Environmental Monitoring Report
Environmental Monitoring Report (Revised) May 2020
MYA: Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement Volume I
July – December 2019
Prepared by Pyunghwa Engineering Consultant, Ltd., in Joint Venture with Korea Expressway Corporation and Construction, Research, Design and Consultancy Cooperative Ltd for the Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction of Republic of Union of Myanmar for the Asian Development Bank.
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REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
EINDU-KAWKAREIK ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Loan No.: 3310-MYA / 8294
6th SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT July-December 2019
January 2020 (Revised May 2020 based on ADB comments)
Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC): PEC/KEC JV in association with CRDCC Myanmar
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AQ Air Quality BEQM Baseline Environmental Quality Monitoring BOD Biological Oxygen Demand CEMP Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation CSC Construction Supervision Consultants COD Chemical Oxygen Demand dBA Decibel (Average) DO Dissolved Oxygen ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECD Environmental Conservation Department EKRIP Eindu - Kawkareik Road Improvement Project EMP Environmental Management Plan ESMR Environmental Safeguards Monitoring Report hr Hour GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HSE Health, Safety and Environment Officer IEE Initial Environmental Examination IES International Environment Specialist Km Kilometer LARC Land Acquisition and Resettlement Committee m Meter mg/l Milligrams per liter MOC Ministry of Construction ND Not Detected NES National Environment Specialist NOx Nitrogen Oxides PAM Project Administration Manual PEC Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants PM Particulate Matter PMU Project Management Unit REGDP Resettlement, Ethnic and Gender Development Plan REM Resource and Environment Myanmar Ltd. SEMR Semi – Annual Environmental Monitoring Report SOx Sulfur Oxides SU Standard Unit TSS Total Suspended Solids USD United States Dollar WQ Water Quality
4 EKRIP 6th Semi – Annual Environmental Monitoring Report, July to December 2019 1.0 Introduction
This report is the Sixth Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report (SEMR) for the Eindu - Kawkareik Road Improvement Project (EKRIP), covering the period from July to December 2019. The preparation and submission of the semi-annual SEMR is in compliance with the reporting requirements stipulated in the Terms of Reference for the Eindu – Kawkareik Road Improvement Project.
The report covers the two (2) sections of the EKRIP, namely:
Lot 1 – between Km 0+000 and Km 40+440 Lot 2- between Km 42+160 and Km 66+455
The report was prepared by the Construction Supervision Consultant’s (CSC) International Environment Specialist (IES). It summarizes the monthly environmental monitoring reports from July to December 2019 as submitted by the Contractor’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Officer and the monitoring done by the IES in July 2019 and January 2020. Reference was also made to the ADB Loan Review Mission Minutes of Meetings for 30 September to 4 October, and 22 November 2019.
The semi-annual report consists of the following sections:
1. Introduction, which gives an overview of the project and the source of information for the report.
2. Summary of Construction Contracts and Activities
3. Status of Compliance to Environmental Safeguards Provisions of Loan Covenants
4. Monitoring of IEE EMP Compliance, with sections on monitoring of implementation of mitigating measures and environmental quality monitoring as prescribed by the IEE EMP and Environmental Monitoring Plan.
5. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
6. Annexes
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2. Construction Contracts and Activities
The status of contracts and construction activities and accomplishments of the Contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) for the period July to December 2019 are as follows.
2.1 Status of Contracts
The following table summarizes the status of the project contracts (taken from the overall project semi-annual report for July to December 2019).
On the basis of the revised workplan, the project completion has been extended by 17 months, so for Lot 1 and Lot 2, the revised completion date is May 31, 2021.
The civil works resumed from the second week of October 2019 including the asphalt pavement works which resumed in mid November 2019. Based on the revised timetable then, Table 2-1 shows that as of December 31. 2019 the overall progress for Lot 1 is 42.63% which has a slippage of +1.42% from the scheduled progress of 41.21%. For Lot 2, the overall progress is 24.78% which has a slippage of +0.65% from the scheduled progress of 24.13%
Table 2-1. Status of Project Contracts
Contract No. CS1 – E-K ICB1 Lot 1 ICB1 Lot 2
Contract ICB1 ED-KKR Contract ICB1 ED-KKR Contract for Contract Name Lot1 from km 0+000 to Lot2 from km 42+160 to Consultant’s Services km 40+440 km 66+455
Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants Ltd in Joint Venture with Korea Expressway Corporation Consultant/ China Road and Bridge China Road and Bridge and in association as a Contractor Corporation Corporation sub-consultant with Construction, Research, Design and Consultancy Co- operative Limited
Commencement 10 September 2016 24 December 2016 04 January 2017 Date
Time for completion 42 months 1095 days (36 months) 1095 days (36 months)
Time Extension 17 months 17 months
Revised Completion 31 May 2021 31 May 2021 Date
Defects Notification N/A 365 days 365 days Period
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Contract Costs 5,400,794.00 USD
Invoices (Total) 1,468,346.54 USD 14,151,459.50 4,050,165.64
Payments (Total) 1,468,346.54 USD 12,431,928.07 3,742,228.50
42.63% 24.78% Estimated progress
Scheduled progress 41.21% 24.13%
Variance 1.42% 0.65% Accepted Contract 32,772,591,222 MMK 25,320,079,725 MMK Amount
25,484,130 USD 19,689,020 USD
2.2 Mobilization
2.2.1 Contract Supervision Contractor (CSC)
The CSC services cover an anticipated three continuous years of construction supervision and a further intermittent year for support during the 1-year works Defects Notification Periods. The Consultant services commenced on 9th September 2016. As of this reporting period, all international and national consultants have been mobilized.
The detailed list of CSC mobilization is shown in Annex 1.
2.2.2 Contractors for Lot 1 and Lot 2
Presently, there is no separate establishment for LOT2 and there is one management team controlling both Contracts.
Contractor has mobilized a nominal contingent of labor force of about 85 unskilled workers (including subcontractors) and 330 skilled workers during this quarter for both LOT1 and LOT2. Chinese key staff on site for covering both packages of LOT1 and LOT2 is 81 in total.
The detailed lists of mobilization of Contractor Mobilization and Mobilization of International and National Environmental Specialists of CSC during the SEMR reporting period are shown in Annex 2
2.2.3 Equipment
The total list of equipment for both Contracts is summarized in Annex 3. The Contractor must supplement with rented/subcontract equipment.
2.3 Project Progress
2.3.1 Project Implementation Schedule
Project implementation covers a period of (3) years starting 4 July 2014 up to 31 March 2020. However, an extension was granted to the project and the revised Project implementation Schedule is shown in Table 2-2.
