Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report
Project Number: 39176
July 2017
Republic of Azerbaijan: Road Network Development Program: Project I Masalli to Astara Motorway
(Financed by the Asian Development Bank)
Report 12: 1st January 2017 to 30 th June 2017
Part II - Loan 2831 AZE, Covering Sections B & C
Prepared by Azeravtoyol OJSC for the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The bi-annual environmental monitoring report 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.
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 1 June 2017)
Currency Unit – Azerbaijan New Manat (AZN)
AZN 1.00 = USD 0.5926 USD 1.00 = AZN 1.6876
ABBREVIATIONS
ADB – Asian Development Bank AAY – AzerAvtoYol AZN – Azerbaijan New Manat BOD – Biological Oxygen Demand EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan EPM – Environmental Protection Manager EPP – Environmental Protection Plan GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism IPC – Interim Payment Certificate MENR – Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources PIU – Project Implementation Unit PMC – Project Management Consultant PPE – Personal Protective Equipment SSEMP – Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan STD – Sexually Transmitted Disease
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
m – Metre km – Kilometre
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ...... 6 A. Introduction to Project ...... 6 B. Objectives of Biannual Environmental Reporting ...... 7 C. Methodology ...... 7 D. Construction Activities and Project Progress during previous six months ...... 7 E. Project organization and environmental management team ...... 9 F. Relationships with Contractors, owner, lender, etc...... 10
II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...... 11 A. Status ...... 11 B. Results ...... 11 C. Action ...... 13
III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT...... 14 A. Status ...... 14 B. Documents ...... 17 C. Inspections and Audits ...... 18 D. Non-Compliance and Corrective Actions ...... 18 E. Consultations and Complaints ...... 22 F. Emerging Issues ...... 29 G. Conclusions ...... 30
IV. APPENDICES ...... 31 Appendix 1: Environmental Monitoring Results ...... 31 Appendix 2: List of participants at public consultations and Minutes of Meeting .... 70
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: SECTION B CONTRACTOR’S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ...... 9
FIGURE 2: SECTION C CONTRACTOR’S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ...... 9
FIGURE 3: LOCAL ROAD NOW PASSES OVER THE PROJECT ROAD IN HAFTONI, BUT IS NOT YET SURFACED (L), AND PATCHED LOCAL ROAD IN HAFTONI (R) ...... 14
FIGURE 4: “HIRKAN FOREST” ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY (L) AND UNFORTUNATE DAMMING OF THE STREAM (R) ...... 15
FIGURE 5: GOOD CONDITIONS AT THE “OFFICE CAMP” IN BURJALI VILLAGE ...... 16
FIGURE 6: INSPECTION OF PAPERWORK ON SECTION B ...... 17
FIGURE 7: NEGLECTED OIL STORAGE AREA REQUIRING CLEANING AT THE SECTION B CAMP DURING PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD (L) AND IMPROVED SITUATION DURING PRESENT REPORTING PERIOD (R) ...... 19
FIGURE 8: BUND PROBLEMS AT MAIN ASPHALT PLANT DURING PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD (L) AND IMPROVED SITUATION DURING PRESENT REPORTING PERIOD (R) ...... 19
FIGURE 9: UNPRESSURISED FIRE EXTINGUISHER (L) AND NON-COMPLIANT ASPHALT STORAGE (R) ...... 19
FIGURE 10: GOOD CONDITIONS ON THE SECTION C ALIGNMENT ...... 20
FIGURE 11: BUND PROBLEMS AT MAIN ASPHALT PLANT DURING PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD (L) AND SOMEWHAT IMPROVED SITUATION DURING PRESENT REPORTING PERIOD (R) ...... 21
FIGURE 12: NEW BUND PROBLEMS AT THE SECTION C ASPHALT PLANT (L) THOUGH FUEL STORAGE AREA WAS GENERALLY IN EXCELLENT ORDER (R)...... 21
FIGURE 13: PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS (L: 2 ND MARCH; R: 11 TH JUNE) ...... 22
FIGURE 14: PUBLIC CONSULTATION (12 TH JUNE) ...... 23
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: MONTHLY PROGRESS OF THE SECTION B CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 8
TABLE 2: MONTHLY PROGRESS OF THE SECTION C CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 9
TABLE 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTION B CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 20
TABLE 4: INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTION C CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 21
TABLE 5: GRIEVANCE REGISTER – SECTION B ...... 24
TABLE 6: GRIEVANCE REGISTER – SECTION C...... 27
TABLE 7: SECTION B ACTION PLAN ...... 29
TABLE 8: SECTION C ACTION PLAN ...... 29
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. Introduction to Project
1. The Masalli to Astara Motorway is a new 62 km motorway section of the M-3 highway corridor that links the capital city, Baku, to the south of the country and the town of Astara, which straddles the Azeri/Iranian border. The project is split into three sections; A (0 - 22.15 km), B (22.15 - 45.00 km), and C (45.00 – 62.14 km).
2. The Executing Agency for the project is the Azeravtoyol Open Joint Stock Company 1 (abbreviated to AAY in the present report).
3. Following screening 2, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was carried out for the project in 2007. The EIA report was approved by AAY and ADB, and has served as a basis for the development of the specification and contract documents, and for the preparation and pricing of the Contractor Environmental Management Plan (EMP).
4. The Engineer appointed by AAY is Nippon Koei UK Ltd. The construction contract for Section B was awarded to Özgün Construction Industry and Trading Co. Inc. Section C was awarded to Polat LLC in November 2013.
5. The first bi-annual environmental monitoring report covered the period 1 st March to 31 st August 2011 (Section A only). Subsequent bi-annual environmental monitoring reports covered the following periods:
st st • Second: 1 September 2011 to 31 May 2012 3. • Third: 1st June 2011 to 31 st December 2012. • Fourth: 1st January 2013 to 30 th June 2013. • Fifth: 1st July 2013 to 31 st December 2013. • Sixth: 1st January 2014 to 30 th June 2014. • Seventh: 1st July 2014 to 31 st December 2014. • Eighth: 1st January to 30 th June 2015. • Ninth: 1st July 2015 to 31 st December 2015. • Tenth: 1st January 2016 to June 2016. • Eleventh: 1st July 2016 to 31 st December 2016. • Twelfth: 1st January 2017 to 30 th June 2017.
6. From the Fifth issue onwards, the report has been split according to loan source into two; Part I, covering Section A and Lenkaran Bridge (Loan 2354 AZE), and Part II, covering Sections B & C (Loan 2831 AZE).
1 Formerly called “The Road Transport Service Department” (The change of name took effect on 22nd February 2007), and then called Azeri Road Service from 2007 to 2015. 2 Screening was carried out according to ADB’s Environment Policy and Operations Manual (OM) 20. The project was classified as Category A, principally due to the anticipated resettlement issues triggering the ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (1995). 3 Due to the extended period of inactivity during the winter season, and so that the present report includes the results of the ADB mid-term review
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7. Key milestones relating to mobilisation are summarised below:
• Overall Contract agreement: 15 th Dec 2010. • The Engineer mobilised on 21 st February 2011. • Section B Contract Agreement: 29 th March 2013. • Notice to Commence for Section B was issued on 18 th June 2013. • Earthworks began on Section B in August 2013. • Section C Contract Agreement: 31 st October 2013. • Notice to Commence for Section C was issued on 27 th January 2014.
B. Objectives of Biannual Environmental Reporting
8. The purpose of the Biannual Environmental Monitoring Reports is to provide a summary of the key issues relating to environmental management over the past six months. The summary includes an update on overall project progress, the status of SSEMP implementation, any progress made with environmental management, environmental monitoring results, and other relevant issues such as non-compliance and corrective actions, and monitoring of the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).
9. The Reports are prepared by AAY and are intended to inform ADB and any other interested parties of the status of environmental management of the project. The Reports are summaries; more detailed information is included in the monthly and quarterly reports prepared by the Contractors and the Engineer.
C. Methodology
10. The Biannual Environmental Monitoring Reports are prepared by reviewing and extracting key information from a number of sources, as follows:
• Contractors’ Quarterly Environmental Management Reports; • Contractors’ Grievance Registers; • Engineer’s Quarterly and Monthly Progress Reports; • Engineer’s Environmental Specialist’s Field Reports; • Monthly instrumented monitoring results; • Ad Hoc reports from the Contractors on training and public consultation; and • Correspondence between AAY, Engineer and Contractors relating to environmental and social issues.
11. In addition, some information and opinion in the reports results from site visits, technical meetings and public meetings and interviews over the preceding six months.
D. Construction Activities and Project Progress during previous six months
12. Key milestones and construction activities relating to the past six months’ work are summarised below:
Section B
• Table 1 below shows the Contractor's monthly progress throughout the current reporting period.
