MONGOLIA URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR PROJECT · According to the agreement with PMU, EMaP and EMoP monitoring and environmental pollution monitoring shall be executed three times on

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT

Report on second phase (Semi-annual)

July, 2012

Project number: L2301-MON

MONGOLIA

URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR PROJECT

BARUUN SALAA and ORBIT-TAHILT ROAD IMPROVEMENT

SUB-PROJECTS IN ULAANBAATAR

Prepared by Dr. Ochir Altansukh

for the Government of Mongolia and the Asian Development Bank.

Second report on external environmental monitoring

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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

(as of July 19, 2012)

Currency Unit – Tugrug (MNT)

MNT 1.00 = $ 0.00074

$ 1.00 = MNT 1344.82

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank

DEIA Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment

DEIAR Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment Report

EAO Environmental Administration and Organization

EEM External Environmental Monitoring

EMaP Environmental Management Plan

EMM Environmental Mitigation Measure

EMoP Environmental Monitoring Plan

EP Environmental Protection

LSS Labor Safety and Security

MNET Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism

PIU Project Implementation Unit

PMU Project Management Unit

UB Ulaanbaatar

i. The fiscal year of the Government of Mongolia coincides with the calendar year.

ii. In this report, "T" refers to MNT.


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CONTENT

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................5

THE EXTERNAL MONITORING .........................................................................................................5

“UB-ORBIT-TAHILT” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT ......................................................7

Results of monitoring the implementation of environmental management plan..................................9

Results of monitoring the budget expenditure of the environmental monitoring plan .......................14

The result of environmental pollution monitoring .............................................................................18

Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................23

“UB-BARUUN SALAA” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT .................................................24

Results of monitoring the implementation of environmental management plan................................26

Results of monitoring the budget expenditure of environmental monitoring plan.............................31

The result of environmental pollution monitoring .............................................................................35

Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................40

RECOMMENDATION .........................................................................................................................41


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FIGURES

Figure 1. EEM program ...........................................................................................................................6

Figure 2. EEM schedule of an “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” road improvement sub-project ..................................7

Figure 3. The working schedule of the EEM ...........................................................................................7

Figure 4. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp ...........................8

Figure 5. Numerical and percentile expressions of the result ................................................................13

Figure 6. Numerical expression of the EMoP monitoring result............................................................17

Figure 7. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” .........................18

Figure 8. AQMS-9000 mobile automatic system for air quality monitoring .........................................19

Figure 9. Soil quality sampling ..............................................................................................................20

Figure 10. EEM schedule of an “UB-Baruun salaa” road improvement sub-project.............................24

Figure 11. The working schedule of the EEM .......................................................................................24

Figure 12. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp .......................25

Figure 13. Numerical and percentile expressions of the result ..............................................................30

Figure 14. Numerical expression of the EMoP monitoring result..........................................................34

Figure 15. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” .......................35

Figure 16. AQMS-9000 mobile automatic system for air quality monitoring .......................................36

Figure 17. Noise measurement ...............................................................................................................36

Figure 18. Soil quality sampling ............................................................................................................38


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TABLES

Table 1. The overall evaluation of environmental mitigation measures ..................................................6

Table 2. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp.............................8

Table 3. “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” EMaP monitoring – 2nd

phase ......................................................................9

Table 4. Results of the EMaP monitoring ..............................................................................................13

Table 5. “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” EMoP monitoring – 2nd

phase ...................................................................14

Table 6. Breakdown of the planned cost and its expenditure .................................................................17

Table 7. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” ..........................18

Table 8. Results of air quality measurement – OT2 ...............................................................................19

Table 9. Results of air quality index – OT2 ...........................................................................................19

Table 10. Results of air quality measurement – OT4 .............................................................................19

Table 11. Results of air quality index – OT4 .........................................................................................20

Table 12. Results of soil quality analysis – OT1 ....................................................................................21




Table 16. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp .........................25

Table 17. “UB-Baruun salaa” EMaP monitoring – 2nd

phase ................................................................26

Table 18. Results of the EMaP monitoring ............................................................................................30

Table 19. “UB-Baruun salaa” EMoP monitoring – 2nd

phase ................................................................31

Table 20. Breakdown of the planned cost and its expenditure ...............................................................34

Table 21. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Baruun salaa” .......................35

Table 22. Results of air quality measurement – BS1 .............................................................................36

Table 23. Results of air quality index – BS1 ..........................................................................................37

Table 24. Results of noise measurement and index – BS2 ....................................................................37



Table 27. Results of air quality measurement – BS5 .............................................................................37

Table 28. Results of air quality index – BS5 ..........................................................................................37

Table 29. Results of soil quality analysis – BS1 ....................................................................................39

Table 30. Results of soil quality analysis – BS4 ....................................................................................39


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INTRODUCTION

According to contract number 03/2011 of the “Urban Development Sector” project for consultancy

service, which was made on the 1st of September 2011, the external environmental monitoring of

EMaP and EMoP, these are annexes of DEIAR, on eight sub-projects is being executed by Dr. Ochir

Altansukh and his assistant S.Munhnaran. The sub-projects are:

1. “UB-Hailaast” road improvement sub-project

2. “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” road improvement sub-project

3. “UB-Baruun salaa” road improvement sub-project

4. “UB-Botanic-Sharhad” road improvement sub-project

5. Water supply, sewage system and wastewater treatment plant improvement in Erdenet city,

Orhon aimag

6. Water supply, sewage system and wastewater treatment plant improvement in Altai city,

Govi-Altai aimag

7. Water supply, sewage system and wastewater treatment plant improvement in Bayanhongor

aimag

8. Water supply, sewage system and wastewater treatment plant improvement in Arvaiheer city,

Ovorhangai aimag

THE EXTERNAL MONITORING

The following two courses have been taken:

- Monitoring the implementation of the environmental management plan

- Monitoring the budget expenditure of the environmental monitoring plan

According to the agreement with PMU, EMaP and EMoP monitoring and environmental pollution

monitoring shall be executed three times on each sub-project.

1. Monitoring the implementation of EMaP and EMoP – 1 at the beginning of the project

2. Monitoring the implementation of EMaP and EMoP – 2 at the mid of the project

3. Monitoring the implementation of EMaP and EMoP – 3 at the end of the project

In this report, the second phase of the monitoring on two sub-projects of road improvement is

included. The EEM on “UB-Botanic-Sharhad” and “UB-Hailaast” sub-projects were not executed due

to the project delay and the project accomplishment in last year, respectively.

The EEM on UB road sub-projects followed the below-mentioned sequence. The entire process of

monitoring is divided into three main stages, and the following figure shown the activities in each

stage.


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EIA report reading and work planning based on EMaP, EMoP

Documentation collecting

Site visitation and monitoring the implementation of EMaP and EMoP

Data processing and report writing in Mongolian

Report writing in English and delivery of the report

Undertake lab analysis, if necessary

Questionnaire conducting, if necessary

By vocational organization and expert

Figure 1. EEM program

The following assessment is used for the overall evaluation of EEM on sub-projects.

Table 1. The overall evaluation of environmental mitigation measures

№ Percentage assessed

as satisfactory Evaluation Definition Consideration

1 90-100 А – very good Mitigation measures are

implemented well.

Implementation of a few

measures should be improved.

2 80-89 В – good

EMMs are implemented well,

but some of them are

deficient.

Implementation of deficient


3 70-79 С – average Some of the measures are

implemented are deficient.

Implementation of deficient


4 60-69 D – poor Most of the measures do not

meet requirements.

Implementation of the EMM

must be drastically improved.

5 0-59 F – very poor

Poor implementation of a

majority of the mitigation

measures.

The project should stop, and

implementation of the EMM

must improve drastically.

Second report on external environmental monitoring – “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” road improvement sub-project

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“UB-ORBIT-TAHILT” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT

According to the proposed plan, this project was started in September, 2010 and had to complete in

June, 2012. However, the project was extended by 3 months. The EEM will be executed in three

stages as mentioned below.

ID Task Name Start Finish20112010 2012

Oct SepMay JunJun MarFebJul NovMarJan Oct AprFeb MayDecNov DecApr JanAug

1

2

3

4

9/28/

2012

9/22/

2010The project duration

9/5/

2011

9/5/

2011

Monitoring the implementation of

EMaP and EMoP – 1

6/8/

2012

6/8/

2012


EMaP and EMoP – 2

9/7/

2012

9/7/

2012


EMaP and EMoP – 3

Jul Aug Sep

Figure 2. EEM schedule of an “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” road improvement sub-project

A working plan, a schedule and a monitoring program had been agreed upon with PMU in advance.

The second phase of EEM was performed on the 8th of June, 2012 collaboration with the contractor

“Hurdnii zam” Co., Ltd.

The external environmental monitoring specialist, Ochir Altansukh, and an assistant S.Munhnaran

were executing the EEM. An engineer of the contractor, N.Gandorj, an accountant, Gantuya and

workers were involved in the monitoring. It has been completed without any outside influence and by

following the below-mentioned schedule.

Working schedule of the EEM

Duration: 7 days in June, 2012

ID Task Name Start Duration FinishJun 2012

1198 10 126 7

1

2

3

4

5

6

6/6/20121d6/6/2012EIA report reading and work

planning based on EMaP, EMoP

6/7/20121d6/7/2012Documentation collecting

6/8/20121d6/8/2012Site visit and environmental

monitoring

6/10/20122d6/9/2012Data processing and report writing

in Mongolian

6/12/20122d6/11/2012Report writing in English and the

reports delivering

6/12/20127d6/6/2012Total days

Figure 3. The working schedule of the EEM

As shown by table 3, the monitoring has been executed using 43 measures, which are divided into nine

groups. 29 out of the 43 measures were mentioned in EMaP, EMoP and EAO. The remaining 14

measures were stated in the DEIAR.

1. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on air and its control

2. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on soil and its control

3. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on water and its control

4. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the vegetation cover and its control

5. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from waste on the environment and its control


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6. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from natural risks on the environment, its

control

7. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the socio-economy and public, its control

8. Minimization and mitigation of labor safety and security risk and its control

9. Minimization and mitigation of environmental delict and its control

The implementation period of the mitigation measures has been divided into four different phases:

1. Beginning of the project 8 measures

2. Mid of the project 4 measures

3. End of the project 9 measures

4. During the project 26 measures

Eight measures out of 43 need to be implemented at the beginning of the project. 4, 9 and 26 measures

should be performed mid-project, at the project end, and during the project, respectively. That means

60% of the EMMs have to be conducted during the project implementation, which requires good EAO

of the contractor.

