BANGLADESH

Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project

Environmental Management Framework

I. Objectives

1. The objective of Environmental Management Framework (EMF) is to ensure

environmental and social considerations and associated legal compliance requirements are

efficiently and appropriately addressed during all stages of World Bank-supported Higher

Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) in Bangladesh. It provides general

policies, guidelines, codes of practice and procedures to be integrated into the

implementation of the HEQEP.

2. The proposed HEQEP would support to the higher education sector of Bangladesh

through University Grants Commission (UGC). The key development objectives set for the

project are to (i) improve the quality and relevance of the teaching and research

environment in higher education institutions, and (ii) strengthen the institutional capacity

within the higher education sector. The project development objectives would be achieved

through three major components: (i) an innovation fund mechanism open to both public

and private universities (Component 1); (ii) capacity building of UGC and universities

(Component 2); and (iii) providing better access to global knowledge network (Component

3). In addition, the project will have Component 4 for Project Management and

Monitoring. About 55 percent of project financing is targeted for the Component 1. The

mechanism selected to reach this objective is the provision of additional resources through

an Academic Innovation Fund (AIF). AIF will be accessible to all public and private

universities, their faculties, departments, centers and institutions fulfilling eligibility

criteria defined in project operation manual on a competitive basis. It would provide

incentives to launch initiatives aimed at improving their performance. The AIF resources

can only be spent according to approved project proposal that would include defined

measurable performance indicators. It would instill emulation and accountability, and help

to infuse dynamism in the academic community, without threatening its members. The AIF

will introduce the concept that resources follow innovation and performance. The

eligibility criteria, selection criteria and proposal submission procedures will be carefully

spelled out in a detailed Operations Manual. About 5 percent of project financing would be

used for Component 2, 37 percent for Component 3, and 3 percent for Component 4.

Component 2 would reinforce the management capacity of the sector, both at the central

level and at the level of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and major sub-components

would be: (i) UGC Strengthening; (ii) University Strengthening; and (iii) Access to

National Research and Education Network (NREN). Component 3 is designed to support

the creation of the Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BREN), a high

performance ICT network (Intranet) providing connectivity among education and research

institutions in both public and private sectors to enable academics, scientists and

researchers engaged in higher education and research to communicate with their peers

within the country. The forth component of the HEQEP is dedicated to all the activities to

be undertaken under the other two components. Its objective is to ensure the proper

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implementation, management, and monitoring and evaluation of the project, and it is

constituted of two sub-components, aiming to reach this objective.

3. Projects and programs financed with IDA resources need to comply with World

Bank Operational Policies. Therefore, activities eligible for funding under this program

will be required to satisfy the World Bank’s safeguard policies, in addition to conformity

with environmental legislation of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB). Consistent with

existing national legislation and World Bank’s safeguard policies, the objective of the

Framework is to help ensure that activities under the proposed education project will

address the following issues:

Protect human health;

Minimize environmental degradation as a result of either individual subprojects

or their cumulative effects;

Enhance positive environmental outcomes; and

Ensure compliance with World Bank safeguard policies

II. General Principles

4. The proposed HEQEP will support Higher Education Sector from November 2008

to June 2013. The HEQEP will cover University Grants Commission (UGC) and both

public and private universities. The possible areas of AIF uses have already been identified

and these are: i) Small infrastructure renovation/refurbishing; ii) Library (books, journals);

iii) Teaching materials (lab equipment etc.); iv) On-line facilities (including access to

digital libraries); v) Teachers’ development (training/seminars/conferences); vi)

Curriculum development/modernization of curriculum; vii) Research collaboration with

foreign universities; viii) Collaboration with industries; ix) Research projects (including

publications); x) Development of career centers (for facilitation of internship, job

placement) ; xi) Quality enhancement activities (quality enhancement cell, self-study, etc.);

xii) Scholarships and fellowships and xiii) Visiting foreign faculty.

5. It has been agreed that the project will ensure due diligence in screening any

potential environmental risks related to the infrastructure renovation/refurbishing and

research activities. The environmental framework is based on the following principles:

a. The project will support multiple subprojects which may include infrastructure

renovation/refurbishing and research activities, the detail design of which may not

be known at appraisal stage. To ensure effective application of the World Bank’s

safeguard policies, the Framework provides guidance on the screening the

subprojects and also on environmental mitigation plan for the subprojects having

substantial environmental negative impact.

b. The project will not support any new construction and as such no land acquisition

and screening for site selection will be applicable here.

