Environmental Monitoring Report

Project Number: 39176 Bi-Annual Report January 2017

AZE: Road Network Development Program – Project 3

Prepared by “Azeravtoyol” OJSC of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the Asian Development Bank.

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.

Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report

Project Number: 39176

January 2017

Republic of Azerbaijan: Road Network Development Program: Project I Masalli to Astara Motorway

(Financed by the Asian Development Bank)

Report 11: 1st July 2016 to 31st December 2016

Part II - Loan 2831 AZE, Covering Sections B & C

Prepared by Azeravtoyol OJSC for the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The bi-annual 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.

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 1 December 2016)

Currency Unit – Azerbaijan New Manat (AZN)

AZN 1.00 = USD 0.569903 USD 1.00 = AZN 1.75469

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development Bank ARS – Azerbaijan Road Service AZN – Azerbaijan New Manat BOD – Biological Oxygen Demand EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan EPM – Environmental Protection Manager EPP – Environmental Protection Plan GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism IPC – Interim Payment Certificate MENR – Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources PIU – Project Implementation Unit PMC – Project Management Consultant PPE – Personal Protective Equipment SSEMP – Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan STD – Sexually Transmitted Disease ADB – Asian Development Bank ARS – Azerbaijan Road Service EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan EPM – Environmental Protection Manager EPP – Environmental Protection Plan GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism MENR – Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources PIU – Project Implementation Unit PPE – Personal Protective Equipment SSEMP – Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

m – Metre km – Kilometre

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ...... 6 A. Introduction to Project ...... 6 B. Objectives of Biannual Environmental Reporting ...... 7 C. Methodology...... 7 D. Construction Activities and Project Progress during previous six months ...... 7 E. Project organization and environmental management team ...... 9 F. Relationships with Contractors, owner, lender, etc...... 9

II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...... 10 A. Status ...... 10 B. Results ...... 10 C. Action ...... 12

III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ...... 13 A. Status ...... 13 B. Documents ...... 15 C. Inspections and Audits ...... 15 D. Non-Compliance and Corrective Actions ...... 15 E. Consultations and Complaints ...... 20 F. Emerging Issues ...... 26 G. Conclusions...... 26

IV. APPENDICES ...... 27 Appendix 1: Environmental Monitoring Results ...... 27 Appendix 2: List of participants at public consultations and Minutes of Meeting ... 71

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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1: SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED ROAD AT HIRKAN FOREST, WITH THE FOREST TO THE LEFT, AND DASDALIGJAR VILLAGE TO THE RIGHT (L) EMBANKMENT EROSION DUE TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS (R) ...... 13

FIGURE 2: POOR CONDITION LOCAL ROAD IN HAFTONI ...... 16

FIGURE 3: NEGLECTED OIL STORAGE AREA REQUIRING CLEANING (L) AND GOOD MACHINERY STORAGE (R) AT THE SECTION B CAMP ...... 17

FIGURE 4: BUND PROBLEMS AT MAIN ASPHALT PLANT CONTINUE ...... 17

FIGURE 5: THE ROAD PAST HIRKAN FOREST IS LARGELY COMPLETED (L) AND THE RECOVERY OF THE EDGE OF HIRKAN FOREST IS PROGRESSING WELL (R) 18

FIGURE 6: PROBLEMS PERSIST IN THE LABOURER ACCOMMODATION (L) AND AT THE ASPHALT PLANT (R) ...... 19

FIGURE 7: PUBLIC CONSULTATION (20TH NOVEMBER) ...... 20

FIGURE 8: PUBLIC CONSULTATION (18TH NOVEMBER) ...... 21

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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1: MONTHLY PROGRESS OF THE SECTION B CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 8

TABLE 2: MONTHLY PROGRESS OF THE SECTION C CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 8

TABLE 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTION B CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 18

TABLE 4: INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTION C CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...... 19

TABLE 5: GRIEVANCE REGISTER – SECTION B ...... 22

TABLE 6: GRIEVANCE REGISTER – SECTION C ...... 25

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I. INTRODUCTION

A. Introduction to Project

1. The Masalli to Astara Motorway is a new 62 km motorway section of the M-3 highway corridor that links the capital city, Baku, to the south of the country and the town of Astara, which straddles the Azeri/Iranian border. The project is split into three sections; A (0 - 22.15 km), B (22.15 - 45.00 km), and C (45.00 – 62.14 km).

2. The Executing Agency for the project is the Azeravtoyol Open Joint Stock Company1 (abbreviated to ARS in the present report).

3. Following screening2, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was carried out for the project in 2007. The EIA report was approved by ARS and ADB, and has served as a basis for the development of the specification and contract documents, and for the preparation and pricing of the Contractor Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

4. The Engineer appointed by ARS is Nippon Koei UK Ltd. The construction contract for Section B was awarded to Özgün Construction Industry and Trading Co. Inc. Section C was awarded to Polat LLC in November 2013.

5. The first bi-annual environmental monitoring report covered the period 1st March to 31st August 2011 (Section A only). Subsequent bi-annual environmental monitoring reports covered the following periods:

st st  Second: 1 September 2011 to 31 May 20123.  Third: 1st June 2011 to 31st December 2012.  Fourth: 1st January 2013 to 30th June 2013.  Fifth: 1st July 2013 to 31st December 2013.  Sixth: 1st January 2014 to 30th June 2014.  Seventh: 1st July 2014 to 31st December 2014.  Eighth: 1st January to 30th June 2015.  Ninth: 1st July 2015 to 31st December 2015.  Tenth: 1st January 2016 to June 2016.  Eleventh: 1st July 2016 to 31st December 2016. 6. From the Fifth issue onwards, the report has been split according to loan source into two; Part I, covering Section A and Lenkaran Bridge (Loan 2354 AZE), and Part II, covering Sections B & C (Loan 2831 AZE).

7. Key milestones relating to mobilisation are summarised below:

 Overall Contract agreement: 15th Dec 2010.  The Engineer mobilised on 21st February 2011.

1 Formerly called “The Road Transport Service Department” (The change of name took effect on 22nd February 2007), and then called Azeri Road Service from 2007 to 2015. 2 Screening was carried out according to ADB’s Environment Policy and Operations Manual (OM) 20. The project was classified as Category A, principally due to the anticipated resettlement issues triggering the ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (1995). 3 Due to the extended period of inactivity during the winter season, and so that the present report includes the results of the ADB mid-term review

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 Section B Contract Agreement: 29th March 2013.  Notice to Commence for Section B was issued on 18th June 2013.  Earthworks began on Section B in August 2013.  Section C Contract Agreement: 31st October 2013.  Notice to Commence for Section C was issued on 27th January 2014.

B. Objectives of Biannual Environmental Reporting

8. The purpose of the Biannual Environmental Monitoring Reports is to provide a summary of the key issues relating to environmental management over the past six months. The summary includes an update on overall project progress, the status of SSEMP implementation, any progress made with environmental management, environmental monitoring results, and other relevant issues such as non-compliance and corrective actions, and monitoring of the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).

9. The Reports are prepared by ARS and are intended to inform ADB and any other interested parties of the status of environmental management of the project. The Reports are summaries; more detailed information is included in the monthly and quarterly reports prepared by the Contractors and the Engineer.

C. Methodology

10. The Biannual Environmental Monitoring Reports are prepared by reviewing and extracting key information from a number of sources, as follows:

 Contractors’ Quarterly Environmental Management Reports;  Contractors’ Grievance Registers;  Engineer’s Quarterly and Monthly Progress Reports;  Engineer’s Environmental Specialist’s Field Reports;  Monthly instrumented monitoring results;  Ad Hoc reports from the Contractors on training and public consultation; and  Correspondence between ARS, Engineer and Contractors relating to environmental and social issues.

11. In addition, some information and opinion in the reports results from site visits, technical meetings and public meetings and interviews over the preceding six months.

D. Construction Activities and Project Progress during previous six months

12. Key milestones and construction activities relating to the past six months’ work are summarised below:

Section B

 Table 1 below shows the Contractor's monthly progress throughout the current reporting period.  There was substantial progress accomplished on the road construction works during the reporting period, including: (i) road embankment works, (ii) laying of crushed stone base, (iii) asphalt paving works, (iv) rockfill and (v) bridge construction works.  Utility relocations near Bridge No. 3 and Bridge No. 4 were completed.

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 A total of 21 Interim Payment Certificates (IPC) have been paid.

Table 1: Monthly Progress of the Section B Contractor during the last Six Months

Month Progress (%)

July 2016 5.61

August 2016 5.04

September 2016 0.92

October 2016 2.44

November 2016 1.31

December 2016 0.29

Section C

 Table 2 below shows the Contractor's monthly progress throughout the current reporting period.  During the present reporting period the Contractor continued the road embankment works.  Construction works were ongoing at the bridges, and on drainage and utility structures.  Road works continue, including the laying of rockfill material and installation of geotextile material in the soft areas.  Interim Payment Certificate (IPC) 19 has been submitted by the Contractor.

