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MODEL ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS REPORT STATUS REPORT Barshi Municipal Council Prepared By Environmental Management Centre 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.

Background of ESRs Barshi ESR 2.

ESR Preparation Process 3. Review of Past ESRs Issues identified in Past ESRs 4.
Situation Analysis 4.1 Introduction to Barshi Geographical Features and climatic conditions Administrative set-up Connectivity Landuse 4.2 DPSIR Framework 2 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Table of Contents Table of Contents 4.3 Driving Forces Population Growth Industrialization Tourism 4.4 State and Pressures - Natural Resources Air Quality Noise Water Quality Land Flora and Fauna 3 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Table of Contents Table of Contents 4.5 State and Pressures - Urban Infrastructure Water Supply Sanitation, sewers and sewage treatment Solid Waste Management Transportation and Storm Water Drainage Social Infrastructure 4.6 Impacts and Risks Impacts of Air Pollution Impacts of Surface and Ground Water Pollution Impacts of Land Degradation 4 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Table of Contents Table of Contents 5.
Action Plan 5.1 Environmental Policy Vision 5.2 Environmental Policy Objectives Targets 5.3 Actions Provision of Sanitation Facilities Design and Construction of Sewers Provision of Sewage treatment facility Improvement in Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Program 5.4 Actions Recommended By Citizens 5.5 Citizens’ Initiative 5 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Background of ESRs Background of ESRs The objectives of preparing ESR are listed as- To assist in drawing meaningful inferences towards status of environment To transcend from understanding the Impacts of Driving Forces and Pressures on the State of the Environment To guide responses towards environment protection To provide a logical decision making structure for Responses to planners and policy makers.
To communicate the status of environment to all stakeholders including citizens © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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2 2 7 ESR Preparation Process ESR Preparation Process © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Issues Identified from Past ESR’s Issues Identified from Past ESR’s Substantial increase in water borne diseases as per ESR 2007-08.
Quality of drinking water supplied and causes for its pollution (either at source or during conveyance) Public places like Bus Stand, Railway Station, commercial premises and shopping complexes have been observed with the un-lifted solid waste dumps Construction and demolition waste is being dumped in open land without proper treatment and handling Open defecation is an old problem in Barshi town resulting in un-hygienic conditions and health issues Storm water drainage gutters are often used for the solid waste dumping resulting into choking and flooding during monsoon season © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .
3 3 8 SITUATION ANALYSIS 4 4 SITUATION ANALYSIS 4.1 Introduction to Barshi 4.2 DPSIR Framework 4.3 Driving Forces 4.4 State and Pressures – Resources 4.5 State and Pressure – Infrastructure 4.6 Impacts and Risks 9 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Barshi Introduction to Barshi Introduction to Geographical Features and climatic conditions Latitude and Longitude – 18⁰ 14’ N, 73⁰ 42’ E Altitude (from mean sea level – MSL) – 515.62 m Terrain – Flat – general slope from North to South Climate – Hot and Dry Annual Avg.
Rainfall – 677 mm.

whereas Marathwada region in Maharashtra has 884 mm annual avg.

rainfall Maximum Temperature– 41⁰C Minimum Temperature – 15 ⁰C Administrative set-up Area of Town – 36.26 sq km Population - As per Census 2001, 104785 Status of Council – Class A Municipal Council Number of Wards – 38 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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4 4 11 Connectivity Connectivity Barshi is well connected to other cities and towns by State Highways Solapur Akkalkot Latur Osmanabad Narrow gauge railway line divides the town into two parts – now Abandoned Broad gauge railway line connects to Kurduwadi, Latur and Miraj © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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4 4 12 Landuse Landuse 77.89 Residential Commercial Industrial Public places Transporation 5.93 7.42 Open / Green Spaces Agriculture Water supply (for agricultural use) Waste land 0.99 0.50 3.28 1.85 1.71 0.41 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation DP & Existing Landuse –– DP & Existing Landuse .

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4 4 13 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation DPSIR Framework DPSIR Framework The Driving force – Pressure – State – Impact – Response (DPSIR) framework used in this situation analysis, assumes cause-effect relationships between interacting components of social, economic, and environmental systems.

