The development objectives of the Assam Inland Water Transport Project for India are to: (a) improve passenger ferry infrastructure and services in Assam, and (b) improve the institutional capacity and framework.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) employment to at least one member per affected family in the project or arrange for a job in such other project as may be required after providing suitable training and skill development in the required field and at a rate not lower than the minimum wages; (2) subsistence allowance of rupees 3,000 per month for a period of one year to affected households who require to relocate due to the project; (3) transportation assistance of rupees 50,000 for affected households who require to relocate due to the project; (4) an alternative house for those who have to relocate, as per PMAY-G specifications in rural areas and a constructed house or flat of minimum 50 square meters in urban areas; (5) compensation at scheduled rates without depreciation for structure with 1-month notice to demolish affected structure; and (6) 3-month notice to harvest standing crops or market value of compensation for standing crops.
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The development objective of Luanda Bita Water Supply Guarantee Project is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda by mobilizing commercial financing for the government of Angola.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) excavation, stockpiling and backfilling of earthworks required for pipe trench construction may result in the interruption of drainage channels leading to soil erosion and flooding, in the absence of appropriate management; (ii) unmanaged construction traffic and temporary roads can lead to soil erosion across construction access roads, ROWs and laydown areas; (iii) connecting households to the water supply network if they do not have adequate sanitation may increase the volume of both running and stagnant waste water contributing to increased soil erosion, run-off and flooding; (iv) inadequate design and implementation of temporary drainage can result in surface runoff entrained with sediment and pollutants reaching surface water bodies; (v) inappropriate management of PME refueling and maintenance activities can lead to loss of containment of fuels, lubricants, coolants etc. resulting in surface water contamination; (vi) spillage of fuel, oil and lubricants at the intake pumping station; (vii) construction traffic has the potential to emit engine exhaust pollutants in close proximity to third party sensitive receptors resulting in acute, localized air quality impacts; (viii) spoil stockpiles will cause disruption to visual amenity for sensitive receptors in the locality; and (ix) light emissions have the potential to cause nuisance and disturbance to sensitive receptors in proximity to construction areas in cases where construction activities continue beyond daylight hour. Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) land and vegetation clearance shall be kept to a minimum to reduce soil exposure; (ii) temporary access and haul roads shall be dampened with water to minimize dust from vehicular traffic where necessary, particularly in proximity to dwellings; (iii) Government of Angola (GoA) should urgently consider expanding sanitation network in the project area; (iv) in bare areas, additional vegetation shall be planted to stabilize exposed soil surfaces; (v) maintenance, servicing, and repairs shall be performed offsite when possible at an approved commercial workshop. Where not practicable, an onsite area with appropriate runoff controls shall be designated; (vi) implement spill response plan (SRP) as part of emergency response plan (ERP); (vii) all vehicles and plant used during the works shall be maintained in good working order to ensure optimum performance and minimize excess smoke; (viii) where practicable; equipment, storage containers, site offices, and stockpiles shall be positioned out of the sight-line of adjacent receptors; and (ix) to the extent practicable construction activities shall be restricted to daylight hours.
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The development objective of Luanda Bita Water Supply Guarantee Project is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda by mobilizing commercial financing for the government of Angola.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) excavation, stockpiling and backfilling of earthworks required for pipe trench construction may result in the interruption of drainage channels leading to soil erosion and flooding, in the absence of appropriate management; (ii) unmanaged construction traffic and temporary roads can lead to soil erosion across construction access roads, ROWs and laydown areas; (iii) connecting households to the water supply network if they do not have adequate sanitation may increase the volume of both running and stagnant waste water contributing to increased soil erosion, run-off and flooding; (iv) inadequate design and implementation of temporary drainage can result in surface runoff entrained with sediment and pollutants reaching surface water bodies; (v) inappropriate management of PME refueling and maintenance activities can lead to loss of containment of fuels, lubricants, coolants etc. resulting in surface water contamination; (vi) spillage of fuel, oil and lubricants at the intake pumping station; (vii) construction traffic has the potential to emit engine exhaust pollutants in close proximity to third party sensitive receptors resulting in acute, localized air quality impacts; (viii) spoil stockpiles will cause disruption to visual amenity for sensitive receptors in the locality; and (ix) light emissions have the potential to cause nuisance and disturbance to sensitive receptors in proximity to construction areas in cases where construction activities continue beyond daylight hour. Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) land and vegetation clearance shall be kept to a minimum to reduce soil exposure; (ii) temporary access and haul roads shall be dampened with water to minimize dust from vehicular traffic where necessary, particularly in proximity to dwellings; (iii) Government of Angola (GoA) should urgently consider expanding sanitation network in the project area; (iv) in bare areas, additional vegetation shall be planted to stabilize exposed soil surfaces; (v) maintenance, servicing, and repairs shall be performed offsite when possible at an approved commercial workshop. Where not practicable, an onsite area with appropriate runoff controls shall be designated; (vi) implement spill response plan (SRP) as part of emergency response plan (ERP); (vii) all vehicles and plant used during the works shall be maintained in good working order to ensure optimum performance and minimize excess smoke; (viii) where practicable; equipment, storage containers, site offices, and stockpiles shall be positioned out of the sight-line of adjacent receptors; and (ix) to the extent practicable construction activities shall be restricted to daylight hours.
