IEE: Pakistan

135 Pages·2011·2.09 MB·Indonesian

by  Asian Development Bank

Initial Environmental Examination

November 2011

PAK: MFF Power Transmission Enhancement
Investment Program – Proposed Tranche 3

Prepared by National Transmission and Despatch Company for the Asian Development Bank.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Page No.

1. INTRODUCTION 1-1
1.1 GENERAL 1-1
1.2 PROJECT DETAILS 1-2
1.2.1 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION 1-3
1.3 BACKGROUND 1-6
1.3.1 PROJECT DESIGNERS 1-7
1.3.2 PROJECT CONSULTANTS 1-7
1.3.2.1 CONTACT PERSONS 1-7
1.3.3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 1-7
1.3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 1-8

1.4 PROJECT LOCATION 1-9
1.4.1 ALLIGNMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE 1-9

1.5 PROJECT CATEGORIZATION 1-9
1.6 OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT 1-10
1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 1-10
1.8 METHODOLOGIES OF PERFORMING THE STUDY 1-10
1.9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESETTLEMENT ISSUES 1-11

2. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK POLICY 2-1
2.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN PAKISTAN 2-1
2.2 NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY 2-1
2.3 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY 2-1
2.4 GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2-2
2.4.1 Guidelines for the Preparation and Review of Environmental
Reports, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, 1997 2-2
2.4.2 Guidelines of Public Consultation, Pakistan Environmental
Protection Agency, May, 1997 2-2
2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES 2-3
2.5.1 Provincial EPA 2-3
2.5.2 Provincial Departments of Forestry and Wildlife 2-3
2.5.3 Local Government and Municipalities 2-3
2.5.4 Environmental and Social Impacts Cell (ESIC) 2-3
2.5.5 Environment-Related Statutes 2-4
2.6 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GUIDELINES 2-5
2.7 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS (NEQS) 2000 2-6
2.8 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 2-13

3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 3-1
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3.1 GENERAL 3-1
3.2 SITE OF THE PROJECT 3-1
3.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT 3-3
3.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 3-3

4. DISCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 4-1
4.1 GENERAL 4-1
4.1.1 General Characteristics of Project Area 4-1
4.2 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 4-1
4.2.1 Geology and Geomorphology 4-2
4.2.2 Seismology 4-3
4.2.3 Topography 4-3
4.2.4 Soil 4-4
4.2.5 Climate 4-4
4.2.6 Seasons 4-4
4.2.7 Rainfall 4-6
4.2.8 Humidity 4-7
4.2.9 Monthly Mean Maximum Temperatures 4-7
4.2.10 Monthly Mean Minimum Temperatures 4-8
4.2.11 Wind Direction 4-8
4.2.12 Wind Speed 4-8
4.2.13 Visibility 4-8
4.2.14 Present State of the Habitat 4-9 4.2.15
Existing Land Use 4-9
4.2.16 Surface and Groundwater Resources 4-9
4.2.17 Soil Contamination 4-11
4.2.18 Ambient Air Quality 4-11

4.3 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES 4-12
4.3.1 Agriculture/ Horticulture 4-12 4.3.2
Wild Life 4-17 4.3.3 Threats to
Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Fauna 4-17
4.4 Socio-Economic Environment 4-18
4.4.1 Demography 4-18
4.4.2 Education 4-19
4.4.3 Public Health 4-20
4.4.4 Power Sources and Transmission 4-20
4.4.5 Transportation 4-21
4.4.5.1 Roads 4-21
4.4.5.2 Rail and Airways 4-22
4.4.6 Industries 4-22
4.4.7 Land Utilization and Agriculture 4-22
4.5 Quality Of Life Values 4-22
4.5.1 Cultural Values 4-22
4.5.2 Archaeological and Historical Treasures 4-22
4.5.3 Main Castes of the Project Area 4-22
4.5.5 Resettlement 4-27
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5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 5-1
5.1 No Project Option/Worst Scenario Option 5-1
5.2 Alternative Construction Method 5-2
5.3 Alternative Geometry 5-2
5.4 Option of Employing Outside Labour Instead Of Local Labour 5-2
5.5 Summary of Alternatives 5-3
5.6 Proposed schedule for implementation 5-3
6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 6-1
6.1 CONSULTATION PROCESS 6-1
6.2 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION 6-3
6.3 CONSULTATION FINDINGS 6-4
6.4 GENDER COMPONENT 6-5
6.5 SOCIAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (SFA) 6-6
Parties 6-6
Agreement Contents 6-6

