DAM REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT

PROJECT (DRIP)
Phase II and Phase III
(Funded by World Bank)

RAVISHANKAR SAGAR RESERVOIR PROJECT

ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE REPORT

MAY 2020

Office of Superintending Engineer (Incharge)

Mahanadi Project Dam Circle, Water Resources Department
Government of Chhattisgarh
Rudri-493776
Tel: 07722-237482, e-mail: [email protected]
 CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW 1
1.2 SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION – RAVISHANKAR SAGAR RESERVOIR PROJECT 2
1.3 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT AND SCHEDULE 8
1.4 PURPOSE OF ESDD 9
1.5 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY OF ESDD 9

CHAPTER 2: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT

2.1 POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 11
2.2 DESCRIPTION OF INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 11

CHAPTER 3: ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS

3.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 13
3.2 PROTECTED AREA 14
3.3 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 14
3.4 CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT 15

CHAPTER 4: ACTIVITY WISE ENVIRONMENT & SOCIAL SCREENING, RISK AND

IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION
4.1 SUB-PROJECT SCREENING 16
4.2 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION 20
4.3 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF RISKS AND IMPACTS FROM ACTIVITIES BASED ON
SCREENING 24
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 CONCLUSIONS 26
5.1.1 Risk Classification 26
5.1.2 National Legislation and WB ESS Applicability Screening 26
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 27
5.2.1 Mitigation and Management of Risks and Impacts 27
5.2.2 Institutional Management, Monitoring and Reporting 28
 List of Tables
Table 4.1: Summary of Identified Risks/Impacts in Form SF-3 19
Table 5.1: WB ESF Standards applicable to the sub-project 26
Table 5.2: List of Mitigation Plans with responsibility and timelines 27

List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Selected Photographs of Improvement/Intervention area 6
Figure 1.2: Project Area showing major intervention locations 7
Figure 3.1: Land Use and Land Cover Map of 5 Km radius around Dam site 13

List of Annexures
Annexure I: Form SF1 25
Annexure II: Form SF2 27
Annexure III: Stakeholder’s consultation: List of participants 35
 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AIDS : Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

BOQ : Bill of Quantities
CA : Conservation Area
CCA : Culturable Command Area
CDSO : Central Dam Safety Organisation
CE : Chief Engineer
COVID : Coronavirus Disease
CPMU : Central Project Management Unit
CWC : Central Water Commission
DHARMA : Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring Application
DRIP : Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
DSRP : Dam Safety Review Panel
E&S : Environment & Social
EAP : Emergency Action Plan
EMP : Environmental Management Plan
ESCP : Environmental and Social Commitment Plan
ESDD : Environmental and Social Due Diligence
ESF : Environmental and Social Framework
ESIA : Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ESMF : Environment and Social Management Framework
ESMP : Environment and Social Management Plan
ESS : Environmental and Social Standard
GBV : Gender Based Violence
GIS : Geographic Information System
GRM : Grievance Redressal Mechanism
HIV : Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IA : Implementation Agency
IPF : Investment Project Financing
IS : Indian Standard
KVA : kilo-volt-ampere
LED : Light Emitting Diode
LMP : Labour Management Procedure
MCM : Million Cubic Meters
MIS : Management Information Systems
MMP : Muck Management Plan
MW : Mega Watt
MWL : Maximum Water Level
OHS : Occupational Health & Safety
OHSP : Occupational Health and safety Management Plan
PA : Protected Area
PAP : Project Affected Person
PDO : Project Development Objective
PE : Physical Environment
PMC : Project Management Consultancy
PMF : Probable Maximum Flood
PPE : Personal Protective Equipment
PST : Project Screening Template
RCC : Reinforced Cement Concrete
RCP : Resource Conservation Plan
RD : Reduced Distance
RET : Rare Endangered and Threatened
RFB : Request for Bids
RTI : Right to Information
SC : Scheduled Castes
SCADA : Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SEA : Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
SEAH : Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment
SEF : Stakeholder Engagement Framework
SEP : Stakeholder Engagement Plan
SF : Screening Format
SH : Sexual Harassment
SH : State Highway
SPMU : State Project Management Unit
ST : Scheduled Tribes
TMC : Thousand million cubic feet
WB : World Bank
WQ : Water Quality
WRD : Water Resources Department
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INTRODUCTION
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1.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project Phase II and Phase III (DRIP Phase II &
Phase III) initiated by Ministry of Jal Shakti through Central Water Commission, with an
objective to cover more States and more dams (after DRIP Phase I) across India to improve
the safety and operational performance of these selected dams. This new Scheme will
further strengthen the efforts of Government of India beyond ongoing DRIP Phase I. The
project would continue to finance structural improvements along with dam safety
institutional strengthening which shall break with the prevailing build-neglect-rebuild
approach by giving greater emphasis to establishing innovative financing mechanism for
regular O&M and dam rehabilitation, enhancing State capabilities to manage these critical
assets through institutional strengthening, and introducing risk-informed dam safety
management. The project development objective (PDO) is to increase the safety of selected
dams and to strengthen institutional capacity for dam safety in participating States. The
project components are as follows:

Component 1: Rehabilitation and Improvement of Dams and Associated Appurtenances,

focusing on structural and non-structural measures at selected project dams. The proposed
interventions will include, but not be limited to, around 35-40 kind of rehabilitation
activities as done in ongoing DRIP. In addition, all important non-structural activities will
also be taken up. In addition to these interventions, the project will require each
rehabilitated dam to have basic instrumentation and could also support the development of
additional systems to detect and respond to risks promptly, such as flood forecasting
systems, early warning systems, data management and analysis software, and standardized
dam safety instrumentation (i.e., Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition [SCADA]).

Component 2: Dam Safety Institutional Strengthening, focusing on regulatory and technical

frameworks for dam safety assurance. The activities to be carried out will include, but not be
limited to, targeted training nationally and internationally to all partner agencies,
development of Management Information Systems (MIS) and other programs to capture and
analyze data for long-term planning and guiding of dam operations; support to the further
development within CWC of the Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring Application
(DHARMA) program, support to the revision of existing guidelines on dam safety and
preparation of new guidelines, as needed; rapid risk screening of dams, stakeholders
consultation meetings for dissemination of prepared emergency action plans, updation of
seismic hazard mapping of country, capacity building of academic and central institutions,
public outreach programs, construction supervision & quality assurance activities etc.

Component 3: Incidental Revenue Generation for sustainable operation and maintenance

of dams; in order to ensure long term sustainability of operations & maintenance of existing
dams, it is proposed to encourage the dam owners to explore the incidental revenue
generation through innovative ideas i.e. Development of tourism, fisheries, secondary
sources of power generation (hydel as well as solar), water recreation activities etc. and
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 divert some part of this generated revenue for O&M of a given dam. Few pilot dams can be
selected to experiment this innovation.

Component 4: Project Management; the overall responsibility for project oversight and
coordination will rest with the CDSO of CWC. This Organisation will act as the Central
Project Management Unit (CPMU). The CPMU will be assisted by a management and
engineering consulting firm. Each state and other agency will establish a Project
Management Unit (SPMU) attached to the Chief Engineer’s (CE) office in charge of the
SDSO or any such similar arrangement in power utilities. This Unit will have direct
responsibility for the coordination and management of the project at state level.

The primary beneficiaries of the project are the communities that live in dam breach flood
inundation areas and the communities that depend on water, irrigation and electricity
services provided by the dams that could be compromised by poor dam performance or
failure. The Project will be taken up in 19 states covering 300 dams.

1.2 SUB-PROJECT DESCRIPTION – RAVISHANKAR SAGAR

RESERVOIR PROJECT
The Ravishankar Sagar Reservoir Project is a multi-purpose project located across Mahanadi
River, in Mahanadi Basin, near Gangrel village, tehsil & district Dhamtari of Chhattisgarh
State. The project was constructed in the year 1978 to harness river water for benefits of
irrigation, hydro power and water supply for industrial and municipal uses. The nearest city
and district headquarter is Dhamtari which is around 14 km from Dam. Nearest airport is
Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur, which is around 82 km from Dam and nearest Railway
station is Raipur Junction, which is around 79 km from Dam.

