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Table of Contents
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Descirption Page No.
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4
ESMP Objectives 4
Legal and Policy Overview 5
Description of Construction Activities. 6
Project Management and Constrcution Methodolgy 7
Environmental, Impacts, Mitigation and Monitoring 11
Institutional and Reporting Arrangements 12
EMP Cost 16
Table A-1 “ Environmental and Social Mitigation and
Monitoring Plan” 18
Annex-A: Details of Ongoing Projects under HEC. 36
Executive Summary: The Tertiary/ Higher Education Development Program of the Government of Pakistan
include a number of construction and infrastructure development projects in Universities
and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s). These projects can potentially have some
negative social and environmental impacts. An Environmental and Social Management
Plan (ESMP) has been prepared, which identifies the appropriate mitigation measures,
defines the environmental and social monitoring requirements, describes the
documentation and capacity building protocols, and specifies the capacity building needs
for effective implementation of ESMP. The ESMP describes the major objectives of the
plan and its elements, nature of potential impacts, and proposed mitigation plan to cater
with the various types of impacts likely to appear during different phases of the
construction projects. The plan has also suggested the procedure and organizational &
reporting system for its implementation.
The effective implementation and monitoring of the ESMP will require capacity building
of the project staff, involvement of the faculty members of the Environmental Science
departments in the relevant Universities in the process and effective follow up by the
Monitoring and Evaluation Cell of Higher Education Commission. Institutional
arrangement to involve these major stakeholders in the monitoring process has been
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proposed in this ESMP. Besides these initiatives, Third Party Validation has also been
proposed in the plan. The total cost of ESMP has d been estimate as PKR 20 Million,
which will be met from the technical assistance component of the Tertiary Education
Support Project (TESP).
It is earnestly believed that if holistically followed, the ESMP will help in mitigation of
the likely social and environmental impacts during execution of the construction and
infrastructure development projects. To achieve this aim, firm commitment for the
implementation and mentoring of this plan, from the major stakeholders will be required
during all phases of the projects.
Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
1. Introduction
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan desires to undertake infrastructure
development projects at Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s). To
avoid or mitigate any potential threat to the natural and social environment due to the
construction activities under the infrastructure development projects, a rapid
environmental assessment has been carried out of some of the completed and ongoing
construction projects, and the present Environmental and Social Management Plan
(ESMP) has been prepared, in accordance with the World Bank’s guidelines and
safeguard policies.
This ESMP defines the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders and presents a
set of environmental mitigation measures, which focus at avoiding and or preventing the
adverse environmental and social impacts of the projects. The ESMP also suggests
institutional setup for ensuring smooth implementation, compliance, monitoring &
reporting and capacity building of the stakeholders.
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2. ESMP ObjectivesThe present ESMP has been developed to provide simple and easily understandable
environmental and social management procedure for the implementation of
infrastructure/ developmental projects at Universities and Higher Education Institutions
(HEI’s) under the auspicious of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The ESMP
provides the guidelines and procedures to address and mitigate low to medium intensity
environmental impacts likely to be encountered during the currency of the projects.
The specific objectives of the present EMP are:
To identify likely social and environmental impacts of the infrastructure/ developmental
projects and related activities at Universities and HEI’s.
To suggest suitable measures for mitigation of such impacts at the planning, designing
and implementation stages of these projects, so as to eliminate or reduce their adverse
nature (if any).
To propose Environmental Monitoring Program to ensure that the mitigation measures
are implemented during the project execution and timely corrective actions are taken,
where required. The information obtained during environmental monitoring will also
assist in the planning and designing of new projects.
To propose institutional arrangements, incorporating roles and responsibilities of
stakeholders, required to implement and monitor the ESMP.
3. Legal and Policy OverviewThe present ESMP has been developed after reviewing the relevant promulgated
environmental legislation and guidelines of Government of Pakistan and that of the
World Bank’s safeguard policies. These legislations and safeguard policies, and their
relevance to the proposed project, are briefly discussed below.
i. Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997.
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) is the apex environmental
law in the country, and provides for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation
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and improvement of the environment, for the prevention and control of pollution,
and for promotion of sustainable development.
Section 12 of the Act requires preparation of environmental impact assessment
(EIA) or initial environmental examination (IEE) before commencement of
projects likely to cause adverse environmental effects.
ii. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PEPA) Review of IEE &
EIA
Regulations, 2000:
These Regulations define procedures for preparation, review and approval of
environmental assessments. The projects falling under any of the categories listed
in Schedule-I require preparation of Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
report, whereas those falling under categories listed in Schedule-II require
preparation of at detailed study, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
The construction activities at the Universities and HEI’s don’t fall under any of
the Schedule-I or Schedule-II of the Regulations, which define the categories of
projects requiring IEEs and EIAs to be carried out. Therefore these construction
activities would not require preparation of IEE or EIA report.
iii. WB OP 4.01 (Environmental Assessment):
This Operational Policy (OP) requires EA to be conducted of projects proposed
for Bank financing to help ensure that they are environmentally sound and
sustainable with an objective to improve decision making process.
