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KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL WATER PUMPING IMPROVEMENTS IN SIX TOWNSENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT AND PREPARING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANFINAL REPORTMunicipal Corporations /Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)In accordance with the principle enshrined in Article 243 (W) of the Constitution of India read withthe Twelfth Schedule, ULBs are responsible for water supply and, sewerage services from watercatchments to waste water treatment. The Government of Karnataka has responsibility to monitorthat ULBs provide, quality services in accordance with the standards prescribed at the State level.ULBs have the choice of providing the services directly through public bodies or through suchappropriate Private Sector Participation (PSP) arrangements. Given however, the paramountneed for financial and commercial viability of the operations, the State monitors strictly policiesrelating to minimal tariff operations autonomy of the municipal water operations, etcThe urban local bodies are responsible for operation and maintenance of water supply schemes.As per the Government order (G.O. No. UDD 204 UMS 95 dated 15-11-1996), KUWS&DB has tohand over the completed projects to urban local bodies for operation and maintenance. In someof the urban local bodies, KUWSDB is taking up O & M on mutual agreement between urban localbody and KUWSDB. In terms of Institutional mechanism in supply and provision of drinking waterservices, there is an overlap between state government programmes and those implemented bythe externally aided agencies, inadequacies in operation and maintenance activities by UrbanLocal Bodies due to paucity of resources and inefficiency in management of water and schemesdue to inadequate and qualified staff.1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW PROCEDURESThe environmental assessment and review process should address the requirements ofGovernment of India’s (GoI) environmental legislation. In 1986, the Environmental (Protection)Act was promulgated as an umbrella legislation that supplements existing Environmentalregulations. This Act established a framework for environmental clearance, requiring thatEnvironmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) be conducted for development projects with a cost ofRs.500 million or more. To rectify ambiguity regarding exactly what type of projects were subjectto the Act, specific project types were listed in a 1994 EIA Notification issued by the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests which were updated by a new notification in 2006 in accordance withthe objectives of National Environmental Policy.The 2006 EIA notification has listed out the Projects or activities requiring prior environmentalclearance under Category “A” and “B” based on the spatial extent of potential impacts andpotential impacts on human health and natural and man made resources. Category “A” projectsrequire prior environmental clearance from MoEF on the recommendations of an Expert AppraisalCommittee (EAC) and Category “B” projects require prior environmental clearance from State orUnion territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) on the recommendationsof a State or Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC). In the absence of a dulyconstituted SEIAA or SEAC, a category “B” project shall be treated as a Category “A” project. TheNotification does not require EIAs for urban infrastructure projects because these are assumed toresult in positive environmental impacts.In Karnataka there is no specific recommendation on EIA requirement for Urban Infrastructureprojects. The DoEEF and KSPCB enforce environmental regulations and policies of GoI and10 World Bank
KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL WATER PUMPING IMPROVEMENTS IN SIX TOWNSENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT AND PREPARING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANFINAL REPORTGoK. The GoK has no exclusive policy or regulation on social and environmental issues related todevelopment projects. GoK and its authorities follow the standards and regulations prescribed byCPCB and MoEF of GoI. However, every project requires “No Objection Certificate” from stateauthorities (usually the Pollution Control Board) under the Water (Prevention) and Control ofPollution) Act and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. The Pumping Station wouldcome under purview of the Noise Pollution (Regulation Control) Rules 2001 if located withresidential, industrial or silence zone areas.GoK has formulated Environmental Code of Practice (ECoP) to integrate environmental issues atpolicy, sectoral and project levels for the ongoing Karnataka Urban Water and Sanitation SectorImprovement Project (KWASSIP) .These are being carried out in three demonstration ULBs ofHubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Gulberga. Under ECoP water supply projects have beencategorized into Category E-1 for projects with significant adverse impacts, E-2 for projects withpotential adverse environmental impacts and E-3 for projects which would have minimal or noadverse impacts on environment. The categorization would be used for screening of the projectsby an Environmental Screening Committee (ESC) constituted by project development agency(KUIDFC/KUWSDB/ULBs).19 water supply sub-projects were identified for categorization. Upgradationof Intermediate/Booster pumping stations have been categorized as E-3 project.For the The 2006 EIA notification Under the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 does notspecify EIAs for urban infrastructure projects including water supply projects in the list of 32projects of Schedule I of EIA notification and hence no clearance from the MoEF/StateEnvironmental Committee is required for the present project. This project would also not comeunder the purview of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and Air (Prevention andControl of Pollution) Act and hence would not require any clearances from the KSPCB andDoEEF. There are no sensitive locations around all the pumping stations and hence do not comeunder the purview of Noise Pollution (Regulation Control) Rules 2001.1.4 LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THEPROJECTWorld Bank projects are assigned one of four categories (A, B, C, or F1) for environmentalassessment depending on the significance of the associated environmental impacts of the variousProject components. The category is assigned based on the project's potential for environmentalimpact. Under the operational policies and directives (OPs or ODs) of the World Bank the projectsfunded by the Bank are evaluated. They are thus “pre-screened” to avoid significantenvironmental impacts. The components recommended for pumping station energy efficiency arevery small in area coverage, moreover technical in nature and based on upgrading existingfacilities.The World Bank Operational Policy 4.01 stipulates carrying out Environmental Assessment forprojects proposed for banks financial assistance. As set out in BP 4.01, the project in the earlierstage of development is assigned any one of the following four categories after examining theproject type, location, sensitivity, scale and potential environmental risks associated with theproject.• Category A projects are those projects that have significant environmental impacts onbroader areas than the sites or facilities subjected to physical works and projects of such11 World Bank
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