40540-017: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation ...

Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report

Loan No- 3592

Project No. 40540-017

December 2018

South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Dhaka-Northwest Corridor Road Project,

Phase 2 - Tranche 1

This Semiannual Environmental Monitoring Report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any

designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the

Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status

of any territory or area.

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges Road Transport and Highways Division

Roads and Highways Department

Semi-Annual ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT Of

SASEC Road Connectivity Project-II: Improvement of Elenga- Hatikamrul-Rangpur Road to a 4-lane Highway

(ADB Loan 3592/3593-BAN)

Reporting Period: July-December 2018

Submitted on: February 2019

Project Implementation Consultant Korea Consultants International Co., Ltd. (Korea),

in joint venture within joint venture within joint venture within joint venture with ChodChodChodChodai Co. Ltd. (Japan), H.P. Gauff Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KGai Co. Ltd. (Japan), H.P. Gauff Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KGai Co. Ltd. (Japan), H.P. Gauff Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KGai Co. Ltd. (Japan), H.P. Gauff Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KG----JBG (Germany),JBG (Germany),JBG (Germany),JBG (Germany), Lea Associates South Asia Private Limited (India), SOOSUNG ENGINEERING CO. Lea Associates South Asia Private Limited (India), SOOSUNG ENGINEERING CO. Lea Associates South Asia Private Limited (India), SOOSUNG ENGINEERING CO. Lea Associates South Asia Private Limited (India), SOOSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD. (Korea),LTD. (Korea),LTD. (Korea),LTD. (Korea),

in association within association within association within association with BCL Associates Limited (Bangladesh), BETS Consulting Services Ltd. BCL Associates Limited (Bangladesh), BETS Consulting Services Ltd. BCL Associates Limited (Bangladesh), BETS Consulting Services Ltd. BCL Associates Limited (Bangladesh), BETS Consulting Services Ltd. (Banglad(Banglad(Banglad(Bangladesh), Development Technical Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Bangladesh), Philkoei esh), Development Technical Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Bangladesh), Philkoei esh), Development Technical Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Bangladesh), Philkoei esh), Development Technical Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Bangladesh), Philkoei International, Inc. (Philippines)International, Inc. (Philippines)International, Inc. (Philippines)International, Inc. (Philippines)

SASEC Road Connectivity Project-II: Improvement of Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Road to a 4-lane Highway

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Prepared by Dr. Nahid Amin, Environmental Engineer, BCL Associates Limited on behalf of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges for the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank.

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This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area


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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS iii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS iv WEIGHTS AND MEASURES iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v PART I. INTRODUCTION 1

1. Preliminary Information 1

1.1 Background of the Project 1

1.2 Objectives of the Project 2

1.3 Purpose of the Report 2

1.4 Locations of the Project Roads 3

2. Technical Description of the Project Road 5

2.1 Scope of Works 5

2.2 Project Components and Design 6

2.3 Construction and Maintenance Contracts 6

2.4 Signing of Contract of Work Packages 7

2.5 Project Cost, Estimates and Quoted Prize of WPs 8

3. Land Acquisition and Resettlement 9

3.1 Land Acquisition of the Project 9

3.2 Resettlement of the Project 10

4. Environmental Characteristics of the Project 12

5. Environmental Monitoring Relationships with Contractors, Owner and Lender 12

6. Project Status and ongoing Activities of Work Packages 13

PART II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING COVENANTS 14

1. Compliance with Environmental Related Project Covenants 14

1.1 Compliance with Loan Agreement 14

1.2 Compliance with Project Administration Manual 15

1.3 Compliance with Contract 16

PART-III. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 18

1. Environmental Monitoring 18

2. Environmental Monitoring Framework 18

2.1 Methodology for Environmental Monitoring in Construction Supervision 19

2.2 Contractor’s Environmental Monitoring Procedures 20

2.3 Consultant’s (PIC) Environmental Monitoring Work Protocol 21

2.4 Contractor’s Health and Safety Management and Monitoring 21

3. Institutional Arrangement, Capacity Building and Grievance Redress Mechanism 21

4. Compliance with Environmental Management Plan (EMP) 26

5. EMP Implementation Schedule 32

PART IV. RESULT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE MEASURES35

1. Environmental Safeguard Compliance 35

2. Forthcoming EMP Actions 35

3. Key Environmental Issues and Related Action Plan 35

4. Conclusion and Recommendation 35

Table 1. Project Components and Design Standards for EHR Road 6 Table 2. List of Work Packages of HER Project ........................................................................... 7 Table 3. Amount of Land needs to be acquired for the project ..................................................... 9 Table 4. Total Number of LAP Prepared Up-to December 2018 .................................................. 9 Table 5. Status of RP Preparation for the Non-titled PDHs, December 2018 ............................ 11 Table 6. Loan Covenant related to Environmental Safeguard, ADB .......................................... 14 Table 7. Compliance with Project Administration Manual .......................................................... 15 Table 8. Identified IECs of the Project Areas with types of Impacts and Duration ..................... 27 Table 9. Environmental Monitoring Plan ..................................................................................... 28 Table 10. EMP Implementation Schedule of SASEC II: Imprvement of ..................................... 33


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List of Figures

Figure 1. Elenga- Hatikamrul-Rangpur Project Road ........................................................................ 3

Figure 2. Project Road from Elenga to Hatikamrul ........................................................................... 4

Figure 3. Project Road ends at Modern Bus Stop in Rangpur District .............................................. 5

Figure 4. Coordination Flow Chart .................................................................................................. 23

Figure 5. Flow chart of Grievance Redress Steps of the Project ..................................................... 26

List of Annex Annex 1. Loan Approval letter ........................................................................................ 37 Annex 2. Environmental Clearance Letter of DOE ......................................................... 39 Annex 3. Project Work Package and Components ......................................................... 44 Annex 4. Package and Item- wise Estimation of Total Compensation and Budget for the Properties Displaced within Existing ROW ..................................................................... 45 Annex 5. Environmental Management Plan for Elenga-Hatikamrul Road ....................... 46 Annex 6. Photographs of Project Site ............................................................................. 63

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank

DOE Department of Environment DC Deputy Commissioner EA Executing Agency

ECA Environmental Conservation Act ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate

ECR Environmental Conservation Rules

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan

EMP Environmental Monitoring Report GOB Government of Bangladesh

GRC Grievances Redress Committee

IECs Important Environmental Components

IEE Initial Environmental Examination

PIC Project Implementing Consultant ROU Road Operation Unit RRTC Road Research and Training Centre SASEC South Asian Sub-regional Economic Cooperation SES Socioeconomic Survey


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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

(As of 4 February’ 2019) Currency Unit – Bangladesh Taka (BDT)

BDT 1.00 = $0.0119164 $1.00 BDT 83.9179 1 BDT = 0.0119164 USD1 USD = 83.9179 BDT.

Notes: (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Bangladesh ends on 30 June. FY

before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2017 ends on June 2017.

(ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1ha (Hectare) = 10000sq.m (square meter)

Or 2.47 Acre

Or 247 Decimal

1 Acre = 100 Decimal

1 km (kilometer) = 1000 m (Meter)

1 Metric Ton = 1000 kg (kilogram)


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. The Project, ADB Lone 3592/3593-BAN has, as its major component, SASEC-II

Road Connectivity Project-II, Improvement of ELENGA-HATIKAMRUL-RANGPUR Road

to a 4 Lane Highway. The project is deemed as Category II in ADB safeguard policy

2009, while in Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Rule 1997 categorized the

project as Red. The contracted work is being undertaken via “design Checking and

construction” arrangement with the Contractors of the eight Working Packages and being

supervised by the Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) or Engineer, (Korea

Consultants International Co., Ltd. (Korea) with joint venture and in association partners.

2. The scope of works includes detailed design, earthworks, pavement construction,

construction of new bridges and rehabilitation of old bridges, drainage, structures,

link/roadside improvements and installation of road furniture such as signs and safety

barriers. A total of 26 bridges and 161 culverts will be rehabilitated and/or reconstructed.

In addition, construction of three flyovers, 39 underpass, 68 bus bays, 11 pedestrian

overpass, etc. will be constructed.

3. Construction supervision by the Korea Consultants International Co., Ltd. (Korea)

consortium is being undertaken under FIDIC the environmental supervision and

monitoring scopes. Environmental compliance of the Contractor’s civil works will be

monitored by the International Environmental Specialist with field coordination with four

national environmental consultants of the PIC.

4. Within the period each Contractor is obligated to perform the necessary measures

to mitigate environmental issues as part of his implementation activities. In addition,

instrumental measurements are to be done in accordance with agreed schedule and

locations in compliance with the EIA/EMP particularly the Environmental Monitoring Plan

of the Technical Specification of the Tender Document. The periodic measurements of

water quality, noise/vibration and air quality, will be carried out for all Work Packages.

The results of these will be submitted regularly to the Engineer in accordance with agreed

schedule. The Engineer likewise, as part of his tasks, will monitor the environmental

aspects of the project and reviews the environmental mitigating performance of the

Contractors. The international and national environmental specialists will monitor the

environmental aspects of the project road through site visits of the project roads and a

number of facilities, reviewing Contractors’ CEMP. Monthly Environmental Monitoring

report prepared by the contractors and approved, as well as follow up the contractors

environmental management compliances will be carried out during construction,

operation and maintenance activities.

5. All contractors will execute all civil works including EMP as per specification and

terms and conditions of the Contract.


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6. The number of grievances recorded, resolved and the outcomes are to be

displayed/disclosed in the PIU offices, as applicable and to be reported in the next Semi

Annual Environmental Monitoring Report of the SASEC- II.

7. The international and national environmental specialists of the PIC will monitor the

environmental aspects through Environmental Monitoring Checklist of all project

activities. Based on the field visits, analysis would be done on compliance in lieu with

specific scope of on works as defined in the respective Contract Packages and prevailing

field condition.

8. This Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report covers the period from July

2018 to December 2018 and presenting the environmental issues encountered in the

project. Construction works of SASEC-II Road Connectivity Project is under

implementation at preliminary stage, since the commencement of all Contractor’s field

activities under eight Work Packages are not started, only four packages are being in

progress. Thus, the environmental monitoring yet to be started. The compliance

measures will be described in the upcoming Semi-Annual EMR based on the Actual

Observation of Monitoring Results.


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PART I. INTRODUCTION

1. Preliminary Information

1.1 Background of the Project

9. Improvement of 190.4 kilometres of ELENGA-HATIKAMRUL-RANGPUR Project

Road under the South Asian Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road

Connectivity Project-II is being financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The

improvement of this project road to a 4 Lane Highway has been designed under the

framework of Regional Cooperation and Integration Project (RCIP) to develop Trans-

Asian Highway (TAH) connectivity with South Asian and many Asian countries. The

Government of Bangladesh is emphasizing on improved connectivity between each part

of the country. In line with this objective the GOB announced its National Land Transport

Policy in 2004 defining long term (20 years) Road Master Plan (RMP). The RMP has

identified many feasible and priority projects. One of priority roads identified is the Elenga-

Hatikamrul-Rangpur (HER) Highway. This road is a vital link in the national highway

network and forms a part of the Asian Highway Network complementing the government

plans to increase trade with neighbouring countries.

10. SASEC Road Connectivity Project-II: Improvement of 190.4 kilometres of ELENGA-

HATIKAMRUL-RANGPUR project road, is approved by the ECNEC on September 6,

2016. Implementation Period is from: September 2016 - August 2021. Feasibility study

and detailed design for this project was completed in 2015 with Technical Assistance of

ADB under Sub-regional Road Transport Project Preparatory Facility.

11. Contract was signed with Project Implementation Consultants (PIC), Korea

Consultants International Co., Ltd. (Korea), in joint venture with Chodai Co. Ltd. (Japan),

H.P. Gauff Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KG-JBG (Germany), Lea Associates South Asia

Private Limited (India), SOOSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD. (Korea), in association with

BCL Associates Limited (Bangladesh), BETS Consulting Services Ltd. (Bangladesh),

Development Technical Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Bangladesh), Philkoei International, Inc.

(Philippines) on 25 October 2018. The PIC is mobilized in January 2019. The project

comprises eight road improvement packages and one interchange construction package

12. Under the project, a team of Consultants has mobilized on 27 January 2019 and

started working as Project Implementation Consultants (PIC) to provide professional and

expert support in design review of project roads, construction supervision, and design of

Hatikamrul Interchange, establishment of Road Operation Unit (ROU) and Road

Research and Training Centre (RRTC).

