NMCG

NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA
Ministry of Jal Shakti,

Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga
Rejuvenation, Government of India
Final Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report

Interception and Diversion with Rehabilitation of Sewerage
Scheme at Agra
April 2020
LEA ASSOCIATES SOUTH ASIA PVT. LTD.

New Delhi, India
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………..……………….………………………………..1
1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….……1-1
1.1. NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME……………………………………………………………………….……………………..…….……1-2
1.2. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT………………………………………….……………………………………….………………..…….……1-3
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION………………………………………………………………………………….…..…….……………2-1
2.1. ABOUT THE CITY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-1
2.2. EXISTING SCENARIO OF SEWERAGE FACILITIES IN AGRA CITY……………………………………………………………….2-2
2.2.1. Overview of Sewerage Zones of Agra ............................................................................................................ 2-2
2.2.2. Zone Wise Population projections for Agra City ............................................................................................. 2-4
2.3. EXISTING SEWERAGE FACILITY IN THE PROJECT CITY……………………………………………….………………..…….……2-5
2.4. NECESSITY OF THIS PROJECT……………………………………………………………………..………….…………………..…….……2-7
2.5. PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….……2-8
2.5.1. Agra Sewerage Scheme (I&D Works) ............................................................................................................. 2-8
2.6. DISPOSAL OF TREATED EFFLUENT……………….…………………………………………………………………..………………….2-11
2.7. DISPOSAL OF SLUDGE…………………………………………………………………………….………………………..…………..…….2-12
2.8. BIO ENERGY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….……..2-13
2.9. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE…………………………………………………………………………………….……………….………2-13
2.10. AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTION OF O&M WORK……………………………………………….…………………….2-13
2.11. TOTAL COST………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….2-13
3. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………….……………….3-1
3.1. METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3-1
3.1.1. Review of available documents and data collation..................................................................................... …3-1
3.1.2. Describing the sub-project activities ............................................................................................................ ..3-2
3.1.3. Field survey and discussion with the key stakeholders .................................................................................. 3-2
3.1.4. Discussions with Community People .............................................................................................................. 3-2
3.1.5. Describing baseline environmental and social profile of project area ........................................................... 3-2
3.1.6. Screening Activities ........................................................................................................................................ 3-2
3.1.7. Identification and assessment of impacts ...................................................................................................... 3-2
3.1.8. Developing Management Action Plan............................................................................................................ 3-3
3.2. SCOPE OF WORK……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………3-3
4. LEGAL POLICY & FRAMEWORK……………………………………………………………………………………….……..4-1
4.1. APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATION………………………………………………………………….…..4-1
4.2. APPLICABLE SAFEGUARD POLICIES OF WORLD BANK……………………………………………………………………….…..4-3
4.3. APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS – SOCIAL…………………………………………………………………………………..4-4
4.3.1. Uttar Pradesh Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015 ............................................................................ 4-4
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4.3.2. 73 Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 ........................................................................................................ 4-5
4.3.3. Other legislations applicable to construction activities ................................................................................. 4-5
5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROFILE OF PROJECT AREAS………………………………………………….5-1
5.1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….5-1
5.1.1. Physiography & Soil........................................................................................................................................ 5-1
5.1.2. Seismicity........................................................................................................................................................ 5-3
5.1.3. Air environment ............................................................................................................................................. 5-4
5.1.1 Noise Environment ......................................................................................................................................... 5-5
5.1.4. Water environment ........................................................................................................................................ 5-7
5.1.5. Biological environment ................................................................................................................................ 5-13
5.1.6. Other Eco-Sensitive area within 10 km boundary from projects site ........................................................... 5-15
5.1.7. Land use profile of the sub project locations ................................................................................................ 5-16
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5.1.8. Archaeological Sites ..................................................................................................................................... 5-18
5.2. SOCIAL PROFILE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….……….5-20
5.2.1. Population .................................................................................................................................................... 5-20
5.2.2. Sex Ratio and Literacy .................................................................................................................................. 5-21
5.2.3. Occupational Structure ................................................................................................................................ 5-21
5.2.4. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Population ........................................................................................ 5-22
5.2.5. Socio-cultural ............................................................................................................................................... 5-22
5.2.6. Slum areas in Project City ............................................................................................................................. 5-22
5.2.7. City’s planned activities ................................................................................................................................ 5-22
5.2.8. Historical importance/ Archaeological Properties ....................................................................................... 5-22
6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DUE DILIGENCE…………………………………………………6-1
6.1. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS DUE DILIGENCE – FINDINGS…………………………………………..6-1
6.1.1. Environmental and Social Assessment .......................................................................................... ………………6-1
6.1.2. Implementation Arrangement ....................................................................................................................... 6-2
6.1.3. Compliance to Regulatory Requirements ....................................................................................................... 6-2
6.1.4. Land Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 6-3
6.1.5. Construction & Occupational Health and Safety ............................................................................................ 6-6
6.1.6. Discussion & Community Consultations with Key Stakeholder and local community .................................... 6-6
6.1.7. Grievance Redress Mechanism ...................................................................................................................... 6-8
6.1.8. Gender Assessment and Development ........................................................................................................... 6-9
6.1.9. Gender Based Violence (GBV) ........................................................................................................................ 6-9
6.1.10. Integration of ESMAP with Project ................................................................................................................. 6-9
6.1.11. Requirements for preparation of ESHS Management Strategies and Implementation Plans ........................ 6-9
6.1.12. Requirements for the preparation of the Code of Conduct .......................................................................... 6-10
6.1.13. Compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the jurisdiction ............................................... 6-10
7. FINDINGS OF GAP ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………………………………….7-1
8. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND RESPONSIBILITY……………………………………………………………..8-1
9. RECOMMENDATIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………9-1
ANNEXURES
Annexure 1: Environmental &Social Information Format for Screening ............................................................................ 1
Annexure 2: Details of Existing Sewerage Facilities ........................................................................................................... 6
Annexure 3: Supreme Court Order on TTZ Area .............................................................................................................. 11
Annexure 4: Letter to Forest For Required DSTP Land And NOCs Requested From Various Departments ..................... 14
Annexure 5: Glimpse of Site ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Annexure 6: Environmental and Social Management Plan .............................................................................................. 18
Annexure 7: Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................................................... 50
Annexure 8: Letter Reference SMCG/ NMCG for total Scope .......................................................................................... 51
Annexure 9: Heavy Metals Permit Level for Treated Sludge to be Disposed as Fertilizer) .............................................. 56
Annexure10: Monitoring Station on Project Sites (Air, Water, Soil, Noise) ..................................................................... 57
Annexure 11: STP Capacity Estimation (based on Present & projected population) ....................................................... 76
Annexure12: Drain Discharge capacity measurement (As per DPR) ................................................................................ 77
Annexure13: Drawing showing I&D Provisions (MPS) ..................................................................................................... 81
Annexure 14: Minutes of Meetings .................................................................................................................................. 84
Annexure 15: MOU between UP Jal Nigam & MC Agra for dumping of extra sludge and garbage ................................. 94
Annexure 16: Office Memorandum 24.10.2019 Regarding CPA Management ............................................................... 95
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 2-1 SEWERAGE ZONE WISE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF AGRA ....................................................................................... 2-4
TABLE 2-2 OVERVIEW OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM OF AGRA ................................................................................................. 2-5
TABLE 2-3: PROPOSED DECENTRALIZED STPS OF TOTAL 11.6 MLD .............................................................................................. 2-9
TABLE 2-4: PROPOSED CENTRALIZED STPS OF TOTAL 166 MLD ................................................................................................... 2-9
TABLE 2-5 : CHARACTERISTICS OF TREATED EFFLUENT .............................................................................................................. 2-11
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TABLE 2-6: PROJECT COST ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-14
TABLE 4-1: SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND LEGISLATIONS UNDER GOI..................................................... 4-1
TABLE 4-2: OPERATIONAL POLICY OF WORLD BANK ................................................................................................................... 4-4
TABLE 5-1: LOCATION SOIL SAMPLING........................................................................................................................................ 5-1
TABLE 5-2 : SOIL QUALITY SAMPLING RESULTS OF PROPOSED DSTP, CSTP LOCATIONS ............................................................... 5-2
TABLE 5-3: LOCATION AIR QUALITY LEVEL SAMPLING ................................................................................................................. 5-5
TABLE 5-4 : AMBIENT AIR QUALITY SAMPLING RESULTS 24HRS. AT PROPOSED DSTP, CSTP LOCATIONS .................................... 5-5
TABLE 5-5 : AMBIENT NOISE MONITORING RESULT AT PROJECT SITE (24 HRS.) ......................................................................... 5-6
TABLE 5-6: LOCATION OF RIVER WATER SAMPLING .................................................................................................................... 5-9
TABLE 5-7 : SURFACE WATER QUALITY AT YAMUNA RIVER UPSTREAM /DOWNSTREAM NEAR TO PROJECT SITE ....................... 5-9
TABLE 5-8: GROUND WATER SAMPLING AT TWO PROPOSED STP LOCATIONS .......................................................................... 5-11
TABLE 5-9: LAND USE PROFILE OF SUB PROJECT LOCATION ...................................................................................................... 5-16
TABLE 6-1: LAND SCENARIO FOR PROPOSED MPS....................................................................................................................... 6-3
TABLE 6-2: I&D WORK ................................................................................................................................................................ 6-3
TABLE 6-3: LAND SCENARIO FOR PROPOSED DECENTRALIZED STPS ............................................................................................ 6-4
TABLE 6-4: LAND SCENARIO FOR PROPOSED CENTRALIZED STPS ................................................................................................ 6-4
TABLE 6-5: BRIEF OF DISCUSSION WITH STAKEHOLDER AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, RESIDENTS................................................. 6-6
TABLE 7-1: GAP ANALYSIS: FINDINGS ......................................................................................................................................... 7-1
TABLE 8-1: IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND ASSOCIATED RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................................... 8-1
TABLE-1: RATING INDEX ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
TABLE 2: DETAILS OF PUMPING PLANTS OF EXISTING PUMPING STATIONS ................................................................................... 6
TABLE 3: THE DETAILS OF EXISTING STP’S IN AGRA IS TABULATED BELOW..................................................................................... 7
TABLE 4: CONDITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING SEWERAGE WORKS HAVE BEEN DONE BY UPJN .............................................. 9
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 2-1: LOCATION OF AGRA IN INDIA FIGURE 2-2: REGIONAL SETTING OF AGRA CITY .................................................... 2-1
FIGURE 2-3: AGRA MUNICIPAL: SEWERAGE ZONES ..................................................................................................................... 2-4
FIGURE 2-4: EXISTING SEWERAGE FACILITIES OF AGRA ............................................................................................................... 2-7
FIGURE 2-5: POPULATION GROWTH TREND OF AGRA ................................................................................................................. 2-8
FIGURE 2-6: PROPOSED LOCATIONS OF DECENTRALIZED AND CENTRALIZED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS ............................ 2-10
FIGURE 2-7: PROPOSED DRAIN TO TAP FOR DSTP @ KK MANDIR ............................................................................................. 2-10
FIGURE 2-8: CHOKED DRAIN TO TAP FOR DSTP @ ARTONI ....................................................................................................... 2-10
FIGURE 2-9: CHOKED DRAIN TO TAP FOR DSTP @ KAMAYANI HOSPITAL ................................................................................. 2-10
FIGURE 2-10: PROPOSED DRAIN TO TAP FOR DSTP @ MAU NALA ............................................................................................ 2-10
FIGURE 2-11: PROPOSED DRAIN TO TAP FOR DSTP @ BAIPUR .................................................................................................. 2-10
FIGURE 2-12: PROPOSED AREA FOR MPS @ KHAIRATI TOLA ..................................................................................................... 2-10
FIGURE 3-1: FLOWCHART DESCRIBING STEPS ADOPTED FOR ESDDR PREPARATION .................................................................... 3-1
FIGURE 5-1: SOIL SAMPLE COLLECTION- S1 ................................................................................................................................. 5-2
FIGURE 5-2: SOIL SAMPLE COLLECTION- S2 ................................................................................................................................. 5-2
FIGURE 5-3: SEISMIC MAP OF STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ........................................................................................................... 5-3
FIGURE 5-4: LAST FIVE YEAR RAINFALL RECORD OF AGRA........................................................................................................... 5-4
FIGURE 5-5: LEVEL OF AIR QUALITY IN AGRA CITY (SOURCE : SPCB 2019) .................................................................................... 5-4
FIGURE 5-6: SAMPLING AT DHANDUPURA CSTP LOCATION ........................................................................................................ 5-6
FIGURE 5-7: SAMPLING AT ARTONI DSTP LOCATION................................................................................................................... 5-6
FIGURE 5-8: SAMPLING LOCATION AT REPRESENTING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE CITY ......................................... 5-7
FIGURE 5-9- YAMUNA RIVER BASIN MAP.................................................................................................................................... 5-7
FIGURE 5-10: COMPARATIVE RECORD OF WATER QUALITY OF YEAR 2017 - 2018 ....................................................................... 5-8
FIGURE 5-11: COMPARATIVE RECORD OF WATER QUALITY OF YEAR 2019 .................................................................................. 5-8
FIGURE 5-12: WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION AT DHANDUPURA CSTP LOCATION ........................................................................ 5-13
FIGURE 5-13: WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION AT ARTONI DSTP LOCATION .................................................................................. 5-13
FIGURE 5-14: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SITE TAKEN DURING SITE VISIT ....................................................................................... 5-14
FIGURE 5-15: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SITE TAKEN DURING SITE VISIT AT DHANDUPURA STP.................................................... 5-14
FIGURE 5-16: ECO SENSITIVE BOUNDARY AND SUR SAROVAR BIRD SANCTUARY ...................................................................... 5-15
FIGURE 5-17: SENSITIVE PROJECT FEATURE WITHIN 10 KM BUFFER AREA OF THE PROJECT SITE ............................................... 5-19
FIGURE 5-18: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AGRA CITY .............................................................................................................. 5-20
FIGURE 5-19:LITERACY RATE ..................................................................................................................................................... 5-21
FIGURE 5-20:WORKER DISTRIBUTION AND CATEGORY ............................................................................................................. 5-21
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FIGURE 5-21: SC&ST % .............................................................................................................................................................. 5-22
FIGURE 1: LETTER TO FOREST DEPARTMENT FOR REQUIRED LAND FOR DSTPS . .......................................................................... 14
FIGURE 2 REQUEST LETTER TO DEFENSE FOR APPROVAL FOR RISING MAIN WORK OF KHAIRATI TOLA ....................................... 15
FIGURE 3: NOC REQUESTED FROM RAILWAY BOARD FOR LAYING OF RISING MAIN NEAR TO MPS PEELAKHAR........................... 16
FIGURE 4: PROPOSED ARTAUNI DSTP LOCATION ......................................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 5: PROPOSED JAGANPUR CSTP LOCATION ....................................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 6: PROPOSED KK MANDIR DSTP LOCATION ..................................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 7: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR DSTP @ KAMAYANI HOSPITAL ......................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 8: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR DSTP @ MAU NALA I&II ................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 9: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR MPS @ NAGLA BUDI ........................................................................................................ 17
FIGURE 10: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR DSTP @ BAIPUR ............................................................................................................. 17
FIGURE 11: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR DSTP @ PELIPOKHAR...................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 12: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR DSTP @ PEELAKHAR ....................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 13: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR CSTP @ DHANDUPURA (OPTION 1- TTZ TREE AREA) ....................................................... 17
FIGURE 14: PROPOSED LOCATION FOR CSTP @ DHANDUPURA- OPTION 2 (PRIVATE LAND) ....................................................... 17
FIGURE 15: CEILING CONCENTRATION OF HEAVY METALS IN TREATED SEWAGE SLUDGE FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE ................... 56
FIGURE 16: MAP SHOWING LOCATIONS OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED MPS ................................................................................ 81
FIGURE 17: MAP SHOWING NALA TAPPED AND UNTAPPED AND TOTAL I&D PROVISIONS........................................................... 82
FIGURE 18: MAP SHOWING EXISTING & PROPOSED DSTPS & STPS .............................................................................................. 83
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CPCB --- Central Pollution Control board
CPR --- Common Property Resource
CSTP --- Centralized Sewage Treatment Plant
CTE --- Consent to establish
CTO --- Consent to Operate
DM --- District Magistrate
DoE --- Department of Environment
DPR --- Detailed Project Report
DSTP --- Decentralized Sewage Treatment Plant
EAs --- Executing Agencies
EMP --- Environmental Management Plan
EPA --- Environment (Protection) Act
ESMF --- Environmental and Social Management Framework
ESAMP --- Environmental & Social Assessment and Management Plan
GAAP --- Governance and Accountability Action Plan
GoI --- Government of India
ha. --- Hectare
I&D --- Interception & Diversion
INTACH --- Indian National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage
IPS --- Intermediate Pumping Station
LASA --- Lea Associates South Asia Private Limited
LPVA --- Land Price and Valuation Approval Committee
ADA --- Agra Development Authority
MLD --- Million Liter per Day
MoEF&CC --- Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
MPS --- Main Pumping Station
MSK --- Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale
NCR --- National Capital Region
NGO --- Non-Governmental Organization
NGRBA --- National Ganga River Basin Authority
NH --- National Highways
NMCG --- National Mission for Clean Ganga
NOC --- No Objection Certificate
O&M --- Operation & Maintenance
OP --- Operational Policy
PAFs --- Project Affected Families
RFCTLARR --- Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency In Land acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement
SC --- Scheduled Caste
SEIAA --- State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority
SPCB --- State Pollution Control Board
SMCG --- State Mission for Clean Ganga
SPS --- Sewage Pumping Station
ST --- Scheduled Tribe
STP --- Sewage Treatment Plant
ToR --- Terms of Reference
TTZ --- Taj Trapezium Zone
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ULBs --- Urban Local Bodies
UPJN --- Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
UPPCB --- Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board
WB --- World Bank
YPCU --- Yamuna Pollution Control Unit
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
1. The Government of India has given Ganga the status of a “National River” and in exercise of the
powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the
Central Government constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on 20th February 2009,
as a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating authority for strengthening the collective efforts of
the Central and State Governments for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the Ganga
river by adopting a river basin approach with comprehensive planning and management. In regards to this
initiative, under pollution abatement programme NGRBA proposes “Interception, Diversion &Sewerage
System Work in Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh, under National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG),
following the principles of ESMF of NGRBA.
2. Further, in the year 2014 the Government of India has launched “Namami Gange” programme,
which covers the previously sanctioned ongoing projects as well as the projects in new components with
multi sector mandate to address both water quality and water quantity issues. The programme aims at
integrating previous & currently ongoing initiatives by enhancing efficiency, extracting synergies and
supplementing them with more comprehensive & better coordinated interventions. Namami Gange
Programme has been segregated into two different components:
 Component A: Pertains to ongoing projects of cleaning of river Ganga & its tributaries, including
World Bank Assisted NGRBA programme having remaining central liabilities.
 Component B: Pertains to new initiatives to be undertaken in 5 major sectors i.e. Infrastructure
Development (Sewage Treatment, River Front Development, and Industrial Waste Water
Treatment & Solid Waste Management), Institutional Development, Ecological Sustainability,
Research & Development and Communication & Public Outreach.
Project Description
3. Agra, a historic town is situated in the Indo-Gangetic plain of India. The town is geographically
located between latitude 27°11'18.40"N and longitude78° 0'31.05"E in State of Uttar Pradesh. The city of
ancient culture and empire of various historic events is located at distance of about 200 km from New
Delhi, the capital of India. The city of Agra is built along the river bank of Yamuna at an average elevation
of 171 meter above the mean sea level. The total area of the town is 4027 sq. km. having total population
of 15.85 lakhs.
4. River Yamuna forms the major drainage of the city and it flows from North to South-East of the
city. The river enters the city on its northern boundary and takes a U-shape while flowing through the heart
of the city.
5. As per the Environmental and Social Management Framework (NGRBA, 2020)1, the
implementation of such river pollution mitigation projects under the NGRBP is anticipated to encounter a
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1.1. Therefore the study of Environment and Social Sector

variety of environmental and social issues/problems.
is required for analyzing the impacts of proposed project and suggesting their mitigation & management
plans to handle any negative impacts. In this regard the Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report
(ESDDR) has been prepared.
6. This ESDDR will provide a clear understanding of the prevailing and expected environmental and
social impacts as well as their probable causes, which are to be considered while preparing and
implementing the proposed interventions for strengthening the existing sewerage infrastructure of Agra.
Existing Scenario of Sewerage Facilities

7. According to information available from UP Jal Nigam, the Agra City is divided into 9 Sewerage
Zones; i.e. Central Zone, Northern Zone, Western Zone, Eastern Zone, Taj Ganj Zone, Southern Zone I,
Southern Zone II, South Zone III and the Cantonment Zone. With reference to drainage scheme of the Agra
city, first drainage scheme was prepared in 1917, followed by a revision of the scheme in 1945 & 1965.
The Agra Sewerage Master Plan was prepared by U. P. Jal Nigam in 2008. This report was prepared for a
design horizon of 2050 and included the whole area of Agra.
 Drains: There are total 90 drains in Agra with a discharge of 286.85 MLD. Out of which 29 drains
are partially intercepted and 61 drains are untapped.
 Sewer Network (Km): A total of 572.34 km. sewer lines have been laid in different Sewerage
Zones, whereas, no sewer lines are existent in the Cantonment and South Zone 1.
 SPS: At present the existing wastewater system consists of 26 Sewage pumping Stations out of
which, two sewage pumping station are constructed by UP Avas & Vikas Parishad for its colonies.
Further, no SPS is existent in Cantonment area, South Zone 1 and South Zone III.
 STPs: Except, Cantonment Area, South Zone I & III, the other sewerage zones has STP. There are a
total of 9 nos. of STPs having total capacity of 220.75 MLD. Presently, all 9 STPs are functioning and
arein good condition. The effluent discharge quality and the other efficiency are presented in
Annexure 2. The O&M has been awarded to M/s VA Tech Wabag, Chennai for 10 years by SMCG
vide letter no. 067/358/SMCG-UP/(PC) dt. 14.06.2019.
 Water Supply: Surface water from river Yamuna is the only source of water supply for Agra city. As
per the information available from UP Jal Nigam, Agra, two water treatment plants (WTPs) supply
drinking water to the consumers of Agra city. Both the treatment plants are surface water
treatment plants. The source of water supply in Agra is met by surface water (280 MLD) and tube
wells (9MLD).
Necessity of this project

8. Due to non-availability of sewerage system in various parts of Agra, the waste water is being
discharged into open drains and ultimately discharges into river Yamuna. This has resulted in the increase
of pollution level of the holy river, which is one of the main concerns for the Government and N.G.T.
Hence, to prevent these drains from discharging waste water directly without any treatment in Yamuna
River, the major drain tapping and providing treatment facility to clean the sewerage water has been
considered, to clean the River Yamuna. Agra city, unlike other Indian cities does not have a centralized
sewer system for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of domestic and institutional
wastewater. Due to tremendous population growth, influx of tourists and increased areas of habitation,
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different sections of existing sewerage network are partially and/or fully chocked, carries reduced flow and
the STPs are not receiving designed flow. The untreated sewerage disposal is a critical area; most of the
waste water of town and from un-sewered areas is discharged directly into the drains creating unhygienic
environment.
Proposed Project Activities

9. Under Namami Gange Program, following works are proposed under I&D Sewerage Scheme of
Agra:
a. I&D Works of 23 drains are proposed and the wastewater shall be carried to Decentralized STPs for
treatment through pumping / Gravity flow.
b. Sewer Line work from tapped drain to DSTPs – total length 2550 meter
c. Rising Main work of 9.35 km
d. Construction of Sewage Pumping Station 3 nos at MPS Burhi ka Nagla (Northern Zone), MPS
Peelakhar (Eastern Zone), Additional MPS at Khairati Tola (Central zone)
e. In order to tap the major drains and treating it at available nearby space, construction of 10
decentralized STPs have been proposed. In addition to this, to cater the other catchment area,
construction of 3 nos. of Centralized STPs has also been proposed.
Proposed Decentralized STPs of total 11.6 MLD

Sl.No. Decentralised Treatment Plants (Bio-digester Based Package Treatment) Sewerage Zone
1 1.6 MLD STP for K K Nagar Drain & Kamyeni Hospital Drain North Zone
2 0.02 MLD STP for Kailash Mandir
4 2.35 MLD STP for Wyepur Drain
5 0.35 MLD STP for Artoni Drain
6 3.0 MLD STP for Gailana and Transport Nagar
7 0.30 MLD STP for Jalma Drain Central Zone
8 1.13 MLD STP for Mau Nala I & II Drains
8 1.1 MLD STP for Dharwale Baba I,II & Islam Nagar Drains
9 0.25 MLD STP for Peeli Pokhar Drain Eastern Zone TRANS Area
10 1.5 MLD STP for Moti Mahal (I-VIII) & Indira Memorial Bridge Drains
Proposed Centralized STPs of total 166 MLD

Sl.No. Centralised Treatment Plant Sewerage Zone
1 35 MLD Aerobic Process with Biological Nutrient Removal technology based STP at Peelakhar Eastern Zone
2 31 MLD Aerobic Process with Biological Nutrient Removal technology based STP at Jaganpur Northern Zone
3 100 MLD Aerobic Process with Biological Nutrient Removal technology based STP at Dhandupura Central Zone
10. The implementation of all new sewerage infrastructure work such as I&D of 23 Drain, SPS, MPS,
rising main, centralized and decentralized STPs are proposed under Namami Gange Progrmme. The
remaining provisions such as I&D work 37 Nala (6.38 MLD discharge) & O&M of existing STPs, MPS are
planned under State Fund Scheme and has been awarded to M/s VA Tech Wabag, Chennai for 10 years.

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Approach and Methodology 1.1.

11. An Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report (ESDDR) is prepared by LEA Associates South
Asia Private Limited, New Delhi, on the basis of Detailed Project Report (DPR) that has been prepared by
UP Jal Nigam. The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF of NGRBA, 2011 revised in
March 2020)2 is intended to identify and assess the several environment and social impacts (both positive
and negative) that may results for the proposed river pollution sewerage project, under NGRBP, as well as
to provide a corresponding management plan to handle any adverse/negative impacts. The methodology
adopted for conducting Environmental and Social Due Diligence for the proposed interventions includes –
 Review of available documents and primary & secondary data collection,
 Describing the sub-project activities,
 Describing the baseline profile of project area,
 Survey and interactions / discussions with the key stakeholders,
 Discussions with the host population,
 Screening Activities,
 Identification and analysis of impacts,
 Formulation of Management Action Plan,
 Preparation of ESDDR
Project Screening
12. The project screening was carried out to understand the nature, scale and magnitude of
environmental and social impact associated with the project. The screening activity was conducted as per
the guidelines provided in Environmental and Social Management Framework of NGRBA (2011 revised in
March 2020) and on the secondary data analysis, field assessments and stakeholder
interactions/consultations. The E&S Screening was carried out based on ESMF guideline, which indicates
that the project falls in ‘high impact’ category. Please refer Annexure 1 of this report. Based on the initial
Environmental screening, Agra Sewerage Project has been rated under High risk zone because of following
reasons:
 The project area falls in the Taj Trapezium which is Declared Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) under "The
Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986";
 it involve felling of 704 number of trees in notified ESAs area and also involve diversion of 0.97 ha of forest land
which are notified forest under " The India Forest Act-1927". Please refer Section 6.1.1 (Para No. 136) of the
Report.
Baseline Environmental and Social Features

13. The baseline information forms the basis to analyze the probable impacts of the proposed project
vis-à-vis the present background environmental and social quality of the study area. The baseline
information pertaining to the physio-chemical, ecological, socio-economic and cultural aspects for the
project area has been collated from various secondary sources and available literature. The information on
2 For the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) document please refer

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1.1. were gathered through primary surveys at strategic

the baseline environmental and social conditions
locations considering various project components like laying of sewer line, construction of SPS, IPS, STPs,
etc.
Environmental and Social Impacts and their Mitigation

14. Though the project envisages environmental and social impacts, however they are temporary in
nature and can be mitigated with the proper implementation safeguard measures suggested in the ESDDR
designed for the project along with effective monitoring of the implementation. The project is expected to
benefit the city, as the wastewater that currently generated, flows untreated into the River Yamuna will be
tapped, treated at designated STPs and treated effluent will be allowed to flow into the Yamuna river.
15. Agra city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Agra Metropolitan region of
Uttar Pradesh State. The city has a population of 15.85 lakhs and the Agra urban/metropolitan area
population is 17.74 lakhs of which 9.39 lakhs are males and 8.20 lakhs are females. The sub-project area
falls in Agra tehsil of Agra district. The project tehsil exists with Agra metropolitan regions (it includes Agra
Municipal Corporation, Cantonment area, Dayal bagh Nagar Palika, Swamibagh Nagar Palika and Azizpur,
Patholi, Deoretha, Kalwari, Dehtora, Artauni, Nainana Jat, Dhanauli, Rohta, Kaulakha, Nainana-Brahman
census towns) and other adjoining 33 villages. The sex ratio of the project city is 875 females per thousand
males. The literacy rate of Agra city as per 2011 census is 73.11 percent, slightly higher than the Tehsil
average (73.07%). The total workers in project city are 5.16 lakhs (32.59% of the total population), in which
main workers consists of 25.26 percent, marginal workers are 7.33 percent and non-workers contribution
is 67.41 percent as per census 2011.
16. The city has approximately 252 slums (notified) with 30 percent of population and 96,000
households (approximately) located in Agra Municipal Corporation area having electricity and tap water
connection.
 Proposed sub-project is located within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), a Notified Ecologically Sensitive
Area which is a trapezoid shaped. This TTZ spread over an area of 10,400 sq. km. around the Taj
Mahal and a buffer zone designed to protect the historic monument from pollution. The Supreme
Court of India through Interlocutory Application No. 103908 of 2019 in Writ Petition (Civil) NO. 13383
of 1984 in the matter of M.C. Mehta VS Union of India & Other through order “There shall be no
impediment for the authorities to consider pending environmental Clearances which are necessary to
secure essential amenities within TTZ”. The Supreme Court Order dated 6th December 2019
(Annexure 3).
 There are 3 ASI protected monuments - Mehtab Bagh, Humayun Mosque and Gyarah Sidi near the
Kachhpura village. None of project STPs and DSTPs falling within the regulatory zone of 300 meters
of ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, THE 16TH JUNE 1992 Gazette Notification.
Therefore, no prior permission is required under this notification for project implementation.
 The Sewerage and STP Scheme at Agra (Artoni DSTP) is located at a distance of 5.26 km towards East
to Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. The Eco-Sensitive Zone has been demarcated to be 1 km from
boundary of sanctuary through the Gazette of India; No. 3319, New Delhi, Thursday, October 10,
2019. Hence it is exempted from obtaining NoC from State Board for Wildlife.

