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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) - Environment• Provide supplies of potable drinking water for labourer;• Provide clean eating areas where workers are not exposed to hazardous or noxious substances;• Provide H and S orientation training to all new workers to ensure that they are apprised of the basicsite rules of work at the site, personal protective protection, and preventing injuring to fellow workers;• Ensure the visibility of workers through their use of high visibility vests when working in or walkingthrough heavy equipment operating areas;• Use fall protection equipment when working at heights;• Maintain work areas to minimize slipping and tripping hazards;• For night work, provision of proper illumination for the work space, while controlling glare so as not toblind workers and passing motorists;• Ensure moving equipment is outfitted with audible back-up alarms; and• Disallow worker exposure to noise level greater than 80 dBA for duration of more than 8 hours perday without hearing protection. The use of hearing protection shall be enforced actively.Community Health and SafetyHazards posed to the public, specifically in high-pedestrian areas may include traffic accidents and vehiclecollision with pedestrians. Potential impact is negative but short-term and reversible by mitigation measures.The construction contractor will be required to:• Plan routes to avoid times of peak-pedestrian activities.• Liaise with project implementation authority in identifying high-risk areas on route cards/maps.• Use of safety caution tape/ barricade at excavated area (overhead tank locations and pipe layinglocation)Work CampsOperation of work camps can cause temporary air and noise pollution from machine operation, waterpollution from storage and use of fuels, oils, solvents, and lubricants. Potential impacts are negative butshort-term and reversible by mitigation measures. The construction contractor will be required to:• Consult with project implementation authority before locating project offices, sheds, and constructionplants;• Provide water and sanitation facilities for employees;• Prohibit employees from cutting of trees for firewood;• Train employees in the storage and handling of materials which can potentially cause soilcontamination;• Manage solid waste according to the following preference hierarchy: reuse, recycling and disposal todesignated areas;• Remove all wreckage, rubbish, or temporary structures (such as buildings, shelters, and latrines)which are no longer required; and• Request project implementation consultant to report in writing that the camp has been vacated andrestored to pre-project conditions before acceptance of work.Through preliminary survey the following locations have been selected for setting up camp sites and storageof materials• Peddaraju Palli – 10 Km from Sagileru River- land on both side• Maladurupadu -18 Km from Sagileru River – 4 acre land on right side while moving fro Badvel toWTP• Maladurupadu- 20 Km from Sagileru River• Gunclapuram –21 Km from Sagileru River• Narasimhapuram –22 Km from Sagileru River• Choudhariwari Palli –27 Km from Sagileru River35