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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Project: ADB TA-9530 TAJ July 2019 Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridors 2, 3, and 5 (Obigarm-Nurobod) Road Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Prepared by the Ministry of Transport. This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 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 on ADB’s 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 or any territory or area. i TAJ - Obigam Nurobod ESIA v7.1 080719.docx REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT Looking towards Bridge #8 at Km36 (looking from Tunnel 2 north portal) (August 2018) Snowfall, Kandak, Obigarm looking north. Alignment mid picture (November 2018) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment OBIGARM-NUROBOD ROAD Dushanbe, July 2019 Date Notes Created by Checked by Approved by Document code 09/05/2019 Original A Taylor V2.0 Comments 26/06/2019 A Taylor V3.1 addressed Funding Agency Implementing Agency: Project Implementation Unit for Roads Rehabilitation Executing Agency: Asian Development Bank Ministry of Transport ii TAJ - Obigam Nurobod ESIA v7.1 080719.docx iii TAJ - Obigam Nurobod ESIA v7.1 080719.docx Contents NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 25 1.1 Project Location and Setting ................................................................................ 25 1.2 Background and Rationale for Project .................................................................. 29 1.3 Project Proponent and Main Institutional Responsibilities ................................... 32 1.4 ESIA Objectives, Methodology and Structure ....................................................... 32 1.5 Supporting Documents ........................................................................................ 33 2 Legal, Administrative and Policy Frameworks .............................................................. 35 2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 35 2.2 Asian Development Bank Safeguards Policy Statement (2009) ............................. 35 2.3 EBRD ESP and Performance Requirements ........................................................... 35 2.4 European Union Regulations ................................................................................ 36 2.5 Tajikistan Country Policies and Institutional Framework for Environment, Labour and Health & Safety ........................................................................................................ 37 2.5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 37 2.6 Tajikistan Law / Regulation on Environment ......................................................... 38 2.6.1 Fundamental Law on the Environment ......................................................... 38 2.6.2 Environmental Expertise Act ........................................................................ 39 2.6.3 Environmental Impact Assessment Act ......................................................... 39 2.6.4 Water Code .................................................................................................. 39 2.6.5 Land Code .................................................................................................... 39 2.6.6 Land Management Act (2001) ...................................................................... 39 2.6.7 The Law on the Licensing of Certain Types of Activities (2004, amended in 2015) 39 2.6.8 Legal Framework for Environmental Penalties .............................................. 40 2.7 Legal Framework for ESIA, Environmental Licences and Permits .......................... 40 2.7.1 Overview ...................................................................................................... 40 2.7.2 Environmental Impact Assessment ............................................................... 41 2.7.3 Consideration of Categories ......................................................................... 41 2.7.4 Administrative Basis for EA ........................................................................... 41 2.7.5 Public Participation ...................................................................................... 41 2.7.6 Environmental Permits and Licences ............................................................ 42 2.8 Environmental Standards ..................................................................................... 43 2.8.1 Comparison of Tajik and International Standards ......................................... 45 2.8.2 Standards for Vibration ................................................................................ 54 2.8.3 Compliance with established rules and regulations ...................................... 54 2.9 National Environmental Programs ....................................................................... 54 2.9.1 State Environmental Program (2009 to 2019) ............................................... 54 2.9.2 Concept of Environmental Protection in Tajikistan ....................................... 54 2.10 Regulatory Framework for Land Acquisition and Resettlement ............................ 54 2.10.1 Overview ...................................................................................................... 54 1 TAJ - Obigam Nurobod ESIA v7.1 080719.docx 2.10.2 Types of Land Ownership and Land Use Rights Allocation ............................. 55 2.10.3 Tajikistan Constitution, Law / Regulation on Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Compensation ...................................................................................................... 56 2.11 Tajikistan Law / Regulation on Labour, Health and Safety..................................... 58 2.11.1 Law on Industrial Safety of Hazardous Production Facilities (2004) ............... 58 2.11.2 Labour Code (2016) ...................................................................................... 59 3 Description of the Project ............................................................................................ 60 3.1 Project Components ............................................................................................ 60 3.2 Packaging of the Project....................................................................................... 64 3.3 Construction Camps and Operational Maintenance Depots ................................. 64 3.4 Permanent Long Bridge ........................................................................................ 68 3.5 Access Roads ....................................................................................................... 68 3.6 Basic Road Construction ...................................................................................... 75 3.7 Project Resource Usage ....................................................................................... 76 3.8 Proposed Project Delivery Mechanism ................................................................. 76 3.9 Schedule and Timeframe ..................................................................................... 78 3.10 Project Costs ........................................................................................................ 80 3.11 Project Categorisation by ADB ............................................................................. 80 3.12 Project Categorisation by the EBRD ...................................................................... 81 4 Analysis of Alternatives................................................................................................ 82 4.1 No Project Scenario ............................................................................................. 82 4.2 Alternative Alignments ........................................................................................ 82 4.3 Modifications to the Alignment ............................................................................ 82 4.4 Alternative Road Surfacing ................................................................................... 83 4.5 Alternative Tunnelling Techniques ....................................................................... 84 4.6 Road Safety Improvements .................................................................................. 84 4.7 Other Amendments ............................................................................................. 84 4.8 Cumulative Impact Assessment ............................................................................ 85 5 Description of the Existing Environment ...................................................................... 86 5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 86 5.2 Topography and Landscape.................................................................................. 86 5.3 Soils, Geology and Hydrogeology ......................................................................... 86 5.3.1 Geology and Soils ........................................................................................