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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN KABUL MUNICIPALITY

KABUL URBAN TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY

IMPROVEMENT (KUTEI) PROJECT

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN NCB Lots – 1, 2, 3 and 4

Prepared by: KUTEI Engineering Section

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Kabul Urban Transport Efficiency Improvement Project Environmental and Social Management Plan

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February 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

I INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 6

2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 6

2.1 PROJECT LOCATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 PROJECT BENEFITS ........................................................................................................................................ 10

3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ................................................................................................ 10

3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................... 10 3.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE ESMP ........................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................... 11 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS/CERTIFICATES ................................................................................................. 11 3.5 PREPARATION AND ORGANIZATION OF ESMP ............................................................................................ 12 3.6 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ............................................................................. 14

4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT MITIGATION ....................................................................... 16

4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CRITERIA .................................................................................................... 16 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................... 16 4.3 MITIGATION MEASURES ...................................................................................................................................... 16 4.4 GOOD CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES GUIDELINE AND CONTRACTOR’S CHECKLIST .................................. 26

5 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING PLAN ................................................................................ 35

5.1 WATER QUALITY .................................................................................................................................................. 35 5.2 AIR QUALITY ......................................................................................................................................................... 36 5.3 NOISE/ GROUND VIBRATION ................................................................................................................................ 36 5.4 SOCIAL IMPACTS .................................................................................................................................................. 37

6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................................................... 39

6.1 KEY AGENCIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 6.2 ROLE OF INVOLVED AGENCIES .............................................................................................................................. 39 6.3 REPORTING AND FOLLOW UP .............................................................................................................................. 40 6.4 PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ........................................................................................................................................... 41

7 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................................... 41

ANNEXURE - 1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................ 42

FINDINGS IN LOT - 1 .................................................................................................................................................. 42 PUBLIC CONSULTATION FINDINGS IN LOT - 2 .......................................................................................................... 43 PUBLIC CONSULTATION FINDINGS IN LOT -3 .................................................................................................... 44


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PUBLIC CONSULTATION FINDINGS IN LOT -4 .................................................................................................... 44

ANNEXURE – 2: GOOD CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES GUIDELINES........................................................... 46

INDEX OF GOOD CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES GUIDELINES .................................................................................... 46 GCP 01: CONSTRUCTION CAMPS AND LABOR CAMPS .................................................................................................. 47

WORKERS CAMP: ...................................................................................................................................................... 49

GCP 02: CONSTRUCTION PLANTS OPERATION ............................................................................................................ 50 GCP 03: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT / VEHICLES ....................................... 51 GCP 04: BITUMINOUS WORK .................................................................................................................................... 52 GCP 05 QUARRY OPERATION ................................................................................................................................... 53 GCP 06 IDENTIFICATION, OPERATION & REHABILITATION OF BORROW AREAS .................................................. 54 GCP 07 MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY ................................................................................................................. 56 GCP 08 FIRST AID, HEALTH CHECKUP AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM ....................................................... 56 SUGGESTED BASIC CONTENTS FOR FIRST AID BOX .................................................................................................... 58

ANNEXURE – 3: CONTRACTOR’S CHECKLIST ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES ............ 59

ANNEXURE-4: ORGANOGRAM SHOWING WORK FLOW FOR IMPLEMENTING ESMP ....................... 61

ANNEXURE-5: ESMP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE .................................................................................... 63

ANNEX: 6- FIGURES OF DIFFERENT ROAD SECTIONS. ................................................................................. 64

ANNEX: 7- COMPLAINTS REGISTRATION FORM.. .................................................................................... 64


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List of Acronyms

ARAZI ARTF ANDS AP BP

Afghanistan Land Authority Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund Afghanistan National Development Strategy Affected Person Bank Policy

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP ESSO GoA GRC HQ ICB IDA JICA KGRC KM KUTEI M&O LESA MAC CA MAFP MoI MoT NCB NGO NEPA OP/BP O&M PAP PMU RAP RoW SIA UXO TBD WB

Environmental and Social Management Plan Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer Government of Afghanistan Grievance Redress Committee Headquarters International Competitive Bidding International Development Association Japanese International Cooperation Agency KUTEI Grievance Redress Committee Kabul Municipality Kabul Urban Transportation Efficiency Improvement Maintenance & Operation Limited Environmental and Social Assessment Mine Action Clearance of Afghanistan Mobility Access Facilitation Plan Ministry of Interior Ministry of Transport National Competitive Bidding Non-Governmental Organization National Environment Protection Agency Operation Policy/Bank Procedure Operation and Maintenance Project Affected People Project Management Unit Resettlement Action Plan Right of Way Social Impact Assessment Unidentified Explosive Object To Be Discussed World Bank


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Executive Summary The Kabul Municipality (KM) has initiated an urban roads rehabilitation project in different selected districts of the city. It is financed through Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), to support and rehabilitate the existing urban roads being devastated from decades. This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) has been prepared to address the potentially negative environmental and social impacts of the proposed Project.

The KUTEI includes a comprehensive package of possible municipal infrastructure sub-projects whereas; the subprojects include road surface pavement, sanitation, pavement of the sidewalks and street lighting. KUTEI is a follow up of the Kabul Urban Road Improvement Project (KURIP) supported by the Bank. The total lengths of the selected roads are over 30 km in the most congesting parts of the city. Other components of the project include technical assistance and implementation support.

The selected sub-projects may have some potential negative social and environmental impacts. To address these impacts, ESMP has been prepared, which identifies the appropriate mitigation measures, defines the institutional arrangements for environmental and social management, specifies monitoring requirements, describe the documentation and capacity building protocols for effective implementation of ESMP.

The effective implementation, reporting and monitoring of ESMP will require capacity building of the core project staff that also include the staff of the potential contractors, and key representatives of the communities. The ESMP includes institutional arrangements for the environmental and social management of the project. Under these arrangements KUTEI has hired a safeguards specialist as well as an Environmental and Social Focal Points will also be nominated by each contractor. Furthermore, ESMP identifies the training needs of those of the focal points and the site engineers. The Focal Points will ensure implementation of ESMP in the sub-projects under KUTEI. The Project Management Unit (PMU) will be responsible for preparing ESMP implementation reports which will also be shared with the Bank.

A Grievance Redress/Complaint Handling Mechanism is a part of this ESMP. It also includes a separate mitigation plan for each type of sub-project. The plan will be made an integral part of the sub-project designs from proposal development through approval and implementation process.


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I INTRODUCTION This document briefly described the project, its benefit, the policy and legislative framework, as well as the aims and objectives of this Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). KURIP was the first phase of the current KUTEI project which completed in December 2011. This Phase included the design of a 70 km priority road network in selected four primary road corridors and the reconstruction of around 10 km roads through NCB. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Kabul Municipality (KM) own force took up some twenty kilometer of the remaining priority road network. Accordingly, there remained about 38 km of road needing reconstruction from the initial priority road network at the end of KURIP.

2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT The proposed follow on project builds upon KURIP (2007-2011) and its primary objective is to improve road conditions and traffic flow on the selected priority road segments. This would be achieved through improvement of the surfaces of the priority roads, provision of adequate side drains systems, improvement of traffic flow at intersections, provision pedestrian crossings and footpaths to reduce traffic congestion and promote safety.

The development objective of the project (PDO) is to improve transport services efficiency in selected corridors and build institutional capacity to strengthen service delivery. The grant from Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) will finance: Component A– Investments in Road Improvements and Transport Efficiency will be undertaken through two subcomponents, namely road rehabilitation on selected corridors and essential measures to improve transport services efficiency. Subcomponent A1 Civil works for road rehabilitation on selected corridors: The civil works are focused on the deteriorated road sections of about 32 km on the selected four corridors. The civil works include rehabilitation of road infrastructure. The work includes, where necessary: roadside drains; pedestrian sidewalks, street lights and traffic signals. The four corridors are either key radius roads or circular connecters of national highways to alleviate through traffic from coming into the city center. The sections to be rehabilitated have been selected in consultation with the MOI’s traffic department, and detailed designs were prepared under KURIP. Major aspects considered for the selection includes level of deterioration; observed or forecasted high volume of traffic; bottleneck in between rehabilitated sections, and potential corridors for public transport.

Subcomponent A2 Measures to improve the municipality’s efficiency of transport services: In light of the urgent needs for O&M, and improvements of overall transport services, including public transport; the


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following measures, including studies, designs and capacity building activities, have tentatively been selected. Component B Capacity building on project delivery efficiency: This component will support the implementation partners to strengthen their human resources and systems capacity in urban transport policy, transport planning and urban transport infrastructure construction and maintenance through technical assistance and south-south learning. This component will also support monitoring and evaluation and impact evaluation. Additionally, assistance will be offered to migrate selected functions of project implementation like financial management, procurement, monitoring and evaluation, technical and engineering design and troubleshooting to become core responsibilities of Kabul Municipality. Component C: Incremental Operating Costs, This component will support Kabul Municipality and Project Management Unit (PMU) to have adequate project management capacity to implement the proposed project efficiently by financing office equipment, furniture, consumables, and also salaries which consistent with norms approved under the Capacity Building for Results Program.

2.1 Project Locations The Project is located in the Kabul city covering 10.01 Km of few roads of district 3, 8 and 9. These roads connect most of the congesting road in the urban area which is a major concern for packaging the selected road segments where businesses shop, Government offices and other institutions are located. Therefore, the packages were designed to include roads in the close by vicinity for better management and planning.

Since the project is purely rehabilitation of the existing right of way (RoW) therefore, the pavement will follow the current roads alignment in four different lots.

The selected road segments (Lots No. 1, 2, 3 and 4) are located in five localities of Kabul city... Lot-1 is located in Macrorayn II and Macrorayan III Area, While Lot-2 is also located in two localities that the 1st is Macrorayn IV area, District 9, Kabul city. Similarly the second road of Lot-2 is located in front of Kabul Nandare building, district 8 Kabul city.

Lot – 3 covers two roads , the first location is Charahi Shahid and Pule Surkh area, District 3 and the second location is from Jamal Mena depo area to opposite of Agriculture Ministry area, District 3 Kabul city. Lot – 4 is located in one locality from Karte Mamorin area to Mirwais Maidan squear, district 3 Kabul city. Table: 1 hereunder shows the details of selected road segments for Lot 1, 2, 3 and 4, while Figure: 1 depicts the location of each subproject.

Table- 2 KUTEI Project Details of the Selected Road Segments for Lot 1, 2, 3 & 4


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FIGURE.1- Locations of the Selected Road Segments

2.2 Project Benefits A well-functioning urban road system is a basic requirement for transport services’ improvement as well as for all future development and environmental protection of the city. Further, construction of a sustainable side drain network will ensure that pooling of water on the roads and blocked drains will be avoided. This will have positive impact on public health as well as enhancing the life of the road pavement.

