Initial Environmental Examination July 2017 PAK: Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Project Sialkot City Updated and revised by M J Edge from the initial draft prepared by the SaafConsult B.V., Netherlands, joint venture with Dev-Consult, Pakistan and NEC Consultants Private Limited, Pakistan, for the Asian Development Bank. This is the draft final version of the document originally posted in April 2017 available on https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project- documents/46526/46526-007-iee-01_0.pdf 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 on ADB’s 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. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION Document Stage: Draft Final Project Number: TA8683-PK July, 2017 PAK: Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Project (PICIIP) - Sialkot City i) Water Supply Improvement ii) Sewerage and Drainage Improvement iii) Urban Public Spaces Improvement Updated and revised by M J Edge from the initial draft prepared by the SaafConsult B.V., Netherlands, joint venture with Dev-Consult, Pakistan and NEC Consultants Private Limited, Pakistan, for the Asian Development Bank. This is the draft final version of the document. 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. 1 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 10 I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 17 A. Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program............................................ 17 B. Sub-Projects Identified for Implementation in Sialkot City .................................................... 17 C. Scope of the IEE .......................................................................................................................... 20 D. Implementation Arrangements .................................................................................................. 21 E. Structure of Report ...................................................................................................................... 21 II. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ........................................................................... 23 A. Statutory Framework ................................................................................................................... 23 i. Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 .............................................................................. 23 ii. Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act, 2012 ................................................ 23 iii. Punjab Environmental Protection Agency Review of IEE and EIA Regulations ............. 24 iv. Other Relevant Laws ................................................................................................................ 25 B. ADB Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 25 C. Environmental Standards ........................................................................................................... 28 i. National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) ................................................................... 28 ii. World Bank Group Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines ........................ 28 III. DESCRIPTION OF SUBPROJECTS ............................................................................................................ 31 A. Water Supply Improvement Projects ........................................................................................ 31 i. Current Status ................................................................................................................................... 31 ii. Proposed Projects .................................................................................................................... 32 B. Sewerage and Drainage Improvement Projects ..................................................................... 40 i. Current Status ................................................................................................................................... 40 ii. Proposed Projects .................................................................................................................... 41 C. Urban Public Spaces Improvement Projects - Transportation ............................................. 42 i. Current Status ................................................................................................................................... 42 ii. Proposed Projects .................................................................................................................... 43 D. Urban Public Spaces Improvement Projects - Green Spaces Development Projects ..... 46 i. Current Status ................................................................................................................................... 46 ii. Proposed Projects .................................................................................................................... 47 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 50 A. Physical Resources ..................................................................................................................... 50 i. Geography ......................................................................................................................................... 50 2 ii. Climate ....................................................................................................................................... 51 iii. Rainfall ........................................................................................................................................ 51 iv. Relative Humidity ...................................................................................................................... 51 v. Hydrology ................................................................................................................................... 52 vi. Geology ...................................................................................................................................... 52 vii. Floods ......................................................................................................................................... 52 viii. Seismicity ................................................................................................................................... 52 ix. Groundwater .............................................................................................................................. 52 x. Wastewater Quality .................................................................................................................. 54 B. Ecological Resources ................................................................................................................. 54 i. Ecology .............................................................................................................................................. 54 ii. Protected areas / National Sanctuaries ................................................................................. 55 C. Economic Development.............................................................................................................. 55 i. Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 55 ii. Land Use .................................................................................................................................... 56 iii. Industrial Land Use ................................................................................................................... 56 iv. Commercial ................................................................................................................................ 57 v. Institutional ................................................................................................................................. 57 vi. Settlement Patterns .................................................................................................................. 57 vii. Agriculture .................................................................................................................................. 57 viii. Livestock ...................................................................................................................................