Environmental Management Plan

(EMP) and Difference Between

IEE and EIA Study Approach

Presentation for RAP3 Senior Technical

Management Course
Chiranjivi Sharma

August 2016

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 Module Contents
Objectives of the module
Overview of Environmental Management
Plans (EMPs)
Co-ordination among different
institutions/organizations
Process for clearing forest trees and
plants, and provisions to be fulfilled
Difference between IEE and EIA study
approach
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OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PLANS AND
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IEE AND
EIA STUDY APPROACH

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What Environmental Management
Plan (EMP) contains?
EMP refers to environmental action plan,
protection plan, and/or construction plan
It lists all the project related issues and
impacts with location
EMP offers enhancement/remedial measures
and their costs for construction and operation
It indicates timeline and agencies
responsible for implementation and
monitoring
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Integration of EA Process in Road Project Cycle

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 Single or multiple EMPs
Single EMP- generally caters to simple
projects
Some projects may require multiple
EMPs
 Site-specific EMPs
 Typical for projects with several components or
subprojects on different sites (e.g. large irrigation
projects)
 Impact-specific EMPs, when particular impacts
require special attention, e.g.:
 EMP for hazardous waste management
 EMP for forest/biodiversity management

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Source Sites and Construction
Materials Management
Include: quarry and borrow site
restoration and management plan, stone
stacking and Gabion wire storage sites
with approval of RAP EO/SC
Tipping site/spoil Management: Mention
location with chainage, describe the site
condition, amount to be tipped, lead
distance with approval of RAP EO/SC
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 Quarry and Borrow Sites
Operation
No quarry and borrow sites will be operated
against of letter issued by MoFALD
Sites will be operated 500 m away from
Highways, River Banks, and us/ds of bridges
Likewise, 2 km away from Educational and
Health Institutions, Cultural, Religious and
Archeological Sites, Army Barracks, Forest,
National Parks and Conservation Areas, and
Dense Settlements
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How to Minimize Potential Risk of
Accident in SBG/Workers Camps
Ideally establish worker/SBG camps in
existing houses
If it isn’t possible in existing house select
suitable site and get approval from RAP
EO
Be careful about fire precaution and
preventive measures such as:

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How to Minimize Potential Risk
of Accident cont.
1. Avoiding use of highly burnable materials
for roofing purpose
2. Extinguishing fire especially before going
to bed
3. Keeping windows and air outlets open
while lighting fire at sleeping place
4. Thinking and orienting in advance about
exit routes in case of fire
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 How to Minimize Potential Risk
of Accident cont.
Offer provision of diversion trails wherever
possible for pedestrians
If diversion is not cost effective, arrange
“watch person” for allowing intermittent
pedestrians passage
Provide clear information on condition of
route and construction activities at starting
point

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 Safety Monitoring
DTA and SC team including NGO should
take full responsibility for safety monitoring
Local level stakeholders such as DDC,
DTO, LRCC, LRUC, RBG, VDC should also
be responsible for safety
DTA and SC team including NGO should
visit sites frequently
Format to fill on inspections should be
simple and informative

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 Example: EMP Format
Issues/ Mitigation/ Time Costs Instil Responsibility
Impacts Enhancemen frame
t Implementati Supervision/
on monitoring
Physical environment
Construction Phase
Spoil re-use in During 11.8mil RAP on SC
management backfilling constructio behalf of
behind n DDC
structures
Biological environment
Operation phase
Wildlife Drive During 100,000/ DDC DFO/CFUGs
movement cautiously operation yr
at forest period
sites

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 Example: Monitoring Format
Impact Indicators Verification Schedule Respon Freque
sibility ncy
Physical Environment
Pre-construction and construction phase
Change No. of trees , Counting, Construction MoPE/SC Bi-
in land area observation phase annual
use
Spoil Damage crop, observation, Construction MoPE/S Bi-
disposal farm land, phase C annual

Biological Environment
Poachin No of wildlife Consultation Construction DDC/DF Bi-
g& species killed with locals phase O annual
hunting

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 Co-ordination with Relevant
Institutions/Organizations
Central level
 MoFALD, DoLIDAR; DoR
 Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation
 Ministry of Population and Environment
 Department of National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation
Department of Forests

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 Coordination with cont.
Divisional and District level
DDC and DTO (Proponent); CDO
District Forest Office; National Parks and
Wildlife- Warden Office; District Soil
Conservation Office (DSCO);
Irrigation Development Division/Sub-
division; Road Division;

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 Coordination with cont.
District Water Supply and Sewerage Office;
Nepal Electricity Authority/Dist Elec. Auth.
Office; District Survey Office; District
Revenue Office;
VDC/Municipality level
VDC/ Municipality Office; CFUG; Political
Leaders and Representatives;
CBOs/NGOs; I/NGos

