ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

FOR

DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT

AT SURVEY NOS. 115, 116 & 117

UTTARAHALLI VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI,

BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU.

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Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

A & N Technologies, Bengaluru

M/s. PRESTIGE ESTATES PROJECTS LTD., BENGALURU

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT AT SURVEY NOS. 115, 116 & 117, UTTARAHALLI VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU.

CHAPTER -1: INTRODUCTION

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1.1 Preamble

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1.1.1 Purpose And Need of The Project

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1.2 Identification of The Project

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1.2.1 Identification of The Project

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1.2.2 Profile of The Promoters

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1.3 Brief Description of The Project

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1.3.1 Project Settings

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1.3.2 Climate

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1.4 Nature and Size of The Project

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1.5 Importance to The Country and The Region

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1.6 Scope of Environmental Impact Assessment

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1.7 Applicable Environmental Regulations

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Fig 1.1

Location of the Proposed Project Site

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CHAPTER -2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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2.1. Background Details Of The Project

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2.1.1 Type Of The Project

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2.1.2 Need For The Project

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2.1.3 Location Of The Project

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2.1.4 Important Features Of The Project

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2.2 Proposed Facilities

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2.3 Resource Requirements

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2.3.1 Construction Phase

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2.3.1.1 Construction Equipments

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2.3.1.2 Raw Materials

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2.3.1.3 Water Requirements During Construction Phase

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2.3.1.4 Solid Waste Generation During Construction Phase

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2.3.1.5 Energy Requirements During Construction Phase

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2.3.2. Operation Phase

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2.3.2.1 Water Requirement

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2.3.2.2 Sewage Treatment Plant

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2.3.2.3 Solid Waste Generation

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2.3.2.4 Energy Requirements

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2.3.2.5 Fire Hydrant System

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2.3.2.6 Traffic Impact Study and its Management report

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LIST OF TABLES

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Table 2.1

Environmental Setting of the Site

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Table 2.2

Project Planning Details

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Table 2.3

Block Wise Distribution

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Details of Land use within the site

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Table 2.5

Area statement

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Parking Details

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Table 2.7

Cost Breakup of the project

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Table 2.8

Machinery Requirements During Construction

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Table 2.9

Man Power Requirements During Construction

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Table 2.10

List of Raw Materials To Be Used For Construction

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Table 2.11

Water Requirement For Construction Purpose

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Table 2.12

Emission Load From Construction Equipments during

construction phase Using HSD

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Table 2.13

Water Requirement Break Up

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Table 2.14

Raw Sewage Characteristics

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Table 2.15

Sewage Characteristics After Treatment

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Table 2.16

Solid Waste Generation

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Table 2.17

Details Of Power Requirement & Backup Details

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Table 2.18

Properties Of HSD

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Fig 2.1

Location of the Proposed Project Site

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Fig 2.2

Topo Map Covering 5 km Radius

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Aerial View Covering 500m Radius

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Fig 2.4

Site Elevation Map

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Fig 2.5

Site Plan

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Water Balance Chart

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Fig 2.7

Flow Sheet of Sewage Treatment Plant

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CHAPTER - 3: DISCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

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3.1 Land Environment

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3.1.1 Land Use Pattern

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3.1.2 Geological Setting

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3.1.3 Soil Strata

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3.2 Air Environment

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3.2.1 Local Meteorology

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3.2.2 Climatology And Meteorology

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3.2.3 Ambient Air Quality Status

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3.3 Noise Environment

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3.3.1 Noise Level Survey

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3.3.2 Noise Level Monitoring

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3.4 Water Environment

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3.4.1 Ground Water Table

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3.4.2 Surface Water

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3.4.3 Water Quality

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3.5 Biological Environment

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3.5.1 Introduction

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3.5.2 Objectives And Methodology

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3.5.3 Baseline Ecological Data: Flora in And Around The

Study Site

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3.5.4 Baseline Ecological Data: Faunal Details

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3.6 Socio-Economic Environment

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3.6.2 Places of Tourist Interest

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3.7 Solid Waste

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3.8 Hazardous Waste

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LIST OF TABLES

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3.1 Soil Characteristics at the Project Site

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3.2 Meteorological Parameters Observed At Bengaluru City

During September 2015

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3.3 Meteorological Parameters Observed At Bengaluru City

During October 2015

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3.4 Air Analysis Method

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3.5 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Locations

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3.6 Ambient Air Quality Parameters

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3.7 Noise Quality Monitoring Locations

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3.8 Measured Ambient Noise Levels db(A)

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3.9 Water Sampling Locations

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3.10 Baseline Ground Water Quality In The Sampling

Locations

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3.11 List of some floral species likely to be sighted in the

region

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3.12 List of Some Avifauna Likely To Be Sighted In The Region C3-30

3.13 Demographical Pattern

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LIST OF FIGURES

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3.1 Revised Master Plan-2015

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3.2 General Land use And Cropping Pattern Of Bengaluru

District

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3.3 Geological Settings Of Bangalore District

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3.4 Temperature And Rainfall Pattern

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3.5 Wind rose Diagram

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3.6 Air Monitoring Locations

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3.7 Noise Monitoring Locations

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3.9 Water Sampling Locations

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3.10 Comparative Size Of Population Of Districts 2011