Table 2: Monthly Progress of the Section C Contractor during the last Six Months

Month Progress (%)

July 2016 6.43

August 2016 5.75

September 2016 9.67

October 2016 2.77

November 2016 1.25

December 2016 0.33

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E. Project organization and environmental management team

13. There has been no change to the organization of the environmental management team within the Contractors, Engineer or the Owner (ARS) over the past six months.

F. Relationships with Contractors, owner, lender, etc.

14. The relationships between contractors, Engineer, Owner, and Lender are considered normal working relationships.

15. At the working level, communication with regards to environmental issues remains good.

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II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

A. Status

Section B

16. Regular monthly monitoring has been carried out in accordance with the SSEMP throughout the current reporting period.

17. The sampling has been carried out by Platan Group, who then send the samples for analysis at the Central Laboratory of the Ministry of Ecology and National Resources of Azerbaijan.

Section C

18. Regular monthly monitoring has been carried out in accordance with the SSEMP throughout the current reporting period.

19. The sampling has been carried out by Platan Group, who then send the samples for analysis at the Central Laboratory of the Ministry of Ecology and National Resources of Azerbaijan.

B. Results

Section B

20. Most water quality monitoring results met the Azeri national standards during the present reporting period, however several results contravened the standards. The contraventions as well as some further observations on the results are discussed below: The full results are provided in Appendix 1.

 pH readings for the Lakar and Ogru Rivers were rather acidic during the entire reporting period, and were also fairly acidic for the Gamishli River during the latter months. Interestingly, the downstream readings generally show a slightly higher pH than upstream readings, indicating that the acidic conditions are not as a result of the project works.

 DO was often slightly below the permitted lower threshold of the Azeri standards. This has occurred often on all sections and is not considered a significant issue due to the high variability of DO within aquatic environments, and the multiple factors that influence levels, even on a daily basis.

 As with the previous reporting period, turbidity was roughly comparable between all stations and monitoring months, and was lower than during earlier phases of the project (well below the standards). TSS levels have similarly been at very low levels during the past six months.

 Nitrates / Nitrites and other major ions are well below the standards at all locations, and oil and grease levels are constant throughout the reporting period at a very low level, well below the limits.

 As is usual for the project area due to the prevailing lack of sewage treatment, the faecal coliform levels at all stations are generally high (but below the standards). The project is not thought to be responsible for the continued elevated levels.

21. All air quality monitoring results for all determinants and all monitoring stations were well below Azeri national standards during the present reporting period, and all results show

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significantly better air quality than during the pre-construction monitoring. As would be expected, dust levels dropped somewhat throughout the monitoring period, in sync with the changing seasons.

22. Noise and vibration monitoring results were all below the permitted limits during the reporting period. Noise levels were close to the limits at Yuxari Nuvadi in the earlier part of the reporting period, but, as has been discussed in previous reports, the principal noise sources in this area are not project-related.

23. The water monitoring results for the stream bordering the Hirkan Forest Area continue to be of concern. Although most parameters were within the limits, pH was highly acidic in the middle of the reporting period with a pH of just 4. This recovered slightly to 5 by the end of the reporting period, but is still below the limits. Dissolved oxygen was also slightly below the minimum limit, and at the end of the reporting period, faecal coliform levels were exceeding the limit by 50%. It is, however, clear that the worrying results are as a result of the use of the boundary stream by the adjacent village as both a sewer and a waste dumping area (including baby diapers).

24. The air quality monitoring results for the Hirkan Forest Area in September 2016 were acceptable, though slightly worse than previous months due to the intense on-site activity. By December, when the bulk of the work in that area was complete, air quality returned to its previously very good standard.

25. As with air quality, the noise and vibration levels were somewhat elevated during the period of high works activity, but by December, levels returned to the lowest levels yet recorded in the area.

Section C

26. Most water quality monitoring results met the Azeri national standards during the present reporting period, however several results contravened the standards. The contraventions as well as some further observations on the results are discussed below: The full results are provided in Appendix 1.

 pH was generally rather low in the “office camp” lake and the Penser River, though the levels were within the permitted threshold. In the Suhari River, pH was acceptable up until November, when it dropped considerably to a level of 4. As with the Section B results, the downstream readings show a higher pH than upstream readings, indicating that the acidic conditions are not as a result of the project works.

 BOD, turbidity and TSS were generally low throughout the reporting period, and were considerably lower on average than previously.

 Sulphates, Nitrates / Nitrites and oil and grease results are all well below the standards at all locations.

 Phenol levels showed little variance once again (unlike during the previous reporting period), and were well below the national standards.

 Faecal coliform levels remain generally rather high at all stations, as they have been on all sections of the project throughout.

27. All air quality monitoring results for all determinants and all monitoring stations were below Azeri national standards during the present reporting period, and as with Section B, air

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quality improved during the reporting period, coinciding with a reduction in work activity and the onset of wetter conditions.

28. Noise and vibration monitoring results were all below the permitted limits during the reporting period. In common with Section B, noise levels were close to the limits at Yuxari Nuvadi in the earlier part of the reporting period, but, as has been discussed in previous reports, the principal noise sources in this area are not project-related.

C. Action

29. No action on site is required on either Section B or Section C in response to the monitoring results from the present reporting period.

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III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

A. Status

30. Environmental management of the project for the Section B is described in two parts; one covers general project activities and the second is dedicated to works around Hirkan forest area. This is due to the sensitivity and importance of the area requiring special attention.

Section B

31. With occasional exceptions, environmental management on Section B has continued to be of an acceptable standard during the present reporting period. Any non-compliances noted during site audits are usually resolved quickly (see Part D below) however, repetitions of similar non-compliances have continued during the present reporting period.

32. The physical mitigation measures set out in the SSEMP are generally all constructed and functioning as designed (with the exception of the asphalt plant – see Part D below). General cleanliness and waste management has improved since the previous reporting period, but is still below the levels observed earlier in the construction period.

33. There have been no accidents during the reporting period involving the public, and none involving project workers. HIV and other on the job training has continued regularly throughout the reporting period.

Hirkan Forest area

34. The embankment and asphalting is now complete at the Hirkan Forest area, with only installation of road furniture and the permanent noise barriers remaining. The previous audit reported that the forest was recovering well from the clearance and drainage works, and that ecological recovery continues. Regretfully, the local population continues to use the SE corner of the forest as a rubbish dump, and their frequent crossing of the embankment has resulted in some erosion (see Figure 1). This should cease when the underpass drainage is in place and the permanent fencing and noise barriers are installed.

Figure 1: Substantially completed road at Hirkan Forest, with the forest to the left, and Dasdaligjar village to the right (L) embankment erosion due to pedestrian crossings (R)

35. Other than the issues described above, which are outside the control and responsibilities of the Contractor, environmental management in the Hirkan Forest area is good.

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Section C

36. The Section C Contractor’s site performance is largely compliant with the provisions of the SSEMP. As with Section B, the Contractor has made some efforts over the past months to address the non-compliances that were observed during previous site audits, and only very few new minor non-compliances were noted by the Engineer’s International Environmental Specialist during the November 2016 visit.

37. There have been no accidents during the reporting period involving the public, and none involving project workers. HIV and other on the job training has continued regularly throughout the reporting period.

38. The Contractor’s “office camp” (in Burjali village) is generally very well managed. The camp area is clean and tidy, senior staff accommodation is of a good standard, and the welding area is well equipped. Health and safety standards are also good. Standards in the labourer accommodation area were previously observed to have fallen below what is deemed acceptable, and this issue has not been adequately addressed during the present reporting period. This is further discussed in Part D below.

39. At the Contractor’s “plant camp” (at km 33+000 / Yuxari Nuvadi village), the facilities are of a good standard in general, however several non-compliances were observed during the reporting period (see Part D below for further information). As with the “office camp”, the Contractor generally resolved any problems raised by the Engineer within an acceptable timeframe.

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B. Documents

Section B

40. Reporting for Section B is compliant, with the Quarterly Environmental Reports and weekly audits being carried out/submitted correctly and on time. An inspection of site documentation in November 2016 showed that all relevant paperwork, including the Grievance Register, was present at the site office, and maintained up to date.

Section C

41. Inspection showed that Section C reporting and paperwork is similarly compliant as with Section B.

C. Inspections and Audits

42. Unusually, there were no inspections or audits from the ADB’s international staff during the present reporting period, however ADB national specialists visited the site on several occasions.

43. The Section B & C contractor’s EPMs conduct ad hoc site visits on a daily basis, with a full audit of all sites once a week.

44. The Engineer’s National Environmental Specialist is based at the Section C camp area and he visits all sites on a twice-weekly basis, with additional ad hoc visits as required. The Engineer’s National Environmental Specialist also accompanies the Section B & C contractor’s EPMs on their site audits.

