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Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (RRP IND 43467)

Initial Environmental Examination for Feeder Separation Project (Tranche1) Project Number: 43467 April 2011

India: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program

The environmental assessment report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS WEIGHTS AND MEASURES iii 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background 3 1.2 Scope of Work and Methodology Adopted 4 1.3 Applicable Environmental Policies and other Legislations 4

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 6

2.1 The Project 6 2.2 Type of Project 8 2.3 Justification of the Project 8 2.4 Location 9 2.5 Size and Magnitude of the Operation 11 2.6 Implementation Plan 14

3.0 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 16

3.1 Physical Resources 16 3.2 Ecological Resources 17 3.3 Economic Development 19 3.4 Social and Cultural Development 24

4.0 SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION

MEASURES 27

4.1 DISCOM’S Approach for Route Selection 27 4.2 Environment Impacts and Mitigation Measures 27 4.3 Environmental Management Plan 33

5.0 INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

PROGRAMME 36

5.1 Institutional Arrangements 36 5.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan 37 5.3 Critical Environmental Review Criteria 41 5.4 Environmental Management Plan Budget Costs 41

6.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 43

6.1 Awareness of Community 43 6.2 Consultation Findings 43

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7.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 45

7.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism 8.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 47 9.0 CONCLUSIONS 49 ANNEXES Annex 1 Applicable Environmental Policies and Procedures 50 Annex 2 Environment Management Plan (EMP) 52 Annex 3 Wild life Areas of Madhya Pradesh 1 Annex 4 Details of Public Consultations 8

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development Bank CEA – Central Environmental Authority DISCOM – Distribution Company DISCOM-C – Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited DISCOM-E – Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited DISCOM-W – Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited DC or D/C – Double Circuit DPR – Detailed Project Report EA – Executing Agency EHV – Extra High Voltage EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan GOMP – Government of Madhya Pradesh GoI – Government of India MPPCB – MP Pollution Control Board GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism HVDS – High-Voltage Distribution System IA – Implementing Agency IEE – Initial Environmental Examination MFF – Multi-tranche Financing Facility MOEF – Ministry of Environment and Forests MP – Madhya Pradesh MP TRADECO – Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Limited MPERC – Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission MPPSIP – Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program MPSEB – Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board MPPTCL – Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited MOP – Ministry of Power PTCC – Power Telecom Co-ordination Committee PGCIL – Power Grid Corporation of India Limited PMU – Project Management Unit RE – Rural Electrification RP – Resettlement Plan ROW – Right of Way

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

ha (hectare) – Unit of area km (kilometer) – 1,000 meters kV – kilovolt (1,000 volts) kW – kilowatt (1,000 watts) kWh – kilowatt-hour MW – Mega Watt

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1. Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP)by Notification 226 dated 31st May 2005 restructured MPSEB into five independent companies namely one GENCO - Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. Ltd. (MPPGCL), one TRANSCO - MP Power Transmission Company Ltd. (MPPTCL), three DISCOMs - Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company (MPMKVVCL), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company, (MPPKVVCL) Jabalpur;; and Madhya Pradesh Pachim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company (MPPKVVCL), Indore; and the Residual Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB). The residual MPSEB purchased electricity from generating companies and supplied electricity in bulk to the three DISCOMs of the State. Subsequently, the electricity reforms transfer schemes 2006 was notified on 3rdJune 2006 transferring the functions of the residual Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board for bulk purchase and bulk supply of electricity to MP Power Trading Company Limited (MPTRADECO). All three DISCOMs now buy power from MPTRADECO including short-term power.

2. The objective DISCOMs is to make their operations commercially viable, progressively self-sustainable while protecting the interest of consumers through provision of quality service and economical tariff. DISCOMs need to identify the deficiencies and improvements required and identify the investments required for improvements in the distribution system. Systemic mapping of supply feeders, measurement of energy supplied to feeders and energy audits, study of losses and schemes for progressive reduction, reduction in input costs, consumer affairs handling, upgrades to metering, billing, collection, and feeder separation are some of the areas identified for improvements.

3. Madhya Pradesh (MP) is an agrarian state with 70% rural population, and inadequate power supply in rural areas is one of the major obstacles affecting the economic growth and development. At present, rural power feeders feed mixed agriculture and domestic/village loads approximately for 8-10 hours. Agricultural pumps are provided with three-phase supply for 6-8 hours. During the rest of the period, single-phase supply on the HV line is made available, intended for use in households and small businesses. Farmers use phase splitters and run their water pumps for extended hours resulting in power interruptions, abnormal loading of feeders and failures of distribution transformers. The currently inefficient system results in households not getting power round the clock, leads to unbalanced loading of transformers and defeating the purpose of load shedding. Moreover, the current system of common supply to households and water pumps makes it difficult to locate and reduce commercial losses. The Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) has undertaken a feeder separation1 program to resolve these issues. The first phase is already under implementation and the proposed ADB assistance plans to finance the second phase of the MP feeder separation program.

4. To ensure adequate power supply to rural households and farmers, 11 kV feeders are being separated for households and farmers under phase 1 of the on-going program. This would enable households to receive reliable and quality power supply, which is on par with the power supply to urban population in MP. Once feeder separation is accomplished, supply to the households would be through the high voltage distribution system (HVDS) resulting in reduction of commercial losses. Of the total 50 districts in MP, phase two covers 29 districts in total, served by three distribution companies: DISCOM-C (central distribution zone of MP), DISCOM-

1 Feeder separation refers to supply of electricity to households and water pumps separately. This will allow the

distribution company to cut off supply to water pumps as and when needed, undertake proper every audits and locate the commercial losses more accurately.

E (eastern distribution zone of MP), and DISCOM-W (western distribution zone of MP). Project activities include installation of new 11 kV feeders, conversion of low tension (LT) feeders to 11 kV feeders, installation of distribution transformers, and installation of meters and service line renovations.

5. GoMP has set up an ambitious target to ensure 24-hour quality power supply in every household in the state while ensuring 8-hour supply of power to the water pumps by end of 2012. Together with the feeder separation, installation of HVDS systems and upgrading of distribution system result in energy efficiency improvement, commercial loss reduction and associated revenue increase for the distribution companies. The on-going investment program - MP Power Sector Investment Program- has been undertaking similar distribution improvements in MP. The distribution companies have been able to reduce their losses considerably because of the on-going project and financial positions of the DISCOMs have improved over time. However, the DISCOMs are yet to record profits and the proposed investments would enable them to become financially sustainable. The proposed program is a continuation of the on-going distribution improvements and it will enable reaping the full benefits of power sector reforms undertaken with the help of ADB program loan (IND - 1868) that created an enabling policy framework. Thus, the overall objectives of the proposed project are well within the energy policies of ADB and Government of India. 6. To ensure better power supply in rural areas that need strengthening of existing infrastructure and building up of new infrastructure, GoMP has requested the ADB through the Government of India (GoI) for a Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF) to part finance the feeder separation investment program. The investment program covers physical investments in distribution systems (feeder separation), energy efficiency, and establishment of Geographical Information System (GIS). The program finances the feeder separation program in two Tranches executed under the MFF. 7. The investments to be supported by ADB will lead to (i) improvement in quality and reliability of power supply; (ii) prevention of theft/direct hooking from LT network catering to non-agricultural load; (iii) reduction in technical and commercial losses; (iv) reduction in equipment/plant failures; (v) flexible load management for DISCOMs. The proposed program will sustain the reform agenda established with earlier ADB support, and is expected to help attract other long-term financiers to the sector. 8. For the consumers in rural areas, the proposed project activities will lead to improvement of (i) three phase power supply in populated areas on par with Tehsil towns; (ii) better health care services and education facilities; (iii) improvement in living condition in rural areas on account of access to a wide variety of goods and local employment generation through new industrial and commercial activities in villages (iv) reduction in failures of agriculture pumps due to improved voltage; (v) optimal use of ground water resources through regulated supply of power for irrigation purpose. 9. The key aspect of the feeder separation program is separation of the irrigation and residential/commercial loads in rural areas and to adopt measures to check pilferage of electricity. The main project activities include (i) erection of 11 kV additional bays along with VCB, control relay panel; (ii) Laying of 11 kV lines on PCC poles with (rabbit) AAA conductor; (iii) Installation of 25 kVA 11/0.433 kV distribution transformers; (iv) HVDS (Conversion of existing LT to HT line);(v) 33 kV bays at EHV substations, 33 kV new substations and 33 kV lines; (vi) Replacement of bare conductors of LT lines by AB cables; (vii) provision of meters for un-metered consumersand(viii) GIS based consumer indexing and asset mapping.

10. GoMP through Government of India (GoI) has requested ADB to partly fund the power sector investment program covering physical investments in distribution, energy efficiency, and non-physical investments in GIS. Environmental assessment of the proposed investments have been conducted following ADB’s Safeguards Policy, 2009 and Environmental Assessment Guidelines, 2003 and the GoI’s environmental assessment regulations and guidelines. The proposed loan is Tranche 1 of the $ 400 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF).. Project activities will be carried out in lot wise manner in 2 tranches. 11. The three DISCOMs will be the Executing Agencies (EAs) for the Project. Ministry of Power, GoMP will be responsible for overall coordination of the Project. DISCOMs will also be responsible for supervising project implementation and monitoring of project operational performance. DISCOMs have established a Project Management Unit (PMU) each headed by a Project Director of Chief Engineer rank to be responsible for day-to-day implementation of the Project. An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) has been prepared for the first tranche by the EAs. This IEE outlines key aspects of the proposed investment program, environmental benefits and negative impacts, proposed mitigation measures, and preliminary environmental management plan (EMP). 1.1 Background 12. The project will positively affect the development of rural areas in Madhya Pradesh in a most cost-effective manner. The project implementation would lead to successful feeder separation of all rural areas in the 29 districts. Table 1 gives the list of project components to be funded under the Tranche 1.

Table 1: Project Components Funded under Tranche 1

S No Items Unit Units 1 11 kV bays at 33/11 kV substations No. 1,208 2 11 kV line km 19,092 3 Distribution transformer substations No. 26,014 4 LT line km 18,057 5 HVDS system (conversion of existing

LT to HT line) km 3628 6 New metered connections No. 684,636 7 Defective meter replacements No. 158,175

8 GPS Survey To cover all line routes

13. The three DISCOMs will implement the erection/commissioning of the above facilities. All proposed feeder separation program components would help build adequate system reliability. The project activities in Tranche 1 will be located in four districts in DISCOM-C, seven districts in DISCOM-E, and five districts in DISCOM-W. 14. Since the project does not involve activities that have significant adverse impacts, this IEE has been done to determine the extent of impacts according to the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 and the Environmental Assessment Guidelines 2003. Accordingly, the environmental classification for the sub-project component is “Category B”. This IEE report

conforms to the Ministry of Environment and Forests guidelines and regulations, and is consistent with ADB’s SPS 2009. 1.2 Scope of Work and Methodology Adopted The broad scope of the Environmental Assessment study was: i) To conduct field visits to collect data relevant to the study area and also collect

secondary data so as to establish the baseline environmental status of the study area; ii) To assess the impacts on environmental attributes due to the location, design,

construction and operation of the proposed project; iii) To prepare an Environment Management Plan (EMP) outlining the measures for

mitigating the impacts for protecting the environment including institutional arrangements;

iv) To identify critical environmental parameters required to be monitored subsequent to the implementation of the proposed Project;

v) To carry out consultation with local people to identify public perception regarding the project; and

vi) To establish an Environment Monitoring Plan for DISCOMs to submit environmental monitoring reports to ADB at regular intervals.

15. This report is prepared based on field surveys by the social team and with the help of available secondary data sources such as Internet, Forest Atlas etc. The alignment of High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS)/Low Tension (LT) line may slightly vary after the exact demarcation of pole locations. Accordingly, field surveys were undertaken to assess physical and biological environment. Detailed social assessment of the area, assessment of baseline environment on either side of proposed feeder line alignment and data collection from secondary sources has been done to support the findings of the field survey. 16. The IEE report comprises baseline data on existing condition of physical, ecological, economical and social information, together with the anticipated environmental impacts and proposed mitigation measures. Observations were made during consultations along the proposed pole/line locations, the proposed feeder lines between February 15 and March 15, 2011. Public consultations were held with the project affected communities, stakeholders, and government officers that relate to existing environmental conditions around the proposed distribution lines/distribution substations and the potential impacts that could happen due to project implementation. In addition, secondary data was collected from published data from GoMP documents, 2001 population census statistics data, GoMP, DISCOM as well as from local district authorities. 1.3 Applicable Environmental Policies and other Legislations 17. ADB’s SPS 2009 applies to all components/subprojects funded by ADB while the National Environmental Policy 2006 of Government of India (GoI) applies to the sub-projects included under this program. Thus, all subprojects should comply with the requirements of the following Acts, Rules, Notifications, and Standards of the GoI: • The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 as amended; • The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as amended; • The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; • The Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 1994 as amended;

• The Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 as amended; • The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000; • The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 as amended; • The Indian Forest Act, 1927 as amended; • The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended; • The Biological Diversity Act, 2002; • The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 as amended; • The National Environmental Policy, 2006 of GoI; • The Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 • The Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2009 18. The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, vide its Notification No. S.O. 1533 dated 14-09-2006, reengineered the EIA process in India and also decentralized some powers and made provision to constitute the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) for performing functions under the said Notification. For the MP State, the SEIAA and SEAC were constituted vide the MoEF, GOI, Notification No. S.O. 153 dated 14-09-2006. In addition, the Madhya Pradesh State Pollution Control Board's guidelines for project proponents apply to all MP state projects. Annex 1 indicates the applicable laws and regulations, with which compliance in part or full is necessary for conduct of the proposed project activities.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2.1 The Project 19. There are about 900,000 agricultural pumps in the project area, along with over 2.9 million household customers in the project area. Table 2 provides the summary of rural customers in each DISCOM, which will be benefited by the project. The available network assets in the project area to serve these customers by each Company are summarized in Table 3 below. Table 2 Summary of Electricity Customers in the Project Area of Madhya Pradesh

No. of consumers in

2010 Name of the DISCOM No of

DistrictsNo of

divisions

No. of Electrified Villages Pump Domestic

DISCOM-C 9 22 8,477 138,236 256,640 DISCOM-E 8 20 34,920 484,807 2,032,114 DISCOM-W 9 21 6,137 269,941 542,357 Total 25* 63 49,534 892,984 2,831,111 *excluding the districts where the 33 kV work is proposed under Phase 2

Table 3 Summary of Network Assets in the Project Area

Existing Assets No of 11 kV feeders

DISCOM No of District

s Primary

Substations 33/11 kV

Rural Urban Total 11 kV feeders

(km)

DISCOM-C 9 280 912 143 1,055 33,138 DISCOM-E 8 511 1,466 207 1,673 29,527 DISCOM-W 8 1,323 3,518 508 4,026 81,004

Total for Madhya Pradesh 25* 2,114 5,896 858 6,754 143,669

Distribution Transformers DISCOM 25 kVA 63 kVA 100 kVA 200 kVA 315 kVA Total Total capacity

(kVA)

LV lines (km)

DISCOM-C 12,072 16,911 7,634 448 - 37,065 2,220,215 50,458DISCOM-E 7,239 15,410 17,765 6,000 - 46,414 4,128,305 68,121

DISCOM-W 13,258 37,671 27,686 2,623 42 81,280 6,011,153 187,021Total 32,569 69,992 53,085 9,071 42 164,759 12,359,673 305,599

20. Rural distribution networks of the DISCOMs have several problems causing the efficiency of distribution and customer service to be poor-(i) over-use of subsidized electricity for agricultural water pumping causing financial losses, (ii) unauthorized connections for agricultural pumps and households/commercial activities causing financial losses, and (iii) ageing and poorly maintained distribution lines and transformers, which are frequently run above the rated capacity, causing excessive technical losses to the DISCOMs and a poor quality of service to the customers.

21. The rural/agricultural areas are served through a radial2 HV lines by the DISCOMs, at 11 kV. In rural areas, two specific types of customers have to be served: irrigation water pumps in agricultural lands and other households/commercial requirements of adjoining village(s). In certain cases, the same transformer would provide the LV supply to households as well as to agricultural water pumps. Electricity supply to agriculture is based on a monthly fixed charge. There are two problems associated with this practice. (i) farmers tend to use excessive electricity from the connection provided at a fixed monthly cost, (ii) there are un-authorised connections to both households and agricultural water pumps, depriving the DISCOMs of the revenue 22. To prevent over-use of electricity, the only option available to the DISCOMs is to switch-on the distribution lines serving the agricultural area for a limited period each day, based on the seasonal water requirements. Accordingly, other users of electricity in the village also receive electricity only for the same number of hours each day, for which agricultural water pumps are allowed to use. Typically, electricity is provided only for a maximum of eight hours per day during the daytime. DISCOMs have also adopted an alternative practice of switching off one phase of the 11 kV feeders from the primary substation, thus causing a lower voltage in two of the three phases on the LV lines, both in the village areas and in agricultural areas. This practice has only limited success because (i) farmers use the pumps even at a lower voltage, using phase splitters, which have the capability of generating a two or three-phase supply adequate to run the pumps, using the supply available in the healthy phase3, (ii) approximately two thirds of the household customers receive a lower voltage supply, with which only incandescent lamps can be operated, at a significantly reduced output, and (iii) it causes overloading of the two HV lines that remain live causing excessive technical losses, and (iv) it causes overloading of the phase winding of the distribution transformer connected between the two live phases, resulting in excessive technical losses and frequent transformer winding failures. 23. This switching off the HV line or one phase of the line has led to a situation where the rural communities do not benefit by the availability of electricity for household use and for small industrial or commercial activities. Additional benefits such as electricity for longer hours of study and work for school children cannot be achieved. Commercial activities or other smaller industrial activities are not catalyzed by the availability of electricity, owing to the limited availability and the poor quality of supply. 24. Unauthorized connections are widespread in the villages, aggravated by the presence of long, un-insulated LV distribution lines in rural areas. These rural distribution lines generally use bare conductors, from which un-authorized connections are conveniently taken, both for household use and for agricultural use. 25. The HV and LV distribution networks in the rural areas, in general, require rehabilitation as they have been built over a period of 25-35 years without any regular maintenance. In most areas, the lines are in a bad condition, with leaning poles, sagging conductors, ageing

2 Most of the feeders are radial and stand-alone, but some of them interconnect to two primary substations. If so, they

will be fed from one substation continuously but in case of any emergency or capacity constraint of a substation or the upstream network, the load on that feeder will be shifted to the other substation.