The project is designed to irrigate 264310 ha Cultural Command Area (CCA). Annual
irrigation potential of the project is 239000 ha. The project provides water to the tune of 6
TMC to Bhilai Steel Plant and 2.15 TMC to Raipur city. On demand, water is also supplied
to the village tanks situated in the villages under command of canal system to meet the
public demand. The total installed capacity of the dam is 11.20 MW. Salient features of the
project area are reported below:

LOCATION
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Dhamtari
River/ Basin Mahanadi
Length of River upto Dam site 115 km (72 miles)
Width of River at Dam site 488 m (1600 feet)
Project Site Near village Gangrel about 7 km south of Rudri
village or 14 km from south of Dhamtari town
Lat/Long 200 37' / 810 34'
HYDROLOGY
Catchment Area 3842 sq km
RAINFALL
Annual Maximum Rainfall 2286 mm
Annual Minimum Rainfall 841 mm
Annual Average Rainfall 1430 mm
MONSOON RAINFALL

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Maximum 1910 mm
Minimum 792 mm
Average 1282 mm
MONSOON YIELD
Max. (Before construction of Dam) 2690 M. cum.
Minimum 824 M. cum.
Average 1651 M. cum.
Maximum (in 1994) 4012 M. cum.
75% Dependable Yield 1557 M. cum.
50% Dependable Yield 1735 M. cum.
90% Dependable Yield 1307 M. cum.
FLOODS
Maximum Observed at dam site to 1976 10620 m3/s
Design flood 23500 m3/s
Moderate design flood through spillway 17230 m3/s
RESERVOIR
STORAGE CAPACITY
Gross storage at R.L. 348.70 m 910.50 M.cum
Dead storage at R.L. 336.21 m 143.60 M.cum.
Live storage at F.R.L. 348.70 m 706.90 M.cum.
Water spread area at M.W.L. 350.70 m 10674 ha
Water spread area at F.R.L. 348.70 m 9540 ha
PRINCIPAL LEVELS
Lowest River Bed Level 322.47 m
Sill level of Sluice feeder canal 336.21 m
Pen stock level U/s of power dam 331.195 m
Crest of Spillway 338.70 m
Maximum Water Level 350.70 m
Full Reservoir Level 348.70 m
Flood Lift 12.00 m
Top of Dam 353.00 m
Deepest foundation Level 322.50 m
Height of dam above foundation level 47.0 m
Capacity below penstock level 331,195 m 14.8 M.cum.
Capacity at crest R.L. 338.70 m 231.32 m
Capacity at 350.70 (MWL) 1084.90 m
EARTH DAM
Referred to diaphragm foundation grade 306.00 m
Referred to stepped level in river bed 322.00 m
QUANTUM OF WORK
Earth Work
(a) Casing 2271 cum.
(b) Hurting 24873 cum.
(c) Stone (pitching & toe) 5.38 L. cum.
Masonry 110.00 T. cum.
Concrete 84.40 T. cum.
DAM
EARTH DAM/ ROCK FILL DAM Main Earth Saddle Rock Fill
Type Homogenous Homogenous Rock fill
Length 1245.75 m 1050.00 m 130.00 m
Top Width 7.50 m 3.00 m 7.50 m
Top of Dam R.L. 353.00 m 352.80 m 353.00 m
Maximum Height Above
Stripped Level 33.50 m 9.00 m 10.00 m
Diaphragm/ open cut off founding grade 47.00 m 12.30 m 13.00 m
SPECIAL FOUNDATION
TREATMENT POSITIVE CUT OFF
Two No. RCC Diaphragm walls 60 cm thick length 780 m with maximum depth of panel 19
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Open Cut-off Nolled filled Total length 526 m
Maximum depth 14.6 m
MASONRY DAM Left (Non Spillway Right
Overflow) (Over flow) Transition
Length Total 132 m 252.25 m 70.00 m
Length of incidental hydro power block 38 m
(on left non over flow)
Top width 7.5 m 7.5 m
Top of Dam 353.00 m 388.70 m 353.00 m
SPILLWAY BRIDGE
Type Prestressed RCC girder bridge with RCC deck
slab
Design load Class A. A. Loading
Clear width of road way 5.5 m
Deck level 353.00 m
METAL WORKS
Radial Crest Gates 14 Nos., 15 m x 10 m
Stoplog gates 2 sets each comprising of one non
interchangeable bottom piece of size 15 m x
2.112 m & 4 Nos. interchangeable pieces of size
15 m x 2.112 m
Gantry Crane 1 Nos, 90/25 Tones Capacity
Feeder canal regulator (vertical lint gates) 4 Nos., 1.8 m x 1.2 m
Penstock service and stoplog gates 4 Nos. service gate of size 2.09 m x 3.69 m & 1
No of stoplog gate of size 2.682 m x 2.525 m
FEEDER CANAL
Length 42 km
Head Discharge 19.83 cumec
POWER
No. & Size of units installed 4 No. of 2.5 MW capacity
Type of turbine Propeller standard type turbine
Installed Capacity 2.5 x 4 MW = 10 MW
0.6 x 2 MW = 1.2 MW
CONSTRUCTION ASPECT
Date of start of construction 06/06/1972
Date of completion 1978
Date of first impoundment 1978

Proposed Interventions/ Activities and Intended Outcomes

The Dam Safety Review Panel (DSRP) for Chhattisgarh has been constituted by
Government of Chhattisgarh, Water Resources Department vide Memo No 5162/D-7-
92/WR/2003(Vol.-III-I), dated 25/11/2019 for the purpose of inspection of the projects that
the Govt. of Chhattisgarh plans to undertake for the repair, rehabilitation and modernization
work under World Bank aided DRIP-II & III schemes of Government of India. Accordingly,
DSRP made a visit to Ravishankar Sagar Reservoir Project on 31/12/2019 for inspection
purpose and recommended measure to improve the safety and performance of dam and
associated appurtenances in a sustainable manner, and also to strengthen the dam safety
institutional set-up.

The objectives of the project are to be achieved through investments for physical and
technological improvement activities, managerial upgrading of dam operations, management
and maintenance, with accompanying institutional reforms. The project will improve the
safety and operational performance of dam and mitigate risks to ensure safety of
downstream population and property. The following rehabilitation proposals as described in

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the PST have been formulated based on DSRP recommendations and these proposals form
the basis for preparation of present ESDD report.

1. Civil Works
i Re sectioning of the disturbed dam profile (due to rain cut / other reason ) as per
design section
ii Resetting of disturbed u/s rip –rap / pitching
iii Repair to road, parapet walls etc. at dam top (Raising of height of parapet wall)
iv Turfing on the d/s face of dam
v Work required in spill channel to improve flow condition like additional
excavation in pilot channel, provision of wall etc.
vi Access road to dam, dam top road i/c road to gallery, gauge station etc.
vii Fencing of d/s of dam
viii Treatment of damaged glacis portion i/c teeth & bucket, teeth floor
ix Construction of breast wall in front of head regulator
x Seepage through inspection gallery
xi Protection work above masonry dam from RD 0 m to RD 585 m
xii Repairing of damaged protection of bucket floor of R.S.P. Dam.
xiii Renovation of gauge well of R.S.P. Dam.
xiv Construction of boundary stone at M.W.L. of R.S.P. Dam

2. Hydro Mechanical Works

i Remote control system
ii Providing & Fixing of 30 m Range Ultrasonic / Radar Type level sensor recorder.
iii Repairing of Gantry Crane Cable and Panel
iv Repairing of power cable of dam & Gate
v Dam lighting, D/S lighting
vi Lighting arrangement of Right and Left Guide Bund of D/S side of Dam
vii Alternative Power supply for Dam (125 KVA & 160 KVA DG Set) & absolute
model
viii Repairing of Damaged Gallery Dewatering pumping set & pipeline and power
cable wire
ix Fencing & Repair work of Main 1600 KVA & 500 KVA power sub-station with
Replacement of old power cable, control panels
x Lighting Arrangement of colony street light
xi Internal & External Electrification & Drinking water supply system for Residential
Building
xii LED Fixture, cable & panels for all 9 Nos. High Mast lights

Figures 1.1 and 1.2 provide photographs of key infrastructure proposed for rehabilitation
works and also major interventions locations.

