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4.6 Analysis of AlternativeComprehensive Planning of Water Supply Service improvements In the following ULBs(1) Ananthapur Municipal Corporation, (2) Chittoor Municipality and (3) Badvel MunicipalityDPR Final – Ananthapur M. C. – Environmenta. In the preceding paragraph/section a detailed discussion was done on existing environment scenario inthe Project Impacted Areas of Ananthapur. It is assessed from the impact study that majority of theimpacts will be caused during construction phase of the project and are temporary in nature. Only somepositive impacts on socio-economic status is being revealed during operation phase. All these negativeimpacts can be mitigated through adoption of appropriate mitigation measures, and adopting soundengineering designs.b. Environmental Alternatives: Since the scope of the project covers laying of rising mains, constructionof water storage reservoirs, laying of pipes for distribution, the impact is low. Practically in all the isolatedproject location Government land is considered, therefore displacement of any community not arises orno alternative sites need to be selected. Laying of pipeline will be done within Right of Way (ROW) andwhich results no encroachment of agricultural land and eviction of squatters. Site feasibility of all workingcomponents assessed and checklist of impact shown in Table above. In the screening exercise, areas ofconcern- congested market place on the sides of the road, existence of sensitive area, extent of physicaldisplacement if any, etc. was studied in detail. The findings have been used as inputs for engineeringdesign to change the alignment of pipeline within the technical requirements and cost effectiveness.c. In case of Ananthapur town there is no alternative source other than PABR. Ground water is not suitablefor consumption since in most of the cases ground water contains coliform. Moreover reserve of groundwater is in critical stage, no further drawl is permitted.d. It is recommended to design rising main route considering non impact on ecological resources. Sites forstorage reservoirs are selected after environmental screening.e. Summary of alternative analyses are shown in Table below.44