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IEE: Pakistan: New Khanki Barrage Project, Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Initial Environmental Examination August 2011 Pakistan: MFF-Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Sector Development T2 (New Khanki Barrage Project) Prepared by Punjab Management Office (PMO) for Punjab Barrages for the Asian Development Bank GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT PUNJAB MANAGEMENT OFFICE(PMO) FOR PUNJAB BARRAGES New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION REPORT IEE Report August 2011 GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT PUNJAB MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) FOR PUNJAB BARRAGES New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) IEE Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page No. 1. INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 GENERAL 1-1 1.2 PROJECT DETAILS 1-1 1.3 BACKGROUND 1-3 1.4 PROJECT LOCATION 1-4 1.5 PROJECT CATEGORIZATION 1-5 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT 1-5 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 1-6 1.8 METHODOLOGIES OF PERFORMING THE STUDY 1-6 1.9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESETTLEMENT ISSUES 1-7 2. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK POLICY 2-1 2.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN PAKISTAN 2-1 2.2 NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY 2-1 2.3 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY 2-1 2.4 GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2-2 2.4.1 Guidelines for the Preparation and Review of Environmental Reports, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, 1997 2-2 2.4.2 Guidelines of Public Consultation, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, May, 1997 2-2 2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES 2-3 2.5.1 Provincial EPA 2-3 2.5.2 Provincial Departments of Forestry and Wildlife 2-3 2.5.3 Local Government and Municipalities 2-3 2.5.4 Social & Environmental Management Unit (SEMU) 2-3 2.5.5 Environment-Related Statutes 2-4 2.6 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GUIDELINES 2-5 2.7 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS (NEQS) 2000 2-6 2.8 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 2-12 i New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) IEE Report 3. THE PROJECT 3-1 3.1 GENERAL 3-1 3.2 THE NEW KHANKI BARRAGE PROJECT 3-1 3.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT 3-1 3.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 3-2 3.4.1 Environmental Assessment 3-3 3.4.2 Old Barrage (Area A) 3-3 3.4.3 New Barrage site (Area B) 3-3 3.4.4 Public Park (Area C) 3-3 3.4.5 Consultants Residence and New Staff Colony (Area D) 3-6 3.4.6 Offices (Area E) 3-6 3.4.7 Old Workers Colony (Area F) 3-6 3.4.8 New L.C.C (Area G) 3-6 3.4.9 Private Land (Area H) 3-6 3.4.10 Government land; Tree Plantation (Area I) 3-6 3.4.11 Lake (Area J) 3-6 3.4.12 Old Workshop (Area K) 3-7 3.4.13 Contractors Facilities (Area L) 3-7 3.4.14 Palku Nallah 3-7 3.4.15 Borrow Area 3-7 3.4.16 High Level Channel 3-7 3.4.17 Development and Improvement of Access Road 3-7 3.4.18 Rehabilitation of School 3-7 3.4.19 Construction of Basic Health Unit (B.H.U) 3-8 3.5 WORKS & MATERIALS 3-8 3.5.1 Estimated quantities of works 3-8 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE 4-1 4.1 GENERAL 4-1 4.2 AREA OF INFLUENCE (AOI) 4-1 4.3 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 4-2 4.3.1 Alluvial Deposits 4-2 4.3.2 Physiography 4-3 4.3.3 Soil Type 4-3 4.3.4 Land Use 4-3 4.3.5 The River and Hydrologic Regime at Old Khanki Headworks 4-4 4.3.6 Effect of Dismantling of Old Khanki Barrage on Peak Discharge of Chenab River 4-5 ii New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) IEE Report 4.3.7 Water Resource for the Vicinity Area 4-5 4.3.8 Climate 4-8 4.3.9 Ambient Quality of Environment 4-9 4.4 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 4-14 4.4.1 Flora 4-14 4.4.2 Fauna 4-16 4.4.3 Endangered Species 4-21 4.4.4 Livestock 4-21 4.4.5 Agriculture 4-22 4.4.6 Horticulture 4-22 4.4.7 Socio-Economic and Cultural Aspects 4-22 4.4.8 Population and Community Structure 4-23 4.4.9 Poverty Status 4-23 4.4.10 Land Tenure System 4-24 4.4.11 Land Value 4-24 4.4.12 Social Equity 4-25 4.4.13 Social Cohesion 4-25 4.4.14 Gender Issues and Status of Women 4-25 4.4.15 Services and Facilities in the area 4-26 4.4.16 Credit Facilities 4-30 4.4.17 Resettlement 4-31 4.4.18 Conclusions 4-31 5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 5-1 5.1 No Project