Table 4 - 2 in Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP) Update the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for LOT-I: Metu-Mesha 230 KV Single Circuit Transmission Line

Table 4-2. The World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguard Operational Policies World Bank Operational PolicyApplicability to the projectOP 4.0 1. Environmental Assessment (EA)•To identify potential environmental and social risks of the project•evaluates the project’s potential environmental risks and impacts in its•To identify the optimal alternative route of the OHTL that reducesarea of influence;environmental and social risks•examines project alternatives;•To prepare mitigation measures to minimize project impacts•identifies ways of improving project selection, planning, design andimplementation by preventing, minimizing, mitigating or compensatingfor adverse environmental impacts and enhancing positive impacts;•includes process of mitigating and managing adverse environmentalimpacts throughout project implementation.OP 4.04: Natural Habitats•To identify strategies for protection and rehabilitation of natural habitats•Protection of natural environment to ensure long-term sustainable•To identify appropriate conservation measures for mitigation anddevelopmentmonitoring of natural habitats•Protection and rehabilitation of natural environment•To prepare management and monitoring plan•For projects with adverse impacts, propose mitigation and managementmeasures for healthy functions of habitatsOP 4.36: Forests•To identify appropriate forest management plan to ensure the continuity of•Conservation and development of forest ecosystems for lasting povertyforest functional componentsreduction and sustainable development•To identify adverse impacts and reduce the impacts on the people – forest•Harness the potential of forests to reduce poverty and integrate forestsinteractions to sustain local livelihoodsto sustainable economic developmentOP 4.11: Physical Cultural Resources•To identify sites of cultural significance in connection to the impacts of this•Addresses physical cultural resources such as religious sites, group ofprojectstructures, historical sites and etc. of cultural significance•To identify religious sites, e.g. grave sites•To avoid and mitigate cultural resources from adverse impacts of•To prepare sound management plan to protect Physical cultural resourcesdevelopment projects.of the project areaOP 4.1 2: Involuntary Resettlement•To identify physical displacement of houses and economic activities•To avoid severe economic, social and economic risks•To identify types and number of physical structures adversely impacted by•Avoid resettlement where possible or minimize by exploring all viablethe activities of this projectalternatives of project design•To recommend the preparation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)