INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) Contract Package No.: e-GP/CTEIP/2017-18/DAU/BLS/01 February 2018 Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP) (ADB Loan No. L3133-BAN (SF)/L8284-BAN (SCF)/G0394-BAN (SCF)) Batch 2: Stage II CTEIP Programme Construction of Boat Landing Station at Old Embankment Fishery Ghat on Meghna River under Daulatkhan Pourashava (Ward -01), District: Bhola CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 December 2017) Currency unit – taka (Tk) Tk1.00 = $0.01209 $1.00 = Tk82.650 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Bangladesh ends on 30 June. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2017 ends on June 2017. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This IEE 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. 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Section 6: Employer’s Requirements: Subsection 3 Particular Specification: Appendix-E: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) APPENDIX-E Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP) (ADB Loan No. L3133-BAN (SF)/L8284-BAN (SCF)/G0394-BAN (SCF)) Local Government Engineering Department (Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives) INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) Batch 2: Stage II CTEIP Programme Contract Package No.:e-GP/CTEIP/2017-18/DAU/BLS/01 Construction of Boat Landing Station at Old Embankment Fishery Ghat on Meghna River under Daulatkhan Pourashava (Ward-01), District: Bhola February 2018 Package: CTEIP/DAU/BLS/01: IEE Section 6: Employer’s Requirements: Subsection 3 Particular Specification: Appendix-E: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Package: CTEIP/DAU/BLS/01: IEE Section 6: Employer’s Requirements: Subsection 3 Particular Specification: Appendix-E: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION ADB Asian Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AP Affected Persons BAN Bangladesh BC Bituminous Carpeting BFIDC Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation BFRI Bangladesh Forest Research Institute BNH Bangladesh National Herbarium BOQ Bill of Quantities BPL Below Poverty Line CC Cement Concrete CDTA Capacity Development Technical Assistance CIF Climate Investment Fund CTEIP Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project DC Deputy Commissioner DDS Detailed Design services DoE Department of Environment DO Dissolved Oxygen DoI Department of Irrigation DPHE Department of Public Health Engineering DSC Design and Supervision Consultant ECA Environmental Conservation Act ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate ECR Environmental Conservation Rules EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan FGD Focus Group Discussion FHH Female House Hold GAP Gender Action Plan GoB Government of Bangladesh HFL High Flood Level HH House Hold ICB International Competitive Bidding ICCDC Institutional Capacity and Communication Development Consultant IEE Initial Environmental Examination ILO International Labor Organization ISA Initial Social Assessment LAO Land Acquisition Officer LGED Local Government Engineering Department LCC Location Clearance Certificate MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest MCM Million Cubic Meters MLD Million Litres Per Day MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest MS Mild Steel NFP National Forest Policy NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRW Non-Revenue Water NWP National Water Policy O&M Operations and Maintenance OBC Other Backward Classes PAF Project Affected Family PAP Project Affected Person PIU Project Implementation Unit PLO Project Liaison Officer Package: CTEIP/DAU/BLS/01: IEE i Section 6: Employer’s Requirements: Subsection 3 Particular Specification: Appendix-E: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) PMSC Project Management Supervision Consultant PMU Project Management Unit POL Petrol, Oil and Diesel PWD Public Works Department PPCR Pilot Programme for Climate Change PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance RP Resettlement Plan REA Rapid Environmental Assessment SIA Social Impact Assessment SPCR Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience TLCC Town Level Co-ordination Committee SPS Safeguard Policy Statement TDS Total Dissolved Solids UBL Urban Local Body UHC Upazila Health Complex WBM Water-based Macadam WMM Wet-mix Macadam WTP Water Treatment Plant WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS °C Degree Celsius ha Hectare Km Kilometer M Meter mm Millimeter Tk Taka % Percentage Package: CTEIP/DAU/BLS/01: IEE ii Section 6: Employer’s Requirements: Subsection 3 Particular Specification: Appendix-E: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................vii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 1.2 PURPOSE OF IEE 3 1.3 SCOPE OF SERVICES 4 1.4 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 5 1.5 FORMAT OF THE REPORT 5 CHAPTER 2: POLICY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ..........................10 2.1 NATIONAL RELEVANT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES 10 2.1.1 National Environmental Policy ..............................................................................................10 2.1.2 National Water Policy (NWP) ...............................................................................................10 2.1.3 National Forest Policy (NFP 1994) .......................................................................................10 2.1.4 Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP 2009) ...........................10 2.2 LEGAL INSTRUMENTS 11 2.3 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS / FRAMEWORK 12 2.3.1 Bangladesh Institutional arrangement ..................................................................................12 2.3.2 Department of Environment (DoE) .......................................................................................12 2.3.3 Other relevant departments ..................................................................................................13 2.3.4 Environmental approval framework ......................................................................................13 2.3.5 Occupational health and safety ............................................................................................14 2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE PROCEDURE 15 2.4.1 Environmental Category: Bangladesh ..................................................................................16 2.4.2 Environmental Category: ADB..............................................................................................16 2.4.3 Bangladesh Environmental Standards .................................................................................17 2.4.4 Institutional Capacity ............................................................................................................17 CHAPTER 3: PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................18 3.1 STUDY AREA 18 3.2 EXISTING EVIRONMENT 18 3.2.1 BLS 01 at Old fishery ghat ....................................................................................................18 3.3 CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROPOSED PROJECT 19 3.4 LOCATION AND SELECTION OF THE SUBPROJECT 19 3.5 ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIZATION 19 3.6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 19 3.6.1 Without Project Alternative ...................................................................................................19 3.6.2 With Project Alternative ........................................................................................................20 3.7 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WORK AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL 20 3.8 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE 20 CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINES ...................................................................................22 4.1 METHODOLOGY USED FOR THE BASELINE STUDY 22 4.1.1 Secondary data ....................................................................................................................22 4.1.2 Primary data .........................................................................................................................22 4.2 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 22 4.2.1 Topography...........................................................................................................................22 4.2.2 Rainfall and Temperature .....................................................................................................22 4.2.3 Hydrology..............................................................................................................................23 4.2.4 Drainage and Flood Control .................................................................................................23 4.2.5 Ambient Air Quality ...............................................................................................................23 4.2.6 Ambient Noise ......................................................................................................................24 4.2.7 Water Quality ........................................................................................................................24 4.2.8 Wind