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FEBRUARY 2015

FORM 1, TOR COMPLIANCE AND

ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

FOR

INSTALLATION OF MATERIAL ROPEWAYS 5 NOS.

ALONG WITH 1 NO. OF LONGITUDINAL ROPEWAY FOR

THE CONSTRUCTION OF DEOTHAL CHANJU 30 MW

HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

at Village-Dantoi, District- Chamba, Tehsil-Chaurah

Himachal Pradesh

(Reference TOR vide letter no. F. No. 10-24/2017-IA.III dated 17-08-2017)

Category- ‘A’-7(g) Cost of Project- Rs. 62.89 Crores Highest Elevation: 2810 MSL

Being Developed by: M/s Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited Himfed Building, BCS, New Shimla, Himachal Pradesh- 171009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENCLOSURE 1: FORM-1 ................................................................................................................................ 7

ENCLOSURE 2: TOR ISSUED & TOR COMPLIANCE ....................................................................................... 28

ENCLOSURE 3: ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT .................................................................. 36

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 37

1.1 General Information .......................................................................................................................... 37

1.2 Type of Project ................................................................................................................................... 38

1.3 Ropeway System Technology ............................................................................................................ 38

1.4 Land Description ................................................................................................................................ 38

1.5 About Project Proponent ................................................................................................................... 40

1.6 Environmental Consultants Involved In the Project ........................................................................... 40

1.7 Environmental Legislations Applicable To the Project ....................................................................... 44

1.8 General Structure of Environmental Impact Assessment Document For Aerial Ropeway................. 44

1.9 Purpose of Study ................................................................................................................................ 45

1.10 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 45

CHAPTER 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................. 46

2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................ 46

2.2 Location Details ................................................................................................................................. 50

2.3 Site Photos ......................................................................................................................................... 53

2.4 Approach to site ................................................................................................................................ 55

2.5 Environment Sensitivity at Site .......................................................................................................... 55

2.6 Infrastructure near Site ..................................................................................................................... 59

2.7 FLOW CHART OF ACTIVITIES DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE & OPERATION PHASE ...................... 60

2.8 Land Use at Site ................................................................................................................................. 61

2.9 Technical Description ......................................................................................................................... 62

2.10 Population Calculation & Manpower Requirement: ........................................................................ 67

2.11 Water& Wastewater Quantity ........................................................................................................ 68

2.12 Power Consumption ........................................................................................................................ 68

2.13 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management ...................................................................................... 69

2.14 Air Management ............................................................................................................................. 69

2.15 Site Clearance and Afforestation Details ......................................................................................... 69

2.16 MAPS or plans RELATED to the project............................................................................................ 70

2.17 Time Frame of the Project ............................................................................................................... 70

Installation of Material Ropeways 5 Nos. along with 1 longitudinal ropeway for the construction of Deothal Chanju 30 MW HEP


2.18 Cost of Project ................................................................................................................................. 70

CHAPTER 3: DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 71

3.1 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................................... 71

3.2 TOPOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................................... 72

3.3 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................. 72

3.4 METEOROLOGY ................................................................................................................................. 74

3.5 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ...................................................................................................................... 75

3.6 NOISE QUALITY .................................................................................................................................. 80

3.7 WATER REGIME ................................................................................................................................. 83

3.8 WATER QUALITY ................................................................................................................................ 85

3.9 soil quality ......................................................................................................................................... 93

3.10 LAND USE......................................................................................................................................... 99

3.11 FLORA AND faUNA ........................................................................................................................ 103

3.12 SOCIOECONOMIC SCENARIO ......................................................................................................... 114

Study Area ............................................................................................................................................. 115

List of villages In Study Area ................................................................................................................ 116

Demographic Profile of Study Area ...................................................................................................... 116

Work Profile of Study Area ................................................................................................................... 119

PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION ................................................................................................................ 120

3.13 Traffic density ................................................................................................................................ 124

CHAPTER 4: ANTICIPATED IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................. 127

4.1 Land Environment............................................................................................................................ 129

4.2 Air environment ............................................................................................................................... 132

4.3 Water environment ......................................................................................................................... 133

4.4 Noise & Vibration environment ....................................................................................................... 135

4.5 Solid and Hazardous waste ............................................................................................................. 137

4.6 Ecological Environment ................................................................................................................... 138

4.7 Socio Economic Environment And Occupational Health.................................................................. 140

4.8 Influx of people & associated developments AND TRAFFIC INCREMENT ........................................ 141

CHAPTER 5: ANALYSIS OFALTERNATIVES (SITE & TECHNOLOGY) .............................................................. 143

5.1 Alternative routes assessed ............................................................................................................. 143

5.2 Selected Alignment .......................................................................................................................... 145

5.3 Alternative technologies assessed ................................................................................................... 146

5.4 Proposed Ropeway System Technology .......................................................................................... 153

CHAPTER 6: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN ................................................................................... 165



6.1 DETAILS OF MONITORING TO JUDGE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MEASURES

............................................................................................................................................................... 165

6.2 SUMMARIZED COST ON ENVIRONMENT MONITORING .................................................................. 167

6.3 SUMBISSION OF SIX-MONTHLY COMPLIANCES ............................................................................... 168

6.4 ENVIRONMENT AUDIT ..................................................................................................................... 168

CHAPTER 7: ADDITIONAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................. 169

7.1 GENERAL .......................................................................................................................................... 169

7.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................................................................... 169

7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN..................................................................... 179

7.4 Preventive Measures ....................................................................................................................... 186

7.5 Maintenance & Management of Ropeway ..................................................................................... 188

7.6 SPECIFIC SAFETY FeatureS FOR A Ropeway ..................................................................................... 191

7.7 Safety Measures for Wildlife ........................................................................................................... 193

CHAPTER 8: PROJECT BENEFITS .................................................................................................................. 195

CHAPTER 9: ENVIRONMENTMANAGEMENT PLAN ..................................................................................... 196

9.1 Land Environment: .......................................................................................................................... 196

9.2 Air Environment ............................................................................................................................... 198

9.3 Water Environment ......................................................................................................................... 199

9.4 Storm Water Management ............................................................................................................. 201

9.5 Noise & Vibration Environment ....................................................................................................... 202

9.6 Solid & Hazardous Waste Management ......................................................................................... 203

9.7 Ecological Environment ................................................................................................................... 204

9.8 Socio Economic Scenario &Benefits to Economy & State ................................................................ 205

9.9 Traffic Manangement ...................................................................................................................... 207

9.10 Environment Management Cell ..................................................................................................... 207

9.11 Cost on Environment Management Plan ....................................................................................... 208

CHAPTER 10: SUMMARY & CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 209

10.1 SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 209

10.2 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 210

CHAPTER 11: DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ............................................................................................ 211

ENCLOSURE 4: PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES .............................................................................................. 218

ENCLOSURE 5: PANCHAYAT NOC ............................................................................................................. 219

ENCLOSURE 6: FOREST NOC CORRESPONDENCE ...................................................................................... 220

ENCLOSURE 7: WILDLIFE CLEARANCE ...................................................................................................... 221



ENCLOSURE 8: TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP ..................................................................................................... 222

ENCLOSURE 9: LAYOUT MAP ................................................................................................................... 223

ENCLOSURE 10: SECTION PLAN ................................................................................................................ 224

List of Figures

Figure 2-1: General Location of project site ........................................................................ 52

Figure 2-2: Site Photos ........................................................................................................ 55

Figure 2-3: TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP ..................................................................................... 59

Figure 3.5-1 Ambient air sampling locations on 10 Km Topographical Map ...................... 77

Figure 3.6-1 Noise sampling locations on 10 Km Radius Topographical Map ..................... 81

Figure 3.8-1: Water sampling locations on 10 km topographical map .............................. 86

Figure 3.9-1 Soil sampling locations on 10 Km Topographical Map .................................... 94

Figure 7-1Natural Calamity Hazard Profile of India ......................................................... 181

Figure 7-2Seismic Map of (Source: NDRRP) ................................................................... 183

Figure 7-3Landslides map (Source-nidm) ......................................................................... 184

Figure 7-4Flood map of UTTARAKHAND ..................................................................... 184

Figure 7-5wind Hazard Map (Source- SDMA) ................................................................. 185

Figure 7-6Emergency Management Cell teams outline .................................................... 191

Figure 9-1 Proposed Landuse ............................................................................................ 197

Figure 9-2 Water balance ................................................................................................... 200

List of Tables

Table 2-1: Site Location ........................................................................................................ 50

Table 2-2: Proposed Land Distribution at Site ..................................................................... 62

Table 2-3 List of Plant& equipment ..................................................................................... 65

Table 2-4:Relevant Indian standard specification ............................................................... 66

Table 2-9: Power Requirement & DG Back up ..................................................................... 68

Table 3.4-1 Annual air temperature past 10 years of dalhousie ......................................... 74



Table 3.5-1 Sampling Location for Ambient Air Quality ...................................................... 76

Table 3.5-2 Ambient air quality results of PM 2.5, PM 10, SO2 & NOX .................................. 79

Table 3.6-1 Sampling locations for noise quality ................................................................. 80

Table 3.6-2 Noise quality results.......................................................................................... 82

Table 3.8-1 Sampling locations for Water quality ............................................................... 85

Table 3.8-2; Surface water quality results (Buffer Zone) ................................................... 91

Table 3.9-1 Sampling locations for soil quality .................................................................... 93

Table 3.9-2;Soil quality results ............................................................................................. 97

Table 4-1:Impact & Mitigation for Land Environment ...................................................... 129

Table 4-2:Impacts & mitigation measures for Air Environment ........................................ 132

Table 4-3:IMPACTS& Mitigation measure for Water Quality ............................................ 133

Table 4-4: Impacts & Mitigation for Noise & Vibrations ................................................... 136

Table 4-5: Impacts & Mitgation for Solid & hazardous Waste .......................................... 137

Table 4-6: Impacts & Mitigation for Ecological Environment ............................................ 138

Table 4-7: Impact & Mitigation for Socio- Economic Scenario .......................................... 140

Table 4-8: Impacts on Health of workers & their mitigation ............................................. 141

Table 4-9:Impacts & mitigation for Influx of people & associated developments ............ 141

TABLE 6-1ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE .............................. 165

Table 7-1Hazard Analysis ................................................................................................. 180

Table 7-2Vulnerable locations/ areas for natural hazards ................................................. 181

Table 7-3vulnerable locations of different man-made hazards ......................................... 181

Table 9-1Water Management ............................................................................................ 200

Table 9-2Environment Management Cell .......................................................................... 208

Table 9-3 Capital Cost and recurring cost on EMP ............................................................ 208



Enclosure 1: FORM-1



FORM -1

(I) Basic Information

Sr. No. Item Details

1. Name of the Project/s Installation of Material Ropeways 5 Nos. Along With 1 No. Of Longitudinal Ropeway (6 section) for The Construction of Deothal Chanju 30 Mw Hydroelectric Project

2. S. No. in the Schedule 7 (g)

3. Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ tonnage to be handled/ command area/ lease area/ number of wells to be drilled

Total Capacity- Cross ropeway- 11 MT (4 x 2 MT + 1 x 3 MT)

Longitudnal ropeway-13 MT (5 x 2 + 1 x 3)

Area : 5.38 ha

4. New/ Expansion/ Modernization New

5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. Not Applicable

6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category ‘A’

7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please specify

Not applicable

8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, please specify

Not Applicable

9. Location Village- Dantoi, District- Chamba, Tehsil-Chaurah

Himachal Pradesh

Plot/Survey/Khasra No. -

Village Dantoi

Tehsil Churah

District Chamba

State Himachal Pradesh




10. Nearest railway station/airport with distance in kms

Airport:

Kangra Airport: 59.48 Km SSW

Railway Station:

Talara Railway Station, Kangra: 62.98 SW

Highway:

SH-26: 13.32 km NE

11. Nearest Town, city, District Headquarters along with distance in kms

Village-Dantoi

District: Chamba

12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Corporation, Local body (complete postal addresses with telephone nos. to be given)

1. Smt. Teki Devi Gram Panchyat (Pardhan) Chanju, P.O. Chanjuu, Tehsil: Churah Disst. Chamba, H.P. 176321

2. Smt. Ganeshu Devi, Pradhan Gram Panchyat Dehara, P.O. Dehra, Tehsil: Churah Disst. Chamba, H.P. 176321

13. Name of the applicant M/s Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited

14. Registered Address Himfed Building, BCS, New Shimla, Himachal Pradesh- 171009

15. Address for Correspondence

Name Mr. Anil Mohan

Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) General Manager

Address Himfed Building, BCS, New Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Pin Code 171009

Telephone no. 1896-242042

Fax No. / email id 1896-01896242041




16. Details of Alternative sites examined if any location of these sites should be shown on a top sheet

Details of Alternative sites is given in chapter-5 of EIA Report.

17. Interlinked Projects Yes,

Material ropeway will be installed for construction of 30 MW Hydroelectric project.

18. Whether separate application of interlinked project has been submitted?

Yes, Environment clearance has been granted by SEIAA, HP vide F.No. HPSEIAA/2013/187 in 29/09/2017.

19. If yes, date of submission 16/02/2017

20. If no, reason Not Applicable

21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given.

a. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980?

b. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?

c. The C.R.Z Notification, 1991?

Yes.

Forest clearance under process

Proposal no.: FP/HP/HYD/23829/2017 dated 06.02.2017.

No

No

22. Whether there is any Government order / Policy relevant / relating to the site?

No

23. Forest land involved (hectares) 5.38 ha




24. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and /or land in which the project is propose to be set up?

a. Name of the court b. Case No. c. Orders/directions of the court, if

any and its relevance with the proposed project.

No litigation pending against the project proponent

(II) Activity

1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)

Sr. No Information/Checklist confirmation

Yes/No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with

source of information data

1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography including increase in intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan)

Yes A total of 5.38 ha forest land will be diverted for the development of ropeway project.

1.2 Clearance of existing Land, vegetation and building?

Yes The alignment falls within a Forest land which needs to be diverted for development of loading and unloading area. An area of 53,800 sqm (5.38 ha.) of forest land will be diverted and 493 no. of trees shall be cut for which permission shall be granted and compensatory afforestation shall be done. However, only those trees shall be cut which will be near terminals and rest shall be maintained as far as possible, for those trimming and pruning shall be done.

This activity will be carried out as per the guidelines of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.




Yes/No



However, compensatory afforestation shall be done in the ratio of 1:10.

1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes New land-use will be created.

Forest land would be changed to Ropeway terminals & pillars.

1.4 Pre-construction investigation e.g. borehole, soil testing?

Yes Geotech investigation is required for all towers / station which will be submitted.

1.5 Construction works Yes Ropeway Tower & Terminal Station shall be constructed. The proposed ropeway shall be developed across the Chanju nallah for which loading station, unloading station, DG room, toilets, etc will be constructed.

1.6 Demolition work No None

1.7 Temporary sites used for construction works or housing of construction workers?

No Around 60 labours shall be engaged, who will be from nearby villages. No housing shall be provided.

1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations

Yes Total of 10 terminal stations for (5-loading & 5-unloading) for cross ropeways, 12 terminal stations (10-loading & 2-trench wier) for Longitudnal ropeways and pillars will be constructed. The earth work, cut and fill or excavation details has been given in EIA Report

1.9 Underground works including mining or tunneling?

No Not Applicable

1.10 Reclamation works? Yes After installation of Hydroelectric plant, the ropeways will be dismantled and plantation will be developed on the same land.

1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable

1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable




Yes/No



1.13 Production and manufacturing processes?

No Not Applicable

1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials?

Yes Details are given in Chapter 2 of EIA report

1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents?

Yes Details are given in Chapter 9 of EIA report.

1.16 Facilities for long term housing of operational workers?

No No housing shall be provided.

1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation?

No None

1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc?

No The project is itself a creation of alternative mode of transportation to reach at hill top.

1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements?

Yes The project is itself a creation of alternative mode of transportation to reach at hill top.

1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines?

No Not Applicable

1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers?

No Not Applicable

1.22 Stream crossing? Yes All ropeways will be constructed over the Chanju river.

1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface waters?

No Water will be sourced from Chanju nallah.




Yes/No



1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off?

No Not Applicable

1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning?

Yes During construction phase: Material will be transported using local facilities such as mules and local labors

During operation phase: Through 5 no. s of material ropeway.

1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration works?

Yes After installation of Hydroelectric plant, the ropeways will be dismantled and plantation will be developed on the same land.

1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment?

No None

1.28 Influx of people to an area in either temporarily or permanently?

Yes During Construction phase:

Maximum of 60 numdswbers of laborers will be deployed during peak construction phase.

During operation phase

Approx. 70 no. of workers (60 + 10 Staff) will envisage.

1.29 Introduction of alien species? No None

1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity?

Yes Felling of 493 number of trees is required for the construction of terminals and pillars. Permission for the same is under process and compensatory afforestation shall be done in the ratio of 1:10.

1.31 Any other actions? No Not Applicable



2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):

Sr. No.

Information/checklist confirmation

Yes/ No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of

information data

2.1 Land especially undeveloped or agricultural land (ha)

Yes A total of 5.38 ha forest land will be diverted for the development of ropeway project.

2.2 Water (expected source & competing users) unit: KLD

Yes During construction phase: The water required during peak stage of construction will be about 8 KLD. The water will be sourced through chanju nallah.

During Operation phase: The water requirement will be 5 KLD. The water will be sourced through chanju nallah.

2.3 Minerals (MT) No Not Applicable

2.4

Construction material – stone, aggregates, sand / soil (expected source – MT)

Yes Expected Source would be local Market.

2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT)

No Not Applicable

2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW)

Yes During Construction Phase- DG sets of 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA. shall be used at site for the construction work and same shall be used during operation phase.

During Operational Phase- There is no power supply available for the proposed site. Therefore, DG sets shall be used for operation of material ropeways and DG sets installed during construction phase will remain in use during operation phase as well.

Total Power Requirement: 500 KW

2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units)

No Not Applicable



3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.

Sr. No.

Information/Checklist confirmation

Yes/ No


information data

3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies)

No Not Applicable

3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases)

No Not Applicable

3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions?

Yes Due to upcoming of Ropeway, employment opportunities will increase, resulting in increase in earning of people. Therefore, the living conditions will improve in the area.

3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc.,

No Not Applicable

3.5 Any other causes No Not Applicable

4. Production of solid wastes during Construction or Operation or Decommissioning (MT/month)

Sr. No.


Yes/No


information data

4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No Not Applicable

4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes)

Yes Details of solid waste is given in chapter 9 of EIA report.



Sr. No.


Yes/No


information data

4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules)

Yes Used Oil shall be stored in isolated storage in Leak Proof Drums and sold to approved vendor.

4.4 Other industrial process wastes No Not Applicable

4.5 Surplus product No Not Applicable

4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment

No No sludge shall be generated as there will be provision of septic tanks & soak pits only.

4.7 Construction or demolition wastes Yes The C&D waste generated shall be dumped in the dump yard provided within the site.

4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment

Yes After installation of Hydroelectric plant, the ropeways will be dismantled and plantation will be developed on the same land. The machinery will be given to the contractor after dismantled

4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials

No Appropriate measures will be taken to avoid contamination of soil. Details are given in Chapter 4 of EIA report.

4.10 Agricultural wastes No Not Applicable

4.11 Other solid waste No Not Applicable

5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (kg/hr)

Sr. No. Information/Checklist confirmation

Yes/ No


information data

5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources

Yes DG sets of 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA shall be used at site for the construction work and same shall be used during operation phase. These D.G. Sets will be provided with proper stack height as per the CPCB norms to minimize the emissions.




Yes/ No


information data

5.2 Emissions from production processes

No Not Applicable

5.3 Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport

Yes Dust generation shall be there for which water sprinkling shall be there.

5.4 Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment

Yes Dust emissions during construction activities for which Water sprinkling will be undertaken at construction sites.

5.5 Dust or odors from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste

No Septic tanks will be provided for Sewage waste. Other Dust and odour control measures are given in Chapter 4 of EIA report.

5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste

No Not Applicable

5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris)

No Not Applicable

5.8 Emissions from any other sources

No Not Applicable

6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:

Sr. No. Information/Checklist

confirmation Yes/ No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with


6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines, ventilation plant, crushers

Yes DG sets of 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA shall be used at site for the construction work and same shall be used during operation phase. Noise shall be generated during operation of DG sets, these shall be bought acoustically enclosed.

Machines having low noise levels will be deployed so that minimum levels of noise &



vibrations are produced during the construction work.

6.2 From industrial or similar processes

No Not Applicable

6.3 From construction or demolition

Yes Temporary increase of noise level during construction phase shall be there which shall be restricted during day time only.

6.4 From blasting or piling

No No blasting shall be done. Only manual cutting or drilling shall be done, that too, by following control measures for vibration so as to avoid any chances of landslides & its consequences.

6.5 From construction or operational traffic

Yes There will be generation of noise from construction and operation traffic. Mitigation measures of Noise are given in Chapter 4 of EIA report.

6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No Not Applicable

6.7 From any other sources No Not Applicable

7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:


Yes/ No



7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage of hazardous materials

Yes Used oil shall be generated which shall be kept in HDPE drums and the same shall be given to approved vendors.

7.2 From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge)

Yes Waste water generated from construction and operation phase will be disposed to the septic tank followed by soak pit.

7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water

Yes DG sets of 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA shall be used at site for the construction work and same shall be used during operation phase. These D.G. Sets will be provided with



proper stack height as per the CPCB norms to minimize the emissions.

7.4 From any other sources No Not Applicable

7.5 Is there a risk of long-term buildup of pollutants in the environment from these sources?

No It is a temporary structure, after completion of the Hydroelectric plant the ropeway will be dismantled.

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment

Sr. No. Information/Checklist

confirmation Yes/ No



8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc from storage, handling, use or production of hazardous substances

No Not Applicable

8.2 From any other causes

Yes Risk assessment shall be done and proper safety and security measures shall be undertaken. Adequate safety measures shall be followed as per IS specification such as door locks, rescue equipment. Appropriate rescue equipment shall be provided to facilitate rescue operation.

8.3

Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)?

Yes The Chamba district falls in Seismic Zone-V. Necessary precautions during construction design of the project will be taken.

Precautions shall be undertaken during designing of foundations of Pillars and terminals for earthquake.

9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned an activity in the locality:




Yes/ No



9.1 Lead to development of supporting. facilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.:

-Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.)

- Housing development

- Extractive industries

- Supply industries

- Other

No

Not Applicable

9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment

Yes There would be a social upliftment of the area due to increased employment from the proposed project, positive impact due to reduction in use of fossil fuel vehicles and travelling time.

9.3 Set a precedent for later developments

yes This rope-way will lay precedent for alternatives mode of transportation.

9.4 Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects

No Not Applicable

(III) Environmental Sensitivity:

Sr. No. Areas Name / Identity

Aerial distance (within 15 km.) Proposed project location boundary

1 Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation

None None



for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value

2

Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests

Chanju Nala Project is located above the Chanju Nala

Kamli Nala 3.62 Km N

Baswed Nala 2.07 Km NW

Tanger Nala 2.80 Km E

Deothal Nala 2.72 Km E

Chenab River 13.96 Km NE

Forest

Jured Reserve Forest

1.95 Km N

Jured PF 3.22 Km NE

Khartab PF 4.50 Km NE

Bhulane PF 5.84 Km N

Bhatowa PF 6.38 Km NW

Chhurku PF 8.58 Km NNW

Khander PF 9.28 Km NW

Kussan PF 6.82 Km NW

Nakai PF 6.47 Km NE

Diyothal Dalatu PF

1.69 Km SE

Nichla Supeka PF

9.51 Km SSE

Jammu Kalwali RF

1.17 Km NW



Ganj PF 8.34 Km NE

Kamli PF 7.09 Km NE

Kamli PF 7.61 Km NE

Choha PF 9.45 Km NE

Chhaned PF 9.43 Km NE

Bhujund PF 8.61 Km NE

Dramman PF 8.32 Km S

Galond PF 7.28 Km S

Pukhrotu PF 8.50 Km SSW

Topi RF 1.48 Km SW

Supeka RF 10.01 Km SSW

Ghatot PF 8.21 Km SW

Akhoru PF 9.44 Km SW

Dhar PF 8.85 Km SW

Jalot PF 7.43 Km W

Tretana PF 3.56 Km SWW

Badua PF 8.82 Km SW

Ain Pukhri PF 6.95 Km SW

Ran Bag PF 7.35 Km SW

Ghorchhan PF 6.15 Km SW

Luhani PF 9.95 Km SW

Gandera PF 9.77 Km SW

Sundari PF 4.25 Km SW



Sundari RF 2.60 Km W

Chhatri PF 6.54 Km SW

Bathal PF 7.94 Km SW

Kyara PF 7.87 Km SW

Mairundi PF 9.41 Km SWW

Sumun PF 9.94 Km SWW

Udang PF 6.71 Km SW

Baswed RF 2.07 Km NW

Chamar Chuna RF

3.50 Km NW

Jala PF 5.96 Km NW

Khajriala RF 7.74 Km NW

Lindi RF 8.10 Km NWW

Kansar PF 7.55 Km W

Doari PF 2.14 Km NW

Sera PF 5.95 Km NW

Bhalala PF 7.71 Km NW

Gadyog PF 9.32 Km NW

Tundara PF 5.15 Km NW

Ali PF 6.45 Km NW





3

Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration

none none

4 Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters.

None None

5 State, National boundaries None within 15 Km

None within 15 Km

6 Routes or facilities used by the public for accessto recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas

Roads

SH-26 13.32 Km NE

Pathankot-Chamba Tissa Road

11.47 Km NW

Railway Station

Talara Railway Station, Kangra

62.98 Km SW

Airport

Kangra Airport 59.48 Km SSW

7 Defense installations None None

8 Densely populated or built-up area Chamba 23.45 Km SW

9

Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, school, places of worship, community facilities)

Hospital

Civil Hospital, Kasbati Tisa

17.06 Km NW

District Ayurvadic

22.02 Km SW



Hospital, Chamba

Places of worship

Shri khad mata temple

14.00 Km SW

Sandhi Chandi Mata Mandir, Chamba

18.22 Km SW

School

GSSS, Masroond

18.80 Km SWW

Government Senior Secondary School, Gond

12.97 Km SW

Banks

Canara Bank, Chamba

22.98 Km SW

Uco Bank, Chamba

23.11 Km SW

Post Office

Post Office, Ladhan

15.29 Km SWW

Post Office, Surangani

17.48 Km W

Police Station

Police Station Pukka Tala

22.25 Km SW



10

Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (Ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals)

None None

11

Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage. (Those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded)

None None

12

Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems

(Earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)

The project area falls in seismic zone –V



Enclosure 2: TOR ISSUED & TOR COMPLIANCE



TOR COMPLIANCE

ADDITIONAL TOR POINTS

Sr. No. TOR POINT TOR COMPLIANCE

1 Importance and benefits of the project. Importance and benefits of the project are given in chapter 8 of the project.

2 Toposheet of the study area of radius of 10 km and site location on 1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2 sheet. (including all eco-sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive places)

Toposheet of the study area of radius of 10 km and site location is given at Enclosure 8.

3 Stage – I forest clearance to be submitted.

Forest diversion permission is under process, correspondence of forest clearance is attached as Enclosure 6.

4 Status of application for NBWL clearance if required for the project

Not required

5 Toposheet map of 10 km distance indicating eco-sensitive areas dully authenticated by the Wildlife warden.

Toposheet map of 10 km distance indicating eco-sensitive areas is given at Enclosure 4 of EIA Report. There is no wildlife sanctuary within the 10 Km radius. NOC of the same is attached as Enclosure 7.

6 Route map of proposed ropeway project.

Route map of proposed ropeway project is given at section 2.4 of EIA Report.

7 Layout maps of proposed project indicating location of upper station and lower station, building, food court, parking, greenbelt area, utilities etc.

Layout map is given at Enclosure-9.

8 Numbers of persons/projections of tourist.

It is a material ropeway for construction of Deothal- Chanju HEP (30 MW) HEP, projected staff are 70 (60 labour +10 staff).

9 Cost of project and time of completion. Cost of project is Rs. 62.89 crore and time of completion will be approx. 8-12 months after the grant of Environment Clearance. However, work will not be executed during snowfall period Jan-Feb.



10 A note on appropriate process and materials to be used to encourage reduction in carbon foot print. Optimize use of energy systems in buildings that should maintain a specified indoor environment conducive to the functional requirements of the building by following mandatory compliance measures (for all applicable buildings) as recommended in the Energy conservation building code (ECBC) 2007 of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India. The energy system includes air conditioning systems, indoor lighting systems, water heaters, air heaters and air circulation devices.

The Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has a proposal of installing 2 Hydro Electric Projects, a) Chanju- III HEP (48MW) & b) Deothal- Chanju HEP (30 MW) in Churah Tehsil of Distt. Chamba (HP) decided to have a mechanized transportation system for transporting the construction materials to the work site situated at left bank of chanju nallah. The ropeway shall be used for transportation of construction material i.e. cement, steel reinforcement in cut lengths, steel ribs, aggregates, steel liner etc. and the machinery / equipment i.e. welding sets, tipping trolleys, air compressor, concrete mixtures, concrete placers, air receiver tank, drilling equipment etc. in parts. The transported construction material shall be used for construction of HEP plant (30MW) ECBC is not applicable to our project and Usage of electricity will mainly be for the operation of ropeway & services. However, conservation of energy will be practiced by the following methods:

• Energy efficient motors & VFD shall be used as per ECBC Norms.

• DG Sets shall be latest standards

11 Details of air emission, effluents, solid waste and hazardous waste generation and their management.

Details of air emission, effluents, solid waste and hazardous waste generation and their management is given at section chapter-9 of EIA Report.

12 Requirement of water, power, with source of supply, status of approval, water balance diagram, man-power requirement (regular and contract)

Requirement of water is 8 KLD during construction and 5 KLD during operation which shall be sourced from Chanju Nallah (Spring Water), Requirement of power will be 500 KW will be sourced procured from DG sets. Water balance diagram is given at section 9.3 of EIA Report. Man-power requirement during Construction Phase will be Approx. 60 Local labours.

13 The E.I.A. should specifically address to vehicular traffic management and parking facilities.

Vehicular traffic management is given at section 9.9 of EIA Report. Adequate space at loading station has been designated for the planned parking.

14 Examine the ground water / water body contamination from septic tank/Soak pit.

A Septic Tank followed by Soak Pit at each pillar proposed shall be made to ensure no discharge of waste water in open or near watercourse and the scheme is given at section 9.3 in EIA report.



15 The impact of odors from the bio-toilets and its management.

There will not be any provision of Bio-Toilets. Management of odor is given in section 9.3 in EIA report.

16 The increment in foot falls as a result of implementation of the project along with a justification on the adequacy of the existing and proposed infrastructure including toilets.

The detail of existing & proposed infrastructure facilities is given at section 2.6 of EIA Report.

17 An assessment of the impact of all activities being carried out or proposed to be carried out by the project shall be made for traffic densities and parking capabilities in a 2 kms radius from the site. A detailed traffic management and a traffic decongestion plan drawn up through an organization of repute and specializing in Transport Planning shall be submitted with the EIA.

Existing traffic survey has been done and is given at section 3.13 of EIA Report. Adequate space at loading station has been designated for the planned parking. Vehicular traffic management is given at Chapter 3 of EIA Report.

18 At LTP, one monitoring station should be set up in North and South direction of the project. The meteorological data should be compared with IMD.

Meteorological data is given at chapter 3 in EIA report.

19 An onsite disaster management plan shall be drawn up to account for risks and accidents. This onsite plan shall be dovetailed with the onsite management plan for the district.

Onsite disaster management plan is given at chapter-7 of EIA Report.

20 Public hearing to be conducted and issues raised and commitments made by the project proponent on the same should be included in EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart with financial budget for complying with the commitments made.

Public hearing was conducted by HPPCB on 26-10-18 at project Site. Issues raised and commitments made by the project proponent on the same with financial budget is given at chapter-7 of EIA Report.

21 Any litigation pending against the project and/or any direction/order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details thereof shall also be included.

No litigation is pending against the project.

22 Has the unit received any notice under the Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or relevant Sections of Air and Water Acts? If so,

No notice has been received by the unit under the Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or relevant Sections of Air and Water Acts.



details thereof and compliance/ATR to the notice(s) and present status of the case.

