Construction of Jhelum City Flood Protection Bund
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Initial Environmental Examination Document stage: Final Date: 16 March 2017 PAK: Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project, Loan No. 3264 Initial Environmental Examination of Construction of Jhelum City Flood Protection Bund Prepared by: Project Implementation Unit, Punjab Irrigation Department (PID), Government of Punjab, Lahore. 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. 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: Construction of Jhelum City Flood Protection Bund Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………..iii 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 General ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background of the Subproject ................................................................................. 1 1.3 Purpose of the Subproject ....................................................................................... 2 1.4 Purpose of Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) ................................................ 2 1.5 Subproject Location ................................................................................................ 3 1.6 Project Categorization ............................................................................................. 3 1.7 Objectives of the Report.......................................................................................... 5 1.8 Methodology for Performing the Study .................................................................... 5 1.9 Environmental Issues .............................................................................................. 5 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................. 6 2.1 General ................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 National Policy and Legal Framework ..................................................................... 6 2.3 Regulations for Environmental Assessment, Pakistan EPA .................................... 6 2.4 Regulatory Clearances, Punjab EPA....................................................................... 7 2.5 Guidelines for Environmental Assessment, Pakistan EPA ...................................... 7 2.6 National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) 2000 ........................................ 7 2.7 ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 ..................................................... 8 2.8 Other Environment Related Legislations ................................................................. 9 3. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................... 14 3.1 Jhelum Flood Protection Bund .............................................................................. 14 3.2 Need for Subproject .............................................................................................. 15 3.3 Objectives of Subproject ....................................................................................... 15 3.4 ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Environmental Assessment Area .......................................................................... 17 3.6 Consultant’s Residence/ offices ............................................................................ 17 i | TOC Initial Environmental Examination: Construction of Jhelum City Flood Protection Bund 3.6.1 Contractor’s Facilities ..................................................................................... 17 3.6.2 Borrow Area ................................................................................................... 17 3.6.3 Works and Materials ...................................................................................... 18 3.6.3.1 Estimated Quantities of Works………………………………………………… 18 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE ............................................................. 19 4.1 General ................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Area of Influence ................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Physical Environment ........................................................................................... 19 4.3.1 Alluvial Deposits ............................................................................................ 19 4.3.2 Physiography ................................................................................................. 19 4.3.3 Soil Type ....................................................................................................... 20 4.3.4 Land Use ....................................................................................................... 20 4.3.5 Water Resource in the Vicinity of subproject Area ......................................... 21 4.3.6 Climate .......................................................................................................... 22 4.3.7 Ambient Quality of Environment .................................................................... 22 4.3.8 Natural History Event / seismic hazards ........................................................ 23 4.3.9 Floods ............................................................................................................ 23 4.3.10 Archaeological Sites/Chance Finds ................................................................ 24 4.4 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................. 24 4.4.1 Forests and Flora .......................................................................................... 24 4.4.2 Fauna ............................................................................................................ 24 4.4.3 Endangered Species ...................................................................................... 25 4.4.4 Livestock and Agriculture .............................................................................. 25 4.5 Socio-Economic and Cultural Aspects .................................................................. 25 4.5.1 Methodology .................................................................................................. 25 4.5.2 Data Collection .............................................................................................. 26 4.5.2.1 Secondary Source…………………………………………………………………26 4.5.2.2 Primary Source…………………………………………………………………….26 4.5.3 Socio-Economic Aspects of the subproject Area ............................................ 27 ii | TOC Initial Environmental Examination: Construction of Jhelum City Flood Protection Bund 4.5.3.1 Jhelum City………………………………………………………………………..27.. 4.5.3.2…...District Jhelum……………………………………………………………………27. 4.5.4 Major Castes in the District ............................................................................ 27 4.5.5 Language ....................................................................................................... 28 4.5.6 Minerals ......................................................................................................... 28 4.5.7 Industry .......................................................................................................... 28 4.5.8 Major Profession ............................................................................................ 28 4.5.9 Source of Drinking Water ............................................................................... 28 4.5.10 Literacy Level................................................................................................. 28 4.5.11 Impacts on Land ............................................................................................ 29 4.5.12 Indigenous People ......................................................................................... 29 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............ 29 5.1 Impact Assessment - Overview ............................................................................. 29 5.2 Pre-Construction/Design Stage ............................................................................. 30 5.2.1 Bid Documents Preparation ........................................................................... 30 5.2.2 Potential Positive Impacts & damages to existing infrastructure and facilities 30 5.3 Construction Phase ............................................................................................... 30 5.3.1 Land Resources ............................................................................................. 30 5.3.1.1 Site for disposal of waste material……………………………………………….31 5.3.1.2 Location of camp, depot, equipment yard & roads………………………… .31. 5.3.1.3 Contamination from diesel 7 oil spills from machinery…………………….. 32 5.3.1.4 Damage to roads, cross drainage by machinery…………………………….. 33 5.3.1.5 Discharge from slope or