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Environmental Monitoring Report Project No. 45207-002 4th Semiannual Report For the period of July�December 2017 February 2018

Bangladesh: Irrigation Management Improvement

Project

Prepared by the Bangladesh Water Development Board for the ��

Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank.

This environmental monitoring 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.

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Ministry of Water Resources

Bangladesh Water Development Board

ADB Loan: 3135-BAN (SF)

4th Annual

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT

Period: July- December, 2017

IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (IMIP), BWDB

Dhaka, February, 2017

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ADB - Asian Development Bank

BADC - Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation

BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand

BOQ - Bill of Quantity

BWDB - Bangladesh Water Development Board

CAS - Catch Assessment Survey

C-IMO - Construction phase Irrigation Management Operator

COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand

DAE - Department of Agricultural Extension

DFR - Draft Final Report

DO - Dissolved Oxygen

DoC - Department of Cooperatives

DOE - Department of Environment

DOF - Department of Fisheries

DoPHE - Department of Public Health Engineering

DTW - Deep Tube Well

EAP - Environmental Action Plan

EC - Electrical Conductivity

ECA - Environment Conservation Act

ECC - Environmental Clearance Certificate

ECR - Environment Conservation Rules

EEC - European Economic Commission

EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment

EIRR - Economic Internal Rate of Return

EMP - Environmental Management Plan

EMU - Environmental Management Unit

ERP - Environmental Responsible Procurement

FAP - Flood Action Plan

FAO - Food and Agricultural Organization

FCD - Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation FD - Forest Department

FGD - Focus Group Discussion

FPCO - Flood Planning Coordination Organization

GAP - Gender Action Plan

G - Galvanized Iron

GKIP - Ganges Kobodak Irrigation Project

GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism

GOB - Government of Bangladesh

GPP - Guidelines for People's Participation

GPWM - Guidelines for Participatory Water Management

GRC - Grievance Redress Centre

ICC - Implementation Coordination Committee

IDA - International Development Agency

IEC - Important Environmental Components

IEE - Initial Environmental Examination

IMIP - Irrigation Management Improvement Project

IMO - Irrigation Management Operator

IMED - Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division

IPM - Integrated Pest Management

ISPAN - Irrigation Support Project for Asia and Near East

IWM - Institute of Water Modeling

IWRM - Integrated Water Resources Management

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IWRMP - Integrated Water Resources Management Plan

JMC - Joint Management Committee

KJDRP - Khulna Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project

LLP - Low Lift Pump

LGI - Local Government Institution

M-IMO - Management phase Irrigation Management Operator

MIP - Muhuri Irrigation Project

MOA - Ministry of Agriculture

MOEF - Ministry of Environment and Forest

MOM - Management Operation and Maintenance

MoU - Memorandum of Understanding

MOWR - Ministry of Water Resources

Mt - Metric Ton

NGO - Non Governmental Organization

NWMP - National Water Management Plan

NWPo - National Water Policy

O&M - Operation and Maintenance

PAP - Project Affected Person

PD - Project Director

pH - Hydrogen Ion concentration in a solution

PHE - Public Health Engineering

PIU - Project Implementation Unit

PMDC - Project Management & Design Consultants

PMU - Project Management Unit

PMO - Project Management Office

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants

PPP - Public Private Partnership

PPTA - Project Preparation Technical Assistance

PRRA - Participatory Rapid Rural Appraisal

PSC - Project Steering Committee

PVC - Poly Vinyl Chloride

PWD - Public Works Department

RAP - Resettlement Action Plan

RCC - Reinforced Cement Concrete

REB - Rural Electrification Board

RF - Resettlement Framework

RSDP - Resettlement and Social Development Plan

SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement

SIDA - Swedish International Development Agency

STW - Shallow Tube Well

SWMC - Surface Water ModelingCenter

TBIP - Teesta Barrage Irrigation Project

UNDP - United Nations Development Program

WARPO - Water Resources Planning Organization

WUO - Water Users Organization

WUG - Water Users Group

WUA - Water Users Association

WMO - Water Management Organization

WMG - Water Management Group

WMA - Water Management Organization

WHO - World Health Organization

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Contents Page No

Executive Summary 1

Chapter -1 Project Background

1.1 B�k�ound 3

1.� P�oj � ou�tu� 5

1.3 P�oj � Lo��ion 5

1.� P�oj � o�j �iv � 7

1.5 I�IP Imtl m n��ion ��n m n� 7

1.� Phy�i�l t�o� �� of t�oj � ��ivi�i � 8

1.7 Sot �nd S��u� ��ill � , �017) of S�f u��d �oni�o�in 17

Chapter -2 Environmental Management Plan

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�.1 Envi�onm n� �oni�o�in Pl�n �0

�.� Limi��ion� of E�P �nd �oni�o�in Pl�n �0

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Chapter -3 Results of Environmental Monitoring

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Chapter -4 Recommendation and Conclusion

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Tables Page No

T��e- 1.1 Progre�� of �y�ic�� or�� of ��P o Jne� 2016 12

T��e- 2.1 E�P for ��P nder �rrig�ion ��n�gemen �m rovemen Projec 1�

T��e- 2.2 �m �emen�ion �� of Environmen�� onioring P��n 41

T��e- 2.3 �onioring of �m �emen�ion �� of e�� nd ��fey P��n � �P) 4�

T��e- 3.1 Ac�� O��erv�ion of �onioring �e�� 0

Figures

Figure- 1 Loc�ion �� of �rrig�ion ��n�gemen �m rovemen Projec ��P) 4

Figre- 2 Loc�ion m� of ��ri �rrig�ion Projec ��P) 6

Figre-3 De�ign of ��P �rcre� � -11

Figre-4 P�oogr� �� of ��P con�rcion �or�� 13-16

Appendices

A endix-I Environmen�� n�gemen P��n �inc�ded in E�A �e or) ��

A endix-�� Environmen�� onioring P��n �inc�ded in E�A �e or) 62

A endix-�� B��e�ine Environmen�� P�r�meer� of ��P 6�

A endix-�I B�ng��de�� nd�rd of Environmen�� P�r�meer� 66

A endix-I L�nd ��e P�ern of ��P 6�

A endix-I� B��e�ine Eco�y�em �nd Biodiver�iy of ��P 6�

A endix-I�� Environmen�� e�r�nce �erific�e �E��) of ��P-��P �2

A endix-I�� e�� nd ��fey re�iremen� for conr�cor incor or�ed in �e �id ��

Docmen� �nd conr�c docmen�

4th Annual EMR of Irrigat ion M anagement Improvement Project (IM IP), BWDB, Bangladesh

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4 th Annual Environmental Monitoring Report

Executive Summary

Environmental and Social Safeguard is one of the most important issue in project funding and

implementat ion. ADB is seriously concerned about this issue and st rict ly ensure that any

development project f inanced by them will not affect the natural and social environment of the

borrower/ loan recipient count ry. According to ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS-2009)

borrowers need fulfill the safeguard policy requirements. So the Environment M anagement Plan

(EM P) for the concerned development project must be prepared, implemented, monitored and

reported annually / semiannually so that the project does not impart any serious adverse impact

on the natural and social environment . M uhuri Irrigat ion Project (M IP) under IM IP has been

categorized as Category-B and an IEE is prepared to full fill the ADB’s required. But according to

Bangladesh Environment Act (1995) and Environment Conservat ion Rule-1997 it was categorized

as Red Category and a detail Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was done to fulf ill the GoB

requirement as well as ADB’s requirement . The Environmental Clearance Cert ificate (ECC) was

obtained from DoE in November, 2014 (Appenix-VII). This 4th

Environmental Monitoring Report

is prepared by monitoring the EM P and following the Environmental M onitoring Plan described

in that EIA report (Appendix-I & II). To meet ADB’s report ing requirements (a) semi-annual

Environmental Monitoring Report (in July and December) during const ruct ion phase and (b)

annual Environmental M onitoring Report (in December) during operat ion phase are mandatory

to submit ADB for disclosure.

The main components of M IP project are (a) rehabilitat ion of coastal embankment of about 22.4

km, (b) re-excavat ion of drainage/ irrigat ion khals (460 km), t ill December , 181.277 km has been

done . (c) const ruct ion of Elect ricity dist ribut ion lines (180), (d) installat ion of irrigat ion water

dist ribut ion underground pipelines (712 km) and (e) installat ion of uPVC pipe 18.48 km was

done. Finally total length of coastal embankment has been f ixed to 17.753 km as the remaining

parts of 92.50% was already done of total volume of 17.753 km of embankment has been

excavat ed in different parts of the embankment . Till December , 2017 physical works of 5

cont ract packages have been started. Progress of physical works t ill December, 2017 has been

described in table 1.1.

The project is expect ed to have generally posit ive impacts on the environment including (i)

protect ion from t idal surge/ f lood by const ruct ion of coastal embankments & wat er cont rol

st ructures, (ii) protect ion from salinity int rusion through water regulat ing st ructures thereby

preventing land degradat ion; (iii) increased water use efficiency through retent ion surface wat er

by storing in reservoir and dist ribut ion of both surface & ground water through a profuse

networks of irrigat ion khals (canals) for cult ivat ion in the dry seasons in the project areas; (iv)

reduced water logging through drainage khals / st ructures and cont rol measures and (v)

diversificat ion of cropping pat terns and obtaining food security by providing year round

irrigat ion water by modern and efficient prepaid metered pumps.


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On the other hand, negat ive impacts identified include (i) possible exacerbat ion of downst ream

salinity int rusion due to water ext ract ion from the rivers; (ii) obst ruct ion of fish migrat ion

between the rivers and internal water bodies by regulators and other st ructures (including that

past impacts when exist ing structures were placed); (iii) water quality deteriorat ion due to

agriculture intensificat ion; and (iv) temporary impacts during const ruct ion of st ructures and

embankments.

These will be mit igated through (i) implementat ion a continuous salinity monitoring and

informat ion sharing program at the project and downst ream areas with promotion of

coordinated water ext ract ion; (ii) introducing and promot ing fish friendly operat ion of regulators

with provision of fish culture opportunit ies t o professional fisher folks, (iii) int roducing

integrat ed pest management and effect ive soil nut rient management as a part of agriculture

extension; and (iv) ensuring safe and environmentally sound const ruct ion pract ices. These were

incorporated in the EIA. At the field level cont ractors are responsible to implement prepared

EM P for M IP. C-IM O, PIU and WM A are responsible for monitoring, supervision and enforcing

the cont ractor to comply with the EM P, Environmental health and safety and national and

internat ional labor laws. Safeguard cell at PM U is responsible to oversee the whole process and

verify the claims and grievances raised by community people/ farmers if any and finally prepare

and submit safeguard reports to ADB regularly for disclosure.