The proposed project will also result in improved traffic flows in improved corridors or segments of the City. The smooth flow of traffic will lead to reduction in travel time, traffic blocks, engine idle time and damage to motor vehicles. The ensuing benefits to public health and economy though marginal will also justify the project. It is believed that these measures would significantly reduce traffic congestions and air pollution of the city center, improve traffic safety and enhance transport efficiency. These positive outcomes of the Project will contribute to the overall wellbeing of the citizens of Kabul.

3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS 3.1 Environmental and Social Requirements Article 13 of the Environmental Act enacted by the Government of Afghanistan in 2006 prohibits any person from undertaking an activity or implementing a project, plan or policy that is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Article 14 presents the approval procedure while article 16 provides details of submitting information to National Environmental Protection Agency to decide on the type of environmental assessment required for approval. Depending on the nature of the adverse impact either an environmental impact statement or a comprehensive mitigation plan has to be prepared.

The proposed project does not envisage significant and irreversible adverse impacts on the environment and community, both. The identified adverse impacts are localized in spatial extent and short in duration and are manageable by implementing mitigation measures detailed in the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). Further, it is expected that the beneficial impacts of the project are significant. Therefore, a comprehensive mitigation plan, as specified in article 15 of the Law, has been prepared and incorporated in the ESMP. The project is subject to the legislation of the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the World Bank operational policies- OP4.01, Environmental Assessment and OP- 4.12 (Involuntary Resettlement.


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3.2 Objectives of the ESMP This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) is prepared as part of the project preparation phase and its objectives are;

• To comply with all the environmental and Social requirements of the Government of Afghanistan, including but not limited to the Environment Act of 2007 and its Regulations;

• To comply with the World Bank Policies; • To achieve sustainable, environmentally and socially acceptable development interventions for

KUTEI; • To sensitize KM and the contractors on environmental management.

In order to achieve the above objectives the following action has been taken in formulating the ESMP.

• Outlining measures to be adopted in project planning and design to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on environment and public, both;

• Formulating specific mitigation measures to avoid or minimize the adverse impacts; • Preparing a plan to monitor the implementation of the mitigation measures and their

effectiveness in combating the adverse impacts; • Establishing an institutional mechanism for ESMP implementation, monitoring and reporting

3.3 Environmental Management Specifications The Project contract documents prepared by the consultant will specify that the Kabul Municipality and construction contractors will implement the environmental and social management plan which is the objective of this report. In order to facilitate the implementation process during the construction phase, environmental safeguard specifications have been prepared as a standalone document which is included in the technical specifications of the bid documents.

3.4 Environmental Permits/Certificates Before commencement of project activities the project proponent, Kabul Municipality will have to submit an application to National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA) giving sufficient information to NEPA to determine the positive and negative impacts of the project. NEPA will then authorize the project with or without conditions. If NEPA considers the project to have significant adverse impacts it may require KM to submit an environmental impact statement or comprehensive mitigation plan upon receipt of which NEPA will issue the certificate of compliance.

As it is expected that around 42953 m3 of rocks would be required as base material where the contractor may have to depend on the supplies from crushers already established (eg. in Tangi Pul-e-Charkhi are in district


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12/Bene-Hesar in district 8/ Sang-e-Naweshta in District 20) or establish a quarry and crushing unit for this project. In the latter case the contractor will have to obtain pollution control permits from NEPA as per requirements of the Environmental Act EIA Regulations and also a Mining Contract from the Ministry of Mines.

The established crushers are registered with Ministry of Mines and have NEPA certificate and prior to signing contract for supplies the contractor will ask for NEPA clearance document and will included in project documents.

And similarly burrow pits used for extraction of fill material and waste material disposal sites will also require pollution control permits from the NEPA.

The regulatory requirements of the project are summarized below as Table -1

Table – 3 Regulatory Requirements Activity Applicable

Competent

Compliance

Responsibility

KUTEI Project

Activities

Environmental

Act & EIA

NEPA Certificate of

compliance

Kabul

Municipality Disposal of

construction

waste such as

stripped

Environmental

Act & EIA

Regulations

NEPA Certificate of

Compliance

Contractor/Consultant/Kabul

Municipality

Establishing &

operating stone

crusher & quarry

Environmental

Act & EIA

Regulations

NEPA Pollution Control

Certificate

Contractor

Extracting rock

material from

quarry;

Extracting fill

material from

Environmental

Act & EIA

Regulations;

Minerals Law

NEPA

Ministry of Mines

Mining Contract Contractor

3.5 Preparation and Organization of ESMP In preparing the Environmental Report the consultants held a series of public consultations with potential Project Affected Persons (PAPs), particularly in relation to mitigating the social impacts.


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Field visits were employed to identify environmental and social impacts of the project and to consult PAPs along the selected roads to obtain their views on mitigation measures and other aspects of environmental and social impact management. Discussions were also held with Kabul Municipality (KM), the World Bank country office and the National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA) in developing mitigation measures and preparing the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) taking into consideration ‘Environmental and Social Safeguard Framework for emergency reconstruction projects in Afghanistan as agreed between World Bank and Government of Afghanistan.


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3.6 Summary of Environmental and Social Impacts The project is expected to generate several beneficial impacts. Construction of a sustainable side drain network will ensure that pooling of water on the roads and blocked drains will be avoided.

This will have positive impact on public health as well as enhancing the life of the road pavement. Further, roads in good condition will reduce traffic blocks, engine idle time and damage to motor vehicles. The ensuing benefits to public health and economy though marginal will also justify the project.

Potential adverse impacts on the environment and public, which will be mainly limited to the Construction Phase, have also been identified and are listed below.

3.6.1 Construction Phase Community mobility and small business and shop owners: The subproject may affect adversely on either side of the roads during the construction and mitigation for these impacts will have to be pre-planned and commence prior to construction.

Surface water quality: The surface water bodies in close proximity to the project construction sites may deteriorate if erosion products and silt, construction material including burrowed fill material and sand, construction waste, water used in construction activities and domestic effluent from work camps are allowed to reach the receiving water bodies.

Ground water quality: It may also adversely affected by uncontrolled extraction of water and indiscriminate discharge of polluted water on open ground

Air quality: It may deteriorate the air quality due to emissions from plants such as crusher unit, hot mix plant, batching plant and mixer. Further, haulage of construction materials and equipment and haulage and disposal of stripped material and stripping of road pavement could add to air quality deterioration.

Noise and vibration levels: In and around the construction sites could increase as a result of operating construction machinery and during unloading and loading of material.

Soil: In excavated areas may erode and may be carried over by run off; Burrowed material may also be washed away or carried away by wind if not covered. Further, soil could become contaminated by accidental spillages of petroleum products and hazardous chemicals used at construction sites.

Handling and storage of hazardous material: May also contaminate the surrounding environment if these find their way in to the environment.

Disposal of spoil and construction waste: Such as stripped pavement material may also contaminate the surroundings and also ground water.

Location and Operation of Work Camps and Temporary Yards: May not only damage the immediate environment but also contaminate the surroundings with waste.


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Traffic and Pedestrian movement: May be affected adversely by road closures, storage of construction material and spoil and dust generated by construction activities.

Temporary changes to land use may occur if quarries and burrow pits are to be employed to extract base and fill material

Public health: Could also be adversely affected if water is allowed to pool in and around construction sites and camps, and by increased levels of dust and noise.

Occupational health and safety: The construction workers may be affected adversely due to hazardous working environments where high noise, dust, unsafe movement of machinery etc. may be present

Impacts on community: During the construction phase could also result from, construction workers developing conflicts with local community, spread of vector borne and communicable diseases from labor camps, and disruption of services and shifting of utilities

Land/assets Acquisition: None of the subproject involves land/assets acquisition impacts; because the sub-projects (all four lots) work comprises rehabilitation within the existing right of way. However, some of the roads are used by mobile vendors plying their trade within the right 0f way (e.g. Road W 6, W 8, W11, & W12). Further, some roads are used as market places and also for loading mini buses and buses (e.g. Road W 11 & W12). Income generation from these road based activities may be affected during construction unless a Mobility and Access Facilitation Plan (MAFP) and a construction schedule facilitating uninterrupted businesses is prepared and alternative sites are provided for these activities whenever income generation from the activities may be adversely affected.

All the above adverse impacts of construction phase are localized in spatial extent, temporary and short in duration and can be mitigated by good standard construction practices and mitigation measures detailed in the following section.

3.6.2 Operation Phase The adverse impacts during operation phase of the project are not very significant.

Air quality - levels of air pollutants could increase marginally as more vehicles would use the roads after rehabilitation

Noise levels may also marginally increase as more vehicles use the road at higher speeds

Road accidents may increase due to higher number of vehicles using the roads at increased speeds. If control measures are not adopted this could become a hazard to pedestrians, too.


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4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT MITIGATION 4.1 Environmental and Social Criteria Proper plans and engineering designs which take into consideration environmental and social aspects will avoid or minimize most of the potential adverse environmental impacts.

The environmental criteria used in planning and design phase are presented below as a check list which may be referred to in ascertaining whether environmental considerations have been incorporated.

Table -3 Checklists on Environmental Criteria for Planning and Design

Environmental Query Response 1 Has the quantity and source for extraction of construction material

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2 Has the quantity and source of water, energy inputs identified 3 Has sites been identified for safe disposal of construction waste 4 Has the design incorporated sustainable side drain network 5 Has the project considered required and reasonable road safety

4.2 Environmental Safeguards Although several objectives were cited earlier the main purpose of formulating the ESMP is to recommend a set of environmental and social safeguard measures to address the adverse environmental and social impacts of the project.

In preparing the safe guard measures the following order was adopted:

1. Avoiding the occurrence of adverse environmental impacts was the first priority;

2. Minimizing the adverse impact was considered next;

3. Mitigating the adverse impact to its full extent was considered next;

4. Compensation was considered when mitigation was not adequate.

4.3 Mitigation Measures In formulating the mitigation action for all three phases of the project the following approach was used:

Mitigation measures proposed should be:

1 Pragmatic - measures should be readily implementable, effective and practicable

2 Efficient - measures should effectively achieve the objectives of environmental management within the limits of available information, time and resources;

3 Adaptive - measures should be flexible in order that they can be adjusted to the realities, issues and circumstances of the project without compromising the ultimate objectives.


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The following mitigation activities have been formulated based on the above order of priority.

4.3.1 Pre-Construction Phase The Project related environmental and social impacts to be addressed during the pre-construction phase are mainly the social impacts e.g. disturbance of mobile vendors caused by construction activities and road closures. While community in the vicinity of the roads to be rehabilitated will be affected by road closures and marginal air quality deterioration and enhanced noise levels during the construction phase, the main groups of project affected persons (PAPs) are the small business and shop owners on either side of the roads.

Further, some part of the roads is used by mobile vendors plying their trade within the right of way (e.g. Road W-6, W-8, W-11 and W-12). Further, some roads are used as market places and also for parking (e.g. Road W-11). Income generation from these road based activities may be affected during construction unless a Mobility and Access Facilitation Plan (MAFP) and a construction schedule facilitating uninterrupted businesses is prepared and alternative sites are provided for these activities whenever income generation from the activities may be adversely affected. If it has been determined that construction schedule interrupts the businesses KUTEI ESSO in coordination with contractor and design review consultant will prepare MAFP and present to Kabul municipality for implementation.

Social Impacts (1) The objectives of the ESMP in regard to social aspects are:

• To ensure that adverse impacts on the community is avoided, mitigated or compensated • To ensure similar or better living conditions for project affected persons (PAPs) for the limited

period of time their livelihood may be interrupted.

(2) The mitigation measures recommended are:

• Schedule the construction activities to avoid or minimize impact on road side shops, businesses and houses.

• Prepare a coordinated Mobility and Access Facilitation Plan (MAFP) and construction schedule to avoid or minimize impact of construction related road closures and blocking of access to properties.

• Inform the potential PAPs of the MAFP and the schedule of construction activities and road closures.

• Provide alternative sites for vendors/micro businesses using or are in the right of way. These sites should be selected to facilitate equal or enhanced income/living conditions.

• Conduct public consultations on selection of alternatives site for vendor/micro business • Implement the Compensation Plan where necessary


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Preparation of the MAFP is of prime importance to avoid significant adverse impacts on the community, in

general, and on the, businesses and shops flanking and within the ROW, in particular. MAFP should be

prepared as soon as the contractor submits his construction plan to the Engineer. Kabul Municipality will be

instrumental in preparing the MAFP with the assistance of the Consultant and Contractor. This plan will take

into consideration the views expressed by the community on mitigating adverse impacts, recorded during the

Public Consultation process of the project design phase and presented as Annexure 2 of this document. By

careful planning and scheduling the construction activities and facilitating traffic on each road this plan will

ensure that the adverse effect on the income of the businesses and shops will be avoided or minimized, and

impact on access to all properties including businesses will be minimal. This plan will also include the

provision of alternative and acceptable sites to mobile vendors who conduct their business within the ROW.

KM/KUTEI Engineer will instruct the Contractor to amend his construction schedule to satisfy the

requirements of the MAFP.

It is also essential to ensure that significant adverse impacts on the above categories of people are avoided by

adopting the MAFP. In case where significant adverse impacts cannot be avoided by the MAFP an inventory

of losses (IOL) of the PAPs will have to be prepared to decide on the compensation required. Based on the

findings of the IOL a compensation plan will have to be prepared with the participation of the PAPS.

Hydrological Impacts (1)The objective of the ESMP in managing hydrological impact is:

• To facilitate efficient and uninterrupted drainage of surface peak runoff

(2) Mitigation measures recommended are:

• Design cost effective side drains to cater to runoff

Accessibility Impacts (1) The objective of the ESMP with regard to accessibility impacts is:

• To ensure that no accessibility problems would occur due to raising of road profile

(2) Mitigation measures recommended are:

• The road designs should match in with the existing footpaths and property entrances


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4.3.2 Construction Phase

Orientation for Contractors/Workers (1) The objectives of orientation for contractors/workers are:

• To ensure that the contractors and the workers understand the environmental requirements of the project and implementation of mitigation measures.

(2) The mitigation measures proposed in this regard are:

• Conducting special briefing and/or on-site training for the contractors and workers on the environmental requirement of the project

• Conducting briefing session as and when required

Water Quality (1) The objective of the ESMP with regard to water quality management is:

• To ensure adverse impacts on water quality caused by construction activities are minimized

2) The mitigation measures proposed in this regard are:

• Proper construction management including, training of operators and other workers to avoid pollution of water bodies by the operation of construction machinery and equipment

• Storage of lubricants, fuels and other hydrocarbons in self-contained enclosures • Disposal of water and waste products arising from the site via a suitably designed temporary

drainage system in a manner that will not cause pollution problems or other nuisance. • Proper disposal of solid waste from construction activities and labor camps • Cover the construction material and spoil stockpiles with a suitable material to reduce material

loss and sedimentation. • Temporary construction facilities including structures and material stockpiles shall be located at

least 50 m away from water bodies • Avoid disposal of wash water, solid waste as discarded packing etc., waste from concrete

agitator cleaning operations and excavated material on water bodies and wetlands adjacent to or in the vicinity of the sites

• Stripped materials such as from road pavement shall not be stored where natural drainage will be disrupted.

• Vehicles and equipment shall be maintained in good operable condition, ensuring no leakage of oil or fuel

• Regular checks shall be carried out on all equipment, plant and machinery


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• Servicing of vehicles, machinery and equipment at properly managed and equipped workshops where waste oil is collected and disposed of at approved locations

• Providing sanitation arrangements at work sites and temporary accommodation facilities to avoid release of waste water and sewage to drains or water bodies

Air Quality/Dust (1) The objective of the ESMP in relation to air quality management is:

- To minimize the air borne particulate matter released to the atmosphere

(2) The mitigation measures recommended to achieve this objective are:

• All heavy equipment and machinery shall be fitted in full compliance with the national and municipal regulations

• Plant and equipment using fuel that may produce high levels of air pollutants shall be used only with prior written consent of the National Environmental Protection Agency(NEPA),

• Stockpiled soil and sand shall be slightly wetted before loading, particularly in windy dry conditions

• Stockpiles of sand and aggregate greater than 20 m3 in volume shall be enclosed in walls extending above the pile and beyond its front face.

• Areas within the site where there is a regular movement of vehicles shall have an acceptable all-weather surface.

• Weigh hoppers shall be vented to a suitable filter. • Fuel efficient and well maintained haulage trucks with proper exhaust baffles shall be employed

to minimize exhaust emissions • All vehicles, while parked on the site shall have their engines turned off. • Using efficient equipment, machinery and vehicles with regular checking to affect necessary

corrections or repairs to ensure compliance with safety and air pollution requirements • Soil, sand and other construction material in storage and in transit shall be covered • Effective water sprays shall be used during the delivery and handling of all sand and aggregate

and other similar material when dust is likely to be created and to dampen them during dry, windy weather.

• Providing barriers in locations where strong winds are likely to blow away dust and debris • Spraying of bare areas and roads used for haulage of material with water • Washing of tires and lower body of vehicles when moving out from the construction site • Selection of sites for material extraction away from residential areas to reduce impact of dust

Noise/ Vibration

(1) The objectives of the ESMP in relation to noise and ground vibration management are:


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• To minimize noise level increases during construction operations. • To minimize/avoid ground vibration due to construction operations

(2) The mitigation measures recommended in this regard are:

• All powered mechanical equipment and machinery shall be fitted with noise abating gear such as mufflers for effective sound reducing, in full compliance with the national and municipal regulations.

• As far as possible, the operation of heavy equipment shall be conducted in daylight hours. • Construction equipment which generates excessive noise/vibration shall be isolated • Well maintained haulage trucks will be used with speed controls • Taking reasonable measures as installing acoustic screens to minimize noise near noise sensitive

areas such as schools and places of worship • Responsibility for rectifying damages caused by vibration generated from or by the use of any

equipment, machinery and haulage vehicles to be borne by the contractor.

Soil Erosion/Surface Run-off (1) The objectives of the ESMP in relation to soil erosion/surface run-off management are:

• To minimize soil erosion • Minimize carryover of eroded soil particles by surface run-off

(2) The mitigation measures recommended include:

• Back-fill should be compacted properly in accordance with design standards. • In the short-term, either temporary or permanent drainage works shall protect all areas

susceptible to erosion, flood damage and silt transport/sedimentation. • Measures shall be taken to prevent ponging of surface water and scouring of slopes. • Newly eroded channels shall be backfilled and restored to natural contours • Use of silt traps where earthworks are carried out adjacent to water bodies,

Handling and Storage of Hazardous Materials (1) The objective of the ESMP in relation to handling and storage of construction material management is:

• To minimize contamination of the immediate surroundings


• Hydrocarbons and hazardous materials shall be stored on impervious ground under cover; the area shall be constructed as a spill tray to avoid spread of accidental spills.

• Safe ventilation for storage of volatile chemicals shall be provided. • Access to areas containing hazardous substances shall be restricted and controlled. • All hot mix plant, crushing plant, workshops, depots and temporary workers accommodation

facilities shall be sited in approved locations


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• Refrigerants and fire extinguishing agents shall be in accordance with the “Montreal Protocol”.

Spoil and Construction Waste Disposal (1) The objectives of the ESMP in relation to spoil and construction waste disposal management are:

• To minimize the generation of spoil and construction waste • To optimize the reuse of spoil and construction waste • To ensure safe and proper disposal of spoil and construction waste

(2) The mitigation measures include:

• Estimating the amounts and types of spoil and construction waste to be generated by the project; It is expected that a large quantity of pavement material including bitumen will be generated by the project

• Investigating whether the waste such as stripped pavement material can be reused in the project or by other interested parties.

• Identify potential safe disposal sites close to the project sites and in consultation with NEPA and KM investigate the environmental conditions of the disposal sites and prepare recommendation on most suitable and safe sites.

• Unsuitable excavated material (bitumen and other construction debris) should be transferred and disposed in designated locations agreed to by relevant organizations.

• The disposal site shall be far from ground water resources and away from low-lying areas. • Unsuitable excavated materials should be systematically carried away from areas prone to

erosion. • Reuse of waste materials wherever possible. • Used oil and lubricants shall be recovered and reused or removed from the site in full compliance

with the national and local regulations. • Oil wasted, debris or other waste material must not be burned.

Work Camp/Temporary Yard Operation and Location (1) The objective of the ESMP in relation to work camp /temporary yard operation and location is:

• To ensure that the operation of work camps does not adversely affect the surrounding environment and residents in the area

(2) The mitigation measures recommended in this regard are:

• Identify location of work camps in consultation with the KM and Shura committee/Business

association; where possible, camps shall not be located near settlements or near water supply intakes.


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• Cutting of trees shall be avoided and removal of vegetation shall be minimized. • Water and sanitary facilities shall be provided for employees. • Solid waste and sewage shall be managed according to the national and municipal regulations.

As a rule 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 Contractor shall organize and maintain a waste separation, collection and transportation system.

• The Contractor shall ensure that all liquid and solid hazardous and non-hazardous waste are separated, collected and disposed of according to NEPA and KM requirements and regulations.

• At conclusion of the project, all debris and waste shall be removed. All temporary structures, including office buildings, shelters and toilets, shall also be removed.

• Exposed areas shall be planted with suitable vegetation. • The Engineer shall inspect and report that the camp has been vacated and restored to pre-project

conditions.