Disturbed u/s rip–rap/ pitching

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 Crack & Leakage seen in Glacis Portion

Damaged Portion of End Sill Existing Hard Rock to be cleared in Spill

Channel

Choked Drain in Gallery

Figure 1.1: Selected Photographs of Improvement/Intervention area

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Figure 1.2: Project Area showing major intervention locations

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1.3 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT AND SCHEDULE
As can be seen from the list of activities proposed under dam rehabilitation project; these
activities can be divided into civil work, hydro-mechanical work, infrastructure development
with a view to improve dam safety. Civil work will be carried out by contractor(s) as these
are labour intensive activities and would be completed over a period of 3 years. SPMU/IA
will hire contractor(s) based on national open competitive procurement using a Request
for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank‘s ―Procurement Regulations for IPF
Borrowers, July 2016,_Revised August 2018 Procurement Regulations), and is open to all
Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Following is the overall implementation
and procurement schedule:

Overall Phasing of Project Implementation:

Proposed Starting of implementation: 1/04/2020
Proposed Ending of implementation: 30/03/2023
Implementation Duration (months): 36 months (3 years)

1.4 PURPOSE OF ESDD

The overall project (DRIP II) was categorized as High Risk as per the internal Environment
and Social Risk Classification of the Bank. The Environment and Social Due Diligence has
been conducted to use it as a tool for decision-making on the sub-project with the following
specific objectives:
i. To identify, evaluate and manage the environment and social risks and impacts of the
sub-project in a manner consistent with the ESSs;
ii. To adopt a mitigation hierarchy approach to the project’s E&S risks i.e. a) anticipate
and avoid risks and impacts; b) minimize or reduce risks and impacts to acceptable
levels, if not avoidable; c) once risks and impacts have been minimized or reduced,
mitigate; and (d) where significant residual impacts remain, compensate for or offset
them, where technically and financially feasible;
iii. To help identify differentiated impacts on the disadvantaged or vulnerable and to
identify differentiated measures to mitigate such impacts, wherever applicable;
iv. To assess the relevance and applicability of environmental and social institutions,
systems, laws, regulations and procedures in the assessment, development and
implementation of projects, whenever appropriate; identify gaps, if any exist, and
v. To assess borrower’s existing capacity, gaps therein, and identify areas for enhanced
capacity towards management of E&S risks.
vi. Based on the categorization of Environment and Social risks and impacts of the Dam
sub-project, to determine whether ESIA is to be carried out using independent third-
party agency or a generic ESMP customized to mitigate E&S risks and impacts will
suffice.

1.5 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY OF ESDD

The following approach has been adopted for ESDD:
i. Study sub-project information, proposed interventions, their magnitude and locations
and carry out assessment of each proposed intervention to identify the magnitude of
E&S risk and impacts;

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 ii. Review relevance and applicability of national and state legal requirements and Bank’s
ESF policy, standards and directives and preliminary assessment of applicability of
legal requirement and ESS framework (2-8)
iii. Conduct site visit to understand baseline environment and social settings, proposed
activities under the sub-project, their location and sensitivity, if any.
iv. Present key baseline data essential for impact assessment in immediate vicinity area of
proposed interventions from secondary sources, such as land-use, protected areas in
vicinity, ascertain presence of indigenous (schedule tribe)/vulnerable people, etc.
v. Undertake institutional assessment to identify existing capacities & relevant gaps to
manage E&S risks and impacts
vi. Conduct preliminary stakeholder consultations to help identify potential stakeholders;
to provide information on the proposed interventions; to identify issues and concerns;
and ascertain appropriate mechanisms for continued engagement
vii. Carry out activity wise environment and social screening and identify risks and
impacts. Classify the sub-project based on risk level (low, moderate or substantial and
high) and recommend commensurate plans/measures to meet identified risks and
impacts.

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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
2 AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
2.1 POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
India has well defined environmental and social regulatory framework. The regulation
applicability depends on nature of work and location of work. Broadly legislation can be
divided into four categories viz. environmental, forests, wildlife conservation and social. The
applicability analysis of regulations pertaining to all the above four categories was carried
out. The applicability of World Bank ESF comprising, 10 ESSs (ESS1 to ESS10) to the
proposed rehabilitation proposals and Standard specific requirements were analyzed. Further,
a comparison of national environmental and social regulations versus World Bank’s ESS
was been carried out along with the gap analysis. Applicability of Indian regulations, World
Bank’s ESS along with comparison and gap analysis is discussed in ESMF.

Central Water Commission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India has prepared
“Operational Procedures for Assessing and Managing Environmental Impacts in Existing
Dam Projects” as a guiding document for the dam owners to systematically address in
advance the environmental safeguard requirements and have discussed in detail all applicable
legal requirement. Reference has been drawn from this document as well, while carrying out
applicability analysis.

Indian environmental regulations requiring environment clearance is for new dam projects
specifically for the purpose of hydropower generation and/or irrigation projects and vary
with generation capacity for hydropower projects and culturable command area served by
irrigation projects. Forest related clearances become applicable, if new or any modification
in any existing project requires diversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes. Wildlife
Clearance process gets triggered if the project is in proximity to protected area or activities
are proposed within protected or conservation areas (CA).

Therefore, for the proposed dam rehabilitation activities at Ravishankar Sagar Reservoir
Project, regulatory clearances will not be applicable as per Indian regulation. Other
applicable regulatory requirement is discussed in ESMF.

2.2 DESCRIPTION OF INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

The sub-project will be implemented by Water Resources Department (WRD), Govt. of
Chhattisgarh. The department is headed by Secretary WRD. The Chhattisgarh WRD is
responsible for:

 Integrated and optimum development of Surface and ground water resources in

Chhattisgarh state
 Asses the water resources in the state, frame policy for making general plan for the
complete water sector. Issue guidelines for optimum development water.
 Bring uniformity in development of water resources and to prepare plans for use of
water resources with the help of research and technology.

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 Make policy and obtain resources for irrigation and drainage work for development of
irrigation and command area.
 Make policy for integrated and planned use of Ground water and surface water resources
for irrigation and other uses.
 Perform surveys and investigation and prepare designs and detailed reports for projects.
 Construction, operation and maintenance of Major, Medium, Minor Projects, Lift and
tube-well irrigation schemes.
 Design and construction of Flood control projects.
 Quality control and testing of construction material.
 Maintain and review the functionality of Irrigation systems and take actions to improve
the irrigation potential.
 Collect and update the Hydrological data and use them in planning of projects.

Chhattisgarh WRD do not have in-house expertise to address E&S issues. Presently, Chief
Engineer at SPMU and Executive Engineer at dam level look after these aspects.

Presently, no formal system is established for dealing with external complaint or a formal
GRM at dam level. There is no internal complaint committee as per Sexual Harassment Act
either at dam level or SPMU level, however, such complaints can be made to the head of the
division/ department. Chhattisgarh WRD website has an RTI link, providing relevant
information and forms under the RTI, Act, 2005.

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 Chapter ASSESSMENT OF
3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS
Assessment of physical, ecological and socio-economic conditions at dam site and
immediate surrounding has been carried out based on secondary information and site
observations; as discussed below.

3.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Land Use/ Land Cover

The project surrounding area’s land use and environmental sensitivity was analyzed using
GIS techniques. Land use/ land cover map within 5 Km radius of dam is presented at Figure
3.1. As can be seen from the map, present land use upstream of dam is mainly waterbody
(reservoir), deciduous forest and scrub forest are the other major landuse upstream of dam.
On downstream side, land use is dominated by deciduous forest and scrub forest and rest is
agricultural land, settlements i.e. habitation with few patches of scrub land and a single
patch of mining area. Nine major villages are falling in 5 Km radius of dam namely –
Khirgitola, Dangi Marcha, Nawagaon Khurd, Mudpur, Bhenya, Shakarwara, Barai and
Maradeo at downstream of dam site, while, Themsra at upstream of dam site.

