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Initial Environmental Examination August 2011

Pakistan: MFF-Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Sector Development T2 (New Khanki Barrage Project) Prepared by Punjab Management Office (PMO) for Punjab Barrages for the Asian Development Bank

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT

PUNJAB MANAGEMENT OFFICE(PMO) FOR PUNJAB BARRAGES

New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP)

INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION REPORT

IEE Report

August 2011

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT

PUNJAB MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) FOR PUNJAB BARRAGES

New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) IEE Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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1. INTRODUCTION 1-1

1.1 GENERAL 1-1

1.2 PROJECT DETAILS 1-1

1.3 BACKGROUND 1-3

1.4 PROJECT LOCATION 1-4

1.5 PROJECT CATEGORIZATION 1-5

1.6 OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT 1-5

1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 1-6

1.8 METHODOLOGIES OF PERFORMING THE STUDY 1-6

1.9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESETTLEMENT ISSUES 1-7

2. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK POLICY 2-1

2.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN PAKISTAN 2-1

2.2 NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY 2-1

2.3 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY 2-1

2.4 GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2-2

2.4.1 Guidelines for the Preparation and Review of Environmental

Reports, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, 1997 2-2

2.4.2 Guidelines of Public Consultation, Pakistan Environmental

Protection Agency, May, 1997 2-2

2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES 2-3

2.5.1 Provincial EPA 2-3

2.5.2 Provincial Departments of Forestry and Wildlife 2-3

2.5.3 Local Government and Municipalities 2-3

2.5.4 Social & Environmental Management Unit (SEMU) 2-3

2.5.5 Environment-Related Statutes 2-4

2.6 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GUIDELINES 2-5

2.7 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS (NEQS) 2000 2-6

2.8 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 2-12


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3. THE PROJECT 3-1

3.1 GENERAL 3-1

3.2 THE NEW KHANKI BARRAGE PROJECT 3-1

3.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT 3-1

3.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 3-2

3.4.1 Environmental Assessment 3-3

3.4.2 Old Barrage (Area A) 3-3

3.4.3 New Barrage site (Area B) 3-3

3.4.4 Public Park (Area C) 3-3

3.4.5 Consultants Residence and New Staff Colony (Area D) 3-6

3.4.6 Offices (Area E) 3-6

3.4.7 Old Workers Colony (Area F) 3-6

3.4.8 New L.C.C (Area G) 3-6

3.4.9 Private Land (Area H) 3-6

3.4.10 Government land; Tree Plantation (Area I) 3-6

3.4.11 Lake (Area J) 3-6

3.4.12 Old Workshop (Area K) 3-7

3.4.13 Contractors Facilities (Area L) 3-7

3.4.14 Palku Nallah 3-7

3.4.15 Borrow Area 3-7

3.4.16 High Level Channel 3-7

3.4.17 Development and Improvement of Access Road 3-7

3.4.18 Rehabilitation of School 3-7

3.4.19 Construction of Basic Health Unit (B.H.U) 3-8

3.5 WORKS & MATERIALS 3-8

3.5.1 Estimated quantities of works 3-8

4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE 4-1

4.1 GENERAL 4-1

4.2 AREA OF INFLUENCE (AOI) 4-1

4.3 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 4-2

4.3.1 Alluvial Deposits 4-2

4.3.2 Physiography 4-3

4.3.3 Soil Type 4-3

4.3.4 Land Use 4-3

4.3.5 The River and Hydrologic Regime at Old Khanki Headworks 4-4

4.3.6 Effect of Dismantling of Old Khanki Barrage on Peak

Discharge of Chenab River 4-5


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4.3.7 Water Resource for the Vicinity Area 4-5

4.3.8 Climate 4-8

4.3.9 Ambient Quality of Environment 4-9

4.4 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 4-14

4.4.1 Flora 4-14

4.4.2 Fauna 4-16

4.4.3 Endangered Species 4-21

4.4.4 Livestock 4-21

4.4.5 Agriculture 4-22

4.4.6 Horticulture 4-22

4.4.7 Socio-Economic and Cultural Aspects 4-22

4.4.8 Population and Community Structure 4-23

4.4.9 Poverty Status 4-23

4.4.10 Land Tenure System 4-24

4.4.11 Land Value 4-24

4.4.12 Social Equity 4-25

4.4.13 Social Cohesion 4-25

4.4.14 Gender Issues and Status of Women 4-25

4.4.15 Services and Facilities in the area 4-26

4.4.16 Credit Facilities 4-30

4.4.17 Resettlement 4-31

4.4.18 Conclusions 4-31

5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 5-1

5.1 No Project Option/Worst Scenario Option 5-2

5.2 Option of Remodeling and Repairing the Old Headworks and Not

Building New Barrage 5-3

5.3 Option of Constructing the New Barrage on the Site of Old Barrage 5-4

5.4 Option of Constructing the New Barrage Upstream the Old Barrage 5-5

5.5 Option of New Barrage 900 Feet Downstream of the Old Headworks 5-6

5.6 Option of Dismantling the Old Khanki Barrage 5-7

5.7 Option of Not Locating Logistics and Irrigation Department Land 5-8

5.8 Option of Employing Outside Labour Instead Of Local Labour 5-9

5.9 Summary of Alternatives 5-10

6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 6-1

6.1 CONSULTATION PROCESS 6-1

6.2 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION 6-2


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6.3 CONSULTATION FINDINGS 6-3

6.4 GENDER COMPONENT 6-4

6.5 SOCIAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (SFA) 6-5

6.3.1 Parties 6-5

6.3.2 Agreement Contents 6-5

7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION

MEASURES 7-1

7.1 METHODOLOGY 7-1

7.2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT – OVERVIEW 7-1

7.3 EXPLANATION OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 7-4

7.3.1 Construction Phase 7-4

7.3.1.1 Land Resources 7-4

7.3.1.2 Hydrology and Water Resources 7-9

7.3.1.3 Air Quality and Noise Pollution 7-11

7.3.1.4 Biological Resources 7-13

7.3.1.5 Socioeconomic, Cultural and Archaeological Issues 7-15

7.3.2 Operational and Management Phase 7-16

7.3.3 Socio-economic Impacts on the overall Project Area 7-16

8. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 8-1

8.1 INTRODUCTION 8-1

8.1.1 Objective of Environmental Management Plan 8-1

8.1.2 Regulatory Requirements and Applicable Standards 8-2

8.1.2.1 National Regulatory Requirements 8-2

8.1.2.2 ADB Procedures 8-3

8.1.2.3 Status of Regulatory Clearances 8-4

8.1.3 Components of the EMP 8-4

8.2. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES 8-5

8.2.1 Management Approach 8-5

8.2.2 Project Management Office (PMO) 8-5

8.2.3 Contractor 8-6

8.2.4 Construction Supervision Consultants 8-6

8.2.5 Organizational Structure 8-6

8.3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PLAN 8-10

8.3.1 Corridor of Impact 8-10

8.3.2 Mitigation Plan 8-10

8.3.3 Social Development Assistance 8-11


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8.4. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN 8-28

8.4.1 Objectives 8-28

8.4.2 Monitoring 8-28

8.4.2.1 Effects Monitoring 8-29

8.4.2.2 Compliance Monitoring 8-29

8.4.2.3 Post-Project Monitoring 8-30

8.4.2.4 Third Party Monitoring / Environmental Audit Annually 8-31

8.4.3 Grievance Redress System 8-33

8.4.4 Reporting Structure and Outcomes 8-34

8.4.4.1 Data Recording and Maintenance 8-34

8.4.4.2 Storage of information 8-34

8.4.4.3 Meetings 8-34

8.4.4.4 Photographic record 8-35

8.4.4.5 Social complaints register 8-35

8.4.4.6 Change record register 8-35

8.4.4.7 Reporting 8-35

8.4.5 Communication Strategy 8-36

8.5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 8-38

8.5.1 Meeting with local and regional officials 8-38

8.5.2 Meeting with Local Communities 8-39

8.6. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND

TRAINING PLAN 8-44

8.7. CHANGE MANAGEMENT 8-46

8.8. ESTIMATED COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 8-46

9. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 9-1

9.1 GENERAL 9-1

9.2 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT 9-1

9.2.1 Management Responsibilities 9-1

9.3 SOCIAL COMPLAINTS REGISTER 9-5


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LIST OF TABLES

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Table - 2.1: Pak EPA NEQS (2000) for Effluent Discharge 2-6

Table - 2.2: Pak EPA NEQS (2000) for Gaseous Emission 2-7

Table - 2.3: Pak EPA NEQS (2009) for Vehicular emissions 2-8

Table - 2.4: Pak EPA NEQS (2010) for Noise Level 2-9

Table - 2.5: Pak EPA NEQS (2010) for Drinking Water 2-9

Table - 2.6: Pak EPA NEQS (2010) for Ambient Air Quality 2-11

Table - 3.1: Provide year-wise estimation of physical activities 3-9

Table - 3.2: Availability of Raw Materials 3-9

Table - 4.1: Taking the peak annual discharge of the river Chenab at Khanki

Headworks, as an indicator of the hydrological behavior of the river,

following is the discharge data of past 86 years. 4-4

Table - 4.2: Summary Parameters of Surface Water Quality Analysis 4-6

Table - 4.3: Summary parameters of ground water quality 4-7

Table - 4.4: Percentage Surface Salinity Statistics 4-8

Table - 4.5: Summary of Ambient Air Quality & Noise Level 4-10

Table - 4.6: Traffic Count crossing over L.C.C. Headworks, on old

Khanki headworks (passing both ways) 4-10

Table - 4.7: Some Sources and Effects of Noise 4-12

Table - 4.8: Mammals 4-17

Table - 4.9: Birds 4-17

Table - 4.10: Reptiles 4-19

Table - 4.11: (a): Turtles – Hard Shells 4-20

Table - 4.11: (b): Turtles – True Soft Shells 4-20

Table - 4.12: Amphibians 4-20

Table - 4.13: Fish reported in river Chenab upstream and downstream

Khanki Barrage. 4-21

Table - 4.14: Area, Production and Cropping Intensities of Main Agri

Crops in Rancha Doab 4-22

Table - 4.15: Land Capability Class 4-24

Table - 6.1: Summary of Consultation Meeting 6-3

Table - 6.2: Social Condition of Women in the project Area 6-4

Table - 7.1: Check list of potential impacts for Construction and

Operational Phases 7-2

Table - 8.1: Applicable Regulatory Requirements (Environmental) 8-2

Table - 8.2 Environmental Impact Mitigation Plan 8-12


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Table - 8.3: Social Impact Mitigation Plan 8-23

Table - 8.4: Effects Monitoring Plan 8-31

Table - 8.5: Periodic Reports 8-35

Table - 8.6: List of Officials Contacted 8-38

Table - 8.7: Member of Public in Khanki Barrage Area Interviewed 8-40

Table - 8.8: Employment Opportunities in the Construction of New Khanki Barrage

Project 8-42

Table - 8.9: Training Program 8-45

Table - 8.10: Cost Estimates for Environmental Management 8-47

Table - 9.1 Grievance Resolution Process 9-5


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LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure - 1.1: Location map of Khanki Barrage 1-5

Figure - 3.1: (a) Proposed Project Area map of the New Khanki Barrage 3-4

Figure - 3.1: (b) Proposed Project Area map of the New Khanki Barrage 3-5

Figure - 4.1: Water distribution systems to communities in Rachna Doab,

through a contemporary Project 4-2

Figure - 4.2: Land use pattern in Project Area 4-3

Figure - 4.3: Seismic Hazard Zones of Pakistan 4-13

Figure - 8.1: Organization structure of PMO 8-8

Figure - 8.2: Organization Chart for Environment Management / monitoring

implementation 8-9


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LIST OF ABBREVIATION

ADB Asian Development Bank

AOI Area of Influence

BOD Biological Oxygen Demand

CMS Conservation of Migratory Species

COD Chemical Oxygen Demand

COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

EC Electrical Conductivity

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMMP Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan

EMP Environmental Management Plan

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPA’s Environmental Protection Agencies

ESIA Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization G

CA Gross Cultivated Area

GRC Grievance Redress Committee

ID Irrigation Department

IEE Initial Environmental Examination

IWT Indus Water Treaty

LARAP Land Acquisition & Resettlement Action Plan

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

NCS National Conservation Strategy

NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards

NOC No-Objection Certificate

O&M Operation and Maintenance

NKBP New Khanki Barrage Project

PEPA Pakistan Environmental Protection Act

PEPC Pakistan Environmental Protections Council

PHS Public Health and Safety

PID Punjab Irrigation Department

PMO Project Management Office

PMU Project Management Unit

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

RSC Residual Sodium Carbonate

RE Resident Engineer SAR Sodium Adsorption Ratio


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SCARP Salinity Control and Reclamation Project

SEMU Social & Environmental Management Unit

SFA Social Frame Work Agreement

SMO SCARPS Monitoring Organization

SOP Survey of Pakistan

SOP Soil Survey of Pakistan

TDS Total Dissolved Solids

US-EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency

WAPDA Water and Power Development Authority

WHO World Health Organization WWF Worldwide Fund for Nature


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

THE PROJECT

Head Khanki or the Khanki Headwork is the oldest head work of Pakistan

(32o24’09.65” N 73o58’14.30”E). It is present at river Chenab in Gujranwala District. It

is shutter type structure used to control water flow and flood flow in river Chenab.

The current operations are mainly manual in nature and are cumbersome. Khanki

Headwork provides water to Lower Chenab Canal (L.C.C). It was built in 1889-1892

and remodeled in 1935, is now too old and outdated to continue providing required

services. The Discharge Capacity of NKBP will be 1,100,000 cusecs and the flow

and capacity of L.C.C will remain same.

It is therefore proposed to build a new Barrage about 900 ft. downstream of existing

Headworks as a replacement of the old barrage due to technical, economic and

safety reasons.

The Project activity will consist of the following:

1. Construction of the new barrage at 900 ft downstream of the old head work

2. Dismantling of old Khanki Head work

3. Construction of new bridge over the new barrage

4. Construction of public park

5. Demolition of old Govt Servant colony and their relocation to the new colony

6. Rehabilitation of Boys& Girls schools

7. Construction of new Basic Health Unit (BHU)

8. Construction of the Consultant’s Residence

9. Rehabilitation of the old Workshop

10. Acquisition of Private land

11. Construction of Coffer Dams

12. Construction of LCC Head Regulator and small road bridge

13. Alteration in route of High level Channel along the new LCC

14. Tree cutting

15. Establishment and operations of Contractor’s Camp/facilities

16. Development and improvement of the access road (about 35 km)

17. Excavation from Borrow Areas and Restoration.

For the purpose of the above an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report has

been prepared to ensure the following objectives:

Apply ADB’s Environment safeguards


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The applicable environmental administrative and legal frame work on the

project

Environmental & social base line data of the project area of influence (AOI)

Assessment of potential environmental impacts and determining mitigation

measures of expected adverse impacts

Develop a basic Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Framework (inclusive of all

major environmental aspects and risk bases assessment plan) and envisaged EMP

implementation cost.

The base line data was developed and analyzed to identify potential environmental

impacts of the project. An Environmental Assessment Checklist methodology was

adopted to identify the high risk activities and suggest their mitigation measures.

Where possible, eliminating the risk by altering the scope or method of execution of

work was preferred rather than minimizing the risk with control measures.

The “no project” option is considered inappropriate. In view of the long term and wide

spread benefits of safe and a long term New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP).

Legal and Administration Framework Policy

Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997 is the primary legislation which

applies in Environmental Assessment studies in Pakistan. Under section 12 of the

Act a project falling under any category specified in Schedule II (SRO 339(1)/2000)

require the proponent to file an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) with the

concerned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which in case of New Khanki

Barrage Project (NKBP) is EPA Punjab.

The nature and scope of work and the environmental setting of the AOI (established

through REA Checklist) indicates that there will neither be any significant adverse

impact to the environment nor there would be any irreversible ecological damage due

to the project activities. All the adverse impacts either would be temporary or would

be easily mitigable. The projects benefits on the other hand would easily outweigh

any small and temporary adverse impacts. The project will have significant positive

environmental and social benefits by uplifting the aesthetics of the area (Public Park,

new colonies and better infrastructure) and also through providing better efficiency in

regulating water bodies.

Therefore, the project should be categorized as B, as per the Asian

Development Guidelines (ADB)


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However such a project requires an EIA as per section 12 of PEPA 1997 an EIA is

prepared to obtain No Objection Certificate (N.O.C). All project activities should be

compliant with NEQS and should establish monitoring and evaluation systems.

Description of the Environment

The New Khanki Barrage (Latitude 32o24’09.11” North and Longitude 73o58’01.25”

East) will be located on Chenab River approximately 900 ft downstream of the

existing Khanki Head works in Wazirabad Tehsil of Gujranwala District in Punjab

Province. It is 72 miles from Lahore, 15 miles from Wazirabad Town, 40 miles below

Marala Barrage and 15 miles upstream of Qadirabad Barrage.

The settlements nearest to the Khanki Head work are as follows (All distances

approximate to project near vicinity):

Khanki Village (500 meters)

Kot Imam Baksh (800 meters)

Kot-Natho (800 meters)

Kacha kay quarters (800 meters)

Ranekay (1 km)

Chak Ali Sher (1.5 Km)

Goraali (2 km)

In general the area has access to electricity and communication networks. Health

facilities are scarce and inadequate. Literacy rate is low and about 80% population is

based on agriculture. The main surface water sources of the area include River

Chenab, Lower Chenab Canal (L.C.C), Palkhu Nallah.

LCC Command area is 3.0 million acres. The population in the area is nearly 5.0 million

persons. Density of population per sq. km is 570 as compared to 350 for overall Punjab.

The socio-economic structure of project area is primarily agrarian. About 74 percent of

the total population lives in rural area and depends upon agriculture. The remaining

population lives in cities and towns with ample facilities for work as the cities are

generally well industrialized especially in metal works, electrical goods, ceramics and

agro-based industries. Some of the rural population travels and even migrates to cities

for employment.






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for employment.

Social consultations were carried out with officials and local communities. The aim

was to solicit views on the proposed project and incorporate their concerns, demands

and needs into Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and Social Framework

Agreement (SFA). Indirect women consultations were carried out to incorporate

gender issues in the social assessment. The idea of construction of new Khanki

barrage was hailed by almost all the interviewees.

The flora of the project area can be divided into two parts i.e. riverian Flora and inland

Flora

The immediate and surrounding area of the project has been under human inference for

a long time and, therefore no endangered species is present or spotted in the area.

Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Most of the adverse environmental and social impacts of the Project will be

associated with the construction phase. Except for resettlement issues which would

need to be addressed carefully, the remaining impacts associated with the

construction phase will be temporary, reversible, phased over a period of time,

localized and manageable.

The air quality was analysed and found reasonably clean and no any obvious source

of air pollution was located in the vicinity of the project area of influence. However

there are kacha paths and may cause dust pollution during traffic movement. Air

quality shall be controlled by regular spraying of water on kacha paths. All vehicles,

machinery, equipment and generators used during construction activities will be kept

in good working conditions to minimize the exhaust emissions. Cutting & burning

trees and shrubs as a fuel shall be prohibited and clean source of energy should be

provided at the contractor’s camp e.g. gas cylinders etc. Noise, air quality and water

sources shall be monitored periodically, as specified in EIA report. All the work

activities should be restricted within the allowed working hours.

There is not any designated environmentally protected or archaeological site falling

within the direct project area of influence. The Project will not have any significant

impacts on fish, fishermen communities, wildlife and wildlife habitat. However,

monitoring measures have been recommended to ensure that any unforeseen

impacts can be identified, compared with baseline and mitigated during the

implementation stage. All forest, wildlife and fisheries laws should be fully respected

and abided by the contractor and his work force. No fire arms should be carried out

by the contractor’s work force. Tree cutting (1000) would be required for the

construction of new L.C.C (diverted path; it would meet the existing L.C.C. at 3500


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ft.). 10000 trees will be planted as compensation of the same. Public Park will be

developed near Khanki village. This will raise the aesthetic values of the area and

provide a picnic spot to the local community and tourist.

During construction, the Contactor’s work force is expected to be largely available

from the local population, which will enhance the economic opportunities for the

locals of working age group. Socioeconomic conditions of the project area will

generally have positive impacts due to the project implementation i.e. availability of

jobs during construction phase.

The Project will also improve some of the social infrastructure as part of the repair

and rehabilitation (access road, rehabilitation of school, construction of Basic Health

Unit). The livelihoods of farming communities will also improve through increased

and equitable canal water availability and improved agricultural productivity through

improved agricultural practices and road network. The representation of women and

other vulnerable groups will be ensured in the Project benefits.

The noticeable adverse impact of the Project will be resettlement and relocation of

affected communities. Detailed resettlement action plans to mitigate these impacts

will be prepared and implemented before commencing the work on site. A

Resettlement Framework and representative Resettlement Action Plans have been

prepared as part of the feasibility study.

It is very important to protect the water sources during the construction phase from

accidental spills of diesel or any chemical, as any spill could percolate to the

groundwater through the sandy stratum at site. All the solid waste and wastewater

generated from the project activities and contractor camp shall be disposed-off

according to the waste disposal plan, which would be a component of the EMP. If the

groundwater is to be used for the water supply in the Contractor Camp then it would

be required to abstract water from sufficient depth and confirm that it meets the WHO

standards by the contractor.

The proposed project will bring about a net-positive benefit in terms of improved

water resource management and agricultural productivity in the area. Continuous

environmental monitoring will be carried out for the entire construction phase, to

ensure due diligence of environmental performance. The EMP will also ensure

reporting of all non-conformances and their rectification within a specified period of

time along with safety, health and environment (SHE) audits


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CONCLUSION

It is anticipated that all environmental and social issues involved during the

construction and operational phase of the project are manageable, therefore it

is concluded that the project is environmentally friendly, financially viable,

economically sustainable, generally neutral and pro-poverty elevation.


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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL

The province of Punjab is only one fourth of the total area of Pakistan, yet its fertile

land yields are more than 50% of the total national agricultural produce. One of the

reasons for such high agricultural production is the efficient use of water resources

through Punjab’s irrigation network. The Punjab irrigation network comprises 24

canals fed by 14 barrages / headworks and 9 major inter-river link canals, irrigating

more than 21 million acres of land.

Khanki Headwork is the oldest head work of Pakistan (32o24’09.65”N 73o58’14.30”E).

It is present at river Chenab in Gujranwala District. It is shutter type structure used to

control water flow and flood flow in river Chenab. The current operations are mainly

manual in nature and are cumbersome. Khanki Headworks provides water to Lower

Chenab Canal (L.C.C). It was built in 1889-1892 and remodeled in 1935, is now too

old and outdated to continue providing required services. Lower Chenab Canal

(L.C.C) originates from Head Khanki. It provides water to three million acres (12,000

km²) of agricultural lands by one main distributary (Lower Chenab) and 59 minor

distributaries. In the last 118 years there were 11 occasions when water reached 730

feet higher than the sea level (at times of high floods). It is therefore proposed to

build a new Barrage about 900 ft. downstream of existing Headworks as a

replacement of the old barrage due to technical, economic and safety reasons. The

Discharge capacity of New Khanki Barrage will be 1,100,000 cusecs. The flow and

capacity of the L.C.C remains same.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing assistance to improve the management

of Punjab Water Resources and increase the agricultural productivity of the province

under the Punjab Irrigation Agriculture Investment Program (PIAIP).

1.2 PROJECT DETAILS

Punjab Irrigation Department (PID) is the executing agency of the Punjab Irrigated

Agriculture Investment Program (PIAIP). New Khanki Barrage Project will be carried

out under PIAIP. The consultancy of the project including feasibility and detailed

design work was awarded to a joint venture of NDC / NESPAK / ATKINS.

This report comprises the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) study of the NKBP

on Chenab River. The IEE study takes into account the natural environment (air,


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water, land, flora & fauna), human health and safety. This study evaluates the

project’s potential environmental risks and impacts in its areas of influence and

outlines planning, designing and implementation by preventing, minimizing, mitigating

or compensating for adverse environmental impacts and enhancing positive impacts

throughout project implementation.

The Social Assessment (SA) has been conducted to evaluate the project’s potential

positive and adverse effects on the affected people and to examine project

alternatives where adverse effects may be significant. The breadth, depth and type of

analysis in the social assessment are proportional to the nature of the project and

scale of its potential effects, positive or adverse, on the affected people.

The New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP with Discharge capacity of 1,100,000

cusecs), (Latitude 32o24’09.11” North and Longitude 73o58’01.25” East) will be

located on Chenab River approximately 900 ft. downstream of the existing Khanki

Head works in Wazirabad Tehsil of Gujranwala District in Punjab Province. It is 72

miles from Lahore, 15 miles from Wazirabad Town, 40 miles below Marala Barrage

and 15 miles upstream of Qadirabad Barrage.


1. Construction of the new barrage at 900 ft. downstream of the old head work


3. Construction of LCC Head Regulator and small bridge



6. Demolition of old workers colony and their relocation to the new colony

7. Rehabilitation of school







14. Felling of 1000 trees (Eucalyptus)



17. Excavation from borrow areas and Restoration


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impacts of the project. An Environmental Assessment Checklist methodology was

adopted to identify the high risk activities and suggest their mitigation measures.

Where possible, eliminating the risk by altering the scope or method of execution of

work was preferred rather than minimizing the risk with control measures.

The old barrage is a shutter type structure, planned to provide perennial irrigation

supplies to the Rachna Doab through L.C.C. The barrage, originally constructed in

1892, was a very flimsy structure. It comprised of a low crest block of brick masonry

with dry stone protection on upstream and downstream glacis of stone in lime mortar

and gated canal head regulator. There were repeated failures and damages while

additions and alterations continued at frequent intervals. It was extensively rehabilitated

and reconstructed in 1933-35. Presently the old headwork is an assortment of different

design principles and various construction styles like the monitoring and managing

high floods up to 1.1 million cusecs a Flood Control Centre was established at Khanki

Headworks, which now needs to be modernized.

Sub-surface flow condition uplift pressures and exit gradient at different critical points

of headworks cannot be accurately measured due to choking of 40% and

malfunctioning of many other pressure pipes.

1.3 BACKGROUND

The history of construction of L.C.C. is older than the Khanki Headworks. LCC was

initially constructed as an inundation canal in 1887 off-taking from a point 4½ miles

downstream of Khanki Headworks. It was later converted into a perennial canal off-

taking from the headworks. Presently LCC is a gigantic contiguous irrigation system

which is irrigating a vast area in Rachna Doab. Some idea of the extent and vastness of

this canal system, as it stands today, can be obtained from the following facts:

Designed discharge at head : 11538 Cusecs.

Area served : 3,647,683 Acres (Located in 6 districts of

(Central Punjab)

Area irrigated 2006-07 : 5,000,350 Acres

Designed intensity of irrigation : 75%

Actual intensity of irrigation : 165%

Length of channels : 2,925 units (4680 km)

Number of outlets : 6,954

Water Flow : perennial


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The headworks have a designed discharge capacity of 1,100,000 cusecs whereas

the actual flood exceeded this figure for nine (9) times, the maximum being

1,086,000 cusecs. The flow and capacity of the L.C.C. will remain same. Control on

the river flows and pond level is very loose, regulation through outdated shutters

results in heavy leakages of water during periods of acute shortage. Also, there is no

bridge or regulation platform across the river.

The structural durability of the headworks is unreliable and it may yield to any stress

beyond its present capacity. With this eventuality, irrigation will be a serious problem

in about 3 million acres of very fertile land served by Khanki headworks, which is

about 14 percent of entire canal irrigated area of the Punjab. Consequently, a

condition of famine may occur in the country. Prevention of the above mentioned loss

shall in fact be a gain in the water/agriculture, sector of the national economy.

In view of operational constraints and structural deficiencies, PID launched safety

evaluation study of Khanki headworks in 1998 under the program “Safety evaluation

of major hydraulic structure”. Study concluded that feasibility study should be

undertaken to determine whether the weir should be replaced or remodeled.

Subsequent to the recommendation of evaluation study, a feasibility study was

carried out in year 2003-2005 which recommended the replacement of existing

headworks with new barrage at a distance of 900 ft. on the downstream side.

Evaluation of existing headworks was also studied by the consultants through a desk

study in year 2007, which revealed that remodeling of existing headworks is not

feasible because of extensive dismantling and rebuilding operation and would cost

more than building a new barrage.

1.4 PROJECT LOCATION

The headworks are located across the river Chenab just below the confluence of Palkhu

Nallah with the river Chenab. It is 18 km from Wazirabad town and 16 km below the

Alexandra Railway Bridge, 56 km below Marala barrage and 32 km above Qadirabad

barrage. (See Fig 1.1 Location Map of Khanki Barrage)

It is proposed to build a new barrage about 900 ft. downstream as a replacement for the

old headworks. The new barrage will be a key element of one of the most important

irrigation systems of the province; the LCC system.


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Fig. 1.1: Location map of Khanki Barrage

1.5 PROJECT CATEGORIZATION

According to ADB Safeguard Policy Statement, projects are to be categorized into

three environmental categories; A, B, or C. All the anticipated adverse environmental

impacts of the project are mitigable, temporary, nature and localized. Also there is no

environmentally sensitive or archeological site falling within project area of influence;

therefore the project is classified as Category B. This report comprises the Initial

Environmental Examination (IEE) of the proposed project to fulfill the requirements

according to ADB’s guidelines.

1.6 OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT

The main objectives of the report are as follows:

The application of environmental administrative and legal frame work on the

project

Develop Environmental Baseline Data for the project Area of Influence (AOI);

derive land use and environmental maps.


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Assessment of potential environmental Impacts and development of mitigation

measures to cater for adverse impacts.

Preparation of framework of Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and

envisaged EMP implementation cost for this project.

Environmental approval from government agency; Environmental Approval for

the same has already been obtained twice before (2005, 2009). However the

current approval expires in May 2012, therefore a fresh approval is required

before commencement of construction activity.

1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT

This report is divided into following chapters:

Chapter No.1: Introduction

Chapter No. 2: Policy, Law and Administrative Framework

Chapter No. 3: The Project Description

Chapter No. 4: Environmental Baseline Conditions

Chapter No. 5: Study of Alternatives

Chapter No. 6: Public Consultation

Chapter No. 7: Impact Assessment, Mitigation and Enhancement Measures

Chapter No. 8: Outline of Environmental Management Plan

Chapter No. 9: Grievance Redress Mechanism

Appendices

1.8 METHODOLOGY OF PERFORMING THE STUDY

The environmental and social data were collected and analyzed for the overall

environmental study area. Data was collected during site visits and stake holder

consultation works. The concerned departments and institutions are Wildlife, Forestry

& Fishery Department, Water Management Office, Irrigation, SMO, SEMU and Land

Revenue etc.


impacts of the Project. A risk based methodology was adopted to identify the high

risk activities and suggest their mitigation measures. Where possible, eliminating the

risk by altering the scope or method of execution of work was preferred rather than

minimizing the risk with control measures. Public consultations were also undertaken

including a gender study to take into account the public point of view about the

project.