3 The use of phase-splitters is common in agricultural areas, and pumps continue to operate when one phase of the HV line is switched off.

transformers and switchgear. Transformer protection and LV line protection is absent, or has been by-passed, thus causing poor reliability and frequent equipment failures. 2.2 Type of Project 26. Together with the feeder separation, installation of High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) systems and upgrading of distribution lines, asset mapping and metering will be undertaken to ensure energy efficiency improvement, commercial loss reduction and associated revenue increase for the distribution companies. The Phase 2 of the MP Feeder Separation Program costs about $ 544 million and ADB will provide a loan of $400 million through a Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF) of two tranches ($200 million each). The tranche one has the following three components.

i. Component 1: Feeder separation work will include activities directly related to feeder separation. These will typically be addition of new 11 kV bays at existing primary substations and construction of new 11 kV lines. Under the feeder separation component, new transformers for agricultural feeders will be installed. All 11 kV rehabilitation and upgrades are also undertaken as a part of this component.

ii. Component 2: HVDS and associated LV lines in village feeder, and associated work. It

will install 11/0.433 kV distribution transformers in new locations closer to the households, as required. Associated low voltage (LV) line work under the HVDS is also included in this component.

iii. Component 3: Quality improvement and metering. Asset mapping, the associated

GPS survey, and improvements to the metering system and overall improvement of the network management at 33 kV and below, will be included in this component.

2.3 Justification of the Project 27. As the government policy of providing free or concessionary rates for electricity use for water pumping would continue, the DISCOMs require a longer-term solution, which satisfies five objectives: (i) provision of electricity to water pumping over a limited number of hours, (ii) electricity for other household and commercial/industrial activities in adjoining villages to be provided throughout the day to enable the rural communities to use electricity for social and commercial activities, (iii) reduce technical losses on HV and LV lines, (iv) reduce commercial losses both in agricultural and other customer groups caused by unauthorized connections, un-metered connections and meter errors/tampering among authorized customers, and (v) rehabilitate the HV and LV distribution network to improve quality of supply and to protect vital equipment. 28. To address the problems, a clear separation of power distribution to agriculture and other customers would be required. In principle, distribution to these two categories can be separated at either LV or at HV level. These may be defined as LV feeder separation and MV feeder separation, respectively. In LV feeder separation, LV distribution lines serving agricultural areas will be switched off to limit electricity use in pumps. This approach requires switching and control equipment to be located at each distribution substation or along LV lines, all of which are unmanned and located in the villages and adjoining agricultural areas. In certain locations, depending on the configuration of the LV distribution network, it may be possible to install a remotely controlled LV feeder management system. Such a system requires separation of LV

feeders at the switching points, and the village community to be closely located within a reasonable distance from the village distribution substation(s). 29. HV feeder separation can done through provision of separate HV lines for agricultural customers and other customers. There will be one HV feeder for agricultural customers, which will be directly switched on and off at the primary substation, depending on the requirements for water pumping and its seasonal variations. The feeder for other customers, the village feeder, will be directly served from the primary substation, and will remain switched-on all the time. As all primary substations are manned, the switching of the agricultural HV feeder can be done manually. There will be smaller step down transformers along this agricultural feeder, to serve individual customers or groups of customers. In contrast, the village HV feeder will be drawn into the village, and depending on the customer density and the number of customers, will serve one or several distribution transformers. Depending on the geographic distribution of agricultural customers and village customers, HV feeder separation may also be done mid-way along a single HV feeder, by switching T-offs to substations serving agricultural customer substations only during the authorized hours for water pumping. Such arrangements would require HV load break switches to be fixed, with the remote control facility. The comparative costs of such optional solutions would depend on the length of feeders from the primary substation. 30. To address the technical loss reduction, the loading on each HV and LV line has to be analyzed based on the present loading, the practice of feeder operation and single-phase switching, and where required, the HV lines and LV lines have to be upgraded. The objective of minimizing commercial losses can be achieved with a combination of several activities: (a) improved supervision of lines (b) drawing the HV lines throughout the village area, and fixing smaller step-down transformers on poles in frequent intervals, thus minimizing the length of LV feeders, preventing the opportunities available for access to LV lines for unauthorized connections, (c) fixing customer meters on the service pole, thus ensuring that there are no LV lines other than service lines to customers. The sending end and receiving end of all MV and LV feeders have to be metered for monitoring of both technical losses and commercial losses. 31. To reduce commercial losses, complete rehabilitation of older lines, addressing issues of way leaves, re-establishing protection systems for HV lines, transformers, LV lines, and other equipment will be needed. In general, protection is not present for transformers and LV lines, causing poor reliability and high equipment failures. 2.4 Location 32. Madhya Pradesh is located in the central part of India and is the second largest state with an area of 308,245 km² constituting 9.38% of the geographical area of the country. It lies between latitude 21°17’ and 26°52' N and longitude 74°08' and 82°49' E. The state can be divided into four physiographic regions; the low lying area in north and North West of Gwalior, Malwa plateau, Satpura and Vindhyan ranges. The important rivers of the state are Chambal, Betwa, Sone and Narmada. Within each district, the project activities are distributed over several divisions. The districts and divisions for project implementation are provided in Table 4.

Table 4 Sub-Project Locations

DISCOM-E DISCOM-E DISCOM-W

District Division District Division District Division 1. Rajgarh 1. Rajgarh I

2. Rajgarh II- Biora

1. Narsinghpur 1. Narsinghpur 1. Jhabua 1. Jhabua

3. Rajgarh II –Narsinghgarh

2. Shivpuri 4. Shivpuri-I 5. Shivpuri-II 6. Pichhore

2. Chhindwara 2. East Cwa 3. Junnardeo

2. Alirajpur 2. Alirajpur

3. Guna 7. Guna 3. Seoni 4. Seoni 3. Ujjain 3. Ujjain 4. Tarana 5. Barnagar 6. Mahidpur 7. Nagda

4. Ashok Nagar

8. Ashok Nagar 4. Sagar 5. Sagar 6. Bina

4. Dewas 8. Dewas 9. Sonkachh 10. Kannod 11. Bagli

5. Damoh 7. North 5. Shajapur 12. Aagar 13. Shajpur

6. Chhatarpur 8. Chhatarpur 7. Tikamgarh 9. Prithvipur

33. All the three DISCOMs conduct the business of distribution and retail supply of electricity in their franchise areas. These are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Distribution Areas of each DISCOM in Madhya Pradesh

2.5 Size and Magnitude of the Operation 34. The three distribution companies (DISCOM-C, DISCOM-E, and DISCOM-W) in Madhya Pradesh will serve as the implementing agencies (IAs). The project will be located in 4 districts in Central DISCOM, 9 districts in East DISCOM, and 5 districts in West DISCOM. Within each district, the project activities are distributed over several divisions. 35. The project activities by DISCOMs are given in Table 5. Turnkey construction of the following components fall within the scope of the IEE. The project involves the turnkey construction of feeder separation components as listed below for the three DISCOMs:

Table 5 Project Activities in Tranche 1

No. Item Unit Quantity DISCOM-C Component 1: Feeder separation

1 Extension of 11kV bay in existing 33/11 kV substation Nos 257 2 11 kV line on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole km 5,153 3 11 kV DP structure on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole Nos 5,152 4 Road crossing on H-Beam Nos 255 5 Raising the height for vertical clearance of 11 kV line Nos 1,970 6 25 kVA, 11/0.433 kV, 3-phase distribution transformer substation Nos 9,165 7 Installation of 11 kV AB switch on 11 kV line Nos 2,545 Component 2: HVDS and associated LV lines

8 HVDS (conversion of existing LV to HV line) on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole km 607

9 LV line 3-phase, 5-wire overhead using AB cable XLPE 50 sqmm on PCC Pole 140 kg, 8 m

km 582

10 Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 50 sqmm on existing 3-phase LV line

km 1,456


km 3,037

12 Shifting of existing 11/0.433 kV 3-phase distribution transformer substation to new location for separation of agricultural pump consumers from other consumers

Nos 1,267

13 Renovation of existing transformer, and installation and commissioning of energy meter on existing distribution transformer

Nos 2,531

Component 3: Quality improvement and metering 14 Material & erection of new meter to un-metered consumer Nos 99,922 15 Providing new single phase connections Nos 99,922 16 Providing new 3-phase connections Nos 24,980 17 Replacement of defective single phase/three phase meter Nos 24,980 DISCOM-E Component 1: Feeder separation

1 Extension of 11 kV bay in existing 33/11 kV substation Nos 500 2 11 kV line on 140 kg, 8 m PCC pole with DP km 11,013 3 25 kVA, 11/0.433 kV, 3-phase distribution transformer substation with metering Nos 7,660 Component 2: HVDS and associated LV lines

4 LV line 3-phase 5-wire overhead using AB cable XLPE 50 sqmm on PCC pole 140 kg, 8 m

km 919


km 2,298


km 3,447

Component 3: Quality improvement and metering

7 Providing meters for new & existing connections with renovation of service lines (includes 10% of the existing consumers & new connections)

Nos 176,073

8 GPS survey DISCOM-W Component 1: Feeder separation

1 Extension of 11 kV bay in existing 33/11 kV substation Nos 451 2 11 kV line on 140 kg 8 m PCC pole with DP km 2,926 3 25 kVA, 11/0.433 kV, 3-phase distribution transformer substation with metering Nos 9,189 4 11 kV DP structure on 8 m PCC pole Nos 3,260 5 Four pole structure Nos 213 6 Road/river/railway crossings Na Component 2: HVDS and associated LV lines

7 LV to HV conversion (HVDS) km 3,021

8 LV line 3-phase 5-wire overhead using AB cable XLPE 50 sqmm on PCC pole 140 kg, 8 m

km 480

9 Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 50 sqmm on existing 3-phase LV line.

km 3503

No. Item Unit Quantity

10 Replacement of AAAC/ACSR conductor by AB cable XLPE 25 sqmm on existing 3-phase LV Line

km 2336

Component 3: Quality improvement and metering 11 Cost of providing meters for new & existing connections with renovation of service lines Nos 194,510

2.6 Implementation Plan 36. The overall project implementation schedule for the project is attached in Table 6. The schemes mentioned above are planned to be commissioned as per the schedule given below:

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q

n of Bidding Documents d Contract Signing ation



mpletion Report

3.0 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 3.1 Physical Resources 3.1.1 Topography, Geology and Soil 37. The project components are located in various geographic locations of the state, which cover Malwa, Nimar, Bundel Khand, Chambal, Bagel Khand, and Mahakaushal regions. Except the valley of Narmada, the state consists of a plateau with mean elevation of about 500 meters above mean sea level, interspersed with mountains of the Vindhya and the Satpura ranges. River Narmada is a lifeline of State, which runs from east to west between Vindhya and Satpura range the flanks of which are formed by north and south of India. 38. The area is part of peninsular plateau consisting of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and is structurally part of the peninsular block. The soil of the region is rich and fertile. Categorically Madhya Pradesh has two Agro-Climatic zones namely; (i) Central Plateau and Hill Region, and (ii) Western Plateau and Hill Region. Soil in the region is mainly black soil ranging from shallow to deep black. Besides high reserve of coal, the state has other mineral resources i.e. iron ore, manganese, copper, bauxite, lime stone, dolomite, rock phosphate, diamond etc. The area is geologically stable and is not prone to earthquakes. Land use outside of state is dominated by agriculture; with average area reported under forest cover is about 28%. 3.1.2 Meteorology and Climate 39. Madhya Pradesh has a subtropical climate characterized by hot summer season and dryness except southwest monsoon season. Like most of north India it has a hot dry summer (April-June) followed by monsoon rains (July-September) and a cool and relatively dry winter (December-February). The state has a tropical climate varying from dry sub-humid to semi-arid. Summers are hot and at some places, it remains humid, while winters are reasonably comfortable. Main Temperature 40. The maximum temperature during summer ranges from 33-44oC while minimum temperature from 19-30oC. The temperature during the winter season ranges between 10-27oC. Rainfall 41. The average rainfall is about 1,370 mm, which decreases from east to west. The southeastern districts have the heaviest rainfall, some places receiving as much as 2,150 mm, while the western and northwestern districts receive 1,000 mm or less. The monsoon season spreads from the month of June to September with average rainfall of 1000 mm in the west to 2000 mm in the eastern part of state. 3.1.3 Air Quality 42. Average air quality in the state is good except few urban and industrial centers, where due to industrial activities and transport sources, air quality is poor. 3.1.4 Water Resources (Ground Water and Surface) 43. Groundwater use is also common in the state. There are ten river basins in Madhya Pradesh as ten major rivers originate from the State. The rivers namely, Chambal, Sindh,

Betwa, Ken flow northward and meet with Yamuna whereas the river Sone falls directly into Ganges. Narmada Tapi and Mahi rivers flow westward and meet Arabian Sea whereas Wainganga and Pench rivers meet Godavari in the south. Annual run off from these rivers within the state as estimated is 81,719 hm, out of which about 49,743 hm can be harnessed for irrigation purpose.

44. The state of Madhya Pradesh has four major rivers namely Narmada, Tapti, Sone and Mahanadi. Availability of water in the state is more than 81,000 million cubic meters out of which approximately 56,857 million cubic meters (69.74%) had already been utilized. Surface water is commonly used for all purposes. 3.1.5 Seismicity 45. The project region falls in Zones II & III i.e., low to moderate risk zone for seismicity. In the hazard map, the project road falls in low hazard zone. The hazard and seismic zoning map is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 Seismic zone map of Madhya Pradesh and India

3.2 Ecological Resources 3.2.1 Terrestrial Ecology Forest 46. Madhya Pradesh is endowed with rich and diverse forest resources. Lying between lat. 21°04' N and long. 74°02' and 82°49' E, it is a reservoir of biodiversity. The geographical area of the state is 308,144 km2 (118,975 sq mi) which constitutes 9.38% of the land area of the country. The forest area of the state is 95,221 km2 (36,765 sq mi) constituting 31% of the geographical area of the state and 12.44% of the forest area of the country. Legally this area has been classified into "Reserved Forest, Protected Forest, and Unclassified Forest", which constitute 61.7%, 37.4% and 0.9% of the forest area respectively. There are 9 National Parks and 25 Wildlife Sanctuaries, covering an area of about 10.8 thousand sq km, which constitutes

about 3.50% of the geographic area of the state. The central, eastern, and southern parts of the state are rich in forest resources, whereas northern and western parts are deficient. Major forest types of the state are dry thorn, dry and moist deciduous, subtropical semi-evergreen and tropical moist evergreen. 47. The extent of open forest is about 32,881 km2. as per the Status of Forest Report, 2001 of Forest Survey of India. The details of recorded forest area and forest cover are given in Table 7 below.

Table 7 Details of Recorded Forest Area and Forest Cover

Recorded Forest Area Reserved Forest (RF) 58,734 km2 Protected Forest (PF) 35,587 km2 Unclassed Forest (UF) 900 km2 Total 95,221 km2 of State's Geographical Area 30.9% of Country's Forest Area 12.4% Forest Cover Area Dense Forest 44,384 km2 Open Forest (PF) 32,881 km2 Total 77,265 km2 of State's Geographical Area 25.1% of Country's Forest Area 11.4%

48. The important Non Wood Forest Products (NWFP) are Tendu leaves (Diospyros melanoxylon), Sal seed, (Shorea robusta), Harra (Terminalia chebula), Chironji (Buchnania lanzan), and flowers and seeds of Mahua (Madhuca indica). The common flora species are babul, neem, keekar, jaria, chhola, reonjha etc. 49. In the project areas, the notable wildlife species reported are jackal, fox, monkey, wolf, squirrel, and reptiles. There are no Wild Life Sanctuaries/National Parks, Tiger Reserves etc. in the project area. There are no sensitive, threatened or endangered species in the areas directly impacted by the investment components. Wild Life and Protected Areas

National Parks and Sanctuaries 50. Madhya Pradesh is a pioneer state in the national movement for conservation of flora and fauna. Conservation oriented legal proviso were made in the erstwhile Acts regulating hunting of game birds and wild animals. In tune with the national consciousness towards conservation of flora and fauna, the state government began setting up a network of in-situ conservation areas (national parks and sanctuaries) under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. There are 9 National Parks and 25 Sanctuaries spread over an area of 10,862 sq. km constituting 11.40% of the total forest area and 3.52% of the geographical area of the state. Efforts are under way to increase the Protected Area network to 15% of the forest or 5% of the geographical area as suggested by State Wildlife Board. Annex 3 provides a list of all forest areas in the state.

Project Tiger Areas

51. Government of India/WWF launched “Project Tiger” in the year 1973. Kanha National Park was one of the first nine Protected Areas selected under Project Tiger in the country. At present, there are five Project Tiger areas in the state namely – Kanha, Panna, Bandhavgarh, Pench and Satpura. Madhya Pradesh is also known as the 'Tiger State' as it harbors 19% of India's Tiger Population and 10% of the world's tiger population. 52. Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal is the only Ex-Situ conservation area that has been given provisional recognition by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). However, this area has been notified as a National Park in order to provide adequate legal protection, it is being managed as a modern zoological park. Here the captive wild animals have been kept in near natural habitat setup. 3.3 Economic Development 3.3.1 Industries 53. The economy of Madhya Pradesh is based on agriculture, forest products, industries, mineral resources, and cottage industry sectors. The gross domestic product of the state amounted to Rs. 304,720 million in 1990, in 1995 this figure amounted to Rs. 478,410 million, and in 2000, this figure stood at Rs. 737,150 million. 54. The major industries of the state are cotton textiles, newsprint, pottery, cement, carpets, silk, rayon, jute, glass, steel, and electrical engineering goods electronics, telecommunications, petrochemicals, food processing and automobiles. The state has also taken a lead in the production of cement. The state is also famous for its traditional handicrafts and handlooms manufactured at Chanderi and Maheshwar. 3.3.2 Employment 55. According to the Census, 2001, around 57%of the total population are non-worker and 32% are the main worker where as 11% are the marginal worker. The different categories of workers and non-workers are also shown in Figure 3 and Table 8. The table below shows that majority of the population is non-worker.

