– ENVIR ONMENT & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) of REPAIR OF PCC STREETS BEHIND POST OFFICE MASJID AABE-E-SHIFA AND LINKS SHADARA UC -02, PP -137, LAHORE. City District Government, Lahore This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) is prepared according to the World Bank Policy Guidelines and environmental and social laws and policies of Government of Punjab .It will be used to identify and mitigate the environmental and social impacts that may emerge during implementation of “REPAIR OF PCC STREETS BEHIND POST OFFICE MASJID AABE-E-SHIFA AND LINKS SHADARA UC- 02, PP-137, LAHORE ” ,being executed by the CDG Lahore from the financial grant of PCGIP (EEPs)awarded for the financial year 2013-14.This ESMP follows the social and environmental appraisal and compliance as mentioned in the Table of Contents SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1. PUNJAB CITIES GOVERANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PCGIP) .................... 1 1.2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) ...... 1 1.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING OF SCHEMES ............................ 2 1.4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) ...................... 2 SECTION 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 4 2.1. CITY PROFILE .............................................................................................................. 4 2.2. LOCATION .................................................................................................................... 4 2.3. WORK ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................... 4 2.4. COST ESTIMATES ........................................................................................................ 5 SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS OF LAHORE ............ 6 3.1. AREA DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 6 3.2. POJECT COORDINATES: ............................................................................................ 6 3.3. NATURE OF LAND: ..................................................................................................... 6 3.4. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CITY ....................................................................... 8 3.5. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CITY ................................................................ 10 3.8. SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................... 11 SECTION 4: IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................ 16 Table 4.1: ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................... 16 Table 4.2: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................ 23 Table 4.3: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN .............................................................. 24 Table 4.4 ESMP IMPLEMENTATION COST ............................................................................ 26 4.1 SITE HANDING OVER DOCUMENT ....................................................................... 27 ANNEXURE A Screening Form ...................................................................................................... 28 ANNEXURE B Screening Checklist ............................................................................................... 29 ANNEXURE C Checklist For Environmental Management of E-2 Category Schemes ................. 30 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS APs Affected Persons AHs Affected Households CDG City District Government CDGL City District Government Lahore DO District Officer ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESSS Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EIA Environmental Impact Assessment IEE Initial Environmental Examination HSE Health, Safety and Environment PCGIP Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project PPEs Personal Protective Equipments RAP Resettlement Action Plan SAR Social Assessment Report WHO World Health Organization WASA Water and Sanitation Agency Environment & Social Management Plan (ESMP) SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1. PUNJAB CITIES GOVERANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PCGIP) Government of the Punjab with the financial assistance from World Bank is implementing Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project (PCGIP). The project is focused at strengthening of systems and governance improvement for enhanced service delivery and being implemented in five large cities (Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala, and Rawalpindi). The project development objectives are to: Support the Province of Punjab’s cities in strengthening systems for improved planning, resource management, and accountability Improve the capacity to respond promptly and effectively to Crisis or Emergency. The objective of the PCGIP is to support Punjab’s large cities in strengthening institutional frameworks and developing systems for improved urban planning, expenditure and accountability and to capacitate these cities to improve delivery of municipal services in a medium to long term on a more sustainable basis. The Project has a number of financial, social, economic and environmental benefits, including institutional development, rehabilitation and improvement of municipal services, better quality of life and employment generation. In addition a large number of secondary benefits are also likely to accrue in the medium to long term such as institutional reforms at local level. 1.2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) serves as a guiding document to address the social and environmental issues during projects implementation covering following phases at: Planning and design, Construction and rehabilitation, Operation and maintenance, Decommissioning and closure phases. Overall objectives of ESMF is to Ensure that schemes to be designed and implemented by the Government are environmentally sound and socially acceptable. Ensure that all the schemes comply with the national regulatory and WB policy frameworks. Internalize and integrate the environmental and social management procedures and processes in the routine projects/operations/service delivery of CDG’s and city entities. The Urban Unit Page 1 Environment & Social Management Plan (ESMP) Screening will be first step of the environmental and social management procedure. Each scheme during its preparation stage will be screened with respect to environmental and social considerations. The Safeguards Specialist will be responsible to carry out this screening. The screening criteria are presented below. 1.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING OF SCHEMES Environmental Categories: Depending on size, cost, location and the nature, scheme will have varying impacts on city environment. The rigorousness of environmental assessment requires identifying and mitigating the impacts, largely dependent upon the complexities of scheme. To facilitate effective screening, schemes are categorized into three categories viz. E-1, E-2 and E-3. (i) E-1 schemes are those wherein major environmental impacts are foreseen; (ii) E-2 schemes are expected to have only moderate environmental impacts; and (iii) E-3 schemes are the schemes with negligible environmental impacts and hence, these can be termed as “environmentally benign”. Since PCGIP funds are exclusive for operation and maintenance and rehabilitation schemes, schemes falling under E-1 category shall not be funded. Social Categories: Based on the number of households that may be affected by the scheme, i.e. Affected Households (AHs) and magnitude of impacts, schemes are categorized as S-1, S-2 and S-3. (i) S-1 schemes are those schemes that will impact more than 40 households, and are expected to have significant negative social consequences; (ii) S-2 schemes are those which will impact less than 40 households and are expected to have significant social consequences affecting local inhabitants; (iii) S-3 schemes are not expected to have any significant adverse social impacts; Since PCGIP funds are exclusively allocated for operation and maintenance and rehabilitation schemes, thus schemes falling under S-1 and S-2 categories shall not be funded through the project 1.4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) The type of environmental and social assessment requirements for each scheme will be determined according to the following criteria: • Schemes having E1 and S1 categories : full EIA 1(or ESIA 2) will need to be conducted for each individual scheme. In addition, a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) will be prepared for each scheme with S1 category. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment 2 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment The Urban Unit Page 2 Environment & Social Management Plan (ESMP) • Schemes having E2 and S2 categories : Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) will be prepared for each individual scheme. In addition, an Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan will be prepared for each scheme with S2 category. • Schemes having E3 and S3 categories : no further assessment is needed. ESMPs preparation: For each scheme with E2 category, ESMP will be prepared by the Safeguards Specialist at the CDG 3 level. The ESMP preparation will be an integral part of the scheme preparation/appraisal process,