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Environmental Monitoring Report
Semestral Report August 2020 Period: January – June 2020
PAK: Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project Main Report
Prepared by the Peshawar Development Authority for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank.
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In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
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Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report _________________________________________________________________________ Project Number: 48289-002 January – June 2020
Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid
Transit Corridor Project
(Financed by the Asian Development Bank)
Prepared by Masood ur Rahman (Environmental Specialist - PMCSC)
MM Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.
Peshawar, Pakistan
For Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Submission: July 22, 2020
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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Preamble ...................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Headline Information ................................................................................... 3
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES .............................................. 5
2.1 Project Description ...................................................................................... 5
2.2 Project Contracts and Management ........................................................ 13
2.2.1 Organizations for the Project Management ....................................................... 13
2.2.2 Environmental Safeguard Teams ........................................................................ 14
2.3 Project Activities during Current Reporting Period................................ 15
2.4 Description of Any Changes to Project Design ...................................... 20
2.5 Description of Any Changes to Agreed Construction Methods ............ 20
3 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES ........................................................... 21
3.1 General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities ................. 21
3.2 Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices) ........................ 24
3.3 Trends......................................................................................................... 24
3.4 Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks ..................................... 27
4 RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ....................................................... 28
4.1 Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period ................... 28
4.2 Waste Management ................................................................................... 34
4.2.1 Current Period ...................................................................................................... 35
4.3 Health and Safety ...................................................................................... 36
4.3.1 Community Health and Safety ............................................................................. 36
4.3.2 Worker Safety and Health .................................................................................... 36
4.4 Trainings & Safety Campaigns ................................................................. 38
4.5 Cumulative Trainings Held at the Project ................................................ 39
4.6 Need for Additional Trainings .................................................................. 39
5 FUNCTIONING OF THE SSEMP .................................................................................. 40
5.1 SSEMP Review ........................................................................................... 40
6 GOOD PRACTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT ................................ 41
6.1 Good Practices .......................................................................................... 41
6.2 Opportunities for Improvement ................................................................ 42
7 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................... 43
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7.1 Summary .................................................................................................... 43
7.2 Recommendations .................................................................................... 44
ANNEXURE .......................................................................................................................... 45
Annexure – I: Project Progress Photographs (January to June 2020)
Annexure – II: Independent Environmental Monitoring Reports (January-February 2020)
Annexure – II: COVID – 19 Safety Guidelines Issued to the Contractor by the PMCSC
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Abbreviations
ADB Asian Development Bank
CAP
DDR
EPA
Corrective Action Plan
Due Diligence Report
Environmental Protection Agency
EPCM
EIA
Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management
Environment Impact Assessment
EMP Environmental Management Plan
GoKPK
GOP
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government of Pakistan
HS Plan
Km
Health and Safety Plan
Kilometer
MMP
MoU
NCN
NEQS
MM Pakistan
Memorandum of Understanding
Non Conformity Notice
National Environmental Quality Standards
PDA
PM
PIU
PHA
PSBRT
PMCSC
R-I
R-II
R-III
SSEMP
Peshawar Development Authority
Particulate Matter
Project Implementation Unit
Provincial Horticulture Authority
Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor
Project Management Construction Supervision Consultants
Reach-01
Reach-02
Reach-03
Site Specific Environment Management Plan
TBTs Tool Box Talks
WSSP Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Preamble
1. This report represents the Semi - Annual Environmental Monitoring Review (SAEMR)
for Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project (PSBRT).
2. This report is the 6th EMR for the project.
1.2 Headline Information
3. Since the inception of the project, a number of environmental issues such as excessive
dust emissions, unauthorized debris disposal, traffic congestion, lack of PPEs
utilization and poor worker living conditions etc. have been observed and managed as
the outcome of the fast track construction activities of the project. The Contractor has
been thoroughly pushed since the commencement of the construction activities by the
PDA and PMCSC for the resolution of these issues.
4. Due to the proactive project management and strict monitoring of the EMP
implementation by the PDA / PMCSC, the overall situation with regards to
implementation of environmental safeguards along the BRT Corridor and at the
Building Package Sites has remained satisfactory during the current reporting period.
5. The PMCSC’s Site HSE Teams continued to perform strict monitoring of the EMP and
HS Plan implementation by the Contractor and continued to penalize the Contractor
on critical HSE issues where deemed necessary.
6. The ADB safeguards team has remained highly supportive and responsive in providing
guidance and recommendations to the PDA and Consultant (Engineer) on all
safeguard compliance related issues, whenever their advice has been sought during
the project construction phase.
7. Currently, the situation with regards to the implementation of environmental
safeguards along the BRT Corridor is further improving day by day as the major
construction works at the BRT corridor are nearing completion.
8. Implementation on the Tree Plantation and Landscaping Plan for the PSBRT has
remained continued in the current reporting period and plantation of ornamental plants
/ trees, landscaping and turfing with grasses / ornamental shrubs remained in progress.
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9. The emergence of COVID – 19 outbreak severely affected the Project progress as well
during the months of March and April 2020 due to lockdowns. The work has started
regaining the pace at the end of April due to the ease in lockdown restrictions for the
BRT Project by the Provincial Government.
