India - North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 9) : Initial environment assessment report for transmission network in Gumti and South Tripura district (Anglais)

The objectives of the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project for India will be to improve the availability and reliability of electricity supply through expansion and reinforcement of power systems in the participating states in the North...  Voir la suite The objectives of the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project for India will be to improve the availability and reliability of electricity supply through expansion and reinforcement of power systems in the participating states in the North Eastern Region. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: avian hazards mostly encountered in bird sanctuaries area and fly path of migratory bird predominantly related to nesting site. Although the incidence of avian hazards is rare due to the distance between the conductors, MSPCL shall take all possible precaution to avoid these areas by careful route selection. However, bird guards are provided to prevent any avian hazards; fire hazards are mostly occurred in forest area. However, MSPCL uses state of art automatic tripping mechanism for its transmission/distribution and substations that disconnect the line in fraction of seconds to prevent fire hazards. The Forest Department also take precaution like maintaining fire line in the cleared forest area to avoid spread of fire; careful selection of site to avoid encroachment of socially, culturally and archaeological sensitive areas (i.g. sacred groves, graveyard, religious worship place, monuments etc.); and avoid encroachment into such areas by careful site and alignment selection (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserves and Biodiversity hotspots).  Réduire