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Environmental Monitoring Report

Semestral Report August 2020 Period: January – June 2020

PAK: Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project Main Report

Prepared by the Peshawar Development Authority for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank.

NOTE

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Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report _________________________________________________________________________ Project Number: 48289-002 January – June 2020

Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid

Transit Corridor Project

(Financed by the Asian Development Bank)

Prepared by Masood ur Rahman (Environmental Specialist - PMCSC)

MM Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.

Peshawar, Pakistan

For Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Submission: July 22, 2020

Semi Annual Environmental Monitoring Report No. 06 Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project

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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Preamble ...................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Headline Information ................................................................................... 3

2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES .............................................. 5

2.1 Project Description ...................................................................................... 5

2.2 Project Contracts and Management ........................................................ 13

2.2.1 Organizations for the Project Management ....................................................... 13

2.2.2 Environmental Safeguard Teams ........................................................................ 14

2.3 Project Activities during Current Reporting Period................................ 15

2.4 Description of Any Changes to Project Design ...................................... 20

2.5 Description of Any Changes to Agreed Construction Methods ............ 20

3 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES ........................................................... 21

3.1 General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities ................. 21

3.2 Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices) ........................ 24

3.3 Trends......................................................................................................... 24

3.4 Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks ..................................... 27

4 RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ....................................................... 28

4.1 Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period ................... 28

4.2 Waste Management ................................................................................... 34

4.2.1 Current Period ...................................................................................................... 35

4.3 Health and Safety ...................................................................................... 36

4.3.1 Community Health and Safety ............................................................................. 36

4.3.2 Worker Safety and Health .................................................................................... 36

4.4 Trainings & Safety Campaigns ................................................................. 38

4.5 Cumulative Trainings Held at the Project ................................................ 39

4.6 Need for Additional Trainings .................................................................. 39

5 FUNCTIONING OF THE SSEMP .................................................................................. 40

5.1 SSEMP Review ........................................................................................... 40

6 GOOD PRACTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT ................................ 41

6.1 Good Practices .......................................................................................... 41

6.2 Opportunities for Improvement ................................................................ 42

7 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................... 43


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7.1 Summary .................................................................................................... 43

7.2 Recommendations .................................................................................... 44

ANNEXURE .......................................................................................................................... 45

Annexure – I: Project Progress Photographs (January to June 2020)

Annexure – II: Independent Environmental Monitoring Reports (January-February 2020)

Annexure – II: COVID – 19 Safety Guidelines Issued to the Contractor by the PMCSC


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Abbreviations

ADB Asian Development Bank

CAP

DDR

EPA

Corrective Action Plan

Due Diligence Report

Environmental Protection Agency

EPCM

EIA

Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management

Environment Impact Assessment

EMP Environmental Management Plan

GoKPK

GOP

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Government of Pakistan

HS Plan

Km

Health and Safety Plan

Kilometer

MMP

MoU

NCN

NEQS

MM Pakistan

Memorandum of Understanding

Non Conformity Notice

National Environmental Quality Standards

PDA

PM

PIU

PHA

PSBRT

PMCSC

R-I

R-II

R-III

SSEMP

Peshawar Development Authority

Particulate Matter

Project Implementation Unit

Provincial Horticulture Authority

Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor

Project Management Construction Supervision Consultants

Reach-01

Reach-02

Reach-03

Site Specific Environment Management Plan

TBTs Tool Box Talks

WSSP Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar


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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Preamble

1. This report represents the Semi - Annual Environmental Monitoring Review (SAEMR)

for Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project (PSBRT).

2. This report is the 6th EMR for the project.

1.2 Headline Information

3. Since the inception of the project, a number of environmental issues such as excessive

dust emissions, unauthorized debris disposal, traffic congestion, lack of PPEs

utilization and poor worker living conditions etc. have been observed and managed as

the outcome of the fast track construction activities of the project. The Contractor has

been thoroughly pushed since the commencement of the construction activities by the

PDA and PMCSC for the resolution of these issues.

4. Due to the proactive project management and strict monitoring of the EMP

implementation by the PDA / PMCSC, the overall situation with regards to

implementation of environmental safeguards along the BRT Corridor and at the

Building Package Sites has remained satisfactory during the current reporting period.

5. The PMCSC’s Site HSE Teams continued to perform strict monitoring of the EMP and

HS Plan implementation by the Contractor and continued to penalize the Contractor

on critical HSE issues where deemed necessary.

6. The ADB safeguards team has remained highly supportive and responsive in providing

guidance and recommendations to the PDA and Consultant (Engineer) on all

safeguard compliance related issues, whenever their advice has been sought during

the project construction phase.

7. Currently, the situation with regards to the implementation of environmental

safeguards along the BRT Corridor is further improving day by day as the major

construction works at the BRT corridor are nearing completion.

8. Implementation on the Tree Plantation and Landscaping Plan for the PSBRT has

remained continued in the current reporting period and plantation of ornamental plants

/ trees, landscaping and turfing with grasses / ornamental shrubs remained in progress.


