Public Disclosure Authorized KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA INTEGRATED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION/ REHABILITATION OF CHANGLA GALI- MAKHNIYAL ROAD Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) AND Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) FEBRUARY, 2019 ESIA & ESMP of Changla Gali-Makhniyal Road TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Abbreviation……………………..……………………………………………..viii Glossary……………………………………………………………………………..…..xi Executive Summary…………………………..………………………………………..xiv 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 SAFEGUARD ASSESSMENT AND DOCUMENTS ...................................................... 1-3 1.3 OBJECTIVE OF ESIA ............................................................................................ 1-3 1.4 APPROACH & METHODOLOGY TO WORK ............................................................ 1-4 1.4.1 Approach ............................................................................................................ 1-4 1.4.2 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 1-4 1.5 STRUCTURE OF REPORT ....................................................................................... 1-6 1.6 ESIA TEAM ......................................................................................................... 1-7 1.7 INCLUSION OF SAFEGUARDS DOCUMENTS IN THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS ............ 1-7 2 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION FRAMEWORK ................................................... 2-1 2.1 KEY NATIONAL LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES .......................................... 2-1 2.2 PROVINCIAL LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ............................................... 2-4 2.3 APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES .............................. 2-6 2.4 APPLICABLE WORLD BANK POLICIES .................................................................. 2-8 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 NEED AND PURPOSE OF PROJECT ......................................................................... 3-1 3.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 3-1 3.3 PROJECT LOCATION ............................................................................................. 3-4 3.4 SALIENT FEATURES ............................................................................................. 3-4 3.5 PROJECT COST ..................................................................................................... 3-8 3.6 PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION ........................................................... 3-8 3.7 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ............................................................... 3-8 3.8 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND REQUIRED MACHINERY .................................. 3-8 3.9 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ............................................................................... 3-9 3.10 WASTE GENERATION........................................................................................... 3-9 3.11 CONSTRUCTION CAMPS ....................................................................................... 3-9 4 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................ 4-3 4.3 SELECTED OPTION ............................................................................................... 4-5 5 ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL BASELINE .............................................................. 5-1 5.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.1 Methodology to Assess Physical Environmental Conditions ............................. 5-1 5.1.2 Description of Physical Environmental Conditions ........................................... 5-4 5.1.3 Air Quality .......................................................................................................... 5-9 i Table of Contents ESIA & ESMP of Changla Gali-Makhniyal Road 5.1.4 Noise ................................................................................................................. 5-10 5.1.5 Water Quality ................................................................................................... 5-10 5.1.6 Land use ........................................................................................................... 5-15 5.1.7 Archeological and Historical / Places of Interest ............................................ 5-16 5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE RECEPTORS ......................................................... 5-16 5.3 ECOLOGICAL & BIODIVERSITY BASELINE ......................................................... 5-20 5.3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 5-20 5.3.2 Approach and Methodology for Ecological Assessment .................................. 5-21 5.3.3 Floristic Composition of the Area .................................................................... 5-22 5.3.4 Tree Inventory .................................................................................................. 5-25 5.3.5 Medicinal Plants ............................................................................................... 5-26 5.3.6 Protected Areas ................................................................................................ 5-27 5.3.7 Fauna of the Project Area ................................................................................ 5-27 5.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................... 5-28 5.4.1 Methodology to Assess Socio-economic Conditions ........................................ 5-28 5.4.2 Survey Tool ....................................................................................................... 5-28 5.4.3 Team Composition and Data Collection .......................................................... 5-29 5.5 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................... 5-29 5.5.1 Administrative Setup ......................................................................................... 5-29 5.5.2 Population & Gender ....................................................................................... 5-29 5.5.3 Age Composition of the Respondents ............................................................... 5-30 5.5.4 Ethnicity ............................................................................................................ 5-30 5.5.5 Languages ........................................................................................................ 5-31 5.5.6 Religion ............................................................................................................ 5-31 5.5.7 Family Life ....................................................................................................... 5-31 5.5.8 Social Organization .......................................................................................... 5-31 5.5.9 Literacy Rate .................................................................................................... 5-32 5.5.10 Health Facilities ............................................................................................... 5-33 5.5.11 Professions/ Occupations ................................................................................. 5-34 5.5.12 Average Income& Expenditure ........................................................................ 5-34 5.5.13 Ownership Status of the Houses ....................................................................... 5-35 5.5.14 Construction Type of the Houses ...................................................................... 5-35 5.5.15 Irrigation Pattern ............................................................................................. 5-35 5.5.16 Cropping Pattern and Average Yields .............................................................. 5-35 5.5.17 Livestock ........................................................................................................... 5-36 5.6 SOCIAL AMENITIES ............................................................................................ 5-36 5.6.1 Non-agriculture Employment Opportunities .................................................... 5-37 5.6.2 Transportation and Accessibility ...................................................................... 5-37 5.7 PERCEIVED SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS ............................................................ 5-38 5.8 AWARENESS REGARDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................................... 5-39 5.9 ACCEPTABILITY ABOUT THE PROJECT ............................................................... 5-39 5.10 WOMEN ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ..................................................... 5-39 5.11 WOMEN SURVEY FINDING ................................................................................. 5-40 5.12 PRIVACY ISSUE 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