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Initial Environmental Examination Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 49042-005 (DRAFT) January 2018 TAJ: CAREC Corridors 2, 5, and 6 (Dushanbe– Kurgonteppa) Road Project–Additional Financing (Part 1) Prepared by the KOCKS Consult GmbH for the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan. 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 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 of any territory or area. ЧУМ ХУРИИ ТОЧИКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКА ТАДЖ ИКИСТАН МАРКАЗИ ТАТБИ^И ЛОИХДДОИ ЦЕНТР РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ПРОЕКТО! ТАЧДИДИ РОХДО РЕАБИЛИТАЦИИ ДОРОГ REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION UNIT FOR ROADS REHABILITATI O N __ ш . Душ анбе, кучаи Айнй 14 14 Ayni str., Dushanbe г. Д уш анбе, улица А йни 14 Т ел /Ф ак с: (992 37) 222 20 73 Tel/Fax: (992 37) 222 20 73 Т ел/Ф акс: (992 37) 222 20 73 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: piumajbk.ru E-mail: piur r @ b k .r u 14- О / - / X __________ № 4oG Mr. Dong Soo Pyo Director Transport and Communications Division Central & West Asia Department Asian Development Bank PNo.49042-005: CAREC Corridors 2, 5, and 6 (Dushanbe - Kurgonteppa) Road Project - Additional Financing Subject: Draft Initial Environmental Examination (IEE). Dear Sir, We are sending you the earlier approved IEE under the above mentioned project for your no-objection to disclose on ADB’s website. Attachment: Draft Initial Environmental Examination. Sincerely, Arabzoda N.S. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 10 A. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE REPORT .................................... 10 B. STUDY AREA AND PROJECT CATEGORIZATION ...................................................... 11 C. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 13 I. Legal, policy and Administrative Framework .................................................... 14 A. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS..................................................... 14 B. ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS .................................................................................. 20 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ...................................................................... 35 A. OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................... 35 B. TYPE AND CATEGORY OF PROJECT ......................................................................... 36 C. NEED FOR PROJECT ................................................................................................... 36 D. PROJECT‘S COSTS ...................................................................................................... 36 E. LOCATION ..................................................................................................................... 37 F. SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION ....................................................................... 38 G. TRAFFIC VOLUME ........................................................................................................ 38 H. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................... 39 I. DETAIL OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................... 39 J BRIDGES AND CULVERTS ........................................................................................... 40 K QUANTITIES FOR THE PROJECT ................................................................................ 44 ALL L DISPOSAL SITES ..................................................................................................... 44 M PROPOSED CAMP SITE LOCATION ............................................................................ 48 IV. Alternatives .......................................................................................................... 49 V. Description of the Environment ......................................................................... 57 A. PHYSICAL RESOURCES IN PROJECT AREA.............................................................. 58 B. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN PROJECT AREA ........................................................ 82 C. SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................. 90 VII. BASELINE MEASUREMENTS ........................................................................... 103 A. AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................................... 103 B. WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENTS ......................................................................... 103 C. NOISE MEASUREMENTS ........................................................................................... 103 D. VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS ................................................................................... 108 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................ 110 A PRE-CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN PHASE) .................................................................. 110 B. CONSTRUCTION PHASE ........................................................................................... 113 C. CONSTRUCTION NOISE ASSESSMENT AND CALCULATION ................................. 122 D. ASSESSMENT OF VIBRATION IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION ........................ 132 E. OPERATIONAL PHASE ............................................................................................... 137 F. POSITIVE IMPACTS .................................................................................................... 144 G. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ............................................................................................. 145 IX. Environmental Management and Monitoring .................................................. 145 A. INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 145 B. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................. 146 C. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN .................................................................... 163 X. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........ 171 A. CONSULTATION PROCESS ....................................................................................... 171 B INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .................................................................................... 172 C. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ....................................................................... 172 ii D. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................... 177 XI. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................... 179 Annexes ANNEX 1 MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .............................................. 180 ANNEX 2 ALIGNMENT SHEETS .................................................................................... 199 ANNEX 3 COMPLETE LIST OF SENSITIVE RECEPTORS ........................................... 212 ANNEX 4 NOISE MODELLING MAPS ............................................................................ 228 ANNEX 5 LABORATORY REPORT ON BASELINE MEASUREMENT RESULTS .......... 249 ANNEX 6 OVERVIEW MAP SHOWING LOCATIONS OF BASELINE MEASUREMENTS275 ANNEX 7 OVERVIEW TABLE OF BUILDINGS WITHIN THE PROJECT CORRIDOR ... 277 ANNEX 8 CONSTRUCTION NOISE CONTOUR MAPS ................................................. 296 iii TABLES TAB. 1 NATIONAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT . 21 TAB. 2 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE ......... 23 TAB. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR AMBIENT AIR ............................................. 24 TAB. 4 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR WATER QUALITY & DISCHARGES TO WATER ..................................................................................................................... 26 TAB. 5 DRINKING WATER STANDARDS ............................................................................. 28 TAB. 6 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR WASTE ....................................................... 31 TAB. 7 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR NOISE EMISSIONS .................................... 32 TAB. 8 OBSERVED AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC .................................................. 39 TAB. 9 LIST OF BRIDGES AND CROSSINGS...................................................................... 41 TAB. 10 TYPE OF QUANTITIES ............................................................................................. 44 TAB. 11 INVESTIGATED THREE ALIGNMENT OPTIONS FOR OBIKIIK ............................... 49 TAB. 12 (BYPASS 1) ............................................................................................................... 52 TAB. 13 BYPASS 2 ................................................................................................................. 53 TAB. 14 COMPARISON OF THE 3 OPTIONS ........................................................................ 55 TAB. 15
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