Table 8 Distribution of Workers in Madhya Pradesh

Particulars Total Number % Main Worker 19,102,572 32 Marginal Worker 6,690,947 11 Non Worker 34,554,504 57 Total 60,348,023 100

Figure 3: Distribution of Workers

32%

11%

57%

Main Worker

Marginal Worker

Non Worker

3.3.3 Infrastructure Facilities 56. Per capita income at current prices is about Rs 5,926 and the net domestic product at current prices is about Rs 415.72 billlion. About 95 percent villages are electrified, nearly 24 percent villages have all weather road connectivity, and about 1/3rd population has access to improved water supply. 3.3.4 Water Supply 57. Madhya Pradesh ranks among top states in accessibility and availability of safe drinking water supply. Nearly 90% of the total population gets safe drinking water. Groundwater and surface water resources also richly endow projects districts. Groundwater is primarily used for drinking and domestic purposes in the project influence area. 58. Majority of the people (51%) are accessing the drinking water facilities, which are near their premises. Around 25% of the households have access to drinking water within their premises where as 24% of households fetch their drinking water away from home. The details are given in Figure 4.

59. The main source of drinking water is hand pump where 39% of the households use hand pumps as their main source of drinking water. 29% of the households use well and 25% use tap water as their source. Table 9 describes the details.

Table 9 Source of Drinking Water

S No Particulars Total No % 1 Tap 2,763,309 25

Source: Census of India, 2001

Within PremisesNear PremisesAway

25%24%

51%

Figure 4: Location of Source of Drinking Water

2 Hand pump 4,279,126 39 3 Tube well 429,966 4 4 Well 3,166,076 29 5 Tank, Pond 34,264 0 6 River, Canal 145,914 1 7 Spring 56,471 1 8 Any other 44,527 0 9 Total 10,919,653 100

3.3.5 Transportation 60. Madhya Pradesh has poor transport and communication facilities. The state has about 21 km of roads per 100 sq km against an all India average of 62 km per sq. km. The road network is deficient both in the quantum network connectivity as well as in riding quality of the roads, mainly the state highways, district roads and village roads. 61. The main railroads that pass through the state connect the ports of Chennai, Mumbai, and Kolkota with their surrounding areas. Important railway junctions include Bhopal, Ratlam, Khandwa, Itarsi, and Katni. 62. Major airports connecting the states with other part of the country are at Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa and Khajuraho, as well as the national highways. 3.3.6 Land Use 63. Nearly 44.33% of the land of the entire State is utilized for agriculture with a few variations every year, which largely depends upon the onset of monsoon and rainfall variability. Agriculture dominates the State's economy as it provides more than 40% of the net domestic product of the State and employment to 76.2% of the working population (shown in Table 10).

Table 10 Land Use Pattern in the State

Land Use Area in '000 ha Percentage Total geographical area 30,824 Reporting Area for land utilization 30,756 100 Net area Sown 14,975 48.7 Forest* 8,688 28.2 Area not available for cultivation 3,364 10.9 Permanent Pasture & Grazing land 1,341 4.3 Land under misc. tree crops and groves 20 0.06 Cultivable waste land 1,175 3.8 Fallow land other than current fallows 596 1.9 Current fallows 596 1.9

*The data is given for 2004-05 (as per availability) including Reserved and Protected Forest

64. The state economy is primarily agriculture based (comprises predominant crop production of millet, wheat, maize (corn), rice, gram, soyabean, cotton, groundnuts, and pulses). The total cultivable area in the state is 18,704 thousand hectares and the net area sown about 14,975 thousand hectares.

65. The state has a total of 30.76 million hectares of land of which about 15.1 million hectares is the net sown area under agriculture, which is 49%, and forestland covers around 28% of the total geographical area. Most of the people engage in agriculture as their prime occupation. There are two seasonal crops grown in a year. The land use pattern of Madhya Pradesh is described in Figure 5.

Net Area Sown

Fallow Land

Cultivable Waste Land

Not Available for Cultivation

Other Un cultivable

Forest

49%

4% 4% 4%11%

28%

Figure 5: Land Use pattern in M.P.

3.3.7 Power Sources and Availability 66. The state is well endowed with potential hydroelectric power. Main hydroelectric projects (jointly developed with other states) are the Babanthadi with Maharashtra, the Ban Sagar with Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, the Chambal Valley with Rajasthan, Narmada Sagar with Gujarat and Rajasthan, and Rajghat and Urmil with Uttar Pradesh. The Hasdeo Bango, Bargi, and Birsinghapur thermal power projects are also within the state. Installed power capacity of Madhya Pradesh is 6,305 MW, of which 2,990 MW is produced from state’s own projects, 1,599 MW from joint-venture projects and 1,716 MW from the central sector allocation. Per capita electricity consumption in the state is 270 kWh. Almost 70% of the households are having access to lighting through electricity where as 30% of the households are not electrified. This shows that infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh, as far as electricity is concerned, needs to be revamped. This is shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6: Lighting and Fuel Used


Not Available

Available

30%

70%

3.3.8 Type of Fuel Used 67. The most commonly used fuel among the households is firewood, which is 65% of the various fuels used and LPG, stands second which consists of 14 % followed by cow dung-10%

and crop residue-6%. The use of electricity as fuel is quite negligible since 0.1% of the households use it for cooking. The details of fuel used for cooking is described in Table 11 and Figure 7.

Table 11 Type of Fuel Used

No Particulars Total No % 1 Firewood 7,056,683 65 2 Crop residue 645,761 6 3 Cow dung 1,073,397 10 4 Coal, Lignite 87,001 1 5 Kerosene 477,832 4 6 LPG 1,483,947 14 7 Electricity 10,298 0.1 8 Biogas 50,214 0.5 9 Any other 9,542 0.1 10 No cooking 24,978 0.2 Total Households 10,919,653 100



4%

1%

10%

6%

14%

Figure 7: Use of Cooking Fuel

No cooking

Any other

Biogas

Electricity

LPG

Kerosene

Cow dung

Coal, Lignite,

Firewood

Crop residue 0% 0%0%

0%

65%

3.3.9 Agriculture Development 68. In 2004-05, the state has produced about 14.1 million tonnes of food grains (comprising Cereals 10.7 million tonnes and 3.4 million tonnes of pulses) and about 4.8 million tonnes of total Oilseed (Soya bean production is 3.75 million tonnes). The state has contributed 7.43% food grains, 8.7% cereals and 21.4% pulses to the national food storage. The contribution of national oil seed production was 22.1% in the 2003-04. Thus, the state became the highest producer of pulses and second oilseed producer in the country in 2003-04. 3.3.10 Mineral Resources 69. Madhya Pradesh is rich in minerals. There are large reserves of coal and important deposits of iron ore, manganese ore, bauxite, limestone, dolomite, copper, fire clay, and china clay. Diamond reserves at Panna are of particular interest. There are 24 cement factories in the state. The state is one of the largest producers of cement in the country. The reserves of

dolomite (66 million tonnes), fuller’s earth (120 billion tonnes), clay (12,030 million tonnes), limestone, quartz are reported in project area. 3.3.11 Tourism 70. Besides this, tourism is also contributing to a significant level in the state’s economy. To the west and south lies Malwa whose historical roots are traced back to antiquity to the Malwa homeland mentioned in ancient Buddhist literature. Ujjain, Indore, and Mandu fall in this region. The present Malwa, particularly its eastern and southeastern parts became culturally and economically more affluent than the other parts of Madhya Pradesh because of its connection with the northwestern main route along which developed historically famous towns of Ahar, Kalibanga, and Harrapa. Malwa was also joined with the Arabian Sea coast. Further, Ujjaini, Mahismati, and Vidisha had links with Kausambi and Pataliputra through a northeastern main route. To the east is Baghelkhand, which merges into the trijunction of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur and Rewa are the better-known centres of population in this region. 3.4 Social and Cultural Development 3.4.1 Population and Community 71. Population of Madhya Pradesh is 60.35 million (Census 2001) which constitutes 5.87% of the country’s population. Out of the total population, 73.54 % is rural and 26.26 % is urban. The Schedule Tribes accounts for 22.3% of the state. The main tribal groups are Gond, Bhil, Baiga, Kokru, Bhariya, Halba, Kaul, Mariya and Sahariya. Comparative demographic features of State with India are given in Table 12.

Table 12 Demographic Profile of the State and the Country

No. Feature Madhya Pradesh India 1 Geographical Area (sq. km) 308,824 3,287,240 2 Total Population 60,385,118 1,028,737,436 3 Male population 31,456,873 532,223,090 4 Female population 28,928,245 496,514,346 5 Rural Population 44,282,528 742,490,639 6 Urban Population 16,102,590 286,119,689 7 Density 196 325 8 Sex ratio (female/1000 male) 920 933 9 Literacy (%) 64.08 64.8 Source: Census Data, Census of India, 2001

72. As per the national Census4 of 2001, total population of Madhya Pradesh was 60,385,118 persons, of which 52% is male and 48% is the female. The sex ratio (i.e., the number of females per thousand males) is 933:1000. The literacy rate is 64.11% of the total population. Out of the literate population, 76.80% population is male and 50.28% is female. This seems that literacy rate among the women is less compared to men. There are around 10,912,025 numbers of households in Madhya Pradesh and the average household size is 5.5. Around 74% of the total households belong to the rural area and 26% belongs to the urban area. The project route passes almost through the rural area. Figure 8 describes about the male- female and rural-urban composition in Madhya Pradesh. 4‘Census of India, 2001’ is the latest authentic document published by Government of India and revised by every 10 year.

73. The District wise details of population, household size, rural and urban population are described in Table: 13.

Table 13 Demographic Profile of Madhya Pradesh

Sl No

Name of the Districts

Total Number of

Households

Total Population

Household Size

Total Male Total

Female

Total Rural

Population

Total Urban

Population 01 Sheopur * 96,898 559,495 5.8 295,297 264,198 470,924 88,571 02 Morena 237,803 1,592,714 6.7 874,089 718,625 1,249,409 343,305 03 Bhind 215,478 1,428,559 6.6 780,902 647,657 1,089,626 338,933 04 Gwalior 272,242 1,632,109 6.0 883,317 748,792 649,101 983,008 05 Datia 107,129 628,240 5.9 338,232 290,008 490,691 137,549 06 Shivpuri 241,868 1,441,950 6.0 776,190 665,760 1,202,277 239,673 07 Guna 276,543 1,666,767 6.0 884,020 782,747 1,311,954 354,813 08 Tikamgarh 207,821 1,202,998 5.8 637,913 565,085 990,265 212,733 09 Chhatarpur 251,334 1,474,723 5.9 788,933 685,790 1,150,428 324,295 10 Panna 166,649 856,558 5.1 450,549 406,009 748,,374 108,184 11 Sagar 376,379 2,021,987 5.4 1,073,205 948,782 1,431,080 590,907 12 Damoh 218,777 1,083,949 5.0 570,229 513,,720 879,598 204,351 13 Satna 346,977 1,870,104 5.4 971,396 898708 1,484,551 385,553 14 Rewa 362,657 1,973,306 5.4 1,016,687 956,619 1,652,743 320,563 15 Umaria * 102,358 515,963 5.0 265,128 250,835 432,830 83,133 16 Shahdol 322,125 1,575,303 4.9 804,988 770,315 1,177,149 398,154 17 Sidhi 333,916 1,831,152 5.5 947,830 883,322 1,570,121 261,031 18 Neemuch * 136,981 726,070 5.3 372,419 353,651 523,100 202,970 19 Mandsaur 216,671 1,183,724 5.5 605,119 578,,605 963,020 220,704 20 Ratlam 217,701 1,215,393 5.6 620,862 594,531 846,959 368,434 21 Ujjain 298,036 1,710,982 5.7 882,871 828,111 1,048,195 662,787 22 Shajapur 219,796 1,290,685 5.9 669,852 620,833 1,051,455 239,230 23 Dewas 226,155 1,308,223 5.8 677,866 630,357 949,876 358,347 24 Jhabua 224,588 1,394,561 6.2 702,053 692,508 1,273,530 121,031 25 Dhar 302,701 1,740,329 5.7 890,416 849,913 1,452,145 288,184 26 Indore 447,478 2,465,827 5.5 1,289,352 1,176,475 735,464 1,730,363 27 West Nimar 264,596 1,529,562 5.8 784,604 744,958 1,294,103 235,459 28 Barwani * 170,365 1,081,441 6.3 548,609 532,832 923,466 157,975 29 East Nimar 306,979 1,713,134 5.6 884,966 828,168 1,253,213 459,921 30 Rajgarh 216,168 1,254,085 5.8 649,106 604,979 1,036,763 217,322 31 Vidisha 214,612 1,214,857 5.7 647,838 567,019 954,490 260,367 32 Bhopal 350,061 1,843,510 5.3 972,649 870,861 360,792 1,482,718 33 Sehore 183,477 1,078,912 5.9 565,137 513,775 885,172 193,740 34 Raisen 201,389 1,125,154 5.6 598,247 526,907 918,354 206,800 35 Betul 249,103 1,395,175 5.6 709,956 685,219 1,136,056 259,119 36 Harda * 83,820 474,416 5.7 247,226 227,190 373,249 101,167 37 Hoshangabad 200,399 1,084,265 5.4 571,774 512,491 749,871 334,394 38 Katni * 216,451 1,064,167 4.9 548,368 515,799 838,906 225,261 39 Jabalpur 431,968 2,151,203 5.0 1,127,304 1,023,899 923,863 1,227,340 40 Narsimhapur 183,149 957,646 5.2 501,645 456,001 804,536 153,110 41 Dindori * 125,459 580,730 4.6 291,716 289,014 553,860 26,870 42 Mandla 190,035 894,236 4.7 447,956 446,280 802,322 91,914 43 Chhindwara 354,907 1,849,283 5.2 947,337 901,946 1,397,080 452,203 44 Seoni 231,959 1,166,608 5.0 588,750 577,858 1,045,921 120,687 45 Balaghat 310,067 1,497,968 4.8 740,749 757,219 1,303,996 193,972 Grand Total 10,912,025 60,348,023 5.5 31,443,652 28,904,371 44,380,878 15,967,145


Figure 8 Demographic Profile

Male Female Composition

52%

48% Male

Female

Rural Urban Composition

74%

26%

Rural

Urban


74. It has been observed that poverty level in Madhya Pradesh is declining. According to the report, “Socio Economic and Poverty Reduction (SEPR, 2006) - in support of MP Power Sector Reforms”, there has been a decline in poverty from 61.78 to 37.43 % in the period 1973-74 to 1999- 200. Despite this, the extent of poverty in the state is still higher than the all India figures for the same period, which shows a decline from 54.88% to 26.1%. Poverty levels in the state have always been higher than all India figures, thereby indicative of the vulnerability and marginalization of the residing population in general in state compared to other states/regions in the country. 75. According to the National Sample Survey (NSS) 55th round, 37.43% of the population is below poverty line in the state. Poverty line for rural areas in the state is set at Rs. 311.34 per capita per month and Rs. 481.65 per capita per month for the urban population. The all India poverty line is slightly higher for rural areas at Rs 327.66 per month but lower for urban areas at Rs. 454.11 per month. Interestingly the national and the state poverty line is much below internationally accepted $1 a day poverty line, highlighting further the vulnerability of population. According to Human Development Report, the poverty level in the rural areas has gone down from 40.6% in 1993-94 to 37.1% in 1999-2000, as per the head count ratio in Madhya Pradesh. 3.4.2 Literacy 76. The overall literacy rate of Madhya Pradesh is 64.08%, which is almost equivalent to the countries literacy rate (64.8%).The population of literate male (59.66%) is comparatively high than female literate (40.33%).

4.0 SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES

4.1 DISCOM’s Approach for Route Selection 77. The subproject will put up new 25 kVA and distribution substations (33/0.433 kV) as well as connect these new substations with the LT lines to households. The work will be carried out by setting up poles and seek RoW for distribution lines. Apart from putting up poles/structures, there a few other safety and environmental issues associated with distribution transformer substations. 78. At the planning stage itself, one of the factors that govern the establishment of the distribution system is the infringement of populated/forest area and scarce land. Wherever such infringements are substantial, different alternative options are to be considered. During route alignment all possible efforts are made to avoid the populated/forest area infringement completely or to keep it to the barest minimum. Whenever it becomes unavoidable due to the geographical locations/terrain, mitigation costs involved towards avoidance needs to be worked out. While identifying the distribution system, preliminary route selection was done by DISCOMs based on the interpretation and walk over surveys according to the 1:50,000 Maps/Topographic maps of the area. 79. For selection of optimum route, the following points are taken into consideration:

i) Construction activities do not adversely affect the population living near the proposed lines and does not create any threat to the survival of any community with special reference to Tribal Community or any public utility services like playgrounds, schools, other establishments etc.

ii) No resettlement of households by the project, no loss of livelihoods, siting away from schools, hospitals, with due consultation with the community and local government units concerned.

iii) The route of the HVDS/LT lines does not affect any monument of cultural or historical importance.

iv) The HVDS/LT line route avoids or minimises infringement with area of natural resources.

v) Ensure that Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are not used in the project funded facilities.

80. In order to achieve this, DISCOMs have undertaken route selection for individual DTR substations/lines in close consultation with representatives from Village Panchayats, Public Works Department, and the local community. 4.2 Environment Impacts and Mitigation Measures 81. The potential environmental impacts associated with the subprojects occur during the pre-construction, construction, and operation phases, which will typically involve: 4.2.1 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures Needed during the Design/Pre-

Construction Phase 4.2.1.1 Route Selection

82. As per the Forest Conservation Act, all the power lines infringing upon the ecologically sensitive areas have to be approved by the Forest Department. Forests will be avoided as far as possible while selecting the distribution line route. Where it is not possible to avoid forests, the routing of the lines in the forest area will be done in consultation with respective forest authorities to minimise damage to the forests and to ensure minimal impact on wildlife. 83. Care must be taken that line routes must avoid wetlands and unstable area. The routing of the lines to be selected should avoid relocation of people and threats to common property resources. Impact on agricultural land enroute the line must only be restricted to the construction phase, and compensation if deemed necessary shall be paid as determined by the district authorities to the affected persons. 84. Considering that the distribution locations are normally the consumer points and distribution transformers, routes of HVDS/LT lines would have to follow suit. The final routes as will be decided based on lesser encroachment of village cultivable lands, forest areas and minimum ROW problems. According to preliminary site surveys, it is deemed that the distribution network as planned under the project will not adversely affect the ecology of the area. 4.2.1.2 Equipment Selection 85. The transformers and other equipment used in the Project must be free from poly-chlorinated biphenyl (PCB). Production of PCBs has now been banned in most countries and it will be phased-out in 2025, therefore equipment (transformers) procured under the loan will not contain PCBs. Procurement of new transformers will specify that PCB should not be used and only non-PCB coolant such as hydrocarbon mineral oil will be used. At any stage, during transformer replacement process, if presence of PCB in the existing transformers is confirmed, EPC will adopt best industry practices with regard to handling of hazardous materials, implement it within its already existing work and safety handling procedures, and will recommend the appropriate disposal of these equipment in accordance with the applicable national and international standards. 4.2.2 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures Needed during Construction 86. Environmental impacts identified during construction are insignificant and are temporary. The scale of the works is relatively minor and since the feeder lines pass through villages, most the labor shall be sourced from the local villages and hence no construction camps will be required. 87. The impacts on the environment from various activities of the project can be categorised as follows:

Impact on Physical Resources o Impact on Topography o Impact on Climate

Impact on Environmental Resources o Impact on Air Quality o Impact on Noise Levels o Impact on surface Water Quality o Impact on ground Water Quality o Impact on Soils and Geology

Impact on Ecological Resources o Terrestrial Ecology o Wild Life o Aquatic Ecology

Impact on Human Environment o Health and Safety o Agriculture o Socio-economics o Resettlement and Rehabilitation o Cultural sites o Traffic and Transport o Interference with other utilises and traffic

Waste Disposal o Solid waste disposal o Liquid waste disposal.