Safety Precautions for the Workers (1) The objective of the ESMP in relation to safety precautions of the workers is:

• To ensure safety of workers


• Providing adequate warning signs • Providing workers with skull guard or hard hat and other safety gear • The Contractor shall instruct his workers in health and safety matters, and require the workers to

use the provided safety equipment. • Establish all relevant safety measures as required by law and good engineering practices • Training and briefing of workers on safety precautions, their responsibility for their safety and

the safety of others, • Ensuring that vehicle and equipment operators are properly licensed and trained • Arranging for provision of first aid facilities, rapid availability of trained paramedical personnel,

and emergency transport to nearest hospital with accident and emergency facilities • Allocation of responsibilities to ensure that these arrangements are in place • Arranging for regular safety checks of vehicles and material, and allocation of responsibility for

checking • Ensuring that material extraction operations are supervised and carried out by trained and

experienced staff


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Traffic Management (1) The objective of traffic management is

• To minimize disturbances to vehicular traffic and pedestrians during road closures for construction activities, haulage of construction materials, spoil and equipment and machinery

(2) The mitigation measures recommended are:

• Formulation and implementation of a construction related traffic management plan • Installation of traffic warning signs, and enforcing traffic regulations during transportation of

materials, equipment & machinery • Conducting awareness programs on safety and proper traffic behavior in densely populated areas

near the construction sites • Assign traffic control personnel • Providing alternative access to pedestrians • Select quarry and borrow sites that are served by roads of adequate capacity for heavy trucks;

Where minor roads cannot be avoided include provision for repair and restoration • Loading and operating speeds of haulage vehicles shall be controlled • Repair damages to roads caused by haulage of construction materials, spoil and equipment and

machinery • If local road are used for transportation, approval shall be taken from local authorities

Social Impacts The sub projects do not involve acquisition of private land/asset because the project will be implemented

within the available right of way. However, the activities will cause localized and temporary impact such as

disturbance to the street vendors and other foreseeable social related impacts, would be limited to the

following listed below;

(1) The objectives of the ESMP in relation to social impact management are:

• To ensure minimum impacts from construction labor force • To ensure minimum impact on public health • To minimize impact of severance of utilities during construction

(2) The mitigation measures proposed include:

• Conflicts with local community should be avoided • Potential for spread of vector borne and communicable diseases from labor camps shall be

avoided • Competition with locals for resources will be avoided • Workers should be made aware to avoid conflict situations • Inform the public on timing and duration of any disruption to water, electricity, postal,

telecommunications or other services


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• Avoid damage to utilities by ensuring that vehicles and equipment are operated by trained personnel, and that operations are adequately supervised

• Inform the affected community of schedule if utilities have to be moved or services interrupted

4.3.3 Operational Phase In order to achieve sustainability of the development works, it is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of

mitigation measures even after construction, as some adverse environmental impacts may result from the

operation of the Project facilities.

As the proposed rehabilitation work will facilitate smooth flow of traffic it is expected that exhaust emissions

and noise emanation from vehicular traffic will not increase significantly. However, if the number and speed

of vehicles plying these roads increase there may be marginal increases in exhaust emissions and noise

levels. Therefore, in order to reap the full environmental benefits of the proposed activities and ensure

environmental enhancement it would be necessary to implement the following which are beyond the purview

of this project and may require national level involvement.

Air Quality (1) The objective of the ESMP in relation to air quality management is

• To minimize air pollution from road usage.

(2) The mitigation measures proposed are:

• Formulation and strict enforcement of regulations on vehicle emissions subsequent to an awareness program

• Provision of a vegetated barrier on either side of the roads to arrest the spread of air borne particles to residential areas

Noise

(1)The objective of the ESMP in relation to noise /ground vibration management is:

• To minimize and/ or avoid the noise level enhancement resulting from road traffic.

(2) The mitigation measures recommended for this purpose are:


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• Formulation and strict enforcement of regulations for noise level control, subsequent to an awareness program

• In sensitive areas such as schools, places of worship, hospitals and libraries, sound barriers including beams and tree linings will have to be employed.

Road Safety (1)The objective of the ESMP in relation to Road safety is

- To ensure safety of road users

(2) The mitigation measures recommended for this purpose are:

• Formulating regulations to impose speed limits, road discipline and pedestrian safety • Enforcing regulations with awareness building

The complete Environmental Management Plan for KUTEI is summarized as Table – 3 below.

4.4 Good Construction Practices Guideline and Contractor’s Checklist The environmental specifications included in the tender documents have specified safeguard measures to

protect the environment and public. However, to further assist the contractor in achieving environmental and

social objectives of the project the ESMP also includes Good Construction Practices Guidelines as Annexure

- 3 and Contractor’s Check list as Annexure - 4

The Guidelines for the Contractor on good-practices for key activities and operations are not exhaustive or

complete and thus the Contractor may adopt practices which are more suitable or specific to the nature and

type of actual works to be undertaken considering the possible / potential risks / hazards involved with due

regard to proposed environmental and social mitigation measures.

The Contractor’s Checklist provides a tool for planning and managing environmental issues proactively. It

contains the key environmental and social issues that the Contractor should address during the construction

phase. It will also assist and guide the Contractor in determining the mitigation measures required during

construction.

Table – 4: Environmental and Social Management Plan

Environmental

Mitigation Measures Timing Cost

Institutional Responsibility

Environmental C

Mitigation Measures Timing Cost E i

Implementation

Monitoring/ Supervision

Pre-Construction Stage Income reduction of businesses and shop keepers and vendors both within the right of way and outside

• As soon as the construction schedule is prepared prepare a coordinated Mobility and Access Facilitation Plan (MAFP) to avoid/minimize impacts on business owners/shop keepers and households

• Inform the potential PAP of MAFP, the schedule of construction activities/road closures

• Provide alternative sites for vendors/micro businesses and others using right of way.

• Where alternative arrangements are unable to avoid significant income losses identify these locations and prepare an inventory of potential PAPs and income loss/loss of abode

• Prepare a compensation plan with public consultations

• Implement compensation plan whenever PAPs are affected significantly

Before

Construction

To be

determine

d

KUTEI/CNS/C

ontractor

KUTEI/

NEPA Impedance to surface runoff

• Design cost effective side drains Pre-constructio n

Design cost

CNS, KUTEI

Construction Stage Inadequate awareness of Environmental Requirements

• Conducting special briefing and/or on-site training for the contractors and workers on the environmental requirement of the project

• Conducting briefing session as and when required

Before construction;

Continued through

construction phase

Enginee

ring cost Contractor/C

NS CNS,

KUTEI Impacts on Water Quality

• Proper construction management including training of operators and other workers to avoid pollution of water bodies caused by the operation of construction machinery and equipment

• Storage of lubricants, fuels and other hydrocarbons

Throughout the construction

phase

Engineeri ng cost

Contractor CNS,

KUTEI


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Environmental



Environmental C


Implementati on


in self-contained enclosures • Proper disposal of water and wastewater generated

by construction activities • Proper disposal of solid waste from construction

activities and labor camps • Covering the construction material and spoil stockpiles

with a suitable material to reduce material loss and sedimentation.

• Avoiding temporary construction facilities and stockpiling of materials close to water bodies and wetland areas

• Avoid disposal of wash water and other construction related waste on water bodies and wetland areas

• Stripped material shall not be stored where natural drainage will be disrupted.

• Vehicles and equipment shall be maintained in good operable condition, ensuring no leakage of oil or fuel

• Servicing of vehicles, machinery and equipment at properly managed and equipped workshops where waste oil is collected and disposed at approved locations

• Providing sanitation arrangements at work sites and temporary accommodation facilities to avoid release of waste water and sewage to drains or water bodies

Impacts on Air Quality/Dust

• All heavy equipment and machinery shall be in full compliance with the national and municipal regulations for emissions

• NEPA approval must be obtained prior to using plant and equipment generating excessive air pollutants


phase

Engineeri ng cost

Contractor CNS,

KUTEI


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Environmental



Environmental C


Implementati on


shall be employed • Using efficient plant and machinery, maintaining

these in good condition and ensuring these are operated by trained and qualified personnel

• Stockpiled sand and aggregate shall be enclosed • Stockpiled soil and sand shall be slightly wetted

before loading, particularly in dry windy conditions • Parked vehicles on site will have their engines turned

off • Vehicles transporting soil, sand and other

construction material shall be covered • Spraying of water during delivery and handling of

dust generating material • Providing all weather surface in areas where regular

movement of vehicles are expected • Procurement of efficient plant & machinery,

maintenance of these in good conditions, and operated by trained and qualified personnel

• Washing tires and lower body of vehicles exiting from sites

• Selection of sites for material extraction away from

Increase in level of Noise / Vibration

• All powered equipment and machinery shall be fitted with noise abating gear such as mufflers in full compliance with the national and municipal regulations.

• As a rule, the operation of heavy equipment shall be conducted in daylight hours.

• Construction equipment, which generates excessive noise shall be isolated

• Well maintained haulage trucks shall be used with speed controls

• Taking reasonable measures to minimize

Throughout the

construction

phase

Engineeri

ng cost Contractor CNS,

KUTEI


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Environmental



Environmental C


Implementati on


noise/vibration near noise sensitive areas such as schools and places of worship

• Responsibility of rectifying damages from construction related vibration to be borne by the contractor

Sedimentation of Streams and Water Bodies

• Back-fill should be compacted properly in accordance with design standards.

• In the short-term, either temporary or permanent drainage works shall protect all areas susceptible to erosion.

• Measures shall be taken to prevent ponding of surface water and scouring of slopes.

• Newly eroded channels shall be backfilled and restored to natural contours.

• Use of silt traps where earthworks are carried out adjacent to water bodies

Throughout the

construction

phase

Engineeri

ng cost

Contractor CNS,

KUTEI Pollution by Construction Material

• Hydrocarbons and hazardous material shall be stored on impervious ground under cover.

• The storage area shall be constructed as a spill tray • Safe ventilation for storage of volatile chemicals

shall be provided. • Access to areas containing hazardous substances

shall be restricted and controlled. • All hot mix plant, crushing plant, workshops, depots

and temporary workers accommodation facilities shall be sited in approved locations

• Refrigerants and fire extinguishing agents shall be in accordance with the “Montreal Protocol”

Throughout the

construction phase

Engineeri ng cost

Contractor CNS,

KUTEI Spoil and Construction Waste Disposal

• Estimating the amounts and types of spoil and construction waste to be generated by the project.

• Investigating whether the waste can be reused in the project or by other interested parties.

• Identify potential safe disposal sites close to the


phase

Engineeri ng cost

Contractor CNS,

KUTEI


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Environmental Concern

Mitigation Measures Timing Cost Estimate


Environmental C


Implementation


Project and investigate the environmental conditions of the disposal sites and prepare recommendation of most suitable and safest sites.

