be, the Union territory Administration, along with its recommendations, to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi – 110003.”

3.3.3 Extracts of Fly Ash Notifications

As per the provisions of the Fly Ash Notification, 14th September 1999 as amended upto 17th August 2003:

“Where as it is necessary to protect the environment, conserve top soil and prevent the dumping and disposal of fly ash discharged from coal or lignite based thermal power plants on land;

And, w hereas, t here i s a need for restricting the ex cavation o f t op so il f or manufacture of bricks and promoting the utilization of fly ash in the manufacture of building materials and in the construction activity within a specified radius of one hundred kilometers from coal or lignite based thermal power plants;”

“ 1. Use of fly ash, bottom ash or pond ash in the manufacture of br icks and other construction activities.

(5) No agency, person or organization shall, within a radius of 100 ki lometers of a thermal pow er pl ant under take construction o r approve desi gn for co nstruction of roads or flyover embankments in contravention of the guidelines/ specifications issued by the Indian Road Congress (IRC) as contained in IRC specification No. SP: 58 of 2001. Any deviation from this direction can only be agreed to on technical reasons if the same is approved by Chief Engineer (Design) or Engineer-in –Chief of the concerned agency or organization or on production of a certificate of “Pond ash not available” from the thermal power plant(s) (TPPs) located within 100 k ilometers of the site of construction. This certificate shall be provided by the TPP within two working days from the date of making a request for ash.

(6) Soil required for top or side covers of embankments of roads or flyovers shall be excavated from the embankment site and if not possible to do so, only the minimum quantity of soil required for the purpose shall be excavated from soil borrow area. In either case, the top should be kept pr stored separately. Voids created due to soil borrow area shall be filled up w ith ash w ith propoer compaction and co vered w ith topsoil kept separately above. T his w ould b e done as an i ntegral par t of embankment project within the time schedule of the project.”



“3. Specifications for use of ash-based products.

….

(2B) All agencies undertaking construction of roads or fly over bridges including Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and H ighways (MSRTH), National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI), Central P ublic Works Department ( CPWD), S tate P ublic Works departments and other State Public Works Departments and o ther State Government Agencies, shall within three months from the 1st day of September, 2003 –

(a) Make provisions in their tender documents, schedules of approved materials and rates as well as technical documents, including those relating to soil borrow area or pit as per sub-paragraph (7) of paragraph 1; and

(b) Make necessary specifications/guidelines for road or flyover embankments that are not covered by the specifications laid down by the Indian Road Congress (IRC).

(3) All local authorities shall specify in their respective building bye-laws and regulations the use of ash and ash-based products and construction techniques in building materials, roads, embankments or for any other use within a period of four months from the date of publication of this notifications.”

3.3.4 Stipulations of NHAI on Widening

In order that the highway section may be widened to 6-lane at a future date on the inside of carriageways without disturbing the utilities or service roads, the new carriageway (with or without service roads) should be located at the extreme edge of right of way with a median. This may involve eccentric acquisition of land. Bypasses proposals should also be considered, wherever in urban areas, widening to 4/6 lane of the existing road is not possible. Wherever feasible within the constraints of the available land, symmetrical widening of the existing carriageway shall be avoided and the required widening shall be achieved by adding an independent additional two-lane formation and carriageway alongside of the existing one. Further, wherever feasible, the new carriageway shall be oriented on the upstream side of the existing carriageway. The Consultants shall work out appropriate plan for planting of trees on the surplus land of the ROW with a view to beautify the highway and making the environment along the highway pleasing. The existing trees/plants shall be retained to the extent possible.

3.3.5 Statutory Clearances Required

3.3.5.1 Environmental Clearance

As per EIA Notification, 14th September 2006, under t he E nvironment ( Protection) Act under which t he widening & st rengthening of G ujarat/Maharashtra B order -



Surat - Hazira P ort S ection o f N H-6 i s a “Category A ” project and Prior Environmental cl earance i s required from M oEF. E xpert A ppraisal C ommittee of MoEF will finalise the TOR of EIA study based on Form-1, Pre-feasibility Report and TOR proposed by the project proponent.

3.3.5.2 Clearances Required by PIU, NHAI

Apart from Environmental Clearance and NOC other Permissions for felling roadside trees, water to be used for construction and sand mining are some of the required details of which are described in Table 3.1.

Tree felling permissions are required from the forest department. No specific applications forms are available for this process, but applications should reach the respective DFO of Surat District, Gujarat. After an initial assessment of the trees to be f elled by co nsultant, an appl ication on pl ain paper m ust be su bmitted t o t he concerned DFO. Joint survey/verification ( according t o species) for girth, si ze and classifications along with NHAI & Forest Department officials will be required for final approval/marking of the trees to be felled from the Forest department. This activity is presently under progress at the project si te. This process is only ca rried up only after the Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been submitted.

Table 3.2 Statutory Clearances required to be obtained by PIU, NHAI

Sl. No. Clearance Required for Statue U nder w hich clearance is Required

Statutory Authority

1. Environmental Clearance EIA Notification, 14th September 2006 issued under E nvironmental Protection Act , 1986

Ministry o f Environment and Forest, GOI, New Delhi

2. Permission for f elling of trees from ROW of Existing NH-6

Conservation of F orest Act, 1980

Gujarat S tate F orest Department

3. No O bjection C ertificate f or the overall activities

Air A ct, 1981 & Water Act 1974

Gujarat State Pollution Control Department

4. Permission f or withdrawal of gr ounwater f or construction

Environmental Protection Act 1986

Central Ground Water Board

5. Permission for sand minning from river bed

Environmental Protection Act 1986

Gujarat State Irrigation Department

3.3.5.3 Clearances Required During Construction

During construction stage the Contractor will be required to obtain a number of permissions, consents and clearances from various bodies. Details of these are provided in the Table 3.3.



TABLE 3.3: CLEARANCES & APPROVALS AT PRE-CONSTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION STAGE Sl. No

Contractors activity for which t he cl earances a rea applicable

Statute under which clearances required Statutory Authority

1 Hot mix plants ,Crushers and Batching plants

The Air(Prevention and control) Act 1981 and the noise pollution Rules 2000

SPCB, Gujarat

2 Storage handling and transport of H azardous materials

Hazardous waste management handling rule and manufacture storage

do

3 Location an d layout of workers c amp, equi pment, storage yards.

EP act 1986 a nd Environmental Management Plan

do

4 Quarries EP Act 1986 and Environmental Management Plan

SPCB & State Mining Dept

5 Discharge from labour camp Water ( Prevention an d c ontrol of P ollution) A ct, 1974

SPCB

6 Disposal of bi tuminous a nd scarified waste material

Hazardous Waste management Rules SPCB,Gujarat

The i mplementation o f the env ironmental l aw i s actually a ch allenge and ca n be e ffective only if all the agencies work together towards sustainable development.



Chapter-4

Baseline Environmental Status

In existing environmental set-up of the study corridor (7 km on either side of the project road), in general, and within the Right of Way (ROW), in particular, has been studied as described in subsequent sections.

4.1 Topography, Geology & Seismicity

The entire project road lies predominantly on plain terrain, except some stretches on rolling t errain be tween S ongadh and Gujarat/Maharashtra B order po rtion o f the project road. The project area comes under Seismic Zone-IV.

The geological succession of rock formations existing in the project area is as follows: Alluvium, Blown Sand - Recent Milli olite Sandstone - Sub-recent Craj Series - Lower Moicene Nammultic Limestone (Kirthar Series) - Eocene Sub-nummulitic gypsens shales - Palacocene supra trappean sediments Bag beds and Himatnagar Sandstone - Up-cretaceous Deccan Trap - Up-Creta-Eocane The major portion of the area is covered with alluvium. No rock exposures are seen in

the vicinity. The t rap exposures are reported occurring inland towards the eastern part of the area.



4.2 Soil & Agriculture The soil characteristics of the s tudy area i s mostly residual in nature. The soil o f the

area is mainly black cotton soil and it may be weathered product of trap. Beach sand is composed of alternate layers of medium to fine grained sand and varies in colour from light brown to light grey. The sand beaches are not continuous but are cut off by creeks and mud swamps.

These beach sands at places contain black shining sub-metallic limenite sand. It is

mainly concentrated near the high tide mark. As far as agriculture is concerned apart from cereals, food grains and pulses, the main

commercial c rops gr own i n S urat di strict ar e oi lseeds and s ugarcane. I n addi tion, cotton and groundnut are also grown in Surat District.

4.2.1 Soil Monitoring

To assess the impacts of the developmental activities of the project on the soil in the area, t he physico-chemical ch aracteristics of so il within t he st udy co rridor w ill be examined by obtaining soil samples from selected points and analysis of the same. For establishing the baseline data, six (6) representative sampling locations along the project corridors have been selected (Table-4.1) for monitoring, which would give an overall idea of the soil characteristics within the study corridor.

Table-4.1 List of Soil Quality Monitoring Stations

S. N. Location Code Chainage (Km) Location Present Use Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section

1 SQ1 65+800 Samajik Vanikaran Vibhag Range,

Vyara

Agricultural fields

2 SQ2 86+100 Village Pankhari Agricultural fields Bardoli to Ichhapore section

4 SQ3 10+400 Village Ghaluda Agricultural fields 5 SQ4 19+600 Village Bhimrad Agricultural fields

Ichhapore-Hazira Port Section 6 SQ5 16+800 Village Mora

opposite Reliance Industries, Gate

No.1

Agricultural fields

7 SQ6 12+500 Village Kawas, ahead of IOCL

Road

Agricultural fields



4.2.2 Soil Characteristics in the Study Area

The physico-chemical characteristics of the soils in the study area, as obtained from the analysis of the soil samples, are presented in Table-4.2.

Soils in the study corridor were found to be sandy loam in most places. Soils were generally alkaline with pH range 7.1-8.69. Electrical conductivity (EC) was low, in most of the places varying between 55 and 104 and very high in some of the locations varying bet ween 375 and 955 µmhos/cm. Percentage of Potassium l evel was found to be low (0.414 – 0.798%). Percentage of Nitrogen level was also found very low varying between 0.007 and 0.220%. Observed phosphorous level varied between 0. 26 and 0. 384 % . Total Organic matter co ntent ( organic carbon 0. 740-1.42%) in most of the locations was fairly high indicating good vegetative potential of the soils and medium to low in few places varying between 0.339 and 0.398 %. Soil were obse rved t o poss ess appreciable l evel o f pot assium and nitrogen i ndicating moderate to good fertility or agricultural potential of the soils. The levels of other elements were appreciably good. Thus, the overall fertility status of the soils within the study area is reasonably good and is not expected to be detrimental to the growth of agricultural and forest crops.

Table-4.2 Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Soil in the Study Corridor

SN Parameter & Unit Sampling Location SQ1 SQ2 SQ3 SQ4 SQ5 SQ6

1. Texture Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Loamy Sand Sandy Loam 2. Grain size

distribution

a) Sand (%) 96 92 92 92 20 81 b) Silt (%) 3 6 7 6 79 15 c) Clay (%) 1 2 1 2 1 4 3. Conductivity

(µmhos/cm) 55 53 101 104 955 375

4. pH (10%w/v slurry)

7.06 7.1 7.86 7.92 8.47 8.69

5. Color Light Brown Light Brown Grey Grey Light Brown

Light Brown

6. Total Organic Carbon (%)

0.850 1.426 0.903 0.740 0.398 0.339

7. Nitrogen (%) 0.012 0.011 0.220 0.010 0.007 0.007 8 Phosphorous (%) 0.384 0.369 0.260 0.368 0.327 0.29 9. Copper as Cu

(mg/kg) 77.97 80.88 47.97 61.97 45.79 37.11

10. Potassium (%) 0.678 0.414 0.563 0.498 0.798 0.61 11. Lead (mg/kg) 28.53 10.94 7.97 15.41 11.89 7.92 12. Nickle as Ni

(mg/kg) 47.97 54.90 19.98 31.98 29.49 21.53

12. Na2O (%) 4.48 0.551 2.02 3.80 8.19 6.15 13. K2O (%) 0.390 0.042 0.176 0.416 0.612 0.493



4.3 Land Use

On G ujarat/Maharashtra border t o Bardoli section, t he land use d i s predominantly agricultural and rural with urban settlements at Songadh, Vyara, Bajipura and Bardoli. Few villages are al so t here i n rural area. C ommercial and I nstitutional establishments are also coming in patches as project road passes through the bui lt up areas. Occasional plantations as well as barren patches were observed in pockets of agricultural land. On B ardoli t o I chhapore se ction, l and use i s predominantly agr icultural and r ural between Bardoli and Palsana. There is mixed land use pattern along both sides of road in Palsana – Sachin – Un – Magdalla – Ichhapore stretch. On Ichhapore to Hazira section the dominance of industrial plants are more. The land use patterns, abutting the project highway are summarized in Table 4.3


Land Use


(% Stretch) (% Stretch) Section: Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Bardoli Built-up 11.09 12.48 Commercial 9.46 7.27 Agricultural 42.41 44.96 Residential 1.55 1.5 Industrial Open Land 7.87 6.91 Barren Land 22.8 24.73 Others (Water body, Plantation, Religious, Institutional etc.)

4.82 2.17

Total 100 100 Section: Bardoli to Ichhapore Built-up 5.07 6.15 Commercial 11.68 9.9 Agricultural 33.2 31.8 Residential 2.66 5.45 Industrial 6.78 6.04 Open Land 6.23 7.12 Barren Land 22.21 21.81 Others (Water body, Plantation, Religious, Institutional etc.)

12.17 11.72




Land Use


(% Stretch) (% Stretch) Total 100 100 Section: Ichhapore to Hazira

Built-up 3.02 5.43 Commercial 6.94 5.13 Agricultural 0.6 Residential 18.1 Industrial 40.43 31.38 Open Land 12.67 Barren Land 32.1 23.84 Others (Water body, Plantation, Religious, Institutional etc.)

16.91 3.45

Total 100 100

4.4 Drainage, Water Bodies & Water Quality

Tapi is the main river system which is traversing through the project area. Tapi basin is

the second largest westward draining interstate river basin. It covers an a rea of 3,837 km2 in Gujarat State accounting for 5.9% of the total area. It is surrounded by Satpura ranges in the north, Ajanta and Satmala hills in the south. Mahadeo hills form its eastern boundary. Surrounded on the three sides by the hilly ranges the Tapi along with with its tributaries more or less flows over the plains of Vidarbha. Tapi basin consists mainly of black soils. The coastal plains in Gujarat mostly comprises of alluvial clay with a layer of black soil in the surface. Tapi r iver r ises near Multai i n Betal di strict at an el evation of 752 m above M.S.L. with a total length of 724 km. It traverses for a l ength of 214 km through Gujarat, it joins Arabian sea in Gulf of Cambay after flowing past the Surat city. The river t idal influence for a l ength of about 48 km upstream from the mouth. There are 14 m ajor tributaries having a length more than 50 km. On the right bank four tributaries namely the Vaki, the Gaomi, the Arunavati and t he Anev join the Tapi. On the left bank, 10 important tributaries namely t he N esu, t he Arunavati, t he B uray, t he P anjhara, the Bori, the Girna, the Vaghar, the Purna, the Mona and t he Sipna drain into the main channels. The Tapi basin has been divided into 5 (five) sub-basins.

The project road alignment crosses five major rivers namely Mindhola River, Taraj Khadi, Azaba Khadi, Khadi and Tapi River. Some of the other five minor rivers and streams crossed by t he r oad al ignment a re D okmarda K hadi, C hik K hadi, M indh River, Kachha Khadi and Somnath River.



Water bodies in the forms of the tanks and ponds falling along the road are very few and insignificant.

4.4.1 Water Quality Monitoring

Rivers and nal las are i mportant i n l ocal co ntext and t herefore, t heir water q uality needs to be monitored to assess the impacts of the project, if any.

For generating data on surface water quality parameters and drawing up the baseline scenario in the study corridor, 4 representative surface water quality monitoring stations (designated as SW1 and SW4) have been selected.

Keeping i n v iew t he i mportance of gr ound w ater to t he local population, 4

representative ground water quality monitoring stations (designated as GW1 to GW4) in the study corridor have been identified for monitoring and assessment of ground water q uality. The l ocation and b rief des cription o f the w ater quality m onitoring stations are listed in Table- 4.4.

Table- 4.4 List of Surface & Ground Water Monitoring Location

S. N. Location Code

Ch. (Km) Type Location Description

Present Use

Ichhapore-Hazira Port Section 1 SW1 13+280 Surface water Nala Irrigation 2 GW1 11+978 Ground water Hand pump Drinking 3 GW2 27+800 Ground water Hand pump Drinking Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section 4 GW3 46+600 Ground water Tube well Irrigation 5 SW2 53+700 Surface water Mindholi River Irrigation, D omestic &

Fishing 6 SW3 71+500 Surface water Mindholi River Domestic Use & Irrigation 7 GW4 99+680 Ground water Hand pump Drinking Bardoli to Ichhapore section 8 SW4 39+500 Surface water Tapi River Irrigation, D omestic us e

& Fishing

4.4.2 Surface Water Quality in the Study Area The w ater quality m onitoring results o f the rivers, ca nals and w ater bodies are presented in Table - 4.5.

Table - 4.5 Results of on-site Surface Water Quality Monitoring during November 2008

SN Parameter and Unit Monitoring Station

Desirable Limit as per

IS:10500 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 1. Temperature (°C) Not Specified 29 32 30 30 2. Color 5 Max 2 3 5 2



3. Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 4. Taste Accept. Accept. Accept. Accept. Accept. 5. Turbidity (NTU) 5 Max. 2.41 1.62 3.53 5.96 6. pH 6.5-8.5 7.70 8.14 7.98 6.95 7. Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Not Specified 258 - 418 513 8. DO (mg/L) Not Specified 6.45 4.9 5.8 6.8 9. BOD (3 days at 27°C) (mg/L) Not Specified ND 4 ND ND 10. COD (mg/L) Not Specified ND 10 ND ND 11. Total Coliforms (CFU/100 mL) Absent Present Present Present Present 12. TDS (mg/L) 500 Max. 180 209 292 348 13. Cyanide (mg/L as CN) 0.05 Max. ND ND ND ND 14. Phenol (mg/L as C6H5OH) 0.001 Max. ND ND ND ND 15. Total Hardness (mg/L as CaCO3) 300 max. 132 165 261 307 16. Total Alkalinity (mg/L CaCO3) 200 Max. 128 48 64 60 17. Chloride (mg/L as Cl) 250 Max 15.5 21.49 25.49 39.0 18. Sulphate (mg/L as SO4) 200 Max. 30 30.10 29.32 29.97 19. Nitrate (mg/L as NO3) 45 Max. 0.5 1.54 0.68 0.65 20. Fluoride (mg/L as F) 1 Max. ND ND ND 0.05 21. Calcium (mg/L as Ca) 75 Max. 32 36.8 51.2 64.0 22. Magnesium (mg/L as Mg) 30 Max. 12.48 17.28 31.92 35.28 23. Iron (mg/L as Fe) 0.3 Max. 0.09 0.02 0.19 0.22 24. Zinc (mg/L as Zn) 5 Max. 0.17 ND ND ND 25. Boron (mg/L as B) 1 Max. ND ND ND ND 26. Arsenic (mg/L as As) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 27. Mercury (mg/L as Hg) 0.001 Max. ND ND ND ND 28. Lead (mg/L as Pb) 0.05 Max. 0.083 ND ND ND 29. Cadmium (mg/L as Cd) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 30. Chromium (mg/L as Cr) 0.05 Max. ND ND ND ND 31. Selenium (mg/L as Se) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 32. Copper as Cu (mg/L) 0.05 Max. 0.02 ND ND ND 33. Mangenese as Mn (mg/L) 0.1 Max. ND ND ND ND

34. Residual free Chlorine (mg/L)

0.2 Min. (if Cl is used as

disinfectant) ND ND ND ND 35. Mineral oil (mg/L) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 36. Aluminium (mg/L) 0.03 Max. ND ND ND ND 37. E. coli CFU/100ml Absent Absent Present Present Absent 38. Sodium as Na (mg/L) Not Specified 3 8 9 1500 39. Potassium as K (mg/L) Not Specified 0.2 1.1 2.5 80 40. Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) - 0.16 0.384 0.342 14.96 41. Phosphate as PO3 (mg/L) Not Specified 0.15 0.19 0.24 0.44 42. Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) Not Specified 110 85 95 135

Unobj. – Unobjectionable Accept.- Acceptable ND – Non Detectable Not A ccept.- Not Acceptable

Temperature varied bet ween 29 -32°C. pH values were g enerally within t he neut ral mark (6.95-8.8.14) which were within the tolerance limit of 6.5-8.5. Conductivity varied between 258-513 µmhos/cm with TDS ranging between 180-348 mg/l. Such medium v alues of co nductivity and TDS i ndicate that the w ater i s appr eciably



mineralized. The level o f hardness of water varied between 132 and 307 ( mg/L as CaCO2). Satisfactory levels of DO were observed in all the samples, levels varying between 4.9-6.8 mg/l which are above the permissible limit of 4 mg/l for fish. Natural regeneration/reoxygination could be main reason of such levels of DO and pH. BOD varied bet ween ND-4 m g/l i ndicating t he abse nce o f st rong ox idisable loads. COD ranged between ND-10 mg/l. Total alkalinity varied between 48-128 mg/l. Total hardness values were observed to vary in the range of 132-307 mg/l, below the prescribed limit of 300 mg/l for drinking water.