10. Implementation of environmental monitoring plan remained effective till February 2020
and organization of independent environmental monitoring has been discontinued
since then due to the COVID – 19 lockdowns.
11. On-site Trainings / Tool Box Talks have been extensively provided to the workers by
the Contractor on regular basis throughout the reporting period under the PMCSC
supervision with special emphasis on COVID – 19 safety measures.
12. Joint disinfection exercises for protecting against COVID-19 have regularly been
performed at all the offices of the PDA, PMCSC and Contractors, at Bus Stations and
at worker residential areas with the collaboration of PDA, WSSP, Contractors and
PMCSC.
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2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES
2.1 Project Description
13. The PSBRT project will provide fast, efficient, reliable and comfortable public transport
system to the masses and cost-effective urban mobility through the provision of
segregated right-of-way infrastructure offering a rapid and frequent service.
14. The BRT route runs from Chamkani to Karkhano market with a total of 32 stations
along a total distance of approximately 30 kilometres. The existing infrastructure will
be improved with footpaths, bicycle lanes and provision at the stations for bicycle
stands to make the journey easy for people using bicycles. Most of the stations are
located within approximately half a kilometre reach, making it convenient for users of
the system.
Around 450 buses with a capacity of up to 95 people each will be made operational on
the BRT system and BRT buses will run the entire day with extra buses being used
during peak times.
15. On completion of the construction works, the project will be operated by Trans
Peshawar, which is a competent authority working under the Government of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. Trans Peshawar is a newly established entity and currently it has not
attained sufficient technical / engineering capabilities to provide technical support
during the construction activities of the Project. Therefore, this role has been assigned
to the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA). The PDA, being Client of the Project,
provided supervision throughout the design phase of the Project and is currently
involved in supervising the construction phase of the project.
16. The project is divided into two main packages i.e. Corridor Package and Building
Package. The construction of BRT corridor further comprises of two main construction
sub-packages. Package – I is composed of the construction package for Reach – I and
Reach – III, whereas, the construction of Reach – II is covered under Package – II.
Similarly, the construction of the building package is divided into three different
construction lots. Hayatabad Depot shall be constructed under Lot – I, Chamkani
Depot under Lot – II and Dabgari Staging Facility under Lot – III.
17. The Figure – 1 below provides an overview of the salient features of the Project.
Figures 2 to 4 show the location and station maps of the corridors while Figures 5 to
7 provide an overview of the building package installations.
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Figure – 1: Salient features of BRT Peshawar Project
Salient Features of BRT
Peshaw
ar Project
30 Kilometer Main Corridor
17 KM at Grade
10 KM Flyover
3 KM Underpass
32 Stations
Avg. distance between station 900m
3 Bus Depots
3 Park and Ride Facilities
Bicycle lane
Complete revamp of Footpaths
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Figure – 2: Reach – I BRT Corridor and Station
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Figure – 3: Reach – II BRT Corridor and Station Locations
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Figure 4: Reach – III BRT Corridor and Station Locations
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Figure 5: Lot – I - Hayatabad Depot Site Plan
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Figure 6: Lot – II - Chamkani Depot Site Plan
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Figure 7: Lot – III – Dabgari Staging Facility Location Map
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2.2 Project Contracts and Management
18. The details of the main organisations involved in the project and specifically relating to
Environmental safeguards are as follows:
2.2.1 Organizations for the Project Management
19. The project is being organized by the following entities and personnel:
A- Asian Development Bank
Mr. David Margonsztern is the Project Officer for this project.
B- Client / Implementing Agency - Peshawar Development Authority (PDA)
20. Mr. Syed Zafar Ali Shah is the Director General – PDA, Mr. Alamzeb Khan is the
Director Coordination - PIU (BRT Peshawar Project) PDA, Mr. Ikramullah Khan is the
Director PDA Reach – I, Mr. Mian Muhammad Shakeel is the Director PDA Reach –
II, Mr. Faridullah is the Director PDA Reach – III and Mr. Fida Muhammad is the
Director PDA for Building Package.
C- Project Management Construction Supervision Consultants (PMCSC)
21. Mr. Teague Macreen is the team leader of the supervision consultants / engineer, who
is currently assisted by one Senior Resident Engineer (Corridors) and three Resident
Engineers (Buildings): Mr. Arshad Babar – Senior Resident Engineer for Reach – I, II
& III, Mr. Khan Bahadur – Resident Engineer for Chamkani Depot, Mr. Hussain
Mustafa – Resident Engineer for Dabgari Staging Facility and Mr. Inamullah – Resident
Engineer for Hayatabad Depot. Mr. Pervez Anjum is the Project Director whereas Mr.
Hamid Khan is the Project Coordinator from the PMCSC.
D- Contractors
22. The Contractor’s team at Reach – I is headed by Mr. Zafar Ahmad - General Manager,
the Reach – II Contractor’s team is headed by Mr. Khalid – Project Manager and at
Reach – III, it is headed by Mr. Usman Sheikh, Project Manager. For the building
package, Mr. Ali Raza is the Project Manager for Hayatabad Depot, Mr. Zahid Hussain
is the Project Manager for Dabgari Staging Facility and Mr. Major (Retd.) Zahid for
Chamkani Depot.
