Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Final Project Number: 44212 ADB Loan/Grant Number: 3133/8284/0394/0395 August 2014 Bangladesh: Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project – Pirojpur Cyclone Shelter Subproject Prepared by the Local Government Engineering Department. The 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. Section 6: Subsection 3: Particular Specifications : Appendix A: Initial Environmental Examination APPENDIX A Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP) (ADB Loan No.______________) Local Government Engineering Department (Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives) INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) Batch 1: Stage I CTEIP Programme Contract Package No.: PIR/CS/01 Construction of 3 (three) Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters under Pirojpur Pourashava, District: Pirojpur August 2014 Section 6: Subsection 3: Particular Specifications : Appendix A: Initial Environmental Examination Section 6: Subsection 3: Particular Specifications: Appendix A: Initial Environmental Examination Table of Contents Local Government Engineering Department ....................................................................................... i Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. v 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Purpose of IEE ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Scope of Services .................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Approach and Methodology ..................................................................................................... 3 1.5 The Format of the Report ........................................................................................................ 5 2. Policy, Legal Framework and Institutional Capacity ........................................................................ 5 2.1 National Relevant Policies and Strategy ................................................................................. 5 2.1.1 National Environmental Policy ......................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 National Water Policy (NWP) .......................................................................................... 6 2.1.3 National Forest Policy ...................................................................................................... 6 2.1.4 Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan .................................................. 6 2.2 Legal Instruments .................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Institutional Arrangements / Framework .................................................................................. 8 2.4 Environmental Clearance Procedure ...................................................................................... 9 2.4.1 Environmental Category: Bangladesh ........................................................................... 10 2.4.2 Environmental Category: ADB ....................................................................................... 10 2.4.3 Bangladesh Environmental Standards .......................................................................... 11 2.4.4 Institutional Capacity ..................................................................................................... 11 3. Project Description ........................................................................................................................ 11 3.1. Overview ................................................................................................................................ 11 3.2. Selection and Siting of Cyclone Shelter ................................................................................ 12 3.3. Environmental Categorization ............................................................................................... 12 3.4. Existing Condition and Need for the Project .......................................................................... 12 3.5. Proposed Components .......................................................................................................... 13 4. Description of Baseline Environment ....................................................................................... 16 4.1 Pirojpur Pourashava and Environment ............................................................................. 16 4.1.1 Rainfall and Temperature .............................................................................................. 16 4.1.2 Hydrology ....................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.3 Drainage and Flood Control .......................................................................................... 16 4.1.4 Ambient Air Quality ........................................................................................................ 16 4.1.5 Ambient Noise ............................................................................................................... 16 4.1.6 Goundwater Quality and Availability .............................................................................. 17 4.1.7 Biological Environment .................................................................................................. 17 4.1.8 Economic Development ................................................................................................. 17 4.1.9 Socio-economic Characteristics .................................................................................... 17 5. Assessment of Environmental Impacts and Safeguards ............................................................... 18 5.1 Environmental Screening Considerations ............................................................................. 18 5.2 Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Pre-construction Phase .............................. 19 5.3 Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Construction Phase ..................................... 20 5.4 Anticipated Impacts / Mitigation Measures – O&M Phase ...................................................... 21 6. Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................................... 21 6.1 Procedures ............................................................................................................................ 21 6.2 Grievance Registration .......................................................................................................... 22 6.3 Grievance Redress Process .................................................................................................. 22 6.4 Records ................................................................................................................................. 23 6.5 Grievance Redress Costs ...................................................................................................... 23 7. Public Consultation ........................................................................................................................ 24 7.1 Public Consultations and Participation .................................................................................. 24 7.2 Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................... 24 7.3 Public Participation – Methods and Process ......................................................................... 24 7.4 Findings from Public Consultation Meeting ........................................................................... 25 7.4.1 Focus Groups Discussions (FGD) ................................................................................. 25 7.4.2 Future Consultation and Disclosure .............................................................................. 27 8. Conclusion and Recommendations ............................................................................................... 27 8.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 27 8.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................................. 28 8.3 Disclosure of Environmental Safeguards Instruments .......................................................... 28 i Package: PIR/CS/01: IEE Section 6: Subsection 3: Particular Specifications: Appendix A: Initial Environmental Examination List of Tables: Table 1 Pirojpur Scope of Work (CTEIP Batch 1, Stage 1) 2 Table 2 Applicable GoB Environmental Legislations 7 Table 3 DoE Classification of Emergency Shelter 10 Table 4 Relevant Environmental Quality Standards 11 Table 5 Basic Data on Proposed Cyclone Shelters 13 Table 6 Pirojpur Pourashava Population Data 18 Table 7 Fields in which the Subproject