This monitoring was the 2nd

phase of EEM. Therefore, 6 measures, which have to be implemented at

the end of the project, and 3 measures, that belong to the specialist, were not monitored. According to

the EEM schedule, these 6 measures will be monitored in the 3rd

phase of EEM that is shown in figure

2. Therefore, the implementation of the EMaP of the contractor was evaluated by 34 actions, which

had to be implemented at the mid and during the project.

Hand-held GPS units were used for spatial referencing of the worker’s camp of the contractor and the

road line of “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” sub-project. The worker’s camp was located 25 meters from the road

line, which is the approved distance in the DEIAR.

Table 2. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp

№ Measured points Longitude Latitude Altitude Legend

1 Starting point 47054’55.28’’ 106

045’3.71’’ 1274 m А

2 Ending point 47056’9.7’’ 106

040’57.6’’ 1316 m В

3 Worker’s camp 47054’31.6’’ 106

042’52.9’’ 1280 m С

4 Quarry 47056’44.4’’ 106

039’8.0’’ 1395 m D

5 Temporary road 47055’15.97’’ 106

044’40.76’’ 1285 m E

Figure 4. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp

The worker’s camp should be located and surrounded by a fence 50 meters from the proposed road

line, according to the DEIAR. This was accomplished in practice. A table, showing the results of

monitoring the implementation of EMaP for this sub-project is presented on the next page.


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RESULTS OF MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

FOR THE “UB-ORBIT-TAHILT” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT

Table 3. “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” EMaP monitoring – 2nd

phase

* According to the report on DIEA

** 1, 2, 3, 4, 5th

columns of the table belong to the PIU and IA

Table reading:

1. Planned action The following actions have to be done by solely or collaboration between PIU and IA.

2. The report It tells you that which section of the report on DIEA and EMaP, EMoP, those are annexes of the report, mentioned the following actions.

3. Duration Indicating that when the following actions have to be done. During means the whole period of the project implementation.

4. Monitoring Showing that how the action implementations have been monitored.

5. Fact Presenting what evidence was the base of the conclusion of the action implementation.

6. Implementation Execution of the following actions concluded by three different marks, beneath, based on collected facts.

7. Explanation Background information on assessment of the action implementation was written in this column.

satisfactory incomplete unsatisfactory

№ Planned actions

1

The report

2

Duration

3

Monitoring

4

Fact

5

Implementation

6

Explanation

7

Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on air, its control

1.

During the construction process, water and

moisturize soil to reduce dusting. EMaP-7

RDEIA-

6.1.3.3

During

Whether soil moisturizes by irrigation machinery,

pays water bills and made a contract with water

supply organization or not.

- Photo picture

- Irrigation machinery

- Questionary among locals

- Contract and bill

Satisfactory

Soil is moisturized.

ОТ1-4, 1-8, 1-9, ОТ2-1, 2-2, 2-3,

2-4

2.

Make a contract with an electric company and

supply electricity from the central station. EMaP-16

RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether electricity supplies from the central

station, a contract made with the organization,

and bills pay or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Electricity is supplied from the

central station.

ОТ1-10, 1-11, ОТ2-5

3. According to the EMoP, execute air quality

monitoring during the construction process.

EMaP-17

EMoP Mid

Whether the air monitoring research is executed

or not. Impossible to

assess

This action executes by the

specialist, not the IA.

Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on soil, its control

4.

Remove, pile and keep a top layer of the soil in

the route of roadbed that is covering 5.82 ha

area.

EMaP-1

RDEIA-6.1.3

Beginning

or mid

Whether soil removed and piled in the specified

area or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Soil is removed and piled in the

specified area. ОТ1-12, 1-13

5. Introduce new technology related to removing

the topsoil with plant root and keep, reuse the

soil in rehabilitation activities.

EMaP-12 Beginning

or mid

Whether the new technology introduced and kept

or not. - Photo picture Incomplete It did not follow the technology.

ОТ1-12, 1-13

6.

Control the storage of fuel and lubricants,

prevent spilling of it and clean the area in case

of any leakages.

EMaP-8 During

Whether fuel and lubricants prevent from

spilling, if not the polluted area cleaned or not. - Observation

- Photo picture Satisfactory

The area for change lubricants is

prepared and so far, not spilled.


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ОТ1-14, ОТ2-6, 2-7, 2-8

7.

Locate a technical repair place within 50 m

width from the proposed road line. RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether a technical repair place is located in

appropriate place or not. - Photo picture

- Measurement Satisfactory

The place is located in a camp,

and the camp is situated in 25 m

from the proposed road line.

ОТ1-15, 1-16

8. Do not create a new water channel and runoff

route during the bridge construction. RDEIA-2.2 During Whether a new water channel created or not. - Observation Satisfactory It not created. ОТ2-9

9.

Control the movement of vehicles, prevent from

creating unnecessary roadways, post road signs

where necessary.

RDEIA-

6.1.3.3 During

Whether the vehicle movement is controlled, and

road signs are posted or not. - Photo picture Unsatisfactory

Road signs are not posted, and

unnecessary earth roads created.

ОТ1-17, 1-18

10. Create earth roads as few as possible during the

project implementation and rehabilitate it at the

end of the project.

RDEIA-6.5.3 Mid and

ending

Whether unnecessary earth roads are created, if

yes the eroded areas rehabilitated at the end of

the project or not.

Irrelevant to

2nd phase

11. According to the EMoP, execute soil quality

monitoring.

EMaP-19

EMoP Ending

Whether the soil monitoring research is executed


assess



Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on water, its control

12. Pay the water cost for any purpose, which uses

during project implementation based on a water

counter.

EMaP-14

RDEIA-6.2.3 During

Whether the water bill is paid based on the water

counter or not. - Bill Satisfactory Proved by bills. ОТ1-4

13. Water should provide from the nearest water-

supply system without drilling a new well. RDEIA-2.3.2 During

Whether a new well drilled and a water tank has

or not. - Photo picture

- Bill and note Satisfactory

Water is supplied from nearest

well. ОТ1-4, 1-8, 1-9

Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the vegetation cover, its control

14. According to the EMoP, execute rehabilitation

monitoring.

EMaP-18

EMoP Ending

Whether the necessary area rehabilitated, and the

monitoring research is executed or not. Impossible to

assess



Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from waste on environment, its control

15.

Strictly prohibit all kinds of waste, which create

during the project implementation, disposal

without control, deliver to the authorized site. EMaP-2 During

Whether wastes deliver to the authorized site and

made a contract with a vocational organization or

not.

- Photo picture

- Observation Satisfactory

No wastes in surrounding area

and wastes are delivered to the

authorized site. ОТ1-19, 1-20, 1-

21, ОТ2-10, 2-11-15

16.

Store used lubricants, which are hazardous

wastes from construction in a special sealed

container, build a temporary storage of it

according to standard, isolate it from the

environment and deliver used lubricants for

recycling.

EMaP-9, 10

RDEIA-6.2.3 During

Whether lubricants store in a sealed container, it

isolates from the environment, and it delivers for

the recycling. - Observation Unsatisfactory

No container, and deliver for the

recycling is questionable.

17. Properly remove soft materials of roadbed such

as soil that is unsuitable for construction. EMaP-3 During

Whether soft materials are removed properly or

not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Soft materials are used for land

flattening. ОТ1-13, 1-22, 1-23

18.

Classify solid wastes; build temporary dump site

and monitor, whether the wastes are delivered to

the authorized site, if necessary, transport wastes

to the recycling place.

EMaP-15 During

Whether solid wastes are classified and delivered

to the authorized site or not. - Photo picture Incomplete

Solid wastes are classified and

kept in containers, but not

covered. ОТ1-19, 1-20, 1-21,

ОТ2-16

19. Locate a container for liquid waste, use mobile

toilets during the construction period and

EMaP-24

RDEIA-3.2.6 During

Whether the liquid waste is kept in a container,

mobile toilets are used and disposed of it to the - Photo picture Unsatisfactory No container, and dug a hole for

liquid waste disposal. ОТ1-21,


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dispose of it to the authorized site. authorized site or not. ОТ2-17

20. Clean and collect solid wastes that are in the

project site and deliver to the authorized site. EMaP-11

RDEIA-3.1

Beginning

and ending

Whether solid wastes are cleaned and delivered

to the authorized site or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Solid wastes are cleaned. ОТ1-24,

1-25, 1-26, ОТ2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-

13, 2-14, 2-15

21. Control the safe disposal of a traditional sewage

system after the resettlement.

EMaP-4

RDEIA-6.2.3 Beginning

Whether a traditional sewage disposed of safely

or not. - Questionary among locals Satisfactory The sewages are disposed of

safely.

22. Do not dispose of waste in flood ditch and water

runoff route.

EMaP-23

RDEIA-6.2.3 During

Whether wastes are disposed of in a flood ditch

or not. - Observation Satisfactory Wastes are not disposed of in a

flood ditch. ОТ2-9

Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from natural risks on environment, its control

23. Construct trenches for drainage in flood-prone

areas. RDEIA-7 Beginning

Whether trenches constructed in flood-prone

areas or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Trenches constructed. ОТ2-9

24. Plant and cover two sides of roadbed and

mountainside with top soil.

EMaP-5

RDEIA-6.3.3 Ending

Whether the places covered by top soil and

planted or not.

Irrelevant to

2nd phase

25. Shape and make small bench for making stable

mountainside, in west side of the roadbed. RDEIA-6.3.3 Ending

Whether a bench for stable mountainside made

and shaped or not.

26. Make a hillside that is not higher than 2 meters

in the east side of the roadbed. RDEIA-6.3.3 Ending

Whether a hillside with specified height made or

not.

Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the socio-economy and public, its control

27.

Notify people, including in risk persons such as

pregnant women, elders, neurotic, and with

respiratory disease in the impact zone before

construction and if necessary, make temporary

resettlement.

EMaP-13


Whether notified people and resettled them or

not. - Questionary among locals Satisfactory

Examination has been done and

notified people.

ОТ1-33, 1-34, ОТ2-18, 2-19, 2-20

28. Prohibit to work during night time in settlement

area. EMaP-22 During

Whether they work in settlement area during

night time or not. - Questionary among locals Satisfactory

Proved by questionary among

locals.

29.

Locate machineries that use in the project,

within 50 m width from the proposed road line. RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether machineries are located in the specified

place or not. - Photo picture


The machineries are located in a

camp, and the camp is situated in

5 m from the proposed road line.

ОТ1-31, 1-32, 1-33, 1-34

30. To landscape of bus-stop. RDEIA-2.1 Ending Whether bus-stops landscaped or not.

Irrelevant to

2nd phase

31. Rehabilitate and landscape all necessary places,

where soil is influenced during the construction

at the end of the project.