88. The impacts of the project activities on various environmental attributes are discussed in subsequent sections. 4.2.2.1 Impact on Physical Resources Impact on Topography 89. The natural terrestrial environment of the proposed project areas has already been significantly altered and disturbed by mankind for conversion into fields, villages, semi-urban areas with infrastructure facilities such as roads, drains, homes and buildings etc. Therefore, the subprojects will not cause any significant impacts to the existing environment nor will it affect any environmentally significant areas. Impact on Climate 90. The study area along the ROW is predominantly agricultural and village lands in the project area. The impact on the climate conditions from the proposed projects during the construction phase will not be significant. 4.2.2.2 Impact on Environmental Resources Impact on Air Quality 91. The construction of distribution line and substations will not have any negative impact on the air quality of the region due to their temporary nature. Impact on Noise Levels 92. Since the poles erection pits shall be dug up manually with augers, there will be no noise, vibration, and emission from construction vehicles or equipment during construction stages. Impact on Surface Water Quality 93. The overhead conductor will not affect any of the sewerage/drainage system, as well as no streams will be disturbed. Apart from limited disturbance during construction, there will be insignificant effects on water quality. Impact on Ground Water Quality

94. Ground water pollution will not take place during feeder erection. No fuel and other lubricants are required at the sites and will not be stored at the construction sites. The contractor as per best industry practice will prevent any accidental spills of paints/transformer oil etc and their discharge to the soil and aquatic environments. Impact on Soil and Geology 95. The erection of HT/LT/HVDS of poles will not cause soil erosion at the structure/pole erection site. Maximum effort should be taken to minimise removal of trees and to minimise the obstruction or destruction to natural drainage pattern of the surrounding areas. 4.2.2.3 Impact on Ecological Resources 96. The study area for route alignment has sparse trees and no forests. The ecological impacts are briefly described in the following sections. Effect on Flora and Fauna 97. It is not expected that any flora and fauna that are rare, endangered, endemic or threatened will be affected. Migratory paths of small mammals and reptiles will also not be affected due to construction activities. The impacts related to above activities are temporary and can be mitigated. Impact on Terrestrial Ecology 98. There is no sensitive ecological area / protected forest area such as national wildlife park, bird sanctuary crossing the proposed route alignment. The removal of herbaceous vegetation from the soil and loosening of the top soil would be primarily confined to the minor area of 0.1 sq m pole sites and would be minimised through adoption of mitigation measures like water sprinkling during construction period. Removal of Trees 99. Roadside trees and green cover vegetation would not be removed from the proposed RoW of the lines in the districts. These project sites are away from any environmentally sensitive areas located within the state. Disposal of Debris 100. At the completion of work, the contractors’ removal of all excess mud from the pole locations is very insignificant and the contractor shall repair any damage to pavements, roads, and drainage systems. Wildlife 101. No wildlife travel routes were found during the route alignment selection process. Impact on Aquatic Ecology 102. No significant impacts on aquatic ecology in the riverine areas are envisaged. 4.2.2.4 Impact on Human Environment Health and Safety 103. The contractor will provide necessary training regarding safety aspects to the personnel working at the line. Personal protective equipment like safety gloves, helmet, and mufflers will be provided during construction period and during the maintenance work. First aid facilities will be made available to the workers in need and doctors called in from nearby towns when

necessary. The statutory Workmen Compensation will also cover workers as per GoI laws by the contractor. 104. Trained personnel should only undertake handling of fuel, lubricants, waste oil. They must be disposed off as per best industry practice and regulatory guidelines. This will be the contractor’s responsibility. 105. Project activities may create accidental damage to the public and the construction workers. Therefore, contractors should take necessary action to enhance personal safety during the construction through following measures:

Organise awareness programmes relevant to personal safety of the workers and public in the area.

Installation of warning signs to particular locations such as transverse points of local road network by HVDS/LT lines

Provide protective safety belts, footwear, helmets, goggles, eye-shields and clothes to workers depending on their duty

Arrangement of proper first aid unit and transport facilities to take injured people to the hospitals

Agriculture 106. There is no permanent loss of land. Only temporary loss of agricultural crop occurs due erection of TL/LT/HVDS lines. There will not be any land acquisition for the HVDS pole erection. As far as possible, the prime agricultural land will be avoided and the construction will be done after crop harvesting. Socio-Economics 107. Construction of lines will generate local employment, as number of unskilled labours (men/women) will be required at the time of construction activities. Local employment during this period will increase socio-economic standards. Temporary Outage of Electricity 108. Temporary disconnection of power supply will occur during the construction activities. Thus, public located in project-affected area will face inconvenience for short periods. The following measures will have to be taken:

Advance notice to the public about the time and the duration of the utility disruption, and Restore the utilities immediately to overcome public inconvenience.

Resettlement and Rehabilitation 109. No land acquisition or resettlement requirements will be required since the overhead cable can utilise the existing road bench area. Cultural Sites 110. No major sites of archaeological, cultural or historic significance are present in the area. Traffic and Transport 111. During the construction phase, traffic disturbance needs to be minimised by avoiding high-density areas, using proper traffic signs and avoiding road blockage.

Interference with Other Utilities and Traffic 112. As per regulations enacted by GoI, it is mandatory for DISCOM to seek clearance prior to construction from Railways, Telecommunications and wherever necessary from aviation authorities that are likely to be affected by the construction of power lines. The power lines affect nearby telecommunication circuits by causing electrical interference and induced voltage, which may occur to nearby telecom circuit and suggested necessary protection measures will need to be adopted. This may require measures like rerouting of the telecom circuits, conversion of overhead telecom circuits into cables to minimise the interference. In general, the system is planned and executed in such a way that adequate clearance is maintained between power lines and the railways, civil aviation and defence installations. 4.2.2.5 Waste Disposal 113. Batteries and transformer oil must be disposed off through certified waste handlers in accordance with the provisions of MoEF and compliance with these provisions to must be reported to ADB/MoEF through biannual reports. Solid Waste Disposal 114. Metal scraps and wooden packing material will be generated at the location of the line/pole erection sites. Wooden waste and metal scrap will be collected and disposed off by the contractor. Sanitary Waste Disposal at Construction Sites and Labour Camps 115. The places where most labour will be staying will be near hamlets which shall use the community services for solid waste, water and sanitation. At a minimum, contractor will provide for safe drinking water facilities, sanitary facilities, and drainage in the temporary sheds of the construction workers should be provided to avoid the surface water pollution. This should from an integral part of all construction contracts before commencement of construction activity. Liquid Waste Disposal 116. There will be no oil or chemical waste generated during the erection of HVDS/LT line, hence no mitigation is required. Greenhouse Gas Pollutant: Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) Leakage 117. SF6 is a non-toxic greenhouse gas used as a dielectric in circuit breakers, switchgear, and other electrical equipment. DISCOMs plan to use Vacuum Circuit Breakers for 11 kV feeder operations and therefore no mitigation is required. 4.2.3 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures Needed during Operations Electric

Shocks 118. Once distribution transformer substations and lines are fully erected, fencing, danger signs must be installed at each that clearly identify and warn of the dangers of the climbing into an operational substation. Signage meeting the IEEE5 standards will need to be placed on all overhead power poles warning of the attendant electrical hazards. EPC will also need to advise the community about the location and associated dangers of the overhead feeder line.

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4.3 Environmental Management Plan 119. The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) discusses anticipated impacts, monitoring requirements, and development of mitigation measures with respect to the following stages: (i) pre-construction, (ii) construction, and (iii) operation and maintenance. Detailed, site-specific mitigation measures and monitoring plans were developed and will be implemented during the project implementation phase. 120. The EMP for the project is attached as Annex 2, which identifies feasible and cost-effective measures to be taken to reduce potential significant adverse impacts to acceptable levels. Here, proper mitigation measures are proposed for each potential impact, including details on responsible parties for implementation of mitigation measures and supervision. 121. A summary environmental impact matrix and the mitigation measures are given in Table 14 below which details an environmental analysis of project facilities and review of environmental impacts of typical feeder separation projects. The mitigation measures for subsequent sub-projects will be developed in the spirit of the principles agreed upon in this EMP framework. The DISCOMs will document any unanticipated consequence of the project.

Magnitude of Impacts Sl Nº Environmental

Attribute Potential Impacts

Nature of Impact Low Medium High

Mitigation Measures

A. Physical Resources 1. Topography Change in the surface

features and present aesthetics

Direct/Local/ irreversible

X No mitigation required

2. Climate No impacts on the climatic conditions

Direct/Local/ irreversible

X No measurable impact oconditions, hence no mirequired

B. Environmental Resources 1. Air Quality Project will have insignificant

impact on air quality during the construction period.

Direct/Local/ reversible

X Water sprinkling at pole

2. Noise Insignificant noise due to manual digging of poles sites


X No mitigation required.

3. Surface and Ground Water quality

Runoff from the construction site


X Careful placement of po

4. Soils and Geology

No soil erosion due to erection of poles


No mitigation required

C. Ecological Resources 1. Terrestrial

Ecology Loss of vegetation Direct/Local/

irreversible X Compensation to the tre

private fruit trees if any. responsible for meeting rules/ regulations for foras per GOI/GoMP norm

2. Terrestrial Fauna

No disturbance to the local fauna during construction


X Wildlife routes and their avoided during the route

3. Aquatic Ecology No significant impacts envisaged


X No mitigation required

D. Human Environment 1. Fire Fires, explosion and other

accidents along the route alignment of HVDS line.

Direct/Local X Use of personal protectiduring construction. By fire hazards will be avoidmaintenance period. Reof lines for faults prone t

2. Health and Safety

Very low electromagnetic fields near DTRs

Direct/ Local/ continuous

X HVDS lines do not causfields

3. Agriculture Small temporary loss of agriculture land due to pole and line erection

Direct/ Local/ reversible

X Avoid prime agriculture Assessment of land reqcompensation. Construcafter crop harvesting

4. Socio-economics

Beneficial impacts from rural and urban electrification. Job opportunities during construction phase

Direct/ regional

X Unskilled labour and indOverall economic growt

5. Resettlement No resettlement required as no houses along the RoW.


X Route alignment is selecway that there is no rese

6. Cultural sites No archaeological, historical or cultural important sites are affected by the construction of the lines.


X No archaeological, histoimportant sites are affecmitigation required

7. Traffic and Transportation

Traffic congestion due to movement of construction vehicles


X Avoid high density traffictraffic signs at the constensuring proper access

8. Solid Waste Generation

Probability of Surface and ground water pollution

indirect/Local/ reversible

X Separated wooden and collected and disposed o

Attribute Impact Low Medium Highof workers, about 3-4 p

9. Handling of Waste Oil and old Transformers

Leaching of oil into water bodies, and

Direct/Local/irreversible

X Batteries and transformedisposed off through cerhandlers in compliance These provisions to musADB/MOEF through bia

10. Green House Gas pollutants

SF6 is a non-toxic greenhouse gas used as a dielectric in circuit breakers, switch gear, and other electrical equipment

Direct/Local X SF6 handling is part of etechnical specifications,design and routine test amanufacturing of the circ

5.0 INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 5.1 Institutional Arrangements 122. Three power distribution companies of Madhya Pradesh - DISCOM-C (central distribution zone of Madhya Pradesh), DISCOM-E (eastern distribution zone of Madhya Pradesh). DISCOM-W (western distribution zone of Madhya Pradesh) - will serve as the Executing Agencies (EAs) for the investment program. A steering committee headed by GOMP will be constituted to promote and facilitate overall coordination between DISCOMs for smooth implementation of the Project. A Coordination Meeting of the DISCOMs for project implementation will be held on a monthly basis

All three-distribution companies have established project management units (PMUs) for implementing the previous ADB loan - Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program. The same PMUs, headed by Project Directors, which are implementing the first phase of the feeder separation program financed by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) will be utilised for this project oversight. Madhya Pradesh Department of Energy will supervise and coordinate the project activities implemented by the three distribution companies. This Project Management Unit (PMU) will be headed by a Project Director of Chief Engineer rank, responsible for day-to-day implementation of the Project.

123. Each Field Unit6, headed by the Superintending Engineer who reports directly to the PMU head, will assume primary responsibility for the environmental assessment as well as implementation of EMPs for their respective components through contractors or third party consultants. Keeping in view the capacity of DISCOMs, it is proposed that the Nodal officers coordinate with respective engineering units to address environmental and social issues. The Nodal officer (also in-charge for environment issues) for each DISCOM must be assisted by the contractor’s representative or separately hired consultant for environmental monitoring and designing of appropriate mitigation measures. The duties of the Nodal officers (also in-charge of environment and social) will include (i) oversight of construction contractors for monitoring and implementing mitigation measures; (ii) liaising with the contractor and seeking their help to solve the environment-related issues of project implementation; and (iii) preparation of environmental monitoring reports every 6 months (as required by ADB). 124. For each sub-project EMPs, DISCOM will do the overall coordination, preparation, planning, implementation, and financing of all activities. The DISCOMs, as deemed necessary, may employ additional third-party services. 125. The Project Management Consultants (PMC) hired by DISCOMs will have overall responsibility to manage the site activities. The DISCOMs will ensure that contractor(s) engaged for each lot are involved in EMP monitoring and implementation. Further details on agencies responsible for implementing EMP activities are provided in Table 15. Table 15 Institutional Roles and Responsibilities for EMP Implementation Activities

6 ADB advises that all EAs develop in-house capability for environmental, health, and safety (EHS) program

consistent with international best practices. The EHS program should include accounting for environmental benefits resulting from investment projects within three months of loan approval. The monitoring agency shall report on semi-annual basis directly to ADB and determine whether sound environmental management practices have been achieved, and suggest suitable recommendations and remedial measures for midterm correction and improvement.

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Activity Responsible Agency Sub-project Initiation Stage Assign Nodal officers for each lot DISCOM Clearances/approvals from relevant GOI/GoMP agencies- Forest, Roads, Railways, telecom etc.

DISCOM

Disclosure of project EMP details on DISCOM website PMU/DISCOM Conducting discussions/meetings/workshops with APs and other stakeholders

PMU/DISCOM

Updating of EMP mitigation measures based on discussions PMU EMP Implementation Stage

Meetings at community/household level with APs Field Level staff/Contractor Implementation of proposed EMP mitigation measures Field Level staff/Contractor Consultations with APs during EMP mitigation measures implementation Field Level staff/Contractor Grievances Redressal PMU/DISCOM/District Administration Internal monitoring PMU/DISCOM External monitoring* External Experts

ADB-Asian Development Bank, AP-Affected Persons, EA-Executing Agency, EMP - Environmental Management Plan, PMU- Project Management Unit. *Note –External monitoring only required when projects are noticed to have significant adverse environmental impacts.

126. The duties of the PMU’s Environment Unit at the corporate level:

Monitoring the implementation of mitigation measures during construction and operation phases of the project

Prepare suitable environmental management reports at various sites Advising and coordinating field environmental management activities performed by

various contractors Liaise with the GOMP and state agencies in seeking their help to resolve any

implementation related environment issues Advice to project planning/design cells on environmental and social issues while route

selection of the alignment at the planning/design stage to avoid negative environmental impact

127. The PMU will have overall responsibility for processing and implementing all subproject(s). Subprojects will be assessed and monitored by qualified technical staff/experts (e.g., design and technical reports, feasibility studies, environmental and/or social assessments, and associated EMP’s and budgets), who will also ensure and monitor compliance with ADB and Government safeguard requirements. Summary appraisal reports will be submitted to the ADB subsequent to obtaining the EA’s approval and clearance (s) from the GOMP. The PMU will prepare and submit performance monitoring reports to the ADB twice yearly. Activities to be monitored include: all planning, coordination and management activities related to the implementation of safeguard issues; the identification of corrective and preventive actions; records of health and safety matters and training activities; consultations with project affected peoples (as and when needed, particularly during the implementation); feedback, trouble shooting and project related grievances, preparation of progress and monitoring reports as required by the ADB; and verifying the projects overall compliance with safeguard measures and its progress towards achieving the intended loan outcomes. ADB will continue to monitor project compliance with ADB safeguard plans and requirements on an ongoing basis throughout the duration of the contract. 5.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan

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128. Based on the environmental assessment of the project activities, an Environment Management Plan (EMP) has been developed for the project to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts. The EMP includes impacts and likely mitigation measures, monitoring requirements and responsible authorities to implement the EMP. The EMP also provides appropriate mitigation measures to be adopted during the implementation of the project.

129. Mitigation measures related to construction as specified in the EMP will be incorporated into civil works contracts, and their implementation will be primarily the responsibility of the contractors. In addition, contractors will submit monthly progress reports on the implementation of EMP measures. The DISCOM will report to the ADB on progress achieved against the EMP activities and milestones on a six monthly basis. Progress reports will include a description of implementable activities and their status; identify the responsible party (ies) involved in their implementation; and provide project management schedules and timeframes for doing so, along with their associated costs.

130. Each DISCOM will also be responsible for obtaining any regulatory approvals and maintaining compliance with GOI and GoMP environmental laws as applicable to all subprojects proposed for financing.

