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FORM-1
Area Development Project- Bhopal Smart City
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Terms of Reference (ToR)
For
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Study
Project Development and Management Consultant For Area Based Development Project for Bhopal
Smart City
Submitted To
State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Madhya Pradesh
Submitted By
Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited
Prepared By
Tata Consulting Engineers
March 2017
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(I) Basic Information
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No. Item Details
1. Name of the project/s Project Development for the “Area Based
Development Project” for Bhopal Smart City.
2. S. No. of the schedule 8 (b)1
3. Proposed capacity/ area/ length/
tonnage to be handled/ command
area/ lease area/ lease area/ number
of wells to be drilled
TT Nagar, Bhopal
Total Plot Area- 145.85 Ha.
Total Built up Area (In consideration with FAR)
20.00 lakhs sq.m
4. New/ Expansion/ Modernization Modernization
5. Existing Capacity/ Area etc. Not Applicable (NA)
6. Category of Project i.e. „A‟ or „B‟ „B‟ (Area Development, area ≥50 ha. This may
be apprised as Category B1)
7. Does it attract the general condition? If
yes please specify.
Not Applicable
8. Does it attract the specific condition? If
yes please specify.
Not Applicable
9. Location Village : Kotra Sultanabad, Bhopal
Seher
Tehsil : Huzur
District : Bhopal
State : Madhya Pradesh
Toposheet
No.
: Bhopal No.55 E/8
The Project Site location map and Geographical coordinates (Latitude-Longitude at four corners) are attached as Annexure- I.
Plot/ Survey/ Khasra No. Khasra details attached as Annexure - II
Village Kotra Sultanabad, Bhopal Seher
Tehsil Huzur
District Bhopal
State Madhya Pradesh
10. Nearest Railway Station/ Airport along
with distance in kms.
Bhopal Railway Station – 4.5 km from site
Nearest Highway – NH 46 passing through
Bhopal (from North East to South East)
Bhopal Railway Junction is the nearest railway
station to the site which 4.5 km away.
Nearest airports to the sites is Raja Bhoj
International Airport which is 10.5 km from site.
1 The project has planned combination of non-polluting industries like R&D and Hi-Tech etc.
Therefore, the schedule is 8(b) under “Area Development Project”.
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11. Nearest Town, city, District
Headquarters along with distance in
kms.
Nearest Town – Bhopal City
Nearest City – Bhopal City
District Headquarters – Bhopal
12. Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad,
Municipal Corporation, Local body
(complete postal addresses with
telephone nos. to be given)
Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Tehsil - Huzur
District – Bhopal
13. Name of the Applicant Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited
14. Registered Address Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited
Zone 14, near Tatpar petrol pump, BHEL Govindpura, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh- 462023
15. Address for correspondence
Name: Mr. Chandramauli Shukla
Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO): CEO of the SPV
Address: Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited
Zone 14, near Tatpar petrol pump, BHEL Govindpura, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh- 462023
Pin Code: 462023
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone No.: +91-94068 01 008
Fax No.:
16. Details of alternative Sites examined, if
any Location of these sites should be
shown on a topo sheet.
The site was selected based on the Smart City
Proposal prepared by Bhopal Municipal
Corporation, submitted to GoI (CEO).
17. Interlinked Projects Enabling works for utilities for the ABD area
(water, power, ICT)
18. Whether separate application of
interlinked project has been
submitted?
Approval is in Process
19. If yes, date of submission Not Applicable
20. If no, reason Not Applicable
21. Whether the proposal involves
approval/ clearance under: if yes,
details of the same and their status to
be given.
(i) The Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980.
(ii) The wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
(iii) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991
No/ Not Applicable.
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22. Whether there is any Government
Order/ Policy relevant/ relating to the
site?
The project is an initiative under the Smart City
Programme by MoUD.
(Approval for Smart City Proposal attached as
Annexure III CEO___)
23. Forest Land involved (hectares) No Reserved Forest or Protected Forests. Only
the Land in possession of Government will be
utilized for project purpose.
24. Whether there is any litigation pending
against the project and/ or land in
which the project is propose to be set
up?
(a) Name of the court
(b) Case No.
(c) Orders/ directions of Court, if any
and its relevance with the proposed
project.
No
(II) Activity
1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions,
which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes
in water bodies, etc.)
S.
No.
Information/ Checklist confirmation Yes/
No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data.
1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land
use, land cover or topography including
increase in intensity of land use (with
respect to local land use plan)
Yes
Permanent change of land use in some parts
of the site.
