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Environmental Monitoring Report ________________________________________

Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report

Jan - June 2018

October 2018

PAK: Second Power Transmission Enhancement

Investment Program, Tranche 1

Prepared by National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC) for the Asian Development

Bank

NOTES

(i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its

agencies ends on 30 June.

(ii) In this report “$” refer to US 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.


Project Number: 48078-003 Loan Number: 3419-Pak October 2018

Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Second Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program

Financed by the Asian Development Bank

Prepared by

Environmental Specialist, FMC, AF - Mercados Energy Markets International & M/S Tetra Tech ES Inc Joint Venture

For Environment and Social Impact Cell of National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited

This report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government of Pakistan; ADB and the

Government cannot be held liable for its contents.


List of Abbreviations 11/16/18 ii

List of Abbreviations

ADB Asian Development Bank

APs Affected Persons

BAEMR Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report

dB A A-weighted Decibels

DC Double Circuit

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP Environmental Management Plan

EPA Environment Protection Agency

EPD Environment Protection Department

ESIC Environment and Social Impact Cell

FMC Facility Management Consultant

GM General Manager

GoP Government of Pakistan

GS Grid Station

HSE Health, Safety and Environment

IEE Initial Environmental Examination

Km Kilometer

kV Kilovolts

LARU Land Acquisition and Resettlement Unit

MFF Multi Tranche Financing Facility

NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards

NOC No Objection Certificate

NTDC National Transmission and Despatch Company

OHS Occupational Health and Safety

PAK Pakistan

PEPA Punjab Environmental Protection Act

PMU Project Management Unit

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

RoW Right of Way

RP Resettlement Plan

SSEMP Site Specific EMP

TL Transmission Line

WAPDA Water & Power Development Authority


TABLE OF CONTENTS 11/16/18 iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 Background ...................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Objectives and Purpose of BAEMR .................................................................. 1-3

1.3 Project Management Unit (PMU) ...................................................................... 1-3

1.4 Facility Management Consultants (FMC) .......................................................... 1-4

1.5 Status Sub Projects Under Tranche-I................................................................ 1-4

1.6 Relationships with Contractors.......................................................................... 1-9

2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING .............................................................................. 2-1

2.1 Environmental Montoring of Muzaffargarh End TL ............................................ 2-1

2.1.1 Trip Itinerary .......................................................................................... 2-1

2.1.2 Key Findings ......................................................................................... 2-1

2.1.3 Conclusion and Recommendations ....................................................... 2-2

2.2 Environmental Monitoring of Guddu End TL ..................................................... 2-3

2.2.1 Trip Itinerary .......................................................................................... 2-3

2.2.2 Key Findings ......................................................................................... 2-3

2.2.3 Conclusion and Recommendations ....................................................... 2-4

3. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 3-1

3.1 Contractual Obligations .................................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Environmental Clearances ................................................................................ 3-1

3.3 Contractor’s Trainings for Capacity Building ..................................................... 3-1

3.4 Site Visits for Environmental Monitoring ............................................................ 3-2

4. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS .................................................................................. 4-1

4.1 Development of Environmental Programs ......................................................... 4-1

4.2 Environmental Training Program ...................................................................... 4-2

Appendices

Appendix A: Field Trip Plan- FMC (Environment Expert) Appendix B: Environmental Site Monitoring Trip Checklist Appendix C: Photographs from the Site Visit Appendix D: Submissions by Contractors Appendix E: Environmental Approval Appendix F: Environmental Monitoring Reports


TABLES 11/16/18 iv

TABLES

Table 1.1: Loan No. 3419, Tranche-1 Status of subprojects ............................. 1-5

Table 1.2: Loan No. 3419, ADB Contract 106 Lot-I Status ................................. 1-6

Table 1.3: Loan No. 3419, ADB Contract 108, Lot 1 Status ............................... 1-7

Table 4.1: Development Program for Environmental Management .................. 4-1

Table 4.2: Training Program ................................................................................ 4-2

FIGURES

Figure 1.1: Project Locations ................................................................................ 1-2

Figure 1.2: Organization of PMU .......................................................................... 1-3

Figure 1.3: FMC organization ................................................................................ 1-4


INTRODUCTION 11/16/18 1-1

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

1. National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) Limited was incorporated on 6th November, 1998 and took over all the properties, rights and assets obligations and liabilities of 220 kV and 500 kV Grid Stations and Transmission Lines/Network owned by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)1.

2. The Government of Pakistan (GoP) signed a loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for financial support for construction of the Power Enhancement Projects in Pakistan.