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2.2.2 Environmental Safeguard Teams
A- Asian Development Bank
23. The environment safeguard team of the ADB is headed by Mr. Nurlan Djenchuraev-
Senior Environment Specialist and assisted by Ms. Shazia Shahid – ADB Env.
Consultant.
B- Client / Implementing Agency - Peshawar Development Authority (PDA)
24. Mr. Alam Zeb – Director Coordination PIU-BRT is responsible for performing
necessary coordination with regards to the environmental safeguards related issues.
C- Project Management Construction Supervision Consultants (PMCSC)
25. Due to the completion of major Project works, some positions in the PMCSC HSE team
have been further slashed by the PDA during the reporting period.
26. Currently, the PMCSC HSE safeguard team is headed by Mr. Azmat Beg – Principal
Environmental Specialist (based in Lahore Head Office), assisted by Mr. Masood ur
Rahman – Environmental Specialist / HS Lead Person (based in Project Office
Peshawar). PMCSC HSE Staff deployed at sites include: Mr. Zia Muhammad - HS
Officer – Dabgari Staging Facility and Mr. Mazhar Abbas – HS Officer – Hayatabad
Depot.
D- Contractors
27. The Contractor’s environment team is headed by Mr. Fahad Ikram - HSE manager.
The HSE Manager is assisted by a team of three Safety Officers.
The following list provides the contact details of the environment safeguard teams.
Table – 1: Key Environment, Health & Safety Staff Contact Details
Organization Discipline/ Designation
# Deployed Team Deployed Location Contact # Email ID
PDA Director Coordination - PIU
1 Alam Zeb Khan PDA Office 0312-1959997 [email protected] [email protected]
ADB ADB Env. Consultant
1
Shazia Shahid
ADB PRM
0346-0281336
PMCSC
Environmental Specialist
1 Azmat Beg (Principal Expert)
Lahore Office 0333-4535623 [email protected]
2 Masood ur Rahman (HSE Lead Role BRT)
Chinar office 0334-3692829 [email protected]
Health and Safety Officer
3 Zia Mohammad Dabgari Staging Site / Reach – II
0333-5330838 [email protected]
4 Mazhar Abbas Reach III / Hayatabad Depot
0335-7900215 [email protected]
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Contractor HSE Manager 1 Fahad Ikram Contractors Head Office
– Hayatabad / Reach - I 0331-9780130
28. The construction of the project is being carried out by the following Contractor Joint
Ventures:
a- Reach-I: SGEC Maqbool Calsons Joint Venture b- Reach-II & III: CR21G Maqbool Calsons Joint Venture c- Lot-I & Lot-III Building Package (Hayatabad and Dabgari Depots): ANHUI
Maqbool Joint Venture d- Lot – II Building Package (Chamkani Depot): ANHUI Maqbool Calsons Joint
Venture
29. The Contractors have commenced the activities on the project on the following dates:
Reach – I on 22 December 2018
Reach – II & III on 26 December 2018
Building Package (All Lots) on 15 June 2018
30. Following are the names of key personnel responsible for the management of the
Contracts:
Table – 2: Key Personnel Responsible for Contracts Management Deployment PMCSC Contractor
Head Office Faisal Qaseem – Contracts Management Specialist
Rashid Ansari – Manager Contracts
Reach – I Arshad Babar – Senior Resident Engineer
Zafar Ahmad – General Manager Reach – II Khalid Mukhtar – Project Manager Reach – III Usman Sheikh – Project Manager Hayatabad
Depot Inamullah Khan– Resident Engineer
Ali Raza – Project Manager
Chamkani Depot
Khan Bahadur – Resident Engineer Major (Retd.) Zahid – Project Manager
Dabgari Staging Facility
Hussain Mustafa – Resident Engineer
Zahid Hussain – Project Manager
2.3 Project Activities during Current Reporting Period
31. Following is the overall progress on the project corridor construction till 30th June, 2020:
Reach Achieved Progress (%)
Reach – I 96.02
Reach – II 92.07
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Reach – III 91.40
Lot – I - Hayatabad Depot 72.76
Lot – II – Chamkani Depot 77.18
Lot – III – Dabgari Staging Facility
75.01
32. Following is an overview of completed and in-progress work activities:
Civil / Mechanical / Electrical works on the corridors are approaching rapidly towards completion.
Civil / Mechanical works on the elevated sections are approximately completed, whereas Electrical works are underway.
Construction works on all the bus stations are completed.
Major construction works on elevated cycle track are completed.
Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing works on the Corridors, Bus Stations are approaching rapidly towards completion.
Installation of poles, cabling and other ancillary works is completed.
Installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), Ticketing Machines and Ticketing Desks etc. is underway at the Bus Stations.
Testing, Commissioning and Handing / Taking Over of completed components, Mechanical / Electrical Items etc. is in progress.
Construction works on the building package have been initiated on June 15, 2018, and they are also going on with fast pace.
Installation of Bus Washing Plants, Battery Chargers, Maintenance Equipment and other accessories is completed at Chamkani Depot.
Finishing works are underway at Dabgari Staging Facility as the construction of main structure has already been completed.
