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1. Terms of References for Comprehensive
Environmental Impact Assessment Study of
proposed Ken-Betwa link project
National Water Development Agency
(A Govt. of India Society under Ministry of Water Resources)
May, 2007
2. Terms of References for Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment
study of proposed Ken-Betwa Link Projects
1.0
Introduction
As per EIA Notification of 1994 and its subsequent amendments, It has been
made mandatory to get environmental clearance for certain sectors, including
river valley and hydro electric projects. The objective of this study is to prepare
comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment to get environmental and
other mandatory clearances from Ministry of Environment and Forests and any
other authorities.
2.0
SCOPE OF WORK
The broad scope of the work is to carry out Environment Impact Assessment of
proposed Ken- Betwa link, assessment of positive impacts with its economic
evaluation and prepare Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to mitigate the
adverse effects, including the socio-economic aspects and R&R Plan for project
affected people, dam break analysis and Disaster Management Plan. The scope
also includes preparation of monitoring plan for implementation of EMP.
3.0
THE PROJECT
The Ken – Betwa link comprises the following components:
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Construction of Daudhan dam across river Ken, about 2.5 Km upstream of
existing Gangau weir and near Daudhan village in Chhatarpur district of
Madhya Pradesh;
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A 231 Km. long link canal (including 2 Km. long tunnel) offtaking from
Daudhan dam and terminating into existing Barwa Sagar reservoir located
across Barwa river, a tributary to Betwa river;
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Construction of six dams/barrages i.e Neemkheda dam, Kesari barrage,
Barari barrage, Sindh dam, Thharr dam and Babnai dam in the upper Betwa
basin (upstream of existing Rajghat dam) in Madhya Pradesh.
The objective of the Ken – Betwa link is to divert the balance water from Ken
basin to Betwa basin for use in the Upper Betwa basin by substitution for
providing irrigation in the water scarce Raisen and Vidisha districts of Madhya
Pradesh, through six proposed dams/barrages.
3.1
STUDY AREA
The study area for the project can be considered as:
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1 km either side of the link canal
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10 km radius around the project area from the periphery of the project site
Submergence and catchment area for the dams/barrages/reservoirs, command
areas in the down stream of the reservoirs and enroute of link canal and areas of
backwater influence in the upstream. However, only direct draining tributaries and
nalas in the reservoir shall be considered as part of the project.
4.0
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Feasibility study of Ken – Betwa link has been completed and the web friendly
version of the same is available on NWDA’s website http://www.nwda.gov.in.
The adequacy of the data and information contained in the feasibility study are
to be assessed. Based on the adequacy check, any additional data collection
requirements are to be identified and shall be collected as part of the preparation
of EIA report.
5.0
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF DATA BASE
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6.0
Consequent upon the collection of environmental and socioeconomic data,
desk studies shall be carried out so as to undertake preliminary planning and
development of a comprehensive database. The data base shell be in such a
format that can be used in web based GIS portal also.
The database shall be generated with provisions of data inputs from multiple
sources and shall be capable of generating outputs in the form of tables,
graphs, reports & data files. The output files shall be used in conjunction
with software, spreadsheets, word processors and statistical software.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management
Plan (EMP) report shall be prepared considering all the relevant notifications
issued by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) or any other competent
authorities (viz. EIA notification, 1994 and subsequent notifications/amendments
issued time to time) and in accordance to all the relevant guidelines issued by
MoE&F or any other competent authorities. The EIA report shall be prepared
considering all these notifications/guidelines required for obtaining Environmental
Clearances from the regulatory/statutory authorities. The studies shall be carried
out in an integrated manner considering the impact of
both the connected
basins.
As outlined in the notification cited above, Public hearing shall be carried out as
per the requirements of the fulfillment of EIA notification as a part of
consultation with civil society. The consultant shall also assist NWDA in obtaining
the necessary Environmental clearance from regulatory/statutory authorities.
