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Project activities
Environmental impact
Mitigation measures
Burning of fuel for cooking from labour
camps
Emission of SO
2 , NO
2 ,
SPM
Clean fuel shall be provided for the construction workers for domestic
purpose
4. Noise environment
Construction activity, excavation and vehicular
traffic
Disturbance to construction
workers, technical staff and
locality
The noise pollution shall be checked and maintained by providing sound
barricades around crushing plants and by taking up regular maintenance of
vehicles
Noise-absorbing plant species shall be planted along the roads
Operation of diesel generator (DG) sets
To the workers and
technical staff
Acoustic enclosures for DG sets shall be provided
5. Biological environment
Site clearance, excavation
Loss of greenery
Providing clean fuel for the labour force will be to avoid tree felling in the
project area
Fast-growing trees will be planted along the periphery of the project area
Aquatic ecology
Excavated soil shall be used for making roads, inspection paths, etc., to avoid
silting or drop down to rivers
4. Socio-economic environment
Excavation, land acquisition
Health workers,
resettlement and
rehabilitation
The health check-ups (diagnostic) shall be made for all regular employees
Safety training shall be provided to all construction workers on
II. Operation phase
1. Water environment
Operation of pump house, diversion of stream
water
Change in the hydraulic
regime, down stream flow,
water logging
The downstream users will not be affected significantly due to the shortage of
water as the project will be in operation only during monsoon seasons, when
water is in excess
2. Air environment
Table 3.5 (continued)
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