3. The Multi tranche financing facility for the Second Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program (MFF II) will expand and reinforce Pakistan’s power transmission system, enabling the system to provide a reliable and quality service capable of meeting increasing customer demand and supporting economic growth. The physical investments will increase transmission capacity to meet growing demand, improve transmission efficiency and security, and evacuate additional sources of power. The capacity development component will focus on further improving the financial management, regulatory relations, planning, project management, and procurement capacities of both the transmission system owner and operator, the National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) and the sector’s newly established commercial operator, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited (CPPA-G). These investments will increase institutional efficiency, cost recovery, competition, transparency, and good governance within the sector.

4. The MFF II comprises four tranches. Tranche 1 focuses on the rehabilitation and augmentation of 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission systems in Punjab and Sindh provinces. Through its concessional loan from the Asian Development Fund, Tranche 1 provides capacity development to support the NTDC’s organizational restructuring and to enhance its capacity to plan, design, operate, and manage assets throughout the second MFF. Tranche 2 will expand the 220 kV transmission systems in the provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan. It will also upgrade the supervisory control and data acquisition system across the national grid to enable the NTDC to monitor and control the grid in real time, and to prevent network outages or reduce their duration, thereby increasing grid stability, reliability, and resilience to accommodate more intermittent renewable energy. Tranche 3 will expand the 500 kV and 220 kV transmission systems to meet demand at load centers in Punjab Province. Tranche 4 will help evacuate hydropower to load centers in Islamabad and in the provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

5. The overall objective of the project is to increase the power transmission capacity, efficiency and coverage in Pakistan. It is also meant to increase the confidence of commercial financiers in financing long-term transmission and distribution assets in Pakistan.

6. The specific objectives are:

• Improvement in transmission infrastructure and management.

• Improvement in Energy Market Transparency and efficiency.

1 http://www.ntdc.com.pk. Accessed on July 16, 2018.

http://www.ntdc.com.pk/



7. MFF comprises projects located in different areas of the country, as can be seen in Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1: Project Locations



1.2 Objectives and Purpose of BAEMR

8. The purpose of this first Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report (BAEMR) is to satisfy the environmental requirements of Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA), 1997, Punjab Environmental Protection Act 2012 and ADB’s environmental safeguards as stipulated in the Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009, as well as in observance of the Project and subprojects’ environmental impact. The monitoring is being carried out during the construction period to assess the impact made by construction, the environmental quality along proposed project areas, as well as the implementation of environmental protection measures.

1.3 Project Management Unit (PMU)

9. NTDC has established a Project Management Unit (PMU) to manage the implementation of current tranches and the preparation and implementation of future tranches. The PMU is headed by the Chief Engineer (PMU) and is responsible for day-to-day project implementation for the physical outputs relating to the transmission system and operation (as defined under their transmission license) under each tranche. The facility management consultant (FMC) will support the PMU for project preparation and implementation of subsequent tranches.

10. PMU is responsible for complying with the safeguards requirements and design and monitoring framework and loan covenants.

11. The organization of PMU is shown in Figure 1.2.

Figure 1.2: Organization of PMU

Chief Engineer (PMU)

Manager Finance

Deputy Manager Finance

ManagerEnvironment

& Social Safeguard

Deputy Manager (Environment)

Assistant Manager

Environment

Assistant Manager

Social Safeguards

Manager Scheduling

& Coordination

Deputy Manager (Monitoring & Co-

ordination

Assistant ManagerMonitoring & Co-

ordination

ManagerProcurement

Deputy Manager

Procurement



1.4 Facility Management Consultants (FMC)

12. FMC organization is shown in Figure 1.3.

Figure 1.3: FMC organization

1.5 Status Sub Projects Under Tranche-I

13. Tranche 1 subprojects include the construction of new transmission lines, extension and augmentation of existing substations, and installation of shunt reactor and replacement of protection equipment at 11 grid stations.

14. The technical justifications and contract packages are summarized in Table 1.1, Table 1.2 and Table 1.3.

K4 K5

K6 K7

K9 K8

K11 K10

K13 K12

K21 K14

K22 K15

K23 K16

K24 K17

K25 K18

K19

k20 Resettlement Database Information System

Gender Specialist

Grievance/Redress Specialist

Revenue Officer

Procurement Specialist

Climate Change Expert

Capacity Development Expert

Safety Manual Expert

IT/MIS Expert

Key Experts (International) Key Experts (National)

Electrical Engineer & Team Leader

K1

K2

Resident Engineer I / Deputy Team Leader

K3

Resident Engineer II / Deputy Team Leader

Substations Design Engineer Substations Design Engineer

Transmission Lines design Engineer

Telecom & Scada Engineer

Protection Engineer

Transmission Lines design Engineer

Design Civil Engineer

Telecom & Scada Engineer

Contract management Engineer Protection Engineer

Contract management Engineer

Social Safeguards Specialist

Environmental Safeguards Specialist



Table 1.1: Loan No. 3419, Tranche-1 Status of subprojects

No Contract No. Estimated project cost US $

Description Status

1 ADB-100 18.8 Extension of 600 MVA, 500/220kV Auto Transformer at 500kV Sahiwal Substation

Tender opened on February 7th, 2018. TBER was concluded between NTDC and FMC and submitted to ADB on 29.06.2018

2 ADB-101 5.1 Addition of 1x250 MVA, 220/132kV Auto Transformer at 550kV Rewet Substation & supply of one no. 250 MVA, 220/132 kV Auto transformer.

