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Conceptual Plan for the proposed construction of Senior Citizen Retirement Homes at Thudiyalur Village, Coimbatore District

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

M/s. Ananya Shelters (P) Ltd was founded in 2009 & was quick to gain an undisputed lead

in the field of Residential homes and luxury apartments. Their profile is that, they are a

great team of individuals who commit themselves to deliver the best quality and design.

They measure their strength by how quick they deliver promises that they make. The client

can be sure that they are master builders by the sheer number of projects they undertook in

the last 8 years.

1.1 Background of the project

Ananya Shelters (P) Ltd has proposed to construct residential apartment in S.F. No. 467/4A,

469/1A2, 1B, 2B, 470/1, 471/1, 4A1A, 4A1B, 4A1C, Thudiyalur Village, Coimbatore North

Taluk, Coimbatore District. Since the proposed activity constitutes construction of buildings

with a built up area more than 20,000 Sq. m, it requires Environmental Clearance from State

Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) under sector 8(a) of EIA Notification

2006.

The total plot area available for the project is about 33,667 Sq. m. and will have a total built

up area of 65,738.14 Sq. m. Building and Construction projects covering an area less than

1,50,000 Sq. m. shall be appraised as Category B2. As per screening of EIA in accordance

with Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) guidelines, conceptual plan is prepared in

order to describe the project activity and Environmental Management Plan.

Ananya Shelters (P) Ltd has appointed M/s. ABC Techno Labs India Private Limited,

Chennai, who is accredited by National Accreditation Board for Education and Training

(NABET), Quality Council of India (QCI), New Delhi to formulate Environmental

Management Plan during Construction & Operational Phases to mitigate any adverse

impacts to the Environment. The Conceptual Plan describes all the details of the project and

its specific activities that will be considered for investigation of the significant adverse

impacts. The report also provides specific measures that will be put to practice to minimize

the impacts on the Environment.


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2.0 Description of the Project Site

2.1. Location

The proposed project site is located at S.F. No. 467/4A, 469/1B, 2B, 471/1, 4A1A, 4A1B,

4A1C, Thudiyalur Village, Coimbatore North Taluk, Coimbatore District and is

geographically located at Latitude 11°03’52.94” - 11°03’59.53” N and Longitude

76°55’31.63” - 76°55’39.41” E. The location of the project site is presented in Figure -

2.1 and the Google Image of the project site is given in Figure - 2.2.

2.2. Environmental Sensitivity of the project site

The project site is selected to develop the Residential Homes to focus on the designing

and dedication in building beautiful homes for the elderly. The proposed project sites of

S.F. No. 467/4A, 469/1A2, 1B, 2B, 470/1, 471/1, 4A1A, 4A1B, 4A1C is Residential use

zone. The copy of pages showing the land use of the site in Master Plan of LPA,

Coimbatore is enclosed as Annexure - I. The existing land use does not alter as the

proposed project is the development of residential Homes.

Topo map covering 500m radius from periphery of the project site is enclosed as

Annexure - VI. It indicates that the facilities adjacent to the proposed project site are

residential & agricultural areas. Hence proposed development / land use is consistent

with the surroundings. Top map of the project site covering 10 km radius is given in

Figure - 2.3. The environmental setting of the project site is given in Table - 2.1.


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FIGURE - 2.1: MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT SITE

Project site


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FIGURE – 2.2 : GOOGLE IMAGE OF THE PROJECT SITE


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FIGURE – 2.3 : TOPO MAP SHOWING 10 KM RADIUS AROUND THE PROJECT SITE


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TABLE -2.1 : ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROJECT SITE

