Construction of Pastures Stock Watering System -Varagavan

RA MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION DEPARTMENT

COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT II

COMPONENT 1: COMMUNITY PASTURE AND LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

CONSTRUCTION OF PASTURES STOCK WATERING SYSTEM IN BERD COMMUNITY VARAGAVAN VILLAGE OF THE RA TAVUSH MARZ

February 2020

PART 1: GENERAL PROJECT AND SITE INFORMATION

INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE Country Republic of Armenia Name of the Project Second Community Agricultural Resource Management and Competitiveness

Subproject Title Construction of pasture stock-watering system in Berd community Varagavan village of the RA Tavush marz Scope of (sub)project and The main purpose of the sub-project is the improvement of the activity pasture stock-watering system in Berd Community, providing sufficient water supply for 250 cattle and 180 sheep and goat directly in the pasture. The following construction activities will be implemented under the proposed sub-project: • Construction of water reservoir 230m3 capacity; • Renovation of 70 m3 existing water chamber; • Construction of water chambers /2 regulation, 2 pressure, 2 discharge/ • Construction of inlet water pipeline 130 m (D= 40x2.4mm, P=1.0 MPa); • Construction of two metallic troughs with 12 m length each. The design for pastures watering network has been developed by the ANNUSHIK JRER ANDJINJ LLC design company consortium under the contract № CARMAC2-CP-CS-18-04 (Design) concluded with Agriculture Development Fund and RA FFPMC. Institutional/implementation Task Team Leader Safeguard Specialists arrangements (co-TTL if applicable) (env., soc.) (World Bank) Bekzod Shamsiev Darejan Kapanadze Arusyak Alaverdyan Hmayak Avagyan Sophia Georgieva Institutional/implementation Implementing entity Safeguards Works provider arrangements supervisor RA MoEconomy (if external to (to be selected) (Borrower) Agricultural Implementing Entity) Programs Implementation N/A Department (APID) SITE DESCRIPTION

Name of site Berd community, Varagavan village of Tavush marz

Site location and description The pipeline will pass through the communal lands, particularly through 0.1ha community-owned pasture areas in the outskirts of the village. Thus, during construction, the Project will temporarily use 0.1ha land, and this land will become usable for the community again being reinstated after completion of construction works, without any restriction of land use or access. Temporary access will be provided during construction

to ensure continued mobility of livestock and herders.

No part of the pipelines will pass through private land or through lands used by illegal users. This was checked and verified via the community cadastral map and field surveys.

As the construction activities will be carried out in the remote pastures, in the outskirts of the village, there is no need for a temporary closure of roads, and as there are no private houses nearby, no temporary disturbance to residents may occur during the construction activities. The natural relief and landscape will be recovered after construction works.

Land title and user right The land required for the sub-project implementation belongs to holder(s) the Community; the Reference provided by Berd Community Mayor (based on the Community cadastral map survey) is attached. Description of geographic, The sub-project implementation area is located at a distance of physical, biological, 187 km from Yerevan and 250m from the Varagavan community geological, hydrographic and of Tavush marz. socio-economic context The climatic conditions of the Varagavan are mild mountainous. The average temperature in winter is about 0+2C in summer +32C. Precipitation is not abundant, 400-450 mm on the lake surface, up to 1000 in the mountains.

Varagavan village (settlement) due to the consolidation process in 2017 was included in the Berd community of the RA Tavush marz.

The area of Varagavan is 1135.73ha. The population is 719, overall 225 households.

In Varagavan Community Pasture User Association Consumer Cooperative established under the CARMAC II Project there are 51 members of whom 5 women, 30 youths and 2 representatives of vulnerable groups as per Project vulnerability criteria (pensioners, persons with a disability, family benefit system recipients, etc.).

Locations and distance for If additional soil is be required to close the trenches or for material sourcing, especially grading the nearby area, such additional soil has to be delivered aggregates, water, stones by Contractors from the place provided by the community.

Gravel and stones may be purchased and delivered by the Contractor. The contractor may choose to extract natural construction materials himself, in which case the contractor must obtain an extraction license prior to commencement of extraction.

Water for construction works will be provided with mobile water tanks.

Water will be taken from the water source, for which the Berd community obtained water use permits from the Ministry of Environment (MoE) of the RA. LEGISLATION National & local legislation & Permits required for accomplishing the works planned under the permits that apply to project sub-project: activity • Construction license to be possessed by Construction Contractor; • Construction permit to be obtained by the Construction Contractor from Berd municipality; • Water use permit, provided to Berd community; • Written consent for additional soil delivery will be obtained by Construction Contractor from Berd Community Mayor; • Land ownership Reference to be provided by the Berd Community Mayor.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION When / where the public Public consultations on the present draft ESMP were carried out consultation process took in Berd community of the RA Tavush marz on ______. place Minutes of meeting and the List of participants will be attached to the ESMP.