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1.9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESETTLEMENT ISSUES

The project activities include construction of a New Khanki Barrage about 900 ft.

downstream of the existing old headworks, a L.C.C from the new barrage and allied

mechanical and civil structure within the project area. This will cause some disturbance

due to construction activities on the main barrage site and the allied sites involving

borrow material, camping grounds, material dump, machinery yard, link road and

necessary facilities for the staff and labour to be engaged for the construction of the

project. The materials and labour shall have to be carried from the Depot/camp to the

work sites on either bank of the river. There is no such irreversible adverse

environmental impact of the project but the construction-related impacts such as air

pollution, noise and use of community resources can be well mitigated through the

proper implementation of the mitigation measures, which have been identified in this

report. During the construction phase of the L.C.C and studs, about 1054 trees

(Eucalypts) will required to be felled, for which compensatory tree plantation of the

appropriate species would be carried out by PID.

The construction of new barrage is within the river bed, so no private land or property

acquisition will be involved anywhere during construction. However construction of new

L.C.C involves acquisition of private land which will be carried out by the Land

Acquisition Act 1894 and through proper implementation of the LARAP.


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2. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK POLICY

This chapter provides an overview of the policy framework and national legislation

that applies to the proposed Project. The Project is expected to comply with all

national legislations and Asian Bank Guidelines relating to environmental and social

issues, and all the required regulatory clearances will be obtained.

The environmental study includes primarily Pakistan Environmental Protection Act

1997 (PEPA 1997), Pakistan IEE and EIA review regulations (2000) and Asian

Development Bank SPS. All other laws and guidelines relevant to the project have

also been reviewed. Synopses of relevant laws and guidelines are provided in this

chapter.

2.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN PAKISTAN

Under section 12 (with subsequent amendment) of the 1997 Act, a project falling

under any category specified in Schedule I (SRO 339(1)/2000), requires the

proponent to file an IEE with concerned federal agency (Pak-EPA). Projects falling

under any category specified in schedule II require the proponent to file an EIA with

the federal agency. Within ten working days of the lodging of IEE or EIA, the federal

agency will confirm that the document submitted is complete for the purpose of

review.

2.2 NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY

The Pakistan National Conservation Strategy (NCS) was approved by federal cabinet

in March 1992 and is the principal policy document on environmental issues in the

country. The NCS outlines the country’s primary approaches towards encouraging

sustainable development, conserving natural resources and managing resources.

The NCS has 68 specific programs in 14 core areas in which policy intervention is

considered crucial for the preservation of Pakistan’s natural and physical

environment. The core areas that are relevant in the context of the proposed Project

are pollution prevention and abatement, conserving biodiversity and preservation of

cultural heritage.

2.3 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY

The National Environmental Policy provides an overarching framework for

addressing the environmental issues facing Pakistan, particularly pollution of fresh


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water bodies and coastal waters, air pollution, lack of proper waste management,

deforestation, loss of biodiversity, desertification, natural disasters and climate

change. It also gives directions for addressing the cross sectoral issues elaborating

the underlying causes of environmental degradation and international obligations.

The policy provides broad guidelines to the Federal Government, Provincial

Government, Federally Administrated Territories and Local Government for

addressing environmental concerns and ensuring effective management of their

environmental resources.

2.4 GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

The Pak-EPA has published set of environmental guideline for conducting

environmental assessment and the environmental management of different types of

development projects. The guidelines relevant to the proposed Project are listed

below.

2.4.1 Guidelines for the Preparation and Review of Environmental Reports,

Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, 1997

The guidelines, targeted at project proponents, specify:

The nature of the information to be included in environmental reports

The minimum qualification of the EIA conductors appointed

The need to incorporate suitable mitigation measures during project

implementation

The need to specify monitoring procedures

The report must contain baseline data relating to the project area, an interpretation of

the data and mitigation measures.

2.4.2 Guidelines of Public Consultation, Pakistan Environmental

Protection Agency, May, 1997

These guidelines deal with possible approaches to public consultation and

techniques for designing an effective program of consultation that reaches out to all

major stakeholders and ensure that their concerns are incorporated in any impact

assessment study.


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2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES

2.5.1 Provincial EPA

The Punjab Irrigation & Power Department (PIPD) will be responsible for providing

the complete environmental documentation required by the provincial EPA and

remain committed to the approved project design. No deviation is permitted during

project implementation without the prior and explicit permission of the EPA.

2.5.2 Provincial Departments of Forestry and Wildlife

The rehabilitation works are expected to involve some clearing of vegetation that

exists on government land where labour camp and batching plants are to be

installed. Widening and strengthening of the embankments may also involve some

uprooting of trees. All the trees along the canal belong to Forest department.

Plantation at the irrigation rest houses and at the barrages belongs to irrigation

department. Wildlife department nominates any sensitive wildlife area as game

reserve or highly sensitive area as wildlife sanctuary. A competent person should

manage the work activities in wildlife sensitive areas to minimize any adverse

impacts on wildlife habitat. However no environmentally sensitive area has been

identified within the direct influence of the project activities.

2.5.3 Local Government and Municipalities

The IPD and its contractors must ensure that the project meets the criteria of district

governments as related to the establishment of construction camps and plants, and

the safe disposal of wastewater, solid waste and toxic materials. The IPD will

coordinate and monitor environment-related issues.

2.5.4 Social & Environmental Management Unit (SEMU)

Punjab Irrigation Department (PID), under Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority

(PIDA), established the Social and Environmental Management Unit (SEMU) in

December 2006 to enable it to address the environmental and social issues in a

timely and effective manner during operation, maintenance, rehabilitation,

construction of new canals and drains etc. SEMU has developed checklists for canal

rehabilitation works covering construction or remodeling of J-Head Spur / Dike /

Flood Bund / Training Works, new canals, new distributaries, new Barrages or lining


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of any channel. SEMU may also be involved as an independent environmental

monitoring organization during construction phase of this Project.

2.5.5 Environment-Related Statutes

This section outlines statutes apart from the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act,

1997, which are relevant to the project.

The Forest Act, 1927 (and Provincial Acts and Rules)

The Act, inter alia, deals with the matters related with protection and conservation of

natural vegetation/habitats. It empowers the concerned agency to declare protected

and reserved forest areas and their maintaining. In spite of the fact that it recognizes

the right of people for access to the natural resources for their household use, it

prohibits unlawful cutting of trees and other vegetation from forest reserve area. The

permission is required prior to undertake any tree cutting from the Forest Department

of Punjab province. The contractor will inform formally to the Punjab Forest

Department and PIPD at-least 1 month before cutting any tree on site.

Provincial Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and

Management) Act, Ordinances and Rules

In addition to empowering provincial wildlife department to establish game reserves,

parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, these acts regulate the hunting and disturbance of

wildlife. This law will help in eliminating any trespassing into protected areas.

Antiquities Act, 1975

The Antiquities Act relates to the protection, preservation and conservation of

archaeological/historical sites and monuments. There are no archeological site(s) or

cultural heritage site inside or in the AOI of the project. Nevertheless if there is

chance find during the construction phase this law would provide due guidance.

Provincial Local Government Ordinances, 2001

These ordinances, issued following the devolution process, establish regulations for

land use, conservation of natural vegetation, air, water, and land pollution, the

disposal of solid waste and wastewater effluents, as well as matters related to public

health and safety. This law will help as and when participatory management of

irrigation system becomes the order of the day.


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Factories Act, 1934

The clauses relevant to the project are those that are related with the health, safety

and welfare of workers, disposal of solid waste and effluent, and damage to private

and public property. The Factories Act also provides regulations for handling and

disposing of toxic and hazardous materials. There are no factories / industries inside

the project area.

Land Acquisition Act 1894

Land Acquisition Act (LAA), 1894 is the primary law governing land acquisition in

Pakistan. For the acquisition of land, the above-mentioned Act, rules and regulations

are followed whether the acquisition is for Government of Punjab or any other

agency.

2.6 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GUIDELINES

The Asian Development Bank’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 and

Environmental Policy 2002 require that environmental considerations be incorporated

in to ADB’s funded project to ensure that the project will have minimal environmental

impact and be environmentally sound. Occupational health & safety of the local

population should also be addressed as well as the project workers as stated in SPS.

A Grievance Redress Mechanism to receive application and facilitate resolution of

affected peoples’ concerns, complaints, and grievances about the project’s

environmental performance is also established and provided in chapter 9.

Environment Categorization

All loans and investments are subject to categorization to determine environmental

assessment requirements. Categorization is to be undertaken using Rapid

Environmental Assessment (REA), consisting of questions relating to (i) the

sensitivity and vulnerability of environmental resources in project area, and (ii) the

potential for the project to cause significant adverse environmental impacts. Projects

are classified into one of:

Category A: Projects with potential for significant adverse environmental impacts. An

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) is required to address significant impacts.

Category B: Projects judged to have some adverse environmental impacts, but of

lesser degree and/or significance than those for category A projects. An initial

environmental examination (IEE) is required to determine whether or not significant


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environmental impacts warranting an EIA are likely. If an EIA is not needed, the IEE

is regarded as the final environmental assessment report.

Category C: Projects unlikely to have adverse environmental impacts. No EIA or IEE

is required, although environmental implications are still reviewed.

Category FI: Projects are classified as category FI if they involve a credit line

through a financial intermediary or an equity investment in a financial intermediary.

The financial intermediary must apply an environmental management system, unless

all subprojects will result in insignificant impacts.

2.7 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS (NEQS)

The NEQS specify the following standards:

1. Maximum allowable concentration of the Pollutants, (32 parameters) in

emission and liquid industrial effluents discharged to inland water.

2. Maximum allowable concentration of pollutants (16 parameters) in gaseous

emission.

3. Maximum allowable exhaust emissions and noise emission from vehicles.

4. Maximum allowable noise level from vehicles

5. Maximum allowable limits for Drinking Water

6. Maximum allowable limit for Ambient Air Quality

Table - 2.1: Effluent Discharge Standards (NEQS 2000) Applicable to the Works

Sr. No. Determinant NEQS1 Temperature 40 OC =≤3 deg. 2 pH 6 – 9 3 BOD5 80 mg/l 4 Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 150 mg/l 5 Total Suspended Solid (TSS) 200 mg/l 6 Total Dissolved Solids 3500 mg/l 7 Grease and Oil 10 mg/l 8 Phenolic compounds (as phenol) 0.1 mg/l 9 Ammonia 40 mg/l

10 Chlorine 1.0 mg/l 11 Chloride 1000.0 mg/l 12 Sulphate 600 mg/l 13 Manganese 1.5 mg/l 14 Fluoride 10 mg/l 15 Cyanide (as CN’) total 1.0 mg/l 16 An-ionic detergents (as MB As) 20 mg/l


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Sr. No. Determinant NEQS17 Sulphide (S-2) 1.0 mg/l 18 Pesticides 0.15 mg/l 19 Cadmium 0.1 mg/l 20 Chromium trivalent and hexavalent 1.0 mg/l 21 Copper 1.0 mg/l 22 Lead 0.5 mg/l 23 Mercury 0.01 mg/l 24 Selenium 0.5 mg/l 25 Nickel 1.0 mg/l 26 Silver 1.0 mg/l 27 Total Toxic metals 2.0 mg/l 28 Zinc 5.0 mg/l 29 Arsenic 1.0 mg/l 30 Barium 1.5 mg/l 31 Iron 8.0 mg/l 32 Boron 6.0 mg/l

Table – 2.2: National Environmental Quality Standards for Gaseous Emission (mg/Nm3, Unless Otherwise Defined)

Sr. No.

Parameter Source of Emission Existing Standards

Revised Standards

1 2 3 4 5 1. Smoke Smoke Opacity not to exceed 40% or 2

Ringlemann Scale

40% or 2 Ringlemann Scale or equivalent smoke number

2. Particulate Matter (I)

(a) Boilers and Furnaces (i) Oil fired (ii) Coal fired (iii) Cement Kilns (b) Grinding, crushing, clinker coolers and Related processes, Metallurgical Processes, converter, blast furnaces and cupolas.

300 500 200 500

300 500 200 500

3. Hydrogen Chloride

Any 400 400

4. Chlorine Any 150 150 5. Hydrogen

Fluoride Any 150 150

6. Hydrogen Sulphide

Any 10 10

7. Sulphur Oxide (2) (3)

Sulfuric acid/ Sulphonic acid plants Other plants except power plants operating on oil and coal

400

1700

8. Carbon Monoxide

Any 800 800

9. Lead Any 50 50


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10. Mercury Any 10 10 11. Cadmium Any 20 20 12. Arsenic Any 20 20 13. Copper Any 50 50 14. Antimony Any 20 20 15. Zinc Any 200 200 16. Oxides of

Nitrogen (3)

Nitric acid manufacturing unit. Other plants except power plants operating on oil or coal: Gas fired Oil fired Coal fired

400 - -

400 600 1200

Explanations:-

1. Based on the assumption that the size of the particulate is 10 micron or more.

2. Based on 1 percent sulphur content in fuel. Higher content of Sulphur will case

standards to be pro-rated.

3. In respect of emissions of sulphur dioxide Nitrogen oxides, the power plants operating

on oil and coal as fuel shall in addition to National Environmental Quality Standards

(NEQS) specified above, comply with the following standards.

Table - 2.3: NEQS, 2009 for Vehicular Emission

Sr. No.

Parameter Standard (Maximum permissible Limit)

Measuring Method

Applicability

1 Smoke 40% or 2 on the Ringlemann Scale during engine acceleration mode.

To be compared with Ringlemann Chart at a distance of 6 meters or more

Immediate effect

2 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 6% Under idling condition: Non-dispersive infrared detection through gas analyzer.

3 Noise 85 dB(A) Sound Meter at 7.5 meters from the source


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Table - 2.4: National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS, 2010) for Noise

Sr. No.

Category of Area / Zone

Effective from 1st July, 2010

Effective from 1st July, 2013

Limit in dB (A) Leq*

Daytime Night-time Daytime Night-time

1 Residential Area (A) 65 50 55 45

2 Commercial Area (B) 70 60 65 55

3 Industrial Area (C) 80 75 75 65

4 Silence Zone (D) 55 45 50 45

Note:

1. Daytime hours: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

2. Night-time hours: 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

3. Silence Zone: Zones which are declared as such by the competent authority.

An area comprising not less than 100 meters round hospitals, educational

institutions and courts.

4. Mixed categories of areas may be decided as one of the four above

mentioned categories by the competent authority.

*dB (A) Leq: Time weighted average of the level of sound in scale “A” which is

relatable to human hearing.

Table – 2.5: National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS, 2010) for

Drinking Water

Sr. No.

Properties/Parameters Standard Values for Pakistan

WHO Standards Remarks

BACTERIAL

1 All water is intended for drinking (E.Coli or Thermotolerant Coliform bacteria)

Must not be detectable in any 100ml sample


Most Asian Countries also follow WHO Standards

2 Treated water entering the distribution system (E.Coli or Thermotolerant Coliform and total Coliform bacteria)





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Sr. No.



3 Treated water entering the distribution system (E.Coli or Thermotolerant Coliform and total Coliform bacteria)

Must not be detectable in any 100ml sample. In case of large supplies, where sufficient samples are examined, must not be present in 95% of the samples taken throughout any 12-month period.

Must not be detectable in any 100ml sample. In case of large supplies, where sufficient samples are examined, must not be present in 95% of the samples taken throughout any 12-month period.


PHYSICAL

4 Colour ≤15 TCU ≤15 TCU

5 Taste Non Objectionable/ Acceptable

Non Objectionable/ Acceptable

6 Odour Non Objectionable/ Acceptable

Non Objectionable/ Acceptable

7 Turbidity <5 NTU <5 NTU

8 Total hardness as CaCO3 <500mg/l ---

9 TDS <1000 <1000

10 pH 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5

RADIOACTIVE

11 Alpha Emitters bq/L or pCi 0.1 0.1

12 Beta Emitters 01 01

CHEMICAL

Essential Inorganics mg/litre mg/litre

13 Aluminum (Al) mg/l ≤0.2 0.02

14 Antimony (Sb) ≤0.005 0.02

15 Arsenic (As) ≤0.05 0.01 Standard for Pakistan similar to most Asian developing Countries

16 Barium (Ba) 0.7 0.7

17 Boron (B) 0.3 0.3

18 Cadmium (Cd) 0.01 0.003 Standard for Pakistan similar to most Asian developing Countries

19 Chloride (Cl) <250 250

20 Chromium (Cr) ≤0.05 0.05

21 Copper (Cu) 2 2

Toxic Inorganics mg/litre mg/litre

22 Cyanide (CN) ≤0.05 0.07 Standard for Pakistan similar to most Asian developing Countries

23 Fluoride (F) ≤1.5 1.5


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Sr. No.



24 Lead (Pb) ≤0.05 0.01 Standard for Pakistan similar to most Asian developing Countries

25 Manganese (Mn) ≤0.5 0.5

26 Mercury (Hg) ≤0.001 0.001

27 Nickel (Ni) ≤0.02 0.02

28 Nitrate (NO3) ≤50 50

29 Nitrite (NO2) ≤3 3

30 Selenium (Se) 0.01 0.01

31 Residual Chlorine 0.2-0.5 at consumer end 0.5-1.5 at source

---

32 Zinc (Zn) 5.0 3 Standard for Pakistan similar to most Asian developing Countries

Organics

33 Pesticides mg/L

--- PSQCA No. 4629-2004, Page No.4, Table No. 3, Serial No. 20-58 may be consulted

Annex-II

34 Phenolic Compounds (as Phenols) mg/L

--- ≤0.002

35 Poly nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (as PAH) g/L

0.01 (By GC/MS method)

***PSQCA: Pakistan Standards Quality Control Authority

Table – 2.6: National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS, 2010) for Ambient Air

Pollutants Time-weighted average

Concentration in Ambient Air Method of Measurement

Effective from 1st July 2010

Effective from 1st January 2013

Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)

Annual Average*

80µg/m3 80µg/m3 Ultraviolet Fluorescence Method

24 hours** 120µg/m3 120µg/m3

Oxides of Nitrogen as

(NO)

Annual Average*

40µg/m3 40µg/m3 Gas Phase Chemiluminescence

24 hours** 40µg/m3 40µg/m3

Oxides of Nitrogen as

(NO2)

Annual Average*

40µg/m3 40µg/m3 Gas Phase Chemiluminescence

24 hours** 80µg/m3 80µg/m3

Ozone (O3) 1 hour 180µg/m3 130µg/m3 Non disperse UV absorption method

Suspended Particulate

Annual Average*

400µg/m3 360µg/m3 High Volume Sampling, (Average


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Matter (SPM) 24 hours** 550µg/m3 500µg/m3 flow rate not less than 1.1m3/minute)

Respire able Particulate

Matter (PM10)

Annual Average*

200µg/m3 120µg/m3 ß-Ray Absorption Method

24 hours** 250µg/m3 150µg/m3

Respire able Particulate

Matter (PM25)

Annual Average*

25µg/m3 15µg/m3 ß-Ray Absorption Method

24 hours** 40µg/m3 35µg/m3 1 hour 25µg/m3 15µg/m3

Lead (Pb) Annual Average*

1.5µg/m3 1µg/m3 AAS Method after sampling using EPM 2000 or equivalent Filter paper

24 hours** 2µg/m3 1.5µg/m3

Carbon Monoxide

(CO)

8 hours** 5µg/m3 5µg/m3 Non Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) method 1 hour 10µg/m3 10µg/m3

*Annual arithmetic mean of minimum 104 measurements in a year taken twice a week 24 hourly at uniform intervals.

**24 hourly/8 hourly values should be met 98% in a year. 2% of the time, it may exceed but not on two consecutive days.

2.8 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Pakistan is signatory to a number of International Conventions, Protocols and

Understandings relating to the environment. Those relevant to the project are

described in the following paragraphs.

Convention on Biological Diversity

The Convention of Biological Diversity was the outcome of the “Earth Summit” held in

Riode-Janeiro in 1992. The Convention binds the signatories to respect, protect and

conserve the earth environment and bio-diversity through sustainable use of natural

resources. In all development projects in Pakistan the protocols of this convention

are respected in letter and spirit.

Ramsar Convention

The Convention on Wetland of International Importance, especially on Waterfowl

Habitats held in Iran in 1972 at village Ramsar in Iran, places an obligation on the

signatories to protect habitats of migratory waterfowl. There is no notified Ramsar

site within the canal command area and AOI of the project.

Bonn Convention

The Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals was held in

Bonn in 1979. The Convention broadens the scope of Ramsar to include migratory


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species other than water fowl. Not being a Ramsar site, this protocol is not obligatory

for new Khanki Barrage. But it will be respected during construction phase to the

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3. THE PROJECT

3.1 GENERAL

Head Khanki or the Khanki Headwork is the oldest head work of Pakistan

(32o24’09.65”N, 73o58’14.30”E). It is present at river Chenab in Gujranwala District. It

is shutter type structure used to control water flow and flood flow in river Chenab.

Another use is to provide water to Lower Chenab Canal. It was built in 1889-1892.

Lower Chenab Canal (L.C.C) originates from Head Khanki. It provides water to three

million acres (12,000 km²) of agricultural lands by one main distributary (Lower

Chenab) and 59 minor distributaries. The existing Khanki Barrage is an inappropriate

structure, which requires major rehabilitation or re-construction. The operations are

mainly manual in nature and are cumbersome.

In general the area has access to electricity and communication networks. Health

facilities are scarce and inadequate. Literacy rate is low and about 80% population is

based on agriculture.

3.2 THE NEW KHANKI BARRAGE PROJECT (NKBP)


East) will be located on Chenab River approximately 900 ft. downstream of the



Marala Barrage and 15 miles upstream of Qadirabad Barrage. NKBP discharge

capacity will be 1,100,000 cusecs, the flow and capacity of the L.C.C will remain

same.

The project area of influence (AOI) is the area likely to be effected by the project,

including all its ancillary aspects such as power transmission corridors, pipelines,

canals and access roads, borrow & waste disposal sites, batching plant and labor

camp as well as unplanned development induced by the project.

3.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Main objectives of the New Khanki Barrage Project are as follows:

To replace the old barrage with a new structure about 900 ft. downstream of the old

barrage and to avoid possible catastrophe, should the old barrage collapse or get

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By replacing the barrage, save the canal network of 2925 channels (4680 kms)

irrigating above 3 million acres in 6 districts of central Punjab.

By saving agriculture and Fisheries in Central Punjab, save the socio-economic

structure of agricultural communities consisting of above 5 million people.

Mitigate any adverse impacts (physical, biological or social).

3.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT


East) will be located on Chenab River approximately 900 ft. downstream of the



Marala Barrage and15 miles upstream of Qadirabad Barrage.


1. Construction of the new barrage at 900 ft. downstream of the old head work




5. Demolition of old workers colony/ Govt. Servants and their relocation to the

new Irrigation colony

6. Rehabilitation of schools (Boys & Girls)






12. Construction of LCC Head Regulator and small road bridge


14. Felling of 1054 trees



17. Borrow Area

18. Construction of studs.


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3.4.1 Environmental Assessment

The project area of influence (AOI) is the area likely to be effected by the project,

including all its ancillary aspects such as power transmission corridors, pipelines,

canals and access roads, borrow & waste disposal sites, batching plant and labor

camp as well as unplanned development induced by the project.

There are no forest, sanctuary, and wildlife reserve in the close vicinity of the project

which would likely to be affected. The project area map has been marked into

different areas (A-J). (See figure - 3.1).

3.4.2 Old Barrage (Area A)

Area A comprises of the old barrage which would be subsequently dismantled after

the completion of new barrage. There may be some disturbance due to dismantling

activity, which can be mitigated

3.4.3 New Barrage site (Area B)

New barrage will be constructed 900 ft. downstream of the old head work. The new

barrage will provide improved mechanisms of operations and also would have cross

over bridge allowing traffic to commute conveniently to the left bank of the barrage.

Currently there is no way traffic can go to the right bank other than going through a

very long way (from near G.T Road)

3.4.4 Public Park (Area C)

13 acres of government land would be converted into Public Park. Currently, it is

uncultivated land having few shrubs and trees on it. This would improve the

aesthetics of the project area and also would provide a recreational place to the

visitors and local people


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Fig.3.1- (a): Proposed Project Area Map of the New Khanki Barrage


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Fig.3.1 - (b): Proposed Project Area Map of the New Khanki Barrage


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3.4.5 Consultants Residence and New Staff Colony (Area D)

Consultant’s residence and new staff colony will be constructed on the government

land. This is nearer to the Khanki village and therefore would require serious

mitigations and monitoring while construction phase. The area currently consists of

old building structures (government owned) and opens land.

3.4.6 Offices (Area E)

Currently there are old offices, which will be rehabilitated. It is government owned

land

3.4.7 Old Workers/Govt. Servants Colony (Area F)

Old workers colony will be demolished once workers are shifted into the new colony

being constructed in Area D (above). The current colony is old and have dilapidated

structure.

3.4.8 New L.C.C (Area G)

The new L.C.C will be constructed at 900 ft. downstream of the old head work. It will

mainly pass through government land (except some portion through private land) and

would meet the old L.C.C (existing) at 3500 ft. A small road bridge will also be

constructed at the point where L.C.C passes through the road

3.4.9 Private Land (Area H)

6 Acres private land would be acquired for the new L.C.C. It includes household,

house and cultivated land. The compensation is included in the resettlement

framework. The owner has willingly consented for the same.

3.4.10 Government land; Tree Plantation (Area I)

Eucalyptus trees are planted on the government land. The proposed L.C.C will pass

through this area and felling of approximately 1054 trees is envisaged. The felling of

trees would be duly compensated through plantation of 10000 trees along LCC,

Public Park and at barrage.

3.4.11 Lake (Area J)

Due to breach at the right bank, a lake was formed. The lake has become permanent

feature of the area. There is going to be no significant project activity near the lake on

the right bank therefore no adverse impact is envisaged to the lake.


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3.4.12 Old Workshop (Area K)

An old workshop on the government land would be rehabilitated

3.4.13 Contractors Facilities (Area L)

Around 12 acres of government land would be used for the establishment of

contractor’s facilities. The contractor facilities would include batching plant, messing,

material storage area and labor camp. This area is nearer to the new small

settlements; Kot Imam Baksh and Kot Nathu. The batching plant would be located on

the farthest possible distance to these settlements. Contractor’s camp would be

walled and fenced (where adjacent to these settlements). Social Framework

Agreement should address this issue

3.4.14 Palkhu Nallah

Besides river Chenab and L.C.C, Palkhu Nallah is the only source of surface water.

This source contains waste water from different sources and should be monitored

3.4.15 Borrow Area

The selected borrow site is old LCC spoil banks 4-5 miles from headworks. There is

sufficient quantity available.

3.4.16 High Level Channel

High Level Channel will be constructed alongside the new L.C.C. This channel runs

for only 3 months’ time. The construction of the same will take place during its

closure time; 9 months’ time is ample for the construction of the same.

3.4.17 Development and Improvement of Access Road

The access road to Khanki Head Works will be developed and rehabilitated. This

would benefit the nearby communities and would also improve accessibility to head

work. Mitigation measures would be taken to keep the adverse impacts of

construction insignificant.

3.4.18 Rehabilitation of Schools

Schools at Khanki village would be rehabilitated. Improved schooling facilities would

enhance educational opportunities.


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3.4.19 Construction of Basic Health Unit (B.H.U)

A BHU will be constructed on the government land either on Area D or Area E. This

would provide convenient access to health facilities to the locals. There are few and

distant health facilities available in the area.

3.5 WORKS AND MATERIALS

3.5.1 Estimated Quantities of Works

Basis of determining the capital cost be provided. It includes market survey,

schedule rates, estimation on the basis of previous work done etc.

Cost estimate for civil, electrical & mechanical works are prepared separately. In civil

works, unit rates for main items of work on barrage are derived through analyses

using input rates for materials, labour, equipment as notified by Punjab Finance

Department for 2nd quarter, 2011 and other parameters taking same as observed on

similar mega projects in the Punjab. While preparing analyses of rates, 15%

overhead charges are incorporated as already adopted by Punjab Communication

and Works (C&W) department in case of Lahore ring road project. Provisional sums

for certain items have been provided in the cost estimates in view of the provisions

made on similar other mega projects. For ordinary works, MRS rates notified by the

Finance department for the 2nd quarter, 2011 are used in estimation. For mechanical

and electrical works prevailing market rates have been used in preparation of the

estimate.

Estimated base cost inclusive of project management support cost is segregated into

foreign and local costs year wise in consideration of nature of material and items of

works. Escalation is worked out using price escalation rates (6.5%for local

component and 3 % on foreign component) over segregated costs. Physical

contingencies are worked out as 5% of base cost of works and project management

support cost inclusive of escalation. Prescribed factors of taxes and duties

(12.5%over foreign cost) and interest during construction (9.23 % on local and 2.5%

on foreign) are applied over respective costs to arrive at total project cost. The

estimated quantities of work and availability of raw materials are discussed as follows

in Table - 3.1 and 3.2 respectively.


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Table - 3.1: Provide year-wise estimation of physical activities

Items Unit Year -I Year-II Year- III Year- IV Description Quantity

1. Earth work 133958 1000 Cft 47000 47000 39958

2. Concrete 191343 100 Cft 83781 90000 17562

3. Fabrication of Steel 225696 100 Kg 98025 105300 22371

4. Stone work 97095 100 Cft 32365 37000 27730

5. Roads 35 Km 33 2

6. Sheet Pilling 6294461 Kg 3147230.5 3147230.5

7. Gates & hoists 73 No. 40 33

8. Dismantling of existing head works

i)- Concrete 11379 100 Cft 11379

ii)-Stone masonry 14923 100 Cft 14923

iii)-Mechanical parts. 13245 100 Kg 13245

Table - 3.2: Availability of Raw Materials

Sr. No.

Raw Material Availability Source

1 Borrow Material/Earth Available locally within 5 miles radius

2 General and stone/shingle Available at Taraki at 100’ Km

3 Sand Available locally

4 Clean water for specific uses Available locally

5 Other water for compaction etc. Available locally

6 Rip rap and other purpose stone Available 100 Km away in Sargodha District

7 Reinforcement Bars Available in Regional Market

8 G.I. Pipes Available in Regional Market

9 Cement Available in Regional Market

10 Steel Beam Available in Regional Market

11 Steel sheet Piles Available in Regional Market

12 Jute Bags Available in Regional Market

Borrow material is amply available from nearly areas of the project. (Spoil banks of the

old L.C.C Left side PID land upstream of the barrage right side). The stones shall be

brought from the stone quarries in Districts Sargodha and the quarries there shall be

shaped and rehabilitated by the owners. Cost of stone shall be included in the BOQ.