Chloride and su lphate co ntents were 15. 5-25.59 m g/l and 29. 32-30.10 m g/l respectively. Levels of calcium and magnesium were 36.8-64 mg/l and 12.48-35.28 mg/l respectively. Nitrate levels varied between 0.5 and 1.54 mg/l. They are all below their m aximum l evel exce pt m agnesium, w hich i s above m aximum i n one o f t he place. Other metals in form of Copper, Manganese, Flouride, Cynide and Aluminium were below detection level.

Levels of Sodium, Potassium and Phosphate levels recoded at various stations varied between 3 – 1500, 0.2 – 80 and 0.15 – 0.44 mg/L respectively

Traces of bacterial component (CFU/100 ml) like Total Coliform was present in all the samples. Whereas E. Coli (CFU/100 ml) was absent in most of the samples.

Toxic constituent as phenol was below the detection limit in all the samples. Among heavy metals and trace elements while iron was detected with the maximum level of 0.22 mg/l, with slight traces of copper, lead and zinc much below their maximum level. Other heavy metals in the form of boron, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, chromium and selenium were below their respective detection limits. Mineral oil level and residual free chlorine was below detection limit.

From the above analysis results it can be inferred that that most of the parameters were below the permissible standards stipulated for Inland Surface Waters (Class C i.e. drinking water source with conventional treatment followed by disinfection).

From color and odor it can be inferred that the water of the rivers studied was in a pretty healthy and clean state. From the sampling done in the monitored section it is evident t hat t he r ivers and nal las were n ot s ignificantly af fected by ex traneous pollution as evidenced from the observed value of pH (6.95-8.14), DO (4.9-6.8 mg/l), BOD (ND-4 mg/l) and oil & grease (below detection limit). Such consistent levels of pH, DO, BOD and oil & grease clearly decipher the absence of any significant pollution.

TSS l evel r ecorded at v arious stations varied bet ween 85 -135 mg/l. Sodium Absorption Ratio varied between 0.16 - 14.96.



4.4.3 Ground Water Quality in the Study Area The water quality monitoring results of the rivers, ca nals and w ater bodies are presented in Table – 4.6.

Table – 4.6 Results of on-site Ground Water Quality Monitoring during November 2008

SN Parameter and Unit Monitoring Station

Desirable Limit as per

IS:10500 GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 1. Temperature (°C) Not Specified 29 30 30 30 2. Color 5 Max 3 6 4 2 3. Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 4. Taste Accept. Not Accept. Not Accept. Accept. Accept. 5. Turbidity (NTU) 5 max. 0.24 0.96 0.24 5.96 6. pH 6.5-8.5 7.3 7.75 7.87 6.95 7. Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Not Specified 1780 2870 1145 513 8. DO (mg/L) Not Specified 4.6 6.1 3.2 6.8 9. BOD (3 days at 27°C) (mg/L) Not Specified ND ND ND ND 10. COD (mg/L) Not Specified 8.0 ND ND ND 11. Total Coliforms (CFU/100 mL) Absent Present Present Present Present 13. TDS (mg/L) 500 max. 1210 1980 788 348

16. Cyanide (mg/L as CN) 0.05 Max. ND ND ND ND 17. Phenol (mg/L as C6H5OH) 0.001 Max. ND ND ND ND

18. Total Hardness (mg/L as CaCO3)

300 max. 740 450 260 307

19. Total Alkalinity (mg/L CaCO3) 200 Max. 460 1093 194 60 20. Chloride (mg/L as Cl) 250 max 163.45 275 117 39.0 21. Sulphate (mg/L as SO4) 200 max. 28.80 29.25 29.94 29.97 22. Nitrate (mg/L as NO3) 45 Max. 0.63 0.57 0.50 0.65 24. Fluoride (mg/L as F) 1 Max. ND 0.06 ND 0.05 27. Calcium (mg/L as Ca) 75 max. 120 32 36.8 64.0 28. Magnesium (mg/L as Mg) 30 Max. 105.6 88.8 40.32 35.28 29. Iron (mg/L as Fe) 0.3 Max. 0.028 0.12 0.25 0.22 30. Zinc (mg/L as Zn) 5 Max. 0.029 0.09 ND ND 31. Boron (mg/L as B) 1 Max. ND ND ND ND 32. Arsenic (mg/L as As) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 33. Mercury (mg/L as Hg) 0.001 Max. ND ND ND ND 34. Lead (mg/L as Pb) 0.05 Max. 0.083 0.08 ND ND 35. Cadmium (mg/L as Cd) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 36. Chromium (mg/L as Cr) 0.05 Max. ND ND ND ND 37. Selenium (mg/L as Se) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 40. Copper as Cu (mg/L) 0.05 Max. 0.03 0.02 ND ND 41. Mangenese as Mn (mg/L) 0.1 Max. ND ND ND ND

42. Residual free Chlorine (mg/L)

0.2 Min. (if Cl is used as

disinfectant) ND ND ND ND



44. Mineral oil (mg/L) 0.01 Max. ND ND ND ND 45. Aluminium (mg/L) 0.03 Max. ND ND ND ND 46. E. coli CFU/100ml Absent Present Absent Absent Absent 47. Sodium as Na (mg/L) Not Specified 60 45 25 12 48. Potassium as K (mg/L) Not Specified 12 08 6 3.5 49. Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) - 1.84 1.30 0.953 0.421

Unobj. - Unobjectionable Accept.- Acceptable Not Accept.- Not Acceptable ND – Non Detectable Temperature varied bet ween 29 -32°C. pH values were g enerally within t he neut ral mark (6.95-8.7.87) which were within the tolerance limit of 6.5-8.5. Conductivity varied bet ween 513-2870 µmhos/cm w ith T DS r anging be tween 348 -1980 mg/l mostly hi gher t hen t he desirable l imit. Such high values of co nductivity and T DS indicate t hat the water i s highly mineralized. T he l evel of har dness of water varied between 307 and 740 (mg/L as CaCO2). Satisfactory levels of DO were observed in all the samples, levels varying between 4.6-6.8 mg/l which are above the permissible limit. Total alkalinity varied between 60-1093 mg/l. Total hardness values were observed to vary in the range of 307-740 mg/l, mostly above the prescribed limit of 300 mg/l for drinking water.

Chloride and sulphate contents were 39-275 mg/l and 28.80-29.97 mg/l respectively. All below t he desi rable l imit. Levels of ca lcium and m agnesium were 32-120 mg/l and 35.28-105.6 mg/l r espectively. Calcium l evelswere m ostly bel ow t he desi rable limit w hereas the M agnesium l evels were m ostly h igh, abov e t he desi rable l imit. Nitrate levels varied between 0.5 and 0.65 mg/l. They are all below their maximum level. Other metals in f orm o f M anganese, C ynide and A luminium were bel ow detection level. Copper and Flouride levels varied between 0.02-.0.03 mg/l and 0.05-0.06 mg/l, all below their max. levels. Sodium ( mg/L), P otassium ( mg/L) and Sodium A bsorption R atio (SAR) v alues recorded at the different locations varied between 12 – 60, 3.5 – 12 and 0.421 – 1.84 respectively.

Traces of bacterial components (CFU/100 ml) like Total Coliform was present in all the samples. Whereas E. Coli (CFU/100 ml) was absent in most of the samples.

Toxic constituent as phenol was below the detection limit in all the samples. Among heavy metals and trace elements while iron was detected varying between 0.028-0.25 mg/l, with the maximum level of 0.22 mg/l. Slight traces of lead and zinc can also be seen at some locations, varying between 0.083-0.08 mg/l. and 0.029-0.09 mg/l, much below their maximum level in case of Zinc. In case of Lead it is higher than the max level. Other heavy metals in the form of boron, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, chromium and selenium were below their respective detection limits. Mineral oil level and residual free chlorine was below detection limit.

From above it can be concluded that the ground water, in general, is hard in nature and the physico-chemical quality does not satisfy the desired limit of the Drinking



Water Standards. However, all the parameters are well within the maximum permissible limit and it does not pose threat to the health of the population concerned.

From color and odor it can be inferred that the water of the rivers studied was in a pretty healthy and clean state. From the sampling done in the monitored section it is evident t hat t he r ivers and nal las were not s ignificantly af fected by ex traneous pollution as evidenced from the observed value of pH (6.95-7.87 ), DO (4.6-6.8 mg/l), and oil & grease (below detection limit). Such consistent levels of pH, DO and oil & grease clearly decipher the absence of any significant pollution.

4.5 Climate & Meteorology

The climate of the area is moderate and tropical characterized by a hot summer from March to Mid June, a humid monsoon or rainy season stretching from Mid June to September, a short pleasant post-monsoon during O ctober and November, and a cool w inter spanning between December and Febr uary. Therefore, cl imatologically, four seasons viz. summer (pre-monsoon), monsoon, post-monsoon and winter could be identified.

Past m eteorological dat a descr ibed i n t his section hav e been co llected from t he nearest IMD observatory located at Surat, which deemed representative of the study corridor. Available past meteorological data has been co llected and su mmarized in Table-4.7 below.

Table-4.7 Summary of Mean Monthly Climatological Data of the Study Corridor (Based on Records of IMD, 1951-80)

Parameter IST Monthly Range Annual Mean/Total Surat Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) 30.6 (Aug) – 37.7 (Apr) 33.9 Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) 14.3(Jan) – 26.6 (Jun) 21.7 Relative humidity (%) 0830 61 (Nov) - 89 (Aug) 72 1730 32 (Mar) – 79 (July & Aug) 53 Total rainfall (mm) 0.3 (Apr) – 299.4 (Aug) 1209.4 Wind speed (km/h) 6.2 (Oct) – 13.5 (June) 8.9

Thunder: Average 0.1-1.9 days in a year mainly during January-June. Fog: Average 0.1-1.0 days in a year during March-January. Temperature v aries widely o ver t he y ear. A maximum m ean dai ly t emperature o f 37.7°C is observed in the hottest month April and a minimum of 14.3°C in the coldest month January. Humidity is moderate to high through the major part of the year and rises above 80% du ring the monsoon m onths particularly bet ween Ju ly t o September. The annual mean relative humidity i s about 72% in the morning (0830 IST) and 53% in the evening (1730 IST).

Average t otal annual r ainfall i s 1209.4 mm. Of this, about 95% rainfall t akes pl ace during the monsoon months of June to September, month of July being the rainiest. The annual m ean w ind sp eed i n t he ar ea r anges is 8.9 km/h. P redominant w ind



directions are from N orth-east and S outh-west al l r ound t he year. C alm co nditions prevail over a considerable spell. Occasional t hunderstorms occur i n l ate s ummer and m onsoon m onths. Thunderstorms occur mostly during the monsoons, between the months March to September. Fog occurs scarcely and only during the winter.

4.6 Air Quality & Noise

Monitoring air quality will establish the exact scenario and will also help to assess the potential impact of the project on them. To establish the baseline air quality scenario, eight (8) representative ambient air quality monitoring stations (tentative) have been selected w ithin t he st udy co rridor co vering al l l and use ca tegories. Loca tion of the stations have been determined on the basis of prevailing meteorological conditions and ant icipated pol lution l oads. P redominant/ frequent w ind di rections have been given due cognizance while carrying out such selection exercise. Logistic considerations such as accessibility, security, and availability of reliable power supply, etc., have been examined while finalizing the location of such stations. The location of the ambient air quality monitoring stations is listed in Table-4.8

At each location and each sampling day, continuous 24-hourly sampling will be done for S uspended P articulate M atter ( SPM), R espirable P articulate Matter ( RPM), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and 1-hourly sampling will be done for Carbon Monoxide (CO). Sampling and anal ysis of air samples will be conducted as per established standard methods and procedures.

Table- 4.8 List of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations S. N.

Location Code Ch. (km) Location Description Area Category

Ichhapore-Hazira Port Section 1. AQ1 12+700 Icchapur Residential, R ural &

others 2. AQ2 27+800 Hazira Industrial Area Bardoli -Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section 3. AQ3 36+100 Bardoli Residential, R ural &

others 4. AQ4 63+000 Vyara Residential, R ural &

others 5. AQ5 84+400 Songarh Residential, R ural &

others Bardoli to Ichhapore section AQ6 14+100 Palsana Residential, R ural &

others AQ7 4+100 Taraj Residential, R ural &

others AQ8 25+100 Magdalla Residential, R ural &

others Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM)



Station Code

Station Location Area Category

SPM (µg/m3) 24 hrs. Results Standard

AQ1 Icchapur (Economic Transport Co. Bus stop no. 3)

Urban 683 200

AQ2 Hazira (Gram Panchayat) Rural 510 500 AQ3 Magdalla (Gram Panchayat) Rural 276 200 AQ4 Bardoli (Maharaja Complex) Rural 744 200 AQ5 Vyara (Manilal Sombhi Patel,

Krisna Nagar) Rural 247 200

AQ6 Songrah (Sri. Balaji Steel Industries)

Rural 796 200

AQ7 Palsana (DGVCL) Rural 558 200 AQ8 Taraj Rural 701 200

The 24-hourly values of SPM varied station-wise between 247 to 796 µg/m3. . The 24-hourly average 98-percentile values of SPM (max 796 µg/m3 at AQ6, Sonagarh & min 247µg/m3 at AQ5, Vyara) at all the locations were observed to be above t he l imit o f 200 µg/m3 for r esidential, rural & ot her a reas and 5 00µg/m3 for Industrial ar ea as stipulated i n t he N ational A mbient A ir Q uality S tandards. S PM levels are hi gh at al l ei ght (8) monitoring st ations because o f vehicular pol lution & high particulate matter in the air as these are congested areas adjacent to the National Highway.

Respirable Particulate Matter (RPM)

Station Code


RPM (µg/m3) 24 hrs. Results Standard


Urban 173 100

AQ2 Hazira (Gram Panchayat) Rural 145 150 AQ3 Magdalla (Gram Panchayat) Rural 87.69 100 AQ4 Bardoli (Maharaja Complex) Rural 192 100 AQ5 Vyara (Manilal Sombhi Patel,

Krisna Nagar) Rural 80.72 100


Rural 211 100

AQ7 Palsana (DGVCL) Rural 138 100 AQ8 Taraj Rural 183 100

The 24-hourly values of RPM recorded at various station varied between 80.72 and

211µg/m3 .

The 24-hourly average 98-percentile values of RPM (max 211 µg/m3 at AQ6, Sonagarh) at all locations except AQ5 (Vyara) were observed to be above the limit of 100 µg/m3 for residential, rural & other areas and 150 µg/m3 for Industrial area as per the N ational A mbient A ir Q uality S tandards. R PM l evels ar e hi gh at al most al l t he monitoring stations except AQ2 & AQ5 because of vehicular pollution & high particulate matter in the air due to traffic congestion and settlements.



Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)

Station Code


SO2 (µg/m3) 24 hrs. Results Standard


Urban 32.60 80

AQ2 Hazira (Gram Panchayat) Rural 23.06 120 AQ3 Magdalla (Gram Panchayat) Rural 12.29 80 AQ4 Bardoli (Maharaja Complex) Rural 38.57 80 AQ5 Vyara (Manilal Sombhi Patel,



Rural 45.87 80

AQ7 Palsana (DGVCL) Rural 19.98 80 AQ8 Taraj Rural 41.83 80

The 24-hourly values of SO2 recorded at various stations varied bet ween 8. 46 and 41.83 µg/m3. The 24 -hourly average 98 -percentile values of S O2 (max 45.87 µg/m3 at AQ 6, Songarh) a t al l t he locations were below the permissible l imit o f 80 µg/m3 and 120 µg/m3 as stipulated in the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for residential, rural & other areas and for Industrial area.

Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) Station Code


NOx (µg/m3) 24 hrs. Results Standard


Urban 65.48 80

AQ2 Hazira (Gram Panchayat) Rural 48.78 120 AQ3 Magdalla (Gram Panchayat) Rural 38.17 80 AQ4 Bardoli (Maharaja Complex) Rural 67.06 80 AQ5 Vyara (Manilal Sombhi Patel,



Rural 70.32 80

AQ7 Palsana (DGVCL) Rural 41.24 80 AQ8 Taraj Rural 59.41 80

The 24-hourly values of NOx recorded at various places varied between 30.14 and 70.32 µg/m3. The 24 -hourly av erage 98 -percentile v alues of N Ox (max 70.32 µg/m3 at AQ 6, Sonagarh) at all the locations were within the prescribed limit of 80 µg/m3 and 120 µg/m3 stipulated in the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for residential, rural & other areas and for Industrial area.. Carbon monoxide (CO)



Station Code


CO (ppm) 24 hrs. Results Standard


Urban ND 4000

AQ2 Hazira (Gram Panchayat) Rural ND 1000 AQ3 Magdalla (Gram Panchayat) Rural ND 4000 AQ4 Bardoli (Maharaja Complex) Rural ND 4000 AQ5 Vyara (Manilal Sombhi Patel,

Krisna Nagar) Rural ND 4000


Rural ND 4000

AQ7 Palsana (DGVCL) Rural ND 4000 AQ8 Taraj Rural ND 4000

CO values were non detectable at any of the monitoring locations.

4.7 Noise Monitoring

Ambient noise level monitoring using suitable sound level meter would be carried out to assess the background noise levels and characterize the noise environment in the study corridor.

A total o f 8 r epresentative locations (tentative) mostly close to the project road (as indicated in Table- 4.9 covering industrial, commercial, residential and silence areas have been se lected for measurement of present status of ambient noise levels. The stations have been selected judiciously based on considerations like obstruction free exposure of equipment, distance from temporary noise generating sources to monitor true background levels, accessibility of the location during day and night, and security and safety of the instrument.

Table-4.9 List of Ambient Noise Level Monitoring Stations

Sl. No.

Locn. Code

Ch. (km)

Location Description Dist. (m) from C/L

Present Land Use

Ichhapore-Hazira Port Section 1. NQ1 12+700 Icchapur 100 Mixed land use (industrial &

agricultural land use) 2. NQ2 27+800 Hazira 100 Industrial Area Bardoli-Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section 3. NQ3 36+100 Bardoli 30 Rural settlement with agriculture

land use 4. NQ4 63+000 Vyara 20 Commercial area 5. NQ5 84+400 Songarh 20 Urban settlements Bardoli to Icchapur section 6. NQ6 14+100 Palsana 10 Rural and Agricultural 7. NQ7 4+100 Taraj 20 Rural area mixed with barren &

Agricultural Land 8. NQ8 25+100 Magdalla 30 Mix of agricultural land & open

land



4.7.1 Ambient Noise Levels in the Study Area

The summarized noise l evel data, so g enerated, ar e pr esented i n Table-4.10. Ambient air quality standards in respect of noise are reproduced in Chapter - 8.