EMaP-6 Ending

Whether the places rehabilitated and landscaped

at the end of the project or not.

32. Resettle and pay compensation to local people

who are settled in the proposed road line. RDEIA-2.2 Beginning

Whether people resettled, and compensation paid

or not. - Questionary among locals Satisfactory

The resettlement executed by

PMU according to law.

Minimization and mitigation of labor safety and security risk, its control

33. Shift electric line, which is in the proposed road.

RDEIA-1.8 Beginning Whether the electric lines shifted or not. - Work plan


The electric lines shifted. ОТ1-36,

1-37

34. Provide a complete set of firefighting equipment

and check the expiry date of fire extinguishers.

EMaP-25

RDEIA-7 During

Whether firefighting equipment provided, and the

expiry date checked or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory Firefighting equipment is located

in the camp. ОТ1-40, ОТ2-21

35. Provide labor safety equipment such as EMaP-26 During Whether labor safety equipment is provided or - Observation Satisfactory Labor safety equipment is


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earphones, eyeglasses and work clothes for

construction workers.

RDEIA-6.5.3 not. - Photo picture provided. ОТ1-41-43, ОТ2-22

36.

Organize training with a vocational organization

and introduce awareness-building measures on

prevention from risks of potential accidents to

the project staff.

EMaP-27

RDEIA-7 During

Whether a training organized, and awareness-

building measures are introduced to the project

staffs or not.

- Questionary among workers


A regulation of LSS made and

training was organized. ОТ1-1, 1-

44, ОТ2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-38, 2-

39

37. Supply fuel from the nearest petrol station and it

should not reserve. RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether fuel is supplied from the nearest petrol

station and reserved or not. - Observation

- Bill Satisfactory

Fuel not reserved, and supplied by

a mobile station. ОТ1-3, ОТ2-26

38. Locate temporary buildings such as wagons


Whether the temporary buildings located in the

specified area or not. - Photo picture


The buildings are located in the

camp. ОТ1-45, ОТ2-27, 2-28

Minimization and mitigation of environmental delict, its control

39. Control the preparation of raw materials such as

sand, gravel and stones nearby river basin and

use sand, gravel and stones from licensed mines.

EMaP-20, 21 During

Whether the raw materials are supplied by

licensed mines or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

The raw materials are supplied by

licensed mines. ОТ2-29, 2-30, 2-

31, 2-32, 2-33, 2-34, 2-35

40. Do not open a new quarry for supply of raw

materials for construction. EMaP-28

RDEIA-2.2 During

Whether a new quarry opened or not.


A new quarry opened, and has a

license. ОТ2-29, 2-30, 2-31, 2-

32, 2-33, 2-34, 2-35

41.

Implement the environmental management plan,

make a regulation of environmental protection,

assign environmental responsibility to one of the

managerial staffs and s/he controls

implementation of the EMaP and EMoP.

EMaP-29

EAO-1 During

Whether the EMaP implements, a regulation

made and environmental responsibility assigned

or not. - Questionary among workers Unsatisfactory

Environmental responsibility not

assigned, and no plan. ОТ1-2

42.

Constantly implement the EMaP and EMoP,

report implementation of the environmental

actions to the MNET and environmentalist of

the District in every November and consult with

environmental expert.

EAO-2, 4 During

Whether it implements and reported to the

organization or not. Unsatisfactory

Information is inadequate, and no

report.

43.

Finance the environmental actions that were in

EMaP and EMoP, control its expense. EAO-3 During

Whether the economic issue of environmental

actions solved, and its expense is controlled or

not.

- EMaP and EMoP

- Financial report and bill Incomplete

The economic issue solved, but

financial information is

insufficient. ОТ1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6,

1-7, ОТ2-36-...

29 out of aforesaid 43 actions were mentioned in EMaP, EMoP and EAO, remaining 14 actions were stated in the report of DEIA.

The monitoring results in the table are read as below.

A planned action 1:

The requirement in row 1 of this table is stated in 6.1.3.3 section of the DEIA report and 7th row of EMaP. It has to be done the whole period of the project implementation. It assessed as

“Satisfactory” by the auditing of an environmental external specialist based on aforesaid facts. The facts are enclosed in this report.


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Three measures for air, soil, and rehabilitation monitoring out of all 43 measures of the EEM on “UB-

Orbit-Tahilt” road improvement sub-project will be executed by the external environmental

monitoring specialist, who was chosen by the PMU. Six measures out of 40 were irrelevant to the 2nd

phase. The remaining 34 measures should be implemented in the project time. Twenty six out of 34

measures were assessed as satisfactory. Three of them were evaluated as incomplete and 5 were

valued as unsatisfactory.

Table 4. Results of the EMaP monitoring

№ Assessment Count Percent

Air

So

il

Wat

er

Veg

etat

ion

Was

te

Nat

ura

l ri

sk

So

cio-e

con

om

y

and

pu

bli

c

Lab

or

safe

ty

Del

ict

1. Satisfactory 26 76,5 2 4 2 0 5 1 4 6 2

2. Incomplete 3 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

3. Unsatisfactory 5 14,5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

Result of 2nd

phase 34 100 2 6 2 0 8 1 4 6 5

Irrelevant to the 2nd

phase 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0

Impossible to assess 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Overall 43 3 8 2 1 8 4 6 6 5

76.5% of 34 measures were assessed as satisfactory, 9% as incomplete, 14.5% evaluated as

unsatisfactory. There are shown in numerical and percentile expressions of the result. As shown in

table 4, for minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on soil, 4 were assessed as satisfactory, 1

was incomplete, one was evaluated as unsatisfactory and two were impossible to assess out of eight

measures. The results of other measures are shown in tables 3 and 4.

Figure 5. Numerical and percentile expressions of the result

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3 5 9 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Sat

isfa

cto

ry

Imco

mp

lete

Un

sati

sfac

tory

Impo

ssib

le t

o

asse

ss

Num

ber

Numerical expression of the the

result

76%

9%

15% 0%

Percentile expression of the result

Satisfactory

Imcomplete

Unsatisfactory


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RESULTS OF MONITORING THE BUDGET EXPENDITURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN

FOR THE “UB-ORBIT-TAHILT” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT

Table 5. “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” EMoP monitoring – 2nd

phase


** 1, 2, 3, 4, 5th


Table reading:


2. The report It tells you that which section of EMaP and EMoP, those are annexes of the report, mentioned the following actions.

3. Respondent Showing that who is responsible for the action.


5. Planned cost Amount of money, which was planned to spend for the action before the project.


7. Actual cost Amount of money, which is spent for the action during the project.




№ Planned actions

1

The report

2

Respondent

3

Duration

4

Planned cost, ₮

5

Implementation

6

Actual cost, ₮

7

Fact

8

Explanation

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1. During the construction process, water

and moisturize soil to reduce dusting.

Fill an irrigation machinery

EMaP-7 IA During

1 310 000

1 870 000 Satisfactory ОТ1 - 890 000

ОТ2 – 1 332 600

ОТ1-3

ОТ2-40-45

See 1st row of the

table on the action

monitoring results.

Transport 560 000

Moisturize -

2.

According to the EMoP, execute air

quality monitoring during the

construction process.

NO2

EMaP-17

EMoP

PIU

IA Mid

800 000

4 160 000 Impossible

to assess no no

This action executes by

the specialist, not the IA.

CO2 800 000

SO2 800 000

Dust 800 000

Noise 960 000

Total 6 030 000 2 222 600


3. Control the storage of fuel and lubricants, prevent spilling of it and

clean the area in case of any leakages. EMaP-8 IA Mid 70 000 70 000 Satisfactory no no Not spilled.

4. According to the EMoP, execute soil

quality monitoring.

Pb EMaP-19

EMoP

PIU

IA Ending

1 120 000 3 200 000

Impossible

to assess no no


the specialist, not the IA. Petroleum 1 280 000

Humus 800 000

Total 3 270 000 no


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5. According to the EMoP, execute

rehabilitation monitoring.

Growth of the planted vegetation

EMaP-18

EMoP

PIU

IA

Mid or

ending

20 000

110 000 Impossible

to assess no no


the specialist, not the IA.

Well growing species 20 000

Presence of weeds 20 000

Vegetation cover 20 000

Non-rehabilitated area 20 000

Perennial plant yield and height 10 000

Total 110 000 no


6.

Strictly prohibit all kinds of waste,

which create during the project

implementation, disposal without

control, deliver to the authorized site.

Collect and temporary keep

waste. EMaP-2, 23 IA During

50 000

340 000 Satisfactory ОТ2 – 15 000 ОТ2-36-37 See 15th row of the table

on the action monitoring

results. Deliver to the authorized site 290 000

7.

Store used lubricants, which are hazardous wastes from construction

in a special sealed container, build a temporary storage of it according

to standard, isolate it from the environment and deliver used lubricants

for recycling.

EMaP-9, 10 IA During 30 000 30 000 Unsatisfactory no no No bills. See 16th row of

the table on the action

monitoring results.

8. Properly remove soft materials of

roadbed such as soil that is unsuitable

for construction.

Deliver to the authorized site EMaP-3 IA During

50 000 80 000 Satisfactory no no

No bills. See 17th row of


monitoring results. Give to the necessary person. 30 000

9. Clean and collect solid wastes that are

in the project site and deliver to the

authorized site.

Clean the area. EMaP-11 IA

Beginning

and ending

50 000 150 000 Satisfactory ОТ2 – 15 000 ОТ2-36-37

See 20th row of the table


results. Deliver to the authorized site 100 000

10. Control the safe disposal of a traditional sewage system after the

resettlement.

EMaP-4 IA Beginning 175 000 175 000 Satisfactory no no No bills. See 21st row of


monitoring results.

Total 775 000 15 000


11. Plant and cover two sides of roadbed

and mountainside with top soil.

Cover the necessary places by

soil EMaP-5 IA Ending 80 000

580 000 Irrelevant to

2nd phase

Plant perennial vegetation 500 000

Total 580 000 no


12.

Notify people, including in risk persons

such as pregnant women, elders, neurotic,

and with respiratory disease in the impact

zone before construction and if necessary,

make temporary resettlement.

Notify people before the

construction EMaP-13

PIU

IA Beginning

150 000

1 150 000 Satisfactory ОТ2 – 20 000 ОТ2-46 See 27th row of the table


results. Prepare to the survey and

meeting 1 000 000

13. Rehabilitate and landscape all necessary

places, where soil is influenced during the

construction at the end of the project.