There would be minor changes in the
topography as the natural topography would
be used for the development to the extent
possible.
Land Use Pattern
Sl.
No.
Area(ha) (w/o
GNIDA roads)
Land Use
1. 145.85 Ha. Area Development
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Information/ Checklist confirmation Yes/
No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data.
Land Utilization Pattern (as per Approved
Final Site Layout Plan) is presented
below:
Final Site Layout Plan is attached as Annexure IV
Sl. No.
Land Use
Category
Existing Land use
Proposed Land use
Area (Ha)
% Area (Ha)
%
1. Comme
rcial 8.16 5.6 22.01 15.1
2.
Commercial
Whole sale
market
1.46 1.0 1.46 1.0
3. Resi- Mix
16.52 10.6 - -
4. Residen
tial 67.45 45.0 47.19 32.4
5. PSP/
Schools 18.98 12.9 6.92 4.7
6. Utility 3.14 2.1 4.20 2.9
7. Green 8.77 8.5 24.34 16.7
Total 124.49 85.6 106.11 72.8
Roads 21.36 14.4 39.74 27.2
Total Site
145.85 100.0 145.85 100
1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation
and buildings?
Yes
Site consists of developed government
owned land along with trees and bushes.
Government housing and small shops shall
be relocated to existing clear parcels of land
within the site. After which the buildings shall
be cleared for further development.
Environment Bio-diversity Study is being
done. Most trees are saved within the project
area. In case, the trees can‟t be saved, they
are transplanted within the site as per the
Tree Management Plan for development of
the project area. As per the survey
conducted, tree location and details are
attached as Annexure V. (Survey Report of
Trees: Girth of 5 cm radius)
1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes
Commercial, Residential, recreational, and
their related facilities.
1.4 Pre-Construction investigations e.g. bore
holes, soil testing? Yes Based on available secondary data, hard rock is available in the area. The SPV is getting geo-technical investigations done.
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Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data.
Further detailed investigations shall be taken up by the individual developers at the time of construction.
1.5 Construction works?
Yes
Utility tunnel, government housing, municipal
schools, Command and Control Center
setting up of Residential, Commercial, Open
parks and its facilities will be constructed.
Proposed built-up area shall be 20,00,000
Sq. M) with total road length of 15 kms
(Including NMV tracks)
1.6 Demolition works? No There shall be demolition of structures on
nearly 81% of land in phase wise manner.
These buildings & structures are mainly
government owned.
1.7 Temporary sites used for construction or
housing of construction works?
Yes Temporary sites would be used for housing of
construction workers.
1.8 Above ground buildings, structures, cut
or fill or excavations
Yes The demolished / excavated material shall be
used as filling material. No external material
is envisaged for any filling purpose.
The design of the project is taking
consideration of minimal changes in the site
topography.
1.9 Underground works including mining or
tunneling?
No Utility tunnel is proposed along 45 m
Boulevard Street which will house
underground utilities.
1.10 Reclamation works? No NA
1.11 Dredging? No NA
1.12 Offshore Structures? No NA
1.13 Production and manufacturing
processes?
No NA
1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or
materials?
No NA
1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid
waste or liquid effluents?
Yes Solid waste treatment:
The Estimated Total Solid waste generation is about 58.93 TPD
Source Segregation: Primary
segregation of waste at source (within
plots) is proposed. The segregated
waste shall be collected as dry and
wet waste by waste inlets provided in
individual building sand public areas.
The chutes in buildings shall transport
the waste through Automated Waste
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Details thereof (with approximate
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Collection (AWC) system to waste
collection station. The waste inlets in
public areas/ commercial
establishments shall be also
connected to AWC system.
Transfer station: The dry and wet
waste shall be collected separately by
the AWC system. The wet waste
collected will be transported to
processing plant. The dry waste shall
be further undergoing secondary
segregation. The recyclable waste
collected shall be sold to recyclable
vendors. The inert waste shall be
send to the SLF.
Transportation: the wet waste shall
be transported in closed containers to
the designated processing in Plot 64.
The inert waste from the transfer
station shall be further transferred to
proposed Sanitary Landfill site for
Bhopal City.
Processing Plant: It is proposed that
most of the biodegradable waste shall
be treated within the project boundary
area and only inert and dry waste
shall be further taken for treatment &
disposal. Composting or Bio
Methanation facility is proposed in
decentralized manner for waste
treatment. This facility shall be
provided in utility areas in the master
plan in plots 64 & 44.
Disposal: The inert waste generated
during the processing and
segregation of waste shall be
disposed at the centralized SLF
dedicated for Bhopal City.
