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Final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report PwC 2 Abbreviation & Glossary % Percentage EC Electrical Conductivity °C Degree Celsius ECA Ecologically Critical Area µg/m3 microgram per cubic meter ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate American Conference of ACGIH ECR Environment Conservation Rules Governmental Industrial Hygienists ADB Asian Development Bank EHS Environment, Health and Safety AEZ Agro Ecological Zone EIA Environmental Impact Assessment AMSL Above Mean Sea Level EMP Environmental Management Plan BBS Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics EPP Emergency Preparedness Plan Bangladesh Economic Processing Environmental and Social Impact BEZA ESIA Zone Authority Assessment Bangladesh Meteorological BMD ETP Effluent Treatment Plant Department BNBC Bangladesh National Building Code EU European Union BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand EZ Economic Zone Bangladesh Water Development BWDB FDI Foreign Direct Investment Board FGD Focus Group Discussions CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate CETP Common Effluent Treatment Plant FMD Foot & Mouth Disease CH2O Formaldehyde GDP Gross Domestic Product Cl2 Chlorine GIS Geo-Informatics System Cm Centimetre gm Gram CO Carbon monoxide GoB Government of Bangladesh CO2 Carbon dioxide GSB Geological Survey of Bangladesh Global Seismic Hazard Assessment GSHAP COD Chemical Oxygen Demand Program CPR Common Property Resources H2S Hydrogen sulphide dB Decibel ICT Inland Container Terminal DBL Dulal Brothers Limited IEE Initial Environmental Examination DG Diesel Generator IWM Institute of Water Modeling Japan International Cooperation JICA DO Dissolve Oxygen Agency DOE Department of Environment Kg Kilogram Department of Public Health and DPHE KV Kilo Volts Engineering Final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report PwC 3 LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas STP Sewage Treatment Plant m Meter TDS Total Dissolved Solid MBR Membrane Bio Reactor ToR Terms of Reference MLD Million Litres Per Day UASB Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket MMSCF Million standard cubic feet per day UG Under Ground D MSW Municipal Solid Waste USA United States of America MVA Mega Volts Ampere VOC Volatile Organic Compound NaCL Sodium Chloride NGL Normal Ground Level NH3 Ammonia NNE North-North-East NO Nitric oxide NO2 Nitrogen dioxide NOx Nitrogen Oxides O3 Ozone PGCB Power Grid Company, Bangladesh PIU Project Implement Unit PM 10 Particulate Matter 10 PM 2.5 Particulate Matter 2.5 PPE Personal Protective Equipment PPP Public Private Partnership PVC Polyvinyl chloride RBC Rotating Biological Contactors RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete REB Rural Electrification Board RHD Roads and Highways Department RMG Readymade Garments SBR Sequencing Batch Reactor SO2 Sulphur dioxide SPM Suspended Particulate Matter SRDI Soil Resource Development Institute Final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report PwC 4 Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 12 1. Introduction............................................................................................................... 28 1.1. Project Background ....................................................................................................................... 28 1.2. About the Project .......................................................................................................................... 28 1.2.1. Location of Project Site ....................................................................................................... 28 1.2.2. Connectivity to Proposed Site ............................................................................................ 30 1.3. Rationale for the Proposed Project .............................................................................................. 30 1.4. Scope and Methodology of the Study ............................................................................................ 31 1.5. Limitation of the Assessment ........................................................................................................32 1.6. ESIA Team ......................................................................................................................................32 1.7. ToR Compliance Matrix .................................................................................................................32 1.8. Structure of the Report ..................................................................................................................36 1.9. Acknowledgement ......................................................................................................................... 38 2. Legislative, Regulation and Policy Consideration ...................................................... 39 2.1. Regulatory Requirements for the Proposed Project ....................................................................39 2.2. Procedure for Obtaining Environmental Clearance from DoE, Bangladesh ............................. 45 2.3. Project Categorization as per ADB .............................................................................................. 46 2.4. ADB Safeguard Policies 2009 ....................................................................................................... 47 3. Project Description .................................................................................................... 50 3.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 50 3.2. Objective........................................................................................................................................ 50 3.3. Project Option ............................................................................................................................... 50 3.4. Proposed Interventions & Project Activities ..............................................................................