Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Revised Project Number: 39295-013 July 2017 BAN: Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project – (Window-B) Chowmuhani Popurashava Roads and Drains Improvement Sub-project (Phase 2) Package Number: UGIIP-III-2/W-B/CHOW/UT+DR/01/2016 Prepared by the Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh for the Asian Development Bank This revised initial environmental examination 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. Initial Environmental Examination Document stage: Revised Project number: 39295-013 July 2017 BAN: Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project- (window-B) Chowmuhani Pourashava Roads- Drains Improvement Sub-project Phase-2 Prepared for the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Government of Bangladesh and for the Asian Development Bank IEE Chowmuhani (roads & drains Sub-project) July 2017 i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of April 2017) Currency Unit=BDT BDT1.00=$0.0125 $1.00=BDT79.50 ABRREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AP - affected person DoE - Department of Environment DPHE - Department of Public Health Engineering EARF - environmental assessment and review framework ECA - Environmental Conservation Act ECC - environmental clearance certificate ECR - Environmental Conservation Rules EIA - environmental impact assessment EMP - environmental management plan ETP - effluent treatment plant GRC - grievance redressal cell GRM - grievance redress Mechanism IEE - initial environmental examination LCC - location clearance certificate LGED - Local Government Engineering Department MLGRDC - Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives O&M - operations and maintenance PMU - Project Management Unit PPTA - project preparatory technical assistance REA - rapid environmental assessment RP - resettlement plan SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement ToR - terms of reference GLOSSARY OF BANGLADESHI TERMS Crore - 10 million (= 100 lakh) Ghat - boat landing station Hartal - nationwide strike/demonstration called by opposition parties Khal - drainage ditch/canal khas, khash - belongs to government (e.g. land) katcha - poor quality, poorly built lakh, lac - 100,000 madrasha - Islamic college mouza - government-recognized land area parishad - authority (Pourashava) Pourashava - municipality pucca - good quality, well built, solid thana - police station upazila - sub district IEE Chowmuhani (roads & drains Sub-project) July 2017 ii WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Ha - hectare Km - kilometre M - meter Mm - millimetre NOTES (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. (ii) ―BDT refers to Bangladeshi Taka This initial environmental examination 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. PREFACE The premises of this Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report are the MDS Consultant services presentation of an analysis of data and conclusions, together with its appendices. While MDS Consultants have been deputed to assist the Pourashava / Executing Agency (EA) for the preparation of the IEE, the responsibility and ownership of the IEE rest with the EA. The key elements of the IEE Report focus on: Assessment of Compliance Guidelines of Environment Safeguards according to ADB and GoB policy DISCLAIMER This Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report of Chowmuhani Pourashava under Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project (UGIIP-III) has been prepared under the guidance of Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader of MDS consultant. All the data used to prepare this Initial environmental Examination (IEE) Report have been collected from the Pourashava. Some of the information’s have also been collected from the Pourashava personnel over telephone. Moreover some information’s have been collected by the respective experts of MDS consultant through intensive field visit which have been used in writing this report. If any information or data or any other things coincide with other project documents that are beyond our knowledge and fully coincidental event and we express apology for that. IEE Chowmuhani (roads & drains Sub-project) July 2017 iii Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 1 I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 5 A. Purpose of the Report ............................................................................................................. 5 B. Project Types Identified for Implementation ......................................................................... 6 C. Potential Impacts from Activities ............................................................................................ 7 D. Extent of the IEE Study ............................................................................................................ 7 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMWORK ............................................................... 8 A. ADB Policy ............................................................................................................................... 8 B. GOB National Policy ................................................................................................................ 9 C. Government of Bangladesh Environmental Assessment Procedures .................................. 10 D. Relevant Occupational Health and Safety Laws and Rules ................................................... 11 E. Conventions, Treaties and Protocols .................................................................................... 12 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUB-PROJECTS ................................................................................... 13 A. The Study Area ...................................................................................................................... 13 B. Indigenous People Safeguard ............................................................................................... 15 C. Existing Condition and Need for the Project ......................................................................... 15 D. Proposed Components.......................................................................................................... 18 E. Implementation Schedule ..................................................................................................... 21 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................. 25 A. Methodology Used for the Baseline Study ........................................................................... 25 B. Physical Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 25 V. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND SAFEGUARDS ....................................... 30 A. Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 30 B. Screening out Areas of no Significant Impact ....................................................................... 30 C. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Planning and Design Phase ...................... 31 D. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Construction Phase.................................. 33 E. Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures – Operations & Maintenance Phase .............. 33 F. Cumulative Impact Assessment ............................................................................................ 39 VI. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ................................... 41 A. Public Consultation Conducted ............................................................................................. 41 B. Future Consultation and Disclosure ...................................................................................... 41 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...................................................................................... 43 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, CHOWMUHANI POURASHAVA ........................... 45 A. Institutional Arrangement .................................................................................................... 45 B. Safeguard Implementation Arrangement ............................................................................. 45 C. Institutional Capacity Development Program ....................................................................... 65 D. Staffing Requirement and Budget .......................................................................................