Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihoods Project
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Environmental Assessment Report Summary Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 30232 December 2007 NEP: Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihoods Project Prepared by [Author(s)] [Firm] [City, Country] Prepared by Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Prepared for [Executing Agency] [Implementing Agency] TheThe summaryviews expressed initial environmental herein are those examination of the consul is atant document and do notof thenecessarily borrower. represent The views those expressed of ADB’s hereinmembers, do not Board necessarily of Director represens, Management,t those of orADB’s staff, Boardand may of Directors,be preliminary Management, in nature. or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (NEPALI)………………………………………………………..............3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 6 SALIENT FEATURES ................................................................................................................................ 9 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 10 1.1 BACKGROUND: ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 RELEVANCY OF THE PROPOSAL .................................................................................................. 10 1.3 NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PROPONENT .................................................................................. 11 1.4 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: ....................................................................................................... 11 1.5 CONSTRUCTION APPROACH ....................................................................................................... 12 1.6 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................... 12 1.7 METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR IEE STUDY: ............................................................................... 12 2. REVIEW OF RELEVANT ACTS, REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ................................ 16 3. EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION ........................................................................... 19 3.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................................... 19 3.2 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 25 3.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................... 27 4. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES: ........................................................................................................ 32 4.1 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES: ........................................................................................................... 32 4.2 ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: ................................................................................................................ 32 4.3 ALTERNATIVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION APPROACH: ............................................................ 32 4.4 ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE & PROCESS: ...................................................................................... 33 4.5 ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES: ....................................................................................................... 33 4.6 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVES: ....................................................................................................... 33 5. IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ............................................................ 34 5.1 BENEFICIAL IMPACTS ................................................................................................................. 34 5.2 ADVERSE IMPACTS ..................................................................................................................... 36 6. MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................................ 40 6.1 BENEFIT AUGMENTATION MEASURES ........................................................................................ 40 6.2 ADVERSE IMPACTS MITIGATION MEASURES .............................................................................. 41 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................................................... 46 7.1 INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ROLES ............................................................................................... 46 7.2 REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION ............................................................................................ 47 7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................................... 48 7.4 MITIGATION COST ...................................................................................................................... 51 7.5 IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES .......................................................................... 52 7.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ................................................................................................. 52 8.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................... 57 8.1 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 57 8.2 RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................................... 57 9. MISCELLANEOUS ......................................................................................................................... 58 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. 1 Project Activities Of The Proposed Dunai - Triveni Road ......................................................... 11 Table 3.1: Types Of Soil Recorded By Survey Team During Field Study ................................................... 20 Table 3.2: Rivers And Kholsi In The Alignment ......................................................................................... 21 Table 3.3 List Of Plant Species Recorded During The Field Survey ......................................................... 26 Table 3.4: Non Timber Forest Product Found In The Road Alignment And Project Area ......................... 26 Table 3.5: Local & Scientific Name Of Some Mammals Found In Project Area........................................ 27 Table 3.6: Local & Scientific Name Of Some Birds Found In Project Area. .............................................. 27 Table 3.7 Population And Households Within Zoi ..................................................................................... 27 Table 3.8: Demographic Information Of The Settlements Within Zoi ........................................................ 28 Table 3.9: Settlement Of The Project Area ................................................................................................. 28 Table 3.10:The Alignment Access To School &Campus ............................................................................. 29 Table 3.11:Health Facility Found Inproject Area ......................................................................................... 29 Table 3.12:Community Organisation And Service Centres Within Zoi ....................................................... 30 Table 3.13:Religious And Cultural Sites Within Zoi ................................................................................... 31 Table 5.1: Evaluation Of Identified Environmental Impacts ....................................................................... 38 Table 7.1 Framework Of Implementing Environmental Management Plan ............................................... 48 Table 7.2. Cost Estimate For Environmental Enhancement And Mitigation Measures .............................. 51 Table 7.3 Environmental Monitoring Cost ................................................................................................. 53 Table 7.4 Framework For Monitoring Environmental Issues ..................................................................... 55 LIST OF FIGURE Figure 7.1 Environmental Management Organization Structure .................................................................. 48 ANNEXES Annex I Terms of Reference for IEE study Annex II Summary of the Consultations & Meetings Annex III Deed of enquiry (muchulka) Annex IV Notices Published & Pasted Annex V Recommendation letters from the concerned VDCs or Municipality Annex VI Photographs, Drawings, Checklists, Questionnaires , Maps etc. Map-1 : Map of Nepal showing sub project district Map-2 : Map of Dolpa district showing Sub project Map-3 : Engineering Geological map of Dunai - Triveni Road sub project Map-4 : Structural map of Dunai - Triveni Road sub project Annex VII List of Persons and institutions consulted. Annex VIII Abstract of cost ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BG Building Group CDO Chief District Officer Ch Chainage CBO Community Based Organization CEA Country Environmental Analysis CFUG Community Forest Users Group CISC Central Implementation Support Consultants CF Community Forest CITES Convention