Activity Potential Mitigation Responsibility Impacts Selection of Removal of Compensate by planting 2 saplings for DABS location trees each tree felled at designated locations or Contractor within the RoW / land acquired for the project Removal of Avoid such a location encountered. DABS / habitat of Designer important fauna Remove the fauna to another appropriate DABS, location, if rare or endangered species (as Contractor, per Red Data Book of IUCN) is encountered. Construction Timing of Avoid construction inside fields during DABS, of Sub-station Construction the cropping season Contractor and Disturbance to Avoid densely populated areas, fields in DABS, Residential transportation which crops are going as well as rush Contractor Colony for of construction hours and night staff material to site Pollution from Locate Labor and equipment camp at least Contractor the 500m from current permanent habitations Provide adequate hygiene and sanitation Contractor Contractor’s camp site facilities for the labor Provide pollution control devices on Contractor plants and equipment used for construction Dust generation Provide temporary barricading if the Contractor location is close to homes or some sensitive receptors Provide water spraying facilities, if Contractor necessary, to limit emissions Noise Provide workers with ear plugs/muffs Contractor generation Restrict working hours especially close DABS, – to sensitive areas like residential Contractor neighborhoods, school campuses and mosques Damage to Inform the Archaeological Department. DABS, chance found Stop work on the site until advice / Contractor archaeological instruction / assistance for further action properties is provided by Officials of the Archaeological Department Pollution of As far as possible, construction close to DABS, water bodies waterbodies should be carried out in dry Contractor season If construction is being carried out close Contractor to a waterbody, provide a cut-off ditch or oil and grease trap on site perimeter to prevent contamination of water by direct entry of run-off.
Activity Potential Impacts Mitigation Responsibility Selection of location Removal of trees Compensate by planting 2 saplings for each tree felled at designated locations or within the RoW / land acquired for the project DABS Contractor Removal of habitat of important fauna Avoid such a location encountered. DABS / Designer Remove the fauna to another appropriate location, if rare or endangered species (as per Red Data Book of IUCN) is encountered. DABS, Contractor, Construction of Sub-station and Residential Colony for staff Timing of Construction Avoid construction inside fields during the cropping season DABS, Contractor Disturbance to transportation of construction material to site Avoid densely populated areas, fields in which crops are going as well as rush hours and night DABS, Contractor Pollution from the Contractor’s camp site Locate Labor and equipment camp at least 500m from current permanent habitations Contractor Provide adequate hygiene and sanitation facilities for the labor Contractor Provide pollution control devices on plants and equipment used for construction Contractor Dust generation Provide temporary barricading if the location is close to homes or some sensitive receptors Contractor Provide water spraying facilities, if necessary, to limit emissions Contractor Noise generation Provide workers with ear plugs/muffs Contractor Restrict working hours – especially close to sensitive areas like residential neighborhoods, school campuses and mosques DABS, Contractor Damage to chance found archaeological properties Inform the Archaeological Department. Stop work on the site until advice / instruction / assistance for further action is provided by Officials of the Archaeological Department DABS, Contractor Pollution of water bodies As far as possible, construction close to waterbodies should be carried out in dry season DABS, Contractor If construction is being carried out close to a waterbody, provide a cut-off ditch or oil and grease trap on site perimeter to prevent contamination of water by direct entry of run-off. Contractor
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