• Reuse of waste material and use of designated disposal sites

• Unsuitable excavated materials should be systematically carried away from the areas prone to erosion.

• Used oil and lubricants shall be recovered and reused or removed from the site in full compliance with the national and municipal regulations.

• Oil wasted, debris and other waste shall not be burned.

Work camp and Temporary yard Location and operation

• Identify location of work camp/office sites and temporary yards in consultation with KM and Shura

• Committee/Business Association; wherever possible, camps shall not be located near settlements or near drinking water supply intakes.

• Cutting of trees shall be avoided and removal of vegetation shall be minimized.

• Water and sanitary facilities shall be provided for employees.

• Solid waste and sewage shall be managed according to the national and municipal regulations. As a rule 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 Contractor shall organize and maintain a waste separation, collection and transportation system.

• The Contractor shall document that all liquid and • solid hazardous and non-hazardous waste are

Throughout the

construction

phase

Engineeri

ng

cost

Contractor CNS,

KUTEI


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Environmental



Environmental C


Implementation


separated, collected and disposed of according to • NEPA and KM requirements and regulations. • Water logging and ponging shall be avoided • At conclusion of the project, all debris and waste shall

be removed. All temporary structures, including office buildings, shelters and toilets, shall also be removed.

• Exposed areas shall be planted with suitable vegetation. • The Engineer shall inspect and report that the camp

has been vacated and restored to pre-project conditions.

Safety and Precaution for the Workers

• Providing adequate warning signs • Providing workers with skull guard or hard hat and

other safety devices. • The Contractor shall instruct his workers in health and

safety matters, and require the workers to use the provided safety equipment.

• Establish all relevant safety measures as required bylaw and best engineering practices

• Training and briefing of workers on safety precautions, their responsibility for their safety and the safety of others

• Ensuring that vehicles and equipment operators are properly licensed and trained

• Arranging for provision of first aid facilities, rapid availability of trained paramedical personnel, and emergency transport to nearest hospital with accident and emergency facilities

• Allocation of responsibilities to ensure that the safety arrangements are in place

• Arranging for regular safety checks of vehicles and material, and allocation of responsibility for

Throughout the

construction

phase

Engineeri

ng

cost

Contractor/C

NS

CNS, KUTEI


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Environmental



Environmental C


Implementation


checking • Ensuring that material extraction operations are

supervised and carried out by trained and experienced staff

Traffic Condition • Formulation and implementation of a construction related traffic management plan

• Installation of traffic warning signs, and enforcing traffic regulations during transportation of materials and equipment & machinery

• Conducting awareness programs on safety and proper traffic behavior in densely populated areas near the construction sites

• Assign traffic control personnel • Provide alternative access to pedestrians • Select quarry and borrow sites that are served by

roads of adequate capacity for heavy trucks; Where minor roads cannot be avoided include provision for repair and restoration

• Repair damages to roads caused by haulage of construction materials, spoil and equipment and machinery

• Loading and operating speed of vehicles shall be controlled

• If local road are used for transportation, obtain approval from local authorities

With commencemenof

construction and continued

Engineering cost

Contractor

CNS, KUTEI

Social Impacts • Conflicts with local community should be avoided • Potential for spread of vector borne and

communicable diseases from labor camps shall be avoided

• Competition with locals for resources will be avoided • Inform the public on timing and duration of any

disruption to water, poser, telecommunications or other services


phase

Engineering

cost

Contractor CNS,

KUTEI


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Environmental



Environmental C


Implementation


• Reduce risk of accidental damage by ensuring that vehicles and equipment are operated by trained personnel, and that operations are adequately supervised

Operation Stage Air quality/Dust • Formulation and strict enforcement of the

regulations subsequent to an awareness program • Provision of a vegetated barrier to arrest the spread

of air borne particles to residential areas

During the operational

phase

To be determined

NEPA NEPA

Noise / Vibration • Formulation and strict enforcement of the regulations subsequent to an awareness program

• Providing sound barriers in sensitive areas such as schools, places of worship, hospitals and libraries

During the operational

phase

To be determined

NEPA NEPA

Road Safety • Formulating regulations to impose speed limits, road discipline and pedestrian safety

• Enforcing regulations with awareness building During the

operational phase

To be determined

NEPA

CNS - Consultant KM - Kabul Municipality NEPA - National Environmental Protection Agency KUTEI – Kabul Urban Transport Efficiency Improvement


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5 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING PLAN The mitigation measures proposed in the environmental management plan will be carried out by the

responsible agencies. However, to ascertain whether the mitigation measures are implemented

properly and whether the implemented measures are capable of mitigating the adverse impacts as

intended, it is essential to conduct environmental monitoring.

Air quality of Kabul is already polluted according to NEPA and the general water quality in Kabul is

also reported to be below the acceptable standards. Further, the increase in air and water pollution

and noise levels due to project activities are anticipated to be marginal. Considering the above and

the paucity of agencies capable of conducting environmental monitoring in Afghanistan a practicable

monitoring plan has been prepared including only the essentials.

Among the environmental monitoring parameters considered in the environmental management

plan, the items mentioned below were prioritized for inclusion in the monitoring plan:

Water quality (surface water and ground water)

Air quality

Noise levels

Social impacts

Regarding sampling locations for monitoring, the EMO/EMR will identify these in consultation with

KM, NEPA and considering the lay out and nature of each site and public complaints.

5.1 Water Quality (1) The objective for monitoring water quality is

- To avoid contamination of water bodies by construction and construction related activities such as accidental oil spills, disposal of solid waste, spoil, construction material and domestic wastewater (2) Parameters to be monitored are: pH Suspended solids (SS); Chemical oxygen demand (COD); Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Dissolved oxygen (DO); Conductivity; Total coli forms; Fecal coli forms; Oil and grease


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(3) Frequency

- On complaints during construction (4) Responsible agency

-Afghan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Ministry of Urban Development

Affairs

(For physical and chemical analysis); - Bacteriology Laboratory of Water and Food, Afghan

Public health Institute, Ministry of Public Health (for Microbiological Analysis)/ under

contract to KM.

5.2 Air quality (1) The objective of monitoring air quality is

- To minimize the air pollution in both construction and operation phases.

(2) The following Parameters have been selected for monitoring air quality:

- Sulfur dioxide

- pM10- suspended particulate matter

(3) Frequency

- Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) for 8 hours and Sulphur dioxide on complains during

construction

(4) Responsible agency

- NEPA under contract to KM

5.3 Noise/ Ground Vibration (1) The objective of noise and ground vibration monitoring is

- To minimize the noise emission

- To minimize and /or avoid ground vibration

(2) Parameters

-LAeq

(3) Frequency

- During construction, noise levels (one hour for day time and 5 minutes for nighttime) and

ground vibration should be carried out on complaints from residents.


- KM


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5.4 Social Impacts Monitoring of social impacts will be carried out based on the guidelines prepared by the Consultant

prior to commencement of construction.

(1) The objectives of monitoring social impacts are:

- To ensure access to houses and business premises/shops are not blocked and alternative accesses

and, when required, alternative sites for businesses/services are provided

- To ensure minimum disturbance to community mobility

- To identify residual adverse impacts on income generation of PAPs

- To ensure that PAPs are compensated for their losses during construction

(2) The items to be monitored are:

- Adverse effects of road closures and blocked access to houses, business places and social

infrastructure etc.

- Impact on income levels

- Suitability of alternative accesses and sites

- Impact on female headed families and disadvantaged PAPs

- When payment of compensation is required implementation of compensation plan

- Potential conflict situations

(3) Monitoring will commence as soon as construction is started and continue till the completion of

the project.

(4) Monitoring will be assigned to a monitoring committee (MC) consisting of KM(KUTEI, SE),

Consultant (EMO), a representative nominated by NEPA and representatives of Business

associations and community.


- KM

The monitoring activities are summarized in Table - 5 below:


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Table- 5 Environmental Monitoring Plan Items

Parameters Responsibility During- Frequency

Construction Operation

Water

quality

- pH - Oil/Grease

- DO - Lead

- BOD - Total Coli forms

- COD - Fecal Coli forms

SS

KM, Consultant KM/NEPA On complains

during

construction;

Air

quality/Dust

-Sulphur dioxide

- pM10

KM KM/NEPA Eight (8) hours

SPM

on complains

during

Noise/

ground

vibration

Mean sound level (Leq )

Day-night sound level (Ldn)

KM KM/NEPA On complaints,

noise levels (one

hour LA eq for day

time and 5 minutes

for night time);

Ground vibration

Monitoring

shouldbe carried

Social

Impacts

- Adverse effects as blocked access

to Business places, social

infrastructure etc.

- Adequacy of MAFP and alternate

accesses and alternate sites

provided

- Identification of PAPs

- Impact on income levels of PAPs

- Impact on female headed and

vulnerable families and

disadvantaged

KM KM Pre-construction

phase and

continue till

completion of

construction


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6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

Overview Well defined roles and responsibilities and adequate institutional arrangements are central to the

effective implementation of the environmental safeguard measures outlined in the foregoing ESMP.

Accordingly, details of institutional arrangements and the roles and responsibilities of the various

institutions in the implementation of the ESMP are discussed below.

The KM’s PMU has hired a Safeguard focal point with a clear ToR, who will be responsible for day

to day monitoring, reporting and conduct of safeguards training and capacity building to both PMU

and relevant contractor’s staff.

6.1 Key Agencies The Key Agencies which have to play major roles in the implementation of the ESMP are:

1. KUTEI, Kabul Municipality

2. Consultant

3. The Contractor;

4. National Environmental Protection Agency

5. Wherever feasible, the Shura Committee/Business Associations

The ESMP implementation organ gram is shown in Annexure - 5. This illustrates the linkages

between the key stakeholders. More specifically, the above mentioned Agencies are involved in

ESMP implementation during construction stage.

6.2 Role of Involved Agencies The Kabul Municipality is the Project executing agency. Kabul Municipality also has the

responsibility of ensuring that the ESMP is properly implemented. Therefore, it is expected that KM

will facilitate establishing best construction practice modality together with the Consultant and the

contractor(s), particularly in regard to ESMP implementation.

The planning and design of the project for the full 70 km has been entrusted to the consultant

(SMEC International). The Consultant supervised the construction of 11.7 km. Thus, the main

responsibility of monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the ESMP will lie with anew

Consultant for the 31.85 km for KUTEI projects. Therefore, the Consultant through their EMO will

be responsible for regular supervision and reporting on ESMP implementation by the contractor.


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The contractor(s) entrusted with the task of rehabilitating the roads and drain system will be the main

player(s) responsible for implementing the environmental mitigation measures recommended for the

construction phase. The implementation of the ESMP will be managed by the contractor and the

contractor’s Environmental Management Representative (EMR) will be primarily responsible for

daily inspection and monitoring of ESMP implementation. The Contractor will submit to the

Engineer an Action Plan for implementing the ESMP, before commencing construction activities.

