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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
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