Government of Nepal National Reconstruction Authority Central Level Project Implementation Unit District Level Project Implementation Unit (Grant Management and Local Infrastructure) Dolakha

Environmental and Social Management Plan of Bhitri Kharka Drinking Water Maintenance Sub-Project Kalinchowk Rural Municipality-1

May, 2019

Silent Features (Additional Information) of the Sub Project SN Particulars Description 1 Name of Project Bhitri Kharka Drinking Water Maintenance Sub-Project 2 Type of Project Rehabilitation / Maintenance/ Reconstruction 3 Location Kalinchowk RM-1, Damare Paule 4 District Dolakha 5 No. of Beneficiary HHs with in 28 sub-project area 6 No. of Earthquake Beneficiary 28 7 Major Works earthwork, stone masonry wall, Stone soling, PCC, RCC and water tank fitting, Distribution pipeline fitting, tap construction 8 Existing Structures with Capacity Cracked RVT, Intake Tank, 60% HDPE pipe damaged 9 Total Estimated Cost (NRs.) 989,906.94 Project Contribution 890,000.00 User Contribution 99,906.94 Other Contribution 0 10 Rationality (a) Source Damage Intake, reserve tank and distribution (b) Increased Demand pipeline damaged which had increased the (c) New Scheme shortage of water and no earthquake (d) Extension beneficiaries house could start the (e) Others (………………) construction. 11 How does the Proposed Project Before Gorkha earthquake, the drinking Fulfill the Provision of EHRP- water system was working properly. After ESMF ? the earthquake, intake, reserve tank and distribution pipelines have damaged and thus local people of Damare Paule got affected. It has halted reconstruction process for 14 household as they have difficulties to manage the water needed for drinking and reconstruction purpose 12 Is ESSR Approved? (if applicable) 13 Is Separate ESMP Prepared? Yes 14 Earthquake and Safeguard Perspective of the Proposal:

 Previously working drinking water system was damaged in Post-Gorkha earthquake  Local people of Damare Paule have deficit of water supply for drinking &

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reconstruction  Due to deficit of water supply people have conflict in of use water especially in dry season.

15 Technical Data 1. Number of HHs to be 14 reconstructed during project selection 2. Vulnerable HHs (with 2 (Senior citizen above 70 years) Categories) 3. Source Name Maajh Kharka 4. Source discharge (Dry 13.33 Liter/s Season) 5. Water Demand (m3/day) 1.4 (50 Liter per HH) 6. Reservoir capacity 2 RVT with capacity of 2m3 each 7. Break Pressure Tank number 0 8. Length of pipe line 1750m (transmission mains and distribution 9. Type of transmission mains HDPE and distribution pipe 10. Numbers of tap stand 10

(A) Endorsement: DL-PIU (GMaLI) Prepared By: Approved By: Designation: Designation: ………………….. …………………..

(B) Endorsement: CL-PIU (GMaLI) Reviewed By: Approved By: Designation: ………………….. …………………..

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Table of Contents Silent Features (Additional Information) of the Sub Project ...... ii 1. Introduction ...... 1 2. Objectives of ESMP ...... 3 3. Methodology ...... 3 4. Site Description ...... 3 5. Environmental and Social Issues ...... 4 6. Environmental and Social Mitigation Plan ...... 4 7. ESMP Cost ...... 4 ANNEXES ...... I Annex-I: Detail Cost-Estimate ...... II Annex-II: Design and drawing ...... III Annex-III: Google Map ...... IV Annex-IV: Photographs ...... V Annex-V: Beneficiaries List ...... VI Annex-VI: Meeting Minutes ...... VII Annex-VII: Letter from Ward Office ...... IX Annex-VIII: Letter of DLPIU ...... X

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1. Introduction A magnitude 7.6 earthquake of shallow depth struck central Nepal with an epicenter approximately 77km north-west of Kathmandu on April 25th 2015 causing widespread destruction. On May 12, 2015 a large after shock of a magnitude 6.8 hit Nepal and caused further causalities and damage. As of 3 June 2015, the reported casualties include: 8,702 deaths and 22,493 people injured. As the earthquake sequence destroyed 490,000 houses mostly traditional mud brick and mud stone built and occupied by the rural poor and rendered another 265,000 houses at least temporarily uninhabitable, the largest single need identified in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) was housing and human settlements, accounting for US$ 3.27 billion of needs.