Table-4.10 Ambient Noise Levels along the Project Corridor (Based on On-site Noise Monitoring during November 2008)

Locn. Code

Location Area Cat

Leq (dBA) L (dBA) Day Night Lmin Lmax

NQ1 Icchapur (Economic Transport Co. Bus stop no. 3) C 88.4 61.4 44.6 115.2 NQ2 Hazira (Gram Panchayat) I 92.5 65.5 45.3 132.1 NQ3 Magdalla (Gram Panchayat) S 55.8 39.8 33.7 60.5 NQ4 Bardoli (Maharaja Complex) R 65.2 48.2 41.1 89.7 NQ5 Vyara (Manilal Sombhi Patel, Krisna Nagar) C 76.3 37.7 32.2 79.5 NQ6 Songrah (Sri. Balaji Steel Industries) R 70.8 59.8 53.6 85.4 NQ7 Palsana (DGVCL) S 53.4 33.6 30.7 65.8 NQ8 Taraj R 68.1 45.3 39.5 85.5 Area category: I-Industrial, C-Commercial, R-Residential, S-Silence zone Day time: 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. Night time: 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. Day t ime eq uivalent noi se l evel in t he st udy area varied bet ween 53.4-92.5 dB(A). Correspondingly, t he ni ght t ime e quivalent noi se l evel r anged bet ween 3 3.6-65.5 dB(A). As far as instantaneous noise level is concerned, the maximum (132.1 dBA) was observed at Hazira (NQ1 close to existing Hazira Port Gate,) in day time and the minimum (3 3.6 dBA) a t Palsana Village ( NQ7, pr esently ag ricultural f ield) at ni ght time. It w as observed t hat t he dur ing the day t ime a s well as night time, a mbient noi se scenario i n r esidential, co mmercial & se nsitive ar eas within t he study ar ea, i n general, exceeded the acceptable limits.

4.8 Flora, Forests & Fauna 4.8.1 Flora

Some of the common species of trees are found in the project area are di fferent varieties of B abool v iz. Accacia nilotica (L.) Del (Desi B abul) an d Accacia. Tortilis (Roxb.), Craib (Israeli B abul); Azadirachta indica A. Juss. ( Neam), Tamarindus indicus Linn (Tamarind), Moringa oleiera Lam (Drumstick), Borassus flabellifer L. (Toddy palm), Delonix regia (Boj.) Raf. (Gulmohar), Cocos nucifera L (Coconut) and Albizia lebbeck (L) Bth. (Siris). Village forest, manmade & social forestry comprising mostly of some of the above mentioned tree species are also common in this project area.



4.8.2 Existing Roadside Plantation

Some of the common trees found along the road corridor are Saru (Casuarina equisetifolia), Bavel (Acacia nilotica), Neem (Azardica indica), Sisoo (Delbergia sisoo), Rain Tree (Somania saman), Gulmohar (Delonix regia), Nilgiri ( Eucalyptus ianceolatus), Nariyal (Cocos nucifera), Bargad ( Ficus bangalensis), Mango (Mangifera indica) etc. Trees within the ROW of NH-6 Tree counting (chainage, g irth size and sp ecies wise detail enumeration) w ithin the proposed ROW has been conducted to assess the extent of tree to be cut down. List of roadside tree species in Surat Hazira section of NH-6 is given in Table-4.11

Table- 4.11 List of Trees to be Felled along NH-6 SN Km Common

Name Scientific Name LHS RHS

Girth Size (cm)→ < 50 (less than 50)

50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total < 50 (less than 50)

50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

(i) Ichhapore-Hazira Port Section 1. 12-13 Saru Casuarina

equisetifolia 2 2

1 1 2. 12-13 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 2 0 3. 12-13 Nilgiri Eucalyptus

lanceolatus 3 1 1 5 1 1 4. 12-13 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 5 1 6 5. 12-13 Others 2 2 5 5 6. 13-18 Gulmohar Delonix regia 2 2 1 1 7. 13-18 Saru Casuerina

equisetifolia 29 12 41 0

8. 13-18 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 2 2 8 1 2 2 13 9. 13-18 Others 4 4

18 18 10. 19-20 Saru Casuarina

equisetifolia 26 18 44 19 19

11. 19-20 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 3 3 12. 19-20 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 13. 19-20 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 2 14. 19-20 Others 2 8 10 1 1 2 15. 20-21 Saru Casuarina

equisetifolia 38 38

8 8 16. 20-21 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 4 4 17. 20-21 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 2 2 18. 20-21 Nilgiri Eucalyptus

lanceolatus 0

1 1 19. 20-21 Others . 18 18 18 18 20. 21-22 Saru Casuarina

equisetifolia 32 32

21 21 21. 21-22 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 22. 21-22 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 2 23. 21-22 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 2 2 24. 21-22 Nilgiri Eucalyptus

lanceolatus 0

2 2 25. 21-22 Others 21 21 23 23 26. 22-23 Saru Casuarina

equisetifolia 25 25

23 1 24 27. 22-23 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1



SN Km Common Name

Scientific Name LHS RHS


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

28. 22-23 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 29. 22-23 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 30. 22-23 Others 58 58 47 47 31. 23-29 Gulmohar Delonix regia 19 19 13 13 32. 23-29 Rain Tree Somnia saman 12 12 23 23 33. 23-29 Saru Casuarina

equisetifolia 158 158

139 4 143 34. 23-29 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 2 3 3 35. 23-29 Neem Azardica indica 5 5 5 5 36. 23-29 Pipal Ficus religiosa 2 1 3 5 1 6 37. 23-29 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 4 4 38. 23-29 Nilgiri Eucalyptus

lanceolatus 9 9

8 8 39. 23-29 Mango Mangifera indica 2 2 40. 23-29 Others 223 223 173 173

(ii) Bardoli-Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section

41. 35 -36 Gulmoher Delonix regia 3 10 10 4 2 29 28 56 2 1 87 42. 35 - 36 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 2 5 8 13 43.

35 - 36 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 2 20 20 4 3 49 18 58 1 1 78

44.

35 - 36 Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus sp.

1 3 4 8 5 13 45. 35 -36 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 4 8 2 14 0 46. 35 -36 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 1 1 47. 35 -36 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 2 0 48. 35 -36 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 49. 35 - 36 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 50. 35 - 36 Mango Mangifera indica 1 1 0 51. 35 - 36 Others 6 8 14 8 4 3 15 52. 36 -37 Gulmoher Delonix regia 4 5 9 14 59 1 1 75 53. 36 - 37 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 5 5 10 54.

36 -37 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 6 30 50 2 7 95 16 54 1 1 72

55. 36 - 37 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 1 1 2 1 3 56. 36 - 37 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 2 5 7 0 57. 36 - 37 Bavel Acacia nilotica 4 2 6 0 58. 36 - 37 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 0 59. 36 - 37 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 1 1 0 60. 36 -37 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 61. 36 - 37 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 1 1 0 62.

36 - 37 Nilgiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 2 2

0 63. 36 - 37 Others 8 2 4 14 12 8 9 29 64. 37 - 38 Gulmoher Delonix regia 3 8 10 1 1 23 12 46 2 1 61 65. 37 - 38 Rain tree Somnia saman 8 8 4 6 10 66.


67. 37 -38 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 44 44 15 32 47 68. 37 -38 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 8 8 0 69. 37 -38 Bavel Acacia nilotica 4 4 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

70. 37 - 38 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 0 71. 37 - 38 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 1 1 0 72. 37 -38 Pipal Ficus religiosa 2 2 0 73. 37 -38 Others 0 12 8 2 22 74. 38 - 39 Gulmoher Delonix regia 5 4 9 18 8 10 2 20 75.

38 - 39 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 6 10 17 2 1 36 10 19 29

76. 38 - 39 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 26 26 18 20 6 44 77.

38 - 39 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo

4 4 8 0 78.

38 -39 Bavel Acacia nilotica

2 2 4 2 2 79.

38 - 39 Neem Azardica indica

1 2 3 1 1 80.

38 - 39 Bargad Ficus bengalensis

1 1 0

81. 38 -39 Nilgiri

Eucalyptus lanceolatus 2 2

0 82. 38 -39 Others 12 7 8 27 83. 39 - 40 Gulmoher Delonix regia 3 3 5 10 15 84.


85. 39-40 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 6 20 26 12 44 10 9 75 86. 39-40 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 3 2 5 0 87. 39 - 40 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 88. 39 -40 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 89. 39 - 40 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 90. 39 - 40 Others 15 15 8 5 6 19 91. 40 - 41 Gulmoher Delonix regia 15 1 16 2 2 4 92.


93. 40 - 41 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 4 4 5 5 10 94. 40 - 41 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 4 5 9 10 10 20 95. 40 - 41 Bavel Acacia nilotica 8 2 10 1 1 96. 40 - 41 Neem Azardica indica 5 5 0 97.

40 - 41 Nilgiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 2 2 1 1

98. 40 -41 Saru

Casuarina equisetifolia

0 0

99. 40 - 41 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 0 0 100. 40 -41 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 101. 40 -41 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 102. 40 - 41 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 103. 40 - 41 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 104. 40 - 41 Others 0 8 9 3 20 105. 41 - 42 Gulmoher Delonix regia 5 16 1 2 24 6 9 15 106. 41 - 42 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 2 2 107.


108. 41 - 42 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 7 7 10 13 23 109. 41 - 42 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 12 2 5 19 0 110. 41 - 42 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 111. 41 - 42 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

112. 41 - 42 Others 2 4 9 2 17 12 8 9 29 113. 42 - 43 Gulmoher Delonix regia 4 25 39 8 3 79 18 75 2 1 96 114. 42 - 43 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 6 8 14 115.

42 - 43 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 8 10 29 5 52 23 55 1 2 81

116. 42 - 43 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 75 3 78 18 42 60 117. 42 - 43 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 9 2 11 0 118. 42 - 43 Bavel Acacia nilotica 9 9 1 1 119. 42 - 43 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 1 1 120. 42 - 43 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 121. 42 - 43 Others 5 9 1 14 23 12 35 122. 43 - 44 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 30 50 12 4 98 22 56 78 123. 43 - 44 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 5 8 13 124.


125. 43 - 44 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 25 25 12 23 35 126. 43 - 44 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 127. 43 - 44 Bavel Acacia nilotica 4 2 6 0 128. 43 - 44 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 129. 43 - 44 Others 2 2 2 6 12 5 6 23 130. 44 - 45 Gulmoher Delonix regia 21 80 2 5 88 31 45 1 1 78 131. 44 - 45 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 8 2 12 132.


133. 44 - 45 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 2 5 7 10 12 22 134. 44 - 45 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 1 1 135. 44 - 45 Bavel Acacia nilotica 10 10 0 136. 44 - 45 Neem Azardica indica 4 5 9 0 137. 44 - 45 Pipal Ficus religiosa 2 2 0 138. 44 - 45 Others 5 4 6 1 1 17 10 8 8 26 139. 45 - 46 Gulmoher Delonix regia 8 55 5 8 76 23 75 1 99 140. 45 - 46 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 2 7 11 0 141.

45 - 46 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 4 32 88 124 21 71 2 94

142. 45 - 46 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 34 24 58 13 71 84 143. 45 - 46 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 144. 45 - 46 Bavel Acacia nilotica 12 2 3 17 1 1 145. 45 - 46 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 1 1 146. 45 - 46 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 147. 45 - 46 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 1 1 148. 45 - 46 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 2 2 149.

45 - 46 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 2 2 1 1

150. 45 - 46 Mango Mangifera indica 1 1 151. 45 - 46 Others 2 12 4 18 14 8 9 31 152. 46 - 47 Gulmoher Delonix regia 46 1 47 2 12 75 1 1 91 153. 46 - 47 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 5 6 11 154.


155. 46 - 47 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 9 15 24 8 26 34 156. 46 - 47 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 8 10 2 2



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

157. 46 - 47 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 0 158. 46 - 47 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 1 1 159. 46 - 47 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 2 1 1 160. 46 - 47 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 161.

46 - 47 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus

0 0

162. 46 - 47 Mango Mangifera indica 1 1 163. 46 - 47 Others 8 12 8 2 2 32 18 9 8 35 164. 47 - 48 Gulmoher Delonix regia 9 42 1 52 13 61 74 165. 47 - 48 Rain tree Somnia saman 8 6 14 8 8 166.


167. 47 - 48 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 6 6 2 2 4 168. 47 - 48 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 169. 47 - 48 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 2 1 1 170. 47 - 48 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 171. 47 - 48 Others 12 8 12 2 1 35 14 4 9 27 172. 48 - 49 Gulmoher Delonix regia 8 17 25 10 5 15 173. 48 - 49 Rain tree Somnia saman 8 8 0 174.

48 - 49 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 12 53 65 15 51 66

175. 48 - 49 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 2 2 176. 48 - 49 Bavel Acacia nilotica 4 5 1 10 0 177. 48 - 49 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 178. 48 - 49 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 2 1 4 1 1 179. 48 - 49 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 180.

48 - 49 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 1 1 1 1

181. 48 - 49 Mango Mangifera indica 0 1 1 182. 48 - 49 Others 2 8 14 24 13 8 2 23 183. 49 - 50 Gulmoher Delonix regia 25 68 8 4 105 9 21 30 184. 49 - 50 Rain tree Somnia saman 9 4 13 8 10 18 185.


186. 49 - 50 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 28 91 119 22 25 47 187. 49 - 50 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 10 15 25 0 188. 49 - 50 Bavel Acacia nilotica 12 12 1 1 2 189. 49 - 50 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 1 1 2 190. 49 - 50 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 1 1 1 1 191. 49 - 50 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 1 1 2 192. 49 - 50 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 1 2 3 193.


0 2 1 3 194. 49 - 50 Mango Mangifera indica 1 4 5 195. 49 - 50 Others 9 12 10 31 12 7 5 24 196. 50 -

50.780 Gulmoher Delonix regia

10 43 3 4 60 9 21 30 197. 50 -

50.780 Rain tree Somnia saman

15 10 25 2 5 7 198. 50 -

50.780 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 11 96 4 5 116 14 99 3 1 117



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

199. 50 - 50.780 Ecolyputus

Eucalyptus sp. 19 90 109 18 46 1 65

200. 50 - 50.780 Sisoo

Delbergia sisoo 10 13 23 12 25 37

201. 50 - 50.780 Babool

Acacia nilotica 0 0

202. 50 - 50.780 Neem

Azardica indica 8 8 16 1 1

203. 50 - 50.780 Bargad

Ficus bengalensis 0 1 1 204. 50 -

50.780 Pipal Ficus religiosa

1 1 0

205. 50 - 50.780 Nariyal

Cocos nucifera 0 2 2 206. 50 -

50.780 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus

0 1 1 207. 50 -

50.780 Mango Mangifera indica 0 1 1

208. 50 - 50.780 Others

16 14 20 40 15 12 8 35

209. 55.380 - 56 Gulmoher

Delonix regia 12 59 4 2 77 8 12 20

210. 55.380 - 56 Rain tree

Somnia saman 16 11 27 4 5 9

211. 55.380 - 56 Saru

Casuarina equisetifolia 8 73 8 5 94 16 74 90

212. 55.380 - 56 Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus sp. 0 2 2 4 213. 55.380 -

56 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0

0 214. 55.380 -

56 Bavel Acacia nilotica

6 6 2 2 215. 55.380 -

56 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 2

216. 55.380 - 56 Bargad

Ficus bengalensis 0 0

217. 55.380 - 56 Pipal

Ficus religiosa 0 0

218. 55.380 - 56 Nariyal

Cocos nucifera 0 0

219. 55.380 - 56 Niligiri

Eucalyptus lanceolatus

0 0

220. 55.380 - 56 Mango

Mangifera indica 0 0

221. 55.380 - 56 Others

6 2 3 2 13 15 9 8 32

222. 56 - 57 Gulmoher Delonix regia 8 39 97 19 74 2 1 96 223. 56 - 57 Rain tree Somnia saman 4 4 8 8 9 17 224.


225. 56 - 57 Eucalyputus Eucalyptus sp. 8 12 20 13 39 52 226. 56 - 57 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 227. 56 - 57 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 2 1 1 228. 56 - 57 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 2 1 1 2 229. 56 - 57 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 1 1 230. 56 - 57 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 1 1 231. 56 - 57 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 1 1



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

232. 56 - 57 Niligiri


0 1 1 233. 56 - 57 Mango Mangifera indica 0 0 234. 56 - 57 Others 4 5 2 4 15 14 6 7 27 235. 57 - 58 Gulmoher Delonix regia 8 68 76 14 72 2 1 89 236. 57 - 58 Rain tree Somnia saman 4 2 6 8 5 13 237.

57 - 58 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 14 66 80 11 22 2 35

238. 57 - 58 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 4 4 22 60 82 239. 57 - 58 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 4 6 10 2 8 10 240. 57 - 58 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 0 241. 57 - 58 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 242. 57 - 58 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 243. 57 - 58 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 244. 57 - 58 Others 4 3 2 9 14 8 6 28 245. 58 - 59 Gulmoher Delonix regia 8 47 5 60 14 76 2 92 246. 58 - 59 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 4 6 13 9 22 247.


248. 58 - 59 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 25 66 91 18 83 101 249. 58 - 59 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 2 2 250. 58 - 59 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 2 2 251. 58 - 59 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 2 2 2 252. 58 - 59 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 253. 58 - 59 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 1 1 254.


0 1 1 255. 58 - 59 Mango Mangifera indica 1 1 256. 58 - 59 Others 3 4 2 9 14 8 2 24 257. 59 - 60 Gulmoher Delonix regia 23 58 81 9 53 62 258. 59 - 60 Rain tree Somnia saman 5 8 13 4 4 259.


260. 59 - 60 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 8 20 28 41 43 84 261. 59 - 60 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 0 262. 59 - 60 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 263. 59 - 60 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 264. 59 - 60 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 265.


0 1 1 266. 59 - 60 Mango Mangifera indica 0 0 267. 59 - 60 Others 2 3 8 13 9 4 5 18 268.

60 - 60.4 Gulmoher Delonix regia

2 3 5 15 31 1 47 269. 60 - 60.4 Rain tree Somnia saman 1 2 3 8 4 12 270.

60 - 60.4 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 12 45 5 62 13 35 48

271. 60 - 60.4 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 272. 60 - 60.4 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 1 1 273. 60 - 60.4 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 4 7 11 0 274. 60 - 60.4 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 2 2 4 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

275. 60 - 60.4 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 276. 60 - 60.4 Others 4 6 3 13 9 4 6 19 277. 71 - 72 Gulmoher Delonix regia 10 27 37 18 17 1 36 278. 71 - 72 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 5 4 1 10 279.


280. 71 - 72 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 5 8 13 41 13 54 281. 71 - 72 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 4 8 12 282. 71 - 72 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 2 1 1 283. 71 - 72 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 284. 71 - 72 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 285. 71 - 72 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 286. 71 - 72 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 1 1 287.


0 0

288. 71 - 72 Mango Mangifera indica 0 289. 71 - 72 Others 6 4 3 13 14 6 4 24 290. 72 - 73 Gulmoher Delonix regia 1 1 2 1 1 2 291. 72 - 73 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 292.


293. 72 - 73 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 4 8 12 1 2 3 294. 72 - 73 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 295. 72 - 73 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 296. 72 - 73 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 297. 72 - 73 Others 2 1 1 4 12 1 1 14 298. 73 - 74 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 6 8 10 4 14 299. 73 - 74 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 2 2 4 300.


301. 73 - 74 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 2 4 6 0 302. 73 - 74 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 303. 73 - 74 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 2 1 1 304. 73 - 74 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 1 1 305. 73 - 74 Others 4 1 1 6 13 8 2 23 306. 74 -75 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 6 8 6 21 2 1 30 307. 74 -75 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 2 2 4 308.

74 -75 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 3 7 10 7 8 15

309. 74 -75 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 6 8 14 10 7 17 310. 74 -75 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 311. 74 -75 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 312. 74 -75 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 313. 74 -75 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 314. 74 -75 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 315. 74 -75 Others 1 1 2 4 8 2 2 12 316. 75 - 76 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 7 9 2 4 6 317. 75 - 76 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 1 1 318.


319. 75 - 76 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 3 3 6 2 4 6



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

320. 75 - 76 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 2 1 3 321. 75 - 76 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 322. 75 - 76 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 323. 75 - 76 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 324. 75 - 76 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 325. 75 - 76 Mango Mangifera indica 0 1 1 326. 75 - 76 Others 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 11 327. 76 - 77 Gulmoher Delonix regia 8 12 20 8 18 26 328. 76 - 77 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 2 2 2 4 329.


330. 76 - 77 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 331. 76 - 77 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 9 16 25 0 332. 76 - 77 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 2 15 17 0 333. 76 - 77 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 0 334. 76 - 77 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 1 1 335. 76 - 77 Others 4 2 6 7 2 1 10 336. 77 - 78 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 1 1 2 337. 77 - 78 Others 2 1 2 5 16 16 338. 78 - 79 Gulmoher Delonix regia 1 1 2 2 339. 78 - 79 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 340. 78 - 79 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 1 1 0 341. 78 - 79 Others 4 1 5 8 8 342. 79 - 80 Gulmohar Delonix regia 1 2 3 0 343.

