CONSTRUCTION OF 500 KV GRID STATION AND

ALLIED TRANSMISSION LINE AT SHIKARPUR

EIA / ESA REPORT

500 KV GRID STATION AT
SHIKARPUR AND ALLIED TRANSMISSION LINE
CONTENTS
Serial

Description

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A-

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

1- 1

1.1

Background of the Study

1- 1

1.2

Need for EIA Report

1- 4

1.3

Scope of EIA Report

1- 4

1.4

Objectives of Present Study

1- 4

1.5

Structure of EIA Report

1- 5

1.6

EIA Study Team

1- 6

1.7

Approval of EIA Report

1- 6

1.8

Contacts

1- 7

CHAPTER 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

2- 1

2.1

Background

2- 1

2.2

Location of Project

2- 1

2.3

Justification of the Project

2- 1

2.4

Objectives of the Project

2- 2

2.5

Scope of Work

2.6

Submission of Reports

2- 2
2- 3

CHAPTER 3 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK

3- 1

3.1

Policy Framework

3- 1

3.2

Institutional Setup

3- 1

3.3

Environmental Statutory Provisions

3- 2

3.4

Legal Framework

3- 3

3.5

Pakistan Environmental Assessment Procedures

3- 7

3.6

Guidelines of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

3- 8

3.7

Agreements, Protocols and Understandings at International Level

3- 9

3.8

NTDC Safety Considerations on Selection of T/L

3- 9

Routes and Grid Station Sites

3.9

Environment Procedures

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CHAPTER 4 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

4.1
General

4- 1
4- 1

4.2

Collection of Secondary Data and Review of Project Plans

4- 2

4.3

Collection of Primary Data

4- 2

4.4

Village Profile Survey

4- 2

4.5

Census Survey of Project Affected Persons (PAPS) and their Assets

4- 3

4.6

Socio-Economic Baseline Survey

4- 4

4.7

Identification of Stakeholders

4- 5

4.8

Public Consultations

4- 6

4.9

Construction Materials

4- 6

4.10

Assessment of Environmental and Social Impacts

4- 6

4.11

Identification of Resettlement Issues and Mitigation Measures

4- 7

4.12

Environmental and Social Cost Estimate

4- 7

CHAPTER 5 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE

5- 1

5.1

Overview of Project Area

5- 1

5.2

Physical Environments

5- 1

5.3

Biological Environments

5- 8

5.4

Socio-Economic and Cultural Environment of Project Area

5-12

5.5

Socio-Economic Condition of the Project Corridor

5- 23

5.6

Identification o f Project Affected Persons

5- 34

CHAPTER 6 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS

6- 1

6.1

General

6- 1

6.2

Selection of Stakeholders

6- 2

6.3

Consultative Meeting

6- 2

6.4

Scoping Sessions

6- 6

CHAPTER 7 ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL ISSUES

AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT
7.1
Screening and Categorization

7- 1

7.2

Assessment of Environmental Impacts

7- 9

7.3

Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts

7- 22

7- 1

CHAPTER 8 MITIGATION ENHANCEMENT MEASURES

AND IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
8.1
Mitigation Measures and Implementing Agencies

8- 1

CHAPTER 9 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS

9- 1

9.1

Land Requirements

9- 1

9.2

Impact on Cropped Area and Built Up Property

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Infrastructure of other Agencies to be affected

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Description

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9.4

Resettlement Plan (RP)

9- 3

9.5

Consultation Strategy

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CHAPTER 10 ANALYSIS OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

10- 1

10.1

General

10- 1

10.2

Alternatives for Grid Station

10- 1

10.3

Characteristics of AIS Grid Station

10- 3

CHAPTER 11 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

11- 1

AND MONITORING PLAN (EMMP)

11.1

Introduction

11- 1

11.2

Objectives of EMMP

11- 1

11.3

Components of EMMP

11- 2

11.4

Environmental Monitoring Cell (EMC)

11- 2

11.5

Monitoring Team

11- 2

11.6

Proposed Environmental Management Actions

11- 6

11.7

Environmental and Socio-Economic Monitoring Plan

11- 10

11.8

Capacity Building / Training

11- 18

11.9

Traffic Management Plan (TMP)

11- 19

11.10 Environmental and Social Management Cost

11- 20

11.11 Contract Document Clauses for Mitigation Measures

11- 22

11.12 Need for Disaster Management and Emergency Response System

11- 22

11.13 Components of Fire Management Plan

11- 24

11.14 Comprehensive Response System

11- 25

CHAPTER 12 LOAD FLOW STUDIES

12-1

12- 1 Load Flow Study for 500 kV Shikarpur

12- 1

12- 2 Proposed Scope of Work

12- 1

12-3

Load Flow Study

12- 2

12-4

Peak Load January 2012

12- 2

12-5

Off Peak Load January 2012

12- 3

12-6

Peak Load Aug./Sept. 2012

12- 5

12-7

Conclusions

12- 6

12-7

Tentative Construction Schedule

12- 7

CHAPTER 13 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

13- 1

13.1

Preamble

13- 1

13.2

Conclusions

13- 1

13.3

Recommendations

13- 3

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1
Table 3.1
Table 3.2
Table 3.3
Table 5.1
Table 5.2
Table 5.3
Table 5.4
Table 5.5
Table 5.6
Table 5.7
Table 5.8
Table 5.9
Table 5.10
Table 5.11
Table 5.12
Table 5.13
Table 5.14
Table 5.15
Table 5.16
Table 5.17
Table 5.18
Table 5.19
Table 5.20
Table 5.21
Table 5.22
Table 5.23
Table 5.24
Table 5.25
Table 5.26
Table 5.27
Table 5.28
Table 5.29
Table 5.30
Table 5.31
Table 5.32
Table 5.33
Table 5.34
Table 5.35

