Sukkur Barrage Rehabilitation and Modernization Public Disclosure Authorized

Government of Sindh, Pakistan Public Disclosure Authorized Sindh Barrages Improvement Project - Sukkur Barrage Rehabilitation and Modernization Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT Public Disclosure Authorized EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sindh Irrigation Department Public Disclosure Authorized December 2017 Contents List of Acronyms .............................................................................................................. iii 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Background .......................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Sindh Barrages Improvement Project (SBIP)........................................................ 2 1.3. The Environmental and Social Assessment.......................................................... 3 2. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework ........................................................... 5 2.1. Applicable Legislation and Policies in Sindh, Pakistan ......................................... 5 2.2. Environmental Procedures ................................................................................... 6 2.3. World Bank Safeguard Policies ............................................................................ 6 3. Project Description ................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Description of Sukkur Barrage ............................................................................ 10 3.2. Project Components for the Proposed AF .......................................................... 11 3.3. Construction Methodology .................................................................................. 12 3.4. Construction Material and Sources ..................................................................... 14 3.5. Construction Costs and Schedule ...................................................................... 14 4. Project Alternatives .................................................................................................. 16 4.1. No Project alternative ......................................................................................... 16 4.2. Alternative to the Project .................................................................................... 16 4.3. Alternatives to Flood Management ..................................................................... 16 4.4. Options for Desilting of Sediments from the Barrage Area .................................. 16 4.5. Alternatives to Dredging ..................................................................................... 17 4.6. Alternatives to Dredge Material Management ..................................................... 17 4.7. Options for Desilting of Sediments from the Right Bank Canals ......................... 17 5. Description of Environment ..................................................................................... 18 5.1. Physical Environment ......................................................................................... 18 5.2. Chemical Environment ....................................................................................... 19 5.3. Biological Environment ....................................................................................... 20 5.4. Social and Economic Environment ..................................................................... 21 6. Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................................ 24 6.1. General .............................................................................................................. 24 6.2. Impact Assessment Methodology ....................................................................... 24 6.3. Summary of Assessed Impacts .......................................................................... 24 6.4. Environmental impacts during Construction Stage ............................................. 28 6.5. Social Impacts during Construction Stage .......................................................... 31 7. Cumulative Impact Assessment .............................................................................. 33 7.1. Objective ............................................................................................................ 33 7.2. Dolphins Habitat Fragmentation ......................................................................... 33 7.3. Hilsa Fish Migration ............................................................................................ 34 8. Environmental and Social Management Plan ......................................................... 35 8.1. General .............................................................................................................. 35 8.2. Institutional Arrangements .................................................................................. 35 8.3. Environmental and Social Management ............................................................. 36 8.4. Monitoring Plan .................................................................................................. 38 8.5. Capacity Building ............................................................................................... 39 8.6. External Monitoring ............................................................................................ 39 Sindh Barrages Improvement Project i Sukkur Barrage Rehabilitation and Modernization 8.7. Grievances ......................................................................................................... 40 8.8. Reporting ........................................................................................................... 40 8.9. Cost of ESMP ..................................................................................................... 40 9. Stakeholder Consultations and Disclosure ............................................................ 41 9.1. Overview ............................................................................................................ 41 9.2. Consultations Feedback ..................................................................................... 42 9.3. Disclosure .......................................................................................................... 44 List of Tables and Figures Table 1: World Bank Policies Triggered under the Proposed AF ................................................. 8 Table 2: Significance of Impact Criteria ..................................................................................... 24 Table 3: Potential impacts and their significance ....................................................................... 25 Table 4: Effects Monitoring Plan ................................................................................................ 38 Table 5: Number of Persons Covered in Various Consultation Meetings ................................... 41 Table 6: Feedback from First Round of Consultations ............................................................... 42 Table 7: Feedback from Second Round of Consultations .......................................................... 43 Figure 1: Location of Sukkur Barrage in Pakistan ........................................................................ 4 Figure 2: Existing Layout and sections of Sukkur barrage ......................................................... 11 Figure 3: Locations of dredging and excavated material placement .......................................... 13 Figure 4: Proposed Construction Schedule ............................................................................... 14 Figure 5: Proposed Institutional Structure for Implementation of ESMP ..................................... 36 Sindh Barrages Improvement Project ii Sukkur Barrage Rehabilitation and Modernization List of Acronyms Ac Acre Ha Hectare Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ BCM Billion Cubic Meter HIV/AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Construction Environmental Action CEAP MEC Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant Plan CIA Cumulative Impact Assessment MAF Million Acre Foot National Environmental Quality CO2 Carbon dioxide NEQS Standards Construction Supervision CSC OP Operational Policies Consultant Cumec or Cubic meters per second PMO Project Management Office m3/s Cusec Cubic feet per second POE Panel of Experts Convention on Wetlands Signed in dB Decibels RAMSAR Ramsar Iran ECP Environmental code of Practice RPF Resettlement Policy Framework EHS Environmental Health and Safety SEPA Sindh Environmental Protection Act Sindh- Sindh Environmental Protection EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPA Agency Environmental and Social ESA SID Sindh Irrigation Department Assessment Environmental and Social Impact ESIA SAP Social Action Plan Assessment Environmental and Social ESMP SMF Social Management Framework Management Plan g Peak ground acceleration GDP Gross Domestic Product GoS Government of Sindh WCA Watercourse Associations IBIS Indus Basin Irrigation System USD United States Dollar IEE Initial Environmental Examination WAA Water Apportionment Accord Water and Power Development IFC International Finance Corporation WAPDA Authority IRSA Indus River System Authority WBG World Bank Group International Union for IUCN WSIP Water Sector Improvement Project Conservation of Nature GRC Grievance Redress Committee WWF World Wide Fund for Nature Conversions British Units Metric Units Metric Units

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