Initial Environmental Examination Report ________________________________________ Project Number: 47021-002 Loan Number: 3239 PAK: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Water Resources Development Project Initial Environmental Examination Report for Magoo Dand Dam, District Khyber Prepared by Project Management Unit, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan For the Asian Development Bank Date received by ADB: June 2020 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report “$” refer to US dollars. This initial environmental examination (IEE) 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. Project Management Unit PMU FATA Water Resources Development Project FWRDP Merged Areas Secretariat FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) MAGOO DAND DAM (KHYBER DISTRICT) June, 2020 FATA WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSULTANTS House # 3, Street # 1, Near Board Bazar, Tajabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Tel: +92 91 5601635 - 6 Fax: +92 91 5840807 E-mail: [email protected] Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project Magoo Dand Dam Sub Project TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. No. Description ................................................................................................ Page No. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 1 Study Area ............................................................................................................... 3 Baseline Survey Methodology ................................................................................. 5 Impact Assessment Methodology ............................................................................ 6 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................................... 10 B.10 ADB’s Access to Information Policy (AIP) 2018 ............................................................20 B.11. ADB’s Accountability Mechanism Policy 2012..............................................................20 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 25 Stage-I ....................................................................................................................30 Stage- II ..................................................................................................................30 Executing Agency ...................................................................................................38 Design Consultant ..................................................................................................38 i | TOC Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project Magoo Dand Dam Sub Project Provincial Development Working Party ...................................................................38 Terms of Partnership ..............................................................................................39 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................... 40 Topography ............................................................................................................43 Climate ...................................................................................................................43 Regional Geology ...................................................................................................45 Geology of the Project Area ....................................................................................46 Soil .........................................................................................................................48 Seismology .............................................................................................................48 Ambient Air Quality and Noise ................................................................................46 Hydrology ...............................................................................................................48 Water Quality ..........................................................................................................51 Land use and Land Cover.......................................................................................52 Flora .......................................................................................................................54 Fauna .....................................................................................................................57 Avifauna .................................................................................................................58 Fisheries .................................................................................................................60 Administrative Set Up .............................................................................................61 Demographic Profile ...............................................................................................62 Population ..............................................................................................................62 Family Size .............................................................................................................63 Dwelling ..................................................................................................................63 Language ...............................................................................................................63 The Family System .................................................................................................64 ii | TOC Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project Magoo Dand Dam Sub Project PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................. 76 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................... 80 Excavation and Blasting..........................................................................................86 Waste Generation and Disposal .............................................................................87 Labor camps, storage and approach roads .............................................................88 Soil pollution due to fuel and oil spillage from construction machinery ....................88 Agriculture Land Damage .......................................................................................90 Impact of taking borrow material from earth borrow site ..........................................90 Construction material leftovers and site restoration .................................................91 Drinking Water Supply for Contractor’s Crews ........................................................91 Municipal waste disposed into the Khwar ...............................................................92 Dust from construction and smoke from plants and equipment ...............................92 Noise from use of old/and or outdated machinery ...................................................92 Dust Emission from Stone quarrying and Transportation ........................................93 Tribal Tension and Rivalries ...................................................................................94 Impact on Civic Infrastructure .................................................................................95 Community safety risks due to accidental or natural hazards ..................................96 Health and safety of labourers at construction site ..................................................96 Change in visual character and soil erosion ............................................................97 iii | TOC Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project Magoo Dand Dam Sub Project Soil pollution due to excessive application of pesticides and fertilizers....................97 F.11.3 Use of additional irrigation water for cultivating high delta crops .............................98 F.11.4 Monitoring Programmes..........................................................................................98 F.11.5 Training/ Educational programmes .........................................................................99 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ............................................................. 100 Residual Impact .................................................................................................... 101 Management Responsibilities ............................................................................... 102 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................................................. 132 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................. 143 CONCLUSION, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................. 149 ANNEX – I Environmental