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Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Report Project No.45148 Period Covering January to December 2014 March 2015

Sri Lanka: Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater

Management Improvement Investment Program -

Tranche 1 and Tranche 2

Prepared by the Colombo Municipal Council, Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Council for the Asian Development Bank.

This environment monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area

Greater Colombo Water & Wastewater Management Improvement Investment

Programme

National Water Supply & Drainage Board

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

REPORT

Project Management Unit

Greater Colombo Water & Wastewater Management Improvement Investment

Programme

National Water Supply & Drainage Board

No.65, St. Lawrence Road

Colombo 06

Tel: 011-2589235, 011-2503170

011-2363705 Fax: 011-2363725

E mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

NOTE

The annual monitoring report for year 2014 ( January to December ) is mainly based

on the progress of land acquisition and location changes in proposed constructions

under the project I & Project II in Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater

Management Improvement Program.

During the year 2014, Project I & II Civil works were not commenced

Initial environmental examinations to be done during construction

Initial Environmental Examination

Annual Report - Year 2014 .

1 Greater Colombo Water and Waste water

Management Improvement Investment Programme

Contents

01. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3

02. Purpose of the Report ............................................................................................................... 3

03. Policy, Legal and Administrative Frame work ....................................................................... 4

04. Current status of lands .............................................................................................................. 5

05. Description of Existing Environmental Condition - Project I

5.1 NRW Office in Maligakanda ................................................................................................ 6

5.2 Area Engineer’s Office at Eli House Reservoir site ............................................................ 6

06. Description of Existing Environmental Condition - Project II (ADB & AFD Component)

6.1 Construction of office buildings for Area Engineer- Maharagama .................................. 7

6.2 Construction of New Training Centre at LS Yard Thelawala road, Rathmalana ............ 7

6.3 Area Engineer office for Pamankada .................................................................................... 9

6.4 Construction of Booster Pump Station at Moragasmulla…………………………… ....... 10

6.5 Construction of Gothatuwa Ground Water Reservoir and Booster pump station……… 10





Abbreviations

ADB Asian Development Bank

CMC Colombo Municipal Council

LAA Land Acquisition Act

NIRP National Involuntary Resettlement policy

NRW Non-Revenue Water

NWSDB National Water Supply & Drainage Board

PCP Public Communications Policy

PMU Project Management Unit

RP Resettlement Plan

SPS Safe Guard Policy Statement

UDA Urban Development Authority





01 Introduction

The Government of Sri Lanka is proposing to implement the Grater Colombo Water & Wastewater

Management Improvement Investment Programme (GCWWMIIP) to improve water supply and

Wastewater system in the Greater Colombo area. The expected impact of the Project is ‘improved

quality of life for the residents of Greater Colombo. This will be through

(i) Rehabilitated water supply network and reducing non-revenue water (NRW) in

Colombo city ,

(ii) Institutionally strengthened, reformed and capacity built service providers and

(iii) Investment Program managed and implemented successfully

This Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) has been prepared for aforementioned

investment programme which involves:

(i) increase water supply availability and efficiency in Colombo;

(ii) enhance the distribution system and reduce NRW;

(iii) establish a mechanism to reduce NRW;

(iv) enhance the institutional, operational and project management capacity of NWSDB

02 Purpose of the Report

The ADB Public Communications Policy (PCP 2011) refers the Safeguard Policy Statement

(SPS 2009) with respect to information disclosure related to project safeguard documentation

states that ADB shall post on its website the safeguard documents submitted by the borrower

and/or client. These safeguard documents include Resettlement (RP), and the social safeguard

and environmental monitoring reports. Semiannual monitoring report shall submit periodically

over the total implementation period of the project, covering Environment, Resettlement and

social safeguard issues.

This report on IEE identifies the broad scope of the subproject and outlines the policy, procedures

for environmental Impacts, acquisition of land, compensation and other assistance measures for

affected persons and institutional requirements for implementation of under GCWWMIIP

project. This also has been spelled out in the project Annual Initial Environmental Examination

(IEE) Monitoring Report for the Period of 2014 – January to 2014 - December.





