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 within the RoW / land acquired for the project Removal of Avoid such a location encountered. DABS team habitat of Remove the fauna to another appropriate DABS, important fauna location, if rare or endangered species (as Contractor, per Red Data Book of IUCN) is encountered. As far as possible, do not improve access to forested areas. Use existing tracks rather than build new roads. Clearance Avoid such locations DABS team (min. 6m -12m) Raise the height of facility by erecting DABS tea,, from ground concrete base Contractor not maintained Conduct Information Campaign DABS cautioning people against danger of electrocution Construction Timing of Avoid construction inside fields during DABS, of Foundation Construction the cropping season Contractor and Disturbance to Avoid densely populated areas, rush hours DABS, Superstructure transportation and night Contractor of construction material to site 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 on site perimeter to prevent contamination of water by direct entry of run-off. Cover construction material like cement, Contractor metal, oil, etc. stored on-site
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 Removal of habitat of important fauna Avoid such a location encountered. DABS team Remove the fauna to another appropriate location, if rare or endangered species (as per Red Data Book of IUCN) is encountered. DABS, Contractor, As far as possible, do not improve access to forested areas. Use existing tracks rather than build new roads. Clearance (min. 6m -12m) from ground not maintained Avoid such locations DABS team Raise the height of facility by erecting concrete base DABS tea,, Contractor Conduct Information Campaign cautioning people against danger of electrocution DABS Construction of Foundation and Superstructure 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, rush hours and night DABS, 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 on site perimeter to prevent contamination of water by direct entry of run-off. Contractor Cover construction material like cement, metal, oil, etc. stored on-site Contractor
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