SUMMARY INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION NEW BONG ESCAPE HYDROPOWER PROJECT IN PAKISTAN August 2005 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 30 July 2005) Currency Unit – Pakistan rupee/s (PRe/PRs) PRe1.00 = $ .0168 $1.00 = PRs 59.66 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AJ&K – Azad Jammu and Kashmir BC – before construction CC – civil contractor CC ESO – civil contractor's ESO DC – during construction EC – electrical contractor EC ESO – electrical contractor's ESO EMP – environmental management plan EPC – engineering, procurement and construction EPC ESS – EPC contractor's environment and social supervisor EPC PM – EPC project manager ESI – environmental and social inspector ESO – environmental and social officer ESS – environmental and social supervisor ESSA – environmental and social soundness assessment IEE – initial environmental examination LEL – Laraib Energy Limited LEL CEO – LEL chief executive officer LEL ESI – LEL environmental and social inspector LEL PM – LEL project manager LEL SR – LEL site representative MC – mechanical contractor MC ESO – mechanical contractor's ESO UJC – Upper Jhelum Canal WEIGHTS AND MEASURES cusec – cubic feet per second km – kilometer km2 – square kilometer kV – kilovolt m – meter m3/sec – cubic meter per second MCUM – million m3 mm – millimeter MW – megawatt NOTE In this report, “$” refers to US dollars and ¢ to US cents. CONTENTS Page MAPS iii I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 1 A. Technical Features 1 B. Implementation Arrangements and Schedule 3 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3 A. Project Site and Land Use 3 B. Physical Environment 3 C. Biological Resources 5 D. Socioeconomic Environment 6 E. Physical Cultural Resources 7 IV. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 7 A. Impacts During Construction 7 B. Impacts During Operation 8 V. INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN 9 A. Organizational Structure, Roles and Responsibilities 9 B. Mitigation Plan 10 C. Monitoring Plan 10 D. Communication and Documentation 10 E. Environmental Training 11 F. Cost Estimates 11 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 11 A. Consultations with Representatives of Government Agencies Concerned 11 B. Consultations with Villagers of the Two Communities 11 VII. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 12 VIII. CONCLUSIONS 12 APPENDIXES 1. Organizational Structure 13 2. Summary Initial Environmental Examination – Mitigation Measures during Construction 14 Map 1 iii o o 64 00'E 73 00'E PAKISTAN NEW BONG ESCAPE HYDROPOWER PROJECT ISLAMABAD Rawalpindi AFGHANISTAN Kunar R. Chitral Gujar Khan Mangla NORTH - WEST FRONTIER Reservoir Dir Mirpur Dasu o Mangla o 35 00'N 35 00'N NEW BONG ESCAPE Swat R. Saidu Sharif HYDROPOWER Batgram Dina Malakand PROJECT Buner Mansehra Jhelum Batkhela Mardan Tarbela Dam Charsadda Kabul R. Swabi Abbottabad Parachinar Nowsehra Peshawar Haripur Kohat Attock ISLAMABAD Rasul Rawalpindi Gujar Khan Jhelum River Karak Mangla Dam Gujrat Bannu Talagang Chakwal Jhelum Gujranwala Bhera Mandi Bhauddin Gujrat Federally Administered Mianwali Tribal Areas Lakki Sialkot Bhalwal Chenab River Tank Gujranwala Khushab Sargodha Hafizabad Indus R. Narowal Lahore Dera Ismail Bhakkar Sheikhupura Khan Chenab R. Faisalabad Jhelum R. Zhob Jhang Sadar AFGHANISTAN Shorkot M.K. Bazar Leiah PUNJAB Kasur Toba Tek Singh Okara Pishin Ravi R. Chamman Sahiwal Kot Addu Khanewal Ziarat Barkhan Loralai Multan Pakpattan Quetta Dera Ghazi Khan Muzaffargarh Vehari Kohlu Sutlej R.Bahawalnagar Mastung Lodhran Nushki Sibi Hasilpur Dadhar Bahawalpur Kalat Dera Bugti Rajanpur Kharan Liaqatpur Jhapat Jhal Magsi Jacobabad Rahimyar Khan I N D I A BALOCHISTAN Jafarabad Shikarpur Khuzdar Ratodero Ghotki I R A N Sukkur Larkana Khairpur Kakar Indus R. Panjgur SINDH Nal R. N Dadu Naushahro Nawabshah Turbat Awaran 0 50 100 200 o Sanghar o 26 00'N Dasni R. 26 00'N Kilometers Uthel Mirpur Khas Umarkot Gwadar Pasni Hyderabad Project Location National Capital Provincial Capital Karachi Badin Thatta Mithi City/Town Port Qasim National Road Other Road Railway A R A B I A N S E A River Provincial Boundary International Boundary Boundaries are not necessarily authoritative. o o 64 00'E 73 00'E 05-2102a HR Mangla-Mirpur Road Existing Recreation Area PAKISTAN Lehri Village Bong Pond NEW BONG ESCAPE HYDROPOWER PROJECT Headrace Intake UJC Regulator LAYOUT OF PROJECT FACILITIES New Bong Escape Regulator Existing Old Bong Permanent Escape Regulator Staff Colony Contractor Escape Channel Ferozabad Village Camp and Yard New Bong Headrace Subsidiary Outfall New Bong Escape Embankment for Existing Upper Jhelum Canal Transmission Line Switchyard Power House Tailrace Jhelum Grazing Areas in River Flood Plain River Flood Protection Embankment N Headrace Intake Power House Contractor Camp and Yard Escape Regulator Permanent Staff Colony Subsidiary Outfall Switchyard Flood Protection Embankment Embankment for New Bong Escape River Existing Transmission Line 05-2102c HR Note: The above layout plan of the Project is subject to minor Map 2 modifications during the detailed