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CHAPTER -4: ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND

MITIGATION MEASURES

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4.1 Introduction

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4.2 Impact Identification Matrix

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4.3 Anticipated Impact During Construction Phase

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4.3.1 Impact On Land Environment

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4.3.1.1 Soil Substrata

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4.3.1.2 Land use

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4.3.1.3 Natural Drainage System

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4.3.2 Impact on Air Environment

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4.3.3 Impact On Noise Environment

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4.3.4 Impact On Water Environment

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4.3.5 Impact On Ecology

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4.3.6 Socio-Economic Environment

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4.3.7 Solid Waste & Environment

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4.3.7.1 Construction Wastes

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4.4 Impact Mitigation Measures During Construction

Phase

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4.5 Anticipated Impacts During Operation Phase

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4.5.1 Land Environment

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4.5.1.1. Impacts on Land Use Pattern

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4.5.1.2. Impacts on Soil

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4.5.1.3. Impacts on Natural Drainage Pattern

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4.5.2 Air Environment

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4.5.3 Water Environment

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4.5.4 Noise Environment

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4.5.4.1 Impact On Noise Levels

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4.5.4.2 Sources Of Noise

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4.5.5 Impacts On Ecology

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4.5.6 Impacts On Socio-Economic Aspects

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4.5.8 Impacts On Natural Hazards

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4.6 Mitigation Measures During Operation Phase

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4.6.1 Land Environment

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4.6.2 Air Environment

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4.6.3 Water Environment

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4.6.4 Noise Environment

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4.6.5 Solid Waste Management

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4.6.6 Other Cumulative Mitigation Measures

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4.6.6.1 Greenbelt Development

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4.6.6.2 Strom Water Management

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LIST OF TABLES

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4.1 Impact identification matrix

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4.2 Environmental impacts due to construction activities

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4.3 Environmental impacts during operation phase

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4.4 DG set detail and emission parameters of the air

pollution sources

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4.5 Quality of treated sewage for urban reuse

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4.6 List of species with numbers for the proposed project

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4.10 List of proposed shrubs & ground cover

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CHAPTER -5: SPECIFIC STUDIES

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5.1 General

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5.2 Need of Alternatives

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5.3 Alternative Technology

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5.3.1 Transport

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5.3.2 Building Materials and Technologies

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5.3.3 Energy conservation

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LIST OF TABLES

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5.1 Energy Savings Details

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5.2 Thermal Characteristics Of Building

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CHAPTER -6: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

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6.1 Introduction

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6.2 Monitoring And Reporting Procedure

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6.2.1 Ambient Air Quality

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6.2.2 Ambient Noise Quality

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6.2.3 Water and Wastewater Quality

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6.2.4 Greenbelt Development

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6.3 Infrastructure for environmental protection

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6.4 Cost provision for environment management

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LIST OF TABLES

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6.1 Quality Of Treated Sewage For Urban Reuse

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6.2 List of equipments used and test Method

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6.3 Post

Monitoring

Schedule

for

Environmental

Parameters

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6.4 Cost Towards Environmental Protection Measures

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CHAPTER -7: ADDITIONAL STUDIES

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7.1 Risk Assessment and Management Plan

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7.2 Disaster Management Plan (DMP)

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7.3 Natural Resource Conservation

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7.4 Public Consultation

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CHAPTER -8: PROJECT BENEFITS

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8.1 General

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8.2 Improvement In The Physical Infrastructure

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8.3 Improvement In The Social Infrastructure

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8.4 Employment Potential

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8.5 Other Tangible Benefits

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CHAPTER -9: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORIMG PROGRAM

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9.1 Introduction

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9.2 EMP During Construction Phase

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9.2.1 Objectives

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9.2.2 Environmental Awareness Training Prior To

Commencing Work

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9.2.3 Demarcation of The Site

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9.2.4 Levelling And Site Clearance

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9.2.5 Transportation of Construction Materials

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9.2.6 Construction Activities

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9.2.7 Noise Pollution And Control

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9.2.8 Dust Pollution And Control

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9.2.9 Soil Erosion And Sedimentation And Its Control

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9.2.10 Materials Handling And Storage

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9.2.11 Waste Management

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9.2.11.1 Wastewater From Construction Activities

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9.2.11.2 Wastewater From Construction Labourers

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9.2.11.3 Solid Waste Management

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9.2.11.4 Disposal Of Excavated Earth And Demolished

Material

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9.2.12 Fire Protection

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9.2.13 Personnel Safety System

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9.2.14 Emergency Procedures

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9.3 EMP During Operation Phase

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9.3.1 Air Quality Management

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9.3.3 Noise Quality Management

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9.3.4 Solid Waste Management

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9.3.5 Storm Water Management

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9.3.6 Transport Management

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9.3.7 Greenbelt Development

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9.3.8 Health Risk and Disaster Management

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9.4 EMP Implementation Schedule

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9.5 Environmental Monitoring Routines

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9.6 Environmental Legislations

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9.7 Environment Protection Act And Rules

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9.8 Environmental Statement

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LIST OF TABLES

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9.1 Environmental Management During Levelling And Site

Clearance

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9.2 Environmental Management During Transportation

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9.3 Environmental Management During Construction

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9.4 Budgetary Allocation For EMP During Construction