EMR will conduct day to day inspections and regular auditing with assistance from the EMO to

ensure the

Action Plan is followed.

6.3 Reporting and Follow up EMR will prepare monthly and incident reports which will be submitted by the contractor to the

consultant who will submit the reports to KUTEI, KM with their comments, observations and

recommendations. KUTEI, KM will send feed back to the contractor through the consultant or

directly when urgent action is required. The monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the

follow up action will also be part of the duties of the EMO.

The KUTEI, KM has already assigned Environmental Safeguard Specialist who will be responsible

to track the implementation of ESMP, also the consultant has role of supervision and report any

deficiencies to KUTEI Environmental Safeguard Sepcialist.

KUTEI, KM will prepare and submit quarterly project environmental and social management reports

to NEPA who will convene project environmental management meetings when necessary to discuss

and instruct on the environmental and social management aspects of the project. KUTEI, KM, the

Consultant and the Contractor will participate at the meetings.

Wherever possible, representatives of Shura Committee/Business Association will also be co-opted

to the meeting when required for investigation of complaints.


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6.4 KUTTEI Grievance Committee

If a grievance cannot be resolved through community dialogue and or at project level, a copy of the registered submission will be forwarded by a member of the PMU to a designated member of the KGRC. This committee will be comprised members from KM, local district office, contractor, KUTEI Safeguards Officer, and community member. Please see annex-7: Complaint Registration Form.

7 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE The implementation schedule for the ESMP has been prepared taking into consideration the

provisional time schedules for preparing bid documents, awarding of tenders and start of

construction.

As soon as the notification to proceed is received the contractor is expected to prepare and submit a

plan of action detailing the means by which the construction related environmental and social

mitigation measures recommended in the ESMP will be implemented. While the Contractor will

strictly follow the Action Plan, mitigation action required at the pre-construction phase already have

been implemented by KM.

Key elements of the implementation schedule are as listed below:

• Preparation and submission of the Action Plan • Nominating Environmental Management Representative • Finalizing site(s) and layout plan(s) for construction camps/temporary yards

incorporating environmental requirements • Preparation and submission of Mobility and Access Facilitation Plan (MAFP) and

Construction Schedule • Informing public of MAFP and alternative access and alternative sites • Implementation of mitigation and enhancement measures • Environmental auditing (Contractor, Consultant) • Monitoring and reporting on ESMP implementation (Contractor, KUTEI, KM)

Implementation Schedule is presented in Annexure – 6


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ANNEXURE - 1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION FINDINGS in Lot - 1

Serial

N

Name Sectio

Location (Rd Name,

Rd N )

Family Income/Afs

Nature of Impact Mitigation Suggestions

1

Dagarwal Haji Gul

A Middle Road, 3rdMacrorayan

Road closing will create many problems but still we are happy for the road

If possible it is better to start repairing on one half of the road width

2 Walid A Macrorayan II Less people will come for purchasing

Company should finish the work as soon as possible

3

Farhad

A Macrorayan II There will be a lot of dust. Sprinkling of water may help to reduce dust

4

N ib ll h

A

M II

The project should not create a lot of dust and mud

Project should provide water for sprinkle in order to reduce dust

5

Moohammad k ll

A

Macrorayan II

Duration of project Implementation should take short time

6 Haji Sarwar

residence

A Macrorayan II By closing the road, transport

facility locations will be changed

The implementation time should be short

7 Alam Gul

English Burger

A Macrorayan II There may be a lot of dust and mud

Work during the night, Sprinkle of water and work in one side first and then in another side

8 Aziz Mohammad Taxi Driver

A Macrorayan II Income will decrease about 50%, and there will be a lot of dust

Work during the night will help the side effects to be decreased


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Public Consultation Findings in Lot - 2

Serial

N

Name Sectio

Location (Rd Name,

Rd N )

Family Income/Afs

Nature of Impact Mitigation Suggestions

1 Khawja Agha

Fruit Seller

A Macrorayan IV, Banayee-Airport Road

Our income will decrease Needs to work first in one side and after that in another side

2 Esmatullah Fruit Seller


We have to move at that time There is need to have an alternative place

3 MujibTire Puncture repair man


Income will be decrease even if you resettle us in another area

If possible it is better to hire us as unskilled labor to work

4 Nader

Silo Breads Seller

A Macrorayan IV Income will be decrease even if we resettled in another area

Another option is to work as an unskilled labor in this project

6 Ahmad Sear From Block 19

A Macrorayan IV Dust, crowd in streets Sprinkle Water, Work in one side first and at the end of the project trees should be considered

7 Hanifullah residence of Block 19

A Macrorayan IV It will take time to go somewhere

It is better to work in one side first and a proper place should be assigned for fruit sellers and second -hand sellers


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PUBLIC CONSULTATION FINDINGS in Lot -3

Serial

No

Name Section Location (Rd Name,

Rd No)

Family Income/Afs

Natur

e of

I

Mitigation

Suggestions

1 Abdul Manaf Fuel Seller

C Jamal Meena Dust, and bother selling

Work should be started in one side and it should have good quality 2 Ahmad Seer Book

Seller C Jamal Meena Dust The

implementation time should be as short as possible 3 Abaas Bus Driver

(Townace) C Pul-e-Surkh Location The drivers will

change the stop location.

4 Abdul Waheed

(Haji Aziz Bakery)

C Pul-e-Surkh Shortage of people to purchase

Work should be started in one side first, then in other side 5 Ghulam Abas

Fuel Seller

C

Char rahi Shaheed

Dust will cause problem

Sprinkling of water is a solution to decrease dust

6 Mohammad Omer Char rahi Shaheed

Dust will be a problem

Water to be sprinkled

PUBLIC CONSULTATION FINDINGS in Lot -4

Serial

No

Name Section Location (Rd Name,

Rd No)

Family Income/Afs Nature of

Impact

Mitigation

Suggestions

1 Abdul Karim

Restaurant worker

C Silo main road

Our income will decrease

If possible it is better to start repairing on one half of the road width


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2 Naemat Akhtari

Shop keeper

C Silo main road

We have to move at that time

First you should start

repairing half of the width of the road and then the other part

3 Driver (Taxi) C Silo main road

Income will be decrease even if you resettle us in another area

The drivers will change the stop location.

4 Atiqullah

C Silo main road

Income will be decrease even if we resettled in another area

Working during the night

on the road would be much better

5 Ghulam mahbub

(Resident of the area)

C Silo main road

Dust, crowd in streets

It is better to not close the

road and foot path;

6 Enayat (resident of blaks)

C Silo main road

It will take time to go somewhere

It is better to start the project during the night


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ANNEXURE – 2: GOOD CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES GUIDELINES Index of Good Construction Practices Guidelines

Ref No Construction Activity

GCP 01 Construction camps and labor camps

GCP 02 Construction plant operation

GCP 03 Operation and maintenance of construction equipment / vehicles

GCP 04 Bituminous work

GCP 05 Excavation and other non-bituminous works

GCP 06 Quarry operation

GCP 07 Identification, operation & rehabilitation of borrow areas

GCP 08 Material testing laboratory

GCP 09 First aid, health checkup and emergency response system


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GCP 01: Construction camps and labor camps

Workers camp: Fencing Provide fencing around the camp to protect the area and to prevent

Drainage Site should be well drained for storm water and should be graded,

ditched and rendered free from depressions in which water may

Dwelling units • All sites should be adequate in size to prevent overcrowding of

necessary structures. • If twenty or more women are employed as contract labour, two • rooms of reasonable dimensions are to be provided for the use of • their children under the age of six years, one for playing and

another • as bedroom for children • Each room used for sleeping purposes should contain adequate • floor space for each occupant • At least a 7-foot ceiling should be provided • Beds, cots, or bunks, and suitable storage facilities such as wall • lockers for clothing and personal articles are to be provided in

every • room used for sleeping purposes Th fl f h h lt t b t t d f d h lt

Water Supply • Adequate and convenient water supply to be provided in each • camp for drinking, cooking, bathing, and laundry purposes • Ensure at least 80 liter per capita per day water supply Sanitation • Provide separate toilets for men and women distinctly marked "for • men only" and "for women only" by signs printed in the native • language of the persons occupying the camp (Darin/Pashto), and • also bear the symbol of man or woman as the case may • Number of toilet unit min 2, and max @ 1 in 15 persons • Toilets are to be cleaned at least once in a day • Provide and maintain separate urinals for male and female workers Lighting • At least one ceiling type light fixture in each living room, kitchen,

toilet, bathroom

Kitchen/Food

Preparation

• No person with any communicable disease to be employed or permitted to work in the preparation, cooking, serving, or other handling of food, foodstuffs, or materials used therein, in any kitchen


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• Canteen should consist of at least a dining hall, kitchen, storeroom, pantry and washing places separately for workers and for utensils

• If one hundred or more labor is likely to be employed for six months canteen to be provided within 60 days

• The precincts of the canteen to be maintained in a clean and • sanitary condition • Wastewater to be carried away in suitable drains and should not be

allowed to accumulate so as to cause a nuisance • Provide, use and maintain separate bins for collection of

biodegradable kitchen waste, plastic waste and other waste • Dining should accommodate at a time at least 50 percent of the • labour staying at camp and working same time • Provide and maintain sufficient utensils, crockery, cutlery,

furniture • and any other equipment necessary for the efficient running of the

Sanitation • Wastewater to be carried away in suitable drains and should not be allowed to accumulate so as to cause a nuisance

• Provide, use and maintain separate bins for collection of • biodegradable kitchen waste, plastic waste and other waste • Water to be provided by means of tap or otherwise so as to be • conveniently accessible in or near the latrine and urinals Cl i ht il d di t d i t d l Health check-

up

• The name and address of any individual in the camp known to have or suspected of having a communicable disease to be intimated to Engineer / local health officer

• In case of suspected food poisoning or an unusual prevalence of any illness in which fever, diarrhea, sore throat, vomiting, or jaundice is a prominent symptom, it should be reported

First Aid • Provide and maintain first aid in a specified dispensary room

Storage & handling of hazardous material

Storage • Underground storage bunker or impervious raised platform • Prefer bulk storage tank with mechanized handling system instead

of small drums to avoid / minimize spillage during handling • Keep and maintain adequate open space around hazardous • material storage area • Keep and maintain adequate ventilation / open space for storage • of lubes, engine oils etc. in drums • All premises where hazardous material, lubes, engine oil storage

are stored should be adequately segregated by fencing, barricading(with 5-8m buffer zone) of at least 1.8 m height

Responsibility • Authorize a person for up-keep of each of the storage area and


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Regular

checking &

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• Label all storage tanks / drums indicating the content and with • cautionary marking i.e. “Hazardous & Handle with Care” in Red • color on fluorescent yellow background; content, name & address • of manufacturer / importer and physical, chemical and

• Toxicological data i.e. toxicity (for toxic chemicals), ignition temperature (for flammable gases), flash point, initial & final boiling points (for flammable liquids) etc.

