Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report TAJ: Strengthening
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Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 46535-001 Reporting period: January – June 2017 TAJ: Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project Prepared by the Project Administration Group-Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment and CAICO/GOPA for the Ministry of Finance and the Asian Development Bank. This 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. 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. CONTENT I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1. Project background ................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Construction activities and project progress in reporting period .......................... 4 1.3. Changes in project organization and environmental management team .............12 1.4. Relationships with contractors, owner, lender, etc. ...............................................13 II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ....................................................................................14 2.1. Water quality monitoring .............................................................................................14 2.2. Air quality monitoring ..................................................................................................14 2.3. Noise and vibrations monitoring ..................................................................................14 2.4. Flora and fauna monitoring .........................................................................................15 2.5. Implementation of mitigation measures during construction works in accordance with EMP/SSEMP .........................................................................................................................15 2.5.1. Bokhtar sub-project ..............................................................................................15 2.5.2. Vanj sub-project ...................................................................................................16 2.5.3. Dushanbe sub-project ..........................................................................................17 2.5.4. Sangvor sub-project .............................................................................................18 III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................19 3.1. The environmental management system (EMS), site-specific environmental management plan (SSEMP), and work plans .....................................................................19 3.2. Site inspections and audits .........................................................................................19 3.3 Non-compliance notices ...............................................................................................20 3.4. Consultation and complaints .......................................................................................21 IV. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR THE NEXT PERIOD ..............................................21 V. ANNEXES: .........................................................................................................................23 1 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank CTMMEQ Center for Training Methodology and Monitoring Education Quality EMP Environmental Management Plan EPCD Engineering and Pedagogical College of Dushanbe ERP Emergency Response Plan GoT Government of Tajikistan IEE Initial Environmental Examination Km Kilometer MOLME Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment PAG Project administration group SSEMP Site Specific Environmental Management Plan TMP Traffic Management Plan TVET Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project WMP Waste Management Plan 1 I. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Project background 1. The Republic of Tajikistan has received Grant 0452/53/Loan 3309 from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for implementing Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project (the Project). The Project supports the expansion of quality training of unskilled youth and adults to prepare them for skilled employment in Tajikistan and abroad through upgrading of the public TVET system. The upgraded system will train and empower individuals to move from unemployment and underemployment into higher-paying jobs, alleviating poverty by strengthening the livelihood opportunities of trainees and their families and increasing their ability to participate in national economic development. 2. The “Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Tajikistan Project funding consists of an ADB US$15 million loan, US$ 15 million grant, co-financing of $2 million from the Clean Energy Fund under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility, and Government of Tajikistan $2 million counterpart funds. The implementing agency is the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment (MOLME). 3. The Project has four outputs as follows: (i) TVET system methodology modernized; (ii) physical learning facilities in selected TVET institutions upgraded; (iii) access to quality TVET programs improved; and (iv) governance and management of TVET system strengthened. 4. The Project is classified as ADB Environmental Category B with the potential environmental impacts confined to activities within Output 2, Upgrade Physical Learning Facilities. This component consists of: civil works to rehabilitate existing buildings; and provision of new equipment to rehabilitated workshops, laboratories, and other rehabilitated facilities. 5. The Project will rehabilitate physical facilities at 29 TVET institutions located throughout the country. The importance of the Project will be through its impact on the skills and employability of graduates of the rehabilitated TVET schools. The map showing location of the educational facilities covered by the Project is presented below. 6. This is the first Bi-annual Environmental Report for the TVET Project, covering the period January to June 2017. The scope of the report is to report on monitoring of environmental, social and safety issues associated with the implementation of the project. 7. The Figure 1 below shows the location of all TVET sub-projects in the country. 1 2 Figure 1. Project implementation in the selected TVET institutions 8. Table 1 presents list of TVET sub-projects. Table 1. List of sub-projects Ref. Code Facility name Status 1 CW01/1 Rehabilitation of Construction lyceum in Dushanbe, Not started 2 CW01/2 Rehabilitation of Polytechnic lyceum in Dushanbe, Not started 3 CW01/3 Rehabilitation of Sewing lyceum in Dushanbe Not started 4 CW01/4 Rehabilitation of Auto t-sport lyceum in Dushanbe, Not started 5 CW01/5 Rehabilitation of Tourism lyceum in Dushanbe Not started 6 CW01/6 Rehabilitation of lyceum in Shahrinav Not started 7 CW12/1 Rehabilitation of Polytechnic Lyceum in Khujand Not started 3 8 CW12/2 Rehabilitation of Construction Lyceum in Dushanbe Not started 9 CW02/1 Rehabilitation of lyceum in Khujand Not started 10 CW02/2 Rehabilitation of lyceum in Isfara Not started 11 CW02/3 Rehabilitation of lyceum Mastchoch Not started 12 CW02/4 Rehabilitation of ALC in Kanibadam Not started 13 CW02/5 Rehabilitation of ALC in Ghafurov Not started 14 CW04/1 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum Panjikent Not started 15 CW04/2 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum Istaravshan Not started 16 CW04/3 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum Shariston Not started 17 CW05/1 Minor rehabilitation of ALC in Farhor. Not started 18 CW05/2 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum in Vose. Not started 19 CW05/3 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum in Kulyab Not started 20 CW06/1 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum Kurgan-Tube. Not started 21 CW06/2 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum in Vakhsh. Not started 22 CW06/3 Minor rehabilitation of ALC in Yavan. Not started 23 CW06/4 Minor rehabilitation of ALC in Nurek. Not started 24 CW07/1 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum in Shugnon Not started 25 CW07/2 Minor rehabilitation of lyceum in Tojikobod Not started 26 CW Civil works in State Institution “Center for Training Complete 11/SH/02 Methodology and Monitoring Education Quality” and “Engineering Pedagogical college in Dushanbe” 27 CW09/SH/04 Minor repair in Adult Learning Center branch: Center Complete of Vocational training and Entrepreneurship in Sangvor 28 CW08/SH/03 Minor repair in Adult Learning Center branch in Vanj Complete 29 NCB-CW10 Rehabilitation of Bokhtar Energy institute Ongoing 3 4 1.2. Construction activities and project progress in reporting period 9. Construction activities within the reporting period covered 4 out of the planned 29 sub- projects to be financed under the Project. These cited sub-projects are described in the tables below. 1) Rehabilitation of Bokhtar Energy institute Package No MOLME /TVET/NCB-CW10 Invitation for Bids August 23, 2016 Bid Opening September 30, 2016, 10:10 AM Contractor: LLC “Hamsafar” Date of Commencement (NTP) 28 December 2016 Date of Completion 23 August 2017 Contract Duration 8 month 10. Construction activities under this sub-project is completed by some 98% with the remaining activities mostly related to