Environmental Assessment Report Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Project Number: 37231 May 2010 Pakistan: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program, Tranche 2 Prepared by the Government of Punjab, Irrigation and Power Department for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The environmental and social impact assessment 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. Your attention is directed to the “Terms of Use” section of this website. GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB IRRIGATION & POWER DEPARTMENT PUNJAB IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM-PIAIP UPDATING FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR REHABILITATION AND UPGRADATION OF SULEIMANKI BARRAGE ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) REPORT May 2010 NESPAK‐AAB‐ DMC JOINT VENTURE CONSULTANTS FOR PIAIP National Engineering Services Pakistan AAB (Pvt.) Development and Management (Pvt.) Limited Limited Consultants Updating Feasibility Study for R&U Suleimanki Barrage Environmental & Social Impact Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................... 3 1.4 PORJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 4 1.5 PROJECT LOCATION ............................................................................................................... 5 1.6 PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE ............................................................................................... 5 1.7 REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES ............................................................................................. 6 1.8 APPROACHES ADOPTED FOR THE STUDY .............................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 2: LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION FRAMEWORK POLICY ................................................ 11 2.1 GENERAL .............................................................................................................................. 11 2.2 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN PAKISTAN ....................................................................... 11 2.3 NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY ................................................................................ 11 2.4 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY .................................................................................. 11 2.5 GUIDE LINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................... 12 2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................ 12 2.7 ENVIRONMENT‐RELATED STATUTES ................................................................................... 13 2.8 FIDIC Clauses ........................................................................................................................ 15 2.9 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GUIDELINES ........................................................................... 15 2.10 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS (NEQS) 2000 ..................................... 16 2.11 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ......................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER 3: THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................ 18 3.1 HISTORY ............................................................................................................................... 18 3.2 EXISTING BARRAGE STRUCTURE .......................................................................................... 18 3.3 THE PROBLEM ...................................................................................................................... 21 3.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................ 21 3.5 LABOUR CAMP ..................................................................................................................... 22 3.7 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................. 23 3.8 SOURCE OF MATERIAL ......................................................................................................... 24 3.8 EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY YARD .................................................................................. 25 CHAPTER 4: BASE LINE CONDITION .............................................................................................. 27 4.1 GENERAL .............................................................................................................................. 27 4.2 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................... 27 NESPAK-AAB-DMC i Updating Feasibility Study for R&U Suleimanki Barrage Environmental & Social Impact Assessment 4.3 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................... 45 4.4 SOCIO‐ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ......................................................................................... 54 CHAPTER 5: STUDY OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................... 74 5.1 NO PROJECT OPTION (WORST CASE SCENARIO OPTION) ................................................... 74 5.2 ADDITION OF NEW BAYS ..................................................................................................... 75 5.3 OPTION 2: PROVISION OF FUSEPLUG WEIR AND FLOOD BYPASS CHANNEL (SELECTED OPTION FOR DETAIL DESIGN) .............................................................................................. 76 CHAPTER 6: IMPACT ASSESSMENT, MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ...................... 78 6.1 POTENTIAL IMPACT SOURCES ............................................................................................. 78 6.2 IMPACTS AND MITIGATIION MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................................ 78 6.3 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING DESIGN PHASE ....................................... 83 6.4 IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE ........................... 84 6.5 OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT (O&M) PHASE ............................................................ 99 CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................. 101 7.1 MITIGATION PLAN ............................................................................................................. 101 7.2 MITIGATION OF ADVERSE IMPACTS AT DESIGN PHASE .................................................... 102 7.3 MITIGATION ADVERSE IMPACT AT CONSTRUCTION PHASE ............................................. 102 7.4 MONITORING PLAN ........................................................................................................... 104 7.5 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ....................................................................................... 160 7.6 CHANGE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 166 7.7 COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION ..................................................................... 167 7.8 WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN ..................................................................................................... 171 7.9 ILLUSTRATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 175 7.10 OUTLINE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CONTINGENCY PLAN ..................................... 177 7.11 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT (HSE) PLAN ................................................................ 179 7.12 TREE PLANTATION ............................................................................................................. 180 7.13 BORROW AREAS RESTORATION ........................................................................................ 181 7.14 LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE....................................................................................... 181 7.15 RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................................................. 182 7.16 TRAINING PLAN.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………182 7.17 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COST ........................................................................... 188 7.18 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..199 CHAPTER 8: PUBLIC CONSULTATION .......................................................................................... 201 8.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................................ 201 8.2 LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ........................................................