Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Report
Project No. 51137-001 Semestral Report August 2019
Bangladesh: Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project
Prepared by Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. for the Asian Development Bank.
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Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Report
Reporting Period April 2019 to June 2019 Date June 2019
Title of the Project Bangladesh: Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project
Prepared by Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. for the Asian Development Bank
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ADB – Asian Development Bank AIS- Air-insulated Switchgear APS- Affected Persons ASL– Above Sea Level BMD – Bangladesh Meteorological Department CHT – Chittagong Hill Tracts DoE – Department of Environment DPs – Displaced Persons EMF – Electromagnetic Field EMP – Environmental Management Plan ESMF – Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMS – Environmental and Social Engagement System EQS – Environment Quality Standards FGD – Focus Group Discussion GIS – Gas Insulated Switchgear GRC – Grievance Redress Committee GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism GSS – Grid Substation HES – Health Environment and Safety IEC – Important Environmental Component IEE – Initial Environmental Examination ISC – Important Social Component IUCN – International Union for Conservation for Nature LGI – Local Government Institutions LILO – line-in line-out MoEF – Ministry of Environment and Forest NGO – Non-governmental Organization PAPs – Project Affected Persons PCB – Polychlorinated Biphenyl PDB – Power Development Board PGCB – Power Grid Company of Bangladesh PMU – Project Management Unit PPE – Personal Protective Equipment PSMP – Power System Master Plan RCC – Reinforced Cement Concrete RoW- Right of Way RP- Resettlement Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sl No. Clause Page Number i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Brief Project Description 2-5 1.2 Project Components 6-7 1.3 Project Progress Status and Implementation Schedule 7-8
2.0 Compliance to National Regulations 8
3.0 Compliance to Environmental Covenants from the ADB 8 Loan Agreement
4.0 Compliance to Environmental Management Plan 9
5.0 Safeguards Monitoring Results and Unanticipated Impacts 5.1 Environmental Monitoring 10 5.2 Health and Safety Monitoring 10
6.0 Implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism and Complaints Received from Stakeholders 11
7.0 Conclusion and Recommendations 11
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Environmental Safe Guard Monitoring Report for the period of April - June 2019 of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) are prepared for the Asian Development Bank is intended to update the status of implementation of Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) of the Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project as per TOR against the Loan: 3683-BAN.
This Project is being executed by the PGCB under ADB Loan no. 3683-BAN & Grant no. 0589-BAN, 0590- BAN. In this project, all expense against foreign materials and local erection work of turnkey work and consultancy is being financed from ADB, expense against land acquisition, land development and right of way is being financed from Government of Bangladesh (GOB) & other revenue & establishment expenses is being from PGCB fund.
PGCB has taken this Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project to construct new transmission lines with associated substations in the Northern and Southern regions of the country for meeting up existing and upcoming electricity demand in those regions. This project covers different districts of both Southern and Northern part of Bangladesh. Thus, the southern part spreads overs Barisal, Madaripur, Gopalganj and Faridpur districts. On the other hand, the northern part includes Chapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi, Naogaon and Bogra districts. Under this project, around 126 km of 230 kV transmission line will be constructed to the southern region and about 142 km transmission line (104 km of 400 kV, 11 km of 230 kV and 27 km of 132 kV) will be constructed to the northern region with associated substations for connecting those lines.
Turnkey contract for three packages out of six packages of this project has been signed. The financial proposal of fourth package will be opened very soon, invitation for bids of fifth package will be floated on last week of August’ 2019 or first week of September 2019. Short listing for consultancy services will be finalized in shortly.
At the initiation of the project, PGCB has carried out an initial environmental examination (IEE) for the purpose of obtaining Environmental Clearance of the said project. According to the environment conservation Act 1995 and environment conservation rules 1997, amended in December 2017, all transmission lines and substations fall under the ‘Orange B Category’ for which initial environmental examination (IEE) including environmental management plans (EMP) is required to get environmental clearance from Department of Environment (DoE). IEE report has been submitted to DoE on 3rd July 2019.
