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Environmental Monitoring Report January – July 2012 SRI: National Highway Sector Project Prepared by the Road Development Authority, Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping for the Asian Development Bank. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SECTOR PROJECT Semiannual progress report on environmental safeguards compliance For the period from January to July 2012 Prepared by National Highways Sector Project, Road Development Authority Ministry of Highways and Road Development Submitted to Sri Lanka Residence Mission, Asian Development Bank, Colombo August 2012 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SECTOR PROJECT 1 ADB Loan No: 2217 SRI Semiannual progress report on environmental safeguards compliance From January to July 2012 National Highways Sector Project, Road Development Authority Ministry of Highways and Road Development August 2013 CONTENTS 2 List of figures and maps ii List of table iii List of abbreviations iv Executive Summary 1 1. Introduction 2 1.1 Supervision Consultants role in environmental safeguards compliance 3 2. Environmental approvals, licenses and permits 3 3. Ongoing construction activities 5 4. Environmental monitoring and mitigation measures adopted during the period 7 5. Rain fall data at each ICB subprojects 7 6. Subproject activities, environmental impacts and mitigation measures 7 7. Public complaints 8 8. Awareness of Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and HIV/AIDS 8 9. Tree planting activities 9 10. Soil burrows area operation and rehabilitation 10 11. Disposal of soil/debris 10 12. Conclusion and further actions 10 LIST OF FIGURES & MAPS Figure 1: Location map of the sub-projects under NHSP v Figure 1:1 Photographs of Contrbertyact No. RDA/ADB/NHSP/ICB-01 12 Figure 1:2 Photographs of Contract No.RDA/ADB/NHSP/ICB-2 12 Figure 1:3 Photographs of Contract No.RDA/ADB/NHSP/ICB-3 13 3 Figure 1: 4 Photographs of Contract No. RDA/ADB/NHSP/ICB-5 13 Figure 1: 5 Photograph of Contract no: RDA/NHSP/HS-S1 14 Figure1: 6 Photograph of Contract no: RDA/NHSP/ PPMS 14 Figure: 2:1 Rainfall data of the month of June 2012 at ICB-1 subproject. 16 Figure 2:2 Rainfall data for 01st June to 30th June 2012 of ICB-05 subproject. 17 Figure 3:1 Photograph of plant sites of sub project ICB-1 21 Figure 3:2 Physical progress of work in ICB 1 subproject 23 Figure 3:3 Physical progress of work in ICB 1 subproject 24 Figure 3:4 Physical progress of work in ICB 3 subproject 28 Figure 3:5 Physical progress of work in ICB 3 subproject 29 Figure 3:6 Photograph of plant sites of sub project ICB-1 32 Figure: 4:1 IEC and TOT programm of sub project ICB-05 34 Figure: 4:2 Need Assessment of sub-project ICB-05 34 Figure: 5:1 Tree planting activity of Sub project ICB-1 36 Figure: 6:1 Borrow area situated at 110 km RHS of ICB-03 38 Figure 6:2 Borrow areas leveling of ICB-01 38 Figure: 6:3 Growth of native vegetation sub project ICB-1 38 Figure: 6:4 Existing large trees 38 Figure 7:1 Boulder fence and tree planting at soil disposal area along at the Uma-Oya- ICB-03 40 LIST OF TABLES Table: 8:1 Summary of the HIV/AIDS awareness programm 8 Table: 9:1 Summary of the tree planting activity in each sub-projects 9 Table: 3.1 Summary of the environmental mitigation measures of ICB-1 Subproject 19 Table: 3:2 Summary of the environmental mitigation measures of ICB-3 subproject 25 4 Table: 3:3 Summary of the environmental mitigation measures of ICB-5 Subproject 30 LIST Of APPENDICES Appendix: 1 Ongoing construction activities-Progress Photographs Appendix: 2 Rain fall data of each ICB subprojects Appendix: 3 Table of the observed environmental impacts and mitigation measures/ work progress Appendix: 4 Awareness of Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and HIV/AIDS Appendix: 5 Tree planting activities Appendix: 6 Soil borrow area operation and rehabilitation: Appendix: 7 Disposal of soil/debris LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank CEA Central Environmental Authority CRE Chief Residential Engineer DF Department of Forestry DWLC Department of Wild Life Conservation EA Environmental Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMOP Environmental Monitoring Plan EPL Environmental Protection License 5 ES Environmental Specialist ESD Environmental & Social Division, RDA GSMB Geological Survey and Mines Bureau IEE Initial Environmental Examination IEER Initial Environmental Examination Report IML Industrial Mining License NHSP National Highway Sector Project PMU Project Management Unit RE Residential Engineer SC Supervision Consultant 6 ICB 4 – A006 Habarana – Kantale ICB 1- A012 (44 km) Puttalama – Nochchiyagama (50 km)+Ext. of (32km) ICB 2 – A026 Udathenna - Mahiyangana (40.8 km) ICB 3 – A005 ICB 5 に A004 Nuwara Eliya - Badulla (54.3 km) Nugegoda - Homagama Figure 1.1. Location map of selected road sections to be developed under NHSP National Highways Sector Project Semiannual Progress Report on Environmental Monitoring 7 January to July 2012 Executive Summary This report is the 8th semiannual report on environmental safeguards compliance of the seven subprojects under Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded National Highways Sector Project (NHSP). The reporting period is from January to July 2012. The five sub projects under NHSP are; 01. Puttalam-Nochchiyagama section of Puttalam Anuradhapura Trincomalee(A012) road (50 kms): ICB 1. (Extended section-Nochchiyagama to Anuradhapura, length of 32 km) 02. Udathenna-Mahiyangana section of Kandy-Mahiyangana-Padiyathalawa(A026) road (46 km): ICB- 2. 