131. The mitigation measures suggested requires monitoring of environmental attributes both during construction and operational phase of the project by the DISCOM. During the construction and operation phase of this project, the Nodal Officers of the DISCOMs shall do the monitoring of the environmental aspects at the field level. The EMP will have internal monitoring. An environmental management plan has been prepared that will apply to all sub-projects.7 The matrix is developed based on environmental analysis of project facilities and review of environmental impacts of typical power distribution projects. Any unanticipated consequence of the project will be documented by EA.

132. During the implementation process, if any project activities are noticed to have significant adverse environmental impacts, ADB requires hiring external experts of repute to verify if sound environmental management practices were followed during implementation. If required, these external monitoring experts will be reporting on a semi-annual basis to ADB. In case the implementation of EMP measures is not satisfactory, these external experts will recommend actions to enhance environmental compliance by DISCOMs.

133. Environmental monitoring will consist of routine systematic checking that environmental management measures have been implemented effectively during each stage of the project. Table 16 presents the summary environmental monitoring plan for sub-projects to be funded, whereas Table 16 provides the Provisions for Environmental Monitoring. A provision of INR 5.4 million has been set aside as the cost for implementation of the environmental management plan. This provision is not part of the Price Schedule in the bidding document, but set apart separately.

Table 16 Summary Environmental Monitoring Plan

Environmental Monitoring Tasks8 Implementation Responsibility

Implementation Schedule

Pre-Construction Phase Audit project bidding documents to ensure EMP is DISCOM Prior to issue of bidding

7The EMP is presented as a stand-alone document.

8 Monitoring of issues related to compensation of landowners for land acquisition and loss of production, etc. are addressed in the Resettlement Action Plan.

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Environmental Monitoring Tasks8 Implementation Responsibility

Implementation Schedule

included. documents Monitor contractor’s detailed alignment survey to ensure relevant environmental mitigation measures in EMP have been included.

PMU Prior to DISCOM approval of Contractor’s detailed alignment survey.

Audit detailed design of facilities to ensure standard environmental safeguards/mitigation measures (as identified in EMP) have been included.

DISCOM Prior to DISCOM approval of contractor’s detailed designs.

Approvals from GoMP agencies such as forest department, roads etc. as required before finalisation.

DISCOM Prior to DISCOM approval of contractor’s detailed designs.

Construction Phase Regular monitoring and reporting of contractor’s compliance with contractual environmental mitigation measures.

PMU Continuous throughout the construction period.

Handling of waste oil and old transformers to be handled by certified agencies.

PMU As per GOI/GoMP statutory requirements

Operation and Maintenance Observations during routine maintenance inspections of feeder lines RoWs Inspections will include monitoring implementation status of mitigation measures specified in EMP.

PMU As per DISCOM inspection schedules

Handling of waste oil and old transformers to be handled by certified agencies.

PMU As per GOI/GoMP statutory requirements

Mitigation Measures Parameters to be

Monitored Location Measurements Frequency Responsibility

Route survey to define lternative alignments

Possible encroachment on reserved forests, schools, religious places, archaeological sites etc.

All feeder/HVDS lines and substation sites

Field mapping with Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment

1 time survey to finalize design

DISCOM through route survey contractor

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Waste management ransformer oil and crap)

Incorporation of appropriate clauses in construction contracts

All construction contracts for all DTR sites

Field assessment to ascertain quantity and design appropriate measures to be taken during decommissioning/ handling of old transformers, and installation of new DTR and substations

1 time assessment for baseline establishment

DISCOM to include in bidding documents. ADB to verify through review of bidding documents.10

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Minimize removal of rees, avoid reserve orests, national parks, chools, religious and rchaeological areas

No of trees to be removed Distances from transmission, telecom, railway, roads etc.

All feeder/HVDS lines and substation sites

Determine if forest areas are involved. Proximity to schools etc. avoided

1 time survey DISCOM to get approval from requisite agencies such as telecom, railways and transmission lines etc

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Waste management ransformer oil and crap)

Waste transformer oil disposal/Oil leakages (Hydrocarbons and PCBs, if any)

All DTR locations

Audit/Spot check for old transformer handling and disposal, waste oil generation and disposal

Spot checks for oil/ waste at all sites

DISCOM has direct responsibility for old/new transformer handling and disposal; waste transformer oil in compliance with GOI/GoMP regulations

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Waste management ransformer oil and crap etc.)

Same parameters as during construction period

All substations/ lines

Spot checks based on visual inspections and any complaints

As necessary based on inspections and complaints11

DISCOM, ADB to audit during project review missions

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ADB = Asian Development Bank, PCB = Polychlorinated Biphenyls, DISCOM = Distribution Company

9 Monitoring of issues related to compensation of landowners for land acquisition will be included in the resettlement plan. 10 ADB will review documents and ‘no objection certificates’ from GoI/GoMP agencies before providing “no objection” t h t f biddi t t l ti d t t d

5.3 Critical Environmental Review Criteria 5.3.1 Loss of irreplaceable resources 134. The rural electrification projects do not involve any land excavation and land is not lost in any project component. The EMP includes compensation for the loss by minimising the impact of loss of vegetation as per existing norms. There will be no net biodiversity loss in this project. 5.3.2 Accelerated use of resources for short-term gains 135. The project will not use of any natural resources occurring in the area during construction as well as its operation cum maintenance phases. The construction material such as poles, cement shall come from factories while the excavated soil shall be used for backfilling to restore the surface. Thus, the project shall not cause any accelerated use of resources for short-term gains. 5.3.3 Endangering of species 136. Endemic species of flora and fauna exist in the state and the adjoining forest areas, but the project activities will not directly affect them or will in any way threaten them or cause their extinction. 5.3.4 Promoting undesirable rural-to urban migration 137. The project will not cause any loss of land holdings and will not normally trigger

migration. 5.3.5 Increase in affluent/poor income gap 138. The project will increase availability and reliability of power in rural areas. It is well known that power is a key input to the economic development of any area. Experiences indicate that economic development leads to generation of more jobs, which in turn should raise the living standards of poor. Thus, the project is expected to contribute in reduction of affluent/poor income gap by providing opportunities for employment and rural based economic activities. 5.4 Environmental Management Plan Budget Costs 139. The main benefits of the environmental mitigation plan are (i) ensuring that environmental standards are met during design, construction, and operation of the project; (ii) providing offsets to negate project impacts. The compliance with the EMP has been prepared based upon optimum and reasonable costs that are derived upon minimisation of mitigation measures on a “least-cost” basis. Of the total project cost estimate of US$ 293.12 million (INR 13,336.92 million), the EMP related costs are estimated at INR 5.4 million for all 21 lots as per Table 18 below. These indicate costs towards implementation of environmental mitigation measures, and monitoring costs, independent audit costs for the project.

Table 18 Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Costs

S.Nº Environmental Cost Elements Costs in INR A. Design and Pre-Construction Stage 1. Tree Compensation* INR 600,000

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S.Nº Environmental Cost Elements Costs in INR 2 Cost towards EMP (Contractors cost) INR 21,00,000 B. Construction Stage 1 EMP implementation Monitoring INR 19,00,000 2 Medical camps for workmen and society - HIV/AIDS and

health awareness programs INR 400,000

3 Independent Audit INR 400,000 Total Costs INR 54,00,000

*crop compensation is paid as per R&R Plan

5.4.1 Consultation, Information Disclosure, and Grievance Redress Mechanism 140. DISCOMs will be responsible for internal monitoring of EMP implementation and will forward semi-annual progress reports to the Government and ADB. The reports will cover EMP implementation with attention to GOI/GOMP compliances and list of any corrective actions that were needed. Suggestions from consultations with affected persons (APs) and other stakeholder agencies will be incorporated in the EMP. Project documents will be made publicly available in accordance with the ADB Public Communications Policy 2005. Since this is a category B project, public consultations with affected persons (AP) before the start of work (by the contractor) are required to address any potential grievances of the APs. DISCOM/contractor will conduct one consultation before start of the work.

6.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

141. According to ADB Environmental Guidelines, public consultation and information disclosure is the main activity carried out during the initial stages by the client with respect to ADB environmental guidelines for an IEE. The aim of the processes is to understand the viewpoint of the public about the project and respond to their concerns and suggestions during the early stage of the project. Incorporation on the environmental concerns to the decision making process through the public consultation will avoid or minimise conflict situation during the implementation process. Public consultation and information disclosure can be undertaken through public meetings and notice. 142. Public consultation/information disclosure is an integral part of the environmental assessment of the Project. During the project formulation stage, DISCOMs have conducted reconnaissance survey and analysis of the existing system and detailed survey of each line will be conducted through line survey consultants. During the reconnaissance survey and the Project scoping exercise, considerable dialogue was held between DISCOMs representatives and the community. During the preliminary environmental and social assessment conducted from 15th Feb – 15th March 2011, focussed informal discussions were held with the local people and officials. 6.1 Awareness of Community 143. During public consultation sessions of the IEE study, the discussions with groups and individuals were conducted to make them aware of the proposed project. The project-affected community residing beside the proposed feeder lines has already gained a reasonable knowledge about the potential grievances, which may arise in the future. 144. A community awareness programme will be conducted one month prior to construction by the DISCOMs regarding the scope of the project, procedure of construction activities, utility of resources, identified impacts and mitigation measures. These awareness programmes will help the community to resolve problems, clarify their distrusts related to the proposed project at initial stages. 145. The Community will be informed about the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), which will be followed by DISCOMs as per GoMP procedure for making complaints, including the place and the responsible person to contact in practical way in this regard. Almost all the consumers related to the GRM should also be aware of the established grievance process, the requirement of grievance mechanism, goals, benefits, relevant laws and regulations. 6.2 Consultation Findings 146. Public consultations were conducted in semi-urban and rural areas with persons of proposed project affected area between 15 February to 15 March 2011. Consultations were carried out with various stakeholders such as DISCOM officials, relevant land departments and the block development officer of the project area. As part of the social assessment, approximately 440 households have been surveyed where the heads of the households were interviewed to collect the data during the month of February and March 2011 147. The community consulted was requested to air their opinions freely, on the project, its impact, and suggestions for mitigating adverse impacts. People participated in voluntary public consultation sessions to express their view about the proposed project. No major environmental

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issues were raised during the consultation process. The people are supportive of the project stating that the Project will help bring reliable power, work and labour opportunities in the area, improve distribution infrastructure, and will improve their living conditions. 148. The most notable fact echoed by most of the participants was that establishment of the new distribution lines will improve land value in their respective areas. 149. Some villages also reported that the power was supplied every alternate day, which is having adverse impact on studies of the children. Most complained that there was not sufficient voltage available during the examination period of students. The farmers perceived that infrequent power supply and low voltage had a bad impact on crops. 150. Almost all the villages felt that the project would definitely increase the employment potential of the people. Through the availability of regular electricity, employment through agriculture and other commercial activities will increase in the project area. Besides agriculture, this project will help in other allied activities after getting sufficient power supply. The project will result in changes in cropping pattern and the farmers can grow more cash crops. 151. During the consultation, the villagers felt that there will be no negative impact on food grain, availability, no negative impact on soil water, and land use or migration pattern; project will not cause widespread imbalance and it will not have adverse health and safety issues besides they do not expect the project to cause any resettlement and land acquisition. 152. All the villagers admitted that the consultation as very useful, and very happy as they got an opportunity to share their views before the government officials. They feel that the consultation is useful for sharing views about the project and they feel confident that the DISCOMs are now serious about improvement in electric supply. All the participants during the consultation admitted that the local people would provide full cooperation and support the implementation of the project. Records of public consultations are attached in Appendix 4.

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7.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 153. Appropriate Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) will be setup by DISCOMs to provide means for effective resolution of complaints and issues of the affected community. Project Management Unit (PMU) shall formulate procedures for implementing the GRM. The PMU shall undertake GRM’s initiatives that include procedures of taking/ recording complaints, handling of on-the-spot resolution of minor problems, taking care of complainants and provisions of responses to distressed consumers. This mechanism will remain active throughout the life cycle of the project. 154. A Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) is being formed to ensure APs grievances are addressed and facilitate timely project implementation. The GRC will have representatives from APs, Panchayat Head, Project Engineer (Line in Field), Nominated district revenue officer as nodal officer and the designated official in DISCOM dealing with the safeguards. The GRC will meet as and when major grievance arises. The main responsibilities of the GRC are to: (i) provide support to APs on problems arising from land/property acquisition if any; (ii) record AP grievances, categorize, and prioritize grievances and resolve them within 4 weeks. The procedure for grievance redress will be done through various steps such as (i) minor grievance will be redressed at the site level through the concerned project engineer and contractor, (ii) if it fails then the case will be referred to the GRC which will take the action within 15 days time, (iii) if the AP is not satisfied with the decision then he/she will have the right to approach the appropriate court of law for the redressal. Grievance redress procedure is shown in Figure 10.

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Figure 10 Grievance Redress Mechanism

DISCOM

(FILED LEVEL STAFF)

Within 7 days

Aggrieved Party

(Affected Persons)

Grievance Not Addressed

(Major Grievances)

Grievance Redressed

Grievance Redress Committee (GRC)

Appropriate Court of Law

Grievance Not Addressed

Within 15 days Grievance

Redressed

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8.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 155. Impacts are manageable and can be managed cost effectively with minimal environmental impacts are likely to result from the proposed feeder separation. Careful mitigation and monitoring, specific selection criteria for subprojects have been specified to ensure that minimal impacts take place. Those impacts can be reduced using mitigation measures such as correction in work practices at the construction sites, or through the careful selection of sites. 156. Larger extent of proposed feeder lines runs adjoining to the village roads, runs through cultivated and uncultivated lands, human settlements and mostly parallel to the existing feeder lines. Cultivated lands are usually avoided. There will be no acquisition of land required from the surrounding communities under Tranche 1 project components. In addition, the lopping and cutting of trees is almost nil. 157. The proposed project will have number of positive impacts to the existing environment as follows:

Significant improvement of the quality and reliability of the electricity supply to the project affected areas according to current demand is the main positive impact,

There is negligible removal of trees for the distribution lines, which is the main positive impact to the proposed project area, and

158. Most of the people in these areas depend on wages and agriculture. Only few people engage in government jobs and private sector. Therefore, lack of income generation activities can be considered as a major problem faced by them. Therefore, energy availability to these areas would result in rising income generation activities. This would benefit the local population, as that will help them in starting their own businesses while some can improve/upgrade their business, shops etc. With effective feeder separation, they will be assured of reliable electric supply, they can pump water to their fields. In addition, electricity supply will help:

Agricultural activities, students and general public for their work, Increase land value, Create lot of income generating activities, Enhancement of the safety at night, and Increase mobility during night.

159. No reliable baseline information of water, air, soil and noise in the rural area of districts with respect to distribution line and distribution substations is available. Therefore, it is highly recommended that DISCOMs must collect the baseline parameters for water, air, soil, and noise at suitable sampling locations. Establishment of baseline parameters is essential to monitor changes of the quality of water, air, soil and noise during the construction and operation periods. 160. Draft EMP has also been prepared. One round of public consultation was conducted along the feeder separation corridor. The results indicate broad support for the project based on perceived economic and social benefits. Most impacts are expected to occur during the construction phase and are considered to be of a temporary nature. DISCOMs have selected the feeder corridors based on survey assessment by its own staff at the field level. The final selection of routes will be done in a way that right of way alignment traverses through nearby villages and important water supplies and resources without infringing upon forest, roads, and public places meant for schools, hospitals and public amenities. The main project impacts are

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associated is the removal of old transformers and their handling, waste management and excavation and movement of soils. However, the DISCOMs will get all statutory clearances from relevant forest clearances, environmental, road, railways, and communication agencies of GoMP/GOI and also requisite no objections from various stakeholders in the projects that would include relevant panchayats and district administrations as required. If any route passes through the reserve forest area, the DISCOM shall apply for clearances from relevant forest and environmental clearances before start of construction. 161. Proper GRM will have to be established by DISCOMs to overcome public inconvenience. It is highly recommended that the GRC to include district administration and the local community.

162. The impact matrix depicts that the project will not have significant negative environmental impacts and the project would help in improving the socio-economic conditions of this developing state. As the project falls in category B as per the ADB’s guidelines, no detailed EIA study is required. 163. Mitigation measures related to construction, as specified in the EMP, will be incorporated into civil works contracts, and their implementation will be primarily the responsibility of the contractors. The DISCOMs will however be responsible for the overall implementation and auditing of site-specific EMPs.

164. Benefits far outweigh the negative impacts - The proposed project will improve operational efficiency and quality of power, reliability of the system and at the same time will reduce losses. Supply of power to the villages will boost economic development of the area and by strengthening the power distribution infrastructure. Overall, the major environmental impacts associated with distribution projects are limited to the construction period and can be mitigated to an acceptable level by implementation of recommended

9.0 CONCLUSIONS 165. Based on the MoEF guidelines of GoI, the proposed project activities are not listed in EIA Act and hence no EIA is required. However, in accordance with the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009, the Feeder Separation project is categorised as category B and an IEE is required. 166. Based on the environmental assessment and surveys conducted for the Project, the potential adverse environmental impacts can be mitigated to an acceptable level by adequate implementation of the mitigation measures identified in the EMP. Adequate provisions are being made in the Project to cover the environmental mitigation and monitoring requirements, and their associated costs. 167. Distribution projects do not require land for proposed expansion as they utilise the existing right of way of the road to lay the lines. Thus, there are no relocation, acquisition of private or public properties, or removal of trees necessary for project construction. 168. Analysis has been done with various criteria such as demographic factors, climate and natural habitat, community and employee health and safety based on the impacts. It is found that there is no adverse impact on the migration of habitat, any natural existing land resources and affect in the regular life of people. The environment impacts associated with feeder line separation project is limited to the extent of construction phase and can be mitigated through a set of recommended mitigation measures. 169. No endangered or protected species of flora or fauna are reported at any of the subproject sites. Adequate provisions have been made for the environmental mitigation and monitoring of predicted impacts, along with their associated costs. Adverse impacts if noticed during implementation will be mitigated using appropriate design and management measures and through the provision of compensation for the temporary loss of crops/trees. .