As the majority of physical works and ent ire operat ion works are left to start so most of the

environmental parameters / indicators are not monitored. Because most of the adverse impacts

will emerge during operat ion of the project . So only (a) impacts during const ruct ion, (b)

environmental health and safety compliance and (c) Felling/ cut t ing of t rees have been

monitored and results have been found sat isfactory within limited monitoring arrangements

except some a few issues stated in appendix-VII.

Project stakeholders of Bangladesh have basic knowledge of environmental compliance about

safeguard issues. Proper t raining on Environmental M onitoring, Environmental Health and Safety

compliance, Internat ional Labor law and concerned compliances provided to concerned

safeguard personnel working in PM U-safeguard cell, C-IM O, PIU, WMA and Const ruct ion

Cont ractor w ill develop their safeguard monitoring, implementat ion and report ing capacity

(International Standard) in near future.

Implementat ion status of EM P and its monitoring have been stated separately for each type of

project intervent ion like (a) EM P for Coastal Embankment , (b) EM P for re-excavat ion of irrigat ion

canal, (c) IM P for Farmers’ canal system and pump houses etc in this 4th Safeguard Report.

M oreover Health and Safety Plan (HSP) with implementat ion and monitoring status, Grievance

Readdress M echanism (GRM ) etc have been added in this report . Environmental Clearance

Cert ificate (Appendix-VII) for M IP and HSP (Appendix-VIII) requirements incorporated in both

bidding documents and cont ract documents are at tached with this report .


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CHAPTER 1: PROJECT BACKGROUND

1.1 Background

Bangladesh is most probably the most densely populated count ry in the world. On an

average 1252 people live here per km2. That is about 163 million people live within 147,000

km2 area. About 1,915,222 new faces (1.19% per annum) are being added to the total

populat ion of Bangladesh, but the land for agriculture is decreasing by 1% every year. In

Bangladesh, agricultural development and sustainable natural resource management are

crit ical for poverty reduct ion, as the majority of the poor (85%) live in rural areas and depend

on agriculture for their livelihood. Agriculture generat es 50% of employment , cont ributes

20% of gross domest ic product, and provides an almost secure food supply for the whole

populat ion. M ajor causes of poverty are recurrent floods and riverbank erosion, as well as

drainage congest ion, salinity, cyclones and t idal surges, arsenic contaminat ion, over-

exploitat ion of groundwater, chemical and biological contaminat ion of surface water, and

drought. M oreover recent climate risk has made the situat ion more crit ical. So climate smart

intensive agriculture pract ices have been inevitable not only for Bangladesh but also for the

climate vulnerable part of the globe. At the same t ime to insure the efficient use of water

resources with diversificat ion of crops/ cropping pat tern is very much essent ial for obtaining

food security. Agriculture growth is driven by a shift from subsistence rice-based cult ivat ion

to commercial high-value agriculture commodit ies, which is inst rumental in advancing rural

economic growth and cont ribut ing to long-term food security. The Government promotes

diversificat ion in agriculture by encouraging private agribusiness as well as providing access

and improvements to rural infrast ructure. The Government ’s object ives for surface irrigat ion

are, among others: (i) promot ing peoples part icipat ion in conformity w ith Integrat ed Water

Resources M anagement principles; (ii) achieving food security of food grains through

ensuring year-round sustainable irrigat ion; (iii) ensuring climate change resilience; (iv)

st rengthening and capacity building of water resource inst itut ions; (v) command area

development and irrigat ion expansion; (vi) increasing beneficiary part icipat ion and, where

possible, t ransfer management to beneficiary organizat ions, local government and the

private sector; (vii) int roducing of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to provide support to

agriculture and for selected-services; and (viii) providing agricultural extension services

including irrigat ion technology and on-farm water management .

Keeping pace with the vision 2020 Government of Bangladesh, with the financial assistance

of ADB, has taken init iat ive to modernise 3 large scale irrigat ion projects (old projects) of

BWDB under Irrigat ion M anagement Improvement Project (IM IP). Under IM IP the

implementat ion (modernizat ion) of M uhuri Irrigat ion Project (M IP) at Feni & Chit tagong

dist ricts and Feasibilit y studies for modernizat ion of another two old BWDB projects named

Ganges Kobotak Irrigat ion Project (GKIP) at Kust ia, M eherpur, Chuadanga and M agura

dist ricts and Tista Barrage Irrigat ion Project (TBIP) at Rangpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari

dist ricts are supposed to be completed within. Up to December , 2017 a significant port ion of

physical works of M IP has been completed and the feasibilit y study of GKIP & TBIP have been


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almost completed. At present modernizat ion of M IP subproject is going on. So safeguard

monitoring and/ or Environmental M onitoring Report will be limited to M IP subproject only.

1.2 Project outputs

The impact of the Project will be sustained high growth in irrigated agriculture. The project ’s

outcome will be efficient and sustainable management the M IP producing higher yields, w ith

expanded irrigated areas, and with a higher cropping intensificat ion including diversificat ion

into higher value crops. The Project w ill be implemented over 5 years from 2014-15 to 2018-

19. The Project will have the following three key components:


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Output 1: Performance based irrigat ion management and agriculture support services are

established for 3 large irrigat ion schemes including: (i) establishing Irrigat ion M anagement

Operators (IM Os) at the M IP; that w ill supervise rehabilitat ion and modernizat ion works and

provide long-term sustainable M OM ; (ii) establishing efficient management and cost -

recovery systems to maximise water use ef ficiencies and develop sustainable and reliable

cost-effect ive service delivery of irrigat ion water supply that meets farmer’s needs and

improves their productivity; (iii) providing agricultural support services through the IM Os

that promote efficient water use, crop diversificat ion through sustainable pract ices, and

developing opportunit ies for more commercial farming or agribusiness; and (iv) assist ing

with government reforms and inst itut ional st rengthening for long-term support of IM Os

including: (a) the establishment of a PPP cell within the Bangladesh Water Development

Board (BWDB); (b) the establishment of Implementat ion Coordinat ion Committee (ICC) for

M IP that w ill guide and support the establishment of sustainable and effect ive management .

Output 2: Irrigat ion syst em infrast ructure is rehabilitated and modernized: The Project w ill

rehabilitate and modernize irrigat ion infrast ructure including repair of head and cross

regulators, canals, ancillary facilit ies, flood embankments and associated drainage st ructures.

The prime focus will be to provide more efficient and equitable irrigat ion distribut ion

systems through appropriate technologies including provision of syst ems for cost recovery

such as pre-paid water metering system.

Output 3: The Project is eff icient ly managed with effect ive inst itut ional Development

including: (i) project management at all levels to ensure the effect ive and t imely delivery of

the project outputs, including the highest possible standards of quality cont rol; (ii) planning,

feasibilit y assessment and detailed engineering design for Output 2; and (ii i) Undertaking

inst itut ional st rengthening, enhancing awareness, and providing t raining of key stakeholders

including: (a) working with BWDB, water users associat ions (WM As) and local government to

redefine their role in the context of a new and changed approach to M OM ; (b) working with

farmers to ensure clear understanding of the new irrigat ion management st rat egies including

requirements for cost recovery; and (c) t raining for farmers in irrigat ion water management

for more efficient water use.

1.3 Project Location

The major area of the M uhuri Irrigat ion Project (M IP) is situated in six Upazila like

Purshuram, Phulgazi, Chhagal Naiya, Feni Sadar and Sonagazi of Feni Dist rict ; and only a

small port ion is situated in M irsharia Upazila of Chit tagong Dist rict (Figure-. The total land

area of the two dist ricts (Feni and Chit tagong) is 6,211km² and the total populat ion is 7.75

million people. This gives an average populat ion density of 1248 persons per square

kilomet re; populat ion density in Feni Dist rict is 1,300 per sq km and in Chit tagong 1,239

persons per sq km. The M IP is on the flood plains of 3 flashy rivers M uhuri, Feni and Selonia

river networks between the Indian hills of Tripura state of India to the East and the Bay of

Bengal to the West . So during heavy downpour in Indian hills suddenly flashes the area

violent ly and damages houses and property, submerges the crops and land under sand/ silt

carried with flood water.


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Figure-2: Location map of Muhuri Irrigation Project (MIP)

The M IP area experiences natural disasters like t ropical storms, cyclones and t idal surges after

each several years which have been frequent in recent years as a consequence of climate

change. The project area of M IP is also prone to earthquake due to the presence of India-

M yanmar fault to its eastern periphery.

1.4 Project objectives


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A. The overall object ive of the project is reducing poverty by enhancing food security

through increased yield of crops.

B. The specific object ives of the project are-

1. Sustainable operat ion and maintenance of M uhuri Irrigat ion Project (M IP) through

rehabilitat ion of the irrigat ion infrast ructures, improvement of irrigat ion management

through innovat ive approaches for modernizat ion and cost recovery in full for the

Level 2 (Secondary canal systems) and the Level 3 (framers’ canal syst em)

infrast ructures’ O&M while the Execut ing agency will carry out O&M of the Level 1

(Embankment , regulators and primary canal syst em/ rivers) of the M IP with

cont ribut ion by the GoB.

2. Increasing sustainabilit y of M IP through effect ive community part icipat ion.

3. Cont rolling f loods and using water resources effect ively and efficient ly.

4. Increasing farmers' income and st rengthening livelihood through improved

product ivity.

1.5 IM IP Implementation Arrangements

The Execut ing Agency for the Project is the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) in

which a Project M anagement Unit (PM U) has been established and led by the Project

Director (PD). The Project M anagement and Design Consultant (PM DC) support the PM U and

PD. The PM U manages the implementat ion of the M IP. The PD, PM U manages design and

implementat ion works; and manages the Irrigat ion M anagement Operator (IM O). The PD is

being supported by a team of planning, design and const ruct ion, procurement , accounts and

administ rat ion staff. A Project Steering Commit tee (PSC) is established within the M inist ry of

Water Resources (M oWR) to provide overall coordination of the Project and facilitate inter-

ministerial coordinat ion. The PSC is chaired by the Secretary, M oWR. The PD is the PSC’s

member secretary and all concerned minist ries and agencies will be represented.

A Safeguards Desk was specially established on 24 December, 2015 at PM U off ice for overall

monitoring, verif icat ion and report ing to ADB and DoE. The Safeguard cell is consist of 3

members (1 water resources expert and 1 gender and social compliance expert headed by 1

environmental monitoring expert ) to support the M onitoring office with safeguard

compliance management .

PM U Safeguard Team

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No.

Team members Designat ion Professional degrees Comments


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1 M r M d Jahangir

Alam

Deputy Chief

(Environment &

Forest )

M .Sc. in Forest ry,

M .Sc. in

Environmental

Sciences

Convener ( Now

he is in study

leave for 2

years.)