23 A tabular chart with index for points wise compliance of above TORs.

A tabular chart with index for points wise compliance of above TORs is given.

STANDARD TOR POINTS

Sr. No. TOR POINT TOR COMPLIANCE

1 Examine and submit a brief description of the project-name, project site, geology, topography, nature, size, location of the project, project coverage, master plan, length of the proposed aerial rope way, details of ROW, height from MSL and its importance to the region/ State.

(i) Project-Name: Installation of Material Ropeways 5 Nos. Along With 1 No. of Longitudinal Ropeway for The Construction of Deothal Chanju 30 Mw Hydroelectric Power Plant

(ii) Project Site: Village-Dantoi, Tehsil- Churah, District-Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

(iii) Geology: Given at section 3.7 of EIA Report.

(iv)Topography: Given at section 3.2 of EIA Report.

(v) Nature of project: Aerial ropeway - Category- 7(g): ‘A’

(vi) Size of the project: Project is covering an area of 5.38 ha (including loading and unloading area, tower and corridors area) (vii) Location of the project: Village-Dantoi, Tehsil- Churah, District-Chamba, Himachal Pradesh (viii) Project coverage: 53,800 sqm (ix) Master plan is given at Enclosure 9 of EIA Report. (x) Length of the proposed, ROW & Height from MSL aerial rope way: Given in chapter 2 of EIA Report. (xi) Its importance to the region/ State is given in chapter 8 of EIA Report.

2 Any adverse impact of the works already carried out.

There will be no adverse impact as it is a new project.



3 Submit the details of facilities viz. administration building, restaurant, toilets, waste collection and disposal etc at Lower terminal and upper terminal including parking area.

Details of proposed facilities are given in Chapter 2.

4 Submit the details of trees required to be cut for the project, including the type, girth size etc. Necessary permission from competent authority shall be obtained for tree cutting. Compensatory tree plantation shall be carried out and cost provision should be made for regular maintenance. Details to be submitted.

There will be felling of 493 no. trees. An area of 53,800 sqm (5.38 ha) of forest land will be diverted. This activity will be carried out as per the guidelines of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. However, compensatory afforestation shall be done in the ratio of 1:10.

The NOC for the same is under process and Correspondence is given at Enclosure- 6 of EIA Report.

5 Examine and submit the likely impact due to influx of people and associated developments.

Likely impact due to influx of people and associated developments is given at section 4.8 of EIA Report.

6 Submit maps of the project area and 10 km surrounding area from boundary of the proposed/existing project area, thereby delineating project areas wild life sanctuaries notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972/critically polluted areas as identified by the CPCB from time to time/notified eco-sensitive areas/inter-state boundaries and international boundaries. Any biodiversity park or any protected site.

Map of the project area and 10 km surrounding area from boundary of the proposed project area is given at Enclosure-8 of EIA Report.

There is no wildlife sanctuary in 10 Km area. NOC from the same is attached as Enclosure - 7 of EIA Report.

7 Submit baseline data and description of existing situation of the land at the proposed project site including description of terrain, hill slopes, inland topography, slope and elevation, rock types, regional tectonic setting (reported fractures/faulting/folding, warping), and history of any volcanic activity, seismicity and associated hazards.

Baseline data and description of existing situation of the land at the proposed project site is given in Chapter 3 of EIA Report.

History of any volcanic activity, seismicity and associated hazards is given at chapter-7 of EIA Report.



8 Submit details of power requirement and source. Energy efficiency measures in the activity should be drawn up. PP should also submit details of D.G. Sets along with noise control measures.

There is no power supply available for the proposed site. Therefore, DG sets shall be used for operation of material ropeways.

Requirement of power will be 500 KW.

DG Sets of 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA shall be installed.

Details of D.G. Sets along with noise control measures is given at section 9.5 of EIA Report.

9 Details of anticipated impact during construction stage and operation stage w.r.t. landslides, surface drainage etc., should be predicted. The existing surrounding features up to 1 km and impact on them should be addressed separately.

Details of anticipated impact during construction stage and operation stage w.r.t. landslides & surface drainage is given at section 4.1 of EIA Report.

The existing surrounding features up to 1 km are:

Chanju Nala – project location located above the Chanju Nala

Jammu Kalwali RF – 1.17 km

There will be no adverse impact on the existing surrounding features up to 1 km as all mitigation measures shall be adopted both during construction and operation phase as given in the chapter-4 of EIA Report.

10 PP should examine and submit activities associated with aerial ropeway construction and operations and likely associated hazards and accidents. It is therefore desirable that based on the categories of hazards prevailing at the project site, risk assessment may be carried out by specialists in the field and recommendations may be implemented. Risk assessment should be carried out for seismicity, slope stability, soil erosion, and flood hazard.

Risk assessment of activities associated with ropeway construction and operations is given at chapter-7 of EIA Report.

11 Any litigation pending against the proposed project and/or any direction/order passed by any court of law against the project, if so, details thereof should be provided.

No litigation is pending against the project.



12 Submit Certificate from the competent authorities for safety of ropeway and its monitoring.

Certificate from the competent authorities for safety of ropeway and its monitoring shall be submitted.

Detail of safety measures which shall be adopted and its monitoring is given at chapter 7 of EIA Report.

13 Public hearing to be conducted for the project in accordance with provisions of Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and the issues raised by the public should be addressed in the Environmental Management Plan. The Public Hearing should be conducted based on the ToR letter issued by the Ministry.

Public hearing was conducted by HPPCB on 26-10-18 at project Site.

Issues raised and commitments made by the project proponent on the same with financial budget is given at chapter-7 of EIA Report.

Minutes of Public hearing is attached as Enclosure 4.

14 A detailed draft EIA/EMP report should be prepared in accordance with the above additional TOR and should be submitted to the Ministry in accordance with the Notification.

Noted

15 Details of litigation pending against the project, if any, with direction /order passed by any Court of Law against the Project should be given.

No Litigation pending against the project

16 The cost of the Project (capital cost and recurring cost) as well as the cost towards implementation of EMP should be clearly spelt out.

The cost of the Project is Rs. 62.89 Crore. The cost towards implementation of EMP will be – Capital Cost: Rs. 40 Lacs & Recurring Cost: Rs. 6.14 Lacs/yr, Detail is given at section 9.11 of EIA Report.

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

Model TOR has been referred.



Enclosure 3: ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT



CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

The proposed Material Ropeway shall be developed above the Deothal-Chanju Nallah in Village-

Dantoi, Tehsil-Chaura, District-Chamba, Himachal Pradesh by M/s Himachal Pradesh Power

Corporation Limited. The Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has a proposal

of installing 2 Hydro Electric Projects, a) Chanju- III HEP (48MW) & b) Deothal- Chanju HEP (30

MW) in Churah Tehsil of Distt. Chamba (HP). M/s HPPCL decided to have a mechanized

transportation system for transporting the construction materials to the work site. The proposed

ropeway shall be used for transportation of construction material i.e. cement, steel

reinforcement in cut lengths, steel ribs, aggregates, steel liner etc. and the machinery /

equipment i.e. welding sets, tipping trolleys, air compressor, concrete mixtures, concrete placers,

air receiver tank, drilling equipment etc. in parts across the chanju nallah to Deothal-Chanju HEP

30 MW in Churah Tehsil of Distt. Chamba.

The proposed system consists 5 no. of cross ropeways across the nallah and 1 longitudinal

ropeway (Six Sections) connecting all the take off points of cross ropeways from road head to the

trench weir along the right bank of Chanju Nallah based on Bi-cable Jig Back and Twin Track Bi

cable ropeway system. Each Cross Ropeways consist of loading and unloading stations and

longitudinal ropeway will connect all loading points of cross ropeways. The alignment of the

project covers an area of 5.38 ha (including loading and unloading area, tower and corridor area).

The pay load capacity of each ropeway lies between 2 MT- 3 MT. The area of land for the proposal

under forest land.

The ropeway shall be used for transportation of construction material i.e. cement, steel

reinforcement in cut lengths, steel ribs, aggregates, steel liner etc. and the machinery /


air receiver tank, drilling equipment etc. for construction of Deothal-Chanju Hydro Electric Power

plant (30 MW). The paths in the project area encountered most hostile terrain with steep gradient

with deep and wide gorges and valleys much more inaccessible. Presently access to the proposed

plant area of HEP is not available for the transportation of construction materials.



1.2 TYPE OF PROJECT

The project being an Aerial Ropeway falls under the activity 7 (g) of the EIA notification, 2006 and

is a designated Project as per Schedule and falls under category A, as the terminal of all ropeways

are at elevation of more than 1000 m MSL.

1.3 ROPEWAY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

Aerial Material Ropeway is a system in which material are suspended from a rope buckets or

cable cars and are hauled by another rope from one point to another. Various types of Ropeway

systems are discussed in Section 5.3 of the EIA report. The ropeway system proposed to be

installed in this project are Bi-Cable JigJack System and Twin trick Bi-cable Jigjack system

1.4 LAND DESCRIPTION

Total 5.38 ha forest land area will be required for the development of the ropeway which involves

towers, loading & unloading area and including ropeway corridor.

There are 5 cross ropeways across the chanju Nallah and 1 longitudinal Ropeway connecting all

loading stations. Length of alignment is given below:

Area Required:

TABLE 1.1 DETAIL OF ROPEWAY

Cross ropeways: -------I

S. No Cross Ropeways Station Alignment length (in m)

Elevation (m) Elevation difference (m)

1 DR1 Loading 309.33 2722 89.84

Unloading 2806

2 DR2 Loading 554.00 2620 200.18

Unloading 2794

3 DR3 Loading 901.27 2550 269.29

Unloading 2800

4 DR4 Loading 1165.42 2434 404.30

Unloading 2775

5 DR5 Loading 939.611 2403 410.39

Unloading 2165



Longitudnal Ropeways--------II

S. No Longitudinal

Ropeways

Station Alignment length

(in m)

Elevation (m) Elevation difference (m)

1 Section I

(End point of Ropeway)

Trench Weir

920.00

2810 155.60

Loading DR1 2722

2 Section II Loading DR1

761.72

2722 105.60

Loading DR2 2620

3 Section III Loading DR2

790.84

2620 75.00

Loading DR3 2550

4 Section IV Loading DR3

2244.26

2550 127.61

Loading DR4 2434

5 Section V Loading DR4

456.92

2434 30.02

Loading DR5 2403

6 Section VI

(Starting point of Ropeway)

Loading DR5

1200.00

2403 143.02

Road Head 2224

Total area of cross ropeways and longitudinal ropeways

Area covered by the alignment- 5.38 ha (including terminals, loading & unloading area and

ropeway corridor)

S. No Description Land Forest Required (in ha)

1 Ropeway Platform DR1

1.44





6 Longitudinal Ropeway Platforms

7 For Ropeway Spans 3.94

Total 5.38



Village- Dantoi

Tehsil- Chaurah

District- Chamba

State- Himachal Pradesh

There shall be cross-sectional ropeways crossing the Chanju Nallah. Chanju nallah is a left bank

tributary of Baira river which in turn is a tributary of Siul River in Ravi Basin. It is a perennial nallah

which originates at Kundi Mural Lake at an elevation of ± 4360 m and flows mostly in south-

westerly to westerly direction before it joins Baira River. The straight path encountered most

hostile terrain and steep gradient with deep and wide gorges and valleys and much more

inaccessible. The existing PWD road terminates at road head near Kali Mata Temple and

construction of further road is costly and not a feasible solution for transportation of required

material due to dense forest, high altitude and difficult location. Thus, aerial material ropeway is

proposed for the construction of HEP, 30 MW.

1.5 ABOUT PROJECT PROPONENT

Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) is a fast-upcoming power generating utility

with all the Technical and Organizational capabilities at par with other generating

bgndepartments with professionals of proven credentials and qualified technical manpower. The

head office of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited is at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), was incorporated in December 2006

under the Companies Act 1956, with the objective to plan, promote and organize the

development of all aspects of hydroelectric power in Himachal Pradesh.

1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT

M/s Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is NABET Registered vide list of accredited consultant organizations/ List 1/Rev 72/ 17th Dec, 2018 at S. No-117 & an ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & OSHAS 18001:2015 Certified Organisation. We have a core group of highly qualified experts from various fields like environment, chemistry, civil engineering, geology, social sciences, electronics and telecommunication with rich and diversified experience in the field of environment and pollution control. Perfact Group management, experience, excellence, professionalism and ultimate satisfaction has helped in achieving the heights of success in their specialized field of environment.



The Environmental Monitoring for air, water, soil & noise has been conducted by in-house NABL accredited laboratory namely M/s Perfact Researchers Pvt. Ltd.

Details of Laboratory engaged for primary data collection: - Perfact Researchers Pvt Ltd., New

Delhi (Accredited for environment testing by NABL as per ISO/IEC 17025:2005) (Certificate no.

TC-6993).

Declaration by Experts contributing to the EIA “Installation of Material Ropeways 5 Nos. along with 1 longitudinal ropeway (6 Section) for the construction of Deothal Chanju 30 MW HEP” at Village-Dantoi, Chamba, H.P. by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited”

I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed

the above EIA.

EIA coordinator:

Name: Mr. Rachna Bhargava

Signature and Date: 25.12.2018

Period of involvement:

Contact information: 9818362330

Functional area experts:

S. No. Functional areas Name of the expert/s Involvement

(Period of task**) Signature and date

1 AP*

Nipun Bhargava November-2017 to December-2018

25.12.2018

2 WP* Praveen Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018

3 SHW* Praveen Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018

4 SE* Rachna Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018

5 EB* Rajiv Kumar

November-2017 to December-2018

25.12.2018



6 HG*

Santosh Pant November-2017 to December-2018

25.12.2018

7 GEO*

Santosh Pant November-2017 to December-2018

25.12.2018

8 SC* Praveen Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018

9 AQ* Nipun Bhargava


25.12.2018

10 NV* Partho Mukherjee November-2017 to

December-2018

25.12.2018

11 LU* Manoj Pant


25.12.2018

12 RH* Nipun Bhargava


25.12.2018

Declaration by the Head of the accredited consultant organization/ authorized person:

I Praveen Bhargava, hereby, confirm that the above-mentioned experts prepared the EIA of

“Installation of Material Ropeways 5 Nos. along with 1 longitudinal ropeway (6 Section) for the

construction of Deothal Chanju 30 MW HEP” at Village-Dantoi, Chamba, H.P. by Himachal Pradesh

Power Corporation Limited”I also confirm that EIA Coordinator (EC) has gone through the report,

and the consultant organization shall be fully accountable for any misleading information.

It is certified that no unethical practices, plagiarism involved in carrying out the work and external

data / text has not been used without proper acknowledgement while preparing this EIA report.

Signature:

Name: Praveen Bhargava

Designation: Managing Director



Name of the EIA consultant organization: Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

NABET Certificate No. & Issue Date: NABET/EIA/1619/SA 078 valid till 27.05.2019



1.7 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT

Following legislations are applicable to the project. Therefore it is the responsibility of the

developer to comply with the legislations.

• The HIMACHAL PRADESH AERIAL ROPEWAYS ACT, 1968 (ACT NO.7 OF 1969), AMENDED,

REPEALED OR OTHERWISE AFFECT BY, - H.P. ACT NO. 13 OF 1995.

• THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT 1980, WITH AMENDMENTS MADE IN 1988

• THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT 1974

• THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981

• S.O. 1357(E), [08.04.2016] - SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT RULES, 2016

• G.S.R. No. 395(E) [04.04.2016] HAZARDOUS & OTHER WASTES (MANAGEMENT &

TRANSBOUNDRY MOVEMENT) RULES, 2016

• THE NOISE POLLUTION (REGULATION AND CONTROL) RULES, 2000

• E-WASTE (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES, 2011 & E-WASTE (MANAGEMENT &

HANDLING) RULES, 2016

• EIA NOTIFICATION, 2006 & amendments

1.8 GENERAL STRUCTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT FOR

AERIAL ROPEWAY

In terms of the EIA notification of the MoEF dated 14th September 2006, the generic structure of

the EIA document is as under:

1) Introduction

2) Project Description

3) Description of the Environment

4) Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures

5) Analysis of Alternatives (Technology and Site)



6) Environmental Monitoring Plan

7) Additional Studies

8) Project Benefits

9) Environment Management Plan

10) Summary and Conclusion

11) Disclosure of Consultant Engaged

1.9 PURPOSE OF STUDY

The purpose of the study is to comply with legal requirements as per Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) Notification, 14th September 2006 and subsequent amendments of Ministry of

Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEF&CC). The project being an Aerial ropeway

project falls under the item 7(g) Category 'A' of EIA Notification 2006 and subsequent

amendments as the Uppermost Terminal Point is greater than elevation of 1000m above MSL.

The environmental impact assessment report has been prepared for obtaining environmental

clearance for the proposed activity.

1.10 METHODOLOGY

This EIA/EMP report is based on the observations made by M/s Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

during visits to the study area and collection of primary and secondary environmental data.

Literatures have also been reviewed and relevant information has been collected for

environmental and social baseline. The main components of the method are:

1. Impact Identification

2. Impact Assessment

3. Impact Evaluation

4. Mitigation Measures



CHAPTER 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

2.1.1 About the site

The state of Himachal Pradesh is located in the vicinity of Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal ranges of

Western Himalaya and lies between 32° 22’ 40’’ to 33° 12’ 40’’ N latitudes and 75° 45’ 55’’ to 79°

04’ 20’’ E longitudes. The state has a geographical area of 55,673 sq km demarcated into 12

districts, 109 tehsils/sub-tehsils and 57 urban areas with a total population of 68, 64,602 persons

as per 2011 Census.

The geographic location and physiography of the state result in varying climatic conditions and

diverse natural ecosystems. The variations in climatic conditions range from lower tropical

regions to cold and alpine conditions in the upper regions. Many areas in the north and east in

Himachal Pradesh are snow-bound and glaciated. These glaciers are the source of many perennial

river systems in the state.

The proposed Deothal Chanju HEP 30 MW in District Chamba of Himachal Pradesh is a run of river

scheme on Deothal nallah, a left bank tributary of Chanju Nallah which in its upper reaches is

called Deothal nallah. It envisages utilization of water of Deothal Nallah through a gross head of

668.17 m for generation of 30 MW of power in an underground power house on the left bank of

chanju nallah downstream of confluence of Deothal and Tanger Nallah. The project comprises of

a trench weir across Deothal nallah just downstream of confluence of Seri Nallah with Deothal

Nallah at an elevation of ±2810 m, an underground desilting tank size 130 m (L)x5m (W)x9m (H)

head race tunnel ±4429 m long, comprising a forebay and a 1.40 m dia pressure shaft liner

trifurcating near the power house to feed three generating units of 10 MW each to generate 30

MW of power. The project is located near village Dantoi in District Chamba of Himachal Pradesh.

The project area is approachable by Chamba-Tissa state highway up to Nakror and from there

by Nakror-Chanju Road. All weather metalled road up to Bagaugarh and from Baghougarh up

to Dantoi village through Kutcha road. A link road shall be constructed from Dantoi village to

trench weir site and from Bagaugarh-Dantoi road from near Jakhla village to Power house site.

The nearest broad gauge rail head is at Pathankot (Punjab).



2.1.2 Need of the project

As the availability of Electricity is not in abundance for major portion of population therefore, the

state government of Himachal Pradesh has allotted 20 Hydro-electric Projects to Himachal

Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (HPPCL) with aggregate installed capacity of 3104 MW, for

development under state sector.

The Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has a proposal of installing 2 Hydro

Electric Projects, a) Chanju- III HEP (48MW) & b) Deothal- Chanju HEP (30 MW) in Churah Tehsil

of Distt. Chamba (HP). M/s HPPCL decided to have a mechanized transportation system for

transporting the construction materials to the work site. The ropeway shall be used for

transportation of construction material i.e. cement, steel reinforcement in cut lengths, steel ribs,

aggregates, steel liner etc. and the machinery / equipment i.e. welding sets, tipping trolleys, air

compressor, concrete mixtures, concrete placers, air receiver tank, drilling equipment etc. for

construction of Deothal-chanju HEP (30 MW).

The paths in the project area encountered most hostile terrain with steep gradient with deep and

wide gorges and valleys much more inaccessible. Presently access to the proposed plant area of

Hydro Electric Plant (HEP) is not available for the transportation. The existing HPPWD road on the

right bank of Nallah terminates in the downstream of the project and extension of which is not

feasible due to dense forest and tough terrain. Also, due to dense forest on the left bank hills, the

possibility of construction of and project road has been ruled out. Due to high altitude and

difficult location, aerial /material ropeways systems are needed to be installed. The objective of

HPPCL is to use the ropeways for transportation of construction materials from road head to the

work sites on the left bank of the Nallah. Therefore, 05 no. material ropeways across the Nallah

and 1 longitudinal ropeway (Six Sections) connecting all the takeoff points of cross ropeways from

road head to the trench weir along the right bank of Nallah have been proposed to Deothal-

Chanju HEP (30 MW) for transportation of construction material.

2.1.3 Initiative by Government

The State Government of Himachal Pradesh has allotted 20 Projects to Himachal Pradesh Power

Corporation Ltd. (HPPCL) with aggregate installed capacity of 3104 MW, for development under



state sector. HPPCL has drawn a plan to execute these projects in a phased manner based on the

infrastructure and evacuation arrangement available at these project sites. These projects are to

be funded by Government of India to the extent of 90% of the project cost and 10% will be paid

by the other beneficiary states. Deothal Chanju HEP project is one of the 10 projects, which

require ropeway for material transferring above the chanju nallah.

2.1.4 Brief Description

The ropeway having 5 no. of ropeways across the Nallah and longitudinal ropeways (Six Sections)

connecting all the takeoff points (Loading terminals) of cross ropeways from road head to the

trench weir along the right bank of Nallah have been proposed covering an area of 5.38 ha

(including terminal, loading & unloading areas and ropeway corridor). The land for proposed

Material Ropeway falls under forest Land which needs to be diverted for construction of ropeway.

Proposed material ropeways will help in saving many trees which would have been felled in case

of road construction. As the area is hilly and the construction of the road is not feasible. Hence

this ropeway system is proposed to negotiate this tough reach in a comfortable & environment

friendly way. Material shall be brought till road head near kali mata temple as the road terminates

there by trucks through existing PWD road.

i) Cross Ropeways:

Ropeway DR1, DR2, DR3 & DR4- Max Payload 2 MT

Ropeway DR5- Max Payload 3 MT

Latitude and longitude of all two terminal stations are given in table 2-2:

TABLE 2-1: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF PROJECT SITE

S. No

Cross Ropeways

Station Northing (M)

(latitude)

Easting (M)

(Longitude)

Alignment length

Ropeway Technology

Payload Capacity

Elevation

(m)

1 DR1 Loading 3616087.99 628248.78 309.33

Bi-Cable Jig Back

2MT 2722

Unloading 3615876.46 628195.21 2806

2 DR2 Loading 3616641.86 627725.86 554.00 2MT 2620

Unloading 3616334.28 627463.82 2794

3 DR3 Loading 3617298.44 627285.03 901.27 2MT 2550



Unloading 3616678.28 626771.87 2800

4 DR4 Loading 3619130.01 625988.09 1165.42 2MT 2434

Unloading 3618009.49 625667.67 2775

5 DR5 Loading 3619300.21 625564.05 939.611 Twin track Bi cable-Jigback

3MT 2403

Unloading 3618404.33 625411.10 2165

ii) Longitudinal Ropeways:

Ropeway Section I to Section V- Max Payload 2 MT

Ropeway Section VI- Max Payload 3 MT

S. No

Longitudinal

Ropeways

Station Northing (M)

(latitude)

Easting (M)

(Longitude)

Alignment length

(in m)

Ropeway Technology

Payload Capacity

Elevation

(m)

1 Section I Trench Weir

3615405.75 628865.99

920.00

Bi-Cable Jig Back

2MT 2810

Loading DR1

3616087.99 628248.78 2722

2 Section II Loading DR1

3616087.99 628248.78

761.72

2MT 2722

Loading DR2

3616641.86 627725.86 2620

3 Section III Loading DR2

3616641.86 627725.86

790.84

2MT 2620

Loading DR3

3617298.44 627285.03 2550

4 Section IV Loading DR3

3617298.44 627285.03

2244.26

2MT 2550

Loading DR4

3619130.01 625988.09 2434

5 Section V Loading DR4

3619130.01 625988.09

456.92

2MT

2434

Loading DR5

3619300.21 625564.05 2403

6 Section VI Loading DR5

3619300.21 625564.05 2403



Road Head

3615405.75 628865.99 1200.00 Twin track Bi cable-Jigback

3MT 2224

2.1.5 Benefit of the project

This ropeway is proposed by M/s HPPCL decided to have a mechanized transportation system for

transporting the construction materials to the work site of Hydroelectric power plant above the

Churah Nallah. The ropeway shall be used for transportation of construction material i.e. cement,

steel reinforcement in cut lengths, steel ribs, aggregates, steel liner etc. and the machinery /


air receiver tank, drilling equipment etc. in parts. The other benefits are described in detail in

Chapter-8.

2.2 LOCATION DETAILS

The site location details are given in Table 2-1 & the location map is shown in Fig. 2-1 and 2-2.

TABLE 2-1: SITE LOCATION

Village Dhantoi

Tehsil & District Tehsil-Chaurah & District-Chamba

State Himachal Pradesh





FIGURE 1: GENERAL LOCATION OF PROJECT SITE



2.3 SITE PHOTOS

Photograph showing construction site of HEP 30 MW



Photograph Showing Kali Mata Mandir

Photograph showing Existing PWD Road



Photograph showing area of cross-sectional ropeways

Figure 2: Site Photos

2.4 APPROACH TO SITE

The project area is approachable by Chamba district head quarter through all weathermetalled

road up to Nakror which is at a distance of about 58 km from chamba on chamba Tissa state

highway. From Nakror the project site is connected through Nakror-Bhagaigarh-Chanju-Dantoi

road up to Dantoi. Dantoi is the last village in chanju nallah basin. The site is approachable

through existing HPPWD road on the right bank of Nallah till road head near Kali Mata temple.

Connectivity

Airport: Kangra Airport: 59.98 Km, SW

Railway Station: Talara Railway Station 62.98 Km SW

Road: Pathankot-Chamba Tissa Road-11.47 Km NW

Highway: SH-26: 12.22 km NE

2.5 ENVIRONMENT SENSITIVITY AT SITE

Following are the nearest sensitive areas which exist around the project site. 10 km Topographical

map showing the environmental sensitive areas is shown at Figure 2-3.

Water Bodies



Chanju Nala Project is located above the Chanju

Nala

Baswed Nala 2.07 Km NW

Deothal Nala 2.72 Km E

Tanger Nala 2.80 Km E

Kamli Nala 3.62 Km N

Chenab River 13.96 Km NE

Forest

Jammu Kalwali RF 1.17 Km NW

Topi RF 1.48 Km SW

Diyothal Dalatu PF 1.69 Km SE

Jured Reserve Forest 1.95 Km N

Baswed RF 2.07 Km NW

Doari PF 2.14 Km NW

Sundari RF 2.60 Km W

Jured PF 3.22 Km NE


Chamar Chuna RF 3.50 Km NW

Tretana PF 3.56 Km SWW

Sundari PF 4.25 Km SW

Khartab PF 4.50 Km NE

Tundara PF 5.15 Km NW

Bhulane PF 5.84 Km N



Sera PF 5.95 Km NW

Jala PF 5.96 Km NW

Ghorchhan PF 6.15 Km SW

Bhatowa PF 6.38 Km NW

Ali PF 6.45 Km NW

Nakai PF 6.47 Km NE

Chhatri PF 6.54 Km SW

Udang PF 6.71 Km SW



Ain Pukhri PF 6.95 Km SW

Kamli PF 7.09 Km NE

Galond PF 7.28 Km S

Ran Bag PF 7.35 Km SW

Jalot PF 7.43 Km W

Kansar PF 7.55 Km W

Kamli PF 7.61 Km NE

Bhalala PF 7.71 Km NW

Khajriala RF 7.74 Km NW

Kyara PF 7.87 Km SW

Bathal PF 7.94 Km SW

Lindi RF 8.10 Km NWW



Ghatot PF 8.21 Km SW

Dramman PF 8.32 Km S

Ganj PF 8.34 Km NE

Pukhrotu PF 8.50 Km SSW

Chhurku PF 8.58 Km NNW

Bhujund PF 8.61 Km NE

Badua PF 8.82 Km SW

Dhar PF 8.85 Km SW


Gadyog PF 9.32 Km NW

Mairundi PF 9.41 Km SWW

Akhoru PF 9.44 Km SW

Chhaned PF 9.43 Km NE

Choha PF 9.45 Km NE

Nichla Supeka PF 9.51 Km SSE

Luhani PF 9.95 Km SW

Gandera PF 9.77 Km SW

Sumun PF 9.94 Km SWW

Supeka RF 10.01 Km SSW



Figure 3: TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP

2.6 INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR SITE

2.6.1 Existing Infrastructure

2.6.1.1 At Villages

• Approach Road: -

PWD Road is available from SH-33 to all loading station near the site.

• Accomodation, Shops &Other Facilities: -

There are residential buildings, shops, cloth shop, General store, Primary school & Dispencary

• Sanitary Facility: -

Poor conditioned sanitary facilities are available.



• Water Supply: -

The main source of water in the area is Spring water. No water treatment facilities are

available. The sewage system is through open drains and is disposed-off in the natural

streams. Source of water in the project site will be Chanju Nallah.

2.6.2 Proposed Infrastructure

• Ropeway Tower & Terminal Station (loading & unloading station, DG room)

• Drinking water arrangement shall be made from chanju nallah (spring water).

2.7 FLOW CHART OF ACTIVITIES DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE & OPERATION PHASE

2.7.1 Construction Phase



2.7.2 Operation Phase

2.8 LAND USE AT SITE

2.8.1 Existing land use

Total site selected for the development of 5 no. of cross ropeways alongwith 1 longitudnal

ropeway (6 section) including loading and unloading station, ropeway corridor for the proposed

ropeway project falls under the Forest land 37,300 sqm (5.38 ha).

2.8.2 Proposed Land use

Project area involves total 53,800 sqm (5.38 ha.) of area which will be required for the

construction of loading & unloading station, line towers & the ropeway corridor. Proposed

Landuse at site is given in Table 2-3.



TABLE 2-2: PROPOSED LAND DISTRIBUTION AT SITE

Area required for Area (ha) Type of Land

Ropeway Platform (i) (Cross ropeways & Longitudinal Ropeways)

1.44 ha Forest land

Ropeway Span (ii) 3.94 ha Forest land

Total (i+ii) 5.38 ha Forest land

Figure 2-4: Land Use

2.9 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

The ropeway system proposed to be installed in this project are Bi-Cable JigJack System and Twin

track Bi-cable Jigjack system

a. Continuously Moving Bi-Cable Ropeway with Detachable Grip: In bicable system,

there is tensioned stationery Track Ropes both on Load and empty side and a second

endless rope attached to each carrier. The carriers are suspended from the Track

Ropes at intervals which carry their weight. The Haul Rope is firmly attached to the

carrier and when driven, move the carriers from one point to the other. The Bicable

system, because of special locked coil type Track Ropes and more complicated

carriages are always more expensive than a Monocable System. This type of ropeway

can go up to a speed of 10 mps on track rope and 7.5 mps over line supports i.e.

saddles on line trestles as when the cabin reaches station, it detaches itself from the

continuously moving hauling rope and moves on fixed structure and the cabin speed

27%

73%

Land Use

Ropeway Platform (i)

Ropeway Span (ii)



is reduced to crawling speed. This type is very costly and requires maximum

mechanicals in stations. With this type system longer unsupported span is possible.

b. Double Track Bicable System: In double track bicable system, there is tensioned

stationery 2 (two) Track Ropes both on Load and empty side and a second endless

rope attached to each carrier. The carriers are suspended from the Track Ropes at

intervals which carry their weight. The Haul Rope is firmly attached to the carrier and

when driven, move the carriers from one point to the other. The Double Track Bicable

System, because of numbers of special locked coil type Track Ropes and more

complicated carriages are always more expensive than a Monocable and a Bicable

System.