Construction works at Hayatabad Depot are also progressing with fast pace.
33. Following figures show the latest work progress statistics for all the three BRT corridors
and the three Building Package Sites:
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Figure 8: Reach – I Overall Progress Status Graph
Figure 9: Reach – II Overall Progress Status Graph
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Figure 10: Reach – III Overall Progress Status Graph
Figure 11: Hayatabad Depot Overall Progress Status Graph
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Figure 12: Chamkani Depot Overall Progress Status Graph
Figure 13: Dabgari Staging Facility Overall Progress Status Graph
Photographs of the Progress
34. The project progress photographs for the reporting period are provided in Annexure –
I.
35. The details of worker numbers (Maximum, Minimum) for the current reporting period
are provided in Figure 14 below.
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Figure 14: Maximum and Minimum No. of Workers – July to December 2019
36. The number of workers had mainly been decreased due to COVID-19 Lockdowns and
Travel Restrictions.
37. New activities that have commenced or remained continued during the current
reporting period include the following:
Handing / Taking Over of completed components.
Testing and commissioning of escalators, generators and associated components
at Bus Stations.
Installation of ITS (Intelligent Transport System), Ticketing System and related
components
Electrical works.
Landscaping along BRT Corridors
2.4 Description of Any Changes to Project Design
38. No changes have been made in the project design during the reporting period.
2.5 Description of Any Changes to Agreed Construction Methods
39. No changes have been made in the agreed construction methods.
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Reach ‐ I ‐ Corridor
Reach ‐ I ‐ Chamkani Depot
Reach ‐ II ‐ Corridor
Reach ‐ II ‐ Dabgari Depot
Reach ‐ III ‐ Corridor
Reach ‐ III ‐ Hayatabad Depot
No. of Workers
Work Locations
Maximum and Minimum No. of Workers ‐ January to June 2020
Maximum Workers Minumum Workers
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3 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES
3.1 General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities
40. The key monitoring activities conducted within the reporting period are as follows:
EMP compliance monitoring was carried out by the PMCSC HSE team to identify any environmental non-compliance issues requiring attention.
Instrumental environmental monitoring through independent environmental laboratory was arranged by the Contractor at the Building Package sites until February 2020 and later on terminated due to COVID – 19 lockdowns and transport restrictions.
Instrumental monitoring through hand-held devices was initiated in January 2018 by the Contractor’s environment team for the monitoring of Dust and Noise levels. It remained continued throughout the reporting period on bi-weekly basis at the Building Package sites.
The ADB environment safeguards team kept regular coordination with the project HSE staff throughout the reporting period.
Supervision for trainings being conducted by Contractor for his staff were provided by the PMCSC environment team.
Joint visits to project corridor and sites were conducted to agree on corrective actions for any non-compliance issues.
The PMCSC environment team continued to maintain liaison with the KPK – EPA, PDA and ADB focal safeguards staff for keeping them up to date regarding level of EMP implementation.
The PMCSC environment team held follow-up meetings with the Contractor for checking the compliance status of previously highlighted issues.
Penalties have been imposed on the Contractor by the PMCSC Site HSE Teams in relation to the delayed resolution of critical HSE issues.
41. Apart from the routine safeguards monitoring, several due diligence site visits have
been performed during the reporting period. Following are the details of the major
assessments / due diligence site visits undertaken by the project’s environment, health
and safety safeguard staff during this period:
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Table – 03: Details of the Major HSE Assessments and Due
Diligence Undertaken By HSE Safeguard Staff
S. No. Date of
Visit Assessor(s)
Purpose of
Assessment
Summary of
Significant
Findings
1 February 02,
2020
PMCSC HSE
Safeguard Staff
HSE Due
Diligence / HS
Plan
Implementation
1- Non-utilization of
all the essential
PPEs by workers
at different work
sites
2- Poor
housekeeping at
campsites
2 April 16,
2020
PMCSC HSE
Safeguard Staff
HSE Due
Diligence / HS
Plan
Implementation
1- Non-utilization of
all the essential
PPEs by workers
at Reach – II Drain
Works
2- Unprotected
Public Access
Ways
3 April 17,
2020
PMCSC HSE
Safeguard Staff
HSE Due
Diligence / HS
Plan
Implementation
1- Unsafe working
conditions at
Hayatabad Rotary
Works
4 April 29,
2020
PMCSC HSE
Safeguard Staff
HSE Due
Diligence / HS
Plan
Implementation
1- Electrical wires /
joints without
proper conduits
5 June 13,
2020
PMCSC HSE
Safeguard Staff
HSE Due
Diligence / HS
Plan
Implementation
1- Unprotected
work at height
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42. The following section provides an overview of the resolved and unresolved issues of
the previous reporting period as well as an overview of the issues stirred up during the
current reporting period:
a- Status of Major Issues observed during Previous Reporting Period
Issue No. 01: Poor Housekeeping at the Workers Campsites
43. Efforts have been made by the Contractor in this regard and the housekeeping at the
BRT Corridors has considerably improved. However the issue still persists at some of
the Campsites. More focused and consistent efforts are required to be made by the
Contractor to ensure housekeeping and cleanliness at the campsites all the time.
