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Table of Contents

Descirption Page No.

Executive Summary 3

Introduction 4

ESMP Objectives 4

Legal and Policy Overview 5

Description of Construction Activities. 6

Project Management and Constrcution Methodolgy 7

Environmental, Impacts, Mitigation and Monitoring 11

Institutional and Reporting Arrangements 12

EMP Cost 16

Table A-1 “ Environmental and Social Mitigation and

Monitoring Plan”

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Annex-A: Details of Ongoing Projects under HEC. 36

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Executive Summary:

The Tertiary/ Higher Education Development Program of the Government of Pakistan

include a number of construction and infrastructure development projects in Universities

and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s). These projects can potentially have some

negative social and environmental impacts. An Environmental and Social Management

Plan (ESMP) has been prepared, which identifies the appropriate mitigation measures,

defines the environmental and social monitoring requirements, describes the

documentation and capacity building protocols, and specifies the capacity building needs

for effective implementation of ESMP. The ESMP describes the major objectives of the

plan and its elements, nature of potential impacts, and proposed mitigation plan to cater

with the various types of impacts likely to appear during different phases of the

construction projects. The plan has also suggested the procedure and organizational &

reporting system for its implementation.

The effective implementation and monitoring of the ESMP will require capacity building

of the project staff, involvement of the faculty members of the Environmental Science

departments in the relevant Universities in the process and effective follow up by the

Monitoring and Evaluation Cell of Higher Education Commission. Institutional

arrangement to involve these major stakeholders in the monitoring process has been

proposed in this ESMP. Besides these initiatives, Third Party Validation has also been

proposed in the plan. The total cost of ESMP has d been estimate as PKR 20 Million,

which will be met from the technical assistance component of the Tertiary Education

Support Project (TESP).

It is earnestly believed that if holistically followed, the ESMP will help in mitigation of

the likely social and environmental impacts during execution of the construction and

infrastructure development projects. To achieve this aim, firm commitment for the

implementation and mentoring of this plan, from the major stakeholders will be required

during all phases of the projects.

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Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)

Introduction

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan desires to undertake infrastructure

development projects at Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s). To

avoid or mitigate any potential threat to the natural and social environment due to the

construction activities under the infrastructure development projects, a rapid

environmental assessment has been carried out of some of the completed and ongoing

construction projects, and the present Environmental and Social Management Plan

(ESMP) has been prepared, in accordance with the World Bank’s guidelines and

safeguard policies.

This ESMP defines the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders and presents a

set of environmental mitigation measures, which focus at avoiding and or preventing the

adverse environmental and social impacts of the projects. The ESMP also suggests

institutional setup for ensuring smooth implementation, compliance, monitoring &

reporting and capacity building of the stakeholders.

2. ESMP Objectives

The present ESMP has been developed to provide simple and easily understandable

environmental and social management procedure for the implementation of

infrastructure/ developmental projects at Universities and Higher Education Institutions

(HEI’s) under the auspicious of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The ESMP

provides the guidelines and procedures to address and mitigate low to medium intensity

environmental impacts likely to be encountered during the currency of the projects.

The specific objectives of the present EMP are:

To identify likely social and environmental impacts of the infrastructure/ developmental

projects and related activities at Universities and HEI’s.

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To suggest suitable measures for mitigation of such impacts at the planning, designing

and implementation stages of these projects, so as to eliminate or reduce their adverse

nature (if any).

To propose Environmental Monitoring Program to ensure that the mitigation measures

are implemented during the project execution and timely corrective actions are taken,

where required. The information obtained during environmental monitoring will also

assist in the planning and designing of new projects.

To propose institutional arrangements, incorporating roles and responsibilities of

stakeholders, required to implement and monitor the ESMP.

3. Legal and Policy Overview

The present ESMP has been developed after reviewing the relevant promulgated

environmental legislation and guidelines of Government of Pakistan and that of the

World Bank’s safeguard policies. These legislations and safeguard policies, and their

relevance to the proposed project, are briefly discussed below.

i. Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997.

The Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) is the apex environmental

law in the country, and provides for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation

and improvement of the environment, for the prevention and control of pollution,

and for promotion of sustainable development.