13. This report is prepared by the Project Implementation Consultants providing

services to the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) under the Asian Development

Bank, ADB Loan Project Loan; Project No.: 3592/3593-BAN (Annex 1). The loan is

effective from 3 January 2018, L-3592/3593-BAN



1.2 Objectives of the Project

14. The Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Highway is an important part of SASEC Corridor,

Asian Highway, BIMSTEC Corridor & SAARC Highway (Figure 1). The existing 2-lane

highway is inadequate for carrying passengers and goods between Dhaka and 16

northern districts of Bangladesh. Increasing the capacity of this highway is crucial for

sustainable development of the country. The road is two lanes with no shoulders and no

provision for slow moving vehicular traffic (SMVT) or non-motorized traffic (NMT). There

are capacity constraints caused by congested junctions, markets, and community areas.

Presence of several unsafe sharp bends and movement of slow-moving traffic (like

rickshaw, rickshaw-van, ‘Koriman’, ‘Nosiman’, etc.) on the same lanes with heavy

vehicles make the existing undivided 2-lane highway prone to risk of frequent road

accidents. Therefore, in order to enhance sub-regional connectivity, increase passenger

and cargo carrying capacity and to ensure road safety, a project for upgrading the existing

190.4 kilometres road to a 4-lane highway with a provision of separate SMVT lanes,

flyovers at business junctions, and overpasses at some intersections including ROU and

RRTC has been undertaken. In addition the project will bring national and sub-regional

connectivity, accessibility to land ports, sea ports, EPZs, EZs, tourism zones, promoting

economic growth with reduction of poverty in the country.

1.3 Purpose of the Report

15. This Semi-Annual Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Report covers the period

from July 2018 to December 2018, in compliance with the environmental scope of the

construction supervision. The upgrading of the project road will have its associated

environmental impacts that require due consideration in project design for its mitigation

and management, based on detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)1. The EIA

is carried out for the Elenga- Hatikamrul Road section to determine the likely significant

environmental changes due to the project’s associated activities and formulated mitigation

measures in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to avoid, minimize, or

compensate the identified adverse impacts during implementation phases of the project.

16. The main purpose of this environmental monitoring is to ensure the implementation

of environmental mitigation measures of the EMP during the construction and

maintenance phases according to the Technical Specifications of the Bidding Documents

of all Work Packages. Also to comply the full requirement of the Environmental Clearance

Certificate (ECC) approved by the Department of Environment (Annex 1) and ADB’s

Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 for timely completion of the project as environmentally

sound and sustainable.

1 EIA, Elenga–Hatikamrul Road. Subproject, Subregional Transport Project Preparatory Facility (SRTPPF)

Road Component: Package-1. Technical Assistance for SRTPPF March 2015, (ADB Loan 2688-BAN),



Figure 1. Elenga- Hatikamrul-Rangpur Project Road

1.4 Locations of the Project Roads

17. The EHR road passes through Tangail, Sirajganj, Bogra, Gaibandha and Rangpur

Districts. The Elenga-Hatikamrul road located north of Tangail District and starts at

Elenga Junction (N 24°20'22" and E 89°55'28") near the intersection of N4 and N405 and

ends at 200m apart from Modern More of Rangpur city. The beginning of this road joins

the N4 and then follows the N405 at end of SASEC-I. At Chainage 83+081 the

Bangabandhu Bridge started and at west side of this bridge Chainage is 90+700 of the

project road. The road passes Hatikamrul (24°25'8.97"N and 89°33'6.97"E) of Sirajganj

district and then passes up to Rangpur district and Figure 2 and Figure 3 shows the

project location. The road is a standard two-lanes highway (two 3.65m lanes, paved



shoulders each 1.5m and verges each 1.0m).The road condition is varying in different

section. Pavement crack is one the main problem for this road. There are several

sub-standard horizontal curves. Road passes through Bogra town and several Upa-zila

(sub-District) towns, market and developed areas like: Elenga, Koddar moor, Hatikamrul,

Sherpur, Mokamtola, Gobindoganj, Polashbari, Pirgonj, Mithapukur, etc. The Length of

the road is 190.4km and the average width of the carriageway is 7.3m.

Figure 2. Project Road from Elenga to Hatikamrul



Figure 3. Project Road ends at Modern Bus Stop in Rangpur District

2. Technical Description of the Project Road

2.1 Scope of Works

18. The works include according to Employer’s Requirements in the Technical

Specifications2 of bidding document as follows.

• Site clearance and dismantling of obstructions, utilities, etc. before commencement

of work;

• Settling-out the Works;

• Demolition of exiting pavement, where necessary;

• Construction of new road embankment and pavement;

• Construction and maintenance of diversion roads/structures for maintaining

uninterrupted traffic flow;

• Supply and placing of road furniture;

• Construction of bridge/culverts and flyovers;

• Dismantling existing structures in whole or in part and reconstruction/rehabilitation of

structures in whole or in part;

• Protection utilities and services and adjoining property; and

• Maintenance of existing road.

2 Biding document for ICB No. SASEC-II/ICB/MP-2/WP 08 (LOT 2) Volume 2 of 5, Scope of works (Section-6;

Employer’s Requirements (ERQ); Technical Specifications (Particular)



2.2 Project Components and Design

19. Project comprises eight road improvement packages and one interchange

construction package. The scope of works includes detailed design, earthworks,

pavement construction, construction of new bridges and rehabilitation of old bridges,

drainage, structures, link/roadside improvements and installation of road furniture such as

signs and safety barriers. A total of 26 bridges and 161 culverts will be rehabilitated

and/or reconstructed. In addition, construction of three flyovers, 39 underpass, 68 bus

bays, pedestrian overpass etc. will be constructed under eight Working package and

Hatikamrul Intersection. In details information on all Work Packages is exhibited in Annex

3. The components of the project and design of the project are presented in Table 1.

Table 1. Project Components and Description of Design Plan of Project Road Project Components

Description of Design

Main Carriageway 190.4 kilometres of existing 2-lane undivided road will be upgraded to 4-lane divided highway.

SMVT Separate lanes will be provided on both sides for Slow Moving Vehicular Traffic (SMVT

Interchange One (1500 meters) at Hatikamrul Flyovers Three (3) flyovers, total 2635 meters

• Elenga: 1538.61 meters • Kodda Moor: 395.64 meters • Gobindoganj: 700.75 meters

Railway Overpass: 1 No, 411 meters Bridge: 26 nos. total 1461.39 meters Culvert: 161 nos. total 1102 meters Underpass: 39 nos. Foot Over bridge: 11 nos. total 397 meters

Land Acquisition 198.94 hectares

ROU

Road Operation Unit (ROU) for axle load control, road incident response and other road operational activities on the corridor.

RRTC

A Road Research and Training Center (RRTC) for Roads and Highways Department.

2.3 Construction and Maintenance Contracts

20. There are eight (8) road improvement packages under the project, each comprising

two phases as follows.

• Part 1- Construction Phase: 4-laning of existing 2-lane highway along with separate SMVT lanes and structures; and

• Part 2- Maintenance Phase: Performance-Based Maintenance of the road constructed in Part-1 for 6 years.

21. In addition, there is separate package for construction of Hatikamrul Interchange,

establishment of ROU and RRTC. The project comprises of eight Work Packages for the

civil works contracts. The list of Work Packages with lengths is presented in Table 2.



Table 2. List of Work Packages of Project Work Packages No.

Road Sections Length (km)

WP-05 Elenga to East Side of Bangabandhu Bridge 13.6 WP-06: West Side of Bangabandhu Bridge to Hatikamrul 19.8 WP-07: Hatikamrul to Mirzapur 28.3 WP-08: Mirzapur to Banani (Bogra) 22.5 WP-09: Banani (Bogra) to Mokamtala 25.3 WP-10: Mokamtala to Polashbari 29.9 WP-11: Polashbari to Borodargah Bus Stand 27.2 WP-12: Borodargah Bus Stand to Rangpur 23.8 WP-13: Hatikamrul Interchange (1500 m) including ROU

and RRTC 1.50

2.4 Signing of Contract of Work Packages

22. Four contracts for the WP06, WP07, WP08 and WP 09 packages of the SASEC-II

are signed in between Roads and Highways Department under Ministry of Road

Transport and Bridges, and the respective civil works Contractors. The present status of

Contract signing of eight Work Packages are exhibited in Table 3.

23. WP05 and WP06 - IFB was published on 20 July 2018, and bids were received on

18 September 2018. Upon completion of evaluation and ADB’s review, ADB’s ‘No

Objection’ on award of WP-06 was received on 15 November 2018. The purchase

proposal was approved by the CCGP on 5 December 2018. Accordingly, Contract was

signed between Hego (China) - MIR AKHTER (Bangladesh) JV on 24 January 2019. The

purchase proposal of WP-05 has been sent for final approval of the CCGP.

24. WP07, WP08 and WP09 - IFB was published on 30 October 2017, and bids were

received on 28 December 2018. The ADB provided concurrence on recommendation for

the award on 25 September 2018. The purchase proposal was approved by the CCGP on

14 November 2018. Contracts were signed with Abdul Monem Limited (Bangladesh),

CPC-Tantia JV (Bangladesh-India) and KMC-Monico JV (India-Bangladesh) for WP-07,

WP-08 and WP-09 respectively on 24 December 2018. Contractor are expected to

mobilize in February 2019.

25. WP10, WP11 and WP12 - IFB was published on 30 January 2018, and bids were

received on 28 March 2018. The ADB concurrence on TBER was received on 7 October

2018. Price Bids were opened on 15 October 2018. The BER was submitted for ADB

concurrence on 2 December 2018. Concurrence of ADB was received on 24 January

2019. The Purchase Proposal has been approved by CCGP in 18 February 2019.

Table 3; Present status of WP Contracts Signing Working Packages

IFB Bids Received

ADB’s No Objection Award

CCGP Approval

Contract Signed

Contractor

WP05 20-07-18 18-09-18 - Sent for Approval

- -

WP06 18-09-18 15-12-18 05-12- 18. 24-01-19. Hego-MIR AKHTER (China -Bangladesh) JV



WP07 30-10-17 28-12-18 25-09 18 14-11-18 24-12-18 Monem Limited (Bangladesh),

WP08 24-12-18 CPC-Tantia (Bangladesh-India JV)

WP09 24-12-18 KMC-Monico (India-Bangladesh JV)

WP10 30-01-18

26.

28-03-18 24-01-19 Expected to be approved by CCGP soon

- CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORP. LTD.

WP11 - CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORP. LTD.

WP12 - CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORP. LTD.

2.5 Project Cost, Estimates and Quoted Prize of WPs

27. The total cost during the implementation period to be BDT 1,189,901.21, of which

BDT 254,404.80 will be bearded by the GoB and BDT 935,496.41 by the development

partner ADB. The loan agreement signed on 22 November 2017. The estimated budget

and lowest quoted Rate of the lowest Bidders of eight WPs for the EMP are exhibited in

Table 4.

28. The evaluated lowest Bidders quoted amount for the implementation of EMP are

found very poor and unrealistic. Three Bidders’ (WP5, WP8 and WP10) Rate amount are

less more than 90% of the estimated amount. Only quoted rate of WP6 is less than 48%

and the rest are less than 80% amount of the estimated amount.

Table 4. Estimated Budget and Quoted Rate for EMP of the Lowest Bidders Work Packages Estimated Price Lowest Evaluated

Bidder's Quoted Price

Quoted amount less than

estimated amount (%)

WP5 12,350,000 200,000 98.38

WP6 13850000 7,150,000 48.38

WP7 18,900,000 2,000,000 89.42

WP8 18,900,000 1,500,000 92.06

WP9 18,900,000 2,000,000 89.42

WP10 12,350,000 1,146,043 90.72

WP11 13,385,000 1,904,499 85.77

WP12 12,350,000 1,371,721 88.89



29. It reveals that, the Bidders’ might be overlooked the environmental importance and

requirement of ADB safeguard policy and national environmental regulations. The EMP is

not a main item of the project, only supporting item. So, the individual rate for single item

is not considerable rather the total project cost, and the contractors quoted their rate

accordingly. But the contractors have quoted the rate of different items individually

keeping in mind that the whole works to be done properly.