The Government of Nepal (GON) has requested support from a number of development partners, including the WB, to address the immediate and long-term damage inflicted by the earthquake in Nepal. In response to this, World Bank approved a US$200 million loan to finance the Earthquake Reconstruction Project (EHRP) approved on 18 June 2015 to support 55 thousand households of three severely affected districts namely: Dolakha, Dhading and Nuwakot. The project will support in restoring affected houses with multi hazard resistant core housing units in target areas and to enhance government’s ability to improve long-term disaster resilience. Initially, the EHRP is to be completed by July 2020.

Considering the further need to support GoN, International Development Association (the World Bank) has agreed to support additional US$300 million loan to finance the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP). The recent additional loan support will cover another eleven severely affected districts including Gorkha covering 96000 households from Additional Financing and 3200 households from Multi Donor Fund.

Environment and Social Management Framework serves as a practical tool to ensure that environment and social aspects are duly considered in the planning and implementation process of earthquake housing reconstruction project. Accordingly, Revised ESMF, have guided to address the environmental and social issues of the projects by site-specific environmental and social management plan after selection of the sub-projects prioritized by orientation and consultation in the respective local government.

Dolakha district is located in province- 3 situated in the height from 762 m to 7132 m from mean sea level. The district lies in the latitude of 85 50' to 86 32' East and longitude of 27 28' to 28 00' North. The climatic condition of districts varies from tropical to alpine and tundra type. The average annual maximum temperature is 19° C and minimum temperature is 8° C. The average rainfall is 2043.5 ml (District Profile Dolakha, 2015). Dolakha is one the earthquake affected district. According to National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), the total number of houses damaged in district is 58,388 of which 56553 are fully damaged and 1835 partially damaged. is administratively divided into 7 Rural Municipality and 2 municipalities (former: 48 VDCs & 2 Municipalities). The total population residing in the district is about 186,557 in 45,688 households (HH) with an average HH size of 4.11 The female population (99554) in the

1 districts is higher than that of male population (87003). The sex ratio of the district is 85.47 (CBS, 2012)

Beneficiaries’ data of Dolakha District: SN Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Ist tranche 2nd tranche 3rd tranche (Nos) with (Nos) (Nos) (Nos) Agreement (Nos) 1 72819 67416 63532 54130 46856

Kalinchowk Rural Municipality ranges from the altitude of 940 to 3230 meter covers former VDCs Kalinchowk, , Lamidanda, , Sunkhani and . Administratively it is divided into 9 wards. Famous religious place as Kalinchowk Bhagawati Temple is located in the Kalinchowk Rural Municipality -1(former Kalinchowk VDC). Singati river, Dolti Khola and Gumu Khola are major rivers in Kalinchowk Rural Municipality.

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2. Objectives of ESMP This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) is addresses the problem arise by shortage of water on hygiene, sanitation and other daily activities due to increase demand of water for reconstruction and decreased capacity of storage tank. Therefore the Main Objective of this ESMP is to maintain and rehabilitate the RVT, Intake, distribution pipeline and construction of public taps of Water Supply System to support in reconstruction of remaining houses of EHRP beneficiaries

3. Methodology  Consultation and discussion: Consultation and discussion program was held with Local Government (Chair of RM, deputy Chair, chief administrative officer, ward chair persons and secretary) and engineers from DLPIU and collected the environmental and social Issues.  Field visit: After the consultation walkover survey for verification of environmental and social Issues which were collected from local level consultation were carried out at project level. Environmental and Social screening checklist was used for relevancy with ESMF guideline.  Desk study: Documents such as district profile, Municipality profile, CBS publication and publication of line agencies at district level and other project related reports were reviewed. Google earth map was taken to get the overview of the project area.