Biomedical waste The Bio Medical Waste (BMW) generated
from Govt. and Private Hospitals are
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Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data.
regulated at source and collected in different
bags as per BMW Rules 2016. BMW wastes
shall be collected from the hospitals / Nursing
Home within project boundary and
transported in close vehicles to Private all
India Nursing Home Association (Bhopal
Incinerators Ltd. Govindpura) which is
currently handling the BMW Waste. This
facility is privatized and is proposed to be
used for any BMW waste generated in future.
The Plant is installed at Govindpura Industrial
area Bhopal.
E-Waste The E waste generated shall be collected and
disposed as per the Guidelines for
Environmentally Sound Management of E
Waste, by MoEF&CC and CPCB. It is
proposed that E-waste collection drives within
the city shall be taken monthly basis within
the project boundary for collecting such
waste. The collected waste shall be taken to
authorized recycling agencies for recycling.
Construction Waste:
Being area based Brownfield development;
Construction & Demolition waste shall be
generated. These Construction debris &
waste during construction will not have
potential to cause health hazard.
The demolition waste is proposed to be
recycled and reuse as filling material. The
scraps like Iron materials generated will be
sold out. Other materials like broken pieces
of stones, bricks and unused sand materials
etc. will be utilized within the project site as
filling material. Plastic buckets, cans and
cement sacks etc. will also be sold out. A
common C&D Waste recycling plant at city
level can be proposed to promote recycling
and reuse. The C&D waste generation within
project boundary is as follows, (BMC
Commissioner)
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Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data.
Entity Unit Value
Demolition
Area
m2 11,79,813
Demolition
Waste
tonnes 4,71,925
Construction
Area
m2 11,79,813
Construction
Waste
tonnes 58,991
Total C&D
waste
tonnes 5,30,916
Environmental management plan for solid
waste management is discussed in detail in
EMP, enclosed as
Annexure-VI
For liquid wastes:
Liquid waste generated from premises shall be treated in Sewage treatment plant.
1.16 Facilities for long term housing of
operational workers? Yes
Operations staff shall be staffed in
government housing or affordable housing.
1.17 New road, rail or sea trafficking during
construction or operation? No
Normal Construction Equipments are
expected to ply on roads during construction.
1.18 New road, rail, air, waterborne or other
transport infrastructure including new or
altered routes and stations, ports,
airports etc.?
No
Existing roads have been altered in the new
Proposed Master Plan for the site. Attached
in Annexure VII
1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport
routes or infrastructure leading to
changes in traffic movements? No
Internal existing roads would be altered as
per proposed master plan.
Some roads will have to be temporarily
diverted at the time of construction.
1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or
pipelines? No New lines as per utility plan will be laid. No diversion is envisaged.
1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting,
realignment or other changes to the
hydrology of neither watercourses nor
aquifers?
No
No Impoundment or damming of any stream
is involved. Water would be supplied by
tankers during construction by BSCDCL.
1.22 Stream crossings? No NA
1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from
ground or surface water? Yes Potable quality water shall be supplied by MP PHE department up to the project boundary.
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No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data.
1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land
surface affecting drainage or run off?
No There are no water bodies within the project
area. However new water body is being
proposed in new Master Plan.
The new construction shall be in line with the
current natural drainage pattern. The run-off
of the project shall be diverted to the
Shahpura lake.
1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for
construction, operation or
decommissioning?
Yes Labour camps are proposed to be set up for
construction workers and personnel.
Construction materials will be transported
from nearby sources during construction
phase of the project.
1.26 Long-term dismantling or
decommissioning or restoration works?
No Major dismantling expected in first year of
development.
1.27 Ongoing activity during
decommissioning, which could have
impact on the environment?
No
NA
1.28 Influx of people to an area in either
temporarily or permanently?
Yes For entire project development, residential
population projection is around 0.6 lakh and
floating population is expected to be 1.35
lakh.
1.29 Introduction of alien species? No NA
1.30 Loss of native species or genetic
diversity?
No Not envisaged
1.31 Any other actions? No NA
2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as
land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-
renewable or in short supply).
S.
No.
Information/ Checklist
confirmation Yes/ No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data
2.1 Land especially undeveloped
or agricultural (ha)
Yes The site primarily consists of developed
land with sparse bushes and trees.