4. Details pertaining to the Environmental and Ecological Aspects are furnished
below:
The sequence of steps to be followed for consideration and assessment of
Environmental and ecological aspects shall be as follows:
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6.1
Assessment of alternate sites and justification for selecting the present site
Study no project option
Legal status of the proposed project site with respect to various applicable
Environmental Legislations
Baseline Environmental Data
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Management Plan
BASELINE ENIVIRONMENTAL DATA
Baseline Environmental Status of the project shall be established based on the
baseline survey carried out for various relevant seasons (either fresh or based on
available literature/authenticated documents supplemented by field studies) in
accordance to the MoE&F requirements for all the following elements
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Air Environment
Water Environment
Land Environment
Biological Environment (Aquatic and Terrestrial)
Socioeconomic Environment
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Air Environment
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Climatology and rain fall for hydrological consideration
Meteorology for dispersion of air pollutant during construction activities
Air Quality
Noise
II.
Water Environment
This will cover all the aspects of surface as well as ground water. This shall
include but not limited to:
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Hydro-geological aspect (siltation)
Hydrological cycle
Surface Water Quality and flow including nutrient levels
Ground water regime (ground water table, aquifers)
Ground water quality
5. III.
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Land use and land cover (e.g. Forest, agriculture, wasteland etc.) using
satellite imagery
Mineral resources
Water use
Water logging
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Biological Environment
Forest cover
Rare and endangered species
Species which require management
Species of economic significance
Species of special interest to local population or tourists
Aquatic fauna of commercial/recreational value and migratory fish species
along with their spawning ground
Habitat including breeding ground and access corridor for food and shelter
Biodiversity
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6.2
Land Environment
Socioeconomic Environment
Archaeological Locations and places of worship
Sources of water pollution (present as well as future)
Dependence on water system
Tourism
Public Health
Human settlements (occupational pattern, demographic profile, economic
profile, agricultural practices etc.)
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) shall be carried out for construction and
operation phases using qualitative or quantitative methods (wherever possible)
and using predictive modelling techniques.
The EIA study shall cover all the relevant environmental issues that have impact
due to the proposed project including the following:
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Air Environment
Water Environment
Land Environment
Biological Environment (Aquatic and Terrestrial)
Socioeconomic Environment
6. I.
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Air Environment
Impact on air quality due to construction
Changes in microclimate
Impact on ambient Noise level specially during construction period
II.
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Water Environment
Likely change in the regime of the river
Impact due to change in hydrological cycle
Impact on siltation preferably using quantitative techniques
Impact due to spread of contamination due to agro-chemicals and
organic/heavy metals
Impact due to transportation of fluorides, Nitrates, toxic chemicals, heavy
metals
Impact due to acidification of lakes and water bodies due to presence soils
with rich minerals
Impact on water quality (surface/ground)
Impact on ground water levels and recharge potential
Impact on ground water pollution due to seepage from canal system and
reservoir (ground water level and quality)
Impact due to change in waste assimilation capacity of the river system
Impact on drainage system and existing water bodies in the project area
(assessment by using GIS tools and satellite imageries. The imageries will
be supplied by NWDA).
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Land Environment
Impact on land use/land cover and change in designated land-use in the
project area i.e. submergence area due to construction of proposed dams,
areas one Km either side of proposed link canal and areas under proposed
command. The assessment can be done using the GIS tools and satellite
imageries of the area ( to be supplied by NWDA). However, it will have to be
confirmed by ground truthing.
Impact due to irrigation induced salinity and water logging
Impact due to inundation of mineral resources
Impact on soil erosion
Biological Environment
Terrestrial environment
Impact on forest area and National park and wildlife sanctuaries and other
sensitive ecosystem.
Impact on biota and biodiversity loss particularly with special reference to the
rare and threatened species, endemic species of both animals and plants.
Impact on habitat loss particularly with special reference to the rare and
threatened species, endemic species of both animals and plants.
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Impact due to habitat change having effect like corridor loss and loss of
migratory path for wildlife including birds.
Impacts on the breeding grounds of species and on access of animals to food
and shelter.
Impact on animal distribution specially on tigers
Aquatic environment
Impact on flora and fauna in the connecting basins as well as along the link.
Impact on aquatic ecology including fisheries and endangered species
Impact on sensitive ecosystem
Impact due to bio-accumulation and bio-magnification in aquatic life and
biota
Impact due to change in ecological functioning of river system
Impact on growth of aquatic weed
Impacts on fish spawning and migration including impact on their breeding
ground.
River both at head as well as mouth regions would be considered while
addressing the issues on wildlife and breeding places
V.
Socioeconomic Environment
• Impact on public health due to vector borne diseases
• Impact on sensitive locations like archeological sites and places of worship
etc.