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The development objective of the Malawi Regional Interconnector Project for Mozambique is to interconnect Malawi and Mozambique’s transmission systems and engage in bilateral and regional power trade in the Southern Africa power pool.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) maintain equipment and machinery in good running condition, including brakes, mufflers and silencers, catalyzers and clean (power washed), free of leaks, excess oil, and grease to avoid temporary air quality deterioration; (2) restrict speed on loose surface roads to 20 km per hour during dry or dusty conditions and install signposts and road humps where relevant for safety and public health; (3) use water for dust suppression on stockpiles, exposed soils, and roads if dust generation is visible; (4) carefully select the landing area of falling trees to minimize damages to crops; (5) hazardous materials must be stored in a manner that prevents interaction with each other or with the environment or from being tampered with, accidentally; (6) restrict noise and vibration generating activities near residential or institutional sensitive receptors to the period considered as daytime (between 8 am and 5 pm) by World Health Organization (WHO) noise standards; (7) encourage the recruitment of female workers, with equal payment for male and female workers, for equivalent jobs; and (8) ensure the development of local and regional emergency plans in case of infrastructure breakdowns, especially near roads or residential areas.
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The development objective of the Gansu Revitalization and Innovation Project for China is to accelerate the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt, promote poverty reduction through industry and cultural tourism development, and modern public service system building, and build a strong cultural province.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts are include : (i) loss of identity; (ii) loss of culture; (iii) loss of customary livelihoods, as well as exposure to disease; (iv) gender and inter generational issues among indigenous peoples also are complex; Some of the mitigation measures are include: (i) improving the living conditions of local residents; (ii) renovating traditional residences and improving the public environment to attract more tourists and promote local economic development; (iii) granting small-amount loans to local residents to start up new small and micro enterprises, or expand existing ones (e.g., guesthouses and non material cultural heritage display), and improve their income level; (iv) attracting more tourists through infrastructure improvement and market development; (v) citizens of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) shall have freedom in religious belief, and the state and the authorities of the localities of ethnic autonomy shall guarantee such freedom for citizens of all ethnic groups; (vi) except those deprived of political rights, villagers attaining 18 years of age, regardless of ethnic group, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property condition or term of residence, shall have the right to vote and the right to be elected; (vii) all ethnic languages shall be equal, all ethnic groups shall be free to use and develop their own languages, and shall be encouraged to learn from one another’s language; (vii) protection of ethnic folk cultures shall be subject to the principles of protection mainly, rational development, government dominance and social participation.
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The objectives of the Energy Supply Reliability and Financial Recovery Project are to increase electricity supply reliability in the western part of Georgia, improve financial viability of GSE, and help it access long-term commercial financing.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: wherever feasible, placing towers in forest land on high ground so that conductors can pass high over trees and not requirecutting. Limiting the construction footprint to the absolute minimum needed. This will include demarcating and marking all construction areas and roads, and training workers to remain within authorized demarcated areas. Keeping all construction vehicles and equipment on prepared roads and construction areas and prohibiting moving onto adjacent lands; The contractor will remove and store topsoil from construction sites where soil is deeper than a few centimeters and where steep slopes allow removal and will prevent erosion of topsoil from stockpiles; When construction is complete, the contractor will remove piles and depressions and will grade the area to a stable contour, using as much spoil as possible. The Supervision Consultant will monitor reinstatement and revegetation on a continuous basis and will report progress and issues in monthly reports to GSE; develop and implement a traffic management plan that includes operating and safety requirements for drivers, vehicles, and other project activities in urban, rural, and remote areas; and ensure only vehicles suitable and licensed for use on public roads are used on public roads.
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The development objectives of Rajasthan State Highway Road Development Project for India are to: (a) reduce transport costs and transport constraints on economic activity; (b) improve the GOR's institutional capabilities in the sector; (c) improve riding quality and capacity of selected segments of the state's core road network; (d) reduce backlog of periodic maintenance on the core road network; (e) improve Public Works Department (PWD) organizational structure in place; and (f) establish effective systems and procedures for planning, budgeting, procurement, contract administration, monitoring and financial management and stakeholder consultation.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) loss of permanent commercial structure; (ii) loss of commercial space; (iii) loss of agriculture land in part or full; (iv) loss of temporary commercial structure or mobile vendor (Squatters); and (v) loss of commercial establishments (permanent). Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) efforts are to be made to build the capacities of the farmers (male and female both) for improved techno-based agriculture and irrigation techniques; (ii) introducing improved dairy based opportunity would be a most feasible option for these households: (ii) affected households should be exposed towards effective schemes of training for living better and quality life; (iii) proper compensation should be given to the affected families; and(iv) to ensure that the project site is made safe for traffic movement.