03 Policy, Legal and Administrative Frame work

A. ADB Policy

ADB requires the consideration of environmental issues in all aspects of ADB’s operations, and the

requirements for environmental assessment are described in ADB SPS, 2009. This states that ADB

requires environmental assessment of all project loans, program loans, sector loans, sector

development program loans, loans involving financial intermediaries, and private sector loans.

B. National Laws (GOSL)

The implementation of the projects will be governed by Government of Sri Lanka

environmental acts, rules, regulations, and standards. These regulations impose restrictions on the

activities to minimize/mitigate likely impacts on the environment. It is the responsibility of the

project executing and implementing agencies to ensure projects are consistent with the legal

framework, whether national, state, or municipal/local. Compliance is required in all stages of the

project, including design, construction, and operation and maintenance.

.

The survey and assessment undertaken during preparation of the subproject indicates that the

subproject will entail some degree of environmental impacts and no mitigation measures needed to

address those impacts The Project will

1. Utilize existing lands for rehabilitation of existing water supply facilities.

2. Utilize vacant Government land to the extent possible for new facilities.

Where Government land is unavailable due to constraints (proximity and elevation requirements) in

locating facilities, land selected will not cause dislocation.





Acquisition of state land, grant lands and private lands are required for following purposes.

S/N Project

No.

Purpose Area Extent

(Hectare)

01 I NRW Office in Maligakanda

02 I Area Engineer‟s Office at Eli House Reservoir site

03 II Construction of Area Engineer's Office at Maharagama -

04 II Construction a new building for Manpower Development and

Training Division at Polwatte

05 II Construction of Area Engineer office for Pamankada at

Narahenpita

0.1011 (40 Perchase)

06 II Construction of Booster pump station at Moragasmulla 12.5 Perchase

07 II Construction of ground water reservoir(15000 cu.m.), Pump

station & caretaker quarters at Gothatuwa

1.1 ha

04 Current status of the Land Acquisition

No Site/

Location

Purpose Past

Ownership

Current

Ownership

Area

Extent

Current Status

01 Polwatte Training Centre NWSDB NWSDB Original proposal has been

changed & decided to

construct New Training

Centre at LS yard. This

land belonging to NWSDB

and the site is a bare land.

02 Narahenpita Area Engineer

Office

UDA UDA 0.1011 ha. (40

Perchase)

UDA has agreed to allocate

land for proposed

construction and the land is

a bare land.

03 Moragasmulla Booster Pump

station

Private

Ownership

Private

Ownership.

12.5 Perchase

The owner has given his

consent to release the land

to NWSDB

04 Gothatuwa ground water

reservoir,

Pump station

& caretaker

quarters

Ministry of

Health

Ministry of

Health

1.1 ha. Cabinet approval has given

to relevant construction.

Concurrence procedure is

being in progress with the

Ministry of Health Land

consisting with buildings

and no fauna and flora

available as a developed

area.





Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management Improvement Investment

Program (Project I)

05 Description of existing Environmental Condition - Project I

5.1 NRW Office in Maligakanda

Proposed land belongs to National Water Supply and Drainage Board. Presently this land is used

by Colombo Municipal Council as stores for their operation and maintenance work. Existing

store to be demolished for future developments which is presently use by Colombo Municipal

Council (CMC).

Discussion being carried out with CMC authorities. Construction will be commenced after

Resettlement of CMC staff.

5.2 Area Engineer’s Office at Eli House Reservoir site

The proposed Area Engineer’s Office at Eli House Reservoir site’s land belonging to NWSDB.

Hence land acquisition is not anticipated.





Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management Improvement Investment

Program (Project II)

(ADB Components)

06 Description of existing Environmental Condition - Project II

6.1 Construction of office buildings for Area Engineer- Maharagama

Construction of the proposed Area Engineer’s office is proposed at the existing site of NWSDB at

Maharagama. Therefore no land acquisition will be required for this proposed construction

6.2 Construction of New Training Centre at LS Yard Thelawala road, Rathmalana

Original proposal of renovating the existing training centre at Thelawala was dropped & decision was

taken to construct new building for training center. The proposed land belongs to the NWSDB itself.

The selected land currently use as NWSDB’s on of junk yards (this is known as LS Yard at polwatte,

near Rathmalana).

