Tajikistan: RO 02 - TUSIYON, ROSHKALA: Irrigation Screening Questions^^^^^^^^^^l Yes No X E. Project Siting Is the Project area adjacent to or within any of the following environmentally sensitive areas? Protected Area X ■ Wetland X ■ Mangrove X ■ Estuarine X ■ Buffer zone of protected area X ■ Special area for protecting biodiversity X ■ F. Potential Environmental Impacts Will the Project cause... X loss of precious ecological values (e.g. result of ■ encroachment into forests/swamplands or historical/cultural disruption of hydrology of natural waterways, regional flooding, and drainage hazards)? X conflicts in water supply rights and related social ■ conflicts? impediments to movements of people and X ■ animals? X potential ecological problems due to increased soil ■ erosion and siltation, leading to decreased stream capacity? Insufficient drainage leading to salinity intrusion? X ■ X over pumping of groundwater, leading to ■ salinization and ground subsidence? Temporary, during construction X impairment of downstream water quality and ■ therefore, impairment of downstream beneficial uses dislocation of water? or involuntary resettlement of people? X ■ disproportionate impacts on the poor, women and X ■ children, Indigenous Peoples or other vulnerable groups? X potential social conflicts arising from land tenure ■ and land use issues? soil erosion before compaction and lining of X ■ canals? from construction equipment? X ■ Temporary, during construction due to equipment operation
Tajikistan: RO 02 - TUSIYON, ROSHKALA: Irrigation Screening Questions^^^^^^^^^^l Yes No E. Project Siting Is the Project area adjacent to or within any of the following environmentally sensitive areas? X ■ Protected Area X ■ Wetland X ■ Mangrove X ■ Estuarine X ■ Buffer zone of protected area X ■ Special area for protecting biodiversity X F. Potential Environmental Impacts Will the Project cause... ■ loss of precious ecological values (e.g. result of encroachment into forests/swamplands or historical/cultural disruption of hydrology of natural waterways, regional flooding, and drainage hazards)? X ■ conflicts in water supply rights and related social conflicts? X ■ impediments to movements of people and animals? X ■ potential ecological problems due to increased soil erosion and siltation, leading to decreased stream capacity? X ■ Insufficient drainage leading to salinity intrusion? X ■ over pumping of groundwater, leading to salinization and ground subsidence? X ■ impairment of downstream water quality and therefore, impairment of downstream beneficial uses of water? X Temporary, during construction ■ dislocation or involuntary resettlement of people? X ■ disproportionate impacts on the poor, women and children, Indigenous Peoples or other vulnerable groups? X ■ potential social conflicts arising from land tenure and land use issues? X ■ soil erosion before compaction and lining of canals? X ■ from construction equipment? X Temporary, during construction due to equipment operation
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