4. Site Description

The sub-project is located at Damare Paule, Ward No. 1 of Kalinchwok Rural Municipality, Dolakha district. The geographical location of the site is 27o46’51”N and 86o04’55”E. with altitude of 2121 MSL. According to Census 2011 the total household on Ward No. 1 of the Kalinchwok Rural Municipality is 541 and total population is 2806 of which 1409 are male and 1397 are female. The area is dominated by Thami, Tamang and some Dalit. In Ward No. 1 of Kalinchwok Rural Municipality (Previously Kalinchowk VDC), the total housing reconstruction beneficiaries are 728 in which out of total 28 Sub-project beneficiaries household, 14 houses were remained to be reconstructed due to lack of water supply. Previously for the construction of other than these remaining houses, people collected the water from half an hour walking distance downhill which created trouble in water supply for reconstruction. Discharge of the source at Maajh Kharka is 13.33 liter/s in dry season. Rehabilitation and maintenance of the two different RVT with capacity of 2m3 each, one intake tank, 750m distribution pipeline, 1000m main pipeline and construction of ten different public tap on Damare paule will supply the ample amount of water for the reconstruction.

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5. Environmental and Social Issues Site verification carried out on 2076/01/13 by Environmental Specialist, Social Development specialist along with district engineer. Before Gorkha earthquake, the drinking water system was working properly. After the earthquake, intake, reserve tank and distribution pipelines have damaged and thus local people of Thami community of Damare Paule were affected. It has halted reconstruction process as they have difficulties to manage the water needed for drinking and reconstruction purpose. After the completion of this sub-project water supply system will be smoothly run. Further, the program will help for the sustainable safe drinking water supply in the area which enhances the sanitation and hygiene along with reconstruction in the area. After the completion of reconstruction of those remaining 14 houses, water supply system will be managed by the user committee. For the maintenance of water supply system they will generate the maintenance fund from the amount collected within the beneficiaries.

6. Environmental and Social Mitigation Plan Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of water storage tank and distribution pipeline have been proposed to address the issues of water scarcity raised by Ward Chairperson during orientation and consultation program held on 2075/01/24 at Kalinchwok Rural Municipality. The existing water supply has directly benefited more than 28 Households through public taps.

Location Issues/ Likely Potential Time Responsibility Significan Impact of action ce Kalinchwok Cracked Increase in water Baisakh, 2076 UG's/RM Rural RVT, demand for to Ashar, ward/DLPIU- Municipality – Intake reconstruction 2076 GMaLI 1, Damare Tank, 60% Adverse impact on Poule HDPE pipe hygiene and sanitation damaged due to lack of availability of water

7. ESMP Cost Major works under ESMP includes dismantling old tank, earthwork, stone masonry wall, Stone soling, PCC, RCC and water tank fitting, Distribution pipeline fitting, tap construction. The total cost of sub-project is NRs. 989,906.94 of which contribution from GMaLI will be NRs 890,000.00 and user committee will contribute NRs 99,906.94. The contribution from user committee accounts for 10.09% of the total cost. Per capita cost of sub-project is NRs. 35,354.

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ANNEXES Annex-I: Detail Cost-Estimate

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Annex-II: Design and drawing

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Annex-III: Google Map

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Annex-IV: Photographs

Damaged Intake plus RVT

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Annex-V: Beneficiaries List SN Name Address Settlement Remarks 1 Lal bahadur Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 2 Damai Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 3 Subba Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 4 Chhandale Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 5 Manbahadur Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 6 Jitbahadur Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 7 Khadke Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 8 Munbahadhur Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 9 Tulbir Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 10 Jhukila Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 11 Prakash Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 12 Puskar Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 13 Devilal Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 14 Dani Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 15 Krishna Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 16 Bire Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 17 Jhilke Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 18 Balbahadur Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 19 Ganjaman Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 20 Tulman Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 21 Gore Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 22 Thmbe Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 23 Purnabahadur Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 24 Kumar Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 25 Suman Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 26 Dinesh Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 27 Sukaman Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati 28 Karna Bahadur Thami Kalinchowk RM-1 Campol Janjati

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Annex-VI: Meeting Minutes

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Annex-VII: Letter from Ward Office

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Annex-VIII: Letter of DLPIU

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