45. During the present reporting period The Engineer’s International Environmental Specialist visited construction sites between the 25th-27th November 2016.

46. The Executing Agency has made a number of ad hoc visits to site as required.

D. Non-Compliance and Corrective Actions

Section B

47. The Contractor has again significantly advanced the construction works on site over the past six months, and has mainly done so within the bounds of the SSEMP; all works on the alignment were generally compliant, and the site was for the most part kept clean, tidy, and well maintained.

48. Occasional lapses were, however observed by the Engineer’s site staff and environmental specialists, for example in both August and September 2016 oil drums were observed stored outside bunds at various locations on site.

49. Due to the additional dust control measures put in place at the end of the previous reporting period, dust generation was not a significant problem during the present reporting period.

50. The diversion roads and temporary crossings along Section B were observed to be in a mixed state; some were acceptable, but others were in very bad condition and requiring immediate improvement. The Contractor made improvements to the local road in Haftoni Village during the previous reporting period, however the road had again deteriorated to a significant degree by the end of the present reporting period and is currently in need of urgent attention (see Figure 2). The diversion at Bridge 3 was also in need of improvement. In addition to requesting

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immediate attention, it was emphasized to the Contractor that vehicles should be able to pass safely, in relative comfort, and without risk of damage or significant wear, at all times.

Figure 2: Poor condition local road in Haftoni

51. At the Contractor’s camp, the general situation in the present reporting period was better than the preceding six months, with equipment stored in a good fashion (see Figure 3), but the Section B camp still requires some attention to restore it to its previous good level of environmental management.

52. The concrete plant and associated generator has been removed during the past six months. The drainage and sewerage arrangements have also been improved.

53. Several non-compliances were observed during the visit, most of which were repeat offences:

 The oil storage area once more requires some attention, the bund itself needs emptying, and the vicinity of the bund needs cleaning; it is currently contaminated with hydrocarbons (see Figure 3).

 The new asphalt "test" plant located adjacent to the vehicle wash station has been bunded since the previous visit, but not in a compliant manner. It is understood that this facility will soon be removed.

 The bund wall at the asphalt plant that was previously observed to have a significant breakage has again not been repaired properly, and has also been punctured to allow drainage of contaminated water (see Figure 4).

 The empty septic tank at the NE corner of the camp is deteriorating and presents a safety risk.

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Figure 3: Neglected oil storage area requiring cleaning (L) and Good machinery storage (R) at the Section B Camp

Figure 4: Bund problems at main asphalt plant continue

Hirkan Forest Area

54. There were no non-compliances observed at the Hirkan Forest area during the present reporting period. As described in preceding sections, the embankment and road works are now completed in the area, and the temporary noise barriers have been removed. Ecological recovery appears to be progressing well.

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Figure 5: The road past Hirkan Forest is largely completed (L) and the recovery of the edge of Hirkan Forest is progressing well (R)

55. As shown in Figure 1, the villagers are clearly still accessing the protected forest area, and the sooner the Contractor installs the permanent noise barriers the better. The area is still being used as a waste dumping site by the local villagers, and as there will be an underpass at this location, the dumping is highly likely to continue following completion of construction.

Table 3: Instructions to Section B Contractor during the last Six Months

No Date Description of Instruction 1 02/12/2016 Letter No BNK1028 Environmental Management Issues

Section C

56. The Section C Contractor’s site performance remains good, and is largely compliant with the provisions of the SSEMP. As always, the Contractor has made an effort over the past months to address the non-compliances that were observed during the previous reporting period, and only a few new minor non-compliances were noted. As with Section B, though, most non- compliances are repeat offences of easily avoided problems.

57. No significant problems were noted on the alignment during the present reporting period. Occasional minor issues arose (in common with Section B, the majority of issues related to hydrocarbon storage) but were always dealt with quickly. The diversion/access roads still require close monitoring throughout the winter months, but they were generally in a better state than those on Section B.

58. The outstanding issues at the two construction camps from the previous reporting period were inspected in November 2016, and most were found to have been addressed. For example, the firefighting equipment had been overhauled and was in serviceable condition, with up to date inspection stamps.

59. The concrete plant, workshop, crushing area and oil change area were all in good condition and operating very well. Overall, both the “office camp” and the “plant camp” were in good condition and substantially compliant with the provisions of the SSEMP.

60. However, two of the previously reported problems were again observed at the end of the current reporting period:

 The labourer accommodation in the old hotel building was previously reported as having deteriorated and required upgrading to provide an acceptable level of safety, comfort and hygiene. This was reported by the Contractor as having been resolved, however a recent inspection revealed that any improvement work was superficial; urgent attention is needed (Figure 6)

 The bund walls at the asphalt plant remain ruptured and require repair (see Figure 6).

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Figure 6: Problems persist in the labourer accommodation (L) and at the asphalt plant (R)

Table 4: Instructions to Section C Contractor During the last Six Months

No Date Description of Instruction 1 02/12/2016 Letter No CNK721 Environmental management issues

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E. Consultations and Complaints

Section B

61. The previous report discussed changes to the public consultation meeting format and frequency, which were aimed at making them more meaningful. Investigation towards the end of the present reporting period revealed that over the past six months, the quality of the public consultations has not been significantly improved. This is entirely attributable to a lax attitude from the EPM, who failed to carry out all the changes requested, and who did not attend a public consultation organised for the adjacent project (where consultations are more successful), as instructed.

62. Despite the above disappointments, consultation meetings were held on the 29th August and 20th November 2016, and they offered a chance to update local community leaders on the progress of the works and the expected finishing dates, and to remind them of the grievance redress mechanism.

Figure 7: Public Consultation (20th November)

63. Lists of the participants were provided to the Engineer within monthly and quarterly reports, and these are provided in Appendix 2, along with the Minutes of Meeting.

64. Three new grievances were lodged during the present reporting period. The complaints related to deterioration of local roads, and dust generation, and the grievances were addressed by the Contractor. A summary of all grievances to date and how they were resolved is provided in Table 5 below.

65. A discussion on the improvement of public consultations was held at the Contractor’s camp, and the EPM once again agreed to make the requested changes, and to attend a session organised by the adjacent contractor. It is hoped that some further meaningful improvements will be made during the coming six months.

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Section C

66. The current situation regarding public consultations is the same for Section C as it is for Section B.

67. Two consultation meetings were held during the present reporting period – on the 28th August and 18th November 2016.

Figure 8: Public Consultation (18th November)

68. Lists of the participants were provided to the Engineer within monthly and quarterly reports, and these are provided in Appendix 2, along with the Minutes of Meeting.

69. No new grievances were reported on Section C during the past six months. A summary of all grievances to date and how they were resolved is provided in Table 6 below.

70. A discussion on the improvement of public consultations was held at the Contractor’s camp, and the EPM once again agreed to make the requested changes, and to attend a session organised by the adjacent contractor. It is hoped that some further meaningful improvements will be made during the coming six months.

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Table 5: Grievance Register – Section B

Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions

Contractor appointed the water truck on that roads During the delivery of and the local roads had Haftoni From local Rovshen materials construction 1 Section B 15.08.2013 050-546-86-20 been watered by sprinkler Solved Village Municipality Zeynalov vehicles caused dust on truck on July, August and local roads during dry weather periods every hour Contractor had been Request was accepted and requested for recruited Haftoni From local Rovshen a 15 workers recruited from 2 Section B 26.08.2013 workers from close 050-546-86-20 Solved Village Municipality Zeynalov close communities communities

From local Contractor was requested Request was accepted and 3 Section B Laj Village 04.07.2014 Executive Cefer Bayramov to excavate the village 070-203-94-69 the Laj village channel Solved Representative channel for rain water excavated for rain water

From local Village access road near Village access road near 4 Section B Laj Village 09.10.2014 Executive Cefer Bayramov the Bridge No 3 is 070-203-94-69 Solved the Bridge No 3 is repaired Representative destroyed

Kargalan village access 5 Section B Laj Village 24.11.2014 In person Name unknown road near the Bridge No 4 TBC Road has been repaired Solved is destroyed

Village access road near Kargalan 6 Section B 30.11.2014 In meeting Vaqif Aliyev the Bridge No 4 is TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village destroyed

Sapnakaran village access Kargalan 7 Section B 10.04.2015 GRM Samed Dadashov road near the B ridge No 1 TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village Interchange is destroyed

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Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions

Kargalan Kargelan village access 8 Section B 12.06.2015 GRM Aslan Xelilov TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village road is destroyed