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9. The emergence of COVID – 19 outbreak severely affected the Project progress as well

during the months of March and April 2020 due to lockdowns. The work has started

regaining the pace at the end of April due to the ease in lockdown restrictions for the

BRT Project by the Provincial Government.

10. Implementation of environmental monitoring plan remained effective till February 2020

and organization of independent environmental monitoring has been discontinued

since then due to the COVID – 19 lockdowns.

11. On-site Trainings / Tool Box Talks have been extensively provided to the workers by

the Contractor on regular basis throughout the reporting period under the PMCSC

supervision with special emphasis on COVID – 19 safety measures.

12. Joint disinfection exercises for protecting against COVID-19 have regularly been

performed at all the offices of the PDA, PMCSC and Contractors, at Bus Stations and

at worker residential areas with the collaboration of PDA, WSSP, Contractors and

PMCSC.


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2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES

2.1 Project Description

13. The PSBRT project will provide fast, efficient, reliable and comfortable public transport

system to the masses and cost-effective urban mobility through the provision of

segregated right-of-way infrastructure offering a rapid and frequent service.

14. The BRT route runs from Chamkani to Karkhano market with a total of 32 stations

along a total distance of approximately 30 kilometres. The existing infrastructure will

be improved with footpaths, bicycle lanes and provision at the stations for bicycle

stands to make the journey easy for people using bicycles. Most of the stations are

located within approximately half a kilometre reach, making it convenient for users of

the system.

Around 450 buses with a capacity of up to 95 people each will be made operational on

the BRT system and BRT buses will run the entire day with extra buses being used

during peak times.

15. On completion of the construction works, the project will be operated by Trans

Peshawar, which is a competent authority working under the Government of Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa. Trans Peshawar is a newly established entity and currently it has not

attained sufficient technical / engineering capabilities to provide technical support

during the construction activities of the Project. Therefore, this role has been assigned

to the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA). The PDA, being Client of the Project,

provided supervision throughout the design phase of the Project and is currently

involved in supervising the construction phase of the project.

16. The project is divided into two main packages i.e. Corridor Package and Building

Package. The construction of BRT corridor further comprises of two main construction

sub-packages. Package – I is composed of the construction package for Reach – I and

Reach – III, whereas, the construction of Reach – II is covered under Package – II.

Similarly, the construction of the building package is divided into three different

construction lots. Hayatabad Depot shall be constructed under Lot – I, Chamkani

Depot under Lot – II and Dabgari Staging Facility under Lot – III.

17. The Figure – 1 below provides an overview of the salient features of the Project.

Figures 2 to 4 show the location and station maps of the corridors while Figures 5 to

7 provide an overview of the building package installations.


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Figure – 1: Salient features of BRT Peshawar Project

Salient Features of BRT

Peshaw

ar Project

30 Kilometer Main Corridor

17 KM at Grade

10 KM Flyover

3 KM Underpass

32 Stations

Avg. distance between station 900m

3 Bus Depots

3 Park and Ride Facilities

Bicycle lane

Complete revamp of Footpaths


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Figure – 2: Reach – I BRT Corridor and Station


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Figure – 3: Reach – II BRT Corridor and Station Locations


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Figure 4: Reach – III BRT Corridor and Station Locations


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Figure 5: Lot – I - Hayatabad Depot Site Plan


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Figure 6: Lot – II - Chamkani Depot Site Plan


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Figure 7: Lot – III – Dabgari Staging Facility Location Map


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2.2 Project Contracts and Management

18. The details of the main organisations involved in the project and specifically relating to

Environmental safeguards are as follows:

2.2.1 Organizations for the Project Management

19. The project is being organized by the following entities and personnel:

A- Asian Development Bank

Mr. David Margonsztern is the Project Officer for this project.

B- Client / Implementing Agency - Peshawar Development Authority (PDA)

20. Mr. Syed Zafar Ali Shah is the Director General – PDA, Mr. Alamzeb Khan is the

Director Coordination - PIU (BRT Peshawar Project) PDA, Mr. Ikramullah Khan is the

Director PDA Reach – I, Mr. Mian Muhammad Shakeel is the Director PDA Reach –

II, Mr. Faridullah is the Director PDA Reach – III and Mr. Fida Muhammad is the

Director PDA for Building Package.

C- Project Management Construction Supervision Consultants (PMCSC)

21. Mr. Teague Macreen is the team leader of the supervision consultants / engineer, who

is currently assisted by one Senior Resident Engineer (Corridors) and three Resident

Engineers (Buildings): Mr. Arshad Babar – Senior Resident Engineer for Reach – I, II

& III, Mr. Khan Bahadur – Resident Engineer for Chamkani Depot, Mr. Hussain

Mustafa – Resident Engineer for Dabgari Staging Facility and Mr. Inamullah – Resident

Engineer for Hayatabad Depot. Mr. Pervez Anjum is the Project Director whereas Mr.

Hamid Khan is the Project Coordinator from the PMCSC.

