Specific Environmental Management Plan

Road Name:

Block Name:
District Name:
Total Length of the Road:
Package No.

S. Project Action/ Mitigation Measures Location Time Frame Cost BOQ in line Responsible Responsible
No. Environmental with DPR for for
Attributes provisions Implementing Monitoring
and budget
to be
provided by
contractor as
applicable at
the time of
bidding
Design and Pre Construction Stage
1. Climate  Compliance to climate change vulnerability check A total of 03 trees are Pre Design costs. PIU, PIC, PIU, PIC
Change point given under EARF and adoption of necessary observed from CL along construction Design SRRDA
Consideration mitigative measures as may be required the alignment, although consultants
and Panchayat has passed the
Vulnerability  Efforts shall be made to plant additional trees for
increasing the carbon sink. The tree may be planted resolution for planting
screening the trees in 1:3 ratios.
with help of Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI)
Copy of the letter is
attached with the CPF
documents.

2. Finalization of  The road will be part of district core network and The proposed alignment Pre Design costs PIU, PIC, PIU, PIC
alignment will comply with PMGSY guidelines has been finalised construction Design SRRDA
 Subproject shall not disturb any cultural heritage following the guidelines consultants
designated by the government or by the provided by the
international agencies, such as UNESCO, and shall authority.
avoid any monuments of cultural or historical
importance. Before finalization of
 Subproject will not pass through any designated wild alignment transect walk
life sanctuaries, national park, notified Eco sensitive along with consultation
areas or area of international significance such as with the community was
protective wet land designated under Wetland held on 23/07/14.
 Convention, and reserve forest area..
 Subproject to comply with local and National
legislative requirements such as forest clearance for
diversion of forestland and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Shifting is not required
Statement 2009.
 Alignment finalization considering availability of
right of way and in consultation with local people.
 ROW may be reduced in built up area or constricted
areas to minimize land acquisition as per PMGSY
Guidelines.
 Adjust alignment to the extent feasible to avoid tree
cutting, shifting of utilities or community structure.
 The road shall follow natural topography to avoid
excessive cut and fill.
3. Land Land acquisition is not Pre Land to be PIU, PIC PIU, SRRDA,
 Land acquisition, compensation packages,
acquisition required. construction made PIC, TSC
resettlement and rehabilitation, poverty alleviation
available by
programs for affected people and all other related
SRRDA
issues are addressed through Social Impacts and
Resettlement & Rehabilitation report.
4. Land Clearing Pre PIU, PIC PIU, PIC, TSC
and Operation construction Although No
Tree loss is
 All efforts shall be taken to avoid tree cutting
observed but
wherever possible. There are 03 tress
PRI was
 Requisite permission from forest/revenue observed within 10 m
Costs for encouraged to
department as applicable shall be obtained for from C/L along the
compensatory do plantation.
cutting of roadside trees. proposed alignment. PRI
forestation to The
 Provision of Compensatory Afforestation shall be has already agreed to
be borne by plantation to
made on 1:3.ratio basis (1:6 for Assam state). plant trees in 1:3 Ratio.
state or by be carried out
 Permission shall be taken for diversion of any forest PRI letter is attached in
PRI – NREGA in
land if involved. Provision shall be made for CPF report.
scheme. coordination
additional compensatory tree plantation.
with PRI under
 The vegetative cover shall be removed and disposed
schemes such
in consultation with community.
as NREGA or
local Forestry
Department
5. Cut and Fill and  The alignment design shall consider options to During Earthwork
There are a few water
Embankment minimize excessive cuts and fills. construction items
Crossings observed along
Construction  The cut off material shall be planned to be used for
the proposed alignment.
embankment to minimize borrow earth
The provision of CDs has
requirement. PIU, PIC,
been made at all such Part of PIU, PIC,
 The design shall be as per relevant IRC provisions for Design
locations in the DPR. Project Cost SRRDA
cut and fill, slope protection and drainage. Consultants
These Locations are
 The top soil of the cut and fill area shall be used for
discussed in Point no 10.
embankment slope protection
No other flood prone
 Embankment will be designed above High Flood
area was identified.
Level (HFL) in flood prone areas where feasible.
6. Establishment of  Construction camp sites shall be located away from  There is no barren / During To be Contractor PIU, PIC, TSC
Construction any local human settlements and forested areas waste land available construction included in
Camp, (minimum 0.5 km away) and preferably located on along the proposed contractor’s
temporary office lands, which are not productive (barren/waste lands alignment for cost
and storage area presently). establishing labour
 Similarly temporary office and storage areas shall be camp.
located away from human settlement areas and  The construction camp,
forested areas (minimum 0.5 km). temporary office and
 The construction camps, office and storage areas storage area will be
shall have provision of adequate water supply, planned according to
sanitation and all requisite infrastructure facilities. standards norms and
 The construction camps, office and storage areas waste management
shall have provision of septic tank/soak pit of facility should be
adequate capacity so that it can function properly provided.
for the entire duration of its use.