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The development objective of the Solid Waste Management Project for West Bank and Gaza is to improve solid waste disposal services in the middle and southern Gaza Strip.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures are included : (i) contamination of groundwater and soil by leachate, and Toilet Drainage during operation phase; (ii) noise impacts caused by Waste Vehicles and Electrical Generator; (iii) deterioration of air quality by dust caused by waste collection vehicles; (iv) regular maintenance of the leachate tank and collection system; (v) limiting operation works to daytime; (vi) schedule the movement of vehicles carefully; (vii) covering the waste vehicles when transport the waste; (viii) revegetation/planting around the transfer station; (ix)improve the Solid Waste Collection system in the region surrounding the transfer station (Optimization of Waste Collection); (x) verify, investigate, and act to determine the validity of received grievance.
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The development objective of the Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project for India is to increase the transmission capacity of electricity network in the state of Jharkhand and strengthen the institutional capacity of state-owned power transmission and distribution utilities.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts are include : (i) permission under the tree felling act; (ii) loss of topsoil; (iii) noise and vibrations; (iv) air pollution; (v) depletion of water resource; (vi) alteration /diversion of natural drainage channel; (vii) injury and sickness of local people; (viii) damage to structure; (ix) labour camp related EHS and hygiene issues; Some of the mitigation measures are include : (i) permission for felling of trees to be obtained before tree felling; (ii) top soil will be stored in a dedicated top soil storage site, having adequate mitigation measures for preventing erosion due to runoff; (iii) water sprinkling to be carried out twice a day during dry season on exposed surface area; (iv) regular maintenance of machines, equipment and vehicles that will be used for construction activities of substation/tower construction; (v) consumption of water would be reduced to the extent possible through the application of water conservation measures and through reuse/recycling of water, wherever possible; (vi) coordination with local communities for construction schedules; (vii) awareness should be created among the migratory labour that they should not be entered in the village without prior information to the villagers; (viii) secure and limit access to blasting areas to qualified personnel involved in, and necessary for, blasting operations; (ix) induction training to all the new employee and six monthly refresher training for substation O&M staff would be organised.
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The development objective of Luanda Bita Water Supply Guarantee Project is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda by mobilizing commercial financing for the government of Angola.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) excavation, stockpiling and backfilling of earthworks required for pipe trench construction may result in the interruption of drainage channels leading to soil erosion and flooding, in the absence of appropriate management; (ii) unmanaged construction traffic and temporary roads can lead to soil erosion across construction access roads, ROWs and laydown areas; (iii) connecting households to the water supply network if they do not have adequate sanitation may increase the volume of both running and stagnant waste water contributing to increased soil erosion, run-off and flooding; (iv) inadequate design and implementation of temporary drainage can result in surface runoff entrained with sediment and pollutants reaching surface water bodies; (v) inappropriate management of PME refueling and maintenance activities can lead to loss of containment of fuels, lubricants, coolants etc. resulting in surface water contamination; (vi) spillage of fuel, oil and lubricants at the intake pumping station; (vii) construction traffic has the potential to emit engine exhaust pollutants in close proximity to third party sensitive receptors resulting in acute, localized air quality impacts; (viii) spoil stockpiles will cause disruption to visual amenity for sensitive receptors in the locality; and (ix) light emissions have the potential to cause nuisance and disturbance to sensitive receptors in proximity to construction areas in cases where construction activities continue beyond daylight hour. Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) land and vegetation clearance shall be kept to a minimum to reduce soil exposure; (ii) temporary access and haul roads shall be dampened with water to minimize dust from vehicular traffic where necessary, particularly in proximity to dwellings; (iii) Government of Angola (GoA) should urgently consider expanding sanitation network in the project area; (iv) in bare areas, additional vegetation shall be planted to stabilize exposed soil surfaces; (v) maintenance, servicing, and repairs shall be performed offsite when possible at an approved commercial workshop. Where not practicable, an onsite area with appropriate runoff controls shall be designated; (vi) implement spill response plan (SRP) as part of emergency response plan (ERP); (vii) all vehicles and plant used during the works shall be maintained in good working order to ensure optimum performance and minimize excess smoke; (viii) where practicable; equipment, storage containers, site offices, and stockpiles shall be positioned out of the sight-line of adjacent receptors; and (ix) to the extent practicable construction activities shall be restricted to daylight hours.
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