Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Disclosure Authorized Infrastructure of Georgia Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Construction Works for the Gurjaani (Chumlakhi) – Telavi Bypass (30 km) Road Section Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized October 2018 LIST OF ACRONIMS EA - Environmental Assessment EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan ESIA - Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMP - Environmental and Social Management Plan HSE - Health, Safety, Environment HS - Health and Safety GIS - Geographic Information System GoG - Government of Georgia IPPC - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control KP - Kilometer Post MESD - Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia MEPA - Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia MLHSA - Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia NGO - Non-Governmental Organization RD - Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia MRDI - Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia ToR - Terms of Reference WB - The World Bank Contents 2.1 Environmental Policies and Laws of Georgia ...............................................................................................2 2.2 Laws and Regulations Related to Social Aspects and Land Ownership ......................................................5 2.3 Labor Legislation ............................................................................................................................................6 2.4 Requirements for Environmental Assessment in Georgia ...........................................................................7 2.4 World Bank Policy Requirements .................................................................................................................8 2.5 International and National Environmental Standards and Norms ..............................................................9 2.5.1 Ambient Air Quality Standards ..............................................................................................................9 2.5.2 Water Quality Standards ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.5.3. Noise Level Standards ......................................................................................................................... 10 2.6 Institutional Framework ..............................................................................................................................11 3.1 Alternative Alignments Selected for Gurjaani (Chumlakhi)–Telavi Road Section ..................................14 3.2 No-Project (No-Action) Alternative ...........................................................................................................16 3.3 Comparative analysis of the alternative alignments ...................................................................................16 3.4 Summary of project impact of Telavi-Gurjaani (Chumlaki) Alternatives .................................................17 4.1 Project Introduction ...............................................................................................................................19 4.2 Geometrical Road Design Standard and Parameter....................................................................................20 4.3 Bridge Design Codes and Standards ......................................................................................................23 4.4 Pavement Design Standard ....................................................................................................................24 4.5 Drainage Design Standard ......................................................................................................................24 4.6 Departure from Standard .......................................................................................................................25 5.1 Botanical and Zoological Surveys ................................................................................................................26 5.2 Historical Pollution of Road Corridor .........................................................................................................26 5.3 Pollution (Soil, Air) ......................................................................................................................................26 5.4 Noise ..............................................................................................................................................................27 5.5 Methodology for Analysis (Ranking) of Alternatives ................................................................................28 6.1 Biophysical Environment ............................................................................................................................29 6.1.1 Climate and Meteorological Conditions.............................................................................................. 29 6.1.2 Topographical Data ....................................................................................................................... 30 6.1.3 Geotechnical and Pavement Design Study .................................................................................. 31 6.1.4 Geological Overview of the Project Area .................................................................................... 31 6.1.5 Frost Depth .................................................................................................................................... 32 6.1.6 Geomorphology and Soils .................................................................................................................... 32 6.1.7 Pollution ............................................................................................................................................... 41 6.1.8 Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................. 42 6.2 Biological Environment ...............................................................................................................................43 6.3 Social-Economic Situation ...........................................................................................................................44 6.4 Historical and Cultural Heritage .................................................................................................................50 7.1 Impact on the atmospheric air quality ........................................................................................................52 7.2. Noise and vibration .....................................................................................................................................53 7.3. Hydrology ....................................................................................................................................................55 7.4. Impact on Soil Fertility and Quality ..........................................................................................................56 7.5. Vegetative Cover .........................................................................................................................................57 7.6 Wildlife .........................................................................................................................................................58 7.7 Ladscape ........................................................................................................................................................59 7.8 Construction Camps .....................................................................................................................................60 8.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................62 8.2 Environmental Documents and Records ....................................................................................................62 8.3 Costs of ESMP Implementation ...................................................................................................................63 8.4 Planning stage of construction organization ..............................................................................................64 8.5 Construction stage ........................................................................................................................................65 8.6 Operation phase ............................................................................................................................................69 9.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................70 9.2 Institutional framework ...............................................................................................................................70 10.1 Public Consultations ..................................................................................................................................76 10.2 Grievance Redress Mechanism ..................................................................................................................76 10.3 Grievance Redress Procedures ...................................................................................................................78