Report on Environmental Screening and Monitoring of Water Sources and Wash Blocks Installed and Handed Over to Primary Schools from (July 2017 to December 2017)
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THIRD PRIMARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PEDP3) JANUARY 2018 REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING AND MONITORING OF WATER SOURCES AND WASH BLOCKS INSTALLED AND HANDED OVER TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS FROM (JULY 2017 TO DECEMBER 2017) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING (DPHE) Environmental Screening & Management Report Abbreviations ADB : Asian Development Bank AusAID : Australian Agency for International Development CIDA : Canadian International Development Agency DFID : Department for International Development (of the United Kingdom) DP : Development Partner DPE : Directorate of Primary Education DPHE : Department of Public Health Engineering DTW : Deep Tube Well EFA : Education For All EMF : Environmental Management Framework EU : European Union IDA : International Development Association JARM : Joint Annual Review Mission JICA : Japan International Cooperation Agency LGD : Local Government Division MIS : Management Information System MLGRD&C : Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives MoPME : Ministry of Primary and Mass Education MOU : Memorandum of Understanding PEDP-3 : Third Primary Education Development Program SDTW : Semi Deep Tube Well STW : Semi Tube Well SIDA : Swedish International Development Agency TSP : Tube Well with Submersible Pump UNICEF : United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund WB : World Bank Page | 1 Environmental Screening & Management Report Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 2 List of Figures .......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.0 Introduction: ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 Purpose of the report: ................................................................................................................ 5 3.0 Methodology: .............................................................................................................................. 6 4.0 Indicators of Environmental Safeguard under PEDP3: ............................................................... 6 5.0 DPHE Officials practicing Revised EMF: ...................................................................................... 7 6.0 Comprehensive Monitoring Scheme in PEDP3-DPHE’s Role: ..................................................... 7 7.0 DPHE’s Progress in Environmental Screening: ............................................................................ 9 8.0 Environmental Monitoring: (Findings): ..................................................................................... 10 8.1 Water Sources ........................................................................................................................... 10 8.1.1 Losses of Agricultural Lands: ............................................................................................. 12 8.1.2 Environment of Water Supply Facility: ............................................................................. 13 8.1.4 Surface Water Pollution: ................................................................................................... 14 8.1.5 Facilities for Draining out of Water: .................................................................................. 15 8.1.6 Source of Water Supply: ................................................................................................... 15 8.1.7 Concern about water Quality: ........................................................................................... 16 8.1.8 Arsenic, Iron & Chloride Contamination: .......................................................................... 17 8.1.9 Miscellaneous Observations: ............................................................................................ 19 8.1.10 Summary of Observations: ........................................................................................................ 19 8.2 WASH BLOCK ............................................................................................................................. 20 8.2.1 Type and availability of Existing Toilet: ............................................................................. 22 8.2.2 Cleanliness of Wash Block: ................................................................................................ 23 8.2.3 Hand washing Facility: ...................................................................................................... 24 8.2.4 Foot Washing Facility: ....................................................................................................... 25 8.2.5 Construction Supervision & Quality Control: .................................................................... 26 8.2.6 Production of Dust & Noise during Construction: ............................................................ 26 Page | 2 Environmental Screening & Management Report 8.2.7 Miscellaneous Observations: ............................................................................................ 27 9.0 Lessons Learnt: .......................................................................................................................... 28 10.0 Conclusions & Recommendations: ........................................................................................... 28 Annex A: New ESF Survey Format ......................................................................................................... 31 Environmental Screening Format under PEDP-3 for Water Sources .................................................... 31 Environmental Screening Format under PEDP-3 for Wash Block ......................................................... 32 Annex B: Tube well Case Study: ............................................................................................................ 33 Case Study-01........................................................................................................................................ 33 Annex C: WASH Block Case Study: Case Study-01........................................................................................................................................ 34 Annex D: Sample Water Test Report by DPHE Laboratory: .................................................................. 35 Annex D: Water Quality Report of Water point Installed in These Tenures: …………………………………….36 List of Figures Figure 1: Monitoring Scheme in PEDP3 .................................................................................................. 8 Figure 2: DPHE's Role in Environmental Management ........................................................................... 8 Figure 3: Co-ordination meeting between DPE & DPHE Officials ........................................................... 9 Figure 4: Distribution of Water Sources ............................................................................................... 10 Figure 5: Division wise Tube well Distribution ...................................................................................... 12 Figure 6: Division wise Environment of Water Supply Facility ............................................................. 14 Figure 7: Environment of Water Supply Facility ................................................................................... 14 Figure 8: Impact after Implementation ................................................................................................ 14 Figure 9: DPHE Zonal Laboratory setup for water testing .................................................................... 16 Figure 10: Arsenic, Iron & Chloride Contamination .............................................................................. 18 Figure 11: AIRP & Sono Filter ................................................................................................................ 18 Figure 12: Distribution of Wash Block .................................................................................................. 21 Figure 13: Detail Distribution of Wash Block ........................................................................................ 21 Figure 14: Division wise Wash Block Distribution ................................................................................. 22 Page | 3 Environmental Screening & Management Report Figure 15: Cleanliness of Wash block .................................................................................................... 23 Figure 16: Impact after Implementation .............................................................................................. 23 Figure 17: Executive Engineer, DPHE conducting Hygiene Promotion Campaign ................................ 24 Figure 18: Multiple user Hand Washing System ................................................................................... 25 Figure 19: Construction Supervision From Lay Out to Roof Casting of Wash Block. ............................ 26 Figure 20: Water Collection Point ......................................................................................................... 32 Figure 21: Clean Foot WASH and Water Tank ...................................................................................... 34 List of Tables Table 1: DPHE submitted Environmental Report Status ......................................................................... 9 Table 2: Distribution