Environmental Monitoring Report€¦ · Improvement Project Rehabilitation of Gereshk Hydro Power Plant December 2016 Prepared by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS - Electricity

Environmental Monitoring Report

Semiannual Report

Covering Jan-Jun 2016

MFF: Energy Sector Development Investment Program

(ESDIP) - Tranche 3, ADB Grant No. 0280

Gereshk Electricity Services Improvement Project Rehabilitation of Gereshk Hydro Power Plant

December 2016

Prepared by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS - Electricity Utility) of Islamic Republic of

Afghanistan for the Asian Development Bank.

The Environmental Monitoring Report is a document of the Government of Afghanistan. The

views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors,

Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

Gereshk Electricity Services Improvement Project (Rehabilitation of Gereshk Hydropower Plant) ESDIP Tranche 3, ADB Grant - 0280

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Gereshk Electricity Services Improvement Project (Rehabilitation of Gereshk Hydropower Plant) ESDIP Tranche 3, ADB Grant - 0280


GLOSSARY

ADB : Asian Development Bank

NEPA : National Environment Protection Agency

DABS : Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat

DG : Diesel Generator

EA : Environmental Assessment

EHSSO : Environmental, Health & Social Safeguard Officer

EA : Environmental Assessment

EMP : Environmental Managemen t Plan

EMMP : Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan

ESA : Environmental Safeguard Asisstant

ESSO : Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer(PMO)

HPP : Hydro Power Plant

IEE : Initial Environmental Examination

kV : Kilo volt

MFF : Multitranche Financing Facility

PMC : Project Management Consultants

PMO : Program Management Office (of DABS)

PPE : Personal Protective Equipment

SHSA : Social and Health Safeguard Asisstant

SSA : Social Safeguard Asisstant (PMO)

SPS : Safeguard Policy Statement

TL : Transmission Line

Gereshk Electricity Services Improvement project (Rehabilitation of Gereshk Hydropower Plant) ESDIP Tranche 3, ADB Grant 0280


Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 7

1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 7

1.2 Objective and Methodology ................................................................................................ 7

1.3 Project Scope of Works and Anticipated Environmental Framework ........................... 8

1.4 Contract for Consulting Services ....................................................................................... 9

1.5 Changes in the Project Organization and Environmental Team ................................. 10

1.6 Relationship with Contractors, Owner and Lender ....................................................... 10

1.7 Status of Work Activities during the Period Compared to Previous Period ............... 10

2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN/PROGRAM ..................................................... 13

2.1 Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 13

2.2 Strengthening of Environmental Safeguard Setup and Staffing ....................................... 13

2.3 Roles and Responsibilities of EMP Safeguard Set-up ....................................................... 15

3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 18

3.1 Implementation Management of the EMP ...................................................................... 18

3.2 Site Specific Management of Key Environmental Issues............................................. 20

3.2.1 Constructions Materials ................................................................................................. 20

3.2.2 Construction Activities Management ............................................................................ 20

3.2.3 Soil Loss and Contamination Management ................................................................ 20

3.2.4 Water Loss and Contamination Management ............................................................ 21

3.2.5 Air Quality Impact management ................................................................................... 21

3.2.6 Noise Nuisance & Vibration Management .................................................................. 21

3.2.7 Loss of Vegetation and Crops....................................................................................... 22

3.2.8 Solid Waste Management ............................................................................................. 22

3.2.9 Health & Safety Management ....................................................................................... 22

3.3 Site Inspections and Audits .............................................................................................. 23

3.4 Non-Compliance Notices .................................................................................................. 24

3.5 Consultation and Complaints............................................................................................ 24

3.6 Corrective Action Plan ....................................................................................................... 25

4 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ......................................................................................... 27

4.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 27

4.2 Fulfillment of Environmental Responsibilities................................................................. 27

4.3 Description of Environmental Monitoring ........................................................................ 28



4.3.1 Air Pollution/Quality Control ................................................................................................ 28

4.3.2 Noise and Vibration Control ................................................................................................ 29

4.3.3 Water Pollution and Soil Contamination/Erosion Control ............................................... 29

4.3.4 Crops and Vegetation loss Control .................................................................................... 29

4.3.5 Workers and Community Safety –Occupational Health & Safety ................................. 29

4.3.6 Public Health and First Aid Kits Provisioned .................................................................... 30

4.3.7 Waste Management, Sanitation and Muck Disposal Control ........................................ 30

4.4 Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................... 30

5 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 31

ANNEXURE-1: Overall Environmental and Social Management Plan ...................................... 32

ANNEXURE-2: Overall Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan ........................................... 42

ANNEXURE-3: Email Issued to Strengthening EMP Setup & Establish Baselines ................. 53

ANNEXURE-3A: Non-compliance Repeated Notice for Documentations/Reports ................. 54

ANNEXURE-4: Project-Site Photo- Log ......................................................................................... 55

ANNEXURE-5: Test Results PH of Soil ........................................................................................ 61

ANNEXURE-6: Test Result PH of Water........................................................................................ 62

ANNEXURE-7: Monthly Medicine Log Sheet (June 2016) .......................................................... 63

ANNEXURE-8: Complaint Letter from Local Community ............................................................ 64

List of Tables and Figures:

Figure Title Page No.

Figure 1 Contractor’s overall Organizational Structure for the Project 14

Table Title Page No.

Table 1 Project Work Status as Compared to Previous Reporting Period 10

Table 2 Summary of Environment Management Actions during the

Reporting Period

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PART- I INTRODUCTION

(Project Brief, Scope of works and Status)



1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview

This second Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report (BAEMR) for Jan-June 2016 covers the status of the rehabilitation and up-gradation process of the Gereshk hydropower plant, which is presently been carried out mainly through Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding under Tranche 3 program. The restoration program focuses on the provision of electricity services improvement with rehabilitation and up-gradation of the existing old hydropower plant, by replacement with new equipment and accessories to increase electricity generation and make available more reliable locally generated power supply to meet the local demand which is presently having electricity supply shortages. Currently only about 2,500 households have connections to the local electricity distribution system, while 5,000 households claim to await new connections. Some have their own diesel generators which are too expensive for the mass and the poor. Even for those connected to the electricity network, prolonged load shedding during both the morning and evening peak hours means that most receive only a few hours of power supply a day and the existing infrastructure does not allow continued access to reliable power supply.

The Gereshk Hydro Power Plant Rehabilitation Project is located in central Helmand Province, about 2.5km northeast of Gereshk town and about 125 km west of Kandahar with the project location coordinates as 31°49' 36.0"N Latitude and 64°35' 30.0"E Longitude at El. 826 elevation level above mean sea level. This hydropower plant, which has been operating for about 50 years now is presently under rehabilitation process for restoration and up-gradation of the power plant to 4.8MW installed capacity from its longstanding approximately 2MW generating capacity.

The Project which aims at increasing access to reliable power is in line with the energy

sector strategy under the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS), the

Government strategic platform for development during 2008-2020. The Project is in line with

the ADB's Country Partnership Strategy (2009-2013) for Afghanistan which identifies the

rehabilitation and upgrading of existing infrastructure as priority in the energy sector. It is

also consistent with ADB's Strategy 2020 and ADB Energy Policy (2009) for promoting

inclusive growth, energy security, and supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy.

1.2 Objective and Methodology

The main objective of the Environmental Monitoring is to anticipate and effectively address

environmental and social concerns associated with the Gereshk Hydropower Plant

Rehabilitation Project in line with Afghanistan Environmental legislation/standards as well as

meeting the requirement of the Safeguard Policy Statement of the ADB. The EMP identified

covering all possible foreseen environmental and social impacts from all the project

components/activities during the construction. Also the provision for the unforeseen

environmental & social impacts that may arise during the actual construction of the project

shall be monitored too and mitigated/addressed accordingly. The step by step approach

used for the purpose was as follows:

The monitoring process assess and establishes baseline environmental conditions in

the project area and documentation of the same;



The potential change in environmental parameters likely to be effected by project

related activities are identified and listed;

The assessment identified the likelihood and significance of potential impacts;

Then defining & listing of mitigation measures to reduce adverse impacts to as low as practicable are done;

These anticipated issues, identified mitigation measures, management and monitoring action plan, responsibilities with frequency/timeline and reporting action formulated and being implemented as per Annexures 1 & 2.

The main objective of the Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report is to provide general information on the progress of implementation of the project rehabilitation works during the reporting period. The other objective is to assess if the project construction is going-on smoothly as planned with all environmental and social precautions in place or needs some recommended action for necessary improvement. The judgments on the progress are established on weekly/monthly review meetings. The main contractor presents the project site findings along with the monitoring actions for site-specific civil repairs and other rehabilitation works of the project like access roads, peripheral walls, annex building and foundation for DG sets between January and June 2016 as these were the main components of activities carried out by the contractor during this period. Further, the contractor assured that all environmental and social issues have been taken care as required. The Environmental & Social Management and Monitoring Plan (ESMMP) report also prepared & finalized during the period and submitted for further implementation starting next reporting period.

1.3 Project Scope of Works and Anticipated Environmental Framework

The Gereshk Hydropower Plant rehabilitation Project consists of the following major

components of rehabilitation works:

a) Replacement of two turbine-generator units which are still in operational stage and

installation of a new third turbine-generator unit with other associated accessories,

switchgears and control system including step-up 3.3/20kV transformer substation;

b) Replacement and installation of various hydro-mechanical gates, trash-racks and

powerhouse gantry crane;

c) Civil repair works: (i) re-grading, filling & re-profiling to improve the overall stability

of both the banks of canal of length 150 m downstream of powerhouse; (ii) Civil

concrete works (second stage concrete) for replacing the Unit I and II of Turbine-

Generator and other associated equipment, (iii) Concreting works for installing unit

III (new turbine, generator and associated equipment), (iv) New perimeter / boundary

walls on the left and right banks, (v) Control Room for Stand-by Diesel Generator

sets, (vi) Annex Building cum store,(vii) Repair works of powerhouse, and (viii)

Temporary earthen dyke construction/removal for water isolation to enable hydro

mechanical (HM) works at the intake.

d) Upgrading of the existing access road of 9.6 km on the left bank from Intake to

Powerhouse and about 2.6 km road on the right bank.

Regarding the environmental and social issues, this project shall not be affected relating to change in the drainage pattern and water resources depletion due to dam/weir related constructions (which was also highlighted in the first bi-annual EMR of July-Dec. 2015) as no such components exist in the project. Therefore the anticipated environmental and social impacts during construction could result from:



The temporary use of land immediately adjacent to the canal, which may result in some localized scrub clearance and temporary loss of vegetation;

Extraction (can be from stone/sand quarries) and the transport of construction materials and dredged materials from the canal (causes dust generation, traffic congestion, sedimentation, temporary storage space, noise & vibration);

Dredging of 'the canal area (can cause sedimentation, dust generation, temporary storage space and noise);

Disposal of the old equipment of the HPP including the existing two turbines, associated electrical equipment and hydro-mechanical gates (require temporary storage space, dust generation, spillage of oils/lubricants, etc. noise & vibration);

Concrete works in proximity to the canal areas including concrete reinforcement of spillways and the canal banks (dust generation, water contamination, noise and vibration);

Water Quality issues during construction;

Noise and vibration associated with construction machineries, other equipment and DG set operation;

Contractors work practices and on site environmental management (can be a disaster if good practice environmental management not followed);

Worker Occupational health and safety issues including provision of PPEs;

Community /public health and security; Use of water for Project activities including workers camp’s requirements & road

sprinkling, etc.; Generation of waste by the Project activities during the construction; Construction of temporary earthen dyke and coffer dam for canal repair and

equipment erection may also have to be monitored properly;

Accordingly, the summarized list of key environmental and social impacts being tackled at the construction site with proper mitigation measures and monitoring as follows:

a) Soil Contamination (soil quality issue) b) Soil Erosion (loss of soil) c) Water Contamination (water quality issue) d) Fugitive Dust Emissions (impact on air quality) e) Vehicular and Generator Exhaust Emissions (GHG impact on air quality) f) Damage to Infrastructure due to Blasting g) Noise Nuisance and Vibration h) Siltation due to Temporary Earthen Dyke Construction/Removal at the Intake for

Water Isolation to Enable HM works i) Loss of Vegetation and Crops j) Occupational Health and Safety Issues; k) Community/Public Health Issue including Poor Sanitation & Waste Management

System and Communicable Diseases; l) Working Conditions and Management of Workforce Relationship. m) Blockade of access of local community right of way due to project construction

activities prioritization; n) Disturbances on Community Privacy/Safety and Site Security; o) Community Interactions & Conflict between Workers and locals.

