Assignment Name: Environmental Impact Assessment and Approval of Environmental Clearance Certificate and Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Construction of Akhaura-Agartala Dual Gauge Railway Link (Bangladesh portion)

Country: Bangladesh

Assignment Location within country: B. Baria

Duration of assignment (months): 3

Name of Client: IRCON Consultants, India

No. of staff-months : 07

Start Date

(Month/Year): November 2017

Completion Date

(Month/Year): January-2018

Name of Joint Venture Consultants, if any: N/A

No. of Staff-Months of Key Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture Consultants: 0

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director /Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed:

Ahmed-al-Farouq

:

Team Leader (Environment Specialist)

Nasid Khadem

:

Environmental expert

Kh.Khairul Matin

:

Resettlement Specialist

Abdul Jabber Jufry

:

MIS Specialist

 Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

Bangladesh Railway has recently undertaken the project of conducting Environmental Impact Assessment and Approval of Environmental Clearance Certificate and Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Construction of Akhaura-Agartala Dual Gauge Railway Link (Bangladesh portion). The specific work includes Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management Plan (EMP) and preparation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by your Staff:

- Census & socioeconomic survey of affected persons, households and communities

- Conduct focus group discussion & consultation meetings

- Video filming of the traffic scenario during rain operation at all level of crossing

- Environmental Impact Assessment

- Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan