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Environmental and Social Management FrameworkFiltering role of vegetation• Compensatory Measures:- Provision of farmland improvements or more economic space for farmerswhose crop options have been restricted, or whole soil has beencontaminated due to movement of heavy vehicles during construction;- Provide adequate fund to be used in additional cleaning and maintenanceof important buildings and monuments;- Improvement of local health care facilities which will aid in treatment ofpollution-related ailments;- Promote community development programs that aim at reducing indoorpollution by introduction of more efficient and less smoke-producingcooking techniques.l. Control of Noise Pollutions• Preventive Measures:- Select route alignment of road away from populated areas, school, healthposts, temples and other sensitive areas;- Take measures to reduce traffic congestion by preventing encroachment;- By-pass can keep traffic out of settlements, near school and healthcentres;- Carry out road checks to identify faulty vehicles.- The Contractor must use good condition vehicles with appropriatelymaintenance and having proper silencer;- Avoid placement of quarry and borrow pit access, stockpile access,construction sites near settlements residential areas, school andworkplaces;• Mitigative Measures:- All heavy equipment and machinery shall be fitted with noise pollutioncontrol devices that are operating correctly;- Application of bituminous layer produce less noise than over wornconcrete surface or open-graded asphalt or avoiding surface dressings insensitive areas;- Avoid steep grades and sharp bends to reduce noise during design andconstruction;- Provide ear mufflers to construction crew working at high noise exposureareas;- Use noise barriers. They are most effective if they break the line of sightbetween the noise source and the receptors being protected, and if theyare thick enough to absorb or reflect the noise received. Various materialsand barrier, façade patterns can be used to obtain maximum reflection,Chapter 6-12 April 2007
Environmental and Social Management Frameworkabsorption or dispersion of noise without being aesthetically ugly. Noisebarriers commonly employed consist of earth mounds or walls of wood,metal, or concrete which form a solid obstacle between the road androadside communities;- Consider erection of noise barriers by planting bushes/hedges in thevicinity of sensitive road sections (e.g. in front of schools and healthfacilities).- Include education of local drivers in the awareness training providedthrough the projects.m. Handling Hazardous Materials• Preventive Measures:- Oblige the Contractor to present a plan for explosive, combustible andtoxic materials. An appropriate and approved management plan for safehandling and storage of hazardous material must be compulsory andapproved by the Resident Engineer.- Oblige the Contractor to include in this management plan an emergencyplal in case of major accidents associated with improper handling or spillof hazardous materials.- The contractor must include fire-fighting training for labourers in his workroutine• Mitigative Measures:- Hazardous materials shall not be stored near surface waters;- All used lubricants and oil should be collected and recycled or disposedoff site in appropriate manner by not causing environmental degradation;- Hazardous materials should be stored only on impervious (concrete orplastic sheeting as approved by Engineer) floor with drainage andcollection sump so as to retain leaks and spills;- Apply sealing or binding material in case of major spills of (liquid)hazardous materials;- Soil contamination can be controlled to some extent by using phytoremediationby incorporating roadside planting strategies to control soilcontamination problems. Some plant species render common roadderivedcontaminants harmless, while other species accumulate them intheir tissue, making cutting plants and removing the debris for properdisposal an effective way to get rid of soil contaminants caused byoperation of the road.- Immediately inform the MoEST in case of major hazards involvinghazardous material and imminent risks for the adjacent natural resources.- Contaminated runoff from storage areas shall be captured in ditches orponds with an oil trap at the outlet;- Contaminated and worn plastic sheeting shall be packed into drums anddisposed off site;- The use and storage of explosives should be as per GoN regulations;- The Contractor must install all safety and warning devices beforecommencing blasting operation;• Compensatory Measures:- In case where damage occurred to vegetation, due compensationplantation needs to be carried out, as directed by the local ForestryOfficers.- In case water resources get polluted, consider due compensationmeasures and/or payment to those having experienced losses (e.g.farmers, fisher folk, and livestock cultivators).April 2007 Chapter 6-13
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