This curriculum vitae summarizes Shabir Ahmed Khan's professional experience and qualifications. He has over 35 years of experience working on environmental impact assessments, monitoring and evaluations, and management of projects related to the environment, resettlement, soil, water, and agriculture. He is currently working as an Environment Compliance Officer for AGES Consultants, monitoring USAID funded infrastructure projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He holds a BSc and Master's degree in Soil and Environment from Peshawar University and has extensive experience working on hydropower, irrigation, road, and transmission line projects.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
SHABIR AHMED KHAN
Permanent /Contact: Opposite: Mattan Ziarat Township link road, Ghazi Kot,
Address: Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Ph: 0997-302714, 0997-243445
Mob: 0345-9470797, 0334-5544333
Office Address: House No 578, Sector E-6 Phase-7, Hayat Abad Peshawar
E-mail: i) sakhan53@gmail.com
ii) sakhan53@yahoo.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth : 01-04-1956
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Pakistani
Domicile : Mansehra (KP)
ACADAMIC QUALIFICATION
1. BSc (Hons) and
2. Master of Science (Peshawar University)
Deptt: Soil and Environment
LANGUAGES
- English - Urdu - Pashto - Punjabi - Hindko
TRAINING
USAID Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulation part 216 (22CFR 216)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Participatory Planning, Surveying, Monitoring & Evaluation and Management of projects in the field of,
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental
Management and Monitoring (EM&M), Resettlement Studies, Soil and Land classification, On Farm Water
Management, Watershed Management and Social and Cultural studies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
During my 35 years service, a resume of the tasks, I had been performing is as under:
1. PERIOD: Jan 2012 to date
POSITION: Environment Compliance Officer/Environmentalist
ORGANIZATION AGES Consultants, Monitoring & Evaluation Services
Job Description: AGES Consultants is responsible for Construction, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) for
the assistance and advice of USAID. USAID/Pakistan is providing funding for the rehabilitation and
reconstruction of damaged infrastructure all over the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, due to militancy and
flood 2010. The project includes:
 Buildings for Schools and Basic Health Units (about 400 Nos)
 Water Supply Schemes (30 Nos)
 Roads i.e Peshawar Torkhum Road, Quetta Chamman Road and other small village roads
 Grid Station & Transmission Line: Khar (Bajur) Grid Station and 132 KV Transmission Line from
Temergera to Khar

2.  Bridges i.e KHawazikhela and Mingora on River Swat
 Head Works: Amandara Head Works and Munda Head Works
 Multistory Building: Judicial Complex Swat
My responsibility is preparation/review of Initial Environment Examination (IEE)/ Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA)/ Environment Documentation Form (EDF)/ Environment Review Report (ERR) in the
light of USAID guidelines, under Environmental Compliances Procedures Title 22 of the Code of Federal
Regulation, part 216 (22CFR) for the above infrastructure projects. Report Environmental Non
Compliance issues and suggest measures for improvement. Assist in implementing the EMMP during
construction phase. Seek and ensure the community involvement in Environment related issues.
2. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
Sept 2009 to Date (Two to three days in a month)
Environmental &Resettlement Specialist
Renolia Hydropower Project, District Kohistan
Job Description is the same as described at serial No- 6 High Head Hydropower Consultants
3. PERIOD: October 2013 to April 2014 (Part time)
POSITION: Environmental Expert (Individual Consultant)
ORGANIZATION National Transmission & Dispatch CO.Ltd (On behalf of Asian
Development Bank)
Job Description; Preparation of the Environmental Safe Guard Documents for Power Transmission
Enhancement Investment Program (Tranche-4), accordance with the Asian Dvelopment Bank guidelines.
The projects are:
 Transmission lines of 220 KV of Jhimper, Lalian, Chakdara, Noweshehra, DIKhan, Gharo, Lal
Suhanra
 Transmission Lines of 500 KV Muzaffergarh extension and Jamshoro extension.
 Grid Stations 220 KV is Jhimper, Lialian, Chakdara, Nowshehra, DIKhan, Gharo, Lal Suhanra
and Quetta
 Grid Station 500 KV is Muzaffergarh extension, Gujranwala ext, Rawat – Augmentation and
Jamshoro extension.
4. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION
January 2010 to December 2011
Chief Environmentalist
Transmission line Project (Evacuation of power from Hydro power
projects on river Indus and its tributaries )
Job description of the Transmission Line Project is to prepare the Environmental and Resettlement
Safe guards for evacuation of Power from Hydro Power Projects. The Projects are:
 Transmission Line 500KV Yelbo – Tungus – Bunji
 Transmission Line 500KV Basha – Chilas – Aliot
 Transmission Line 500KV Basha – Kalam – Mardan
 Transmission Line 500KV Bunji – Basha
 Transmission Line 500KV Karang – Dassu – Mansehra
 Transmission Line 500KV Aliot – Islam Abad- Lahore

3.  Transmission Line 500KV Dassu – Palas – Mansehra
 Transmission Line 500KV Pattan – Thakot – Mansehra
 Transmission Line 500KV Thakot – Mardan
 Transmission Line 500KV Bunji – Chilas – Aliot
 500 KV Substations i.e Bunji, Chilas, Mardan, Aliot, Mansehra, Mardan,
5. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
April 2009 to December 2009
Senior Environmentalist
Shogo-Sin & Shushghai-Zhendoli Hydropower Projects
Job Description is the same as described at serial No- 7 Kohala Hydropower Project
6. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
August 2008 to March 2009
Principal Environment Expert
High-Head Hydropower Consultants Lahore.
Environmental Management and Monitoring of Indus Basin High-Head Tributaries Allai Khwar,
Duber khwar & Khan Khwar Hydropower Projects.
The job oriented is properly management/monitor and evaluate the implementation of the environmental,
social and resettlement aspects of the above mentioned projects. The projects are under construction
stage.
Coordination with WAPDA management, project contractors and consultants in order to investigate and
resolve situation during project implementation, when concern over environmental impacts, social
complaints and recommend mitigation measures. Key tasks of the management and monitoring are
preparation of list of indicator to monitor environmental and resettlement activities. Regularly monitor
meetings with the contractors and village settlements to minimize interferences with labor, cultural and
religious events during construction. Design a practical system for the routine monitoring of the quality,
quantity of the surface and ground water of the project area. Monitoring the discharges of the waste
water to assure a good working order and water quality is protected. Design and implement a
sedimentation and erosion monitoring program. Design of practical system for the routine ecosystem
monitoring. Monitoring the construction activities to assure that good environmental practices are used
by the contractor regarding damages, dust and noise, health and safety and contractor’s labor camps.
Monitoring the archeological issues, land acquisition and compensation, borrow areas, housing
replacement, hiring of local labor, social changes, vector habitat, public safety, and release of
environmental water requirement from head pond with respect to timing, volume and impacts.
7. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
December 2007 to July 2008
Sr. Environmentalist
Kohala Hydropower Consultants Lahore.
Environment Impact Assessment of Kohala Hydropower Project.
Objective and Scope of EIA and resettlement studies, Environment Assessment Statutory requirement
and guidelines, Environment protection laws, environmental protection agency framework, National
Environmental Quality Standards, World Bank / Asian Development Bank guidelines, Project
Description, Baseline conditions of the project area Land Resources, climates, atmosphere, water
resources, ecological resources, Natural fauna, socio-economic resources, Environmental Issues and
likely impacts, physical impacts, biological impacts. Impacts during completion phase, impacts during
operation stage, Environmental Impacts mitigation measures. Environmental Monitoring & Evaluations,

4. Environmental costs etc.
Resettlement
Resettlement issues, satellite imageries, quantification of affected population, quantification of land
holding, trees and forest nurseries etc. infrastructures. Legal and constitutional framework,
compensation framework, resettlement measures, development plane for resettlement and agriculture
areas. Resettlement village / colonies. Resettlement cost estimates etc.
8. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
January 2007 to November 2007
Soil and Environmental Specialist
East Pak / Electra Consultants, Lahore.
Feasibility Studies of Small Dams in NWFP: (Detail of work can be found in column 13), Gandow
Dam(Mohmand Agency) and Raghagan Dam (Bajur Agency)
9. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
January 2006 to December 2006
Principal Engineer (Soil & Environment)
NDC / Electra Consultants, Lahore
Feasibility Studies of Tank Zam Dam Project in District Tank: (Detail of work can be found in column 13)
10. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
May 2005 to December 2005
Soil & Environmental Specialist
Designmen/Electra Consultants, Peshawar
Feasibility Studies of Small Irrigation Schemes in NWFP: (Detail of work can be found in column 13),
(Name of small irrigation schemes at Serial No 20 at page 8)
11. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
November 2004 to April 2005
Environmentalist
ACE/Electra Consultants, Peshawar for Mega Road Project
Environmental Impact Assessment of Mega Road Project: Project description, category of the
project, description of the environment, geology, flora and fauna, soils, climate, surface water,
population, literacy and education, history, social and cultural study. Screening of potential
environmental impacts and mitigation measures. Project location problems, design and specification
problems, project construction problems, operation and maintenance problems, environmental
monitoring plan and field survey environmental results.
12. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
August 2004 to November 2004
Project Manager
Rural Development Consultants (RDC)
Baseline Surveys: Design Questionnaire/ Formats for collection of primary data for Baseline/Benchmark
Survey Indicators for-OFWM in NVVFP, prepare formats for collection of secondary data from offices
like irrigation, Agri. Extension, OFWM, Board of Revenue etc. The data has been collected and
tabulation plan prepared. Data evaluation, water measurement in the field and report write up.
13. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
January 2003 to June 2003
Soil & Environmental Specialist
Electra Consultants, Peshawar
14. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
July 2003 to December 31,2003
Soil and Environmental Specialist
BAK Consulting Engineers
Land resources and Soil classification: Detailed field investigation, i.e. collection of soil and water
samples, study of physical properties of soil and topographic features at site. On the bases of field-investigation-
and relevant data/ reports collection, the contents of feasibility studies reports are
Geomorphological history of the area, soil fertility, drainage, salinity and alkanity, ground water, soil
erosion and conservation measures, crop suitability, mapping of classification units, and interpretation of
physical chemical results of soil and water analysis.

5. Environment: objective and framework of the study, environmental issues and impacts i.e. climatic
impacts, biotic impacts like flora and fauna and human impacts are social issues, cultural issues, and
economic issues, institutional issues, human use issues. Abstract of positive and negative impacts,
recommendations and mitigatory measures for negative impacts and enhancement of positive impacts,
environmental planning and management, Monitoring and Evaluations.
Resettlement Action Plan: Study objective, approach and methodology, assessment of compensation,
compensation entitlement policy, eligibility, PAPS, loss and eligible impacts criteria for resettlement,
project impacts and related issues (By components work, types of impacts, displacement of population,
loss of houses, land acquisition, loss of Public and Private property, community property, crop
compensation, tree compensation), resettlements option and action plan, perspective resettlements
sites, resettlement cost etc.
Social and Cultural Studies: studies include social and cultural trend, tenant and landless labor
problems, landowners, Role of woman, poverty alleviation, Development constraints, Beneficiary
participation etc.
Agricultural Studies: Present agriculture, cropping pattern, cropping intensities, crop yield, farm inputs,
cultural practices, fertilizer requirements, consumptives use of water, future agriculture development with
project and without project, agriculture support services, agriculture and research, land tenure system
etc.
15. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
Nov 2001 to June 2003 (2 Years)
Research Officer (Environment)
Basha Dam Project.
In Basha Dam Project the nature of work is Environmental Assessment of the Basha Dam Project, its
mitigating measures and monitoring the main studies are as below:
i) Potential Environmental Impacts.
ii) Hydrologic and Limnological effects.
iii) Social issues.
iv) Fisheries and wildlife.
v) Seismic threat.
vi) Watershed Management.
vii) Buildings, Roads and other infra structure.
viii) Health.
ix) Agriculture and live stock.
x) Tourism.
xi) Municipal and Industrial Planning.
xii) Transportation. -
xiii) Resettlement.
Beside the above to ensure the cooperation at both the policy and field levels with Govt. agencies/offices
and local administration.
16. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
March 1998 to Nov 2001 (3-1/2 Years)
Assistant Director / Sociologist.
Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project
In Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project the resume of the task is as under:
i) Monitoring of Resettlement Action Plan.
ii) To redressal the Sociological, Environmental and Resettlement issues
iii) Classification of land at site,
iv) Issuing the work permits to the affectees. v) Monitor and resolve the employment issues of
project affected persons. (PAPs) in the GBC & DEC Companies, vi) Took part in the
process of allotment of plots and look-after the necessities to PAPs in Model villages
v) Monitor the Spoil Banks Development and spoil tips etc.
17. PERIOD:
POSITION:
Aug 1995 to March 1998 (3 Years)
Sub-Divisional Watershed Management Officer.

6. ORGANIZATION:
Managla Watershed Management Project, Murree sub-division
18. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
Jan 1990 to Jul 1995 (6 Years)
Monitoring Officer/Soil Conservationist.