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c. The project will follow Bangladesh Labor Law 2006 and Bangladesh National

Building Code (including Building Construction Rules 2006) to ensure safety of

life and property during renovation/refurbishing of various parts of a building or

any other structures or vertical extension.

d. For vertical extension, the PMU will ensure that the concerned institution will

obtain clearance from local authority and Department of Environment before

commencement of construction work.

e. The contractors for renovation/refurbishing works will meet the

requirements/standards pertaining to air, water and noise prescribed in the

Environmental Conservation Act 1995 and Environment Conservation Rules 1997.

f. Given the expected temporary environmental impacts related to Environment and

Health Safety (EHS), stockpiling of construction material in all sites and

construction activities, PMU will ensure that the contractor has developed and is

following and Environmental, Health and Safety plan to mitigate construction and

safety related impacts, including potential risks of accident to the construction

worker and people in the vicinity.

g. PMU will monitor that respective institution demonstrated due diligence to ensure

student safety is maintained during construction and laboratory operation. A

general guideline for student safety is attached in Annex E.

h. The project will develop its operational manual, which will describe the

institutional responsibility and process for environmental screening and related

mitigation plans.

i. The project will promote sound environmental management and practices within in

the higher education institutions through the project.

j. The Project Director will be overall responsible for ensuring environmental

safeguard and reporting.

III. Environnemental Management Framework (EMF)

6. This EMF has been developed by Ministry of Education of the Government of

Bangladesh specifically for the proposed operation to ensure due diligence, to avoid any

environmental degradation issues. The purpose of this Framework is also to assist the

Implementing Agency in screening all the subprojects for their likely environmental

impacts, identifying suitable mitigation measures and implementation of these measures

through an environmental management plan.

7. OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment- The proposed HEQEP is intended to

enhance the quality of higher education through restoring the quality of teaching, learning

and research, and building institutional planning and management capacity. The activities

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identified under the project are mainly technical assistance in nature and no major

infrastructural activities are proposed. It will not require any acquisition of land,

construction of any new institution or building or any major physical expansion. The

proposed project may finance, among other things, small infrastructure

renovation/refurbishing construction. These small scale construction activities are not

anticipated to cause any major environmental impacts considering that all will be done

with the existing structures in order to provide better facilities.

8. The World Bank Group General Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines:

Construction and Decommissioning will also be applicable.

9. The proposed project will support six categories research activities under the

Academic Innovation Fund (AIF). These are: i) Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, ii)

Business and Management, iii) Physical, Biological, and Earth Sciences, iv) Engineering

and Technology, v) Medical, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, and vi) Agriculture,

Livestock and Fisheries. These research activities can be laboratory based or field based.

The research activities to be carried out under i) Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and

ii) Business and Management are not expected to create any major environmental impact.

However, the research under other 4 categories may have negative impact on environment.

10. Considering the nature and magnitude of potential environmental impacts from

relatively limited scale of the renovation/refurbishing construction works and academic

research works, the proposed operation is to be classified as category ‘B’. Since the extent

and exact locations of reconstruction works and research works are not known at this stage

and may not be known at appraisal, the requirement to carry out an environmental analysis

as part of project preparation can be waived but, for subprojects with potential adverse

impacts, a limited environmental analysis/screening will be done during project

implementation prior to approval for any sub-project.

11. The project will support one/two floor vertical extension of existing building.

According to the ECR’97 construction of multi-storied building is Orange B category t. It

is also mentioned in the ECR’97 that any engineering works (up to 10 hundred thousand

Taka) is an “Orange B” Category project. However, Ministry of Housing and Public works

defines that more than 6 storey building outside Dhaka and more than 10 storey building

inside Dhaka are multistoried building. But the physical intervention and the detail

extension of the project are still unknown at this stage. Before vertical extension PMU will

ensure the engineering design has been approved by local authority for vertical extension

and environmental assessment obtains no objection from Department of Environment.

12. Environmental Screening (ES): For any sub-project which will involve

infrastructure renovation/refurbishing construction works, the sub-project proponent i.e.,

public and private universities, their faculties, departments, centers and institutions

fulfilling eligibility criteria will use a checklist (Annex-A) to identify activity that may

have environmental impacts. Similarly, the applicant of research proposal will use a

checklist (Annex-B). In addition to identification of possible environmental impacts, this

checklist for research proposal will also provide a simple assessment of laboratory

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facilities and applicant’s experience on laboratory. The ES addresses the issues at project

(sub-project) identification and pre-feasibility planning stage. The main objective at this

stage is to help define the project (sub-project) in terms of locations, components and

designs. The main activities of are to:

assess regional resources and the effects of past interventions;

examine the likely project-environment interactions;

establish an effective people’s participation program;

identify the key environmental issues and the range and potential severity of

impacts;

compare the environmental consequences of project alternatives;

prepare an initial EMP1

13. Initial Environmental Examination: All infrastructures related projects require

Environmental Screening. If ES indicates any environmental impact, IEE will be

conducted. IEE is the descriptive approach of the screening format. For example, if cutting

of tree is necessary for expansion of a building, IEE provides the information on the type

and number of trees to be affected.