Clean the area

EMaP-6 IA Ending 100 000 100 000 Irrelevant to

2nd phase Rehabilitate and

landscape the area

Total 1 250 000 20 000


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14. Provide a complete set of firefighting equipment and check the expiry

date of fire extinguishers. EMaP-25 IA During 50 000 50 000 Satisfactory no no No bills. See 34th row of


monitoring results.

15. Provide labor safety equipment such as earphones, eyeglasses and

work clothes for construction workers. EMaP-26 IA During 200 000 200 000 Satisfactory ОТ2 – 1 520 000 ОТ2-47-48 See 35th row of the table


results.

16. Organize training with a vocational organization and introduce

awareness-building measures on prevention from risks of potential

accidents to the project staff.

EMaP-27 IA During 150 000 150 000 Satisfactory no no No bills. See 36nd row of


monitoring results.

17. Collaborate with an environmental vocational organization for

implementation of EMaP and EMoP. EMaP-30 IA During 2 000 000 2 000 000 Unsatisfactory no no No collaboration

Total 2 400 000 1 520 000

Grand total 14 415 000

From this, for the environmental monitoring 7 470 000

From this, for IA 6 945 000 3 777 600

17 actions with the cost out of 30 actions were mentioned in EMaP, and EMoP, were written in this table. The remaining actions without the cost not belonged to this auditing.


A planned action 1:

The requirement in row 1 of this table is stated in 7th

row of EMaP. It has to be done the whole period of the project implementation. The aforesaid cost was planned to spend for the action before

the project, and the actual cost was calculated based on bills. It assessed as “Satisfactory” by the auditing of an environmental external specialist based on the actual costs. This assessment is

only for cost auditing, not for implementation of environmental action. The facts are enclosed in this report and explanation of assessment was written in a last column of the report.


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Seventeen measures with the cost out of 30 measures were written in the EMaP of the sub-project, and

a total of 14 415 000 T was planned to be spent. From that amount of money, 7 470 000 T had to be

spent for air, soil and rehabilitation monitoring research, as mentioned in EMoP. The pollution

monitoring will be executed by the specialist, who was chosen by the PMU. The EMoP says that the

remaining 6 945 000 T has to be spent for the rest of the measures, which should be implemented by

the contractor. The following table shows a breakdown of the planned costs that belong to the

contractor.

Table 6. Breakdown of the planned cost and its expenditure

№ Groups The cost

Planned Expenditure

1 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on air, its

control 1 870 000 2 222 600

2 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on soil, its

control 70 000 no

3 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the

vegetation cover, its control no no

4 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from waste

on the environment, its control 775 000 15 000

5 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from natural

risks on the environment, its control 580 000 no

6 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the socio-

economy and public, its control 1 250 000 20 000

7 Minimization and mitigation of labor safety and security

risk, its control 2 400 000 1 520 000

Total 6 945 000 3 777 600

Figure 6. Numerical expression of the EMoP monitoring result

As shown in the aforesaid table and figure, the contractor spent some of the planned cost in progress,

and some measures were executed by its internal resources without cost. For the following reasons, it

was impossible to evaluate the implementation of the EMM of the contractor based on the EMoP

0

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

3000000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The

am

ount

of

mo

ney

Groups

The cost of EPA

Planned Expense


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monitoring result. i) the planned cost was too general and unclear, ii) the cost was different than the

recent market price (maybe it is related to the time that the DEIA was made) and iii) in some cases; it

was not necessary to spend. For instance:

1. In the first row of the EMoP monitoring result, 2 222 600 T was spent out of the planned cost

for moisturizing. It means the contractor overspent the budget before the accomplishment of

the project. Maybe, it is related to the inflation.

2. In the second row of the EMoP monitoring result, the measure was impossible to assess, since

this measure should be implemented by the specialist, not the contractor.

3. In the third row of the EMoP monitoring result, although the contractor did not spend money,

it was assessed as satisfactory. Because of the case was not happened during the project term.

Thus, it is impossible to evaluate the implementation of the EMM of the contractor based on the

EMoP monitoring result. Also, we should consider the results of monitoring the implementation of

EMaP.

The result of environmental pollution monitoring

The environmental pollution monitoring has been executed in the area where the “UB-Orbit-Tahilt”

sub-project is implemented. The aim of this monitoring was to examine the impact of the sub-project

on the environment. The monitoring was conducted in the following two environs and executed by the

“Us-Orchin” Co Ltd., under the guidance of the specialist. Based on EMaP and EMoP, a work task has

been developed as follows:

1. Air quality

2. Soil quality

Table 7. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Orbit-Tahilt”

№ Sampling points Longitude Latitude Altitude Legend

1 Soil quality sampling - 1 47°56'43,6" 106°39'6,2" 1383 m ОТ1

2 Soil quality sampling - 2

47°56'8,9" 106°40'57,5" 1303 m ОТ2 Air quality sampling - 1

3 Soil quality sampling - 3 47°54'31,1" 106°42'53,5" 1272 m ОТ3


47°54'44,6" 106°44'35,1" 1259 m ОТ4 Air quality sampling - 2

Figure 7. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Orbit-Tahilt”


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Air quality monitoring:

The monitoring has been done at the beginning and end of the new road in Orbit-Tahilt by AQMS-

9000 mobile automatic system and data from UB air quality monitoring stations in between 12-2 pm

on the 8th of June, 2012.

Figure 8. AQMS-9000 mobile automatic system for air quality monitoring

The monitoring was done for 30 minutes with a 10-minute frequency at the above-mentioned two

places. All parameters were measured three times, then averaged and compared with MNS 4585:2007.

In addition to this, the air-quality index was calculated.

Table 8. Results of air quality measurement – OT2

№ Measured parameters Unit Duration

Average Standard Difference Explanation 10‘ 20‘ 30‘

1 Sulfur dioxide SO2 µg/m3 6 3 12 7 450 0,01 unpolluted

2 Nitrogen dioxide NO2 µg/m3 12 18 32 21 85 0,25 unpolluted

3 Particulate matter PM10 µg/m3 15,36-120,3 86 100 0.86 unpolluted

4 Particulate matter PM2,5 µg/m3 3,80-47,43 35,6 50 0,71 unpolluted

5 Noise dB 66,1 66,1 60 1,10 polluted

Air quality measurement has been calculated with the air-quality index.

Table 9. Results of air quality index – OT2

Table 10. Results of air quality measurement – OT4



1 Sulfur dioxide SO2 µg/m3 5 16 25 15,3 450 0,03 unpolluted

2 Nitrogen dioxide NO2 µg/m3 23 47 68 46 85 0.54 unpolluted

3 Particulate matter PM10 µg/m3 16,50-110,35 89 100 0.89 unpolluted

4 Particulate matter PM2,5 µg/m3 12,15-87,54 45 50 0.90 unpolluted

5 Noise dB 59,6 59,6 60 0,99 unpolluted

№ Measured parameters Unit Average Standard Index Explanation

1 SO2 µg/m3 7 450 1 Very good

2 NO2 µg/m3 21 85 25 Very good

3 PM10 µg/m3 86 100 86 Good

4 PM2,5 µg/m3 35,6 50 71 Good

6 Noise dB 66,1 60 110 Average

Overall assessment - Average


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Table 11. Results of air quality index – OT4

Conclusion:

1. Based on a comparison with MNS 4585:2007, air quality at the end of the new road was

assessed as “unpolluted” except for noise pollution. According to the index assessment, the

evaluation was “average” due to noise excess.

2. Based on a comparison with MNS 4585:2007, all air-quality parameters at the beginning of

the new road were assessed as “unpolluted," meaning they did not exceed the permissible

level. According to the index assessment, it was evaluated as “good”.

3. However, the noise pollution was related to the high speed of the vehicles on the straight road.

Measurement of excess noise levels was measured casually very few times. Generally, the

surroundings area of the project is not polluted by noise.

4. In fact, there is impossible to accumulate air pollution when sources of air pollution are few,

the location is upwind, outside of the city and newly settled area.

Soil quality:

The monitoring has been done at the 4 places where the worker’s camp is situated; a quarry for raw

materials and along the road in Orbit-Tahilt in between 12-2 pm on 8th of June, 2012. 1 m

2 area on

each site, that might have been polluted, was selected for soil quality sampling. Five samples from

each site were taken by the grid method and then mixed them into one sample.

Figure 9. Soil quality sampling

In total, 14 parameters, including variables in the work task, were analyzed in the laboratory, and the

results compared to the MNS 5850:2008.


1 SO2 µg/m3 15,3 450 3 Very good

2 NO2 µg/m3 46 85 54 Good

3 PM10 µg/m3 89 100 89 Good

4 PM2,5 µg/m3 45 50 90 Good

6 Noise dB 59,6 60 99 Good

Overall assessment - Good


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Table 12. Results of soil quality analysis – OT1



№ Analyzed parameters Unit Result Standard Difference Explanation

1 Sand % 44,0 - - not mentioned in standard

2 Dirt % 42,4 - - not mentioned in standard

3 Clay % 13,6 - - not mentioned in standard

4 рН 1:2,5 7,31 - - not mentioned in standard

5 СаСО3 % 0,00 - - not mentioned in standard

6 Humus % 5,77 - - not mentioned in standard

7 ЕС2,5 dS/m 0,159 - - not mentioned in standard

8 Р2О5 mg/100g 2,49 - - not mentioned in standard

9 К2О mg/100g 18,6 - - not mentioned in standard

10 Chromium, Cr mg/kg 11,0 150 0,07 Unpolluted

11 Lead, Pb mg/kg 23,5 100 0,24 Unpolluted

12 Cadmium, Cd mg/kg 0,11 3 0,04 Unpolluted

13 Nickel, Ni mg/kg 3,8 150 0,03 Unpolluted

14 Zinc, Zn mg/kg 180,6 300 0,60 Unpolluted
































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Conclusion:

1. The soil has slightly eroded by human activity. However, the fertile soil has not disappeared.

The texture of soil is a sandy.

2. Texture and humus were not involved in the evaluation of quality, since these parameters can

be different in variety of places due to natural conditions.

3. Chromium, lead, cadmium, nickel and zinc did not exceed the permissible level, which was

mentioned in the standard. Therefore, there were assessed as “unpolluted”.

4. In fact, there is no condition to accumulate soil pollution when sources of soil pollution are

few and population density is low.

















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CONCLUSION

The following conclusions have been drawn for the EMM regarding the “UB-Orbit-Tahilt” road

improvement sub-project based on the 2nd

phase of monitoring of EMaP and EMoP. Herein:

1. In total, 43 EMMs of the sub-project has been monitored. Forty out of the 43 measures should

be implemented by the contractor. Six out of 40 actions were irrelevant to the 2nd

phase.