Tarbela Watershed Management project
In watershed management the job is execution and supervision of watershed management works like:
i) Afforestation
ii) Soil survey and classification.
iii) Planning and construction of soil conservation works like, check damming, retaining walls,
diversion channels.
iv) Improvement of cultivated lands by leveling, terracing, construction of Atts and
wattbandi, surface water disposal,
v) Monitoring of Tarbela watershed management works,
vi) Establishment of plant nurseries.
19. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
Oct 1987 to Dec 1989 (2 Years)
Soil Scientist
Lower Rachna remaining project (Drainage-IV) Faisalabad.
In Drainage-IV (LRRP) my responsibilities deals with investigation work for sub-surface
drainage of Faisalabad SCARP and Khushab SCARP, the summary of job is:
i) Hydraulic conductivity test.
ii) Deep boring up to 50 feet for soil identification.
iii) Central line boring for soil texture determination.
iv) Deep boring upto 200 ft to see deep soil profile strata & impervious layers etc.
20. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
Apr 1987 to Oct 1987 (1/2 Year)
Agriculture Officer (Soil & Reclamation)
Lower Indus Water Management & Reclamation Research
Project Hyderabad.
In the Water Management Reclamation Research my job oriented in the field research pertaining to
determine the aspects for the causes and remedies of water logging and salinity in the field's experiment
trails
21. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
Sep 1980 to Apr 1987 (7 Years)
Research Officer (Soil) / Soil Scientist.
Planning & Investigation Div. Sunny view Lahore
In Planning and Investigation Division (Soil section), my duties include, preparation of feasibility reports
on different irrigation project spread over Pakistan. My field oriented job because, prior to report write up.
I have to carry out soil sampling for physico-chemical analysis of the soil. A comprehensive survey is
conducted which comprised of the detailed study of soil profile and their colors. Texture, structure,
permeability, parent material slope, relief erosion causes and remedies of salinity, alkalinity and water
logging, soil classification etc.
22. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
Aug 1978 to Sep 1980 (2 Years)
Agriculture Officer (Soil & Water Management)
Water Management & Research Planning Div. Lahore
In OFWM and Research Directorate, I helped the authority in the data analysis for determining,
correlation soil textures with application and irrigation efficiency. Also worked for the establishment of the
adequacy of water supply including crop water requirement and available water supply to "determining
the surpluses and shortages for different alternatives like before improvement, after partial lining & full
lining Research conducted for watercourse improvement program also includes sociological aspects like

7. organization of water users association & their role in improvement of the water courses.
23. PERIOD:
POSITION:
ORGANIZATION:
July 1978 to July 1980 (2 Years)
Jr. Agriculture Officer (Soil)
Water course survey, Master Planning & Review Div. D.I.Khan
In 61 water courses survey, the data was collected by me, regarding salinity status and soil
Textures on two watercourses along with the other relevant data. Farmers activities including farm
cultural practices, estimation of yield, fertilizer application, socio-economic survey Present Agriculture ,
Cropping Intensity etc.
RESEARCH PUBLICATION
1. (Legumes & Soil Fertility) master report for the degree of Master of Science (Agriculture) soil Science.
2. Supporting report, on farm water management in Indus basin for Revised Action program for irrigated
agriculture in Pakistan (co-author), published by planning division WAPDA.
3. Case study as regarding agriculture and agricultural economics part in connection with Revised
Action program for irrigated agriculture in Pakistan (co-author), published by Planning Division
WAPDA.
FEASIBILITY REPORT COMPLETED:
1. Thal Reservoir Project Punjab (Soil)
2. Kanchogi Irrigation scheme, Baluchistan (Soil)
3. Rabat Irrigation scheme Balochistan (Soil)
4. Nal Dat flood irrigation scheme Baluchistan (Soil)
5. Sailaba Area along river Ravl (Soil)
6. Sailaba Area along river Chenab (Soil)
7. Chotiari Reservoir Project Sind (Soil)
8. Chak Sawari Irrigation Scheme AJK (Soil)
9. Gomal Zam Project NWFP (Soil)
10. Marani Dam Project (Baluchistan) (Soil).
11. Tank Zam Project NWFP (Soil)
12. Tochi Baran Link canal NWFP (Soil)
13. Kalabagh Rasul link canal project (Soil)
14. Papin Dam Project (Soil)
15. Morgha Wei Project (Soil)
16. Bazai Irrigation scheme (Soil and EIA)
(Mardan & Malakand Agency)
17. Feasibility Studies of Small Dams Irrigation Schemes & Delay Action Dams NWFP (Soil&IEE)
i) Aza Khail Dam
ii) Shah Khail Ghari Dam
iii) Khar Bara Dam
iv) Jabba Khattak Darri
v) Hiro Shah Irrigation Scheme
vi) Mandoori Irrigation Scheme
vii) Maroobi Dam
18. Benchmark/Baseline Survey, On Farm Water Management Project NWFP.
19. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Mega Road Project Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai and
Khyber Agencies.