IFB Published on 5th December 2017.The tender was opened on 1st March. Bid evaluation is being performed by NTDC. TBER will be released in 2nd week of July 2018.

3 ADB-102 2.297 500 kV Grid Station Material Rehabilitation of protection equipment at 11 Substations of south area along with the installation of 22 MVAR shunt reactor at 500kV Dadu.

Notification of Award issued on 10.05.2018 and contract agreement signed on 07.06.2018

4 ADB-103 4.35 Procurement of plant, design, supply, installation, testing and commission of protection relays, fault recorders, fault locators, and event recorders of NTDC system in the south area.

NOC from ADB received on 20.06.2018. Award of contract to M/s NR-NETRACON (J/V) in progress.

5 ADB-104 2.3 Extension of two 500kV Line Bays at Faisalabad West and two 220kV Line bays at Lalian Substation

Transferred to another program.

6 ADB-105 25.5 500 kV Faisalabad West (Phase II)

500 kV D/C T/L in/out of 500 kV Multan – Gatti at 500 kV Faisalabad West (30 km)

220 kV D/C T/L Faisalabad West – Lalian (80 km).

Tender opened on 30-11-2017. TBER submitted to ADB on March 26. No Objection received on 28-04.2018

Price bids were opened on 3rd April. FBER sent to GM (P&CM) for BoD NTDC approval.

7 ADB-106 (Lot-I)

6.683 Civil works, erection, testing & commissioning of 500kV transmission line Guddu -Muzaffargarh (75KM)

Civil Works almost completed. Erection of towers in progress: Overall Progress: 68.56%

8 ADB-108-2017 (Lot-I)

8.143 Lot-I: 500KV S/C T/L Guddu - Muzaffargarh

from Location No. 597 to Location No. 664 (24Km Approx.).

Civil Works in progress: Overall Progress 37.7%



No Contract No. Estimated project cost US $

Description Status

ADB-108-2017 (Lot-II)

4.833 Lot-II: 500kV S/C T/L Guddu – Muzaffargarh from Location No. 664 to 725 (22km, approx.) and 500 kV D/C T/L In-Out of DG Khan, Multan T/L (10+10 km) and Interfacing of 500 kV circuit at Muzaffargarh.

Civil Works in progress.

Overall Progress (i) 39.7%

(ii) 66.8%

Table 1.2: Loan No. 3419, ADB Contract 106 Lot-I Status

Civil works, erection, testing & commissioning of 500kV transmission line Guddu -Muzaffargarh (75KM) Status Date: July 10, 2018

No Description Quantity As per Actual Unit Completed (Unit) Progress (%)

1 Foundation's Released 204 No’s 204 100

2 Excavation 118 No’s 115 97.5%

3 Concrete Conventional 118 No’s 115 97.5%

4 Back Filling 118 No’s 112 97.4%

5 Concrete Pile 86 No’s 82 95.3%

6 Pile Cap 86 No’s 67 79.8%

7 Tower Erection 204 No’s 132 64.7%

8 Tightening inspection 75 No’s 204 36.8%

9 Welding Towers 69 No’s 204 33.8%

10 Punching Inspection 7 No’s 204 3.4%



Table 1.3: Loan No. 3419, ADB Contract 108, Lot 1 Status

Lot-1: 500 kV S/C Transmission line Guddu-Muzaffargarh from Tower # 597 to 667. Status Date: July 6, 2018 No Description Quantity As per Actual Unit Completed (Unit) Inspected & accepted Progress (%)

1 Route Survey & Checking 24 KM 24 24 100 %

2 Soil investigation 19 No’s 19 19 100 %

3 Pile Foundation 41 No’s 31 31 75.60%

4 Pile Cap 41 No’s 22 22 53.65 %

5 Tie beam 15 No’s 6 6 40.00%

6 Conv. Foundation 29 No’s 3 3 10.03%

7 Tower Erection 70 No’s 5 5 7.14 %

8 Conductor Stringing 24 KM - - -

9 OPGW Stringing 24 KM - - -

Lot-II (Part-I): 500 kV S/C Transmission line Guddu-Muzaffargarh from Tower # 667 to 725. Status Date: July 6, 2018