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 Figure 3.1: Land Use and Land Cover Map of 5 Km radius around Dam site
Natural Hazards
Potential of natural hazards such as flooding and earthquake has been assessed.

Since the gross storage capacity of Ravishankar Reservoir Project is 910 MCM and height
of the dam is 30.50 m, therefore, as per Indian Standard IS: 11223-1985 criteria it qualifies
for Project Maximum Flood (PMF) as its design flood. The spillway for the project was
originally designed for a discharge of 17230 m3/s, revised design flood has been worked as
17760 m3/s by CWC i.e. 3.076% increase, which is a not a significant increase.

Project falls in earthquake zone III and same was considered at the time of design and there
is no need for seismic design review. Bureau of Indian Standards [IS 1893 (Part I):2002],
has grouped the country into four  seismic zones, viz. Zone II, III, IV and V. Zone II is the
least active and Zone V is the most active.

3.2 PROTECTED AREA

Dam is not in proximity to any protected area (National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary or
Conservation Reserve) as declared under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Sitanadi Wildlife
Sanctuary is the nearest protected area which is around 55 km from the Dam.

3.3 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

The dam is located near Gangrel village, tehsil & district Dhamtari of Chhattisgarh State.
Nine villages are falling in 5 Km radius of dam namely – Khirgitola, Dangi Marcha,

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 Nawagaon Khurd, Mudpur, Bhenya, Shakarwara, Barai, Maradeo and Themsra. The project
area does not fall within the Schedule V1 areas of Chhattisgarh.

The district is divided into four tehsils namely Kurud, Magarlod, Dhamtari and Nagri. The
economy of the district is primarily dependent on agricultural sector as supported by the fact
that cultivators constitute 33.62% of total workers and 45.32% engaged as agricultural
labourers. The brief demographic characteristic of the district is given in the table below:

No. of Households 170,590 Household Size 05

Total Population 799,781 Population (0-6 age) 101,909
Male 397,897 Boys (0-6 age) 51,652
Female 401,884 Girls (0-6 age) 50,257
Sex Ratio 1,010 Sex Ratio (0-6) 973
Population (SC) 58,581 Population (ST) 207,633
(7.32%) (25.96%)
Male 28,887 Male 102,058
Female 29,694 Female 105,575
Literates 546,833 Literacy Rate 78.36
Male 303,924 Male 87.78
Female 242,909 Female 69.08
No. of Workers 402,895 Cultivators 135,435 (33.62%)
Male 226,382 Agricultural Labours 182,602 (45.32%)
Female 176,513 Household Industrial 7,310 (1.81%)
Workers
No. of Main Workers 335,368 Other Workers 77,548 (19.25%)
No. of Marginal Workers 67,527
Source: Census of India, 2011 (District Handbook)
3.4 CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
List of National Monuments in Chhattisgarh and list of State Protected monuments in
Chhattisgarh have been reviewed. As per list of State Protected monuments, there is one
protected monument in the entire Dhamtari district i.e. Karneshwar Mahadev Group of
Temple in Sihawa, which is at a distance of around 72 km from Dam site.

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Scheduled Areas are areas in India with a preponderance of tribal population subject to a special governance mechanism wherein
the central government plays a direct role in safeguarding cultural and economic interests of scheduled tribes in the area.

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ACTIVITY WISE ENVIRONMENT
4 & SOCIAL SCREENING, RISK
AND IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION
4.1 SUB-PROJECT SCREENING
The subproject screening was undertaken based on site visits and followed a set
methodology. Process of risks/impacts identification was done using two step screening
process. Step I identifies the applicable sub-project activities, preconstruction stage and
construction stage’s major auxiliary or interventions related risks and impacts within the
impact zone. Step II conducts an analysis of extent of risk viz low, moderate, substantial and
high associated with various sub activities related to each activity that was identified through
Step I. All these were then summarized to arrive at overall dam sub-project risk category.
Description of each step of screening as per formats, and the outcome of each step is given
below.

Step I Screening (using Form SF-1): Sub-Project Component, Construction Support

Preparatory Intervention related vs Nature of Risk/Impact

Scoping exercise was carried out to select the applicability of each activity based on the
interventions proposed in the sub-project PST. Applicable interventions were further
classified based on the location i.e. within dam area or outside the dam area and for each
applicable intervention likely nature of risks and impacts has been listed.

Screening indicated that all project components related activities are limited to within the
dam area/premises. Due to nature of these activities, likely impacts will be on physical
environment in terms of air pollution, noise pollution and waste generation. None of the
proposed structural interventions, involve acquisition of private land and/or private assets.
These activities in no way cause restriction on access to land or use of resources by local
communities and there is no economic displacement envisaged due to the sub-project.
Activities interfacing with water bodies – river/reservoir will have risk of spillage of
chemicals, construction material, and debris leading to water pollution and impacts on
fishes.

Pre-construction and construction stage major auxiliary or preparatory intervention are

within dam area as well as beyond dam area. Deployment and haulage of heavy machinery,
setting up of workshop, operation of concrete mixture and heavy pumps will be within dam
area. Other activities such as labour camps and debris disposal will be beyond dam area.
Activities involving machinery and equipment will have OHS risks and impacts on physical
environment. Transportation of material, debris disposal and labour camps are likely to
generate pollution and impact on physical environment.

Project will involve project managers and supervisors, contracted workers – these would
also include migrant workers as all the required labour will not be fully supplied locally for
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a number of reasons, such as worker’s unavailability and lack of technical skills and
capacity. Construction contractors are expected to stay at/near dam, set up construction
equipment and machinery near work location at pre-determined/approved sites. Influx of
skilled migrant labour, albeit few in numbers, for construction works is likely. The labour
will stay outside the dam premises, hence risk of SEA/SH is likely.

Non-structural interventions such as Emergency Action Plan, Early Warning System and
Flood Forecasting System, etc. have not been proposed in the PST. Also, no details have
been provided in PST about any last updation of Emergency Action Plan or Dam break
analysis for the project ever been carried out or not. However, under DRIP, dam break
analysis will be carried out and Emergency Action Plan prepared for all the dams.

Output of this screening is enclosed as Annexure I.

Step II Screening (using Form SF-2): All applicable activities identified as having
potential risks/impacts that were identified through Step I screening, are further screened for
associated sub-activity and evaluated for the extent of risk. Sub-activity’s Risk/Impact
intensity is further categorised as Low (L), Moderate (M), Substantial (S) or High (H) based
on following criteria:

Low: Localized, temporary and negligible

Moderate: Temporary, or short term and reversible under control
Substantial: Medium term, covering larger impact zone, partially reversible
High: Significant, non-reversible, long term and can only be
contained/compensated

Occupational Health and safety is treated as Moderate by default as its risk effect can be
managed by adopting defined guidelines.

Analysis of extent of risk/impact for sub-activities resulted in identification of general

rehabilitation work – civil as well as hydromechanical as Low risk activities, whereas
Labour Camp, OHS and Debris Disposal is categorised as Moderate risk.

E&S risks of none of the sub-activities for this sub-project is categorized as either
Substantial or High risk. The outcome of Screening is enclosed as Annexure II. In case of
GBV/SEAH, this site was assessed as Low risk.

Based on consideration of all the above, summary of Risk/Impact (as per outcome of SF-2)
is summarised for major sub-project activities under Table 4.1 below.

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 Table 4.1: Summary of Identified Risks/Impacts in Form SF-3

Project Activity Environment Risks Social Risks

Air, Pollution Genera Protected Other RET Fish and Land Trib Labou Cultura SEA/S OH and
Criteria for Risk Evaluation :
water, downstrea l Area (Wild species (flora Aquatic al r l H Safety to
Low : Localized, temporary and Negligible
noise, m and Ecolog Life and fauna) life within heritag Labour/
Moderate : temporary, or short term and reversible under control
land use, upstream y Sanctuaries, outside dam e Communit
Substantial : medium term , covering larger impact zone, partially reversible
Soil, National protected water y
High : significant , non- reversible, long term and can only be contained/compensated
Resourc Park and areas body
Occupational Health and safety: it will be treated as Moderate by default as OHS effect can be kept controlled and with negligible effect with adoption of defined guidelines,
e use other
natural
habitat even
if not
protected)
Civil (within Dam L L L None None L L L M None L M
Boundary) 
Hydro-Mechanical  L L L None None L L L M None L M
Instrumental SCAD L L L None None L L L L None L L
A, surveillance
Painting  L L L None None L L L M None L M
Road work   L L L None None L L L M None L M
Safety measures L L L None None L L L L None L L
(Lighting)
Major Civil Work L L L None None L L L M None L M
extending beyond
Dam Area
Major debris M L L None None L L L M None L M
disposal
Labour camp M L L None None L L L M None L L

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4.2 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, Government of India has announced a country wide
lockdown between March 23 till May 17, 2020, that constrained holding of consultation
meetings. However, to ensure the participation of stakeholders in ESDD preparation and
record their views, stakeholders were contacted over phone and their views recorded. Two
sets of questions are prepared, one for each category of stakeholders – direct workers and
community. Direct workers included Engineers/staff working at dam (present or working
from home) – full time or contracted and community stakeholders included people living in
the dam vicinity.

Stakeholder consultation was conducted as part of environmental and social impact

assessments, with a purpose to:

a. provide initial information to the communities on the proposed project interventions and
particularly the non-structural interventions, if any;
b. help identify potential stakeholders who are involved at this stage and will be involved a
later stage.
c. assess their responses in understanding the potential risks and prepare mitigation plan to
address their concerns

Following is the outcome of the stakeholder consultation exercise. List of participants is

enclosed as Annexure III.

A. Interaction with Dam Engineers/Staff

Questions Responses provided / Observations

1. Please confirm whether all proposed Proposed rehabilitation activities lie within
structural rehabilitation activities for this dam premises. There is no possibility of local
dam are limited to dam compound only or community’s interference. No emergency
any activities are proposed beyond dam action plans are needed.
complex like catchment area treatment
plan, stabilization of reservoir rim area,
slope stabilization, de-silting etc.? Please
specify if any possibility of local
community interference exist during the
implementation of rehabilitation
measures; including stakeholders
consultation meetings planned for
dissemination of emergency action plans
which is a non-structural measure.

2. Is there any unsettled issues (legacy) There are no unsettled issues regarding
related to displacement or resettlement, displacement or resettlement.
pending since time of dam construction?
If yes, please give a brief detail.

3. Any unauthorized encroachers or There is neither encroachment nor squatters

squatters living within the dam premise? living within dam premises.

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 If yes, are these not a threat for dam
security and dam premise, any official
action taken in the past, does the state
government have legalized these squatters
and these have full right in the property of
dam authorities.
4. What is the proposed institutional The project authority would be dealing the
arrangement to deal the Environment and issues of environment and social activities.
Social activities within the scheme i.e. in-
house team of experts/hired agency or
individual experts?

5. Who will be in charge of E&S related Sub Divisional Officer posted at dam site
activities at dam site and at SPMU level? shall be in charge for E&S and at SPMU level
Mr. C P Jain Executive Engineer is in charge
officer.
6. How do communities contact dam Communities contact dam officers in person
officials? Is there any existing mechanism or through mobiles as the concerned officers
known to communities to contact dam reside near the dam premises.
officials (through telephone/mobile/e-
mail/official website?

7. What is existing mechanism to Written communication with district revenue

communicate with downstream authorities is made and with mobile messages.
communities/public on unregulated Hooter is used to alert at dam site.
releases of water during high flood time
siren/written communication to district
authorities/ telephone/mobile/text
messages or any other mode of
communication?

8. How do you ensure that downstream As the construction of dam is 43 year old and
community is fully aware of the above downstream community is now accustomed
existing mechanism? with the procedure.
9. Are there women employees at the dam No.
site?

10. Is there any existing Grievance Redressal Yes. any public grievance brought to the
Mechanism (GRM) within the department notice of the project authorities is promptly
to address any kind of dealt with.
grievance/complaints by general public?

11. Details of any grievances received lately None.

related to this new Scheme?

12. Is dam premise a restricted area or has Access is restricted and closed to general
open access to general public? public.
13. Are there tribal’s living in the surrounding Yes, mainly Gond and Kamaar tribes live in

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 area of dam complex? Which tribes are surrounding area of dam complex.
these? Please give brief detail.

14. Does the dam have any tourism/water Yes, there is a water park and well maintained
recreation facilities? If yes, how many garden with annual revenue of about Rs 20
approximate tourist visits annually, annual lakh. The amount so received is remitted to
revenue generated, whether any portion of state revenue.
this generated revenue is diverted to
regular O&M of this dam.

15. Do you engage any local labourers for The project authority has a dedicated labour
routine dam maintenance work? If yes, staff for dam maintenance, some of the staff
what is the process of engaging these belongs to local area.
locals for work at dam, whether through
Government approved contractor or hired
individually?

B. Interaction with Local Community

Questions Responses provided / Observations

1. How many villages are in immediate 7 Nos. villages are in immediate D/S vicinity.
downstream vicinity?

2. Are they dependent on dam in any way No.

for their livelihood?

3. Does any of these villages were displaced No

and rehabilitated during the construction
of RSP Dam. Is there any pending
compensation issues?

4. Is there any R&R affected person known No.

to you who is currently working with the
dam authorities? If so, in what capacity
(employee/direct worker/contractor)

5. Are you aware of any fishing Fishing activities are run by fishing
communities living immediately Department under C.G. Govt. No direct link
downstream of dam whose livelihood are with dam authority.
directly linked with the fishing activities
of this dam?
6. Are you aware of fishing working WRD is not concerned with fishery activities.
seasons, revenue earning, any access to
general public for fishing, any suggestion
etc.

7. Are you aware of local women affected in No such issue has arisen.
any way by dam operations?
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8. Are you aware of any early flood warning Siren (Hooter) of high amplitude is available
system for this dam, or any other system and regular updates to D/S with the help of
wherein downstream communities getting revenue department.
regular update during flood season for any
uncontrolled release of water?

9. Are you aware of any dam related incident No such Incident occurred.
happened in the past wherein some loss of
life encountered? If yes, brief summary
may be given

10. If you have to contact the dam authorities; By all means.

how will you contact, through
telephone/mobile/e mail/personally?

11. In the past, on any occasion, did you No such occasion occurred.
contact dam authorities for any specific
reason affecting public in general? If so,
how did you contact and how was the
response of dam authority?

12. Give your views about RSP dam, how this MRP Complex including RSP provides
dam is helping Country, State, district or irrigation in 264310 ha in Kharif and 40000
local communities in meeting its ha in Rabi along with water supply to Bhilai
objectives, any specific concern can also Steel Plant and drinking water to Raipur &
be given? Dhamtari Distt. 12.50 lakh watt power
generation.
13. (a) Are you aware of any document EAP is available.
named Emergency Action Plan (EAP) of
the dam?
Mock drill in done by disaster management
(b) If yes, do dam authorities conduct any authorities headed by Collector.
annual mock drill or consultation meeting
on dam site and invite all stakeholders to
inform about various protocols in place
and consequences in case dam fails?
Yes
(c) In future, during stakeholder’s
consultation meeting, would you like to be
a part of these consultation and mock drill
activities to be conducted by dam
authorities? Executive Engineer, Water Management
Division Rudri Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.)
(d) If yes, how to contact you, please give
the corresponding address along with all
details to receive the official
communication.

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14. Are you a regular follower of official No
website of dam authorities as a general
public, in case you are a contractor, do
you follow various tenders notices being
invited for various maintenance of this
dam?