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4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE

4.1 GENERAL

The Purpose of this chapter is to establish the baseline conditions for the physical,

biological and the social aspects of environment of the project area. The data were

collected regarding the physical environment, biological environment and social

aspects of the study area during stake holder consultation and technical visits

conducted by the environment team.

4.2 AREA OF INFLUENCE

This Chapter describes the environmental, social and biological baseline conditions of

the project area. The baseline conditions have been established on the basis of the

data collected from the field, and through unstructured interaction with the local

communities as well as the officials from various departments. In addition, the published

data (secondary data) was also used to provide background information about the

project area.

The extended area of influence of the project is part of Rachna Doab 3 million Acres of

best agricultural land located in six districts of central Punjab with a population of above

five million people. The new barrage located 900 ft. downstream below the old

headworks, will replace the old one and a new Khanki Head Regulator will feed the

L.C.C through a new link. Marala Barrage is 63 km above and Qadirabad Barrage is 24

km below to New Khanki Barrage. The extended area of influence of the barrage may in

fact not experience any marked difference except that stoppage of leakages which will

help the L.C.C. system to give a better water supply at the tails, and the crop production

there will increase. (See the Rachna system as shown by a contemporary project PIDA

on Fig. 4.1).


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Fig 4.1: Water distribution systems to communities in Rachna Doab, through a

contemporary Project.

The project’ area of influence (AoI) is referred to all those areas which may be affected

directly or indirectly by the project activities. This includes the following:-

The Barrage and its surroundings, including the river corridor where the

construction of new Khanki Barrage will be carried out;

The labor and construction camps, site offices, equipment and vehicle yards

and additional depots;

Haul tracks to transport construction material;

Batching plants;

Borrow areas, from where the fill material will be obtained;

Waste disposal sites; and

Uunplanned development induced by the project

4.3 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

4.3.1 Alluvial Deposits

Khanki new barrage site is located in District Gujranwala, which is entirely situated on

the alluvium, Kanker is found all over the district. Sediment deposits are visible in the

low velocity area of the river where initial plant colonizers can be seen at the early seral

stages of succession of vegetation. Along the banks of the river, gradual accumulation

of sediments has resulted in “Bela” formation, which supports tree growth and hence


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named as “Zakeeras”. On the left bank, the alluvial action of the Chenab is joined by

that of Nullah Palkhu. After running almost parallel to the River Chenab for about 30

kms the Palkhu joins the River a little upstream of the old Khanki headworks. The

Palkhu flood has also been depositing alluvium alongwith that of the Chenab with the

result that the alluvial deposits present on the left bank of the river below Alexandra

Bridge down to old Khanki headworks is a joint action of River Chenab and Nullah

Palkhu.

4.3.2 Physiography

Entire Gujranwala district is a flat plain. The district can be divided into two parts i.e., the

low lying area located close to Chenab River and Dek Nullah and uplands between the

two. The plain of Rachna Doab, inclusive of the immediate and extended area of

influence of the project, is a region of generally uniform slope, with a tilt south west

wards. Not broken by any marked elevation or depression, it is a level or nearly level

piece of land.

4.3.3 Soil Type

The types of soil commonly found in entire district Gujranwala are Gora, Rohi, Doshai,

Maira, Tibba, Kallar and Riverine. The immediate project area soil is riverine alluvial silt

tending to fall in Rohi group.

4.3.4 Land Use

On an average, within the direct influence of the river and in the immediate vicinity of the

project area, 90% of the land is under agriculture. About 6% is under Fish culture or

wetlands and the remaining 4% is Pakkar / Banjar as shown Fig. 4.2.

90%

6% 4%

Agricultural

Fish culture

Banjar

Fig. 4.2 Land use pattern in Project Area

About 80% of total population depends upon agriculture. Most of the land under

agriculture is cultivation. Rice is the main Kharif Crop (90%). The other being Maize,


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Bajra, Sugarcane and Oil seeds. Wheat is the main Rabi crop, the other being barley,

pulses, gram, linseed and green fodders. The cropping intensity is over 100% and

multicropping is quite common. Also see Satellite Imagery of land use in Figure 4.3

(Map).

4.3.5 The River and Hydrologic Regime at Old Khanki Headworks

Peak Discharge

Taking the peak annual discharge of the river Chenab at Khanki Headworks, as

an indicator of the hydrological behavior of the river, following is the discharge

data of past 86 years.

Table - 4.1

Year Discharge Year Discharge

Cusecs

Year Discharge

Cusecs

Year Discharge

1922 160000 1945 152600 1968 235400 1991 314600

1923 257000 1946 229600 1969 362000 1992 910500

1924 203000 1947 251200 1970 275100 1993 439400

1925 266800 1948 438500 1971 311500 1994 425200

1926 225000 1949 225000 1972 281700 1995 630500

1927 261000 1950 1011700 1973 856300 1996 851300

1928 750000 1951 217900 1974 197900 1997 847700

1929 747300 1952 315300 1975 666200 1998 220300

1930 249000 1953 315000 1976 615000 1999 177800

1931 352400 1954 806700 1977 472100 2000 309300

1932 256000 1955 340700 1978 433100 2001 162800

1933 278100 1956 261500 1979 246900 2002 244400

1934 208000 1957 1086400 1980 194800 2003 371800

1935 273800 1958 401700 1981 563900 2004 104433

1936 189100 1959 1021000 1982 261900 2005 368078

1937 123400 1960 709500 1983 303900 2006 418740

1938 264500 1961 354000 1984 167400 2007 300197

1939 184800 1962 345300 1985 309100 2008 215412

1940 145600 1963 186700 1986 341000 2009 105358

1941 287400 1964 406200 1987 109400 2010 334437

1942 288400 1965 200700 1988 864200

1943 220600 1966 631600 1989 512200

1944 173200 1967 240700 1990 345700


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4.3.6 Effect of Dismantling of Old Khanki Barrage on Peak Discharge of

Chenab River

After the commissioning of the New Khanki Barrage, 900 ft. downstream of headworks

the existing, old structure shall have to be dismantled to remove the obstruction and

cause a smooth flow of water into the part of the pond below. The discharge of water

shall be measured at new site.

4.3.7 Water Resource for the Vicinity Area

Surface Water

Main source of surface water in the immediate project area is river Chenab itself.

However, the surface water consists of several Nullahs (torrents) and the L.C.C.

system. The most important Nullahs are Palkhu, Bhimber, Aik, Dek and Bhair, which

mark general drainage lines in the watershed. The surface water supply plays an

important role in irrigation and drainage of the extended project area. Major source of

Irrigation water is River Chenab through L.C.C. which presently off takes from Old

Khanki Headworks in Wazirabad Tehsil and enters Hafizabad district at Muradian. Two

Surface water samples were collected on 08.07.2011& analyzed on 13.07.2011. The

surface water quality results are shown in Table – 4.2.


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Table - 4.2: Summary Parameters of Surface Water Quality Analysis

Almost all the parameters analyzed are well within NEQS Limit of Pak-EPA except the

TSS (567.0 mg/l) of Sample -1 (Surface Water Chenab River at Head Khanki) and TSS

S. No. Parameters Units NEQS WHO

Guidelines

Surface Water (Chenab

River At Head Khanki)

Surface Water ( Palkhu

Nallah falls into Old

Khanki Barrage)

1 Temperature oC 40 - 30.0 25.0

2 pH Value .... 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 7.4 7.4

3 TDS mg/l 3500 1000 110.0 740

4 TSS mg/l 200 - 567.0 860

5 COD mg/l 150 N.D 40.0 498

6 BOD5 mg/l 80 N.D 18.0 254

7 Chloride mg/l 1000 250 8.4 314

8 Grease & Oil mg/l 10 - 0.0 7

9 Phenolic Compound mg/l 0.1 - BDL 0.086

10 Sulphate mg/l 600 250 18.0 150

11 Cyanide mg/l 1.0 0.07 0.005 0.007

12 An-ionic Detergents mg/I 20.0 - BDL 0.064

13 Sulphide mg/l 1.0 0.05 0.091 0.124

14 Fluoride mg// 10 1-5 0.08 0.68

15 Ammonia mg/l 40 1-5 0.55 3.2

16 Cadmium mg/l 0.1 0.003 BDL BDL

17 Chromium Total mg/l 1.0 0.05 0.01 BDL

18 Copper mg/l 1.0 1-2 0.04 0.08

19 Lead mg/l 0.5 0.01 BDL BDL

20 Nickel mg/l 1.0 0.02 0.02 0.09

21 Silver mg/l 1.0 NS BDL 0.024

22 Selenium mg/I 0.5 0.01 BDL BDL

23 Mercury mg/I 0.001 0.001 BDL BDL

24 Total Toxic Metal mg/I 2.0 - 0.07 0.194

25 Zinc mg/l 5.0 3.0 0.07 0.26

26 Arsenic mg/l 1.0 0.01 0.01 BDL

27 Barium mg/l 1.5 0.7 BDL 1.0

28 Iron Total mg/l 8.0 0.3 0.25 0.67

29 Manganese mg/I 1.5 0.1-0.5 0.154 0.256

30 Boron mg/l 6.0 0.3 0.5 0.0

31 Chlorine Total mg/I 1.0 0.6-1.0 0.0 0.10


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(860 mg/l), COD (498 mg/l) and BOD5 (254 mg/l) of Sample – 2 (Surface Water where

Palkhu Nallah falls into old Khanki Barrage).

Ground Water

The ground water aquifer is recharged by surface water. The sub-soil ground water

table is about 32-65 feet and the water is sweet and of drinkable quality. There are

above 30,000 tube wells in the extended project area which meet about 20% of the

requirement of water for drinking and irrigation. By and large the tube wells are owned

privately by people of the area. The reservoir of ground water becomes significant

during Rabi season when the canal water is not available and rainfall is scanty. Around

23000 (77%) tube wells are being run on diesel while the remaining about 7000 (23%)

are running with the help of electricity lesser dependence upon electricity is due to its

undependable supply in the rural areas. Three Ground water samples were collected

on 08.07.2011& analyzed on 13.07.2011.The ground water quality analysis results are

shown in Table – 4.3. Almost all the parameters are within the WHO standards except

the Sulphate (Kot Imam Buksh Village Hand Pump sample), Sodium (Kot Imam Buksh

Village Hand pump) and TDS (Kot Imam Buksh Village Hand Pump sample).

Table – 4.3: Summary parameters of ground water quality

Sr.

No.

Parameters Units WHO

Guide lines

Hand pump

Near

Workshop

Khanki Head

Hand pump

Kot Imam

Buksh

Village

Tube well

Kot Imam

Buksh

Village

1 Temperature oC .... 28.0 23.0 23.0

2 pH Value .... 6.5-8.5 7.2 7.4 7.2

3 Arsenic mg/l 0.01 0.005 0.005 0.010

4 Chloride mg/l 250 0.8 17.9 10.1

5 Fluoride mg// 1.5 0.10 0.96 0.48

6 Sulphate mg/l 250 8.0 465.0 200.0

7 Sulphide mg/l - -- 0 0 0

8 Sodium mg/l 200 5.8 215.5 131.5

9 Potassium mg/l -- 3.6 7.7 4.8

10 TSS mg/l -- 0.0 1.0 2.0

11 TDS mg/l 1000 182.0 1060.0 684

12 Chromium Total mg/l 0.05 0 0 0

13 Lead Mg/l 0.05 0 0 0

14 Iron mg/l 0.3 2.13 0.05 0.02

15 Nitrate mg/l 50 1.2 1.2 1.0

16 Total Colony count Cfu/ml < 500 318 386 295


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Surface Salinity

SCARPS Monitoring Organization (SMO) undertakes the study to identify the saline

area in New Khanki Barrage command area. Portable digital conductivity meter was

used to measure the EC of 0-15cm soil. Four categories namely, non-saline (S1 (EC

up to 4dS/m)), slightly saline (S2 (EC between 4 to 8dS/m)), moderately saline (S3

(EC between 8-15dS/m)) and strongly saline (S4 (EC above 15dS/m)) were

recognized and mapped. The percentage of saline area found within the Barrage

command area is summarized in Table 4.4.

Table 4.4: Percentage Surface Salinity Statistics

Class Percentage

Non Saline (S1) 88

Slightly Saline(S2) 1

Moderately Saline (S3) 1

Strongly Saline (S4) Negligible

Miscellaneous Land Type 9

Erosion of Protection Embankments

The possibility of the bund (embankment) erosion will be rather limited. Local water

pressures or whirlpools caused due to burrows of rodents, loosening of soil by root

action of trees, dissolution of some localized deposits, faults developed in the

embankment due to heavy rain showers or direct washing away of the embankment

due to sheet erosion during heavy rains, can collectively or severally weaken the bunds

through erosion. These possibilities shall have to be warded off through an effective

maintenance and frequent monitoring of the safety of the protection bunds.

4.3.8 Climate

The project is located in Gujranwala and Gujrat Districts, which have a hot climate

during summer and moderately cold in winter. The summer season starts in April and

continues till September. The winter season begins in November and lasts till March.

Temperature

June is the hottest month of the year while January is the coldest. During June the

mean maximum and minimum temperature ranges between 40°C and 27°C

respectively. During January the mean maximum temperature is 19°C and means

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Relative Humidity

The relative humidity during rainy season is as high as 60-70%. During dry months it

falls below 50%. The evaporation effect from river surface, however, takes it a little

higher, in the belt close to the river. The average daily relative humidity for July is

around 69%.

Precipitation

Average annual rainfall is about 375 mm (14.8 inches) with most of it descending in the

months of July, August and September. Winter rainfalls are rare and scanty.

Wind Velocity

The average daily wind speed in July has been around 4 km/h, that’s the equivalent to

about 3 mph, or 2 knots. In recent years the maximum sustained wind speed has

reached 61 km/h, that’s the equivalent of around 38 mph, or 33 knots. Prevalent wind

velocity is 10-25 km/h. At times during summers it can got to 30-50 km/h creating dust

storms and making the air hazy and dusty. The low pressure areas suck in cold winds

often accompanied by rain showers. Wind direction keeps changing according to

seasons. During summery mostly it is northerly while during winter it is usually south

easterly.

4.3.9 Ambient Quality of Environment

Ambient Air Quality

Kick of dust suspension of fine particles from the ground will be the major source of

atmospheric pollutant together with smoke particles arising from wood fires used for

cooking and heating. Carbon monoxide and oxides of sulfur and nitrogen will be

derived from powered vehicles and from burning domestic fuels, Asphalt Plants, etc.

(See Table – 4.5 for Ambient Air Quality).

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

Oxygen (O2)

Respirable Particulate Matter (PM10)

Noise Level


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Table – 4.5: Summary of Ambient Air Quality & Noise Level

Sr.

No.

Locations CO SO2 NO2 CO2 O2 PM10 Noise

Level

ppm µg/m3 µg/m3 ppm % µg/m3 dB(A)

1 Head Khanki Near Right

Protection Bund

0 BDL BDL 402.0 20.9 106.9 63.6

2 Had Khanki near Railway

track (Left Protection

Bund)

0 BDL BDL 418.0 20.9 112.4 68.4

3 Kot Imam Buksh Village

near Khanki Head

0 BDL BDL 436.0 20.9 103.5 61.2

All determinants were within the values defined in the Pak-EPA, NEQS air quality

standards.

Table - 4.6: Traffic Count Crossing Over L.C.C. Headworks, on Old Khanki

Headworks (passing both ways)

Day

No.

Date and

Day Harvesters Tractors/Trolleys

Buses

and

Trucks

Dallas

and

Pick-

Ups

Cars

and

Small

vehicles

Rickshaws/

Qinchis

Motor

Bikes Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

01. Friday 0 12 20 10 20 15 35 102

02. Saturday 2 11 18 14 15 14 30 104

03. Sunday 2 12 22 13 20 22 45 136

04. Monday 1 10 19 15 14 10 33 102

05. Tuesday 2 13 20 12 20 12 35 114

06. Wednesday 1 11 20 13 22 13 30 110

07. Thursday 0 9 22 14 11 14 30 100

Total for the Week 8 78 141 101 122 100 238 788

Daily Average 1 11 20 14 17 14 34 112

Source: Primary data collected on the spot through Sub-Engineer Khanki, (June

2011).


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Noise Level

The noise level presently never exceeds 68.4 dB (A). Even after the construction of

new bridge along the new barrage, the noise level will not exceed 85. However during

construction due to construction machinery temporarily higher noise levels shall be

experience. Just for comparison safe absolute values of various noise levels are given

in Table - 4.7 and base data analysis results are shown in Table - 4.5.

The New Bridge

At present, there is a road only over the head works of canal. There is no bridge over

the river. The new barrage shall have a bridge running parallel to the Barrage across

the river.

When the new barrage with a bridge across Chenab is built, it will generate new traffic

because of cultural reunion between people from two sides of the river and will promote,

trade and commerce and transport of agricultural produce to the markets. Over a two

lane carriageway of 24 feet width having paved shoulders (to be used as foot paths, 3

feet wide on either side has been provided). The bridge will be designed for IRC Class

AA loading. The length of the new barrage bridge shall be equal to that of barrage

across the river i.e., 4384 ft. Since there has never been a bridge across Chenab at

Khanki, so no estimates are available as to how much traffic shall be generated when a

new bridge is commissioned. If the traffic passing over the bridge over the present

L.C.C. Headworks is taken as a base and the trend of increase in traffic is taken to be

ten times of the current level, the new bridge will be facilitating some 460 vehicles

passing over it daily. For the new bridge, the specifications shall have to be rich enough

to help the new barrage to stay much beyond the ordinary anticipated age of 50 years.

All will depend upon the safety factor kept in design.


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Table - 4.7: Some Sources and Effects of Noise

Sr.

No.

Source Sound pressure

(dynes/cm2

Decibels

(db)

Power at

ear

Effects

1 Shot gun blast

(1m)

4000 300 10-1 Instant damage-complete loss

of hearing

2 Stereo headphone

(full volume)

2000 150 10-1 Hearing damage in 30 seconds

3 50- hp siren (at

100m)

1000 130 10-3 Pain thresh hold

4 Jet take off (200m) 200 120 10-4 Hearing damage in 7.5 minutes

5 Heavy metal rock

band

100 110 10-5 Hearing damage in 30 minutes

6 Bus, truck, 6-10

wheels

20 100 10-5 Hearing damage in 2 hours

7 Railway train 20 100 10-5 Hearing damage in 2 hours

8 Power mover,

motorcycle


9 Heavy city traffic 20 85 10-6 Hearing damage in 2 hours

10 Pick ups 18 80 10-7 Hearing damage in 8 hours

11 Small cars 10 60 10-9 Hearing damage in 8 hours

12 Lord classical

music


13 Vacum cleaner 01 60 10-9 Hearing damage in 8 hours

14 Normal

conversation

0.02 60 10-9 Concentration disrupted

15 Bedroom 0.02 40 10-11 Speech disrupted

16 Library 0.01 30 10-13 Quiet

17 Soft whisper 0.002 20 10-14 Very Quiet

18 Leaves rustling in

the wind

0.001 10 10-15 Barely audible

19 Mosquito wing at

4m

0.0002 0 10-15 Hearing threshold youth 1000-

4000 Hz

Source: Urbanization and Sustainable Cities 100: Environmental Science,

International Science, 5th edition (1991) Cunningham Saigo.


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Natural History Event

The area has no history of any serious damages due to earthquakes. There is no report

on record of any earthquake creating any serious impact on the old Khanki headworks,

its barrage or any part of the river or L.C.C. system.

Figure 4.3: Seismic Hazard Zones of Pakistan

National Seismic Monitoring Centre of Pakistan issued the seismic zone map for

Pakistan, as shown in Figure 4.3. New Khanki Barrage command area falls in low

hazard area and low risk associated with the infrastructure found in this area.

Floods

Being fed by the melting snow falling on the peaks of Western Himalayas, River

Chenab does experience fluctuations in its flow. An exhaustive study of historic flood

data of Chenab River and flood frequency analysis by a number of methods was carried

out and it was concluded that a 100 year design flood can be of the order of 1,100,000

cusecs, which happens to be about 40% in excess of the existing (old) barrage capacity

of 800,000 cusecs. For peak discharge statement at Khanki (See table 4.1)


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Archaeological Sites/Chance Finds

No sites of archeological, historical, cultural, or religious significance are known to

exist in the areas where construction will take place or where different project

facilities will be established / located. In case there is a chance find, it can be handled

as per Law and Procedures

4.4 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

Forests and Flora

There are no protected forests in or adjacent to the project area. An area of land

owned by PID has been assigned for use by the Contractor as the works area to be

used for worker accommodation, materials and plant storage and concrete batching

plant. The area is designated as grassland but there are occasional trees at the

boundary and within the area. A survey has been carried out to identify the types,

number and condition of the trees within the area. The results of the survey of the

whole area are describe below.

The flora of the project area can be divided into two zones, that occupying the

riverine levels and that occupying the higher surrounding areas. The predominant

flora of the riverine tracts is listed below, whereas, flora for higher surrounding areas

is also given as under.

4.4.1 Flora

The flora of the project area can be divided into two parts:-

i. Riverian Flora

ii. Inland Flora

Flora of Riverian Tract

On fresh silt alluvium, mostly located in the pond area of the old headworks, depending

upon the maturity of soil and its drainage status a variety of river vegetation can be

seen. In clearly visible succession of vegetation, first colonizers are grasses, sedges,

Typha, Saccharum, Erianthus munja, Sacharum spontanem, Tamarix and Shisham.

From small vegetation to trees the stages appear as the alluvium level rises and

becomes capable of anchoring an erect tree. In its present status the flora of the

Chenab riverian tract can be listed as follows:-


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Other Plants

Lai/Pilchi (Tarmarix dioca)

Khabbal (Cynodon dactylon)

Kanwal, Kamian (Nelumbium speciosum)

Munj (Saccharum munja)

Kunder (Typha elephantina)

Kai (Saccharum spontaneum)

Flora of Inland Tract

The Inland areas are either the alluvial deposits along the river banks or the right and

left banks themselves. The main inland species of the flora of the immediate and

extended projects area are listed below:-

Trees

Kikar, Babool (Acacia nilotica)

Shisham, Tahli (Dalbergia sissoo)

Pipal (Ficus religiosa)

Bohar (Ficus bengalensis)

Mulberry (Morus alba)

Lasoora (Cordia obliqua)

Siris (Albizzia lebbela)

Amaltas (Cassia fistula)

Beri (Zizyphus jujuba)

Bakain, Dharek (Melia azedarach)

Sufaida (Eucalyptus camelduleusis)

Simal (Bombax ceiba)

Other Plants

Harmal (Peganum harmala)

Pohli (Argemone maxicana)

Khardar (Alhaji camelorum)

Khabbal (Cynodon dactylon)

Datura (Datura alba)

Phog (Calligonum polygnoides)

Malla (Zizyphus numularia)

Laily (convolvulus arvensis)

Shahtara ( Fumaria parviflora)

Saunchal (Malva parviflora)

Dhodhak (Euphorbia sp.)


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It sit (Boerhauid diffusa)

AK (Calotropis procera)

Aksin (Ipomea crassicaulis)

Dib Koonder (Typha elephantina)

Deela (Cyperus rotundus)

Bhang (Cannabis sativa)

Bathu (Chenopodium album)

Datura (Datura inrokia)

Jantar (Sesbania sesbans)

And agricultural crops like wheat, maize, sugarcane and tobacco in Rabi season and

rice and pulses in Kharif season.

The existing flora including the year round agricultural crops in the extended area of the

project is because of adequate irrigation. If irrigation were not there, the original Tropical

Thorn Forest Flora would have continued to grow and which was as follows:-

Jand (Prosopis spicigera)

Karir (Capparis aphylla)

Var (Salvadora oleoides)

Peeloo (Salvadora persica) and the associated shruks, herb and grosses

The irrigation has changed the ecological conditions so much that the dry land flora has

been wiped out.

The riverian as well as the inland flora plays a significant role in the local economy by

way of Timber and Fuel wood production, protection from wind and water erosion,

habitat of birds and animals environmental balance, cultural identification and

rehabilitation of soils affected by water logging and salinity.

4.4.2 Fauna

The immediate and surrounding area of the project has been under human inference for

a long time and, therefore, a large number of wildlife species are already extinct or have

shifted to other sites where they could find protection. The species left behind are those

which have either adjusted with the present state of habitat or have adapted such like

habit that they keep migrating between alternate habitats to strike their best balance

with physical, biological or human factors of environment.


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Following list shows an approximate state of fauna in immediate and extended project

area:-

Table - 4.8: Mammals

Species Scientific Name Status

Jungle cat Felis chaus Common

Porcupine Hystrise indica Common

Hedge Hog Hemiechinus spp Common

Jackal Canis aureus Common

Wild Boar Sus scrofa Common

Hare Lepus nigricollis Common

Squirrel Funbulus penanti Common

Mole Rat Bandicota bengalensis Common

House Rat Mus musculus Common

Black Rat Ratus Ratus Common

Chamgadar/Bat Pipistralius terwis Common

Gheese, House Shrew Suncus marirus Common

Table - 4.9: Birds

(a) Resident Birds of Prey

Species Zoological Name Status

Brahminy Kite Haliaster Indus Common

Black Kite Milvus rigrans Common

White breasted King

Fisher

Heleyon sinyrnensis Common

(b) Seed Eating Birds


Dove (ring necked) Streptopelia dacaocto Common

Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Common

Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Common

Finches Estrilda amandava Common

Larks Mirafa erythroptera Common

Weaver birds Ploceus philippinus Common


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Indian Sand Martins Riparia paludicola Common

Indian river tern Sterna auranlia Common

Black Partridge Francolinus francolinus Common

Common Babbler Turdoides candatus Common

Woody – Wood Pecker

(Chakki Ra)

Chakki ra Common

Stark/Bagla Bagla Common

(c) Common Terrestrial Birds


Grey partridge Pyeronotus xynthopygos Common

Jungle Pigeon Teron walia Common

Sun Bird Necterine spp Common

House sparrow Passer spp Common

Russian sparrow Hirundo rustica Common

Crow Corcias abyssinicus Common

Owl Bubo Africans Common

Parakeets/Tota Psittaciformes Common

Shrikes Passeriformes Common

Tree-pies Passeriformes Common

Fly Catchers Passeriformes Common

Rollers Passeriformes Common

Neel Kanth Gracius garrulous Common

Common Babler Turdiodes cardatus Common

House Sparrow Passer Sp. Common

Mynas Passeriformes Common

Bee-eaters Passeriformes Common

Minivits Passeriformes Common

Munias Passeriformes Common

Koel Koel Common

Parrot Psittacula krameri Common

Quail (Batera) Pycnonotus cafer Common

Black Rock Pigeon Columbia livia Common


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Migratory Birds

The project site is not situated along regular flyway of the water fowls. However, some

migratory birds are seen in the pond area during various times of the year and the pond

behind the old headworks has been a habitat for a large number of local as well as

migratory birds. Some of the reported birds are as follows:-

(d) Migratory Birds


Cattle egret Bubalbus ibis Common

Common Coot Fulica atra Common

Common Pochard Athya ferinal Common

Common Sand Piper Actitis hypalencus Common

Common Teal Anaz crecia Common

Grey heron Ardea cinerea Common

Pond heron Ardeola grayti Common

River tern Sterna aurantia Common

Lesser Whistiling teal Denrocygna bicolor Common

Little egret Egretta garzetta Common

Little grebe Tackybaptus ruficollis Common

Purple heron Ardea purpurea Common

Red Shank Tringa tetanus Common

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common

Table - 4.10: Reptiles

Species Scientific Name Status

Chequered Keel back

Snake

Natrix piscator Common

Dark-bellied marsh Snake Xenochrophis cerasogaster Common

Indian Monitor Lizard Veranus bengalensis Common

Common Field Lizard Uromastrix hardwickir Common

Common House Lizard Geko geko -

And a variety of Turtles as follows:-


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Table - 4.11(a): Turtles – Hard Shells

Brown River Turtle Kachuga smithin Common

Saw Back Turtle Kachuga tecta Common

Brahminy River Turtle Hardella thurgi Common

Table - 4.11(b): Turtles – True Soft Shells

Common Tortoise --- Common

Table - 4.12: Amphibians

Frogs Rara Tigrina Common

Toods Common

Fish

A series of barrages i.e., Marala, Khanki and Qadirabad have over the years, seriously

hampered the survival and propagation of a large number of river fish species, the

number of which had been recorded as high as forty seven in 1960. All subsurface

swimmer fishes, being unable to use fish ladder, suffer the most. Their upstream

migration becomes impossible and their habitat gets broken. Chances for natural

selection and survival of the fittest are denied to the species and over the time, it gets

extinct. That is how most of the fishes now flourish only below Qadirabad barrage and

some above Marala barrage. Khanki Barrage as a fish habitat is blocked on upstream

as well as downstream side. That is why the fisheries as an economic activity has

exhibited a consistent decline in the project area. The Fishermen communities are

traditionally called “Machies” (singular Machi), have become merely “boatmen” or have

taken alternate professions and have shifted elsewhere. However, the biological

presence of the following fish species has been reported by the Fisheries Department

Punjab. Two fish ladders were provided in the Old khanki Barrage. Two fish ladders

have also been provided in the new barrage design which will facilitate the fish

migration especially of the species which are surface swimmers and have managed to

survive over the time. With the provision of fish ladders, the Fisheries Department will

adapt ways and means to increase the fish population in the pond area behind the new

barrage. The Fisheries Department has reported a biological presence of the following

fish in Chenab waters above and below the old barrage.


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Table 4.13 Fish reported in river Chenab upstream and downstream Khanki

Barrage.

Local Name Zoological Name Status

Dumbra Labeo rohita Present

Morakha/Mori Cirrhinus mrigala Present

Rohu/Tapra Labeo rohita Present

Seenghala Mystus (Osteobagrus) seenghala Present

Singhari Mystus (Osteobagrus) aor Present

Takla Xenentodon cancila Present

Tangra Mystus (Mystus) vittatus Present

Thaila Catla catla Present

Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Present

Tirkanda Rita rita Present

(Source: Fisheries Department, Punjab).

However, the Wildlife Department as well as the Fisheries Department is of the view

that as long as there is no drastic change in the general river habitat there can hardly be

any change in the status of the wildlife, or fishes. Due to getting blocked on either side,

the river habitat has already detracted to an almost minimum level. And the biological

inter balance in the ecosystem of the old headworks with a new one may not cause any

further deterioration in biota.