The OP also categorizes the project in one of the four categories on the basis of
the type, location, sensitivity, scale of the project, the nature and magnitude of its
potential environmental impacts.
The proposed construction activities have been classified as Category B, and are
likely to have low to medium level of adverse effects to environment and human
population. The present ESMP has been prepared in response to the OP 4.01. 6
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iv. Other WB OPs: The WB OP 4.04 (Natural Habitats), OP 4.09 (Pest
Management), OP 4.11 (Physical Cultural Resources), OP 4.36 (Forests), OP 4.37
(Safety of Dams), OP 7.50 (Projects on International Waterways), are not likely to
be relevant for the construction activities under the projects covered by this
ESMP, hence these OPs are not triggered.
4. Description of Construction Activities in Universities and HEI’s. The ESMP has been developed for different components of infrastructure development
projects in the Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s). These projects
may generally have limited environmental concerns as small to medium scale
construction and developmental projects will be undertaken. The scope of the
developmental projects is briefly explained as follows:
1. Construction of Academic and allied administrative, residential buildings for
various departments of Universities and HEI’s to cater their growing space
requirements for the male and female students, faculty and staff etc.
2. Renovation / rehabilitation of existing buildings.
For further details see Annex-A.
5. Project Management and Construction Methodology: The standard methodology for design, execution and maintenance of the construction
projects will be followed, which will normally include the following phases:
5.1 Land Procurement:
Most of the developmental activities have been planned within the exiting Campuses of
the Universities and HEI’s, where land is available. However in cases, where the exiting
space is not sufficient for the construction of new facilities, land would be acquired
through acquisition of existing Government lands, where available. In such cases, the
cost of land will be included in the project proposal at the approved Govt. rates. Free of
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cost Govt. land will be preferred, where available. In both the cases the title of the land
will be transferred to the respective institution.
5.2: Site selection:
Site selection is one of the basic considerations in ensuring the construction of
environment friendly, socially acceptable and sustainable building.
5.3 Architectural Planning and Engineering Designing (A&ED) Phase:
Architectural Planning and Engineering Designing (A&ED) of the proposed facilities will
be carried out on the basis of conceptual plans and requirements of the users. For
selection of the Architects and Consulting Engineering firms for the design work, the
standard procedure and methodology of Pakistan Engineering Council will be followed
and detailed Architectural Planning and Engineering Designing (AE&D) will be carried
out for each and every project site. The design, prepared by AE&D must add value to the
environmental and social surroundings.
5.4 Execution and Construction phase.
The construction activities will be carried out by the contractors, which will be selected
as per guidelines given by Pakistan Engineering Council and Public Procurement
Regulations Authorities (PPRA) Rules-2004. The following milestones are normally
defined for construction and infrastructure development projects:
5.4.1 Leveling dressing and site preparation:
The site preparation and leveling & dressing is carried out as per given design based on
the contour map and subsequent detailed design and working drawings developed by the
A&ED firm. For excavation and leveling & dressing at site, manual labor and
construction machinery like excavator and dozers will be deployed. The detailed design
will be based on the principles of natural resource conservation, where the cut and fill
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topography may require disposal of surplus material or transportation of material from
other sites for filling purposes. The excavated material must be possibly used for filling
of the site and foundation subject to the fulfillment of technical specification.
5.4.2 Sub Structure and superstructure works:
The leveling and dressing is followed by excavation and sub structure works. Subsequent
to this, superstructure (columns, walls, roof slabs, and stairs etc.) is constructed, as per
detailed Engineering design and detailed drawings provided by the consulting firm.
Parallel to these activities other works like plumbing and Electrical works are also
started. On completion of the superstructure, the finishing works are commenced, which
includes plastering, flooring, fixing of doors and windows, wood works, installation of
toilet fixtures. Finally, painting and polishing of walls, ceilings, doors, windows and
others is done.
The monitoring and progress review of the projects is carried out by the relevant staff as
per guidelines given by the Planning Commission of Pakistan and Monitoring and
Evaluation Cell of the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Progress reports are
submitted to Planning Commission, through HEC on the prescribed formats on monthly,
quarterly and yearly basis. These reports are submitted by the project execution staff to
ensure that the progress and quality of the projects peruses as per desired standards. The
building monitoring committee constituted at the Campus may occasionally inspect the
progress and quality of the projects.