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 The proposed STP and DSTP under the project1.1. in Agra city is falling under TTZ zone. However, eco-
friendly projects (like STP etc.) are allowed with permission from State pollution control board as per
latest Supreme Court Order dated 6th December 2019 (Annexure 3).
 About 0.97 hectare of forest land is required for 8 DSTPs in different area of the city (northern and
eastern zone of sewerage plan of Agra), for which prior permission under “The Forest (Conservation)
Act, 1980 are required for diversion of forest area for installation of DSTP from the Regional Office of
MoEF&CC, Lucknow.
 The land identified for establishment of 100 MLD STP Dhandupura is available within existing STP.
This land has good canopy cover, which would involve felling of approximately 704 trees under TTZ
regulated area. Tree felling permission would be required from the TTZ regulatory authority to use
the existing land available within the existing STP.
 As an option to avoid felling of 704 tree within the TTZ, YPCU has mulled over another private land
just adjacent to existing STP. In case of delay happens in the TTZ approval from Supreme Court for
tree felling, the private land purchase will be preferred, as per UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent)
Policy, 2015.
 The screening checklist of project planning and sites reiterates that the project will not adversely
affect the livelihood, but prior permissions in case of forest land, TTZ, revenue department will be
required for the project STPs.
 The project will not have any adverse impact on the tribal population.
 The likely anticipated impacts on environment would be overcome by suggesting mitigation
measures and proposing project specific environmental & social management plan. Appropriate
Sludge Management Plan shall be prepared by the Concessionaire. Suitable site should also be
identified by the Concessionaire for the safe disposal of sludge generated at the STP. The
Concessionaire shall also need to identify specific site for intermittent storage of waste from SPS and
STP sites.
 The project will not have any adverse impact on vulnerable and Scheduled Caste community for
laying mains. Since all the DSTPs are proposed in the forest land, no diversion structure is required.
Most of the project site is at a distance from the settlement. As per the consultations conducted, the
participants expressed their relief and satisfaction that the open drains will be channelized and
treated.
Institutional Arrangement for implementing ESAMP

17. At the state level, State Ganga Committee constituted vide S.O. 3187 E dated 7th October, 2016
under Environment protection act 1986.Under the SMCG, Yamuna Pollution Control Unit (YPCU) is
functioning as the Executing Agency in Agra or some western part of UP under YAP region. The I&D
Sewerage and STP Scheme at Agra will also be implemented under the same structure.
18. The proposed interventions involve numerous construction allied to STPs and I&D works.
Accordingly, the available Project Staffs of UP Jal Nigam/YPCU, Agra Division shall be trained and assigned
for dedicatedly monitoring as well as ensure compliance of environmental and social safeguard measures
associated with the day to day construction activities of the proposed project.
Cost Estimate
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19. 1.1. project has been estimated to be Rs. 855.24 crore

As per DPR the total cost of the proposed
(including cost of O&M for 15 years). The ESAMP cost has been considered to be around 1% of the Basic
Capital Cost, which is coming Rs.3.17 Crore and cost of Permissions (such as TTZ approval & forest
Approval, CTE & CTO) are estimated to be Rs. 12.708 crore.
Implementation Schedule
20. It is anticipated that entire work will be completed within 2 years from the date of commencement
of work.
Agency Responsible for execution of O&M Works

21. Agency responsible for execution of work is U.P. Jal Nigam, Agra Zone which is headed by Chief
Engineer assisted by General Manager, Yamuna Pollution control Unit there after Project Manager, YPCU /
CU, U.P. Jal Nigam, Agra.

1. INTRODUCTION
1. River Ganga, along with her many tributaries, has been the source of physical and spiritual
sustenance of Indian civilization for millennia, and consequently, her well-being is of prime national
concern. It is the largest river basin in India in terms of catchment area and constitutes almost 26
percent of the country’s land mass, near about 30 percent of country’s water resources and supports
more than 40 percent of country’s population3. The delta of the Ganga basin is one of the largest in the
world, which is known by Sundarbans. It is the 20th longest river in Asia. Drainage of the River traverses
through 11 States of the country (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal,
Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi), where largely covered
States are Uttar Pradesh (28.02 %), Bihar (10.86%), West Bengal (8.3%), Uttarakhand (6.15%) and
Jharkhand (5.85%). In addition to the physical resource value, the economic, environmental and cultural
value of river Ganga is enormous in India. The Ganga also serves as one of India’s holiest rivers whose
cultural and spiritual significance is widely known.
2. Despite this iconic status and religious heritage, the Ganga River today is facing formidable
pollution pressures, along with the attendant threats to its biodiversity and environmental
sustainability. An ever-growing population, together with inadequately planned urbanization and
industrialization, has affected the quality of the river’s water. Today, the Ganga’s waters are sullied by
the incessant outpouring of sewage, as well as by the large volumes of solid and industrial waste that
are churned out by human and economic activity along the river’s banks. According to the reports, the
main causes of extreme pollution pressures in river Ganga includes (i) inadequacy of municipal waste
water infrastructure and services, (ii) inadequacy of industrial effluent management, (iii) solid waste and
non-point pollution sources, and (iv) inadequate in-stream flows.
3. The World Bank recognizes that the pollution in River Ganga is primarily a result of inadequate
infrastructure, the weak capacity of local water and wastewater utilities in the basin, and the poor state
of environmental monitoring and regulation. The Government of India (GoI) has received loan
assistance from the World Bank for the Mission Clean Ganga related activities under NGRBA Program
(later which is included as one of the component of the Namami Gange Programme) at the level of
institutional development, operational and implementation support and in four sectors, namely,
wastewater collection and treatment, industrial pollution control, solid waste management and
riverfront development.
4. At the Central level, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) registered as a society on
th
12 August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, was constituted as an authority to ensure
implementation of Namami Gange Programme. At State level, State Mission for Clean Ganga (SMCGs)
were set-up as registered societies in the respective states, namely Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
and West Bengal while Jharkhand has a dedicated nodal cell within the Department of Urban
Development was set up.
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Source: Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for the Namami Ganga Programme, Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India,2011 (revised in March 2020).
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5. NMCG acted as implementation arm 1.1. of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) which
was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986. NGRBA has since
been dissolved with effect from the 07th October 2016, consequent to the constitution of National
Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga
Council) vide Notification No. S.O. 3187(E), dated 07th October 2016 under EPA 1986 and subsequent
amendments vide Notification No. S.O. 1793(E), dated the 21st May, 2019 and Notification No. S.O.
3163(E), dated 02nd September, 2019.
6. The current focus of World Bank funded National Ganga River Basin Projects (NGRBP) under
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is on six participating States namely Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. The National Mission for Clean Ganga
(NMCG), the implementing wing of Namami Gange Programme has appointed LEA Associates South Asia
Private Limited, New Delhi, as a Consulting agency for the preparation of Environmental and Social Due
Diligence Report (ESDDR) for “Interception, Diversion & Sewerage System Work In Agra in the state of
Uttar Pradesh, under National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), following the principles of ESMF of
NGRBA.
1.1. NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME

7. The Government of India has launched “Namami Gange” as an Integrated Conservative Mission
Programme in the year 2014. The Namami Gange programme is an umbrella programme which covers
the previously sanctioned ongoing projects as well as the projects in new components with multi sector
mandate to address both water quality and water quantity issues. The programme aims at integrating
previous and currently ongoing initiatives by enhancing efficiency, extracting synergies and
supplementing them with more comprehensive and better coordinated interventions. Namami Gange
Programme has been segregated into two different components:
 Component A: Pertains to ongoing projects of cleaning of river Ganga & its tributaries, including
World Bank Assisted NGRBA programme having remaining central liabilities.
 Component B: Pertains to new initiatives to be undertaken in 5 major sectors i.e. Infrastructure
Development (Sewage Treatment, River Front Development, and Industrial Waste Water
Treatment & Solid Waste Management), Institutional Development, Ecological Sustainability,
Research & Development and Communication & Public Outreach.
8. The Namami Gange Programme will be implemented in the Ganga Basin in India. The overall
technical assistance and program development under the proposed project will focus on the entire
Ganga Basin; however specific sub-project investments under this project will focus on critical stretches
of six basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh in
India.
9. A comprehensive, basin-level, and multi-sectoral approach has been adopted, with support for
investments in waste water, solid waste and river front management, industrial effluent management,
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1.1.portfolio of investments under the NGRBA program

and afforestation and public participation. The
includes the following:
 Sewerage and sanitation systems/sewage treatment plants (new/up gradation)
 Solid Waste Management
 Industrial Pollution Control Initiatives
 River front Management initiatives
1.2. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT

10. This report deals with the Environmental and Social Due Diligence for the proposed
Interception, Diversion & Sewerage System in Agra as per the requirement of Environment and Social
Management Framework (ESMF) of NGRBA. In line with the requisite of ToR, the present ESDDR has
been arranged in following chapters:
Introduction
Chapter 1 This chapter briefly describes the project, Portfolios of Investments, project background, and scope of the
present study.
Project Description
This chapter presents a brief profile of the city and describes the existing scenario of sewerage infrastructure
Chapter 2
within the project area, need of the proposed project, outlines the various components and/or interventions
proposed under the present river pollution abatement work.
Approach and Methodology
Chapter 3 This chapter presents the different steps followed during the process of environmental & social assessment and
preparation of appropriate management plan for river pollution abatement.
Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework
This chapter captures the policy and legal framework of government of India as well the policies of World Bank
Chapter 4
that are applicable to the project. This section also highlights the various clearances/approvals required for
project implementation.
Baseline Study of Proposed Project Area
Chapter 5 Description of the baseline environmental and social condition including the baseline physical environment,
biological environment and socio-cultural conditions of the project area are briefly described in this chapter.
E&S Due Diligence
This chapter provides details of the potential environmental and social impacts associated with the project as
Chapter 6
well as provides necessary mitigation measures to address each of the identified impacts during the construction
and operation stage of the project.
GAP Findings
Chapter 7 This chapter deals with GAP analysis of the project with respect to Environmental and Social Due Diligence
aspects and Suggest recommendations
Implementation Schedule And Responsibility
Chapter 9 This chapter envisages the requirement Implementation Schedule to securely go ahead for the project in order to
mitigate the Associate E&S Negative Impacts
Conclusion and Recommendation
Chapter 10 This chapter provides the conclusion about the implementation of the project and provides necessary
recommendations.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.1. ABOUT THE CITY
11. Agra is a historic town situated in the Indo-Genetic Plains of northern India. The town is
geographically located on latitude 27°11'18.40"N, longitude78° 0'31.05"E in State of Uttar Pradesh . The
city of ancient culture and empire of various historic events is located at a distance of about 200 kms.
from New Delhi, the capital of India. The city of Agra is built along the river bank of Yamuna at an
average elevation of 171 meter above the sea level. The total area of the town is 4027 sq. km. with a
population of 15.85 lakhs. Agra city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Agra
Metropolitan region of Uttar Pradesh. Agra city was built by Sikandar Lodhi in 1506 AD. Agra was the
capital of Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1658 . Even today Agra is a renowned tourist destination due
to Mughal buildings like Taj Mahal, Red Fort , Fatehpur Sikri etc. These three buildings are included in
the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites .
12. The city also falls in the center of the four-culture areas- Braj, Bundelkhand, Rajputana and
western U.P. Both these factors have played significant roles in shaping the life and history of the city.
13. The Agra city is located on the west of Uttar Pradesh. The sub-project area falls in Agra tehsil of
Agra district. The project tehsil exists with Agra metropolitan regions (it includes Agra Municipal
Corporation, cantonment area, Dayal bagh Nagar Palika, Swamibagh Nagar Palika and Azizpur, Patholi,
Deoretha, Kalwari, Dehtora, Artauni, Nainana Jat, Dhanauli, Rohta, Kaulakha, Nainana-Brahman census
towns) and other adjoining 33 villages.
14. The city is well connected by road as well as by rail with several important cities including Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jaipur, Jhansi and Aligarh. It is also an important junction of the
Central, Western and Northern railways of broad gauge line. It is also connected with Delhi, Kolkata,
Patna, Lucknow and Varanasi by air.
Figure 2-1: location of Agra in India Figure 2-2: Regional Setting of Agra City

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2.2. EXISTING SCENARIO OF SEWERAGE FACILITIES IN AGRA CITY

2.2.1. Overview of Sewerage Zones of Agra
15. According to information available from the UP Jal Nigam, Agra city is divided into 9 Sewerage
Zones; i.e. Central Zone, Northern Zone, Western Zone, Eastern Zone, TajGanj Zone, Southern Zone I,
Southern Zone II, South Zone III and the Cantonment Zone as shown below:
East Zone
16. It covers full area of Trans Yamuna. The existing sewerage infrastructure in the zone consists of
YAP-I interception & diversion work through two IPS (IPS Naraich, IPS Etmad-ud-daula), one MPS (MPS
Peelakhar) and a STP (10MLD at Peelakhar).
North Zone
17. This zone lies to the north of CIS area above NH-2 bypass. At present water from Burhi ka Nagla
nala is tapped & diverted by MPS to 2.25 MLD STP at Buri ka Nagla. Manoharpur , Anurag nagar, Amar
Vihar-I,II drains are tapped and diverted to 14 MLD STP at Jaganpur.
West Zone
18. This zone lies on the west of CIS area, surrounded by central railway line and Fatehpur Sikri
railway line. Almost all water comes to central zone by nala and existing Mantola trunk sewer. This zone
has two IPS, one MPS and two STP’s viz. 40 MLD at Bichpuri&36 MLD STP at Sadarban. 40 MLD STP is
maintained by U.P. Jal Nigam while 36 MLD STP is maintained by ADA.
Central Zone
19. This zone houses main city area of CIS Zone. It is highly dense & fully urbanized. Many areas are
saturated in development. This zone is sewered and includes catchments of IPS Rajwah, IPS Balkeshwar,

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1.1. IPS Khoja and MPS Khairati tola. At present flows

IPS Sub Balkeshwar, IPS Water Works, IPS Bhairon,
from IPS Rajwah& IPS Balkeshwar are diverted to Water Works nala and from IPS Water Works to MPS
Khairatitola.
20. Part of the flow from existing sewer system is lifted to Yamuna Kinara Trunk Sewer at Sub
Balkeshwar IPS where it is connected with the Water Works nala and finally pumped to existing MPS
KhairatiTola.
21. IPS Bhairon intercepts flows of Paliwal and Belanganjnalas divert them to Bhaironnala by
conveyance mains and are then diverted to MPS Khairati Tola. IPS Khoja intercepts Khoja nala and
directs to MPS Khairati Tola
22. MPS KhairatiT ola takes flows from Water Works, Bhairon, and Khoja IPSs, Mantolanala and
Mantola sewer, Baluganjnala and Yamuna Kinara trunk sewer to 78 MLD STP at Dhandhupura. At
present water from west zone, south zone 1, cantonment, Tajganj & part of north zone also join central
zone.
Cantonment Zone
23. This Zone has only one catchment and lies on the lower side of central zone with Tajganj Zone
on the Eastern side. At present no sewers or I&D works exist in this zone; zone drains to Mantolanala
and Dholikar sewer and finally to MPS at Khairati Tola and then to STP at Dhandupura.
Tajganj Zone
24. This area covers southeast part of CIS Zone surrounding the historical monuments Taj Mahal.
Many development works are under taken in this zone under Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) program.
Presently there is no sewerage system in this zone and flows of this zone are drained by Taj East nala
and Taj West nala to Yamuna River. Part of the flow reaches MPS at Khairati Tola. But under TTZ
scheme, sewers are being laid and wastewater flow is taken care of by four catchments, three IPSs and
one MPS. Whole of the flow is taken care of by the TTZ scheme and is proposed to be taken to 78 MLD
STP at Dhandupura.
South Zone I
25. This Zone covers the urban settlement to the south-west of CIS area surrounded by central
railway line & Fatehpur Sikri railway line and includes the area of Shahganj, airport, surrounding area of
airport etc. and substantial area of more recent development. This zone also includes two census towns
named Azizpur & Dhandauli having high density. At present no sewer system exists in this zone &
wastewater is disposed to nala, which mostly reach to Mantolanala. But water from villages reaches
Khari River.
South Zone II
26. This zone lies south of CIS area outside of Agra Nagar Nigam boundary. This zone comprises
mostly of villages coming in the projected horizons. At present no sewer system exists in this zone &
partly flow reaches central zone & partly Khari River.
27. This zone is divided by two catchments (Nainakijat &Fatehabad). The area is currently
undeveloped but is expected to develop steadily. There are no sewers in this zone.

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South Zone III 1.1.

28. This zone lies in the neighboring area South Zone-II and Cantonment. This Zone comprises of
areas like BarahKhamba, Sauhalla, Ajeet nagar, Naripura and Mustaffa.
Figure 2-3: Agra Municipal: Sewerage Zones
Source: DPR Agra Sewerage Scheme (I&D Works)-Dec 2019
2.2.2. Zone Wise Population projections for Agra City

29. The population projections are summarized as below considering 2020 as the base year; 2035 as
the intermediate year and 2050 as the ultimate year in line with DPR under preparation for sewerage
works: U.P. Jal Nigam has conducted a population projection for the scheme based on latest available
census data i.e. Census 2011. Considering the importance of tourism in the city, floating population of
Agra has also been added in the total population after 2011.
Table 2-1 Sewerage Zone wise estimated population of Agra

S. No Zone No. Population
2011 2020 2035 2050
1 Eastern Zone 170735 302589 428996 608276
2 Central Zone 557192 638890 906796 1285161

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2011 2020 2035 2050
3 Northern Zone 176200 340017 482060 683463
4 Western Zone 395227 487304 744546 1022862
5 Tajganj Zone 200842 205567 251436 413173
6 Southern Zone-III 86759 106971 151655 215004
7 Southern Zone-II 149420 184231 261187 370288
8 Southern Zone-I 37423 46142 65416 92741
9 Cantonment Zone 71053 66574 94383 133808
Total 1844851 2378285 3386475 4824776
2.3. EXISTING SEWERAGE FACILITY IN THE PROJECT CITY

30. With reference to drainage scheme of the Agra city, first drainage scheme for Agra was
prepared in 1917, followed by a revision on the scheme in 1945 & 1965. The U. P. Jal Nigam got
prepared Agra Sewerage Master Plan in 2008. This report was prepared for a design horizon of 2050 and
included the whole area of Agra. Details of existing Sewerage system and their conditional assessment
are presented in Annexure 2. New projects or upgradation has been considered where existing
condition or capacities are not sufficient for present & future demand. An Overview of Sewage Disposal
System of Agra is presented below:
Table 2-2 Overview of Sewage Disposal System of Agra

Waste water Quantity
S.
disposal C SZ- SZ-
No. NZ CZ EZ TZ SZ-II WZ4 Total
works A I III
Interception
1 6 11 10 1 - - 1 - - 29
works
2 Sewers, kms 108.55 70.72 41.23 131.84 0 0 63 1.4 155.4 572.34
SPS
3 Bhairon
BurhiNag Taal
Locations Waterworks Peelakhar Dhandhupura
la Semri
KhairatiTola
Nos. 3 7 4 4 - - 1 - 7 26
STPs 2 1 2 1 1 2 9
Peelakhar
Burhi
4 WSP Devri
Nagla& Dhandhupura Dhandhupura Sadarba
Locations & - - Road
Jaganpur old UASB+EAS New USAB n SBR
KalindiVihar USAB
WSP
USAB
MLD 16.25 78 14.5 24 12 76 220.75
Source: DPR Agra Sewerage Scheme (I&D Works)-Dec 2019
 Drains: There are total 90 drains in Agra comprising of discharge of 286.85 MLD. Out of which
29 drains are partially intercepted and 61 drains are untapped.
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Note: A project costing Rs. 353.56 Cr. has been approved under AMRUT Programme in Western Zone of sewer network of
length 251 Kms.Work is under progress and is likely to be completed by June 2021.

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 1.1.
There are total 90 surface drains having cumulative discharge of 286.64 MLD in Agra, which are
carrying the waste water load and falling in Yamuna River. Out of these 90 drains-
 29 drains having cumulative discharge of 269 MLD have been tapped under previous
schemes.
 Remaining 61 drains having cumulative discharge of approximately 18 MLD are untapped
and are falling into River Yamuna with flows ranging between 0.001 MLD to 1.91 MLD.
 Of total 61 drains, 38 drains having total capacity of 6.40 work has been tendered out under
state fund.
 Remaining 23 drains having total discharge of 11.6 are proposed to be tapped and treat
under the present project of I&D Sewerage scheme of Agra.
 Sewer Network (Km): A total of 572.34 km Sewer lines are laid in different Sewerage Zone,
Cantonment and South Zone 1 is not have sewer line underlaid.
 SPS: At present the existing wastewater system consists of 26 Sewage pumping Stations out of
which two sewage pumping station are constructed by UP Avas& Vikas Parishad for its colonies.
Out of total Sewerage zone, Cantonment area, South Zone 1 and South Zone III three has not
any SPS.
 STPs: Except, cantonment Area, South Zone I & III, the other sewerage zones has STP. The Total
existing STP are 9 nos. having total capacity of 220.75 MLD. Presently functioning of all 9 STPs
are in good condition. The effluent discharge quality and the other efficiency are presented in
Annexure 2. O&M has been awarded to M/s VA Tech Wabag, Chennai for 10 years by SMCG
vide letter no. 067/358/SMCG-UP/(PC) dated 14.06.2019.
 Water Supply: Surface water from river Yamuna is the only source of water supply for Agra city.
As per available information from UP Jal Nigam, two water treatment plants (WTPs) supplies
drinking water to the consumers of Agra city. Both the treatment plants are surface water
treatment plants. The source of water supply in Agra is met by surface water (280 MLD) and
tube wells (9MLD). The rate of water supply in Agra is taken 150 lpcd as per GOI guideline for
design of Sewerage facility Project. Recommended rate of water supply as per CPHEEO Manual
on water supply is 150 lpcd at consumer end + unaccounted for water (15%). There is an
extreme shortage of water in the river Yamuna during summer5.
5
Government of India requested Japan Bank for International Co-operation for an Official Development Assistance loan for the
Agra Water Supply (Ganga Jal) Project, which aims at improving living conditions by providing reliable water supply through
construction of water supply system from Palra fall of Upper Ganga Canal to Agra and Mathura/Vrindavan. Under this project it
is proposed to bring 350 MLD of water to Agra. Presently the work on the said project is in progress which is likely to be
completed by the mid of year 2020 , after the completion of Ganga Jalproject; demand of water for Agra town shall be fulfilled

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Figure 2-4: Existing Sewerage facilities of Agra
2.4. NECESSITY OF THIS PROJECT

31. Due to non-availability of sewerage system in various parts of Agra, the waste water is being
discharged into open drains which ultimately discharge into river Yamuna, resulting the increase in
pollution level of the holy river, which is main concern of the Government and N.G.T. Hence to prevent
these drains discharging waste water directly without any treatment in Yamuna River, the major Drain
tapping and providing treatment facility to clean the sewerage water is considered to clean the River
Yamuna. Agra city unlike other Indian cities does not have a centralized sewer system for collection,
transportation, treatment and disposal of domestic and institutional wastewater. Due to tremendous
population growth and increased areas of habitation, different sections of existing sewers network are
partially and/or fully chocked, carries reduced flow and the STPs are not receiving designed flow. The
untreated sewerage disposal is a critical area; most of the waste water of town and from un-sewered
areas is discharged directly into the drains creating unhygienic environment. The population density of
the city is 11,167 persons per sq.km, which is considerably high, compared to other class B cities in Uttar
Pradesh. The floating population is around 0.3 million (Agra Jal Sansthan, 2015). The census data on
decadal population of Agra (Municipal Corporation) since year 1991 is presented in figure below:

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Figure 2-5: Population Growth Trend of Agra
32. Likewise, the effluents of industries, effluent of different slaughter houses are also discharged
directly into the drains without any treatment. In order to reduce pollution load of major drains of
Agra, the existing sewerage network necessities renovation and strengthening, so that the wastewater
would be treated before its discharge to River Yamuna, which finally joins with the Ganga River at
downstream near Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh.
2.5. PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES

2.5.1. Agra Sewerage Scheme (I&D Works)
33. Following proposals were made under Namami Gange Scheme-
 Interception & Diversion of untapped drains
 Rennovation / Rehabilation / Upgardation of existing SPS/STPs
 Renovation of existing interception works
 Construction of 3 nos. Centralised Sewage Treatment Plant
 Construction of 10 nos. De- Centralised Sewage Treatment Plant
34. However, vide SMCG letter no. 067/358/SMCG-UP/(PC) (Annexure 8), dated 14.06.2019,
Operation & Maintenance of existing STPs has been awarded to M/s VA Tech Wabag, Chennai for 10
years, hence, proposed works are curtailed accordingly and scope of work of the project has been
revised. The remaining works of the tapping of 37 untapped drains (out of total 60 drains) having
discharge of 6.38 MLD will be carried out by State Sector/extension of scope under the M/s VA Tech
Wabag contract in future projects as approved by NMCG/SMCG. Rehabilitation/Renovation/Repair of
existing assets including tapping of excess discharge of tapped drains is under the scope of work of M/s
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35. 1.1.revised works are proposed under the I&D Sewerage

Under Namami Gange Program, following
Scheme of Agra:
a. I&D Works of 23 drains is proposed and the wastewater shall be carried to Decentralized STPs
for treatment through pumping / Gravity flow.
b. Sewer Line work from tapped drain to DSTPs, CSTPs & MPS – total length 2550 meter
c. Rising Main work of 9.35Km.
Sl.No Name of Rising Main Diameter Length
1 MPS Burhi ka Nagla 800 3200
2 MPS Peelakhar 800 150
3 MPS Khairati Tola 1400 5500
4 Mau Nala I Lift Station 100 500
Total 9.35
36. Construction of Sewage Pumping Station 3 nos. at MPS Burhi ka Nagla (Northern Zone), MPS
Peelakhar (Eastern Zone), Additional MPS at Khairati Tola (Central zone)
Sl.no Name of Sewage Pumping Stations Capacity 2035 (lps)
1 Northern Zone - MPS Burhi ka Nagla 1163.277
2 Eastern Zone -MPS Peelakhar 1296.80
3 Central Zone- Addl. MPS Khairati Tola 3332.2
37. In order to tap the major drains and treating it at available nearby space, construction of 10
decentralized STP of total 11.6 MLD has been proposed. The DSTPs will be based on package /
conventional treatment technology.
Table 2-3: Proposed Decentralized STPs of total 11.6 MLD

Sl.no. Decentralised Treatment Plants (package treatment/ conventional treatment) Sewerage Zone
1 1.6 MLD STP for K K Nagar Drain & Kamyeni Hospital Drain North Zone
2 0.02 MLD STP for Kailash Mandir
4 2.35 MLD STP for Wyepur Drain
5 0.35 MLD STP for Artoni Drain
6 3.0 MLD STP for Gailana and Transport Nagar
7 0.30 MLD STP for Jalma Drain Central Zone
8 1.13 MLD STP for Mau Nala I & II Drains
8 1.1 MLD STP for Dharwale Baba I,II & Islam Nagar Drains
9 0.25 MLD STP for Peeli Pokhar Drain Eastern Zone TRANS Area
10 1.5 MLD STP for Moti Mahal (I-VIII) & Indira Memorial Bridge Drains
38. CSTP of total 166 MLD are proposed to cater the overflow of the existing STPs. CSTPs are
considered the population projected till year 2035 and thereof discharge capacity of drain too,
therefore the capacity of CSTP has been upgraded , the details of STP capacity estimations has been
provided in Annexure 11.
Table 2-4: Proposed Centralized STPs of total 166 MLD
Sl.no. Centralised Treatment Plant Sewerage Zone
1 35 MLD Biological Nutrient Removal technology based STP at Peelakhar Eastern Zone
2 31 MLD Biological Nutrient Removal technology based STP at Jaganpur Northern Zone
3 100 MLD Biological Nutrient Removal technology based STP at Dhandupura Central Zone

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Figure 2-6: Proposed Locations of Decentralized and Centralized Sewage Treatment Plants under the Project
Figure 2-7: Proposed Drain to Tap for Figure 2-8: Choked Drain to Tap Figure 2-9: Choked Drain to Tap
DSTP @ KK Mandir for DSTP @ Artoni for DSTP @ Kamayani Hospital
Figure 2-10: Proposed Drain to Tap for Figure 2-11: Proposed Drain to Figure 2-12: Proposed area for
DSTP @ Mau Nala Tap for DSTP @ Baipur MPS @ Khairati Tola
39. The implementation of all new sewerage infrastructure work such as I&D of 23 Drain, SPS, MPS,
Rising main, Centralized and Decentralized STPs are proposed under Namami Gange Progrmme. The
remaining provisions such as I&D work 37 Nala (6.38 MLD discharge) & O&M of existing STPs, MPS are
planned under State Fund scheme and has been awarded to M/s VA Tech Wabag, Chennai for 10 years.
Refer Annexure 13 for drawing of MPS & I&D provisions.

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40. 1.1.each drain wise projected Municipal water discharge

As per DPR as well discussion with UPJN,
has been estimated, which is also based on projected population 2035. The estimated average flow for
each drain has been taken into consideration for all DSTPs. Refer Annexure 11 showing estimations of
STP & DSTPs capacity & Annexure 12 shows the measurement taken by YPCU for all drains. As per DPR,
area of STP provision has been estimated based on GOI Public Health Engineering Manual (CPHEEO) by
UPJN.
41. In this way, the objective to prevent untreated wastewater of drains falling into River Yamuna
from Agra region will be achieved and the effluent standard norms as set by NGT shall be met
accordingly. Concessionaire shall be responsible to follow the lasted discharge standard as prescribed by
NGT in year 2019 for treated water from all DSTPs and CSTPs proposed under the project. This shall be
further assured by implementing agency (UPJN). The characteristics of treated effluent of proposed
STP’s are as given in the table below:-
Table 2-5 : Characteristics of treated effluent

Parameters Standards for treated sewage effluent for disposal into
water bodies
Biochemical Oxygen Demand BOD (mg/l) <10
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) (mg/l) 50
Total Suspended Solids TSS (mg/l) <20
Total Nitrogen (mg/l) <10
Ammonical Nitrogen (mg/l) <5
Total Phosphorus (mg/l) 1.0
Faecal Coliform MPN/100 ml : Desirable, Permissible <100, 230
Source: As per Hon’ble NGT Order dt. 30 April 2019 & SMCG Letter No. 0792/0312/SMCG/02 dt. 09 July 2019
2.6. DISPOSAL OF TREATED EFFLUENT

42. The treated effluent of STP will be used preferably for irrigation purposes and during the rainy
season it will be discharged into the river Yamuna. The other alternative measure to reuse the water
such as in washing, gardening should be explored by concessionaire. Presently Agricultural farmers used
to tap treated water from Jaganpur and Dhandupura STPs as per their requirement (basically in crop
sowing period), but no formal details were available during site visits and interaction of ESDDR. No
dedicated irrigation channel has been provided in the existing STPs.
43. Under the project component, total 177 MLD water is proposed for Sewerage treatment. With
concern of location planned by UPJN for CSTP and DSTP, the potential of reuse of available treated
water shall be considered. Locations of all 10 DSTPs (11.6 MLD) are proposed near by the Yamuna river
bank within ranging from 200 M to 1000m, and is also occupy out skirts of the city. Therefore, treated
water shall be preferably used for irrigation purposes in nearby farm field and during the rainy season it
will be discharged into the river Yamuna.
44. Three CSTPs (166 MLD) are proposed in existing STP premises, where presently treated water
are used for irrigation in pre monsoon season, but mostly treated water are getting conveyed in the
River Yamuna. The existing water effluent channel provided for STP shall be upgraded to carry the
discharge from proposed STPs. Currently 500m to 1500m treated water effluent channel has been
provided in the existing STPs at Jaganpur, Peelakhar & Dhandupura. In this Way, treated water shall be

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preferably used for irrigation purposes in nearby
discharged into the river Yamuna. As per latest NGT standard, BOD of treated water shall be less than
10 mg/l, the provision of using treated water in nearby agricultural field may be recommended.
2.7. DISPOSAL OF SLUDGE

45. Faecal Sludge: With view of economic considerations related to distance and transport, addition
of Faecal sludge has been taken into consideration at all nearby proposed STPS and MPS to maximize
catchment, and provide suitable management.
46. Sludge disposal present STPs: Presently there is no provision for Bio-digester in the existing STP
(total 9) located in Agra city. Majorly STPS are based on USAB and FAB technology; sludge drying beds
are uses for drying the sludge. As per reported by STP Operator & UPJN support staff, using of dried
sludge from Jaganpur and Dhandupura STPs has been in practice but only in dry season. The extra
amount of sludge is being disposed to Municipal corporations’ dumping site at Kuberpur, Agra. This is
located at 5km from the city of Agra. Some times as per requirement the dried sludge are used for
landscaping, gardening of STPs, UPJN offices.
47. Sludge Disposal in Proposed STP: In the proposed STPs of total 166 MLD (Centralized STPS) and
11.6 MLD (Decentralized STPs), the provision of Sludge thickener/ filter press has been included. After
dewatering the sludge, the sludge weight shall be reduced upto 40-20%. The dried sludge may be used
as manure, soil conditioner, fertilizer in the agricultural field. As per the design of the STP, the
generated sludge shall be digested first and only after digestion, it will be handed over to local farmers
for agriculture purpose. The sequence of such handling over of sludge to the farmers shall be developed
through a sludge management plan by the concessionaire. The surplus amount of Sludge generating
form STPs and DSTPs shall be disposed to Municipal Corporation’s authorized dumping site at Kuberpur.
This is located 5 km from existing CSTPs. MoU between UP Jal Nigam (implementing agency) &
Municipal corporation Agra has been done for dumping of extra sludge and garbage from the STP sites
to authorized Solid Waste Dump site of Agra (please refer Annexure 15). Concessionaire shall be
responsible to get the Bio chemical quality check of dried sludge before handling to farmer or using as
soil conditioner in nearby area. The sludge disposal standard as per CPHEEO 2016 has been presented in
annexure 9. For dewatered septage/sludge agriculture application, it should satisfy the following
criteria of Class A Bio solids of USEPA either by lime stabilization, solar drying and or composting.
• A faecal coliform density of less than 1,000 MPN/g total dry solids
• Salmonella sp. density of less than 3 MPN per 4 g of total dry solids (3 MPN/4 g TS)
48. Appropriate Sludge Management Plan shall be prepared by the Concessionaire. Suitable site
should also be identified by the Concessionaire within the project premises for the safe storage of
sludge before disposal to engineered landfill site located at Kuberpur. This engineered Kuberpur landfill
site is about 5 km from Agra City, is currently handling waste generated from the municipal area of Agra
City. It spread over an area of 75 Acres and had obtained Environmental Clearance from State
Environmental Impact Assessment Committee, Uttar Pradesh. The designed life of this engineered
landfill site is for 25 years. (refer annexure 15).

