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Description of the EnvironmentS. No.Rivers /Water bodiesLocation ofstretchHighway-44,Jaintia HillsDistrict.ActivitiesPark, cultivation, washing,pumping water foragricultureEnvironmentalproblemsgrowth of wetlandplant andmacrophyticVegetation,excessive use ofwater for cultivation,loss of water level inthe lake, waterquality is affectedfrom surfacerunoffs.6. River Myntduupstream7. River MyntduMiddle stream8. River MyntdudownstreamJowai, westcentral part ofJaintia HillsDistrict on NH-44.Jowai,surrounded byJaintia Hills,upstream ofRoad bridgeJaintia Hills.DistrictSyntuksiar,Jowai JaintiaHills District,lalong onNationalHighway-448km fromJowai.9. River Umngot Dawki atJaintia HillsDistrict. On theIndo-Banglaborder at theend of theGuwahati -Shillong - DawkiRoad.Source: Central Pollution Control BoardInterstate highway.Historical importance ofJaintia Hills, Vastreserves of coal andLimestones, Pine forestryagricultural fields andfish ponds adjacent towater body. Direct use ofriver water throughpumping in cultivatedlands, washing, fishingand boating.Hilly terrain, vibrant flowof water, forest cover,stone crushing, quarrying,hill sand recovery.Paddy fields, tourist spotat Kiang Nanbahmonument, fishing,bathing and washingactivities, solid wastedumping, opendefaecation.Tourist activities. RiverLinks Jaintia Hills Districtwith East Khasi HillsDistrict through an ancientmotorable bridge joiningNH-40. Cultivation,fishing, bathing, watersports, transport throughboats.Water qualityaffected by surfacerunoffs, silting inwater body,habitat destructiondue to humanactivities.Habitat destructiondue to silting inwater body andpoor substratum.Surface runofffrom cultivatedpaddy fields; affectwater quality, siltingin water body,habitat destruction.Sandy substratum,habitat destruction,surface run offsfrom hilly terrain atboth the bank ofriver.Draft Environmental Impact Assessment3 - 10
Rehabilitation and Up gradation of existing 2 lane to 2 lane with paved shoulder from Jowai (km 69.2) toMeghalaya/ Assam Border (km 173.20) Section of NH-44 in the State of Meghalaya under NHDP Phase-IIIProgramme (Package No. NN/DL2/4)Ground Water Sources along the Road AlignmentDepth to ground water table is 2.49 to 3.99 mbgl in pre- monsoon and 1.5 to 1.7m bgl in post monsoon. Stage of ground water development is only 0.16% whichleaves a greater scope for ground water development and hence no requirementof provisions for ground water recharge. There are 8 hand pumps, 16 water tapsand 1 tank in the project corridor within 5 to 9 m of center line. (refer Annexure3.4). The depth of these hand pumps varies from 15-20 meters to 40-50 meters.The water from the hand pumps are utilized for drinking and other domesticpurposes.Rain water harvestingPeople mostly rely on water harvested during rainy season, which they store insmall check dams for future use. The other source of water is water flowing fromthe hills in form of small water falls/streams. This water is captured and storedand distributed for local requirement through pipes. This water is managed andsold by private people @ Rs.30/- per (18X16) liters. Many people are engaged inpurchasing this water and sell a container of 16 liter water @ Rs. 3-5/-,depending upon the distance they travel for delivering this water. (One suchwater facility, which was visited during the survey, exists at Biharitila in LadrymbyTown. It is about 10m away from road on LHS. Such water facilities do exist in allmajor settlements. The road and the land adjoining the road within the ROWcontain coal underneath and hence the mined ore is stored in the vicinity. It wasnotice during the site visit that coal storage sites were located near the waterfacility due to which there are chances of water getting contaminated). In majorsettlements government also supplies water but it is not available to all peopleand also not sufficient to the people those have connection for the Governmentwater supply.Ground and surface Water QualityWater quality along the road is good as reported by Water testing Laboratories,Public Health Engineering Department, and Shillong. There are no majorpollution sources in the area. Apparently, the running water is suitable fordrinking, construction and irrigation purposes. However, in order to find out theexisting water quality scenario samples were collected from surface as well asgroundwater sources i.e. rivers, hand pumps as well as from the waterfalls.Details of the sampling locations and result of ground water quality are given inTable 3.5 and surface water given in Table 3.6.The ground water samples are deficient in iron (
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