5.4.3 Project Completion:
After completion of the project, it is properly terminated to ensure that the following
aspects of the project have been fulfilled:
i. All project deliverables have been procured as per approved scope, cost and
quality of the project and no component of the project is incomplete and
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unfulfilled. In case of any variation, the requisite approval process for
authentication has been followed.
ii. All payments to the contractors, vendors and suppliers have been made as per
terms of the contract agreements and no liability is outstanding. A certificate of
“No liability” from the contractors and “Completion Certificate” from the
executing agency must be furnished to close the project.
All contracts must be properly closed and the closure must be notified, where
necessary.
iii. All relevant documentation regarding the various phases/sub phases of the
projects must be accomplished for future reference and Third Party Validation,
where required. A document of “Lessons Learned” must be developed regarding
project specific problems and solution etc to help in future planning of such
projects.
iv. Wide publicity of the termination of the project is required amongst the various
stakeholders of the project to avoid any likely future legal encumbrances.
5.4.4 Project handing Over and Taking over ( Commissioning)
When the project is completed, the execution agency/Project team will hand over
the facility to the respective end users. The handing over/taking over documents
are signed by the respective authorized persons, where the operational
responsibilities of the project are transferred. The people responsible for the
Operation and Maintenance of the facility are identified. Project Completion
Report on the prescribed format is submitted to Panning Commission of Pakistan,
through HEC.
5.4.5 Operation and Maintenance ( O&M) of the facility:
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After completion, handing taking over and commissioning of the project, the
operation and maintenance of the facility becomes an essential part. Efforts must
be made to occupy and operate the new facility soon after its completion. The
staff for the operation and maintenance must be identified and notified, where
required. The cost of O&M related human and non human resources are included
in the recurring budgets of the Universities. The Schedule of New Expenditures
(SNE) are developed to workout the estimates of O&M costs. The O&M staff
must ensure that the facility is maintained in good working condition and all
required preventive maintenance measures are taken to increase the service life of
the buildings, equipment and other accessories. The changes in the use of the
facility must be restricted to the possible extent. However if any change is deemed
necessary, proper Standard Operating Procedures must be adopted and all such
changes must be dully approved by the Competent Forum.
6. Environmental Impacts, Mitigation and Monitoring The Environmental and Social impacts associated with the construction activities vary in
nature, intensity and frequency and depends on the size of project, its location and
capacity of the major stakeholders to deal with these impacts. The major impacts likely to
be encountered during construction activities are given as follows:
i. Loss of vegetation and trees:
ii. Soil erosion and contamination.
iii. Water pollution and contamination.
iv. Air Quality deterioration
v. Noise and vibration.
vi. Health and safety hazards
vii. Damage to infrastructure and public utilities.
viii. Social and gender issues.
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ix. Damages to Sites of Historical, Cultural, Archeological or Religious
Significance.
x. Road blockades due to increased vehicular movements.
Environmental mitigation and monitoring will be carried out to ensure that various
mitigation measures are implemented during different phases of the project life cycle and
are properly monitored. The mitigation measures proposed during various phases of
construction life cycles are given in the Environmental and Social Mitigation and
Monitoring Plan in Table A.1. The plan provides details of various social and
environmental impacts in different phases of construction project, proposed mitigation
and monitoring as well as person(s) responsible for the same and frequency of mitigation
and monitoring measures. Effective implementation and follow up of the plan is the spirit
of the entire efforts to add value to the natural and social surroundings and is required to
be holistically followed by the respective personnel. The Plan must be part of the bidding
documents and subsequent contract agreement, so that its implementation is ensured at all
stages.
7. Institutional and Reporting Arrangements.
Effective implementation and follow up of the “Environmental and Social Mitigation
and Monitoring Plan” requires clear institutional and reporting system at all
Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s), where the infrastructure
developmental projects are undertaken. The roles of various persons(s) and institutions
must be clear to avoid any ambiguity and role overlaps. The proposed institutional
arrangement will be given in the bidding documents. The following institutional and
reporting arrangements will be followed during implementation of the projects.
i. Universities and HEI’s where in-house project implementation
organization exists:
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Most of the Universities and HEI’s have Directorate of Works and Services/Project
Directorate responsible implementation of the infrastructure projects. These
departments are headed by the Director (Works and Services) and Project Director.
The overall responsibility for implementation of the ESMP will be lies on Director
Works and Services or Project Director. The mitigation measures are normally
adopted by the contractor as per terms of the Plan except, where mentioned
otherwise. The regular monitoring of such implementation will be the responsibility
of Site Engineer/ Project Engineer. The Project Engineer shall submit the monitoring
report to the Project Director/Director of Works and Services on the prescribed
format (developed on the basis of the Table A.1) along with the daily progress report
of the projects. The top supervision of monitoring of mitigation measures will also be
carried out by the Director of Works & Services/Project Director.
