Lining of Canals / Distributaries / Minors / Drains

CHECKLIST FOR

LINING OF CANALS / DISTRIBUTARIES /

MINORS / DRAINS

SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT UNIT (SEMU)
Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority
Canal Bank Mughalpura, Lahore. Tel: 042 – 99250183-4
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: http//pida.punjab.gov.pk
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN THE CHECKLIST

Before filling the Checklist, concerned officer should read these instructions
carefully and contact SEMU office if further clarification or information is required

1. Study “Social and Environmental Assessment Guidelines for Irrigation

Infrastructure” circulated by the IPD with the purpose to fully understand the
guidelines, checklists and mitigation measures

2. Project based supplementary checklists have been provided for different

irrigation and drainage Projects including small dams. Fill only the concerned
checklists

3. Glossary of Terms is provided below for convenience

4. Before submitting PC-1 to DDSC for approval, final PC-1 along with the filled
checklists may be sent to SEMU at least 3 days prior to the DDSC meeting for
timely feedback

5. Use additional space if required with any of the checklists

6. Monitoring Plan of SEMU:

Keeping in view the responsibility to ensure social and environmental mitigation

measures are duly implemented, SEMU team has developed a monitoring
mechanism which includes:

Reporting by the project executing engineer to SEMU

Inspection visits by SEMU for field observations

GLOSSARY

Major Project actions/activities means land acquisition (temporary or permanent),

excavation/diversion (diversion of water course, diversion route), earth work
(provision, dressing, reshaping, compaction), construction of bridges, lining of water
channel and closure of canal etc

Mitigation measures are the measures that will be proposed by the executor to
mitigate the potential negative impacts and to enhance the beneficial impacts

Results indicators means to provide the documents or data to verify that mitigation
measures have been properly taken in time including progress reports, photographs
etc

Environmental hotspots: The areas which have environmental as well as cultural

and social value. They may include protected areas, game reserves, national parks,
wildlife sanctuaries, forests and trees etc
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Protected area: An area of land especially dedicated to the protection and

maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources,
and is managed through legal or other effective means

National park: A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always
declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human
development and recreation

Game reserve: A game reserve is an area of land set aside for maintenance of
wildlife for tourism or restricted hunting purposes

Encroachment: Illegal occupation of land and construction of structures e.g

houses, shops, koasacs, chappar, benches etc

Infrastructure: Structures like railway, road network, sewerage, telephone, and gas
pipelines etc

Archeological sites: The sites which have significance as built heritage and have
historic value

Cultural sites: The sites which have educational, artistic, civilizing, literary and
intellectual value

Religious sites: The sites which have religious, sacred, spiritual or symbolic value
e.g. shrine, temple, tomb or any other holy place of worship

Health hazards: The hazards which can cause damage to human health either by
direct or indirect means e.g. during project activities

Scenic/Aesthetic beauty: Landscape of the area that may be affected due to

project activities e.g. due to irregular cutting of trees, due to piles of solid waste and
garbage etc
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Form A

SAMPLE REPORTING FORM

Name of
Project/Channel:
Location of
Project/Channel:

Project Stage Planning PC-I Execution Completion

Total Discharge

Total Command Area

Project Duration
Name and designation of
executing Officer

Cell #

e-mail

1. Major Project Actions/Activities

1. LAND ACQUISITION

2. EXCAVATION/ DIVERSION

3. EARTH WORK (PROVISION, DRESSING, RESHAPING AND COMPACTION)

4. CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES

5. LINING OF WATER CHANNEL

6. CLOSURE OF CANAL

2. Identify and explain problems encountered in applying IPD Social and Environmental
Guidelines.

3. Do you have any suggestions on how the guidelines/checklists can be improved?

4. Was SEMU assistance sought for filling in the checklist before submission of PC-1 to
DDSC?

5. What % age of total cost has been allocated for environmental mitigation measures?

Name and Signature of executing officer: Date:

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Form B

PRIMARY BASELINE DATA COLLECTION FOR LINING OF CANALS, DISTRIBUTARIES, MINORS AND DRAINS

LIKELY
YES
PARAMETERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIAL REMARKS

NO
IMPACTS (WHERE POSSIBLE, PROVIDE DETAILS)

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
• Will there be an unscheduled or extended closure of
the canal(s)?
• Will there be changes in the area commanded by
existing outlets?
• Will there be a change in water allocation and
availability to the existing command area?
• Are households dependent on canal water for
drinking?
• Is the quality of canal water suitable for drinking?

• Are sources of water pollution identified?

• Will access and availability of drinking water from
the canals be disrupted/decreased by the project?
• Will access and availability of drinking water be
disrupted/decreased for the livestock by the project?
• Do all households in the project area have access to
groundwater for drinking?
• Are there any adverse trends in water availability or
quality in the existing sources of groundwater for
drinking?
• Will any project action affect the groundwater
recharge in the project area and adversely affect the
drinking water supplies?