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• The Contractor made substantial progress during the reporting period and major works accomplished are: (i) embankment and pavement works of main road (100% complete), (ii) access roads of 4 flyover bridges including asphalt pavement (100% complete), (iii) embankment works of access roads and ramps of two interchanges (80% complete), (iv) Remaining culvert construction, (iv) embankment slope protection works (80% complete), (v) bridge construction works (98% complete). • New Jersey Barrier along central median (90% complete), other road furniture materials procurement in progress. • Utility relocations (100% complete). • A total of 23 Interim Payment Certificates (IPC) have been issued.
Table 1: Monthly Progress of the Section B Contractor during the last Six Months
Month Progress (%)
January 2017 0.43
February 2017 0.24
March 2017 1..01
April 2017 4.93
May 2017 2.29
June 2017 1.52
Section C
• Table 2 below shows the Contractor's monthly progress throughout the current reporting period. • During the first 3 months of the reporting period there were limited activities due to the wet condition of materials and standing water within the working areas. • Since April all activities resumed and major works accomplished during the reporting period are: (i) Rockfilling (100% complete), (ii) Embankment construction (75% complete), (iii) Granular and asphalt pavement works (70% complete), (iv) Embankment slope protection works (75% complete), and (v) Median drainage works (85% complete). • Construction works for minor elements of bridges and approach slabs are ongoing (overall 95% complete) • Utility relocation works are complete except two steel truss tower additionally required at access of the bridge no.3. • New Jersey Barrier along central median (70% complete). • A total of 21 Interim Payment Certificates (IPC) has been issued.
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Table 2: Monthly Progress of the Section C Contractor during the last Six Months
Month Progress (%)
January 2017 0.75
February 2017 0.67
March 2017 0.64
April 2017 0.97
May 2017 2.76
June 2017 1.99
E. Project organization and environmental management team
13. There has been no change to the organization of the environmental management team within the Contractors, Engineer or the Owner (AAY) over the past six months. For completeness, the Contractors’ organisational structures are shown below.
Figure 1: Section B Contractor’s Management Structure
Figure 2: Section C Contractor’s Management Structure
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F. Relationships with Contractors, owner, lender, etc.
14. The relationships between contractors, Engineer, Owner, and Lender are considered normal working relationships.
15. At the working level, communication with regards to environmental issues remains good.
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II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
A. Status
Section B
16. Regular monthly monitoring has been carried out in accordance with the SSEMP throughout the current reporting period, with the exception of at the Hirkan Forest, where only sampling set was taken (June 2017) during the reporting period.
17. The sampling has been carried out by Platan Group, who then send the samples for analysis at the Central Laboratory of the Ministry of Ecology and National Resources of Azerbaijan.
Section C
18. Regular monthly monitoring has been carried out in accordance with the SSEMP throughout the current reporting period.
19. The sampling has been carried out by Platan Group, who then send the samples for analysis at the Central Laboratory of the Ministry of Ecology and National Resources of Azerbaijan.
B. Results
Section B
20. Most water quality monitoring results met the Azeri national standards during the present reporting period, however several results contravened the standards. The contraventions as well as some further observations on the results are discussed below: The full results are provided in Appendix 1.
• pH readings were within the limits at all locations for most of the reporting period, with the following exceptions:
o The Lakar and Ogru Rivers were rather acidic during January; and
o The Gamishli River was rather acidic during May.
o As has been the case in the past, the downstream readings generally show a slightly higher pH than upstream readings, indicating that the acidic conditions are not as a result of the project works.
• DO was below the permitted lower threshold of the Azeri standards for the majority of the reporting period. This has occurred often on all sections and is not considered a significant issue due to the high variability of DO within aquatic environments, and the multiple factors that influence levels, even on a daily basis.
• Turbidity was lower at most locations and at most times in comparison to both the pre- construction monitoring and to previous reporting periods, and were well below the applicable limits. Strangely, TSS levels, whilst often low, have sometimes been fairly high at the same time that turbidity has been low (e.g. May 2017). Whilst a strong linear correlation between turbidity and TSS usually exists, and could point to sampling/analysis errors, certain conditions can lead to a reduction in the strength of the correlation.
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• Nitrates / Nitrites and other major ions are well below the standards at all locations, and oil and grease levels are constant throughout the reporting period at a very low level, well below the limits.
• As is usual for the project area due to the prevailing lack of sewage treatment, the faecal coliform levels at all stations are generally high (but below the standards). The project is not thought to be responsible for the continued elevated levels.
21. The water monitoring results for the stream bordering the Hirkan Forest Area continue to be of concern, with very high faecal coliform levels. It remains clear that these results are due to the use of the boundary stream by the adjacent village as both a sewer and a waste dumping area.
22. All air quality monitoring results for all determinants and all monitoring stations were well below Azeri national standards during the present reporting period. As would be expected, dust levels rose slightly throughout the monitoring period, in sync with the changing seasons, however they remained below the limits even in June. Air quality at Hirkan Forest remained very good during the single monitoring event.
23. Noise and vibration monitoring results were all below the permitted limits during the reporting period. Noise levels were approaching the limits at Yuxari Nuvadi at times, but, as has been discussed in previous reports, the principal noise sources in this area are not project- related.
Section C
24. Most water quality monitoring results met the Azeri national standards during the present reporting period, however several results contravened the standards. The contraventions as well as some further observations on the results are discussed below: The full results are provided in Appendix 1.
• pH fluctuated considerably between the sampling months, but not much between stations. This suggests that factors such as temperature and rainfall may have been the major influence in variation of pH.
• As with the previous reporting period, BOD, turbidity and TSS were generally low though one reading at one location (Penser 1, downstream in April) was ever so slightly over the limit for TSS.
• Sulphates, Nitrates / Nitrites and oil and grease results are all well below the standards at all locations.
• Faecal coliform levels remain generally rather high at all stations, as they have been on all sections of the project throughout.
25. All air quality monitoring results for all determinants and all monitoring stations were below Azeri national standards during the present reporting period, and as with Section B, dust levels rose slightly during the latter months.
26. Noise and vibration monitoring results were all below the permitted limits during the reporting period. In common with Section B, noise levels were approaching the limits at Yuxari Nuvadi on occasion, but, as has been discussed in previous reports, the principal noise sources in this area are not project-related.
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C. Action
27. No action on site is required on either Section B or Section C in response to the monitoring results from the present reporting period.
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III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
A. Status
28. Environmental management of the project for the Section B is described in two parts; one covers general project activities and the second is dedicated to works around Hirkan forest area. This is due to the sensitivity and importance of the area requiring special attention.
Section B
29. With occasional exceptions, environmental management on Section B has continued to be of an acceptable standard during the present reporting period, and has improved somewhat since the previous reporting period. Any non-compliances noted during site audits are usually resolved quickly (see Part D below) however, repetitions of similar non-compliances have continued during the present reporting period.
30. The physical mitigation measures set out in the SSEMP are generally all constructed and functioning as designed (with the exception of the asphalt plant – see Part D below). General cleanliness and waste management has improved since the previous reporting period.
31. On the alignment environmental management was compliant with the SSEMP, and the site was clean, tidy, and well maintained. The situation was improved over previous reporting periods, and there were no isolated problems of waste management as have been frequently observed in the past. Unusually, no Health and Safety problems were observed, despite significant works being carried out.
32. The local road crossings along Section B have still not been completed and asphalted, however the situation is improved compared to the previous reporting period, during which several of the local roads and crossing points were observed to be non-compliant. During the present reporting period, all local roads crossing the alignment, whilst not tarred, were well graded and compacted, and were therefore passable.
33. The road through Haftoni village has been improved via filling of the potholes, but still requires a more permanent fix; this will presumably be included within the overall surfacing work for the local road crossing, which now passes over the new bridge (Figure 3). The fact that the Section B camp can now be accessed directly from the project road should now mean that traffic through Haftoni will be minimal from hereon in.
Figure 3: Local road now passes over the project road in Haftoni, but is not yet surfaced (L), and patched local road in Haftoni (R)
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34. There have been no accidents during the reporting period involving the public, and none involving project workers. HIV and other on the job training has continued regularly throughout the reporting period.
35. The sole borrow pit operated by the Section B Contractor is Qrunba, situated just to the west of the project alignment to the south of Haftoni village. The borrow pit is no longer being exploited by the Contractor, however the current status with respect to ownership/licencing is unclear; it is understood that the local executive powers wish to continue to operate the site as a borrow pit for other projects/requirements, and have therefore prevented the Contractor from carrying out reinstatement activities.
36. No topsoil has been stripped during the present reporting period. Most of the material previously stockpiled at locations along the RoW is now being used for final reshaping and reinstatement alongside the road shoulder.
37. The issue of stockpiles and reinstatement will be closely examined during the next, final report.
Hirkan Forest area
38. During the previous audit, it was observed that the embankment and asphalting was complete at the “Hirkan Forest” area, with only installation of road furniture and the installation of permanent noise barriers remaining to be carried out. During the present reporting period, there has been little further progress. Likewise, previous audits reported that the forest was recovering well from the clearance and drainage works, and that ecological recovery continues, and again, the situation remains unchanged (Figure 4). Regretfully, the local population continues to use the SE corner of the forest as a rubbish dump, and has dammed the stream.