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Annex 1 Applicable Environmental Policies and Procedures

National Environmental Laws Applicable to Infrastructure Development 1. The Environmental regulations, legislation, policy guidelines and control that may influence this project, are the responsibility of a variety of government agencies. The principal Environment Regulatory Agency in India is the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). MoEF formulates environmental policies and accords environmental clearances for different projects. 2. The Important environmental legislations in India are given below in Table: (i) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, amended 1988 (ii) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (iii) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, amended 1987 (iv) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982 (v) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and including the following

Rules/Notification issued under this Act. The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, including amendments The Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 The Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 The Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement)

Rules 2009 The Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 as amended; Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 Eco Sensitive Zone Notification: Restricting location of industries, mining and other

activities in Doon Valley (UP) Ministry of Environment and Forest, Guidelines for EIA for River Valley Projects. The Environmental Clearance Notification, 1994 Environmental Impact Assessment Notification-2006 Environmental Standards of CPCB

(vi) Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 (vii) National policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation for Project Affected Families 2003,

MORD (2004), National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy 2007 DoLR, MoRD (viii) The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, amended 1993 (ix) The Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1995 (x) The Indian Forest Act, 1927, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, amended 1988 (National

Forest Policy, 1988) Forest (Conservation) Rules, 1981 amended 1992 and 2003 Guidelines for diversion of forest lands for non-forest purpose under the Forest

(Conservation) Act, 1980 (xii) The National Environmental Appellate Authority Act, 1997

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Key Environmental Legislations

Name Scope and Objective Key Areas Operational Agencies/Key

Players Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974)

To provide for the prevention and control of water pollution and enhancing the quality of water

Controls sewage and industrial effluent discharges

Central and State Pollution Control Board

Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution Act - 1981)

To provide for the prevention and control of air pollution

Controls emissions of air pollutants

Central and State Pollution Control Boards

Forest Act, 1927 To consolidate acquisition of common property such as forests

Regulates access to natural resources, state has a monopoly right over land, categories forests

State government, forest settlement officers

Forest Conservation Act, 1980

To halt India’s rapid deforestation and resulting Environmental degradation

Restriction on de-reservation and using forest for non-forest purpose

Central Government

Wildlife Protection Act, 1980

To protect wildlife Creates protected areas (national parks, sanctuaries) categories of wildlife which are protected

Wildlife Advisory Boards; Central Zoo Authorities

Environment Protection Act, 1986 Environmental Impact Assessment Notifications 1994

To provide for the protection and improvement of Environment

An umbrella legislation; supplement laws

Central government nodal agency MoEF; can deplete powers to state department of Environment

The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 as amended;

Provide safe disposal of lead acid and all other types of batteries

To control unsafe disposal of battery by unauthorised recyclers


The Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2009

Movement, handling, of waste chemical oils in industries, commercial, other services

To control the disposal of hazardous chemicals, oils etc into water , land and air


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Potential Environmental Impact

Mitigation Action Parameters to be Monitored

Standards Institutional Responsibility

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uction Disturbance to the adjacent lands and the people due to cut and fill operations

Maintained adequate clearance, construction of retaining structures, minimise cut and fill operations adjoining to the dwellings

Proximity to houses and other structures

Technical specification

DISCOM Detai

Exposure to safety related risks

Setback of dwellings to overhead line route designed in accordance with regulations

Pole locations and line alignment selection with respect to nearest dwellings

Setback distances to nearest houses -

DISCOM Part osightiand dalignmand dnt

Impact on water bodies / land/ residences

Consideration of site location where they could be located to avoid water bodies or agricultural land as much as possible. Careful site selection to avoid existing settlements. Safe distance from schools and hospitals to be kept as specified by GoMP.

Site location, line alignment selection (distance to dwelling, water bodies and/or agricultural land)

Consultation with local authorities and land owners, MOEF water quality standards

DISCOM Part oprojecand sdesig

ent s

Loss of precious ecological values/ damage to precious species

Avoid encroachment by careful site and alignment selection Minimise the need by using existing poles and RoW wherever possible

Floral and faunal habitats loss

National Environmental Act

DISCOM Detai

Loss of lands and structures

Compensation paid for temporary loss of productive land

Public complaints

Rates stipulated in the Resettlement plan/ Frame work for the project

DISCOM Prior constphase

ent d

Loss of agricultural productivity

Use existing pole footings wherever possible Avoid sighting new poles on farmland wherever possible Farmers compensated for any loss of productive land/fruit trees that need to be trimmed/removed along RoW.

Pole locations and line alignment selection Statutory approvals for tree trimming /removal

Consultation with local authorities and design engineers

DISCOM Part oalignmand d

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to Public inconvenience Advance notice to the public about the

time and the duration of the utility disruption Restore the utilities immediately to overcome public inconvenience

Disruption of other commercial and public activities / Public complaints

Technical specification

DISCOM Throuconstperiod

of Loss of agricultural productivity

Avoid farming season wherever possible for the project activities. Ensure existing irrigation facilities are maintained in working condition

Land area of agriculture loss Usage of existing utilities

Regular monitoring compliance with regulations

DISCOM, Contractor through contract provisions

Throuconstperiod

Environmental Impact Monitored Responsibility ScheRepair /reinstate damaged bunds etc after construction completed Compensation for temporary loss in agricultural production

Implementation of Crop compensation (amount paid, dates, etc.)

e Loss of power supply to the local community when distribution lines crossing the new distribution line are switched off

Advance notice to the public about the time and the duration of the utility disruption Restore the utilities immediately to overcome public inconvenience

Houses and commercial premises of power disruption

Regular monitoring during the period of strengthening the conductors

Contractor DISCOM

Throuconstperiod

n Noise nuisance to neighbouring properties

Minimize construction activities undertaken during the night and local communities informed of the construction schedule.

Timing of construction

Construction as per Scheduled timings only


Constperiod

oil Insignificant surface runoff from pole sites

Excess soil from pole foundation excavation disposed of next to roads or around houses, in agreement with the local community or landowners.

Location and amount (m3) of fill disposal

Appropriate fill disposal locations


Constperiod

Loss of vegetation and deforestation

Construction workers prohibited from harvesting wood in the project area during their employment.

Illegal wood/ vegetation harvesting (area in m2, number of incidents reported)

Complaints by local people or other evidence of illegal harvesting


Constperiod

on of

Nuisance to the general public

Transport loading and unloading of construction materials should not to cause nuisance to the people Construction materials should be stored in covered areas to ensure such materials should be bundled in environment friendly and nuisance free manner

Storage space for waste material in m2

Technical specifications of contracts

DISCOMs Constperiod

tti Fire hazards Loss of vegetation and deforestation

Trees allowed growing up to a height within the RoW by maintaining adequate clearance between the top of tree and the conductor as per the regulations. Trees that can survive pruning to comply should be pruned instead of cleared. Felled trees and other cleared or pruned vegetation to be disposed of as authorised by the statutory bodies.

Species-specific tree retention as approved by statutory authorities (average and maximum tree height at maturity, in metres) Disposal of cleared vegetation as approved by the statutory authorities (area cleared in m2)

Presence of target species in RoW following vegetation clearance.


Constperiod

Injury and sickness of workers and members of the public

Contract provisions specifying minimum requirements for construction camps Contractor to prepare and implement a

Contract clauses (number of incidents and total lost-work days caused by injuries and

Health and safety regulations

DISCOM (Contractor through contract provisions)

Constperiod

Environmental Impact Monitored Responsibility Schehealth and safety plan. Contractor to arrange for health and safety awareness programmes

sickness)

Losses to neighbouring land uses/ values

Contract clauses specifying careful construction practices. Productive land will be reinstated following completion of construction Compensation will be paid for loss of production, if any.

Contract clauses Design basis and layout Reinstatement of land status (area affected, m2) Implementation of Tree/Crop compensation (amount paid)

Incorporating good construction management, design engineering practices Consultation with affected parties immediately after completion of construction and after the first harvest

DISCOM (Contractor through contract provisions)

Constperiod

nd Maintenance Phase ck Death or injury to the

workers and public

Security fences around substation Establishment of warning signs

Proper maintenance of fences and sign boards

Periodic maintenance

DISCOM

Throuopera

Contamination of land/nearby water bodies

Handling of old 25 kV & 11/0.4 kV Distribution transformers, waste oil Handling of banned PCB based transformers and waste oil

Handling oil and transformers only by certified handlers and recyclers

National Environment Act, Hazardous Waste Management rules

DISCOM Throuopera

f Leakage of SF6 gas Record of all 33/11 kV substation switchgear located within secure casings

Switchgear casings and Substation bounding

Ozone Depleting substances

DISCOM Throuopera

Annex 3 Wild life Areas of Madhya Pradesh

List of National Parks

No Name of National

Park Area Location Established Fauna

1 Kanha National Park

940 km² Mandla 1955 Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Barking Deer, Swamp Deer, (Barasingha), Wild Boar and variety of upland birds.

2 Bandhavgarh National Park

437 km² Umaria 1968 Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Barking Deer, Wild Boar and variety of upland birds.

3 Panna National Park

543 km² Panna -Chhatarpur

Tiger, Chital, Chinkara, Sambar and the Sloth Bear

4 Pench 293 km² Seoni, Chhindwara

1983 Tiger, Panther, Bison, Chital, Sambhar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Barking Deer, Chowsingha, Wild Boar and variety of upland birds.

5 Satpura National Park

524 km² Pachmarhi 1981 Tiger, Leopard, Sambar, Chital, Bherki, Nilgai, Four-horned antelope, Chinkara, Bison (gour), Wild Boar, Wild Dog, Bear, Black Buck, Fox, Porcupine, Flying squirrel, Mouse deer, Indian giant squirrel etc.

6 Sanjay National Park

1938 km² Sidhi Tiger, Panther, Sambar, Chital, Gaur, etc.

7 Madhav National Park

354 km² Shivpuri 1959 Panther, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Black Buck, Chausingha, Wild Boar, Crocodiles in lake, and variety of upland birds.

8 Van Vihar National Park

4.45 km² . Bhopal 1983 Tiger, Panther, Lion, Bear, Hyena

9 Mandla Plant Fossils National Park

0.27 km² Mandla Plant Fossils

Note: Round shaped numbers in the map shows national parks

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Wildlife Sanctuaries

No Name No Name 1 Bori 2 Bagdara 3 Phen 4 Ghatigaon 5 Gandhisagar 6 Karera 7 Ken Ghariyal 8 Kheoni 9 Narsinghgarh 10 N. Chambal 11 Nauradehi 12 Pachmari 13 Panpatha 14 Kuno 15 Pench 16 Ratapani 17 Sanjay Dubri 18 Singhori 19 Son Ghariyal 20 Sardarpur 21 Sailana 22 Ralamandal 23 Orchha 24 Gangau 25 V. Durgawati

Note: Square shaped numbers in the map shows wildlife sanctuaries

A. BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK AND TIGER RESERVE 1. Bandhavgarh National Park is situated at 197 km away northeast of Jabalpur. This wild life park derived its very name from an ancient fort in the area. Bandhawgarh National Park belongs to the Vindhyan mountain ranges of central India and it boasts to have the highest density of tiger population in the country The Bandhavgarh National Park is spread over on area of 448 sq km with a cross area of 105 sq km. At the center of the park is the bandhavgarh hill; rising 811 meters above sea level and surrounding it are sloping valleys. These valleys end in small, swampy meadows locally known as “bohera”. Bandhavgarh National Park and Tiger Reserve was established in year 1968. Climate 2. The temperature in the winters varies from 0 to 20 degrees centigrade between November and February. In the summers, the temperatures move to the other extreme and can go up to 46 degrees centigrade. Bandhavgarh has an average annual rainfall of 1200 mm. Flora 3. Bandhavgarh has a large variety of tree cover. Bandhavgarh has an excellent tree and foliage concentration. About half the Bandhavgarh Park is covered with fine trees of Sal, while mixed forests are found in the higher reaches of the hills. It is only in the slightly higher lands that it changes to a mixed vegetation of sali, saj, saja, dhobin etc. Stretches of bamboo and grasslands extend to the north. The main wildlife viewing is done in the core of the park with its 32 picturesque, wooded hills. Fauna 4. Bandhavgarh has a large variety of native animals. It is possible to sight tigers, leopards, gaur (Indian Bison-although some say this is no longer seen), chital (spotted deer), Sambar deer, Dholes, nilgais, wild boars, chinkaras, sloth bears, rhesus macaques, chital, black faced langurs, jungle cats, hyenas, porcupines, jackals, foxes, wild dogs, chausinghas and ratels, among others.

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Avi-fauna 5. Bandhavgarh National Park is also a bird lover's paradise for white browed fantails, steppe eagles, green pigeons, white rumped shama, grey malabar hornbills, black and white malabar hornbills (quite a rare sighting), blossom headed parakeets, parakeets, blue bearded bee eaters, green bee eaters, white bellied drongos, owls, Jerdon's and gold fronted leaf birds, minivets, woodshrikes and flycatchers. B. KANHA NATIONAL PARK 6. Located in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradeshwith an altitude: 600-900 m above sea level, Kanha national park cum Tiger reserve extends over an area of over 1,940-sq-kms. The major feature of this region's topography is the horseshoe shape valley and the spurs of the Mekal surround the whole park area. The Surpan River meanders through Kanha's central maidans - grasslands that cover the extensive plateau. Steep rocky escrapments along the edges offer breathtaking views of the valley. 7. The climate of this region is tropical. Summers are hot and humid with a maximum and minimum temperature of 40.6 degrees centigrage and 23.9 degrees centigrade. Winters are pleasant with an average maximum and minimum temperature of 23.9 degrees centigrade and 11.1 degrees centigrade, respectively. The annual average rainfall is 152 cm. Wildlife 8. The park was created in 1955 by a special law. This 'Tiger Country' is the ideal home for both predator and prey. The main wildlife attractions in the park are tiger, bison, gaur, sambhar, chital, more pictures.... barasingha, barking deer, black deer, black buck, chousingha, nilgai, mouse deer, sloth bear, jackal fox, porcupine, hyena, jungle cat, python, pea fowl, hare, monkey, mongoose, tiger, and leopard. 9. The birds species in the park include storks, teals, pintails, pond herons, egrets, peacock, pea fowl, jungle fowl, spur fowl, partridges, quails, ring doves, spotted parakeets, green pigeons, rock pigeons, cuckoos, papihas, rollers, bee-eater, hoopoes, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles, owls, and fly catchers. 10. The barasinghas at Kanha are unique, being the hard ground variety, which populate the large open tracts of grass amidst the forests of teak and bamboo. Twenty years ago, the barasingha was faced with extinction but some desperate measures including the fencing-off of some animals helped save them. C. PANNA NATIONAL PARK 11. Panna National Park is located in Chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh with total area covered is 543 sq. km., at a distance of around 57 km from Khajuraho. The park is known worldwide for its wild cats, including tigers as well as deer and antelope. 12. The climate of the region is tropical. Summers, somewhat scorching, are when one has the maximum chances of encountering the exclusive wildlife of this park. Winters are cold and comfortable and the temperature generally remains under 25°C. Monsoon touches this region in July and continues until mid-September.

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Mammals 13. Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), the king of the jungle, roams freely in this secure, though a bit small habitat along with his fellow beings - leopard (Panthera pardus), wild dog (Cuon alpinus), wolf (Canis lupus), hyaena (Hyaena hyaena), caracal (Felus caracal) and other smaller cats. Sloth bear has his most favourite home in the rock escarpments and undisturbed vales. The wooded areas are dotted with sambar, the largest of Indian deers, chital and chowsingha. One can easily see nilgai and chinkara in most open areas in the grasslands, especially on the periphery. Avifauna 14. The avifauna comprises more than 200 species, including a host of migratory birds - white necked stork, bareheaded goose, honey buzzard, king vulture, blossom headed parakeet, paradise flycatcher, slaty headed scimitar babbler. Reptiles 15. Variety of snakes, including the python and other reptiles are found here. Flora Attractions 16. Dry and hot climate, in union with shallow Vindhyan soils has given rise to dry Teak and dry mixed forest. The dominating vegetation type is miscellaneous dry deciduous forest inter spread with grassland areas. Other major forest types are riverines, open grasslands, open woodlands with tall grasses, and thorny woodlands. The characteristic floral species of this area include tree species such as Tectona grandis, Diospyros melanoxylon, Madhuca indica, Buchnania latifolia, Anogeissus latifolia, Anogeissus pendula, Lannea coromandelica, Bosswelia serrata etc. D. PENCH NATIONAL PARK 17. Pench National park, nestling in the lower southern reaches of the Satpuda Hills is named after Pench River, meandering through the park from north to south. It is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra, in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara. Pench National Park, comprising of 758 sq kms, out of which a core area of 299 sq km of Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park and the Mowgli Pench Sanctuary and remaining 464 sq km of Pench National Park is the buffer area. 18. The National Park is located between Longitude : 79007'45" E to 79022'30" and Latitude: 21037'N to 21050'30" E with the altitude of 580-675 m above mean sea level, The park has 292.85 sq.km core area with 465.00 sq.km buffer and total of 757.85 sq. km area The climate of this region is tropical. Summers are hot and humid with a maximum temperature of 47°C. Winters are pleasant with an average temperature of 3.1°C, The annual average rainfall is 1397m. Forests and Wildlife 19. The undulating topography supports a mosaic of vegetation ranging from moist, sheltered valleys to open, dry deciduous forest. Over 1200 species of plants have been recorded from the area including several rare and endangered plants as well as plants of ethno-botanical importance. 20. The area has always been rich in wildlife. It is dominated by open canopy; mixed forests with considerable shrub cover and open grassy patches. The high habitat heterogeneity favours

