Environmental Monitoring Report Uzbekistan

Environmental Monitoring Report

Biannual Report July – December 2020 Project Number: 44483-027 Loan Number 3355 March 2021

Uzbekistan: Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (Tranche 3)

Prepared by the Republican Road Fund under Committee for Roads for the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Asian Development Bank

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 March 2021) Currency unit – Sum (SUM) SUM1.00 = $0.000095 $1.00 = SUM10,523.42

ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank CAREC – Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation CSC – Construction Supervision Consultant EHS – Environmental Health & Safety EHSS – Environment, Health, Safety, and Security EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EIP – Environmental Impact Permit EMP – Environnemental Management Plan EMoP – Environmental Monitoring Plan FFA – Framework Financing Agreement GoU – Government of Uzbekistan GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism HSE – Health, Safety, and Environment IES – International Environment Specialist (under the CSC) LARP – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan MFF – Multitranche Financing Facility NESS – National Environmental Safeguard Specialist (under the CSC) PMU – Program Management Unit (under the Road Fund) RoW – Right of Way RRF – The Republican Road Fund (the Road Fund) RUz – Republic of Uzbekistan SCEEP – State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan of Ecology and Environment Protection SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement SSEMP – Site- specific Environmental Management Plan

NOTE In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars.

This environmental monitoring 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.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………….…..1 1.1. Preamble…………………………………………………………………………………….……1 1.2. Headline Information……………………………………………………………………….……1 1.3. Methodology and Scope of the Environmental Monitoring…………………………….……2 1.4. Important Work under Environmental Monitoring……………………………………….……3 2. project description and current activities……………………………………………….……3 2.1. Project Background………………………………………………………………………….…..3 2.2. The Road Rehabilitation Scheme………………………………………………………….…..4 2.3. Project Contracts and Management……………………………………………………….…..7 2.3.1. Responsibilities for supervision of environmental matters……………………….….9 2.3.2. Responsible for carrying out mitigation measure………………………………….….9 2.3.3. Relationships with Contractors, Owner, Lender, etc………………………………..10 2.3.4. Responsible for carrying out monitoring measure…………………………………..10 2.4. Project Activities During Current Reporting Period………………………………………….11 2.4.1. Project Progress ...... 12 2.4.2. Progress of materials and equipment ...... 14 2.4.3. Location of Site Office and Construction Camping ...... 14 2.4.4. Mobilization of Resources ...... 15 2.4.5. Local contracts ...... 16 2.5. Description of Any Changes to Project Design………………………………………………16 2.6. Description of any changes to Agreed Construction Methods……………………………..16 3. Compliance with ADB loan covenants……………………………………………………….16 4. ENVIRONMENTAL Safeguard activities……………………………………………………...18 3.1. General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities………………………………..18 3.1.1. Preparation of Environmental Assessment Report ...... 19 3.1.2. Preparation of Bid Documents ...... 20 3.1.3. Environmental Monitoring ...... 20 3.2. Site Audits………………………………………………………………………………………..24 3.3. Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices)…………………………………….25 3.4. Trends…………………………………………………………………………………………….26 3.5. Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks………………………………………………26 5. Results of Environmental Monitoring …………………………………………………………26 4.1. Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period………………………………….26 3.4.1. Site Cleaning ...... 48 3.4.2. Environment Statutory Clearance ...... 48 3.4.3. Quarries, borrow pits and the spoil area ...... 50 3.4.4. Mixing station status ...... 51 3.4.5. Waste Management ...... 52 3.4.6. Noise ...... 52 3.4.7. Public safety management report ...... 52 3.4.8. Safety and Security Precaution ...... 54 3.4.9. Traffic safety management ...... 55 3.4.10. Health and Safety ...... 56 3.4.11. Covid-19 pandemic ...... 56 3.4.12. Mitigation of Social Tensions ...... 57 4.2. Summary of Monitoring Outcomes…………………………………………………………….59 4.3. Complaints……………………………………………………………………………………….62 4.4. Training…………………………………………………………………………………………..62 4.5. Public Awareness Activities……………………………………………………………………62

6. Functioning of the Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan (SSEMP)………...63 7. good practice and opportunity for improvement………………………………………...... 64 6.1. Good Practice……………………………………………………………………………………64 6.2. Opportunities for Improvement………………………………………………………………...64 8. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………………65 7.1. Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………65 7.2. Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………...... 66 Annex 1 Main test results…………………………………………………………………………….67 Annex 2 Quarry location………………………………………………………………………………70

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Scope of the Contractor’s Work ...... 4 Table 2 Length of the project road sections by districts of Bukhara region ...... 5 Table 3 Staff involved in environmental management ...... 7 Table 4 Project progress ...... 12 Table 5 Contractor's Chinese personnel mobilization on site ...... 15 Table 6 Contractor's Uzbek personnel mobilization on site ...... 15 Table 7 Status of compliance with ADB’s Loan Covenants ...... 16 Table 8. Status of Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMoP) Implementation as of 31 December 2020 ...... 21 Table 9 Summary of site audits...... 25 Table 10. Issues Identified during the Previous Monitoring Period (before June 2020) ....26 Table 11. Status of Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Implementation (for pre- construction stage) as on 31 December 2020 ...... 29 Table 12. Status of Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Implementation (for construction stage) as on 31 December 2020 ...... 38 Table 13. Potential sources of construction materials...... 49 Table 14 Issues Identified during the Monitoring Period (July-December 2020) ...... 59

LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Project Organization Structure ...... 8 Figure 2 Google Earth Map of A380 Project Road ...... 11 Figure 3 PK2875+00 Installation of the underground Gas pipeline ...... 13 Figure 4 Dismantlement of the main gas pipeline, D=1020 mm, 1-2 legs, on PK2440+40 ...... 13 Figure 5 PK3012+00-PK3015+00 Excavation of unsuitable material ...... 13 Figure 6 Reinstallation of posts of 10 kB ...... 13 Figure 7 PK2768+25-PK2770+50 Transportation of topsoil...... 13 Figure 8 PK2935+40-PK2937+40 1st layer Density test (Test results are given in Annex 1) .....13 Figure 9. Contractor‘s office ...... 14 Figure 10 PK2935+40-PK2937+40 1st layer Density test ...... 19 Figure 11 PK2935+40-PK2937+40 1st layer Density test ...... 19 Figure 12. Location of Proposed Quarries ...... 49 Figure 13. Borrow pit for Subgrade. K285+000 ...... 51 Figure 14. Borrow pit for Subgrade. K295+000 ...... 51 Figure 15. Oil tank ...... 51 Figure 16. Water stable mixing station ...... 51 Figure 17. Hazardous material storage area ...... 52 Figure 18 Safety training register ...... 53 Figure 19 Safety training register ...... 53 Figure 20 Daily safety training ...... 53 Figure 21 Daily safety training ...... 53 Figure 22 Site Workers safety training ...... 54 Figure 23 Site Workers safety training ...... 54 Figure 24 Maintenance of existing roads ...... 55 Figure 25 Flagman for safe traffic ...... 55 Figure 26 Installation of traffic signboards near entrance of Traffic Open area ...... 55 Figure 27 Installation of traffic signboards near entrance of Traffic Open area ...... 55 Figure 28 COVID-19 monthly test ...... 57 Figure 29 COVID-19 monthly test ...... 57 Figure 30 Temperature measurement...... 57 Figure 31 Disposable masks ...... 57 Figure 32 Organized Subcontractor weekly training ...... 62 Figure 33 Safety Education Conference ...... 62

Semi - Annual Environmental Monitoring Report Reconstruction of 87km A380 Guzar–Bukhara– Nukus–Beyneu highway on section km 228-km315

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Preamble

1. This is the 2nd Semi - Annual Environmental Monitoring Report (SAEMR) for Loan 3355- UZB Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (Tranche 3) - Reconstruction of 87km A380 Guzar–Bukhara– Nukus–Beyneu highway on section km 228 - km 315.

2. The project is classified as environment category 'B' under ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS, 2009) warranting the conduct of an initial environmental examination (IEE) and its documentation. An IEE report was prepared by The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Roads (SCR) for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and has been disclosed on ADB’s website1 since October 2018. The proposed rehabilitation and upgrading will comply with relevant nature protection and environmental laws including air, water, noise and waste standards and regulations, and international ground vibration values in addition to other regulations relating to road construction. The project scope involves the rehabilitation and upgrading from flexible to rigid pavement and widening of existing 2-lane to 4-lane configuration. All improvements can be accommodated within the existing right-of-way (RoW), hence it expected that impact on existing natural resource viz, land, water, soil, and aggregates is not significantly adverse. The project road does not pass through or located nearby any wildlife sanctuary, national park, protected area network, archeological monument/heritage sites or any other similar eco-sensitive areas.

3. This report is the 2nd SAEMR for the project. The first SAEMR for May-June 2020 has been disclosed on ADB’s website2 since December 2020, while relevant information from the first SAEMR has not been disclosed to affected persons as of 31 December 2021. Summary of the first and second (this) SAEMEs will be disclosed on RRF website by February 2021, following para.12 (a) of the loan agreement signed on 16 September 2019.3 This SAEMR describes the implementation of the environmental monitoring and mitigation measures recommended in the IEE report, analyzes environmental data collected during the period of July - December 2020, and provides recommendations for the resolution of identified issues.

1.2. Headline Information

4. The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) has applied for a loan from ADB for the rehabilitation of 87km A380 Guzar–Bukhara– Nukus–Beyneu highway on section km 228 - km 315. The loan was signed between the Republic of Uzbekistan and ADB on 2 May 2016 and Project Agreement on 16 September 2019 signed between ADB and the Committee for Roads of the Republic of Uzbekistan (the State Committee for Roads).

5. The State Committee for Roads shall ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with the detailed arrangements set forth in the Facility Administration Manual (FAM).4

1 ADB. Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (Tranche 3): Initial Environmental Examination (October 2018). https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/uzb-44483-027-iee 2 ADB. Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (Tranche 3): Reconstruction of 87km A380 Guzar–Bukhara–Nukus–Beyneu highway Environmental Monitoring Report (May-June 2020). https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/uzb-44483-027-emr 3 ADB. Project Agreement for Loan 3355-UZB: Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Project 3 (September 2019). https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/uzb-44483-027-pra 4 ADB. Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program: Facility Administration Manual (November 2020). https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/uzb-44483-024-fam

The State Committee for Roads shall ensure that the Program Management Unit under the Road Fund (PMU), the implementing agency of the Project, is adequately staffed and equipped in accordance with and as contemplated by the FAM and that the PMU is fully functioning, until the completion of the Project.

6. The State Committee for Roads shall keep ADB informed semiannually of the progress of the implementation of the Borrower’s road policy framework as set out in the Framework Financing Agreement (FFA). The State Committee for Roads shall ensure that the preparation, design, construction, implementation, operation and decommissioning of the Project comply with (a) all applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower relating to environment, health, and safety; (b) the Environmental Safeguards5; (c) the Environmental Assessment and Review Framework (EARF) 6 ; and (d) all measures and requirements set forth in the IEE and Environmental Management Plan (EMP), and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report.

7. As part of the Terms of Reference for the Construction Supervision for the Project, the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) should undertake environmental management, monitoring and training activities as detailed in the IEE and incorporate the findings and supporting data in the annual environmental reporting.

8. The major focus of the environmental monitoring in the construction supervision scope had been to make sure that the Contractor avoids or minimizes adverse environmental impacts from the construction. The Contractor is obliged to follow the IEE and would be paid for these works in accordance with Sub-clauses 4.18 between the State Committee for Roads and Contractor.

1.3. Methodology and Scope of the Environmental Monitoring

9. This SAEMR has been prepared in the month of December 2020. This is the second SAEMR under the Project covering all the project sites. The report aims to provide information on the project status and to evaluate future implementation of EMP for necessary improvement if needed.

10. The environmental monitoring for the work period was done under the framework of the EMP formulated in the IEE Report prepared in 2018. The contents of the consultant’s environmental reports and contractor’s monthly monitoring report within the construction period formed the available secondary information, along with the field investigations.

11. The primary legislative basis for the environmental requirements for the Project is the Law on Ecological Expert Examination, which requires environmental examination for infrastructure developments. The road rehabilitation project is not included in the type of projects requiring full state ecological expertise (SEE) or full environmental impact assessment (EIA). Hence, the Project did not require a full SEE or full EIA under Uzbek law. As basis for approval, the IEE served as a background document required for SCEEP to approve the Project.

5 “Environmental Safeguards” means the principles and requirements set forth in Chapter V, Appendix 1, and Appendix 4 (as applicable) of the SPS. 6 ADB. Uzbekistan: MFF - Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program. EARF (April 2011). https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/mff-central-asia-regional-economic-cooperation- corridor-2-0

12. As part of the Terms of Reference for the Construction Supervision for the Project, the CSC, Dohwa Engineering Co should undertake environmental management and monitoring as detailed in the EMP and incorporate the findings and supporting data in the environmental reporting.

13. Regular environmental monitoring was carried out by the inspectors of the CSC and the CSC’s international environmental specialist (IES) and National Environmental Safeguard Specialist (NESS). The corresponding findings and results were incorporated in the reports. In times when environmental issues would emerge, the Team Leader or Resident Engineer of the CSC would, as necessary, confer with the IES and NESS for appropriate advice. Accordingly, an advisory would be communicated to the Contractor for prompt action to remedy the environmental issues.

14. The SAEMR for July to December 2020 will aggregate the environmental performance of the Project in general and environmental control activities, the environmental mitigation measures are applied to the construction bid package. The report reviews the compliance of environmental activities with EMP and proposes activities in the future environment in order to control and minimize negative environmental impacts.

1.4. Important Work under Environmental Monitoring

15. Other measures include: i) use of modern, silenced and well-maintained plant and construction equipment should be used; ii) all vehicles and plant should be fitted with effective exhaust silencers which should be maintained in good and efficient working order; iii) fitted acoustic covers should be kept in a good state of repair and should be kept closed when plant is in use; iv) vehicles should not wait or queue on the road with engines running and plant in intermittent use should be shut down when not in use or where this is impracticable, throttled down to a minimum; v) if a site compound, or materials storage area is to be used, both it and any static plant within it should be sited as far as is practicable from noise sensitive buildings; vi) where activities, including delivery of material to site, cannot take place during normal working hours they should be carried out as close to normal working hours as is reasonably practicable; vii) concrete mixers should not be cleaned by hammering the drums; and viii) when handling materials, care should be taken not to drop materials from excessive heights. Good communication with affected communities is often the most effective way to manage potential construction noise impacts. Therefore, the Contractor should keep residents informed of the progress of the works, including when and where the noisiest activities will be taking place and how long they are expected to last.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES

2.1. Project Background

16. CAREC Corridor 2 connects the Caucasus and Mediterranean to East Asia. The route covers Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the People's Republic of China (PRC). With the rapid economic expansion of the PRC to the east, the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan to the north and Azerbaijan to the west, there is an unprecedented opportunity for Uzbekistan to emerge as a center for trade and commerce, to achieve higher levels of economic growth.

