Municipal Governance and Services Project (MGSP)
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Municipal Governance and Services Project (MGSP) Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Assessment Volume 1: Overall Environmental Assessment Public Disclosure Authorized Draft Final Report Public Disclosure Authorized September 2013 Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) And Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund (BMDF) Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh The Environmental Assessment report split in following two volumes. Volume 1: Overall Environmental Assessment Volume 2: Environmental Management Framework (EMF) Both volumes have been prepared by Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC). Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka b ABBREVIATIONS BDT Bangladesh Taka BMD Bangladesh Meteorological Department BMDF Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund BNBC Bangladesh National Building Code BOD5 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand BRTC Bureau of Research Testing and Consultation BUET Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology CC City Corporation COD Chemical Oxygen Demand DG Director General DoE Department of Environment EA Environmental Assessment ECA Ecologically Critical Area ECoP Environmental Code of Practice ECR Environment Conservation Rules EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMIS Environmental Management Information System EMF Environmental Management Framework EMP Environmental Management Plan FGD Focus Group Discussion GoB Government of Bangladesh GRC Grievance Redress Committee IDA International Development Association IEE Initial Environmental Examination IEF Important Environmental Features LGED Local Government Engineering Department MGSP Municipal Governance and Services Project MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest NGO Non Government Organization OHS Occupational Health and Safety OP Operational Policy PAP Project Affected Person PCDP Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan PD Project Director PM Particulate Matter PM2.5 Particulate Matter with aerodynamic diameter PM10 Particulate Matter with aerodynamic diameter m PMO Project Management Office RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete SECs Special Environmental Clauses SIA Social Impact Assessment SMF Social Management Framework SMP Social Management Plan SPM Suspended Particulate Matter TDS Total Dissolved Solids ToR Terms of Reference ULB Urban Local Bodies WB World Bank TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................. 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Bookmark not defined. 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 POLICY LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ....................................................................... 5 2.1 National Environmental Laws and Regulations ......................................................................... 5 2.2 Institutional Arrangements at National and Sub-national Levels ............................................ 10 2.3 World Bank Safeguard policies ................................................................................................ 12 2.4 Implications of National Policies and Regulations on MGSP ................................................... 15 2.5 Implications of World Bank Safeguard Policies on MGSP ........................................................ 16 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT ........................................................... 18 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.2 Environmental Practices .......................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Institutional and Staff Capacity ............................................................................................... 18 3.4 Training Requirements ............................................................................................................ 19 4.0 OVERALL PROJECT BASELINE .......................................................................................................... 21 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 21 4.2 Physical Environment .............................................................................................................. 21 4.2.1 Physical Infrastructure ................................................................................................... 21 4.2.2 Existing Condition of Potential Sub-project Sites .......................................................... 31 4.2.3 Climate ........................................................................................................................... 33 4.2.4 Geology, Soils and Seismity ........................................................................................... 38 4.2.5 Flood-prone Areas ......................................................................................................... 41 4.2.6 Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation ........................................................................ 43 4.2.7 Solid Waste Management ............................................................................................. 50 4.2.8 Noise Level ..................................................................................................................... 51 4.2.9 Water Quality ................................................................................................................ 55 4.3 Ecological Environment ........................................................................................................... 60 4.3.1 Dhaka-Chittagong Corridor ............................................................................................ 60 4.3.2 Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor .................................................................................................... 68 4.3.3 Dhaka-Mymensing Corriodor ......................................................................................... 71 4.3.4 Dhaka-Bogra-Rangpur Corridor ...................................................................................... 74 4.3.5 Cluster ............................................................................................................................ 77 5.0 OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ............................................................................................ 81 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 81 5.2 Potential Significant Impacts during Construction Phase ........................................................ 81 5.3 Potential Significant Impacts during Operational Phase ......................................................... 86 iv 6.0 STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................. 85 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 85 6.2 Stakeholder Analysis ................................................................................................................ 85 The objectives of Stakeholder Analysis (SA) for the sub-projects of proposed MGSP were: . 85 6.3 Findings from FGDs .................................................................................................................. 91 6.3.1 FGD-1: Elenga Pourashava ............................................................................................. 93 6.3.2 FGD-2: Tangail Pourashava ............................................................................................ 94 6.3.3 FGD-3: Comilla City Corporation ................................................................................... 96 6.3.4 FGD-4: Trishal Pourashava ............................................................................................. 96 6.3.5 FGD-5: Bhairab Pourashava ........................................................................................... 97 6.3.6 FGD-6: Gopalganj Pourashava ....................................................................................... 98 6.4 Disclosure ................................................................................................................................. 99 References .......................................................................................................................................... 100 Appendix A ......................................................................................................................................... 101 Terms of Reference (ToR) ............................................................................................................ 101 Appendix B.......................................................................................................................................... 114 List of Participants in thr FGDs ..................................................................................................... 114 v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY E1.0 Background The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) intends to enhance the capacity of urban local bodies (ULBs) in development