15. Any suggestion to improve overall system To improve dam system, spillway system is to
by dam authorities in any way, please give be strengthened.
in brief?

4.3 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF RISKS AND IMPACTS FROM

ACTIVITIES BASED ON SCREENING
Based on the above screening analysis, potential impacts and risks from the sub-project are
summarised below:

Environmental Impacts and Risks

1. Environment risks and impacts, as assessed above, for various project activities under
this sub-project are categorised as Low and Moderate due to localised nature of proposed
activities i.e. activities remain limited to dam area except for labour camp and
muck/debris disposal.
2. Execution of civil and hydro-mechanical work within dam body will generate localised
impacts on physical environment and resource use; pose risk of exposure of workers
requiring personal protective equipment (PPE) use.
3. Civil work interfaced with water body such as re sectioning of the disturbed dam profile,
repair of parapet wall at dam top etc pose risk of water pollution and impact on fish
fauna.
4. Generation of hazardous waste pose risk of exposure of workers while handling and
require careful disposal at authorised sites.
5. Construction and demolition waste and muck from excavation for relief well, training
wall footing require careful disposal at pre-identified and approved site (by E&S Experts
of SPMU/IA) to minimise the risk of pollution on this count.

Social Impacts and Risks

1. As the interventions are within the dam premises and on the dam structure, there shall
be no adverse impacts on land and assets due to any sub-component or sub-activities
2. The dam is not located in the Schedule V area. Though there are Scheduled Tribes
households in the vicinity, these are mainstreamed into the overall society and do not
meet the characteristics outlined in ESS 7. There will be no physical interventions.
3. Influx of migrant labour will be low as these works require only few but very skilled
labour. Also these workers will mostly operate from labour camps within the dam
premises/proximity and hence there would be minimal interface with communities and
therefore significantly lower SEAH/GBV risks.

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4. Waste generation from labour colony can pollute drinking water sources of community,
risk is low and can be mitigated by providing adequate sanitation facilities.
5. No impacts are envisaged on cultural heritage as works shall not be undertaken in their
vicinity or result in any impact
6. Labour related risk would include:
 Safety issues while at work like injuries/accidents/ fatalities leading to even death,
while at work; Occupational health and safety risks due to exposure of workers to
unsafe conditions while working at heights, working using lifts, handling of
equipment and machinery, exposure to air and noise pollution etc. will be addressed
through OHS guidelines.
 Short terms effects due to exposure to dust and noise levels, while at work
 Long term effects on life due to exposure to chemical /hazardous wastes
 Inadequate accommodation facilities at work force camp, including inadequate
sanitation and health facilities
 Sexual harassment at work
 Absence or inadequate or inaccessible emergency response system for rescue of
labour/workforce in situations of natural calamities.
 Health risks of labour relating to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases
 Non-payment of wages
 Discrimination in Employment (e.g. abrupt termination of the employment, working
conditions, wages or benefits etc.)
 Unclear terms and conditions of employment
 Discrimination and denial of equal opportunity in hiring and
promotions/incentives/training opportunities
 Denial for workers’ rights to form worker’s organizations, etc.
 Absence of a grievance mechanism for labour to seek redressal of their
grievances/issues

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 Chapter
CONCLUSIONS AND
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 CONCLUSIONS

5.1.1 Risk Classification

As per the ESDD exercise, risk/impacts that have been identified relate to Water Quality,
Fisheries, Occupational Health, Physical Environment, labour and SEAH/GBV. The
summarised environmental and social risks of identified activities with level of risk is
presented in previous chapter. These risks are low to moderate and localised, short term and
temporary in nature which can be managed with simple ESMP and guidelines. Environment
risks of air, water, noise, land use, soil and resource use for most of the activities are Low,
whereas social risks of labour and OHS to labour/community are Moderate. Environment
risks of pollution downstream and upstream along with that of fish and aquatic life are
categorised as Low for works such as re-sectioning of the disturbed dam profile due to
interface with water bodies. Environmental risk relating to Labour camp has been flagged as
Moderate on environment and land.

Hence the overall risk of this sub-project Dam is categorized as Moderate.

5.1.2 National Legislation and WB ESS Applicability Screening

The applicability analysis of GoI legal and regulatory framework indicates that while, there
are various legislation which will have to be followed by the contractor for the protection of
environment, occupational health and safety of workers and protection of workers and
employment terms. None of Indian legislation is applicable warranting obtaining clearance
prior to start of construction/improvement work.

Four ESS standards are found relevant to this sub-project as per reasons given in Table 5.1
below:

Table 5.1: WB ESF Standards applicable to the sub-project

Relevant ESS Reasons for Applicability of the standard

ESS2: Labour and Working Conditions Direct workers, Contracted workers and Community
workers (likely for non-structural interventions like
EAP)
ESS3: Resource Efficiency, Pollution Civil and hydro-mechanical work including resource
Prevention and Management consumption requiring protection of physical environment and
conservation of resources
ESS 4: Community Health and Safety Transportation of material, labour camp near
habitation; and accidental risk during repair
/improvement work and also leading to SEA/SH GBV
risk
ESS 10: Stakeholder Engagement Plan For engagement of stakeholders in all structural and non-
structural interventions e.g. Emergency Action Plan etc.

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5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

5.2.1 Mitigation and Management of Risks and Impacts

Since risks and impacts are low to moderate category, a generic and standard guidance in
accordance with the ESMF shall be followed. It shall cover the following aspects:

a. SPMU/IA shall customise the generic Environmental and Social Management plan
(ESMP) that has been provided in the Environmental and Social Management
Framework (ESMF) and make it part of bid document for effective adherence by
contractors.

b. It is recommended that ESMP provides due measures for protection of environment

quality and resource conservation (during handling of resources) in line with ESF
standard ESS3 requirements. Similarly, any impacts identified on fisheries has to be
conserved. Likewise, due attention has to be given to Occupational Health and Safety of
workers and community in line with the requirements of ESS4 and World Bank Group
guidelines on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). Hence SPMU/IA shall prepare a
standard ESMP in line with outline provided in the ESMF and ensure its adherence by
contractor. The standard ESMP will address the following:
 Gender Based Violence or SEA/SH related actions (ESS1)
 Labour Management Procedure (ESS2)
 Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention (ESS3)
 Community Health and Safety (ESS4)
 Stakeholders Engagement Plan (ESS10)

c. Contractor shall submit BOQ as per ESMP of the sub project and will also include
environmental and social budget as part of bid submission.

Mitigation plans to meet requirements for relevant Standards with responsibility and stages
are given in Table 5.2 below:

Table 5.2: List of Mitigation Plans with responsibility and timelines

WB-ESS Triggered Mitigation Instrument Responsibility Timelines

ESS2: Labour and  LMP SPMU/IA Before mobilization of

Working Conditions  OHS contractor
ESS 4: Community
Health and Safety  GBV/SEAH SPMU for GBV/SEAH by appraisal
GBV/SEAH
ESS3: Resource  ESMP SPMU/IA Before mobilization of
Efficiency, Pollution  Muck Management contractor
Prevention and Plan
Management  Resource
Conservation Plan
ESS 10: Stakeholder  SEP in accordance SPMU/IA By negotiation
Engagement Plan with project SEF

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 SPMU/IA shall disclose the finalised ESDD, ESMP, ESCP and other related plans on its
website after formal approval from CPMU. Executive summary of proposed ESMP based on
ESDD shall be translated and disclosed in local language.