It has been tried to establish an institutional mechanism to manage and monitor the EMP, enhancing awareness programs, identifying the gaps and working out a To-Do list with time bound achievement frame work including review of budgetary provisions and expenditure incurred so far.
In the process of doing so formats have been devised for monitoring Health, Safety & Environmental issues, conducting of Tool Box Meetings and guidelines prepared for Field Testing of Environmental Parameters (EP) including preparation of Bid doc and selection of EP Testing Consultant. The results so obtained on testing of EP has helped in obtaining renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from DOE and will serve as a bench mark for future EMP of the project.
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1. Introduction
1.1 Brief Project Description
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) is the implementing agency for Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project. The details of project title, objectives, location, execution funding provisions and signing of agreements etc is given in Table-1. The site map of southern part and northern part of the project is given in Map-1 and Map-2.
Table – 1: Information of Project Executing Agency, Location, Objectives, Financing Provisions and Signing of Agreements
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Project Title Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project
Ministry/Division Ministry of power, Energy and mineral resources/Power Division
Executing Agency Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) Division District City Corporation/Pouroshova/Upazilla Faridpur Faridpur Sadar, Nagarkanda, Bhanga Dhaka Gopalganj Maksudpur Madaripur Madaripur Sadar, Rajoir, Kalkini Location of the Project Barishal Barishal Gournadi, Babuganj,Wazirpur, Barishal Sadar Chapainawabganj Gomastapur, Nachole, Nawabganj Sadar Naogaon Naogaon Sadar, Manda, Niamatpur Rajshahi Rajshahi Tanore Bagura Kahaloo, Bagura Sadar, Nandigram, Adamdighi
To ensure adequate and reliable power supply for the upcoming Economic Zones in Barisal area as well as in Rajshahi area which is known as the largest Objectives of the agricultural production zone of Bangladesh and meet the rapidly growing project (Main) demands of residential and commercial consumers in the southwest region of Bangladesh.
i) To construct 104 km Bagura(West) - Rahanpur(Chapainababganj) 400 kV Double Circuit transmission Line. ii) To Construct 11 km LILO of Bagura- Barapukuria 230 kV Transmission Line Specific Objectives to Bagura(West) 400/230 kV GIS Substation iii) To Construct 126 km Barishal(N)-Gopalganj(N)-Faridpur 230 kV Double Circuit Transmission Line 2
iv) To Construct 26 km Chapainawabganj(old)-Rahanpur (Chapainawabganj) 132 kV Transmission Line v) To Construct 400/230 kV Outdoor GIS at Bagura (West), 400/132 kV at Rahanpur (Chapainawabganj) & Upgradation of 400/132 kV Gopalganj Substation vi) To Construct 230/132 kV GIS Substation at Faridpur & Extension of Barishal 230 kV SS vii) Two nos. 132 kV GIS bay extention at Chapainawabganj (Old) Financing of Foreign Being financed by ADB under Loan Agreement No. 3683-BAN, Grant No. 0589- Component BAN & 0590-BAN signed between ADB & GOB Financing of Local Being financed by ADB under Loan Agreement No. 3683-BAN, Grant No. 0589- Component BAN & 0590-BAN signed between ADB & GOB Financing for Land Acquisition, Land Being Financed from GoB Development, CD VAT & Right of Way Financing for AIT & Being Financed from PGCB other official Expense Between GoB & ADB Loan No.: 3683-BAN = 350.00 mUSD, Date of signing: 10/09/2018 Signing of Loan/Grant Grant No.: 0589-BAN = 7.00 mUSD. Date of signing: 10/09/2018 Grant No.: 0590-BAN = 0.50 mUSD. Date of signing: 10/09/2018
Between GoB & PGCB Loan on 07/05/2019 Signing of SLA/SGA Grant on 06/08/2019
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Map-1: Southern Part
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Map-2: Northern Part