14. Environmental Impact Assessment: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

will be only required for the major expansion of building, workshop, laboratories and

purchasing raw materials, if IEE recommends. EIA will be used by the implementing

agencies as a decision-making tool to ensure that the project design and implementation of

activities such as raw materials are environmentally sound and sustainable. If any land

filling or vertical extension of building is required for sub-project full Environmental

Impact Assessment will be a condition for IDA financing. This will include detail

examination of potential negative and positive environmental impacts, comparison them

with those of feasible alternatives, and recommendation for measures needed to prevent,

minimize, mitigate, or compensate for adverse impacts and improve environmental

performance. A sample ToR for Environmental Assessment for vertical extension of

existing building is attached in Annex D. In the preparation phase, the EIA shall achieve

the following objectives:

To establish the environmental baseline in the study area, and to identify any significant

environmental issue;

To assess these impacts and provide for measures to address the adverse impacts by the

provision of the requisite avoidance, mitigation and compensation measures;

To integrate the environmental issues in the project planning and design;

To develop appropriate management plans for implementing, monitoring and reporting of

the environmental mitigation and enhancement measures suggested.

15. The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be responsible for carrying out the EIA and

the implementing agencies should take prior approval of DOE on these ToRs, if necessary.

1 Projects with potential impacts will require environmental impact assessment. Small projects or those with

little impact will not require EIA.

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IV. Guidelines for preparation of Environmental Management Plan

16. The primary objective of the environmental management and monitoring is to

record environmental impacts resulting from the sub-project activities and to ensure

implementation of the ‘mitigation measures’ identified earlier in order to reduce adverse

impacts and enhance positive impacts from specific sub-project activities. Having

identified the potential impacts of the relevant sub-project through screening, the next step

is the identification and development of measures aimed at eliminating, offsetting and/or

reducing impacts to levels that are environmentally acceptable during implementation and

operation of the project through the preparation and implementation of an Environmental

Management/Mitigation Plan (EMP). EMP provides an essential link between the impacts

predicted and mitigation measures specified. EMP format needs to fit the circumstances in

which EMP is being developed. A typical Environmental Mitigation Plan format is

presented in Table-1 of Annex-C.

a. Description of mitigation measures

17. Feasible and cost effective measures to minimize adverse impacts to acceptable

levels should be specified with reference to each impact identified. Further, it should

provide details on the conditions under which the mitigation measures should be

implemented (ex; routine or in the event of contingencies). The EMP also should

distinguish between type of solution proposed (structural & non structural) and the phase

in which it should become operable (design, construction and/or operational). Efforts

should also be made to mainstream environmental and social opportunities as reasonable.

b. Monitoring program

18. In order to ensure that proposed mitigation measures have the intended results and

complies with national standards and World Bank requirements, an environmental

performance monitoring program should be included in the EMP. The monitoring

program should give details of the following;

Monitoring indicators to be measured for evaluating the performance of mitigation

measure (for example national standards, engineering structures, extent of area

replanted, etc).

Monitoring mechanisms and methodologies

Monitoring frequency

Monitoring locations

A typical monitoring plan is shown in Table 2 of Annex-C.

c. Institutional arrangements

19. Institutions/parties responsible for implementing mitigation measures and for

monitoring their performance should be clearly identified. Where necessary, mechanisms

for institutional co-ordination should be identified.

d. Implementing schedules

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20. Timing, frequency and duration of mitigation measures with links to overall

implementation schedule of the project should be specified.

e. Reporting procedures

21. Feedback mechanisms to inform the relevant parties on the progress and

effectiveness of the mitigation measures and monitoring itself should be specified.

Guidelines on the type of information wanted and the presentation of feedback information

should also be highlighted.

f. Cost estimates and sources of funds

22. Implementation of mitigation measures mentioned in the EMP will involve an

initial investment cost as well as recurrent costs. The EMP should include costs estimates

for each measure, which will be part of the sub-project cost.