03. Nuwara Eliya-Badulla section of Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkaladi(A005) road (57.6 km): ICB- 3. 04. Habarana-Kantale section of Ambepussa-Kurunegala-Trincomalee(A006) road (44 km): ICB- 4 and 05. Nugegoda-Homagama section of Colombo-Rathnapura-Wellawaya-Batticaloa(A004) road (12.1km): ICB- 5. In additional to above sub projects, construction of Highway Secretariat Building (Stage-1 and 2) is also handled by the NHSP and following road sections have been selected as a pilot project for Performance Base Maintenance. 1. Road Section from 60+000 to 96+000 km of Colombo椴Rathnapura椴Wellawaya椴Batticoloa Road (A-004). 2. Road section from 0+00 Km to 72 Km of Avissawella椴Hatton椴Nuwaraeliya Road (A-007). Construction works of the ICB-04 and ICB-02 have been completed and handed over to the RDA. The construction works are progressing in subprojects ICB-01(from 53 km to 83 km of A012 road), ICB -03 and ICB-05. Emission of dust (specially in dry weather period) due to road works was the most prominent problem in the reporting period. The Highway Secretariat Building is being finished its stage 1 and 2 construction works and the Performance Base Maintenance Project activities have also been implemented. There were no any adverse environmental issues recorded in the reporting period. 8 1. Introduction The following road sections have been selected for rehabilitate and improvement under National Highways Sector Project (NHSP). The project is funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) through Loan 2217 (Sri). 01. Puttalam-Nochchiyagama section of Puttalam Anuradhapura Trincomalee (A012) road (50 kms): ICB 1. The additional sections for improvement are (1)From 53 km to 70 km (Nochchiyagama to Anuradhapura) (2) Service Road, Villu Road and original Puttalam-Trincomalee Road from 0 km to 2.6 km, (total 4.49 kms) (3) Pandulagama to Lion Pillar from 70 km to 76.75 km,(4) Jaffna Junction to Matale junction from 79.6 km to 83 km (3.4 kms) 02. Udathenna to Mahiyangana section of Kandy Mahiyangana Padiyathalawa (A026) road (40.8 km): ICB- 2. 03. Nuwara Eliya to Badulla section of Peradeniya, Badulla ,Chenkaladi (A005) road (54.9 km): ICB- 3. 04. Habarana to Kantale section of Ambepussa ,Kurunegala,Trincomalee (A006) road (44 km): ICB- 4 and 05. Nugegoda to Homagama section of Colombo Rathnapura, Wellawaya, Batticaloa (A004) road: ICB- 5. And following road sections have been selected for the Performance Base Maintenance such as 1. Colombo Rathnapura Wellawaya Batticoloa Road (A-004) from 60 Km to 96 km. 2. Avissawella Hatton Nuwaraeliya Road (A-007) from 0+00 Km to 72 km. Initial Environmental Examinations (IEE) had been carried out for all above subprojects except the Secretariat Building project and Performance Base Maintenance Contract. The impacts identified and mitigation measures suggested under the section Screening of Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures of each Initial Environmental Examination Report (IEER) were summarized in to an Environmental Management Plan (EMP). An Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMOP) was also prepared for each subprojects that includes information on environmental parameters to be monitored, Location, time and frequency, cost for sampling and stage of subproject on which the monitoring should be conducted. The EMOP is considered to be a useful tool to monitor the implementation of mitigation measures and EMP. The EMP and EMOP of the approved IEERs of the five subprojects were incorporated into respective bid documents. The contractor is responsible of implementing the EMP and EMOP. The Supervision Consultant {(SC), SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & CO. LTD, UK (in association with) RDC, Sri Lanka} working under the Project Management Unit (PMU) is directly supervising the contractor in implementing the EMP. The PMU have the overall responsibility of monitoring the implementation of EMP. Implementation of the EMP of each contract is monitored by the SC on a monthly basis. 9 This report presents the status of environmental safeguards compliance with respect to each sub projects, for the period from January to July 2012. Information presented in this report is mainly based on observations made during monthly field inspections jointly carried out by the employer, engineer and the contractor. 1.1. Supervision Consultants role in environmental safeguards compliance As per task 2.10 on EMP and social impact mitigation requirements of appendix A of Tech form 4, the Team Leader (TL)/ Chief Residential Engineer (CRE)/ Residential Engineer (RE) with the ES of SC are responsible for assessment of the contractors proposed methods in relation with the stipulated EMP.