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ENVIRONMENTAL 2
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
(EIA)
HYBRID GRID
STATIONS AT
AZIZABAD AND JAIL
ROAD,KARACHI
WITH ASSOCIATED
132KV UNDERGROUND
TRANSMISSION LINES
 GROUP MEMBERS 3

 M SALMAN 18-ENV-03
 M ZIL E MOAZZAM 18-ENV-08
 ASADULLAH 18-ENV-12
 IRTAQA ZAFAR 18-ENV-14
 USMAN HUSNAIN 18-ENV-15
 M ABDULLAH 18-ENV-17
 SYED ZAIN 18-ENV-18
 MUZAMMIL SHAH 18-ENV-09
 COMPANY INFORMATION 4

 The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) proposed to develop a hybrid grid
station and underground transmission lines in order to reduce the energy losses
during transmission of electricity. KESC incorporated in 1913 is principally
engaged in generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy to
industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential consumers of Karachi.
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PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT
This report presents the finding of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of hybrid grid station at
Azizabad, Karachi.
The report is prepared for:
 Identifying sources of environmental impacts of the particular industrial setup.
 Inspecting the industry’s/project compliance to the national standards and regulations.
 Predicting the impacts using qualitative and if possible, quantitative methods.
 Recommending an environmental management plan to reduce the adverse impacts and enhance
positive contribution of the project.
 Presenting the results of impact identification, prediction and assessment, with suggested mitigation
measures.
 Setting the basis for the continuous monitoring of key project activities and environmental conditions.
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ASSESSMENT(E.I.A)

 EIA can be defined as the systematic identification and evaluation of

the potential impacts (effects) of proposed projects, plans, programs, or
legislative actions, relative to the physical-chemical, biological,
cultural, and socioeconomic components of the environment
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OBJECTIVES OF E.I.A
The objective of the study is to provide an examination and assessment of the principal environmental impact of the grid station.
The overall objectives of the assessment report are
 To identify and describe elements of environment already affected or likely to be affected by the and/or likely to cause
adverse impacts to the proposed project, including natural and man-made environment.
 To identify and quantify emission sources and determine the significance of impacts on sensitive and potential affected users .
 To identify and quantify any potential losses or damage to flora, fauna and natural habitats.
 To determine based on knowledge whether the proposed investment may result in environmental impacts.
 Propose mitigation and monitoring measures in the form of applicable safeguard documentation to address potential impacts.
 Evaluate the existing institutional capacity of the company cadre to manage the recommendations implementing the
measures outlined in the Environment Management and Monitoring Plan[EMMP].
 Provide recommendations to build capacity and strengthen environmental management.
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E.I.A METHODOLGY
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed project in this EIA report is for the support of power transmission and distribution
network of KESC in Karachi city which is further divided into sub projects i.e. underground
transmission lines and hybrid grid stations these are discussed in following sub sections.
Karachi is a business center of Pakistan with a wide network of power transmission but still
inadequate to meet consumer rapidly growing energy demand. This situation limits the national
development and economic growth of the country. To cope with the constraints, Karachi Electric
Supply Company has proposed to improve and upgrade existing power transmission
infrastructure.
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 In Grid station, switches, protection and control equipment and circuit breakers
are installed. Circuit breakers interrupt any short circuits or overload currents that
may occur on the network. In Grid station, line termination structures, high
voltage switchgear, low voltage switchgear and surge protection controls and
metering are also installed. By using Grid station, it is possible to de energize a
transmission line or other electrical switchgear for maintenance or for new
construction or installation. In this way it is possible to maintain the reliability of
supply during maintenance work or during the development of any fault in
transmission lines or in the associated switchgear.
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LOCATION & ASSESS WAY
 Underground transmission lines will
commence from the Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Grid station, run along the Karachi
University road and divide in two parts
near Liyari Expressway on Shah
Suleman Road. From Liyari
Expressway one Underground
transmission line will connect to
Azizabad Grid station while the second
one will connect to Grid station,
located in Jail Road. One more
transmission line will originate from
the Azizabad Grid station and will
terminate to the Liquatabad Grid
station. In second part of proposed
project, two Hybrid grid stations will
be commissioned in Jail road and
Azizbad.
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CONT’D
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CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF GRID 14

STATION
 USE OF SERVICES DURING CONSTRUCTION
1. Water
2. Sewerage
3. Solid Waste Disposal
4. Electricity
5. Workforce
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POLICY,LAGAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMWORK

The concepts of sustainable development aims at developing a new

framework for social and economic developments while maintaining
environmental standards.
The concept of sustainable development also includes environmental
laws for the betterment of environment.
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CONT’D
 National Policy and Administrative Framework
 Pakistan Environment Protection Act
 Regulations for Environmental Assessment
 Guidelines FOR Environmental Assessment
 National Environmental Quality Standard
 Explosives Act 1884
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BASELINEs

The baseline information is being provided here to know about the

Physical, biological and socio-economic environment of the areas
where the proposed development would be carried out.
 GENERAL CHARACTERITICS OF 18

PROJECT AREA

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Geology
2. Climate
3. Ambient Air Quality
4. Water Quality
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Ecological COMPONENTS
Sr
Parameter Description
No.

House sparrow, House crow, Five Stripped Palm Squirrel, Cape Hare,
1 Fauna House Mouse, House Rat

There are no endangered species of flora in the this Area. Pathenium,

2 Flora heterophorous is an exotic species and has spread in Karachi’s open
places at an alarming rate
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Sr Parameter Description
No.

1 Unemployment The unemployment rate in Karachi Capital Territory was 45.7 per cent

The economically active population as enumerated in the last census was

Economical Active 25.0 per cent of the total population or 30.7 per cent of the population 10
2
Population years and over i.e., the population exposed to the risk of entering the
economically active life at any time.

The population of district is predominantly Muslims i.e. 94.5 per cent.

Christians are mostly living in urban areas representing 8.7 per cent as
3 Religion
compared to just 0.1 per cent in rural areas.

Demographic
The total population of Karachi Capital Territory (KCT) was 10,05,235 as
4 Characteristics of the
enumerated in March, 1999. The total areas of district is 996
Project Area
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATIONS

Parameter Impacts Category

• Washing of the gadgets, machinery and equipment without proper drainage of the
washout water can adversely affect the soil quality.
Permanent and
• Leakages of oils, lubricants, chemicals, and other similar substances from their
Soil Moderate
storage sites and from engines of the generators, machines, equipment and
Negative
vehicles can spoil the receiving soil and may undermine ability of the spoiled
soils to support growth of vegetation and plants;

Temporary and
• Air quality will be affected by fugitive dust emissions from construction
Air quality Moderate
machinery; dust from the unpaved surface and construction vehicles.
Negative
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CONT’D
Parameter Impacts Category

• May cause hearing impacts on workers associated with

construction activities and communities in immediate Temporary and
noise vicinity, especially during early morning and night time Moderate
construction time Negative
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BENEFICIAL IMPACTS
The industry provided permanent employment of about 65 skilled and unskilled personnel during
its operation phase.
 Benefit to the national economy .
 This project is well aware of waste generation and recycling. The residuals
poles(packaging) is sent to its original maker to regenerate same pole .By doing so they save
conservation of raw material, time and ensure economic usability of product.
 Again residuals plastic (plastic circuit breakers, begs Etc.) well recycled by using intermediate
technology to have original or similar raw material.
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CONT’D
 The storage and distribution of electric line ensures the distinct use
of water.
 No harmful chemical substances use in power section.
 They are using glass room to minimize the noise which is generated
from power Generator.
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NEGATIVE IMPACTS
 No clear data found about the maintenance of air quality standard.
 Production of plastic products generates Carbon Di oxide and Carbon Mono Di Oxide of
which both of them are hazardous to health as well as Environment.
 The noises from different machinery are considerably higher than accepted level.
 The resin (Sodium Silicate) which is used in conductor packaging highly hazardous to
Environment once it is thrown outside.
 There is no dust control measure taken under responsible committee.
 The drainage for outgoing water is found incorporated.
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CONSTRUCTION PHASE
Parameter Impacts Category

• Health risks and work safety problems may result at the workplace if the
Temporary
Health and working conditions provide unsafe and/or unfavorable working
and minor
safety environment and due to storage, handling and transport of hazardous negative
construction material.

• There may be some disruption to the already existing utilities like

electricity poles, underground telephone lines, water supply lines, gas
Temporary
pipelines and power transmission lines etc. in the project area
Public utilities and minor
• Deep excavation for the construction may damage the structure stability negative
of the surrounding building/service roads and may result in foundation
collapse of the structure
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MITIGATIONS
Although those factors are hardly ignorable, there are some ways by which they can minimize or mitigate these
problems. They can be described as

 The whole drainage facility (outside) can be checked periodically.