No Description Quantity As per Actual Unit Completed (Unit) Inspected & accepted Progress (%)

1 Route Survey & Checking 21.09 KM 21.09 21.09 100 %


3 Conv. Foundation 45 No’s 24 24 53.33 %

4 Pile Foundation 13 No’s 11 11 84.62%

5 Pile Caps 13 No’s 8 8 61.54%

6 Tower Erection 58 No’s 12 12 20.64%

7 Conductor Stringing 21.09 KM - - -

8 OPGW Stringing 21.09 KM - - -



Lot-II (Part-II): 500 kV D/C DG-Khan Multan T/L & interface of proposed and existing 500 kV Status Date: July 6, 2018

No Description Quantity As per Actual Unit Completed (Unit) Inspected & accepted Progress (%)

1 Route Survey & Checking 7.8 KM 7.8 7.8 100 %


3 Conv. Foundation 20 No’s 18.75 18.75 93.75 %

4 Pile Foundation 7 No’s 7 7 100 %

5 Pile Caps 7 No’s 6.75 6.75 96.42%

6 Tower Erection 27 No’s 19 19 62.96 %

7 Conductor Stringing 7.8 KM - - -

8 OPGW Stringing 7.8 KM - - -



1.6 Relationships with Contractors

15. The Contractor plays a key role in the implementation of regulatory and ADB safeguard requirements during the construction period of a project. Therefore, capacity building of the Contractors is most important part aiming transfer of adequate knowledge to maintain the required degree of environmental soundness at the Project sites during the project execution.

16. For this purpose, a comprehensive development and training plan has been developed by NTDC aiming capacity building of the Contractors’ staff. Contractors’ capacity will be developed on the following aspects;

• Development of HSE Team in the hierarchy of Contractor management.

• Development of Site-specific EMP (SSEMP) for each section of the Project.

• Self-monitoring of air quality and noise measurements and report in quarterly monitoring report to NTDC.

• Preparation of monthly monitoring report and submission to FMC.

• Adoption of proper sanitation and waste disposal practices at site.

• Minimization of air pollution by controlling dusty material at source.

• Awareness to maintain acceptable standards of noise at site.

• Adaptation of suitable measure to control soil erosion.

• Management of hazardous substances spills at site.

• Imparting instruction to workers on health & safety issues and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Awareness among workers to avoid cutting trees/bushes, hunting and fishing.

• Community and other stakeholders liaison and development of grievance redress mechanism (GRM)

17. In addition to the above, the Contractors are also to comply with all the recommendations made in the Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for IEE of the Project and subprojects as well as all the conditions of environmental approval i.e. No Objection Certificates (NOC), from Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (Punjab EPA). So far NTDC (ESIC) and contractors are sharing a good professional relationship. Contractors are cooperating following instructions given by ESIC regarding EMP implementation.


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2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

18. The field visit for BAEMR was conducted from July 8, 2018 to July 11, 2018. The monitoring visit was carried out by the designated Environmental Specialist from FMC.

19. A field visit plan (Appendix A) was shared with Contractor before mobilization to the Project site indicating visit schedule, agenda, documents required, and a preliminary checklist.

2.1 Environmental Montoring of Muzaffargarh End TL

20. Muzaffargarh End TL covers Civil works, erection, stringing, testing and commissioning of 500kV transmission lines under Loan No. 3419-PAK: MFF Second Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program Tranche-1, Contract No. ADB-108-2017: Lot-I & Lot-II.

2.1.1 Trip Itinerary

21. Upon arrival at the Project site, an introductory meeting was held with Project Manager and other senior site staff (see list of participants below).

No Name Position Title Contact Information

1 Mr. Imran Ahmed Project Manager, NPPCC +92 332 454 0497

2. Mr. Asif Senior Surveyor, NPCC +92 331 859 7467

3. Mr. Muhammad Ismail Project Engineer, NPCC +92 343 773 9690

4. Mr. Umer Hameed Project Engineer, NPCC +92 345 446 4866

5. Mr Tariq Cheema Project Engineer, NPCC +92 345 332 4747

22. The contractor’s performance was evaluated against a checklist attached as Appendix B.

23. Walk-through visit was conducted following the meeting at the Contractor camps and construction sites to:

• Observe environmental compliance

• Observe waste management practices

• Review available data on EHS monitoring

• Review available site plans

• Observe safety and warning signage

• Interview selected staff and verification

2.1.2 Key Findings

24. The key finding from the visit are listed below and photographs from the visit are presented in Appendix C.

• The contractor has appointed an Environmental Officer (Appendix D) for implementation of EMP and NOC conditions and reporting to NTDC.