• Check all valves and trigger guns regularly • Storage area inside the premises to be kept clean and free from any

accumulation • Drums / closed containers should only be opened within specified • isolated area • Empty containers not to be stored along with full containers • Engines of vehicles carrying inflammable liquid to be stopped

before loading and unloading • Maintain fire extinguishers in the form of dry chemical powder,

foam, wetting agents or gas • Use of protective equipment by personnel involved in handling i.e.

safety jacket, gloves, goggles etc. • Collect spillage in cans, re-use and / or dispose of at designated • sites with prior approval of Engineer and National Environmental • Protection Agency; • Display and maintain sufficient "Danger', "No Smoking", "Fire"

warning signs • Display and maintain Notice Board in bold letters indicating action

Area

Limitations

• Cutting & welding should not be permitted in the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air), or explosive atmospheres that may develop inside unclean or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which have previously contained such materials, or that may develop in areas with an accumulation of combustible dusts.

• Welding & cutting should not be permitted in areas near the storage of large quantities of exposed, readily ignitable materials such as bulk sulfur, baled paper, or cotton

• Cutting or welding on pipes or other metal in contact with combustible walls, partitions, ceilings or roofs should not be undertaken if the work is close enough to cause ignition by conduction.

Fire Safety • Keep ready suitable fire extinguishing equipment e.g. pails of water,


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GCP 02: Construction Plants Operation Crusher operation:

• Water sprinklers should be kept operational all the time • Start operation of water sprinkling and crusher simultaneously • Ensure that adequate water available in tank (for sprinkling) before start of crusher • operation daily • Maintain spare sprinklers at store to ensure immediate replacement in the event of • damage, and not to hamper operation • Do not operate crusher without water sprinkling

Hot Mix Plant operation (HMP): • Ensure air pollution control (APC) equipment is kept operational all the time • Start operation of air pollution control equipment and HMP simultaneously • Do not operate HMP if APC equipment is not functioning • Ensure maintenance of APC and pumps to avoid mal-functioning during operation • of HMP • Prefer bulk bitumen storage tanker and mechanized filling • Provide impervious raised platform for storage of bitumen / emulsion drums • Area of storage platform will be calculated based on peak storage with adequate • handling space • Spread a layer of sand / stone dust on impervious platform and mix with bitumen • spill, which should be disposed in a deep pit at least once in a week • All bitumen / emulsion filled drums should be properly covered • Never store drums on open land • Remove empty drums to designated area regularly for disposal

Diesel Generator Sets: • Provide stack of about 5m above roof level for heavy Diesel Generator (DG) set • DG set will have enclosure or install inside a room with solid wall and roof • Do not keep open any enclosure while generator is operating • Preferably should have valid certificates of "Type Approval" and "Conformity of

Production"

General Safety Measures at Plant Site: • Explain safe work-procedures to all workers (and whoever is newly inducted) • Establish communication system and explain it to the workers • Ensure flammable material (if any) are cleared • Ensure platforms and walkways are free of oil / grease or other slippery spillage • Ensure plug mills (for wet mix plant) are covered enough to protect anybody from falling

inside

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Do not allow any person near plant without wearing safety shoes, helmet, air mask,


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• earmuff and goggle • Enforce use of safety belts for workers working at height • Proper fall arrest system to be deployed at critical work places.

GCP 03: Operation and maintenance of construction equipment / vehicles

Excavator P&E In-charge • Ensure that the type and capacity of the excavator are properly chosen for

the intended purposes and site conditions. Never use a machine for • any purposes other than it is designed for • Ensure that excavators are operated by authorized persons who have • been adequately trained • Prevent unauthorized movement or use of the excavators • Ensure that the operation and maintenance manuals, manufacturer's • specifications, inspection and maintenance log books are provided for

the use of the mechanics, service engineers or other safety personnel during periodic maintenance, inspection and examination.

Operator • During tipping or running alongside the trenches, excavators must be • provided with stop blocks • Excavators must be rested on firm ground during operation • Avoid operating the machine too close to an overhang, deep ditch, and • be alert to potential caving edges, falling rocks and slides, rough terrain • and obstacles • When reversing or in caste the operator's view is restricted, adequate • supervision and signaling should be provided • Check and report for excessive wear and any breakage of the bucket, • blade, edge, tooth and other working tools of the excavator • Check that all linkages / hinges are properly lubricated and ensure that the

linkage pins are secured. Never use improper linkage pins • Never dismount or mount a moving machine • Work only with adequate ventilation and lighting E h h i f f h d i i bi i fi d i

Tippers and Dumpers Engineer in

Charge

• Ensure that only trained, authorized and licensed drivers operate the • vehicles • Carry out periodic servicing to the manufacturer's requirements. All records

of maintenance and repairs should be in writing or kept on site • Provide and maintain working reverse horn • Instruct security person to regularly check each vehicle entering into • plant site • Authorize security person NOT to allow any tippers / dumpers inside plant


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Operator • Enlist the help of another worker before reversing the vehicle • Switch-off the engine of an unattended vehicle • Lower the tipping bodies when the machine is unattended, but if it is

necessary to leave them in the raised position they should be blocked to • prevent their fall • Wear safety boots or shoes to avoid injuries during loading and unloading • Keep the vehicle tidy and the cabin free from tools and material, which

might obstruct the controls • No passenger should be carried on a dumper except the driver • Never drive the vehicle across a slope • Provide stop blocks when the vehicle is tipping into or running alongside • excavations • Do not overload the vehicle • Carry only well-secured loads • Park only on level ground, in neutral with the parking brake applied • Never mount or dismount from a moving vehicle

Rollers

• Inform P&E In-charge if water sprinklers are not working • DO NOT allow any person to sit on roller for manual sprinkling of water • DO NOT allow any second person to sit on the roller • Park only on level ground, in neutral with the parking brake applied

GCP 04: Bituminous work General safety measures

• Ensure that working zones are adequately delineated from traffic and public • movement • During laying of bituminous layer, the movable working zone should be completely • delineated by adequate number of safety cones at about 10-15 m intervals • Deploy flagmen at both ends of working zone to regulate traffic • Only required persons are to be allowed within the working zone • Ensure that bituminous material in dumper is fully covered while transporting • Earmark a person for stopping dumper/tipper carrying bituminous material at least • 50m away from paver • Remove all people between dumper/tipper and paver and then let dumper/tipper • move backward blowing reverse horn and unload into paver • No person will be allowed within 2m of paver while being loaded by tipper / dumper • Store / unload excess or rejected bituminous material only at designated areas • Pit for waste bituminous material should be away from any water course • Use kit for cleaning nozzles of bitumen bowser but do NOT clean in bare hands or by • burning

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Every worker / supervisor must wear gumboot / safety shoes and reflective yellow


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• jacket / vest • Workers involved in cleaning of surface should wear air mask and goggle in addition to

jacket and gumboot

MUST • Ensure that safety team and adequate safety cones, PPE are at site before starting • bituminous works • Earmark one trained person to oversee safety measures during bituminous works

• GCP 05 Quarry Operation Safety measures in and around explosive storage magazine

• Magazine or store house to be kept securely closed or locked at all times except during loading and unloading and the key will be with licensee or authorized person

• No smoke, flammable substances and any explosion causing substance will be allowed at any time within 15m from place of explosive storage

• No person on, in or near explosive storage place will be allowed having matches, fuses, or other appliances for producing ignition or explosion or any knives, or other articles made of iron or steel

• Every magazine will have attached thereto one or more efficient lightning conductors • Whenever a thunderstorm appears to be imminent in the vicinity of a magazine or store

house, every person engaged in and around such place will be withdrawn to a safe distance • Prevent introduction of hazardous articles in and around the magazine or store house • Guard will be provided round the clock near the magazine or store house

Safety measures during use of explosive • Explosive will only be conveyed from the licensed storage premises to near the site and

returned back left over after day’s work to the same premises • Only qualified shot-firer (holding permit) will use explosive for blasting • Explosive will not be taken to a point nearer than 50m from any site until such site is ready

for charging • Use only original cartridge without cutting or removing explosive for making different

charges • The holes charged with explosive will not be unattended till the blasting is completed • Before drilling check presence of unfired explosive • Calculate intensity of charge before use • Use standard warning / all clear signal before and after firing by competent persons with

flag& whistle

Maintaining explosive records • The quantity of explosives will not exceed licensed quantity • Quantity of explosives purchased in a given period of time should be as specified in the

license


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• Maintain records on use of explosives

Personal Protective Equipment • Use of safety shoes, helmet, air mask, goggle, earmuff by drillers • Use of safety shoes and helmet by supervisors and blaster

General safety measures • Demarcate / fence the entire quarry area (by boundary pillars / flagpoles / barbed wire etc.) • Display permanent caution board with inscription "Danger", "No-entry", "Blasting area" etc.

along the periphery of quarry area • Display informatory signs on blasting time, project name, emergency contact number and

person • Maintain first aid box for administering first aid especially for cut and burn

GCP 06 Identification, operation & rehabilitation of borrow areas Identification To be

implemented

by Environment

Management

Representative

• Identify areas of highland with respect to surroundings • Should be away from inhabited areas (preferably more than 500m) • Should be away from permanent water bodies (preferably at least 250m) • Should be away from ecologically sensitive area i.e. Reserve Forest, • Protected Forest, Sanctuary, Archaeological sites etc. (preferably at least

500m) • Should be at least 500m away from schools and hospitals • Should have adequate haulage road with minimal length of earthen • road

Operation

What • Controlled operation as per agreed / approved plan • Preservation of topsoil • Avoiding environmental degradation


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How • First demarcate the agreed borrow area (by flagpoles, stone pillar etc.) • Minimum distance to be maintained from existing road is 30m and depth

of excavation should be such that the imaginary line of 1V:4H from final toe line should not cut the excavated bed

• For riverside borrow area inner edge should not be less than 15m from the toe of the bank and bottom of pit should not cut the imaginary line of 1V:4H from embankment top

• Brief the operator of Excavator about agreed operation plan before starting excavation

• Maintain necessary buffer zone in all directions and cut vertically within this area.

