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India City Gas Distribution (CGD) Financing AG&P Environmental and Social Management Planning AGP City Gas Pvt. Ltd. Framework: India City Gas Distribution (CGD) Financing AG&P Final 9 December 2020 Project No.: 0541083 The business of sustainability Document details The details entered below are automatically shown on the cover and the main page footer. PLEASE NOTE: This table must NOT be removed from this document. Document title Environmental and Social Management Planning Framework: India City Gas Distribution (CGD) Financing AG&P Document subtitle Final Project No. 0541083 Date 9 December 2020 Version 5.0 Author ERM India Private Limited Client Name AGP City Gas Private Limited Document history ERM approval to issue Version Revision Author Reviewed by Name Date Comments Draft 1.0 Nidhi S., and Ajay Pillai Ajay Pillai 04.05.2020 -- Reela M. Draft 2.0 Nidhi S., and Ajay Pillai Ajay Pillai 08.06.2020 Addressal of AIIB Reela M. comments Draft 3.0 Nidhi S., and Ajay Pillai Ajay Pillai 21.07.2020 Addressal of AIIB Reela M. and OeEB comments Final 4.0 Reela M., Ajay Pillai Ajay Pillai 28.10.2020 Addressal of AIIB Karishma S., and OeEB Juhi P. comments Final 5.0 Reela M., Ajay Pillai Ajay Pillai 09.12.2020 Addressal of AIIB Karishma S., comments Juhi P. www.erm.com Version: 5.0 Project No.: 0541083 Client: AGP City Gas Private Limited 9 December 2020 Signature Page 9 December 2020 Environmental and Social Management Planning Framework: India City Gas Distribution (CGD) Financing AG&P Final Name: Ajay Pillai Job title: Partner ERM India Private Limited Building 10A 4th Floor, DLF Cyber City Gurgaon, NCR – 122002 Tel: 91 124 417 0300 Fax: 91 124 417 0301 © Copyright 2020 by ERM Worldwide Group Ltd and / or its affiliates (“ERM”). All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, without the prior written permission of ERM www.erm.com Version: 5.0 Project No.: 0541083 Client: AGP City Gas Private Limited 9 December 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLANNING CONTENTS FRAMEWORK: INDIA CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION (CGD) FINANCING AG&P Final CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 1 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Environment and Social Policy of AIIB and EDFI Members ........................................................... 2 1.3 Need for ESMPF ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Scope of Work ............................................................................................................................... 3 1.4.1 Scope Limitations .......................................................................................................... 4 1.4.2 Applicable E&S Standards ............................................................................................ 4 1.5 Approach and Methodology ........................................................................................................... 5 1.5.1 Inception and Project Kick-Off Meeting ......................................................................... 5 1.5.2 Information Review ....................................................................................................... 6 1.5.3 Review of Secondary Literature and Desk Analysis...................................................... 6 1.5.4 Management Meetings ................................................................................................. 6 1.5.5 Assessment of potential E&S impacts .......................................................................... 6 1.5.6 Mapping and Development of ESMPF .......................................................................... 7 1.5.7 Site Assessment and Consultations .............................................................................. 7 1.6 Current Status of the Project .......................................................................................................... 8 1.7 Structure of the ESMPF ................................................................................................................. 9 2. POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .......................................................................... 10 2.1 EHS and Social Regulations Applicable to ESMPF ..................................................................... 10 2.2 Environmental and Social Framework of AIIB.............................................................................. 11 2.3 IFC Performance Standards ........................................................................................................ 13 2.4 IFC/ World Bank Group Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines ............................. 15 2.4.1 General EHS Guidelines (2007).................................................................................. 15 2.4.2 EHS Guidelines for Gas Distribution Systems (2007) ................................................. 15 2.5 International Treaties and Conventions ....................................................................................... 16 2.6 Gap Analysis of Indian Regulations and International E&S Safeguards ...................................... 17 2.7 Environment and Social Policies of AGPCGPL ........................................................................... 18 2.7.1 Environment, Health and Safety ................................................................................. 18 2.7.2 Other Associated Policies ........................................................................................... 19 2.7.3 Existing Land Procurement Process of AGPCGPL ..................................................... 20 2.7.4 COVID- 19 SOP of AG&P ........................................................................................... 21 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................... 22 3.1 AGPCGPL Business Model ......................................................................................................... 22 3.1.1 Conventional Model .................................................................................................... 22 3.1.2 LNG Storage and LCNG Station Model ...................................................................... 22 3.2 Overview of Activities Triggering E&S Management Requirements ............................................ 23 3.2.1 GA Bidding Process .................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2 Infrastructure Planning ................................................................................................ 24 3.2.3 Asset Construction ...................................................................................................... 25 3.2.4 Asset Management during Operations ........................................................................ 25 3.3 Asset Development Arrangements for Sub-projects .................................................................... 25 3.4 Description of Sample Sub-Projects ............................................................................................ 26 3.4.1 Current Status Activities at Sample GA ...................................................................... 30 3.5 Network Components .................................................................................................................. 31 3.5.1 Existing Facilities – OMC Retail Outlets ...................................................................... 32 3.6 Construction Activities and Construction Methods ....................................................................... 32 3.6.1 Steel Pipelines ............................................................................................................ 32 3.6.2 Construction of PE/PNG works ................................................................................... 34 www.erm.com Version: 5.0 Project No.: 0541083 Client: AGP City Gas Private Limited 9 December 2020 Page vi ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLANNING CONTENTS FRAMEWORK: INDIA CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION (CGD) FINANCING AG&P Final 3.6.3 Civil Construction for CNG/LCNG Stations ................................................................. 35 3.6.4 PE/PNG Construction activities................................................................................... 35 3.7 Technical EHS Designs and Considerations ............................................................................... 35 3.8 Project Implementation Schedule ................................................................................................ 36 4. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS ....................... 38 4.1 Sample GAs ................................................................................................................................. 38 4.2 Baseline E&S Data Collection ...................................................................................................... 39 4.2.1 GA Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar ................................................................. 40 4.2.2 GA AKT ......................................................................................................................
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