Installed Capacities of WAPDA and IPPs

Sections of LAA, 1894
Conductor to Ground Clearance
Sectors - Wise Legislation
WHO Drinking Water Quality Standards
Watercourses in District Shikarpur:
Inland Fisheries Statistics in Sindh and Shikarpur year 2004 to 2007
Month-wise Temperature Recorded at Sukkur
Humidity from 1997 To 2007
WHO Ambient Air Quality Standards
Rain Fall in Sukkur from 2002 to 2007
Motor Vehicle in Sindh and Shikarpur District 2007
Common Trees, Shrubs and Grasses
Area under Forest in Sindh and Shikarpur District Year 2004- to 2007
Gives the Out Run of Forest in Sindh and Shikarpur District 2007
Total Area of Forest of District Shikarpur (2009)
Number of Schools by sex in Sindh and Shikarpur District
Teaching staff by sex in Sindh and Shikarpur
Number of colleges by sex in Sindh and Shikarpur
Govt. Hospitals, Dispensaries, Rural Health Centres, T.B. Clinics, Basic Health
Units, MCHC
Medical and Para Medical Personnel in Sindh and Shikarpur
Projected Population of Sindh and Shikarpur up to 2010
Taluka wise Population of District Shikarpur
Number of Votes during Election 2007
Land Utilization in Sindh and Shikarpur
Production of Crops in Shikarpur
Target Achievement of Major Crops Kharif and Rabi
Horticulture in District Shikarpur
Number of Veterinary Hospitals, Dispensaries and Veterinary Centres in
Shikarpur
Livestock Population 2007
Commanded of Irrigated Area by Sukkur Barrage
Number of Tubewells
List of Registered Factories of District Shikarpur
Number of Industrial Units in District Shikarpur
Population of the Study Sample
Literacy Rate in the Project Corridor
Access to Social Amenities in the Project Corridor
Available Health Facilities along the CoI
Women Role in Socio-economic Activities

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Table 5.36
Table 5.37
Table 5.38
Table 5.39
Table 5.40
Table 5.41
Table 5.42
Table 5.43
Table 5.44
Table 5.45
Table 5.46
Table 5.47
Table 6.1
Table 7.1
Table 7.2
Table 7.3
Table 7.4
Table 8.1
Table 8.2
Table 8.3
Table 9.1
Table 9.2
Table 9.3

Land Utilization Statistics of the Study Sample (Acres)

Per Acres Crop Income
Land Holding
Borrowing Capacity
Types of Construction
List of the Settlements
Religious Status of the Respondents
Income of the Sample Population
Average Household Expenditure
Details of Affected Cropped Area under Transmission Line (Acres)
Income Status of PAPs
Assets/ Structures under Transmission Line
Stakeholders Concerns
JICA Checklist for Screening of Environmental Issues/ Impacts
Environmental Impacts
Assessment of Environmental Impacts Related to Grid Station and T/L in the
Project Area
Summary of Socioeconomic Impacts
Mitigation Measures and Implementing Agencies
Management of Construction Wastes
Enhancement Measures and Implementing Agencies
Summary of Losses and Affected Persons
Entitlement Matrix for Resettlement Plan
Compensation for Crop Losses

Table 9.4
Table 9.5
Table 11.1
Table 11.2
Table 11.3
Table 11.4
Table 11.5
Table 11.6
Table 11.7

Compensation for Non-Fruit Trees

Compensation for Fruit Trees
WHO Drinking Water Quality Standards
WHO Air Quality Guidelines
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for USA (USEPA, 1993)
Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP)
Monitoring Programme
One Year Compensation for Fruit Production
Summary of Environmental and Social Management Cost

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LIST OF ANNEXURES
Annexure 1

Generation Expansion Plan

Annexure 2

TOR of the Study

Annexure 3

Water and Power Development Authority

Annexure 4

Location / Site Plan

Annexure 5

Route of Transmission Lines

Annexure 6

List of Persons / Organizations Contacted

Annexure 7

Detail of Affected Land and Assets / Structure

Annexure 8

Village Profile Survey

Annexure 9

Current Procedure of WAPDA for Payment Compensation

Annexure 10

Socio-Economic Base Line Survey Questionnaire

Annexure 11

Training Programme for Capacity Building

Annexure 12

Pakistan EIA Process

Annexure 13

Census Survey Questionnaire

Annexure 14

Colophon

Annexure 15

References

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