Chokocho Road October, 2010

Chokocho Road October, 2010

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA Public Disclosure Authorized FEDERAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (FRDP) NIGERIA Public Disclosure Authorized IN COLLABRATION WITH FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY (FERMA) FINAL REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) FOR THE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE OF RUMUOKURUSHI – Public Disclosure Authorized CHOKOCHO ROAD OCTOBER, 2010 EMP of Rumuokurushi – Chokocho Road TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................................... 4 LIST FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 LIST OF PLATES .................................................................................................................................................... 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................ 8 CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................................................... 12 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 12 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................... 12 1.2 NIGERIA .............................................................................................................................................. 14 1.3 THE APPLICANT ................................................................................................................................ 15 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) .............. 16 1.5 EMP TERMS OF REFERENCE ........................................................................................................... 16 1.5.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTATION: ............................................................................................ 16 1.5.2 SCOPE OF WORK: .............................................................................................................................. 17 1.6 REVIEW OF ESMF FOR THE FEDERAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT .............................. 17 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE EMP REPORT ................................................................................................ 18 1.8 POLICY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................................... 19 1.8.1 THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ...................................... 19 1.8.2 THE NATIONAL POLICY ON ENVIRONMENT.................................................................................. 19 1.8.3 ECONOMIC POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................. 20 1.8.4 NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY ...................................................................................................... 20 1.9 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................................................ 21 1.9.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATIONS ............................................................................................................... 21 1.9.2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES .................................................................................. 21 1.9.3 NIGERIAN EMP PROCEDURE .......................................................................................................... 23 1.9.4 OTHER NATIONAL LEGISLATIONS ................................................................................................... 24 1.9.5 STATE LEGISLATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 25 1.10 WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ........................................................................................... 28 1.11 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS ................................................. 29 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................................................... 31 2.0 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ................................................................................................................ 31 2.1 NEED FOR THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................. 31 2.1.1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................... 31 2.1.2 BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................ 31 2.2 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................. 31 2.2.1 USING OTHER TRAVEL MODES ...................................................................................................... 32 2.2.2 ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS ........................................................................................................... 32 2.2.3 DESIGN VARIATIONS OF ALIGNMENT AND GRADE .................................................................... 32 2.2.4 NO-PROJECT ...................................................................................................................................... 32 2.2.5 PREFFERED ALTERNATIVE: REHABILITATING THE EXISTING ROADS ................................... 33 2.3 VALUE OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................. 33 1 EMP of Rumuokurushi – Chokocho Road 2.3 .1 ENVISAGED SUSTAINABILITY .......................................................................................................... 33 CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................................................ 34 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 34 3.1 PROJECT LOCATION ......................................................................................................................... 34 3.2 DESIGN STANDARDS ......................................................................................................................... 34 3.3 LAYOUT AND EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD .................................................................. 35 3.5 INPUT AND OUTPUT OF RAW MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS ...................................................... 39 3.5.1 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS .......................................................................................................... 39 3.5.2 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY .................................................................................................................. 39 3.6 STAFFING AND SUPPORT ................................................................................................................ 39 3.6.1 FACILITIES AND SERVICES ............................................................................................................. 39 3.6.2 BASE CAMP ........................................................................................................................................ 39 3.7 PROJECT SCHEDULE ....................................................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................................................................. 40 4.0 BASELINE DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................. 40 4.1 STUDY APPROACH ............................................................................................................................ 40 4.1.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE ...................................................................................................................... 40 4.1.2 SAMPLE COLLECTION AND HANDLING ........................................................................................ 40 4.1.3 FIELD METHODS AND LABORATORY ANALYSIS .......................................................................... 40 4.1.4 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................... 40 4.1.5 DATA CODING AND MANIPULATION ............................................................................................. 41 4.2 TOPOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................................... 41 4.3 SOILS, AGRICULTURE AND LANDUSE............................................................................................ 41 4.3.1 SOIL STUDIES .................................................................................................................................... 41 4.3.2

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