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Environmental Monitoring Report ________________________________________ Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report July – December 2018 January 2019 PAK: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Project, Tranche III Prepared by Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) for the Asian Development Bank 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 ______________________________________________________________________ Project Number: 2972 Reporting Period: July-December 2018 Islamic Republic of Pakistan Financed by the Asian Development Bank Prepared by: Mr. Faheem Aslam (Assist. Manager Social Impact) PMU GEPCO Ms. Zunaira Latif (Assist. Manager Environment) PMU GEPCO Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) 565-A Model Town G.T Road Gujranwala, Pakistan For: Executing Agency (EA) Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Implementing Agency (IA) Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) Endorsed by: Mr. Syed Asif Riaz Dy. Manager Environment & Safeguard) PMU Section, GEPCO H/Q Gujranwala Dated: 19-02-2019 1 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Headline Information ................................................................................... 5 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES ................................... 6 2.1 Project Description .................................................................................. 6-8 2.2 Project Contracts and Management ........................................................... 9 2.3 Project Activities During Current Reporting Period .................................. 9 2.4 Description of Any Changes to Project Design ....................................... 10 2.5 Description of Any Changes to Agreed Construction methods ............ 11 3 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES ................................................ 12 3.1 General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities ................. 12 3.2 Site Audits .................................................................................................. 12 3.3 Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices) ........................ 12 3.4 Trends ......................................................................................................... 13 3.5 Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks ...................................... 13 4 RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ............................................ 14 4.1 Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period ................... 14 4.2 Trends ......................................................................................................... 14 4.3 Summary of Monitoring Outcomes .......................................................... 14 4.4 Material Resources Utilisation .................................................................. 14 4.4.1 Current Period ........................................................................................... 15 4.4.2 Cumulative Resource Utilisation .............................................................. 15 4.5 Waste Management .................................................................................... 15 4.5.1 Current Period ........................................................................................... 15 4.5.2 Cumulative Waste Generation .................................................................. 15 4.6 Health and Safety ....................................................................................... 16 4.6.1 Community Health and Safety .................................................................. 16 4.6.2 Worker Safety and Health ......................................................................... 16 4.7 Training ....................................................................................................... 16 5 FUNCTIONING OF THE SEMP ......................................................................... 17 5.1 SEMP Review ............................................................................................. 17 6 GOOD PRACTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT ..................... 18 2 6.1 Good Practice ............................................................................................. 18 6.2 Opportunities for Improvement ................................................................ 18 7 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................... 19 7.1 Summary ..................................................................................................... 19 7.2 Recommendations ..................................................................................... 19 Annexures: 20-28 4.1 Organogram of PMU Section (Annexure-A) 4.2 About GEPCO ((Annexure-B) 4.3 Snaps of completed projects sites (Annexure-C) 4.4 Current progress status of Projects (Annexure-D) 4.5 Non-compliances/ Observations raised during environmental monitoring (Annexure-E) 4.6 Site restoration/ landscaping activities at newly built in grid stations (Annexure-F) 4.7 Public consultations held at project sites (Annexure-G) 3 Abbreviations AC Assistant Commissioner AM Assistant Manager AOI Area of Influence AP Affected Person CCR Community Complaint Register CO Carbon Monoxide CSC Construction Supervision Consultant D/C Double Circuit DCO District Coordination Officer DFO Divisional Forest Officer DISCO Distribution Company DEO District Environment Officer EDCF Economic Development Co-operative Fund COI Corridor of Influence DoF Department of Forests AIS Air Insulated Switchgear DIZ Direct Impact Zone EA Environmental Assessment EARF Environment Assessment Review Framework EIA Environment Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan GDP ` Gross Domestic Product GOP Government of Pakistan GIS Geographic Information System EA Environmental Assessment EA Executing Agency EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EC Erosion Control ESIA Environmental & Social Impact Assessment EMF Electro-Magnetic Field EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESIC Environment & Social Impact Cell E&SS Environment & Social Safeguards GIS Geographical Information System GoP Government of Pakistan GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRS Grievance Redress System GRM Grievance Redressal Mechanism GS Grid Station GST General Sales Tax GEPCO Gujranwala Electric Power Company IEE Initial Environmental Examination ILO International Labor Organization KV Kilo-Volts LAC Land Acquisition Collector LARP Land Acquisition & Resettlement Plan 4 Leq Equivalent Sound Pressure Level MOWP Ministry of Water and Power MPL Maximum Permissible Level NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards NGO Non-Governmental Organization NO Oxides of Nitrogen NOC No Objection Certificate PC Public Consultation PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls PEPA Pakistan Environmental Protection Act1997 P&E Planning & Engineering Directorate PGA Peak Ground Acceleration PIU Project Implementation Unit PM Particulate Matter PMU Project Management Unit PPMS Project Performance Monitoring System PSHA Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment RE Resident Engineer REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RoW Right of Way Rupee, PKR Unit of Pakistan currency SFA Social Framework Agreement SIA Social Impact Assessment SOx Oxides of Sulphur SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SRs Sensitive Receivers TD Temporary Drainage TL Transmission Line LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LARF Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework Leq Equivalent Sound Pressure Level NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards NGO Non-Governmental Organization MPL Maximum Permissible Level MOW&P Ministry of Water & Power PC Public Consultation PEPA Punjab Environmental Protection Agency PEPAct Pakistan Environment Protection Act 1997 PPMS Sub-project Performance Monitoring System REA Rapid Environmental Assessment STG Secondary Transmission Grid SIA Social Impact Assessment S-P Sub-project SR Sensitive Receiver TOR Terms of Reference Rupees, PKR Unit of Pakistan Currency, US $ approx. Rs. 138 5 1. Introduction 1.1 Preamble 1. This report represents the Semi - Annual Environmental Monitoring Review (SAEMR) for ADB funded PDEIP-MFF-Tranche3 sub-projects funded under PDEIP-MFF-Tr.3. 2. This report is the 14th EMR for the project. 1.2 Headline Information 3. GEPCO had completed all 04 No of sub-project namely Conversion of 04 No. of sub-stations from 66kV to 132kV along with associated 132kV T/lines component. 6 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES 2.1 Project Description 4. Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (GoP) through Ministry of Water and Power (MOW&P) with assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is implementing the Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program (PDEIP) under Multi Tranche Financing Facility (MFF). This Program is part of the GoP