• No hazardous materials are stored or used at any site except small quantities of diesel fuel in emergency generators at some sites

• No SSEMP was prepared for any segment of the transmission line (TL). However, a timeline for development of SSEMP has been presented in the next section.

• No environmental monitoring results found at sites for ambient air and noise levels. However, contractor has promised to provide by mid of October 2018. The evidence will be submitted with the next BAEMR.

• A grievance compliant register has been placed at the construction sites for recording any grievances or complaints from the community. The register shows the complaint register date and action taken by the company for addressing the complaint (Appendix D).

• No emergency response plans exist at the construction sites and camps. However, a timeline for development of emergency plans has been presented in the next section.

• Filtered water is used for drinks and is provided for employees at all sites.

• Fire extinguishers were not found at any of construction site or camp. The Contractor has been directed to place those immediately.

25. Poor training and poor records:

• No records of job training or job-safety training.

• No induction training record on safety matters and sensitivity with community interactions.

• No training record on housekeeping issues at camp and construction sites.

• No record on fire and emergency trainings.

26. Construction sites needed properly be restored after work completion. Construction material left behind noticed at visited towers. The Contractor has been directed to rehabilitate those areas immediately.

2.1.3 Conclusion and Recommendations

27. Tower 625, Tower 626 and Tower 627 have been installed inside flood lines of the Indus river at Gazi Gaath, Muzaffargarh. Since this section of the Project is environmentally sensitive due to the presence of endangered the Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor) but no evidence found if environmental monitoring carried out during the construction time. Hence, the construction activity for towers installation has already completed and no future impacts are expected from the pending activities related to erecting TL so no remedial actions are required.

28. No major environmental impacts found from construction activities at various sites and camps. However, the capacity of the Contractor staff is required to build for creating a documentary record, conducting field monitoring and reporting to NTDC. This includes the development of environmental team and arrangement of trainings on environmental obligations for implementation of EMP and NOC conditions and contractual obligations as per contract (ADB-108-2017: Lot-I and Lot-II), develop training



plans for construction staff, develop environmental monitoring reports, record keeping and submission to ESIC in NTDC.

29. No evidence found if the Contractor has conducted any environmental monitoring activity since the start of the Project.

30. The internal environmental monitoring capacity is required to develop within Contractor’s staff. 31. In order to address above mentioned issues at the construction sites, a comprehensive Corrective Action Plan (CAP) has been presented in Section 4.

2.2 Environmental Monitoring of Guddu End TL

32. Guddu End TL covers Contract No. ADB-106 (Lot-I) civil works, erection, testing & commissioning of 500kV transmission line Guddu - Muzafargarh (75KM).

2.2.1 Trip Itinerary

33. Upon arrival at the Project site, an introductory meeting was held with Project Manager and other senior site staff (see list of participants below).

No Name Position Title Contact Information

1. Mr. Zafar Shah Construction Manager, NEIE-AHT (JV) +92 313 144 0111

2. Mr. Azam Bhathi HSE Engineer, NEIE-AHT (JV) +92 334 201 9102

3. Mr. Shakeel Ahmed Project Engineer, NEIE-AHT (JV) –

4. Mr. Zulqarnain NESPAK +92 300 370 2494

34. The contractor’s performance was evaluated against a checklist attached as Appendix B.

35. A walk-through visit was conducted following the meeting at the Contractor camps and construction site to:

• Observe environmental compliance

• Observe waste management practices

• Review available data on EHS monitoring

• Review available site plans

• Observe safety and warning signage

• Interview selected staff and verification

2.2.2 Key Findings

36. The key findings are listed below and which are similar to findings of the other project discussed in Section 2.1.2.

37. The photographs from the visit are presented in Appendix C.

• The contractor has appointed an Environmental Officer (Appendix D) for implementation of EMP and NOC conditions and reporting to NTDC.

• No hazardous materials are stored or used at any site except small quantities



of diesel fuel in emergency generators at some sites

• No SSEMP was prepared for any segment of the transmission line (TL). However, a timeline for development of SSEMP has been presented in Section 4.

• No environmental monitoring results found at sites for ambient air and noise levels. However, contractor has promised to provide by mid of October 2018. The evidence will be submitted with the next BAEMR.

• A grievance compliant register has been placed at the construction sites for recording any grievances or complaints from the community. The register shows the complaint register date and action taken by the company for addressing the complaint (Appendix D).

• No emergency response plans available at the construction sites and camps. However, a timeline for development of emergency plans has been presented in Section 4.

• Filtered water is used for drinking and is provided for employees at all sites.

• Fire extinguishers were not found at any of construction site or camp. The Contractor has been directed to place those immediately.

