SCOPE PHASE 2 E&S Assessment September 07

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CASAREMINITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIO CULTURAL (E&S) FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT

PHASE 2 SCOPE OF WORK

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INTRODUCTION

While the following scope of work is based on the revised TOR issued by the ADB thelevel of detail possible in the environmental and socio cultural (!"# analysis andassessment during the feasibility work will be limited by the detail$ %uantity and %uality ofinformation that can be identified and ac%uired given the level of effort and time frameallocated$ and the security situation in most of the study area&

'ever the less it is anticipated that it will be possible to ac%uire sufficient information toidentify any environmental or socio cultural issues and constraints that could affect thetechnical ) environmental and socio cultural feasibility of the pro*ect$ provide an initial

estimate of the cost of avoiding or mitigating these constraints$ and meeting there%uirements of ADB+s ,environmental and social safeguards-&

The environmental and socio cultural feasibility assessment is being conducted in twophases and the overall approach and ob*ectives of each are outlined in the followingsection&

OVERALL E&S TASKS & OBECTIVES

Pa*" %+.onduct an initial pre/feasibility level environmental and socio cultural study to identify

and assess environmental$ social$ policy and institutional constraints to a high voltagetransmission line within the proposed corridor& 0rovide an initial pre/feasibility costestimate for environmental and social mitigation$ resettlement$ institutional developmentand further studies re%uired to meet "afeguard "tandards of the 1 host countries andthe ADB&

The draft 0hase 2 report was submitted in 3uly 456 and finali7ed in "eptember 8556

Pa*" 2+The !" study team will2 / Review all available information8 / Ac%uire additional secondary information to fill information gaps from 0hase 2&

1 / .onduct a reconnaissance of the proposed corridor to collect primary data on 9.+s! constraints&

: / Reassess environmental$ socio cultural$ policy and institutional constraints to thetransmission line&

; < 'espak will prepare the 0hase 8 report covering all three countries crossed by thetransmission corridor& The 0hase 8 report will integrate and build upon 0hase 2results$ and to the limit of the 0hase 8 data collection$ address environmental$ sociocultural$ policy and institutional constraints$ possible strategic and technical


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mitigation$ and environmental and social mitigation cost estimates relative to theproposed transmission line&

'OT =n the event the transmission pro*ect is deemed to be technically andeconomically feasible$ a detailed nvironmental ! "ocial =mpact Assessment will bere%uired of the developer prior to construction&

PHASE 2 SCOPE OF WORK

The following paragraphs outline the detailed scope of work for the phase 8environmental and socio cultural feasibility assessment& A spreadsheet providingadditional details on the principle activities$ sub tasks$ schedule and deliverables forphase 8 of the initial !" assessment are attached&

ACTIVITY %+

PLANNIN, WORKSHOP

S-. Ta*/*During the 0hase 8 0lanning workshop key participants from .anada$ 0akistan$

Afghanistan and Ta*ikistan will review the .A"AR> pro*ect$ ob*ectives and the resultsof 0hase 2 of the !" feasibility assessment$ identify remaining data )information gaps$and finali7e the scope$ work/plan$ schedule and deliverables for 0hase 8 of the !"feasibility assessment&D"li0"ra.l"*

Activity 2 deliverables include 2# 0hase 8 data collection re%uirements$ 8# "cope ofwork$ 1# Description of the principal activities$ tasks$ deliverables1 schedule and level ofeffort for 0hase 8 of the !" assessment&

ACTIVITY 2+

PHYSICAL1 BIOLO,ICAL1 SOCIO CULTURAL1 POLICY1 & INSTITUTIONALINFORMATION COLLECTION

S-. Ta*/*Baseline environmental$ socio cultural$ policy and institutional information on the 8 kmwide corridor is the keystone of the !" feasibility assessment&

During the months of "eptember through October$ under the direction of N"*#a/andthe IDCdata collection coordinator$ nvironmental and "ocio .ultural specialists basedin 0akistan Afghanistan$ ! Ta*ikistan will review the information on hand$ familiari7ethem selves with the ADB safeguards and relevant WB policies$ conduct electronic andtraditional searches for relevant secondary environmental$ social$ policy and institutionalinformation$ and conduct the field reconnaissance and primary data collection re%uiredto fill data gaps identified subse%uent to phase 2&


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All information ac%uired will be copied$ reviewed$ analy7ed and collated locally& 0rioritywill be given to the collection of primary and secondary information on the mostimportant 9alued cosystem .omponents (9.+s# within the corridor&

=n addition to the collection of secondary information$ activity 8 includes areconnaissance level field survey of the entire transmission corridor by !" specialists

in the company of a !ran*i**i3n lin" "n4in""r$ The ob*ective of this fieldreconnaissance of the transmission corridor is to verify the secondary information$ac%uire new (primary# data on the most important 9alued cosystem .omponents(9.+s# and begin consultations with selected pro*ect affected people&