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to identify specific locations for intermittent storage of
waste from SPS and STP within sites. The necessary safeguard measures associated with the storage and
disposal of sludge are provided in the ESMAP (Annexure-6 ESAMP) of this report.
2.8. BIO ENERGY

50. For generating of bio energy from STPs, consistent higher amount of BOD shall be required
(possibly more than 300 BOD), therefore provision of Bio energy generation has been included in
Centralized STPS. In Agra Sewerage Project, provision of Biodigester has been proposed for all three
CSTPs. Energy generated form STP’s may be used for different energy demanding processes, fuel etc. In
Bio digestion process, a large fraction of the organic matter (sludge) used to break down into carbon
dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), and this is accomplished in the absence of oxygen. About half of the
amount is then converted into gases, while the remainder is dried and becomes a residual soil-like
material (dry sludge). The decentralized STPs are having capacity ranges from 0.02 to 1.6 MLD, where
arrangement for energy generation will be not so significant. Digestion reduces the total mass of solids,
destroys pathogens, and makes it easier to dewater or dry the sludge. Digested sludge is inoffensive,
having the appearance and characteristics of a rich soil.
2.9. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

51. It is anticipated that entire work will be completed within 2 years from the date of
commencement.
2.10. AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTION OF O&M WORKS

52. Agency responsible for execution of work is U.P. Jal Nigam, Agra Zone which is headed by Chief
Engineer assisted by General Manager, Yamuna Pollution control Unit there after Project Manager,
YPCU/CU, U.P. Jal Nigam, Agra.
53. The proposed interventions involve numerous construction allied to STPs and I&D works.
Accordingly, the available Project Staffs of UP Jal Nigam/YPCU, Agra Division shall be trained and
assigned for dedicatedly monitoring as well as ensure compliance of environmental and social safeguard
measures associated with the day to day construction activities of the proposed project.
2.11. TOTAL COST

54. As per NMCG guidelines, 100% of the project cost is as granted by GoI. Cost estimates and
Operation & maintenance cost for the works proposed in the DPR is Rs. 85524.42 lakhs. The ESAMP cost has
been considered around 1% of the total Cost, which is coming Rs. 317.72 Lakhs while Cost of necessary
clearances /permissions (such as TTZ Approval & forest Approval) is Rs. 1270.87 Lakhs. Refer Table 2-6

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2-6: Project Cost
AGRA SEWERAGE SCHEME (I&D WORKS) Under NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA (NMCG) REVISED
PROJECT COST ESTIMATE (Rates as per AA&ES)
Cost as per
S. N0. Items Quantity
Revised DPR
1 2 3 4
A Items on which centage is admissible
1 Interception of drains
Interception of new drains 22 nos. 730.48
2 Intercepting Sewers
By open trench method 1950 m 559.00
By trenchless method 600 m 800.00
Sub Total Sewers 1950 m 1359.00
3 Sewage Pumping Stations (SPS)
New MPS 3 nos. 4061.14
Lift Station (As per estimated cost) 01 no 58.8
Sub Total SPS/Lift Station 4119.94
4 Rising mains 9350 m 1585.00
5 Sewage Treatment Plants
Decentralized STPs 11.6 Mld, 10 nos. 2450.10
Centralized STPs 166 Mld, 3 nos. 20000.00
Online monitoring / Local Control Station
(LCS) / Master Control Station (MCS) of 5 nos. 644.91
STPs and D -STPs
Sub Total STPs 23095.01
Treated effluent disposal (As per
1560 m 882.32
estimated cost)
Sub Total (A) Basic Capital Cost 31771.75
B Centage
Cost of project preparation @ 4% as per
1270.87
NGRBA guidelines (maximum)
Cost of project supervision @ 4% as per
1270.87
NGRBA guidelines (maximum)
Sub Total B 2541.74
C GST @ 12% 3812.61
D Items on which no centage is admissible
st
O&M cost for 1 15 years 16079.21
(Excluding electricity & Fuel)
GST on O&M @12% 1929.51
Power connection 523.49
GST on power connection @18% 94.23
Land acquisition 0.00
Environmental Sanitation and
317.72
Management Plan (ESAMP)
Communication & Public Outreach 158.86

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S. N0. Items Quantity
Revised DPR
1 2 3 4
Governance and Accountability Plan
158.86
(GAPP)
Cost of Environmental
1270.87
clearances/permissions
Labour cess, 1% 317.72
Sub Total D 20850.46
Electricity & Fuel charges during 15
E 26547.86
years’ O&M
Total Cost of project A+B+C+D+E 85524.42
Source: DPR Agra 2019-20, YPCU

3. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
3.1. METHODOLOGY
55. The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF of NGRBA 2011, revised in March
6
2020 ) is intended to identify and assess the several environment and social impacts (both positive and
negative) which would result for the proposed river pollution mitigation project under NGRBP, as well as to
provide a corresponding management plan to handle any adverse/negative impacts. The methodology
adopted for conducting Environmental and Social Due Diligence for the proposed interventions is given in
Figure 3-1 below.
56. The Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report (ESDDR) has been prepared by LEA Associates
South Asia Private Limited, New Delhi, on the basis of Detailed Project Report that has been prepared by
UP Jal Nigam.
Figure 3-1: Flowchart describing steps adopted for ESDDR preparation
3.1.1. Review of available documents and data collation

57. Review of available documents and collating information from various documents to assess the
possible environmental and social impacts of the proposed project. All the available information and data
(quantitative, qualitative) regarding the proposed project has been collected mainly from the Detailed
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Project Report (DPR), consultation with stake-holders and other secondary sources including the
water/air/noise monitoring data of UP Pollution Control Board, UP Jal Nigam and from the reports of tests
conducted at site.
3.1.2. Describing the sub-project activities
58. With the help of information and data received mainly from the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and
consultations with stakeholders, a brief description and analysis of the project activities has been
established. Based on initial understanding, the list of required information has been drafted before
conducting the field survey.
3.1.3. Field survey and discussion with the key stakeholders
59. The team conducted field surveys and transect walks of the project area to develop an
understanding of the proposed project. The key stakeholders including the UP Jal Nigam, Agra were
interacted (both formally and informally) during the field visits while preparing the ESDDR. Most of the
associated government departments were visited to collect the relevant data and their feedback on the
proposed project activities. Also they were asked about the mitigation plans they have adopted or are
planning to adopt, suggestions for improvement and any public grievances. Surveys were conducted along
the path of proposed project sites.
3.1.4. Discussions with Community People
60. With the help of structured questionnaires, local people were interviewed in groups. A wide range
of potentially project affected people and people from different sections of the local community (both men
and women) including residents of households, residents of temporary settlements, shop keepers, street
vendors, etc. were interviewed in and around the project area. The interviewees were asked about their
awareness of the project, their response to it and how the proposed project is affecting them (during
construction phase) and how it will affect them (after completion phase).
3.1.5. Describing baseline environmental and social profile of project area
61. With the help of secondary information/data received from the available documents and from the
discussions/interactions with key stakeholders and host population, a brief description of the baseline
environmental and social profile of the project area has been established.
3.1.6. Screening Activities
62. The project screening has also been carried out to understand the nature, scale and magnitude of
potential environmental and social impacts associated with the proposed project. The screening activities
have been conducted as per the guidelines provided in Environmental and Social Management Framework
of NGRBA (NGRBA, March 2020) and on the basis of secondary data analysis, field assessments and
stakeholder interactions/consultations.
3.1.7. Identification and assessment of impacts
63. Based on the analysis of the data collected from field surveys, stakeholder interactions/
consultations and secondary sources, issues related to the environmental and social sectors were
identified. The impacts so identified were compared with the existing baseline environmental and social
condition of the study region. The impacts of the activities are mostly positive with few adverse impacts.

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3.1.8. Developing Management Action Plan
64. Based on the identified and assessed potential environmental and social impacts, an appropriate
mitigation / management action plan has been developed recommending suitable measures needed to
prevent, minimize, mitigate, or compensate for adverse impacts (if any) and to improve the environmental
and social performance. The mitigation plans is suggested for different stages of the project, as applicable:
designing phase, construction phase and, operation and maintenance phase.
3.2. SCOPE OF WORK

65. Based on the Environmental and Social Screening carried out as part of this due diligence exercise
using the screening matrix provided in the Environmental and Social Management Framework of NGRBA
(refer Annexure-1), The project components have limited impact to environment and can be mitigated
with the provision of suitable mitigation measures and adoption of Environmental Management Plan. The
scope of the ESDDR that has been finalized on the basis of project screening and categorization are given
below:
 Describe the sub-project and its components;
 Describe the baseline environmental and social conditions of the sub-project areas and the
proposed project facilities;
 Identification and analysis of key environmental issues viz. presence of any ecologically sensitive
areas in the vicinity of the project site, as well as social issues (if any) associated with the project;
 Interactions / discussions with the key stakeholders;
 Environmental and Social Screening and categorization of the sub-project as per the requirements
of ESMF of NGRBA / Namami Gange Program;
 Develop Environmental and Social Management Action Plan (ESMAP) outlining suitable mitigation
measures to be adopted by the relevant implementing actor;
 Outline the requirements of specific permissions / clearances / approvals that may be applicable to
the proposed project and the requirements of any detailed study [e.g. preparation of
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Tribal
Development Plan (TDP), etc.].

4. LEGAL POLICY & FRAMEWORK
4.1. APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATION
66. The Government of India has laid down various policy guidelines, regulations, acts and legislations
pertaining to sustenance and protection of environment and its various components. The policy, legal and
regulatory requirements that are relevant to the environmental and social aspects of the proposed project
shall comply with the policy, legal and regulatory requirements of the Government of India (GoI,)
respective State Governments and World Banks’s safeguard policies. The following are the key regulations
in India applicable for various development Projects.
Table 4-1: Summary of Environmental Regulations and Legislations under GOI

Relevant applicable Type of activity Applicability Responsible
Sl.no Objective
Act & Rules involved in project (Yes/No) Agency/Authority
1. Environment This is an umbrella Act All construction & Yes MOEF& CC, SPCB,
Protection Act, 1986 to protect and improve operational related CPCB
overall environment. activities where
All environmental disturbance to natural
related act and environment occurs. All
regulation comes under Environmental act
this. notifications are under
this act.
2. EIA Notification 14th To ensure and regulate The proposed project No MOEF & CC, SEAA,
Sep-2006 & the all new activity like GOI
amendments development work establishment of STP,
thereafter which is listed in EIA laying of Sewerage line,
Schedule I&D work are not listed
in EIA schedule.
3. The Air (Prevention To control air Pollution Consent to establish Yes State Pollution
and Control of by controlling emission (CTE) and consent to Control Board ,
Pollution) Act, 1981 of air pollutants as per operate (CTO) is Uttar Pradesh
the prescribed required from SPCB
standards. under section 21 of Air
(Prevention and control
of Pollution) Act 1981.
4. The Water To control water Consent to establish Yes State Pollution
(Prevention And Pollution by controlling (CTE) and Consent to Control Board ,
Control Of Pollution) discharge of pollutants operate (CTO) is Uttar Pradesh
Act, 1974 as per the prescribed required from SPCB
standards. under section 25 of this
Act.
5. The Noise Pollution The standards for noise This act will be Yes State Pollution
(Regulation and for day and night have applicable for all Control Board ,
Control) Rules, 2000 & been promulgated by construction Uttar Pradesh
amendments. the MoEF & CC for equipment deployed at
various activities worksite and in
operation.
6. Ancient Monuments Conservation of No any new No Archaeological
and Archaeological cultural and historical construction of STP, Dept. GoI, Indian
Sites and Remains Act, remains of India MPS, IPS are located Heritage Society
1958 near to regulated zone and Indian
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Relevant applicable 1.1. Type of activity Applicability Responsible

Sl.no Objective
construction activity Art and
within 300 meters of Culture Heritage
regulated zone of (INTACH).
Notified ASI structure.
7. Public Liability and To provide public Contractor need to Yes State Pollution
Insurance Act, 1991 insurance liability for stock hazardous control Board
the purpose or material like diesel,
providing immediate Bitumen, Emulsions,
relief to the persons etc.
affected by accident
occurring while
handling any hazardous
substances
8. The Forest To regulate the non- Prior permission is Yes State Forest
(Conservation) forest activity and required for around Department & GOI
Act,1980 conservation of Forest 0.97 ha. of protected MOEF &CC
of India forest land area which
will be impacted in
establishment of 8
DSTP locations under
the project.
9. Wild Life To protect wildlife Soor Sarovar Bird No Chief Wild Life
(Protection) Act, 1972 through National Parks Sanctuary is located at Warden,
and Sanctuaries a distance of 5.24 km conservator of
towards west of Atrani Forest GOI
DSTP. Final ESZ
notification has been
Gazette by GoI which
extend up to 1 km on
all side from the
boundary of wildlife
Sanctuary. Therefore
NoC from Standing
Committee for State
Board for Wildlife is not
required.
10. Right to fair Sets out rules for If incase, Private land No Revenue
compensation and acquisition/ purchase acquisition/ purchase Department, State
Transparency in land of land by government of around 5.5 ha. will Government
acquisition, be opted for
Rehabilitation and construction of 100
resettlement Act, MLD STP near to
2013 existing STP at
11. UP Negotiation Dhandupura. Yes
(Mutual Consent)
Policy, 2015
12. Solid Waste To manage collection, Applicable for Waste Yes SPCB, CPCB
Management Rules, transportation, generated from the
2016 Segregation, camp, offices, STP
Treatment, and plants
disposal of solid wastes
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Relevant applicable 1.1. Type of activity Applicability Responsible

Sl.no Objective
water, plastic Waste ,
BIO Medical waste)
13. Construction and To manage collection, Applicable in Yes SPCB, CPCB
Demolition Waste transportation, construction &
Management Rules, Segregation, demolition activity
2016 Treatment, and involved in STP, MPS
disposal of waste and Rising main works
arising of Construction
and demolition
activities
14. Hazardous and other To manage, store, Applicable in case of Yes SPCB, CPCB
Wastes (Management transport hazardous using chlorine tonner
and Transboundary and other waste in disinfection process
Movement) Rules, of treated water in STP;
2016 Storage, shipping and
handling of chlorine,
waste oil etc.
15. Plastic Waste To manage and safe Applicable in case of Yes SPCB, CPCB
Management Rules, segregation, reuse of using of plastic trash
2016 the plastic waste bag and sheet (not less
arriving from the than 50m micron
Proposed STP, MPSs thickness); handling
and disposal of plastic
trash from the STP,
MPS to authorized
vendor.
16. TTZ area approval To prevent pollution Applicable for 100 MLD Yes Supreme Court of
under TTZ (Prevention and regulate the TTZ STP to be constructed India, TTZ, GOI
and Control) Authority area. near to existing
under Environment Dhandupura STP.
(Protection) Act, 1986 Tree felling for
construction of
Dhandupura DSTP is
required. About 704
trees will be removed,
which is located in the
TTZ area, therefore
trees felling permission
is required from TTZ
authority and from
Supreme Court of India.
4.2. APPLICABLE SAFEGUARD POLICIES OF WORLD BANK

67. As the Project is seeking financing from the World Bank and therefore the Bank’s Operational
Policies pertains to environmental and social safeguards are also applicable to this Project. The Operational
Policies of World Bank applicable to the project under Namami Gange programme are as follows:

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1.1. Policy of World Bank

Table 4-2: Operational
Wo
S. Bank Safeguard Subject Applicable
Reason for Applicability
No. Policies Category (Yes / No)
It is Umbrella Policy, applicable for all
infrastructure projects under Namami Gange
Programme.
Environmental
1 OP 4.01 Yes Environment and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) for
Assessment
projects under PPP/Hybrid Annuity Mode
followed by the preparation of a detailed ESAMP
report during the detailed design stage.
Applicable to protect forest and wild life impacted
due to project.
OP 4.36: In Agra, Forest diversion of around 0.97 hectare
2 Forestry Yes
shall be required for construction of 8 DSTPs.
Therefore construction work shall be started only
after prior approval from Forest Department.
Applicable to protect natural habitats including
forest and wild life impacted due to project.
3 OP 4.04 Natural Habitats No
In Agra, No impact / diversion of protected Area
(like NP, WLS etc.) is envisaged.
Applicable in case of Private Land Purchase to
minimize / avoid resettlement wherever feasible.
As an alternative option for land for 100 MLD STP,
Involuntary private land identification has been identified
4 OP 4.12 Yes/No
Resettlement adjacent to proposed area of STP by UPJN. The
identified land (5.5 ha.) are agricultural land, no
structure is reported as impacted. No relocation
of property is envisaged under the project.
To protect the dignity, right and cultural
uniqueness of tribes & indigenous people
Indigenous
5 OP 4.10 No impacted for the project.
people
No tribal population is impacted for the
proposed project.
68. Furthermore, the World Bank’s Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines for Water and
Sanitation is also applicable for the proposed project. This guideline will provide guidance on EHS issues;
principally occur during the construction, operation and maintenance phases, of the sewage collection
through a system of pipes, pumps, and other associated infrastructure (sewerage) to a centralized storage
and/or treatment system.
4.3. APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS - SOCIAL

69. This section includes the National policies and Acts as detailed under:
4.3.1. Uttar Pradesh Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015

 Government of Uttar Pradesh issued UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015 with an
objective of reducing the time and effort in procuring land through formal purchase process. Land
purchase policy is applicable for State departments, autonomous bodies, development authorities,
industrial authorities, different departments and PPP projects. Projects must be approved by the
Land Price and Valuation Approval Committee (LPVA). In this Policy, written consent of all the

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1.1.format is obtained. Circle rates, cost of land, date of

concerned land owners on a prescribed
signing the format is recorded.
4.3.2. 73 rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992

 The Act enables participation of Panchayat level institutions in decision-making by broadening the
village level functions, supporting implementation of development schemes. The Act provides for
involvement of the PRIs especially, the Gram Sabha/ Panchayat during project preparation and
implementation. The Panchayats at the village level will be involved for preparation and
implementation of the project.
4.3.3. Other legislations applicable to construction activities

70. Construction stage generally involves equity, safety and public health issues. The construction
agencies therefore will be required to comply with laws of the land, which include the following:
 Workmen's Compensation Act 1923 (the Act provides for compensation in case of injury by
accident arising out of and during the course of employment);
 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (gratuity is payable to an employee under the Act on
satisfaction of certain conditions on separation if an employee has completed 5 years);
 Employees PF and Miscellaneous Provision Act 1952 (the Act provides for monthly
contributions by the employer plus workers);
 Maternity Benefit Act, 1951 (the Act provides for leave and some other benefits to women
employees in case of confinement or miscarriage, etc.);
 Contract Labor (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (the Act provides for certain welfare
measures to be provided by the contractor to contract labour);
 Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (the employer is supposed to pay not less than the Minimum
Wages fixed by the Government as per provisions of the Act);
 Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (it lays down as to by what date the wages are to be paid, when
it will be paid and what deductions can be made from the wages of the workers);
 Equal Remuneration Act, 1979 (the Act provides for payment of equal wages for work of
equal nature to Male and Female workers and not for making discrimination against Female
employees);
 Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (the Act provides for payments of annual bonus subject to a
minimum of 83.3% of wages and maximum of 20% of wages);
 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (the Act lays down the machinery and procedure for resolution
of industrial disputes, in what situations a strike or lock-out becomes illegal and what are the
requirements for laying off or retrenching the employees or closing down the
establishment);
 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act; 1946 (the Act provides for laying down rules
governing the conditions of employment);

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 Trade Unions Act, 1926 (the Act1.1.

lays down the procedure for registration of trade unions of
workers and employers. The trade unions registered under the Act have been given certain
immunities from civil and criminal liabilities);
 Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (the Act prohibits employment of
children below 14 years of age in certain occupations and processes and provides for
regulation of employment of children in all other occupations and processes. Employment of
child labour is prohibited in Building and Construction Industry);
 Inter-State Migrant Workmen’s (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act,
1979 (the inter-state migrant workers, in an establishment to which this Act becomes
applicable, are required to be provided certain facilities such as housing, medical aid,
travelling expenses from home to the establishment and back, etc.);
 The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Act, 1996 and the Cess Act of 1996 (all the establishments who carry on any building
or other construction work and employs 10 or more workers are covered under this Act; the
employer of the establishment is required to provide safety measures at the building or
construction work and other welfare measures, such as canteens, first-aid facilities,
ambulance, housing accommodation for Workers near the workplace, etc.);
 The Factories Act, 1948 (the Act lays down the procedure for approval of plans before setting
up a factory, health and safety provisions, welfare provisions, working hours and rendering
information-regarding accidents or dangerous occurrences to designated authorities);
 Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 (the Rules govern handling,
movement and disposal of hazardous waste);
 Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989, amended 1994 and
2000 (the Rules provide indicative criteria for hazardous chemicals and require occupiers to
identify major accident hazards and prepare on-site and off-site emergency plans).

5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROFILE OF PROJECT AREAS
71. This section briefly describes the baseline environmental and social profile of the study area. Agra
city is situated on the western bank of river Yamuna in the State of Uttar Pradesh and can be accessed by
the National Highway (NH- 2) and is about 200 kms. from Delhi. Agra is geographically located at 27°12'
North latitude and 78°12' East longitude. It has an extremely strategic location at the confluence of three
distinct geo-physical regions namely the plains of Uttar Pradesh, the plateau of Madhya Pradesh and the
desert of Rajasthan. The city also falls within the centre of the four culture rich areas of Braj, Bundelkhand,
Rajputana and western UP.
5.1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE

5.1.1. Physiography & Soil
72. Agra city is famous for Taj Mahal and its other archaeological buildings. Agra is one of the
prominent zone of Taj Trapezium (TTZ), which comprises an area of 10,400 sq.km covering districts of Agra,
Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras, Etah, and Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. TTZ comprising 40 protected
monuments including three world heritage sites i.e. Taj Mahal, Agra fort and Fatehpur Sikri. Taj Mahal is
one of the Seven Wonders of the World notified in the World heritage list of the UNESCO.
73. The predominant nature of soil of Agra is loose, sandy and calcareous. The city falls in Indo-
Gangetic plain, the river Yamuna flows through the city. The area is characterized by alluvium, which is an
admixture of gravel, sand, silt and clay in various proportions, deposited during the Quaternary period. The
study area is a part of Indo-Gangetic alluvium of quaternary age and is made up of recent unconsolidated
fluviatile formations comprising sand, silt, clay and grit (kankar) with occasional beds of gravel. There are
some underground rocks of quartzite and sand stone of Vindhyan-series in the west and south west of
Agra. The top soil is coarse and angular sand with small clay fraction. The sub-soil is sandy throughout.
Sand and silt is slightly alkaline to saline in nature, Saline soil seems brown while alkaline are grey and
sticky in nature. The topography of the area is largely flat. Saline soils are generally brown.
Table 5-1: Location Soil Sampling

GPS coordinate Location of sampling
27°13'36.85"N; 77°54'43.88"E 1. S1: Sampling location at proposed DSTP Artoni.
27° 9'39.69"N; 78° 4'10.18"E 2. S2: Sampling location at proposed CSTP
Dhandupura.
74. To have an overall idea of soil characteristics of the sub project area, which is located generally 3-5
km from each of the location, randomly 2 nos. of soil sample were collected up to depth of 15 cm for
analyzing various physical and chemical characteristics of the soil of the project location. The analysis
results shows that range of pH of soil is moderately alkaline in nature. Soil sample 1 has reflected more
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75. In soil testing report heavy metal are 1.1.

recorded as slightly high, but within common range7 of soil.
The nature of sampling site is basically waste land or open dump area within the existing STPs, therefore
theses ranges are high. Iron in soil is considered a plant micronutrient; it is necessary for the formation of
chlorophyll and functions in some of the enzymes of the plant’s respiratory system. The higher
concentration of Ca and Mg has reflected in high pH.
Table 5-2 : Soil Quality Sampling Results of proposed DSTP, CSTP locations
S. No. Parameters Units Results Results Test Method
Physical Characteristics S1 S2
1 Colour Brown Brown STRL/STP/SOIL/01
2 Textural class Sandy Clay Sandy Clay IS27720 (P-4), 1985
3 Bulk Density gm/cm3 1.27
Loam 1.22
Loam IS 14765:
(Reaff: 2000,
2015) RA
4 Water Holding Capacity % 48.6 46.6 STRL/STP/SOIL/01
2010
Particle Size
7 Sand
Distribution % 46.5 49.8 IS27720 (P-4), 1985
8 Slit % 21.2 20.2 IS27720 (P-4),
(Reaff: 2015)1985
9 Clay % 32.3 30 IS27720 (P-4),
(Reaff: 2015)1985
Chemical Characteristics (Reaff: 2015)
10 pH (1:2 Suspension) - 7.98 8.14 IS: 2720 (part-26),1987
11 Electrical Conductivity µmhos/cm 640 122.6 IS: 14767(2000),
(Reaff:2011) RA
12 Organic Matter
(1:2) %W/W 1.45 1.12 STRL/STP/SOIL/01
2016
13 Exchangeable Calcium mg/kg 4343.4 2876.5 IS 2720 (Part 24): 1976,
14 Exchangeable mg/kg 1434.6 1434.2 IS 2720 RA
(Part 24): 1976,
2010
15 Copper
Magnesium mg/kg 5.4 6.1 IS 2720(Part-27):
RA 2010 1977,
16 Nickel mg/kg 3.6 5.6 IS 2720(Part-27): 1977,
17 Chromium mg/kg 21.2 23.2 IS 2720(Part-27): 1977,
18 Iron mg/kg 3454.6 2878.5 IS 2720(Part-27): 1977,
19 Lead mg/kg 7.2 7.6 IS 2720(Part-27): 1977,
20 Sulphate mg/kg 434.3 378.6 IS 2720(Part-27): 1977,
Available Nutrients (Kg/Ha)

21 Nitrogen (as N) Kg/Ha 876.5 767.6 IS:10158:1982, RA 2009
22 Phosphorous Kg/Ha 27.8 22.4 IS:10158:1982, RA 2009
23 Exchangeable Kg/Ha 87.7 68.7 STRL/STP/SOIL/01
Potassium
Figure 5-1: Soil Sample collection- S1 Figure 5-2: Soil Sample collection- S2
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EPA & Oklahoma corporation commission common ranges of heavy metals in soil (Fe- 7,000- 550,000;Pb 2-200;Cu 2-200;Cr1-
3000 ;Ni 5-500 mg/l)

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5.1.2. Seismicity 1.1.

76. As per seismic hazard map of State of Uttar Pradesh, Agra falls in Moderate damage risk seismic
zone III and corresponds to MSK intensity VII. In consideration to this, due measures should be
incorporated in designing of water/waste-water retaining structures. (viz. Sewage lifting Station or
Wastewater Treatment Plants, as per provision of the Code).
Agra
Figure 5-3: Seismic Map of State of Uttar Pradesh

77. Climate and weather: Agra region is a semi-arid area bounded by Thar Desert on its southwest,
west and northwest peripheries. Agra is situated 169 m above mean sea level. The climate of the city is
basically characterized by extreme hot summers, cold winters and a general dry weather except monsoon
season. The maximum temperature of the area during summer ranges8 from 40-45o C, while minimum 4-6o
C during winters. Annual rainfall has been recorded to be 900-1000 mm throughout the year. The relative
humidity varies from 60-70% during south west monsoon. Wind blows generally from south-west to west
direction or from east to south-east. Thus the climate of the Agra city is strongly affected by the geology of
neighboring state of Rajasthan. As per IMD data on rainfall of the last 5 years, Figure 5-4 shows that the
month of July in the year 2018 had received more rainfall in comparison to the other years. It also reveals
that the months from April to June are the hotter months of the year in Agra, with May being the hottest.
Construction is suggested to be done in the period which avoids the peak monsoon period (July, August &
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September). The concessionaire shall avoid construction works close to the streams or water bodies during
monsoon.
Rainfall data of Agra for the year (2014-2018)
400 360.6
350
300
RAINFALL IN MM
250 2014
187.5
200 2015
137.7
150 2016
100 2017
52.9 43.7
50 20.2 2018
1 1.3 0 1.8 0.1 1.5
0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Figure 5-4: Last Five Year Rainfall Record of Agra

5.1.3. Air environment
78. The graphical representation of Ambient Air Quality data being recorded at monitoring station
Nunhai, Agra by State Pollution Control Board in the year 2019 is presented in Figure 5-5. The location of
monitoring station is Nunhai, which falls under eastern zone of sewerage of Agra (located around 300 m
from Peelakhar STP). The concentration of PM10 varies from 70.3 µg/m3 during monsoon season to 322
µg/m3 during April, hence much higher than the National Ambient Air Quality standard of 100 µg/m3. The
concentration of SO2 & NO2 is within the CPCB standard. However the maximum concentration of NO2 has
been recorded to be 38.4 µg/m3 during the post monsoon season, a little higher than the prescribed
standard. In Agra, busy congested roads, vehicular activities and ongoing construction in nearby region (NH
work, Railway Line laying etc.) may be possible causes of having higher level of PM10. In order to prevent
the increase of suspended particulate matter in project location, corresponding measures should be
undertaken during construction stage (preventive measures are presented in EMP of the Report-
Annexure-6).
Figure 5-5: Level of Air quality in Agra City (source : SPCB 2019)

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Primary Ambient air monitoring – 1.1.

