Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project Loan No: 2776

Environmental Compliance Monitoring Report

Semi-annual Report January 2021 Project No: 34304-043

NEP: Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project Loan No: 2776

Prepared by Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project (KVWSIP) for the Government of Nepal and the Asian Development Bank.

This environmental compliance monitoring 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.

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. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

(as of 31st December 2020) Currency unit – Nepalese rupee (NRs)

NRs 1.00 = $ 0.0085

$1.00 = NRs 117.60

Source: Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu

NOTE{S} (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Nepal and its agencies ends on 15 July. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY 2018 ends on 16 July 2019. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development Bank BDS – Bulk Distribution System CASSC – Community Awareness and Safeguard Support Consultant DMA – District Metering System DNI – Distribution Network Improvement DPD – Deputy Project Director DSC – Design and Supervision Consultants

EIA – Environment Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan GON – Government of Nepal GRC – Grievance Redress Committee GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism IEE – Initial Environmental Examination KUKL – Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited KVWSIP – Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project MOPE – Ministry of Population and Environment MoWS – Ministry of Water Supply MLD – Millions of Liters per Day NAAQS – National Ambient Air Quality Standards OHS – Occupational Health and Safety PD – Project Director PID – Project Implementation Directorate PM – Project Manager PPE – Personnel Protective Equipment WTP – Water Treatment Plant ToR – Terms of Reference

Contents 1. Introduction ...... 3 1.1. Overall project description and objectives 3 1.2. Environmental category as per ADB Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 4 1.3. Environmental category of each subproject as per national laws and regulations: 5 1.4. Project Safeguards Team 5 Er. Kamal Raj Shrestha 5 1.5. Overall project and sub-project progress and status 6 2. Summary of Environmental Requirements into Project Contractual Arrangements ...... 7 2.1. Compliance Status with National/State/Local Statutory Environmental Requirements ...... 7 2.2. Compliance Status with Environmental Loan Covenants ...... 8 3. Compliance Status withthe Environmental Management Plan ...... 10 3.1. Environmental and Safeguards Monitoring (Checklist) Results 18 4. Approach and Methodology for Environmental Monitoring Of the Project ...... 18 4.1. Environmental Monitoring 18 4.1.1 Air Quality ...... 18 4.1.2 Noise Quality ...... 19 4.1.3 Water Quality ...... 20 4.2. Environmental parameters monitored ...... 20 4.2.1 Air Quality 20 4.2.2 Water Quality 20 5. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) ...... 23 5.1. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) 23 5.2. Complaints Received During the Reporting Period 24 6. Stakeholder Consultations ...... 24 7. Information Disclosure ...... 25 8. Summary of Key Issues and Remedial Actions ...... 25 9. Summary of Report ...... 25 10. Status of Safeguards Compliance from Previous Reporting Period ...... 26

11. Area of Focus for Next Reporting Period ...... 26 12. Appendices ...... 26 Annex I Photographs 26 Annex II Sample of Grievance Records 27 Annex III Sample of Environmental Site Inspection Report And Supporting Documents Including Signed Monthly Environmental Site Inspection Reports Prepared By Consultants And/or Contractors 33 Annex IV Sample Environmental Site Inspection Report (new) 35 Annex V. Package-Wise Contractor/S’ Nodal Persons for Environmental Safeguards 37 Annex VI. Compensation 37 Annex VII. Damage Utilities 39 Annex VIII. Sample of Road Cutting Permission 40 Annex IX: Sample Meetings/Workshops Attendance Sheet and MOM 41 Annex X: Sample Letters Issued 49 Annex XI: Sample Stakeholder Consultation Meeting Minutes 52 Annex XII: Sample Daily Temp Record 56

1. Introduction

1.1. Overall project description and objectives The Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project (KVWSIP) known as Melamchi Subproject-II has implemented its programs and activities as different components to support ongoing efforts of the Government of Nepal towards improving water supply services and waste water management system in Kathmandu Valley. The project is under implementation since September 2012, aims to create an efficient water distribution system by improving the water supply services of the Kathmandu Valley. Project Implementation Directorate (PID) under Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Ltd. (KUKL) has been executing different projects to improve regular water supply and sewerage management in the project area. The project is mainly working on establishing several layers of distribution network such as Bulk Distribution System (BDS), Distribution Network Improvement (DNI), District Metering Area (DMA) and Service Reservoir Tanks (SRT) and completing previously ongoing projects. The resultant synergy is expected to increase efficiency, greater improvement in service delivery, higher impact on health outcomes and quality of life for inhabitants of the Kathmandu valley. Kathmandu consists of Kathmandu Metropolitan City at its core and its sister cities Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Thimi and Bhaktapur. The metropolitan city area has 50.67 square kilometers and has a population density of 19,250 persons per km². The city is located at an elevation of approximately 1,400meters (4,600ft) in the bowl-shaped Kathmandu Valley. The city has insufficient urban infrastructure facilities: water supply, sewerage and sanitation, drainage, solid waste management, roads, electricity and street lighting. The existing water supply system is managed by Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL). The water supply system in Kathmandu Valley is dependent partly on ground water and partly on surface water sources. At present, water is drawn from 31 surface sources and 75 deep tube wells located in different parts of the valley. The total water production from these sources put together is about 100MLD (dry season) to 150 MLD (monsoon). These sources supply water to 21 Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) with a total treatment capacity of 85MLD.

The additional financing of the Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project (the project) ADB Loan 3255 SF has been supporting the ongoing efforts of the Government of Nepal (the government) towards improving the water supply services by developing reliable, equitable and sustainable water supply system in Kathmandu Valley. The project is investing in water treatment plant capacity, bulk water transmission, distribution network improvement and reservoirs in addition to reduction of non-revenue water and improvement of efficiency and service delivery to citizens. The sub-project packages under the ADB Loan-2776 SF are included in this report.

The major ongoing works under Loan-2776 will be about 135,000 household connections (this includes household connections under L-3255 as well), 51 km of Bulk Distribution System

Network (BDS), about 700 km of Distribution Network Improvement (DNI) and about 58 Bulk meters. The total budget under this is US$ 130 million including ADB portion of US$ 80 million.

1.2. Environmental category as per ADB Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 As per ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) borrowers/clients are required to submit following monitoring reports for ADB review.

Project Category Frequency of Reports Environment Category A Semi-annual monitoring reports during project construction Annual monitoring reports during project operation Environment Category B Periodic monitoring reports as deemed appropriate Involuntary resettlement Semi-annual monitoring reports category A and B Indigenous people's Semi-annual monitoring reports category A and B Highly complex and Reporting periodically monitoring reports sensitive deemed by ADB

Hence, this Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report is prepared for ADB covering the projects supervised by the Design and Supervision Consultants, DSC-05 for the period of JulyDecember, 2020. ADB's Environment Policy is to consider environmental issues in all aspects of the Bank's operations. ADB requires environmental assessment of all project loans, program loans, sector loans, sector development program loans, financial intermediation loans and private sector investment operations. The nature of the assessment required for a project depends on the significance of its environmental impacts, which are related to the type and location of the project, the sensitivity, scale, nature and magnitude of its potential impacts, and the availability of cost- effective mitigation measures. Projects screened for their expected environmental impacts are assigned to one of the following categories: Category A: Projects that could have significant environmental impacts. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required. Category B: Projects that could have some adverse environmental impacts, but of less significance than those for Category A. An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) is required to determine whether significant impacts warranting an EIA are likely. If an EIA is not needed, the IEE is regarded as the final environmental assessment report. A Category B project may be classified as B-sensitive if it involves environmentally sensitive activities. Such projects require IEEs, but have the same requirements for disclosure and Environmental Management Plans as Category A.

Category C: Projects that is unlikely to have adverse environmental impacts. No EIA or IEE is required, although environmental implications are reviewed. Category FI: Projects that involve investments of ADB funds to, or through, financial intermediaries. Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project (KVWSIP)/Melamchi Subproject-II is classified as Category B as per ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 i.e. the potential adverse environmental impacts are less in the project, the impacts are site specific and very few are irreversible. Hence, Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) is required. The IEE for the project was done in 2010 1.3. Environmental category of each subproject as per national laws and regulations:

The requirement of Environmental Assessment in Nepal is established by the National Environmental Protection Act (1997) and the procedures are defined in the Environmental Protection Rules (1997); updated on 2077. The Government of Nepal (according to updated EPR 2077) states that connection of new source of supply water to existing water supply system for a population of 50,000-200,000 IEE is required.

Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project is a de-facto part of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP).The MWSP was subjected to an EIA in 2000 and was approved by the then Ministry of Population and Environment (MOPE), GoN. The proposed project does not include any new infrastructure that requires a separate environmental examination. EIA process of 2000 are still valid and only IEE was carried out to supplement the gaps for the unanticipated environmental problems.

An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) was done to examine the proposed infrastructure components for the year 2012-2016 to ensure that it will not damage the environment and provide guidance for planning, construction and operation. In environmental assessment, potential environmental impacts are identified, their significance assessed and strategies devised to avoid those impacts or reduce them to the acceptable level. The strategies called mitigation measures are carried forward into Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

1.4. Project Safeguards Team Table 1: Project Safeguards Team Designation Contact Name /Office Email Address Number Roles 1. PID

Er. Kamal Raj Overall guidance and direction to Shrestha PD [email protected] the team. Over all guidance and direction to Er. Ujjwal Prajapati DPD [email protected] 9841358590 the team. Er. Rabindra Over all guidance and direction to Pokhrel DPD [email protected] 9851194804 the team. Over all guidance and direction to Er. Lokendra [email protected] 9852820774 the team. Prasad Yadav PM 2. Safeguard Unit

ESSS compliance and enforcement, meetings with consultants and contractor's Er. Laxmi Pant Safeguard [email protected] ESSS teams, guidance and Unit Chief om 9851233233 direction to the teams. Er. Prajan Hada Engineer [email protected] Review the ESSS reports, site monitoring, suggest DPD for necessary improvement. Bidhya Bhandari Sociologist [email protected] 9848038445 Looks after social safeguards Sociologist Pramila Adhikari (KUKL) [email protected] 9843691222 Looks after social safeguards Looks after environmental Stuti Shakya Environmentalist [email protected] 9842587514 safeguards Site inspection and instruct to contractors, prepare Environmental environmental monitoring check Pushpa Koirala Expert [email protected] 9849864004 list and report writing Site inspection and instruct to rooja.bajracharya@gmail contractors, prepare OHS check Rooja Bajracharya OHS Expert .com 9802001715 list and report writing 3. Consultants

Environment Site inspection, prepare env. Support smritisharma013@gmail. monitoring check list and report Smriti Sharma Specialist/DSC05 com 9841427813 writing [email protected] grievances handling, safeguards Ram Satyal Social Expert m 9851151405 compliance and report writing

grievances handling, public [email protected] Resettlement awareness, safeguards m Ram Krishna Giri Expert/CASSC 9841292794 compliance and report writing

1.5. Overall project and sub-project progress and status The project area under ADB Loan No-2776 lies in DNI-1, DNI-2, DNI-3, BDS-1, BDS-2, BDS3 and drilling of tube wells. The status of the project progress is presented in table 2. Description of subprojects (package-wise) and status of implementation (preliminary, detailed design, on-going construction, completed, and/or O&M stage) Table 2: Physical progress of subprojects package wise Pipeline Works

Progress till this month Progress till this month in Contract No in % Contract No % KUKL/DNI/01/04 98.85 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/01 92.96 (DNI-1) (BDS-1) KUKL/DNI/01/05 97.38 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/02 97.21 (DNI-2) (BDS-2) KUKL/DNI/01/06 99.78 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/03 95.89 (DNI-3) (BDS-3) Average progress 98.98 Average progress 95.35

Service Reservoir Tank (SRT)

Contract No Progress till this month in % KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/01 (BDS-1) 96.13 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/02 (BDS-2) 98.51 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/03 (BDS-3) 99.60 Average progress 98.08

Household Connection

Contract No Progress till this month in % KUKL/DNI/01/04 (DNI-1) 98.49 KUKL/DNI/01/05 (DNI-2) 83.42 KUKL/DNI/01/06 (DNI-3) 99.96 Average progress 93.95

Road Reinstatement

Progress Till Progress Till Contract No Contract No This Month In % This Month In % KUKL/DNI/01/04 (DNI-1) 100 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/01 (BDS-1) 91.95 KUKL/DNI/01/05 (DNI-2) 89.31 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/02 (BDS-2) 90.18 KUKL/DNI/01/06 (DNI-3) 99.86 KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/03 (BDS-3) 95.69 Average Progress 96.39 Average Progress 92.6

2. Summary of Environmental Requirements into Project Contractual Arrangements

2.1 Compliance Status with National/State/Local Statutory Environmental Requirements1

Table 3: Package wise environmental compliance status Package No. Subproject Statutory Status of Validity if Action Specific Conditions that Name Environmental Compliance3 obtained Required will require Requirements2 environmental monitoring as per Environment Clearance, Consent/Permit to Establish4 DNI-1 Kathmandu Approved IEE, Not required Not required Not required NP, WP, AP monitoring Valley Water no forest area. are mandatory. Forest Supply clearance not required. Improvement Project comes in urban Project-2 area. (KVWSIP-2)

DNI-2 KVWSIP-2 Approved IEE, Not required Not required Not required " no forest area. DNI-3 KVWSIP-2 Approved IEE, Not required Not required Not required " no forest area.

BDS-1 KVWSIP-2 Approved IEE, Not required Not required Not required " no forest area. BDS-2 KVWSIP-2 Approved IEE, Not required Not required Not required " no forest area. BDS-3 KVWSIP-2 Approved IEE, Not required Not required Not required " no forest area. Drilling and KVWSIP-2 Approved IEE, Not required Not required Not required " development no forest area. of tube wells

1 All statutory clearance/s, no-objection certificates, permit/s, etc. should be obtained prior to award of contract/s. Attach as appendix all clearance obtained during the reporting period. If already reported, specify in the “remarks” column. 2 Specify (environmental clearance? Permit/consent to establish? Forest clearance Etc.) 3 Specify if obtained, submitted and awaiting approval, application not yet submitted 4 Example: Environmental Clearance requires ambient air quality monitoring; Forest Clearance/Tree-cutting Permit requires 2 trees for every tree, etc.

2.2 Compliance Status with Environmental Loan Covenants

Table 4: Compliance as per Environmental Loan Covenants Reference Status Grievance Redress Mechanism LA Schedule 5,4 Being complied. To date 558 GRM received and 339 4. Within 12 months after the Effective Date, KUKL shall prepare a grievance resolved under all loans of Water Supply Projects. This redress mechanism, acceptable to ADB, and establish a special committee to is being continued. receive and resolve complaints/grievances or act upon reports from stakeholders on misuse of funds and other irregularities, including grievances due to resettlement. The special committee shall (i) make public of the existence of this grievance redress mechanism, (ii) review and address grievances of stakeholders of the Project, in relation to either the Project, any of the service providers, or any person responsible for carrying out any aspect of the Project; and(iii) proactively and constructively responding to them. Safeguards – Related Provisions in Bidding Documents and Works Contracts 14. LA Schedule 5,14 Being complied. Major activities are included in new The Borrower shall ensure or cause KUKL to ensure that all bidding documents contracts and contracts for Works contain provisions that require contractors to: (a) comply with the measures relevant to the contractors set forth in the IEE, the LA Schedule 5,14a Complied, monitoring reports are regularly submitted. EMP, and RP (to the extent they concern impacts on affected people during construction), and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a safeguards Particular attention was provided during Jul-Dec 2020 to monitoring report the inclusion of special OHS and EMP measures related to the commissioning activities, e.g. flushing of BDS lines, cleaning & disinfection of SRTs, flushing of DNI pipelines after leakage tests in sub-DMAs. Same for the overall Water Distribution Plan in view of Melamchi water availability e.g. additional measures being planned for emergency or back-up chlorination of bulk water from Melamchi. Responsibilities of contractors versus water quality monitoring during the 3 m. trial run period (for BDS contracts) and 1-month temporary water services (for DNI contract) are also being worked out

(b) make available a budget for all such environmental and social measures LA Schedule 5,14b Partially complied. Currently using provisional sum items of the on-going contracts.