The DPSIR framework attempts to answer five questions that are What is happening to the environment and what are the reasons for the pressures exerted on it?
What are the consequences for / impacts on the environment and humanity?

What is being done about it and how effective are these actions?

What could be alternative futures for unwarranted unsustainable development?

What are the alternative actions to be taken?

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4 4 14 Population Growth Population Growth © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation s s e e c c r r o o F F g g n n i i v v i i r r D D 3 3 .

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4 4 15 Industrialization Industrialization Famous for agro processing units 20-30 dal mills About 20 oil mills There were 3 cotton mills of which only one survives Bidi industries 3 industrial estates on cooperative basis © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation s s e e c c r r o o F F g g n n i i v v i i r r D D 3 3 .

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4 4 16 Tourism Tourism Town of historical as well as religious importance Temple of Bhagwant Floating population increases up to 20000 - 25000 during this festive season Barshi is well-known place for marriage events.

People from Latur, Osmanabad and other neighboring towns and villages prefer Barshi for such events because of availability of water and other facilities © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation s s e e c c r r o o F F g g n n i i v v i i r r D D 3 3 .

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4 4 18 Natural State and Pressures –– Natural State and Pressures Resources Resources This section explains the state of following resources Air Quality Noise Water Quality Land Flora and Fauna © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 4 4 .

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4 4 19 Environmental Monitoring Locations Environmental Monitoring Locations © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Air Pollution Air Pollution a. SO2 Concentrations in Jan 2009 b. SO2 Concentrations in July 2009 20 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Air Pollution Air Pollution c. NOx Concentrations in Jan 2009 d. NOx Concentrations in July 2009 21 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Air Pollution Air Pollution e. SPM Concentrations in Jan 2009 f. SPM Concentrations in July 2009 22 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 4 4 .
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4 4 23 NoiseNoise Noise levels are observed at 30 locations noise levels at many locations, especially in silent zone are non-compliant Renukamata Mandir Jagdale Hospital Law college Polytechnic College Shivaji College Court Jawahar Hospital Mook Badhir Vidyalaya © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 4 4 .

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4 4 24 Water Quality Water Quality © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 4 4 .

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4 4 25 Water Quality Water Quality © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 4 4 .

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4 4 26 Water Quality Water Quality © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 4 4 .

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4 4 27 LandLand Encroachments on land have been observed, especially in built-up areas.

Earlier Open space, now encroached © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 4 4 .

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4 4 28 Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna Barshi sees many migratory birds during winter season around the water body near Subhash Nagar.
However there is no authentic data available on the migratory bird nor the census has been carried out © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Urban State and Pressure –– Urban State and Pressure Infrastructure Infrastructure State of services / urban infrastructure include – Water supply Sewage and sanitation Solid waste management Transportation 29 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Water Supply Water Supply The capacity of WTP is sufficient for projected population up to 2041.
Water supply is for limited period of 1 hour daily 85 LPCD 90% area of the town is connected to the piped water supply scheme.

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4 4 30 Sewage Sewage There is no under-ground drainage system in the town.

There is no sewage treatment facility in the town.

Sewage is directly discharged in Lendi nala.


The BOD level is greater than 80mg/l and hence requires treatment before discharge into Lendi Nala (CPCB standards for inland water body disposal is 30 mg/l).

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4 4 31 Solid Waste Solid Waste At present solid waste is being dumped at two locations.
The carbon to nitrogen ratio for dumping Site 2 is at the optimum level for conversion into compost Bio-medical waste – daily generation of BMW is about 200 kg from 3 big hospitals, 2 government hospitals and 38 nursing homes.

At present the BMW is being carried to Solapur for disposal.

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4 4 32 Transportation Transportation Road widths are inadequate in the town because of two reasons as increasing traffic volumes and encroachments along the roads © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 5 5 .

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4 4 33 Transportation Transportation Within Barshi, there are 3 main types of roads – Concrete Roads – Approx.
5.2 km Tar Road – Approx – 84.3 km Kutccha Road – 9.8 km Storm water drainage system runs parallel to 62% of road length.