Figure 4: “Hirkan Forest” Ecological Recovery (L) and unfortunate damming of the stream (R)
39. Other than the issues described above, which are outside the control and responsibilities of the Contractor, environmental management in the Hirkan Forest area is good.
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Section C
40. The Section C Contractor’s site performance remains good, and is largely compliant with the provisions of the SSEMP. As usual, the Contractor has made some efforts over the past months to address the non-compliances that were observed during the previous site audits, and in general, environmental management was of a comparatively good standard.
41. As with Section B, the works on the alignment have advanced well over the past six months, and all works observed on site during audits were being carried out in adherence to the SSEMP.
42. In common with Section B, the diversion/local road crossings remain generally unpaved, but were found to be in passable condition.
43. There have been no accidents during the reporting period involving the public, and none involving project workers. HIV and other on the job training has continued regularly throughout the reporting period.
44. The Contractor’s “office camp” (in Burjali village) is generally very well managed. The camp area is clean and tidy, senior staff accommodation is of a good standard, and the welding area is well equipped. Health and safety standards are also good.
Figure 5: Good Conditions at the “office camp” in Burjali village
45. At the Contractor’s “plant camp” (at km 33+000 / Yuxari Nuvadi village), the facilities are of a good standard in general, and most non-compliances previously observed have been satisfactorily solved, though one new non-compliance arose, and this is discussed further in Part D below. As with the “office camp”, the Contractor generally resolved any problems raised by the Engineer within an acceptable timeframe.
46. The sole borrow pit operated by the Section C Contractor is Rvo, situated around 10 km west of Lenkaran, alongside the Lenkaran River and close to the Lerik highway. The borrow pit is no longer being exploited by the Contractor, however as is common in the area, the local executive powers have granted use of the site to more than one contractor/company. Reinstatement of the site is therefore challenging, due to its ongoing use by third parties.
47. It should be noted that all required local and national level permits were obtained prior to the opening/operation of each borrow pit in Sections B and C, and furthermore, stand-alone borrow pit management plans were developed to ensure adequate environmental management during opening, operation and closure of the sites.
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48. The reinstatement status described above and for Section B, whilst not satisfactory from a best practice standpoint, are entirely within the bounds of the national environmental management and legal systems, which devolve most management and decision-making to the local executive powers.
49. No topsoil has been stripped during the present reporting period. Most of the material previously stockpiled at locations along the RoW is now being used for final reshaping and reinstatement alongside the road shoulder.
50. The issue of stockpiles and reinstatement will be closely examined during the next, final report.
B. Documents
Section B
51. Reporting for Section B is compliant, with the Quarterly Environmental Reports and weekly audits being carried out/submitted correctly and on time. An inspection of site documentation in May 2017 showed that all relevant paperwork, including the Grievance Register, was present at the site office, and maintained up to date.
Figure 6: Inspection of Paperwork on Section B
Section C
52. Inspection showed that Section C reporting and paperwork is similarly compliant as with Section B.
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C. Inspections and Audits
53. There were no inspections or audits from the ADB’s international staff during the present reporting period, however ADB national specialists visited the site on several occasions.
54. The Section B & C contractor’s EPMs conduct ad hoc site visits on a daily basis, with a full audit of all sites once a week.
55. The Engineer’s National Environmental Specialist is based at the Section C camp area and he visits all sites on a twice-weekly basis, with additional ad hoc visits as required. The Engineer’s National Environmental Specialist also accompanies the Section B & C contractor’s EPMs on their site audits.
56. During the present reporting period The Engineer’s International Environmental Specialist visited construction sites between the 12 th -14 th May 2017.
57. The Executing Agency has made a number of ad hoc visits to site as required.
D. Non-Compliance and Corrective Actions
Section B
58. The Contractor has again significantly advanced the construction works on site over the past six months, and has mainly done so within the bounds of the SSEMP; works on the alignment were generally compliant, and the site was for the most part kept clean, tidy, and well maintained. As has been discussed in the preceding sections, the overall level of management has been improved over the past six months when compared to the previous reporting period.
59. The general situation at the construction camp was improved since the previous audit, with equipment stored in a good fashion and most of the previous non-compliances addressed satisfactorily. These efforts include:
• Closing up and reinstating the area in the eastern corner of the camp where the septic tanks were previously leaking;
• The cleaning of the oil storage area, which was observed to be in a better condition than previously (Figure 7);
• Bunding repairs (Figure 8); and
• Removal of large quantities of equipment and waste previously reported at the site.
60. Nevertheless, some non-compliances did arise during the reporting period:
• The prime coat asphalt plant located adjacent to the vehicle wash station was observed to have breaches in the bund where pipes pass through it, and a bitumen tank was located both outside the bund, and below ground level, where the opportunity for ground and water contamination is present (Figure 9);
• The bund wall at the main asphalt plant that was previously observed to have significant breaches was repaired, however a new breach appeared; and
• Fire extinguisher checks again revealed failures (Figure 9).
61. The above issues were addressed with varying levels of satisfaction, and follow up in some areas is ongoing.
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Figure 7: Neglected oil storage area requiring cleaning at the Section B Camp during previous reporting period (L) and improved situation during present reporting period (R)
Figure 8: Bund problems at main asphalt plant during previous reporting period (L) and improved situation during present reporting period (R)
Figure 9: Unpressurised fire extinguisher (L) and non-compliant asphalt storage (R)
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Hirkan Forest Area
62. There were no non-compliances observed at the Hirkan Forest area during the present reporting period. As described in preceding sections, the embankment and road works are now completed in the area, and the temporary noise barriers have been removed. Ecological recovery appears to be progressing well.
Table 3: Instructions to Section B Contractor during the last Six Months
No Date Description of Instruction 1 19/05/2017 Letter No BNK1093 Environmental Management Issues
Section C
63. The Section C Contractor’s site performance remains good, and is largely compliant with the provisions of the SSEMP. As always, the Contractor has made an effort over the past months to address the non-compliances that were observed during the previous reporting period, and only a few new minor non-compliances were noted.
64. No significant problems were noted on the alignment during the present reporting period.
Figure 10: Good Conditions on the Section C Alignment
65. The outstanding non-compliances at the two construction camps from the previous visit were inspected; some were found to have been resolved (for example the labourer accommodation had been somewhat improved) and only one notable non-compliance was observed during the present reporting period; whilst the previously observed breaches in the asphalt plant bund wall had been repaired (Figure 11), elsewhere in the bund, pipes had been passed through the bund wall at low-level (Figure 12). This clearly negates the purpose of the bund and required immediate attention.
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Figure 11: Bund problems at main asphalt plant during previous reporting period (L) and somewhat improved situation during present reporting period (R)
Figure 12: New bund problems at the Section C Asphalt Plant (L) though fuel storage area was generally in excellent order (R)
66. The concrete plant, workshop, crushing area and oil change area were all in good condition and operating very well. Overall, both the “office camp” and the “plant camp” were in good condition and substantially compliant with the provisions of the SSEMP.
Table 4: Instructions to Section C Contractor During the last Six Months
No Date Description of Instruction 1 16/05/2017 Letter No CNK749 Environmental management issues
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E. Consultations and Complaints
Section B
67. Previous reports discussed changes to the public consultation meeting format and frequency, which were aimed at making them more meaningful. Despite sustained pressure from the Engineer on the Contractor, the quality of the public consultations has not been significantly improved. This is entirely attributable to a lax attitude from the EPM, and the situation is a disappointment.
68. Despite the above disappointment, consultation meetings were held on the 2nd March (Dasdaligjar village) and 11th June 2017 (Haftoni and Laj villages), and they offered a chance to update local community leaders on the progress of the works and the expected finishing dates, and to remind them of the grievance redress mechanism.
Figure 13: Public Consultations (L: 2 nd March; R: 11 th June)
69. Lists of the participants were provided to the Engineer within monthly and quarterly reports, and these are provided in Appendix 2, along with the Minutes of Meeting.
70. One new grievance was lodged during the present reporting period. The complaint related to deterioration of local roads, and the grievance was addressed by the Contractor. A summary of all grievances to date and how they were resolved is provided in Table 5 below.
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Section C
71. The current situation regarding public consultations is the same for Section C as it is for Section B.
72. Two consultation meetings were held during the present reporting period – on the 7th March and 12th June 2017, both with Yuxari Nuvadi village.
Figure 14: Public Consultation (12 th June)
73. Lists of the participants were provided to the Engineer within monthly and quarterly reports, and these are provided in Appendix 2, along with the Minutes of Meeting.
74. Two new grievances were reported on Section C during the past six months. These grievances were recorded outside of the consultation meetings, and related to the blocking of access by the works. A summary of all grievances to date and their status is provided in Table 6 below.