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Table 2-2. Project Implementation Schedule
Implementation Schedule to Date Package Plan Actual Slippage
LOT1 & LOT2 50.49% 49.29% - 1.20%
The physical progress of project implementation in shown in Table 2-3. Contract LOT1 achieved a physical progress of works of 45.26% for December 2019, while Contract LOT2 achieved a physical progress of works of 23.45% for December 2019.
Table 2-3 Physical progress of project implementation
Physical Progress Package Elapsed Time Plan Actual Slippage
LOT1 41.21% 42.63% +1.42% 64.91% (37 Months)
LOT2 24.13% 24.78% +0.65% 64.91% (37 Months)
CSC 68.51% 68.51% 0.0% 61.67% (37 months)
LAR* 8% 6.12% -1.88
TOTAL 50.49% 42.29% -1.20% *Land Acquisition and Resettlement
2.3.2 Construction Achievements
Accomplishments in construction for the period as of December 2019 are shown in Table 2-4.
Table 2-4 Construction Achievements
No. Description (LOT 1) Total Done Ratio 1 Cleaning and Grubbing 40.44 km 31.14 km 77.00% 2 Roadway Excavation 40.44 km 31.14 km 77.00% 3 Embankment 40.44 km 28.6 km 70.72% 4 Improved Subgrade 40.44 km 26.83 km 66.35% 5 Sub-base Course 40.44 km 24.4 km 60.34% 6 Base Course 40.44 km 22.9 km 56.63% 7 Asphaltic Concrete Base Course 40.44 km 22.27 km 55.07% 8 Asphaltic Concrete Wearing Course 40.44 km 15.85 km 39.19%
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9 Bridge Construction 9 Nos 6 Nos 66.67% 10 Box Culvert Construction 61 Nos 55 Nos 91.67% 11 Pipe Culvert Construction 6 Nos 2 Nos 33.33% No. Description (LOT2) Total Done Ratio 1 Cleaning and Grubbing 24.30 km 12.12km 49.88% 2 Roadway Excavation 24.30 km 12.12km 49.88% 3 Embankment 24.30 km 9.75km 40.12% 4 Improved Subgrade 24.30 km 2.3km 9.47% 5 Sub-base Course 24.30 km 0.9km 3.70% 6 Base Course 24.30 km - 7 Asphaltic Concrete Base Course 24.30 km - 8 Asphaltic Concrete Wearing Course 24.30 km - 9 Bridge Construction 9 Nos 2Nos 22.22% 10 Box Culvert Construction 26 Nos 19.5Nos 75.00% 11 Pipe Culvert Construction 2 Nos 1Nos 50.00%
2.3.3 Works in Progress
The following is the current status of works for LOT1: a. Road Excavation b. Embankment c. Improved Subgrade d. Aggregate Base Course e. Asphalt Wearing Course f. Box Culvert g. Bridge Superstructure h. Maintenance of existing road
The following is the current status of works for LOT2: a. Road Excavation b. Embankment c. Improved Subgrade d. Subbase e. Box Culvert f. Bridge g. Concrete Drain h. Concrete Pavement
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i. Road Maintenance
2.3.4 Maintenance of Road
As instructed by CSC and PMU, the daily maintenance of road and backfilled part of the Project is ongoing.
3. Status of Compliance to Loan Agreement Environmental Safeguards Provisions
3.1 Status of Compliance to Environmental Provisions of the Loan Agreement
Since the start of the construction in 2017, the following tables show the status of the project compliance to the provisions on environmental safeguards in the Loan Agreement (Table 3-1), the Project Administration Manual (PAM) (Table 3-2), and the Status of Contract Programs (Table 3-3).
Table 3-1 Status of Compliance to Environmental Provisions of the Loan Agreement
SI No. Item Description Compliance Status 4-6 Conditions for Award of Contract. The Borrower shall not Complied award any Works contracts until: (a) The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry has granted the Ministry of Environmental final approval of the Project; (b) the Borrower has Conservation and Forestry incorporated the relevant provisions from the EMP into the has granted the final Works contracts; and (c) the Borrower has prepared and approval of Project on 30 submitted to ADB the final REGDP based on the Project's July 2015 detailed design, and obtained ADB's clearance of such Relevant provisions of REGDP. EMP has been incorporated in the Works Contract 5-8 Environment. The Borrower shall cause the Project Being Complied. Executing Agency to ensure that the preparation, design, construction, implementation, and operation of the Project The Project complies with and all Project facilities comply with (a) all applicable laws all applicable laws and and regulations of the Borrower relating to environment, regulations on health and safety; (b) the Environmental Safeguards; and (c) environment, health and all measures and requirements set forth in the IEE, the EMP, safety. and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a The Project has complied Safeguards Monitoring Report. with the Environmental Safeguards (the ECC for the new quarry and crushing plant has been issued 7 March 2019 and the ECC for the Asphalt Plant has been issued 30 July 2019). Corrective/Preventive Actions set forth in the SEMRs are being implemented. 5-15 Safeguards-Related Provisions in Bidding Documents and Complied Works Contracts. The Borrower shall cause the Project Executing Agency to ensure that all bidding documents and
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contracts for Works contain provisions that require Except (d) which is for contractors to: compliance upon (a) comply with the measures relevant to the contractor set completion of the project. forth in the IEE, the EMP, the REGDP and the CPP (to the extent they concern impacts on affected people during construction), and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in the Safeguards Monitoring Report; (b) make available a budget for all such environmental and social measures; (c) provide the Project Executing Agency with a written notice of any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or indigenous peoples risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP, and the REGDP; and (d) reinstate pathways, other local infrastructure, and agricultural land to at least their pre-Project condition upon the completion of construction. 5-16 Safeguards Monitoring and Reporting. The Borrower shall Ongoing Compliance: cause the Project Executing Agency to do the following: 6 Semi-annual a) submit semi-annual Safeguards Monitoring Reports to Environmental Monitoring ADB and disclose relevant information from such reports to Reports (including this affected people promptly upon submission; one) have been submitted Unanticipated (b) if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and environmental and social impacts arise during construction, implementation or risks and impact of operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, proposed quarry have the EMP, and the REGDP, promptly inform ADB of the been identified, thus a new occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description quarry has been identified. of the event and proposed corrective action plan; The project is now using the new quarry Sanfree. (c) for land acquisition and involuntary resettlement, no later Resettlement Specialists than 3 months from the Effective Date, engage qualified and have gone through experienced external experts under a selection process and acceptable ADB process; terms of reference acceptable to ADB, to verify information RAP information verified; produced through the Project monitoring process, and RAP currently in facilitate the carrying out of the GRM was reviewed to implementation streamline and focus on the project-specific complaints that EA has approved revised the GRM can accommodate. The GRM (modified) features procurement plan to project specific complaints such as Resettlement, include engagement of Construction (includes environmental concerns), and External monitoring Employee/Labor (includes HIV/AIDS, human trafficking). consultants. The GRM process has three (3) Tiers, i.e., Village Level, Project Level and District Level. Moreover, it emphasizes on documentation of the complaints and its resolution using template, the GRM Action Form. Further, to ensure accessibility of the GRM to the AHHs and stakeholders, the GRM will include contact details of GRC Members from the different Levels. The GRC members shall be appointed through Agreement among Parties. The modified GRM was presented to the PMU, CSC, LARC, and CRBC on November 28 and 29 during the Workshop on Resettlement. Subsequently, submitted to ADB for No Objection; and (d) report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMP, the REGDP and the CPP promptly after becoming aware of the breach.
