rich in bio-diversity with for ESIA, and the ESIA will provide inputs to the dense vegetation. Access engineering design of the project to ensure that the road will be disruptive to impacts on the national Park is avoided/mitigated to the conservation area, acceptable level. especially with the tunnel and large amount of spoils disposal. Can the entire road be constructed above the surface, possibly along the riverbank or make use of planned Koshi Highway on the other side of the Arun River (instead of constructing road on both side of the Arun River)? (NESS) will coordination TORs define that the two firms will work between the engineering in parallel to ensure coordination. NEA will design and manage the contracts and ensure the coordination as environmental design defined in the TOR. Hiring of the two firms in consultants be ensured? parallel is exactly to ensure that both can work side Why are they conducted by side to ensure coordination. in parallel? Access roads and transmission line are integral parts Clarity needed on the of the UAHEP and will be assessed together with the access and hydropower project itself.. transmission lines. Are ensure learning from international experiences. these components separate from the UAHEP? International Consultant? (NESS) will decide the stakeholder consultations. scopes of VECs? Proponent, stakeholders, is a question to be answered by the ESIA. people etc. % of water release for dry weather flow as environmental flow? e.g. special species of fishes. output will be assed based on the minimum on calculation of ecological flow is ensured. energy generation due to environmental release. depending on the range of river hydrology a of energy regime. generation. Stakeholder category #5 (Local Representatives) Stakeholder comment NEA response Remarks / Additional actions / agreed follow-up
rich in bio-diversity with dense vegetation. Access road will be disruptive to the conservation area, especially with the tunnel and large amount of spoils disposal. Can the entire road be constructed above the surface, possibly along the riverbank or make use of planned Koshi Highway on the other side of the Arun River (instead of constructing road on both side of the Arun River)? for ESIA, and the ESIA will provide inputs to the engineering design of the project to ensure that the impacts on the national Park is avoided/mitigated to acceptable level. (NESS) will coordination between the engineering design and environmental design consultants be ensured? Why are they conducted in parallel? Clarity needed on the access and transmission lines. Are these components separate from the UAHEP? International Consultant? TORs define that the two firms will work in parallel to ensure coordination. NEA will manage the contracts and ensure the coordination as defined in the TOR. Hiring of the two firms in parallel is exactly to ensure that both can work side by side to ensure coordination. Access roads and transmission line are integral parts of the UAHEP and will be assessed together with the hydropower project itself.. ensure learning from international experiences. (NESS) will decide the scopes of VECs? Proponent, stakeholders, people etc. % of water release for dry weather flow as environmental flow? e.g. special species of fishes. on calculation of energy generation due to environmental release. a of energy generation. stakeholder consultations. is a question to be answered by the ESIA. output will be assed based on the minimum ecological flow is ensured. depending on the range of river hydrology regime. Stakeholder category #5 (Local Representatives) Stakeholder comment NEA response Remarks / Additional actions / agreed follow-up