EIA Study of NM International Airport

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CITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OF MAHARASHTRA LIMITED
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
STUDY OF NAVI MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Volume - III
Chapter - 4 – Description of Environment
June 2010
CENTER OF ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE & ENGINEERING,
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI.
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Volume - III
Chapter - 4 – Description of Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY OF
NAVI MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
June 2010
CENTER OF ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, CIDCO
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI
EIA Study of Navi Mumbai International Airport I

C O N T E N T S

VOLUME - I
Executive Summary
VOLUME - II
Chapter 1 : I n t r o d u c t i o n Page
No.
1.1 : B a c k g r o u n d 1
1.2 : P r o j e c t P roponent 3
1.3 : A i r p o r t S ector Profile 4
1.3.1 : National Airport System 4
1.3.2 : Western Region Airport System 9
1.3.3 : Mumbai Region Airport System 13
1.4 : Passenger Traffic Trends 14
1.4.1 : Annual Passengers 14
1.4.2 : Peak Period Passengers 18
1.5 : Aircraft Movement (ATM) Trends 20
1.5.1 : Annual Aircraft Movements 20
1.5.2 : Peak Period Aircraft Movements 27
1.6 : Air Cargo Trends 29
1.7 : Conclusions of Air Traffic Analysis 32
1.8 : Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework 32
1.9 : Purpose of Study 32
1.10 : Project Brief 33
1.11 : Terms of Reference 34
1.11.1 : Site analysis 34
1.11.2 : Water 36
1.11.3 : Solid waste 36
1.11.4 : Energy 36

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1.11.5 : Traffic & transport 37
1.11.6 : CRZ 38
1.11.7 : Noise 39
1.11.8 : EMP, DMP 40
1.11.9 : Additional Terms of Reference 41
1.12 : Scope of work 42
1.12.1 : Study Area 43
1.13 : Scoping 45
1.14 : Structure of the Report 48
Chapter 2 : Analysis of alternative Sites
2.1 : Introduction 1
2.2 : Mahapan in Sindhudurg District 1
2.3 : Rewas-Mandwa 2
2.3.1 : Salient Features 2
2.3.2 : Accessibility 4
2.3.3 : Power, Water & Telecommunication infrastructure 4
2.3.4 : Township Development 4
2.3.5 : Site Constraints 5
2.3.6 : Environment sensitive factors 5
2.4 : Navi Mumbai Site 7
2.4.1 : Salient Features 7
2.4.2 : Site Constraints 9
2.5 : Selection of Alternative Sites 11
2.5.1 : SWOT Analysis 11
2.5.2 : Site Sensitivity Analys 13
2.6 : Conclusion 20
Chapter 3 : P r o j e c t D e scription
3.1 : Geographical Setting 1
3.1.1 : Location 1

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3.1.2 : Navi Mumbai 1
3.1.3 : Regional Setting 3
3.1.4 : Linkages 3
3.1.5 : Transport Systems and Network 4
3.1.6 : Project Accessibility 6
3.1.7 : Project Area 6
3.2 : Project Activities 7
3.3 : Project structure 7
3.4 : Aviation Demand Forecast 8
3.4.1 : Air Traffic Forecast 8
3.4.2 : MMR Air Traffic Forecast 8
3.4.3 : MMR Air Cargo Demand 9
3.4.4 : Navi Mumbai Air Traffic Forecast 10
3.4.5 : Navi Mumbai Air Cargo Forecast 11
3.4.6 : Air Traffic Summary 12
3.5 : Airport Facilities 15
3.5.1 : Runways 16
3.5.2 : Taxiway System 17
3.5.3 : Navigational Aids 18
3.5.4 : Commercial Apron 19
3.5.5 : Long-Term Aircraft Parking 20
3.5.6 : General Aviation 21
3.5.7 : Cargo Apron 21
3.5.8 : Passenger Terminal Building 21
3.5.9 : Air Cargo Building 23
3.6 : Roadway System 23
3.6.1 : Primary Access Road 23
3.6.2 : Terminal Area Access Road 24
3.6.3 : Terminal Frontage Road 24

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3.6.4 : Service Roads 24
3.7 : Vehicular and Cargo Parking 25
3.7.1 : Vehicular Parking 25
3.7.2 : Cargo Parking 25
3.8 : Technical Building and Control Tower 25
3.9 : Fuel Farm 25
3.10 : Air Rescue and Fire Fighting 26
3.11 : Catering Facility 26
3.12 : Ground Handling Equipment Maintenance 27
3.13 : Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Facilities 27
3.14 : Airfield Maintenance Area 27
3.15 : Landuse of Aeronautical area 28
3.16 : Water Requirements 30
3.17 : Power Supply 32
3.18 : Sewerage Treatment Plant 35
3.19 : Solid Waste Generation & Disposal 35
3.20 : Development of Non-aeronautical Area 38
3.21 : Project Cost 39
3.22 : Implementation Programme 40
3.23 : Construction Material 41
3.24 : Construction Environment 42
VOLUME - III
Chapter 4 : D e s c r i p t i o n of Environment
4.1 : Introduction 1
4.2 : Environmental Setting 2
4.3 : Hydrometeorology 3
4.4 : Physiography 5
4.5 : Geology 8
4.6 : Drainage 11