During reporting period several contractors have issued claims for additional costs (budget) due to additional OHS measures imposed by SOP COVID Plan (PID) and additional budget has been included in recent VO. (c) provide the Borrower with a written notice of any unanticipated environmental, LA Schedule 5,14c Partially complied. DSC, CASSC& safeguard unit jointly resettlement or indigenous peoples risks or impacts that arise during construction, assess the situation and inform accordingly via letter or implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the report. EMP and the RP During reporting period several Contractors did not inform DSC-5, CASSC or SU when unanticipated impacts happened, e.g. overflow of SRTs during flushing of BDS lines, several large leakages on pipelines during same exercise which created hazards, poorly reinstatement roads creating in comfort to road users (DNI contracts). Safeguards Monitoring and Reporting LASchedule5,15 Complied & ongoing 15.The Borrower shall do the following or cause KUKL to do the following: (a)submit semi-annual safeguards monitoring reports to ADB and disclose relevant LASchedule5,15a Complied information from such reports to affected persons promptly upon submission;

(b)if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and impacts arise during LASchedule5,15b Complied/updating during workshops and meetings construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP and the RP, promptly inform ADB of the occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan; and LASchedule5,15c Being complied & continuously pushing to minimize shortcomings

Prohibited List of Investments LASchedule5,16 Complied 16. The Borrower shall ensure that no proceeds of the Loan are used to finance any activity included in the list of

3. COMPLIANCE STATUS WITHTHE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Contractors have prepared and submitted their EMPs immediately after the award of contract. However, they are also entitled to follow the project's IEE and EMP. The overall EMP compliance status is presented in table 5 and summary of environment monitoring is presented in table 6. Table 5: Package-wise Overall EMP Compliance Status No. Sub-Project EMP/ CEMP Part of CEMP/ EMP Being Status of Implementation Action Proposed and Additional Name Contract Documents Implemented (Y/N) (Excellent/ Satisfactory/ Measures Required (Y/N) Partially Satisfactory/ Below Satisfactory) 1 DNI-1 Y Good Partially Satisfactory Enforcement of compliance to the contractors is essential. Several shortcomings notified to Contractor for OHS measures, pipe trench protection works, reinstatement works, repair of damaged utilities, avoidance of street flooding during flushing out of pipelines during cleaning etc.

2 DNI-2 Y Good Partially Satisfactory ″ 3 DNI-3 Y Good Partially Satisfactory ″ 4 BDS-1 Y Good Partially Satisfactory Enforcement of compliance to the contractors is essential. Several shortcomings notified to Contractor for OHS measures, reinstatement works, repair of damaged utilities, landscaping works (SRT), avoidance of street and site flooding during BDS pipe cleaning (flushing) operation, etc. 5 BDS-2 Y Good Partially Satisfactory ″ 6 BDS-3 Good Partially Satisfactory ″ 7 Tube wells drilling Y Good Partially Satisfactory N/A (no work carried out during and development reporting period) Table 6: Summary of Environmental Monitoring Activities (for the Reporting Period)1

1 Attach Laboratory Results and Sampling Map/Locations 11

Not required because of the - - - - construction phase Pre-Construction Phase

Not required because of the - - - - - construction phase Construction Phase

Physical

1.Change in • Quarrying/mining activities in • No any quarrying/mining Visual • Work sites • Frequently Smriti Sharma Hydrology and river/streams for extraction of activities Inspection of Morphology of construction materials shall not be done the sites streams and rivers so as to change the river cross sections

and longitudinal profiles.

• Ensure that irrigation canals are not blocked due to construction activities. • Irrigation canals not • Work sites • Frequently Ensure that existing flows of stone spouts blocked due to Visual construction are not disturbed due to construction Inspection of

activities. the sites

2. Soil erosion and 1a. spoil disposal at designated stabilizeda 1a.Excess spoil are Visual Work sites Frequently Smriti Sharma slope sites; excavated areas‟ backfil be disposed in the Inspection of instability compacted; avoid work during the ra designated area, Backfill the sites season as much as possible; mulching compacted, stabilize exposed areas; use bioengineer Work stopped in rainy e

techniques (e.g. re-vegetating arseason, promptly); provide channels and ditches

post-construction flows; lining of ste channels and slopes (e.g. use of j

matting); prevent off-site sediment transp using settlement ponds, silt fences. 1b. 1b.not applicable Use of settling basins at reservoir sites; use of straw for filtering of small

discharges; routine inspection and monitoring of larger discharges to water

courses. 1c. Use of temporary bunds; use 1c. Not applicable catchment basins below steep reser sites. 1d. Not applicable 1d. Construction to be done in the dry v season only; use of river diversions with 1e.Not applicable bundings; pile driving and foundations at pipe bridge sites to be bunded off from river. 1e. Local wells and springs to be bunded from temporary spoil dumps; local wells and spring fed spouts or kuwas to be monitored particularly downhill of reservoir excavations plus temporary supply provided if flow is affected; permeable base and side backfill required at deeply excavated reservoir sites or an alternate source of drinking water provided at the

existing location 3.Water pollution Avoid camping facilities within the drainage No updated monitoring Drinking Jar At all Frequent site Smriti Sharma area. report on noise level quCheck lists camps d to inspection due to COVID and lity the and status Provide designated areas with collection Water is worksites. od. bins for wastes. General Health of the providevisual workers. Health inspections.

of workers is go Interactions with the

Storage of construction aggregates, Training reports hazardous, and toxic materials in safe Training to workers areas and proper disposal of chemical containers, packaging materials, plastic Labor camp standards bags etc. prepared by PID distributed to Prohibit washing of vehicles next to Contractors and rivers and streams. orientation provided to Safety Officers and Provide training to workforce on safe Contractor`s staff for handling of toxic materials and OHS their application measures during construction.

4. Effect In Air Dust suppression on roads or at open Regularly water Regular At all camps Frequent site Smriti Sharma Quality sites by sprinkling water as required at sprinkling. inspection at and worksites. inspection regular intervals. the work sites Cover of stockpiles by the Cover earth stockpiles using plastic plastic sheets not done. sheets or cement jute bags. Periodic maintenance of

Routine monitoring of dust (TSP). vehicles done.

Limit vehicle speed. Vehicle/Equipments inspection and tagging See that vehicles comply with the system by contractors. National Vehicle Mass Emission Standards, 2056 BS. Regular No updated monitoring maintenance of vehicles. report on noise level due to COVID Provide proper ventilation in confined working areas.

• Compensate the damages caused by

vibrations. 6. Solid waste Store all materials, toxic, non-toxic and ha zardous materials in Stored Check lists and At all camps Frequent site Smriti Sharma problem safe place (warehouse). in the safe designated visual and worksites. inspection place. inspections. Collect, segregate and dispose waste at designated areas Sends the wastes through Interactions the trucks for the stuck at with the

the designated locations. workers

Biological Environment 7. Vegetation Prohibit the use of fuel wood and timber LPG gas is used for Visual At all camps Frequent site Ram Satyal clearance collection. cooking purpose. Hence Inspection and worksites. inspection Smriti Sharma no trees cut for firewood. CASSC persons Prohibit illegal collection of NTFPs and providedNo any Crop trade. Pipe laying work has compensation Crop been done along the road Compensatio Provide LPG/kerosene to workforce. as there is no forest area n in this affected by the project. reporting Stockpile the felled trees and take period permission from concerned authority for its use

Plant and rear tree saplings at the rate of 25 saplings for each felled tree.