38. Poor training and poor records:

• No records of job training or job-safety training.

• No induction training record on safety matters and sensitivity with community interactions.

• No training record on housekeeping issues at camp and construction sites.

• No record on fire and emergency trainings.

39. Construction sites needed properly be restored after work completion. Construction material left behind noticed at visited towers. The Contractor has been directed to rehabilitate those areas immediately.

2.2.3 Conclusion and Recommendations

40. No major environmental impacts found from construction activities at various sites and camps. However, the capacity of the Contractor staff is required to build and creating a documentary record, conducting field monitoring and reporting to NTDC. This includes the development of environmental team and arrangement of trainings on environmental obligations for implementation of EMP and NOC conditions and contractual obligations as per contract (ADB-106 (Lot-I)), develop training plans for construction staff, develop environmental monitoring reports, record keeping and submission to ESIC in NTDC.

41. No evidence found if the Contractor has conducted any environmental monitoring activity since the start of the Project.

42. The internal environmental monitoring capacity is required to develop within Contractor’s staff. 43. In order to address above mentioned issues at the construction sites, a comprehensive Corrective Action Plan (CAP) has been presented in Section 4.


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3. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

3.1 Contractual Obligations

44. The binding “Contract No. ADB-108-2017: Lot-I & Lot-II, Section 8, Part B - Special Provisions, GCC Sub Clause 81” depict following: The Contractor shall comply with all applicable national, provincial and local environmental laws and regulations. The Contractor shall (a) establish an operational system for managing environmental impacts, (b) carry out all of the monitoring and mitigation measures set forth in the IEE/EMP attached here to as Appendix 1, and (c) allocate the budget to ensure that such measures are carried out.” 45. GCC Sub Clause 40.1 of above contract depict “The Contractor shall provide the Project Manager with a written notice of any unanticipated environmental or resettlement risks or impacts that arise during construction, which were not considered in the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), environmental management and monitoring plan (EMP) and RP attached hereto as Appendix 1 and Appendix 2.”

The Contractor is required to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

46. The binding Contract No. “ADB-106 (Lot-I), Section 8, Part B - Special Provisions” depict following “The Contractor shall (a) establish an operational system for managing environmental impacts, (b) carry out all of the monitoring and mitigation measures set forth in the IEE/EMP attached here to as Appendix 1, and (c) allocate the budget to ensure that such measures are carried out”. More particularly, the contractor shall comply with the measures and requirements set forth in the IEE” 47. The Contractor is required to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

3.2 Environmental Clearances

48. In accordance with Punjab Environmental Protection Act 1997, for every developmental project, obtaining of environmental approval namely “No Objection Certificate (NOC)” from Punjab Environment Protection Agency (Punjab EPA) is mandatory prior to construction. Environmental Approval for this project was sorted by NTDC and is attached as Appendix E.

49. The Contractors has no or limited environmental staff in their team, therefore, various plans to be submitted by the contractors are still pending. The site-specific EMPs are also not prepared and approved from NTDC.

50. The quarterly environmental monitoring reports are not submitted to field offices of Punjab EPA as per requirement of environmental approval.

3.3 Contractor’s Trainings for Capacity Building

51. No training plan was prepared by NTDC or Contractor’s senior management for its construction staff on capacity building for fulfilling environmental obligations, implementation of EMP and NOC conditions, develop training plans for construction staff, develop environmental monitoring reports and record keeping and submission to ESIC in NTDC.


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3.4 Site Visits for Environmental Monitoring

52. The field visit by FMC for this report was the first one since the start of the Project in which Contractor performance on environmental obligations was evaluated. Future visits will be planned frequently in consultation with NTDC for continuous monitoring of ongoing activities.


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4. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS

53. In order to build the Contractor’s capacity, NTDC has developed following Corrective Action Plans (CAPs). The CAPs will be strictly implemented and monitored by NTDC with the assistance of FMC. FMC will provide monthly progress to NTDC on each aspect of the CAP.

4.1 Development of Environmental Programs

54. NTDC has developed a comprehensive plan for Contractors capacity development. Program aspects are identified and discussed in Table 4.1 with institutional responsibility and an implementation schedule.

Table 4.1: Development Program for Environmental Management

Aspect NTDC’s Responsibilities FMC’s Responsibilities Schedule

Development of Environmental Team in Contractor’s Hierarchy

• Enforce contractual obligations on contractor and availability of resources

• Provide ET structure to Contractors with required qualification and job description

• Contractor has already appointed Environmental Officer

(Appendix-D)

Development of SSEMP

• Enforce contractual obligations on contractor and the availability of resources, and;

• Availability of editable IEEs

• Train Contractors ET on the development of SSEMP

• Check records during trips and report on implementation progress to NTDC

• November 15, 2018

• The status will be reported in next BAEMR

Orientation and Refresher Trainings by Contractors HSE Manager


• Train Contractor on orientation trainings and refresher trainings

• Check records during trips and report on progress to NTDC

• December 15, 2018

• The status will be reported in next BAEMR.