2.2 Water (expected source &
competing users) unit: MLD
Yes Kolar WTP 155 MLD
2.3 Minerals (MT) No NA
2.4 Construction material- stone,
aggregates, and/ soil
(expected source- MT)
Yes Based on total expected Built up Area over
the duration of 10 years of about 20.0 lakh
sq m, major construction material required
would be
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Steel : 13498.42 MT
Sand : 578503.8 m3
Cement : 416522.77 MT
Aggregate : 960316.4 m3
Sand is available from existing local/ nearby
quarries and designated sand mining areas.
2.5 Forest and Timber (source –
MT)
Yes Timber is not proposed to be used in
construction.
2.6 Energy including electricity
and fuels (source, competing
users) Unit: fuel (MT),
Energy(MW)
Yes Total power demand for this area
development is estimated 45.8 MVA.
2.7 Any other natural resources
(use appropriate standard
units)
No NA
3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which
could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about
actual or perceived risks to human health.
S.
No.
Information/ Checklist
confirmation Yes/ No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with
source of information data.
3.1 Use of substances or
materials, which are
hazardous (as per MSIHC
rules) to human health or the
environment (flora, Fauna,
and water supplies)?
No Not envisaged
3.2 Changes in occurrence of
diseases or affect disease
vectors (e.g. insect or
waterborne diseases)?
No Not envisaged
3.3 Affect the welfare of people
e.g. by changing living
condition?
Yes
New development shall be providing smart
infrastructure facilities to the community and
other floating population.
3.4 Vulnerable groups of people
who could be affected by the
project e.g. hospital patients,
children, the elderly etc. Yes
There are two hospitals within the project
area. The construction activities shall be
kept at distance from them.
There are children living in the existing
government housing. The new dwelling
units to be constructed within the project
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area will house them with all facilities before
further construction takes place on the site.
3.5 Any other causes No NA
4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning
(MT/ month)
S.
No.
Information/ Checklist
confirmation Yes/ No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities wherever possible) with the
source of information.
4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine
wastes No N.A.
4.2 Municipal waste (domestic
and or commercial wastes) Yes
Municipal waste will be there from colony
area, domestic waste from the households
and kitchen waste.
4.3 Hazardous waste (as per
Hazardous Waste
Management Rules, 2016)
No
The hazardous waste generation from within project site would be in a very small quantity are non-polluting type. However, any amount of hazardous waste generated would be sent to the nearest Hazardous Waste Management and Treatment Facility by the owner themselves. The Hazardous waste need to be managed as per Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
4.4 Other industrial process
wastes No Not Envisaged
4.5 Surplus product No NA
4.6 Sewage sludge or other
sludge from effluent
treatment Yes
Sludge generated from the sewage
treatment plants will be treated to get class
A Sludge. Up to 558 kg /day of sludge
generated from STPs
4.7 Construction or demolition
wastes
Yes
Construction wastes will be stored at earmarked site temporarily and shall be reused within project boundary of Bhopal city after recycling as per the provisions of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.
4.8 Redundant machinery or
equipment No NA
4.9 Contaminated soils or other
materials No NA
4.10 Agricultural wastes No NA
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confirmation Yes/ No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities wherever possible) with the
source of information.
4.11 Other solid wastes Yes E-waste –& Bio- Medical Waste-
5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (kg/m3):
S.
No.
Information/ Checklist
confirmation Yes/ No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities wherever possible) with the
source of information.
5.1 Emissions from combustion of
fossil fuels from stationary or
mobile sources
No The development will source power from
grid. No onsite generation of power by fossil
fuel.
5.2 Emission from production
Process No Not envisaged
5.3 Emission from materials
handling including storage or
transport No
Not envisaged.
Fugitive Dusts generated would be
suppressed by Dust suppression system i.e.
water sprinkling.
5.4 Emission from construction
activities including plant and
Equipment Yes
There will be some emission from
construction activities. However, these
emissions will last for a very short period
and the same will be temporary & restricted
within the project boundary.
5.5 Dust or odours from handling
of materials including
construction materials, Sewage
and waste Yes
Dust emission will be temporary only during
construction phase of the project and
restricted within the project boundary. Dust
suppression would be carried out during this
phase by water spraying etc.
Odor is not envisaged from any other
sources.
5.6 Emissions from incineration of
waste No NA
5.7 Emissions from burning of
waste in open air (e.g. slash
materials, construction debris)
No NA
5.8 Emissions from any other
sources No NA
6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and emissions of Light and Heat:
S.
No.
Information/ Checklist
confirmation Yes/ No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities wherever possible) with the
source of information.
6.1 From operation of equipment
e.g. engines, ventilation plant, Yes
Construction equipments & tools shall generate noise and vibration. Construction
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crushers vehicles shall also generate noise during the construction phase.