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1.2 Project Components: Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project is mainly constituted by 6 major Component packages described in Table-2
Table – 2: Work Package Details
Package No. 1 Packages Composition Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Gopalganj 400/132 kV Substation on Turnkey Basis Name of Contractor : Consortium of SEPCOIII-Energypac Contract No & Date : PGCB/ADB/400kV/GOPAL-SS; Date- 26/12/2018 USD 16,383,116.40 plus EURO 7,898,714.49 and BDT- 291,731,800.00 Contract Value: (Financed by GoB & PGCB) Twenty (20) months from the contract effective date. Completion Time:
Package No. 2 Packages Composition Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Barisal (N)- Gopalganj (N)-Faridpur 230 kV Double Circuit Transmission Line on
turnkey basis. Name of Contractor : M/S. Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited, India Contract No & Date : PGCB/ADB/51137/230kV/TL/B-G-F; Date: 22/05/2019 FC: USD 48,431,775.78 (Financed by ADB) LC: BDT 1,981,492,723.06 (Financed by ADB) Contract Value : RoW (Financed by GoB) + TDS (Financed by PGCB)
Completion Time 720 ( Seven Hundred Twenty) days from the contract effective date Package No. 3 Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 230 kV Indoor GIS Substation with 132 kV AIS Substation at Faridpur and GIS Bay Packages Composition Extension in the existing 230/132 kV Barisal (North) AIS Substation on turnkey basis Name of Contractor : Consortium of DEC & XD, China Contract No & Date : PGCB/ADB/51137/230kV/SS/FARIDPUR : Dated: 08/05/2019 FC: USD 8,633,504.00 (Financed by ADB) LC: BDT 267,412,798.00 (Financed by ADB) Contract Value: TDS (Financed by PGCB)
Completion Time: 24 months from the contract effective date Package No. 4 Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Bogura to Packages Composition Rohanpur 400 kV Transmission Line on turnkey basis.
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Status The evaluation is ongoing. Package No. 5 Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Bogura 400/230 Packages Composition kV substaion and of Rohanpur 400/132 kV Substation and upgradation of Goplganj 400/132 kV Substaion on Turnkey Basis Status Bid document finalization is ongoing. Package No. 6 Consultancy Services for the EMTP study, bid documentation preparation Packages Composition & clarification, design checking, supervision for 400 kV substations of the project Status Short listing is ongoing.
1.3 Project Progress Status and Implementation Schedule
Package Project Progress Status Implementation Schedule No. 1 Contract was signed on 26/12/2018 Twenty (20) months from the contract effective date. Foreign & Local portion against 10% mobilization advance has been approved.
2 Contract was signed on 22/05/2019 720 ( Seven Hundred Twenty) days from the contract effective date Foreign & Local portion against 10% mobilization advance has been approved.
Route/Check Survey is completed for Gopalganj-Faridpur portion
Approved few portion of route map for Gopalganj-Faridpur portion
Route Survey is ongoing for Gopalganj- Barisal portion
Approval of design & drawing for various materials is ongoing
3 Contract was signed on 08/05/2019 24 months from the contract effective date Foreign portion against 10% mobilization advance has been approved.
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4 Bid Evaluation is ongoing. N/A at this stage
5 Preparation of bid document is ongoing. N/A at this stage
6 Short listing of consultancy services is N/A at this stage ongoing.
2.0 Compliance to National Regulations
National Compliance Compliance Status Remarks Department of PGCB has carried out an Complied IEE report has been submitted to Environment Initial Environmental DoE on 3rd July 2019, and obtained Examination (IEE) for the Environmental Clearance Certificate purpose of obtaining Environmental Clearance on 04-08-2019 from Department of Certificate of this project. Environment.