The Project Director/Director of Works and Services will report onwards to the
Works Monitoring Committee established at the Universities. The Works Monitoring
Committee of the University will be renamed as “Works and Environment
Monitoring Committee (WEM Committee)”. The existing committee will be
strengthened with the Chairman of Environmental Science/Engineering department of
the concerned University. In case the department is not established at the particular
university, services of the Chairman of Environment Faculty from other
University/institutions will be engaged. Suitable honoraria will be paid to the
person(s) engaged from outside the University. The WEM committee will monitor the
mitigation measures, the ESMP implementation status, and the overall environmental
and social performance of the Project at least once every two months.
In universities, where the Works Monitoring Committees are not established, these
will be established with the following minimum representation.
- Registrar: Convener
- Dean Faculty of Science: Member
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- Chairman Department of Environmental Sciences/Engineering:
Member
- Representative of the Horticulture section/department
- Representative of the Health, Safety and Security
Sec/Department.
- Director of Works and Services- Member/ Secretary.
ii. Universities and HEI’s where in-house project implementation
organization does not exist:
In Universities and HEI’s, where well established works and services department does
not exist and the works are executed through engaging Supervision Consultant (SC) and
the relevant Site Engineer will ensure compliance of the plan and will report it on daily
basis with the progress report of the project(s) to the Resident Engineer (RE) of the SC,
which will be submitted onwards to the Works and Environment Monitoring Committee
as per procedure already described.
Complete documentation will be maintained by the Site Engineer in both the cases at the
sites for verification by the WEM Committee and Third Party Validation (TPV) as and
when deemed necessary during currency of the project.
iii. Monitoring of ESMP at HEC level.
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Cell of the Higher Education Commission
will also monitor the ESMP at the macro level with the Monitoring and Evaluation
activities of the developmental projects through the following “HEC-Environmental
Monitoring Committee (HEC-EMC).
i. Adviser (M&E) HEC Convener
ii. Engr. Dr. Attaullah Shah- Project Director AIOU- Member
iii. Director General ( Services)-
Member
iv. Arch Afzal Ibrahim- COMSATS Member
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v. Representative from Engineering Section HEC Member
vi. Deputy Director ( Environment)- Monitoring & Evaluation Cell: Member
Secretary
The composition of the committee can be changed in due course of time with the
approval of the authority.
The M&E Cell will be strengthened with suitable staff at the level of Deputy Director
(Environment) and other support staff. The cost of such establishment will be included in
the ESMP cost.
iv. Third Party Validation
Third Party Validation (TPV) will be required on annual basis to evaluate the quality of
overall ESMP implementation, and to ensure that the mitigation measures are
implemented as per Plan and in case of any deviation, corrective actions are taken where
necessary. For TPV, Environmental Consultants having relevant expertise and previous
experience will be engaged.
v. ESMP Reporting Requirements
The construction contractors will maintain record of the filled mitigation checklist (these
checklists will be prepared on the basis of the Table A.1). The filled checklists will be
provided to the Project Director/Director Works/Supervision Consultants, as applicable.
The Project Directorate/Directorate of Works and Services of each University/HEI,
where the projects are being executed, will generate monthly Environmental and Social
Mitigation and Monitoring reports, on the basis of the filled checklists provided by the
contractors and their own monitoring, on the prescribed format and will send them to
HEC. The HEC will produce quarterly reports based upon these monthly reports. The
annual report will also be generated by HEC, summarizing the quarterly reports and
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findings of the TPV. The deviations (if any) found by the HEC and TPV will be
communicated to the concerned University and HEI’s for rectification and compliance.
vi. Capacity Building
Environmental and Social trainings of at least two members from each University and
HEI (where civil works are planned) will be arranged in the beginning and shall be
repeated every six months for a period of at least three years, as needed. The training will
be arranged by the Learning and Innovation Division of HEC. At least two member from
senior to middle level from the project staff will be included in the trainees. The Training
Need Assessments (TNA) will be carried out by the HEC-Environment Monitoring
Committee and it will be imparted by the Learning and Innovation (L&I) Division.
