provisions are fully integrated into the project implementation,, including monitoring and reporting required by provisions and field monitoring are the main responsibilities of the PIO at the district level. Contractors rehabilitation works in accordance with environmental requirements specified in the bidding documents and in implementing the EMPs. The existing PMO has previous experience in dealing with safeguards issues as it has implemented ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Scope of EMP. The purpose of the EMP is to identify potential environmental impacts of the appropriate preventive actions and mitigation measures (including appropriate monitoring scheme) to adverse impacts on environment. Mitigation measures.presents a summary of the main potential impacts on the environment and on proposed mitigation measures. The plan identifies these measures according to the phase of project likely to occur: the rehabilitation phase, which covers the actual civil works financed by the project in immediate rehabilitation impacts and sediment/waste disposal impacts described in above; the operational phase, which covers the rest of the project after actual rehabilitation work has and longer-term impacts on water and soil quality, biodiversity and habitat, and public health. Most of stipulated measures are related to capacity building since most of the potential impacts mitigated by strengthening institutional and human capacities, by applying best practices in rehabilitation / 13: Mitigation plan - Project activities, potential impacts and proposed mitigation measures Issue Preventive Action/ Mitigation Measure Institutional Comments Responsibility Construction impacts PMO, PIO site farm irrigation Environmental covenants; Environmental PMO, PIO inspections Management Guidelines for Contractors; n/a Sediment to ensure Appropriate disposal of the wastes n/a management Contractors Construction waste Contractors Site canals Dumping of excavated Minimize damage to natural setting and sediments and other vegetative cover and assure vegetation materials from irrigation recovery. Proper disposal of waste materials and drainage canals Contractors canals Wastewater, including those from aggregate water discharges, Surface and ground processing and concrete batching, must not water pollution enter streams without settling ponds Air emissions of dust
provisions are fully integrated into the project implementation,, including monitoring and reporting required by provisions and field monitoring are the main responsibilities of the PIO at the district level. Contractors rehabilitation works in accordance with environmental requirements specified in the bidding documents and in implementing the EMPs. The existing PMO has previous experience in dealing with safeguards issues as it has implemented ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Scope of EMP. The purpose of the EMP is to identify potential environmental impacts of the appropriate preventive actions and mitigation measures (including appropriate monitoring scheme) to adverse impacts on environment. Mitigation measures.presents a summary of the main potential impacts on the environment and on proposed mitigation measures. The plan identifies these measures according to the phase of project likely to occur: the rehabilitation phase, which covers the actual civil works financed by the project in immediate rehabilitation impacts and sediment/waste disposal impacts described in above; the operational phase, which covers the rest of the project after actual rehabilitation work has and longer-term impacts on water and soil quality, biodiversity and habitat, and public health. Most of stipulated measures are related to capacity building since most of the potential impacts mitigated by strengthening institutional and human capacities, by applying best practices in rehabilitation / 13: Mitigation plan - Project activities, potential impacts and proposed mitigation measures Issue Preventive Action/ Mitigation Measure Institutional Responsibility Comments farm irrigation Construction impacts Sediment management Construction waste Environmental covenants; Environmental Management Guidelines for Contractors; Appropriate disposal of the wastes PMO, PIO n/a n/a Contractors PMO, PIO site inspections to ensure canals Dumping of excavated sediments and other materials from irrigation and drainage canals Minimize damage to natural setting and vegetative cover and assure vegetation recovery. Proper disposal of waste materials Contractors Contractors Site canals water discharges, Surface and ground water pollution Air emissions of dust Wastewater, including those from aggregate processing and concrete batching, must not enter streams without settling ponds
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