17. The entire A380 highway is about 1,204 km passing through Guzar, Bukhara, Nukus, and Beyneu. It primarily carries fuel, agricultural commodities, and industrial consumer goods. Another

ongoing highway investment in Kazakhstan supported by ADB will connect Beyneu, a town on Uzbekistan’s border, with Uzbekistan’s A380 highway and the port of Aktau in the Caspian Sea. All these highways, when completed, will provide Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries direct access to the Caspian Sea, and thereafter to South Asia and the Black Sea via road corridors being built in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Investment program II links with CAREC Corridor 6, which reaches the so-called Ring Road in Afghanistan and thereafter Pakistan’s main ports.

18. The A380 project road is an 87 kms section from km. 228-315 passing through Bukhara, Ramitan, Peshkun, and Zhandar regions. It has two lanes with asphalt-concrete surface that starts at the border of Bukhara and goes through developed lands of Bukhara and Romitan regions. The project road terminates at the approach to Gazli city.

2.2. The Road Rehabilitation Scheme

19. The technical category of the existing road is II and III. All of the works undertaken were within the existing ROW. The rehabilitation works have the following features:  reconstruction of the road with transfer to the category I;  earth bed - combined; separate;  number of lanes - 2 in each direction;  lane width - 3.75 m;  carriageway width - 7.5 m x 2;  roadside width - 3.75 m x 2;  cross slope of the carriageway - 15 ‰ - one-way for the combined; 15 ‰- for separate;  cross slope of the roadside - 40 ‰;  steep of embankment slopes in sandy areas - 1:2;  steep of fill slopes in irrigated areas - 1: 1.5;  junction and branch of intersections - transition-speed lanes with a width of 3.75 m.  coating - cement concrete with thickness of 250 mm;  arrangement - retaining side metal road fences of barrier type, guideposts, road signs, horizontal and vertical markings;  drainage in irrigated areas - ditches;  artificial structures - widening/extension or replacement. Existing Engineering structures on the road are represented by culverts in form of culverts and bridges. An individual working design has been developed for each structure - culverts and bridges, etc. Table 1 Scope of the Contractor’s Work

No. The project Unit Quantity Clearing 10,000m3 22.5 Excavation 10,000m3 16.73 1 Earthworks Filling 10,000m3 217.05 Disposal 10,000m3 12.48 Removal of bitumen surface 10,000m3 8.53 2 Site Clearance Removal of base and subbase course 10,000m3 12.7 Demolish of bridges No 13 15cm thickness subbase 10,000m3 31.56 3 Base, subbase 25cm thickness subbase 10,000m3 97.91 16cm thickness base 10,000m3 30.92 Cement concrete 25cm thickness B30 pavement 10,000m3 43.09 4 pavement 10cm thickness B15 pavement 10,000m3 0.49 5 Asphalt concrete Surface course made of fine- grained hot asphalt concrete mixture 10,000m3 0.18

No. The project Unit Quantity pavement(Bridge Base course made of road pavement made of hot coarse- grained 10,000m3 0.06 deck and road asphalt concrete mixture intersection) Reinforcement of shoulders using hot fine-grained asphalt 10,000m3 0.016 concrete mixture Bridge quantity m/No 327.77/15 Precast concrete square pile pcs 1,054 Structure of Hollow slab beam Pcs 592 6 bridge and culvert Concrete m³ 5,779.7 Pipe culvert M 15/1 Rectangular culvert M 14/1 Metal fences barrier M 56,723 Curbs M 1,812 Bus stop shelter No 27 7 Roadside facilities Road line M 574,014 Installation of road sign No 1,746 Pavement ㎡ 52,821 Topsoil placing m³ 20,351 8 Landscaping Planting trees No 13,410 Sowing saxaul's seeds, Ha 108.65

20. According to the addendum to the task of the Republican road fund under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan, LLC "Bukharayulloyikha" developed “Working documentation (detailed design)”7 for the reconstruction of highway A380 "Guzar-Bukhara-Nukus - Beyneu" at the section of 228-315 km.

21. The reconstruction is due to deteriorating road layers conditions, as a result of insufficient maintenance and increasing traffic flow. During the development of working documentation (detailed design), work was carried out to assess the state of the road coat, drainage, road pavement, arrangement and state of the road. Reconnoitering topo geodesic and geological surveys were carried out. Traffic intensity and composition were considered. The total length of the project sections of the highway is 87 km. The distribution of length by districts of Bukhara region is given in Table 2.

Table 2 Length of the project road sections by districts of Bukhara region Districts Length by districts, Section, Category of the exist. km km-km highways Bukhara 9 228-237 II8 228-237 Romitan 37 237-274 II 237-241 III9 241-258 II 258-261 III 261-274 Peshku 25 274-299 III 274-299 Jondor 16 299-315 III 299-315 Total: 87 16 km (II category) 71 km (III category)

7 The definition of "working documentation" is given in the construction codes and regulations of Uzbekistan "System of design documentation for construction. General provisions". A set of graphic and text documents ensuring implementation of technical solutions taken in the approved design documentation, necessary for construction and installation works 8 Category II - international and of state significance roads, with an estimated traffic intensity of 6000-14000 units/day 9 Category III - international and of state significance roads, with an estimated traffic intensity of 2000-6000 units/day

22. In all sections, the driveway has two traffic lanes with asphalt concrete pavement. PC 2284 + 48.13 is accepted as the beginning of the route at the border of the transport junction with the crossing of the bypass road in Bukhara city.

23. There is an intersection of the irrigation and collector network at the existing exits and junctions, therefore, the project provides for re-arrangement or extension of 4 existing pipes at the exits and junctions.

24. The construction of the structures is carried out by a specialized team, which includes construction workers and road machine drivers. Earthworks should be carried out by excavator and bulldozer in an environmentally acceptable manner. Improper management of earthworks transport should be excluded. Installation of reinforced concrete and metal pipes should be performed by autocrane.

25. Reconstruction of existing bridge crossings and the construction of new pipes are provided as part of the highway reconstruction. The technical condition of the existing bridges is determined by the diagnostics of the structures performed in 2016. For each bridge crossing, an individual decision in an environmentally acceptable manner was made on the further use of the existing structure depending on the technical condition, service life, rated force, load capacity of the bridge depending on the temporary rolling loads they were designed for. There are about 54 culverts and small bridges (less than 30 meter) that needs to be rehabilitated and reconstructed, the civil works for construction of culvert will be done, while the existing culvert and small bridge will continue to be used for traffic, the existing culverts and small bridges will be rehabilitated and upgraded after the new culverts and small bridges are ready for traffic. During bridge reconstruction and widening, the Contractor shall consult with SCEEP and the local irrigation authorities including farmers associations in relation to the bridge works crossing the irrigation canals. The Contractor will ensure that all works are undertaken in periods least likely to affect the water flow and quality of irrigation.

26. During the preparatory period, existing utilities are relocated and re-arranged according to the requirements of the received technical specifications from the relevant bodies and according to the working design.

27. On the 228-315.2 km section, the re-arrangement of utilities is planned:

 Transmission line 0.4-10 kW.  Re-arrangement of water supply pipes.  Low- and medium-pressure gas pipelines  High pressure gas pipelines  Rearrangement of sprinkler bed  Local communication lines reconfiguration  Protection and transfer of communication cables  Demolition of buildings

28. Before the start of construction activities, all public utilities requiring relocation were identified. Subsequently, the concerned departments/authorities were contacted for the relocation

of these utilities. Any infrastructure damaged by the construction activities will be repaired. GRM will also capture any related complaints.

29. Therefore, best practice for alleviating any forthcoming problems with local residents include (i) timely public announcement of near-future planned construction activities (ii) strict observance of working hours and speed limits as determined in the Technical Specifications, and (iii) involving as much as possible local residents in work contracts to secure their satisfaction and support. The Contractor shall also maintain work hours and public holidays in accordance with schedules agreed by the local authorities and determined in the Technical Specifications.

30. For each re-arrangement of engineering utilities, a design solution was developed, agreed and approved with the relevant state authorities.

2.3. Project Contracts and Management

31. Table 3 lists up the staff involved in environmental management of the Project.

Table 3 Staff involved in environmental management

Type of project Name of Agency / Environmental Staff Name E-mail participant Company Implementing Program Management PMU Monitoring and Shokhrukh +998712680173 Agency Unit (PMU) Evaluation Specialist Salimov [email protected] HSE Team Environmental +998931436000 Mr. Li Ming China Railway 20 Specialist [email protected] Construction Bureau Group Adizov Contractor Assistant HSE Team +998 934542619 Corporation Adizbek Environmental Specialist [email protected]

«Dohwa Engineering International Environment Samuel [email protected] Co., Ltd» (Republic of Specialist (IES) E. Sapuay10 Construction Korea) in cooperation National Environmental Julia alekseeva@almarconsulti Supervision with Rhythm Plus LLC Safeguard Specialist Alekseeva ng.org Consultant (CSC) (Uzbekistan) and Texno (NESS) Standard Test National Social Safeguard Maria malinovskaya@almarcons (Uzbekistan) Resettlement Specialist Malinovskaya ulting.org HSE = Health, Safety, and Environment

32. The Project is being administered by the PMU which is represented by the Project Director. PMU has an Evaluation and Monitoring Specialist position to manage and coordinate the contractors and the CSC in reporting to the State Committee for Roads and ADB on safeguard performance of the project, who is responsible for coordinating the overall EMP implementation and assisted by the Engineer. His tasks include but are not limited to supervision for overall compliance with ADB SPS (2009) requirements, preparation and submission of environmental monitoring reports and update of IEE during construction in case of technical design changes or unanticipated impacts based on the Engineer’s reports.

33. In this regard, International and National Environment Specialists were included in the Contracts with the Contractor and with the Engineer for the EMP implementation. The CSC will

10 He will be on board only in Q1 2021 (para. 171).

ensure safeguard compliance of civil works – with particular emphasis on the monitoring of implementation of Site-Specific EMP (SSEMP) and related aspects of the Project, as well as timely submission of reports to the Employer.

34. Contractor for civil work is China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation. The notice to contract commencement is on 27 July 2020. Construction contract # MFF2 /CWP3 has been signed with the company China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation (China) on 15 May 2020.

35. Current Project organization structure shown in Figure 1:

RRF Contractor’s Project Manager Name: Mr. Wang Bairen Mobile No.:995781440 Email: [email protected] CSC

Contractor’s HSE Team Environmental Specialist

Name: Mr Liming Construction Manager Relevant Authorities Name: Mr. Gui Pengfei Mobile No.: +998931436000 Environment Office Mobile No.: N/A Local Police Email: Email: N/A (Not Mobilized) [email protected] Local Government Unit Safety Officer Name: Mr. Adizov Adizbek Mobile No.: +998 934542619 Email: [email protected]

Office Site Site Site Site Personnel Engineer Engineer Engineer Engineer

Worker

Figure 1. Project Organization Structure

2.3.1. Responsibilities for supervision of environmental matters

36. To ensure proper compliance of environmental safeguards, the Environmental Expert of PMU will monitor environmental matters and report to the Project Manager who shall advice the Project Director.

37. Environmental issues arising from the construction activities should immediately be brought to his attention to coordinate efforts in order to immediately mitigate impacts, protect the environment, and safeguard the health and welfare of the local communities. All these are to be conducted within the framework of the overall construction management and supervision.

38. The PMU are supported by the CSC including the IES and NESS, who will be responsible for overseeing the construction and monitoring all works and activities undertaken by the Contractor(s) and ensuring compliance with the specification and contractual requirements. During construction, the contractors will ensure that mitigation measures are implemented and sustained throughout the construction period. The IES and NESS had been hired to join the CSC team and to oversee and monitor the implementation of all mitigating measures required by the EMP/SSEMP in accordance with ADB SPS (2009), and the Government Uzbekistan Environmental Assessment Requirement. It is recommended by the CSC, that RRF to invite the Nature Protection Committee to join field monitoring at least one time per year during the construction period as SCEEP is responsible for reviewing environmental assessment documents for the projects of national significance.

39. Environmental protection is administered in Uzbekistan by State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan of Ecology and Environment Protection (SCEEP) which consists of a central body in Tashkent, and regional and district branches and agencies for scientific and technical support. SCEEP, through Glavgosecoexpertiza reviews, inter alia; environmental impact reports, prepares and implements ecological regulations and standards, coordinates environmental programs and elaborates the structure for environmental monitoring and governance of nature reserves. It approves regulations and issues permits for pollutant emissions and may prohibit projects and construction works that do not comply with environmental legislation.

2.3.2. Responsible for carrying out mitigation measure

40. During construction stage, implementation of mitigation measures is the construction contractor’s responsibility.

41. To ensure implementation of mitigation measures during the construction period, contract clauses for environmental provisions are part of the civil works contracts. Contractors’ conformity with contract procedures and specifications during construction has been carefully monitored by PMU and the CSC.

42. The Contractor had appointed a full-time Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Specialist and a full-time Assistant HSE Team Environmental Specialist to be senior members of the construction management team based on site for the duration of the contract. The Contractor’s Environmental Unit is staffed by two people:

- Mr. Li Ming - HSE Team Environmental Specialist (till November 2020) - Mr. Zhang Taotao - HSE Team Environmental Specialist (from November 2020) - Adizov Adizbek – Assistant HSE Team Environmental Specialist

2.3.3. Relationships with Contractors, Owner, Lender, etc.

43. The CSC is working closely with the PMU Presently, the CSC Environmental Safeguard Unit consists of:

 International Chief Resident Engineer/Team leader/Highway Engineer  International Environment Specialist (IES)  National Deputy Team Leader/Resident Engineer/Highway Engineer  National Environmental Safeguard Specialist (NESS)  National Social Safeguard Resettlement Specialist

2.3.4. Responsible for carrying out monitoring measure

44. During construction, the CSC, especially the IES and the NESS will monitor the construction contractor’s environmental performance.