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5-18 Safeguards Grievance Redress Mechanism. The Borrower Ongoing Compliance shall cause the Project Executing Agency to ensure that separate safeguards grievance redress mechanisms The GRM was reviewed to acceptable to ADB are established in accordance with the streamline and focus on the provisions of the IEE, the EMP, the REGDP and the CPP at project-specific complaints that PMU, within the timeframes specified in the relevant IEE, the GRM can accommodate. EMP, REGDP and the CPP, to consider safeguards related The GRM (modified) features complaints. project specific complaints such as Resettlement, Construction (includes environmental concerns), and Employee/Labor (includes HIV/AIDS, human trafficking). The GRM process has three (3) Tiers, i.e., Village Level, Project Level and District Level. Moreover, it emphasizes on documentation of the complaints and its resolution using the template, the GRM Action Form. Further, to ensure accessibility of the GRM to the AHHs and stakeholders, the GRM will include contact details of GRC Members from the different Levels. The GRC members shall be appointed through Agreement among Parties. The modified GRM was presented to the PMU, CSC, LARC, and CRBC on November 28 and 29 during the Workshop on Resettlement. Subsequently, submitted to ADB for No Objection.
Table 3.2. Status of Compliance to Environmental Safeguards Provisions in the Project Administration Manual
SI No. Item Description Compliance Status i. confirming that the EMP is included in Complied the bidding documents and civil works contracts ii. ensuring the CEMPs are prepared by Complied contractors, reviewed by ADB and CSC, and approved by CSC prior to construction commencing iii. establishing a system to monitor the Complied environmental aspects of the project including the indicators set out in the monitoring plan of the EMP iv. supervising the implementation of Complied environmental mitigating measures required for the construction activities v. reviewing, monitoring and evaluating the Ongoing Compliance
13 effectiveness of the implemented CEMPs, and recommending corrective actions, if required. vi. preparing monthly environmental Ongoing Compliance monitoring reports for PMU Monthly Environmental Monitoring Reports (July, August, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec 2019) already submitted to PMU vii. preparing the semi-annual Ongoing Compliance environmental monitoring reports for ADB review and public disclosure 6 Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Reports (including this one) have been submitted The Previous disclosed SEMR link is here (https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pro ject-documents/46422/46422-003-emr- en_3.pdf) viii. addressing, recording and reporting on Ongoing Compliance any grievances arising from the project’s Grievance Redress Mechanism in a timely manner ix. training MOC/ Department of Roads Complied staff in environmental safeguards and Lecture Presentation on monitoring Environmental Safeguards Presented by Emmanuel S. Bate, Senior Environmental Specialist, 2017 (Road Safety Inspection Presentation) (Road Safety Engineering Section, Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction), 7 June 2018 Lecture Presentation on Environmental Management Plan to CRBC, PMU and CSC officials and staff, Presented by Celestino Ulep, International Environmental Specialist, January 26, 2018 Workshop / Writeshop on CEMP Finalization with CRBC, PMU, CSC, conducted by Celestino Ulep, International Environmental Specialist, March 12, 2018 Lecture Presentation on CEMP and Obilgations of Contractor on CEMP to Field Staff of CRBC, PMU and CSC Presented by Celestino Ulep, International Environmental Specialist, June 28, 2018. Road Safety Audit presented by Khin Chan Myae Myo, Staff Officer (Civil), Road Safety Engineering Section, Four Zone Concept presented by Thandar Soe, Staff Officer (Civil), Road Safety Engineering Section, Roadside Hazard Management presented by Saw Kyaw Win, Assistant Director (Civil), Road Safety Engineering Section on 7 June 2018. PMU, Road Safety-what we can do presented by Atarah M.T. Khaing, Road Safety
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Education for Consultant’s and Contractor’s Personnel on 19 September 2019 and First Round Awareness Training Schedule for HIV/AIDS & Gender Equality, Human Trafficking and Drugs. 1. Awareness for Drugs and Human Trafficking has been conducted by the Head Officer U Than Min, Drug Enforcement Division of Myanmar Police Force, Hpa An. 2. Awareness for HIV/AIDS, STI & Gender Equality has been conducted by the licensed nurse Naw San San Yin on 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30 August 2019
Table 3-3 Status of Contract Programs
Seq. Version Status Package LOT1 6 The Revised Contractor’s Environmental In the Wrap Up Meeting of the ADB Mission on Management Plan was submitted in October 11, 2018, the ADB approved the October 2018 CEMP, except for Sub-Plan No. 05 (Quarry and Crushing Plant). The Contractor was required to have a new location for the quarry and crushing plant. The new Sanfree Quarry and Crushing Plant is located in Ka Mawt Nyaw Region, Sanfree Village Tract, Hpa An Township, Kayin State. The ECC for the Quarry was issued on March 7, 2019. The Asphalt Plant ECC was issued on 30 July 2019. The Revised CEMP has been submitted to PMU and approved on August 5, 2019. Package LOT2 In the Wrap Up Meeting of the ADB Mission on October 11, 2018, the ADB approved the CEMP, except for Sub-Plan No. 05 (Quarry and Crushing Plant). The Contractor was required to have a new location for the quarry and crushing plant. The new Sanfree Quarry and Crushing The Revised Contractor’s Environmental Plant is located in Ka Mawt Nyaw Region, Management Plan was re-submitted in 6 Sanfree Village Tract, Hpa An Township, Kayin October 2018 State. The ECC for the Quarry was issued on March 7, 2019.