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Table 5: Grievance Register – Section B
Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions
Contractor appointed the water truck on that roads During the delivery of and the local roads had Haftoni From local Rovshen materials construction 1 Section B 15.08.2013 050-546-86-20 been watered by sprinkler Solved Village Municipality Zeynalov vehicles caused dust on truck on July, August and local roads during dry weather periods every hour Contractor had been Request was accepted and requested for recruited Haftoni From local Rovshen a 15 workers recruited from 2 Section B 26.08.2013 workers from close 050-546-86-20 Solved Village Municipality Zeynalov close communities communities
From local Contractor was requested Request was accepted and 3 Section B Laj Village 04.07.2014 Executive Cefer Bayramov to excavate the village 070-203-94-69 the Laj village channel Solved Representative channel for rain water excavated for rain water
From local Village access road near Village access road near 4 Section B Laj Village 09.10.2014 Executive Cefer Bayramov the Bridge No 3 is 070-203-94-69 Solved the Bridge No 3 is repaired Representative destroyed
Kargalan village access 5 Section B Laj Village 24.11.2014 In person Name unknown road near the Bridge No 4 TBC Road has been repaired Solved is destroyed
Village access road near Kargalan 6 Section B 30.11.2014 In meeting Vaqif Aliyev the Bridge No 4 is TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village destroyed
Sapnakaran village access Kargalan 7 Section B 10.04.2015 GRM Samed Dadashov road near the B ridge No 1 TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village Interchange is destroyed
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Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions
Kargalan Kargelan village access 8 Section B 12.06.2015 GRM Aslan Xelilov TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village road is destroyed
Haftoni settlement Haftoni access road near 9 Section B 16.10.2015 In meeting Kenan Bagirzade TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village the Bridge No 4 is destroyed It was promised that Existing culverts near the Qrunba another big size of culverts 10 Section B 01.12.2015 GRM Elekberov Firdovsi Bridge No 5 are not enough TBC Ongoing Village will be placed near the for rain water flow Bridge No 5 The Haftoni settlement road Haftoni settlement road is Haftoni is destroyed repaired 11 Section B 20.05.2016 In meeting Zeynal Haydarov TBC Solved Village
Yuxari During the material Contractor increased Nuvedi transportation the watering by sprinkler trucks Village contractor heavy trucks during dry weather periods 12 Section B 20.05.2016 In meeting Cesaret Suvarov TBC Solved making dust near the to every 2 hours houses at Yuxari Nuvedi village Yuxari Domestic waste was Domestic waste was Nuvedi littered near the Bridge No cleaned up and the area 13 Section B 20.05.2016 In meeting Cesaret Suvarov TBC Solved Village 5 temporary camp at Yuxari was reinstated Nuvedi village. The Haftoni road near Haftoni settlement road Solved Bridge No 4 is destroyed. near the Bridge No 4 is Haftoni 14 Section B 20.09.2016 In meeting Orxan Azimov When will the Contractor TBC repaired Village repair the village access road? Xudaverdiev Farid During the material Short section at camp Solved transportation the entrance was asphalted Haftoni contractor heavy trucks and water trucks was 15 Section B 20.09.2016 c TBC Village making dust near the increased at this area houses at camp entrance. When will the contractor
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Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions
repair this short section with asphalt and increase the number of water trucks at this area? The Haftoni Laj road is The Laj village road near Solved Haftoni destroyed. When will the the Bridge No 3 was 16 Section B 20.11.2016 GRM NA TBC Village Contractor repair the village repaired. access road? When the will contractor The Dasdaligjar village Solved Dasdaligjar Nazim repair the Dasdaligjar road near the Bridge No 17 Section B 02.03.2017 In meeting 050-343-00-45 village Emenullayev village road near the Bridge was repaired. No 8?
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Table 6: Grievance Register – Section C
Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions
During the site clearance the contractor was Between Contractor interrupted by a land owner Contractor has informed km waiting for Directly from between Ch. 60+950 ~ Engineer by its official letter 1 Section C 21.07.2014 Names unknown Unknown answer 60+950 & landowners 61+400. They claimed that MASAC-107/14 dated 22 from 61+400 they had not been July 2014 Engineer reimbursed for all of his land Yuxari During the installation of Contractor has been From local Crushing plant there was a reminded about night time 2 Section C Nuvadi 10.09.2014 Names unknown Unknown Solved village Municipality noise at night time at Plant working restrictions Yard
Shiyakaran Village access road is 3 Section C 18.04.2015 in a meeting Ayaz Rzayev Unknown Road has been repaired Solved village destroyed at bridge No 2
Yuxari During the regular material transportation Yuxari 4 Section C Nuvadi 14.05.2015 unknown Izam Efendiyev Unknown Road has been asphalted Solved village Nuvedi village access road is destroyed During the material Contractor increased transportation the watering by sprinkler trucks contractor trucks are during dry weather periods making dust near the to every 2 hours 5 Section C 20.05.2016 in a meeting Cesaret Suvarov Unknown Solved contractor Plant Yard. Please water this area intensively during the summer periods. During the material Contractor increased transportation the watering by sprinkler trucks 6 Section C 20.05.2016 in a meeting Rustem Gurbanov contractor trucks are Unknown during dry weather periods Solved making dust near to every 2 hours Shiyakaran village.
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Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions
The arisen issue in the Kolatan, By local grievance was reviewed Sahagaci People needs access road In the 10 June Municipality on Local and that access road is 7 Section C and Local people to reach their ploughed field solution 2017 behalf of local Municipality under construction process Kakalos parallel with road alignment stage villages` people and is in the final stage of villages completion. The arisen issue in the By local grievance was reviewed People needs access road In the Siyekeran 10 June Municipality on Local and that access road is 8 Section C Local people to reach their ploughed field solution village 2017 behalf of local Municipality under construction process parallel with road alignment stage village people and is in the final stage of completion. The arisen issue in the grievance was reviewed By local people People needs access road In the Ercivan 10 June A group of village Local and that access road is 9 Section C letter No 758 to reach their ploughed field solution village 2017 people Municipality under construction process parallel with road alignment stage and is in the final stage of completion.
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F. Emerging Issues
75. There are currently no emerging site issues, however it should be mentioned that, in accordance with the current status of the construction contracts, both Sections B and C should be completed during the next reporting period. Assuming that completion occurs as expected, the next report will take the format of a “closeout report”.
76. Action plans for the coming reporting period are provided below in Tables 6 and 7.
Table 6: Section B Action Plan
Action Timeframe Responsibility Resolve breaches in bund at Immediately Contractor prime coat asphalt plant Remove subterranean bitumen Immediately Contractor tank at prime coat asphalt plant Repair broken bund at main Immediately Contractor asphalt plant Repair Haftoni road Immediately Contractor Ensure all cross ing points and Throughout reporting period Contractor & Engineer’s National diversions remain passable to Environmental Specialist traffic Ensure all firefighting equipment Throughout reporting period Contractor & Engineer’s Na tional is functional and inspected Environmental Specialist Ensure finishing works are Throughout reporting period Contractor & Engineer’s National carried out in accordance with Environmental Specialist SSEMP Monitor reinstatement progress Throughout reporting period Engineer’s Na tional Environmental Specialist Verify completion of After construction is complete Engineer’s International reinstatement in accordance Environmental Specialist with SSEMP / post construction audit Table 7: Section C Action Plan
Action Timeframe Respons ibility Resolve breaches in bund at Immediately Contractor asphalt plant Ensure all crossing points and Throughout reporting period Contractor & Engineer’s National diversions remain passable to Environmental Specialist traffic Ensure finishing works ar e Throughout reporting period Contractor & Engineer’s National carried out in accordance with Environmental Specialist SSEMP Monitor reinstatement progress Throughout reporting period Engineer’s National Environmental Specialist Verify completion of After construction is complete Engineer’s International reinstatement in accordance Environmental Specialist with SSEMP / post construction audit
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G. Conclusions
77. The past six months have been a period of intense construction activity for both Section B and C contractors. During this period, both contractors maintained a generally good level of environmental management, have maintained their documentation in good order, and have avoided accidents and incidents.
78. Only a handful of non-compliances observed, and these were all restricted to the camp areas. The gradual completion of the road sections, and in particular the diversion/crossing roads, will reduce negative impacts such as airborne dust and traffic noise affecting local populations.
79. The Hirkan Forest area has been in a good condition during the present monitoring period, during which there has been little change from the previous six months.
80. The requested improvements to public consultations for both Sections have not been made, despite repeated attempts.
81. The focus in the coming months will be on ensuring that the required permanent environmental mitigation measures are correctly installed by the contractors, and that site reinstatement is correctly carried out.
