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Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized KARACHI MOBILITY PROJECT YELLOW BRT CORRIDOR FINAL REPORT May 09, 2019 Public Disclosure Authorized Sindh Mass Transit Authority CONTENTS CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................2 ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................................9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 10 Background ........................................................................................................................... 10 Yellow BRT Corridor Project .................................................................................................. 10 Zone of Influence ................................................................................................................... 10 Proponent of the Project ........................................................................................................ 11 Project Institutional Arrangement ........................................................................................... 11 Requirement of Environmental Assessment .......................................................................... 11 Importance of the Yellow BRT Corridor ................................................................................. 11 Project Beneficiaries .............................................................................................................. 11 Alignment of Yellow BRT Corridor ......................................................................................... 12 Contracts for BRT System of Yellow BRT Bus Service .......................................................... 12 Yellow BRT Corridor Infrastructure Detail .............................................................................. 12 Yellow BRT Fleet ................................................................................................................... 12 Proposed Vehicle Scrapping Plan ......................................................................................... 13 Relocation of Utilities ............................................................................................................. 13 Financing and Implementation Schedule ............................................................................... 13 Policy Framework .................................................................................................................. 13 Description of the Environmental Baseline............................................................................. 14 Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................ 15 Environmental Management Plan .......................................................................................... 24 Consultation, Disclosure & Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................. 25 Conclusion and Recommendations ....................................................................................... 25 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 27 1.1 Background................................................................................................................. 27 1.1.1 The City of Karachi .............................................................................................. 27 1.1.2 Transportation Issues of the Karachi .................................................................... 27 1.1.3 Studies for the Improvement of Karachi Transportation Issue .............................. 28 1.1.4 Transport Administration in Karachi ..................................................................... 29 1.1.5 Yellow BRT Bus Project ....................................................................................... 30 1.1.6 Zone of Influence ................................................................................................. 30 1.2 Proponent of the Project ............................................................................................. 33 1.3 Project Institutional Arrangement ................................................................................ 33 2 | P a g e 1.4 Requirements of Environmental Assessment .............................................................. 34 1.4.1 World Bank Requirement ..................................................................................... 34 1.4.2 SEPA’s Requirement ........................................................................................... 35 1.5 Approach and Methodology for EIA ............................................................................. 35 1.6 Organization of the EIA Report ................................................................................... 36 1.7 Status of EIA and Further Additions ............................................................................ 38 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 39 2.1 Proposed Project ........................................................................................................ 39 2.1.1 Project Rationale ................................................................................................. 39 2.1.2 Project Development Objective ............................................................................ 39 2.1.3 Key Results.......................................................................................................... 39 2.2 Component of the Projects .......................................................................................... 40 2.2.1 Component 1: Urban Road Infrastructure along the Yellow BRT Corridor ............ 40 2.2.2 Component 2: Development and Operationalization of a BRT System along the Yellow Corridor .................................................................................................................. 40 2.2.3 Component 3: Capacity Building and Technical Assistance ................................. 40 2.3 Yellow BRT Corridor Description ................................................................................. 41 2.3.1 Importance of the Yellow BRT Corridor ................................................................ 41 2.3.2 Alignment of Yellow BRT Corridor ........................................................................ 41 2.3.3 Trunk, Direct and Feeder Services ....................................................................... 49 2.3.4 Contracts for BRT System of Yellow BRT Bus Service ........................................ 50 2.4 BRT Yellow Corridor Infrastructure Detail .................................................................... 51 2.4.1 Roads (Dedicated and Mixed) .............................................................................. 51 2.4.2 Bridges ................................................................................................................ 51 2.4.4 Stations ................................................................................................................ 52 2.4.7 Bus Depots .......................................................................................................... 59 2.5 Utilities ........................................................................................................................ 59 2.5.1 Electricity ............................................................................................................. 59 2.5.2 Water ................................................................................................................... 61 2.5.3 Generators ........................................................................................................... 61 2.6 Yellow BRT Buses ...................................................................................................... 61 2.6.1 Bus Type and Dimension ..................................................................................... 64 2.6.2 Bus Fleet ............................................................................................................. 64 2.6.3 Bus Trips ............................................................................................................. 65 2.6.4 Bus Fare .............................................................................................................. 65 2.7 Proposed Vehicle Scrapping Plan ............................................................................... 65 3 | P a g e 2.8 Relocation of Utilities .................................................................................................. 65 2.9 Construction Sequence ............................................................................................... 66 2.10 Financing and Implementation Schedule .................................................................... 67 3.0 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................... 69 3.1 “Do-Nothing” Scenario ................................................................................................ 69 3.2 “Road Development” Scenario .................................................................................... 70 3.3 “Road