Initial Environmental Examination September 2012 MFF 0021-PAK: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program – Proposed Tranche 3 Prepared by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company for the Asian Development Bank. Draft Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report Project Number: F8 {September -2012} Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program (Multi-tranche Financing Facility) Tranche-III: Construction of New 60km Double Circuit 132Kv Transmission Line from 220Kv Grid Station Toba Tek Singh to Havelli Bahadar Shah Grid Station Prepared by: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Government of Pakistan The Initial Environmental Examination Report 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. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................... 1 1.1. Overview & Background ................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Requirements for Environmental Assessment ............................................................ 2 1.3. Scope of the IEE Study and Personnel ......................................................................... 4 1.4. Structure of Report .......................................................................................................... 5 2. Policy and Statuary Requirements in Pakistan ..................................... 6 2.1. Statutory Framework ....................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1. Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 ..................................................... 6 2.1.2. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Review of IEE and EIA Regulations, 2000 ..................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.3. National Environmental Quality Standards .......................................................... 7 2.1.4. Other Relevant Laws ........................................................................................... 7 3. Description of the Project ........................................................................ 9 3.1. Type of the Project .......................................................................................................... 9 3.1.1. FESCO Existing System ...................................................................................... 9 3.2. Categorization of the Project ........................................................................................ 11 3.3. Location of Proposed Project ...................................................................................... 11 3.4. Need/Objectives of the Project..................................................................................... 11 3.5. Project Components ..................................................................................................... 12 3.5.1. Energy Loss Reduction Works .......................................................................... 12 3.6. Project Alternatives ....................................................................................................... 12 3.6.1. No Project Option (NPO) ................................................................................... 12 3.6.2. Siting Alternative ................................................................................................ 13 3.6.3. Technical Alternatives ........................................................................................ 13 3.6.4. Type of Circuit Breaker ...................................................................................... 13 3.7. Decommissioning and Disposal of Materials ............................................................. 14 3.8. Proposed Schedule for Implementation ..................................................................... 14 4. Description of Environment ................................................................... 15 4.1. Physical Environment ................................................................................................... 15 4.1.1. Physiography and Geology................................................................................ 15 4.1.2. Meteorology and Climate ................................................................................... 16 4.1.3. Ambient Air Quality ............................................................................................ 16 4.1.4. Noise .................................................................................................................. 17 4.1.5. Surface Water Resources .................................................................................. 17 4.1.6. Groundwater Resources .................................................................................... 17 4.1.7. Groundwater Quality .......................................................................................... 18 4.2. Ecological Resources ................................................................................................... 18 4.2.1. Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquatic Biology ................................................................. 18 4.2.2. Terrestrial Habitats, Forests and Protected Species ......................................... 18 4.3. Economic Development ................................................................................................ 19 Table of Contents P | 1 4.3.1. Agriculture .......................................................................................................... 19 4.3.2. Industry .............................................................................................................. 19 4.3.3. Tourism .............................................................................................................. 19 4.4. Social and Cultural Resources ..................................................................................... 19 4.4.1. Population Communities and Employment ........................................................ 19 4.4.2. Education and Literacy ...................................................................................... 20 4.4.3. Health Facilities ................................................................................................. 20 4.4.4. Cultural Heritage and Community Structure ...................................................... 20 5. Screening of Potential Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 21 5.1. Project Location............................................................................................................. 21 5.1.1. Impact Assessment and Mitigation .................................................................... 21 5.1.2. General Approach to Mitigation ......................................................................... 21 5.1.3. Cultural Heritage, Mosques, Religious Sites, and Social Infrastructure ............ 22 5.2. Potential Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures in Construction Stage ... 23 5.2.1. Encroachment, Landscape and Physical Disfiguration ..................................... 23 5.2.2. Cut and Fill and Waste Disposal ....................................................................... 23 5.2.3. Trees, Ecology and Protected Areas ................................................................. 23 5.2.4. Hydrology, Sedimentation, Soil Erosion ............................................................ 24 5.2.5. Air Pollution ........................................................................................................ 24 5.2.6. Noise, Vibration and Blasting............................................................................. 25 5.2.7. Sanitation, Solid Waste Disposal, Communicable Diseases ............................. 26 5.3. Potential Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures in Operational Stage ..... 26 5.3.1. Air pollution and Noise from the Enhanced Operations .................................... 26 5.3.2. Pollution from Oily Run-Off, Fuel Spills and Dangerous Goods ........................ 27 5.4. Enhancement ................................................................................................................. 27 6. Institutional Requirements & Environmental Management Plan ....... 28 7. Public Consultation and Information Disclosure ................................ 47 7.1. Approach to Public Consultation ................................................................................. 47 7.2. Public Consultation Process ........................................................................................ 47 7.3. Results of Public Consultation .................................................................................... 48 7.4. Grievance Redress Mechanism ................................................................................... 48 7.5. Redress Committee, Focal Points, Complaints Reporting, Recording and Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 48 8. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 51 8.1. Findings and Recommendations ................................................................................