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IV. APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Environmental Monitoring Results
Section B
Water Quality
1) Pre-Construction Monitoring
Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinand Unit Limit
pH 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.7 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.204 0.205 0.203 0.204 0.204 0.204 0.206 0.207 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 24.0 25.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 25.0 25.0 25.4 <30 Turbidity mg/l 26.3 26.4 26.7 25.5 25.5 25.7 24.9 24.9 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 1,6 1,6 1,9 1,9 2,8 2,7 2,7 2,9 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 4.13 4.15 4.18 4.22 4.56 4.59 4.60 5.15 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 114.0 115.0 128.0 128.0 108.0 109.0 106.0 105.9 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 10.2 10.3 11.9 11.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 145.2 146.1 148.7 148.8 138.5 139.3 137.8 138.2 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 266.3 261.6 269.9 269.9 178.4 178.5 177.9 177.9 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 229.4 229.7 231.9 231.9 182.6 183.4 182.5 182.8 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 157.9 158.6 159.7 159.8 144.9 144.9 144.7 144.9 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 932.7 933.4 934.3 935.5 743.4 743.2 745.3 745.8 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.336 0.337 0.337 0.338 0.231 0.231 0.240 0.242 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.007 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.008 0.005 0.006 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.22 3.24 3.20 3.23 2.52 2.53 2.34 2.40 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 <2.0x10 5 <2.0x10 5 <2.0x10 5 <2.0x10 5 <2.0x10 5 <2.0x10 5 <2.0x10 5 <2.0x10 5 <2.0 ml TSS mg/l 0.226 0.226 0.228 0.229 0.110 0.113 0.114 0.117 SSAM mg/l 0.028 0.029 0.033 0.033 0.020 0.025 0.025 0.026 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0004 0.001
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2) January 2017
Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinand Unit Limit
pH 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.7 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.260 0.260 0.211 0.213 0.192 0.192 0.153 0.157 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.4 19.3 18.3 18.4 19.2 19.2 22.8 23.1 <30 Turbidity mg/l 19.0 19.2 17.1 18.2 18.0 17.7 18.0 18.2 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.71 5.72 5.81 5.81 4.44 4.44 3.17 3.19 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 122.0 122.2 120.1 122.2 115.0 116.2 102.1 102.1 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 10.0 10.2 11.1 11.2 10.5 10.6 9.8 9.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 157.0 158.2 148.2 149.2 139.2 139.4 123.2 123.4 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 254.1 255.4 196.0 197.0 194.2 194.3 187.4 187.5 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 216.1 216.2 204.0 204.3 198.2 198.4 196.5 196.6 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 174.8 174.7 169.3 169.5 156.0 156.2 143.3 143.4 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 935.4 935.5 854.4 855.6 815.1 816.3 762.3 763.7 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.330 0.331 0.283 0.286 0.280 0.283 0.233 0.233 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.005 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.60 3.61 2.41 2.42 2.28 2.29 2.22 2.20 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 790 795 834 841 685 689 662 670 1000 TSS mg/l 0.082 0.087 0.049 0.050 0.071 0.072 0.050 0.053 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 0.001
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3) February 2017
Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinand Unit Limit
pH 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.180 0.182 0.211 0.212 0.214 0.216 0.213 0.213 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 20.1 20.5 20.6 20.7 17.6 17.4 21.3 21.1 <30 Turbidity mg/l 24.3 23.7 22.5 22.2 26.6 26.6 25.4 25.2 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.22 5.21 4.38 4.41 4.45 4.50 5.02 5.02 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 132.1 133.0 117.6 107.4 126.2 126.4 106.6 109.5 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 11.2 11.3 10.7 7.8 12.4 12.6 9.4 9.6 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 156.1 156.2 133.5 133.6 143.1 144.0 136.1 136.3 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 204.4 207.2 173.5 174.6 198.5 197.3 189.1 187.3 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 205.3 209.3 172.5 173.2 217.3 215.3 198.4 197.1 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 168.4 167.9 146.6 147.6 159.8 156.7 143.5 145.8 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 877.5 884.9 754.4 744.2 857.3 852.3 783.1 785.6 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.434 0.435 0.345 0.346 0.232 0.234 0.254 0.252 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.007 0.006 0.008 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.37 3.36 2.32 2.33 2.39 2.37 2.37 2.34 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 817 822 761 763 821 832 883 885 1000 TSS mg/l 0.210 0.212 0.224 0.221 0.130 0.125 0.124 0.122 SSAM mg/l 0.023 0.014 0.030 0.033 0.025 0.027 0.020 0.021 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.001
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4) March 2017
Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinand Unit Limit
pH 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.185 0.186 0.210 0.212 0.214 0.215 0.210 0.213 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 20.5 20.6 20.2 20.3 17.1 17.2 21.3 21.4 <30 Turbidity mg/l 24.0 24.0 22.2 22.3 26.6 26.7 25.4 25.1 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.2 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.20 5.21 4.28 4.31 4.40 4.43 5.02 5.05 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 132.0 133.0 117.6 107.4 126.3 126.4 106.6 109.5 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 11.0 11.1 10.5 10.7 12.0 12.1 9.4 9.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 156.4 156.5 133.5 133.6 143.2 144.2 136.4 136.5 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 204.0 207.0 173.1 174.3 198.5 197.6 189.0 189.3 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 205.1 209.2 172.0 173.2 217.3 217.9 198.1 197.9 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 168.3 168.9 146.5 147.3 159.8 159.8 143.5 145.9 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 877.1 884.4 754.2 754.2 857.3 858.7 783.1 785.5 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.435 0.436 0.345 0.346 0.230 0.231 0.254 0.255 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.008 0.009 0.006 0.006 0.007 0.007 0.006 0.008 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.35 3.36 2.32 2.33 2.33 2.37 2.37 2.38 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 831 839 760 766 828 835 880 888 1000 TSS mg/l 0.208 0.211 0.220 0.221 0.130 0.134 0.124 0.126 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.023 0.030 0.030 0.033 0.020 0.023 0.020 0.021 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 0.001
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5) April 2017
Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinand Unit Limit
pH 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.0 7.2 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.175 0.182 0.202 0.205 0.207 0.209 0.212 0.215 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 21.1 21.4 20.3 20.5 21.5 21.7 22.4 22.5 <30 Turbidity mg/l 14.3 13.2 14.6 14.9 15.2 15.3 14.7 14.8 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.9 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.18 5.19 4.78 4.80 3.50 3.52 3.69 4.05 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 122.5 122.8 103.2 103.6 108.4 108.5 96.4 96.5 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 12.3 12.5 9.4 9.7 10.2 10.3 9.4 9.6 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 152.5 153.0 135.2 136.0 134.2 134.5 121.4 122.6 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 263.1 263.4 170.1 170.5 191.3 191.6 185.6 186.7 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 221.2 224.1 179.4 181.2 205.7 205.9 193.2 193.4 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 162.4 163.1 145.3 146.4 151.3 151.6 137.3 138.1 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 934.0 938.9 742.6 747.4 801.1 802.4 743.3 746.9 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.322 0.323 0.248 0.252 0.182 0.185 0.254 0.259 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.008 0.009 0.006 0.008 0.003 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.54 3.56 2.41 2.44 2.48 2.47 2.31 2.29 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 752 760 870 874 843 848 860 866 1000 TSS mg/l 0.242 0.245 0.301 0.305 0.145 0.150 0.132 0.137 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.037 0.038 0.028 0.034 0.024 0.026 0.027 0.031 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.001
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6) May 2017
Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinand Unit Limit
pH 7.5 7.7 7.0 7.1 6.2 6.2 5.0 5.1 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.177 0.181 0.212 0.215 0.204 0.205 0.210 0.212 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 20.1 20.4 19.3 19.5 19.5 19.7 20.4 21.5 <30 Turbidity mg/l 16.3 16.2 16.6 16.4 17.2 17.3 15.4 15.8 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.9 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.32 5.34 4.84 4.89 3.62 3.70 3.86 4.05 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 124.4 124.5 105.2 105.6 110.2 110.8 98.7 98.9 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 12.5 12.5 10.3 10.5 10.8 10.9 9.6 9.7 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 154.3 155.0 137.0 137.4 134.2 134.5 122.3 122.6 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 265.0 265.8 172.3 172.5 192.4 192.7 186.4 186.7 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 220.0 221.3 181.5 181.8 207.1 207.4 194.6 195.4 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 165.7 166.0 147.4 147.6 152.0 152.3 139.2 139.7 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 941.9 945.1 753.7 755.4 806.7 808.6 750.8 753.0 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.412 0.413 0.284 0.286 0.262 0.267 0.285 0.290 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.006 0.007 0.006 0.008 0.005 0.006 0.008 0.009 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.54 3.56 2.41 2.44 2.48 2.47 2.31 2.29 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 765 769 857 860 858 865 864 872 1000 TSS mg/l 0.240 0.243 0.291 0.297 0.164 0.172 0.179 0.185 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.001
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7) June 2017
Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinand Unit Limit
pH 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.7 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.5 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.274 0.280 0.204 0.205 0.192 0.195 0.154 0.156 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.2 19.2 18.6 18.7 19.4 19.6 23.7 23.9 <30 Turbidity mg/l 16.1 16.2 16.2 16.3 17.5 17.6 12.2 12.5 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 1.8 1.9 1.2 1.3 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.79 5.84 5.84 5.86 4.42 4.43 3.10 3.12 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 124.3 124.5 125.1 125.2 115.2 115.4 101.2 101.4 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 11.3 11.4 9.7 9.8 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 156.2 156.4 148.9 149.2 138.4 138.6 122.3 122.6 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 265.4 265.5 198.2 198.5 195.8 196.0 186.4 186.5 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 219.3 219.8 202.1 202.6 198.4 198.7 196.4 196.7 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 170.7 170.9 168.4 168.7 155.2 155.5 142.5 142.8 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 947.8 949.2 854.9 856.5 814.3 815.6 758.5 759.8 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.384 0.385 0.280 0.282 0.260 0.263 0.242 0.245 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.005 0.006 0.004 0.005 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.66 3.69 2.38 2.40 224 2.25 2.20 2.24 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 780 785 812 815 680 682 670 672 1000 TSS mg/l 0.083 0.084 0.015 0.017 0.065 0.070 0.054 0.055 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0003 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.001
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8) Hirkan Forest Preconstruction
Determinand Unit Monitoring Value Limit
pH 7.6 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.392 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 12.0 <30 Turbidity mg/l 90 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 7.5 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 0.6 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 3.3 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 59.6 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 4.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 25.2 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 38.4 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 213.5 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 39.7 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 381.3 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.1 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.4 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 1.7 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.03 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 45000 1000 TSS mg/l 0.46 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.000 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.001 0.001