The management of these impacts/issues is being undertaken at the project site as planned under the table in Annexure 1.

1.4 Contract for Consulting Services

In line with the foreseen requirement of Professional consultants with all specialists qualified to perform all necessary works in high quality, DABS-PMO, employer has retained the



Project Management and Supervision Consultant. Hill International (HI) for providing such services as intended for the purpose to the employer. Accordingly the work is implemented as per Regulations of ADB, and Regulations of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well as in accordance with the Special Contract Conditions and Technical Specifications which are set by the Employer. Quality Control is also an integral part of the project supervision work of the PMC.

1.5 Changes in the Project Organization and Environmental Team

There is no major change in the overall project organization. DABS with its Project Management Office (PMO) and its Director as the overall authority is the direct implementation set-up to manage the day-to day coordination, monitoring and administration activities of the Gereshk rehabilitation project. However, the process of recruitment of the proposed PMO environmental team is under process and shall be in place soon. In the meantime and till such an environmental team is in place, the PMC, HI environmental expert, who is part of the monitoring and supervision team for the project has been supporting the PMO in coordinating all environmental related issues on behalf of PMO in addition to his PMC role of overseeing environmental management and monitoring of contractor’s work, and reporting.

1.6 Relationship with Contractors, Owner and Lender

During this reporting period, DABS closely acted as a team with the PMC, Hill International in reviewing all environmental aspects of the project activities and engaged also the contractor while requesting them for proper documentation of all environmental site management monitoring activities with priority basis. The communication on the project activities from the contractor with the PMO were going directly and also via the Team Leader of the Project Management Consultant. The PMO/PMC also requested from the lender’s ADB Office in Kabul for their representations in the review meetings where fruitful suggestions and advice on many issues including environmental and social safeguard aspects were provided by the ADB representative in the interest of the project construction and completion.

1.7 Status of Work Activities during the Period Compared to Previous Period

The cumulative status and progress of works activities carried out during the reporting period (Jan-June 2016) as compared to the end of the previous reporting period (31 Dec. 2015) is as follows:

Table 1: Project Work Status as Compared to Previous Reporting Period

Sl.#

Work Activities Status (30th

June 2016) Status ( 31 Dec. 2015)

A. Civil works Status

1 Left bank road – 9.6km (total) 4km PH to Intake completed 90% of 2.8 km PH to Highway Bridge completed

About 2 km excavation works was completed. About1km ABC & DBM from intake completed

2 Annex building construction Completed 95% work completed

3 DG sets foundation Completed Excavation was completed

4 Lattice tower for DG sets Completed Excavation was completed

5 Control room - Excavation completed

6 Fuel tank chamber Completed Excavation completed

7 RB-Perimeter wall-5.6m high(56m) Completed Excavation of 56 m out of 240m completed

8 RB-Perimeter wall-3.6m high(184m) 75% Completed Site clearing/cleaning done

9 Storage area for new equipment 80% Completed Only area cleaning and grubbing was done

10 Transformer foundation 50% Completed None



11 Cofferdam fabrication Completed None

12 Rail extension (Right Bank) 43% excavation completed, 32.6% PCC C10 for all structures completed, 22% reinforcement steel completed

None

B. Status and Progress of Electromechanical Mechanical (EM) Equipment

1 Lot 1-Consignment with complete set of Turbine Generator Equipment of Unit # 3 with all auxiliaries from M/s. Hunan Allonward, China

Consignment have reached Kandahar Customs in March 2016 but due to high custom duty valuation, it is yet to be cleared from Kahandar Customs by the contractor

Manufacturing completed, factory inspection & tests done and consignment dispatched from China on 18

th Dec, 2015

2 Lot-II Consignment with the remaining Two Units # 1 and # 2 Turbines & Generator equipment and all auxiliaries from M/s. Hunan Allonward, China

Consignment dispatched from China on 22

nd Jan.

2016 and have been cleared from Karachi Port, Pakistan and waiting near Kahandar boarder to be custom cleared from Kahandar after Lot - I

Manufacturing completed, factory inspection & tests done and consignment ready to be dispatched from China.

3 Lot-III Consignment of DG Sets –5 Nos. from M/s. Sudhir Electrical, Jammu, India

Consignment dispatched from Mumbai in March 2016 & currently in Karachi Port, Pakistan and in process of port clearance.

Manufacturing completed, factory inspections and tests done and consignment ready for dispatch

C. Status and Progress of Hydro Mechanical (HM)Equipment

1 Lot-1 HM Equipment with trash rack & Crane parking shed items from M/s. Khyaati Engineering, Channai, India

Consignment have reached Kandahar Customs in March 2016 but due to high custom duty valuation, it is yet to be cleared from Kahandar Customs by the contractor

Manufacturing completed, and consignment dispatched during December 2016 from Chennai, India

2 Lot II of HM Equipment comprising HPP & Canal Intake Gates – Total 8 Sets with all Embedded Parts from M/s. Khyaati Engineering, Channai, India

Consignment reported to have been cleared from Karachi Port but due to similar problem with Kahandar custom as above, Lot II materials were returned back to near border area for safe custody

Manufacturing completed, and consignment ready for dispatch

3 Lot-III HM Equipment with Gantry Crane & rubber seals for new gates items from M/s. Khyaati Engineering, Channai, India

Consignment have been transported from Chennai Port and held near border area due the customs clearance issue of HM Equipment Lot-I.

Manufacturing completed, and consignment ready for dispatch

D. Overall progress achieved based on certifications (for payment)

61.48% 46%

NOTE: PH=Power House, ABC=Aggregate Base Course, DG=Diesel Generator, DBM=Dense Bitumen Macadam, PCC=Plain Cement Concrete, HPP=Hydro Power Plant.



PART-II ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT



2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN/PROGRAM

2.1 Objectives

The determination of creating an EMP is to propose appropriate mitigation measures as well

as to recommend establishment of institutions or safeguard mechanisms to manage, monitor

and ensure compliance with environmental regulations and implementation of the proposed

mitigation measures. Such a set-up would pursue to ensure continuously improving

environmental protection activities in order to prevent, reduce, or mitigate adverse impacts.

The identified potential environmental and social effects/issues for the project taking

consideration of the environmental framework described above in the introduction chapter,

section 1.3 and proposed mitigation measures per Annexure-1 to be followed at the project

site during the restoration/rehabilitation of Gereshk HPP for reducing or eliminating the

anticipated adverse impacts.

The site specific environmental and social management and monitoring plan report is

prepared during this reporting period and finalized for implementation starting next reporting

period to ensure environmental protection by reducing or eliminating the anticipated adverse

impacts during the project implementation. The schedules of activities being followed for the

environmental protection by the environmental setup of the project are highlighted under

“Annexure 1 & 2” wherein the annexure-1 summarizes & provides the details of the overall

management action plan being carried out at the project site while the Annexure-2

summarizes overall monitoring action plan. The contractor’s site specific EMP provides a

delivery mechanism and addresses all these potential environmental, health and social

impacts/issues of the project during its execution including for the reporting provision and

strengthening of environmental safeguard setup to enhance project benefits.

2.2 Strengthening of Environmental Safeguard Setup and Staffing

As compared to the previous reporting period (till end of Dec. 2015), where the activities were

limited and at the initial stages of the project civil works, like: workers camps, erecting

perimeter wall (which is on-going still), and mobilization work for upgrading of the access

road, storage area and control room. The contractor thus had only little to do in that period till

Dec 2015 and their site setup for environment management aspects was just starting.

However, it was anticipated that more civil works needed to start in addition to these above

ongoing ones for the period starting from Jan 2016 like annex building, compound walls,

foundation for Diesel Generating (DG) sets, power house (PH) building repairs, etc. These

increase in site activities also anticipated for a more robust environmental management

safeguard system to be properly established at site. Accordingly discussions held with the

project Contractor and also an email was issued to the contractor on Dec. 27, 2015 for

strengthening environmental, health and social safeguard set-up along with staffing provision

and directions provided to establish baseline references control points at the project site to be

used for future monitoring purpose (the email is provided here as Annexure-3). Thus the

Contractor’s involvement in the EMP improved and also they provided new site setup

exhibiting more responsibilities in the environment management as follows:



a) Contractor’s EMP Safeguard Set-up: The contractor has included environmental

management and monitoring set-up also in their overall organizational system for the project

and it is as provided in Fig.1 in next page.

Fig.1: Contractor’s Overall Organizational Structure for the Project

With the overall set-up, the contractor embraced a particular procedure to effectively get to

environmental health, social & safety management & monitoring including required

mitigations and regular reporting in line with the Annexure 1 & 2. The subcontractors to be

managed in all respects by the main contractor, AIPL-Hunan Allonward JV & also provide

the subcontractors’ personnel with necessary awareness training and inductions at regular

intervals and ensure compliance with such plan. The subcontractors too require appointing

an environmental safeguard representative/focal person who shall be available on the site

throughout the construction period of the respective sub-contract for the stipulated purpose.

Chief Project Manager

Quality Control & Design Manager

QCS Clerk/Submittal

officer

Design Manager

Design Engineering Staffs

Quality Control Dy. Manager

Construction Manager

Civil Construction

Engineer

Electrical Engineer(Master

Electrician)

Mechanical Engineer

Civil Engineer

Foreman (Electrical,

Mechanical, Civil)

Security & Safety

Manager

Envirmental Health & Social Safety

Officer

Site Safety & Health Officer /

Asstt.

Alternate Site Safety & Health Officer/

Asstt.

Project Coordinator



The contractor’s set-up team proposed for the implementation of environmental and social

management and monitoring is as follows:

A Security & Safety Manager (SSM) works in parallel with the Construction Manager

(CM) at site under the command & direction/advice of Chief Project Manager-CPM

from the central office and Project Coordinator from the Kabul office. A full time

Environmental, Health & Social Safeguard Officer-EHSSO dedicated for the site

specific environment and social management and monitoring of various construction

activities, works under the SSM. The EHSSO makes the daily/regular EMP after

discussions with the SSM and CM (for site construction activities and schedules) for

his daily/regular monitoring works.

The EHSSO is being further assisted at the project site for daily supervision and

monitoring of environmental & social impacts by two Environmental & Social

Safeguard Assistants as required in reducing or eliminating the adverse impacts.

In addition, the sub-contractor also deputed a dedicated safety officer/assistance

who also looks after the environmental safeguard at their construction sites.

Grievance or Complaint Redress Cell (Complain Box) is setup & operated by the

contractor with monitoring by the PMO/PMC at three (one at powerhouse / camp

site, another at intake road area, and the other nearby the community location to put

their grievances(if any) in writing in these installed complain boxes. The contractor’s

EMP-Team then collect the complaints on weekly basis and make entry of all such

complaints in a properly maintained log-register and inform the PMO/PMC for further

addressing them in an amicable way.

b) PMO/PMC (HILL) EMP Safeguard Set-up: The Director, PMO of DABS is the overall

responsibility with its PMO ensuring effective compliance with the requirements on the

environmental management and monitoring. The status of recruitment of the proposed PMO

environmental team personnel is under process. In the meantime and till this process is

completed, the PMC, HI environmental expert, who is a part of the PMC team for the

monitoring and supervision of the Greeshk HPP has been looking after and coordinating all

environmental related issues, management, monitoring and reporting on behalf of

PMC/PMO and also overseeing the environmental monitoring activities of the Contractor’s

environmental setup to ensure the environmental integrity of the project rehabilitation.