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LIKELY
YES
PARAMETERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIAL REMARKS

NO
IMPACTS WHERE POSSIBLE, PROVIDE DETAILS

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Is there any kind of vegetation/trees in the area No. of trees _____________

where project activities/actions are to be executed? Type / Species of trees ___________

• If present, will there felling of trees/cutting of

No. of trees to be cut _____________
vegetation be required?
• Is there any kind of endangered species of
No. of animals ____________ Name/species of animals __________
animals/birds in the area where project
No. of birds __________ Name/species of birds ___________
activities/actions are to be executed?
• Is there any type of environmental hotspot in the Name /Type of environmental hotspot _____________________
project area? Present uses (if any) __________________________

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Total No. of house holds ____________________
• Is there any kind of encroachment in the project No. of shops/benches etc. ____________________
area? Any other structure _______________________________
• Is there any kind of infrastructure in the project Railway Line ________________ Gas pipeline ____________________
area? Sewerage Line ______________Telephone Line ____________________
Name / type of site __________________
• Is there any type of archeological / cultural/ Present conditions______________
religious site in the area?

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Form C

CHECKLIST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF S & E IMPACTS DURING LINING WORK OF CANALS, DISTRIBUTARIES, MINORS AND
DRAINS

MAJOR
PARAMETERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL/
PROPOSED YES NO PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES MITIGATION COST
SOCIAL IMPACTS
ACTIONS

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
• Displacement / resettlement

• Loss of houses
LAND
ACQUISITION
• Loss of infrastructure/ Utilities

• Loss of crops/ trees/ orchards

• Loss of land/ ownership

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Dust Pollution

• Noise and vibration

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Cutting of trees / Removal of vegetation

EXCAVATION/
DIVERSION • Damage to forests/game reserves /
national parks
• Disturbance of wild animals and birds etc

• Damage to wet lands

• Damage to fisheries / aquatic life

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

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MAJOR
PARAMETERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL/
PROPOSED YES NO PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES MITIGATION COST
SOCIAL IMPACTS
ACTIONS

• Damage to archeological / cultural/

religious sites
• Threat to health

• Deterioration of scenic/aesthetic quality

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Dust Pollution

• Noise and vibration

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

EARTH WORK • Cutting of trees / Removal of vegetation

( PROVISION,
DRESSING, • Disturbance of wild animals and birds etc
RESHAPING AND
COMPACTION) SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

• Loss of crops/ trees/ orchards

• Loss of infrastructure/ Utilities

• Threat to health

• Deterioration of scenic/aesthetic quality

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Noise and vibration

CONSTRUCTION
OF BRIDGES
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

• Loss of infrastructure/ Utilities

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MAJOR
PARAMETERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL/
PROPOSED YES NO PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES MITIGATION COST
SOCIAL IMPACTS
ACTIONS

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Affect on groundwater recharge

• Affect on groundwater quality

LINING OF
WATER • Dust Pollution
CHANNEL
• Noise and vibration

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

• Threat to health

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Water availability

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Cutting of trees / Removal of vegetation

• Damage to forests/game reserves /
CLOSURE OF national parks
CANAL
• Disturbance of wild animals and birds etc

• Damage to wet lands

• Damage to fisheries / aquatic life

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

• Loss of crops/ trees/ orchards

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Form D

ADOPTED MITIGATION MEASURES

ADOPTED
MAJOR PROJECT IDENTIFIED MITIGATION
PARAMETERS MITIGATION
ACTIONS / ACTIVITIES IMPACTS COST
MEASURE(S)

LAND
1.
ACQUISITION

EXCAVATION/
2.
DIVERSION

EARTH WORK
( PROVISION,
3. DRESSING,
RESHAPING AND
COMPACTION)

CONSTRUCTION
4.
OF BRIDGES

LINING OF WATER
5.
CHANNEL

CLOSURE OF
6. CANAL

Name and Signature of executing officer: Date:

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Form E

MONITORING / EVALUATION FORM

Name of Project/Channel:
Location of
Project/Channel:

Project Stage Planning PC-I Execution Completion

Project Duration
Name and designation of
executing Officer

Cell #

e-mail

MAJOR PROJECT MITIGATION MONITORING

RESULTS INDICATORS
ACTIONS/ACTIVITIES MEASURES RESPONSIBILITY

1. LAND ACQUISITION

2. EXCAVATION/
DIVERSION

EARTH WORK
3. ( PROVISION, DRESSING,
RESHAPING AND
COMPACTION)

4. CONSTRUCTION OF
BRIDGES

5. LINING OF WATER
CHANNEL

6. CLOSURE OF CANAL

Name and Signature of executing officer: Date:

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