Environmental Impact Assessment Report ________________________________________ Project Number: 47024-004 Loan Number: 3470-PAK Pehur High Level Canal Extension Project Prepared by Irrigation Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan For the Asian Development Bank Date received by ADB: 16 Oct 2019 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report “$” refer to US dollars. This environmental impact assessment 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. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PEHUR HIGH LEVEL CANAL EXTENSION PROJECT ADB LOAN NO. 3470 – PAK ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT JUNE 2019 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANTS: Engineering Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd, Sri Lanka (Lead Firm) Techno Legal Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd, Pakistan (JV Firm) AGES Consultants, Pakistan (JV Firm) Geotechnical Consultancy Services, Pakistan (JV Firm) Pehur High Level Canal Extension Project Environmental Impact Assessment Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... ES-1 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Project Background ................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.1 Upper Swat Canal and Pehur Main Canal Systems .......................................... 1-2 1.2.2 Pehur High Level Canal .................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.3 Pehur High Level Canal Extension Project (PHLCE) ........................................ 1-3 1.3 Project OutputS ......................................................................................................... 1-3 1.4 Implementation Arrangement .................................................................................... 1-5 1.5 Project Location and Irrigated Areas ......................................................................... 1-5 1.5.1 Janda-Boka Area .............................................................................................. 1-6 1.5.2 Ambar and Indus Area ...................................................................................... 1-7 1.6 Project Rationale ....................................................................................................... 1-9 1.7 Administrative Setup ............................................................................................... 1-10 1.8 Purpose of the EIA Report ...................................................................................... 1-10 1.9 Scope of the EIA Study ........................................................................................... 1-11 1.10 EIA Methodology ..................................................................................................... 1-11 1.10.1 Review of previous studies ............................................................................. 1-12 1.10.2 Rapid Environmental Assessment .................................................................. 1-12 1.10.3 Baseline survey .............................................................................................. 1-12 1.10.3.1 Primary Data Collection ...................................................................... 1-12 1.10.3.2 Secondary data collection ................................................................... 1-13 1.10.3.3 Public consultation .............................................................................. 1-13 1.10.3.4 Use of geo-reference based Information ............................................. 1-13 1.10.3.5 Information disclosure ......................................................................... 1-13 2 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ......................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 National Environmental Policies and Guidelines........................................................ 2-1 2.2.1 National Conservation Strategy (1992) ............................................................. 2-1 2.2.2 The National Environmental Policy (2005) ........................................................ 2-2 2.2.3 Guidelines for Sensitive and Critical Areas (1997) ............................................ 2-2 2.2.4 The Solid Waste Management Policy (2000) .................................................... 2-3 2.3 Applicable Laws ........................................................................................................ 2-3 TOC - i Pehur High Level Canal Extension Project Environmental Impact Assessment Report 2.3.1 KP Environmental Protection Act (2014) ........................................................... 2-3 2.3.2 Factories Act (North-West Frontier Province Amendment) Ordinance. 1971. ... 2-4 2.3.3 Forest Act (1927) .............................................................................................. 2-4 2.3.4 Antiquity Act (1975) .......................................................................................... 2-5 2.3.5 KP Wildlife and Biodiversity Act, 2015 .............................................................. 2-5 2.3.6 National Environmental Quality Standards (2010) ............................................ 2-6 2.3.7 The Land Acquisition Act (LAA) 1894 ............................................................... 2-6 2.3.8 National Resettlement Policy (Draft March 2002) ............................................. 2-6 2.3.9 Project Implementation and Resettlement Ordinance 2001 .............................. 2-7 2.4 Applicable Provincial Rules, Laws and Policies in KP ............................................... 2-7 2.4.1 NWFP Wildlife Act, 1975 .................................................................................. 2-7 2.4.2 NWFP Private Game Reserve Rules, 1993 ...................................................... 2-7 2.4.3 NWFP Wildlife Protection Act, 1975 ................................................................. 2-8 2.4.4 Other Applicable Laws ...................................................................................... 2-8 2.5 International Policies and Guidelines ......................................................................... 2-8 2.5.1 ADB Safeguard Policies ................................................................................... 2-9 2.5.2 Relevant International Treaties and Conventions ........................................... 2-10 2.6 Comparison of International and Local Environmental Legislations ......................... 2-10 2.7 Environment Regulatory Framework ....................................................................... 2-12 2.7.1 National Disaster Management Authority- Climate Change Division ............... 2-13 2.7.2 Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (PEPC) ....................................... 2-13 2.7.3 Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency .................................................... 2-14 2.7.4 Non-Government Organizations ..................................................................... 2-14 2.8 KP Institutional Framework ..................................................................................... 2-14 2.8.1 KP Environment Department/Environment Protection Agency (KP EPA) ........ 2-15 2.8.2 KP Disaster Management Authority ................................................................ 2-15 2.8.3 KP Irrigation Department ................................................................................ 2-16 2.8.4 Agriculture, Livestock and Co-Operatives Department ................................... 2-16 2.8.5 KP Wildlife Department .................................................................................. 2-17 2.8.6 KP Forests Department .................................................................................. 2-17 2.9 Project Categorization for Environmental Assessment ............................................ 2-18 2.9.1 ADB Project category ..................................................................................... 2-18 2.9.2 National Categorization and Approval Procedure ........................................... 2-18 2.9.3 Policy and Procedures for the Filing, Review and Approval of Environmental Assessments, 2000 ........................................................................................ 2-19 2.9.4 Guidelines for the Preparation and Review of Environmental Reports, 1997 .. 2-19 2.9.5 Guidelines for Public Consultation, 1997 ........................................................ 2-19 TOC - ii Pehur High Level Canal Extension Project Environmental Impact Assessment Report 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................