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Initial Environmental Examination Report ________________________________________ Project Number: 47021-002 Loan Number: 3239 PAK: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Water Resources Development Project Initial Environmental Examination Report for Warsak Left Bank Canal, District Mohmand Prepared by Project Management Unit, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan For the Asian Development Bank Date received by ADB: August 2020 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report “$” refer to US dollars. This initial environmental examination 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. Project Management Unit PMU FATA Water Resources Development Project FWRDP KP P&D Department FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT OF WARSAK LEFT BANK CANAL (MOHMAND DISTRICT) August, 2020 JOINT VENTURE: FATA WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSULTANTS House # 3, Street # 1, Near Board Bazar, Tajabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Tel: +92 91 5601635 - 6 Fax: +92 91 5840807 E-mail: [email protected] Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project CADWLBC subproject TABLE OF CONTENTS S. No Description .................................................................................................... Page No. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 General .................................................................................................................. 1 Project Background ................................................................................................ 1 Project Consultants ................................................................................................ 2 Purpose of the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) .......................................... 2 IEE Methodology .................................................................................................... 2 Study Area ............................................................................................................. 3 Baseline Survey Methodology ................................................................................ 5 Impact Assessment Methodology ........................................................................... 6 Report Format ........................................................................................................ 6 Project Categorization ............................................................................................ 7 IEE Team ............................................................................................................... 8 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ...................................................... 9 General .................................................................................................................. 9 National Policy and Legal Framework .................................................................... 9 The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Protection Act, 2014 .............................. 9 Regulations for Environmental Assessment, Pakistan EPA ...................................10 Regulatory Clearances, EPA .................................................................................10 Guidelines for Environmental Assessment, Pakistan EPA .....................................11 Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Review of IEE and EIA Regulations, (2000)…….. .............................................................................................................................11 National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) ...............................................11 Comparative Analysis of the National and International Standards ........................12 ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 ...................................................17 ADB’s Access to Information Policy (AIP) 2018 .....................................................18 ADB’s Accountability Mechanism Policy 2012 .......................................................18 Project Categorization ...........................................................................................18 Other Environment Related Legislations ...............................................................19 PROJECT DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................... 22 Project Features ....................................................................................................22 Project Location ....................................................................................................27 Subproject Objectives ...........................................................................................27 Construction Planning of the Sub Project ..............................................................28 Sub Project Implementation Period .......................................................................31 Executing Agency .................................................................................................31 Design Consultant .................................................................................................31 i | T O C Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project CADWLBC subproject Provincial Development Working Party..................................................................31 Terms of Partnership .............................................................................................31 Operation and Maintenance (O&M) .......................................................................32 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 33 General .................................................................................................................33 Baseline Survey Methodology ...............................................................................33 Study Area ............................................................................................................35 Physical Environment ............................................................................................35 Topography ...........................................................................................................35 Climate ..................................................................................................................36 Hydrology ..............................................................................................................36 Regional Geology ..................................................................................................37 Geology of the Project Area ..................................................................................37 Soil ........................................................................................................................37 Seismology ...........................................................................................................38 Ambient Air and Noise Quality ...............................................................................40 Water Resources ..................................................................................................42 Water Quality ........................................................................................................44 Land use and Land Cover .....................................................................................45 Sensitive Receptors ..............................................................................................45 Biological Environment ..........................................................................................46 Flora ......................................................................................................................46 Fauna ....................................................................................................................49 Avifauna ................................................................................................................49 Protected areas / National sanctuaries ..................................................................51 Socio-Economic Environment ...............................................................................51 Administrative Set Up ............................................................................................52 Demographic Profile ..............................................................................................52 Family Size ...........................................................................................................53 Dwelling ................................................................................................................53 Language ..............................................................................................................54