Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project (PCGIP) Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) WASA Lahore

PCGIP and ESMF “Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project (PCGIP)” is a world bank funded project aimed to support the five cities of Punjab (Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi) to strengthen their governance system. Under PCGIP, ESMF is prepared by the government of Punjab to mitigate the environmental and social issues that may emerge during the execution of development schemes undertaken by the CDGs and WASAs of the five cities.

ESMF and WASA Lahore OBJECTIVE: ESMF aims to strengthen the present regulatory framework on management of environmental and social issues faced by WASA Lahore. To include the Environmental and Social Management in service deliveries of WASA Lahore. And to ensure that the schemes implemented by WASA Lahore are environmentally sound and socially acceptable.

ESMF Applications

CAPACITY BUILDING Orientation Workshop on ESMF/ESMPs with MD (WASA) , DMD Engg. (WASA), Director Planning & Evaluation, Director (O&M) Gunj Bukh Town, Director (Hydrology) and others. Two days training workshop on “Social & Environmental Issues in Urban Development” and ESMF on 10-11 Dec, 2013. One day capacity building workshop titled Implementation Of Environmental Regulatory Framework in Pakistan was organized at Town Hall dated at 11.12.2014 for Environmental Engineers and Social Mobilizers.

Repair & maintenance schemes ESMF Applications EEPs Schemes (World Bank Funded) ADP Schemes (CDG Funded) 4.01 POLICY ( Environment Assessment) Repair & maintenance schemes Review of EIA/IEE Regulations 2000 Punjab Environmental Protection Act , 2012 New schemes(Development schemes)

TARGETS FOR YEAR 2013-2014 Target Achievements: Implementation of ESMF on 30 %of schemes (EEPs+ADP) Achievements: WASA-L has obtained their targets through EEPs schemes only. Total ADP Schemes Total EEP’s Schemes Total Target Schemes Application of ESMF Achieved %age 05 15 20 7 75%

EEPs SHEMES YEAR:2013-14 There were total 15 schemes REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL AT SHALIMAR ESCAPE CHANNEL DRAIN FROM RD 16267 TO RD 16792 ALIYA TOWN TO ASIF COLONY IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION NORTH-II, WASA, L.D.A, LAHORE. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL AT SHALIMAR ESCAPE CHANNEL DRAIN FROM RD 19883 TO RD 20417 ASIF COLONY TO WAPDA COLONY IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION NORTH-II, WASA, L.D.A, LAHORE. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL AT SHALIMAR ESCAPE CHANNEL DRAIN FROM RD 20417 TO RD 20951 ASIF COLONY TO WAPDA COLONY IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION NORTH-II, WASA, L.D.A, LAHORE. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL AT AL-FALAH DRAIN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION NORTH-III, WASA, LDA, LAHORE.

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL RIGHT BANK UP STREAM AND CONSTRUCTION OF CULVERT BACK SIDE OF HUD OFFICE IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA, LDA, LAHORE. WIDENING OF CENTRAL DRAIN COVERED PORTION IN GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL BAGUM ROAD IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL BACK SIDE C&W OFFICE LEFT BANK AND NEAR HOUSE NO. 11 TO NEAR SOFIA STREET MOHALLA MUSLIM GANJ AT CENTRAL DRAIN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA. WIDENING OF FAN ROAD CULVERT AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL BACK SIDE OF FARHAT PHARMA LINK OFFICE NEAR DAYAL SING MANSION AT CENTRAL DRAIN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA, LDA, LAHORE.  REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL NEAR 21-LAKE ROAD OPP: MUGHAL BUILDING MATERIAL SHOP RIGHT BANK BACK SIDE MADRASSA JMAIT UD DAWA LEFT BANK AND MAKING OPENING IN DRAIN SLAB NEAR HAJVERI TOWER TO CHOBURJI PARK AT CENTRAL DRAIN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA, LDA, LAHORE

 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL FAN ROAD TO MOZANG ROAD AT CENTRAL DRAIN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA, LDA, LAHORE  REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RCC RETAINING WALL OF CANTT DRAIN NEAR MULTAN ROAD DISPOSAL IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA, LDA, LAHORE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF CANTT DRAIN NEAR CHOTTI PULLY NONARIAN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION-II CENTRAL, WASA, LDA, LAHORE.  REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL OF CENTRAL DRAIN NEAR LYTTON ROAD AND REPAIR OF MANHOLES FROM BEGUM ROAD TO CHOBURJI IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA, LDA, LAHORE.  REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL BACK SIDE OF TOLINTON MARKET ON BOTH SIDES AND RIGHT BANK NEAR LAWRANCE ROAD BRIDGE AT BIRDWOOD DRAIN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION CENTRAL-I, WASA.  REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RETAINING WALL NEAR WASA OFFICE AND CULVERT NEAR MULTAN ROAD DISPOSAL STATION AT KHARAK DRAIN IN DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION-II CENTRAL, WASA, LDA, LAHORE.  REHABILITATION OF NISHTER COLONY SULLAGE CARRIER IN DRAINAGE DIRECTORATE WASA, LDA, LAHORE.

ADP Schemes necessary: Two following ADP schemes of WASA Lahore have been categorized under E-1 category for which EIA is necessary: Elimination of Sewerage inlets in Lahore branch canal from Harbanspura interchange Lahore Ring Road to BRB canal. Laying of force-main from Bhogiwal road disposal station Chotta Ravi drain to Shalimar escape channel across Ring road Lahore. Asian Consulting Engineers have been hired as the Consultant for the EIAs of above projects and the work has been already started.

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