Special Repair for Road from Naveed Haider Chowk Towards Taj Chowk, in Baghrian, PP -154, Lahore ” City District Government, Lahore
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ENVIRONMENT & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) “Special Repair for road from Naveed Haider Chowk towards Taj Chowk, in Baghrian, PP -154, Lahore ” City District Government, Lahore This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) is prepared according to the World Bank Policy Guidelines and environmental and social laws and policies of Government of Punjab .It will be used to identify and mitigate the environmental and social impacts that may emerge during implementation of “Special Repair estimates for road from Naveed Haider Chowk towards Taj Chowk, in Baghrian, PP-154, Lahore ” ,being executed by the CDG Lahore from the financial grant of PCGIP (EEPs)awarded for the financial year 2013-14.This ESMP follows the social and environmental appraisal and compliance as mentioned in the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of PCGIP. Table of Contents SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1. PUNJAB CITIES GOVERANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PCGIP) ............................... 1 1.2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) .................. 1 1.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING OF SCHEMES ........................................ 2 1.4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) .................................. 2 SECTION 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 4 2.1. CITY PROFILE .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.2. LOCATION ................................................................................................................................ 4 2.3. WORK ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................. 4 2.4. COST ESTIMATES ................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS OF LAHORE ............ 6 3.1. AREA DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................... 6 3.1.1. POJECT COORDINATES: .................................................................................................... 6 3.1.2. NATURE OF LAND: ............................................................................................................. 6 3.2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CITY .................................................................................. 7 3.2.1. Air Quality .............................................................................................................................. 7 3.2.2. Noise ....................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2.3. Soil Morphology ..................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.4. Climate .................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.5. Water Resources and its Quality ............................................................................................. 9 3.3. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CITY ........................................................................... 10 3.3.1. Parks & Gardens ................................................................................................................... 10 3.3.2. Flora & Fauna ....................................................................................................................... 10 3.4. SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF CITY ..................................................................................... 10 3.4.1. Demography .......................................................................................................................... 10 3.4.2. Institutes ................................................................................................................................ 11 3.4.3. Land Use Change .................................................................................................................. 12 3.4.4. Economic Status .................................................................................................................... 13 3.4.5. Cultural Heritage ................................................................................................................... 13 SECTION 4: IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES ..................................................................... 16 Table 4.1: ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................... 16 Table 4.2: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 22 Table 4.3: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN ................................................................. 24 Table 4.4 ESMP IMPLEMENTATION COST ................................................................................ 26 4.1 SITE HANDING OVER DOCUMENT ......................................................................................... 27 ANNEXURE A Screening Form ........................................................................................................ 28 ANNEXURE B Screening Checklist .................................................................................................. 29 ANNEXURE C Checklist for Environmental Management of E-2 Category Schemes ..................... 30 ANNEXURE D Checklist for Roads, Road Dividers and Foothpaths Schemes ............................... 32 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS APs Affected Persons AHs Affected Households CDG City District Government CDGL City District Government Lahore DO District Officer ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESSS Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EIA Environmental Impact Assessment IEE Initial Environmental Examination HSE Health, Safety and Environment PCGIP Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project PPEs Personal Protective Equipments RAP Resettlement Action Plan SAR Social Assessment Report WHO World Health Organization WASA Water and Sanitation Agency Environment & Social Management Plan (ESMP) SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1. PUNJAB CITIES GOVERANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PCGIP) Government of the Punjab with the financial assistance from World Bank is implementing Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project (PCGIP). The project is focused at strengthening of systems and governance improvement for enhanced service delivery and being implemented in five large cities (Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala, and Rawalpindi). The project development objectives are to: Support the Province of Punjab’s cities in strengthening systems for improved planning, resource management, and accountability Improve the capacity to respond promptly and effectively to Crisis or Emergency. The objective of the PCGIP is to support Punjab’s large cities in strengthening institutional frameworks and developing systems for improved urban planning, expenditure and accountability and to capacitate these cities to improve delivery of municipal services in a medium to long term on a more sustainable basis. The Project has a number of financial, social, economic and environmental benefits, including institutional development, rehabilitation and improvement of municipal services, better quality of life and employment generation. In addition a large number of secondary benefits are also likely to accrue in the medium to long term such as institutional reforms at local level. 1.2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) serves as a guiding document to address the social and environmental issues during projects implementation covering following phases at: Planning and design, Construction and rehabilitation, Operation and maintenance, Decommissioning and closure phases. Overall objectives of ESMF is to Ensure that schemes to be designed and implemented by the Government are environmentally sound and socially acceptable. Ensure that all the schemes comply with the national regulatory and WB policy frameworks. Internalize and integrate the environmental and social management procedures and processes in the routine projects/operations/service delivery of CDG’s and city entities. The Urban Unit Page 1 Environment & Social Management Plan (ESMP) Screening will be first step of the environmental and social management procedure. Each scheme during its preparation stage will be screened with respect to environmental and social considerations. The Safeguards Specialist will be responsible to carry out this screening. The screening criteria are presented below. 1.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING OF SCHEMES Environmental Categories: Depending on size, cost, location and the nature, scheme will have varying impacts on city environment. The rigorousness of environmental assessment requires identifying and mitigating the impacts, largely dependent upon the complexities of scheme. To facilitate effective screening, schemes are categorized into three categories viz. E-1, E-2 and E-3. (i) E-1 schemes are those wherein major environmental impacts are foreseen; (ii) E-2 schemes are expected to have only moderate environmental impacts; and (iii) E-3 schemes are the