S. No. Particulars Details

1 Latitude 11°03’52.94” - 11°03’59.53” N 2 Longitude 76°55’31.63” - 76°55’39.41” E

3 Elevation above MSL 467 m

4 Topography Plain

5 Land use classification Residential Use

6 Nearest Roadway Coimbatore to Anaikatti Road – 1.6 km, WSW Coimbatore to Mettupalayam Road – 1.7 km, E

7 Nearest Railway Station Coimbatore Junction – 5.6 km, SSE

8 Nearest airport Coimbatore Airport – 12.5 km, SE

9 Nearest town/ city Coimbatore (Within)

10 Hills/ valleys Kanuvai Malai – 2.2 km, W Kurudi Malai - 4.5 Km, NW

11 National parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries/Zoos

No such areas within 15 Km radius

12 Nearest Water body Sanganoor Stream – 0.6 km, SSW Chinnavedampatti Kulam – 5.0 km, E

13 Reserved Forests Thadagam RF – 4.5 km, NW Bolampatti Block II RF – 7.0 km, W

14 Seismicity Seismic Zone III as per IS : 1893 (Part-1): 2002

15 Defense Installations Nil in 10 km radius

16 Nearest Sea Port Cochin Port – 200 km, SW * Aerial Distance

2.3. Site Connectivity

The project site is well connected by road, rail and air ways. The project site located at

KNG Pudur, Thudiyalur Village, Coimbatore. The site can be connected with

Mettupalayam Road and Anaikatty road. A state highway is located in 1.6 km in WSW

direction which is connecting Coimbatore with Anaikatti. National Highway is located at

1.7 km from project site and is connecting Coimbatore to Mettupalayam. The

Coimbatore Junction is 5.6 km away from the project site. The Coimbatore International

Airport is also situated at a distance of 12.5 km from project site. The figure showing the

local connectivity to the project site in the nearby region is given in the Figure - 2.4.


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FIGURE 2.4 - MAP SHOWING THE SITE CONNECTIVITY OF THE PROJECT SITE

2.4. Topography & Drainage

Topographically, the proposed project area is flat terrain with shrubs and bushes. The

project site and the water bodies map of the project site covering 10 km radius is given

in Figures 3.5.

KNG Pudur

Project site

Thudiyalur

NH181-mettupalayam-cbe

NNNNH181 –

Metttupalayam to Cbe

Anaikatti Road


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FIGURE - 2.5: WATER BODIES MAP OF THE PROJECT SITE COVERING 10KM RADIUS


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3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1. Overview of the project

Ananya Shelters (P) Ltd has proposed to construct senior citizen retirement homes with

404 dwelling units at S.F. Nos. 467/4A, 469/1A2, 1B, 2B, 470/1, 471/1, 4A1A, 4A1B,

4A1C, Thudiyalur village, Coimbatore District. The land ownership documents are

enclosed as Annexure - III. The total built up area of the proposed project is 65,738.14-

Sq. m. Ananya Shelters have applied for revision in the proposal due to change in plot

area and built-up area vide online application No. 2019003020017880 dated

24.06.2019. They have already obtained planning permission for earlier proposal from

Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) vide Letter No. 23791/2018/CP

dated 10.01.2019. The copies of the above application and approval are enclosed as

Annexure – VII A & B.

The break up details of the land area is detailed below in Table - 3.1 and the summary

of the built up area statement are given in Table - 3.2. The salient features of the project

are summarized in the Table - 3.3. The Master plan of the project site is enclosed as

Annexure - V.

TABLE- 3.1: BREAK UP DETAIL OF LAND AREA

Description Area in Sq. m Percentage (%)

Plot Coverage Area 13729 40.78

Internal Roads & Pathways Area 8729 25.93

OSR Area 3452 10.25

Green Belt Area 5100 15.15

Area for Road widening 519 1.54

Vacant Area 2138 6.35

Total Plot Area 33667 100


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TABLE - 3.2 : SUMMARY OF BUILT UP AREA STATEMENT

All the units are in Sq. m.


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TABLE -3.3: SALIENT FEATURES OF PROPOSED PROJECT

3.2 Population Details

The total manpower requirement during the construction phase and the expected

population during the operational phase of the project are given below in Table - 3.4

and Table - 3.5 respectively.