V. Environmental Review and Clearance

23. All the sub-project proposals should be reviewed first at the institutional level and

an environmental professional will be part of the review process. The University Grants

Commission will engage a qualified environmental professional who along with the Area

Review Panels (ARP) and UGC Board for AIF would look into the environmental aspects

of the sub-projects and suggest mitigation measures, if required. The measurable

environmental indicators will be used along with other indicators for assessing the sub-

projects. The institution will submit their proposal for small infrastructure

renovation/refurbishing with an environmental checklist (Annex-A). Similarly, the

applicant of research proposal will submit the environmental checklist (Annex-B) duly

reviewed and signed by proposed supervisor and departmental head. This checklist will be

used by the proposal review committee (ARP) at UGC to assess possible environment and

safety issues. The ARP will review the mitigation and monitoring plan. The committee

can ask for further clarification or strengthening the mitigation and monitoring plan. UGC

will hire short-term consultant as needed to monitor the environmental safeguard issues in

the selected sub-projects and publish half yearly report on environmental compliance of

sub-projects based on agreed monitoring indicators. UGC will develop its own monitoring

plan to oversee environmentally critical sub-project. In addition, UGC will also assign 2

professional staffs as additional responsibility to review the environmental safeguard

issues in sub-projects.

VI. Capacity-Building and Monitoring of Safeguard Framework Implementation

24. Environment Assessment (EA) in higher education sector project in Bangladesh

will be introduced through this project. It is expected that HEQEP will provide an

opportunity to the stakeholders involved to understand the overall benefit of EA in respect

of sustainable development. As part of the capacity-building on environmental issues in

University Grants Commission, selective staffs will receive training in EMF application

and environmental management. To assist in this capacity-building, and to provide

subsequent guidance and review of the EMF’s application, the UGC will contract specialist

services for environmental management, as required. During supervision of these

operations, the World Bank will assess the implementation of the EMF, and recommend

additional strengthening, if required.

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VII. Consultation and Disclosure

25. The EMF will be shared by the Ministry of Education with concerned academic

institutions, Department of Environment and civil society. As no potential affectees are

identified as this stage, such field level consultation will be carried out during

environmental assessment stage and will be a pre-requisite of IDA financing. It will be re-

disclosed in both Bangla and English by the Ministry of Education on behalf of the GOB

in Bangladesh and it will also be made available at the World Bank’s InfoShop. Relevant

subproject specific safeguard documents/mitigation plans (EMPs) prepared subsequently

will also be disclosed to the public.

VIII. Lessons Learned from the Original Project

26. UGC awarded contract to 190 proposals. Of which 52 proposals will trigger

environmental impact. The general objectives of most of the sub-projects with possible

environmental footprint are development/improvement of:

small scale infrastructure renovation/refurbishing/extension work of the existing

physical infrastructure (class room, laboratories and libraries)

equipping undergraduate teaching and training laboratories and graduate research

laboratories and

University wide development of advanced research laboratories.

27. The screening was carried out as the essential component of the complete project

(CP) proposal in accordance with the guidelines provided in the AIF operational manual In

the first phase, it was observed most of the institution could not adopt the system of

environmental screening properly. However, later the bottle neck was overcome in the

second stage by incorporating training on environmental safeguard in the Pre-Contract

Workshops. The participants were trained on fulfilling the screening format, relating

environmental concern with project activities and adopting process for sorting out

environmental management aspect from the proposed activities.

28 The PMU provided adequate importance for ensuring the environmental safeguard.

One senior and one junior focal point in the PMU have been assigned for the project

monitoring. They are responsible for preparing the monitoring report and ensuring

implementation of environmental safeguard in the field. A short term environmental

consultant is hired as needed by the project. The consultant is responsible for reviewing

the screening, updating the EMP and mitigation measures. The environmental screening

report of each proposal with environmental foot print and the monitoring report are shared

with World Bank.

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Annex-A

Bangladesh Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project

Environment and Safety Checklist for Small Infrastructure and

Renovation/Refurbishing Proposal

Title of Sub-project: ____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Applicant Institution: ____________________________________________________________

Types of renovation/refurbishing work: ______________________________________________

Estimated cost of renovation/refurbishing work: _______________________________________

Duration of renovation/refurbishing work: ____________________________________________

Tentative Start Date: _____________________________________________________________

Name and Designation of the Sub-project Coordinator/Focal Point: ________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Instructions:

The purpose of this checklist is to identify potential environment and safety issues related

to the small infrastructure renovation/refurbishing work. This is a generalized checklist

format for smaller infrastructure work.

The relevant Engineer of respective institution will fill-up the format, which is expected to

be reviewed and signed by an Environmental Professional. However, the checklist must

be reviewed and signed by the respective Head of the Department/Institution. If the

checklist shows potential negative environmental impacts, the institution will submit a

separate sheet for mitigation measures for it (Annex-C).