Development of Different Management Plans such as Waste Management Plan (WMP), Emergency Response Plan (ERP), GRM, etc.


• Train Contractor on development of plans.


• GRC register is placed at site (Appendix-D)

• For remaining data, November 15, 2018 is target date.

• The status will be reported in next BAEMR.

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring


• To get the monitoring report from contractors and made part of BAEMR.

• The report has been received and attached at Appendix-F.



Aspect NTDC’s Responsibilities FMC’s Responsibilities Schedule

Monitoring surveys and inspections


• Undertake periodic inspections and carry out field measurements, where needed

• Train Contractor on systematically observe and collect data on the environmental performance, undertake self-inspections, and carry out surveys


• Monthly. First week of every month.

• NTDC and FMC has already completed first visit to the Construction sites and findings are listed in this BAEMR

Environmental audit

• Conduct periodic audits of the construction sites and commissioning third party audits

• Train Contractor on conducting periodic internal audits


• NTDC: Bi-annually

• FMC: Quarterly

Contractor: Every Month

Reporting • Ensuring that periodic environmental monitoring reports are received from the contractor(s) and review the reports and preparing reports to Authorities

• Train on how to generate periodic environmental monitoring reports and disseminating these to NTDC


• Quarterly

Corrective actions

• Verify that the activities are carried out comply with the IEE/ SSEMP/ NOC and identify corrective actions if needed

• Carry-out the required corrective actions


• On-going process

4.2 Environmental Training Program

55. The contractors’ personnel, will receive training to maintain awareness of relevant environmental and social aspects, impacts and risks associated with the Project and corresponding controls. The training will also maintain awareness of the environmental benefits of improved personal performance. Environmental training will help to ensure that the requirements of the IEE and EMMP, and NOC are clearly understood and followed by all project personnel in the course of the Project. An indicative environmental and social training program is provided in Table 4.2.

Table 4.2: Training Program

Target Audience Trainers Contents Schedule

Selected management staff from contractor and

FMC Key findings of IEE

Mitigation measures

• First week of January 2019

• The status will be reported



Target Audience Trainers Contents Schedule

ET SSEMP

NOC Conditions

GRM

ERP

in next BAEMR

All site personnel Contractor HSE Manager/ FMC

Mitigation measures

Camp rules

WMP

ERP

• One time: In the week of January 15, 2019

• Refresher: Quarterly


Construction crew Contractor HSE Manager/ FMC

SSEMP

ERP

WMP




Drivers Contractor HSE Manager/

Road safety

Defensive driving

Road access restrictions

Vehicle movement restrictions

Dust reduction

Waste disposal




Mechanics Contractor HSE Manager

Waste disposal

Vehicle movement restrictions




Camp staff Contractor HSE Manager

Camp operation

Waste disposal

Natural resource conservation

Housekeeping

Camp Rules

ERP

WMP




All site workers Contractor’s HSE Manager

Orientation for new staff and Refresher Trainings

• New staff: at induction




Appendix A 11/16/18 A-1

APPENDIX A: FIELD TRIP PLAN- FMC (ENVIRONMENT EXPERT)

Field Trip Plan:

Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report for 500kV TL Guddu Muzaffargarh (ADB Contract No. 106 and ADB contract 108)

A field trip has been planned by FMC to be executed by Environmental Expert (Aziz Karim) from July 8 to July 10, 2018. Details are provided below:

Objectives of the Visit

The objectives of the visit are,

1. Monitoring compliance and environmental performance of construction activities against Environmental Safeguard documents such as IEE, EMP and Environmental Approval and subsequently reporting in upcoming Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report.

2. Identification of gaps in exiting documentations such as Contract, SSEMP, review of various Environmental Management Plans such as waste management plan, fire management, etc.

3. Meeting with existing environmental team of contractor and identification of capacity building measures.

Visit Schedule

Date Description Overnight Stay

Visiting Team

July 8, 2018, Sunday

Travel to Multan Multan Aziz Karim/ Driver Contact: 0345 502 9000

July 9, 2018, Monday

Civil works, erection, testing & commissioning of 500kV transmission line Guddu -Muzafargarh (75KM)

Multan

July 10, 2018, Tuesday

Lot-I: 500KV S/C T/L Guddu - Muzaffargarh from Location No. 597 to Location No. 664 (24Km Approx.).