The Asphalt Plant ECC was issued on 30 July 2019. The Revised CEMP has been submitted to PMU and approved on August 5, 2019.
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4.0 Monitoring of IEE EMP Compliance
4.1 Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan
In the Wrap Up Meeting of the ADB Mission on October 11, 2018, the ADB approved the Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), except for Sub-Plan No. 05 (Quarry and Crushing Plant).The Contractor was required to have a new location for the quarry and crushing plant. The new Sanfree Quarry and Crushing Plant is located in Ka Mawt Nyaw Region, Sanfree Village Tract, Hpa An Township, Kayin State. The ECC for the Quarry and Crushing Plant was issued in March 2019.The Asphalt Plant ECC was approved on July 30, 2019. The Revised CEMP incorporating the Sub-Plan No. 5 has been submitted to PMU and approved on August 5, 2019.
4.2 Compliance with Mitigating Measures
The following are the highlights of the environmental compliance for July to December 2019 (Table 4-1). Photos of current status of selected areas in the project taken in January 2020 are shown in Annex 8.
Table 4-1. Environmental Compliance with Mitigating Measures, July to December 2019
Item Activity Compliance / Accomplishment Contractor’s Preparation and In the Wrap Up Meeting of the ADB Mission on Environmental Submission of Revised October 11, 2018, the ADB approved the Management Plan CEMP, in accordance CEMP, except for Sub-Plan No. 05 (Quarry (CEMP) with ADB comments and Crushing Plant). The Contractor was required to have a new location for the quarry and crushing plant. The new Sanfree Quarry and Crushing Plant is located in Ka Mawt Nyaw Region, Sanfree Village Tract, Hpa An Township, Kayin State. The ECC for the Quarry was issued in March 2019. The Asphalt Plant ECC was issued on 30 July 2019. The Revised CEMP has been submitted to PMU and approved on August 5, 2019. Baseline Conduct Baseline CBRC hired a Third Party, the Resource Environmental Environmental Quality Environment Myanmar (REM) Company to Quality Monitoring Monitoring (BEQM) prior conduct BEQM. to construction BEQM was conducted in September 2017. The Report of Findings/Results was submitted to CSC in November 2017. Monthly Submission of EMR to Reports for July to December 2019 have been Environmental CSC submitted to CSC Monitoring Report (EMR) Tree Cutting Forest Permit issued by Villages were notified of tree-removal schedule Forestry Department For November, 10 trees were cut.
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Trees were taken by Contractor and community Tree cutting was supervised by CRBC Dust Control Water spraying along CRBC provided 7 water bowser trucks (4 nos alignment especially for Lot1 and 3 nos for Lot 2) in Oct 2019 along areas with CRBC provided 18 water bowser trucks (8 nos residents and businesses, and at quarry for Lot1 and 10 nos for Lot 2) in Dec 2019 as sites the frequency of 5 trips for each days Daily spraying of water at critical areas Sources of water, and permit to draw water secured by CRBC CRBC provided plastic sheets to households to cover and protect houses from dust Roads were cleared of debris From Mid May to Mid Oct is the rainy season, the roads were wet and there not much problem with dust. Noise Control At all sensitive and critical Work has been limited to daytime only areas Stationary equipment located away from sensitive areas Residents were notified of work schedule See findings of noise level measurements below. Siltation and Provide temporary Temporary drainage channels provided during Erosion Control drainage channels drainage works Stockpiles located away from drainage Drainage channels cleared of soil and debris. Water Pollution Discharge of water and Provided settling ponds for wash water to Prevention waste transit mixers in batching plants. Settling ponds were observed to be full of solid waste debris. The Contractor already placed a roof to cover the settling ponds. Water from dewatering operations not allowed to flow directly to water bodies There is a drainage system at the periphery of Camp maintenance areas. Due to work stoppage, there was little discharge of water and the settling ponds are dried up. Hazardous Management, Storage Empty and new drums of bitumen emulsion are Materials and and disposal stored properly areas with concrete flooring Waste and enclosed with roof cover (fuel tank and diesel drums), while the bitumen drums are covered with tarpaulin Occupational Conduct of meetings, Ample drinking water supplied in work sites; Health and Safety trainings, and regular Appropriate PPEs provided to all workers; monitoring Mobile equipment shall be fitted with backing signals Fall prevention measures shall be provided and workers given training on working in elevated work stations; With the work stoppage, several laborers and staff were laid off, so the conduct of meetings and trainings were temporarily stopped, to
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resume when construction work re-starts when the suspension of payments is lifted. Quarry and New location of Quarry The Quarry has submitted the EMP to ECD and Aggregate Plant and Aggregate Plant in the ECC has been issued on 07 March 2019 Sanfree Village Tract, (copy of ECC in Annex 4). Hpa An Township, Kayin State. Asphalt Plant, Location of the Asphalt The Asphalt Plant Environmental Approval was Plant is at Lun Nya issued on 30 July 2019. (copy of Environmental Approval in Annex 4a) Traffic Traffic safety and Traffic management measures in place, i.e. Management Plan management scheme traffic warning signs , barriers , tape barriers enforcement Temporary diversion road provided Traffic control personnel assigned at work site Barriers installed around excavations and illumination provided Camp Site At Km 14 and Km 37 Provision of firefighting equipment, sufficient sites water, wastewater treatment facility, first aid kits, fencing and security Camp rules and regulations enforced Waste management in place; waste bins installed. The local government collects garbage once a week. Drainage installed and kept clean and unobstructed Sanitary conditions in kitchen and toilets maintained Solid Waste At Camp sites and Waste bins in camps and labor camps Management construction sites provided, and disposal site identified, However, burning of waste and littering of waste continues. The local government collects the garbage at the campsites once a week. Temporary waste storage provided in camp site Waste segregation observed only in CRBC office Above ground fuel tank with impervious flooring, containment wall and sump Grievance Redress To act on complaints and The Project Level GRM was revised in Mechanism grievances of affected November 2018. communities A Workshop was conducted by CSC, PMU and LARC on 28th and 29th November 2018 at CSC Office in Hpa An and in Kawkareik respectively. For July to December 2019, two complaints were recorded as follows: o In May 2019, 51 AHs in various locations in the alignment with pending LARC DMS survey. 47 of the AHs with setting of COI reference at 6 m from road centerline. 2 AHs disagreed on land type, 1 AH demanded for payment of land, and 1 AH sought for the safety of her house outside of the COI. As of December 2019, out of the 51, 33 already received payment. 18