Frequent site inspection

Impacts (List from Mitigation Measures (List from IEE) Parameters Monitored Method of Location Date of Name of IEE) (As a minimum those Monitoring of Monitoring Person Who identified in the IEE Monitoring Conducted Conducted the should be monitored) Monitoring Socio-economic 8 . Compensation • Avoid involuntary displacement. Provide • No one is displaced. • GRM is At all Frequent site Ram Satyal to affected employment opportunity to the affected inspection CASSC persons • No effect used. worksites. people people. • Compensation to the • Check lists. • Provide all possible assistance to the displaced people until they are settled. deceased BDS 1 labor’s family provided. • Provide disturbance and rehabilitation costs. Resettlement according to agreed Entitlements Policy and RP. Arrangement of a “grievance redress committee”. Protect traditional rights of locals. Compensate for any loss of crops, trees and other natural resources. Establish technical committee to assess compensation for damages caused by vibration. • Temporary sites should be restored to natural or stable conditions as per agreement with land owner. Exposed areas of temporary sites planted with endemic vegetation. Proponent report in writing that temporary areas have been vacated and restored to preproject

conditions before acceptance of the

works 9. Reinstatement of Compensate or reinstate/relocate • Damaged utilities. GRM is At all Frequent site Ram Satyal damaged inspection CASSC persons community assets that are disturbed such • Utilities Shifting used No and infrastructures and services as irrigation canals, electricity poles, any worksites. telephone lines, drinking water pipes, damage

sewerage lines, roads, etc. to the utilities satisfaction of the people. 10. Crime and • Prohibit gambling and alcoho l No case is found. Meeting and At all Frequent site Smriti Sharma community inspection CASSC persons consumption in camp sites. discussions and stress t • Instruct the outside workforce to respec with locals. worksites.

the local cultures, traditions, rights etc.

• Provide security in camps.

• Make available first aid kits,

ambulance and fire extinguishers in camp sites. 12. Archaeological a. Protect archaeological and • Protection of heritage • Meeting and All heritage Frequent site CASSC persons and cultural cultural heritage sites inspection sites in presence of discussions. sites where heritage sites In case of relocation, consult local archaeological work is community • Site personnel and local streamlined. b. inform the Chief District Officer who people. inspection. has to report the findings in writing to the • Only manual work is • No any work Department of Archaeology within 35 in permitted. days, according to the Ancient archaeologic Monuments Protection Act, 1956 and al area Rules, 1989. c. Use manual labour for digging trenches and avoid heavy

equipment

13. Demolition Remove all unnecessary structures and Number of structures Site

reinstate the area to its original condition demolished. inspection

14. Traffic • Develop a traffic plan to minimize traffic • Traffic police are • Site All heritage Frequent site CASSC persons

inspection Management flow interference from construction informed before the inspection sites where activities. construction and check work is activities. lists. • Advance local public notification of streamlined. Construction activities, schedule, • Communities are • Road routing, and affected areas informed. cutting including road closures permission Signage erected at all • has been • Erect signage in Nepali and English work sites. obtained with

15. Quality and • Treatment (including chlorination) of Residual chlorine, Flushing - - quantity of water before distribution. turbidity, color, odor, activity drinking water • Water quality checks to be done pH going on with supplies regularly and residual chlorine to be onsite checked daily at taps. turbidity

• Regular inspection of pipes for leakage tests

and maintenance; implement a leak detection and repair program.

16. Pipe flushing Discharge flush water into municipal That flush water Visual - - - operation storm water drain; Minimize erosion of erosion-prone areas.

discharged into the storm water drain and does no cause erosion.

17. Health and Provide trainings to workers on OHS Number of trainings Visual - - Safety Officers safety given inspection of all Packages

OHS documents training and other OHS

activities' reports

3.1 Environmental and Safeguards Monitoring (Checklist) Results

Figure 3.1.1: Safeguards Monitoring of BDS 1

As per the monitoring done in this reporting period for BDS 1, it shows that; in terms of safety management, the contractor partially satisfactory with their approved OHS policy, risk assessments, permits and induction in place. This shows that the contractor is not as serious in improving their safety management documentation. Similarly in terms of facilities provided by the contractor is also partially satisfactory, with half filled first aid, PPE, emergency contact details and drinking water facilities; however their risk assessments and SOPs for at high risk activities are not followed. In terms of OHS contractor's performance has scored lowest. This is because wires were not all double insulated and housekeeping was extremely poor, they had more injury and accident cases as well. In terms of, community safety, traffic management and recording system are satisfactory of the contractor in this reporting period. Nevertheless, the accident that occurred on 14th June at Bansbari site could have been prevented with adherence to crane operation procedures and use of proper machineries and pipe handling devices.

4. Approach and Methodology for Environmental Monitoring Of the Project 4.1 Environmental Monitoring 4.1.1 Air Quality Ambient air in the project surroundings are not only impacted by the project construction activities but also it is being impacted by the other stakes also. Main causes of the air pollution are heavy traffic, various construction activities by the stakeholders and existing road conditions.

In this period only none of the contract packages conducted air pollution monitoring and the results are shown in Table 7 and 10. Table 7: National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS or) and ambient air monitored

TSPM 3 Locations PM10 µg/m Date/Time Remarks µg/m3 NAAQS (Limits for 24 hrs averaging 230 120 - - time) BDS-3 NA NA NA NA NA DNI-1 DNI-2 NA NA NA NA BDS-1 NA NA NA NA

BDS-2 NA NA NA NA Tube well drilling and development NA NA NA No construction activity NA:Not available 4.1.2 Noise Quality

During the construction of any developmental project, activities like drilling and vehicular movement, power tool operation may generate unacceptable noise levels that may seriously deteriorate the environment and may cause detrimental impacts on human beings and other ecological components. Kathmandu valley is considered as the Urban Residential Area as per the National Ambient Sound Quality Standards the sound level is to maintained 55 dB(A) for the day time and 50 dB(A) in the night time which is mentioned in Table 8. Table 8: National Ambient Sound Quality Standards of Nepal-2012 Noise Level dB(A) S.N. Area Day time Night time 1 Industrial Area 75 70 2 Commercial Area 65 55 3 Urban Residential Area 55 50 4 Rural Residential Area 45 40 5 Mixed Residential Area 63 55 6 Peace Area 50 40 In any work site Sound level is measured by using precise decibel sound meter. In this reporting period none of the contract packages monitored the noise level of their site.

Table 9: Noise monitoring status construction sites in 2020 (Jan-June) Sites/Contract Tube well No. DNI-1 DNI-2 BDS-1 BDS-2 BDS-3 drilling & Months development July NA NA NA NA NA NA August NA NA NA NA NA NA September NA NA NA NA NA NA October NA NA NA NA NA NA November NA NA NA NA NA NA December NA NA NA NA NA NA

4.1.3 Water Quality Water is one of the most important components of the environment and can be deteriorate through various anthropogenic activities. Therefore, it is necessary to utilize manifold evaluation of water quality characteristics in order to develop a total evaluation of existing water quality as well as micro scale changes that result from project activities in the water bodies. As per the EMP, the contractors are required to test the drinking water used by labors. None of the contract packages tested the quality of drinking water in this reporting period

4.2 Environmental parameters monitored

4.2.1 Air Quality

Table 10: Air Quality Results Parameters (Government Standards) Site No. Date of Testing Site Location TSP PM2.5 PM10µg/m3 SO2 NO2µg/m3 µg/m3 µg/m3 µg/m3 All sites 230 40 120 50 40

Parameters (Monitoring Results) (July-Dec) Site No. Date of Testing Site Location TSP PM2.5 PM10 SO2 NO2µg/ µg/m3 µg/m3 µg/m3 µg/m3 m3 DNI-1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DNI-2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BDS-1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BDS-2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BDS-3 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Tube wells drilling NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Note: For all other months Air pollution monitoring is not done by any of the contractors.

4.2.2 Water Quality

Table 11: Drinking Water Quality Results All Packages Parameters Units WHO GV NDWQS (July-Dec) Color Hazen 15 5(15) NA Turbidity NTU 5 5 (10) NA Total Dissolved mg/l 1000 1000 NA Solids Conductivity µS/cm - 1500 NA Taste TFN - Not Objectionable NA Odour TON - Not Objectionable NA pH - 6.5 - 8.5 6.5-8.5* NA mg/l as Total Hardness 500 500 NA CaCO3 Calcium mg/l - 200 NA Chloride mg/l 250 250 NA

Ammonia mg/l 1.5 1.5 NA Magnesium mg/l 200 NA All Packages Parameters Units WHO GV NDWQS (July-Dec) Iron mg/l 0.3 0.3 (3) NA Arsenic mg/l 0.01 0.05 NA Copper mg/l 2 1 NA Nitrate mg/l 50 50 NA Aluminum mg/l - 0.2 NA Cyanide mg/l - - NA Mercury mg/l 0.001 0.001 NA Cadmium mg/l 0.003 0.003 NA Lead mg/l 0.01 0.01 NA Free Residual mg/l 0.5 0.1-0.2* NA Chlorine Chromium mg/l 0.05 0.05 NA Sulfate mg/l - 250 NA Manganese mg/l 0.4 0.2 NA Zinc mg/l - 3 NA Fluoride mg/l 1.5 0.5-1.5* NA Residual Chlorine mg/l 0.1-0.2 NA Total Coli forms CFU/ 100ml Nil Nil NA E. Coli CFU/ 100ml Nil Nil NA

4.2.3 Noise Quality Table 12: Noise Quality Results LAeq (dBA) (Government Standard) Site No. Date of Testing Site Location Day Time Night Time 75 70

LAeq (dBA) (Monitoring Results) Site No. Date of Testing/ Time Site Location Day Time Night Time Jan-June

All NA NA NA NA packages

Other safeguards related activities conducted during this Period There are several other activities done during this period. These are briefly described as below:

 COVID 19 SOP Review: In this reporting period COVID 19 SOPs by all contractors were reviewed.