Accordingly, the overall ESMMP implementation, monitoring, operation and reporting

organizational structure of the PMO, PMC and the Contractor combined has been kept the

same as proposed in the BAEMR of June-Dec. 2016.

2.3 Roles and Responsibilities of EMP Safeguard Set-up

a) Contractor’s Roles & Responsibilities: The contractor’s environmental setup shall

initiate and activate the operation of the EMP and reporting management of the mitigation

measures and the monitoring to the PMO/PMC set-up effectively in line with Annexures 1 &

2. Some major responsibility being followed are but not limited to the following:

Ensure the implementation of the EA/EMP throughout construction works including

for the reporting period by all contractor personnel and subcontractors;



Ensure that adequate resources are available to implement the requirements of

the EMP;

Undertake required environmental monitoring, supervision, audits and reports to PMO/PMC on regular basis.

Documentation on the boundary area in and around the Gereshk HPP project along

with baseline control points established as indicators for the monitoring purpose

during the implementation of the EMP;

Manage and monitor the environment site activities, health and social issues in line

with Annexure 1 & 2 ;

Identify the need for and recommend corrective actions;

Control undesirable social interaction between local communities and the migrant

construction workers;

Prepare daily, weekly/monthly and bi-annual reports as required and submit to the

PMO/PMC.

b) Employer/Client/PMO’s Roles and Responsibilities: With overall responsibility for the

Project, DABS/PMO shall:

Minimize any impact the “Project” may have on the environment and social issues;

Appoint and set-up an ESMMP team as proposed above for coordination,

supervision and monitoring of the environmental and social issues of the project;

Issue directives to the contractor(s) to comply with the provision of ESMMP

implementation;

Approve any changes required at site as per the site conditions during the

construction period and as per the recommendations by the PMC,

Arrange and provide the required land for the project activities (if any);

Obtain the relevant environmental permits, consents and authorizations prior to

commencing site works;

Coordinate with all relevant stakeholders of the project and in obtaining all NOCs

requirements from NEPA related to the Project.

Perform site inspection and monitoring of environmental and social issues as well as

monitors the PMC and contractor’s activities.

c) PMC-HILL’s Roles and Responsibilities: This environmental setup shall monitor the

EMP implementation and report the implementation to PMO/DABS and ADB. Some major

responsibilities includes but not limited to the following:

Assist and advise PMO for the ESMMP implementation

Monitor environmental health and social activities of the contractor

Identify the need for and recommend corrective actions

Assist the PMO in resolution of non-compliance issue of the contractor

Control undesirable social interaction between local communities and the migrant construction workers through the main contractor;

Advise and assist the contractor in conducting safety and health related training along with health staff.

Advice and assist the contractor to arrange provision for improvement of local infrastructure, i.e. portable water supply, temporary housing for workers, etc.;

Check the sanitary of the area and offer remedial measures;



Compile additional contractor’s report on progress and the status of each rehabilitation component conducted;

Liaise between DABS/PMO, ADB and the contractor;

Compile from contractor’s report/data and prepare a monthly/bi-annual reports in the required format to submit to the DABS/PMO and ADB.



3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

3.1 Implementation Management of the EMP

At the project site, the environmental health, social & safety officer of the contractor is

working directly under the Security Manager with collaborative team-work support from other

technical teams like the Construction Manager and subcontractors’ environmental

designated personnel from the concerned project activity site. The Chief Project Manager

looks after the overall coordination of monitoring and supervision of the project to fulfill the

EMP. A Project Coordinator working directly under the CPM through the Kabul Contractor’s

office coordinates all the project related activities including the environmental management

between the employer, PMC and other stakeholders.

An assessment of the implementation of the environmental management according to the

norms described in the EA (IEE) report of the project (also prepared ESMMP during the

reporting period in line with the EA report and the overall ESMMP in a summarized table is

as per Annexure-1).

A site specific time-line followed for ESMMP activity-wise environment implementation management of the mitigation measures (which also depend on the technical construction schedules & activities) were as indicated below:

Table 2: Summary of Environment Management Actions during the Reporting Period

EMP Activities

Implementation Time-line

Environment Management Actions during the Period

Stakeholder consultation /

communication and

interactions with local

community

At start of the project and

regular follow-up discussions

throughout the project

construction period

Project/Civil works started after

briefing / discussions with concerned

stakeholder & their consent including

community elders

Relevant environmental

awareness trainings and

inductions

At start of the project and

regular follow-up awareness

briefings / inductions


construction period.

Briefings on importance of

environment protection and use of

PPEs for their own protection

provided every day before start of

work, weekly inductions on use of

PPEs, tool box training & other EMP

provided to all workers

Maintaining farmers'

access to irrigation water

if the works are

implemented during the

irrigation season;

During irrigation season

period as required

Canal not closed during this reporting

period and water provided for irrigation

all the time

Maintaining vehicle

access to the community

areas and traffic

management

Throughout the project

construction period especially

during equipment

transportation peak period

Followed as required by Annexure 1

though not many vehicles as project

equipment are on the way from the

manufacturing country and yet to

reach the site

Pollution control

(including spill prevention,

dust abatement, noise, air

and water, etc.) and

biodiversity preservation

Baseline information to be

established at start of the

project and monitor regularly


construction period

Baselines drawn from the EA (IEE)

report for the project and Annexures 1

& 2, which are also summarized in line

with the EA followed as required and

practiced at site

Provision of potable water Required throughout the Quality water provided / made



and washing/toilet

facilities to workers;

project period and should be

arranged at site

available as required with bore hole

constructed at the base camp area of

the project site

Provision of occupational

health and safety care to

workers and treatment for

injuries and infections

Throughout the construction

period and first aid to be

arranged at site and doctors

to be arranged from nearby

hospitals

PPEs provided to workers as required

work-wise and all treatments including

work injuries treated by contractor’s

first aid & site medical arrangements.

However there was no need during

the period for calling the doctor at site

Provision of health care

to workers including

control risk of spreading

communicable diseases

to workers and in

communities for

appropriate treatments

The Contractor to ensure that

the engaged workers are free

from such disease at the time

of initial appointment. And

provision for control and

treatment throughout the

construction period

No worker at site with communicable

disease. No communicable disease

observed at the project site and the

local communities

Mechanism for workers

and community

relationship management

for creating harmony in

the project constructions

Full project briefing at start of

the project/civil works and

regular follow-up inductions


construction period on the

importance of maintaining

good relationship & harmony

with local community

Though the project site is more than

one km away from the nearest village

except one house, which is about

200m from the project site, village

elders were visited and discussion

held mainly on issues like access

limitation from project site during

construction & also for safety

reasons, work relation with workers

verses communities, prevalent

diseases in the area, workforce

management by contractor in line with

Annexure1. The workers on the other

hand were provided also full briefing

during the weekly tool box induction

training on the importance of

maintaining good relations with the

local communities and the norms to

be followed by the workers on the

same

Assessing importance of,

reporting and

investigating chance

historical, cultural and

archaeological findings

during the construction

Only during the time when

such additional unexpected

environmental surprises

occur

No such new surprises have been

found during the period and as such

no action was required

Inspection and monitoring Daily and regular inspection

throughout the construction

period

Annexure2 followed and practiced at

the project site with daily and regular

supervision & inspections for

maintaining environmental integrity

The work plan for the EMP activities followed the technical construction activities of the

project. Due to some security situation at the project site during this reporting period, the

Contractor has been discussing for a more practical construction schedules with the employer

and PMC and once that is finalized, the work plan for site specific EMP activities/actions as

enumerated in the stated annexures 1&2 shall follow the technical construction schedule

activity-wise as required and environmental protection measures would follow accordingly.



3.2 Site Specific Management of Key Environmental Issues

3.2.1 Constructions Materials

The construction stone is not available around the project site and the contractor arranged

for both before and during the reporting period from outside of the project site ranging up to

5 km distance, involving local suppliers following local rules and regulations for such

supplies. Similar was the case for supply of sand for concrete works and mud/gravel

required for boundary / perimeter / HESCO walls erection. Hence the project site

environment was not affected with the construction material extraction and quarries.

3.2.2 Construction Activities Management

The workers base camps, restoration/upgrading of the access road to different project

facilities like intake & powerhouse, annex building construction, foundation / excavations of

Diesel Generating (DG) sets, control-room, fuel tank chamber, storage area preparation and

boundary / perimeter wall at right bank & also listed above under section 1.7 were the major

ongoing works continued from the previous reporting period. In addition to these on-going

activities, foundations concreting for Diesel Generating (DG) sets, DG lattice structure, fuel

tank, power house (PH) building repairs, transformer base excavation and foundation,

excavation for rail extension in front of the powerhouse were being carried out during the

reporting period. All these work activities were carried out and managed by the Contractor

engaging three local sub-contractors: (i) NLCC (Niamat Lali Construction Company), who

were mainly involved for upgrading access road, construction of perimeter walls, storage

area, and cofferdam fabrication; (ii) PGCC (Power Global Construction Company)-they were

involved in the construction of fuel tank chamber, DG sets foundation, lattice tower and

transformer foundations; (iii) FECC (First Eagle Construction Company)- they were involved

mainly for construction of base camps, annex building and crane rail extensions.

3.2.3 Soil Loss and Contamination Management

The maximum soil loss at the Gereshk HPP could have been from the excavation of different

activities like, road upgrading and foundations as highlighted above. However, the

restoration road works consisted excavation in some length and filling in other parts of the

road and thus the same excavated soil was also used for filling. Similarly the various

foundation excavated soil was also used for backfilling and leveling. Accordingly the net

soil/muck generation and soil loss was almost nil except a truck load of debris/muck created

during the total reporting period, which was then disposed at the local municipality

designated muck disposal site, about 4km away from the project site.

The constructions of the stated activities were free from soil contamination issue too. The

possible contaminants existing during the period were fuel oils/lubricants/brake oils / grease

(the solid waste management was dealt separately and will be explained below). With the

oil/fuel handling done at site at designated place with concrete base and required lining near

the base camp area, the issue of soil contamination management during the period was

satisfactorily complied. The soil PH was tested during the reporting period for three samples

around the project (near powerhouse area, intake area and road construction area). The

value of the PH test results is provided in Annexure-5 and the PH values for the three

samples of soil are 7.2, 8.3 and 8.4 indicating good soil in relation to the PH.



3.2.4 Water Loss and Contamination Management

The water extraction from the river and canal was limited to some concreting works of the

stated limited facilities only and thus the water loss from the river and canal is minimum or

negligible. The staff/ workers water consumptions have been arranged by the contractor

through bore hole at the base camp area to avoid using from the local community water

supply system. Also two water sprinkling tanker-trucks filled with borehole water were used

once in the morning and one time in the afternoon daily for dust suppression along the road

during the upgrading of the road work. Therefore, the water loss from the river system and

the project area was not much limiting to the above stated uses and did not impact on the

aquatic life and fishes.

On the water contamination issue, the project activities during the reporting period did not

cover the river intake and canal repairs and thus river/canal water contamination

management with such repairs was not necessary. The left bank road restoration and

upgrading from the powerhouse to intake & powerhouse to highway was along the water

canal but the excavated net soil generation was limited as indicated above. The limited soil

generation was not allowed to dump into the river and canal with proper supervision and

thus the water contamination issue did not arise during the reporting period. The PH tests

results provided in Annexure-6 of three water samples show that the water quality relative to

PH scale is satisfactory as follows:

Sample No. Sample Place PH Test Result (Value)

Sample 1 Base camp water 7.33

Sample 2 Social community well drinking water 7.41

Sample 3 Bagrah canal water 7.38

3.2.5 Air Quality Impact management

The dust production in the air at the project site during the reporting period was mainly with

the upgrading of the access roads. As indicated above, the roads being constructed were

water sprinkled twice a day in the morning and afternoon so that the dust generation in the

air reduced.