Issue No. 02: Non-utilization of all the PPEs by Workers
44. More workers are provided with PPEs during the current reporting period and the
overall state of PPEs utilization has improved but it is still not up to the mark. For
improving the mechanism of PPEs provision and their utilization by the workers, the
PMCSC HSE Team have continued the imposition of fines on the Contractor.
b- Status of Major Issues observed during the Current Reporting Period
45. The occurrence of major environmental issues related to the project corridor such as
dust emissions, unauthorized debris disposal and traffic management issues, which
have remained prevalent since the project inception are considerably resolved due to
the completion of major civil works at the BRT Corridor.
46. Major HSE issues that have been observed during the current reporting period includes
Poor Housekeeping at Corridor / Depot Campsites & Bus Stations and Insufficient
utilization of PPEs by workers.
47. As mentioned earlier, the overall state of PPEs utilization is improving day by day but
it is still not up to the mark. For improving the mechanism of PPEs provision and their
utilization by the workers, the PMCSC HSE Teams are continuingly imposing fines on
the Contractor.
48. The current situation of housekeeping at some of the campsites is still not at the
desired level and the PMCSC has strictly advised the Contractor to strengthen the
housekeeping mechanism so that regular housekeeping could be ensured.
49. The PMCSC HSE Teams are providing regular support and guidance to the
Contractors HSE Teams for the elimination of the outstanding HSE issues. PMCSC
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HSE Teams are not only supervising the TBTs which are provided by the Contractor’s
HSE Staff to the workers, but also providing frequent TBTs themselves.
50. PMCSC HSE Team kept special focus on the COVID-19 Precautionary Measures and
provided all the necessary guidance and support to the Contractor for COVID-19
awareness and implementation of standard precautionary measures among all the
level of workers from higher management to site workers. Major guidelines being
provided time to time are included in Annexure – II.
3.2 Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices)
51. An overview and description of the issues tracked during the current reporting period
are provided below.
Table – 4: Overview of the HSE Issues tracked during the Current Reporting Period
Sr. No.
Issue Comments /
Observations Action Required Indicator
Status of NCN
Status as of December 2019
1
Occupational health and safety
Some of the contractor (Civil / Mechanical / Electrical) labor staff does not use PPE's (i.e. hard hats, gloves, safety shoes, safety harnesses) and does not employ safe practices.
Ensure staff is using PPE's and are engaging in safe work practices as per approved method statement
100% compliance by workers
Regular issuance of NCNs.
1- Partially Resolved. Continuous efforts needed.
2- Overall situation of PPEs provision and utilization has found to be improved at all the Reaches and Depots in comparison to the previous reporting period.
2
Housekeeping issues at camp / construction sites
1- The general housekeeping at the campsites is not up to the mark
2- At some occasions poor housekeeping has been observed at bus station sites.
Maintenance of hygiene / cleanliness at Kitchen / Mess / Washroom Areas of campsites and at construction sites especially the Bus Stations.
Verification by Engineer (Consultant)
Regular issuance of NCNs.
1- Partially Resolved. 2- Situation of hygiene
has been improved at all the main campsites / bus stations.
3.3 Trends
52. The following figures provide Reach and Depot wise status of the major NCNs / Site
Instructions being issued to the Contractor during the reporting period for the resolution
of different environmental, health and safety issues:
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Figure 15: Status of HSE NCNs at Reach – I – January to June 2020
Figure 16: Status of HSE NCNs at Reach – II – January to June 2020
2
2
0
0 1 2 3
Total NCNs Issued
Closed
Open
Nos.
Status
Reach ‐ I ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020
8
7
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total NCNs Issued
Closed
Open
Nos.
Status
Reach ‐ II ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020
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Figure 17: Status of HSE NCNs at Reach – III – January to June 2020
Figure 18: Status of HSE NCNs at Hayatabad Depot – January to June 2020
3
2
1
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Total NCNs Issued
Closed
Open
Nos.
Status
Reach ‐ III ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020
4
2
2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Total NCNs Issued
Closed
Open
Nos.
Status
Hayatabad Depot ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020
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Figure 19: Status of HSE NCNs at Chamkani Depot – January to June 2020
Figure 20: Status of HSE NCNs at Dabgari Staging Facility – January to June
2020
3.4 Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks
53. No unanticipated environmental impacts and risks have been identified during the
current period. Details of all the impacts which have been aggravated during the
reporting period and their mitigation measures are discussed in the project’s EIA.
2
2
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Total NCNs Issued
Closed
Open
Nos.
Status
Chamakani Depot ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐ January to June 2020
22
17
5
0 5 10 15 20 25
Total NCNs Issued
Closed
Open
Nos.
Status
Dabgari Staging Facility ‐ Status of HSE NCNs ‐January to June 2020
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4 RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
4.1 Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period
54. Following the EMP and SSEMP guidelines, the Contractor started the instrumental
environmental monitoring of the project in February 2018. Independent environmental
monitoring has been carried out through an authorized independent environmental
monitoring laboratory on monthly basis, whereas, internal monitoring has been carried
out through hand-held devices on daily / bi-weekly basis.