45. The responsibilities of the IES of the CSC include:

a. ensure that the construction methods as proposed by the contractor for carrying out the works are satisfactory, with particular references to the technical requirements of sound environmental standards on the basis of ADB Environment Source Book and World Bank Group's Environment, Health and Safety Guidelines, as referenced in ADB Safeguards Policy Statement: inspection of contractors’ contraction equipment, safety of the works, property, personal and general public and the recommendations of the initial environmental examination (IEE) and summary IEE; b. Revise SSEMP prepared and submitted by the Construction Contractor and endorse them; c. Supervise field work including collection of samples for environment assessment, assess environmental impacts directly caused by construction activities, and indirectly caused by the change in the traffic conditions; d. Prepare and run a standardized model for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. Such a model will be prepared in consultation with the Employer and ADB; e. updating initial environmental examination (IEE) report, if necessary, of implementing this plan as part of project implementation project, and carry out environmental management seminars for contractors and RRF staff; f. at the end of the project, the consultant will carry out a detailed impact assessment, which will contribute to the preparation of the project completion report. 46. The responsibilities of the NESS of the CSC include: a. Assist the international consultant in ensuring that the construction methods as proposed by the contractor for carrying out the works are satisfactory, with particular references to the technical requirements of sound environmental standards on the basis of ADB environmental guidelines for selected infrastructure Development project (Highway & Roads) inspection of contractors' construction equipment, safety of the works, property, personal and general public and the recommendations of the initial environmental examination (IEE) and summary IEE;

b. Carry out field work including collection of samples for environment assessment, assess environmental impacts directly caused by construction activities, and indirectly caused by the change in the traffic conditions; c. Collect data for monitoring the greenhouse gas emissions using a standardized model prepared in consultation with the Employer and ADB; d. Updating initial environmental examination (IEE) report, if necessary, of implementing this plan as part of project implementation project, and carry out environmental management seminars for contractors and RRF staff; and e. At the end of the project, the consultant will carry out a detailed impact assessment, which will contribute to the preparation of the project completion report. 2.4. Project Activities During Current Reporting Period

47. The Project/Tranche 3 of the Second MFF CAREC Corridor 2 Road Investment Program involves upgrading from 2-lane road to 4-lane road, rehabilitation and improvement, and widening of some existing RoW of 87 km stretch of A-380 upgrading from km 228 to 315. The pavement of the project road will use concrete cement, not asphalt. This road section begins at a suburb of Bukhara city and end in km 315. The existing two-lane asphalt pavement is in bad condition, riding is not smooth, and several sections have cracks and broken pavement surface. Most the shoulders along the road are covered with sand and no slopes or drainage system existed. In some road section, the gas pipeline, and power poles mark the boundary of the RoW. There is one bridge over the Zarafshan River that had been completely reconstructed, and therefore no reconstruction or construction of big bridge will be involved. Nonetheless, there are about 54 culverts and small bridges (less than 30 meter) that needs to be rehabilitated and reconstructed, the civil works for construction of culvert will be done, while the existing culvert and small bridge will continue to be used for traffic, the existing culverts and small bridges will be rehabilitated and upgraded after the new culverts and small bridges are ready for traffic.

Figure 2 Google Earth Map of A380 Project Road

2.4.1. Project Progress

48. Construction contract was signed on 15 May 2020. Work on mobilization of resources and techniques, setting up of office and camping were carried out from June through December 2020. At Q3 2020, Contractor had started work on clearance of existing vegetation at site, and also ramming some parts of the road. Initial works for construction of first cement plant has started. Almost all the land clearing was completed, and no encroachment has occurred. The subgrade material for this road in a 10-14 m wide had been completed for some section of the road.

Table 4 Project progress Work Progress up to 25 Dec 2020 BoQ Plan Up to 25 Dec Progress in Description As of 30 Jun No. 2020 the past 6 Accumulated 2020 months 200 Clearing and Grabbing 52.18% 44.18% 20.97% 64.97% Reinstallation/rec onstruction of 43.88% power line 5.48% 35.83% 41.32% Utilities 300 Reconstruction of low and middle 10.58% 0 10.02% 10.02% pressure gas pipelines Removal of topsoil 52.17% 44.18% 20.79% 64.97% Earth 400 Common excavation (cut) 8.36% 5.97% 9.49% 15.46% Works Embankment construction 13.61% 6.84% 3.28% 10.12% Total of Bills Sums 4.23% 2.1% 1.17% 3.27%

49. Contractor has completed 73,546 m³ of roadbed filling in the past six months. 221,900m³ had been completed accumulatively since construction began. It accounts for 10.22% of 2,170,476m³ of the design discharge. Contractor has completed 16,860m³ of common excavation in the past six months. 27,480m³ had been completed accumulatively since construction began. It accounts for 15.46% of 177,776m³ of the design discharge. Contractor has completed 46,820m³ of removal of topsoil of construction in the past six months. 146,330m³ has been completed accumulatively since construction began. It accounts for 64.97% of 225,225m³ of the design discharge. Contractor has completed 196 reinstallations of posts in the past six months. 226 posts had been completed accumulatively since construction began. It accounts for 41.32% of 574 posts of the design discharge. Contractor has completed 900m of reconstruction of low and middle pressure gas pipelines in the past six months. 900m had been completed accumulatively since construction began. It accounts for 10.02% of 8,980m of the design discharge.

50. The completed output value was $995,075 in December 2020, and since the beginning of the project, the accumulated output value was $3,249,520, accounting for 3.26% of the total investment of $99,811,233. The planned output value next 6 months is $2,918,769.

51. The following photos show installation of the underground Gas pipeline on PK 2875+00, dismantlement of the main gas pipeline (D=1020 mm, 1-2 legs) on PK2440+40, excavation of unsuitable material on PK3012+00-PK3015+00, transportation of topsoil, 1st layer density test on PK2935+40-PK2937+40.

Figure 3 PK2875+00 Installation of the Figure 4 Dismantlement of the main gas underground Gas pipeline pipeline, D=1020 mm, 1-2 legs, on PK2440+40

Figure 5 PK3012+00-PK3015+00 Excavation Figure 6 Reinstallation of posts of 10 kB of unsuitable material

Figure 7 PK2768+25-PK2770+50 Figure 8 PK2935+40-PK2937+40 1st layer Transportation of topsoil Density test (Test results are given in Annex 1)

2.4.2. Progress of materials and equipment

52. So far, it had completed the entry of 15,000m2 geotextiles, 705.1m3 gravel and 12.329 tons of steel and a total of 21 excavators, 7 bulldozers, 11 graders, 54 dump trucks, 11 rollers, 16 sprinklers, 7 loaders and 9 oil tankers entered the site. The purchase contract had been signed for the screening machine, cement synopmanagement plantic pavers, water stable mixing station and concrete mixing station, among which the water stable mixing station and concrete mixing station are expected to deliver goods in the beginning of 2021.

2.4.3. Location of Site Office and Construction Camping

53. The project department currently rents the existing hotel as the project office and accommodation camp. The hotel is located at Km263 and has 22 accommodation rooms. There are 5 (five) 12-meter containers beside the hotel for accommodation and office area. A new concrete batching plant is set up at 200m to the right of Km285. At present, there are 13 containers set as accommodation, office and kitchen. The mixing station site has been leveled, the fence has been constructed completely, the laboratory has been completed, the construction of sedimentation tank and oil storage area has been completed, and the site of new water stability Station at 500m to the right of Km269 has been leveled.

54. On the contractor’s site camp, the most attention was directed at the general conditions of the site and most vulnerable areas such as conditions of fuel storage and dispensing. Contractor undertook some accomplishment works including rehabilitation of the office building, offices, kitchen, sleeping room, and conference room. Containers for the staff accommodation, laboratory, material storage, and workshop for repair and maintenance of machineries and fuel tanks has been set up on the site yard.

Figure 9. Contractor‘s office

55. The camp has an electricity and own heating house. Tower for wireless internet connection is under construction. Potable water supply is from local wells. However, water quality is not good. Therefore, bottled water purchased is being used for drinking and meals. Sewage from the camp is discharged into the septic tank located near defense area. When tank is full, it is taken out to nearest sewage water treatment plant. Solid waste from the camp is collected on

the special places within the camping territory and will be removed to the municipal waste’s storage place in accordance with agreements with local hokimiyat.

2.4.4. Mobilization of Resources

56. The mobilization of heavy equipment and machineries has been done mainly through railway from the nearest railway station of Bukhara. Some part of equipment was transported by road from Tashkent. Tractors and some construction machinery were purchased locally. The equipment used in the mixing plant is sourced from China.

57. The staff mobilization is underway. At the time of this report preparation, 150 workers were working on the site. Approximately 90% of them are experts from outside, and around 10% are local staff. Due to unavailability of specific skills of the local staff, this staff was engaged in site cleaning and other secondary works. Experts included as site managers, engineers, operators and etc.

Table 5 Contractor's Chinese personnel mobilization on site № Position Presence on site Proposed mobilization on site 1 Project manager 1 1 2 Chief engineer 1 1 3 Deputy manager 1 1 4 Structure engineer 3 2 5 Sub grade engineer 4 3 6 Test engineer 2 2 7 Survey engineer 2 2 8 Gas engineer 1 0 9 Electrical engineer 1 0 10 Safety and quality engineer 2 1 11 Accountant 2 2 12 Cost and planning Engineer 4 3 13 HR 1 1 14 Foreman 6 6 15 Translator 3 3 16 Materials & equipment engineer 4 3 Total 38 31

Table 6 Contractor's Uzbek personnel mobilization on site

№ Type of work Presence on site 1 Engineer 25 2 Foreman 20 3 Drivers 14 4 Operator 131 5 Assistant engineer 12 6 Mechanic & Welder 2 7 Common labor 70 8 Security 2 9 Cook & Cleaner 7 10 Site worker 76 11 Safety & Environment 1 Total 361

2.4.5. Local contracts

58. The Contractor made some contracts with local companies to do earthworks, and those subcontractors are “Romitan road operational linear unitary enterprise” (PK228-PK260), “Highway Industry Invest” LLC ( PK260-PK275), “Azizbek Ashurbek” LLC (PK275-PK280), “Jurat plus SHuxrat avtotrans” LLC (PK295-PK300), “Sigma Gold” LLC (PK300-PK305), “Parvoz Xumo Ravnaq trans” LLC (PK305- PK310), “Heart’s Glad” (PK 312-PK315).

59. The contractor also made contracts with other companies to do other works such as electrical communication “Kogon Electrical Installation” and for relocation / reconstruction of gas pipeline “Spetsgazelektropromontaj” LLC.

60. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all sub-contractors abide by the conditions of the SSEMP. All sub-contractors are informed by the Contractor about Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS) requirements during contract negotiations. The sub-contractors are required to comply with all relevant laws and regulations on environmental protection, and take precautionary measures to minimize any potential impact on the environment.

2.5. Description of Any Changes to Project Design

61. There is no changes to project design.

2.6. Description of any changes to Agreed Construction Methods

62. There is no any changes to agreed construction methods.

3. COMPLIANCE WITH ADB LOAN COVENANTS

63. Table 7 shows the status of compliance with ADB’s loan covenants 11 relating to environment, health and safety during the monitoring period: January to June 2020.

Table 7 Status of compliance with ADB’s Loan Covenants Remarks/Issues Schedule Para Description (Status of Compliance) Schedule para.6 Environment Complied. 5 The Borrower, through Road Fund, shall The preparation, design, construction, ensure that the preparation, design, implementation, operation and decommissioning construction, implementation, operation and of the Project and the Project Facilities comply decommissioning of the Project comply with with (i) all applicable laws and regulations of the (a) all applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower relating to environment, health, and Borrower relating to environment, health, safety; (ii) the Environment Safeguards; and (iii) and safety; (b) the Environment Safeguards; all measures and requirements set forth in the (c) the EARF; and (d) all measures and IEE, the EMP, and any corrective or preventative requirements set forth in the IEE, the EMP, actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring and any corrective or preventative actions Report. set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report. Schedule para.10 Human and Financial Resources to Partly complied. 5 Implement Safeguards Requirements At this moment, the Road Fund has not The Borrower, through Road Fund, shall mobilized PMU Environmental Specialist. Some make available the necessary budgetary part of the functions was assigned to the PMU Monitoring and Evaluation specialist. The PMU

11 ADB. Project Agreement for Loan 3355-UZB: Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Project 3. https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/uzb-44483-027-pra

Remarks/Issues Schedule Para Description (Status of Compliance) and human resources to fully implement the Consultant is responsible for overall EMP EMP and the RP. implementation and will be assisted by the Engineer. Their tasks include but are not limited to supervision for overall compliance with SPS 2009 requirements, preparation and submission of environmental monitoring reports and update of IEE during construction in case of technical design changes or unanticipated impacts. PMU has hired the Engineer who will ensure safeguard compliance of civil works – with particular emphasis on the monitoring of implementation of SSEMP and related aspects of the Project. Schedule para.11 Safeguards-Related Provisions in Bidding Complied. 5 Documents and Works Contracts EMP was included in the bidding documents. The Borrower shall ensure or cause the After conducting the procurement and selecting Road Fund to ensure that all bidding the Contractor and Engineer, EMP was included documents and contracts for Works contain into the contract agreements between EA and provisions that require contractors to: (a) Engineer, and EA and Contractor. Also comply with the measures relevant to the environmental safeguard requirements have contractor set forth in the IEE, the EMP and been included in the contract conditions between the RP (to the extent they concern impacts Engineer and Contractor. on affected people during construction), and any corrective or preventative actions set Contract Sub-clauses between EA and forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report; (b) Contractor includes detailed terms and make available a budget for all such conditions regarding the safeguard actions in environmental and social measures; (c) accordance with IEE and EMP, which were provide the Borrower with a written notice of included in the bidding documents. any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or indigenous peoples risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP and the RP; (d) adequately record the condition of roads, agricultural land and other infrastructure prior to starting to transport materials and construction; and (e) reinstate pathways, other local infrastructure, and agricultural land to at least their pre-project condition upon the completion of construction. Schedule Para.12 Safeguards Monitoring and Reporting Partly complied. 5 The Borrower, through Road Fund, shall do The semi-annual Safeguards Monitoring the following: (a) submit semi-annual Reports are submitted periodically. The first Safeguards Monitoring Reports to ADB and SAEMR for May-June 2020 has been disclosed disclose relevant information from such on ADB’s website since December 2020. The reports to effected persons promptly upon latest Safeguards Monitoring Report (EMP and submission; (b) if any unanticipated Social Safeguard Monitoring Report) for the environmental and/or social risks and period July-December 2020 have been impacts arise during construction, submitted on 10 January 2021. implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP Disclosure of the reports on the website of the and the RP, promptly inform ADB of the Road Fund is in progress. occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan; and (c) report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMP or the RP

Remarks/Issues Schedule Para Description (Status of Compliance) promptly after becoming aware of the breach. Schedule Para. Prohibited List of Investments Complied. 5 13 The Borrower shall ensure that no proceeds of The Borrower as well as the Road Fund ensuring the Loan are used to finance any activity this covenant. included in the list of prohibited investment activities provided in Appendix 5 of the SPS. Schedule Para.15 Labor Standard Complied. 5 The Committee for Roads shall ensure that Ongoing process. the core labor standards and the Borrower’s The Borrower as well as the Road Fund ensuring applicable laws and regulations are complied this covenant. The Committee for Roads and the with during implementation. The Committee PIU Consultants employed under the Project will for Roads shall include specific provisions in ensure and monitor fulfillment of the health and the bidding documents and contracts financed labor standards by contractors under contracts under the Project requiring that the for Works. contractors, other provider of goods and services and their subcontractors: (a) comply with the Borrower’s applicable labor law and regulations and incorporate applicable workplace occupational safety norms; (b) do not use child labor; (c) do not discriminate workers in respect of employment and occupation by providing, inter alia, equal pay for men and women or people from different ethnic groups for work of equal value, and to the extent possible, employing women and local people, including disadvantaged people, living in the Project area, provided that the requirements for efficiency are adequately met; (d) do not use forced labor; (e) allow freedom of association and effectively recognize the right to collective bargaining; and (f) disseminate, or engage appropriate service providers to disseminate, information on the risks of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, to the employees of contractors engaged under the Project and to members of the local communities surrounding the Project area, particularly women.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES

3.1. General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities

64. The contractors shall enhance their environmental awareness and take action to minimize or avoid any adverse effects to the environment. All construction activities and plant facilities under the contractor shall comply with all national laws, ordinances and regulations, or of any other regulatory bodies having proper jurisdiction over the works.