 Automated Safeguard Monitoring: In this reporting period automated safeguard monitoring system was implemented and from now on PID and DSC will be scoring the contractors' performance in the system.

 Reporting Periodically Progress Reports: 3rd and 4th QPRs of both Loan 2776 were submitted.  ToR for IEE: In this reporting period ToR for IEE of new packages i.e. DNI 8, 9 and 10 were prepared

 COVID-19 additional costs: Additional costs for COVID 19 SOP compliance were prepared and updated in VOs of DNI 1, DNI 2 and DNI 3.

 Temperature Record: Daily temperature record of all contract packages reviewed.

 COVID-19 Committee: A committee is formed at PID level to deal with the issues of COVID-19. The committee is named as “Safe Construction work Operation committee during COVID 19” and includes members as listed below S.N Designation/Office Name Email Address 1. Chief, Safeguard Unit Laxmi Pant [email protected] PID - Member Secretary 2. Deputy Project Director - Ujjwol Prajapati [email protected] Coordinator 3. Project Manager, Loan Surat Bam [email protected] 3000- Member 4. Project Manager, Loan Lokendra Prasad [email protected] 2776/3255- Member Yadav 5. OHS Expert, CASSC - Roojaa Darshan rooja.bajracharya@gmail. com Invitee Member Bajracharya  Meetings: Following meetings conducted during this reporting period • July 1, 2020: Meeting amongst ADB, PID, DSC and Contractor (JITF) regarding the f atal accident • July 2, 2020: Meeting amongst ADB, PID, DSC and Contractor (JITF-management) r egarding the fatal accident • July 7, 2020: Meeting amongst ADB, PID, DSC and Contractors (all) regarding the fa tal accident (attached in annex) • July, 10, 2020: Pre bid meeting for new contract packages • July, 20, 2020: Virtual orientation on COVID-19 contract issues • August 6, 2020: Meeting amongst PID and DSC regarding COVID-19 SOP preparati on and its approval. In the meeting it was also decided that since contractors are clai ming for additional cost for all expenses used in COVID-19 mitigation, a cost estimati on shall be prepared by DSC. • September 1: Virtual meeting with ADB, DSCs and CASSC regarding preparation of Safeguards manual. • September 14: Update of Environmental Safeguards Review Meeting (Attached in an nex)

• September 23: Meeting amongst PID, DSCs and CASSC on Safe Construction work O peration committee during COVID 19. • September 25: Virtual meeting with ADB, DSCs and CASSC regarding preparation o f Safeguards manual. • October 6: Meeting with Safeguard chief regarding preparation of COVID 19 cost esti mation • October 15: Virtual meeting with ADB regarding preparation of safeguards manual. • November 9: Joint meeting with contractor, PID and DSC regarding their progress November 11 and 12: Kickoff meeting with new contract packages

5. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)

PID/KUKL is responsible for handling the issues/ complains/ problems raised by the local people, land owners regarding the loss or disturbance on livelihood, health, water, sanitation and other types of utilities during the construction period. For this, Community Awareness and Safeguard Support Consultant (CASSC) is assisting PID/KUKL in handling those grievances. At this stage, PID/CASSC is handling those issues at the construction site regularly as per ADB’s Safeguard Policy and Government of Nepal’s safeguards frameworks. A Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) has been established in different level to address and provided orientation to receive, evaluate and facilitate to resolve the grievances of the affected people/family, concerned community. The GRM examines grievances about losses, compensation, social and environmental safeguard issues at local level and forwards the cases to different levels, if not resolved locally. The GRM aims to provide a trustable environment to address affected people’s concerns.

5.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) There are four levels of GRM. If they are not redressed in the first level of GRM, it will follow the subsequent levels. If it is not redressed in the fourth level too the case goes to the court and court's verdict will be final. It follows the path as mentioned Schematic Diagram of Grievance Redress Mechanism in the Fig 5.1

Figure-5.1: Schematic Diagram of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)

5.2 Complaints Received During the Reporting Period

In PID office, for 2nd level grievances resolution, Grievance Redress Unit has been formed in the leadership of Er. Prajan Hada, if resolution is not achieved in the 1st level grievances, then this unit in consultation with safety as well as environmental experts and associates of the DSC05 and CASSC come to the amicable conclusion in 7 days for any non-resolved issue to be redressed. If that resolution is not acceptable to any grievance then it goes to 3rd level grievances. PD/Grievances Redress Committee (GRC) shall look the case and gives the resolution within 15 days. GRC has been formed in the leadership of DPD (PID), one engineer (PID), safeguard and environmental specialists (CASSC), environmental expert (DSC05) and environmental officer (DSC05). In the case of non-acceptance of the resolution, the case goes to the fourth level. Ultimately, court's verdict is the final. Table 13: Categorize Grievances Record July-December, 2020

SN No. of Grievances No. of Grievances Type of Grievances recorded Resolved 1. Land Acquisition related 2. Structural Damage 3. Tree/Crops Compensation - 4. Maintenance/Reinstatement of Road 4 - 5. Dumping of Construction Materials - - 6. Demand of Additional Structure - -

7. Livelihood Disturbance & Claims - - 8. Claim Due to Lack of 80 - Information/House Connection Missing 9. Maintenance of utility 22 7 10. Others - - Total 106 7

In total 106 grievances were registered in this period from Project Loan no: 2776 and 3255 and 7 had been resolved. Remaining is in the process of resolution. Most of the complaints have been settled instantly in case of first and second level of grievances. Most of the grievances are related to household connection and maintenance of utilities. The complaints yet to be resolved are regarding missing household connections.

6. Stakeholder Consultations Community meetings, consultations and visits are primary tools to disseminate relevant messages and information at the grassroots. They help establish good relations with people. These engagements also provide a good platform to discuss, interact and make consensus among the Client, Consultant, Contractor and the Community about the project. In this reporting period 5 consultative meeting were held with community and stakeholders. The sample minutes of meeting of consultative meeting is presented in Annex XII. The detail of public consultation is presented Table 14.

Table 14: Public Consultation Jan-June, 2020 Month No. of Location Participants attended Topic/issues Information/Actions Participants discussed August 5, Male: 9 BDS-1 Representatives of Construction of Construction of retaining 2020 Female: 0 Budhanilkantha PID,DSC-5, CASSC, retaining wall for land wall for land slide Municipality contractor and local slide control at near control at near of ward no.7, people of settlement settlement due to pipe Bansbari laying works. August 11, Male: 7 BDS-1 Representatives of Awareness Conducted awareness 2020 Female: 2 Budhanilkantha PID,DSC-5, CASSC, training training program for site Municipality contractor and labours supervisor and labour ward no.7, on safety COVID 19 Bansbari August 5, Male: 9 DNI-5 Lalitpur Representatives of Cash Grievance readdress by 2020 Female: 0 Municipality PID,DSC-5, CASSC, collection by local people on cash ward no.16, contractor and local contractor for house collection by contractor people connection for house connection and nipple joint charge August 16, Male: 7 DNI-6 Lalitpur Representatives of Refund money from Refund money from to 2020 Female: 0 Municipality PID,DSC-5, CASSC, to local people for local people for house ward no.16, contractor and local house connection connection charge people charge

August 12, Male: 9 DNI-5 Lalitpur Representatives of house connection Grievance readdress by 2020 Female: 2 Municipality PID,DSC-5, CASSC, local people for missing ward no.16, contractor and local house connection Dhaubal Bazar people Total Total : 45 meeting: Male: 41 5 Female: 4

7. Information Disclosure All the documents prepared throughout the reporting period i.e. Progress Reports, Newsletters, etc are uploaded in PID website for information disclosure to the public. The link of the website is http://www.kuklpid.org.np/kukl/Publications/Safeguard.