30. The project is a mega project of the country and it is related to construction 190.4

km roads with construction of major infrastructures like bridge, culverts, flyovers,

underpasses, buildings etc. In this circumstances, the contractors are to execute all works

including EMP accordingly to specification, terms and condition of the tender agreements,

whatever their quoted amount.

3. Land Acquisition and Resettlement

3.1 Land Acquisition of the Project

31. Land Acquisition: ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 and GOB Policy

1982 (Amended in 1994, 1997) regarding Land Acquisition are being implemented in the

project. The amount of lands to be required under five districts are determined by the

previous project SRTPPF3 as Table 5.

Table 5. Amount of Land needs to be acquired for the project

Name of Districts Road Length (km)

Amount of Land need to be acquired (hectare)

Tangail 13.6 0

Sirajganj 35.8 16.60

Bogra 65 71.85

Gaibandha 33 41.84

Rangpur 42.6 68.65

Total 198.94

32. Progress in LAP Preparation and Processing: Total 198.94 ha lands to be

acquired under 45 Land Acquisition (LA) cases, of these 39 LAPs were submitted to the

relevant Deputy Commissioner (DC) offices till December 2018, which is about 87% of

the total LAPs to be prepared (Table 6). So far, 20 LAPs under different districts have

been approved and Tk 104.75 crore paid to DCs of Sirajganj, Bogra & Gaibandha against

6 LA Cases. Another BDT 47.61 million has been paid against one LA case in Bogra

during this Fiscal Year.

Table 6. Total Number of LAP Prepared Up-to December 2018

Name of districts No. of LAP to be prepared

No. of LAP prepared up to December

No. of LAP yet to be prepared

Tangail** Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable

Sirajganj 5 4 1

3 Sub Regional Road Transport Project Preparatory Facility (Road Component: Package-1), Technical

Assistance for SRTPPF, ADB Loan 2688-BAN



Name of districts No. of LAP to be prepared

No. of LAP prepared up to December

No. of LAP yet to be prepared

Bogra 13 13 0

Gaibandha 11 8 3

Rangpur 16 14 2

Total 45 39 6

Source: INGO of the SASEC II

** No Land acquisition in Tangail district

3.2 Resettlement of the Project

33. The SASEC-II, RHD appointed SAMAHAR, an NGO as Implementation NGO

(INGO) for performing land acquisition and resettlement issues of the project, which can

be placed under three broad sub-heads:

a. Preparation of Land Acquisition Plan (LAP); b. Preparation of Resettlement Plan (RP); and c. Implementation of Resettlement Plan (RP).

34. As consensus with the ADB, the Resettlement Plan (RP) will be prepared separately

based on Title-Holder (THs) and Non-Title Holders (NTHs). The updated RPs would be-

(i) one RP for THs and NTHs under Contract 5 and 6, (ii) one RP for THs under Contracts

7, 8 and 9 (iii) one RP for THs under Contracts 10, 11 and 12, (iv) one RP for NTHs under

Contracts 7-12. All the four RPs have been prepared/ updated by January 2019.

35. This RP does not deal with the land acquisition; instead, it deals only with the Project

Displaced Households (PDHs) within existing Right of Way (RoW) of the project road.

So, both the land and trees are owned by RHD/BBA, the Project Executing Agency

(PEA).

36. Preparation of RP: All Resettlement Plans (RP) for Non-Title Holders (NTHs) have

been updated. Total number of PDHs within existing RoW is 5,037. Of them 86.64%

(4,364) to be displaced only from primary structures, 0.79% to be displaced only from

secondary structures and the rest 12.57% to be displaced from both primary & secondary

structures. Total area of individually owned Primary Structures to be demolished is sqft

1,364,017: In addition to it, a good number of secondary structures like: tube-well, toilet,

bathroom, drain, etc. will be displaced. Total number of business losers is 3,734 and

employees are 1361, renters/ leasers are 1305. The graves and community

properties to be displaced from the existing RoW are 181 and 188 respectively. The

present status of Resettlement Plan (RP) preparation for the Non-titled Project Displaced

Households (PDHs) till end the month of December, 2018 is shown Table 7.

37. The Project and Item-wise Estimation of Total Compensation and Budget for the

Properties Displaced within Existing ROW is exhibited in



Annex 4.

Table 7. Status of RP Preparation for the Non-titled PDHs, December 2018

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1. Elenga to East Side of Bangabondhu Bridge

13.6 206 59,357 185 467 17 Submitted on 04.09.18

219 Not Yet Started

2. West Side of Bangabondhu Bridge to Hatikamrul

19.8 261 74,102 202

3. Hatikamrul to Mirzapur

28.3 684 615 2,469 107 Submitted on 31.10.18

846 Not Yet Started

4. Mirzapur to Banani 22.5 592 393

5. Banani to Mokamtola 25.3 1203 1,089

6. Mokamtola to Polashbari

29.9 666 283 1,794 54 Submitted on 02.12.18

352 Not Yet Started

7. Polashbari to Borodorgah

27.2 659 113,244 304

8. Borodorgah to Rangpur

23.8 469 63,785 267

9. Hatikamrul Interchange

1.50 297 142,066 396. 297 10 Submitted on 17.12.18

199 Not Yet Started

Total 190.4 5,037 5,037 188 4 RPs for the non-titled PDHs

1616

To Be Started in January

Source: INGO of the SASEC-II

38. The Socio Economic Survey (SES) for other RPs for Title-Holders (THs) are in

process. The implementation of SES for the Titled PDHs is expected to be started from

3rd week of January 2019.

39. The implementation of RP will be started after the finalization of RP to be followed

for approval by the Ministry of Road Transports and Bridges. The INGO has prepared

some materials and approved by the PD, SASEC-II as follows:

• Translation of Entitled Matrix from English to Bangla; • Preparation of sample ID card in Bangla for the titled EPs; • Preparation of sample ID card for the non-titled EPs; • Preparation of leaflet for the titled EPs; and • Preparation of leaflet for the non-titled EPs.

40. Present Status of Utilities Shifting: Presently 12 estimates from various

departments/agencies for shifting of utilities like electric lines and gas lines. Ministry has

already approved 11 estimates, and accordingly BDT 335.53 million was paid to various

departments/agencies against seven (7) approved estimates in May and June 2018.

41. Tree Removal: Owner of the affected of the trees is RHD. Arboriculture section of

RHD has started removing trees from the road sides.



42. Procurement of Inspection Vehicles: So far 12 Jeeps have been procured among

the allocated 13 Jeeps under DPP provision. Bidding Documents for Procurement of 9

Pickups were submitted to ADB for concurrence on 19 March 2018,

4. Environmental Characteristics of the Project

43. Based on previous IEE/EIA studies of the project and the ADB Environmental

Safeguards Policy (2009), the project falls under environmental Category B4, meaning –

with limited impact to the existing environment and Red Category according to

Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Rule (ECR), 997. As part of the requirements as

per the GOB /ADB guidelines, the EIA document was produced for the project, which

served as the guidelines for the environmental management and monitoring during

construction period. Technically, the EIA provides guidance to the environmental

measures needed to prevent and/or mitigate negative environmental effects associated

with the project implementation, as well as provides a detailed description of the direct

and indirect environmental effects during conducting of the construction.

44. Due to existing road with settlement, the area near the project road has limited flora

and much of the trees and vegetation on slopes and ROW has been depleted as the trees

were cut down and used as fuel. The fauna along the project road is rather low, aside

from the commonly existing species in the country and no important, rare, endangered, or

protected bird species or habitats are found within the Project Corridor and according to

EIA.

5. Environmental Monitoring Relationships with Contractors, Owner and Lender

45. The Owner or Employer of the project is the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.

The Lender is the Asian Development Bank providing financial assistance to the Owner in

constructing this road project. The KCI with joint venture partners is the PIC or the

Engineer acts as the Owner’s/Employers representative that supervises the Contractors

in the entire road project.

46. Out of 190.4 kilometres of HER project Road, 157 km is owned by RHD and the rest

33.4 km is owned by Bangladesh Bridge Authority5. The road section from Elenga-

Hatikamrul 33.4 km serves as the approach road of Bangabandhu Bridge and managed

by the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA). After the completion of civil works for

upgrading the section, BBA will be responsible for environmental monitoring during the

operation and maintenance of Elenga-Hatikamural section, while the rest of project roads

by RHD.

4 ADB’s Safe Guard Category – Category B The proposed project’s potential adverse environmental impacts are site-

specific, few if any of them are irreversible, and in most cases mitigation measures can be designed more readily than

for category A projects. An initial environmental examination (IEE), including an EMP, is required.

5 The Aid Memoire 09-12 November 2015 (DPP, page 233-234)



47. In terms of the environmental management and monitoring, the appointed

Contractors of all work Packages are responsible in enforcing the Contractor’s

Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) among his sub-contractors and

suppliers. Any environmental instructions regarding the project are first communicated to

the main Contractor to be relayed for compliance to the sub-contractors. The Contractor

of each working package is the overall responsible for compliance in the project.

6. Project Status and ongoing Activities of Work Packages

48. The construction of civil works are not started as full pledged. Only one Contractor is

deployed for WP6. The overall physical progress of the project in minimum, since all

contractors of eight Work Package are yet to be mobilized in the field.

49. All the contractors will be submitted their monthly Compliance Monitoring Report

after the engagement of their Environment Management Officer (EMO)/Environmental

Specialist (ES) based on implementing the Environmental Management on their specific

Construction Sites during the Total Contract Period.



PART II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING COVENANTS

1. Compliance with Environmental Related Project Covenants

1.1 Compliance with Loan Agreement

50. The project specific covenants related to Environmental Safeguard as presented in

loan agreements is shown in Table 8.

Table 8. Loan Covenant related to Environmental Safeguard, ADB

Sche

dule

Para

No. Description

Status of

Compliance

5 4 Environment. The Borrower shall cause the Project Executing Agency to (a) ensure that the preparation, design, construction, implementation, operation and decommissioning of the Project and all Project facilities comply with (i) all applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower relating to environment, health and safety; (ii) the Environmental Safeguards; and (iii) all measures and requirements set forth in the IEE, the EMP, and (iv) any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report and (b).ensure, or cause the project executing agencies to ensure, that works do not comments until and unless environmental clearance, satisfactory in form and contain to ADB, in respect of the relevant site has been received from the department of Environment.

EIA including EMP was submitted to Department of Environment in 2014. Environmental Clearance for the project was obtained from Department of Environment on 15 July 2014 whereas, the construction commenced in January 2018

5 9 The Borrower shall ensure or cause the Project Executing Agencies to ensure that all bidding documents and contracts for Works contain provisions that require contractors to:

EMP has been made a part of bidding document and accordingly is a part of contract agreement. Necessary budgetary provision has been made in the Bill of Quantities of the civil work contract for environmental management by the contractor.

(a) comply with the measures and requirements relevant to the contractor set forth in the IEE/EIA, the EMP, the RPs (to the extent they concern impacts on affected people during construction), and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in the Safeguards Monitoring Report;

(b) make available a budget for all such environmental and social measures;

(c) provide the Project Executing Agency with a written notice of any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or indigenous peoples risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE/ EIA, the EMP, and the RP

(d) adequately record the condition of roads, agricultural land and other infrastructure prior to starting to transport materials and construction; and

(e) Reinstate pathways, other local infrastructure, and agricultural land to at least their pre-Project condition upon the completion of construction.

5 10 Safeguards Monitoring and Reporting: The Borrower shall cause the Project Executing Agency to do the following:

Semi-annual Environmental



Sche

dule

Para

No. Description

Status of

Compliance

(a) submit-annual annual Environmental monitoring report in accordance with the requirement of the SPS for category “B” projects, and semiannual Safeguards Monitoring Reports in respect of the social impacts of the project, to ADB and disclose relevant information from such reports to affected people promptly upon submission;

monitoring report for January to June 2018 has been submitted. Social monitoring report January to June 2018 was also submitted (b) if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and

impacts arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEEs, the EMPs, and the RPs, promptly inform ADB of the occurrence of such risks or impacts, with a detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan; and

(c) report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMPs, or the RPs promptly after becoming aware of the breach.

1.2 Compliance with Project Administration Manual

51. The project specific covenants related to Environmental Safeguard in connection

with Project Administrative Manual is shown in Table 9.