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are still in dispute with the LARC. o In December 2019, due to the difference between the cut-off date of registration for compensation (9/2014) and the date of LARC handing over the land to the owner (2016). LARC only agrees to compensate for the house and tree, not for the land. As of December 2019, the AHs already agreed to the LARC decision and payment is under process. Noise Monitoring At sensitive monitoring For July 2019, noise levels exceeded standards (55 Results stations dB A) at all sampling stations except AAQ04. For August 2019 noise levels exceed standards (55 dB A) at 6 sampling stations (AAQ01 with 56dB, AAQ07 with 56dB, AAQ09 with 56dB, AAQ10 with 57dB, AAQ11 with 56dB, AAQ15 with 58dB). For September 2019, noise levels exceed standards (55 dB A) at 5 sampling stations (AAQ01 with 56dB, AAQ06 with 56dB, AAQ08 with 56dB, AAQ10 with 57dB, AAQ15 with 57dB). For October 2019, noise levels exceed standards (55 dB A) at 6 sampling stations (AAQ01 with 58dB, AAQ05 with 60dB, AAQ07 with 56dB, AAQ08 with 57dB, AAQ10 with 58dB, AAQ11 with 56dB, AAQ15 with 57dB). For November 2019, noise levels exceed standards (55 dB A) at 6 sampling stations (AAQ01 with 56dB, AAQ06 with 56dB, AAQ08 with 56dB, AAQ10 with 57dB, AAQ15 with 57dB, AAQ15a with 65dB). For December 2019, noise levels exceed standards (55 dB A) at 9 Stations (AAQ01 with 58dB, AAQ05 with 57dB, AAQ08 with 58dB, AAQ09 with 56dB, AAQ10 with 58dB, AAQ11 with 56dB, AAQ13 with 57dB, AAQ15 with 59dB, AAQ15a with 68dB). Monthly Noise Monitoring results for July to December 2019 are in Annex 5 Water quality At selected monitoring For all the 9 sampling stations, all 5 monitoring stations parameters tested (temperature, pH, DO, conductivity and visual plumes) have been found within standards. Monthly Water Quality Monitoring results for July to December 2019 are in Annex 6 Air Quality At selected monitoring Results for all the 10 sampling stations of the 5 Monitoring Results stations parameters (TSP, PM10, SO2, NO2 and CO2) are not exceeding the standards of Myanmar, WHO and USEPA. Monthly Air Quality Monitoring Results for July to December 2019 are in Annex 7. Public Conduct of Public Trainings with 24 village representatives on Consultations / Consultations / Trainings Oct. 27 2019 at Tharyargone Monastery Notifications / and various trainings regarding HIV/AIDs and Trainings Human Trafficking; Road Construction Safety Orientation, Health Education, held from August to October 2019.
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4.3 Environmental Quality Monitoring
The specifications for Environmental Quality Monitoring are enumerated in Table 4-2. This specification is also included in the CEMP. Table 4-2. Specifications for environmental quality monitoring Parameters Frequency Location Method Responsibility Air PM10 Once prior to At 10 monitoring Air Quality To be carried and SOX construction stations (see Internationally out by Noise NOX CEMP) accepted accredited CO Monthly in Lot 1 and Lot sampling and licensed Noise (dB(A) during 2 analytical environmental construction methods, e.g. service USEPA. provider and laboratory; Water Temperature Once prior to At 12 monitoring Water Quality Quality pH construction stations (see Internationally Total CEMP) in Lot 1 accepted Suspended Monthly and Lot 2 sampling and Solids (TSS) during analytical BOD construction methods, e.g. DO USEPA Total and Fecal Coliform
The locations of the monitoring stations for air, noise and water quality are shown in Map 4-1.
For Air Quality, there are 10 monitoring stations as shown in Table 4-3, and for Water Quality, there are 9 monitoring stations as shown in Table 4-4.
Table 4-3 Sampling Points for Air Quality Monitoring and their Location
Sampling Coordinate Description of Sampling Point Points AAQ 01 16° 46’ 15.50” N, 97° 45’ 6.30” E Located in the BARMAN Eindu Mon monastery compound, Eindu Village, Hpa An Township AAQ 02 16° 44’ 47.36” N, 97° 48’ 17.22” E Located in the Khaneindo B.E.M.S compound, Khaneindo Village, Hpa An Township AAQ 03 16° 43’ 44.53” N, 97° 49’ 20.95” E Located in the high school compound, Kawkada Village, Hpa An Township AAQ 04 16° 43’ 34.53” N, 97° 53’ 29.84” E Located in the high school compound, Weal Kayin Village, Hpa An Township AAQ 05 16° 37’ 19.61” N, 97° 57’ 13.46” E Located in the primary school compound, Thadaoo Village, Hpa An Township AAQ 06 16° 36’ 33.27” N, 97° 59’ 40.95” E Located in the high school compound, Gyaing Village, Hpa An Township AAQ 07 16° 35’ 42.84” N, 98° 2’ 25.69” E Located in the hospital compound, Kyondoe Town, Kawkareik Township AAQ 08 16° 35’ 34.31” N, 98° 2’ 22.15” E Located in the Sutaungpyae Aye Zaydi (Pagoda) compound, Kyondoe Town, Kawkareik Township AAQ 09 16° 34’ 1.91” N, 98° 6’ 42.98” E Located in the middle school compound, Ngar Taing Village, Kawkareik Township AAQ 10 16° 33’ 0.04” N, 98° 11’ 11.81” E Located in the middle school compound, Hlaing Wa Village, Kawkareik Township
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For Noise Monitoring, there are 13 sampling points, 8 of which are in the same locations as those for air quality monitoring, and these are in the following: AAQ01, AAQ04, AAQ05, AAQ06, AAQ07, AAQ08, AAQ09, AAQ10. In addition, there are 4 sampling stations, AAQ11 (located at Km 53+570 at the Ngar Tin Middle School); AAQ13 (located at Km 62+740 at the Kawkareik Middle School); AAQ14 (located at Km 37 at the Batching Plant); and AAQ15 (located at Km 5+ at the Asphalt Plant). A new sampling station, AAQ15a was set up at the Sanfree Quarry site.