Technical Details of the ropeway are given below:

TABLE 2-4: ALTERNATIVE I: ROPEWAYS FOR DEOTHAL CHANJU HEP (30 MW)

DR1 DR2 DR3 DR4 DR5 a. Type of Ropeway Bi Cable Jig Back Twin track Bi

Cable Jig Back

b. No. of Drive Station 1 1 1 1 1 c. No. of Stations 2 2 2 2 2 d. Operation 8 hrs/ day e. Material to be CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, MACHINERY BUTTERFLY

transported VALVE, PENSTOCK

f. No. of sections 1 1 1 1 1 g. Horizontal Length 218.198 404.062 804.935 1165.428 908.843

(M) (approx) h. Difference in Level 89.841 200.186 269.291 404.308 410.394

between stations (M) (approx)

i. Transport Capacity 2T 2T 2T 2T 3 T j. Bucket Payload (T) 2T 2T 2T 2T 3 T k. Line Speed (M/ Sec) 2.0 l. Bucket travel time 2 3.5 7 10 8

(Min) approx.

m. Track Rope Size 32 32 32 32 32 (MM)

n. Haulage Rope Size 19 19 19 19 22 (MM)

o. Motor rating (KW) 60 75 60 60 110 p. Total Number of 1 1 1 1 1



Buckets q. Gauge of the Line - - - - -

(M) r. Number to Towers 1 2 1 1 NIL

/ TRD s. Tower Construction Lattice Lattice Lattice Lattice NIL

TABLE 2-5: ALTERNATIVE I: LONGITUDNAL ROPEWAYS FOR DEOTHAL CHANJU HEP (30 MW)

Sec –I Sec –II Sec –III Sec –IV Sec -V Sec – VI

From To From To From To From To From To From To

Station locations Trench DR1 DR1 DR2 DR2 DR3 DR3 DR4 DR4 DR5 Road DR5

wire head

a. Type of Bi Cable Jig Back Twin Track Bi Ropeway Cable Jig Back b. No. of Drive 1 1 1 1 1 1 Station

c. No. of Stations 2 2 2 2 2 2

d. Operation 8 hrs/ day

e. Material to be CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL,

Machinery, Butterfly valve transported and pen stock f. No. of 1 1 1 1 1 1 sections

g. Horizontal 920.000 761.720 790.840 2244.260 456.922 1200.000 Length (M) (approx) h. Difference in 155.608 105.606 75.000 127.614 30.022 143.022 Level between stations (M) (approx) i. Transport 2.0 T 2.0 T 2.0 T 2.0 T 2.0 T 3.0 T Capacity

j. Bucket 2.0 T 2.0 T 2.0 T 2.0 T 2.0 T 3.0 T

Payload (T)

k. Line Speed 2.0 (M/ Sec) l. Bucket travel 8.0 6.5 7.0 19.0 4.0 10.0 time (Min)approx. m. Track Rope 30 30 30 30 30 32



Size (MM) n. Haulage Rope 19 20 20 20 20 22 Size (MM) o. Motor rating 60 60 50 60 60 75 (KW) p. Total Number 1 1 1 1 1 1 of Buckets

q. Gauge of the - - - - - - Line (M) r. Number to 3 4 4 3 1 5 Towers / TRD s. Tower Lattice Lattice Lattice Lattice Lattice Lattice Construction

2.9.1 List of Plant & Equipment and Specification

2.9.1.1 List of Plant & Equipment:

The list of Plant & Equipment for smooth and trouble-free operation of the plant are given in

Table 2-4.

TABLE 2-3 LIST OF PLANT& EQUIPMENT

1 Main Driving Mechanism comprising of Drive Sheave, Open Gear and Pinion, worm or helical gear, shafting, couplings, service and emergency brakes.

2 Wire Rope

3 Wire rope support towers if required.

4 Rope Tensioning Arrangement comprising of Sheaves and Tension Tower, Turn buckle etc.

5 Station Mechanicals comprising of Rope Guide / deflection sheaves, Bucket / trolley guide, etc.

6 Line mechanicals comprising of Line Sheaves, Articulated Sheave Mounts, supporting pedestal / Bracket, Rope Catcher etc. as required.

7 Buckets/ Trolleys complete with carriage and hanger.

8 Power supply and electrical system comprising of AC motors, frequency controller, MCC, Switches, Power and Control Cables.

9 Safety devices as described in later Chapter.

10

Telecommunication and signaling items comprising of telephones, wires, siren / hooter, glow lamp, etc.

11 Diesel generator sets for emergency power supply

2.9.1.2 Specifications & Guidelines

Following specifications will be complied.



TABLE 2-4:RELEVANT INDIAN STANDARD SPECIFICATION

IS: 210 Grey Iron Casting

IS: 226 Structural Steel (Standard Quality)

IS: 269 Ordinary and low heat Portland cement

IS: 277 Galvanized steel sheets (Plain and corrugated)

IS: 325 Three- phase induction motor

IS: 383 Coarse and fine aggregates from natural sources for concrete

IS: 432 Mild Steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard

(Part- I) – drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement

IS: 456 Code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete

IS: 516 Methods of test for strength of concrete

IS: 692 Paper insulted lead- sheathed cables for electric Supply

IS: 800 Code of Practice for use of structural steel in general building condition

IS: 802 Code of Practice for use of structural steel in overhead transmission line towers

IS: 802 Code of Practice for use of steel tubes in general building construction.

IS: 808 Rolled steel beams, channels and angle sections

IS: 813 Scheme of symbols for welding

IS: 814 Covered electrodes for metal arc welding of structural steel

IS: 815 Classification and coding of covered electrodes for metal arc welding of mild steel and low alloy high tensile steel

IS: 816 Code of Practice for use of metal arc welding for general construction of mile steel

IS: 817 Code of Practice for training and testing metal arc welders

IS: 818 Code of Practice for safety and health requirement in electric and gas welding and cutting operation

IS:822 Code of practice for inspection of welds

IS: 919 Recommendations for limits and fits for Engineering

IS:961 Structural steel (High Tensile)

IS:1030 Carbon steel castings

IS:1038 Steel doors, windows and ventilators

IS :1077 Common burnt clay building bricks

IS: 1139 Hot rolled mild steel, medium tensile steel and high vield strength steel deformed bars for concrete reinforcement

IS :1148 Rivet bars for structural purposes

IS :1149 High tensile rivet bars for structural purposes

IS :1161 Steel Tubes for structural purposes

IS :1199 Method of sampling and analysis of concrete

IS :1200 Method for measurement of steelwork and ironwork

IS :1239 Mild steel tubes

IS :1363 Black hexagon bolts, nuts and lock nuts (Dia 6 to 30 mm) and black hexagon screws (Dia 6 to 24 mm)

IS :1369 Precision and semi-precision hexagon bolts, screws, nuts, and locknuts (Dia range 6 to 39 mm)

IS :1367 : Technical supply conditions for treaded fasteners

IS :1442 : Covered electrodes for the metal arc welding of high tensile structural steel

IS :1489 Portland- pozzolana Cement

IS :1554 : PVC insulted cables for working voltages from (Part-I) 3.3KV up to and including 11KV

IS :1566 Hard- drawn steel wire fabric for concrete reinforcement

IS :1608 Method for tensile testing of steel products other than steel strip, wire and tube



IS :1730 Dimension for steel plate, sheet and strip for structural and general engineering purpose

IS :1731 Dimensions for steel flats for structural and general engineering purpose

IS :1786 Cold-worked steel high strength deformed bars for concrete reinforcement

IS :1804 Fibre cores for steel wire ropes

IS :1852 Rolling and cutting tolerances for hot-rolled steel products

IS :1977 Structural Steel (Ordinary Quality) St-42-0

IS :2026 Power transformers

IS :2062 Structural Steel (fusion welding quality)

IS :2074 Ready mixed paints, red oxide zinc chromate priming

IS :2250 Code of Practice for preparation and tools and masonry mortars

IS :2315 Thindles for wire ropes

IS :2363 Glossary of terms relating to wire ropes

IS :2516 Circuit Breakers

IS :2959 Contractors for voltages not exceeding 1000 A.C. or 1200 D.C.

IS :3757 High Tensile Friction Grip Bolts. 12-4

IS :3937 Recommendations for socketing of wire ropes

IS :3975 Mines steel wires, strips and tapes for armoring of cables

IS :4000 High strength bolts in steel structure

IS :5831 PVC insulation and sheath of electric cables

IS :7098 (Part – II) Cross linked polyethylene insulated PVC sheathed cables

IS :7215 Tolerances for fabrication of steel structures

IS :8130 Conductors for insulated electric cables and flexible cords

IS :9413 Rope guide Rollers for Haulage Rope

IS :9595 Recommendations for metal arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese steels

IS :9706 Aerial Ropeways for transportation of material – code of practice for design & construction

IS :10891 Steel wire ropes for Aerial Ropeways

2.10 POPULATION CALCULATION & MANPOWER REQUIREMENT:

2.10.1 Population Calculation:

• No of Cross-Sectional Ropeways: 5 & No. of Longitudinal Ropeway: 1 (Six Sections)

• Operational hours in a day: 8 hour/day

• Total no. of Workers: 60

• No. of staff: 10

2.10.2 Manpower Requirement:

During construction phase, approx. 60 labours shall be employed. The un-skilled labor can be

procured from the local villages / towns providing employment opportunities to the local



population. During the operational phase, about 10 persons would be required for technical and

administrative functions.

2.11 WATER& WASTEWATER QUANTITY

2.11.1 Water Requirement

During Construction Phase- 8 KLD of water will be required during construction phase for

domestic, flushing, sprinkling & other construction purposes.

During Operation Phase- Total water requirement has been estimated to be 5 KLD mainly for

flushing, domestic and miscellaneous purposes. Water will be sourced from Chanju Nallah Water

(Spring Water).

2.11.2 Wastewater generation

During Construction Phase- 3 KLD of waste water will be generated from labors which shall be

discharged to septic tank followed by soak pit.

During Operation Phase- Total quantity of wastewater generation will be 3.8 KLD which will be

disposed off in septic tanks via soak pit.

Wastewater management has been given in Section- 9.3.

2.12 POWER CONSUMPTION

During Construction Phase- DG sets of 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA shall be used

at site for the construction work at the terminals.

During Operational Phase- Power requirement during operation phase will be 500 KW which will

be sourced by DG sets as there is no other source of power at the selected locations. Thus, DG

sets installed during construction phase will remain in use during operational phase i.e. 7x35 KVA,

2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA.

The Power consumption & DG backup details are given in Table 2-9.

TABLE 2-5: POWER REQUIREMENT & DG BACK UP

Power Load requirement 500 KW

DG Sets (back-up power) 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA



2.13 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

During Construction phase- Site clearance waste, spent concrete & cement screening, material

and equipment wrappings, excavated soil, etc. will be generated. Total 9 kg/ day of waste will be

generated from labors which will be treated by vermi-composting and recyclable waste will be

given to approved vendors.

During operation phase- Total 8 Kg/day of Bio-degradable waste and 3 kg/day of recyclable waste

will be generated from the employee and labours. The organic waste will be sent to nearby

municipal site. The Recyclable Waste Collected and given to approved recycler.

Used oil generated from the DG sets will be sent to authorize hazardous waste disposal authority.

The management of solid & hazardous waste is given in Chapter- 9.

2.14 AIR MANAGEMENT

During Construction phase- Construction activities will be mainly done at terminal stations, so

dust emissions will be minimal & in limited areas and dust generation will be minimized by regular

water sprinkling.

During operation phase- Ropeway operation is an environment friendly non-polluting transport

system; the main source of pollution will be the ropeway machineries and DG sets. 7x35 KVA,

2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA of DG sets are proposed for power supply for which proper stack

height shall be provided as per CPCB norms. As there is no source of power supply thus DG sets

will be used for power supply.

2.15 SITE CLEARANCE AND AFFORESTATION DETAILS

During Construction phase- The alignment falls within a Forest land which needs to be diverted

for development of loading and unloading area. An area of 53,800 sqm (5.38 ha.) of forest land

will be diverted and 493 trees will be required to cut for construction of ropeway terminals for

which compensatory afforestation will be done as per the norms.

During operation phase- In lieu of trees which will be cut during construction phase,

compensatory afforestation in the ratio of 1:10 will be done in the nearby area to the extent



possible. Management of the Ecological Environment is given in Section 9.7 (Environment

Management Plan).

2.16 MAPS OR PLANS RELATED TO THE PROJECT

▪ Topographical Map (1:50000 Scale) showing 10 km Radius of the project site is given as

Enclosure- 8.

▪ Layout Plan & Survey Plan of the ropeway is attached as Enclosure- 9.

▪ Landuse Map of the site is given in chapter 3.

2.17 TIME FRAME OF THE PROJECT

The project shall be put to tenders after receipt of the clearances. The completion time of the

project shall be 6 months.

2.18 COST OF PROJECT

The cost of project is estimated to be about Rs.62.89 Crores.



CHAPTER 3: DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

3.1 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

EIA report contains a description of existing environment that would be or might be affected

directly or indirectly by proposed project. Environmental baseline monitoring is a very important

stage of EIA. Environmental baseline monitoring, during the operational phase, helps in judging

the success of mitigation measures in protecting the environment.

Environmental facets that ar considered in relation to Construction of “Installation of Material

Ropeway 5 nos of cross ropeways & 1 longitudnal Ropeway (6 sections)” for the construction

of Deothal Chanju 30 MW” can be categorized into following groups:

a) Topography

b) Ambient air quality

c) Noise quality

d) Water quality

e) Soil quality

f) Land use

g) Biological Environment

h) Socio-economic status

The intention of environmental baseline monitoring is not just to describe all baseline conditions

but to focus the collection and description of baseline data on those environmental conditions

that are important and are likely to be affected by the proposed project activities and is included

in impact assessments. The project will be “Installation of Material Ropeway 5 nos. of cross

ropeways & 1 longitudnal Ropeway (6 sections) for the construction of Deothal Chanju 30 MW”

located at Village- Dantoi, Tehsil-Churah, District-Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. At present baseline

of the area is discussed in this chapter. As the terrain of the path is very difficult thus, the locations

of sampling have been decided on the basis of the area that can be approached easily.



3.2 TOPOGRAPHY

The project area constitutes a part of the Chamba Valley and is characterized by rugged

topography comprising high ranges, deep valleys, escarpments and cliff faces. The area

constitutes a part of great Himalayan ranges; older folded cover sequence and crystalline

complex overprinted by Himalayan fold thrust movement. The Valleys in the area are narrow and

deep with steep slopes. The terrain is highly rugged marked with steep slopes. The territory is

wholly mountainous with altitude ranging from 2,000 to 21,000 feet. The highest point in this

hilly area is 5215 mRL almost on the Northern periphery of buffer zone. The lowest point of

buffer zone is 1605 mRL situated in western part.

Drainage

The town of chamba is located at the junction of Ravi River and its tributary, the sal River, with

the Shah Madar hill forming the backdrop on its eastern side. The Ravi flows in east-west direction

forming deep canyons. The main drainage of the area is Bara Nala and its tributary viz Chanju nala

& Deothal nala.

3.3 METHODOLOGY

For the present study, all the sampling locations are marked with the help of topographical maps.

The land use/ land cover map has been generated on 1:50,000 scale using Satellite imagery,

topographical maps, Survey of India and ground truth information. The baseline environmental

quality has been assessed during Winter Season (December 2017 to February 2018).

Meteorological data of IMD station at Dalhousie has been used for the study. Samples of air,

water and soil from the site and nearby areas has been collected and analysed for the study of

existing condition. Primary and secondary data collection has been done by the Ecology and

Biodiversity team for the study of flora and fauna in the core and Buffer Zone.

The baseline data is generated through field study within the impact zone for various components

of the environment viz. Air, Noise, Water, Land, Ecology and Socioeconomic. The baseline

environmental quality has been assessed during Summer Season (December 2017 to February

2018) in a study area of 10 Km radius distance from the project site. While generating the baseline



status of physical and biological environment of the study area, the concept of impact zone has

been considered. The impact zone selection is based on preliminary screening and modelling

studies. The methodology for various environmental facets are as follows:

I. Ambient Air Quality: The ambient air quality monitoring was done to assess the ambient air

quality in one season. Monitoring was carried out in the Winter Season (December 2017 to

February 2018). The guidelines for selections of ambient air monitoring stations given in IS –

5182 parts 14, 2000 were followed.

II. Water Quality: To assess the water quality of the proposed area, sampling was done as per

the standard practice. Grab, integrated and composite sampling was done for ground and

surface water. Water samples were taken as per the Standard Methods (IS & APHA, 22nd

Edition 2012). Necessary precautions were taken for preservation of samples. The physical

parameters viz. pH, temperature and conductivity were measured at site using portable

water analyzer.

III. Ambient Noise Quality: At each station noise level was monitored for 24-hours

simultaneously. For each measurement, dB (A) readings was taken for every 15 minutes for

24 hrs ones in a season to get Leq values.

IV. Soil Quality: For soil, augur method was used and samples were collected at 15 cm depth

after removing the upper crust.

V. Land Use: The land use/ land cover map has been generated on 1:50,000 scale using Satellite

imagery, topographical maps, Survey of India and ground truth information.

VI. Biological Environment: Primary and secondary data collection has been done by the Ecology

and Biodiversity team for the study of flora and fauna in the core and Buffer Zone.

VII. Socio Economic Environment: For demography and socioeconomics, block wise data has

been collected and used for the assessment of impacts.

VIII. Micro-Meteorological Data: Site specific Micro-Meteorological Data has been used for the

study. The important parameters considered are temperature, humidity & wind speed.



3.4 METEOROLOGY

3.4.1 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

The Important parameters considered are temperature, Humidity, Wind Speed, Wind Direction and

Rainfall. The meteorological data from Indian Meteorological Station was processed for the

nearest IMD station at Dalhousie which has been utilized for the study. The extract of Maximum,

Minimum values (month wise) of above said parameters from IMD, Dalhousie (1971-1988) are given

Below in the tables:

(i) Temperature:

The Maximum temperature of the area was recorded as 35.5°C in the month of June and Minimum

temperature of the area was recorded as -8.6°C in the month of January.

S.No. Month Maximum Temperature (°C) Minimum Temperature (°C)

1 January 21.7 -8.6

2 February 29.4 -8.0

3 March 30.7 -1.2

4 April 32.6 0.6

5 May 34.4 2.0

6 June 35.5 8.0

7 July 32.8 8.3

8 August 28.4 11.1

9 September 28.0 8.0

10 October 27.9 -2.2

11 November 25.7 0.1

12 December 23.9 -8.0

TABLE 3.4-1 ANNUAL AIR TEMPERATURE PAST 10 YEARS OF DALHOUSIE

(ii) Relative Humidity

The relative humidity was recorded in between 48 to 86%.

(iii) Rainfall

The annual rainfall of Dalhousie is 1984.7 mm. The annual variation in the rainfall recorded from

past 16 years is given in below table.

S. No. Month Rainfall in mm. (monthly total)

1 January 98.6

2 February 132.4



3 March 119.3

4 April 94.0

5 May 63.6

6 June 157.1

7 July 514.9

8 August 534.6

9 September 160.7

10 October 38.8

11 November 29.5

12 December 41.2

TABLE 3.4-3 RAINFALL PAST 10 YEARS OF DALHOUSIE

(Source: Climatological Table of India, Dalhousie, 1971-1988)

3.5 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY

The ambient air quality monitoring was done to assess the ambient air quality. Monitoring was

carried out at six stations for the month of December-2017 to February-2018.

The guidelines for selections of ambient air monitoring stations given in IS – 5182 parts 14, 2000

were followed. These guidelines state that, “when the objective of air sampling is to identify the

contribution from specific sources of pollution, the sampling locations should be in upwind and

the downwind of such sources”.

The location of air quality monitoring stations should satisfy the following conditions:

1. The site should be representative of the area selected;

2. The station should be set up and operated so as to yield data that can be compared with

those from stations within the network; and,

3. Certain physical requirements should be satisfied at the site.

3.5.1 Sampling Stations

To select the air sampling locations, meteorological data with respect to temperature, relative

humidity, wind speed and direction plays a vital role. Predominant wind direction plays an

important role in determining location of monitoring stations. The monitoring station will be

located in area that is Upwind and Downwind from the source. Location of Air sampling stations

is shown below:



TABLE 3.5-1 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY

Station No.

Location Project area / study area Environmental Sitting

A1 Jakhla Village Residential area

Existing Ambient air quality.

A2 Sumara Village Residential area

A3 Dehra Village Residential area

A4 Kunda Village Residential area

A5 Kalparhi Village Residential area

A6 Dantuee Village Residential area

Air Sampling



Sampling Procedure

Time averaged in – situ sampling was adopted by passing a known volume of air through a trap,

and a collecting medium (filter paper and bubbler). Respirable Dust Sampler was used for the

purpose.

FIGURE 4 AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING LOCATIONS ON 10 KM TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP



This procedure was adopted because there are no short-term variations and low concentration

of gaseous pollutants was expected.

Analytical methods followed for ambient air quality monitoring:

I. Particulate Matter (PM2.5): (USEPA Quality Assurance Hand Book (Vol.II) Part II, Quality

Assurance Guideline Document,2.12): Particulate Matter (PM2.5) was analyzed by

Gravimetric Method. Particulate matter was collected on the 37 mm dia glass micro fiber

Filter Paper. PM2.5 value is determined from the values of volume of air passes through

Ambient Fine Dust Sampler.

II. Particulate Matter (PM10) (IS:5182 Part 23:2006): Particulate Matter (PM10) was carried

out by Respirable Dust sampler as per IS: 5182(Part 23):2006. Particulate matter was

collected on the GF/A Filter Paper. Particles with aerodynamics diameter less than the

cut-point of the inlet are collected by the filter. The mass of these particles is determined

by the difference in filter weight prior to and after sampling.

III. Sulphur dioxide (SO2) (IS: 5182; Part – II – 2001): Sulphur dioxide is absorbed by aspirating

a measured air sample through a solution of Potassium or sodium tetrachloromercurate,

TCM. This procedure results in the formation of a dichloro sulphite mercurate complex.

The Sulphite Ion produced during sampling is reacted with sulphamic acid, formaldehyde

and pararosaniline to form an azo dye and then determined colorimetricaly.

IV. Nitrogen Oxides (IS: 5182; Part – VI – 2006): Nitrogen dioxide is collected by bubbling air

through a sodium hydroxide- sodium arsenite solution to form a stable solution of sodium

Nitrite. The Nitrite Ion Produced during sampling is reacted with hydrogen peroxide,

Sulphanilamide and NEDA to form an azodye and then determined calorimetrically.



AMBIENT AIR QUALITY RESULTS

At each station, Ambient air quality was monitored twice a week for 3 months (December-2017

- February, 2018) 24 hourly at uniform intervals.

TABLE 3.5-2 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY RESULTS OF PM 2.5, PM 10, SO2 & NOX

(Source of Standards: G.S.R 826(E) dated 16th November 2009 of MoEF, Laboratory engaged: M/s Perfact Researchers

Pvt.Ltd. (NABL Accredited)

3.5.2 Data Interpretation

The ambient air quality results are summarized in above tables. The results are discussed below:

A1: Jakhla Village, the mean value of SO2(2.1 µg/m3), NOX (5.2 µg/m3), PM10 (31.8 µg/m3) &

PM2.5 (17.1 µg/m3) are within the limits of National ambient air quality standards.

A2: Sumara Village, the mean value of SO2(2.3 µg/m3), NOX (5.9 µg/m3), PM10 (34.3 µg/m3) &


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A2 14.9 23.6 22.5 19.3 25.5 43.8 42.7 34.3

A3 16.7 26.4 25.2 21.6 27.0 47.9 46.4 37.0

A4 18.6 29.4 28.1 24.1 28.5 53.3 49.0 39.8

A5 25.0 39.5 37.7 32.3 33.0 71.5 65.1 48.6

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A3 2.0 3.2 3.0 2.6 5.1 8.0 7.5 6.6

A4 2.2 3.5 3.4 2.9 5.7 8.9 8.3 7.3

A5 3.0 4.7 4.5 3.9 7.7 11.9 11.1 9.8

A6 2.5 3.9 3.7 3.2 6.3 9.9 9.2 8.1



A3: Dehra Village, the mean value of SO2(2.6 µg/m3), NOX (6.6 µg/m3), PM10 (37.0 µg/m3) &


A4: Kunda Village, the mean value of SO2(2.9 µg/m3), NOX (7.3 µg/m3), PM10 (39.8 µg/m3) &


A5: Kalparhi Village, the mean value of SO2(3.9 µg/m3), NOX (9.8 µg/m3), PM10 (48.6 µg/m3) &


A6: Dantoi Village, the mean value of SO2(3.2 µg/m3), NOX (8.1 µg/m3), PM10 (42.6 µg/m3) &

PM2.5 (26.7 µg/m3) are within the limits of National ambient air quality standards

3.6 NOISE QUALITY

Noise Measurement Locations: To assess the noise level of the proposed area, following stations

were selected.

Location of Noise sampling stations are described below and location are given below.

3.6.1 Sampling Stations

TABLE 3.6-1 SAMPLING LOCATIONS FOR NOISE QUALITY

Station No.

Location Project area / study area Environmental Significance

N1 Jakhla Village Residential Area Existing Noise quality

N2 Sumara Village Residential Area

N3 Dehra Village Residential Area

N4 Kunda Village Residential Area

N5 Kalparhi Village Residential Area

N6 Dantuee Village Residential Area

N7 PWD Road Commercial Area



LOCATIONS OF NOISE SAMPLING:

FIGURE 5 NOISE SAMPLING LOCATIONS ON 10 KM RADIUS TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP



Methodology

At each station noise level was monitored for 24-hours simultaneously. For each measurement,

dB (A) readings was taken for every 15 minutes for 24 hrs ones in a season to get Leq values.

Noise Quality Results

TABLE 3.6-2 NOISE QUALITY RESULTS

S. No. Locations Category Leq Day

noise level

dB(A)

Leq Night

noise level

dB(A)

Day time

(6.00 A.M to

10.00 P.M)

Night time

(10.00 P.M

to 6.00 A.M)

Standard

(Leq in dB(A)

Standard

(Leq in dB(A)

N1 Jakhla Village Residential 48.2 44.1 55 45

N2 Sumara Village Residential 48.4 45.1 55 45

N3 Dehra Village Residential 48.8 45.2 55 45

N4 Kunda Village Residential 49.3 45.7 55 45

N5 Kalparhi Village Residential 49.6 45.3 55 45

N6 Dantuee Village Residential 50.8 46.9 55 45

N7 PWD Road Commercial 58.4 54.5 65 55

(Source of Standards: CPCB standards for Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, Laboratory:M/s Perfact Researchers Pvt. Ltd (NABL Accredited)

3.6.2 Data Interpretation:

Results are summarized in above Table.

• The ambient noise level was observed to be in range of 48.2 dB (A)- 50.8 dB (A) which is

within the standard of Residential area are ~ 55 dB (A). During night, the noise at buffer

zone was observed to be in range of 44.1 dB (A)- 46.9 dB (A) which is slighter higher than

the night-time noise standards of 45.0 dB (A) due to the nearby village and vehicular

activities at roads and due to high speed of wind at high altitude.

• The noise of Approach Road (PWD Road) is 58.4 dB(A), which is within the standard of

commercial area are ~ 65.0 dB(A), During night the noise level is 54.5 dB(A) respectively

which is within the standard limits of commercial area ~ 55.0 dB(A).



3.7 WATER REGIME

3.7.1 Geology

Chamba district presents an intricate mosaic of mountain ranges, hills and valleys. It is primarily

a hilly district with altitudes ranging from 600 m amsl to 6400 m amsl. Physiographically the area

forms part of middle Himalayas with high peaks ranging in height from 3000 to 6000 m amsl. It is

a region of complex folding, which has under gone many orogeneses. The topography of the area

is rugged with high mountains and deep dissected by river Ravi and its tributaries.

The rock formations occupying the district range from pre-cambrian to quaternary period. The

generalized geological succession in the district is given below.

Age Formation Lithology

Pleistocene Upper Siwaliks Boulder conglomerate, Sandstone

Pliocene Middle Siwaliks Sandstone, gravel beds, clays etc.

Miocene Lower Siwaliks Shales, Hard Sandstone etc.

Triassic Kalhel formation Light and dark grey limestone with banks of phyllite and slate

Permian Salooni formation Inter bedded phyllite, light and dark grey limestone, phyllite, black carbonaceous slate with schistose quartzite and chert band

Carboniferous Manzir formation Pebbly phyllite, grey green slate with limestone

Lower to Middle Paleozoic

Dalhousie/ Dhauladhar formation

Granite and granite gneiss

Lower Paleozoic Chamba formation Meta siltstones, greywackes, slates and phyllites.

Physiographically the district can be divided in to two units-viz.

a) High hills, ehich cover almost entire district.

b) Few valleys fill.

Three types of soils observed in the district are:

a) Sandy Loam

b) Loam

c) Sandy Clay loam



3.7.2 Hydrology

Most part of the area is underlain by hard rock formation ranging in age from Paleozoic to Triassic.

These older rocks are devoid of any primary porosity. Ground water movement in these rocks

takes place through joints, fractures and other structural features like schistose plane etc. In the

younger rocks of Tertiary age and in terrace deposits along the major rivers and khads, pore

spaces between sand gravel and tallus material also form the avenues for ground water

movement. Ground water generally occurs under unconfined to semi-confined conditions. State

Irrigation and Public Health Department has drilled hand pumps fitted with the motors

somewhere. The average depth of these hand pumps varies from 35.00 to 70.12 m bgl. Average

depth to water level varies from 10 m bgl to 30 mbgl with variable discharges ranging from .25 to

.75 lps. Water table follows the topography and the formations encountered are localized valley

fill deposits consisting of sand, gravels, pebbles & cobbles.

Groundwater Development

The district being hilly & mountainous, traditional sources of ground water mainly springs has

played a major role since past in providing assured irrigation and water supply. These include the

nallas, springs. In some of the areas, at present too these are the only sources of water for the

settlements. However modern means for tapping the ground water have been employed in

recent years.

During the last 15-20 years, Irrigation and Public Health Department has constructed number of

small depth wells fitted with handpumps in these areas. High hill ranges occupy more than 95 %

of the area of the district. During the very past years, the traditional ground water source has

served the settlements. Ground water development on small scale is seen in the valleys areas

particularly in the Chamba town. Handpumps have been installed in these areas and are

energized for the water supply. There exists a scope to explore the potentialities of rest of the

areas for ground water in low lying valley areas. The hilly area of the district is feasible for only

drilling shallow to medium depth bore wells.

Water Conservation & Artificial Recharge-



Based upon the climatic conditions, topography, hydrogeology of the area, suitable structure for

rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water are required. Proper scientific

intervention for spring development and revival is required in water scarce areas. In the hilly

areas, roof top rainwater harvesting structures like storage tanks are recommended while in low

hill ranges, check dam and roof top rainwater / snow harvesting structures can be adopted.

3.8 WATER QUALITY

To assess the water quality of the proposed area, following 7 stations (surface water) were

selected. Location of Water sampling stations is described below and location below:

TABLE 3.8-1 SAMPLING LOCATIONS FOR WATER QUALITY

Station No. Location Environmental Significance

SW1 Jakhla Village

Existing water quality nearby locations.

SW2 Sumara Village

SW3 Dehra Village

SW4 Kunda Village

SW5 Kalparhi Village

SW6 Dantuee Mata Temple

SW7 Chanju nallah

Criteria of Selection of sampling Locations:

Water sampling locations were selected based on the following criteria: source of water, flow of

water, geological structure (hydrogeology), use of water, depth of water table etc.

Spring water sample was collected from area to access the quality of water available in the site.

Surface water was collected from downstream to study the chemical parameters. During surface

water sampling flow of water pays an important role. In present study, source of surface water is

Tanged Nala only.

3.8.1 Water Sampling Locations:

As per the standard practice grab sampling was done for 7 locations.



FIGURE 6: WATER SAMPLING LOCATIONS ON 10 KM TOPOGRAPHICAL

MAP



3.8.2 Sampling Frequency and Sampling Techniques:

Water samples were taken as per the Standard Methods (IS & APHA, 22nd Edition 2012).

Necessary precautions were taken for preservation of samples.

The physical parameters viz. pH, temperature and conductivity were measured at site using

portable water analyzer.