Section 12 of the Act requires preparation of environmental impact assessment

(EIA) or initial environmental examination (IEE) before commencement of

projects likely to cause adverse environmental effects.

ii. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PEPA) Review of IEE & EIA

Regulations, 2000:

These Regulations define procedures for preparation, review and approval of

environmental assessments. The projects falling under any of the categories listed

in Schedule-I require preparation of Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)

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report, whereas those falling under categories listed in Schedule-II require

preparation of at detailed study, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

The construction activities at the Universities and HEI’s don’t fall under any of

the Schedule-I or Schedule-II of the Regulations, which define the categories of

projects requiring IEEs and EIAs to be carried out. Therefore these construction

activities would not require preparation of IEE or EIA report.

iii. WB OP 4.01 (Environmental Assessment):

This Operational Policy (OP) requires EA to be conducted of projects proposed

for Bank financing to help ensure that they are environmentally sound and

sustainable with an objective to improve decision making process.

The OP also categorizes the project in one of the four categories on the basis of

the type, location, sensitivity, scale of the project, the nature and magnitude of its

potential environmental impacts.

The proposed construction activities have been classified as Category B, and are

likely to have low to medium level of adverse effects to environment and human

population. The present ESMP has been prepared in response to the OP 4.01.

iv. Other WB OPs: The WB OP 4.04 (Natural Habitats), OP 4.09 (Pest

Management), OP 4.11 (Physical Cultural Resources), OP 4.36 (Forests), OP 4.37

(Safety of Dams), OP 7.50 (Projects on International Waterways), are not likely to

be relevant for the construction activities under the projects covered by this

ESMP, hence these OPs are not triggered.

4. Description of Construction Activities in Universities and HEI’s.

The ESMP has been developed for different components of infrastructure development

projects in the Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s). These projects

may generally have limited environmental concerns as small to medium scale

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construction and developmental projects will be undertaken. The scope of the

developmental projects is briefly explained as follows:

1. Construction of Academic and allied administrative, residential buildings for

various departments of Universities and HEI’s to cater their growing space

requirements for the male and female students, faculty and staff etc.

2. Renovation / rehabilitation of existing buildings.

For further details see Annex-A.

Project Management and Construction Methodology: The standard methodology for design, execution and maintenance of the construction

projects will be followed, which will normally include the following phases:

5.1 Land Procurement:

Most of the developmental activities have been planned within the exiting Campuses of

the Universities and HEI’s, where land is available. However in cases, where the exiting

space is not sufficient for the construction of new facilities, land would be acquired

through acquisition of existing Government lands, where available. In such cases, the

cost of land will be included in the project proposal at the approved Govt. rates. Free of

cost Govt. land will be preferred, where available. In both the cases the title of the land

will be transferred to the respective institution.

5.2: Site selection:

Site selection is one of the basic considerations in ensuring the construction of

environment friendly, socially acceptable and sustainable building.

5.3 Architectural Planning and Engineering Designing (A&ED) Phase:

Architectural Planning and Engineering Designing (A&ED) of the proposed facilities will

be carried out on the basis of conceptual plans and requirements of the users. For

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selection of the Architects and Consulting Engineering firms for the design work, the

standard procedure and methodology of Pakistan Engineering Council will be followed

and detailed Architectural Planning and Engineering Designing (AE&D) will be carried

out for each and every project site. The design, prepared by AE&D must add value to the

environmental and social surroundings.

5.4 Execution and Construction phase.

The construction activities will be carried out by the contractors, which will be selected

as per guidelines given by Pakistan Engineering Council and Public Procurement

Regulations Authorities (PPRA) Rules-2004. The following milestones are normally

defined for construction and infrastructure development projects:

5.4.1 Leveling dressing and site preparation:

The site preparation and leveling & dressing is carried out as per given design based on

the contour map and subsequent detailed design and working drawings developed by the

A&ED firm. For excavation and leveling & dressing at site, manual labor and

construction machinery like excavator and dozers will be deployed. The detailed design

will be based on the principles of natural resource conservation, where the cut and fill

quantities must balance to the potential extent. However in some sites, the specific

topography may require disposal of surplus material or transportation of material from

other sites for filling purposes. The excavated material must be possibly used for filling

of the site and foundation subject to the fulfillment of technical specification.