Therefore, these were not monitored. The remaining 34 measures should be implemented in

the project time. Twenty six out of 34 measures were assessed as satisfactory, 3 of them were

evaluated as incomplete and 5 were valued as unsatisfactory. Therefore, we can conclude that

76.5% of the measures were assessed as satisfactory.

2. It was evaluated “F-very poor" at 1st phase. Since the environmental responsibility was

assigned to an engineer, and he has been done several actions according to the report on the

previous monitoring. Therefore, the overall evaluation of EMM of the contractor was

increased by 26.5% and evaluated as “C-average". In further, the activities which assessed

as incomplete and unsatisfactory, should improve.

3. According to the overall evaluation of EMM, the PMU can require the contractor to

improve environmental responsibility and implement EMM of the project.

4. For the contractor, five measures, those assessed as unsatisfactory, were related to the waste

management. Old ways of removing various kinds of waste, such as the use of landfills,

runoff, burning and blowing, should be replaced by more modern ways. It will drastically

improve the evaluation of EMM of the contractor.

5. The unassessable three measures for the monitoring research were not reflected in the overall

evaluation. Those will be implemented by the specialist, who was selected by the PMU.

6. Two measures, those assessed as unsatisfactory, were related to the environmental delict.

Thence, we can conclude that information about environmental management; finance is

inadequate and EAO of the contractor is weak.

7. One action on soil impact was assessed as unsatisfactory due to insufficient information about

a new technology and its process on DEIAR. The technology is related to removing the topsoil

with plant roots, and it was a new to the contractor.

8. There were created many unnecessary earth roads. Therefore, the contractor urgently needs to

post road signs where necessary.

9. It is necessary to collaborate with local administration for minimization and mitigation of

adverse impact on the socio-economy and public.

10. For the contractor, to pay attention to permanent usage of labor safety equipment and uniform.

11. The measures, those assessed as incomplete and unsatisfactory, can be improved by an

initiative of the contractor and collaboration between the PIU and the contractor.

12. So far, the overall actual expense was lower than the planned cost as shown in the result of

monitoring the budget expenditure of the EMoP.

13. According to the results of the environmental pollution monitoring, the project has a positive

impact on surrounding environment.

Recommendations, which were based on the conclusions and observations during the monitoring, are

written at the end of this report.

Second report on external environmental monitoring – “UB-Baruun salaa” road improvement sub-project

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“UB-BARUUN SALAA” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT

According to the proposed plan, this project was started in September, 2010 and had to complete in

June, 2012. However, the project was extended by 3 months. The EEM will be executed in three

stages as mentioned below.

ID Task Name Start Finish2010 2011

OctOct AprAugNov Jan Mar MayDec JunJan FebJunMar

1

4

9/28/

2012

9/22/

2010The project duration

9/8/

2011

9/8/

2011


EMaP and EMoP – 1

9/7/

2012

9/7/

2012


EMaP and EMoP – 3 and

environmental pollution monitoring

3

2

6/8/

2012

6/8/

2012


EMaP and EMoP – 2

2012

Dec NovFeb Apr SepJulMay Jul Aug Sep

Figure 10. EEM schedule of an “UB-Baruun salaa” road improvement sub-project

A working plan, a schedule and a monitoring program had been agreed upon with PMU in advance.

The second phase of EEM was performed on the 8th of June, 2012 collaboration with the contractor

“Xotiin zam” Co., Ltd.

The external environmental monitoring specialist, Ochir Altansukh, and an assistant S.Munhnaran

were executing the EEM. An environmental and internal affair manager of the contractor,

D.Narangerel, an engineer, B.Hadaa, an accountant, U.Sodov and workers were involved in the

monitoring. It has been completed without any outside influence and by following the below-

mentioned schedule.

Working schedule of the EEM

Duration: 7 days in June, 2011

ID Task Name Start Duration FinishJun 2012

1186 7 10 129

1

2

3

4

5

6

6/6/20121d6/6/2012EIA report reading and work

planning based on EMaP, EMoP

6/7/20121d6/7/2012Documentation collecting

6/8/20121d6/8/2012Site visit and environmental

monitoring

6/10/20122d6/9/2012Data processing and report writing

in Mongolian

6/12/20122d6/11/2012Report writing in English and the

reports delivering

6/12/20127d6/6/2012Total days

Figure 11. The working schedule of the EEM

As shown by table 17, the monitoring has been executed using 43 measures, which are divided into

nine groups. 29 out of the 43 measures were mentioned in EMaP, EMoP and EAO. The remaining 14

measures were stated in the DEIAR.

1. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on air and its control

2. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on soil and its control

3. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on water and its control

4. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the vegetation cover and its control

5. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from waste on the environment and its control


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6. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from natural risks on the environment and its

control

7. Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the socio-economy and public, its control

8. Minimization and mitigation of labor safety and security risk and its control

9. Minimization and mitigation of environmental delict and its control

The implementation period of the mitigation measures has been divided into four different phases:

1. Beginning of the project 8 measures

2. Mid of the project 4 measures

3. End of the project 9 measures

4. During the project 26 measures

Eight measures out of 43 need to be implemented at the beginning of the project. 4, 9 and 26 measures

should be performed mid-project, at the project end, and during the project, respectively. That means

60% of the EMMs have to be conducted during the project implementation, which requires good EAO

of the contractor.

This monitoring was the 2nd

phase of EEM. Therefore, 6 measures, which have to be implemented at

the end of the project, and 3 measures, that belong to the specialist, were not monitored. According to

the EEM schedule, these 6 measures will be monitored in the 3rd

phase of EEM that is shown in figure

10. Therefore, the implementation of the EMaP of the contractor was evaluated by 34 measures, which

had to be implemented at the mid and during the project.

Hand-held GPS units were used for spatial referencing of the worker’s camp of the contractor and the

road line of “UB-Baruun salaa” sub-project. The worker’s camp was located 10 meters from the road

line, which is the approved distance in the DEIAR.

Table 16. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp

№ Measured points Longitude Latitude Altitude Legend

1 Starting point 47057’24.5’’ 106

049’33.5’’ 1348 m А

2 Ending point 47059’16.2’’ 106

048’06.8’’ 1406 m В

3 Worker’s camp 47058’0.0’’ 106

048’50.7’’ 1349 m С

Figure 12. Location of the start and end points of the road line and the worker’s camp

The worker’s camp should be located and surrounded by a fence 50 meters from the proposed road

line, according to the DEIAR. This was accomplished in practice. A table, showing the results of

monitoring the implementation of EMaP for this sub-project is presented on the next page.


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RESULTS OF MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

FOR THE “UB-BARUUN SALAA” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT

Table 17. “UB-Baruun salaa” EMaP monitoring – 2nd

phase


** 1, 2, 3, 4, 5th


Table reading:


2. The report It tells you that which section of the report on DIEA and EMaP, EMoP, those are annexes of the report, mentioned the following actions.


4. Monitoring Showing that how the action implementations have been monitored.





№ Planned actions

1

The report

2

Duration

3

Monitoring

4

Fact

5

Implementation

6

Explanation

7


1.

During the construction process, water and

moisturize soil to reduce dusting. EMaP-7

RDEIA-

6.1.3.3

During

Whether soil moisturizes by irrigation

machinery, pays water bills and made a contract

with water supply organization or not.

- Photo picture

- Irrigation machinery


- Contract and bill

Satisfactory

Soil is moisturized by irrigation

machinery. Бс1-4, 1-7, 1-8, 1-

38, Бс2-1, 2-2

2.

Make a contract with an electric company and

supply electricity from the central station. EMaP-16

RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether electricity supplies from the central

station, a contract made with the organization,

and bills pay or not.

- Contract

- Bill

- Photo picture

Satisfactory

Electricity is supplied from the

central station.

Бс1-2, 1-9, 1-10, 1-38, Бс2-3

3. According to the EMoP, execute air quality

monitoring during the construction process.

EMaP-17

EMoP Mid

Whether the air monitoring research is executed


assess




4.

Remove, pile and keep a top layer of the soil in

the route of roadbed that is covering 2.87 ha

area.

EMaP-1

RDEIA-6.1.3

Beginning

or mid

Whether soil removed and piled in the specified

area or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Soil is removed and piled in the

specified area. Бс1-13, Бс2-4

5. Introduce new technology related to removing

the topsoil with plant root and keep, reuse the

soil in rehabilitation activities.

EMaP-12 Beginning

or mid

Whether the new technology introduced and kept

or not. - Photo picture Incomplete It did not follow the technology.

Бс1-13, Бс2-4

6.

Control the storage of fuel and lubricants,

prevent spilling of it and clean the area in case of

any leakages.

EMaP-8 During

Whether fuel and lubricants prevent from

spilling, if not the polluted area cleaned or not. - Observation

- Photo picture Unsatisfactory

There is not the area for change

lubricants and spilled. Бс2-5


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7.

Locate a technical repair place within 50 m

width from the proposed road line. RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether a technical repair place is located in

appropriate place or not. - Photo picture


The place is located in a camp,

and the camp is situated in 5 m

from the proposed road line.

Бс1-15, Бс2-6, 2-7

8. Do not create a new water channel and runoff

route during the bridge construction. RDEIA-2.2 During Whether a new water channel created or not. - Observation Satisfactory It not created.

9.

Control the movement of vehicles, prevent from

creating unnecessary roadways, post road signs

where necessary.

RDEIA-

6.1.3.3 During

Whether the vehicle movement is controlled, and

road signs are posted or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Road signs are posted, and

groove made in necessary

places. Бс1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-

20, Бс2-8, 2-9, 2-10-11

10. Create earth roads as few as possible during the

project implementation and rehabilitate it at the

end of the project.

RDEIA-6.5.3 Mid and

ending

Whether unnecessary earth roads are created, if

yes the eroded areas rehabilitated at the end of

the project or not.

Irrelevant to

2nd phase

11. According to the EMoP, execute soil quality

monitoring.

EMaP-19

EMoP Ending

Whether the soil monitoring research is executed


assess



Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on water, its control

12. Pay the water cost for any purpose, which uses

during project implementation based on a water

counter.

EMaP-14

RDEIA-6.2.3 During

Whether the water bill is paid based on the water

counter or not. - Bill Satisfactory Water is supplied from the

nearest well. Бс1-38

13. Water should provide from the nearest water-

supply system without drilling a new well. RDEIA-2.3.2 During Whether a new well drilled and a water tank has

or not. - Photo picture

- Bill Satisfactory

A new well is not drilled.

Бс1-4, 1-21, 1-38, Бс2-12


14. According to the EMoP, execute rehabilitation

monitoring.