D- Contractors

22. The Contractor’s team at Reach – I is headed by Mr. Zafar Ahmad - General Manager,

the Reach – II Contractor’s team is headed by Mr. Khalid – Project Manager and at

Reach – III, it is headed by Mr. Usman Sheikh, Project Manager. For the building

package, Mr. Ali Raza is the Project Manager for Hayatabad Depot, Mr. Zahid Hussain

is the Project Manager for Dabgari Staging Facility and Mr. Major (Retd.) Zahid for

Chamkani Depot.


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2.2.2 Environmental Safeguard Teams

A- Asian Development Bank

23. The environment safeguard team of the ADB is headed by Mr. Nurlan Djenchuraev-

Senior Environment Specialist and assisted by Ms. Shazia Shahid – ADB Env.

Consultant.

B- Client / Implementing Agency - Peshawar Development Authority (PDA)

24. Mr. Alam Zeb – Director Coordination PIU-BRT is responsible for performing

necessary coordination with regards to the environmental safeguards related issues.

C- Project Management Construction Supervision Consultants (PMCSC)

25. Due to the completion of major Project works, some positions in the PMCSC HSE team

have been further slashed by the PDA during the reporting period.

26. Currently, the PMCSC HSE safeguard team is headed by Mr. Azmat Beg – Principal

Environmental Specialist (based in Lahore Head Office), assisted by Mr. Masood ur

Rahman – Environmental Specialist / HS Lead Person (based in Project Office

Peshawar). PMCSC HSE Staff deployed at sites include: Mr. Zia Muhammad - HS

Officer – Dabgari Staging Facility and Mr. Mazhar Abbas – HS Officer – Hayatabad

Depot.

D- Contractors

27. The Contractor’s environment team is headed by Mr. Fahad Ikram - HSE manager.

The HSE Manager is assisted by a team of three Safety Officers.

The following list provides the contact details of the environment safeguard teams.

Table – 1: Key Environment, Health & Safety Staff Contact Details

Organization Discipline/ Designation

# Deployed Team Deployed Location Contact # Email ID

PDA Director Coordination - PIU

1 Alam Zeb Khan PDA Office 0312-1959997 [email protected] [email protected]

ADB ADB Env. Consultant

1

Shazia Shahid

ADB PRM

0346-0281336

[email protected]

PMCSC

Environmental Specialist

1 Azmat Beg (Principal Expert)

Lahore Office 0333-4535623 [email protected]

2 Masood ur Rahman (HSE Lead Role BRT)

Chinar office 0334-3692829 [email protected]

Health and Safety Officer

3 Zia Mohammad Dabgari Staging Site / Reach – II

0333-5330838 [email protected]

4 Mazhar Abbas Reach III / Hayatabad Depot

0335-7900215 [email protected]


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Contractor HSE Manager 1 Fahad Ikram Contractors Head Office

– Hayatabad / Reach - I 0331-9780130

28. The construction of the project is being carried out by the following Contractor Joint

Ventures:

a- Reach-I: SGEC Maqbool Calsons Joint Venture b- Reach-II & III: CR21G Maqbool Calsons Joint Venture c- Lot-I & Lot-III Building Package (Hayatabad and Dabgari Depots): ANHUI

Maqbool Joint Venture d- Lot – II Building Package (Chamkani Depot): ANHUI Maqbool Calsons Joint

Venture

29. The Contractors have commenced the activities on the project on the following dates:

Reach – I on 22 December 2018

Reach – II & III on 26 December 2018

Building Package (All Lots) on 15 June 2018

30. Following are the names of key personnel responsible for the management of the

Contracts:

Table – 2: Key Personnel Responsible for Contracts Management Deployment PMCSC Contractor

Head Office Faisal Qaseem – Contracts Management Specialist

Rashid Ansari – Manager Contracts

Reach – I Arshad Babar – Senior Resident Engineer

Zafar Ahmad – General Manager Reach – II Khalid Mukhtar – Project Manager Reach – III Usman Sheikh – Project Manager Hayatabad

Depot Inamullah Khan– Resident Engineer

Ali Raza – Project Manager

Chamkani Depot

Khan Bahadur – Resident Engineer Major (Retd.) Zahid – Project Manager

Dabgari Staging Facility

Hussain Mustafa – Resident Engineer

Zahid Hussain – Project Manager

2.3 Project Activities during Current Reporting Period

31. Following is the overall progress on the project corridor construction till 30th June, 2020:

Reach Achieved Progress (%)

Reach – I 96.02

Reach – II 92.07


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Reach – III 91.40

Lot – I - Hayatabad Depot 72.76

Lot – II – Chamkani Depot 77.18

Lot – III – Dabgari Staging Facility

75.01

32. Following is an overview of completed and in-progress work activities:

Civil / Mechanical / Electrical works on the corridors are approaching rapidly towards completion.

Civil / Mechanical works on the elevated sections are approximately completed, whereas Electrical works are underway.

Construction works on all the bus stations are completed.

Major construction works on elevated cycle track are completed.

Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing works on the Corridors, Bus Stations are approaching rapidly towards completion.

Installation of poles, cabling and other ancillary works is completed.

Installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), Ticketing Machines and Ticketing Desks etc. is underway at the Bus Stations.

