Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for environmental clearance certificate from DoE for “Distribution Network Expansion for 100% Rural Electrification (Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna & Barisal Divisions).

This project will be implemented Distribution Network Expansion 100% (Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions). In this DNE 100% DMCS project, is to construct 61 new Substations, 97 augmentation, 39 river crossing towers, one switching station and 39,100 Km electric line (see table 3.1) under this subject project and that will benefit 13,70,000 consumers by providing them electricity.

The scope of work of the EIA includes:

§  Review of relevant all documents and data/information from secondary sources, and identifies gaps to be filled, relevant to the environmental screening needs from field surveys.

§  Provide a description of the environmental baseline (such as baseline data on physical, biological/ecological, and socio-economic characteristics of the subproject site along with area of influence).

§  Represent the field surveys where include baseline (air, noise, surface water and ground/drinking water) environmental quality monitoring at representative and sensitive locations, and identification of macro-level environmental issues within the Sub-project’s influence area.

§  Collect information on environmentally sensitive locations on and along the sub-projects as well as within the sub-project’s influence area.

§  Arrange consultation with the local people especially project affected persons (PAPs) to find out their opinions about the sub-projects.

§  Analysis of alternatives to the proposed sub-projects.

§  Identify and assessment of potential environmental impacts due to implementation of the sub-projects.

§  Conduct preliminary analysis of impacts and management measures of the nature, scale and magnitude of the impacts that the sub-project is likely to cause on the environment and classify the same using established methods.

§  Develop Environmental Management Plan (EMP) including Monitoring Plan for successfully implementing the mitigation/enhangement measures.

§   Assess PGCB’s institutional capacity to execute and monitor the EMP and recommend necessary institutional capacity building including additional professionals for environmental management.

§   Prepare an EIA report in accordance with the DOE safeguard policies and guidelines.

§  Assist the Client in coordination and liaison with the DOE to organize presentation and facilitate the process of EIA approval and thereby issuance of Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC).