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Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report ______ Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report ________________________________________ Project Number: 47235-001 Loan Number: 3159/3160-PAK(COL) Period covered: 01 July 2018 to 31 Dec 2018 Trimmu and Panjnad Barrages Improvement Project Subproject: Panjnad Barrage Prepared by Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan For the Asian Development Bank Date received by ADB: 4 February 2019 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report “$” refer to US dollars. 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. Semi- annual Environmental Monitoring Report ADB Loan No: 3159/3160-PAK Reporting Period: July, 2018 to December, 2018 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF PANJNAD BARRAGE CONTRACT NO: TPBIP / ICB-02 FINANCED BY: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Prepared by: Asif Gillani, Sr. Environmentalist (TPBC) Initial Review by: Engr. Anwar Hussain Mujahid Environmental Specialist (TPBC) Final Review by: Malik Pervaiz Arif, Director Environment & Social, PMO Barrages Consultants: Joint Venture of NESPAK (Pvt) Ltd., SMEC Pvt Int’l, Engineering General Consultants (EGC) Ltd. Lahore, Pakistan Executing agency: PMO Barrages, Irrigation Department, Government of the Punjab Implementing agency: Trimmu and Punjnad Barrages Consultants (TPBC) Endorsed by: Amjad Saeed Project Director / Head, PMO Barrages Submission Date: 31/01/2019 Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report LIST OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………9 1.1 Preamble……………………………………………………………………………...….9 1.2 Headline information ……………………………………………………………….9 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES ……………………………10 2.1 Project description …………………………………………………………………..10 2.2 Project Contracts and Management……………………………………………….11 2.2.1 Project Management Office (PMO)……………………………………….11 2.2.2 Construction Supervision Consultants……………………………………12 2.2.3 Contractor……………………………………………………………………...13 2.3 Project Activities during Current Reporting Period ……………………………15 2.4 Physical Progress of the Project…………………………………………………...15 2.5 Description of any Changes in Project Design …………………………………15 3. HEALTH AND SAFETY / ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES …………..16 3.1 General Description of Health and Safety / Environmental Safeguard Activities16 3.1.1 Tree Inventory and Tree Plantation……………………………………….16 3.1.2 Borrow Area……………………………………………………………………16 3.1.3 Traffic Management Plan Implementation………………………………….17 3.1.4 Installation of Signboards…………………………………………………….18 3.1.5 Dust Abatement and Air Emission Monitoring……………………………..19 3.1.6 Oil Spill Management…………………………………………………………19 3.1.7 Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan………………………20 3.1.8 Drinking Water Facilities……………………………………………………...21 3.1.9 Heating and Cooling Facilities……………………………………………….22 3.1.10 Medical Assistance……………………………………………………………22 3.1.11 Mess conditions ………………………………………………………….…22 3.1.12 Grievance Redress Committee……………………………………………...23 3.1.13 Stakeholder Consultation& Complaint Register………………………....23 3.1.14 Employment status …………………………………………………………24 3.1.15 Health, Safety and Construction Works Management ……………….24 3.1.16 Housekeeping…………………………………………………………………25 3.1.17 Fire Safety Arrangements………………………………………………….25 3.1.18 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)……………………………………27 3.2 Site Audits/Visits ………………………………………………………………..27 3.2.1 ADB’s Environment and Social Mission Visit ………………………….29 July, 2018 to December, 2018 2 Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report 3.2.2 Team Leader Visit ………………………………………………………..31 3.3 Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformity Notices)……………………………33 3.4 Environmental Monitoring Checklists……………………………………………...35 4. RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ……………………………………....36 4.1 Internal Environmental Monitoring ………………………………………………36 4.1.1 Surface Water Quality Analysis……………………………………………36 4.1.2 Noise Monitoring………………………………………………………………39 4.2 External Environmental Monitoring…………………………………………………..41 4.2.1 Profile of Environmental Monitoring Laboratory…………………………41 4.2.2 Summaryof1st Round of External Environmental Monitoring…………....42 4.2.3 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring………………………………………………43 4.2.4 Ground Water and River Water Analysis ………………………………...46 4.2.5 Waste Water Analysis………………………………………………………...49 4.2.6 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..49 4.3 Waste Management…………………………………………………………………...50 4.3.1 Waste Water Collection & Disposal……………………………………….50 4.3.2 Solid Waste Management………………………………………………….50 4.3.3 Non-Hazardous