Environment & Socio-Economy

Environmental impact assessment has become one of the important factors in current planning studies. SARM’s services comprise all aspects of environmental engineering and planning. In a number of assignments the firm has been responsible for assessment and evaluation of positive or negative impacts on the existing natural environment that the construction of the projects will have in the natural habitat, agriculture, Flora and fauna, hydrological system, pollution hazards, navigation, road network and drainage structures etc.

In the field of Socio-Economic Studies, SARM’s related technical man-power
are well conversant with various stages of conceptualization and

implementation of data- based field research including preparation, pre-
testing and finalization of Questionnaire, training of staff conducting the

field surveys, sampling of villages, pre- census of households, data
collection from primary and secondary sources, data processing and
analysis, tabulation and preparation of reports. Completed works under
this sector include:

Sl. No.	Project Name	Client	Funding Agency
1.	Khulna by-pass Road under Rupsa Bridge Construction Project	RHD, March, 2000	JICA/GOB
2.	Sylhet Tamabil- Jaflong Road Improvement Project ( Sylhet Town Bypass with Link to Sylhet-Fenchuganj Road including Hazrat Shah Paran Bridge over River Surma and other Drainage Structure	RHD, 2002	KFAED
3.	Construction Supervision for Rehabilitation of Dhaka Sylhet Road	RHD	IDA
4.	Dhaka Urban Transport Project (DUTP)	Dhaka Transport Co-ordination Board	IDA
5.	Pakshi Bridge Construction Project	RHD	JBIC
6.	Basic Study on the Present situation of the Previous Grant Aid Project for the Bridges in Bangladesh	Japan International Co-operative Agency (JICA)	JICA
7.	Resettlement Plan for Project Affected People (PAPs) of the by-pass and realignment under Second Road Rehabilitation and Implementation Projecy	RHD	IDA
8.	Socio- Econimic- Survey of the Project Affected Families (PAPs) of the By-pass and Re-alignment under RRMPII.	RHD	IDA
9.	Construction Supervision of Bridges and Culverts under FFW Structure Programme ( 1990-93) in Zone VI Rajshahi Division	Relief & Rehabilitation Directorate	GOB
10.	Studies under Fourth Flood Control & Drainage Project (FCD- IV) ALA/87-2	Bangladesh Water Development board	GOB
11.	Benchmark Survey for Flood Control & Drainage III Project in Comilla, Jessore and Naogaon Area	Bangladesh Water Development board	GOB
12.	Evaluation Studies of Karnafuli Irrigation Project	Bangladesh Water Development board	GOB
13.	Preparation of Master Plan for Nilphamari Municipla Area	Local Govt. Engineering Bereau	GOB
14.	Land use Plan for Netrokona Zila Shahar	UDD	GOB
15.	Land use plan for madan and mohangonj Upazila Shahar	UDD	GOB
16.	Urban Area development and environmental Improvement Project	UDD	GOB
17.	Land use plan for Gaibandha Zila Shahar	UDD	GOB
18.	Land use Plan for 3 Upazila Shahar ( Saghata, Fulchari & Rajibpur)	UDD	GOB
19.	Preparation of development plans for Keranigonj Area Dhaka	UDD	GOB
20.	Upazila Land use/ Master Plan for 5 Upazilas of Jessore District.	UDD	GOB

In-depth Monitoring of the Project ‘‘Bangladesh Weather and Climate Services Regional Project (BWCSRP) Component-B: Strengthening Hydrological Information Services and Early Warning Systems (SHISEWS) (1st Revised)”
Re-settlement Plan & Socio-Economic Survey of Project Affected Peoples (PAPs) of the By-passes and Re-alignment under Second Road Rehabilit
ation and Maintenance Project.
Benchmark Socio-Economic Survey under FCD-IV Project and FCD-III Project.
Basic Study on the Present situation of the Previous Grant Aid Project for the Bridges in Bangladesh
Socio-Economic Survey for Evaluation Studies of Karnafuli Irrigation Project.
Shaheednagar Socio-Economic Survey for Housing Development.
Preparation of Feasibility Studies under Phase I, II & III of 100 Thana Intensive Rural Work Programme.
South West Rural Development Project (RWP component)
Analysis of Benchmark survey data under Extension Research Project in North Western Region of Bangladesh.
Integrated Agricultural Development Project in Kushtia, Jessore and Northern Faridpur District.
Benchmark Survey on Coconut and Study of the Assessment of credit requirement for coconut cultivation.
Study on land mortgaged to private money-lenders in 3 Thanas of Noakhali District.
Survey of Farmer’s Attitude towards HYV/Improved Cereal Seeds in 6 Thanas of Khulna Division.