Appendix IX
Government of the People's Republlc of
Bangladesh, Department Of Environment
Parlbesh Bhaban, E/16 Agargaon,
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka-1207
www.doe.gov.bd 00
Date :01 March 2022
Memo No: - 22.02.0000.018.72.015.22.21
Subject : Exemption from IEE and approval of Terms of Reference (TOR) for
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Sustainable management of the Gorai river
basin including oftake Prolect by Bangladesh Water Development Board
Ref:Your letter No. 4T-/A; Dated: 12/01/2022
With reference to your application received on 18.01.2022 for the subject mentioned above, the
Department of Environment hereby gives exemption from IEE and approval of Terms of
Reference (TOR) for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Sustalnable management of
the Goral rlver basln Including offtake Project by Bangladesh Water Development
Board subject to fulfilling the following terms and conditions:
I. The project authority shall conduct a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) considering the overall activity of the said project in accordance with the TOR
submitted to the Department of Environment (DOE) and additional suggestions provided
herein.
II. The EIA report should be prepared in accordance with following indicative outlines: The
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
21 Background of the project (including asummary of the silt deposition problems in
the Goraí Rivera and their underlying causes)
2.2 Rationale of the Project (analysis of the concrete contribution of the project to
alleviate siltation problems íncluding a justification for the priority intervention and
their locations that have been selected).
2.3 Objective of the study
34 Scope of study
26 Approach and Methodology
2:6 The EIA Team
2.7 Structure of the Report/Report Format
3. Legal, Policy and Administrative Framework
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3.1 Introduction
3.2 Relevant National Policies and Legislations
4. Details of the project and site
41 Introduction
g2 Project Objective
alternative approaches should be
4.3 Project Alternatives (for each of the main activities
explored. (33
indicating main features of the project
4.4 Location details on a map of the project area
disposal
4.5 Interventions under Selected Options including dredged materials
4.6 Details of project and site with all relevant maps and figure
project locations
4.7 Amap of the study area in the vicinity of 10km radius of the
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4.8 Delineation of the critically degraded areas in the river catchment. 4-38
5. Environmental and Social Baseline
5.1 Meteorology
5.1.1 Temperature
5.1.2 Humidity
5.1.3 Rainfall
5.1.4 Evaporation
5.2 Water Resources
5.2.1 Surface Water System
5.2.2 Flooding
5.3 Geomorphology
5.3.1 Soil characteristics
5.3.2 Geographical details and maps of the area surrounding the proposed project
5.3.3 Landuse/land cover pattern of the study area
5.3.4 River bank erosion or area prone to erosion
5.4 Hydrology
5.4.1 Existing water quality situation
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5.4.2 Variability in river flow
5.4.3 Salinity intrusion
5.4.4 Drainage pattern and map of river catchment
5.4.5 Run-off, discharge, sedimentation etc.
Resources
5.5.1 Common Flora and Fauna
5.5.2 Ecosystem Services and Function
5.6 Socio-economic condition
6. Impact Prediction and Mitigation Measures:
assessed and effective mitigation
The adverse impact due to the proposed project should be
measures to abate these impacts should be described.
6.1 Water Environment
6.1.1 Changes in water quality
6.1.2 Changes in hydraulic regime
6.1.3 Water pollution due to disposed off sewage
6.2 Land Environment
6.2.1 Land stability
6.2.2 Soil erosion
6.2.3 Sedimentation
6.2.4 Changes in landuse and drainage pattern
6.2.5 Bank stability
3 Biological Environment
6.3.1 Impact on flora and fauna
6.3.2 Pressure on existing natural resources
6.4 Socio economic aspects
6.4.1 Impact on Community
6.4.2 Impact on socio eConomic status
6.4.3 Impact on human health
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6.4.4 Impact on increase in traffic
6.4.5 Positive impact likely to be accrued.
7. Public Consultation and Disclosure
7.1 Introduction
Meeting
7.2 Objectives of Public Consultation and Disclosure
Consultation and Disclosure Meeting
7.3 Approach and Methodology of Public
7.4 Public Consultation Meetings (PCMs)
7.5 Public Disclosure Meetings (PDMs)
8. Environmental Management Plan
implementing
required of the project initiator or
(a) The responsibilities and actions Some of those responsibilities and actions
body should be identified in the EMP. planning and management of
include: allocation of institutional responsibilities for to execute mitigation action,
responsibility
environmental requirements, allocate
effectiveness of mitigation measures,
implement a program of monitoring tocheck the correct or overcome the impact in
measures to
and if necessary, taking additional allocation of budget.
in-house monitoring capacity building and
question,
following:
(b) The EMP should recognize and include the
Compensation Plan, Contingency Plan and
i. Mitigation Plan, Enhancement Plan,
Supervision & Monitoring Plan.
during site clearance and earth work.
iü, Management of soil erosion and siltation
ii.Management of dredged materials.
project activities in the project area
0v.Requlation of the types of activities allowed in the
at various phases of the project.
v.Management of wastes generated from the
project area.
vi.Environmental monitoring requirements.
protection of environment.
vii.Responsibilities and role of the project proponent for
public sufferings of any kind
viii.measures toavoid and mitigate nuisance, pollution and
phases.
during preparation, COnstruction and operational
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(C) The program for monitoring should generally identify:
the type of monitoring required
ii the location of monitoring
measured (e.g. dissolve oxygen, if
iii the types of parameters to be
fisheries is important in a river)
frequency and conditions must be in
(d) Monitoring parameters, location, timing,
consistent with that of the baseline.
Assessment
X9. Emergency Response Plan and Disaster Impact
10. Concusions and Recommendations
Department of Environment, the project authority
II. Without approval of EJA report by the machineries.
shall not open L/C in favor of importable
IV. Without obtaining Environmental Clearance,
the project authority shall not start the
physical activity of the project.
Environmental
EIA along with an application for
V. The Project Authority shall submit the in a treasury Chalan, the applicable
Clearance in prescribed form, the applicable fee
Chalan, the No Objection Certificates (NOC)
VAT on clearance fee in a separate treasury for operational activity etc. to
from local authority, NOCs from other relevant agencies
the Kushtia District Office of DoE in Kushtia.
Masud Iqbal Md. Shameem)
Director (Environment Clearance)
Phone: 88-02-8181673
Mr. AbdulHamid
Superintending Engineer
"Sustainable management of the Gorai
river basin including offtake Project"
Bangladesh Water Development Board
Kushtia O&M Circle
BWDB, Kushtia
Copy Forwarded to:
1. Director, Department of Environment, Khulna Divisional Office, Khulna.
2. Assistant Director, Office of the Director General, Department of Environment, Head Office,
Dhaka.
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