4.4.3 Endangered Species

There are no endangered, extinct or rare species reported/ pertains to AOI.

4.4.4 Livestock

The Project area lies in Rachna Doab, which is famous for buffaloes known as one of

highest milk producing animals. The people of the Doab have been cattle breeders

traditionally and have been carrying their cast name as “Gujars”. In fact, the main city of

the area took its name after Gujars “and is called” Gujranwala. The livestock includes

cattle, buffalos, sheep, goats, camels, horses, asses and mules nearly 25% of the

farmers income is from livestock. At least 10% of the population is landless cattle

raisers and their living comes from cattle milk marketing. An average family possesses

5-6 cattle and 7-10 sheep and goats.


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4.4.5 Agriculture

About 80% of the population of extended project area depends upon agriculture. Most

of the area is well cultivated. Rice is the main kharif crop. Gujranwala district is known

for its high quality Basmati with very pleasant flavor, which is very popular in the world

especially in the Middle East. The other Kharif crops are Maize, Bajra, Sugarcane and

oilseeds. Similarly wheat, barley, pulses, grams, linseed and green fodders area main

Rabi crops Rice is grown on about 30% of cultivated area during Kharif and wheat is

cultivated on 80% of area during Rabi season. The cropping intensity is 100% and even

more than 100% on some areas. The area and production under different Rabi and

Kharif crops is given as follows:-

Table - 4.14: Area, Production and Cropping Intensities of Main Agri Crops in

Rancha Doab

4.4.6 Horticulture

The main fruits grown in District Gujranwala are Jaman, falsa, malta, kino, fruiter, sweet

lemon, plum, mulberry, guava and pomegranate. The principal vegetables grown in the

district are onions, potatoes, ginger, egg plant, arum, lady finger, spinach, mint, tomato,

turnip, carrot, cauliflower, bitter gourd, garlic, pea, reddish and cucumber etc.

The soil as well as climate is quite suitable for growing citrus fruits like malta, kino,

lemon etc, and guava. Horticulture is being practiced on about 8,000 acres which

produces about 3000 tons of fruits and vegetables.

4.4.7 Socio-Economic and Cultural Aspects

This section provides an overview of the socioeconomic conditions and cultural

mores in the project area. Socio economic conditions of the area depend upon the

population, employment level, trade and businesses, customs, religion, social

activities, occasions, and their social cohesion.

Sr.

No.

Crops Area

(Hectares)

Cropping

Intensity

1 Wheat 117,000 100%

2 Rice 40,000 100% and more

3 Sugarcane 4,000 100%

Source: Agriculture Extension service of Punjab Agriculture Department


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Social impacts can be defined as the consequences to people of any proposed

action that changes the way they live, work, relate to one another, organize

themselves and function as individuals and members of society. This definition

includes social-psychological changes, for example to people’s values, attitudes and

perceptions of themselves and their community and environment. (Narayan 2005)

4.4.8 Population and Community Structure

LCC Command area is 3.0 million acres. The population in the area is nearly 5.0 million

persons. Density of population per sq. km is 570 as compared to 350 for overall Punjab.






for employment.

The Community economy depends upon an agriculturally oriented cost system. Most of

the agricultural land ownership belongs to Jats, Arains, Gujars and Rajpoots. Jats are

mostly Cheemas, Chathas, Kahlon Waraich and Sahis. Other casts in the rural area

playing a supportive role to agriculture consist of the artisans like carpenters,

blacksmiths, goldsmiths, In cities population has Kashmiries, Mughals, Shiekhs and

Khokars etc. Ninety seven percent populations are Muslims. Remaining 3% are

Christians and other denominations. The ratio of female population is lower than male

i.e. male 60%: female 40%. Average family size is about 7 members with a range

between 4 – 27 members per household. Mostly the families are used to live in a joint

family system. The age of around 50% of the farmers engaged in farming fell between

40 – 60 years. General trend in the younger age groups is to diversify away from

agriculture.

4.4.9 Poverty Status

About 40% of the population in the immediate as well as the extended project area is

under poverty line for their food and basic necessities and their income is less than Rs.

2,000/- per month per family of 6-8 persons. The population below poverty line falls in

various categories like small landowners, tenants, artisans and servicemen etc.


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4.4.10 Land Tenure System

Land is inherited patrilineally. The land ownership is between ½ acre to 125 acres. Eight

percent farmers are subsistence farmers owning 5 – 12.5 acres of land. Farmers

owning 50 acres and above are less than 5% while 0.5 acres to 5.0 acres is owned by

15%. Those falling in the last category either take land on share or lease to make it an

economic tillage or quit agriculture altogether and go to big town and cities for taking up

small jobs or work as labour.

Women are not encouraged to inherit land. According to Sunni Mohammadan Law the

females inherit ½ share while males receive a full share. And according to Shia Law the

male and female inherit equal share. But in both the sects the sisters, out of their love

for their material linkage, do not claim their share. Land ownership, acquisition and

management is governed by land laws. Land Acquisition Act 1894 is the basic land law.

Land Revenue is a Rent and not a Tax.

4.4.11 Land Value

Agricultural land is treated differently from a piece of land in a town city or a village.

Urban land has higher value. According productivity the total land mass of a

country/province is divided into 8 broad classes as shown in the following sketch:

Table - 4.15: Land Capability Class

I II III IV V VI VII VIII

Agriculture Land Forests Rang

Lands

Story Gills Show Clad

Peeks

The value of land is kept at its productivity. Usually the value is assessed at 20 years

produce or latest sale price of a similar peace of property, whichever is higher.

Agriculture land is divided into 4 classes, the best being class I and least productive

being class IV. At the time of land consolidation these classes are interchanged

mutually and proportionately. Prevalently in Bela area per acre price of agricultural land

varies between Rs. 5 lacs to 6 lacs, while outside bunds the land value simply gets

doubled.


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4.4.12 Social Equity

Social equity does not exist in the area now-a-days. Old systems of equity and social

security such as Punchayat, Bradri, village community, have collapsed and the new

system such as NGO’s, Union councils and professional organizations have not yet fully

taken roots.

4.4.13 Social Cohesion

The human society in project area is Muslim by 97 percent and Christians by 3 percent.

The Muslims are Sunnis (70%) and Shias (30%). The village population is mostly Jats

(Cheemas, Chathas, Kahloon, Waraich, Nats and Sindhu, tribes), Arains, Moghals and

Rajpoots.

4.4.14 Gender Issues and Status of Women

The number of women in the households is more than male members (women 40%

and men 60%). Sixty five percent populations, male and female together are under 30

years of age. In rest of 35% the age groups taper off as they go towards high age. Due

to ethnic and social reasons most of the times only male population appears in streets

and bazars.

There is a tendency to marry early (men 21 – 25 years, women 18 – 21 years). There

are no teen age marriages. Because of family bonds social values and caste pressures

the rate of divorce is rather low. Most males are contented with one wife through a small

minority of Jut brotherhood have 2 – 3 wives.

The roll of women is crucial for any sustainable development process. The women

situation survey shows that 42% respondent is literate while 58% respondent is illiterate.

The most impressing need of the women of the area is the basic health facilities and the

educational facilities for the girls of the project area. The construction of New Khanki

Barrage will definitely promote the above mentioned needs and also other social

development works.

Average age for men is 60 years, within a range of 35 – 89 years. Average are of

women is 65 years within a range of 25 – 100 years. Infant mortality is 35% because of

lack of gynecological and antenatal facilities in BHU’s People cooperate with Polio

drops campaign every year. Courses of vaccines against small pox, cholera, typhoid

and hepatitis are offered but are ignored by many village households.


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4.4.15 Services and Facilities in the area

Educational level

Above 70% of the population, including females, possess basic primary pass (5

Classes) certificate. About 50% of he males as well as females is middle school pass,

while 30% males and females are matriculates. Almost 82% of the matriculates go for

technician level jobs, traders, shop keepers and factory workers. For those who join

FA/FSc, there are adequate numbers of education institutions. At Gujranwala there is

an independent Board of Secondary Education. After FA / FSc, the inlets are

colleges/universities, Engineering colleges/universities, Armed forces as officers and

other Govt, Department in the middle level careers. About 3% of the FA/FSc pass

candidates join regular BA/BSc classes, and less than 1% reach Master level studies.

Only 1-2 persons per year go to Lahore or Islamabad for their Ph.D. studies. In overall

pursuits the qualitative as well as quantitative performance of female students is

superior to that of male students. Demand for Gujranwala for a university is gaining

momentum.

Industry

The project area is located in Districts of Gujranwala and Gujrat. Gujranwala District

has made a considerable progress in light as well as heavy industries. There are

large industrial units e.g. chemicals, food products, textiles and engineering.

Similarly Gujrat District is centre of production of high quality fans, wood furniture, top

quality table ware, china ware, cottage and other pottery goods. The furniture is

exported to Europe also.

Telephone and Internet

Over past few years the urban as well as the rural parts of the extended project area

have experienced a dramatic change in personal communication. There is a Public Call

Office (PCO) almost in every village and on every corner of the towns and cities.

The availability of telephone connection has also facilitated the computer technology

and internet to reach Khanki village.

Transportation and Accessibility

Almost all villages in the immediate and extended area of influence of the Khanki

headworks system are well connected to cities, town, railway stations and other

villages. There is net work of District Council farm to market roads. Buses, Pick-Ups,

Tongas and Chand Garies (Qinchis) ply on almost every road. Even in relatively remote


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areas like Khanki Headworks, on an average, 5 buses and trucks, 3 pick-ups, 5 cars, 7

Qinchis, 30 motorbikes daily make 40, 14, 11, 42 and 68 trips respectively. Lahore-

Peshawar main railway line passes through Rachna Doab and crosses Chenab River

over Alexandra Bridge 16 Km upstream Khanki Barrage. The G.T. Road connects

Gujrat, Wazirabad and Gujranwala with Lahore and Rawalpindi. The embankments

along river, canals and the tracks along distributaries and Rajbahs provide additional

communications routes to the rural communities. Boats are used only to cross the river

wherever a bridge is not available. Almost every part of Rachna Doab is conveniently

accessible, including the proposed work bases on either side of the river for

construction of the new Khanki Barrage, 900 ft. downstream below the existing barrage.

Electricity, Sui-Gas Supply and energy use

One hundred percent houses in all the rural and urban areas have access to electricity.

However, the households falling below the poverty line restrict themselves to use of few

bulbs and fans.

Hydel – Electricity Power Station at Shadiwal

There is a Hydro-Electric Power Hosue at Shadiwal on Upper Jhelum Canal. If the

level of new barrage is kept at 741 amsl, there will be a reduction of 18.75% (2.53

MW) in power production. It is noteworthy that a level upto 736.50 will have no effect.

In urban areas Sui-gas connections have been provided to almost all houses. In rural

areas 85% still use fuel wood, agricultural wastes or dried dung of cattle. Ten percent of

village inhabitants use Fon-gas cylinders while 5% use Kerosene oil stoves.

Petrol and diesel supplies for transport and agricultural machinery are from Petrol

Pumps along major roads and towns.

Health Facilities

Government Hospitals are located only in big towns and cities like Gujranwala and

Wazirabad while the Basic Health Units (BHUs) have been established at every Union

Council Headquarters. However, the standard of services in the Government run

institutions is not satisfactory. Private Doctors are, therefore, filling up the gap but their

service is dependent upon patients’ affordability. Availability of antenatal services

through Lady Health Visitors has brought the death rate of child bearing mothers and

new-born babies fairly down. It is possible to arrange almost all the child deliveries in

labour rooms in Government or Private Hospitals. Effective preventive programmes on

Smallpox, Cholera and Polio have brought the incidence of these epidemics to almost

zero level. The media campaign against Hepatitis is making people aware of the


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preventive measures against this disease. Recently a very effective awareness

campaign has been initiated by the Health Departments regarding HIV/AIDS (see next

paragraph for details).

Alongwith allopathic cover usually used by comparatively more aware people, a large

part of the rural population is still relying upon, “Hakeems” and Homeopathic treatment.

HIV/AIDS Risk Awareness

This is relevant at two stages.

1. For the population of the project area at all times.

2. For the labour and field staff employed during construction phase.

For general population, an effective awareness campaign is informing on the mass

media and through Lady Health Visitors that one can become HIV positive through

use of infected syringe, transfusion of HIV carrier blood, and sexual intercourse with

HIV carrying male or female. Its transmitting probability is higher in male

homosexuals. HIV positive ultimately gets the AIDS for which there is presently no

known cure. Social barriers and religious values are also helping the communities to

save themselves from getting infected by HIV/AIDS. Well drafted messages on the

subject have been included in the Ethics/Islamiyat syllabi of Schools, Madrissas and

Colleges to prepare the new generation for their protection against HIV/AIDS. Postal

stamps issued on AIDS day also carry a very pointed message for the target

groups. However, no case of HIV/AIDS has been reported in any of the Government

Hospitals/BHUs in the project area so far.

During construction phase, in the labour camps and their interaction with truck

drivers and alike personnel are potential epicenters for spread of HIV/AIDS, if the

incidence exists in any component of this complex. Also the presence of a large

alien male population camping for many years near the villages around the

immediate project area may cause such intercourse which may lead to transmission

of HIV/AIDS if it is present anywhere. Although the prevalent religious and cultural

value system, to a large extent excludes the outbreak or rapid communication of

HIV/AIDS, yet its occurrence in such a situation cannot be precluded. It is necessary

that alongwith other communicable diseases like cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis,

awareness and preventive campaigns are run, from time to time in the labour

camps and among contractor’s other employers in the fields, regarding HIV/AIDS.

And arranging such awareness should be made a contractual obligation of the

contractor by providing it in the Tender as well as the Contract Documents.


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Employment

Increasing education and multiplying population create more and more hands to be

employed. The agriculture alongwith industry has the capacity to absorb at least 50% of

the fresh educated male and female youth. The rest of the 50% has to find their way out

by going to middle east countries, seeking employment in Armed Forces or Police or

other Government offices, hunt jobs in other regions of Punjab or simply sit at home as

unpaid-unemployed youth. Making about 20-30% of the total youth force, the employed

ones make a sizeable unutilized human resource. Of these at least half are males.

Income

Prevalent daily wage in Wazirabad is Rs. 250/- for the labour employed in

construction work. For softer jobs and carriage labour a reduction of Rs. 25 – 50 is

common. The artisan, electricians, blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, barbers, tailees

(oilmen) and potters etc. charge according to the services they render. In towns and

cities the services are paid for individual assignments. In rural areas there is service

contract (sape) for a year in lieu of which the payment is done in kind i.e. a

contracted quantity of Rice and Wheat at the time of harvest. Farm labour is also

contracted for season or month and can be paid in cash or kind, the value of which is

nearly equal to the minimum wage in the town.

The big landlords make almost Rs. 6,000/- per acre as their net earning. Most of

them live in big cities and they visit their lands only to get a self reassurance that they

are the landlords. They mostly run their management through their employed.

Managers called “Munshis” or “Muneems”

Vulnerable Groups

Less than two percent of the population truly fell in vulnerable groups. These groups

mainly consisted of widows, handicapped, landless shelterless and religious minority.

The vulnerable groups had an even distribution all over the project area.

Indigenous Peoples Safeguards

During the field survey it was especially focused to screen out Indigenous Peoples.

People living in project areas belong to various caste patterns and have homogeneous

culture. People have different caste systems but their culture pattern and living habits

are same as those of people of Punjab province. There is no community that meets the

criteria of ADB definition of Indigenous People. As such the ADB policy on Indigenous

peoples will not be triggered by the project.


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Tourism and Recreational Facilities

More than 5000 local tourists visit Khanki Headwork’s annually. A ride over SWR trolley

across the historic Chenab over Khanki Barrage, especially at sunrise or sunset is an

unforgettable experience. Picnic on either of the protection bunds or boating in the river

upstream the headworks takes one to small alluvial islands in the pond area bearing

riverian flora and fauna. A boat with a “Mallah” cum “Lifeguard” can be hired locally for

Rs. 200 per trip across the river. For fishing behind upstream spurs, license has to be

obtained from Fisheries Department. For killing wildboars in the Bela area a free permit

is issued by the Forest Department. For an overnight stay beside the river, a permit is

available from local office of the Irrigation and Power Department against a prefixed

charge per room in the Irrigation & Power Department Rest House built in 1889. With

construction of new barrage the tourism facilities and number of tourists will increase

manifolds.

4.4.16 Credit Facilities

Agricultural Development Bank, extends credit facilities to farmers but needs

collaterals which farmers cannot arrange. Commercial banks usually have no special

facility for farmers or other professionals. Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank

extends loans on ornaments security but their system has not earned much

acceptance amongst farmers. Informal money lenders are swarming with their ready

money, no collateral but almost prohibitive rate of compound interest (25 – 50%).

Because of sharp ethnic divisions, efforts to form “Cooperatives” of farmers have not

succeeded. However the farmers have started opening their accounts in village

branches of commercial banks.

4.4.17 Resettlement

Because the new barrage involves the construction of new Khanki Barrage, it has

been estimated that about 36 acres of private land and some houses will come under

the right of way of new L.C.C. and studs construction. Comprehensive Land

Acquisition Resettlement Action Plan (LARAP) is under preparation separately. The

LARAP will be prepared and implemented well before time of construction of the new

Khanki barrage project (NKBP).


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4.4.18 Conclusions

Biological environment will boost local economy in terms of improved

agriculture through ensured and irrigation water by way of conveying

water to tails, in LCC system command area.

Tree plantations around project site in lieu of cut trees at canal excavated

area will enhance the scenic value of the site.

Communication will also be improved through repair and widening of

some 32 km of adjoining roads at both sides of the barrage.

Some low lying areas will be rehabilitated by backfilling with dismantled

materials of old weir structure and cofferdams.

With the construction of new barrage, distribution efficiency, flood control,

fishing and social mobility will improve. The bridge across Chenab at new

barrage site will link up the communities and markets on the two banks. This

will generate a healthy social economic and cultural interaction between the

populations of either bank.

The new barrage shall ensure greater safety for the people living near or

downstream the barrage and possibility of collapse of the old barrage would

be eliminated. Sudden collapse of the headworks could cause serious

damage to Qadirabad barrage and its link canal.

Operation of new barrage will be easier and more efficient to work because

of motorized.

Improvement in esthetic value.

Socio-economic and cultural aspects would improve in following ways:

Improvement in infrastructure pertaining to the roads, bridge,

communication and other social amenities like natural gas;

Significant changes in sustainable development;

Permanent health care services;

Cross-river social and cultural linkages;

Improvement in educational facilities;

Assurance of better drinking water supply;

Enhancement in agricultural/livestock/fisheries produce.

Development of Public Park.

Establishment of BHU.


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5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES

The key function of the analysis of options is to compare feasible alternatives to the

proposed project components including the ‘No project’ situation. The potential

environmental impacts of each alternatives and feasibility of mitigation of these

impacts along with their suitability under local conditions are also compared. The

following options/alternatives were analyzed for the assessment of strengths and

weaknesses of the proposed project:

No project option/worst scenario option

Option of remodeling and repairing the old headworks and not building new

barrage

Option of constructing the new barrage on the site of old barrage

Option of constructing the new barrage upstream the old barrage

Option of new barrage 900 feet downstream of the old headworks

Option of dismantling the old Khanki barrage

Option of not locating logistics and Irrigation Department land

Option of employing outside labour instead of local labour

A. BARRAGE LOCATION

1) No project option/worst scenario option.

2) The present barrage is remodeled and repaired and no new barrage is built, with no

additional storage and no electric power.

3) A new barrage is constructed on the site of the old headworks i.e. the old barrage is

completely replaced with a new barrage.

4) A new barrage is built upstream the old (existing) headworks.

5) A new Khanki barrage is built 900 ft. downstream of the old (existing) headworks,

with no storage and electric power generation, with the existing storage capacity.

B. LOGISTICS SITES

6) Instead of locating all link roads, paths; camping sites, dumping grounds and

machinery yards, on state land alternate sites area chosen on nearby private lands.


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C. LABOUR

7) Instead of employing maximum local labour, contractor is allowed to bring his labour

from outside the project area because labour from a particular area may have better

capacity.

Each alternative was subjected to SWOT analysis i.e. it was examined as per its

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

A. BARRAGE LOCATION

5.1 NO PROJECT OPTION/WORST SCENARIO OPTION

(a) Analysis

Strength and opportunities

If the Project is not taken up at all, then all the efforts and investments shall be saved

and these will become available for diversion on an other project. Should the old

structures, built in 1892 and modified in 1935, collapse because of its age, the fish from

upstream Qadirabad shall be able to move freely upto downstream Marala and a

broken up water habitat shall be reunited. This will assist in better breeding and spewing

of all under water swimming species of fish.

Furthermore, the recurring cost of the new barrage and its operational expenses would

be avoided. Ecologists believe that taking down a barrage will return a river to an

ecologically healthy state. The remarkably limited scientific evidence available regarding

Chenab River however does not entirely support that.

Weaknesses and Threats

Not taking up the Project will, sooner or later, result in a catastrophic collapse of the old

headworks and the destruction that will follow shall most probably be out of proportion

and without warning. It will mean destruction of entire Khanki Headwork’s Complex.

Unprecedented floods shall be followed by canal closure and destruction of agriculture

by cutting off the crucial Irrigation water to most fertile agricultural lands of Punjab. The

pond will be destroyed and along with that the flora and fauna that has been harboring

the habitat since 1892. The huge flood released by collapsed Khanki barrage will wash

away Qadirabad barrage and the combined water of the two barrages shall on its way

to Indus river cause unprecedented damage. The link canals shall either be closed or


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destroyed. A large number of villages along the left and right bank of the river will be

washed away resulting in heavy death toll of humans and cattle. The women and

children would be the worst affected. A large part of nearby population shall be turned

homeless. All services including electricity, telephone, education and communication

shall be disrupted and destroyed. The Trolley over the river shall no more be there and

the right and the left bank shall be disconnected. And many such sites specific factors,

which cannot be anticipated at this stage, will influence the ecological changes that

accrue when the headworks actually gets removed at once. A doomsday in the area

shall be unleashed.

(b) Conclusion

For this proposal, the weaknesses and threats outweigh the strengths and

opportunities. Therefore, No Project option, possessing the potentials of worst scenario

is not recommended.

5.2 OPTION OF REMODELLING AND REPAIRING THE OLD HEADWORKS

AND NOT BUILDING NEW BARRAGE

Analysis


Beyond doubt the existing structure has stood the test of time since 1892 and the

foundations and piers, their mortar or bricks and the masonry work have shown no sign

of deterioration even apparently, Although the design capacity of barrage is 800,000

cusecs, it has passed floods much larger than that without getting damaged. It is

successfully keeping the pond at such a level that L.C.C is running at its design

discharge as per schedule fixed by Irrigation Department. The existing structure can be

gradually modified, starting from one side and then gradually proceeding to the other

and the whole structure can be modernized on its existing foundations. It will require

less expense, shorter time and will cause least disturbances to upstream or

downstream environment. In this option there shall be no need of shifting the L.C.C

Headwork’s too. These will be modernized in situ and no link canal shall be required to

connect the new pond to the L.C.C system. Part of the money saved could be spent on

rebuilding the labor and staff colony and strengthening the existing river training works

and guide bunds. There shall be no negative impact on flora or fauna or any other

component of the ecosystem.


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The old barrage is too old physically and too antiques a model to stand for tenure of 50

years. The brick work and the superstructure can neither be repaired nor modernized. It

has an archaic system of regulation through shutters, which is not only very

cumbersome but also does not permit precise control over pond level. The transport of

equipment and man power across the barrage is through an aerial ropeway system

which is not only very time consuming but also dangerous. The SWR having been used

for the purpose dates back to 1907. The capacity of the barrage (800,000 cusecs) is not

compatible with the capacities of Marala Barrage (1,100,000 Cusecs) and Qadirabad

Barrage (900,000 cusecs). An exhaustive study of historic flood data of Chenab River

and flood frequency analysis by a number of methods was carried out and it was

concluded that a 100 year design flood can be of the order of 11,00,000 cusecs which

happens to be 40% in excess of the existing design capacity. In addition to the

limitations of age and capacity, the very model requires change. Its outmoded shutters

and ropeway system, hydraulic changes like growing accretion and increasing non-

modularity call for serious contemplation about possible remedial measures. Any

attempt to repair or modify the old barrage would mean continuation of the same

inherent limitations and defects.

The design of the old headworks has no road bridge but in the design of the new

barrage a 30 ft wide bridge has been provided.

Conclusion.

The weaknesses and threats of this option are overwhelmingly more than its strengths

and opportunities. The option of remodelling and repairing the old headworks, and not

building a new barrage, is not recommendable.

5.3 OPTION OF CONSTRUCTING THE NEW BARRAGE ON THE SITE OF

OLD BARRAGE

(a) Analysis

Strength and Opportunities

An already tested site shall be used to construct the new barrage. The new foundation

can be laid on a firm foundation of the old headworks. The design capacity of 800,000

Cusecs will be raised to 1,100, 000 Cusecs or even more by making suitable changes

in the design of the structure. No change shall be required in the canal headworks of

L.C.C. No link canals shall have to be dug and no additional land shall be required for


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any purpose. All activities including the work bases shall be housed within the lands

owned by IRRIGATION Department. Since the old barrage shall be replaced by a new

barrage on the same site, no major ecological change will take place and no negative

physical, biological or social impact shall be experienced by flora, fauna, or the human

population residing around.


To construct a new barrage exactly on the same foundation, the old structure shall have

to be demolished, in part or whole and it will upset the existing L.C.C. system. The

effects so created may not be easily manageable. There will be a possibility of a mishap

causing high floods downstream submerging villages and causing human and cattle life

losses. The idea of an AR bridge over the barrage may have to be abandoned

altogether. Also huge quantities of debris produced out of the destruction of the old

barrage shall have to be disposed off. Replacing the shutters with proper operational

gates will not be possible, as new foundations will be required which cannot be

constructed without breaking the barrage crest floors.

(b) Conclusion

Although apparently appealing, construction of new barrage exactly on the site of the

old headworks has more weaknesses and threats than the strengths and opportunities.

This option, therefore, is not recommendable.

5.4 OPTION OF CONSTRUCTING THE NEW BARRAGE UPSTREAM THE

OLD BARRAGE

(a) Analysis


A cumbersome process of simultaneous demolishing and reconstructing the old

barrage shall be avoided.


The river span upstream the old barrage is wider than the site where the old barrage

was sited. The length of the barrage shall increase if located 1500’-2000 ft upstream

and the lands and several villages of Nathu Kot others shall be inundated, destroying

1200 houses displacing more than 100,000 persons, and creating an A Class

resettlement problem. The L.C.C. Head Regulator shall also have to be shifted

upstream and a link Canal shall be required to link up the new barrage to L.C.C. The


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link canal will pass through the Irrigation Department Colony and office which shall have

to be shifted elsewhere increasing additional cost of land and buildings. By submerging

more agricultural as well as alluvial lands, significant change will take place in the

upstream habitat of flora and fauna. A change in the pond structure will necessitate

modifications in the existing or construction of altogether new river training works,

accruing exorbitant additional costs.

(b) Conclusion

The weaknesses and threats of this option are much heavier than the strengths and

opportunities. The option therefore is not recommended.

5.5 OPTION OF NEW BARRAGE 900 FEET DOWNSTREAM OF THE OLD

HEADWORKS

(a) Analysis


The site of the new barrage is about 900 ft downstream of the old barrage near the

ends of the right bell bund and the left bell bund Upto this point the span of the river is

as narrow as that of the old barrage. It will be possible to have a barrage of almost

same length but with a better design and most modern mechanism. The barrage gates

can be controlled through moternization. The height can be so manipulated that the

pond level does not change in its overall shape. Also, there will be no change in the

shore line of pond. The land: water ratio will remain the same and no impact shall be

transferred to flora, fauna or the overall habitat of fish and wildlife. The actual purpose of

the project is to replace the old structure with a new and modern one so as to keep

L.C.C. system running at optimal level. Change in scope can make the project counter

productive environmentally. Some private land, three to four pace rooms and tree

cutting will be involved during the excavation of the New L.C.C. The matter will be

solved by the process of land acquisition and compensation; governed by the Land

Acquisition Act 1894 between the government and the private land owner.


Shifting the barrage downstream will obviously mean shifting of canal headworks

downwards. A link canal shall have to flow from the new canal head regulator upto

the L.C.C. and this flow shall necessitate adjustments of gradient. If the link canal

has to be along minimum distance and within I D land, it shall have to be specially


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designed and carefully routed which, may involve curves. To avoid serious bank

erosion on the banks the link canal shall have to be lined and always monitored for

any damages during its perennial flow periods.

The old labour and lower staff colony adjacent to “P” spur shall get demolished

because of the route of the link canal and a new colony shall have to be built on the

adjacent Irrigation Department land. Trees cutting will be involved to pass the link

canal and the link roads from the bridge to the existing roads.

(b) Conclusion

The proposal is favored because all the weaknesses and threats are removable

through preparation and implementation of LARAP and EMP implementation as

well. It is, therefore, an acceptable option under prevailing circumstances.

Various components of the each alternative have been evaluated from technical

and environment point of view and alternate (6) is finally selected for execution

being most feasible and environment friendly.

5.6 OPTION OF DISMANTLING THE OLD KHANKI BARRAGE

a) Analysis


When the New Khanki Barrage is commissioned, the presence of old

structure at Khanki will only cause obstruction on the way of smooth flow of

water. Its dismantling and removal of waste construction material will clear

off the obstructions. The storage capacity of the New Khanki Headworks will

enhance. Some material will be available which can be used for land fills at

suitable places. By removing obstruction, a 10 km long and 4 km wide lake

of water will become available for tourists, boats, launches and anglers.

Local communities, especially the affectees could get alternate employment

linked with tourist facilities. And if Fisheries Development Institute alongwith

Fish Hatchery is brought to the abandoned Khanki Campus, an open

unobstructed large body of water would be available for mass scale

aquaculture. Aesthetic value of the area will increase. And a carbon

sequestration and carbon credit programme would become possible.


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A historical structure, which could be used as a visit spot by engineering

students, will vanish forever. Possibility of SWR Trolley being developed as

tourist attraction will be finished. A lot of waste construction material will

cause disposal problem. If the material is thrown into the river it will cause

loss of water storage capacity of the pond. The old headworks are holding a

number of Belas in position. Its removal can cause catastrophic erosion in

“Belas” and wash them down to the vicinity of the New Khanki Barrage. On

dismantling of the old barrage and transporting and dumping the waste

construction material an extra cost shall be incurred.

b) Conclusion

The strengths and opportunities of the option outweigh the weaknesses and threats. It

is therefore recommended that Old Khanki Headworks and its interlinked structures

should be dismantled soon after the New Khanki Barrage is commissioned.

