Ministry of Transport Egyptian National Railways Egypt National Railways Restructuring Project
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Ministry of Transport Egyptian National railways Egypt National Railways Restructuring Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study October 2017 Phase 1: Bani Sweif – Assiut (Prepared in 2008 by Environmental Quality International) Phase 2: Assiut – Nag’ Hammadi (Prepared in 2017) ESIA of Bani Sweif – Assuit and additional phase of Assuit – Sohag - Nag’ Hammadi Signaling System ESIA Report TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................ 4 TABLE OF TABLES............................................................................................................ 5 TABLE OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................... 7 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 8 1.1 Project Objectives and Description ........................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Legal and Institutional Aspects ............................................................................................................... 10 1.2.1 Relevant Egyptian Legislations. .......................................................................................................... 12 1.2.2 Relevant World Bank Policies ............................................................................................................ 14 1.3 Analysis of Alternatives ............................................................................................................................ 15 1.4 Significant Impacts ................................................................................................................................... 17 1.4.1 Socio-economic impacts ..................................................................................................................... 17 1.4.2 Air Quality impacts ............................................................................................................................. 19 1.4.3 Noise impacts ...................................................................................................................................... 19 1.4.4 Surface Water ...................................................................................................................................... 21 1.4.5 Solid Hazardous and non-hazardous Waste Impacts ........................................................................... 22 1.4.6 Biodiversity ......................................................................................................................................... 25 1.4.7 Occupational Health & safety ............................................................................................................ 25 1.5 Environmental & Social Management Plan ........................................................................................... 26 1.6 Public Consultation ................................................................................................................................... 45 2.0 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................. 49 2.1 Relevant Egyptian Laws and Regulations ............................................................................................. 49 2.2 Relevant World Bank Policies ................................................................................................................ 50 2.3 Administrative framework ...................................................................................................................... 67 3.0 PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION ..................................................... 69 3.1 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 69 3.2 Additional services, land and development requirements .................................................................... 74 4.0 BASELINE DATA ........................................................................................................ 76 4.1 Geographical scope .................................................................................................................................. 76 4.2 The Physical and Biological Setting ....................................................................................................... 79 4.2.1 Geomorphology .................................................................................................................................. 79 4.2.2 Climate ................................................................................................................................................ 79 4.2.3 Noise ................................................................................................................................................... 81 4.2.4 Air Quality .......................................................................................................................................... 82 4.2.5 Soil and Ground Water pollution ........................................................................................................ 83 4.2.6 Biodiversity ......................................................................................................................................... 83 4.3 The Socio-economic setting ..................................................................................................................... 84 4.3.1 Socio-economic profile of the project area ......................................................................................... 85 4.3.2 Land Allocation for the CTC in Sohag ............................................................................................... 86 5.0 IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ............ 88 5.1 Data sources ............................................................................................................................................. 88 5.2 Impact Prediction .................................................................................................................................... 89 5.2.1 Identification of key impact areas ....................................................................................................... 90 5.2.2 Identification of key project activities ................................................................................................. 93 5.3 Environmental Impact Assessment methodology ................................................................................. 95 6.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE ACTIVITIES ........................... 98 6.1 Public consultation meetings ................................................................................................................... 99 Environmental Quality International 2 ESIA of Bani Sweif – Assuit and additional phase of Assuit – Sohag - Nag’ Hammadi Signaling System ESIA Report 7.0 ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS .................. 100 7.1 Air Quality Impacts .............................................................................................................................. 100 7.3 Surface Water ........................................................................................................................................ 105 7.5 Biodiversity ............................................................................................................................................. 110 7.6 Occupational Health & safety .............................................................................................................. 111 7.7 Land Acquisition impacts............................................................................. 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Bookmark not defined. 7.8 Socio-economic impacts ......................................................................................................................... 113 7.8.1 Local residents of communities adjacent to the train corridor .......................................................... 113 7.8.2 Train Users ........................................................................................................................................ 114 7.8.3 Level Crossing Users ........................................................................................................................ 115 8.0 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................... 118 8.1 Alternative 1: No action......................................................................................................................... 118 8.2 Alternative 2: Implementation of the proposed project. ................................................................... 118 9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................... 121 9.1 Institutional Aspects .............................................................................................................................. 121 9.2 Environmental and Social Aspects ....................................................................................................... 126 9.2.1 Construction phase impacts ............................................................................................................... 126 9.2.2 Operation and maintenance phase impacts ....................................................................................... 130 9.3 Monitoring