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Process for Clearance of Forest
Trees and Plants
DDC letter to
MoFALD with MoFSC writes letter to
MoFALD letter to DoF for further
enclosures- MoFSC intending
(approved IEE/EIA verification of
for the use of information provided
report , P1 project, forest land and cut
DPR and ministry's in IEE/EIA report
down trees with
concurrence on trees enclosures
clearance)

If information If information do
matches then not match with DoF writes letter to
DFO reports to IEE/EIA report DFO for field
DoF about DFO asks for verification on forest
authenticity of amendment in area, no. and types
data IEE/EIA report of trees to be felled

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 Process for Clearance contd.
DoF sends verification MoFSC sends cabinet
results to MoFSC, then DoF provides
decision to DoF and agreement to DFO
MoFSC forwards pursue an agreement
proposal to cabinet for for implementation
between the project and
decision DoF

If the forest is CF Types of project

then coordinate If the forest is DFO initiates
with CFUG and national forest then further
follows CF follows procedure as implementation of
management plan per rules procedures

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 Project types
1. Non Profit Making Project (e.g. Roads,
Bridges, Drinking Water, Irrigation)

2. Profit Making Project (e.g. Hydropower,

Telecommunication)

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 Provisions need to be fulfilled
Compensatory plantation @1:25 at the
sites indicated by the respective DFO
The project should take care of the planted
plants up to five years period
If the project is not able to do such work
the project should make available the cost
involved as per norms and the DFO will
carry out the work

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 Monitoring
Monitoring committee shall be formed to
confirm if the provisioned conditions are
fulfilled
The committee shall monitor once a year
and submit report to related institutions
DoF and organizations under it can
monitor the site as per need

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 Impact on Public and Private
Utilities
Natural spring
reinstated after
completion of
RAP2 road works
along the Diktel-
Khotang Bazaar
road corridor,
Khotang District

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 Reinstatement of access stairs
Construction of
pedestrian access
stairs as part of
RAP3 works
along the Maure-
Toli -Chhatra road
corridor, Bajura
District

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 Reinstatement of Memorial Site
A memorial site for
deceased community
members (Chautara)
which was reinstated
following the
completion of RAP 2
works along the
Chainpur-Barabise,
(CB2) road corridor,
Sankhuwasabha district
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 Worker/SBG Camps Contd.

A worker’s camp
established as part of
RAP2 along the Bhojpur-
Ghodetar (BG2) road
corridor, Bhojpur district
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 Construction of Road Protecting
Farm land
Construction of
road by RAP3
without damaging
agricultural land
by
environmentally
sound spoil
management,
along Sanighat-
Shipkhana,
Kalikot
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 Spoil Management
Managing spoil
providing toe walls,
retaining walls, and
bio-engineering at
RAP3. No damage
of forest trees and
grazing lands along
Sanighat-Shipkhana,
Kalikot

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 Stabilized Road Section
A section of fully
stabilized road with
protection of trees
and vegetation
constructing toe
walls, retaining
walls and
managing spoils at
Bhyang khola-
Chhyangkuti road
at RAP-1
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IEE
AND EIA STUDY APPROACH

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Difference between IEE and
EIA Study Approach
IEE study approach
Preparation of IEE ToR and
submission at MoFALD (1 week)
EIA study approach
Publication of- a 15 days public
notice in a national daily
newspaper for EIA Scoping

ToR approval from MoFALD (2 Field visit for Public

weeks) Consultations at affected VDCs

Publication of -a 15 day public Preparation of Scoping

notice in a national daily Document and ToR (3 months)
newspaper (after ToR approval)

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Difference between IEE and
EIA Study cont.
IEE study approach EIA study approach
Affix public notice at the area of Submit SD and ToR at MoFALD
project affected VDCs, Health Posts, to forward MoPE
Schools, and obtain muchulka
Mobilize study team for field work Organize meeting at MoPE and
present SD and ToR
Field work 10-12 days depends on Receive comments from
the size of project area technical review committee
Compile secondary and primary data, Finalize SD and ToR and submit
analyze and interpret, and prepare to MoPE
draft and final IEE report
Submit draft final report to MoFALD Approval of SD and ToR from
MoPE
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Difference between IEE and
EIA Study cont.
IEE study approach EIA study approach
Request MoFALD for technical review Detailed field work and prepare draft
committee meeting and present report (3-4 month)
findings of IEE study
Receive comments and feedback Organize Public Hearing at project
from the review committee (2-3 week) affected VDCs publishing news by local
media and pasting notice
Approval of IEE report from MoFALD Incorporate public hearing outcomes in
(1 month) the report and submit report to MoFALD
to forward MoPE
MoPE publishes -a 30 days public notice
in the national daily newspaper soliciting
comments and feedback on the report

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Difference between IEE and
EIA Study cont.
IEE study EIA study approach
approach
MoPE forms a committee of Environmental Specialists to
review and provide comments and feedback on the report

Collect all comments and feedback and incorporate in the

report and submit final report to MoPE
Approval of EIA study report from MoPE

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