 All construction camps shall have provision of
rationing facilities particularly for kerosene/LPG so
that dependence on firewood for cooking is avoided
to the extent possible.
 The construction camps, office and storage areas
shall have provision of health care facilities for
adults, pregnant women and children.
 Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) like helmet,
boots, earplugs for workers, first aid and fire fighting
equipments shall be available at construction sites
before start of construction. An emergency plan
shall be prepared to fight with any emergency like
fire.
  Provision shall be made for domestic solid waste
disposal in a controlled manner. The recyclable
waste shall be sold off and non-saleable and
biodegradable waste shall be disposed through
secured land filling.
 Provision of paved area for unloading and storage of
fuel oil, lubricant oil, away from storm water
drainage.
7. Traffic  Identify the areas where temporary traffic diversion The traffic will increase During To be Contractor PIU, PIC, TSC
Movement may be required. after road construction construction included in
 Prepare appropriate traffic movement plan and for traffic contractor’s
approved by respective PIU for ensuring continued management appropriate cost
safe flow of traffic, pedestrians and all road users speed breakers, sign
during construction. boards and safety
 Wherever, cross drainage structure work require measures provided along
longer construction time and road is to be blocked the proposed alignment
for longer duration, the PIU/DPR consultant shall as follows: Before start
define appropriate measures for traffic diversion point T junction’s curves,
before the start of the construction. habitation and school.
 Adequate signboards shall be placed much ahead of
diversion site to caution the road users. The road
signs should be bold and retro reflective in nature
for good visibility both during the day and night.
 It is proposed for the respective PIU to discuss with
the railways division/department for providing
adequate safety measures at unmanned railway
crossing where applicable. Adequate clearly visible
sign shall be provided on both sides of the railway
crossing All measures for traffic control and safety in
accordance with IRC codes:99-1988 will be followed
Construction Stage
8. Sourcing of Borrow Earth: Borrow area During Contractors Earth work Contractor PIU,PIC,TSC
construction  The borrow earth shall be obtained from identified Management should be construction cost
material locations and with prior permission of landowner properly implemented.
( aggregates ,
and clear understanding for its rehabilitation. PIC has developed the
earth)
 The re-habilitation plan may include the following: format for consent /
 Borrow pits shall be backfilled with rejected permission letter for
construction wastes and will be given a vegetative using earth from private WBM,BT and
cover. If this is not possible, then excavation sloped sources. This consent Cement
 will be smoothed and depression will be filled in letter should be obtained, concrete
such a way that it looks more or less like the original if earth is sourced from items
ground surface. the private land. A copy
 Borrow areas might be used for aquaculture in case of the letter is attached
landowner wants such development. with the EMaP.
 The Indian Road Congress (IRC):10-1961 guideline
should be used for selection of borrow pits and
amount that can be borrowed.
 Borrowing earth from agricultural land shall be The vehicles used for the
minimized to the extent possible. Further, no earth construction work should
shall be borrowed from already low-lying areas. be spillage proof. PUC
 A 15 cm topsoil will be stripped off from the borrow certificates shall also be
pit and this will be stored in stockpiles in a obtained for all the
designated area for height not exceeding 2m and vehicles use for
side slopes not steeper than 1:2 (Vertical: transportation of material
Horizontal). and construction
 Borrowing of earth will not be done continuously purpose.
throughout the stretch.
 Ridges of not less than 8m widths will be left at
intervals not exceeding 300m.
 Small drains will be cut through the ridges, if
necessary, to facilitate drainage.
 The slope of the edges will be maintained not
steeper than 1:4 (vertical: Horizontal).
 The depth of borrow pits will not be more than 30
cm after stripping the 15 cm topsoil aside.
Aggregate :
 The stone aggregate shall be sourced from existing
licensed quarries
 Copies of consent/ approval / rehabilitation plan for
use of existing source will be submitted to PIU.
 Topsoil to be stockpiled and protected for use at the
rehabilitation stage
 Transportation of Construction Material
 Existing tracks / roads are to be used for hauling of
materials to the extent possible.
 Prior to construction of roads, topsoil shall be
preserved and shall be used for other useful
purposes like using in turfing of embankment.