EMaP-18

EMoP Ending

Whether the necessary area rehabilitated, and the

monitoring research is executed or not. Impossible to

assess




15. Strictly prohibit all kinds of waste, which create

during the project implementation, disposal

without control, deliver to the authorized site.

EMaP-2 During

Whether wastes deliver to the authorized site and

made a contract with a vocational organization

or not.

- Photo picture

- Observation Satisfactory

Wastes are collected in one

place and delivered to the

authorized site. Бс1-6

16.

Store used lubricants, which are hazardous

wastes from construction in a special sealed

container, build a temporary storage of it

according to standard, isolate it from the

environment and deliver used lubricants for

recycling.

EMaP-9, 10

RDEIA-6.2.3 During

Whether lubricants store in a sealed container, it

isolates from the environment, and it delivers for

the recycling. - Questionary among workers Satisfactory

Lubricants are stored in a sealed

container, and it delivers for the

recycling.

17. Properly remove soft materials of roadbed such

as soil that is unsuitable for construction. EMaP-3 During

Whether soft materials are removed properly or

not. - Photo picture Satisfactory

Soft materials are used for land

flattening. Бс1-35, Бс2-31

18.

Classify solid wastes; build temporary dump site

and monitor, whether the wastes are delivered to

the authorized site, if necessary, transport wastes

to the recycling place.

EMaP-15 During

Whether solid wastes are classified and delivered

to the authorized site or not. - Photo picture Unsatisfactory

Solid wastes are not classified

and no container. Бс1-22, 1-23,

Бс2-13

19. Locate a container for liquid waste, use mobile

toilets during the construction period and dispose

of it to the authorized site.

EMaP-24

RDEIA-3.2.6 During

Whether the liquid waste is kept in a container,

mobile toilets are used and disposed of it to the

authorized site or not. - Photo picture Unsatisfactory

No container, and dug a hole for

liquid waste disposal. Бс1-22,

1-23, 1-31, Бс2-14


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20. Clean and collect solid wastes that are in the

project site and deliver to the authorized site. EMaP-11

RDEIA-3.1

Beginning

and ending

Whether solid wastes are cleaned and delivered

to the authorized site or not. - Photo picture

- Questionary among locals Satisfactory

Solid wastes are cleaned and

delivered to the authorized site.

Бс1-6, 1-25, Бс2-15

21. Control the safe disposal of a traditional sewage

system after the resettlement.

EMaP-4


Whether a traditional sewage disposed of safely

or not. - Questionary among locals Satisfactory The sewages are disposed of

safely.

22. Do not dispose of waste in flood ditch and water

runoff route.

EMaP-23

RDEIA-6.2.3 During

Whether wastes are disposed of in a flood ditch

or not. - Observation Satisfactory Wastes are not disposed of in a

flood ditch.


23. Construct trenches for drainage in flood-prone

areas. RDEIA-7 Beginning Whether trenches constructed in flood-prone

areas or not. - Photo picture Satisfactory Trenches are constructed.

Бс1-25, Бс2-16

24. Plant and cover two sides of roadbed and

mountainside with top soil.

EMaP-5

RDEIA-6.3.3 Ending

Whether the places covered by top soil and

planted or not.

Irrelevant to

2nd phase

25. Shape and make small bench for making stable

mountainside, in west side of the roadbed. RDEIA-6.3.3 Ending

Whether a bench for stable mountainside made

and shaped or not.

26. Make a hillside that is not higher than 2 meters

in the east side of the roadbed. RDEIA-6.3.3 Ending

Whether a hillside with specified height made or

not.


27.

Notify people, including in risk persons such as

pregnant women, elders, neurotic, and with

respiratory disease in the impact zone before

construction and if necessary, make temporary

resettlement.

EMaP-13


Whether notified people and resettled them or

not.


- Handouts Satisfactory

They organized several meeting

with people, collaborating with

local administration. A

presentation posted in the

administration house.

Бс1-33, 1-34, Бс2-17

28. Prohibit to work during night time in settlement

area. EMaP-22 During

Whether they work in settlement area during

night time or not. - Questionary among locals Satisfactory

Proved by questionary among

locals.

29.

Locate machineries that use in the project, within

50 m width from the proposed road line. RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether machineries are located in the specified

place or not. - Photo picture


The machineries are located in a

camp, and the camp is situated

in 5 m from the proposed road

line. Бс1-26, Бс2-18, 2-19, 2-20

30. To landscape of bus-stop. RDEIA-2.1 Ending Whether bus-stops landscaped or not.

Irrelevant to

2nd phase

31. Rehabilitate and landscape all necessary places,

where soil is influenced during the construction

at the end of the project.

EMaP-6 Ending

Whether the places rehabilitated and landscaped

at the end of the project or not.

32. Resettle and pay compensation to local people

who are settled in the proposed road line. RDEIA-2.2 Beginning

Whether people resettled, and compensation paid

or not. - Questionary among locals Satisfactory

The resettlement executed by

PMU according to law. Бс1-5


33. Shift electric line, which is in the proposed road. RDEIA-1.8 Beginning Whether the electric lines shifted or not. - Questionary Satisfactory The electric lines shifted.

34.

Provide a complete set of firefighting equipment

and check the expiry date of fire extinguishers. EMaP-25

RDEIA-7 During

Whether firefighting equipment provided, and

the expiry date checked or not. - Photo picture Incomplete

Firefighting equipment

provided, but not complete.

Бс1-27, Бс2-21, 2-22


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35. Provide labor safety equipment such as

earphones, eyeglasses and work clothes for

construction workers.

EMaP-26

RDEIA-6.5.3 During

Whether labor safety equipment is provided or

not. - Observation


Labor safety equipment is

provided. Бс1-28, 1-38, Бс2-23,

2-24

36.

Organize training with a vocational organization

and introduce awareness-building measures on

prevention from risks of potential accidents to

the project staff.

EMaP-27

RDEIA-7 During

Whether a training organized, and awareness-

building measures are introduced to the project

staffs or not. - Plan

- Questionary among workers Satisfactory

A regulation of LSS made, and

it is introduced in every

morning before the work.

Бс1-29, 1-30, 1-36, Бс2-25, 2-

26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30

37. Supply fuel from the nearest petrol station and it

should not reserve. RDEIA-1.8 During

Whether fuel is supplied from the nearest petrol

station and reserved or not. - Observation

- Bill Satisfactory

Fuel not reserved, and supplied

by a mobile station. Бс1-38

38. Locate temporary buildings such as wagons


Whether the temporary buildings located in the

specified area or not. - Photo picture


The buildings are located in the

camp. Бс1-24, 1-26, Бс2-19

Minimization and mitigation of environmental delict, its control

39. Control the preparation of raw materials such as

sand, gravel and stones nearby river basin and

use sand, gravel and stones from licensed mines.

EMaP-20, 21 During

Whether the raw materials are supplied by

licensed mines or not. - Bill Satisfactory

The raw materials are supplied

by licensed mines Бс1-38, Бс2-

18

40.

Do not open a new quarry for supply of raw

materials for construction. EMaP-28

RDEIA-2.2 During

Whether a new quarry opened or not.

- Bill


A new quarry did not open and

raw materials are supplied by

licensed mines. Бс1-37, 1-38,

Бс2-18

41.

Implement the environmental management plan,

make a regulation of environmental protection,

assign environmental responsibility to one of the

managerial staffs and s/he controls


EMaP-29

EAO-1 During

Whether the EMaP implements, a regulation

made and environmental responsibility assigned

or not. - Work contract Satisfactory

Environmental responsibility

assigned to a manager. Бс1-3

42.

Constantly implement the EMaP and EMoP,

report implementation of the environmental

actions to the MNET and environmentalist of the

District in every November and consult with

environmental expert.

EAO-2, 4 During

Whether it implements and reported to the

organization or not. Unsatisfactory

Information is inadequate, and

no report.

43.

Finance the environmental actions that were in

EMaP and EMoP, control its expense. EAO-3 During

Whether the economic issue of environmental

actions solved, and its expense is controlled or

not.

- EMaP and EMoP

- Financial plan

- Financial report and bill

Satisfactory

The economic issue solved, and

expenses are controlled.

Бс1-1, 1-38

29 out of aforesaid 43 actions were mentioned in EMaP, EMoP and EAO, remaining 14 actions were stated in the report of DEIA.


A planned action 1:

The requirement in row 1 of this table is stated in 6.1.3.3 section of the DEIA report and 7th row of EMaP. It has to be done the whole period of the project implementation. It assessed as

“Satisfactory” by the auditing of an environmental external specialist based on aforesaid facts. The facts are enclosed in this report.


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Three measures for air, soil, and rehabilitation monitoring out of all 43 measures of the EEM on “UB-

Baruun salaa” road improvement sub-project will be executed by the external environmental

monitoring specialist, who was chosen by the PMU. Six measures out of 40 were irrelevant to the 2nd

phase. The remaining 34 measures should be implemented in the project time. Twenty eight out of 34

measures were assessed as satisfactory. Two of them were evaluated as incomplete and 4 were valued

as unsatisfactory.

Table 18. Results of the EMaP monitoring

№ Assessment Count Percent

Air

So

il

Wat

er

Veg

etat

ion

Was

te

Nat

ura

l ri

sk

So

cio-e

con

om

y

and

pu

bli

c

Lab

or

safe

ty

Del

ict

1. Satisfactory 28 82 2 4 2 0 6 1 4 5 4

2. Incomplete 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

3. Unsatisfactory 4 12 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

Result of 2nd

phase 34 100 2 6 2 0 8 1 4 6 5

Irrelevant to the 2nd

phase 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0

Impossible to assess 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Overall 43 3 8 2 1 8 4 6 6 5

82% of 34 measures were assessed as satisfactory, 6% as incomplete, 12% evaluated as unsatisfactory.

There are shown in numerical and percentile expressions of the result. As shown in table 18, for

minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on soil, four were assessed as satisfactory, one was

incomplete, one was evaluated as unsatisfactory and two were impossible to assess out of eight

measures. The results of other measures are shown in tables 17 and 18.

Figure 13. Numerical and percentile expressions of the result

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2 4 9 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Sat

isfa

cto

ry

Inco

mp

lete

Un

sati

sfac

tory

Impo

ssib

le t

o

asse

ss

Num

ber

Numerical expression of the the

result

82%

6%

12%

Percentile expression of the result

Satisfactory

Incomplete

Unsatisfactory


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RESULTS OF MONITORING THE BUDGET EXPENDITURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN

FOR THE “UB-BARUUN SALAA” ROAD IMPROVEMENT SUB-PROJECT

Table 19. “UB-Baruun salaa” EMoP monitoring – 2nd

phase


** 1, 2, 3, 4, 5th


Table reading:


2. The report It tells you that which section of EMaP and EMoP, those are annexes of the report, mentioned the following actions.