As evident from the sampling locations for water quality assessment represented surface water.

The results of water quality assessment are presented below:



SURFACE WATER QUALITY RESULTS OF CORE & BUFFER ZONE:

Table 3-13; Nearby site Water quality results

S. No.

Parameter Unit

IS: 10500

Drinking Water Standards

Surface water quality results buffer zone

SW1

Jakhla Village (Spring

Water/Supply water)

SW2

Sumrah Village (Spring

Water/Supply water)

SW3

Dehra Village (Spring

Water/Supply water)

SW4

Kunda Village (Spring

Water/Supply water)

SW5

Kalparhi Village (Spring

Water/Supply water)

SW6

Dantuee Mata

Temple (Spring

Water/Supply water)

1 Colour Hazen 5 <1 <1 <1

<1 <1 <1

2 Odour -- Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable

3 Turbidity NTU 1 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5

4 pH Value -- 6.5-8.5 8 8 7.8 7.9 7.95 8

5 Temperature ºC - 23.8 23.2 23.6 23.2 23.1 23.9

6 Conductivity µmhos/cm

- 269 270.4 73.65 84.75 103 186

7 Total Dissolved Solids

mg/l 500 134.5 135.5 36.8 42.34 51.6 92.95

8 Chloride (as Cl) mg/l 250 2.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 2.00

9 Fluoride (as F) mg/l 1.0 0.04 0.16 0.05 0.43 <0.01 0.21

10 Total Hardness mg/l 200 128 128 16 28 40 80

11 Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 75 19.2 24 3.2 6.4 4.8 19.2



(Source of standards: IS: 10500, Laboratory: M/s Perfact Researchers Pvt. Ltd (NABL Accredited)

Boron, Total Chromium, Aluminium, Lithium, Phosphate, Manganese, Copper, Cadmium and Lead are below detection level.

12 Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 30 19.44 16.52 1.94 2.92 6.80 7.78

13 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 200 14.65 13.33 16.08 9.47 12.57 14.02

14 Nitrate Nitrogen mg/l 45 3.34 3.37 3.59 2.62 3.64 2.81

15 Alkalinity mg/l 200 128 192 40 44 48 44

16 Phosphate mg/l 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.01

17 Sodium (as Na) mg/l - 3.2 3.98 1.79 2.04 1.75 2.03

18 Potassium (as K) mg/l - 0.975 1.12 0.625 0.83 1.115 1.005



3.8.3 Data Interpretation of Surface water quality:

The Surface water quality results clearly explains that:

Collected samples are from spring water (Surface water) sources.

1. The Spring water quality at location SW1-Jhakla Village (Spring Water/Supply Water) shows

that pH (8), TDS (134.5 mg/l) & all the parameters are within the range as per standards

(IS:10500). Phosphate (0.04 mg/l) is slightly higher as per Drinking water standards (IS:10500)

2. The Spring water quality at location SW2-Sumara Village (Spring Water/Supply Water) shows

that pH (8), TDS (135.5 mg/l) & all the parameters are within the range as per standards


3. The Spring water quality at location SW3- Dehra Village (Spring Water/Supply Water) shows

that pH (7.8), TDS (36.8 mg/l) & all the parameters are within the range as per standards


4. The Spring water results in the location SW4- Kunda Village (Spring Water/Supply Water)

shows that pH (7.9), TDS (42.34 mg/l) & all the parameters are within the range as per standards


5. The Spring water results in the location SW5- Kalparhi Village (Spring Water/Supply Water)

shows that pH (7.95), TDS (51.6 mg/l) & all the parameters are within the range as per standards


6. The Spring water results in the location SW6- Dantoi Village (Spring Water/Supply Water)

shows that pH (8), TDS (92.95 mg/l) & all the parameters are within the range as per standards

(IS:10500).

Conclusion

7. Water can be used for drinking purpose



SURFACE WATER QUALITY (BUFFER ZONE)

Table 3.8-2; Surface water quality results (Buffer Zone)

S.No. Parameters Unit

SW7 Chanju nallah (Spring water)

IS: 10500 (Drinking

Water Standard)

CPCB Surface water quality criteria

Class ‘A’ Class ‘B’ Class

‘C’ Class ‘D’ Class ‘E’

1 Colour Hazen <1 5 - - - - -

2 Odour -- Agreeable Agreeable - - - - -

3 Turbidity NTU <0.5 < 1 - - - - -

4 pH Value -- 7.8 6.5-6.8 6.5-6.8 6.5-8.5 6-9 6.5-8.5 6-8.5

5 Temperature ºC 24.1 - - - - - -

6 Conductivity µmhos/cm 243 - - - - - 2250

7 Total Dissolved Solids mg/l 121.5 500 - - - - -

8 Chloride (as Cl) mg/l 4.00 250 - - - - -

9 Total Hardness mg/l 100 200 - - - - -

10 Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 28.8 75 - - - - -

11 Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 6.80 30 - - - - -



12 Iron (as Fe) mg/l <0.04 0.3 - - - - -

13 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 105.69 200 - - - - -

14 Nitrate Nitrogen mg/l 2.33 45 - - - - -

15 Alkalinity mg/l 68 200 - - - - -

16 Phosphate mg/l 0.1 0.01 - - - - -

17 Sodium (as Na) mg/l 2.66 - - - - - -

18 Potassium (as K) mg/l 2.66 - - - - - -

19 BOD mg/l <0.1 - ≤2 ≤3 ≤3 - -

20 COD mg/l <1 - - - - - -

21 DO mg/l 4.2 - ≥6 ≥5 ≥4 - -

22 Total Suspended Solids mg/l 2.9 - - - - - -

Laboratory: M/s Perfact Researchers Pvt. Ltd (NABL Accredited)

Aluminium, Lithium, Total Chromium, Fluoride, Lead, Phosphate, Cadmium, Surfactant, Phenols, Arsenic, Cyanide, Selenium, Mercury, PCB, PAH, Nickel, Manganese, Copper, Boron and Ammonical Nitrogen are below detection level



3.8.4 Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation of surface water quality (Buffer zone):

1. The Surface water quality of the Chanju Nala shows that all the parameters are within the IS

10500 (Drinking water standard) and CPCB Water Quality Criteria Class of water ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’

& ‘E’.

3.9 SOIL QUALITY

To assess the soil quality of the proposed area, following stations were selected. Soil profile and

quality was studied at 6 different locations. Location of Soil sampling stations is described below.

3.9.1 Sampling Locations

TABLE 3.9-1 SAMPLING LOCATIONS FOR SOIL QUALITY

Station No.

Location Project area / Study area Environmental Significance

S1 Sumrah Village Forest Land

Existing Soil quality in nearby

areas

S2 Dehra Village Forest Land

S3 Kunda Village Forest Land

S4 Kalparhi Village Forest Land

S5 Dantuee Village Forest Land

S6 Deothal Forest Land



3.9.2 Locations of soil sampling stations

FIGURE 7 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATIONS ON 10 KM TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP



3.9.3 Sampling procedure & Analysis:

Augur method was used and samples were collected at 15 cm depth after removing the upper

crust. Sample from each spot were well mixed with hand on a clean polythene sheet. About 1 kg

of soil was retained after process of quartering. This sample was kept for some time for air-drying

at room temperature, stored in polythene bag with label at the top. Samples were analysed for

bulk density, pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and organic contents. Soil Quality

Results are summarized below.



ONSITE PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL

TABLE 3.9-2;SOIL QUALITY RESULTS

S. No. Parameter S1

Sumrah Village S2

Dehra Village S3

Kunda Village

S4 Kalpari Village

S5 Dantuee Village

S6 Deothal

Physical Properties

1 Colour

3/4 Brown

3/3 Dark Brown

3/1 Brownish Black

3/2 Brownish Black

2/2 Brownish Black

3/4 Brown

2 Composition (%)

Sand: 12.0 Silt: 3.2

Clay: 84.8


Clay: 82.0

Sand: 2.7 Silt: 3.4

Clay: 93.9

Sand: 8.0 Silt: 4.3

Clay: 87.7


Clay: 77.4

Sand: 3.1 Silt: 6.5

Clay: 90.4

3 Moisture Content (%) 68.2 56.8 57.2 70.3 33.8 68.2

4 Conductivity (µS/cm) 82.9 85.1 46.8 95.0 68.0 137.5

5 Bulk Density (gm/cc) 1.23 1.21 1.25 1.31 1.28 1.24

6 Porosity (%) 29.7 29.9 28.9 27.6 28.1 29.4

Chemical Properties

1 Texture Clay Clay Clay Clay Clay Clay

2 pH 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.8 7.0

3 Available Nitrogen (mg/kg) 150.0 110.0 165.0 195.0 180.0 160.0

4 Available Phosphorous (mg/kg) 16.1 12.0 34.2 5.5 51.0 15.8

5 Available Potassium (mg/kg) 85.0 43.9 27.6 52.9 64.6 128.5

8 Organic matter (%) 3.24 2.60 3.20 4.82 3.38 3.10



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9 Nitrate Nitrogen (mg/kg) 86.4 61.2 94.9 107.4 98.4 92.0

10 Chloride (mg/kg) 115.4 97.6 71.0 88.8 71.0 133.1

11 Available Sulphur (mg/kg) 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2

12 Exchangeable Sodium (mg/kg) 211.7 185.7 199.7 197.7 382.8 256.7

13 Cation Exchange Capacity(meq/100gm)

88.1 71.1 53.0 89.3 50.5 200.6

14 Bi carbonate(mg/kg) 48.8 48.8 73.2 48.8 73.2 48.8

15 Orthophosphate(mg/kg) 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 2.1 0.5


3.9.4 Data Interpretation

Buffer Zone: The result shows that texture of soil has Clay texture. Colour varies from Brown to

Blackish Brown, pH ranges from 6.0 to 7.0. Amount of primary nutrients like Organic matter

2.60% to 4.82 %, the available nitrogen 110 mg/kg to 195.0 mg/kg is lower to medium in range,

the available phosphorus 5.5 mg/kg- 51.0 mg/kg is low to high in range, available potassium 27.6

mg/kg to 128.5 mg/kg is low to high in range, Primary nutrient profile shows that soil is average

fertile due to the availability of low amount of nitrogen, available potassium & available

phosphorous.

Primary nutrient profile shows average fertile soil along the stretch. Nitrogen is the most

important fertilizer element. Plants respond quickly to application of nitrogen. This element

encourages above ground vegetative growth and gives a deep green color to the leaves &

Potassium is the third essential fertilizer element and it is essential for photosynthesis, for protein

synthesis, for starch formation and for the translocation of sugars. So, the addition of bio

fertilizers will enhance the fertility of soil.

3.10 LAND USE

Information on land use/ land cover is the basic prerequisite for land resource evaluation,

environmental assessment, utilization and management. A considerable degree of land

transformations is being witnessed because of growing population pressure on the finite land

resources consummating in deterioration of the environment. As a precursor, it is necessary to

understand the ‘cause and effect' of the transformations through scientific studies. The scope of

the present study is limited to mapping the current land use / land cover pattern, their

assessment, spatial distribution and extent using remote sensing and GIS techniques. The land

environment will mainly deal with the land use, land cover within and buffer zone.

3.10.1 METHODOLOGY

Image processing software and GIS Software were used for the project. Image Processing

Software was used for digital processing of the spatial data. Digital image processing techniques



were applied for the mapping of the land use/land cover classes of the provided area from the

satellite data. The methodology applied comes under following steps:

•Satellite imagery for the Area of Interest was created through image processing software.

•Geometric correction includes correction for geometric distortions due to sensor, earth

geometry variations and conversion of the data to real world coordinates.

•Image enhancement is one of the important image processing functions primarily done to

improve the appearance of the imagery to assist in visual interpretation and analysis.

•Google image is used as a reference map for base layer preparation.

•Visual interpretation technique has been used for digitization of geographical feature for

different land use and vegetation cover classes based on spatial pattern of geographic feature.

3.10.2 RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:

Land use Buffer zone: The land use/ land cover map has been generated on 1:50,000 scale using Satellite Imagery and

ground truth information. Based on the methodology developed for the present land use/ land

cover, categories have been grouped under the following major land use/land cover categories.

S No. Category Area in SQ Km

Area in Ha Percentage

1 Agriculture Land 10.10 1010.26 2.26

2 Barren Land 22.58 2258.41 5.05

3 Built-up, Rural 0.41 40.61 0.09

4 Forest, Deciduous 0.95 95.49 0.21

5 Forest, Evergreen/Semi Evergreen 164.12 16412.24 36.66

6 Forest, Scrub Forest 9.59 958.61 2.14

7 Grass/Grazing 143.01 14301.13 31.95

8 Scrub Land 5.37 536.80 1.20

9 Snow and Glacier 89.73 8973.24 20.05

10 Water Bodies, River/Canal 1.78 177.75 0.40

Total 447.65 44764.56 100.00



Built-up: Built-up land includes the urban or rural settlements. The village locations and their area extent have been

extracted from the existing Satellite Imagery. The major built-up area is about 40.61 hectares which is

0.09 percent of the total 10 km radius study area.

Agriculture Land:

Based on Satellite Imagery and ground truth the total Agriculture land is about 1010.26 hectares

which is 2.26 percent of the total study area.

Forest:

Based on Satellite Imagery and ground truth the land use is mainly forest land. The total forest

area is about 17466.35 hectares which is 39.02 percent of the total study area.

Waste/ Barren land:

Based on Satellite Imagery and ground truth Waste/ Barren land their area extent has been

extracted. The Barren land area is about 2795.22 hectares which is 6.24 percent of the total 10

km radius study area.

Water bodies:

Based on Satellite Imagery and ground truth Water bodies their area extent has been extracted.

This area is about 177.75 hectares which is 0.40 percent of the total 10 km radius study area.

Snow and Glacier:

Based on Satellite Imagery and ground truth snow and glacier area extent has been extracted.

This area is about 8973.24 hectares which is 20.05 percent of the total 10 km radius study area.

Grass/Grazing:

Based on Satellite Imagery and ground truth grass/grazing area extent has been extracted. This

area is about 14301.13 hectares which is 31.95 percent of the total 10 km radius study area.



2.26%

5.05%

0.09%

0.21%

36.66%

2.14%

31.95%

1.20%

20.05%

0.40%

Land Use Breakup for 5 No.Material Ropeways along with 1 Longitudnal Ropeway of Deothal Chanju 30MW in Chaurah Tehsil

of District Chamba, HP Agriculture Land

Barren Land

Builtup, Rural

Forest, Deciduous

Forest, Evergreen/SemiEvergreen

Forest, Scrub Forest

Grass/Grazing

Scrub Land

Snow and Glacier

Water Bodies, River/Canal



3.11 FLORA AND FAUNA

A natural ecosystem is a complete community of living organisms and non-living constituents in

a given area and their interactions. An ecosystem is capable of self-sustaining ability and

regulating the number of organisms at any level by cybernetic rules. The basic purpose to explore

the biological environment under Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to assess the

potential ecological impacts of the proposed project upon ecology and develop adequate

mitigation measures to keep ecological impacts within acceptable limits. An ecological survey of

the study area was conducted, particularly with reference to listing of species and assessment of

the existing baseline ecological conditions in the study area. The main objective of the ecological



survey is aimed at assessing the existing flora and fauna components in the study area. Data has

been collected through extensive survey of the area with reference to flora and fauna.

With the change in environmental conditions, the vegetation cover as well as animals reflects

several changes in its structure, density and composition. The proposed study area was carried

out in Chamba, Himanchal Pradesh. The Project area is dominantly occupied by thick Cedrus

deodara, Rhododendron arboreum, Quercus semecarpifolia, lyonia ovalifolia, Berberis lycium etc.

The present study was carried out separately for floral and faunal community of core and buffer

zone respectively.

Need to study:

The present study was undertaken with the following objectives:

• To assess the species diversity and distribution of vegetation in and around the project

site (within 10 km. radii)

• To assess the animal life spectra (within 10 km radii)

To achieve the above objectives a study area was undertaken. The different methods adopted

were as follows:

• Compilation of secondary data with respect to the study area from published literature

and various government agencies;

• Generation of primary data by undertaking systematic ecological studies in the area

Methodology for the study of Flora and Fauna:

Methodology for Study of Flora:

During the study, the floral composition of the area was evaluated through primary survey. The

local inhabitants were also consulted to get extra information. Plant Species are counted and

identified within core zone with the help of quadrate method. The size of the quadrate was based

on the area size. For the survey 10 X 10 m plot are selected for vegetation analysis and for the

buffer zone estimated with the help of line transect and random survey method.

Methodology for study of Fauna:



Different species were observed at different timing during the day

Bird: Birds were watched during dawn.

Nocturnal and Burrowing animals: After Sunset.

Animals: Morning & Evening

Collection of Secondary Data

Secondary data is collected from the Forest Department, Working Plan of the Area other relevant

records such as plantation journals and records of wild life / forest offence cases.

Introduction of the project highlighting the Environmental sensitivity:

The proposed project is construction of Material Ropeways for Chanju III HEP (30 MW)

Hydroelectric Project at Village- Dantoi, District- Chamba, Himanchal Pradesh. Entire project

alignment falls within a forest land for development of loading and unloading stations. Total 37

Reserve and protected forest falls within the buffer zone area.

Types of Forest:

Himachal Pradesh is situated in the northwest of India in the Himalayan ranges. It has a total

geographical area of 5.57 million ha. The State has more than 25 per cent of its total geographic

area under forest cover, which includes very dense, moderately dense, open forest and scrub

(FSI, 2009). The proposed project area falls in Chamba district which recorded to have more than

16 per cent of their total area covered with forest. Based on the primary survey as well as

secondary data sources, the pre-dominant forest types assessed during field survey was classified

following “A revised survey of forest types in India” by Champion and Seth (1968) as described

below:

• Himalayan Wet Temperate Forest

• Himalyan Dry Temperate Forest

• Dry Alpine Forests

• Moist Alpine Scrub Forests

• Sub-tropical Pine forests



• Sub-tropical Broad-Leaved hill forests

a) Himalayan Wet Temperate Forest

This type of forests is mainly confined to lowest portion of the temperate belt, particularly in the

outer ranges and also observed in Project area. Quercus leucotrichophora and Quercus

floribunda forest is the predominate in this area with admixture other secondary evergreen sub-

species like Rhododendron arboreum, Lyonia ovalifolia and Litsea spp., etc. The leaves of Quercus

species are extensively used for fodder hence these forests are heavily lopped.

b) Himalayan Dry Temperate Forest

This type of forests has Composition of Blue pine (21.88), Oaks (18.76), Conifers mixed with

hardwoods (15.63), Fir (12.51), Mixed conifers (9.37), Deodar (6.24), Oak Rhododendrom Forest

(6.24), Spruce (3.12), Fir spruce (3.12), Upland hardwoods (3.12). A great variety of species like

broad leafed temperate evergreen trees like oaks, laurels, chestnuts, walnuts etc.

c) Dry Alpine and Moist Alpine Scrub Forest

The Alpine forests occur all aong the Himalayas at higher altitudes. The dry alpine scrub is the

uppermost limit of scrub xerophytic, dwarf shrubs and found in diy zone. Juniper, honeysuckle,

artemisia, potentilla etc. are important species. The moist alpine scrub is a low evergreen dense

growth of rhododendron, birch, berberis and honeysuckle which occurs from 3,000 m and

extends upto snowline.

d) Sub-tropical Pine Forest

The Himalayas sub tropical pine forests are confined to Nepal, Bhutan, States of J&K, Himachal

Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in Northern India and Pakistan in the west. The sub tropical pine

forests are mainly classified into types-Lower Siwalik Chir Pine and Upper (Himalayan) Chir pine

forest. The vegetation of the Himalayan subtropical pine forests consists of pure roxhurghii.

Among the forests in the Himalayan region Shisham, Teak, Sal, Pine, Fir, Juniper and

Rhododendron are mostly seen. Several variety of medicinal herbs that are specially found in this

region.



e) Sub-tropical Broad-Leaved Hill Forest

This type of forest extends from the middle hills of Central Nepal through Darjeeling into Bhutan.

The soil is composed of alluvium deposited over the ages by the rivers thatd rain this young

mountain range. The main forest types include Dodoaea scrub, subtropical dry evergreen forests

of Olea Cuspidata, northern dry mixed deciduous forests.

Selection of Sampling Location for the study of Flora and Fauna:

• Core Zone: Core Zone is the area where project is to be constructed. The proposed project

is construction of Material Ropeways for Chanju III HEP (30 MW) Hydroelectric Project at

Village- Dantoi, District- Chamba, Himanchal Pradesh. All the flora and fauna of core zone

has been recorded during the survey.

• Buffer Zone: The zone falling with in 10Km radius around the project area. For sampling

purpose, buffer zone is further divided in 2 Km and 5 Km. Patches of flora is studied in 4

locations within 2 km, 5 locations within 5 Km. Location of flora is given below. Fauna is

recorded randomly.

Table for location

S. No Name of location Distance & Direction

1. Dehra Reserve forest 0.17 Km

2. Jured Reserve forest 1.26 Km, North

3. Sundari 2.06 Km West

4. Chachoga 3.41 Km, WNW

Sample location Map



Description of Core Zone with flora and Fauna Details:

Core Zone:

S. No Botanical Name Common Name

1. Bunium persicum Black Cumin

2. Cedrus Deodara Deodara

3. Corylus jacquemontii Decne Wild almond

4. Cannabis sativa Bhang

5. Lyonia ovalifolia Angeri

6. Picea smithiana Spruce

7. Rhododendron arboreum Burans

8. Quercus leucotrichophora Banj Oak

9. Quercus semecarpifolia Kharsu Oak

10. Indigofera heterantha Kathi

11. Berberis aristata barberry

12. Rubus ellipticus Himalayan raspberry

Buffer Zone species

Varieties trees, shrubs, wild flowering and medicinal plants such as, Quercus semecarpifolia, Cannabis sativa, Cedrus deodara, Rhododendron arboreum etc. Tree species

S. No Botanical Name Common name

13. Abies pindrow Silver fir

14. Acacia catechu Khair

15. Acer caesium Maple



16. Aesculus indica Khanor house Chestnut

17. Ailanthus excelsa Ailanthus

18. Albizia stipulata Siris

19. Alnus nepalensis Piyakh

20. Betula utilis Bhojpatra

21. Buxus sempervirens Shamshad

22. Cedrela serrata Darle

23. Cedrus deodara Devdar

24. Celtis australis Khirak

25. Citrus macrophylla Bhutia Badam

26. Cornus medica Nimbu

27. Corylus jacquemontii Thangi

28. Cupressus torulosa Saru (Himalayan Cypress)

29. Debregeasia hypoleuca Siaru

30. Ficus auriculata Tiambla

31. Ficus palmata Fagura

32. Ficus religiosa Pipal

33. Fraxinus floribunda Ash

34. Fraxinus xanthoxyloides Sainjal

35. Grewia optiva Beul

36. Ilex dipyrena Kanderu

37. Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda

38. Juglans regia Akhrot

39. Litsea spp. Chiluth

40. Lyonia ovalifolia Alan

41. Melia azedarach Darek

42. Morus serrata Kinu

43. Olea cuspidata Kahu

44. Phoenix humilis Khajoor

45. Picea smithiana Rai

46. Picea smithiana Rai

47. Pieris ovalifolia Kambhal

48. Pinus roxburghii Chir pine

49. Pinus Wallichiana Blue Pine

50. Pistacia integerrima Kakkar

51. Populus ciliata Pahari papal

52. Populus ciliata Popular

53. Prunus armeniaca Apricot

54. Prunus armeniaca Chihri

55. Pseudunela cornuta Paja



56. Pyrus pashia Wild Pear

57. Quercus floribunda Moru Oak

58. Quercus glauca Oak

59. Quercus leucotrichophora Oak

60. Quercus semecarpifolia. kharsu

61. Rhododendron arboreum Burans

62. Rhus punjabensis Titri

63. Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust

64. Salix denticulata Majnu

65. Sapindus mukorossi Reetha

66. Terminalia bellirica Bahera

67. Terminalia chebula Harad

68. Ulmus wallichiana Cherry Bark Elm

Shrub, herbs & wild medicinal plants

S. No Botanical Name Common name

1. Agave americana Ramban

2. Adhatoda Vasica Adathoda

3. Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort

4. Arundinaria falcata Nees

5. Arisaema wallichianum Cobra Lily

6. Bauhinia vahlii Taur

7. Berberis aristata Indian barberry

8. Bambusa arundinacea Indian thorny bamboo

9. Carissa spinarum Bush plum

10. Clematis montana Himalayan clematis

11. Cannabis sativa Bhang

12. Colebrookea oppositifolia Binda

13. Cotoneaster bacillaris Renus

14. Condalia microphylla Chamror

15. Daphne cannabina Caula

16. Desmodium tiliaefolium Murt

17. Deutzia corymbosa Philru

18. Dodonaea viscosa Hop Bush

19. Euphorbia royleana Danda Thor

20. Fragaria vesca wild strawberry

21. Flacourtia ramontchi Kandel



22. Hedera helix Common ivy

23. Indigofera pulchella Neela

24. Lantana camara Lantana

25. Murraya Koenigii Curry tree

26. Myrsine africana Banwan

27. Ricinus communis Castor

28. Rosa macrophylla Jungligulab

29. Rubus ellipticus Raspberry

30. Rosa moschata Wild Rose

31. Sarcococca saligna Sheha

32. Smilax parvifolia Ram datum

33. Skimmia laureola Shashru

34. Solanum indicum Wild Tobacco

35. Spiraea canescens Jhar Mairala

36. Strobilanthes atropurpureus Mashna

37. Thymus serpyllum Wild Jawain

38. Vitis himalayana Pan bel

39. Woodfordia fruticosa Dhau

40. Zanthoxylum alatum Tirmir

(Source: Forest Department Chamba and primary survey by Ecology & Biodiversity team)

Cropping Pattern: Apple and other seasonal fruit like Pear, Plum, Apricot are the cash crop in

Chamba, Himanchal Pradesh apart from this the major crop grown are Barley, Maize, Wheat,

vegetables include Potato, Ginger, Soyabean, oilseeds and pulses grow in Chamba.

Faunal Community:

Core Zone: During study, it was found that the faunal diversity in the core site was limited to

Butterflies, insects, some species of mammals & reptile. The core site has avifauna species like

crow, pigeon, sparrow parrot, etc.

Fauna of Core Zone:

TYPE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME SCHEDULE

Reptiles:

1 Himalayan pit viper Gloydius himalayanus II

2 Rock Lizard Petrosaurus mearnsi -

3 Indian Cobra Naja naja II



4 Rat snake Ptyas mucosa II

Mammals:

5 Three striped palm squirrels Funambulus palmarum IV

6 Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta II

7 Langur Presbytis entellus II

8 Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii II

9 Indian porcupine Hystrix indica IV

10 Jungle cat Felis chaus II

11 Wild Boar Sus scrofa domesticus III

12 Sheep Ovius polic IV

13 Horse Equus cabilus IV

14 Ass Equus hermionus IV

Aves:

15 Crow Corvus splendens V

16 House Sparrow Passer domesticus -

17 Pigeon Columba livia IV

18 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer IV

19 Black Kite Milvus sp IV

20 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus IV

21 Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus IV

22 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus -

23 Barn swallow Hirundo rustica -

24 Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis -

25 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis

26 Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus

Insects:

27 Butterflies Rhopalocera sp -

28 Common Castor Ariadne mprione -

29 Wasps Vespa orientalis -

30 Dragonfly Agrian sp -

31 Honey Bee Apis indica -

32 House fly Musca domestica -

Fauna of Buffer zone:

TYPE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME SCHEDULE

Amphibian

1 Indian Bullfrog Rana tigerina IV

2 Asian Common toad Bufo melanostictus IV

Mammals



1 Tendua Panthera pardus I

2 Wild boar Sus scrofa III

3 Barking deer Munticacus muntjak III

4 Musk deer Moschus moschiferus -

5 Sambar Cervus unicolor III

6 Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta II

7 Langur Presbytis entellus II

9 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus IV

10 Fox Vulpes bengalensis II

11 Jungle cat Felis chaus II

12 Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii II

13 Bat Pteropodidae V

14 Common palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus II

15 Indian porcupine Hystrix indica IV

Reptiles:

1 Himalayan pit viper Gloydius himalayanus II

2 Indian Cobra Naja naja II

3 Rat snake Ptyas mucosa II

4 Krait Bungarus sp. IV

5 Rock Lizard Petrosaurus mearnsi -

Aves:

1 Owl Strigiformes sps. IV

2 Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos IV

3 Rock pigeon Columba livia IV

4 Common myna Acridotheres tristis IV

5 Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus I

6 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis IV

7 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus IV

8 Indian blue robin Larvivora brunnea IV

9 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus IV

10 Shikra Lanius excubitor IV

11 Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus IV

(Source: Forest Department & Primary survey by Ecology & Biodiversity team)

ENDANGERED SPECIES

There are three schedule I Species found in buffer zone namely Panthera pardus (Leopard), and

Lophophorus impejanus (Himalayan monal). Eight schedule II species were also reported in the

buffer zone namely Herpestes edwardsii (Common Mongoose), Macaca mulatta (Rhesus



macaque), Presbytis entellus (Langur), Vulpes bengalensis (Fox), Felis chaus (Jungle cat), Gloydius

himalayanus (Himalayan pit viper), Rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) & Naja naja (Cobra).

3.12 SOCIOECONOMIC SCENARIO

Concept & Definitions

a. Study Area: The study area, also known as impact area has been defined as the sum total

of core area and buffer area with a distance of 10 Kilometres from the periphery of the

core area. The study area includes all the land marks both natural and manmade, falling

therein.

b. QoL: The Quality of Life (QoL) refers to degree to which a person enjoys the important

possibilities of his/her life. The ‘Possibilities’ result from the opportunities and limitations,

each person has in his/her life and reflect the interaction of personal and environmental

factors. Enjoyment has two components: the experience of satisfaction and the

possession or achievement of some characteristic.

c. Household: A group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a

common kitchen are called a household. Persons living in a household may be related or

unrelated or a mix of both. However, if a group of related or unrelated persons live in a

house but do not take their meals from the common kitchen, then they are not part of a

common household. Each such person is treated as a separate household. There may be

one-member households, two-member households or multi-member households.

d. Sex Ratio: Sex ratio is the ratio of females to males in a given population. It is expressed

as 'number of females per 1000 males'.

e. Literates: All persons aged 7 years and above who can both read and write with

understanding in any language are taken as literate. It is not necessary for a person to

have received any formal education or passed any minimum educational standard for

being treated as literate. People who are blind but can read in Braille are also treated as

literates.

f. Literacy Rate: Literacy rate of population is defined as the percentage of literates to the

total population aged 7 years and above.



g. Labour Force: The labour force is the number of people employed and unemployed in a

geographical entity. The size of the labour force is the sum total of persons employed and

unemployed. An unemployed person is defined as a person not employed but actively

seeking work. Normally, the labour force of a country consists of everyone of working age

(around 14 to 16 years) and below retirement (around 65 years) that are participating

workers, that is people actively employed or seeking employment. People not counted

under labour force are students, retired persons, stay-at home people, people in prisons,

permanently disabled persons and discouraged workers.

h. Work: Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or

without compensation, wages or profit. Such participation may be physical and/or mental

in nature. Work involves not only actual work but also includes effective supervision and

direction of work. The work may be part time, full time, or unpaid work in a farm, family

enterprise or in any other economic activity.

i. Worker: All persons engaged in 'work' are defined as workers. Persons who are engaged

in cultivation or milk production even solely for domestic consumption are also treated

as workers.

j. Main Workers: Those workers who had worked for the major part of the reference period

(i.e. 6 months or more in the case of a year) are termed as Main Workers.

k. Marginal Workers: Those workers who did not work for the major part of the reference

period (i.e. less than 6 months) are termed as Marginal Workers

l. Work participation rate: The work participation rate is the ratio between the labour force

and the overall size of their cohort (national population of the same age range). In the

present study the work participation rate is defined as the percentage of total workers

(main and marginal) to total population.

Study Area

The study area means villages in 10 km radius of the proposed Ropeway project. Topographical

map and Google earth maps were used to identify the wards in 10 km radius.



As a matter of fact, all the surrounding area is part of rural inhabitation. A total of 35 villages in

Chamba district falls within the study area. The total population of the study area is 15760

constituting 2791 households. The sex ratio of the study area as per census 2011 records at 941,

whereas the sex ratio of the districts Mathura involved is 986.