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9.5 Air Quality Management During Operation Phase

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9.6 Water Quality Management During Operation Phase

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9.7 Noise Management During Operation Phase

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9.8 Implementation Schedule For EMP

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9.9 Post Monitoring Schedule For Environmental

Parameters

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9.10 Particulars of Environmental Legislations

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9.11 Notification Under Environmental Protection Act And

Rules

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9.12 Colour Code For the Manifest Copies

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CHAPTER -10: SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

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10.1 Executive Summary

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10.1.1 Introduction

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10.1.2 Project Description

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10.1.3 Description of The Environment

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10.1.4 Anticipated Environmental Impacts & Mitigation

Measures

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10.1.5 Specific Studies

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10.1.6 Environmental Monitoring Program

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10.1.7 Additional Studies

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10.1.8 Project Benefits

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10.1.9 Environmental Management Plan

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10.2 Conclusion On Executive Summary

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CHAPTER -11: DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED

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11. Disclosure of Consultants Engaged

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CHAPTER -12: CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

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12. Corporate Environmental Responsibility

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CHAPTER -13: ENCLOSURES

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13.1 Conceptual Plan

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13.2 Questionnaire

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13.3 Photos

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ANNEXURES

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ANNEXURE I

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

(NAAQS)

1 ANNEXURE II

Indian Drinking Water Standards

(BIS: 10500:1991)

3 ANNEXURE III

Ambient Noise Standards

5 ANNEXURE IV

Recommended Per Capita Water Supply For

Designing Schemes

7 ANNEXURE V

Hydraulic Loading Applicable for Different

Soils

7 ANNEXURE VI

Hydraulic Conductivities of Soil

8 ANNEXURE VII

Criteria for Raw Water Used for Organized

Community Water Supplies (Surface and

Ground Water) Primary Parameters

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Use Based Classification of Surface Waters in

India

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Water Requirements for Different Types of

Buildings

13 ANNEXURE X

KSPCB urban reuse standards for discharge of

domestic effluents

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1 A & N Technologies, Bengaluru

M/s.PRESTIGE ESTATES PROJECTS LTD., BENGALURU

PROJECT AT A GLANCE

PROJECT AT A GLANCE

1. Project Type Development of Residential Apartment 2. Name & Contact Address of the

Project Proponents

M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.

The Falcon House, No.1, Main Guard Cross Road, Bengaluru-560 001.

3. Objective of the Project To provide a luxurious Residential apartment with modern amenities for comfortable living

4. Project Description Proposed Project is a development of Residential Apartment with a total built up area of 2, 02,155.21 m2 comprising 1,119 Nos. of units and a Club House in 6 blocks comprising of 12 towers with a club house.

Towers 1, 2, 11 & 12 are sprawled across B+G+17 Upper Floors with a height of 55.9m. Towers 3, 5, 6, & 7 are sprawled across 2B+G+17 Upper Floors with a height of 55.9m. Towers 4, 8, 9 & 10 are sprawled across 2B+G+18 Upper Floors with a height of 58.95m and the Club House is sprawled across G+2 Upper Floors with a height of 15m.

5. Project Location Development of Residential Apartment

At Sy. Nos. 115, 116 & 117,

Uttarahalli Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru. Latitude 12ᵒ53’44.86”N

Longitude 77ᵒ32’25.50”E 6. Estimated Duration of the Project Approx. 5 years 7. Estimated Cost of the Project Rs. 228.5 Crores

8. Total Site Area 64,445.9 Sqmt (15 Acres 37 Guntas) 9. Total Built-up area 2,02,155.21 Sqmt

10. Total Plinth Area 9,132.10 Sqmt (14.92 %) 11. Total Landscaping Area 47,607.99 Sqmt (77.76%) 12. Height of the Building 58.95 m

Resource Requirements: Construction Phase

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14. Power Requirement 100 kVA DG set, 1 No. 15. Water requirement for

Construction activities

55 KLD

16. Domestic water requirement during Construction

7.5 KLD

17. Source of water for construction External authorised tanker water suppliers.

Resource Requirements: Operation Phase

18. Total Number of Residents 5,303 Numbers 19. Total Power requirements during

operation phase

Electricity: 6,633 kVA form BESCOM

Transformers: 500 kVA - 13 Nos. & 250 kVA - 3 Nos. 20. DG Sets for Power back up during

operation phase

750 kVA X 12 Nos.

DG Sets Fuel requirements 1,885 l/hr 21. Total water requirement during

operation phase

790 KLD

22. Net Fresh water requirement after recycling treated sewage for flushing

525 KLD

Environmental Setting

23. Baseline Study Area Area covering 10 km radius around the project sitewith project site as centre.

24. Baseline Study Period 3 months, October 2015, November 2015 & December 2015

25. Soil Type in the study area Sandy Silt

26. Water Quality Five ground water & One Surface water sample analysis results are tabulated in EIA report.

27. Ambient Air Quality In five stations including project site, ambient air quality analysis were carried out as per revised NAAQ standards 2009. Results are tabulated in EIA report.

28. Baseline Noise Levels Five noise sampling locations including project site were selected and analysis was carried out. Tabulated results are available in EIA report.