Table 4-4 Sampling Points for Water Quality Monitoring and their Locations
No. Station Type Coordinate Description of Sampling Point
1 WQ-1 Surface 16° 46’ 15.50” N, 97° At stream near Kha Nal Do Village, Hpa An Township Water 45’ 6.30” E 2 WQ-2 Surface 16° 44’ 47.36” N, 97° At stream near Thsr Yar Kan Village, Hpa An Township Water 48’ 17.22” E 3 WQ-3 Surface 16° 43’ 44.53” N, 97° At stream near Well Gyi Village, Hpa An Township Water 49’ 20.95” E 4 WQ-4 Surface 16° 43’ 34.53” N, 97° At stream near Tar Do Village, Hpa An Township Water 53’ 29.84” E 5 WQ-5 Surface 16° 37’ 19.61” N, 97° At Hlaing Bwe River Water 57’ 13.46” E 6 WQ-6 Surface 16° 36’ 33.27” N, 97° At stream near Kyondoe Village, Kawkareik Township Water 59’ 40.95” E 7 WQ-7 Surface 16° 35’ 42.84” N, 98° At stream near Nwar Chan Gon Village, Kawkareik Water 2’ 25.69” E Township 8 WQ-8 Surface 16° 35’ 34.31” N, 98° At stream near Kha Nal Do Village, Kawkareik Township Water 2’ 22.15” E 9 WQ-9 Surface 16° 34’ 1.91” N, At stream near Hlaing Wa Village, Kawkareik Township Water 98° 6’ 42.98” E
Map 4-1 Locations of Air Quality (AAQ) and Water Quality (WQ) Monitoring Stations
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4.3.1 Air Quality Monitoring
4.3.1.1 Air Quality Monitoring Results
The Contractor conducted air quality monitoring of the designated sampling stations from July to December 2019. The results of air quality monitoring for July to December 2019 are shown in Annex 7. Parameters measured included: Total Suspended Particulates (TSP), PM10, SO2 (sulfur dioxide), NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), and CO2 (carbon dioxide).
The National Air Emissions Guidelines of Myanmar is shown in Table 4-4a. Overall, the results of air quality monitoring in the 10 sampling stations for the project do not exceed the guidelines, as explained below.
For PM10, which is normally attributed to processes such as construction activities, road dust re-suspension and wind, the standard to be used in this case is the 50 μg/m3 24-hour mean, and for the 10 sampling stations, results for July to December 2019, have not exceeded the 24-hr mean guideline.
For NO2, using the 200 μg/m3 1-hour mean guideline, again the results of the 10 sampling stations are below the guideline for the months of July to December 2019. NO2 is a toxic gas with significant health effects, and the guideline was set to protect the public from the health effects of gaseous NO2.
For SO2, using the 500 μg/m3 10-minute mean guideline, the results of the 10 sampling stations are below the guideline for the months July to December 2019. The guideline was set to control emissions from one major source at a time, particularly from among motor vehicle sources, industrial sources and power sources.
For TSP, we use the USEPA standards of 260 µg/m3 24-hour mean or 75 µg/m3 annual mean, in both cases, the results of the 10 sampling stations are below the guidelines (of both 24-hr and annual mean) for the months of July to December 2019.
For Carbon Dioxide (CO2), there is a direct correlation between local carbon dioxide level and pollution originating from combustion sources such as traffic or industry. The regulation of CO2 is under the Greenhouse Gas / Climate Change regulations, and is not used in Myanmar. However, if we go by the following (see box below), the results of the 10 sampling stations are within the normal background outdoor air level.
Carbon dioxide levels and potential health problems are indicated below:
250-350 ppm: background (normal) outdoor air level 350-1,000 ppm: typical level found in occupied spaces with good air exchange 1,000-2,000 ppm: level associated with complaints of drowsiness and poor air 2,000-5,000 ppm: level associated with headaches, sleepiness, and stagnant, stale, stuffy air; poor concentration, loss of attention, increased heart rate and slight nausea may also be present. >5,000 ppm: This indicates unusual air conditions where high levels of other gases also could be present. Toxicity or oxygen deprivation could occur. This is the permissible exposure limit for daily workplace exposures. >40,000 ppm: This level is immediately harmful due to oxygen deprivation. 22
Table 4-4a: Myanmar Air Emissions Guidelines
4.3.1.2 Noise Monitoring Results
The locations of air and noise monitoring stations are the same. The results of the noise level monitoring are shown in Table 4-6. The monthly results of noise monitoring are shown 1.in2 AnnexNo i6se
SuThervey standard Item Noise Levels from the Myanmar Environmental Quality Guidelines are in Table 4-5. M yanmar government issued noise level standard in National Environmental Quality (Emission) GFulluide lresultsines (20 of05 )Noise and t hMonitoringus the surv efromy res uJulylt w atos eDecembervaluated by 2019 comp arearin ing w Annexith this 6 s.t andard.
Table 4-5 Noise Levels from Myanmar Environmental Quality Guidelines Table 1.2-1 (a) Ambient N oise Standard of Myanmar Items Day time (Leq) Night time (Leq)
Residential; institutional, 55 dB (7am – 10pm, 15hrs) 45 dB (10pm – 7am, 9hrs) Myanmar educational standard Industrial; commercial 70 dB (7am – 10pm, 15hrs) 70 dB (10pm – 7am, 9hrs)
Table 1.2-1 (b) Ambien t Noise Standard of IFC Table 4-6 Noise Measurements from July to December 2019
DistanceIFC fromR sourceesidential; = 100m institu tional, educational 55 dB (7am – 10pm, 45 dB (10pm – 7am, Time of measurement = Morning 7 AM to 11:30 AM 15hrs) 9hrs) Industrial; commercial 70 dB (7am – 10pm, 70 dB (10pm – 7am, Sta No Km Location Base- Myanmar 15hrs) Noise Level 9hrs) Chainage line Standard dB(A) Leq dB(A) dBA Daytime Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Su1 mmAAQ01ary o f saKmm 0+00plin0 g pStartoin atts Eindu 57 Residential 55 57 56 56 58 56 58 Commercial 70 T2h e loAAQ04catio ns aKm6+680nd sur veyKhaneindo period of air58 a nd nResidentialoise qu 55al ity mo55n itoring55 p oint a55re the sa5m4 e. 55 52 Middle School Commercial 70
Survey Method 23 Sa mpling and monitoring of surrounding sound were conducted by using following instrument for 24 hours/1 day measurement.