The other air pollution impact was from the GHG emissions from the use of construction

equipment & vehicles. However the vehicles movements at the site were limited since

project equipment could not be transported to site during the period. The limited equipment

and vehicles at site during the period were, two DG sets running for 24 hours, one roller

compactor, two water tanker-trucks, two dump trucks and one air compressor. The others

like excavators, bulldozers and pay loader were hired during the initial stage of the period.

By choosing new & fuel efficient equipment/vehicles during hiring time, minimizing

unnecessary machines idling with operator/driver awareness training and with limited

number of equipment required at site, the gaseous emissions were also limited avoiding to a

large extent the air pollution accordingly.

3.2.6 Noise Nuisance & Vibration Management

The communities are located away from the project site (the nearest community being

almost one km away) and hence the noise level and vibration for the community areas were

far below the indicated ceiling of 85 db(A) in the EA document (to follow) due to the distance

from the project site. Therefore the project staffs, operators, drivers and the workers only

needed to be taken care from the generated noise. The operators/drivers and workers



required to work/stay near the noisy equipment were provided ear muffs & plugs to reduce

the impacts of the noise accordingly.

3.2.7 Loss of Vegetation and Crops

There is not much vegetation in and around the project area and no vegetation loss occurred

during the period. Providing awareness training to the workers on use of designated

routes/access strictly from the agricultural areas and also installing fencing between the

construction site and the agricultural plots as seen in the photo-log at Annexure-4 saved loss

of the crops.

3.2.8 Solid Waste Management

Leak-proof plastic tanks being used for collection and storing of the small quantities of the

camps’ toilet/sewage wastes and disposed every month to the local municipality designated

disposal area, about four km away from the project site.

On the other types of garbage, six types of segregation being done using different colored

dust bins/drums for site collections as shown below.

Sl. # Color Color Name Color Code/Meaning (for workers to understand and follow for segregation/collection purpose)

1 Green Food Wastes - (Marked “FOOD WASTES ONLY”)

2 Yellow Paper/Cardboard - (Marked “PAPER/CARDBOARD ONLY”)

3 Light Blue Plastic/General Waste - (Marked “PLASTIC/GENERAL WASTE ONLY”)

4 Orange Medical wastes - (Marked “MEDICALWASTES ONLY”)

5 Grey Scrap Metal Pieces - (Marked “METAL PIEACES/SCRAPS ONLY”)

6 Red Oily Wastes including Filters - (Marked “OILY WASTES ONLY”)

There was no hazardous chemical waste generated during the period and if such a waste appears at any time at site in future, it would be dealt separately.

The wastes collected under serial nos. (2), (5) and (6), which were recyclable or could be

further used like the paper, cardboard, scrap/metal pieces and plastic fuel/ oil / lubricants

jercans/cans have been handed over to scraps collector from the local area/Laskargah. The

medical wastes was nil / minimum and has not been disposed except for some paper

wrappings, which were disposed together with other general wastes. The wastes collected

under serial nos. (1) and (3) and part of (6) was about 15kg per week and disposed

separately on a weekly basis to the disposal site designated and provided by the local

municipality office about 4km away from the project site.

3.2.9 Health & Safety Management

To ensure that the workplace is safe and healthy, all health & safety control measures were

implemented in line with Annexure-1&2 to address the hazards and risks outlining the

procedures and responsibilities for preventing, eliminating and minimizing the effects of

those hazards and risks.

The contractor ensured the safety of its employees/workers at site with proper awareness and

training on the working environmental and also providing Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE)

as required at concerned work sites for various works as follows:

Type of Work Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE)

Elevated work Safety helmet, safety belt,(greater than 20 ft), footwear for elevated work.



Handling work safety Helmet, leather safety shoes, work gloves.

Welding and cutting work Eye protectors, shield and helmet, protective gloves.

Grinding work Dust respirator, earplugs, and eye protectors.

Wood working Hard hat, eye protectors, hearing protection, safety footwear, leather

gloves and dust respirator.

Blasting Hard hat, eye and hearing protection.

Concrete and masonry work Hard hat, eye protectors, hearing protection, safety footwear, leather

gloves and dust respirator.

Excavation and trenching Hard hat, safety boots, gloves,

Operation of heavy machineries

and equipment.

Qualified and certified operators, Proper condition of machineries, signal man, back alarm and suitable PPE Such as hearing Protection.

Painting Hard hat, eye protectors, hearing protection, safety footwear, leather gloves and dust respirator.

Plastering Hard hat, eye protectors, hearing protection, safety footwear, leather gloves and dust respirator.

Hot mix asphalt Fire resistive cloths, Hard hat, eye protectors, hearing protection, safety footwear, leather gloves and dust respirator.

Earth work Hard hat, eye protectors, hearing protection, safety footwear, leather gloves and dust respirator.

Electric work Hard hat, eye protectors, hearing protection, safety footwear, leather gloves.

In addition, the following safety measures were also carried out by the contractor: (i)

Installation of signboards and symbols as shown in a photo in the Annexure-4 of photo log,

to inform workers to be alert & careful; (ii) Ensuring that materials storage were all stacked,

racked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling, or collapse; (iii)

Removing all scrap and waste material from the immediate work area as the work

progresses; (iv) “First Aid” facilities being made available at work sites and had

arrangements for doctors/hospital staff, who could be called in, from nearby towns whenever

necessary. Further the contractor proposed an overall emergency preparedness and

response plan in the ESMMP, prepared during the reporting period for dealing with

emergencies for safety control at the project site.

3.3 Site Inspections and Audits

During the period of this report, civil works rehabilitations were on-going for walls; DG set

foundation, annex building, transformer foundation, fuel tank chamber, access road

restoration works, storage area development, etc. Adequate attention has been paid to the

implementation of the mitigation measures and the environmental management. The

environmental impacts have been prevented or reduced to the minimum level possible

through the proper implementation of various mitigation measures.

Due to the security concerns at the project site, the PMO/PMC set-up could not carry out the

site checks during the reporting period and depended on the contractor’s feedbacks and

responses. The contractor’s environmental setup as described above under chapter 2

carried out the EMP site supervision and provided their feedbacks /data / information

through their Chief Project Manager to the PMO/PMC. The environmental expert at the

PMO/PMC then reviewed, verified and compiled these information and data and refined

contractor’s information and reports to submit to the employer and ADB in the required

format.



Usually environmental regulatory authorities require a quarterly or half yearly audit report for

large scale projects but the Gereshk HPP rehabilitation being a small project with less or no

severe environmental adverse impacts, an audit at the near end or just before the

completion of the rehabilitation is proposed and expected to suffice the purpose.

3.4 Non-Compliance Notices

During the reporting period, no non-compliance notices were issued to the contractor in

relation to environmental harm for the project site activities. However, on the environmental

management documentation front, it was observed that contractor was lagging behind. It

was thus highlighted by the PMC with emails/letters and also during meeting/discussions

between the PMO, PMC and the Contractor that documentation and submission on the

ESMMP activities carried out (to be carried out) at site needed more improvement and

attention from the contractor’s side. One such email notice was issued on 27 Dec.2015, a

copy of which is attached as Annexure-3. The email repeat notices for the purpose were

issued on 29 March, 2016, 28 May, 2016 and 02 June, 2016. Again a letter as Annexure3A

by PMC was issued on 03 June 2016 for the purpose. The major documentation works

discussed here are for project baselines documentation (only water & soil PH tests results

provided till date), environmental awareness training/inductions documentation and timely

progress reporting. The contractor, AIPL has been reminded again on these, and AIPL has

agreed to take the actions on priority basis.

3.5 Consultation and Complaints

The consultations among the employer, PMC and the contractor are a continuous process in the interest to the project construction and completion. Also complaint / grievance boxes installed at three locations for public/locals to submit their suggestions and grievances in writing and the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) shall follow the process described below in the box:

Grievance Redress Procedure

Step 1: The aggrieved local person submits his/her grievance in writing to the Grievance

Redress Outlet Box Point established by the Project during the construction with

committee called “Grievance Redress Committee (GRC)” with members comprising of the

Project (PMO/Hill-Project Manager, Local DABS representative & Environmental Expert),

Contractor’s Environmental Health and Social Safeguard Officer, and Local

Village/Municipality and District representatives. Initially the contractors discuss with the

aggrieved person/community and try resolving the issue. If the contractors are unable to

resolve, it is put up to the GRC.

GRC deals with grievance within 15 days of receipt of complaint.

If unresolved Step-2 follows:

Step 2: The aggrieved person is not satisfied with the decision rendered by the GRC or, if

he/she does not receive a response within 15 days; he/she can approach and appeal

further to the senior management of DABS, where the concerned appeal will be studied

properly and decision provided within two months of receipt of the complaint / appeal.

Step 3: If still, the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the DABS senior management

decision, she/he can ultimately appeal to the Afghan Court of Law for final justice.



During the reporting period, two written grievances were received as per Annexure-8, from

the local community people in the second half of April 2016 through the complaint boxes.

The complaints were on the access blockade due to the construction works and the villagers

were treated badly by the contractor’s GHPP guards during the movement of locals and

transportation from the project area. However, the contractor as per the monthly progress

report (ESMMP) of June 2016 indicated that the contractor discussed on the complaint

letters with the village leaders and resolved the issue after properly briefing them.

3.6 Corrective Action Plan

No corrective actions planned on EMP during the period except the concerns and request

made to the contractor for timely submission of documentation/reporting including the EMP

monthly progress reports.



PART-III ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING



4 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

4.1 Overview

Monitoring activities were carried out by the set-up described above in chapter 2 during the

reporting period according to the monitoring program developed based on the ADB

safeguards and EMP requirements. Monitoring program for the period included regular

monitoring of construction activities for their compliance with the environmental

requirements as per specified standards, specifications and report on the implementation

& performance on measures as per Annexure-2. Some of the major monitoring activities

followed at site were:

a) Site Inspection – undertaken daily/regularly in all relevant areas of the civil work

activities mentioned above under section 1.7. The inspections were also focused on

compliance with the EMP by increasing awareness of the EMP among workers with

regular inductions on the EMP.

b) Audits - Usually environmental regulatory authorities require a quarterly or half yearly

audit report for large scale projects but the Gereshk HPP rehabilitation being a small

project with less or no severe environmental adverse impacts, an audit at the near end

or just before the completion of the rehabilitation is proposed and expected to suffice

the purpose. Therefore, no audits carried during the reporting period.

c) Non-conformances and Incidents – with the requirements of the EMP for actions,

such as spills, resulting in potential or actual environmental harm. However, there was

no requirement for non-compliance as no serious environmental harm occurred during

the reporting period except the above stated concerns made to the contractor for timely

documentation and submission of the documents/reports including the monthly

progress reports, baselines, awareness trainings/inductions.

d) Communication/Reporting/documentation – the EMP reporting and documentation of Gereshk HPP Rehabilitation Project by the contractor during the reporting period was observed to be inadequate. Accordingly the contractor has been requested with emails/letters and in weekly /monthly meetings to improve their reporting/documentation line of actions to the employer and the PMC.

With the construction activities of the project, environmental and social monitoring done to

ensure the protection of air quality, noise level, water quality, flora & fauna monitoring,

preventing soil erosion/quality, proper waste management control, to maintain good

community relationship, project site/works safety control, awareness training and regular

inductions provided, look after public health issues, risk reduction for occupational health &

workplace safety issue and GRM (Grievance Redress Mechanism) which are also

described in the following sections.