Testing, Commissioning and Handing / Taking Over of completed components, Mechanical / Electrical Items etc. is in progress.

Construction works on the building package have been initiated on June 15, 2018, and they are also going on with fast pace.

Installation of Bus Washing Plants, Battery Chargers, Maintenance Equipment and other accessories is completed at Chamkani Depot.

Finishing works are underway at Dabgari Staging Facility as the construction of main structure has already been completed.

Construction works at Hayatabad Depot are also progressing with fast pace.

33. Following figures show the latest work progress statistics for all the three BRT corridors

and the three Building Package Sites:


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Figure 8: Reach – I Overall Progress Status Graph

Figure 9: Reach – II Overall Progress Status Graph


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Figure 10: Reach – III Overall Progress Status Graph

Figure 11: Hayatabad Depot Overall Progress Status Graph


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Figure 12: Chamkani Depot Overall Progress Status Graph

Figure 13: Dabgari Staging Facility Overall Progress Status Graph

Photographs of the Progress

34. The project progress photographs for the reporting period are provided in Annexure –

I.

35. The details of worker numbers (Maximum, Minimum) for the current reporting period

are provided in Figure 14 below.


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Figure 14: Maximum and Minimum No. of Workers – July to December 2019

36. The number of workers had mainly been decreased due to COVID-19 Lockdowns and

Travel Restrictions.

37. New activities that have commenced or remained continued during the current

reporting period include the following:

Handing / Taking Over of completed components.

Testing and commissioning of escalators, generators and associated components

at Bus Stations.

Installation of ITS (Intelligent Transport System), Ticketing System and related

components

Electrical works.

Landscaping along BRT Corridors

2.4 Description of Any Changes to Project Design

38. No changes have been made in the project design during the reporting period.

2.5 Description of Any Changes to Agreed Construction Methods

39. No changes have been made in the agreed construction methods.

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Reach ‐ I ‐ Corridor

Reach ‐ I ‐ Chamkani Depot

Reach ‐ II ‐ Corridor

Reach ‐ II ‐ Dabgari Depot

Reach ‐ III ‐ Corridor

Reach ‐ III ‐ Hayatabad Depot

No. of Workers

Work Locations

Maximum and Minimum No. of Workers ‐ January to June 2020

Maximum Workers Minumum Workers


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3 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES

3.1 General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities

40. The key monitoring activities conducted within the reporting period are as follows:

EMP compliance monitoring was carried out by the PMCSC HSE team to identify any environmental non-compliance issues requiring attention.

Instrumental environmental monitoring through independent environmental laboratory was arranged by the Contractor at the Building Package sites until February 2020 and later on terminated due to COVID – 19 lockdowns and transport restrictions.

Instrumental monitoring through hand-held devices was initiated in January 2018 by the Contractor’s environment team for the monitoring of Dust and Noise levels. It remained continued throughout the reporting period on bi-weekly basis at the Building Package sites.

The ADB environment safeguards team kept regular coordination with the project HSE staff throughout the reporting period.

Supervision for trainings being conducted by Contractor for his staff were provided by the PMCSC environment team.

Joint visits to project corridor and sites were conducted to agree on corrective actions for any non-compliance issues.

The PMCSC environment team continued to maintain liaison with the KPK – EPA, PDA and ADB focal safeguards staff for keeping them up to date regarding level of EMP implementation.

The PMCSC environment team held follow-up meetings with the Contractor for checking the compliance status of previously highlighted issues.

Penalties have been imposed on the Contractor by the PMCSC Site HSE Teams in relation to the delayed resolution of critical HSE issues.

41. Apart from the routine safeguards monitoring, several due diligence site visits have

been performed during the reporting period. Following are the details of the major

assessments / due diligence site visits undertaken by the project’s environment, health

and safety safeguard staff during this period:


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Table – 03: Details of the Major HSE Assessments and Due

Diligence Undertaken By HSE Safeguard Staff

S. No. Date of

Visit Assessor(s)

Purpose of

Assessment

Summary of

Significant

Findings

1 February 02,

2020

PMCSC HSE

Safeguard Staff

HSE Due

Diligence / HS

Plan

Implementation

1- Non-utilization of

all the essential

PPEs by workers

at different work

sites

2- Poor

housekeeping at

campsites

2 April 16,

2020

PMCSC HSE

Safeguard Staff

HSE Due

Diligence / HS

Plan

Implementation

1- Non-utilization of

all the essential

PPEs by workers

at Reach – II Drain

Works

2- Unprotected

Public Access

Ways

3 April 17,

2020

PMCSC HSE

Safeguard Staff

HSE Due

Diligence / HS

Plan

Implementation

1- Unsafe working

conditions at

Hayatabad Rotary

Works

4 April 29,

2020

PMCSC HSE

Safeguard Staff

HSE Due

Diligence / HS

Plan

Implementation

1- Electrical wires /

joints without

proper conduits

5 June 13,

2020

PMCSC HSE

Safeguard Staff

HSE Due

Diligence / HS

Plan

Implementation

1- Unprotected

work at height


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42. The following section provides an overview of the resolved and unresolved issues of

the previous reporting period as well as an overview of the issues stirred up during the

current reporting period:

a- Status of Major Issues observed during Previous Reporting Period

Issue No. 01: Poor Housekeeping at the Workers Campsites

43. Efforts have been made by the Contractor in this regard and the housekeeping at the

BRT Corridors has considerably improved. However the issue still persists at some of

the Campsites. More focused and consistent efforts are required to be made by the

Contractor to ensure housekeeping and cleanliness at the campsites all the time.