79 - 80 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 1 1 2

344. 79 - 80 Others 5 2 7 6 6 345. 80 - 81 Gulmoher Delonix regia 1 3 4 1 1 2 346.

80 - 81 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 1 1 2 0

347. 80 - 81 Others 8 2 1 11 8 8 348. 81 - 82 Gulmoher Delonix regia 4 4 4 6 10 349. 81 - 82 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 1 1 350.

81 - 82 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia

0 1 1 2 351. 81 - 82 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 0 1 1 352. 81 - 82 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 353. 81 - 82 Others 4 1 5 8 1 1 10 354. 82 - 83 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 4 6 8 10 1 19 355. 82 - 83 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 1 1 2 356.


357. 82 - 83 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 1 1 2 2 7 9 358. 82 - 83 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 1 5 6 359. 82 - 83 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 360. 82 - 83 Others 3 4 7 9 2 2 13 361. 83 - 84 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 13 15 4 9 13 362. 83 - 84 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 1 1 363.




SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

364. 83 - 84 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 7 7 1 1 2 365. 83 - 84 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 1 1 0 366. 83 - 84 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 2 2 367. 83 - 84 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 0 368. 83 - 84 Others 8 2 10 8 2 1 11 369. 84 - 85 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 5 7 1 1 2 370. 84 - 85 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 371.


372. 84 - 85 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 1 1 2 0 373. 84 - 85 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 0 374. 84 - 85 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 375. 84 - 85 Others 5 2 1 8 4 1 1 6 376. 85 - 86 Gulmoher Delonix regia 6 11 17 12 23 35 377. 85 - 86 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 2 4 4 8 378.


379. 85 - 86 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 2 8 10 2 3 5 380. 85 - 86 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 2 8 10 0 381. 85 - 86 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 382. 85 - 86 Others 6 2 2 10 9 4 2 15 383.

86 - 87 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 2 2

0 384. 86 - 87 Others 6 6 12 2 14 385. 87 - 88 Gulmoher Delonix regia 1 2 3 1 1 2 386. 87 - 88 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 387.


0 2 2 388. 87 - 88 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 0 1 1 2 389. 87 - 88 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 390. 87 - 88 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 391. 87 - 88 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 392. 87 - 88 Others 5 2 7 9 4 2 15 393. 88 - 89 Gulmoher Delonix regia 1 1 2 2 2 394. 88 - 89 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 395.


0 5 5 396. 88 - 89 Others 4 2 6 8 2 10 397. 89 - 90 Gulmohar Delonix regia 1 1 0 398.


0 2 2 399. 90 - 91 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 15 17 1 2 3 400. 90 - 91 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 401.


0 1 1 2 402. 90 - 91 Others 4 4 9 2 1 12 403. 91 - 92 Gulmoher Delonix regia 1 3 4 5 8 13 404. 91 - 92 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 1 1 2 405.


406. 91 - 92 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 1 2 3 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

407. 91 - 92 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 1 2 3 0 408. 91 - 92 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 409. 91 - 92 Others 4 2 6 4 1 1 6 410. 92 - 93 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 3 5 16 32 48 411. 92 - 93 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 2 4 8 5 13 412.


413. 92 - 93 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 2 3 5 2 1 3 414. 92 - 93 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 415. 92 - 93 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 416. 92 - 93 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 2 417. 92 - 93 Others 5 1 6 8 4 3 15 418. 93 - 94 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 8 10 3 5 8 419. 93 - 94 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 2 4 4 5 9 420.


421. 93 - 94 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 0 8 9 17 422. 93 - 94 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 2 3 5 423. 93 - 94 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 424. 93 - 94 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 425. 93 - 94 Others 4 3 2 9 9 4 3 16 426. 94 - 95 Gulmoher Delonix regia 12 21 33 8 19 27 427. 94 - 95 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 5 7 2 2 4 428.


429. 94 - 95 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. 1 2 3 4 2 6 430. 94 - 95 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 431. 94 - 95 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 432. 94 - 95 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 0 433. 94 - 95 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 434. 94 - 95 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 435. 94 - 95 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 1 1 436. 94 - 95 Others 4 4 1 9 8 2 1 11 437. 95 - 96 Gulmoher Delonix regia 1 1 2 2 2 4 438. 95 - 96 Rain tree Somnia saman 1 1 2 1 1 2 439.

95 - 96 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 6 4 10 13 13

440. 95 - 96 Others 4 2 6 9 2 1 12 441. 96 - 97 Gulmoher Delonix regia 4 6 10 7 13 20 442. 96 - 97 Rain tree Somnia saman 1 2 3 2 3 5 443.


444. 96 - 97 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 5 16 21 2 3 5 445. 96 - 97 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 446. 96 - 97 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 447. 96 - 97 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 448. 96 - 97 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 449. 96 - 97 Others 9 4 5 2 2 22 8 2 4 14 450. 97 - 98 Gulmoher Delonix regia 3 3 12 28 40 451. 97 - 98 Rain tree Somnia saman 2 2 4 9 8 17



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

452. 97 - 98 Saru

Casuarina equisetifolia 4 6 10 8 12 20

453. 97 - 98 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 1 15 16 0 454. 97 - 98 Bavel Acacia nilotica 8 8 0 455. 97 - 98 Neem Azardica indica 2 1 3 1 1 456. 97 - 98 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 457.

97 - 98 Nilgiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 2 2

0 458. 97 - 98 Others 8 12 10 1 1 32 9 4 6 19 459. 98 - 99 Gulmoher Delonix regia 3 2 5 12 18 30 460. 98 - 99 Rain tree Somnia saman 3 3 10 8 18 461.


462. 98 - 99 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 9 23 102 0 463. 98 - 99 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 1 1 0 464. 98 - 99 Bavel Acacia nilotica 4 4 0 465. 98 - 99 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 0 466. 98 - 99 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 467. 98 - 99 Others 2 8 6 16 18 4 2 24 468. 99 - 100 Gulmoher Delonix regia 2 7 9 9 18 27 469. 99 - 100 Rain tree Somnia saman 1 1 2 2 4 470.


471. 99 - 100 Ecolyputus Eucalyptus sp 2 8 10 4 2 6 472. 99 - 100 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 1 2 3 0 473. 99 - 100 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 474. 99 - 100 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 475. 99 - 100 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 476. 99 - 100 Others 8 2 10 10 2 1 13 477. 100 - 101 Gulmoher Delonix regia 12 29 41 2 3 5 478. 100 - 101 Rain tree Somnia saman 1 2 3 2 3 5 479.


480. 100 - 101 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 2 2 8 10 1 19 481. 100 - 101 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 482. 100 - 101 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 1 1 483. 100 - 101 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 1 1 484. 100 - 101 Others 4 2 1 7 9 8 2 19 485. 101 -

101.650 Gulmoher Delonix regia

2 2 4 2 7 9 486. 101 -

101.650 Rain tree Somnia saman

5 5 2 2 4 487. 101 -

101.650 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 8 12 20 16 8 1 25

488. 101 - 101.650 Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus sp 2 4 6 2 1 3

489. 101 - 101.650 Sisoo

Delbergia sisoo 2 4 6

0 490. 101 -

101.650 Others

8 2 1 11 12 4 3 19 491. 102.100 .

103 Gulmoher Delonix regia

2 8 11 8 12 1 21



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

492. 102.100. 103 Rain tree

Somnia saman 2 2 4 4 4

493. 102.100 . 103 Saru

Casuarina equisetifolia 6 24 30 19 8 1 28

494. 102.100 . 103 Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus sp 2 2 4

0 495. 102.100.

103 Bavel Acacia nilotica

1 1 0

496. 102.100. 103 Neem

Azardica indica 2 2

0 497. 102.100.

103 Others

2 2 8 3 5 16

Total 6073 6670

(iii) Ichhapur-Bardoli (SH-187) 498 0 To 1 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 499 0 To 1 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 500

0 To 1 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 5 3 8 6 8 1 2 17

501 0 To 1 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 502 0 To 1 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 503 0 To 1 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 504 0 To 1 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 505 0 To 1 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 506 0 To 1 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 507 0 To 1 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 508

0 To 1 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 0 0

509 0 To 1 Mango Mangifera indica 3 3 0 510 0 To 1 Others 0 1 1 2 511 1 To 2 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 512 1 To 2 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 513


514 1 To 2 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 515 1 To 2 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 516 1 To 2 Bavel Acacia nilotica 2 2 0 517 1 To 2 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 518 1 To 2 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 519 1 To 2 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 520 1 To 2 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 521

1 To 2 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 6 2 2 10 4 8 12

522 1 To 2 Mango Mangifera indica 1 1 0 523 1 To 2 Bargad/Vad Ficus bengalensis 1 1 0 524 1 To 2 Others 0 1 1 2 525 2 To 3 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 526 2 To 3 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 527

2 To 3 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 9 25 60 6 100 20 28 35 8 91

528 2 To 3 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 529 2 To 3 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 530 2 To 3 Babool Acacia nilotica 0 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

531 2 To 3 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 532 2 To 3 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 533 2 To 3 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 534 2 To 3 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 535

2 To 3 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 4 8 30 2 44 26 20 25 8 79

536 2 To 3 Mango Mangifera indica 0 0 537 2 To 3 Bargad/Vad Ficus bengalensis 1 1 0 538 2 To 3 Others 0 0 539 3 To 4 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 540 3 To 4 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 541

3 To 4 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 15 30 15 6 66 20 25 12 2 59

542 3 To 4 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 543 3 To 4 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 544 3 To 4 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 545 3 To 4 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 546 3 To 4 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 547 3 To 4 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 548 3 To 4 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 549

3 To 4 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 15 20 4 39 18 18

550 3 To 4 Mango Mangifera indica 0 0 551 3 To 4 Bargad/Vad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 552 3 To 4 Others 0 0 553 4 To 5 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 554 4 To 5 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 555

4 To 5 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 0





570 5 To 6 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 571 5 To 6 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 572 5 To 6 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 573 5 To 6 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 574 5 To 6 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

575 5 To 6 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 576 5 To 6 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 577




584 6 To 7 Ecalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 586 6 To 7 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 587 6 To 7 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 2 6 8 589 6 To 7 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 590 6 To 7 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 591 6 To 7 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 592 6 To 7 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 593


594 6 To 7 Mango Mangifera indica 0 6 4 6 16 595 6 To 7 Bargad/Vad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 596 6 To 7 Others 0 0 597 7 To 8 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 598 7 To 8 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 599

7 To 8 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 2 2 4 11 15

600 7 To 8 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 601 7 To 8 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 1 1 602 7 To 8 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 603 7 To 8 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 0 604 7 To 8 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 605 7 To 8 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 2 606 7 To 8 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 607


608 7 To 8 Mango Mangifera indica 2 1 3 0 609 7 To 8 Bargad/Vad Ficus bengalensis 0 1 1 1 3 610 7 To 8 Others 0 0 611 8 To 9 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 612 8 To 9 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 613

8 To 9 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 7 10 6 23 1 1

614 8 To 9 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 615 8 To 9 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 616 8 To 9 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 617 8 To 9 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 618 8 To 9 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 619 8 To 9 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 620 8 To 9 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

621 8 To 9 Niligiri

Eucalyptus lanceolatus 0 0


9 To 10 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 0



636 9 To 10 Mango Mangifera indica 0 0 637 9 To 10 Bargad/Vad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 638 9 To 10 Others 0 0 Total 543 536

(iv) Ichhapur – Palsana (SH167) . 30 to 31 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 30 to 31 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 30 to 31 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 15 15 1 1 30 to 31 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 30 to 31 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 30 to 31 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 30 to 31 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 30 to 31 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 to 31 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 to 31 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 to 31 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 1

30 to 31 Others 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 31 to 32 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 31 to 32 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 31 to 32 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 2 4 6 0 31 to 32 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 31 to 32 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 31 to 32 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 31 to 32 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 31 to 32 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 31 to 32 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 31 to 32 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 1 1 0

31 to 32 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 0 0

31 to 32 Others 0 0 32 to 33 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

32 to 33 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 32 to 33 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 0 32 to 33 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 32 to 33 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 32 to 33 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 32 to 33 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 32 to 33 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 32 to 33 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 32 to 33 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 6 6 0


32 to 33 Others 0 0 33 to 34 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 33 to 34 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 33 to 34 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 1 1 2 7 7 33 to 34 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 33 to 34 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 33 to 34 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 2 0 33 to 34 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 2 0 33 to 34 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 33 to 34 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 33 to 34 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 1 1 0

33 to 34 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 0 5 5

33 to 34 Others 0 0 34 to 35 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 34 to 35 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 34 to 35 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 1 2 3 34 to 35 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 34 to 35 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 34 to 35 Babool Acacia nilotica 1 1 0 34 to 35 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 34 to 35 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 34 to 35 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 34 to 35 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 1 1 1 1

34 to 35 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 0 1 1

34 to 35 Others 2 3 5 5 5 35 to 36 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 35 to 36 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 35 to 36 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 0 35 to 36 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 35 to 36 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 35 to 36 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 35 to 36 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 35 to 36 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 35 to 36 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 35 to 36 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0




SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

35 to 36 Others 1 1 1 1 2 36 to 37 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 36 to 37 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 36 to 37 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 4 4 8 0 36 to 37 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 36 to 37 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 36 to 37 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 36 to 37 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 36 to 37 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 36 to 37 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 36 to 37 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0

36 to 37 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 14 2 16 0

36 to 37 Others 0 1 1 2 37 to 38 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 37 to 38 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 37 to 38 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 1 1 4 4 37 to 38 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 37 to 38 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 37 to 38 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 2 2 37 to 38 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 37 to 38 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 37 to 38 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 37 to 38 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0


37 to 38 Others 2 2 4 4 38 to 39 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 38 to 39 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 38 to 39 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 10 10 3 6 9 38 to 39 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 38 to 39 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 38 to 39 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 38 to 39 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 0 38 to 39 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 38 to 39 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 38 to 39 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 2 2 0


38 to 39 Others 0 0 39 to 40 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 39 to 40 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 39 to 40 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 1 4 5 0 39 to 40 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 39 to 40 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 39 to 40 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 39 to 40 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 39 to 40 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 39 to 40 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

39 to 40 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 1 1


39 to 40 Others 2 2 0 40 to 41 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 40 to 41 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 40 to 41 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 2 1 3 0 40 to 41 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 40 to 41 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 40 to 41 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 40 to 41 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 0 40 to 41 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 40 to 41 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 40 to 41 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 4 16 18 38 10 10


40 to 41 Others 0 0 41 to 42 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 41 to 42 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 41 to 42 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 0 41 to 42 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 41 to 42 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 41 to 42 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 41 to 42 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 41 to 42 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 41 to 42 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 41 to 42 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0


41 to 42 Others 0 0 42 to 43 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 42 to 43 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 42 to 43 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 0 42 to 43 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 42 to 43 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 42 to 43 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 42 to 43 Neem Azardica indica 0 2 2 42 to 43 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 42 to 43 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 42 to 43 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 4 4 4 4


42 to 43 Others 0 0 43 to 44 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 43 to 44 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 43 to 44 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 2 2 43 to 44 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 43 to 44 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 43 to 44 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 43 to 44 Neem Azardica indica 0 0



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

43 to 44 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 43 to 44 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 2 2 43 to 44 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0


43 to 44 Others 0 0 44 to 45 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 44 to 45 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 44 to 45 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 0 1 1 44 to 45 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 44 to 45 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 44 to 45 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 44 to 45 Neem Azardica indica 0 1 1 44 to 45 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 44 to 45 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 0 44 to 45 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0


44 to 45 Others 0 0 45 to 46 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 45 to 46 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 45 to 46 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 4 4 2 14 16 45 to 46 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 45 to 46 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 45 to 46 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 1 1 45 to 46 Neem Azardica indica 3 3 2 8 10 45 to 46 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 45 to 46 Pipal Ficus religiosa 0 1 1 2 45 to 46 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 3 3


45 to 46 Mango Mangifera indica 0 1 1 2 45 to 46 Others 0 0 46 to 47 Gulmoher Delonix regia 0 0 46 to 47 Rain tree Somnia saman 0 0 46 to 47 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 1 1 0 46 to 47 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp 0 0 46 to 47 Sisoo Delbergia sisoo 0 0 46 to 47 Bavel Acacia nilotica 0 0 46 to 47 Neem Azardica indica 0 0 46 to 47 Bargad Ficus bengalensis 0 0 46 to 47 Pipal Ficus religiosa 1 1 0 46 to 47 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 0 0


46 to 47 Mango Mangifera indica 0 0 46 to 47 Others 0 0 47 to 48 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 1 1 20 20 47 to 48 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 1 1 1 1 47 to 48 Mango Mangifera indica 1 1 1 1



SN Km Common Name



50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)


50 - 100

100 - 150

150 - 200

> 200 (more than 200)

Total

47 to 48 Others 1 1 20 20 48 to 49 Neem Azardica indica 1 1 26 26 48 to 49 Bavel Acacia nilotica 1 1 10 2 12 48 to 49 Pipal Ficus religiosa 2 2 1 1 48 to 49 Others 1 1 2 1 1 49 to 50 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 2 2 4 3 3 49 to 50 Nariyal Cocos nucifera 11 14 25 1 1

49 to 50 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 5 5 10 20 30

49 to 50 Others 2 2 25 115 140 50 to 51 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 15 15 9 10 19 51 to 52 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 110 92 202 31 24 55 52 to 53 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 20 28 48 5 5 53 to 54 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 40 40 26 106 38 25 63


54 to 55 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 6 10 16 4 4

54 to 55 Niligiri Eucalyptus lanceolatus 35 25 60 61 48 109

55 to 56 Niligiri

Eucalyptus lanceolatus 12 12 6 6

56 to 57 Nilgiri

Eucalyptus lanceolatus 8 8 14 14

56 to 57 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 8 8 6 6 56 to 57 Vad/Bargad Ficus bengalensis 1 1 6 16 22 56 to 57 Others 1 1 1 1 2 to 3 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 8 8 2 2 2 to 3 Neem Azardica indica 2 2 25 5 2 32 2 to 3 Mango Mangifera indica 2 2 1 1 1 To 2 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 1 7 20 28 1 2 3

1 To 2 Niligiri

Eucalyptus lanceolatus 20 36 4 60 8 4 12

1 To 2 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 25 35 60 1 1 1 To 2 Mango Mangifera indica 35 1 36 2 2

1 To 2 Niligiri


6 2 6 14 90 56 146 0 to 1 Saru Casuarina equisetifolia 18 77 95 1 1

0 to 1 Nilgiri


25 6 31 20 25 38 83 0 to 1 Mango Mangifera indica 2 2 10 25 35 20 45 85 10 160 4 6 10 Total 1044 1188


50 - 100 100 - 150 150 - 200 > 200 (more than 200)

Total

Total number of tress on LHS 1286 1961 4479 522 155 8403 Total number of tress on RHS 1415 2636 4484 364 99 8998 Total on both sides 2701 4597 8963 886 254 17401



4.8.3 Forest In context wit this project, the roadside plantations raised by Forest Department on the land of P WD/NHAI and su bsequently not ified as protected forests. For t his type of forests, compensatory a fforestation i s not required and t he p roposal has t o b e su bmitted t o t he Regional Office of the Ministry irrespective of the area. The proposal is to be submitted in the prescribed format through the State Forest Department to the concerned Regional Office of the Ministry, who are the competent authority to finally dispose of all such proposals. While issuing approval, the Regional Office will stipulate a condition that for every tree cut, at least two trees should be planted. In total 46.5776 ha o f Protected Area of forests has to be diverted in the various sections in the Gujarat/Maharashtra Border –Surat Hazira Port Section of NH-6 of Surat District are given below

(a) Bardoli- Gujarat / Maharashtra Border Section of NH-6 (up to border of Surat)

34.93 – 36.8 km & 36.8 & 49.7 km - 23.22 ha.

