Semiannual Environmental Monitoring Report Project No: 45084-002 Loan No- 2913 December 2018 Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project Prepared by Local Government Engineering Department for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank. This Semiannual Environmental Monitoring 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT JULY-DECEMBER 2018 FOR COASTAL CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (CCRIP) Project Number: 45084 Full Country Name: Bangladesh Financed by: ADB, KFW, IFAD and Government of Bangladesh Prepared by : Local Government Engineering Department, Govrnment of Bangladesh For : Asian Development Bank December 2018 Semi-Annual EMR_CCRIP_July-December 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY __________________________________________________________ 4 1 INTRODUCTION __________________________________________________________ 5 1.1 Overall Project Description and Objectives ______________________________________ 5 1.2 Environmental Category as per ADB Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 _______________ 7 1.3 Environmental Category of each subproject as per National Laws and Regulations ______ 7 1.4 Project Safeguard Team ____________________________________________________ 7 1.5 Reporting Period __________________________________________________________ 7 1.6 Overall Project Implementation Status __________________________________________ 8 1.6.1 Project Activities 8 1.6.2 Implementation Status 8 1.6.3 Important Monitoring Activities during the Reporting Period 21 1.7 Monitoring Requirements ___________________________________________________ 21 1.8 Changes in Project Scope __________________________________________________ 21 2 COMPLIANCE STATUS WITH NATIONAL STATUTORY ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS _______________________________________________________________ 22 3 COMPLIANCE STATUS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LOAN COVENANTS _____________ 23 4 COMPLIANCE STATUS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ___________ 24 4.1 Environmental Monitoring based on EMP ______________________________________ 24 5 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING OF THE PROJECT _____________________________________________________________________ 32 6 MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON PROJECT SURROUNDINGS (WATER QUALITY AND NOISE LEVEL) ____________________________________________________ 33 7 SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS _________________________ 42 7.1 Summary of follow up Time-bound Actons taken within a set of Timeframe ____________ 42 7.1.1 ADB Mid-term Review Misson 42 7.1.2 ADB Loan Review Misson 43 7.1.3 ADB Review Mission on Environmental Safeguards 44 8 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ON ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT _________________ 46 9 RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION ____________________________________ 49 TABLES Table 1: Subproject implementation status _____________________________________________ 9 Table 2: EMP Implementation Status (Ref: Table 2 in IEE Report) _________________________ 25 Table 3: Monitoring Environmental Activities/ Attributes as Environmental Compliance Certificate 32 Table 4: Subprojects for ground water and noise level monitoring __________________________ 33 Table 5: Actual Observation of Noise Level Monitoring in Jun 2016, Nov 2016 and May 2017 ____ 36 Table 6: Actual Observation of Ground Water Monitoring Results __________________________ 39 Table 7: Status of implementation for Mid-term Review Mission’s specific action ______________ 42 Table 8: Status of implementation for Loan Review Mission’s time-bound actions _____________ 43 Table 9: Status of implementation of corrective action plan on Environmental Safeguads _______ 44 2 Semi-Annual EMR_CCRIP_July-December 2018 FIGURES Figure-1: Project Location Map ______________________________________________________ 6 Figure 2: Planting of Vativer grass for slop protection and erosion control ___________________ 34 Figure 3: Water spraying for dust control _____________________________________________ 34 Figure 4: Noise level recording _____________________________________________________ 35 Figure 5: Ground water sample collection for laboratory analysis __________________________ 38 APPENDICES APPENDIX A : __________________________________________________________________ 50 Environmental Clearance Certificate ________________________________________________ 50 APPENDIX B: __________________________________________________________________ 57 Analytical results of Ground Water Samples __________________________________________ 57 APPENDIX C: __________________________________________________________________ 82 Sample of Environmental Compliance Certificate produced by the Contractor ________________ 82 APPENDIX D: __________________________________________________________________ 87 Some glimpses of training and workshop _____________________________________________ 87 3 Semi-Annual EMR_CCRIP_July-December 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB), KreditanstaltfürWiederaufbau (KFW) and International Fund for Agriculture Development under Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) formally started in January 2013 to increase rural incomes and reduce rural poverty through sustainable economic growth, rural development, social & gender development and improved infrastructure in the project area re-scheduled to be completed by 31 December 2019. This project will promote overall development of the transportation system by constructing, improving and rehabilitating upazila & union roads and road structures (brides/culverts), development of growth centres and cyclone shelter. 2. The key components of the projects are: (a) Improved Road Connectivity; (b) Improved Market Services and (c) Enhanced Climate Change Adaptation Capacity. 3. CCRIP is specially designed for the development of climate resilient infrastructure including roads, bridges and culverts, cyclone shelters and killas, ghats and markets. CCRIP has made substantial progress towards achieving its targets. All the activities of the project are expected to be completed within the stipulated time. 4. The project is classified as ‘Category B’ as per ADB Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 because environmental impacts are short-term and localized and mitigation measures are readily available. An Environmental Assessment and Review Framework (EARF) was prepared to guide the design and implementation of sub-projects. As guided by EARF, environmental impacts of sub-projects were identified and mitigated through an Initial Environmental Examination and Site Specific Environmental Management Plan. Adverse environmental impacts due to the project are not significant. 5. The project falls under Category ‘Orange B’ according to the Environmental Conservation Act, 1995 and the Environmental Conservation Rule, 1997 of Government of Bangladesh. In compliance, the project has procured Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from Department of Environment (DOE), Government of Bangladesh in November 2016; after expiry of the ECC, DOE has renewed it in January 2018 6. Environmental monitoring of different parameters of some specific environmental components have been carried out in the implementation of CCRIP project. Monitoring results compared against the objectives of environmental safeguard or desired outcomes are documented. 7. Quantative and qualitative monitoring data (e.g, pollution data of water and noise level) having some specific monitoring parameters/indicators (e.g., DO, PH, BOD, COD, etc. for water and so on)} has been carried out to examine ground water quality and noise level in 12 sample construction sites/ camps of 12 subprojects of the project in June 2016, November 2016 and May 2017. 8. Comparisn of Ground Water Analytical Results carried out in June 2016, November 2016 and May 2017 show that small variations in respect to the value of some parameters is found due to the seasonal variation of sample collection which is not significant in terms of environmental quality. 9. Noise level goes beyond the allowable limit at the time of construction activity which is a temporary one that becomes normal just after the completion of construction work. Along with common preventing measures, proper maintenance of vehicles & machineries is being done to minimize/lessen noise level during noisy activities; water spraying is being practiced where dust pollution is occurring. Noise level has been monitored in June 2016, November 2016 and May 2017 respectively at twelve locations of twelve subprojects. 10. This report covers major achievements during July-December 2018 including overall project achievement as of 31 December 2018 addressing environmental safeguard issues arisen due to the project activities. 11. There is no issue identified during second half of the year or for the next half which will have detectable impact on the environment. 4 Semi-Annual EMR_CCRIP_July-December 2018 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overall Project Description and Objectives 12. Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) financed by Asian