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Comprehensive Planning of Water Supply Service improvements In the following ULBs (1) Ananthapur Municipal Corporation,(2) Chittoor Municipality and (3) Badvel MunicipalityBadvel Municipality – Detailed Project Report (Final) - Environment1 INTRODUCTION1.1 Purpose of the ReportThe Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) has received a loan from World Bank to improve the servicesand support improvements in the financial, technical and management capacities of ULBs to sustain theinfrastructures being created to ensure the desired level of water supply.One of the major activities of the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) is to provide safe water supply to the inhabitants.However, lack of adequate fund for investment and maintenance of infrastructure including staff, the desiredlevel of water supply has reduced the effectiveness of water supply services. Inadequate water supply hasbeen identified as an essential issue. The Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) has recognized theproblems faced by the ULBs and has received a loan from the World Bank to improve the services andsupport improvements in the financial, technical and management capacities of ULBs to sustain theinfrastructures being created.This Environmental Assessment (EA) Report has been prepared for the Badvel Water Supply Project as partof APMDP. The major Sub-Project components are: (i) Laying of a new Distribution System, Construction ofElevated Level Storage Reservoir (ELSR), and (ii) Construction of Water Treatment Plant (WTP) includingIntake Well, Raw Water Rising Main and Clear Water Rising Main.This EA report covers the general environmental profile of Badvel and includes an overview of the potentialenvironmental impacts and their magnitude on physical, ecological, economic, and social and culturalresources within the subproject’s influence area during design, construction, and operation stages. AnEnvironmental Management Plan (EMP) is also proposed as part of this report which includes mitigationmeasures for significant environmental impacts during implementation of the Project, environmentalmonitoring program, and the responsible entities for mitigation and monitoring.1.2 Extent of the EA StudyThis EA report was prepared on the basis of detailed screening and analysis of all environmentalparameters, field investigations and stakeholder consultations to meet the requirements for environmentalassessment process and documentation per SEAMF and Government of India Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) Notification of 2006.1.3 Applicable LegislationThe implementation of sub-projects proposed under APMDP will be governed by the Environmental Acts,Rules, Policies, and Regulations of the GoI and the state of Andhra Pradesh. These regulations imposerestrictions on the activities to minimize/mitigate likely impacts on the environment.1.3.1 World bank PolicyThe policies involve in the projects under APMDP,• World Bank Operational Policy 4.11 on Cultural property• Environmental policy of TRANSCO• Operational Policy 4.01 (Environmental Assessment of projects)• OP 4.36 (Forestry)World Bank (WB) requires the consideration of environmental issues in all aspects of WB’s operations, andthe requirements for Environmental Assessment are described in EA guideline. This states that WB requiresenvironmental assessment of all project loans, program loans, sector loans, sector development programloans, loans involving financial intermediaries, and private sector loans.1
Comprehensive Planning of Water Supply Service improvements In the following ULBs (1) Ananthapur Municipal Corporation,(2) Chittoor Municipality and (3) Badvel MunicipalityBadvel Municipality – Detailed Project Report (Final) - EnvironmentScreening and Categorization:Based on the severity of the impacts due to the sub-projects on the people, the sub-projects can be dividedinto three main categories.• Category – EA Sub-projects: A sub-project is classified as Category – EA if it is likely to havesignificant adverse social and/or environmental impacts that are sensitive, diverse or unprecedented.These impacts may affect an area broader than the sites or facilities subject to physical works.• For a Category EA sub-project, a detailed environmental assessment along with an environmentalmanagement plan is necessary. This should examine the projects potential negative and positiveenvironmental impacts, compare them with those of feasible alternatives (including the “without project”situation), and recommend any measures needed to prevent, minimize, mitigate or compensate foradverse impacts.1• Category –EB Sub-projects: A proposed sub-project would be classified as category – EB if it is likelyto have potential adverse environmental impacts on human populations but such impacts are lessadverse than those that fall under the Category – EA. These impacts are site specific; few if any ofthem are irreversible; and in most cases mitigation measures can be designed more readily than for acategory – EA projects.• For sub-projects falling in the Category – EB, an environmental status report along with anEnvironmental Management Plan will have to be prepared. Like in the sub-projects falling in Category –EA, the potential negative and positive environmental impacts for the projects under Category – EB willhave to be identified and measures needed to prevent, minimize, mitigate or compensate for adverseimpacts should be examined.• Category – EC Sub-projects: A proposed sub-project is classified as category – EC if it is likely tohave minimal or no adverse social and/or environmental impacts. Beyond screening no further action isrequired for a Category – EC project.However, irrespective of the categorization of the sub-project, if the investment falls in an environmentallysensitive location, a detailed assessment would be done for the sub-project. Such locations include:• Tribal habitats• Natural habitats• Coastal regulation zones• Cultural sites/monuments/heritage structures• Urban forestry/reserved forestEnvironmental Management PlanAn EMP which addresses the potential impacts and risks identified by the environmental assessment shallbe prepared. The level of detail and complexity of the EMP and the priority of the identified measures andactions will be commensurate with the Project’s impact and risks.Public DisclosureAs per World Bank policy the EA for the sub-project shall be disclosed to the public by making the hard copyavailable at ULB as well as CDMA-MSU for public reference. The periodic progress of the sub-project1 Sub projects irrespective of their type, scale or any other parameter that are falling in locations or areas specific tonatural habitats, tribal habitations, cultural sites, heritage constructions, religious monuments, coastal regulation zones,urban forestry or reserved forests shall undergo detailed environmental assessment.2
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