0rimary data obtained in the field will be collated and described on two types of corridorspecific 5a!a *""!*$ copies of which have been provided to the IDCdata collectioncoordinator& =n summary these sheets will ensure that the information needed tocharacteri7e 9.s$ identify and cost avoidance and mitigation measures is collected in asystematic and rigorous manner& =nformation on each 9. will be geo referenced bylatitude and longitude (?0"#& 9.s and their boundaries will be indicated on 28;5555scale a#*&

The field data sheets will provide date$ time$ location$ numbers of photos taken$description of the potential source of impact$ its potential magnitude$ importance andsignificance$ the level of constraint (D2 to D:#$ a description of avoidance or mitigationpossibilities$ summary of discussions with 0A0$ and appro@imate cost of specificmitigation&

=nformation on priority 9.s that may re%uire the re routing of the transmission lineoutside the corridor must be communicated to 'espak and "'. management as soonas they are identified&

The IDCdata collection coordinator will ensure that the information collected is

forwarded as it is collected (at least every 8 weeks#$ to 'espak+s ahore office& Allinformation on priority 9." must be provided to 'espak before the end of October&

N"*#a/will regularly monitor the implementation and results of activity 8 to ensure theinformation re%uired for their analysis and reporting is obtained in a timely manner&

D"li0"ra.l"*Activity 8 deliverables include 2# ist of 9.s$ 8# description of cause effectrelationships between pro*ect activities ) components and 9.+s$ 1# bibliography of alldocuments and meetings$ :# description of field activities$ ;# completed fieldinformation ) data sheets maps and photos$ # description and first draft mapping of key

physical$ biological$ ecological and socio cultural resources (9.+s# and !" constraintsin the corridor&

The IDCdata collection coordinator will ensure that all of the deliverables are availablein ahore by the end of October&


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ACTIVITY 6+

ENVIRONMENTAL1 SOCIO CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTIDENTIFICATION1 ANALYSIS & MITI,ATION

S-. Ta*/*SNC !ran*i**i3n *#"7iali*!*will provide a description of the proposed transmissionline and access routes$ related infrastructures$ as well as construction activities andtiming$ to 'espak and =D. before the end of "eptember& N"*#a/ an5 IDCwill re%uestany additional details re%uired within ; working days of receipt of the pro*ect description&

By the end of "eptember N"*#a/will develop a detailed Table of .ontents for the finalreport & During the months of October and 'ovember N"*#a/1supported by "'.$=nternational$ Afghanistan$ ! Ta*ikistan !" consultants will analyse the primary andsecondary information$ as it is provided to them$ and prepare the draft and finalenvironmental and socio cultural assessment reports as per the attached schedule&

The report will include but not be limited to/ "tudy area *ustification and description&/ 0ro*ect description/ =dentification$ description and final maps of the key !" 9.+s within the corridor&/ =dentification$ description$ assessment ) rating$ and final maps of !" and =nstitutional

constraints&/ Description and initial cost estimate for

- Avoidance of significant constraints$- >itigation of significant constraints/ 'ecessary resettlement&/ >0 including monitoring/ "pecific institutional strengthening

-Detailed "=A studies to be carried out by the contractors building the line&

/ Wherever possible the report should ,link- the contents with ADB and WB "afeguards&

D"li0"ra.l"*Activity 1 deliverables include 2# Cinal descriptions and maps of !" 9.+s andconstraints within the corridor as well as !"$ policy and institutional constraints$ 8#Cinal description and cost estimates of re%uired !" mitigation$ policy and institutionaldevelopment$ and monitoring& N"*#a/will complete a draft of these deliverables by'ovember 2&


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ACTIVITY 8+

DRAFT AND FINAL REPORTIN,

S-. Ta*/*By the end of "eptemberN"*#a/will produce an initial draft Table of .ontents for the

final ! " report$ identifying critical sections maps and anne@es& The draft and finalreports maps and supporting documents will be prepared by senior N"*#a/andinternational specialists and reviewed by N"*#a/and "'. management prior tointegration in the overall feasibility report and submission to the client&

D"li0"ra.l"*The deliverables of activity : include 2# Draft TO.$ 8# Draft report and 1# Cinal report&

Deliverable 2 (Draft TO.# is re%uired by the end of "eptember$ deliverable 8 and 1 willbe completed by 'ovember 2 and December 25 respectively&

ACTIVITY 9+

E&S ASSESSMENT MANA,EMENT

S-. Ta*/*N"*#a/ and "'. management will direct and advise the !" team and coordinateactivities in the : host countries with those in .anada during the course of the work&N"*#a/management and the IDCdata collection coordinator will review and report onactivities and progress on a weekly basis and review all deliverables before finalsubmission to "'. or the client&

D"li0"ra.l"*The deliverables of activity ; include 2# Weekly progress reports$ 8# Draft report$1# Cinal report& Deliverables 8 and 1 (of activity : are re%uired by 'ovember 2 andDecember 25 respectively&

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SCOPE PHASE 2 E&S Assessment September 07