5.2.2 Institutional Management, Monitoring and Reporting

ESMP will be developed by SPMU/IA and will be part of the bid document of the sub
project and shall be shared with CWC by SPMU for their review/ endorsement and
approval. SPMU/IA shall designate a Nodal Officer to coordinate and supervise E&S
activities. The SPMU will hire the qualified staffs to support management of E&S risks
including Environmental Expert, Social Expert for ensuring compliance with the Bank’s
ESF and ESS’s and ensure that these activities shall be implemented as per the procedures.
Specifically, as included in the ESCP, every SPMU shall be strengthened from
environmental and social risk perspective during implementation of the sub-projects. A
dedicated Environmental and Social staff with requisite skill shall be placed in the SPMU
and will be utilised to enable (a) development/review of ESDD of each sub project either
through an agency or in house, (b) E and S staff will coordinate to hire consultants where
ESDDs suggest a high risk for undertaking detailed ESIA, (c) preparation of environmental
and social management plans (ESMPs) based on type of risks as well subsequent
implementation of mitigation measures during implementation. SPMU/IA will hire experts
from outside department with relevant experience. These E&S experts will work in
coordination with Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contracted by CPMU – CWC.

SPMU/IA shall advise contractors about applicable legislative requirements and ensure that
contractors fully comply with applicable requirements and submit compliance reports to
SPMU/IA on quarterly basis. SPMUs will share regular implementation status of ESMPs to
CWC and The World Bank in line with Environmental Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) on
quarterly basis.

SPMU/IA shall establish and operationalize a grievance mechanism to receive and facilitate
resolution of complaints and grievances, from the communities and other stakeholders
including implementation partners. Grievance redress mechanism will be designed to
address concerns and complaints promptly and transparently with no impacts (for any
complaints made by project affected people (PAPs). GRM will work within existing legal
and cultural frameworks and shall comprise project level and respective State level redress
mechanisms.

PMC for the project will have sufficient staff with skills on Environment and Social aspects.
Awareness raising and capacity building on the new Environmental and Social Framework
(ESF) need to be carried out for the environment and social staff engaged and this will be an
area of continued focus, with a view to generate awareness at to dam level. Project
Management Consultancy (PMC) shall coordinate with CWC for approval, documentation,
disclosure and implementation of these ESMPs in line with project ESMF and ESCP.

Overall, the proposed activities within this Dam sub-project have low to moderate risks
resulting in the overall sub-project to be categorized as Moderate risk category. These risks

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and impacts can be effectively mitigated with effective implementation of mitigation plans
by SPMU/IA, Contractors and monitoring by PMC, SPMU and CWC.

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 Annexure - I: Form SF1
Sl. Project Component Applicable Environment Likely Nature of Risk/Impact
N (A) , Not and Social Water Quality (WQ), Fisheries(F),
o Applicable Risk Conservation area(CA), Protected
(NA) Associated Area (PA), Ecological (E),
within dam Occupational Health (OH), Physical
area (DI), Environment (PE), Cultural (C),
Beyond Dam Tribal presence (T), impact on
Area (DE) private
land/assets/encroachers/squatters
(LA), Labour (L), GBV risks (G),
(Write whichever is applicable)
1 2 3 4 5
A Nature of Project Component      
Related
1 Reservoir Desiltation NA    
2 Major structural changes – Spill way NA    
construction (Improving ability to
withstand higher floods including
additional flood handling facilities as
needed.)
3 Structural strengthening of dams to NA    
withstand higher earthquake loads
4 Structural Improvement/Repair work A DI WQ, F, OH, PE, L, G
-upstream of Dam site (interfacing
dam reservoir) (like resetting of Rip-
Rap, re-sectioning of disturbed dam
profile etc.)
5 Structural Improvement/Repair work A DI WQ, F, OH, PE, L, G
-Downstream of Dam site (with no
interfacing with dam reservoir) (like
repair of parapet walls, turfing on d/s
face of dam, fencing etc.)
6 Remodeling earth dams to safe, NA    
stable cross sections
7 Hydro-mechanical activities with A DI OH, PE, L,
interface with dam reservoir
8 Hydro-mechanical activities A DI OH, PE, L, G
Downstream of Dam site (with no
interfacing with dam reservoir)
9 Instrumentation, General lighting and A DI OH, PE, L, G
SCADA systems
10 Basic Facilities (like repair of road A DI OH, PE, L, G
improvement, parapet wall etc.)
11 Utility installation like standby NA
generator, or setting up solar power
systems
12 Painting Work NA
13 Water recreation activities NA    
14 Tourism Development NA    
15 Solar power/floating solar NA    
16 List any other component not listed      
above
i
B Pre-construction and construction      
stage major auxiliary or
preparatory intervention
1 Acquisition of forest land involved NA    
2 Taking of private land (including NA    

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Sl. Project Component Applicable Environment Likely Nature of Risk/Impact
N (A) , Not and Social Water Quality (WQ), Fisheries(F),
o Applicable Risk Conservation area(CA), Protected
(NA) Associated Area (PA), Ecological (E),
within dam Occupational Health (OH), Physical
area (DI), Environment (PE), Cultural (C),
Beyond Dam Tribal presence (T), impact on
Area (DE) private
land/assets/encroachers/squatters
(LA), Labour (L), GBV risks (G),
(Write whichever is applicable)
1 2 3 4 5
physical or economic displacement,
impact on livelihood; temporary loss
of business)
3 Major Borrow materials requirement NA    
involved
4 Major Quarry materials requirement NA    
involved
5 Blasting involved NA    
6 Resettlement and Rehabilitation NA    
7 Types of project workers (Direct, A DE L, G
Contracted, Community Workers (or
Volunteers i.e. for EAP
implementation)
8 Labour Camp involved (location A DE WQ, PE, G, E
within dam premises or outside)
9 Migrant labour likely to be involved A DE L, G
10 Heavy machinery to be deployed and A DI OH, PE, L, G
related maintenance workshop set up
involved
11 Hot mix plant Requirement NA    
12 Concrete mixture and heavy pumps A DI OH, PE, L, G
to be deployed
13 Temporary land acquisition involved NA    
14 Temporary disruption to access, NA    
livelihoods
15 Tree felling/ vegetation clearance NA    
involved
16 Haulage of machinery involved A DI OH, PE, L, G
17 Major Debris Disposal involved A DE PE, L, G
18 Major Transport of materials A DE PE, L, G
involved
19 Utility shifting involved NA    
20 Discharge of reservoir water NA    
( lowering of reservoir water
involved)
21 List any other not listed above      

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 Annexure – II: Form SF2
Sl. No Applicable Sub-Project Nature of Elaborate cause (risk) and its Risk/Impact
Component/ Construction Risk effect (Impact) on intensity for each
preparatory Work related Sub (Conformi environment /social type of
activity ( As per SF-1) ng to risk/impact Low
Column 5 (L) , Moderate
of SF-1) (M), Substantial
and nature (S), High (H)
of sub
activity
       
1 2 3 4 5
A Project Component Related      
1. Structural      
Strengthening/Improvement/Repa
ir work -upstream of Dam site
a Re sectioning of the disturbed dam WQ, OH, Risk of reservoir water L
profile (due to rain cut / other L, G contamination, Occupational
reason) health and safety risk due to
working very close to reservoir,
Labour and GBV risk
b Resetting of disturbed u/s rip –rap / WQ, F, Air pollution, noise pollution, L
pitching OH, PE, risk of reservoir water
L, G contamination and impact on
fishes, generation of
construction debris,
Occupational health and safety
risk due to working on
upstream face of dam, Labour
and GBV risk
c Repair to road, parapet walls etc. at OH, PE, Air pollution, noise pollution, L
dam top (Raising of height of L, G Occupational health and safety
parapet wall) risk due to working at heights,
Labour and GBV risk
d Access road to dam, dam top road OH, PE, Air pollution, noise pollution, L
i/c road to gallery, gauge station etc. L, G Occupational health and safety
risk, Labour and GBV risk
e Protection work above masonry dam OH, PE, Air pollution, noise pollution, L
L, G Occupational health and safety
risk, Labour and GBV risk
f Renovation of gauge well OH, PE, L Air pollution, noise pollution, L
Occupational health and safety
risk and Labour
g Construction of boundary stone wall WQ, OH, Air pollution, noise pollution, L
at M.W.L. PE, L, G risk of reservoir water
contamination, Occupational
health and safety risk due to
working at heights, Labour and
GBV risk
2. Structural Improvement/Repair      
work -Downstream of Dam site
(with no interfacing with dam
reservoir) (like repair of parapet
walls, damage spillway crest,
downstream training walls, etc.)
a Turfing on the d/s face of dam. WQ, OH, Risk of contamination of river L
PE, L, G water while directly working
on river, Air pollution, noise
pollution, construction debris,
Occupational health and safety
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Sl. No Applicable Sub-Project Nature of Elaborate cause (risk) and its Risk/Impact
Component/ Construction Risk effect (Impact) on intensity for each
preparatory Work related Sub (Conformi environment /social type of
activity ( As per SF-1) ng to risk/impact Low
Column 5 (L) , Moderate
of SF-1) (M), Substantial
and nature (S), High (H)
of sub
activity
       
