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Initial Environment Examination Report Project Number 42459-014 March 2020 Sri Lanka: Local Government Enhancement Sector Project Additional Financing (LGESP-AF) ̶ Extension of pipe network for Sewagama canal-3 area and Pipeline extension from Kaduruwela to Sewagama water supply scheme (NCP-AF-WS-CKD-07) Prepared by LGESP (Pura Neguma) Project Management Unit for the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government (Formerly named as “Ministry of Provincial Councils, and Local Government and Sports”), Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank. This initial environment 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 judgements as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of January 2017) Currency unit – Sri Lankan Rupee (Rs) Rs1.00 = $ 0.0067 $1.00 = Rs 150 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AF - Additional Financing BPL - below poverty line CEA - Central Environmental Authority CKD - Chronic Kidney Disease Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource DCCCRM - Management DSC - Design and Supervision Consultants EDP - Economically Displaced Person EDP - Economically Displaced Person EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan EPL - Environmental Protection License FGD - Focus Group Discussion IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IGS - Income Generating Schemes IOL - Inventory of Losses GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism GSMB - Geological Survey and Mines Bureau LGESP - Local Government Enhancement Sector Project LGIIP - Local Government Infrastructure Improvement Project MIS - Management Information System MPR - Monthly Progress Report MPCLG - Ministry Provincial Councils and Local Government NCP - North Central province NGO - Nongovernmental Organization NWSDB - National Water Supply and Drainage Board NIRP - National Involuntary Resettlement Policy O&M - operation and maintenance PS - Pradeshiya Shabha PAM - project administration manual PMU - project management unit PPTA - Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PMC - Project Management Consultants RDA - Road Development Authority PRDA - Provincial Road Development Authority SPCU - Sub-Project Coordination Unit SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement Page 2 of 107 GLOSSARY Pradeshiya Sabha – Local authorities established under the Pradeshiya Sabhas Act Number 15 of 1987. Smallest political unit in periurban and rural areas. NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This Initial Environmental Examination 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. Your attention is directed to the ―terms of use‖ section on ADB’s website. 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. Page 3 of 107 CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 6 I. INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................12 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBPROJECT ......................................................................17 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ...........................................20 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ..................................................25 V. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ..........................................34 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATIONDISCLOUSURE ..............................41 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .......................................................................44 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................47 IX. MONITORING AND REPORTING ...............................................................................63 X. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................64 List of Appendixes Appendix 1: Detailed Water Treatment Process ......................................................................65 Appendix 2: Results of Treated Water Quality Tests ...............................................................68 Appendix 3: Drinking Water Quality Standards ........................................................................72 Appendix 4: List of Flora and Fauna Found in the Subproject Site ..........................................73 Appendix 5: Completed ADB REA Checklist for Water Supply ................................................74 Appendix 6: Records of Public Consultation ............................................................................78 Appendix 7: Complaint Register and Complaint Forms ............................................................80 Appendix 8: Applicable Noise Level Standards........................................................................83 Appendix 9: Suggested Monitoring Report Format ..................................................................84 Appendix 10: Summary Monitoring Table ................................................................................86 Appendix 11: Sample Environmental Site Inspection Report ...................................................88 Appendix 12: References ........................................................................................................89 Appendix 13: Maps related to the water supply sub project .....................................................90 Appendix 14:Photographs of the project area ..........................................................................93 Appendix 15: Letters of Consent .............................................................................................95 Appendix 16: Pibidena Pollonnaruwa Development Programme……………………………….105 Appendix 17:A letter issued by NWSDB on the Capacity increase of Gallella WTP………….107 Page 4 of 107 List of Tabales Table 1: Major Features of the Proposed Water Supply Subproject.........................................19 Table 2: Applicable National Laws and Regulations ................................................................21 Table 3: Key Permits needed for the sub project activities .......................................................23 Table 4: ClimateData of the Area……………………………………………………………………27 Table 5: Sewagama distribution of population on male-female basis…………..………………..29 Table 6: Population distribution based on age……………………………………………………. .29 Table7: Population distribution based on the Ethnicity…………………………………………….30 Table 8: Population distribution based on the religion……………………………………………..30 Table9:Employment opportunities…………………………………………………………………...30 Table 10:Income level of families per month……………………………………………………..…31 Table11:Availibility of toilet facilities ………………………………………………………………...31 Table12:Housing facilities………………………………….……………………………………..…..32 Table13:Sources of Drinking water………………………………………………………………..…32 Table 14: Environmental Impacts during Construction and Operational Phases ......................38 Table 15: Mitigation Measures for Potential Environmental Impacts ........................................39 Table 16 Summary of the Public Consultation Conducted .......................................................41 Table 17: Training Program for Environmental Management ...................................................49 Table 18: Indicative Cost of EMP Implementation ...................................................................52 Table19: Environmental Management Plan .............................................................................54 Table 20: Environmental Monitoring Program……………………………………………………..58 List of Figure Figure 1: Tiers of GRM ...........................................................................................................46 Figure 2: Safeguards Implementation Arrangement ................................................................48 Figure 3: Final layout of the Sewagama water supply sub project…………………………….....90 Figure 4: Map showing the main pipeline lay out from Kaduruwela to Sewagama in the Proposed project area ……………………….…………………….……………………...91 Figure 5: Map showing the dsitribution of pipe lay out in the Sewagama Canal 3 water supply Project………………………………………………………………………………………..92 Page 5 of 107 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Local Government Enhancement Sector Project (LGESP) was approved by ADB on 29 September 2012 with an amount of $59 million equivalent from ADB’s Special Fund Resources. The loan became effective on 29 November 2016 and the loan closing date is 31 December 2019. Ministry of Provincial Council and Local Government (MPCLG) is the executing agency, and subproject coordination unit (SPCU) is established in each provincial council (total seven) to supervise and coordinate and project implementation. LGESP has been supporting local