29. Nearest Highway SH-17 is at a distance of 7.5 km from the project site towards West direction. (Bengaluru – Mysuru)

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30. Nearest Railway station Nayandanahalli Railway Station, which is around 10.4 km from the project site.

Bengaluru City Railway Station, which is around 13.7 km from the project site.

31. Nearest Airport Kempegowda International Airport is around 50.9 km from project site.

32. Nearest Lakes Subramanya Kere, 105 m from the project site 33. Nearest Town/City City - Bengaluru

34. Nearest Villages Gubbalala village (1.0 km towards SE)

Lingadheeranahalli village (1.4 km towards S) 35. Seismic Zone Seismic Zone - II

36. Archaeologically important Places None within 10 km radius 37. Protected areas as per Wildlife

Protection Act, 1972

None within 10 km radius

38. Reserved/ protected Forests Turahalli Forest is at a distance of 1km from the project site.

39. Defence Installations None within 10 km radius 40. Designated Land use of the Project

site

Residential Main Zone as per the Revised Master Plan of BDA-2015.

Environmental Management Plan: Construction Phase

41. Soil Erosion Contained by well-designed landscaping and greenbelt. 42. Noise Pollution from Construction

equipments

Acoustic measures for noisy equipments, most optimum number of operation by heavy equipments and limited construction activities during day time.

43. Quantity of Domestic sewage during construction

6.0 KLD

44. Mode of treatment and disposal of domestic sewage (construction)

Generated sewage will be collected in collection tank and will be lifted to BWSSB Sewage Treatment Plant for further treatment.

45. Air emissions from construction equipments

Optimal usage of equipments and use of high quality fuel like HSD.

46. Air Emissions and traffic volume due to raw materials transportation

 Vehicles carrying construction materials will be well covered to avoid any spillage.

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maintained in good condition.

 Traffic of 15 trucks/ day would be made to ply during less traffic hours.

 Planning of optimal routes for the vehicles. 47. Labour Management Skilled labourers will be sourced locally.

Environmental Management Plan : Operational Phase

48. Quantity of Sewage generated 711 KLD

49. Mode of treatment for Sewage This sewage is treated in a sewage treatment plant of capacity 785 KLD to meet the quality of urban reuse standards.

50. Quantity of treated sewage and mode of disposal

Quantity of treated sewage: 785 KLD

Out of this, 265 KLD will be used for flushing, 207 KLD will be used for landscaping, and excess 313 KLD will be discharged to UGD.

51. Air & Noise pollution containment  DG sets meeting the emission norms prescribed by KSPCB will be used.

 Adequate stack height will be provided.

 Acoustic enclosures will be installed in order to attenuate the noise level.

 DG set will be installed in an area (utility section) where the access will be restricted.

52. Domestic Solid Wastes Total Quantity:2,390 kg/day Organic wastes: 1,195 kg/day Inorganic wastes: 1,195 kg/day

The generated solid waste will be segregated as biodegradable (organic) and non-biodegradable (inorganic) in each block and the organic wastes will be processed in an Organic Waste Converter and the inorganic wastes will be handed over to the authorized vendors for further processing.

Hazardous wastes like waste oil from DG sets, used batteries, CDs, computer etc. will be handed over to authorized hazardous waste recyclers.

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E-Wastes will be picked by authorized E-Waste recyclers. 53. Sludge from STP 107 kg/day, which will be used as manure for gardening

purposes.

54. Hazardous wastes 4.4 l/ running hr of DG

Waste oil from DG sets will be given to KSPCB designated waste oil recyclers.

55. Optimal utilization of natural resources and non-conventional energy sources

Terrace runoff will be routed to roof rain water collection sump of capacity 165 cum and will be reused after pre-treatment. Surface runoff will be routed to 160 Nos. of recharge pits through internal garland drains to recharge the ground water and excess will be discharged to the existing storm water drain.

Energy conservation devices such as Solar geyser, street lights, LED light fixtures, High Frequency ballast, low loss transformers are proposed in the project.

56. Greenbelt development Native species are proposed for the greenbelt development.

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1 M/s.PRESTIGE ESTATES PROJECTS LTD., BENGALURU

CONCEPTUAL PLAN

CONCEPTUAL PLAN

M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd., Bengaluru have proposed for the development of a residential apartment at Survey Nos. 115, 116 & 117, Uttarahalli Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluruon a plot area of 64,445.9 Sqmt.The total built up area is 2, 02,155.21 Sqmt.The Proposed Project comprising 1,119 Nos. of units and a Club House in 6 blocks comprising of 12 towers and a club house. Towers 1, 2, 11 & 12 are sprawled across B+G+17 Upper Floors with a height of 55.9m. Towers 3, 5, 6, & 7 are sprawled across 2B+G+17 Upper Floors with a height of 55.9m. Towers 4, 8, 9 & 10 are sprawled across 2B+G+18 Upper Floors with a height of 58.95m and the Club House is sprawled across G+2 Upper Floors with a height of 15m.Ground coverage area achieved is 9,132.10 Sqmt i.e. 14.92% out of 55%, Landscape area is 47,607.99 Sqmt (77.76%), Drive way/ Ramp area is 1,871.22 Sqmt (3.06%) andarea reserved for Service Areas is 2,612.30 Sqmt (4.26%).The Achieved FAR is 2.2496 out of 2.25.