TABLE - 3.4 : MANPOWER REQUIREMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE

S. No. Description

1 Approximately 250 persons Inclusive of workmen, Laborers, Supervisors,

Engineers, Architects and Managers

Description Details Total Area of Extent 33,667 Sq. m (8.32 Acres) Total Built up area 65,738.14 Sq. m Plot Coverage 40.78% FSI & its area 1.56 & 52762.33 Sq.m. Green Belt Area 5100 Sq. m (15.5%) Total Parking Area Provided 9,904.81 Sq. m No. of parking provided Car – 416 Nos & 2 Wheelers – 40 Nos Source of water supply Coimbatore Corporation Water requirement Total Water – 115 KLD

Fresh Water – 75 KLD Recycled Water – 40 KLD

Quantity of wastewater generation 108 KLD (Greywater – 68 KLD & Blackwater – 40 KLD)

Treatment system for waste water Grey Water - 100 KLD & STP – 50 KLD Power requirement & Source 950 KVA & Tamil Nadu Generation &

Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO)

Solid waste generation & management Bio-degradable Waste – 275 kg/day- Composting through OWC Non-Biodegradable Waste – 183 kg/day- Disposed to recycler STP Sludge – 15 kg/day - Manure in gardening


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TABLE - 3.5: EXPECTED POPULATION DETAILS DURING OPERATIONAL PHASE

S. No. Description No of dwelling

units

No. of Persons / Dwelling unit

Total

Occupancy

1 Dwelling Units 404 2 808

2 Visitors - - 81

3 Employees - - 100

Total Population 989

3.3 Project Cost

The estimated project cost of the proposed Residential Homes project is about Rs.

125.11 Crores.

3.4 Construction Materials

Quantity of construction materials required for the proposed construction is given

below in Table 3.6.

TABLE 3.6 - QUANTITY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS REQUIRED

Material Description Units of Measurement Approx Qty

Cement Tons 12,383

Sand Cu ft 8,49,119

Aggregates Cu ft 4,95,320

Steel Tons 2,830

Bricks Nos 1,27,36,790

3.5 Water Requirement

Water requirement during Construction Phase will be about 50 KLD which will be

sourced from outside through tankers by civil contractors.

Total water requirement during Operation Phase of the project is about 115 KLD. Out of

it, about 75 KLD is fresh water and 40 KLD is of treated wastewater. The fresh water

will be sourced from Coimbatore Corporation and copy of the water supply request letter

is enclosed as Annexure - IV.


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3.6 Wastewater Generation, Treatment & Disposal

During construction phase, domestic wastewater generation of 15 KLD will be treated

in the Septic tanks and disposed through soak pits / dispersion trenches.

During operational phase, total wastewater generation of the project is about 110 KLD.

About 40 KLD of Black water from toilets will be treated in proposed STP having

capacity of 50 KLD and 68 KLD of grey water from bathroom & kitchen will be treated

through grey water treatment plant of 100 KLD. The part of treated grey water of about

40 KLD will be reused for toilet flushing. The remaining quantity of treated grey water of

28 KLD along with treated black water of 42 KLD will be used for greenbelt development

(20 KLD) and irrigation of nearby agricultural lands (50 KLD). The detail about the

proposed grey water treatment plant and STP report is given in Annexure – VIII A&B.


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TABLE 3.7 - WATER REQUIREMENT & WASTEWATER GENERATION CALCULATIONS

S. No. Description No of units

No. of Persons /

unit

Total Occupancy

Water requirement (lpcd)

Water requirement (lpd)

Wastewater Generation (lpd)

Domestic Flushing Domestic Flushing Domestic Flushing 1 Dwelling

Units 404 2 808 90 45 72720 46440 83592 38178

2 Visitors (20%)

- - 81 5 10 405 810 364.5 850.5

3 Employees - - 100 20 25 2000 2500 1800 2625

Sub Total 75125 39670 67612.5 41653

Grand Total 115 KLD 110 KLD NOTE: LPCD – Litres per Capita per Day

LPD - Litres per Day


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FIGURE - 3.1: WATER BALANCE

40 KLD

42 KLD 28 KLD 40 KLD

Toilet Flushing Requirement

(40 KLD)

Treated Water Tank

(70 KLD)

Total Water Requirement (115 KLD)

Domestic Water Requirement

(75 KLD)

Fresh Water – Coimbatore Corporation (75 KLD)

Grey water Treatment Plant

Treated Grey water

(68 KLD)

Sewage Treatment Plant

Treated Sewage

(42 KLD)

Irrigation of nearby

Agricultural lands

(50 KLD)

Greenbelt

Development

(20 KLD)

68 KLD 42 KLD


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3.7 Solid Waste Generation, Collection, Transport and Disposal

The quantity of municipal solid waste generation and Solid waste management from the

proposed Residential Homes is estimated and tabulated in Table – 3.8 & Table – 3.9.