5.4.2 Sub Structure and superstructure works:

The leveling and dressing is followed by excavation and sub structure works. Subsequent

to this, superstructure (columns, walls, roof slabs, and stairs etc.) is constructed, as per

detailed Engineering design and detailed drawings provided by the consulting firm.

Parallel to these activities other works like plumbing and Electrical works are also

started. On completion of the superstructure, the finishing works are commenced, which

includes plastering, flooring, fixing of doors and windows, wood works, installation of

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toilet fixtures. Finally, painting and polishing of walls, ceilings, doors, windows and

others is done.

The monitoring and progress review of the projects is carried out by the relevant staff as

per guidelines given by the Planning Commission of Pakistan and Monitoring and

Evaluation Cell of the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Progress reports are

submitted to Planning Commission, through HEC on the prescribed formats on monthly,

quarterly and yearly basis. These reports are submitted by the project execution staff to

ensure that the progress and quality of the projects peruses as per desired standards. The

building monitoring committee constituted at the Campus may occasionally inspect the

progress and quality of the projects.

5.4.3 Project Completion:

After completion of the project, it is properly terminated to ensure that the following

aspects of the project have been fulfilled:

i. All project deliverables have been procured as per approved scope, cost and

quality of the project and no component of the project is incomplete and

unfulfilled. In case of any variation, the requisite approval process for

authentication has been followed.

ii. All payments to the contractors, vendors and suppliers have been made as per

terms of the contract agreements and no liability is outstanding. A certificate of

“No liability” from the contractors and “Completion Certificate” from the

executing agency must be furnished to close the project.

All contracts must be properly closed and the closure must be notified, where

necessary.

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iii. All relevant documentation regarding the various phases/sub phases of the

projects must be accomplished for future reference and Third Party Validation,

where required. A document of “Lessons Learned” must be developed regarding

project specific problems and solution etc to help in future planning of such

projects.

iv. Wide publicity of the termination of the project is required amongst the various

stakeholders of the project to avoid any likely future legal encumbrances.

5.4.4 Project handing Over and Taking over ( Commissioning)

When the project is completed, the execution agency/Project team will hand over

the facility to the respective end users. The handing over/taking over documents

are signed by the respective authorized persons, where the operational

responsibilities of the project are transferred. The people responsible for the

Operation and Maintenance of the facility are identified. Project Completion

Report on the prescribed format is submitted to Panning Commission of Pakistan,

through HEC.

5.4.5 Operation and Maintenance ( O&M) of the facility:

After completion, handing taking over and commissioning of the project, the

operation and maintenance of the facility becomes an essential part. Efforts must

be made to occupy and operate the new facility soon after its completion. The

staff for the operation and maintenance must be identified and notified, where

required. The cost of O&M related human and non human resources are included

in the recurring budgets of the Universities. The Schedule of New Expenditures

(SNE) are developed to workout the estimates of O&M costs. The O&M staff

must ensure that the facility is maintained in good working condition and all

required preventive maintenance measures are taken to increase the service life of

the buildings, equipment and other accessories. The changes in the use of the

facility must be restricted to the possible extent. However if any change is deemed

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necessary, proper Standard Operating Procedures must be adopted and all such

changes must be dully approved by the Competent Forum.

6. Environmental Impacts, Mitigation and Monitoring The Environmental and Social impacts associated with the construction activities vary in

nature, intensity and frequency and depends on the size of project, its location and

capacity of the major stakeholders to deal with these impacts. The major impacts likely to

be encountered during construction activities are given as follows:

i. Loss of vegetation and trees:

ii. Soil erosion and contamination.

iii. Water pollution and contamination.

iv. Air Quality deterioration

v. Noise and vibration.

vi. Health and safety hazards

vii. Damage to infrastructure and public utilities.

viii. Social and gender issues.

ix. Damages to Sites of Historical, Cultural, Archeological or Religious

Significance.

x. Road blockades due to increased vehicular movements.