4.2 Fulfillment of Environmental Responsibilities

The environmental responsibilities outlined in the EA report in compliance with the ESMMP

developed with statuary/regulatory requirements of the country and the donor’s, ADB

guidelines (May 2003) are by and large fulfilled, albeit with delays in some environmental



documentation monitoring and reporting. The status of fulfillment of environmental

responsibilities is tabulated and summarized below:

Phase Responsible

Agencies

Environmental Responsibility Status of

Fulfillment

Preparation

& Design

PMO, Feasibility

Study Consultants

Preparation of EA (IEE) with public

consultations & indicative mitigation

measures

Fulfilled

National Environment

Protection Agency

(NEPA)

Review and approval of the EA (IEE) report Fulfilled

Tendering /

Bids

PMO, PMC and

Contractors

Major Mitigation Measures incorporated in

the bids

Fulfilled

Construction

PMO and PMC Finalize and Advise on implementation of

ESMMP in line with the EA; supervision &

monitoring of implementation of mitigation

measures

Fulfilled

Contractors Preparation of site specific ESMMP and

implementation of mitigation measures,

documentation and reporting

Fulfilled albeit delays

in some

documentation &

reporting

External Auditing and

ADB

Provision of external auditing included in

the EA as well as ESMMP to be done once

before the completion of the project

Fulfilled and would

be carried out as

planned in ESMMP.

4.3 Description of Environmental Monitoring

4.3.1 Air Pollution/Quality Control

The contractor followed the procedures enumerated in Annexure 2, also developed during

the reporting period in line with the EA (IEE) report of project design stage and also included

in the ESMMP for maintaining good air quality. Daily supervision and monitoring carried out

to reduce on the major sources of air pollution as follows:

Dusty roads in and around the project activities (near workers camps & work areas,

local community) were water sprayed daily once before lunch and once in the

afternoon to suppress dust;

The vehicles delivering sand and mud were covered with tarpaulin sheets and also

checked on overloading for preventing dusts flow in the air;

Vehicles speed were checked and controlled not to exceed 30km/hr for heavy

vehicles and 40km/hr for light vehicles in and around the project site to prevent dust

generation in the air;

Proper maintenance of vehicles and other diesel equipment, and avoidance of

unnecessary running of vehicles & equipment engines were adopted to reduce

emissions in the air;

Stock piles of sand & mud done with covers and away from the workers camps &

community areas



4.3.2 Noise and Vibration Control

Noise sensitive areas like: schools, hospitals, residential communities do not fall near the

project construction sites as they are more than one km farther away. So the noise level to

such sensitive areas was far less than the indicated upper ceiling value to be maintained as

per the EA (IEE) report. The monitoring to avoid impacts from noise & vibration carried out in

other project areas as follows:

Monitored daily that equipment with Low levels of noise were selected and engaged

near the workforce camps and other more noisy equipment engaged away from the

camp areas;

Regular monitoring done to check that PPEs like ear muff & plugs were provided for

operators and workers to work with or near the equipment. Also temporary barriers

were used to reduce noise;

Speed limits as indicated above were also monitored regularly to help reducing the

noise.

4.3.3 Water Pollution and Soil Contamination/Erosion Control

Daily/regular supervision and monitoring in line with Annexure-2 carried out at the

constructions activities to reduce on the major sources of water & soil contamination and

soil erosion as follows:

Project equipment and vehicles fueling, lubricants/oil change, and storage

checked and regularly monitored to occur at designated places developed suitably

near the base camp area with concrete lining away from the water course and to

avoid any spills directly on the soil;

Daily monitoring done to check that excavated soil, muck or the camp wastes

were not dumped near or into the water canal/courses or drains to help both water

contamination and soil erosion;

Monitored regularly to check that soil/sand stock piles were covered to avoid from

blown away by wind causing soil erosion and water contamination.

4.3.4 Crops and Vegetation loss Control

Regular Monitoring done to check that barricade fences were installed to block

passage for workers to enter agricultural land to avoid crops tampering;

Monitored to check that repair of irrigation trenches damaged by project construction

activities were timely repaired;

4.3.5 Workers and Community Safety –Occupational Health & Safety

Monitoring was done to check that the contractor had taken all precautionary

measures to ensure workers safety. PPEs were provided and generally used at all

times for any person, entering the construction site.

Monitoring was also carried out that for injury or illness to any worker in the project

area or in the vicinity, the contractor was fully responsible for medical care and

according to the prevailing labor law. For example –during the month of June 2016,

about ten such cases of injuries/illness occurred and the contractor treated them from

the First Aid Kits as per the annexed “Monthly Medicine Log sheet” as Annexure-7



4.3.6 Public Health and First Aid Kits Provisioned

Under the direct supervision & control of the contractor’s EHSSO, the “first aid kits”

having all necessary common medicines was installed and available at site;

Checked that emergency numbers were made available and posted at entry points

and at the site office areas;

Record log for the first aid cases on a monthly Medicine Log Sheet;

As indicated above, 10 cases of minor injury/illness were reported during June 2016,

which were handled in the base camp First Aid Kit’s room;

No major injury/illness or accident was reported at the site during the reporting

period.

Monitoring to check that workers and communities were made aware on the

communicable diseases including cleanliness and sanitation requirements.

4.3.7 Waste Management, Sanitation and Muck Disposal Control

Regular monitoring of segregation of six garbage types according to the six dust bins

provided were properly done and the dust bins emptied and disposed into

weatherproof bags on a weekly basis at the designated site about 4km away from the

Gereshk HPP.

Regular check also done for sewage waste water emptied in a leak proof plastic

tanks on a monthly basis and disposed off at designated site about 4km from the

project site.

Regular monitoring done for the prevention of discharge of any pollutant such as

cement/concrete, lime, chemicals and fuels into any water courses or on the soil

around the project site.

4.4 Conclusions and Recommendations

As an interim measure, the contractors have been following the initial project design EA

report for environmental and social protection related activities and actions at site till date.

However, the ESMMP has been prepared during the reporting period and finalized now for

further implementation starting from the coming reporting period.

During the period of this report, civil works rehabilitations is/was on-going for walls, DG set

foundation, annex building, access road restoration, transformer foundations, fuel tank

chamber, rail extension, etc. The contractor has on the whole claim fulfillment of the

environmental, social/health and safety responsibilities by putting adequate attention to the

implementation of the mitigation measures and environmental monitoring.

The documentation and submission on the ESMMP activities carried out (or required to be

carried out) at site needed more improvement and attention from the contractor’s side. The

major documentation works discussed here are for control points baselines documentation,

awareness training and inductions documentation and timely progress reporting. The

contractor has been requested to submit such requested documentations in time henceforth

on priority basis.

The conclusion at this stage is that no major environmental and social issues/impacts are

expected associated with the proposed rehabilitation works at the Gereshk Hydropower

Plant if EMP is implemented properly through the contractor as designed by the PMO/PMC.



5 REFERENCES

Bi-Annual EMR - 42094-042–emr-01 for July-December 2015 (Gereshk HPP Rehabilitation) ADB, Safeguard Policy Statement - 2009 ADB, Environmental Guidelines for Selected Industrial and Power Development Projects, 1990 ADB, Hand Book on Social Analysis, 2007 ADB, 2003, Environmental Assessment Guidelines Government of Afghanistan, 2007, Environment Law Government of Afghanistan, 2004, Law on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Properties



ANNEXURE-1: Overall Environmental and Social Management Plan

Impact Ref

(Environment /

Social Issue)

Description (Objective

for Mitigation Measures)

Mitigation / Management Measures

(Actions to meet the Objective)

Implementation

Responsibilities

Awareness /

Training (Capacity

Building)

PEI-01 Improper handling / storage

of fuel, oils/ lubricants,

grease, plastics and other

substances resistive to

biodegradation result in

spills leading to soil

contamination.

Discharge related to the

project construction and

operation phases

particularly DG-sets /

generators operation,

vehicle fueling, lubricants

change and wastewater

system can potentially

result in the contamination

of soil.

1. Storage of fuels & oils/lubricants/grease shall be done in a manner that does not allow leakage to the soil as these can readily infiltrate the soils polluting it as well as the ground and surface water;

2. Undertake regular routine preventive maintenance of motorized equipment and vehicles to

avoid any fuel leakage and spill;

3. Fueling will be carefully undertaken at designated and well maintained fuelling centers;

4. Collect and dispose all hazardous waste generated from the project activities including

plastic / polythene, and metallic wastes in accordance with local guidelines, National

Environment Law, Waste Management Regulations and international best practice;

5. The generators will be placed on impervious layer. Sufficient area around the generator

will be made impervious to contain any spill during operation & maintenance;

6. Grease traps will be installed on the site, wherever needed, to prevent flow of oily water;

7. Fuel tanks will be appropriately marked by content and will be stored in dike areas with an

extra 10% storage capacity of the fuel tank. The area will be lined with an impervious

base;

8. Spill control kit (shovels, plastic bags and absorbent materials) will be available near fuel

and of oil storage areas;

9. Emergency plan for spill management will be prepared and inducted to the staff for any

incident of spill;

10. The bottom of any soak pit or septic tank will be at least 10 m above the ground water

table on general condition. However this distance can be lowered / reduced if analyzed &

designed on soil properties;

11. All organic waste generated at labour camps such as food stuffs shall be collected and

transported by a licensed waste collection entity to designated landfills / dumping sites.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)

Contractors shall

carry out awareness

training to all the

employees and

workers on the

importance of soil

quality & the needs

for them to know the

objective & actions

of the ESMMP and

their roles during the

construction and

operation to

safeguard the

environmental and

social aspects while

carrying out the

project activities.

( to be planned at

the beginning of the

project as well as

inductions at regular

intervals)

So

il C

onta

min

atio

n (

soil

qu

alit

y issue

)



PEI-02

Soil Erosion

Issue

Land clearing, excavation &

surface leveling, blasting

and drilling activities may

loosen the top soil in the

project area resulting in

possible acceleration of soil

erosion, especially in the

wet season. The access

road excavated areas,

workforce camp cleared

areas, muck disposal site

and quarry sites are

venerable to soil erosion

and need good attention.

12 Vegetation loss shall be minimized to the extent possible which would help soil bonding;

13 The nearby area will be sprinkled before blasting and drilling to minimize erosion;

14 Controlled blasting shall be done to minimize soil erosion;

15 For all depression, unstable slope areas for access road construction, adequate retaining

wall or breast wall to be provided in case the geology is not self-supporting;

16 Adequate vertical and horizontal drains, drainage along road sides, cross drainage will be

provided for channeling water, which otherwise may cause soil erosion;

17 Areas such as muck disposal sites, workforce camps, quarry sites, along access road

sides, etc. after the closure shall be rehabilitated by planting grass, shrubs and trees.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill )

Similar to the above

or together with the

above awareness

training, the

contractor shall

include and provide

the awareness

training on soil

erosion issues and

its importance for

protection to all the

project employees at


project

PEI-03

Water

Contamination

(water quality

issue)

Water contamination due to

releases from the

construction camp, vehicles

washing area and sewage

from the power plant

facilities and possible fuel

and oil spills/leakages.

Contaminated run-off from

spill sites could adversely

affect soils and vegetation

and if it reaches the river,

would have an adverse

impact on water quality &

aquatic life.