7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES
7-1
7.1 METHODOLOGY 7-1
7.2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT – OVERVIEW 7-2
7.3 EXPLANATION OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 7-2
7.3.1 Detail design & pre construction phase 7-2
7.3.2 Construction Phase 7-14
7.3.2.1 Land Resources 7-14
7.3.2.2 Hydrology and Water Resources 7-20
7.3.2.3 Air Quality and Noise Pollution 7-22
7.3.2.4 Biological Resources 7-25
7.3.2.5 Socioeconomic, Cultural and Archaeological Issues 7-25
7.3.2.6 Health & Safety 7-26
7.3.3 Operational and Management Phase 7-28
7.3.4 Socio-economic Impacts on the overall Project Area 7-30

8. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 8-1
8.1 INTRODUCTION 8-1
8.1.1 Objective of Environmental Management Plan 8-1
8.1.2 Regulatory Requirements and Applicable Standards 8-1
8.1.2.1 National Regulatory Requirements 8-1
8.1.2.2 ADB Procedures 8-3
8.1.2.3 Status of Regulatory Clearances 8-4
8.1.3 Components of the EMP 8-4
8.2. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES 8-5
8.2.1 Management Approach 8-5
8.2.2 Environmental and social impact Cell (ESIC) 8-5
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8.2.3 Contractor 8-6
8.2.4 Government Agencies 8-6
8.2.5 NTDC Board of Directors 8-6
8.2.6 Organizational Structure 8-7
8.3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PLAN 8-8
8.3.1 Mitigation Plan 8-8
8.3.2 Management Plan 8-8
8.4. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN 8-13
8.4.1 Monitoring 8-13
8.4.1.1 Effects Monitoring 8-13
8.4.1.2 Compliance Monitoring 8-13
8.4.1.3 Post-Project Monitoring 8-14
8.4.1.4 Third Party Monitoring / Environmental Audit Annually 8-14
8.4.2 Grievance Redress System 8-16
8.4.3 Reporting Structure and Outcomes 8-17
8.4.3.1 Data Recording and Maintenance 8-17
8.4.3.2 Storage of information 8-17
8.4.3.3 Meetings 8-17
8.4.3.4 Photographic record 8-17
8.4.3.5 Social complaints register 8-17
8.4.3.6 Change record register 8-17
8.4.3.7 Reporting 8-18
8.4.4 Communication Strategy 8-18
8.5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 8-19
8.6. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
TRAINING PLAN 8-19
8.7. CHANGE MANAGEMENT 8-19
8.8. ESTIMATED COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 8-20

9. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 9-1
9.1 GENERAL 9-1
9.2 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT 9-1
9.2.1 Management Responsibilities 9-1
9.3 SOCIAL COMPLAINTS REGISTER 9-3
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ANNEXURES
Annexure 1: REA Checklist
Annexure 2: Sample Questionnaire
Annexure 3: Monitoring plan & Institutional Arrangements
Annexure 4: Photographs.

