The document discusses an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) for a proposed shopping plaza project in Islamabad, Pakistan. The project will include a 35-story building covering 2 hectares with estimated costs of $350 million USD. The IEE process identifies potential environmental issues to determine appropriate mitigation measures and requirements for additional studies. Key issues addressed include noise, waste, drainage, and traffic impacts. Public consultation is also recommended to address concerns from stakeholders. Baseline monitoring is suggested to set performance standards for contractors during construction.

2. • Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
Study for the “Construction of 2nd largest
shopping plaza after the Centurus mall in I-8
Islamabad”.
• Project will be almost 100 m high, having area
of 2 Hectare and 35 stories. Estimated cost of
this project is about $350 million USD

3. • Initial environmental examination (IEE) is
intended as a low-cost environmental
evaluation that makes use of information
already available

4. 4
• Describes the proposed project or activity and
examines alternatives
• Identifies and addresses community concerns to
extent possible
• Identifies and assesses potential environmental
effects
• Directs future action

5. 5
• Identify all potential environmental concerns
relating to a proposed project or activity
• Identify all significant environmental issues
(SEIs)
• Resolve simple SEIs
• Develop the focus for follow-up studies based
on unresolved SEIs

6. Project
Screening
Identifies
projects that
typically
contain
potential
significant
issues
Initial Environmental Examination
1. Identifies potential significant
environmental issues associated with
a project
2. Grades effects and identifies actual
Significant Environmental Issues
(SEIs)
3. Resolves simple SEIs
4. Recommends further action for
resolving outstanding SEIs
Full-Scale EIA or Other Additional
Study
Resolves any remaining significant
environmental issues

7. 1. Identify Potential Significant
Environmental Issues
2. Obtain Information
3. Effects Classification/
Identification of Significant
Environmental Issues (SEIs)
4. Resolve SEIs Where Possible
(Review Alternatives/Develop
Environmental Management Plans
and Protection Measures)
The IEE makes
recommendations
for further study:
Full-Scale EIA
IEE is the final EIA
Report, including:
1. SEIs
2. EPM
3. EMP
5. Are all SEIs
resolved?
YES NO

8. • Environmental Protection Act (1997); the
Forest Act (1927); the Punjab Wildlife Act
(1974). In addition the Land Acquisition
Act (1894)
• Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency
Review of Environmental Assessment Study
and EIA Regulations, 2000

9. • location: Shopping plaza is located at
i-8/3 along with service east road.
• Description: project is located on the
sylvan park in i-8/3 along with service
east road and other side facing the
sahabzada Abdul qayyum road

10. Shopping Malls
• 200 shops
• Luxurious apartments
• Studio apartments
• Bed rooms
• Residences
• 7 Star Hotel
• Park facilities
• Parking area

11. Maintenance Phase
Water Supply And
Sewerage System:
HVAC And Building
Automatic System
Communication System Records
Operational Phase
Parking Area Power Supply Firefighting And Warning System
Construction Phase:
Project Requirements During Construction Land Use

12. • No Project Option (NPO)
• It provides recreation, economic benefits, shopping place, quality
improvement in commodities, increase in economic growth,
competition among goods and export of products. So despite of
environmental impacts, it is considered necessary to build. Mitigation
measures are followed to minimize impacts.
• Siting Alternative
Another option for area selection is at 9th Avenue facing
towards I-9. Mitigatory measures need to followed to
minimize impact on water bodies and residence area

13. Islamabad is located at 33.43°N 73.04°E at the northern edge of the Pothohar
Plateau and at the foot of the Margalla Hills in Islamabad Capital Territory. Its
elevation is 540 metres (1,770 ft.).
Climate
The climate of Islamabad has a typical version of humid subtropical climate,
with five seasons: Winter (November–February), spring (March and April),
summer (May and June), Rainy Monsoon (July and August) and autumn
(September and October).

15. Animal spices
Eurasian Kestrel
 Grey Francolin
 Common Quail
 Brown Waterhen
 White-breasted Waterhen
 Moorhen
 Eurasian Coot
 Red-wattled Lapwing
 Common Sandpiper
 Black-headed Gull

16. Plants Species
• Aeonium variegated
• Euphorbia Horrida
• Golden Barrel
• Agave pumila
• Micranthocereus

17. • Seismic Activities
The federal capital falls on the most active
fault line with the seismic hazard varying
from sector to sector.
• Soil Characteristics
The soil is mixture of clay, sand, limestone,
and gravel (in small amount). Surface soil is
sandy while at the depth of 4 meters it starts
silt