Table 9. Compliance with Project Administration Manual

Clause Provision Compliance

35 (a) Environment: The project has been categorized as environment category “A”. Therefore separate IEE and EIA reports including EMPs have been prepared for the project components. The EMP for each project component will be updated and made more site specific during the detailed design works and attached to the respective contract documents. The responsibilities of respective parties and agencies on implementing the environmental safeguards are given below:

1) PIU, RHD: Ensure that all environment safeguard requirements as stated in the IEE and EIA and loan covenants for the RHD building and the Elenga Hatikamrul Rangpur Road are complied with. Submission of annual environmental monitoring reports for each subproject to ADB for disclosure on the ADB website.

Complied

2) PIU, BLPA: Ensure that all environment safeguard requirements as stated in the IEE and EIA and loan covenants for the land ports are complied with. Submission of annual environmental monitoring reports to ADB for disclosure on the ADB website.

Complied

3) Social and Environment Circle, RHD: Implementation and monitoring of the requirements of the IEE, EIA including EMP for the HER road and RHD building. Preparation of semi-annual environmental monitoring reports for each of the sub projects based on the periodic

Ongoing



Clause Provision Compliance

monitoring reports prepared at the site level by the PIC. 4) Safeguards Focal Persons, BLPA: Implementation and monitoring of the requirements of the EIA and EMP for the RHD building and HER road. Preparation of annual environmental monitoring reports for each of the sub projects and submission to ADB and disclosure on the ADB website. Preparation of semi-annual environmental monitoring reports based on the periodic monitoring reports prepared at the site level by the PIC.

Ongoing

5) Environmental Focal Person, Project site, RHD/BLPA: Day to day monitoring of site level implementation of the EMP. Review and approval of weekly/monthly environmental monitoring checklists or reports.

Ongoing

6) Environmental Specialist, PIC: Periodic site level monitoring, provision of technical advice, on the job training etc. to the contractor to enable smooth implementation of the EMP. Updating the EMP as necessary together and in consultation with the contractor. Preparation of monitoring checklists/reporting formats to be completed on a weekly/monthly basis. Submit the completed checklists/reports to the environmental focal person from RHD/BLPA at the site level. Provide necessary technical support to the environmental focal person at the site level as well as the department level for RHD and BLPA.

Ongoing

7) Contractor: Implementation of the EMP. Updating of the EMP when necessary together with and in consultation with the PIC Environmental Specialist.

Updating of EMP is in progress addressing additional scope of work

36 An initial coordination cum training workshop carried out during the pre- construction stage for the RHD staff, BLPA staff, PIUs, PIC and contractors.

Complied

1.3 Compliance with Contract

52. According to scope of works6, Employer’s Requirements; Technical Specifications

the Contractor shall take all reasonable steps to protect the environment (both on and off

the Site) and to limit damage and nuisance to people and property resulting from

pollution, noise, vibration and other results of his operations. The Contractor shall ensure

that emissions, surface discharges and effluent from the Contractor’s activities shall not

exceed the values stated in the Specification or prescribed by Applicable Laws.

53. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable national environmental laws and

regulations. The Contractor shall (a) establish an operational system for managing

environmental impacts, (b) carry out all of the monitoring and mitigation measures set

forth in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Environmental Management

6 Biding document for ICB No. SASEC-II/ICB/MP-2/WP 08 (LOT 2) Volume 2 of 5, Scope of works (Section-6;

Employer’s Requirements; Technical Specifications -



Plan (“EMP’) attached in Tender Documents, Section 6: Employer’s Requirements, (ERQ)

and (c) allocate the budget required to ensure that such measures are carried out. More

particularly, the Contractor shall comply with (i) the measures and requirements set forth

in the EIA and the EMP; and (ii) any corrective or preventative actions set out in

safeguards monitoring reports. The Contractor shall also comply with all reasonable

requests of the national and local authorities responsible for enforcing environmental

controls. The Contractor shall confine his work within the limits of the Site to the maximum

practicable extent and avoid undue interference with existing lands use adjacent to the

Site. Within 28 days of the Commencement Date the Contractor shall submit a detailed

Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) or Site Specific Environmental

Management Plan (SSEMP) based on the EMP of the EIA for the Engineer’s approval

showing how he intends to comply with environmental laws and regulations and other

specific environmental requirements prescribed in the Contract. Work shall not

commence on the Site until the plan has been accepted by the PIC/Engineer and is being

implemented.

54. The contractors will comply the Environmental Management Plan with environmental

laws and regulations and other specific environmental requirements prescribed in the

Contract during construction and maintenance period. The Contractor shall submit

monthly and quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Management reports to the PIC and

Employer, which are duly followed up by the Engineer, PIC.



PART-III. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

1. Environmental Monitoring

55. Environmental monitoring is an essential tool for environmental management as it

provides the basic information for rational management decisions. The purpose of the

monitoring program is to ensure that the envisaged purposes of the project are achieved

and result in desired benefits to the target population. To ensure the effective

implementation of the mitigation measures, it is essential that an effective monitoring

program be designed and carried out. Compliance monitoring will be conducted in

accordance with the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) provided in the EIA report.

2. Environmental Monitoring Framework

56. The environmental monitoring framework for the project is based on the construction

supervision ToR, GCC/PCC, Technical specifications, project ECC requirement for the

project and ADB guidelines. The Technical Specification Indicates the clauses are as

follows to be complied by the contractors

57. Division 1: General and site facilities7

Part-1 Construction Phase Work Specification 1.7 Health and Safety 1.8 Safety Relating to Temporary Structures 1.9 Safety Relating to Navigable Water Ways 1.10 Environmental Management 1.10.2 Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations 1.10.3 Avoidance of nuisance 1.10.4 Air Quality 1.10.5 Monitoring of Dust (TSP) Levels 1.10.6 Action on Construction Dust (TSP) Levels 1.10.7 Water Quality Management 1.10.8 Water Quality Monitoring (Measured parameters shall include, Suspended Solids (SS), Biological oxygen demand (BOD), Dissolved oxygen (DO), Fecal coliform and Oil and grease levels) 1.10.9 Noise and Vibration Control

1.10.10 Noise Monitoring and Control 1.10.11 Vibration Monitoring and Control 1.10.11.2 Permitted Vibration Level: Location Peak Particle Velocity 1.10.11.12 Reduction of Construction Operation Impacts 1.10.11.13 Environmental Management System 1.10.11.14 Environmental Management Officer (EMO) 1.10.11.15 EMO’s Lines of Communications 1.10.11.16 Environmental Report

7 Biding document for ICB No. SASEC-II/ICB/MP-2/WP 08 (LOT 2) Volume 2 of 5, Section 6: General and

Site Facilities, Bidding Document



1.10.11.17 Environmental Management Meetings, etc.

Part-2 Maintenance Phase Work Specification 7.2 Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations 7.3 Avoidance of nuisance 7.4 Air Quality 7.5 Water Quality Management 7.6 Noise and Vibration Control 7.7 Vibration Monitoring and Control 7.1.1 General 7.7.2 Permitted Vibration Level 7.7.3 Vibration Monitoring 7.8 Environmental Management Plan 7.9 Environmental Report 7.10 Breaches Environmental Management Plan 7.11 Environmental Management Meeting 7.12 Environmental Inspections 7.13 Assistance to the Engineer and Employer

58. The contractor must act in accordance with Environmental Management Plan

(EMP), which has been prepared for this project and included as the Employer’s

Requirements (ERQ). The Contractor shall be solely responsible for any remedial or

mitigation measures and precautions to avoid any nuisance or disturbance arising from

the execution of project activities.

2.1 Methodology for Environmental Monitoring in Construction Supervision

59. As stipulated in the Contract for the project, the Contractor would adhere to the

requirements of the environmental aspects of the contract document particularly in the

General Conditions of Contract (FIDIC) clauses as follows:

4.8 – Safety Procedure 4.18 – Protection of Environment 4.15 – Access Route 4.24 – Fossils 6.7 – Health & Safety

60. In addition, detailed requirements are presented in the General Specifications for

Protection of Environment particularly, General, Borrow Pits for Embankment

Construction, Quarry Operations, Control of Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and Water

Pollution, Pollution from Hot-Mix Plants and Batching Plants, Substances Hazardous to

Health, Use of Nuclear Gauges, Care during Execution of Works and Environmental

Monitoring.

61. The Health and safety incudes Safety Equipment, Health Measures, Health and

Safety Unit, Site Induction, Cooperation with Health Authorities and Other Health and

Safety Measures.

62. Arrangement for Traffic during construction includes passage of traffic along a part

of the Existing Carriageway under Improvement, passage of traffic along a temporary

diversion, traffic safety and control, maintenance of diversions, etc.



63. The contractors will implement own Site Specific Environmental Management Plan

(SSEMP) or CEMP as appended in recommendation of EIA to form part of the contractual

requirements

“The Contractor shall prepare a SSEMP to meet the requirements of this EMP. Specifically the SSEMP shall contain sections relating to:

• Management of Physical Environment - Soils - Water - Air

• Management of Ecological Environmental - Flora - Fauna - Protected Areas

• Management of Economic Characteristics - Infrastructure - Transport - Land Use - Agriculture

• Management of Social and Cultural Resources - Communities, Health and Education Facilities - Historical and Cultural Areas - Noise

64. In addition, the SSEMP shall contain specific Environmental Management Plans as

Annex 5. relating to the following:

• Borrow Pit Management Plan

• Air Quality Management Plan

• Water Quality Management Plan

• Noise Management Plan

• Waste Management Plan

• Emergency Response Plan

• Dust Suppression Plan

• Site Plan

• Health and Safety Plan” 65. Each section shall describe the precise location of the required mitigation /

monitoring, the persons responsible for the mitigation / monitoring, the schedule and

reporting methodology. The SSEMP/ CEMP must be submitted within 28 days of the

contract award and construction cannot commence until the SSEMPs are approved by

the Engineer.

2.2 Contractor’s Environmental Monitoring Procedures

66. In accordance with the EIA, and the accompanying Environmental Monitoring Plan

(EMP), the Contractor is required to undertake parametric measurements and

observations on air quality, water quality, noise and socio-cultural resources. Locations

for the measurements were initially identified in the EIA.



2.3 Consultant’s (PIC) Environmental Monitoring Work Protocol

67. Under the guidance of the International Environment Specialist, the Contractor

initiated environmental monitoring which involved measurements of parameters in water

quality, air quality, noise, and socio cultural resources. Findings and results of the

Contractor’s monitoring activities are incorporated in the monthly and quarterly reports

which were submitted to the Engineer. This work is also being verified by the local

environmental specialist who goes to the site on periodic basis to perform his own

environmental monitoring.

2.4 Contractor’s Health and Safety Management and Monitoring

68. As provided in Clause on Health and Safety of the General Specifications the

Contractor has the following responsibilities:

� To ensure that all Subcontractors and their personnel participate fully in the actions prescribed in this Clause for the health and safety of the workers.

� To provide, and ensure the utilization of, appropriate safety equipment for all Contractors’ Personnel

� To take all reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized entry to the Site and to protect members of the public from any activity under his control.

� To notify the Engineer immediately of any unsafe incidents or accidents which result in death, serious bodily injury or are likely to lead to incapacity to persons for more than three days

� To take all measures necessary to safeguard the health, including Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and HIV/AIDS, safety and welfare of Contractor’s Personnel and workers, maintain records concerning accidents including identified STI and HIV/AIDS persons at the site

� To establish a Health and Safety Unit, and shall appoint responsible members to act full-time as Safety Officer

� To have regular meetings, at least monthly, with local health authorities/facilities, workers and project personnel.

� To provide adequate lighting (including sufficient back-up facilities in the event of failure) wherever any work is to be carried out at night to ensure that the Works can be carried out safely.

� To provide an adequate number of latrines and other sanitary arrangements at areas of the Site where work is in progress.

� To ensure that the Works are left in a safe condition, in the event that the Contractor temporarily closes down site operations seasonally or for any other reason.

69. As stated above, in case of accident, the Contractor is to be submitted brief

summary about the accidents as part of the monitoring activities for the previous month.