2 M s. Shahnaz Parvin Assistant Chief

(Sociology)

M .Sc. in Sociology,

M ember

3 M s. Nusrat Alam Sub-divisional

Engineer

B.Sc. in Civil

Engineering

M ember

PM DC is responsible to support PM U-Safeguard cell, IM O and PIU for developing capacity to

monitoring environmental and social compliance issues. Cont ractor is obliged by bid

document / cont ract agreement to implement the project EM P outlined in IEE/ EIA report .

IM O is responsible for day to day monitoring and supervising cont ractor’s act ivit ies relat ing

to EM P implementat ion, recording any grievances/ complaints raised by society/ stakeholders

and report ing monthly to PM U. PIU is responsible to enforce the cont ractor to implement

EM P in the field level and report to PM U the progress of implementat ion status. Safeguard

cell w ill consolidate all reports sent by IM O and PIU, verify those by visit ing field and prepare

semiannual safeguard report (Const ruct ion period)/ annual safeguard report (operat ion

period) and submit it to ADB for disclosure in their own websites.

An Implementation Coordination Committee (ICC) is established for the project to manage

field implementat ion issues that arise related to conflicts, safeguards, security, and more

generally concerns about the performance of the implement ing part ies. The ICC is chaired by

the project ’s BWDB Chief Engineer, East ern Zone, Comilla and commit tee members comprise

representat ives from the offices of the Deputy Commissioner, the Water Users’ Associat ions

and the IM O.

1.6 Physical progress of project activities

The IM IP will modernize Muhuri Irrigat ion Project (M IP) which has been being implemented

from 2014-2015 and is going to be completed in 2019-2020.

This Project has also completed feasibilit y study of (i) Ganges-Kobadak Irrigat ion Project

(GKIP) having a dry season irrigated area of about 96,000 ha and going on studying (ii) Teesta

Barrage Project (TBP) having a dry season irrigat ion area about 60,000 ha. Study of these two

projects has been completed for formulat ion of Development Project Proposal (DPP) and

implementat ion arrangement later on under the financial assistance of the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) or any other donors. The Project target s include rehabilitat ion of

the water infrast ructures of the M IP for gross 60,258 ha area in Purshuram, Phulgazi,

Chhagyal Niayyia, Feni Sadar and Sonagazi Upazila of Feni Dist rict and M irsarai Upazila of

Chit tagong Dist rict. The net cult ivable area of the project is 28,663 ha; net irrigated area of


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17,900 ha (with surface water and ground water) in the pre-project condit ion; but the “ With-

Project ” irrigated area will be 23,600 ha.

The main physical works under M IP are (a) rehabilitat ion of coastal embankment ,(b) re-

sect ioning of drainage/ irrigat ion canals, (c) rehabilitat ion of water cont rol st ructures like

regulators/ sluices/ reservoirs, installat ion of low lif t pumps (LLPs) w ith underground pipes &

prepaid meters and upgrading of elect ricity dist ribut ion systems. safeguard monitoring

report w ill contains the physical works/ act ivit ies of M uhuri Irrigat ion Project (M IP) part only.

The design (cross sect ion) of major physical st ructures is given below.


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The progress of physical works of MIP as up to December , 2017 is illust rated in Table 1.1

below.Table-1.1: showing physical progress of IM IP-M IP till December, 2017

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No

Name of the component

Quantity

as per

RDPP

Unit Progress

up to

December,

2017

% of

progress Comments

1 Re sect ioning of Embankment

17.753 Km. 16.421 92.50% ongoing

2 Rehabilitat ion of Sluices

4 Nos. - - Ancillary

work going

3 Const ruct ion of Sluices (2 x 2

Vents) 2 Nos. - 10% Ongoing

4 Rehabilitat ion of Water Cont rol

St ructures 5 Nos. - -

Site

preparat ion

5 Const ruct ion of Water Cont rol

St ructures (2x 2 Vents, 2 x 4 Vents,

1 x 7 Vents) 3 Nos. - -

Ancillary

work going

6 Resect ioning of khal

460 Km. 181.277 42.70 Going on

7 Repair of BWDB Office

1 No. 1 100% completed

8 Farmer Canal System (For

Irrigat ion of 17000 ha.) 17000 ha. 38% -

(a) Installat ion of Low Lift Pump

(LLP) 950 Nos. 29 part ial

Pump

procured

and 65 Nos.

received

(b) Installat ion of Pre-paid M eter 800 Nos. - - Not started

(c) Installat ion of uPVC Pipe

(160mm-280mm Diameter size ) 680 Km. 18.48 2.78

started

(d) Installat ion of RCC Pipe (300mm

Diameter size) 20 Km. - - Not started

(e) GI Pipe (100mm-280mm Dia)- 12 Km. - - Not started

9 Upgrading of Elect ricity

Dist ribut ion System (For Irrigat ion.

of 17000 ha area) w ith 1 sbstat ion 180 km - -

Not started


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According to the RDPP of IM IP total 22.6 km of coastal embankment was supposed to be

rehabilitated/ re-sect ioned but the target has been reduced to 17.753 km as some part of the

embankment is already rehabilitated and paved under some other projects. The physical

works/ const ruct ion/ rehabilitat ion of coastal embankment t ill December, 2017 has been done

92.50% by length.

Re-excavation of drainage/irrigation canals are going on. About 181.277Km out of total 460 km

has been done till December, 2017. Under contract package no. CW-3 construction works of

farmers canal system with construction of pump houses is also going on. More over under the

farmer’s canal system only 29 pump houses out of 950 pump houses have been found to be

constructed partially till December, 2017. Under contract package no-CW 8 the BWDB building

in the Field office (PIU Office) has been progressed 100% of 1 Building. A MoU has already

been signed between BWDB and REB (Rural Electrification Board) for construction of 180 km

electricity distribution system with installation of 1 substation. Tendering process is going on. So

the implementation of construction works is expected to start in full swing in the Fy 2017/2018.

Photographs (below) are showing the different phases of const ruct ion works of Coastal

Embankment at M uhuri Irrigat ion scheme site under IM IP.

Photo No-1: Exist ing Embankment w ith

degraded top and plantat ion of t rees on slope

both the side slopes

Photo No-2: Re-sect ioning works of the

coastal embankment going on by manual

excavat ion of earth from nearby canal.


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Photo No-3: Irrigation canel ( ongoing works) Photo No-4: Re-sect ioning of coastal

embankments without removal of t rees

planted on both the side slopes

Photographs below are showing the different phases of construction works of Irrigation canal

at M uhuri Irrigation scheme site under IM IP.

Photo No-5: Re-excavat ion of secondary

irrigat ion canal under progress.

Photo No-6: Excavat ion of Canal with long boom

excavator is going on though some wat er remains in

the canal bed.


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Photo No-7: Sluice const ract ion works ( on

going)

Photo No-8: A completed irrigat ion canal with

bank .

Photo No-9: Huge pile of uPVC pipes staked in

the field for const ruct ion of underground

irrigat ion networks

Photo No-10: Excavat ion of narrow canal for

burring uPVC pipes is going on rapidly


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Photo no -11 : Pump House and Header tank const ruct ion

Photo no-12 : Signboard of Khal re- excavat ion.


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1.7 Scope and status (till December, 2017) of Safeguard monitoring in M uhuri Irrigation

Scheme (M IP) under IM IP

Among 3 subunits (large scale irrigat ion projects of BWDB) of IM IP only M IP subunit is being

implemented within this t ranche of project period Fy: 2014/ 2015 to 2019/ 2020. So this 4t h

Environmental safeguard report includes only the environmental monitoring of M IP.

Categorizat ion of MIP for different safeguard issues and report ing requirements for each

category are described below.

(a) Environmental Safeguards: According to ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) M IP

(M uhuri Irrigat ion Project ) under IM IP was categorized B for environment and an init ial

environmental examination (IEE) was prepared as the negat ive impacts are typical to any

const ruct ion act ivit ies involving earth works which can easily be mit igated through

adoption of measures described in the environmental management plan (EM P). But

according to Bangladesh Environment Act (1995) and Environment Conservat ion Rule-

1997 it was categorised-Red as under M IP modernizat ion process natural water flow will

be cont rolled by const ruct ion of water cont rol st ructures. To meet the requirement of

DoE (Department of Environment ), Bangladesh an Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) study was done and Environmental Clearance (EC) from DoE was obtained on

30.11.2014 (Appendix-8). Consultat ions were undertaken with affect ed stakeholders and

a suitable grievance redress mechanism had been proposed to resolve any project

related grievances. To meet ADB’s report ing requirements (a) semi-annual Environmental

M onitoring Report (in the month of July and December) during const ruct ion period and

(b) annual Environmental M onitoring Report (in every December) during operat ion

period are mandatory to submit ADB for disclosure.

Physical works of excavat ion of Khal (canal) and rehabilitat ion of coastal embankment

under only 4 cont ract packages: CW-1, CW- 2, CW-3 & CW-8 actually started in the year

2016. The first semi-annual report for durat ion January to June, 2016 and second semi-

annual report for durat ion June to December, 2016 and the 3rd

semi-annual report for

durat ion January to June , 2017 were submitted to ADB and hoisted to the website of

ADB Bangladesh M ission for disclosure. This safeguard monitoring report is the 4th

semi-

annual report for the durat ion of July to December , 2017. The report has been due to

submit as the Safeguard and Public communicat ion expert of IM O who has the main

responsibilit y of monitoring and report ing the day to day physical act ivit ies specially the

environmental and social safeguard issues, health and safety issues of the workers,

grievance issues to PM U office. Safeguard team of PM U office has visited the sites of

each physical components in the field, talked to the labours’ leaders, cont ractors’

supervisors, villagers, squat ter families, IM O officers and BWDB field officers about the

environmental and social safeguard issues, workers and villager’s health and safety issues

etc at end of December, 2017 and this report reflects status of all those issues going on in

the field.

(b) Social Safeguards: The M IP was classif ied as Categorized as a “ C” project for involuntary

reset t lement in accordance with the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009.


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Requirement for temporary relocat ion and reset t lement init ially envisaged can be

avoided through: (i) modified designs by reducing the cross sect ions (st eeper side slopes)

allowing for some increase in hydraulic in populated area; and (ii) removing the

embankment rehabilitat ion from the const ruct ion program. A reset t lement framework

(RF) has been prepared for the entire M FF that would guide the preparat ion of

reset t lement plans for the subsequent t ranches, if required. The RF follows the

Government ’s laws and regulat ions and ADB’s SPS (2009), and prescribes for ent it lement

to compensat ion for land acquired and lost assets at replacement cost as well as

reset t lement assistances. To meet ADB’s report ing requirements (a) a semi-annual Social

Safeguard Monitoring Report (in June) during const ruct ion phase and (b) an annual Social

safeguard M onitoring Report (in December) during operat ion phase are mandatory to

submit to ADB for disclosure.