55. Due to the completion of major civil works at the BRT Corridor, Independent
environmental monitoring at the corridor monitoring locations had been concluded in
January 2019.
56. As far as the depot sites are concerned, the independent environmental monitoring
was ongoing till February 2020 and due to the emergence of COVID-19 outbreak and
subsequent lockdowns / travel restrictions, it has not been organized since then.
57. Environmental mediums including Air Quality, Noise and Drinking Water Quality have
been monitored and analysis has been performed for all the essential parameters in
accordance with the NEQS.
58. The Contractor has been provided with the following independent and internal
environmental monitoring plans by the PMCSC (Table 5 & 6) and monitoring for the
month of January and February 2020 has been conducted according to these plans.
Table – 05: Instrumental Environmental Monitoring through Independent Monitoring
Laboratory – Building Package
Air Quality
CO, SOx, NOx & PM10 concentrations at receptor level
1-hr and 24-hr concentration levels
At 01 key receptor locations near Dabgari and Hayatabad Depot. Total 02 locations Dabgari Depot: Monitoring Location: (N 34.004678, E 71.558836) Hayatabad Depot: Monitoring Location: (N 33.993206, E 71.461396)
Monthly
Noise Ambient Noise Level
A-weighted noise levels – 24 hours, readings taken at 15 s intervals over 15 min. every hour, and then averaged
Monthly
Drinking Water
Essential Bacterial,
- Total 03 samples At Chamkani, Dabgari and
Monthly
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Physical and Chemical Analysis
Hayatabad depot campsite.
Table – 06: Instrumental Environmental Monitoring through Hand-held Equipment – Building
Package
Air Quality
CO, SOx, NOx & PM10 concentrations at receptor level
Spot Measurement
At 04 key receptor locations in the surroundings of Chamkani, Dabgari and Hayatabad Depot Sites.
Weekly
Noise Ambient Noise Level
Spot Measurement
Weekly
59. Following sections presents the highlights of the independent monitoring results
focussing on a comparison of the monitoring results with the EIA Baseline and NEQS:
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Building Package Sites
Comparison of January & February Monthly Independent Environmental
Monitoring Results with Baseline and NEQS
a) Air Quality Parameters
Figure 21: Comparison of PM 10 Levels
Hayatabad Depot Dabgari Staging Facility
NEQS 150 150
Results of EIA Monitoring held at NearestLocation
140.6 184.1
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 131.58 131.42
16th Monitoring (February 2020) 133.17 85.96
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
PM2.5 (ΜG/M
3)
LOCATIONS
Comparison of PM10 ResultsNEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 16th Monitoring (February 2020)
Linear (NEQS)
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Figure 22: Comparison of PM 2.5 Levels
Other Air Quality Parameters:
60. All the other essential air quality parameters such as Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen
oxide (NO), NOx, Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Total Particulate
Matter (TSP) have also been analysed during throughout the reporting period. The
results for these parameters were found meeting the NEQS at all the occasions.
Hayatabad Depot Dabgari Staging Facility
NEQS 35 35
Results of EIA Monitoring held atNearest Location
32.1 33.3
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 29.46 29.54
16th Monitoring (February 2020) 49.68 24
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
PM2.5 (ΜG/M
3)
LOCATIONS
Comparison of PM2.5 ResultsNEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 16th Monitoring (February 2020)
Linear (NEQS)
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b) Noise Levels
Figure 23: Comparison of Day Time Noise Levels
Hayatabad Depot Dabgari Staging Facility
NEQS 55 55
Results of EIA Monitoring held atNearest Location
63.6 65.4
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 47.75 49.76
16th Monitoring (February 2020) 53.25 49.46
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
NOISE DBA
LOCATIONS
Comparison of Noise Results (Day Time)NEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 16th Monitoring (February 2020)
Linear (NEQS)
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Figure 24: Comparison of Night Time Noise Levels
c) Drinking Water Quality
61. Sampling for the drinking water analysis has been carried out at all the depot campsites
throughout the reporting period. All the sampled drinking water sources have been
found meeting the NEQS limits.
d) Analysis on Monitored Parameters
Air Quality
62. The observed PM 10 and 2.5 Levels have generally been found meeting the applicable
NEQS Limits throughout the reporting period.
Hayatabad Depot Dabgari Staging Facility
NEQS 55 55
Results of EIA Monitoring held atNearest Location
63.6 65.4
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 47.75 49.76
16th Monitoring (February 2020) 53.25 49.46
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
NOISE DBA
LOCATIONS
Comparison of Noise Results (Night Time)NEQS Results of EIA Monitoring held at Nearest Location
15th Monitoring (January 2020) 16th Monitoring (February 2020)
Linear (NEQS)
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Noise Levels
63. The observed Noise levels have generally been found meeting the NEQS criteria for
both day and night time monitoring at all the sampled locations.
e) Internal Monitoring through Hand-held Equipment
64. The internal monitoring data has been collected from 12 different locations of the three
depot sites as specified in Table – 06 for PM10, PM2.5 and Noise Levels through hand-
held equipment. The results of the monitoring have generally been found meeting the
NEQS limits.
65. Detailed monitoring results for the independent monitoring (Air Quality, Noise &
Water Quality) are attached as Annexure – III.