B. LOGISTICS SITES

5.7 OPTION OF NOT LOCATING LOGISTICS AND IRRIGATION

DEPARTMENT LAND

(a) Analysis


A higher degree of freedom shall be enjoyed by Design Engineers as well as the

construction contractor; most suitable land shall be used, be it private or state. The link

canal will not be constructed on a difficult gradient as envisaged in the proposed design

and there shall be convenience of placing the logistics on private land.


Large-scale resettlement and compensation shall be involved. The Project will get cost

heavy. Agricultural land shall be destroyed. The existing Irrigation Department land shall

not be fully utilized.


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(b) Conclusion

In the presence of adequate Irrigation Department land, taking the project to private

lands is not advisable. The weaknesses and threats outweigh the strengths and

opportunities. The option for this alternative is therefore dropped.

C. LABOUR

5.8 OPTION OF EMPLOYING OUTSIDE LABOUR INSTEAD OF LOCAL

LABOUR

(a) Analysis


More efficient, more dependable and well trained man power will be available. The local

communities, thus, will not be able to exert undue pressures on the Contractor or the

project. The outside labour will set model for the untrained local labour which may

improve. Spending in the local market by the outside labour will bring additional benefits

to local economy.


Bringing outside labour will take away the economic benefit from the local communities

and the local communities will not develop a sense of “ownership” for the project. The

project objectives of poverty alleviation, social uplift and capacity building shall be

defeated. A massive social problem shall be created.

(b) Conclusion

In case the labour is brought in from outside, the social losses will be much higher than

the economic gains. However ergonomic limitations may necessitate bringing in small

percentage of outside manpower especially at the skilled level. But, as far as possible,

the local human resource shall have to be preferred.


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5.9 SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES

1. No project option/worst scenario option is not recommended

2. Option of remodeling and repairing the old barrage and not building new barrage is

not recommendable.

3. Construction of a new barrage upstream the old barrage is also not recommended.

4. The option of constructing the new barrage about 900 ft. downstream of the old

barrage is recommended; being most feasible and environment friendly.

5. Option of placing all logistics on the available Irrigation Department land is the best

choice, for the project within its presently stated scope.

6. Maximum local manpower should be employed on the project.


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6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE

This section describes the outcome of the public consultation sessions held with

different stakeholders/groups that may be impacted by the project. The consultation

process was carried out in accordance with the) Asian Development Bank’s Safe

Guard Policy Statement (ADB’SPS). The process of the public consultation

proceeded as follows: -

Meetings with regional and local officers of PID Government of Punjab.

Semi-structured interaction held with communities on old and new barrage sites

and around.

Public Hearing through EPA Punjab to get the maximum participating role for the

members of public. (To be done at the convenience of EPA Punjab after

submission of the drafts ESIA report).

6.1 CONSULTATION PROCESS

Information disclosure and public consultation and discussion with the people of the

area have been continuing since the project’s feasibility studies in 2005. This process

was intensified during the EIA studies, and separate rounds of public consultations were

held as part of the preparation of Land Acquisition Resettlement Action Plan (LARP).

Before and during the project execution, this process will be continued, particularly

during the implementation of the EMP and LARP and compensation initiative proposed

in LARP and a comprehensive communication strategy has been devised for this

purpose.

Surveys were carried out in order to investigate physical, biological and socio-economic

resources falling within the immediate area of influence of the project. Primary data

collection included:

Land demarcation, measurement and land record collection.

Pretesting of socioeconomic survey tools in the field.

Physical measurement of structures falling in the ROW.

The semi structured meeting with community representatives held on 2005, 2009 and

2011 in and around the project have the following objectives:-

:

Share information with stakeholders on New Khanki Barrage project and expected

impacts on aspects of affectees of the Project.


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Understand stakeholders’ concerns regarding various aspects of the Project,

including the existing condition of the upgrading requirements, and the likely

impact of construction related activities and operation activities;

Provide an opportunity to the public to influence Project design in a positive

manner;

Obtain local and traditional knowledge, before decision making;

Increase public confidence about the proponent, reviewers and decision makers;

Reduce conflict through the early identification of controversial issues, and work

through them to find acceptable solutions;

Create a sense of ownership of the proposal in the mind of the stakeholders; and

Develop the proposals that are truly sustainable.

6.2 IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS

During the field survey, significant efforts were made to identify the possible categories

of stakeholders and their stakes. During the field survey different stakeholders identified

were the villagers, local residents, government officials, shop owners, public

representative, NGO’s and general public. All those stakeholders had different types of

stakes according to their professions.

Public consultations were carried out in two steps. The first step employed for the

consultations carried out during the Environmental and Social Assessment studies was

the identification and categorization of the stakeholders. Two types of the stakeholders

were identified: the primary stakeholders, who would be directly affected by the project;

and the secondary stakeholders, who would be indirectly affected by the project (or who

could indirectly affect the project).

Subsequent to the stakeholder identification, guidelines and questionnaires were

prepared for conducting the focus group discussions/meetings, which were arranged

through contacting the key persons from the community, such as, village heads, and

patwaris.

After completing the preparatory steps described above, the consultations were carried

out in the communities. During the ESIA study, stakeholder meetings and focus group

discussions were held in 10 villages nearby the Khanki barrage and around that of the

Newly construction L.C.C area, whereas for developing LARP, such meetings were

held in all of the 4 villages . To meaningfully include the women of the area in the

consultation process, separate focus group discussions were arranged both during the

ESIA and LARP studies.


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The consultations with the secondary stakeholders were carried out in parallel to the

community meetings. These consultations were held with officials and representatives

of public and private departments/institutions, including IPD (PMO Barrages),

The consultation process during the EA studies and preparation of LARP comprised a

total of 771 participants. Table – 6.1 summarizes these meetings; the details are

provided in Annex A.

Table – 6.1: Summary of consultation meetings

Round Year Description Participants

First 2005 Meeting with local communities,

women of nearby villages and project

stakeholders.

70

Second Feb 2009 Meeting with APs, local population

and project stakeholders.

338

Third June 2011 Meeting with residents, APs,

women of the adjoining villages

and meeting with secondary

stake holders.

111

1.Public Hearing

2.Public Hearing

May 7, 2005

March 31,

2009

Public hearing meeting with residents

and Govt. officials of the different

departments

205

47

Total

771

6.3 CONSULTATION FINDINGS

Stakeholder Concerns

The major fears of the people of the project area included closure of L.C.C during the

construction of the barrage for about four years, and the associated crop losses;

reduction in number of fish at Khanki pond and downstream due to high level of

construction activity and noise level generated by new barrage; Loss of the freedom of

local women-folk in the area; possibility of spreading of HIV/AIDS due to labour

interaction with locals; chance to increase the accidents; Rise in the prices of

commodities in construction site and adjoining markets due to arrival of the additional

2000 labors and fear to have impact in the command area due to decrease in canal

capacity; short length of the studs may create problems and there are chances of


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getting less price of land that would be acquired for the construction of the new L.C.C

and studs.

All of the above concerns and expectations have been adequately incorporated in the

project design in the form of the mitigation measures included in the Environmental

Management Plan and LARP and the communities were so informed during the

consultation meetings.

6.4 GENDER COMPONENT

A total of 40 women from the project area were interviewed by the female staff, as per

level of awareness on the project, most women were aware of the construction of

Barrage and Studs project. Table 6.2 indicates the social condition of women surveyed.

45% had access to school, 35% had to college level education and only 20% ladies had

access to university level education. This reveals that they were free in getting education

if they were willing and educational facilities were available in their surrounding areas.

On the other hand, 30% women had access to lady health visitor, 32% consult

government doctor, 25% consult private doctor and 20% consult quacks in case of

sickness/ailments.

Table - 6.2: Social Condition of Women in the project Area

Age

Group

Access to Education Access to Health Facility

School College University Nurse/

LHV

Govt.

Doctors

Private

Doctors uacks

16-25 9 2 3 2 3 3 2

26-35 4 5 2 3 5 3 1

36-45 3 3 1 4 2 2 1

46-55 2 3 2 2 1 1 2

55/above - 1 - 1 2 1 2

Total 18 14 8 12 13 10 8

% age 45 35 20 30 32 25 20

All the above points would be reflected in Social Framework Agreement (SFA)

between the local community and the PID and when the project is commissioned for

construction.


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6.5 SOCIAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

It is the commitment by the project proponent and the local community to work together

for the successful completion of the project. It establishes bindings for both parties to

minimize possible conflicts.

SFA shall be considered as a “follow up” of the public consultation and public hearing

and indicates that ID and the communities are mutually facilitating the construction

process of new Khanki Barrage.

Parties to Agreement

SFA will be signed through mutual open consent between the local village leaders and

the project proponent. At least two leaders/elders will be chosen from each of the

villages situated adjacent to the area where construction activity will be based. These

leaders/elders will constitute a villagers committee, which will choose a Chairman

among themselves.

SFA shall be signed by ID Resident Engineer (RE) representing the project proponent

and by the Chairman of villagers’ committee representing the local community before

two month start of the construction work.

Agreement Contents

SFA shall be prepared in the form of a legal agreement in Urdu language on a stamp

paper to be provided by RE at the project cost. Three copies of the agreement shall be

signed by both parties. All the mitigation measures described in EMP which are relevant

to SFA shall be included in the agreement. The obligations of the irrigation Department

and those of the community shall be listed clearly. Signed copies of SFA shall be kept

by both parties and the Executive Engineer in charge of the Barrage.

The suggested format of SFA is provided in Annex - B & Annex - C.


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7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION

MEASURES

This chapter categorizes the potential impacts of the construction of New Khanki

Barrage on the physical, biological and social environment of the project area.

7.1 METHODOLOGY

In order to assess the type and intensity of impacts of the project, a check list of

potential impacts was developed on basis of the literature review, field surveys,

investigations, and stakeholders consultations. The matrix charts the relations

between the project components, and the various aspects of the physical, biological

and social environment, and on the basis of this identifies the potential impacts

associated with each project activity. The check list also characterizes the impacts

with respect to their severity, in addition to determining whether the potential impact

can be avoided through better project design and planning, or mitigated with the help

of appropriate measures to be taken during the project execution.

The check list of potential impacts is presented in Table 7.1. The potential impacts

thus identified are discussed in the following sections.

7.2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT - OVERVIEW

The Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) study has disclosed that the project is

not likely to have any severe negative impacts on the environment and people of the

area. All the potential impacts which have been identified during the present

assessment are associated with the construction stage of the project, and mild to

moderate in severity; and can easily be avoided (through good design and

construction planning) or mitigated (through proper implementation of the EMP and

LARAP), as shown in Table 7.1.

On the other hand, the project will be beneficial; job opportunities particularly for the

local population during construction stage and extremely beneficial for agricultural

production once the construction of the new Khanki Barrage is complete. In addition,

the social assistance activities at the barrage will greatly enhance the project benefits

for the local communities. Significant social indicators of the project benefits are

mentioned below:

Improvement in infrastructure pertaining to the roads, bridge, communication

and other social amenities like natural gas;


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Significant changes in sustainable development;

Permanent health care services;

Cross-river social and cultural linkages;

Improvement in educational facilities;

Assurance of better drinking water supply;

Enhancement in agricultural/livestock/fisheries produce.

Table - 7.1: Check list of potential impacts for Construction and Operational

Phases

Environmental Aspects

(Construction Phase)

Impact Categorization

Mild Moderate Severe

* ** *** * ** *** * ** ***

1. Land Resources

1.1 Borrow area for extraction of materials

from borrowing site.

1.2 Site for disposal of waste generation and

disposal of waste material

1.3 Location of labor camps, material camps,

equipment yards and approach roads

1.4 Access tracks

1.6

Land contamination due to spill of

lubricates, fuel, chemicals and other waste

materials.

1.7 Contamination from diesel and other spills

from construction machinery

1.8 Drainages paths roads crossed. Damages

by moving machinery

1.9 Installation of batching plants

1.10 Waste disposal Management

1.11 Agriculture land and crop Damage

1.12 Any discharge or diversion of water to a

graveyard or archaeological site

1.13 Electrical and mechanical works

1.14 Construction of L.C.C., regulator, bridge

and studs.


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* ** *** * ** *** * ** ***

2. Hydrology and Water Resources

2.1 Impact on source of construction water

2.2

Contamination of surface water due to

diesel and other fluids spilling over to river

water from machinery.

2.3 Protection of construction work from floods

2.4 Obstruction of flow of water down stream

2.5 Impact of dismantling of Old Khanki

Barrage.

3. Air Quality and Noise Pollution

3.1 Dust and smoke and other pollutants from

plants and equipments.

3.2 Dust or other pollutant from stored

materials and spoil heaps

3.3 Smoke from burning of waste materials or

burning fire wood

3.4 Noise control from use of old or outdated

machinery

4. Biological Resource

4.1 Damage to biological resource flora, fauna,

biota

4.2 Impact of construction and dismantling of

coffer dam on aquatic life

5. Socioeconomic and Cultural Issues

5.1 Existing services; education health,

electricity, and water supply

5.2 Tribal tensions and local rivalries on canals

and aquatic life

5.3 Land ownership and land acquisition

5.4 Access to other construction materials

5.5 Effects on sites of archeological, historical,

cultural or religious significance


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* ** *** * ** *** * ** ***

5.6 Public safety at construction sites

5.7 Health and safety of labor and employees

on construction site

5.8 Employment

5.9 HIV/AIDS and other communicable

diseases.

5.10 Aesthetic / scenic value

Key:

* Avoidable through design (Preventive)

** Mitigation through contractor’s obligation or through SFA

*** Non-reversible permanent change.

7.3 EXPLANATION OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Table 7.1 above provides a schematic presentation of the degree, significance and

mitigability of various environmental and social factors at construction and operational

phases. This section provides a brief explanation of each factor, also suggesting a line

of action towards mitigation measures for the adverse impacts.

7.3.1 Construction Phase

7.3.1.1 Land Resources

I. Site for disposal for waste construction material

There is hardly any cutting involved. Most of the work would require filling. There

would, therefore, shall not be much waste material for disposal or burial. If any

such material e.g. left over of the coffer dam, does need disposal, enough land

for that is available on either bank of the river. Most suitable spot is the

depression on other side of protection Bunds, where water is stagnating and is

becoming breeding place for injurious insects like malarious mosquitoes.

Dumping waste material in these ponds will achieve two purposes; dispose the

waste material as well as fill the pond and make the sites more health friendly.

This is a moderately significant but mitigable factor.


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Mitigation

To be made contractor’s responsibility through contract document to dispose off

the construction waste material in the water filled depression on outer sides of

the protection bunds.

II. Location of Labour Camps, Material Depots, Equipment yards and

approach roads

Because of availability of ample area belonging to ID, location of labour camps,

material depots, equipment yards and approach roads will not cause any

serious problem. So this is a matter of slight significance and is easily mitigable

and manageable.

Mitigation

The contractor will, in consultation with RE, resolve the exact location of all

these facilities within the land of ID.

III. Contamination from Diesel and other oil spills from Construction

machinery

At places it may be inevitable and may exceed the maximum permissible limit.

In case it is allowed to be as rule rather than an exception, the dumping site will

be permanently damaged alongwith allied physical biological and social losses.

This is mitigable through effective application of the maximum spill regulations.

“Guide Lines for Oil Spill Waste Minimization and Management issued by

International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Associate are as

follows:-

Soil contaminated by minor spills/leakages (defined as leaks from

vehicles, machinery, equipment or storage containers such that the area

and depth of soil contaminated is less than 10 sq ft and 3 inches

respectively) is to scraped and burnt in a burn pit.

Moderate spills defined as spills of volume less than or equal to 200

liters is to be contained and controlled using shovels, sands and native

soil. These equipments and materials are to be made available at camp

sites during the operation. The contaminated soil is to be excavated and

stored in a burn area lined with an impermeable base. Depending on the

volume, the contaminated soil is either disposed-off through by


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specialized treatment such as bioremediation or through approved

contractor.

Major spills (defined as spills of volume much greater than 200 liters)

require initiation of Emergency Response Procedures and Oil Spill

Contingency Plan. These spills are to be handled and controlled

according to the Plan and require special treatment such as

bioremediation and through approved contractors.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to impose strict rules on his workers and

labour and ensures that no spill are caused. If it the spills, do take place, it must

be followed by he treatment prescribed above as per the degree of spill.

IV. Damage to, roads, cross drainages by machinery

Such a situation can arise through carelessness of the heavy machinery

drivers/operators. Such carelessness can cause considerable damage to paths,

roads and drainages if the drivers/operators are not made aware, trained and

bound to be careful. An effective sinology can reinforce the instructions to

drivers. It is a concern of moderate significance but is mitigable through care

and regulation.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligations to impose strict control over operators and

drivers of all types of vehicles. Should the damage take place, the contractor

must be bound to carry out repair immediately.

V. Earthen Embankments or Concrete work, Edge Scouring

Must be dealt at design stage. Wherever such a situation is anticipated, aprons

should be provided to secure edges and specifications must be kept of high

standards. Moderately significant but is a mitigable aspect.

Mitigation

Design stage and strict application of Operational Manual.

VI. Discharge from unstable slope or leakage on construction

Such an impact can destroy the structure leading to unprecedented damage.

Though significant, it can be set aside through a careful planning of the work. If


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such a situation does appear, it becomes highly significant though a mitigable

impact.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to not to let such leakage develop. Should

such leakage develop, the contractor must remain fully prepared to immediately

control the discharge.

VII. Any discharge spill or dumping onto any building or houses on river bank

No such situation has been noticed during surveys. Should a situation present

itself during project implementation it will be a moderately significant but a

mitigable problem. Should a situation to such an effect present itself during

project implementation, the owner may be compensated by the contractor.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to compensate such losses.

VIII. Any discharge spill or dumping out to any graveyard or burial

No such situation has been noticed during surveys. Should a situation present

itself during project construction, it will be moderately significant but a mitigable

problem. Should a situation to such an effect, present itself it will be a

moderately significant but mitigable problem. The contractor shall be duty bound

to restore the protection wall of graveyard through appropriate rip-rap work or

pay damages to the community.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to compensate the community either by

getting the graveyard protection wall repaired and covered with rip rap work or

paying the community an amount as compensation with which the community

can get the repair done.

IX. Impact due to the Construction of Coffer Dam

Part of the river flow shall have to be closed behind a coffer dam, within which

the construction of barrage will proceed, while the river shall flow normally in the

remaining part of the river, as before till the completion of the new barrage.


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Mitigation

A careful planning of the Coffer Dam an efficient manipulation of gates of old

barrage along with due adjustment of the LCC Headworks.

X. Material left behind after the Coffer Dam is not required

A huge quantity of material shall be used for construction of Coffer Dam during

construction. After the construction, if left behind, this material will disturb biota

as well as the normal flow of river. This will be a significant but a mitigable

impact.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to remove all waste material from the coffer

dam site and dump it safely as construction waste material.

XI. Impact of taking borrow material from earth borrow site

A large quantity of earth fill material will be obtained from the heaps of spoil

banks of the old L.C.C inundation canal and 500 acre land currently set aside for

afforestation situated on the right bank of the river . It is about 5 miles

downstream of the Barrage. Excavation and cutting activities could place

adverse environmental impacts including sliding, soil erosion and drainage on

the surrounding areas.

Mitigation

No private land is acquired for the borrow areas

The Contractor will ensure that selected borrow areas are clearly

demarcated including the allowed depth of the excavation before starting

excavation.

The borrow areas will be leveled. The Contractor will not leave the borrow

pits in such a condition that they are unsuitably filled with rain water and

cause the problem for the community.

If the borrow area is near to the settlements then it should be fenced

completely.

The borrow land on spoil bank of the old L.C.C will be propounded use as

borrowing area. If agriculture land needs to be used as borrowing area

then the Contractor will adopt the following methods during the digging

process.


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o Fix the location of excavation.

o Remove thirty centimeters of the top soil and keep it on reserved site

for re-spreading in the field.

o Excavate up to one meter depth.

o Maintain the slope as far as possible.

o Place the top soil back during the restoration process.

o Pay compensation for any crop losses.

XII. Impact on roads used for transport of construction materials

Main roads on either side of the river to convey men and material to the

construction sites. This will cause additional wear and tear and raise

considerable dust. It will be a moderately significant but mitigable impact.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to use the roads and paths carefully and in

case of any damage, repair the damaged paths. On Kacha roads water shall be

sprinkled daily.

XIII. Impact of stone quarrying

Stones shall be procured from quarries in Sargodha district. This will not cause

any impact on the immediate project area except that the vehicles carrying the

stone shall exert additional traffic load on the roads leading to the project area.

By keeping the roads dust free and repaired, only a slight influence is expected

on the immediate project area.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to use the road network carefully and repair

any damages immediately.

7.3.1.2 Hydrology and Water Resources

I. Source of construction water

Ordinarily the river water is suitable for the construction work. If obtained from

elsewhere, it must be compensated.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to pay for water obtained from source other

than the river.


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II. Source of surface water

Contractor’s labour will use river water, like other people living or working near

the river banks, for washing, bathing and at time for sewage. The contractor

may however, arrange to pump water from the river and supply running tap

water to his workers. Using some water from river by the contractor’s labour

shall cause only a slight but irreversible effect on the river. But if the contractor

can ensure a system of pit latrines or a set of temporary flush system latrines

with sink tanks in the land around the camp, the river water can stay free of

sewage of about 2000 persons. All sewerages to be treated through septic

tanks.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to supply running tap water, pit latrines/ flush

latrines with sink tanks in the land near the camp. It should be ensured that solid

and liquid waste of about 2000 persons does not fall into the river.

III. Source of drinking water

Communities along Chenab river banks are sufficiently advanced to install tube

wells and hand pumps for obtaining good quality drinking water. Similar

arrangements can be made by the contractor for his labour camps. Drawing

water for drinking from aquifer shall neither cause any significant change in the

under water reservoir, nor the river which recharges it. This impact can be

considered as slight. Surface water not being drinkable, the subsoil water should

be tapped.

Mitigation

The contractor should tap the underground reservoir and install hand pumps or

tube well with overhead tank to supply drinking water to the labour and workers.

The quality of drinking water should be monitored periodically.

IV. Diesel and other fluids spilling over the River from construction

machinery

Contamination from Diesel and other fluids spilling from construction machinery

over river waters, river bed or river banks, as per description of oil spills given

under land.


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Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to not to let it happen. Should it cross the

permissible limits, ways and mean should be adapted to effectively control it

according to the standard specifications for limits on spills.

V. Protection of construction work from floods

A suitable flood warning system from Irrigation Department and full

arrangements to save the New Khanki Barrage from floods shall be in position.

Flood impact is of high significance and is mitigable.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to make fool proof arrangements in advance

to protect the on going construction works from floods, as per information

received from the I D.

VI. Obstruction of the flow of water downstream

Same as Cofferdam effect discussed under Land Resource. This impact is of

high significance and is mitigable.

Mitigation

A careful planning of the Coffer Dam and efficient manipulation of gates of old

barrage along with due adjustment of L.C.C. Headworks. River flow downstream

shall be facilitated by suitable arrangements agreed between the contractor and

the Resident Engineer.

VII. Effect of surface flow conditions

Must be addressed mainly at Design Stage. The impact is significant and

mitigable.

Mitigation

Design Engineer to accommodate this factor in the design so as to avoid

negative impacts. Contractor to follow the Design Specifications meticulously.

7.3.1.3 Air Quality and Noise Pollution

I. Dust and smoke and other pollutants from construction machinery

This impact is inevitable, moderately significant but mitigable.


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Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to keep the dust and smoke low by using

machinery which is well maintenance and is almost noiseless. And all Kacha

roads and paths are sprinkled with water many times a day.

II. Dust or other pollutions from stored material

This is also inevitable, moderately significant and mitigable.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to keep the dust and smoke by carefully

storing and distributing the construction material so as to cause minimum dust

which again will be within the acceptable limits.

III. Smoke from burning of waste material or burning firewood

A large number of big and small fires in the labour camp can produce smoke

and smog which can cut off visibility, reduce trafficability and cause suffocation

alongwith causing diseases of the respiratory tract.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to use clean and smoke free fuel in the

labour camp. Cutting and burning trees/shrubs for fuel shall be prohibited.

Instead Gas Cylinders should be used in the labour camp for cooking purposes.

IV. Noise from use of old or outdated machinery

Old and poorly maintained machinery generates higher decibels of noise. If the

machinery is new and well maintained, its noise is far too less and is within

tolerable limits. Also noise controlling gadgets (ear plugs) can be used to cuts off

the noise for those who work in the close vicinity of heavy machinery.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to use new, well maintained and low noise

machinery preferably during day time. The drivers, operators and workers

working on or near the heavy machinery must be provided ear plugs.

V. Noise or sonar waves generated by pile driving or sheet piling

In case pile driving or sheet piling is done inside water, its sonar effect is far

stronger than that in the air. In this project no such impact is expected because

the construction will be done on dry area inside the Coffer dam. Other

construction noise will be slight and mitigable.


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Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to restrict all the construction work strictly

within the bounds of coffer dam and not to allow any under water noise

producing activity.

VI. Noise due to blasting

Blasting may be used in demolishing of Old Khanki Barrage. But should it

become necessary to blow up some big rock or an embankment, it will generate

all time high shock waves and loud level of spot noise. It can adversely affect

the aquatic, terrestrial and aerial life by a sudden release of high level sound

and echo.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation not to cause blasts as envisaged in project

design. But should it become necessary, it should be done with the permission

of Resident Engineer (RE) and all measure should be adapted so as to

minimize the impact of one time blast. All explosions must be performed under

specialist supervision.

VII. Soil Compaction due to labour camps, and machinery yards

The human and mechanical activity normally compacts the soil and turns it

nonproductive.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual obligation to mitigate the impact of compaction and

leave the site almost in the same state in which it is occupied. Pictures of the

area should be taken before handing it over to contactor which will help the RE

to ensure an acceptable state of soil while getting the area back from the

contractor.

7.3.1.4 Biological Resources

I. Damage to biological resources Flora, Fauna (Biota)

Since the level of pond will not rise or fall significantly and reservoir shore line

will not change, so no major change is expected in the habitat of the natural

flora or fauna. However in certain cases about 1000 Eucalyptus trees (Govt.

trees), and 54 woody & fruit trees (privately owned trees) may have to be cut to

excavate the new L.C.C and studs. Small readjustment of place may have to be

made by some birds and rodents.


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Mitigation

Contractor’s obligation not to cause any additional destruction to Flora and

Fauna of the area by respecting the limits of construction site and not to enter

other territories. About 10,000 trees of different species will be replanted

according to the Tree Plantation plan. No unauthorized tree or bush cutting

should be allowed. Should it be necessary, it should not be done without an

express permission of the RE. If the number of trees is above a limit fixed by

RE, professional advice should be obtained from local Forest officer.

II. Damage to Fisheries

Like the old barrage, the new barrage will also be an obstruction for fish

migration which is necessary for flood, habitat and reproductive adjustments.

The Fish already under adverse pressure because of Marala Barrage upstream

and Qadirabad downstream. Presence of New Khanki Barrage will therefore be

yet another blockade, for fish migration.

Mitigation

while designing the new Khanki Barrage, fish ladders will be provided. And the

Contractor shall, as a contractual obligation, use the best available technology

to construct the fish ladder.

III. Impact on adjustment Bela lands

On both sides of Chenab River at the site of the new barrage there are alluvial

lands still under the influence of river water. These lands support a succession

of vegetation culminating in a climax species shisham (Dulbergia sissoo) tree.

Since the level of water in the pond area behind the barrage is not likely to

change, the alluvial lands popularly called the “Belas” or “Zakheeras”) shall only

experience a slight influence in that water spill to these area may improve.

Mitigation

No negative impact is anticipated. To ward off against any adverse effect it shall

be joint responsibility of the contractor and the RE to ensure that at no stage of

construction the level of the pond area rises above the present level.

IV. Impact on migratory birds

Chenab River at the point of the project does not fall on the recognized route of

globally recognized migratory water fowl or ducks. However a number of


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migratory birds do pass this way and stay for wintering in the barrage area.

Since the water: land ratio is not going to change, there shall be no or slight

influence of the new barrage on the temporary habitat of the migratory water

birds.

Mitigation

Contractor’s contractual responsibility to facilities a regular inspection by the

Wildlife Department to ensure that the process of construction does not cause

any hindrance to the migratory birds.

7.3.1.5 Socioeconomic, Cultural and Archaeological Issues

The socioeconomic cultural and archaeological impacts can be:-

I. Disturbance to existing services: education, health, electricity, water supply or

signboards.

II. Aggravation of any disputes on land ownership.

III. Aggravation of any tribal tensions and local rivalries on disputes on canal

water on aquatic life.

IV. Any need for land acquisition.

V. Access to other construction materials.

VI. Adverse effects on known archaeological sites.

VII. Chance finds

VIII. Dealing with chance finds.

IX. Dealing with graveyards or burials.

X. Problems to Health and Safety of labour and employees on construction work

and provision of safety equipment to workers on site.

XI. Employment of locals on the project.

XII. Possibility of spread of HIV/AIDS amongst the project labour and adjoining

population.

XIII. Rise in prices of essential commodities.

XIV. Social reunion over the new bridge.

XV. Gender Issues.

XVI. Recreational facilities for public.

XVII. Any spots of religious significance e.g. Mosques, Tombs and Shrines etc.

Mitigation

1. For matters pertaining to social obligation and benefits of the communities, a

social Framework Agreement shall be signed by the RE with communities to


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ensure their participation and full satisfaction in matters pertaining to them. SFA

shall be singed when RE is in position and the construction work is about to

start.

2. All matters where contractor is involved, these should be made as his

contractual obligations.

7.3.2 Operational and Management Phase

At operational phase the Project Manager shall develop a comprehensive operational

and Management Manual and an effective monitoring plan. Mistakes at operational

level or handling of operations by untrained staff can prove very risky and costly.

Important points to be attended at operational stage are as follows: -

Comprehensive O&M Rules as per ISO standards

Strict application of prescribed M&E plan

Continuous evaluation of design efficiencies

Understanding and training of Operational and Maintenance Manual

Annual Environmental Audit.

Regular maintenance of engineering works (mechanical as well as civil).

Staff Welfare

Continued Public consultation and feed back on that

Continued attention towards Gender issues and women consultation

LCC system to run upto its design capacity and not beyond

Refresher Training Courses for operational staff

7.3.3 Socio-economic Impacts on the overall Project Area

In ultimate analysis the impacts of project on social and economic activities in the

Project area will be mostly positive. Salient economic benefits of the project are: -

Boost to agriculture through ensured and enhanced irrigation water by way of

conveying water to tails, in LCC system command area.

Increased economic activity with improved transport will ensure easy

marketing of agriculture produce.