During the feasibilit y study of IM IP in the year 2013/ 14 most of physical works specially

rehabilitat ion of coastal embankments, reconst ruct ions / re-sect ioning of drainage

/ irrigat ion canal was proposed to be conducted on old/ degraded coastal

embankment / canals. So there was no scope of land acquisit ion or reset t lement of

houses/ st ructures etc. in M IP area as well as the implementat ion/ monitoring of

Reset t lement Act ion Plan (RAP). But during last 2-3 years squat ters families (above 350

families), most ly climate vict ims of south-west coastal areas of Bangladesh like Noakhali

and Barisal dist ricts and displaced by t idal surges/ t ropical cyclones, found to set t le on the

coastal embankments. The 350 families are actually rehabilited temporally in the

embankment during t idal surges/ t ropical cyclones but after this natural disaster has-been

over, this peoples has been shifted to their original locat ion.

M oreover 25% of earth works of M IP subunit is supposed to be done by WM O (Water

management organizat ions) and remaining 75% by cont ractors. There was a scope of

employment for the female labour (30% of total labour force) but due to some religious

norms, especially in Muslim community in the M IP area, local women are not interested

to part icipate in outdoor works. So implementat ion of Gender Act ion Plan (GAP) faces

difficulty in M IP area. But during the f ield visit on August , 2017 some women of squatter

families showed the safeguard team quite interest s for earth works as labours in the

embankment . Gender act ion plan has been implemented in PM U, PIU, IM P and WM O

offices. Quarterly Gender Act ion Plan monitoring report has been prepared and

submit ted to ADB separately for disclosure.

(c) Indigenous Peoples Safeguard: The M IP is categorized as C for the Indigenous Peoples

safeguard. There are no Indigenous Peoples as defined for operat ional purposes by ADB's

SPS (2009) in the Project areas and the areas under the subsequent t ranche of the

Program. As the subsequent t ranche is also categorized as C, an Indigenous Peoples

Planning Framework has not been prepared. So there is no scope of report ing on

Indigenous Peoples Safeguard under M IP.


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CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

2 Environment M anagement Plan

M anagement of Important Environmental Impacts (IECs) comprises 3 components like-

(a) Environmental mit igat ion plan: Plan containing suggest ion on mit igat ion measures to

minimize possible negat ive impacts,

(b) Compensat ion plan: Plan suggest ing measures required for providing compensation for

well assessed negat ive impacts which cannot be mit igated,

(c) Environmental monitoring plan: Plan for detect ing changes that may take place due to

the planned intervent ions in the project .

Environmental M anagement Plan (Appendix-I) for M IP suggest ed in the concerned EIA report

unveils that during the preconst ruct ion phase there are no adverse impacts as w ell as no

mit igat ion/ monitoring plan. But during const ruct ion and post const ruct ion phase there may

have some adverse impacts which need to be mit igated. The EIA study was conducted during

the FY 2013-2014 and the report did not show any issues which might be compensated. But

at during the implementat ion period o FY 2016/ 2017 reset t lement of squat ter families on

the embankment faces some challenges as DPP of IM IP and Bangladesh Environment Act

(1995 amended in2010) do not allow to compensate squat ters. So this 4th

EM R includes no

compensat ion plan for M IP. The proposed EM P of M IP has been described below (Table- 2.1)

in brief.

Table-2.1: EM P for M IP under IM IP

(a) Possible impacts and management plan for Coastal Embankment

Sl

No

Expected Project

Actions

Potential

Impacts

Proposed

mitigation

measures as per

EM P

Re

spo

nsi

ble

age

ncy

Est

ima

ted

cost

(in

Tk

)

Status up to 31

December, 2017

1

Co

nst

ruct

ion

Ph

ase

Const ruct ion

of cross

bundh (dam)

across the

khals near the

embankment

for collect ion

of earth

materials

Temporary

obst ruct ion of

water flow in

some khals

M it igat ion

measures not

needed as the

canals remain

most ly dry. So the

impacts are

insignificant.

Co

ntr

acto

rs

,IM

O, B

WD

B

No

t a

pp

licab

le

M inimized the

temporary

impacts locally.


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2

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Re-sect ioning

of coastal

embankment

as per design

Risk of sliding

down of steep

slope of

embankments

and loss of

community

people and

propert ies

St rict ly

maintenance of

design

inst ruct ions to

avoid such

situat ions.

Co

ntr

acto

r, I

MO

, B

WD

B

Side slopes are

maintained as

per design

3 Borrowing soil

for re-

sect ioning of

embankment

Risk of

unauthorised

ext ract ion of

soil from

private land.

Soil may be

ext racted from

fellow land by

paying royalty to

the agreed land

owner. Ext ract ion

of Soil from

agricultural land

any way must be

prohibited.

Co

ntr

act

or

(be e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

co

ntr

acto

r b

ill Ext ract ion of soil

has been done

most ly from

nearby BWDB’s

silted up canal

bed. In some

places it has

been collected

from private

land managing

the owner by

cont ractor

locally

4 Const ruct ion

of labour

shed

Risk of

const ruct ing

labour shed

on private

land and

unauthorised

prohibit ion

from

cult ivat ion

Const ruct ion of

labour shed on

private land must

be prohibited

unless authorised

by land owner

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rce

d b

y IM

O,

BW

DB

)

Incl

ud

ed

in

co

ntr

acto

r b

ill Labour shed has

been hired by

the cont ractor

near the site


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5

Po

st c

on

stru

cti

on

ph

ase

Felling of

t rees from

embankment

during re-

sect ioning

Risk of

reduct ion of

vegetat ion

cover and

habitats for

w ild animals

Removal of t rees

from coastal

embankment

should be

avoided. 3

saplings should

be planted for 1

t ree felled for

unavoidable

reason.

BW

DB

, W

UA

, D

oF

An

nu

al O

&M

bu

dge

t o

f B

WD

B,

Do

F

Coastal

Embankment

has been

commenced to

re-sect ioning

manually by

keeping the

t rees intact on

the site

6

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Re-sect ioning

of

Embankment

Land

communicat io

n by vehicle

on the

embankment

w ill be

hindered.

Impact is

temporary.

The embankment

w ill be re-

sect ioned

segment by

segment to

ensure the

proper shape

prompt ly.

Co

ntr

acto

r, I

MO

, B

WD

B,

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

est

ima

te

Top surface of

embankment

was smoothed

with a lit t le bit

roughness in

some places. But

it has been quite

smooth due to

walking by

people and

cat t le. Re

sect ioning is

being done

segment by

segment .

7 Earth work

and st ructural

works during

implementat i

on of the

project

Increased

opportunity

for

employment

specially for

socially

disadvantage

d class

Social safeguard

measures

provided for

enhancement

program

Co

ntr

acto

r, B

WD

B,

IMO

, W

UA

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

Labour intensive

part i.e., earth

work by WM G

has been started

by both

manually and

mechanically.

Cont ractor’s part

of const ruct ion

has been

commenced

manually by 2

groups of

migrated

labours.


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8 M ovement of

const ruct ion

vehicle/ equip

ment / operat i

on of

machines

Air/ Sound

pollut ion by

generat ion of

Noise, dusts,

fumes etc.

(a)Regular water

sprinkling to

reduce the dust ,

(b) prohibit ing

operat ion of

machines in the

night near the

human habitats

(c) conducting

regular

maintenance of

machineries to

reduce noise.

Co

ntr

acto

r, I

MO

, B

WD

B

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

Cont ractor`s

employees have

been advised to

be careful and to

take necessary

act ionson these

mat ters as per

plan.

During field

visits the

Safeguard

Specialist

stat ioned at Feni

check up and

verify with the

community

people.


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9 Ingress of

imported

external

labour force.

Social disquiet

or

disturbance

by external

manpower

breaking

peace of local

people.

Ext ernal labour

force will be kept

under st rict

supervision and

will be compelled

them to obey

local customs and

disciplines of the

state.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e c

on

tracto

r’s

bill Almost all

labours are

recruited from

outer dist ricts of

Jamalpur and

Noakhali as local

labours are not

interest ed to

earth works.

During field

visits the

safeguard

specialist check

up and verify

w ith the

community

people. So

far,there has

been no

complain of any

kind of social

disquiet or

disturbance by

the migrated

labours.


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10 Sanitat ion of

workforce.

Risks of out

breaking of

diseases

/ epidemics

Proper sanitat ion

facilit ies and safe

drinking water

supply w ill be

ensured.

Infected person

will be isolated &

t reat ed if any.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e c

on

tracto

r’s

bill Safeguard

Specialist

verifies with the

labours during

field visits.

Sanitat ion

facilit ies and

drinking water

supply arranged

by the

cont ractor is

reasonably

sat isfactory to

the labours.

No complaint

was raised by

the labourers.

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Po

st c

on

stru

ctio

n p

ha

se

Implementat i

on of planned

act ivit ies in

the project

Income

generat ing

act ivit ies of

agriculture

farming will

be increased,

poverty will

be reduced

Impact is posit ive.

Access to micro

credit

Agriculture

support services

provided by IM O

Do

C,

NG

Os

No

t A

pp

licab

le

The project is

st ill under

const ruct ion.

Agricultural

support services

will be available

after complet ion

of physical

works.

To start income

generat ing

act ivit ies,

t raining has

started on

improved

product ion

technology, crop

diversificat ion,

fish cult ivat ion in

pond, rice land

and canal etc.


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(b) Possible impacts and management plan for Irrigation Canals

Sl

No

Expected Project

Actions

Potential

Impacts

Proposed

mitigation

measures as per

EM P Re

spo

nsi

ble

age

ncy

Est

ima

ted

co

st (

in T

k)

Status up to 31

December, 2017

1

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Const ruct ion of

cross bundh

(dam) across

khals

Temporary

obst ruct ion of

water flow in

some khals

M it igat ion

measures not

needed as the

Impacts are

temporary &

insignificant.

Co

ntr

acto

r, I

MO

,

BW

DB

No

t a

pp

licab

le

M inimized the

impacts locally.

2

Po

st c

on

stru

ctio

n p

ha

se

Risk of drying

out of wet lands

through

drainage khals.

Loss of w et

lands with

aquat ic lives

Possible wet

lands/ pockets will

be disconnected

from the drainage

khals

IMO

, B

WD

B

No

t a

pp

lica

ble

No wet lands

have been found

to dry due to

excavat ion of

khals completed

t ill December

2017.

3 Increased

ext ract ion of

ground water by

farmers.

Lowering of

ground water

table and

drying of

house hold

tube wells.

Rest rict ion of

installat ion of

deep tube wells

w ithin the

command area of

M IP

WU

A, IM

O &

BW

DB

No

t a

pp

lica

ble

The project is

under

const ruct ion. So

no such impacts

have been

not iced yet .

4

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Re-excavat ion of

khals as per

design

Risk of sliding

down of steep

canal banks

and loss of

community

people and

propert ies

St rict ly

maintenance of

design

inst ruct ions to

avoid such

situat ions.

