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KABELI ENERGY LIMITED Buddha Nagar, Kathmandu, Nepal Kabeli-A Hydroelectric Project ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT July, 2013 (Updated October 2013) Environmental Impact Assessment Study of Kabeli ‘A’ Hydroelectric Project TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... E‐1 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... I‐1 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................... I‐1 1.2 PROJECT PROPONENT ....................................................................................................................................... I‐1 1.3 INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE DOCUMENT ........................................................................ I‐2 1.4 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................................ I‐2 1.5 STATUARY ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT ................................................................................................... I‐3 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF THE EIA STUDY ......................................................................................................................... I‐3 1.7 EIA STUDY METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... I‐4 1.7.1 Literature Review and Consultation with the Stakeholders ..................................................................... I‐4 1.7.2 Field Study ............................................................................................................................................... I‐5 1.7.3 Impact Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... I‐5 1.7.4 Public Consultation and Public Hearing ................................................................................................... I‐5 1.8 SUPPLEMENTARY STUDIES AND REPORT FINALIZATION .................................................................................. I‐7 CHAPTER II: PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... II‐1 2.1 PROJECT LOCATION .......................................................................................................................................... II‐1 2.2 PROJECT ACCESS .............................................................................................................................................. II‐1 2.3 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................... II‐3 2.4 PROJECT COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................... II‐4 2.4.1 Headworks .............................................................................................................................................. II‐6 2.4.2 Waterways .............................................................................................................................................. II‐7 2.4.3 Surge Shaft and Outlet Portal ................................................................................................................. II‐7 2.4.4 Penstock Pipe .......................................................................................................................................... II‐7 2.4.5 Powerhouse ............................................................................................................................................ II‐8 2.4.6 Draft Tube and Tailrace Canal ................................................................................................................ II‐8 2.4.7 Switchyard .............................................................................................................................................. II‐8 2.5 PROJECT SUPPORT FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................... II‐8 2.5.1 Access Roads ........................................................................................................................................... II‐8 2.5.2 Construction Power ................................................................................................................................. II‐8 2.5.3 Employer’s Camp, Contractor’s Camp and Labor Camp ......................................................................... II‐9 2.5.4 Quarry Site ............................................................................................................................................ II‐10 2.5.5 Batching Plants, Aggregate Crushing Plants and Construction Material Storage ................................ II‐11 2.5.6 Spoil & Muck Disposal Area .................................................................................................................. II‐11 2.6 CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................... II‐12 2.6.1 River Diversion during Construction ..................................................................................................... II‐12 2.6.2 Civil Works ............................................................................................................................................ II‐12 2.6.3 Construction Traffic .............................................................................................................................. II‐14 2.7 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................. II‐15 2.7.1 Construction Materials ......................................................................................................................... II‐15 2.7.2 Land Requirement ................................................................................................................................. II‐15 2.7.3 Human Resources Requirement ............................................................................................................ II‐16 2.8 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ....................................................................................................................... II‐16 2.9 PROJECT OPERATION MODALITY ....................................................................................................... II‐17 2.10 PROJECT COSTS .............................................................................................................................................. II‐17 CHAPTER III: LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS .................................... III‐1 3.1 PLANS, POLICIES AND STRATEGY OF GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL ................................................................. III‐1 3.1.1 Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007 ...................................................................................................... III‐1 3.1.2 Thirteenth Three Year Plan, 2013‐2016 ................................................................................................. III‐1 3.1.3 Hydropower Development Policy, 2001 ................................................................................................. III‐1 3.1.4 National Forest Policy, 1998 (Revised 2000) .......................................................................................... III‐2 3.1.5 Nepal Biodiversity Strategy, 2002 .......................................................................................................... III‐2 3.1.6 National Water Strategy (2002) and National Water Plan (2005) ........................................................ III‐2 3.2 ACTS AND RULES/REGULATIONS ................................................................................................................ III‐3 i Environmental Impact Assessment Study of Kabeli ‘A’ Hydroelectric Project 3.2.1 Environment Protection Act 1997, Environment Protection Rules, 1997 & as amended (1999, 2007, 2009 and 2010) ............................................................................................................................................................. III‐3 3.2.2 Electricity Act, 1992 and Electricity Regulation, 1993 ........................................................................... III‐4 3.2.3 Water Resource Act, 1992 and Water Resource Regulations, 1993 ...................................................... III‐5 3.2.4 Soil and Watershed Conservation Act, 1982 .......................................................................................... III‐5 3.2.5 Aquatic Animal Protection Act, 1961 ..................................................................................................... III‐6 3.2.6 Forest Act, 1993 and Forest Regulation, 1995 ....................................................................................... III‐6 3.2.7 Land Acquisition Act, 1977 .................................................................................................................... III‐6 3.2.8 Land Reform Act, 1964 .........................................................................................................................