47181-002: Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Initial Environmental Examination October 2019 Tajikistan: Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin Project Prepared by BETS Consulting Services Ltd in association with Panasia Ltd. for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the draft originally posted in December 2017 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/47181-002/main#project-documents. This initial environmental examination 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Republic of Tajikistan Agency of Land Reclamation and Irrigation Document Stage: Updated IEE Project Number: 47181-002 October 2019 Republic of Tajikistan: Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin Updated Initial Environmental Examination October 2019 Prepared by: BETS Consulting Services Ltd in association with Panasia Ltd. Updated IEE WRM in Pyanj River Basin, October 2019 Page 3 of 134 Grant-0498-TAJ Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin- 5 Project Implementation and Monitoring Consulting Services for ALRI CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 19 October 2019) Currency unit – somoni (TJS) TJS 1.0 = $0.09757 $1.00 = TJS 10.2495 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ALRI Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation AP Affected Person CEP Committee for Environmental Protection CHR Chubek Head regulator CMC Chubek Main canal CIS Chubek Irrigation System DDEP District Department of Environmental Protection EA Executing Agency EHS Guidelines World Bank Group’s Environment, Health and Safety Guidelines EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMoP Environment Monitoring Plan EMP Environment Management Plan EU European Union FA Farmers Association FY Fiscal Year GAP Gender Action Plan GBAO Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (Province) GIP Good International Practice GoT Government of Tajikistan GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism I&D Irrigation and Drainage IA Implementing Agency I&D Irrigation and drainage IEE Initial Environmental Examination IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management JFPR Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Action Plan LIC Loan Implementation Consultant MEWR Ministry of Energy and Water Resources M&R Modernization and rehabilitation ALRWR Agency of Land Reclamation and Water Resources MoH Ministry of Health NGO Nongovernment organization O&M Operation and Maintenance OSH Occupational Safety and Health PAM Project Administrative Manual PCRs Physical cultural resources PEE Public Ecological Expertise Updated IEE WRM in Pyanj River Basin, October 2019 Page 4 of 134 Grant-0498-TAJ Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin- 5 Project Implementation and Monitoring Consulting Services for ALRI PIG Project Implementation Group PIO Project implementation office at district level PMO Project Management Office PPCU Project Public Complaints Unit PPE Personal Protective Equipment PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRB Pyanj River Basin PRBC Pyanj River Basin Council PRBMP Pyanj River Basin Management Plan PRBO Pyanj River Basin Organization REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RURA Region Under Republic Administration RCC Reinforced Concrete Cement SEE State Ecological Expertise SCADA System control and data acquisition SEB Sediment Exclusion Basin SMP Sediment Management Plan SSEMP Site-Specific Environmental Management plan SPS Safeguard Policy Statement TJS Tajikistan Somoni TSS Total Suspended Solids UIEE Updated Initial Environmental examination WRM Water Resources Management WRMPRB Water Resources Management Project in Pyanj River Basin WUAs Water Users’ Associations WEIGHTS AND MEASURES °C degree Celsius cm Centimeter DEM digital elevation model accepted metric system unit of area equal to 10,000 m2and primarily used in ha the measurement of land km Kilometer km2 square kilometer m Meter m2 square meter m3 Cubic meter m3/s cubic meter per second (flow of water) mg/l milligrams per liter msl Mean sea level ppm parts per million Updated IEE WRM in Pyanj River Basin, October 2019 Page 5 of 134 Grant-0498-TAJ Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin- 5 Project Implementation and Monitoring Consulting Services for ALRI GLOSSARY OF TERMS Kolkhoz Collective Farm (agricultural cooperatives during Soviet time) Mitigation Measures Mitigation measures are the means by which potential impacts for the project are avoided or reduced to appropriate levels through modifications to the task or to the context of the task. In real terms, ‘reducing impacts to an appropriate level’ means that the impacts are reduced to a point where they no longer pose a significant threat to the current or future status of the surrounding natural environment, biodiversity value, and social or economic environment of the sub project area. Oblast Region/ Province Raion District Sovkhoz State farm (during Soviet time) NOTES (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. Updated IEE WRM in Pyanj River Basin, October 2019 Page 6 of 134 CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 4 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ....................................................................................................... 5 GLOSSARY OF TERMS .............................................................................................................. 6 LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 13 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 18 1.1 Project Background ....................................................................................................... 18 1.2 Overall Project Context .................................................................................................. 18 1.3 Approach and Objectives of UIEE .................................................................................... 19 1.4 Methodology for UIEE .................................................................................................... 20 1.5 Categorization............................................................................................................... 21 1.6 Structure of the UIEE .................................................................................................... 22 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ....................................................... 23 2.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 23 2.2 Country Policies and Administrative Framework ................................................................ 23 2.3 International Legal Instruments ...................................................................................... 24 2. 4 Legal Framework for Environmental Assessment (EA) and Permitting ................................. 25 2.4.1 Basic EA Laws ............................................................................................................... 25 2.4.2 Public Participation ........................................................................................................ 27 2.4.3 Licenses ....................................................................................................................... 27 2.4.4 Environmental Permits ................................................................................................... 28 2.4.5 State Environmental Program 2009-2019 ......................................................................... 28 2.4.6 Implementation and Compliance ..................................................................................... 28 2.4.7 Environmental norms and standards ............................................................................... 29 2.4.8 Noise, Water and Air Quality Standards ........................................................................... 30 2.5 ADB Safeguards ............................................................................................................ 38 2.5.1 Other Relevant Guidelines .............................................................................................. 39 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 40 3.1 Location and Area ......................................................................................................... 40 3.2 Overall Project Components ........................................................................................... 41 3.3 Existing Chubek Irrigation System & Present Condition of Chubek Main Canal System (CMCS) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………41 3.4 Chubek Inter-farm Canals (IFCs) and On-farm Canals (OFCs) ............................................ 53 3.5 Canal Structures, Access Roads and Other Infrastructures ................................................