Environmental mitigation and monitoring will be carried out to ensure that various

mitigation measures are implemented during different phases of the project life cycle and

are properly monitored. The mitigation measures proposed during various phases of

construction life cycles are given in the Environmental and Social Mitigation and

Monitoring Plan in Table A.1. The plan provides details of various social and

environmental impacts in different phases of construction project, proposed mitigation

and monitoring as well as person(s) responsible for the same and frequency of mitigation

and monitoring measures. Effective implementation and follow up of the plan is the spirit

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of the entire efforts to add value to the natural and social surroundings and is required to

be holistically followed by the respective personnel. The Plan must be part of the bidding

documents and subsequent contract agreement, so that its implementation is ensured at all

stages.

7. Institutional and Reporting Arrangements. Effective implementation and follow up of the “Environmental and Social Mitigation

and Monitoring Plan” requires clear institutional and reporting system at all

Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s), where the infrastructure

developmental projects are undertaken. The roles of various persons(s) and institutions

must be clear to avoid any ambiguity and role overlaps. The proposed institutional

arrangement will be given in the bidding documents. The following institutional and

reporting arrangements will be followed during implementation of the projects.

i. Universities and HEI’s where in-house project implementation

organization exists:

Most of the Universities and HEI’s have Directorate of Works and Services/Project

Directorate responsible implementation of the infrastructure projects. These

departments are headed by the Director (Works and Services) and Project Director.

The overall responsibility for implementation of the ESMP will be lies on Director

Works and Services or Project Director. The mitigation measures are normally

adopted by the contractor as per terms of the Plan except, where mentioned

otherwise. The regular monitoring of such implementation will be the responsibility

of Site Engineer/ Project Engineer. The Project Engineer shall submit the monitoring

report to the Project Director/Director of Works and Services on the prescribed

format (developed on the basis of the Table A.1) along with the daily progress report

of the projects. The top supervision of monitoring of mitigation measures will also be

carried out by the Director of Works & Services/Project Director.

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The Project Director/Director of Works and Services will report onwards to the

Works Monitoring Committee established at the Universities. The Works Monitoring

Committee of the University will be renamed as “Works and Environment

Monitoring Committee (WEM Committee)”. The existing committee will be

strengthened with the Chairman of Environmental Science/Engineering department of

the concerned University. In case the department is not established at the particular

university, services of the Chairman of Environment Faculty from other

University/institutions will be engaged. Suitable honoraria will be paid to the

person(s) engaged from outside the University. The WEM committee will monitor the

mitigation measures, the ESMP implementation status, and the overall environmental

and social performance of the Project at least once every two months.

In universities, where the Works Monitoring Committees are not established, these

will be established with the following minimum representation.

- Registrar: Convener

- Dean Faculty of Science: Member

- Chairman Department of Environmental Sciences/Engineering:

Member

- Representative of the Horticulture section/department

- Representative of the Health, Safety and Security

Sec/Department.

- Director of Works and Services- Member/ Secretary.

ii. Universities and HEI’s where in-house project implementation

organization does not exist:

In Universities and HEI’s, where well established works and services department does

not exist and the works are executed through engaging Supervision Consultant (SC) and

the relevant Site Engineer will ensure compliance of the plan and will report it on daily

basis with the progress report of the project(s) to the Resident Engineer (RE) of the SC,

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which will be submitted onwards to the Works and Environment Monitoring Committee

as per procedure already described.

Complete documentation will be maintained by the Site Engineer in both the cases at the

sites for verification by the WEM Committee and Third Party Validation (TPV) as and

when deemed necessary during currency of the project.

iii. Monitoring of ESMP at HEC level.

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Cell of the Higher Education Commission

will also monitor the ESMP at the macro level with the Monitoring and Evaluation

activities of the developmental projects through the following “HEC-Environmental

Monitoring Committee (HEC-EMC).

i. Adviser (M&E) HEC Convener

ii. Engr. Dr. Attaullah Shah- Project Director AIOU- Member

iii. Director General ( Services)-

Member

iv. Arch Afzal Ibrahim- COMSATS Member

v. Representative from Engineering Section HEC Member

vi. Deputy Director ( Environment)- Monitoring & Evaluation Cell: Member

Secretary

The composition of the committee can be changed in due course of time with the

approval of the authority.