79. On-site 24hrs. Ambient air quality monitoring has been carried out at 9th January & 14th January
2020 through accredited Environmental Monitoring Agency. Monitoring stations have been taken to show
the upstream and downstream region of the study area, therefore location at Proposed Centralized STP
location at Dhandupura and another proposed location at Decentralized STP at Artoni Site has been taken
into consideration. Majorly all the proposed STPs are located 3-5 km distance from each other. Viewing
sensitivity of the region two sampling locations has been taken.
Table 5-3: Location Air quality level Sampling

GPS coordinate Location of sampling Remarks
27°13'36.85"N; 77°54'43.88"E 1. Sampling location at Chosen due to closely located to Artoni
proposed DSTP Artoni. Village and nearest Sur Sarovar Wild Life
sanctuary – approximately 5.24 km
27° 9'39.69"N; 78° 4'10.18"E 2. Sampling location at The location is selected because of
proposed CSTP locating in TTZ zone
Dhandupura.
80. Ambient air quality monitoring station for the study area is mentioned above and the details of the
result have been presented in Annexure 10. Since sampling (of 9th Jan’2020) was done just day a day after
the rainfall, all the parameters were found within permissible limit. However necessary precautionary
measures shall be taken during construction to avoid degradation of air quality, activities like vehicular
movement, handing of concrete material, borrow earth etc., may have dust addition in the air. (Refer
ESMP- Annexure 6)
Table 5-4 : Ambient Air Quality Sampling Results 24hrs. at proposed DSTP, CSTP locations
Parameters Unit Project site at Existing Proposed DSTP at Requirement Test
S. & proposed CSTP Site, Artoni permissible Method
Dhandhpura, Agra) limits
No 09.01.2020 14.01.2020 09.01.2020 14.01.2020 as per
NAAQS/CPCB
1 Particulate Matter, µg/ 82.6 92.1 87.1 89.6 100 IS:5182 (P-
2 Particulate Matter, µg/ 53.2 52.8 54.4 54.3 60 SOP1/STRL/
PM 10 m3 23 ) : 2006
3 Sulphur
PM 2.5 Dioxide ( µg/
m3 13.6 21.9 17.8 14.1 80 IS:5182
Ambient(P-2
4 Carbon
as SO2) Monoxide µg/
m3 784.2 781.2 760.4 823.6 4000 IS:5182
) : 2006 (P-
(as CO)04(1hourly) Air/Gravime
10 ) :
m3
5 Oxide of Nitrogen ( µg/ 25.9 18.4 32.7 25.8 80 199,RA-
IS:5182
tric (P-6
Method
as NO2) 2003
m3 ) : 2006
Source: primary Survey by Consultant
5.1.1 Noise Environment

81. Noise is composed of frequency components of loudness distributed over the audible frequency
range. The environmental impact of noise can have several effects varying from annoyance to hearing loss
depending on loudness of noise levels. The main objective of the noise level monitoring is to assess the

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background noise levels in different zones viz.1.1.

industrial, commercial, residential, and silence zones in and
around the proposed project site.
82. Since all the Proposed DSTPs and CSTPs are located in out skirt of the city, majorly on scrub land of
forest, the noise monitoring locations are taken at two locations i.e (i) which are closed to habitation and
(ii) near busy city area. The monitoring was done for 24 hrs. at below mentioned locations for two times in
the study period of two months. Table 5-5. The monitoring results of day and night shows that it is within
CPCB’s prescribed limit.
Table 5-5 : Ambient Noise Monitoring Result at Project Site (24 hrs.)
Date Equivalent Noise Equivalent Noise
Name of Location Level, Leq (Day*) Level, Leq (Night**) Test Method
dB (A) dB (A)
Project site at existing & 09.01.2020 50.7 40.2
proposed CSTP Site,
Dhandhpura, Agra) 02.02.2020 57.2 48.6
IS 9989 : 1981
Proposed DSTP at Artoni 09.01.2020 46.4 35.6
(RA 2008)
02.02.2020 51.4 40.6
Limit for Commercial Zone as per the Noise
Pollution (Regulation And Control) Rules, 2000 65 55
Note: -*Day time means from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
**
Night time means from 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m.
Figure 5-6: Sampling at Dhandupura CSTP Location Figure 5-7: Sampling at Artoni DSTP Location

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1.1.
Location at Atroni
DSTP for ambient
Air, Water Soil &
Noise
Agra City
Agra Municipal Corporation
Location at
Dhandupura CSTP for
ambient Air, Water
Soil & Noise
Figure 5-8: Sampling location at representing upstream and downstream of the city
5.1.4. Water environment

83. Yamuna River is the biggest tributary of River Ganga.
The Yamuna River originates in the Tehri Garhwal district of
Uttarakhand from the Yamunotri glacier near Banderpoonch
peaks (6,320 msl). Yamuna River flows through Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand and reach Delhi near Palla village after
traversing for about 224 km where in further downstream,
Yamuna flows through the Agra city. Agra city is built along the
bank of River Yamuna. It is one major and perennial river of the
region. The river enters the city on its northern boundary and
takes a U-shape while crossing through the heart of the city.
River Yamuna forms the major drainage of the city and it flows
from North to South-East of the city.
84. Water Quality of River Yamuna- The three organic and
bacteriological parameters DO, BOD and Total coliform have
been studied for various upstream and downstream stations of
Figure 5-9- Yamuna River Basin map
River Yamuna at Agra. Consecutively three years data have been
studied for the assessment. All the secondary data have been sourced from the one provided by Regional
office, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Agra. A representative record of maximum BOD recorded in

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1.1. below. As per data available from SPCB for year 2019,
year 2017 and 20189 has been shown in the figure
the water quality record has been shown for one station located in downstream of Tajmajhal.
Figure 5-10: Comparative record of Water quality of year 2017 - 2018
Figure 5-11: Comparative record of Water quality of year 2019
85. The concentration complies with the standard of >4 mg/l almost at all stations, however Graphical
representation of BOD data for consecutive three years shows concentration much higher than what is
permissible for various uses, i.e., < 3mg/l. So also the Total coliform shows much higher values than the
permissible limit prescribed by CPCB as < 500 MPN/100ml for class B & C.
86. Each drain wise waste water quality in terms of BOD, DO, COD, TSS, VSS & pH has been presented
in DPR, however drains which will be tapped under the project has generally BOD ranges from 85-250 &
COD-200- 700 Mg/l.
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87. 1.1.water quality near to project site at upstream and

Primary Survey / monitoring of river
downstream point have been tested (refer
88. Table 5-6). River point is 3km & 1km far from project location at Dhandupura (upstream) and Artoni
(Downstream) respectively.
Table 5-6: Location of River water Sampling

GPS coordinate Location of sampling Mean Sea Level
27°14'1.15"N; 77°55'14.24"E River Upstream- River near to Proposed 160
Artoni DSTP
27°10'33.94"N; 78° 2'36.51"E River Downstream- River near to 153
Proposed Dhandupura CSTP
89. Water quality shows significantly higher level of coliform in both the samples, shows the water
quality is degrading due to excreta pollution from the city area and also reflects the poor sanitation facility
in the region and resultantly degrading the river water quality. BOD shows higher than permissible limit,
while DO is below the minimum level standard.
90. During construction stage of the project, contractor should ensure the proper sanitation facility to
worker on the site to reduce the irregular excreta etc. Preventive measures to be taken during
construction stage to reduce the water pollution nearby site are presented in EMP of the Report-
Annexure-6
Table 5-7 : Surface Water Quality at Yamuna River Upstream /Downstream near to Project Site at Dhandupura &
Artoni
S. Parameters Unit IS: 2296 - Yamuna Yamuna River Test method
No. 1992(Clas River Upstream near to
s C) Downstream Project Site at
Tolerance near to Artoni
Limit Project Site
at
Dhandupura
1 pH - 6.5 -8.5 7.49 7.34 IS: 3025(Pt-11)1983, RA. 2002
nd
APHA 23 Edn.2017-2550 B
Temperature °C -
2 21.2 22.6
Minimum
D.O mg/l IS 3025(Part-38): 2006.
3 -4 3.2 3.9
4 BOD mg/l 30 62.5 36.7 IS 3025(Part-44):1993, RA 2009
5 Color Hazen <5 <5 IS: 3025 (Pt-4) 1983, RA 2017
300
°C
Dis- Dis-Agreeable
Odour - - IS: 3025(Pt-5)
6 Agreeable
7 TDS mg/l 1500 1156 1050 IS 3025(Part-16): 1984, RA 2006
8 TSS mg/l - 26.5 34.6 IS 3025(Part-17)
9 TKN mg/l 15.2 11.5 IS: 3025(Pt-34)1988, RA. 2003
Ammonical 0.92 0.88
mg/l IS: 3025(Pt-34)1988, RA. 2003
10 Nitrogen
11 Nitrate(as NO3) mg/l 50 2.9 2.1 IS: 3025(Pt-34)1988, RA. 2003
12 Free Ammonia mg/l <0.1 <0.1 IS: 3025(Pt-34)1988, RA. 2003
13 Chlorides (as Cl) mg/l 600 87.5 408 IS 3025(Part-32): 1988
Sulphates(as 25.8 87.9
mg/l 400 IS 3025(Part-24):1986, RA 2003
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S. Parameters Unit 1.1.

IS: 2296 - Yamuna Yamuna River Test method
No. 1992(Clas River Upstream near to
s C) Downstream Project Site at
Tolerance near to Artoni
Limit Project Site
at
Dhandupura
st
15 Fluoride (as F ) mg/l 1.5 0.65 0.64 APHA 21 Ed., 4500F(D)
16 Oil & Grease mg/l 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 IS 3025(Part-39):1991, RA 2009
Phenolic <0.001 <0.001
5530-B,C&E,APHA 23nd 2017
Compound ( as mg/l 0.005
17 C6H5OH)
<0.1 <0.1 3110- B, APHA 23nd Ed. 2017
Arsenic mg/l 0.2
18. (AAS)
<0.001 <0.001 3110- B, APHA 23nd Ed.2017
Mercury( as Hg) mg/l -
19
0.05 0.02 3110- B, APHA 23nd Ed. 2017
Lead ( as Pb) mg/l 0.1
20 (AAS)
0.008 0.005 3110- B, APHA 23nd Ed. 2017
Cadmium ( as Cd) mg/l 0.01
21 (AAS)
Chromium (as 0.02 0.03
mg/l 0.05 IS 3025(Part-52): 200
22. Cr+6)
23. Copper ( as Cu) mg/l 1.5 0.15 0.11 3110- B, APHA 23nd Ed. 2017 (AAS)
24. Zinc ( as Zn) mg/l 15 0.68 0.64 3110- B, APHA 23nd Ed. 2017 (AAS)
25 Selenium (as Se) mg/l - <0.1 <0.1 IS: 3025 (P- 56)
Anionic
Annexure K Of IS 13428
detergents (as mg/l 1.0
26. MBAS) <0.1 <0.1
27. Iron (as Fe) mg/l 50 0.84 0.56 3500-Fe- B, APHA 23nd Ed. 2017
28. Sulphide(as H2S) mg/l - 0.1 0.12 IS-3025 (P-29)
0.25 0.29 APHA 22nd Edn.2012-4500-P
Phosphate (as
mg/l - C
PO4)
29.
Cyanide (as CN) <0.1 <0.1 4500-CN-B,C & E, APHA 23nd
mg/l 0.05
30. Ed.2017
Manganese (as 0.13 3110- B, APHA 23nd Ed.2017
mg/l
31. Mn)
32. COD mg/l - 298.0 210.0 IS 3025(Part-58): 2006
MPN/100 260000
33. Total Coli form 5000 220000 IS : 1622-1981
ml
91. Ground Water- As per information available from Central Ground Water Authority, Agra city falls
under overexploited zone. The level of ground water level ranges from 2.19 to 46.58 m below ground level.
Onsite water quality have been tested from available hand pump location at Artoni and Dhandupura shows
the higher level of hardness and chloride, which reflects the ground water quality is more of saline in
nature. The level of ground water is under overexploited zone in Agra (as per CGWA), during construction
stage contractor has to be ensured to avoid or not extract ground water, uses of treated sewerage water if
meets the construction quality should be preferred during construction.

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 Gw1: Artoni DSTP 1.1.

 GW2: Dhandupura CSTP
Table 5-8: Ground Water Sampling at two Proposed STP locations

Limit (IS-10500:2012)
S. Results- Results-
Parameters Unit Desirable Permissible Test method
No. GW1 GW2
Limit Limit
1 Color Hazen 5 15 <5 <5 IS: 3025(Pt-4)
2 Odour - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable IS: 3025(Pt-5)
3 Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable IS: 3025(Pt-8)
IS 3025(Part-
4 Turbidity NTU 1 5 <1 <1
10)
No
5 pH - 6.5-8.5 7.89 7.75 IS: 3025(Pt-11)
Relaxation
Total Hardness (as IS 3025(Part-
6 mg/l 200 600 1000 1000
CaCO3) 21)
3500-Fe- B,
No
7 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 1 0.46 0.82 APHA 23nd
Relaxation
Ed.2017
IS 3025(Part-
8 Chlorides (as Cl) mg/l 250 1000 1350 1200
32)
4500-F-
st
9 Fluoride (as F ) mg/l 1 1.5 0.87 0.72 (D),APHA 23
Ed2017
IS 3025(Part-
10 TDS mg/l 500 2000 2100 2450
16)
2+ IS 3025(Part-
11 Calcium(as Ca ) mg/l 75 200 200 200
40)
3500- Mg B,
2+
12 Magnesium (as Mg ) mg/l 30 100 121.5 126 APHA 23nd
Ed2017
IS 3025(Part-
13 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 200 400 56.9 62.5
24)
No
14 Nitrate(as NO3) mg/l 45 5.9 29.6 IS: 3025(Pt-34)
Relaxation
Total Chromium (as No 3110- B, APHA
15 mg/l 0.05 <0.01 <0.01
Cr) Relaxation 23nd Ed.2017
IS 3025(Part-
16 Alkalinity as CaCO3 mg/l 200 600 640 600
23)
IS 3025(Part-
17 Aluminum (as Al) mg/l 0.03 0.2 <0.01 <0.01
55)
No 3110- B, APHA
18 Total Arsenic(as As) mg/l 0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Relaxation 23nd Ed2017
3110- B, APHA
19 Copper ( as Cu) mg/l 0.05 1.5 <0.05 <0.05
23nd Ed2017
3110- B, APHA
20 Manganese ( as Mn) mg/l 0.1 0.3 <0.01 <0.01
23nd Ed2017
3110- B, APHA
21 Zinc ( as Zn) mg/l 5 15 0.18 0.67
23nd Ed2017
4500-NH3-B
No rd
22 Ammonia (as NH3-N) mg/l 0.5 <0.1 <0.1 &C, APHA 23
Relaxation
ED2017

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1.1.(IS-10500:2012)
Limit
S. Results- Results-
Parameters Unit Desirable Permissible Test method
No. GW1 GW2
Limit Limit
Anionic Detergents(as Annexure K of
23 mg/l 0.2 1 <0.1 <0.1
MBAS) IS-13428.
24 Boron(as B) mg/l 0.5 1 0.12 0.19 IS: 3025(Pt-57)
No IS 3025(Part-
25 Mineral Oil mg/l 0.5 <0.1 <0.1
Relaxation 39)
Phenolic Compound ( IS 3025(Part-
26 mg/l 0.001 0.002 <0.001 <0.001
as C6H5OH) 44)
No 3110- B, APHA
27 Cadmium ( as Cd) mg/l 0.003 <0.002 <0.002
4500- CN-B,C
No
28 Cyanide( as CN) mg/l 0.05 <0.1 <0.1 &E, APHA 23nd
Relaxation
Ed2017
No 3110- B, APHA
29 Lead mg/l 0.01 <0.01 <0.01
No 3110- B, APHA
30 Mercury( as Hg) mg/l 0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Relaxation 23nd Ed.2017
No 3110- B, APHA
31 Nickel (as Ni) mg/l 0.02 <0.02 <0.02
Relaxation 23nd Ed.2017
4500-Cl-B,
Residual Free
32 mg/l 0.2 1 <0.2 <0.2 APHA 23nd
Chlorine
Ed2017
No No 3110- B, APHA
33 Molybdenum (Mo) mg/l <0.05 0.07
Relaxation Relaxation 23nd Ed.2017
APHA
Polynuclear Aromatic No No
34 mg/l <0.0001 0.0001 6440,23nd
Hydro Carbons Relaxation Relaxation
Ed.2017
APHA
Poly chlorinated No No
35 mg/l <0.0001 0.0005 6430,23nd
biphenyl Relaxation Relaxation
Ed.2017
Shall not be detectable <1
36 Total Coli form MPN/100ml <1 IS : 1622-1981
in any 100 ml of sample
Shall not be detectable Absent
37 E.Coli E.coli/100ml Absent IS : 1622-1981
in any 100 ml of sample
Source: Primary Survey by Consultant

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1.1.
Figure 5-12: Water Sample collection at Dhandupura Figure 5-13: Water Sample collection at Artoni DSTP
CSTP Location Location
5.1.5. Biological environment
92. Agra District Falls in Zone 7- Gangatic Plane Biogeographic Zone and 7A- Gangatic Plane; Upper
Gangatic Plane as per the Biogeographic Province Classification of India. The District covers an area of
4,041 sq.km (total Geographical Area) of which the area under forest cover i.e moderate dense forest is 63
sq.km and open forest is 272 sq.km; which is 6.73% of the geographical area.
93. Of the total available forest area in the district about 1.16 ha of forest area will be affected which
will be utilized for construction of STPs. During primary site visit of these affected forest area, the site
witness extensive growth of shrubs i.e Acacia Sp. followed by scatted growth of Acacia nilotica (Babul) and
Acacia catcehu (Kikar) which are dominant tree species. Other trees reports are neem, semal, Cassia sp,
Siris, Sissoo sp., Chitwan, Chilbil, etc.
94. The proposed project area, forest lands diverted for establishment of STP are having mostly Acacia
sp., which are naturally species reported in this climatic zone. Felling of trees will be minimized by
modifying the site layout, where service area a planned. To utilize the forest land , the UP Jal Nigam (YPCU)
need to apply for diversion of these forest area under The Forest (Conservation), 1980 to the Ministry of
Environmental Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) online forest portal. After obtaining the forest
diversion approval, from the state forest department (regional office of Moef&CC), these land can be
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1.1.
Acacia sp. In the affected forest area Project site adjacent of settlements
Figure 5-14: The photographs of site taken during site visit
95. The area of 5 hectare has also been identified by YPCU for construction of 100 MLD STP which exist
within STPs at Dhandupra in Agra. This land belong to UP Jal Nigam – YPCU where the plantation of trees
reported at site has been done by the forest department under afforestation program. During primary site
visit, the proposed site witness growth of trees with growth of bushes, grasses as ground cover. Tree
numeration and identification has been done by the department, which are expected to be affected during
STP construction work. Based on the communication with the forest department and YPCU, 10 times of
trees plantation need to be done for each species cut. Based on the communication with YPCU the forest
department requested for compensation for tress loss and to carry out compensatory plantation in the TTZ
area.
96. There are approximately 704 trees affected within demarcated STP and services area, which would
involve felling and removal; this area is under Tajganj Zone & also falls under TTZ. Therefore for
construction of STP, prior permission from Supreme Court & TTZ authority is required to be obtained.
During primary site visit the species of the trees reported within the project site are Kikar, Karanj, Papdi,
Eucalyptus, Jamun, Siris, Neem, Semal, Cassia sp, Sissoo sp., Chitwan, Chilbil, Royal Palm, gulmohar,
Alistonia, etc. the photographs of trees species reported during site visit are shown in figure below:
Trees reported within the proposed site Chilbil trees reported with proposed site
Figure 5-15: The photographs of site taken during site visit at Dhandupura STP

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5.1.6. Other Eco-Sensitive area within 101.1.

km boundary from projects site
97. Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located within 5.24 km towards West of Project site. It is located at
latitude 27°14'54.63"N, 77°50'43.69"E Longitude. The total area of the Bird Sanctuary is 800 ha., the Eco
sensitive zone has been demarcated to be 1 km from boundary of the sanctuary through Gazette of India
no. 3319, New Delhi, Thursday, October 10, 2019. Hence it is exempted from obtaining NOC from State
Board of Wild Life.
98. The Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is habitat of Hog Deer (Axis porcinus), Hyena (Hyaena hyaena),
Spotted deer (Axis axis), Porcupine (Hystrix indica)), Jackal (Canis aureus), Wild Boar(Sus scrofa), Jungle
Cat(Felis chaus), Mongoose, Monkey, Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) etc. The bird sanctuary is also rich
in large number bird species such as Comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos), Spot billed duck (Anas
poecilorhyncha), Lesser whistling teal (Dendrocygna javanica), Storks-painted (Mycteria leucocephala),
Openbill (Anastomus oscitans), Black-necked(Grus nigricollis), Herons Grey(Ardea cinerea), Medium, Little
and Cattle, Indian Shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) etc. To ensure the necessary protection of the sanctuary
MOEF &CC declares it is necessary to conserve and protect the area up to one kilometer from the
boundary of the protected area of Soor Sarovar Bird sanctuary as eco sensitive zone. Majorly the
mentioned species are Schedule III for which absolute protection and highest penalties have been
prescribed under WL Act 1972. During construction stage under the proposed project sensitization among
worker and contractor shall be required to not to disturb any flora and fauna unnecessarily to the project.
(Refer Annexure 6 EMP)
Figure 5-16: Eco sensitive boundary and Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

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99. The predominant flora of Agra region1.1.

are Neem (Azadirachta indica,), Peepal (Ficus religiosa),
Bargad, Pongame oiltree, Eucalyptus, Ashoka, Babool (Acacia Arabica), Semal (Bombax ceiba), Mango,
Tamrind etc, Syzygium cumin, Aegle marmelos.
5.1.7. Land use profile of the sub project locations
100. Predominant land use of the sub project area is majorly built up. In order to tap waste water drain
from the major nala of Agra city before falling in the River Yamuna, DSTP locations are proposed out skirt
of the city, mostly on forest area. While the other components like centralized STPS, MPs are proposed in
vicinity of existing sewerage facilities like MPS, STP. The location of STP sites and I&D structure is presented
in Annexure 13 & the glimpse of site proposed for STP has been provided in Annexure 5. Lying work of
Rising Main and Sewerage Line, which is almost planned along the available width of Road may have social
impact in terms of disturbance during construction activities. Therefore necessary environment and social
mitigation measures shall be required to be implemented by Concessionaire during construction work.
Each sub project location wise predominant land use is presented in table below:
Table 5-9: Land Use profile of sub project location

Type of proposed
Sl no. Land use Remarks
sewerage facility
A Centralized STPs
Option 1: 100 MLD STP is proposed at available land of
existing STPs at Dhandupura. Presently proposed area is
having Tree plantations of approximately 1500 nos., of which
5.11 hectare
704 nos. of tree will be impacted due to construction of 100
open land
MLD new STPs. However, compensatory afforestation cost for
available
1. 10 times plantation for each no of impacted trees shall be
within existing
submitted to forest department to develop plantation at the
STP under
identified land in somewhere else in district/ city by forest
UPJN
department.
Proposed 100 MLD
Prior permission from Supreme court of India shall be required
adjacent to 78 MLD
under TTZ zone by UPJN.
Dhandhupura
Option 2: An area of 5.5 hectare agricultural land located
adjacent to existing STP has been also identified by UPJN for
have an option for construction of STP (if TTZ approval is
Private land of
delayed/ not allowed by supreme court).
5.5 Ha,
2. As per UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015,
adjacent to
purchase of land will require to undergo mutual
existing STPs
agreement/consent of UPJN & private owners of the land. No
structure is reported as impacted from the agricultural filed
identified for STP 100 MLD.
4.13 ha. open
Proposed 31 MLD This open land is available with UPJN in Jaganpur STP. The
land is
Jaganpur adjacent to open is majorly scrub land having few trees; therefore design
3. available
existing 14 MLD of STP should be planned with minimum impact on trees. Tree
within existing
Jaganpur will play necessary buffer for existing and proposed STP.
STP
Open land This open land is available with UPJN at Peelakhar STP. The
Proposed 35 MLD
available open is majorly scrub land having few trees; therefore design
4. Peelakhar at existing 10
within existing of STP should be planned with minimum impact on trees. Tree
MLD STP @ Peelakhar
STP will play necessary buffer for existing and Proposed STP.

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Type of proposed 1.1.

sewerage facility
B Decentralized STPs
1.6 MLD STP for K K Open Forest
1.
Nagar Drain land
0.02 MLD STP for Kailash Open Forest
2.
Mandir land
2.35 MLD STP for Open Forest
3.
Wyepur Drain land
Predominant land uses of Proposed area of 0.97 ha are forest
0.35 MLD STP for Artoni Open Forest
4. Land. These are small chunk of land proposed from 8
Drain land
Decentralized STPs. The area is occupied by open scrub land.
3.0 MLD STP for Gailana Open Forest
5. Trees like Keekar, karanj are reported during site visit.
and Transport Nagar land
Sites for DSTPS are located towards ending of the settlement
0.30 MLD STP for Jalma Open Forest zone of the city.
6.
Drain land
1.13 MLD STP for Mau Open Forest
7.
Nala I & II Drains land
1.1 MLD STP for
Open Forest
8. Dharwale Baba I,II &
land
Islam Nagar Drains
Open land of
0.25 MLD STP for Peeli Agra Land for both the DSTPs of Peelipokhar and Indira Memorial is
9.
Pokhar Drain Development open government land under jurisdiction of Agra
Authority Development Authority.
Open land of Necessary NOC shall be required to be obtained by UPNJ for
1.5 MLD STP for Moti
Agra construction of the project. No Encroachment on the land is
10. Mahal (I-VIII) & Indira
Development reported.
Memorial Bridge Drains
Authority
C Proposed Main Pumping Stations (MPS)
Northern Zone - MPS
1.
Burhi ka Nagla Open land
Central Zone- Addl. MPS available
2. Proposed MPS are proposed in existing MPS of UPJN.
Khairati Tolal within existing
Eastern Zone -MPS MPS
3.
Peelakhar
D Rising Main 9.35 km
Proposed along the Road within ROW. Row of the road is
varying from 15-25 m. Road is passing through city area,
therefore necessary EMP implications shall be required to
1. MPS Burhi ka Nagla 3.2 km consider during laying work. No private land or impact on tree
is anticipated. In case of non-availability of enough ROW or
constraints due to tree or any structure, the laying work has
been planned in center of the road.
Proposed along the Road within ROW. Row of the road is 15
m. Road is passing through city area, therefore necessary EMP
implications shall be required to consider during laying work.
2. MPS Peelakhar 150 m. No private land or impact on tree is anticipated. In case of
non-availability of enough ROW or constraints due to tree or
any structure, the laying work has been planned in center of
the road.
3. MPS Khairati Tola 5.5 km Proposed along the Road within ROW. Row of the road is

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Type of proposed 1.1.

sewerage facility
therefore necessary EMP implications shall be required to
consider during laying work. No private land or impact on tree
is anticipated. In case of non-availability of enough ROW or
constraints due to tree or any structure, the laying work has
been planned in center of the road.
4. Mau Nala I Lift Station 500m Along the earthen road
E Sewerage Line
The sewer system is designed to carry ultimate stage design
peak flow.
The sewer line of total 2500 meter is proposed along the road;
Sewer Line work from
tapped drain to DSTPs – however few areas as mentioned below will need approval
1. 2.5 km form respective authority to lay the line.
total length 2550 meter
1-Peelakhar: Laying of trenchless 440 m sewer line requires
permission from railway board.
2- Khairati Tola- Laying of trenchless 150 m sewer line requires
permission from Cantonment Board.
5.1.8. Archaeological Sites

101. Proposed sub-project is located within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) which is a trapezoid shaped,
10,400 sq. km. area around the Taj Mahal and a buffer zone designed to protect this historic monument
from pollution. Within the TTZ, There are 3 ASI protected monuments- Mehtab Bagh, Humayun Mosque
and Gyarah Sidi. Nearby the Kachhpura village. None of project STPS, DSTPs and I&D work is falling within
regulatory zone of ASI structure (300 m). Therefore, as of now no prior permission is required under ASI.

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Figure 5-17: Sensitive Project Feature within 10 km Buffer area of the Project site
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5.2. SOCIAL PROFILE

102. Agra city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Agra Metropolitan region of
Uttar Pradesh State, India and the city has population of 15.85 lakhs and its other urban/metropolitan area
population includes total 17.74 lakhs of which 9.39 lakhs are males and 8.20 lakhs are females. The sub-
project area of falls in Agra tehsil of Agra district. The project tehsil exists with Agra metropolitan regions (it
includes Agra Municipal Corporation, cantonment area, Dayal bagh Nagar Palika, Swamibagh Nagar Palika
and Azizpur, Patholi, Deoretha, Kalwari, Dehtora, Artauni, Nainana Jat, Dhanauli, Rohta, Kaulakha, Nainana-
Brahman census towns) and other adjoining 33 villages..
5.2.1. Population
103. Project tehsil population is 21.86 lakh in 2011 which was 17.53 lakh in 2001. Population of the
taluka grew at an Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) of 2.47 percent during the period 2001 to 2011. The
total urban population residing in the project taluka during 2001 was 13.74 lakh which increased to 17.74
lakh in 2011 with an AAGR of 2.91 percent, which covers almost (89%) Agra City of 15.85 lakhs population.
The continuous population growth in the city has resulted in pollution pressure on River Ganga. Thus the
project will help to reduce the pollution by minimising the sewage outpour to the river by proposing
decentralised STPs and centralised STPs with increased capacity to cater to the ever increasing population
growth.
104. Total population of Agra city is 15.85 lakh, which is almost 72 percent to the Tehsil population of
which 8.45 lakhs are males while 7.39 lakhs are females as per Census 2011. The City population as per
census 2001 and 1991 it was 12.75 and 8.91 lakhs respectively.
Figure 5-18: Population distribution Agra City

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5.2.2. Sex Ratio and Literacy 1.1.

105. Project city revealed the sex ratio of 875 females per
thousand males. The literacy rate of Agra city as per 2011
census is 73.11 percent, slightly higher than the Tehsil
average (73.07%); this constitutes 77.81 percent male
literates and 67.74 percent female literates. Both the sex
ratio and literacy rate in females is lower than that of the
male counterpart. Thus, active implementation of Gender
Based Violence (GBV) and Grievance Redressal will have a
Figure 5-19:Literacy Rate
great impact in the project. This has also been incorporated
in the project EMP; assurance for the same from various levels from concessionaire to PIU/SMCG/NMCG is
also required. Further in order to reduce the discrepancy; woman labour should be hired in less physical
activities/ stationed tasks etc.
5.2.3. Occupational Structure
106. The total workers in project city are 5.16 lakhs (32.59%) to the total population, in which main
workers consist of 25.26 percent, marginal workers are exist 7.33 percent and non-workers contribution is
67.41 percent as per census 2011. Workers composition for the city shows highest share of workers in
other sectors10 (86.29 percent) followed by Household Industry workers (8.31 percent).
Figure 5-20:Worker Distribution and Category
10
Other Workers: all those workers other than cultivators or agricultural labourers or household industry workers are 'Other
Workers'. The type of workers that come under this category of 'OW' include all government servants, municipal employees,
teachers, factory workers, plantation workers, those engaged in trade, commerce, business, transport banking, mining,
construction, political or social work, priests, entertainment artists, etc. In effect, all those workers other than cultivators or
agricultural labourers or household industry workers are 'Other Workers'.