65. Most of environmental impacts identified in this Project appear to be temporary in nature and associated with the construction phase and can be easily prevented or be mitigated through

proper engineering and soil conversation practices as well as by taking appropriate prevention or mitigation measures.

66. This SAEMR covers July – December 2020-time period. In October 2019, «Dohwa Engineering Co., Ltd» (Republic of Korea) in cooperation with Rhythm Plus LLC (Uzbekistan) and Texno Standard Test (Uzbekistan) was chosen as the CSC.

Figure 10 PK2935+40-PK2937+40 1st layer Figure 11 PK2935+40-PK2937+40 1st layer Density test Density test

67. Contractor (CR20G) has prepared its organizational structure with due consideration to simultaneous implementation of safety and environmental management measures alongside civil works activities. The project organization chart establishes the formal relationships among project manager, the project team members and other project stakeholders. This organization must facilitate an effective interaction and integration among all the major project participants and achieve open and effective communication among them that will meet the various project needs at different phases of the project and to achieve the project ultimate goals within the specified constraints of scope, schedule, budget and quality.

3.1.1. Preparation of Environmental Assessment Report

68. The project is classified as environment category ‘B’ under ADB SPS (2009) warranting the conduct of an IEE and its documentation.

69. An IEE report was prepared by the SCR for ADB and has been disclosed on ADB’s website12 since October 2018. The IEE report (was prepared in May 2014) covers the general environmental profile of the project and includes an overview of the potential environmental impacts and their magnitude on physical, ecological, economic, and social and cultural resources within the subproject’s influence area during design, construction, and operation stages. The IEE concluded that the improvement to the road sections will not have any significant negative environmental impacts on the local environment during construction and operation stages and that the minor impacts could be minimized by preventive measures to comply with Uzbek and international environmental standards. An EMP was also proposed as part of the IEE, which includes mitigation measures for significant environmental impacts during implementation of the

12 See footnote 1.

Project, environmental monitoring program, and the responsible entities for mitigation and monitoring.

70. The IEE report is helpful in following way:

I. It provides basic information about the local environmental conditions of the project area and what will be potential environmental impact. II. It provides the recommendations to mitigate potential environmental impact and describe how to implement EMP. III. It provides guideline how Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMoP) has to be carried out. IV. Details of conducting environmental monitoring—which parameters and who should do it.

71. SSEMP based on EMP was prepared by the Contractor in English and Russian languages and approved by the CSC in July 2020. The EAP provides mitigation measures and environmental monitoring activity on the project preparation, construction, and operation stages. Places and time for conducting of environmental monitoring are described in the EAP.

3.1.2. Preparation of Bid Documents

72. The EMP was included in the bidding documents. After conducting the procurement and selecting the Contractor and the CSC, EMP was included into the contract agreements between the State Committee for Roads and the CSC, and the State Committee for Roads and Contractor. Also, environmental safeguard requirements have been included in the contract conditions between the CSC and Contractor.

73. Contract between the State Committee for Roads and Contractor includes detailed terms and conditions regarding the safeguard actions in accordance with the IEE and EMP, which were included in the bidding documents. SSEMP was developed by Contractor and was approved by the CSC in July 2020. Sub-clauses also include Contractor‘s schedule of submitting reports to the CSC and the State Committee for Roads.

74. Sub-clauses 106 of the contract also describes general requirements on Environmental management such as conducting baseline water, air quality, noise and vibration level monitoring. The sub-clauses describe mitigation measures to prevent or to minimize adverse impact of project on environment, in particularly on air, water and land resources and population, living in the surround territory.

3.1.3. Environmental Monitoring

75. Although environmental monitoring (measurement of air quality, noise level and water quality, etc.) should be conducted during the construction stage (Table 21 of the IEE13), the monitoring of environmental quality has not been conducted yet (monitoring is planned to start in February 2021). The details of environmental monitoring during construction and operation stages were discussed with the IES and NESS of the CSC during the site visit. Air, water, soil quality and noise level will be monitored from February 2021.

76. Environmental Laws and Norms of the Republic of Uzbekistan trough SCEEP, Sanitarian- Epidemiological Station will form a base for environmental quality monitoring.

13 See footnote 1.

77. Monitoring will be performed by using indicators described in the EMP. The environmental quality should follow relevant norms of Republic of Uzbekistan. The environmental monitoring results will be compared to the Uzbek environmental quality standards.

78. The EMoP is an important component of environmental management aspects relevant to the proposed works. To ensure the effective implementation of the EMP, it is essential that an effective monitoring programme be designed and carried out. The broad objectives are:

• Verification of the estimated expected impacts based on selective parameters and determine the actual scale of impacts, as well as registration of unforeseen effects. • To evaluates the performance of mitigation measures proposed in the EMP. • To evaluates the adequacy of IEE. • To suggests improvements in management plan, if required. • To enhance environmental quality; and • To satisfies the legal and community obligations.

79. The EMoP has been used for performance monitoring of the project. An EMoP defining all parameters to be monitored, with tentative location, project stages for measurements, implementation and institutional responsibility for different environmental components is prepared for all stages of project and presented in Table 8.

80. PMU is responsible for overall implementation and monitoring of EMoP assisted by the CSC. Their tasks include but are not limited to supervision for overall compliance with ADB SPS (2009) requirements, preparation and submission of SAEMPs and update of IEE during construction in case of technical design changes or unanticipated impacts. Potential environmental impacts and safety of people can easily be avoided or mitigated by adopting good engineering practices. The contractors that will carry out the works will also follow the requirements of national legislation on territorial planning and the current EMP. Competent authorities confirm the results of the monitoring and the proposed additional measures, where appropriate.

Table 8. Status of Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMoP) Implementation as of 31 December 2020 Reporting/ Status of ITEM Monitoring Details Timing xecuting Unit Responsibility Implementation PRE-CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN) PERIOD: all written confirmation and reports submitted to RRF‘s PMU for the record and available to ADB for compliance check. Checking design Prior to the completion if the Prior to the end RRF, CSC RRF In accordance for integration of design work the PMU and of the detailed or PMU with technical environmental their consultant will design work documentation considerations, complete an audit to ensure all work will be i.e. working that environmentally sound done within within RoW, design and construction RoW materials haul measures have been restrictions integrated in the detailed design and bid documentation Mitigation and Sign-off by RRF that Before RRF and RRF Contractor Monitoring mitigation and monitoring groundbreaking PMU developed Implementation timetable has been SSEMP. Timetable prepared and will become a SSEMP part of contractual activities describes the required mitigation

Reporting/ Status of ITEM Monitoring Details Timing xecuting Unit Responsibility Implementation and monitoring, persons responsible. Environmental RRF, with the help of the Prior to bids RRF, PMU RRF Environmental specifications for Supervision Consultant, is and signing of and CSC specifications contractors bid to provide draft Loan were included documents, environmental clauses and Agreement in bidding Environmental specifications based on the between ADB & documents. clauses for EMP, for inclusion in bid RRF contracts and documents and the Loan Loan Covenant Agreement; or Use the EMP as the reference document Mitigation Prepare and submit to RRF Near end of RRF RRF pre- Reporting and ADB (as required) pre- Pre- construction construction mitigation construction mitigation summary confirming that all period summary is items in part one of the EMP prepared and (Pre-Construction included into Mitigation items), have the SAEMR been completed. (this table). Confirmation of Prepare a completion report Just prior to PMU and RRF Not done Training program on the training provided Contractor CSC yet. Training including copies of mobilization program will materials used duration, be developed attendance and student in Q1 2021 evaluation results CONSTRUCTION PERIOD: prepare and use a monitoring checklist Earthworks Undertake, as part of the Every day, Contractor RRF Some part of transport and construction inspection, throughout the and RRF or the storage regular confirmation that construction PMU excavation monitoring earthworks are handled in period inspectors work was an environmentally carried out acceptable manner and during the dust control is undertaken monitoring at all time, including the use period. of tarpaulins by trucks hauling fine materials. Construction- Undertake regular good Every day Contractor RRF Not started yet. related good housekeeping tasks as throughout and RRF The Contractor housekeeping defined in the EMP and construction inspectors will begin work in Q1 2021. To tasks provide monthly monitoring period date, the monitoring checklist to RRF‘s PMU. Contractor has such as Use the EMiP as the basis for carried out wastewater the checklist. preparatory and solids work Monitoring of The PMU or its CSC will Twice during Contractor RRF Not started yet. surface drainage inspect and verify that the construction and RRF The Contractor works at potential adequate consideration and period, once to inspectors will begin work in Q1 2021. To flash flood sites drainage works, and confirm that date, the protection have been sites have been Contractor has provided for locations identified and carried out where the road crosses secondly to preparatory flash flooding locations. verify that work work These findings will be was done recorded in the monitoring report to the PMU and ADB Monitor Special monitoring checklist Record of Contractor RRF Using of wells Contractor water will be prepared for each extraction will and RRF as a source of

Reporting/ Status of ITEM Monitoring Details Timing xecuting Unit Responsibility Implementation extraction well used by the contractors be continuous and PMU water supply for extraction of by the inspectors aren‘t construction-water. The contractor and expected installation of meters and a monitoring will recording system will be be monthly, verified and a record of during the time approval for extraction of a when water is maximum volume will be being extracted recorded and record of extraction volumes/day will be checked. This documentation will be submitted to the PMU, the CSC and the Ministry of Water Resources Monitoring of Inspectors will examine the Inspection is to Contractor, RRF Not started yet. revegetation revegetation program by take place with help The Contractor program providing an accounting of every 4 months from Oblast will begin work in Q1 2021. To the number of trees/shrubs along all road Forest Dept. date, the planted, the location and sections and PMU Contractor has survival rate at each recently worked inspectors carried out inspection cycle. Reports on. preparatory are to go to PMU, RRF and work be available for inspection by Forest Department, SCEEP, and ADB. Monitoring As part of the regular Inspection as Contractor RRF Not started yet. construction construction inspection the part of the and PMU The Contractor period air habits of contractors to weekly inspectors will begin work in Q1 2021. To pollution leave vehicles idling construction date, the unused for more than 2 inspection Contractor has minutes will be reported, as carried out well failure to maintain preparatory vehicles leading to serious work pollution as with diesel equipment. This reporting table must be kept separate for submission to the PMU, SCEEP and ADB. Contractor‘s final Contractor must list, in At the end of Contractor RRF Not started yet. Monitoring report tabular form, all mitigative construction The Contractor submission actions completed, their will begin work in Q1 2021. To timing and location, and date, the then indicate their status as Contractor has % completed and the need carried out for any future action(s). preparatory work OPERATIONAL PERIOD – Update and continue to use checklist Receipt of At the time of Before Contractor Committee Not started yet contractor‘s commissioning the upgraded road and for Roads for monitoring report contractor must confirm in opens Committee the RUz writing that mitigative for Roads for actions as defined in the the RUz EMP, At the time of commissioning the contractor must confirm and any other legally binding environment document, have been completed as recorded.

Reporting/ Status of ITEM Monitoring Details Timing xecuting Unit Responsibility Implementation Inspection of Based in mitigation Within 3 months Committee RRF and Not started yet Construction completion report prepared of the start of for Roads for Committee Period Mitigation by the contractor, an the operating the RUz for Roads for inspection of how well the period. the RUz measures were implemented will be prepared. This summary will be in the form of a checklist Extraction well Shortly after the start of the Survey within 1 RRF or Committee Using of wells decommissioning operating period RRF will month of start of consultant for Roads for as a source of complete a verification Operating RUz water supply survey to ensure that the period. aren‘t wells used during expected construction have been secured such that groundwater will not be contaminated and/or withdrawn illegally. Inspection of RRF or a contractor will Annually for RRF or Committee Not started yet revegetation complete an inspection of three operating consultant for Roads for work completed roadside revegetation sites, years the RUz during the using the data collected construction during the construction period period, and enumerate the survival rate and define a further planting program to replant those materials that have not survived HAZMAT spill During year five of the Inspection and RRF or Committee Not started yet contingency operating period, RRF will reporting during consultant for Roads for plan prepare a hazmat spill th the RUz contingency plan, using the 5 operating year Committee for Roads for of the the RUz as a model and upgraded. using data on spills A380 collected during the 1st five years of operations. The plan‘s distribution to the regional offices of RRF as well as Oblast Committee for Roads for the RUz will be undertaken. CSC = Construction Supervision Consultant, EMP = Environmental Management Plan, PMU = Program Management Unit, RRF = The Republican Road Fund (the Road Fund), RUz =Republic of Uzbekistan 3.2. Site Audits

81. During the period of July - December 2020, NESS of the CSC - DOHWA under EMP schedule inspected the performance of the EMP by the Contractor in the course of the project road A-380 between km 228-315. Due to the strict Covid-19 restrictions on border crossing, IES was not mobilized yet.

82. The control of a condition and monitoring of the environment was carried out on a number of facilities which are elements of the road infrastructure.

83. Due to winter season and following COVID-19 pandemic, construction activities have been suspended or slowly progressed during November-December 2020.

84. Site inspections have been conducted by representative of consultant including the NESS during this reporting period on 14 September 2020 and 19 October 2020. In addition to other tasks, it was aimed to verify the effectiveness of environmental protection measures in achieving the goals specified in the EMP. The consultant has checked the compliance with the EMP during the reporting period of July-December 2020.

85. The site inspections were focused on various environmental aspects of the project and are part of the Monthly Progress Report. During the inspections, a number of environmental and safety issues were observed and noted. These issues were subsequently brought to the attention of the personnel concerned on the Contractor’s side.

86. In accordance with the inspection schedule of execution of the EMP, the road which is being constructed A-380 and adjoining facilities were checked.