List of villages In Study Area

As mentioned above that there are 35 villages in Chamba district are falling within study area as

given ahead —

District – Chamba, HimanchalPradesh

SL.No. Name of village SL.No. Name of village SL.No. Name of village

1 Bharara (454) 13 Jungrar (531) 25 Maihla (486)

2 Shimbra (456) 14 Phanaota (494) 26 Sundari (489)

3 Dehra (521) 15 Gewa (496) 27 Dehra (485)

4 Gadiog (507) 16 Baghai Garh (465) 28 Kunda (483)

5 Utpur (506) 17 Paraba (468) 29 Mawa (293)

6 Bhatrudi (459) 18 Khander (467) 30 Sanotha (248)

7 Dhar Tundara (460) 19 Chachoga (466) 31 Oil (254)

8 Katwar (461) 20 Jhakla (488) 32 Silla Gharat (253)

9 Deola (504) 21 Suala (487) 33 Ghagrauta (252)

10 Drabbar (528) 22 Bharandui (469) 34 Maingal (250)

11 Sarana (538) 23 Mawa (473) 35 Thundu (251)

12 Kareri (530) 24 Juri (476)

Demographic Profile of Study Area

A study was undertaken with respect to demography, occupational pattern, literacy rate and

other important socio-economic indicators of these villages to reveal the socio-economic

structure of the entire project area. The summary is given below:

Population

The total rural population of the study area falling in Mathura district is 15760 constituting 2791

households. The sex ratio of the study area as per census 2011 records is 941, whereas the sex

ratio of the districts involved is 986.



Social Structure

The proportion of Scheduled Caste (SC) rural population within the study area is 31.2% whereas

this proportion in the districts involved in 21.5%. The proportion of Scheduled tribe (ST)

population within the study area is 24.7% whereas this proportion in the districts involved in

26.1%.

Literacy

The total proportion of rural literate within the study area is 58.8% of total population. The

proportion of Male literates and female literates within the study area is 69.7% and 47.1%

respectively.

Detailed profile of study area is given below (source: Census of India, 2011)



Sl. No.

Name

Demographic Features of the study area based on Census data 2011

No. of HHs

Total Popul ation

Sex Ratio

SC% ST% Overall Literacy

%

Male Literacy %

Female Literacy %

1 Bharara (454) 214 1208 967 46.8% 1.3% 62.7% 77.5% 47.4%

2 Shimbra (456) 130 654 896 6.7% 11.3% 55.2% 68.5% 40.4%

3 Dehra (521) 90 491 1021 29.3% 12.0% 69.8% 84.1% 55.6%

4 Gadiog (507) 62 307 919 4.2% 1.6% 58.6% 69.1% 47.7%

5 Utpur (506) 42 212 945 44.3% 18.4% 56.6% 71.7% 41.1%

6 Bhatrudi (459) 152 734 911 31.2% 32.0% 50.9% 58.4% 42.6%

7 Dhar Tundara (460) 2 24 1182 0.0% 100.0% 16.7% 22.2% 11.1%

8 Katwar (461) 123 678 1012 34.1% 40.3% 44.5% 55.7% 33.7%

9 Deola (504) 59 302 1054 20.5% 43.0% 75.5% 87.1% 63.9%

10 Drabbar (528) 96 588 832 21.8% 2.0% 46.0% 56.5% 32.9%

11 Sarana (538) 19 134 1094 33.6% 0.0% 58.0% 67.3% 49.1%

12 Kareri (530) 57 377 995 26.0% 0.0% 58.3% 63.1% 53.5%

13 Jungrar (531) 33 191 990 0.0% 0.0% 74.0% 85.7% 62.4%

14 Phanaota (494) 33 179 946 12.8% 0.0% 69.1% 81.4% 55.7%

15 Gewa (496) 45 248 908 80.6% 2.8% 63.3% 69.9% 56.3%

16 Baghai Garh (465) 64 326 964 59.5% 29.4% 74.3% 86.2% 61.8%

17 Paraba (468) 68 421 931 30.2% 21.4% 54.9% 68.9% 40.4%

18 Khander (467) 54 339 960 0.0% 42.8% 51.9% 61.4% 42.7%

19 Chachoga (466) 82 426 1048 18.1% 20.0% 74.2% 84.1% 64.7%

20 Jhakla (488) 136 756 904 56.1% 11.1% 64.5% 77.0% 50.3%

21 Suala (487) 238 1277 883 32.9% 21.7% 60.7% 72.6% 47.4%

22 Bharandui (469) 129 710 816 58.6% 21.1% 57.5% 67.6% 44.8%

23 Mawa (473) 36 233 806 43.8% 18.5% 48.5% 58.9% 36.0%

24 Juri (476) 53 362 838 0.0% 98.3% 23.1% 36.0% 7.6%

25 Maihla (486) 58 324 952 38.6% 9.3% 66.4% 71.9% 60.8%

26 Sundari (489) 33 218 1096 31.2% 0.0% 43.1% 41.8% 44.4%

27 Dehra (485) 47 270 985 94.4% 0.0% 60.6% 71.6% 49.0%

28 Kunda (483) 64 361 1006 31.0% 14.7% 63.1% 69.6% 56.3%

29 Mawa (293) 91 450 1045 74.4% 0.4% 77.0% 90.1% 64.5%

30 Sanotha (248) 62 406 990 0.0% 82.0% 53.4% 63.6% 41.8%

31 Oil (254) 101 550 957 30.9% 68.7% 68.3% 80.5% 54.8%

32 Silla Gharat (253) 101 601 977 0.2% 31.1% 51.9% 59.0% 44.4%

33 Ghagrauta (252) 112 638 945 2.7% 39.8% 58.6% 68.8% 47.9%

34 Maingal (250) 62 454 932 0.0% 81.1% 47.0% 65.3% 29.0%

35 Thundu (251) 43 311 896 62.4% 25.7% 71.0% 81.0% 61.3%

Total 2791 15760 941 31.2% 24.7% 58.8% 69.7% 47.1%

It may be seen be seen from the above table that total rural population of the villages of district

Chamba falling in the study area is 15760, varying between 24 in Dhar Tundara to 1208 in Bharara.



Sex ratio was found to be varying from 806 in Mawa to 1094 in Sarana. The proportion of SC%

was observed to be varying between nil in Sanotha to 94.4 Dehra. The proportion of ST% was

observed nil in Dehra, Sundari to 100% in Dhar Tundara. The overall literacy rates were found to

be varying from 16.7% in Dhar Tundara to 74.3% in Baghai Garh. Female literacy rates of Juri

(7.6%) were observed to be minimum across all 35 villages of study area.

Work Profile of Study Area

The work profile of the villages of Chamba district falling within study area is depicted in the table

given below —

Sl. No.

Name Total Population

Total Worker

Total Male Worker

Total Female Worker

Total Main Worker

Total Marginal Worker

1 Bharara (454) 1208 64.7% 49.2% 50.8% 27.0% 73.0%

2 Shimbra (456) 654 55.5% 52.1% 47.9% 24.5% 75.5%

3 Dehra (521) 491 70.1% 50.0% 50.0% 35.2% 64.8%

4 Gadiog (507) 307 54.1% 55.4% 44.6% 27.7% 72.3%

5 Utpur (506) 212 53.8% 53.5% 46.5% 23.7% 76.3%

6 Bhatrudi (459)

734 63.5% 51.7% 48.3% 62.0% 38.0%

7 Dhar Tundara 24 41.7% 40.0% 60.0% 100.0% 0.0%

8 Katwar (461) 678 49.9% 49.7% 50.3% 39.6% 60.4%

9 Deola (504) 302 48.7% 51.0% 49.0% 38.1% 61.9%

10 Drabbar (528) 588 69.9% 54.7% 45.3% 20.7% 79.3%

11 Sarana (538) 134 84.3% 50.4% 49.6% 31.9% 68.1%

12 Kareri (530) 377 79.8% 49.5% 50.5% 33.6% 66.4%

13 Jungrar (531) 191 89.5% 49.1% 50.9% 35.7% 64.3%

14 Phanaota 179 49.7% 55.1% 44.9% 15.7% 84.3%

15 Gewa (496) 248 42.7% 50.9% 49.1% 17.9% 82.1%

16 Baghai Garh 326 45.4% 64.9% 35.1% 39.9% 60.1%

17 Paraba (468) 421 56.3% 49.8% 50.2% 9.7% 90.3%

18 Khander (467) 339 52.8% 49.7% 50.3% 12.3% 87.7%

19 Chachoga 426 50.2% 49.5% 50.5% 15.4% 84.6%

20 Jhakla (488) 756 47.8% 60.1% 39.9% 50.7% 49.3%

21 Suala (487) 1277 34.1% 79.5% 20.5% 94.5% 5.5%

22 Bharandui 710 53.0% 54.0% 46.0% 30.1% 69.9%

23 Mawa (473) 233 56.7% 54.5% 45.5% 11.4% 88.6%

24 Juri (476) 362 66.9% 50.8% 49.2% 57.0% 43.0%

25 Maihla (486) 324 54.0% 53.1% 46.9% 46.9% 53.1%

26 Sundari (489) 218 47.7% 52.9% 47.1% 48.1% 51.9%



27 Dehra (485) 270 46.7% 53.2% 46.8% 56.3% 43.7%

28 Kunda (483) 361 47.4% 55.6% 44.4% 14.0% 86.0%

29 Mawa (293) 450 25.6% 87.8% 12.2% 33.0% 67.0%

30 Sanotha (248) 406 69.7% 52.3% 47.7% 75.6% 24.4%

31 Oil (254) 550 65.1% 50.0% 50.0% 76.8% 23.2%

32 Silla Gharat 601 54.4% 51.7% 48.3% 97.2% 2.8%

33 Ghagrauta 638 75.1% 50.5% 49.5% 55.5% 44.5%

34 Maingal (250) 454 56.8% 46.9% 53.1% 82.2% 17.8%

35 Thundu (251) 311 59.5% 50.8% 49.2% 96.2% 3.8%

Total 15760 56.0% 53.7% 46.3% 45.6% 54.4%

It may be observed from the table above that the proportion of the total workers is 56.0% of the

total population of the study area. The proportion was found to be varying from 25.6% in Mawa

to 89.5% in Kama Jungrar. The work force was mainly constituted by males to the tune of 53.7%.

It was also observed an overwhelming majority 54.4% of the workers were marginal worker.

PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION

The primary survey for nearby 8 villages has been conducted. These villages are the main villages which

will have positive and negative impact due to the operation of this project.

The process of collecting data using primary survey data is as follows:

(i) Identify the villages to be surveyed.

(ii) Select one village.

(iii) Check the number of PAF in the village due to project.

(iv) PAF to be surveyed individually

(v) Indirect affected villages to be survey educing focus group discussion method having 15-20

persons in a group

(vi) Physical survey for sanitation /drinking water facilities, banks, physical heath checks,

availability of primary health centres/ dispensary/ hospitals, road conditions, educational

facilities, source of income, average annual income of the villagers.

The summary of socio-economic survey conducted in these villages is given below:

Primary Field Survey

A socioeconomic survey within the Buffer Zone was conducted. Survey covered few households in the

buffer zone which included village Panihareka Village, Kalprehi Village, Dantuee Village, Lunekh Village,



Jakhla Village, Shumra village, Kunda Village, Dehra Village (all these villages comes under Chamba

district). The result of the survey is summarized as below:

S.No. Village Name Project Area/study area

1 Panihareka Village Forest Land

2 Kalparhi Village Forest Land

3 Dantoi Village Forest Land

4 Lunekh Village Forest Land

5 Jakhla Village Forest Land

6 Sumara village Forest Land

7 Kunda Village Forest Land

8 Dehra Village Forest Land


Micro level village information based on field survey & Census data 2011

S.No. Parameter Name of the village

Jakhla Sumara village Kunda Dehra

1 House Holds Approx 60 20 25 50

Micro level village information based on field survey & Census data 2011

S.No. Parameter Name of the village

Panihareka Kalparhi Dantuee Lunekh

1 House Holds Approx 14 20 12 14

2 Occupation or source of income

Agriculture Labour, pvt jobs, Govt jobs


Agriculture Labour, pvt jobs, Services

Agriculture Labour, pvt jobs, Services

3 Population Approx 90 100 80 72 % working status

4 Farming 50% 90% 95% 95% Agriculture Labour 40% 45% 45% 60% Private Job 45% 40% 35% 50% Govt. Job 10% 6% 0% 2% Self Emp. 25% 2% 2% 1%

5 Main crop Wheat, seasonal fruits and vegetables

Wheat, seasonal fruits and vegetables



6 School Anganwadi, Primary school, Middle school

Primary school, Middle school

Nil Primary school

7 Hospital Dispensery & Asha Workers

Dispensery & Asha Workers

Nil Nil

8 Post office No No No No

9 Bank No No No No

10 Market Pvt. Shops Pvt. Shops Nil Pvt. Shops

11 Electricity Yes Yes Yes Yes

12 Source of water Supply network and spring water

Supply network and spring water



13 Toilet facilities % 90% 50% 35% 50%

14 Transport system Bi Cycle, Scooters, Cars/Jeep, Tempo

Bi Cycle, Scooters, Cars/Jeep

Bi Cycle, Scooters Bi Cycle, Scooters, Cars/Jeep, Tempo

15 APL 50% 25% 5% 5%

16 BPL 50% 75% 95% 95%



2 Occupation or source of income


Agriculture, Labour, pvt jobs



3 Population Approx 250 120 150 250

4

% working status

Farming 50% 90% 97% 96%

Agriculture Labour 40% 35% 50% 50%

Private Job 45% 45% 35% 4%

Govt. Job 10% 2% 3% 1%

Self Emp. 18% 2% 1% 1%

5 Main crop Wheat, seasonal fruits and vegetables




6 School Nil Nil Nil Nil

7 Hospital Asha Workers

Asha Workers Asha Workers Asha Workers

8 Post office Nil Nil Nil Nil

9 Bank Nil Nil Nil Nil

10 Market Pvt. Shops Pvt. Shops Pvt. Shops Pvt. Shops

11 Electricity Yes Yes Yes Yes

12 Source of water Supply network and spring water




13 Toilet facilities % 70% 10% 30% 60%

14 Transport system Bi Cycle, Scooters, Bi Cycle, Scooters, Cars/Jeep, Tempo

Bi Cycle, Scooters, Cars/Jeep, Tempo,

Bi Cycle, Scooters, Cars/Jeep, Tempo

15 APL 70% 10% 30% 40%

16 BPL 30% 90% 70% 60%

MICRO LEVEL VILLAGE INFORMATION (SOURCE - FIELD SURVEY)



Data interpretation of survey conducted :

Parameter studied

Data Interpretation

Housing The housing condition is not so good in these villages due to hilly terrain.

• pucca houses- 35%

• Semi pucca houses- 30%

• Kuccha houses- 35%

Electricity

The availability of electricity connection was also found good.

• Households having Electric connection- 100%

Economic Category Composition

The Proportion of above Poverty line was also found above average.

• Households above poverty line- 70%

• Households below poverty line- 30%

Education Status

In nearby area very, less number of person were found uneducated, However, mostly children are being sent to school.

• Adults: 15%

• Kids Educated – 60 %

Drinking Water

• Households with piped water supply - Nil

• Households using spring water- 100%

Primary occupation

• Farming- 50 %

• Labour- 40 %

3.13 TRAFFIC DENSITY

The traffic study was done in the nearby road ascertain the present traffic was on the

road and thereafter impact be because of addition of traffic due to the Material

Ropeway project.

PCU values are used to convert various vehicles in to one standard vehicle i.e. Passenger

car units (PCU). The PCU values as per IRC are as given below:

Table; PCU values of various vehicles

S. No.

Vehicle Type PCU Value S. No. Vehicle Type PCU Value

1 Car 1 5 LCV 2

2 Two-wheeler 0.5 6 Tractor and Trailor 5

3 Truck/ bus 2.2 7 Cycle rickshaw 1.5

4 Auto 1.2



Traffic Analysis: PWD Road, 2 Lane, two way -3 Meters

The traffic density on 2 Lane road (PWD Road) was measured. The traffic analysis is given

below;

Road Width – 3 meters

Time Car/LTV Truck/Bus Two-wheeler Others PCU/day

Volume In PCU Volume In PCU Volume In PCU Volume In PCU

6.00 -12.00

61

61

12 54 82

41 4

5 27

12.00 -17.00

45 45 6 27 60 30 2 2 21

17.00 - 21.00

36 36 8

36

42 21

3 4

24

21.00 - 6.00

8 8 0 0 10 5 0 0 1

Total in 24 hr.

150 150 26 117 194 97 9 11 16

Carrying capacity of PWD Road, 3-meter road (2- lane) =1610 PCU/day.

Existing traffic density at PWD Road =16 PCU/day.

Existing LOS = 0.045 i.e. Cat A

Proposed traffic from site=77 PCU/day.

Total Traffic density at PWD Road = Existing traffic at PWD road + proposed traffic at

site =16 + 77 =93 PCU /day.

Total after proposed LOS = 0.057 i.e. Cat A



S.no LOS Value

(Ratio of V:C)

(V/C)

Category Inference based on IRC 106: 1990

1 0-0.2 A Represents a condition of free flow; individual users are

generally unaffected by others in the traffic and this

condition is generally considered in the Excellent Category.

2 0.2-0.4 B Represents a condition of stable flow; individual users

have a level of comfort and convenience but less than that

of A.

3 0.4-0.6 C Represents a condition of zonal stable flow; individual

users are starting in a bit of discomfort; users start to feel

inconvenience due to presence of other users on the road.

General level of discomfort increases and there is a

noticeable decline in convenience.

4 0.6-0.8 D Represents the level of stable flow; Level of comfort of

users is poor and discomfort is significant in the flow of

traffic. This category traffic streams are extremely

susceptible to traffic problems.

5 0.8-1 E Represents operating conditions close to capacity level;

freedom to traffic stream is low and the speed is relatively

uniform but very less. Comfort and convenience is

relatively poor and discomfort is visible.

6 1 or above F Breakdown Flow; These streams often and broken down,

susceptible to long delays and therefore there is huge

discomfort in these streams.

Hence it is concluded that since carrying capacity of road (PWD road) is much higher

than proposed traffic volume. Therefore, the traffic to & form of proposed, project will

not create any traffic congestion.



CHAPTER 4: ANTICIPATED IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES

This chapter focuses on identification of pollution sources due to the proposed project

activity. The pollutants generated during the construction and operation phase have

been assessed and quantified to estimate the level of impact and thus formulate

environment management measures to mitigate theses impacts.

Chapter 4 provides the information on the baseline environmental conditions at the

project site for various parameters.

DURING INSTALLATION/CONSTRUCTION PHASE

Approx. 60 no. of labours will be employed during installation/construction phase for

the project. There will be impact on various environment attributes due to the

construction which are described in the chapter

DURING OPERATIONAL PHASE

During the operation activity, environment safeguard measures will be provided like

acoustically enclosed DG sets with stack height, vermicomposting, soak pits, temporary

stay area for labour. However, there will be impact on various environment attributes

due to the operation of the ropeway which are described in the chapter.

Various activities from ropeway project are likely to have some impact on the

environmental constituents during its construction as well as operational phase. The

matrix method has been adopted for the identification and evaluation of the

environmental impacts. The method involves identification of the interaction between

project activities and environmental characteristics.



Project Activity Environmental Attributes

Land Use & Land Environment

Soil Environment

Air Environment

Water Environment

Ecology & Biodiversity

Solid & Hazardous waste

Noise Environment

Hydrology & Geology

Traffic

Socio-economic

Aesthetics

Construction Stage

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Procurement of Material & Labor Deployment

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Loading of Material to trays/trolleys √ √ √ √ √ √

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Storage of material for construction of hydroelectric power plant

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4.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT

As per the Landuse of the area discussed in Chapter-2 & Chapter-4 of the EIA report. The

impacts on land environment occur in three ways as given below:

1. Impact on Landuse

2. Impact on Topography

3. Impact on Soil

The alignment falls within a Forest land for development of terminal stations (loading &

Unloading station) & line towers. About 53,800 sq m (5.38 ha) of area of forest land will be

diverted and 493 trees will be required to cut for construction of ropeway terminals for

which compensatory afforestation will be done as per the norms. The anticipated impacts

due to the proposed project and mitigation measures are given in Table 4-1.

TABLE 4-1:IMPACT & MITIGATION FOR LAND ENVIRONMENT

S.No. Anticipated Impacts Mitigation Measures

Impact on Land Use

1. Total site selected for the development of loading and unloading stations including ropeway corridor for the proposed ropeway project comprises of 5.38 ha. forest land. Hence the forest land will be used for non-forest purposes.

The diversion of forest land will be carried out as per the guidelines of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Land use will change from Forest land to constructed area. A Compensatory afforestation plan has been directed by the forest department as per the applicable laws. Afforestation plan in detail is discussed in Section 9.1 of this EIA report.

2. Total site selected for the development of Loading Point and Unloading Point including ropeway corridor is forest land. This will disturb the flora and fauna and existing land use of the activity area

The diversion of forest land will be carried out as per the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. All the necessary condition imposed by the forest department (if any) will strictly be adhered.

3. Construction will lead to Soil contamination due to project activities

Top soil will be scrapped out carefully, stacked with protective measures and reused wherever necessary. Contaminating substances used in the project activity (if any) should be kept with protective measures.

4. Top soil erosion and Loss of productive soil may occur due to the proposed project

Progressive tree plantation and proper maintenance of top soil surrounding the project should be done to minimize soil erosion and loss of productive soil.



5. This project activity will lead increased transportation

Transportation of material should be done in such a way so that it could not affect the land.

6. Some adverse impact viz break failure, rope breaking can further lead to major accident

Proper Maintenance should be done time to time to minimize adverse impacts.

Impact on Soil

7. During construction phase the excavation activity involved for pillar will cause erosion of base soil & generation of excess soil

Re-using excavated soil and rock from a construction site is one of the best ways to reduce the negative impact of excavation. The excavation shall only be done to provide foundation of pillars. The excavated soil & rocks shall be reused to the extent possible. Top soil shall be used in Landscaping. The remaining excavated soil and stones shall be utilized in re-filling of foundation, road works, rising at site level etc Re-using excavated soil and rock also helps to reduce the environmental impact by reducing the likelihood of surface run-off in the event of heavy rains.

8. During construction phase construction work could lead to stockpiling on site which will lead to soil contamination during windy days & rainy days.

All solid waste from the proposed material ropeway will be properly collected & stored at designated dumping sites of hydroelectric power plant Temporary stockpiling of contaminated soils or hazardous material shall be avoided. If stockpiling, is necessary covering of stockpile with plastic sheets or traps, installing a berm around the stockpile to prevent runoff from leaving the area will be done. Stockpile in or near storm drains or watercourses shall not be done.

9. During opera phase Soil contamination due to project activities. (Detected or undetected leaks and spills, Iridescent sheens (like oil or diesel) on soil, non-natural materials and wastes.)

As it is Material ropeway project, storage of material will be there after unloading the material. Removal of contaminated material and hazardous material on exteriors of transport vehicles shall be practiced. Collection of water from decontamination procedures and treatment or disposal at an appropriate disposal site shall be followed. All treatment and disposal options shall comply with all relevant guidelines and legislation.

10. During operation phase the load of the ropeway project can weaken the soil of

The ropeway development has been done after getting the geo technical study of the area



the site & can lead to landslides in the area.

done. As per the geotechnical report of the project. The soils are invariable course grained and are of high shear strength.

Impact on Topography

11. Development of terminal stations & intermediate towers will result in change in topography & contours.

Construction activities will be planned such that minimum impact on topography & contour shall occur. However, impact will be confined to limited area which will be very small. Manual level difference will be maintained for the natural flow of drainage.

12. Storm water falling continuously near the pillars, towers, etc. may erode the soil, weaken the rocks, and lead to instability of the structures. The surface drainage pattern of the area may get changed or blocked due to the construction of terminal stations & line towers, which when diverted to other sites could lead to erosion of banks & threatens the existence of trees & vegetation on the hill slopes.

Garland drains will be proposed around the pillars/towers to ensure the proper drainage of the storm water and to prevent disturbance to the drainage pattern of the area & hence protecting the erosion of banks & loss of vegetation. At terminal stations, proper channelization of rainwater will be done. The collected water will be stored in the tank provided at each terminal.

13. The runoff from the construction sites will have natural tendency to flow towards Chanju nallah. Possibility of increased sediment levels may lead to reduction in light penetration which in turn could reduce the photosynthetic activity to some extent of the aquatic plants.

Proper channelization shall be done at the terminal stations in order to avoid the flow of runoff from the construction sites towards Chanju Nallah.

Other Impacts

14. Trees and vegetation are vital to the sole integrity of the hilly areas & mountain ranges. Loss of trees may result in increased potential of landslides in the area.

Landslides may be contained by: 1) Ditches at the base of the rock exposure, 2) Heavy-duty fences, and 3) Concrete catch walls that slow errant

boulders that have broken free from the rock outcrop.

Man Made occurrences: 5.38 ha of forest land shall be diverted to construct the ropeway. The activity shall be carried out as per the guidelines of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Compensatory afforestation shall be done for 493 no. of trees which shall be cut.

15. Construction activities includes blasting& other activities that may result in modification of natural slopes, loading

No blasting shall be done. Only manual cutting or drilling shall be done, that too, by following



of critical slopes and withdrawal to toe support promoting vulnerability of critical slopes.

control measures for vibration so as to avoid any chances of landslides & its consequences.

4.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT

As the data interpreted in Section 3.4 of Chapter-3, the concentration of PM 10, PM2.5, SO2&

NOX are very well within the prescribed standards of NAAQS of all locations and as the

Ropeway operation is considered to be an environment friendly non-polluting transport

system, some of the anticipated impacts & their mitigation measures are given in Table 4-2:

TABLE 4-2:IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES FOR AIR ENVIRONMENT


1. During the construction activities for the proposed terminal stations there will be fugitive emission such as particulate emission, etc.

The construction activities for the proposed terminal stations will be in limited areas and thus the particulate emissions will be minimal and short term in nature.

Construction material shall be stored inside the project boundary and shall be covered with the tarpaulin/ cloth cover.

Terminal stations under construction shall be covered with the green cloth.

Provision for sprinkling water will be made to reduce dust emissions during the construction phase.

2. Transportation of construction material will lead to dust emission and vehicular emission during construction and operation phase.

Trucks/other vehicles bringing/taking away the construction material at site shall be fully covered to avoid the dust emission and shall have valid copy of Pollution Under Check (PUC) Certificate and their records shall be maintained at site.

3. Drilling and manual stone cutting is adopted in place of blasting for rock cutting & excavation, hence dust generation will occur.

Wet jet system shall be used for the stone cutting to avoid the emission from the dry stone cutting.

JCB dust collectors will be used for collection of the dust generated due to drilling.

Rest, sprinkling shall be followed.

4. Dust will be generated during the construction of line towers.

For the construction of line towers, the generation of the dust will be low as compared to the construction of terminal stations.



Moreover, the dust generated during the construction phase will be considerably reduced due to localized meteorological conditions.

As discussed in above two points, water sprinkling shall be done.

5. The impact of other pollutants such as SO2, NOx and CO will be caused due to diesel-operated mechanical equipment.

The impact of pollutants such as SO2, NOx and CO mainly released from mechanical driven equipment is very negligible and of short-term duration.

Moreover, all plants shall be operated and maintained in such a manner so as to minimize the emissions of hydrocarbons and particulate.

6. Emissions from the operation of D.G. Set (7 x 35 kVA, 2 x 40 kVA & 2 x 30 kVA & 2x50 kVA)

DG set (7 x 35 kVA, 2 x 40 kVA & 2 x 30 kVA & 2x50 kVA) shall be installed with adequate stack height as per CPCB norms to avoid concentration of emissions on ground.

DG sets during operation phase shall be used only in case of power failure.

4.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT

Main source of fresh water will be Chanju Nallah (Spring water). As per the water quality

results discussed Section 3.5 in Chapter-3, the water results of all the sources collected are

within the drinking water standards.

Chanju Nala flows near the project site. No deterioration in water quality is envisaged in

these streams due to the project activity.

However, the major impacts on water quality of the area and mitigation measures are

discussed in Table 4-3.

TABLE 4-3:IMPACTS& MITIGATION MEASURE FOR WATER QUALITY


1. During Construction phase due to removal of vegetation, the water retention capacity of soil shall be decreased. Hence, there will be

During monsoon period, construction of ropeway shall not be done, so that a temporary phase can be provided for recharging of the water in springs.



decrease in yield of the springs flowing nearby.

Moreover, vegetation shall be done in nearby patches wherever possible.

2. Deterioration in water quality of the springs flowing nearby due to 5 KLD of waste water generation during the construction phase due to labors & construction activities.

8 KLD of water will be required during construction phase for domestic, flushing, sprinkling & other construction purposes which shall be fulfilled from Chanju Nallah (Spring water). Temporary toilets shall be provided during construction phase for the staff and labours at each pillar proposed. Waste water generated will be discharged to septic tank followed by soak pit at each pillar proposed.

3. During Construction phase Impact on water bodies can occur due to improper storage and construction materials & disposal of construction waste. However, the impact will be short term in nature.

Proper storage facilities will be maintained for construction materials, construction waste and diesel.

Construction waste generated during ropeway construction shall be disposed off at dumping sites (proposed for HEP plant).

Embankment shall be provided at all dumping sites so that it doesn’t come in direct contact of any water body.

4. During Operation phase runoff shall also be generated from the site during rainy season.

Garland drains are proposed around the pillars/towers and along the road side to ensure the proper drainage of the storm water and to prevent disturbance to the drainage pattern of the area.

5. Deterioration in water quality of the springs flowing nearby during transportation of construction material through buckets used in ropeway during operation phase.

Closed container shall be used for transportation of the construction material like HDPE bags shall be used for sands, Oil containers shall be air tight close container, Machinery shall be tied to buckets etc.

Leaking or deteriorated containers used for construction material should be removed and ensured that such contents are transferred to a sound container

6. During Operation phase spillage due to storage of Oil containers, lubricants and diesel.

Pucca floor like of concrete shall be provided in the stock yard.

Containment such as proper slopes connected with the sump shall be provided in the stock yard where the storage of Oil containers, lubricants and diesel shall be done, so that



during spillage if any occurs, the spill can be collected and disposed off properly before spill comes to direct contact of any water body.

In case of spills / leaks, dry adsorbents/cotton should be used for cleaning instead of water

7. Deterioration in water quality of the due to 3.8 KLD of waste water generated during the operation phase due to activities like domestic, flushing and miscellaneous activities.

During operation phase, total water requirement is 5.0 KLD which is used for Drinking, Flushing, and miscellaneous purpose which shall be fulfilled from Chanju Nallah (Spring water).

Temporary toilets made during construction phase for the staff and labours at each pillar of the project will remain in use during operation phase as well.

No waste water shall be disposed in to these springs. The waste water shall be disposed off to septic tank followed by soak pit provided at each pillar proposed.

4.4 NOISE & VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT

As per the Noise quality (Section 3.6) study given in Chapter-3, noise level at project site is

slightly higher than the standard of Residential area due to high speed of wind at high

altitude during both day and night time.

In the proposed project, background noise level is high due to the flowing water of Chanju

Nallah. In the present project, 5 no. of Cross-sectional Ropeway and 1 Longitudnal Ropeway

across the Nallah connecting all the loading & unloading station have been proposed for

transportation of construction material which will also contribute to the noise level.

Following impact & mitigation measures are discussed in Table 4-4 due to construction of

ropeway:



TABLE 4-4: IMPACTS & MITIGATION FOR NOISE & VIBRATIONS

S. No. Anticipated Impact Mitigation Measure

1 During Construction phase generation of noise and vibration due to operation of construction equipment and machineries.

Machines having low noise levels will be deployed so that minimum levels of noise & vibrations are produced during the construction work.

2 During Construction phase noise and vibration due to construction of foundation work and welding work for erection of towers.

Equipment & machines will have anti-vibration mountings, vibration- damped panels.

3 During Construction phase vibration produced due to the rock drilling for the foundation of towers.

Manual drilling, excavation & breaking of rocks will be done so that minimum noise level is generated due to these activities.