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high population of Chital and Sambar. Pench tiger reserve has highest density of herbivores in India (90.3 animals per sq km). E. SATPURA NATIONAL PARK 21. Satpura National Park is located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. The national park is famous for wide varieties of the wild animal and birds. The national park is situated 331mts above the sea level. In the summer days, the place experiences the temperature of 32 degrees centigrade in average and in winter, the temperature falls to 20 degrees centigrade in average. 22. The terrain of the national park is extremely rugged and consists of fascinating deep valleys, sandstone peaks, narrow gorges, rivulets, waterfalls, thickly dense green forest of Sal and other medicinal herbs and Tawa vast reservoir. Un-even altitude ranges from 290m. to 1352 m. Highest peak of national park- Dhoopgarh at an altitude of 4500 feet (1400 m.) is the highest peak of Madhya Pradesh. Flora 23. Bio-diversity of national park is stunning with over 1300 species of plants. Flora of national park includes teak, sal, tendu, mahua (Indian butter-tree), bel (stone-apple), bamboos, grasses, bushes, unchecked grown lantanas and other many medicinal plants. Fauna 24. Being a part of unique eco-system, Satpura National Park is very rich in bio-diversity. Its fauna comprises Spotted Dear, Indian Bison (Gaur), Tigers, Leopards, Wild boar, Wild dog (locally called Dholes), Sloth bear, Black Buck (unique attraction), Porcupine, Sambhar, Four Horned Antelopes (Chowsingha), Smooth Otter, Pangolin, Marsh Crocodile, Languars etc. Indian Giant Squirrel is the special feature of Satpura National Park as it is rare in India now. Leopards, Gaurs, Wild Dog, Sloth Bear are good in numbers compared to other national parks of Central India. F. SANJAY NATIONAL PARK 25. The Sanjay National Park is located in the Sidhi of Madhya Pradesh state of India. 26. The national park is mostly composed of sal forests. Tiger, leopard, Spotted deer, sambar deer, wild boar, Neelgai, Chinkara, Civet, Procupine, Monitor Lizard, and three hundred nine species of birds. Most attractive birds are Golden Hooded Oriole, Racket-tailed Drongos, Indian Pitta Rufus-Treepie, Lesser Adjutant, Redheaded vulture, cenereous vulture, Indian white-rumped vulture, Ezyption vulture, Nightjars and many other species. G. MADHAV NATIONAL PARK 27. Madhav National Park is situated in Shivpuri District of Gwalior region in northwest Madhya Pradesh, India. Shivpuri town is located at 25°40' north, 77°44' East on Agra to Bombay National Highway-3. Shivpuri is steeped in the royal legacy of its past, when it was the summer capital of the Scindia rulers of Gwalior. This National Park has a varied terrain of forested hills and flat grasslands around the lake. It is very rich in Biodiversity. 28. National Park has total area of 354 km². It was set up in the year 1959. The National Park is open throughout the year. With a varied terrain of wooded hills – the forest being dry

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mixed and deciduous- and flat grasslands around the lake, it offers abundant opportunities of sighting a variety of wildlife. The principal tree species found in the Park are Khair (acacia catechu), Salai, Kerdhai, Dhawda, Tendu, Palash etc. Wildlife 29. The predominant wild animal species that inhabits the Park is the deer, of which the most easily sighted are the graceful little chinkara or Indian gazelle, and the chital. Other species that have their habitat in the park are Nilgai, Sambar, Chausingha or Four-Horned Antelope, Blackbuck, Sloth Bear, Leopard and the Common Langur. Avifauna 30. Madhav National Park is equally rich in avifauna. The artificial lake, Chandpatha, is the winter home of migratory geese, pochard, pintail, teal, mallard and gadwall. A good site for bird watching is where the forest track crosses the rocky stream that flows from the waste weir. Species that frequent this spot are red-wattled lapwing, large pied wagtail, Indian pond heron and white-breasted kingfisher. The park's avifauna also includes the cormorant, painted stork, white ibis, laggar falcon, purple sunbird, Asian paradise flycatcher and golden oriole. H. VAN VIHAR NATIONAL PARK 31. Van Vihar National Park is a national park in India located at the heart of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Declared a national park in 1983, it covers an area of about 4.45 km². Although it has the status of a national park, Van Vihar is developed and managed as a modern zoological park, following the guidelines of the Central Zoo Authority. The animals are kept in their near natural habitat. Most of the animals are either orphaned brought from various parts of the state or those, which are exchanged from other zoos. No animal is deliberately captured from the forest. 32. The park is situated on the fringe of Upper Lake, which is a Ramsar Site and the lifeline of the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. The lake adds immense beauty to the landscape of Van Vihar. It is situated at the foot of the Shyamla Hill, which is one of the several hills constituting the geography of Bhopal. Biodiversity 33. Van Vihar categorises animals in two categories, captive and herbivores. All carnivorous animals are kept inside enclosed areas and herbivores are allowed to roam freely. Captives 34. The animals such as tiger, panther, lion, bear, hyena, crocodiles, alligators, python etc., are kept in captivity in a system of kraal and enclosures in lines of modern concept of zoo management as per the norms of Central Zoo Authority. All felids and hyenas are fed with buffalo meat, mutton, and poultry. Bears are provided with milk, vegetables, and fruits to make a balanced diet. Herbivores 35. Free ranging animals, such as cheetal, sambhar, blackbuck, blue bull etc. are unique features of Van Vihar. There are no enclosures for them except the outer boundaries of Van Vihar. Normally the grass and other plant species growing in Van Vihar are sufficient for these herbivores. However, in summer when the grass is scarce, green fodder produced in the fodder farm and wheat husk procured from the market is provided as a supplement.

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Avian Fauna 36. The wilderness of park offers an ideal habitat for a number of avian fauna. Until now, about two hundred species of birds have been listed in different parts of Van Vihar. Large numbers of birds frequent this park, especially during winter the migratory waterfowl alight in great numbers in the adjoining extensive wetland of big lake. Park is also abode of variety of butterflies and insects. I. PLANT NATIONAL FOSSILS PARK 37. National Fossils Park is situated in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh in India. This national park has plants in fossil form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of Mandla District (Ghuguwa, Umaria, Deorakhurd, Barbaspur, Chanti-hills, Chargaon, and Deori Kohani). The Mandla Plant Fossils National Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres. Such fossils are found in three other villages of the district also, but they lie outside the national park. 38. The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, has done some work on the plant fossils of Mandla, though the study is in a preliminary stage. In Ghuguwa and Umaria the standing, petrified trunks of trees have been identified as Gymnosperms, Angiosperms- Monocotyledons, and palms. There are certain Bryophytes also. There is some question about whether the fossils are from the late Jurassic or the early and mid cretaceous age. This is because when the breakup of the single land mass, Pangaea occurred, it was split by the continental drift into Laurasia and Gondwanaland somewhere between the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. India formed a part of Gondwanaland. Depending on the age in which the split occurred, the fossils are either Jurassic or Cretaceous. 39. The fossils of molluscs are found Interspersed with the plant fossils. One theory is that the area in which the fossils are located, i.e., the Narmada Valley near Mandla, was actually a deep inundation of the sea into peninsular India until the Post- Cambrian Tertiary age, about 40 million years ago. This means that Narmada was a very short river which terminated in the inland sea above Mandla, and that the recession of the sea caused geological disturbances, which created the present rift valley through which the Narmada River and Tapti River flow in their present journey to the Arabian Sea. Fossil of a bottle palm at Mandla Plant Fossils National Park 40. A region as ancient as this tells a great deal, about what Madhya Pradesh was like millions of years ago. The absence of dicotyledons suggests that plant evolution was still at an early stage. The whole matter requires study that is much more detailed. The national park is spread over agricultural fields in seven non-contiguous villages, which makes it difficult to protect the fossils. The fossils look like ordinary rocks and are either removed from the fields unwittingly by agriculturists or are damaged by tourists and those unscrupulous people who think they can make quick money out of their sale. In Chargaon and Deori Kohani villages, there has been extensive damage, especially by excavation of embedded molluscs.

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Annex 4 Details of Public Consultations General Perception about Project 1. The power supply is very poor in the areas where public consultation was carried out. The supply of power in some villages is for 10 to 12 hours, 5 to 6 hours and in some villages, it is just 2 – 3 hours per day. In Soni village in the Bhind district, the 33/11 kV Hirapura substation covered 12 villages but due to overload, the villages are not getting benefit from the power. Similarly, in Ranpur village, in Muriana District 40 villages get power form 33/11 kV from Dimani, although 14 to 15 hours power is available but due to overloading, the voltage is very less. Single point connection is creating problems due to misuse of power. 2. The villagers of Pachookara of Datia district report the pump sets cannot be operated at the same time due to low voltage. Some villages also reported that at present, power is supplied every alternate day, which is having adverse impact on studies of the children. Also during examination period, it was found that there is no sufficient voltage. The farmers perceive that infrequent power supply and low voltage have adverse impacts on crops and it results in low value for crop. 3. The villagers feel that this type of project is urgently required. This will result in better irrigation facility, increased crop yield and will result in improve standard of living. Better agriculture will also result in generating employment opportunity. Overloaded feeder is not sufficient for power supply. During season, power supply is poor and it affects the crops badly. The villagers perceive that the proposed project is the only solution for betterment of their lifestyle, agricultural income. Support of local people for proposed project 4. All the villages covered under the consultation were ready to support the project. According to the villagers, such type of project urgently required for improvement in all aspects. They are also ready to support any project activity proposed by the government. In Kathoutia village, in Narsinghpur district, the villagers admitted that people would support physically and economically if required. In Karanpur village of Seori district, the villagers wanted to get involved in implementation and planning. In Chandra Nagar village of Chhatarpur district, villagers wanted to give their full support but their concern is that land is 2-3 km away from village and so safety of meters and pump sets is critical issue for them. Critical issue and concern by the local people for the project 5. The villagers demand that the number of double pole Transformers (DT) should be increased. Power supply should be in daytime for farming purposes. Some of the farmers are using generator for irrigation, which is a costly affair and had an impact on the economic condition of the farmers. Due to flat rate charged by the electricity department, the villagers of Sap Chauli in Muriana district face lot of problems in paying the bills. According to the villagers, only few have meters and 90% have no meter. 6. The lack of power supply has a direct negative impact on agriculture as a result the farmer’s economic condition. Many villagers have large amount of dues and they are often dissatisfied on the bills due to flat rates and feel that the department is overcharging due to flat rate when power supply is not regular.

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7. Major issues are low voltage, power at night is not much useful for children and families, and they want a better infrastructure of transformers and substations. In some villages, wires and pole are not situated inside the village. According to the villagers, overloaded feeder should be separated by installing separate substations. 8. Government has no mechanism to stop misuse; no proper mechanism to supply regular and sufficient power for irrigation, power wastage is also a major issue. DISCOM should convert the wire into cable for domestic line, MCCB should be installed on the pole, and people want easy connection for irrigation. Not all houses have connected with power. Theft of transformer is also an issue as reported by the villagers of Prithvipur. Frequent wire theft is also creating problems. Criteria liked to see during project design, operation stage, and construction 9. Almost all the villages desire to have more electric substations with provision of additional transformers. Separate lines for domestic and agricultural purpose should be provided. Some of the villagers desire that government should develop better infrastructure to provide regular electricity and should try avoiding the overload/low voltage situation. Some of the villagers also wanted that faulty wires need to be checked and replaced. In one of the consultations, the participants said that it is the responsibility of the government to check power wastage. One of the villages mentioned that bills must be collected half yearly as farmers are unable to pay monthly for both agriculture and domestic purpose, as they do not have any continuous monthly income. Some of the villages want continuous power supply in daytime so that farmers can work properly. The villagers of Barheta of Narsingpur district wanted a committee headed by government officials should be formed to operate, maintain power supply and the villages should have some legal rights. Employment potential in the project 10. Almost all the villages felt that the project would definitely increase the employment potential of the villages. Through the availability of regular electricity, employment through agriculture and other commercial activities will increase in the project area. Besides agriculture, this project will help in other allied activities after getting sufficient power supply. The project, according to some of the villages will result in change in cropping pattern and the farmers will go for cash crops. The participants of Semari Shahbad village of Ashoknagar district stated that the project has great chance of generating employment in the agricultural sector and other commercial sector, as it will help the small-scale industry to get started. Regular availability of electricity will increase agricultural production and also labour demand will increase, and rural employment will increase. Ethnic Minorities 11. In the project area, ethnic minorities comprises of Mulims, Tribals, in some of the villages. No of shops/commercial establishments 12. Shops are present in all villages covered in the project area during the consultation. In Suktara village in Seoni district alone, there are about 200 shops, 6 tyre workshops, and 6 flourmills and about 20 to 25 commercial establishments.

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Number of industrial units 13. Bunmore is industrial area, which is 2 km from Sap Chauli village in Muriana district. There are about 20 flourmills, one cotton spindle mill, one factory of house pipes, 2 building workshops. Socio economic standing: land use, cropping pattern 14. In most of the villages, the major occupation of the people in the project area is agriculture. About 40% are farmers having lands and about 40% are working as labourers in agriculture. In only one village, some are also working on government/private jobs. In some villages, the people are also working as non-agricultural labourers. Some typical professions like stone mining were also reported from the project area. Small business like shop owners, floor mill owners, dhaba owners are also reported from some of the villages. Sources of irrigation 15. In most of the villages, tube wells are the major source of irrigation. About 60% of the farmers are dependent on tube wells for irrigation. Besides tube wells, pump sets are also use in some of the villages. Few of the villages also use diesel pump sets. Only one of the villages uses river water. Access to Forest Land and Use 16. Some of the villages covered had access to forestland. Jorasi village in Gwalior district is having forestland of about 600 to 700 acres. Similarly in Sensiapura village located in Sheopar district, has about 500 acres forestland, and in Kathoutia panchayat, in Narsinghpur 42 acres forestland is available which villagers mostly use as ‘charagah’. In Karanpur Village in Seori District, about 600-700 acres of forestland is there but has been encroached by local people. Similarly, in Suktara village in Seoni district, about 155 acres is forestland. The village Suktara in Seoni district has 155 acres of forestland and Sona Pipari Panchayat in Chindwara district is having 200 acres of forestland. Current rates for agricultural land 17. The government rate for the agricultural land is far less than the private rate. The government rate varies from Rupees 50,000/- to 150,000/-. The rates for private land varies from Rupees 200,000/- to 450,000/-. However, in some villages, the price of the agricultural land varies according to the facility of irrigation available. In Sona pipar village, in Chindwara district the price for private irrigated land varies from Rupees 100,000/- to 125,000/-. Similarly in Jorasi village in Gwalior district, the irrigated agricultural land costs about Rupees 450,000 /- and non-irrigated land varies between Rupees 200,000/- to 225,000/-. The cost of land is seen higher in the districts of Muriana, Bhind, Gwalior, Ashoknagar, Guna, Narasighpur, and Seoni. Sources of power supply 18. All the areas covered during consultation admitted of getting power from the government sources.

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Sources of electricity 19. Similarly, the sources of electricity are DISCOM grid for all the areas covered. Average total monthly expenditure per household on grid electricity 20. During consultation, the average monthly expenditure of electricity for domestic and agriculture purpose was elicited. For the domestic purposes, the monthly expenditure varied from Rupees 100/- to 400/-. The average expenditure was about Rupees 250/- per month for most of the villages. Some villages complained that most of the consumers are not having electricity meters and many of the consumers are not paying electricity bill. In some villages, the monthly rate is fixed and it varies between Rupees 200/- to 300/-. On agriculture, the monthly expenditure varies according the power of the pumps used. On an average, Rupees 600/- per month was spend for 3 HP pump set, Rupees 800/- for 5HP, and Rupees 1400/- to 2500/- per month for using 10 HP. Other non-grid electricity to use in your village and expenditure Nothing Source of drinking water 21. Hand pumps are the major source of drinking water for most of the villages covered under consultation. Besides hand pump, bore wells is used by some villages. Availability of water is a major problem during the summers. Shortage of water 22. Availability of water is a major problem; ground water is available at more than 200 to 300 feet in most of the villages. During summer, one person from every house engages in fetching water from outside sources. During summer hand pump fails and often people gets water from 2-3 km outside of their villages. However, in some of the villages the availability of water is not a problem. 23. During consultation, no negative impact on food grain, availability /land use was reported; no landslides or soil erosion was reported by project activities. The villages said that the project will not any cause widespread imbalance. It was perceived that no health and safety issues will be caused by project activities and no Resettlement and land acquisition is involved in the project. Protected areas 24. Protected areas maintained by MP Forest department. Health status 25. In most of the villages, primary health centres are not present. However, registered medical practitioners (RMPs) are available in some of the villages. The people usually travel outside the villages to access medical services to nearby urban towns such as Mehgon, Guna, Daburia, Datia, Garawara, Lakhana, Shivpuri. In some villages, Ayurvedic medical services are available. In village Soni in Bhind district, although a government health facility is there, but it is not in working condition. Some of the villages report the incidence of malaria as a major health

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problem. Chronic diseases are not reported but a separate health needs assessment can provide details of the diseases prevailing in the project area. Few villagers reported that they are aware of HIV/AIDS and about sexually transmitted diseases. 26. The villagers felt that the project would not change migration pattern, and there will be no adverse impact on soil and water by project activities. Educational status 27. In most of the villages, a primary school is present. For middle level and high school, the villagers mostly go outside. Some villages reported of having a high school. The level of education is very low among the villagers. Among the older population most of them are illiterates. The level of education attainment among the others varies from primary level to intermediary; a sample household socio-economic survey will provide a clear picture on the education level among the population. However, during consultation, it was found that the girls’ education is poor when compared to the boys. Employment status 28. Most of the villagers were engaged as agricultural labourers but during off-season, many are unemployed. Among the youth, unemployment is about 40% to 50%. In the villages, which are in close proximity to urban towns, some of them are engaged in jobs and carry small business. Stone mining is the main profession in village of Sapchauli in Muriana district. Perceived benefits from project 29. Most of the villages perceive that the provision of better electricity, power supply for irrigation will change the condition of the farmers. This will result in increase in production and income of the people. The provision of domestic electricity will facilitate better education among the students and this will enhance the lifestyle of the people. The increase in productivity will also increase employment profile of the village people. Other organizations active in the area 30. Palak, an NGO, is imparting training on vocational courses, mobile repairing and tailoring in village Soni in Bhind District. In Pagara village in Guna District, Self Help Groups (SHGs) are formed but are not active. In Karanpur village in Seori district, NGO named Bharat Swabhiman trust is working against drug abuse (nasha mukti abhiyan) and corruption. In rest of the villages, there is no NGO. Village Committee 31. In all the villages, the decisions are taken by gram panchayat and gram sabha held on any critical and community related issues. All the panchayat members and Sarpanch actively participate to take decisions on any community related issues. Other issues 32. Water for drinking and irrigation purposes is a demand in some of the villages. Few of the villages complained of crop and loss of agricultural produce due to lack of warehouses. Some of the villages also opine that proper infrastructure like new line, pole, transformer, and

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Usefulness of consultation 33. All the villagers admitted that the consultation as very useful, and were happy as they got an opportunity to share their views before the government officials. They feel that the consultation is useful for sharing views about the project and after hearing the details, they are happy that the government is now serious about improvement of electric supply. Involvement of people in implementation 34. All the participants during the consultation admitted that the local people would provide full cooperation and involvement for the implementation of the project. 35. The list of the villages covered are as provided in the table below:

