ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE TRANSMISSION UPGRADE Table 10: Environmental and Social Management Plan for the Transmission Upgrade Aspect Impact Mitigation Frequency of Time Frame Performance Responsible Cost Measure Monitoring Indicator Person (US$) PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Excavation, Vibrations leading Use of Before and Throughout Reduction in Contractor, Embedded burrowing and to loosening of controlled during blasting project loosening of Blasting in Project blasting rock, and cracking blasting by activities construction unwanted personnel Cost activities; of some of the qualified and phase rock and no movement of existing registered cracking of duty infrastructure in (licensed) infrastructure machinery the area. blasters; and and vehicles appropriate warning before blasting Increased dust, Dust Daily Throughout Dust levels Contractor 100,000 gas, and suppression project suppressed particulate measures construction emissions through phase spraying of water in dust prone areas by use of water bowsers use of blast mats; watering down the area; maintenance of access roads;
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE TRANSMISSION UPGRADE Table 10: Environmental and Social Management Plan for the Transmission Upgrade Aspect Impact Mitigation Measure Frequency of Monitoring Time Frame Performance Indicator Responsible Person Cost (US$) PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Excavation, burrowing and blasting activities; movement of duty machinery and vehicles Vibrations leading to loosening of rock, and cracking of some of the existing infrastructure in the area. Use of controlled blasting by qualified and registered (licensed) blasters; and appropriate warning before blasting Before and during blasting activities Throughout project construction phase Reduction in loosening of unwanted rock and no cracking of infrastructure Contractor, Blasting personnel Embedded in Project Cost Increased dust, gas, and particulate emissions Dust suppression measures through spraying of water in dust prone areas by use of water bowsers use of blast mats; watering down the area; maintenance of access roads; Daily Throughout project construction phase Dust levels suppressed Contractor 100,000