EA for the Proposed STP

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PREFACE

Dindigul Municipality has proposed to establish a 13.65 MLD capacity Sewage Treatment
Plant (STP) with Activated Sludge Process (ASP) at Pallapatti Village, Dindigul District, TamilNadu
as part of the underground sewerage scheme to cater to the infrastructural needs of the
Municipality.

Dindigul city is a Municipality in Tamil Nadu state of Southern India. It is the administrative
headquarters of Dindigul district. It is also known as "The City of Locks and Tannery", and is a fast
growing tier-4 city in India. It is attracting a great deal of education sector investments. The city also
houses a large number of Textiles spinning Mills.

The Project is implemented under third Tamil Nadu Urban Programme financed by
International Development Agency. The infrastructure will extend throughout many parts of the
town where pipes for new secondary and tertiary sewer networks (approx. 93 Km) will be buried
within or alongside of roadways. A new trunk sewer for 1 Km will be laid alongside of the main road.

M/s. Pure Enviro Engineering Pvt Ltd., Chennai, have been retained by Dindigul
Municipality, to undertake Environmental Assessment (EA) and preparation of an Environmental
Management Plan (EMP) for various environmental components which are likely to be affected due
to the construction and operation of the Sewage Treatment Plant. This report is based on the
studies and observations made on the site details, Water, Soil, and Noise pollution sources, and
suggestions of suitable control measures and Environmental Management Plan. The co-operation
and assistance rendered by Dindigul Municipality authorities in the preparation of this report is
gratefully acknowledged.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 PREAMBLE 1
1.2 OBJECTIVES 1
1.3 NEED FOR THE STUDY 3
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 3
1.5 LEGAL, POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAME WORK 4
1.5.1 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 4
1.5.2 Environmental & Social Framework (ESP) & TNUDF 4
1.5.3 Operation Policy & Directorate of the World Bank 5
1.5.4 Status of Consent form TNPCB 5
1.6 METHODOLOGY 5
1.6.1 Study Period 6
1.6.2 Components of the Environment 6
1.6.2.1 Air Environment 6
1.6. 2.2 Noise Environment 6
1.6. 2.3 Water Environment 6
1.6. 2.4 Land Environment 8
1.6. 2.5 Eco-system 8
1.6. 2.6 Socio-Economic Environment and Occupational Health 8
1.6. 2.7 Occupational Health 8
CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 9
2.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 9
2.2 SALIENT FEATURES OF PROJECT AREA 10
2.3 PROJECT LOCATION 11
2.4 PROJECT COST 11
2.5 MANPOWDER DETAILS 13
2.6 TREATED WATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM 14
2.7 DETAILS OF SLUDGE AND METHOD OF DISPOSAL 14

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CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 21

3.1 SAMPLING LOCATIONS 21
3.2 MICROMETEOROLOGY 21
3.2.1 Temperature 21
3.2.2 Rainfall 21
3.2.3 Relative Humidity 22
3.2.4 Wind Speed & Direction 23
3.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 26
3.3.1 Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) 26
3.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 31
3.5 WATER ENVIRONMENT 34
3.5.1 Surface Water 34
3.5.2 Ground Water 36
3.6 LAND ENVIRONMENT 41
3.6.1 Physiography 41
3.6.2 Topography 41
3.6.3 Geology 41
3.6.4 Land Use 44
3.7 SOIL 46
3.8 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 50
3.9 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 50
CHAPTER 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 51
4.1 SEWAGE TREATMENT & DISPOSAL 51
4.1.1 Raw Sewage Characteristics 51
4.1.2 Treated Sewage Standards 51
4.1.3 Treatment Plan Design Criteria 52
4.2 PROPOSED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT 52
4.2.1 General 52
4.2.2 Design Basis 53
4.2.3 Treatment Plant Location 53
4.2.4 Detailed Proposals 53

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CHAPTER 5 IMPACT ANALYSIS 58

5.1 IMPACT ON CONSTRUCTION PHASE 58
5.1.1 Transportation 59
5.1.2 Biological Conditions 59
5.1.3 Community Structure 59
5.2 IMPACT ON OPERATIONAL PHASE 59
5.2.1 Air Environment 59
5.2.2 Water Environment 60
5.2.3 Downstream 60
5.2.4 Noise Environment 61
5.2.5 Land Use 61
5.2.6 Flora and Fauna 61
5.2.7 Safety 61
5.2.8 Occupational Health 61
CHAPTER 6 STAKE HOLDER CONSULTATION 62
CHAPTER 7 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 63
7.1 OBJECTIVES 63
7.2 EMP for Construction and Operational Phase Impacts 63
7.2.1 Managing Impact on Vegetation 63
7.2.2 Precautionary Measures 63
7.2.3 Compensatory Measures 64
7.3 MANAGEMENT OF NOISE IMPACTS 64
7.3.1 Managing Impacts Due to Movement of Construction Machinery 64
7.3.2 Noise impacts and required mitigative measures 65
7.3.2.1 Impacts on Noise Environment 65
7.3.2.2 Noise Impacts – Construction Related 65
7.3.2.3 Noise Impacts – Operation Related 65
7.3.3 Technical Specification for Acoustic Enclosure 66
7.4 MANAGING IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION 68
7.4.1. Precautionary Measures 68
7.5 MANAGING IMPACT DUE TO LABOUR CAMPS 68