Issue No. 02: Non-utilization of all the PPEs by Workers

44. More workers are provided with PPEs during the current reporting period and the

overall state of PPEs utilization has improved but it is still not up to the mark. For

improving the mechanism of PPEs provision and their utilization by the workers, the

PMCSC HSE Team have continued the imposition of fines on the Contractor.

b- Status of Major Issues observed during the Current Reporting Period

45. The occurrence of major environmental issues related to the project corridor such as

dust emissions, unauthorized debris disposal and traffic management issues, which

have remained prevalent since the project inception are considerably resolved due to

the completion of major civil works at the BRT Corridor.

46. Major HSE issues that have been observed during the current reporting period includes

Poor Housekeeping at Corridor / Depot Campsites & Bus Stations and Insufficient

utilization of PPEs by workers.

47. As mentioned earlier, the overall state of PPEs utilization is improving day by day but

it is still not up to the mark. For improving the mechanism of PPEs provision and their

utilization by the workers, the PMCSC HSE Teams are continuingly imposing fines on

the Contractor.

48. The current situation of housekeeping at some of the campsites is still not at the

desired level and the PMCSC has strictly advised the Contractor to strengthen the

housekeeping mechanism so that regular housekeeping could be ensured.

49. The PMCSC HSE Teams are providing regular support and guidance to the

Contractors HSE Teams for the elimination of the outstanding HSE issues. PMCSC


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HSE Teams are not only supervising the TBTs which are provided by the Contractor’s

HSE Staff to the workers, but also providing frequent TBTs themselves.

50. PMCSC HSE Team kept special focus on the COVID-19 Precautionary Measures and

provided all the necessary guidance and support to the Contractor for COVID-19

awareness and implementation of standard precautionary measures among all the

level of workers from higher management to site workers. Major guidelines being

provided time to time are included in Annexure – II.

3.2 Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices)

51. An overview and description of the issues tracked during the current reporting period

are provided below.

Table – 4: Overview of the HSE Issues tracked during the Current Reporting Period

Sr. No.

Issue Comments /

Observations Action Required Indicator

Status of NCN

Status as of December 2019

1

Occupational health and safety

Some of the contractor (Civil / Mechanical / Electrical) labor staff does not use PPE's (i.e. hard hats, gloves, safety shoes, safety harnesses) and does not employ safe practices.

Ensure staff is using PPE's and are engaging in safe work practices as per approved method statement

100% compliance by workers

Regular issuance of NCNs.

1- Partially Resolved. Continuous efforts needed.

2- Overall situation of PPEs provision and utilization has found to be improved at all the Reaches and Depots in comparison to the previous reporting period.

2

Housekeeping issues at camp / construction sites

1- The general housekeeping at the campsites is not up to the mark

2- At some occasions poor housekeeping has been observed at bus station sites.

Maintenance of hygiene / cleanliness at Kitchen / Mess / Washroom Areas of campsites and at construction sites especially the Bus Stations.

Verification by Engineer (Consultant)

Regular issuance of NCNs.

1- Partially Resolved. 2- Situation of hygiene

has been improved at all the main campsites / bus stations.

3.3 Trends

52. The following figures provide Reach and Depot wise status of the major NCNs / Site

Instructions being issued to the Contractor during the reporting period for the resolution

of different environmental, health and safety issues:


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Figure 15: Status of HSE NCNs at Reach – I – January to June 2020

Figure 16: Status of HSE NCNs at Reach – II – January to June 2020

2

2

0

0 1 2 3

Total NCNs Issued

Closed

Open

Nos.

Status

Reach ‐ I ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020

8

7

1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Total NCNs Issued

Closed

Open

Nos.

Status

Reach ‐ II ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020


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Figure 17: Status of HSE NCNs at Reach – III – January to June 2020

Figure 18: Status of HSE NCNs at Hayatabad Depot – January to June 2020

3

2

1

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

Total NCNs Issued

Closed

Open

Nos.

Status

Reach ‐ III ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020

4

2

2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Total NCNs Issued

Closed

Open

Nos.

Status

Hayatabad Depot ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020


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Figure 19: Status of HSE NCNs at Chamkani Depot – January to June 2020

Figure 20: Status of HSE NCNs at Dabgari Staging Facility – January to June

2020

3.4 Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks

53. No unanticipated environmental impacts and risks have been identified during the

current period. Details of all the impacts which have been aggravated during the

reporting period and their mitigation measures are discussed in the project’s EIA.

2

2

0

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

Total NCNs Issued

Closed

Open

Nos.

Status

Chamakani Depot ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020

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17

5

0 5 10 15 20 25

Total NCNs Issued

Closed

Open

Nos.