3. Respondent Showing that who is responsible for the action.


5. Planned cost Amount of money, which was planned to spend for the action before the project.


7. Actual cost Amount of money, which is spent for the action during the project.




№ Planned actions

1

The report

2

Respondent

3

Duration

4

Planned cost, ₮

5

Implementation

6

Actual cost, ₮

7

Fact

8

Explanation

9


1. During the construction process, water

and moisturize soil to reduce dusting.

Fill an irrigation machinery

EMaP-7 IA During

1 090 000

1 180 000 Satisfactory Бс1 - 3 781 770

Бс2 – 500 000

Бс1-38, 59-61

Бс2-32

See 1st row of the

table on the action

monitoring results.

Transport 90 000

Moisturize -

2.

According to the EMoP, execute air

quality monitoring during the

construction process.

NO2

EMaP-17

EMoP

PIU

IA Mid

400 000

2 320 000 Impossible to

assess no no

This action executes

by the specialist, not

the IA.

CO2 400 000

SO2 400 000

Dust 400 000

Noise 720 000

Total 3 500 000 4 281 770


3. Control the storage of fuel and lubricants, prevent spilling of it and

clean the area in case of any leakages. EMaP-8 IA Mid 60 000 60 000 Satisfactory no no Not spilled.

4. According to the EMoP, execute soil

quality monitoring.

Pb EMaP-19

EMoP

PIU

IA Ending

560 000

1 600 000 Impossible to

assess no no



the IA. Petroleum 640 000

Humus 400 000

Total 1 660 000 no


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5.

According to the EMoP,

execute rehabilitation

monitoring.

Growth of the planted vegetation

EMaP-18

EMoP

PIU

IA

Mid or

ending

20 000

110 000 Impossible to

assess no no



the IA.

Well growing species 20 000

Presence of weeds 20 000

Vegetation cover 20 000

Non-rehabilitated area 20 000

Perennial plant yield and height 10 000

Total 110 000 no


6.

Strictly prohibit all kinds of waste,

which create during the project

implementation, disposal without

control, deliver to the authorized site.

Collect and temporary keep

waste. EMaP-2, 23 IA During

50 000

340 000 Satisfactory Бс1 - 45 000 Бс1-38,64 See 15th row of the

table on the action

monitoring results. Deliver to the authorized site 290 000

7.

Store used lubricants, which are hazardous wastes from construction in

a special sealed container, build a temporary storage of it according to

standard, isolate from the environ, deliver used lubricants for recycling.

EMaP-9, 10 IA During 30 000 30 000 Satisfactory no no See 16th row of the

table on the action

monitoring results.

8.

Properly remove soft materials of

roadbed such as soil that is unsuitable

for construction.

Deliver to the authorized site

EMaP-3 IA During

50 000

80 000 Satisfactory no no See 17th row of the

table on the action

monitoring results. Give to the necessary person. 30 000

9.

Clean and collect solid wastes that are

in the project site and deliver to the

authorized site.

Clean the area.

EMaP-11 IA Beginning

and ending

50 000

150 000 Satisfactory Бс – 822 500 Бс2-32, 35-41 See 20th row of the

table on the action

monitoring results. Deliver to the authorized site 100 000

10.

Control the safe disposal of a traditional sewage system after the

resettlement.

EMaP-4 IA Beginning 350 000 350 000 Satisfactory no no See 21st row of the

table on the action

monitoring results.

Total 950 000 867 500


11. Plant and cover two sides of roadbed

and mountainside with top soil.

Cover the necessary places by

soil EMaP-5 IA Ending 80 000

380 000 Irrelevant to

2nd phase

Plant perennial vegetation 300 000

Total 380 000 no


12.

Notify people, including in risk persons

such as pregnant women, elders, neurotic,

and with respiratory disease in the impact

zone before construction and if necessary,

make temporary resettlement.

Notify people before the

construction EMaP-13

PIU

IA Beginning

150 000

1 150 000 Satisfactory no no See 27th row of the

table on the action

monitoring results. Prepare to the survey and

meeting 1 000 000

13. Rehabilitate and landscape all necessary

places, where soil is influenced during the

construction at the end of the project.

Clean the area

EMaP-6 IA Ending 100 000 100 000 Irrelevant to

2nd phase Rehabilitate and landscape

the area

Total 1 250 000 no


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14. Provide a complete set of firefighting equipment and check the expiry

date of fire extinguishers. EMaP-25 IA During 50 000 50 000 Incomplete no no See 34th row of the

table on the action

monitoring results.

15. Provide labor safety equipment such as earphones, eyeglasses and work

clothes for construction workers. EMaP-26 IA During 200 000 200 000 Satisfactory Бс1 - 8 637 400

Бс2 - 2 142 500

Бс1-38,65-83

Бс2-32, 49-54

See 35th row of the

table on the action

monitoring results.

16. Organize training with a vocational organization and introduce

awareness-building measures on prevention from risks of potential

accidents to the project staff.

EMaP-27 IA During 150 000 150 000 Satisfactory Бс1 - 75 000

Бс2 – 500 000

Бс1-38,39, 40

Бс2-32

See 36nd row of the

table on the action

monitoring results.

17. Collaborate with an environmental vocational organization for

implementation of EMaP and EMoP. EMaP-30 IA During 2 000 000 2 000 000 Unsatisfactory no no No collaboration

Total 2 400 000 11 354 900

Grand total 10 250 000

From this, for the environmental monitoring 4 030 000

From this, for IA 6 220 000 16 504 170

17 actions with the cost out of 30 actions were mentioned in EMaP, and EMoP, were written in this table. The remaining actions without the cost not belonged to this auditing.


A planned action 1:

The requirement in row 1 of this table is stated in 7th

row of EMaP. It has to be done the whole period of the project implementation. The aforesaid cost was planned to spend for the action before

the project, and the actual cost was calculated based on bills. It assessed as “Satisfactory” by the auditing of an environmental external specialist based on the actual costs. This assessment is

only for cost auditing, not for implementation of environmental action. The facts are enclosed in this report and explanation of assessment was written in a last column of the report.


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Seventeen measures with the cost out of 30 measures were written in the EMaP of the sub-project, and

a total of 10 250 000 T was planned to be spent. From that amount of money, 4 030 000 T had to be

spent for air, soil and rehabilitation monitoring research, as mentioned in EMoP. The pollution

monitoring will be executed by the specialist, who was chosen by the PMU. The EMoP says that the

remaining 6 220 000 T has to be spent for the rest of the measures, which should be implemented by

the contractor. The following table shows a breakdown of the planned costs that belong to the

contractor.

Table 20. Breakdown of the planned cost and its expenditure

№ Groups The cost

Planned Expenditure

1 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on air, its

control 1 180 000 4 281 770

2 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on soil, its

control 60 000 no

3 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the

vegetation cover, its control no no

4 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from waste

on the environment, its control 950 000 867 500

5 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact from natural

risks on the environment, its control 380 000 no

6 Minimization and mitigation of adverse impact on the socio-

economy and public, its control 1 250 000 no

7 Minimization and mitigation of labor safety and security

risk, its control 2 400 000 11 354 900

Total 6 220 000 16 504 170

Figure 14. Numerical expression of the EMoP monitoring result

As shown in the aforesaid table and figure, the contractor was spent more than the planned cost in

progress, and some measures were executed by its internal resources without cost. For the following

reasons, it was impossible to evaluate the implementation of the EMM of the contractor based on the

0

2000000

4000000

6000000

8000000

10000000

12000000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The

amo

unt

of

mo

ney

Groups

The cost of EPA

Planned Expense


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EMoP monitoring result. i) the planned cost was too general and unclear, ii) the cost was different than

the recent market price (maybe it is related to the time that the DEIA was made) and iii) in some cases;

it was not necessary to spend. For instance:

1. In the first row of the EMoP monitoring result, the planned cost was 1 180 000 T for

moisturizing, but actual cost was 4 281 770 T. This means that the planned cost was lower

than the actual market cost.

2. In the second row of the EMoP monitoring result, the measure was impossible to assess, since

this measure should be implemented by the specialist, not the contractor.

3. In the third row of the EMoP monitoring result, although the contractor did not spend money,

it was assessed as satisfactory. Because of the case was not happened during the project term.

Thus, it is impossible to evaluate the implementation of the EMM of the contractor based on the

EMoP monitoring result. Also, we should consider the results of monitoring the implementation of

EMaP.

The result of environmental pollution monitoring

The environmental pollution monitoring has been executed in the area where the “UB-Baruun salaa”

sub-project is implemented. The aim of this monitoring was to examine the impact of the sub-project

on the environment. The monitoring was conducted in the following two environs and executed by the

“Us-Orchin” Co Ltd., under the guidance of the specialist. Based on EMaP and EMoP, a work task has

been developed as follows:

1. Air quality

2. Soil quality

Table 21. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Baruun salaa”

№ Sampling points Longitude Latitude Altitude Legend

1 Air quality sampling - 1 47°59'15.9" 106°48'5.4" 1410 m BS1


3 Noise measurement - 1 47°59'2.2" 106°48'10.7" 1404 m BS2




7 Air quality sampling - 2 47°57'30.2" 106°49'24.4" 1343 m BS5

Figure 15. Sampling points of environmental pollution monitoring “UB-Orbit-Tahilt”


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Air quality monitoring:

The monitoring has been done at the beginning and end of the new road in Baruun salaa by AQMS-

9000 mobile automatic system and data from UB air quality monitoring stations in between 10-11 am

on the 8th of June, 2012.

Figure 16. AQMS-9000 mobile automatic system for air quality monitoring

Figure 17. Noise measurement

The monitoring was done for 30 minutes with a 10-minute frequency at the above-mentioned two

places. All parameters were measured three times, then averaged and compared with MNS 4585:2007.

In addition to this, the air-quality index was calculated.

