Environmental Monitoring Report Bi-Annual Report July-December 2016 PAK: New Khanki Barrage Construction Project Prepared by the Project Management Office (PMO) for Punjab Irrigation Department, Lahore Pakistan and 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. New Khanki Barrage Construction Project (NKBP) PMO Barrages Project Number: 2841-PAK (SF): Islamic Republic of Pakistan: New Khanki Barrage Construction Project (NKBP) Financed by: Asian Development Bank and Government of the Punjab JULY – DECEMBER 2016 Prepared by: Ansar Abbas Senior Environmentalist SMEC/EGC Engr. Anwar Hussain Mujahid, Environmental Specialist SMEC International/ EGC, For: Project Management Office, Irrigation Department, and Government of the Punjab Reviewed by: Malik Pervaiz Arif, Acting Director, Environment & Social PMO Barrages, Canal Bank, Mustafabad, Lahore SMEC International in association with - A - Biannual Environmental M/s EGC, M/s Barqaab and Monitoring Report M/s Atkins International (July-December 2016) New Khanki Barrage Construction Project (NKBP) PMO Barrages ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ARE Assistant Resident Engineer BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand Cfs Cubic feet per second COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CRE Chief Resident Engineer DO Dissolved Oxygen DG Director General EA Environmental Assessment EC Electrical Conductivity EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EPA Environment Protection Agency ESU Environment and Social Unit E&P Equipment and Plant IES Initial Environmental Screening GEPCO Gujranwala Electric Power Company GRC Grievance Redressal Cell GRM Grievance Redressal Mechanism HIV/AIDS Human immune deficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome HSE Health, Safety and Environment I/C In charge IEE Initial Environmental Examination SMEC International in association with - B - Biannual Environmental M/s EGC, M/s Barqaab and Monitoring Report M/s Atkins International (July-December 2016) New Khanki Barrage Construction Project (NKBP) PMO Barrages LCC Lower Chenab Canal LMB Left Marginal Bank/Bund M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards NKB New Khanki Barrage NOx Nitrogen Oxides NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit PM Particulate Matter PMO Project Management Office PPE Personal Protection Equipment RAP Resettlement Action Plan RMB Right Marginal Bank/Bund PAPs Project Affected Persons PID Punjab Irrigation Department SFA Social Framework Agreement SOx Sulfur Oxides SSEMP Site Specific Environmental Management Plan TBT Tool Box Talk TDS Total Dissolved Solids TL Team Leader TST Triple Surface Treatment TCU True Color Unit UV Ultra violet SMEC International in association with - C - Biannual Environmental M/s EGC, M/s Barqaab and Monitoring Report M/s Atkins International (July-December 2016) New Khanki Barrage Construction Project (NKBP) PMO Barrages TABLE OFCONTENTS PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction: ..................................................................................................... 1 2. Need to Reconstruct Khanki Head Works ..................................................... 3 3. Peak Floods in River Chenab .......................................................................... 4 4. Detail of Physical Work Progress of New Khanki Barrage & Auxiliary Works Project in reporting up to 31th December 2016 ............................................................. 5 a. Overall Physical Progress of Works on December 31, 2016 ...................................... 7 5. Changes in Project Organization and Environmental Management Team .... 8 i. Project Management Office (PMO)................................................................................. 8 ii. Construction Supervision Consultants ......................................................................... 8 iii. Contractor ...................................................................................................................... 9 6. Relationship with Contractor , Owner and Lender: ....................................... 9 7. External Environmental Monitoring .............................................................. 10 a) Ambient Air Quality Monitoring: ..................................................................................10 b) Analysis of Results: .....................................................................................................11 c) Drinking Water Quality Monitoring: ............................................................................11 i. Analysis of Results: .................................................................................................................. 12 d) Waste Water Quality Monitoring: ................................................................................13 i. Analysis of Results: ............................................................................................................... 13 e) Generator’s emissions monitoring: ............................................................................13 i. Analysis of Results: .............................................................................................................. 14 g) Noise .............................................................................................................................15 i. Analysis of Results: .................................................................................................................. 16 8. Internal Environmental Monitoring ............................................................... 16 a. Surface Water Quality Monitoring (Chenab River) .....................................................16 (i) Surface Water Quality Monitoring ..................................................................................... 16 (ii) Collection of Samples: ...................................................................................................... 16 (iii) Analysis of Samples: ........................................................................................................ 16 b. Noise Monitoring ...........................................................................................................17 i. Analysis of Results: ..................................................................................................................... 20 9. Flora and Fauna Monitoring: .......................................................................... 20 10. Social Monitoring ............................................................................................ 20 SMEC International in association with - i - Biannual Environmental M/s EGC, M/s Barqaab and Monitoring Report M/s Atkins International (July-December 2016) New Khanki Barrage Construction Project (NKBP) PMO Barrages a. Public Consultations .....................................................................................................20 b. Employment Opportunities for the Local Community: ..............................................22 c. Implementation of LARP: .............................................................................................22 d. Grievances Redressal Cell and Social Complaints: .....................................................22 11. Initial Environmental Screening of LMB (Left Marginal Bund) Road and its Implementation ............................................................................................................ 23 12. Implementation of Initial Environmental Screening of Chanawan Road ...... 23 13. Initial Environment Screening of Auxiliary Building Works ......................... 23 14. Performance Monitoring and ADB Delegation’s Visit ................................... 24 15. Borrow Area’s Management Plans................................................................. 26 16. Contractor’s Camp Sites and Implementation of EMP .................................. 26 i. Laborer Barracks ..........................................................................................................26 ii. Officer’s camp: .............................................................................................................27 iii. Hygienic Inspection of Dining Areas: .........................................................................27 iv. Sanitation Inspections of Living Area and Washing Facilities: .................................27 v. Waste Water Treatment and Disposal: .........................................................................27 vi. Municipal Waste Collection and Disposal ....................................................................28 17. Solid Waste Management Plan and Its Implementation ................................ 28 a. Cement and Slag Bags .................................................................................................28 b. Scrape Iron and Its Cuttings ........................................................................................28 c. Waste Collected from Site ...........................................................................................28