Status

Dabgari Staging Facility ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐January to June 2020


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4 RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

4.1 Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period

54. Following the EMP and SSEMP guidelines, the Contractor started the instrumental

environmental monitoring of the project in February 2018. Independent environmental

monitoring has been carried out through an authorized independent environmental

monitoring laboratory on monthly basis, whereas, internal monitoring has been carried

out through hand-held devices on daily / bi-weekly basis.

55. Due to the completion of major civil works at the BRT Corridor, Independent

environmental monitoring at the corridor monitoring locations had been concluded in

January 2019.

56. As far as the depot sites are concerned, the independent environmental monitoring

was ongoing till February 2020 and due to the emergence of COVID-19 outbreak and

subsequent lockdowns / travel restrictions, it has not been organized since then.

57. Environmental mediums including Air Quality, Noise and Drinking Water Quality have

been monitored and analysis has been performed for all the essential parameters in

accordance with the NEQS.

58. The Contractor has been provided with the following independent and internal

environmental monitoring plans by the PMCSC (Table 5 & 6) and monitoring for the

month of January and February 2020 has been conducted according to these plans.

Table – 05: Instrumental Environmental Monitoring through Independent Monitoring

Laboratory – Building Package

Air Quality

CO, SOx, NOx & PM10 concentrations at receptor level

1-hr and 24-hr concentration levels

At 01 key receptor locations near Dabgari and Hayatabad Depot. Total 02 locations Dabgari Depot: Monitoring Location: (N 34.004678, E 71.558836) Hayatabad Depot: Monitoring Location: (N 33.993206, E 71.461396)

Monthly

Noise Ambient Noise Level

A-weighted noise levels – 24 hours, readings taken at 15 s intervals over 15 min. every hour, and then averaged

Monthly

Drinking Water

Essential Bacterial,

- Total 03 samples At Chamkani, Dabgari and

Monthly


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Physical and Chemical Analysis

Hayatabad depot campsite.

Table – 06: Instrumental Environmental Monitoring through Hand-held Equipment – Building

Package

Air Quality

CO, SOx, NOx & PM10 concentrations at receptor level

Spot Measurement

At 04 key receptor locations in the surroundings of Chamkani, Dabgari and Hayatabad Depot Sites.

Weekly

Noise Ambient Noise Level

Spot Measurement

Weekly

59. Following sections presents the highlights of the independent monitoring results

focussing on a comparison of the monitoring results with the EIA Baseline and NEQS:


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Building Package Sites

Comparison of January & February Monthly Independent Environmental

Monitoring Results with Baseline and NEQS

a) Air Quality Parameters

Figure 21: Comparison of PM 10 Levels

Hayatabad Depot Dabgari Staging Facility

NEQS 150 150

Results of EIA Monitoring held at NearestLocation

140.6 184.1

15th Monitoring (January 2020) 131.58 131.42

16th Monitoring (February 2020) 133.17 85.96

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

PM2.5 (ΜG/M

3)

LOCATIONS

Comparison of PM10 ResultsNEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location

15th Monitoring (January 2020) 16th Monitoring (February 2020)

Linear (NEQS)


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Figure 22: Comparison of PM 2.5 Levels

Other Air Quality Parameters:

60. All the other essential air quality parameters such as Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen

oxide (NO), NOx, Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Total Particulate

Matter (TSP) have also been analysed during throughout the reporting period. The

results for these parameters were found meeting the NEQS at all the occasions.


NEQS 35 35

Results of EIA Monitoring held atNearest Location

32.1 33.3


16th Monitoring (February 2020) 49.68 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

PM2.5 (ΜG/M

3)

LOCATIONS

Comparison of PM2.5 ResultsNEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location


Linear (NEQS)


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b) Noise Levels

Figure 23: Comparison of Day Time Noise Levels


NEQS 55 55


63.6 65.4



0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

NOISE DBA

LOCATIONS

Comparison of Noise Results (Day Time)NEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location


Linear (NEQS)


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Figure 24: Comparison of Night Time Noise Levels

c) Drinking Water Quality

61. Sampling for the drinking water analysis has been carried out at all the depot campsites

throughout the reporting period. All the sampled drinking water sources have been

found meeting the NEQS limits.

d) Analysis on Monitored Parameters

Air Quality

62. The observed PM 10 and 2.5 Levels have generally been found meeting the applicable

NEQS Limits throughout the reporting period.


NEQS 55 55


63.6 65.4



0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

NOISE DBA

LOCATIONS

Comparison of Noise Results (Night Time)NEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location


Linear (NEQS)


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Noise Levels

63. The observed Noise levels have generally been found meeting the NEQS criteria for

both day and night time monitoring at all the sampled locations.

e) Internal Monitoring through Hand-held Equipment

64. The internal monitoring data has been collected from 12 different locations of the three

depot sites as specified in Table – 06 for PM10, PM2.5 and Noise Levels through hand-

held equipment. The results of the monitoring have generally been found meeting the

NEQS limits.

65. Detailed monitoring results for the independent monitoring (Air Quality, Noise &

Water Quality) are attached as Annexure – III.