20. Small Irrigation Schemes in NWFP (Soil & IEE).
- Badwan Civil Channel, Distt. Lower Dir
- Thanodher Distributary, Distt. Swat
- Zikira Minor, Distt. Swat
- Ambar Branch, Distt. Swabi
- Khatta Abazai, Distt. Charsaddah
- Saroor Channel, Distt. Mansehra
- Khadakzai Civil Channel, Distt. Lower Dir
- Manki Minor, Distt. Swabi
- Lahore Minor, Distt. Swabi
- Jehangira Minor, Distt. Nowshera
- Baffa Shagai, Distt. Mansehra
- Samkola Channel, Distt. Mansehra

8. - Lughmani Titwal, Distt. Mansehra
- Kolian Baldher, Distt. Haripur
- Vial Bfiitao wa'a, Distt, Lakki.Marwat
- Shagai Gaddar, Distt. Mansehra
- Chilian to Balagh, Distt. Haripur
- Chodwan Zam, Distt. D.I.Khan
21. Tank Zam Dam Project in NWFP (Soil and EIA)
22. New Railway line Hawalian to Khanjrab (Pak - China Border) (EIA)
23. Swat River Flood Control Project (EIA)
24. Gandow Dam (Mohmand Agency) (Soil and IEE)
25. Raghagon Dam (Bajur Agency) (Soil and IEE)
26. Kohala Hydropower Project (AJK) (EIA)
27. Environmental management and monitoring plan for Duber Khwar Hydropower Project.
28. Environmental management and monitoring plan for Allai Khwar Hydropower Project
29. Swat river flood control project (EIA)
30. Small Dams FATA (IEE&Soil).
31. Small dams NWFP (IEE&Soil) ie Shoukas dam,Totakan dam, Chishma Akorikhel dam.
32. Shogo sin & Shushgai Zindali Hydro Power Projects (EIA)
33. Environment Assessment of the following Transmission lines projects
i. Yelbo – Tungus – Bunji vii Bunji – Chilas – Aliot
ii. Basha – Chilas – Aliot viii Bunji – Basha
iii. Basha – Kalam – Mardan ix Karang – Dassu – Mansehra
iv. Dassu – Palas – Mansehra x Pattan – Thakot – Mansehra
v. Thakot – Mardan xi Aliot – Islam Abad- Lahore
vi. 500 kv Substations i.e Bunji, Chilas, Mardan, Aliot, Mansehra, Mardan,
34. Tochi Baran Link (Irrigation Project) EIA & Soil
35. Amandara Head Works Project (EIA)
36. Mona Head Works EIA/EDF
37. Khwazakhela Bridge EIA/EDF
38. Mingora Bridge EIA/EDF
39. Tehsil Complex Swat EIA/EDF
40. Site Specific Plan and Health & Safety Plan of Ranolia HPP
41. EDFs of more than 400 Nos Schools Building
42. EDFs of 12 Nos Basic Health Units Buildings
43. EDFs of 30 Nos Water Supply Schemes.
44. Feeder Canal Project Peshawar (Soil & Agri)
45. Kohai Dam Project Bunir District (IEE)
46. EDF/EIA 132 Grid Station Khar (Bajur) and Transmission Line Temergara – Khar
47. Transmission lines of 220 KV of Jhimper, Lalian, Chakdara, Noweshehra, DIKhan, Gharo, Lal Suhanra
48. Transmission Lines of 500 KV Muzaffergarh extension and Jamshoro extension.
49. Grid Stations 220 KV is Jhimper, Lialian, Chakdara, Nowshehra, DIKhan, Gharo, Lal Suhanra
and Quetta
50. Grid Station 500 KV is Muzaffergarh extension, Gujranwala ext, Rawat – Augmentation and
Jamshoro extension.