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Brief Description of Small infrastructure renovation/ refurbishing work (Within 200 words)

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Checklist

Sl # Screening Questions Yes No Possible Negative

Environmental Impact2

1 Will the renovation work disturb other academic

activities?

2 Will it create major noise?

3 Will it create dust problem around the sites?

4 Will it temporarily stop the water supply and

sanitation system?

5 Will any refrigeration/air conditioning units be

removed/disposed?

6 Will any liquid waste, or an item containing

liquids (including oils), need to be transported

off-site for reuse, recycle or disposal?

7 Will equipment containing polychlorinated

biphenyls (PCB’s) be removed (i.e. transformers,

capacitors, hydraulic and heat transfer systems,

etc.)?

*8 Will building materials containing asbestos be

removed/disposed?

9 Will any building materials be removed/disposed

that are coated with lead-based paint?

10 Will any building materials be removed/disposed

that contain lead, silver or chrome?

11 Will batteries be removed/disposed (lead-acid or

nickel-cadmium batteries from emergency lights

and other battery-powered or battery-backup

items?

12 Will mercury-containing devices (switches,

gauges, thermostats) be removed/disposed?

13 Will an emergency generator set or other

aboveground storage tank (AST) or underground

storage tank be installed or removed? (if already

these are already existing, assess the existing

condition and recommend action to avoid any

negative environmental impact)

14 Will the renovation work have any indirect

impact on environment and ecosystem?

15 Will the workers be provided protective

equipment, devices and clothing and be ensured

those are used?

16 Will enough health and safety direction and

insurance be provided to the workers?

The project will not allow use of any asbestos material.

Signature:

2 If the answer of the questionnaire is ‘Yes’, please describe the possible negative environmental impact.

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The above answers are true and complete. University Grants Commission can reply on them to

make its decision.

Sub-project Focal Point Signature & Date: ____________________________________________

Contact Number and E-mail: _______________________________________________________

Please sign below to verify that the information in this document is accurate and complete to

the best of your knowledge.

Environmental Professional Signature & Date (Optional): _______________________________

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Contact Number and E-mail: ______________________________________________________

Department/Institutional Head Signature & Date: ______________________________________

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Contact Number and E-mail: _______________________________________________________

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Annex-B

Bangladesh Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project

Environment and Safety Checklist for Research Proposal

Title of Research Work: ________________________________________________________

Applicant Name: ______________________________________________________________

Supervisor Name and Designation: _________________________________________________

Department: ___________________________________________________________________

Institution: ____________________________________________________________________

Level of Research Study: Masters/Doctoral/Others (Specify) ____________________________

Research Activity: On-going/New Activity

Research Disciplines:

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Business and Management

Physical, Biological, and Earth Sciences

Engineering and Technology

Medical, Health, and Nutritional Sciences

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Instructions:

The purpose of this checklist is to identify potential environment and safety issues related

to the research proposal. This is a generalized checklist format for all category research

works. However, it is anticipated the research proposals under ‘Arts, Humanities and

Social Sciences’ and Business and Management’ will not have any environment impact

and thus the proposals under these disciplines will not require to submit the checklist

unless the review committee request for such checklist.

The applicant will fill-up the format, which will be reviewed and signed by the proposed

Supervisor and Head of the Department. If the checklist shows potential negative

environmental impacts the applicant will submit a separate sheet for mitigation measures

for it (Annex-C).

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Brief Description of Research Activity (Within 200 words)

Duration of Research Work: _____________ Months

Tentative Start Date: ___________________________________________________________

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Checklist

Sl # Screening Questions Yes No Remarks

1 Will the research work be laboratory based?

[If the answer of question 1 is no, then go to

question 6.]

2 Does the laboratory have

i environment, health and safety protocol or

guidelines?

ii adequate fire safety provision?

iii safety provision for gas cylinder handling?

iv proper waste disposal facilities?

v adequate liquid waste management

facilities?

vi proper storage facilities for hazardous

chemicals, pesticides etc.?

vii adequate ventilation system?

viii first-aid facilities?

ix emergency exit facilities?

x trained professional to guide the

researchers/students about safety

procedures?

3 Will the laboratory based research work

i require procurement of hazardous products

(WHO Hazard Class I & II)?

ii produce hazardous waste materials?

iii generate infectious waste?

iv cause significant emissions of gas harmful

to health?

v generate liquid waste?

vi cause any major noise?

4 Does the applicant have received formal training

on laboratory operation and safety rules?

5 Does the applicant have previous work

experience at laboratory on similar works?

6 Will the research work require interventions at

field level?

