Impact Assessment and Consultancy
CCSD's strength lies in the exceptional caliber of its partner consultants and the unblemished track record
of its service integrity. The partner consultants are well educated and highly experienced to provide you
with a complete range of advocacy and support services from business conceptualization to setting-up of the
industries, business process / product optimization and to finding markets here and overseas.
They are highly connected to facilitate all kinds of approvals from the government agencies needed for
setting-up of a business in Sri Lanka. CCSD specialized in promoting FDIs.
In addition to cutting-edge business advocacy/consultancy it offers a complete range of impact assessment
services and reports:
- Project Identification Studies (PInS)
- Project Feasibility Studies (PFS)
- Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Social, Cultural, Political, Geo-Political Impact Assessments
- Devising mitigatory measures for adverse impacts and allow industry, trade and services sectors
to function without any hindrance is another key feature of the service portfolio of CCSD. CCSD does not
stop at submitting the consultancy recommendations, but undertake fool-proof implementation of the proposals
too in association of its Strategic Partners.
The projects that we have done
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report of Proposed Prison Relocation Project at Millewa, Horana (on
going)
Client: Urban Development Authority, Sri Lanka
Narrative description of Project:
- Assessment of the environmental impact of the relocation of Walikada Prison to Millawa Estate Horana using sound and vibration modelling, Air Quality Modelling, Land Use Mapping/capabilities assessment, Subsurface Geological modelling/mapping using bore-hole data, Terrestrial Ecology & Critical Habitat Assessment, baseline surface and groundwater quality assessments and waste management.
- Assessment of Social impact through a comprehensive social impact survey, and assessing the resettlement plan proposing improvements.
- Proposing mitigation strategies, Environmental Management Plan, Environmental Monitoring Plan, Implementation Plan, QRA (Quantitate Risk Assessment), Safety & Contingency Management Plan and Extended Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Environment & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Study of 300 MW RLNG/Diesel Operable combined Cycle Power
Plant
at Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka.
Client: Lanka Transformers Limited. (2021)
Narrative description of Project:
- Assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed 300 MW RLNG/Diesel Operable Combined Cycle Power
Plant using sound and vibration modelling, Air Quality Modelling, Land Use Mapping/capabilities
assessment,
Subsurface Geological modelling/mapping using bore-hole data, Terrestrial Ecology & Critical Habitat
Assessment, 100 year flood predictions using 2-D hydromodel, baseline surface and groundwater quality
assessments and waste management
- Assessment of Social impact through a comprehensive social impact survey
- Proposing mitigation strategies, Environmental Management Plan, Environmental Monitoring Plan,
Implementation Plan, QRA (Quantitative Risk Assessment), Safety & Contingency Management Plan and Extended
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Ocean Studies for modification/improvement of the seawater intake outfall pipelines of the 300 MW HFO
Operable
Combined Cycle Power Plant.
Client: West Coast Power (Pvt.) Limited at Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. (2020)
Narrative description of Project:
- Bathymetric studies, ocean survey as inputs to the Thermal, brine, sediment transportation & coastal
stability modellings, interpretation of results and making recommendations on the re-positioning of the
seawater intake/outfall pipes
- Sampling marine biota, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Sediment characteristic and benthos, endemic species,
critical habitats, Corals and fouling/associated organisms using appropriate underwater surveys and
analyses
techniques and making recommendations to preserve the marine ecology
Consultancy service for the additional environmental and social studies for the Mundeni Aru River Basin
Development Project.
Client: INSUCO, (2020)
Narrative description of Project:
- Task 1: Critical Habitat Assessment to identify if any critical habitat is affected by the Project and
including a mapping of Elephants corridors
- Task 2: Development of frameworks & capacity building to (a) set out the principles, rules, tools and
procedures for the management of E&S risks and impacts in an Environmental and Social Management Framework
(ESMF) and a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), and (b) provide training for the teams responsible for the
implementation of the frameworks.
- Task 3: Land Study, to identify current land issues and potential resettlement sites (including mapping of
grazing land and cattle corridor), as well as the impact on intergroup dynamics, looking especially at social
cohesion and gender dimensions. Task 3 will be conducted in parallel of Task 2, implying that the main results
of the Land Study will be included in the ESMF and RPF.
- Task 4: Environmental and social commitment plan (ESCP)
- Task 5: Additional baseline data collection. Currently potential project impacts cannot be fully assessed
and mitigation measures identified due to the lack of available E&S baseline data. The Task 5 consist in
additional data collection, as needed to produce E&S document compliant with the World Bank Operational
Policies.
Technical and commercial proposal for smart waste management solution.
Client: MAS Fabrics, Matrix. (2021)
Narrative description of Project:
MAS Matrix is one of the knitted garment manufacturing facilities of MAS group. The manufacturing facility is located in Thulhitiya MAS Fabric Park. Since the company generates significant amount of waste including mixed waste (yarn, fabric, paper, polythene, chemical, etc.), chemical waste and food waste this covered the waste generated in the manufacturing process.
A comprehensive report with Smart Waste Management Solution based on Industry
- Validation of the proposed solution with the Senior Management of MAS Matrix with the presence of all consultants involved
- Verification of facility’s compliant requirements for environmental laws and regulations
- Pragmatic waste management policies and procedures qualify to applying for National Green Awards, Cleaner Production Awards, etc.
- Waste management aspect brought totally aligned with the company’s sustainable development principals
- Implementation support of the solution, training, supervision, guidance & monitoring of implementation by qualified specialists at concessionary rates pre-agreed with the management
- Launching pad to look into other related areas of energy management, sustainable production, maximizing resource efficiency, etc. using Artificial Intelligence (AI) & other Industry
Flood mitigation proposal for Randiyagama, Wennappuwa.
Client: Wennapuwa Pradeshiya Sabawa. (2021)
Narrative description of Project:
Successful ‘urban flood mitigation and management’ is developed by CCSD and presented it to Wennapuwa Pradeshiya Sabawa and it requires proper understanding of the problem, long-term planning, availability of resources for taking immediate action during flood events.
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) of cane cultivation for Sugar industry
Client: Su-Enco, Sutech Engineering Company Limited, Thailand. (2019)
Narrative description of Project:
To cultivate a net area of 30,000 hectares suitable for cane cultivation out of the 100,000 hectares available and that has been identified in the initial investigative study and confirmed in the feasibility study. This project will be based on 15,000 hectares on an out grower model and 15,000 hectares on a cane growers cooperative society scheme.
Implementation of the proposed project, hitherto the largest sugar development project in Sri Lanka would result in significant economic and social benefits to the local community, sustainable income to thousands of farmer families from this project would uplift and improve their living standards and remove them from the dependence on the government.
- Pre -feasibility study
- Undertaken as a Joint Investigative Study by personnel from the Ministry of Sugar Industry Development, Lanka Sugar Company, the Sugar Cane Research Institute and the Sutech Engineering Company of Thailand
- Assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed project
- Assessment of macro and micro economic indicators through a comprehensive impact survey