• Impact on change in occupational pattern
• Impact on tourism
• Impact on human settlement
VI.
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6.3
Geological and Other Aspects
Geology, Physiography and Topography of the area
Bedrock formation
Geological stability or instability
Fault zones
Seismicity
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)
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Based on environmental impact assessment, mitigation / enhancement measures
need to be specified in the form of environmental management plan. The
components of the EMP will inter-alia deal with the following as may be relevant
to specific project site:
Environmental safeguards (management) during construction activities
Catchment Area Treatment
Plan for restoration of quarry areas/burrow areas and areas for dumping
excavated material.
Management to arrest salinity/ alkalinity in the wake of recharge of water in the
interlinking channels.
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7.0
Problems associated with transportation of silt across basins and utilization there
of in environmentally/ecologically benign manner
Compensatory Afforestation plan along with cost benefit analysis
Plan for green belt (other than catchment area).
Reservoir rim treatment plan
Comments/observations/recommendations of Chief Wildlife Warden in case
Wildlife habitat/migratory path exists within 10 kilometers of project site.
Conservation plan for affected flora/fauna including rehabilitation plan for
rare/endangered species including action plan for alternate breeding ground and
access corridor for food and shelter.
Action plan for control of irrigation induced water logging, salinity etc including
strategies and policies with choice of species/crop for optimum use of water for
agriculture to reduce adverse impacts of excessive irrigation including water
logging.
Action plan for command area development in respect of irrigation potential.
Watershed management
Ground water management including harnessing of ground water in conjunction
with surface water.
Land use management with special emphasis on water logging problem
Management of flora and fauna in the connecting basins as well as along the link
including action plan for alternate breeding grounds.
Alien flora and aquatic weeds management
Wetland management
Protection of sensitive and archeological monument sites
Action plan for health delivery systems
Post project environmental monitoring plan
Disaster Management plan including risk and dam break analysis
Provision of free fuel to labours
Soil fertility management plan
Action Plan for release of assured lean season flow downstream of the dam
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND PREPARATION OF R&R
A detailed socio-economic study of project affected people will be carried out.
7.1.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY
In order to perform the socio-economic studies, on-site socio-economic survey
shall be carried out covering socio-economic profile of the region. The region
shall include the project-affected areas likely to come under submergence or
land acquisition and wider project influence areas comprising the catchment
area, areas downstream of dam and upto confluence of major tributary, the
command area, the area en-route the link canal where there could be secondary
displacement. The following aspects shall be covered in the socio-economic
surveys
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7.2
Demographic profile with social categories, number of households/families,
type of housing, health and educational profile, migration patterns, if any.
Land ownership and operational holding
Existing cropping pattern of the project area and changes thereof due to
commissioning of the project
Agricultural practices including traditional knowledge on endemic species.
Improvement in crop production and productivity
Possible improvement in surface and ground water availability and benefits
accrued to irrigated agriculture, drinking water use, industries and thermal
power plants.
Agricultural input pattern
Economics of cultivation
Non-agricultural Practices such as poultry, cattle raising etc
Employment profile
Income profile with sources of income
Expenditure profile
Other economic activities prevailing in the region
Availability of social infrastructure
Availability of economic infrastructure
Gender issues
Secondary Data
Before start of the on-site socio-economic survey, available secondary
information from various government agencies shall be collected. Relevant
information from concerned state government and Census of India about
infrastructure availability etc. at district/block/village level and from Survey of
India on topography maps and satellite Imageries from NRSA are other sources
of useful information to be collected before launching of on-site survey. Based on
these information, design of questionnaire and methodology of field surveys shall
be finalised.
The consultant shall make every effort to obtain these information from various
Govt. agencies. However, NWDA shall extend help in issuing authorisation
letters etc. whenever required by the Consultant.
7.3
Sample Design
The survey shall cover both project affected (displaced) and project influenced
(benefiting) areas. Sample shall be distributed between project affected and
influenced households on the basis of number of reservoirs and length of main
canal and distributaries.
10. 7.4
Questionnaire
Different mode of data collection such as sample survey, Participatory Rural
Appraisal (PRA)/ Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) and focus group discussions shall
be used in evaluating impact of ILR.
Questionnaire shall take into account all the relevant aspects mentioned above.
Current Land prices and wages prevailing in the area is another important factor
on which data should be collected in socio-economic survey. This shall help in
assessment of cost of land acquisition for implementation of envisaged
developments.
