Azerbaijan republic ministry of transport road transport service department

Annex E. Results of Public Consultation and List of Participants – Absheron District

Comment	Response
Representative of Hokmali settlement Will there be compensation for affected structures?	The project will involve rehabilitation within the ROW such that land acquisition, resettlement and removal of permanent structures are not expected.
Chief of District Department No.4 of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Not all borrow pits are defined under this project, all borrow pits are to be defined in the reports. We know that all foreign companies will follow all environmental requirements, but unfortunately local companies will not. The trees planted along the road near Cengi are young, but in Shamakhi the trees along the road are mature and their cutting will have adverse impact on the environment.	As required by the MENR, the contractors shall secure an environmental clearance prior to operation of the borrow areas. Detailed layout of the proposed borrow area and method statement shall also be submitted by the contractor for the approval of MENR as well as of ESS and CSC. The contractor shall also be required to employ a full time environment, health and safety manager who will supervise and ensure implementation of required mitigation measures. During operation, the environmental performance of the contractors shall be monitored by the ESS with the assistance of an international environmental specialist of the construction supervision consultant. This is to ensure that the provisions of the EMP are properly implemented by the contractor. In Cengi, as the trees are still young, these will be transplanted prior to construction works. Not all trees along the road in Shamakhi will be cut. Only those that are too close to the road will be removed for traffic safety reasons. Cut trees will be replaced through compensatory planting.
Water-canalization Department How will the relocation of utilities be undertaken and who will be responsible for this? What will be the thickness of asphalt pavement?	There will be proper coordination with the concerned agencies/authorities (e.g., for gas facility, electricity, etc.) to ensure that utilities are relocated prior to construction. Asphalt surfacing will be 50 mm thick while binder and base will have a total thickness of about 200 mm.
Chief of Department of Architecture and Construction How long will be the construction period? Will the new road be a two-or one lane road?	Construction will be undertaken for 3 years starting mid 2006 until mid 2009. It will be a two-lane road (i.e., one lane per direction).
Chief of Gas Department of Absheron Region There are gas pipelines along the road at km km 16-18 near Mushfiq settlement. Is this considered under the project?	Consultation/coordination with the Gas Department will be made to arrive at an agreement on the design approach with regard to the pipelines.

No.	Name	Occupation/Agency/Address	Contact number
1	Elimkhan Abdul Mehraliyev	Editor of Absheron newspaper	442-44-58
2	Qazanfar Muzaffar Aliyev	Chief of District Department No.4 of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources	660 24 44 4181824
3	Fikret Murad Babayev	Representative of Ashagi Guzdak village	443-96-00 443-96-55 313-55-96
4	Yaver Sular Huseynov	Representative of Hokmali settlement	442-11-60 442-31-21
5	Elmar Zulfugar Humbataliyev	Chief of Absheron Telecommunication	442-33-00 213-66-01
6	Vidadi Jumshud Abbasov	Chief of Khirdalan Electricity Network	442-11-42 225-29-61
7	Hamid Huseynov Vali	Chairman of Pirekeshkul-Qobustan Municipality	542-58-22 443-99-24
8	Etibar Aga Musayev	Chief of Nature’s Present Organization	213-03-30 410-57-07 410-58-08
9	Yashar Qiyas Osmanov	Chief of Gas Department of Absheron Region	206-07-22 442-11-27
10	Akif Alas Aliyev	Chief of Department of Architecture and Construction	212-22-31 442-11-14
11	Boyukaga Safar Abbasov	Chief of Ashagi Guzdak Municipality of Absheron region	3642589 443-97-01
12	Jahan Karam Ismayilov	Representative of Pirekeshkul-Qobustan villages of Absheron	3650443 443-98-01
13	Fariz Murad Aliyev	Consultant of Department of Social-Economical Issues	332-47-77 442-11-16
14	Mirzabala Rerhimbala Asanov	Chief of Department of Social-Economical Issues	442-05-92 318-39-92
15	Mirnemat Miraziz Mirhadiyev	Chairman of Hokmali Municipality	442-28-64
16	Qorkhmaz Abbas Abbasov	Water-canalization Department	442-31-11 221-86-74

1 Category II roads have the following design parameters: number of lanes-2; carriageway width-7.50 m (+ 3.50 m for climbing lane where necessary); lane width-3.75 m, shoulder width-2 x 3.75m (2.00 m paved); and total road width-15.00 m.

2 The World Bank Operational Manual: Operational Policies (OP) 4.01, January 1999 (as revised in August 2004).

3 The World Bank (2002): The Disclosure Handbook. Operations Policy and Country Services. December 2002.

4 www.gesource.ac.uk