Co

ntr

acto

r, I

MO

, B

WD

B

All field office

M anagers have

been inst ructed

to check whether

side slopes are

maintained as per

design while re-

excavat ing canals.

Because of sandy

soil of the

canalbank, land

slide is st ill

occurringin some

places.


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5 Disposal of spoil

earth from

excavat ion of

khals.

Dumping of

excess spoil

earth on

private

land/ crops

Disposal of Excess

spoil earth to

designated place

must be ensured

after fil ling low

land or raising

homestead / court

yard by land

owners will.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

In some places

cont ractor has

reshaped the

spoil earth as

canal bank cum

walking road.

In most of the

places earth is

used by the

nearby farmers as

heightening and

fert il izing their

lands.

Heaps of spoil has

been found st ill

on some canal

bank/ private

lands.

The cont ractor`s

employees say

these will be

either taken away

by the nearby

community

people or

removed by the

cont ractors, as

much as possible.

6 Borrowing soil

for re-sect ioning

of canals

Risk of

unauthorised

ext ract ion of

soil from

private land.

Soil may be

ext racted from

fellow land by

paying royalty to

the agreed land

owner. Ext ract ion

of Soil from

agricultural land

any way must be

prohibited. Co

ntr

act

or

(be e

nfo

rced

by IM

O,

BW

DB

)

Incl

ud

ed

in

co

ntr

acto

r b

ill No unauthorised

ext ract ion of soil

from private land

has been

reported as of

today because

excavat ed

material is huge.


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7 Const ruct ion of

labour shed

Risk of

const ruct ing

labour shed

on private

land and

unauthorised

prohibit ion

from

cult ivat ion

Const ruct ion of

labour shed on

private land must

be prohibited

unless authorised

by land owner

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

co

ntr

acto

r b

ill No labour shed

has been noticed

on the site.

For the machine

operators, their

helpers and the

site supervisors,

sheds are hired

by the

cont ractors. No

labour shed

const ructed on

unauthorized

private land has

been reported so

far.

8

Po

st c

on

stru

cti

on

ph

ase

Indiscriminate

applicat ion of

agrochemicals

like fert ilizers

and pest icides

by farmers.

Reduct ion of

land fert ilit y

followed by

land

product ivity

and loss of

biodiversity

Conducting

integrat ed

farming t raining

to farmers to

reduce such

adverse impacts. IMO

, B

WD

B &

DA

E

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e I

MO

co

ntr

act The project is

under

const ruct ion. So

such impacts will

be monitored &

managed during

operat ional

phase.

In farmers on

going t raining,

soil fert ilit y and

product ivity,

social forest ryand

environmental

aspects are

incorporated in

curriculum.

9

Po

st c

on

stru

cti

on

Cropping

intensificat ion /

diversificat ion

Non

diversificat ion

may impact

project target

negat ively.

Training of

stakeholders on

modern farming

pract ices/ crop

diversif icat ion

shall be ensured

IMO

, B

WD

B, D

AE

To

be in

clu

de

d in

IMO

s co

ntr

act

Training of

stakeholders on

modern farming

pract ices/ crop

diversificat ion has

been started.


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10

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Keeping the khal

dry about 3

months for

excavat ion

Risk of dying

some aquatic

non fishery

animals

though the

residual

impact is non

significant .

No feasible

mit igat ion

measures are

applicable but

any ecologically

important species

spot ted during

the operat ion

should be

released safely to

nearby water

bodies.

Co

ntr

acto

r, IM

O, B

WD

B, W

UA

,

No

t ap

plica

ble

No important

species of w ild

life have been

not iced during

const ruct ion of

khal (Canal). In

fact , the canals

are not dried for

re-excavat ion.

During t raining of

the field staff and

the cont ractors

employees this

point w ill be

emphasized.

11

co

nst

ructi

on

ph

ase

Felling of t rees

from canal bank

or embankment

during re-

sect ioning

Risk of

reduct ion of

vegetat ion

cover and

habitats for

w ild animals

Removal of trees

from canal bank

or coastal

embankment

should be

avoided. 3

saplings should

be planted for 1

t ree felled for

unavoidable

reason.

BW

DB

, W

UA

, D

oF

An

nu

al O

&M

bu

dget

of

BW

DB

, D

oF

Vegetat ion

standing on the

canal bank has

been cut and

taken away by

the owners

before Re-

excavat ion works.

It is st rict ly

followed that

only those t rees

and bamboo

clusters are

removed which

are absolutely

unavoidable

The issue of

plant ing new

saplings is being

considered by

BWDB and IM O.

A guideline would

be developed on

this.


29

12

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Re-excavat ion of

Canals

Land

communicat io

n by local

people

/ vehicles over

the canals w ill

be hindered.

Impact is

temporary.

The foot over

bridges should be

re-sect ioned

/ rebuilt to ensure

the proper

sect ioned of

canals.

Co

ntr

act

or,

IM

O, B

WD

B,

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

est

ima

te

Exist ing foot over

bridges

const ructed over

the canals by

other

government /

private agencies

have been kept

intact (IM O ).

13 Disposal of

excess spoil

earth on private

lands during

excavat ion of

khals.

Farmers will

use the spoil

earth to raise

their land and

homestead

Impact is

expected

posit ive. If any

complains rises

those will be

mit igated by

compensat ing the

land owners

Co

ntr

acto

r

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

So far damping of

spoil on private

land has not been

not iced or

reported by

stakeholders. In

most cases

villagers are

interest ed to use

spoil earth

themselves for

raising their

homestead of

adjacent land.

So far no one

raised complaint

against dumping

of excess spoil

earth on private

lands.


30

14 Earth work and

st ructural works

during

implementat ion

of the project

Increased

opportunity

for

employment

specially for

socially

disadvantage

d class

Social safeguard

measures

provided for

enhancement

program.

Co

ntr

act

or,

BW

DB

, IM

O, W

UA

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

Labour intensive

part i.e., earth

work by WM G

has been started

manually well.

Cont ractor’s part

of const ruct ion

has been going

on by mult iple

long boom

excavators as

manual

excavat ion is not

suitable watery

canal.

15 M ovement of

const ruct ion

vehicle/ equipme

nt / operat ion of

machines

Air/ Sound

pollut ion by

generat ion of

Noise, dusts,

fumes etc.

(a)Regular water

sprinkling to

reduce the dust,

(b) prohibit ing

operat ion of

machines in the

night near the

human habitats

(c) conduct ing

regular

maintenance of

machineries to

reduce noise.

Co

ntr

acto

r, IM

O, B

WD

B

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

Significant

quant ity dust

was not not iced

significant ly as

canal bed was

wet .

During field t rip

by the safeguard

specialist ,

air/ sound

pollut ion through

generat ion of

noise, dusts and

emission of

fumes erc. Is

checked and

verified with the

community

people. There is

no complain

about this.


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16 Ingress of

imported

external labour

force.

Social disquiet

or

disturbance

by external

manpower

breaking

peace of local

people.

Ext ernal labour

force will be kept

under st rict

supervision and

will be compelled

them to obey

local customs and

disciplines of the

state.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by

IMO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e c

on

tracto

r’s

bill Re-excavat ion of

canals was being

done by long

boom excavators.

So no labours

needed but a few

machine

operators

recruited locally.

17 Sanitat ion of

workforce.

Risks of out

breaking of

diseases

/ epidemics

Proper sanitat ion


drinking water

supply w ill be

ensured.

Infected person

will be isolated &

t reat ed if any.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e c

on

tracto

r’s

bill Re-excavation of

canals was being

done by several

long boom

excavators. So

labour sheds,

toilet facilities and

drinking water

were managed

locally.

No complaint

raised by the

machine

operators.

18

Po

st c

on

stru

cti

on

ph

ase

Implementat ion

of planned

act ivit ies in the

project

Income

generat ing

act ivit ies of

agriculture

farming will

be increased,

poverty w ill

be reduced


Access to micro

credit

Agriculture

support services

provided by IM O

Do

C,

NG

Os

No

t A

pp

licab

le

The project is st ill

under

implementat ion.

Agricultural

support services

will be available

like plantat ion

along the canal

bank and fishery

/ duck farming

/ growing

vegetables on

bamboo fences

over the canal

etc. Training on

these issues is

going on and will

be implemented

very soon.


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(c) Possible impacts and management plan for Farmers canal system and Pump houses

Sl

No

Expected Project

Actions

Potential

Impacts

Proposed

mitigation

measures as per

EM P

Re

spo

nsi

ble

age

ncy

Est

ima

ted

co

st (

in T

k)

Status up to 31

December, 2017

1

Co

nst

ructi

on

ph

ase

Const ruct ion of

cross bundh

(dam) across

any khals or

water bodies

Temporary

obst ruct ion of

water flow in

some khals

M it igat ion

measures not

needed as the

Impacts are

insignificant &

temporary.

No

t a

pp

lica

ble

No

t a

pp

lica

ble

M inimized the

impacts locally.

2

Po

st c

on

stru

cti

on

ph

ase

Risk of drying

out of wet lands

through

drainage khals.

Loss of w et

lands with

aquat ic lives

Possible wet

lands/ pockets will

be disconnected

from the drainage

khals

IMO

, B

WD

B

No

t a

pp

lica

ble

Drainage canal

systems has not

started

funct ioning as it

project is st ill

under

const ruct ion.

3 Dist ribut ion of

irrigat ion water

through buried

pipelines

system

Reduced rate

of percolat ion

of water to

ground water

storage

during

irrigat ion

season.

Retent ion of

water in wet lands

/ pockets / canals/

Ponds to

recharge ground

water storage.

WU

A, IM

O &

BW

DB

No

t a

pp

lica

ble

Buried pipes has

been commenced

to install but not

started

funct ioning. So

no such impacts

were noticed.

4 Increased

ext ract ion of

ground water

by farmers/

IM O.

Lowering of

ground water

table and

drying of

house hold

tube wells.

Rest rict ion of

installat ion of

deep tube wells

w ithin the

command area of

M IP

WM

A,

IMO

& B

WD

B

No

t a

pp

licab

le

Deep tube wells

were not installed

in the

comparatively

most elevated

area. So No such

impacts were

found.


33

5 Disposal of spoil

earth from

excavat ion of

farmers canal &

pump houses.

Dumping of

excess spoil

earth on

private

land/ crops

Disposal of Excess

spoil earth to

designated place

must be ensured

after fil ling low

land or raising

homestead / court

yard by land

owners will.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by

IMO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

Excavat ion / re-

excavat ion of

farmers’ canal are

st ill under

Implementat ion.

Normally excess

6 Borrowing soil

for re-

sect ioning of

Farmers canal

system & pump

houses.

Risk of

unauthorised

ext ract ion of

soil from

private land.