3. Institutional Arrangement, Capacity Building and Grievance Redress Mechanism

70. Institutional Arrangement: The Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

implementation requires an organization support structure in the form of organizational

requirements, training needs and plan, and information management system. Different

departments will be involved during implementation of the project. Contractor is

responsible for implementation of EMP during works and Construction Supervision

Consultant is primarily responsible for supervision of monitoring of the implementation of



the EMP. RHD will be supported by the Engineer for advising and assisting RHD in

quality and capacity enhancement and independent quality monitoring. Contractor will be

responsible for implementation of EMP during work activities stage. Relevant

departments responsible for implementation and supervision of proposed mitigation and

monitoring measures are given in the EMP.

71. Within the monitoring period, the Engineer’s environmental specialists (international

and national), especially after their deployment, will carry out the tasks of environmental

monitoring and management for the construction phase generally based on the

Consultant’s original Terms of Reference as guidelines, such as (i) Incorporate EMP

provisions into the regular inspection documentation prepared for the supervision team;

(ii) Provide advice and support, on site and in the Executing Agency office for the EMP

compliance; (iii) Periodically review monitoring reports and identify any adaptations or

improvements necessary in order to ensure that the EMP is being properly implemented;

(iv) preparation of monthly environmental progress reports for the initial 3 years, and

Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report (v) In the final stages of construction,

review the EMP monitoring provisions and establish the monitoring system for the

operational phase of the project; and (vi) Assist with the production of manuals, booklets,

brochures and pamphlets for public awareness related to the environmental

management.

72. Since very few project’s construction works are on-going and the international and

national environmental specialists are not mobilized in IPC team. For actual follow

through, the international environmental specialist will coordinate with the CS Project

Director/ who in turn corresponds formally to the Contractor’s Project Manager.

Instructions will be issued to the Contractor’s Environmental Officer and Health & Safety

Officer for appropriate action. During field audit, international and national environmental

specialists will conducts joint inspections with the Contractor’s Environmental Officer and

Health & Safety Office. Communication between the Client, Contractors and Consultants

(PIC) shall be established according to the following coordination Flow Chart.



Figure 4. Coordination Flow Chart



73. Capacity Building: In Bangladesh, the environmental assessment process is

established, but environmental awareness and capability for implementation of EMP in

infrastructure projects are still developing. The RHD has some officers in the Social and

Environmental Circle (SEC) they are delegated on environmental and resettlement issues

of the projects. The delegated officers have responsibility to bring environmental issues to

the notice of senior management. Typically, the delegated officers have been moved to

different departments due to promotions and operational needs after about every three (3)

years, and they move on to other engineering departments in RHD. Thus, Social and

Environmental Circle (SEC) of RHD is not directly involved with this SASEC-II project

implementation, but has more administrative responsibility to ensure environmental

compliance, to check environmental assessments documents prepared by consultants

and has a general role to increase environmental awareness for RHD management. In

the PIC, international and four national Environmentalists being working and they are

delegated to monitor environmental monitoring and ensure compliance of the EMP. For

the capacity building, some trainings regarding the environmental management of the

project are essential for the concern officers/ professional of the project implementation

unit (PIU) and SEC of RHD. The following trainings are essential to be conducted in

national level as well as international level:

• Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

• Environmental Planning & Implementation

• National and Legal Environmental laws

• Environmental and Social Safeguards Operation Guidelines of ADB, WB, JICA

etc. and basic difference among them

• Environmental Monitoring & Modelling

• Environmental Health, Logistic & Safety

• Land acquisition, Resettlement Policy & Practices

• NOC process of DoE and importance

74. The training course duration, methodology, tools and context will be international

standard and based on the respective institutional curriculums.

75. Grievance Redress Mechanism: To facilitate the resolution of affected people’s

concerns, complaints, and grievances about the social and environmental performance of

the project, a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) will be established in PIU through

formation of a Grievance Redress Committee (GRC), which aims to provide a time bound

and transparent mechanism to voice and resolve social and environmental concerns. The

Social and Environmental Circle (SEC) of RHD may involve to make the public aware of

the GRM through public awareness campaigns. The project information brochure will

include information on the GRM and shall be widely disseminated throughout the project

area by the Environmental Specialist/Engineer with support by the RP Implementing

NGO.

76. For this project, the GRC will be organized within the Tangail, Sirajganj, Bogra,

Gaibandha and Rangpur administrative areas. Prior to start of construction, BR

representative will meet with UNO or Upazila Chairman along with the local



Mayor/Chairman to request each to nominate committee member, who could form part of

GRC and meet when the complaint are received. The GRC will be two tier as Local level

and Project level as follows;

Local Level Project Level

• Project Manager, CRG Chair

• Deputy Project Manager • Upazilla Parishad Chainman or Senior

Representative of District, GRC Committee member

• Female member of concerned wards, Committee member

• Environmental Monitoring Officer, Contractors

• Project Director, CRG Chair

• Deputy Project Director, GRC Committee member

• APD, GRC Committee member

• Team Leader of PIC, GRC

Committee member

• Representative of Department of

Environment (DoE) Committee member

77. In order to function effectively, the GRC will have five permanent members, with the

DoE representative replacing the local NGO for purely environmental issues and a female

representing the affected people. In order to convene a GRC meeting a quorum of three

people will be required. Further, the GRC would only be convinced if direct

communication between the contractor, the complainant and the engineer cannot solve

the issue quickly. Once the complaint reaches the GRC, then the GRC has two weeks to

render a decision, based on discussion with both parties involved. The GRC will be used

as the third step when filling a complaint. The following are steps for GRM of the project.

Step 1- The complaints will be advised to first attempt to settle the complaints through direct communication with the person or by a phone, and call to the local BR office. If the discussion with the complaint/ community is successful, the contractor will be responsible for undertaking corrective measures as defined in the grievance decision and recording decision and filing that with BR, via the Engineer/contractor or the BR. Step 2- Should the complaint not be addressed within a week; the next level is to notify the Upazila office and BR of the under solved issue. The Upazila official will then communicate either to the contractor or BR and solution will be discussed with the complaint within one working week. If more time is required, the Upazila or BR should directly communicate directly with the complaint describing the reason of the delay. Step 3- If step 2 fail to resolve the issue within two weeks of the receipt of the complaint the GRC should be formed and a formal hearing undertaken. At this point, a decision must be rendered within two weeks or the complaint concerned will be deemed correct and immediate and mitigate action will be required and fully executed within five days of the end of the two week period. Step 4- If step 3 fails to resolve the issue, the complaint may proceed to legal arbitration. The verdict of the judiciary will be final. In case communities and individuals who believe that they are adversely affected by project interventions may submit complaints to existing project-level GRM. This procedure and monitoring report will be reported to ADB in quarterly basis.



Figure 5. Flow chart of Grievance Redress Mechanism of the Project

4. Compliance with Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

78. On the basis of identification the environmental impacts and recommended

mitigation measures linked with the EHR project activities, an EMP has been prepared in

the EIA, which will be followed at the pre-construction, construction and operation stages.

While preparing the EMP, medium and significant impacts are taken into consideration to

recommend possible mitigation measures. A mitigation measure will be considered as

successful when it complies with the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS), policies,

legal requirements set by ADB SPS, 2009 and DoE environmental guidelines and other

relevant GoB legal requirements. In absence of DoE’s own EQS, other relevant

international or other recognized organization’s quality standard will be applied. In the EIA

study, an Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMoP) are prepared to be followed during

implantation phases of the Project based on identified Important Environmental

Components (IECs) with types of impacts and duration, (Table 10).



Table 10. Identified IECs of the Project Areas with types of Impacts and Duration Project Phase Activity Environmental

Components Important Types of Impacts

Significances of Impact

Duration Of Impact

Pre- Construction Phase

Climate Change Adverse, Direct Low Long term

Loss of Trees Adverse, Direct Low Medium term

Land Acquisition Adverse, Direct Localized, Low Short term

Loss of Structure Adverse, Direct Low Long term

Educational, Cultural, Religious/Historical sites

Adverse, Direct

Localized, Low

Short term

Public Utility Adverse, Direct Localized, Low Short term

Construction Phase

Hydrology Adverse, Direct Minor, Reversible

Short term

Drainage and Flood Adverse, Direct Minor, Reversible

Short term

Soil Erosion and Siltation Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Short term

Soil Contamination Adverse, Direct Minor, Reversible

Short term

Noise Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Short term

Air Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Short term

Groundwater Minor Low Short term

Surface Water Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Medium term

Waste Pollution Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Short term

Dredging Adverse, Indirect Localized, Low Short term

Flora Adverse, Indirect Moderate, Reversible

Medium term

Wild Life Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Short term

Fisheries Adverse, Direct Localized, High Short term

Traffic Congestion Adverse, Direct Moderate, Reversible

Short term

Income and Employment Beneficial, Direct Localized, Moderate

Short term

Cultural and Religious Sites Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Short term

Educational Institutions, Health Facilities

Adverse, Direct Localized, Reversible

Short term

Occupational Health & Safety

Adverse, Direct Minor, Reversible

Short term

Operation Phase

Soil Erosion and Quality Adverse, Direct Localized Short term

Flora Positive, Direct Localized Long term

Noise Adverse, Direct Localized Persistent Air Adverse, Direct Localized Persistent Water Quality Adverse, Direct Minor,

Reversible

Persistent

79. Environmental monitoring of the Contractors activities will be conducted by the

national and International Environmental Specialists regularly with the representative of

the Contractor. The output of the monitoring will be compiled and reflected in the

Checklist. This Checklist will serves as the basis of the Contractor’s final environmental

safeguard compliance for the project.



Table 11. Environmental Monitoring Plan Environmental Components

Parameters/ Units Standards/ Guidelines

Location Monitoring Period Frequency/Sampling, No/ year

Responsibilities

Implementation Supervision

Pre-Construction Stage

Dredged materials Test parameters: Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn), Arsenic (As), Selenium (Se), and Mercury (Hg)

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and international standard

Proposed dredging sites Once prior to start dredging

Contractor RHD/Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC)

Air Quality Test parameters: H2S, SOx, NOx, CO, CO2, TVOC, SPM, PM10

Air quality standard by DOE, Bangladesh

Major road intersections Once Contractor RHD/CSC

Noise Level Test parameters: dB(A) Noise Pollution Control Rules (2006)

Major Road Intersections and inhabited locations and sensitive areas

Once Contractor RHD/CSC

Water Quality Test parameters: Surface water pH, TDS, EC, TSS, Fe, NH3 – N, Cl2, DO, COD, BOD5,

Surface water quality standard by DOE, Bangladesh

Surface water near project site


Test parameters: Groundwater: pH, Mn, As, Fe, Cl-, Total hardness, TC, FC

Groundwater quality

standard by DOE, Bangladesh

Groundwater near project site


Wildlife Wildlife habitat and movement None Specific Areas alongside the road alignment


Tree felling Monitoring activities outlined in RP; Check whether proper compensation as mentioned in RP is received by PAPs.

Inspection ROW along the alignment During tree felling and site clearing operations

Contractor/ NGOs/RHD

RHD/CSC

Construction Stage

Air Quality Test parameters: H2S, SOx, NOx, CO, CO2, TVOC, SPM, PM10

Air quality standard by DOE, Bangladesh

Hot mix plant, concrete mixing plant/stone crushers at construction sites

2/year per site for 2 years

Contractor RHD\CSC

Dust Dust control Air quality standard by DOE,

Construction site and ROW along the alignment

Regularly Contractor RHD\CSC



Environmental Components



Responsibilities


Bangladesh

Noise Level dB(A) Noise Pollution Control Rules (2006)

Construction sites and inhabited locations and sensitive areas


Contractor RHD\CSC

Water Quality Test parameters Surface water: pH, TDS, EC, TSS, Fe, NH3 – N, Cl2, DO, COD, BOD5, Oil & Greases

Water quality standard by MoEF, Bangladesh



Contractor RHD\CSC

Test parameters: Groundwater: pH, Mn, As,

Fe, Cl-, Total hardness, TC,

FC


Drinking water to made available to construction camps and ground water near project site


Contractor RHD\CSC

Soil Erosion Visual check for Soil erosion and siltation

None Specific All major water bodies Once during rainy seasons of the construction period.