Haftoni settlement Haftoni access road near 9 Section B 16.10.2015 In meeting Kenan Bagirzade TBC Road has been repaired Solved Village the Bridge No 4 is destroyed It was promised that Existing culverts near the Qrunba another big size of culverts 10 Section B 01.12.2015 GRM Elekberov Firdovsi Bridge No 5 are not enough TBC Ongoing Village will be placed near the for rain water flow Bridge No 5 The Haftoni settlement road Haftoni settlement road is Haftoni is destroyed repaired 11 Section B 20.05.2016 In meeting Zeynal Haydarov TBC Solved Village

Yuxari During the material Contractor increased Nuvedi transportation the watering by sprinkler trucks Village contractor heavy trucks during dry weather periods 12 Section B 20.05.2016 In meeting Cesaret Suvarov TBC Solved making dust near the to every 2 hours houses at Yuxari Nuvedi village Yuxari Domestic waste was Domestic waste was Nuvedi littered near the Bridge No cleaned up and the area 13 Section B 20.05.2016 In meeting Cesaret Suvarov TBC Solved Village 5 temporary camp at Yuxari was reinstated Nuvedi village. The Haftoni road near Haftoni settlement road Solved Bridge No 4 is destroyed. near the Bridge No 4 is Haftoni 14 Section B 20.09.2016 In meeting Orxan Azimov When will the Contractor TBC repaired Village repair the village access road? During the material Short section at camp Solved Xudaverdiev Farid transportation the entrance was asphalted Haftoni contractor heavy trucks and water trucks was 15 Section B 20.09.2016 In meeting TBC Village making dust near the increased at this area houses at camp entrance. When will the contractor

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Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions

repair this short section with asphalt and increase the number of water trucks at this area? The Haftoni Laj road is The Laj village road near Solved Haftoni destroyed. When will the the Bridge No 3 was 16 Section B 20.11.2016 GRM NA TBC Village Contractor repair the village repaired. access road?

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Table 6: Grievance Register – Section C

Date How grievance Description of the Contact Notes, undertaken No Tranche Location Complainant Status Received was received issues/complaints details actions

During the site clearance the contractor was Between Contractor interrupted by a land owner Contractor has informed km waiting for Directly from between Ch. 60+950 ~ Engineer by its official letter 1 Section C 21.07.2014 Names unknown Unknown answer 60+950 & landowners 61+400. They claimed that MASAC-107/14 dated 22 from 61+400 they had not been July 2014 Engineer reimbursed for all of his land Yuxari During the installation of Contractor has been From local Crushing plant there was a reminded about night time 2 Section C Nuvadi 10.09.2014 Names unknown Unknown Solved village Municipality noise at night time at Plant working restrictions Yard

Shiyakaran Village access road is 3 Section C 18.04.2015 in a meeting Ayaz Rzayev Unknown Road has been repaired Solved village destroyed at bridge No 2

Yuxari During the regular material transportation Yuxari 4 Section C Nuvadi 14.05.2015 unknown Izam Efendiyev Unknown Road has been asphalted Solved village Nuvedi village access road is destroyed During the material Contractor increased transportation the watering by sprinkler trucks contractor trucks are during dry weather periods making dust near the to every 2 hours 5 Section C 20.05.2016 in a meeting Cesaret Suvarov Unknown Solved contractor Plant Yard. Please water this area intensively during the summer periods. During the material Contractor increased transportation the watering by sprinkler trucks 6 Section C 20.05.2016 in a meeting Rustem Gurbanov contractor trucks are Unknown during dry weather periods Solved making dust near to every 2 hours Shiyakaran village.

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F. Emerging Issues

71. No emerging issues are reported.

G. Conclusions

72. The past six months have been a period of intense construction activity for both Section B and C contractors. During this period, both contractors maintained a generally good level of environmental management, have maintained their documentation in good order, and have avoided accidents and incidents. Despite the generally acceptable level of adherence with the SSEMP, both contractors continue to indulge in repeat non-compliances, usually related to bunding and hydrocarbons storage. The Engineer has attempted to highlight the importance of eliminating these easily avoided minor non-compliances, but little progress is evident on site.

73. The Hirkan Forest area has been in a good condition during the present monitoring period, and now that the work in the area is largely complete, recovery is expected to continue. Although not directly related to the construction work, the most significant environmental problems in the area are as a result of the effluent and wastes from the adjacent Dasdaligjar village

74. It was hoped that the change from monthly public consultations to quarterly meetings (with associated conditions intended to make the meetings more meaningful) would improve the implementation of the GRM, however it has become clear over the past six months that there are few discernible improvements, and this is an area on which to focus on improving in the coming reporting period.

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IV. APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Environmental Monitoring Results

Section B

Water Quality

1) Pre-Construction Monitoring

Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River

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pH 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.7 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.204 0.205 0.203 0.204 0.204 0.204 0.206 0.207 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 24.0 25.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 25.0 25.0 25.4 <30 Turbidity mg/l 26.3 26.4 26.7 25.5 25.5 25.7 24.9 24.9 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 1,6 1,6 1,9 1,9 2,8 2,7 2,7 2,9 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 4.13 4.15 4.18 4.22 4.56 4.59 4.60 5.15 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 114.0 115.0 128.0 128.0 108.0 109.0 106.0 105.9 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 10.2 10.3 11.9 11.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 145.2 146.1 148.7 148.8 138.5 139.3 137.8 138.2 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 266.3 261.6 269.9 269.9 178.4 178.5 177.9 177.9 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 229.4 229.7 231.9 231.9 182.6 183.4 182.5 182.8 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 157.9 158.6 159.7 159.8 144.9 144.9 144.7 144.9 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 932.7 933.4 934.3 935.5 743.4 743.2 745.3 745.8 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.336 0.337 0.337 0.338 0.231 0.231 0.240 0.242 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.007 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.008 0.005 0.006 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.22 3.24 3.20 3.23 2.52 2.53 2.34 2.40 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 <2.0x105 <2.0x105 <2.0x105 <2.0x105 <2.0x105 <2.0x105 <2.0x105 <2.0x105 <2.0 ml TSS mg/l 0.226 0.226 0.228 0.229 0.110 0.113 0.114 0.117 SSAM mg/l 0.028 0.029 0.033 0.033 0.020 0.025 0.025 0.026 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0004 0.001

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2) July 2016

Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River

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pH 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.3 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.274 0.280 0.204 0.205 0.192 0.195 0.154 0.156 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.2 19.2 18.6 18.7 19.4 19.6 23.7 23.9 <30 Turbidity mg/l 16.1 16.2 16.2 16.3 17.5 17.6 12.2 12.5 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 1.8 1.9 1.2 1.3 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.79 5.84 5.84 5.86 4.42 4.43 3.10 3.12 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 124.3 124.5 125.1 125.2 115.2 115.4 101.2 101.4 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 11.3 11.4 9.7 9.8 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 156.2 156.4 148.9 149.2 138.4 138.6 122.3 122.6 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 265.4 265.5 198.2 198.5 195.8 196.0 186.4 186.5 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 219.3 219.8 202.1 202.6 198.4 198.7 196.4 196.7 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 170.7 170.9 168.4 168.7 155.2 155.5 142.5 142.8 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 947.8 949.2 854.9 856.5 814.3 815.6 758.5 759.8 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.384 0.385 0.280 0.282 0.260 0.263 0.242 0.245 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.005 0.006 0.004 0.005 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.66 3.69 2.38 2.40 224 2.25 2.20 2.24 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 782 785 812 815 680 682 670 672 1000 TSS mg/l 0.083 0.084 0.015 0.017 0.065 0.070 0.054 0.055 SSAM mg/l 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0003 0.0004 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.001

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3) August 2016

Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River

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pH 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.270 0.275 0.200 0.203 0.190 0.193 0.150 0.152 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 18.1 19.0 18.3 18.6 19.1 19.2 23.0 23.0 <30 Turbidity mg/l 16.2 16.3 16.1 16.2 17.0 17.2 12.1 12.2 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.0 2.1 2.7 2.7 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.2 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.73 5.78 5.80 5.84 4.40 4.43 3.10 3.11 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 124.4 124.6 125.2 125.3 115.0 115.5 101.3 101.3 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 11.2 12.0 12.0 12.4 11.4 11.4 9.8 9.8 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 156.0 156.3 148.2 149.5 138.7 138.8 122.3 122.3 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 262.4 262.5 198.2 198.5 195.8 196.0 186.4 186.5 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 218.1 219.0 202.1 202.6 198.4 198.7 196.4 196.7 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 170.0 170.2 168.4 168.7 155.2 155.5 142.5 142.8 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 947.4 949.8 854.9 856.5 814.3 815.6 758.5 759.8 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.385 0.386 0.280 0.282 0.260 0.263 0.242 0.245 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.008 0.008 0.004 0.006 0.005 0.006 0.003 0.004 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.66 3.69 2.38 2.40 224 2.25 2.20 2.24 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 675 682 800 810 680 683 770 775 1000 TSS mg/l 0.080 0.081 0.016 0.017 0.065 0.071 0.050 0.057 SSAM mg/l 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.001

