Environmental Monitoring Report · 2014. 9. 29. · Maintenance Construction Supervision Consultant . Prepared by the EGIS International in association with VIDO Engineering Consultant

Environmental Monitoring Report

Monthly Report January 2014

CAM: Road Asset Management Project Maintenance Construction Supervision Consultant

Prepared by the EGIS International in association with VIDO Engineering Consultant for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the Asian Development Bank.

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NOTE

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Road Asset Management Project (RAMP), Component A-2 (c) Maintenance Construction Supervision Consultant

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KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

Road Asset Management Project (RAMP)

Maintenance Construction Supervision Consultant

Annex 2: Safeguard Compliance

and Monitoring of HIV/AIDS Campaign

ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING REPORT

(January 2014)

Commune Council Meeting for

the Implementation of Road Maintenance

In association with

VIDO Engineering Consultant


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Environmental and Social Safeguard Monitoring

A. Project Background

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is implementing the Road Asset Management Project (RAMP) with supports from the International Development Association (IDA), ADB, AUSAID, OPEC, and KTF. The activities will include periodic maintenance of the National and Provincial Roads under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT).

The objective of the project is to ensure continued effective use of the road network in support of Cambodia's economic development. It will do so by improving the institutional and technical capacity of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) for road maintenance planning, budgeting and operations, and by expanding and strengthening maintenance activities. The outcome will be a more sustainable road sector based on a sound MPWT network and sustained road maintenance.

B. Environmental and Social Safeguard

The Contractors are made aware of this obligation and their safeguard performance during construction will be closely supervised and monitored by the Project Engineers with close supervision of the Project Supervision Consultants.

In the RAMP-MPWT project, environmental and social impacts of the projects were identified in the Environmental and Social Safeguard Framework (ESSF) and the mitigation measures of these impacts have been addressed through Environmental Management Plan (EMP) submitted by Contractors before commencement of construction work. The protection and enhancement of human-wellbeing is a common demonstrator for both government and donors system and can be seen as ultimate goal of sustainable development.

Prior to the road maintenance activity there ESS conducted meeting with local authorities in the project influence area to create a sense of social, environmental and safety awareness within all construction activities. During the meeting the complaint mechanism was also introduced to commune council as well as local community living along the road project.

The purpose of meeting with local authority (commune councils) is not only to hear complaints, social and environmental impacts and satisfaction with the maintenance project but also to verify and confirm whether or not HIV/AIDS campaigns are conducted in the project influence area. In addition, it is an effective public disclosure of safeguard information to local authorities.

The ESS explained and discussed impact mitigation measures during the field visit to Contractors, Engineer and RE‟s of the project, if there is, in order to comply with EMP set in the Technical Specification. It is observed that, however, there is no adverse environmental and social impact to local community along the project influence area during civil works of road construction.

The ESS/RE/TL visited NR2, NR11, NR7.1, NR7.2 and NR7.3 to investigate on environment and social related issues during and after maintenance projects.

Following are the site observations and discussions during the visits:

It is observed that there was no serious environmental and social impact in the project area according to site investigation in this month. However, there were a few minor points that were noticed: a) In NR2 worker‟s toilet need repair, b) Clearance of rubbish around the campsite to mitigate these problems, ESS advised the related workers for cleanness and importance of hygiene in personal health and keep clean environment.

Generally, however, all road projects are limited to maintenance on the existing paved road and no widening or cause resettlement. It is concluded that the maintenance activities in every road sections cause no adverse environmental and social impact on lands or communities in the area. Below is the summarize table of the environmental and social safeguard monitoring report:


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Safeguard Monitoring Report

The outcomes of safeguard monitoring exercise are tabulated below.

Nº Road Maintenance related

issue

Safeguard Monitoring Activity

(Observation)

Suggestion/Comment Achievement/Remarks

1 Pollution caused by domestic

sewage and solid waste

1-1. Flash toilet is used with septic tank (in engineer office) or soak away sewerage system in labor campsite

1-2. Most waste from kitchen is organic waste.

1-3. Solid waste collects in a tank for burning, as there is no waste disposal site in the village.

The toilets of some of local worker

temporary campsite need to be

improved.

Sanitation shall take into account for

every worker campsites. Sanitation of

some local worker in temporary

campsite needs to be improved.

Contractor advised to attend.

ESS/RE following up for full

compliance

2 Possible development of

camp into permanent

settlement

There are limited numbers of skilled workers, living in the rental houses or temporary huts.

Local workers live in their own home.

No possibility for permanent

settlement

Complied

3 Noise, vibration and dust

could affect any nearby

settlements or other

environmentally sensitive

areas

Dust pollution is observed in some

limited base repair area.

To mitigate dust during constructions sprayed water.

After completion of base work to spray

prime coat

Contractor was instructed to

work on section to finish

within 1 or 2 days, to

minimize the dust pollution in

urban area.


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(Observation)


4 Possible under/ground water

contamination by fuel and oil,

grease, and fuel in yards

There is no possibility of under/ground

water contamination by the projects.