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9) Hirkan Forest June 2017
Determinand Unit Monitoring Value Limit
pH 7.5 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X10 3 0.187 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.2 <30 Turbidity mg/l 10.8 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 4.0 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.9 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 3.34 7.0 Calcium ion Ca 2+ mg/l 111.9 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg 2+ mg/l 10.3 200.0 Chloride ion Cl - mg/l 142.1 350.0 2- Sulphate SO 4 mg/l 177.7 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 mg/l 209.5 - Na ++K + ions mg/l 146.3 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 781.9 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.8 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.007 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 2.48 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.02 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 1553 1000 TSS mg/l 0.022 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0002 0.001
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Air Quality
1) Pre-Construction Monitoring
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Contractor Camp Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.063 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.060 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.062 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.063 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.055 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.063 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.062 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.060 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Lenkaran Borrow Pit Dust 0.4 0.5 NO 2 0.073 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Sovu Borrow Pit Dust 0.4 0.5 NO 2 0.075 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5
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2) January 2017
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.029 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.033 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.029 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.026 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
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3) February 2017
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.031 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.034 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.031 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.037 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.028 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.025 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5
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4) March 2017
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.037 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.034 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.046 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5
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5) April 2017
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.036 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.043 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.047 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.037 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5
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6) May 2017
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.047 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
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7) June 2017
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.047 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.051 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.055 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.043 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
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8) Hirkan forest - Pre-Construction Monitoring
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Contractor Camp Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.03 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
9) Hirkan forest – March 2017
Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allo wed concentration locations Station 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
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Noise & Vibration
1) Pre-Construction Monitoring
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 33 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 32 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 34 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 30 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 29 50 Luveser village 40 50 Sovu village 44 50 Sapnakaran village 40 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 41 50 Mamusta village 27 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 54 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 51 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 53 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 52 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 41 77 Luveser village 69 77 Sovu village 70 77 Sapnakaran village 63 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 64 77 Mamusta village 39 77
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2) January 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 32.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 34.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 30.8 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 33.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 35.5 50 Sapnakaran village 31.2 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.0 50 Dasdaligjar village 33.8 50 Mamusta village 31.2 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 31 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 34 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 33 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 35 77 Sapnakaran village 31 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40 77 Dasdaligjar village 32 77 Mamusta village 34 77
3) February 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 35.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 30.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 30.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 35.6 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 32.1 50 Sapnakaran village 31.3 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.7 50 Dasdaligjar village 30.3 50 Mamusta village 30.5 50
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Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 31 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 32 77 Sapnakaran village 30 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 41 77 Dasdaligjar village 34 77 Mamusta village 32 77
4) March 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 36.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 32.8 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 30.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 37.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 34.2 50 Sapnakaran village 38.7 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 41.9 50 Dasdaligjar village 30.8 50 Mamusta village 32.7 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 36.5 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 32.8 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 30.0 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 37.4 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 34.2 77 Sapnakaran village 38.7 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 41.9 77 Dasdaligjar village 30.8 77 Mamusta village 32.7 77
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5) April 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 38.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 36.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 37.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 37.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 36.3 50 Sapnakaran village 40.2 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 42.5 50 Dasdaligjar village 35.1 50 Mamusta village 34.4 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitor ing locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 36 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 33 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 35 77 Sapnakaran village 38 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 42 77 Dasdaligjar village 33 77 Mamusta village 32 77
6) May 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 39.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 37.8 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 36.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 39.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 38.2 50 Sapnakaran village 40.0 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 45.2 50 Dasdaligjar village 37.3 50 Mamusta village 35.1 50
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Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 38 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 36 77 Sapnakaran village 38 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 43 77 Dasdaligjar village 35 77 Mamusta village 34 77
7) June 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 41.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 38.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.6 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 40.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 38.6 50 Sapnakaran village 40.2 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 46.5 50 Dasdaligjar village 38.0 50 Mamusta village 35.5 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring loca tions Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 43 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 37 77 Sapnakaran village 39 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 48 77 Dasdaligjar village 39 77 Mamusta village 35 77
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8) Hirkan Forest - Pre-Construction Monitoring
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 45.7 50 Station 2 43.2 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 47 77 Station 2 44 77
9) Hirkan Forest – January 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 38.6 50 Station 2 35.3 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 30 77 Station 2 30 77
10) Hirkan Forest – February 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 32.2 50 Station 2 33.5 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 32 77 Station 2 30 77
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Section C
Water Quality
1) Pre-Construction Monitoring
Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit
pH 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.4 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X10 3 0.184 0.183 0.204 0.206 0.221 0.223 0.226 0.227 0.220 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 23.0 23.1 23.0 23.3 22.6 23.7 21.5 22.3 19.4 <30 Turbidity mg/l 26.1 26.3 27.9 28.7 28.6 28.8 29.5 28.9 20.9 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 4.0 4.1 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.4 3.4 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2,2 2,4 2,3 2,4 2,1 2,4 2,3 2,3 2,3 3 Total mqek 5.20 5.22 4.68 4.68 4.59 4.59 5.08 5.08 4.01 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 123.3 123.3 103.0 103.1 106.2 106.1 96.6 99.1 94.4 180.0 Ca 2+ Magnesium mg/l 11.3 11.3 8.3 8.6 8.3 8.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 200.0 ion Mg 2+ Chloride ion mg/l 156.7 156.7 131.5 131.9 135.1 136.6 126.5 126.8 123.1 350.0 Cl - Sulphate mg/l 263.0 264.1 173.1 174.2 196.5 197.6 188.1 187.5 180.3 500.0 2- SO 4 Bicarbonate mg/l 229.2 229.3 182.6 183.6 213.0 215.4 196.1 197.0 190.0 - - ion, HCO 3 Na ++K + ions mg/l 167.3 167.4 146.0 146.2 151.6 151.7 139.3 140.7 139.3 - Sum of mg/l 933.4 933.6 743.1 744.0 818.0 817.3 749.4 749.8 730.1 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.338 0.338 0.331 0.330 0.177 0.178 0.254 0.256 0.243 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.27 3.27 2.38 2.39 2.35 2.38 2.36 2.37 2.34 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.05 Faecal per <1.5x10 7 <1.5x10 7 <1.3.x10 4 <1.3x10 4 <1.4x10 6 <1.4x10 6 <1.9x10 3 <1.9x10 3 <1.5x10 7 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.223 0.224 0.235 0.236 0.129 0.131 0.125 0.126 0.119 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.027 0.027 0.035 0.035 0.029 0.032 0.026 0.027 0.023 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.001 0.001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.001
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2) January 2017
Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit
pH 6.2 6.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.2 6.3 6.3 5.5 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X10 3 0.193 0.193 0.201 0.202 0.203 0.204 0.202 0.202 0.209 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 24.0 24.2 24.1 24.3 22.2 22.0 25.3 25.2 20.4 >30 Turbidity mg/l 25.9 25.6 26.4 26.8 24.3 24.4 26.1 26.7 21.9 >30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.5 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.2 3 Total mqek 4.19 4.22 4.13 4.15 4.47 4.48 4.50 5.19 4.3 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 116.2 117.0 128.3 128.3 108.0 108.3 107.3 107.8 95.0 180.0 Ca 2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.4 10.3 11.2 11.3 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.6 200.0 ion Mg 2+ Chloride ion mg/l 145.2 146.3 149.3 148.3 139.0 139.1 138.3 138.5 124.1 350.0 Cl - Sulphate mg/l 265.2 265.3 270.1 271.2 178.3 178.5 176.2 177.3 180.6 500.0 2- SO 4 Bicarbonate mg/l 228.2 228.2 233.5 233.6 184.7 184.8 183.3 182.3 189.4 - - ion, HCO 3 Na ++K + ions mg/l 158.2 158.4 159.6 159.5 145.6 144.7 145.2 144.3 138.1 - Sum of mg/l 933.0 933.1 935.3 935.4 743.5 743.6 745.4 745.5 728.4 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.333 0.333 0.334 0.335 0.230 0.232 0.230 0.237 0.241 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 2.52 2.51 2.38 2.40 2.37 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.05 Faecal per 885 888 889 894 906 908 877 879 810 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.221 0.222 0.223 0.226 0.119 0.120 0.121 0.122 0.127 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.023 0.022 0.032 0.032 0.026 0.025 0.027 0.028 0.025 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 0.0003 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001
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3) February 2017
Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit
pH 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X10 3 0.197 0.191 0.211 0.223 0.227 0.204 0.223 0.201 0.219 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 24.0 24.3 24.2 24.3 23.2 22.8 23.3 24.2 21.2 <30 Turbidity mg/l 22.5 21.3 20.4 22.6 24.3 24.1 24.3 25.7 20.2 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 4.4 4.2 3.2 3.3 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.2 3 Total mqek 4.12 4.29 4.18 4.15 4.37 4.42 4.50 5.19 4.3 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 126.2 112.0 117.3 117.5 118.0 115.4 110.8 112.3 99.0 180.0 Ca 2+ Magnesium mg/l 11.4 10.7 12.3 11.9 10.2 11 10.3 9.5 9.6 200.0 ion Mg 2+ Chloride ion mg/l 132.5 134.0 145.3 146.3 136.3 138.1 137.4 138.1 124.1 350.0 Cl - Sulphate mg/l 245.2 265.3 271.1 272.4 173.3 174.7 171.2 172.3 182.3 500.0 2- SO 4 Bicarbonate mg/l 220.1 221.2 213.4 213.6 174.7 175.8 183.1 182.6 184.4 - - ion, HCO 3 Na ++K + ions mg/l 138 137.4 149.6 149.5 148.6 142.7 143.1 141.3 130.1 - Sum of mg/l 873.4 880.6 909.0 911.2 761.1 757.5 755.9 756.1 729.5 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.313 0.320 0.321 0.315 0.215 0.218 0.220 0.217 0.221 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.003 0.004 0.002 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.21 3.20 3.15 3.16 2.44 2.50 2.33 2.40 2.35 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.05 Faecal per 785 778 759 744 856 868 871 873 842 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.211 0.212 0.213 0.216 0.112 0.114 0.111 0.112 0.120 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.013 0.012 0.027 0.023 0.016 0.015 0.017 0.02 0.01 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0003 0.0002 0.0005 0.0001 0.0001 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.001
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4) March 2017
Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit
pH 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X10 3 0.185 0.186 0.205 0.207 0.198 0.198 0.203 0.203 0.208 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 24.1 24.2 21.1 21.6 22.2 22.0 25.3 25.2 20.4 <30 Turbidity mg/l 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.5 16.3 16.4 14.1 14.7 18.5 <30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1,3 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.2 3 Total mqek 4.15 4.22 4.13 4.17 4.37 4.38 4.40 4.49 4.5 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 115.3 115.6 130.1 130.5 104.3 104.6 108.5 108.9 92.1 180.0 Ca 2+ Magnesium mg/l 9.8 9.9 10.3 10.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.3 200.0 ion Mg 2+ Chloride ion mg/l 138.4 139.0 147.9 148.0 137.5 138.0 138.3 138.5 125.2 350.0 Cl - Sulphate mg/l 254.3 255.1 256.4 256.7 175.6 175.8 174.2 174.3 178.6 500.0 2- SO 4 Bicarbonate mg/l 218.5 218.6 219.5 219.6 178.9 179.1 178.6 178.7 179.8 - - ion, HCO 3 Na ++K + ions mg/l 147.4 147.6 155.3 155.4 142.5 143.1 145.2 145.4 141.3 - Sum of mg/l 883.7 885.8 919.5 920.6 748.3 750.2 754.5 755.6 726.3 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.313 0.313 0.316 0.318 0.235 0.236 0.232 0.237 0.261 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.007 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.13 3.14 3.22 3.23 2.54 2.55 2.35 2.40 2.47 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.05 Faecal per 820 827 830 834 810 819 840 846 852 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.218 0.222 0.220 0.222 0.114 0.119 0.124 0.127 0.137 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.020 0.021 0.030 0.033 0.024 0.025 0.027 0.028 0.032 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0003 0.001
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5) April 2017
Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit
pH 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.6 6.5 6.6 6.0 6.2 5.5 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X10 3 0.185 0.186 0.205 0.207 0.198 0.198 0.203 0.203 0.208 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 22.1 22.2 24.1 24.3 22.2 22.0 25.3 25.2 20.4 >30 Turbidity mg/l 16.4 16.3 15.4 15.5 16.3 16.4 14.1 14.7 18.5 >30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.2 3.3 3.5 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.1 3 Total mqek 4.84 4.87 4.63 4.64 4.72 4.78 4.46 4.49 4.6 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 120.1 120.3 132.6 132.7 116.4 116.8 110.2 110.2 102.3 180.0 Ca 2+ Magnesium mg/l 9.8 9.9 10.7 10.7 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.7 200.0 ion Mg 2+ Chloride ion mg/l 142.3 142.4 152.3 152.4 142.3 142.4 141.3 141.5 130.1 350.0 Cl - Sulphate mg/l 252.1 252.3 251.4 251.6 178.1 178.9 177.4 178.9 184.5 500.0 2- SO 4 Bicarbonate mg/l 219.8 221.3 218.6 219.2 184.2 184.3 182.5 182.9 192.3 - - ion, HCO 3 Na ++K + ions mg/l 154.3 154.8 156.8 157.2 142.3 143.4 148.1 148.8 147.5 - Sum of mg/l 898.4 901.0 922.4 923.8 772.9 775.4 769.2 771.8 766.4 1000.0 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.332 0.341 0.303 0.312 0.212 0.216 0.212 0.217 0.241 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.004 0.005 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.19 3.24 3.22 3.24 2.54 2.55 2.35 2.40 2.45 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.05 Faecal per 846 852 835 842 890 895 850 855 867 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.248 0.252 0.241 0.242 0.174 0.179 0.164 0.167 0.175 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.001
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6) May 2017
Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit
pH 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.5 6.0-9.0 Electrical X10 3 0.215 0.216 0.215 0.217 0.174 0.178 0.183 0.185 0.248 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 22.1 22.2 24.1 24.3 25.2 25.0 23.3 23.1 15.4 >30 Turbidity mg/l 16.4 16.3 15.4 15.5 13.3 13.4 14.1 14.4 19.2 >30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.6 3 Total mqek 5.20 5.22 5.32 5.34 3.6 3.62 4.46 4.49 5.8 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 119.2 120.3 128.6 129.4 115.6 115.8 118.3 118.5 121.3 180.0 Ca 2+ Magnesium mg/l 8.5 8.7 9.3 9.7 8.5 8.6 9.7 9.8 10.5 200.0 ion Mg 2+ Chloride ion mg/l 144.5 145.4 155.3 156.1 140.3 140.4 141.6 141.9 138.4 350.0 Cl - Sulphate mg/l 257.6 258.3 258.9 259.6 179.2 179.9 177.4 178.1 203.1 500.0 2- SO 4 Bicarbonate mg/l 222.5 222.8 225.1 226.0 180.1 180.3 185.3 185.9 195.9 - - ion, HCO 3 Na ++K + ions mg/l 157.3 157.8 158.7 159.2 140.7 140.9 151.2 151.6 153.2 - Sum of mg/l 910.6 914.3 936.9 941.0 765.4 766.9 783.5 785.8 822.4 1000.0 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.341 0.343 0.343 0.347 0.180 0.186 0.212 0.217 0.282 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.006 0.007 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.009 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.32 3.38 3.22 3.24 2.21 2.25 2.35 2.40 3.40 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.05 Faecal per 869 871 862 870 769 778 852 855 882 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.083 0.087 0.081 0.086 0.068 0.072 0.064 0.067 0.097 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.06 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001
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7) June 2017
Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit
pH 6.0 6.3 4.5 5.2 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.2 6.0-9.0 Electrical X10 3 0.222 0.222 0.223 0.224 0.182 0.185 0.180 0.182 0.247 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 20.1 20.4 20.3 20.5 24.0 24.1 23.5 23.6 17.5 >30 Turbidity mg/l 21.4 21.3 17.6 17.7 14.3 14.4 15.2 15.6 20.4 >30 Dissolved O 2 mg/l 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.1 3 Total mqek 5.19 5.20 5.32 5.32 3.58 3.60 4.40 4.42 6.0 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 120.2 120.1 129.0 129.2 115.4 115.3 117.5 117.6 128.0 180.0 Ca 2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.4 9.8 9.9 10.5 10.6 10.1 200.0 ion Mg 2+ Chloride ion mg/l 148.3 148.4 152.1 152.0 142.2 142.2 142.6 143.8 144.4 350.0 Cl - Sulphate mg/l 257.3 258.5 258.4 258.5 175.0 176.6 178.1 179.0 200.4 500.0 2- SO 4 Bicarbonate mg/l 221.1 221.2 223.1 223.2 179.3 180.0 180.1 180.3 194.2 - - ion, HCO 3 Na ++K + ions mg/l 158.3 159.2 160.0 160.2 144.6 144.6 144.2 145.0 153.2 - Sum of mg/l 915.1 916.1 935.2 936.3 768.4 770.2 774.0 775.2 830.0 1000. ions,∑ 1 0 Ammonium mg/l 0.367 0.368 0.355 0.356 0.186 0.187 0.217 0.217 0.320 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.008 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.50 3.55 3.64 3.66 2.26 2.28 2.33 2.39 3.51 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.003 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.05 Faecal per 882 889 883 893 760 768 854 860 873 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.050 0.052 0.060 0.062 0.060 0.061 0.064 0.066 0.078 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001
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Air Quality
1) Pre-Construction Monitoring
Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Contractor Camp Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO 2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.052 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 NO 2 0.055 Carbon monoxide 3 Bellebur village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5
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2) January 2017
Monitoring locations Determinand Concentrati on Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.037 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.029 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.034 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.036 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
3) February 2017
Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowe d concentration Burjali village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.033 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.025 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.034 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.031 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.027 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
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4) March 2017
Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentra tion Burjali village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.034 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.033 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.037 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.036 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.031 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
5) April 2017
Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.037 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.036 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
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6) May 2017
Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.049 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5
7) June 2017
Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.052 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.046 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO 2 0.047 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO 2 0.046 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5
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Noise & Vibration
1) Pre-Construction Monitoring
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 31 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 29 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 30 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 32 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 31 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 32 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 35 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 30 50 Burjali village 47 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 47 50 Bellebur village 31 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 36 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 28 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 26 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 28 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 29 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 26 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 27 77 Burjali village 30 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 54 77 Bellebur village 36 77