Instrument Brand Model Measurement unit
Sound Level Meter Lutron SL-4023SD dB
Survey Result
Noise levels (LAeq) of the monitoring points were presented in table 1.2-2 and 1.2-3 and figure 1.2-1 to
1.2-10. One dayLAeq was calculated by using the following array formula in the excel sheet. This formula is firstly used for hourly LAeq and then for the 24 hours LAeq. 10*LOG10(AVERGAE(10^((RANGE)/10))) By means of the calculated results, most of day time and night time niose levels are higher than the applied standard categorized as “Residential; institutional, educational”, except N-10. As most of the monitoring locations are located beside Eindu-Kawkariek Road with heavy traffic even during night time, traffic noise is mainly influent the noise level. Moreover, unusual noise from some activities such as
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3 AAQ05 Km9+690 Katakana 57 Residential 55 57 55 55 60 55 57 High School Commercial 70 4 AAQ06 Km18+420 Thayagone 58 Residential 55 60 55 56 55 56 55 Primary Commercial 70 School 5 AAQ07 Km34+900 Thadao 55 Residential 55 59 56 55 56 55 55 Village School Commercial 70 6 AAQ08 Km39+530 Gyaing High 59 Residential 55 58 55 56 57 56 58 School Commercial 70 7 AAQ09 Km44+800 Kyondoe 59 Residential 55 56 56 55 54 55 56 Hospital Commercial 70 8 AAQ10 Kyondoe Pagoda near 55 Residential 55 57 57 57 58 57 58 Port Kyondoe Commercial 70 Access River Port 9 AAQ11 Km53+570 Ngar Tin 59 Residential 55 58 56 55 56 55 56 Middle School Commercial 70 10 AAQ13 Km62+740 Kawkareik 55 Residential 55 58 55 54 55 54 57 Middle School Commercial 70 11 AAQ14 Km37+000 Batching Plant 51 Residential 55 53 54 53 53 53 55 Commercial 70 12 AAQ15 Km 5+000 Aggregate 65 Residential 55 60 58 57 57 57 59 Plant Commercial 70 AAQ15a Sanfree 62 Residential 55 - - - - 65 68 Quarry Commercial 70
For AAQ01, the noise levels exceed the standard in for all July to December 2019. For AAQ04, noise levels did not exceed the standard for July to December 2019. For AAQ05, noise level exceeded the standard in July, October and December 2019. For AAQ06, noise levels exceeded the standard in July, September and November, 2019. For AAQ07, exceeded the standard in July, August and October 2019. For AAQ08, the noise levels exceeded the standard in July, and September to December 2019. For AAQ09, the noise levels exceeded the standard in July, August and December 2019. For AAQ10, the noise levels from July to December 2019 exceeded the standard. For AAQ11 the noise levels exceeded the standard in July, August, October and December 2019. For AAQ13, the noise levels exceeded the standard in July and December 2019. For AAQ14, the noise levels exceeded the standard from July to December 2019 For AAQ15, the noise levels from July to December 2019 exceeded the standard. For AAQ15a, the noise levels from November to December 2019 exceeded the standard.
As most of the monitoring locations are located beside Eindu-Kawkariek Road with heavy traffic even during night time, it is traffic noise that mainly influences the noise level. It should also be noted that for the period July to December 2019, Cleaning and Grubbing, Roadway Excavation, Embankment, Improved Subgrade, Sub-base Course, Base Course, Asphaltic Concrete Base Course, Asphaltic Concrete Wearing Course, Bridge Construction, Box Culvert Construction, Pipe Culvert Construction activities were carried out by the Contractor. Moreover, unusual noise from some activities, dogs barking, people loudly speaking near monitoring stations cause the high noise level during monitoring. The high noise levels from the quarry and crushing plant were due to the start of the operations of the facility after the Environmental Approval was given by ECD. All equipment operators were being provided ear plugs and being rotated to prevent prolonged exposure to high noise levels. The site office and accommodation facilities were being located distant from the crusher plant and a noise barrier, e.g. aggregate berm of sufficient height shall be placed between the crusher and the office and accommodation to control noise propagation. All mobile equipment were
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4.3.2 Water Quality Monitoring Results
For water quality monitoring, the results are shown in Table 4-7. The Water Quality Standards for Road Projects from the Myanmar Environmental Quality Guidelines is shown in Table 4-8.
Full results of Water Quality Monitoring are in Annex 6.
Table 4-7 Water Quality Measurements from July to December 2019
Station Km July August September October November December No Chainage Te pH DO Te pH DO Te pH DO Te pH DO Te pH DO Te pH DO mp mg mp mg mp mg mp mg mp mg mp mg oC oC oC oC oC oC
1 WQ01 Km 6+820 25. 5.6 7.2 27. 8.1 6.2 26. 8.1 5.9 24. 6.4 4.4 25. 8.2 5.9 24. 7.2 4.7 90 9 4 90 5 2 90 2 2 60 5 5 90 2 10 2 2 WQ02 Km19+400 25. 7.9 7.3 28. 7.9 4.1 25. 7.1 4.2 25. 5.2 4.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 60 8 9 60 8 9 60 8 5 40 0 5 3 WQ03 Km25+290 26. 6.4 7.0 28. 6.4 6.1 25. 6.8 6.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 20 1 1 20 1 2 80 5 2 4 WQ04 Km34+710 26. 7.2 6.6 26. 7.2 5.5 26. 7.2 5.5 n/a n/a n/a 26. 7.2 5.1 25. 7.4 5.5 80 5 80 5 80 5 80 0 5 30 8 5 WQ05 Km42+160 25. 7.5 5.2 25. 7.3 5.2 25. 6.7 5.2 25. 7.9 5.1 25. 6.6 5.2 25. 7.6 5.5 70 3 5 70 3 5 70 3 5 90 0 70 3 5 50 5 6 WQ06 Km43+920 26. 6.2 5.1 26. 7.2 5.3 26. 7.3 5.3 26. 7.6 4.9 26. 7.3 5.3 25. 7.7 5.8 20 5 5 20 5 5 20 5 5 80 7 20 5 5 12 9 7 WQ07 Km47+800 26. 6.9 4.9 26. 7.5 3.5 26. 7.8 3.6 n/a n/a n/a 25. 7.8 3.6 25. 7.5 4.1 80 5 5 80 5 5 80 5 5 80 5 5 10 5 8 WQ08 Km55+410 25. 7.1 5.9 25. 6.2 5.9 25. 5.2 5.7 n/a n/a n/a 25. 5.2 5.7 25. 6.8 5.2 90 0 0 90 5 2 20 2 2 20 2 2 50 2 9 WQ09 Hlaing 25. 7.5 5.9 25. 7.1 6.7 26. 7.1 6.3 24. 7.4 6.5 26. 7.1 6.3 25. 7.2 6.1 Bridge 60 5 20 0 5 20 5 90 2 20 5 20 1
Evaluating the results in comparison with the standards (Table 7), it is shown that for pH, all monitoring stations are within the pH range of 6-9. Temperatures ranged from 240C to 280C.
The other parameters measured are not included in the parameters in the standards of Myanmar.
