India - Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 3 of 13) : Environmental assessment summary report

E-421 VOL.3 in asociabon with IIIE Environmental Assessment Summary Report Project Co-ordinating Consultancy Services (PCC) for the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project IBRD Loan/Credit No. LN-4114 ,a3~idar Beegaa Karwar*\ Mangan goaore _ Pred forJ Govt of Kamiataka Pttlic Works Dept. (National Highways) December 2000   s -cow- WilsOfll in assocabon vwff IIIE Environmental Assessment Summary Report Project Co-ordinating Consultancy Services (PCC) for the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project IBRD Loan/Credit No. LN-4114 3idar Karar ~~~~durga Mangalor Xg__alore '' 4~it Paepred for Govt of Kamataka Pubhc Worls Dept. (Natonal Highways) December 2000   Karnataka State Highways Environmental Assessment Summary Report Improvement Project VOLUME-I: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SUMMARY REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS ENI'IRONMENTAL ASSESSMIENT SUNNIARY REPORT .........................................1I I. OBJECTIVE .................................... - 1 2. STRUCTURE OF THE EIA REPORT. ... ..................................... 5 3. INTRODUCTION TO THE EIA ........................................ 7 4. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ........................................8 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .1........................................ 1 6. ANALYSIS OF THE ALTERNATIVES ....................................... ..........................................1 2 7. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL SETUP ........................................1 3 8. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................ 6 9. PUBLIC CONSULTATION ..... . 20 10. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................ 21 11. RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN ............................ 30 I. Table 1: Road-links for Upgradation & Major Maintenance in First Phase ....................................... I 2. Table 2: Road-links for Upgradation & Major Maintenance in Second Phase ............... ................... 2 3. Table 3 :New Road Links included under Major Maintenance in Second Phase ............................... 2 4. Table 4: Roads selected for upgradation in Phase-I ....................... ................................... 5 5. Table 5 : Roads selected for Major Maintenance in Phase-I .......................................................... 5 6. Table 6: Legal Statutes applicable on KSHIP ................ .......................................... 10 Figure 1: Project Routes Phase I and Phase 11 .......................................................... 3 Figure 2: Upgradation and Major Maintenance Routes Phase I .......................................................... 6 Figure 3: Organisation Structure of the EMPIU .......................................................... 24 Ex-i Scott W'llson / CES / IIIE   Kamataka State Highwavs Environmental Assessment Summary Report Improvement Project ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SUMMARY REPORT 1. Objective The Kamataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP) is an initiative by the Public Works Department of the Govemment of Karnataka (GOK) to undertake improvement of 2490 km of roads consisting of State Highways and major District Road. These roads were selected on the basis of a Strategic Options Study (SOS) carried out in 1996, the objective of which was to formulate a policy for developing an effective network of regional roads. The Government of Kamataka appointed M/s Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick UK and Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick India in association with Consulting Engineering Services (I) Ltd., New Delhi and India Intemational Infrastructure Engineers Ltd., as the Project Co-ordinating Consultants (PCC) to carry out the feasibility study for the road upgradation and major maintenance. The objectives of the PCC were to conduct a Detailed Feasibility of these 2490-Km of State Highways and Major District Roads. These roads were subjected to thorough evaluation under economic, environmental and social criteria for qualifying for improvement options. The environmental evaluation involved Environmental Screening of the 2490-Km of roads and Sectoral Environmental Assessment as per World Bank Guidelines described in Operational Policy OP-4.01 of the roads selected under Upgradation and Major Maintenance options. Based on the Feasibility Study the Government of Kamataka selected 940 Km of roads for upgradation work and 11 00-Km for major maintenance. At the time of the feasibility study about 428 