4.2 Waste Management
66. The following section provides the details of major types of waste materials that have
been produced as an outcome of the project activities from different construction and
campsites during the reporting period and how they have been managed:
a- Kitchen and Other Domestic Waste
67. This type of waste has been generated from all the campsites of the project. On the
Client’s request, the Water & Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) has provided
skips / bins for the collection of kitchen and domestic waste at all the corridor and depot
sites. The kitchen and domestic waste have regularly been collected by the WSSP
from all the project sites and it has been disposed-off at the WSSP landfill sites.
b- Hazardous Waste – Medical Waste and Oily Waste
68. Medical waste is generated from the site dispensaries whereas oily rags, used filters
etc. are generated from the machinery maintenance areas of the campsites. Medical
waste generated from all the campsites is incinerated at the incinerator of MMC
General Hospital on agreed rates, in accordance with the MoU signed between the
Contractor and the Hospital. As far as the other hazardous wastes are concerned, the
Oily rags have been landfilled at the respective dumping sites of the Reaches / Depots,
whereas the used oil filters and associated items have been sold to third party junk
dealers.
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4.2.1 Current Period
69. The following tables provides the details regarding the approximate quantities of
waste streams being generated during current reporting period along-with the details
of waste type and final method of disposal.
Table – 7: Details of Waste Management BRT Corridors – January to June 2020
S. No. Types and Sources of
Waste
Reach - wise Generation Method of
Disposal Reach – I Reach - II Reach - III
Non – Hazardous Waste
1
Kitchen /
Domestic
Waste from
Campsites
900 kg 850 kg 1000 kg Disposed to
WSSP Skips
Hazardous Waste
2
Medical
Waste from
Dispensaries
Approx. 5 kg from all the Reaches
Incinerated at
MMC
Hospital
3
Oily Waste
from
Machinery
Maintenance
Areas
250 kg 130 kg 310 kg
Landfilled /
Sold to
vendors
Table – 8: Details of Waste Management BRT Depots – January to June 2020
S. No. Types and Sources of
Waste
Depot - wise Generation
Method of
Disposal Hayatabad
Depot
Chamkani
Depot
Dabgari
Staging
Facility
Non – Hazardous Waste
1 Kitchen /
Domestic 3000 kg 2200 kg 1000 kg
Disposed to
WSSP Skips
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Waste from
Campsites
Hazardous Waste
2
Medical
Waste from
Dispensaries
Approx. 7 kg from all sites
Incinerated at
MMC
Hospital
3
Oily Waste
from
Machinery
Maintenance
Areas
700 kg 300 kg - kg
Landfilled /
Sold to
vendors
4.3 Health and Safety
4.3.1 Community Health and Safety
70. No incidents related to the community health and safety have been occurred during
the current reporting period.
4.3.2 Worker Safety and Health
71. Following are the Site-wise statistics regarding the accidents / incidents. The details
of fatal accidents are provided in the subsequent section:
Figure 25: Reach – I Accident Statistics
0
12
0 02
0
5
10
15
Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferrals
No. o
f Occurrences
Type of Accident / Incident
Reach ‐ I ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020
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Figure 26: Reach – II Accident Statistics
Figure 27: Reach – III Accident Statistics
Figure 28: Hayatabad Depot Accident Statistics
0
15
0 0 1
0
5
10
15
20
Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferralsN
o. o
f Occurrences
Type of Accident / Incident
Reach ‐ II ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020
0
20
0 0
4
0
5
10
15
20
25
Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferrals
No. o
f Occurrences
Type of Accident / Incident
Reach ‐ III ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020
0
46
0 0 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments HospitalReferralsN
o. o
f Occurrences
Type of Accident / Incident
Hayatabad Depot ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐
January to June 2020
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Figure 29: Chamkani Depot Accident Statistics
Figure 30: Dabgari Staging Facility Accident Statistics
4.4 Trainings & Safety Campaigns
72. Regular Tool Box Talks have been organized by the Contractor under PMCSC
supervision during the reporting period. Following topics were mainly focused in the
TBTs:
Use of PPEs and Safety Measures during Electro-Mechanical Works.
Safety Measures during Work at Height.
Special TBTs on Precautionary Measures for COVID – 19.
0
25
0 0 00
10
20
30
Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments Hospital ReferralsNo. o
f Occurrences
Type of Accident / Incident
Chamkani Depot ‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐January to June 2020
0
27
0 0 00
5
10
15
20
25
30
Fatalities Minor Injuries Major Injuries Minor Ailments Hospital Referrals
No. o
f Occurrences
Type of Accident / Incident
Dabgari Staging Facility‐ Accident / Incident Statistics ‐
January to June 2020
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4.5 Cumulative Trainings Held at the Project
4.6 Need for Additional Trainings
73. Keeping in view the ADB Environment Team directives regarding the need of additional
trainings, the PMCSC HSE Section keeps revisiting the need of additional trainings
and provide necessary assistance, trainings and guidance to the Contractors on
regular basis.
100
12
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
No. of HS Training Sessions Held No. of Environmental Training SessionsHeld
Cumulative Training Statistics ‐January 2019 to January 2020 (Approx.)
