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Environmental Impact Assessment of Laying Optical Fiber and Wireless Hybrid Network in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality Draft Report Environmental Impact Assessment of Laying Optical Fiber and Wireless Hybrid Network in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality Submitted to Government of Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment Environment Division Singh Durbar, Kathmandu Through Government of Nepal Ministry of Information and Communication Singh Durbar, Kathmandu Proponent Everest Link Pvt. Ltd. Head Office Namche Bazaar 3, SoluKhumbu Mobile: 9862928750 Email: [email protected] City Contact Office SumangalNiwash, 282 Pandol Marg, Baluwatar (in front of Prime Minister's Residence, Gate#1) Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: +977-1-4441282, 4438225, 4423093 Email: [email protected] October 2020 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study of the Laying Optical Fiber and Wireless Hybrid Network in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYM 4G Fourth Generation of broadband CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DIA Direct Impact Zone DNPWC Department of National Parks and Wildlife Reserves EIA Environment Impact Assessment EMC Environment Management Committee EMP Environment Management Plan GDP Gross Domestic Product GHz Giga Hertz GoN Government of Nepal ICT Information and Communication Technology IIA Indirect Impact Zone ISP Internet Service Provider IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Kbps Kilobits per second KPL Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality LTE Long-Term Evolution of broadband Mbps Megabits per second mm millimeter MoCIT Ministry of Communication and Information Technology MoFE Ministry of Forest and Environment msl Mean Sea Level NTC Nepal Telecommunication Authority OSM OpenStreetMap OUV Outstanding Universal Value PPE Personal Protective Equipment SD Scoping Document SNP Sagarmatha National Park ToR Terms of Reference UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization VDC Village Development Committee Draft Report ii Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study of the Laying Optical Fiber and Wireless Hybrid Network in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality sfo{sf/L ;f/+z != kl/ro k|b]z g+ !, ;f]n'v'Da' lhNnfdf cjl:yt Pe/]i6 ln+s Kf|f= ln=n] o; clK6sn kmfOa/ tyf xfOla|8 g]6js{ kl/of]hgf -o; kl5 “kl/of]hgf” dfq}_ o;} lhNnf cGtu{t v'Da' kf;fu+ Nxfd' ufFpkflnsfdf ug{ elg kl/of]hgfsf] jftfj/0fLo k|efj d"Nofs+g ub}{ o; k|ltj]bg ;DalGwt lgsfo / k|s[of dfkm{t l:js[ltsf] nfuL cl3 a9fPsf] 5 . o; kl/of]hgf dfkm{t ;f] ljs6 tyf ko{6sLo If]qdf OG6/g]6 / cGo ;DalGwt ;]jf k'of{O{ ljsf;df 6]jf k'of{pg] nIo klg lnPsf] 5 . 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