3.0 Compliance to Environmental Covenants from the ADB Loan Agreement
Schedule #, Covenant Compliance Status Remarks Reports are available in PGCB’s Para. # Disclosed IEE report to Complied website as well as ADB’s PGCB’s website website with following links-
https://www.adb.org/projects/docu ments/ban-51137-001-iee
https://www.pgcb.org.bd/PGC B/upload/ESIA/IEE_Document _of_South- West_Grid_Network_Expansio n_Project_(ADB%20Version).p df
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4.0 Compliance to Environmental Management Plan
Environmental Component Mitigation Measures A. Ambient Air Quality A1. Unnecessary vehicle movement should be avoided A2. Switch off the engines while remain unused A3. Equipment should be properly tuned and maintained. A4. Certified vehicles from BRTA are suggested to be used to carry filling material. A5. Spray of water is suggested in the construction sites. B. Surface Water Quality Bl. Minimize interruption of natural water flow in DND canal. The dykes would be carefully constructed so that the turbid and toxic water cannot escape from the construction sites. C. Ground Water Quality CI. Toxicity of the construction materials should be tested before use. D. Ambient Sound/Noise Quality Dl. Use "quiet" equipment (i.e., equipment designed with noise- control elements). D2. Route truck traffic away from noise-sensitive areas, where feasible, D3. Install sound barriers for pile driving activity, where practicable (e.g., use an acoustic curtain or blanket around the point of impact). D4. Unnecessary vehicle movement should be avoided. D5. Switch off the engines while remain unused. E. Land and Soil El. Contractors should be directed to make a fence surrounding the excavation activities so that the dug soil cannot spread over the adjacent land. During the construction period, the contractor should carefully dig the hole for erecting the tower. The excavated soil should be properly stacked and the hole should be refilled with these stacked soils by maintaining the sequence of the profile. F. Fisheries Fl. Minimize the construction area and period. Additional fingerlings, food and nutrients can be added in water of the canal for fish. G. Flora G1. Minimize cutting down of trees. G2. Minimize construction time.
H. Fauna HI. Minimize vegetation loss and use low sound emitting equipment’s and vehicles. H2. Minimize construction area and period. I. Construction Waste 11. Safe disposal site should be prepared to dump the solid wastes. Covered vans should be used to carry the wastes to the disposal site.
J. Worker's Health and Safety Jl. Awareness building and training of construction workers and vehicle drivers, using posters, signs and signals accordingly. Keep provision for First Aid.
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5.0 Safeguards Monitoring Results and Unanticipated Impacts
5.1Environmental Monitoring
The Environmental Monitoring compliance is shown in the following table.
Environmental Test Indicator Frequency during Construction a. Water quality Once during construction b. Waste disposal Twice a week c. Noise Twice a week d. Air quality Once during construction e. Trees Monthly
5.2 Health and Safety Monitoring
Mitigation Measures Compliance
Worker's Health and Safety: Complied Awareness building and training of construction workers and vehicle drivers, using posters, signs and signals accordingly. Keep provision for First Aid.
Number and Location/s Occupational Description of Position of and Date/s Corrective Action Accident Incident Person/s Involved of Incident Fatality N/A N/A N/A N/A Non-fatal Injury N/A N/A N/A N/A Near-miss N/A N/A N/A N/A Illness N/A N/A N/A N/A Other Incidents N/A N/A N/A N/A
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6.0 Implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism and Complaints Received from Stakeholders
Complainant/s Location/s and Description of Time-bound or Affected Date/s of Timeline* Grievance/Complaint Corrective Action Persons Complaint
No one complain yet N/A N/A N/A N/A and no grievances rose.
7.0 Conclusion and Recommendations
The objective and tools of monitoring and measuring the progress of implementation of the EMP is basically to fulfill the safeguard requirements of ADB as well as that of DOE. Thus continuous updating of EMP is required for unanticipated impacts standing currently/apparent (if any).
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APPENDICES
Photographs
Bogra (West) site for Construction of 400/230 kV Outdoor GIS Substation 16.50Acres Land at Narkeli & Magura Mouza under Kahalu Upzilla in Bogra District
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Rohonpur (Chapainababganj) site for Construction of 400/132 kV Outdoor GIS Substation 16.00Acres Land at Purba Chandana Mouza under Nachul Upzilla in Chapainababganj District
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