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Initial Environmental Examination Document stage: Draft version Project number: 48025-003 February 2017 UZB: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 (Pap-Namangan-Andijan) Railway Electrification Project Prepared by the Uzbekistan Temir Yullari for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) This report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB Board of Directors or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 3 February 2017 ) Currency unit – Uzbekistan sum (UZS) UZS1.00 = $0.000304854 $1.00 = UZS3,280.25 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AM - Accountability Mechanism BAC - Big Andijan Canal BFC - Big Ferghana Canal CMR - Cabinet of Ministers CPS – Country’s Partnership Strategy CSC - Construction Supervision Consultant CSDP - Contact System Duty Points CTC - Centralized Traffic Control DPCN - Duty Point of Contact Network EA – Executing Agency EHS - Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan EMR – Environmental Monitoring Report EO - Environmental Officer ES - Environmental Specialist GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism HH – Household HV - High voltage ICB – International Contract Bidding - Information, Education and Communication IEC Campaign IEE – Initial Environmental Examination IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IFC - International Financial Corporation KRD - Kokand Railway Department LARP – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan MAC - Maximum Allowance Concentrations MAWR - Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources MH - Ministry of Health NCB – National Contract Bidding O&M – Operation and Maintenance PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyl PIU – Project Implementation Unit 2 PMC – Project Management Consultant PNPC - Provincial Nature Protection Committee PPE - Personal Protective Equipment PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRR - Primary Regulation Range PTL - Power Transmission Line RCA - Rural Citizen Assemblies RD - Ruling Document REA – Rapid Environmental Assessment (ADB checklist) RoW - Right of Way RUz - Republic of Uzbekistan SCADA – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SEC - Statement on Environmental Consequences SEE - State Environmental Expertise SES – Sanitary and Epidemiological Services SNPC – State Nature Protection Committee SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SSEMP - Site Specific Environmental Management Plan STD - Sexually Communicable Diseases TA – Technical Assistance TSS - Traction Substation - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural UNESCO Organization UTY - Uzbekistan Temir Yullari 3 GLOSSARY Glavgosexpertisa State Department responsible for Conducting Environmental Expertise Under SNPC Khokim Governor of administrative unit Khokimiyat Regional government authority KMK National acronym for Construction norms and regulations Makhalla A community of neighbors, which is based on full independence and self-governance. OVOS National acronym for EIA assessment process PZVOS National acronym for Concept Statement on Environmental Impact SanR&N Sanitary - epidemiological norms and regulations Som Local currency SNiP Set of basic regulatory requirements and regulations governing the design and construction in all sectors of national economy of Uzbekistan Uzbekenergo Managerial body in the electric power and coal industries, which are major structural components of the national economy Uzhydromet State governing body specially authorized for the solution of tasks in the field of hydrometeorology in the Republic of Uzbekistan and in its activities it is accountable to Cabinet of Ministers ZVOS National acronym for Statement on Environmental impact ZEP National acronym for Statement on Environmental Consequences NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. 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. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 7 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 11 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK AND STANDARDS ............... 12 2.1. National Institutional Framework for Environmental Assessment ......................... 13 2.1.1. National Legislation on the EIA ........................................................................ 13 2.1.2. Environmental regulatory framework ................................................................ 15 2.2. International Legislation ....................................................................................... 18 2.2.1. World Bank IFC Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines .................... 18 2.2.2. International conventions ............................................................................. 18 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 19 3.1. Existing situation .................................................................................................. 19 3.2. Project components ............................................................................................. 24 3.3. Associated and existing facilities ......................................................................... 33 3.4. Implementation Arrangements ............................................................................. 34 4. DUE DILIGENCE ASSESSMENT OF ASSOCIATED FACILITIES .................................. 34 4.1. Construction of new 6,7 km alignment ................................................................. 35 4.2. Construction of third floor in Andijan-1 Depot ....................................................... 42 4.3. Compliance Audit of operation of Andijan-1 Depot (existing facilities) .................. 43 5. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................... 46 5.1. Physical conditions .............................................................................................. 46 5.2. Water resources .................................................................................................. 47 5.3. Biological resources............................................................................................. 49 5.4. Socio-economic conditions .................................................................................. 52 5.5. Cultural heritage .................................................................................................. 53 6. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATE MEASURES .............. 54 6.1. Pre-construction stage ......................................................................................... 55 6.2. Construction stage ............................................................................................... 57 6.2.1. Physical resources ....................................................................................... 57 6.2.2. Socio-economic resources ........................................................................... 70 6.2.3. Cultural heritage .......................................................................................... 72 6.3. Operational stage ................................................................................................ 73 7. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION ................ 87 8. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...................................................................... 94 9. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................. 96 9.1. Environmental Mitigation measures ..................................................................... 96 9.1.1. EMP for construction 27,5 kV catenary, track substations and installation of signaling system .......................................................................................................... 96 9.1.2. EMP for construction HV line ..................................................................... 106 9.2. Environmental Monitoring .................................................................................. 113 9.3. Reporting ........................................................................................................... 117 9.4. Implementation arrangements ........................................................................... 117 9.4.1. Institutional arrangements EMP implementation ........................................ 117 9.4.2. Capacity building activity ............................................................................ 119 9.4.3. Cost estimation for EMP implementation ................................................... 120 10. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................... 121 11.