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4) September 2016

Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River

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pstream Determinand Unit Limit

pH 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.6 7.0 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.270 0.275 0.210 0.214 0.190 0.192 0.150 0.155 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.3 19.3 18.0 18.2 19.3 19.3 23.4 23.5 <30 Turbidity mg/l 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 17.7 17.7 13.2 13.3 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.79 5.81 5.86 5.88 4.48 4.50 3.12 3.14 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 122.2 122.3 124.5 124.6 115.5 115.4 102.2 102.0 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 10.4 10.5 11.2 11.3 10.8 11.1 9.8 9.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 157.3 158.0 148.2 149.1 139.5 139.6 123.2 123.3 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 254.4 255.6 196.6 197.5 194.3 194.4 187.4 187.5 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 217.7 218.4 204.5 204.6 198.5 198.8 196.8 196.9 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 174.6 174.7 169.3 169.3 156.4 156.7 143.7 143.8 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 937.4 939.5 854.5 855.9 815.5 816.6 762.2 763.5 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.334 0.335 0.287 0.287 0.263 0.264 0.234 0.234 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.009 0.009 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.004 0.005 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.65 3.70 2.42 2.45 2.29 2.29 2.21 2.22 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 765 772 800 805 680 692 660 664 1000 TSS mg/l 0.090 0.092 0.054 0.056 0.070 0.071 0.052 0.052 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001

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5) October 2016

Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River

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pH 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 7.0 7.1 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.266 0.269 0.215 0.219 0.192 0.196 0.150 0.152 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.4 19.6 18.3 18.6 19.0 19.2 23.0 23.5 <30 Turbidity mg/l 16.0 16.0 16.2 16.3 17.7 17.7 13.4 13.6 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.0 4.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.0 4.2 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.5 1.8 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.70 5.72 5.80 5.83 4.48 4.49 3.12 3.12 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 122.2 122.3 124.5 124.6 115.5 115.4 102.2 102.0 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 10.0 10.3 11.2 11.3 10.8 11.1 9.8 9.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 157.0 158.1 148.3 149.4 139.5 139.6 123.3 123.3 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 254.4 255.6 196.6 197.5 194.3 194.4 187.4 187.5 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 217.7 218.4 204.5 204.6 198.5 198.8 196.8 196.9 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 174.6 174.7 169.3 169.3 156.4 156.7 143.7 143.8 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 937.4 939.5 854.5 855.9 815.5 816.6 762.2 763.5 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.332 0.334 0.280 0.282 0.281 0.284 0.234 0.235 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.004 0.005 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.004 0.005 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.65 3.68 2.42 2.45 2.29 2.29 2.21 2.22 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 780 784 811 816 688 692 660 668 1000 TSS mg/l 0.090 0.092 0.054 0.056 0.070 0.071 0.052 0.052 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.001

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6) November 2016

Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River

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pH 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.260 0.264 0.215 0.216 0.191 0.192 0.150 0.152 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.3 19.4 18.0 18.2 19.1 19.2 22.0 23.0 <30 Turbidity mg/l 19.0 19.3 17.2 18.3 18.7 17.9 18.6 18.7 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.3 3.7 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.71 5.72 5.80 5.80 4.42 4.44 3.13 3.15 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 122.0 122.2 120.1 122.5 115.6 116.1 102.2 102.1 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 10.1 10.2 11.0 11.1 10.8 10.9 9.8 9.8 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 157.2 158.0 148.1 149.2 139.4 139.5 123.0 123.1 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 254.5 255.6 196.2 197.3 194.0 194.2 187.2 187.3 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 216.1 216.2 204.2 204.5 198.0 198.0 196.3 196.4 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 174.5 174.6 169.1 169.2 156.5 156.7 143.1 143.2 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 935.0 935.5 854.3 855.6 815.2 816.5 762.1 763.2 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.330 0.331 0.280 0.281 0.282 0.283 0.231 0.232 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.007 0.004 0.004 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.60 3.61 2.40 2.42 2.26 2.27 2.20 2.21 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 700 703 820 825 680 687 666 670 1000 TSS mg/l 0.087 0.089 0.051 0.053 0.070 0.070 0.051 0.052 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001

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7) December 2016

Lakar 1 River Lakar 2 River Ogru River Gamishli River

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pH 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.265 0.266 0.215 0.215 0.190 0.191 0.155 0.157 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 19.0 19.1 18.2 18.2 19.1 19.3 22.5 23.2 <30 Turbidity mg/l 19.4 19.4 17.3 18.3 18.7 17.9 18.5 18.6 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 5.70 5.71 5.80 5.80 4.40 4.41 3.14 3.15 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 122.1 122.2 120.1 122.5 115.6 116.1 102.2 102.1 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 10.3 10.4 11.2 11.3 10.5 10.6 9.2 9.4 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 155.1 157.0 140.1 143.4 139.2 139.4 123.1 123.1 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 254.5 255.5 196.0 197.2 194.0 194.1 187.2 187.3 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 216.3 216.4 204.2 204.2 198.0 198.5 196.7 196.0 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 174.1 174.2 169.1 169.2 156.6 156.7 143.2 143.4 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 935.3 935.5 854.3 855.4 815.0 816.2 762.0 763.2 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.330 0.331 0.280 0.281 0.282 0.283 0.231 0.232 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.004 0.004 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 3.61 3.61 2.40 2.40 2.22 2.24 2.20 2.21 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 709 715 821 824 682 686 660 672 1000 TSS mg/l 0.080 0.083 0.050 0.055 0.072 0.073 0.051 0.052 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.001

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8) Hirkan Forest Preconstruction

Determinand Unit Monitoring Value Limit

pH 7.6 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.392 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 12.0 <30 Turbidity mg/l 90 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 7.5 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 0.6 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 3.3 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 59.6 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 4.9 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 25.2 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 38.4 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 213.5 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 39.7 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 381.3 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.1 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.4 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 1.7 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.03 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 45000 1000 TSS mg/l 0.46 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.000 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.001 0.001

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9) Hirkan Forest September 2016

Determinand Unit Monitoring Value Limit

pH 4.0 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.171 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 15.5 <30 Turbidity mg/l 10.3 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.0 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.2 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 3.20 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 105.1 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 10.5 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 130.0 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 170.3 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 205.7 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 144.0 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 781.7 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.8 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.003 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 2.35 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.01 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 730 1000 TSS mg/l 0.010 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.001

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10) Hirkan Forest December 2016

Determinand Unit Monitoring Value Limit

pH 5.0 6.0-9.0 Electrical conductivity X103 0.188 - cm/cm Limpidity Cm 17.1 <30 Turbidity mg/l 10.0 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.3 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.9 3 Total roughness mqekv/l 3.25 7.0 Calcium ion Ca2+ mg/l 105.4 180.0 Magnesium ion Mg2+ mg/l 10.8 200.0 Chloride ion Cl- mg/l 130.3 350.0 2- Sulphate SO4 mg/l 170.1 500.0 - Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 mg/l 205.5 - Na++K+ ions mg/l 144.7 - Sum of ions,∑ 1 mg/l 781.3 1000.0 Ammonium ion, NH4+ mg/l 0.8 0.39 Nitrite ion, NO2- mg/l 0.003 0.02 Nitrate ion, NO3- mg/l 2.35 9.0 Oil & grease mg/l 0.01 0.05 Faecal coliform per 100 ml 1500 1000 TSS mg/l 0.019 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0002 0.001

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Air Quality

1) Pre-Construction Monitoring

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Contractor Camp Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.063 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.060 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.062 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.063 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.055 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.063 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.062 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.060 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Lenkaran Borrow Pit Dust 0.4 0.5 NO2 0.073 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5 Sovu Borrow Pit Dust 0.4 0.5 NO2 0.075 0.085 Carbon monoxide 4 5

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2) July 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.53 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.051 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.053 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.048 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.055 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.4 0.5 NO2 0.058 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.043 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

3) August 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.049 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.051 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.044 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.057 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.4 0.5 NO2 0.059 0.085

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Carbon monoxide 3 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.044 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

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4) September 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.047 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.047 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.055 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.4 0.5 NO2 0.058 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

5) October 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.055 0.085

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Carbon monoxide 3 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.036 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

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6) November 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.036 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.037 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.034 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.043 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

7) December 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Haftoni Village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.028 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.033 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sapnakaran village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvadi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.041 0.085

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Carbon monoxide 2 5 Dasdaligjar village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Mamusta village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.028 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

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8) Hirkan forest - Pre-Construction Monitoring

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Contractor Camp Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.03 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

9) Hirkan forest – September 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Station 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5

10) Hirkan forest – December 2016

Monitoring Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration locations Station 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