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4 4 34 Social Infrastructure Social Infrastructure Social infrastructure covers – Education Facilities Health Care Facilities Open / Green Spaces Environmental awareness and action programmes are initiated in the schools on many occasions such as World Environment Day, World Water day Citizens have benefitted from National and State level Health Programmes such as Prevention Programme for Malaria, Awareness Programmes for water-borne diseases, etc.
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4 4 35 Open and Green Spaces Open and Green Spaces As per the DevelopmentPlan (2nd Revision) for Barshi town, there should have been 18 Ha area under gardens and play grounds for citizens.

But at present there is only 0.65 Ha area developed under this category.
Owned by Council for public use Bhagwant Ground and Sankeshwar Udyan Private open spaces include Shivshakti Maidan, Barshi College Ground Pavellion Ground © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation & & S S 5 5 .

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4 4 36 Impacts and Risks Impacts and Risks The impacts on environment and people are identified based on the status of resources, services.
Also impacts were identified in stakeholders’ consultation workshop as per people’s perception.

These are - Provision of sanitation facilities for individual tenements and public toilets.

Improvement in sewerage – preferably underground sewerage system for entire city Improvement of roads – widening wherever required Lack of open and green spaces © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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4 4 37 Interlinking of Impacts Interlinking of Impacts © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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4 4 38 Impacts of Pressure on Natural Impacts of Pressure on Natural Resources Resources Air pollution – At present there is no statistical information available for number of people affected by air pollution and suffering from respiratory diseases.
It is proposed to track such records for future use in ESRs Water Pollution – Last year, there have been approximately 100 cases of water-borne diseases such as diarrhea.

Unhygienic and damp conditions also result into malaria.

There are 5 recorded cases of malaria in year 2009.

Ground water is getting depleted due to over extraction of water from ground water resources.
Land Land is degraded due usage of untreated sewage for agricultural purpose Land degradation also results in surface and ground water pollution by leaching of pollutants into the soil and to the ground water aquifer © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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4 4 39 ACTION PLAN 55 ACTION PLAN 5.1 Environmental Policy 5.2 Actions 5.3 Actions recommended by Citizens 5.4 Citizens’ Initiatives 40 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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41 Vision Vision Vision of Barshi Municipal Council is to develop Barshi as “Model Town” mainly in environmental aspects, where past and existing environmental issues have been mitigated ensuring new issues does not arise.
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42 Environmental Policy Environmental Policy Barshi Municipal Council is driven by its Vision to develop Barshi as Model Town for its environmental management.
The Environmental Policy is founded on the concept of Sustainable Development and thereby recognises Environmental and Social (E&S) considerations in its business operations to add value, minimize impacts on natural resources and risks to the Urban Infrastructure.

BMC strives to conserve natural resources, protect the environment and improve standards of living of present as well as future generations.

The Environmental Policy applies to all Departments under BMC.
BMC is committed to comply with its Environmental Policy, applicable laws of the land and be responsive to existing and emerging global E&S concerns on a proactive basis.

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43 Objectives Objectives To provide basic infrastructure in terms of sanitation facilities, regular water supply, transportation facilities and open / green spaces To involve citizens and stakeholders in environment protection and management Revision in Development Plan and its strict implementation to benefit the town © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation .

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44 Targets Targets To provide adequate sanitation facilities To improve sewerage network in Barshi To construct sewage treatment facility To widen the arterial roads so as to reduce traffic issues To do the necessary land acquisitions for implementation of Development Plan © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Proposed Actions Proposed Actions Provision of Public Sanitation Facilities as well as technical and financial assistance to individuals to build the latrines – High Priority Designing and Construction of sewers – centralized and decentralized options – High Priority Provision of Sewage treatment facility (Constructed Wetland treatment at Lendi nala) – High Priority Improvement in Environmental Monitoring Program focusing on Air and Noise - High Priority © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation n n o o i i t t c c A A 2 2 5 5 .
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45 Proposed Actions Proposed Actions Awareness and Action Programmes like Eco-clubs at schools, etc – Medium Priority Implementation of development plant – provision of open spaces -– Medium Priority Solid Waste Management – Medium Priority Studies and surveys to be done – Traffic surveys to propose the road widening plan or provision of new roads Avian Fauna survey focusing on migratory birds © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation n n o o i i t t c c A A 2 2 5 5 .