7.5
Resettlement & Rehabilitation(R&R) Aspects
While studying Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) aspects techniques such
as Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA)/Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and focus
group discussion should be used to find out present situation in the area. This
shall also involve collection of photographic records of the area likely to be
submerged.
Information on following aspects should also to be collected.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Peoples own perception on the settlement aspects and kind of facilities
they accept in the area where they will be settled after displacement.
Preferences of affected population about the compensation package,
whether it should be in cash or kind.
What is the location preference for settlement by affected population,
whether they want to be settled closer to their existing place of residence
or at a distance
Participation of affected people in construction of canals/reservoirs should
also be probed in.
Migration patterns into and out of the project area.
A detailed R&R package shall be prepared and National Policy on Resettlement &
Rehabilitation for Project Affected Families-2003 (NPRR-2003) formulated by
MoRD shall form basic minimum criteria for devising the R&R package. Due
weightage should also be given to the R&R Policy / Act of M.P. State. However,
in line with the section 1.6 of the NPRR-2003, the R&R package should not limit
itself to the National R&R Policy-2003 and should look for a wider horizon with
millennium development goals and Planning Commission targets. Also, the
various schemes of the govt. for rural development and welfare should be
combined to make R&R package attractive enough. The R&R Policy should
clearly come out with the kind of infrastructure required to achieve these goals.
While preparing the R&R package, the past practices and difficulties experienced
in implementation of various provisions of R&R package should be kept in mind.
The consultant shall suggest a layout of modal village for resettlement of Project
Affected peoples (PAPs).
11. 7.6
Impact of Link Canal
Link canal will have both short- and long-term impact on economy. The shortterm impact of the link canal on economy in general and regional economy in
particular will be in the form of increased employment opportunities and growth
of service sectors in the area. Impact of link canal on regional economy will
depend on how strong the forward and backward linkages of construction and
agriculture sectors are with the rest of the economy. In medium- to long-term
major impact of link canal on economy will be through increased/assured
irrigation, which will lead to increased agricultural production. All these aspects
will be studied in detail.
Impact of Ken- Betwa link on different types of households such as agriculture
dependent households, agricultural labourers, salaried earners, petty
businessman etc. should be analysed. This will help in assessment of the
project. Efforts should also be made to present pre and post canal commission
employment profile.
7.7
Users Chargers
Socio-economic survey shall also cover aspects of user charges/cost recovery.
Assuming that the full usage cost would be recovered from industry, power
generation the only sector that needs attention for user charges is agriculture
and household sector. Willingness to pay for assured/new irrigation by the
beneficiary farmers should be tested through the survey, which will help
authorities in finalization of user charges for water.
Another important
dimension that should be probed as far as possible is whether the consumer
group should be entrusted the responsibility of maintenance of the water
resources and collection of user charges.
8.0
Statutory Clearances
The consultant shall identify all the statuary clearances required to be taken for
undertaking the project and provide all necessary assistance to NWDA in
obtaining the clearances such as Environmental clearance, Forest clearance,
Wildlife clearance, R&R clearance etc. from Govt. organizations, administrative
ministries and statutory agencies.
9.0
Public Hearing
On completion of EIA the consultant shall submit all relevant
documents/reports/records to NWDA for public hearing required under the Air
and Water Pollution Act. The consultant shall fully assist NWDA in the public
hearing, including furnishing the requisite replies/information to the
questions/issues raised during the hearing.
12. 10.0
No Objection Certificate (NOCs)
The consultant shall obtain the NOCs from concerned State Governments
required under Air and Water Pollution Act.
11.0
Cost Estimation
The cost of all the environmental management measures proposed as per the
environmental management plans (including R&R Plan) shall be worked out. The
environmental and socio-economic benefits of the project shall also be worked
out, to the extent possible.
12.0
Time Schedule
A time schedule of 18 months is envisaged for completion of the study as under:
(a) Submission of Inception Report (10 copies) within two months delineating
reconnaissance survey results, work elements proposed and methodology with
time schedule.
(b) Submission of first and second interim reports (10 copies) within eight and
twelve months delineating baseline environmental status, and findings from
earlier studies.
(c) Submission of draft report (10 copies) within sixteen months.
(d) Submission of 30 copies of final report within eighteen months.