18 Leakage of fuel & oil wastes from storage and machinery /vehicles should be avoided in

order to prevent potential contamination of canal/river water and ground water (Proper

PEI-01 implementation as proposed above will help to address this impact on water too);

19 Lining of all effluent channels at all working areas with cement will be done to prevent seepage;

20 Soak pits for kitchen waste water will be installed; 21 Septic tanks for sewage waste will be put in place;

22 Release of camp effluents to the water channels or land will be strictly prohibited;

23 All the garbage shall be segregated, collected and disposed-off adequately to the

designated disposal site;

24 Areas such as muck disposal sites, workforce camps, quarry sites, along access road

sides, etc. after the closure shall be rehabilitated with grass, shrubs and trees with local

species.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness

training, the

contractor shall

include and provide

the awareness

training on water

quality issues and its

importance for



the start of the

project



PEI-04

Fugitive Dust

Emission

(Impact on Air

Quality)

Increased dust level in the

air with amplified particulate

matters is mainly caused

with the access road

rehabilitation/construction,

stockpiles and other civil

repair work activities, and

may temporarily hinder

visibility for workers and

local communities. The

increased vehicle

movements / traffic also

produces a lot of fugitive

dust emission and add

more adverse impact on the

air quality

25 Workforce & community awareness on potential environmental & social risks of dust

emission and all other project related environmental and social issues along with the best

practice to be followed at the project site by the workforce, drivers/operators and the local

community shall be provided;

26 All dusty project access will be continuously water sprinkled by watering trucks so that

surfaces remain damp at all times when in use during the construction period. The

Contractor will make provisions to have an adequate amount of water and appropriate

equipment to disperse water onsite at all times, Again some stretches of unpaved road

which are required to be used frequently shall be graveled ;

27 All stockpiles will be located away from sensitive receptors and covered & shielded

against wind storms where necessary to ensure protection of ambient air from dust

emission during the construction period.

28 Controlled blasting shall be carried out to minimize fugitive dust emission spreading to

wider areas;

29 All vehicle and other construction machineries movements will be subject to risk

assessment (which therefore allows for the incorporation of project-specific controls) and

all drivers/operators will be inducted in health, safety, social and environmental issues);

30 Speed limits (example: maximum 30 km/ hour for heavy vehicles and 40km for light

vehicles), defensive driving policies will be strictly implemented and monitored;

31 A grievance redress mechanism (will be further elaborated later in the following sections)

will be put in place to address grievances from local communities if they are not satisfied

on such issues;

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness

training, the

contractor shall

include and provide

the awareness

training on dust

emission and air

quality issues and its

importance for




project

PEI-05

Vehicular and

Equipment/Gen

erator Exhaust

Emission

(Impact on Air

Quality)

Exhaust emissions from

generators, vehicles and

batching plant may

deteriorate the local

ambient air quality.

Operation of vehicles,

equipment and machinery

will produce exhaust

emissions, which could

impact on the ambient air

quality by GHG emission in

the air. The access road

32 Regular maintenance and servicing of vehicles and equipment will be conducted in

accordance to the manufacturers’ specifications to maintain efficiency and keep emissions in

check;

33 Efforts will be made to use new, fuel-efficient and low emissions machinery and vehicles;

34 All emission-producing equipment will be operated only when necessary and unnecessary

idling of equipment will be avoided;

35 Batching plant & other equipment shall be set up near the work site and away from

communities and also considering the wind direction so that the nearby communities are

not affected by the emissions from batching plant;

36 A grievance redress mechanism (will be further elaborated later in the following sections)

will be put in place to address grievances from local communities if they are not satisfied

on such issues;

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness

training, the

contractor shall

include and provide

the awareness

training on air quality

issues due to

vehicular &

equipment /

generator exhaust

emissions in the air



and other civil repair works

will engage substantial

construction equipment and

vehicle like: Loader

Backhoes, Dump Trucks,

Vibrator Roller, Water

Bowser, Excavator,

Dumpers, Mechanical

Winch, Dump Trucks,

Diesel Generators,

Dewatering Pumps, Jack

Hammer, Welding Plants,

Air Compressor, Concrete

mixers, etc.

and its importance

for protection, to all

the project

employees at the

beginning of the

project and also at

regular intervals

PEI-06

Damage of

Infrastructure

due to Blasting

Blasting and drilling near

any civil structures like

houses, schools, mosques,

shrines, commercial

buildings etc. may cause

damage of the structure if

safe distances are not

maintained. Apart from that

noise and vibrations

produced from these

activities would also create

nuisance to the

surrounding communities

and wildlife.

37 Controlled and muffled blasting techniques will be adopted at all times when required;

38 The day, time, hour and the minute at which the actual blasting will be conducted must be communicated to all the surrounding communities. All the people surrounding the project site must know the routine of blasting;

39 As a precautionary measure, sirens must be sounded prior to blasting in order to

prepare/forewarn the community;

40 Safe distances acceptable worldwide will be maintained.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness

training, the

contractor shall

include and provide

the awareness

training on damages

caused by blasting

and its importance

for cautiousness, to

the employees at the

beginning of the

project and also at

regular intervals

PEI-07

Noise Nuisance

and Vibration

Noise will be generated

from project construction

activities and could become

a nuisance to the local

communities within the

vicinity of the project site

41 Adherence to national noise regulations as stipulated in the National Environmental Law

2007 and EIA Regulations (2008) will be ensured;

42 Noise monitoring will be undertaken within the project area and at nearby sensitive

receptor sites during construction and operation period of the project;

43 Noisy equipment will be sited with regard to or away from sensitive receptors whenever

possible;

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness

training, the

contractor shall

include and provide



and at nearby human

settlements. The major

sources of noise and

vibration will be mainly from

moving vehicles, operation

of construction equipment,

blasting, drilling, batching

plant and noise generated

by the construction

workforce.

44 A proper routine and preventive maintenance procedure for project vehicles and equipment

should be set and followed with the respective manufacturers which would help prevent

noise and vibration levels;

45 Provision of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), i.e., ear muffs and plugs, will

reduce noise impact on personnel;

46 Movement of vehicles should be restricted to project area only;

47 : Idling of machinery including vehicles should be prohibited, unless necessary;

48 Blasting will be done on a scheduled basis after proper discussion with the local

communities.

the awareness

training on noise and

vibration, and its

importance for

protection, to all the



project and also at

regular intervals

PEI-08

Siltation due to

Earthen Dyke

Construction /

Removal

The construction of

temporary earthen dyke

proposed at the intake will

pollute the water with silt

downstream temporarily

during construction /

removal requiring mitigation

measures

49 Following strictly the designed dimensions, the earthen dyke shall be constructed with full

stability / safety considerations. The expected siltation due to the dyke construction /

removal shall be controlled to the minimum possible by use of silt control mesh system at

the bottom & sides of the dyke as required;

50 Material for the construction of the dyke shall be sourced considering environmental

aspects including drainage pattern, stability, vegetation and public infrastructure. The

removed dyke materials shall be disposed to the designated location.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)

Similar to the above,

the contractor shall

include and provide

awareness training

on the siltation due

to earthen dyke & its

control measures

EEI-01

Loss of

Vegetation and

Crops

The temporary use of land

immediately adjacent to the

road restoration and land in

and around the camps and

storage areas would result

in some localized scrub

clearance and temporary

loss of scrub, weedy plants

and bushes vegetation and

may also disturb the soil

bonding causing soil

erosion

51 The site clearing exercise will be controlled and limited to only that which is required for

the project components. Workers will be prohibited from removing vegetation outside

clearing marked areas of intervention;

52 Will prevent vegetation trampling by restricting access to the site along a designated

route. Movement of equipment (vehicles, contractors and the entire construction crew)

will be limited to the designated access roads – off-road driving will be prohibited;

53 Periodic trainings of the project staff and workers will be conducted on

ecology/biodiversity conservation issues to sensitize them on the need of such scrubs,

plants and biodiversity;

54 If any private crops need to be removed or damaged, proper compensation as per the

local laws and in compliance with ADB regulation will be made to the owner after

discussing the issue with the local authorities.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



include and provide

the awareness

training on the loss

of vegetation / crops,

and its importance

for protection, to all

the project

employees at the

beginning of the

project and also at

regular intervals



SEI-01

Occupational

Health and

Safety Issues

The occupational health

and safety program will aim

to ensure that the

workplace is safe and

healthy by addressing the

hazards & accident risks

and work related

diseases/illness risks at the

workplace; outlining the

procedures and

responsibilities for

preventing, eliminating and

minimizing the effects of

those hazards and risks;

identifying the emergency

management plans for the

workplace; and, specifying

how consultation, training

and information are to be

provided to employees at

workplaces.

55 Responsible ESMMP team along with health and safety supervising personnel would be

appointed – at site to ensure all occupational health and safety matters, be responsible

for maintaining records of all accidents and all health and safety issues at each site, the

number of accidents and its cause, actions taken and remedial measures undertaken;

56 To ensure safety, install warning signboards and symbols in risky and hazardous areas,

to inform workers to be careful;

57 Ensure that materials are all stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling, or collapse causing harm/ accident to the workers;

58 Remove all scrap and waste material from the immediate work area as the work progresses to avoid accidents of workers with such materials;

59 Use only trained staff to construct, install and repair all electrical equipment to prevent risks of electrical shocks and electrocution;

60 Install fire extinguishers and/or other fire-fighting equipment at every work site to prepare for any accidental fire hazards;

61 Ensure the prevention of accident risks to workers by providing them with essential “Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)” like helmet, eye protector, dust masks, earplugs, safety gloves, etc. to all workers at site free of cost;

62 Will maintain a record of all accidents and injuries that occur at the work site and reviewed monthly / quarterly for any corrective actions.

63 Any casualty or injury resulting from occupational activities should be compensated by the contactor as per the law /Act of the country. Where compensation is sought by the injured party, proper procedures for documentation of the case will be followed, including a detailed report on the accident, written reports from witnesses, report of the examining doctor and his/her recommendation for treatment.

64 Establish measures to prevent risks of accidents due to site traffic including developing a code of conduct for safe driving on site, speed limit, etc.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness,


include and provide

the awareness

training on

occupational health

and safety issues,

importance to use

PPEs, Emergency

Preparedness Plan

in case of any

accidents or

incidences, to all the



project and also at

regular intervals

SEI-02

Community/Publ

ic Health Issues

including

Impacts of Poor

Sanitation and

Waste

Management

System:

The impacts of influx of

workforce from outside may

bring & spread

communicable diseases in

their temporary camps or to

the local communities. The

main concerns with such

an influx of workers

include: (i) Risk of

communicable diseases

spreading in the local

community; (ii) Waste and

65 The site specific health and safety action plan including waste management has to be

implemented properly to ensure control of any communicable diseases and other health

related issues, emergency response at the project site. MM-02 to MM-013 are some

summarized major such safety plans;

66 Responsible ESMMP team along with health and safety supervising personnel would be

appointed – at site to ensure all community health and safety issues and also be

responsible for maintaining records of all people visiting health facility;

67 As per the procedure for hiring foreign workers, all contractors are required to make all

prospective workers undergo medical tests to screen for diseases and sicknesses, prior to

selection and employment of any foreign worker. In addition to this, the Project

Management will also undertake sudden, unannounced checks on workers to look for

diseases such as HIV, STDs, and hepatitis. This is being suggested because surprise

checks in projects are important and if such cases are detected, the contractor will be

required to immediately release the worker from the site.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness,


include and provide

the awareness

training on

community / public

health and safety

issues including

communicable

diseases, sanitation

and domestic wastes

issues and its



sewage entering the local

environment and invite

vectors to transmit

diseases. Wastes

generated may be poorly

handled and disposed of.

