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1.Executive Summary 8
2.INTRODUCTION 11
2.1Background 11
2.2Objectives 11
2.3Scope of Work 12
2.4Guidance Protocol 12
2.5Documents studied 12
2.6Use of this Report 12
3.PROJECT DETAILS – review of sia and eia for the EASTERN DFC 13
3.1EDFC-1 (Khurja – Bhaupur) 13
8.1EDFC-2 (Bhaupur – Mughalsarai) 15
12.1EDFC-3 (Ludhiana – Khurja) 17
13.SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE CIA 20
13.1Step 1: Identify Resources of Concern 20
13.2Step 2: Defining the Study Time Frame 21
13.3Step 3: Determine the Potentially Affected Geographic Extent 21
13.4Step 4: Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Projects in the EDFC area 22
13.4.1Cumulative Impacts from Past Projects 23
16.1.1Cumulative Impacts from Present Projects 25
16.1.2Cumulative Impacts from Future Projects 25
16.2Step 5: Spatial/Geographically CIA for overlapping Project Areas 26
16.2.1Agra-Aligarh, (EDFC- 3 Area) - comprising of the districts of Agra, Aligarh, Etah, Hathras, & Firozabad. 26
16.2.2Kanpur-Auraiya (EDFC – 2 Area) : comprising of the districts of Kanpur Nagar, Kannauj, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Lucknow & Unnao. 27
16.2.3Allahabad-Varanasi (EDFC -2): comprising of districts Allahabad and Varanasi 27
16.2.4EDFC-1 (Khurja – Bhaupur) – Overlapping areas likely to be impacts are: 28
16.2.5EDFC-2 (Bhaupur – Mughalsarai) - Overlapping areas likely to be impacts are: 28
16.2.6EDFC-3 (Ludhiana – Khurja) - - Overlapping areas likely to be impacts are: 28
16.3Step 6: Transportation network analysis and Modal Shift 28
16.3.1Modal shift in transportation infrastructure due to the EDFC 31
16.3.2Impact on a temporal scale – Stages – level 1, level 2 and level 3: 32
16.3.3Overall Cumulative Impacts due to modal shift (Transportation Network Analysis) 32
16.4Step 7: Cumulative Effects on Identified Resources 33
16.4.1CIA Evaluation : 39
17.SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 48
AKIC
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Amritsar – Kolkata Industrial Corridor
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AKICDC
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AKIC Development Corporation
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CIA
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Cumulative Impact Assessment
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CPM
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Chief Project Manager
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CPRs
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Common Property Resources
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DFC
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Dedicated Freight Corridor
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DFCCIL
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Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited
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EA
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Environmental Assessment
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EDFC
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Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
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EIA
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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EM
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Entitlement Matrix
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EMP
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Environmental Management Plan
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GHG
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Greenhouse Gas(es)
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hectare
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IFC
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International Finance Corporation
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IMC
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Integrated Manufacturing Cluster
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IS
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Indian Standard (Bureau of Indian Standards)
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kmph
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kilometres per hour
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LOA
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Letter of Acceptance
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MoEFCC
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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NAAQS
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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NGO
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Non-Governmental Organisation
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PAFs
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Projects Affected Families
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PAPs
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Project Affected Persons
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RAP
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Resettlement Action Plan
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RoW
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Right of Way
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RPF
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Resettlement Policy Framework
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Ro-Ro
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Roll On – Roll Off
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RPM
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Respirable Particulate Matter
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SIA
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Social Impact Assessment
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SPM
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Suspended Particulate Matter
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SPV
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Special Purpose Vehicle
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SR
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Sensitive Receptors
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TH
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Title Holders
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VEC
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Valued Environmental Components
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WDFC
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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
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