Contractor RHD\CSC

Drainage congestion

� Check drainage plan implemented correctly � Conduct regular inspection

Monitoring Construction site

Weekly during monsoon

Contractor RHD\CSC

Soil Pollution � Check liquid waste is carried out by experienced personnel and in proper way � Careful and proper handling of oil and other hazardous liquids

Monitoring Construction Yard, dumping site


Wildlife Wildlife habitat and movement

None Specific Areas alongside the road alignment

Quarterly Contractor RHD\CSC

Fisheries Impact on fish productivity, breeding and spawning

None Specific

All major water bodies Once in a year Contractor RHD\CSC

Waste � Check storage, transportation, disposal, handling of hazarders waste

Monitoring Construction Yard, dumping site

Weekly Contractor RHD\CSC

� Waste and effluents to be collected and disposed






Responsibilities


safely from all camps. � Wastes and garbage from bridges construction sites to be disposed safely

Health and Safety

� Check quality of food & accommodation at construction camp; � Check safe water supply, hygienic toilet at camps, construction of drain at camp sites; � Check toilets are close to

construction site and separate toilet for female workers; � First Aid Box with required tools & medicines; � The heavy construction material to handled and stored safely putting due care on public safety; � Heavy construction materials at bridges construction sites to be stored and handled safely; and � Check of personal protective equipment (PPE) for worker at the sites

Monitoring Construction site and labor camp


Operation Stage

Tree Plantation

Check that the planted trees are maintained as mentioned in tree plantation plan

Inspection to ensure proper plantation with proper species

Along the road Regular during June/July

RHD RHD\DOE

Test parameters: H2S, SOx, Air quality Major Road 1site/year for 3 years RHD RHD\DOE






Responsibilities


Air Quality NOx, CO, CO2, TVOC, SPM, PM10

standard by DOE, Bangladesh

Intersections

Noise Level dB(A) Noise Pollution Control Rules (2006)

Major Road Intersections and inhabited locations and sensitive areas

1site/year for 3 years RHD RHD\DOE

Water Quality Test parameters Surface water: pH, TDS, EC, TSS, Fe, NH3 – N, Cl2, DO, COD, BOD5, Oil & Greases




Test parameters : Groundwater: pH, Mn, As,

Fe, Cl-, Total hardness, TC,

FC


Groundwater near project site


Accident and Public Safety

Record of accidents, different level of disabilities/fatalities.

None Specific Thought out the project section

---------- RHD RHD

Soil Erosion Visual check for soil erosion and siltation

None Specific

All major water bodies After first precipitation

RHD RHD

Soil Quality Heavy metals None Specific At each construction camp post restoration of construction camp site

Once at each construction site

RHD RHD\DOE

Wildlife

Wildlife habitat and movement

None Specific Areas alongside the road alignment

Quarterly RHD RHD\DOE

Fisheries Impact on fish productivity , breeding and spawning

None Specific All major water bodies End of First year of Operation

RHD RHD\DOE


Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report, ADB Loan 3592/3593-BAN

5. EMP Implementation Schedule

80. An implementation schedule of EMP has been sketched based on the environmental

components during the construction and operation of the project. Since project is likely to

have impact on various components of environment, a comprehensive EMP

implementation schedule covering terrestrial and aquatic ecology, soil erosion, drainage

congestion, tree plantation, air quality, noise, and vibration are provided. Monitoring Plan

has been separately suggested for pre-construction, construction and operation phase.

The Implementation Schedule of SASEC II: Improvement of Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur

Road to a 4-lane Highway is presented in Table 12.



Table 12. EMP Implementation Schedule of SASEC II: Improvement of Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Road to a 4-lane Highway

Environmental

Issue

EMP Time Line Pre-Construction (6months)

Construction Phase (24months)

Operation Phase (36months)

Technical Support Updating of environmental guidelines & performance indicators

Flora

Tree cutting along the RoW

Compensatory afforestation (Minimum 1:2)

Drainage Congestion

Provision of adequate opening

Monitoring analysis of drainage congestion

Erosion, Sedimentation & Soil

River bank protection measures

Soil conservation

Monitoring of soil erosion

Land Compensation against land acquisition

Landscaping on approach road and service areas

Slope/ Embankment protection at approach Road

Turfing of embankment with grasses andherbs

Embankment protection of the approach road

Water & Drinking Water Supply

Monitoring of Surface Water Quality

Monitoring of Ground Water Quality & Levels

Installation of oil and grease traps at construction sites

Construction of soak pits at construction yards & camps



Environmental

Issue

EMP Pre- Construction (6months)

Construction Phase

(24months)

Operation Phase (36months)

rehabilitation sites

Ensuring arsenic free drinking water for construction camps

Air Quality & Dust Management

Monitoring of Ambient Air Quality

Water Spraying/ Watering

Construction Safety Provision of PPEs

Health Issues Health Check-up Camps

Noise Quality and Barriers

Monitoring of Noise & Vibration

Monitoring of Tree Felling & Plantation

Maintenance of tree

Provision of Noise Barriers

Establishments Construction Stage

Training Environmental training & Awareness

Management Information System



PART IV. RESULT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE MEASURES

1. Environmental Safeguard Compliance

81. Construction works of SASEC II Road Connectivity Project is under implementation

at preliminary stage, since the commencement of the all Contractor’s under eight Work

Package are not started, only four packages are being in progress. Thus, the

environmental safeguard compliance monitoring yet to be started. The compliance

measures will be described in the upcoming Semi- Annual EMR based on the Actual

Observation of Monitoring Results.

2. Forthcoming EMP Actions

82. Within the period each Contractor is obligated to perform the necessary measures

to mitigate environmental issues as part of his implementation activities. In addition,

instrumental measurements are to be done in accordance with agreed schedule and

locations in compliance with the Environmental Monitoring Plan. The Engineer, PIC

likewise, as part of his tasks, will monitor the environmental aspects of the project and

reviews the environmental mitigating performance of the Contractors. The international

and national environmental specialists of PIC will monitor the environmental aspects of

the project road through conducting site visits the project roads and a number of facilities,

reviewing Contractors’ CEMP/ SSEMP and Monthly and Quarterly Environmental

Monitoring report prepared by the EMO of contractors and approved, as well as follow up

the contractors environmental management compliances performances during

construction activities.

3. Key Environmental Issues and Related Action Plan

83. Complaints and Response System: During construction activities the records will

be kept by PIU’s of all grievances received, including contact details of complainant, date

the complaint was received, nature of grievance, agreed corrective actions and the

date these were affected and final outcome.

4. Conclusion and Recommendation

84. All contractors will execute all civil works including EMP as per specification and

terms and conditions of the Contract.

85. The number of grievances recorded, resolved and the outcomes are to be

displayed/ disclosed in the PIU offices, as applicable and to be reported in the next Semi

Annual Environmental Monitoring Report of the SASEC- II.



86. The international and national environmental specialists of the PIC will monitor the

environmental aspects through Environmental Monitoring Checklist of all project

activities. Based on the field visits, analysis would be done on compliance in lieu with

specific scope of on works as defined in the respective Contract Packages and prevailing

field condition.



Annex 1. Loan Approval letter



Annex 2. Environmental Clearance Certificate of DOE



Annex 3. Project Work Package and Components

Subject WP05 WP06 WP07 WP08 WP09 WP10 WP11 WP12 WP13 Total

Start Point Elenga West side of

Bangabandhu

Bridge

Hatikamrul Mirzapur Banani Mokamtola Polashbari Borodorgah Bus

Stand

Hatikamrul

End Point East side of

Bangabandhu

Bridge

Hatikamrul Mirzapur Banani Mokamtola Polashbari Borodorgah Bus

Stand

Rangpur Modern

Mor

Hatikamrul

Districts Tangail Sirajganj Sirajganj, Bogra Bogra Bogra Bogra,

Gaibandha

Gaibandha,

Rangpur

Rangpur Rangpur

Start Chainage 69+300 90+700 0+000 28+300 50+800 76+100 106+000 133+200 0+000

End Chainage 82+900 110+500 28+300 50+800 76+100 106+000 133+200 157+000

Length (km) 13.6 19.8 28.3 22.5 25.3 29.9 27.2 23.8 1.5 190.4

Length of New Road Construction

(m)

2400 800 1950 900 950 700 7700

Total Construction Cost

(Crore BDT)

632.43 664.73 842.56 523.12 682.12 884.33 597.51 538.84 250.00 5615.64

Earthwork as per BoQ (cum) 1,499,700 1,771,450 2,491,945 1,049,088 1,223,269 1,784,466 1,403,411 1,472,180 12695510.1

Earthwork Cost (Crore BDT) 61.67 76.39 101.63 50.37 58.79 78.11 66.39 58.72 552.07

Structure Cost as per BoQ

(Crore BDT)

290.91 201.65 211.98 27.11 116.77 239.26 33.04 44.31 250 1415.03

Number of Culvert 10 17 32 8 20 27 30 17 161

Number of Bridge 8 7 4 1 1 3 2 26

Length of Bridge (meter) 278 690 497 66 90 371 93 2085

Number of Flyover 1 1 1 3

Chainage of Flyover 0

Length of Flyover (meter) 1539 396 700 2635

Railway Overpass 1 (411 meter) 1

Number of Underpass 5 6 5 4 8 6 5 39

Number of Busbay 6 12 4 11 17 4 6 8 68

Number of Pedestrian Overpass 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 11

Number of U Turns 4 1 7 6 3 21

Side/Link Road 25 30 81 85 94 95 91 98 599

Intersection 5 6 4 7 11 1 2 3 39

SASEC Road Connectivity Project-II

Improvement of Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Road to a 4-Lane Highway



Annex 4. Item- wise Estimation of Total Compensation and Budget for the Properties Displaced within g ROW Compensation/ Budget Items

Package-wise Amount in Million Taka

Total Amount in

Million Taka (190.4 km)

Package-1 (WP5) Elenga to East

Side of Bangabondhu Bridge 13.6 km

Package-2 (WP6)

West Side of Bangabondhu

Bridge to Hatikamrul

19.8 km

Package-3 (WP7)

Hatikamrul to Mirzapur 28.3 km

Package-4 (WP8)

Mirzapur to Banani 22.5 km

Package-5 (WP9)

Banani to Mokamtola

25.3 km

Package-6 (WP10)

Mokamtola to Polashbari

29.9 km

Package-7 (WP11)

Polashbari to Borodorgah

27.2 km

Package-8 (WP12)

Borodorgah to Rangpur 23.8 km

Package-9 Hatikamrul Interchange

1.50 km

Compensation for Land 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Compensation for PrimaryStructures

37.610 41.283 121.685 51.433 202.729 70.01 49.526 27.066 67.575 666.187

Compensation for Secondary Structures

0.712 1.682 6.602 3.167 5.772 4.021 1.374 1.178 2.75 27.258

Compensation for Trees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Compensation for Business Loss

32.651 70.255 126.774 53.237 218.865 36.766 38.364 34.532 85.829 697.273

Compensation forEmployment Loss

2.403 5.076 7.101 0.864 6.561 1.782 0.108 0.459 12.798 37.152

Compensation for Rented-out Structures

1.36 0.554 1.326 0.594 1.824 0.146 0.114 0.234 2.96 9.112

Grants to Income Vulnerable PDHs

0.39 0.378 1.392 1.252 1.218 1.28 1.09 0.856 0.186 8.042

Grants to Renters or Leasers

0.816 0.333 0.796 0.356 1.095 0.087 0.128 0.141 1.776 5.528

Grants for Relocating Graves ---- ---- ---- 0.12 5.04 0.03 0.09 -- 0.15 5.43

Compensation for Community Properties

0.146 2.637 16.564 9.908 23.048 5.028 6.268 1.113 7.782 72.494

Total Amount of Compensation

76.088 122.198 282.24 120.931 466.152 119.15 97.062 62.743 181.806 1528.37

Contingency=10% Total Compensation

7.287 12.617 28.923 13.37 53.139 14.114 10.922 6.962 18.074 165.408

Total Budget 83.375 134.815 311.163 134.301 519.291 133.264 107.984 69.705 199.88 1,693.884

Source: SASEC-II SRM July – December 2018



Annex 5. Environmental Management Plan for Elenga-Hatikamrul Road

Environmental Activities

Potential Impacts Mitigation Measures Approximate Location

Institutional Responsibilities

Implementation Monitoring /Supervision

DESIGN/PRE-CONSTRUCTION STAGE Climate Change

Changes in climate and longterm impacts on the environment

Consider climate change study output for design of alignment and bridge height (see section 5.3 for details).