Construction Contracts
The bidding documents and contracts for the construction works will include appropriate
clauses to ensure that the ESMMP (Table A.1) is effectively implemented during the
project execution. Implementation of the ESMMP (Table A.1) will explicitly be made
part of the contractor’s scope of work, through inclusion in the Bill of Quantities (BOQs)
8. ESMP Cost: The estimated cost of ESMP will include costs incurred on the training of staff, honoraria
of the environment faculty engaged for the monitoring, payments to the resource persons
and faculty engaged for the training and development of the staff, and Third Party
Validation (TPV). Brief description of probable ESMP cost is given as follows:
- Capacity building of Project Execution staff:
With an estimated number of 50 Universities and HEI’s, the training cost will be as
follows:
No of
Universities and
No of
trainees per
Total No of
Trainees
Frequency
of training
Total No for
3 years
Cost per
session
Total
( Million)
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HEI’s Univ. per year per head
50 02 100 02 600 5000 3.000
- Honoraria of Environment Faculty:
50 Universities @ Rs 100,000 per Universities = 5 Million
- Third Party Validation: Rs. 3 million per year = 09 Million
- HEC core staff:
- One Deputy Director @ Rs. 60,000 per months for 3 years = 2.1600 Million.
The summary of EMP cost is given as follows:
S.NO
Cost Item(PKR)
Details Estimated Cost
(Million PKR) 01 Capacity building of the
stakeholdersTraining of staff. 3.000
02 Honoraria of staff For providing support in monitoring 05.00003 Third Party Validation Hiring of Environmental consultants 09.00004 HEC staff salary Hiring of support staff 2.160
Total ( PKR in Million) 18.320Add 10% contingency 1.832Grand Total 20.152
Say 20.000 M
The ESMP cost will be met from the Technical Assistance Component of Tertiary Education Support Project (TESP) of the World Bank.
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Table A-1 “Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan”
Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
Site Selection
Title of the land.
Title of the land will be transferred in the name of University/HEI’s
Local Administration / District Revenue Office / Relevant Land Revenue office.
(Whichever is applicable)
All relevant mutation and transfer documents will be procured/ensured before commencement of the project.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services
( whoever is relevant)
Possession of the land. The possession of the land will be obtained before commencement of the physical work at site.
Local Administration / District Revenue Office / Relevant Land Revenue office
(Whichever is applicable).
Site possession will be taken over and the boundaries of the acquired plot will be established before commencement of the project.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services
( whoever is relevant)
Access problems to the students and visitors to locate the new facility
Ensure that the site is conveniently located and easily accessible for the people and end users.
Local Administration / District Revenue Office / Relevant Land Revenue office
(Whichever is applicable).
The site selection will be made in consultation with faculty, staff and Student’s Advisory Cell.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services
( whoever is relevant)
Displacement and Resettlement related issues.
The social issues relating to displacement and resettlement of people will be addressed as per
Local Administration / District Revenue Office / Relevant Land Revenue office.
Project Director/ Estate Officer /Director of Works and Services
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Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
relevant guidelines of the World Bank
(Whichever is applicable). ( whoever is relevant)
Water scarcity for users. Reasonable source of freshwater will be available for sustainable water supply for both construction and operation phase of the project.
Local Administration / District Revenue Office / Relevant Land Revenue office. Water & Sanitation Agency and project Directorate.
(Whichever is applicable).
The availability of sufficient freshwater will be ensured in consultation with local water supply authorities
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services
( whoever is relevant)
Noise and Vibrations That the proposed site is
located sufficiently away
from the source of noise to
the users including railway
tracks, bus stops and busy
commercial centers.
Local Administration / District Revenue Office / Relevant Land Revenue office.
(Whichever is applicable).
The site will be inspected before final selection to check the noise level and vibrations etc.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services in consultation with faculty member of the Environmental Science department/Environment Deptt/ nominated committee member from other university having environmental department.
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Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
Obstruction to ventilation and sunlight
That the Construction at
site will not cause any
obstruction to ventilation
and sunlight to the
neighborhood structures.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The detailed design will be checked to comply with the relevant building bye-laws
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services
( whoever is relevant)
Parking related issues The site will be selected where sufficient parking spaces are available for the visitors to the new facilities in the Campus.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
Sufficient parking spaces will be provided in the design
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
Loss of natural vegetation in the project area
Compensation to be paid to the owners for cutting of trees.
Local Administration/Project Directorate.
The payment and trees has to be made from the project
Finance Manager/Treasurer of University
Re-plantation with local species; prepare re-plantation plan.
Horticulture section of the University
Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the re-plantation
Project Director
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Table A-1 “Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan”
Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
Architectural Planning and Engineering Designing.
Compliance of Local building bye-laws
The architectural features will be in conformity to the general landscape of the area and building bye laws
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
Check all the conceptual and detailed drawings for compliance.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
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Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
Congestions of spaces - That the facility will be
designed to accommodate
all the staff and visiting
persons in accordance with
the guidelines provided by
the Government and other
relevant standards.
- Ample seating arrangements will be made at visitors’ gallery along with adequate facilities like fans, air coolers, and drinking water cooler etc.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
Check the drawings in compliance to the space requirements and relevant standards.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
Non Environment friendly material
That locally available construction material will be preferred, where available.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
Use of local material during planning stage
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services
Climatic impacts That the principles of climate responsive design will be followed and the facility will be designed in
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The design will be checked in accordance with local climate data.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services in consultation with local metrological/climate Deptt.
