Initial Environmental Examination
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SASEC Second Bangladesh–India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project (RRP BAN 44192) Initial Environmental Examination August 2015 BAN: SASEC Second Bangladesh–India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project Prepared by Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) for the Asian Development Bank. This is a revised version of the draft originally posted in May 2015 available on http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/162107/44192-016-iee-01.pdf ii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of as of 17 August 2015) Currency unit – BDT (Tk.) Tk.1.00 = $0.0128 $1.00 = Tk. 77.77 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AEZ Agro-ecological Zone AIS Air Insulated Switchgear AP Angle Point ASA Association for Social Advancement BBS Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BEZ Bio-ecological Zone BMD Bangladesh Meteorological Department BPDB Bangladesh Power Development Board BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee BWDB Bangladesh Water Development Board CEGIS Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services CITES Convention on International Trade in endangered species DAE Department of Agricultural Extension DC Deputy Commissioner/ Double Circuit DEM Digital Elevation Model DEPC Department of Environmental Pollution Control DG Director General DIA Direct Impact Area DOE Department of Environment DOF Department of Fisheries DOL Department of Livestock DPP Development of Project Proforma EC Electrical Conductivity ECA Environment Conservation Act EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EQS Environment Quality Standards FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCBO Fisheries Community Base Organization FD Forest Department FGD Focused Group Discussion FIDC Forest Industries Development Corporation FWIP Future-with-Project FWOP Future-without-Project FS Feasibility Study FY Fiscal Year GIA General Impact Area GIS Geographic Information Services GIS Gas Insulated Switchgear GO Government Organization GOB Government of Bangladesh HES Health Environment and Safety HHs Households HTW Hand Tube well HYV High Yielding Variety HVDC High Voltage Direct Current IDB Islamic Development Bank IEC Important Environmental Component IEE Initial Environmental Examination IESC Important Environmental and Social Component IUCN International Union for Conservation for Nature JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KII Key Informant Interview LILO Line In Line Out LGED Local Government Engineering Department MDG Millennium Development Goal MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest MoU Memorandum of Understanding NCA Net Cultivated Area NCS National Conservation Strategy NEMAP National Environment Management Action Plan NGO Non-Governmental Organization NOC No Objection Certificate NWRD National Water Resource Database OCR Ordinary Capital Resources O/H Overhead OMS Operation Management System PAPs Project Affected People (s) PCM People’s Consultation Meeting PCP Project Concept Paper PGCB Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd PPE Personal Protection Equipment PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal PWD Public Works Department RP Resettlement Plan RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete ROW Right of Way iv RRA Rapid Rural Appraisal RL Reduced Level RS Remote Sensing SMEs Small and Medium scale Enterprises SPM Suspended Particulate Matter SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SRDI Soil Resources Development Institute SS Sub station SSs Sub stations STW Shallow Tube Well ToC Table of Content ToR Terms of Reference TL Transmission Line TLs Transmission Lines TSP Triple Super Phosphate U/G Under ground UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development UNDP United Nations Development Plan WARPO Water Resources Planning Organization WHO World Health Organization WB World Bank WEIGHTS AND MEASURES m - meter mm - mili meter mt. - metric ton kg. - kilogram Km - kilometer Ha - hectare MVA - megavolt-ampere kV - kilovolt (1,000volts) MW - megawatt Lakh - 100,000 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. vi Table of contents Table of contents .............................................................................................................................. i List of Tables .................................................................................................................................... iii List of Figures .................................................................................................................................. iv List of Maps ....................................................................................................................................... iv List of Photographs ....................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ v 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Overview of the Investment Programme ....................................................................... 3 1.2 Environmental Requirements ........................................................................................... 3 1.3 Structures of the Report .................................................................................................... 3 2. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework ............................................................. 5 2.1 National Environmental Requirements ........................................................................... 5 2.1.1 Environmental Authority ............................................................................................ 5 2.1.2 Securing Environmental Clearance ......................................................................... 5 2.1.3 Relevant International Environmental Agreements ............................................. 8 2.2 Environmental Requirements of ADB.............................................................................. 9 3. Baseline, Potential Impacts and Environmental Management Plan ................ 13 3.1 Project Description ............................................................................................................ 13 3.1.1 Objectives and Benefits ........................................................................................... 13 3.1.2 Project components and activities ......................................................................... 13 3.1.3 Implementation Activities ....................................................................................... 15 Pre-construction phase............................................................................................................ 16 Construction phase .................................................................................................................. 16 Post-construction phase.......................................................................................................... 18 3.2 Availability of construction equipment and work schedule ...................................... 18 3.3 Analysis of Alternatives .................................................................................................... 18 3.4 Description of the Existing Environment ...................................................................... 22 3.4.1 Natural Hazards ......................................................................................................... 22 3.4.2 Meteorology ................................................................................................................ 27 3.4.3 Surface Water Quality .............................................................................................. 27 3.4.4 Ground Water Quality .............................................................................................. 28 3.4.5 Air Quality ................................................................................................................... 28 3.4.6 Noise Quality .............................................................................................................. 29 i 3.4.7 Agriculture Resources .............................................................................................. 30 3.4.8 Terrestrial Flora ......................................................................................................... 30 3.4.9 Terrestrial Fauna ....................................................................................................... 31 3.4.10 Socio-economic Profile ............................................................................................. 31 3.5 Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................. 33 3.5.1 Pre-construction and Design Phase ....................................................................... 33 3.5.2 Construction Phase ..................................................................................................