LIST OF ABBREVIATION
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ADB Asian Development Bank
APs Affected Persons.
BPI British Power International
CCMR Community complaints-management register
CFC Chlorofloro carbon
DFO Divisional Forest Officer
DoF Department of Forests
EA Environmental Assessment
EARF Environmental Assessment Review Framework
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EMP Environmental Management Plan
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESIC Environment & Social Impacts Cell
ESS Manager Environment & Social Safeguard
GoP Government of Pakistan
GRC Grievance Redress Cell
GRS Grievance Redress System
GS Grid station
LAC Land Acquisition Collector
Leq Equivalent sound pressure level
MPL Maximum permissible level
NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards
NGO Non Governmental Organization
PC Public Consultation
PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls
PEPA Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997
PPMS Project Performance Monitoring System
PTEMFF Power Transmission and Enhancement Multi-tranche Finance Facility
RE Resident Engineer
REA Rapid Environmental Assessment
RoW Right of Way
Rupee, PKR Unit of Pakistan currency= US$ approx R
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SFA Social Framework Agreement
SIA Social Impact Assessment
SP Subproject
SRs Sensitive Receivers
TD Temporary drainage.
TL Transmission line
TLSP Transmission line subproject
TOR Terms of Reference
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DEFINITIONS
o Barren Land
Land which has not been cultivated and was lying barren at the time of field survey for this IEE
o Cropped land :
Land which was under agricultural crops at the time of field survey for this IEE.
o Landowner :
Person(s) holding legal title to property on the electric transmission line route from whom the Company is
seeking, or has obtained, a temporary or permanent easement, or any person(s) legally authorized by a
landowner to make decisions regarding the mitigation or restoration of agricultural impacts to such
landowner(s) property.
o Right-of-Way
Includes the permanent and temporary easements that the Company acquires for the purpose of
constructing power transmission facilities. For IEE of this subproject Right of Way was 100m on either side
from the center line.
o Tenant or Hari
Persons cultivating the land on tenancy or share cropping basis.
o Topsoil
The soil that has the highest content of organic matter, more specifically defined as the "A" horizon.
o Transmission Line
Includes electric transmission and distribution lines, substations, and their associated components.
o Uncultivated Land
The land which was not cropped at the time of field survey for this IEE.
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE PROJECT
The proposed project is construction of a new 220 kV 125 km long Transmission Lines (TL) from UCHII to
SIBI, in Balochistan province. This new 125 km long TL will be passing through total 3 districts.
The condition of the power transmission system in Pakistan is inadequate to meet the rapidly growing
demand for electrical power. This situation limits national development and economic growth. To enable the
transmission system to deliver newly added generating capacity the existing network has to be expanded.
The Project activity will consist of the following:
The project will involve construction of new 220 kV double circuit 125 km transmission lines. The
transmission lines will require total 351 towers.
RoW of Transmission Line is generally about 30 m to 60 m away from the nearest house except at a few
locations where public and private built-up structures were likely to be affected within the 30 m RoW.
For the purpose of the above an Initial Environmental Examination is carried out for UCHII to SIBI TL under
Tranche 3 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) project, Power Transmission and Enhancement Multi-
tranche Finance Facility (PTEMFF). This report has been prepared to ensure the following objectives:
Apply ADB‟s Environment safeguards
The applicable environmental administrative and legal frame work on the project
Environmental & social base line data of the project area of influence (AOI)
Assessment of potential environmental impacts and determining mitigation measures of expected
adverse impacts

Develop a basic Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Framework (inclusive of all major environmental
aspects and risk bases assessment plan) and envisaged EMP implementation cost.
The base line data was developed and analyzed to identify potential environmental impacts of the project.
An Environmental Assessment Checklist methodology was adopted to identify the high risk activities and
suggest their mitigation measures. Where possible, eliminating the risk by altering the scope or method of
execution of work was preferred rather than minimizing the risk with control measures.
The “no project” option is considered inappropriate in view of the long term and wide spread benefits of
safe and a long term proposed project of 220 kV Transmission Line UCHII to SIBI.
Legal and Administration Framework Policy
Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997 is the primary legislation which applies in Environmental
Assessment studies in Pakistan. Under section 12 of the Act a project falling under any category
specified in Schedule II (SRO 339(1)/2000) require the proponent to file an Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) with the concerned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which in case of 220 kV
Transmission Line UCH to SIBI project is EPA Balochistan.
The nature and scope of work and the environmental setting of the AOI (established through REA
Checklist) indicates that there will neither be any significant adverse impact to the environment nor there
would be any irreversible ecological damage due to the project activities. All the adverse impacts either
would be temporary or would be easily mitigable. The projects benefits on the other hand would easily
outweigh any small and temporary adverse impacts. The project will have significant positive environmental