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Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
consonance with local climatic and environmental conditions.
To harness the natural heating from the Sun, solar heaters and solar geysers shall be included in the design in cold places.
Increased Energy cost during life cycle of the project.
The principles of passive
building design
incorporating natural air for
ventilation and sunlight for
heating and lighting will be
adopted in the planning,
orientation and designing
of the facility and energy
cost reduction will be
provided for comparison.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
Check the level of energy cost reduction
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services in consultation Economics/MBA Deptt.
Extreme weather impacts Proper insulation of the
building components
against extreme weather
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The provision of insulation and appropriate local material will be checked.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
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Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
will be carried out with
appropriate material. Local
insulation material and
techniques shall be
preferred, where
applicable.
Application of Accessibility code for handicapped.
The design will be
prepared according to the
accessibility code and will
be a barrier free for the
disabled and special
person, e.g., provision of
wheelchair-ramps, side rail
along stairs, toilets for
disabled and studded
floors for the visually
impaired people in all
larger buildings.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The provisions will be checked to ensure application of accessibility code.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
Gender issues Provision for separate toilet Architectural and The provisions will be Project Director/Estate
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Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
facilities for men and
women will be made. Engineering Designing firm checked to ensure
compliance. Officer/Director of Works and Services.
Contamination of ground water by sewerage.
Appropriate sewage
treatment mechanisms
such as septic tanks of
adequate sizes will be
incorporated in the design
for treating of sanitation
water where municipal
sewage system is not
available or does not exist.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The provisions will be checked to ensure compliance.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
Drinking water problems Arrangements for clean
drinking water shall be
provided for the people in
the
new/expanded/renovated
facilities.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The provisions will be checked to ensure compliance.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
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Table A-1 “Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan”
Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
Natural disasters Proper emergency exits /
escape routes will be
provided in the design.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The provisions will be checked to ensure compliance.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
Fire extinguishing hydrants
will be incorporated at
appropriate locations in the
design.
Suitable fire alarm and
safety system will be
provided in the design
During construction and
after building occupancy, a
refuge area on site should
be identified @ 5 Sft. per
person for the number of
anticipated building
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Table A-1 “Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan”
Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
occupants. This refuge
area is to serve as an
evacuation collection point
and exit during emergency.
Lack of public utilities Provision of space for the
public utilities like
photocopying, internet, and
PCO in larger building
complexes will be made.
Proper washing
arrangements will be made
outside public / visitors’
lavatories with ample
signage.
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The provisions will be checked to ensure compliance.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
Water losses and wastage Provision of channels and
on site rain water retention
basins for collection and
diversion of storm water
away from the building and
streets and to replenish
Architectural and Engineering Designing firm
The provisions will be checked to ensure compliance.
Project Director/Estate Officer/Director of Works and Services.
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Table A-1 “Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan”
Description Mitigation Monitoring
Action Responsibility Action Responsibility
underground aquifers will
be made.
Rainwater harvesting shall
be practiced for collection
of storm water from the
roofs and pavements for
possible irrigation uses
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Project Activities Impact ActionResponsibility Timing
Mitigation Monitoring
Construction Camp Operation ( if applicable)
Soil Erosion / Contamination; water contamination
i. Contractors will prepare a waste disposal plan and submit to Site Engineer for approval.
ii. For the domestic sewage, appropriate treatment and disposal system will be constructed having adequate capacity, in accordance with NEQS.
iii. Waste oils will be collected in drums and sold to the recycling contractors in nearby market.
iv. The inert recyclable waste from the site (such as card board, drums, broken/used parts, etc.) will be sold to recycling contractors in nearby market
v. The hazardous waste will be kept separate and handled according to the nature of the waste.
Domestic solid waste from the construction camp will be disposed in a manner that does not cause soil contamination.
The camp sites will be completely restored after the completion of the construction works. All temporary structures will be demolished, land leveled and re-contoured to the original condition or better. All debris and any other material will be removed from the site. The photographs if taken prior to the camp establishment will be used to restore the area.
Contractors Site Engineer Before Construction.
( BC)
During Construction ( DC)
Construction Phase Impacts: O&M Activities
Project Activities Impact ActionResponsibility
TimingExecution Monitoring
1 Operation and maintenance of Project Facilities
1.1 Soil and water contamination
For the domestic sewage, appropriate treatment and disposal system will be constructed having adequate capacity, in accordance with NEQS.
Waste oils will be collected in drums and sold to the recycling contractors in nearby markets.