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46 Provision of Sanitation Action -- Provision of Sanitation Action Facilities Facilities Action Provision of Public Sanitation Facilities as well as technical and financial assistance to individuals to build the latrines n n o o i i t t c c A A 2 2 5 5 .

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47 Type of Action Program – High Priority Objectives To provide basic infrastructure for citizens To improve hygiene To prevent land and water contamination due to open defecation © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Provision of Sanitation Action -- Provision of Sanitation Action Facilities Facilities Past Interventions BMC has contracted private organization for operation and maintenance of public toilets 29 toilet seats have been constructed at public places In slum areas, there are 650 toilet seats provided by BMC and construction is going on at 4 locations for 18 seats Mobile toilets (100 seats) have been made available There are 7200 households without latrine facilities Location Suitable locations for public toilets shall be identified.
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48 Provision of Sanitation Action -- Provision of Sanitation Action Facilities Facilities Tasks Need Assessment Suitable locations identification Bidding Process for contract Construction of facilities Maintenance Budgetary requirements Per seat construction cost – Rs.
4000/- Under the 5 lakh latrines scheme, construction cost limit of Rs.4,000/- per latrine was fixed (Government subsidy Rs.3,500/- + beneficiaries share Rs.500/-).

This scheme is implemented by water supply and sanitation Department of Maharashtra State.

Per seat maintenance cost – Approximately Rs.

500/- per year Communal Toilet Blocks – Approx.

Rs 8,00,000/- for 6 seats.

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49 Provision of Sanitation Action -- Provision of Sanitation Action Facilities Facilities Responsibility Primary Responsibility – Water and Sanitation Department.

Tasks such as need assessment, identification of suitable locations can be out-sourced Recommendations Priority shall be given to areas where open defecation is evident BMC shall initiate awareness programs for usage of toilets Illustration Research cum Action Project (RCAP) by Health and Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu.
The major objective of the project was to improve Educational Methods, Conducting Systematic Research in various Public Health Programmes and to evolve a Low Cost Sanitary Latrine suitable for the rural household.

Refer http://www.tnhealth.org/rcap.htm for more information.

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51 Actions Recommended by Citizens Actions Recommended by Citizens Municipal Council should not give permission to new constructions without latrines.
Also services like water supply, electricity should discontinued to existing houses without latrine Heavy vehicles should use bypass so that through traffic will be controlled There should be separate garden department with BMC to maintain gardens Trees in town should be numbered and maintenance should be under garden department as proposed above © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation ’ ’ s s n n e e z z i i t t i i C C 3 3 5 5 .
52 Actions Recommended by Citizens Actions Recommended by Citizens Follow ‘No Vehicles Day’ once a year at least Strict implementation of ban on less than 50 micron polythene bags Awareness programmes on solid waste management, open defecation etc should be arranged more frequently and at different locations Lake beautification to migratory birds © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation Citizen’s Initiatives Citizen’s Initiatives Many initiatives have been undertaken by people such as - Tree plantation Water Conservation at domestic level Solid waste segregation Awareness campaigns for students Shri Deshmane and Shri Doiphode together have initiated number of awareness campaigns, tree plantation activities, roads and public toilet cleaning in town © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation s s e e v v i i t t a a i i t t i i n n I I ’ ’ s s n n e e z z i i t t i i C C 4 4 5 5 .
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53 Annexures Annexures First Consultation Workshop Report Second Stakeholders Consultation Workshop Annexure 1 - Annexure 2 - Annexure 3 - Methodology for ESR preparation Annexure 4 - DPSIR Framework Population information Annexure 5 - Annexure 6 - Contour Plots for Ambient Air Quality s s e e r r u u x x e e n n n n A A 54 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation THANK YOU THANK YOU 55 © Environmental Management Centre Model ESR Presentation