TABLE - 3.8 : SOLID WASTE GENERATION

Description Total

Occupancy Generation rate

(kg/person/day) Quantity

Dwelling Units 808 0.5 404

Employees 100 0.2 50.0

Visitors 81 0.5 4.0

Total 458

TABLE 3.9: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

S. No.

Description Quantity (kg/day)

Method of Treatment / Disposal

1 Biodegradable Waste (60%) 275 OWC

2 Non-biodegradable Waste (40%) 183 Recyclers

3 STP Sludge 15 Manure in landscaping

Dust bin provision is provided for each Block.

The garbage segregated as Bio-degradable waste, Non-biodegradable waste using

different color coded bins is collected and stored in garbage collection room.

The organic waste/Biodegradable waste generated will be treated through OWC

within the facility.

The non-biodegradable mostly consists of recyclable materials which will be sold to

local vendors for recycling.

Dewatered STP sludge will be used as manure in gardening within the site.

The quantity of excavated earth material will be approximately 6,264 Cu.m of

foundation earth work, which will be used for construction filling and taken to

outside as filling material, if excess.

Quantity of construction debris during construction phase will be approx. 50 kg/day

which will be sold to appropriate vendors.


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3.8 Power Details

Power will be availed from Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited.

Total Electric load for the proposed project is 950 KVA. 3 x 250 KVA DG set will be used

as standby power source during power failure period. Expected consumption of fuel i.e.

diesel is about 125 litres/hr. The details of the DG sets to be used are given in the Table

- 3.10.

TABLE - 3.10: DG SET DETAILS

DG Set Capacity 3 x 250 KVA

Type of Fuel Diesel

Material of the stack Mild Steel

Diameter of the stack 0.15 m each

Height of the stack Stack of 21m from GL each

3.9 Fire fighting system The fire extinguishers will be located all over the building for immediate use. The type

of hand appliances provided is such that the fire extinguishers can be directly taken and

used for firefighting purpose at any location inside the building.

The design of the Fire Fighting system for Residential Apartment is carried out as per

the guidelines laid out in the National Building Code of India 2005 – Part IV, Fire and

Life Safety. Residential Apartments are classified under Group A-4 – Apartment Houses.

The Fire and Life Safety requirement as per NBC requires the following:

Fire Extinguishers : Required

Hose Reel : Required

Down Comer : Required

Manually Operated Fire Alarm System : Required

Terrace Tank : Provide @ 25,000 lit.

Pumps near Terrace tank : Required at 900 lpm.

The following Fire Fighting System shall be provided for the proposed Residential

project for senior citizens.


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Fire Extinguishers at each floor lift lobby and salient places like electrical rooms,

pump rooms, lift rooms, etc.,

Hose Reel at every floor @ 30 m radius / 1 per 1000 m2 spacing

Down Comer at every floor @ 30 m radius / 1 per 1000 m2 spacing

Manually Operated Fire Alarm System with manual call points at every floor @

fire escape, wired to a central panel at stilt floor with alarm sounders

Terrace Tank @ 2 nos. of 25,000 lit., one connected to the down comer for hose

reel and other connected to down comer of sprinklers.

Pumps near Terrace tank @ 900 lpm. Capacity at terrace level near to each tank

and connected to the down comer.

3.10 Parking area details

The parking space criteria and area requirement are summarized in the Table - 3.11.

Parking details are designed as per DTCP guidelines. The Parking areas are shown in the

Master plan enclosed as Annexure – V.