Throughout the project areas

Design Consultants (DC)

RHD

Topography � Change in topography due to construction-related structures such as bridges, embankments, etc.; and

� Visual changes totopography.

� Restoration of previous structures if possible.

� Provision for tree plantation in the design (see appendix E for tree plantation plan).



RHD

Removal of Trees

Cutting of 31450 trees ofdifferent species.

� Minimize the tree cutting by selecting road widening option based on technical and tree laws consideration. � Trees should not be cut prior the permission

from Forest Department. � Afforestation shall be done at the ratio of 1:2 � A total of minimum 62,900 tree saplings will

be planted (see appendix E for tree plantation plan).

� For social forestry afforestation ratio shall be as per the consultation with tree owner.

� Raised Median will be planted with grasses and shrubs which may not attain height more than two meters. This planting could provide an effective protection against night glare besides beautifying the area;

� The compact plantation will be done on both sides;

� The indigenous trees most suited to the tract will be planted;

� If a tree of rare species is growing within

the ROW and is required to be removed, it will



RHD







not be felled but uprooted and transplanted in close consultation with the Forest Department;

� An awareness campaign targeted on the neighborhood farmers will be carried to popularize the planting of trees, and saplings should be provided on subsidized costs

Land Acquisition

� Loss of 8.87 ha of landwhere agricultural land is 5.47ha; � Resettlement of AffectedPersons (APs).

� All efforts shall be made in finalization of alignment to reduce productive land requirement

� Careful alignment and route selection by the designer to minimize resettlement;

� Developing proper judicious compensation package for affected persons;

� Prior to site works, payment of fair compensation to affected people based on the Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan shall be made.


RHD/Design Consultants (DC)

RHD

Dwellings, Commercial Buildings and Industrial Structures

� A few numbers of homesteads have to be acquired throughout the road alignment.

� Some markets and shops will also be relocated.

� Need to compensate for the loss of land, house, trees, structures, crops, wage Income, etc.

� To ensure similar or better living conditions for project affected persons (PAPs).



RHD

Educational Institution, Religious Structure, Culturally Sensitive Structures

Educational, religious, and cultural institutions in the PIA will be directly and indirectly affected from the project activities.

� The project implementation should take in toconsideration construction of the alignment ormaking provision of allocating alternative landand financial resources (for rehabilitation of the Madrasah, Mosque and the Educational institution falling within the alignment). � Provision should be made of, at least, tworows of trees along the RoWs of the alignment and suitable noise barriers to absorb the noiseand vibration to be caused by vehiclemovement.

Throughout the project areas. (Refer to Table 4.20)


RHD







Public Utility Inconvenience caused bydisruption of public utilities

� Provision in the design and budget for the relocation of the existing utility infrastructures wherever required; and

� All public utilities (e.g. water pipes, gas line, power/ telephone lines likely to be affected by the proposed project road expansion will be relocated well ahead of time before the actual commencement of the construction work.



RHD

CONSTRUCTION STAGE Hydrologic Regime

� Temporary drainage blockage, especially at small bridges, culverts, service areas, and construction sites.

� Increased flood risk from more rapid and higher levels of runoff

� Provision of drains to take design flows; � Wastes should not be disposed near any

water body. All waste depending on its characteristics, should be disposed of in a controlled manner.

Bridge and culvert sites

Contractor RHD/ Supervision Consultants (SC)

Drainage � Drainage congestion due to waste/sediment disposal and construction of road embankment;

� Erosion and subsequent deposition in the adjacent crop fields.

� Regular cleaning of channels to avoid choking.

Drainage structure sites

Contractor RHD/SC

Soil Erosion and Siltation

� Soil erosion due to construction activities, earthworks, cut and fill operations and from stockpiles

� Adopt good construction practices. � Replanting with native varieties of trees and

shrubs � Construction schedule for bridges during non-

monsoon season. � Turfing of embankments to protect slopes. � Earth stockpiles to be provided with gentle

slopes � Vegetate road embankments and road

The full length of the road alignment

Contractor RHD/SC







cuttings with fast growing crop and a native seed mix immediately after fill placement to prevent scour and to encourage stabilization.

� Use stone pitching or riprap at appropriate places especially around overpasses, bridges, culverts.

Soil Compaction and Contamination

� Compaction of soil due tomovement

of vehicles and equipment � Contamination of soil due to

leakage/spillage of oil, bituminous and non-bituminous debris

� Construction vehicles, machinery, and equipment to be stationed in the designated ROW to avoid compaction.

� Haul roads to be designated along the fallow and consolidated soil areas to reduce compaction of arable land.

� Fuel storage and filling to be undertaken in areas with concrete surfacing, bunds and interceptor traps

� Oil interceptors to be provided at wash down and refuelling sites

� Oil and grease spill and oil-soaked materials shall be sold off to authorized recyclers.

Construction sites along the full length of the project

Contractor RHD/SC

Topsoil � Removal of top soil for construction from outside the RoW.

� Compaction of topsoil. � Loss of top soil by wind

and water erosion. � Covering of top soil byproject works.

� The stockpile top surface slope to be no steeper than 2 (H):1 (V) to reduce surface runoff and enhance percolation through the mass of stored soil.

� Locate topsoil stockpiles outside drainage lines and protect stockpiles from erosion.

� Construct diversion channels and silt fences around the topsoil stockpiles to prevent erosion and loss of topsoil. � Use stripped topsoil only to cover all

disturbed areas and along the proposed tree plantation sites.

� Rip ground surface prior to the spreading of topsoil,

� Limit equipment and vehicular movements to within the approved construction zone.

Various construction sites throughout the road alignment

Contractor RHD/SC







� Remove unwanted materials from topsoil such as roots of trees, rubble and waste etc.

Air Quality � Dust Generation due to construction activities and transport of construction materials.

� Emissions from vehicles, equipment and machinery.

� Vehicles transporting construction material to be covered ;

� Construction equipment to be maintained to a good standard and idling of engines discouraged.

� Machinery emitting visible smoke to be banned from construction sites;

� Contractor to prepare a dust suppression program detailing action to be taken to minimize dust generation (e.g. spraying of roads with water), and the equipment to be used.

� Equipping asphalt hot mix and batching plants with fabric filters or wet scrubbers to reduce dust emissions; � Locate asphalt and crushing plants away from residential areas and social infrastructure such as mosques, schools and madrasas. (Refer to Table 4.20 for locations of these). Clearance should be at least 500 m and take into account the prevailing wind direction

� Dust masks to be provided to workers where dust hazards exist.

� Proper dust collection and control systems to be installed at crushers

� Air quality monitoring to be carried out as per the schedule in the environmental monitoring plan.


Contractor RHD/SC/DOE

Noise and Vibration

� Noise from construction vehicles, equipment and machinery.

� Vibration caused by

� Use of modern plant and equipment with appropriate muffling devices.

� All powered mechanical equipment and machinery to be fitted with noise abating gear









construction activities. such as mufflers for effective noise control, in compliance with DoE regulations.

� Construction operations to be restricted to 0700 to 1800 hours.

� Locate rock crushing, concrete mixing and material shipment yards away from residential areas, schools, colleges and hospitals.

� Install temporary noise barriers near sensitive locations such as schools, religious places and hospitals (Refer to Table 4.20 for locations)

� Providing the construction workers with suitable hearing protection like ear cap, or earmuffs etc.

� In areas, where structures may to be affected by vibrations from construction activities, take precautions to minimize

the vibration and the resulting impact. � Noise quality monitoring to be carried out as

per the schedule in the environmental monitoring plan.

Topography and Landscape

� Land degradation due to careless excavation from borrow area

� Borrow pits to be opened within the road right of way and not on agricultural land

� Top soil to be preserved. Borrow pits to be rehabilitated.

� Borrow pits opened on private land, to be either closed or converted to ponds at the completion of work as per the written direction of the landowner.

� Construction wastes to be used in construction activities.

Borrow areas Contractor RHD/SC

Construction Camps, Workshops and

� Loss of plantation andvegetation. � Permanent physical and

� Construction camps and workshops to be located away from sensitive areas and not within 500 metres of existing settlements

Construction sites along the full length of the

Contractor RHD/SC







Processing Facilities

visual impact on the area. � Social disturbance for

nearby community

(Refer to Table 4.20 for chainage) unless agreed to after consultation with local people.

� Briefing and/or on-site training for the contractor’s workers on the environmental requirement of the project and the implementation of mitigation measures.

� Minimize vegetation loss while making site arrangements for construction camps and other facilities;

� Crushing plants, sites for borrow pits, asphalt hot mix and batching plants to be located clear of environmentally sensitive areas, productive land or existing settlements (Refer to Table 4.20 for locations);

� Construction material storage areas not to be located in sensitive areas and to be sheltered or sited within hoardings;

� Water and good sanitation facilities to be provided for the camps.

� Solid waste must not be dumped, buried or burned at or near the project site, but shall be disposed of at the nearest sanitary landfill or site having and complying with the necessary permits.

� The sites for camps and associated facilities shall be rehabilitated after completion of the project.

project

Surface Water Bodies

� Loss of surface water bodies and impact on fish

� No bituminous or hazardous materials to be used for filling of water bodies.

All water bodies along the project road (Refer to Table 4.3).

Contractor RHD/SC

Surface Water Quality

� Contamination of surface water by disposal of construction waste.

� Pollution of domestic water

� The workforce to be trained in proper means for storage and handling of materials and chemicals;

� Work camps and work sites to be provided

Construction sites along the full length of the project particularly








supplies with toilets and septic tanks; � Proper drainage system with sedimentation

ponds and oil separators to be provided to cope with the rain water and oil spills.

� Measures to be implemented to control oil spills near water channels

� Washing of machinery and vehicles in surface waters to be prohibited. Sealed

washing areas shall be provided and wastewater shall be collected in a sedimentation/retention pond for treatment prior to release.

� Avoid or minimize damage to water channels; � Conduct regular water quality monitoring

according to the determined sampling schedule;

� Prevent construction debris from entering drainage or irrigation canals;

� Construction work close to ponds or other water bodies to be minimized especially during monsoon season;

� Wastes to be collected, stored and taken to approve disposal sites.

beel / lowland / pond / ditch areas (Refer to Table 4.3).

Groundwater Quality

� Contamination of underground water table from leachate of construction waste.

� Arrangements for safe drinking water to be made prior to start of work. Water for consumption to be supplied only after adequate analysis and requisite treatment.

� Train workers on the need for judicious use of freshwater resources.

� Water reserves to be protected from contamination such as construction and oily waste.



Waste Pollution � Unhygienic conditions, health risk to workforce and general public at the camp

� Solid and liquid wastes to be disposed at designated sites and no waste to be disposed in productive agricultural land;

Construction sites along the full length of the








site. � Hazardous waste to be transported to nearby incineration facility;

� Sanitary wastes generating from staff and labor camps to be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner, i.e. provision of septic tank etc. for toilet wastes;

� Pavement materials from the existing road to be incorporated in the upgrading works.

project

Dredging and Dredged Materials

� River bank erosion and higher flood risk and pollution due to spilling/seepage of oil in the river.

� Increase in sedimentation and dispersion of pollutants in dredged material

� Permits/NOC to be obtained, from relevant authority such as BIWTA prior to extraction

� Work not to be carried out when fish are likely to be spawning or in the period between spawning and the subsequent emergence of juvenile fish. (July to September

� While dredging, special care to be given to prevent any spillage/seepage of oil from the dredging machines;

� If owners of the ponds and lands near the road alignment want to use their area for fisheries project, the contractor may collect filling materials from that area through proper contract and dredging guidelines.

� Dredged material from the river bank to be tested for presence of heavy metals and other pollutants before its use.

Note – some areas were tested during the preparation of EIA (refer to Table 4.2).

Dredging sites Contractor RHD/SC

Flora � Loss of habitat due to treecutting � Vegetation loss due to

site preparation and construction

activities

� Trees suited to the tract to be planted (see Appendix E for tree plantation plan);

� Flowering and fruiting shrubs to be planted along the RoWs to beautify the landscape;

� Contractor’s personnel to be directed not to damage any vegetation such as trees or bushes.

� Construction vehicles, equipment and

Construction sites along the full length

of the project

Contractor RHD/SC/FD







machinery to be limited to their designated areas of movement.

� Gas cylinders to be used for fuel at the camps for cooking purposes. Cutting of trees/bushes for fuel not to be allowed.

