Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Management Plan for Nari Gorge Integrated Scheme Marghazani, Dehphal, Khuruk and Khajjak Channesl & Two Spate Irrigation Schemes (Arrand & Bori) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Project 1 | P a g e (BIWRMDP) June 2018 Contents Contents 2 Executive Summary 10 1 Introduction 21 1.1 General ____________________________________________________________________________________ 21 1.2 Nari Gorge Integrated Scheme (Sub-Project Description) ____________________________________________ 22 1.3 Scope of the Environmental and Social Management Plan ___________________________________________ 23 1.4 Justification and Need of Sub-Project ____________________________________________________________ 26 1.5 ESMP Methodology __________________________________________________________________________ 26 1.6 Data Collection ______________________________________________________________________________ 27 1.7 Environmental and Social Baseline Sampling ______________________________________________________ 27 1.8 Objectives of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) ____________________________________ 28 1.9 Study Team ________________________________________________________________________________ 29 2 Regulatory and Policy Reviews 30 2.1 World Bank Operational Policies ________________________________________________________________ 30 2.2 National and Provincial Legislative Framework ____________________________________________________ 33 2.3 International Treaties ________________________________________________________________________ 33 3 Description of Engineering Activities 42 3.1 Engineering Activities/Interventions _____________________________________________________________ 42 3.2 Operational Phase Activities ___________________________________________________________________ 50 3.3 Temporary Diversions ________________________________________________________________________ 50 3.4 Construction Schedule ________________________________________________________________________ 50 3.5 Water Supply _______________________________________________________________________________ 54 3.6 Establishment of Contractor Camps _____________________________________________________________ 54 4 Environmental Baseline 62 4.1 Physical Environment ________________________________________________________________________ 62 4.2 Biological Environment _______________________________________________________________________ 71 4.3 Fauna _____________________________________________________________________________________ 73 5 Socio-Economic Baseline 80 5.1 General ____________________________________________________________________________________ 80 5.2 Language __________________________________________________________________________________ 80 5.3 Education Facilities __________________________________________________________________________ 80 5.4 Health Facilities _____________________________________________________________________________ 80 5.5 Water Supply and Sanitation ___________________________________________________________________ 81 2 | P a g e 5.6 Communication _____________________________________________________________________________ 81 5.7 Means of Transport __________________________________________________________________________ 81 5.8 Social Conflicts ______________________________________________________________________________ 81 5.9 Household Information _______________________________________________________________________ 81 5.10 Common Needs to Visit Nearest City ____________________________________________________________ 84 5.11 Livestock ___________________________________________________________________________________ 84 5.12 Source of Livelihood and Income _______________________________________________________________ 85 5.13 Agriculture Tool and Farm Machinery ___________________________________________________________ 85 5.14 Seasonal Earnings from Crops __________________________________________________________________ 85 5.15 Agricultural land holding and cropping pattern ____________________________________________________ 86 5.16 Anticipated Losses due to the Project ____________________________________________________________ 86 5.17 Housing ___________________________________________________________________________________ 86 5.18 Land Ownership _____________________________________________________________________________ 87 5.19 Community Based Organization (CBOs) and NGOs _________________________________________________ 87 5.20 Customary Institutions _______________________________________________________________________ 87 5.21 Local Government and Administration ___________________________________________________________ 88 5.22 Law and Order Situation ______________________________________________________________________ 88 5.23 Community Cultural Properties _________________________________________________________________ 88 5.24 Community Awareness about Sub-Project Works __________________________________________________ 88 5.25 Community Demands ________________________________________________________________________ 88 6 Environmental and Social Impacts and Mitigations Measures 89 6.1 Overview __________________________________________________________________________________ 89 6.2 Environmental Impacts _______________________________________________________________________ 90 6.3 Social Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures ________________________________________________ 104 6.4 Induced Economic Development during Construction ______________________________________________ 105 6.5 Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Site _______________________________________________________ 109 6.6 Physical Resettlement _______________________________________________________________________ 110 7 Community and Stakeholder Consultation 111 7.1 General ___________________________________________________________________________________ 111 7.2 Methodology of Consultation _________________________________________________________________ 111 7.3 Formation of Farmers Organization (FO) ________________________________________________________ 112 7.4 Summary of Discussions _____________________________________________________________________ 112 7.5 Summary of Findings of Consultation with Farmers ________________________________________________ 113 7.6 Consultation with Women Community__________________________________________________________ 113 7.7 Women Development Groups (WDGs) __________________________________________________________ 114 7.8 Findings of Women Consultations and Priority Needs ______________________________________________ 115 8 Institutional and Implementation Arrangements 116 8.1 The Contractor _____________________________________________________________________________ 116 8.2 Contractor’s Environmental and Social Management Plan (CESMP) and Contractor Health and Safety Plan ___ 117 9 The Environmental and Social Management and Mitigation Plan 119 9.1 General ___________________________________________________________________________________ 119 9.2 Monitoring Mechanism ______________________________________________________________________ 120 9.3 Aims of Monitoring _________________________________________________________________________ 120 9.4 Non-compliance’s and Corrective Measures _____________________________________________________ 120 3 | P a g e 9.5 Communication, Reporting and Documentation __________________________________________________ 121 9.6 Contractor’s Health and Safety Plan ____________________________________________________________ 125 9.7 Contractor’s Code of Conduct _________________________________________________________________ 126 9.8 The Environmental and Social Monitoring and Mitigation Plan ______________________________________ 127 10 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) 149 10.1 General ___________________________________________________________________________________ 149 10.2 Objectives of Grievance Redress Mechanism _____________________________________________________ 150 10.3 Principles, Procedures and Timelines ___________________________________________________________ 150 10.4 Grievance Recording and Redress Monitoring ____________________________________________________ 151 10.5 Dissemination _____________________________________________________________________________ 151 10.6 Proposed Mechanism for Grievance Redress under BIWRMDP ______________________________________ 151 10.7 Public Complaints Centre ____________________________________________________________________ 152 10.8 Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) ___________________________________________________________ 152 10.9 Grievance Focal Points (GFPs) _________________________________________________________________ 152 10.10 Role and Responsibilities of PCC _______________________________________________________________ 152 10.11 Nomination of Focal Person for GRM at Community Level __________________________________________ 154 10.12 Budget for GRM Implementation ______________________________________________________________ 154 11 ESMP Implementation Budget_______________________________________________________ 155 12 References______________________________________________________________________ 157 Appendices _______________________________________________________________________________158 List of Figures