TABLE - 3.11: PARKING DETAILS

S. No. Description Parking Area

(Sq. m)

Total Nos of

Parking Required

as per Norms

Total Nos of

Parking Provided

as per Norms

1 Parking 9,904.81 413 Cars + 30 Two

wheelers

416 Cars + 40 Two

wheelers

3.11 Project Schedule

Period of Completion of proposed project with Bar chart & Schedule is enclosed as

Annexure – IX.


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4.0. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN A detailed environmental management plan to be followed during the construction and

operation phase is presented in Table 4.1 & 4.2.

TABLE - 4.1: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN – CONSTRUCTION PHASE

Discipline Potential Impacts

Probable Source

Mitigation Measure Remarks

Land use Change of land use

Construction of apartment

Land use of the site is residential use zone.

Land use of the site is residential and surrounding area also developed as residential use zones.

Water Quality

Increase in suspended solids due to soil run-off during heavy precipitation

Loose soil at construction site

During monsoon season run-off from construction site shall be routed to a temporary sedimentation tank for settlement of suspended solids.

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Air Quality Increase in ambient dust (PM) and NOX

levels

Vehicular movements, excavation and leveling activity

Isolate the construction area with flexible enclosures/ curtains so that the air emissions will not spread in the surroundings. Sprinkling of water in the construction area and unpaved roads. Proper maintenance of vehicles shall be done.

Restrict dust-generating activities, such as blasting or top soil removal, to calm wind conditions.

Cover heavy vehicles moving offsite. Restrict vehicle speed on construction roads and ensure vehicles use only dedicated construction roads and access points.

Visually monitor particulate emissions from diesel vehicles and carryout regular maintenance of equipment.

Construction vehicles will be maintained properly for reducing air pollution levels from vehicle exhausts.


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Probable Source


Noise Increase in ambient noise level

Construction equipment

Develop and implement a construction noise management plan.

Limit hours of construction where practical.

Where blasting occurs, pit shapes and blast campaigns will be designed such that the blast faces are oriented away from noise sensitive receivers.

Equipment shall be kept in good condition to keep the noise level within 90- dB(A). Workers shall be provided with necessary protective equipment e.g. earplugs, earmuffs.

Terrestrial Ecology

Clearing of vegetation

Soil enabling activities

Landscaping and extensive plantation shall be done.

Open spaces reserved will be green turfed and appropriate type of plantations will be done.

Socio-economics

Land outees Land Acquisition

The proposed site is already in possession of the project promoters and free from encumbrances, hence private land acquisition and resultant rehabilitation and resettlement issues are not involved.

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Solid Waste

Loss of excavated top soil

Excavation The topsoil shall be properly stored and used for leveling in the low-lying area. The construction debris shall be used to level the low lying area

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Topo-graphy& Drainage

No significant change in the existing drainage pattern and topography

Leveling of the site for building construction

The surface run off from the site will be diverted to rainwater harvesting structures to recharge the ground water and the excess water will be disposed in nearest natural drains

Adhering the natural slope for storm water & sewerage drain.


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TABLE – 4.2 : ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN – OPERATION PHASE


Probable Source


Water

Environ-

ment

Depletion of ground water

Usage of ground water for domestic purposes

Ground water should not tap for this project. The water requirement will be met from Coimbatore Corporation.

Rain water harvesting pits and trench will be provided. RWH sumps are proposed.

Air Quality Increase in dust (PM) and gaseous pollutants in ambient air

Vehicular traffic, Stack emissions from DG sets

Usage of low sulphur fuel for transportation and for DG sets.

Motorable roads in the complex shall be paved to reduce dust emission.

Ensure operational procedures are adequately implemented and regularly reviewed so as to identify opportunities for continual improvement.

Adequate stack heights shall be provided for the proper dispersion of pollutants from the DG Sets Emissions from DG sets shall be maintain below regulatory standards

Noise Increase in noise levels

Vehicular movement, pump house & DG sets operation

Equipment shall be designed to conform to noise levels prescribed by regulatory agencies

Green belt will also be developed all along the boundary wall for attenuating the noise

Water Quality

Deterioration of quality of receiving water body, if any.

Discharge from various sources

Provide adequate treatment and conditioning facilities so that the treated sewage conforms to the regulatory standards.