18. Drinking water Criteria
Parameters Units Minimum Maximum Sector I-8 WHO
pH 6.9 7.8 6.5-9.2 6.5–8.5
Alkalinity mg/L 3.5 8.2 - -
Calcium mg/L 58 124 75-200 -
Magnesium mg/L 11 14.9 50 -
Hardness mg/L 264 587 500 500
TDS mg/L 674 1227 1000 -
Sodium mg/L 29 202 - 200
Potassium mg/L 2 14 12 -
Sulfates mg/L 25 82 200 250
Chlorides mg/L 10 45 200 250
Bicarbonates mg/L 184 383 - -
Nitrates mg/L 0.02 0.6 < 50 50
mg/L 0.01 0.03 - -

20. Effects Mitigation Measure
Cut & fill waste disposal segregated and duly disposed off
Dust spraying of water
Ground and Surface Water
Contamination
development of the landscape and planting
of trees and ,proper disposal
Damage to utilities lines relocating them in advance
Noise, Vibration and Blasting Proper tuning of machinery , hearing
protection gears, haulage activities to be
limited to daytime.
Gaseous emissions Sprinkling water on the work site
Traffic and Parking Pollution Promote vegetation cover

23. Environmental Concerns Objectives Mitigation measures and
recommendations
1) Flora and Fauna To minimize damage to flora and
fauna
1. Ensure that minimal flora is
damaged.
2. Hydrological
impacts
To minimize hydrological and
drainage impacts during
constructions.
1. Hydrological flow in areas
where it is sensitive, such as
watercourses or bridges and
culverts.
3. Noise barriers Ensure cumulative noise impacts
are acceptable in construction and
operational phase
1. Conduct detailed acoustic
assessment for all residential,
School areas.
4. Waste disposal Ensure adequate disposal options
for all waste.
Create waste management policy
and plan to identify sufficient
locations for disposal of scrap
material.
5. Temporary drainage and erosion
control
Include mitigation in preliminary
designs for erosion control and
temporary drainage.
Include protection works in
contract as a payment milestone.

25. Environmental concerns Objectives Mitigation and recommendations
. Hydrology and
Drainage aspects
To ensure the proper
implementation of any
requirements mentioned in
EPA conditions of
approval letter in relation to Hydrology of
the project
Consideration of weather conditions when
particular construction activities are
undertaken
2. Orientation for
Contractor, and
Workers
To ensure that the contractor and workers
understand and have the capacity to ensure
the environmental requirements and
implementation of mitigation measures.
1 Environmental specialist should monitor
the progress of all environmental statutory
and follow recommended obligations.
refresher sessions to be followed.
3. Air quality To minimize dust
effectively and avoid
complaints due to the
airborne particulate matter
released to the atmosphere.
1. All heavy equipment and machinery shall
be fitted in full
compliance with the national and local
regulations.(Relevant
regulations are in the Motor vehicles fitness
rules and Road
4. noise To minimize noise increases during
construction.
1. Review requirements for use of powered
mechanical equipment within 100m of
Sensitive Receivers (SRs).
5. Exploitation,
Handling,
Transportation
and Storage of
Construction
materials
To minimize disruption
and contamination of the
surroundings,
1. Use only EPA licensed sites for raw
materials in order to minimize adverse
environmental impacts.

26. Environmental concerns Objectives Mitigation and
recommendations
1. Air Quality Minimize air quality
Impacts
There is only issue of
visitor’s vehicles pollution
in context to air which is
not that significant.
2. Noise Minimize noise impacts No significant Impacts
3. Waste disposal Minimize improper waste
Disposal
Continue the same waste
management plan
4. water disposal Control water pollution Waste water should be
disposed to designated area
by EPA provisions.

28. • Public consultation will take place during
the planning and design
• viewpoints of the stakeholders will be taken
into account and their concerns/ suggestions
for possible improvements will be included
where appropriate.

29. • The public consultation process will be
commenced in the initial feasibility stages
(prior to construction)
• The disclosure of the enhancement project
in advance and subsequent consultation
with stake holders will have advantages in
the environmental assessment and
mitigation of impacts

30. • Islamabad 2nd largest shopping mall in
construction and operational stages is only
likely to affect the areas within the
premises.
• There are unlikely to be any significant
impacts outside except for perhaps
temporary minor inconveniences to traffic
for any kind of transportation to site.

31. • In order to receive and facilitate the resolution
of affected peoples’ concerns, complaints, and
grievances about the project’s environmental
performance an Environmental Grievance
• Redress Mechanism (GRM) will be established
for the project. The mechanism will be used for
addressing any complaints that arise during
the implementation of projects

32. • Baseline monitoring activities should be
carried out to establish the baseline of
parameters for checking during the
construction stage. The results should be
integrated with the contract documentation to
establish performance action thresholds,
pollution limits and contingency plans for the
contractor’s performance.