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1.1.Population
5.2.4. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe
107. Analysis of social groups for the project city has been done on the basis of concentration of
Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in Tehsil and project city. As per census 2011
108. , the total SC and ST population of taluka is 5.36 lakh, which shares 24.21 percent SC and only 0.30
percent ST to the total population.
109. As per Census 2011, SC and ST population for Agra city accounts for the figure of 3, 76,371. Of this
the share of ST community is only 0.38 percent to the total population.
5.2.5. Socio-cultural
110. Agra city is situated on the western bank of
river Yamuna on National Highway (NH-2) and
located at about 200km from Delhi capital of India.
Agra is of historic importance of city, which is amply
evident from the numerous historical monuments in
and around the city. The city is a center of
international fame with proud possession of ‘Taj
Mahal’. In addition to its historical importance; the
city is the main centre of political, economic,
Figure 5-21: SC&ST %
commercial and cultural activities.
111. Agra achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal emperors and remains a major tourist destination
because of its many splendid Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur
Sikri, all three of which are UNESCO Sites. Agra is ranked amongst the most outstanding historic cities in
the world and certainly best known tourist destinations in India.
112. Hindus are prominent in Agra city with 80.68 percent and followed by Muslim community second
most popular religion in the city with approximately 15.37 percent.
5.2.6. Slum areas in Project City
113. The city has approximately 252 slums (notified) with 30 percent of population to the total
population and 96 thousands households (approximately) located in Agra Municipal Corporation area with
electricity and tap water connection.
5.2.7. City’s planned activities
114. The city has divided into 90 wards and total over 2.67 lakhs of houses to which it supplies basic
amenities like water and sewerage. It also authorizes to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits
and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
5.2.8. Historical importance/ Archaeological Properties
115. Proposed sub-project is located within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) which is a trapezoid shaped,
10,400 Sq. Km area around the Taj Mahal and a buffer zone designed to protect this historic monument
from pollution. Within the TTZ, There are 3 ASI protected monuments- Mehtab Bagh, Humayun Mosque
and Gyarah Sidi.

6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DUE DILIGENCE
116. The process of environmental and social due diligence was accomplished through the review of
available documents viz. Detailed Project Reports (DPR) and other literatures related to environmental and
social aspects of the project area. Site visits / field surveys, detailed interactions with key stakeholders and
consultations with host communities at site wherever feasible are also conducted to identify and assess
the anticipated environmental and social impacts associated with the proposed project, as well as to
develop an Environmental and Social Management Action Plan (ESMAP) recommending suitable mitigation
measures.
6.1. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS DUE DILIGENCE – FINDINGS

6.1.1. Environmental and Social Assessment
117. As on date, no previous environmental and social study has been carried out for Agra sewerage
system project. The E&S Screening carried out as per ESMF guideline shows that the project falls in ‘high
impact’ category (please refer Annexure 1). The major outcomes of the screening are given under:
 The Sewerage and STP Scheme at Agra is not located within Eco-Sensitive Zone of any Protected
area/national Park /Eco sensitive zones
 The proposed STP and DSTP under the project in Agra city falls under Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). TTZ
is an Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) identified and notified by the Indian Ministry of Environment
& Forests (MoEF) since 1989. Notifications declaring areas as ESAs are issued under the Environment
(Protection) Act 1986. However, eco-friendly projects (like STP etc.) are allowed with permission from
State pollution control board as per latest Supreme Court Order dated 6th December 2019 (Annexure
3 attached). It involves felling 704 nos. of trees.
 Around 0.97 hectare of forest land is required for 8 DSTPs in different location of the city (northern
and eastern zone of sewerage plan of Agra).
 Amongst three proposed CSTP, 100 MLD STP at Dhandupura will be required felling of tree, which is
identified in existing vacant land of STP. Around 704 trees are impacted which are falling under TTZ
area. Since, this available land falls within TTZ regulated zone, therefore for establishment of 100
MLD STP at Dhandupura require prior approval from TTZ regulatory authority.
 As an alternative option to avoid tree felling within TTZ regulated zone, YPCU has mulled over
another private land just adjacent to existing STP area for purchase. The estimate for land cost and
MOUs with farmers are under process. If delay happens in obtaining approval for felling of 704 trees
in the TTZ area, private land purchase will be preferred. Therefore UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent)
Policy, 2015 will be followed.
 Project will not have any adverse impact on the tribal population, No tribal area has been reported in
sub project region.
 The limited impacts likely to be on environment are suggested to be mitigated by way of project
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 The project will not have any adverse 1.2. impact on vulnerable and Scheduled Caste community for
laying mains. Since all the DSTPs are proposed in the forest land, no diversion structure is required.
Most of the project site is at a distance from the settlement. As per the consultations conducted, the
participants expressed their relief and satisfaction that the open drains will be channelized and
treated.
6.1.2. Implementation Arrangement
118. State Mission for Clean Ganga-Uttar Pradesh (SMCG-UP) is an extended arm of National Mission
for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for the state of Uttar Pradesh and implementing the Namami Gange and other
programmes through various executing agencies. At state level it is implementing arm of State Ganga
Committee constituted vide S.O. 3187 E dated 7th October, 2016 under Environment protection act
1986.Under SMCG, Yamuna Pollution Control Unit (YPCU) is functioning as the Executing Agency in Agra or
some western part of UP under YAP region. The I&D Sewerage and STP Scheme at Agra will also be
implemented under the same structure.
119. One Environmental Safeguard Official, one wild life expert & one Social safeguard official is placed
at SMCG and functioning as a focal point for environment and social safeguards. The Contract for
implementing the Sewerage and STP Scheme at Agra is based on Hybrid Annuity Model.
120. The proposed interventions involve numerous construction activities. Accordingly, the available
Project Staffs of UP Jal Nigam/YPCU, Agra Division should be trained and assigned for monitoring as well as
ensure compliance of environmental and social safeguard measures associated with the day to day
construction activities of the proposed project.
6.1.3. Compliance to Regulatory Requirements
121. The project does not require any environmental clearance; however permission from Forest
department is required under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for proposed 0.97 ha of forest land &
another approval from Supreme Court will be required for tree felling of (704 no) under TTZ authority. As
per Provision of Air and Water Act, the project requires obtaining CTE & CTO from SPCB. The approval
required for project implementation by UP Jal Nigam is as follows:
 Forest Approval for 0.97 ha of land under Forest (Conservation) Act 1980.
 For establishment of 100 MLD STP near existing STP at Dhanupura two options are identified and
under consideration
a. Option1: Approval from Supreme Court will be required for tree felling of (704 no) at around 5
hectare land within premises of existing STP at Dhandupura under TTZ regulatory Zone.
b. Option 2: Purchase of 5.5 hectare of private land from adjacent area of existing STP as per UP
Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015.
 Consent to Establish (CTE) & Consent to Operate (CTO) for the STP is mandatory to obtain under
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1972 & Air (Prevention and control of Pollution) 1981
of Government of India.
 Permission for use of water for construction purpose from irrigation department/CGWA (for Surface
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Labour license to be obtained by the Concessionaire prior to construction.
6.1.4. Land Requirements
122. The designated land identified for establishing various project components (Pumping Stations)
belongs to Yamuna Pollution control unit. There is no encroacher or squatter found in the designated land.
Land for proposed STPs/MPS is available within the vicinity of the existing facilities.
123. Proposed MPS/SPS as mentioned below are proposed in vicinity land within the premises for
development. Proposed Rising main work of total 9.35 km & Sewerage line of 2.5 km has been planned
along the Road within available ROW. The ROW width is varied from 15-30m. In case of non-availability of
enough ROW or constraints due to tree or any structure, the laying work has been planned in center of the
road. No private land or impact on tree is anticipated for laying work. Ensuing sections provides the
availability of land for proposed project work & additionally required necessary approval/No objection
certificate from Inter government department as well as Forest Departments.
Table 6-1: Land Scenario for proposed MPS

Sl.no Name of Sewage Pumping Stations Present Land Availability Remarks
1 Northern Zone - MPS Burhi ka Nagla Within the existing MPS Proposed MPS are proposed in
Premises 0.2683 Ha existing MPS of UPJN.
2 Eastern Zone -MPS Peelakhar Within the existing STP
Premises
3 Central Zone- Addl. MPS Khairati Tola Within the existing MPS
Premises 0.0917 Ha
Table 6-2: I&D Work

Rising Main 9.35 km
Sl no. Type of Work Length Remarks
therefore necessary EMP implications shall be required
to consider during laying work. No private land,
1. MPS Burhi ka Nagla 3.2 km
temporary loss or impact on tree is anticipated. In case
of non-availability of enough ROW or constraints due to
tree or any structure, the laying work has been planned
in center of the road.
15 m. Road is passing through city area, therefore
necessary EMP implications shall be required to consider
during laying work. No private land, temporary loss or
2. MPS Peelakhar 150 m.
impact on tree is anticipated. In case of non-availability
of enough ROW or constraints due to tree or any
structure, the laying work has been planned in center of
the road.
therefore necessary EMP implications shall be required
3. MPS Khairati Tola 5.5 km
to consider during laying work. No private land,
temporary loss or impact on tree is anticipated. In case
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in center of the road.
Mau Nala I Lift
4. 500m Along the earthen road
Station
Sewerage Line
The sewer system is designed to carry ultimate stage design
peak flow.
Sewer Line work The sewer line of total 2500 meter is proposed along the road;
from tapped drain to however few areas as mentioned below will need approval
1. DSTPs – total length 2.5 km form respective authority to lay the line.
2550 meter 1-Peelakhar: Laying of trenchless 440 m sewer line requires
permission from railway board.
2- Khairati Tola- Laying of trenchless 150 m sewer line requires
permission from Cantonment Board.
Table 6-3: Land Scenario for proposed decentralized STPs

Remarks
Sl.no Decentralised Treatment Plants (Biodigester Based Package Land Required
. Treatment) Sqm. Area
(Ha.)
5. 1.6 MLD STP for K K Nagar Drain 1440.0 0.14 0.972 ha.
6. Forest Land
0.02 MLD STP for Kailash Mandir 500.0 0.05 Involved ,
7. 2.35 MLD STP for Wyepur Drain 2115.0 0.21 thus Prior
8. 0.35 MLD STP for Artoni Drain 500.0 Permission
0.05
from Forest
9. 3.0 MLD STP for Gailana and Transport Nagar 2700.0 0.27 Department
10. 0.30 MLD STP for Jalma Drain 500.0 0.05 under FC Act
11. 1980 is
1.13 MLD STP for Mau Nala I & II Drains 1017.0 0.10 required to
12. 1.1 MLD STP for Dharwale Baba I,II & Islam Nagar Drains 990.0 0.10 be obtained
13. 0.25 MLD STP for Peeli Pokhar Drain 500.0 0.05 Vacant Land
of Agra
Developmen
t Authority;
14. 1.5 MLD STP for Moti Mahal (I-VIII) & Indira Memorial Bridge Drains 1350.0 approval
from ADA
will be
0.14 required
11 11612.0
Total Area 1.16
Table 6-4: Land Scenario for proposed centralized STPs

S.No Proposed STPs Unused land Required Remarks
Available for for STPs
proposed
works
1 Proposed 100 MLD 5.11 Ha. 9.1 As per reported from implementation authority two
adjacent to 78 options has been worked out
MLD Dhandhupura Option 1: Out of 5.11 hectare available land, approximately
4.2 hectare is under trees planted by Forest Department in
2001. The proposed construction of 100 MLD STP requires
cutting of these trees. This area lies in the Taj Trapezium
Regulated Zone & the department has filed a petition in
11
Area has been worked out by YPCU, average of total area required under different tech. MOUD Manual

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S.No Proposed STPs Unused land 1.2.

Required Remarks
Available for for STPs
proposed
works
Hon’ble Supreme Court for seeking permission to cut 704
out of 1525 trees. Alternative land is identified and the
procurement of the same will be decided, if permission for
TTZ land is not obtained.
Option 2: An area of 5.5 hectare agricultural land located
adjacent to existing STP has been also identified by UPJN for
have an option for construction of STP (if TTZ approval is not
allowed by supreme court).
As per UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015,
purchase of land will require to undergo mutual
agreement/consent of UPJN & private owners of the land.
2 Proposed 31 MLD 4.13 Ha. 4.5 Available
Jaganpur adjacent
to existing 14 MLD
Jaganpur
3 Proposed 35 MLD 15.06 Ha. 8.1 Available
Peelakhar at
existing 10 MLD
STP @ Peelakhar
124. Brief for NOC/Permission required with regard to land are presented below:
 NOC from Railway is required for laying Sewer line in area of MPS Peelakhar of 440 m length & DSTP
line of Indira memorial drain (request letter for NOC has been forwarded by YPCU to respective
Authority – refer annexure 4)
 NOC from cantonment Board for rising main of Khairati Tola for 600 meter. (request letter for NOC
has been forwarded by YPCU to respective Authority – refer annexure 4)
 Forest Approval for 0.97 ha of land under FC ACT 1980 for establishment of 8 DSTPs having total
capacity of 9.85 MLD.
 NOC from Agra development Authority for establishment of two DSTPs i.e. 0.25 MLD Peeli Pokhar
Drain & 1.5 MLD STP at Indira Memorial. Both the proposed lands are vacant & no tree felling is
required.
 For establishment of 100 MLD STP near to existing STP at Dhanupura two options are identified and
under consideration
a) Option-1: Approval from Supreme Court will be required for tree felling of (704 no) at around 5
hectare land within premises of existing STP at Dhandupura under TTZ authority.
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6.1.5. Construction & Occupational Health and Safety
125. The Concessionaire who will be procured for the project on Hybrid Annuity Model, is liable to
develop a project specific EMP. The Concessionaire should ensure that the following aspects are included
and implemented on site, complying with the provisions given in ESMF:
 There are number of schools, colleges and hospitals situated in Agra. Due mitigation measures should
be taken to reduce the disturbances to the educational / medical institutions located alongside the
project locations at Agra, especially during the excavation works for laying of sewer pipes.
 Local traffic disturbance is anticipated due to laying work of Sewerage line (2.5 km) and Rising main
line (9.35 km) along the road, therefore proper Traffic Management Plan should be prepared by
concessionaire for reducing traffic congestion and mitigating disturbances to public during the
excavation works.
 Concessionaire should adopt appropriate implementation mechanism for restoration of topsoil (to
control soil disturbance), dust suppression, use of DG sets in acoustic enclosure with proper stack
height (for betterment of Air), restoration of construction sites, etc.
 Appropriate training to construction labourers regarding health and safety aspects. Concessionaire
should provide the workers with PPEs and they should be encouraged to consistently use the PPEs
 Proper civil work schedule should be in place and be included as part of EMP.
 The STP site is located near banks of the River Yamuna; hence appropriate measures should be taken
to control the direct discharge of untreated effluent into the River Yamuna.
 Properly insulated electrical works should be provided at respective STPs and in construction sites
elsewhere.
 Integration of adequate safely aspects (Protection rails along walk ways at height) in STP.
 Adhering to the monitoring and reporting of the environment Management Measure applicable to
the construction stage wise.
6.1.6. Discussion & Community Consultations with Key Stakeholder and local community
126. Local communities & Key stakeholder (UPJN) were consulted during the preparation stage of
ESDDR of Agra, which included consultations with various community groups (Framers, shop owners, local
residents, etc.). The brief of interaction, discussion is presented in table below, detail minutes of meeting is
presented in annexure 14 of this report.
Table 6-5: Brief of discussion with stakeholder and local communities, residents
No. of
Date of Site
No. Location Particip Issues Discussed Photographs
Visit
ants
th
1 11 and Yamuna 6  Total land required (Government &
th
12 Pollution Forest) under the project has been
December Control Unit discussed. The implications of
2019 (YPCU) office, necessary rules and regulation
Agra under the Forest act have been
discussed.
 Options for land finalizations (TTZ
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Date of Site
Visit
ants
discussed). The current situation is
presented in the DDR section.
 STP treated water and sludge from
Jaganpur is being used by farmers of
Dayalbagh Community.
 Presently extra sludge is being
dumped in Kuberpur MC’s Dumping
ground.
 The officials suggested to get an
MOU with the MC for proper sludge
dumping area.
th
2 27 Dhandupura 5  JE and Concessionaire / staff of STP
December & Jaganpur intimated that local farmer residing
2019 STP in outskirts of Agra city takes dry
sludge/manure from the STP
between March to May season every
year.
 No farmers were available in the STP
area because of post monsoon
season and off season for crop
sowing.
th th
3 11 & 12 Proposed 21  Community residents have extended
December DSTP and all support for the proposed project.
2019 and Nala tapping  Local community welcomed the
th
4 at Artoni and initiative of major Nala Tapping and
February Waipur & giving onsite treatment facility to
2020 rising main cater the pollution incoming in the
area River Yamuna.
 Community people suggested to
provide continuous and regular
mechanism to create education and
awareness among the people,
particularly the younger generation
about the importance of keeping
river Ganga clean.
 Community people were enthusiastic
about the project and expressed
their willingness to work in the
construction phase of the project.
th
4 4 Proposed 17  Community residents have extended
February DSTP at all support for the project.
2020 Transport  Community people were enthusiastic
Nagar about the project and expressed
construction phase.
 Suggestion was provided by
community people to improve the
aesthetics of the area through
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Date of Site
Visit
ants
th
5 4 Proposed 15  Community people expressed the
February DSTP at Burhi problem of foul smell from the
2020 Ka Nagla existing STP and suggested
plantation of trees to reduce the foul
smell.
 Community residents expressed
construction phase of the project.
127. The project specific EMP to be prepared by the Concessionaire should address respective
suggestions provided by or feedback obtained from the local community during the preparatory stage
consultations:
 Excavation works on roads for lying of rising main (9.3km) and MPS, STPs should be done with proper
planning in order to avoid or minimise the disturbance to local residents.
 Restoration of excavated roads/sites should be carried out on priority basis.
 Excessive amount of noise while during excavation works should be avoided.
 Appropriate measures should be adopted for dust suppression during construction works.
 Construction works should be regulated according to school timings, especially in adjacent areas of
educational institutions.
 To avoid dispute with local residents, preferably local worker should be hired for various stage of
development/ construction of the project.
6.1.7. Grievance Redress Mechanism
128. Currently, NMCG has one GRM officer, who addresses all queries registered on the Centralized
Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CP GRAM) portal of NMCG. The GRM officer is supported
by one social expert who helps to coordinate with all the state the SMCGs.
129. At SMCG level, reporting of grievances are being monitored by Environmental and Social experts.
All Executing Agencies have a GRM mechanism at each project site. The project manager and deputy
project managers are in-charge of these GRMs. To register grievances, a register has been kept at all
project site offices and in some sites sometime field team received grievances over mobile phones as well
as on whatsapp massages. The grievances should be resolved by conducting monthly review meetings and
if site team is unable to resolve the issue on its own, the complaint/matter is brought up to Senior
Management of EA.
130. ESDDR suggest establishing the similar grievance redressal mechanism in Agra site as well. Further,
it is also recommended to constitute a GRC in the PIU to record and redress public grievances. A dedicated
team under the supervision of the Project Manager could be appointed for recording the grievances. The
name and contact information of Grievance Redressal Officers (GROs) should be displayed at the
project/construction site, labour camps, in communities where construction work is taking place and in the
websites of ULB, EA and SMCG. Also, a toll free number should be generated and displayed in work sites
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6.1.8. Gender Assessment and Development
131. According to ESMF, the objective of Gender Assessment and Development is to analyse gender
issues during the preparation stage of sub projects, design interventions and primary data collection. The
gender analysis shall be carried out based on findings from gender specific queries and requirements
during data collection and community consultation process. The quantitative and qualitative analysis shall
include sex disaggregated data, issues related to gender disparity, needs, constraints, priorities and
understanding of gender based inequitable risks, benefits and opportunities as well as gender relevant
indicators.
6.1.9. Gender Based Violence (GBV)
132. GBV is an umbrella term for any harmful act that is perpetrated against a person’s will and that is
based on socially ascribed gender differences. GBV includes acts that inflict physical, mental, sexual harm
or suffering; threats of such acts; and coercion and other deprivations of liberty, whether occurring in
public or in private life. The project site includes both the actual locations where civil works are conducted
and also the associated areas such as the locations of workers’ camps, quarries, etc. These GBV risks need
to be assessed throughout the project’s life by monitoring the situation, assessing the effectiveness of risk
mitigation measures, and adapting them.
133. Since a sub project involves construction work that will demand a constant supply of labourers, the
influx of migrant workforce can be a potential risk for the host population. The influx of labour force can
lead to the risk of Gender-Based Violence.
134. ESDDR in ESMAP suggests key actions and responsibilities of project partners. The interventions
will be at three levels, that of SPMG, EA and of the Contractor. According to guidelines of ESMAP on GBV
prevention has been prepared clearly defining the roles and responsibilities at all levels. Robust measures
shall be prepared and implemented to address the risk of gender based violence in the project and
adjoining communities.
6.1.10. Integration of ESMAP with Project
135. To ensure the implementation of safeguard measures by the Concessionaire, the ESMAP including
the suitable conditions for the preparation of project specific detailed ESAMP and necessary
recommendation of ESDDR will be included in the bid document. The ESMAP clearly outlines the
responsibility for various safeguard management actions associated with the project activities related to
Construction stage Labour Management, Assessment of Gender Based Violence and Grievance Redress
Mechanism as well as to ensure compliance of the same in accordance with the safeguard requirements of
the ESMF.
6.1.11. Requirements for preparation of ESHS Management Strategies and Implementation
Plans
(a) The Concessionaire shall submit comprehensive and concise Environmental, Social, Health
and Safety Management Strategies and Implementation Plans (ESHS-MSIP). These strategies
and plans shall describe in detail the actions, materials, equipment, management processes
etc. that will be implemented by the Concessionaire, and its subcontractors. In developing
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Concession Agreement including 1.2. those as may be more fully described in the
following:Works Requirements described in Concession Agreement;
(b) Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA);
(c) Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP);
(d) Consent Conditions (regulatory authority conditions attached to any permits or approvals for
the project).
6.1.12. Requirements for the preparation of the Code of Conduct

136. The Concessionaire shall submit the Code of Conduct that will apply to the Concessionaire’s
employees and Sub-contractors. The Code of Conduct shall ensure compliance with the ESHS provisions of
the Concession Agreement, including those as may be more fully described in the following:
(a) Works Requirements described in Concession Agreement;
(b) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESA);
(c) Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP);
(d) Consent Conditions (regulatory authority conditions attached to any permits or approvals for
the project).
Minimum requirements for the code of conduct

137. A minimum requirement for the Code of Conduct should be set out, taking into consideration the
issues, impacts, and mitigation measures identified in:
(a) Project reports e.g. ESIA/ESMP.
(b) consent/permit conditions
(c) required standards including World Bank Group EHS Guidelines.
(d) national legal and/or regulatory requirements and standards (where these represent higher
standards than the WBG EHS Guidelines)
(e) relevant standards e.g. Workers Accommodation: Process and Standards (Indian Standards,
and in the absence of such Indian Standards those of Word Bank Standard) relevant sector
standards e.g. workers accommodation
(f) grievances redress mechanisms
138. The types of issues identified could include risks associated with: labour influx, spread of
communicable diseases, sexual harassment, gender based violence, illicit behaviour and crime, and
maintaining a safe environment etc. A satisfactory code of conduct will contain obligations on all project
staff (including sub-contractors and day workers) that are suitable to address the following issues, as a
minimum.
6.1.13. Compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the jurisdiction
 Compliance with applicable health and safety requirements (including wearing prescribed personal
 protective equipment, preventing avoidable accidents and a duty to report conditions or practices that
pose a safety hazard or threaten the environment)
 The use of illegal substances
 Non-Discrimination (for example on the basis of family status, ethnicity, race, gender, religion,
 language, marital status, birth, age, disability, or political conviction)

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 Interactions with community members1.2. (for example to convey an attitude of respect and
nondiscrimination)
 Prohibition of child labour (for example employment of children below 14 years of age is prohibited in
Building and Construction Industry)
 Sexual harassment (for example to prohibit use of language or behavior, in particular towards
 women or children, that is inappropriate, harassing, abusive, sexually provocative, demeaning or
culturally inappropriate)
 Violence or exploitation (for example the prohibition of the exchange of money, employment,
 goods, or services for sex, including sexual favors or other forms of humiliating, degrading or
 exploitative behavior)
 Protection of children (including prohibitions against abuse, defilement, or otherwise unacceptable
 behavior with children, limiting interactions with children, and ensuring their safety in project areas)
 Sanitation requirements (for example, to ensure workers use specified sanitary facilities provided by
their employer and not open areas)
 Avoidance of conflicts of interest (such that benefits, Concession Agreement, or employment, or any
sort of preferential treatment or favors, are not provided to any person with whom there is a financial,
family, or personal connection)
 Respecting reasonable work instructions (including regarding environmental and social norms)
 Protection and proper use of property (for example, to prohibit theft, carelessness or waste)
 Duty to report violations of this Code
139. Non retaliation against workers who report violations of the Code, if that report is made in good
faith.The Code of Conduct should be written in plain language and signed by each worker to indicate that
they have:
 received a copy of the code;
 had the code explained to them;
 acknowledged that adherence to this Code of Conduct is a condition of employment; and
 understood that violations of the Code can result in serious consequences, up to and including
dismissal, or referral to legal authorities

7. FINDINGS OF GAP ANALYSIS
140. As prescribed in the ESMF, a Gap Analysis with respect to major environment and social attributes
was done and the major observations are presented in Table 7-1:
Table 7-1: GAP Analysis: Findings

Sl.n Key Principles and
GAP Remarks
o. Attributes
1. Assessment of To be complied  As per ESDDR study and screening checklist, the present
environmental and by project is categorized as having ‘High impact’.
social Impacts concessionaries  The project does not trigger EIA notification 2006.
authority  However permission from Forest department is required
through their under FC ACT 1980 for proposed STPs locations, which is
concessionaire 1.16 ha. forest land
 For construction of 100 MLD STP at Dhandupura, YPCU has
to finalize the any one of two options as mentioned in Table
6-4 under 6.1.4 section. Thus this will either attract
approval from Supreme Court for felling of (704 no) trees
under TTZ or Private Land purchase of 5.5 hectare.
 Tree felling approval from Supreme Court of India under
TTZ is critical and time taking process. Although UPJN had
assessed around 1525 trees available in vacant land of
Dhandupura STP, of which felling of 704 nos. of tree has
been identified as unavoidable. The remaining trees were
considered for buffer around the area. In this approval
payment of 10 times tree plantation in lieu of each tree
cutting shall be required by implementation authority to
forest department.
 As per discussion with UPJN, it is perceived that, if TTZ
approval is delayed or not allowed by Supreme Court or as
an alternative option to avoid tree felling within TTZ
regulated zone, YPCU has mulled over another private
agriculture land located just adjacent to existing STP area
for purchase. The estimate for land purchase and MOUs
with farmers are under process. Therefore UP Negotiation
(Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015 will be followed.
 The Duration of associated impact shall be during
construction phase. This can be mitigated through proper
project specific Environmental Management Plan (ESMP)
prepared and implemented by the concessionaire under the
supervision of YPCU.
2. Implementation of To be complied The Concessionaire to be procured on Hybrid Annuity Model is
Mitigation and during mandated to prepare the project specific ESAMP and the same
Management construction ESAMP shall be implemented after the approval of NMCG /
Measures and operation World Bank.
stages Periodic progress reporting (Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly),
Status Reports and Annual Audit Report on the implementation
of environmental and social safeguard measures requires to be
adhered by the Concessionaire, and the frequency of submission
to EA/SMCG shall also be revealed in the detailed ESAMP.
3. Principle of Avoidance Complied It is acknowledged in the planning stage to avoid the
disturbance to local public as well as with procedure of GOI, STP

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GAP Remarks
o. Attributes
and DSTPs are proposed largely on available vacant land of
YPCU.
4. Linkages with other Not Applicable This ESDDR is prepared for establishment of 10 DSTPs, 3 CSTPs,
projects 23 nala tapping , 3 MPS, Rising Main (9.35km) and Sewer laying
work (2.5km). This project is not linked with other project of the
nearby.
5. Involuntary restriction Not Applicable All the sub project components are planned within government
of access to legally land; there is no involvement of any designated parks and
designated parks and protected areas.
protected areas
6. Recognition of untitled Complied  As per discussion with UPJN / YPCU Staff, the selected land
persons such as for STP and DSTPs are free from encroacher and squatters.
squatters and No private land is envisaged under the projects. Preferably
encroachers including available government land has been taken into considered.
customary rights Details have been given in Table 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 & 6-4.
 However for 100 MLD STP, an option has been kept into
consideration, which involves private agricultural land, this
is located just adjacent to existing STP at Dhandupura.
 Therefore, necessary care shall be taken by design
contractor to avoid disturbance to neighbourhood area
under supervision of concerned authority of YPCU.
 In order to address the E&S issue, site specific ESMP shall be
prepared by concessionaire and shall be implemented after
getting approved from competent authority of YPCU/
SMCG/NMCG/World Bank.
7. Avoiding displacement Not Applicable The project will neither displace nor have any temporary
of Indigenous People disturbance on the indigenous people.
Planning
1. Threshold for Not
Resettlement Plan (RP) Applicable
2. Need to replace / Not Applicable The project does not have any impact on CPRs
restore CPRs
3. Consultation and Complied Consultation with local residents and stakeholder groups are
participation of PAPs conducted during planning stage. The project implying presently
during project planning no land purchase, minimum or no adverse impacts is envisaged.
Temporary disturbances to public are envisaged during
excavation works, which will be mitigated through appropriate
measures in ESMAP.
In case of choosing option 2 of Table 6-4, 5.5 ha land shall be
purchased under UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015,
for which mutual agreement shall be undertaken by UPJN and
owner of the land.
4. Participation of NGOs Complied NGOs are recognized as a major stakeholder group in the
in project planning project implementation stage, for awareness creation about
project activities and for ensuring community participation.
Consultation Framework provided in Social Management Plan
(in ESMAP) suggests for conducting meetings with NGOs to
solicit feedback from local community.
5. Cut-off date Not Applicable In case of choosing option 2 of Table 6-4 by UPJN/NMCG, cut-off
date will not be applicable because the land is directly
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GAP Remarks
o. Attributes
is also not required (as per UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent)
Policy, 2015)
6. Definition of a family Not Applicable If land is purchased through the Mutual Consent of UP Govt.
for R&R assistance then its section no. ‘Kha, serial no. 12, mentions that the rate of
land will be decided taking into consideration all previous and
present provisions, Acts etc. Therefore, no R&R will be
applicable separately.
7. Need and scope of Not Applicable As per the UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015, this is
census and socio- not applicable because the land is directly purchased from the
economic surveys land owners. Therefore preparation of RAP is also not required.
8. Compensation for land To be complied If land purchase is required then land compensation will be paid
according to the UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015
9. Primary Authority for To be complied If land purchase is required then Revenue Department, Govt. of
Land Acquisition/ Uttar Pradesh will be involved.
Purchase
10. Principle to Not Applicable ---
restore/improve living
standards
11. Compensation for land Not Applicable If land purchase is required then land compensation will be paid
at replacement value according to the UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015.
12. Treatment of Not Applicable As per the UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015
depreciation and mentioned form of compensation is not applicable.
Salvage
13. Transaction and
transition fee
14. Land for Land as an
option for
compensation
Resettlement Assistance
1. Cash assistance over Not Applicable
and above
compensation
2. Assistance to poorest Not Applicable If land is purchased through the UP Negotiation (Mutual
of the poor or Consent) Policy, 2015; then its section no. ‘Kha, serial no. 12,
vulnerable category of mentions that the rate of land will be decided taking into
people consideration all previous and present provisions, Acts etc.
3. Provision of Not Applicable Therefore, no R&R will be applicable separately.
infrastructure and
public services at
resettlement sites
Implementation
1. Implementation of RAP Not Applicable
2. Participation of civil Not Applicable
society in
implementation of RP
3. Opportunity for PAPs Not Applicable If land is purchased through UP Negotiation (Mutual Consent)
to participate in Policy, 2015, Resettlement Action Plan is not required.
planning, design and
implementation
4. Disclosure of Not Applicable
Resettlement Plan

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GAP Remarks
o. Attributes
Grievance Redressal Mechanism
1. Procedure for dispute To be Complied  GRM Cell already exists in SMCG level with specific officer-in-
resolution and appeals charge. As practiced, a Register should be consistently
2. Composition of maintained at all project site offices to report the grievances.
Grievance Redress
The grievances should be resolved by conducting monthly
Committee
review meetings and if site team is unable to resolve the
3. Participation of
representative of PAPs issue on its own, the complaint/matter is brought up to
and civil society Senior Management of EA.
 Further, it is recommended to constitute a GRC in the PIU to
record and redress public grievances. A dedicated team
under the supervision of the Project Manager could be
appointed for recording the grievances. The name and
contact information of Grievance Redressal Officers (GROs)
should be displayed at the project site, labour camps, in
communities where construction work is taking place and in
the websites of ULB, EA and SMCG. A toll free number should
be generated and displayed in work sites for registering
grievances.
 A Grievance Register must be maintained in Project offices
and at each Construction site followed by the Status of GBV
Complaints - Total Register, Resolved, Pending, and Type of
action taken.
Monitoring
1. Independent To be complied  ESMF provides for independent environment and social
monitoring by compliance monitoring / audit by third party inspection
Implementation agency for each of the sub projects. ESMAP should be
authority
accordingly amended for implementation.
 Independent Environment and Social compliance Monitoring
Audit shall be carried out annually by the third party
independent inspection agency as per the ESMF
requirements of Namami Gange program.
 The Audit process will check the environmental and social
categorization of subprojects, adequacy of the project
specific detailed ESAMP, conformity to the requirements of
ESMF during project planning and implementation as well as
recommend specific measures to include/improve the
environment and social management measures during
implementation.
 The safeguard monitoring and reporting mechanisms of the
project including the Monthly Reports (MRs) and other status
reports on the implementation of environmental and social
safeguard measures shall also be audited during the
Independent Environment & Social compliance Monitoring
Audit, as well as provide recommendations to improve the
quality and contents of these reports.