Wastewater generated from domestic purposes will be treated in the Greywater treatment plant & Toilet flushing wastewater will be treated in the STP and the treated water will be utilized for toilet flushing, gardening greenbelt development and will be utilized for


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Probable Source


irrigation purposes.

Traffic Increase of vehicle count in existing road

Additional vehicle movement

Improvement of infra-structure, use of modern emission standard vehicles for transportation, provision of the proper parking yard and evaluate impact of traffic density and vehicular emissions.

Proper roads will reduce the dust emissions to a great extent.

Solid waste

Impact on human health

Domestic usage

Biodegradable waste will be treated in OWC and non-biodegradable waste will be disposed to recyclers.

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Demography and Socio-economics

Strain on existing amenities like water sources and sanitation and infrastructure facilities.

Influx of people of proposed project.

The good environment shall be provided inside the project site.

The proposed tenements would generate employment both directly and indirectly. This would enhance overall socio-economic development and quality of life of people.

Terrestrial Ecology

Impact on plant species

Vehicular movement and emissions from stack

It is proposed to develop green belt with thick canopy of trees. Part of the treated wastewater from domestic uses can be used for greenbelt development.

As emissions will be within limits, no active damage to vegetation is expected.

Storm water Control

Impact on water resources

Rain water etc

Provide separate storm water drainage network. Provide rainwater-harvesting pits for percolation of rainwater.

Separate storm water drains will be provided

Fire and Safety

Accidents / disasters related to fire and safety

Domestic firing

Prepare DMP and implement DMP

A well-laid fire fighting system and fire extinguishers will be installed as per fire safety norms. Regular fire safety training and mock drills will also be conducted.


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4.1 Disaster Management Plan

Disaster is an unexpected event due to sudden failure of the system, external threats,

internal Disturbances, earthquakes, fire and accidents. Following subsection describes

the measures to be undertaken by the project proponent to prevent / minimize risk of

unexpected event.

Preventive Action

Once the likelihood of a disaster is suspected, action has to be initiated to prevent a

failure. Engineers responsible for preventive action should identify sources of repair

equipments, materials, labour and expertise for use during emergency.

Reporting Procedures

The level at which a situation will be termed a disaster shall be specified. This shall

include the stage at which the surveillance requirements should be increased both in

frequency and details. The project in-charge should notify the officer for the following

information:

Exit points for the public,

Safety areas in the nearest medical facilities.

Communication System

An efficient communication system is absolutely essential for the success of any disaster

management plan. This has to be worked out in consultation with local authorities.

More often, the entire communication system gets disrupted when a disaster occurs.

The damage areas need to be clearly identified and provided with temporary and full

proof communication system.

Emergency Action Committee

To ensure coordinates action, an Emergency Action Committee should be constituted.

Emergency Action Committee will prepare the evacuation plan and procedures for

implementation based on local needs and facilities available. The plan should include:


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Demarcation of the areas to be evacuated with priorities,

Safe area and shelters,

Security of property left behind in the evacuated areas,

Functions and responsibilities of various members, and

Setting up of joint control action.

All personnel involved in the Emergency Action Plan should be thoroughly familiar with

all the elements of the project area and their responsibilities. The staff at the site should

be trained for problem detection, evaluation and emergency remedial measures.

Individual responsibility to handle the segments in emergency plan must be allotted.

Success of an emergency plan depends on public participation, their response to

warning notifications and timely action. Public has to be educated on the hazards and

key role in disaster mitigation by helping in the rescue operations. It is essential to

communicate by whom and how a declared emergency will be terminated. There should

be proper notification to the public on de-alert signals regarding termination of the

emergency. The notification should be clear so that the evacuees know precisely what to

do when re-entering or approaching the affected areas.

4.2 Energy Conservation Measures

Building Envelope Design is designed in an energy efficient way

Use of virgin wood and other building materials with high embodied energy will be minimized

Electrical appliances with energy star rating will be installed

Recycling and reuse of construction debris to minimize virgin materials

Use of low VOC materials such as paints, adhesives etc.

