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F.No.10-73/2012-IA.III Dated: 14^th December, 2012

To

Chief General Manager (LA),

M/s National Highways Authority of India,

G- 5&6, Sector-10, Dwarka,

New Delhi – 110 075

Subject: Finalisation of ToR for widening and Rehabilitation of existing 4-lane to 6-lane of Aurangabad to Barwa Adda (km.180.000 to km.400.057) Section of NH-2 in the State of Bihar and Jharkhand by M/s NHAI - Reg.

Dear Sir,

Kindly refer to your above proposal submitted to this Ministry. The project alignment starts at km 180.000 near Aurangabad on NH-2 in the State of Bihar and ends at km 400.057 near Barwa Adda on NH-2 in the State of Jharkhand. The existing alignment is already a four-lane dual carriageway corridor. Total length of the project is 221.346 km of which existing alignment is 210.742 km and Bypass is 10.604 km. Project highway passes through mainly plain land and few stretches passes through rolling terrain. The predominant land use pattern of the area is agriculture, barren, forest and built up. Important settlements are Amas, Madanpur, Sherghati, Dobhi & Barachhati in the state of Bihar and Chauparan, Barhi, Barkattha, Bagodar, Atka, Dumri - Isri, Nimiaghat, Topchanchi, Rajgunj, Barwa Adda in the state of Jharkhand. The Project alignment passes through Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary; but no additional land will be acquired in the sanctuary area. Some stretches of the road passes through Protected forest. The proposal for diversion of 13.225 hectare forest land (Protected Forest & Jungle Jhari) is with state government. The existing Right of Way varies from 35 to 60 m. The proposed Right of Way (PROW) varies from 45 m to 60 m. Somewhere, it is kept same as existing ROW. At Bypasses, the proposed ROW is 90 m. The additional land of 546.75 hectares will be acquired for the project road. Major bridges (existing at 11 locations & proposed at 13 locations), minor bridges (existing at 87 locations & proposed at 86 locations) and culverts (369 existing & 384 proposed) are provisioned in the project road. There are existing 9 major junctions. Major junctions shall be improved as per IRC Code. 22 vehicular underpasses (existing at 5 locations and proposed at 22 locations) and 4 Cattle/ Pedestrian underpasses have been proposed at different settlement locations. There are Railway Over Bridges (existing at 2 locations & proposed at 2 locations), flyovers (existing at 2 locations & proposed at 3 locations), vehicular overpasses (new proposed at 9 locations), Foot Over Bridges (existing at 1 location & proposed at 38 locations) on the project road. 65 Bus Bays & 17 truck lay bye have been proposed. Service roads of total length of 206.396 km have been provided along the project road on both sides at settlement areas. 15000 nos. of trees falls within 60 m ROW. Avenue plantation shall be carried out as per SP -21-2009 apart from the statutory requirement. 2600 Kl/day water for construction period shall be required for construction and other purposes including plantation and dust suppression and water shall be abstracted from the rivers like Barakar, Jamunia, Buria, Suryakund, Gul Sakhari, Barsuti, Falgu and their tributaries. There are Chandrapura Thermal Power Station and Bokaro Steel Plant located within 100 km from the project road and fly ash will be used for the construction as per MoEF, GoI norms. Altogether 5102 PAFs as per loss of permanent and temporary residential and commercial structures within ROW along with agricultural land. Proper compensation shall be given by NHAI for this purpose. Total project cost has been estimated to 2749 crores of which civil construction cost estimated to Rs 2340 crores, L.A., R & R and preconstruction cost estimated to 398 crores and environmental mitigation cost estimated to 11 crores.

The above proposal was considered in the 117^th EAC meeting held on 18^th - 19^th October, 2012. The details as presented by the project proponents and after discussions, the following “Terms of Reference” were finalized to be suitably added to those furnished by the project proponent.

(i) The Project alignment passes through Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary; but no additional land will be acquired in the sanctuary area. Necessary prior clearance from standing committee of NBWL shall be obtained.

(ii) The proposal indicates the acquisition of 13.225 ha Protected Forests land. Necessary stage –I forestry clearance shall be obtained as per OM dated 31.03.2011 and submitted along with final EIA report.

(iii) It is indicated that 15000 nos. trees falls within the proposed RoW, however, bare minimum trees to be cut, the information should be provided about their species and whether it also involved any protected or endangered species. Necessary green belt shall be provided on both side of the highway with proper central verge and cost provision should be made for regular maintenance.