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4.6.1 : Gadhi river 12
4.6.2 : Kalundri River 13
4.6.3 : Kasadi- Taloja river 14
4.6.4 : Ulwe River 15
4.7 : Land Environment 16
4.7.1 : Particle Size Distribution 19
4.7.2 : Electrical conductivity (EC) and SAR (Sodium Adsorption Ratio) 21
4.7.3 : Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) 23
4.7.4 : Permeability 24
4.7.5 : Porosity 25
4.7.6 : Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium 26
4.7.7 : Total Soil Quality 35
4.7.8 : Sub-Soil Characteristics of Airport Area 36
4.7.9 : Pedological Suvey 36
4.7.10 : Sub-Soil Investigation during TEF Stage 40
4.7.11 : Sub-Soil Investigation During DPR Stage 59
4.8 : Water Environment 71
4.8.1 : Water Quality 71
4.8.2 : Water Quality Index 74
4.8.3 : Water Quality Results 77
4.8.4 : Results of Water Quality Analysis 84
4.9 : Air Environment 120
4.9.1 : Air Quality 120
4.9.2 : Air Quality Index (AQI) 123
4.9.3 : Air Quality Results 124
4.9.4 : Total Air quality 162
4.9.5 : Meteorology 169
4.10 : Noise Environment 234
4.10.1 : Ambient Noise Quality 234

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4.10.2 : Equivalent Continuous Sound Levels 237
4.10.3 : Traffic Noise Index 246
4.10.4 : Noise Pollution Index (NPI) 247
4.10.5 : Average Noise Level 249
4.11 : Ecology 259
4.11.1 : Terrestrial Habitats 263
4.11.2 : Avifauna 263
4.11.3 : Habitats Encountered In the Project Area 269
4.11.4 : Streams 274
4.11.5 : Community analysis for Terrestrial Habitats 279
4.12 : Forest 300
4.12.1 : Forest Types 303
4.13 : Aquatic Ecosystem 305
4.13.1 : Phytoplankton 305
4.13.2 : Zooplankton 314
4.13.3 : Benthos 325
4.13.4 : Water Quality Status of Major aquatic Habitat in the Project Area 332
4.14 : Traffic & Transportation Study 338
4.14.1 : Land Side Access 338
4.14.2 : Site accessibility 339
4.14.3 : Rail Linkages 341
4.14.4 : Water Transport 342
4.14.5 : Road Linkages 342
4.14.6 : Mode Share 344
4.14.7 : Road Traffic Forecast 347
4.14.8 : Test Of Adequacy 351
4.14.9 : Intersection Analysis 352
4.14.10 : Assessments of intersection 360
4.14.11 : Intersection Evaluation by V/C Ratio 376

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4.15 : Land Status & Settlement 389
4.16 : Demographic Socio-Economic 393
4.16.1 : Socio-demographic profile for urban area 394
4.16.2 : Socio-economic profile of rural area 396
4.17 : Land Use Pattern 399
4.17.1 : Study Area 399
4.17.2 : Project Area 403
4.18 : Places of Ecological, Historical & Cultural Importance 405
4.18.1 : The Elephanta Caves 405
4.18.2 : Karnala Bird Sanctuary 406
4.18.3 : Matheran Eco-sensitive Zone 408
4.19 : Costal Regulation Zone 409
VOLUME-IV
Chapter 5 : E nvironmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures
5.0 : Background 1
5.1 : Impact Identification, Classification and Prioritization 2
5.1.1 : Impact Identification 2
5.1.2 : Evaluation and Classification of Impacts 13
5.1.3 : Prioritization of Impacts and Identification of Environmental 24
Sectors affected
5.2 : Mitigation Measures 29
Chapter 6 : E n v i r o n m e ntal Management Plan
6.1 : Background 1
6.2 : Scope 1
6.3 : Objectives 2
6.4 : Government Policies 2
6.5 : Key Players for Implementation of EMP 3
6.6 : Environmental Management Cell Structure 3
6.7 : Environmental Management Action Plan 8
6.8 : Environmental Monitoring Plan 33

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6.9 : Financial Plan 44
6.9.1 : EMP budget estimates 44
6.10 : Reporting Strategies 46
6.11 : Responsible organizations for implementation of EMP 47
Chapter 7 : D i s a s t e r M anagement Plan
7.0 : Introduction 1
7.1 : Natural Disasters 1
7.2 : Aircraft Accident Related Disasters 2
7.3 : Terror Attack, Plane Hijack, Sabotage 2
7.4 : Disaster Management Plan 2
7.4.1 : Purpose & Scope 3
7.4.2 : Categorization of Emergencies 4
7.5 : Emergency Procedures 5
7.6 : Role and Responsibility in Handling Emergencies 13
7.7 : Operation and Management Control 15
7.7.1 : Airport Emergency Managing Committee 15
7.7.2 : Airport Emergency Operation/Co-ordination Centre 16
7.8 : Training and Education 23
7.9 : Mock Drills and Exercises 24
7.10 : Updating of Disaster Management Plan 25
VOLUME-V
Chapter 8 : A d d i t i o n a l Studies
8.0 : Introduction 1
8.1 : Legal Opinion on Permissibility of Activities in CRZ Area 1
8.2 : Training & Diversion of Rivers Study 22
8.2.1 : Background 22
8.2.2 : Need for Training & Diversion of Rivers 23
8.2.3 : Proposed River Training & Diversion 25
8.3 : Reorientation of runways Study 31

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