Orange line train project impact in environmental pollution….

CONTENTS: Introduction IMPLIMENTATION

Planning

Execution EVALUATION

Introduction Background Scope Of Study Study Objectives Need For EIA Study Of The Proposed Project The Proponent And Consultant Study Team Study Approach

Introduction

o BACKGROUND

Lahore is the 2ND largest urban center and provincial capital of the Punjab

Province with a population of 9 million inhabitants in 2006. The transport

demand amounts to 6.8 million daily person trips for work, shopping or

recreation other than walking.

So we expected to rise to more than 11 million by the year 2021. (LUTMP) in

2010-2011, recorded 8 million trips per day in the year 2010. The major

percentage of this travel demand comprises of public transport.

Introduction

To resolve public transport issues in Lahore and to provide safe, efficient,

comfortable, and affordable transport to the public, Government of the Punjab

has successfully completed METRO BUS project and currently planning to

introduce a Metro Rail Transit System on the Orange Line (From Ali Town to Dera

Gujran), Lahore.

Introduction

o SCOPE OF STUDY The scope of our campaign study aims at collecting and

analyzing data related to physical, biological and socio-economic environment of the project area and to prepare the baseline environmental profile. It also aims at the identification, prediction and evaluation of the possible environmental impacts to give 100% awareness regards human health of the proposed project on its immediate surroundings on both short and long-term basis.

Introductiono STUDY OBJECTIVES

Collection and organization of data related to physical, biological and socioeconomic environments of the project area and to prepare baseline environmental profile.

Identification, prediction and evaluation of environmental impacts of the proposed Project.

Implementation of justification measures to minimize the adverse impacts; and Preparation of an Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan.

Introduction

o Need for EIA Study of the Proposed Project EIA is mandatory according to the Punjab Environmental Protection

(Amendment) Act, 2012 of Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA-1997). Section 12 (1) of the PEPA-1997 which states that:

“No proponent of a project shall commence construction or operation unless he has filed with the Provincial Agency an initial environmental

examination or, where the project is likely to cause an adverse environmental effect, an environmental impact assessment, and has obtained from the Provincial Agency approval in respect there of.”

Introduction

o THE PROPONENT AND CONSULTANT The proponent of our project is the Punjab ORANGE LINE TRAIN Authority (POLA)while the Consultant is NESPAK. The details are given as under: Proponent Contact/Address

The Punjab ORANGE LINE TRAIN Authority (POLA),

Government of the Punjab (GOP)

5th Floor, Arfa Software Technology Park, 346 - B Ferozepur Road, Lahore

Tel: +92 42 99232540

Fax: +92 42 99232541 Consultant Contact/Address

National Engineering Services Pakistan Private Limited (NESPAK) EPHE Division, NESPAK House 1-C, Block – N, Model Town Extension, Lahore

Tel: 042-99090000

PHOTO OF GROUP MEMBERS WITH SENIOR JOURNALIST, EDITORS AT LAHORE PRESS CLUB

Study Team A multidisciplinary team was formulated to conduct the study. The team comprises the following persons. Amir Naveed CH Shahzaib khan Malik Nabeel Latiff butt Zeshan khan Aqeel Tariq Amar Bodla Ahsan

Introduction

o STUDY APPROACH The study has been conducted as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government of Pakistan (GOP) guidelines, 2016. The study is based on both primary and secondary data and information. Discussions were held with stakeholders including government officials, community representatives and a wide range of road users and roadside dwellers. The main purpose of this approach is to bring out change in peoples to save themselves from environmental pollution.

Planning Message construction Targeting the population Strategizing Communication channel Addition resources we used Budget allocation Time frame

Planningo Message construction• We started our campaign on Tuesday, 1st Sep at 12.00 p.m. • We construct our campaign message is to create awareness in people.• Our message is to avoid target community from environmental pollution

which cause harmful diseases like ASTHMA etc.• After message construction we dinner together with a senior express

reporter Amir Naveed CH at Lahore Press Club.

Planning

o Targeting the populationAfter dinner we all group members gathered at our deseeded spot. Our targeting population is Jan Mandar to Chock Chubrji area. We visited that area to know the pros and cons of that project, effects, damage remedies by government to know, we all gathered and officially started our campaign. After selecting our “targeted audience” we splits in 4 parts.

Planning

o Strategizing:A campaign strategy should answer the following questions:

PROBLEM, VISION, CHANGE Our problem is to stop the diseases causes by environmental pollution. Once the problem is resolved ,our vision is to safe everyone from harmful

environmental diseases. Our target community use masks to avoid environmental pollution. Its a

change.

Stakeholders, Relationship, Target

Planning

We started to collected data with about effectiveness and try to know about the GOVERNMENT and LDA related steps data for campaigning. Then selected our topic related data and research the metro and pollution and safeguard by that area of people(target community). We started to go door to door and shop to shop to meet different stakeholders shopkeepers, local residents, school owner, office workers, drivers, schools, university/college students transport users, pedestrians and representatives from different Government departments etc. or workers that works in the construction of orange line train project to dig out the reality.

Sr No.

DATE TIME PARTICIPANT/DEPARTMENT/

INSTITUTE

MAJOR CONCERN RAISED

1 1ST SEPTEMBER

2:30 PM Ahtesham Ali(Company worker)

Air, Noise pollution, traffic congestion during construction phase.