(iv) Explore the possibilities of cooled mixed technology instead of hot mixed technology.

(v) Explore the possibilities of using slag from the nearby steel plants.

(vi) Submit the details of the road safety audit and plans for meeting the IRC safety requirements.

(vii) Any litigation(s) pending against the proposed project and/or any directions or orders passed by any court of law/any statutory authority against the project is to be detailed out.

(viii) Submit detailed alignment plan, with details such as nature of terrain (plain, rolling, hilly), land use pattern, habitation, cropping pattern, forest area, environmentally sensitive places, mangroves, notified industrial areas, sand dunes, sea, river, lake, details of villages, teshils, districts and states, latitude and longitude for important locations falling on the alignment by employing remote sensing techniques followed by ground truthing and also through secondary data sources.

(ix) Describe various alternatives considered, procedures and criteria adopted for selection of the final alternative with reasons.

(x) Submit Land use map of the study area to a scale of 1: 25,000 based on recent satellite imagery delineating the crop lands (both single and double crop), agricultural plantations, fallow lands, waste lands, water bodies, built-up areas, forest area and other surface features such as railway tracks, ports, airports, roads, and major industries etc. and submit a detailed ground surveyed map on 1:2000 scale showing the existing features falling within the right of way namely trees, structures including archeological & religious, monuments etc. if any.

(xi) If the proposed route is passing through any hilly area, examine and submit the stability of slopes, if the proposed road is to pass through cutting or embankment / control of soil erosion from embankment.

(xii) If the proposed route involves tunneling, the details of the tunnel and locations of tunneling with geological structural fraction should be provided. In case the road passes through a flood plain of the river, the details of micro drainage, flood passages and information on flood periodicity at least of last 50 years in the area should be examined.

(xiii) The projects is located within 10km. of the sanctuary a map duly authenticated by Chief Wildlife Warden showing these features vis-à-vis the project location and the recommendations or comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden thereon should be furnished at the stage of EC.

(xiv) Study regarding the Animal bypasses/ underpasses etc. across the habitation areas shall be carried out. Adequate cattle passes for the movement of agriculture material shall be provided at the stretches passing through habitation areas.

(xv) If the proposed route is passing through a city or town, with houses and human habitation on the either side of the road, the necessity for provision of bypasses/diversions/under passes shall be examined and submitted. The proposal should also indicate the location of wayside amenities, which should include petrol station/service centre, rest areas including public conveyance, etc.

(xvi) Submit details about measures taken for the pedestrian safety and construction of underpasses and foot-over bridges along with flyovers and interchanges.

(xvii) Assess whether there is a possibility that the proposed project will adversely affect road traffic in the surrounding areas (e.g. by causing increases in traffic congestion and traffic accidents).

(xviii) Examine and submit the details of use of fly ash in the road construction, if the project road is located within the 100 km from the Thermal Power Plant.

(xix) Examine and submit the details of sand quarry, borrow area and rehabilitation.

(xx) Climate and meteorology (max and min temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, frequency of tropical cyclone and snow fall); the nearest IMD meteorological station from which climatological data have been obtained to be indicated.

(xxi) The air quality monitoring should be carried out as per the new notification issued on 16^th November, 2009.

(xxii) Identify project activities during construction and operation phases, which will affect the noise levels and the potential for increased noise resulting from this project. Discuss the effect of noise levels on near by habitation during the construction and operational phases of the proposed highway. Identify noise reduction measures and traffic management strategies to be deployed for reducing the negative impact if any. Prediction of noise levels should be done by using mathematical modeling at different representative locations.

(xxiii) Examine the impact during construction activities due to generation of fugitive dust from crusher units, air emissions from hot mix plants and vehicles used for transportation of materials and prediction of impact on ambient air quality using appropriate mathematical model, description of model, input requirement and reference of derivation, distribution of major pollutants and presentation in tabular form for easy interpretation shall be carried out.

(xxiv) Also examine and submit the details about the protection to existing habitations from dust, noise, odour etc. during construction stage.

(xxv) If the proposed route involves cutting of earth, the details of area to be cut, depth of cut, locations, soil type, volume and quantity of earth and other materials to be removed with location of disposal/ dump site along with necessary permission.

(xxvi) If the proposed route is passing through low lying areas, details of fill materials and initial and final levels after filling above MSL, should be examined and submit.