Table 9 Summary of site audits

Date Cross reference to Purpose of audit Summary of any significant findings of visit Audit report 14 Sep Compliance with Concrete debris/big rocks were fixed alongside the Relevant 2020 HSE road; Noncompliance requirements, Violation of Safety standards (Unsafe wiring, notes submitted SSEMP workers without helmets, rebar without capping, lack of safety warning signs); 19 Oct Monitoring of Construction wastes and domestic waste on site An oral warning was 2020 construction sites were not cleaned up in time. Environmental given to the together with the supervisor has required the construction undertaker Contractor about Contractor's to sort and pile up domestic wastes and construction the need to remove environmental wastes in the field in a timely manner, promptly construction and specialist remove and transport them, and ensure the household waste environmental quality of the construction site. Oil spills were noted on the ground on the subcontractor's base. Fire safety is not organized at the construction site, where fuels and lubricants are stored, it should be provided in accordance with the requirements of fire safety rules during the road construction works. In the rehabilitated sections, where construction equipment is working, there are no signalmen and appropriate road signs are not installed. 3.3. Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices)

87. There was no issue identified during the previous monitoring period (before June 2020).

Table 10. Issues Identified during the Previous Monitoring Period (before June 2020)

If not yet Description resolved, Timing of indicate the Required Issue Cause Responsibility (Target Resolution reason why and Action Dates) and Timing specify further (Actual) required action and timeframe. 1. None

3.4. Trends

88. Contractor’s HSE performance is generally satisfactory, relevant trainings are provided to the site staff, required documents and reports submitted, waste segregation and disposal procedure acceptable. Grievance redress system is established, the grievance boxes are located at the entrance of the District Hokimiyats and entrance of the Contractor’s office.

89. The violations (see Table 9) are gradually fixed and after the CSC’s observations, the Contractor takes mitigation measures to resolve the issues

3.5. Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks

90. The detailed directions which must be followed as precaution to COVID-19 were reflected in SSEMP to be submitted by the Construction Contractor before commencement of construction activities.

91. In addition, the EHS management plan was updated and aligned with relevant government regulations and guidelines on COVID-19 prevention and control, and with international good practice guidelines. The plan includes COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including disinfection/cleaning of offices, construction sites and labor camps, on-site temperature checks, social distancing measures, mandatory use of personal protective equipment such as facemasks, provision of handwashing stations and hand sanitizers etc., and procedures to be adopted in the event any worker is infected with COVID-19. During this reporting period, COVID-19 prevention and control measures were taken following the above EHS management plan, government regulations and guidelines or international good practice guidelines as updated time by time.

5. RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

4.1. Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period

92. The monitoring program will include regular monitoring of construction activities for the compliance with the environmental requirements as per relevant standards, specifications and EMP; The purpose of such monitoring is to assess the performance of the undertaken mitigation measures and to immediately formulate additional mitigation measures and/or modify the existing ones aimed at meeting the environmental compliance as appropriate during construction.

93. No baseline monitoring by Contractor (except noise monitoring) for environmental conditions has been done for proposed project. Baseline environmental measurements will be carried out by the contractor from February 2021.

94. The scope of works includes identification of environmental impacts during construction stage and implementation of environmental mitigation measures for various environmental components as given in technical specification in the contract. In addition, the supervision consultant has to undertake specific environmental safeguard measures during the execution of work.

95. The following activity are considered for effective Environmental Monitoring through periodic inspection and supervision during execution of works as per the General Requirement of the Technical Specification for construction of whole the work under clause Health and Safety and clause Protection of the Environment.

• Loss of topsoil • Soil erosion • Contamination of soil by fuel and lubricants • Quarry and hot mix plant operations • Siltation into water bodies • Alteration of drainage • Dust Control-haulage road and work sites • Pollution from crusher, hot mix plant and batching plant • Noise from plant and equipment • Safety and accidental risks • Traffic safety and control,

96. The EMP signifies the environmental action to be undertaken under project section in Bukhara Oblast, delineating various mitigation measures/avoidance of negative impacts. The EMP also incorporates various environmental enhancement measures required for protecting the cultural properties in all contract packages.

97. According to EMoP included in the IEE, the following parameters need to be monitored during the construction stage:

• Community access • Embankments/structures • Highway pollution control • Minimisation of nuisance for local communities • Worker camp management • Health and Safety • Site clearance • Drainage control • Fuel and chemical pollution control • Waste management • Borrow pits and quarries. • Maintenance of local highway network • Traffic safety • Noise control • Dust control

98. IEE report designed for all phases (design, construction and operation) for the Project was prepared in 2018. During the reporting period, visual monitoring of compliance with environmental requirements during construction work on all sections of the road was carried out by a NESS of the CSC. Parametric measurements of air, noise and water quality have not been carried out because of COVID-19 pandemic. Also, one of the reasons for not performing parametric measurements is that laboratory equipment will be installed at the beginning of 2021. At the moment, the equipment is undergoing a customs clearance procedure. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, a quarantine regime was periodically introduced in Uzbekistan. In this regard, there were problems of timely access to the construction site in the reporting period. The potential for the spread of infectious diseases on the project was high. The presence of foreign workers, especially if they come from countries with high infection rates, could also cause social tensions between foreign workers and the local population. As a result of this project, steps were to be taken to minimize the chances and contain the spread of the virus from the movement of workers, to ensure that their facilities are prepared for an outbreak, and to develop and implement contingency plans so that staff know what to do if an outbreak occurs and how the treatment will be provided.

99. Current Situation depend on the Corona Pandemic: No significant environmental issues were flagged, and no complaints received from the local residents and no adverse impacts occurred because of no construction activities during the reporting period.

100. During construction, environmental monitoring will ensure the protection of side slopes, and embankment from potential soil erosion, borrow pits restoration, quarry activities, sitting of work sites and material storages, sitting of batch, concrete and asphalt plants especially close to the nature reserve, preservation of religiously sensitive locations, community relations, and safety provisions.

101. Status of implementation of EMP is presented.

28 Semi - Annual Environmental Monitoring Report Reconstruction of 87km A380 Guzar–Bukhara– Nukus–Beyneu highway on section km 228-km315

Table 11. Status of Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Implementation (for pre-construction stage) as on 31 December 2020

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance Impacts • Ensure that all design parameters appropriate to the seismic Yes associated risk inherent in the Project. with all quarries. • Adopt contract provisions specifying that only licensed Yes facilities in compliance with all applicable regulations and industry standards will be used as the sources of quarried materials. • Licensed quarrying operations for material sources must be Yes used and all uses sources require the prior approval of the CSC. The potential impact of transport of quarried materials must be considered in the approval process. • Plans for quarry operations must be included in the required Yes SSEMP submission. Material Tenderer to identify sources of materials, state methods of No The information about Contractor was asked to sources and transportation and provide a realistic breakdown of rates. This material sources and add detailed information transport should include for ongoing maintenance (including drainage, transport was not to identify sources of where necessary) and, at the end of their Contract, detailed. materials, state reinstatement of access routes, haul routes and borrow sites. methods of transportation and provide a realistic breakdown of rates February 2021. Fueling The site plans must specify the locations for the storage of liquid Yes Operations materials and toxic materials. The following conditions to avoid and Liquid adverse impacts due to improper fuel and chemical storage. and Toxic • Fueling operations shall occur only within containment areas. Yes

14 Mitigation measures during the pre-construction phase specified in the EMP (Table 20) of the IEE: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project- documents/44483/44483-027-iee-en.pdf

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance Material • All fuel and chemical storage (if any) must be sited on an No Fuel and chemical Contractor to complete Storage impervious base within a bund and secured by fencing. The storage installation is storage installation by Areas. storage area must be located away from any watercourse or currently under way. March 2021 wetlands. The base and bund walls must be impermeable and of sufficient capacity to contain 110 percent of the volume of tanks. • Filling and refueling must be strictly controlled and subject to Not yet applicable formal procedures and will take place within areas surrounded by bunds to contain spills / leaks of potentially contaminating liquids. • All valves and trigger guns must be resistant to unauthorized Not yet applicable interference and vandalism and be turned off and securely locked when not in use. • The contents of any tank or drum must be clearly marked. Not yet applicable Measures shall be taken to ensure that no contaminated discharges enter any drain or watercourses. • Disposal of lubricating oil and other potentially hazardous Not yet applicable liquids onto the ground or water bodies must be prohibited. • If accidental spills occur immediate clean up must be Not yet applicable undertaken and all cleanup materials stored in a secure area for disposal to a site authorized to dispose of hazardous waste. • Locations Relative to Watercourses. The site plans must be Not yet applicable devised to ensure that, insofar as possible, all temporary construction facilities must be locate at least 50 meters away from a water course, stream, or canal Permanent Avoidance of resumption / demolition of land /property as far as Yes loss of possible; Development of Land Acquisition and Resettlement property and Plan; Highway fence to be located as close to the road land, embankment as possible, to minimise loss of agricultural and including grazing land. agricultural

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance and grazing land Infrastructure Avoid damage to existing infrastructure and interference with Yes planned infrastructure, e.g. high voltage electricity lines, water pipelines, oil and gas pipelines Culvert Designer to provide appropriate numbers of suitably sited and Yes design designed culverts and bridges; general Need for Mitigation of potential adverse impacts due to earth-moving, cut proper and fill and similar requirements must include contract drainage and stipulations which require: revegetation. • Selection of less erodible material, placement of gibbons and Yes riprap and good compaction, particularly around bridges and culverts. • Specification that final forming and re-vegetation must be Yes completed as soon as possible following fill placement to facilitate regeneration of a stabilizing ground cover. • Trenching where necessary to ensure successful Not yet applicable establishment of vegetation. • Seeding with a fast-growing crop and potential native seed mix Not yet applicable immediately after fill placement to prevent scour and to encourage stabilization. • Placement of grass sods where applicable. Not yet applicable • Stabilization of embankment slopes and road cuts by Not yet applicable revegetation with grazing resistant plant species, placement of fiber mats, riprap, rock gabbions, or other appropriate technologies. • Completion of discharge zones from drainage structures with Not yet applicable riprap to reduce erosion when required.

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance • Down drains/chutes lined with rip-rap/masonry or concrete to Not yet applicable prevent erosion. Side slopes adjusted in the range based on soil and other Not yet applicable conditions as specified by the Project Specifications to reduce erosion potential. It is recommended that steep slopes be stabilized, covered with riprap or other material to prevent soil erosion Impacts to To mitigate potential impacts to the existing transport network, existing a Traffic Control Plan must be submitted to explain the means transport and methods to be taken for proper and adequate control of infrastructure traffic during the Works. This Plan must include but not be limited to: • The traffic control equipment the Contractor proposes to use Yes for the Works; • Traffic control signage including location and sign Yes descriptions; • How and when the Contractor proposes to use traffic control Yes flag-men; • Traffic control means during no-working periods; Yes • Traffic control means and devices for night and off-hour Yes periods. To mitigate and ensure that potential impacts to the area Yes transport network are avoided in the subsequent stages of the Project, the COPA stipulates a very specific and detailed set of requirements about general traffic management, traffic control, safety provisions that apply to temporary traffic ramps, vertical clearance, signage, temporary fencing, warning lights and other details. Potential To mitigate potential impacts to irrigation systems bid and Not yet applicable impacts to contract documents state that to avoid potential adverse impacts to irrigation systems, the Contractor must ensure

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance irrigation irrigation channels diverted during the construction phase must systems be returned to their original status. Where this is not possible, or where channels are irrevocably altered, consultation must be held with landowners to ensure that an adequate redesign is undertaken to ensure that irrigation channels are returned as closely as possible to their former layout. The Contractor must undertake all necessary works to achieve this status, including provision of labor. Air quality Furnaces, boilers or equipment using any fuel that produce air impacts in pollutants must not be installed without prior written consent of later stages the CSC. Burning of debris or other materials must not occur on are largely the Site. Dust suppression measures including but not limited determined to the following must be implemented: by decisions taken (by • Stockpiles of sand and aggregate greater than 20 cubic Not yet applicable design or meters for use in concrete manufacture must be enclosed on three sides, with walls extending above the pile and two (2) default) in the meters beyond the front of the piles. Locations must be Pre- indicated by the SEMP Construction Stage, • Effective water sprays must be used during the delivery and Not yet applicable particularly handling of all raw sand and aggregate, and other similar the materials, when dust is likely to be created and to dampen all stipulations stored materials during dry and windy weather. of the Project’s bid • Areas within the Site where there is a regular movement of Not yet applicable and tender vehicles must have an acceptable hard surface and be kept documents clear of loose surface material. Locations must be indicated and contract by the SEMP specifications • Conveyor belts must be fitted with wind-boards, and conveyor Not yet applicable transfer points and hopper discharge areas must be enclosed to minimize dust emission. All conveyors carrying materials that have the potential to create dust must be totally enclosed and fitted with belt cleaners. Locations must be indicated by the SEMP

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance • Cement and other such fine-grained materials delivered in Not yet applicable bulk must be stored in closed silos fitted with a highlevel alarm indicator. The high-level alarm indicators must be interlocked with the filling line such that in the event of the hopper approaching an overfull condition, an audible alarm must operate, and the pneumatic line to the filling tanker must close. Locations must be indicated by the SEMP Plan • All vehicles, while parked on the Site, must have their engines Yes turned off. • All equipment and machinery on the Site must be checked at Yes least weekly and make all necessary corrections and or repairs to ensure compliance with safety and air pollution requirements. • All vehicles must be properly cleaned (bodies and tires are Yes free of sand and mud) prior to leaving the site areas. The necessary cleaning facilities must be provided on site to ensure that no water or debris from such cleaning operations is deposited offsite. • Locations must be indicated by the SEMP Plans. Yes • All trucks used for transporting materials to and from the site Yes must be covered with canvas tarpaulins, or other acceptable type cover (which must be properly secured) to prevent debris and/or materials from falling from or being blown off the vehicle(s). • Construction walls must be provided in all locations where Not yet applicable strong winds cause the blowing of dust and debris. Impacts to To mitigate potential impacts to area waterways, the following water conditions must apply to the Contractor's Construction Camps resources in and work staging areas: later stages • Waste Disposal. All water and waste products arising on the Not yet applicable are largely determined site must be collected, removed from the site via a suitable and properly designed temporary drainage system and

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance by decisions disposed of at a location and in a manner that causes neither taken (by pollution nor nuisance. The site plan required as part of the design or SEMP must indicate the system proposed and the locations of default) in the related facilities in the site, including latrines, holding areas, Pre- etc. There must be no direct discharge of sanitary or wash Construction water to surface water. Disposal of materials such as, but not Stage, limited to, lubricating oil and onto the ground or water bodies particularly must be prohibited. Liquid material storage containment areas stipulations must not drain directly to surface water. Liquid material the Project’s storage containment areas equipped with drains must be bid and valved, and the valve must be maintained locked in the closed tender position with supervisory control of the key. Lubricating and documents fuel oil spills must be cleaned up immediately and spill clean- and contract up must be materials be maintained at the storage area. specifications • Drainage. The site plan required as part of the SEMP must be Not yet applicable devised to ensure that rain run-off from the construction sites is not deposited directly into any watercourse, stream, or canal and must indicate the system proposed, including the locations of retention ponds and other facilities. There must be no direct discharge of sanitary wastewater, wash water, chemicals, spoil, waste oil or solid waste to surface water bodies. Fuel, lubricating oil and chemical spills must be contained and cleaned-up immediately. Spill clean-up equipment must be maintained onsite. • Fueling Operations. Fueling operations must occur only within Not yet applicable containment areas • Relationship to Watercourses. The site plans required as part Not yet applicable of the SEMP must be devised to ensure that, insofar as possible, all temporary construction facilities are locate at least 50 meters away from a water course, stream, or canal. • Wheel Washing Facilities. If determined warranted by the Not yet applicable CSC, the Contractor must provide a wash pit or a wheel washing and/or vehicle cleaning facility at the exits from the sites. If so requested, the Contractor must ensure that all

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance vehicle are properly cleaned (bodies and tires are free of sand and mud) prior to leaving the site areas. The Contractor must provide necessary cleaning facilities on site and ensure that no water or debris from such cleaning operations is deposited off-site. • Other Water-Related Facilities. The Contractor is required to Not yet applicable construct, maintain, remove and reinstate as necessary temporary drainage works and take all other precautions necessary for the avoidance of damage by flooding and silt washed down from the Works. Site Plans must indicate adequate precautions to ensure that no spoil or debris of any kind can be pushed, washed down, fallen or be deposited on land or water bodies adjacent to the Site. Other water quality provisions applying to construction camps and work sites must include but must not be limited to the following: • All existing stream courses and drains within, and adjacent to, Yes the Site must be kept safe and free from any debris and any excavated materials arising from the Works. Chemicals, sanitary wastewater, spoil, waste oil and concrete agitator washings must not be deposited in the watercourses.

