GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF WATER AND POWER NATIONAL TRANSMISSION MODERNIZATION I PROJECT (NTMP-I) (Group 1 Projects) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) (Final Report) NATIONAL TRANSMISSION & DESPATCH COMPANY (NTDC) September, 2017 Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................. i Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 ESMP Approach ....................................................................................................................... 1 Contact Details ........................................................................................................................ 2 Version .................................................................................................................................... 2 Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework.................................................................................. 3 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 3 Environmental Policy Framework ........................................................................................... 3 Environmental Legislation....................................................................................................... 4 Punjab EPA 1997 (Amended 2012), KPEPA 2014, Baluchistan EPA 2012 and Sindh EPA 2014 4 Pakistan EPA (Review of IEE and EIA) Regulations, 2000 ................................................ 6 Secondary and Complimentary Environmental Legislation ............................................ 7 Environmental Guidelines ............................................................................................... 9 Social Policies and Legislation ............................................................................................... 10 Pakistan Labor Policy, 2010........................................................................................... 10 Labor laws ..................................................................................................................... 11 Land Acquisition ............................................................................................................ 13 Antiquity Act 1975 ........................................................................................................ 15 Guidelines for Public Consultation, 1997 ...................................................................... 15 The Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 .............. 15 Environment Regulatory Authorities .................................................................................... 15 Provincial Environmental Protection Agencies ............................................................. 15 World Bank ............................................................................................................................ 17 Overview and Categorization ........................................................................................ 17 World Bank Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines .......................................... 17 World Bank Safeguard Policies and Requirements ....................................................... 17 Applicable World Bank Policies ..................................................................................... 19 Description of the Project ............................................................................................................. 21 Overview of NTMP ................................................................................................................ 21 Environmental Safeguard Processing Steps .......................................................................... 22 Project Screening and Criteria .............................................................................................. 22 Scope of Work ....................................................................................................................... 22 Description of Broad Baseline Social and Environmental Conditions .......................................... 26 4.1 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Lahore) .................................... 26 4.2 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Bahawalpur) ............................ 27 4.3 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Peshawar) ................................ 27 4.4 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Multan) .................................... 28 4.5 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Mianwali) ................................. 29 4.6 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Faisalabad) .............................. 30 4.7 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (Islamabad) ........................................... 30 4.8 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Quetta) .................................... 31 4.9 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Khuzdar) .................................. 32 4.10 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Loralai) ..................................... 33 4.11 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Sibi) .......................................... 33 4.12 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Sargodha) ................................ 34 4.13 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Sheikhupura) ........................... 35 4.14 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Bannu) ..................................... 35 4.15 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Gujranwala) ............................. 36 4.16 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Vehari) ..................................... 37 4.17 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Jacobabad) .............................. 37 4.18 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Shikarpur) ................................ 38 4.19 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Sukkur)..................................... 39 4.20 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Hyderabad) .............................. 39 4.21 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Jamshoro) ................................ 40 4.22 Upgradation of existing 500 & 220kV Substations (District Ghotki) ..................................... 40 Potential Environmental and Social Impacts ................................................................................ 42 Environmental Management and Monitoring Program ............................................................... 43 Pre-Construction Mitigation Plan ......................................................................................... 44 Construction Mitigation Plan ................................................................................................ 45 Operation Mitigation Plan .................................................................................................... 49 Construction Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................... 52 Operation Monitoring Plan ................................................................................................... 53 Trainings and Awareness Raising .................................................................................................. 54 Grievance Redress Mechanism ..................................................................................................... 56 Redress Committee, Focal Points, Complaints Reporting, Recording and Monitoring ........ 56 Exclusions: ............................................................................................................................. 58 Reporting ...................................................................................................................................... 59 Consultation and Disclosure ......................................................................................................... 60 Consultations Feedback ........................................................................................................ 60 Framework for Future Consultations .................................................................................... 61 Institutional Responsibilities ......................................................................................................... 62 Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................................... 65 General .................................................................................................................................. 65 Internal Monitoring ............................................................................................................... 65 External Monitoring .............................................................................................................. 65 Evaluation ............................................................................................................................. 65 Budget and Program ....................................................................................................................