Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Nurek Hydropower Rehabilitation Project Phase 2 (P173804)

One of the components of Phase 2 of the Nurek HPP Project is the rehabilitation of the automobile and pedestrian bridge that links the banks of the Vakhsh River just downstream of the Nurek Dam. [...] Figure 2. Location of the town of Nurek and the bridge to be rehabilitated 2 Environmental and Social Management Plan Nurek Bridge Rehabilitation Figure 3. Detail of bridge and surrounding area 1.2 Purpose of Environmental and Social Management Plan The 2017 ESIA was approved by the Tajikistan Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan (“Committee” or [...] This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) has been developed in order to summarize the potential impacts of the bridge rehabilitation component of the overall project and to identify measures that must be implemented to avoid, reduce, or otherwise mitigate the potential environmental and social risks and impacts. [...] Given the limited area that could be affected and the small-scale nature of the works, the environmental and social impacts of the bridge rehabilitation project are assessed in this Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) rather than in an ESIA. [...] The Law defines the applicable legal principles, the protected objects, the competencies and roles of the Government, the Committee for Environmental Protection, the local authorities, public organizations and individuals.