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Public Disclosure Authorized Initial Environmental Examination of Hetauda - Dhalkebar- Duhabi 400 kV Transmission Line Project Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Vol. I: Main Report --,: -;~. -- -.~. - Submitted to 220 kV Transmission Line Construction Department Nepal Electricity Authority Prepared and Submitted by Nepal Electricity Authority . Environment and Social Studies ~epartment Kharipati, Bhaktapur Phone:6611580.Fax:~11590 Email: [email protected] Public Disclosure Authorized February, 2011 Hetauda- Dhalkebar Duhabi 400 kV TJL Project Draft lEE Report TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ............................................................................................111 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................IV List of Figures and Annexes .........................................................................................................VI List of Photographs ......................................................................................................................VII 1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL/INSTITUTION PREPARING THE REPORT .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PROPONENT ...........................................................................................................1-1 1.2 SURVEY LICENSE .....................................................................................................1-1 1.3 RATIONALITY FOR CONDUCTING IEE ............................................................................. l-l 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT .......................................................................................1-2 2. GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................... 2-1 2.1 BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................2-1 2.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE lEE SllJDY ...................................................................................2-1 2.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................2-2 2.4 PROJECT AREA DELINEATION ......................................................................................2-7 3. DATA REQUIREMENT AND STUDY METHODOLOGy .......................................... 3-1 3.1 DESK STUDY AND LITERATURE REVIEW ..........................................................................3-1 3.2 DATA REQUIREMENT COLLECTION METHODS AND ANALYSIS ...............................................3-1 3.3 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION .....................................................................3-8 3.4 PUBLIC NOTICE ........... ; ...........................................................................................3-9 3.5 TIME COST AND SPECIALIST ......................................................................................3-9 4. REVIEW OF RELEVANT POUCES, ACTS, RULES, GUIDEUNES &. CONVENTION •••••••••• II II II •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4-1 4.1 GENERAL ...............................................................................................................4-1 4.2 NATIONAL PLAN, POLICIES ACTS RULES AND GUIDELINES .................................................. .4-1 4.3 WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ...........................................................................4-10 5. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMNET ............................................ 5-1 5.0 GENERAL ................................................................................................................5-1 5.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ...........................................................................................5-1 5.2 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................5-10 5.3 SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................ 5-23 Environment and Social Studies Department NEA Hetauda- Dhalkebar Duhabi 400 kV TIL Project Draft lEE Report 6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS .............................................................................. 6-1 6.1 BENEFICIAL IMPACTS ................................................................................................6-1 6.2 ADVERSE IMPACTS ...................................................................................................6-3 7. ALTERNATIVE ANALySIS ................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 GENERAL ...............................................................................................................7-1 7.2 ROUTE ALTERNATIVE ................................................................................................7-1 7.3 LOCATION ALTERNATIVE ...........................................................................................7-1 7.4 DESIGN ALTERNATIVE ...............................................................................................7-3 7.5 CONSTRUCTION METHOD ALTERNATIVE .........................................................................7-4 7.6 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS .......................................................................................7-4 7.7 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE ........................................................................................7-5 7.8 OPERATION PROCEDURE ............................................................................................7-5 7.9 NO ACTION ALTERNATNES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7-6 8. MITIGAnON AND ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ................................................. 8-1 8.1 ENHANCEMENT MEASURESE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8-1 8.2 MmGATION MEASURES .............................................................................................8-2 8.3 MmGATION AND ENHANCEMENT MEASURES COST ......................................................... 8-19 9. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................... 9-1 9.1 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT .....................................................................................9-1 9.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...................................................................................9-6 9.3 IVlONITORING PARAMffiRS, SCHEDULE AND AGENCIES TO BE CONSULSTED ............................ 9-7 10. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 10-1 10.1 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 10-1 Environment and Sodal Studies Department II NEA Hetauda- Dhalkebar Duhabi 400 kV TIL Project Draft lEE Report LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS MPA Aquatic Animal Protection Act AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome B.s. Bikram Sam bat CBS Central Bureau of Statistics CBOs Community Based Organizations CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna CFC Compensation Fixation Committee CFT Cubic feet DDC District Development Committee DoED Department of Electricity Development EIA Environmental Impact Assessment HS EMU Environnent and Social Management Unit EMU Environnent Monitoring Unit EPR Environnent Protection Rule GoN Government of Nepal Ha Hectare INPS Integrated Nepal Power System lEE Initial Environmental Examination IUCN The World Conservation Union Km Kilometer Kwh Kilowatt hour LP Gas Liquid Petroleum Gas m3 Cubic meter MOWR Ministry of Water Resources MoE Ministry of Energy Il.1oEn Ministry of Environment MW Mega Watt NGOs Non Governmental Organizations NEA Nepal Electricity Authority NWP National Water Plan PAF Project Affected Families TOR Terms of Reference STD Sexually Transmitted Disease USAID United States Agency for International Development VDC Village Development Committee Environment and Social Studies Department III NEA Hetauda- Dhalkebar Duhabi 400 kV TIL Project Draft lEE Report LIST OF TABLES Table- 2.1: Project features Table-3.1: Sample plots in different stage of transmission line Table 3.2: Details of Socioeconomic survey Table -5.1: List of critical angle points Table -5.2: Land use along the proposed alignment Table -5.3: Climatological data of the project affected area Table -5.4: Crossing of river road and other utilities Table -5.5: Forest status in the project district Table -5.6: Vegetation types in the RoW Table -5.7: Vegetation communities in the RoW Table -5.8: Distribution of existing vegetation type in different stretch of transmission line Table -5.9: SpeCies of conservation significance in the RoW Table -5.10: Plant species uses by the residents along the transmission line route Table- 5.11: Distribution of Household and Population of PAFs Table- 5.12: Distribution of Surveyed and Population by Board Age Groups Table- 5.13: Family Types of PAFS Table- 5.14: Castel Ethnicity Table- 5.15: Distribution of PAFs by Religion Table- 5.16: Distribution of PAFs by Language Table- 5.17: Literacy Status-6 Years above of the PAFs Table- 5.18: Educational Attainment among the Literate Population of the PAFs Table- 5.19: Occupation Composition of the PAFs (14 to 59 Years) of the Project Area Table- 5.20: Landholding of the