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Noise & Vibration

1) Pre-Construction Monitoring

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 33 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 32 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 34 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 30 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 29 50 Luveser village 40 50 Sovu village 44 50 Sapnakaran village 40 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 41 50 Mamusta village 27 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 54 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 51 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 53 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 52 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 41 77 Luveser village 69 77 Sovu village 70 77 Sapnakaran village 63 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 64 77 Mamusta village 39 77

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2) July 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 40.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 42.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 41.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 39.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 40.4 50 Sapnakaran village 43.6 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 48.7 50 Dasdaligjar village 40.1 50 Mamusta village 40.5 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 41 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 35 77 Sapnakaran village 50 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 58 77 Dasdaligjar village 38 77 Mamusta village 40 77

3) August 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 41.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 40.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 39.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 42.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 42.7 50 Sapnakaran village 43.3 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 45.5 50 Dasdaligjar village 40.2 50 Mamusta village 40.1 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 47 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 43 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 37 77 Sapnakaran village 52 77

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Yuxari Nuvadi village 59 77 Dasdaligjar village 35 77 Mamusta village 42 77

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4) September 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 40.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 42.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 41.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 40.5 50 Sapnakaran village 42.1 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 44.0 50 Dasdaligjar village 38.6 50 Mamusta village 39.1 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 41 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 36 77 Sapnakaran village 50 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 54 77 Dasdaligjar village 30 77 Mamusta village 40 77

5) October 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 38.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 40.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 39.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 40.1 50 Sapnakaran village 40.5 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.0 50 Dasdaligjar village 38.0 50 Mamusta village 35.5 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 38 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 38 77 Sapnakaran village 47 77

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Yuxari Nuvadi village 50 77 Dasdaligjar village 34 77 Mamusta village 38 77

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6) November 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 34.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 38.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 39.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 40.0 50 Sapnakaran village 36.5 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.5 50 Dasdaligjar village 36.0 50 Mamusta village 33.6 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 33 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 40 77 Sapnakaran village 37 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 45 77 Dasdaligjar village 30 77 Mamusta village 32 77

7) December 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 33.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 35.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 34.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 36.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 38.2 50 Sapnakaran village 35.6 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.2 50 Dasdaligjar village 32.2 50 Mamusta village 33.5 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 36 77 Sapnakaran village 34 77

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Yuxari Nuvadi village 42 77 Dasdaligjar village 30 77 Mamusta village 30 77

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8) Hirkan Forest - Pre-Construction Monitoring

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 45.7 50 Station 2 43.2 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 47 77 Station 2 44 77

9) Hirkan Forest – September 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 38.6 50 Station 2 35.3 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 30 77 Station 2 30 77

10) Hirkan Forest – December 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 32.2 50 Station 2 33.5 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Station 1 32 77 Station 2 30 77

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Section C

Water Quality

1) Pre-Construction Monitoring

Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River

Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream

Upst Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit

ream

pH 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.4 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X103 0.184 0.183 0.204 0.206 0.221 0.223 0.226 0.227 0.220 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 23.0 23.1 23.0 23.3 22.6 23.7 21.5 22.3 19.4 <30 Turbidity mg/l 26.1 26.3 27.9 28.7 28.6 28.8 29.5 28.9 20.9 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.0 4.1 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.4 3.4 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2,2 2,4 2,3 2,4 2,1 2,4 2,3 2,3 2,3 3 Total mqek 5.20 5.22 4.68 4.68 4.59 4.59 5.08 5.08 4.01 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 123.3 123.3 103.0 103.1 106.2 106.1 96.6 99.1 94.4 180.0 Ca2+ Magnesium mg/l 11.3 11.3 8.3 8.6 8.3 8.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 200.0 ion Mg2+ Chloride ion mg/l 156.7 156.7 131.5 131.9 135.1 136.6 126.5 126.8 123.1 350.0 Cl- Sulphate mg/l 263.0 264.1 173.1 174.2 196.5 197.6 188.1 187.5 180.3 500.0 2- SO4 Bicarbonate mg/l 229.2 229.3 182.6 183.6 213.0 215.4 196.1 197.0 190.0 - - ion, HCO3 Na++K+ ions mg/l 167.3 167.4 146.0 146.2 151.6 151.7 139.3 140.7 139.3 - Sum of mg/l 933.4 933.6 743.1 744.0 818.0 817.3 749.4 749.8 730.1 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.338 0.338 0.331 0.330 0.177 0.178 0.254 0.256 0.243 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.27 3.27 2.38 2.39 2.35 2.38 2.36 2.37 2.34 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.05 Faecal per <1.5x107 <1.5x107 <1.3.x104 <1.3x104 <1.4x106 <1.4x106 <1.9x103 <1.9x103 <1.5x107 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.223 0.224 0.235 0.236 0.129 0.131 0.125 0.126 0.119 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.027 0.027 0.035 0.035 0.029 0.032 0.026 0.027 0.023 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.001 0.001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.001

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2) July 2016

Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River

Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream

Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit

pH 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 6.3 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X103 0.220 0.221 0.225 0.227 0.170 0.172 0.183 0.185 0.253 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 20.3 20.4 21.1 21.3 24.8 25.0 23.3 23.1 15.2 >30 Turbidity mg/l 16.8 16.9 16.6 16.7 13.2 13.3 14.1 14.4 19.3 >30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.6-6.0 BOD mg/l 2.1 2.2 1,9 2.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 3 Total mqek 5.28 5.32 5.38 5.42 3.5 3.52 4.46 4.49 6.2 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 121.3 121.4 130.1 130.2 116.2 116.3 118.9 119.0 127.4 180.0 Ca2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.1 10.2 10.5 10.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.8 10.6 200.0 ion Mg2+ Chloride ion mg/l 147.4 147.5 157.4 157.6 141.3 141.5 142.5 142.6 142.1 350.0 Cl- Sulphate mg/l 258.3 259.0 259.5 259.6 179.5 179.9 178.4 178.7 205.4 500.0 2- SO4 Bicarbonate mg/l 224.7 224.8 226.3 226.4 180.4 180.8 186.2 186.9 197.3 - - ion, HCO3 Na++K+ ions mg/l 158.6 159.0 159.2 159.6 141.2 141.9 152.3 152.6 154.6 - Sum of mg/l 920.4 921.9 943.0 944.1 768.2 770.1 788.0 789.6 837.4 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.354 0.355 0.340 0.342 0.180 0.182 0.212 0.214 0.298 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.009 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.45 3.48 3.31 3.34 2.21 2.25 2.35 2.40 3.47 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.05 Faecal per 878 879 882 883 762 764 852 855 894 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.053 0.055 0.061 0.063 0.060 0.062 0.064 0.067 0.082 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001

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3) August 2016

Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River

Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream

Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit

pH 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.0 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.4 6.2 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X103 0.222 0.223 0.225 0.226 0.171 0.172 0.183 0.185 0.253 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 20.3 20.4 21.1 21.3 24.8 25.0 23.3 23.1 15.2 <30 Turbidity mg/l 16.8 16.9 16.6 16.7 13.2 13.3 14.1 14.4 19.3 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 2.2 3 Total mqek 5.29 5.30 5.34 5.39 3.52 3.52 4.40 4.40 6.1 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 121.3 121.4 130.1 130.2 116.2 116.3 118.9 119.0 127.4 180.0 Ca2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.5 9.3 9.7 9.2 9.4 10.0 200.0 ion Mg2+ Chloride ion mg/l 147.4 147.5 157.4 157.6 141.3 141.5 142.5 142.6 142.1 350.0 Cl- Sulphate mg/l 258.0 259.0 259.5 259.6 179.5 179.9 178.4 178.7 205.4 500.0 2- SO4 Bicarbonate mg/l 224.0 224.3 226.5 226.6 180.1 180.4 186.0 186.7 197.0 - - ion, HCO3 Na++K+ ions mg/l 158.6 159.0 159.2 159.6 141.2 141.9 152.3 152.6 154.6 - Sum of mg/l 920.1 921.3 943.0 944.1 768.2 770.1 788.0 789.6 837.4 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.354 0.355 0.340 0.342 0.180 0.182 0.212 0.214 0.298 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.009 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.45 3.48 3.31 3.34 2.21 2.25 2.35 2.40 3.47 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.05 Faecal per 759 763 880 883 750 757 850 855 870 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.050 0.053 0.060 0.063 0.063 0.065 0.064 0.067 0.080 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001

