Environmental Impact Assessment of Jamalpur Economic Zone June 2019 Submitted to Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority Submitted by Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company [In association with Shahidul Consultant] Disclaimer Disclaimer The report has been prepared by Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company in association with Shahidul Consultant (hereinafter referred as SC), as an associate firm whereas Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC) was the lead firm, for complete the regulatory requirement of Department of Environment (DoE), Ministry of Environment and Forests, The People’s Republic of Bangladesh. SC has undertaken a detailed environmental survey and has developed a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Jamalpur Economic Zone. Any third party should obtain prior consent of SC before copying or reproducing, in whole or in part, the contents of this report. 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Further this is not an audit report and no reliance should be based on this report for the purposes of audit. EIA: Jamalpur Economic Zone i Table of Contents Table of content ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYM ............................................................................................................... V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... VIII 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PRELUDE ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT SITE .................................................................................................... 3 1.5 RATIONALE FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT ............................................................................................. 4 1.6 NEED OF THE STUDY ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.8 METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................................... 6 1.9 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................... 8 1.10 TOR COMPLIANCE MATRIX .............................................................................................................. 8 1.11 EIA TEAM .................................................................................................................................. 12 1.12 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT............................................................................................................ 12 1.13 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 14 2 LEGISLATIVE, REGULATION AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................... 16 2.1 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................................................. 16 2.2 LEGAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ..................................................................................................... 16 2.3 APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES .......................................... 20 2.4 WORLD BANK’S OPERATIONAL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES ..................................................................... 34 2.5 APPLICABILITY ............................................................................................................................. 34 2.6 APPLICABLE WORLD BANK GROUP EHS GUIDELINES ............................................................................ 42 2.7 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) SAFEGUARD PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES ............................................... 48 2.8 EQUATOR PRINCIPLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (EPFIS) GUIDELINES ........................................................ 52 2.9 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT STANDARDS/ GUIDELINES ................................................ 54 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................... 64 3.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 64 3.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVE ...................................................................................................................... 64 3.3 PROJECT OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 65 3.4 INTERVENTIONS UNDER SELECTED OPTIONS AND PROJECT ACTIVITIES....................................................... 68 3.5 PROJECT ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................................... 72 3.6 PROJECT SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................................... 72 3.7 RESOURCES AND UTILITIES ............................................................................................................. 72 3.8 MAP AND SURVEY INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 74 3.9 PLANNING FOR EZ DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................... 77 3.10 COST ESTIMATION ........................................................................................................................ 78 4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE ....................................................................................... 80 4.1 METEOROLOGY ........................................................................................................................... 84 4.2 TEMPERATURE ............................................................................................................................ 85 4.3 AIR QUALITY AND NOISE................................................................................................................ 91 4.4 WATER RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................... 94 4.5 GEOLOGY ................................................................................................................................. 102 EIA: Jamalpur Economic Zone ii Table of Contents 4.6 LAND RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................... 105 4.7 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................... 109 4.8 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY ............................................................................................................. 113 4.9 FISHERIES RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 115 4.10 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 117 4.11 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION ...................................................................................................... 123 5 IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES .............................................. 133 5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INVESTIGATION .................................................................................. 133 5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSET .............................................................................................................. 135 5.3 ENVIRONMENTAL HOTSPOT .......................................................................................................... 136 5.4 LIKELY BENEFICIAL IMPACTS .......................................................................................................... 136 5.5 COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................................................................