7 Will the field based research work

i located at or near an environmentally

sensitive area?

ii require procurement of hazardous products

(WHO Hazard Class I & II)?

iii discharge any liquid waste in the

environment?

iv discharge large quantities of waste/used

water?

v generate hazardous waste?

vi impair downstream water quality?

vii have any possible degradation in land and

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ecosystem?

viii cause local air pollution from any

plant/system operation?

ix generate excessive noise and/or dust?

8 Will medical, biophysical or clinical research be

conducted using human subjects?

9 Will the project have any indirect impact on

environment and ecosystem?

10 Will the research work involve permission or

clearance of any government department or

agency?

11 Will future expansion or implementation of

research finding cause any major environment

problem?

Signature:

The above answers are true and complete. I understand that the University Grants Commission is

replying on them to make its decision.

Applicant Signature & Date: ____________________________________________________

Contact Number and E-mail: ___________________________________________________

Please sign below to verify that the information in this document is accurate and complete to

the best of your knowledge.

Supervisor Signature & Date: ____________________________________________________

Contact Number and E-mail: ____________________________________________________

Department Head Signature & Date: _____________________________________________

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Contact Number and E-mail: ____________________________________________________

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Annex-C

Bangladesh Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project

Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan

Table 1: Typical Environmental Mitigation Plan

Activity/Issue Potential

Environmental

Impacts

Proposed

Mitigation

Measures

Responsible

Partiers

Estimated Cost

Table 2: Typical Environmental Monitoring Plan

Issue Parameters Monitoring

Frequency

Monitoring

Location

Responsible

Parties

Annex-D

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Sample Terms of Reference (TORs) for an Environmental Assessment of Vertical

Extension of Existing Building

1. Introduction. State the purpose of the TORs, identify the vertical extension

activities/rehabilitation activities to be assessed and explain the executing arrangements for

the environmental assessment (EA).

2. Background Information. Provide pertinent background for any parties who may

conduct the EA, whether they are government agencies, consultants or NGOs. Include a

brief description of the major components/sub-components of the proposed project, a

statement on its need and objectives, the implementing agency, a brief history of the

project (including alternatives considered), its current status and timetable, and the

identities of any associated projects. Identify other projects in progress or planned within

the region which may compete for the same resources.

Major types of projects to be described include, as appropriate: upgrading of

existing informal housing and services projects.

3. Objectives. Summarize the general scope of the EA and discuss its timing in relation to

other aspects of project preparation, design, and execution. Identify constraints, if any,

regarding the adequacy of existing environmental baseline data and needs to phase

additional data collection (e.g., seasonal rainfall, river flows, flooding, natural habitats,

etc.) and assessment efforts to avoid hindering the project development schedule.

4. EA Requirements. Identify laws, regulations and guidelines that will govern the

conduct of the assessment or specify the content of its report. They may include any or all

of the following:

National laws and/or regulations on environmental assessments

EA regulations of any other financing organizations involved in the project.

World Bank Operational Policy 4.01: "Environmental Assessment," and other

pertinent environmental/social safeguard policies, eg, resettlement (land

acquisition), natural habitats, etc.

Identify design or operating standards which project components must meet to be in

compliance with environmental safeguards, eg,, effluent discharge limitations, , receiving

water quality standards, air emission standards and zoning, drainage and building codes,

etc.

5. Study Area. Specify the service area of the project, including its area of influence,

eg, increased transport, solid waste management, drainage, etc. and proposed

interconnections.

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6. Scope of Work. In some cases, the tasks to be carried out by a consultant will be

known with sufficient certainty to be specified in the TORs. In other cases, information

deficiencies need to be identified and resolved or specialized field studies or modeling

activities performed to assess impacts; accordingly, the consultant should define particular

tasks in more detail for contracting agency review and approval.

Task 1. Description of the Proposed Project. Provide a full description of the

project: location; general layout, including description and drawings/diagrams for

rehabilitation/new components, including building materials; land ownership and

characteristics (eg, flooding potential, hazards, seismicity, use of land for waste disposal,

industrial or extractive activities); population served, present and projected; adjacent

communities/industries to site; existing/new roads or other supportive infrastructure;

energy needs and source of supply; anticipated influent and effluent characteristics

(depending upon level of treatment) and solid wastes; pre-construction and construction

activities (including equipment used for earthmoving operations, handling of waste

materials such as oil, borrow pits); schedule, staffing and support facilities and services;

operation and maintenance activities; and, required off-site investments. Use of asbestos is

prohibited for this project.

Task 2. Description of the Environment. Assemble, evaluate and present relevant

baseline data on the environmental characteristics of the development and area of

influence. Include information on any changes anticipated before the project commences.

