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Initial Environmental Examination September 2014 SRI: Integrated Road Investment Program – Project 2 Sabaragamuwa Province Prepared by Environmental and Social Development Division, Road Development Authority, Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 12 September 2014) Currency unit – Sri Lanka rupee (SLRe/SLRs) SLRe1.00 = $ 0.00767 $1.00 = SLR 130.300 ABBREVIATIONS ABC - Aggregate Base Coarse AC - Asphalt Concrete ADB - Asian Development Bank CBO - Community Based Organizations CEA - Central Environmental Authority DoF - Department of Forest DSDs - Divisional Secretary Divisions DOFC - Department of Forest Conservation DWLC - Department of Wild Life Conservation EC - Environmental Checklsit EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan EPL - Environmental Protection License ESDD - Environmental and Social Development Division FBO - Farmer Based Organizations GoSL - Government of Sri Lanka GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism GSMB - Geological Survey and Mines Bureau IEE - Initial Environmental Examination LAA - Land Acquisition Act MER - Manage Elephant Range MOHPS - Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards NBRO - National Building Research Organization NEA - National Environmental Act NWS&DB- National Water Supply and Drainage Board OPRC - Output and Performance - based Road Contract PIC - Project Implementation Consultant PIU - Project Implementation Unit PRDA - Provincial Road Development Authority PS - Pradeshiya Sabha RDA - Road Development Authority ROW - Right of Way TOR - Terms of Reference NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. 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 of this 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... i I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 A. Background ............................................................................................................ 1 B. Objectives of the proposed project ......................................................................... 2 C. Objectives of the Initial Environmental Examination ................................................ 3 D. Approach, Methodology and Personnel Involved .................................................... 3 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................. 5 A. Location of the project ............................................................................................ 5 B. Need of the Project ................................................................................................. 5 C. Analysis of Alternatives ........................................................................................... 6 D. Magnitude of Operations ......................................................................................... 6 III. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK............................................................................... 9 A. Legal Framework .................................................................................................... 9 B. Policy Framework ................................................................................................. 15 IV. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................ 19 A. Physical Environment ........................................................................................... 19 B. Ecological Environment ........................................................................................ 26 C. Socio - Economic Environment ............................................................................. 27 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................................................................... 32 A. Pre construction phase ......................................................................................... 32 B. Construction phase ............................................................................................... 32 C. Operational Phase ................................................................................................ 38 D. Positive Impacts of the Project .............................................................................. 39 E. Climate Change Impacts and Risks ...................................................................... 40 VI. INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................................................. 43 A. Environmental Management Plan ......................................................................... 43 B. Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................ 43 VII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .................................. 46 A. Public consultation process .................................................................................. 46 B. Disclosure of information ...................................................................................... 47 C. Transect Walk ....................................................................................................... 48 VIII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................... 50 List of tables Table I-1: District-wise length of roads in Sabaragamuwa Province Table II.1: Material Requirement for each package of Sabaragamuwa Province Table III.1: Applicable National Laws and Regulations for the Investment Program Table III.2: Applicable Approvals required for the Investment Program Table IV.1: Climatic characteristics of candidate roads Table IV.2: Road Sections that Cross or Located Near Rivers and Streams, Kegalle District Table IV.3: Road Sections that Cross or Located Near Rivers and Streams, Ratnapura District Table IV.4: National Ambient Air Quality Standards Table IV.5: Candidate roads along which slope failures and previously occurred landslides observed Table IV.6: Flood Prone Areas along Project Roads Table IV.7: Roads within/adjacent to forest areas of Sabaragamuwa Province Table IV.8: Distribution of Population by Sector Table IV.9: Distribution of population by the ethnicity Table IV.10: Employment by Major Industry Group - 2013 Table IV.11: No. of Industrial Establishments Table IV.12: Distribution of Population by Educational Attainments Table IV.13: Mean and Median Monthly Household Income by District -2013 Table IV.14: Poverty Headcount Index of Affected Provinces and Districts Table IV.15: Principle Type of Household Lighting Source - 2012 Table IV.16: Source of Drinking water Table IV.17: Type of Toilets - 2012 Table V.1: CO2 Emission Factors Table V.2: Cost for disaster mitigation List of Figures Figure VI.1: GRM Process Figure VII.1: Stages of participatory project preparation Figure VII.2: Transect walk in Rathnapura Figure VII.3: Transect walk in Kegalle List of Appendixes Appendix I.1: List of roads to be upgraded under i Road Program Appendix I.2: Sample ECs Appendix II.1: General Location Maps Appendix II.2: Proposed Cross Sections Appendix IV.1: Landslide Hazardous Map Appendix IV.2: Forest approval letter Appendix VI.1: Standard EMP for Rural Roads Appendix VI.2: Sample EMC for Rural Roads Appendix VI.3. Sample Environmental Monitoring Plan Appendix VII.1: Sample reports of transect walk of Sabaragamuwa Province i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Integrated Investment Program (iRoad) is proposed by the Road Development Authority (RDA) under Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping (MOHPS) to improve transport connectivity between rural communities and socioeconomic centers. iROAD intends to connect 1,000 Grama Niladari Divisions1 (GNDs) throughout the country as rural hubs and link them to trunk road network to all weather standards, and operating a sustainable trunk road network of at least fair condition. The iROAD will be financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under a Multi tranche Financing Facility (MFF) to have four tranches implanted over ten years. Tranche 1 focuses on the Southern Province and succeeding tranches will cover: Sabaragamuwa, Kaluthara District of Western Province, Central, North Western and North Central Provinces. 2. The first tranche focused on Southern Province. Tranche II focuses on Sararagamuwa, Central, North Central, North Western, and Western Provinces. The iRoad Program will upgrade and maintain selected road sections in Sabaragamuwa Province to all-weather standards. The selected rural roads are currently governed by Pradeshiya Sabhas (The local Authorities) of Ratnapura and Kegalle Districts and Provincial Road Development