ATTACHMENTS 1. Site cadastral map, photos; 2. Reference from Berd Community Mayor on the ownership of lands; 3. Minutes of public consultation meeting, photos (to be attached); 4. Construction permit (to be provided); 5. Water use permit provided to Berd community 6. Agreement for construction waste disposal, obtained from Berd Community Mayor; 7. Agreement for additional soil delivery, obtained from Berd Community Mayor (to be provided if necessary )

PART 2: SAFEGUARDS SCREENING AND TRIGGERS

ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL SCREENING FOR SAFEGUARDS TRIGGERS Activity/Issue Status Triggered Actions 1. Infrastructure rehabilitation [x] Yes [ ] No If “Yes”, see Section A below 2. New construction of small [x] Yes [ ] No If “Yes”, see Section A infrastructure below 3. Impacts on surface drainage system [ ] Yes [x] No If “Yes”, see Section B below Will the site 4. Impacts on historic / cultural [ ] Yes [x] No If “Yes”, see Section C activity heritage below include/involve 5. Handling hazardous / toxic [ ] Yes [x ] No If “Yes”, see Section D any of the materials1 below following? 6. Impacts on forests, wetlands, [ ] Yes [x] No If “Yes”, see Section E below protected areas 7. Risk of unexploded ordnance (UXO) [ ] Yes [x] No If “Yes”, see Section F below 8. Risks for traffic and pedestrians [ ] Yes [x] No If “Yes”, see Section G below 9. Impacts on land property and use [ ] Yes [x] No If “Yes”, see Section H below 10. Social risk [x] Yes [ ] No If “Yes”, see Section I below

1 Toxic / hazardous material includes but is not limited to asbestos, toxic paints, noxious solvents, removal of lead paint, etc.

PART 3: MITIGATION MEASURES

ACTIVITY PARAMETER MITIGATION MEASURES 0. General Public (a) Local authorities and communities have been notified of upcoming Conditions Awareness activities and Worker (b) The public has been notified of the works through appropriate Safety notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works) (c) All legally required permits have been acquired (d) The Contractor formally agrees that all work will be carried out in a safe and disciplined manner designed to minimize impacts on neighbouring residents and environment. (e) Workers’ Personal Protective Equipment will comply with international good practice (helmets, masks, safety glasses, harnesses and safety boots) (f) Appropriate signposting of the sites will inform workers of key rules and regulations to follow A. General Air Quality (a) Apply dust control measures during earth works and on access/service Rehabilitation earth roads (e.g. spraying and moistening the ground) and /or (b) Keep demolition debris, excavated soil and aggregates in controlled Construction area and spray with water Activities (c) Suppress ongoing pneumatic drilling or breaking of pavement and foundations by water spraying and/or installing dust screen enclosures (d) Kept the area outside construction site free of soil, debris, and construction waste (e) Ban open burning of construction / waste material (f) Ensure standard working condition of all machinery, provide adequate servicing and maintenance, and restrict excessive idling of construction vehicles Noise (a) Limit construction noise to standard working hours inside and in proximity to residential areas (b) During operations, keep the engine covers of generators, air compressors and other powered mechanical equipment closed, and equipment placed as far away from residential areas as possible Water Quality (a) Establish appropriate erosion and sediment control measures (e.g. hay bales and/or silt fences) to prevent sediment from moving off site and causing excessive turbidity in canalization and nearby streams and rivers Waste (a) Identify sites for temporary and permanent disposal of various types of Management waste as well as routes for waste transportation to the disposal sites before commencement of works, put formal arrangements for waste disposal (site allocation, agreement, contract, etc. as required) in place and enforce adherence to these arrangements (b) Plan for and undertake waste separation on-site; explore opportunities for recycling and/or reuse of particular types of non-toxic waste. (c) Maintain records of waste disposal as a proof of proper management as designed.