(a) Physical environment: geology ( including seismic characteristics), topography and

soils and geotechnical considerations (general description for overall study area, including

potential for soil erosion); temperature (effects of vegetation removal), rainfall and runoff

characteristics, flooding and hazard potential; groundwater characteristics; description of

runoff and drainage, receiving waters (identity of streams, lakes, or marine waters; annual

average discharge or current data by month, water quality; existing discharges or

withdrawals), noise disturbance, capacity of the foundation, dead load, expected live load.

(b) Biological environment: terrestrial habitats in areas affected by construction,

facility siting, use for disposal of wastes; aquatic, estuarine or marine habitats in affected

waters; rare or endangered species; sensitive habitats, including parks or reserves,

significant natural habitats; species of commercial importance in/near the land site(s) and

receiving waters.

(c) Sociocultural environment: present and projected population; present land

use/ownership; planned development activities; community structure; present and

projected employment by industrial category; distribution of income, goods and services;

recreation; public health; cultural properties; indigenous peoples; and customs. potential

for traffic accidents, student safety hazard, occupational health and safety.

Task 3. Legislative and Regulatory Considerations. Describe the pertinent laws,

regulations and standards governing environmental quality, pollutant discharges to surface

waters and land and to public sewers, building codes of practice, protection of sensitive

areas and endangered species, siting, land use control, if needed etc., at international,

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national, regional and local levels (The TORs should specify those that are known and

require the consultant to investigate for others). World Bank Group construction and

decommissioning guidelines (available at www.ifc.org ) and general Environment, Health

and Safety Guidelines will be considered in addition to Bangladesh National Standards.

Task 4. Determination of the Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project. In

this analysis, distinguish between significant positive and negative impacts, direct and

indirect impacts, and immediate and long-term impacts. Identify impacts that are

unavoidable or irreversible. Wherever possible, describe impacts quantitatively, in terms of

environmental costs and benefits. Assign economic values when feasible. Characterize the

extent and quality of available data, explaining significant information deficiencies and any

uncertainties associated with predictions of impact. Provide TORs for studies to obtain the

missing information.

Special attention should be given to:

Siting: sensitive issues eg, impacts upon drainage patterns, vegetation removal and

wetlands and other habitats; hazardous natural or man-made conditions; dislocation

of resident populations; historic or cultural resources

Construction: degradation of natural habitats; increase of erosion/flooding (hazard

vulnerability); depletion of groundwater, sewage disposal, landscaping, material

disposal (especially toxic wastes), etc.

Overloading of existing infrastructure and services and depletion of resources, eg,

lumber, fuel or overtaxing of industries such as brick-making

Dislocation of existing residents

Task 5. Analysis of Alternatives to the Proposed Project. Describe

alternatives that were examined in the course of developing the proposed project

and identify other alternatives that would achieve the same objectives. The concept

of alternatives extends to siting and design, technology selection,

rehabilitation/construction techniques and phasing, and operating and maintenance

procedures for collection systems, treatment works, disposal and sludge

management. Compare alternatives in terms of potential environmental impacts,

land and energy requirements, capital and operating costs, reliability, suitability

under local conditions, and institutional, training, and monitoring requirements.

When describing the impacts, indicate which are irreversible or unavoidable and

which may be mitigated. To the extent possible, quantify the costs and benefits of

each alternative, incorporating the estimated costs of any associated mitigating

measures. Include the alternative of not constructing the project to demonstrate

environmental conditions without it.

Task 6. Development of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

Estimate the impacts and costs of the mitigation measures and of the institutional and

training requirements to implement them. Assess compensation to affected parties for

impacts that cannot be mitigated. Prepare an EMP, including proposed work programs,

budget estimates, schedules, staffing and training requirements, and other necessary

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support services to implement the mitigating measures, monitoring, etc. Consider

compensation to affected parties for impacts that cannot be mitigated. Include measures

for emergency response to natural and accidental events (e.g., flooding, entry of raw

sewage into rivers, streams, etc), and health and safety, as appropriate

Prepare a detailed plan to monitor the implementation of mitigating measures and the

impacts of the project during rehabilitation/construction and operation. Include in the plan

an estimate of capital and operating costs and a description of other inputs (such as training

and institutional strengthening) needed to implement the plan. For projects that include a

land disposal facility, environmental monitoring should include a regular schedule of

monitoring the quality of surface and ground waters. Provide environmental protection

clauses for application by consultants and contractors.

Review the authority and capability of institutions at local, provincial/regional, and

national levels and recommend steps to strengthen or expand them so that the EMP may be

effectively implemented. The recommendations may extend to new laws and regulations,

new agencies or agency functions, intersectoral arrangements, management procedures and

training, staffing, operation and maintenance training, budgeting, and financial support.

