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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report – Ispahani Summit Alliance Terminal Limited October 2017 3045-BAN: Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility (PPIDF2) Prepared by the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental and social impact assessment report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. 2016 ESIA Report on ISATL, Prepared by BCAS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON ISPAHANI SUMMIT ALLIANCE TERMINAL LIMITED(ISATL) Submission to: Ispahani Summit Alliance Terminal Limited (ISATL) Date of Submission: 04 October, 2017 Prepared by BANGLADESH CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES House 10, Road 16A, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh Tel: (880-2) 8851237, 8851986, 8852217, 8852904; Fax: (880-2) 8851417 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bcas.net 2016 ESIA Report on ISATL, Prepared by BCAS TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive summary 1-3 Chapter-1 4 INTROUCTION 1.1 Background 4 1. 2 Scope of Work 6 1.3 Study Methodology in detail 6 1.4 Limitation of the Study 8 1.5 The EIA Team 8 1.6 Acknowledgement 9 Chapter-2 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 2.1 Bangladesh Environmental Policy 10 2.2 Industrial Policy 1991 10 2.3 The Environment Conservation Act, 1995 10 2.4 Environment Conservation Rules, 1997 11 2.5 The ESIA Guidelines for Industry, 1997 14 2.6 Environmental and Social Requirements of the Asian Development Bank 14 2.7 Performance Standards of the World Bank Group 17 2.8 Safeguard Requirements of Equator Principle Financial Institutions 18 2.9 International Convention 21 2.10 Environmental Clearance 22 Chapter 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE 3.1 Background and Rationale of the Project 24 3.1.1 Information on the proposed project history 24 3.1.2 Project Rationale 26 3.1.3 Outline of project objectives 27 3.2 Project Site and Location 28 3.2.1 Description of the location of the project, including location maps 28 3.2.2 Proximity to nearby communities, environ sensitive and heritage sites. 31 3.2.3 Contour Map with level, existing drainage and so on 34 3.2.4 Accessibility to the project site 35 3.3.1 Description of the project components 35 Chapter 4: BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 4.1 Topography, Geology and Soils 41 4.1.2 Topography 41 4.2 Ambient Landuse 46 4.3 Terrestrial Flora 48 4.3.1 List of available trees, herbs, shrubs at project area 49 4.4 Terrestrial Fauna 51 ii 2016 ESIA Report on ISATL, Prepared by BCAS 4.5 Aquatic Ecology 52 4.6 Meteorological Condition 55 4.6.1 Rainfall 55 4.6.2 Ambient Air Temperature 56 4.6.3 Relative Humidity 58 4.6.3 Wind Speed 58 4.6.4 Wind roses for the proposed ISATL project area 60 4.7 Air Quality 62 4.8 Noise Level 65 4.9 Surface and Ground Water Quality 67 4.9.1 Analysis of Surface and Ground Water Quality 67 4.9.2 Ground Water 68 4.10 Vulnerability to Climate Change and Natural Hazard 69 4.11 Traffic condition 79 Chapter 5 BASELINE SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITION 81-97 Chapter 6 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL, OCCUPATIONAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION PHASES 6.0 Environmental Impacts 98 6. 2 Environmental Impacts during Construction Phase 98 6.2.1 Impact on Environmental Resources 98 6.2.2 Ambient Air Quality Standards 99 6.2.3 Impact on Noise Levels 99 6.2.4 Impact of diesel storage 101 6.2.5 Impact on Surface Water Quality 102 6.2.6 Impact on Ground Water Quality 102 6.2.7 Impact on Ecological Resources 102 6.2.8 Occupational Health and Safety Impacts 102 6.2.9 Traffic, Transport, Road and River Safety 103 6.2.10 Waste Generation and Disposal 104 6.2.11 Accommodation Facility 104 6.2.12 Sewerage Management: 104 6.3 Environmental Impacts during Operation Phase 104 6.3.1 Wastewater and Waste 104 6.3.2 Hazardous Material and Oil Management 105 6.3.3 Air Pollution 105 6.3.4: Noise impacts 105 6.3.5 Solid waste 108 6.3.6 Liquid waste and lube oil disposal 108 6.3.7 Sanitary waste-water 108 6.4 Environmental Impacts during Decommissioning Phase 108 6.4.1 Occupational Health and Safety Impact 108 6.4.2 Exposure to Electro Magnetic Field 109 6.4.3 Fire and Explosion Hazards 109 6.4.4 General Safety 109 iii 2016 ESIA Report on ISATL, Prepared by BCAS Chapter-7 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 7.1 ‘No Project’ Alternative 110 7.2 Analysis of Technology 110 7.3 Analysis of Site Alternatives 110 7.4 Location and Area of Available Land 111 7.5 Distances from Major Infrastructure 113 7.6 Vulnerability to Natural Calamity 114 7.7 Comparative Valuation of the Proposed