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Table 4-8 Water Quality Guidelines for Road Projects from Myanmar Environmental Quality Guidelines
4.4 Accidents and Complaints
4.4.1 Accidents Two accidents were reported for July to December 2019.
On November 29, 2019, accident involving one motorcycle with driver and one passenger was speeding and was passing through the construction area at box culvert No. 92 at K66+144, the motorcycle was not able to turn around to the by-pass road at right hand side of the culvert due to excessive speed, and suddenly rushed into the culvert construction area at right hand side of Km66+144, the motorcycle driver and fellow passenger are slightly injured and were treated in the Kawkareik hospital.
The second one occurred on December 2, 2019, a motorcycle without license was driven by the violator Khat Moe Tun, who was trying to overtake the 12 wheels truck with plate No. KYN-8G/4886 through another way. However, when he overtook the 12 wheels truck, the motorcycle suddenly lost control and crashed into the parallel driving 12 wheels truck, which resulted in this incident minor injuries sustained.
4.4.2 GRM Complaints For July to December 2019, two complaints which were social related complaints were recorded as follows:
In May 2019, 51 AHs in various locations in the alignment with pending LARC DMS survey. 47 of the AHs with setting of COI reference at 6 m from road centerline. 2 AHs disagreed on land type, 1 AH demanded for payment of land, and 1 AH sought for the safety of her house outside of the COI. As of December 2019, out of the 51, 33 already received payment. 18 are still in dispute with the LARC.
In December 2019, due to the difference between the cut-off date of registration for compensation (9/2014) and the date of LARC handing over the land to the owner (2016). LARC only agrees to compensate for the house and tree, not for the land. As of December 2019, the AHs already agreed to the LARC decision and payment is under process.
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There were no environmental related complaints received during the reporting period.
4.4.3 Status of Environmental Compliance to ADB Review Mission 9-13 Jan 2020
The ADB Loan Review Mission was conducted on 9 – 13 January 2020, and the minutes of meeting of said meeting provided the following environmental issues to be resolved:
MOM ISSUE RESPONSE / COMPLIANCE Para 45. The Third Party Environmental Monitoring During previous missions, PMU requested CSC and the Report was submitted to PMU in March contractor to conduct environmental monitoring for all 2020 the parameters listed in the baseline monitoring with support from a registered third-party laboratory and the results should be analyzed against the baseline data report submitted by the contractor in September 2017. However, this is still pending. Currently, the Contractor is doing monitoring for noise, air and water quality. However, for water quality, the Contractor has not monitored all the water quality parameters as those parameters in the 2017 Baseline Survey Report. The monthly water quality monitoring lacks the following parameters: BOD5, Total Coliform, Fecal Coliform, and Oil and Grease. The Mission advised PMU/CSC/Contractor to carry out monitoring for all parameters listed in baseline monitoring. The CSC and the contractor confirmed that the environmental monitoring for all parameters listed in baseline monitoring will be conducted in February 2020 with support from registered third-party laboratory and the results will be analyzed against the baseline data report. The report will be submitted separately to ADB through PMU in March 2020. Para 46 Signboards have already been installed at The October 2019 Mission advised CSC/contractor to the Quarry Area, Crusher Plant and Hot strictly follow the terms and conditions stated in the Mix Plant. ECC for crusher plant, quarry area, and hot mix plant including reporting requirements. The October 2019 Mission advised contractor to display details such as company name, contact phone, permitted area, licensing period, ECC date, on sign boards at crusher plant, quarry, and hot mix plant. However, the Mission observed that the implementation is being delayed and the contractor agreed to complete the action by the 31 January 2020. Para 48 The CSC NES already reported for work in Personnel Requirement for Environmental Safeguard. February 2020. The CSC informed the Mission that the environmental specialist has just resigned on 10 January 2020. The Mission urged PMU/CSC to mobilize the full-time national environmental specialist as soon as possible. The CSC agreed to mobilize the new specialist by 29 February 2020.
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5.0 Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
5.1 Summary and Conclusions
a) Monitoring of EMP implementation showed that the project has generally complied with all the mitigating measures.
b) Other minor issues such regarding housekeeping measures, such as the dripping of oil and grease on bare soil, the scattered debris of cleaning materials, in the Vehicle Maintenance area of the CRBC Camp. The Contractor has been required to clean up the area and maintain cleanliness of the camp. The NES will monitor compliance of the Contractor.
c) For environmental quality, there were concerns fugitive dust, however, the rainy season has alleviated the prevalence of dust in the construction areas, and there was not much need for watering the construction sites from Mid May to Mid Oct due to wet season. CRBC has provided 7 water bowser trucks (4 nos for Lot1 and 3 nos for Lot 2) in Oct 2019 and provided 18 water bowser trucks (84 nos for Lot1 and 10 nos for Lot 2) in Dec 2019 as the frequency of 5 trips for each days. Daily spraying of water at critical areas and provided plastic sheets to households to cover and protect houses from dust.
d) With regard to water quality, the pH levels were within the pH range of 6-9. However, there is concern that other parameters were measured instead of those which are required in the IEE, such as e-coli and oil and grease.
e) The next 6 months from January to June 2020, the Contractor is expected to intensify construction of civil works activities to make up for the approaching rainy season in May 2020. The NES should closely monitor the Contractor’s implementation of the EMP to mitigate all the expected construction impacts.
5.2 Ranking of Overall Progress of Implementing Environmental Safeguards
Rating parameters Rating (1-10)*
I. Compliance to Loan Covenants 8 II. Compliance to Mitigating Measures 8 III. Submission of requirements (Reports, etc.) a. CEMP 10 b. Environmental Permits 10 c. Monthly reports 10 IV. Timely submission / compliance 8 Overall (Average of total of I – IV) 54/6= 9 (Very Good)
*Rating equivalents: Very Good = 10; Good = 7.5; Fair = 5; Poor = 3; Very Poor = 1.5
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5.3 Recommendations
For the following months (January to June 2020), the following recommendations are hereby made:
a) CRBC should maintain the watering of roads to alleviate the dust problem affecting communities and commercial establishments along the road.
b) During the rainy season, potholes and flooded areas must be drained and filled with aggregates as part of regular road maintenance.
c) The Contractor’s campsites should be kept clean of all litter and garbage, and workers should avoid burning of wastes.
d) The NES should be mobilized to
monitor Contractor’s compliance to EMP mitigating measures facilitate the preparation of monthly environmental reports monitor environmental monitoring of noise, air and water quality by Contractor coordinate with the CRBC HSEO for all environmental concerns, complaints, etc.
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