4.2 Waste Management

66. The following section provides the details of major types of waste materials that have

been produced as an outcome of the project activities from different construction and

campsites during the reporting period and how they have been managed:

a- Kitchen and Other Domestic Waste

67. This type of waste has been generated from all the campsites of the project. On the

Client’s request, the Water & Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) has provided

skips / bins for the collection of kitchen and domestic waste at all the corridor and depot

sites. The kitchen and domestic waste have regularly been collected by the WSSP

from all the project sites and it has been disposed-off at the WSSP landfill sites.

b- Hazardous Waste – Medical Waste and Oily Waste

68. Medical waste is generated from the site dispensaries whereas oily rags, used filters

etc. are generated from the machinery maintenance areas of the campsites. Medical

waste generated from all the campsites is incinerated at the incinerator of MMC

General Hospital on agreed rates, in accordance with the MoU signed between the

Contractor and the Hospital. As far as the other hazardous wastes are concerned, the

Oily rags have been landfilled at the respective dumping sites of the Reaches / Depots,

whereas the used oil filters and associated items have been sold to third party junk

dealers.


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4.2.1 Current Period

69. The following tables provides the details regarding the approximate quantities of

waste streams being generated during current reporting period along-with the details

of waste type and final method of disposal.

Table – 7: Details of Waste Management BRT Corridors – January to June 2020

S. No. Types and Sources of

Waste

Reach - wise Generation Method of

Disposal Reach – I Reach - II Reach - III

Non – Hazardous Waste

1

Kitchen /

Domestic

Waste from

Campsites

900 kg 850 kg 1000 kg Disposed to

WSSP Skips

Hazardous Waste

2

Medical

Waste from

Dispensaries

Approx. 5 kg from all the Reaches

Incinerated at

MMC

Hospital

3

Oily Waste

from

Machinery

Maintenance

Areas

250 kg 130 kg 310 kg

Landfilled /

Sold to

vendors

Table – 8: Details of Waste Management BRT Depots – January to June 2020

S. No. Types and Sources of

Waste

Depot - wise Generation

Method of

Disposal Hayatabad

Depot

Chamkani

Depot

Dabgari

Staging

Facility

Non – Hazardous Waste

1 Kitchen /

Domestic 3000 kg 2200 kg 1000 kg

Disposed to

WSSP Skips


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Waste from

Campsites

Hazardous Waste

2

Medical

Waste from

Dispensaries

Approx. 7 kg from all sites

Incinerated at

MMC

Hospital

3

Oily Waste

from

Machinery

Maintenance

Areas

700 kg 300 kg - kg

Landfilled /

Sold to

vendors

4.3 Health and Safety

4.3.1 Community Health and Safety

70. No incidents related to the community health and safety have been occurred during

the current reporting period.

4.3.2 Worker Safety and Health

71. Following are the Site-wise statistics regarding the accidents / incidents. The details

of fatal accidents are provided in the subsequent section:

Figure 25: Reach – I Accident Statistics

0

12

0 02

0

5

10

15

Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferrals

No. o

f Occurrences

Type of Accident / Incident

Reach ‐ I ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020


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Figure 26: Reach – II Accident Statistics

Figure 27: Reach – III Accident Statistics

Figure 28: Hayatabad Depot Accident Statistics

0

15

0 0 1

0

5

10

15

20

Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferralsN

o. o

f Occurrences


Reach ‐ II ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020

0

20

0 0

4

0

5

10

15

20

25

Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferrals

No. o

f Occurrences


Reach ‐ III ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020

0

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0 0 3

0

10

20

30

40

50

Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferralsN

o. o

f Occurrences


Hayatabad Depot ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐

January to June 2020


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Figure 29: Chamkani Depot Accident Statistics

Figure 30: Dabgari Staging Facility Accident Statistics

4.4 Trainings & Safety Campaigns

72. Regular Tool Box Talks have been organized by the Contractor under PMCSC

supervision during the reporting period. Following topics were mainly focused in the

TBTs:

Use of PPEs and Safety Measures during Electro-Mechanical Works.

Safety Measures during Work at Height.

Special TBTs on Precautionary Measures for COVID – 19.

0

25

0 0 00

10

20

30

Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments Hospital ReferralsNo. o

f Occurrences


Chamkani Depot ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020

0

27

0 0 00

5

10

15

20

25

30

Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments Hospital Referrals

No. o

f Occurrences


Dabgari Staging Facility‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐

January to June 2020


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4.5 Cumulative Trainings Held at the Project

4.6 Need for Additional Trainings

73. Keeping in view the ADB Environment Team directives regarding the need of additional

trainings, the PMCSC HSE Section keeps revisiting the need of additional trainings

and provide necessary assistance, trainings and guidance to the Contractors on

regular basis.

100

12

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

No. of HS Training Sessions Held No. of Environmental Training SessionsHeld

Cumulative Training Statistics ‐January 2019 to January 2020 (Approx.)