• All water and waste products arising on the Site must be Yes collected, removed from the Site via a suitable and properly designed temporary drainage system and disposed of at a location and in a manner, that must cause neither pollution nor nuisance. • Drainage works must be reconstructed, maintained, removed Not yet applicable and reinstated as necessary and all other precautions necessary for the avoidance of damage by flooding and silt washed down from the Works must be taken. Adequate precautions must be taken to ensure that no spoil or debris of any kind can be pushed, washed down, fallen or be deposited on land adjacent to the Site.

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement14 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance • In the event of any spoil or debris from reconstruction works Not yet applicable being deposited on adjacent land or any silt washed down to any area, then all such spoil, debris or material and silt must be immediately removed and the affected land and areas restored to their natural state by the Contractor to the satisfaction of the Engineer. • Downstream slopes must be stabilized with concrete, rock Not yet applicable gabions or walls to avoid erosion where warranted. • Contractor must ensure that construction camps and other Not yet applicable potential sources of secondary impacts are properly sited and provided with drainage and wastewater facilities. • Downstream slopes must be stabilized with concrete, rock Not yet applicable gabions or walls to avoid erosion where warranted. • Contractor must ensure that construction camps and other Not yet applicable potential sources of secondary impacts are properly sited and provided with drainage and wastewater facilities.

Table 12. Status of Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Implementation (for construction stage) as on 31 December 2020

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance Borrow pits and • The selection and operation of borrow pits needs to be Yes quarries carried out with all due considerations to avoid any impact on the existing natural and human environment, and to make provisions that no secondary impacts such as soil and aquifer pollution will occur. • Borrow pits should not be located within core or buffer zones Yes of the existing or proposed specially protected areas. • Irrespective of which borrow sites are used/developed, it Yes remains the Contractor’s responsibility to source the construction materials through obtaining and adhering to all necessary licenses and statutory environmental management requirements associated with the operation and rehabilitation of such sites. • Contractor to avoid excavating borrow pits or quarries on Yes agricultural land to the extent possible Haul routes • Select suitable haul routes away from sensitive sites, if Yes possible • Provide a length of haul road before the exit(s) from the site Yes • Reduce the width of haul roads (while still allowing two-way Yes traffic movements) to minimize the surface area from which dust may be produced • Sweep paved access roads (while still allowing two-way Yes traffic movements) and public roads regularly • Limit vehicle speeds – the slower the vehicles, the less the Yes dust generated

15 Mitigation measures during the construction phase specified in the EMP (Table 20) of the IEE: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project- documents/44483/44483-027-iee-en.pdf

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance • Spray unpaved work areas subject to traffic or wind with water regularly and frequently, particularly during warm and sunny weather Materials • Locate stockpiles out of the wind or provide wind breaks Not yet applicable handling and • Keep stockpiles to the minimum practicable height and use Not yet applicable storage gently slopes • Compact and bind stockpile surfaces; re-vegetate longterm Not yet applicable stockpiles • Minimize the storage time of materials on site Not yet applicable • Store materials away from the site boundary and downwind Not yet applicable of sensitive areas • Ensure all dust-generating materials transported to/from the Not yet applicable site are covered by tarpaulin • Minimize the height of fall of materials Not yet applicable • Avoid spillage and clear up spills as soon as possible Not yet applicable • Damp down sand, spoil and aggregate stockpiles Not yet applicable Fuel and Contractor to develop and implement a method statement on Not yet applicable chemical spillages including the use of lined spillage bunds for bitumen, pollution control oil and fuel storage tanks, and impermeable compounds for the storage of chemicals; Contractor to provide designated and confined sites for vehicle maintenance, refuelling and washing, and appropriate security procedures for refuelling vehicles. Location to be agreed with local executive and environmental authorities. Sites to be 500 m from the nearest water sources/irrigation and drainage channel; Contractor to submit a statement on showing the location of fuel storage, filling station and vehicle washing site to local executive and sanitary authorities; Contractor to treat maintenance workshop wastewater to national discharge standards; Contractor to be prohibited from washing of vehicles and equipment in rivers and/or wetland areas. No storage of oils

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance and chemicals in the wetlands areas will be permitted and if unavoidable they shall be held within specifically constructed bunded areas Waste • Location for the disposal of waste should be agreed with the Yes management local executive and environmental authorities before the start of reconstruction • Contractor to store, handle and dispose of waste oil, tires, Not yet applicable etc. at designated sites in accordance with SCEEP’s requirements; • Contractor to regularly remove litter and waste adjacent to Yes the worker camps and contractor’s yard even if not works- related. • No waste storage areas shall be permitted in the wetlands Not yet applicable areas • Use covered containers for organic waste and remove Yes frequently • Remove organic waste before it starts to decompose Yes Included Surface water • all toxic and hazardous materials required for construction, Not yet applicable and river fuel and caustic substances shall be stored at secure and managed sites, sited away from water bodies • vehicles and equipment shall be maintained in good Yes operable condition, ensuring no undue leakage of oil or fuel • vehicles and equipment will be serviced at properly Yes managed and equipped workshops, with suitable facilities to collect and dispose of waste oil, • sanitation arrangements will be made at worksites and any Yes accommodation facilities provided for workers’ accommodation, ensuring that no raw sewage is released into drains or water bodies,

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance • where earthworks take place adjacent to water bodies, silt Not yet applicable traps shall be installed prior to the commencement of earthwork activity and • bridge and improvement works involving work in the river Not yet applicable bed shall be confined to the dry season and where necessary, channels in the river bed will be diverted away from the work sites. For these measures, site specific plans shall be prepared by the Contractor and submitted for approval prior to commencement of the works. Topsoil Each construction site should have a spill contingency plan. Not yet applicable preservation/soil Proper storage and management reduces the risk of management vandalism and theft Contractor to remove, store and reuse of topsoil in accordance with best practice; long-term stockpiles to be protected to prevent erosion or loss of fertility; Contractor to construct and use appropriately sited haul roads to minimize soil compaction and loss of agricultural land. Worker camp Contractor to agree location and facilities of worker camps management with local authorities including Ministry of Health’s Central Disinfection Centre and District Disinfection Centre; Location for the disposal of waste should be agreed with the local executive and environmental authorities before the start of reconstruction. Contractor to provide: • Statement on the source for the drinking water supply for Yes workforce; • Description of the living and eating areas for non-local Yes workforce • Before worksite operations start, the Contractor must seek Yes approval on the source of drinking water from the local competent authority. Construction Good communication with affected communities is often the Noise Control most effective way to manage potential construction noise impacts. Therefore, the Contractor should keep residents

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance informed of the progress of the works, including when and where the noisiest activities will be taking place and how long they are expected to last. All noise complaints should be effectively recorded, investigated and addressed Account should be taken of the needs of residents in choice of working hours and where possible these should be chosen to • Avoid night time and weekend working; Yes • Avoid working near mosques during prayer time; and to Yes • Carry out works near schools during holiday periods Yes In addition, the Contractor should consider general good working practices including the following which are particularly relevant to road construction: • Modern, silenced and well-maintained plant and Not yet applicable construction equipment should be used; • All vehicles and plant should be fitted with effective exhaust Not yet applicable silencers which should be maintained in good and efficient working order. • Fitted acoustic covers should be kept in a good state of Not yet applicable repair and should be kept closed when plant is in use. • vehicles should not wait or queue on the road with engines Yes running and plant in intermittent use should be shut down when not in use or where this is impracticable, throttled down to a minimum. • If a site compound, or materials storage area is to be used, Not yet applicable both it and any static plant within it should be sited as far as is practicable from noise sensitive buildings. • Where activities, including delivery of material to site, Not yet applicable cannot take place during normal working hours they should be carried out as close to normal working hours as is reasonably practicable.

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance • Concrete mixers should not be cleaned by hammering the Not yet applicable drums • When handling materials, care should be taken not to drop Not yet applicable materials from excessive heights Vibration • Roller Vibration Setting. use of a lower or no vibration setting Not yet applicable Control on the roller, though more passes of the roller may be required to achieve the same level of ground compaction. Roller start up and shut down is carried out away from vibration sensitive properties as transient vibration levels during start up and shut down will generally exceed levels for steady state operation. Use of vibratory rollers directly atop the underlying soil adjacent to dwellings should also be avoided if possible. If compaction of the soil is required this should be done using a sheep foot type roller in non- vibratory mode or a non-vibratory roller. • Use of Alternative Compaction Equipment. Alternative Not yet applicable means of compaction of the sidewalk sub-base and the sides of embankment could be adopted such as using a non-vibratory rubber tyre roller. Selection of an alternative lower vibration roller by the contractor would also offer a means of providing additional mitigation. • Trench. The design of the road will in some places Not yet applicable incorporate a drainage channel proposed to run alongside the outer limits of the road. The depth of the channel could be temporarily increased during the construction of the road, which would enable it to function as a trench providing vibration isolation to properties alongside the road from operation of the roller. Should compaction of the road without vibration prove impracticable for any reason, this could form an alternative solution in limited areas and could be suggested to the Contractor carrying out the works. According to Uzbek State Agency of Anti-Seismic Construction and Engineering Design Institute. The degree of attenuation of vibration (acceleration) from a roller was

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance measured at a distance of about 6m from the trench using trench depths of 1.5m and 2.0m. With a depth of 1.5m they reported reduced levels of vibration of between 2-4 times the level without the trench. • Human Response. Adverse human response to construction vibration can be mitigated by good communication between the contractor and local residents. If occupiers of dwellings are informed of their nature, duration and potential vibration effects prior to the works, then adverse response will be less. Generally, the main concern relating to construction vibration is of damage to property and if this is not likely to occur, then this point should be made clear to residents. Air quality All contract stipulations established in the Pre-Construction Yes impacts Stage as outlined above must apply. Additional mitigation measures warranted in the event of Not yet applicable unanticipated conditions or in response to accidental spills or volatile materials or significant accidental air pollutant emissions must apply as determined warranted by the CSC. Periodic unannounced site visits are required to verify air Not yet applicable quality and all other environmental compliance. Dust control Contractor to water down/clean haul routes in residential and Not yet applicable other air quality sensitive areas during dry weather. Before worksite operations start, the Contractor must seek approval on the source of dust suppression water from the local competent authority; Contractor to pave areas in residential and other air quality sensitive areas as soon as possible; Contractor to control vehicle speed on unpaved haul routes; Contractor to cover trucks carrying dust-producing materials; Contractor to properly maintain vehicles and equipment to minimize air pollution on the construction site; Vehicle exhausts to be vented upwards;

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance Public Provision of a site-specific traffic diversion management plan, hindrances due including precautionary measures such as signage, working to traffic hours, public awareness, preparation of emergency plans, diversions and and proper decommissioning of such temporary roads hauling routes Traffic safety Contractor to manage traffic disruption, inconvenience to the Yes public, and road safety hazards through development and implementation of a traffic management plan in consultation with the traffic police and local authorities, including public information, temporary traffic diversions, one-way working, and all necessary temporary traffic signals, warning signs, lighting and watching (guards/signal men); Providing advance information to the public about planned reconstruction works, Planning reconstruction activities to minimize disruption and maintaining at least one open lane where there is no viable alternative route; Signing of temporary traffic diversions in close coordination Yes with local authorities; Use of flagmen and temporary traffic lights to control traffic flows at constricted sites, including safe crossing for pedestrians and limiting, to the extent practicable, the movement of large trucks to off-peak traffic times Site clearance Contractor to carry out demolition works safely; Contractor to Yes avoid damage to or loss of trees and other community structures like cemeteries outside the limits of site and to preserve trees within the limits of site where specifically designated in the Contract; Contractor to minimize vegetation losses in the construction corridor through appropriate safeguard measures (e.g. demarcation of critical sites prior to reconstruction; instruction of workforce). Minimization of Contractor to avoid damage to or loss of trees outside the Yes impacts on flora limits of site and to preserve trees within the limits of site and fauna and where specifically designated in the Contract; Contractor to their habitats minimize vegetation losses in the construction corridor (General) through appropriate safeguard measures (e.g. demarcation of

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance critical sites prior to construction; instruction of workforce); To minimize the potential impact related to the clearance of vegetation the Contractor will be required not to carry out clearance operations (felling of trees and shrubs) during the sensitive breeding period between mid-April and mid-July Contractor to avoid vegetation clearance during the bird breeding season in areas with nests (May-July) Access to Design and supervision consultant /PMU to convene a public Information/ consultation meeting (including the Contractor) prior to Public Relations contractor’s mobilization to: • provide basic project information and construction Yes scheduling • discuss and agree farm access arrangements during the Yes construction period • establish and explain the grievance redress mechanism Yes including proactive arrangements for keeping the public informed of reconstruction activities Contractor to implement obligations as per the Grievance Yes Redress Mechanism Cultural Contractor to development a cultural / archaeological find plan Yes heritage/ for the conservation/protection of cultural No buried cultural archaeological heritage/archaeology in case of unexpected finds; If an relics were discovered. finds cultural/archaeological artefact is found, the Contractor is to stop work immediately in that location and notify the appropriate authorities; Contractor is to cooperate with the appropriate authorities during the excavation, examination, and recording of such finds, and to not restart works in that location until permission is given. Health and Contractor to provide drinking water for workforce in Yes Safety accordance with national quality standards. Before worksite operations start, the Contractor must seek approval on the source of drinking water from the local competent authority Septic tanks, mobile toilets and other sanitary facilities to be

Comment on Reasons Required Action and Impact/Issue EMP Requirement15 Compliance Attained for Partial or Non- Target Dates to Compliance Achieve Compliance cleaned daily to prevent outbreaks of disease; Contractor to provide basic sanitation, general health and HIV/AIDS training (including provision of condoms) for the local and non-local workforce; Contractor to provide training in use of, first aid materials and equipment; Contractor to provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for workforce, e.g. safety boots, reflective vests (summer), reflective jackets (winter), helmets, ear protection, goggles, gloves, etc. and to replace it when damaged; Contractor to provide training in the safe construction techniques, including use of equipment; Contractor to provide details of security measures to prevent access to the site by the public/non-workforce personnel, e.g. children, and livestock. CSC = Construction Supervision Consultant, PMU = Program Management Unit, RRF = the Republican Road Fund (the Road Fund)

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3.4.1. Site Cleaning

102. At the time of this report preparation, site cleaning works were being carried out. Saksaul is the most spread-out plantation along the project road. These plants were being removed by hand and moved away from construction site for further utilization. Currently local population take this removed Saksaul and use it as fuel.