Waste …………………………………………………..50 4.3.4 Hazardous Waste……………………………………………………………..50 4.3.5 Recycled/Reused Waste……………………………………………………..50 4.4 Capacity Building of Workers…………………………………………………………52 4.4.1 Trainings and Awareness Campaigns……………………………………52 4.4.2 Toolbox Talks………………………………………………………………….52 5 FUNCTIONING OF SSEMP…………………………………………………………………..54 5.1 SSEMP background ………………………………………………………………...54 5.2 Safeguard plans……………………………………………………………………..54 5.3 Effectiveness of SSEMP………………………………………………………………55 6. GOODP RACTICES AND OPPURTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT …………56 6.1 Good Practices…………………………………………………………………………56 6.2 Opportunities for Improvement……………………………………………………….56 7. SUMMARYAND RECOMMENDATIONS …………………………………………...57 7.1 Summary………………………………………………………………………………..57 7.2 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………….57 July, 2018 to December, 2018 3 Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report LIST OF FIGURES Figure-1 Location Map of Panjnad Barrage…………………………………………...12 Figure-2 Project Overall Organization Chart…………………………………………..13 Figure-3 Contractor’s Organization Chart……………………………………………..14 Figure-4 Bela, used as Borrow Area…………………………………………………...16 Figure-5 Heavy Traffic Diversion Route Map………………………………………….18 Figure-6 Water Sprinkling at Panjnad Barrge Site……………………………………19 Figure-7 Impervious Floor beneath Generator and Oil Storage Drums…………….20 Figure-8 Dispensary Maintained at Contractor’s Camp……………………………...22 Figure-9 Mess Hall at Contractor’s Camp……………………………………………..23 Figure-10 Complaint Register Maintained at Contractor’s Camp…………………….24 Figure-11 ADB Mission Visit at Panjnad Barrage……………………………………...31 Figure-12 Team Leader Visit at Panjnad Barrage……………………………………..33 Figure-13 Surface Water Quality Monitoring at Panjnad Barrage……………………39 Figure-14 Noise Level Monitoring at Panjnad Barrage………………………………..39 Figure-15 Trainings / Toolbox talks at Site……………………………………………...53 July, 2018 to December, 2018 4 Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report LIST OF TABLES Table-1 Location and No. of Fire Extinguishers……………………………………...25 Table-2 Location and No. of Fire Buckets…………………………………………….26 Table-3 Location and No. of Fire Alarms……………………………………………..26 Table-4 Location and No. of Emergency Lights……………………………………...26 Table-5 Detailof Site Visits…………………………………………………………….28 Table-6 Issues and Corrective Actions ………………………………………………..33 Table-7 Surface Water Quality Monitoring Results………………………………….37 Table-8 Profile of Third-Party Environmental Monitoring Laboratory………………41 Table-9 Summary of 1ST Round of External Environmental Monitoring………….42 Table-10 Results for Ambient Quality Monitoring……………………………………..43 Table-11 Results for Stacked Gaseous Emissions……………………………………44 Table-12 Results for Vehicular Emissions……………………………………………..45 Table-13 Results for Drinking Water Quality…………………………………………..47 Table-14 Results for River Water Quality………………………………………………48 Table-15 Results for Waste Water Quality……………………………………………..49 Table-16 Non-Hazardous Waste………………………………………………………..51 Table-17 Hazardous Waste Detail………………………………………………………51 Table-18 Trainings Delivered at Panjnad Barrage…………………………………….52 Table-19 Status of Safeguard Plans……………………………………………………54 July, 2018 to December, 2018 5 Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report LIST OF GRAPHS Graph-1Presentation of Surface Water Quality Monitoring Results (October, 2018) Graph-2Presentation of Surface Water Quality Monitoring Results (November, 2018) Graph-3Presentation of Surface Water Quality Monitoring Results (December, 2018) Graph-4Presentation of Noise Level Monitoring (October, 2018) Graph-5Presentation of Noise Level Monitoring (November, 2018) Graph-6Presentation of Noise Level Monitoring December, 2018) Graph-7Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Graph-8Stacked Gaseous Emissions Graph-9Vehicular Emissions July, 2018 to December, 2018 6 Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report LIST OF ANNEXURES Annexure-I Tree Inventory Record………………………………………………..58 Annexure-II Sign Boards…………………………………………………………….64 Annexure-III Employment Record…………………………………………………..72 Annexure-IV Fire Safety Arrangements…………………………………………….74 Annexure-V Workers Using PPEs………………………………………………….78 Annexure-VI Environmental Monitoring Checklists………………………………..80 Annexure-VII Internal Environmental Monitoring Record………………………….91 Annexure-VIII External Environmental Monitoring Photographs…………………..98 Annexure-IX External Environmental Monitoring Results…………………….....111 July, 2018 to December, 2018 7 Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 3Rs Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ADB Asian Development Bank As Arsenic CCA Cultural
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