I. Social Risk Public (a) Assign local liaison person within Contractor’s team to be in charge of Relationship communication with and receiving requests/ complaints from local Management population (b) Consult local communities to identify and proactively manage potential conflicts between an external workforce and local people (c) Raise local community awareness about sexually transmitted disease risks associated with the presence of an external workforce and include local communities in awareness activities (d) Inform the population about construction and work schedules, interruption of services, traffic detour routes and provisional bus routes, blasting and demolition, as appropriate (e) Limit construction activities at night. When necessary ensure that night work is carefully scheduled and the community is properly informed so they can take necessary measures (f) At least five days in advance of any service interruption (including water, electricity, telephone, bus routes), advise community through postings at the work site, at bus stops, and in affected homes/businesses (g) Address concerns raised through Grievance Redress Mechanism established by the Employer within the designated timeline within the scope of Contractor’s liability Labour (a) To the extent possible, do not locate work camps in proximity to local Management communities (b) Consult neighbouring communities on siting and operation of worker camps (c) Recruit unskilled or semi-skilled workers from local communities to the extent possible. Where and when feasible, provide worker skills training to enhance participation of local people (d) Provide potable water and adequate lavatory facilities in all work camps. Equip residential labour camps with septic tank systems preventing release of untreated sludge to the natural environment, washing areas, adequate supplies of hot and cold running water, and soap (e) Raise awareness of workers on overall relationship management with local population, establish the code of conduct in line with international practice and strictly enforce them, including the dismissal of workers and financial penalties of adequate scale

PART 4: MONITORING PLAN

Where How Cost When What Why (Is the (Is the (if not (Define the Activity/Item (Is the parameter to be parameter to parameter (Is the parameter being included in frequency / or monitored?) be to be monitored?) project continuous?) monitored?) monitored?) budget)

CONSTRUCTION PHASE Community Community has been Berd Interviews The first Ensure Community awareness RA notification notified on upcoming community with local month of and consent MoEconomy activities residents construction APID works Clearly established Berd Interviews Monthly Ensure that local Community RA grievance redress community with can voice concerns and ask MoEconomy mechanism is in place and municipal questions APID accessible for local authorities Community and local residents Legal All required permits and Berd Review of Before and Comply with legal requirements RA compliance agreements are acquired Community files during the MoEconomy Administratio first month of APID n and construction Contractor’s works administratio n

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Acquisition of Loss of private land and/ or Construction Inspection Monthly visits (a) If land acquisition was not RA Land assets site during expected but is required, or if MoEconomy construction APID loss of access to income of legal or illegal users of land was not expected but may occur, the Bank’s Task Team Leader shall be immediately consulted. No land acquisition or asset loss should occur before adequate mitigation measures agreeable to the Bank have been implemented. (b) A Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) or an Abbreviated RAP, as applicable, should be prepared newly or in line with the Project’s Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) before land is acquired and asset loss occurs Provision of Personal safety gear is Construction Inspection Monthly Prevent trauma and casualty RA workers’ health provided to and used by site among workers MoEconomy and safety workers. APID

Consistency with the rules of exploitation of the construction equipment. Operation of The surrounding Construction Inspection Monthly visits Minimize dust emission RA construction environment is kept free of site during MoEconomy machinery debris to minimize dust construction APID

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- Technical condition of Construction Inspection Monthly visits Prevent air pollution with RA vehicles and machinery site during hazardous emissions MoEconomy - Confinement and construction APID protection of truck loads with lining

There is no excessive idling Construction Inspection Monthly visits Minimize exhaust RA of construction vehicles at site during MoEconomy site construction APID Noise Construction noise is limited Construction Inspection Monthly Minimize nuisance to local RA generation to day-time hours site during Community MoEconomy construction APID Waste Temporary storage of waste Construction Inspection Monthly Prevent pollution of work site RA generation within demarcated and site during and nuisance to local MoEconomy fenced work site, at a construction Community APID designated location Construction waste is Construction Inspection Monthly Prevent environment pollution RA regularly collected and site during MoEconomy disposed at an agreed site construction APID Waste disposal site Servicing Construction vehicles and Construction Inspection Monthly Prevent pollution of surface and RA machinery machinery are serviced and site during groundwater MoEconomy fueled away from a water construction APID body or at a service center. Earth works Separation and stockpiling Construction Inspection Monthly Ensure successful RA of excavated material and site during reinstatement of the site MoEconomy topsoil for backfilling and construction APID site reinstatement purposes.

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Suspension of earth works Berd Review of In case of Prevent the loss of physical RA Ministry of and contacting national Community communicat chance finds cultural resources Economy authority for cultural Administratio ion and

heritage preservation in n archaeologi case of chance finds; cal reports RA Ministry of Construction resumption of works upon Education, Contractor’s formal consent from the Science, administratio authority for the Culture and n preservation of cultural Sport heritage.

OPERATION PHASE Maintenance of Regular maintenance and Berd Inspection Recurrent Keep the watering system in Berd watering system operational repair works are Community good operational condition Community undertaken as required to Administratio Administration keep sources collection n point, pipeline, pumping station and trough in good technical condition.