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7.5.1 Precautionary Measures 68

7.6 INSTALLATION OF PUMPING STATION 68
7.6.1 Laying of Pumping Main 68
7.7 FACILITY FOR WORKERS 69
7.8 FORMATS FOR REPORTING 97
7.9 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT 97
CHAPTER 8 ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT MEASURES 98
8.1 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 98
CHAPTER 9 CONCLUSION 106

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Salient details 10
Table 2.2 Project Cost 12
Table 2.3 O & M Cost 13
Table 2.4 Man power 13
Table 3.1 AAQ Sampling Location Details 27
Table 3.2 Ambient Air quality monitoring Results 29
Table 3.3 Noise Monitoring Location 33
Table 3.4 Ambient Noise Monitoring Results 34
Table 3.5 Quality of Surface water collected from Kodaganar River 35
Table 3.6 Ground Water Levels in the Study Area 36
Table 3.7 TDS Concentration in Ground Water 38
Table 3.8 Classification of soil 46
Table 3.9 Soil sampling locations 47
Table 3.10 Soil analysis result 48
Table 4.1 Raw Sewage Characteristics 51
Table 4.2 Characteristics of treated sewage 51
Table 7.1 Potential Impacts on Noise Environment due to the Proposed Facility 62
Table 7.2 Noise Level in STP Site 66
Table 7.3 Environmental Management Plan for Pre-construction Phase 69
Table 7.4 Construction of Sewerage Treatment Plant 73
Table 7.5 Laying pipeline for treated sewage disposal into Kodaganar River 79
Table 7.6 Environmental Enhancement and special issues 91
Table 7.7 Environmental Monitoring Plan 94
Table 8.1 Suggested Plant Species for Greenbelt development 100
Table 8.2 Cost Estimate for Environmental Management Plan 101
Table 8.3 Cost Estimate for Greenbelt Development 102

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1 TN District map showing Dindigul 2

Figure 1.2 Site Photographs 7
Figure 2.1 TopoPlan 15
Figure 2.2 Digital Image 16
Figure 2.3 Surrounding details of the site 17
Figure 2.4 STP Layout 18
Figure 2.5 P & I Diagram Sewage Treatment Plant 19
Figure 2.6 Pipeline Routing Drawing 20
Figure 3.1 Maximum and minimum temperatures at project site 21
Figure 3.2 Maximum and minimum relative humidity at project site 23
Figure 3.3 a Windrose (8.30 hrs) 24
Figure 3.3 b Windrose (16.30 hrs) 25
Figure 3.4 Ambient Air Monitoring locations 28
Figure 3.5 Noise monitoring locations 32
Figure 3.6 Ground water level zones 37
Figure 3.7 Ground water TDS 40
Figure 3.8 Physiography 42
Figure 3.9 Geology 43
Figure 3.10 Land use 45
Figure 3.11 Soil 49
Figure 4.1 Total Wards of Dindigul Town 52
Figure 8.1 Greenbelt Development around the STP 103
Figure 8.2 Photos on Greenbelt Development 105

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ABBREVIATION

BOD Biological oxygen demand

COD Chemical Oxygen demand
DSC Design and Supervision Consultancy
EA Executing Agency
EAC Expert Appraisal Committee
FB Free Board
FI Financial Intermediary
GLSR Ground Level Service Reservoir
GSI Geological Survey of India
IA Implementing Agency
IEE Initial Environmental Examination
LPCD Litre Per Capita per Day
LPS Litre per Second
LSGD Local Self-Government Department
MLD Million Litres per Day
MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
OD Outer Diameter
OHSR Over Head Service Reservoir
OM Operations Manual
PHED Public Health Engineering Department
PMU Project Management Unit
RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete
ROW Right of Way

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RSPM Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter

SPM Suspended Particulate Matter
STP Sewerage Treatment Plant
SWD Side Wall Depth
TOR Terms of Reference
TDS Total dissolved solids
TH Total Height
TNUIFSL TamilNadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Service Limited
UA Urban Agglomeration
uPVC Unplasitized Poly Vinyl Chloride
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
WBOP World Bank’s Operational Policy
WC Water Closets
WTP Water Treatment Plant

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

lakh – 100 thousand = 100,000

crore – 100 lakhs = 10,000,000
µg/m3 – micrograms per cubic meter
km – kilometer
lpd – liters per day
m – meter
mg/l – milligrams per liter
mm – millimeter
ppm – parts per million

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