The inert recyclable waste from the site (such as card board, drums, broken/used parts, etc.) will be sold to recycling contractors in nearby markets. The hazardous waste will be kept separate and handled according to the nature of the waste.
Domestic solid waste from the site facilities will be disposed in a manner that does not cause soil contamination.
Facilities Maintenance department
Site Engineer During O&M
Vehicular traffic Traffic jams, congestions, noise.
Parking lots will be developed and constructed.
Proper signage will be displayed.
Contractor Facility Manager
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Annex-AHIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, ISLAMABAD
Details of Ongoing Projects in Universities and Higher Education Institutions
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SN Name of Project Executing
AgencyTotal Cost Civil Work Cost Description of Civil Work
1Strengthening of Main and Mirpur campuses of the AJK University, Muzaffarabad.
AJK University, Muzaffarabad.
487.092 227.576
Construction work includes One (1) Academic Block and (1) Hostel each at Mirpur and Muzaffarabad campus.
2Strengthening of Existing Facilities at Mirpur Campus, AJK University Muzaffarabad
Mirpur University of Science and Technology,
Mirpur299.943 189.553 Construction work includes two (2)
Academic Blocks and One (1) hostel.
3Strengthening and Development of the University of Balochistan, Quetta.
University of Balochistan,
Quetta.971.878 274.423 Construction of four academic blocks and
faculty residence.
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Development of Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences(BUITMS), Quetta
BUITEMS, Quetta 468.313 159.572
Civil work includes remodeling existing infrastructure for Academic, Admin and other activates of new campus of BUITMES.Construction of Student Hostel for 200 students.
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Construction of Student Hostel & Residential Area at Balochistan University of Information Technology & Management Sciences, Quetta
BUITEMS, Quetta 144.737 130.019 Construction of Student Hostel, VC Residence & External Development work.
6Strengthening of Balochistan University of Engg. & Tech; Khuzdar
Balochistan University of
Engineering and Technology,
Khuzdar
52.401 48.717 Construction of academic block
7Immediate need to start four year BS programme in computer sciences, zoology & chemistry at SBK, Quetta
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women
University, Quetta.
38.000 0.500 1. Repair/Renovation of Computer Lab
8Immediate Requirement for Academic Activities at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta.
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women
University, Quetta.
37.922 33.242
1. Construction of Academic Block Consisting of 18 Class Rooms, 6 Faculty Offices, One Departmental Library, Two Common Rooms, Lecture Theater and Allied Facilities
Annex 10. Environmental and Social Aspects
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PAKISTAN: HIGHER/TERTIARY EDUCATION SUPPORT PROJECT (TESP)
1. The Government’s Higher Education Development Program includes construction of new campuses, building new class rooms
and rehabilitation and renovation of some of the existing facilities in several universities across the country. These construction and
rehabilitation activities can potentially cause negative environmental and/or social impacts, including among others changes in land
use and land form caused by the land take for new buildings, soil erosion caused by site clearance and de-vegetation, soil and water
contamination caused by improper waste disposal, and safety hazards for the workers as well as for the nearby population posed by the
construction activities. None of these potential impacts are likely to be unprecedented, large-scale, or irreversible, and can be
addressed with the help of appropriately designed and implemented mitigation measures. Therefore, the Project has been classified as
Environment Category B, in accordance with the WB OP 4.01.
2. To address the above-mentioned potentially negative environmental and/or social impacts and in pursuance of WB OP 4.01,
the Project has prepared an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), which identifies the appropriate mitigation
measures, defines the environmental and social monitoring requirements, describes the documentation and capacity building
protocols, and specifies the capacity building needs for effective implementation of ESMP. The key aspects of ESMP are summarized
below.
3. ESMP Objectives. The ESMP objectives include:
i. To identify likely social and environmental impacts of the infrastructure/ developmental projects and related activities at
universities and HEI’s;
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ii. To suggest suitable measures for mitigation of such impacts at the planning, designing and implementation stages of these
projects, to eliminate or reduce their adverse nature (if any);
iii. To propose Environmental Monitoring Program to ensure that the mitigation measures are implemented during the project
execution and timely corrective actions are taken, where required; and iv) to propose institutional arrangements, incorporating
roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, required to implement and monitor the ESMP.
4. ESMP Elements. The key ESMP elements includes Environmental and Social Impacts; Environmental and Social Mitigation
Plan; Environmental and Social Monitoring and Reporting; Institutional Arrangements, Capacity Building; and ESMP Implementation
Cost. These ESMP elements are briefly discussed here.
