Environmental Monitoring Report Semestral Report August 2011 PRC: Taiyuan-Zhongwei Railway Project Prepared by Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd for the Ministry of Railways and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring 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. Environmental Monitoring Report on New Project Developed with Loan from Asian Development Bank Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway (2011) Beijing OASIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. August 2011 2010 Environmental Monitoring Report of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Table of Contents 1. Preface ........................................................................................................................................... .. 1 Brief of the Project ................................................................................................................. 1 Environmental Monitoring ..................................................................................................... 1 Progress of the Project ....................................................................................................................... 2 Environmental Management ............................................................................................................ 3 Environmental Monitoring System ....................................................................................... 3 Environmental Management during Operation in 2011 ......................................................... 5 Supervision and Inspection of Construction Bid Sections .............................................................. 5 4.1 About Borrow Pits/Spoil Grounds ............................................................................................... 5 4.1.1 Borrow Pits ................................................................................................................................. 6 4.1.2 Spoil Grounds ............................................................................................................................. 6 4.2 About Bridges ............................................................................................................................... 9 4.3 About Tunnels .............................................................................................................................. 10 5. Problems and Suggestions ............................................................................................................ 15 6. Photos 17 Annex: Environmental Control and Investigated Working Sites of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway in 2011 ............................................................................................. 52 Beijing OASIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. I 2010 Environmental Monitoring Report of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway List of Photos 1. The train is passing the entrance of Lvliangshan Tunnel. 2. The train is running between cutting slope outsid exit of Xingwangmao Tunnel. 3. The train is running on Shijiawan Super Major Bridge of north Shaanbei Loess Plateau. 4. Land Recultivation Agreement Signed between China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and Land Resources Bureau in Zizhou County 5. DK146+650 Borrow Pit by China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has been recovered and planted Chinese pine. 6. Xizhigou Borrow Pit by CCCC has been recovered and planted corns. 7. Zhangjiajian Borrow Pit by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 8. DK379+250 Borrow Pit by China Railway 2nd Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been reploughed. 9. DK391+000 Borrow Pit by China Railway 2nd Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has planted the trees. 10. DK422+200 Borrow Pit in Yidangwan Village by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has been reploughed. 11. DK634+058 Tongtiangou Borrow Pit by CSCEC has recovered. 12. Borrow pit in Lucaowan of Yuding Township by China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has recovered. 13. No. 2 spoil ground in Chujiazhai Station by CCCC has planted the crops. 14. No. 1 spoil ground in Chujiazhai Station by CCCC has fully recovered. 15. No. 5 inclined shaft spoil ground of Lvliangshan Tunnel has been reploughed. 16. The spoil ground at exit of Lishi Tunnel by China Coal has been recovered. 17. The spoil ground of Wucheng No. 1 Tunnel by CCCC has been recovered. 18. No. 1 spoil ground of Shanglouqiao Tunnel by CCCC has been recovered. 19. The spoil ground of Qiaojiata Tunnel by CCCC is used for leveling up the gully, and its surface is flattened. 20. The spoil ground at entrance of Shangbaishuang No. 2 tunnel by CCCC has been used as coal stocking yard. 21. The spoil ground of Dujiawan Tunnel by CCCC has planted the crops. 22. Yihe Spoil Ground by CCCC has been recovered. 23. No. 5 spoil ground of Huotangzhai Tunnel by CCCC, on road side, has been recovered. 24. The spoil ground of Huotangzhai No. 2 Tunnel set on riverside of Sanchuanhe River has been thoroughly moved away. 25. No. 1 inclined shaft spoil ground of Baijiashan Tunnel by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. is used for filling the gully to creat land and has been reploughed. 26. Dingjiagou Spoil Ground by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has flattened and created land of 102mu. 27. The spoil ground at entrance of Wubao Tunnel by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered and the afforestation of side slope is pretty good. 28. Retaining Wall Built along Gully of No. 1 Inclined Shaft spoil ground of Wubao Tunnel by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 29. Lijiajian Borrow Pit by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 30. Dujiagou Spoil Ground by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been flattened and earthed. 31. Suqu Spoil Ground by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 32. The spoil ground at entrance of No. 3 tunnel and that at exit of No. 2 tunnel in Weijialou by China Railway II Beijing OASIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 2010 Environmental Monitoring Report of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway 1st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 33. The spoil ground at entrance of Hengshan Tunnel by China Railway 1st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 34. No. 2 inclined shaft spoil ground of Hengshan Tunnel by China Railway 1st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 35. The spoil ground at entrance of Xingwangmao Tunnel and that at exit of Gangcheng Tunnel by China Railway Tunnel Group have been recovered, and the side slope has planted the willow. 36. No. 1 inclined shaft spoil ground of Xingwangmao Tunnel by China Railway Tunnel Group has recovered. 37. Gaojiagou Spoil Ground by China Railway 2nd Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered the farmland. 38. DK579+000 Roadbed Spoil Ground by CSCEC has been recovered. 39. The spoil ground of Zhongning east station by China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been used as the field of motor city. 40. DK591+600 Gaoshawo Spoil Ground by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 41. Spoil Ground at Entrance of Niumaojing Tunnel by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 42. No. 1 inclined shaft spoil ground of Baijiashan Tunnel by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been reploughed. 43. Zhangjiajian Borrow Pit by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been recovered. 44. The spoil ground at entrance of Lvliangshan Tunnel by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has recovered. 45. The people are still using the macadams of No. 3 inclined shaft spoil ground of Lvliangshan Tunnel by China Railway 3rd Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 46. The people are still using the macadams of No. 1 spoil ground at exit of Wangjiahui Tunnel by CCCC. 47. No. 4 inclined shaft spoil ground of Wubao Tunnel is still being used. 48. The local is still using the Wanyuansi Spoil Ground in Yuding Township by China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 49. One part of spoil ground at entrance of Suide Tunnel by China Railway 19th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has been reploughed and one part is used to breaking stones. 50. Letter of Authorization for Land Recovery Signed between China Railway 19th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and the People's Government of Mantang Township 51. No. 0 inclined shaft spoil ground of Lvliangshan Tunnel by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has not been recovered. 52. No. 2 inclined shaft spoil ground of Lvliangshan Tunnel by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has not been recovered. 53. The spoil ground at exit of Miaojiaping No. 1 Tunnel by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has not been recovered. 54. The retaining wall of Jundu Spoil Ground by CCCC has been completed. 55. Jundu Spoil Ground by CCCC has no drainage works. 56. No. 5 spoil ground of Wubao Station of CCCC has been washed by drainage of roadbed and culvert. 57. The water and soil loss of No. 5 spoil ground of Wubao Station BY CCCC is very serious. 58. Super Major Bridge over Zhongning Yellow River by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 59. East Leading Bridge of Super Major