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Summary
Comprehensive
Environment Impact
Assessment Report
for
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High
Speed Railway Project
Made by:
Nisarg Pawar (19ME074)
Shilank Patel (19ME072)
Saurabh Patel (19ME071)
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Neel Patel (19ME064)
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About Project
o PROJECT LOCATION
 begins at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai Suburban District
 ends at Ahmedabad districts
o Twelve stations have been proposed :
 BKC, Mumbai
 Thane
 Virar
 Boisar
 Vapi
 Bilimora
 Surat
 Bharuch
 Vadodara
 Anand
 Ahmedabad
 Sabarmati
o The total length of MAHSR alignment is 508.17 km consisting of 2 2
tunnels, viaducts and embankments.
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 Finding
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o Location of the Project :
 Geo-Coordinates: The planned route is located between
Latitude 19003’58.52”N-Longitude 72005’47.48”E and
Latitude 23005’39.78” N-Longitude 72034’33.48”E.
 Mean Sea Level of project area is between 0 to 168 m
 The length of MAHSR project is 508.17 km
 Passing through the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and
U n i o n Te r r i t o r y o f D a d r a & N a g a r H a v e l i
 MAHSR starts from BKC, Mumbai close to Mithi River
(km 0.00) in Mumbai and traverses through the districts
M u m b a i , T h a n e , P a l g h a r , S i l v a s a ( D N H ) , Va l s a d , N a v s a r i ,
S u r a t , B h a r u c h , Va d o d a r a , A n a n d , K h e d a a n d A h m e d a b a d
(km 508.17).

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 Finding
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o P h y s i o g r a p h y a n d Te r r a i n
 The topography of the study area can be bifurcated into
two regions. The first part towards Mumbai- having
undulated and coastal area while the second one, falling
in the Gujarat region having plain with minor undulation.
The majority of the alignment runs through plain, coastal
plain and rolling terrain.
o Water Use/Demand
 In the Construction Phase – approximately 27.6 MLD and
i n O p e r a t i o n a l P h a s e – a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 . 11 M L D w a t e r
demand is predicted. The demand will be distributed
along the alignment, at the stations, construction camps,
maintenance depots, rolling stock etc.
o Water Body
 There are 32 ponds/stagnant water body other than
rivers, nallahs and estuaries.

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o Noise
 The noise levels were measured at 31 locations. Leq
value varied between 43.4 dB(A) to 80.1 dB(A) among all
locations. LDay and LNight value varied between 44.1
dB(A) to 81.2 dB(A) and 32.2 dB(A) to 65.3 dB(A)
r e s p e c t i v e l y.
o Ecology
Forest
• Tropical Moist Deciduous
• Tropical Dry Deciduous
• Tropical Thorn
• Littoral and Swamp

Critically Polluted Area

1 . Va p i
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2. Ankleshwar
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o Ecology :
 Flora
In addition of the orchids there are various kinds of non-
fruit trees, bushes and grasses. Different types of trees
were observed along the alignment during the field visit.

 Fauna
The domestic animals reported in the study area are mainly
mammals.
o Protected Monuments :
 There are no archaeologically or historically important
monuments or heritage sites located within the RoW of
the proposed alignment.

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IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Project Activities Environmental Potential Adverse Impacts Proposed Mitigation
Attributes Measures

Land Landscape Visual / landscape impact due None

to construction of viaduct from
Mumbai to Ahmedabad and
bridges across the intersecting
water bodies.
Site clearing and Local Air Quality • Fugitive Dust Emissions • Use of suitable dust
Leveling (cutting, suppressants
stripping, • Gaseous Emissions from
excavation, earth construction equipment & • Equipment and construction
movement) machinery. vehicles will be inspected
and maintained suitably, for
controlling emissions.

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IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Project Activities Environmental Potential Adverse Impacts
Attributes
Water Quality • Run-off from vegetation
stripped project area.
• Construction activities may
cause change in the natural
drainage pattern.
Soil Quality • Loss of fertile top soil
• Temporary loss of
agricultural produce in
farmlands.
Proposed Mitigation
Measures
• Plantation on the slope
• Care shall be taken to avoid
or mitigate any changes in
the course of natural
drainage.
The top soil be preserved and
reclaimed back.
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IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Project Activities Environmental Potential Adverse Impacts
Attributes
Noise & • Increase in noise levels due
Vibration to running of heavy
construction equipment.
• Increase in ground vibration
due to underground
tunneling and potential
impact on TCFS.
Local Climate Due to loss of vegetation cover Compensatory afforestation
(tree felling and mangrove
cutting) there may be rise in
the local temperatures.
Proposed Mitigation
Measures
• Where ever possible the
deployed equipment shall
have inbuilt noise
enclosure.
• Noise abatement measures
shall be adopted in
tunneling activity.
shall be taken up.
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ENVIRONMENT title style PLAN
MANAGEMENT

Environment Management Plan (EMP) has been developed

outlining measures for implementation of mitigation measures to
offset or mitigate them to acceptable levels. The Environment
Management Plan has also outlined the responsibility of
implementing and supervising the implementation of measures
of ISO 14001, details of this is included in Chapter 6 of the S-
EIA Report. The budgetary provision for cost of environmental
protection measures for implementation of the Environmental
Management Plan has been discussed in detail in Chapter 8 of
the CEIA Report. The EMP budget has been estimated at INR
1642.509 Million.
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DISASTER Master title PLAN
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Disaster/emergencies such as land subsidence, accidents, fire hazards,
structure collapses, etc. may arise during construction phase while Natural
Disaster-Earthquake, Floods, Cyclones, Landslides, Tsunami; Train Accident
Related Disaster- Collision, Train Marooned, Derailment, Tunnel Collapse,
Fire Explosion in train etc. and Man-made Disaster-Act of Terrorism and
Sabotage could happen during operation stage which can result in substantial
loss of life or human suffering or damage to and destruction of property or
damage to degradation of environment and is of such a nature or magnitude
as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area. In
order to prevent such emergencies from occurring and to ensure adequate
control and management, should an emergency still happen due to
unforeseen circumstances, a disaster management plan, has been prepared.
The DMP includes preventive action, communication protocol, Emergency
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In order to understand concerns of stakeholders and local community, public consultations
were conducted during the feasibility study stage of the project and additional consultations
has been conducted at the detailed design stage in each district. The consultations also
involved discussions with environmental experts and local NGOs. Outcomes of these public
consultations were recorded, analyzed and incorporated in the CEIA Report, as relevant.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

A comprehensive Environment Monitoring Programme (EMoP) has been developed to
monitor the surrounding environment and check the effectiveness of the EMP implementation
during the construction as well as the operational stages of the project. Performance
indicators have been identified which include parameters on ambient air quality, noise,
vibration, surface and ground water quality, soil quality, survival rate of compensatory
plantations, borrow area rehabilitation.

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CONCLUSION
Based on the findings of the EIA study and recommendations on
regulatory compliance, mitigation measures and management
plan, it is concluded that the MAHSR project is in compliance with
JICA E&S guidelines as well as National, State and local
environmental regulation.
Also, the effective implementation of the proposed mitigation
measures, environmental management and monitoring plan are
adequate to minimize and control the adverse environmental
impacts likely, due to the project.

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Thank You

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