Soil may be

ext racted from

fellow land by

paying royalty to

the agreed land

owner. Ext ract ion

of Soil from

agricultural land

any way must be

prohibited.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

co

ntr

acto

r b

ill Const ruct ion of

Farmers canal

system/ buried

pipes has been

started. But no

unauthorised

ext ract ion of soil

from private land

has been noticed

during

const ruct ion of

29 pump houses.

7 Const ruct ion of

labour shed

Risk of

const ruct ing

labour shed

on private

land and

unauthorised

prohibit ion

from

cult ivat ion

Const ruct ion of

labour shed on

private land must

be prohibited

unless authorised

by land owner

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rce

d b

y IM

O,

BW

DB

)

Incl

ud

ed

in

co

ntr

acto

r b

ill No labour shed

has been noticed

to be const ructed

on the site during

const ruct ion of

Farmers canal

system/ buried

pipes t ill June,

2017.

Po

st c

on

stru

ctio

n p

ha

se Indiscriminate

applicat ion of

agrochemicals

like fert ilizers

and pest icides

by farmers.

Reduct ion of

land fert ilit y

followed by

land

product ivity

and loss of

biodiversity

Conducting

integrat ed

farming t raining

to farmers to

reduce such

adverse impacts. IMO

, B

WD

B &

DA

E

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e I

MO

co

ntr

act Integrated

farming t raining

to farmers will be

started after

complet ion of

const ruct ion

works.


34

8

Co

nst

ruct

ion

Ph

ase

Installat ion of

underground

uPVC pipe for

replacing field

canal for

irrigat ion water

dist ribut ion.

Risk of leaving

heaps of spoil

earth on

private

agricultural

land and

temporary

interrupt ion

of cropping

Spreading of

excess spoil earth

on farmer’s land

evenly according

to farmers must

be insured.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

co

ntr

acto

r’s

bill Installat ion of

uPVC pipe has

been started

during the off

season (fellow

period after

harvest ing of

crops). So no crop

damages were

not iced. Farmers

have taken away

the lit t le spoil

kept on the site.

9

Po

st c

on

stru

cti

on

ph

ase

Cropping

intensificat ion /

diversificat ion

Non

diversificat ion

may impact

project target

negat ively.

Training of

stakeholders on

modern farming

pract ices/ crop

diversif icat ion

shall be ensured

IMO

, B

WD

B, D

AE

To

be in

clu

de

d in

IM

Os

co

ntr

act Training of

stakeholders on

modern farming

pract ices/ crop

diversif icat ion has

already been

stated after

complet ion of

const ruct ion

works.

10

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Keeping the

khal dry about 3

months for

excavat ion

Risk of dying

some aquatic

non fishery

animals

though the

residual

impact is non

significant .

No feasible

mit igat ion

measures are

applicable but

any ecologically

important species

spot ted during

the operat ion

should be

released safely to

nearby water

bodies.

Co

ntr

act

or,

IM

O, B

WD

B, W

UA

,

No

t ap

plica

ble

Const ruct ion of

Farmers canal

system/ buried

pipes has been

started but no

important species

of w ild life has

not been noticed

during

const ruct ion of

farmer’s canal or

buried pipes.


35

11

Po

st c

on

stru

ctio

n p

ha

se

Felling of t rees

from canal bank

during re-

sect ioning

Farmers’ canal

system

Risk of

reduct ion of

vegetat ion

cover and

habitats for

w ild animals

Removal of trees

from canal bank

or coastal

embankment

should be

avoided. 3

saplings should

be planted for 1

t ree felled for

unavoidable

reason.

BW

DB

, W

UA

, D

oF

An

nu

al O

&M

bu

dge

t o

f B

WD

B,

Do

F

Const ruct ion of

Farmers canal

system/ buried

pipes has been

started but no

feeling of t rees

was found during

const ruct ion of

pump houses

12

Co

nst

ructi

on

Ph

ase

Re-sect ioning of

Farmers canal

system.

Land

communicat io

n by vehicle

on the

embankment

w ill be

hindered.

Impact is

temporary.

The embankment

w ill be re-

sect ioned

segment by

segment to

ensure the

proper shape

promptly.

Co

ntr

acto

r, I

MO

, B

WD

B,

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

est

ima

te

Const ruct ion of

Farmers canal

system/ buried

pipes/ pump

houses and

headertank is

going on,but no

complaints were

raised by local

people with

respect to their

movement by

vehicle or on

foot. The mat ter

is enquired with

community

people by the

safeguard

specialist during

site visits.


36

13 Disposal of

excess spoil

earth on private

lands during

excavat ion of

farmers canal

system.

Farmers will

use the spoil

earth to raise

their land and

homestead

Impact is

expected

posit ive. If any

complains rises

those will be

mit igated by

compensat ing the

land owners

Co

ntr

acto

r

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

Const ruct ion of

Farmers canal

system buried

pipes/ pump

houses and

header tanks is

going on but no

complaints of

excess spoil

dumping on

private lands has

been received, so

far. Cont ractors

employees

working in the

sites are

reminded of this

st ipulat ion of the

cont ract by the

safeguard

specialist while

on site visits.


37

14 Earth work and

st ructural

works during

implementat ion

of the project

Increased

opportunity

for

employment

specially for

socially

disadvantage

d class

Social safeguard

measures

provided for

enhancement

program

Co

ntr

act

or,

BW

DB

, IM

O, W

UA

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

Const ruct ion of

Farmers canal

system/ buried

pipes/ pump

houses and

header tank is

going on. For this

kind of work local

labours are not so

avaible in the

areas where work

is going on. This

issue is discussed

in the

stakeholders

t raining class. No

grievances has

been raised from

local labours.

Priority of local

labours will be

ensured if there is

demand from

local labours for

such works.


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15 M ovement of

const ruct ion

vehicle/ equipm

ent / operat ion

of machines

Air/ Sound

pollut ion by

generat ion of

Noise, dusts,

fumes etc.

(a)Regular water

sprinkling to

reduce the dust,

(b) prohibit ing

operat ion of

machines in the

night near the

human habitats

(c) conduct ing

regular

maintenance of

machineries to

reduce noise.

Co

ntr

acto

r, I

MO

, B

WD

B

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e B

oQ

It is observed

that pipes/ pump

houses and

header tank cons

t ruct ion

air/ sound

pollut ion through

generat ion of

dust, noise and

emission of

fumes is not

significant .

Operat ion of

machines at night

has not so far,

been reported by

the nearby

community. The

mat ter is verified

with the

community

people by the

safeguard

specialists.

16 Ingress of

imported

external labour

force.

Social disquiet

or

disturbance

by external

manpower

breaking

peace of local

people.

Ext ernal labour

force will be kept

under st rict

supervision and

will be compelled

them to obey

local customs and

disciplines of the

state.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rce

d b

y

IMO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e c

on

tra

cto

r’s

bill There was no

complain of

anysocial disquiet

or disturbance

caused by the

external labours

issue.


39

17 Sanitat ion of

workforce.

Risks of out

breaking of

diseases

/ epidemics

Proper sanitat ion


drinking water

supply w ill be

ensured.

Infected person

will be isolated &

t reat ed if any.

Co

ntr

acto

r (b

e e

nfo

rced

by I

MO

, B

WD

B)

Incl

ud

ed

in

th

e c

on

tracto

r’s

bill Accomodation for

the labours are

hired by the

cont ractor with

toilet facilit ies

and drinking

water supply.

These are of

reasonable

standard.

No complain has

so far, been

received.

18

Po

st c

on

stru

cti

on

ph

ase

Implementat ion

of planned

act ivit ies in the

project

Income

generat ing

act ivit ies of

agriculture

farming will

be increased,

poverty w ill

be reduced


Access to micro

credit

Agriculture

support services

provided by IM O

Do

C,

NG

Os

No

t A

pp

licab

le

The planned

physical act ivit ies

of the project is

st ill under

implementat ion.

Training is going

on for increase of

product ion

Agricultural

support services

will be available

after complet ion

of physical works.

At tempt will be

made to link with

migrocredit

sources, if

necessary.


40

2.1Environmental M onitoring Plan

Environmental M onitoring Plan which was prepared under Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) process of Muhuri Irrigat ion Project (M IP). The cont ractors, IM O, PIU and

Safeguard cell have the obligat ion to follow this Environmental M onitoring Plan (Appendix-2)

during the const ruct ion and operat ion phase of the project . Before preparat ion of EIA report

BWDB prepared an IEE report which full fi ll the requirement of ADB’s safeguard requirement .

But in order to full fill the environmental and social compliance requirement of GoB

especially of DoE (Department of Environment ), Bangladesh EIA is compulsory for this red

category project of M IP. According to ADB’s SPS (2009) meet ing the count ry’s (Borrower)

environmental and social compliance is mandatory. In this back ground Environmental

M anagement Plan and concerned Environmental M onitoring plan prepared in the EIA report

of M IP is compulsory to follow for BWDB, IM O, PIU and WM A and ensure Environmental and

Social compliance of MIP under IM IP.

2.2 Limitations of EM P and M onitoring Plan

The safeguard team seems that the Environmental Monitoring Plan (EM P) prepared under

EIA report (at tached in Appendix-2) has some limitat ions stated below.

(a) Why did the EIA Team avoid the issue of re-set t lement of squat ter families living on the

coastal embankment was not clear to the safeguard team. So EM P does not include re-

set t lement plan for the squat ter families.

(b) EM P does not describe any health and safety issues as w ell as their monitoring plan in

the EIA report .

(c) EM P does not describe possible grievance issues and their redress mechanism in the EIA

report .

2.3 Implementation Arrangement of Environmental M onitoring Plan

According to Approved DPP of IM IP Environmental and Social Safeguard compliance of M IP

will be implemented/ monitored by 4 stakeholder groups of M IP such as IM O, PIU, WM A,

PM U (Safeguard Cell) and PMDC. Responsibilit ies and scope of work of each stakeholder

group have been described below.

(a) IM O is responsible to conduct the day to day monitoring and supervising the

implementat ion of environmental and social safe guard issues and keeping concerned

records of act ivit ies like progress, complaints and grievances from labours, community

peoples, farmers, etc and any breach of Bangladesh Environmental law, labour law,

Occupational Health and Safety measures by cont ractors. IM O is also responsible to

consolidate those daily records as monthly reports and submit it to PM U-Safeguard cell.

Inst ructed by PD office ,IM O must monitor the cont ractor’s responsibilit y to comply

concerned issues like internat ional labour law, Occupational health and safet y measures

and social safeguard compliance etc.


41

(b) PIU director is primarily responsible to insure the implementat ion of EM P by cont ractors

and enforce them to implement EM P and record & report monthly and quarterly to PD,

PM U in case of any grievances raised and breaches in implementat ion of EM P by

cont ractors.