8. Summary of Key Issues and Remedial Actions In the year 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic, stress was more given on COVID 19 control, for that following measures were undertaken: • Preparation of COVID 19 SOP for all contractors • Update of additional COVID 19 cost estimation in new VO for its compliance. 9. Summary of Report

Environmental monitoring is the essential part of the contract. Till the date the contractors have been traced reluctant regarding the WP and NP. Since all the packages under this loan have completed most of its works i.e. 90%, the contractors are unwilling to conduct AP, WP and NP.

10. Status of Safeguards Compliance from Previous Reporting Period Weekly Joint site visits by the team formed by PID, DSC Complied and ongoing and CASSC. Monitoring of pipeline, chamber and SRT. Complied and ongoing. Refer to chapter 3 for monitoring result Meeting/Workshops with contractors Complied and ongoing. Refer chapter 8 and annex for with low performance attendance sheets Follow up on Review mission aide memoir Complied and ongoing. Refer to QPR

11. Area of Focus for Next Reporting Period

Following activities are planned to be achieved by next reporting period:

a. Monthly monitoring of all ongoing works. b. Follow up on contractor' COVID-19 compliance c. Follow up on Review mission aide memoir

12. Appendices

ANNEX I Photographs

Construction of boundary wall at Mahankal SRT, the site had Construction of boundary wall at Mahankal SRT, the drinking water however no first aid box, workers with site had wrong signage and poor housekeeping incomplete PPEs

Labor camp at Kirtipur yard disinfected by contractor Vehicles disinfected by contractors

Kirtipur office disinfected by contractors

ANNEX II Sample of Grievance Records S.N Location Types of Site Status Redress Process Grievances 1. Kalanki Missing house Teku-12, milanmarg On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 2. Jwalakhel Missing house Chyatrapati-17, dhalku, nearby On Co-ordination with connection paradise banquet process CSE

3. Old Utilities damage Kalanki-14, leak marg Solved Co-ordination with Baneshwor CSE

4. Baneshwor Utilities damage Kalanki-14, leak marg Solved Co-ordination with CSE

S.N Location Types of Site Status Redress Process Grievances 5. Dhobighat Utilities damag Sinamangal-9, Binayak marg, On Co-ordination with opposite to Nic Asia process contractor and CSE

6. Nardevi Missing house Sanepa-4, Bhanimandal, nearby On Co-ordination with connection sm church process CSE

7. Dhobighat Missing house Banasthali-16, on the way to On Co-ordination with connection chamati process CSE 8. Maitidevi Missing house Kamalpokhari, nearby Jyoti On Co-ordination with connection bikas bank process contractor and CSE

9. Kuleshwor Missing house Kamalpokhari, nearby Jyoti On Co- ordination with connection bikas bank process CSE

10. Balkumari Missing house Teku-12, hiumat tole On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 11. Babarmahal Missing house Balkhu road On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 12. Lagankhel Missing house Kalanki-14,kuleshwor aaws On Co-ordination with conection area process CSE 13 Chamati Missing house Subidhanagar-32 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 14. Lalitpur Missing house New baneshwor, santi binayak On Co-ordination with connection tole process CSE 15. Mangal Missing house Bhotebahal-11 On Co-ordination with bazar connection process CSE 16. kalimati missing house Dallu Aawash, ward no 15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 17. Baneshwor missing house Patan-8, Sundhara tole On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 18. New Missing house Baneshwor-31, bhimsengola On Co-ordination with Baneshwor connection process CSE

19. Jawalakhel Missing house Koteshwor-32, Mahadevsthan On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 20. Putalisadak Missing house Kalanki-14, sunar gaon On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 21. Sanepa Missing house Asan chowk On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 22. Sanepa Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 23. Kuleshwor Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 24. Talchikhel Missing house Balaju-16, chamati, binayak On Co-ordination with connection marg process CSE 25. Old Utilities damage Bagbazar On Co-ordination with Baneshwor process CSE

26. UNPark Utilities damage chamati On Co-ordination with process CSE 27. UNPark Missing house Bijeshwori On Co-ordination with connection process CSE

S.N Location Types of Site Status Redress Process Grievances 28. UNPark Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with conneciton process CSE 29. Chabahil Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with conneciton process CSE 30. Lagankhel Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with conneciton process CSE

31. Teku Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with conneciton process CSE 32. Chyatrapati Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with conneciton process CSE 33. Kalanki Utility damage (Third Kushingal On Co-ordination with party damage) process CSE

34. Kalanki Missing house Anamnagar-11 nearby On Co-ordination with connection hanumansthan process CSE 35. Sinamangal Missing house Bhimsensthan-20, On Co-ordination with connection gunakamadev marg process CSE 36. Sanepa Missing house Ptan-3,prime On Co-ordination with connection colony,thadodhunga process CSE 37. Banasthali Missing house Ptan-3,prime On Co-ordination with connection colony,thadodhunga process CSE 38. Kamalpokhari Missing house Maharajgunj-4, Ganesthan On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

39. Kamalpokhari Missing house Maitighar chowk,ward-11 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 40. Teku Missing house Chamati-15, back to shova On Co-ordination with connection bhagawati process CSE 41. Balkhu Missing house Swoyambhu chowk On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

42. Kalanki Missing house Chamati, nearby Solved Co- ordination with connection shovabhagawati temple CSE

43. Subhidhanagar Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 44. New Missing house Chamati-16 On Co-ordination with baneshwor connection process CSE

45. Bhotebahal Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 46. Dallu Missing house Patan-3, Prime colony On Coordination with connection process CSE 47. Patan Reinstatement of Kuleshwor-14, Dahamarg On Co-ordination with road process contractor and CSE

48. Baneshor Reinstatement of Kuleshwor-14 On Co-ordination with road process contractor and CSE

49. Koteshwor Missing house Sanepa-2, nearby Gems On Co-ordination with connection school process

S.N Location Types of Site Status Redress Process Grievances contractor and CSE

50. Kalanki Missing house Anamnagar, ghattekulo On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

51. Asan Missing house Chamati-15 On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

52. Chamati Missing house Chamati-15, Chandan Galli On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

53. Chamati Missing house Chamati-15, Chandan galli On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

54. Balaju Missing house Chamati-15, Chandan galli On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

55. Baghbazar Missing house Chamati, -15 , Chandan galli On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

56. Chamati Missing house Chamati-15, Chandan galli On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

57. Bijeshwori Missing house Chamati-15, Chandan galli On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

58. Chamati Utility damage Kuleshwor, nearby Ganesh On Co-ordination with Mandir process contractor and CSE

59. Chamati Missing house Bhimsensthan-19, Dhokatole On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

60. Chamati Missing house Bhimsensthan, dhokatole, On Co-ordination with connection ward-19 process CSE 61. Chamati Missing house Baneshwor-31, Katyani chowk On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 62. Chamati Missing house Baneshwor, bhimsensthan, On Co-ordination with connection ward- 31, katyani chowk process CSE

63. Kushingal Missing house Ta- dhoka, ward no 2o On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 64. Anamnagar Missing house Ktm- 12, nasya galli On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 65. Bhimsensthan Missing house Kuleshwor, ward-14, balaji On Co-ordination with connection construction Pvt.ltd process CSE

66. Patan Missing house Chamati-15, On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 67. Patan Missing house Chamati-15, On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

S.N Location Types of Site Status Redress Process Grievances 68. Maharajgunj Missing house Chamati, -15 , nearby AVM On Co- ordination with connection school process CSE 69. Maitighar Missing house Chamati-15, chandan galli On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 70. Chamati Missing house On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 71. Swoyambhu Missing house Baneshwor, on the way to staff On Co-ordination with connection gate of everest hotel process CSE

72. Chamati Missing house Syoyambhu, ward-15, Badegal On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 73. Chamati Missing house Syoyambhu, ward-15, Badegal On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 74. Chamati Utilities damage Baneshwor, ward-10 On Co-ordination with process CSE 75. Chamati Missing house Kalanki, ward no- 14, On Co-ordination with connection samrachana marg process CSE