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With improved economy, there shall be further improvement in service area

and opportunities for employment, education, healthcare, especially for

women and children, shall improve.

Possible stimulus to other diversified economic development such as Tourism

development programmes, shall be generated

Employment during construction phase shall employ and train a large number

of unemployed youth. They will receive a life time benefit through skill

training, capacity building and poverty alleviation. A large number of semi and

unskilled workers in the project area will be hired.

Greater awareness about Health care including HIV/AIDS amongst the labour

and the close by community shall be created.

At micro-level the hustle and bustle of economic activities may bring the cost

of living down by making essential commodities available at cheaper rates.

This combined with higher incidence of employment will bring the poverty line

and crime rate much lower.

However salient adverse impacts shall be: -

The only adverse impact of the project is the acquisition of private land and tree

cutting which will be handled by implementation of the LARAP and EMP properly and

well in time.


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8. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

8.1 INTRODUCTION

This document provides an overall approach for managing and monitoring

environment and social related issues and describes the institutional framework and

resource allocations proposed by the Punjab Irrigation Department to implement the

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the New Khanki Barrage project (NKBP).

During the EIA process mitigation measures have been identified to minimize the

adverse environmental impacts of the project and keep it within acceptable limits.

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been developed to effectively

implement the monitoring and mitigation measures identified in the EIA. ADB places

strong emphasis on the preparation of EMPs during project processing and on

setting out conditions and targets to be met during project implementation. The EMP

has been prepared in conformity with Asian Development Bank’s Safe Guard Policy

Statement (2009).

8.1.1 Objective of Environmental Management Plan

An Environmental Management Plan provides a mechanism to address the adverse

environmental impact of a project during its construction, to accelerate project

benefits, and to introduce standards of good practice to be adopted for all project

works.

The objectives of the EMP are to:

Define the responsibilities of the project proponents, contractors, construction,

supervision consultants and environmental monitors;

Facilitate the implementation of the mitigation measures identified in the EIA;

Define a monitoring mechanism and identify monitoring parameters;

Provide a procedure for timely action in the face of unanticipated

environmental situation; and

Identify training, requirements at various levels.


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8.1.2 Regulatory Requirements and Applicable Standards

8.1.2.1 National Regulatory Requirements

General

This section provides an overview of the policy framework and national legislation

that applies to the proposed Project. The Project is expected to comply with all

national legislations besides Asian Development Bank’s Safe Guard Policy

Statement (2009).

The EIA has been conducted in pursuance to all relevant Policies, laws and

guidelines. These include primarily Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997.

Pakistan IEE and EIA review regulations (2000), Safe Guard Policy Statement 2009.

Synopses of relevant laws and guidelines are provided in this section.

The key regulatory requirements, in the context of environmental protection,

applicable to the project under Pakistan legislation are listed in Table-8.1

Table-8.1: Applicable Regulatory Requirements (Environmental)

Instrument Requirement Action

Environmental

Protection Act of

Pakistan, 1997

Makes it mandatory for the

project proponents to carry

out an environmental

impact assessment and

incorporate environmental

and social mitigation actions

as part of the project

planning.

An EIA meets the regulatory

requirements was prepared by the

consultants and submitted to the

Pakistan Environmental Protection

Agency (PEPA) on 2009 & 2011.

Makes it illegal to discharge

any effluent or emission in

violation of the National

Environmental Quality

Standards (NEQS).

The design specifications of the

project ensure that the relevant

components will meet this

requirement.

Land Acquisition Act,

1984

Makes it mandatory that

any land acquisition by the

government should follow

the process laid out in the

act for fairness and

The process of land acquisition and

compensation will be governed by the

Land Acquisition Act 1894 between

the government and the private land

owner.


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transparency. The resettlement Action Plan will be

prepared and implemented well

before the start of the construction

work. The preparation of the RAP is

under process.

Sindh Wildlife

Protection,

Ordinances Sindh,

1972

Makes it illegal to undertake

any project activity inside a

protected area (national

part, wildlife sanctuary, or

game reserve).

There is no protected area near the

New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP).

Antiquities Act, 1975 Makes it illegal to undertake

any construction work within

200 ft. (60 m) of a building,

site or monument protected

under the Act.

No project activity has been planned

within 60 m of a protected site.

Construction of the structures will be

limited within the river bed. During

construction, the Contractors will

ensure that the prescribed distance is

maintained from the sites in the

proximity of the construction site. Not

disturbed.

Requires that the

Department of Archaeology

and Museum, Government

of Pakistan should be

informed if any

archaeological artifact is

found during excavation.

The Contractor will be required to stop

work if any archaeological artifact is

found during construction. The

Department of Archaeology and

Museum, Government of Pakistan will

be contacted for further action.

8.1.2.2 ADB Procedures

Requirements on Sector Loan Project

In compliance with the ADB Environmental Assessment Guidelines (Manila, 2003),

the environmental assessment of sector impacts is required to ensure the cumulative

impacts of all the known or unknown subprojects are assessed prior to loan approval.

A sector EIA report has been prepared for the Project, which undertake an

assessment of total impact of all subprojects to be financed.


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The second challenge for the environmental assessment and review of sector loans

is to provide an efficient mechanism for environmental assessment of each

subproject. If an environmental assessment is undertaken at the sector level, it

should be possible to streamline the environmental assessment of individual

subprojects. ADB's requirements for IEE/EIA of sample subprojects are also

important. The specific results of the sample IEE/EIAs are very useful in determining

the appropriate level of environmental assessment requires for all subprojects to be

financed under the loan.

Environmental Assessment Requirements

The Environmental Assessment is carried & prepared as per the recommended ADB

format. ADB requires the EIA for Category A and IEE for Category B Sensitive

projects, once prepared, reviewed, accepted and cleared by the ADB staff, and

relevant regulatory agencies, be fully disclosed to the public worldwide as well as to

the local communities 120 days prior to the Board of Director meeting for review and

approval of the projects. All public concerns, queries, comments and objections

received within this period should be appropriately and satisfactorily addressed,

responded or resolved prior to the Board meeting for final loan approval.

8.1.2.3 Status of Regulatory Clearances

An EIA was submitted by the PMO to the Pak-EPA on November, 2004.The Pak-

EPA reviewed the environmental and social documentation to determine the scope

and locations of the hearing(s).

According to the regulatory requirements, The EPA has to hold mandatory public

hearings for the project and publish a mandatory 30-day Notice for Public Hearing in

the national/local papers prior to providing the environmental clearance.

As per requirement for NOC of EIA given in the EIA of Khanki Barrage Construction

Project, Public Hearing was conducted under section 12 of Environmental Protection

Act, at canal rest house Kalabagh Headwork’s on February 26, 2005. After the

successful public hearing, the EPA issued the NOC on dated July 5, 2005. After

revalidation the EPA again issued the NOC on dated 2009. EIA has been submitted

to EPA to enhance the validity of NOC till 2014.

8.1.3 Components of the EMP

The EMP has the following components.

Organizational structure; roles and responsibilities


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Mitigation Plan

Environmental monitoring plan

Emergency response and contingency plan

Communication and documentation

Change management

Environmental training

Capacity development

Waste Water Management

Waste disposal plan

Restoration and Rehabilitation

The above mentioned components will be followed in the construction of new Khanki

Barrage. These components, as per requirements will be incorporated into various

contract documents and agreements needed for the implementation of the project.

The components include brief description of the environmental aspects of the project

activities, listing of mitigation measures, reporting on types of non-compliance with

respect to EIA or Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and EPA conditions of

approval expected during implementation of the project, checklists for identification of

non-compliances and format for environmental issues tracking report.

8.2. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This section provides institutional arrangements for environmental management

during the proposed activity and defines the roles and responsibility of the various

Organizations/departments.

8.2.1 Management Approach

The responsibilities of different organizations/departments are summarized below:

8.2.2 Project Management Office (PMO)

The overall responsibility for the implementation of Environmental Management Plan

rests with the Head PMO of the Project Management Office (PMO) along with the

assistance of Environmental Sociology Unit (ESU) of PMO. The ESU consists of

Director Environment/Social, Deputy Director Environment, Deputy Director

Sociology, Deputy Director Resettlement/Development Assistance and Deputy

Director Communication. The Director Environment & Social and Deputy Director


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Communication are not yet appointed but in near future they will be selected through

proper recruitment procedure.

PMO will ensure that contractor and supervision consultants appoint a

dedicated environmental officer and allied staff. PMO will also ensure that all

environmental personnel are authorized to implement the environmental &

social policies and requirements of the EMP.

ESU will also coordinate with relevant government departments and

stakeholders on concerned environmental & social issues.

ESU will inspect and monitor residual impacts of the project and record

documentation of the impacts during the project.

ESU will also inspect the significance of impact in case of unanticipated change

in the project.

Any major change in the project shall be reported to ADB before its execution.

8.2.3 Contractor

The contractor responsible for execution of construction activities will be responsible

for environmental protection through his/her environmental field staff. The contractor

is subject to environmental protection liabilities under environmental laws of the

country, project EIA/EMP provisions and under their contract with Irrigation

Department (ID). The contractor shall also be responsible for communicating

environmental & social information and training of staff in all aspects of the EMP.

8.2.4 Construction Supervision Consultants

Construction supervision consultants will hire an environmental monitoring and

evaluation specialist to monitor the environmental performance of the contractor and

the environmental impacts of the project activities.

PMO will ensure that consultant’s team has an unhindered access to all

relevant documents, persons and places to enable it to perform function

smoothly.

This environmental monitoring and evaluation specialist will prepare daily,

monthly, quarterly, annually and final reports for submission to PMO.

8.2.5 Organizational Structure

The organizational structure of the Project Management Office for the construction of

New Khanki Barrage Project (NKBP) is shown below in Fig- 8.1.


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The organization chart for Environment Management/ Monitoring implementation is

shown below in Fig-8.2


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Fig - 8.1: Organization structure of PMO

PROJECT ORGANIZATION

Head PMO / Project Director

DirectorFinance

Procurement Unit

EngineeringUnit

Dy. Director

Proc.(Jinnah)

Finance Unit

Director Procurement & Contract Admin.

Dy. Director

M & E

DirectorMechanical

Design Engr.

(Jinnah)

Dy. DirectorElectrical

SystemAnalyst

Director Social &Environment

Dy. Director Sociology(Jinnah)

Dy. Director

Dev. Asst. /Restt

Dy. Director Comm

Social &Environmental

Unit

Dy. DirectorClaims

ProgrammeCoordinator

Barrages Review CellP & D Department

Dy. Programme Coordinator

Barrages Review CellP & D Department

Barrages Review Cell (Working under Member Infrastructure Development in P&D Deptt.)

Dy. Director Contracts

AcctsOfficer

(Jinnah)

ManagerAdmin

Dy. Director Finance(Jinnah)

QAC Engr.

(Jinnah)

DirectorTechnical / Dy.Project Director

(Jinnah)

Dy. Director

Technical(Jinnah)

Asst. Director Electrical(Jinnah)

Dy. Director

Env

SeniorMechanical

Engr.(Khanki)

Asst. Director Mech.

(Jinnah)

Asst. Director

M & E

Design Engr.

(Khanki)

MaterialEngr.

(Khanki)

DirectorTechnical / Dy.Project Director

(Khanki)

Dy. Director

Technical(Khanki)

ElectricalEngr.

(Khanki)

Dy. DirectorMech.

(Jinnah)

Dy. Director Contract(Khanki)

Posts for Khanki Barrage Unit.

Mechanical Engr.

(Khanki)

Resettlement Specialist(Khanki)

AcctsOfficer

(Khanki)


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Fig – 8.2: Organization Chart for Environment Management / monitoring implementation

Secretary to Government of Punjab Irrigation and Power Department

Head Project Management Office

Contractor Construction Supervision Consultants

Environment Unit

Environment Officer / Team Environment

Specialist

Deputy Director Sociology

Deputy Director Environment

Director Environment/Social

Deputy Director Communication

Deputy Director Resettle. /Develop. Assistance


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8.3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PLAN

This section outlines the potential impact of construction works on the physical,

biological, and socioeconomic environment of New Khanki Barrage. It also provides a

corresponding mitigation plan that focuses on countering the project’s adverse

environmental effects, and assigns responsibility for implementing these measures.

8.3.1 Corridor of Impact

All construction activities will remain confined within the river. However, Situations in

which construction works will extend beyond the existing include:

Establishing construction campsites and batching plant

Borrowing soil material from temporarily acquired land

Construction and dismantling of Coffer Dam

Quarrying aggregate material

Constructing haul tracks in order to transport construction material, etc.

Construction of new L.C.C and Head regulator.

Construction of new Khanki Barrage located 900 feet downstream of the

existing barrage;

Dismantling of Old Weir

Tree Cutting

8.3.2 Mitigation Plan

The mitigation plan is a key component of EMP. This section outlines the potential

impact of construction works on the physical, biological, and socioeconomic

environment and their associated mitigation measures as already identified in EIA

report of the construction of new Khanki Barrage. It also assigns responsibility for

implementing these measures. Now the guidelines for the implementation of

mitigation plan indicated in EIA of Khanki Barrage will cover:

Lists of only those mitigation measures which will be directly covered by the

environmentalist and not those mitigation measures which are covered under

civil or mechanical work.

The person(s) responsible for ensuring the implementation of the measures

The parameters to be monitored for the effective implementation of measures

A time scale for the implementation of measures to ensure that the objectives of

mitigation plan are fully met

The Environmental Impact Mitigation Plan for the activities likely to have a direct

impact on the environment is presented in Table – 8.2.


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8.3.3 Social Development Assistance

Assistance in Infrastructure Development

In addition to construction of new Khanki Barrage, the following development works

will also be carried out in the project area, to further enhance the project benefits for

the local communities:

1. Rehabilitation/construction of mosque at the Barrage.

2. Development of a public park at the Barrage (left-bank, upstream).

3. Establishment of a Basic Health Unit at the Barrage Colony.

4. Rehabilitation and up gradation of Government Girls Primary School at the

Canal Colony.

5. Rehabilitation and up-gradation of Government Boys Primary School at the

Canal Colony.

6. Provision of Natural Gas to the Irrigation Colony

7. Provision of a telephone exchange (200 lines)

8. Rehabilitation/Reconstruction of approach road to the Irrigation Colony

The above works, implemented by PMO, are not likely to cause any significant

environmental or social impacts, nor any cumulative impacts, in view of their nature

and small scale.


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TABLE – 8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION PLAN

Sr. # Component Description Impacts Mitigation Measures / Actions

1.

Borrow area for extraction of earthen material. Construction and dismantling of coffer dams

Borrow Material: Soil excavation from the designated area of the site will be required for the construction of coffer dams. The borrowing areas identified are PID’s land, mostly waste land and are spoil banks of old L.C.C.. Construction of coffer dam will be limited within the river bed. The area belongs to irrigation Department.

Soil erosion; Loss of fertile soil; Decrease land productivity; obstruction in natural drainage; dust pollution; Damage to aquatic life

1.1 Ensure that photograph are taken of borrow area before start of the excavation.

1.2 The contractor has to extract the material from the specified and demarcated borrow areas only.

1.3 Ensure that contractor obligation define in contract document and SFA are followed

1.4 No agricultural land will be used as a borrow area. 1.5 If agricultural land is used as borrowing area then the land will be removed

/restored by the contractor and follow the following steps i. Excavation of borrow areas is as per instructions of the Supervision

Consultant’s environmentalist. ii. Remove first 15cm top soil and keep it on site to re-spread after

completion of the excavation. iii. Excavation of the earth fill be limited to an approximate depth of 90cm as

compared to adjacent leveled fields. iv. Stabilized the slope during the excavation. v. Top soil has been spread back during restoration process.

1.6 Contractor to get the approval from ESS before start of the construction and

dismantling of the coffer dams. 1.7 Ensure that the surface drainage is provided to control the surface run off

during rainy season. 1.8 Ensure that the movement of excavating machinery and vehicles is limited to

the work area. 1.9 Ensure that regular water sprinkling carry out during executing of excavation

to mitigate the dust pollution. 1.10 Ensure that erosion protection measures are taken, such as retaining wall and

avoidance of steep cuts. 1.11 Detailed checklist for Management and Monitoring of Borrow area will be

established 1.12 Ensure that the Borrow areas are levelled and top soil restored. 1.13 Ensure the dismantling of coffer dam may be done in a way to minimize the

water turbidity.


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2.

Waste generation and disposal

It has generally been observed that at completion of construction the waste material is dumped at the site without proper planning. The material from the coffer dams will be in significant quantity and will require proper disposal site.

Soil and water contamination; obstruction in natural drainage; obstruction of community paths; aesthetic problem

2.1 Ensure that the site selected for waste disposal is demarked before starting the work (waste could be disposed on: (1) left bank downstream of the barrage adjacent to the Govt. employ colony near the road).

2.2 Ensure the colony must be shifted to new place before start of the construction of the new Khanki Barrage.

2.3 Ensure that all the waste generated from different locations must be disposed off according to the Waste Disposal Plan.

2.4 Ensure that photographs of selected area are taken prior to and after the waste disposal.

2.5 Ensure that all trucks used for the transportation of waste construction material will be airtight and watertight.

2.6 Ensure that Contractor obligations defined in contract document and Social Framework Agreement (SFA) are followed.

2.7 Ensure that the movement of waste lifting machinery and vehicles is limited to the work area.

2.8 Ensure that waste material is properly disposed off in a manner that does not affect the natural drainage.

2.9 Ensure that the dumping area has been levelled properly after disposal of waste material.

2.10 Ensure that: material suitable for recycling stored separately in three bin system and sold; the combustible waste burnt at burn pit only; non-combustible, non-recyclable garbage sent to the designated landfill site in an area; medical waste if any transported to any hospital incineration plant; solid residue from the septic tanks transported to municipal sewage facilities at Wazirabad and District Gujranwala; and the contaminated soil sent to burn pit or landfill. Minimize smoke emissions from the burn pit by managing the quantity of waste to be burnt at one time.

2.11 Ensure that construction of burn pit must be quite away from the labour camp and work area. The Medical & other hazardous will not be disposed off in the burn pit.


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3 4

Relocation of camps, material and special approaches routes and roads Dust, smoke and other potential pollutants from construction machinery

If, happen contractor obligations are defined as per SFA agreement and contract documents A lot of machinery consisting of bulldozers, dumpers generators and vehicles will be used during the construction phase. This construction machinery will generate lot of dust, smoke and other potential pollutants in the air. Using strict standards for maintenance of construction’s machinery and sprinkling of water can be minimized

contamination of soil and water; soil erosion; resource consumption ; Change in land use and land form; Ambient air quality ; Health hazards; Ecstatic values

3.1 Ensured that the contractor change the location of all things mentioned under heading “component’ according to the obligations defined in the EIA and SFA.

3.2 Ensured that new locations for camps, material and assess roads are environmentally friendly and socially acceptable.

3.3 Ensured that no private land is acquired for new location for amenities. 4.1 Ensure that all equipment, generator and vehicles used during the project are

properly tuned and maintained in good working condition, in order to minimize the exhaust emissions

4.2 Ensure that dust emissions due to vehicular traffic are minimized by reduced speed, vehicular traffic minimized through good journey management and water sprinkling when required.

4.3 Ensure that dust emissions at the construction sites are minimized by implementing good housekeeping and sound management practices.

4.4 Ensure that strict standard for maintenance of construction machinery should be observed by the contractor.


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5

Establishment and operation of labor camps, material and equipment yards and approach roads.

There is ample PID land available around the project area for the contractor’s camp and work shop. So no private land will be acquired for the construction of these facilities.

Change in land use and land form; contamination of soil and water; soil erosion; resource consumption; Additional load on local facilities/utilities such as schools, hospitals, electricity and water supply.

5.1 Ensure that the sites for camps and other site facilities are approved by the supervision consultants/PMO, and no private land is used for this purpose.

5.2 No involuntary land acquisition will be carried out (otherwise, a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) will be prepared).

5.3 Photographic record to be maintained to record the baseline condition before establishing the caps/other facilities.

5.4 Ensure that camp size is as per standard specifications. 5.5 Ensue that washing areas are demarcated and water from washing areas and

kitchen is released in sumps. 5.6 Ensure septic tanks of appropriate design have been used for sewage

treatment and outlets are released into soak pit after being monitored through a certified laboratory..

5.7 Ensure that the outlets released into sumps must not make a pond of stagnant water.

5.8 Ensure that septic tanks and soak pits are the engineered design. 5.9 Ensure that sumps are in absorbent soil, down slope and away from the

camp, downstream from the camp water source and above the high watermark of any nearby water body.

5.10 Ensure that effective drainage is in place at the site. 5.11 Contractor to make assessment of existing sewerage and drainage system in

the barrage colony and carry out renovation / expansion works in consultation with PID.

5.12 In case of emergency spills, standard operating procedures should be developed and followed.

5.13 Fuel wood will not be used in the camp or in the field. 5.14 Fuel and water consumptions will be recorded. 5.15 Contractor to ensure that the local facilities/utilities are used in a manner not

to negatively affect the local communities/existing consumers. 5.16 Ensure that temporary wall or fencing is constructed/ fixed along the road

near the settlement in the vicinity of labour camp and batching plant.


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6. Construction of new Access Roads and rehabilitation of Existing Roads

New roads may require providing the access to the contractor’s facilities i.e. batching plant, material yard, labour camp etc. There is ample PID land available on site for these facilities therefore no private land acquisition requires for these facilities. For the rehabilitation/widening of existing roads; no land acquisition is required. The general mobility of both local and residents and their livestock as well as the operators of residence business and their clientele in and around the construction area is likely to be hindered. Unchecked speeding may cause human and livestock injuries and fatalities as a result of highway accidents.

Soil erosion; Blockage of natural drainage; dust emission; Hindrance in movement; loss of natural vegetation; Loss of trees safety hazard for communities; Damage to public infrastructure; cumulative impacts of Project.

6.1 The moving machinery should remain within the project boundary. 6.2 All sections of the access tracks that are prone to dust emission and where

sensitive receptor are located within 500 m should be identified and marked on the map of the project area.

6.3 Ensure that the access tracks which are prone to dust emissions and marked on the map should be maintained by water spraying daily.

6.4 After completion of construction work all the damaged roads / tracks will be restored by the Contractor, as it is included in Contractor’s obligations defined in contract document.

6.5 Ensure that gravel is dumped only on locations allowed by ESS and dumping of gravel does not result in blocking of traffic or damaging vegetation.

6.6 Ensure that construction corridors along the access roads are marked on map.

6.7 Ensure that the access roads do not block the natural drainage and culverts are constructed where necessary.

6.8 Ensure that surface run-off controls are installed and maintained so as to minimize erosion.

6.9 Ensure adherence to the speed limit of 40 km/hr at the access roads. 6.10 Ensure that the access roads does not block the natural drainage and culverts

are constructed where necessary 6.11 Ensure that vegetation clearing is minimized and no trees are felled without

prior permission of ESS. Compensatory tree plantation will be carried out if any trees are felled. If the cutting of more than 100 trees at one place is involved, then the Contractor will consult Forest/Wildlife Departments prior to cutting of these trees.

6.12 Ensure that the alternative route is designed on the basis of the traffic survey conducted by the contractor.

6.13 Ensured that contractor does the tree plantation along both sides of the road according to the tree plantation plan.


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7 Dismantling of Old existing Headworks.

The old Khanki weir will be dismantled soon after the commissioning of New Khanki Barrage and that for doing this the contractor will adopt a technology acceptable to the Project Management. A special Dismantling Plan formulated by the contractor under the guidance and supervision of ESU & Environments/Social Experts of the SC will, in fact, ensure the solution of related problems, viz. noise pollution during dismantling of the huge steel and stone structure, debris transportation

Blockage of road traffic; disruption of works at the other project sites; safety hazards Dust Pollution; Noise emission Damage to aquatic life. cumulative impacts of the two projects

7.1 All the structure above same elevation (714.00) will be removed in the fourth year of construction after completing the construction of new barrage.

7.2 The Contractor will be responsible for preparation and seeking approval of the Traffic Management Plan at least one month prior to start of dismantling work.

7.3 Ensure that contractor prepared the dismantling and disposal plan and got approval from the ESS of Consultant before start of the work.

7.4 Ensure that no blasting material will be used for the dismantling of the old Headworks.

7.5 Ensure that dismantled material i.e. debris of concrete and stone masonry will be disposed of in depression located on the left side down stream of the barrage.

7.6 Ensure that dust emissions due to vehicular traffic are minimized by reduced speed, vehicular traffic minimized through good traffic management and water sprinkling when required.

7.7 Contractor obligation is to use appropriate and fit machinery keeping noise levels & emissions are within NEQS.

7.8 Ensure periodic monitoring to verify the above (7.7). 7.9 The dismantling of barrage may be done in a way to minimize the water

turbidity.


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8 Construction of new L.C.C., Head Regulator, High level channel and bridge.

The new L.C.C Head regulator will be constructed just above the new Khanki barrage in the new pond area to pass the flow in the canal. The bridge over the new LCC head regulator will be built to pass the traffic.

Blockage of road Traffic; Blockage of natural drainage; Dust Pollution; Hindrance in movement; loss of natural vegetation and trees; Loss of land and crops; Noise emission

8.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for preparation and seeking approval of the Traffic Management Plan at least one month prior to start of construction work

8.2 Ensure that gravel is dumped only on locations allowed by ESS and dumping of gravel does not result in blocking of natural drainage or damaging vegetation.


8.4 Ensure that the alternative route is designed on the basis of the traffic survey conducted by the contractor

8.5 Ensure that the owner of the private land is fully compensated through proper implementation of the RAP and the RAP implementation must be done before the execution of the project.

8.6 Contractor obligation is to use appropriate and fit machinery keeping noise levels within NEQS.

8.7 Ensure that vegetation clearing is minimized and no trees are felled without prior permission of ESS. Compensatory tree plantation will be carried out if any trees are felled. If the cutting of more than 100 trees at one place is involved, then the Contractor will consult Forest/Wildlife Departments prior to cutting of these trees.

8.8 Ensure that implementation of the tree plantation plan must be done during the construction period of the project.

8.9 Ensure that the contractor will keep monitoring and maintenance of the planted tree during his period of contract.

8.10 Ensure documentation/record of planted trees.


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9 Construction activities; handling of fuels, lubricants and chemicals

The construction machinery includes cranes, trucks, loaders/ dumber and batching plants will be used during the construction period. There are chances of contaminating of the land due to release of contaminated effluents, accidental spill, leaks, run of from the material storage yard etc.

Soil and water contamination; safety hazard; damage to crops; air contamination; noise emissions; damage to natural vegetation, habitat and wildlife

9.1 Ensure that the maintenance of vehicle and other equipment takes place only in designated areas underlined with concrete slabs and a system to collect runoff in to safe containers.

9.2 Ensure that no contaminated effluent is released in to the environment. 9.3 Ensure machinery wash and other potentially contaminated effluents are

released in safe containers. 9.4 To avoid the chemical and oil spills in storm water runoff such materials

should be properly stored. 9.5 Ensure that fuels, oils, and other hazardous substances are handled and

stored according to standard safety practices such as secondary containment. Fuel tanks should be labelled and stored in impervious lining and dykes etc.

9.6 Ensure spills are avoided during fuel and oil transfer operations. Appropriate arrangements, such as concrete base or drip pans, should be used to avoid spills.

9.7 Ensure fuels, oil and chemical storage are daily checked for leakage. 9.8 Ensure that shovels, plastic bags, sand bags and absorbent materials, are

kept available near fuel and oil storage areas. 9.9 Ensure that vehicle refuelling is planned on need basis to minimize travel and

chance spills. 9.10 Ensure that operating vehicles are checked regularly for any fuel, oil, or

battery fluid leakage. 9.11 Ensure all effluents be treated and disposed off through approved

methodology.


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9.11 Ensure that leak /spill record is maintained for each vehicle and such vehicles are operated after proper repair.

9.12 Soil contaminated by minor spill (covering an area up to 1 m² and 7.5 mm deep) will be collected and disposed-off.

9.13 Ensure that soil contaminated by moderate spills or leaks (up to 200 liters) is controlled using shovels, sand and mud. The contaminated soil will be removed from the site and disposed-off through approved contractors. Major spills (exceeding 200 litres) will be handled and controlled by specialized contractor as suggested in waste disposal plan of EIA report of Khanki barrage.

9.14 In case if the agriculture land/crops are damaged by the construction activities, proper compensation will be paid to the owner by the Contractor.

9.15 If during the construction activities, any archeological or religious sites (such as graves) are found, these will be protected, in consultation with PMO, the relevant communities and the concerned Departments.


9.17 Ensure that dust emissions at the construction sites are minimized by implementing good housekeeping and sound management practices.

9.18 Using strict standards for maintenance of construction machinery and sprinkling of water, dust and smoke can be minimized.

9.19 Ensure that all equipment, generators and vehicles used during the construction are properly tuned and maintained in good working condition in order to minimize the emissions. Vehicular emissions will be monitored, reported & documented.

9.20 Contractor obligation is to use appropriate and fit machinery keeping noise levels within NEQS.

9.21 Ensure prohibition of use of vehicle horns anywhere inside the fenced areas or on the access roads.

9.22 Ensure that drivers are discouraged from keeping vehicles running in parking lots.

9.23 Ensure the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) wherever required (Safety gloves, safety boats, goggles, ear plugs/muffs, etc.)


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9.24 Fuel consumption will be recorded. 9.25 Ensure that during aligning the access roads, and other construction activities,

minimum vegetation is lost. If any tree is uprooted, ensure that the Contractor has planted at least three fold of trees lost.

9.26 After completion of construction phase the vegetation of the area should be restored through plantation of the indigenous species.

9.27 Adequate water supply to riverine floral habitat should be maintained during construction phase of the project.

9.28 Ensure camp waste/food waste is disposed in such a way that animals are not attracted.

9.29 Natural habitats should be maintained to the maximum extent and undue interference should be avoided during construction phase of the project.

9.30 Sighting of any endangered species should be documented and activities should be carried out to reduce negative impacts on such species.

9.31 Contractor’s staff should be strictly prohibited from buying any wild animals/birds.

9.32 Ensure that discharging firearms is not allowed. 9.33 Ensure that safe driving practices are observed so that the accidental killing of

reptiles or small animals crossing the roads could be avoided. 9.34 Ensure that damage to the natural topography and landscape is minimized. 9.35 Ensure that the no-hunting, no-trapping, no-harassing and no-fishing policy is

strictly observed. 9.36 Ensure that the general awareness of the crew is enhanced regarding the

wildlife and natural vegetation, through environmental training, and notices boards.

9.37 The construction and dismantling of coffer dam may be done in a way to minimize the water turbidity.

9.38 Planning, designing and execution of the project should be carried out through adopting proper mitigation measures to conserve aquatic life. Ensure that no oil/lubricant or other toxic materials are released into the river.