There are no any kind of trees or bushes inside this area as it was used for a long time.the whole area

is a bare land and the surrounding area also developed for a longtime. NWSDB already request to

remove the items belong to each section of NWSDB and clear the area for the construction of the

proposed Training Centre.

At present architectural, Structural Building Service design consultancy document evaluation was

approved. The construction contracts will be called after finalization of the architectural, Structural

Building Service design.

Impacts Identified & Mitigation measures:

Impacts on the environment in this land is mostly occurring during the construction phase. Those will

limited to few impacts such as Noise, Dust …ect. A proper mitigation methods must be apply to those

impacts prior to the commencement of works by the approval of the Engineer and the Environmental

supervision officer at the site. Daily monitoring is required.





6.2.1 Proposed land use as a junk yard

6.2.3 There are no any kind of vegetation (bare land)

6.2.3 Proper Access available to the site





6.3 Area Engineer office for Pamankada

Under the GCWWMII project, it has proposed to construct a new Area Engineer’s office for the

Pamankada area. The newly proposed land belongs to Urban Development authority (UDA) as

mentioned in the RP report. The extent of the land is 40 perches and the land situated at Nawala Rd,

Narahenpita.

This land was previously used as a garage and those buildings were demolished for new development

projects. Therefore inside the land there are no any kind of a vegetation. There are some remaining

parts of the previous buildings exists and those have to be demolish as well. Constructions in this land

have no effect to the environment nearby.


Impacts on the environment in this land is mostly occurring during the Demolishing/construction

phase. Those will limited to few impacts such as Noise, Dust…ect. A proper mitigation methods must

be apply to those impacts prior to the commencement of works by the approval of the Engineer and

the Environmental supervision officer at the site. Daily monitoring is required.as the adjacent area is

separated by walls during constructions proper safety measures to be adopted as well.

Below are some of photos of the selected land for proposed construction of Area Engineer’s office for

Pamankada.

6.3.1 Proposed land for the area engineer’s office (front side) 6.3.2 Proposed Land (Rear side)





Ambathale Water Supply Systems Improvement & Energy Saving Project

(Project II)

(AFD Component)

6.4 Construction of Booster Pump Station at Moragasmulla.

The project management unit of GCWWMIIP found a land for proposed construction of Booster

Pump Station at Moragasmulla. It is a 102.2 purchase area of private land belongs to ETI Finance

(pvt) Ltd. But the deal was canceled due to the unavoidable legal circumstances. However another

suitable land for this booster pumping station has been identified closer to the Moragasmulla tower.

The selected new land called as Millagahawatte and it is belonging to private owner. The owner is

willing to sell this land for this purpose and land extent is 12.5 perches. As this land is most suitable

for the purpose of this project, PMU is processing purchasing procedure. The identified land does not

have any structures thus land acquisition will not cause any resettlement impacts.

.

6.5 Construction of Gothatuwa Ground Water Reservoir and Booster pump

station

Another component of this project is the ground water reservoir, Pump station & caretaker quarters at

Gothatuwa. The proposed land which is belongs to the Ministry of Health is locate adjacent to the

NWSDB elevated water tank at gothatuwa. The area is using for the hospitals’ quarters for the

doctors. But most of the buildings are not in use by now. The area is developed previously and only

the demolishing works to be done.

Proper methods must be used during the demolishing/construction works carry out as the adjacent

area is belongs to the hospital. But the wards are locate far away from the proposed land and hence

minimizing the effects during the works can be done easily by using proper mitigation measures. As

there are separate access roads available to the site the hospital area will not use during the

constructions.






Demolishing of existing old buildings have to be done. There are bushes grew up and few trees also

remain in the land. Those have to be remove. A proper disposal site have to be identified and

approval should be taken before disposal works done. Impacts on the environment in this land is

mostly occurring during the construction phase. Those will limited to few impacts such as Noise,

Dust …ect. There is a separate access road to the site and hence no obstructions to the hospital by the

construction works occur. A proper mitigation methods must be apply to those impacts prior to the

commencement of works by the approval of the Engineer and the Environmental supervision officer

at the site. Daily monitoring is required.

6.5.1 Land with the existing building 6.5.2 Small trees and bushes remain in the proposed

(to be demolished) land





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