The M&E Cell will be strengthened with suitable staff at the level of Deputy Director

(Environment) and other support staff. The cost of such establishment will be included in

the ESMP cost.

iv. Third Party Validation

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Third Party Validation (TPV) will be required on annual basis to evaluate the quality of

overall ESMP implementation, and to ensure that the mitigation measures are

implemented as per Plan and in case of any deviation, corrective actions are taken where

necessary. For TPV, Environmental Consultants having relevant expertise and previous

experience will be engaged.

v. ESMP Reporting Requirements

The construction contractors will maintain record of the filled mitigation checklist (these

checklists will be prepared on the basis of the Table A.1). The filled checklists will be

provided to the Project Director/Director Works/Supervision Consultants, as applicable.

The Project Directorate/Directorate of Works and Services of each University/HEI,

where the projects are being executed, will generate monthly Environmental and Social

Mitigation and Monitoring reports, on the basis of the filled checklists provided by the

contractors and their own monitoring, on the prescribed format and will send them to

HEC. The HEC will produce quarterly reports based upon these monthly reports. The

annual report will also be generated by HEC, summarizing the quarterly reports and

findings of the TPV. The deviations (if any) found by the HEC and TPV will be

communicated to the concerned University and HEI’s for rectification and compliance.

vi. Capacity Building

Environmental and Social trainings of at least two members from each University and

HEI (where civil works are planned) will be arranged in the beginning and shall be

repeated every six months for a period of at least three years, as needed. The training will

be arranged by the Learning and Innovation Division of HEC. At least two member from

senior to middle level from the project staff will be included in the trainees. The Training

Need Assessments (TNA) will be carried out by the HEC-Environment Monitoring

Committee and it will be imparted by the Learning and Innovation (L&I) Division.

Construction Contracts

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The bidding documents and contracts for the construction works will include appropriate

clauses to ensure that the ESMMP (Table A.1) is effectively implemented during the

project execution. Implementation of the ESMMP (Table A.1) will explicitly be made

part of the contractor’s scope of work, through inclusion in the Bill of Quantities (BOQs)

8. ESMP Cost: The estimated cost of ESMP will include costs incurred on the training of staff, honoraria

of the environment faculty engaged for the monitoring, payments to the resource persons

and faculty engaged for the training and development of the staff, and Third Party

Validation (TPV). Brief description of probable ESMP cost is given as follows:

- Capacity building of Project Execution staff:

With an estimated number of 50 Universities and HEI’s, the training cost will be as

follows:

No of

Universities and

HEI’s

No of

trainees per

Univ.

Total No of

Trainees

Frequency

of training

per year

Total No for

3 years

Cost per

session

per head

Total

( Million)

50 02 100 02 600 5000 3.000

- Honoraria of Environment Faculty:

50 Universities @ Rs 100,000 per Universities = 5 Million

- Third Party Validation: Rs. 3 million per year = 09 Million

- HEC core staff:

- One Deputy Director @ Rs. 60,000 per months for 3 years = 2.1600 Million.

The summary of EMP cost is given as follows:

S.NOCost Item

(PKR) Details Estimated

Cost (Million PKR)

01 Capacity building of the Training of staff. 3.000

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stakeholders 02 Honoraria of staff For providing support in monitoring 05.000 03 Third Party Validation Hiring of Environmental consultants 09.000 04 HEC staff salary Hiring of support staff 2.160

Total ( PKR in Million) 18.320 Add 10% contingency 1.832 Grand Total 20.152

Say 20.000 M

The ESMP cost will be met from the Technical Assistance Component of Tertiary Education Support Project (TESP) of the World Bank.

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Table A-1 “Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan”Mitigation MonitoringDescription

Action Responsibility Action Responsibility

Site Selection

Title of the land.

Title of the land will betransferred in the name ofUniversity/HEI’s

Local Administration /District Revenue Office /Relevant Land Revenueoffice.

(Whichever is applicable)

All relevant mutation andtransfer documents will beprocured/ensured beforecommencement of theproject.

Project Director/EstateOfficer/Director of Worksand Services

( whoever is relevant)

Possession of the land. The possession of the landwill be obtained beforecommencement of thephysical work at site.

Local Administration /District Revenue Office /Relevant Land Revenueoffice

(Whichever is applicable).

Site possession will betaken over and theboundaries of the acquiredplot will be establishedbefore commencement ofthe project.