(b) Hazira Port – Ichhapore (Start from Haziora Village Gate) 12.45 – 18.4 km - 14.28

(c) Ichhapore – Palsana section of SH-168 (at scattered Locations – Crossing of Road & Canal)

Hazira Canal Crossing - 0.0880 ha. Surat – Dumas Branch Canal - 0.0880 ha. Surat – Dumas Road - 0.0450 ha. Surat – Navsari Road -1.4100

(d) Palsana – Bardoli section of SH-187 (at scattered locations – crossingof road & canal) Palsana Distributary Canal - 0.8700 Palsana Distriburtary Canal - 0.0696

(e) Baroda – Bombay section of NH-8

Palsana Chauraha - 0.336

In total 105.4544 ha of Rangewise Protected Area of forests has to be diverted in the various sections in the Gujarat/Maharashtra Border –Surat Hazira Port Section of NH-6 of Tapi District are given below:

(a) In Mahuva Range from km 49.7 – 51.6, from km 50.93 – 55.2 and from km 55.2 –

55.655 – 4.239 ha. (b) In Vyara Range from km 55.655 -60.5, from 60.2 – 70.8 and fom km 70.844 – 85.6

- 44.1354 ha (c) In Uchhal Range from km 85.6 -86.9, from 86.9 – 88 and fom km 88– 85.6 - 103

– 57.08 ha

For t he f elling o f the trees falling w ithin t he R ight o f Way ( ROW) ea rmarked as “Protected



Forests” under the Forest Conservation Act 1980, and its amendment as per February 18, 1998 MOEF ci rcular on linear plantations on roadsides, Canal and r ailway l ines modified the appl icability of p rovisions of For est (Conservation) A ct, 1980 to linear pl antations discussed under section 3.3.1 of Chapter – 3. The counting and marking of the trees falling within the ROW and JMS has already been completed by our official at site. Forest proposal for the trees falling under proteced and no nprotected area has already been prepared.

In total 182.1338 ha of forest lying in Non Protect Area Area has to be diverted in the various sections in the Gujarat/Maharashtra Border –Surat Hazira Port Section of NH-6 of Surat District are given below: (a) Palsana –Bardoli section of SH-187

km 6.15 – 7.635, km 7.365 - 9.00 km & 9.00 – 15.300 km - 12.31 ha.

(b) Ichapore section of SH-168 (at scattered locations- crossing of Roads & Canal)

km 0.00 – 25.50, km 25.50 – 27.80 & km 27.80 – 32.00 - 152.169

(c) Hazira Port – Ichhapore (start from Hazira village)

km 18.40 – 24.223 & km 14.223 – 29.000 – 16.96 ha.

(d) Bardoli – Navsari (start from Bardoli Chauraha) Palsana Distributary Canal km 47.40 – 48.00 & km 48.00 – 48.600 - 0.576 ha.

(e) Bardoli – Mahua (start from Bardoli Chauraha)

km .950 – 1.020 - 0.112 ha. In the a bove c ase al so similarly t he pr oposal i s t o be su bmitted i n t he prescribed format through the State Forest Department to the concerned DFO for felling of trees. In t otal 2. 272 h a of R eserved A rea of forests falling w ithin Pankhari a nd P archuli v illages between B ardoli to D hoilia falling w ithin B ardoli – Gujarat/Maharashtra B order h as t o be diverted in the various sections in the Gujarat/Maharashtra Border –Surat Hazira Port Section of NH-6 of Tapi District are given below:

(a) From km 88.33 – 89.528 & from 89.528 – 89.75

As per Forest Conservation Act 1980 and its amendment in 1988 under point 6, 1.1 Defination, point (i) quote ”The term “Forest Land” mentioned in Section 2 of the Act refers to reserved forest, protected f orest or any area r ecorded as f orest in t he g overnment r ecords. Lands which are notified under Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act would also come within the purview of t he Act. …… ………All proposals for diversion of such areas to any non-forest purpses, irrespective of its ownership,would require the prior approval of the Central Government” as per Form ‘A’ for seeking prior approval under section 2 of the proposals by the State Governments and other authorities. (Refer Annexure - I). Therefore, for the total 2.272 ha. area under Reseved Forest denotification procedure would



be required from the concerned authorities as per the required procedures discussed in the above para.

4.8.4 Fauna

Some of the wildlife forms found in the district of surat are Mellirus us ursinus (Sloth Bear), Panthera pardus (Panther) and Bosdaphus tragocamelus (Nilgai). Species found in this r egion c omprises of Anas platyrhynchos (Water f owls), Anthropoides virgo (Crane ), Pavo cristatus (Pea fowl ) and Phoemcopterus raber roseus (Flamingo). Thus, coastal pa rt o f S outh G ujarat ar e t he m ain domains o f these aquatic fauna l ife. The animal life f orm also c onsists o f many forms o f a quatic i nvertebrates i ncluding Nematodes, Snails, Bivalves, Crustacea and Insects. Vertebrates life form represented by fish and frogs also exist. Other birds such as Cormorands, Pelicans, Whistling teals, Comb, Ducles, Poachards, Coots, Gulls, Terns, Dabbling ducks, Ibises, Spoon bills are also found in this region.

No rare and endangered species of animal and birds are reported to be found in and around the project area. The project area does not intersect any wildlife migratory route. No ecologically s ensitive z one ex ists w ithin the pr oject r egion. The nea rest w ildlife sanctuary is the Piploo Sloth Bear Sanctuary located approximately 60 km away f rom the project site. (Source: Planning Atlas of Gujarat, 1987, Resource Profile, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Govt. of Gujarat).

Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks

No w ildlife s anctuaries, National P arks or B iosphere R eserves are l ocated w ithin the project area.

4.9 Amenities & Religious & Cultural Properties

Roadside amenities and religious & cultural properties generally include: Religious properties (temples, gurudwara & mosques) Educational institutions (schools & colleges) Medical amenities (hospitals & health centers) Drinking water sources (hand pumps) Petrol pumps The roadside amenities and religious & cultural properties along with their chainage wise list & distance from road are elaborated below:

Religious properties: 29 temples and 2 Cemetery and 1 Mosque are located along the project corridor. The detailed chainage wise list of religious properties along with their distance from centre line of carriageway is given in Table- 4.12



Educational institutions: 06 School are located along Bardoli-Gujarat/Maharashtra Border section of the project Corridor and 5 edu cational amenities are located along Bardoli-Ichhapore se ction but t here ar e no educational i nstitutions al ong t he Ichhapore-Hazira Port section of the project corridor. The detailed Chainage wise list of educational institution along with their distance from centre line of carriageway is given in Table- 4.13

Medical amenities: 3 hospitals are located along the (Bardoli-Gujarat/Maharashtra Border) p roject corridor, but t here are no hospitals along the (Bardoli-Hazira port) project corridor. The detailed chainage wise list of medical amenities along with their distance from centre line of carriageway is given in Table- 4.14 Drinking water sources: 5 hand pump and 2 tube well are located along Bardoli-Gujarat/Maharashtra Border section o f t he P roject co rridor and 19 t ube well and 5 hand pump are located along Bardoli to Ichhapore section. Refer Table- 4.15

Table- 4.12 List of Religious Places along the Project Corridor

S. N. Name Ch. (Km) Side Dist from C/L (m)

Location

Ichhapore to Hazira Port Section 1. Bhara Shiv Temple 14+300 Left 15.4 Kawas 2. Shree Kailash Moksh Dham (Cemetry), 21+500 Left 10.5 Mora 3. Hanuman Temple 27+790 Left 28.7 Hazira 4. Hanuman Temple 9+100 Right 13.5 Bhatha 5. Hanuman Temple (Under Construction) 9+105 Right 16 Bhatha 6 Hanuman Ji ka Temple 10+700 Right 14.6 Ichhapor 7 Shri Parmarth Ashram Hanuman Temple 15+440 Right 14 Ichhapor 8 Ganpati Babaji ka Temple 21+730 Right 7.5 Hazira

Bardoli to Ichhapore section 1. Temple 2+760 Left 24.5 Nandira 2. Temple 6+150 Right 29.0 Ena 3. Temple 8+200 Left 18.8 Ghaludo 4. Temple 12+560 Left 28.2 Palasana 5 Cemetery 15+850 Right 10.5 Italwa 6 Temple 18+050 Right 18.2 Bhatiya 7 Cemetery 21+700 Right 15 Hajipur 8 Hanuman Temple 25+450 Left 10.5 dundi 9 Temple 31+100 Right 18.7 Un 10 Temple 31+050 Right 18.7 Un 11 Ram Mandir Ashram 35+550 Left 6.5 Dhundi

12 Temple 6+420 Left 39.5 Ena 13 Temple 6+450 Left 35.6 Ena 14 Temple 6+540 Left 34.5 Ena Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section 1 Shri Agasi Mata Ji Temple 35+810 Left 23.0 Bardoli 2 Mosque 52+545 Right 50.0 Bajipura



Table

Table 4.13 List of Educational Institutions along the Project Corridor


Location

Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section 1 Residential S chool of S eventh-day-

Adventists, 57+800 Left 18.0 Tichakpura

2 Smt. J .K. Sh ah & Shri K. D. S hah Commerce College

61+720 Right 17.0 Paniyari

3 Dakshinapath vivid Lakshey School 63+000 Right 22.4 Vyara 4 Savarjanik High School 83+250 Right 19.5 Songarh 5 Gandhinagar Primary School 98+400 Right 14.0 Gandhinagar 6 Primary School 100+400 Left 28.0 Sakarda Bardoli to Ichhapore section 7 Primary School 4+950 Left 17.0 Dhamdod 8 Sarder Patel School 6+200 Right 22.0 Ena 9 ITI Palsana 12+390 Left 29.2 Palsana 10 High School 17+710 Right 37.0 Taraj 11 School 25+750 Left 17.0

Table- 4.14 List of Medical Amenities along the Project Corridor


Location

Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section 1 Arogya Kendra Dham Hospital 35+750 Left 42.0 Kuched 2 Referal Hospital 63+100 Left 29.2 Vyara 3 Janak Smark Hospital 65+500 Left 17.0 Vyara

Table- 4.15 List of Hand pump/Tube well along the Project Corridor S. N. Ch. (Km) Side Dist from C/L (m) Type Present Use Bardoli to Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section

3 Shri Swaminarayan Sanskar Dham 53+050 Right 23.5 Bajipura 4 Shri K ashi V ishvanath S ateswar Shiv

Temple 57+500 Left 20.0 Maypur

5 Ambaji temple 64+150 Left 31.2 Vyara 6 Shri Hari Hareshwar Mahadev Temple 64+449 Right 21.5 Vyara 7 Shri Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple 64+450 Left 9.8 Vyara 8 Shri Mankameshwar Shamshan Ghat 64+600 Right 31.0 Vyara 9 Shri Shiv Shakti Dhuvi Mata Temple 65+245 Left 23.5 Vyara 10 Hanuman Temple 65+250 Right 19.8 Vyara 11 Rokadian Hanuman Temple 65+950 Right 32.0 Vyara 12 Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple 68+650 Right 38.4 Chikhali 13 Shree Jalaram Temple 82+000 Left 8.8 Songarh



S. N. Ch. (Km) Side Dist from C/L (m) Type Present Use 1 45+900 Left 15.8 Tube well Irrigation 2 48+100 Left 15.8 Tube well Irrigation 3 57+500 Left 29.3 Hand pump Drinking & domestic 4 86+905 Left 15.0 Hand pump Drinking & domestic 5 92+250 Left 15.5 Hand pump` Drinking & domestic 6 92+710 Left 12.0 Hand pump Drinking & domestic 7 98+549 Left 14.0 Hand pump Drinking & domestic Bardoli to Ichhapore section 1 0+210 Right 23.9 Tube well Irrigation 2 0+290 Right 25.0 Tube well Irrigation 3 0+750 Left 12.2 Tube well Irrigation 4 0+850 Left 19.0 Tube well Irrigation 5 0+950 Right 18.3 Tube well Irrigation 6 1+650 Left 20.0 Tube well Irrigation 7 1+750 Right 24.0 Tube well Irrigation 8 1+800 Left 12.2 Tube well Irrigation 9 3+670 Right 14.0 Tube well Irrigation 10 3+710 Left 16.8 Tube well Irrigation 11 3+800 Left 28.3 Tube well Irrigation 12 4+050 Left 15.0 Tube well Irrigation 13 6+030 Left 14.5 Tube well Irrigation 14 7+160 Left 12.0 Tube well Irrigation 15 7+750 Left 13.2 Tube well Irrigation 16 7+810 Right 11.2 Tube well Irrigation 17 9+400 Right 14.4 Tube well Irrigation 18 9+400 Left 18.0 Tube well Irrigation 19 8+010 Right 24.0 Tube well Irrigation 20 24+200 Left 29.0 Hand pump Drinking & domestic 21 24+250 Left 27.3 Hand pump Drinking & domestic 22 24+275 Left 29.6 Hand pump Drinking & domestic 23 24+400 Right 30.0 Hand pump Drinking & domestic 24 24+550 right 15.6 Hand pump Drinking & domestic



Chapter-5 Environmental Impacts and

Mitigation Measures 5.1 Impacts & Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase 5.1.1 Topography, Geology and Soil

Impact on t he t opography of t he pr oject ar ea a t macro l evel i s insignificant bu t a t micro l evel r aised embankment near t he new pr oposed br idges would e levate t he road in stretches from 1.5 to 2.5 metres. This may impact hydrology at very micro-level and su ch impacts will be l ow. Impacts on topography in regions of such raised embankment will be low and permanent.

Impact of the proposed activity on the geological resources will occur from the extraction of materials primarily f rom identified quarries. As stones and sand will be collected from riverbed exhaustion of materials through extraction for this project with tend to get replenished by flow of boulders & deposits of sand during the succeeding monsoon. Hence, the impact on geology of the region is insignificant.

Development activities have been always associated with loss of productive soil, and soil co ntamination bot h phy sical and ch emical. Problems on phy sical d egradation include er osion, co mpaction and st ructural dam age r esulting from c onstruction activities and borrowing and quarrying. Similarly chemical problems results from waste di sposal act ivities, di scharge and sp illage of l iquid e ffluent and at mospheric emissions .The i mpact through total loss o f 831.57 ha of l and ( 403.248 ha pr ivate and 428.323 ha govt. land) which include productive soil under agricultural crop and cash cr op l ike cotton, groundnuts, oi lseeds and su garcane will be si gnificant and irreversible at the micro-level but insignificant at the district level.

During P re co nstruction phase s ite pr eparation m ay i nvolve dem olition of bui lding, clearing of brushwood, tree removal, temporary rerouting of utilities, topsoil stripping, and di version or r e-channeling o f w aterways. T his brings risks of er osion t o t he exposed ground or stored topsoil.

Similarly setting up o f workers camp al ong t he pr oject road m ay l ead t o l oss of productive soils and impact the soil productivity especially at micro level.

5.1.2 Land Use

The improvement of the project road is expected to cause some changes in the land use especially along the proposed road and i ts 3 bypasses. Urban agglomeration is likely to result due to induced development in those areas which was not connected by the road links. There may be some change in the land use pattern of the project area through coming up of some small business enterprise especially along the new



bypasses. Any undesirable induced development has to be controlled/guides by competent civil authorities within the prevailing regulatory framework.

The improvement of the project road is expected to cause some changes in the land use. In this project, most of the area is agricultural field, which may be diverted for development and ot her usa ge. H owever, t he st atus of su ch ch ange w ill be determined by t he demands arising out improved connectivity and t he response o f the farming and business communities of the region to meet such demands.

5.1.3 Drainage, Water Bodies & Water Use Water so urces and quality, i ncluding su rface and ground w ater, i s l ikely t o b e impacted due t o act ivities such as se tting up workers camp near w ater so urces, transportation and storage of construction material such as sand, fly ash etc. without covering i t. Construction o f br idges both m ajor and m inor may also impact water quality through increased alkalinity and turbidity.

a) Impact on Surface water quality

These surface water bodies may be impacted in terms of degradation in water quality and i ncrease i n sediment l oad. S urface water quality m onitoring has been ca rried out at 5 l ocations and the r esults indicate that all parameters of the samples are within permissible limits.

The Project road crosses 5 Rivers namely Mindhola River, Taraj Khadi, Azaba Khadi, Khadi and T api River apar t from 5 minor streams and a canal namely Dokmarda Khadi, Chick Khadi, Mindh R iver, Kachha Khadi and S omnath R iver. There are no water bodies viz. tanks, ponds along the road corridor which will be impacted.

These surface water bodies may be impacted in terms of degradation in water quality and increase in sediment load. Due to tree felling, soils around the water bodies and surface drainage channels will be exposed during the pre construction stage. Due to construction of road and bridges a lot of eroded soil will also be deposited in the river.

• The short-term increase in runoff laden with sediment may also occur due to the removal of trees, vegetative cover, construction of bridges and compaction of the surrounding soil

• The su spended se diments and t he asso ciated pollutants may g et w ashed i nto these water so urces leading t o habi tat quality ch anges for fish and aqu atic life because of increased turbidity. This may also result in flooding of river during the monsoon season. The life span of the existing bridges may also be impacted due to large volume of silt deposits.

• To prevent siltation of surface water silt f encing will be pr ovided at base of embankment for the entire perimeter of any water body. Siltation of soil into water bodies w ill also be prevented by storing construction materials in enclosure such that it does not drain into nearby water courses.



a) Impact on Ground Water & its usage There will be no impact on ground water resources as ground water will not be used for construction activity. Approx. 800 kl/km of water will be utilised for road construction per day. Expected sources are existing surface water resources i.e. 3 rivers namely from Mindhola River, Taraj Khadi, and Tapi River and Ground water. • For dom estic use i n l abor ca mp ground w ater w ill be ut ilized. S uch

consumption from identified sources will not come in conflict with the requirement of the local communities as proper arrangements will be made by the construction contractors prior to start of construction works.

• Ground water quality monitored at 7 locations has been indicative that there is no cause for concern for any of the specified parameters.

5.1.4 Air Quality and Noise

Air Quality

Air quality will be impacted impact during construction activity and due to growth in traffic volume of the project corridor in operation phase.

To cr eate bench mark ambient ai r quality m onitoring at se lected sites has been carried out. All parameters were well within the prescribed national standards of the ambient air quality. The pr e-construction st age i s characterized by activities like si te cl earance, t ree cover removal, shifting of utilities, transportation of men and m aterial, establishment of co nstruction ca mps, stockyards, i nstallation of pl ants and e quipments. A ll t hese activities lead t o g eneration o f dus t especially when such act ivities are undertaken during t he d ry se ason. S uch i mpacts will be sh ort-term, l ocation s pecific an d reversible. During t he construction st age most i mportant pollutant dur ing t his phase w ill be suspended particulate matter along with gaseous pollutants like dioxides of nitrogen, sulphur, and carbon monoxide. Such deterioration of air quality can be assigned to: • Fugitive dust emission from construction activities like excavation, back-filling and

concreting • Hauling and dum ping of ea rth & co nstruction spoils and vehicular m ovement

along unpaved roads or temporary diversions • Gaseous emission from construction equipment and vehicular traffic • Emissions from asphalt and hot-mix plants • Such impacts will be low to moderate and spatially restricted along the immediate

corridor of impact particularly at the sites of bridge construction and the spans of the project road taken up for rehabilitation.



Noise Level

The a mbient noi se l evel w ill not be i mpacted appreciably at t he pr e construction stage. The noi se l evels may i ncrease due to pr e construction activities like establishment o f worker’s camps, transportation of co nstruction materials and movement of machineries and equipments for construction. This impact of increased noise level will be localized, short term and reversible. Monitoring of noise levels reflect that at some locations noise levels exceeding prescribed limits. Rigid noise control measures in the form of vegetation and artificial buffers will have to be put into force especially along settlements and sensitive noise receptors during pre-construction and construction phase During the construction stage impacts are going to be significant for the communities residing al ong the pr oject co rridor. I mpacts on di fferent receptors will al so v ary considerably dur ing the construction stage and t hese impacts will be localized and limited to stretches where construction work will be under progress, near equipment / vehicle yard, plant sites. The machineries and equipments used in construction during t heir ope ration m ay ca use si gnificant ch anges in t he noi se l evel. Proper scheduling of ope ration of such m achineries dur ing t he const ruction phase which are restricted to day time, may to a great extent attenuate the noise level leading to lessening of the discomfort level of the affected communities. The machineries and equi pment to be used f or construction will be housed within closed enclosures. Other ac tivities related to construction that a ffect noise quality include st one cr ushing, asp halt pr oduction and bat ching pl ants and di esel generators.