  The vehicles deployed for material transportation
shall be spillage proof to avoid or minimize the
spillage of the material during transportation. In any
case, the transportation links are to be inspected at
least twice daily to clear accidental spillage, if any.
9. Loss of  The top soil from the productive land (borrow areas, During Earth work Contractor PIU/SRRDA
Productive road widening areas etc.) shall be preserved and construction items
Soil, erosion reused for plantation purposes.
and land use
change  It shall also be used as top cover of embankment
slope for growing vegetation to protect soil erosion.
 Cut and fill shall be planned as per IRC provisions
and rural road manual. To be
Borrow area
 All steep cuts shall be flattened and benched. included
management should be
 Shrubs shall be planted in loose soil area. under
followed as discussed in
 IRC: 56 -1974 recommended practice for treatment contractors
point no 8.
of embankment slopes for erosion control shall be costs
taken into consideration.
 It shall be ensured that the land taken on lease for
access road, construction camp and temporary
office of the storage facilities is restored back to its
original land use before handing it over back to land
owner.
10. Hydrology and Few water bodies are During & post NA Contractor PIU/SRRDA
Drainage crossing the proposed construction
alignment and cross
drainage structures are
 Regular removal/cleaning of deposited silt shall be provided at these
To be
done from drainage channels and outlet points locations
included
before the monsoon season. Proposed CD: Between
under
 Rejuvenation of the drainage system by removing Ch-100m to Ch-200m and
contractors
encroachments/ congestions shall be regularly Ch-400m to Ch-500m
costs
conducted Existing CD: No existing
CD
Community suggested FC
– Between Ch-500m to
Ch-600m
11. Compaction  To prevent soil compaction in the adjoining The Temporary office During To be In relevant Contractor PIU,PIC,TSC
and productive lands beyond the ROW, the movement of area and storage area construction included items
Contamination construction vehicles, machinery and equipment should be paved with under
of Soil
shall be restricted to the designated haulage route. gentle slope to corner contractors
  The productive land shall be reclaimed after connected to oil costs
construction activity. interceptors.
 Fuel and lubricants shall be stored at the predefined
storage location.
 The storage area shall be paved with gentle slope to
a corner and connected with a chamber to collect
any spills of the oils. Lakes/swamps were not
 All efforts shall be made to minimise the waste found beside the road
generation. Unavoidable waste shall be stored at the
designated place prior to disposal.
 To avoid soil contamination at the wash-down and
re-fuelling areas, “oil interceptors” shall be
provided. Oil and grease spill and oil soaked
materials are to be collected and stored in labelled
containers (Labelled: WASTE OIL; and hazardous sign
be displayed) and sold off to SPCB/ MoEF authorized
re-refiners.
12. Construction  Excavated materials from roadway, shoulders, Waste material / unused During and To be Contractor PIU, PIC, TSC
Debris and verges, drains, cross drainage will be used for debris material should be post included
waste backfilling embankments, filling pits, and properly disposed off under
construction
landscaping. away from habitation and contractors NA
 Unusable debris material should be suitably in an environmentally costs
disposed off at pre-designated disposal locations, acceptable manner.
with approval of the concerned authority.
 The bituminous wastes shall be disposed in secure
manner at designated landfill sites only in an
environmentally accepted manner.
 For removal of debris, wastes and its disposal
MOSRTH guidelines should be followed.
Unproductive/wastelands shall be selected with the
consent of villagers and Panchayat for the same. The
dumping site should be of adequate capacity. It
should be located at least 500 m away from the
residential areas. Dumping sites should be away
from water bodies to prevent any contamination of
these bodies.
13. Air and Noise  Vehicles delivering loose and fine materials like sand Dust suppression During To be Earth work, Contractor PIU, PIC,
Quality and aggregates shall be covered. measure to be construction included WBM,BT and SRRDA
 Dust suppression measures like water sprinkling, implemented in the under CD structures
 shall be applied in all dust prone locations such as habitation area between contractors
unpaved haulage roads, earthworks, stockpiles and Ch-600m to Ch-1000m costs
asphalt mixing areas. and Ch-1200m to Ch-
 Mixing plants and asphalt (hot mix) plants shall be 1300m with connecting
located at least 0.5 km away and in downwind village chaser
direction of the human settlements.
 Material storage areas shall also be located
downwind of the habitation area.
 Hot mix plant shall be fitted with stack of adequate
height (30 m) or as may be prescribed by SPCB to
ensure enough dispersion of exit gases. Consent to
establish and operate shall be obtained from State SPCB norms to be
Pollution Control Board and comply with all consent followed and SPCB
conditions. certificate to be obtained
 Diesel Generating (DG) sets shall also be fitted with for setting up of Hot Mix
stack of adequate height (as per regulation height of Plant.
the stack of open to air DG set shall be about 0.5 m
for 5 KVA and about 0.7 m for 10 KVA DG sets,
above top of sound proofing enclosure of the DG
set). Low sulphur diesel shall be used in DG sets and
other construction machineries where available.
