Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

oads. In addition, after the roads are built, the increased road traffics will also emit air pollutantsdeteriorating ambient air quality.132. Land acquisition and resettlement: Construction and up gradation of roads will require landacquisition which may trigger out involuntary resettlement for affected people therein.133. Loss of agricultural lands: Majority of the flood plain lands are used for agriculture purpose andconstruction or up gradation of roads will result in loss of agriculture lands of a narrow strip over longdistances.134. Change in landuse: Change in landuse will primarily be from loss of agricultural lands andsecondly from roadside development induced after road development. The impact is perceived aspotential significant negative as unplanned and haphazard development will have significant negativeimpact on landuse.Major Positive Impacts Employment Transport Communication135. Employment: Employment generation will occur in the road construction/rehabilitation and in theincreased commercial and business activities induced with road network development.136. Transport Communication: With the road network development the commercial and businessimportance in the south western zone will rise significantly. Traffic will be generated locally due to theinduced growth. Table 7-25 provides the predicted induced traffic. For commercial and businesspurpose, goods will be carried by multimodal transport from various places within the regionsincluding urban, semi-urban and rural areas. The impact will occur gradually at an increased trendover a long period of time.Table 7-25: Induced TrafficYear Induced Traffic Flows (AADT)Truck Bus LV Total2009 0 0 0 02014 ‐ 1,110 843 1,9532020 1,562 1,823 2,525 5,9102025 2,041 2,008 4,347 8,3962030 2,657 2,192 7,499 12,3482035 3,205 2,376 9,986 15,567Source: The Consultant’s Estimate, 20097.4.1.2 Roadside Development137. Because of commercial importance of the roads and easy access to Asian Highway via majorroads, roadside developments are expected to get faster pace with the construction of the project.The expected roadside developments are industries, markets/growth centers/shops, housing areas,etc.138. The potential significant negative and positive impacts from roadside development are as below:Major Negative Impacts Loss of seasonal floodplain Deterioration in surface water quality Deterioration in groundwater quality Waste generation Land acquisition and resettlement Loss of agricultural lands Change in landuse139. Loss of seasonal floodplain: Loss of seasonal floodplain will result primarily from earth filling ofroadside low-lying lands. These lands are seasonally flooded, habitats for fishes/aquatic life, birdsduring monsoon/wet season and used as agricultural lands during dry period.7-35