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10 Installation and operation of batching plant

Land Requirement: Ample PID land is available near barrage to establish batching plant. So no private land is required for the installation of Batching Plant. Raw material for the construction work mainly include cement, sand, aggregate, steel, water lubricants, fuel and additives. The material will be stock pilled at the area provided by PID near the batching plant. Wind direction While installing the batching plant the direction of the wind should be consider.

Soil, air and water contamination; safety hazard for communities;

10.1 Ensure that no private land is used for installation of the batching plant. 10.2 Ensure that location of batching plant must be at least 500 meters away from

the settlement. 10.3 Ensure that batching material is stocked on specified area in compliance with

specifications of installation of batching plant. 10.4 Ensure that the batching plant is installed with emission-control mechanism. 10.5 Ensure that batching plant does not contaminate the soil and water, or block

natural drainage. 10.6 Ensure that the location of the batching plant is such that the wind direction

may be away from the settlement. 10.7 Ensure that land contamination from the batching plant, during transportation

and dumping of the waste fresh concrete is controlled through careful working of the Contractor’s crews to avoid spillage of concrete and dumping of waste concrete on private land. Carry fresh concrete in suitable lorries.

11 Electric & Mechanical Works

No impact on the water resources

No impact on the water resources

11.1 If anything goes wrong due to this activity then it is the contractor responsibilities to mitigate the impact by using good engineering.


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TABLE – 8.3: SOCIAL IMPACT MITIGATION PLAN

Component Description Impacts Mitigation Measures / Actions

1

Land

acquisition

The land used for

deliverables and

other project

activities has two

parts. The biggest

portion of land used

for the construction

of New Khanki

Barrage is state-

owned and the other

are 36 acres land

belonging to private

farmers which will

be acquired officially

in order to construct

new L.C.C for

supplying water to

the command areas.

Involuntary

resettlement;

loss of assets

and income

opportunities;

damage to

crops;

damage to

trees

1.1 All sites except construction of new L.C.C., required for construction activities,

camps, offices and workshops are owned by PID, and no private land

acquisition is envisaged.

1.2 In case private land acquisition has to be undertaken, a RAP will be prepared,

in accordance with the ABD guidelines and RPF agreed under the project.

1.3 Ensure RAP must be implemented before start of the construction activities at

Barrage.


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2

Water

consumption

The contractor will

require water for

sprinkling the earth

material for

compaction. For this

purpose river water

will be used.

Preparation of

concrete at the

batching plant would

need water free

from sediments and

high salt

concentrations,

particularly

sulphates. Ground

water will meet this

requirement.

Therefore contractor

will install tube well

at the site to meet

this.

Water

shortage for

the local

communities;

Social conflict

2.1 Avoiding wastage of water through conservation techniques and selection of

adequate water supply sources, ensuring no impact on local consumptions.

2.2 Record will be maintained for water consumption.

2.3 Ensure that community is compensated for the water extracted from the

community area aquifers.

2.4 Ensure water consumption for domestic use is monitored at camp site and

aquifer/well.

2.5 Ensure that Contractor obligations defined in contract document and Social

Framework Agreement (SFA) are followed.

3

Interruption

of canal

water supply

During the

construction of new

Khanki Barrage and

No impact

No mitigation measure is required.


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new L.C.C the

supply of water in

the old L.C.C will not

be interrupted.

4

Social issues

The construction

site is for away from

the human

settlements. Local

population will not

disrupted from the

contractor activities

Local

conflicts;

privacy of

women

4.1 Ensure that conflicts with village leaders and local communities are avoided.

4.2 Ensure that women are informed through traditional means of communication

of the presence of foreigners (if any) in their area.

4.3 Ensure that individuals holding titles to private property used in the project (if

any) are compensated in accordance with the market rates and all payments

are recorded.

4.4 Ensure that focus group meetings are conducted with both men and women

to identify any water related and other issues related to project

implementation.

4.5 Ensure that PMO representatives visit the site twice a month and gather

complaints from Social / Environment Complaints Management Register and

provide feedback to the concerned on the compliance status.

4.6 Ensure that project staff interaction with local community is minimized.

4.7 Ensure that guidelines are prepared and implemented to sensitize labourers

to local norms and customs in order to minimize cultural tensions.

5 Public health

and safety

issues

Settlement being

located far of from

the site, there will be

no safety and health

hazards for the local

population.

Safety hazard

for local

population;

health hazard

for local

population

5.1 The contractor will develop and implement a Health, Safety, Environment and

Social (HSES) plan.

5.2 Due precautions shall be taken by the Contractor, to ensure the safety of his

staff and labour and, in collaboration with and to the requirement of the local

authorities.

5.3 Ensure that medical staff headed by qualified medical doctor, first aid


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However there will

be significant safety

and health hazards

for the work force,

particularly for the

people working on

the repair/

renovation of gates

and hoists and

installing electric

equipment under a

condition of full

impoundment of the

barrage pond. The

safety hazards are

also involved at the

blasting site for the

rock excavation

and project

staff

equipment and stores, sick bay and suitable ambulance service are available

at the camps, housing, and on the site at all times throughout the period of the

contract and that suitable arrangements are made for the prevention of

epidemics and for all necessary welfare and hygiene requirements.

5.4 Ensure no machinery is left unattended in the project area.

5.5 Ensure that a proper ambulance (preferably a four-wheel-drive vehicle should

be available at site on 24- hour basis).

5.6 Ensuring that all materials, gears and equipment (including personal

protective equipment) needed to carry out the job safely has been provided to

the workers.

5.7 Ensure that employees have access to running potable water at their place of

work and also shadow area is provided for rest.

5.8 Ensure that use of horns is prohibited, except when necessary.

5.9 Ensure all entry points into construction sites are staffed 24 hours a day.

5.10 Ensure that safe driving practices are adopted, particularly while passing

close to settlements. This includes a speed limit of 40 km per hour if passing

within 100 m of settlements anywhere in the project area.

5.11 A proper screening of labour should be done at the time of recruitment.

Ensure that periodic awareness campaigns for HIV/AIDS are undertaken for

the project staff.

5.12 Ensure that a risk assessment of the spread of HIV/AIDS is undertaken in the

project area on the basis of data from the Punjab HIV/AIDS program.

6 Employment

opportunities

The project will open

new job

opportunities which

Local dissent

associated

with influx of

6.1 Ensure that maximum employment may be given to the local people.

6.2 Ensure that inter-tribal balance is maintained when giving employment to the

local population. Preference to be given to the people directly affected by the


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the local population

could avail.

Contractor will hire

skilled and unskilled

labour force from

the local

communities. ID

may request the

contractor to hire

labor from the local

communities.

workers from

other parts of

the country

project.

6.3 Ensure project staff interaction with local community is minimized.

7 Aesthetic/

scenic

quality.

The

construction

activities

could affect

the aesthetic /

scenic value

of the area

7.1 Carry out complete restoration of the construction sites. Remove all waste,

debris, unused construction material, and spoil from the worksites.

7.2 Develop a public park at the Barrage to increase its value for the

communities.

The old Khanki weir will be dismantled soon after the commissioning of New Khanki Barrage Project and construction of new L.C.C that for

doing this the contractor will adopt a technology acceptable to the Project Management. A special Dismantling Plan formulated by the

contractor under the guidance and supervision of ESU & Environments/Social Experts of the SC will, in fact, ensure the solution of related

problems, viz. noise pollution during dismantling of the huge steel and stone structure, debris transportation, debris dumping etc.


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8.4. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN

This section provides a Monitoring plan that identifies the roles and responsibilities of

Project staff involved in environmental and social monitoring, and lists the

parameters that will be used in the monitoring process.

8.4.1 Objectives

The main objectives of the pre-construction and construction phase monitoring plans

will be to:

Monitor the actual project impact on physical, biological and socio-economic

receptors.

This will indicate the adequacy of the EIA.

Recommend mitigation measures for any unexpected impact or where the

impact level exceeds that anticipated in the EIA.

Ensure compliance with legal and community obligations including safety on

construction sites.

Monitor the rehabilitation of borrow areas and the restoration of construction

campsites as described in the EMP.

Ensure the safe disposal of excess construction materials.

The main objectives of monitoring during the operation phase will be to:

Appraise the adequacy of the EIA with respect to the project’s predicted long

term impact on the corridor’s physical, biological and socio-economic

environment.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the mitigation measures proposed in the EMP,

and recommend improvements in the EMP, if necessary.

Compile periodic accident data to support analyses that will help minimize

future risks.

Monitor the survival rate of canal side, road & barrage plantations.

8.4.2 Monitoring

The monitoring will be carried out at two levels: At the first level, the contractor (for

the mitigation measures given in Tables - 8.4 and PMO (for the infrastructure

development works) will carry out internal monitoring to ensure that all the

environmental and social requirements are adequately implemented. At the second

level, ESS of the Supervision Consultants and ESU will monitor the implementation

of the environmental and social mitigation measures. Appropriate checklists and

forms will be developed for this purpose.


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8.4.2.1 Effects Monitoring

The actual impacts on physical, biological and socio-economic receptor of the project

area due to project activities will be monitored. The Effect Monitoring is done to

identify any effects either not anticipated in EIA or exceeding the level anticipated in

the mitigation plan so that appropriate mitigation measures can be adopted in time.

The common theme of Effect Monitoring is the proper management of environmental

risks and uncertainties. The Effect monitoring has four Objectives:

To verify that the impact of the proposed project is within acceptable limits, thus

establishing credibility.

To facilitate research and development by documenting the effects of the

proposed project that can be used to validate impact- predication techniques

and provided a basis for more accurate prediction of future impact.

In case of adverse impacts or sudden changes in the anticipated impacts

immediately inform the PMO and other regulatory agencies so that the

corrective can be taken such as modification of mitigation measures and

inclusion of additional measures

To minimize the effects control the timing, location and level of certain project

activities

The effect-monitoring plan is given in Table-8.4. Improvement of the detailed

methodologies for effect monitoring will be included in Consultants scope of work.

The effect monitoring includes the monitoring of land, water, air noise wildlife and

socio-economic and cultural aspects.

8.4.2.2 Compliance Monitoring:

Compliance with the requirement of EMP will be checked by monitoring the activities

of the contractor on daily basis by the environmental specialist of the consultants.

The objectives of EIA compliance monitoring will be:

Systematically observe the activities undertaken by the contractor in the civil

and mechanical works.

Verify that the activities undertaken are in compliance with the EIA and other

conditions identify by PMO and PID.

Documents and communicate the observations to the concerned persons in

PMO so the corrective action, if required, can be taken timely.

Maintain a record of all incidents of the environmental significance and related

action and corrective measures.

Prepare periodic reports of the environmental performance of PMO and its

consultant and contractor.


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Develop an environmental issue tracking system for an effective monitoring and

ensuring that all environmental concerns are identified and addressed in a

timely manner.

The Mitigation Measures Implementation plan will be used as a management and

monitoring tool for compliance monitoring. Inspection will be done using checklists,

samples of which are attached at the end of this section as (Annexure 1, Table - 2).

The remaining checklist will be developed by the environmental specialist of the

Construction. Supervision Consultants on the basis of mitigation plan. The

responsibility of compliance monitoring is laid on all organizations such as PMO,

consultants and the contractor.

PMO ‘s ESU will be environmental implementer / coordinator

Environmental team of Construction Supervision Consultants will be field

monitors

8.4.2.3 Post-Project Monitoring:

The objective of this monitoring will be to determine the level of residual impact of the

project on physical, biological and socio-economic receptors of the project area. This

monitoring may be carried out within one month of the end of project activities. Post –

project monitoring is included in effects monitoring, discussed above.

After the construction work a detail inspection by consultant and ESU, PMO of the

area will be conducted to verify that proper restoration work if done and photographic

evidence of the restoration work will be taken.

It is also anticipated that additional inspection will be required in response to any

complaints by local communities. So another two visits per quarter may be budgeted

for M&E Units. All officers concerned with M&E shall prepare their own M&E

Implementation Plans for information of all concerned. All M&E units shall be given

optimal mobility and flexibility to implement their M&E implementation plans.

List of indicators: will be used to monitor the environmental performance of the

project. The indicators may include the specific measures that must be taken.

These are, for example:

Revision of the EMP annually

Compilation of all operating documents twice a year

Closure on SFA before the start of contractor mobilization.

Timely appointment of all environmental staff by contractor and supervision

consultants before the implementation of contract. PMO environmental staff is

already appointed

Mid-term review of the environmental performance of the project


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8.4.2.4 Third Party Monitoring / Environmental Audit Annually.

The PMO will engage a third party monitor to do the environmental audit annually

during the construction period. Three periodic audits will be carried out; one at

preconstruction stage, the second will be carried out during the construction and third

at post construction stage. The firm’s terms of reference will define a clear work plan,

including monitoring indicators, and reporting structures and timelines. The PMO will

provide the necessary logistical support to facilitate the selected firm in

Environmental audit.

The Parameters, frequency, responsibility and mitigation measures for monitoring

have been described in Environment Monitoring Plan (EMP) in Table 8.2.

Table 8.4: Effects Monitoring Plan

Sr. # Description Monitoring Location

Monitoring Parameters Frequency of Measurement

CONSTRUCTION PHASE 1. Ambient air quality Barrage, batching

plant site, labor camp site and borrow areas.

NOx, SOx, CO and Particulate matter (PM10).

Quarterly

2. Quantity and quality of ground water used for domestic purposes.

Camp site and 1 km away from the camp site.

Water table depth, discharge, physical-chemical parameters, biological contamination, heavy metals and toxic organic compounds.

Quarterly

3. Quality of surface water used for construction activities

At source of surface water used.

pH, EC, SAR and RSC

Quarterly

4. Emission of dust, smoke and potential air pollutants from the construction machinery.

Construction sites, campsite, access roads, borrow areas.

Dust, smoke, gases Throughout construction phase

5. Visual check for exhaust emissions from the vehicles.

Construction sites, campsite, access roads, borrow areas.

Visible emissions. During routine monitoring.

6. Visual check for vegetation loss

Construction site, campsite, access roads, borrow area.

Type and number of tree species uprooted.

At the beginning of construction activities.

7. Noise Construction site, camp site, access roads, communities within 500 m of

Noise measurement

Once a week throughout the construction phase.


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construction site.

8. Soil erosion

Construction site, campsite, access roads, borrow area.

Visual observations for street or rill/gully erosion.

During routine monitoring of entire project activities especially after rains.

9. Resources utilization

Project site. Quantity of material used including water and fuel

Daily during construction phase

10 Solid Waste Generation

On camp site and Construction site.

Any sign of soil or water contamination;

Daily during whole construction phase

11. Wastewater generation

Camp site, offices, colony and construction site.

Waste water generation rate, integrity and maintenance of the septic tanks and soaking pits, any sign of soil or water contamination

To be determined through water management techniques.

12. Oil Waste Spills Oil storage area, vehicle washing lines; any other spill area.

Facilities to control the accidental oil spill as per oil spill contingency plan; any sign of soil or water contamination

Daily during construction phase

13

Socioeconomic Issues

At Project Locations; Settlements

Local people recruited for all manual labour and other jobs for which local skill are available; grievances of and conflicts with communities;

During construction phase

CONSTRUCTION PHASE 14. Monitoring of Fish

Immediately upstream and downstream of Khanki Barrage.

fish survey; effectiveness of the fish ladders.

Throughout the construction phase

15. Monitoring of water flows in the river and LCC

Khanki Barrage and various location in the L.C.C.

Water flows. Also vigilance on any water thefts in particular during low flow periods

Throughout the construction period

16 Monitoring of cumulative impacts

All project sites, All environmental and social parameters such as soil erosion, soil/water contamination, noise, air

Throughout the construction period


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contamination, vehicular traffic, local resource utilization, and other impacts on communities.

OPERATION PHASE

1. Restoration

At all project locations (construction sites, camp sites, offices, tracks and others)

Restoration and rehabilitation as per Restoration Plan

At the end of the construction phase

2

Surface Water quantity and Quality

Upstream and downstream of the Barrage, at the same locations where design- and construction-phase monitoring was done

Flows, pH, conductivity, TSS, TDS, BOD and COD

3 Ground water Quality

Water sources used for construction purposes and dug wells within 1 km from wastewater mud ponds (if any). At the same location where construction-phase monitoring was done

Physical- chemical parameters, heavy metals and toxic organic compounds.

Once in pre and post monsoon season for 2 years.

4. Soil Erosion At project sites and along the aligned borrow areas; at locations prone to soil erosion.

Visual observations.

After site restoration.

5. Habitat Disturbance Within the project boundaries.

Visual Observation. At the end of the construction phase

6. Compensatory tree plantation

According to the tree plantation plan.

Survival rate of tree saplings

Twice in a year for three years.

8.4.3 Grievance Redress System

A Grievance Redress System (GRS) will be established by the PMO to handle the

community complains received from the complaints. Under this mechanism, a

Grievance Redress Cell (GRC) will be established. GRC will be headed by the

HPMO; others members will include the Deputy Director (Environment), Deputy


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Director (Sociology), the Deputy Director (Social Assistance), the SS of the

Supervision Consultants, Executive Engineer Irrigation at site, one Sub Divisional

Officer, a representative of local administration, the supervising engineer, and a

representative from the local communities. The sub-divisional officer will be the key

grievance redress officer. The project will establish a Project Information Centre at

the Barrage site and a community complaints-management register (CCMR) will be

placed there for logging complaints and grievances. All written and oral grievances

will be recorded in the Register. The information recorded in the register will include

the date of the complaint and particulars of the complainant; a description of the

grievance; the follow-up action required; the person responsible for implementing the

action; and a target date for its completion.

Affected communities and their representatives will be identified during the project

preparation stage. The ESU will work towards resolving the grievances recorded in

the CCMR in conjunction with the Supervision Consultant within seven calendar

days. After this deadline, any unresolved issues will be forwarded to Irrigation

Department.

8.4.4 Reporting Structure and Outcomes

8.4.4.1 Data Recording and Maintenance. All forms to be used for recording

information during the environmental monitoring will follow a standard format which

will correspond to the data base in to which all the gathered information will be

placed. Check boxes will be used as much as possible to facilitate data entry. A

tracking system will be developed for each form. A comprehensive system will be

established to store the environmental and social data of the project.

8.4.4.2 Storage of information

The database may include Training programs; Staff deployment; Non-compliance;

Corrective actions; List of environmental data and List of environmental data to be

maintained: Soil and land pollution; disposal of excavated silt and earth disposal of

waste water resource ;quality quantity fuel oil and chemical spills; vegetation record

and record of wildlife :Noise pollution ;Air and dust pollution and Socio-economic

data .

8.4.4.3 Meetings.

These will include the kick-off meeting, and daily/weekly meetings. The main focus

of these meetings will be EMP and RAP compliance, non-compliances, and the

measures to be taken to address them.


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8.4.4.4 Photographic record.

A comprehensive photographic record will be maintained of the key locations and key

events of the project.

8.4.4.5 Social complaints register

The consultants ‘ environmental team will maintain a social complaint register at

camp site office to document all complaints received from the local communities, the

register will also record the measures taken to mitigate these concerns. The final

report will be communicated to ESU of PMO

8.4.4.6 Change record register:

This will be maintained at a site to document any change in the project design. These

changes will be handled through the change management mechanism if any. The

final report will be communicated to ESU of PMO

8.4.4.7 Reporting

Overall, progress reporting will be the responsibility of each contractor who will

provide inputs to the Supervision Consultant to be collated and submitted to the ESU

of PMO. The Supervision Consultant will be responsible for submitting a monthly,

quarterly, annually and final environmental/social report. The Supervision

consultant’s monthly progress report will include the following environmental

information:

Contract-wise breakdown of environmental non-compliances and rectification

by the contractor.

The results of monitoring environmental and social parameters carried out by

the contractors.

In addition the environmental specialist of the SC will prepare a quarterly report

encompassing environmental concerns and submits to the ESU of the PMO.

The list of distribution reports is given in Table-8.5

.

Table - 8.5: Periodic Reports

Report Timing Prepared by Reviewed by

Distribution

Daily

--

Environmental team of the Construction Supervision Consultants

Reviewed by PMO ESU.

Resident Engineer PMO

Monthly

Environmental team of the Construction

Reviewed by PMO

Resident Engineer


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-- Supervision Consultants

ESU. PMO ID Department ADB

Quarterly

--



Resident Engineer PMO ID Department EPD ADB

Annually

--


Reviewed by PMO ESU&. EPD


Change Management

--


Reviewed by PMO ESU. & EPD


Final --



Resident Engineer PMO ID Department EPD P&D ADB

8.4.5 Communication Strategy

Effective communication between the project agency and its stakeholders helps build

trust and collaboration which in turn contributes to better project design and speedy

implementation. To this end, stakeholder consultations were conducted during the

project design and planning stage and while conducting the EA studies, as discussed

in Section 5 of this document.

The need to continue these consultations and communication with the stakeholders

particularly the local communities during the project construction phase cannot be

understated, and the success of the project can only be guaranteed by involving all

the stakeholders - especially the farming communities in the saline zones, as the

inhabitants of these areas are totally dependent on the continuous water supply for


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irrigation and household purposes - in this consultation and communication process.

During the construction phase, it is very important to consult and involve

stakeholders, on an on-going basis, to ensure liaison and a high degree of

transparency among all the policy makers, PID/PMO, contractor, consultants, the

farming community and the media. Each of them will be encouraged to provide

feedback on the design and implementation processes.

To meet the above needs, a Communication Strategy has been developed for the

proposed project. The lessons learnt from the Taunsa experience have proved

invaluable in developing this Strategy. The key objectives and functions of the

strategy are: to provide mechanism for two-way communication and consultations

between the project personnel and the stakeholders, particularly the farmers in the

command area; and to provide necessary information to the farmers and other

stakeholders on the key project activities such as canal closure, to receive their

feedback in this respect, and to adjust the construction activities/schedule

accordingly, where possible/necessary.

ESU will be responsible to implement the Strategy, and the Deputy Director

(Communications) will be appointed in the Unit for this purpose (See Figure 2).

Communications Methods

The following communication methods will be used as part of the Strategy:

a) Involvement of policy makers. PMO will initiate a series of direct communication

measures to inform and involve the policy makers including the concerned

Ministers, Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) and Members of the

Provincial Assembly (MPAs). This can be achieved by making presentations to

them and holding briefing sessions with them on a regular basis. They will be

invited to participate in the consultation process to ensure transparency and to

gain public support for the project. This will be carried out simultaneously with

the mass media campaign.

b) Communication through Numberdars of village and Imam Masjid (Muslim prayer

leader). Since Numberdars and Imams are also closely associated with the

villagers, the project information can also be disseminated to the communities

through them.

c) Communication through PRSP. Being the project NGO, PRSP will also

disseminate the project information, including schedule of the annual canal

closure, to the communities, and obtain feedback from them, through its own

communication mechanism.

d) Communication through media: The print and electronic media are very effective

means of mass communication, and have a vast reach among all potential project


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partners. The project will carry out a media analysis, as part of the

Communication Strategy, to assess the reach and effectiveness of different

publications, television and radio stations among the various target audiences,

and to develop the most efficient and effective media campaign for the project.

f) Involvement of IPD: IPD provides services to the farming community through

its functionaries (Zaildars and Canal Patwaries). The issues regarding irrigation

water of farming community are initially resolved through these functionaries.

They will also be involved in the dissemination of information to the farmers and

obtaining their feedback regarding the matters

8.5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE

This section describes the outcome of the public consultation sessions held with

different stakeholders/groups that may be impacted by the project. The consultation

process was carried out in accordance with the) Asian Development Bank’s Safe

Guard Policy Statement (ADB’SPS). The process of the public consultation

proceeded as follows: -

Meetings with regional and local officers of PID Government of Punjab.

Semi-structured interaction held with communities on old and new barrage sites

and around.

Public Hearing through EPA Punjab to get the maximum participating role for the

members of public. (To be done at the convenience of EPA Punjab after

submission of the drafts EIA report).

8.5.1 Meeting with local and regional officials.

Phase –1: A series of meetings were held with local and regional officials (See the list

of officials contacted in Table 8.6. below)

Table – 8.6: List of Officials Contacted

Sr. No. Officials Contacted Title

1 Mr. Shahid SaIEEm

Chaudhry

EX-En. Khanki Headworks

2 Mr. Shafiq Ahmed SDO Headworks Khanki

3 Mr. Khadim Hussain Sub Engr Headworks Khanki

4 Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Sub Engr. Khanki

5 Mr. Arshad Ahmed Jamadar Khanki Headworks

6 Mr. Ijaz Ahmed Sounding Mistry, Khanki Headworks

7 Mr. Nasar Ahmed Head Boatman Khanki Headworks


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8 Mr. Nasrullah Regulation, Khanki

9 Mr. Muhammad Riaz Boatman Khanki

10 Mr. Muhammad Riaz Naib Jamadar, Khanki

11 Mr. Ghulam Rasool Artificiar, Khanki

12 Mr. Muhammad Anwar Beldar, Khanki

13 Mr. Liaqat Ali Regulation Beldar, Khanki

14 Mr. Muhammad Aslam Guage reader, Khanki

15 Mr. Muhammad Asif

Bharoke

Fish watcher, Khanki

16 Mr. Nazar Muhammad

Ratta

Wildlife Inspector, Khanki

17 Mr. Raza Ahmed Khan Ex-En RE Shadiwal Power House

18 Mr. Naseem Ahmed Khan SDO Shadiwal Power House

19 Engr. Bashir Zahid JE, PRO Electrical, Shadiwal Power

House

20 Engr. Muhammad Anwar Lengah, JE, PRO water, Shadiwal Power

House

Meetings with officials provided multiple and diverse objectives such as:

Provided a forum for the initial definition of critical environmental and social issues.

Established their interpretation, as official stake-holders, the key sector development

issues and linkages to the environmental and social development.

Confirmation of the suitability of initial list of communities selected for consultation.

Facilitation of Field Work.

8.5.2 Meeting with Local Communities

Phase –2: Involved the undertaking of a programme of semi-structured discussion with

communities in the project area of influence. This programme included both community

discussion and discussion with women (through women organizers). Some of selected

members of the public in New Khanki Barrage area, who were interviewed, are listed

below: (See Table 8.7).


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Table – 8.7: Member of Public in Khanki Barrage Area Interviewed

Sr. No. Name Village

1 Arshad s/o Nazar Muhammad Wadhan Nathu Kote

2 Nasir s/o Nazar Muhammad Wadhan Nathu Kote

3 Muhammad Riaz s/o Muhammad Bashir Wadhan Nathu Kote

4 Muhammad Afzal s/o Ch. Bahawal Bukhsh Jut Nathu Kote

5 Gul Hussain s/o Nawab Nathu Kote

6 Muhammad Anwar s/o Bashir Ahmed Basiana Numberdar Nathu Kote

7 Muhammad Bashir s/o Khushi Muhammad Machchi Nathu Kote

8 Shaukat Ali s/o Muhammad Ali Jutt Kahloon Kot Kahluan

9 Alta Muhammad s/o Khushi Kot Kahluan

10 Muhammad Yousaf s/o Muahammad Islam Din Rajpoot Kot Kahluan

11 Mehdi Hussain s/o Amir Ali Rajpoot Kot Kahluan

12 Nasrullah s/o Abaidullah Hanjra Kot Kahluan

13 Mian Javed s/o Faiquir Ahmed Hanjra Kot Kahluan

14 Muhammad Afzal s/o Mian Khan Kot Kahluan

15 Muhammad Malik s/o Bahawal Bukhsh Kot Kahluan

16 Muhammad Aslam s/o Muhammad Hanif Kot Kahluan

17 Manzoor Huassian s/o Rehmat Khan Cheema Kot Kahluan

18 Nazir Ahmed s/o Rehmat Khan Cheema Kot Kahluan

19 Liaquat Ali s/o Muhammad Nazir Cheema Numberdar Kot Kahluan

20 Muhammad Ramzan Cheema Kot Kahluan

21 Shabbir Hussain s/o Muhammad Shafi Cheema Rattowali

22 Atta Muhammad Numberdar s/o Rehamt Ali Waraich Rattowali

23 Ghulam Nabi s/o Sardar Muhammad Jutt Rattowali

24 Muhammad Akram s/o Nawab Cheema Rattowali

25 Muhammad Ejaz s/o Atta Muhammad Rattowali

26 Muhammad Ashraf s/o Nazar sahi Rattowali

27 Syed Maqbool Hussian Shah s/o Usool Hussian Shah Rattowali

28 Hassan Mehmood s/o Sardar Cheema Rattowali

29 Muhammad Ashraf s/o Ghulam Haider Rattowali

30 Muhammad Anwer s/o Muhammad Khan Cheema Rattowali

31 Ramzan S/O Mian Khan Rattowali

32 Muhammad Ashraf s/o Ali Muhammad Machi Rattowali

33 Muhammad Irshad s/o Hayat Muhammad Rattowali


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34 Muhammad Sadiq s/o Mian Khan Rattowali

35 Muhammad Riaz Cheema Churri Mar Gorali

36 Muhammad Javed Wadhan Gorali

37 Muhammad Anwer Jhammer Gorali

38 Irsah Shah Syed Gorali

39 Syed Masoom Shah Gorali

40 Muhammad Tufail Waraich s/o Ghulam Haider Waraich Gorali

41 Nazir Ahmed s/o Rehmat Khan Cheema Khanki

42 Abdul Majeed s/o Nawab Khan Cheema Khanki

43 Atta Muhammad Cheema Khanki

44 Muhammad SaIEEm s/o Ghulam Qadir Waraich Khanki

45 Muhammad Aslam s/o Muhammad Hussian Cheema Khanki

46 Muhammad Hanif s/o Ibrahim Araeen Khanki

47 Haji Zahoor Hussain Shah Thathi Baluch

48 Chaudhry Rasool Ahmed Arain Kot Imam Bakhsh

49 Chaudhry Tariq Duraji Shadiwal

50 Chaudhry Muhammd Sharif Sandu Kot Manj Din

The semi structured meeting with community representatives, in and around the project

area achieved the following objectives:-

Elimination of the scare that the canals will remain closed during the construction

of the barrage for about four years. It was clarified that due measures will be taken

that canals would run as per usual programme and canal closure will take place

only under the notified canal closure programme as follows:

Name of Canals : Lower Chenab Canal (LCC)

Status of Canals : Perennial

Period when Canals would run : Throughout the year except for

notified maintenance closure

Period of Canal Closure

for repairs and maintenance

: January 13 to January 31

(adjustable)

No change would be made in the existing capacity of canals, so no effect shall be

impacted on the canal command area. It could be explained that project aimed at

replacing the old and out dated model of weir with a new and modernized barrage one

and not to change the capacity of the barrage or increase or decrease the capacity of


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the L.C.C. system or cause any change in the pond level or change the stated scope of

the project.