Total parking space proposed is for 1,549 Nos. of cars. Total water consumption is 790 KLD (Fresh water + recycling water). The total wastewater discharge is 711KLD. It is proposed to construct a Sewage Treatment Plant with capacity of 785 KLD (Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) Technology).It is proposed to construct a Roof Rain Water Harvesting Sump with a capacity of 165 cum and 160 nos. of Recharge pits. The Energy requirement for the project is 6,633 kVA. Diesel Generators of 750 kVA x 12 Nos. will be provided. The project cost is Rs. 228.50 Crores.

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION M/s. PRESTIGE ESTATES PROJECTS LTD., BENGALURU

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 PREAMBLE

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development have been the cornerstones of the policies and procedures governing the industrial and other developmental activities in India. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has taken several policy initiatives and enacted environmental and pollution control legislations to prevent indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources and has promoted integration of environmental concerns in developmental projects. One such initiative is the Environmental Impact Notification S.O. 1533 (E), dated on 14th_September

2006, as amended 2009, issued under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and has made it mandatory to obtain Environmental Clearance for specified categories of developmental projects.

EIA is an important tool for incorporating environmental concerns at the project level. It is a planning tool which is generally accepted as an integral component of sound decision-making. Its overall purpose is to establish a coherent policy and provide a basis for the co-ordinated work of various Government agencies with operational responsibility for the Environment & Natural resources. The objective of EIA is to foresee and address potential environmental problems/concerns at an early stage of project planning and design, early identification and characterization of critical environmental impacts allow the public and the Government to form a view about the environmental acceptability of a proposed developmental project and what conditions should apply to mitigate or reduce those risks and impacts.

1.1.1 PURPOSE AND NEED OF THE PROJECT

In the fast developing world these days the population is also increasing rapidly, so that the small towns and cities are changing into metropolitan cities. There is scarcity of land in the cities hence the real estate business is growing and expanding very fast.

Bengaluru is a major city of India and a great place to live. As Bengaluru is teeming with cash-rich young professionals with a considerable amount of disposable incomes; the retail sector has smelt a great opportunity and has increased the demand for residential property even more. Keeping in mind this rise in demand, property builders are making various types of accommodations including Apartments, Villas and Townships to cater to the needs of these clients.

With unparalleled increment of the IT sector in Karnataka capital, the demand has increased for both type of commercial and residential real estate leading in to existence of Bengaluru real estate, in the destination of the city and its nearby area. As a result, property

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builders in Bengaluru are growing towards boom for achieving success in the field of Bengaluru property market. They are making themselves reserve, building new, ever green and modern residential construction.

As far as residential properties in Bengaluru, present and future demand seems to have driven from IT professionals. However, this is also one of the leading reasons for the revival of demand for quality accommodation.

Bengaluru is one of the fast growing cities in Asia and one of the most sought after cities in India by people, companies, multinationals and tourists. The population of Bengaluru has grown enormously on account of migration of people from all corners of India. The one that needs to be tackled immediately is housing. In view of this, M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. has come forward to provide residential market, which is witnessing several premium residential apartment projects. A variety of projects are being launched by the developers offering amenities for luxurious and comfortable living.

In response to the growing demands of residential properties with all features and amenities, M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd is coming up with a development of Residential Apartment at Sy. Nos. 115, 116 & 117 of Uttarahalli Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru with a total built up area of 2, 02,155.21 m2_.

As per the schedule of EIA Notification - 2006; the proposed project comes under item 8(b) and apprised as B1 (since BUA ≥ 1, 50,000 SQMT ++).

Therefore, In order to assess the potential environmental impacts arising due to the proposed residential apartment project, M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. has appointed M/s. A & N Technologies, Bengaluru to undertake Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study which covers a wide range of technical disciplines and incorporates baseline data for various environmental components, viz. air, water, noise, land, water quality & hydrology, ecology & biological parameters along with the parameters of human interest for the Environmental Impacts Assessment and to prepare Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for mitigating the adverse impacts along with improvement and alternatives including delineation of Post Project Environmental Monitoring programme.

The report presents baseline data collected for the month of October 2015 to December 2015 for air, water, noise, soil including biological and socio-economic components of environment for an area covering 10km radius with project site as centre.

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1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT

1.2.1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT

In an effort to fulfil the increasing demand of dwelling units, the promoter -“Prestige Group” came into being with the sole aim of providing quality residential units, for the people of different strata. One of such projects, envisioned by M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. is being proposed to develop a residential apartment at Sy. Nos. 115, 116 & 117 of Uttarahalli Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru. The total extent of land is 64,445.9 Sqmt. The total built up area amounts to 2, 02,155.21 Sqmt, comprising 1,119 Nos. of units and a Club House in 6 blocks comprising of 12 towers and a club house. Towers 1, 2, 11 & 12 are sprawled across B+G+17 Upper Floors with a height of 55.9m. Towers 3, 5, 6, & 7 are sprawled across 2B+G+17 Upper Floors with a height of 55.9m. Towers 4, 8, 9 & 10 are sprawled across 2B+G+18 Upper Floors with a height of 58.95m and the Club House is sprawled across G+2 Upper Floors with a height of 15m with sufficient area earmarked for landscape, roads and service areas etc.