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5 FUNCTIONING OF THE SSEMP
5.1 SSEMP Review
74. Monitoring for the implementation of Corridors & Depots SSEMPs has been actively
carried out by the PMCSC throughout the reporting period. Following are the
observations in this regard:
a- The Contractor’s level of sensitization and overall performance for the
implementation of SSEMPs and HS Plans has improved considerably as compare
to the previous reporting periods.
b- The PMCSC continuously provided the supervision to the Contractor, provided
capacity building trainings and utilized different tools under the Contract such as
Issuance of Site Instructions - NCNs / Imposition of Fines etc. whenever deemed
necessary. The Contractor keenly made efforts for the implementation of the
required mitigation measures in accordance with the SSEMPs.
c- The implementation of environmental monitoring plan remained satisfactory for the
internal monitoring and it has been carried out in accordance with the monitoring
plan.
d- The organization of Third Party Environmental Monitoring has however been
disrupted due to COVID-19 Lockdowns and it has only been organized till February
2020.
75. The SSEMPs provide adequate guidance for the mitigation of environmental impacts
resulting from the current construction activities. All the mitigation measures set out in
the SSEMPs are appropriate and no change is needed at this stage of the project.
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6 GOOD PRACTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT
6.1 Good Practices
76. The following good practices have been observed during the reporting period:
a- COVID-19 Disinfection Exercises at Offices and Sites
77. Joint disinfection exercises for protecting against COVID-19 have regularly been
performed at all the offices of the PDA, PMCSC and Contractors, at Bus Stations and
at worker residential areas with the collaboration of PDA, WSSP, Contractors and
PMCSC.
b- Landscaping at the BRT Corridors
78. Implementation of the Tree Plantation and Landscaping Plan for the PSBRT has been
extensively started during the previous reporting period by the PDA Horticulture
Department and it remained continued with full swing during the current reporting
period. The plan has been prepared with a balanced approach for aesthetic
enhancement of the project corridors and places of importance by planting selective
ornamental trees, landscaping and turfing with grasses and ornamental shrubs. Large
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number of trees, plants and shrubs etc. have been planted during the current reporting
period.
6.2 Opportunities for Improvement
79. As far as the identification of areas outside of the formal NCN process for the
improvement of project’s HSE performance are concerned, it is pertinent to mention
that the amount of penalty which has been made part of the Contract is minimal.
80. According to the “Contract Agreement - Vol 1 – Part B - Particular Conditions of
Contract – Clause 6 – Section 6.7” the maximum amount of penalty which could be
imposed on the Contractor is “maximum 50 USD/day for all violations”. This is an
insignificant amount considering the scope of the project and does not provide enough
leverage against the Contractor to force him to take safeguard non-compliances more
seriously.
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7 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
7.1 Summary
81. Since the inception of the project, a number of environmental issues have been
encountered, with a number of them resulting due to the fast track nature of the project.
The Contractor has been thoroughly pushed by the PMCSC for the resolution of these
environmental issues throughout the project construction phase.
82. The Contractor’s level of sensitization and overall performance for the implementation
of SSEMPs and HS Plans has improved considerably as compared to the previous
reporting periods.
83. The major environmental issues related to the project corridor such as dust emissions,
unauthorized debris disposal and traffic management issues etc. which have remained
prevalent since the project inception were observed to be considerably resolved. The
completion of major corridor works also played an important role in scaling down the
intensity of these issues.
84. One of the constraints which has been initially faced by the project was the unwilling
attitude of the Contractor towards the implementation of the Environmental
Management Plan. The PMCSC made maximum possible efforts for sensitizing the
Contractor, utilized different tools, such as imposition of fines, linking payments with
the performance etc. These efforts remained fruitful and persuaded the Contractor for
the effective implementation of the EMP / HSP and making necessary expenditures
from the pre-allocated funds for executing essential HSE control measures.
85. The ADB Safeguard teams have played a very positive role by providing valuable
support and guidance whenever required of them with regards to all issues related to
environment safeguard compliance during the construction phase of the project.
86. No critical environmental challenges have been faced by the project during the current
reporting period and all the required corrective actions have been taken for the
mitigation of the issues arisen.
87. Internal environmental monitoring has been performed throughout the reporting period
as per the environmental monitoring plan and overall, the monitoring results were
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found meeting the NEQS criteria. The organization of Third Party Environmental
Monitoring has however been disrupted due to COVID-19 Lockdowns and it has only
been organized till February 2020.
88. Major environmental issues that have been observed during the current reporting
period were mainly related to Poor Housekeeping at Campsites and less utilization of
PPEs by workers.
7.2 Recommendations
89. Overall, the environmental safeguards process at the project is effective. However, in
order to enhance its effectiveness, following are some recommendations:
a- Keeping in view the “Clause 6 – Section 6.7 of the Contract Agreement – Vol. 1 – Part B - Particular Conditions of Contract”, the maximum penalty amount of 50 USD per day to penalize the Contractor on HSE violations is minimal and insignificant considering the project scale and scope and needs to be revisited and significantly increased in order to have the desired effect. Thus, the Client may be requested by the ADB to reconsider the relevant clauses of the Contract and make necessary addendum accordingly.