 If they can’t maintain air quality standard, they have to more careful the source of ambient pollution source.
 The noise pollution can be minimized by using glass room for specific machine.
 Ensure maximum usability and proper utilization of resin that don’t throw in the Environment.
 Raw materials should be properly covered during transportation to prevent any escvaping into air and along the
roadway
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CONT’D
 At site there must be dust emission that cause serious health issues , to tackle this
water should be sparkled .
 All vehicles and machinery used during construction should be properly tuned
and maintained good working condition in order to minimize the emission of
pollutants.
 Plants and animals communities outside the construction areas immediately
should not be at risk.
 appropriate road signs should be used to warn road user
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 Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is concerned with the implementation of the

measures necessary to minimize and offset the adverse impacts and to enhance beneficial
impacts. Thus, the objectives of EMP for the present project are:
 Identification of Monitoring requirements and Monitoring indicators;
 Mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate negative impacts; and
 Enhancement measures to maximize positive impacts.
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FLORA Management Plan

Sr
Parameter Target Mitigations Responsibility
No

• Transplantation of affected trees shall be planned, where

To avoid the transplantation is not practically possible, compensatory
cutting of
plantation of ten (10) trees against each fallen tree of similar KESC
1. Flora trees as far
floral function shall be planned
as possible.
• Disallow introduction of exotic species with known
environmental setbacks (Eucalyptus, etc.) and encourage
plantation of indigenous species.
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AIR AND QUALITY Management Plan

Sr
Parameter Target Mitigations Responsibility
No

To avoid air Special care should be taken during design phase for
and noise
Air Quality & protection of hospitals and schools e.g. provision of noise
2.
Noise
pollution in KESC
the project barriers may be considered in design of the proposed
area project.
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PUBLIC UTILITIES MANAGEMENT PLAN

Sr
Parameter Target Mitigations Responsibility
No

• Incorporate technical design features to minimize affect on

To avoid
disturbance public utilities
Public
3. to the public • All public utilities likely to be affected by the proposed project KESC
Utilities
need to be relocated/rehabilitated well ahead of the
commencement of construction work.
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Sr. Responsibilit
No. Parameter Target Mitigations y

1 Solid Waste To avoid • Any hazardous waste should be KESC

people from collected in separate areas clearly
harmful labeled and disposal in friendly
metals manner.
• Waste should be collected
BY third party contractor and disposed
at landfill sites
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MANAGEMENT KEY ISSUES

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Environmental monitoring is an essential tool in relation to Environmental Management
System as it provides the basic information for rational management decisions. The prime
objectives of monitoring are:

 To ensure that the areas of environmental concern identified during the EIA process
are carried through to, and appropriately considered and incorporated into the detailed
design and tender stages of the project.
 To provide a database against which any short or long term environmental impacts of
the project can be determined.
 To verify the environmental impacts predicted in the EIA study
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 To establish base line trends and conditions

 To check on whether mitigation and benefit enhancement measures
are actually being adopted and are providing effective in practice.
 To provide as means whereby impacts which were subject to
uncertainty at the time of preparation of EIA, or which were
unforeseen , can be identified, and steps to be taken to adopt
appropriate control measures.
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ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY
RESPONSE PLAN
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The impact mitigation measures that highlighted below:

 The proponent will comply with the occupational health and safety especially operation phase.
 The plant authority should provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and they
should strictly monitor this PPE during the production period.
 The authority should maintain regular incident register and proper corrective action plan.
 For the fire safety of the factory, the authority should check regularly the firefighting
equipment and train the workers regularly (in every 3 months).
 The authority should declare the factory a “no smoking zone”.
 Arrange proper training of the employees about the importance of safety codes.
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CONCLUSION
 The EIA report has provided an assessment of the potential environmental impacts associated
with the construction and operation phases of the proposed project
 Specific mitigation measures requirements for the project as well as environmental monitoring
and auditing procedures, have been developed during the assessment
 Project activities will cause temporary and permanent impacts on local environment.
 As temporary impacts are reversible so by adopting the recommended mitigations and safety
measures little environmental impact of the project can be eliminated
 Hence, the project will not add to degradation of the environment at the project area.
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