5 Erosion from earthworks can

increase sedimentation in

drains, waterways and

irrigation ditches

No erosion was observed

New Land Developments Adjacent to

National Roads created the filling up

the drainage system of roadway, the

water stranded in pavement layers

destroy the asphaltic wearing courses,

creates big potholes and dangerous

condition that may cause fatal

accidents

MPWT is informed through local

authorities to prevent further

obstruction

MPWT organized a seminar

80 staffs of DPWT‟s and

local government, to stop the

breach of ROW and

drainage system.

6 Possible pollution of

waterways or ground water

by bituminous products or

solvents used in resurfacing

of pavement

In one occasion leaking oil of

equipment was observed.

Since there is possibility of oil

spillages during the maintenance

work, it is recommended that all

equipment and machineries must be

free of oil, solvent and bituminous

material leaking along the

construction road section

At labor campsite shall take

necessary measure to ensure that no

underground water pollution that may

cause by the road maintenance

activity from storage area. Contractor

was advised to fix leaking equipment

As recycled oil is economical

for Contractor, they try not to

waste oil.


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(Observation)


7 Traffic and pedestrian safety Contractor using traffic control

measures to limit disruption to traffic

and ensure safety of traffic and

pedestrians.

Sometimes the traffic barrier posts

were not removed after working hour

at end of the day which can cause

traffic accident to road user during

night time (reported by people during

site visit on NR2)

TL/RE issued written instruction to

Contractor for strengthening of Traffic

Management & Safety

Contractor was warned the

punitive consequences

would be applied if breaches

continued

8 Possible pollution of

waterways by solids waste

from material stockpiles on

shoulder

Aggregates are store on available

land, there is no possibility of

waterway pollution.

No pollution from material stockpiles

was observed

Site instruction was issued to

Contractor to remove the solid waste

material of removal of existing

pavement away from side ditch and

waterway after completion of each

section (NR73 and NR71&PR2714).

Contractors agreed to clean-

up after completion of work.

This activity will be inspected

in the next mission.

9 Possible impact of road user

safety

“Safety First” is introducing to all

contractors

Flagman is used for traffic

management and traffic control

schemes are submitted to RE for

approval



Management & Safety

Contractor was warned the

punitive consequences

would be applied if breaches

continued

10 Cutting of trees No such activity happens at the

project area.

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11 Disposal of excavated

material from shoulder and

drain and scarified materials

During site visit excavated materials

was not transported out of road sides

in some road sections.

It is suggested that all excavated

material should transport out of the

road shoulder after completion of work

or donate to people if possible

Contractor was accepted to

remove out after completion

of work (NR73)

12 First aid kits First aid kits is not observed in some

units

It is strongly recommended that all

labor campsite shall have first aid kits

Contractor agreed to provide

in January 2014

13 Firefighting facilities Most of Engineer‟s, contractor‟s

offices and worker campsites are not

equipped with fire extinguisher.

It is recommended that the fire

extinguishers to be installed in all

necessary hot work places

ESS checked asphalt plant,

fuel storage and so on in

result it was installed

properly.

14 Wearing of protective

clothing and safety gear and

safety shoes

All engineers are well equipped with

helmet, reflective clothing, cone for

warning traffic and flagman to give

sign to road users.

Some of workers are not using safety

shoes during work implementation.

It is suggested that safety shoes must

be used during working hour. The

Contractor safety officer shall ensure

the workers have appropriate

protective clothing.

In response to instruction,

most of worker was

introduced and equipped

with reflective clothing,

safety gear, traffic cone and

so on.

15 Displaying warning boards Deficiency observed on adequate

warning signs at construction sites



Management & Safety

In response to TL's site

instruction, warning board

was installed properly.


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Environmental and Social Safeguard Monitoring Impact

The ESS, RE & Contractor through monitoring of site activities and joint consultation with community leaders and residents could achieve the following improvement on the current environmental/social safeguard issues:

I. Introduction:

This is the environmental and social safeguard monitoring monthly report is in January 2014, site visited to NR 72, 7-2, 11 and NR 2 of RAMP project target area in Kampong Cham to Kratie, Prey Veng and Takeo province. And at NR 7-2, 72 and NR 11 has 85 % to 90% and NR 71 has 30% of road maintenances activities completed and NR11 will handover by end of by February or March 2014, to MPWT and NR 2 has more than 20% achievement of the project implementation.

II. Conclusion and recommendation environment and safeguards complaining:

NR 2 is busy doing asphalt concrete overlay and repairing pothole

ESS Visited to the NR 72 at the site; working has new and old potholes maintenance;, discussed with the contractor about using a young age driver (has under 18 year old) and has not enough material for traffic management to protect the workers and the drivers. During the working time and proposed to Contractor should consider more on traffic management in order to protect the workers and the drivers during the working hours.

The shrub is growing along the road cause obstruction to road user not to the road furniture such as KM posts, road sign, guide post, safety barriers... so Contractor have to clear.

Meeting on site with Contractor's worker

KM stone installation

The NR 2 has not improved much based on the minute in Khmer detail the environment and social safeguard reviewed during field visited in January 2014. Because the contractor‟s site manager agreed and signed on the minute to take action then next month will review their action. Please see attachment of main point that they agreed to improve after observation during field visit, with assistant of team leader, consultant of quality control and contractor‟s site manager.

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