6.2 From industrial or similar
processes No NA
6.3 From construction or demolition
Yes
Noise generated during the construction will
be temporary and will not be continuous.
Maximum cumulative noise shall be varying from 70 to 75 dB (A) at the construction site.
6.4 From blasting or piling No NA
6.5 From construction or
operational traffic Yes
During construction.
Shall be maintained within 75 dB (A) by appropriate maintenance of vehicles & preparing of roads within the project area.
6.6 From lighting or cooling
systems No
Not envisaged.
There will be some noise near the cooling towers, but a thick greenbelt all around will reduce the noise level within 75 dB (A) at the industries boundary.
6.7 From any other sources No NA
7. Risks of contamination of land or water from release of pollutants into the ground
or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:
S.
No.
Information/ Checklist
confirmation Yes/ No
Details thereof (with approximate
quantities wherever possible) with the
source of information.
7.1 From handling, storage, use or
spillage of hazardous materials No Not envisaged
7.2 From discharge of sewage or
other effluents to water or the
land (expected mode and place
of discharge)
No
Tertiary treated waste water will be made available for various non-potable purposes like gardening, HVAC, flushing, etc.
7.3 By deposition of pollutants
emitted to air, into the land or
into the water
No
Not envisaged.
7.4 From any other sources No Not envisaged
7.5 Is there a risk of long term build
up of pollutants in the
environment from these
sources?
No
No build of waste of any form is envisaged, as proper mitigation measures would be adopted to prevent any build up of pollutants.
8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could
affect human health or the environment:
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8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires
etc from storage, handling, use
or production of hazardous
substances
No Not envisaged
8.2 From any other causes
No
All safety precautions would be adopted to avoid any accident during construction and operation phase.
8.3 Could the project be affected by
natural disaster causing
environmental damage (e.g.
floods, earthquakes, landslides,
cloudburst etc)?
Yes
The project lies in Seismic zone II which is
least vulnerable.
9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which
could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with
other existing or planned activities in the locality):
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No.
Information/ Checklist
confirmation
Yes/ No Details thereof (with approximate
quantities/ rates, wherever possible)
with the source of information.
9.1 Lead to development of
supporting utilities, ancillary
development or development
stimulated by the project which
could have impact on the
environment e.g.:
Supporting infrastructure
(roads, power supply,
waste or waste water
treatment, etc.)
Housing development
Extractive industries
Supply industries
Other
Yes
This project will lead to development of
infrastructures like roads, housing facility,
Commercial establishment in the study
area. Significant impact is envisaged.
9.2 Lead to after-use of the site,
which could have an impact on
the environment
No Not envisaged
9.3 Set up precedent for later
developments Yes
This will lead a state of art development
which will act as example for the rest of the
development within Bhopal City.
9.4 Have cumulative effects due to
proximity to other existing or No Not envisaged
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planned projects which similar
effects
(III) Environmental Sensitivity
The topographic map is given in Annexure IX.
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No.
Areas Name/
Identity
Aerial distance (within 15 km.) Proposed
project location boundary.
1 Areas protected under
international conventions,
national or local legislation for
their ecological landscape,
cultural or other related value
None NA
2 Areas which are important or
sensitive for ecological reasons –
Wetlands, watercourses or other
water bodies, coastal zone,
biospheres, mountains, forests
No
There is no protected forest in the study
area. Van Vihar National Park lies about 2
km distance form project boundary.
3 Areas used by protected,
important or sensitive species of
flora and fauna for breeding,
nesting, foraging, resting, over
wintering, migration
Yes
There is existing green cover within the
project area. Removal of trees and bushes
may be seen. There are no at present
breeding/ nesting ground for any fauna.
4 Inland, coastal, marine or
underground waters No NA
5 State, National boundaries No NA
6 Routes or facilities used by the
public for access to recreation or
other tourist, pilgrim areas Yes
There are small & medium size temples
located within the project area. These
structures would be retained and proper
access would be given to locals. The
surroundings of these temples would be
developed as green areas for the project.
7 Defense installations No None
8 Densely populated or built-up
area Yes
The project area has population 1,96,000
(if residential population then 60,140) and
built up area 20,00,000 sq.m.
9 Areas occupied by sensitive
man-made land uses (hospitals,
schools, places of worship,
community facilities) Yes
There are 4-5 major religious structures, 11
Government Schools, 7 Open Land
Parcels, 8 Parks, 2 Over Head Water
Tanks and 2 Hospital & community facilities
on project site. There is no heritage
structure within the vicinity of project
boundary.