4 During Construction phase noise generated due to transportation of raw/construction materials i.e. from dumpers, trucks and other vehicles

Regular and proper maintenance of noise generating machinery including the transport vehicles will be carried out. Regular checking of silencers and maintenance of vehicles will be done; transportation of construction materials will be restricted during day time. Vehicles will be PUC certified. No honking will be allowed.

5 During Construction phase noise and vibration due to the operation of D.G. sets.

Special acoustic enclosures will be provided for individual noise generating construction equipment including D.G. set. Special acoustic enclosures may be provided by the means of noise shields. Workers exposed to high noise level will be provided with personal protective equipment like ear plugs/ ear muffs. OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL) for noise exposure will be followed.

6 During Operation phase, due to mechanical equipment used for ropeway operation

Regular maintenance of ropeway equipment will be done. Equipment generating noise will be provided with noise shield.

7 Due to operation of D.G. sets of capacity 7 x 35 kVA, 2 x 40 kVA & 2 x 30 kVA & 2x50 kVA.

D.G. set will be installed and acoustically enclosed provided with vibration dampers and doors will have double walled insulation and air intake and exhaust silencers will be proposed for DG sets to prevent leakage of sound.

8 During Operation phase the Vibration will increase at higher

Operation of aerial ropeway will be stopped when the wind speed exceeds permissible limits beyond the standards



wind speed due to friction from the hanging buckets and ropes.

laid down as per Indian standard i.e. 150 km/hr.

9 During Operation phase due to loading and unloading of construction materials for HEP

Construction materials like concrete etc. will be packed in a jute bag so that minimal noise is produced while its loading and unloading. Plantation will be carried out along the terminal stations to reduce noise level

10 During Operation phase due to movement of buckets carrying material for construction of HEP.

Rope used for the movement of cable cars will be as per the norms of ropeway engineering practices & standard. The rope used will be properly galvanized and lubricated to produce minimum noise. Vibration pads and sand cushions shall be provided at locations near noise generating sources. Normally, the noise and vibration in any cable ropeway occurs at the transfer point where the cable car comes in contact with rail mounted at the terminals. Therefore, it would be ensuring that the alignment at the transfer points are regularly checked and maintained and also suitably lubricated from time to time.

4.5 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

The anticipated impacts & mitigation measures during construction as well as operation

phase are given in Table 4-5.

TABLE 4-5: IMPACTS & MITGATION FOR SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE


1. The solid waste during construction phase will be mainly site clearance, Other construction materials (waste timber work, spent concrete and cement screening and material and equipment wrappings), garbage/ biodegradable waste. During operation phase, 11 kg/ day waste will be generated which includes both biodegradable and recyclable waste.

Waste generated during the construction phase will be re-used for backfilling and floor/ road compacting. 8 kg/day biodegradable waste will be generated which will be disposed to Composting site. 3 kg/day of recyclable waste will be generated which will be given to approved recycler.



Impact from solid waste may arise owing to the dumping of construction debris in to or near water courses or on land ultimately causing environmental deterioration, increase in transportation and disposal cost.

No disposal of the waste on land and to the streams/rivers will be done. During operation phase, proper Collection bins will be provided at each terminal stations of the ropeway to avoid spread of waste on land or in any water courses.

2. Excavation during pillar foundations will lead to generation of solid waste.

Excavated stones will be used at the sides of the road as tie back or restrained wall.

3. Storage of Diesel & Used oil The used oil generated from D.G sets and other machineries will be stored in leak proof containers in the storage yard. The storage yard will be hard paved along with containments and will be sent to registered recyclers for hazardous waste authorized by CPCB.

4. Spillage of Oil & Chemicals Chemicals & oils shall be transported in closed containers

5. C&D waste generation The C&D waste generated shall be dumped in the dump yard provided within the site.

4.6 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

The Flora & Fauna of the core zone & buffer zone is given in Section 4.10 of the EIA report.

The project falls under forest land and there is no eco-sensitive area within 15 km of the

project site. The impacts & mitigations for the Ecological Environment are given in Table 4-

6.

TABLE 4-6: IMPACTS & MITIGATION FOR ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT


1. Since, the project area falls under forest land thus 493 trees will fall within the corridor and diversion of this land is needed for the construction of ropeways.

The forest approval has already been applied for diversion of forest land (5.38 ha.) falling within the project site. 493 trees will be required to cut for the construction of terminal for which compensatory afforestation shall be done in the ratio of 1:10. The cutting of trees will be carried out by Forest Department.

2. Dust is expected to be generated during construction activities which may settle on the foliage of trees and plants, thereby reduction in their photosynthetic activity.

The impact on the flora is expected up to maximum of 50 to 100 m from the source. Thus, significant impact is not expected on forest area. However, to reduce dust generation water sprinkling will be carried out at regular intervals. Runoff collected from the site through



embankments and drains will be used for sprinkling.

3. Human-Animal Conflict may arise due to increased human interferences and increased construction activities which may lead to fragmentation of wildlife habitat and blocking of migratory paths/corriodrs.

Disturbances caused due to construction activities are temporary. No construction activities will be allowed during night-time in order to avoid human-animal conflict as the area is a forest area. Moreover, proper noise control measures shall be adopted during construction phase to ensure minimum or no disturbance to the fauna of the area

4. Potential impacts of project operation on ecology include increased noise and disturbance from the operation of the cable car including maintenance, glare/lighting impact of structures (towers and cables) on bird species.

Although Ropeway is an Environment Friendly & Noise free mode of transportation, efforts will be made to ensure minimum or no disturbance to the ecology of the area. Also, the terrain of the path is very difficult thus, only mode of transportation of construction materials for the construction of 30 MW HEP will be this ropeway only. Thus, noise generation due to transportation will be minimum.

5. Impact on aquatic fauna due to runoff from the site or discharge of any sewage from the site.

Proper embankment will be provided at all dumping or storage sites according to the drainage pattern so that no run-off is allowed to deteriorate the quality of Chanju-Nallah (Spring Water). Also, proper septic tank for treatment of sewage is proposed at the toilets facility. Thus, no sewage will be allowed to discharge any sewage from the site. Thus, no impact is envisaged on phytoplankton or macro-benthic life.

6. Impact on aquatic fauna due to drying of spring water due to the construction or operation of project.

The proposed project is temporary in nature as the ropeway structure will be removed after the construction of HEP is completed.

Thereafter, the land area will be restored

The pillars will be again backfilled and proper plantation of trees will be again done in order to restore the fertility of the area. Thus, drying of spring water is not envisaged due to the construction or operation of project.

7. Habitat fragmentation The alignment has been selected by keeping in sight that no infringement to habitation will be caused. No migratory route has been observed at sections of this alignment.



4.7 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

The project is for construction of material ropeway which will be used for supply of

construction material from one side of Chanju Nallah to other (where hydroelectric power

plant will be installed). Although the project will have positive impacts for the local people,

& the state as discussed in chapter 9, and also in Table 4-7.

TABLE 4-7: IMPACT & MITIGATION FOR SOCIO- ECONOMIC SCENARIO


1. Affects of project on the Socio-Economic Scenario of the area

The ropway will be used for the construction of hydroelectric power plant proposed in the area. By the introduction of hydroelectric power plant, Additional electricity will be generated in the state, additional avenue for revenue generation will take place.

2. Employment opportunity during construction and operation of ropeway & Power Plant.

Moreover, there will be requirement of non- skilled, semiskilled & skilled personnel during the construction and operation phase of the ropeway as well as hydroelectric power plant, for which the affected (w.r.t. employment) people shall be engaged depending upon their capability.

3. Effects of Proposed Aerial Ropeway on the locals.

Due to operation of ropeway and power plant more economic activity will start thus leading to direct & indirect income for locals.

4. Increase in source of income of existing population.

Influx of more population will lead to more requirement of lodging facilities, food outlets, car & other shops, maintenance area and other related shops.

4.7.1 Positive Impacts due to Installation of Ropeway are:

I. There will be no displacement or immigration of the human population due to the

proposed project.

II. Since the ropeway would travel aerially, land for only tower locations is being used.

Therefore, with proposed pollution control measures, no significant impact is expected

on the surrounding community.

III. Heavy material can easily be transported through the ropeway.

IV. Infrastructure development will took place in the area.

V. Considering more than half population is based on monsoon-based farming, a positive

impact is anticipated due to increased employment opportunities.

VI. The jobs from which local community can be benefited, will be —



• Medical services

• Routine repair &Maintenance services

• Security services

• Parking &Traffic management.

4.7.2 Impact on the health of workers

Construction works may have certain impacts on the workers on site which is discussed in

Table 4-8.

TABLE 4-8: IMPACTS ON HEALTH OF WORKERS & THEIR MITIGATION

S.NO. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS MITIGATION MEASURES

1. Some suspended particulate matters will be released during construction work that may cause health impacts to the workers.

Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be made mandatory.

Employees shall be provided with hard hats, safety boots, eye and ear protection, and snug fitting gloves as appropriate.

Masks and dust-proof clothing shall be provided to personnel working in areas with high dust levels.

2. Unhygienic site sanitation facilities can cause damage to environment and to health of the construction workers.

Hygienic conditions shall be maintained like proper storage facilities for raw material, waste material; proper disposal of waste water, etc.

Children and pregnant women shall not be allowed to work under any circumstances.

Construction work will be done only day time and during non-rainy days.

Well-equipped first aid facility shall be provided at site for their regular medical checkups.

4.8 INFLUX OF PEOPLE & ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENTS AND TRAFFIC INCREMENT

There may be no such impact of traffic during the construction phase, however, the probable

impacts associated with increase in traffic during the operation phase are mentioned in

Table 4-9:

TABLE 4-9:IMPACTS & MITIGATION FOR INFLUX OF PEOPLE & ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENTS


1. Increase in vehicles at loading station which will result in

Adequate space at loading station has been designated for the planned parking. Hence



congestion in the existing PWD road due to parking of vehicles.

there will be negligible impact due to parking of vehicle along the road side.

2. The hilly area presents many transportation challenges that sometimes are difficult to address using conventional public transit modes.

These kinds of transportation problems shall be addressed using Aerial Ropeway Transit system. Since this mode can have fairly straight lines between any two locations without relying on the topography or area network layout.

3. Affects of Proposed Aerial Ropeway on the locals.

The Proposed ropeway is for transportation of construction material from one side of Chanju Nalah to other side where construction of hydroelectric power plant will be constructed. No road or rail transport will be constructed.

I. Traffic Analysis: PWD Road, 2 Lane, two ways -3 Meters

PWD ROAD

Parameter Existing Proposed

WIDTH (m) 3.0 3.0

Carrying Capacity (PCU/ Hr) 77 77

Traffic (PCU/Hr) 29 2

LOS 0.37 i. e Cat B 0.40 i. e Cat B

Hence it is concluded that since carrying capacity of road (PWD road) is much higher than

proposed traffic volume. Therefore, the traffic to & form of proposed, project will not create

any traffic congestion.



CHAPTER 5: ANALYSIS OFALTERNATIVES (SITE & TECHNOLOGY)

5.1 ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ASSESSED

Alternative routes were assessed for installation of the proposed ropeway and below

mentioned location were selected for the 5 no. of ropeways and 1 longitudnal ropeways.

These are the most suitable locations as required for the transportation of material for

Power plant and minimum use of forest land.

Alternative I:

i) Cross Ropeways: Detail of ropeways for Deothal Chanju HEP (30 MW)

Ropeway DR1, DR2, DR3 & DR4- Max Payload 2 MT

Ropeway DR5- Max Payload 3 MT

S Description Span in plan Load carrying No. capacity

1. Ropeway – 1 (DR1) 309.332 m 2 MT

2. Ropeway – 2 (DR2) 554.005 m 2 MT

3. Ropeway – 3 (DR3) 901.271 m 2 MT

4. Ropeway – 4 (DR4) 1165.428 m 2 MT

5. Ropeway – 5 (DR5) 939.611 m 3 MT

ii) Longitudnal Ropeways: Ropeways for Deothal Chanju HEP (30 MW)-Connecting

all the take off points up to

Ropeway Section I to Section V- Max Payload 2 MT

Ropeway Section VI- Max Payload 3 MT

S Description Between Span in Plan Load Carrying Capacity

No.

From To

1. Section - I

Unloading Trench Wire Loading

DR1 920.000 M 2.0 Mt

2. Section – II Loading DR1 Loading DR2 761.720 M 2.0 Mt

3. Section – III Loading DR2 Loading DR3 790.840 M 2.0 Mt

4. Section –IV Loading DR3 Loading DR4 2244.260 M 2.0 Mt

5. Section – V Loading DR4 Loading DR5 456.922 M 2.0 Mt



6. Section - VI

Loading – DR5 Road

Head 1200.000 M 3.0 Mt

Option Alternate-IA:

Ropeways for Deothal Chanju HEP (30 MW) connecting all the take off points up to trench

weir (right bank of river) and Road head take off point.

S. No Description Take up point Load carrying capacity

From To

1. Section-I Trench Weir DR4 3.0 MT

2. Section-II DR4 Road Head 4.5 MT



Alternative II:

Ropeways for Deothal Chanju HEP (30 MW)-Connecting all the Adit Points up to Trench

Weir (Left Bank of River)

S. No Despcription Between Load Carrying Capacity

From To

1 Section -A Loading Trench Weir

Unloading DR1

3.0 MT

2 Section-B Loading DR1

Unloading DR2

3.0 MT

3 Section-C Loading DR2

Unloading DR3

3.0 MT

4 Section-D Loading DR3

Unloading DR4

3.0 MT

5 Section-E Loading DR4

Unloading DR5

3.0 MT

Figure 5-1: Selected Alignment

5.2 SELECTED ALIGNMENT

While considering the alignment, following approach & methodology has been adopted

for selecting the most favourable alignment:

1. Availability of adequate space for proposed terminals i.e. Lower and upper Terminal



2. Easy land acquisition

3. Minimum Possible infringement.

4. Should be feasible for selection of ropeway system matching with traffic and

construction point of view.

5. Easy connectivity to Lower terminal and Upper terminal point of ropeway station

from adjacent area.

6. Minimum rehabilitation and tree cutting.

7. Easy material handling at all the terminal station.

Alternative I is technically viable and most suitable hence Alternative I is selected.

5.2.1 Merits of the selected Alignment:

The alignment for the proposed ropeway project was selected based on the following

guidelines:

I. Availability of adequate space for proposed terminal stations;

II. Low density of forest cover thereby reducing number of trees to be felled;

III. Major points / locations to be connected along the route;

IV. Minimum possible infringement with the environment;

V. No rehabilitation or relocation involved

VI. Stability of the location vis-à-vis geology; and

VII. Financial feasibility of constructing terminal stations.

VIII. Minimum numbers of trees are required to be cut.

5.3 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ASSESSED

Aerial ropeway is one of the means of transport system that was adopted for transportation

of men and material from one place to another, especially across difficult zone like crossing

of rivers, gorge, etc. by means of carriers supported and pulled by rope. Research revealed

that Chinese used ropeways as early as 300 BC where an old Chinese ink drawing dating as

back as around 300 BC shows people are seen getting transported over rivers and canyons

by means of hemp ropes and straw baskets.

Over the years in the past, Ropeways have been used commercially in bigger scale. There

have been research and developments over the years, and today ropeway is not only a very

safe and reliable mode of transport, but also an environment friendly one as it does not have



negative impacts from emission and ecology points of view because of its reliability, ease of

installation & operation, and environment friendly aspects. Ropeways are being widely used

as a very effective means of transporting passengers in mountain regions, ski-resorts and

tourism purposes.

At the same time, ropeway system has been highly developed for Industrial usages for

transportation of materials over long distances where other conventional means cannot be

used due to inaccessible terrain, high investments for construction of access roads or

railways. Material ropeways transport high loads of raw materials, merchandise and

construction materials and are capable

There are various types of ropeway technologies which are described below:

5.3.1 Alternate Ropeway Technology

Technology Details Advantage

Continuously

Moving Mono-

Cable Ropeway

with Fixed Grip

In this system a single endless rope supported on

intermediate tower sheaves serves the dual

purpose of carrying as well as hauling a carrier

suspended on it from one place to the others

The carriers are suspended from the rope and

clipped to it by the gravity force arising out of its

own weight as also weight of material

• Low capital investment

• Simple in construction, operation

and maintenance.

• Skilled operative personnel are

not required.

• Limited number of

equipment/moving parts. Hence

low operation cost.



Continuously

Moving Mono-

Cable Ropeway

with

Detachable

Grip

Operating principal is same as conventional

monocable. Only difference is that a special grip

with the carriers are used which remain firmly

attached by some external forces provided

through a pair of special spring in addition to

gravity forces.

• Can negotiate steep gradient

• Can follow the natural ground

terrain eliminating the need of

tall towers while negotiating a

gorge/valley. Hence ideally

suitable for a hilly terrain

• Simple in construction, operation

and maintained

5.3.2 Proposed Ropeway

5.3.2.1 Bi-cable Ropeway

In Bi-Cable ropeways, there is one (or more) carrying rop(s) along which the vehicle rolls by

means of its carriage and one (or more) haulage rope(s) which propel the vehicles.

Classification depending upon type of Movement

Under this category of classification, ropeway system can be classified as-

i) To & Fro Motion

ii) Circulating operation

iii) Pulsating Ropeways

i) To & Fro Motion (Jig-Back): In this type of ropeways, the vehicle oscillates

“To & Fro” between stations on the same track by inverting the hauling

ropes direction of motion.

ii) Circulating Operation: In circulating operation ropeways, the vehicles are

propelled by constant intermittent running ropes. Up & Down

transportation takes place in different tracks. The circulating ropeways can

be further subdivided into -

i. Fixed Grip Installations: Where the carriers are permanently attached to the haulage or Carrying-hauling rope is called Fixed Grip type ropeway.

ii. Detachable installations: In case of detachable ropeways, the grip of carriers is detached and re-attached in the stations.



iii) Pulsating Ropeways:

Schematic of Pulsating Ropeway

This type of ropeway the speed of the rope can be varied. It can go up to a definite speed but

when the vehicles approach station, vehicle speed is reduced and finally it comes to a halt.

This is generally used for transportation of passengers in amusement parks. During de-

boarding and boarding, all other vehicles are stationery in line.

On the basis of the movement, Jig-Back is selected.

However, for the purpose of material transportation, the following types of Ropeway System

are in use:

a. Continuously Moving Mono-Cable Ropeway with Fixed Grip

b. Continuously Moving Mono-Cable Ropeway with Detachable Grip

c. Continuously Moving Bi-Cable Ropeway with Detachable Grip

d. Double track Bicable System

For the purpose of material transportation, Continuously Moving Bi-Cable Ropeway with

Detacable Grip and Double track Bicable system are selected.

a. Continuously Moving Mono-Cable Ropeway with Fixed Grip: In this system a

single endless rope supported on intermediate tower sheaves serves the dual

purpose of carrying as well as hauling a carrier suspended on it from one place to

the other. The carriers are suspended from the rope and clipped to it by the

gravity force arising out of its own weight as also weight of material. When driven,

the carrier moves with the rope from one point to the other. At the stations the

carriers are automatically detached from the moving rope to facilitate loading /

unloading operation.

Advantages:

• Low capital investment

• Simple in construction, operation and maintance.

• Skilled operative personnel are not required.

• Limited number of equipments/moving parts. Hence low operation cost.



Disadvantages:

• Limited transport capacity. High rate of transportation is not possible.

• Cannot negotiate steep gradient. Since the carries are clipped to the rope

by gravity force only, possibility of slippages while negotiating a gradient.

In high. Hence generally unsuitable for a hullly terrain.

• Large span between supports are not possible. Hence capability of

negotiating a gorge/valley is limited.

• Maintence of large number of towers and tower mechanicals.

• High speed is not possible.

CONVENTIONAL MONOCABLE SYSTEM

b. Continuously Moving Mono-Cable Ropeway with Detachable Grip: This system is a development in a material Ropeway system. Operating principal is same as

conventional monocable. Only difference is that a special grip with the carriers

are used which remain firmly attached by some external forces provided through

a pair of special spring in addition to gravity forces. when the carrier approaches

or leaves a station, it passes over a special device where the grip automatically

detaches itself from the continuously moving rope and moves on fixed structure

and the chair/ cabin speed is reduced. At the time of leaving the station, the

carrier catches n to the continuously moving rope and while passing though a

device installed at the stations, the grip is automatically coupled to the moving

rope. This type of ropeway can go up to a speed of 6 mps (however, in India the

maximum permissible speed is 4 mps).

Advantages:

• Can negotiate steep gradient

• Can follow the natural ground terrain eliminating the need of tall towers

while negotiationg a gorge/valley. Hence ideally suitable for a hilly terrain

• Low capital expenses copared to Bicable system

• Simple in construction, operation and maintance

Disadvantages:



• Cannot have high transport capacity.

• Installation and operation costs are higher than conventional system.

• Large span between towers not possible. Hence maintaince of many

towers and tower mechanicals

• High speed not possible

DETACHABLE SYSTEM

c. Continuously Moving Bi-Cable Ropeway with Detachable Grip: In bicable

system, there is tensioned stationery Track Ropes both on Load and empty side

and a second endless rope attached to each carrier. The carriers are suspended

from the Track Ropes at intervals which carry their weight. The Haul Rope is firmly

attached to the carrier and when driven, move the carriers from one point to the

other. The Bicable system, because of special locked coil type Track Ropes and

more complicated carriages are always more expensive than a Monocable

System. This type of ropeway can go up to a speed of 10 mps on track rope and

7.5 mps over line supports i.e. saddles on line trestles as when the cabin reaches

station, it detaches itself from the continuously moving hauling rope and moves

on fixed structure and the cabin speed is reduced to crawling speed. This type is

very costly and requires maximum mechanicals in stations. With this type system

longer unsupported span is possible.

Advantages:

• Large Single span possible.

• High transport capacity and speed.

• Less number of moving parts.

Disdvantages:

• High capital investment

• System being sophisticated requires qualified operational & maintenance

staff.



BICABLE SYSTEM

d. Double Track Bicable System: In double track bicable system, there is tensioned

stationery 2 (two) Track Ropes both on Load and empty side and a second endless

rope attached to each carrier. The carriers are suspended from the Track Ropes

at intervals which carry their weight. The Haul Rope is firmly attached to the

carrier and when driven, move the carriers from one point to the other. The

Double Track Bicable System, because of numbers of special locked coil type

Track Ropes and more complicated carriages are always more expensive than a

Monocable and a Bicable System.

Advantages:

• Large Single span possible.

• Very High transport capacity and speed.

• Less number of moving parts.

Disdvantages:

• High capital investment

• System being sophisticated requires qualified operational & maintenance

staff.



5.4 PROPOSED ROPEWAY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

Based on the detailed analysis of relative advantages and disadvantages of different

ropeway systems and bearing in mind the length and the terrain for the hourly capacity, 5

no. of Bi-cable ropeway and one twin track bi-cable ropeway is proposed to be installed

which is most suitable system for material ropeway on the basis of the following merits:

i. Depending on the operating capacity requirement, the recommended Ropeways can

be conveniently achieved

ii. Ropeway System can easily and conveniently negotiate the terrain, the steep

gradient and long span across deep valleys & gorges,

iii. The mechanical components involved in the installation is not much, therefore, it is

easy to operation and maintain.

iv. The system does not demand highly skilled or experienced work force to operate and

maintenance since human capacity is a challenge in the region.

The objective of HPPCL is to use the ropeway is for transportation of Construction materials

from road side to the work Site on the other side of the loading station over the river. The

straight path encountered most hostile terrain with steep gradient with deep and wide

gorges and valleys and much more inaccessible.

The following points are kept in mind while designing the ropeway:

1. The ropeway shall be suitable for carrying construction materials e.g. cement,

astragals, sand, reinforcement bar, components, and concrete mixing machine in

dismantled condition.

2. Material to be loaded and unloaded at the terminal stations only.



3. The ropeway will be driven by electric motor through suitable control drive system.

4. Minimum no. of rope supporting trestle to be considered. Since the ropeway profile

for almost all cases are crossing Nallah or small stream it is preferred to avoid trestle

in between

5. Since the ropeway profile is across a Nallah or stream there is possibility of high wind

velocity.

5.4.1 SYSTEM WORKING DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ROPEWAY

5.4.1.1 Twin Track Bi-cable Jig Back Ropeway

It is proposed to be a twin track bi-cable jig back ropeway with single hauling rope. There

shall be two nos. track rope running from Loading Station to Unloading station. There could

be one or two trestles to support the track rope. However, for almost all the ropeways there

will be no intermediate trestle. Both track ropes will be anchored positively to anchor

bracket/ frame on foundation. The track ropes will pass over the saddles mounted on station

structure. To the Lower station the rope is anchored through mechanical tensioning device

and then to anchor bracket on the foundation. The track ropes are tensioned for the

recommended tension and done in such a way that they are parallel throughout.

An endless hauling rope runs all along the center of the track ropes and below it. The hauling

rope is clamped to the carriage to give the required motion. Hauling rope is given the

required tensions by weighted type gravity tension in tension tower.

Ropeway main drive comprises of main electric AC motor with VVVF drive and a helical

gearbox coupled to the drive sheave shaft. There are two nos. of brake provided in the drive.

One on the gearbox input shaft and the other is on the drive sheave.

The electric motor drive is controlled by VVVF drive that adjusts the demand of power and

maintains a constant speed. For a condition when the system is regenerative the drive

dissipates the energy through thermal dissipater and maintains the constant speed.

Acceleration and deceleration of the ropeway is to be controlled by the electric drive system.

The ropeway drive mechanicals comprise of suitable diameter drive sheave made out of

good quality cast iron / cast steel / steel fabrication as per design requirement. The drive

sheave rope groove shall have suitable machined groove with or with out liner as per design

and life requirement. A lined groove will give longer life to rope and drive. This sheave is



mounted on machined steel shaft and supported in antifriction bearing housing. The end of

shaft will be fitted with geared coupling and is then coupled to a rugged helical gearbox of

size to suit the drive requirement.

Suitable size AC squirrel cage induction motor is coupled to the input shaft of the gearbox

through flexible / resilient type coupling with a provision of brake drum for external braking

by thrustor brake. Additional disc brake of suitable size and capacity to be fitted to the other

side of drive sheave shaft. This will act as emergency / parking brake.

Deflection sheaves are used to guide the rope from drive or return sheave to the line sheave

at station front.

5.4.1.2 Bi-cable Jig Back Ropeway

In Bicable jig back system in place of two track ropes only one-track rope will be there, rest

will remain same as above.

5.4.2 SYSTEM WORKING DESCRIPTION OF LOADING & UNLOADING STATION

5.4.2.1 Loading Station

The Loading Station is a ground level structure. The operation of this station will be as

follows:

An empty Trolley approaching the station will be automatically slowed down by the VVVF

controlled drive and will stop at a predetermined location. Now, if this is an empty trolley

material can be loaded with care. The trolley to be anchored after it is lowered to the station.

load the materials and place them properly so that the loading is uniform and does not make

eccentric loading. Tie tem properly with the trolley frame by manila rope.

Raise the trolley to about 450 mm above the station floor so that it does foul with the floor.

Lock the lifting device properly. Check the center of gravity is balanced so that the trolley is

horizontal. Before starting the ropeway Clear anchor and any other obstruction in the way

of trolley movement.

Ropeway drive will be located at Upper Station. The main motor, gearbox, other

transmission machinery including control panel will be located here. The main drive will have

option to drive from power from DG set.



The ropeway will operate in forward direction to lift material to upper station. When

operating in reverse direction it will lower the trolley to lower station.

The haulage rope will be made endless by splicing and will return from the return station.

The rope tension will be provided at lower station. Haulage rope will have weighted tension

whereas the track rope will have fixed tension by screw mechanism. Since the land between

the Lower station and Upper station is a very rough terrain intermediate trestle has been

avoided as far as possible.



5.4.2.2 Unloading Station

The Unloading Station is an elevated / ground structure. The operation of the station is as

follows:

A loaded trolley on arriving at the station entrance to be stopped for unloading of material.

The ropeway stops automatically at a pre-determined position in the station. Check that the

brake is engaged before working in the trolley for unloading. By the help of the lifting

mechanism provided in the carriage assembly lower the trolley on the station floor. Anchor

the trolley by suitable chain and hook so that the trolley does not move while the unloading

is being done. Now bring the Hydra or other Lifting machine to suit the load. In case the

materials can be manually unloaded the same can be done.

After unloading clean the trolley and then load with materials that is planned to be lowered

to lower station, if any.

Two nos. manual Chain pulley blocks of suitable capacity are fitted to the bottom hooking

points on either side of the carriage. The trolley to be raised by means of the lifting device

in the carriage so that it clears the floor while making the return journey. It is necessary to

align and level the trolley by suitable adjustment and the hoist to be locked.

At the return station there is a return sheave same as drive sheave mounted on tension

trolley. This tension trolley moves on rail to provide the to and fro motion for the tensioning

of the haulage rope. To other side of the tension trolley the tension rope is attached and it

passes over the sheaves on tension tower and connected to counter weight. Adequate rope

tension is provided by this gravity type tensioning arrangement.

The track rope is tensioned by means of tension screw. This system is required to align the

two track ropes for similar catenary.