Access problems to thestudents and visitors tolocate the new facility

Ensure that the site isconveniently located andeasily accessible for thepeople and end users.

Local Administration /District Revenue Office /Relevant Land Revenueoffice


The site selection will bemade in consultation withfaculty, staff and Student’sAdvisory Cell.



Displacement andResettlement relatedissues.

The social issues relatingto displacement andresettlement of people willbe addressed as perrelevant guidelines of theWorld Bank

Local Administration /District Revenue Office /Relevant Land Revenueoffice.


Project Director/ EstateOfficer /Director of Worksand Services


Water scarcity for users. Reasonable source offreshwater will be availablefor sustainable watersupply for bothconstruction and operationphase of the project.

Local Administration /District Revenue Office /Relevant Land Revenueoffice. Water & SanitationAgency and projectDirectorate.


The availability of sufficientfreshwater will be ensuredin consultation with localwater supply authorities



Noise and Vibrations That the proposed site is

located sufficiently awayLocal Administration /District Revenue Office /

The site will be inspectedbefore final selection to

Project Director/EstateOfficer/Director of Works

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ResponsibilityProject Activities Impact Action

Mitigation Monitoring

Timing

BeforeConstruction.

( BC)

Construction CampOperation

( if applicable)

Soil Erosion /Contamination;watercontamination

i. Contractors will prepare a wastedisposal plan and submit to SiteEngineer for approval.

ii. For the domestic sewage,appropriate treatment and disposalsystem will be constructed havingadequate capacity, in accordance withNEQS.

iii. Waste oils will be collected in drumsand sold to the recycling contractors innearby market.

iv. The inert recyclable waste from thesite (such as card board, drums,broken/used parts, etc.) will be sold torecycling contractors in nearby market

v. The hazardous waste will be keptseparate and handled according to thenature of the waste.

Domestic solid waste from theconstruction camp will be disposed in amanner that does not cause soilcontamination.

The camp sites will be completelyrestored after the completion of theconstruction works. All temporarystructures will be demolished, landleveled and re-contoured to the originalcondition or better. All debris and anyother material will be removed from thesite. The photographs if taken prior tothe camp establishment will be used torestore the area.

Contractors Site Engineer

DuringConstruction( DC)

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Construction Phase Impacts:

O&M Activities


Execution MonitoringTiming

1 Operation andmaintenance of ProjectFacilities

1.1 Soil and watercontamination

For the domestic sewage, appropriatetreatment and disposal system will beconstructed having adequate capacity, inaccordance with NEQS.

Waste oils will be collected in drums andsold to the recycling contractors in nearbymarkets.

The inert recyclable waste from the site(such as card board, drums, broken/usedparts, etc.) will be sold to recycling

FacilitiesMaintenancedepartment

Site Engineer During O&M

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Execution MonitoringTiming

contractors in nearby markets. Thehazardous waste will be kept separateand handled according to the nature ofthe waste.

Domestic solid waste from the sitefacilities will be disposed in a manner thatdoes not cause soil contamination.

Vehicular traffic Traffic jams,congestions,noise.

Parking lots will be developed andconstructed.

Proper signage will be displayed.

Contractor FacilityManager

AC

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Annex-AHIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, ISLAMABAD

SN Name of Project Executing Agency Total Cost Civil Work Cost Description of Civil Work

1Strengthening of Main and Mirpurcampuses of the AJK University,Muzaffarabad.

AJK University,Muzaffarabad. 487.092 227.576

Construction work includes One (1)Academic Block and (1) Hostel each atMirpur and Muzaffarabad campus.

2Strengthening of ExistingFacilities at Mirpur Campus,AJK University Muzaffarabad

Mirpur Universityof Science andTechnology,

Mirpur

299.943 189.553Construction work includes two (2) AcademicBlocks and One (1) hostel.

3Strengthening and Developmentof the University of Balochistan,Quetta.

University ofBalochistan,

Quetta.971.878 274.423

Construction of four academic blocks and facultyresidence.

4

Development of BalochistanUniversity of InformationTechnology and ManagementSciences(BUITMS), Quetta

BUITEMS, Quetta 468.313 159.572

Civil work includes remodeling existinginfrastructure for Academic, Admin and otheractivates of new campus of BUITMES.Construction of Student Hostel for 200 students.