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2) January 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 38.1 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 41.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 34.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 32.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 35.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 30.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 33.6 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 35.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 31.7 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitor ing locations Results Allowed Burjali village 34 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 33 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 31 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 34 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 32 77
3) February 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 35.5 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 32.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 32.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 33.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 30.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 33.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 36.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 30.4 50
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Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 31 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 33 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 36 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 35 77
4) March 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 37.1 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 32.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 33.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 35.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 32.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 35.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 35.6 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 32.4 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 34 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 36 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 33 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 38 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 36 77
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5) April 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 38.5 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 42.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 36.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.6 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 35.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 37.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 35.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 37.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 34.7 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 36 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 48 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 38 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 37 77
Sensitive Receptor 4 36 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 37 77
6) May 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring loc ations Results Allowed Burjali village 39.1 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 44.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 37.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 38.6 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 36.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 35.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 38.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 37.3 50
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Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 40 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 52 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 38 77
Sensitive Receptor 4 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 38 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 39 77
7) June 2017
Noise level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 40.5 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 45.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 39.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 39.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 37.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 38.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 35.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 36.0 50
Vibration level (dB)
Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 45 77
Yuxari Nuvadi village 55 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 40 77
Sensitive Receptor 4 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 43 77
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Appendix 2: List of participants at public consultations and Minutes of Meeting
Section B: 2nd March 2017
Minutes of Meeting
Rashad Karimov – Environmental Protection Manager of Section B firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Ozgun” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. He said that, we would like to bring into your attention that, under the offer of Azer Road Service OJC, the construction of Masalli – Astara project (Section B) is being carried out by “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc, and work are currently scheduled to be completed by 2017. According to ecological and environmental policy of the company, we are constantly monitoring ecology and safety requirements at international level. However it is impossible to avoid of some negative impacts during construction (e.g. dust-mist, noise, vibration etc.) We do apologize to the owners of land, houses and etc. on behalf of our company administration for the temporary inconvenience that will be generated during the process of construction.
He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section B) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc is working with the Engineer
Twelfth Bi-annual environmental monitoring report for the Masalli to Astara Motorway (Part II) 70 and Owner. Therefore Ozgün was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities. The GRM system consists of following steps below: • People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Haftoni – Laj area the GFP is Rovshen Zeynalov (050-546-86-20), for Luveser – Lenkaran area the GFP is Aflatun Askerov (050-365-89-65), for Sovu – Lenkaran area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21) and for Dasdaligjar – Lenkaran area the GFP is Nazim Emenullayev (050-343-00-45); • Your local GFP will meet with ÖZGÜN (the Contractor), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution; • If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Farrux Mutallimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem; • If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, AAY and local government); • The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks. Even though he mentioned about waste problem near the Moscow Forest area. He said that it is very pity that the local village people still continuing to litter different kind of domestic waste close to Moscow Forest area. Please help us for solution this problem and protect the local environment.
Questions asked during the meetings were as follows:
Safiq Abbasov – from Dasdaligjar village (male)
Q: When the construction process will be finished for Section B? A: The construction works are currently scheduled to be completed by 2017. Nazim Emenullayev – from Dasdaligjar village Municipality (male)
Q: Please help for recruited workers from Dasdaligjar village communities. A: HR Manager Heydar Heydarov has already been informed about this issue and it will be solved during construction process. The contact mobile number of Heydar is (055-450-69-94) Nazim Emenullayev – from Dasdaligjar village Municipality (male)
Q: When the contractor will repair the Dasdaligjar village road near the Bridge No 8? A: Project Manager Perviz Ahmedzadeh has already been informed about this problem and it will be solved next week. The contact mobile number of Perviz is (055-450-69-59)
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Section B: 11th June 2017
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Minutes of Meeting
Rashad Karimov – Environmental Protection Manager of Section B firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Ozgun” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. He said that, we would like to bring into your attention that, under the offer of Azer Road Service OJC, the construction of Masalli – Astara project (Section B) is being carried out by “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc, and work are currently scheduled to be completed by 2017. According to ecological and environmental policy of the company, we are constantly monitoring ecology and safety requirements at international level. However it is impossible to avoid of some negative impacts during construction (e.g. dust-mist, noise, vibration etc.) We do apologize to the owners of land, houses and etc. on behalf of our company administration for the temporary inconvenience that will be generated during the process of construction.
He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section B) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc is working with the Engineer and Owner. Therefore Ozgün was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities. The GRM system consists of following steps below: • People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Haftoni – Laj area the GFP is Rovshen Zeynalov (050-546-86-20), for Luveser – Lenkaran area the GFP is Aflatun Askerov (050-365-89-65), for Sovu – Lenkaran area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21) and for Dasdaligjar – Lenkaran area the GFP is Nazim Emenullayev (050-343-00-45); • Your local GFP will meet with ÖZGÜN (the Contractor), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution; • If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Farrux Mutallimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem; • If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, AAY and local government); • The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks.
Note: During the meeting there was no question from the local community.
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Section C: 7th March 2017
Minutes of Meeting
Ayaz Abdurrehmanov – Health and Safety Manager of Section C firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Polat” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. It has made it a priority to provide the best working environment for its employees, taking into account the human and safety factors, in a spirit of responsibility towards the environment, and has undertaken to minimize occupational diseases and accidents at work.
He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section C) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, Polat is working with the Engineer and Owner. Therefore Polat was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities.
The GRM system consists of following steps below:
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• People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Burjali – Rvo (Lenkeran) area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21), for Kakalos – Shiyakaran (Astara) area the GFP is Cefer Ahmedov (050-371-73-96) and Tofiq Aliyev (050-313-08-37); • Your local GFP will meet with POLAT (the Contractor Project Manager 051-297-95-96), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution; • If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Ferrux Mutellimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem; • If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, AAY and local government); • The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks. Alieva Sevda – Burjali village representative said that during the road construction process contractor was solved all problems raised by local villages people we are very happy that the construction process for Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section C) is finishing. It is a big project and will have a positive impact on regional development. Even though he said that it is good that the contractor company as Polat wants to share all information with the local community helps to the local people by providing them with different jobs according to their ability. Note: During the meeting there was no question from the local community.
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Section C: 12th June 2016
Minutes of Meeting
Ayaz Abdurrehmanov – Health and Safety Manager of Section C firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Polat” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. It has made it a priority to provide the best working environment for its employees, taking into account the human and safety factors, in a spirit of responsibility towards the environment, and has undertaken to minimize occupational diseases and accidents at work.
He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section C) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, Polat is working with the Engineer and Owner. Therefore Polat was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities.
The GRM system consists of following steps below: • People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Burjali – Rvo (Lenkeran) area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21), for Kakalos – Shiyakaran (Astara) area the GFP is Cefer Ahmedov (050-371-73-96) and Tofiq Aliyev (050-313-08-37);
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• Your local GFP will meet with POLAT (the Contractor Project Manager 051-297-95-96), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution; • If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Ferrux Mutellimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem; • If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, AAY and local government); • The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks. Note: During the meeting there was no question from the local community.
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