IEE for Sialkot Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Initial Environmental Examination Report Project Number: 46526-007 Loan Number: 3562-PAK Date: August 2020 Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Project IEE for Sialkot Water Wastewater Treatment Plant Prepared by Project Management Unit of PICIIP, Government of Punjab, Pakistan Sialkot WWTP Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program (PICIIP) Sialkot Component TA 8683 (PAK) Initial Environmental Examination Part 2: Sialkot Wastewater Treatment Plant August 2020 Prepared by PMU - PICIIP for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sialkot WWTP This 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of the ADB 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 judgements as to the legal or other status of any territory or area Acronyms 3 | P a g e Sialkot WWTP CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS As of 3rd August 2020 Currency Unit – Pak Rupees (Pak Rs.) Pak Rs 1.00 = $ 0.00595 US$1.00 = Pak Rs. 168 CONVERSIONS 1 meter = 3.28 feet 1 hectare = 2.47 acre Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank CIU City Implementation Unit CDIA Cities Development Initiative for Asia PICIIP Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program PMU Project Management Unit SPS Safeguard Policy Statement EA Executing Agency EIA Environment Impact Assessment EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESCF Environment Screening and Categorization Form EMP Environmental Management Plan IA Implementing Agency GoP Government of Pakistan IEE Initial Environmental Examination LAA Land Acquisition Act (of 1984) LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Leq Equivalent sound pressure level NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards O&M Operation & Maintenance PC Public consultation PEPA Punjab Environmental Protection Agency PEPAct Pakistan Environment Protection Act 1997 RP Resettlement Plan REA Rapid Environmental Assessment WATSAN Water supply and Sanitation WWTP Wastewater treatment plant Acronyms 4 | P a g e Sialkot WWTP Table of Content 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 18 1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 18 1.2 Purpose, Scope and Context of IEE Study ................................................... 18 2 Policy and Legal Framework ........................................................................... 23 3 Project Description ........................................................................................... 38 3.1 Project Description ........................................................................................ 38 3.2 Scope of WWTP Works .................................................................................. 38 3.3 Project Need ................................................................................................... 41 3.5 Project Components ...................................................................................... 46 3.6 Project Construction Schedule ..................................................................... 56 3.7 Construction Camps and Work Force .......................................................... 56 3.8 Machinery Requirement ................................................................................. 56 3.9 Sensitive Receptor Mapping ......................................................................... 56 4 Description of Environment ............................................................................. 70 4.1 Physical Resources ....................................................................................... 70 i. Sialkot City Geography ................................................................................... 70 ii. Natural and Climate Conditions of Sialkot ..................................................... 71 iv. Seismicity ...................................................................................................... 78 v. Surface Water ............................................................................................... 78 vi. Groundwater .................................................................................................... 79 4.2 Ecological Resources .................................................................................... 80 i. Flora of the Area ........................................................................................... 80 ii. Fauna of the Area.......................................................................................... 82 iii. Protected areas / National Sanctuaries ......................................................... 85 4.3 Economic Development ................................................................................. 85 4.3.2 Industrial Land Use..................................................................................... 87 5 Analysis of Alternatives ..................................................................................... 97 6 Potential Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures........................ 106 6.1 Methodology for impact screening ............................................................. 106 6.2 Design/Pre-Construction Phase .................................................................. 107 6.2.1 Lack of integration of IEE/EMP requirements into Construction bid documents................................................................................................... 108 6.2.2 Material Haul Routes ................................................................................ 108 6.2.3 Contractor’s Environmental Safeguards Capacity ..................................... 109 6.2.5 Cultural Heritage & Religious Sites, Social Infrastructure ......................... 110 Table of Content 5 | P a g e Sialkot WWTP 6.2.6 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts ............................................. 110 6.3 Construction Phase ..................................................................................... 110 Impact Screening Matrix ..................................................................................... 110 6.3.2 Community Health and Safety .................................................................. 114 6.3.4 Noise ........................................................................................................ 124 6.3.5 Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Management ............................... 126 6.4 Impacts Associated with Operation of WWTP ........................................... 130 6.4.6 Lower loads on Ecosystems ..................................................................... 136 6.4.7 Generation and Use of by-products i.e. Sludge for Agriculture ................. 136 6.5 Cumulative Impacts ..................................................................................... 137 6.6 Indirect and Induced Impacts ...................................................................... 137 7 Environmental Management Plan & Institutional Requirements ................ 138 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 138 7.2 Environmental Management Plan (EMP) .................................................... 138 7.3 Objectives of EMP ........................................................................................ 138 7.4 Environmental Management/Monitoring and Reporting ............................ 139 7.5 Institutional Arrangements .......................................................................... 139 7.5.1 Role of LG&CDD ...................................................................................... 139 7.5.2 Role of PMU ............................................................................................. 140 7.5.3 Role of Municipal Corporation (MC) .......................................................... 140 7.5.4 Role of City Implementation Unit (CIU) ..................................................... 140 7.5.5 Role of the ADB ........................................................................................ 140 7.5.6 Role of Project Contractor ........................................................................ 141 7.6 Monitoring Parameters ................................................................................ 141 7.7 Environmental Training ............................................................................... 142 7.7.1 Capacity Building and Training ................................................................. 142 7.8 Environmental Management Costs ............................................................. 162 8 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure ......................................... 165 9 Grievance Redressal Mechanism .................................................................. 169 10 Conclusion and Recommendations .............................................................. 173 6 | P a g e Sialkot WWTP Annexures Annexure A Photographs of public consultations Annexure B Environment Screening & Categorization Forms (ESCF) Annexure C Occupational Health and Safety Plan Annexure D Emergency Response Plan Annexure