76. Patan Missing house Sinamangal, ward-9 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 77. Kalanki Reinstatement of road Patan, ward-11, on the way to On Co-ordination with sankhamul from Banglamukhi process CSE

78. Kalanki Utilities damage Durbar marg, nearby to kumari On Co-ordination with bank process CSE 79. Sanepa Missing house Sinamangal, ward-9 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 80. Anamnagar Missing house Chamati, ward-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 81. Chamati Missing house Syoyambhu, ward-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 82. Chamati Missing house Sanepa, lalitpur ward-2 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 83. Chamati Utilities damage Baneshwor, ward-10 Solved Co-ordination with CSE 84. Chamati Missing house Sanepa, ward-2, nearby On Co-ordination with connection Everest process CSE Engineering college

85. Chamati Missing house Chamati-15, Bijeswori On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 86. Chamati Missing house Chamati-15, On Co-ordination with connection process contractor and CSE

87. Chamati Missing house Sinamangal, ward-9 On Co- ordination with connection process CSE 88. Kuleshwor Missing house Khusibu, ward-17, nearby On Co-ordination with connection Shovavagawati process CSE

89. Bhimsensthan Missing house Sinamangal, ward-9 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE S.N Location Types of Site Status Redress Process Grievances 90. urbarmarg Utilities damage Durbarmarg, nearby yak and Solved Co-ordination with yeti hotel CSE 91. Panipokhari Re paint the wall of Panipokhari, Japenese Solved Co-ordination with japenese embassy embassy CSE

92. Chamati Missing house Chamati, ward-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 93. Sinamanga Missing house Sinamangal, ward-9 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 94. Chamati Missing house Chamati, ward-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 95. Anamnagar Missing house Anamnagar, ward 29 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 96. Anamnagar New house Anamnagar, ward-29, On Co-ordination with connection Kalilkasthan process CSE 97. Anamnagar Request to shift the Anamnagar, Kalikasthan On Co-ordination with melamchi pipe which process CSE was laid in his private land 98. Chamati New house Chamati, ward-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 99. Chamati New house Chamati On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 100 New Missing house New Baneshwor, Thapagaon On Co-ordination with . Baneshwor connection process CSE

101 Chamati New house Chamati, ward15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 102 Chamati New house Chamati, ward-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 103 Tripureshwo Utility damage in 5 Tripureshwor, infront of On Co-ordination with household Rangashala process CSE

104 Koteshwor Missing house Koteshwor, ward-32, Narephat On Co-ordination with connection process CSE 105 Durbarmaga For metering Durdarmarg, nearby jai Nepal On Co-ordination with hall process CSE 106 Chamati New house Chamati, ward-15 On Co-ordination with connection process CSE

ANNEX III Sample of Environmental Site Inspection Report And Supporting Documents Including Signed Monthly Environmental Site Inspection Reports Prepared By Consultants And/or Contractors

ANNEX IV Sample Environmental Site Inspection Report (new) Project/Site: Inspection Date: Contractor: Week #: Criteria Findings Comments 1. Managing Safely Yes No NA a. Approved OHS policy displayed on site? b. New workers are given induction training? c. Site specific risk assessment carried out before start of job? d. Permit to work system followed for critical works? e. Incident reporting and investigation system in place? f. Safety Officer is available? And competent as per requirement? 2. The Facilities Yes No NA a. Are there first aiders and first aid kits on site? (1 kit and 1 first aider for every 25 workers) b. Are emergency contact details available on-site? c. Are there required PPEs available? Being used by all? d. Protection from extreme weather provided? e. Are there fire fighting equipment on site? f. Are there separate sanitary facilities for male and female workers? g. Is drinking water supply available for workers? h. Is there a rest area for workers? i. Are storage areas for chemicals available and with protection? in safe locations? 3. Occupational Health and Safety Yes No NA a. Controls in place for noise and dust?

b. Are excavation trenches provided with shores or protection from landslide?

c. Excavation and trenches deeper than 2 meters are done through permit to work system and following the safe system of work? d. Is break time provided for workers? e. Equipment operators have required

Criteria Findings Comments license with them?

f. Adequate level of light is maintained for working during dark hours? g. Buried and overhead utilities identified and controls taken; as appropriate?

h. Electrical tools being used are double insulated and damage free? i. Equipment and tools being used are safe and not broken? j. Toolbox talk given to all workers on daily basis k. All work above 2 meters at height is done with guard rails installed and wearing full body harness? l. Confined space entry is done through Permit to work system? m. Gas testing is done before entering into confined space? n. Good housekeeping is maintained and no scattered material or waste on site? o. Spoil and pipes not stored on roads?

p. Hard barricades installed with reflectors when working along roads?

4. Community Safety Yes No NA a) Project information board is available? b) Are safety Signages posted around the sites? c) Are excavation areas provided with hard barricades around them to protect accidental fall? d) Security guard deputed? 5. Traffic Management Yes No NA

a) Are reflective traffic Signages available around the construction sites and nearby roads? b) Are re-routing Signages sufficient to guide motorists? c) Are the excavation sites provided with sufficient lighting at night? 6. Recording System Yes No NA a) Are the daily monitoring sheets accomplished by the contractor EHS supervisor (or equivalent) properly compiled? Criteria Findings Comments b) Record available for scaffold inspection? c) Record available for excavation inspection checklist? d) Record available for confined space entry? e) Record available for equipment inspection and tagging?

ANNEX V. Package-Wise Contractor/S’ Nodal Persons for Environmental Safeguards

Package Name Contractor Nodal Person Email Address Contact Number DNI-1 Hangzhou-Kalika - - - JV DNI-2 Hangzhou- Nibid [email protected] 9801808082 Sharma JV Bajraacharya DNI-3 SUMEC-Lama NR NR NR JV BDS-1 JITIF Water Bipin Pratihast [email protected] 9844536998 Infrastructure Ltd. BDS-2 JWIL-SPPCL JV Navin Khatri [email protected] 9801229131

BDS-3 Tianjin-Raman NR NR NR JV Drilling and tube Ningbo-Kankai NA NA NA wells in JV Kathmandu valley

ANNEX VI. Compensation

ANNEX VII. Damage Utilities

ANNEX VIII. Sample of Road Cutting Permission

ANNEX IX: Sample Meetings/Workshops Attendance Sheet and MOM

Meeting Minutes (7th July, 2020)

Minutes of Meeting

Meeting Date: 7th July, 2020

Meeting Time: 14:00 pm

Present:

PID

Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa, Project Director, Mr. Dhruba Raj Regmi, Project Management Consultant, Mr. Lokendra Yadav, Project Manager, Ms. Laxmi Pant, Safeguard Unit Chief

ADB

Mr. Saugata Dasgupta, Project Management Specialist, Mr. Sujan Regmi, Project analyst, Ms. Amy Faust, Urban Development Specialist, Mr. Laxmi Subedi, Senior Social Development Officer

DSC

Mr. Nanda Khanal, Deputy Team Leader, Mr. Divakar Prasad Dhakal, Contract Management Expert, Ms. Smriti Sharma, Environment Support Specialist

CASSC

Mr. Ram Giri, Team Leader

Contractor

Mr. Sunil Dayal, Authorized Representative(AR),JITF Water Infrastructure Limited, Mr. Firoz Mohamed, Safety Expert, JITF Water Infrastructure Limited, Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Authorized Representative,Sharma Company (Hangzhou Sharma JV & JWIL-SCPL JV), Mr. Pawan Mahato, Authorized Representative, Raman Construction (Hangzhou-Kalika JV, GIETCSharma- Raman JV & Tianjin-Raman JV), Mr. Kiran Vaidya, Authorized Representative, Hangzhou-Ashish JV, Mr. Karan Vaidya, Contractor Representative, Hangzhou-Ashish JV, Mr. Chandika Bahadur Bhaju, Contractor Representative, Sumec-Lama JV

A virtual meeting was jointly organized by PID and ADB with the authorized representatives of all contract packages for Loans2776 and 3255. The meeting was led by project director from PID and focused on lack of seriousness in OHS and frequent occurrence of accidents in the project.