Task 7. Assist in Inter-Agency Coordination and Public/NGO Participation.

The Consultant will assist the government in coordinating the EA with relevant agencies

and the government will consult with affected groups likely to be affected by the proposed

project and with local NGOs on the environmental and social aspects of the proposed

project.

These groups should be consulted once a draft EA has been prepared and a

summary of the EA conclusions will, be made prior to the meeting. The draft EA should

also be available in a public place accessible to affected groups and local NGOs.

Relevant materials will be provided to affected groups in a timely manner prior to

consultation and in a form and language that is understandable and accessible to the

groups being consulted. The Consultant should maintain a record of the public

consultation and the records should indicate: means other than consultations) eg,

surveys) used to seek the views of affected stakeholders; the date and location of the

consultation meetings, a list of the attendees and their affiliation and contact address;

and, summary minutes.

7. Report. Provide an EA report that is concise and limited to significant environmental

issues. The main text should focus on findings, conclusions and recommended actions,

supported by summaries of the data collected and citations for any references used in

interpreting those data. Detailed or uninterrupted data are not appropriate in the main text

and should be presented in appendices or a separate volume. Unpublished documents used

in the assessment may not be readily available and should also be assembled in an

appendix. Organize the environmental assessment report according to the outline below.

Executive Summary

Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework

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Description of the Proposed Project

Description of the Environment

Analysis of Alternatives

Environmental Management Plan, incl. mitigation, monitoring, capacity

development and training and implementation schedule and costs and

environmental protection clauses for use by consultants and contractors.

Inter-Agency and Public/NGO Involvement

List of References

Appendices:

List of Environmental Assessment Preparers;

Records of Inter-Agency and Public/NGO Communications;

Data and Unpublished Reference Documents.

8. Consulting Team. The following specialties should be considered for the core

consulting team: environmental engineering, environmental planning (or other

environmental generalists); ecology (terrestrial, aquatic or marine, depending on type of

discharge); water quality; soils science (for land application); wastewater utility

management; and sociology/anthropology. Other specialties that may be needed

depending on the nature of the project are public health, agronomy, hydrology, land use

planning.

Note: the team will be required to work closely with specialists undertaking the

social analysis and to define arrangements for the final report, especially if the EA and

social analysis are to be combined in one report

9. Schedule. This section will specify dates for progress reviews, interim and final reports,

and other significant events.

10. Other Information. Include here lists of data sources, project background reports and

studies, relevant publications, and other items to which the consultant's attention should be

directed. . Examples are pre-feasibility studies, population and land use projections, land

use plans, industrial activity information, water quality studies, sewerage service needs

surveys, public health reports, sewer system evaluations.

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Annex-E

General Requirement for Student Health And Safety

In Bangladesh the main law related to occupational health and safety is Labor Law 2006.

The law has provisions on occupational hygiene, occupational diseases, industrial

accidents, protection of women and young persons in dangerous occupation. The key

salient features of the general requirements for the workers’ health and safety stated in this

law is presented in the following Table.

General requirements for Workers Health and Safety

Issues Requirements

Health and Hygiene Cleanliness

Proper ventilation and temperature in room and

laboratory

Protection against dust and fumes

Disposal of wastes and effluents

Proper illumination

Provision of adequate latrines and urinals

Sufficient spittoons and dustbins

Safety Safety for building and equipment

Precautions in case of fire

Fencing of machinery

Floor, stair and passage way

Precautions during work on or near machinery in

motion

Monitoring against carrying of excessive weights

Maintaining proper safety guideline during handling

hazardous chemicals

Dust and Fumes For any dust or fumes or other impurities likely to be

injurious to the student, effective measures shall be

taken to prevent its accumulation and its inhalation

by students and worker during construction work

Latrines and urinals Sufficient latrines and urinals shall be provided

Shall be maintained in clean and sanitary condition

Shall be adequately lighted and ventilated

Precautions in case of fire Shall be provided with means of escape in case of fire

from class room and laboratory

Effective measures shall be taken to ensure that all

the students are familiar with the means of escape

Firefighting apparatus should be provided and

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Issues Requirements

maintained

First aid First aid facility should be provided and maintained.

Ensure one first aid box for every one hundred and

fifty workers

Shall be kept with a responsible trained person who

shall be available during the working hours

Disposal of wastes and

effluents Provide with proper disposal system for solid waste

and effluents, generated from daily usage, research

and construction

Noise Suitable measures should be taken for machine with

excessive noise

Construction work should be avoided during class

operation