Initial Environmental Examination Report ________________________________________ Project Number: 47021-002 Loan Number: 3239 PAK: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Water Resources Development Project Initial Environmental Examination Report for Saro Shah and Serai Bazar Shah Weir, District Mohmand Prepared by Project Management Unit, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan For the Asian Development Bank Date received by ADB: June 2019 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report “$” refer to US dollars. This initial environmental examination report 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Project Management Unit PMU FATA Water Resources Development Project FWRDP Merged Area Secretariat FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) SARO SHAH & SERAI BAZAR SHAH SUB PROJECT (MOHMAND TRIBAL DISTRICT) January, 2019 JOINT VENTURE: FATA WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSULTANTS House # 3, Street # 1, Near Board Bazar, Tajabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Tel: +92 91 5601635 - 6 Fax: +92 91 5840807 E-mail: [email protected] Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project Saro Shah & Serai Bazar Shah subproject TABLE OF CONTENTS S. No. Description Page No. General .................................................................................................................. 1 Project Background ................................................................................................ 1 Project Consultants ................................................................................................ 2 Purpose of Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) ............................................... 2 IEE Methodology .................................................................................................... 2 Study Area ............................................................................................................. 3 Baseline Survey Methodology ................................................................................ 5 Impact Assessment Methodology ........................................................................... 6 Report Format ........................................................................................................ 6 Project Categorization ............................................................................................ 8 IEE Team ............................................................................................................... 8 General .................................................................................................................. 9 National Policy and Legal Framework .................................................................... 9 The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Protection Act, 2014 .............................. 9 Regulations for Environmental Assessment, Pakistan EPA ...................................10 Regulatory Clearances, EPA .................................................................................11 Guidelines for Environmental Assessment, Pakistan EPA .....................................11 Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Review of IEE and EIA Regulations, (2000)…….. .............................................................................................................................11 National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) ...............................................11 Comparative Analysis of the National and International Standards ........................12 ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 ...................................................16 Project Categorization ...........................................................................................17 Other Environment Related Legislations ...............................................................18 Project Features ....................................................................................................20 Project Location ....................................................................................................25 Project Objectives .................................................................................................25 Construction Planning Saro Shah Weir .................................................................25 Construction Planning Serai Bazar Shah Subsurface Subproject ..........................31 Lateral Pipe Network .............................................................................................33 Collector Pipe ........................................................................................................35 Filter Envelop ........................................................................................................37 Irrigation Pipe ........................................................................................................37 Subproject Implementation Period .........................................................................38 i | TOC Initial Environmental Examination: FATA Water Resources Development Project Saro Shah & Serai Bazar Shah subproject Executing Agency .................................................................................................38 Design Consultant .................................................................................................38 Provincial Development Working Party..................................................................38 Terms of Partnership .............................................................................................39 Operation and Maintenance (O&M) .......................................................................39 General .................................................................................................................40 Baseline Survey Methodology ...............................................................................40 Study Area ............................................................................................................42 Physical Environment ............................................................................................45 Topography ...........................................................................................................45 Climate ..................................................................................................................45 Hydrology ..............................................................................................................46 Regional Geology ..................................................................................................47 Geology of the Project Area ..................................................................................47 Soil ........................................................................................................................48 Seismology ...........................................................................................................48 Ambient Air Quality and Noise ...............................................................................50 Water Resources ..................................................................................................52 Water Quality ........................................................................................................56 Land use and Land Cover .....................................................................................57 Biological Environment ..........................................................................................59 Flora ......................................................................................................................60 Fauna ....................................................................................................................63 Avifauna ................................................................................................................64 Protected areas / National sanctuaries ..................................................................65 Socio-Economic Environment ...............................................................................66 Administrative Set Up ............................................................................................66 Demographic Profile ..............................................................................................67 Family Size ...........................................................................................................67 Dwelling ................................................................................................................68 Language ..............................................................................................................68 The Family System................................................................................................68 Livestock 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