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5 FUNCTIONING OF THE SSEMP

5.1 SSEMP Review

74. Monitoring for the implementation of Corridors & Depots SSEMPs has been actively

carried out by the PMCSC throughout the reporting period. Following are the

observations in this regard:

a- The Contractor’s level of sensitization and overall performance for the

implementation of SSEMPs and HS Plans has improved considerably as compare

to the previous reporting periods.

b- The PMCSC continuously provided the supervision to the Contractor, provided

capacity building trainings and utilized different tools under the Contract such as

Issuance of Site Instructions - NCNs / Imposition of Fines etc. whenever deemed

necessary. The Contractor keenly made efforts for the implementation of the

required mitigation measures in accordance with the SSEMPs.

c- The implementation of environmental monitoring plan remained satisfactory for the

internal monitoring and it has been carried out in accordance with the monitoring

plan.

d- The organization of Third Party Environmental Monitoring has however been

disrupted due to COVID-19 Lockdowns and it has only been organized till February

2020.

75. The SSEMPs provide adequate guidance for the mitigation of environmental impacts

resulting from the current construction activities. All the mitigation measures set out in

the SSEMPs are appropriate and no change is needed at this stage of the project.


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6 GOOD PRACTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT

6.1 Good Practices

76. The following good practices have been observed during the reporting period:

a- COVID-19 Disinfection Exercises at Offices and Sites

77. Joint disinfection exercises for protecting against COVID-19 have regularly been

performed at all the offices of the PDA, PMCSC and Contractors, at Bus Stations and

at worker residential areas with the collaboration of PDA, WSSP, Contractors and

PMCSC.

b- Landscaping at the BRT Corridors

78. Implementation of the Tree Plantation and Landscaping Plan for the PSBRT has been

extensively started during the previous reporting period by the PDA Horticulture

Department and it remained continued with full swing during the current reporting

period. The plan has been prepared with a balanced approach for aesthetic

enhancement of the project corridors and places of importance by planting selective

ornamental trees, landscaping and turfing with grasses and ornamental shrubs. Large


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number of trees, plants and shrubs etc. have been planted during the current reporting

period.

6.2 Opportunities for Improvement

79. As far as the identification of areas outside of the formal NCN process for the

improvement of project’s HSE performance are concerned, it is pertinent to mention

that the amount of penalty which has been made part of the Contract is minimal.

80. According to the “Contract Agreement - Vol 1 – Part B - Particular Conditions of

Contract – Clause 6 – Section 6.7” the maximum amount of penalty which could be

imposed on the Contractor is “maximum 50 USD/day for all violations”. This is an

insignificant amount considering the scope of the project and does not provide enough

leverage against the Contractor to force him to take safeguard non-compliances more

seriously.


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7 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1 Summary

81. Since the inception of the project, a number of environmental issues have been

encountered, with a number of them resulting due to the fast track nature of the project.

The Contractor has been thoroughly pushed by the PMCSC for the resolution of these

environmental issues throughout the project construction phase.

82. The Contractor’s level of sensitization and overall performance for the implementation

of SSEMPs and HS Plans has improved considerably as compared to the previous

reporting periods.

83. The major environmental issues related to the project corridor such as dust emissions,

unauthorized debris disposal and traffic management issues etc. which have remained

prevalent since the project inception were observed to be considerably resolved. The

completion of major corridor works also played an important role in scaling down the

intensity of these issues.

84. One of the constraints which has been initially faced by the project was the unwilling

attitude of the Contractor towards the implementation of the Environmental

Management Plan. The PMCSC made maximum possible efforts for sensitizing the

Contractor, utilized different tools, such as imposition of fines, linking payments with

the performance etc. These efforts remained fruitful and persuaded the Contractor for

the effective implementation of the EMP / HSP and making necessary expenditures

from the pre-allocated funds for executing essential HSE control measures.

85. The ADB Safeguard teams have played a very positive role by providing valuable

support and guidance whenever required of them with regards to all issues related to

environment safeguard compliance during the construction phase of the project.

86. No critical environmental challenges have been faced by the project during the current

reporting period and all the required corrective actions have been taken for the

mitigation of the issues arisen.

87. Internal environmental monitoring has been performed throughout the reporting period

as per the environmental monitoring plan and overall, the monitoring results were


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found meeting the NEQS criteria. The organization of Third Party Environmental

Monitoring has however been disrupted due to COVID-19 Lockdowns and it has only

been organized till February 2020.

88. Major environmental issues that have been observed during the current reporting

period were mainly related to Poor Housekeeping at Campsites and less utilization of

PPEs by workers.

7.2 Recommendations

89. Overall, the environmental safeguards process at the project is effective. However, in

order to enhance its effectiveness, following are some recommendations:

a- Keeping in view the “Clause 6 – Section 6.7 of the Contract Agreement – Vol. 1 – Part B - Particular Conditions of Contract”, the maximum penalty amount of 50 USD per day to penalize the Contractor on HSE violations is minimal and insignificant considering the project scale and scope and needs to be revisited and significantly increased in order to have the desired effect. Thus, the Client may be requested by the ADB to reconsider the relevant clauses of the Contract and make necessary addendum accordingly.

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