5.4.3 PROPOSED ROPEWAY DESIGN CALCULATIONS

Alternative 1: Deothal Chanju HEP 30 MW

1. Ropeway 1 (DR1):

ITEM UNIT VALUE Horizontal Length M 741.174 Level difference M 144.015 Inclined length (Approx) M 755.04 Slope Deg 11.00 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 800 Load (Materials) Kg 2000 Haulage rope Dia. mm 19 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.35 Applied Tension Te 4.5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm2 grade) kN 234

F O S Haulage rope 4.02 Track rope Dia. mm 32 Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 5.74



MBL (1570 N/mm2 grade) kN 976 Track rope appl. Tension Te 26.2

F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 16.37 Total pull Kg 1294.30 Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 25.38 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 42.3 Provide Motor KW 50 Travel time sec 484

2. Ropeway 2 (DR2):

ITEM UNIT VALUE Horizontal Length M 554.005 Level difference M 200.186 Inclined length (Approx) M 450.93 Slope Deg 26.36 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 1800 Load (Materials) Kg 3000 Haulage rope Dia. mm 22 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.98 Applied Tension Te 4.5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 314 F O S Haulage rope 4.18 Track rope Dia. mm 34 Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 6.48 MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 1100 Track rope appl. Tension Te 29.5 F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 34.24 Total pull Kg 3166.328 Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 62.102 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 103.504 Provide Motor KW 110 Travel time sec 309

3. Ropeway 3 (DR3):

ITEM UNIT VALUE Horizontal Length M 901.611 Level difference M 269.291 Inclined length (Approx) M 848.79 Slope Deg 18.50 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 1800 Load (Materials) Kg 3000



Haulage rope Dia. mm 22 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.98 Applied Tension Te 4.5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 314 F O S Haulage rope 4.47 Track rope Dia. mm 34 Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 6.48 MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 1100 Track rope appl. Tension Te 29.5 F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 26.99 Total pull Kg 2660.377 Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 52.179 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 86.965 Provide Motor KW 90 Travel time sec 538

4. Ropeway 4 (DR4):

ITEM UNIT VALUE

Horizontal Length M 1165.428 Level difference M 404.308

Inclined length (Approx) M 1233.57

Slope Deg 19.13

Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 1800 Load (Materials) Kg 3000 Haulage rope Dia. mm 22

Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.98 Applied Tension Te 4.5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 314


MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 1100 Track rope appl. Tension Te 29.5

F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 29.65

Total pull Kg 2871.148 Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 56.313 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 93.855 Provide Motor KW 110 Travel time sec 759

5. Ropeway 5 (DR5):

ITEM UNIT VALUE



Horizontal Length M 939.611 Level difference M 410.394 Inclined length (Approx) M 997.21 Slope Deg 24.30

Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 2000 Load (Materials) Kg 4500

Haulage rope Dia. mm 25 Wt. Rate Kg/m 2.33 Applied Tension Te 5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 406


MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 1100 Track rope appl. Tension Te 29.5 F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 37.76 Total pull Kg 4491.84

Speed m/s 2

KW required KW 88.100 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 146.833 Provide Motor KW 150 Travel time sec 623

Alternative 1: Deothal Chanju HEP 30 MW, connecting all take off points:

2. Ropeway Section I

ITEM UNIT VALUE Horizontal Length M 920.000

Level difference M 155.608 Inclined length (Approx) M 933.07 Slope Deg 9.60 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 800 Load (Materials) Kg 2000 Haulage rope Dia. mm 19 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.35 Applied Tension Te 4.25 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 234 F O S Haulage rope 4.03 Track rope Dia. mm 30 Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 5.05 MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 858 Track rope appl. Tension Te 23.0 F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 25.89 Total pull Kg 1675.674 Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 32.866



Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 54.776 Provide Motor KW 60 Travel time sec 587

3. Ropeway Section II

ITEM UNIT VALUE

Horizontal Length M 761.720 Level difference M 105.606 Inclined length (Approx) M 769.01 Slope Deg 7.89 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 800 Load (Materials) Kg 2000 Haulage rope Dia. mm 20 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.49 Applied Tension Te 4.5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 260 F O S Haulage rope 4.40 Track rope Dia. mm 30 Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 5.05 MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 858 Track rope appl. Tension Te 23.0 F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 22.61 Total pull Kg 1527.243 Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 29.954 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 49.924 Provide Motor KW 60 Travel time sec 492

4. Ropeway Section III

ITEM UNIT VALUE

Horizontal Length M 790.840 Level difference M 75.000 Inclined length (Approx) M 794.39 Slope Deg 5.42 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 800 Load (Materials) Kg 2000

Haulage rope Dia. mm 20 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.49 Applied Tension Te 5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 260

F O S Haulage rope 4.34 Track rope Dia. mm 30

Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 5.05



MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 858 Track rope appl. Tension Te 23.0

F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 13.57 Total pull Kg 1108.849 Speed m/s 2

KW required KW 21.748 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 36.247

Provide Motor KW 50 Travel time sec 507

5. Ropeway Section IV

ITEM UNIT VALUE Horizontal Length M 2244.260 Level difference M 127.614 Inclined length (Approx) M 2247.89 Slope Deg 3.25 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 800 Load (Materials) Kg 2000 Haulage rope Dia. mm 20 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.49 Applied Tension Te 4.25 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 260 F O S Haulage rope 4.59 Track rope Dia. mm 30 Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 5.05 MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 858 Track rope appl. Tension Te 23.0 F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 21.46 Total pull Kg 1519.547 Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 29.803 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 49.672 Provide Motor KW 60 Travel time sec 1343

6. Ropeway Section V

ITEM UNIT VALUE


Inclined length (Approx) M 457.91

Slope Deg 3.76

Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 800



Load (Materials) Kg 2000

Haulage rope Dia. mm 20 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.49 Applied Tension Te 4.75

H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 260 F O S Haulage rope 4.23 Track rope Dia. mm 30

Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 5.05 MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 858

Track rope appl. Tension Te 23.0

F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 22.46 Total pull Kg 1511.217

Speed m/s 2 KW required KW 29.640

Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 49.40


7. Ropeway Section VI

ITEM UNIT VALUE


Inclined length (Approx) M 1208.49 Slope Deg 6.80 Wt of carriage and trolley (Estimated) Kg 1500

Load (Materials) Kg 3000

Haulage rope Dia. mm 22 Wt. Rate Kg/m 1.98

Applied Tension Te 5 H rope MBL (1960 N/mm² grade) kN 314

F O S Haulage rope 4.50 Track rope Dia. mm 32

Tr Rope wt rate Kg/m 5.74 MBL (1570 N/mm² grade) kN 976 Track rope appl. Tension Te 26.2 F O S Track rope 3.8 CLIMB ANGLE Deg 20.36

Total pull Kg 2115.732 Speed m/s 2

KW required KW 41.497 Drive efficiency % 75 Motor required KW 69.161




CHAPTER 6: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN

An Environment Monitoring Plan is prepared for construction as well as the operation phase.

It provides a delivery mechanism to address the adverse environmental impacts of a project

during its execution, to enhance project benefits, and to introduce standards of good

practice to be adopted for all project works. An environmental monitoring program is

important as it provides useful information and helps to:

• Assist in detecting the development of any unwanted environmental situation, and

thus, provides opportunities for adopting appropriate control measures, and

• Define the responsibilities of the project proponents, contractors and environmental

monitors and provides means of effectively communicating environmental issues

among them.

• Define monitoring mechanism and identify monitoring parameters.

• Evaluate the performance and effectiveness of mitigation measures proposed in the

Environment Management Plan (EMP) and suggest improvements in management

plan, if required,

• Identify training requirement at various levels.

6.1 DETAILS OF MONITORING TO JUDGE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

MEASURES

To check the efficiency of system with proposed modifications a regular monitoring

programme has been drawn. The program has been outlined for construction and operation

phase. The details of which are given below:

During Construction/Installation Phase:

TABLE 6-1ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE

During Construction Phase

Sr. No. Type of Monitoring Frequency

of Monitoring

Parameter Location Cost in Rs. (Annually)

1 Ambient Air Quality Six Monthly

Particulate Matter (PM 2.5)

Particulate Matter (PM 10)

Four Locations in and around the project

site

48000



Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

2 Stack Monitoring Six Monthly Particulate Matter,

Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

DG sets of capacity 7x35

kVA, 2x40 kVA, 2x30

kVA & 2x50 kVA installed

for construction

purposes

9000

3 Water Quality Monitoring for drinking water

Six Monthly All parameters

mentioned in IS:10500 One drinking water sample

20000

4

Water Quality Monitoring for Construction

purpose

Six Monthly All parameters

mentioned in IS:456

One construction water sample

16000

5 Noise Level Monitoring

Six Monthly Day and Night noise level Two locations 14000

6 Soil Quality Monitoring

Six Monthly All parameters to check

soil Fertility


site

40000

7

Monitoring of waste generation

and other pollution control aspects

Six Monthly _ _ 20000

Total 167000

During operation Phase:

During Operation Phase

Sr. No. Type of Monitoring Frequency

of Monitoring

Parameter Location Cost in Rs. (Annually)

1 Ambient Air Quality Annually

Particulate Matter (PM 2.5),

Particulate Matter (PM 10),



site

48000

2 Stack Monitoring Annually Particulate Matter,


DG sets of capacity

7x35 kVA, 2x40 kVA,

2x30 kVA & 2x50 kVA installed

30000



3 Water Quality Monitoring for drinking water

Annually All parameters

mentioned in IS:10500

One drinking

water sample

20000

4 Ambient Noise

Level Monitoring Annually Day and Night noise level

Two locations

14000

6 DG Set Room Noise

Monitoring Annually

Inside and Outside of DG Set Enclosure

Four Locations

32000

7 Soil Quality Monitoring

Annually All parameters to check

soil Fertility


site

40000

8

Monitoring of Waste Generation

and other pollution control aspects

Annually _ _ 20000

Total 219000

6.2 SUMMARIZED COST ON ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

S. No Monitoring (Construction Phase) Six Monthly Amount (In Rs.)

Annual Amount (In Rs.)

1 Air and Stack Monitoring 28500 57000

2 Water Monitoring 18000 36000

3 Noise Monitoring 7000 14000

4 Soil Monitoring 20000 40000

5. Solid Waste Generation Monitoring / Record Keeping

10000 20000

Total Rs. 83,500/Six Month Rs. 1,67,000/Year

S. No Monitoring (Operation Phase) Annual Amount (In Rs.)

1 Air Monitoring 48000

2 Stack Monitoring 30000

3 Water Monitoring 20000

4 Noise Monitoring 46000

5 Soil Monitoring 40000

6 Solid Waste Generation Monitoring / Record Keeping

20000

7 Other Misc. Expenses 10000

Total Rs. 2,14,000/Year



6.3 SUMBISSION OF SIX-MONTHLY COMPLIANCES

As per the standard environment clearance conditions, six monthly compliances of the

conditions mentioned in the EC letter has to be submitted to various concerned officials of

MOEF, SPCB and Regional office of CPCB. These compliances have to be submitted in the

months of June and December for the periods April to September and October to March

respectively every year for construction phase till the construction is completed and

operation phase for the life of the project.

6.4 ENVIRONMENT AUDIT

Annual Environment Audit has to be conducted to check the compliance of environmental

conditions. The report shall be submitted to MoEF&CC R.O. and regional Pollution Control

Board.



CHAPTER 7: ADDITIONAL STUDIES

7.1 GENERAL

There are certain additional studies, which may need to be conducted once project comes

to operation. The additional studies covered for the proposed project involves draft EIA

report prepared on the basis of TOR granted submitted for Public Hearing, risk assessment

(RA), Disaster Management Plan (DMP), Social Impact Assessment in connection with mining

and allied operations of the proposed project. It also covers dangers/ risks/ explosions/

accidents etc which are likely to arise from the project operations, including onsite and

offsite emergency plans to meet the disastrous situations.

7.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Public hearing is very significant part of the process of public participation envisaged under

the guidelines issued by MoEF&CC, Government of India. It facilitates involvement of all the

stake holders of the project which is essential for ensuring smooth running of project and

benefiting all sections of society in the process of economic development of the region.

Public consultation for this project was conducted on 26/10/2018 at 3:00 PM at Village-

Dantuin, P.O Dehra, Tehsil-Churah, District- Chamba, Himachal Pradesh by HP State Pollution

Control Board, Regional Office Chamba. Requisite publicity through local newspapers/ media

was given 30 days in advance of the date; as fixed for public hearing through the HP State

Pollution Control Board official in the matter. In this public hearing, General Manager Ravi &

Chenab Projects, Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Sundla, Distt. Chamba (HP),

SDM Churah, CMO Chamba, Regional Manager HRTC Chamba, Block Development Officer

Tissa, Tehsildar Churah, Members of local Gram Sabha, Administration and residents of

nearby vvillages were also present. The project proponent has given commitment to fulfil the

environmental and social responsibility for development of community of nearby villages. In

this report, public hearing proceedings and minutes of public hearing is included in the final

EIA/EMP report.



S.No. Name & address of

the person

Issues raised/Suggestions submitted Reply of the

query / statement /

information / clarification

given by the project

proponent

Action to

be taken

SH. Prem Singh

Chauhan, R/o Gram

Panchayat Dehra,

Tehsil Churah, Distt.

Chamba (HP)

He welcomed the Chairman ADC

Chamba, all Guests and public

present in the ground of Dantuin

Mata Temple in this public hearing.

According to him this type of public

hearing for the establishment of this

Hydel Project is already conducted

here in last year. He had also

presented a demand letter/list of 24

points in that public hearing and

requested at that time the Chairman

ADM Chamba to sign MOU on that 24

pints/demands with the Project

Proponent. This Panchayat area is far

flung area and the people of the area

are poor & unemployed. The trained,

diploma holders, Farmers and poor

people of the area having the hope

that they will get the employment

here, but till date no progress

observed here. The M/s Cosmos

Hydel Projects doing arbitrariness

with the people of the for getting job

work. This type of activities should

not happen here and we are

supporting this Hydel Project and

people of area be benefitted here and

no hindrance shall create between

the people & the Government. He

demanded that the preference of

employment shall be given to the

local poor residents of the area. All

demands should be fulfilled of local

people of the area. There is no big

The ADC Chamba has also

explained that for what

purpose this public hearing

for the establishment of

Hydel Project is already

held in last year. This public

hearing is organized here

for the construction of

material ropeways,

through which for

transporting the

construction material to

the work site. He asked the

public present here to raise

the issues, suggestions and

comments on these

proposed Material

Ropeways.



contractor as well as skilled person

available here, you may hire the

skilled labour from the other part of

the area. He further requested that

there would be no dishonesty with

the local people of the area. The

Dehra Panchayat honestly has given

the NOC to this project and people of

area wants fair justice from the

Project Proponent. The people of the

area will be benefitted in form of

employment of these upcoming 48

MW & 30 MW Hydel Projects. He

requested the public present here to

raise demands/issues in front of the

Chairman ADC Chamba, if he left any

demand/issue in this public hearing.

We support this project & will work

together for this upcoming project.

2. Sh. Chain Lal, Ex-

Up-Pradhan Gram

Panchayat Dehra,

Tehsil Churah, Distt.

Chamba (HP)


Chamba, SDM Churah, Tehsildar

Churah, General Manager and all staff

members of HPPCL, local

administration & Residents of nearby

villages in this public hearing.

According to him, you are all aware

that the Environmental Public

Hearing is being conducted by the HP

State Pollution Control Board

regarding to submit/raise the issues,

suggestions, objectives & comments

of this proposed project here. This

type of public hearing for the

establishment of thid Hydel Project is

already conducted here in last year

and he had also submit his

comments/issues in that public

hearing. The environment is very neat

& clean here.



He further said a demand chart was

prepared in Gram Sabha’s of Two

Panchayats, if the project

management had given the

assurance for the implementation of

these demands, then the

construction work of the project can

be started and the local people of the

area will support for the

establishment of this project.

He further said that, a Hydel project

M/s Cosmos Company in nearby area

is in construction stage and people of

the area is in construction stage and

people of the area having the hope

that will get employment there, but

no employment was given to the local

people of the area.Moreover 5-10

people has got the work there and

people of area facing the loss by this

under construction project.When we

protest against this project, then the

Project Management had registered a

case against us. This type of activities

should not happen here later on.

According to him the ropeway should

here and people of the area definitely

will gat the employment here. He

pointed out that if this type activities

like M/s Cosmos under construction

project, will happen here, then public

of area the will lose faith on thee

HPPCL management.

He requested the Chairman ADC

Chamba to provide fund for the

construction of public toilet at this

Dantuin Temple and public shall not

face any problem. At the end he



thanked the Chairman ADC Chamba

& public present here in this public

hearing.

3. Sh. Paan Chand

Thakur Gram

Panchayat Chanju,

Tehsil Churah Distt.

Chamba (HP)


Chamba, SDM Churah, Tehsildar

Churah, General Manager HPPCL,

Local asministration, members of

Gram Panchayat & Public present in

this Environment Public Hearing in

the ground of Dantuin Mata Temple

According to him, being a teacher,

Chairman of this temple committee,

Secretary of many concerned

societies and linked with social

welfare organization, he again

welcomed the Chairman ADC

Chamba and public present here.

People of the area have many

expectations that they put their

demands/issues in front of the

Hon’ble Chairman ADC Chamba.

The dialog is going on with the

management of this Hydel project

much time earlier. He thanked the

chairman ADC Chamba and

administration for sparing a time for

us in this public hearing for the

growth of the people of the area. The

people of the area are innocent and

having faith on the others.

He said that the Environment is major

subject at present scenario. He

thanked to the HPPCL management

that, they have look towards the

people of area in view of

environment for conducting

environmental public hearing. The

project will construct on the left bank



of the Chanju Nallah and having no ill

effect on the people of the area. The

Government as well as

Administration is very conscious

about the health & the environment

of the area.

The NOC was issued to this project in

form of resolution in Gram Sabha

after consultation with the people of

Gram Panchayat Chanju & Dehra of

the area.He further informed there

are about 22-24 demands in that NOC

and he requested the administration

that these demands should be

implemented by HPPCL management

& administration.There are very

efficient and experienced people

working with the HPPCL management

and we should take the guidance

from the efficient and experienced

people of HPPCL and people of the

area should get the economic growth.

He further requested to the public

present here to speak freely in this

public hearing.

4. Sh. Gyan Singh

Thakur, Village-

Mehla Panchayat-

Dehra, Tehsil

Churah Distt.

Chamba (HP)


Chamba, SDM Churah, Officers of

HPSPCB and HPPCL in this

Environmental Public Hearing.

According to him, this is second phase

of this public hearing here. Phase-I of

public hearing has already been

conducted earlier here. He

questioned that many people of the

area have not aware that what is a

ropeway. He further wants to know

the designated sites of ropeways and

what will be the length of ropeways.

He raised an issue that how many

The General Manager

HPPCL clarified that no

private land of any person

is involved in this project.

All Government/forest

land involved for the

construction of material

ropeways. To save the

environment we have

avoid construction of 14

KM Road.

The General Manager

HPPCL further said that as

per provision of HP Govt.



trees, houses and land of People fall

under these ropeways? No person or

contractor of this area is eligible here

for the construction of ropeway and it

will be an A-class tender.

He further asked here that about 50-

60 people will be employed here. He

asked whether these vacancies in the

hydel project will be fulfilled through

the department level or through

contractor. The preference of

employment shall be given to the

people of that mohal/area wise,

where these ropeways established,

otherwise the construction work of

ropeways will not start. The HPPCL

management shall make provision

/agreement with the local people of

that mohal/area wise for

employment. There is no skilled

labour available here and the people

of the area might be aware that how

the work could be done under JE or

SDO.

He further said that the smell work

tenders i.e water sprinkling and

Municipal Solid Waste Management

etc. will be allocated among the

contractors of local Gram Panchayat.

He heard here that, there is a

provision of approx. 1.25 crores

rupees for the development of local

Panchayat area. These funds will be

utilized as per the directions of

district administration in various

development schemes in local

Panchayat i.e. drinking water supply

scheme, up-gradation of primary

health centers etc. Many people and

guidelines 70% of

employment will be

provided to the people of

Himachal Pradesh and

preference will be given to

the unskilled

workers/people of the

area.If the skilled workers

not available here, then

skilled workers will be

procured from the other

part of Himachal Pradesh.

He ensured that under the

provisions of R&R plan, the

tender up to Rs. Five Lakh

will be allocated to local

gram Panchayat people e.g

for wire crate work,

constructing small wall etc.

The General Manager

HPPCL further clarified that

HPPCL not having the

expert team for the

construction of ropeways

study from external

Kolkata firm, now we have

hired M/s Perfact Enviro

Solutions Pvt. Ltd., New

Delhi, who has prepared

EIA/EMP reports for

installation of Material

Ropeways of this project.

The major contractor will

employ the labour here

and we ensured that

preference will be given to

unskilled local workers of

the area and if the skilled

workers not available here,

then skilled workers will be



small contractor of the area have

expectations that they will get the

employment as well as job work from

this project.

He further said that after

commessment of the project, if land

of any poor person fall under the

ropeway, then how much

cost/compensate of that land will be

given to affected local people. Earlier

some land was demarcated of the

people of area, but no action has

been taken by the project proponent

or administration till date. This is

Government project and there is no

question arise of fraud in this project.

At present every people aware about

Right to Information Act and obtain

the information in this Act any time.

He asked the project proponent to

provide the copy of executive

summary of this public hearing and

we can understand broadly about the

ropeways.

He further said that we had made

signatures on the attendance sheet

and has given consent to the

Government about this project.

According to him about 60-70 people

will be employed after commessment

of project here. He again asked to

clarify that, whether these vacancies

in the hydel project will be fulfilled

through the HPPCL or through

contractor of ropeway. The major

problem in the area is unemployment

and about 130 people will be

employed before & after

commessment of project and this will

procured from the other

part of Himachal

Pradesh.We pressurize the

contractor for 70%

employment for the

people of Himachal

Pradesh and we will be

answerable on monthly

basis in written to the H.P

Govt. regarding 70%

employment to the people

of Himachal Pradesh.

He further informed that

there is a provision of

about 4.10 Crores LADA

funds, which will be

deposited at different

stages in the office of

Deputy Commissioner

Chamba. These funds will

be utilized as per the

directions of district

administration in various

development schemes as

per the demands of Gram

Panchayat for various

purpose i.e. construction

of Sulabh Toilets, drinking

water supply scheme,

Construction of drains,

sanitation, electrification

etc. He informeded that

the there is no habitation

on the left bank of the

Nallah and all funds will be

utilized only on the right

bank for developmental

activities under LADA

scheme.



be decided by the HPPCL

management. He further thanked the

public present in the ground of Mata

Dantui Temple.

The Chairman ADC

Chamba requested the

HPPCL management to

send their representative

in Gram Sabha to sort out

any remaining

issues/problems related to

this project. As per his

opinion there is a provision

of about 1.25 Crore CSR

(Corporate Social

Responsibility) funds and

about 4.0 crores under the

provision of LADA Funds

and both the funds will be

utilized as the H.P Govt.

guiidelines i.e fo the

purpose of health,

sanitation, construction of

roads etc. These finds will

be issued by the district

administration in various

development schemes,

when people of the area

will give consent to this

project.

He further said that the

report of this Public

Hearing will be submitted

to MoEF&CC, Govt. of

India, New Delhi. After

detailed discussions with

MoEF&CC, Govt. of India,

the Ministry will give the

green signal to this project,

thereafter the Government

will start this Hydel project.

The HPPCL is a State

Government Undertaking



Corportion and people of

the area have faith on the

Government and he

assured that the HPPCL

management will facilitate

the people of the area. He

also assured that the

HPPCL management will

fulfills all genuine

conditional demands,

because maximum

demands are community

demands i.e water, road

electricity and community

hall etc.

In the end, Sh. Hem Raj Bairwa, ADC Chamba, Chairman of Environmental Public Hearing thanked

all the participants for attending the Environmental Public Hearing

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7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

7.3.1 Risk & Its Assessment

Risk is the probability or severity of occurrence of a harmful consequence due to hazards.

Hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life health or environment.

Disaster is a natural or man-made hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing

significant physical damage or distraction loss of life or drastic change in environment.

Risk Assessment: Qualitative and quantitative measurement of the potential loss of life,

personal injury, economic injury, and property damage resulting from hazards.

Risk assessment involves the following:

7.3.1.1 Hazard Identification

7.3.1.2 Vulnerability Analysis

7.3.1.3 Risk Analysis

7.3.1.4 Emergency Plan

The main objective of this Risk Assessment (RA) study for the proposed ropeway is to

identify the disasters due to natural causes, human caused occurrences & technical failures

and to provide risk mitigating measures to reduce associated hazards.



7.3.1.1 Hazard Identification

Aerial ropeway above chanju nallah may present a number of hazards to the general public,

operating and maintenance staff. Ropeway will be liable to suffer from two types of disasters:

NATURAL DISASTERS

Natural disasters include earthquakes, landslides, rock falls, floods, storms, avalanche,

lightening, cloud burst etc. Risk Analysis due to Natural Hazards are discussed in section

7.3.3.1 of this chapter.

HUMAN -CAUSED OCCURRENCES

Man-made occurrences include:

• Fire

• Electrical faults

• Technical faults like rope with broken wires in service, drive / return sheave shaft failure

/ tension system failure, mount assembly parts failure, over speeding of ropeway / brake

failure, rollback, slippage / fall of cabin, entanglement of cabin, swinging of cabin

resulting in falling of cabin, cabin derailment at station etc.

Hazard analysis for the Natural &Man-madeDisasters is discussed in the Table 7-1

TABLE 7-1HAZARD ANALYSIS

Hazards Severity (1-5) likelihood (1-5) Severity x likelihood (1-25)

(Hazards scoring 1-12 are

less serious hazards & 13-

25 are very serious hazards

& need prior attention)

Natural hazard

Earthquake 5 2 10

Landslides 5 4 20

Flood 2 2 4

Wind & cyclone 2 2 4

Cloud Burst 3 1 3

Man-made hazard

Fire & explosion 5 2 10

Electrical 3 5 15

Technical/ Accident 4 3 20

Security 3 1 3

7.3.2 Vulnerability Analysis

As per the hazards analysis given in Table 7-1, the vulnerable areas during construction phase

are mainly the immediate areas under construction.



The vulnerability analysis during operation phase is given for natural as well as man-made

hazards are shown in Table 7-2 & table 7-3 respectively.

TABLE 7-2VULNERABLE LOCATIONS/ AREAS FOR NATURAL HAZARDS

Hazard Vulnerability

Earthquake Damage to Towers, trolleys

Landslides Damage to Towers.

Wind & cyclone There are very moderate chances of wind & cyclone; this can

cause damage to cable car.

Cloud Burst Cloud burst can cause soil erosion, landslides and flooding on

project site. It can cause damage to towers.

TABLE 7-3VULNERABLE LOCATIONS OF DIFFERENT MAN-MADE HAZARDS

Hazard Vulnerable Locations

Fire Trolleys, Terminal Stations, Control Room

Mechanical/ Accident Trolleys, Ropes, Terminal Stations, Ropeway Towers

7.3.3 Risk Analysis

7.3.3.1 Environmentally Induced Risks and Hazards

Natural Calamity Hazard Profile

Hazard profile map of India (published by Home Ministry of India as a part of document

‘Disaster Management Plan in India’) is depicted in figure 7-1.

The region having project site is prone to following Hazards:

• Earthquake

• Landslides

• Flooding

• Wind & Cyclone

• Cloud Burst

Above findings are supported by profile map of India for earthquake, Landslides flooding and

wind & cyclone as depicted in Fig. 7-1:

FIGURE 8NATURAL CALAMITY HAZARD PROFILE OF INDIA



7.1.1 Seismicity

As per fig. 7- 2, the project site is located in chamba district which falls in seismic zone V

which indicates very high damage risk zone.



FIGURE 9SEISMIC MAP OF (SOURCE: NDRRP)

7.1.2 Landslides

According to geological, topographical and climatic conditions of the area and human factors

such as deforestation, unscientific road construction (blasting carried out for road cuttings),

constructions of dams or reservoirs, housing schemes, roads, terracing and water intensive

agricultural practices on steep slopes etc., implemented without proper environmental impact

assessments have increased the intensity and frequency of landslides.

The landslide vulnerability in case of Chamba, is high. Landslides may occur at the project

site, if, slope stability is not maintained.



FIGURE 10LANDSLIDES MAP (SOURCE-NIDM)

7.1.3 Flooding

The Chamba district falls in high vulnerable districts. More particularly the flash flood hazard

incidences are increasing causing large scale damage.

FIGURE 12FLOOD MAP OF UTTARAKHAND

FIGURE 11: FLOOD MAP OF UTTARAKHAND



7.1.4 Wind & Cyclone

The temperature variation and wind speed are directly proportional to avalanches. It is evident

from the map below that the project is a moderate risk.

FIGURE 13WIND HAZARD MAP (SOURCE- SDMA)



7.1.5 Cloud Burst

Though not a regular phenomenon, cloudbursts lead to exceptionally heavy rainfall and

sudden flash floods in the mountainous streams and rivers, leading to breaching of banks and

overflowing of dams.

7.3.3.2 Human Induced Risks and Hazards

7.1.6 Fire & Explosion:

Since it is a ropeway project, fire can mainly cause due to electric spark in electrical room,

fire in the surrounding forest area, fire in fuel storage places, etc. The Fire & explosion can

cause loss to material of construction.

7.1.7 Technical Failures/ Accident:

As the ropeway consists of cable cars, ropes & big & heavy machineries, technical failures as

discussed in Section 7.1.1 can cause risks to people working in the area during construction

phase & operation phase.

Consequences of the discussed hazards may result into accident.

7.4 PREVENTIVE MEASURES

7.4.1 Natural Occurrences

7.4.1.1 Earthquake:

The project will be situated in Seismic Zone-V area. Special attention shall be given to the

structural design of foundation, elements of masonry, timber, plain concrete, reinforced

concrete, pre-stressed concrete, and structural steel. All applicable guidelines will also be

followed in this regard to ensure safety of the building.

7.4.1.2 Landslides:

The area where ropeway is proposed is highly prone to landslides. Structural stability & safety

is must to prevent ropeway damage due to landslides. Slope stability in the area shall be

maintained at 450.

7.4.1.3 Flooding:

• Although the site is not prone to flooding & being at the highest peak, the probability of

flooding is very less, proper designing of drainage system shall be done.

• All the waste water shall be disposed off to soak pits.



• Structures shall be built in such a way that no harm occurs to the people & structures due

to flooding due to natural calamities.

7.4.2 Man-made Occurences

7.4.2.1 Fire and Life Safety:

• Smoking must be prohibited.

• Electrical equipment must be explosion-proof to meet national electrical code

requirements.

• Dry chemical extinguishers should be accessible for small fires. An adequate supply of

handheld and wheeled types should be available.

• Hydrants should be strategically placed with adequate hoses.

• Small spills should be remediated with sand, earth, or other non-combustible absorbent

material, and the area then flushed with water.

7.4.2.2 Technical Faults & Accidents

• Bucket carrying material shall be provided with 2 nos. detachable rope grips.

• The ropeway system will be provided with minimum of two braking systems (Normal,

Emergency and Service Brake). The emergency shall be hydraulically operated brake

provided on braking track of drive sheave. The service brake shall be electromagnetic

brake provided on high speed brake disc.

• In event of main power supply failure, the system should have full rated Diesel Generator

to supply power to run drive motors.

• Standby separate motor system will be provided for each station to run ropeway at slow

speed in case of failure of main motor or power failure of DG set.

• Line safety devices should be installed on each trestle, holds down & pressure frames

which immediately stop the ropeway in the unlikely event of rope derailment. This should

comprise of electrical trip limit switch with attachment mounted on line sheave mount. In

an accidental acse, if the hauling rope comes out of line sheaves it should be automatically

trip the ropeway by the actuation of limit switch through the attachment.

• Rope catcher will be provided on mount beams on line trestle, P.F. and Stations to arrest/

support the hauling rope in case of de-ropement.

• Emergency push buttons will be provided at stations to stop the ropeway, if required.

• The ropeway main drive motors to be tripped if:

o Set rope speed exceed by 5 %



o Wind speed exceeds the limit 150 km/hr as per Indian Standard so that damage to

the rope and bucket due to the vibration caused can be prevented.

• The project shall be provided with anemometers to monitor the wind speed and to provide

trip signals to main drive in case wind speed exceeds a pre-determined set speed.

• Each station will have a first-aid medical facility.

7.5 MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT OF ROPEWAY

7.5.1 Maintenance Record

The ropeway operator will ensure that:

• Written procedures are developed for operating the equipment under all reasonably

foreseeable conditions, and that all safety requirements are incorporated into these

procedures.

• Records are kept of every critical safety stage in the operation of ropeway.

• Operating procedures and all other relevant operating records are freely available to

any person who operates the equipment.

• All operational data are available for inspection by any authorised person who is

involved with the ropeway, including equipment inspectors.

7.5.2 Daily Operational Requirements

Starting of ropeway: The ropeway will be start by the competent person authorised by the

management.

Daily inspections: Prior to transporting material, a daily inspection will be conducted by

competent personal. As a minimum, the inspection will consist of the following:

• Inspect visually each terminal, station, and the entire length of the ropeway, including

grips, hangers and carriers:

• Note the position of tension trolley and ensure that tensioning system is free to move

in both directions.

• Test the operation of all manual and automatic switches in terminals, stations, and

loading and unloading areas, as per the manufacturer’s specifications.

• Test the operation of main drive and all braking systems.

• Test the operation of communication systems.

• Note the general condition of the hauling rope.



7.5.3 Operation Log

• A daily operational log shall be maintained for ropeway.

• The daily operational log shall include at least the following:

a) Date;

b) Names and duty stations of operating personnel;

c) Operating hours and purpose of operations;

d) Temperature, wind, and weather conditions and changes, with times of changes noted;

e) Record of compliance with daily operational inspection;

f) Position and condition of the tensioning carriage and of the counterweight or other

tensioning devices;

g) Accidents, malfunctions, or abnormal occurrences during operation; and

h) Signature of the operator.

7.5.4 Maintenance of Ropeway

The maintenance program will comprise of procedures for addressing all components subject

to load, wear, corrosion or fatigue. This would include:

• The types of lubricants required and frequency of application;

• The types of testing required and frequency of testing;

• The definitions and measurements to determine excessive wear and replacement

criteria.

• The recommended frequency of service to specific parts and details of the service

required.

• Identification of other areas that might require specific attention.

7.5.5 Ropeway Management

The ropeway management shall ensure that:

• The ropeway including all safety devices is maintained in accordance with the

maintenance and inspection schedules and are kept in safe working condition at all

times.

• A procedure is in place which requires any faults found in the ropeway to be reported

immediately by the person who finds the fault, investigated and, where necessary,

maintained, adjusted, repaired or altered.

• Ropeway that has been subject to maintenance, whether routine maintenance or

maintenance in response to a fault found, shall be appropriately tested before re-



entering service, to ensure their design compliance.

• All maintenance procedures relating to the ropeway shall be kept in controlled status

regularly updated and continually improved and shall be executed by competent

persons.

• Proper inventory of spare parts shall be maintained in a proper storage area.

The operator of the ropeway will ensure that:

• The date, time and full details of any maintenance work undertaken and the results of

any maintenance procedure carried out.

