Semiannual Environmental Monitoring Report Project No. 45207-002 December 2018 IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (IMIP) This Semiannual 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. GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH Ministry of Water Resources Bangladesh Water Development Board ADB Loan: 3135-BAN (SF) 6th Semi-annual ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT Period: July-December, 2018 IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (IMIP), BWDB Dhaka, February, 2019 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank BADC - Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand BOQ - Bill of Quantity BWDB - Bangladesh Water Development Board CAS - Catch Assessment Survey C-IMO - Construction phase Irrigation Management Operator COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand DAE - Department of Agricultural Extension DFR - Draft Final Report DO - Dissolved Oxygen DoC - Department of Cooperatives DOE - Department of Environment DOF - Department of Fisheries DoPHE - Department of Public Health Engineering DTW - Deep Tube Well EAP - Environmental Action Plan EC - Electrical Conductivity E CA - Environment Conservation Act ECC - Environmental Clearance Certificate ECR - Environment Conservation Rules EEC - European Economic Commission EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR - Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP - Environmental Management Plan EMR- Environmental Monitoring Report EMU - Environmental Management Unit ERP - Environmental Responsible Procurement FAP - Flood Action Plan FAO - Food and Agricultural Organization FCD - Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation FD - Forest Department FGD - Focus Group Discussion FOM- Field Office Manager (IMO) FPCO - Flood Planning Coordination Organization GAP - Gender Action Plan G - Galvanized Iron GKIP - Ganges Kobodak Irrigation Project GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism GOB - Government of Bangladesh GPP - Guidelines for People's Participation GPWM - Guidelines for Participatory Water Management GRC - Grievance Redress Centre ICC - Implementation Coordination Committee IDA - International Development Agency IEC - Important Environmental Components IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IMIP - Irrigation Management Improvement Project IMO - Irrigation Management Operator IMED - Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division IPM - Integrated Pest Management ISPAN - Irrigation Support Project for Asia and Near East IWM - Institute of Water Modeling IWRM - Integrated Water Resources Management IWRMP - Integrated Water Resources Management Plan JMC - Joint Management Committee KJDRP - Khulna Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project LLP - Low Lift Pump LGI - Local Government Institution M-IMO - Management phase Irrigation Management Operator MIP - Muhuri Irrigation Project MOA - Ministry of Agriculture MOEF - Ministry of Environment and Forest MOM - Management Operation and Maintenance MoU - Memorandum of Understanding MOWR - Ministry of Water Resources Mt - Metric Ton NGO - Non Governmental Organization NWMP - National Water Management Plan NWPo - National Water Policy O&M - Operation and Maintenance PAP - Project Affected Person PD - Project Director PH - Hydrogen Ion concentration in a solution PHE - Public Health Engineering PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMDC - Project Management & Design Consultants PMU - Project Management Unit PMO - Project Management Office POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants PPP - Public Private Partnership PPTA - Project Preparation Technical Assistance PRRA - Participatory Rapid Rural Appraisal PSC - Project Steering Committee PVC - Poly Vinyl Chloride PWD - Public Works Department RAP - Resettlement Action Plan RCC - Reinforced Cement Concrete REB - Rural Electrification Board RF - Resettlement Framework RSDP - Resettlement and Social Development Plan SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SIDA - Swedish International Development Agency STW - Shallow Tube Well SWMC - Surface Water Modeling Center TBIP - Teesta Barrage Irrigation Project UNDP - United Nations Development Program WARPO - Water Resources Planning Organization WUO - Water Users Organization WUG - Water Users Group WUA - Water Users Association WMO - Water Management Organization WMG - Water Management Group WMA - Water Management Organization WHO - World Health Organization Table of Contents Page No Executive Summary Chapter –1 Project Background 1.0 Background ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 1.1 Project Location ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 1.2 Project objectives……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 1.3 Proposed intervention of the project………………………………………………………………………………….5 1.4 Scope of environment and social safeguard monitoring of MIP………………………………………...6 1.5 Arrangement for supervision and monitoring of Environment Management Plan…………….8 Chapter -2 Environmental Management Plan 2.0 Environment Management Plan………………………………………………………………………………………..10 2.1 Environment Monitoring Plan……………………………………………………………………………………………..10 2.2 Implementation Arrangement of Environmental Monitoring Plan………………………………………10 2.3 Implementation Status of Environmental Monitoring Plan…………………………………………………..11 2.4 Monitoring of implementation status of Environmental Health & Safety ……………………………58 2.5 Monitoring of implementation status of Grievance Redress Mechanism ……………………………64 2.6 Training of BWDB and C-IMO field staff and contractors’ employees on safeguard issues…..65 Chapter -3 Results of Environmental Monitoring 3.0 Results of Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Measures Chapter -4 Recommendation and Conclusion 4.0 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………72 4.1 Recommendation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………72 Tables Table- 1 a) Implementation status of Environmental Monitoring Plan……………………………………………………..13 b) : Impacts and environment management plan implementation with specific reference to Coastal Embankment ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 c) : Impacts and management plan implementation status with specific reference to canal re-excavation /construction of pump house/header tanks/underground pipe setting etc..........37 Table- 2 Monitoring of Implementation status of Health and Safety Plan (HSP)…………………………..58 Table- 3 Actual Observation of Monitoring Results………………………………………………………………………..67 Figures Figure- 1 Location Maps of Irrigation Management Improvement Project (IMIP)………………………….3 Figure- 2 Location map of Muhuri Irrigation Project (MIP)……………………………………………………………..4 Muhuri Irrigation Project 6th Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report Executive Summary In pursuance of ADB’s concern about the protection of the natural and social environment of the borrower/loan recipient country as outlined in ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS- 2009) and reflected in the Environment Management Plan (EMP)of MIP, adverse impact on natural and social environment due to implementation of project activities are monitored by using some parameters to avoid adverse impact on the natural and social environment. Viewed from environmental protection aspects Muhuri Irrigation Project (MIP) under IMIP has been classified as Category-B. This 6th semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report covering July- December,’18 period is prepared in line with ADB’s requirements by monitoring EMP implementation in the field. The main components of MIP project are (a) rehabilitation of coastal embankment of about 17.75 km, (b) re-excavation/re-sectioning of drainage/irrigation khals (460 km) (c) rehabilitation of 4 sluice gates (d) construction of 2 sluice gates (e) rehabilitation of 3 water control structures (f) construction of 4 water control structures (g) installation of electricity distribution lines (180 km), (h) installation of irrigation water distribution underground pipelines (71.45 km) (i) installation of 20 km RCC pipe and (j) installation of GI pipe of 12 km (k) installing and electrifying 850 Low Lift Pumps (LLP). Considering the above project activities and the experience of the last few years it is expected that the project will make generally positive impacts on the environment including (i) protection from tidal surge/ flood by construction /rehabilitation of coastal embankments & water control structures, (ii) protection from salinity intrusion through water regulating structures thereby preventing land degradation; (iii) increased water use efficiency through retention of surface water by storing in reservoir and distribution of surface water through a profuse networks of irrigation khals (canals) for cultivation in the dry seasons in the project area; (iv) reduced water logging through drainage khals/structures and control measures and (v) diversification of cropping patterns and attaining food security by providing year round irrigation water by modern and efficient prepaid metered pumps. On the other hand, negative impacts identified include (i) possible exacerbation of downstream salinity intrusion due to water extraction from the rivers; (ii) obstruction of fish migration between the rivers and internal water bodies by regulators and other structures (including that past