42334-014: Rural Roads Improvement Project II
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Safeguards Due Diligence Report Project Number: 42334-014 April 2020 Cambodia: Rural Roads Improvement Project II Prepared by Ministry of Ministry of Rural Development for the Asian Development Bank. This safeguards due diligence report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ABBREVIATION ADB - Asian Development Bank AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome CRCP - Continue Reinforced Concrete Pavement DBST - Double Bituminous Surface Treatment DDIS - Detailed Design and Implementation Supervision DDR - Due Diligence Report EA - Executing Agency EDCF - Economic Development Cooperation Fund (Korea) EMP - Environmental Management Plan FGD - Focus Group Discussion GAP - Gender Action Plan GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism IA - Implementing Agency IP - Indigenous People IR - Involuntary resettlement KEXIM - Export-Import Bank of Korea MEF - Ministry of Economy and Finance MOU - Memorandum of Understanding NGO - non-government organization PAM - Project Administration Manual PDRD - Provincial Department of Rural Development PMU - Project Management Unit RRIP - Rural Road Improvement Project RoW - Right of way RP - Resettlement Plan SES - Socioeconomic Survey SEO - Social and Environment Office SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 (of ADB) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Kilometer - Km Meter - m Kilogram - Kg Cubic meter - Cum iii NOTE In this report, “$” refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. This Due Diligence Report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. iv Table of Contents ABBREVIATION....................................................................................................................... iii WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ................................................................................................... iii NOTE ...................................................................................................................................... iv PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................. 1 A. Background .................................................................................................................................................. 1 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND OUTPUTS ........................................................................ 1 A. Description of the Additional Roads Under the RRIP II by Location ................................. 2 III. DETAILED ENGINEER DESIGN ........................................................................................ 2 A. Proposed Road Width ..................................................................................................... 2 IV. METHODOLOGY USED FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE ........................................................ 7 V. DUE DILIGENCE FINDINGS .............................................................................................. 7 A. Land Acquisition ......................................................................................................................................... 7 B. Involuntary Resettlement ................................................................................................. 8 C.Indigenous Peoples ......................................................................................................... 8 D.Brief Socio-Economic and Demographic Profile of the Project Areas ...................................... 8 VI. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........................ 9 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ........................................................................... 11 VIII. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................. 14 A. Project Management Unit (PMU ............................................................................................. 14 IX. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................. 14 List of Figures Figure 1: Typical Section A (W=8.0m, DBST) ............................................................................ 2 Figure 2: Typical Section B (W=7.0m, DBST) ............................................................................ 2 Figure 3: Typical Section C (W=7.0m, DBST) ............................................................................ 3 Figure 4: Typical Section A (W=8.0m, CRCP) ............................................................................ 3 Figure 5: Typical Section B (W=7.0m, CRCP) ............................................................................ 3 Figure 6: Typical Section C (W=5.0m, CRCP) ............................................................................ 3 Figure 7: Typical Section D (W=5.0m, CRCP) ............................................................................ 3 Figure 8: Typical Section E (W=5.0m, CRCP) ............................................................................ 4 Figure 9: Typical Section F (W=6.0m, CRCP) ............................................................................ 4 Figure 10: Location of the Additional Roads for the RRIP II Project............................................ 6 List of Tables Table 1: Summary of Additional Roads ...................................................................................... 5 Table 2: Summary of Total Number of Participants .................................................................. 10 v PROJECT BACKGROUND A. Background 1. The Rural Road Improvement Project (RRIP) II or referred to in this report as” the Project” will rehabilitate about 1,200 km of priority rural roads in ten provinces (Tboung Khmum, Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pursat, Kampong Speu, Kampong Chhnang, and Takeo). Most of these roads are located around Tonle Sap Basin. The project will provide a reliable all-year road access from provincial towns and agricultural rural areas to markets, employment centers, and social services in the area of influence. Over a million rural residents will be benefited by the project. The rehabilitated roads will provide the poor rural provinces with a safer, cost-effective rural road network with all-year access to markets and other social services. The Project is being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Department. 2. ADB approved the loan for the abovementioned Project on 8 August 2014 for $54 million (equivalent to SDR34,918,000 from ADB’s Special Funds resources by paving 729 kilometers (km) of rural roads in 10 provinces. The ADB loan funds the civil works, related consulting services, equipment, and project management. The Government of Australia, through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or DFAT, finances all outputs except the Connectivity Improvement of the Mekong River Islands and Efficient Project Management, through a $ 6.67 million grant. Korea Eximbank (KEXIM) of the Government of Korea finances the civil works and related consulting services through a $41 million loan, while the Nordic Development Fund finances the output of climate change adaptation framework of investments under the Connectivity Improvements of the Mekong River Islands Output through a Euro 4.5 million ($5.4 million equivalent grant). Loan effectivity of the ADB loan was on 23 December 2020 and will close on 31 December 2020. 3. On 8 December 2015, ADB approved additional co-financing for rehabilitating further 471 km of rural roads, in the amount of $74.48 million, which makes the total Project costs of $192.71 million. Of which the Government of Cambodia finances the local taxes and duties amounting to $17.79 million for the entire project.1 Overall physical progress for the civil works under the original financing portion is almost completed with 98.79% and over 45% for the additional financing portion as of end of 4th quarter 2019. For the combined original and additional financing portions was 82.85%. 4. Under the RRIP II, additional roads with a total length of 79.29 km located in 16 communes within five provinces (Kampong Speu, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, and Tboung Khmum) are proposed for improvement from its existing laterite condition to DBST/ concrete road. This due diligence report (DDR) for social safeguards is for the existing additional rural roads being proposed by MRD for improvement under the RRIP II. The projects under the original an additional financing portions of the Project is Category C for Involuntary Resettlement as per ADB Safeguards Policy Statement (SPS), 2009. The roads for improvement under the project are existing, and the additional proposed 79.29 km roads for