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Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report (July – December 2015) Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report (July – December 2015) _________________________________________________________________ Project Number: L 2975 – PAK (TRANCHE -2) Approved on 30th July 2013 Islamic Republic Of Pakistan: Sindh Cities Investment Improvement Program (SCIP) (Financed by the Asian Development Bank) Prepared by: Safeguards Unit, North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) Implementing Agency: North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) Executing Agency: Program Support Unit (PSU) Sindh Cities Improvement Program (SCIP), Government of Sindh This report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. NSUSC Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report July – December 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE REPORT – BI-ANNUAL (JULY – DECEMBER 2015) Table of Contents PART I- INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 ADB Safeguards Compliance Scope ...................................................................................... 3 1.2 Projects Physical Progress ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2.1 B-7: Sukkur construction of supporting works for new water intake on the River Indus. 5 PART II ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ........................................................................................ 11 1.3 B-7: Sukkur construction of supporting works for new water intake on the River Indus.11 Progress as per Table 6-2 of EMP- Summary of Monitoring Requirements ............................... 11 1.4 Water Quality Monitoring in Operations and Services ........................................................ 11 1.4.1 Methodology for Sampling ...................................................................................................... 11 1.4.2 Water Sample Location ........................................................................................................... 12 a) Sukkur .......................................................................................................................12 b) Khairpur .....................................................................................................................12 c) Rohri ..........................................................................................................................13 1.4.3 RESULTS & DISCUSSION .................................................................................................... 13 1.4.4 Major Findings from Test Results .......................................................................................... 13 PART III ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT .................................................................................... 14 1.5 B-7: Sukkur construction of supporting works for new water intake on the River Indus.14 ANNEXURES ............................................................................................................................................ 19 ANNEXURE 1- WATER QUALITY RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SENT TO OPERATIONS AND SERVICES DEPARTMENT NSUSC .................................................20 ANNEXURE -II- NOC SINDH EPA FOR B-7 PROJECT: SUKKUR CONSTRUCTION OF SUPPORTING WORKS FOR NEW WATER INTAKE ON THE RIVER INDUS. .................30 NSUSC Page 2-31 NSUSC Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report July – December 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE REPORT – BI-ANNUAL (July – December 2015) PART I- INTRODUCTION 1. North Sindh Urban Services Corp. (NSUSC) has been established as a part of Sindh Cities Improvement Program under the Companies Ordinance 1984 for the secondary cities of Northern Cluster of Sindh Province. This Urban Services Corporation will aggregate participating TMA's Water supply, Waste Water and Solid Waste Management operation in a single institution to leverage economies of scale, introduce new skills and management, and increase focus on operations, maintenance and financial management. The NSUSC aims to improve the quality of urban service delivery in cities under service. This proposed long-term program of support will target select growth centers, clustered together to benefit from economies of scale and their strategic location along the National Trade Corridor. 2. A $300 million MFF from ADB under Sindh Cities Improvement Program ( SCIP) will support comprehensive urban planning, institutional reforms, including introduction of professionally-managed urban services providers, and complementary infrastructure investments in water supply, wastewater, and solid waste management (SWM) beginning in 2008, with phased investment over ten years. The Investment Program will adopt a carefully phased approach; financing priority investments where they are more likely to succeed and support improved cost recovery, with learning and further investment subsequently rolled-out to new town clusters when ready. This long-term partnership with the GoS will provide an opportunity for more substantive engagement on policy, regulatory, management and financial aspects of urban service delivery, a prerequisite for sustainable infrastructure services. 3. Under the MFF loan procedures of ADB, implementation of safeguards is to be achieved by environmental assessment of every subproject to be undertaken following ADB Environment Policy (2009). The subprojects under the Investment Program generally concern the development of facilities in and around the urban areas of medium-size towns and are not likely to affect sensitive areas, forests or wetlands. 4. This report has been prepared by Safeguards Unit of NSUSC, keeping in view the EARF and subsequent EIAs/IEEs/EMPs conducted for this purpose. NSUSC has been submitting EMP/Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Reports since beginning of 2010. This is first report submitted for Tranche-02; the report presents EMP compliance progress during the period of July – December 2015. 1.1 ADB Safeguards Compliance Scope 5. NSUSC has Environmental Compliance requirements as per Environmental Assessment and Review Framework (EARF), approved by ADB. According to EARF NSUSC Page 3-31 NSUSC Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Report July – December 2015 document, some of the responsibilities of NSUSC an implementation agency (IA) are as under: 6. Prior to the submission of the PFR for a tranche of subprojects, the IA will: (i) Prepare an environmental screening checklist to classify the subprojects in each tranche. (ii) Prepare the terms of reference for environmental consultants to conduct environmental assessments, prepare environmental assessments, IEE/EIA reports including an EMP, and SIEE/SEIA for public disclosure. (iii) Ensure that information disclosure and public consultation in accordance with ADB’s environmental assessment requirements have been undertaken with affected groups and local NGOs, review the environmental assessments and submit the IEE, EIA/SEIA, EMP documents to ADB. 7. Prior to the commencement of civil works for subprojects in a tranche, the IA will: (i) Submit the IEE/EIAs for regulatory approval of the relevant provincial environmental protection agency and obtain approval, e.g., environmental clearance, Non-Objection Certificate (NOC), forest clearance and any environmental-related clearances as per the regulatory requirements of the federal, provincial, or local government. (ii) Ensure that all regulatory clearances for the subproject that are obtained from the relevant Government authorities are submitted promptly to ADB. (iii) Ensure that the required mitigation measures during construction or the EMP are included in the bidding document of the subproject and that the all bidding contractors have access to the EIA/IEE and EMP. 8. During the implementation of civil works for subprojects in a tranche, the IA will: (i) Ensure that an environmental management plan, including all proposed mitigation measures and monitoring programs, are properly implemented. (ii) 6 Supplementary Appendix L (ii) Monitor the implementation of EMP and post its monitoring report on the Investment Program website. (iii) In case unpredicted environmental impacts occur during project implementation, inform ADB, review the EMP with the contractor, and implement alternative environmental mitigation program. (iv) If a subproject changes in scope, inform ADB and reconfirm the environmental classification, determine whether a supplementary IEE or EIA study is required with ADB, and carry out the study. (v) Submit the requisite reports on environmental compliance and implementing the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) as required by the Pakistan EPA and ADB. (vi) Ensure that ADB be given access to undertake environmental due diligence for all subprojects. However, the IA shall have the main responsibility for undertaking environmental due diligence and monitoring of all the subprojects. The due diligence report as well as monitoring reports on EMP implementation will be systematically prepared and be available to the public, if requested. (vii) To meet with the requirements as above, a Safeguards Unit is in place under NSUSC organogram. The safeguards Unit of NSUSC with assistance design, NSUSC Page 4-31 NSUSC Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Report July – December 2015 implementation, monitoring and review consultants will be complying with all the requirements stated under the role of Implementation Agency (IA). 9. The
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