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DASU
HYDROPOWER

METHOD STATMENT PROJECT

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL

MITIGATION PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MITIGATION PLAN

Management of Adverse Social and Environmental Impacts

It will be achieved by preparation for and identification of possible problem areas and
addressing these during assessment stage. This includes technical solutions for social and
environmental problems as well as socio-technical combined solutions. Prevention and
protection are the common techniques largely used for combating such problems.

The Contractor will monitor and control the project through the following project management
processes/systems:

safety audit by an independent safety auditor;

The Contractor will apply its Environmental Management Policy as per Pakistan Government
and Tender Documents guidelines to continually access and manage the effects of its
activities in order to reduce adverse environmental impacts. This process will assist in
identifying any construction procedures which adversely impact the environment and
workers or which benefit the environment.

Environmental Management
Health and Safety Management
Risk management Principles and guidelines

Attack by Animal

It is reported that wild animals are available in the river and its surrounding, such as
crocodile, snake etc. It may happen that the working staff is attacked by the animal. For this
problem the following measures will be taken to decrease such risk.

Hunting is not allowed. This will be clearly required in the training

session. The staff who violate will be punished. Animal, as the
friend of human being, are normally very cautious and will not
attack human if they are not attacked firstly.

Staff will be suggested not to go to the location outside the working

area and camp to decrease the possibility of having interaction with
the wild animals.
Fence around the Camp

In order to ensure the security of the site, Fencing will be done all around the camp & site
area, Main Fencing will be of MS jail type erected between steel poles having RCC footings.
Fencing for labor & staff accommodations will be of barbed wire type.

PRECAUTION MEASURE TO ALL RISK OF HEALTH AND SAFETY

TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

Training and education will be held to bring up staffs sense of health and safety. In such
training and education all types of health and safety risks will be shown to the staff and the
measures and procedures to decrease or avoid such risk will also be shown to the staff.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CHECK

All rules and instructions regarding health and safety measures and procedures will be
checked whether it is followed or not, on regular basis. Punishment will be given to the staff
that always violates the regulations.

MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES

One doctor should be employed at the project. One office will be arranged as medical care
room. All first aid facilities and initial treatment facilities of injury should be also deployed in
the medical care room. Ambulance vehicle should be kept at construction site and the
vehicle should not be borrowed for any other purpose at any time.

One record should be maintained for checking and information.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT APPROACH

GENERAL

All reasonable steps will be undertaking to ensure to limit damage and

nuisance to people and property resulting from pollution, noise and others etc.
from execution of work at and around the site.
 It will be ensured that the emissions, surface discharges and effluent from the
contractor activities are not exceeding from the values stated in the
specifications or prescribed in the relevant applicable laws.
Damage to trees will be avoided as far as possible.
Sprinkling of water will be ensured to curtail the dust
nuisance/trees/emissions.
Damage to life and property will be avoided as far as possible.

NOISE & VIBRATION CONTROL

All noise Generated during Site & Ancillary operations will be ensured to meet
the minimum permissible limit (dB) as per applicable codes of practice, and in
any case these should not exceed the back ground noise levels.
No explosives are to be used on site without proper arrangements required as
per instructions of the Engineer In charge.
The use of radios on-site is to be controlled so that it does not cause a
Nuisance.

AIR QUALITY/POLLUTION CONTROL

It will be ensured that the planned construction activities do not give rise to a
serious risk for air quality. China Railway First Group (CRFG) will take
measures to minimize the presence of air borne dust during the construction
activity.
It will be ensured that the construction activities are kept/ Planned at a
maximum possible distance away from the site perimeter to avoid
contamination to neighboring properties & infrastructures.
Operation of the equipment causing the air borne dust shall be precise to
reduce the air borne dust & smoke silencers shall be well maintained to
reduce the smoke evolution from the equipment.
Completed earthworks are to be vegetated/ paved as soon as practicable.
The site is to be regularly inspected and site boundaries checked for dust
deposits and removed as necessary. In addition local roads are to be
checked and cleaned as & when necessary.
In any case burning of material will not be allowed on site.

VISUAL IMPACT CONTROL

 No temporary facilities, material storages & ancillary operations other than
those related with the construction works will be permitted outside the
allocated development area
China Railway First Group (CRFG) offices/Residences and areas for material
storage are to be located within the barricaded area. The privacy of the local
residents will be given due consideration.