5.1.5 Flora and Fauna

Flora Some trees and ground vegetation will be impacted during establishment of construction, workers camps, and st ockyards for m aterial st orage and c onstruction machinery and equipment camps in the pre-construction stage. Such impacts will be localized, temporary and reversible.

The impact will be si gnificant during the construction stage, as the tree cover within the pr oposed R ow w ill be r emoved i n phase s as the road up gradation w ork progresses. This will affect the aesthetics of the corridor and communities that use the f ruits, f iber, f odder, f lowers and f uel wood. Approximately 10 ,400 trees will b e impacted. S ome o f t he main sp ecies are Neem, Saru, Nilg iri, B abool, Rain T ree (Bilayati Siris), Eucalyptus, Gulmohar, Sissoo, Mango and Nariyal. In addition to this several clumps of Desi and V ilayati Babool and K ikar will get affected during project execution.

Fauna As the project does not pass through forest area of any kind, no impact on wildlife is anticipated. The road stretch along bypasses does not fragment any wildlife habitat.



Chances of i njury and ca sualty o f w ild animals is remorse as no wild ani mal movement corridor comes along the project road.

Mitigation Measures • Project l aborers will be m ade aw are of t he r elevant pr ovision of t he Wildlife

(protection) Act 1972 and rules made there under to prevent poaching of game birds and animals from such forests.

• Construction camp labourers will be under instruction to notify any injury /casualty to wild animals to the nearest forest office.

5.1.6 Social Aspects The i mpact o f t he r oad i mprovement on the s ocio-economic environment w ill be significantly beneficial, as it is likely to stimulate the economic growth of the area. Reduced t ransportation costs and av ailability of hi gh-class transportation f acilities for raw materials and products will be the most important advantage of the improved road.

Such induced development is not l ikely to lead to socio-cultural problems. To have planned development, the local development authorities, have to step in and use the regulatory framework to channelise such induced developments.

The various other impacts of the proposed project on the social aspects during the pre-construction and construction stage will be discussed in detail as part of Chapter - 4.

5.2 Impacts & Mitigation Measures during Operation Phase 5.2.1 Air Quality

During operation stage air quality is likely to improve in the initial years after up-gradation o f t he road because o f sa ving o f fuels in t he v ehicular t raffic riding on smooth and improved roads with much less interruption Dust dispersion also will be substantially r educed. B ut su ch bene ficial i mpacts may be neg ated i n future years through i ncreased v olume o f t raffic and i nadequate r oad m aintenance. I t i s also possible in future not a very distant one t hat there may be r eduction in the pollutant load of transportation because of improvement in fuel quality, design improvement of engines and availability of mix of environment friendly fuels. Mitigation Measures • The asphalt plants, crushers and the batching plants will be sited at least 1000 m

in the downwind direction from the nearest settlement; • All precautions to reduce the level of dust emissions from the hot mix plants,

crushers and batching plants will be taken up. The hot mix plant will be fitted with dust extraction units;

• All vehicles, eq uipment and m achinery use d for co nstruction w ill be r egularly maintained t o en sure that t he pol lution e mission l evels conform t o t he S PCB



norms. Regular monitoring of Suspended Particulate Matter at crusher sites, during the construction, will be conducted;

• Water will be sprayed on the lime/cement and ear th mixing sites, asphalt mixing site and t emporary se rvice and acce ss roads. A fter co mpacting the ear thwork, water will be sprayed on regularly to prevent generation of dust

• To avoid dust em issions l ikely t o result from the spills of construction materials and borrow materials, the vehicles delivering material will be covered

5.2.2 Noise Level

During ope ration stage noise l evels will co nsiderably co me dow n due t o s mooth riding pavement, improvement in junctions etc. Good quality strip plantations coming up along st retches of the pr oject co rridor w ill al so at tenuate noi se l evel dur ing this phase. Mitigation Measures • Construction pl ant and machinery t o be l ocated at l east 1000m a way from t he

settlements. • To sch edule noi sy c onstruction oper ations and t heir dur ation i n su ch a way to

avoid ni ghttime ac tivities. N oisy co nstruction n ear se ttlements to be r estricted during the hours of 7am and 7pm.

• Enforcement of adherence to guidelines by the contractor to CPCB guidelines • “No ho rn” si gn boar ds w ill be put near al l se nsitive r eceptors like schools,

hospitals, etc.

• Provision of appropriate signages and signals for slowing down near sensitive receptors

• Will help reduce noise.

• Proper maintenance of vehicles plants and equipments will also help in reduction of noise levels.

5.2.3 Fauna During the Operation phase there will be no impact on t he faunal l ife as there is no wildlife habi tat al ong the r oad al ignment. Chances of i njury and ca sualty of w ild animals is very remorse.

Mitigation Measures • Project l aborers will be m ade aw are of t he r elevant pr ovision of t he Wildlife

(protection) Act 1972 and rules made there under to prevent poaching of game birds and animals from such forests.

• Construction camp labourers will be under instruction to notify any injury /casualty to wild animals to the nearest forest office.



5.2.4 Drainage, Water Body and Water Use a) Impact on Surface Water It i s envisaged t hat t here i s possibility of posi tive impacts, dur ing oper ation phase , due to the proposed widening /strengthening of existing road. The extent of vehicles going on to t he ber ms causing dus t w ould be r educed beca use o f l arger pav ed surfaces meaning thereby reduced dust settlements on water courses.

Impacts on su rface w ater quality dur ing pre-construction w ill be low, sp atially restricted and v ery sh ort t erm. S uch i mpacts during t he co nstruction phase w ill be moderate particularly in areas of bridge construction but short term and reversible.

Mitigation Measures • Adoption of eccentric widening ( left or right) t o save trees and avoid/minimise

demolition of structures. • Restriction of work on program on co nstruction of bridge and cu lverts during the

dry seasons. • Use of silt fencing, sediment traps etc. for minimization of soil movement. • Minimisation of disturbance of stream substrate to only that necessary for placing

abutments or piling • Construction of cofferdam with materials that cannot be b rought into suspension

by flowing waters. • Provision of co ver o f t arpaulins or o ther material under t he bridge deck t o

prevent debris, wastes and toxic compounds from entering the stream. • Avoidance of lead-based paints in painting bridge components • Use of oil/ water separators to extract floating oils. • Channeling run-off with high level of suspended solids into sedimentation ponds. • Proper storage of contaminated liquids and disposal after treatment to bring such

liquids within prescribed permissible limits. • Turfing with grass or planting with tress of all exposed areas as soon as possible

to reduce erosion risks. • On site fueling area of vehicles and equipments will be selected away from water

bodies and sh ould be p rotected by a ber m to p revent r un-off f rom leaving t he area.

• Adoption of a well-conceived construction material handling protocol e.g. storage away f rom water sources and provision of retention areas to contain acc idental spills of such toxic, hazardous and

• For efficient cross-drainage and prevention of water stagnation along the sides, provision adequate number of cross-drainage structures

• Avoidance of contamination o f t he water body and dr ainage channels from fuel and l ubricants, t rough p roper maintenance o f v ehicle and eq uipments only at designated places.

• Modification o f embankment slopes to prevent entry o f contaminated water into water courses.



b) Impact on Ground Water During the operation phase there will be no impact on the ground water resources of the region.

To monitor t he quality o f ground water dur ing the operation phase samples will be taken f rom 7 locations to asce rtain i f t here i s a ca use for concern for any of t he specified parameters or not. This will be done as part of the EMP.

5.2.5 Access Due to up-gradation of the project road resulting in the smooth and fast movement of the t raffic, t he hum an and animal popul ation i s likely t o f ace p roblem to cr oss and to have accessibility of the land from one side to the other side of the road.

Mitigation Measure In or der t o p rovide a sm ooth a ccessibility t o t he hum an and ani mal popul ation pedestrian & ca ttle c rossings and under passes has to be p rovided at appropriate location near the urban & rural settlements, cattle crossing locations near grazing lands etc.

5.2.6 Cultural Environment

There are a number of trees / tree temples on either side of the project road within 7 km of Corridor o f Impact ( COI). 19 religious st ructures exist cl ose t o R OW. Alignments have been adjusted to save some religious/ cultural properties.

Mitigation Measures

A geometric adjustment has been done while finalizing the alignment to minimize the loss to most of these religious structures in general. Those temple which are likely to be affected by widening the road, will be relocated to other places after mutual consultation with local communities or by exercising the option of eccentric widening. Majority of the religious structures which are likely to be impacted by widening has been saved by proposed bypasses.

5.2.7 Socio - economic Environment

The widening / upgradation of the project road will have a g eneral beneficial impact on socio- economic front both locally and regionally through improved connectivity of the project area with markets located in the stretch and adjoining areas. But there will be also some adverse impacts resulting from:

(i) Resettlement of People

(ii) Relocation of community structures

(iii) Acquisition of land and structures

(iv) Influx of Construction Workers

(v) Economic Impacts



The resettlement action plan provides for

• Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the project affected people

• Process of land acquisition along with the compensation package

• Relocation of community structures

• Mechanism f or k eeping t he proponent organization accountable f or proper implementation of RAP

The impact of the road improvement on the socio-economic environment will be significantly beneficial, as it is likely to stimulate the economic growth of the area. Reduced transportation costs and availability of high-class transportation facilities for raw materials and products will be the most important advantage of the improved road.

Mitigation measure

• Provision of al ternate space for local act ivities earlier t aking place within ROW. Continued operation of roadside stalls, customer parking, pickup areas for public transport services by covered drains.

• Service ar ea pr ovision adj acent to t he new r outes and enco uraging l ocal community to make use of new opportunities

• Provision of enhancements for various amenities and r eligious structures along the alignment

• The l abors will be r estrained f rom usi ng t he l ocal r esources that ar e hel d i n common by the local/ indigenous people.

• Payment o f appr opriate co mpensation for a cquisition o f p rivate l and and properties as per relevant State Govt. laws

5.2.8 Public Health and Road Safety Construction Stage Communities inhabiting t he ar ea o f impact co rridor w ill ob viously bear t he br unt of discomforts ar ising out of i ncreasing pol lution l oad dur ing t he co nstruction st age. Similarly the labors involved in the project activity may also pass through environmental health and sanitation issues. Also both groups will be having concern for safety measures. The impacts on whole can be classified as: • Psychological impacts of project affected people • Migration of workers and establishments of construction camps, which may lead

to problems of sanitation. This might also lead to transmission of communicable diseases

• Discomforts arising out of air and noise pollution Operation Stage The operation stage will obviously envisage both negative and positive impacts.



1. Positive i mpacts will ar ise from i ncreased w idth o f pav ement on road way, more e ffective cr oss and l ongitudinal dr ainage and i ncreasing sa fety measures at areas of urbanization.

2. The negative impact will ensue from larger traffic volumes exposing commuters and users of the road to hazards of accidents.

Mitigation Measures • Construction w orkers will be f ully t rained and w ill be pr ovided appr opriate

protective equipment viz. helmets, gumboots, earplugs, and gloves. • During construction regular training will be given to construction worker in safety

measures at work place as well as environmental protection measures. • Provisions of heat h ca re facilities at construction camps will be m ade ava ilable

and training will be imparted to reduce transmission of diseases i.e. HIV/AIDS. • Avoid water stagnation, casual water from empty containers, old tyres etc. as

these provide breeding areas for disease vectors • Organizing sa fe co nstruction w ork par ticularly i n and ar ound m inor and m ajor

settlements along the project road through proper traffic management • Installation o f pr oper r oad sa fety sy stem through si gnage, bar ricades, cr ash

barriers, edge posts / parapets to enhance safety of the vehicular traffic on the stretch of the road.

• Designation of areas for cross over by pedestrians, school children and cattle. • Improved cr ossing and al ternate acce ss routes by use of si gnage-improved

intersections, underpasses, and service roads. • Improvements of sharp curves and turns to avoid accident.

5.2.9 Human Use Values Induced Development

The improvement of the project road is expected to cause some changes in the land use. In this project, most of the area is agricultural f ield mixed with industrial growth centres, w hich m ay be di verted f or dev elopment and ot her usa ge. H owever, t he status o f su ch ch ange will be det ermined by t he dem ands ar ising ou t i mproved connectivity and the response of the farming and business communities of the region to meet such demands. The i mpact o f t he road i mprovement on the s ocio-economic environment w ill be significantly benef icial, as it i s likely t o st imulate t he eco nomic growth of the ar ea. Reduced transportation costs and availability of high-class transportation facilities for raw m aterials and pr oducts will be t he m ost i mportant adv antage o f t he i mproved road.

Such induced development is not likely to lead to socio-cultural problems. To have planned development, the local development authorities, have to step in and use the regulatory framework to channelise such induced developments.

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CHAPTER – 6

Analysis of Alternatives

In the present road development study existing 2-lane road has been considered for widening t o 4 /6-lane. The ex isting r oad passe s through congested stretches of Vyara, Bajipura, Bardoli, and Surat, which do not have adequate ROW to be widened to 4/6-lane facility. Therefore various alternatives have been st udied for the 2 proposed Bypasses at Vyara & Bajipura and realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli & Ichhapore. The analysis of alternatives has been carried out ‘with project’ and ‘without project’ scenarios in terms of potential environmental i mpacts. These bypasses and r ealignment sections have been finalized as detailed out in section 2.2 of Chapter 2. Fig. 6.1 to 6.3 shows the approved alignment of Bypasses and realignment of NH-6 between Bardoli & Ichhapore.

Fig. 6.1 Vyara Bypass

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Fig. No. 6.2 Bajipura Bypass

Fig. No. 6.3 Realignment of NH-6 Between Bardoli and Ichhapore



Chapter-7 Public Consultation

7.1 Introduction

Public participation and community consultation has been taken up as an integral part o f social and env ironmental asse ssment process of the P roject. P ublic participation has been viewed as a co ntinuous two w ay pr ocess, i nvolving promotion of public understanding of the processes and mechanisms through which dev elopmental pr oblems and needs are i nvestigated and solved. Consultation was used as a tool to inform and educate stakeholders about the proposed action both before and after the development decisions were made. It assisted in identification of the problems associated with the project as well as the needs of the popul ation l ikely t o be i mpacted. This participatory p rocess helped in reducing the public resistance to change and enabled the participation of t he l ocal peopl e in t he deci sion m aking p rocess. The involvement o f t he various stakeholders ensured that the affected population and other stakeholders are i nformed, co nsulted and al lowed t o par ticipate a t various stages of project preparation

Initial Public consultation has been carried out in this Project with the objectives of minimising probable adverse impacts of the project through alternate design solutions (alignment and cross-sectional) and to achieve speedy implementation of the project through bringing awareness amongst the community on the benefits of the project. The public consultation has been taken up as an integral part of social and environmental assessment process for this project. Several meetings were organized at various locations, promoting public understanding of the processes and mechanisms through which developmental problems and needs are investigated and solved.

To ensure the peoples’ participation in the planning phase of this project and treating public consultation and par ticipation as a continuous process, numerous events were attempted at this stage of project preparation. Aiming at promotion of public understanding and fruitful solutions of developmental problems such as local needs of r oad use rs and pr oblem and pr ospect o f resettlement, v arious sections of co mmunity peopl e and ot her st akeholders were co nsulted t hrough individual C onsultations.The op tion o f al ternative desi gn w as also di scussed t o meet their local t ransport needs and to achieve speedy implementation of the project w ith peopl es’ i nvolvement and su pport. N ecessary i nformation w as already gathered during the time of Environmental Survey.

7.2 Objectives Community consultations in the project was undertaken with objectives, which may be grouped into: • Information sharing, • Appraisal and assessment of the community needs, and • Development of specific design solutions and enhancement measure. These objectives are discussed below:



7.2.1 Information Sharing • To promote public awareness about the proposed project especially amongst

the potentially impacted communities/individuals. • To educate t he individuals/interested groups about the proposed course of

action; • To solicit t he v iews of a ffected co mmunities/individuals on environmental

components and the significance of impacts; • To serve as an important tool for collecting information about natural and the

human environments, much of which would never be accessible through more traditional approaches of data collection;

• To ensure lessening of public resistance to modify the proposed activity, by involving them in the decision making process; and

• To ach ieve t he basi s for an E nvironment Management P lan for the pr oject, with the incorporation of felt needs, views and preferences of the people likely to be impacted.

7.2.2 Appraisal & Assessment

• To inform Project Affected Communities about the provision of EMP, and to settle their felt need with mutual consent and to assist them during relocation of community property, if any

• Deduce information from the people about the local environmental issues and their dependence upon them.

• Collect peoples’ perceptions about the project and how the negative effects of the project should be mitigated.

7.2.3 Devising Specific Solutions

• To solicit the views of affected communities/individuals on environmental and social problems.

• Receive su ggestions from t he a ffected co mmunities with r egard t o the preferences and opt ions about t he pr oject i n g eneral and av oidance measures, m itigation/compensation measures, and benef its being pr ovided, in particular.

• To ensure lessening of public resistance to change by providing them a platform in the decision making process.

Thus, constructive participation by the affected population can influence not only environmental i mpact o f t he pr oject co rridor, b ut al so t he co sts, su ccess and duration of the main investment project itself. The possibility of active participation by affected communities.

7.3 Levels of Consultation

The consultation process established for the project has employed a r ange of formal and i nformal co nsultative t ools including i n dept h i nterviews with key informants, on-site consultation and Meetings. The enactment of the participation and co nsultations with t he st akeholders was done at v arious levels throughout



the project preparation stage. The Public Consultation was carried out at various stages of project preparation. Please refer Fig 7.1, 7.2 , 7.3 and Fig. 7.4.

Fig 7.1 Public Consultation with people at Bhatia

Fig. 7.2 Photos of Public Consultation at Virpur



Fig. 7.3 Photos of Public Consultation at Ena

Fig. 7.4 Photos of Public Consultation at Songadh



7.3.1 Local/Village Level Consultations

These co nsultations were hel d i n r ural, su burban and ur ban ar eas along t he corridor o f impact of the project road to i nform people about the pu rpose and preliminary design of the project. Such consultations provided a means to get the opinion of the people and their issues of concern. Village/local level consultations were hel d at se lected l ocations to under stand t he i mplication of the pr oject impacts on various groups, especially those with a distinct degree of vulnerability. The Location and date of public consultations are given in Table 7.1 the consultation se ssions are pr oposed to be co ntinued dur ing t he i mplementation and monitoring stages of the project. Fig 7.1 gives a view of Public consultation.

Table 7.1 Details of Public Consultations


1. 15/03/2007 Hazira

2. 07/05/2008 Songarh

3. 09/11/2008 Ena

4. 15/11/2008 Bhatia

A w ide r ange o f peopl e i ncluding and l ocal P eople, pr ivate gr oups, co mmunity people, P anchayat m embers and l eaders were co nsulted. The m ain points of discussions with v arious agencies were co ncentrated on env ironmental awareness, a fforestation, and sh ifting o f religious structures associated w ith project. People’s perceptions about environment were also recorded. The various methods and the issues addressed are discussed here.

Summary o f Public Consultation held a t Hazira, Sonagarh, Ena and Bhatia are given below:

• Majority of the participants who resides along the road are not in favour of bypass and hav e no ob jection i n ac quisition/relocations of their l and & structures

• The par ticipants who r esides away from t he r oad or near by se ttlements are in favour of the bypass

The participants opined the following:

• Compensation for land and trees falling in the agricultural land to be given as per market price of the land and tree

• Provision of land for land

• Compensation should be decided on qualitative and quantitative terms



• Rehabilitation and R elocation o f the publ ic property and r eligious places like Temples, M osques & G urdwaras along w ith t he v egetation cover/buffering

• Prior notice of about 6 months should be given prior to acquisition of land

• Shifting of the utility should be done by the concerned authorities prior in advance before construction

• Compensation in kind or cash prior to start of project

• Preferences should be given in kind instead of monetary compensation

• Full compensation should be given to the persons whose more than 75% land has been acquired

• Special assistance should be given to backward, ST & SC and vulnerable sections effected by project

• PAP’s should be pr ovided w ith pr oper t raining program for e mployment and livelihood restoration

7.3.2 Interview Survey

In or der t o acce ss the ex isting env ironment a nd l ikely impacts on P APs, an interview survey has been carried out. Numbers of people along the project, who are likely to be affected due to the present activity, have been interviewed. A common approach was to interview a r epresentative sample of a ffected people and as k a pr edefined s et o f questions, w ith a response r ecoded i n a s tandard form. Precaution has been exercised during the survey to ensure that the sample interviewed i s truly r epresentative o f t he a ffected groups and the questions are worded so as not to generate a bias response. Refer Table 7.2

Table 7.2: Peoples’ Perception about Environment

Sl. No. Question asked about Response Received 1. Water quality of wells,

rivers & canals Majority of t he peopl e responded that t he water quality of the area is good. However few complained about presence of chemicals

2. Noise level of the area Significant nu mber of t he peopl e were disturbed due to the high levels of noise due to vehicular traffic.