103. Site cleaning works have been conducted in compliance with implementation of mitigation measures. Shrubs are not brunt; they were being stored on edge of cleaning site for further disposal.

104. According to EMP and SSEMP, all wastes from the construction sites will be disposed of in accordance with national environmental regulation approved by the environmental authority. Placing containers on the territory of mixing plants and camping are planned. In this connection, agreement with the municipal service was in process. It is planned that the wastes generated from crushing of existing roadbed will be used as material for new part of road. No blasting works are planned during construction works.

3.4.2. Environment Statutory Clearance

105. In accordance with Uzbek Environmental Legislation (Cabinet Ministries Resolution #491 from 2001—Statement on SEE), rehabilitation of national level road is classified as Category 2 and 3. Environmental expertise of this project was conducted at the national level Environmental Expertise Department—Glavgoceko expertise. The endorsement for this project was obtained on 27 March 2018 (# 03-01/13-08-617) with following conditions:

I. Ensure production control over compliance with environmental legislation during conducting organizational work related to the road reconstruction; II. Provide for measures to recultivate land withdrawn for temporary use, including compensatory planting of vegetation instead of destroyed one during construction; III. Provide for the arrangement of the system of interception and discharge of storm drains coming from the bed and embankment of the road line to minimize the possible risk of soil and groundwater contamination; IV. Provide for filling of road construction equipment at special sites equipped with asphalt concrete pavement, as well as organization of a grass-green buffer along the route to reduce the risk of excess air pollution; V. Consider as a possible emergency the penetration of oily effluents from the roadbed into the soil and watercourses and develop measures to prevent contamination of soils, surface and ground waters.

106. Water for operation of three concrete plants should be extracted from existing wells. For the extraction of water for construction purposes, the intake from natural surface waters will require prior permission of the District Authorities in charge. Therefore, contractor will need to obtain permit prior to using the water from this river. As of this report preparation, Contractor was in the process of getting relevant statutory clearance.

107. The quarries will be used as a source of road building materials for construction works. Nine quarries were suggested at the work documents (Figure 12). Two new quarries will be developed for the project which will rely on existing sources of calcareous rocks, crushed rocks, and sand produced from rock-crushing and screening plants.

Figure 12. Location of Proposed Quarries

108. For construction of upper layers of the roadbase and production of concrete mixes, the required crushed stone must have strength of 800 to 1200, which will make it necessary to transport from quarry in Tashkent region and from Ziyaddin quarry in Samarkand region. At that, it is required to strengthen production bases of those quarries by means of installation of new rock crushing and screening plants with the capacity not less than 100m3/hour. Potential sources of aggregates along with statuses of permit issuance are provided in the succeeding Table 13.

Table 13. Potential sources of construction materials

Status of Terretorial № Name Location Contractor's Permits issued location application 237- km to the left (5.5 Romitan Permission request has not yet 1 Quarry №1 km from the route) district been submitted 237- km to the left (5.5 Romitan Permission request has not yet 2 Quarry №2 km from the route) district been submitted 270- km to the right (1.0 Romitan Letter No. 23 Permission has not yet 3 Quarry №3 km from the route) district dated 06.08.2020 received 274- km to the right (1.5 Romitan Letter No. 23 Permission has not yet 4 Quarry №4 km from the route) district dated 06.08.2020 received 284.5-km to the right (1 Peshku Letter No. 22 Permission has not yet 5 Quarry №5 km from the route) district dated 06.08.2020 received 295 km to the right (1 Jondor Letter No. 21 Permission has not yet 6 Quarry №6 km from the route) district dated 06.08.2020 received 304.5 km to the right Jondor Letter No. 21 Permission has not yet 7 Quarry №7 (0.1 km from the route) district dated 06.08.2020 received

Status of Terretorial № Name Location Contractor's Permits issued location application 238 km to the left 3 km Romitan Permission has not yet 8 New quarry from the road district received 253.8 km to the right Romitan Permission has not yet 9 New quarry 200 m from the road. district received 258 km to the right 3 km Peshku Permission has not yet 10 New quarry from the road district received Decisions of the Hokim of Jondor district No. 442 of Construction 284 + 860 to the right Jondor Letter No. 003 15.07.2020, 4 ha of land for 11 base and from the road district dated 10.07.2020 temporary use for the concrete plant construction of base and concrete plant Decisions of the Hokim of Romitan district No. 514 of Construction 269 + 500 to the right Romitan Letter No. 005 17.07.2020,2.5 ha of land for 12 base and from the road district dated 13.07.2020 temporary use for the concrete plant construction of a base and a concrete plant Decisions of the Hokim of Romitan district No. 547 of Construction 249 + 000 to the right Romitan Letter No. 411 13.08.2020,1.6 ha of land for 13 base and from the road district dated 22.07.2020 temporary use for the concrete plant construction of a base and a concrete plant Construction Letter from the dormitory, 262 + 000 to the left Romitan Roads Committee The license we obtained is 269 14 office and from the road district No. 02-3273 + 500、249+000 laboratories dated 14.10.2020 for engineer

3.4.3. Quarries, borrow pits and the spoil area

109. In accordance with the requirements in Technical Specification and requirements of the Local government, technical rehabilitation for some of the borrow pits, quarry sites and spoil areas should be conducted. There are a few borrow pits, quarries and spoil spots left that will continue to be utilized till 2022. After exploiting them next summer, the contractors will be obliged to complete the technical rehabilitation.

110. The borrow pits are selected adjacent to the main road and they are approved by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources before the commencement of construction work. Based on the site condition, these borrow pits meet the requirements of borrow pits selection. The selected quarry spots are about 30km away from the nearest makhallya, thus it can minimize the noise, vibration and dust disturbances to the local residents.

111. At present, there are two borrow pits for Subgrade base, which are located at Km285 + 000 and Km295 + 000 separately. Special permission was issued by district hokimiyat and activities of this borrow pit are limited in time of operation – 8 hours.

112. Photos of borrow pits, which are located at Km285 + 000 and Km295 + 000 are showed below.

Figure 13. Borrow pit for Subgrade. Figure 14. Borrow pit for Subgrade. K285+000 K295+000

3.4.4. Mixing station status

113. The site of Km269 water stable mixing station has been leveled, the temporary construction of Km284 concrete mixing station is under construction, the site of mixing station has been leveled, the construction of fence has been completed, the laboratory has been completed, the tank area has been completed, and the construction of sedimentation tank has been completed.

114. One oil tank has been put into the site and installed in the northwest corner of the mixing station. The full water test has been done and diesel oil has been stored.

115. According to the EMP, all fuel and chemical storage must be sited on an impervious base within a bund and secured by fencing. The base and bund walls must be impermeable and of sufficient capacity to contain 110 percent of the volume of tanks. However, these mitigation measures are not implemented (Figure 15 and Figure 17).

Figure 15. Oil tank Figure 16. Water stable mixing station

3.4.5. Waste Management

116. Three tankages have been installed successfully and equipped with fire-fighting facilities.

Figure 17. Hazardous material storage area

3.4.6. Noise

117. Noise and air pollution at the construction sites were minimized through proper maintenance of equipment & vehicles in accordance with the relevant standards. Precautionary measures implemented were:

• All construction equipment shall conform to a standard of less than 90dB (A). • All the vehicles and construction machinery shall be monitored regularly with particular attention to silencers and mufflers to maintain noise levels within the specified limits. • Special consideration shall be provided to protect workers from harmful and long exposures to noise originating from construction machinery. Compressor and crushing operators shall wear his earmuffs while working. • Local residents were informed of noisy operations when necessary.

3.4.7. Public safety management report

118. The Contractor is required to carry out safety training and inspection for the mechanical operators and workers entering the site. All mechanical operators should have mechanical operation license. The mechanical operators are required to operate in strict accordance with the operation regulations, control the speed, pay attention to daily maintenance, and ensure the safety of mechanical equipment. Construction personnel enter the construction site and wear safety helmet, gloves, reflective vest and other protective equipment as required. The doctors of the project department go to the site to measure the temperature and blood pressure of the workers every day. When entering the construction site, they should wear masks and measure the temperature of the outsiders.

119. Daily safety meetings were held among supervisors who are responsible for health, safety and traffic control, and the related staffs reported safety condition to their project managers at the end of every month. All public safety requirements confirmed by NES during the site visits

120. Photos below show the Contractor’s safety training registers after safety trainings, daily safety trainings and site workers safety trainings.

Figure 18 Safety training register Figure 19 Safety training register

Figure 20 Daily safety training Figure 21 Daily safety training

Figure 22 Site Workers safety training Figure 23 Site Workers safety training

3.4.8. Safety and Security Precaution

121. Every dump truck driver and heavy equipment operator is strictly selected through checking their detailed backgrounds such as certificates, experience & license issued by Government Agency.

122. Drinking is strictly prohibited in the campsites, if anyone breaks the rule, then a punishment is imposed to warn the other staffs.

123. Traffic signs, warning and direction signs were erected at crossroad points, diversion roads, culverts and bridge construction areas.

124. Workers are requested to wear safety helmet and reflecting clothes on certain construction fields such as bridges, culverts and embankment working areas. For the workers who are engaged in special job, they are also equipped with special protection, like safety gloves, eyeglasses, safety shoes, ear protection for workers in stone crusher, eyeshade for welders.

125. Every day before the start of construction, the Contractor's site personnel explains the work content of the day to the site workers and instructor on health and safety informs them on safety precautions, risks and methods of taking preventive measures in cases of emergence and natural disasters. After explanation, every worker sign daily introduction list. Thus, the Contractor's personnel supervise the work processes and timely stop all kinds of violations in the whole process of construction.

126. All supervisors working at embankment areas and the main construction vehicles are equipped with radio communication device.

127. Fire extinguishers are provided to the campsites, office buildings and the vehicles.

128. Special cleaning activities were held at the vehicle & equipment maintenance shops.

129. Temporary warning boards (such as Danger, Authorized personnel is allowed, No smoking etc.) were erected at the storage areas of fuel and dangerous material.

130. Construction activities were stopped when there is a bad weather condition to prevent from possible accidents.

131. Brakes and other safety devices of vehicles and equipment were checked regularly to make sure they are in good condition.

132. Construction vehicles had technical inspection and proper maintenance on regular basis. In case of any damages to the safety devices of vehicles are found, immediate maintenance actions were taken.

3.4.9. Traffic safety management

133. The Contractor is carrying out Maintenance work of the existing road for traffic safety. The Contractor installed temporary traffic sign boards near workplaces and repaired bumpy- dumpy roads and removed stocked sand from existing road.

Figure 24 Maintenance of existing roads Figure 25 Flagman for safe traffic

Figure 26 Installation of traffic signboards near Figure 27 Installation of traffic signboards near entrance of Traffic Open area entrance of Traffic Open area

3.4.10. Health and Safety

134. Every day before the start of construction, the Contractor's site personnel will explain the work content of the day to the site workers. And instructor on health and safety informs them on safety precautions, risks and methods of taking preventive measures in cases of emergence and natural disasters. After explanation, every worker sign daily introduction list. Thus, the contractor's personnel supervise the work processes and timely stop all kinds of violations in the whole process of construction.

135. Contractor was taken the following health, safety measurement during construction period:

 Regular meetings were being held between the Engineer and the Contractors about the Health and Safety of all the Contractor’s Personnel including Consultants.  Alongside with approved Clinics and Medical Staff, suitable arrangements for medical, health, and safety were being implemented by the Contractors on a regular basis. Also conducted were the giving out of Information, Education, Campaigns and Consultations to all Staff and Site workers.  A full-time medical staff was engaged to attend to the health needs and consultations of the workers.  A clinic with first aid facilities was available at the Contractors’ Camp.  A program for the whole year which reflects the Plan and Schedule of implementing the health and safety awareness for all the workers were prepared.

136. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the contractor will ensure necessary protection to the deployed WORKFORCE and minimize the risk of spread of infection.

137. These are exceptional circumstances, and the contractor must always remain abreast of and comply with the latest Government advice on COVID-19.

138. The health and safety requirements of any construction activity must also not be compromised at this time. If an activity cannot be undertaken safely due to a lack of suitably qualified personnel being available or social distancing being implemented, it should not take place.

139. It is to be noted that emergency services are also under great pressure and may not be in a position to respond as quickly as usual.

140. The Contractor site in charge should remind the workforce at every opportunity of the Worksite Procedures which are aimed at protecting them, their colleagues, their families and the population residing in the vicinity.

141. The Contractor concerned about its employees’ health, all employees were vaccinated against the flu by the Contractor and daily temperature checks-ups are being carried out on a daily basis, and so far, no one has shown any signs of illness.

3.4.11. Covid-19 pandemic

142. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Contractor has been ensuring necessary protection to the deployed WORK FORCE and minimize the risk of spread of infection.

143. These are exceptional circumstances, and the Contractor must always remain abreast of and comply with the latest Government advice on COVID-19.

144. The health and safety requirements of any construction activity must also not be compromised at this time. If an activity cannot be undertaken safely due to a lack of suitably qualified personnel being available or social distancing being implemented, it should not take place.

145. It is to be noted that emergency services are also under great pressure and may not be in a position to respond as quickly as usual.