(c) PM U (Safeguard cell) is responsible to foresee the ent ire safeguard implementat ion

process, consolidate those monthly reports, validate those complaints and grievances,

inform PD-IMIP for necessary act ions and finally prepare & submit Semi-annual

Safeguard Report to ADB and DoE for disclosure.

(d) PM DC has the responsibilit y to st rengthen PM U-Safeguard Cell, PIU, IM O, cont ractors

and developing their capacity for implementat ion/ Monitoring/ supervision/ report ing of

safeguard issues of M IP project by providing necessary t raining and demonst rat ions etc.

Though PM DC was supposed to t rain and build up capacity both PM U and PIU for

safeguard monitoring but they didn’t take any responsibilit y and/ or arranged such

t raining.

2.4 Implementation status of Environmental Monitoring Plan

The physical progress/ const ruct ion works of M IP is less t ill December 2017. But most of the

environmental monitoring indicators are concentrated in const ruct ion and operat ion phases

of M IP. MIP (M uhuri Irrigat ion Project ) is basically rehabilitat ion by modernizat ion of old

irrigat ion project of BWDB. So the environmental adverse impacts which are supposed to

happen had happened 30 years back when M IP first implemented in 1986 with aid of IDA,

SIDA and EEC. Now that old and degraded irrigat ion project is just being rehabilitated on the

same place. So it is expect ed that environment will be impacted very less by rehabilitat ion

process. According to EIA study report of M IP major environmental impacts may specially

be imparted on land, water and fishery resources. Present status of environmental

monitoring is described in the Table 2.2.

Table 2.2: Implementation Status of Environmental M onitoring Plan

Sl

No

Environmental

Parameters to

be M onitored

M ethods Frequency Responsibi

lity

M onitoring Status (July

2017 to December-2017 ,

1 Effect iveness of

Flood protect ion

embankment

(Coastal

Embankment )

M aintain

embankment

w ith proper

crest , side slopes

and at design

height by

routine repairs

of any damage

Pre-

monsoon

every year

BWDB Resect ioning of

embankment : - About

92.50% of the

resect ioning works have

been substantially

completed, rest 7.50%

works will be executed in

the next fiscal year.

Effect iveness of flood


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protect ion will be

monitored in next year’s

pre-monsoon

2 Operat ional

status of

regulators

/ Sluices / water

cont rol

st ructures

Operate and

carry out

maintenance of

components of

st ructures

On Rout ine BWDB,

IM O,

WM A

The ment ion words i.e.

operat ions of regulators

are going on. As a rout ine

work. The maintenance

works are plan to be

executed under this

project next year.

3 Opt imize

reservoir and

water resources

Operate Feni

Regulator to fill

up river

reservoir

Every year

on rout ine

BWDB Carried out properly in

the report ing period.

4 Conveyance of

water through

khals

M aintain proper

design of khals

by siltat ion

Once in five

years

cycle/ when

needed

BWDB,

IM O, WUA

First phase de-siltat ion of

khals started in June,

2017.

Design was maintained

properly.

5 Surface water

availabilit y

Record water

level and

discharge data

of Feni, M uhuri

and Khalidas

pahalia Rivers

Record

gauge data

and

discharge;

Conduct

data

analyses

and flow

assessment

BWDB,

IM O

BWDB recorded gauge

data in the report ing

period

IM O will conduct data

analysis and flow

assessment from the next

report ing period

6 Surface water

Quality-

-DO,

-pH,

-BOD,

-COD,

-Arsenic and

-POPs from

Pest icides used

Collect water

samples from

canals,

wet lands,

reservoirs and

assess water

quality

parameters.

Annually in

the month

of M arch

-DO,

-pH,

-BOD,

-COD.

Finally (fifth

year) in the

month of

BWDB,

IM O

Surface water quality w ill

be analyzed and

monitored by IM O after

complet ion of

const ruct ion works.


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in the crops) M arch-

-Arsenic &

- POPs

7 Ground Water

Availabilit y

Collect water

level data from

wells, assess

lowering of

water tables and

record recharge

level to

determine

mining

Annually in

pre-

monsoon

BWDB,

IM O,

BADC &

PHE

M onitoring of ground

water availabilit y w ill be

done during the operat ion

period.

8 Ground Water

Quality

Collect water

samples from

some

representat ive

tube wells and

test ing samples

to assess

salinity, Arsenic

etc.

Annually in

pre-

monsoon

BWDB,

IM O,

BADC &

PHE

M onitoring of ground

water quality w ill be done

during the operat ion

period.

9 Disposal of spoil

earth for

const ruct ion of

regulator and

re-excavat ion of

khals

Physical

verif icat ion at

const ruct ion

sites / Khals

/ Costal

embankments

Frequent ly

during

const ruct io

n phase.

BWDB,

IM O

Due to the shortage of the

acquisit ion land part ially

spoil earth kept in the

private land with prior

consultat ion and concern

of land owners.

10 Crop yield Crop cut t ing

/ harvest ing and

weighing at site

M ainly for

Boro and

Aman crops

in every

season

BWDB,

IM O,

WM A, DAE

Not applicable for the

report ing period.

11 Crop damage Indentify

/ est imate crop

damaged area

before

Seasonally

for each

crop.

BWDB,

IM O,

WUA, DAE

Const ruct ion works w ere

done during the off

season. So no damages of

crops were noticed in the


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harvest ing report ing period.

12 Fish habitat

condit ion

Physical

observat ion of

natural

/ manmade fish

habitats

Annually in

dry season

DoF

(Departme

nt of

Fisheries)

Not applicable for the

report ing period.

Will be done from the

next report ing period

after complet ion of

physical works.

13 Species diversity CAS (Catch

Assessment

Survey) in rivers,

khals Fish

market survey

(FM S) at dist rict

and Upazila

levels under

M IP area

semi-

annually

(once in dry

season and

another in

rainy

season)

DoF Will be done in the next

report ing period after

complet ion of physical

works and during

operat ion.

14 Fish product ion CAS in Rivers

and Khals

/ wet lands

As per DoF

standards

DoF Will be done from the

next report ing period


physical works and during

operat ion.

15 Vegetat ion

species

composit ion and

density in

homestead

plat forms

Quadrate

M ethod

Once in 2

years at

pre-selected

locations

FD (Forest

Departme

nt )

First phase will be done



operat ion of the project .

16 Status of

planted t rees in

the fore shore of

Embankment

and canal bank

Physical

observat ion

Once in

every year

FD Will be done after


works and during

operat ion of the project .

17 House hold

income

House hold

socio-economic

survey

Before

commence

ment of

const ruct io

n phase and

once after

BWDB,

IM O, DAE

Socio-economic status of

households before

const ruct ion is already

done by EIA t eam so it is

not need to do again

Post project socio-


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2.5 Monitoring of implementation status of Environmental Health and

Safety

During field visits of PM U -Safeguard team in December, 2017 all concerned part ies like labours, labour -

leaders, contractors & their supervisors were contacted and discussed well about these issues. The

findings of monitoring of implementat ion status of HSP are stated below (Table-2.3.)

Table 2.3: M onitoring of Implementation Status of Environmental Health and Safety Plan

five years of

project

complet ion.

economic survey will be

done after complet ion of


operat ion period.

18 Land protect ion Inspect

vulnerable areas

along the banks

of rivers (Feni,

M uhuri, Kalidas

Pahalia rivers)

w ithin the

project

Annually

during

const ruct io

n and post

const ruct io

n phases of

the project

work.

BWDB,

WUA

Will be done in next

report ing period after


works.

Sl

No

HSP Parameters

to be M onitored

M ethods Frequency Responsibi

lity

M onitoring Status (January, 20

1 Safety

indicat ion/ sign

boards

Physical

observat ion ,

test ing fitness of

equipments and

discussion with

the laborers /

Workers

Once at the

beginning of

const ruct io

n works

Cont ractor

/ IM O

� The mat ter of safet y is

discussed by the

safeguard specialist w ith

the community people

during field t rip and in

farmers’ t raining class.

None have, so far, raised

any complain.

2 Temporary

accommodation

for workers/

personals of

cont ractors

Physical

observat ion

Once in

every site

during

working

Cont ractor

/ IM O � The situat ion has

improved Labour

accommodation is hired

by the

cont ractors/ subcont ractor

s. The standard is

reasonably aceptable..


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3 Sanitat ion

facilit ies like

temporary

toilets,

Physical

observat ion and

discussion with

the laborers /

Workers

Weekly or

monthly

Cont ractor

/ IM O � No complaint was raised

by labours in this issues.

4 M edical facilit ies

like f irst aid,

emergency

t ransport

facilit ies for

carrying injured

personals to

hospitals etc.

Physical

observat ion and

discussion with

the laborers /

Workers

Day to day

monitoring

Cont ractor

/ IM O � No f irst aid box or

emergency t ransports

were found in the

const ruct ion sites during

field visit of safeguard

team t ill December, 2017.

It is expect ed that this w ill

improve after t raining of

Cont ractor’s employees.

Day to day monitoring in

the present situat ion may

not be possible. It could

be done sat isfactorily, if

the Field Off ice M anagers

of IM O accept this

responsibilit y of

monitoring and vehicle is

made available to

Safeguard and Public

Relat ion Specialist 6/ 7

days a month.

� No complaint was raised

by laborers in these issues

as no accidental cases

were heard and they are

not aware of their rights

in this respect .

5 Protect ion from

ext reme

weather

condit ions and

pests or insects

Physical

observat ion,

inspect ion and

discussion with

the laborers /

Workers

Day to day

monitoring

Cont ractor

/ IM O � During the field visit of

safeguard team there

were extreme hot rainy

days of June (most hot

and rainy part of summer

in the field) and huge

infestat ion of mosquitoes

in the area.About day to

day monitoring views


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have been expressed

under .

6 Child laborers

/ Forced laborers

Physical

observat ion and

discussion with

the laborers /

Workers

Day to day

monitoring

Cont ractor

/ IM O � No child laborers w ere

found to engage the

const ruct ion works.

7 Indiscrimination

of laborers’

payment

/ Forced laborers

Discussion with

the laborers /

Workers

Daily or

weekly

Cont ractor

/ IM O � There was no scope of

such discriminat ion.

� This was no further

complain like this.

8 Working hours Discussion with

the laborers /

Workers

daily or

weekly

Cont ractor

/ IM O � Laborers are working on

daily wage basis.

� But no one raised

complaint of overt ime

working.

9 Engagement of

local laborers

Discussion with

local laborers /

Workers

daily or

weekly

Cont ractor

/ IM O

� Local laborers were not

found to engage in earth

works.

� No one found to raise

complaint in that

issue.The mat ter is

verified by the safeguard

specialist also in the

t raining class of farmers.

This area is economically

well off.

10 Tube well for

drinking and

washing,

bathing etc.