13.0
Preparation of Work Plan and Time Schedule for study
The consultant, immediately on award of consultancy work, shall prepare a
detailed micro level Time Schedule and submit for approval by the NWDA/Review
Committee. Non-compliance of the Time Schedule shall attract penalty in the
form of Liquidated Damage @ 0.5% of the total cost of the consultancy work per
fortnight of delay or part thereof.
14.0
Reporting
14.1
Reporting Procedure
▪
A brief monthly progress report and detailed quarterly progress reports shall be
submitted by the consultant to the NWDA for monitoring the progress of the
assignment.
▪
After completion of preliminary planning and design, consultant shall fnalise a
detailed scheme for on-site survey requirements for the assigned study including
development of a model questionnaire, EIA and EMP in consultation with NWDA.
▪
Prior to submission of the final report, 10 copies of draft reports shall be
submitted for review and acceptance. Subsequently, after incorporation of the
review comments, the final report shall be submitted.
13. 14.2
EIA Report
The reporting of all the activities shall be in three components viz. data, text and
drawings, if any. Simultaneous to the hard copy submissions, the EIA report
shall also be submitted in soft copy i.e. CD. The text of the report shall be in MS
WORD, data sheets shall be in MS EXCEL, and the drawings shall be in Auto CAD
Rel. 14.
The EIA Reports shall also include all the relevant documents, analysis and
results with back up calculations, drawings, inter active models and schemes,
estimates etc. as per the scope of work. The EIA report shall be prepared as per
suggested templates listed at Annexure-III.
Specified number of draft final reports alongwith all the Annex and subsequent
final report shall be submitted in both hard and soft copies as per the Request
for Proposal (RFP) document.
On completion of EIA report preparation, a web based GIS portal shall also be
developed as per the requirement by NWDA for providing over all project
information, highlighting the benefits. Therefore, the database, text drawings,
any other output of the study of environmental and socio-economic aspects must
be in such a format which can be straight away integrated with web based GIS
portal. (developing GIS portal shall not be the part of this study)
14. Annexure-III
TEMPLATES FOR EIA REPORT
(Socio-economic and Environmental Aspects)
The EIA Report shall be prepared as per the laid out guidelines and shall comprise of, as
a minimum, the following volumes :
Executive Summary
Volume No. I
Introduction
Application form/MoEF questionnaire
Volume No. II
EIA Report
Environmental Management Plans
Public Hearing Document prepared by SPCB
Volume No. III
R & R Plan
Volume No. IV
CAT plan
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
In addition to above volumes, a separate volume SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDIES shall also
be prepared as per attachment-I (Same R&R plan as in Volume No. III can be used in
this volume also)
15. Attachment-I
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDIES
9.1
9.1.1
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.3.1
9.1.3.2
9.1.4
9.1.5
9.1.6
Socio-economic profile and survey
Regional profile from the available secondary data1
Salient features of the link
Sample design and methodology
Selection of villages
Selection of households
Questionnaire
RRA/PRA and focus group discussion
Regional profile from primary survey2
9.2
9.2.1
9.2.2
9.2.2.1
9.2.2.2
9.2.2.3
Impact of link canal
Short-term impact of link canal
Long-term impact of link canal
On income generation, consumption, savings and assets
On income distribution & poverty by different household categories
Likely changes in employment pattern in long-term
9.3
9.3.1
9.3.2
9.3.3
9.3.4
Resettlement and rehabilitation
Assessment of economic loss due to displacement
Peoples perception towards rehabilitation package
Rehabilitation & resettlement package
Modalities for information dissemination, consultation and public hearings
9.4
9.4.1
Users charges and peoples participation
Peoples perceptions about payment of users charges if assured irrigation is
provided
People’s participation in maintenance of water resources and collection of
user’s charges
Water rights, pricing of water, sharing of benefits etc.
9.4.2
9.4.3
1
Regional profile from secondary data should include the following : population (male, female and total),
population distribution, sex ratio, literacy rate, distribution of main worker in different industry groups,
distribution of households by availability of electricity, safe drinking water and toilet facilities, availability
of other social and economic infrastructure etc.
2
Regional profile from primary survey should include the following : land ownership pattern, cropping
pattern, agricultural practices, economics of cultivation, employment profile, sources and usage of income,
expenditure pattern, demographic profile, literacy pattern, availability of social and physical infrastructure
etc.