Elimination of the fear that for contractor’s labour camp Material Depot, Machinery

Yard, access roads and work site, any private agricultural lands shall be acquired

or occupied. It was noted that state did not possess a healthy record regarding

payment of compensation. It was reported that lands were occupied immediately

but compensation was delayed for generations. It was clarified that no private land

would be required at all for the new barrage, labour camp, material depot,

machinery yard, access roads or work basis. With the help of a map it was shown

to the community that adequate Irrigation Department land and link roads existed

to accommodate all the requirement. No private agricultural land shall be acquired

or occupied for the contractor facilities but for construction of new L,C,C about 17

Acres of land would be acquired. For this the resettlement Action Plan will be

prepared and implemented well before the start of the construction work. The

preparation of the RAP is under process..

Settled down the concern that the workers and Iabour will be brought by the

Contractor from outside the project area and an opportunity of employment,

generated by Khanki Barrage shall be availed by people from other areas. The

community gathering was informed that it had been put as a condition in the

Tender Document as well as the Contract Document that maximum employment

shall be offered to the local labour/workers. On their question as to how much

would be the local employment, they were given the following illustrative numbers.

Table – 8.8: Employment Opportunities in the Construction of New Khanki

Barrage Project

Sr. No. Category Approximate Total

Number

Minimum Parentage

of Local Labour

1. Skilled Labour 200 Open. As much as

available locally

2. Semi-Skilled

Labour

300 50% locally

3. Un-skilled Labour 1,500 100% locally

Total 2000 80% local

The community expressed their satisfaction on the proposed arrangement.

Fisherman community expressed their concern that after construction of Marala

and Qadirabad barrages the fish in Khanki pond and downstream had markedly


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decreased. They feared that high level of construction activity and noise level

generated by new barrage will further disturb the Fish. They were informed that

the construction activity will be restricted close to the Barrage about 900 m below

the existing headworks. The fish is mostly in calm water behind the spurs. Their

fishing activity shall continue as per rules of he Fisheries Department. Further to

that two fish ladders would be built to facilitate the fish migration.

Question was posed by the community that presence of some 2000 male

members of labour from general locality of project will not only restrict the chances

of women employment, but also cause moral and social problems for a free

movement of local women-folk in the area. It was clarified that strict discipline

would be exercised on the labour force by providing stringent clauses in the

contract document and also in SFA.. To cull out the possibility of any moral issues

or HIV/AIDS spread, a well-organized campaign shall be run. And if some women

were interested in working on the project, they would be most welcome, on equal

opportunity basis without any gender discrimination.

With heavy project traffic on the main and link roads, there is higher likelihood of

road accidents. It was clarified that due and necessary training of drivers and

security guards would be adapted to exclude possibility of road accidents. Efforts

would be made that the work is generally restricted to day light hours when

possibility of road accident is lesser. Road safety shall further be beefed up with

good traffic control guards, a bold set of sinology an efficient wireless

communication between field commanders and the drivers.

A fear was expressed that with the arrival of about 2000 additional persons, the

prices of commodities in construction site and adjoining markets would go up, and

price index would go unfriendly for the local villages. It was clarified by some trade

oriented people within the community that instead of rise in price those would fall

because larger market activity reduces the profit margin, and thus the prices.

General discussion on this point ended up in favour of the trade oriented group.

The following points came up in open acceptance of the project:

Greater employment opportunity was most welcome.

Greater economic activity will alleviate poverty.

Old Khanki Weir would be replaced. The new barrage will give a new boost

to dependent agriculture in Rachna Doab.

Present level of services i.e. electricity, communication, schooling, water

supply etc., is likely to improve with the construction of a bridge across

Chenab.

Roads in general will improve.


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Diversification of the opportunity of employment will help the fishermen to

get employed on this project which will compensate them for loss of fishing

activity.

The new bridge will bring in greater cultural reunion and reinforce the

marketing activity.

All the above points would be reflected in Social Framework Agreement (SFA) between

the local community and the PID as and when the project is commissioned for

construction.

The detail about the disclosure and public hearing is given in the main EIA report of

Khanki Barrage.

8.6. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PLAN

An environmental and social trainings and technical assistance (TA) program will

help to ensure that the requirements of the ESIA, EMP and RAP are clearly

understood and followed by all project personnel. The primary responsibility of

providing these trainings to all project personnel will be that of the contractor and

Supervision Consultants. The trainings will be provided to different professional

groups separately such as managers, skilled personnel, unskilled labors, and camp

staff. An indicative training program is given in Table 6.

The PMO will engage an international technical assistance (TA) consultant to

manage the environmental training program. The objective of the TA will be to help

establish appropriate systems, and to train senior PMO staff responsible for

managing environment, operations, and planning, who can then impart training at a

broader level within and outside the PMO (i.e., the training of trainers). The TA

consultant will organize foreign and in-country training courses for PMO staff; train

PMO staff in specialized areas such as air and noise pollution modeling; develop

environment operation manuals in consultation with the PMO D/DD. In addition to the

training arranged and imparted by the TA consultant, the supervision consultant will

train the staff working under the project’s contractors and the PMO’s Deputy Project

Coordinator, in environmental compliance and the daily monitoring of construction

projects. The cost of this training will be included in the budget of services provided

by the supervision


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Table – 8.9: Training Program

Staff Trainer Contents Schedule

Selected field staff of PMO

ESU Specialists; ESS of the Construction Supervision Consultants

Environmental and social aspects, particularly sensitivities of the project; Key finding of the ESIA, EMP and RAP; Social and cultural values of the area; Leadership dynamics.

Before construction activities

All site personnel Contractor: Managerial staff, engineers, Environment, social, health and safety staff. Consultants: Managerial staff and engineers

ESS of the Construction Supervision Consultants

Environmental and social aspects, particularly the sensitivities of the project; Wildlife and vegetation related sensitivities of the project; Key finding of the ESIA, EMP and RAP; Mitigation measures; Contingency plan; Community issues; Social and cultural values of the area

Before and during construction stage

Construction crew ESS of the Construction Supervision consultants; Environmental and Social Officers of the contractor

EMP; RAP; Waste disposal; HSES plan

Before and during construction stage

Drivers Environmental and Social Officers of the contractor

HSES plan; Road safety; Road restrictions; Vehicle restrictions; Defensive driving; Waste disposal; Social and cultural values of the area.

Before and during the construction

Mechanics Environmental and Social Officers of the contractor

Waste disposal; HSES plan; Vehicle restriction


Camp staff Environmental and Social Officers of the contractor

HSES plan; Camp operation Waste disposal Natural resource conservation Housekeeping


Restoration team ESS of the Construction Supervision consultants; Environmental and Social Officers of the contractor

Waste disposal; Site restoration; Leveling and dewatering of borrow area

Before the start of the restoration activity


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8.7. CHANGE MANAGEMENT

An environmental assessment of the proposed project has been made during the

preparation of EIA. However it is possible that change in project design or during

/execution may be required when the project is implemented. This section describes

the mechanism to handle Changes that might affect the project environmental

impact. The changes in the project design may be:

First Order Change is one that leads to a significant departure from the project

described in the EIA such change in location, design of the project. The project will

be submitted to EPA for approval of change.

Second Order Change is one that is not significantly different from those described

in the EIA such as;

Increase in project personnel by 25%

Changes in the documentation and communication, stakeholders consultation

program

Third Order Change is one that is of little consequence to the EIA findings, such as;

Re-aligning a particular section of road to avoid cutting tree

Changes in the EMP

The possible categories of changes have been discussed above. The changes in the

project design or result of the environmental monitoring may necessitate changes in

the EMP. In this regard the following actions will be taken:

Bidding between PMO, contractor and consultants representatives.

Based on the discussion during the meeting a change report will be produced

collectively which will include the additional EMP clauses.

A copy of the report will be sent to the head offices of PMO, the Contractor and

the Consultants.

All relevant project personnel will be informed of the additions. These additions

will be reported in the Consultants monthly environmental reports.

Midterm review of the EMP to review any changes that might affect the project

environmental impact.

8.8. ESTIMATED COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The total cost of the environmental and social management of the proposed project is

about 11.100 million Rupees. This includes the cost of environmental and social cost

, environmental and social trainings ,tree plantation, waste disposal plan , emergency

response plan, traffic management plan, third –party monitoring. Cost estimates of


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mitigation and other environmental management measures are summarized in Table

– 8.10. All these costs have been incorporated into the project budget.

Table 8.10: Cost Estimates for Environmental Management

Sr. # Item Rs. In million

1 Water sampling & testing 0.200

2 Air sampling & testing 0.200

3 Purchase of Noise meter 0.050

4 Purchase of DO meter 0.100

5 Purchase of EC meter 0.020

6 Maintenance of equipment 0.030

7 Traffic Management 0.100

8 Tree plantation 1.000

9 Waste Disposal 0.500

10 Waste water Treatment 0.500

11 Environment Audit 1.200

12 EHS Training 2.000

13 Timber plant (Eucalyptus) compensation 5.000

14 Plants of ornamental & historic value 0.200

Total 11. 1

Note: The land, crop losses, structures and some private tree costs are covered

under the LARP which is under preparation.


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ANNEXURE -1

Checklists

TABLE - 1 CHECKLIST FOR CAMP SITE

Description Status Notes

Is the camp layout according to the design

documents?

Yes

No

Has the campsite been selected in consultation with

the consultants’ environmental team

Yes

No

Have the photographs been taken to record the pre

camping conditions?

Yes

No

Are there any settlements within 500 meters of the

campsite

Yes

No

Has the camp been established in the existing

clearings / designated area?

Yes

No

Was the hunting, fishing, or capturing wildlife, or

discharging fireman avoided

Yes

No

Was the harassment or pushing of wildlife avoided Yes

No

Has any vegetation been cleared?

If yes, is the vegetation loss significant?

If yes, have mitigation measures been discussed and

agreed?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Has any trees felled? Yes

No

Has the topsoil been removed and stored separately? Yes

No

Have the trees or bushes been burnt? Yes

No

Have bushes been disposed of in a water body or dry

streambed?

Yes

No

Has the natural drainage been disturbed or blocked? Yes

No

Has the septic tank been built for sewerage?

Yes

No


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Has the sump been built for wastewater disposal? Yes

No

Has the sump been built in absorbent soil? Yes

No

Has the sump been built down-slope from the camp? Yes

No

Is the sump covered, in order to reduce access of

insects and animals?

Yes

No

Do the fuel storage facilities have adequate

secondary containments arrangements in case of

leakage or spilling?

Yes

No

Is the concrete pad has been constructed for fuel, oils

and other chemical liquid transfer

Yes

No

Is the firefighting equipment available near fuel

storage area/

Yes

No

Is the fuel storage downwind and down slope of the

camp?

Yes

No

Is there any other combustible or flammable material

in the fuel storage area?

Yes

No

Are the fuel tanks properly marked with their

contents?

Yes

No

Note:

Signature Date

ESU

Consultants’ Environmentalist

Contractor’s Environmentalist


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Table - 2 Checklists for Construction Work Site


Is the construction site layout is according to the

design documents?

Yes

No

Has the construction site selected in consultation with


Yes

No

Have the photographs been taken to record the pre-

construction conditions?

Yes

No


construction

Yes

No

Has the construction site been established in the

existing clearings or designated site

Yes

No

Does the temporary diversion channel built per

specifications

Yes

No

Was the hunting, fishing, or capturing wildlife, or

discharging fireman avoided

Yes

No

Was the harassment or pushing of wildlife avoided Yes

No

Was the disposal of waste material in the protected

area avoided

Yes

No




agreed?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No


No

Has the excavated earth / silt disposed of properly? Yes

No

Does the borrowed earth used for filling meet the

specifications

Yes

No


No


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Has the sump been built for wastewater disposal? Yes

No

Is the sump covered, in order to reduce access of

insects and animals?

Yes

No

Do the fuel storage facilities have adequate

secondary containments arrangements in case of

leakage or spilling?

Yes

No

Is the concrete pad has be constructed for fuel, oils

and other chemical liquid transfer

Yes

No

Is the firefighting equipment available near fuel

storage area/

Yes

No

Is the fuel storage downwind and down slope of the

camp?

Yes

No

Is there any other combustible or flammable material

in the fuel storage area?

Yes

No

Are the fuel tanks properly marked with their

contents?

Yes

No

Note:

Signature Date

ESU




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Table - 3 Checklists for Borrow Areas


Is the borrow area is marked according to the design

documents?

Yes

No

Has the borrow been selected in consultation with the

consultants’ environmental team

Yes

No

Have the photographs been taken to record the pre

camping conditions?

Yes

No


borrow area

Yes

No

Has the access roads been established in the existing

clearings / designated area?

Yes

No




agreed?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No


No

Have the trees or bushes been burnt? Yes

No


No

Has the borrow area been fenced to avoid animal

access and human safety

Yes

No

Is there proper mechanism to control dust pollution? Yes

No

Does the borrowed earth used for filling meet the

specifications

Yes

No

Note:

Signature Date

ESU




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Table - 4 Checklists for Access Roads


Has the Access roads selected in consultation with


Yes

No

Have the photographs been taken to record the pre-

construction conditions?

Yes

No


construction

Yes

No

Has the access roads been established in the existing

clearings or designated site

Yes

No

Was the harassment or pushing of wildlife avoided in

establishment of access roads

Yes

No




agreed?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No


No

Has the compacted gravel topping provided access

roads

Yes

No

Has the excavated earth / silt disposed of properly? Yes

No

Do the access roads have sufficient width? Yes

No

Do the diversion signs and required signs boards

placed on the access roads

Note:

Signature Date

ESU




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Table 11: Environmental Issues Tracking Report

Tracking

No.

Log

Date

Source Location Issue Action

Required

Responsibility Target

date

Completion

Status


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9. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

9.1 GENERAL

The stakeholder or affected people’s concerns, complaints and grievances about the

project environmental performance will be received recorded and replied in a

systematic way using an understandable and transparent process that is gender

responsive, culturally appropriate and readily accessible to all segments of the

affected people at no cost and without retribution.

9.2 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT

9.2.1 Management Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for environmental management will rest on PMU of the

Irrigation Department, Government of the Punjab.

i. The Executing Agency: PMU of Punjab Irrigation Department (PID)

ii. Supervising and Monitoring: Environmental Unit of PMU. Agency

iii. General Assistance to all: Head PMU/The Project Director, Irrigation above

agencies in their Department will facilitate communications, respective tasks

logistics and data collection as and when required.

iv. Logistic Support: Head PMU/The Project Director, Irrigation Department shall

provide the logistic support and shall be the focal point for the construction

activity.

(i) Project Management Unit (PMU)

The overall responsibility for the implementation of Environmental

management/Monitoring Plan rests with the Project Management Unit (PMU) along

with the assistance of Environmental Unit (EU) of PMU. The EU consists of Director

Environment & Sociology, Deputy Director Environment and Deputy Director

Sociology.

PMU will assume overall responsibility for ensuring:

That while executing the contract and undertaking the construction all environmental

norms, regulations and requirements promulgated by Pakistan Environmental

Protection Council (PEPC), Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA),

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Punjab and environmental safeguard

policies of Asian Development Bank , with respect to the work site and adjacent


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areas are fully respected and implemented. Overall responsibility for implementation

of EMP. Ensure that Contractor and Construction Supervision Consultants appoint a

dedicated environmental officer and allied staff. PMU will also ensure that all

environmental personnel are authorized to implement the socio- environmental

policies and requirements of the EMP. Coordinate with relevant government

departments and stakeholders on concerned socio-environmental issues. Inspect

and monitor residual impacts of the rehabilitation work and observe documentation of

the impacts during the construction phase. Inspect the significance of impact in case

of unanticipated change in the project. Construction Supervision Consultants will

assist and advise PMU in implementation of EMP. Inspect and monitor residual

impacts of the rehabilitation work and observe documentation of the impacts during

the construction phase. Inspect the significance of impact in case of unanticipated

change in the project. Construction Supervision Consultants will assist and advise

PMU in implementation of EMP.

(ii) Environment Unit (EU) of PMU

The Environmental Unit (EU) within PMU will monitor Project performance.

The EU will function in coordination with the Construction Supervision

Consultants and will receive reports from them on behalf of PMU.

EU will prepare and submit biannual Environmental Monitoring Reports to ADB.

(iii) Head PMU/The Project Director

The Project Director shall provide or arrange the logistics including communication,

transport and accommodation to all visiting persons/teams experts from any of the

above monitoring units and shall coordinate with the contractor(s) to facilitate the

visits/inspections.

(iv) Contractor

The contractor will be responsible for implementation of the project EMP. The

contractor will ensure that EMP for the project is implemented fully and must be

integrated into the Project implementation and made integral part of the contract

document. For any default damages so caused will be remediated by the contractor

at his own cost and expenses. In case the contractor fails to rectify the damage the

employer will remediate at the risk and cost of the contractor. The amount will be

determined by the Construction Supervision Consultants which will be adjusted from


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amount due to the contractor. The contractor will also be responsible for

communicating with and training of his staff in environmental aspects and

implementation of the EMP. The contractor will develop and get approved Health,

Safety & Environment (HSE) Plan from Construction Supervision Consultants before

the commencement of the Physical works on site.

(v) Construction Supervision Consultants

The construction supervision consultants will be responsible to ensure quality of work

and fulfillment of contractual obligations. Environmental Specialist of the construction

supervision consultants will ensure that all the environmental and social provisions

comply with the applicable standards. He/She will confirm that the day-to-day

construction activities are carried out in environment friendly manner and periodic

environmental training programs and workshops are organized for the consultant’s

and contractor’s staff. It would be responsibility of the Construction Supervision

Consultant to submit monthly environmental monitoring report to PMU

Project Organizational Structure

The organizational structure for the environment management / monitoring

implementation is shown below. The role of the organization is described in exhibit 1.


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Organizational Chart for EMP Implementation


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9.3 ENVIRONMENT & SOCIAL COMPLAINTS REGISTER

The consultant’s environmental team will maintain an environment & social complaint

register at camp site office to document all complaints received from the local

communities. The register will also record the measures taken to mitigate these

concerns. The final report will be communicated to Environmental section of PMU.

The Project Monitoring team shall carry out the monitoring of the implementation of

social and environmental mitigation measures as per ADB Safeguard Policy

Statement. The details of Grievance Redress Mechanism related with social issues

of the project are provided in the RAP.

Table 9.1 Grievance Resolution Process

Land / Crop Compensation Issues Project / Other Items Compensation Issues

Complaint resolution will be attempted

at office of SDO 2. If still unsettled, a

grievance will be lodged to the Head

PMU/PD. He will redress in 10 days.

Complaint resolution will be attempted at

village level through GRC* in one week. 2. If

still unsettled, a grievance can be referred to

court of law.

d) Coordination Initiatives

The various agencies identified above need to be coordinated carefully so as to

obtain effective, smooth and timely reply to all the non-compliance. Complaints &

Grievances will be addressed through three different processes as described in

Table 9.1 below:

∗ Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) consisting on concern SDO and DD-

Environment.


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ANNEX A: FORMS AND QUESTIONNAIRES

Name of Interviewer: ------------------------ Date: ------------------------

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(a) Settlement: -------------------------------- (b) Union Council: ---------

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(c) Tehsil: -------------------------------------- (d) District: -----------------------------

1. Name of Respondent -----------------------------------------?

2. What is your father’s name -----------------------------------------?

3. What is your age?

Age years 15 – 25 --------------

25 – 35 --------------

35 – 45 ---------------

Above 45 ---------------

4. Marital Status.

1. Married 2. Unmarried

5. What is your caste /ethnic group----------------------------------?


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6. What is your language----------------------------------?

7. What is your educational qualification?

1. Illiterate 2. Primary 3. Middle

4. Metric 5. Intermediate 6. Above

8. What is your profession-------------------------------------?

9. What is your average monthly income?

Income Rs. Less than 5,000 -------------------

5,000 – 10,000 -------------------

10000 – 15000 -------------------

15,000 – 20,000 --------------------

Above 20,000 --------------------

10. What is type of your family system?

1. Joint 2. Nuclear

11. Do you marry outside your tribe?

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1. Yes (Exogamy) 2. No (Endogamy)

12 What is employment status of your family members

1. Govt. Employee 2. Private Employee

3. Self Employed 4. Unemployed

5. Household

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1413 What are your major sources of income

1. Agriculture 2. Cattle (meat, hides & wool)

3. Trade /Business 4. Poultry

5. General Labour 6. Milk /Ghee Selling

7. Service 8. Any other

1514 How much is your average monthly expenditure

Expenditure Rs. Less than 5000 -------------

5,000 – 10,000 -------------

10,000 – 15,000 -------------

Above 15,000 -------------

1615 What is type of ownership of your house

1. Self Owned 2. Rented

3. Free on Landlord property 4. Relative House (Free)

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1716 What is nature of construction of your house

1. Kacha 2. Pacca 3. Semi-pacca

1817 Which of the following facilities are available in your house

1. Electricity 2. Water Supply

3. Gas 4. Telephone

5. Sewerage

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2018 What are the sources of water for your domestic use

1. Public Water Supply 2. Hand Pumps

3. Channel 4. Any other

2119 What are the sources of water for your agriculture use

1. Canals 2. Public Water Supply

3. Channels 4. Rain

5. Any other

2220 What is your Landholding

1. Cultivated Land ------------------------

2. Uncultivated Land ------------------------

3. Cultivable Waste ------------------------

4. Orchards ------------------------


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2321 What is status of ownership of your land

1. Owner 2. Owner-cum-tenant

3. Tenant

2422 What do you grow mostly in your agriculture land

1. Wheat 2. Cotton 3. Sugarcane

4. Fodder 5. Vegetable 6. Maize

7. Fruits Orchards 8. Any other

2523 In your opinion, should this Project be implemented here

1. Yes 2. No

If yes, then reasons If no, then reasons

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2624 In your opinion, what will be possible impacts of this road

During Construction -----------------------------------------------

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After Construction -----------------------------------------------

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2725 What protective measures do you suggest to safeguard your interests

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ANNEX - B

FIRST ROUND OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION


1 Mr. Shahid Saleem Chaudhry EX-En. Khanki Headworks

2 Mr. Shafiq Ahmed SDO Headworks Khanki

3 Mr. Khadim Hussain Sub Engr Headworks Khanki

4 Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Sub Engr. Khanki

5 Mr. Arshad Ahmed Jamadar Khanki Headworks

6 Mr. Ijaz Ahmed Sounding Mistry, Khanki Headworks

7 Mr. Nasar Ahmed Head Boatman Khanki Headworks

8 Mr. Nasrullah Regulation, Khanki

9 Mr. Muhammad Riaz Boatman Khanki

10 Mr. Muhammad Riaz Naib Jamadar, Khanki

11 Mr. Ghulam Rasool Artificiar, Khanki

12 Mr. Muhammad Anwar Beldar, Khanki

13 Mr. Liaqat Ali Regulation Beldar, Khanki


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14 Mr. Muhammad Aslam Guage reader, Khanki

15 Mr. Muhammad Asif Bharoke Fish watcher, Khanki

16 Mr. Nazar Muhammad Ratta Wildlife Inspector, Khanki

17 Mr. Raza Ahmed Khan Ex-En RE Shadiwal Power House

18 Mr. Naseem Ahmed Khan SDO Shadiwal Power House

19 Engr. Bashir Zahid JE, PRO Electrical, Shadiwal Power

House

20 Engr. Muhammad Anwar Lengah, JE, PRO water, Shadiwal

Power House

Member of Public in Khanki Barrage Area interviewed


1 Arshad s/o Nazar Muhammad Wadhan Nathu Kote

2 Nasir s/o Nazar Muhammad Wadhan Nathu Kote

3 Muhammad Riaz s/o Muhammad Bashir Wadhan Nathu Kote

4 Muhammad Afzal s/o Ch. Bahawal Bukhsh Jut Nathu Kote

5 Gul Hussain s/o Nawab Nathu Kote

6 Muhammad Anwar s/o Bashir Ahmed Basiana Numberdar Nathu Kote

7 Muhammad Bashir s/o Khushi Muhammad Machchi Nathu Kote

8 Shaukat Ali s/o Muhammad Ali Jutt Kahloon Kot Kahluan

9 Alta Muhammad s/o Khushi Kot Kahluan

10 Muhammad Yousaf s/o Muahammad Islam Din Rajpoot Kot Kahluan

11 Mehdi Hussain s/o Amir Ali Rajpoot Kot Kahluan


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12 Nasrullah s/o Abaidullah Hanjra Kot Kahluan

13 Mian Javed s/o Faiquir Ahmed Hanjra Kot Kahluan

14 Muhammad Afzal s/o Mian Khan Kot Kahluan

15 Muhammad Malik s/o Bahawal Bukhsh Kot Kahluan

16 Muhammad Aslam s/o Muhammad Hanif Kot Kahluan

17 Manzoor Huassian s/o Rehmat Khan Cheema Kot Kahluan

18 Nazir Ahmed s/o Rehmat Khan Cheema Kot Kahluan

19 Liaquat Ali s/o Muhammad Nazir Cheema Numberdar Kot Kahluan

20 Muhammad Ramzan Cheema Kot Kahluan

21 Shabbir Hussain s/o Muhammad Shafi Cheema Rattowali

22 Atta Muhammad Numberdar s/o Rehamt Ali Waraich Rattowali

23 Ghulam Nabi s/o Sardar Muhammad Jutt Rattowali

24 Muhammad Akram s/o Nawab Cheema Rattowali

25 Muhammad Ejaz s/o Atta Muhammad Rattowali

26 Muhammad Ashraf s/o Nazar sahi Rattowali

27 Syed Maqbool Hussian Shah s/o Usool Hussian Shah Rattowali

28 Hassan Mehmood s/o Sardar Cheema Rattowali

29 Muhammad Ashraf s/o Ghulam Haider Rattowali

30 Muhammad Anwer s/o Muhammad Khan Cheema Rattowali

31 Ramzan S/O Mian Khan Rattowali

32 Muhammad Ashraf s/o Ali Muhammad Machi Rattowali

33 Muhammad Irshad s/o Hayat Muhammad Rattowali

34 Muhammad Sadiq s/o Mian Khan Rattowali


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35 Muhammad Riaz Cheema Churri Mar Gorali

36 Muhammad Javed Wadhan Gorali

37 Muhammad Anwer Jhammer Gorali

38 Irsah Shah Syed Gorali

39 Syed Masoom Shah Gorali

40 Muhammad Tufail Waraich s/o Ghulam Haider Waraich Gorali

41 Nazir Ahmed s/o Rehmat Khan Cheema Khanki

42 Abdul Majeed s/o Nawab Khan Cheema Khanki

43 Atta Muhammad Cheema Khanki

44 Muhammad Saleem s/o Ghulam Qadir Waraich Khanki

45 Muhammad Aslam s/o Muhammad Hussian Cheema Khanki

46 Muhammad Hanif s/o Ibrahim Araeen Khanki

47 Haji Zahoor Hussain Shah Thathi

Baluch

48 Chaudhry Rasool Ahmed Arain Kot Imam

Bakhsh

49 Chaudhry Tariq Duraji Shadiwal

50 Chaudhry Muhammd Sharif Sandu Kot Manj Din

Third Round of Public Consultations / Disclosure

S. No

Village Name/ Venue

Total House hold

Population DateNo of

ParticipantMain

Concerns Expectations

1 Khanki 500 3500 21-7-

201112

Construction of Park

Employment Opportunities

2 Irrigation Colony

25 150 22-7-

18 Construction of Mosque

Construction of new Irrigation

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S. No

Village Name/ Venue

Total House hold

Population DateNo of

ParticipantMain

Concerns Expectations

2011 and School Colony

3 Thatti Baloch

250 1800 22-7-

201122

Earliest Commencing of Studs Construction

Safety from flood

4 Burg Cheema 200 1500

23-7-

201114

Earliest Commencing of Studs Construction

Safety from flood

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ANNEX - C

FORMAT OF SFA

1. This is a Social Frame Work Agreement between Resident Engineer (RE) Khanki

Barrage Construction Project representing the Irrigation and Power Department

Government of Punjab and the villagers’ committee of Khanki Barrage Area,

whose names have been inscribed below in their presence and full consent.

Sr. No. Village Name Father’s Name

1 Khanki

2 Kot Immam Bakhsh

3 Kot Nathu

4 Thati Balouch

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2. We, the committee of village leader/elders of Jinnah Barrage area have agreed

unanimously to nominate ________________________________as our

chairman and authorize him to enter into a Social Framework Agreement with the

Jinnah Barrage Rehabilitation Project on our behalf and on his own behalf. We

understand and pledge that this Social Framework Agreement will be a binding

on us and the RE throughout the currency of the construction work as well as the

operational phase.

3.

Signatures or Village Signature/Left Signature/Left 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4. By mutual consent it is agreed the Irrigation and Power Department

i. Shall not occupy any agricultural land or acquire any other land during

the construction of this project.

ii. Shall not cause any damage or reduction in the water supply in the

canals during the construction period of the project, except in case of

force majeure e.g. high floods, strong storms or any other act of God.

iii. Shall not cause any disturbance to any public archaeological heritage

or a place of worship.

iv. Shall not interfere in the social political or tribal balance of the area.

v. Shall/wherever possible leave local physical infrastructure in no worse

condition than it was at the start of the project

5. Also, by mutual consent it is agreed that all the villagers residing in the area in the

vicinity of the project named in Clause 1 collectively and severally

i. Shall not interfere in the location of labor camps, material depots,

equipment yards and all the approach roads to be used during project

construction phase, all of which will be located on the land of Irrigation

and Power Department.

ii. Shall not interfere if the Irrigation and Power Department decides to

move the construction of the subsidiary weir elsewhere to a more

suitable site as long as the activity remains on Irrigation and Power

Department’s own land.


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iii. Shall not receive any discharge of water, wastewater, wastewater

sludge or oil spills to any graveyard or archaeological site

iv. Shall not cause any damage to wildlife or trees and no villagers will be

involved in killing, poaching or hunting of any animal or birds.

v. Shall not allow reduction or official interference in existing services

and facilities e.g. education, health, electricity, drinking water supplies,

religious and social congregations.

vi. Shall not allow any interference in our tribal, commercial or social

norms, and we understand that no land acquisition or involuntary

resettlement is involved under the project.

vii. Agree to respect and observe the cautions on the sign boards

displayed by project authorities and shall not remove or cause to be

removed any signboards or installations put up by the Resident

Engineer.

viii. This SFA has been signed this < date > < month > <year >

at_____________________

Signatures Signatures

Resident Engineer Chairman Villagers’ Committee

Full name and address

Name and Address

Counter singed

Executive Engineer( Jinnah Barrage)

Full name and address


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