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Construction of Student Hostel& Residential Area atBalochistan University ofInformation Technology &Management Sciences, Quetta

BUITEMS, Quetta 144.737 130.019Construction of Student Hostel, VC Residence &External Development work.

6Strengthening of BalochistanUniversity of Engg. & Tech;Khuzdar

BalochistanUniversity of

Engineering andTechnology,

Khuzdar

52.401 48.717 Construction of academic block

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Immediate need to start fouryear BS programme in computersciences, zoology & chemistry atSBK, Quetta

Sardar BahadurKhan Women

University, Quetta.38.000 0.500 1. Repair/Renovation of Computer Lab

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Immediate Requirement forAcademic Activities at SardarBahadur Khan WomenUniversity, Quetta.


University, Quetta.37.922 33.242

1. Construction of Academic Block Consisting of18 Class Rooms, 6 Faculty Offices, OneDepartmental Library, Two Common Rooms,Lecture Theater and Allied Facilities

9Establishment of StudentServices Centre at SBK WomenUniversity, Quetta


University, Quetta.37.880 28.573

1. Construction of Cafeteria, Multipurpose Hall,Health Service Center, Career Guidance Center, 2Books and Utility Shops, Public TelephoneFacility, Waiting Room, Two nos. of Guard

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Annex 10. Environmental and Social Aspects

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PAKISTAN: HIGHER/TERTIARY EDUCATION SUPPORT PROJECT (TESP)

1. The Government’s Higher Education Development Program includes construction of new campuses, building new class rooms

and rehabilitation and renovation of some of the existing facilities in several universities across the country. These construction and

rehabilitation activities can potentially cause negative environmental and/or social impacts, including among others changes in land

use and land form caused by the land take for new buildings, soil erosion caused by site clearance and de-vegetation, soil and water

contamination caused by improper waste disposal, and safety hazards for the workers as well as for the nearby population posed by the

construction activities. None of these potential impacts are likely to be unprecedented, large-scale, or irreversible, and can be

addressed with the help of appropriately designed and implemented mitigation measures. Therefore, the Project has been classified as

Environment Category B, in accordance with the WB OP 4.01.

2. To address the above-mentioned potentially negative environmental and/or social impacts and in pursuance of WB OP 4.01,

the Project has prepared an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), which identifies the appropriate mitigation

measures, defines the environmental and social monitoring requirements, describes the documentation and capacity building

protocols, and specifies the capacity building needs for effective implementation of ESMP. The key aspects of ESMP are summarized

below.

3. ESMP Objectives. The ESMP objectives include:

i. To identify likely social and environmental impacts of the infrastructure/ developmental projects and related activities at

universities and HEI’s;

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ii. To suggest suitable measures for mitigation of such impacts at the planning, designing and implementation stages of these

projects, to eliminate or reduce their adverse nature (if any);

iii. To propose Environmental Monitoring Program to ensure that the mitigation measures are implemented during the project

execution and timely corrective actions are taken, where required; and iv) to propose institutional arrangements, incorporating

roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, required to implement and monitor the ESMP.

4. ESMP Elements. The key ESMP elements includes Environmental and Social Impacts; Environmental and Social Mitigation

Plan; Environmental and Social Monitoring and Reporting; Institutional Arrangements, Capacity Building; and ESMP Implementation

Cost. These ESMP elements are briefly discussed here.

5. Environmental and Social Aspects and Impacts. The ESMP identifies potentially negative environmental and social

impacts and aspects associated with the construction and usage of the HEI facilities. These include the following:

Environmental and social aspects associated with facilities’ architectural and structural design, such as conformity to

the applicable bye-laws, safeguard against natural hazards, responsiveness to the local climatic conditions,

maximization of the usage of local materials, conserving energy through utilizing natural light and ventilation as much

as possible, promoting usage of renewable energy, making the facilities accessible to physically disables persons,

availability of separate toilets for men and women and also for disabled persons, availability of safe drinking water,

availability of sewage treatment and disposal arrangements, availability of emergency exists, availability of fire alarm

and fire fighting arrangements, and inclusion of rain water harvesting.