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Watering places are marked by blue lines

BERD

Water intake location First watering place location Second watering place location

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1. Letter from Berd Community Mayor on the Ownership of Land (non-official translation is attached)

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BERD COMMUNITY OF TAVUSH MARZ OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

N 249/ել/19 14.02.2019 REFERENCE

This is to inform you that for the stock-watering system construction works under the Second Community Agricultural Resource Management and Competitiveness Project in Varagavan village of Berd community of Tavush marz of the RA, the routes of the pipelines were selected and agreed with the RA Tavush marz Berd Community Varagavan village representatives during the design phase. The construction works will be implemented in the community-owned lands; the pipelines will pass only through communal lands of the abovementioned community that do not belong to any other physical person or legal entity and are not cultivated.

Berd Community Mayor /signed/ HARUTYUN MANUCHARYAN /Official seal/

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2. Minutes of Public Consultation Meeting on the Draft ESMP Berd Community, RA Tavush Marz …., 2020

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List of participants

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Public Consultation in Berd Community

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3. Construction permit with non-official translation

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4. Water use permit with non- official translation

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MINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

WATER USE PERMIT N 000 101 5-2-W-S-N

VARAGAVAN VILLAGE HEAD ’S OFFICE

(Name of water user)

RA TAVUSH MARZ

A.GRIGORYAN A. ABRAHAMAYAN

(Head of water resources management and protection body) (Name, surname

RA MINISTER OF NATURE PROTECTION VARAGAVAN VILLAGE HEAD

signature, name, surname signature of water use permit applicant) Issued 17.06.2016 Effective up to 17.06.2021 Term of activity is prolonged up to ______.

(Head of water resources management (Position, signature, name, surname and protection body) of water use permit applicant)

Address of the water user (Name (surname), address and telephone number of

RA Tavush marz, Varagavan village tel: (094 ) 0801000 water use permit applicant)

Location of water use RA Tavush Marz, Administrative District of Varagavan Community

Location of water extraction

1. Water use purpose watering

2. Quantity of water used, including

Surface water resources # a)

b) Underground water resources Angevrut and Pokr Dalkhan 48.782 thousand m3/year, 134.0 m3/day, 1.55 l/sec

3. Time period and regime of water use

180 days annually with 24-hour regime 4. Control mechanisms to support compliance with water use permit requirements

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1. Control over quantity of water use and registration 2. Purposeful use of water 3. Meeting additional conditions being integral part of the present WP

*Contract on the use of earth interior is required for underground water use in cases as prescribed by Interior Code of the RA. N 000101 17.06.2016 ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AS INTEGRAL PART OF WATER USE PERMIT

The present conditions elaborated according to the requirements of Article 32 of Water Code of the RA are subject to mandatory fulfillment. 1. Berd community office is obliged to: a/ meet requirements of the RA law conditioned by water use permit N 000101 and water use implementation. b/ in case of emergencies, water deficit and drought meet the requirements of Water resources management agency of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection, which are directed at public interest and protection of environment. c/ with its activities do not reduce the rights of water use of traditional water users already existing before the water use permit N 000 101 was issued. d/ ensure conditions for the official of the Water resources management agency of the Staff of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection to supervise the fulfillment of water use conditions. e/carry out spring regime observations by the qualified hydrogeological organization and submit the results once a year to the WRMA to be registered in the State Water Cadastre as prescribed by law. 2. Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Decision N 118 on “Defining activities of application of modern technologies, improvement of monitoring of water resources and reduction and prevention of pollution” issued by the RA Government on 14.01.10. 3. The conditions of the present WP are subject to review at the request of WRMA during the development of the given water basin management plan. 4. Coordinate point of water extraction is:

X = 45º56’25.26’’ Y = 39º39’08.92’’ H = 2405.0 m

RA Minister of Nature Protection Berd Community Administrative Representative ______A. Grigoryan ______A. Abrahamyan 17.06.2016 17.06.2021

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5. Agreement for construction waste disposal obtained from Berd Community Mayor, with non-official translation

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HEAD OF TAVUSH MARZ BERD COMMUNITY

#251/ 19 25 April 2019

This is to inform you, that the construction wastes generated in a result of implementation of stock- watering system construction works in Berd community of the RA Tavush marz under the Second Community Agricultural Resource Management and Competitiveness Project will be transported to area of Paravaqar village, which is the designated dumpsite for Varagavan community, located from 5 /five/ km from the construction site. The remaining soil will be used during landscaping and restoration of the area.

Stamp / Official seal Harutyun Manucharyan

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