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GAP Remarks
o. Attributes
2. Periodic evaluation and To be complied  Internal Monitoring framework provided in ESMAP should be
monitoring by updated to include parameters such as, formation of GRC,
Implementation site specific restoration of excavated roads/construction
authority
sites, dust pollution, greenery maintenance along the
periphery of project site, environmental monitoring (air,
noise, soil, water) and inclusion of project specific EMP in the
Bid / Contract Document.
 The reporting mechanisms of the project including the
periodic progress reporting (Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly),
other Status Reports and Annual Audit Reports on the
implementation of environmental and social safeguard
measures shall be included in the Bid / Contract Document.
3.  The proposed interventions involve numerous construction
activities. Accordingly, the available Project Staffs of UP Jal
Nigam/YPCU, Agra Division; shall be trained and assigned for
monitoring as well as ensure compliance of environmental
Provision for To be complied and social safeguard measures associated with the day to day
Environment and by the
construction activities of the proposed project.
Social Experts in Implementation
Executing Agencies Authority  The Environmental Social Experts deployed at the UP Jal
Nigam, Lucknow; can provide necessary guidance/training to
the designated Project Staffs of Executing Agencies, as and
when required, related to the implementation of
environmental and social safeguard measures.

8. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND RESPONSIBILITY
141. Table 8-1 presents the implementation schedule, responsibilities and respective time frame.
Table 8-1: Implementation Schedule and Associated Responsibilities

Sl. No. Action Responsibility Time-Frame
ENVIRONMENT SAFEGUARD
Prepare EMP & incorporate YPCU/SMCG Detailed EMP shall be prepared by Concessionaire
suitable condition in contract before execution of the project.
1.
to prepare& implement ESMP
by the concessionaire
Obtain Forest Approval for YPCU/SMCG Approval under Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 is
o.97 ha for 8 DSTPs required to be obtained from Concerned Forest
2. Department, State Government and MoEF &CC. This
approval is required prior to start of construction
work.
Obtain Approval from YPCU/SMCG Approval from Supreme court for felling of 704 trees
Supreme Court of India for within the TTZ regulated zone. This approval is
3. Construction of 100 MLD STP required prior to start of construction work. (if
at Dhandupura under TTZ option 1 of Table 6-4 has been considered)
area.
Obtain ‘Consent’ from State YPCU/SMCG/C CTE under air and water act is required for
Pollution control Board for oncessionaire establishment of STP & DSTP plant as designated
establishment and operation location.
4.
of STP After completion of construction work, CTO is
required from SPCB for start of STP plant under Air
and Water Act
Initiate implementation of YPCU/SMCG Throughout the project period
5. the recommended measures
(presented in chapter 9)
DETAILED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
Prepare detailed EMP & part Concessionaire Within 3 months
of contract and obtain the
6.
approval of NMCG/ Word
Bank.
SOCIAL SAFEGUARD
Purchase of Private land of UP Jal Nigam There is likely requirement of 5.5 hectare of private
5.5 hactare for 100 MLD STP land from adjacent area of existing STP. This
at Dhandupura alternative land is identified, if permission for TTZ
(If option 2 of table Table 6-4 land is delayed or/ not obtained.
has been considered) Project considers the land already available and
owned by the U.P. Jal Nigam, which is 5.11 hectare
7. Within this, approximately 4.2 hectare is having
trees planted by Forest Department in 2001. The
proposed construction of 100 MLD STP requires
cutting of these trees. This area lies in the Taj
Trapezium Regulated Zone & the department has
filed a petition in Hon’ble Supreme Court seeking
permission to cut 704 out of 1525 trees.
Hire NGO/CBO for Concessionaire Immediate / Prior to Disbursement of retroactive
8.
information dissemination claim under the project
9. Prepare IEC material Concessionaire One Month after Action no 5

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Responsibility Time-Frame
Establish GRC UP Jal Nigam Immediate / Prior to Disbursement of retroactive
10.
claim under the project
Designate Grievance Officer UP Jal Nigam /
11. Immediate
SMCG
Information dissemination UP Jal Nigam /
12. Immediate
SMCG
In- Country disclosure of this UP Jal Nigam/ Immediate
13.
ESDDR SMCG

9. RECOMMENDATIONS
142. YPCU has prepared detailed project report, on the basis of site specific information, visits,
Stakeholder Consultation and reviewed design criteria available in the DPR. Further, the environmental and
social screening has been carried out as per ESMF guideline. As per screening analysis of the project, I&D
Sewerage System project at Agra is categorized as having ‘High impact’.
143. The project does not trigger EIA notification 2006. The Duration of associated impact shall be
during construction phase. This can be mitigated through proper project specific Environmental
Management Plan (EMP) prepared and implemented by the Concessionaire under the supervision of YPCU.
144. Based on the findings of due diligence exercise, the following recommendations are provided with
an objective to ensure compliance with the ESMF:
A Design and Planning Aspects

 Suitable conditions shall be incorporated in the Bid/Contract documents to prepare and implement
ESAMP by the Concessionaire during the execution/operation stages.
 A detailed project specific ESAMP requires to be prepared by the Concessionaire before execution of
the project and shall obtain approval from the NMCG / World Bank. The detailed ESAMP shall include
the information pertains to land/site layout, STP design, sludge management practices, Alternative
analysis etc.
 Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate under Water (prevention and Control of pollution) Act
1972 & Air (prevention and Control of pollution) Act 1981 shall be obtained for the establishment of
Sewage Treatment Plant, prior to the construction work.
 Consent conditions both general and specific shall be complied and compliance report shall be
submitted periodically to the State Pollution Control Board.
 NOC from Railway is required for laying rising main line in area of MPS Peelakhar of 440 m & DSTP
line of Indira memorial drain.
 NOC required from cantonment Board for rising main of Khairati Tola for 600 meter.
 Forest Approval for 0.97 ha of land under FC ACT 1980 for 8 DSTPs of 9.85 MLD total.
 NOC from Agra development Authority for establishment of two DSTPs i.e. 0.25 MLD Peeli Pokhar
Drain & 1.5 MLD STP at Indira Memorial. Both the proposed lands are vacant & no tree felling is
required.
 For establishment of 100 MLD STP near to existing STP at Dhanupura two options are identified and
under consideration
a) Approval from Supreme Court will be required for tree felling (704 no) at around 5 hactare land
falling within premises of existing STP at Dhandupura under TTZ authority. Tree felling
approval from Supreme Court of India under TTZ is critical and time taking process. Although
UPJN had assessed around 1525 trees available in vacant land of Dhandupura STP, of which
felling of 704 nos. of tree has been identified as unavoidable. The remaining trees were

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considered for buffer around the area.
lieu of each tree cutting shall be required by implementation authority to forest department.
b) Purchase of 5.5 hectare of private land from adjacent area of existing STP. As per discussion
with UPJN it is perceived that, if TTZ approval is delayed or not allowed by Supreme Court or as
an alternative option to avoid tree felling within TTZ regulated zone, YPCU has mulled over
another private agriculture land located just adjacent to existing STP area for purchase. The
estimate for land cost and MOUs with farmers are under process. Therefore UP Negotiation
(Mutual Consent) Policy, 2015 will be followed.
 Three CSTPs (166MLD) are proposed in existing STP premises, where presently treated water are
used for irrigation in pre monsoon season, but mostly treated water are getting conveyed in the River
Yamuna. The existing water effluent channel provided for STP shall be upgraded to carry the
discharge from proposed STPs.
 The ESMAP once approved by the NMCG and World Bank should be integrated in the Bid/Contract
documents, with necessary amendments (if necessary) or agreements with the Concessionaire, and
should be fully complied during the execution/operation stages.
 Periodic progress reporting (monthly, quarterly and yearly) requires to be done by the
Concessionaire, and the frequency of submission to EA/SMCG should be mentioned in the EMP.
 Independent Environment and Social/Compliance Monitoring Audit by the third party independent
inspection agency shall be carried out annually, as per the ESMF requirements of Namami Gange
program.
 Provision of Bio energy generation should be included in DPR for Centralized STPS. In Agra Sewerage
Project, provision of Bio digester should be proposed for all three CSTPs.
 The STP site is near the bank of river Yamuna therefore appropriate measures should be taken to
control/channelize the discharge of untreated effluent directly into the river Yamuna.
 Tree plantation along with landscaping around the STP & MPS is advised in order to improve the
aesthetic value and also to control bad odour.
 Permission for tree felling should be obtained from the Forest Department. No construction should
be started without prior approval from the forest department under FC act 1980.
 Permission for use of water for construction purpose from irrigation department/CGWA (for Surface
or Ground Water) should be obtained.
 Labour license requires to be obtained by Concessionaire prior to construction.
 Pollution under Control Certificate should be obtained for Construction Vehicles.
 Earth materials should be procured from approved / licensed quarries.
 Higher capacity DG sets should be complied with CPCB norms, adequate Stack Height and Acoustic
Measure should be mandated.
 Formal Intimation to line department to be given regarding excavation works in order to avoid or
minimise the damages to existing utilities in the construction site.
 The Sewerage lines are planned beneath the existing road, so an alternative traffic management plan,
diversion plan or avoidance to congestion plan should be in place.

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Independent Environment and Social/Compliance Monitoring Audit by the third party independent
inspection agency should be carried out annually, as per the ESMF requirements of Namami Gange
program.
 A Gender Action Plan to be prepared to address the risk of gender based violence in the project and
adjoining communities.
 Orientation and sensitization training needs to be provided for all project staff and contractors, in
particular, safety supervisors and engineers on GBV at all levels.
 ICC committees addressing GBV need to be constituted at EA, SPMG and NMCG level.
 GBV needs to be integrated with GRM with special provisions, so, confidentiality/personal
information can be controlled /maintained.
B Design and operational specific

 Appropriate Sludge Management Plan shall be prepared by the Concessionaire. The dried sludge will
be supplied to the farmers, which is reported in practice for the operational STPs. The farmers from
the nearby area use the sludge cake as manure to increase fertility of soil. it is also used in the
landscape within STP and in the parks nearby. As per the design of the STP, the generated sludge
shall be digested first and only after digestion, it will be handed over to local farmers for agriculture
purpose. The sequence of such handling over of sludge to the farmers shall be developed through a
sludge management plan by the concessionaire.
 The excess leftover sludge from the proposed 177 MLD STP after sourcing to farmers, parks
maintained by horticulture departments and to locals will be sourced to Kuberpur engineered landfill
site maintained Municipal Corporation of Agra. This engineered landfill site is about 5 km from Agra
City, is currently handling waste generated from the municipal area of Agra City. It spread over an
area of 75 Acres and had obtained Environmental Clearance from State Environmental Impact
Assessment Committee, Uttar Pradesh. A MOU between UP Jal Nigam (implementing agency) &
Municipal corporation Agra has been done for dumping of extra sludge and garbage from the STP
sites to authorized Solid Waste Dump site of Agra (please refer annexure 15)
 After having testing of Biological / chemical and heavy metal /toxic content of the sludge, priority to
be made by concessionaire under supervision with YPCU for handing over sludge/ manure to nearby
local farmer. Concessionaire should undertake sensitization program about importance of sludge and
safe use of sludge in agricultural practices with local farmer under supervision of YPCU. (Refer
Annexure 9- sludge disposal standard to be used as fertilizer).
 EA (UP Jal Nigam) is advised to hire services of local NGOs/CBOs for information dissemination and
public consultations for awareness about significant value of sludge in farm filed as soil moisture
control, fertilizer etc.
 With view of economic considerations related to distance and transport, addition of Faecal sludge
should be taken into consideration at all nearby proposed STPS and MPS to maximize catchment, and
provide suitable management.

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be included in Centralized STPs. In Agra Sewerage Project,
provision of Bio digester has been proposed for all three CSTPs. Concessionaire should explore the
necessary arrangements to install bio digester and energy generation accordingly.
 Consideration should be given for constructing garland drain around the site with small opening
intermittently in the boundary wall allowing rainwater to drain-off without accumulating in the
adjacent residential areas.
 Excavated materials should be used for backfilling of the trench area, low lying areas of the site.
 Efficient site restoration measure should be developed and checked regularly by assigned engineer to
avoid the public and traffic inconvenience.
 Local traffic disturbance is anticipated due to laying work of Sewerage line (2.5 km) and Rising main
line (9.35 km) along the road, therefore proper Traffic Management Plan should be prepared by
concessionaire for reducing traffic congestion and mitigating disturbances to public during the
excavation works.
 Concessionaire shall be responsible to follow the lasted discharge standard as prescribed by NGT in
year 2019 for treated water from All DSTPs and CSTPs proposed under the project. This shall be
further assured by implementing agency (UPJN).
 Three CSTPs (166MLD) are proposed in existing STP premises, where presently treated water are
used for irrigation in pre monsoon season, but mostly treated water are getting conveyed in the River
Yamuna. The existing water effluent channel provided for STP shall be upgraded to carry the
discharge from proposed STPs. Currently 500m to 1500m treated water effluent channel has been
provided in the existing STPs at Jaganpur, Peelakhar & Dhandupura. In this Way, treated water
should be be preferably used for irrigation purposes in nearby farm field and during the rainy season
it will be discharged into the river Yamuna. As per latest NGT standard, BOD of treated water should
be less than 10 mg/l, the provision of using treated water in nearby agricultural field may be
recommended.
 Maintenance of site health (Air, water, Noise, Soil Quality) and safety of worker (OHS) should be
checked regularly.
inspection agency as prescribed in the ESMF shall be carried out to understand the implementation
of ESMF provisions.
 To avoid inconvenience advance notice shall be circulated / given to the local residents, shop owners,
vendors and squatters. Local community shall also be consulted before commencement of works at
respective locations; this shall be organized through awareness campaigns and disclosure of
information related to the project components.
 YPCU shall adopt the public relation activities to disseminate the necessary information about the
project like (i) announcement on FM radio, (II) space in local newspaper, (III) printing and distributing
pamphlets through local newspaper vendors, and (IV) putting up information boards at construction
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ensure (i) adequate health and safety measures during
construction (ii) ensure uninterrupted access to residences and shops, (iii) sprinkle water to control
dust, and (iv) restoration of sites without delay.
 Local community should be consulted before commencement of works at respective locations; this
should be organized through awareness campaigns and disclosure of information related to the
project components.
 EA (YPCU) is advised to hire services of local NGO/CBO for information dissemination and public
consultation.
 GRM cell already exists in SMCG level with specific officer-in-charge. As practiced, a register should
be consistently maintained at all project site offices to report the grievances. The grievances should
be resolved by conducting monthly review meetings and if site team is unable to resolve the issue on
its own, the complaint/matter is brought up to Senior Management of EA.
 Apart from that, a separate register shall be maintained by the Concessionaire in weekly meetings to
address the grievances (if any discussed and resolved). If the matter will not be resolved in weekly
meeting, it will be forwarded to higher level for decision.
inspection agency as prescribed in the ESMF shall be carried out to understand the implementation
of ESMF provisions.
 Periodic progress reporting (Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly) requires to be done by the
Concessionaire, and the frequency of submission to EA/SMCG shall be revealed in the ESAMP.

LIST OF ANNEXURES
ANNEXURE 1: Environmental &Social Information Format for Screening
Environmental and Social Information Format for Screening
Project Title: AGRA SEWERAGE SCHEME (I&D Works)
Implementing Agency: Yamuna Pollution Control Unit
Project Cost: 848 Crore
Project Components:
 I&D Works of 23 drains
 2.55 km Sewer Network & 9,35km of Rising Main
 3 nos. Main Pumping Stations
 10 decentralized STP of total 11.6 MLD capacity
 3 Centralized STP of 35, 31, 100 MLD
 O&M of sewerage system for 15yrs.
Project Location: Agra city, District Agra, State Uttar Pradedh
Sl. Screening Criteria Yes/No Assessment Remarks /Explanatory note for categorisation
No. of Category
(High/ low)
1 Is the project in an Yes High  The proposed STP and DSTP under the project in Agra city
eco-sensitive area is falling under TTZ regulated zone. However, eco-friendly
or adjoining an eco-
projects (like STP etc) are allowed with permission from
sensitive area?
(Yes/No) If Yes, State pollution control board as per latest Supreme Court
which is the area? Order dated 6th December 2019 (Annexure attached).
Elaborate impact  Around 1.16 hectare of forest land is required for 10
accordingly.
DSTPs in different area of the city (norther and eastern
zone of sewerage plan of Agra), and another land (vacant
part of existing STP @ Dhandupura) having 704 tree which
is under TTZ is required to be obtained for establishment
of 100 MLD STP at Dhandupura under Central Zone
catchment.
2 Will the project Yes High There is likely requirement of 5.5 hectare of private land from
create significant/ adjacent area of existing STP. This alternative land is identified
limited/ no social and the procurement of the same will be decided, if
impacts? permission for TTZ land is not obtained.
Project considers the land already available and owned by the
UP Jal Nigam, which is 5.11 hectare Within this, approximately
4.2 hectare is having trees planted by Forest Department in
2001. The proposed construction of 100 MLD STP requires
cutting of these trees. This area lies in the Taj Trapezium
Regulated Zone & the department has filed a petition in
Hon’ble Supreme Court seeking permission to cut 704 out of
1525 trees.
Land acquisition/ No Low In case of private land acquisition/ purchase, the impacted
purchase resulting area is agricultural land.
in loss of income
from agricultural
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No. of Category
(High/ low)
land, plantation or
other existing land-
use.
Land acquisition/ No No Land selected for STP will not involve any relocation of
purchase resulting household. Agricultural land is impacted, no relocation is
in relocation of envisaged. ,
households.
Any reduction of No No Impact None of Proposed DSTP or STP is located far from nearby
access to agricultural farm land. The DSTPs are basically on forest land
traditional and which is presently having Mesquit and Keekar trees. The said
river dependent vegetation is of no use to domestic animal too. Thus the
communities (to proposed project will not cause any loss of access to
river and areas traditional and river dependent communities (to river and
where they earn areas where they earn for their primary or substantial
for their primary or livelihood). To support this further kindly refer the location
substantial map in Annexure C.
livelihood). The selected land is a vacant place at river bank. No
displacement of river dependent communities will be
required.
Any displacement No No There is no tribal settlement in or around project area.
or adverse impact Therefore, the proposed project will not displace any tribal
on tribal settlement(s).
settlement(s).
Any specific gender No No No gender specific issue directly related to the project is
issues. envisaged. However, better sanitation facility will improve
health status of women in the area.
3 Will the project No Low and The STP is going to be constructed on forest land at the river
create significant / short term bank. Therefore, there will be only short term/ limited
limited / no Impact environmental impact. The land selected for DSTPs is presently
environmental having scrub vegetation mainly Mesquit and Keekar tree. The
impacts during the said vegetation is of no use to domestic animal too.
construction stage? Further the loss of bushes shall be compensated by developing
(significant/limited/ green belt around STP.
no impacts) The proposed lifting stations & MPS will be constructed in
Govt. land authorized under YPCU, which are open areas.
Therefore, it will minimise the impact.
The proposed sewer line will be under the road with minimum
3m or more road width.
Clearance of Yes High The identified forest land is majorly scrub land having plants
vegetation/ tree- like Keekar and mesquite trees, or few other trees. As a part of
cover minimization of impact, compensatory afforestation cost shall
be submitted to forest department. In project perspective,
measures like provision of green belt shall be provided.
Except, around 704 trees felling would be required at
proposed 100 MLD STP at Dhandupura is alternative land is
not finalized.
Direct discharge of Yes Low and The DSTPs will be based on Conventional/SBR/MBBR/MBR
construction run- short term type prefabricated units with minimal civil works. The
off, improper impact centralized STP to be developed on fresh land will have
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1.2.
No. of Category
(High/ low)
storage and during construction specific impact during civil construction activity.
disposal of construction With due care and management direct discharge, improper
excavation spoils, phase storage of wastes shall be taken care of.
wastes and other The laying of sewer lines is not much in the project; however
construction laying will cause some traffic disruption of temporary nature.
materials adversely Sensitive locations like schools, hospitals will have special
affecting water problems which will be taken care of during construction.
quality and flow
regimes.
Flooding of Yes Low Impact Construction of project will not obstruct any of natural drain
adjacent areas short term /channel near the site. The level of STPs and SPS will be made
impact with due care of high flood level record, which is 145.5 m
during Dewatering for construction will not generate any significant
construction amount of water to flood adjacent areas
phase
Proposed STP and MPS will have garland drain to avoid further
flooding in premises and neighbourhood area in case of storm
water during monsoon.
Improper storage Yes Low and Civil Construction material like cement, sand, earth etc. will be
and handling of short term prevalent in use, while contaminated material such fuel , used
substances leading impact oil shall be taken care of properly for storage and handling
to contamination during properly at site. Further the EMP shall be framed with
of soil and water construction inclusion of site specific Environmental issues to address the
phase safety health related issues· for
Elevated noise and Yes Low and Proper measures should be taken during sewer lying to
dust emission short term minimise the noise and dust emissions. Contractor should
impact ensure the proper acoustic measure for noise generating unit
like DG set as per CPCB norm, etc.
The Concessionaire has to submit the method statement to
comply with Air Act, 1981 & Noise Rules as per EP Act, 1986
before construction.
Disruption to traffic Yes Low and No much Sewer laying work is envisaged, but around 10 km of
movements short term rising main work will need proper traffic management at the
Impact site.
during Proper diversion of traffic will ensure less disruption during
construction construction. Contractor shall ensure proper traffic
phase management in place prior to construction activities.
Damage to existing No Low and Utility mapping of the existing infrastructure and relocation of
infrastructure, short term the same if required will minimise the damage on existing
public utilities, Impact infrastructure.
amenities etc. during No much Sewer laying work is envisaged however shifting of
construction other utilities like telephone lines, electric poles or street lights
phase etc. if required shall be shifted temporarily or relocated (only if
needed) after taking due permission from the concerned
department.
Failure to restore No Low and The roads will be reinstated to its original conditions after lying
temporary short term of sewer line.
construction sites Impact Mitigation measures towards restoration of temporary
during construction sites will be part of ESMP of contractor’s bid

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No. of Category
(High/ low)
construction document.
phase
Possible conflicts No No impact The local community will be made aware of the temporary
with and/or nature of disruption.
disruption to local All possible disputes during construction work shall be avoided
community by hiring of local labour as much as possible. In case of migrant
labour hiring, the fundamental facility in labour camp shall be
ensured by contractor to avoid further disputes.
Health risks due to Yes Low Impact Adequate sanitation facilities and safety arrangement will be
unhygienic provided to the workers in construction camp. A site specific
conditions at ESAMP shall be having Health and hygiene maintenance plan
workers‟ camps for project construction site, which will be part of BID
document for its completed implementation at sites.
Safety hazards Yes Low and Proper health and safety statement will be submitted by the
during construction short term Concessionaire and approved by The Engineer prior to the
Impact construction. This will be included in ESAMP and be part of Bid
during document.
construction
phase
4 Will the project Yes Limited STP will have minimal odour and noise pollution.
create significant / Moreover, provision of green belt, landscaping within the STP
limited / no and SPS premised will reduce the negative impact of odour.
environmental The proposed projects of establishment of STP are based on
impacts during the advance technologies of sewerage waste water treatment
operational stage? plan.
(Significant /
limited / no
impacts)
Flooding of Yes Low Impact Proposed STP and MPS will have garland drain to avoid further
adjacent areas flooding in premises and neighbourhood area in case of storm
water during monsoon. All the STPs are design above the
High Flood Level of Yamuna River.
Impacts to water Yes Low Impact The characteristics of the treated waste water from SBR
quality due to reactor will be within permissible limit set by latest NGT /CPCB
effluent discharge guideline 2019.
Gas emissions Yes Low Impact SBR or other Aerobic reactor is a compact system and the
possibility of the Gas emission is very less.
Safety hazards Yes Low Impact Mechanised system and trained people will be used to run the
Pumping stations and STPs will reduce the risk of safety
hazards.
Proper PPEs shall be ensured by the contractor for
Concessionaire and Staff of STP/ MPS. First Aid Measures shall
be adhered as part of safety management.
Emergency Site management plan shall be adhered to the
deputed STP area to avoid unsafe hazard like fire, electricity
etc.
5 Do projects of this No No The proposed STP Project is not listed under the Schedule to
nature / type clearance the 14th September 2006 EIA notification and its amendment
require prior required made thereafter. Hence it is exempted from environmental

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No. of Category
(High/ low)
environmental clearance.
clearance either However, the proposed project needs Consent to Establish
from the MOEF or (CTE) prior to start of construction of STP and Consent to
from a relevant Operate (CTO) prior to start operation of STP. These
state Government permissions are required from State Pollution Control Board
department? (EPPCB) under Air and Water act.
(MOEF/ relevant
State Government
department/ No
clearance at all)
6 Does the project Yes Yes Around 0.97 ha of land is affected in selected sites of
involve any prior decentralized STPs, for this prior forest clearance shall be
clearance from the required to be obtained from Forest Department UP & MOEF
MOEF or State &CC.
Forest department Another option of acquiring 5 hectare of land identified within
for either the premises of existing Dhandupura STP, where around 704 nos.
conversion of of trees are impacted. Since this is under TTZ area, therefore
forest land or for prior approval from supreme court shall be required for the
tree-cutting? (Yes/ project.
No). If yes, which?
Overall Assessment High Based on the initial Environmental screening, Agra Sewerage
Project has been rated under High risk zone because of
following reasons:
The project area falls in the Taj Trapezium which is Declared
Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) under "The Environment
(Protection) Act (EPA), 1986";
it involve felling of 704 number of trees in notified ESAs area
and also involve diversion of 0.97 ha of forest land which are
notifed forest under " The India Forest Act-1927". Please refer
Section 6.1.1 (Para No. 136) of the Report.
Further, below table can be referred for the overall rating and assessment (high/low) of the project.
Table-1: Rating Index
Sl.no. Categorization Criteria Applicability Remarks

(Yes/No)
1 Is the treatment plant of the project is No Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located within 5.24 km
located within Eco Sensitive Zone as per the towards West of Project site. the Eco sensitive zone
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 has been demarcated to be 1 km from boundary of
the sanctuary through Gazette of India no. 3319,
New Delhi, Thursday, October 10, 2019. Hence it is
exempted from obtaining NOC from State Board of
Wild Life and not falling within ECZ.
2 Is the treatment plant of the project is Yes The project area falls in the Taj Trapezium which is
located within Ecological Sensitive Area (ESA) Declared Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) under
as per the Environmental (Protection) Act, "The Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986"; it
1986 involve felling of 704 number of trees in notified ESAs

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(Yes/No)
area
3 Is treatment plant of the project is located Yes Project also involves diversion of 0.97 ha of forest
within notified Forest Area as per the Indian land which are notified forest under “The India Forest
Forest Act 1927 Act-1927".
4 Is the treatment plant of the project is Yes Agra city is one of 43 critically polluted Areas as per
located within Critically Polluted Area (CPIA) CPCB record, since proposed project components (STP
as per Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 & I&D Provisions) does not fall under EIA notification
2006, so Environmental Clearance is exempted.
However, respective Consent for establishment &
Operation (CTE, CTO) shall be required from SPCB (as
per Om dated 24.10.2019 Annexure ) with stipulated
certain conditions from SPCB.
The proposed STP Project is not listed under the
5 Does the treatment plant of the project No Schedule to the 14th September 2006 EIA notification
th
attract the 14 September 2006 EIA and its amendment made thereafter. Hence it is
Notification & further amendments exempted from environmental clearance.
6 Is the treatment plant of the project is No The Project region is located in upper Gangetic plain,
located within the Notified zone Coastal does not fall under Notified Coastal Regulation Zone
Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2016 2019, of India.
7 Is the treatment plant of the project is No The project region does not falls under 27 notified
located within the area as notified under areas as specified under Wetlands (Conservation and
Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Management) Rules, 2016.
Rules, 2017
8 Is the treatment plant of the project is No None of the project related structure and I&D
located within the regulatory zone of area as provisions are coming within regulatory zone of ASI
per The Ancient Monuments and Monuments. Therefore, no prior permission is
Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958. required under this notification for project
implementation.
9 Is Resettlement / displacement /permanent N0 Project does not involve relocation or resettlement or

loss of livelihood involved? (more than 200 any permanent loss of structure or Livelihood.
persons)
Overall Rating High As per indicator given in the categorization criteria,

three indicators has been answered as ‘yes’, hence
the project is considered under High Category.
Note: If any of these indicators is answered yes, the project will be considered as high impact sub project.