Such domestic wastes that

may include food waste,

food packaging and

materials brought to site by

construction workers,

sewerage overflows among

others, will be generated

during the project

construction as well as

operational phase. If not

properly handled, they may

turn out to be a sanitation

hazard as well as attract

insects, rats, flies etc. and

may bring various

diseases. And also the

plastic wastes may affect

the health of the

ecosystem. In the

community area, plastic

wastes may also affect the

health of livestock if

ingested

68 First Aid Kits/facilities should be made available by the contractor to all the workforce camps and work sites at all times of the project period;

69 The Contractor must institutionalize procedures to deal with emergencies such as sudden illness and other health related emergencies. Ensure that workers are aware of procedures to be followed in case of illness or emergencies such as informing the focal health person who in turn will arrange the necessary emergency communication, transportation and treatment requirements appropriately according to the need of the hour;

70 The provision of communal kitchens will ensure that workers do not have to be exposed to emissions from individual kitchen and can avoid illness from the kitchen harmful emission;

71 All organic waste generated at labour campsites such as food stuffs shall be collected

and transported by the contractor to designated landfills/composting sites within the

project area;

72 Ensure that all waste will be removed from site and transported by a licensed waste carrier for proper disposal. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes will be properly segregated during collection;

73 All waste generated from demolition of built up structures should be sorted

(biodegradable, non-biodegradable, Metals, Glasses) by the contractor and disposed of

appropriately at designated waste disposal sites;

74 A mobile toilet for use by the construction supervision personnel will be in place at the

construction sites and the work camps, and emptied regularly by a licensed waste

contractor;

75 Anti-vermin safeguards (such as covering bins with lids) for waste segregation will be put in place

76 During the project activities, the first priority will be to reduce, re-use and recycle waste in

preference to disposal;

77 Creation of grievance redressed mechanism (GRM) to protect rights and health of community and the project workforce.

importance to

manage, to all the



project and also at

regular intervals.

Also awareness on

emergency

preparedness plan.



SEI-03

Working Terms

& Conditions

and

Management of

Workforce

Relationship

To ensure harmony at the

project site amongst

clients, contractors,

workers and local

community is essential for

good progress of the work.

To maintain such harmony,

the contractors have to play

vital roles from long before

the start of work at site

starting with fair employees

and workforce selection

process providing

transparent site situation,

their rights and

responsibilities to be

complied with according to

local labour laws and the

standards so that the

workforce will not expect

more when they reach the

site and constructions

activities are started.

78 A proper contract document is prepared by the contractors with the workforce clearly

stating their working conditions, terms of employment at the start of their employment to

avoid future misunderstanding and complications. Also establish these employment

terms and conditions along with other general information in a suitable project site for

the employee’s as well as general reference.

79 Ensure that all the employees are adequately trained for their respective jobs and

positions;

80 Ensure that the construction workforce are provided suitable and good quality temporary

accommodation at project site;

81 Ensure policy strategy prohibiting use of child (under 18 years of age) labour or forced labour in the construction activities;

82 Ensure that workers are not prohibited or discouraged from forming or joining workers’ organizations and communicate/complain to staff on recruitment, etc.;

83 Ensure policies of non-discrimination, and equal opportunity in recruitment and promotions;

84 Ensure a workers’ grievance redress mechanism for workers to submit reasonable workplace concerns and communicate procedures to workers upon recruitment. Record all such grievances, and resolutions, and provide feedback to workers.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above awareness,


include and provide

the awareness

discussions on

workforce

contractual terms

and their obligations

and restrictions at

site

SEI-04

Blockade of

Access of Local

Community

Right of Way

due to Project

Construction

Activities

Prioritization

The possibility of blockade

of access for the local

community is high due to

construction work on the

project. The contractor will

assure the access by

scheduling the work or by

alternate access in

consultation with local

community during

construction period. Also

85 Arrange alternate access to the local community during the construction work;

86 Also look for the possibility to tackle the problem with work scheduling and rescheduling

of road blockade timings;

87 Ensure that the road blockade will not obstruct the local communities during emergencies

such as sudden illness and accidents in the communities;

88 Ensure proper consultation with the community focal persons on their right of way

discussion and also encourage grievance/complaints mechanism procedures from the

public.



above, the contractor

shall include and

provide the

awareness training

on the importance of

community right of

way issue and the

ways and means to

solve the issue.



such blockade sometimes

may cause trouble during

emergencies and need to

make alternate

arrangements to ensure no

long term disturbances to

be caused with the project

to the public right of way /

navigation on the

river/canal or any other

community activities.

SEI-05

Disturbances on

Community

Privacy/Safety

and Site

Security

The local communities are

living in settlements mostly

in family groups where

they, especially women

freely move around for their

daily livelihood activities.

The probably of

disturbance in the privacy

of local people near

contractor’s camp with

workforce from outside is

possible as they will not

feel comfortable. The

contractor will assure the

privacy of local people by

establishing camp at a

reasonable distance from

local settlements with

proper fencing and restrict

the mobility of labor to the

community areas and

unlawful entry into the

camps for camp safety.

89 Contractor’s camps to maintain a reasonable distance from local population;

90 Restrictions on the mobility of workers to the community areas;

91 Ensure constructions of appropriate fencing around the camps and storage areas which will prevent unlawful access to and from the project site;

92 Ensure to hire security responsible personnel with proper gate and entry system for the security of the site with control of un-authorized entrance into the project site;

93 Ensure proper signboards are erected with proper instructions on the entry and leaving

the sites

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above, the

contractor shall

include and provide

the awareness

training on the

importance of

community privacy

and safety and

security of the

project site and the

ways and means to

tackle the situation



SEI – 06

Community

Interactions and

Conflicts

between the

Workers and the

Locals to

Increase

With interactions with the

community due to influx of

outside workforce, the

chances of conflicts and

tensions between workers

and locals are high as the

local people would not like

the mobility of the workers

in the community. The

contractor will make sure a

harmony between workers

and local community

through a permanent

liaison with community

elders and by maintaining a

reasonable distance of the

camp site from the local

population.

94 Contractor’s camps to maintain a reasonable distance from local population;

95 Restrictions on the mobility of workers to the community areas;

96 Ensure job priority for the local people with expertise required by the project;

97 Ensure regular liaison and discussion with community elders by the contractors to avoid any conflict and unrest;

98 Ensure a community grievance redress mechanism is in place to enable the local community to voice their complaint and concerns from the project activities. A community communication plan to guide these discussions shall be prepared by the contractor.

Contractor with the

directives and

supervision of the

PMO and PMC

(Hill)



above, the

contractor shall

include and provide

the awareness

training on the

importance of project

site harmony without

conflicts and

tensions with the

local community and

the ways and means

to tackle the situation

including workforce

restrictions and

limitations.



ANNEXURE-2: Overall Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan

ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES

Monitoring Objective Key Performance indicators for

Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)

Frequency Monitoring

Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

General Issues Ensure Contractor's site

preparedness for

ESMMP implementation

Site ESMMP set-up & ESMMP team in

place with required tools / equipment and

various site plans, awareness training to all

employees, community discussions/briefing

Contractor to submit to

PMO the set-up team &

tools / equipment list,

site plans

At start of

construction

Hill/PMO to verify

and log in

Register / file

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to

indicate in monthly

report

Baseline Issue Establish baseline

information for future

monitoring purpose

Soil quality/properties, air quality, water

quality, noise level

Contractor to carry out

tests and provide the

baseline test results to

PMO/Hill

At start of

construction

Hill/PMO to check

and log the results

for reporting

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to

include in monthly

report

Soil Contamination (Soil Quality Issue)

Ensure strict

management on

site to reduce

risks on soil

contamination as

identified in ESMP

for the identified

potential impact

PEI-01

Ensure the

implementation on site

the best practice

mitigation measures

identified for the impact

PEI-01

1. Fuel storage area are with proper lining

and cement base not to allow fuel

seepage / penetrate into the soil;

2. Checking the preventive maintenance

records of motorized equipment &

vehicles to avoid fuel / oil leakage and

spills;

3. Checking spills and determining fueling

methods of the equipment and vehicles;

4. Checking site generated hazardous

wastes are disposed properly at

designated sites;

5. Generator to be installed on an

impervious floor with sufficient area

around for O&M;

6. Grease and fuel traps are provided on

site for containing the spills and also on

emergencies;

7. Check evidences of signboards for fuel

tanks and tanks and type of fuel, etc.;

8. Check evidence of spill control kits

Visual check by going

around the site and also

record/log checking of

the contractors records

At start of

the fuel/oil

storage and

regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to see if any

spill

incidents,

occur etc.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team and

verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to

include in monthly

report



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

availability at site near the fuel storage

areas;

9. Check on the spill emergency plan and

number of staff trained for any such

incidents;

10. Check the adequacy of soak pits and

septic tanks and their conditions;

11. Check evidence of waste segregation

bins installed at site, cleanliness of the

camp areas and find how these wastes

are being disposed-off.

Soil Erosion Issue

Ensure strict

management on

site to reduce

risks on soil

erosion as

identified in ESMP

for the identified

potential impact

PEI-02

Ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures


PEI-02

12. Check site evidence that the vegetation /

scrubs are present at both sides of the

restored access road, around storage

area and camps as per the baselines;

13. Evidence and record of water sprinkled

along the access road and around

blasting sites.

14. Evidence and record of controlled

blasting;

15. Evidence of some retaining / breast walls

for unstable areas of the access road,

etc.

16. Evidence of drains constructed to avoid

soil erosion, etc.

17. Evidences of renewed areas with re-

vegetation like quarry sites, muck

disposal sites, and along roadsides, etc.

after closure of the work.

Visual inspections by

going around the site and

also record/log checking

of the contractors

records

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to see if

lapses and

soil erosion

occurred.

And at end

of each

activity for

sl.no.17.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report

Water Contamination (Water Quality Issue)



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

Ensure strict

management on

site to reduce

risks on water

contamination

(both surface &

underground) as

identified in ESMP

for the identified

potential impact

PEI-03

Ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures


PEI-03

18. Proper monitoring with evidences and

checking from sl. no. 1 to 17 above while

managing for the reduction of identified

impacts PEI-01 and PEI-02, the

monitoring for impact reduction on water

quality (both surface and underground)

will also be taken care adequately

covering mitigation measures from 18 to

24 under ESMP table of Annexure-1.




of the contractors

records

Similar to

the above as

for the soil

contaminatio

n and

erosion

issue.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report

Impact on Air Quality

Ensure strict

management on

site to reduce

risks on fugitive

dust generation

which causes air

pollution as

identified in ESMP

for the identified

potential impact

PEI-04

Ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures to

reduce dust generation

from construction

related activities,

harmful gaseous

emissions from project

vehicles movements

and equipment

operation as identified

for the impact PEI-04

and PEI-05.

19. Evidence of awareness training to

workforce, drivers, operators and

community members on importance of air

quality and how they could help avoiding

dust generation, harmful gaseous

emissions into the air, etc.

20. Check - evidence/record of proper

prevention and suppression measures

and procedures available to avoid air

pollution on site, some of which were

identified as mitigation measures listed in

the ESMP under sl. no. 26 to 36 and

include the following:

Stockpile covers,

Speed limits signboards,

Water sprays and water sprinkle

trucks,

Gravel and hard road surfaces

Wheel washers,

1. Regular Monitoring:


going around the site

and also record/log

checking from the

contractor’s

maintained records

throughout the

construction phase.

2. Auditing by an

independent agency

at the end of

construction and

mainly compared in

respect with the

baseline information

and test results

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to check if

lapses for air

pollution

occurred.

And auditing

towards the

end of the

construction

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report.

Special Audit report

at the end of the

construction.

Also safeguard

with stringent

measures the

vehicular and

equipment /

generator exhaust



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

emission, which

causes air

pollution as

identified in

ESMP for the

potential impact

PEI-05.

Equipment and vehicles conditions and

their maintenance records

Equipment operation timing and

engine switch-off records

Quarry locations and conditions

Dredging process and dredged

materials quality.

Grievance redress mechanism records

The dredging of

canal and sand

removal will need

to be carefully

done to avoid

sand and dust

blown away in the

air to cause air

pollution

Damage of Infrastructure due to Blasting

Ensure with strict

measures to

restrict damages

of infrastructure

and pollution to

be caused by

blasting as

identified in

ESMP for the

potential impact

PEI-06.

Ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures by

proper monitoring for

identified impact PEI-06

21 Evidence of controlled & muffled

undertaken by the contractor;

22 Evidence of the routine of blasting and

information notice shared with the

community for the timing of the blasting;

23 Signboards and sirens setup evidences;

24 Signboards evidences for safe distance

and not to make entry beyond that point

for people to follow



checking all the

infrastructures nearby

the project site and also

record/log checking from

the contractors records

Visual check

& inspection

to be carried

out short

after the

blasting and

also

regularly on

a weekly

basis for

cracks

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report

Noise Nuisance and Vibration



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

Ensure with strict

measures to

restrict noise

generation by on-

site project

activities and the

workforce, and

determine if the

identified

mitigation

measures in

ESMP are

appropriate for

the potential

impact PEI-07.

Monitor to ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures for

identified impact PEI-07

25 Check on evidence of discussions with

local community members on the

project activities awareness on impacts

like noise nuisance and vibration and re-

scheduling work activities requirements

for community to plan accordingly;

26 Check from local community complaints

on workforce noisy disturbances and

use of horns, vehicle traffic entering the

community areas outside the

construction sites, through grievance

redress mechanism (GRM) records;

27 Monitor regularly (quarterly/half yearly)

the noise level at sensitive areas and

compare in reference to Afghan

National Environmental laws and

regulations;

28 Check that only scheduled & controlled

blasting being undertaken;

29 Check evidence on provision of

appropriate PPEs for the workforce to

prevent from noise and nuisance

vibration;

30 Evidence of vehicles and equipment

idling and /or operated for unnecessary

purpose;

31 Monitor if routine and preventive

maintenance of project vehicles,

equipment and plants are being

undertaken to reduce unnecessary

noise generated from them.



checking also record/log

from the contractor’s

records. Also check on

the regular noise level

tests results.

At start of

the project

construction.

Daily

inspections

and also at

regular

interval like

quarterly to

check if

lapses for

noise level

tests. And

auditing by

an

independent

agency at

end of the

construction,

which will be

the baseline

for

operational

phase.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report

Also ensure

strictly on site

appropriate

measures to limit

noise nuisance by

construction

traffic as identified

in ESMP for

potential impact

PEI-07

Determine strictly

on site

appropriate

measures to



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

reduce noise

nuisance and

vibration caused

by project

equipment and

site plants

identified in

ESMP for

potential impact

PEI-07

Siltation Issue due to Temporary Earthen Dyke Construction / Removal at the Intake

Ensure strict

management on

site to reduce

siltation risks

downstream due

to earthen dyke

construction /

removal as

identified in ESMP

for the potential

impact PEI-08



the best practice

mitigation measures


PEI-08

32 Check site evidence that the silt mesh

system is placed properly and silt in the

downstream water flow is minimum or

free of silt.

33 Check the constructed dyke is stable /

safe and no scouring occurs;

34 Evidence of awareness training records

to workforce on siltation due to earthen

dyke construction/removal and its

control measures.




of the contractors.

During the

construction

of the dyke

and regular

checks on

scouring for

dyke stability

and safety

after the

construction

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report

Loss of Vegetation and Crops

Ensure strict

management on

site to reduce

risks on loss of

vegetation & crops

as identified in



the best practice

mitigation measures


EEI-01

35 Check site evidence that the vegetation

/ scrubs are present at both sides of the

restored access road, around storage

area and camps as per the baselines.

Check on evidence of re-vegetation;

36 Evidence of awareness training records

to workforce & community on avoiding




of the contractors

records

At start of

project and

regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to see if

lapses on

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

ESMP for the

identified potential

impact EEI-01

vegetation / crops tempering / clearing,

off-road driving outside of the project

activity boundary and also on the

importance of ecology / biodiversity

conservation;

37 Evidence of private crops compensation

if any crops damage to be checked from

local complaint record of GRM.

scrubs

removal is

done outside

of the project

boundary.

And at end

of each

activity for

re-

vegetation.

Occupational Health and Safety Issues

Ensure strict

management on

site to the

occupational

health & safety

mechanism and

preparedness to

reduce risks on

work related

accidents and

illness to project

workforce, local

communities and

visitors as

identified in ESMP

for the identified

potential impact

SEI-01



the best practice

mitigation measures


SEI-01 and also

determine if the listed

mitigation measures are

appropriate for the

reduction of all the

impacts.

38 Check on evidence of record/log

keeping system established in place at

site with dedicated trained personnel for

the proper occupational health and

safety (OHS) concerns covering:

OHS plan including risk assessment

Accident including traffic/illness

logging system

List of “First Aid” facility

Accident & emergency plan

Awareness /training to workforce /

community members materials

records

39 Evidence of warning signboards

indicating risky and hazardous areas;

40 Evidence of safety followed at site in

stacking construction materials to avoid

accidents to workers and locals/ visitors;

41 Evidence of cleaner work sites without

scarps and waste at the work vicinity;

42 Evidence of trained contractor’s staff for




of the contractors

records

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to see if

lapses on

OHS

concern.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

erection and installation of all electro-

mechanical equipment to avoid

accidents with electrical shocks &

electrocution;

43 Evidence for fire safety preparedness

on all sites with firefighting equipment

installed;

44 Check the evidence of essential PPEs

list provided to the workers at site to

avoid work possible accidents;

45 Existence of workforce temporary but

secure camps /shelters and suitable

safety fencings.

Community/Public Health Issues including Impacts of Poor Sanitation and Waste Management System

Ensure strict

management on

site to reduce the

risk of community

health issues with

the influx of

project workforce

and project

activities as

identified in the

ESMP for the


impact SEI-02

To ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures


SEI-02 and also



appropriate.

46 Check from evidence of record/log

keeping system established in place at

site on dedicated trained health person

for the comprehensive ‘community

health and safety’ (CHS) issues

covering:

CHS & waste management plans

including emergency preparedness

List of “First Aid” facility

Workers medical screening records

prior to selection for the project work

Common communicable diseases

prevalent & treatment records

Awareness /training to workforce /

community members materials

records including emergency

preparedness provision

47 Evidence checklist on the site readiness




of the contractors

records. Sudden

unannounced checks at

site during the

construction. Community

health and safety audit

once.

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to see if

lapses on

CHS occur.

Audits once

towards the

end of the

construction

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

for waste management system

including:

Provision of safe and healthy

workforce camps / shelters in place

Communal kitchen provision

Waste collection & segregation

system with suitable bins in place for

different types of generated wastes

including hazardous wastes

Designated waste disposal sites and

suitable disposal system to remove all

waste from the sites including waste

disposal contractors for hazardous

waste removal

Existence of mobile toilet in place

Existence of GRM in place.

Working Terms & Conditions and Management of Workforce Relationship

Ensure strict

management on

site for good

workforce and

contractors’

relationship to

help proper

management of

project workforce

and project

activities as

identified in the

ESMP for the


To ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures


SEI-03 and also



appropriate to suitably

handle the identified site

situation.

48 Evidence of employment contracts

between contractors and workforce;

49 Evidence of skills and training provided

to various works as per work

requirements

50 Check for evidence of good and

secured temporary site

accommodations

51 Evidence on:

Transparency on employment

selection process

Anti-discrimination policy in place and

also put into practice for recruitment

Contractor’s system to provide

general information to all employees




of the contractors

records. Interacting and

discussing with

contractor, workers and

the local community.

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

least

monthly to

see if lapses

occur.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

impact SEI-03 Employees’ training /qualifications

Anti-child and forced labour

employment

GRM in place for both employee and

employer

Workers are not prohibited or

discouraged from forming / joining

organization and make complaints.

Contractor’s regular interactions and

meetings with the workforce and the

community members and other

stakeholders.

Blockade of Access of Local Community Right of Way due to Project Construction Activities Prioritization

Ensure strict

management on

site to minimize

project impacts on

local community

with access and

right of way

blockade as

identified in the

ESMP for the


impact SEI-04.

To ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures


SEI-04 and also



appropriate to minimize

the impacts.

52 Evidence of access blockade and

alternative access for the local

community;

53 Evidence of contractor’s discussions

with community members for work

rescheduling and timing change for road

access blockade;

54 Evidence for emergency plan if

emergency occurred in the community

during such access blockade;

55 Evidence of GRM in place for the

community




of the contractors

records.

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to see if

lapses

occur.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report

Disturbances on Community Privacy/Safety and Site Security

Ensure strict

management on

site to minimize

project

To ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures


56 Evidence of location of workforce camps

at a reasonable distance away from the

community

57 Evidence of restriction notice to the

workforce to the community areas;




of the contractors

records.

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report



ENVIRONMENTAL &

SOCIAL ISSUES


Monitoring Action

Proposed Monitoring

(Type of Monitoring

Action)


Responsibility

and Records

Reporting and

Responsibility

ESMP Objective

(Impact Ref)

disturbances on

community privacy

as well as site

security as

identified in the

ESMP for the


impact SEI-05.

SEI-05 and also



appropriate to minimize

the impacts.

58 Evidence of fencing around the

camps/sites with proper gates and

security persons at the gate for

restrictions of in and out movements of

workers as well as visitors;

59 Evidence of appropriate signboard

installed

60 Evidence of GRM in place

least weekly

to see if

lapses

occur.

Community Interactions and Conflicts between the Workers and the Locals to Increase

Ensure strict

management on

site to restrict

conflicts between

the project

workers and the

local community

as identified in the

ESMP for the


impact SEI-06.

To ensure the


the best practice

mitigation measures


SEI-06 and also



appropriate for the

purpose.

61 Evidence of location of workforce camps

at a reasonable distance away from the

community

62 Evidence of restriction notice to the

workforce to the community areas;

63 Evidence of local people priority for

recruitment as per the skill

requirements;

64 Evidence of regular liaison by contractor

with the local community elders to avoid

conflicts and unrest;

65 Evidence of GRM in place.




of the contractors

records.

At start of

the project

construction

and regular

interval – at-

least weekly

to see if

lapses

occur.

By contractor’s

ESMMP team

and verified by

PMO/Hill team

Contractor &

PMO/Hill to include

in monthly report



ANNEXURE-3: Email Issued to Strengthening EMP Setup & Establish Baselines

Email issued to contractor for strengthening environmental, health and social safeguard

set-up & directions to establish baseline references control points at the project site:



ANNEXURE-3A: Non-compliance Repeated Notice for Documentations/Reports

Letter issued to contractor for environmental documentations and reports submission on

environmental baselines, awareness trainings/inductions and progress report



ANNEXURE-4: Project-Site Photo- Log

Some Site Photos Related to ESMMP Implementation

Complaints Boxes Installed for GRM Initiatives

Initiatives of First Aid Kit Provision at Site



Waste Bins Implementation at Site

Implementation on use of PPEs at Site and Weekly Tool Box/PPEs Induction /Training



Implementation of Safety and Information Signboards at Site

Main Entrance to Base Camp and Powerhouse Complex



Downstream Right Bank of Powerhouse-Proposed Retaining Wall & Slope Protection

Downstream left Bank of Powerhouse – Proposed Retaining Wall for Slope Protection



Base Camp Containers and Bore-hole/well location for Camp Water Supply

Peripheral Wall for Safety and Security Reasons of Powerhouse and Base Camp



Fencing done to Restrict Workers’ Movement to Agricultural Land



ANNEXURE-5: Test Results PH of Soil



ANNEXURE-6: Test Result PH of Water



ANNEXURE-7: Monthly Medicine Log Sheet (June 2016)



ANNEXURE-8: Complaint Letter from Local Community

Complaint Letter 1



Complaint Letter-2

Documents

Environmental Monitoring Report€¦ · Improvement Project Rehabilitation of Gereshk Hydro Power Plant December 2016 Prepared by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS - Electricity