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4) September 2016

Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River

Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream

Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit

pH 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.3 6.9 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X103 0.230 0.231 0.224 0.226 0.180 0.182 0.182 0.184 0.241 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 19.0 19.2 20.4 20.6 24.0 24.0 23.3 23.2 15.1 <30 Turbidity mg/l 17.2 17.2 16.6 17.1 13.0 13.2 14.4 14.4 19.0 <30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.2 3 Total mqek 5.19 5.20 5.31 5.32 3.62 3.64 4.43 4.45 6.1 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 120.4 120.5 129.6 129.7 115.0 115.3 117.4 117.5 128.0 180.0 Ca2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.5 9.8 9.8 10.2 10.2 10.1 200.0 ion Mg2+ Chloride ion mg/l 148.0 148.1 152.0 152.0 142.2 142.2 142.7 143.8 144.3 350.0 Cl- Sulphate mg/l 257.0 258.1 258.2 258.5 178.4 179.3 179.2 179.4 202.6 500.0 2- SO4 Bicarbonate mg/l 221.2 221.2 223.0 223.3 179.0 180.1 180.4 180.5 194.0 - - ion, HCO3 Na++K+ ions mg/l 158.8 159.0 160.3 160.3 144.5 144.6 144.9 145.1 153.7 - Sum of mg/l 916.6 917.2 934.1 934.7 769.3 771.8 774.4 775.7 833.2 1000 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.366 0.366 0.353 0.354 0.184 0.185 0.216 0.217 0.321 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.008 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.010 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.54 3.55 3.64 3.66 2.26 2.28 2.33 2.39 3.51 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.05 Faecal per 883 887 889 891 767 769 856 857 890 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.055 0.056 0.060 0.063 0.064 0.064 0.069 0.070 0.095 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001

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5) October 2016

Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River

Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream

Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit

pH 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.0 6.2 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.0- 9.0 Electrical X103 0.229 0.230 0.220 0.222 0.182 0.182 0.184 0.185 0.240 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 19.1 19.1 20.0 20.1 24.0 24.0 23.0 23.1 15.2 >30 Turbidity mg/l 17.4 17.5 16.1 17.0 13.3 13.4 14.6 14.8 19.0 >30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 3 Total mqek 5.18 5.20 5.30 5.31 3.60 3.62 4.43 4.45 6.1 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 120.1 120.2 129.3 129.3 115.1 115.2 117.4 117.5 128.1 180.0 Ca2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.5 10.6 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.2 10.2 10.3 200.0 ion Mg2+ Chloride ion mg/l 148.0 148.1 152.0 152.0 142.2 142.2 142.7 143.8 144.3 350.0 Cl- Sulphate mg/l 257.2 258.1 258.2 258.5 178.2 179.3 179.2 179.4 202.3 500.0 2- SO4 Bicarbonate mg/l 221.2 221.2 223.0 223.3 179.0 180.1 180.4 180.5 194.0 - - ion, HCO3 Na++K+ ions mg/l 158.8 159.0 160.3 160.3 144.5 144.6 144.9 145.1 153.7 - Sum of mg/l 916.6 917.2 934.1 934.7 769.3 771.8 774.4 775.7 833.2 1000.0 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.366 0.366 0.353 0.354 0.184 0.185 0.216 0.217 0.321 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.008 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.010 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.54 3.55 3.64 3.66 2.26 2.28 2.33 2.39 3.51 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.05 Faecal per 880 885 883 890 765 770 850 853 872 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.050 0.053 0.061 0.063 0.063 0.067 0.069 0.070 0.085 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.001

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Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River

Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream

Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Determinant Unit Lake Limit

pH 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.6 4.0 4.4 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.0-9.0 Electrical X103 0.220 0.222 0.221 0.222 0.180 0.184 0.180 0.182 0.243 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 20.3 20.2 20.0 20.5 24.0 24.0 23.3 23.6 16.5 >30 Turbidity mg/l 21.2 21.3 17.2 17.2 14.3 14.5 15.2 15.5 20.2 >30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 3.1 3.2 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.9 1,8 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.2 3 Total mqek 5.19 5.20 5.32 5.32 3.58 3.60 4.40 4.42 6.0 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 120.0 120.1 129.0 129.2 115.2 115.3 117.5 117.6 128.0 180.0 Ca2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.4 9.8 9.9 10.5 10.6 10.1 200.0 ion Mg2+ Chloride ion mg/l 148.2 148.3 152.1 152.0 142.2 142.2 142.6 143.8 144.4 350.0 Cl- Sulphate mg/l 257.1 258.1 258.4 258.5 175.0 176.6 178.1 179.0 200.4 500.0 2- SO4 Bicarbonate mg/l 221.0 221.2 223.1 223.2 179.3 180.0 180.1 180.3 194.2 - - ion, HCO3 Na++K+ ions mg/l 158.5 159.1 160.0 160.2 144.6 144.6 144.2 145.0 153.2 - Sum of mg/l 915.0 916.1 935.2 936.3 768.4 770.2 774.0 775.2 830.0 1000.0 ions,∑ 1 Ammonium mg/l 0.365 0.366 0.355 0.356 0.186 0.187 0.217 0.217 0.320 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.009 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.50 3.55 3.64 3.66 2.26 2.28 2.33 2.39 3.51 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.05 Faecal per 880 885 750 753 760 764 852 858 885 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.052 0.053 0.063 0.063 0.060 0.062 0.065 0.067 0.080 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.001

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7) December 2016

Penser 1 River Penser 2 River Suhari River Gulyari River

Downstream Downstream Downstream Downstream

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pH 6.0 6.3 4.5 5.2 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.2 6.0-9.0 Electrical X103 0.222 0.222 0.223 0.224 0.182 0.185 0.180 0.182 0.247 - conductivity cm/c m Limpidity cm 20.1 20.4 20.3 20.5 24.0 24.1 23.5 23.6 17.5 >30 Turbidity mg/l 21.4 21.3 17.6 17.7 14.3 14.4 15.2 15.6 20.4 >30 Dissolved O2 mg/l 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.6- 6.0 BOD mg/l 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.1 3 Total mqek 5.19 5.20 5.32 5.32 3.58 3.60 4.40 4.42 6.0 7.0 roughness v/l Calcium ion mg/l 120.2 120.1 129.0 129.2 115.4 115.3 117.5 117.6 128.0 180.0 Ca2+ Magnesium mg/l 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.4 9.8 9.9 10.5 10.6 10.1 200.0 ion Mg2+ Chloride ion mg/l 148.3 148.4 152.1 152.0 142.2 142.2 142.6 143.8 144.4 350.0 Cl- Sulphate mg/l 257.3 258.5 258.4 258.5 175.0 176.6 178.1 179.0 200.4 500.0 2- SO4 Bicarbonate mg/l 221.1 221.2 223.1 223.2 179.3 180.0 180.1 180.3 194.2 - - ion, HCO3 Na++K+ ions mg/l 158.3 159.2 160.0 160.2 144.6 144.6 144.2 145.0 153.2 - Sum of mg/l 915.1 916.1 935.2 936.3 768.4 770.2 774.0 775.2 830.0 1000. ions,∑ 1 0 Ammonium mg/l 0.367 0.368 0.355 0.356 0.186 0.187 0.217 0.217 0.320 0.39 ion, NH4+ Nitrite ion, mg/l 0.008 0.008 0.006 0.007 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.02 NO2- Nitrate ion, mg/l 3.50 3.55 3.64 3.66 2.26 2.28 2.33 2.39 3.51 9.0 NO3- Oil & grease mg/l 0.003 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.05 Faecal per 882 889 883 893 760 768 854 860 873 1000 coliform 100 ml TSS mg/l 0.050 0.052 0.060 0.062 0.060 0.061 0.064 0.066 0.078 0.25 SSAM mg/l 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.1 Phenol mg/l 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.001

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Air Quality

1) Pre-Construction Monitoring

Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Contractor Camp Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.039 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5 Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.052 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 NO2 0.055 Carbon monoxide 3 Bellebur village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 1 5

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2) July 2016

Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.063 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.047 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

3) August 2016

Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.049 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.060 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.041 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.042 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.046 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.044 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.052 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085

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Carbon monoxide 3 5

4) September 2016

Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.058 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5

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5) October 2016

Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.050 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.046 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.048 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5

6) November 2016

Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.3 0.5 NO2 0.045 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.039 0.085

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Carbon monoxide 2 5

7) December 2016

Monitoring locations Determinand Concentration Allowed concentration Burjali village Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.030 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Yuxari Nuvedi village Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.040 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 1 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.028 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 2 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.033 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 3 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 4 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.035 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 5 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.032 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5 Sensitive Receptor 6 Dust 0.2 0.5 NO2 0.038 0.085 Carbon monoxide 3 5 Sensitive Receptor 7 Dust 0.1 0.5 NO2 0.034 0.085 Carbon monoxide 2 5

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Noise & Vibration

1) Pre-Construction Monitoring

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 31 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 29 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 30 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 32 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 31 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 32 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 35 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 30 50 Burjali village 47 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 47 50 Bellebur village 31 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Haftoni Settlement 36 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 28 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 26 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 28 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 29 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 26 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 27 77 Burjali village 30 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 54 77 Bellebur village 36 77

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2) July 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 40.3 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 49.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 40.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 42.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 39.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 35.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 42.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 40.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 41.4 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 40 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 65 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 44 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 45 77