ANNEXURE 2: Details of Existing Sewerage Facilities
Table 2: Details of pumping plants of existing pumping stations

S. Location Zone Pumps Pump Design Screen Manual/ Diesel
No. HP/NO. Capacity Head Mechanical Generator KVA
inlps m
1 MPS-KhairatiTola Central 700 HP /3 3nos-850 41.0 2 Nos-Manual 1250x2 KVA
Zone 500 HP /2 2nos-500 35.0 Screens, 2 Nos. 30 KVA
Mech. Screens
2 MPS-Rajwah Central 20/4 4 nos-27.50 17.5 2no. Manual 62.5 KVA
Zone 10/1 1 no-15.0 14.0
3 MPS-Balkeshwar Central 20/3 3 nos-15.5 17.0 1no. Mech 75 KVA

Zone 15/2 2 nos-19.5 14.0 1 no. Manual
4 MPS-Waterworks Central 50/3 3 nos-140 17.0 1no. Manual 125 KVA
Zone 30/1 1 no-69 13.0
5 MPS-SubBalkeshwar Central 10/2 2 nos-29 17.0 1no. Manual 2x100 KVA
Zone 7.5/2 2 nos-10 15.0
6 MPS-BhaironNala Central 20/4 4 nos-66.5 11.5 1no. Manual 75 KVA
Zone
7 MPS KhojaNala Central 5/1
Zone
8 Sanjay Place Central 12.5/5 5 nos-16 13.0 1 no Manual
zone
9 MPS Tajganj 150/3 3 nos-245 27.0 1no. Manual 2x250 KVA
Nagla Mewati Zone 80/2 2 nos-122 22.0 1no. Manual
10 MPS Kolhai Tajganj 70/3 3 nos-125 20.5 1no. Mech 2x160 KVA
Zone 40/2 2 nos-62.5 17.5 1no. Manual
11 MPS Tajganj 30/3 3 nos-40 14.0 1no. Manual 75 KVA
Shaheed Nagar Zone 10/2 2 nos-20 11.0
12 MPS Tajganj 15/2 2 nos-16 19.0 1no. Mech 75 KVA
Dhandupura Zone 9.5/2 2 nos-8 12.5 1no. Manual
13 IPS –Sadar tehsil- Western 35/3 3nos-98 14.0 1no. Manual 125 KVA
P10 Zone 12.5/2 2nos-.39 11.0
14 IPS-Tota ka tal-P11 Western 30/3 3nos-73 18.0 1no. Manual 125 KVA
(MadiaKatra) Zone 10/2 2nos-29 9.0
15 MPS-Albatiya-P12 Western 270/3 3nos-471 28.0 1no. Manual 2x500 KVA
(Maruti Estate) Zone 90/2 2nos-210 21.5
16 Jaipur House Western - - - - -
Zone
17 RajNagar Western - - - - -
Zone
18 Sikandra Western 100/3 3nos-144 - - Not Available
(Avas&Vikas SPS) Zone 90/2 2nos-130
19 BurhiKaNagla MPS Northern 7.5 HP/2 2nos-26.5 8.0 1 No Manual 50 KVA
Zone 10HP/1 1nos-29 9.0 Screen
20 IPS –Manoharpur- Northern 50/3 3nos-77 26.0 1no. Manual 160 KVA
P6 Zone 25/2 2nos-58 17.5
21 MPS-Burhi ka Nagla- Northern 95/3 3nos-177 23.0 1no. Manual 75 KVA/
P5 Zone 25/2 2nos-58 17.5 2x160 KVA
22 NaraichNala Eastern 80 HP/2 2nos90 27.0 1 No Manual 160 KVA
Zone 20HP/2 2nos22 17.0 Screen
23 Etmad-ud-daulaNala Eastern 80 HP/1 1nos136 25.0 1 No Manual 180 KVA

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No. HP/NO. Capacity Head Mechanical Generator KVA
inlps m
Zone 20HP/2 2nos-29 17.0 Screen
30HP/1 1 No.-68 15.0
24 Peelakhar Nala MPS Eastern 30HP/4 4nos-68 15.0 1 No Manual 200 KVA
Zone 80HP/1 1 No.-90 27.0 Screen
25 Trans Yamuna Eastern 3nos Not Available
SPS(Avas&Vikas) Zone 2nos
26 MPS-Devri Road Southern 75/5 5 nos-88 26.0 1 no. Manual 180 KVA
Zone-I
Table 3: The Details of Existing STP’s in Agra is tabulated below.

S.N Central Northern Eastern Western Zone Tajganj Southern-I
o STP Zone Zone Zone
1 Location Dhandhup BurhiKaNa Jaganp Peelakha KalindiVi Bichpuri Sadarban- Dhandh Devri Road
(DA or ura gla ur r har ADA u-
ward) (ADA) pura
New
2 Operationa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yet to be Yes Yes
l Yes or No comm.
3 Process UASB WSP UASB WSP UASB UASB+E SBR UASB+ UASB
AS EAS
4 Installed 78 2.25 14 10 4.5 40 36 24 12
Capacity,
Mld
5 Current 70 3.5 12 9.5 2.5 18 0 18 7
Capacity,
Mld
Desired 78 24 14 10 4.5 40 36 24 12
capacity at
the end of
the design
period
6 Raw
Sewage
Design
Parameters
BOD, mg/l 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250
COD, mg/l 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550
TSS, mg/l 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500
NH4-N mg/l - - - - - - -
N-total, - - - - - -
mg/l
Faecal - - - - - - - - -
coliform,
MPN/100
Ml
7 Treated
Sewage
Design
Parameters
BOD, mg/l 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
COD, mg/l 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250
TSS, mg/l 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
NH4-N mg/l - - - - - - - - -
N-total, - - - - - - - - -

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mg/l
Faecal - - - 10000 - 10000 - - 1000
coliform, 0
MPN/100
Ml
8 Raw
Sewage
Actual
Parameters
BOD, mg/l 204 199 207 203 - 162 180 191
COD, mg/l 480 468 540 489 - 455 - 450 475
TSS, mg/l 369 343 530 366 - 528 322 339
NH4-N mg/l - - - - - - - - -
N-total, - - - - - - - -
mg/l
Faecal - - - - - - - - -
coliform,
MPN/100
Ml
9 Treated
Sewage
Actual
Parameters
BOD, mg/l 28 29 27 29 26 28 NA 27 29
COD, mg/l 240 236 240 240 234 230 240 243
TSS, mg/l 46 47 49 48 45 49 48 46
NH4-N mg/l - - - - - - - - -
N-total, - - - - - - - - -
mg/l
Faecal - - - - - - - - -
coliform,
MPN/100
Ml
Additional
parameters
(if there is a
chance of
industrial
contaminati
on).
Overall 80-85% 80-85% 80- 80-85% 80-85% 80-85% - 80-85% 80-
efficiency 85% 85%
of STP
10 Date of 2000-01 1999-2000 2010- 2000-01 2016 2011-12 Not yet 2012-13 2010
installation 11 commisio -11
ned
11 Condition Renovatio Good but Good Renovati Good Good - Good Goo
of assets n required renovatio on d
n required required
12 Operating * * * * ADA * ADA * *
agency and
mode of
O&M
13 Mode of Effluent Effluent Effluen Effluent Effluent Effluent - Effluent Efflu
discharge Channel Channel t Channel Channel Channel Channel ent
of effluents Chann Chan

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S.N Central Northern 1.2. Eastern Western Zone Tajganj Southern-I

el nel
14 Whether - - - - - - - - -
sewer tax
imposed
O&M has been awarded to M/s VA Tech Wabag , Chennai for 10 years by SMCG vide letter no.
067/358/SMCG-UP/(PC) dt. 14.06.2019.
Conditional Assessment:
Table 4: Conditional Assessment of existing sewerage works have been done by UPJN
S.No Zone STP/SPS/MPS/Interception Present Conditional Status Remarks
1 14 MLD STP Jaganpur Good condition
2 2.25 MLD STP Burhi ka Nagla Good condition
3 MPS Burhi ka Nagla Good condition
4 SPS Burhi ka Nagla P-5 Good condition
5 SPS Manoharpur Good condition
6 Amar vihar-I Nala Tapping Good condition
7 Northern Zone Amar vihar-II Nala Tapping Good condition
8 Burhi ka Nagla Nala Tapping Good condition
9 Anurag Nagar Nala Tapping Good condition
10 ManoharpurNala tapping Good condition
11 78 MLD STP Dhandhupura Good condition Renovations required
12 MPS khairati Tola Good condition
13 SPS rajwah Good condition
14 SPS Balkeshwar Good condition
15 SPS Waterworks Good condition
16 SPS Subbalkeshwar Good condition
17 SPS Bhaironnala Good condition
18 SPS Khoja Nala Good condition
19 SPS Sanjay place Good condition
Central Zone
20 RajwahNala Tapping Good condition
21 BalkeshwarNala Tapping Good condition
22 Waterworks Nala Tapping Good condition
23 Krishna Colony Nala Tapping Good condition
24 Paliwal park Nala Tapping Good condition
25 BhaironNala Tapping Good condition
26 Khoja Nala Tapping Bad condition Renovation required
27 Peepal mandi Nala Tapping Bad condition Renovation required
28 MantolaNala Tapping Good condition
29 BaluganjNala Tapping Good condition
30 10 MLD STP Peelakhar Good condition
31 SPS Naraich Good condition
32 Eastern Zone SPS Etmad-udDaula Good condition

33 MPS Peelakhar Good condition
34 SPS Etmad-udDaula Good condition
35 SPS Naraich Good condition
36 SPS Trans Yamuna Good condition
37 Ispat Nagar nala tapping Good condition
38 Foundary Nagar Nala Tapping Good condition
39 NaraichNala Tapping Good condition
40 Ram Bagh-I Nala Tapping Good condition
41 Eastern Zone Rambagh-II Nala Tapping Bad Condition Renovation required

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STP/SPS/MPS/Interception Present Conditional Status Remarks
42 Etmad-udDaulaNala Tapping Good condition
43 Mal GodownNala Tapping Good condition
44 Industrial Area Nala Tapping Good condition
45 PeelakharNala Tapping Good condition
46 24 MLD STP Dhandhupura New Good condition
47 MPS Nagla Mewati Good condition
48 MPS kolhai Good condition
49 Tajganj Zone SPS ShaheedNagar Good condition
50 MPS Dhandhupura Good condition
51 Taj East nala Tapping Good condition
52 12 MLD STP Devri Road Good condition
53 South Zone-II MPS TaalSemri Good condition
54 Devri Road Nala Tapping Good condition
55 40 MLD STP Bichpuri Good condition
56 MPS Albatiya Road P-12 Good condition
57 Western Zone SPS Tota ka Taal P-11 Good condition
58 SPS P-10 Tehsil Good condition
59 SPS Jaipur House Good condition

ANNEXURE 3: Supreme Court Order on TTZ Area
Supreme Court Order on TTZ Area regarding development of Eco-friendly, Sustainable projects.

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ANNEXURE 4: Letter to Forest For1.2.

Required DSTP Land And NOCs
Requested From Various Departments
Figure 1: Letter to Forest Department for required land for DSTPs (however presently 0.97 ha is required),
Peelipokhar & Indira Memorial DSTP is on AGRA development Authority land.

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Figure 2 request letter to Defense for approval for rising main work of khairati tola

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Figure 3: NOC requested from Railway Board for laying of rising main near to MPS Peelakhar

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ANNEXURE 5: Glimpse of Site
Figure 4: Proposed Artauni DSTP Figure 5: Proposed Jaganpur CSTP Figure 6: Proposed KK Mandir DSTP
Location Location Location
Figure 7: Proposed Location for DSTP Figure 8: Proposed Location for DSTP Figure 9: Proposed Location for MPS
@ Kamayani Hospital @ Mau nala I&II @ Nagla Budi
Figure 10: Proposed Location for Figure 11: Proposed Location for Figure 12: Proposed Location for
DSTP @ Baipur DSTP @ Pelipokhar DSTP @ Peelakhar
Figure 13: Proposed Location for CSTP @ Dhandupura (Option 1- TTZ tree Figure 14: Proposed Location for
area) CSTP @ Dhandupura- Option 2
(Private Land)

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ANNEXURE 6: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Responsible for
Potential Impacts Mitigation Measures Reference Responsible for Implementation Time Frame
Monitoring
Pre-construction Stage
 All statutory clearances required for
Environmental and Social aspects during
construction shall be ensured and made
available prior to award of civil works and/or
before start of civil works.
 Ensure that all necessary approvals for
construction to be obtained by
Concessionaire are in place before start of
construction activities. The Environment
 Ensure necessary permission from Forest (Protection), Act, 1986
Department for Forest area involved in DSTP
Statutory
locations. The Forest
clearances Forest
 Obtain necessary approval from Supreme (Conservation) Act, UP Jal Nigam / SMCG / NMCG / YPCU / Before
Land diversion,
Court of India for tree to be felled in TTZ 1980, Prospective Concessionaire SMCG Construction
NOCs, Permits,
zone from existing campus of Dhandupura
etc.)
STP. TTZ tree from Supreme
 Include in detailed design drawings and Court of India
documents all conditions and provisions if
necessary.
 Effort should be taken as such to minimize
the tree cutting as much as possible
 In case of using ground water, contractor
shall ensure approval from CGWB for
extraction of water, or authorized source
water supply should be undertaken with
consultation with UPJN
Consent to  Consent to Establish (CtE) need to be Under the Air Before start of
HAM concessioner NMCG/SMCG/ YPCU
Establish (CtE)/ obtained prior to the start of STP (Prevention and construction
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Consent to Operate construction work from the State Pollution Control of Pollution) work.
(CtO) Control Board Act, 1981.
The Water (Prevention
and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974
 As per information from UPJN, no utility
shifting is envisaged. However, in case of
urgent requirement occurs in the project
during execution stage, the following
measure shall be adopted by concessionaire:
 Identify the common utilities to be affected
such as: telephone cables, electric cables,
electric poles, water pipelines, public tabs,
etc.
 Identify and include list of affected utilities
and Concessionaires of these utilities in the
detailed design documents to prevent
Prospective Concessionaires in
unnecessary disruption of services during Concerned Pre-construction
collaboration and approval of
Utility Relocation construction phase. ESMF Guideline NMCG department / UP Jal & Construction
concerned department / UP Jal
 Affected utilities shall be relocated with prior Nigam / SMCG phase
Nigam / SMCG
approval of the concerned agencies before
construction starts.
 Provide advance notice (not less than 10
working days) to affected parties. The
advance notice shall be in the form of
written notice and a grievance redressal cell
shall be established for timely addressing of
grievances.
 Bid document to include requirement for a
Contingency Plan for service interruptions
(For example provision of water if disruption
is more than 24 hours).
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The identification of locations of labor camps
should be finalized prior to the start of
construction work. The raw material stacking
Pre-construction
Labor Camps/ area should be identified and get approved by SMCG/NMCG/Other
ESMF Guideline NMCG Contractor & Construction
Stacking yard the implementing agency prior to start of implementing agency
phase
construction work.
To avoid local dispute, preference should be
given to hire local Labour as much as possible.
 Around 360mm rainfall recorded in year
2018 as maximum, which is quite good,
accordingly provision should be given for
adequate holding capacity for storage of ESMF Guideline NMCG
Provision of flood
sewage to prevent flow of untreated sewage Pre-construction
risk management, SMCG/NMCG/Other
into river. World Bank’s EHS Contractor & Construction
effective storm implementing agency
 Suitable drainage provision should be made Guidelines for Water phase
water drainage
to divert the rain water likely to be and Sanitation
accumulated from peripheral catchment
area of STP, to natural drainage stream or
area.
 The treated water quality shall comply with
the prescribed standards of the State
Pollution Control Board and NGT 2019
before let out into the ESMF Guideline NMCG Pre-construction,
stream/nallah/drain/open land/irrigation Construction and
Disposal of treated Prospective Concessionaires /
purposes. World Bank’s EHS YPCU / SMCG Post
waste water Contractors
 Provision of effective separation and Guidelines for Water Construction
controlled disposal of digested sludge and Sanitation phase
 Preference shall be given to reuse the
treated water in nearby agricultural field
available to DSTPs in Agra.
Safety measure for  During COVID 19 Scenario, a Separate Safety Occupational Safety Prospective Concessionaires / Pre-construction,
YPCU / SMCG
COVID 19 Preparedness plan shall be prepared by and Health Contractors Construction

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Pandemic issue Contractor before start of Work for COVID Administration (OSHA)
19. 2020
 Criteria such as Initial health Screening w.r.t
COVID 19 Issue, vaccination (if available for
Migrant laborers) & avoid overage worker
deployment (above 60 yrs.) deployment at
site shall be added in the COVID 19 Safety
Plan.
Construction Stage
 Concessionaire to prepare list of approved
quarry sites and sources of materials with
Vendor/Supplier
the approval of UP Jal Nigam / SMCG.
should have prior Prospective Concessionaires / Upon submission
 Bid document to include requirement for
sources of approval for sand/ Contractors to finalize quarry of work plan by
verification of suitability of sources and
construction quarry material mining sites and sources of materials in YPCU / SMCG the
permit for additional quarry sites if
materials under Amended EIA consultation and approval of UP Concessionaire /
necessary. th
notification dated 15 Jal Nigam / SMCG Contractor.
 The contractor has to procure aggregate
January, 2016.
from the identified authorized vendor who
has all the necessary approvals.
 The construction materials shall be
stockpiled in designated areas only.
 The contractor shall identify the site for
temporary use of land for construction sites /
Pre-construction,
storage of construction materials, etc. These
Storage of Construction and
sites shall be operated only after prior Prospective Concessionaires /
construction ESMF Guideline NMCG YPCU / SMCG Post
approval of the engineer. Contractors
materials Construction
 Prioritize areas within or nearest possible
phase
vacant space in the project location.
 Construction materials shall be stored on the
high laying areas and storing near to storm
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to be avoided.
 If it is deemed necessary to locate
elsewhere, consider sites that will not
promote instability and result in destruction
of property, vegetation, irrigation, and
drinking water supply systems.
 The project sites shall be properly fenced
The World Bank Group
prior to the commencement of construction During
Fencing of project General EHS Guideline Prospective Concessionaires /
activities, to restrict public access. YPCU / SMCG Construction and
sites for Occupational Contractors
 CSTPs areas are already fenced, new fencing Operation
Health and Safety.
will be required for DSTPs.
 All work shall be done in feasible manner so
Site clearing and that minimal flora disturb.
grubbing and Lying  Afforestation in 1:3 ratio in lieu of inevitable
of rising main, STP tree cutting shall be done by the contractor.
(Excavation,  The plant species, suitable for local climate
cutting, back filling so native trees will be preferred in
and compaction afforestation. The concerned District Forest
)operations) Officer can be consulted for selection of
species and technical guidance, if required.
The Construction &
 Excavated soil and construction debris shall
Demolition Waste
be suitably stored to filling back the
Management Rules,
excavated areas after placing the sewer lines.
2016.
 Suitable site should be identified for safe
Disposal of
disposal of construction debris and
construction debris Prospective Concessionaires / During
excavated materials, in relatively low lying YPCU / SMCG
and excavated Contractors construction
areas, away from the water bodies,
materials
residential and agricultural fields, etc., and
got approved by the engineer.
 Ensure the site shall be selected preferably
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agricultural land needs to be selected,
written consent from landowners (not
lessees) will be obtained for reuse of excess
spoils.
 Care should be taken that dumped material
does not affect natural drainage system. The Plastic Waste
 Top soil generated during various Management Rules,
construction activities shall be used for 2016.
agricultural purpose, planned land filling and
landscaping.
 All the plastic/ cement bags should be stored
properly and should be disposed through
authorized vendor.
 Care to be taken to store fuel and oil (if
required) at a place away from any drainage
Hazardous and
channel/nalla preferably to be stored in
Other Wastes
drums mounted on a concrete paved
(Management and
platform.
Transboundary
 The contractor shall ensure that all
Movement) Rules,
constructions vehicle parking location, fuel /
2016
lubricants storage sites, vehicle machinery
During
Pollution from fuel and equipment. Maintenance and refueling Prospective Concessionaires /
The World Bank Group YPCU / SMCG Construction and
and lubricants sites will be located at least 500m from rivers Contractors
General EHS Guideline Operation
and irrigation canal/ponds.
for Occupational
 Contractor will arrange for collection, storing
Health and Safety
and disposal of oily wastes to the pre-
identified disposal sites (list to be submitted
World Bank’s EHS
to Engineer) and approved by the engineer.
Guidelines for Water
All spills and collected petroleum products
and Sanitation
will be disposed off in accordance with
MoEF&CC and state PCB guidelines.
Air pollution for  Although primary survey monitoring record The Environment Prospective Concessionaires / YPCU / SMCG During

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emissions from the at Artoni and Dhandupura shows the Air (Protection) Act, 1986 Contractors Construction and
construction quality standard is falling within permissible The World Bank Group Operation
vehicles, limit, necessary safety precautionary General EHS Guideline
equipment and measures as mentioned below shall be taken for Occupational
machinery care of by concessionaire during construction Health and Safety
of the project.,
 Water shall be sprinkled regularly to World Bank’s EHS
suppress airborne dusts from truck / dumper Guidelines for Water
movements particularly on unpaved and Sanitation
surfaces.
 Damp down exposed soil and any stockpiled
material on site by water sprinkling
necessary during dry weather. Maintain of
log book too for the same.
 Water Springing to be done on the excavated
area of STP, Sewer line as well SPS locations,
 Tarpaulins shall be to cover sand and other
loose material when transported by trucks.
 All heavy equipment and machinery shall be
fitted with air pollution control devices.
 Maintain DG sets using at site should follow
enough Stack as per CPCB norms.
 Maintain construction vehicles and obtain
“Pollution under Control” certificate from
concerned Authority.
 Ambient Air Quality monitoring has to be
performed as per the Environmental
Monitoring Program.
 The Concessionaire has to submit the
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 Appropriate PPEs (Mask N-95) to be
provided to worker/labourer handling the
fine dust and construction material.
 Transportation of materials to the site shall
be covered to avoid spillage of materials.
 Ground water quality may get contaminated
due to leaching of waste water. So, the
The Environment
treated water quality shall comply with the
(Protection) Act, 1986
standards laid down by the CPCB for disposal During
Decline of ground Prospective Concessionaires /
onto land, water body or for irrigation use. YPCU / SMCG Construction and
water quality World Bank’s EHS Contractors
 The extraction of ground water for Operation
construction work should not be anticipated.
and Sanitation
If required, prior permission from the CGWB
is required
 The Contractor shall avoid construction
works close to the streams or water bodies
during monsoon.
 No construction camp shall be allowed near
to 100 m of River line, pond water bodies.
 Proper barricading, bund protection shall be
done if work is closed to these regions.
 The contractor shall take all precautionary World Bank’s EHS During
Water pollution Prospective Concessionaires /
measures to prevent the waste water Guidelines for Water YPCU / SMCG Construction and
from construction Contractors
generated during construction from entering and Sanitation Operation
into streams, water bodies or the irrigation
system. All waste arising from the project is
to be disposed off in the manner that is
acceptable by the Engineer.
 STP operations shall take place only after
Consent to Operate (CTO) certificate is
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quality shall comply with the consent
conditions stipulated by UPPCB or at
minimum shall meet the discharge standards
depending on the type of receiving water
body (stream / nallah / drain / open land /
irrigation purpose, etc.).
 Performance standards shall always be
maintained, ensuring efficient working
condition of treatment plant.
 The contractor can utilize STP treated water,
if water quality meets the water quality
requirement for construction work.
The water Quality
should comply with
During
 Sufficient supply of portable water at all the IS:10500(2012) norms MNCG/SMCG
Construction
Portable Water construction camp, active site, etc should be HAM Contractor /Implementing
phase/ Operation
provided and maintained. World Bank’s EHS agency
Phase
and Sanitation
 Garland drain shall be constructed within the ESMF Guideline
During
premises of proposed STP and MPS to avoid
Flooding of Prospective Concessionaires / Construction and
flooding in premises and neighborhood area World Bank’s EHS YPCU / SMCG
adjacent areas Contractors Operation
in case of storm water during monsoon. Guidelines for Water
phases
 Stockpiled areas shall be bordered by berms. and Sanitation
 Provide curtains or sound barriers (poly
sheets / GI sheets) all around the
Increased noise During
construction site.
level due to Prospective Concessionaires / Construction and
 Proper maintenance of construction YPCU / SMCG
construction Contractors Operation
equipment and vehicles. THE NOISE POLLUTION
activities phases
 The Concessionaire has to submit the (REGULATION AND
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Rules as per EP Act, 1986 before
construction.
 Construction activities to be carried out in day The World Bank Group
time with prior intimation to local residents. General EHS Guideline
 Construction activities particularly near for Occupational
sensitive zones like schools and colleges to Health and Safety
be carried out during vacations and the
works near hospitals to be completed on
priority basis (in short time period with
alternate provision of traffic, accessibility of
exit / entry gates, etc.).
 DG Sets to be used at site should have
acoustic enclosure.
 Proper PPEs (ear muff) shall be provided to
worker having long time noise generated
heavy work etc.
 All the construction activities should be
carried out during the day time i.e 10:00 A.M
to 6:00 P.M No nights time work should be
allowed.
 DG sets will be provided with acoustic
enclosures.
 The Stack height of the D.G set should be
maintained as per the CPCB guideline for
Noise pollution due The World Bank Group During
noise abatement.
to operation of General EHS Guideline Prospective Concessionaires / Construction and
 The D.G set should be thickly padded as YPCU / SMCG
pumps and for Occupational Contractors Operation
abatement to vibration pollution.
machineries Health and Safety phases
 No night time construction work should be
anticipated
 Green belt / two rows tree plantation and
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periphery of the STP and SPS which will
attenuate noise.
 Pump station in STP shall ensure minimum
noise generation by locating within a noise
reducing structure or in an enclosed space
(such as concrete/brick structure).
 Equipment’s need to meet the noise
standards as prescribed by CPCB12.
 Ambient Air Quality monitoring with respect
to Noise should be carried out at all the
construction site, stacking yard, loading and
unloading area, etc as per the general and
specific condition of CtE.
To avoid the problems of foul smell polluted ESMF Guideline
air, insects, noise pollution and other problems During
Prospective Concessionaires /
Odour buffer zones to be provided in the form of World Bank’s EHS YPCU / SMCG Construction and
Contractors
green belt around the STP site, this has to be Guidelines for Water Operation
strictly ensured. and Sanitation
The 15 cm top soil should be stored at
designated location within the site. It should be
Protection of soil
stabilized using seeding and mulching as Prospective Concessionaires / During
and Environmental ESMF Guideline YPCU / SMCG
preventive measures. Contractors construction
enhancing
it can be used for gardening purposes at STP
site as an environmental enhancing measure.
 The backfilling material shall be free from
Settlement of During
petroleum products, slag, cinders, ash or Prospective Concessionaires /
backfilled area ESMF Guideline YPCU / SMCG Construction and
other material. Contractors
after construction Operation
 Backfilling activity should strictly follow the
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construction schedule.
 Proper compaction as per the soil condition
and retain the original level/ alignment.
The contractor shall provide, erect and
maintain informatory /safety signs, hoardings During
Information signs Prospective Concessionaires /
written in English and local languages, YPCU / SMCG Construction and
and hoardings Contractors
whatever required or as suggested by the Operation
Engineer.
 Appropriate Traffic Management Plan shall
be prepared and implemented by the
Concessionaire after necessary approval of
SMCG / NMCG.
 Temporary diversion will be provided with
the approval of the engineer. Detailed traffic
control plans will be prepared and submitted
to the engineers for approval, at least two
weeks prior to commencement of works.
Pre-construction,
 Construction activities at commercial /
Construction and
Planning business and market areas must be Prospective Concessionaires /
ESMF guideline YPCU / SMCG Post
temporary traffic completed on war footing basis to minimize Contractors
Construction
business loss.
phase
 The traffic control and plans shall contain
details of temporary diversion, details of
traffic arrangements after cessation of work
each day, SIGNAGES, safety measures for
transport of hazardous materials and
arrangements of flagmen.
 Any accidents and/or risk of inconveniences
caused to the community shall be borne by
the Contractor.
Disposal of treated The treated effluent Prospective Concessionaires / Pre-construction,
 The treated water quality shall comply with YPCU / SMCG
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the prescribed standards of the State schedule –VI (General Operation phase
Pollution Control Board and NGT before let Standard for Discharge
out into the stream/nallah/drain/open of Environmental
land/irrigation purposes, and necessary pollutants Part –A :
permission to be obtained from the Effluents as per the
concerned department. CPCB Guidelines.
 Ensure efficient working condition or
treatment plant. World Bank’s Group
 Prevent the pollution of stream water and Environmental, Health,
other water bodies receiving STP discharge. and Safety Guidelines
for Water and
Sanitation.
& the World Bank
Group Environmental,
Health and Safety
(EHS) Guideline
General.
 Proper sludge management plan shall be