Option/Worst Scenario Option 5-2 5.2 Option of Remodeling and Repairing the Old Headworks and Not Building New Barrage 5-3 5.3 Option of Constructing the New Barrage on the Site of Old Barrage 5-4 5.4 Option of Constructing the New Barrage Upstream the Old Barrage 5-5 5.5 Option of New Barrage 900 Feet Downstream of the Old Headworks 5-6 5.6 Option of Dismantling the Old Khanki Barrage 5-7 5.7 Option of Not Locating Logistics and Irrigation Department Land 5-8 5.8 Option of Employing Outside Labour Instead Of Local Labour 5-9 5.9 Summary of Alternatives 5-10 6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 6-1 6.1 CONSULTATION PROCESS 6-1 6.2 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION 6-2 iii New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) IEE Report 6.3 CONSULTATION FINDINGS 6-3 6.4 GENDER COMPONENT 6-4 6.5 SOCIAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (SFA) 6-5 6.3.1 Parties 6-5 6.3.2 Agreement Contents 6-5 7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 7-1 7.1 METHODOLOGY 7-1 7.2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT – OVERVIEW 7-1 7.3 EXPLANATION OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 7-4 7.3.1 Construction Phase 7-4 7.3.1.1 Land Resources 7-4 7.3.1.2 Hydrology and Water Resources 7-9 7.3.1.3 Air Quality and Noise Pollution 7-11 7.3.1.4 Biological Resources 7-13 7.3.1.5 Socioeconomic, Cultural and Archaeological Issues 7-15 7.3.2 Operational and Management Phase 7-16 7.3.3 Socio-economic Impacts on the overall Project Area 7-16 8. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 8-1 8.1 INTRODUCTION 8-1 8.1.1 Objective of Environmental Management Plan 8-1 8.1.2 Regulatory Requirements and Applicable Standards 8-2 8.1.2.1 National Regulatory Requirements 8-2 8.1.2.2 ADB Procedures 8-3 8.1.2.3 Status of Regulatory Clearances 8-4 8.1.3 Components of the EMP 8-4 8.2. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES 8-5 8.2.1 Management Approach 8-5 8.2.2 Project Management Office (PMO) 8-5 8.2.3 Contractor 8-6 8.2.4 Construction Supervision Consultants 8-6 8.2.5 Organizational Structure 8-6 8.3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PLAN 8-10 8.3.1 Corridor of Impact 8-10 8.3.2 Mitigation Plan 8-10 8.3.3 Social Development Assistance 8-11 iv New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) IEE Report 8.4. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN 8-28 8.4.1 Objectives 8-28 8.4.2 Monitoring 8-28 8.4.2.1 Effects Monitoring 8-29 8.4.2.2 Compliance Monitoring 8-29 8.4.2.3 Post-Project Monitoring 8-30 8.4.2.4 Third Party Monitoring / Environmental Audit Annually 8-31 8.4.3 Grievance Redress System 8-33 8.4.4 Reporting Structure and Outcomes 8-34 8.4.4.1 Data Recording and Maintenance 8-34 8.4.4.2 Storage of information 8-34 8.4.4.3 Meetings 8-34 8.4.4.4 Photographic record 8-35 8.4.4.5 Social complaints register 8-35 8.4.4.6 Change record register 8-35 8.4.4.7 Reporting 8-35 8.4.5 Communication Strategy 8-36 8.5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 8-38 8.5.1 Meeting with local and regional officials 8-38 8.5.2 Meeting with Local Communities 8-39 8.6. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PLAN 8-44 8.7. CHANGE MANAGEMENT 8-46 8.8. ESTIMATED COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 8-46 9. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 9-1 9.1 GENERAL 9-1 9.2 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT 9-1 9.2.1 Management Responsibilities 9-1 9.3 SOCIAL COMPLAINTS REGISTER 9-5 v New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) IEE Report LIST OF TABLES Page No. Table - 2.1: Pak EPA NEQS (2000) for Effluent Discharge 2-6 Table - 2.2: Pak EPA NEQS (2000) for Gaseous Emission 2-7 Table - 2.3: Pak EPA NEQS (2009) for Vehicular emissions 2-8 Table - 2.4: Pak EPA NEQS (2010) for Noise Level 2-9 Table - 2.5: Pak EPA NEQS (2010) for Drinking Water 2-9 Table - 2.6: Pak EPA NEQS (2010) for Ambient Air Quality 2-11 Table - 3.1: Provide year-wise estimation of physical activities 3-9 Table - 3.2: Availability of Raw Materials 3-9 Table - 4.1: Taking the peak annual discharge of the river Chenab at Khanki Headworks, as an indicator of the hydrological behavior of the river, following is the discharge data of past 86 years. 4-4 Table - 4.2: Summary Parameters of Surface Water Quality Analysis 4-6 Table - 4.3: Summary parameters of ground water quality 4-7 Table - 4.4: Percentage Surface Salinity Statistics 4-8 Table - 4.5: Summary of Ambient Air Quality & Noise Level 4-10 Table - 4.6: Traffic Count crossing over L.C.C.
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