3) August 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 41.0 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 46.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 40.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 40.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 38.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 37.6 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 44.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 40.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 42.2 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 42 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 63 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 44 77

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Sensitive Receptor 5 45 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 43 77

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4) September 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 40.0 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 45.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 40.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 42.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 35.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 39.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 42.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 41.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 41.0 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 40 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 60 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 41 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 42 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 44 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 41 77

5) October 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 38.5 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 42.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 39.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 40.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 30.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 35.8 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 40.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 40.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 39.5 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 35 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 58 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 37 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 38 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 35 77

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Sensitive Receptor 5 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 40 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 39 77

6) November 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 35.0 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 36.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 35.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 30.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 35.2 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 32.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 33.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 32.5 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 30 77 Yuxari Nuvadi village 50 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 34 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 39 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 34 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 37 77

7) December 2016

Noise level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 35.5 50 Yuxari Nuvadi village 40.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 1 35.3 50 Sensitive Receptor 2 34.4 50 Sensitive Receptor 3 32.7 50 Sensitive Receptor 4 35.1 50 Sensitive Receptor 5 32.0 50 Sensitive Receptor 6 33.5 50 Sensitive Receptor 7 32.2 50

Vibration level (dB)

Monitoring locations Results Allowed Burjali village 31 77

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Yuxari Nuvadi village 46 77 Sensitive Receptor 1 32 77 Sensitive Receptor 2 31 77 Sensitive Receptor 3 33 77 Sensitive Receptor 4 30 77 Sensitive Receptor 5 34 77 Sensitive Receptor 6 35 77 Sensitive Receptor 7 36 77

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Appendix 2: List of participants at public consultations and Minutes of Meeting

Section B: 20th September 2016

Minutes of Meeting

Rashad Karimov – Environmental Protection Manager of Section B firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Ozgun” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. He said that, we would like to bring into your attention that, under the offer of Azer Road Service OJC, the construction of Masalli – Astara project (Section B) is being carried out by “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc, and work are currently scheduled to be completed by 2017. According to ecological and environmental policy of the company, we are constantly monitoring ecology and safety requirements at international level. However it is impossible to avoid of some negative impacts during construction (e.g. dust-mist, noise, vibration etc.) We do apologize to the owners of land, houses and etc. on behalf of our company administration for the temporary inconvenience that will be generated during the process of construction.

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He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section B) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc is working with the Engineer and Owner. Therefore Ozgün was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities. The GRM system consists of following steps below:  People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Haftoni – Laj area the GFP is Rovshen Zeynalov (050-546-86-20), for Luveser – Lenkaran area the GFP is Aflatun Askerov (050-365-89-65), for Sovu – Lenkaran area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21) and for Dasdaligjar – Lenkaran area the GFP is Nazim Emenullayev (050-343-00-45);  Your local GFP will meet with ÖZGÜN (the Contractor), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution;  If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Farrux Mutallimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem;  If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, ARS and local government);  The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks. Orxan Azimov – Haftoni village representative firstly welcomed all participants and briefly informed about the importance of such meetings. He said that during the previous meeting we have raised some problems about the distruction of village road during the material transportation by contractor’s heavy vehicles. In fact that this problem have already been solved and village road was repaired again. But this issue should be continued again during the construction process.

Questions asked during the meetings were as follows:

Orxan Azimov – from Haftoni settlement (male) Q: When the construction process will be finished for Section B? A: The construction works are currently scheduled to be completed by 2017. Orxan Azimov – from Haftoni settlement (male) Q: The Haftoni settlement road near the Bridge No 4 is destroyed. When the Contractor repair the village access road? A: Project Manager Kudret Tuncsiper has already been informed about this problem and it will be solved next week. The contact mobile number of Kudret is (055-450-69-59) Xudaverdiev Farid – from Haftoni settlement (male) Q: During the material transportation the contractor heavy trucks making dust near the houses at camp entrance. When the contractor will repair this short section with asphalt and increase the number of water trucks at this area? A: Project Manager Kudret Tuncsiper has already been informed about this problem and it will be solved next week. The contact mobile number of Kudret is (055-450-69-59)

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Section B: 20th November 2016

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Minutes of Meeting

Rashad Karimov – Environmental Protection Manager of Section B firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Ozgun” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. He said that, we would like to bring into your attention that, under the offer of Azer Road Service OJC, the construction of Masalli – Astara project (Section B) is being carried out by “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc, and work are currently scheduled to be completed by 2017. According to ecological and environmental policy of the company, we are constantly monitoring ecology and safety requirements at international level. However it is impossible to avoid of some negative impacts during construction (e.g. dust-mist, noise, vibration etc.) We do apologize to the owners of land, houses and etc. on behalf of our company administration for the temporary inconvenience that will be generated during the process of construction.

He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section B) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, “Ozgün Construction Industry and Trade Co” Inc is working with the Engineer and Owner. Therefore Ozgün was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities. The GRM system consists of following steps below:  People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Haftoni – Laj area the GFP is Rovshen Zeynalov (050-546-86-20), for Luveser – Lenkaran area the GFP is Aflatun Askerov (050-365-89-65), for Sovu – Lenkaran area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21) and for Dasdaligjar – Lenkaran area the GFP is Nazim Emenullayev (050-343-00-45);  Your local GFP will meet with ÖZGÜN (the Contractor), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution;  If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Farrux Mutallimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem;  If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, ARS and local government);  The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks. Questions asked during the meetings were as follows:

Ceyhun Aliev – from Haftoni settlement (male) Q: When the construction process will be finished for Section B?

A: The construction works are currently scheduled to be completed by 2017.

Abid Serifov – from Lej village (male) Q: The Haftoni - Laj village road near the Bridge No 3 is destroyed. When the Contractor repair the village access road?

A: Project Manager Kudret Tuncsiper has already been informed about this problem and it will be solved next week. The contact mobile number of Kudret is (055-450-69-59)

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Section C: 28th September 2016

Minutes of Meeting

Ayaz Abdurrehmanov – Health and Safety Manager of Section C firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Polat” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. It has made it a priority to provide the best working environment for its employees, taking into account the human and safety factors, in a spirit of responsibility towards the environment, and has undertaken to minimize occupational diseases and accidents at work.

He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section C) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, Polat is working with the Engineer and Owner. Therefore Polat was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities.

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The GRM system consists of following steps below:  People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Burjali – Rvo (Lenkeran) area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21), for Kakalos – Shiyakaran (Astara) area the GFP is Cefer Ahmedov (050-371-73-96) and Tofiq Aliyev (050-313-08-37);  Your local GFP will meet with POLAT (the Contractor Project Manager 051-297-95-96), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution;  If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Ferrux Mutellimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem;  If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, ARS and local government);  The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks. Alieva Sevda – Burjali village representative said that during the road construction process contractor was solved all problems raised by local villages people we are very happy that the construction process for Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section C) is finishing. It is a big project and will have a positive impact on regional development. Even though he said that it is good that the contractor company as Polat wants to share all information with the local community helps to the local people by providing them with different jobs according to their ability. Note: During the meeting there was no question from the local community.

Section C: 18th November 2016

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Minutes of Meeting

Ayaz Abdurrehmanov – Health and Safety Manager of Section C firstly welcomed all participants and informed that “Polat” is committed to integration with the society and the environment. It has made it a priority to provide the best working environment for its employees, taking into account the human and safety factors, in a spirit of responsibility towards the environment, and has undertaken to minimize occupational diseases and accidents at work.

He said that Public Information Leaflets outlines the Masalli – Astara Motorway (Section C) project and describes the construction process. The leaflets also provide information on how to register complaints during the construction so that your concerns are dealt with swiftly and to your satisfaction. As a responsible contractor, Polat is working with the Engineer and Owner. Therefore Polat was already established a Grievance Redress Mechanism to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution of local public issues arising from the construction activities.

The GRM system consists of following steps below:  People should contact with Grievances Focal Point (GFP). For Burjali – Rvo (Lenkeran) area the GFP is Kamal Huseynov (050-346-31-21), for Kakalos – Shiyakaran (Astara) area the GFP is Cefer Ahmedov (050-371-73-96) and Tofiq Aliyev (050-313-08-37);

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 Your local GFP will meet with POLAT (the Contractor Project Manager 051-297-95-96), register the complaint and will try to find a satisfactory solution;  If your local GFP is not able to reach agreement with the Contractor, or if the Contractor does not solve the problem within one week, your GFP should contact the Project Supervision Consultant (assistant team leader) Ferrux Mutellimov (055-450-69- 79) and report the problem;  If the complaint has not been dealt within a further 2 weeks the GFP will present the complaint to the Grievances Redress Committee (composed of representatives from the Contractor, Supervision Consultants, ARS and local government);  The Grievance Redress Committee will decide a final resolution on the complaint within 2 weeks. Note: During the meeting there was no question from the local community.

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