Consultancy Services for Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of LPG Satellite Station at Gazaria, Munshiganj under Intraco Refueling Station Ltd.

Intraco Re-Fuelling Stations Limited, a concern of Intraco Group, is looking into the business opportunity of LPG, the next best energy solution at household level. Under such circumstances, the company has undertaken a 20,000 MT per annum LPG Import, Storage, Bottling, Distribution and Marketing Project at Gazaria, Munshiganj, Bangladesh on the backdrop of government’s recent initiative of gas price hike for domestic pipe gas to equalize the LPG and realize fund for meeting cost of escalating gas demand.

§  Collection and review of all available relevant data and reports.

§  Collection of primary and secondary environmental and socio-economic data.

§  Establish the environmental and social baseline conditions of the project.

§  Assessment of the baseline environmental and social condition through field surveys and investigation (sampling & testing).

§  Conduct socio-economic field surveys through Semi-structured Questionnaire, Key Informant Interviews and/or Public Consultation through Focused Group Discussions.

§  Conduct environmental quality monitoring sampling and testing for air quality, surface & groundwater quality, soil quality, and noise & vibration level.

§  Conduct ambient air quality monitoring for 24 hours duration each one location and carry out testing of defined parameters, such as, Fine Particulate Matter (PM_2.5), Respirable Dust Content (PM₁₀), Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM), Sulphur Di-Oxide (SO₂), Oxides of Nitrogen (NO_X), Carbon Monoxide (CO).

§  Collection of surface water samples from one location and carry out testing of defined parameters, such as, pH, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD₅).

§  The two parameters (pH and TDS) were tested on-site using Field Test Kit and rest of the surface water samples were tested at Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) laboratory.

§  Collection of groundwater samples from one location and carry out testing of defined parameters, such as, pH, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Alkalinity, Chloride (Cl-), Arsenic (As), and Iron (Fe).

§  The two parameters (pH and TDS) were tested on-site using Field Test Kit and rest of the groundwater samples were tested at Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) laboratory.

§  Carry out ambient noise monitoring to determine the ambient noise levels at two locations (both day and night time).

§  Assess the existing physical environment, biological environment, and socio-economic environment.

§  Physical environment covered different physical natural features and included major parameters & factors, such as, atmosphere and climate (temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed, sunshine, & cloud coverage), topography, physiography, geology, seismicity, soil, agro-ecological zones, water resources (surface & ground water), hydrology, environmental quality (air, noise, surface water, & groundwater quality), etc.

§  Biological environment covered factors related to life and included major features, such as, bio-ecological zones, terrestrial ecosystem (flora & fauna), aquatic ecosystem, protected areas & red book species, etc.

§  Socio-economic environment covered anthropological factors, such as, demography, age, sex/gender, literacy, occupational pattern, land use, cropping pattern, transport & communication, poverty, recreational activities, archaeological & cultural heritage, important environmental and social features, etc.

§  Conduct analysis of the potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures of the nature, scale and magnitude of the impacts that is likely to cause on the environment.

§  Preparation of an EIA Report, including the EMP and the environmental monitoring plan, in compliance with the requirements of the Department of Environment of the Government of Bangladesh.

§  GIS mapping and spatial analysis of satellite imagery was used to identify present administrative areas and other boundaries/ constraints which shall be considered for both the environmental and social assessments.

§  Organization of stakeholder / public consultation meetings within five-kilometre radius from the Project site.

§  Planning and organization of public consultation meeting, including selection of venue, date, time etc.

§  Preparation of invitation letter and banner for the public consultation.

§  Preparation of invitation list and send invitation letter to all participants.

§  As part of the EIA Report, preparation of Public Consultation Meeting Report with photographs, attendance list and summary of the meeting discussion and consultation.

§  Successfully Received Site Clearance (SC) and Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from Department of Environment (DoE).