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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PEHUR HIGH LEVEL CANAL EXTENSTION PROJECT (PHLCEP) ADB TA 8488PAK DRAFT FINAL REPORT Appendix 39 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT February 2016 ICS-HPK Joint Venture INTEGRATED CONSULTING HALCROW PAKISTAN (PVT) SERVICES (PVT) LIMITED LIMITED 3rd Floor, Nawa-E-Waqt House, House No. 766, Block G4, Johar Town, Mauve Area, G-7/1, Zero Point, LAHORE - PAKISTAN. ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN Pehur High Level Canal Extension Project Draft Final EIA Report ADB TA 8488 PAK PEHUR HIGH LEVEL CANAL EXTENSION PROJECT ADB TA 8488 PAK DRAFT FINAL REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................... ES-1 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Pehur High Level Canal Extension .......................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Project Rationale ..................................................................................................... 1-3 1.4 Location of the Project ............................................................................................ 1-4 1.5 Project Components and Implementation ................................................................ 1-6 1.5.1 Administrative Setup .................................................................................. 1-6 1.6 Purpose of the EIA Report ...................................................................................... 1-7 1.7 Scope of the EIA Study ........................................................................................... 1-7 1.8 EIA Methodology ..................................................................................................... 1-8 1.8.1 Review of previous studies ........................................................................ 1-8 1.8.2 Rapid Environmental Assessment ............................................................. 1-8 1.8.3 Baseline survey ......................................................................................... 1-8 1.8.4 Public consultation..................................................................................... 1-9 1.8.5 Use of geo-reference based Information .................................................... 1-9 1.8.6 Information disclosure ............................................................................... 1-9 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 National Environmental Policies and Guidelines ..................................................... 2-1 2.2.1 National Conservation Strategy (1992) ...................................................... 2-1 2.2.2 The National Environmental Policy (2005) ................................................. 2-1 2.2.3 Guidelines for Sensitive and Critical Areas (1997) ..................................... 2-2 2.2.4 The Solid Waste Management Policy (2000) ............................................. 2-2 2.3 Applicable Laws ...................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.1 KP Environmental Protection Act (2014) .................................................... 2-2 2.3.2 Factories Act (North-West Frontier Province Amendment) Ordinance. 1971. ......................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3.3 Forest Act (1927) ....................................................................................... 2-4 2.3.4 Protection of Trees and Brushwood Act(1949) .......................................... 2-4 2.3.5 Antiquity Act (1975) ................................................................................... 2-4 2.3.6 KP Wildlife and Biodiversity Act, 2015 ....................................................... 2-4 2.3.7 National Environmental Quality Standards (2010) ..................................... 2-5 2.3.8 The Land Acquisition Act (LAA)1894 ......................................................... 2-5 2.3.9 National Resettlement Policy (Draft March 2002) ...................................... 2-5 2.3.10 Project Implementation and Resettlement Ordinance 2001 ....................... 2-6 2.4 Applicable Provincial Rules, Laws and Policies in KP ............................................. 2-6 2.4.1 NWFP Wildlife Act, 1975 ........................................................................... 2-6 2.4.2 NWFP Private Game Reserve Rules, 1993 ............................................... 2-6 2.4.3 NWFP Wildlife Protection Act, 1975 .......................................................... 2-6 ICS-HPK JV i Pehur High Level Canal Extension Project Draft Final EIA Report ADB TA 8488 PAK 2.4.4 Other Applicable Laws ............................................................................... 2-7 2.5 International Policies and Guidelines....................................................................... 2-7 2.5.1 ADB Safeguard Policies ............................................................................ 2-7 2.5.2 Relevant International Treaties and Conventions ...................................... 2-8 2.6 Environment Regulatory Framework ....................................................................... 2-9 2.6.1 National Disaster Management Authority- Climate Change Division .......... 2-9 2.6.2 Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (PEPC) .................................. 2-9 2.6.3 Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency ............................................... 2-9 2.6.4 Non-Government Organizations .............................................................. 2-10 2.7 KP Institutional Framework ................................................................................... 2-10 2.7.1 KP Environment Department/Environment Protection Agency (KP EPA) ........................................................................................................ 2-10 2.7.2 KP Disaster Management Authority ......................................................... 2-11 2.7.3 KP Irrigation Department ......................................................................... 2-11 2.7.4 Agriculture, Livestock and Co-Operatives Department ............................ 2-11 2.7.5 KP Wildlife Department ........................................................................... 2-12 2.7.6 KP Forests Department ........................................................................... 2-12 2.8 Project Categorization for Environmental Assessment .......................................... 2-13 2.8.1 ADB Project category: ............................................................................. 2-13 2.8.2 National Categorization and Approval Procedure .................................... 2-13 2.8.3 Policy and Procedures for the Filing, Review and Approval of Environmental Assessments, 2000 .......................................................... 2-14 2.8.4 Guidelines for the Preparation and Review of Environmental Reports, 1997 ........................................................................................................ 2-14 2.8.5 Guidelines for Public Consultation, 1997 ................................................. 2-14 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ....................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Project Type and Objectives ................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Project Outputs ....................................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 Corridor of Impact ................................................................................................... 3-2 3.5 Salient Features of the Project ................................................................................ 3-2 3.6 Description of the Proposed Action ......................................................................... 3-4 3.6.1 Project Components .................................................................................. 3-4 3.6.2 Main components of Janda Boka Area: ..................................................... 3-4 3.6.3 Components of Indus Ambar area ........................................................... 3-15 3.6.4 Domestic Water Supplies .......................................................................