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Initial Environmental Examination _ Document Stage: Final Project Number: 35173-015 September 2019 NEP: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project – Panchkhal Water Supply & Sanitation Project, Kavre District Package No. W14 Prepared by Ministry of Water Supply, Government of Nepal for the Asian Development Bank. This final 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 of this 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. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) Project No. 35173-015 September 2019 NEP: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project- Panchkhal Water Supply & Sanitation Project, Kavre District (Package no.- W14) Prepared by the Ministry of Water Supply, for the Asian Development Bank IEE Report of Panchkhal UWSSP ABBREVIATIONS A.D. Anno Domini ADB Asian Development Bank AM Accountability Mechanism BoQ Bill of Quantities B.S. Bikram Sambat CAPP Community and Public Participation Plan CBS Central Bureau of Statistics CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora CO Carbon Monooxide CRO Complaint Receiving Officer CSA Concerned Sector Agency DCC District Coordination Committee DDR Due Diligence Report DEDR Detailed Engineering Design Report DHM Department of Hydrology & Meteorology DMA District Metered Area DMC Developing Member Countries DoR Department of Roads DRTAC Design Review and Technical Audit Consultant DSMC Design, Supervision and Management Consultant DWSSM Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management EA Executing Agency EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMR Environmental Monitoring Report EO Environmental Officer EPA Environment Protection Act EPR Environment Protection Rules ERDSMC Eastern Regional Design Supervision and Management Consultant ES Environmental Specialist ESA Environmental Safeguard Assistant ESE Environmental Safeguard Expert GoN Government of Nepal IEE Report of Panchkhal UWSSP GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HHs Households IBAT Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICG Implementation Core Group IEC Information, Education and Communication IED Intelligent Electric Device IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IEE Initial Environmental Examination LC Least Concern MoFE Ministry of Forest and Environment MoPE Ministry of Population & Environment MoWS Ministry of Water Supply MWSS Manufacturer Waste Scrap Shingles NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NDWQS National Drinking Water Quality Standard NEA Nepal Electricity Authority NEPAP National Environment Policy & Action Plan no. Number NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRs Nepalese Rupees NTFP Non-Timber Forest Products NUDS Nepal Urban Development Strategy NVMES Nepal Vehicles Mass Emission Standards O&M Operation and Maintenance OBA Output - Based Aid ODF Open Defecation Free PE Polyethylene PID Project Information Datasheet PID Proportional Integral Derivative PLC Programmable Logic Controller PM Particulate Matter PM2.5 Particulate Matter 2.5 micrometers PM10 Particulate Matter 10 micrometers PMO Project Management Office IEE Report of Panchkhal UWSSP PMQAC Project Management and Quality Assurance Consultants PN Pressure Number PPHA Persons Per Hectare RDSMCs Regional Design Supervision and Management Consultant RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RPMO Regional Project Management Office RTU Remote Controller Unit RVT Reservoir Tank SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SDG Sustainable Development Goal SO2 Sulphur Dioxide SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SS Site Specific SSTWSSSP Second Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project STWSSSP Small Towns’ Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project TDF Town Development Fund ToR Terms of Reference TSTWSSSP Third Small Town Water Supply & Sanitation Sector Project UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UWSSSP Urban Water Supply & Sanitation (Sector) Project VDC Village Development Committee VU Vulnerable WHO World Health Organization WN Ward Number WSP Water Safety Plan WSSDO Water Supply and Sanitation Divisional Office WTP Water Treatment Plant WUA Water Users’ Association WUSC Water Users’ and Sanitation Committee IEE Report of Panchkhal UWSSP WEIGHTS AND MEASURES °C Degree Celsius/centigrade dBA decibel audible Ha hectare/s HP Horse Power Km kilometer/s Kph kilometer/s per hour Kph kilometer/s per hour lps liter per second m meter/s m3 cubic meter/s amsl Above mean sea level mg/l milligram/s per liter mm millimeter/s sq.km. square kilometer IEE Report of Panchkhal UWSSP NOTES This Initial Environmental Examination (draft) 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. The draft IEE and its environmental management plans will be updated during project implementation. 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. IEE Report of Panchkhal UWSSP TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... I I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION PREPARING THE REPORT ........................................................ 1 B. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................. 2 C. PROJECT AREA DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 3 D. PURPOSE OF THE IEE ..................................................................................................................................... 6 E. NEED FOR THE PROJECT .................................................................................................................................. 7 F. RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT AND IEE ................................................................................................................ 7 G. METHODOLOGY ADOPTED .............................................................................................................................. 8 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 13 A. NEPAL’S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ......................................................... 13 B. ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 22 C. ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 22 D. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 25 III. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................. 29 A. WITH- AND WITHOUT-SUBPROJECT ALTERNATIVES............................................................................................ 29 B. ALTERNATIVES RELATIVE TO PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................... 31 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 33 A. PROPOSED SERVICE AREA ............................................................................................................................. 33 B. PROJECT COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................ 35 C. SALIENT FEATURE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT .................................................................................................. 49 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................... 54 A. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES ....................................................................................................... 54 B. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 56 C. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT ...........................................................................................