146. The Contractor site in charge should remind the workforce at every opportunity of the Worksite Procedures which are aimed at protecting them, their colleagues, their families and the population residing in the vicinity.

Figure 28 COVID-19 monthly test Figure 29 COVID-19 monthly test

Figure 30 Temperature measurement Figure 31 Disposable masks

3.4.12. Mitigation of Social Tensions

147. Main production plants such as asphalt concrete plant, stone crusher plant, crush stone mixing plant are located more than 30 km away from residential area to reduce the potential impacts and conflicts with the local community.

148. Regular meetings between leaders of local government and the construction representative were held frequently to mitigate possible social disruption.

149. According to EMP and SSEMP, all wastes from the construction sites will be disposed of in accordance with national environmental regulation approved by the environmental authority. Placing containers on the territory of mixing plants and camping are planned. In this connection, agreement with the municipal service was in process. It is planned that the wastes generated from crushing of existing roadbed will be used as material for new part of road. No blasting works are planned during construction works.

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4.2. Summary of Monitoring Outcomes

Table 14 Issues Identified during the Monitoring Period (July-December 2020) If not yet Description resolved, Timing of indicate the Issue Cause Required Action Responsibility (Target Resolution reason why and Dates) and Timing specify further (Actual) required action and timeframe. Although environmental monitoring Parametric Begin parametric Contractor From (measurement of air quality, noise level and measurements of measurements as February water quality, etc.) should be conducted air, noise and soon as the 2021 during the construction stage (Table 21 of water quality have epidemiological the IEE16), the monitoring of environmental not been carried situation allows quality has not been conducted yet. out because of COVID-19 pandemic. Also, one of the reasons for not performing parametric measurements is that laboratory equipment will be installed at the beginning of 2021. At the moment, the equipment is undergoing a customs clearance procedure. Relevant information of the SAEMR has not In progress Relevant information PMU February been disclosed to the local people. of the SAEMR should 2021 be disclosed to the local people

16 See footnote 1.

If not yet Description resolved, Timing of indicate the Issue Cause Required Action Responsibility (Target Resolution reason why and Dates) and Timing specify further (Actual) required action and timeframe. PMU has not mobilized its environmental The environmental PMU x specialist specialist will be mobilized The construction supervision consultant COVID-19 related The international CSC March 2021 (CSC) has not mobilized an international travel restriction environmental environmental specialist specialist The contractor has not identified sources of Contractor's Contractor's has Contractor February materials, state methods of transportation inadvertence received notification 2021 and provided a realistic breakdown of rates. to identify sources of materials, state methods of transportation and provided a realistic breakdown of rates Fuel and chemical storage are not sited on Contractor's Contractor's has Contractor March 2021 an impervious base within a bund and inadvertence received notification secured by fencing. The base and bund walls should be impermeable and of sufficient capacity to contain 110 percent of the volume of tanks. Oil spills were found in places on the ground Contractor's Contractor's has Contractor This issue will on the territory of the subcontractor's inadvertence received notification. be monitored temporary base. It is necessary to clear and The contaminated by NES of remove contaminated ground. ground should be CSC during removed and taken to nearest audit a specially designated place Concrete debris/big rocks were fixed Contractor's Concrete debris/big Contractor This issue will alongside the road; inadvertence rocks should be be monitored removed throughout 2021.

If not yet Description resolved, Timing of indicate the Issue Cause Required Action Responsibility (Target Resolution reason why and Dates) and Timing specify further (Actual) required action and timeframe. Violation of Safety standards (Unsafe wiring, Contractor's The Contractor Contractor This issue will workers without helmets, rebar without inadvertence should undertake to be monitored capping, lack of safety warning signs); provide additional throughout training for workers 2021. and timely issue PPE to workers. Fire safety is not organized at the Contractor's Fire safety should be Contractor This issue will construction site, where fuels and lubricants inadvertence organized at the be monitored are stored, it should be provided in construction site, throughout where fuels and 2021. accordance with the requirements of fire lubricants are stored. safety rules during the road construction works. In the rehabilitated sections, where Contractor's Signalmen and Contractor This issue will construction equipment is working, there are inadvertence appropriate road be monitored no signalmen and appropriate road signs are signs should be throughout not installed. installed. 2021.

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4.3. Complaints

150. The Project GRM was established in July 2020. Complainants or concerned individuals can visit, call or send a letter or e-mail or fax to the Khokimyat, the Contractor (Mr. Fang. Chief Engineer, E-mail: [email protected], Tel: +998 993891440), the Engineer (Ms. Malinovskaya, Social Safeguards Specialist, [email protected], Tel: +998 (78) 150 8887) or the PMU (Mr. Shokhrukh Salimov E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +998951459055). Receipt of grievances lodged in person, via phone, through a letter or e-mail or fax will be acknowledged. Grievances will be recorded in a standard format.

151. Until the current report preparation (December 2020), there was no official filing of any grievance.

4.4. Training

152. On December 19 2020, two training: (I) for the Contractor’s specialist carried out the education to Contractor’s personnel for the requirements of EMoP. The CSC’s IES gave presentation, which provided general information about project, the planned mitigation measures on pre-construction, construction and operation stages, environmental monitoring procedure. In addition, the presentation included information about roles and responsibilities of project participants during implementation of EMP, interaction between PMU, the CSC, Contractor and SCEEP. Hand-out materials have been distributed among participants; (ii) for sub-contractors at the site were educated for the EMP requirements in the field or their office.

Figure 32 Organized Subcontractor weekly training Figure 33 Safety Education Conference

153. Training of Contractor’s office personnel is regularly conducted in Contractor’s office. Safety and Environmental Manager regularly conduct training for the equipment operators, drivers, and technicians in the canteen of Workshop.

4.5. Public Awareness Activities

154. During the reporting period, various meetings were held with representatives of district Hokimiyats and makhalyas.

155. Generally speaking, environmental protection propaganda is carried out through multiple channels and in various forms. Through environmental protection propaganda, the environmental protection awareness of the management personnel of each construction undertaker and on-site construction personnel is enhanced, and the impact of environmental protection propaganda on the construction site is expanded and enhanced, thereby improving the environmental quality of the construction site.

156. An awareness raising program went on during the reporting period. An awareness raising orientation on environmental safeguards was held for PMU staff. A program for the whole year which reflects the Plan and Schedule of implementing the health and safety awareness for all the workers were prepared in SSEMP. Contractor has prepared Measures and plans for responding to the coronavirus pneumonia epidemic（COVID-2019).

157. The consultation with affected people and other concerned stakeholders, including local persons, should be continued on an ongoing basis during the construction stage to provide timely disclosure of relevant and adequate information that is understandable and accessible to affected people and responsive to the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups; and should enable to incorporate all relevant views of affected people and other stakeholders into the mitigation measures and implementation issues. However, the relevant information of the first SAEMR has not been disclosed to the local people as of 31 December 2020.

158. Contractor held a series of information sessions for local communities to keep them informed about construction progress and upcoming activities. Construction works are located in rural areas that have limited access to electronic media such as the internet. Local communities were informed at meetings with Contractor staff and by local authorities (village makhallyas) who were briefed directly by Contractor management.

6. FUNCTIONING OF THE SITE-SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (SSEMP)

159. Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan (SSEMP) are prepared to ensure compliance with the ADB’s environmental safeguard requirements and all applicable laws, regulations, and standards for environmental protection in Republic of Uzbekistan. The SSEMPs contains the measures to mitigate and prevent the unwanted effects that may arise during the Project implementation, as well as the monitoring actions to check the compliance of construction works implementation process to the planned mitigation measures.

160. Beside environmental management actions, SSEMP defined what kind of mitigation measures must be implemented by Contractor/Sub-contractor and how to conduct environmental monitoring during the road reconstruction work. SSEMP defined place, time, parameters, and responsibility of environmental monitoring. Sub-clauses of SSEMP also included Contractor’s schedule of submitting reports to the CSC and Employer (the State Committee for Roads).

161. The Contractor is responsible for implementation of SSEMP during construction works and Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) is primarily responsible for supervision of monitoring of the implementation of the SSEMP.

162. The Health, Safety and Environment Control Plan was prepared by the Contractor and approved by the CSC, prepared by taking into consideration the EMP. Contractor has prepared the following plans:

 Emergency response plan  Fire emergency drill plan  Specific Waste Management Plan  Sewage Management Plan  Site Drainage Plan  Specific Spill Contingency Plan,  Plan for health and safety at work  Traffic management/diversion plan  Cultural Archaeological Find Plan  Dust Control

163. These plans are detailed and set out how the project will address potential issues identified in the impact assessment process and ensure that specific mitigation and monitoring measures are fully implemented.

164. Site inspections were conducted on various environmental aspects of the project and these were audited to form part of the Monthly Progress Report. The NESS went to assess various sites along the Project Road as well as other locations that might pose some environmental concerns in the vicinity of the road. During the inspection, a number of environmental and safety issues were observed and noted. These issues were subsequently brought to the attention of the personnel concerned on the CSC side as well as discussed with the Contractor’s side. Following CSC’ direction and advice, the Contractors should implement the corrective actions (see Table 14) and follow up on these actions to ensure their effectiveness.

165. SSEMP for the project were prepared by Environmental Specialist of construction company in July 2020 before commencement of the civil works. SSEMP were approved by CSC and PMU in September 2020, after which construction company can start construction activities.

166. Beside environmental management actions, SSEMP defined what kind of mitigation measures have to be implemented by Contractor/Sub-contractor and how to conduct environmental monitoring during the road reconstruction work. SSEMP defined place, time, parameters and responsibility of environmental monitoring. Sub-clauses of SSEMP also included Contractor’s schedule of submitting reports to the CSC and Employer (the State Committee for Roads).

7. GOOD PRACTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT

6.1. Good Practice

167. Any activity assessed as a good practice do not recorded. The mitigation measures outlined in the SSEMP are sufficient, effective and acceptable.

6.2. Opportunities for Improvement

168. The Contractor should be more responsible for environmental issues, without constant reminding to remove construction waste in a timely manner, carry out work on dust suppression on construction work sites, as well as in quarries, be more responsible for safety and health protection of workers.

8. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1. Summary

169. The bi-annual environmental monitoring report during the period of second half of 2020 relates to the progress of implementation of the SSEMP during the last six months (July to December) of 2020 in respect of various work components.

170. For the period of reporting, the Contractor has adhered to the Regulations of Environmental protection and taken necessary steps in implementation of EMP requirements. Required permits from local authorities have been obtained.

171. Although environmental monitoring (measurement of air quality, noise level and water quality, etc.) should be conducted during the construction stage (Table 21 of the IEE17), the monitoring of environmental quality has not been conducted yet. Air, water, soil quality and noise level will be monitored from February 2021.

172. Within the framework of the project’s environmental management, the supervision tasks consist of continuous monitoring by the CSC, environmental monitoring and management of project implementation and assistance in ensuring the implementation of environmental management practices at each stage of the construction. The NESS has carried out the environmental monitoring. The IES will be mobilized in Q1 2021. The NESS has developed an environmental auditing protocol for the construction period, formulate a detailed EMP, regularly supervise the environmental monitoring, and submit periodic reports based on the monitoring data.

173. The status of various activities undertaken by the Contractor right from the Contract signing to setting up site office and construction camp, mobilization of equipment and manpower site clearing, cut and fill activities, earth works, operation of quarries, movement of vehicles and construction materials were provided in the EMP matrix and as per Technical Specification.

174. The quarry operation has been undertaken by the contractor within the purview of the rules and regulations in Uzbekistan. The Contractor has obtained the necessary approvals and licenses from the relevant Authorities for quarry operations and subsequent operations are to be in accordance with the requirements of these Authorities.

175. Contractor took reasonable precautions to maintain the health and safety of the Contractor’s Personnel and to provide a safe work environment. Contractor prepared necessary plans and executed the work so as to minimize the possibility of pollution of areas adjoining the construction work sites or any area utilized by the Contractor for the project, from contaminants such as petroleum products, trade waste, garbage and other noxious substances.

176. The Health, Safety and Environment Control Plan which was prepared by the Contractor and approved by the CSC, prepared by taking into consideration the EMP.

177. No serious environmental problems were identified at preparation and early pre- construction stages of work. Camping, office construction for the CSC would be done in compliance with environmental requirements.

17 See footnote 1.

178. In general, the Contractor carried out construction works in accordance with EMP and national requirements of environmental management.

179. The next environmental monitoring report will be submitted to ADB in July 2021.

7.2. Recommendations

180. Following environmental actions are recommended for the 2021 construction season. These include:

• Due to the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratory monitoring will begin with a delay in 2021. The laboratory monitoring of water and air quality, noise and vibration in 2020 should be carried out as soon as possible (starting in February 2021 at the latest).

• The Contractor must at all times provide well-designed road safety signs and signalmen to monitor traffic.

• A safety specialist must monitor all workplaces on a daily basis, especially on construction sites where construction is being carried out.

• Semi-annual environmental monitoring report needs to be prepared and submitted to ADB in a timely manner: in July 2021 and January 2022.

ANNEX 1 MAIN TEST RESULTS

ANNEX 2 QUARRY LOCATION

Sn ПК Location square (m2) 1 Pk304+500 100m to the right of the road 91382 2 Pk 295 1000m to the right of the road 241255 3 Pk 284+500 1000m to the right of the road 84141 4 Pk 274 1500m to the right of the road 158069 5 Pk 270 1000m to the right of the road 349345

Location of quarry KM304 + 500

Point Number longitude width Pk304-1 63°40.588′ 40°9.511′ Pk304-2 63°40.572′ 40°9.611′ Pk304-3 63°40.888′ 40°9.652′ Pk304-4 63°40.940′ 40°9.552′ PK304-5 63°41′0.40″ 40°9′32.94″

Location of quarry KM 295

Point Number longitude width Pk295-1 63°46.032′ 40°10.404′ Pk295-2 63°46.700′ 40°10.461′ Pk295-3 63°46.739′ 40°10.407′ Pk295-4 63°46.496′ 40°10.286′ PK295-5 63°46.069′ 40°10.265′

Location of quarry KM284+500

Point Number longitude width

Pk284-1 63°54.180′ 40°8.676′ Pk284-2 63°54.171′ 40°8.730′ Pk284-3 63°54.215′ 40°8.769′ Pk284-4 63°54.543′ 40°8.693′ PK284-5 63°54.492′ 40°8.612′

Location of quarry KM274

Point Number longitude width Pk274-1 64°1.735′ 40°6.635′ Pk274-2 64°2.290′ 40°6.760′ Pk274-3 64°2.297′ 40°6.742′ Pk274-4 64°2.305′ 40°6.724′ Pk274-5 64°2.338′ 40°6.647′ Pk274-6 64°1.813′′ 40°6.518′ Pk274-7 64°1.753′ 40°6.598′ Pk274-8 64°1.742′ 40°6.612′