Aspects associated with facility site selection, such as change in land form and land use, proximity to sensitive

receptors, proximity to sources of pollution and noise, and accessibility of the facility.

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Impacts associated with the construction activities, such as vehicular traffic, sourcing of supplies and materials, erosion

and/or subsiding of soil, contamination of soil and water, deterioration of air quality, safety hazard for the construction

workers and surrounding population, loss of natural vegetation and threat to wildlife, generation of noise and vibration,

damage to public utilities and infrastructure, blocked access, encroachment of the privacy of surrounding population,

and damage to the sites of archeological/cultural/religious/historical significance.

Impacts associated with the operation and usage of the Higher Education Facilities, such as contamination of soil and

water caused by improper sewage and solid waste disposal, increased vehicular traffic, parking of vehicles, noise

generation, and disturbance to the surrounding population.

6. Mitigation Plan. The ESMP identifies appropriate mitigation measures to address the above described potential impacts

associated with the facilities’ design, construction, and usage. These mitigation measures are presented in the Mitigation Plan, which

lists various phases of the project, identifies potential environmental and social impacts associated with each project phase, proposes

appropriate mitigation actions to address these negative impacts, assigns responsibility for taking these actions, and also identifies the

monitoring responsibility for each mitigation action. The construction contractors will be responsible for implementing the Mitigation

Plans, and appropriate clauses will be included in their contracts for this purpose.

7. Environmental and Social Monitoring. The ESMP describes the mechanism to monitor the implementation of mitigation

measures identified in the Mitigation Plan discussed above. The environmental and social monitoring will be carried out either by the

Project Directorates responsible to supervise the construction activities, or where such Directorates do not exist, by the Supervision

Consultants engaged to supervise the construction activities. The Environmental Science/Engineering faculty of the concerned

university (or a sister institution if no such faculty exists in any university) will also provide top supervision of the ESMP

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implementation through reviewing the monitoring carried out by the Project Directorates/Supervision Consultants as well as through

conducting random field visits.

8. Documentation and Reporting. The contractor of each construction works will be responsible to maintain record of

implementing of the Mitigation Plan with the help of checklists developed for this basis. They will produce monthly reports on the

basis of these filled checklists and provide to the Project Directorates or Supervision Consultants. The Project

Directorates/Supervision Consultants will carry out environmental and social monitoring, as described earlier, and will produce

monthly reports for their respective facility, with the help of monitoring checklists developed for this purpose. These reports will be

shared with the HEC and the relevant Environmental Sciences/Engineering Faculty. The Faculty will review these reports, and

produce their own quarterly reports based upon these reviews and the random visits to their respective construction sites. HEC will

review all the reports submitted to them and compile them to make an overall quarterly report for all the construction sites. These

reports will be shared with all the stakeholders including the Bank.

9. Institutional Arrangements. HEC has designated Director (Monitoring and Evaluation) as the Environment and Social Focal

Point (ESFP) for the ESMP implementation, who will liaise with the Project Directorates and Supervision Consultants as well as with

the relevant Environmental Sciences/Engineering faculties for this purpose. Similar focal points will need to be appointed/designated

with the contractors, Project Directorates and Supervision Consultants.

10. Capacity Building. The ESMP also identifies the capacity building needs for its effective implementation. For this purpose,

HEC will arrange/coordinate environmental and social trainings for its ESFP and also for the relevant officers/staff of the Project

Directorates and Supervision Consultants. The contractors will be responsible to conduct such training for their own staff.

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11. Third Party Validation. HEC will also commission third party validation (TPV) of the ESMP implementation on an annual

basis. The findings of these TPVs will inform HEC and its stakeholders about the effectiveness of the ESMP and its implementation

mechanism to minimize the potentially negative environmental and social impacts associated with the facilities’ design, construction,

and usage.

12. ESMP Implementation Cost. The cost of ESMP implementation has been estimated to be Rs. 44.500 Million. These

estimates cover the costs of capacity building, third party validation, honoraria for the Environmental Sciences/Engineering Faculties

involved in environmental and social monitoring, and other related tasks as well core staff of HEC for the monitoring of the plan. The

ESMP cost will be met from the Technical Assistance Component of Tertiary Education Support Project (TESP) of the World Bank.

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