1 2 3 4 5
risk, Labour and GBV risk
b Work in spill channel to improve WQ, OH, Risk of contamination of river L
flow condition like additional PE, L, G water while directly working
excavation in pilot channel, on river, Air pollution, noise
provision of wall, inspection road, pollution, construction debris,
etc. Occupational health and safety
risk, Labour and GBV risk
c Fencing of d/s of dam OH, PE, Air pollution, noise pollution, L
L, G construction debris,
Occupational health and safety
risk, Labour, GBV risk
d Treatment of damaged glacis portion WQ, OH, Risk of contamination of river L
i/c teeth & bucket, teeth floor. PE, L, G water while directly working
on river, Air pollution, noise
pollution, construction debris,
Occupational health and safety
risk, Labour and GBV risk
e Construction of breast wall in front WQ, OH, Risk of contamination of river L
of head regulator PE, L, G water while directly working
on river, Air pollution, noise
pollution, construction debris,
Occupational health and safety
risk, Labour, GBV risk
f Seepage through inspection gallery WQ, OH, Risk of contamination of river L
L, G water while directly working
on river, construction debris,
Occupational health and safety
risk, Labour, GBV risk
g Repairing of damaged portion of WQ, OH, Risk of contamination of river L
bucket floor L, G water while directly working
on river, Occupational health
and safety risk, Labour, GBV
risk
3. Hydro-Mechanical activities      
Downstream of Dam site (with no
interfacing with dam reservoir)
a Remote control system OH, L, G Occupational health and safety L
risk, Labour and GBV risk
b Providing & Fixing of 30 m Range OH, L, G Occupational health and safety L
Ultrasonic / Radar Type level sensor risk, Labour and GBV risk
recorder
c Repairing of Gantry Crane, Cable OH, L, G Occupational health and safety L
and panel risk, Labour and GBV risk
4. Instrumentation, General lighting      
and SCADA systems
a Damaged power cable of dam & OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
Gate L, G risk, waste generation from
removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk

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Sl. No Applicable Sub-Project Nature of Elaborate cause (risk) and its Risk/Impact
Component/ Construction Risk effect (Impact) on intensity for each
preparatory Work related Sub (Conformi environment /social type of
activity ( As per SF-1) ng to risk/impact Low
Column 5 (L) , Moderate
of SF-1) (M), Substantial
and nature (S), High (H)
of sub
activity
       
1 2 3 4 5
c Dam lighting, D/S lighting OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
L, G risk, waste generation from
removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk
d Lighting arrangement of Right OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
Guide Left Guide Bund of D/S side L, G risk, waste generation from
of Dam removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk
e Alternative Power supply for Dam OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
(125 kVa & 160 kVa DG Set L, G risk, waste generation from
removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk
f Repairing of Damaged Gallery OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
Dewatering pumping set & pipeline L, G risk, waste generation from
are power cable wire removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk
g Fencing & Repair work of Main OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
1600kva & 500 kVA power sub- L, G risk, waste generation from
station with Replacement of old removed parts and packing
power cable, control panels material, labour and GBV risk
h Lighting Arrangement of colony OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
street light L, G risk, waste generation from
removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk
i Internal &External Electrification & OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
Drinking water supply system for L, G risk, waste generation from
Residential Building removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk
j LED Fixture, cable & panels for all OH, PE, Occupational health and safety L
9 Nos. High Mast lights L, G risk, waste generation from
removed parts and packing
material, labour and GBV risk
B. Pre-construction and construction      
stage major auxiliary or
preparatory intervention
1 Types of project workers (Direct, L, G GBV risk due to involvement L
Contracted, Community Workers (or of workers, volunteers and
Volunteers i.e. for EAP local population
implementation)
2 Labour Camp involved (location WQ, PE, Wastewater generation from M
within dam premises or outside) L, G domestic activities, waste
generation, risk of tree cutting
and hunting of wild animals,
GBV risk within labour and
involving community.
3 Migrant labour likely to be involved L, G Migrant labour having low L
degree of interface with
community
4 Likely interface of Workers with L, G Risk of GBV due to labour L
communities interaction with community
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Sl. No Applicable Sub-Project Nature of Elaborate cause (risk) and its Risk/Impact
Component/ Construction Risk effect (Impact) on intensity for each
preparatory Work related Sub (Conformi environment /social type of
activity ( As per SF-1) ng to risk/impact Low
Column 5 (L) , Moderate
of SF-1) (M), Substantial
and nature (S), High (H)
of sub
activity
       
1 2 3 4 5
5 Heavy machinery to be deployed OH, PE, Heavy machinery will be L
and related maintenance workshop L, G deployed for repair and
set up involved maintenance of gates and hoists
and for other activities - OH
risk due to machine handling,
waste, wastewater and air
emissions from machines
operations, hazardous waste
generation from oil waste,
labour and GBV risk
6 Concrete mixture and heavy pumps OH, PE, Concrete mixture and pumps L
to be deployed L, G will be deployed for road repair
and other civil works and
dewatering - OH risk due to
machine handling, waste
generation, wastewater and air
emissions from operations,
hazardous waste generation
from oil waste, labour and
GBV risk
7 Haulage of machinery involved OH, PE, Machines will be hauled from L
L, G different location and brought
to site; OHS risk during
loading/unloading and air and
noise pollution during
transportation, labour and GBV
risk
8 Major Debris Disposal involved OH, PE, Debris will be generated from M
L, G various repair activities such as
repair of roads, res-sectioning,
protection work above masonry
dam etc. - OH risk during
debris handling, air and noise
emissions from debris handling
and transportation, water
pollution risk due to debris
finding its way to water body,
and GBV risk due to labour
involvement
9 Major Transport of materials OH, PE, Material will be transported L
involved L, G from various vendors and
suppliers to site for civil,
electromechanical work and
instrumentation - OH risk
during material handling,
loading and unloading; ,air and
noise emissions from
transportation, Labour and
GBV risk due to labour
involvement
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Criteria for Risk Evaluation :
Low : Localized, temporary and Negligible
Moderate : temporary, or short term and reversible under control
Substantial : medium term , covering larger impact zone, partially reversible
High : significant , non- reversible, long term and can only be contained/compensated
Occupational Health and safety: it will be treated as Moderate by default as OHS effect can be kept controlled and with
negligible effect with adoption of defined guidelines

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Annexure III: Stakeholder’s consultation: List of participants

Sl. Name Relation with Dam – Mobile Address (at least

No. Staff, contractor, Number village name)
worker, full
time/part time, local,
NGO….
A Civil Staff
1. U.D. Ramtekkar Executive Engineer 94077-19502 Irrigation Colony
2. L.L. Dewangan Sub Divisional Officer 91315-44516 Rudri Distt.-
Dhamtari (C.G.)
3. R.K. Jadhav Sub Engineer 83198-98210
4. S.K. Nagchaudhari Sub Engineer 98271-94677
5. H.R. Markam Sub Engineer 62601-35690
6. Provin Khedre Sub Engineer 94077-34014
B. E&M Staff
7. R.K. Dhritlahare Executive Engineer 70891-45478
8. S.S. Nikunj Sub Divisional Officer 98279-70332
9. Deepak Dhruw Sub Engineer 84589-12593
10. Vivek Sahu Sub Engineer 90746-47492
11. Ashwani Yadav Sub Engineer 90988-70164

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