• Ensure that maintenance records are available for examination by all persons

concerned, including equipment inspectors.

• Keep record of running hours and/or number of loading cycles operated by a ropeway

and its condition, where a material ropeway, or any of its components, is subject to

condition monitoring.

7.5.6 Inspection of Ropeway

The owner /operator of the ropeway shall ensure that:

• Commissioning inspection has been carried out by an equipment inspector, who shall

also witness all relevant tests.

• Formal pre-season inspections are carried out

• The ropeway is inspected in-service at least annually for issue of certificate of

inspection.

• Daily and periodic maintenance inspections are carried out.

Records: A list of parts to be inspected will be maintained. The operator of the ropeway will

maintain records of the date, time, time and results of any inspection carried out and the name

of the inspection body engaged.

7.5.7 Tests of Ropeway Operation

The ropeway operator will ensure that:

• All routine tests of emergency procedures, and of alarms, and safety devices, relating

to the ropeway, are carried out at appropriate intervals.

• Every overload test is carried out under strict conditions, is monitored at all times and

does not exceed the limits specified in the relevant design or operating standard;



• The ropeway is not loaded above its safe working load, except for the purposes of an

overload test.

The records of the following will be maintained:

• The date, time, details and results of any tests carried out are recorded.

• Comments on the performance of ropeway in any test, and on any maintenance done

or any adjustment, alteration, or repair made as a result of any test are recorded; and

• Any data arising from testing are readily available for inspection by authorised persons

including equipment inspectors.

The Emergency Management Cell teams outline is given in figure 7-6:

FIGURE 14EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CELL TEAMS OUTLINE

7.6 SPECIFIC SAFETY FEATURES FOR A ROPEWAY

There are numerous redundancies and secondary systems designed and built into the

construction and aerial ropeway technologies to ensure reliability and safety. Specific safety

features for a ropeway include:

• Back-up Generators – In the event of a primary engine failure, secondary diesel

generators are typically available to continue operation.

Administrator / Head EMC

Chief Incident & Site incident controller

Safety & security

coordinator

Information officer Medical officer

First Aid Controller

Primary Controller Police/ DMA Hospital

Disaster Management Operator

(In house)



• Secondary Bearing System – The main bull wheels in each terminal may have a

secondary set of bearings in the event of primary bearing failure.

• Tire Conveyor Redundancy – Both the accelerator and decelerator conveyors have

secondary lines with separate power in the event of a primary failure.

• Recovery concept -If secondary power fails and on-line rescue is required,

comprehensive evacuation guidelines are implemented and carried out by specially

trained personnel. The form of the evacuation depends on lift type and site conditions.

• In order to enhance system reliability, besides the electric main drive unit (AC motor),

two independent hydrostatic emergency drive units allow for operation of the system

at a reduced capacity and in emergency cases for each section.

• The hydraulic emergency drive can be installed to bring the bucket zback to the

station.

• The detachable system features friction sheaves at the incoming and outgoing sides of

the stations. These sheaves transmit the speed of the rope via double V-belts to the

conveyors which transport the carriers through the stations. This configuration ensures

positive control and synchronization of rope speed and carrier conveying speed in each

station in both forward and reverse directions, irrespective of the drive selected.

• Key functions of the ropeway, such as rope speed and grip opening and closing

operations, are monitored and controlled by electronic safety circuits in order to ensure

smooth operation and maximum safety. Fixed rope tensioning is achieved by two

hydraulic cylinders in the tensioning terminal for each rope loop.

• Two separate brakes will be provided in the drive of ropeway system.

• In the event of main power failure, full capacity standby D.G. set will be provided to

supply power to run drive motor.

• Standby separate motor system/rescue engine will be provided to run ropeway at slow

speed to bring bucket back from line in case of failure of main motor or power failure

from DG set.

• Rope catcher will be provided with the fully articulated sheave mount beam at

incoming and outgoing side on line trestles and Stations to arrest / support the hauling

rope in case of de-ropement.

• Emergency push buttons will be provided at all stations to stop the ropeway, if

required.



• Both the stations and line safety devices will also be operative during running the

ropeway with separate motor at a maximum speed of 1 m/ sec. Battery back should

also be provided for opening of service and emergency brakes.

• Control Panels and Distribution Boards will be provided at all stations for operation

as well as maintenance purposes. Control relays and interlocks will be provided for

rescue Drive, emergency motor and brake operation. A.C. drive will be provided with

forward reverse operation, speed variation (auto and manual) and inching facilities.

• Line safety devices are installed on each trestle, which immediately stop the ropeway

in the unlikely event of rope derailment. This comprises of electrical Ceramic fuses

with attachment mounted on line sheave mount.

• Set rope speed exceeds by 5%

• Wind speed exceeds the set limit.

All elements of the ropeway are mounted onto a steel structure which is anchored on

concrete foundations.

7.7 SAFETY MEASURES FOR WILDLIFE

From the safety point of view, the aerial ropeway seems to offer no danger of any kind to the

Wild Life. However, all precautions and safety measures will be taken to ensure Maximum

Safety of the any type of Wild life at site during construction as well as Operational Phase,

which are discussed as under:

7.7.1 During construction phase

• Night time construction activities will not be allowed in order to minimize the human-

animal conflict.

• Storage Yards for Construction Material, Tower Erection Steel Structures, Cable storage

areas and other related Storage and working areas shall be properly made.

• The storage yards and construction areas will be barricaded with meshed wire fence of at

least 3 m height. This would prevent the wild animals from accidentally entering into these

work areas during the construction phase and thus ensure their safety.

7.7.2 During Operational Phase

• Minimum required area is being considered for the construction of Terminal Stations.

• As the Ropeway Towers, which shall be made up of steel, are to be erected over the

ground, the base of the towers shall be of some danger to the Wild Life. Thus, they would



be closed in a mesh wire enclosure which shall be approximately 6 feet (2 m) high. This

would prevent any animals from straying into these steel girder bases of the towers.



CHAPTER 8: PROJECT BENEFITS

Aerial Ropeway is fast emerging technology of providing transportation of raw material

especially for hilly and tough terrains. It is totally environment friendly with least generation

of any type of pollutants. The land requirement is minimal as the transportation of raw

material can be done till accessible Existing PWD roads and then through ropeways

(longitudinal & cross ropeways) thereby reducing any impact on the surface flora and fauna

of the region.

• The main objective of installation of the proposed ropeway, as mentioned earlier, is to

transport construction material for HEP.

• Looking at various options of transport system, there are only two options available

either road transport or aerial ropeway system, in which ropeway installation is fast,

eco-friendly as well as economic

• Ropeway System can negotiate steep gradient, with less space

• Ropeway is an environment friendly system. There will be very less impact of the

ecology and environment during the installation and operation of ropeway system.

There will not be stress on the forest and its coverage can be maintained intact during

the operation

• Ropeway, generally, does not change the land use pattern

• It rarely requires displacement or relocation. Being aerial, it does not obstruct the

movement underneath

• There will not be any conflict on the wild life as the operation of ropeway does not

generate any vibrations, sound, heat, etc. that might have negative impact on the wild

life

• As ropeway is electrically operated, there will not be additional pressure on the

requirement of fossil fuel for transportation of materials

• Since Ropeway will directly transfer the material, it will reduce the contamination and

wastage of the material



CHAPTER 9: ENVIRONMENTMANAGEMENT PLAN

The Environment Management Plan (EMP) is a site-specific plan developed to ensure that

the project is implemented in an environmentally sustainable manner where all stakeholders

including the project proponents, contractors and subcontractors, including consultants,

understand the potential environmental risks arising from the proposed project and take

appropriate actions to properly manage that risk. Adequate environmental management

measures will be incorporated during the entire planning, construction and operating stages

of the project to minimize any adverse environmental impact and assure sustainable

development of the area.

The EMP presented below will be followed and regular monitoring of relevant parameters as

stated in Chapter-6 shall be carried out.

The Environment Management Planning has been done by keeping in mind the present

environment of the site as discussed in Chapter-3 & the impacts & mitigation measures as

discussed in Chapter 4.

9.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT:

The major factors responsible for Land pollution & Land instability due to this ropeway are

mainly:

✓ Deforestation

✓ Disposal of waste on land

✓ Erosion of soil, noise & vibrations

✓ Weakening of rocks during construction

To keep the land clean & free from risks, following management techniques shall be followed:

9.1.1 During Construction Phase

Project area involves total 53,800 sqm (5.38 ha.) of area which will be diverted for the loading

& unloading terminals including ropeway corridor for the proposed ropeway.

As discussed in Section 5.1, Diversion of forest land, i.e. tree cutting will be carried out as

per the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for the development of terminals and pillars and

associated guidelines in this respect. To reduce the impact due to tree cutting a compensatory



afforestation plan as directed by Forest Department will be followed. Necessary permission

to carry out the procedure has already been applied.

To minimize the problem of landslides, no blasting will be done; instead, the foundation will

be dug manually with the help of drillers or with chained excavators.

The excess soil generated due to foundation excavation shall be used as a raw material in

construction & top soil shall be preserved for landscaping purposes for afforestation.

To avoid impacts on land due to disposal of waste, oil leaks, etc. separate storage yardswith

hard paving for waste storage, used oil storage, lubricating oil storage & other raw material

storage shall be maintained. Waste shall be stored at a covered place.

9.1.2 During Operation phase

By the construction of ropeway, the land use of the site as shown in Figure 9-1 will be changed

to a built-up land for which proposed land use is shown in Figure 9-2.

Area required for Area (ha) Type of Land

Ropeway Platform (i) 1.44 Forest land

Ropeway Span (ii) 3.94 Forest land

Total (i+ii) 5.38 ha Forest land

FIGURE 15 PROPOSED LANDUSE

Moreover, the impacts during the operation phase include waste disposal, leakage from

machineries, runoff near pillars & soil erosion causing instability of land.

27%

73%

Land Use

Ropeway Platform (i)

Ropeway Span (ii)



The waste disposal will be limited to the loading and unloading stations of ropeway only.

Moreover, to avoid spread of waste on land, proper collection bins will be provided at the

terminal stations.

Lubricating oils for ropeway machineries & used oil generated from DG sets, machineries

etc. shall be collected properly in leak proof containers so as to avoid leakage & spillage of

oil on ground & ultimately contamination of soil.

As this is a temporary structure which will be removed after the construction HEP (30 MW),

thus the land will be restored by filling the terminals and planting trees above that.

9.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT


During construction Phase, the impact on Air Environment will mainly be due to the fugitive

emissions like particulate matter etc. that will be generated due to activities like excavation,

drilling, transportation & handling of equipment’s and materials, etc.

Air Quality shall be managed by the following:

• Although, construction activities will be mainly done at terminal stations, so dust

emissions will be minimal & in limited areas and dust generation will be minimized due

to localized meteorological conditions (as discussed in Section 3.3 of Chapter-3), separate

& covered storage yards for keeping the construction material& other raw material shall

be made.

• Constructed towers/ buildings will be covered with green cloth.

• Excavated soil shall be used to the extent possible as a raw material in construction & rest

of the soil & top soil shall be dumped to the dumping sites. After use of dumping sites,

Plantation shall be done on the dumping site with use of top soil.

• Dust generated due to drilling will be collected by JCB dust collectors & will be stored at

separate & covered place.

• Water sprinkling to settle down the dust generated during construction activities shall be

done.

9.2.2 During Operation Phase

Although, Ropeway operation is an environment friendly non-polluting transport system, the

main source of pollution will be the ropeway machineries & the dust emissions due to material

handling.



The management practices to be followed are as follows:

• Adequate Stack height for the DG sets above the terminal stations shall be provided to

discharge the effluent gases from machineries at a certain height.

• Regular sprinkling of water shall be done for dust suppression.

• Transported material will be fully covered.

• Regular cleaning of trolley after unloading of material to avoid fugitive emission.

9.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT


During construction Phase, total 8 KLD water shall be required for curing, ropeway

development, and sprinkling purposes. The water shall be taken from the chanju nallah

(Spring water).

Water management during construction Phase shall be done as under:

• The solid waste or debris generated shall be properly stored & disposed to avoid slurry

discharge in water courses like River in the vicinity.

• Runoff shall be collected & shall be treated for reuse in sprinkling & curing purposes, to

minimize the utilization of fresh water.

• Provision of Septic tanks followed by soak pits shall be made to ensure no discharge of

wastewater in open or near watercourses.


As per the maximum peak population load calculation discussed in Section 2.9, total water

requirement has been estimated to be 5 KLD as detailed in Table9-1 and water will be sourced

from chanju nallah (Spring water). Water shall be used mainly for flushing, drinking, hand

washing and miscellaneous purposes as shown in figure-9-3. Total quantity of wastewater

generation for will be 3.8 KLD.



TABLE 9-1WATER MANAGEMENT

S.

No.

Population Factor

(lpcd)

Water Requirement (in

KLD)

Waste water

(in KLD)

Total water

requirement

1. Staff 10 45 0.45

2. Labours 60 45 2.7 Sub Total

3 KLD

Domestic: 1 KLD

Flushing: 2 KLD

Domestic: 0.8

KLD

Flushing: 2

KLD

Total waste

water

generated= 2.8

KLD

3. Misc.

2 KLD 1 KLD Total 70 5 KLD 3.8 KLD

FIGURE 16 WATER BALANCE

SOAK PIT

The water in the septic tank is not pure, it is called grey water because it still contains organic

materials that need to be filtered out. A Soak Pit is a covered, porous-walled chamber that

allows water to slowly soak into the ground. Pre-settled effluent from septic tank is discharged

to the underground chamber from where it infiltrates into the surrounding soil.

http://civildigital.com/domestic-sewage-treatment-septic-tank-and-soak-pits/



Construction Details

A layer of sand and fine gravel is spread across the bottom to help disperse the flow. Depth

should be between 1.5 and 4m deep, but never less than 1.5m above the ground water

table. The Soak Pit is filled with coarse rocks and gravel. The rocks and gravel will prevent

the walls from collapsing but will still provide adequate space for the waste-water.

Working

As waste-water percolates through the soil from the soak pit, small particles are filtered out

by the soil matrix and organics are digested by micro-organism.

9.4 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT


Storm water runoff from the construction site shall not be allowed to flow down the hill. The

runoff shall be collected to the maximum extent possible & shall be treated for reuse in

sprinkling & curing activities.


Maximum collection of rain water shall be done and the stored water shall be reused wherever

possible.

Garland drains shall be constructed around the pillars/towers near loading and unloading to

ensure the proper drainage of the storm water and to prevent disturbance to the drainage

pattern of the area.



9.5 NOISE & VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT

9.5.1 During Construction Phase:

As discussed in Section 5.4, noise & vibrations may have destroying impacts on the

environment. The noise emission sources during construction phase will include construction

machineries / equipment to be employed at site. Other source may be other construction

activities like hammering, drilling, etc. & traffic.

The management measures for noise & vibration control are as follows:

• Standard methods and machinery shall be used and shall be installed on anti-vibration

pads.

• Manual cutting & drilling operations may be followed for excavation of site to avoid noise

& vibration generation. Also, the construction activities shall be done during the day time

only.

• Drilling equipment will be regularly maintained as per maintenance manual and will be

provided with vibration dampers.

• Workers exposed to high noise level will be provided with personal protective equipment

like ear plugs/ ear muffs. OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL) for noise exposure

will be followed and task rotation of workers will be done exposed to noise.

• Temporary noise barriers shall be provided around the construction area so that the noise

generated due to construction machineries & activities can be suppressed.

9.5.2 During Operation Phase:

Source of Noise & vibrations during operation phase will be the DG sets at Terminal Stations,

ropeway machineries and traffic mov ement in the area carrying material.

The noise & vibration management measures are discussed below:

• Acoustically enclosed DG Sets of 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA will

be bought and installed on proper anti- vibration pads to avoid vibration impacts. As there

is no source of power generation thus DG sets will be used as power supply. Same DG

sets will be used at the time of construction.

• Similarly, other ropeway machineries will be kept in closed rooms & will be installed over

anti vibration pads.



• Rope used for the movement of cable cars will be as per the norms of ropeway engineering

practices & standard. The movement of rope on the tower sheaves fitted with rubber liners

will minimize the noise.

• Normally, the noise and vibration in any cable ropeway occurs at the transfer point where

the cable car comes in contact with rail mounted at the terminals and also at the

intermediate towers. Therefore, it would ensure that the alignment at the transfer points

are regularly checked and maintained and also suitably lubricated from time to time.

• The noise pollution due to operation of DG set& other machineries can be controlled by

installation of silent cowling to a value of 65 dB (A).

• The normal ropeway operations are always lower than 50 dB (A) of noise level. Proper

maintenance of the ropeway during the operational phase will be done to ensure low or

no noise and environmental impacts as described in Section 7.3 of the EIA report.

9.6 SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

9.6.1 Solid Waste

9.6.1.1 During Construction Phase

Wastes which are likely to be generated during the construction of terminals include the

following:

• Construction Waste & Debris: It may include waste timber work, spent concrete and

cement screening and material and equipment wrappings.

• Excavated materials: Excavation during pillar foundations will lead to generation of

excess soil.

• Municipal Waste will further include two categories:

o Organic Waste-Approx. 8 Kg/day wastes will be generated.

o Inert waste, which may include stones, dust, etc.

• Hazardous Waste-Used oil from ropeway machineries, DG set, etc.

The management of this waste is discussed below:

• No disposal of the waste on land will be done. Rather, it shall be collected at a separate

place& as far as possible.



• Biodegradable Waste will be treated by vermi-composting. Recyclable waste shall be

given to authorized vendor. Other inert waste shall be sent to solid waste/landfill site.

• Excavated soil and construction waste shall be used in leveling & backfilling purposes

wherever possible and rest shall be disposed to the proposed dumping sites.

• The hazardous waste will be stored in leak proof containers & will be given to authorized

vendors.

9.6.1.2 During operation phase

During operation phase, solid waste will be generated by employees. The estimates of the

solid waste generated from the proposed project have been shown in table 9-4:

TABLE 9-4SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Type of Waste Colour of Bin Disposal Method Total Waste

(kg/day)

Organic Waste

The waste will be treated

by vermicomposting.

8.0

Recyclable Waste

(Inert waste,

papers, plastic

etc)

Collected and given to

approved recycler

3.0

Total Waste 11 kg/ day

The above table indicates that the total 11 Kg/day of waste will be generated. Management

of the generated waste can be done as given under:

Hazardous waste during construction & operation phase will be the used oil & other oil

leakages from DG sets and other machineries. The waste oil generated from D.G sets and

other machineries shall be stored in HDPE containers and will be given to recycler authorized

by SPCB.

9.6.2 E-Waste

E-waste during operational phase will be generated from electric equipment like motor, wires

etc will be given to approved recycler.

9.7 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

The project alignment falls under forest area range. The flora & fauna of the area is discussed

in Section 4.10. The Flora & fauna of the area will be kept least affected.



The ropeway is an eco-friendly, silent mode of transportation, hence, no impacts on its

ecology are envisaged due to the proposed ropeway.


Project development requires diversion of 5.38 ha. of forest land for non-forest purpose &

few trees are required to be cut for the construction of terminals and pillars. The activity will

be carried out as per the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and associated guidelines in this

respect. A compensatory afforestation plan has been directed by the forest department

according to which compensation will be paid to the forest department. 493 trees shall be cut

for which compensatory afforestation shall be done. Noise generation shall be minimized to

avoid impacts on fauna. Mitigation measures for Noise have been already discussed in Section

5.4 & noise management measures have been discussed in Section 9.5 of this chapter.

9.7.2 During operation Phase

During operation phase, plantation is proposed around the terminals under the corridor of

ropeway & in other open spaces, to enhance the terrestrial ecology of the area.

Main reasons of disturbance to terrestrial and aquatic ecology are increased noise, glare/

lighting impact of ropeway structures on bird species and habitat fragmentation.

Whereas ropeway is an environment friendly transportation method, efforts shall be made to

ensure minimum or no disturbance to the ecology of the area.

The alignment has been selected by keeping in sight that no infringement to habitation will

be caused.

9.8 SOCIO ECONOMIC SCENARIO &BENEFITS TO ECONOMY & STATE

Ropeway will have positive impacts on the socio economy of area (benefits discussed in

Section- 5.7 of Chapter-5 and Chapter 8).


There are no such negative impacts on socio economy during the construction phase. Instead,

the projects will provide positive impacts to the socio-economy by providing employment

opportunities in the area.

No displacement or R & R plan is needed as no human habitat exists at the planned stations

area for ropeway or in the corridor of the ropeway.



9.8.2 During operation Phase

The main impact of operation of ropeway will be on the employment in the region. However,

by the introduction of ropeway, which is proposed for transportation of material for proposed

hydroelectric power plant, there also will be generation of indirect employmnet.

Ropeway system will minimize the transportation cost.

The unskilled persons may be imparted training & shall be employed to the project team.

The positive impacts on socio economy due to proposed ropeway are given in detail in Section

5.7.

9.8.3 Corporate Environment Responsibility

As per CER office memorandum of MOEF dated 1.5.2018, the project with cost of project

<Rs 100 Cr have to spend 2% (125.78 lacs) of the Capital cost on the CER activities.

As per the Office Memorandum: Some of the activities which can be carried out in CER, are

infrastructure creation for drinking water supply, sanitation, health, education, skill

development, roads, cross drains, electrification including solar power, solid waste

management facilities, scientific support and awareness to local farmers to increase yield of

crop and fodder, rain water harvesting, soil moisture conservation works, avenue plantation,

plantation in community areas, etc.).

The activities proposed by the project proponent seeing the requirement of the project in the

surrounding areas are as follows:

S. No. ACTIVITIES AMOUNT (in Rs.)

1 Drinking Facility- Safe drinking water facilities will be made

available for the local people.

26.41 lacs

2 Sustainable Development- Investment in Sustainable

Development in and around its areas of operation.

27.67 lacs

3 Sanitation-

Material distribution and coordination with the Government

officials to set up Sanitation and cleanliness campaigns.

Provision of Signboards indicating steps to keep environment &

surroundings clean.

Toilet facilities- The Terminal Stations would have provision of

waiting area and toilet facilities for general public.

50.0 lacs

4 Medical Aid Facilities- Provision of medical aid post equipped

to render first aid and to assist in accessing emergency medical

aid from hospitals / clinics in the vicinity will be made at Base

station.

21.7 lacs



As per the Office memorandum, the entire activities proposed under the CER shall be

monitored and the monitoring report shall be submitted to the regional office as a part of half-

yearly compliance report, and to the District Collector. Apart from this, the CER activities

undertaken by the PP shall be posted on the website of the project proponent. Also, The

District Collector will have the right to add or delete the activities as per the requirement of

the District.

9.9 TRAFFIC MANANGEMENT

As the ropeway project is proposed to transport construction material across the Chanju nallah

in ecofriendly manner. There will not be significantly impact on traffic, traffic management

will be required in the Operation Phase mainly.

There will be increase in vehicular movement for transportation of various construction

material required for the hydroelectric power plant which will be transported by ropeway

across the Chanju nallah. The increase in vehicles will be managed in the open space

available, adequate space is at the loading station for providing organized vehicle parking.

9.10 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL

An environment management cell shall be created which shall perform the following

functions:

• Achieve objectives of the ‘Environment Management Plan’.

• Collect information from regular monitoring and create a database.

• Analyze the data and decide thrust area.

• Based on the data collected, decide target for each thrust area.

• Carry out ‘Projects’ in each thrust area to arrive at practical solutions to environmental

problems.

• Discuss the reports of study on environment and disseminate the information.

• Work out ‘Action plan’ for implementation of the recommendations made in the

reports.

• Prepare Management Information System (MIS) reports and budget for environment

management program.

• The Plant Manager will be responsible for environmental issues at plant.

• The responsibilities of the various members of the environment management cell are

given in Table 9-5 as follows:



TABLE 9-2ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL

S.No. Designation Proposed responsibility

1. Unit Head Overall responsibility for environmental

management and decision making for all

environmental issues. To identify and recommend

all kinds of major improvements to be taken in a

Financial year

2. Site In charge Ensure environmental monitoring as per

appropriate procedures as discussed in Chapter-6

of this EIA report.

Ensure correct records of generation, handling,

storage, transportation and disposal of solid

hazardous wastes. To monitor and ensure

implementation of the improvements.

To co-ordinate with the Emergency Management

Cell for rescue and evacuation during disaster.

9.11 COST ON ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

The cost of project is estimated to be about Rs. crores.

The cost of project is estimated to be about Rs. 62.89 crores.

Rs. 40 lacs of capital cost & Rs. 6.14 lacs/year of recurring cost shall be spent on Environment

Management Plan. Details are given in Table 9-5:

TABLE 9-3 CAPITAL COST AND RECURRING COST ON EMP

Sl No

Description Capital Cost (Rs. In Lacs)

Recurring Cost (Rs. in Lacs/ Year)

1 Waste water treatment/septic tanks & soak pits

30.0 3.0

2 D.G. set Stack & Enclosure 5.0 0.5

3 Solid Waste Management 5.0 0.5

4 Environmental Monitoring -- 2.14

Total Rs. 40.0 lacs Rs. 6.14 lacs



CHAPTER 10: SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

10.1 SUMMARY

The proposed Material Ropeway shall be developed above the Chanju Nallah in Village-

Dantoi, Tehsil-Chaura, District-Chamba, Himachal Pradesh by M/s Himachal Pradesh Power

Corporation Limited. The Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has a

proposal of installing 2 Hydro Electric Projects, a) Chanju- III HEP (48MW) & b) Deothal-

Chanju HEP (30 MW) in Churah Tehsil of Distt. Chamba (HP). M/s HPPCL decided to have

a mechanized transportation system for transporting the construction materials to the work

site.

The proposed system consists 5 no. of ropeways to be installed across the Deothal Chanju

Nallah and one no. of ropeway longitudinally along the right bank of Deothal Chanju Nallah

passing through all the take off points of all ropeways and up to trench weir for Deothal

Chanju HEP (30 MW) based on Bi-cable ropeway system and Twin Track Bi cable ropeway

system. The total project covers an area of 5.38 ha (including loading and unloading area,

tower and corridor area).

The summarized details of the project are as follows:

• The proposed project will be developed in an area of 5.38 ha. which is a forest land.

The max pay load capacity of each ropeway ranges from 2-3 MT.

• Forest approval has already been applied for the diversion of forest land.

• The project being an aerial ropeway falls under the item 7(g) of the EIA notification

2006 and its amendments. Proposed project is a Category A project as the elevation

all the terminals are above 1000 MSL.

• The total power requirement for the project is 500 KW and will be sourced from DG

Sets. DG sets of capacity 7x35 KVA, 2x40 KVA, 2x30 KVA & 2x50 KVA will be

installed at the terminals of ropeway during construction phase which will also remain

in use during operation phase. As there is no source of power supply hence DG sets

will be used for this ropeway system.

• Water supply during construction phase and operation phase will be met through.

Chanju Nallah (Spring water). The total water requirement has been estimated to be 8

KLD during construction phase while 4 KLD during operation phase. 3 KLD of waste

water will be generated during construction phase and 2.45 KLD waste water during

operation phase which shall be discharged to septic tank followed by soak pit.



• Solid waste during construction phase will mainly be municipal waste generated due

to site clearance, construction waste (spent concrete, waste iron or steel bars and

cement screenings), excavation waste and labor waste. Approx. 8 kg/day wastes will

be generated during construction phase and operation phase which wil be given to

MSW vendor.

• The total cost of project is Rs. 62.89 Crores.

10.2 CONCLUSION

Work site situated on hills are difficult to reach due to the arduous & tough nature of the

mountains. The objective of HPPCL is to use the ropeways is for transportation of

construction material from road site to work site on the other side of the loading station

over the river. The straight path encountered most hostile terrain with steep gradient with

deep and wide gorges and valleys and much more inaccessible.

The Ropeways is an environment friendly system. There will be very less impact of the

ecology and environment during the installation and operation of ropway system. There

will not ne stress on the fores and its coverage can be maintained intact during the

operation. The waste & waste water could be managed easily by provision of better waste

& wastewater management strategies. It can act as an evacuation measure at the time of

bad weather & emergency situations.

Ropeway system will minimize the transportation cost susbstanitially and there will be no

proble, as related to the road transportation. Reliability of transportation of material is

much more, incase of Ropeway at the Hilly area/road.

It has been planned for the benefit of locals (in the form of employment), state (in the

form of economy) and the environment (preservation of its pleasant nature).



CHAPTER 11: DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS



Disclosure of

Environmental Consultant

Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt Ltd.

501 – 507, 5thFloor, Front Wing, NN Mall Sector- 3, Rohini, New Delhi - 110085

Phone: +91-11-49281370



About Environmental Consultant

➢ INTRODUCTION:

Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd, established by experienced environmental and related

experts, provides specialized services in the field of Environment and Pollution Control

for all types of Industrial, Construction, Nuclear Sciences, Bio-diversity Mining, Aerial

Ropeway and other related fields. Our transparent and professional approach,

commitment to excellent quality and service, timely deliveries have contributed to

create a name in the field of environment. We have a core group of highly qualified

experts from various fields like Environment, Forestry, Chemistry, Civil Engineering,

Geology, Social Sciences, Electronics and Telecommunication with rich and diversified

experience in the field of environment and pollution control.

Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd management, experience, excellence, professionalism

and ultimate satisfaction has helped in achieving the heights of success in their

specialized field of environment.

CORE TEAM

Sr. No. Name of the Expert Qualification Experience (yrs)

1. Mr. Praveen Bhargava, Managing Director

Pursuing Ph.D ,

M.Sc (Chemistry),

M.Phil (Chemistry),

31

2. Mrs. Rachna Bhargava, Director & C.E.O

Pursuing PhD,

M.Sc. (Environment Sc.

Advanced EMS Auditor

25

3. Mr. Nipun Bhargava Pursuing Ph.D,

M.Tech Chemical Engineering

6

4. Mr. Rajiv Kumar (ex I.F.S)

M.Sc (Botany),

A.I.F.C

34

5. Prof. R. P. Mathur, Mentor

Ph.D 60



6. Mr. Santosh Pant, Director

M. Tech 42

7. Dr Vinay Bhargava, Mentor

Ph.D 52

8. Mr. U.S. Pandey, Director

B.Sc Engineering (Mining) 46

ACCREDITATIONS OBTAINED:

• ISO-9001:2015 Certification

• ISO-14001:2015 Certification

• QCI – NABET Scheme for Accreditation of EIA Consultant Organizations

Declaration by Experts contributing to the EIA “Installation of Material Ropeways 5 Nos.

along with 1 longitudinal ropeway (6 Sections) for the construction of Deothal Chanju 30

MW HEP” at Village-Dantoi, Chamba, H.P. by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation

Limited”

I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed

the above EIA.

EIA coordinator:

Name: Mr. Rachna Bhargava

Signature and Date: 25.12.2018

Period of involvement:

Contact information: 9818362330

Functional area experts:

S. No. Functional areas Name of the expert/s Involvement

(Period of task**) Signature and date

1 AP*

Nipun Bhargava November-2017 to December-2018

25.12.2018

2 WP* Praveen Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018



3 SHW* Praveen Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018

25.12.2018

4 SE* Rachna Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018

5 EB* Rajiv Kumar


25.12.2018

6 HG* Santosh Pant November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018

7 GEO* Santosh Pant November-2017 to

December-2018 25.12.2018

8 SC* Praveen Bhargava November-2017 to

December-2018

25.12.2018

9 AQ* Nipun Bhargava


25.12.2018

10 NV* Partho Mukherjee November-2017 to

December-2018

25.12.2018

11 LU* Manoj Pant


25.12.2018

12 RH* Nipun Bhargava


25.12.2018

Team of FAA’s:

S. No. Functional

Areas Approved FAA’s

involved

Work Done/ Period of Involvement

1. LU - November-2017 to December-2018

2. AQ - November-2017 to December-2018



3. AP Latika Sehgal November-2017 to December-2018

4. WP - November-2017 to December-2018

5. EB - November-2017 to December-2018

6. SE - November-2017 to December-2018

7. NV Urvi Pritam November-2017 to December-2018

8. GEO Anand Singh November-2017 to December-2018

9. HG Anand Singh November-2017 to December-2018

10. SC Chandra Shekhar November-2017 to December-2018

11. RH - November-2017 to December-2018

12. SHW Shimael Fatima November-2017 to December-2018



CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION

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