Initial Environmental Examination Project No.:46543-002 May 2018 TAJ: CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project Kangurt-Boljuvon-Khovaling Road Prepared by: SMEC International Pty Ltd for Project Implementation Unit Road Rehabilitation 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project: Contract for Engineering, Works Supervision and Project Management Services Grant 0356-TAJ _____________________________________________________________________________ Initial Environmental Examination Republic of Tajikistan: CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project Road Kangurt to Baljuvan and Baljuvan to intersection Vose-Khovaling Road Reconstruction May, 2018 _____________________________________________________________________________________ IEE of Kangurt - Baljuvon - Khovaling Road Rehabilitation, May 2018 CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project: Contract for Engineering, Works Supervision and Project Management Services Grant 0356-TAJ _____________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Description of the Project .................................................................................................... 1 3. Overview of the Receiving Environment ............................................................................. 2 4. Scoping .............................................................................................................................. 2 5. Impact Assessment Process and Results ........................................................................... 3 6. Implementation ................................................................................................................... 4 7. Monitoring Actions .............................................................................................................. 4 8. Conclusion.......................................................................................................................... 4 I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 6 1. Preamble ............................................................................................................................ 6 2. Need for an Impact Assessment and Screening ................................................................. 6 3. Structure of the Report ....................................................................................................... 7 4. Project Proponent ............................................................................................................... 8 II. LEGAL, POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ..................................................... 9 1. General .............................................................................................................................. 9 2. Country Policies and Administrative Framework ................................................................. 9 3. International legal instruments ...........................................................................................10 Framework environment law ..............................................................................................11 4. Legal Framework for Environmental Assessment (EA) and Permitting ..............................12 4.1 Basic EA Laws. ...............................................................................................................12 4.2 Public Participation ..........................................................................................................14 4.3 Licenses ..........................................................................................................................14 4.4 Environmental Permits.....................................................................................................15 4.5 State Environmental Program 2009-2019 ........................................................................15 4.6 Implementation and compliance ......................................................................................15 5. Environmental norms and standards .................................................................................16 6. Noise, Water and Air Quality Standards ............................................................................18 7. ADB Safeguards ................................................................................................................28 III. SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................29 1. Preamble ...........................................................................................................................29 2. Physical Scope ..................................................................................................................29 3. Spatial Scope ....................................................................................................................29 4. Temporal Scope ................................................................................................................29 _____________________________________________________________________________________ IEE of Kangurt - Baljuvon - Khovaling Road Rehabilitation, May 2018 CAREC Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project: Contract for Engineering, Works Supervision and Project Management Services Grant 0356-TAJ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Technical Scope ................................................................................................................29 5.1 Agriculture .......................................................................................................................29 5.2 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................30 5.3 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage ..................................................................................30 5.4 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning ..........................................................................31 5.5 Community ......................................................................................................................31 5.6 Contamination .................................................................................................................32 5.7 Landscape and Visual .....................................................................................................33 5.8 Material Resources ..........................................................................................................33 5.9 Noise and Vibration .........................................................................................................33 5.10 Soils ..............................................................................................................................39 5.11 Traffic and Transport .....................................................................................................39 5.12 Water Resources ...........................................................................................................39 5.13 Waste Management ......................................................................................................40 5.14 Scope Summary ............................................................................................................40 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ...........................................................................42 1. Preamble ...........................................................................................................................42 2. Project Location .................................................................................................................42 3. General Site Description ....................................................................................................43 4. Land Use along Route Alignment ......................................................................................45 5. Topography .......................................................................................................................48 6. Climate ..............................................................................................................................49 7. Land Use ...........................................................................................................................51 8. Soils ..................................................................................................................................51 9. Hydrology ..........................................................................................................................51