Usage of solar water heaters and solar street lights

4.3 Green Belt Development

Green belt is plantation of trees for reducing the pollution as they absorb both gaseous

and particulate pollutant, thus removing them from atmosphere. Green plants form a

surface capable of absorbing air pollutants and forming sinks for pollutants. It balances

the ecological environment, prevents soil erosion, improves the aesthetic value of local

environment and provides possible habitats for birds and animals, thus creating


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hospitable nature in urban areas. Greenbelts in and around urban areas have probably

not saved any lives, but they are important nonetheless to the ecological health of any

given region. The various plants and trees in greenbelts serve as organic sponges for

various forms of pollution, and as storehouses of carbon dioxide to help offset global

warming.

Horticulture

While making choice of plant species for cultivation in green belts, weightage has to be

given to the natural factor of bio-climate. It is also presumed that the selected plants will

be grown as per normal horticultural practice. A standard horticultural practice

involves planting of saplings in proper dimensions for smaller trees and shrubs. The pits

are then filled with earth, sand, silt and manure in pre-determined proportions. The

growing plants are cared for the first three years under favorable conditions of climate

and drainage. Hence it is safe to assume that trees and bushes grown as green belt

components in areas under human control will have overcome the limitations imposed

by soil characters to a great extent. Limitations imposed by climatic conditions on the

other hand cannot be overcome and hence will have to be taken into account while

selecting species for plantation in different bio-climatic conditions.

Plantation along Roadsides

Automobiles may be considered as ground level, mobile sources of pollution of both

types- gaseous as well as particulate. Components of green belts on road sides hence

should be both absorbers of gases as well as of dust particles, including even lead

particulates. Choice of plants for roadside plantations may be for containment of

pollution and for formation of a screen between traffic and roadside residences. This

choice of plants should include shrubs of height 1- 1.5 m and tree of 3-5 m height. The

intermixing of trees and shrubs should be such that the foliage area density in vertical is

almost uniform. Since safety of traffic is a major consideration, shrubs in roads will have

to be short enough to be below the eye level of motorists.


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Recommended Plants

All tolerant plants are not necessarily good for green belts e.g. Xerophytes with sunken

stomata can withstand pollution by avoidance but are poor absorbers of pollutants due

to low gaseous exchange capacity. Therefore selection of plants is very important in

green belt development for effective removal of suspended particulate matter and for

absorption of gases. The trees in Table - 4.3 are suggested by Landscape consultant

suitable for the soil type in the study area for green belt development. The landscape

plant is enclosed as Annexure – XV.

TABLE - 4.3: SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT

S. No. Botanical name Common Name

1 Mimusops elengi Magilam

2 Mangnifera indica Mango

3 Pongamia pinnata Pungam tree

4 Syzygium cumini Naval maram

5 Casia fistula Kondrai

6 Azadirachta indica Neem

7 Ficus retusta Athi

8 Muntingia calabura Sakkarai Palam

9 Albizia lebbeck Karu vagai

10 Swietenia mahagoni Mahogany

11 Limonia acidissima Vilam palam

12 Melia dubia Malai Vembu

13 Thespesia populnea Poovarasan

14 Acacia catechu Karungali

15 Annona squamosa Seetha pazham

16 Artocarpus heterophyllus Pala


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4.4 Environmental Monitoring Plan

It is proposed to monitor essential parameters for ambient air quality, ambient noise

quality, ground water quality and waste water quality both during the construction and

operation phases of the project. The frequency of monitoring and method of monitoring

will be conducted as per norms of CPCB. However, the monitoring schedule is given in

Table - 4.5.

TABLE - 4.5: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SCHEDULE

S. No. Particulars Monitoring Frequency

Duration of Sampling

Important Monitoring Parameters

1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Project site Once in a Month 24 hr

continuously PM10, PM2.5,SO2, NOx

& CO

2 Stack Monitoring DG Set – Stack Once in a Month 60 min SO2,

NOx, PM, CO,

Temperature, Flow rate & Velocity

3 Ambient Noise Level

Near DG set Once in a Month 8 hr continuous with 1 hr interval

Noise level in dB(A)