Km of roads were found to be economically unviable and hence were excluded from any type of improvements. The project preparation was divided into two phases. In Phase 1 394 Km of roads were to be upgraded and 1041 km of road to be taken up for major maintenance. In phase II some 546-Km of roads were to be taken up for upgradation and some 57-Km of road for major maintenance. The Govemment recently decided to upgrade coridor 12 from Bijapur to Hubli (193 Km) to National Highway standards. This led to the exclusion of this coridor from the Phase I major maintenance list. Therefore, Phase I major maintenance road length has reduced to 848 Km. Table 1 and Table 2 list the roads selected under Phase I and Phase II improvement respectively. Table 1: Road-links for Upgradation & Major Maintenance in First Phase Lipgradation . Major Maintenanc Link Location Link Length (Km) Link Location Link Length IA Raichur-A.P. Border 19.331 IE Mudgal-Hungund 39.670 IB Kalmala-Raichur 11.807 2B Tikota-Shedbal 92.510 2A Bijapur-Tikota 20.149 2C Shedbal-Chikodi 34.170 5A Kalmala-Stndhnur 76.673 2D Sankeshwar-Chikodi 21.320 5B Sindhnur-Gangawati 50.577 6A Srirangapatna-Nelhlgere 62.960 5C GanRawati-Munirabad 26.960 6B Nelligere-Kibbanahalih 47.010 6L Hattigudur-Shahpur 11.982 6C Kibbanahallh-Huhivar 36.460 6M Shahpur-Jevargi 37.931 6D Huliyar-Hinyur 48.720 6N Jevargi-Gulbarga 37.347 6H Bellary-Sindhnur 83.897 60 Gulbarga-Homnabad 55.757 6J Sindhnur-Lmngsugur 52.160 6P Homnabad-Bidar 45.417 6K Linesugur-Hanigudur 68.380 9A Mariyanmuanahalli-lttigi 41.110 9B ittigi-Harpanahalli 23.270 9C Harpanahalli-Hanhar 42.516 9D Harihar-Honnali 34.545 9E Honnali-Shimoga 39.041 ___ I IA Belur -Chikmagalur 23.910 i IB Chikmagalur-Tarikere 56.570 Total Length 393 932 Total Length 848.219 Ex- I Scott Wilson / CES / IIIE  Kamataka State Hiehwavs Environmental Assessment Summary Report Improvement Project Table 2: Road-links for Upgradation & Major Maintenance in Second Phase (Length in Km-Based on Odometer Survey) Upgradation Major Maintenance Link Location Link Length Link Location Link Length IF Hungund-Bagalkot 41.53 8B Alnavar- Yellapur 57.094 IH Gaddankeri- Lokapur 28.166 iJ Lokapur -Yargatti 44.431 1 K Yargatti-Belgaum 56.500 3A Biiapur-Mudhol 81.458 3B Mudhol-Lokapur 22.480 4A Hulihatti-Nargund 20.837 4C Sankeshwar-Yaragarti 73.288 6E Hiriyur-Challakere 40.866 6F Challakere-Hanagal 49.496 6G Hanagal-Bellary 52.115 8A Khanapur - Alnavar 35.186 Total Length 546.376 Total Length 57.094 An economic analysis was again carried out for the unviable links following the reduced cost of construction obtained during detailed engineering. The feasibility of the previously unviable links totalling to 428 Km was reworked and these road links were found to be economically viable. The PWD has included these road links under the Phase II major maintenance in November 2000. Table 3 :New Road Links included under Major Maintenance in Second Phase Road Link Number Location Length (km) IC Kalmala to Lingsugur 76.7 ID Lingsugur to Mudgal 19.9 4B Yargatti to Hulikatti 29.2 8C Yellapur to Sirsi 48.2 8D Sirsi to Siddapur 37.0 8E Siddapur to Mavingundi 12.0 IOA* Mysore to Manantawadi 60.6 13A* Londa to Sadashivgarh 88.1 Total 372.7 i- The corridor lengths given are after excluding the stretches passing through sensitive areas Figure 1 shows the corridors selected for improvements in Phase I and II. The draft Sectoral Environmental Assessment Report submitted in April 2000 had covered in detail all the aspects related to environmental impacts and required mitigation measures related to improvement of Roads selected under Upgradation as well as Major Maintenance roads. The Environmental Management Plan included in the SEA Report adequately addresses the issues related to Environment management and mitigation of Impacts in the upgradation as well as major maintenance sections. These previously unviable roads were not in the scope of the Draft SEA. Therefore, to complete the SEA process the environment team of the PCC carried out a detailed reconnaissance survey in the month of December 2000 to identify the potential hotspots, sensitive receptors and sensitive areas along these newly included corridors under the Phase II major maintenance option. It is important to be aware of a recent circular (dated: 12th July, 2000) of the Standing Committee of Indian Board for Wildlife under the Ministry of Environment and Forests where in it is stated that the Members were of the opinion that "Widening and black topping of the roads within National Parks and Sanctuaries increase the vehicular traffic and also the speed of the vehicles. There were instances of accidental death of wildlife by the fast moving vehicles in the protected areas. Considering the Ex-2 Scott Wilson / CES / IIIE  Kamat. - ,tate Hlc