2 2ND SEPTEMBER

12:21 PM Saddam Husain(PSO petrol pump)

Dust & noise problem during construction stage. Economically feasible, as less use of private vehicles will save the fuel

3 3RD SEPTEMBER

1:56 PM Mujahid Husain(Resident)

Health impacts are expected due to dust and noise pollution during construction phase

4 4TH SEPTEMBER

4:45 PM M Ashraf(Road hacker)

There will be serious parking problems that will cause congestion and heavy traffic load during construction phase of the project.

5 5TH SEPTEMBER

11:24 PM M Azam(Shop keeper)

Alternate routes should be provided during construction phase.

6 6TH SEPTEMBER

3:43 PM Mohsin Ali(Local Resident)

Reduction in visitors during the construction phase of the project.

7 7TH

SEPTEMBER11:00 PM Adnan Anwar

(Student of UET)Difficulty for the teachers and students to access the university.

Different stakeholders:

ZESHAN ALI (SHOPKEPPER) AHTESHAM ALI (COMPONAY WORKER)AGE :53 AGE :22PHONE NO: 03014478054 PHONE NO: 03214679036

Different stakeholders:

ALI RAZA (CHILD LABOUR) MUJAHID HUSSAIN(LOCAL RESIDENT) AGE:07 AGE:32 PHONE NO: 03444421133

Different stakeholders

Ashraf (Road hawker) Mujahid (Water Supplier)

AGE: 32 AGE: 22

Planning

Content writing We talk to our target audience about environmental

pollution issue and checking their thought… Find the content that resonate…. We decided in our campaign, don’t struggle to make

every one happy. Its impossible… We set one week 1st to 7 September for completing a

project and achieving a goal for brainstorming…….

Target areas:

Planning

Communication channel Distribute masks pamphlet using express media channel for making a news

Addition resources we used: Hiring doctors that motivate peoples Hiring express news camera man Printing a survey paper camping at that place

planning

Budget Allocation:Personal costs:10983 People=5,000

(Doctor hiring in 1500 rupees for three days, Express camera man in 1000) Phone bill=800

(per member one card according to their network)

Travel cost=3,000+1,323=4,323

(Hiring 2 cars in 3,000 rupees, Petrol 3 liter per day, in over all campaign)

Equipment=500+360+100+240 =1200

(Pamphlets printing in 500 ,3 box of Masks that we distribute there, Standee, Flex)

Non personal cost: The Media foundation organization involves in our campaign helping in hiring consultant that we can say it’s a non personal cost in our campaign.

NEWS PUBLICITAION ABOUT OUR COMPAIGN IN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER OFFICIALY 6TH October 2016

planning

Time frame: Our campaign time frame is 1 week program from 1st to 7th September. We inform every member of group before one week to get ready for this

campaign. Before campaign we plains the project that meet campaign objectives,

identifies our goals that we will achieve in Jan Mender area our target community.

We collecting money for arrange the gadgets or sources that use in this campaign then we also create event horizon.

Frequency: We visit spotted area in 2 times per day in our campaign time period.

Implementation

Visiting the Location/Geo-Targeting Meeting/Interacting with audience

Implementation

Visiting the Location:Our team physically visit target location before the paining project for further arrangement.

Meeting/interacting with audience:Our target area is so much large so its impossible to meet or interact with every one.so we use there random sampling technique and meet with target audience and create discussion them which brings fruitful in a larger extent to formulate the problem and its solution during planning.

Execution Practicality Analysis

Execution

Practicality: On 3rd day on 3rd September after taking people views which was quite hectic

job but we done it well, anyhow on 3rd day we decided to aware people about environment.

We make three groups .one was assigned to make pamphlets second was assigned to make questions 3rd was spreading these pamphlets by all its effort.

On fifth day after proper consulting we decided to engage a NGOs named ( THE MEDIA FOUNDATION ) to make aware people as well as Government, about the damages to health and environment.

After completing our ground work, we started to implementation practically .we were well aware by all facts and figures. So we categorized our work.

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Execution

Analysis: On 6th day we again go on field and started to create awareness into

their minds. And essentially analysis to got results. People became satisfied and starting wearing mask to avoid environmental diseases like asthma etc.

Our campaign is analyzed on day to day basis. Our campaign is consist of specialized consultant and professional

experts

EVALUTATION

o Repetitiono Modificationo Alteration

Evaluation

Repetition: We repeat the analysis again and again to see weather our goal to avoid target

community from environmental disease peak rate is achieved even 2 percent.

Modification: We got 27% result after campaign process.so I need some modification to get

100 % feedback.

Alteration: So we alternate our campaign slogan impact of orange line train project in

environmental pollution to environmental impact assessment regards different government projects.

Final message:

“The Health effects of air pollution imperial human lives. This fact is well-documented.”(Eddie Bernice Johnson)

Use NATURAL GASES, like LPG autos. Don’t burst cracker. Use less amount of fuel for vehicles avoid using and use electrical stoves. Wear always masks when u are on the road to avoid environmental pollution. We should growing green to breath clean.

“So be a part of solution not part of the pollution”

RESPONSE

PENDING…………