Title: Social assessment and management plan for Saidpur zone
Abstract: The objective of the National Ganga River Basin Project is to collect the waste water into the sewers and then to treat it before disposing off safely, so that the River Ganga does not get polluted through the drains in the project area. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: all sewer lines including trunk, lateral and branch sewer lines must be designed considering the future population and waste generation rate. Otherwise the constructed sewer may not carry the waste load, leading to failure and financial loss. The alignment of sewer lines and sewerage pumping station must be properly planned; else it may lead to both technical and social problems along with environmental issues of back flow creating foul smell and unhygienic conditions; and the excavation and tunneling work will lead to road blockage and as a result the commercial establishments and vendors will have some trouble in operating their business on daily basis. But there will be no loss of livelihood. Ambulatory vendors can very well shift their place as and when required. So, overall no loss of livelihood has been reported during the survey. Vendors in areas like Sabzi Mandi at different locations, parts of Gardani Bagh and area near Bahadurpur railway crossing are particularly vulnerable to such obstructions. As per anecdotal evidence gathered in the field visit, most shop-owners and mobile vendors are welcoming the sewage project implementation as they see a direct benefit of improved living and working conditions. They are aware of, and prepared to face temporary inconveniences caused by construction if the project is implemented in a timely manner. However, the same interviewees felt that they had little confidence in the ability of the agency to execute a project in an efficient manner. They had grievances with the long duration of construction work. Adverse impacts mainly include temporary relocation of mobile vendors and temporary blockage of roads during construction. During impact analysis vendors have welcomed the project and affirmed that this will not have any adverse impact on livelihood as they will temporarily shift to a nearby place.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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