Agenda of the meeting

Discussion with ARs of all contract packages regarding frequent occurrence of accidents in the project and future actions

Details of discussion

• A brief presentation was given to all the attendees focusing on the current status ofsite safety. The presentation showcased as OHS being given low priority at the field level. • Discussion on contractors' performance in compliance of previous accidents' corrective action plans (CAPs) and protocols developed by the consultants and client. • Discussion on all packages' preparedness towards COVID-19 response, updating of the OHS manual, SOPs and management of isolation rooms

Actions Agreed

• All the contractors agreed that safety at field level shall be given utmost priority so that frequent occurrence of accidents can be stopped. Taking this serious issue into account

the contractors have committed not to allow any negligence in safety at field level and the ARs have committed that they themselves shall follow up on their site safety activities. • All the contractors agreed to fully comply with previously prepared CAPs and safety protocols at all times till the end of project. The ARs present at the meeting committed that shoring, risk assessments, daily monitoring checklists, gas detection and protocols for crane operations shall also be followed diligently at all packages throughout the project period. • As commissioning activities is on-going, it was agreed that monitoring of multi gas detection at all chambers shall be done daily and reported to consultant and the Employer. Similarly, work shall start only after permit to work is issued. • All the contractors have agreed to comply with COVID-19 SOPs, checklists prepared by PID. It has also been agreed that any staff coming from outside the valley shall stay in 14 days self quarantine or PCR tests shall be done. Similarly, isolation rooms with necessary facilities shall be pre-arranged in case of COVID-19 case outbreak within the camp. • It was agreed by all parties that the compliance requirement shall be fulfilled while loading and unloading of construction materials throughout the contract period and all the contractors shall inform consultant and the Employer regarding arrival of heavy materials and its transportation. • On the proposal of imposing penalty provision for non-compliance of OHS requirement and for any future occurrence of any fatal incidents at the construction sites due to negligence, all the contractors expressed further commitment that every safety measures shall be taken and no such incidents will be allowed to happen in the future. • It was agreed that in all new contracts penalization from IPC payments shall be mandatory. In the meantime, it was requested by the contractors to provision separate BoQ item for OHS activities and Environment Mitigation Measures. PID has already considered requested issue in all new contracts.

ESRM minutes

NEP: KVWSP Minutes of Environmental Safeguard Review Meeting (ESRM)No #5

Action Plan Review Date: 10 September 2020

Venue: Virtual

Presence: (Action plan reviewed and updated by SU/PID and shared with ADB through mail) PID ADB Ms. Laxmi Pant, Chief, SU/Procurement Manager, DB Singh PID Ms. Vidya Bhandari, Sociologist SU DSC CASSC Ms Smriti Sharma, Environment Support Specialist, Mr. Ram Krishna Giri, Team Leader DSC-05 Ms. Roojaa Bajracharya ,OHS Expert, Ms. Pushpa Koirala, Environment Safeguard Specialist, A. Project Progress Physical Progress of Work (as of 31August 2020) Contract Package Work Area Start Comp. Detail of Work at Site Prog. (%) Water Supply Projects

12 Jul 26 Feb Pressure Test, Reinstatement of pipeline, 84.61% KUKL/DNI/01/04 (DNI-1): 2013 2021 Fire hydrant construction, Chamber construction and DMA commissioning DNI 1; DNI 2; DNI 6 work 6 Nov 26 Feb Pipe re-laying due to Damage by Third 92.00% KUKL/DNI/01/05 (DNI-2): DNI 2013 2021 Party, hydrostatic test, reinstatement 3; DNI 4; DNI 5; DNI 7 works 6 May 26 June Reinstatement of depressed and settled 84.40% 2013 2020 concrete blocks was done at Kandevtasthan, Jhamsikhel, Sanepa and KUKL/DNI/01/06 (DNI-3) Pulchowk area. DNI 8; DNI 9; DNI 10; DNI 11(Omitted) Some Interconnections and Junction connection work was carried out in Chamati, Banasthali area. 10 Jul 26 Feb Pipe laying & Jointing of tertiary line at 75.00% KUKL/DNI/01/07ª (DNI 7A) 2017 2021 Teku area, Tripureshwor, Chyasal, Balkhu- DNI 1; DNI 5; DNI 7; DNI 8; DNI 11 Kalanki, Kuleshwor, TU areas, Sanepa and Khushibu. Contract Package Work Area Start Comp. Detail of Work at Site Prog. (%)

KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/01 (BDS-1) 26 31 Jan 2021 Relaying and testing of 400 mm dia pipe 97.00% March from Sita petrol pump to Balkhu 229m 2014 completed. Water leakage test successfully completed at Mahankal SRT and Arubari SRT. Eight no. of piles for Bansbari new route for inlet and outlet of 1000 dia. Laying of 1200mm NP3 RCC Hume Pipe 100m completed. Raft and 1st lift of share wall of 2 no. of valve chamber outlet over flow at Bansbari SRT. Testing the status of existing 400mm dia pipe at Balkhuchowk to University compound. KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/02 (BDS-2) 14 Aug 31 Jan, Khumaltar SRTS inlet &outlet connections 97.79% 2014 2021 work carriedout& still on progress. Chamber works at khumaltar SRT. Kalanki Khasi bazaar to Makalu petrol pump pipe laying works. Valve chambers housekeeping works at different location. Construction of Boundary wall at Panipokhari. KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/03 (BDS-3) 16 June 31 Jan, Site Development work of SRT, Balaju 9 2014 2021 Concrete work at approach road to SRT, 6.31% Balaju. KUKL/BDS-SRT/01/04 (BDS 4) 23 Dec 15 Feb, Construction of valve chamber at 74.12% 2015 2021 Manohara Flushing Point. Installation of Entrance main gate at Kirtipur Office Building. Excavation, Laying of pipe, concrete encasing of pipe at Hanumnate River Crossing. Earthwork excavation and transportation of surplus soil in Katunje SRT.

KUKL/DNI/W02/23 26 Sep 26 Feb, 58.00% 2018 2021 2 May 31 Dec CASSC 2017 2020 B. KVWSP- Follow-up Action Plan (AM of ADB Project Review Mission of Sept. 2019)

The following Table presents the action plan for the KVSP and AF as agreed with the ADB Project Review Mission of September 2019:

SN Milestone Resp. Timeline Status (as of 10 July 2020) ADB has started to prepare the PID specific 1 Submit final safeguards manual to PID ADB 30 Nov 2019 manual. Will be available by Oct 2020. There has been regular communication with weak contractors through e-mail, instruction, Identify weak contractors and devise strategy to 2 on-site correction for non-compliance issues. make them comply with the requirements However, publishing name in newspaper and television has not been done yet.

C. New Issues agreed during the ESRM Meeting No. #4

Issues Discussed Resp. Target Status and Action Plan agreed on 10 July 2020 Water Supply Projects

1. SOP for COVID-19 • PID 31May Contractors are preparing project specific SOP and will submit to management • Con 2020 PID by 23rd September for approval. • Cont 2. Joint spot check by • PID Joint inspection will be arranged after lockdown is over. PID and ADB • ADB

D. Training and Consultation Following training were organized during the period: Training Date Participants

ADB organized an Orientation on SOP for COVID-19 Risk Management at 21st Jul 2020 Safeguards team from DSC 5, Workplace DSC 6, CASSC and PID Safeguards Unit Orientation on COVID-19 and implementing SOP at BDS-01 ; Bansbari 11th August 10 participants ( 10 M) SRT 2020 Orientation on COVID-19 and implementing SOP at DNI7A ; Balkhu 18th August 11 participants (11M) Meeting with PID and all COVID-19 committee team for the discussion 29th Aug PD, DPD, Safeguard unit chief, and way forward of COVID-19 case. 2020 CASSC, DSC-06 Meeting

2nd September, 2020: Virtual meeting amongst safeguards team from DSC 5, DSC 6 and CASSC with AD B regarding Safeguards manual being prepared by ADB.

E. Next Environmental Safeguard Monthly Review Meeting

Next ESMR Meeting - 18October2020, 11:00 AM at PID (if lockdown is over otherwise virtual meeting)

ANNEX X: Sample Letters Issued

ANNEX XI: Sample Stakeholder Consultation Meeting Minutes

ANNEX XII: Sample Daily Temp Record