1.2.2 PROFILE OF THE PROMOTERS

‘The Prestige Group’ - Add Prestige to your life...

Beginning with a retail business and growing to become one of the most trusted names in real estate, The Prestige Group has come a long way. It was one man's dream, his grit and foresight that laid the firm foundations of Prestige, way back in 1956. Mr. Razack Sattar - the visionary who glimpsed what others would comprehend many years later - and the founder of what is today the Prestige Group of Companies. The grand old man of retailing, endowed with unmatched business acumen, sowed the seeds of high quality retailing in Bengaluru with Prestige on Commercial Street. Having started with custom tailoring and retailing ready-to-wear garments, today the company scores skylines with innumerable constructions. The repertoire of completed developments of the Prestige Group spans the residential, commercial and hospitality space. A success story truly made possible by the founder's progeny - Irfan, Rezwan, Noaman and Anjum who have been groomed into great leaders and continue to uphold the Prestige vision.

Over the last two decade, The Prestige Group has firmly established itself as one of the leading and most successful developers of real estate in South India by imprinting its indelible mark across all asset classes.

Having completed 184 Projects spanning a total developed area of over 60.74 million Sq.ft, It also has another 57 ongoing projects comprising around 59.24 million Sq.ft & 43 upcoming

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projects totalling 44.11 million Sq.ft., which include Apartment Enclaves, Shopping Malls and Corporate Structures, spread across all asset classes.

Prestige Constructions, an ISO 9001:2000 certified company is the only Real Estate Developer in Bengaluru to have won the reputed FIABCI Award for its software and residential facilities. Prestige was also recently awarded the Crisil DA1 Developer Rating in recognition of the quality of their projects and the ability to deliver completed projects in a timely manner, making it a trusted name in the construction industry.

The FIABCI Prix d' Excellence Award & 15 Awards across various categories at the recently concluded International Property Awards, Asia Pacific 2012-13, only serve as testimony to Prestige's work, making them a trusted name in the Real Estate sector.

Vision

To continuously exceed the expectations of customers and employees and become a benchmark for quality in every field the Prestige Group ventures into.

Mission

To improve customer experiences through constant innovation and understanding, with a focus on quality and transparency of processes so that when it comes to prestige, customers come to expect nothing but the best.

Goals & Objectives

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Providing a broad spectrum of integrated solutions.

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Meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations.

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Adopting the latest technologies to deliver state-of- the-art developments with great care and detailing.

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Ensuring conservation and development of eco-friendly projects.

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Making continuous improvement in all areas of activity based on customer inputs in order to improve customer satisfaction.

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1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

1.3.1 PROJECT SETTINGS

Bengaluru district is the smallest district of Karnataka state with a total geographical area of 2,208 sq. km. But population wise, it stands first with 1, 06,12,474 souls as per the census of 2011 with a density of 4,381 people per sq. km. with 15.75% share to the total population of the state. Bengaluru is known as the "Silicon Valley of India" and “IT hub of Asia” because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter. Being the headquarters of the state, the city is the chief administrative center clustered with numerous state and divisional level government departments and offices associated with the legislative, executive and judicial winds of administration. Bengaluru's INR 523 billion economy (2006-07 Net District Income) with an economic growth rate of 10.3% makes it one of the major economic centres in India. Bengaluru is the second fastest growing major metropolis in India after New Delhi. The growth of the IT sector has presented the city with unique challenges.

The district lies stretched between the latitudinal parallels of 12 deg 31 min N and 12 deg 54 min N on one hand and the longitudinal meridians of 77 deg 22 min E and 77 deg 52 min E on the other. The maximum distance from the southern tip to the northern tip is about 60 km and that between the western and eastern tips is about 55 km, the district lies in the southern maidan region of the state and is by and large an open country which is lacking in natural barriers.

Bengaluru is divided into two districts; Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural. Bengaluru urban district has a total population of 96, 21,551 i.e. 91% of the total population of Bengaluru. At the center of the district is the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike with a total area of 741 sq. km. wherein the population is nearly 84 lakhs. It consists of 17 hoblies, 86 Grama Panchayaths, 16 cities/towns, 699 villages, 198 wards, 9 municipal corporations and four taluks: Bengaluru North, Bengaluru East, Bengaluru South and Anekal. The city has a literacy rate of 87.67%. (Source: District at a glance 2013-14)

Bengaluru South taluk has a total geographical area of 381 sq. kms with a population of 91,800 according to the population census of 2001. The taluk has 4 hoblies and 15 grama panchayaths and literacy rate of 71.60%. (Source: District at a glance 2013-14)

The proposed project is a Residential Apartment which is located at Uttarahalli Village, Uttarahalli Hobli which is about 15.5 km from Bengaluru City (M G Road). The latitude and longitude of the site is 12ᵒ53’44.86”N and 77ᵒ32’25.50”E respectively. The nearest railway station is Nayandanahalli Railway Station, which is around 10.4 km from the project site and Bengaluru City Railway station, which is around 13.7 km from the project site and Kempegowda International Airport is around 50.9 km from project site.

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1.3.2 CLIMATE

Bengaluru is considered to be climatically a well favoured district which is free from extremes, being situated in the heart of South Deccan of Peninsular India. Physically its situation is of considerable significance as it is on a ridge-top running through the middle of the Mysore plateau from west to east, at an average elevation of 920 m. The climate is classed as the seasonally dry tropical savanna climate with four seasons. The dry season with clear bright weather is from December to February. The summer season from March to May is followed by the south – west monsoon season from June to September. October and November constitute the post-monsoon or retreating monsoon season. Other important features are the pre-dominant low clouding and the more or less steady temperatures with small diurnal variation during the whole monsoon season and the early morning dew and mist or fog during the months of October to February.

April is usually the hottest month with the mean daily maximum temperature at 33.4° C and the mean daily minimum at 21.2° C. On individual days, in hot season, the day temperatures often go above 36° C. With the onset of the monsoon early in June, there is appreciable drop in the day temperature but that in night temperature is only slight. In October, the temperatures are as in the south-west monsoon season. Thereafter, temperature starts decreasing. December is generally the coolest month with the mean daily maximum temperature at 22.2° C and the mean daily minimum at 9.4° C. The highest maximum temperature recorded at Bengaluru is 38.9° C in 22nd_{May, 1935.}

The lowest minimum was 7.8° C on 13th_{January, 1884.}

The mean monthly relative humidity is the lowest in the month of March (44%), the morning and evening observations being 63% & 24% respectively. Relative humidity is high during the period June to October, being between 80% and 85% on the average.

The average rainfall of Bengaluru urban district in the year 2015 was 1061.9 mm, which was 22% more than the normal rainfall of 870 mm. Bengaluru has three different rainy periods covering eight months of the year, followed closely one after the other. Of these, June to September is the principal rainy season. About 41.3% of the total annual rainfall is received in the south-west monsoon period (June-September) with a rainfall of 437.6 mm and about 32% of the total annual rainfall is received in the post monsoon period (October to December) with a rainfall of 341.8 mm and about 26% of the total annual rainfall is received in the pre monsoon period (March to May) with a rainfall of 274.8 mm and about 0.7% of the total annual rainfall is received in the winter season (January to February) with a rainfall of 7.7 mm. (Source: IMD)

The surface winds over Bengaluru have a fairly clear cut seasonal character with easterly components predominating in one period and westerly components in the other. During the period May to September, the wind direction is WSW to W whileduring the period of November to March, they are ENE to ESE. April and October are transition months when the change over from the easterly to the westerly wind regime and vice versa take place.

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In November and December some of the storms and depressions which originate in the Bay of Bengal move westwards causing widespread heavy rain and gusty winds in the district. Thunder storms occur during the period of February to November, the highest incidence being in April-May and September-October.

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1.4 NATURE & SIZE OF THE PROJECT

Proposed development of Residential Apartment is coming up with a total site area of15 Acres 37 Guntas (64,445.9 Sqmt). The total built up area of the project amounts to 2, 02,155.21 Sqmt with sufficient area earmarked for landscape, internal drive way, car parking and for other services & utilities. Proposed Residential Apartment comprises of components such as Club house, Swimming Pool, children’s play area, seating plaza, play courts, landscape and garden.

1.5 IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY & REGION

Residential construction activity in country is a key component of economic growth, employment, and income. Construction is the second largest industrial activity after agriculture in terms of value and employment. The economy relies on construction activities for progress and growth.

The construction industry in both developed and developing countries may be viewed as that sector of the economy which, through planning, design, construction, maintenance, repair, and operation, transforms various resources into constructed facilities. The types of public and private facilities produced range from residential and non-residential buildings to heavy construction, and these physical facilities play a critical and highly visible role in the process of development.

Construction contributes to economic development of a country and to a particular region by satisfying some of the basic objectives of development including output generation, employment creation and income generation and re-distribution. It also plays a major role in satisfying basic physical and social needs, including the production of shelter, infrastructure, and consumer goods.

Some of the important features of such developments are;

 Construction requirements for goods and services from other industries are considerable; the development of the construction industry therefore stimulates these ancillary industries, thus encouraging further economic growth.

 The construction industry has to purchase something from material supplier, hire equipments from plant supplier and pay the labour as the wages in order to construct the work; in the meanwhile industry has to pay tax to the government when they finish their work there by augment the economic growth of the country.

 Construction industry as a whole is largely made up of small firms; it provides entrepreneurial opportunities for many small businessmen, thereby helping to re-distribute income.

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 It also employs a large number of people (directly and indirectly) and therefore has an effect on the economy of a country/region during the actual construction process.

 The construction investment can be an important public policy tool which often accelerate development and create employment.

 It stimulates other similar developments in the locality and also raises the demand for other commercial and industrial developments.

 It raises the living conditions of the citizens of that particular locality and of the country.

1.6 SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The study includes a detailed characterization of existing status of the environment in an area of 10 km radius around proposed project site for various identified environmental components viz. Air, Noise, Water, Land, Biological and Socio-economic. Under the scope of EIA, it is envisaged:

 To assess the present status of air, noise, water, land, biological and socio-economic components of environment.

 To identify, quantify and evaluate significant impacts of operations on various environmental components.

 To evaluate proposed pollution control measures and delineate Environmental Management Plan (EMP) outlining additional control measures to be adopted for mitigation of adverse impacts.

 To delineate post-project environmental quality monitoring programme to be pursued by M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.

