ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) Widening/ Improvement of 2.1km Road from G.T Road to Toap Mankiala, District Rawalpindi December, 2020 Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 8 1.1 Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) ........ 8 1.2 Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) .................. 8 1.2.1 Objectives of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) ..................................................................................................... 8 1.2.2 Scope of Environmental and Social Management Plan ................. 9 1.2.3 ESMP Methodology ...................................................................... 9 1.2.4 ESMP Implementation Budget .................................................... 10 1.2.5 Justification and Need of the Sub-Project ................................... 10 CHAPTER 2: DESCRIPTION OF THE SUB-PROJECT ........................................... 11 2.1 Type & Category of the Sub-project ............................................ 11 2.2 Scope of Work ............................................................................ 11 2.3 Labour Requirement ................................................................... 12 2.4 Water Supply .............................................................................. 12 2.5 Site Access ................................................................................. 12 2.6 Sub-project Coordinates: ............................................................ 12 2.7 Sources of construction material ................................................. 13 2.8 Use of Machinery and Equipment ............................................... 13 2.9 Temporary Storage of Materials ................................................. 13 2.10 Waste Management & Disposal .................................................. 13 2.11 Construction Schedule ................................................................ 14 2.12 Labour Camp .............................................................................. 14 2.13 Vegetation Removal/Tree cutting ................................................ 14 CHAPTER 3: REGULATORY AND POLICY REVIEW ............................................. 16 3.1 National and Provincial Legislative Framework ........................... 16 3.1.1 National Environmental Policy 2005 ........................................... 16 3.1.2 Punjab Environmental Protection Act, 1997 (Amended 2012) ..... 16 3.1.3 Punjab Environmental Quality Standards (PEQS), 2016 ............. 16 3.1.4 Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 ........................................................ 16 3.1.5 Motor Vehicle Rules 1969 ........................................................... 16 3.1.6 Pakistan Labour Policy, 2010 ..................................................... 16 TOC - I Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) 3.1.7 The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) ACT 1992 ..................... 17 3.1.8 Forest Act (1927) ........................................................................ 17 3.1.9 The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 .................................................. 17 3.1.10 The Punjab Land Acquisition Rules, 1983, ................................. 17 3.1.11 Provincial Wildlife Act, 1974 ........................................................ 17 3.1.12 Pakistan Antiquities Act 1975 And Punjab Antiquities Amendment Act 2012 ..................................................................................... 17 3.1.13 The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation) Ordinance, 1985 ... 18 3.1.14 Katchi Abadis Act, 1987 .............................................................. 18 3.1.15 Land Revenue Act, 1967 ............................................................ 18 3.1.16 Punjab Alienation of Land Act, 1900 ........................................... 18 3.1.17 Colonization of Government Lands Act, 1912 ............................. 18 3.1.18 Employment of Child Act, 1991 and Punjab Restriction of Employment of Children Ordinance, 2016 .................................. 19 3.2 International Laws/Treaties ......................................................... 19 3.2.1 UNESCO World Heritage Convention ......................................... 19 3.2.2 The World Bank Operational Policies ......................................... 19 3.2.3 World Bank Environmental and Social Guidelines ...................... 20 3.3 COVID-19 SOPs ......................................................................... 20 CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITION ............. 21 4.1 City Profile .................................................................................. 21 4.2 Baseline Detail............................................................................ 22 4.2.1 Physical Environment ................................................................. 22 1. Surface and Groundwater Resource ........................................... 22 2. Ambient Air Quality ..................................................................... 23 3. Noise .......................................................................................... 24 4. Climate ....................................................................................... 24 5. Soil Profile .................................................................................. 25 4.2.2 Biological Environment ............................................................... 25 1. Flora ........................................................................................... 25 2. Fauna ......................................................................................... 26 4.2.3 Socio-Economic Baseline ........................................................... 27 1. Languages .................................................................................. 27 2. Education Facilities ..................................................................... 27 TOC - II Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) 3. Health Facilities .......................................................................... 27 4. Communication and Utilities ....................................................... 27 5. Means of Transport .................................................................... 27 6. Social Conflicts ........................................................................... 27 7. Household Information ................................................................ 28 8. Settlement of Respondents......................................................... 28 9. Family System ............................................................................ 28 10. Marriage ..................................................................................... 28 11. Health problems ......................................................................... 28 12. Source of Livelihood and Income ................................................ 29 13. Commonly Used Agriculture Inputs ............................................. 29 14. Seasonal Earnings from Crops ................................................... 29 15. Agricultural land holding and cropping pattern ............................ 29 16. Housing ...................................................................................... 29 17. Type of housing .......................................................................... 29 18. Land ownership .......................................................................... 29 19. Local Government and Administration ........................................ 29 20. Law and Order Situation ............................................................. 30 21. Community Cultural Properties ................................................... 30 CHAPTER 5: IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................ 31 5.1 Potential Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Design Phase ............................................................................. 31 5.2 Potential Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Construction Phase .................................................................... 32 5.3 Potential Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures – Post Construction Phase .................................................................... 38 CHAPTER 6: IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................ 40 CHAPTER 7: COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION ................. 58 CHAPTER 8: CAPACITY BUILDING ....................................................................... 60 CHAPTER 9: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM 64 CHAPTER 10: ESMP BUDGET ................................................................. 66 TOC - III Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) CHAPTER 11: GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM (GRM) ................. 67 11.1 Legal and Policy Reforms ........................................................... 68 11.2 Sub-project Site Based GRC: ..................................................... 69 11.3 Composition of Site-based Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) ................................................................................................... 69 11.4 Composition of PMU-based Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) ..................................................................................................