Table 22. Results of air quality measurement – BS1



1 Sulfur dioxide SO2 µg/m3 0 0 0 0 450 0 Unpolluted

2 Nitrogen dioxide NO2 µg/m3 15 20 15 16 85 0.18 Unpolluted

3 Particulate matter PM10 µg/m3 1,56-50,23 36 100 0.36 Unpolluted

4 Particulate matter PM2,5 µg/m3 1,05-45,70 23 50 0.46 Unpolluted

5 Noise dB 43,8 43,8 60 0,73 Unpolluted



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Table 23. Results of air quality index – BS1

Table 24. Results of noise measurement and index – BS2

№ Measured

parameters Unit

Duration Average Standard Difference Explanation

10‘ 20‘ 30‘

1 Measurement dB 59,3 59,3 60

0,98 Very good

2 Index 98 Good



№ Measured

parameters Unit


10‘ 20‘ 30‘


1,02 Polluted

2 Index 102 Average



№ Measured

parameters Unit


10‘ 20‘ 30‘


1,21 Polluted

2 Index 121 Average


Table 27. Results of air quality measurement – BS5



1 Sulfur dioxide SO2 µg/m3 5 3 7 5 450 0,01 Unpolluted

2 Nitrogen dioxide NO2 µg/m3 35 43 86 54,6 85 0.64 Unpolluted

3 Particulate matter PM10 µg/m3 10,82-63,15 57 100 0.57 Unpolluted

4 Particulate matter PM2,5 µg/m3 12,05-60,50 47 50 0.94 Unpolluted

5 Noise dB 74,9 74,9 60 1,25 Polluted


Table 28. Results of air quality index – BS5



2 NO2 µg/m3 16 85 19 Very good

3 PM10 µg/m3 36 100 36 Very good

4 PM2,5 µg/m3 23 50 46 Very good

6 Noise dB 43,8 60 73 Good




2 NO2 µg/m3 54,6 85 64 Good

3 PM10 µg/m3 57 100 57 Good


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Conclusion:

1. Based on a comparison with MNS 4585:2007, all parameters of air quality at the end of the

new road were assessed as “unpolluted”. According to the index assessment, the evaluation

was “good”.

2. Only noise measurements have been done at BS2, BS3, BS4 points and by the standard, they

were assessed as “unpolluted” and “polluted”. By the index assessment, noise was measured

as “good” and “average”.

3. Based on a comparison with MNS 4585:2007, air quality at the BS5 – beginning of the new

road was assessed as “unpolluted” except for noise pollution. According to the index

assessment, the evaluation was “average” due to noise excess.

4. However, the noise pollution was related to the high acceleration of the vehicles on the

ascending road. Measurement of excess noise levels was measured casually very few times.

Generally, the surroundings area of the project is not polluted by noise.

5. In fact, there is impossible to accumulate air pollution when sources of air pollution are few,

the location is upwind and outside of the city.

Soil quality:

The monitoring has been done at the 2 places where the worker’s camp is situated and end of the road

in Baruun salaa in 11 am on 8th of June, 2012. 1 m

2 area on each site, that might have been polluted,

was selected for soil quality sampling. Five samples from each site were taken by the grid method and

then mixed them into one sample.

Figure 18. Soil quality sampling

In total, 14 parameters, including variables in the work task, were analyzed in the laboratory, and the

results compared to the MNS 5850:2008.

4 PM2,5 µg/m3 47 50 94 Good

6 Noise dB 74,9 60 125 Average



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Table 29. Results of soil quality analysis – BS1

Table 30. Results of soil quality analysis – BS4

Conclusion:

1. The soil has slightly eroded by human activity. However, the fertile soil has not disappeared.

The texture of soil is a sandy.

2. Texture and humus were not involved in the evaluation of quality, since these parameters can

be different in variety of places due to natural conditions.

3. Chromium, lead, cadmium, nickel and zinc did not exceed the permissible level, which was

mentioned in the standard. Therefore, there were assessed as “unpolluted”.

4. In fact, there is no condition to accumulate soil pollution when sources of soil pollution are

few and population density is low.
































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CONCLUSION

The following conclusions have been drawn for the EMM regarding the “UB-Baruun salaa” road

improvement sub-project based on the 2nd

phase of monitoring of EMaP and EMoP. Herein:

1. In total, 43 EMMs of the sub-project has been monitored. Forty out of the 43 measures should

be implemented by the contractor. Six out of 40 actions were irrelevant to the 2nd

phase.

Therefore, these were not monitored. The remaining 34 measures should be implemented in

the project time. Twenty eight out of 34 measures were assessed as satisfactory, 2 of them

were evaluated as incomplete and 4 were valued as unsatisfactory. Therefore, we can conclude

that 82% of the measures were assessed as satisfactory.

2. The overall evaluation of EMM of the contractor was evaluated as “B - good". Since the

environmental responsibility was assigned to an internal affair manager. But, overall

assessment of the 1st phase was 85%, and it has been reduced by 3%. That means, the

contractor did not take any additional action to improve the environmental responsibility.

However, the contractor has an opportunity to improve this overall evaluation of EMM.

3. For the contractor, three measures, those assessed as unsatisfactory, were related to the waste

management. Old ways of removing various kinds of waste, such as the use of landfills,

runoff, burning and blowing, should be replaced by more modern ways. It will drastically

improve the evaluation of EMM of the contractor.

4. The unassessable three measures for the monitoring research were not reflected in the overall

evaluation. These will be implemented by the specialist, who was selected by the PMU.

5. One measure, this assessed as unsatisfactory, was related to the environmental delict. Thence,

we can conclude that information about environmental management was inadequate.

6. One action on soil impact was assessed as incomplete due to insufficient information about a

new technology and its process on DEIAR. The technology is related to removing the topsoil

with plant roots, and it was a new to the contractor.

7. For the contractor, to pay attention to complete a set of firefighting equipment.

8. The measures, those assessed as incomplete and unsatisfactory, can be improved by an

initiative of the contractor and collaboration between the PIU and the contractor.

9. So far, the overall actual expense was more than the planned cost as shown in the result of

monitoring the budget expenditure of the EMoP. It was indicating that the effort of the

contractor. However, the planned cost was different than the recent market price.

10. The planned costs of some measures were lower than the recent actual prices, resulting in

unplanned costs. Probably, this difference depends on what year that particular DEIA was

made.

11. According to the results of the environmental pollution monitoring, the project has a positive

impact on surrounding environment.

Recommendations, which were based on the conclusions and observations during the monitoring, are

written at the end of this report.


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RECOMMENDATION

The following recommendations have been drawn for the ADB, PMU, PIU and the contractors based

on the results of external environmental monitoring on the road improvement sub-projects.

Considering these recommendations, it is possibly to mitigate adverse impacts of the project on the

environment, socio-economy and public in the near future. In addition, it is possible to avoid legal

liability for the environmental delict, which might be incurred in the future. Herein:

ADB:

1. According to Mongolian law, the DEIA of sub-projects was done before the project

implementation. So, the planned cost in the EMaP and EMoP can either coordinate with the

state inflation during the year of project implementation or balance it with the actual market

price.

2. An environmental specialist and an external monitoring specialist should work on all projects

that will be implemented in the future. Their work would be a main indicator of the ecological

oriented policy of ADB.

3. Before the project began, the environmental quality of the project territory was studied by the

DEIA company, and its result reflected in the DEIAR. It is true that mitigation of the adverse

impact on the environment was done by the PIU and the contractor, according to the EMaP

and EMoP, and its external monitoring was executed by the environmental specialist.

Furthermore, it is necessary to do environmental quality monitoring research after the project

implementation. This is a good opportunity to compare environmental quality at three

different times “past-present-future”, and assess the actual impact of the project on the

environment. In addition, the local people mostly have a negative impression during the

project, but their impression positively changes after the project. Therefore, if environmental

quality assessment such as air, soil, water, rehabilitation, is executed within a short time after

the project closure, then the actual impact of the project on the environment can be assessed.

4. All projects, funded by ADB, should implement the standard MNS ISO 14064-2:2011 “Green

house gases-Part 2: Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification,

monitoring and reporting of green house gas emission reductions or removal enhancements."

This will be an indicator of the world political-economic “green” policy implementation and

will give a good opportunity for minimization of the adverse contributions to earth climate

change.

5. New laws on nature and environment, approved in June, 2012 by the Government, have to

implement in practice.

PMU and PIU

1. The rights and duties of the external environmental monitoring specialist need to be officially

introduced by the PMU to the PIU and the contractor at the beginning of the work. This will

help to avoid misunderstandings between the specialist and the PIU and the contractor during

the monitoring.

2. There needs to be a review checking, whether or not the planned cost of EMaP and EMoP is

enough for the implementation of EMMs and reflects the actual market price.

3. The contractor must be required to hire an environmental specialist or to assign environmental

responsibility to one of the managerial staff.

4. It is proper to carry out environmental quality monitoring such as air, soil, water and

rehabilitation by the environmental specialist, instead of by the PIU and the contractor. This

will give us an opportunity to assess the actual impact of the project on the environment.

5. In some cases, the planned cost, which was proven by Ministry of Nature, Environment and

Tourism is lower than the recent market price. Depends on that, the contractors were spend


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more than the budgeted cost. According to the contract and based on the collected bills, it is

necessary to decide whether overspend money can reimburse or not, if necessary.

6. When evaluating the EMM of the contractor, we should consider not only the EMoP

monitoring results but also the monitoring result of EMaP.


implement in practice.

Contractor

1. When beginning the project, it is best to hire an environmental specialist or to assign

environmental responsibility to one of the managerial staffs, so that he/she controls the


2. There should be a schedule of EMM, control of its implementation, collection of financial

bills and a financial plan made for EMM execution.

3. A close reading of the DEIAR and understanding of it will help to avoid a potential accidents

and loss and amenability, which may happen in the future.

4. Executing the environmental quality monitoring such as air, water, soil and rehabilitation by a

vocational organization or expert, as well as understand these results will help prevent

compensation required by environmental degradation.

5. Old ways of removing various kinds of waste, such as the use of landfills, runoff, burning and

blowing, should be replaced by more modern ways. These include mobile bio-toilet and

mobile containers for solid and liquid waste collection, which can drastically improve the

evaluation of EMM of the contractor. Such mobile containers can be reused many times.

Therefore, it is necessary to invest in proper waste disposal. This will increase the contractor’s

reputation; as well encourage the environmental-economic policy of the state.

6. It is necessary to implement the standard MNS ISO 14064-1:2011 “Green house gases-Part 1:

Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of green

house gas emission reductions or removal enhancements." This will be an indicator of the

contractor’s “green” policy implementation and will give a good opportunity for minimization

of the adverse contributions to earth climate change.


implement in practice. It will help you to avoid legal liability for the environmental delict in

future.

8. Generally, environmental information and knowledge of contractors is inadequate. Therefore,

they can collaborate with environmental vocational organization.

9. In some cases, the planned cost, which was proven by Ministry of Nature, Environment and

Tourism is lower than the recent market price. Depends on that, the contractors were spend

more than the budgeted cost for environmental protection. In that case, the contractor should

collect all bills and contact with PMU.

By the implementation of the aforesaid recommendations, we will achieve “Environmentally

friendly economic policy and social development."

Reported by: Associate professor, Doctor O.Altansukh

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