5. Environmental and Social Aspects and Impacts. The ESMP identifies potentially negative environmental and social
impacts and aspects associated with the construction and usage of the HEI facilities. These include the following:
• Environmental and social aspects associated with facilities’ architectural and structural design, such as conformity to
the applicable bye-laws, safeguard against natural hazards, responsiveness to the local climatic conditions,
maximization of the usage of local materials, conserving energy through utilizing natural light and ventilation as much
as possible, promoting usage of renewable energy, making the facilities accessible to physically disables persons,
availability of separate toilets for men and women and also for disabled persons, availability of safe drinking water,
availability of sewage treatment and disposal arrangements, availability of emergency exists, availability of fire alarm
and fire fighting arrangements, and inclusion of rain water harvesting.
• Aspects associated with facility site selection, such as change in land form and land use, proximity to sensitive
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• Impacts associated with the construction activities, such as vehicular traffic, sourcing of supplies and materials, erosion
and/or subsiding of soil, contamination of soil and water, deterioration of air quality, safety hazard for the construction
workers and surrounding population, loss of natural vegetation and threat to wildlife, generation of noise and vibration,
damage to public utilities and infrastructure, blocked access, encroachment of the privacy of surrounding population,
and damage to the sites of archeological/cultural/religious/historical significance.
• Impacts associated with the operation and usage of the Higher Education Facilities, such as contamination of soil and
water caused by improper sewage and solid waste disposal, increased vehicular traffic, parking of vehicles, noise
generation, and disturbance to the surrounding population.
6. Mitigation Plan. The ESMP identifies appropriate mitigation measures to address the above described potential impacts
associated with the facilities’ design, construction, and usage. These mitigation measures are presented in the Mitigation Plan, which
lists various phases of the project, identifies potential environmental and social impacts associated with each project phase, proposes
appropriate mitigation actions to address these negative impacts, assigns responsibility for taking these actions, and also identifies the
monitoring responsibility for each mitigation action. The construction contractors will be responsible for implementing the Mitigation
Plans, and appropriate clauses will be included in their contracts for this purpose.
7. Environmental and Social Monitoring. The ESMP describes the mechanism to monitor the implementation of mitigation
measures identified in the Mitigation Plan discussed above. The environmental and social monitoring will be carried out either by the
Project Directorates responsible to supervise the construction activities, or where such Directorates do not exist, by the Supervision
Consultants engaged to supervise the construction activities. The Environmental Science/Engineering faculty of the concerned
university (or a sister institution if no such faculty exists in any university) will also provide top supervision of the ESMP
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implementation through reviewing the monitoring carried out by the Project Directorates/Supervision Consultants as well as through
conducting random field visits.
8. Documentation and Reporting. The contractor of each construction works will be responsible to maintain record of
implementing of the Mitigation Plan with the help of checklists developed for this basis. They will produce monthly reports on the
basis of these filled checklists and provide to the Project Directorates or Supervision Consultants. The Project
Directorates/Supervision Consultants will carry out environmental and social monitoring, as described earlier, and will produce
monthly reports for their respective facility, with the help of monitoring checklists developed for this purpose. These reports will be
shared with the HEC and the relevant Environmental Sciences/Engineering Faculty. The Faculty will review these reports, and
produce their own quarterly reports based upon these reviews and the random visits to their respective construction sites. HEC will
review all the reports submitted to them and compile them to make an overall quarterly report for all the construction sites. These
reports will be shared with all the stakeholders including the Bank.
9. Institutional Arrangements. HEC has designated Director (Monitoring and Evaluation) as the Environment and Social Focal
Point (ESFP) for the ESMP implementation, who will liaise with the Project Directorates and Supervision Consultants as well as with
the relevant Environmental Sciences/Engineering faculties for this purpose. Similar focal points will need to be appointed/designated
with the contractors, Project Directorates and Supervision Consultants.
10. Capacity Building. The ESMP also identifies the capacity building needs for its effective implementation. For this purpose,
HEC will arrange/coordinate environmental and social trainings for its ESFP and also for the relevant officers/staff of the Project
Directorates and Supervision Consultants. The contractors will be responsible to conduct such training for their own staff.
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11. Third Party Validation. HEC will also commission third party validation (TPV) of the ESMP implementation on an annual
basis. The findings of these TPVs will inform HEC and its stakeholders about the effectiveness of the ESMP and its implementation
mechanism to minimize the potentially negative environmental and social impacts associated with the facilities’ design, construction,
and usage.
12. ESMP Implementation Cost. The cost of ESMP implementation has been estimated to be Rs. 44.500 Million. These
estimates cover the costs of capacity building, third party validation, honoraria for the Environmental Sciences/Engineering Faculties
involved in environmental and social monitoring, and other related tasks as well core staff of HEC for the monitoring of the plan. The
ESMP cost will be met from the Technical Assistance Component of Tertiary Education Support Project (TESP) of the World Bank.
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