Environmental
Component
Potential Cumulative
Impact
Agriculture
Coffee bean pulping
and related activity
Industrial and
other activity
in local body
Generation and
transmission of
hydroelectric
power plants
Road
Widening
Drinking
water Project
Construction
of Bridge
Development
of basic
tourist
facilities
Biological
Land preparation,
sowing,
application of
water, application
of agrochemicals,
harvesting,
processing harvest
and transportation
Coffee bean pulping
and generation
sewage/sanitation
from workers. The
discharge of
wastewater and solid
waste from pulping
Manufacturing
and
transportation
leading to
discharge of
wastewater,
solid waste
and emissions
Diversion of
water and
occasional
discharge of
silt. Electricity
generation.
Hindrance to
fish movement
Land
preparation
and
construction
Land
preparation
and
construction
Land
preparation
and
construction
Land
preparation
and
construction
For national high
way in the project
area 8996 and 15,361
trees shall be affected
and 54,921 small
shrubs, young trees
less than 16 cm girth,
canes and bamboo
clumps are also
likely to be affected.
Due to drinking
water project 1977
trees were cut in
private land and 4749
trees were cut in
Forest land
Socioeconomic
Tea leaves
plucking,
employment,
coffee seed
plucking, other
allied activity.
Settlement of
workers. Local
economy
Trading of coffee
bean. Employment
opportunity.
Settlement of
workers. Local
economy
Trading,
employment,
manufacturing
and service
Power
generation and
use,
employment,
local economic
activity,
improved
economic
activity in
beneficiary area
Employment
opportunity,
migration,
economic
activity,
connectivity
Employment
opportunity,
migration,
economic
activity due
to improved
water
availability in
beneficiary
districts
Employment
opportunity,
migration,
economic
activity
related to
tourism
Employment
opportunity,
migration,
economic
activity
related to
tourism
Marginal benefit to
project site.
Significant benefit to
construction
companies/
contractors