Initial Environmental Examination Document stage: Draft Project number: 49329-006 January 2019 BAN: Second City Region Development Project – Dhaka Region Roads (Savar Upazila) PART A Package No: CRDP-II/LGED/DHAKA/SAVAR/NCB/2018/W-02 Prepared by the Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh for the Asian Development Bank. This draft 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. Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Draft Project Number: 49329-006 January 2019 Second City Region Development Project Dhaka Region Roads (Savar Upazila) Package No. CRDP-II/LGED/DHAKA/SAVAR/NCB/2018/W-02 Prepared by Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh for the Asian Development Bank. i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 December 2018) Currency Unit = taka (Tk) Tk1.00 = $0.0117 $1.00 = Tk85.15 ABBREVIATION ADB - Asian Development Bank BOQ - Bill of Quantities CRDP - City Region Development Project DOE - Department of Environment EARF - Environmental Assessment and Review Framework ECC - Environmental Clearance Certificate ECR - Environmental Conservation Rules EIA - environmental impact assessment EMP - environmental management plan GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - grievance redress mechanism IEE - initial environmental examination LGED - Local Government Engineering Department PDSC - preparation, design and supervision consultant NGO - nongovernment organization NOC - no objection certificate O&M - operations and maintenance PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMCU - Project Management and Coordination Unit REA - rapid environmental assessment ROW - right -of -way SPS - safeguard policy statement WBM - water bound mecadam NOTE In this report, "$" refers to United States dollar. This initial environmental examination report is a document of the borrower. I. ........................................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................ 7 1. ADB Safeguard Policy Statement ........................................................................ 7 2. National Environmental Impact Assessment Law .............................................10 3. Application for Environmental Clearance ..........................................................13 4. Applicable Environmental Standards .................................................................15 5. Other Relevant National Laws .............................................................................18 6. International Environmental Agreements ...........................................................19 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBPROJECT ......................................................................21 A. Subproject Scope and Components .......................................................................21 B. Existing Condition of Subproject Components ........................................................21 C. Proposed Interventions or Development ................................................................36 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................63 A. Physical Resources ................................................................................................63 B. Ecological Resources .............................................................................................67 V. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....74 A. Compliance with subproject selection criteria .........................................................74 B. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures - Planning, Location and Design Phase.....................................................................................................................75 C. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Construction Phase ......................78 D. Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Operation and Maintenance Phase 86 VI. CONSULTATION, INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...............................................................................................................87 A. Consultation ...........................................................................................................87 B. Information Disclosure ...........................................................................................87 C. Grievance Redress Mechanism .............................................................................88 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTPLAN ..................................................................92 A. Institutional Arrangements ......................................................................................92 B. Environmental Management Plan ..........................................................................94 C. Environmental Monitoring Program ...................................................................... 109 D. Capacity Development Training ........................................................................... 112 E. Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan Implementation Cost (Indicative) 113 VIII. MONITORING AND REPORTING ....................................................................... 115 IX. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................. 116 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 iii Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. APPENDIXES Appendix 1: Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Checklist ............................................ 117 Appendix 2: Template for Application for Environmental Clearance Certificate from Bangladesh Department of Environment .................................................................................................... 121 Appendix 3: Strip Maps of Subproject Alignment - Road 1: Nayarhat GC to Savar GC Road, (Road ID: 2004) ...................................................................................................................... 123 Appendix 4: Strip Maps of Subproject Alignment - Dhaka - Aricha RHD at Dairy Farm Gate - Pathalia UP Office Kashipur and Monohor Road, (Road ID: 3024).......................................... 155 Appendix 5: Strip Maps of Subproject Alignment - Prantik bazar BLRI (RHD) – Ashulia UP Road, (Road ID: 3017) ............................................................................................................ 175 Appendix 6: Strip Maps of Subproject Alignment - Ashulia UP-Katgora Bazar via Boro Rangamatia Road, (Road ID: 3010) ........................................................................................ 197 Appendix 7: Strip Maps of Subproject Alignment – Katgora Bazar Chitrashail Road via Kandail Road, (Road ID: 4198). ........................................................................................................... 217 Appendix 8: Sample Spoil Management Plan ........................................................................ 229 Appendix 9: LGED Tree Plantation Program Manual (Cover Page and Table of Contents) Note: Copy of the full manual is available upon request at the PMCU Office .................................... 231 Appendix 10: Strip Maps Showing PCRs (Religious Establishments) Along the Road Alignments .............................................................................................................................. 239 Appendix 11: Public Consultations ......................................................................................... 247 Appendix 12: Sample Grievance Registration Form ............................................................... 264 Appendix 13: Suggested Template for Record-Keeping of Grievances ................................... 265 Appendix 14: Indicative Terms of Reference for Safeguards Specialist for PMCU, PIUs and PDSC ...................................................................................................................................... 266 Appendix 15: Traffic Management Plan Template ................................................................... 269 Appendix 16: Sample Daily Monitoring Sheet for Contractors ................................................. 274 Appendix 17: Sample Inspection Report for PMCU and PIUs ................................................. 277 Appendix 18: Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Template ............................................