Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

He/She is responsible for the proper functioning and discipline of his subordinate staffand he will report cases of default to his responsible senior officer.He/She will maintain all initial accounts for expenditure under his charge and submitthem to the responsible senior officer within the prescribed date.9.1.3.2 Key issues associated with the EU15. Following are the key issues of the present set up of the EU in PIU.EU has a total of 8 staff positions, which is yet to be fully staffed. Recruitment for allpositions in progress. Some of the current staff are from other department of the PIUwith an additional charge. Additional charge does not enable the officials to focus onlyon environmental activitiesAll the staff-members in the present EU set-up are on deputation for definite timeperiods from other government agencies and are subject to periodic transfers.None of the EU staff has previous experience in implementation of environmentalmanagement and monitoring. Also, there is lack of capacity in - limited resources andequipment for environmental management and monitoring.Once the Project is completed, the PIU will be dissolved since it has been establishedfor the present Padma Bridge Project only and so will be the EU. All the EU staff will goback to their parent departments. Consequence will be loss of trained manpower in theBBA for implementation of any future bridge projects.16. Therefore, it is recommended that BBA shall establish a permanent EU to retain the trainedmanpower.9.1.4 Environmental Management Committee17. To strengthen the capacity of EU and assisting in implementation of EMMP, PIU has formed anEnvironment Management Committee (EMC) with experts from various national government and nongovernment organizations, universities and research institutes. PIU has constituted the EMC in April2009 for monitoring the implementation status of the environmental activities of EMMP. The details ofexperts in the EMC are given in Annex 9-2. Responsibilities of EMC are: To meet at regular intervals and monitor the implementation status of the environmentalactivities of the EMMP To oversee the environment related activities of PMBP and take policy decisions andguide coordination of inter-departmental activities To advise, supervise and guide activities of the EU in all environmental issues,strategies and policy matters related to PMBP17. The committee will continue operation for specific period even after completion of projectactivities. PIU will provide secretarial services to the committee9.1.5 Panel of Experts18. BBA has appointed Panel of Experts (POE) with 6 eminent national experts and 4 internationalexperts to provide guidance and advice to PIU towards preparation and implementation of PMBP.POE also advises in environmental assessment activities and ensures the effective preparation of theEIA report and implementation of EMMP. The scope of work of POE is:The POE is required to provide expert advice in connection with the project as requiredfrom time to time by BBA, and carry out periodic reviews of the procedures followed andthe results produced by the design consultant, checking engineers, and constructioncontractors throughout the ProjectThe POE shall organize itself under the leadership and guidance of its chair so that anycomments, suggestions or advice from any of its members are assembled, and theresponse will be provided through the chair9-6