Physical

observat ion and

discussion with

the laborers

Once in

every site

during

working

Cont ractor

/ IM O

� No tube well was found

for drinking, washing or

bathing found in the site.

� Laborers were found

using nearby ponds for

those purposes.

� No laborers raised any

complaint on those issues.


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2.6 Monitor ing of implementation status of Grievance Redress Mechanism

Recent ly safeguard and public communicat ion officer has been deployed in the field by IMO and

safeguard mechanism report he submit t ed to PM U off ice for approved and the GRM frame work will

established in the field soon. Then people specially complainant/ sufferer/ beneficiary and will know

where, to what person and in format/ medium the complaint should be submit ted. A minor port ion of the

construct ion works of total 10 packages has been completed and most ly lef t to complete. Within this

small extent of construct ion works no writ ten complaints were reached/ recorded in IM O, PIU or PM U

offices. During the f ield visits of PMU-safeguard t eam in August , 2017 no stakeholders raised any

complaint against the contractors or BWDB or ADB. The people were found to be happy and some

requested the safeguard monitoring team to complete the physical work before the next rainy season.

The squatter families who were living on the coastal embankment illegally and were replaced by the

contractors temporarily during re-sect ioning the embankment were found to be grieved as they were not

compensated for replacement. Compensat ion was not possible as DPP of IM IP project has not any such

provision and Government’s legislat ion of Bangladesh does not allow compensat ion to squatters. But the

contractor locally managed them though the grieved squatter families did not submit any complaint in

black and white.


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CHAPTER 3: RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

3 Results of environmental monitoring and compliance measures

As the physical progress/ const ruct ion works t ill December 2017 is limited to (a) Re-

sect ioning of 16.421 km (92.50%) of Costal Embankment out of 17.754 km and (b) Re-

excavat ion of 181.277 km (42.70%) khals out of total 460 km, (c) const ruct ion of 29 pump

houses out of total 950, (d) installat ion of 18.48 km uPVC pipes out of tolal 680 km and

(e) format ion of 44 WUOs (37 WM Gs, 6 WM As) out of 44 WUOs. The adverse environmental

and social impacts of M IP are most ly limited to const ruct ion and operat ion phases so the

t ime to monitor those possible impacts has not come. M oU between BWDB and the other

project partners like DoF, DAE, FD, DoC and DoPHE etc who will also monitor Environmental

parameters, has not been conducted t ill December , 2017. M ore over the main monitoring

personnel of IM O especially the Safeguard and Public Relat ion Officer who is responsible for

day to day monitoring of those environmental social safeguard compliance deployed very

recent ly in the field yet . So the quantitat ive environmental monitoring parameters specially

water quality parameters, Soil fert ilit y parameters, vegetat ion coverage’s, wild life habitats

and biodiversity loss etc following according to the items ment ioned in the table head of the

Table: 3.1 given bellow is beyond the scope of this 4th

EMR (safeguard monitoring) report.

Table3.1: Actual Observation of Monitoring Results

M onitoring

parameter

M ethod

of

monitori

ng

Locat ion Frequency

of

monitoring

Baseline

results

M onitor

ing

Results

Nat ional

Standard

Surface Water

Quality

� DO,

� pH,

� BOD,

� EC,

Salinity

(CaCO3, -SO4,

NO3, Cl-, Ca,

Fe, M g, K, Na,

Zn, B)

� Arsenic,

etc

Sampling

and

test ing

canals,

wet lands

and ponds

within

project area

Annually

after

complet ion

of physical

works

Baseline

of Surface

water

Quality of

M IP is

at tached

in

Appendix-

III

Will be

monitor

ed

during

operat io

n

Stated in

Appendix-IV


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Ground

Water Quality

-Salinity

(CaCO3, -SO4,

NO3, Cl-, Ca,

Fe, M g, K, Na,

Zn, B),

-Arsenic etc.

Sampling

and

Test ing

Tube wells

w ithin

project area

Annually

after

complet ion

of physical

works

Baseline

of Surface

water

Quality of

M IP is

at tached

in

Appendix-

III

Will be

monitor

ed

during

operat io

n

Stated in

Appendix-IV

Soil Fert ilit y Sampling

and

Test ing

Top soils of

crop field

w ithin the

project

area.

Annually

after

complet ion

of physical

works

Will be

monitor

ed

during

operat io

n

No

t sp

ecif

ied


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Vegetat ion

Coverage

Quadrat

e &

review

of FD

plantat io

n

records.

Homestead

s, village

groves,

cropland

forest and

plantat ion

on canal

banks and

coastal

embankme

nt w ithin

project

area.

Annually

after

complet ion

of physical

works

Baseline

Land use

of MIP is

at tached

in

Appendix-

V

M onitor

ed only

the

planted

t rees on

canal

banks

est imat

ed

about

2000

t rees

(10cm-

30cm

DBH)

has

been

cut

away by

the

owners

of those

t ress

Trees on

coastal

embank

ment

are left

intact .

No

t A

pp

lica

ble

Wildlife

habitat Loss

-Wetland

-Terrest rial

Physical

observat i

on and

est imat i

on

Wet lands,

Village

groves,

Plantat ions

on canal

banks and

Coastal

embanks

within the

project area

Biannually

after

complet ion

of physical

works

Baseline

Land use

of MIP is

at tached

in

Appendix-

V

Will be

monitor

ed

during

operat io

n

No

t A

pp

licab

le


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Biodiversity

loss

-Aquat ic

-Terrest rial

Sampling

and

est imat i

ng

Wet lands,

Village

groves,

Plantat ions

on canal

banks and

Coastal

embanks

within the

project area

Biannually

after

complet ion

of physical

works

Baseline

Biodiversit

y of M IP is

at tached

in

Appendix-

VI

Will be

monitor

ed

during

operat io

n

No

t A

pp

lica

ble

Compliance of

Labor laws

(Nat ional and

International)

Physical

observat i

on &

Quest ion

naire

and

Cont ract

ors

records

Const ruct io

n and

operat ion

site w ithin

the project

area

Day to day

during

const ruct io

n works and

monthly

during

operat ion

poor and

dest itute

women

are

present in

the M IP

area but

Religious

norms

prohibit

them to

work in

outdoor.

Labors

are

ignorant

about

the

labor

laws

and

reluctan

t to

raise

any

complai

nt .

Child labor

are prohi-

bited,

M inimum

age -18

years

Environmenta

l Health &

Safety

compliance

Physical

observat i

on &

Quest ion

naire

and

Cont ract

ors

records

Const ruct io

n and

operat ion

site w ithin

the project

area

Day to day

during

const ruct io

n works and

monthly

during

operat ion

No health

& safety

measures

were

found to

be

provided

by

cont ractor

s specially

labor

shed,

temporary

toilets,

first aid,

blankets,

mosquito

nets etc

Labors

are

ignorant

about

the

health

and

Safety

complia

nce and

reluctan

t to use

safety

measur

es like

helmet

& gloves

etc but

Cont rac-tors

should

ensure

laborer’s

health and

safety issue

like

providing of

labor shed,

sanitat ion

facilit ies,

like first aid,

drinking

water,

blankets and

mosquito

nets etc.


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Appendix-

VII).

interest

ed to

use

sanitat io

n and

first aid

which

was not

provide

d on the

const ruc

t ion site

Social safety

Compliance

Physical

observat i

on &

Quest ion

naire

and

Cont ract

ors

records

Const ruct io

n and

operat ion

site w ithin

the project

area

Day to day

during

const ruct io

n works and

monthly

during

operat ion

Labors are

mainly

t rack

drivers,

crane

operator,

excavator

operators,

work

assistants,

helpers

etc. Those

are locally

(nearby

areas)

recruited.

No social

conflicts

or Noise

pollut ion

were

recorded.

Women

are not

w ill ing

to work

outdoor

.

No

social

safety

measur

es found

in the

const ruc

t ion

site.

Abuse of

labor, force

laboring,

unauthorize

d over t ime

laboring,

Sexual

harass-

ment ,

assault are

prohi-bited.

Separate

lat rine &

labor shed

for female

labor should

be ensured,

Local labor

should be

preferred to

avoid social

conflict and

HIBs,


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CHAPTER 4: RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

4 Recommendation and Conclusion

The safeguard team of PM U recommends the following measures/ correct ive act ions to

overcome the present noncompliance/ limited compliance issues of M IP under IM IP.

1. During the meet ing of ADB mission the concerned Environmental Safeguard officer of ADB

Resident M ission in Dhaka, Bangladesh should call all 4 groups like IM O, PM DC, WM G,PM U

and PIU and clarify the Safeguard responsibilit y of each part ies in M IP or send all a writ ten

not ice clarifying their safeguard responsibilit ies.

2. The qualitat ive and quant itat ive paramet ers like water quality, biodiversity, soil fert il it y,

Occupational health and Safety as well as social safety compliance are clearly stated in the

EIA report of M IP. Environment Division of ADB resident M ission should fix the mandatory

parameters and their methods, frequencies and standards on above ment ioned indicators

discussing the issue with the BWDB, DOE and WM A leaders.

3. Proper t raining on Environmental M onitoring, Environmental Health and Safety compliance,

International Labor law and concerned compliances should be provided to concerned

safeguard personnel working in PM U-safeguard cell, C-IM O, PIU, WUA and Const ruct ion

Cont ractor in order to develop safeguard monitoring, implementat ion and report ing

(International Standard) capacity.

4. Field based t raining workshops for cont ractors specially the labor leaders, WM O should be

conducted for raising awareness on Environmental compliance measures, safeguard, health

and safety measures, issues mandatory for contractors to comply internat ional labor laws

etc.

5. Donor and DoE Bangladesh should enforce BWDB to comply the above ment ioned issues

st rict ly.

6. BWDB should enforce the cont ractor to maintain the environmental and health & safety

compliance of both ADB and GoB.

7. Under agriculture support services and cost recovery act ivit ies (a) plantat ion of local fruit ,

forage, t imber, medicinal and fuel wood species along the canal bank, (b) growing vegetables

specially creepers and climbers crops on the bamboo fences/ stacks over the irrigat ion canals,

(c) growing open/ cage fishery in the canal water and (d) rearing ducks in the canal should be

implemented soon by the WM Gs. Preparat ion for plantat ion specially ensuring the land

ownership, conduct ing the bilateral agreement / lease between BWDB (WM Gs) and

Government (DCs), preparat ion and approval of plantat ion plan/ manual based on canal

bank/ site should be completed before coming the next rainy season.

The physical/ const ruct ion works are expected to be completed within next year and

installat ion of elect ricity dist ribut ion line and irrigat ion pumps with that t ime. So the

operat ion of M IP project w ill be started very soon to the end of 2018 year and then

monitoring of almost all environmental parameters will be conducted well.

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Appendix-II


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Appendix-II I


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Appendix-IV


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Appendix-V


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Appendix-VI


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Appendix-VII


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Appendix-VIII


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