prepared by the concessionaire.
 A logbook for sludge disposal shall be
maintained at STP sites CPHEEO; Manual on
 Instead of disposing digested sludge opt for Sewerage and Sewage
providing it to local farmers or to the Treatment Systems -
During
authorities for the landscaping purposes in 2013 Prospective Concessionaires /
Disposal of sludge YPCU / SMCG Construction and
city level / district level. Contractors
Operation
 Suitable site should be identified for the safe World Bank’s EHS
disposal of sludge generated at the STP and Guidelines for Water
got approved by the Engineer. Regular and Sanitation
clearance of accumulated sludge and solid
waste will minimize odor nuisance.
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identify specific site for intermittent storage
of waste from SPS and STP sites.
 Concessionaire shall sign a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the concerned
competent authority prior to the disposal of
sludge at available landfill site authorized by
MC/ULB.
 Concessionaire shall be responsible to get
the Bio chemical quality check of dried
sludge before handling to farmer or using as
soil conditioner in nearby area. The sludge
disposal standard as per CPHEEO 2016.
 Compensatory plantation of at least thrice
the number of trees felled should be done in
line with competent authority guidelines. Pre-construction,
Compensatory
 The Contractor shall take reasonable Construction and
plantation of trees/ Prospective Concessionaires /
precautions to prevent his workmen or any YPCU / SMCG Post
protection of Flora Contractors
other persons from removing and damaging Construction
, Fauna
any flora (plant/vegetation) and fauna phase
(animal) including restriction of fishing in any
water body and hunting of any animal.
 Concessionaire/Contractor shall follow all
relevant provisions of the Factories Act,
1948, the Building and the other
Construction Workers (Regulation of Building and the
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, Construction Workers
Construction of Prospective Concessionaires / During the
1996 and World Bank’s Accommodation (Regulation of YPCU / SMCG
labour camps Contractors Construction
Processes and Standards for construction Employment and
and maintenance of labour camp. Conditions of Service)
 Though the project is located in dense urban Act, 1996
area, so provision of construction camp near
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 While during construction phase, local labour Accommodation
shall be preferred for construction activities. Processes and
 However, location of construction camp shall Standards
be finalized not close to 1 km vicinity of
dense habitation.
 Concessionaire/Contractor shall follow all
relevant provisions of the Factories Act, 1948
and the other Construction Workers
(Regulation of Employment and Conditions
of Service) Act, 1996 for construction and
maintenance of labour camp.
 The location, layout and basic facility
provision of each labour camp will be
submitted to Engineer prior to their
construction.
 The construction will commence only upon
the written approval of the Engineer.
 The contractor shall maintain necessary
living accommodation and ancillary facilities
in functional and hygienic manner and as
approved by the engineer.
 All temporary accommodation must be
constructed and maintained in such a fashion
that uncontaminated water is available for
drinking, cooking and washing.
 The sewage system for the camp must be
planned. Adequate health care is to be
provided for the work force. The layout of
the construction camp and details of the
facilities provided should be prepared shall
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within 1000m from the nearest water
stream, residential areas and / or any
sensitive land uses like schools, hospitals,
etc.
 Labour Management Plan shall also be
prepared and implemented by the
SMCG / NMCG.
 Settling up of labour camps needs to be done
as per all relevant provisions of the Factories
Act, 1948, the Building and the other
Construction Workers (Regulation of
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act,
1996 and World Bank’s Accommodation
Processes and Standards. Adequate potable
Building and the
water facilities, sanitation and drainage etc.,
Construction Workers
in conformity with the Indian labour laws
(Regulation of
shall be ensured. The contractor shall also
Employment and
guarantee the following: During Pre-
Conditions of Service)
Labour camp &  The location, layout and basic facility Prospective Concessionaires / construction and
Act, 1996 YPCU / SMCG
facilities provision of each labour camp will be Contractors Construction
submitted to Engineer prior to their phase
World Bank’s
construction.
Accommodation
 The construction will commence only upon
Processes and
the written approval of the Engineer.
Standards
 The contractor shall construct and maintain
all labour accommodation in such a fashion
that uncontaminated water is available for
drinking, cooking and washing.
 The provision of good drinking water and
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responsibility of contractor for Sufficient
supply of potable water (as per IS: 10500) at
workplace.
 Separate Washrooms for female labour must
be constructed at the labour camps and each
construction sites.
 The sewage system for the camp are
designed, built and operated in such fashion
that no health hazards occurs and no
pollution to the air, ground water or adjacent
water courses take place. Ensure adequate
water supply is to be provided in all toilets
and urinals.
 The contractor shall take all required
precautions to prevent danger from Building and the
electrical equipment and ensure that – Construction Workers
 No material shall be stacked or placed as to (Regulation of
cause danger or inconvenience to any person Employment and
or the public. Conditions of Service)
 All necessary fencing and lights will be Act, 1996
provided to protect the public in
construction zones. During
Risk from Electrical Prospective Concessionaires /
 All machines to be used in the construction YPCU / SMCG Construction and
Equipment Contractors
will conform to the relevant Indian Standards Operation
(IS) codes, will be free from patent defect, The World Bank Group
will be kept in good working order, will be Environmental, Health
regularly inspected and properly maintained and Safety (EHS)
as per IS provision and to satisfaction of the Guideline General for
Engineer. Occupational Health
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SMCG / NMCG
 Adequate precautions shall be taken to
prevent the accidents and from the
machineries. All machines used shall confirm
to the relevant Indian standards code and
shall be regularly inspected.
 The excavation and loose soil shall be
maintained with the provisions of shoring
trench sides by placing sheeting, timber
shores, trench jacks, bracing, piles, etc. to
avoid collapse of soil.
 Exposed surface shall be resurfaced and
Building and the
stabilized on priority basis.
Construction Workers
 Protective footwear and protective goggles
(Regulation of
to all workers employed on mixing of
Employment and
materials like cement, concrete etc.
Conditions of Service) Prospective Concessionaires / During
Safety aspects  Welder’s protective eye shields shall be YPCU / SMCG
Act, 1996 Contractors construction
provided to workers who are engaged in
welding works.
World Bank’s EHS
 Earplugs shall be provided to workers
exposed to loud noise, and workers working
and Sanitation
in crushing, compaction, or concrete mixing
operation.
 The contractor shall supply all necessary
safety appliances such as safety goggles,
helmets, safety belts, ear plugs, mask etc. to
workers and staffs.
 The contractor will comply with all the
precautions as required for ensuring the
safety of the workmen as per the
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applicable to this contract. The contractor
will make sure that during the construction
work all relevant provisions of the factories
act, 1948 and Building and other Conditions
of Services) Act, 1996 are adhered to.
 The contractor will not employ any person
below the age 14 years.
Contractor shall be responsible to provide following
safety arrangement for COVID 19 issue
 A basic Health screening of all new workers shall
be carried out before deployment (Risk of serious
illness rises with age wise).
 Avoid over aged (more than 60 years old) workers
deployment in Project area during COVID-19.
 If available, ensure vaccination to all workers
against COVID 19 pandemic.
 Always ensure all workplaces are clean and
hygienic,
 Promote regular and thorough hand-washing by Occupational Safety
Safety Alertness on all workers with any soap or Alcohol based hand During
and Health Prospective Concessionaires /
the site due to COVID rub YPCU / SMCG Construction and
19 pandemic Disease  Regular Sanitization shall be carried out in all Administration (OSHA) Contractors
Operation phase
workplace, common areas, equipment, handle, 2020
railing etc..
 Promote good respiratory hygiene in the
Workplace.
 Wearing of a face mask is compulsory to all
workers during this period of COVID 19.
 Always maintain sufficient gap between workers /
staff as per mentioned in the guidelines (Min 1m
interval)
 All kinds of Social Gathering must be avoided.
 There will be strict ban on the use of Gutka’,
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shall be strictly prohibited as well.
 Entire construction site including site office,
labour camp, canteens, pathways, toilets, and
entry / exit gates must be disinfected on a basis.
Housekeeping team should be provided with all
necessary equipment/tools.
 Encourage workers to stay home if they are sick.
 Avoid large gatherings or meetings (Eg : TBT/ Site
/ Office committee meeting) . Maintain at least 1
metre (3 feet) distance from persons.
 Especially with those having flu-like symptoms,
during interaction. Not more than 2/4 persons
(depending on size) should be allowed to travel in
lifts or hoists. Use of staircase (Height works) for
climbing should be encouraged for manual
concrete work.
 Appropriate signage shall be installed at
construction sites, spelling out safety practices in
the language which is understood by all.
 Organize regular awareness program on COVID
19.
 Employers should inform and encourage
employees to self-monitor for signs and
symptoms of COVID-19 if they suspect possible
exposure.
 Providing workers with up-to-date education and
training on COVID-19 risk factors and protective
behaviors (e.g., cough etiquette and care of PPE).
 Rest area should be maintained in good hygienic
with regular cleaning and sanitization.
During the activity, meetings, events
 Develop and agree a preparedness plan
to prevent infection at meeting or
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both orally and in writing, on COVID-19 and the
measures that organizers are taking to make this
event safe for workers
 If anyone who starts to feel
unwell, follow your preparedness
plan.
Common Area/ Construction vehicle
& Activities
 All vehicle need to be sanitized regularly and
advise workers / Staff need to maintain the gaps (
1m interval minimum) .
 All vehicles and machinery entering the premise
should be disinfected by spray mandatorily.
 Non-touch garbage bins with biodegradable
garbage bag should be installed for waste
collection at all common access areas. Proper
disposal of garbage bags along with daily cleaning
and sanitization of bins should be ensured.
 Wipe down interiors and door handle of machines
or construction vehicles, the handles of
equipment and tools that are shared, with
disinfectant prior to using.
 Maintaining the social distance during material
shifting
 The contractor shall arrange for:
 Readily available first aid units including an Building and the
adequate supply of sterilized dressing Construction Workers
materials and appliances as per the Factories (Regulation of Prospective Concessionaires / During
First Aid YPCU / SMCG
Rules I every work zone. Employment and Contractors Construction
 Availability of suitable transport at all times Conditions of Service)
to take injured or sick persons to the nearest Act, 1996
hospital.
If any impacts on livelihood of any permanent UP Jal Nigam / SMCG / NMCG / YPCU / Pre-construction
Livelihood ESMF Guideline
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construction, then should be compensated phase
according to the Entitlement Matrix of ESMF.
 No construction is envisaged near to
regulatory zone of ASI Monuments, however
contractor shall ensure that no disturbance
activity to be undertaken near to sensitive
zones. ESMF Guideline
 Precautionary Signage to be provided. It should also comply
Protection near to Pre-construction
 Sensitization among worker shall be with the World Banks NMCG / YPCU /
historical Concessionaire & Construction
undertaken for awareness about significance Operational Policy SMCG
Monuments phase
of monuments and penalties prescribed (O.P) 4.11 – Physical
under Ancient Monuments and Cultural Resources.
Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules 1959
and Ancient Monuments and Archaeological
Sites and Remains (Amendment and
Validation) Act 2010.
 If any temporary/Permanent impact on
residential structures, Land and assets will be Pre-construction
Impact on UP Jal Nigam / SMCG / NMCG / YPCU /
occurred during construction, then should be ESMF Guideline & Construction
Community Prospective Concessionaire SMCG
compensated according to the Entitlement phase
Matrix of ESMF.
 Community Consultations shall be conducted
at all the project locations, all the project
locations and in nearby residential and ESMF Guideline
Possible conflicts market area. prior to the initiation of
Pre-construction
with and/or construction activities. World Bank’s UP Jal Nigam / SMCG / NMCG / YPCU /
& Construction
disruption to local  All possible disputes during construction Accommodation Prospective Concessionaire SMCG
phase
community work shall be avoided by hiring of local Processes and
labour as much as possible. Standards
 In case of migrant labour hiring, the
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ensured by contractor to avoid further
disputes.
 A grievance Register must be maintained and
monitored at each of the construction site. During
Grievance UP Jal Nigam / SMCG / NMCG / YPCU /
 Contact details of designated Grievance ESMF Guideline Construction and
Redressal Prospective Concessionaire SMCG
Redressal Officer (GRO) must be displayed at Operation
the each construction site.
 Employ female in construction and other
project related activities.
 A gender disaggregated details of labourers
shall be maintained in register at all the
projects sites.
 Female participation in O&M, Monitoring &
Evaluation processes
 Training & Capacity Building of project staff
Gender focusing on Labour Standards
Assessment and  Orientation of project staff, contractors and
Development other stakeholders regarding Gender
Sensitive issues and Gender development
indicators.
 Subproject design should be Gender
responsive.
 Preparation and development of IEC
(Information, Education and Communication)
material in the local language on gender
equality.
 Mandatory and repeated training and ESMF Guideline
Pre-construction,
Gender Based awareness raising for the workforce about UP Jal Nigam / SMCG /
NMCG / YPCU / During
Violence refraining from unacceptable conduct Sexual Harassment of Prospective
SMCG Construction and
(GBV) toward local community members, Women at Work Place Concessionaire/Contractor
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 Informing workers about national laws that Prohibition and
make sexual harassment and gender-based Redressal) Act, 2013
violence a punishable offence which is
prosecuted;
 Introducing a Worker Code of Conduct as
part of the employment contract and
including sanctions for non-compliance (e.g.,
termination),
 Contractors adopting a policy to cooperate
with law enforcement agencies in
investigating complaints about gender-based
violence.
 A small transport allowance, ideally allowing
workers to regularly return for brief visits to
their families, spouses, and friends,
 ICC committees addressing GBV and GRM
need to be constituted at EA, SPMG and
NMCG level.
 Prepare IEC material in the local language for
policy against Sexual harassment at
workplace and display in strategic locations
 Capacity Building of Social and Environment
Specialists and project officials and project
staff on GBV to be organized at regular
intervals.
 Inclusion of consequences of GBV in safety
induction.
 A Grievance Register must be maintained in
Project offices and at each Construction site
followed by the Status of GBV Complaints -
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action taken.
 The Contractor shall prepare site restoration
plans that shall be approved by the Engineer.
The plan shall be implemented by the
Contractor prior to demobilization.
 On completion of the works, all temporary During the
Construction guideline NMCG / YPCU /
Site Restoration structures shall be cleared away, all rubbish Prospective Concessionaire closure of
MOEF & CC SMCG
burnt, excreta or other disposal pits or Construction
trenches filled in and effectively sealed off
and the site left clean and tidy, at the
Contractor’s expense, to the entire
satisfaction of the Engineer.
Inclusion of  Environmental & Social Monitoring Plan shall
During
Environmental & be included in the detailed ESAMP prepared ESMF Guideline NMCG Prospective Concessionaire /
UP Jal Nigam / SMCG Construction and
Social Monitoring and implemented by the Concessionaire Contractors
Operation phase
Plan after necessary approval of SMCG / NMCG.
Operation Stage
Comply with applicable condition of CTO, ESMF Guideline
Maintaining treated water shall meet the NGT standard of
treated waste treated waste water quality strictly. World Bank’s EHS
water quality Follow standard operating procedures for Guidelines for Water
operation and maintenance. and Sanitation
 Bid document to include requirement for an
effective action plan to avoid and/or
immediate clearance of such leakages, ESMF Guideline
Leakages,
blockages and overflow.
blockages and Prospective Concessionaires /
 Implementation of regular O&M schedules. World Bank’s EHS YPCU / SMCG During Operation
overflow issues in Contractors
 Regular monitoring of sewer line manhole Guidelines for Water
sewers
leakages/ overflows should be done. and Sanitation
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 Adequate green belt / tree plantation and
landscaping will be developed along the
periphery of the STP and SPS will reduce the
ESMF Guideline
negative impact of odour.
 Spraying of water will be done on the odour
Odour control creating units. YPCU / SMCG During Operation
World Bank’s EHS Contractors
 Spraying of herbicides like Maple and Gtech
on accumulated sludge/solid waste will
and Sanitation
reduce the negative impact of odour.
 Monitoring will be done on Ambient Air
Quality around STP site.
 Instead of disposing digested sludge it shall
be provided to the local farmers for
agriculture purpose, and/or to the local
authorities to use as manure for landscaping
purposes in city level / district level.
 Suitable site should be identified for the safe
disposal of sludge generated at the STP and
CPHEEO; Manual on
got approved by the Engineer. Prepare a
Sewerage and Sewage
Sludge Disposal Plan and adheres to the
Treatment Systems - During
same. Prospective Concessionaires /
Disposal of sludge 2013 YPCU / SMCG Construction and
 A logbook for sludge disposal shall be Contractors
Operation
maintained at STP sites.
World Bank’s EHS
 Provision for regular clearance of sludge and
solid waste to minimize odor nuisance
and Sanitation
pumping station areas
 Periodic disposal of accumulated
sludge/solid waste to designated land fill
sites of the city (Kuberpur Dumping site of
MC Agra)
 Concessionaire shall be responsible for

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dumping of surplus sludge on authorized
dumping site of MC/ULB, the development &
Maintenance of sludge disposal site shall also
be done regularly by project concessionaire.
 After having testing of heavy /toxic content
of the sludge, priority to be made by
contractor under supervision with YPCU for
handing over sludge/ manure to nearby local
farmer.
 YPCU and Contractor to undertake
sensitization program about importance of
sludge and safe use of sludge in agricultural
practices with local farmer.
 An MOU with authorized local body
(MC/ULB) shall be required by
concessionaire for developing suitably
dumping ground for sludge at identified area
(if not provided by UPJN).
 DG sets will be provided with acoustic
enclosures.
 Green belt / tree plantation and landscaping ESMF Guideline
Noise pollution due During
will be developed along the periphery of the
to operation of Prospective Concessionaires / Construction and
STP and SPS which will attenuate noise. World Bank’s EHS YPCU / SMCG
pumps and Contractors Operation
 Pump station in STP shall ensure minimum Guidelines for Water
machineries phases
noise generation by locating within a noise and Sanitation
reducing structure or in an enclosed space
(such as concrete/brick structure).
For Chlorination System the following
World Bank’s EHS
Protective mitigation measures will be in place to arrest/ Prospective Concessionaires /
Guidelines for Water YPCU / SMCG During Operation
Equipment’s identify any leakage of chlorine Contractors
and Sanitation
 Neutralization System.

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 Leak Detection System.
 Ventilation System
Appropriate personal protection equipment
(PPE) including oxygen masks will be provided
for personnel working in plants where there is
a risk due to harmful gaseous emissions
[Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Carbon Monoxide
(CO), Methane (CH4), etc.].
 Mechanised system and trained people shall
be deployed to run the Pumping Stations and
STPs to reduce the risk of safety hazards.
 Handrails on both sides of walkways close to
deeper tanks and STPs needs to be ensured.
 Smaller on and off switches at STP units to
be installed with protection from rain water
to minimize electrical short circuit
 All personnel engaged in plant will be
provided safety clothing and Personal ESMF Guideline
Protective Equipment’s (PPE) and also
Safety measures trained to implement Occupational Health World Bank’s EHS YPCU / SMCG During Operation
Contractors
and Safety (OHS). Guidelines for Water
 OHS Management Plan shall also be and Sanitation
SMCG / NMCG
 Chlorine will be stored in accordance with
safety standards and regulations in force.
 Operating staff will be provided induction
training on safe handling, storage and
precautions in use of hazardous materials.
Also directions will be given regarding

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Chlorine emergency repair kits, and other
emergency procedures.
 Leak detecting arrangements will be properly
provided in the plant.
 Storage of large quantity of Chlorine will be
avoided and only procured based on need
and accurate inventory will be maintained.
 Only approved instruments should be used
for lifting and opening cylinders.
 Appropriate personal protection equipment
(PPE) including oxygen masks will be
provided for personnel cleaning
underground sewers where there is a risk
due to oxygen deficiency and harmful
gaseous emissions [Hydrogen sulphide (H2S),
Carbon Monoxide (CO), Methane (CH4), etc.].
 The contact details of police station,
ambulance services and fire stations nearby
to the site shall be displayed.
 A basic Health screening of all new workers
shall be carried out before deployment (Risk
of serious illness rises with age wise).
 Avoid over aged (more than 60 years old)
workers deployment in Project area during Occupational Safety
During
Safety Precautions COVID-19. and Health Prospective Concessionaires /
YPCU / SMCG Construction and
COVID 19 Scenario  If available, ensure vaccination to all worker Administration (OSHA) Contractors
Operation phase
against COVID 19 pandemic. 2020
 Always ensure all workplaces are clean and
hygienic,
 Promote regular and thorough hand-washing
by all workers with any soap or Alcohol

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based hand rub
 Regular Sanitization shall be carried out in all
workplace, common areas, equipments,
handle, railing etc..
 Promote good respiratory hygiene in the
Workplace.
 Wearing of a face mask is compulsory to all
workers during this period of COVID 19.
 Always maintain sufficient gap between
workers / staff as per mentioned in the
guidelines (Min 1m interval)
 All kinds of Social Gathering must be
avoided.
 Entire office, Lab, canteens, pathways,
toilets, and entry / exit gates must be
disinfected on a basis. Housekeeping team
should be provided with all necessary
equipment/tools.
 Encourage workers to stay home if they are
sick.
 Avoid large gatherings or meetings (Eg : TBT/
Site / Office committee meeting) . Maintain
at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance from
persons.
 Appropriate signage shall be installed at
construction sites, spelling out safety
practices in the language which is
understood by all.
 Develop and agree a preparedness
plan to prevent infection at meeting
or event.

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 .Organize regular awareness program on
COVID 19.
 Employers should inform and encourage
employees to self-monitor for signs and
symptoms of COVID-19 if they suspect
possible exposure.
 Providing workers with up-to-date education
and training on COVID-19 risk factors and
protective behaviors (e.g., cough etiquette
and care of PPE).
 All vehicle need to be sanitized regularly and
advise workers / Staff need to maintain the
gaps ( 1m interval minimum) .
 Non-touch garbage bins with biodegradable
garbage bag should be installed for waste
collection at all common access areas.
Proper disposal of garbage bags along with
daily cleaning and sanitization of bins should
be ensured.
 Wipe down interiors and door handle of
machines or construction vehicles, the
handles of equipment and tools that are
shared, with disinfectant prior to using.
 Maintaining the social distance during
material shifting
Inclusion of  Environmental & Social Monitoring Plan shall
During
Environmental & be included in the detailed ESAMP prepared ESMF Guideline NMCG Prospective Concessionaire /
UP Jal Nigam / SMCG Construction and
Social Monitoring and implemented by the Concessionaire Contractors
Operation phase
Plan after necessary approval of SMCG / NMCG.
During
Grievance  The name and contact information of UP Jal Nigam / SMCG / NMCG / UP Jal Nigam
ESMF Guideline NMCG Construction and
Redressal Grievance Redressal Officers (GROs) should Prospective Concessionaire / SMCG
Operation

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be displayed at the project/construction site,
labour camps, in communities where
construction work is taking place and in the
websites of ULB, EA and SMCG.
 A grievance Register must be maintained and
monitored at each of the construction site.
 Also, a toll free number should be generated
and displayed in work sites and websites of
ULB, EA and SMCG for registering grievances.
 Mandatory training’s for the workforce on
the GBV grievance redressal mechanism for
reporting and response of GBV incidents
 Training should be imparted to the
stakeholders, Implementing Agencies and
Contractor regarding identification,
reporting, recording and resolving the GBV
cases.

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Grievance Redress Mechanism
Format for recording grievances at investment level
Sl. Name of the District Unique Date of Name of Details of Action Date of Whether if not, Whether If yes, to Date of Number Number of
No. investment ID receipt the the taken action resolved/ reason escalated whom escalation of court court case
aggrieved complaint taken Date thereof cases resolved
person (if
agreed by (i) SMCG
the
aggrieved
person)
(ii) NMCG
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Reporting Format for SMCG
Sl. Districts Total Type of grievances received # of # of cases # of Cases Total # # of court
No. Number of grievances escalated escalated to of cases
grievances resolved court resolved
received Land Noise and dust / Damage to Damage to Damage to Labour Others cases
Acquisition/ environmental personal communal Public issues
Purchase property property property
related
SMCG NMCG
1
2
3

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ANNEXURE 8: Letter Reference SMCG/ NMCG for total Scope
Revised Detailed Project Report for Agra Sewerage Scheme (I&D Works) has been prepared in compliance
with order of Project Director, SMCG, Lucknow vide letter No. 1343/SMCG/0394-T/07 & DG. NMCG, New
Delhi D.O. No. Pr.-110135/5/2018-O/o Dir. (T-III) NMCG, dated 18.09.2019.

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compliance with order of Project Director, SMCG, Lucknow vide letter No. 1343/SMCG/0394-T/07

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ANNEXURE 9: Heavy Metals Permit Level for Treated Sludge to be Disposed

as Fertilizer)
Figure 15: Ceiling concentration of heavy metals in treated sewage sludge for use in Agriculture
(Source: as per MOUD manual 2016)
For dewatered septage/sludge agriculture application, it should satisfy the following criteria of Class A
Biosolids of US EPA either by lime stabilization, solar drying and or composting.
• A faecal coliform density of less than 1,000 MPN/g total dry solids
• Salmonella sp. density of less than 3 MPN per 4 g of total dry solids (3 MPN/4 g TS)

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ANNEXURE10: Monitoring Station on Project Sites (Air, Water, Soil, Noise)

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ANNEXURE12: DRAIN DISCHARGE CAPACITY MEASUREMENT (AS PER DPR)
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ANNEXURE13: DRAWING SHOWING I&D PROVISIONS (MPS)
Figure 16: map showing locations of Existing and proposed MPS

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Figure 17: Map showing Nala tapped and Untapped and total I&D provisions

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Figure 18: map showing Existing & Proposed DSTPs & STPs

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ANNEXURE 14: MINUTES OF MEETINGS
Minutes and Attendance Sheets of Stakeholder and Community Consultations
Minutes of Meetings
1. Public Consultation held at Yamuna Pollution Control Unit (YPCU) office, Agra
Date: 11th & 12th December 2019 Time: 11 am
Venue: Yamuna Pollution Control Unit (YPCU) office, Agra
Number of participants: 6
Attended by:
 Project Manager (Civil),
 Project Manager (Planning),
 Asst. Engineer, Junior Engineer and
 Other support staff
 A detailed discussion was held on total scope of the projects, approvals/ permission required for
the project from different agencies under cantonment board and railway board. It also included
discussion on total impacted area of the forest, required process for online procedures.
 The options for land finalizations (TTZ zone and forest area) was also discussed.
 The officials of YPCU, Agra intimated that STP treated water and sludge from Jaganpur is being
used by farmers of Dayalbagh Community.
 It was further informed by the officials that presently extra sludge is being dumped in Kuberpur
MC’s Dumping ground.
 Suggestion was also provided by the officials to get an MOU with the MC for proper sludge
dumping area.

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Public Consultation held at Dhandupura
Date: 27th December 2019 Time: 11:15 am
Venue: Dhandupura & Jaganpur STP
Attended by:
 Junior engineer (YPCU), Concessionaire and Staff of STP
 The public consultation meeting was initiated by welcoming the participants and briefed them
about the agenda of the meeting. Consultation was conducted with community people of
Dhandupura & Jaganpur STP. Further the meeting was carried forward by presenting the details
about the proposed STP project, present status of river Ganga, stake-holder participation during
the project, etc. A brief summary of all the important points discussed during the meeting are
mentioned in the following points:
 The laws, regulations and World Bank Safeguard policies applicable to the project were
discussed.
 It was discussed to safeguard and minimize any possible negative impact on the socio-cultural
beliefs and traditions of the local communities regarding river Ganga, while implementing the
sub-projects
 All safety and precautionary measures must be taken to avoid any accidents during the
construction phase of the projects.
 It was intimated by the officials that farmers which are residing in outskirts of Agra city takes
dry sludge/manure from the STP between March to May season every year.
 The farmers were not available in the STP for consultation because it was a post monsoon
season and off season for crop sowing.
 The meeting was concluded with vote of thanks by Sh. Mohammad
3. Public Consultation held at Artoni and Waipur
Date: 11th December 2019 and 4th February 2020 Time: 12:00 noon; 1:25 pm
Venue: Proposed DSTP and Nala tapping at Artoni and Waipur
Attended by:
 UP Jal Nigam: Ms. Anuja Driwedi (Assistant Engineer) and Sh. Mohammad (Junior
Engineer)
 21 Community people (list attached)-5 on 11th & 12th Dec 2019 and 17 on 4th Feb 2020

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about the agenda of the meeting. Consultation was conducted with community people of Artoni
and Waipur (nearby proposed STP). Further the meeting was carried forward by presenting the
details about the proposed STP project, present status of river Ganga, stake-holder participation
during the project, etc. A brief summary of all the important points discussed during the meeting
are mentioned in the following points:
 Discussion was held in length about the purpose of the project and how it is beneficial for
the State as well as the nearby communities.
discussed.
 Safety and precautionary measures were discussed to avoid any accidents during the
 Community people welcomed the initiative of major Nala Tapping and onsite treatment
facility to cater the pollution in the River Yamuna.
 Community people suggested providing continuous and regular mechanism to create
education and awareness among the people, particularly the younger generation about
the importance of keeping river clean.
 Further, ccommunity showed enthusiasm about the project and expressed their
willingness to work in the construction phase of the project.
 The meeting was concluded with vote of thanks given by Sh. Mohammad

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1.5. with community people at Artoni and Waipur

Attendance Sheet of the Consultation conducted

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Nagar
Date: 4th February 2020 Time: 2:15 pm
Venue: Proposed DSTP at Transport Nagar
Attended by:
 UP Jal Nigam: Sh. Chanderhas (Project Engineer), Sh. P.K Yadav (Project Engineer) and Sh.
Mohammad (Junior Engineer)
 Number of participants: 17 Community people (list attached)
 The public consultation meeting commenced by welcoming the participants and briefed them
about the agenda of the meeting. Consultation was conducted with community people of
Transport Nagar (nearby proposed STP). Further the meeting was carried forward by presenting
the details about the proposed STP project, present status of river Ganga, stake-holder
participation during the project, etc. A brief summary of all the important points discussed during
the meeting are mentioned in the following points:
 Discussion was held in length about the purpose of the project and how it is beneficial for the
State as well as the nearby communities.
discussed.
 Community people were enthusiastic about the project and expressed their willingness to
work in the construction phase.
 It was suggested by the community people to improve the aesthetics of the area through
project establishment
 It was suggested by the community people to S improve the aesthetics of the area along with
the project establishment
 The meeting was concluded with vote of thanks given by Sh. Mohammad.

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Attendance Sheet of the Consultation conducted with community people at Transport Nagar

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Public Consultation held at Burhi Ka Nagla
Date: 4th February 2020 Time: 3 pm
Venue: Proposed DSTP at Burhi Ka Nagla, Agra
Attended by:
 UP Jal Nigam: Sh. Chanderhas (Project Engineer), Sh. P.K Yadav (Project Engineer) and Sh.
Mohammad (Junior Engineer)
 Number of participants: 15 Community people (list attached)
about the agenda of the meeting. Consultation was conducted with community people of Burhi Ka
Nagla. Further the meeting was carried forward by presenting the details about the proposed DSTP
project, present status of river Ganga, stakeholder participation during the project, etc. A brief
summary of all the important points discussed during the meeting are mentioned in the following
points:
 Discussion in length about the purpose of the project and how it is beneficial for the State as
well as the nearby communities.
 The laws and regulations as well as World Bank Safeguard policies applicable to the project
were discussed.
 Community people expressed the problem of foul smell from the existing STP and suggested
plantation of trees to reduce the foul smell.
 Community residents expressed their willingness to work in the construction phase of the
project.
 The meeting was concluded with vote of thanks by Sh. Mohammad

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Attendance Sheet of the Consultation conducted with community people at Transport Nagar

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Annexure 15: MOU between UP Jal Nigam & MC Agra for dumping of extra
sludge and garbage
MOU between UP Jal Nigam (implementing agency) & Municipal Corporation Agra for dumping of extra
sludge and garbage

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ANNEXURE 16: Office Memorandum 24.10.2019 Regarding CPA Management

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NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA

Ministry of Jal Shakti,

Final Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report

LEA ASSOCIATES SOUTH ASIA PVT. LTD.

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1.1. Therefore the study of Environment and Social Sector

Existing Scenario of Sewerage Facilities

Necessity of this project

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Proposed Project Activities

Proposed Decentralized STPs of total 11.6 MLD

Proposed Centralized STPs of total 166 MLD

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Approach and Methodology 1.1.

Baseline Environmental and Social Features

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1.1. were gathered through primary surveys at strategic

Environmental and Social Impacts and their Mitigation

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Institutional Arrangement for implementing ESAMP

19. 1.1. project has been estimated to be Rs. 855.24 crore

Agency Responsible for execution of O&M Works

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1.1. NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME

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1.1.portfolio of investments under the NGRBA program

1.2. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT

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2.2. EXISTING SCENARIO OF SEWERAGE FACILITIES IN AGRA CITY

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1.1. IPS Khoja and MPS Khairati tola. At present flows

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South Zone III 1.1.

Figure 2-3: Agra Municipal: Sewerage Zones

Source: DPR Agra Sewerage Scheme (I&D Works)-Dec 2019

2.2.2. Zone Wise Population projections for Agra City

Table 2-1 Sewerage Zone wise estimated population of Agra

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S. No Zone No. 1.1. Population

2.3. EXISTING SEWERAGE FACILITY IN THE PROJECT CITY

Table 2-2 Overview of Sewage Disposal System of Agra

2 Sewers, kms 108.55 70.72 41.23 131.84 0 0 63 1.4 155.4 572.34

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Figure 2-4: Existing Sewerage facilities of Agra

2.4. NECESSITY OF THIS PROJECT

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Figure 2-5: Population Growth Trend of Agra

2.5. PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES

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35. 1.1.revised works are proposed under the I&D Sewerage

Table 2-3: Proposed Decentralized STPs of total 11.6 MLD