GOVERNMENT OF THE PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Public Disclosure Authorized GHAZI - BAROTHA HYDROPOWER PROJECT REPORT ON Public Disclosure Authorized ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Public Disclosure Authorized ~~~~; 1 August 1994 Public Disclosure Authorized PAKISTAN HYDRO *_... CONSULTANTS A Joint Venture of - National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. - Associated Consulting Engineers ACE (Pvt) Ltd. - Ewbank Preece Ltd. - Harza Engineering Company International L.P. - Binnie & Partners (Overseas)Ltd TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT ON ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SUMMARY S.1 INTRODUCTION S.1 S.2 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT S.2 S.3 EUTROPHICATION OF BARRAGE POND S.3 S.4 TOWN PLANNING FOR GHAZI AND KHALO S.3 S.5 SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS FOR GHAZI AND KHALO S.4 S.6 STUDY OF SOILS FOR SPOIL BANKS S.4 S.7 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OF SPOIL BANKS S.4 S.8 500 kV TRANSMISSION LINES S.5 S.9 ACCESS ROAD TO BAROTHA POWER COMPLEX S.5 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL 1.1 1.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 1.1 1.3 PREVIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1.2 1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PANEL 1.2 1.5 SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1.3 1.6 ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1.3 REFERENCES TABLES CHAPTER 2 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT 2.1 INTRODUCTION -2.1 2.1.1 Description of the Project 2.1 2.1.2 Objectives of Study 2.2 2.2 PRESENT FISHERIES 2.3 2.2.1 Riverine Environment 2.3 2.2.2 Fish Species in Indus 2.4 2.2.3 Survey of Commercial Fishermen 2.4 (i) Page 2.2.4 Results of Survey 2.5 2.2.5 Fisheries in Tarbela Reservoir 2.7 2.3 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL 2.8 2.3.1 River and Pond Environment 2.8 2.3.2 Suitability of Local Wild and Cultured Fish 2.9 2.4 HATCHERY RESOURCES 2.12 2.5 FISH LADDER AT THE BARRAGE 2.13 2.6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2.14 2.6.1 Plan to Maximise Fishery Value 2.14 2.6.2 Breeding of Mullah 2.15 2.6.3 Monitoring Development of the Fishery 2.15 2.6.4 Production Targets and Levels of Investment 2.15 2.6.5 Allocation of Fishing Rights 2.18 REFERENCES TABLES ANNEX CHAPTER 3 ASSESSMENT OF RI-SK OF EUTROPHICATION - IN GHAZI BARRAGE POND 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.1 3.2 QUALITY OF WATER DISCHARGED FROM TARBELA 3.2 3.3 FLOW CHARACTERISTICS IN BARRAGE POND 3.2 3.4 SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS 3.3 3.5 CONCLUSIONS 3.3 APPENDIX TABLES CHAPTER 4 TOWN PLANNING FOR GHAZI & KHALO 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.1 4.1.1 Background 4.1 4.1.2 Purpose of Present Study 4.1 4.1.3 Study Methodology 4.2 (ii) Page 4.2 PHYSICAL SET-UP 4.2 4.2.1 Location 4.2 4.2.2 Climate 4.2 4.2.3 Topography 4.3 4.2.4 Area 4.3 4.2.5 Population 4.3 r 4.3 EXISTING SITUATION 4.3 4.3.1 General 4.3 4.3.2 Sanitary and Environmental Conditions 4.4 4.3.3 Solid Waste Collection and Disposal 4.4 4.3.4 Water Supply System 4.5 4.3.5 Transportation and Traffic 4.5 4.3.6 Health and Education 4.5 4.3.7 Sports and Recreation 4.6 4.3.8 NGOs and Community Participation 4.6 4.3.9 Institutional Setup 4.6 4.4 ACTION PLANS 4.6 4.4.1 General 4.6 4.4.2 Cleaning, Clearing and Improvement of Drains 4.7 4.4.3 Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste 4.7 4.4.4 Removal of Encroachments from Main Road 4.7 4.4.5 Re-surfacing of Main & Access Roads 4.8 4.4.6 Improvement of Bus/Truck Stands 4.8 4.4.7 Construction of Sewers and Drains 4.8 4.4.8 Improvement of Water Supply System 4.8 4.4.9 Provision of Open Spaces 4.9 4.4.10 Tree Planting and Landscaping 4.9 4.5 DEVELOPMENT PLAN 4.9 4.5.1 Introduction 4.9 4.5.2 Development Restrictions 4.10 4.5.3 Long-Term Development Programme 4.10 4.5.4 Summary of Projects in Long-Term Development Programme 4.12 4.5.5 Housing for Migratory Workers 4.13 4.6 CONCLUSIONS 4.13 APPENDICES CHAPTER 5 SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FOR GRAZI AND KRALO TOWNS 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.1 5.1.1 Base Data 5.1 5.1.2 Existing Wastewater Collection System 5.1 5.1.3 Purpose of Present Study 5.2 5.1.4 Planning Study 5.2 (iii) Page 5.2 SEWERAGE SYSTEM 5.2 5.2.1 Concept 5.2 5.2.2 Cost of Sewer System 5.3 5.3 SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 5.3 5.3.1 Location 5.3 5.3.2 Selection of Treatment Process 5.3 5.3.3 Design of Treatment Works 5.4 5.4 ESTIMATED COSTS 5.5 5.4.1 Sewer System 5.5 5.4.2 Sewage Treatment Works 5.5 5.4.3 Total Cost 5.5 REFERENCES TABLES CHAPTER 6 STUDY OF SOIL FOR SPOIL BANKS 6.1 GENERAL 6.1 6.2 SURVEY METHOD 6.1 6.3 PHYSIOGRAPHY 6.2 6.4 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SPOIL BANKS 6.3 6.4.1 General 6.3 6.4.2 Deep to Very Deep Loamy Soils 6.3 6.4.3 Moderately Deep Loamy Soils 6.4 6.4.4 Shallow Loamy Soils 6.4 6.4.5 Deep to Very Deep Sandy Soils 6.5 6.4.6 Moderately Deep Sandy Soils 6.6 6.4.7 Shallow Sandy Soils 6.7 6.4.8 Miscellaneous Areas 6.8 6.5 CROP SUITABILITY RATINGS 6.8 6.5.1 General 6.8 6.5.2 Suitability Classes 6.8 APPENDIX TABLES CHAPTER 7 AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL OF THE SPOIL BANKS 7.1 INTRODUCTION .7.1 7.1.1 Objectives of the Study 7.1 (iv) Page 7.1.2 Methodology 7.1 7.2 PRESENT AGRICULTURE 7.2 7.2.1 Present Cropping Pattern and Intensity 7.2 7.2.2 Present Barani Crop Yields 7.2 7.2.3 Barani Crop Production 7.2 7.2.4 Barani Farm Inputs 7.3 7.2.5 Irrigated Agriculture 7.3 7.3 AGRICULTURE ON SPOIL BANKS 7.3 7.3.1 General 7.3 7.3.2 Proposed Cropping Pattern and Intensities: 7.4 7.3.3 Justification for Selection of Crops 7.5 7.3.4 Crop Yields on the Spoil Banks 7.8 7.3.5 Agriculture Production 7.9 7.3.6 Incremental Production 7.9 7.3.7 Farm Inputs 7.10 7.4 FARM BUDGETS 7.11 7.4.1 General 7.11 7.4.2 Methodology 7.12 7.4.3 Farm Budgets 7.12 7.5 CONCLUSIONS 7.12 REFERENCES TABLES CHAPTER 8 TRANSMISSION LINES 8.1 INTRODUCTION 8.1 8.1.1 Project Background 8.1 8.1.2 Regulatory Background 8.1 8.1.3 Approach to the Study 8.2 8.2 LEGAL, REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 8.3 8.2.1 Legal Framework in Pakistan 8.3 8.2.2 World Bank Requirements 8.5 8.2.3 Public Health/Safety Standards 8.6 8.2.4 WAPDA Transmission Line Organisation 8.7 8.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 8.8 8.3.1 Terminal Points 8.8 8.3.2 Proposed Routes 8.8 8.3.3 Corridor Treatment 8.10 8.3.4 Towers 8.10 8.3.5 Treatment of the Bypassed Line Section 8.11 (v) Page 8.4 BASELINE CONDITIONS 8.11 8.4.1 Land Use 8.11 8.4.2 Ecological Values 8.14 8.4.3 Socio-Cultural Resources 8.15 8.5 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 8.22 8.5.1 Land Use 8.22 8.5.2 Vegetation and Wildlife 8.22 8.5.3 Socio-cultural Resources 8.23 8.6 ALTERNATIVES 8.24 8.6.1 No Action Alternative 8.24 8.6.2 Terminal Points 8.24 8.6.3 Routes 8.25 8.6.4 Tower Placement 8.26 8.7 MITIGATION PLAN 8.26 8.7.1 Variations in Alignment 8.26 8.7.2 Resettlement 8.27 8.7.3 Schools 8.28 8.7.4 Other Buildings 8.29 8.7.5 Wells 8.29 8.7.6 Bypassed Section 8.29 8.7.7 Cultural Properties 8.29 8.7.8 Temporary Damage 8.30 8.8 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 8.30 8.8.1 Management Responsibility 8.30 8.8.2 Implementation Issues 8.31 8.9 MONITORING PLAN 8.32 REFERENCES APPENDIX TABLES CHAPTER 9 ACCESS ROAD FOR BAROTHA POWER COMPLEX 9.1 INTRODUCTION 9.1 9.1.1 Project Background 9.1 9.1.2 Legal, Regulatory, and Administrative Framework 9.1 9.1.3 Status of Road Planning and Design 9.2 9.1.4 Approach to the Study 9.2 9.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 9.3 9.2.1 Objective 9.3 9.2.2 Route 9.3 9.2.3 Road Design 9.4 (vi) Page 9.3 BASELINE CONDITIONS 9.4 9.3.1 Land Use 9.4 9.3.2 Ecological Values 9.5 * 9.3.3 Socio-cultural Conditions 9.5 9.4 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 9.9 * 9.4.1 General 9.9 9.4.2 Land Use 9.9 9.4.3 Ecological Impacts 9.10 9.4.4 Socio-cultural Resources 9.10 9.5 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED 9.12 9.5.1 No Action Alternative 9.12 9.5.2 Alternative Routes 9.12 9.5.3 Alternative Rail Crossings 9.12 9.6 MITIGATION PLAN 9.13 9.6.1 Compensation 9.13 9.6.2 Public Safety 9.14 9.7 MONITORING PLAN 9.14 9.7.1 Land Acquisition and Compensation 9.14 9.7.2 Induced Development 9.14 REFERENCES TABLES DRAWINGS ANNEX 1 FISHERIES SURVEY INTERVIEW FORM APPENDIX 3-A SURVEY OF EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS AT TARBELA APPENDIX 4-Al DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR TOWN PLANNING OF GHAZI AND KHALO APPENDIX 4-A2 TOWN PLANNING OF GHAZI AND KHALO BUDGET ESTIMATE (vii) APPENDIX 6-A DESCRIPTIONS OF SOIL PROFILE PITS APPENDIX 8-A REPORT PREPARERS AND PERSONS CONTACTED (viii) REPORT ON ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES LIST OF TABLES No.