Multan

Lot-II: 500kV S/C T/L Guddu – Muzaffargarh from Location No. 664 to 725 (22km, approx.) and 500 kV D/C T/L In-Out of DG Khan, Multan T/L (10+10 km) and Interfacing of 500 kV circuit at Muzaffargarh.

Multan

July 11, 2018, Wednesday

Travel to Lahore No

Visit Agenda

• Opening meeting with Contractor Site Management Team/Supervision Consultant/ Environment Team and inform on the purpose of the site visit

• Review of available documents mentioned in section Document Record


Appendix A 11/16/18 A-2

• Walkthrough visit to the construction sites

• Closing meeting if required

Document Records

As per the EMP/ Environmental approval, several types of environmental documents are required to be developed for the Project. Please organize all environmental records at the site for the review. A tentative list is provided below. Please note that the team may request for additional records for the project.

• Construction Management Plan (EMP)

• Trainings Record, six monthly and refresher (EMP)

• List of barrow areas (EMP)

• Waste management plan (EMP)

• Haul and access routes plan (EMP)

• Quarterly based monitoring reports to EPA field offices (NOC Condition)

• Copy of NOC and IEE (NOC Condition)

• NOC from other departments (NOC Condition)

• Evidence on Plantation of 5000 trees

A brief outline of the checklist was also shared.


Appendix B 11/16/18 B-1

APPENDIX B: ENVIRONMENTAL SITE MONITORING TRIP CHECKLIST

B.1 Checklist for Muzaffargarh End TL Project (Contract No. ADB-108-2017: Lot-I & Lot-II)



B.2 Checklist for Guddu End TL Project (Contract No. ADB-106 (Lot-I) Civil works, erection, testing & commissioning of 500kV transmission line Guddu -Muzafargarh (75KM))


Appendix C 11/16/18 C-1

APPENDIX C: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE SITE VISIT

Muzaffargarh End TL Photographs (Contract No. ADB-108-2017: Lot-I & Lot-II)

Meeting with NPCC’s PM and Project Engineers Meeting with NPCC’s PM and Project Engineers

Outer Look of Staff Camp in Muzaffargarh City View of Washroom Drainage at Muzaffargarh Camp

Further View of Washroom Drainage View of Washroom Drainage at Muzaffargarh Camp



Entrance of Construction Camp near Quershi Chowk,

Tower Parts and Drums Containing Nuts and Bolts

Staff Residence at Construction Camp Look of Inside Room

Nuts and Bolts for Tower Erection Abandoned Camp Site at Qureshi Chowk Used for Boarding purposes by Project Staff



Sewage Disposal pattern at Old Camp Site Complete Erection of 668 Tower

Completed Foundation for Tower 668 Construction Material Left Behind at Tower 668

Under construction Tower 655 Site Foundation being Constructed for Tower 655



First Aid Kit Available at Tower 655 Construction Site

Group Photograph with Construction Team at Tower 655

Tower No. 627 Constructed Inside Indus River Front View Contractor Filed Office in D.G Khan

Back View of Contractor Filed Office in D.G Khan Toilets in Contractor Filed Office in D.G Khan



Guddu End TL Photographs (Contract No. ADB-106 (Lot-I) Civil works, erection, testing & commissioning of

500kV transmission line Guddu -Muzafargarh (75KM))

Meeting with CM and HSE Engineer of NEIE-AHT (JV)’s and

Group Photographs with CM at Tower 138

View of Tower 138 Construction Material Left Behind at Tower 138

Construction Site at Tower 138 Needs to further Restoration Work

Construction Material Left Behind at Tower 138



Material Storage at Under Construction Tower 132 Foundation Under Construction Tower 132

Empty Cement Bags Left Behind at Under Construction Tower 132

Construction Material Storage at Shahwali Camp

Wooden Fuel Cooking Oven at Shahwali Camp Solid Waste Handling at Shahwali Camp



Labor Housings at Shahwali Camp Supervisors Housing Camp near Shahwali

Construction Camp for Tower 005 Foundation Being Prepared for Tower 005

First Aid kit at Tower 005 Construction Site Construction Camp for Tower 003



Construction Camp for Tower 003 Sewage Disposal Site at Construction Site/Camp for Tower 003

Labor Housings at Construction Site/Camp for Tower 003

First Aid kit at Tower 003 Construction Site

Construction Site for Tower 003 Group Photograph with Construction Team at Tower 003


Appendix D 11/16/18 D-1

APPENDIX D: SUBMISSIONS BY CONTRACTORS


Appendix E 11/16/18 E-1

APPENDIX E: ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT


Appendix E 11/16/18 E-2


Appendix E 11/16/18 F-3

APPENDIX F: AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING REPORT

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