DELIVERIES & STORAGE OF MATERIALS

Many of the materials used in construction, such as oil, chemicals, cement,

lime, cleaning materials and paint have the potential to cause serious
pollution to water resources.
Special care is to be taken during deliveries, especially when fuels and
hazardous materials are being handled. All deliveries are to be supervised by
a responsible person so that storage tank levels are checked before delivery
to prevent overfilling and that the product is delivered to the required tank.
All employees are to be briefed on the actions that are required in the event of
a spillage of oil/lubricant or hazardous materials, any spillages if occur, are to
be recorded and advised to the Client.
All fuel, oil and chemical storage must be sited on an impervious base within
a bund and secured. The base and bund walls must be impermeable to the
material stored.
Leaking or empty oil drums must be removed from the site immediately. The
contents of any tank are to be clearly marked on the tank, and a notice
displayed requiring that valves and trigger guns be locked when not in use.
In the event of a spillage on site, the material must be contained (using an
absorbent material such as sand or soil.

WASTE MATERIALS DISPOSAL (HUMAN & CONSTRUCTION WASTE)

A Site Waste Management Plan will be submitted by JV that includes the

following:

Organizational responsibility for the preparation and implementation of the

plan
The types and quantity of waste anticipated
The available options for waste management and preferences
 The waste disposal sites and contractors that are proposed. All sites must be
approved by the appropriate Waste Regulation Authority Identify how
hazardous and non-hazardous waste is to be disposed Include how the
necessary familiarization and training to make the plan effective is going to be
implemented
The means of monitoring how much and what types of waste are produced

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN WILL BE TO

DELIVER THE FOLLOWING:

To minimize the creation of waste wherever possible;

To remove rubbish, debris, surplus material and spoil regularly and keep the
site clean and tidy;
To ensure that waste disposal is managed in a controlled way
To ensure that surplus material is minimized and any non-usable surplus is
recycled;

KEY ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS

CONSTRUCTION OF CAMPS

Removal of vegetation and cutting of trees from the camps construction areas, changes in
landscaping, risk to health and safety of workforce, disturbance to local population, damage
to protected areas, depletion of fish stocks and traffic accidents. Most of these impacts are
considered as temporary, short term and reversible, which will vanish with the completion of
the project.

INSTALLATION OF BATCHING PLANT, STORAGE OF CONSTRUCTION

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Damage to crops, livestock, flora and fauna, noise, health and safety of workforce and
public, dust, disruption / danger to local lives, grievances / conflicts, disruption to local
infrastructure and impact on landscape, hindrance in traffic flow etc. are the possible impacts
on the environment. All these impacts are considered as temporary, short term, localized
and reversible, which will banish with the completion of the project.

SANITATION AND HEALTH RISKS

Health risks to work force and general public, soil contamination, ground and surface water
pollution, air pollution, spread of uncontrolled fire and subsequent damage to crops, livestock
or property.

These impacts are considered as temporary, short term, localized and reversible, which will
vanish with the completion of the project.

HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND SETTING OF WORKSHOPS

Health and safety risks to labor and general public of the area, contamination of soils,
surface/ground water, watercourses and wetlands are the possible impact.

USE OF PUBLIC ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Traffic accidents damage and disruption to regional and community infrastructure and
disruption to local transport routes are the possible impact.

MOVEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, PLANT AND LABOR

Damages to existing road infrastructure increase in dust, damage to crops, property, flora,
fauna and landscape are the possible impact.

These impacts are considered as localized and reversible, which will vanish with the
completion of the project.

BORROW AREAS AND EXCAVATION

Landscape change, accumulation of standing water, prone to mosquito breeding leading to

higher incidence of malaria, loss of fertile soil layer, damage to crops and cultivable areas.

These impacts if managed properly are considered as temporary, localized and reversible,
which will vanish with the completion of the project.

EXCAVATION WORKS

The disruption of existing inspection paths, damages to public routes and loss of islands
developed as protective areas. Destruction of vegetation resulting in loss of flora/fauna
habitat, change in landscape, loss of reed beds and increase in dust pollution and more
sediments in the system.
PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING THOSE RISKS

CONSTRUCTION OF CAMPS

Some of the impacts may need mitigation measures given as under.

The camp shall be established at least 500m away from the settlement and no worker will be
allowed to visit the local settlements.

As indicated in the tender documents, there is a contractor camp consists of workshops,

labor and officers mess, parking areas and other facilities.

The trees should be preserved and protected to the possible extent. One inventory of the
trees to be cut will be prepared and a plantation plan based on the plantation at ratio 1:5
plants for every cut / uprooted tree will be proposed too. All necessary services for Culverts,
lighting, roads and paths, parking places, fencing, sanitation, mess, fire prevention and
firefighting equipment will be ensured. A full time, qualified Community Liaison Officer
among the senior staff will be nominated to address grievances and other community issues.
HSE manager will be appointed to look after HSE issues. Quality of drinking water, living
places and food produces places shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer. Cold food
storage area, food preparation area and associated solid waste disposal facilities should be
provided.

INSTALLATION OF BATCHING PLANT, STORAGE OF CONSTRUCTION

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

During project construction the intensity of these impacts shall be minimized through
following mitigation measures:

Installation of batching plant with Minimum emissions should be at least 500m away from
any settlement.

