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Initial Environmental Examination Document stage: Draft Project number: 49329-006 January 2019 BAN: Second City Region Development Project – Dhaka Region Roads (Rupganj Upazila) Package No: CRDP-II/LGED/NARAYANGANJ/RUPGANJ/ICB/2018/W-01 Prepared by the Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh for the Asian Development Bank. This draft 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 Document Stage: Draft Project Number: 49329-006 January 2019 Second City Region Development Project Dhaka Region Roads (Rupganj Upazila) Package No. CRDP-II/LGED/NARAYANGANJ/RUPGANJ/ICB/2018/W-01 [ Prepared by Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Government of Bangladesh for the Asian Development Bank. This draft initial environmental examination 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. i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 March 2013) Currency unit - BDT BDT 1.00 - $ 0.0127 $1.00 - BDT 79 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank BDT - Bangladesh Taka BOD - biological oxygen demand BOQ - Bill of Quantities CEO - Chief Executive Officer CRDP - City Region Development Project DCC - Dhaka City Corporation DMDP - Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan DOE - Department of Environment DPHE - Department of Public Health Engineering DSMC - Design, Supervision and Management Consultant DWASA - Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority EARF - Environmental Assessment and Review Framework ECR - Environmental Conservation Rules EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism IEE - initial environmental examination LGED - Local Government Engineering Department LGI - Local Government Institution MDSC - Management, Design and Supervision Consultant NGO - nongovernment organization NOC - no objection certificate O&M - operations and maintenance PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMCU - Project Management Coordination Unit REA - Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW - right of way RPM - respiratory particulate matter RSS - resettlement support staff SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SWM - Solid Waste Management Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................. ii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... i I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1 A. Background ............................................................................................ 1 B. Purpose of the IEE ................................................................................. 1 C. Extent of the Study ................................................................................. 2 D. Methodology ........................................................................................... 2 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ..................... 5 A. ADB Safeguard Policy Statement ........................................................... 5 B. National Environmental Impact Assessment Law ................................... 8 C. Application for Environmental Clearance ................................................ 9 D. Applicable Environmental Standards .................................................... 10 E. Other Relevant National Laws .............................................................. 12 F. International Environmental Agreements .............................................. 13 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ..................................................... 15 A. Subproject Scope and Components ..................................................... 15 B. Subproject Present Condition ............................................................... 15 C. Proposed Interventions for Development.............................................. 18 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ............................................ 31 A. Physical Resources .............................................................................. 31 B. Ecological Resources ........................................................................... 32 1. Terrestrial Ecosystem ........................................................................... 32 2. Aquatic Ecology .................................................................................... 32 C. Economic Development and Resources ............................................... 32 D. Social and Cultural Resources ............................................................. 33 E. History, Culture and Tourism ................................................................ 33 F. Socio-economic benefits from the Road Improvement Schemes ......... 34 G. Baseline and Projected Climate ............................................................ 35 V. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................................. 37 A. Compliance with subproject selection criteria ....................................... 37 B. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures - Planning, Location and Design Phase ........................................................................................................... 38 C. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Construction Phase ... 41 Construction Method. ............................................................................................... 41 Impact on Physical Resources ................................................................................. 41 D. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures - Operation and Maintenance Phase.................................................................................................. 47 VI. CONSULTATION, INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ......................................................................................... 48 A. Consultation .......................................................................................... 48 B. Information Disclosure .......................................................................... 49 C. Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................ 49 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................... 52 A. Institutional Arrangements .................................................................... 52 B. Environmental Management Plan ......................................................... 54 C. Environmental Monitoring Program ...................................................... 64 D. Capacity Development Training ............................................................ 67 (i) Environmental Safeguards ................................................................... 67 (ii) Social Safeguards ................................................................................ 67 E. Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan Implementation Cost (Indicative) 68 VIII. MONITORING AND REPORTING ....................................................... 70 IX. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................... 71 Appendix Appendix 1: Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Checklist ............................. 72 Appendix 2: Template for Application for Environmental Clearance Certificate from Bangladesh Department of Environment .................................................................. 76 Appendix 3: Sample Spoil Management Plan .......................................................... 78 Appendix 4: LGED Tree Plantation Program Manual (Cover Page and Table of Contents) Note: Copy of the full manual is available upon request at the PMCU Office 80 Appendix 5: Strip Maps Showing PCRs (Religious Establishments) Along the Road Alignments 84 Appendix 6: Public Consultation ............................................................................... 85 Appendix 7: Sample Grievance Registration Form .................................................. 89 Appendix 8: Suggested Template for Record-Keeping of Grievances ..................... 90 Appendix 9: Indicative Terms of Reference for Safeguards Specialist for PMCU, PIUs and PDSC ....................................................................................................... 91 Appendix 10: Traffic Management Plan Template ................................................... 94 Appendix 11: Sample Daily Monitoring Sheet for Contractors .................................