Sites 115 Chapter-8 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 8.0: Environmental and Occupational Management Plan (EOMP) 117 8.1 General Considerations 117 8.2 Mitigation/Benefit Enhancement Measures 118 8.3 Environmental Management during Operation Phase 119 8.3.1 Overview of Impacts and Mitigation Measures 119 8.3.2 Atmospheric Emission Management 119 8.3.3 Management of Solid Wastes 119 8.3.4 Water & wastewater Management 120 8.3.5 Domestic Sewage Management 120 8.3.6 Noise and Vibration Level Management 120 8.3.7 Greening Program 120 8.4 Monitoring Requirement 120 8.5 Monitoring Indicators 121 8.5.1 Monitoring during Construction Phase 121 8.5.2 Monitoring during Operation Phase 123 8.5.3 Monitoring during Decommissioning Phase 129 Chapter 9 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 9.1 Emergency Response 137 9.1.1 Six Steps in Emergency Response 138 9.1.2 Reporting Incidents and Accidents 139 9.1.3 Approaches to Emergency Response 139 9.2 Disaster Management Plan 140 9.3 Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) 141 9.4 Fire Hazard& Fire Evacuation Plan 141 Chapter 10 LAND ACQUISITION AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 143 Chapter-11 STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS, CONSULTATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DISCLOSURE 11.1 Information disclosure 144 11.2 Stakeholder’s Consultation 144 11.3 Consultation and Participation Mechanism 145 11.4 Stakeholders’ Participation 145 iv 2016 ESIA Report on ISATL, Prepared by BCAS 11.5 The Results of Consultation Meeting and Concerns Raised 152 11.6 Participants list 153 Chapter-12 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 12.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism 156 12.2 Stakeholders Engagement Plan 156 12.3 Resources and Responsibilities 157 12.3.1 port Level Resource and Responsibilities 157 12.3.2 Corporate Level Resource and Responsibilities 157 12.4 Reporting 157 12.4.1 Internal Reporting 158 12.4.2 External Reporting 158 12.4.3 Sample Grievance Reporting Form 158 12.4.4 Disclosure 158 Chapter-13 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 13.1 Institutional Requirements 159 13.1.1 Environmental and Social Monitoring Unit 159 13.1.2 Composition of Environmental and Social Monitoring Unit 159 13.1.3 Environmental Training 160 13.2 Environmental Monitoring 160 13.2.1 Environmental Monitoring Parameters 161 13.3 Environmental Monitoring and Management Budget 162 13.4 Financial Arrangement for Environmental Monitoring and Management 163 13.5 Environmental Monitoring and Management Reporting 163 Chapter 14 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 164 REFERENCES 165 List of Tables Table 2.1 Inland surface water quality standard 12 Table 2.2 Standards for waste from industrial units 12 Table 2.3 Ambient air quality standard 13 Table 2.4: Standards for Gaseous Emission from Industries 14 Table 2.5: Ambient Noise Standards 14 Table 3.1: Basic data on ISATL is given below 26 Table 3.2: List of machineries like forklift, loaders and cranes, etc 27 Table 4.1: Interrelation between Land use and Landform in Chittagong City 42 Table 4.2 Monthly Average Rainfall in the project area (2015- 2006) 56 Table 4.3 Monthly Ambient Temperature of the Project Area in 2015, 2014 and 2013 56 Table 4.4 Monthly Ambient Temperature of the Project Area in 2012, 2011 and 2010 57 Table 4.5 Monthly Ambient Temperature of the Project Area in 2009, 2008 and 2007 57 Table 4.6 Average Monthly Relative Humidity of the Project Area in last 6 years 57 Table 4.7 Monthly Prevailing Wind Speed and Direction in Knots of Chittagong 59 Table 4.8 Ambient Air Quality Analysis of the project area 62 Table 4.9 : Measured Noise level at the project site in different locations at day 65 v 2016 ESIA Report on ISATL, Prepared by BCAS Table 4.10 : Average Noise level at the project site in different locations at night 66 Table 4.11: Acceptable Noise Level (Bangladesh ECR 1997. 66 Table 4.12: Standards of noise level of WBG EHS Guidelines 2008 66 Table4.13: Surface Water quality (limited parameters) of the pond 67 Table 4.14: Ground water quality from deep tube located at ISATL 68 Table 4.15: Major Cyclones in Bangladesh (Source: BMD) 73 Table 4.16: Traffic movement at the Dhaka-Chittagong road : Day Time Data 79 Table 4.16 : Traffic movement at the of Dhaka-Chittagong highway 80 Table-5.1: Average Family Size and Sex Ratio of Household Members 83 Table-5.2: Age Distribution of Household Members 83 Table-5.3: Educational Status of Household Members of Study Area 84 Table-5.4: Percentage Distribution of Primary Occupation 85 Table-5.5: Percentage Distribution of Household Heads by Main Occupation 86 Table-5.6: Average Annual