• Final cut slope should be maintained within the buffer zone. • Step excavation if borrow area is located on slope (>1 in 50) • Restricting excavation up to 2m for each stage of operation if allowed

depth is more • Add moisture if dust is generated during excavation and weather is windy

(avoid operation during windy weather) • Cover material in tippers (may be with tarpaulin) • Provide adequate regular water sprinkling on earthen haulage • roads for dust suppression Redevelopment:

Key

Elements

• Restricting operation as agreed by landowner and approved by Engineer • Redeveloping within agreed timeframe • Integrate debris disposal and borrow area redevelopment

MUST:

Implemented

in consultation

with landowner

and ESMP

requirements

• Obtain written consent of the landowner stipulating the extent of • area, depth of excavation and redevelopment plan • Prepare Operation Plan showing cross sections on both directions • (x, y) mentioning natural ground level, depth of topsoil (if any), total depth

of excavation, cut side slope and bed slope. • Prepare Redevelopment Plan showing cross sections on both • directions (x, y) mentioning natural ground level, excavated profile,

finished profile after redevelopment etc. • Submit details to Engineer for approval before starting excavation

• Undertake periodic inspection to ensure that ongoing excavation is according to the plan

• Maintain record/log of borrow area


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GCP 07 Material testing laboratory Air & light • Ensure adequate ventilation and suitably powered exhaust fan and

lighting into laboratory

Hazardous

material

storage &

waste

disposal

• Keep all the hazardous substances such as bitumen and organic solvents separately in containers marked as “Hazardous Material” and “Highly Inflammable”

• Use separate drain for liquid hazardous chemical, collection sump, • storing in a container and disposal at approved area • Store solid bitumen waste in a separate bin • Make a pit of depth more than 1m away from any water course and

dump all bituminous material such as cores and cover top 0.5m of the pit with soil

• All solid waste like rags, cloths, etc., used for cleaning and • maintenance of the bitumen testing equipment should be properly • disposed of or incinerated in sand pits

Emergency

& personal

safety

• Keep and maintain a fully equipped First Aid box • Install relevant firefighting devices such as fire extinguisher fire

blankets and sand buckets • Use necessary personal protective gear such as safety glasses,

chemical resistant gloves, dust exclusion and chemical exclusion mask for the relevant types of tests, safety footwear, heat resistant gloves for handling oven and heated samples

• Air mask should be worn when engaged in mechanical sieving • During testing of aggregate impact value inside the lab ear muffs

should be worn Noise &

emission

• Provide enclosure / room for DG set/s • Provide vertical stack for exhaust of DG set/s

GCP 08 First aid, health checkup and emergency response system

First Aid

Location • At Campsite in a designated (dispensary) room comprising the items as given in the list below

• Material testing laboratory • At every worksite where more than 20 workmen are working • First-aid box should be distinctively marked with a red cross on a white

ground Content • Nothing except the prescribed contents shall be kept in the First-Aid Box • Prepare a list of content and attach the same on the cabinet / box itself • Check at least fortnightly the quantity of each item and replace / augment

accordingly so that no item is exhausted at any point of time


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Person/s • Designate a person having adequate training for administering first aid • Ensure that training on the use of the first aid is provided to a handful of

staff working in the sites • Display the list of persons who are trained on providing first aid

Emergency Response System Pre-Fire Planning

Hot-Work

Permit

• Designate a competent person responsible for permitting any Hot Work and disseminate the name of that person to all concerned

• Before starting any Hot Work such as welding and gas-cutting, obtaining • Hot Work Permit from the concerned person should be mandatory

Display

Emergency

Action Tree

• Display Emergency Action Tree on a board near hazardous material, • Kerosene, Bitumen, Emulsion storage and handling areas for FIRE

emergencies • Display Emergency Action Tree on a board near crusher, hot mix plant,

quarry areas etc. for INJURY emergencies Offsite

treatment

facility

• Establish contact with local medical practitioner, nursing home, hospital • Display contact details at prominent locations I.e. plant site, camp site,

major construction site • Disseminate contact details to all engineers, supervisors, site persons-in-

charge Send the injured / sick person to offsite medical center as soon as they are reported

F ll h d i f di l i i / D Fire

Fighting

Equipment

• Anytime an extinguisher is removed from service to be checked or repaired, alternate equivalent protection must be provided.

• Dry Chemical Powder of capacity same as storage capacity of liquid • CO2 extinguisher of capacity one eighth of liquid storage capacity • About 10-15 numbers fire buckets filled with dry fine sand • Portable fire extinguishers and respirators are required to be inspected at

least monthly • Helmet, thermal insulation hand gloves for wearing during fire fighting

When Fire Break out

• Alert all persons by blowing alarms such as whistle, siren etc. • Put off the fire with appropriate fire extinguishers only when you are sure

that you it is safe to do so • Escape if you are in danger through the fire escape route to the assembly

point Fi ffi t t h d t t th bl i t


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Suggested Basic Contents for First Aid Box Description Min Quantity Min Quantity

Up to 50 laborer > 50 laborer Small sterilized dressings 6 12 Medium size sterilized dressings 3 6 Large size sterilized dressings 3 6 Large size sterilized burn dressings 3 6 Sterilized cotton wool 3 (15 gm) packets 6 (15 gm) packets Bottle containing a two per cent,

alcoholic solution of iodine

1 bottle (30ml)

1 bottle (60ml)

Bottle containing sol volatile having

the dose and mode of administration

indicated on the label

1 bottle (30ml)

1 bottle (60ml)

Adhesive plaster 1 role 1 role Snake-bite lancet 1 1 Potassium permanganate crystals 1 bottle (30gm) 1 bottle (30gm) Scissor 1 pair 1 pair Aspirin/Paracetamol

1 bottle containing

100tablets

1 bottle containing

100tablets Ointment for burns 1 tube 1 tube Suitable surgical anti-septic solution 1 bottle 1 bottle First-aid leaflet 1 copy 1 copy


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ANNEXURE – 3: CONTRACTOR’S CHECKLIST ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES Project Name: _______________________ Contract No._________________ Contractor Details: ________________________________________________ Project Description:________________________________________________

Query Response

Activities

1 List the activities you will be undertaking during the works such as excavation, borrow and quarry operation, laying asphalt etc.

Responsibilities

2 Do you have any qualified/experienced person on environmental management? If not, how are you going to manage the Environmental and Social aspects?

Materials

3 What base materials will you transport to the site such as stone, soil and petroleum products as diesel, lubricant?

4 Where will you source these materials from (non-manufactured material such as sand, soil, stone)?

5 How will you ensure transportation of material will not add to air pollution and adversely affect roads and traffic

6 Where will you store these materials?

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How will you ensure materials brought to site will be stored and handled with care to avoid contamination of soil and water, reduce dust, and minimize disruption of traffic, not impairing public safety

Emissions to water, soil and air (Pollutants)

8

How will you ensure that construction materials and works will: · Not damage existing trees. · Be protected from rain to reduce the loss of soil

and materials washing down roads and entering drains and waterways

· Be stored to reduce leaks (such as Diesel) into the soil or waterways. · Not generate dust or cause nuisance air emissions.

9 How will you ensure proper drainage from the works so that water does not pond and become a health hazard?


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How will you reduce sediment from the construction Activities

Fauna and Flora

Query

11 How many trees will you have to remove to undertake the works

12 What will you do with any trees that are removed? 13 How will you protect existing trees from construction

activities?

Waste Management 14 How do you plan to store and dispose of:

· Construction debris? · Workers refuse and effluent? · General litter?

Noise and Vibration 15 Will you be using any noisy equipment that may cause

nuisance?

16 Are your works close to a school, or hospital or other place where people may be affected by noise?

17 What will you do to reduce noise and vibration impacts?

18 What will be your working hours? Construction Camp / Workers’ Camp

19 Where are you planning to set up construction and workers camp?

20 Does it meet the stipulated siting criteria? 21 How you are going to control pollution from construction

plan and equipment?

22 What facilities will you provide at camp for workers? Community, Awareness, Consultation, Co-ordination

23 How will you keep community, who are potentially affected, informed about the works?

24 How will you ensure all the sub-contractors, supervisor and others on the site, are aware of these environmental and social aspects?

25 How will you co-ordinate with utility works (such as electricity, telephone, cable)?

26 Can you satisfy the special environmental conditions identified in the contract for this project?


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27 Have you attended any training course on environment, health and safety for similar Construction project?

28 What measures in placed to protect the rights of women ,children, Elderly and disable that would be affected by works (e. g Transit through the site.

Note: THE ANEEX 3 WHICH IS CONTRACTOR’S CHECKLIST ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES WILL BE USED FOR EACH PROJECT SITE.


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ANNEXURE-4: ORGANOGRAM SHOWING WORK FLOW FOR IMPLEMENTING ESMP

Reporting Feed Back Clearance

List of Acronyms: COM Community KUTEI Kabul Urban Transportation Efficiency Improvement DRCS Design Review and Supervision Consultant EMS-FP Environmental Management and Safety Focal Point ESSO Environment and Social Safeguard Officer NEPA National Environmental Protection Agency of Afghanistan

KUTEI Team Leader

KUTEI Engineering

Manager

KUTEI ESSO

Kabul Municipality

NEPA

DRSC Safeguard Specialist

Contractor EMS FP

COM Representativ


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Responsible Pre- Post-Agency Construction Construction

Finalization of ESMP KUTEI, KMNEPA Certificate of Compliance Kabul MunicipalityApproval of ESMP by KM &

World Bank Concurrence

Presentation of ESMP at pre-bidmeetingPreparation of Action Plan forESMP implementation

Review and Approval of Action Plan Consultant, KUTEI

Allocation of EnvironmentalManagement staff by ContractorPreparation of Mobility and Access

Facil itation Plan (MAFP)

Preparation of Monitoring/Reporting

Guidelines and FormatIdentification of Burrow areas and

Spoil Disposal sites

Assessing site plans and location of

construction camps/yardImplementation of mitigation action plan

Contractor

Supervision of ESMP

Implementation

Monitoring ESMP Implementation Consultant, KUTEI − − − −

Reporting Contractor, Consul tant, KUTEI − − − −

Follow up Contractor, Consultant, KUTEI − − − −

Contractor, Consultant, KUTEI,

Contractor, Consultant, KUTEI

KUTEI, KM

Contractor, Consultant, KUTEI,

Activity

Consultant, KUTEI

Contractor

Contractor, Consultant

Conslultant, KUTEI

Contractor, Consultant, KUTEI

Construction

ANNEXURE-5: ESMP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE


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Annex: 6- Figures of Different Road Sections.

Section W-6

Section W-8

Section W-11

Section W12

Section W-12 Section W-13


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Annex: 7- Complaints Registration Form.

(a) Sub-project

Name (Gozar)

(b) Complainant Information:

F/Name

NAME

Telephone # Taskara/ID number

ADDRESS/ GCS:

(c ) Grievance: First Reminder □ Earlier Grievance □ No. (If reminder) □□□□ (d) Nature of the Grievance : (Please tick the respective block which is applicable to you)

Contractor work related disputes. □ Project delays. □ Other (Specify). □

Employment □ Land/asset related disputes □ Project details/design □

(e) Details of the grievance (Not more than 2000 characters)

Grievance case #

Date of Receipt

/ /

Name of the complaint handling officer PMU stamp with (to be filled by the PMU staff at project level )

Signature of the complainant

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