According to EIB, the project concerns the extensions of Metro Corridor 1 (PCMC to Swargate), of Pune Metro Rail Project (2016-0327) towards the North (PCMC-Nigdi) and the South (Swargate - Katraj).The extensions will be 10.5km long with 9 stations.

Metro rail systems in India are exempt from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure and prior environmental clearance under the EIA Notification Act, 2006.
However, all necessary permits for tree felling, waste management, water use, and other construction-related activities will be obtained as required.
Despite the absence of a legal obligation under the Indian law, the project has been subject to a full Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) in line with the EIB's Environmental and Social Policy, and its compliance with applicable EIB's Environmental and Social Standards will be further reviewed during appraisal.

The promoter has to ensure that the project implementation will be done in accordance with the EIB's Guide to Procurement.

Land requirements for this project are the bare minimum, resulting from value engineering approach. Based on the RAPs, 1.18ha of land needs to be acquired permanently, with the vast majority (72.5%) being governmental land. Accordingly, a total of 105 Project Affected Households (PAHs) will be impacted by the project, experiencing losses involving land, residential and/or commercial structures, temporary livelihood or some combination of these. Temporary land requirements are 4.12ha, out of which 0.3ha is privately owned while the rest of 3.8ha is government land. The temporary land will be leased from private owners with an appropriate and mutually agreed compensation/rent. The RAPs confirmed that no impacts are expected from temporary land acquisition, as the land is not under any agricultural use and there are not any tenants or squatters. In addition to these, 31 common property structures (CPS) may be affected, in their vast majority being bus stops or sheds. The unavoidable loss of such assets will be compensated through replacement elsewhere or a suitable financial mechanism.

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