4 Sewage Sample Monitoring

STP Inlet / Outlet

Once in a month Grab sampling pH, TSS & BOD

5 Ground Water Quality Monitoring

Ground Water – at project site

Once in 6 Months Grab Sampling Parameters specified under IS:10500, 2012

6 Soil Quality

At the project site area

Once in a year Samples were collected from 3 different depths

Agricultural potential parameters

4.5 EMP Budget Provisions The implementation of the pollution control and environmental monitoring and

management programme is the basis of mitigation of impacts. The environmental

expenditures show commitment of the management on environmental front. The details

of the expenditure on environmental measures are given in Table 4.6


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TABLE - 4.6 : ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN - CAPITAL COST

S. No. Description Quantity Rate Cost (Lakhs)

1 Sewage Treatment Plant –Black water (50 KLD)

1 30

Civil - 20 20

Electrical & Mechanical - 10 10

2 Greywater Treatment Plant (100 KLD)

1 25

Civil - 15

Electrical & Mechanical - 10

3 Solid Waste Management 1 40 Organic waste converter with curing

system - 20

Civil 13

Dumper Bins 7

4 Greenbelt Development 2

i) Seedings/ Plants 425 50 0.21 ii) Guards 425 100 0.42

iii) Establishing cost --- --- 1.37

5 Energy Conservation measures 10

i) Solar Street Lights 55 15000 8

ii)Installation Cost - - 2

6 Rain water harvesting 25

RWH Sumps & Storm water drains - - 20

RWH Pits 26 20000 5

Total 132

TABLE - 4.7: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN - OPERATION &

MAINTANANCE COST S. No. Description Qty Rate

(Rs.) Cost

(Lakhs) 1 Sewage Treatment Plant (50 KLD) 18

Power consumption cost

15 KW x 22 hrs x 365 days

8 12

Man power cost 1 x 12 months 20000 2 Consumables / Chemicals - - 2 Miscellaneous - - 2

2 Greywater Treatment Plant (100 KLD) 22

Power consumption cost

20 KW x 22 hrs x 365 days

8 16

Man power cost 1 x 12 months 20000 2

Consumables / Chemicals 2

Miscellaneous 2

3 Solid Waste Management 9

Door to Door collection-Garbage 3

Maintenance 6


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4 Greenbelt development 6

Gardener(1No for every 2500sqmts) 2 x 12 months 15000 4

Maintenance 2

5 Rain Water harvesting 5

Maintenance Staffs 2 x 12 months 15000 4

Misc. 1

6 Environmental Monitoring 2

Sampling-Sewage(once in a month) 24 samples 1250 0.3

Water - Once in a quarter (3 No x 4) 12 samples 5000 0.6

Air – Once in quarter (4 No x 4) 16 samples 3000 0.5

Noise - Once in quarter (8 No x 4) 32 samples 1000 0.3

Soil - Once in quarter (4 No x 4) 16 samples 2000 0.3

7 Disposal of treated sewage outside the premises

10

a)Cost for Disposal(Irrigation) 10

Total per Annum 72

4.5 Environmental Management Cell

Environment Management Cell (EMC) will look after the environment related

matters during the construction and operation phase of the project. EMC will perform

the following assignments.

Periodic monitoring of emissions and report any abnormalities for

immediate corrective measures.

Periodic monitoring of ambient air quality, ground and surface water quality.

Periodic noise monitoring of the building zone and surrounding area.

Regular monitoring of storm water drains.

Green belt plantation, maintenance, development of other forms of greenery.

Regular monitoring of solid wastes quantity and ascertaining avenues for

utilization of solid wastes.

Development & maintenance of schemes for water conservation.

The Environmental Management cell (EMC) will take the overall responsibility for

coordination of the actions required for environmental management and mitigation,

and for monitoring the progress of the proposed management plans and actions to be


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taken. The organizational set up of the Environmental Management Cell is shown in

Figure 4.1.

FIGURE - 4.1 : ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL

Environmental Management Cell

Environmental Engineer

Solid Waste

Management

Safety & Health Officer

Sewage Treatment

Plant

Green Belt

Development &

Management

Energy Management

Fire & Electrical

safety

Occupational

Health & Safety

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