� Camp sites and asphalt plants to be established on waste/barren land rather than on forested or agriculturally productive land. However if such type of land is not available, it must be ensured that vegetation clearing is minimized and minimum damage is caused to the trees, undergrowth and crops.

Wildlife Hunting of wildlife and birds during construction.

� Wildlife Department to check and confirm that no hunting occurs;

� New and good condition machinery with low noise generation characteristics to be used in construction;

� Construction work not to be carried out at night.

� Borrow pits to be fenced to protect animals.

Along the road alignment


Fisheries � Impact on fishing activity (production, spawning and breeding grounds)

� Disturbance to aquatic life including migration of fish due to bridge construction.

� Construction not to be undertaken during high flood.

� Construction along the riverbanks must be avoided during the fish breeding season (July to September).

� Deep water channel to be maintained during bridge construction.

Water bodies throughout the road alignment (Refer to Table 4.3).

Contractor RHD/SC

Land use � Land disputes, soil erosion, loss of potential cropland and vegetation, landscape degradation, and damage to road embankments.

� Land use change due to borrowing of earth.

� Agricultural areas not to be used as borrow areas.

� Land acquisition for borrow areas to be minimized. River sand to be used for embankment. Preference shall be given to borrow earth from right of way wherever feasible;

� Necessary permits to be obtained for any

Borrow areas, access roads, bypasses

DC, Contractor RHD/SC







� Land use change and loss of productive top soil.

borrow pits from the competent authorities and all environmental considerations to be ensured;

� Topsoil from borrow areas to be preserved and borrow pits to be rehabilitated after completion of borrow operations ;

� Borrow pits to be sited on waste land and at least 500 m away from the road;

� Priority to be given to borrowing from humps (including from digging of wells) above the general ground level;

� Priority should be given to the borrowing by excavating/enlarging existing borrow areas;

Traffic � Traffic jams causing inconvenience to the people

� Provision to be made for passing traffic during construction

� Traffic management shall be undertaken in coordination with the local traffic police department.


Contractor RHD/SC

Cultural Sites � Noise and dust pollution and movement of the people to the nearby schools, colleges, mosques, and graveyards etc.

� Timely completion of the construction work and provision for movement through or around the construction site;

� Workshops and storage / processing facilities and labor camp to be sited so as to maintain proper clearances from the cultural sites.

Along the road alignment (Refer to Table 4.20 for chainage)

Contractor RHD/SC

Income and Employment

� Income loss due to the loss of agricultural lands, private structures and common property resources and rehabilitation of the households.

� Contractor as far as practicable to recruit construction workers from amongst the locals and to maintain gender equity while employing the locals.

� Priority shall always be given to people from amongst the project affected persons, the unemployed and lower income groups.

� Set aside-areas within the contractor’s camps/labor shed for local people to sell their products and to provide additional services to the workers.


Contractor RHD/SC







OHS - Workers

� Health risks due to unsafe working conditions

� Worker’s compensation insurance to be taken out for all project staff;

� Basic medical training to be given to specified work staff

� Basic medical service and supplies to made available for workers;

� Appropriate personal protective equipment (hearing protection, safety glasses, helmets, protective footwear and gloves, high visibility vests and other protective clothing) to be provided to all workers; possible.


Contractor RHD/SC

Noise and Vibration

The noise levels are anticipated to increase due to traffic related noise pollution; vibrations from engines and tires and mainly use of pressure horns.

� According to monitoring results, additional sound barriers in form of trees and hedges will be discussed with the affected people and planted if agreed;

� Signs for sensitive zones (health centers / educational institutions, etc.) to disallow the use of pressure horns;

� Enforcement and penalties against traffic rules violators;

� Monitoring to protect the trees.

Along the road alignment particularly in the major road intersections and densely settlement areas

RHD RHD/DOE

Air Quality Increased traffic levels andcongestion will lead to airpollution levels.

� Ambient air quality monitoring should be carried out during operation phase;

� Roadside tree plantations as applicable and feasible under harsh climatic conditions;

� Regular road maintenance to ensure good surface condition;

� Regular vehicle check to control/ensure compliance with air quality standards;

� Enforcement and penalties against traffic rules violators.


RHD RHD/DOE

Water Quality � Contamination of water bodies from

runoff from the roads

� In order to discharge rapid removal of storm-water/road runoff, cross slopes and longitudinal drainage will be provided in the

Throughout the road alignment

RHD RHD/DOE







containing oils & grease;

� Groundwater may get polluted due to contaminated road runoff on earthen shoulders and embankments planted with grasses.

design; � Proper drainage system with sedimentation

ponds and oil separators will be provided to avoid contamination by run-off and oil spills;

� Retention basins with reed beds provided in the design will improve the quality of polluted storm-water/road runoff;

� Prior to operation, an emergency response plan for spills of hazardous materials and oil will be prepared.

� Groundwater quality monitoring will be carried out as per schedule suggested in the Environmental Monitoring Plan.

particularly in khal/lowland/ rivers/pond/ditch areas (Refer to Table 4.20 for chainage)

Land Use Development of commercial establishments, educational institutes etc., which may affect the land value

� All the facilities with the exception of restaurants and petrol/gas filling stations likely to pop up in the future will be prohibited within the RoW.

� The permission will be sought from the concerned authority for the development of any establishment along the project;

� The bridge site may also be developed as tourist spot with further beautification;

� The designated RoW shall be maintained free of any encroachment.

Along the road alignment particularly in the urban and densely settlement areas

RHD RHD

Wildlife Killing of animals in roadaccidents

� Raising of dense plantation of shady trees on both sides of the RoW shall provide resting, nestling and roosting habitat to the fauna and especially to the avifauna which is a major positive impact;

� Low width under passes with the provision of small net on the both side of the road shall be made where the animal movement is frequent.


RHD RHD/DOE

Fisheries The damage of 2 ponds, 2 � Provide logistic support to the PAPs of the Throughout the RHD RHD/DOE







ditches and disturbance to fisheries species during Construction of bridge & culvert over rivers and canals to build the road embankment.

water bodies to culture fish in other places in the PIA.

� Consult with the local fisheries department to enrich the fisheries resources;

� Efforts shall be made to maintain deep

water stream for certain length on both end of the bridge.

road alignment particularly in khal/lowland and/rivers/pond /ditch

Cultural Sites Noise, vibration and whistling near to cultural sites like school, college, madrasa, health complex,temple, etc.

� Proper rehabilitation of the affected people and the religious and cultural monuments and structures;

� Noise problem can be mitigated through plantation of trees along the boundary of the cultural sites;

� Avoid unnecessary whistling at sensitive cultural sites.


RHD RHD

Road Safety Increase in the number of road accidents & animals kills

� Speed limits shall be imposed. � Safety signal shall be displayed along the

road and speed limits be displayed as well as monitored especially along settlements;

� Traffic signs shall be provided to warn road users about speed limits, rest areas, eating establishments etc.

� Lanes, median, and sharp bends shall be reflectorized to improve road visibility at night time.

� Foot over bridge shall be provided near schools, markets, habitat areas for safe crossing of the roads

� Proper lighting shall be provided along the project road.

Along the road alignment particularly at road intersections

RHD RHD

OPERATION STAGE Soil � Erosion due to damage

of embankment and during transportation of sand by

� Turfing of embankment shall be maintained.

� Surveillance to protect the embankment from unauthorized accesses.

Along the road alignment particularly at erosion prone area

RHD RHD







sand miners along river � Soil contamination due to

accidental spillage from vehicular movement.

� Proper measures must be ensured to prevent any oil spillage and leakage from the locomotives.

� Efforts will be made to clean the spills of oil, toxic chemicals etc. as early as possible.

Noise and Vibration

The noise levels are anticipated to increase due to traffic related noise pollution; vibrations from engines and tires and mainly use of pressure horns.

� According to monitoring results, additional sound barriers in form of trees and hedges will be discussed with the affected people and planted if agreed;

� Signs for sensitive zones (health centers / educational institutions, etc.) to disallow the use of pressure horns;

� Enforcement and penalties against traffic rules violators;

� Monitoring to protect the trees.


RHD RHD/DOE

Air Quality Increased traffic levels andcongestion will lead to airpollution levels.

� Ambient air quality monitoring should be carried out during operation phase;

� Roadside tree plantations as applicable and feasible under harsh climatic conditions;

� Regular road maintenance to ensure good surface condition;

� Regular vehicle check to control/ensure compliance with air quality standards;

� Enforcement and penalties against traffic rules violators.


RHD RHD/DOE

Water Quality � Contamination of water bodies from

runoff from the roadscontaining oils & grease;

� Groundwater may get polluted due to contaminated road runoff on earthen shoulders and embankments planted with

� In order to discharge rapid removal of storm-water/road runoff, cross slopes and longitudinal drainage will be provided in the design;

� Proper drainage system with sedimentation ponds and oil separators will be provided to avoid contamination by run-off and oil spills;

� Retention basins with reed beds provided in the design will improve the quality of polluted storm-water/road runoff;

Throughout the road alignment particularly in khal/lowland/rivers/pond/ditch areas (Refer to Table 4.20 for chainage)

RHD RHD/DOE







grasses. � Prior to operation, an emergency response plan for spills of hazardous materials and oil will be prepared.

� Groundwater quality monitoring will be carried out as per schedule suggested in the Environmental Monitoring Plan.

Land Use Development of commercial establishments, educational institutes etc., which may affect the land value

� All the facilities with the exception of restaurants and petrol/gas filling stations likely to pop up in the future will be prohibited within the RoW.

� The permission will be sought from the concerned authority for the development of any establishment along the project;

� The bridge site may also be developed as tourist spot with further beautification;

� The designated RoW shall be maintained free of any encroachment.

Along the road alignment particularly in the urban and densely settlement areas

RHD RHD

Wildlife Killing of animals in roadaccidents

� Raising of dense plantation of shady trees on both sides of the RoW shall provide resting, nestling and roosting habitat to the fauna and especially to the avifauna which is a major positive impact;

� Low width under passes with the provision of small net on the both side of the road shall be made where the animal movement is frequent.


RHD RHD/DOE

Fisheries The damage of 2 ponds, 2 ditches and disturbance to fisheries species during Construction of bridge & culvert over rivers and canals to build the road embankment.

� Provide logistic support to the PAPs of the water bodies to culture fish in other places in the PIA.

� Consult with the local fisheries department to enrich the fisheries resources;

� Efforts shall be made to maintain deep

water stream for certain length on both end of the bridge.

Throughout the road alignment particularly in khal/lowland and/rivers/pond /ditch

RHD RHD/DOE







Cultural Sites Noise, vibration and whistling near to cultural sites like school, college, madrasa, health complex, temple, etc.

� Proper rehabilitation of the affected people and the religious and cultural monuments and structures;

� Noise problem can be mitigated through plantation of trees along the boundary of the cultural sites;

� Avoid unnecessary whistling at sensitive cultural sites.


RHD RHD

Road Safety Increase in the number of roadaccidents & animals kills

� Speed limits shall be imposed. � Safety signal shall be displayed along the

road and speed limits be displayed as well as monitored especially along settlements;

� Traffic signs shall be provided to warn road users about speed limits, rest areas, eating establishments etc.

� Lanes, median, and sharp bends shall be reflectorized to improve road visibility at night time.

� Foot over bridge shall be provided near schools, markets, habitat areas for safe crossing of the roads

� Proper lighting shall be provided along the project road.

Along the road alignment particularly at road intersections

RHD RHD

Source: Environmental Impact Assessment, Elenga – Hatikamrul Road Subproject, Sub-regional Transport Project Preparatory Facility (Road Component: Package-1) (ADB Loan 2688-BAN). March 2015



87. Annex 6. Photographs of Project Site

Photo No. 01: Canal and Visitation along site project road at Bogura Cantonentment

Photo No. 02: Charmathata Bustand more chainaghe 15+100 Km



Photo 03: Mokamtola Intersection of the Project Road

Photo 04: Hatikamrul Intersection



Photo 05: RHD officers and Consultants at Tinmatha level crossing

Photo No. 06: Mokamtola Intersection



Photo No. 07 Sherpur Bazar

Photo No. 08: Gobindoganj Bazar along site the project road



Photo No. 09: Zora Bridge at chainage 7+983 Km

Photo No. 10: Canal along site the project road

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