(xxvii) Examine and submit the water bodies including the seasonal ones within the corridor of impacts along with their status, volumetric capacity, quality likely impacts on them due to the project.

(xxviii) Examine and submit details of water quantity required and source of water including water requirement during the construction stage with supporting data and also classification of ground water based on the CGWA classification.

(xxix) Examine and submit the details of measures taken during constructions of bridges across river/canal/major or minor drains keeping in view the flooding of the rivers and the life span of the existing bridges. Provision of speed breakers, safety signals, service lanes and foot paths should be examined at appropriate locations through out the proposed road to avoid the accidents.

(xxx) If there will be any change in the drainage pattern after the proposed activity, details of changes shall be examined and submitted.

(xxxi) Rain water harvesting pit should be at least 3 - 5 m. above the highest ground water table. Provision shall be made for oil and grease removal from surface runoff.

(xxxii) If there is a possibility that the construction/widening of road will cause impact such as destruction of forest, poaching, reductions in wetland areas, if so, examine the impact and submit details.

(xxxiii) Submit the details of road safety, signage, service roads, vehicular under passes, accident prone zone and the mitigation measures.

(xxxiv) IRC guidelines shall be followed for widening & up-gradation of road.

(xxxv) Submit details of social impact assessment due to the proposed construction of road.

(xxxvi) Examine road design standards, safety equipment specifications and Management System training to ensure that design details take account of safety concerns and submit the traffic management plan.

(xxxvii) Accident data and geographic distribution should be reviewed and analyzed to predict and identify trends – incase of expansion of the existing highway and provide Post accident emergency assistance and medical care to accident victims.

(xxxviii)If the proposed project involves any land reclamation, details to be provided for which activity land to reclaim and the area of land to be reclaimed.

(xxxix) Details of the properties, houses, businesses etc. activities likely to be effected by land acquisition and their financial loses annually.

(xl) Detailed R&R plan with data on the existing socio-economic status of the population in the study area and broad plan for resettlement of the displaced population, site for the resettlement colony, alternative livelihood concerns/ employment and rehabilitation of the displaced people, civil and housing amenities being offered, etc and the schedule of the implementation of the project specific

(xli) Submit details of Corporate Social Responsibility. Necessary provisions should be made in the budget.

(xlii) Estimated cost of the project including environmental monitoring cost and funding agencies, whether governmental or on the basis of BOT etc and provide details of budget provisions (capital & recurring) for the project specific R&R Plan.

(xliii) Submit environmental management and monitoring plan for all phases of the project viz. construction and operation.

General Guidelines

(i) The EIA document shall be printed on both sides, as for as possible.

(ii) The status of accreditation of the EIA consultant with NABET/QCI shall be specifically mentioned. The consultant shall certify that his accreditation is for the sector for which this EIA is prepared.

(iii) On the front page of EIA/EMP reports, the name of the consultant/consultancy firm along with their complete details including their accreditation, if any shall be indicated. The consultant while submitting the EIA/EMP report shall give an undertaking to the effect that the prescribed TORs (TOR proposed by the project proponent and additional TOR given by the MoEF) have been complied with and the data submitted is factually correct (Refer MoEF office memorandum dated 4^th August, 2009).

(iv) While submitting the EIA/EMP reports, the name of the experts associated with/involved in the preparation of these reports and the laboratories through which the samples have been got analysed should be stated in the report. It shall clearly be indicated whether these laboratories are approved under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules made there under (Please refer MoEF office memorandum dated 4^th August, 2009). The project leader of the EIA study shall also be mentioned.

(v) All the TOR points as presented before the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) shall be covered.

Any further clarification on carrying out the above studies including anticipated impacts due to the project and mitigative measure, project proponent can refer to the model ToR available on Ministry website “http://moef.nic.in/Manual/ Highways”.

Public hearing to be conducted for the project as per provisions of Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and the issues raised by the public should be addressed in the Environmental Management Plan.

A detailed draft EIA/EMP report should be prepared as per the above additional TOR and should be submitted to the Ministry as per the Notification.

The prescribed ToRs would be valid for a period of two years for submission of the EIA/EMP Reports, after public consultation.

Yours faithfully,

(Lalit Kapur)

Director (IA-III)

Copy to:

(1) The Member Secretary, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, H.E.C., Dhurwa, Ranchi -834004 (Jharkhand).

(2) Member Secretary, Bihar Pollution Control Board, Department of Environment, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.