3. Air quality of the area Majority of the people felt that the air quality is good.

4. Plantation A large number of people said that plantation along the project road will reduce the pollution load.

5. Rare species of animals & birds

No su ch sp ecies is reported i n i mmediate corridor of impact.



6 Removal of large number of trees

These sh ould be ade quately co mpensated with t he r ight m ix of sp ecies in co nsultation with the affected communities and forest department.

7 Problem of drainage along some stretches of the road

During improvement and widening this should be t aken ca re o f through pr ovision of longitudinal and cross drainage structures.

Source: Primary survey, CES

7.3.3 Issue Raised and Response of the Project Authorities:

The following Table 7.3 gives details about the issue raised and response of the Project A uthorities & findings of publ ic consultation of di fferent st akeholders in Table 7.4.

Table 7.3: Issue Raised and Response of the Project Authorities

S. No Issues Raised Response

1. Basic amenities like water t aps, hand pumps etc. lying along the road should be protected.

The alignment has been so chosen that there i s minimum loss of these basi c amenities.

2. Loss of pr operties should be minimum.

The loss of Property has been kept minimum by pr oviding B ypasses / Realignments, Elevated Corridors.

3. Tree sh ould be protected

Only t hose trees w hich di rectly i mpinge on t he w ork w ill be cl early m arked and felled.

4. Cultural / r eligious properties should be saved.

Temples and Mosques have been saved through pr ovision o f ec centric widening to the left or right without compromising on the safety features

5. Plantation & Orchards should be saved

The alignment has been so chosen that it is affecting minimal possible Plantation & Orchards.

6. Compensation f or privately owned tree to be affected.

Compensation for p rivately o wned t rees would be g iven as fixed by t he competent Authority.

7. Road safety Bypasses have been pr ovided t o av oid congested settlements of Vyara, Bajipur, Bardoli and Ena



S. No Issues Raised Response

Junctions will be improved.

Service Roads have been proposed

Vehicular / P edestrian U nderpasses have been proposed

8. Compensation sh ould be paid before acquisition of p roperty and sh ould be pa id at market rates.

The compensation will be paid as per relevant r egulatory framework o f t he State

9. Rail Un der B ridge should be Provided.

Four Rail Under Bridges has been proposed where Rail line is crossing NH 6 and its new alignment

10. Compensation and the resettlement of t he existing market.

The competent A uthority will deci de on compensation and Resettlement as per law.

11. Proper meeting should be or ganized bef ore and dur ing the w ork with local community.

PIU, NHAI and Contractor will or ganize regular m eetings with t he l ocal communities before the start of work, during the construction phase and before t he decommissioning phase t o keep t hem app raised a bout the P roject Activities.

12. Control o f ai r, w ater and noi se pol lution during construction.

Appropriate and adequat e m easures have been det ailed i n t he E nvironment Management Plan for pollution control.

13. Local peopl e sh ould be g iven em ployment during construction.

Local people will be given preference in employment for unskilled / semiskilled components of work.

14. Under P asses Should be Provided

Under Passes has been proposed

Table 7.4: Findings of Public Consultation of Different Stakeholders

Type of Stakeholder Issues Discussed

Affected communities and their organisations

• Demolition of roadside structures

• Relocation of Religious Structures

• Felling of roadside trees

• Noise & dust impacts during construction



Type of Stakeholder Issues Discussed

• Traffic management during construction

• Drainage, water logging & flooding problem

• Road accident & safety issues

Forest Department • Felling roadside trees

• Forest clearance for felling roadside trees

• Compensatory plantation

• Animal migration routes and occurrence of rare and endangered species

Irrigation Department • Construction of bridges on canals and rivers.

• Impacts on roadside water bodies

Agriculture Department • Acquisition of agricultural land

• Soil quality along the road & productivity of lands to be acquired

7.4 Continued Consultations and Participation

In order t hat t he consultations continue t ill t he implementation o f the project, to redress the env ironmental i ssues likely t o s urface dur ing co nstruction and operational phases, a constant communication will established with the affected communities and the road users. To achieve this Contractor in consultation with the Supervision Consultant under the guidance of National Highway Authority of India w ill or ganize per iodic meetings with t he c ommunities before the start o f work, during and before the completion of work to inform them about the Construction Activities, Traffic Management Plan, Siting of Labour Camps etc. and t o i nvite t heir S uggestions / Grievances. T he Officers of N HAI w ill be available to appraise the local communities as and when required regarding the progress i n t he i mplementation o f E MP and for ot her p roject r elated consultations.



Chapter- 8

Environmental Management Plan

8.0 Introduction

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is the key to ensure that the environmental quality of the zone under impact does not deteriorate beyond the expected level due to t he construction and oper ation o f t he p roject. The E MP co mprises a se t of measures to be taken in different stages like the design, construction and operation to el iminate, o ffset o r reduce adv erse env ironmental i mpacts t o acce ptable l evels aspects of the construction and operation phases related to environment. Elimination/prevention is possible only by not taking or reducing the impacts by relocation of the action particular act ion. This can also be achieved by reducing the scale o f ac tion. R emediation i s repairing or restoring p articular features of t he environment adv ersely affected by t he ac tivity. O ffsetting ac tions means compensating for impacts by providing additions to or substitutes for the environment affected by t he env ironment. I n t he case o f widening and st rengthening of t he National Highways prevention gets limited only to the scaling down the magnitude of operations in env ironmentally se nsitive st retches of t he r oad. M itigation pl ans generally evolve around remediation and offsetting.

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) needs to be implemented right from the conception and should continue t ill t he end. The P lan ca n be di vided i nto three phases - (a) Planning/Design phase (b) Construction phase and (c) Operational phase.

8.1 EMP Matrix

The Environmental M anagement Plan is meant for mitigation/management /avoidance of the negative impacts and the enhancement of the various environmental components along the project road. For each mitigation measure to be taken i ts location, t imeframe, i mplementation and ov erseeing/supervising responsibilities are listed in the EMP matrix. The measure adopted and /or to be adopted during the different stages of the project have been detailed in Table 8.1.

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Table: 8.1 Environmental Management Plan

Environmental Issues

Mitigation Measures1 Reference to Contract Documents

2

Location 3 Time Frame4

Responsibility

Implementation

Supervision

Pre-construction Stage

Removal of trees

Approximately 10,400 trees in Surat District will be removed from the Corridor of i mpact ( or, s ite i n o ther words) bef ore commencement of c onstruction with pr ior c learance f rom t he Forest Department

Project/Legal requirement

Corridor of Impact

Before Construction Starts

NHAI t hrough deployed Contractors

PIU (NHAI), Independent Consultant (IC)

Land and Property Acquisition

The acquisition of land and private properties shall be carried out in accordance t o t he RAP and entitlement f rame w ork for t he project. It shall be ens ured that al l R &R activities be r easonably completed before construction activity starts, on any sub section of project roads. All gr ievances of t he E Ps will be r easonably r edressed i n accordance to the RAP implementation mechanism suggested for the project.

RAP a nd Project requirement

Corridor of impact

Before construction starts

Collaborating Agencies, NHAI, Grievance Redressal Cell (GRC) District Level Committee (DLC), D istrict Revenue Authorities

PIU, NHAI

Note: 1 Some of the mitigation measures are preventive in nature while some others include additional measures of environmental conservation and involve physical and construction work



2 The contract documents refer to the following : Ministry of Surface Transport Roads wing (MoST), Govt. of India specifications for road and bridge works (3rd Revision 1995, Reprinted 1998). Specific

and general condition of the contract 3 Unless otherwise stated. The project site covers area beyond corridor of impact and/or the ROW such as borrow areas, access roads, service roads,

and equipment storage site (MoST 306.3) 4 Time Frame : refers to the duration or instant of time when the mitigation measures will be taken



2


Responsibility

Implementation

Supervision

Utility Relocation

All utilities will b e r elocated w ith pr ior approval of t he concerned agencies. R elocation will be r easonably c omplete b efore construction starts, on any sub- section of the project road

Project requirement

Corridor of Impact

Before Construction Starts

PIU (NHAI) in consultation with the respective department

PIU (NHAI) in coherence with the respective deptt. like electricity department, water supply, tele-communication/ telephone deptt.

Relocation of Cultural

All cultural properties within ROW shall be relocated at RAP and Project

Corridor of Impact

Before Construction

PIU (NHAI) in coherence with

PIU (NHAI)





2


Responsibility

Implementation

Supervision

Property suitable locations, as desired by the community. Local

Community meetings, facilitated by local NGOs, will be

held to discuss relocation aspects, siting of structure etc.

Relocation will be complete before construction starts.

requirement Starts the respective departments

Clearance of Encroachment/ squatters

Advance notice as per RAP shall be given to the encroachers. For squatters needing relocation, all R&R activities will be undertaken

RAP requirement

Within ROW

Notice to be served at least five months before scheduled start of construction

PIU (NHAI) Revenue Authority

PIU

Construction Stage

Generation of debris

a) D ebris g enerated d ue t o the d ismantling of t he existing pavement structure shall be suitably reused in t he proposed construction, subject to the suitability of the material and the approval of the Engineer, as follows:

MoST:112.6

Throughout Project Corridor

During Construction

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• The em bankment f ill m aterials s hall b e r eused f or proposed

embankment. • The s ub gr ade of t he ex isting pavement s hall b e used as

embankment fill material. • The existing base and sub base shall be recycled as sub base

of the new road • The existing bitumen surface can be utilized for the paving of

cross roads, access roads, and paving works in construction sites and camps, temporary traffic diversions, haulage routes etc.

b) Unutilisable debris material shall be suitably disposed off by the concessionaire, either for the filling up of borrow areas created for the pr oject or at pr e d esignated d ump l ocations, s ubject t o t he approval of the Engineer. • For t he utilization of t he r esidual s poils as a borrow a rea f ill

materail, t he c ontractor s hall e nsure t hat t he f illed a rea is covered with a layer of preserved top soil.

• At l ocations i dentified f or dum ping of r esidual bi tuminous wastes. The dumping shall be carried out over a 60mm thick layer of rammed clay so as to e liminate the possibility of the leaching of the wastes into the ground water. The contractor shall ens ure t hat t he filled area i s covered w ith a l ayer of

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preserved top soil. c) All arrangements for transportation during construction including provision, m aintenence, dismantling and c learing deb ris, where necessary will be considered incidental to the work and should be planned and implemented by the contractor as approved and directed by the Engineer. d) Bentonite slurry or similar debris generated from pile driving or other construction activities shall be disposed such that it does not flow i nto t he s urface water bod ies or f orm mud pud dles in t he area.

Loss of Topsoil a) The topsoil from all areas of cutting and all areas to be permanently covered shall be stripped to a specified depth of 150 mm and stored in stockpiles. At least 10% of the temporarily acquired area shall be earmarked for storing top soil.

b) The stockpile shall be designed such that the slope does not exceed 1:2 (vertical to horizontal) and the height of the pile be

MoST:300 MoST:305. 3.9

Throughout Project Corridor where productive land is acquired. [ Borrow areas

During Construction

During

Concessionaire in consultation with CPCB and concerned mining department Concessionaire

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restricted to 2 m. To retain soil and to allow percolation of water, the edges of the pile shall be protected by silt fencing.

c) S tockpiles w ill not be surcharged or ot herwise loaded an d multiple h andling will be k ept t o a m inimum t o ens ure t hat no compaction will occur. The stockpiles shall be covered with gunny bags or tarpaulin.

d) It shall be ensured by the contractor that the topsoil will not be uncessarily trafficked either before stripping or when in stockpiles.

e) Such s tockpiled topsoil will be returned to cover the disturbed area and cut slopes. R esidual topsoil w ill be d istributed on adjoining/proximate barren/rocky areas as identified by the Engineer in a layer of thickness of 75 mm - 150 mm. Top soil shall also b e u tilized f or r edevelopment of bor row ar eas, l andscaping along slopes, medians, incidental spaces, etc.

MoST:301.7 identified for the project

Construction

Compaction of Soil

a) Construction vehicle, m achinery and equipment shall m ove or be s tationed in t he designated area (RoW or Col, as ap plicable) only. While operating on t emporarily acquired land top soil f rom agriculture land will be preserved as mentioned above

MoST:112.6 MoST:305. 2.2.2

Throughout project corridor and all areas temporarily

During Construction






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acquired

Borrowing of earth

a) A rrangement of l ocating t he s ource of s upply of m aterial f or embankment and subgrade shall be the sole responsibility of the contractor

MoST:305 .2.2.2

At all borrow area locations

During Construction


b) N o bor row ar ea s hall be op ened without per mission of Concessionaire af ter acquiring pr ior permission f rom l ocal administrative b odies l ike village p anchayat and s tate p ollution control boards (Delhi/Haryana) as per Supreme Court Order dated 06.05.2002 against petition no. 4677/1985

MoST:305 .2.2.2

c) B orrowing of ear th will be c arried o ut u pto d epth of 1m f rom existing ground level and shall not be done continuously. Slope of the edges shall be maintained not steeper than 1:4.

MoST 305.2

d) Borrowing of earth shall not be carried out on productive land in event of such an occasion, contractor has to obtained permission of the engineer, in such cases preservation of top soil is required.

e) Elevated lands: where private owners desires their fields to be leveled, b orrowing s hall b e don e t o a depth of 1 m or l evel of surrounding fields

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settlements

g) Borrow pit shall be re-developed, spoils shall be dumped with an overlay of s tocked piled t op s oil with r espect to MoEF/SPCB guidelines

Soil Erosion a) On road embankment slopes shrubs and grass can be planted. On sections with high f illing and deep cutting s ide s lopes will be graded and covered with bushes and grass

Project requirement

Throughout project corridor, borrow areas, service roads and equipments storage sites.

During Construction


b) o n s ections a butting water b odies s tone p itching n eeds t o be carried out.

MoST 306.2

Contamination of soil & surface water by fuel and lubricants

Vehicle machinery and equipment operation & maintenance shall be carried out so t hat spillage does not contaminate the ground. Fuel s torage a nd r efilling areas s hall b e located at l east 300 m from all cross drainage structures and water bodies

Contract document

Project corridor, excess roads, sites temporally acquired,

Construction timeframe






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borrow areas

Quarry Operations

Concessionaire s hall obtained m aterials f rom quer ies on ly after consent of DOF or o ther concerned s tate government authorities like state p ollution c ontrol board or o ther l ocal administrative bodies like village panchayats.

MoST:111.3 All quarries recommended to be used in the project

During licensing and operation of quarries during construction stage


Loss of Water Sources

Any source of water from community such as wells, tubewells etc. lost shall be replaced immediately. The location and siting of replaced source shall be as per designed.

RAP requirement MoST:110.3

Throughout project corridor, borrow areas, service roads & equipments storage sites

Whenever encountered during construction


Flooding Concessionaire shall take desired measures to prevent temporarily or permanent flooding of the site or any adjacent area

MoST: 305.3.2

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borrow areas, service roads &equipments storage sites

Defects liability period

Siltation into Water bodies

Silt fencing will be provided at base of embankment for the entire perimeter of any water body. Siltation of soil into water bodies will be prevented. Construction materials shall be stored in a enclosure such that it does not drain into nearby water courses.

MoST:306 Throughout project corridor, borrow areas, service roads and equipments storage sites

During Construction and the Defects liability period


Sanitation and Waste Disposal in Construction Camps

Construction labourers c amps s hall be l ocated a t least 2 00 m away f rom nearest habitation. Sewage s ystem for c onstruction camp s hall be designed s o t hat n o p ollution to gr ound or water bodies t ake pl ace. I n c onnection with underground water resources including percolating water, the contractor shall take all necessary pr ecautions to pr event i nterference w ith s uch w ater

MoST:111.14 MoST:111.1

All construction camps including areas in immediate

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resources vicinity camps

Emission from Construction vehicles and equipment

Discharged s tandard under E nvironment P rotection Act, 1986 shall be adhered to vehicles eq uipment s hall c onfirm t o t he I S norms. They s hould be regularly m aintained t o e nsure t hat pollution emission level comprise.

Project/Contract requirement

Throughout project corridor, borrow areas, service roads and equipments storage sites

During Construction


Generation of Dust

All vehicles delivering m aterials t o t he s ite s hall b e c overed t o avoid spillage of materials. Concessionaire s hould t ake pr ecautions t o r educe l evel of d ust emission f rom hot mix pl ants an d t he ba tching p lants up t o t he satisfaction of the engineer.

MoST:111.9 MoST:111.5

Throughout project corridor or access roads, sites temporarily acquired & all borrow areas

During Construction


Existing highways and roads used by vehicles of contractor shall be kept clean and clear of all dust mud dropped by such vehicles. Clearance shall be affected immediately by manual sweeping and

MoST:111.9

MoST:111.1





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removal of debris. Road surfaces shall be hosed or watered using necessary equipment.

0 MoST:118.1

Noise from Vehicles Plants and Equipment

Plants and equipments used in construction shall confirm to GOI Noise Standards. Vehicles and equipments i n c onstruction s hall be fitted with exhaust silencers. During routine servicing operations, effectiveness of ex haust s ilencers s hall b e c hecked and replaced if found defective. Workers i n v icinity of l oud no ise, and workers working w ith or i n crushing, compaction, batching or concrete mixing operations shall wear ear plugs.

MoST:111.13 MoST:111.1 MoST:111.6

Throughout project corridor, borrow areas, service roads and equipments storage sites

During Construction


Noise limits f or c onstruction equipment s uch as c ompactors, rollers, f ront l oaders, c oncrete m ixers et c. s hall not exceed 75 dB(A) as specified in Environment (Protection) Rules 1986

MoST:111.13

Loss or Damage and Vegetation

All works shall be carried out so that damage to flora is minimum. Trees will be felled that impinge directly on permanent works. PIU (NHAI) s hall d o s o o nly when t hey r eceive a c learance f rom the DOF. T rees f elled s hall be r eplaced as per c ompensatory afforestation scheme. In accordance with Forest Conservation Act, 1980

Contract requirement

Design requirement

Entire project site

As decided by the DOF

During Construction & as per DoF existing programmes

Concessionaire, PIU (NHAI), IC, DOF

IC, PIU (NHAI)

Traffic Delays Detailed Traffic Control Plans shall be prepared and submitted to MoST:112.1 All Along During Concessionaire IC, PIU





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and congestion the Concessionaire for approval well in advance prior to commencement of works on a ny section of road. The traffic control plans shall contain details of temporary diversions, details of arrangements for construction under traffic and details of traffic arrangement after cessation of work each day.

the Project Corridor

Construction (NHAI)

Temporary d iversion ( including s cheme of t emporary land acquisition) will be constructed with the approval of the Engineer. While ap proving t emporary di version c onstruction, t he E ngineer will seek endorsement from PIU (NHAI)

MoST:112.5

Special consideration shall be given in the preparation of the traffic control plan to the safety of pedestrians and workers at night

MoST:112.2

The Concessionaire shall ensure that the running surface is always maintained in running condition, particularly during the monsoon so that no disruption to the traffic flow occurs

MoST:112.5

The temporary traffic detours shall be kept free of dust by frequent application of water, if necessary

Traffic Control and Safety

The C oncessionaire s hall take al l n ecessary m easures f or t he safety of traffic during construction and provide, erect and maintain such bar ricades, including s igns, m arketing, fl ags, l ights and flagman a s m ay b e required b y th e T raffic E ngineer fo r th e information and protection of traffic approaching or passing through the section of the highway under improvement

MoST:112.4 Entire Project Corridor

During Construction






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All signs barricades, pavement markings shall be as per the MoST specification. Before taking up construction on any section of the highway, a traffic control plan shall be devised to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

MoST:112.1

Risk of Hazardous Activity

Workers employed will be provided with protective foot wear and goggles, stone breakers w ill be pr ovided with pr otective goggles and clothing as advised by the Project Safety Officer. Use of any herbicide another t oxic c hemicals s hall b e in accordance with manufacturers instructions.

MoST:111.1 MoST:111.6

Entire project site

During Construction

Concessionaire, IC, PIU (NHAI)

PIU (NHAI)

Potable Water Work pl ace s hould ha ve s ufficient s upply of c old pot able water. Water s upply s torage s hall be at a d istance not less t han 15 m from laterine, drain or other source of pollution

Contract requirement

Entire project site

During Construction


IC, PIU (NHAI)

Protection of religious Structures and shrines

Adequate c are s hall b e taken t o m inimize impact on culture properties. A ll conservation protection measures will be taken up as per design

MoST:3015 Entire project site

During Construction


IC, PIU (NHAI)

Roadside landscape

Landscape plantation re-vegetation of road embankment and other slopes shall be carried out.

Project/Design requirement

Entire project site

During Construction

Concessionaire, PIU (NHAI)

IC, PIU (NHAI)

Roadside Amenities

Restoration of bus shelters, wayside resting places, bus byes with sitting arrangements should be taken up. Truck lay byes should

Project/Design

Entire project site

During Construction

Concessionaire, PIU (NHAI)

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also be provided requirement as per DPR

Noise Mitigation

Provision of vegetative and concrete barriers along edge of ROW and in densely habitated areas along road side and in the medians and at specified locations discussed in Section.8.3 of Chapter 8

Design requirement

Along edge of ROW and certain other locations

During Construction


IC, PIU (NHAI)

Operation Stage Contamination of soil and water

Contingency plans to be in place for cleaning up of spills of oil, fuel and toxic chemicals

Project requirement

Entire project corridor

During operation phase

Concessionaire, PIU (NHAI) in coherence with Motor Vehicle Department

PIU (NHA) in coherence with Motor Vehicle Inspector

Maintenance of Storm water Drainage system

Drains will be periodically cleared to maintain storm water flow Project requirement

Entire project corridor specially urban stretches

Beginning & end of each monsoon

Concessionaire, PIU (NHAI), Municipal Authorities

PIU (NHAI)

Dust Generation

Road side tree plantation will be maintained. New afforestation projects in the surrounding will be encouraged.

Project requirement

Entire project

Throughout the

Concessionaire, DOF, PIU

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corridor concession period of 20 years

(NHAI)

Project requirement

Entire project corridor

Through operation period

Concessionaire, PIU (NHAI), SPCB

PIU (NHAI) SPCB

Noise Pollution Monitoring as per monitoring plan, . sound barriers to be constructed, noise control programmes to be enforced

Project requirement

Refer to noise pollution monitoring programme

Immediately after completion of construction and through operation stage

Concessionaire, in coherence with Motor Vehicles Department, DOF, SPCB, PIU (NHAI)

SPCB, PIU (NHAI)

Accident involving hazardous materials

Compliance with Hazardous Waste Management Rules as per the advice of P roject S afety O fficer. F or d elivery of ha zardous substance, permit license, driving license and guidance license will be required

Hazardous wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989.

Along project corridor

During early operation stage

Concessionaire, PIU (NHAI) Motor Vehicles Department,

PIU (NHAI) Motor Vehicles Department,



8.3 Greenbelt Development Plan A G reenbelt Development P lan w ill be f ormulated as part o f t he road up -gradation and improvement project. As part of Greenbelt Development Project strip plantation will be pr ovided in available open sp aces on both sides and on t he central verge to enhance floral cover & scenic beauty as well as to act as air pollution sink & noise barrier. A budget for plantation of the trees and its maintenance has been provided as part of Environmental Budget (Table 8.6). Strip plantation will also be provided i n and ar ound water bodi es or al ong r iver front as part o f l andscaping measure. Appropriate compensatory plantation w ill be initiated t o compensate t he vegetation loss due to felling of trees. For trees to be cut, compensatory roadside plantation will be done . W herever fruit t rees will be f elled t hey w ill be compensated by paying or providing land to the owner. Preferentially flowering trees will be planted along the road with less timber value and no f ruits to avoid cutting of the trees and collection of fruits hampering traffic movement.

8.4 Environmental Monitoring Plan The Monitoring and E valuation of the management measures envisaged are critical activities in implementation of t he P roject. Monitoring i nvolves periodic checking t o ascertain w hether act ivities are g oing acco rding t o the pl ans. I t p rovides the necessary feedback for project management to keep the program on schedule.

Monitoring should be carried out during

• Construction Phase • Operation Phase

Based on the findings of the Environmental Study, locations for air quality, noise level and water quality monitoring have been proposed in the upgradation component. These locations will be adequate to cover the road links under upgradation. In addition, checks and monitoring would be initiated at the asphalt mix plants, cement concrete mix plants and at the effluent discharge points at the construction camps. These sites will be monitored at the locations where they are established and for the duration of their operation (mostly during construction). Monitoring during the operation phase will be carried at the monitoring stations used during construction phase. However, depending on the experience gained during the construction phase, the monitoring locations may be changed, reduced or increased. Monitoring will be discontinued at the sites of the asphalt and cement/concrete mix plants and machinery and campsites once these sites are abandoned.

For roads subject to major maintenance, only the air quality in the vicinity of the asphalt plant would be monitored. During the construction phase, monitoring would be carried out at the locations where construction is ongoing. The monitoring plan for both construction and operation as presented in Table No. 8.2.



Ambient air quality monitoring would be carried out to yield 8-hourly averages over a sampling period of 24 hours. The monitoring stations should be approximately 20 m from the centre line of the road on any one side, preferably near habitations. Air Quality would be monitored for Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM), Respirable Particulate Matter (RPM), Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), Carbon monoxide (CO) and Lead (Pb). The parameters and their corresponding permissible limits for Ambient Air Quality are presented in Table No. 8.3. The Noise and Water Quality parameters and their corresponding permissible limits are presented in Table 8.4 and Table 8.5.



Table: 8.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan

Env. Components

Project Stage

Monitoring Institutional responsibility

Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

Construction Stage

SO2, NOx, CO

High volume sampler to be located 50 m from the plant in the downwind direction. Use method of specified by CPCB for analysis

Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, CPCB, 1994

Wherever the contractor decides to locate the hot mix plant, batching plant and crushers

8 hr. samples per day, once every season* for 20 months (Const. Period)

Continuous 24 hours/or for 1 full working day

Concessionaire

IC, PIU (NHAI),

SPM, RSPM

High volume sampler to be located 40 m from the plant in the downwind direction. Use method of specified by CPCB for analysis


Stretch of the road where construction is in progress

2 samples per location, once every season* for 20 months (Const. Period)

Continuous 24 hours/or for 1 full working day

Concessionaire

IC, PIU (NHAI)



Env. Components

Project Stage


Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

Air Operation Stage

SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOx, CO

High volume sampler to be located 15 m from the edge of pavement


Near 8 habitated areas of Icchapur, Hazira, Bardoli, Vyara, Songarh, Ghaludo, Taraj and Magdalla

2 samples per location once in every season* of the year for 20 years of concessionaires lease period, every 2 years.

Continuous 24 hours

Concessionaire

IC, PIU (NHAI)

Water Quality Construction stage

pH, BOD, COD, TDS, TSS, DO, Oil and Grease and pB

Grab sample collected from source and analysed as per Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater

Water quality standards by CPCB

At suitable locations (Surface Water 5) & Ground water (6) near 11

Once in every year for 3 season at 6 locations (3 surface water samples

- Concessionaire

IC, PIU(NHAI)



Env. Components

Project Stage


Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

habitated areas and additional stations near construction camps

and 3 ground water samples)

Operation Stage

pH, BOD, COD, TDS, TSS, DO, Oil and Grease

Grab sample collected from source and analysed as per Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater

Water quality standards by CPCB

Ground water of depth about 100 ft (near 6 habitations viz. Icchapur, Hazira, Bardoli, Vyara, Songarh, Ghaludo, Taraj and

End of each season every 2 years for 20 years

- Concessionaire

IC,PIU(NHAI)



Env. Components

Project Stage


Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

Magdalla

Noise Levels Construction stage

Noise levels on dB(A) scale

Free field at 1 m from the equipment whose noise levels are being determined

Noise standards by CPCB

At equipment yards, batching plant and crusher site

As and when necessary

Readings to be taken at 5 minutes interval for 15 minutes every hour and then averaged (one only for 24 hours)

Concessionaire

IC,PIU(NHAI)


Equivalent noise levels using an integrated noise level meter kept at a distance of 15 m from edge of pavement


In different locations of road stretch where

24 hrs continuous monitoring once in every season*

Readings to be taken at 5 minutes interval for 15

Concessionaire

IC,PIU(NHAI)



Env. Components

Project Stage


Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

construction work is in progress. (as directed by the Environm-ental Manager/ Engineer/ Officer of the EMC

minutes every hour and then averaged (one only for 24 hours)

Operation Stage


Equivalent noise levels using an integrated noise level meter kept at a distance of 15 m from edge of pavement


Near the 6 habitated areas of Icchapur, Hazira, Bardoli, Vyara, Songarh, Ghaludo

24 hrs continuous monitoring once in every season for every 2 years for the total

Readings to be taken at 5 minutes interval for 15 minutes every hour and then

Concessionaire

IC,PIU(NHAI)



Env. Components

Project Stage


Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

, Taraj and Magdalla

concession period of 20 years

averaged (one only for 24 hours)

Soil Construction Stage

Monitoring of Pb

Sample of soil collected and analysed using absorption spectrophotometry

Threshold for each contaminant set by IRIS database of USEPA until national standards are promulgated

At productive agricultural lands abutting traffic detours and traffic diversions, to be identified by the EMT of EMC at 6 locations – 50 m & 150 m from road centre

In each year (except monsoon) for 30 months of construction period

- Concessionaire

IC,PIU(NHAI)



Env. Components

Project Stage


Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

line

Operation Stage

Monitoring of heavy metals, oil and grease

Samples of soil collected to acidified and analysed using absorption spectrophotometry

Threshold for each contaminant set by IRIS database of USEPA until national standards are promulgated

At accident/spill locations involving bulk transport carrying hazardous material 50 m & 150 m from road centre line

As per the occurrence of such incidents

- Concessionaire

IC,PIU(NHAI)

Road side plantation

Pre-construction Stage

Monitoring of felling of trees

It should be ensured that only those trees that are marked are felled

As laid out in the Concession Agreement

All along the corridor

During the felling of trees

- Concessionaire in coordination with the forest department and highway

IC,PIU(NHAI)



Env. Components

Project Stage


Parameters

Special Guidance

Standards

Location (Chainage)

Frequency

Duration

Implementation

Supervision

division

Operation Stage

Survival rate of trees Success of re-vegetation

The number of trees surviving during each visit should be compared with number of saplings planted

The survival rate should be at least 70% below which re-plantation shall be done

At locations of compen-satory plantation/ along the road and in the medians

Every year for 3 years

- Concessionaire

IC,PIU(NHAI)

* Seasons : Summer (March, April and May) Post Monsoon (September, October and November) Winter (December, January and February)



Table 8.3 Ambient Air Quality Standards

Pollutant Time Weighted Average Industrial

Areas Residential and

Other areas Sensitive Areas

Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)

Annual Average* 24 Hours**

80 µg/m3 120 µg/m3

60 µg/m3 80 µg/m3

15 µg/m3 30 µg/m3

Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)

Annual Average* 24 hours **

80 µg/m3 120 µg/m3

60 µg/m3 80 µg/m3

15 µg/m3 30 µg/m3

Suspended Particulate Matters (SPM)


360 µg/m3 500 µg/m3

140 µg/m3 200 µg/m3

70 µg/m3 100 µg/m3

Respirable Particulate M atter (RPM)


120 µg/m3 150 µg/m3

60 µg/m3 100 µg/m3

50 µg/m3 75 µg/m3

Carbon M onoxide (CO)

8 hours** 1 hour

5.0 mg/m3 10.0 mg/ m3

2.0 mg/m3 4.0 mg/ m3

1.0 mg/m3 2.0 mg/ m3

Lead (Pb) Annual Average*

24 hours ** 1.0 µg/m3 1.5 µg/m3

1.0 µg/m3 2.0 µg/m3

0.75 µg/m3 0.50 µg/m3

Source: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi. Note: 1) * Indicate Annual Arithmetic Mean of Minimum 104 measurement in a year measured twice a week, 24 hourly at uniform intervals. 2) ** 24 hourly / 8 hourly values should be met 98% of the time in a year. However, 2% of the time, it may exceed but not on two consecutive days.

The parameters for measuring ambient noise level and their corresponding permissible limits for different category of area are noted in Table No. 1.4.The measurements should yield the Equivalent Noise Level (Leq) during day time (0600 to 2200 hours) and night time (2200 to 0600 hours) over a period of 24 hours. In most cases the noise monitoring stations will be located near the air quality sampling stations.



Table 8.4

Ambient Noise Standards

Area Category of Area Limit in dB (A) Leq Day Time Night Time

A Industrial Area 75 70 B Commercial Area 65 55 C Residential Area 55 45 D Silence Zone 50 40

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi. Note: Daytime is reckoned in between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Night time is reckoned in between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Silence Zone is defined as areas upto 100 m around such premises as hospitals, education institutions and courts. The silence zones are to be declared by the Competent Authority. Mixed categories of areas should be declared as one of the four above mentioned category by the Competent Authority and the corresponding standards shall apply.

The parameters for measuring water quality for the proposed monitoring stations are noted in Table No. 8.5. The measurements would be based on the samples collected from bot h su rface and g round w ater so urces i mpacted by t he co nstruction and operation of the proposed project links.

Table 8.5 Drinking Water Specifications

Sl. No.

Substance/ Characteristics

Unit Desirable Limit Permissible Limit

Remarks

1 Colour (Maximum) Hazen Unit

5 25 Extended to 25 if Toxic Substances are not suspected in absence of alternate sources.

2 Odour Unobjectionable a) Test when cold & when heated b) Test at several dilution

3 Taste Agreeable Test to be conducted only after safety has been established

4 Turbidity (Maximum) NTU 5 10 - 5 pH value 6.5 to 8.5 No

relaxation -

6 Total Hardness (as CaCO3)

Mg/litre 600 600 -

7 Iron as Fe (Maximum)

Mg/litre 0.3 1.0 -

8 Chlorides as Cl (Maximum)

Mg/litre 250 1000 -

9 Residual Free Chlorine (Maximum)

Mg/litre 0.2 To be applicable only when water is chlorinated



at consumer end. When protection against viral infection is required it should be minimum 0.5 Mg/litre

10 Dissolved Solids (Maximum)

Mg/litre 500 2000 -

11 Calcium as Ca (Maximum)

Mg/litre 75 200 -

12 Copper as Cu (Maximum)

Mg/litre 0.05 1.5 -

13 Manganese as Mn (Maximum)

Mg/litre 0.1 0.3 -

14 Sulphate as SO4 (Maximum)

Mg/litre 200 400 May be extended to 400 provided Mag nesium as Mg do es not exceed 3 0 mg/litre

15 Nitrate as NO3 (Maximum)

Mg/litre 45 100 -

16 Fluoride as F (Maximum)

Mg/litre 1.0 1.5 -

17 Phenolic Compounds as C6H5OH

Mg/litre 0.001 0.002 -

18 Arsenic as As (Maximum)

Mg/litre 0.05 No relaxation

To be t ested when pollution is suspected

19 Lead as Pb Mg/litre 0.05 No relaxation

-

20 Anionic Detergents as MBAS

Mg/litre 0.2 1.0 -

21 Chromium as Cr Mg/litre 0.05 1.0 To be t ested when pollution is suspected

22 Mineral Oil Mg/litre 0.01 0.03 - 23 Alkalinity Mg/litre 200 600 -

Source: IS 10500: 1991

It is anticipated that the trained members of the Environmental Management Cell will carry out environmental monitoring. However it is recommended that the EMC should se ek i nformation and adv ice f orm Gujarat Pollution C ontrol B oards for any other adv ice on t his matter. The bud get for c arrying out the m onitoring dur ing construction and operation will be decided by the Concessionaire.

The da ta co llected dur ing monitoring and onsi te su pervision w ould b e use d for preparing m onitoring reports for su bmission t o t he r egulatory ag encies like t he Independent C onsultant and t he P IU ( NHAI). The i nformation w ould be st ored electronically f or use in training, in developing long term trends, for future planning and ot her use s. R egular m onthly r eports will be pr epared for i nternal use and dissemination and quarterly reports will be prepared for submission to the Independent Consultant and P IU ( NHAI). A consolidated annual r eport w ill al so be



prepared every calendar year and disseminated to the Independent Consultant and Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of NHAI.

8.5 ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET

An environmental budget for Rs. 1,25,77,950/- (Rupees One Crore Twenty Five Lakhs Seventy Seven Thousand and Nine hundred Fifty only) has been drawn up. This provides for compensatory plantation, enhancement of sites, and cost of monitoring. This amount has to be integrated into the budget. The detailed budget is provided in Table 8.6

8.6 COOPERATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT

Approximately 101 villages are likely to be affected by the proposed road project. The project proponent has identified these villages within the vicinity of the project with an aim of p roviding social upliftment i n ce rtain pr iority ar eas that have bee n i dentified subsequent to a su rvey that had been taken up as part o f the studies co nducted towards the preparation of the draft EIA report The villages within the vicinity of the project area have been considered for selection in terms of providing social upliftment in identified areas are as follows

8.6.1 Objective & Vision of Social Upliftment

The proponent seeks to build progressive self-reliant rural communities, with a holistic approach, by providing services in the areas of healthcare, environment, sa nitation, pr imary educa tion, adul t l iteracy and skills development

To create a platform for sustainable rural transformation

8.6.2 The Transformation Cycle

The proponent shall follow a scientific process while selecting a village to implement its services. Steps would be taken to involve the community so that objectives and goals are synchronized with ground realities

Identification of needs

To identify the needs of the village, the proponent proposes to conduct a preliminary profiling of the village covering the following aspects:



Demographic, social & economic profile of households. Basic amenities already available in the village. Availability of and access to welfare institutions Resource base and utilization. Employment status of residents Existence of village/community based organizations Village Visioning exercises

8.6.3 Modules

The following would be the primary modules in terms of providing upliftment:

Health & Education Livelihoods Women Empowerment Community Involvement Culture, Social and Sports Community Leadership



Table 8.6: Environmental Budget

COMPONENT STAGE ITEM UNIT UNIT COST (Rs.) QUANTITY TOTAL COST (INR)

(A) Mitigation Costs

Air Construction Dust Suppression with sprinkling of water, covers of the vehicles transporting construction material No. - - Covered in Engineering Cost

Water Construction Oil interceptor at parking of construction vehicle, silt fencing at construction of Bridge site No. 5000 3 15,000.00

Flora Construction Plantation1 of saplings in fenced blocks and strips

(plantation ratio 1:2). Approx. 10440 trees will be felled No. 300 20880 62,64,000.00

Construction Median plantations Km - - Covered in Engineering cost.

Safety Constructions

Demarcating borrow areas clearly using fencing if needed M - - Covered in Engineering cost.

Miscellaneous informatory signs and others L.S. - - Covered in Engineering cost

Soil erosion control Measure

Constructions Slope stabilization, turfing, silt fencing etc -- - - Covered in engineering cost

(A) Mitigation costs 62,79,000.00

(B) Monitoring Costs

Sub-Total B- Monitoring Costs 6,00,000.00

(C) Enhancement



COMPONENT STAGE ITEM UNIT UNIT COST (Rs.) QUANTITY TOTAL COST (INR)

Enhancement Sites

Enhancement of Religious Structure No. 1,50000.00 19 28,50,000.00

Sub-Total C: Enhancement 28,50,000.00

(D) Training

Environmental Awareness in Construction Stage (Lumpsum) 2,50,000.00

Sub Total A: Mitigation Costs 62,79,000.00

Sub Total B: Monitoring Cost 6,00,000.00

Sub Total C: Enhancement Cost 28,50,000.00

Sub Total D: Training Cost 2,50,000.00

(E) Corporate Social Responsibility (Lumpsum) 20,00,000.00

TOTAL 1,19,79,000.00

Contingency @ 5% 5,98,950.00

TOTAL BUDGETED COSTS 1,25,77,950.00

Rupees One Crore Twenty Five Lakhs Seventy Seven Thousands and Nine Hundred Fifty only.

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