Construction vehicles and machineries shall be
periodically maintained.

14. Biological  Compensatory Afforestation shall be made on There is no tree loss is During and Costs to be NA PIU to PIU, PIC, TSC
environment - 1:3.ratio basis.(1;6 for Assam state) observed PRI was Post covered by coordinate
Tree planting  Additional trees shall be planted wherever feasible. encouraged to do construction state or PRI compensatory
 Follow up maintenance of planted saplings will be plantation. The under forestation
carried out for a minimum of 3 years plantation to be carried schemes such with PRI under
out in coordination with as NREGA schemes such
PRI under schemes such as NREGA or
as NREGA or local local Forestry
Forestry Department Department
15. Ground Water  Requisite permission shall be obtained for The consent letter should During To be NA Contractor PIU, PIC, TSC
and Surface abstraction of groundwater from State Ground be obtained from Private construction included
Water Quality Water Board/Central Ground Water Authority if Tube well owner / PRI under
and Availability
applicable. before using the water contractors
 The contractor shall arrange for water required for the construction costs
during construction in such a way that the water purpose. PIC has
 availability and supply to nearby communities developed consent letter
remains unaffected. which is attached with
 Water intensive activities shall not be undertaken EMaP to be shared with
during summer period to the extent feasible. the contractor.
 Provision shall be made to link side drains with the
nearby ponds for facilitating water harvesting if
feasible
 Where ponds are not available, the water harvesting
pits shall be constructed as per the requirement and Lakes/swamps were not
rainfall intensity. found beside the road
 Preventive measures like slope stabilisation, etc shall
be taken for prevention of siltation in water bodies.
16. Occupational  The requisite PPE (helmet, mask, boot, hand gloves, Personal Protection During Costs to be All items on Contractor PIC,PIU,TSC
Safety and earplugs) shall be provided to the construction Equipments should be construction borne by DPR
health hazards workers. provided to all the Contractor
at work at
camp sites  Workers’ exposure to noise will be restricted to less workers engaged for the
than 8 hours a day. Workers duty shall be regulated construction work.
accordingly.
 Septic tank or mobile toilets fitted with anaerobic
treatment facility shall be provided at construction
camp/temporary office/storage areas.
 Domestic solid waste at construction camp shall be
segregated into biodegradable and non-
biodegradable waste.
Post Construction and Operation Stage
17. Air and Noise  Awareness sign board shall be provided for slow Throughout the project NA construction Within 5 years Contractor, PIC, PIU, TSC
Quality driving near the habitat areas to minimize dust section at the location cost maintenance
generation due to vehicle movement. Speed determined by contractor
limitation and honking restrictions may be enforced and approved by PIU
near sensitive locations.
18. Hydrology and  Regular removal/cleaning of deposited silt shall be At all the CD and Field Post - NA Contractor, PIC, PIU, TSC
Drainage Crossing Locations and at construction
done from drainage channels and outlet points
before the monsoon season. Side drains also.
 Rejuvenation of the drainage system by removing
encroachments/ congestions shall be regularly
conducted
19. Occupational Personal Protection During Costs to be All items on Contractor PIC,PIU,TSC
Health and  The requisite PPE (helmet, mask, boot, hand gloves, Equipments should be construction borne by DPR
Safety earplugs) shall be provided to the construction provided to all the Contractor
workers. workers engaged for the
 Workers’ exposure to noise will be restricted to less Maintenance work.
than 8 hours a day. Workers duty shall be regulated
accordingly.
 Septic tank or mobile toilets fitted with anaerobic
treatment facility shall be provided at construction
camp/temporary office/storage areas.
 Domestic solid waste at construction camp shall be
segregated into biodegradable and non-
biodegradable waste.

20. Site Site restoration should be To be borne NA Contractor PIU, PIC, TSC
 All construction camp/temporary office/material
Restoration done at all locations of by the
storage areas are to be restored to its original
construction contractor
conditions.
camps/temporary office/
 The borrow areas rehabilitation will be ensured as
material storage, and
per the agreed plan with the landowner.
borrow areas
 Obtain clearance from PIU before handling over the
site to SRRDA.
 PIC to undertake survivability assessment and report
to PIU the status of compensatory tree plantation at
a stage of completion of construction with
recommendation for improving the survivability of
the tree if required