Movement of equipment should be within the designated routes approved by the Engineer
and avoid crossing the private property. No staff will be allowed to enter the site that has not
undergone induction training. Employees will be trained for the proper use of equipment in
their care.

Provide adequate personal protective equipment to the workers. A qualified doctor and
paramedic shall be engaged on site along with adequately equipped and properly staffed
portable first aid stations. Proper dust abatement measures should be taken also to prevent
or decrease the dust leakage to the air. No damage will be done to the crops, livestock,
pasture or woodland outside the area for which the Engineer has given approval. Movement
of vehicles, construction machinery and labor should be restricted to the designated areas
with full care. Training should be awarded to the staff which provides adequate information;
instruction and training on environmental and social awareness and skill sot implement the
method statement. Child, exploitative or forced labor will not be used. There will be no
gender based discrimination.

SANITATION AND HEALTH RISKS

During project construction the intensity of these impacts shall be minimized through
suggested mitigation measures given as under.

Sufficient arrangements are to be made to maintain and keep clean latrines for use by the
employees and ensure employees not foul the compound. Refuse collection services should
be arranged. The biodegradable solid wastes shall be disposed of in the soil by burial at
approved sites whereas recyclable items would be sold to the local vendors. Methods that
will prevent entrance or accidental spillage of contaminants into flowing streams, flowing or
dry watercourses, lakes and underground water sources should be applied. The contractor
will comply with air quality requirements as set by law and will not burn any materials which
may lead to the release of toxic or hazardous substances. All scattered left-over construction
material will be removed from the construction area and disposed properly. Camps shall be
equipped with fire prevention and fighting equipment and the Contractor will take special
precautions to prevent fire from spreading beyond the piles being burned and shall be liable
for any damage caused by his burning operations.

HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND SETTING OF WORKSHOPS

The impacts shall be minimized through following mitigation measures:

Workshops and stores to be built must be on hard compacted ground with sufficient facilities
to prevent loss or infiltration of leaked or spilled fluids. Provide adequate Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) to labor with adequate training.

USE OF PUBLIC ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

The following mitigation measures shall be opted to avoid/minimize the adverse impacts:
Where haulage routes will cross public roads the contractor shall provide barricades,
flagmen and other necessary precautions for safety. Hauling and transportation over public
highways, roads and bridges shall be in compliance with local traffic regulations. The
contractor will limit his speed as required and hauling operations over existing roads so as to
minimize damage to other existing facilities. Ruts and scars resulting from the project
operations shall be repaired at the earliest. The Contractor will allow continued public use of
the inspection and non-inspection paths where permitted by the Engineer.

Diversion of highway traffic will be permitted where authorized by the Engineer. All
operations shall be coordinated to result in the least practicable delay of traffic. One way
traffic will be maintained where necessary and traffic speeds restricted to minimum and
signs displayed.

Flagmen, warning signs and barricades will be provided at required locations.

MOVEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, PLANT AND LABOR

During project construction the intensity of the impacts shall be minimized through the
following measures.

Full care will be exercised during transportation of machinery and labor in the project area
and any damage to roads, retain walls or Road embankments will be promptly repaired.
Movement over routes provided for access will be in a manner to minimize damage to land,
crops or property.

BORROW AREAS AND EXCAVATION

During project construction the intensity of the impacts will be minimized through following
mitigation measures:

The borrow areas will be selected with the assistance of the Engineer and the
Environmentalist with specific approvals and permission for the excavation and on
completion the borrow area shall be trimmed, graded and left in a tidy condition and further
earthworks required to prevent accumulation of water in the area should be carried out. Strip
borrow areas shall incorporate a ten feet wide unexcavated strip for every 200 feet length of
excavation to prevent the formation of a continuous channel. Borrow areas in cultivable land
shall be avoided where possible. Where required, pits shall be as shallow (not more than 3
feet deep) as is practicable so that land may be subsequently brought under cultivation. The
top 06 inches soil shall be removed prior to excavation and replaced on completion of
excavation. Following reinstatement, the maximum depth of excavation shall not exceed one
foot.

EXCAVATION WORKS

The impacts will be minimized through suggested mitigation measures given as under:

Any unsuitable material will be disposed of in spoil heaps which shall be leveled, sloped and
trimmed to reasonably regular lines. Where instructed by the Engineer, designated parts of
the disposal area will be finished with a view to enhancing the natural habitat, including
provision of wet or damp areas, gullies and bluffs. Excess material shall not be spread over
the road, but within road adjacent to the shoulder, as per the designs, in a manner as to
minimize loss of reed beds generally found along shoulders.

USE OF WATER

Optimum use of water will be made and the wastage of water will be avoided with the help
maintain the water supply line and water supply line preserve from overriding the equipment.

We shall try not to disturbed any water line use by the local people