1.7 APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

With respect to prevention and control of Environmental Pollution, the proposed project is governed by the following Acts and Rules.

 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 as amended in 1978 and 1988;

 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as amended in 1987;

 Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 amended 1991 and Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 and amendments;

 Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989, as amended in 2000, 2003.

 The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 and as amended in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

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 EIA notification dated 07.07.2004 as amended in 14.09.2006, 01.12.2009 and 22.12.2014. Stating that for any project or activity specified in category ‘B’ in item 8 of the schedule i.e. building/construction projects/ area development projects and townships crossing built up area of 1, 50,000 sqmt, TOR should be conveyed to SEIAA, based on the approved TOR, EIA studies should be conducted which also includes an Environmental Management Plan for the mitigation of these impacts.

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CHAPTER-II PROJECT DESCRIPTION

M/s. PRESTIGE ESTATES PROJECTS LTD., BENGALURU ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

FOR THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT AT SURVEY NOS. 115, 116 & 117, UTTARAHALLI VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This chapter encompasses the details of the proposed project, materials and resource requirements during construction and operation phases, utilities, sources of waste generation, estimation of pollution loads and associated infrastructures and so forth.

2.1. BACKGROUND DETAILS OF THE PROJECT

2.1.1. TYPE OF THE PROJECT

M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. is being proposed to develop a Residential Apartment at

Uttarahalli Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru. The proposed project

provides residential dwellings of about 1,119 units, which will meet the demand of growing

population in Bengaluru.

The proposed Residential Apartment project comprises of 6 building blocks which are,

 Building – 1 with three Towers, Tower 1 & 2 sprawled across B+G+17UF and Tower 3

sprawled across 2B+G+17UF with maximum height of 55.9m.

 Building – 2 with single tower, Tower 4 sprawled across 2B+G+18UF with maximum height of

58.95m.

 Building – 3 with three Towers, Tower 5, 6 and 7 sprawled across 2B+G+17UF with maximum

height of 55.9m.

 Building – 4 with three Towers, Tower 8, 9 and 10 sprawled across 2B+G+18UF with

maximum height of 58.95m.

 Building – 5 with two Towers, Tower 11 & 12 sprawled across B+G+17UF with maximum

height of 55.9m.

 Building – 6 consists of a single tower which is a Club House, sprawled across G+2UF with

maximum height of 15.0m.

2.1.2. NEED FOR THE PROJECT

In the fast developing world; these days the population is also increasing rapidly, so that the small towns and cities are changing into metropolitan cities there is scarcity of land in the cities and the business is growing and expanding very fast.

Bengaluru is one of the major cities of India and a great place to live. As Bengaluru is teeming with cash-rich young professionals with a considerable amount of disposable incomes; the retail sector has smelt a great opportunity and has increased the demand for residential property even

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more. Keeping in mind this rise in demand, property builders are making various types of accommodations including Apartments, Villas and Townships to cater to the needs of these clients.

With the unparalleled increment of the IT sector in Karnataka capital, the demand has increased for both type of commercial and residential real estate for leading in to existence of Bengaluru real estate, in the destination of the city and its nearest area. As the result, property builder in Bengaluru are growing towards boom for achieving success in the field of Bengaluru property market. They are making themselves reserve, building new, ever green and modern residential construction.

By considering all these factors, M/s. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd., has come forward to provide Residential Apartment with a Club House.

2.1.3. LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

The proposed Development of Residential Apartment project is located at Uttarahalli Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru of Karnataka. The environmental setting of the project site is given in the below Table 2.1.

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TABLE 2.1: ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE SITE

Sl. No. Particulars Details

1.

Project Location

Village Uttarahalli

Taluk Bengaluru South

District Bengaluru

State Karnataka

2. Plant site co-ordinates Latitude : 12ᵒ53’44.86”N

Longitude : 77ᵒ32’25.50”E

3. Survey of India topo sheet No. 57 H 09

4. Site topography

The Project Site consists of few shrubs. These will be cleared during site preparation. Other than this the proposed site is a vacant land. The site is sloping from South to North direction with an average contour level difference of 10m.

5. Nearest Highway SH-17 is at a distance of 7.5 km from the project

site.

6. Nearest Railway station

Nayandanahalli Railway Station, which is around 10.4 km from the project site.

Bengaluru City Railway station, which is around 13.7 km from the project site.

7. Nearest Airport Kempegowda International Airport is around

50.9 km from project site.

8. Nearest Lakes Subramanya Kere, 105 m from the project site

9. Nearest Town/City City - Bengaluru

10. Nearest Villages Gubbalala village (1.0 km towards SE)

Lingadheeranahalli village (1.4 km towards S)

11. Seismic Zone Seismic Zone – II

12. Archaeologically important Places None within 10 km radius

13. Protected areas as per Wildlife

Protection Act, 1972

None within 10 km radius

14. Reserved/ protected Forests Turahalli Forest is at a distance of 1km from the

project site.

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FIG 2.1: LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE

Project

Site

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FIG 2.2: TOPO MAP COVERING 10 km RADIUS

10 km PROJECT SITE Scale: 1cm: 0.5km 20cm: 10km SURVEY OF INDIA: TOPO SHEET NO: 57 H/9 & 57 H/5

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT