Assessment of Sustainability of Proposed East Bypass Road of Vijayawada using Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix

For every type of large scale project, to protect the sustainability of the environment, an assessment of the effects on the environment is required. Three bypass route solutions have been presented by the Indian National Highway Authority and State Government for Vijayawada city to solve the traffic congestion problem. This project entails purchasing land in order to construct a road that will affect woods, water bodies, agricultural land, and other locations. This paper’s main objective is to ascertain how the proposed East Bypass Road would affect Vijayawada, an Andhra Pradesh city, and to deduce the results in such a way that will enable wise decisionmaking. All potential effects that have been discovered are sent to the Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM), which processes them for assessment. The RIAM uses various parameters in the four categories: PC(Physico-Chemical), BE (Biological-Ecological), SC(Social-Cultural), and EO (Economical-Operational) to determine the impacts. The RIAM analysis states that the Bypass Road project has both positive and negative consequences in all three possibilities across all locations. Bar charts were used to display the results of the comparison between these three options. The findings are very helpful in making better decisions. Titles in RIAM software are first displayed as Options-1, Option-2, and Option-3. Option 1 travels 74 km from Kotturu to Pottipadu, Option 2 travels 44 km from Kaza to Chinavutapalli, and Option 3 travels 40 km from Kaza to Chinavutapalli. The effects on the list are recognized and assigned values. The results of alternatives (1), (2), and (3) are compared in terms of their environmental score. When choices were compared for sustainability, Option 3 was determined to have the least negative effects.