Environmental Management Framework (emf) coastal embankment improvement project phase-i project (ceip-i) April 29, 2013 Dhaka Bangladesh Water Development Board Ministry of Water Resources Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
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Appendix 10: Example Good Environmental Construction Guideline (To be attached with the Bid Document)The Environmental Guideline includes the important issues and factors to be considered during implementation of the project to avoid/ address environmental concerns through modifications in project design and incorporation of mitigation/ enhancement measures. The Guideline for the CEIP project is briefly outlined below, explaining major environmental and social concerns that need to be addressed in different stage of project implementation. The ESC unit of the PMU will ensure the guidelines are followed during project design, implementation and operation. Guideline 1: Project Planning and Design
Guideline 2: Site selection and clearance 2.1 Sites for new structures (embankment/ regulators/ inlets/ closure dam) should be selected considering geographical, hydrological, technical, environmental and social issues. 2.2 Clearance should be taken from appropriate authorities (e.g. Local administrations, DLS, BIWTA) for the selected project sites. 2.3 ‘Site clearance’ and ‘Environmental clearance’ for the project should be taken from the Department of Environment (DoE) by conducting ‘Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)’ and ‘Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)’ for each sub-project of CEIP. 2.4 Clearance should be given from funding agencies to ensure that the environmental management measures are incorporated in the project according to the safeguard policies of the funding agencies
3.1 Construction materials (e.g. soil, concretes, and heavy machineries) should be collected from local market as much as possible. 3.2 Soils required for earthworks should be collected from fallow/ non-agricultural lands. Top soil of agricultural land should not be used. 3.3 Camps for labor and construction materials should be established in public land or borrowed private land with proper compensation. 3.4 Drainage channels, ponds, productive agriculture land, ponds, fish firms, forest land and ecologically sensitive areas should be avoided as much as possible. 3.5 Security of construction materials should be ensured in the camps. Guideline 4: Rivers, drainage channels and wetlands 4.1 Alignment of rivers and drainage channels and area of wetlands should not be altered significantly due to the project interventions. 4.2 Re-excavation of drainage channels should facilitate sustainable navigation, storage of freshwater and maintaining connectivity of water bodies. 4.3 Erosion control and soil stabilization measures should be taken to maintain the embankments and to protect tidal flooding 4.4 Regulators/ sluices/ inlets should be designed and constructed in such a way that allows to maintain minimum dry season water flow in the rivers and drainage channels and wetlands. It will help survival of capture fisheries and other wild lives. 4.5 Fish friendly structures (e.g. fish-pass) should be constructed in the drainage channels. In other cases, openings of outlet structures should be made as wide as possible for relatively free movement of fishes during migration. 4.6 Alternative communication system (e.g. submersible road) can be developed in the wetlands.
5.1 Solid waste and wastewater generated from workers camps during construction activities of the project should be dumped in selected sites. 5.2 Sediment management plan should be prepared before re-excavation of drainage channels. 5.3 Sediments drawn from channel re-excavation can be used in earth work of embankment raising or land filling within the project area as much as possible. Agriculture lands should be avoided for dumping sediments or other waste materials. 5.4 Direct onsite mixing of sediments and sludge, generated from channel re-excavation, with water in rivers or wetlands should be avoided. Otherwise, turbidity of water will be so high that whole aquatic ecosystem will be hampered. 5.6 Noise and air pollution from the transports and motor engines, used for construction activities, should be as low as possible. Guideline 6: Agriculture and Fisheries 6.1 Since agriculture and fisheries sectors will be benefitted from the CEIP project, sustainable agriculture and fisheries practices (e.g. saline tolerant crops, shrimp-rice farming system, organic farming) should be promoted in the project area. 6.2 Support of DAE and DoF should be extended to promote sustainable agriculture and fisheries practices after completion of improvement works in CEIP. 6.3 Critical breeding areas of major fish species should be identified and declared as sanctuaries. 6.4 Fish migratory routes should be maintained. 6.5 Low cost irrigation technologies can be promoted. Guideline 7: Ecosystem and biodiversity 7.1 Habitats of wild flora and fauna should not be disturbed by the project activities 7.2 Critical areas of ecological importance should be identified in the project area and declared as sanctuaries, if necessary. 7.3 Re-vegetation of barren surfaces of embankments and fallow lands should be encouraged. 7.4 Awareness should be created to reduce large amount of chemical fertilizer application in the project area. It may pollute water and soil and hamper the life cycle of aquatic species including fisheries.
8.1 All stakeholders should be involved in project planning, design, implementation and post- project monitoring phase. 8.2 Community level stakeholders such as PAPs, Union Parishad, WMOs, NGOs should be involved, with appropriate benefit/ remuneration, in operation and maintenance of the structures in coastal polders. 8.3 Conflict resolution mechanism should be developed. 8.4 Education and awareness program need to be extended to make people aware about the positive and negative impacts of CEIP so that people initiate sustainable economic activities. 8.5 Locally available accessible print and electronic media should be used to make people aware about the project activities. Guideline 9: Health and safety of public and worker’s 9.1 A health and safety plan should be developed to address issues of public and worker’s. 9.2 Appropriate warning signs, notification and public hearing should be done to avoid any accident. 9.3 Adequate emergency equipments for health injury, fire fighting and rescue operation should be kept in the construction camps. Guideline 10: Compensation and contingency 10.1 Appropriate compensation and contingency plan should be developed and fund should be allocated. 10.2 Compensation for lands, crops, trees, fish and other structure should be given to the affected parties. 10.3 Disputes among the project affected parties and compensation payments should be resolved by Grievance Redress Committee. 10.4 Contingency fund should be provided to the affected parties due to accidental injuries or damages.
11.1 A comprehensive monitoring plan should be developed for monitoring environmental and social components during construction and post-construction period of CEIP project. 11.2 The following environmental and social components should be monitored:
11.3 Relevant stakeholders from national to local level should be involved in the monitoring process. 11.4 Environmental auditing can be performed by consultant, who is not directly involved in implementing the project, during construction and post-construction phase of the CEIP. Guideline 12: Monitoring Indicator
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