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Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program, Tranche 2 Initial Environmental Examination November 2012 UZB: Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program, Tranche 2 Prepared by Republic Road Fund (RRF) under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Asian Development Bank. 1 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 22 October 2012) Currency unit – Uzbek Sums UZS1.00 = $0,000512 $1.00 = UZS1952.6 ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND SPECIAL PHRASES Item Units Definition ACP na Asphalt concrete plant CAREC na Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation 3 CO2 mg/cm Carbon dioxide COI Corridor of Impact ( a width over the road 2centreline considered the direct impact width) CSC na Construction Supervision Consultant CSE na Construction Supervision Engineer or Chief Engineer, usually heading the PMU Cyanobacteria na A group photosynthetic bacteria possessing chlorophyll, carrying out photosynthesis and capable of fixing both carbon dioxide and nitrogen dBA dBA unit A measure of audible (the ear) noise EmiP na EMP: Mitigation Measures Table EmoP na EMP: Monitoring Measures Table EMP na Environmental Management Plan ES Na Environmental Specialist Goskompriroda na Uzbek National Environmental Management Agency Glavgosekoexpertiza na The Environmental Assessment Department within Goskompriroda, operating at both the central and oblast levels. GRM na Grievance Redress Mechanism GRC na Grievance Redress Committee IEE na Initial Environmental Examination KMK na ―Kurilish Meyorlari va Koidalari‖ (trans. from Uzbek ―Uzbek national construction rules and regulations‖) Leq80 dBA dBA Sound level in the A frequency occurring for 80% of the time. MFF na Multi-tranche Financing Facility-a type of loan offered by the ADB MPC na Maximum Permissible Concentration 3 NO2 mg/cm Nitrate or Nitrogen Dioxide PEIA na Preliminary Environmental Assessment, Screening or Terms of Reference Document prepared as a 1st step of the Uzbek environmental assessment process PMU na Program Management Unit, established to manage a single large project, such as this MFF PCU Piece Passenger Car Units PSIA na Poverty and Social Impact Analysis RAMSAR na A special international convention protecting important wetlands, to which Uzbekistan is a signatory rayon na Uzbek designation for administrative district ROU Republic of Uzbekistan RoW na Right of Way RRF na Republic Road Fund planning, design and construction responsibility SNIP na Any one of hundreds of Uzbekistan‘s legal standards and rule, referred to as KMK in Uzbek SP10 micrograms/ Suspended particulate matter , with particles ≥ 10 2 m3 microns in size, and a danger to lungs SPS na ADB‘s 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement; or new environmental and social safeguard standards ST na Safeguards Team under the PMU Uzavtoyul na Uzbekistan‘s Agency for Road Maintenance and Operation NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Republican Road Fund and its agencies ends on 31 December. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2011 ends on 31 December 2011. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 3 Contents I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 6 1.1. THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.2. THE PROPONENT AND PURPOSE OF THE IEE .......................................................................... 7 1.3. CONTENT OF THE IEE AND METHODOLOGY APPLIED ............................................................. 8 1.4. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................................................ 9 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................... 11 2.1. TYPE OF PROJECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIZATION .................................................. 11 2.2. NEED FOR PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 12 2.3. PROJECT LOCATION ............................................................................................................. 13 1.5. BOUNDARIES OF THE PROJECT ROAD AND RIGHT OF WAYS (ROW) ........................................ 13 2.4. SIZE AND MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION .................................................................................. 15 2.4.1. Roadbed and pavement ................................................................................................... 15 2.4.2. Supply of local road construction materials .................................................................... 16 2.4.3. Road engineering structures: bridges and road-passes .................................................... 17 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .......................................................... 18 3.1. CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.2. AIR QUALITY ....................................................................................................................... 19 3.3. CURRENT AND PERSPECTIVE TRAFFIC .................................................................................. 20 3.4. CURRENT NOISE CONDITIONS .............................................................................................. 20 3.5. TOPOGRAPHY AND SOIL CONDITIONS ................................................................................... 21 3.6. HYDROLOGY AND SURFACE WATER QUALITY ........................................................................ 22 3.7. FLORA AND FAUNA .............................................................................................................. 23 3.8. LAND-USE ALONG THE ROAD ................................................................................................ 24 3.9. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ................................................................................................. 24 3.9.1. Population and Demography ........................................................................................... 24 3.9.2. Economic Activities ........................................................................................................ 24 3.9.3. Health, Education and Sports Facilities .......................................................................... 25 3.9.4. Cultural and Heritage Sites ............................................................................................. 25 IV. POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES ............... 25 4.1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITTING OF THE PROJECT......................... 25 4.2. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION .............................................. 26 4.2.1. Physical Impacts .............................................................................................................. 26 4.2.2. Ecological Impact ............................................................................................................ 31 4.2.3. Social Impact ................................................................................................................... 32 4.3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATION .................................................... 32 4.3.1. Physical Impact ............................................................................................................... 32 4.3.2. Ecological Impact ............................................................................................................ 33 4.3.3. Social Impact ................................................................................................................... 33 V. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................... 34 5.1. NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE ...................................................................................................... 34 5.2. OTHER TRANSPORT MODES ................................................................................................. 35 5.3. ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS .................................................................................................. 35 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ....................... 35 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................................. 36 4 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................................... 37 8.1. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PLAN..................................................................................... 37 8.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN ................................................................................... 37 8.3. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ...................................................................................... 38 8.3.1. Institutional Set up .......................................................................................................... 38 8.3.2. Resource Allocation ........................................................................................................ 38 IX. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................... 39 APPENDIX 1. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) MATRICES ............ 41 APPENDIX 2. PARTICIPANTS OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETINGS ................ 55 APPENDIX 3. DESCRIPTION OF LAND USE (TABLE) ............................................... 59 APPENDIX 4. LIST AND PARAMETERS OF BRIDGES AND ROAD-PASSES ..........
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