design stage. Map 3 PAKISTAN NEW BONG ESCAPE HYDROPOWER PROJECT LOCATION OF NEW BONG HYDROPOWER Mangla Reservoir Emergency Spillway Spillway New Mirpur Mangla Dam Old Upper Jhelum Bong Canal Wapda Colony Proposed Chichian Power House Site Upper Jhelum Canal Jhelum River to Rawalpindi Dina-Mangla Road Dina N City/Town Village Power House Spillway National Road to Lahore Other Road Canal River 05-2102d HR PAKISTAN NEW BONG ESCAPE HYDROPOWER PROJECT Bong Head Works LOCATION OF JHELUM RIVER FLOOD PLAIN Old Bong New Bong Escape Regulator Escape Regulator Gauge No. 2 Flow from Surat Syphon Gauge No. 1 Flow from Surat Syphon Surveyed Limit Line Gauge No. 5 Gauge No. 6 Gauge No. 3 Gauge No. 4 Escape Regulator Gauge River N Surveyed Limit Line 05-2102e HR Map 4 I. INTRODUCTION 1. The New Bong Escape Hydropower Project was originally conceived as a 45 MW run-of- the-river hydropower project. It received no objection certificates on 20 August 1996 from the environmental protection agency of Pakistan and on 6 January 1997 from the environmental protection agency of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K), based on an environmental and social soundness assessment (ESSA) report submitted in April 1996. However, the AJ&K environmental protection agency required sewage from the residential quarters and offices to be adequately treated before being discharged into the Jhelum River. The AJ&K environmental protection agency subsequently reconfirmed its no objection on 23 August 2004 for the project capacity of 79 MW. The Project is classified by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as environmental category B. No people reside in the Project site and no indigenous peoples live in the surrounding area. Therefore, relocation and indigenous people are not at issue. 2. Considering the time that has passed since the ESSA in 1995–1996 and the increase in the generation capacity of the Project from 49 MW to 79 MW, ADB asked the project sponsors, Ranhill Laraib Energy Limited (the company) to prepare an initial environmental examination (IEE). The IEE updated the information on baseline environmental and social conditions of the project area and the environmental and social impact assessment presented in the ESSA report. The IEE confirmed that the previous findings and conclusions of the ESSA report were still valid. The IEE is summarized below, following the outline recommended in ADB’s Environmental Assessment Guidelines 2003, Appendix 3, Table A3.3. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT A. Technical Features 3. The project facilities will consist of an inlet; a headrace channel; a powerhouse; a tailrace channel; a switchyard; a housing complex for about 50 staff; public utilities; including a sewage treatment plant for the housing complex; and a bridge crossing the headrace channel. Map 2 shows the layout of the project facilities. Table 1 summarizes technical features of the facilities. Table 1: Project Description Project Facility Technical Features Purpose/Function Headrace Channel Capacity: 38,000 cusecs (1,080 To connect the Bong pond and m3/sec) the proposed powerhouse Length: 500 m Bed width: 78 m Bed slope: 1:6,000 Concrete lining Road Bridge Ordinary reinforced concrete road To provide the crossing over the bridge spanning the Headrace Headrace Channel for the Channel. Mangla-Mirpur road 2 Project Facility Technical Features Purpose/Function Tailrace Channel Capacity: 49,000 cusecs (1,392 To connect the proposed m3/sec) powerhouse and the Hari channel Length: 4,136 m Bed width: 91 to 152 m Bed slope: 1:4,000 Tailrace Embankment Length: 4,663 m To protect Tailrace Channel from floodwater Height: 20 feet (6 m) Width at the top: 400 feet (122 m) Side slope: 1:1.75 Stone pitching Powerhouse Width: 216 feet (66 m) To house 4 sets of turbo- generators and associated Length: 221 feet (67 m) systems, auxiliaries, control Operating head: 33–43 feet (10–13 room, offices, workshop, etc m) Design flow: 30,000 to 40,000 cusecs (1,023 to 1,136 m3/sec) Switchyard Length: 410 feet (125 m) To connect the powerhouse with the existing 132 kV transmission Width: 328 feet (100 m) line Subsidiary Outfall Width: 129 feet (39 m) To reinforce the existing Old Bong Escape Channel Length: 234 feet (71 m) New Bong Escape Channel Length: 3,414 feet (1,040 m) To redirect the flow of the New Embankment Bong Escape Channel away Width: 200 feet (61 m) from the Tailrace Channel and Powerhouse cusec = cubic feet per second, kV = kilovolt, m = meter, m3/sec = cubic meter per second. Technical details given in the Table 1 are subject to minor changes during the detailed design stage. Source: Compiled from Initial Environment Examination (November 2004). 4. The Project will divert part of the flow of the Bong Canal, which currently discharges into the Jhelum River through the New Bong escape channel, into the new project headrace channel to drive four sets of low-head bulb turbine generators before discharging into the Jhelum River through the Project tailrace channel. The electricity generated will be fed into the existing 132 kV Mangla–Kharian transmission lines passing over the site.