Sl. No Village Panchyat District

1 Sap chauli Jakhodo Muriana

2 Gara dohi Bilawar khurd Chhindwara

3 Soni Soni Bhind

4 Ranpur Ranpur Muriana

5 Pachookara Panchkhara Datia

6 Jorasi Jorasi Gwalior

7 Semari Shahabad Semari shahbad Ashok nagar

8 Pagara Pagara Guna

9 Sensaipura Sensiapura Sheopar

10 Kathoutia Kathoutia Narsinghpur

11 Barheta Barheta Narsingpur

12 karanpur Karanpur Seori

13 Suktara Suktara Seoni

14 Kosani Sona pipari Chindwara

15 Sihara Sihara Chindwara

16 Umaria Umaria ishara Chhindwara

17 Mehara Khapa Mehara khapa Chhindwara

18 Khairi Paika Khairi paika Chhindwara

19 Khairi Marla Khiria Domoh

20 Marala Marala Panna

21 Brijpura Brijpura Chhatarpur

22 Barkhera Barkhera Sagar

23 Charpurwari Charpuwari Tikamgarh

24 Chandra Nagar Chandra nagar Chhatarpur

25 Sanodha Sanodha Sagar

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Sl. No Village Panchyat District

26 Piparsama Piparsama Shivpuri

36. Village wise List of the Participants and their occupation

No Name of participants Occupation

Village 1: Sapchauli, Panchayat: Jhakoda, District: Muraina

1 Rambaran singh Agriculture

2 Ram akhityar singh Agriculture

3 Surendra goel Agriculture

4 Rakesh Gujjar Agriculture

5 Ramesh singh Agriculture

6 Ram dulari Sarpanch

7 Jiva ram Agriculture

8 Bhupind singh Agriculture

9 Bhagwan singh Agriculture

10 Chandan singh Agriculture

11 Saraju singh Agriculture

Village 2- Gara Dehi, Panchayat- Bilawar Khurd, District –Chhindwara

1 Dilip Soreyan Sarpanch

2 Mehtab Soreyan Vaidya

3 Nathulala Barasia Minister

4 Nathulala Minister

5 Sita Ram Labour

6 Umesh Kumar Labour

7 Ruplal Labour

8 Gurudyal Labour

9 Sonelal Labour

10 ghanshyam Labour Village 3-Soni, Panchayat- Soni, District - Bhind

1 Narayan Sharma Sarpanch

2 Hrashbardhan sharma Agriculture

3 Mahesh dutt sharma Service

4 Jay narayan sharma Agriculture

5 Bishmabhar Dayal Sharma Agriculture

6 Shiv Singh Labour

7 Prabhu dayal labour

8 Chandresh Sharma Agriculture

9 Brakmadutt Sharma Agriculture

10 Baburam Sharma Agriculture

11 Bhabhuti Pd Agriculture

12 Promod Sharma Agriculture Village 4 –Ranpur, Panchayat –Ranpur, District- Muraina

1 Jasram sharma Agriculture

2 Rambahuri Sharma Agriculture

3 Ram lakhan Sharma Business

4 Bhagwan shankar Sharma Agriculture

5 Kali Sharma Agriculture

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6 Vinod Sharma Agriculture

7 Jeetender Dixit Study

8 Ranveer Labour

9 Srinivas Sharma Agriculture

10 Suni Dixit Agriculture

11 Suresh Rathod Agriculture

12 Tinku Sharma Agriculture

13 Dharamveer Sharma Agriculture

14 Kapil Sharma Agriculture

Village 5 – Pachokhara, Panchayat- Pachokhara, District -Datia

1 R.S pachouri CMO/Agriculture

2 Kuwar Singh Agriculture

3 Mata deen Labour

4 Harnam Singh labour

5 Dyarka Prasad labour

6 Ashok Kumar

7 Jitender Kumar

8 Ajmer singh

9 Mahesh Sen

10 Munnalal

11 Satan Singh

12 Damodar Singh

13 Jayendra Singh

14 Manoj Kumar

15 Bharat Singh

16 Than Singh

17 Kishori Jatab

18 Bharat Singh

19 Ramesh Chandra Village 6 – Jorasi, Panchayat – Jorasi, District - Gwalior

1 Naresh Kumar Sarpanch

2 Ajmer Singh Rajput

3 A.Singh

4 Majbota singh

5 Forwed Singh

6 Murari

7 Monu karan Business

8 Gopal Singh Agriculture

9 Jasmad Baghal Agriculture

10 Bhagchand Agriculture

11 Naresh Jain Driver

12 Shiv Ram Labour

13 Sunil Singh Student

14 Sunil singh Kirer Student

15 Harveer Labour

16 Hottam Singh Labour

17 Pankaj Student

18 Basudev Puri Agriculture

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19 Kamal Singh Ex sarpanch Village 7- Semari Shahbad , Panchayat - Semari Shahbad, District - Ashok

Nagar

1 Prakash Singh Agriculture

2 Barbeer Singh Agriculture

3 Daulat Singh Agriculture

4 Krishan Pal Singh Business

5 Arvind Agriculture

6 Bhagwat Singh Agriculture

7 Harveer Singh Agriculture

8 Chhate Lala Labour

9 Ajay Student

10 Balbeer Labour

11 Kanhai Lal Labour

12 Mohan Lal Labour

13 Bheer Singh Labour

14 Sonu Labour

15 Rajesh Agriculture

Village 8 – Pagara, Panchayat – Pagara, District - Guna

1 Anil Sharma Panchayat Secretary

2 Primal Singh Agriculture + Business

3 Babu Lala Agriculture+ member

4 Jagannnath Labour

5 Rajesh Sharma Agriculture

6 Banshi Lal Agriculture

7 Ajmar Singh Agriculture

8 Nilesh Sharma Agriculture

9 Daya Ram Agriculture

10 Manoj Sharma Agriculture

11 Shivraj Singh Agriculture

12 Narayan Pd Labour

13 Mukesh Sahoo Labour

14 Ashok Labour

15 Babalesh Labour

16 Kalu Labour

17 Hurendra Labour Village 9 – Sensaipura, Panchayat – Sensaipura, District - Sheopur

1 Balveer Kushwa Sarpanch

2 Ram Avatar Gujjar Agriculture

3 Chandan Singh Agriculture

4 Babu Singh Kotwar

5 Mohan Singh Yadav Agriculture

6 Shailendra Sharma Service(forest)

7 Suraj Kushwa Agriculture

8 Sabir Khan Service (Forest)

9 Bhujbal Adiwasi Labour

10 Shyam Lal Labour

11 Rati Ram Labour

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12 Lala Ram Labour

Village 10 –Kathoutia, Panchayat – Kathoutia, District - Narsinghpur

1 Raman Lal Parihar Ex Sarpanch

2 Prabhat Sharma Agriculture

3 Net Ram Yadav Service

4 Rajesh Patel Agriculture

5 Manoj Parihar Business

6 Om kar Parihar Agriculture

7 Laxmi Pd Pal Member- ward

8 Ghanshyam Sahoo Agriculture

9 Ishwar Parihar Member- Ward-7

10 Puroshattam Parihar Ward Member-7

11 Neeraj Parihar Ward Member-7 Village 11 – Barheta, Panchayat – Bharheta, District -Narsinghpur

1 Brij Mohan Sarpanch

2 Uttamsingh Agriculture

3 Vijaysingh Kaurav Agriculture

4 Lekchand Gaurav Agriculture

5 Omkar Prasad Agriculture

6 Dalgajan Kaurav Agriculture

7 Ravinder Kaurav Agriculture

8 Sahankar Pratap Singh Agriculture

9 Sarjan Singh Kaurav Agriculture

10 Kunjilal Kaurav Agriculture

11 Motilal Kaurav Agriculture

12 Dilip Kumar Agriculture

13 Manish Kaurav Agriculture

14 Munna Lal Kaurav Agriculture

15 Shivkumar Kaurav Agriculture

16 Ramkumar Kuarav Student

17 Vikas Kaurav Student

18 Virendra Kaurav Student

19 Dilip Singh Kuarav Student

20 Ankit Kaurav Student Village 12 -Karanpur, Panchayat – Karanpur, District- Seoni

1 Jeevan Nami Teacher

2 Bhagwan Mishra Teacher

3 K.C.Yadav Teacher

4 N.P.Mishra Farmer

5 Rakesh Dubey

6 Mukesh Dubey

7 Rebaram

8 T.L.Khosle

9 Y.K.Khose

10 K.R.Mishra

11 D.L.Mishra Service

12 Naresh dubey

13 Sunil Kumar

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14 Motiram Kushke

15 Nandkishore Khuske

16 L.Kudpa

17 C.P.Pute

18 Nemsingh Patel

19 Kamlesh kushke

20 Kumta Kushke

21 Ramsingh Thakur

22 Rajendra thakur

23 Patiram

24 Arjun Singh

25 K.prasad

26 Bhajanlal

27 Pradeep thakur

28 Arvind Patel

29 Shyam Sunder

30 Rajaram

31 Inder Kumar

32 Nandkishore Thakur

33 Santosh Yadav

34 Tarchand

35 Kunjbihari Mishra

36 Krishna Kumar

37 Radhe lal

38 Jaggi Lal

39 Motiram Yadav

40 Basodi

41 Somnath

42 Harisharan patel

43 Ganesh Kure

44 hagwan Kumar

45 Bhagwan das Pante

46 Nandkishore

47 Vinod mishra

48 Roshan Lal

49 Rukmani Nami Village 13- Suktara, Panchayat – Suktara, District -Seoni

1 Godhanlal Deshmette Farmer

2 Veersingh Farmer

3 Asado Prajapati Labour

4 Ramesh baghel Farmer

5 Faglal Bishen Farmer

6 Amarsingh Katre Farmer

7 Yashkumar Farmer

8 Hambilal yadav Farmer

9 Anaram Madvi Farmer

10 Laxmi Pd Labour

11 Adarsingh Farmer

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12 Swapan Farmer

13 Charan Singh Farmer

14 Ramu Lal Farmer

15 Tul Singh Farmer

16 Gautam Farmer

17 Sangu Teastall

18 Amawati Marabi Sarpanch Village 14 - Kosami, Panchayat - Sona Pipari, District - Chhindwara

1 Bhuwan Lal Panwar Ex Sarpanch, agriculture

2 Gulab Rao Agriculture

3 Ude Lal Unati Agriculture

4 Ramesh yaduwanshi Agriculture

5 Pratap Kumar Agriculture Village 15 - Sihara Mal, Panchayat -Sihara mal, District -Chhindwara

1 Sharda Thakur Sarpanch

2 Sushil Thakur Agriculture

3 Krishna Thakur Business

4 Rajesh Kumar Agriculture

5 Surendra Verma Student

6 Fulchand Chaure Agriculture

7 Suresh Pal Agriculture

8 Saje lal Agriculture

9 Dharmendra Malviya Student

10 Khumchand Daharia Labour

11 Suresh Yadav Labour

12 Ramesh Daharia Agriculture

13 Adesh Dahria Agriculture

14 Anand Kuturiya Student

15 Vishan Lal Agriculture Village 16 - Umaria Ishara, Panchayat - Umaria Ishara, District -

Chhindwara

1 Ram kumar Sharma Agriculture

2 Sheikh Jawed Agriculture

3 Sheikh Ramjan Agriculture

4 Tuka Ram Nandewar Business

5 Narendra Vandewar Agriculture

6 Govind Vandewar Barber

7 Jagdish Nanduwanshi Agriculture

8 Chandra Sekhar Service

9 Waheed Ansari Pan shop

10 Chhatrapal Sharma Temple service

11 Gana Ram Labour

12 Uttam Bhargawa Agriculture Village 17 - Mehara khapa, Panchayat - Mehara Khapa, District -

Chhindwara

1 Tulsi Ram Thakur Teacher

2 Madhav Warkhare Contractor

3 Raju Parteti Labour

4 Balwant Labour

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5 Suresh Dubey Grocery shop

6 Kailash Mastram Labour

7 Rana Parteti Labour

8 Vittal Sariyam Agriculture

9 Ramu Sahare Labour

10 Tej Ram Marakasi Labour Village 18 - Kahiri Paika, Panchayat - Kahiri Paika, District - Chhindwara

1 Subhash Dobale Teacher

2 Mohan Dongre Farmer

3 krishna Gajbhiye Farmer

4 Rameshwar Gajbhiye Farmer

5 Manik Somkuwar Farmer

6 Radhesam Dukki Farmer

7 Nago Dangre Farmer

8 Pandu Dangre Farmer

9 Kattiram Dale Farmer

10 Kundlik Gajbhiye Farmer

11 Shyamji Chopde Farmer Village 19 - Khiria Marla, Panchayat - Khiria Marla, District - Domoh

1 Nand Lal Patel Sarpanch

2 Sabhu lal patel Agriculture

3 Sudan patel Agriculture

4 Tiranth Patel Agriculture

5 Narayan Patel Agriculture

6 Sudam Patel Agriculture

7 Ram Pd patel Agriculture

8 Gulzari Rajak Agriculture

9 Sanju Rajak Student

10 Babolal Patel Agriculture

11 Monu Rajak Student

12 Devendra Patel Student

13 Raju Gupta Agriculture

14 Prahlad Sahoo Vendor Village 20, Panchayat, District - Domoh (North Div)

1 Arvind Sridhar Ex Sarpanch

2 Anand Ram Gupta Agriculture

3 Brijbihari Gupta Agriculture

4 Jubalal Prasad Agriculture

5 Santosh Agriculture

6 Susal Gupta Agriculture

7 Kamlesh Gupta Agriculture

8 Chamadas Gupta Agriculture

9 Bajay Gupta

10 Bhasal Gupta

11 Sanjay Gupta

12 Puranlal patel

13 Paralal Patel

14 Sulantan Yadav

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15 Rajkumar Khare

Village 21 – Marala, Panchayat – Marala, District -Panna

1 Hiralal Farmer

2 Dhaniram Labour

3 Ajay Singh Labour

4 chandrama Singh Labour

5 Malesh Labour

6 Mark singh Labour

7 Gambhir Singh Labour

8 Dharamdas Prajapti farmer

9 Manohara Labour

10 Buddha Labour

Village 22 – Brijpura, Panchayat – Btrijpura, District - Chhatarpur

1 Harjuba Ahirwar Agriculture

2 Asharam Sahu Agriculture

3 Rama Agriculture

4 Shyamlal Patel Agriculture

5 Adarsh Mishra Agriculture

6 Ramswarup pal Agriculture

7 Shakar Agriculture

8 Raghubir sen Agriculture

9 Ramkishore patel Agriculture

10 Akhlesh patel Agriculture

11 Ramnath sen

12 Bantosh singh

13 Dhaniram sen

14 Virendra Singh

15 swamidhin

16 kamta prasad pal

17 s.patel

18 H.patel

19 Laxman patel Village 23 – Barkhera, Panchayat – Bharkhera, District - Sagar

1 Hargovind yadav Agriculture

2 Kashi ram Agriculture

3 Promod Yadav Agriculture

4 Manoj Yadav Agriculture

5 Narendra yadav Agriculture

6 Ramlal Yadav Agriculture

7 Bhavanoi Pd Agriculture

8 Munalal Adivani Labour

9 Babulal Raikwer Agriculture

10 Ganshyam Bhansal Agriculture

11 Roopsingh Adivasi Agriculture

12 Mulaman Singh Agriculture

13 Dabari yadav Agriculture

14 Baijnath yadav Agriculture

15 Brindaban Dubey Agriculture

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16 Gangaram Dubey Agriculture

17 Prem Narayan Yadav Labour

18 Laxmi Narayan Agriculture Village 24 – Charpuwar, Panchayat – Charpuwar , District -Tikamgarh

1 Deshpal Yadav Sarpanch

2 Brikbhan yadav Agriculture

3 Ramilan Agriculture

4 Hariram Agriculture

5 Madanlal Chaddar Agriculture

6 Rambhig Agriculture

7 Monu Ahirwar Agriculture

8 Sachdeva Singh Agriculture

9 Brijendra Ahirwar Agriculture

10 Ramnaresh Yadav Agriculture

11 Papu Ketar Agriculture

12 Chhatrapal Agriculture

13 Bena bai Agriculture Village 25, Panchayat, District -Prithvipur

1 Rahish Sen Farmer

2 Narayan

3 Shyamlal

4 Roshan

5 Mukesh sadu

6 Rajesh Ahirwar

7 Hariprasad

8 Singhram

9 Papu

10 Pahalwan

11 Manoj

12 Vijay Kumar

13 Manoj kumar

14 Naresh Saho

15 dharmendra

16 Lalaram

17 Ahsaram

18 Omprakash Ahirwar Village 26 – Chandranagar, Panchayat, Chandranagar, District -

Chhatarpur

1 Arvind

2 Ram sewak Gupta

3 Raghvender khare

4 Devendra Kumar

5 Imran Khan Student

6 Ramu Gupta

7 Vinod sen

8 Saraman

9 Jeetendra

10 Ajay singh

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11 Ramjilala Soni

12 Sandesh Gupta

13 Rahmat

14 Bipas

15 Pushpendra

16 Pabitra

17 R.das Village 27 – Sanodha, Panchayat – Sanodha, District - Sagar

1 Narayan Singh Agriculture

2 Raghuveer Singh Agriculture

3 Devi Singh Agriculture

4 Dwarika Tiwari Agriculture

5 Rajkumar singh Agriculture

6 GovindSingh Agriculture

7 Uday Kumar Agriculture

8 Ravinder Singh Agriculture

9 Ram singh Agriculture

10 Bhagat Singh Agriculture

11 Ananad Kuamr jain Agriculture

12 Mukesh Shukla Agriculture

13 Gajendra singh Agriculture

14 Uday Viad Agriculture

15 Gokal Agriculture

16 Surendra Singh Agriculture

Village 28 – Piparsama, Panchayat – Piparsama, District - Shivpuri

1 AwadeshVerma Agriculture

2 Kelash Verma Agriculture

3 ghanashyam Agriculture

4 Rajan Dhakar Agriculture

5 Lepwa dhakar Agriculture

6 Salka Dhakar Agriculture

7 Daulat Singh Agriculture

8 Amir Singh Agriculture

9 Badami Agriculture

10 Brijmohan Agriculture

11 Ramjilala Agriculture

12 Natu Ram Agriculture

13 Daya Ram Agriculture

14 Ram dyal Agriculture

15 Dabbu Ram Agriculture

16 Sanjay Agriculture

17 Hari das Agriculture

18 Ramdhyal Agriculture

19 Buddu Agriculture

20 Upai Lal Agriculture

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